Bengali rose as Tygra stared in complete astonishment, he shot three shots at Tygra and missed with all three, thanks to Tygra’s amazing agility.  This angered Bengali even more and he started fireing madly around the whole place trying to hit him.  Tygra, not wanting any of the other Thundercat’s to be harmed further, used his whip to turn himself invisible.  His gamble had paid off, the instant he was invisible and Bengali could not see him anymore, the white tiger ceased fireing.  Bengali looked around and strained his ears trying to hear Tygra move about.  Then he heard Tygra calling him, from outside.  Bengali looked out the window and saw Tygra waving to him.
 “Come on Bengali, I’m the last Thundercat in the layer.  The sooner you destroy me the sooner you can move on to the Tower of Omens to get Pumyra, Lynx-O and snarfer.” said Tygra running toward the woods.
 Bengali let out an outraged roar and bolted for the door. “Will not escape!
Destroy!” he bellowed.
 
 After Bengali had left, Tygra became visible again and picked up the fragmented
remains of the sword.
 “Thank Jaga my illusion worked.  What could have possessed him to do this?!  The Mutants!  They must have brainwashed him!  I have to go there and find out what those idiots did to him and how to reverse it, because Bengali is the only one who can reforge the sword.”
 As Tygra was getting up, Cheetara stirred and awoke.  She immediatley placed her hand on her wound and felt dizzy from the quick movement.  Tygra quickly rushed to her side, and took her in his arms for support.
 “T-Tygra?  What happened?  Wait, I remember.  Bengali!  Where is he?  What has come over him?” Cheetara said sounding almost hysterical
 “Easy Cheetara.  You may have a concussion.  Before I go after Ben, I’m going to have to stitch that wound and then get all of you to sick bay to rest.  Bengali gave all of you quite the beating.”
 “Tygra you can’t go after him alone, he’s not thinking straight now.  He’ll kill you if given the chance.  Let me come with you.”
 “Out of the question, none of you are in any shape to go anywhere.  Especially you. Now come, let me stitch up that wound.” Said Tygra, picking up Cheetara and carrying her to sick bay.  Then, after stitching her wound, helped the others walk there too.
 
 “Tygra, I can’t allow you to go alone.  I won’t have you getting killed!” said
Lion-O in an authoritive tone.
 “Lion-O, I am the only one who can go!  None of you have the strength to face him again, especially without the sword.  Please listen to reason.”
 “Listen to him Lion-O” came a voice at the foot of his bed.  Lion-O looked to see
that it was the apparition of his mentor and surrogate father, Jaga. “He is the only one of you still strong enough to even attempt this mission.”
 “But Jaga, I will not be able to forgive myself if Bengali kills him.”
 “Jaga is here Lion-O?  Snarf, snarf, good maybe he can talk some sense into you.” said snarf, wiping a cool wet rag across Cheetara’s forehead.
 “Tygra can overcome Bengali.  Right now, Bengali is not in his right mind.  He is not the cunning fighter that he is in a normal state of conciousness.  The mutants  have taken control of him with a machine that allows Vultureman to give him orders.  Bengali has no choice but to follow the commands, as he has no will power.  Have faith in Tygra young lord.  He knows what he is doing.” Assured Jaga and dissapeared.
 “I have got to move now Lion-O, when Bengali can’t find me he will go to the
Tower of Omens and take out Pumyra, Lynx-O and snarfer.  I’ll radio the tower and warn Pumyra that he is coming.”
 “Fine, go Tygra.  And my Jaga protect you my friend.” said Lion-O placing his hand on Tygra’s shoulder.  Tygra nodded and headed for the door.
 “Take care of them Snarf, I will return as soon as I can.” He said and ran to the
control room.
 “Pumyra? Lynx-O?  Snarfer?  are you there?  Come in.”
 “Pumyra here.  What’s the matter Tygra, you sound scared.” answered Pumyra.
 “I was, for a minute I thought Bengali had gotten to you already.”
 “Bengali?  He’s coming here?  He should be resting.”
 “No, something happened to him in Castle Plundarr, the mutants brainwashed him somehow.  He has beaten all of the other Thundercats and destroyed the sword.  I saved myself with an illusion.”
 “What?  H-he destroyed the sword?  Took out all of the Thundercats?  Oh Tygra, I’m so sorry I didn’t listen to you when you said something was amiss.”
 “It’s ok Pumyra, but now you have got to prepare to defend yourselves. He is not the Bengali you knew, so don’t even try to reason with him.  He will come at you fullforce, so you better make a plan now.  I’m going to Castle Plundarr to see if I can undo what ever the mutants did to him.”
 “Ok, Be careful.  Pumyra out.”
 
     With that, Tygra got to the Thundertank and headed for Castle Plundarr.  When he arrived the sun was only just beginning to rise.  He parked the Thundertank out of sight and headed the rest of the way to the castle on foot.
 “Better go invisible, I won’t be any good to anyone if  I get blasted.” He thought to himself and whirrled his whip around him and was gone.
 Meanwhile inside Castle Plundarr, the mutants were celebrating the Sword of
Omens’ destruction.  They had no idea that Tygra was now inside their fortress and heading for them.
 “You finally came through Vultureman, nya hahahaha.” laughed Jackleman.
 “The Thundercatsss didn’t know what hit them yessss.” added sssSlythe.
 “I told you it would work, haawwk.” Said Vultureman, more than a little full of
himself for creating the device that would ultimately be the destruction of the Thundercats.
 “Gradually the Thundercaaaahts will begin to weaken and eventually die! Thanks to this baby, Hawwwk.” Vultureman said, patting the machine beside him.
 “Don’t count on it mutant!” said Tygra rematerializing on the table they were all
sitting around.
 “WHAT?!  Tygra?!  I thought Bengali took care of all you wretched Thunderpains, hoo hoo! said Monkian.
 “Is that what you thought?  Well let me be the first to inform you that your
mistaken!” Said Tygra lashing his whip at the leg of the chair Monkian was in and pulled, causing the mutant to fall to the gound.  Tygra then did a back hand spring off the table, giving himself some distance from the remaining mutants.
 “We’ll beat you to a pulp, yesss!” said sssSlythe and started running at him with his ax.  Tygra ducked and then came back up with a powerful uppercut,  knocking the repile out cold.
 “Next?” Tygra said Sarcastically

 At the Tower of Omens, Bengali has destroyed the door with his hammer and is
now looking for Pumyra and Lynx-O.  He headed for their rooms first and found nothing.  As he was exiting Lynx-O’s room he saw Snarfer bolt right by him.
 “Can’t catch me Bengali, snarfer, snarfer, nope.” Snarfer teased.
 Enraged Bengali ran after the little fur ball and followed him to the control room.
Snarfer jumped into Pumyra’s arms and looked at Bengali.
 “Destroy!” Said Bengali with a sinister grin on his face.
 “You can try Ben, but I doubt it.” said Pumyra
 Bengali shot her a puzzled look.  Then took a step toward them, as soon as he did this Lynx-O threw a switch and Bengali was captured in a net and hoisted up to the ceiling, in his surprise he dropped the hammer of Thundera.  Bengali let out a howl of anger.
 “We’re sorry Bengali, but he have to keep you out of action until Tygra can help
you.”  Said Lynx-O sympathetically.
 
 Back at Castle Plundarr, Tygra is still fighting Jackleman and Vultureman.
 “Stand still you blaaaahsted Thundercat, hawwwk!” Vultureman screeched, trying to get a fix on him with the mind blaster.  Tygra’s last leap had placed him inbetween Jackleman and Vultureman.
 “Nya hahahaha, We have you now.” Jackleman laughed.
 “Do you?” Tygra asked looking from Jackleman to Vultureman and back.
 “Goodnight Thundercat! Hawwwk.” Said Vultureman and fired.  Tygra waited until the last second and leapt, causing the beam to hit Jackleman.  While still in the air Tygra lashed his whip toward the machine and yanked it from Vultureman’s grasp then flung it into the wall causing it to explode.
 “Hawwwk, NO! nononononono, This wasn’t supposed to, hawwwk, happen.”
Vultureman wailed.
 “Groooarr, Count your blessings mutant, that I must return home to see if Bengali is ok, or else I would...” Tygra’s voice trailed off as brought his emotions back under control.  He turned invisible and left.  Leaving Vultureman on his knees sobbing, as he thought of what sssSlythe would do to him when he woke.
 
       At the Tower of Omens.  Bengali had suddenly stopped his ranting and growling, and looked down a Pumyra and Lynx-O.
 “W-what happened?  Why am I up here?  Is this some sort of joke?”
 “Ben?  Your ok!  Oh thank Jaga!”  Pumyra said flipping the switch to release the net.  As Bengali fell he twisted his body so that he landed flawlessly on his feet.
 “What are you talking about?  What has happened?”
 “You, you destroyed the Sword of Omens, and hurt the other Thundercats pretty badly.  Tygra went to the Mutants to reverse whatever it was they did to you.  Obviously he succeeded.” answered Lynx-O.
      “I what?!  By Jaga, I have to get to Cat’s lair, and repair the sword.  Then I have to leave and never return.” Bengali said.
 “What?  But why?” asked Pumyra worridly.
 “I went against everything being a Thundercat stands for.  I hurt my closest friends, and I destroyed the eye.  I have no right to call myself a Thundercat any longer.” he replied putting his head down.
 “But Bengali that wasn’t your fault.  You were being controled.” Pumyra said, tears welling in her eyes.
 “That’s no excuse.  I will repair the sword and I will leave.”  Bengali anwered and
turned to go to the Thunderstrike and head to Cat’s lair.
 
 When Bengali arrived, Snarf was the only one in the control room, the rest were
resting in sick bay.  When he spotted Bengali in the door way he paniced.
 “Stay back Bengali, your not hurting anyone else in here, brrr.  Not unless you kill me first snarf, snarf.”
 “Don’t worry Snarf, I am myself again.  I have come to repair the sword, and your are right I will never hurt any of you again.  I am leaving for good as soon as I am done.”
 “Bengali?  Don’t leave.  What happened wasn’t your fault.  I only acted the way I did because I thought that you were still under the mutants’ control. Snarf, snarf.”
 “You don’t understand Snarf, it is my fault for letting myself get corrupted in the
first place.  Now, where are the sword fragments?”
 “Snarf, snarf, Tygra put them back in the sword chamber.”
 Bengali retrieved the pieces and used his hammer to  repair the sword.  Just as he finished Tygra walk in.
 “So you have reforged the eye?” Tygra asked.
 “Yes, it’s as good as new.” Replied Bengali in a sad tone.
 “I hear that you intend to leave now?  Why?”
 “Because I have betrayed the code of Thundera and have hurt everyone I love.”
 “No you didn’t.”
 “What?!  How can you say that?  Lion-O, Panthro, Cheetara, and the kittens
are all in the infirmary because I put them there.”
 “No.  The machine that Vultureman invented to control you put them there.  Not you.  They all know that, and don’t hold you responsible for anything that happened.  And Lion-O want’s you to stay.  He says that as lord of the Thundercats He commands it.”  Tygra said with a smirk.
 “But I..., well, I can’t argue with that can I?” Bengali said with a slight smile.
 “Nope.  I wouldn’t advise it.  You know how cranky Lion-O get’s when his
authority is challanged.”
 “Ok.  Let’s get this sword back to it’s owner then, shall we?”
 “After you.”
 The two Thundercat’s headed to the sick bay where everyone was overjoyed that Bengali was back.