SummaryThe ThunderCats reach a city inhabited by dogs, who host a gladiator-style arena for both entertainment and judgement. The group learns of a cat fighting in the arena and goes to see for themselves, while Wilykit and Wilykat go to explore the town and get food with Snarf keeping an eye on them. The group watches a preview of what the dogs call entertaining and witness the cat, Pumyra, defeat the robot that the last fighters couldn't beat. They go to the leader, Dobo's, viewing platform to plead for Pumyra's release and learn two things, the first is she must win 100 battles to gain freedom and second, Panthro and Dobo are old friends. Lion-O isn't satisfied with Dobo's choice and decides to sneak into the cells and break Pumyra out, but as he tries to release her, Pumyra begins to yell at him with anger and rage because of him abandoning his kingdom and his people. This wakes the guards and Dobo appears, taking the Sword of Omen's and the Gauntlet, telling Lion-O that since he disobeyed his law, he would have to fight to earn his freedom as well against Pumyra. As Dobo returns the Sword and Gauntlet to Panthro and the others, he tells them that if Lion-O wins this fight he will go free. Cheetara and Tygra try to convince him to release them both, but he refuses. Panthro tells Dobo not to let their past affect his judgement. It is explained that Dobo and Panthro were teamed up in The Pit as a joke, a war prisoner cat and thieving dog, but they actually rise in battles and become famed fighters. But Panthro had escaped one night and left Dobo alone with all the enemies they made, Panthro regretted his choice but Dobo said it was the best thing that happened to him because it gave him the strength to become leader of the city but the betrayal caused him to lose faith in loyalty from cats. Meanwhile, Wilykit and Wilykat run into a fellow pickpocket raccoon named Tookit (who says he is a kleptovoyant) and while they were talking about how they were as good a thief as him, Wilykit finds his Flink missing and Wilykat's flute is gone too. The battle between Lion-o and Pumyra begins and Lion-o refuses to fight her but she has no issue fighting a weakling king. During the fight, Wilykit and Wilykat try to convince Tookit to return their stuff, but he refuses unless they can prove they are as good as they say they are. The group pleads for Dobo to stop the fight, but he refuses. Dobo says that this battle shows how loyal Cats truly are until Panthro explains why he left that night. Panthro tells him that the next battle was to be a death match against Dobo himself, Dobo asks if he ran because he was afraid he would have lost but Panthro says that he was afraid that might have won. Wilykit and Wilykat steal a cane, a button, and a blanket and return to Tookit and tell him they won and to return their stuff so they can hurry and return the random items, unfortunately it is too late and they are all being chased. Tookit uses the items Wilykit and Wilykat took to save them and gained some money in the end while taking his leave, just as the kids say he is not such a bad guy until they realize he still has their stuff. Back to the fight, Lion-O continues to stand up after taking a beating from Pumyra's attacks stating that he promised to stand by her. Pumyra learns he is truly a strong and caring king and refused to continue the fight, Dobo states that since both forfeit the match they must be sentenced to death. Until he hears his people telling him to let them live. After learning why Panthro left and witnessing the loyalty between Pumyra and Lion-O, he lets them live and grants them both their freedom. With old wounds fully healed and new friends made, Lion-O ask Pumyra where the other Cats that were taken by the lizards ended up and she replies "Mount Plun-Darr" as she points towards its direction.
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