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Leonard Starr Reviewed by: Purrsia  Day two puts Lion-O racing against Cheetara the quick. Lion-O pretty much figures he's doomed to lose as "no creature living" can run faster than Miss Speedy herself. Jaga appears to Lion-O once again and reiterates how important it is that he succeed in the Trials. So instead of challenging her to an straight race, Lion-O decides he'll take a more dangerous but shorter route to the finish line. Meanwhile, the Mutants have learned of Lion-O's trials through Monkian's best source. They set out to ambush the unarmed Lord of the ThunderCats. All they really accomplish, however, is chasing Cheetara around while fending off the ThunderTank. Lion-O's choice of routes leads him into much danger. Firstly, he nearly gets eaten my a Mandroga plant in the Tree Top Forest. Willa and her sister, Nayda, try to aid Lion-O but he refuses their help. Luckily, he manages to whomp all over that grabby chunk of overgrown flora. Because he wouldn't explain why he didn't want them to help, the pair of warrior maidens begin to think Lion-O quite the chauvinist. However, when they followed him to the River they begin to suspect something is up when they realize he isn't carrying the Sword of Omens. Lion-O discovers the best was to navigate the raging River is with a giant peapod he cut open with a rock to use as a boat. The maidens did manage to get out one piece of advice which was to watch out for the Pirrits and the Gorocroc. The Pirrits turn out to be a primitive tribe of jungle folks who apparently get their kicks out of shooting blow darts at river rafters. Lion-O flips the pod upside-down and rides beneath it to escape the Pirhids' assault. This move had the double advantage of hiding him from the Mutants' view. The downside? Some Piranhas thought Leg of Lion-O would make a right smart meal. Lion-O does the underwater boogie to keep clear of the flesh eating fish. Just when he thought he couldn't keep up the dance, the fish suddenly swim away. What good fortune, no? Um....no. They were merely smart enough to avoid the Whirlpool of Infinity! Though Lion-O escapes drowning in the Whirlpool (no thanks to the Warrior Maidens. Slipped their minds to warn him of the deadly whirlpool I suppose...or maybe they wanted the chauvinistic pig to drown, heh heh), he then had to deal with the two-headed beast know as the Gorocroc. After Lion-O narrowly escapes becoming a monster appetizer, he comes upon a ravine followed by a gaseous swamp. The swamp is surrounded by animal skeletons. But did this fact set off any red flags in Mr. Lion-O's mind? Oh heck no. In fact, the buffoon thinks he's damned lucky to have a plethora of bones around and chooses a huge femur to make a bridge across the bubbling swamp. Halfway across this custom bridge, he starts to get all woozy and nearly passes out. Just as his head is finally clearing from the noxious fumes, he runs into Cheetara. So the final five mile leg will be a head to head race after all. Cheetara asks Lion-O if he wants to concede defeat at that point. Lion-O figures it ain't over till it's over. With the other Tcats looking on using the Lair's telescreen, the five mile race begins. Cheetara gets a big lead and Lion-O nearly throws in the towel. But alas, he'd rather lose legitimately rather than because he quit. So our hero presses on. And because Cheetara can't maintain her super-speed for much more than two miles, Lion-O wins the race by a nose. However, he flunked the common sense test when he stupidly accuses Cheetara of throwing the race. Needless to say, she responded less than cordially upon being accused of such un-codely behavior, heh heh. Hell hath no fury like a pissed cheetah. The show closes with Mumm-Ra learning of the Trials via his magic cauldron. The plot will soon thicken, folks! Slithe: Who is this source? Monkian: I met her in a tree. Jackalman: She sounds a little out of her tree to me... comment system disabled temporarily thanks to spam happy assholes!
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