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When Mumm-Ra the ever-living

was consumed by the eruption of Fire Rock Mountain,

Third Earth looked forward to an age of peace.

Mumm-Ra.

But Mumm-Ra did not perish.

He survived to plot the release of the most fearsome

of all the Thundercats' opponents to date:

the Lunataks of Plun-Darr.

Stay with us all week

as the Thundercats fight for their very existence

in this special five-part adventure.

Thundercats!

Thunder, thunder,

thunder,

Thundercats, ho!

♪ Thundercats are on the move ♪

♪ Thundercats are loose ♪

♪ Feel the magic Hear the roar ♪

♪ Thundercats are loose ♪

♪ Thunder, thunder, thunder Thundercats ♪

♪ Thunder, thunder, thunder Thundercats ♪

♪ Thunder, thunder, thunder Thundercats ♪

♪ Thunder, thunder, thunder Thundercats ♪

Thundercats!

Here's to Third Earth

and to peace at last.

Peace, huh.

That's gonna take some getting used to.

I'm not sure I believe things will be that easy.

Snarf.

I don't know how I'm gonna handle

being an unemployed warrior.

Keeping the peace can be as difficult

as winning it.

Mmm. I suppose there's always fire drill

and routine maintenance.

And mutants, Cheetara.

We can count on them to make trouble.

We could teach our Thundercat technology

to all our friends.

And turn this whole planet

into a model of peace and prosperity.

All right.

That's the way to look at it.

We'll throw a great feast

and invite all our friends to meet

Pumyra, Bengali and Lynx-O, the new Thundercats.

How about that?

Sounds good to me.

Mm. I'll work up a menu

and go over to the Berbil Village

for provisions.

Sounds like we'll have our hands full,

even with Mumm-Ra gone.

Mumm-Ra.

Cheetara.

Mumm-Ra.

Are you okay?

What is it, Cheetara?

I'm not sure.

I guess I just can't believe

that Mumm-Ra's finished once and for all.

I know just how Cheetara feels.

Mumm-Ra really gone?

I can hardly believe it myself.

Can you be sure he has gone, Lion-O?

Jaga.

What do you mean?

How could Mumm-Ra have possibly survived?

The Star of Thundera tore Fire Rock Mountain apart

and destroyed Mumm-Ra along with it.

There's no way he could have survived.

The forces of evil can never be entirely destroyed, Lion-O,

only held in check

by those with strength and courage.

With an evil power as great as Mumm-Ra's,

who can say that he is gone forever?

Jaga.

Wait.

It's just not possible.

Mumm-Ra could not have survived.

Ma-Mutt.

My faithful Ma-Mutt.

I am weak.

Take me to my pyramid.

I have survived, Ma-Mutt,

because I am Mumm-Ra the ever-living.

But I am weak and powerless.

So while I regain my strength,

you must take my place.

You must become...

Mumm-Ra.

Mm. A bit transparent, but you will have to do.

Certainly, you should fool the mutants.

Listen carefully to my instructions, Ma-Mutt.

And I'll take 12 bushels

of those mushrooms

with the fat, juicy stems.

Mushrooms.

Mm. What are those?

No.

Mm.

PowPow Peppers.

They're very hot.

What is that?

Ma-Mutt.

He's in an awful hurry, Snarf.

And I'll bet that he's headed for Castle Plun-Darr.

Sit tight, Ro-Bear-Bill. I'll be back.

Mumm-Ra!

Bu-bu-but...

It's impossible.

You're alive!

Fools.

Did you think Mumm-Ra the ever-living

could perish?

About two degrees to the right should do it.

Whoa!

Snarf.

Not even the Thundercats will be able to resist

the Lunataks of Plun-Darr.

Mumm-Ra?

Lunataks?

Ho! They're here?

Haaa! Alive?

They're here...

but hardly alive.

You see, long before you mutants arrived here,

the Lunataks tried to overthrow me.

A fatal error of judgement.

You destroyed the Lunataks?

To destroy them would have been

too easy a punishment.

No, mutants.

I encased them

in molten lava.

You will now release them.

No, Mumm-Ra.

We will do anything you command,

but we cannot release

the Lunataks of Plun-Darr.

Hoo-hoo! Let them stay encased in molten lava forever.

They're too vicious even for my liking.

Exactly, Jackalman.

Vicious enough to take care of the Thundercats forever.

Yes, but the Lunataks cannot be controlled, Mumm-Ra.

Nonsense, Slithe.

I have already defeated and entombed them once,

and I will do it again

after they have crushed the Thundercats.

But... But where are the Lunataks now, Mumm-Ra?

On Dark Side.

The forbidden territories?

Even if we find them, Mumm-Ra,

how do we free them?

That, Vultureman, is up to you.

You are the technician, after all.

Snarf.

Ma-Mutt.

But I heard Mumm-Ra in there.

Well,

Mumm-Ra is right about one thing, yes.

If anyone can wipe out the Thundercats,

it's those crazy Lunataks.

Naaa! What was that?

Uh-oh. I'm out of here.

Snarf!

Over there.

It's that wretched Snarf.

He must have overheard us.

Well, what are you waiting for?

Get him!

Before he warns the Thundercats, yes.

You mean,

Snarf just took off after Ma-Mutt?

I couldn't stop him, Lion-O.

When was this?

The danger signal.

Sword of Omens,

give me sight beyond sight.

Thunder, thunder,

thunder,

Thundercats, ho!

Look.

Lion-O's in trouble.

Get the others.

I'll fire up the ThunderTank.

♪ Thundercats are loose ♪

Blast.

There's too much cover.

Whoa!

Whoa!

Shh. Snarf, it's me.

Lion-O.

Thank Jaga.

Snarf.

Get me out of here.

Kiss Third Earth goodbye, Thundercats.

Through there, Snarf. Fast.

What?

Oh, no.

Stand by, Cheetara.

We're about to elevate the rear cannon.

Ready when you are, Panthro.

Hit it.

Here they come.

And that's not all.

Come on, Wilykat,

let's go get that flying machine.

Make mine Monkian.

I'll take Slithe.

Whoa!

Help.

Get me out of here, yes.

Two can play that game, Thunderkittens.

Whoa!

I'll save you, Wilykat.

Whoa!

Gee, thanks, Kit.

What?

This is getting out of hand.

We're outnumbered and outgunned.

Back, mutants.

Regroup at Castle Plun-Darr.

Nice shooting, Pumyra.

Come on, Snarf.

Let's get back to Cats' Lair,

and you can tell us what you found out.

I can't believe Mumm-Ra survived.

It sounds like we better prepare for some action.

I don't care about Mumm-Ra, Lion-O.

At least we know him.

But what about these, snarf, Lunataks?

What in the name of Thundera are they?

I have heard of some such fearsome raiders

from the Moons of Plun-Darr.

But they were before my time.

How can we find out about them?

Hm. I could find out

if I could touch the places they have been

and interpret the information thus gained on a braille board.

A braille board?

What is that?

We have the technology.

We could build one.

If a braille board is what it takes

to find about the Lunataks,

then that's what we'll build.

Panthro and Tygra.

You work on that with Lynx-O.

The rest of us will check

every known corner of Third Earth.

See what we can find out.

And if we come up blank,

at least our new Thundercats will know the territory.

Thundercats, ho!

Down there.

Look, Bengali.

The mutants.

We'll land behind that cliff.

Find out what they're up to.

If that's Dark Side,

I don't like the look of it.

It... It's scary

More scary than Mumm-Ra, coward?

All right, all right.

Let's go.

Mumm-Ra told us to look for three sharp mountain peaks.

I think we're on the right trail.

Look.

Let's get it over with.

Come on, Bengali. We'll follow them.

No, Pumyra.

We cannot pass Fire Rock Mountain.

The Thundranium fumes would wipe us out.

We must get back to the Lair

and tell the others what we have discovered.

What is Dark Side, Lion-O?

Forbidden territories, by local legend.

Full of weird creatures and monsters and...

Snarf, snarf.

Stuff like that.

It's guarded by the Thundranium pits

and Fire Rock Mountain.

No Thundercat has ever crossed into Dark Side.

But I've got a nasty feeling

we'll soon be breaking that rule.

Are you sure we're going the right way?

How should I know?

I've never been on Dark Side before.

How many peaks did Mumm-Ra say?

Three.

Look.

Let me go.

No, no, look.

Over there!

The Lunataks!

We may not be able to go beyond Fire Rock Mountain,

but maybe we can catch the mutants on their way out.

There must be another way into Dark Side, Lion-O.

This better work, Vultureman,

or Mumm-Ra will have your beak.

Trust me, Slithe.

I've trusted you before, featherbrain.

Quit arguing and tell me what to do, Vultureman.

It's simple.

You fly the SkyCutter

up to the end of our channel.

Then you blast a hole

right down into the heart of the volcanoes.

The molten lava will flow into this channel,

surround the Lunataks,

melt the lava around them and free them.

Pure genius.

But what about me?

You've got the most important job of all, Jackalman.

When the molten lava fills the channel

surrounding the Lunataks,

you and the Fistpounder

have to cut off the flow of lava

before it traps us.

And if you foul up, Jackalman,

you'll end up as a bathmat in Mumm-Ra's pyramid.

Oh, wind your neck in, Slithe.

Let's go, mutants.

Go, go, go.

I did it. I did it.

Stand by, Jackalman.

Standing by.

Hold the lava, Jackalman.

I said seal it off!

What happens now, "pure genius"?

We...

Vacate! Cover!

I did it.

I did it.

It's too late.

It's going to blow.

Lion-O, do you see that?

Some kind of volcanic explosion.

Sword of Omens, give me sight beyond sight.

The Lunataks!

The mutants have freed the Lunataks!

We have to find a way into Dark Side.

Oh.

Snarf, snarf.

In the next episode of Thundercats,

the mutants free the fearsome Lunataks of Plun-Darr.

Luna. Amok.

Chilla. TugMug.

Red Eye. And Alluro.

Never before have the Thundercats had to confront

such awesome power and determination.

So this is the legendary

Sword of Omens.

Will the Lunataks destroy the Thundercats

and turn Third Earth over to Mumm-Ra?