Switched (A Shera and the Princesses of Power Extra Episode)

Scene 4: An Alternate Bright Moon

"No, no, no, NOOO!!!!" Glimmer's voice sounded over the darkness..

"Adora!!!" Glimmer cried before opening her eyes and sitting upright on her bed in her room.

In her room? That's not right. She was just in the Whispering woods with Adora, and Catra, and there was a bot? Everything was foggy. "How can I be here, maybe Adora carried me home??" Glimmer murmured to herself, "but how did she get away from-"

"Princess Glimmer!!!! You are needed in the war room!! Immediately!!!" A bright-moon-guard cut her mid sentence. And held the doors open for her.

But, as always, Glimmer said "Oh well, we'll go the fun way!!" she went to grab the guards shoulder and tried to teleport into the war room but nothing happened.

"oh.. I guess I need to recharge?" Glimmer went on to say. "Oh well, we shall walk then... hooray!!!!" She said ironically.

Glimmer opened the doors to the war room, but, something seemed... off. She couldn't quite put her finger on it.

"Oh the sleepy-head is up, and wow!!!! Did you forget to recharge again?" Bow said with a big smile on his face.

"I think so... but I could use my powers earlier... How did we come back?" Glimmer said in response.

"Back from where?" Bow replied in confusion.

"The woods"

"Why would we be back from the woods?"

"We- we had a mission against the Horde!! Don't you remember?"

Bow looked at her the confusion now piercing through his eyes. "Ummm-"

He didn't have time to answer, as the doors to the war room started to open once again.

This must have something to do with the bot. Glimmer thought. Maybe Adora would know something.

The doors are now, wide open. Glimmer moved forward in a rush to ask Adora what happens, but was shocked at what she saw standing at the door.

"Oh wow, I really did sleep in then. Glimms is here before me!!" A voice spoke. A very familiar voice, that didn't –or, better yet, shouldn't- bring back bright memories.

"Catra?" Glimmer's eyes widened in shock.

Low and behold, Catra was standing at the door. Our Catra! Evil Catra! But she looked... different?

Instead of her usual sleeveless red shirt and ripped red leggings, she was wearing a red crop-top t-shirt, paired with black jeans and a plaid red button-up shirt tied around her waist. Her hair was tied in a mid-head pony tail and had a few wisps falling at the side of her face.

"How is she here??" Glimmer started yelling at Bow in her panicked voice.

"What do you mean?" Bow asked.

"Yeah Glimms, what do you mean?" Catra went to move forward but Glimmer stopped her.

"Stay back Horde Scum. I may not be able to teleport but I have saved some fist-to-face sparkles just for you." Glimmer replied. Her survival instincts started to kick in.

Catra didn't take her seriously, but that didn't surprise Glimmer. She was Catra, she never listened to anyone! Catra went on to approach Glimmer.

"Are you ok?" Catra asked the Princess touching her shoulder and examining her eyes. "You sure you're not brain damaged?"

"What, no?!!!" Glimmer yelled "Bow, how can you be OK with this?"

"Glimmer, I'm not following. Why would I not be ok?" Bow asked now starting to get worried about his friend.

"With this!!" Glimmer replied pointing at Catra with both her hands.

"Ok, Glimmer, I was goofing around before, but now I'm starting to seriously freak out. What's with you today???" Catra said with a worried tone present in her voice.

"You don't get to talk to me about freaking out!!" Glimmer said again in full panic mode.

"Glimmer, should I call for someone??" Bow said rushing over to the girls "Catra, go get someone!!"

"Who should I get?!" Catra exclaimed

"I don't know, someone, ANYONE!!" Bow was, evidently, by far the most panicked one in the room.

"NO ONE IS LEAVING THE WAR ROOM UNTIL SOMEONE EXPLAINS TO ME WHAT CATRA IS DOING HERE!!!" Glimmer yelled at her friend and, well...Catra.

Bow and Catra stopped and looked at her.

"Glimmer, Catra lives here..." Bow replied hesitantly. "She's our friend, why don't you remember?"

"No, Bow, she's not our friend. Why can't you remember?" Glimmer said in despair. "She has tried to kill us multiple times!! I need to talk to Adora."

"Oh, so you want to talk to Adora and not me??" Catra asked, "What's with you today?"

"Glimmer, why would you want to talk to Adora of all people?" Bow asked; now ready to signal the distress beacon to help his friend come back to her senses.

"Because Adora is our friend here, Bow, not Catra! How could you ask me that?" Glimmer said; now being on the verge of tears.

"Glimmer, follow me here, Adora isn't our friend. The closest thing we've come with Adora is when she kidnapped us before the Battle of Bright Moon." Bow said

"No, Bow, Catra kidnapped us, not Adora!! Why don't you remember??" Glimmer replied in distress.

"Glimms, I don't not what happened to you during the night, but Adora is still with the Horde. She was never your friend." Catra said; worry now overwhelming her.