She-Ra (Catradora)

Chapter 17

"ENRTAPTA READY THE SHIP!" Catra stood up and looked out at the dock of where Adora was taken. "I'm getting my wife back."

Catra was packing the ship on a few hours after the incident as Glimmer rushed over. "Catra, do you think this is the best idea." Catra didn't look up from the crate of food that she was loading. "Never been more sure." Glimmer frowned. "I just think that we should take some time to regroup and..." Catra cut her off, "No sparkles every second that I spend doing nothing, anything could be happening to her. She could already be." Catra started to tear up but stiffened her look. "I need to do this. Alone." Glimmer reached out her hand. "Catra I... you know I didn't mean it like that. I'm just saying we are completely in the dark here. You have no idea what you're up against." Catra continued moving boxes into the ship. "That's why I'm going to the fright zone to pick some stuff up." "So what then your just gonna blow that thing up. How do you even know if that'll stop it!" Catra pause, "I don't. But I have to try." Catra walked into the ship. Entrapta was walking with a box of tools and spare parts. Glimmer ran over, "Entrapta, can you talk some sense into Catra I know she wants to go in all guns blazing but you need to find more information on what that thing is." Entrapat tilted her head confused. "Of course we need to find more information. Why with my research and all." "Research that's why you're going! Not to I don't know help save Adora! Do you even have a plan?" Entrapta put the box down at the entrance of the ship Catra came to pick it up and spoke. "Of course we do, were going to go to one of the planets that was under Hoard Prime's control and find out what they know." Glimmer sighed as Bow walked over with Finn. "Ok, but I'm worried for Adora. And for you." Catra smiled and hugged Glimmer, then Bow and said goodbye to Finn. "Hey Finn, Mommy and Mama are gonna right back ok." Finn laughed and placed his hands on Catra's face. She managed not to cry and got on the ship.

As it took off Catra looked down at the three of them and couldn't help but think what's going to happen. Entrapta and Catra flew over to the fright zone and landed on a landing pad in the middle of the armoury. Lonnie, Kyle and Rogelio were there waiting for them. As the doors opened Catra started speaking. "Right, we need four rifles, two taser batons, a rail gun and triple refill cells on all of the machinery. Kyle can you bring me a box of explosives anything that we have left." Lonnie smiled, "Good to see you too, are you finally doing your inventory?" Catra walked past her to some of the larger weapons. "Adora's been kidnapped. I'm going to get her back." Lonnie and Rogelio looked at each other than at her. "Catra- I didn't know... How can we help." Catra smiled, "We need four rifles, two taser batons, a rail gun and triple refill cells on all of the machinery. I need a GAX cannon as well."

In the Horde, a standard issue weapon was a taser baton and for infantry a rifle. Energy weapons dealt a punch and could be recharged within an hour. For special operations, snipers and rail guns were issued. Snipers were more for long-range but railguns could blow a hole through sheet metal. The GAX cannon only 5000 made for the Horde was a large ground-mounted weapon. It had a slow recharge time and was a single shot but if something was in the firing line it wouldn't be for very long. It fired a large energy blast that could take out entire buildings and heavy vehicles. It took four people to operate and ten minutes to set up and Catra needed it.

Catra walking into the building that the GAX was held. The door slid open and she entered a large island console with a screen on the surface. On the walls, all of the Hoards heavy weapons were held on racks. Launchers, Cannons and Snipers. The racks were protected with blast-proof glass and brackets. Catra pressed a button and the screen lilt up. An automated voice spoke 'Please enter you Horde officer code in now' Catra typed in her code that was still in the system from when she was an officer. A menu screen with four categories; Cannons, Launchers, Snipers, LMGs. Catra clicked on Cannons and scrolled down to the bottom and clicked on the GAX. 'Warning authorised personal only, please enter your mission card to proceed'. Catra pulled out a mission card that she had made a few minutes ago so she could access the weapons and pushed it into the card slit. She hit the large red button on the side of the console and the gun rack to the left of her start to move. It sped up guns flew by moving from the floor to the ceiling until it slowed and large mettle carrying case reached the centre of the rack on the front the letter GAX in black printed on the front. The glass door unlocked and slid open. Catra walked over and lifted the case off the rack. It was heavy. Catra swung it and placed it on the console. A small door on the side of the console opened and a key was pushed out. Catra took it and opened the case. Rested in black foam a large green and black gun with cooling vents and a handhold along the top. A screw-in piece sat next to it to attach to tripods, tank and other vehicles. The ammo rack opened to reveal a box with a clear front with three energy cells that were plugged into three insert points at the back of the cannon. Catra closed the case, and started to walk out paused for a moment then turned back to the console. She clicked on LMGs and scrolled down to one that was called SAS46 a lightweight but powerful weapon. The rack to her right started moving stopped and opened she clipped the weapon strap on and slung the gun over her shoulder. Loaded the ammo and walked out.

Outside the Catra put thee GAX down and it's ammo box keeping the LMG around her neck. Kyle came over with a box of explosives. "We have six grenades, five C4s and a detonator. Sorry Frosta is taking all the stock for her avalanche project." Catra took the box from him. "It's fine Kyle, thanks." Catra finished loading the ship and said her goodbye's.

Catra walked into the control room where Entrapta was flicking switches readying the ship for takeoff. Emily was plugged into the system helping with the prep. "EEntrapta is the ship ready for takeoff?" Entrapta kicked under the control panel and a bunch of wires fell out, She pulled out a heavy-duty electrical plug connected to the wires and plugged the entire thing into consol. "Yep! Emily, bring us into orbit." The engines fired and the ship began to climb. Not too long after they reached the troposphere a low-level orbit. 

Catra walked over and sat down on a bench against the sidewall. "So where are we going exactly?" Entrapta lit up. "Well, there are a few systems near where Adora is that were under Prime control. We should go there first." Catra leaned back. "And how long will that take?" "Well... there are two options. One we use the new system jump I fixed up which is very exciting but there is the risk that I've never done it before, and there is some risk of the ship may be probably being ripped apart from the force. And that will take around six hours. Or we could just use max thrust." Catra's eyes narrowed, "And how long will that take." "If my calculation is correct I would say... forty years." Catra sighed, "Entrapta you have my permission to use the system jump." Entrapta's eyes began to sparkle and emidiatly ran over to the console where a lever was crudely placed. "Right system jump in 5." Catra panicked, "Woah right now don't we need to prepare." "4." "Entrapta!" "3." "Entrapta what's going to happen when you hit one!" "2." "Entrapta!" Catra grabbed onto the nearest rail. Tight. "1." Entrapta pulled the lever and the ship jumped.

Catra opened her eyes and it felt the same. Like nothing had changed. "Aha, it worked. I knew it would work. Well, I didn't but yay for me!" Catra looked up and could see nothing. No stars or planets nothing. Just darkness. "Why are there no stars?" Entrapta spoke with the biggest grin on her face. "We are travelling so fast that we can't see stars." "And how fast would that be?" "4.827x10^16 clicks per second or 48 quadrillion clicks per second. Well, we aren't really travelling that fast because that would be faster than the speed of light but I made a temporary dimension shift to the entire ship and we bend space-time to ma..." Entrapta continued to talk but Catra noticed a hologram on the consol with the ship in the galaxy and its rout plotted. with a blinking light for the destination. She stared at it and under her breath whispered, "I'm coming, Adora."