[SIZE=“4”]Here’s the rest of the episode (the second half to be exact)[/SIZE]
The four Animal species were all ready to tear each other apart, but before they could, Leo and Panthera rushed in to stop them before they went too far.
“That’s enough, all of you” said the young Lion “We defeated Mumm-Ra and obtained our freedom by working together, we cannot afford to start fighting amongst ourselves now!”
The four animal leaders knew that Leo was right so they all stood down from battle, though the Lizards did so begrudgingly.*
“It’s pretty clear that the last stone isn’t safe with any of you” said Panthera as she grabbed the Spirit Stone and looked at the four Animal species.
“Well then, perhaps we should take it” said a voice that came behind Leo and Panthera
The two cats looked behind them at that moment and saw that it was the leader of the Elephants who said this.
“Give it to us, Leo, and I vow that the Elephants will keep it safe for all time” the lead Pachyderm said as he reached his hand out to Panthera, hoping she would give him the stone.*
Leo and Panthera looked at each other for brief moment, but then, Panthera complied with the Elephant’s gesture and gave him the Spirit Stone. The Rats, Dogs and Lizards all looked pretty angry about this, but it was the Monkeys who were looking particularly cheesed off. They even growled to show it.
Lion-O watched all of this from his current position and, quite frankly, he was amazed. He now knew exactly why each stone was give to their respective guardians and also knew for sure that the Tiger Sharks had the last Stone. However, he wasn’t quite sure of why he was being shown all of this, so he kept watching in hopes of finding that out.*
The vision then shifted to a considerable amount of time afterwards, when the Elephants were building their village. The leader was overseeing all of the construction, but half of his attention was on the Spirit Stone, which he was using as a necklace. He was just so enamored by its beauty.*
Eventually, he was approached by his female right-hand and she said–
“Admiring the Spirit Stone again, Grunesh?”
“Well, can you blame me, Kali? Look at it” Grunesh replied as he showed his right-hand pachyderm the Spirit Stone “It’s beautiful, and look what it can do…”
That’s when Grunesh held the Spirit Stone up in the air and summoned its unnatural power. Soon, he was encased in a dome of pink energy, until he lowered the Stone and de-materialized it altogether.*
Kali showed no signs of being impressed by this, but Grunesh didn’t even have time to notice this, let alone question it. Because, at that very moment, Grunesh heard the sound of rope breaking and saw that it was a rope being used to hoist up a large, stone block. As it fell, Grunesh shielded the Elephants beneath it with a Spirit shield just in the nick of time, much to their relief.
“…Also, it has proven to be quite useful for our people” Grunesh continued
“Grunesh, I agree that the Spirit Stone has amazing and helpful powers. But I’m beginning to think that you’re becoming a bit too enamored by it” replied Kali as she held the Spirit Stone in her thick fingers “Remember, we were given that stone to protect it, not abuse its power for our own needs”
But Grunesh just grabbed the Spirit Stone back and angrily said–
“Oh, come now, Kali, do you really think that the Cats aren’t “abusing” their Stone, or the Sharks and Birds with theirs? Why should my people be afraid to use the Spirit Stone’s power, while the other Animals use their newfound stones to better their lot?”
“Mark my words, Grunesh: power like this was not meant to be used in such a manner. If not used with moderation, trouble will not be far behind” replied Kali in a tone that implied she was getting angry
The female Elephant walked away after that and Grunesh just went back to looking obsessively at his beloved Power Stone. Lion-O was surprised to have seen this; the Elephants he met would never behave in such a way. Regardless, the vision kept going, as it shifted to nighttime that very day, and showed Grunesh sleeping with the Spirit Stone still around his neck.
He was sleeping rather peacefully, and because of that, the lead Elephant failed to notice that someone, quietly, came into his chambers and stealthily removed the Spirit Stone from his neck. The thief made off with the precise Stone and no one even noticed the robbery. However, when Lion-O saw how the thieves moved, he had a pretty good idea of who thieves were.
Back in the physical world, Lion-O’s body was just lying where he was sitting a few moments earlier, while the Spirit Stone glowed brightly. Not unlike what happened during the Trials, actually. However, this time the young king just gave the impression that he was sleeping rather than he was dead.
Meanwhile, back in the thick forest elsewhere, Mumm-Ra and his 5 minions were still walking through the woods with Mumm-Ra, of course, in the lead. But while Mumm-Ra, Pumyra, Slithe and Kaynar and Addicus all have no problems with walking through the forest, Vultaire is having a bit of trouble himself.*
“(Groans) this filth; the bugs; the mud; we never had any of this on Avista”
“Well, in case you hadn’t noticed, Bird man, this isn’t Avista” said Pumyra in a cold tone
“(Hooping) welcome to how we feral barbarians live (hooping)” Joked Addicus as Pumyra just smiled at it
But the duo’s merrymaking was soon interrupted by Slithe when he said–
“Keep in line, all of you! We’re here on business; remember?”
“Yeah, yeah, keep your headpiece on, Scaly” replied Pumyra in a semi sarcastic tone
“Watch your tone, Cat!” said Slithe, in obvious anger at Pumyra’s comment “You’ve already died once, it can happen again just as easily”*
Pumyra, however, was not intimidated, as she just looked the Lizard General in the eyes and said–
“Is that a fact?”
–before growling at him just as he growled her
“That’s enough, you two! We came here to put an end to real threat, not each other!” said Mumm-Ra as he stopped (if you’ll pardon the expression) dead in his tracks “And I can feel the presence of that threat, even now, we have arrived”
But Slithe and Pumyra saw nothing around them, nor did Vultaire, Kaynar and Addicus.
“Are you sure this is the right place? Because I certainly don’t see anything” said Addicus as he surveyed his surroundings
“(Sniffing the air) I don’t smell anything either” said Kaynar as he sniffed the area again “Nobody’s here but us”
Little did the generals know, however, that there was something there, they just couldn’t see it. But Mumm-Ra could sense it.*
“There is something else here, I am sure of it, search the area, all of you” the evil Mummy commanded as his minions obeyed
They all went in groups of two, Slithe went with Kaynar, Vultaire went with Addicus and Pumyra stuck with Mumm-Ra. But once Kaynar and Slithe were alone, Kaynar smelled something suspicious. *
“What is it, Kaynar? What do you smell?” asked Slithe
“(Sniffing) I’m not sure, (sniffing) but it smells familiar. (Sniffs) it smells like, (sniffs, then smiles wickedly) Cats”
The Jackal and the Lizard proceeded to follow the scent that Kaynar smelled after that, until it, eventually, led them to an empty clearing. There, they looked and saw what appeared to be Panthro and Cheetara; both with their backs turned towards the two Generals.
Slithe and Kaynar both smiled wickedly at each other for a brief moment, as they moved in closer to the Cats with intent on ambushing them. Eventually, they were close enough, and when that happened, they leaped at the two Cats with weapons ready and ferocious hissing and growling.
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[SIZE=“4”]Here is the final part of the second episode[/SIZE]
The two generals both leapt at their Feline targets, but once they did, the duo was surprised to see that their jumps landed them in the dirt without tackling anything. It was as if Panthro and Cheetara were never there at all.
The two Generals got up, of course, and when they did, they came across a few closed flowers. Their scent somehow enticed Kaynar, at least enough to draw him closer to them. That’s when they all opened at once and started to release a cloud of green-colored pollen, pollen that nearly completely engulfed Kaynar and Slithe. They both coughed in response to this and their coughing soon attracted the attention of both Addicus and Vultaire, who were not too far away from their position. But once the vulture and monkey found them, the very pollen that infected Slithe and Kaynar, seeped over to them and made them cough as well.
Slithe and Kaynar were the first to stop coughing, and when they did, they looked around and, to their surprise; they were standing face-to-face with Panthro and Tygra. Needless to say, the two generals attacked without warning, and Kaynar even snarled while doing so.
Vultaire and Addicus eventually stopped their coughing as well, and when they did, they were surprised to see what looked like Lion-O and Cheetara coming right at them. The two generals managed to fight them off, but the “TCats” were very skilled, so much so that it was hard for them to take them down. Slithe and Kaynar were having the same problem; they fought well, but the “TCats” were significantly harder to take down this time.
All of this commotion attracted the attention of Mumm-Ra and Pumyra, who also weren’t too far away. They carefully approached the “battlefield” and when they did, they were surprised to see that the four generals were fighting. However, it wasn’t the Thundercats they were fighting, it was each other. Pumyra face-palmed herself after seeing this, but Mumm-Ra just looked angry and raised his hand to blast all four Generals with purple energy. After recovering from this, Slithe and the others were surprised to see that their Cat opponents were gone and the only ones there were themselves and Mumm-Ra and Pumyra.
“Would anyone care to explain what just happened?” asked Mumm-Ra in a very annoyed tone
However, the looks on the Generals’ faces would imply that they didn’t have the foggiest idea of what just happened.
Meanwhile, back in Lion-O’s vision, Lion-O watched as all of the Elephants searched frantically for the missing Spirit Stone, with no luck whatsoever. Eventually, Kali approached Grunesh in the midst of all this searching and said–
“I don’t understand Grunesh, how could you lose the Spirit Stone when you never put it down?”
“I didn’t lose it, Kali, it was stolen”
“Stolen? Now, Grunesh, let’s not jump to any conclusions”
“Come now, Kali, we both know it’s true! Who wouldn’t want to steal such a powerful artifact? And when I find out who stole it, I’ll-I’ll…”
However, before the angry Elephant could finish his rant, he heard a very familiar voice call out to him–
“You’ll what, Pachyderm? Blow your trumpet?”
Grunesh and Kali both looked in the direction of where the voice came from and saw that it was none other than the Monkeys, all of them sitting on the roof of someone else’s hut, with their leader now wearing the Spirit Stone necklace.
“Looking for this, Pachyderm?” the Monkey leader gloated as he showed off the Spirit Stone in a very taunting way
“You miserable primate, give me that stone or I’ll…” yelled Grunesh as he attempted to approach the head simian
“…You’ll do nothing, foolish giant! I told Leo that the Monkeys were better suited for guarding this Stone, but no, instead, he chose you; a race that not only used the Stone for petty jewelry, but also could not even unlock its real powers.”
That last statement made Grunesh’s eyes pop wide open, for it indicated that the Monkey leader knew something he didn’t.
That’s when the Monkey leader held up the Spirit Stone and made it glow, as another pink aura appeared around Grunesh himself. Suddenly, the Elephant leader found himself floating 3 inches above the ground as the Monkey leader just chuckled in a hooping sort of way.
This left Lion-O in a state of shock; he was now witnessing a new power of the Spirit Stone, one that never even occurred to him. And the sheer strength of it was incredible, as the Monkey leader was able to hoist the lead Pachyderm up even further and then throw him aside like he was little more than a sack filled with fruit. Kali tried to assault the Monkeys after that, but, of course, she too became a victim of the Spirit Stone’s power. However, this time, instead of being lifted off the ground by a pink Aura, she was left flat on her back after being hit by a blast of pink Spirit energy, yet another power that never occurred to the young Lord of the Thundercats.
All of this made the other Elephants afraid to make a move towards the Monkeys and that made the invading simians very happy.
“(Chuckles) I guess I shouldn’t be surprised that you ignorant pachyderms wouldn’t know the true nature of this stone” the Monkey leader gloated as he leapt from his spot on the hut roof and used the Spirit Stone to levitate himself safely to the ground. “Have you never wondered how this item received the name “Spirit Stone”?”
Grunesh had already pulled himself up by this point, but suddenly, he found himself being lifted up again.
“It’s because this stone takes the spiritual energy of all living things and turns it into power” the Monkey leader continued, right before throwing Grunesh aside again “Of course, to truly use this power, one must truly understand it, which is something you Elephants have failed to do”
Grunesh looked upon the Monkey leader with anger, but the lead simian just walked away with a satisfied smirk. He then used the Spirit Stone to levitate himself again and hovered closer towards his primate followers to say–
“Let’s go, boys, our business here is finished”
The other Monkeys complied with their leader’s orders and followed him as he levitated away. But just when it looked like the Monkeys finally got the better of the Elephants, something started to happen with the Spirit Stone. It started to glow more wildly than usual and the Monkey leader started to become surrounded with a fiery pink aura.
He didn’t know what was going on, but it only got worse from that point on. The aura around simian warrior started to fire a barrage of pink energy all around him and the Monkey leader was feeling more and more discomfort with each and every blast. The Elephants and the Monkeys all scrambled for cover as the Energy blasts nearly hit a large number of them, but Grunesh just watched all of this with shock. Kali watched this from her position as well, though her reaction was less of shock and more of disappointment.
Lion-O didn’t know how to react to all of this; he was witnessing the true power of the Spirit Stone, but he was also watching it bring about chaos and destruction.
Meanwhile, back in the dense forest, Mumm-Ra and his 5 minions were standing in a vacant clearing, trying to get their bearings.
“I don’t understand why we’re still here, Master, we’ve already searched nearly square inch of this forest. There’s nobody here but us” said Pumyra
“No, Pumyra, she’s here, I’m sure of it, I can feel…”
However, before Mumm-Ra could finish that sentence, he heard the cooing noise of bird and noticed the small, dove-like bird that was sitting in a nearby tree. All he had to do was take a good look at the bird’s bright blue eyes, and suddenly everything made since to him.
He was just about ready to blast the bird out of existence at that point, but before he could, it flew away as fast as it could.
“(Chuckles) that’s right, my dear, run, run like the coward you are, it won’t do you any good. One way or another, I’ll catch you” the evil Mummy said as he walked away
His followers were still at a loss though; “could this bird be Mumm-Ra’s enemy?” they all thought. Regardless, Mumm-Ra just called out to them and said–
“Let’s go, everyone, we have someone’s wings to clip”
Not wanting to go against Mumm-Ra’s orders, Slithe and the others all followed their master as he headed back to the Storm-Charger. Though they were all still unsure of what just happened.
Meanwhile, back in Lion-O’s vision, the Monkey leader was growing more and more in pain as the Spirit Stone’s power began run amok all around him. Grunesh ran towards Kali to help her up, and when he did, he asked–
“Kali, what’s happening?”
“Oh, I was afraid of this”
“What are you talking about, Kali?”
“The Monkey leader was right when he said that the Spirit Stone draws its power from the spirits of others. But his spirit was too dark, too greedy. The Spirit Stone was never meant to be used like this, not without a proper conduit, like Leo or Mumm-Ra’s gauntlets, at any rate.”
“Well, how can we stop it?”
“There is only one way to stop it, if someone else with a stronger spirit can grab hold of the stone, they might be able to break the connection between it and the Monkey and end all of this madness”
It was at that moment when Kali got back on her feet and gave the impression that she was going to go through with this plan. However, Grunesh stopped her in her tracks and said–
“No, Kali, this is my fault. You were right, we were trusted to guard that stone, not abuse it for our own selfish ends. If anyone should be the one to take this risk, it should be me”
Kali knew that her leader was right, so she stood down and allowed Grunesh to approach the aura enshrouded Monkey. Grunesh could feel the aggressive power surging all around him as he approached the simian, but regardless, he reached for the Spirit Stone and plucked it right off of the string that made it a necklace in the first place.
The after effects of doing this sent Elephant leader flying backwards with the Spirit Stone in hand. Once that deed was done, the Monkey leader ceased floating in midair and collapsed to ground, after the pink aura around him just vanished as quickly as it appeared. The Monkeys came out of hiding after this and proceeded to pick up their leader and leave the Elephant village with him in tow.
Grunesh watched them as they did so, but then turned his attention towards the destruction done to the Elephant village. Kali walked up to him as he looked at the Spirit Stone with grief, and she said–
“It’s over, Grunesh”
“So much trouble caused by one stone, and it was all caused by that Monkey’s spirit” replied Grunesh in a sad tone
“The spirit of a living thing is a powerful force indeed, Grunesh, and that makes the Spirit Stone a very powerful artifact”
“You were right, Kali, we were meant to guard this stone, not abuse it, and that’s what we will do from this point forward” the lead Pachyderm said as he gripped the stone in his hand “Furthermore, we must learn from this day, we will embrace the power of the spirit, but never abuse it”
Lion-O smiled as he saw this, but then he was caught off-guard by a familiar voice telling him–
“—and Grunesh was true to his word, Lion-O”
The young Lion turned around and saw that the person talking to him was none other than the spirit of Jaga himself
“Jaga” is what he said after seeing the late head cleric
“After that fateful day, the Elephants dedicated their lives to detaching themselves from worldly concerns and attempted to become one with the spiritual energy that nearly laid their civilization lo” Jaga continued
“So, all this time, the source of the Spirit Stone’s power was my own spirit”
“Yes, learn well from what you’ve seen today, Lion-O, for it is your spirit that will help you accomplish your goal”
And with that, Jaga vanished and Lion-O reawakened back in his own body and saw that he never left the Cargo hold. He was still trying to take in all that just happened, but then, he heard a loud thud coming from the outside and rushed out of the Cargo hold to see what the problem was.
Apparently, the Thundertank was sitting in a pass between two cliff sides and was covered on the front half by a pile of rocks. No doubt from a rockslide that he missed. Panthro and Tygra were trying to move the stones, but were having little to no success. That’s when the Cats all noticed that Lion-O was outside with them and Tygra said–
“Where have you been?”
“Wel, I, uh…” Lion-O started, still not sure how to explain his vision just yet
“Never mind, just help us get these blasted rocks off the Thundertank” Panthro interrupted as he continued to try and push the rocks away.
It was at that moment that Lion-O looked at the Spirit Stone on his gauntlet and then held up his left hand to activate its power. Suddenly, the rocks on the Thundertank started to float into the air and were all blasted out of existence by the Spirit Stone, much to the surprise of the other Cats, especially when they saw that it was Lion-O who was doing all of this. Tygra and Panthro were both surprised even further when a pink aura covered them both and they found themselves being hoisted off the Thundertank and onto the ground.
“How did you…? Where did you?” stammered Cheetara
But Lion-O’s only response was—
“I guess I just learned a new trick”
After that, the TCats all headed back into the Thundertank and continued to drive off back to the Feliner.
(Episode Ends)
Note: I know, not a very good story, but I was mainly focused on the subplot about Mumm-Ra’s search so I didn’t really think this episode through.
