Lion-O declares that he cannot give them any reason to doubt his leadership, and Snarf agrees, attesting that Grune will tear Thundera apart and that Lion-O has to be the one to stop him. Cheetara asks Lion-O if he is going to go, and Lion-O states that he has to, stating that it is his duty to defend Thundera from usurpers to the throne, and also making the point that some returning Thunderians may have been supporters of Grune or his way of thinking, and may wonder if Thundera needs a stronger, more forceful king to lead the planet through the oncoming rebuilding phase. Sneering, Grune challenges Lion-O to fight a duel with him at dawn at the Crystal Canyon, and then abruptly severs the communication by destroying his video screen. Lion-O insists that Grune is a traitor with no right to the title, and orders him to leave Thundera immediately or he will personally return Grune to his grave. Crossing to the communicator, Lion-O is not surprised to see Grune, who tells the young lord that he has returned to take his rightful place as the Lord of the ThunderCats. Lion-O surprises Pumyra when he correctly guesses that the interloper didn’t attack, but just wished to speak with him. Jaga tells Lion-O that he will continue to make both himself and Lion-O’s father Claud-Us very proud, and the two say a poignant goodbye.Īs Jaga disappears, Pumyra bursts into Lion-O’s bedchamber and tells him that she had been speaking to Tygra on Third Earth when the perimeter alarm went off. Lion-O tells Jaga that he is scared at the prospect of all the Thunderians returning home and looking to him for leadership, and wonders how he will cope without his lifelong teacher, but Jaga assures him that it’s all right to be scared, and that the young lord is ready.
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Jaga tells Lion-O that he has taught him all he can, and now he is ready to go into the Book of Omens where the Guardian will complete his training by imparting to him a full understanding of Thunderian heritage and culture. Jaga tells Lion-O that he has evolved into exactly the leader Thundera needs to see her through, and then surprises the young lord by revealing that he has also come to tell him something else – that it is now time for him to leave him. Lion-O tells Jaga that he understands, and that, as the ThunderCats begin rebuilding Thundera, he cannot give the returning Thunderians cause to question his leadership, or give them an insurgent to follow. Jaga warns the young lord that Grune will challenge him for the throne, and that Lion-O must accept and face him alone. Mumm-Ra bestows upon Grune his original mace and the Sword of Plun-Darr, at which Grune proclaims that he will make Lion-O kneel before him.Įlsewhere, in Lion-O’s bedchamber, Jaga awakens him and warns him of Grune’s rebirth. A visibly weakened Grune agrees to help Mumm-Ra, but states that, although his fighting prowess is immense, without his ghost warrior’s powers or Thundranium mace he is no match for Lion-O and the Sword of Omens. To illustrate his point, Mumm-Ra produces Grune’s Thundranium mace and brandishes it before him, bringing Grune to his knees. Mumm-Ra tells the evil ThunderCat that he has made him mortal once again to ensure his allegiance, and that, as a mortal, he is susceptible to the same weaknesses as other Thunderians, including Thundranium.
Mumm-Ra tells Grune that if he, Grune, defeats Lion-O then he shall become the new Lord of the ThunderCats – Grune scoffs, asking the devil priest when he will try to take Thundera from him, to which Mumm-Ra replies that he will have no need, as Grune will still be serving him. Stepping into the light, the figure is revealed as Grune the Destroyer, who asks why he should aid Mumm-Ra. Mumm-Ra states that he cannot allow this, and that he assumes that neither can the figure he addresses.
Deep within his pyramid, Mumm-Ra addresses a shadowy figure and tells him that Thundera is reborn, with a new kingdom populated by Thunderian pilgrims set to rise.