lordofthecats

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If Lion-o had his way, he'd be staying in Fandom for the whole summer. But he couldn't ignore the feeling that he needed to return home to see what the others were not telling him. So he packed only what he thought was necessary for a few weeks. He was planning to be back fairly soon.

Unless something went horribly wrong. But Lion-o was not going to dwell on that possibility.

[Open, if you want to catch Lion-o before he leaves.]

Lion-o knew he could trust WileyKat and WileyKit just as much as any of the Thundercats, but he was still a little wary of leaving them unsupervised at the hotel. He came up with a plan to have them burn off all their excess energy after meeting them at their portal. But first, there was something that needed to be done.

"All right, you two. Turn out your pockets. I want all your trick capsules, your pellets, your lariats, your slingshots, and any other prank materials that you brought with you," he ordered.

[[Obviously for Lion-o's guests, but open if anyone wants to stumble upon a trio of cats.]]

Lion-o had been having a strange dream where he and Tygra were step-brothers that hated each other. It was almost a relief when he woke up. Then he realized that what woke him was the shrieking coming from all over the dorms.

For a moment, he wondered if he should go check out what was going on. Then he remember the last time he tried to help someone and how that turned out. It wasn't the most heroic thing, but he just rolled over and went back to sleep. Anyone needing his help would have to wait.

[Door closed, post open]

Anyone passing by the lockers this early in the morning may have been surprised to hear the faint sound of drum and fife music. The music grew louder before the door to Locker 327 popped open. Lion-o stepped out of the locker, wearing an old-fashioned coat and tricorne hat while carrying a knapsack. "Thanks for helping me find my way back! Good luck with your revolution," he shouted into the locker, tipping his hat.

[Whoops, thought I had posted this earlier in the day. Open!]

Lion-o was in a good mood today after helping rescue the new girl last night. He felt so good that he was able to ignore the eerie feeling he had being in the empty building so early in the day.

He probably should have been more alert, though, because he totally forgot about Locker 327 until he was right on top of it. The door suddenly popped open, catching him off guard, and Lion-o found himself falling into the locker.

When the locker door shut behind him, there was no sign that he had ever been in the hallway.

[NFI, since I won't be able to answer pings! And now I flee to finish packing.]

It was a shame Snarf was still on his trip to the new Thunderan home world. Without anyone to supervise him, weetiny Lion-o was practicing his writing. He'd managed to write his name on all four walls of his room, stopping only when he ran out of surface area that he could reach.

But that was okay, because now he had more time to work on the blanket fort he was constructing between the two beds.

[Door and post are open!]

Thank you so much for the paid time for Lion-o! Now I can use some of the icons I've been missing.

There was a reason no one had seen Lion-o all weekend.

It was because his faithful squire, Snarf, wasn't so loyal and trustworthy after all. Snarf had tied Lion-o up and shoved him into the secret chamber hidden underneath his bed. He claimed he had done it for Lion-o's safety, but Lion-o didn't believe that.

But there was nothing he could do, not while he was tied up and locked in the hidden chamber. His only hope was that someone would come looking for him...

[OOC: NFI]

Lion-o was grateful that the portal dropped him off a few days early, because he still needed time to adjust to a few things, like his new height and the deeper voice.

"Ouch!" he groaned after banging his head on the frame of the closet door for the second time. "Gosh, Snarf, this whole place is so much smaller than I remember."

"Are you kidding, Lion-o? Compared to those suspension capsules, this place is a palace!" said Snarf, who was making the bed.

The door was open, if anyone passing by wanted to gawk at the red-headed lion boy who'd had a massive growth spurt over the summer.

Lion-o was fast asleep in his bed on the Thundercats flagship when Cheetara came to wake him. "Sorry, Lion-o, but Jaga needs to see you on the bridge right away."

Snarf was already protesting even as Lion-o climbed our of bed. "The boy needs his sleep, snarf snarf! He's had a very long day and not a lot of rest."

"Aw, c'mom Snarf. I'm practically grown-up!" Lion-o reminded him, but the Snarf rolled his eyes.

"I'm sorry, Snarf, but it's Jaga's orders," said Cheetara, staying safely out of the debate. "I hope it won't take too long."

( If he is to rule, he must learn to take the bad with the good. Warning: character death )


( Lion-o and Snarf raced down the corridor, turned a corner and headed into the sword chamber… )

[WARNING: character death and planet destruction. Adapted from Thundercats episode "Exodus." NFB, obviously, but OOC comments welcome.]

He was in bed and should have been asleep, but Lion-o was wide awake, playing around with his cell phone (not dirty). Snarf, who was curled up at the foot of the bed, glared at him. "Just a moment," said Lion-o as Snarf opened his mouth to grumble once more. "I just need a few more minutes to book my portal back to Fandom."

"You should have done that earlier, but you still have plenty of time to do that, snarf snarf. We won't be going back to Fandom for a while, and little cubs need their sleep," Snarf whined.

"Aww, c'mon, Snarf! I just turned 15. I'm not going to be little forever," protested Lion-o. "And I've been trying to reach Portalocity since we first got home, but I've this is the first time it's worked. I've been having lots of trouble reaching them. Panthro said it could be interference from the geomagnetic instability, whatever that means."

( The beginning of the end )

[Adapted somewhat from Thundercats episode 1, "Exodus." NFB, OOC comments welcome, but there's more coming.]

"Hurry up, Snarf! We need to catch the portal," said Lion-o, shoving stuff in a duffel bag. He wasn't taking a lot with him since he was coming back in the fall, but at the last second, he decided he needed a few extra things.

"I still don't know if this is a good idea, Lion-o," said Snarf, taking the extra outfits out of Lion-o's duffel and folding them neatly. "Maybe you should have contacted Lord Claudus and told him that you were taking a portal. And maybe you should leave some clothes behind. You don't need all of this."

"But I want to surprise him! Think of how surprised he'll be, Snarf," said Lion-o. "I can't wait to see him and it's the whole summer. I'm going to need lots of clothes. We'd better hurry if we're going to catch that portal. Come on, Snarf!"

[Establishy but open if you want to catch Lion-o before he leaves for the summer!]

"I'm sorry, Lion-o, but I must insist that you not go on this trip," said Snarf, as Lion-o pouted. "I'm here to watch out for your safety and I don't like boats, snarf snarf."

"But Snarf, I'm already packed and everything! Please let me go on the trip. I've been looking forward to it," begged Lion-o.

"No, and that's my final answer, snarf snarf," said Snarf.

"Fine," said Lion-o. "Hey Snarf, maybe we should break out the emergency chocolate. I could really use some right about now."

Snarf perked up. "You have chocolate? Where?" he asked.

"It's in my closet. Go look for yourself," said Lion-o. He waited until Snarf scampered off into the closet and then Bam! Lion-o shut the doors, trapping Snarf inside. "I'm sorry, but you didn't leave me any other choice! I'll see you in a week when I get back from the cruise," he shouted, grabbing his bags. He ran to get to the causeway before Snarf could find a way out.

[OOC: Establishy!]

Lion-o and Snarf were still huddled under the bed, where they had been hiding all weekend. "Do you think it's safe to go out there now?" asked Snarf, whose tummy was starting to growl. They'd finished the hidden stash of candy late last night.

"I don't know, Snarf. You heard last night's radio. The people on this island have gone crazy," said Lion-o, trying to stretch out his legs. He was getting a leg cramp again.

"Well, how will we know when it's safe, snarf snarf?" asked Snarf.

"One of us is just going to have to go out there," said Lion-o. He took a deep breath. "And I think that, as future lord of the Thundercats, it's my job to find out what's going on."

"No! You stay here, snarf snarf. I'm supposed to be taking care of you," said Snarf. He scampered out from under the bed, returning a minute later. "I think it's safe! Come on, Lion-o. Let's get some food."

"Oh, thank Jaga," said Lion-o with a sigh of relief. He wasn't going to admit it, but another day hiding under that bed would have driven him mad.

[Establishy, but open if you want to catch Lion-o after he's done hiding.]

Lion-o was freaking out.

Some strange guy had called him and started talking about male pregnancy. He tried to call back, but without luck.

Another unfamiliar voice told him to stay put in his room, so that's what Lion-o was doing after calling him back.

He didn't understand why Turtle was trying to sell him an oven or why some guy told him to chill out. Nothing was making sense today.

[Estabishy and possibly more to come. Door and post are open.]

Lion-o is from the animated kids show Thundercats. The Thunderans are a species of cat-like humanoids that live on a planet called Thundera. The Thundercats -- Lion-o, Tygra, Panthro, Cheetara, and fraternal twins WileyKat and WileyKit -- are Thunderan nobles who sit on the ruling council. They are led the wise warrior Jaga and Claudus, Lion-o's father and the hereditary Lord of the Thundercats.

The show itself actually starts when Thundera is destroyed in an explosion, so the version of Lion-o in Fandom is pre-canon. In other words, I'm having to make up some of this stuff as I go along. Lion-o is just a small boy who will one day have a lot of responsibility on his shoulders, but he thinks that's a long way off. Lion-o's father was blinded in a battle with their mortal enemies, the evil Mutants from the planet Plun-darr. His mother is totally absent in canon, so I've adopted the theory that Lion-o's mother was killed in a Mutant attack. He won't be talking about her a lot.

Lion-o has his caretaker, Snarf, with him. Snarfs are smaller, intelligent cat-like furry non-humanoid creatures that also come from Thundera. They are very loyal and incapable of evil. They usually have names, except this one is named Osbert so he much prefers to go as Snarf. Snarf has taken care of Lion-o since he was a small cub. He cooks, cleans, and generally hangs out in Lion-o's dorm room when he's not nagging Lion-o.

During a visit to Nemesis Island last year, Lion-o ran into trouble and the Sword of Omens came to his aid. The Sword of Omens belongs to the Lord of the Thundercats. It's got a lot of nifty powers, including the ability to change sizes, but right now, the only powers Lion-o will be using is Sight Beyond Sight and warnings of danger. The sword will allow Lion-o to see faraway events in real time, though I am limiting this to the boundaries of Fandom Island except for special plotty circumstances. The sword also has a psychic conenction with Lion-o and will also alert him whenever someone is in trouble, even while its stored in the weapons locker. I'd love to see Lion-o and the sword help out in any sort of plot.

The Thundercats didn't actually wear any clothing when they lived on Thundera (this was a kids show?) and there's only two episodes where you see him as a young boy. That means I didn't have a lot of usable screencaps to make icons from. You'll see that I'm probably using the same icon over and over again. I do have some adult Lion-o icons and they may occasionally pop-up in a thread just, but for now, Lion-o is still just a little boy.

And one last random fact: Lion-o's voice actor is Larry Kenney, who is provides the voices of Count Chocula and Sonny the Coco-Puffs Bird.