<Fianna> Greetings again, Olympic fans.  We're broadcasting live the second week of the Thundercat Olympics.  I'm coming to you from the pristine jungles that are home to the Amazonian Warrior Maidens.  Joining me today is Thundercub.  How are you doing?

<Thundercub> I'd be doing better if I was covering archery.

<Fianna> Excuse me?

<Thundercub> Nothing against you personally, but I specifically told Thundera Tiger that I had a bias toward the kittens and look at where I am.  The only Thundercat in this event is Lion-O.

<Fianna> Hmm.  Well, sorry about that.  I take it that the kittens are in the archery competition?

<Thundercub> The kittens are going to win the archery competition.

<Fianna> Well, if this event is quick, we might be able to get over in time to see it.

<Thundercub> I guess.  Anyway, we're sitting on the edge of the 4-Day Drop, an impressive hole in the ground that is apparently so deep it takes four days to hit the bottom.  Question: Who timed that?

<Fianna> Someone probably threw a Berbil in.  So who do we have on the field?

<Thundercub> We've  got an interesting line up, Fianna.  As I said before, Lion-O represents the Thundercats.  He's not allowed to use his clawline in this event, but watch for some high-flying stunts all the same.  He'll have to go for broke if he wants to beat the human contendor, Nayda.  She's perfectly at home in the trees and may well spend all her time jumping back and forth over the 4-Day Drop.  That will earn extra points with the judges.

<Fianna> What can we expect to see from Kudi, the Enflamor, and TugMug?

<Thundercub> What do you think? Kudi is nimble, but she has very little gymastic ability in the trees, and TugMug...I have no idea why he's entered in this event.  The Enflamor might be interesting, though.  I'm not sure what to expect from him.  We were not allowed to see him go through his warm-ups.  And the judges for this event are Hammerhand and Hachiman.  Hachiman will be judging technique for the most part, as he's quite a gymnist himself.  Hammerhand will probably go for overall appearance and grace.

<Fianna> Or whoever offers him a unicorn sandwhich.  That could also be a factor.  And there goes Nayda.

<Thundercub> She's starting off with some aerial somersaults across the 4-Day drop.  And there's a vine jump.  Yes, she's definitely spending a lot of time out over that hole.

<Fianna>  Wow.  That last move was a patented Warrior Maiden Twisting Looping Vine Tangle, or WMTLVT for short.

<Thundercub> That is anything but short.  The move, however, was quite impressive.  She started off from one of the higher platforms and eventually, through a series of twists and turns, made her way down until she' was almost inside the pit, and then she caught a vine and flipped back up.  Now she's entering her final series of vine leaps.

<Fianna> And she finishes with a nice backwards dismount from a big limb.

<Thundercub> Next up is Lion-O.  Catlike, he's staying away from the vines and sticking to the overhanging limbs.

<Fianna> He's also spending a great deal of time over the Drop, but his moves lack Nayda's inherent grace.

<Thundercub> But there are some nice flips, in there.

<Fianna> Good dismount.  Right on the edge of the Drop.  Now we get to see--wait a minute.  Something is happening near Lion-O.

<Thundercub> Someone is down there and Lion-O is arguing, but I can't make out who he's talking to.

<Fianna> Someone in a funny cloak.  An amazingly ugly funny cloak.  Anyone who wears a cloak like that must be an idiot. Now Tygra and Panthro are coming over to see what's going on.  This is attracting everyone's attention, and Hachiman is actually leaving the judge's booth to investigate.  And now--

<Thundercub> Wait a minute!

<Fianna> Ladies and gentleman, the cloaked idiot has just pushed Lion-O into the 4-Day Drop!

<Thundercub> Tygra was quick with that whip.  He's got Lion-O around the waist and with Panthro's help, they're pulling Lion-O out of the hole.

<Fianna> What the--

<Thundercub> It's the Code of Thundera!  And it's manifesting itself as...as...

<Fianna> An ax?

<Thundercub> RD RIVERO!!!

<Fianna> That can't be part of the event.

<Thundercub> Ladies and gentleman, the Code of Thundera has just appeared as a large ax and...I don't know if I can say it.  This is really gruesome.

<Fianna> Somebody has to say it.  Lion-O, Panthro, and Tygra are...well...kind of smeared down the side of the 4-Day Drop.

<Thundercub> You put that very nicely.

<Fianna> I tried.

<Thundercub> Well, the gymnastics go on.  And the ruling from the judges is that Lion-O is not disqualified because he fell down the Drop after the conclusion of his performance.  So his points still count.  However, he's far behind Nayda.

<Fianna> Shouldn't they clean that mess up or something?  I mean, there are health hazards to consider and I can't say much for its aesthetic qualities, either.

<Thundercub> I'm trying not to look at it, actually.  And there goes Jackalman.

<Fianna> Or rather, there "falls" Jackalman.  Did he even make it past his first somesault?

<Thundercub> Uh...no.  He didn't.  Next up, Kudi.

<Fianna> I see she's opted for a very conservative route.  She's staying mostly in the trees and barely meets the required 50% Drop time.

<Thundercub> She's put a lot of dance routine into her act in an attempt to make up for the low risk factor, but that's not going to wash with Hammerhand.

<Fianna> Kind of cute.  Not really all that impressive, but after the Code of Thundera, this is a nice respite.

<Thundercub> And there are scattered cheers for Kudi.  Two competitors are left.  Next--TugMug.

<Fianna> In gymnastics?

<Thundercub> Can you see any of the other Lunatacs here?

<Fianna> Good point.  Now TugMug is going for a completely ground-to-aerial-to-ground act.  He's not in the trees at all.  He's just jumping and flipping over the Drop.

<Thundercub> Well, there he rebounded off a trunk.  That was a little different.

<Fianna> Okay, that was a little different.  But the rest of his performance...it's like watching a pendulum.  It goes back and forth, it's a scientific curiosity, but it never really does anything.

<Thundercub> And Hachiman and Hammerhand are waving him off.  No surprises there.  Finally, the Enflamor.

<Fianna> This promises to be interesting, especially since he has no legs and can't really stand on anything.

<Thundercub> No, but he can fly.  And...wow!  Look at that!

<Fianna> Look at what he's leaving behind him.  Folks, this is unbelievable.  The Enflamor is systematically burning up each and every tree surrounding the 4-Day Drop with a flurry of acrobatic skills.

<Thundercub> And the judges are moving back.  To tell the truth, it is getting a little hot up here, too.

<Fianna> Right.  Let's relocate.  And while we do that, we'll send you down to Cheezey who's got an interview for us.  Cheezey?

<Cheezey> Thanks Fianna.  I'm here with the idiotic cloaked guy who pushed Lion-O into the 4-Day Drop.  First of all...why?

<Cloaked Guy>  Thought you'd never ask.  It's me!  RD Rivero!

<Cheez> Okay, I saw that one coming.  So, how did you convince Thundera Tiger to write this part?

<RD> I have no idea.  My best guess is that there's a sadistic streak in her somewhere and I managed to tap it.  After all, we're both "master minds."  That's gotta mean something.

<Cheez> Um, right.  Okay, then I guess my next question is...how are we going to continue the Olympics if three members of the Thundercat team are dead?

<RD> The Sword of Omens.  It will do something.

<Cheez> But the Sword of Omens was stolen by Captain Cracker and last I heard, Safari Joe hadn't found a way to get it back.  It's still missing.

<RD> Well, they'll figure out a way.  The Thundercats always do.  It's what gives me liberty to kill them at will.  They were saved so often during the show that it's now pay back.  But I have to run.  I'm helping Lady Thundera cover archery next. Bye!

<Cheez> And that's all from the field.  I'm going to move away from the Drop, now, because the Enflamor just finished and it's a raging inferno.  Fianna?

<Fianna> Thundercub and I are a safe distance away and...Thundercub?  Thundercub?  She must have run off to the archery competition.  Okay, I guess I'll finish this up on my own.  The final results are in and the winner is clearly Nayda.  Coming in second is Lion-O, though his medal will have to be given posthumously, and for his fireball spectacular, the judges are awarding the Enflamor with the bronze.  Thanks for joining us and stick around for the archery tournament, coming up next.  It promises to be interesting, if nothing else.