Secrets
Part Four

"An affair?" Lion-O was stunned. "With Tygra?" He was dumbfounded by the accusation and looked at Panthro and Snarf as if they grew two heads.

"I know it's a shock," Panthro said easily. "But we have proof."

"Proof?"

"It's okay," Snarf said grasping one of Lion-O's hands. "You have us as support. The images we got are disturbing."

"Don't worry about me, Snarf," Lion-O said calmly releasing his hand from Snarf's. "I can handle it. Trust me."

In the Control Room, Lion-O watched the footage of Cheetara waiting and meeting her secret lover in the Gardens of Thundera. He saw the image of the man sneaking behind Cheetara, kissing her and touching her rear end. Panthro and Snarf looked at Lion-O for a reaction. He wasn't angry, sad or stunned at all. What was wrong with him Snarf wondered. A normal man would be angry and not quiet or calm about his wife having an affair.

"This is all the evidence you have?" Lion-O asked once all the footage was viewed.

"Actually, I saw Cheetara the week before that on Reina Island meeting Tygra, her male bimbo," Snarf spoke. "Grr! Just say the word and I'll fry Tygra's skinny butt."

"I heard them talking in Tygra's lab. I bet it was about their rendezvous," Panthro said. "I threatened Tygra to back off but he didn't listen. Even Cheetara came after me to leave Tygra alone and that she need his assistance," he finished spitefully. "I can't believe Cheetara would do this to you but she did. I'm sorry."

Lion-O nodded quietly taking it all in. "It's okay."

"It's okay?" Panthro almost shouted. "You see your wife cheating on you and all you have to say is, 'It's okay.' Lion-O, your wife cheated on you. Aren't you upset at all?"

For a moment, Lion-O looked lost on what to say. "Oh, uh, yeah, I'm upset. I, uh, I guess I'm still in shock." He rose from his seat quickly. "Thanks for bringing this to my attention. I guess Cheetara isn't here now so I'll deal with her when she gets back."

Panthro couldn't believe Lion-O was taking this easy. If it was him, Panthro would be beating the stripes off Tygra right now. He didn't know Lion-O was so weak. He was starting to see why Cheetara was having an affair. "You shouldn't do that!" Panthro argued. "Why should Cheetara spend this time with Tygra when you can go over there and kick Tygra's butt! You're the hurt husband! You have every right to find them and kick Tygra's butt from here to Third Earth! Come on, man. What's with you?"

Lion-O looked lost again. "There's nothing wrong with me."

"Or course there is! You're being weak! You know your wife is cheating on you and you're letting her get away with it! A woman doesn't want a weak man! She wants her man to be strong! She wants her man to take control! You've got to let Cheetara know you're the man and you're not going to take this! You can still save your marriage but Cheetara must know you won't take her back so quickly! She's gotta do a lot of groveling before you forgive her! She's insulted your manhood by going to Tygra! You've got to let, no show Cheetara you can give a lot better than what Tygra giving even if it means being a little rough."

"What?!" Lion-O was taken back by that.

"Hey, sometimes women like that but you can't be weak. Not anymore. You can't let the woman be in control and run all over you."

To Panthro's surprise, Lion-O smiled as if thinking about something. "Don't worry. I'll deal with her in my own way. Don't worry about it."

Panthro sighed and shook his head. Lion-O didn't get it.

"A-are you sure?" Snarf asked. "You don't want to talk about it? This is your wife cheating on you with your friend."

"I know and I'll deal with her when she gets back. Thanks, guys. Good night." Lion-O smiled assuring and left the room.

"For a man who just learned his wife's cheating on him, Lion-O's surprisingly calm," Snarf said, puzzled by Lion-O's calm demeanor. "Shouldn't he be mad?"

"Maybe he's too shocked to be mad," Panthro answered, also confused about Lion-O's behavior. "He's an idiot! Cheetara's not that bright either. Cheetara did cheat on Lion-O with Tygra. Tygra of all people! She married the Lord of the ThunderCats, the most sought after bachelor on New Thundera and she sleeps with Tygra? She could've done better than that! I could've been better, but I'm not a home wrecker."

"Or a male bimbo," Snarf added. He looked at the door solemnly. "Poor Lion-O. What could he be thinking?"

"Oh-ho, look who finally return home," Panthro said watching the monitors.

Snarf looked too and saw Cheetara entering the lair and going up the steps to her bedroom where Lion-O was waiting for her. "This is it. I wish I knew what was going to happen in there."

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Cheetara hummed to herself happily reaching her bedroom door and happily acknowledging she got in the lair without anyone noticing her, especially with her secret lover's cloak in her arms. He accidentally left it at their last rendezvous but he was in a hurry. If she was caught by someone and asked where it came from, she wouldn't know what to say without giving away the truth. Being caught the last time wasn't pleasant at all. The door to her room opened and as she stepped in, it silently closed behind her. She saw Lion-O sitting on the bed, watching her.

"Hi, sweetie," Cheetara said and tossed the cloak on a chair.

"You little vixen," Lion-O said sneakily as he rose from the bed and walked towards her.

Cheetara looked at her husband puzzled and laughed. "What?"

"You sneaky, sneaky woman."

She laughed at the words. "What are you talking about?"

"You're a bad wife, you know that," he said approaching her and looking down on her with a wicked gleam in his eyes.

Cheetara laughed again. "I am?"

"Mm-hmm and I'm going to teach you not to betray the Lord of the Thundera."

"All right, what's going on?" Something was very odd here and her husband was enjoying in knowing something she didn't. She hated that!

Lion-O gave Cheetara a quick kiss and smiled. "Our secrets out."

It only took Cheetara a secret to understand what Lion-O was talking about. "It is? Who saw us?"

Lion-O laughed again. "Not us. You. I was sneaky enough to disguise myself. Panthro and Snarf saw you kissing me. They think you were kissing Tygra."

Cheetara snickered and joined Lion-O in loud laughter to the point of tears for the next ten minutes in their bedroom as Lion-O explained the situation she was in. The accusations was hilarious! Cheetara having an affair with Tygra? It was too funny and ridiculous!

"This explains so much," Cheetara said in between the laughter. "The way Snarf and Panthro having been acting towards me. They were so angry... and the things they said!"

"Can you believe he called me a male bimbo?" Lion-O laughed.

"I can."

"Hey," Lion-O feigned hurt and Cheetara laughed with him again.

"Panthro and Snarf are really gonna feel like fools once this is all explained to them and Tygra!" Cheetara realized. "That explains the threat to him. Poor Tygra and the suffering he endured from Panthro. I feel terrible for getting him in trouble for only helping us."

"We'll give him an extended leave to make up for it," Lion-O said. "We'll send him to Delgore. They have a great retreat their where you can relax and forget about your troubles."

"He deserves it." Another bout of laughter escaped her as she thought about the situation again. "I'll go find Panthro and Snarf and tell them the truth."

Cheetara started to leave but Lion-O grabbed her and pulled her against him. "Not so fast. You betrayed me. You have to make up for it so I can forgive you."

Cheetara laughed joining in the fun. "All right. What does my husband require?"

"Panthro said I should be a little rough with you. I have to show you I'm a lot better than Tygra."

Cheetara wrapped her arms around her husband fully in a loving mood. "Oh, really? He was pretty good tonight. Think you can top that?"

"Oh, I can," Lion-O said as he kissed her. "I can."

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"Where are Lion-O and Cheetara?" WilyKit asked at breakfast the next morning.

Snarf and Panthro exchanged worried glances. They were very concern about Lion-O and Cheetara. Who knows what was going on in there. Yelling? Crying? Silence? Anything was possible.

"Knowing them, probably smooching," WilyKat said with a mouthful of food in his mouth.

I really doubt that. Snarf thought to himself.

"Kat maybe on to something," Bengali said. "They are married."

Panthro glared at Tygra who immediately picked up the ThunderCat's glare. He swallowed hard and looked down at his plate, trying to eat.

The dining room door opened. Lion-O and Cheetara appeared. They looked very calm but something about them suggested they didn't get much sleep the night before.

"Panthro, Tygra, Snarf. Join us in the Council Room after breakfast," Lion-O advised and the two stepped out.

Bengali, WilyKit and WilyKat glanced at each other and then the named three. "What's going on?" Bengali asked.

"I have no idea," Tygra said and abruptly rose for an immediate exit.

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When Panthro and Snarf entered the Council Room, Tygra was already sitting in his seat and waiting with Lion-O and Cheetara. The two easily slid into their seats and studied Lion-O and Cheetara's expression. They looked calm, hiding whatever sad and torn emotions. Panthro and Snarf felt so horrible. They were breaking up.

"Lion-O and I agreed that I would be the one to explain everything," Cheetara began. "First things first, I am not having an affair with Tygra. Panthro, Snarf, the person you saw me with was Lion-O."

Panthro and Snarf opened their mouths in surprise. Lion-O? It couldn't be.

"But Lion-O was at a meeting with the Elders over the situation in Delgore," Panthro said.

"I was," Lion-O joined in. "But I settle that a month ago. The tigers and panthers of Delgore have agreed to the new borderlines I drew. It was very reasonable and very profitable to everyone. I have been meeting them for the past month just to check up on the situation but that's only by the monitor in my car and the meeting's very brief."

"But the invisible--" Snarf spoke but Cheetara cut him off.

"I know," Lion-O said. "That was me. I swiped Tygra's whip and used it as a surprise and I wanted to remain inconspicuous when I met Cheetara. I thought it would be fun."

"But why did you do this?" Panthro asked. "Why not tell us what was going on?"

"Lion-O and I wanted to spend some together alone," Cheetara explained. "Every time we have a moment alone, we're always interrupted." Snarf cringed remembering interrupting Lion-O and Cheetara in Lion-O's study and Panthro recalled the ThunderCats interruption at breakfast one morning. "So, after Lion-O settled the dispute in Delgore, he thought we could use it as a way to meet each other and spend some time together."

"How does Tygra fit into all this?" Snarf asked.

"He's trying to make it easier for Lion-O and I to be together. He's working on a teleporter that will teleport us from the lair to where Lion-O and I rendezvous. It would save time going to our spot and we can spend more time together. I have been looking over the plans since Lion-O's so busy, and let's face it, Lion-O can fix things but he couldn't build anything like this as Tygra could," Cheetara explained.

"You could've asked me to help," Panthro offered. He was offended he wasn't asked to help. This confusion wouldn't have happened if he was told and he would've calmed Snarf.

Cheetara looked at Lion-O and then Panthro. "We wanted to at first but Tygra assured us he could do it and we wanted to keep this as private as possible."

"But I would've understood you and Lion-O wanted to spend time together," Panthro said, getting the feeling something else was going on. "There's something you're hiding from me."

Cheetara looked uncomfortable and avoid meeting the panther's gaze. "Yes, but--"

"I'll handle this, Cheetara," Lion-O said and looked at Panthro. "It's a very important time for me. He grabbed Cheetara's hand and squeezed it gently. "For both of us. It's my mating cycle and Cheetara's will be starting next month. So, it's a very active time for us and we figured this is the best time to start a family and if Cheetara doesn't get pregnant," he showed a feral grin that even surprised Snarf. He never thought his little boy to be that way. "At least we had fun trying." He laughed. "It's gotten so bad I jumped Cheetara in my hovercar. So, you understand why we need to be together, don't you?"

The room fell silent. Everything was making sense. Lion-O was going through his cycle and Cheetara was starting hers next month. This happened to every Thunderian. A certain time of month each Thunderian goes through a monthly cycle where they reached a sexual peak and developed a lust to copulate during their cycle. Most Thunderians are created during these cycles. It was very rare that a couple had a cycle back to back but it was a very exciting and sometimes difficult time for the couple as they try to find time alone to be together. It all made sense. The thought that Lion-O and Cheetara were going through this made Panthro feel uncomfortable and Snarf blush with embarrassment.

"Oh," was all Panthro said. "Well, I guess I owe you an apology, Tygra. I'm very sorry."

"Thanks," Tygra said still keeping a distance and watchful eye on Panthro.

Panthro rose from his seat as did Snarf. "Well...uh, if you need help with that teleporter, I'll help," Panthro said nervously. He never felt so embarrassed in his life. He wanted to get out of there so bad. He could even feel a blush of embarrassment on his blue cheeks of what he and Snarf did and their thoughts of Cheetara. "I'll see ya."

"Yeah, me, too," Snarf said and hurried after Panthro.

Once out of the room, Panthro and Snarf let out a sigh of relief. "I'm glad that's over," Panthro said.

"You're telling me," Snarf agreed. "I never felt so embarrassed in my life. Mating season! That's what was going on."

"Yeah. Remind me to never drive Lion-O's private car or at least make sure it's been clean before I get in it," Panthro told Snarf.

"Okay, but there's one thing I don't get. What did Lion-O mean about jumping Cheetara in his car? I'm confused."

"I'll explain it to you later," he said and then looked at Snarf. "Maybe not."

"Hold on!" Snarf said as he followed Panthro down the hall. "Why can't you tell me? I'm tired of being left out and what does disheveled hair have to do with sex. How do you guys do it anyway? It's different from Snarfs I hear."

"Ugh!" Panthro shuddered. "Snarf," he warned. "Don't ever say that word."

"What?" Snarf asked. "Sex? Does it sound so disgusting coming from my mouth?"

"Yes!"

"Hey!" Snarf was offended by Panthro's remark.

Tygra suddenly passed them as he walked through the hall. "Excuse me," he said. "And, uh, don't go in the Council Room at least for an hour."

Panthro rolled his eyes. "I'll help you fix the teleporter, Tygra," Panthro said and hurried after Tygra.

Snarf tailed behind them. "Wait. You're suppose to tell me about sex. I want to know! Panthro!"

The End

Ah! I knew Cheetara wouldn't sleep with tygra. That's too disgusting for anyone to imagine!

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