Oh, how cheezey...

[msmoon]

Many thanks to purrsia for this. It provided many laughs ^.^

Cheeze Whiz Chronicles

One misty morning, Shadow was strolling through the forest. She smiled her luminant smile at the birds and other small forest creatures who seemed to be drawn to her magnetic nature. The little creatures of the forest helped Shadow take her mind off her horrible past....the loneliness she suffered as a child and the abandonment she endured as a teenager; her grief finally culminated in the destruction of Thundera, just as she was budding into a supple young girl. She had wandered about since that fateful day in these woods, on a strange planet, her repressed memories preventing her to remember much of what happened since she fled the dying world.

 

Suddenly, a cry rang out, rippling through the quiet of the forest like a stone thrown into a calm lake. Shadow bolted ahead, fearless of whatever danger lie ahead. Reaching the clearing, she discovered to her great surprise, a Thunderian like herself. He was wounded, in obvious pain....and devastatingly handsome . Shadow approached the stranger gingerly, and smiled her alluring smile. 'Fear not. I am Shadow and I will help you.'

 

Lion-O took one look at Shadow's gorgeous eyes and knew he would survive, forever in her debt. 'Thank you, Shadow. He was further amazed, when just one gentle touch from her petite hand to his injured side cured him completely. 'How did you do that?' He stammered in complete amazement. Could beauty and extraordinary gifts be so bestowed on one individual?

 

'It's a gift that was passed on to me from my father before....before -' Shadow looked away from the muscular young lion, her deep aqua eyes welling with tears.

 

Lion-O took the captivating young Thunderian into his arms, and placed his finger upon her full, pouting lips. 'Don't speak of it if it pains you,' Lion-O beseeched the precious woman. He was smitten with her like no other before her. Any idle thoughts he had had about himself and Cheetara melted away as well. 'I will see to it that you never weep again, fair lady,' he boldly stated. She pushed away from Lion-O and placed her hand upon her ruddy lips. 'No....I can never trust anyone again,' she claimed mournfully, her lip quivering.

 

Later, at Cats Lair, Lion-O could not take his eyes off the voluptuous Shadow, hypnotized by the velvety tone of her voice as she spoke. His mind was hardly on the council meeting in which the ThunderCats were discussing the terms of Shadow's stay at the Lair. He also failed to notice how the other adult males were likewise captivated by the aura that glowed from Shadow. Her beauty was more powerful than the Sword of Omens itself! Cheetara, who viewed Shadow with jealousy, bordering on rage, was the only one to dissent as the others voted to accept Shadow without question.

 

Young Shadow sensed Cheetara didn't like her, and she was determined to win her over. She simply could not stand when someone instantly adore her. Later that day, her chance came. The treacherous Mutants attacked the Lair, and this time it was a well planned and executed attack. The demise of the ThunderCats was immanent, as even the combined strength of the ThunderCats failed to save the day.

 

Young Shadow knew what she had to do. Stepping forward at just the right moment, she channeled the untapped strength she didn't even know she had using her innate mystic powers and drove the mutants back. But all this was at a cost. She collapsed to the ground, her life force leaving her. Lion-O knelt beside her, weeping. 'Oh Shadow, don't leave us.' He stroked her silken hair. Even Cheetara was moved to tears by such a display of self-sacrifice. 'Lion-O....I'm sorry I doubted her,' Cheetara said, her voice cracking with emotion. Lion-O spared a glance from Shadow's paling visage to snarl at Cheetara, 'It's too late for apologies. She's dying before I ever had a chance to kiss her. I love you Shadow!' he wailed. It tore at Cheetara's very soul to hear Lion-O cry those words, and Shadow knew it. 'Lion-O...' she croaked with her dying breath. 'In time you will forget about me. It's hard to believe now, I know. But your heart will heal...and grow to love Cheetara again.' With that, Shadow went limp in Lion-O's arms. A chorus of anguished cries went up from every ThunderCat. Shadow had given her life to save them.