Light Hope

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Thank you, @MeryMayham, for your continued support! 

"Okay, I- what is going on here?" Catra stopped when she spotted what was happening.

"Catra! You got my note," Entrapta exclaimed as she burst through the vent with her hair.

"The one you dropped on my head from the air vent that says, 'Come to my lab'?"

"Yes, that's the one. I've made great strides in analyzing the data from the First Ones data crystal you brought me... Look!" She went over to her computer, where Katze was lounging on the desk, basking in the computer screen light while scrolling on her tablet.

"Where did all of this come from?" Catra asked, pushing Katze off the desk.

"Oh, you know. Here and there...rooms..." Entrapta said vaguely as Katze pushed herself into a sitting position, a book on her head like a hat. A chair tipped over, and landed on her.

"Were there people in these rooms?" Catra took the book off Katze's head and closed it, putting it on the desk again.

"Well, not when I went back to take the stuff." Katze snickered from her seat on the floor.

"You definitely belong here with us," Catra chuckled.

"...So! The data!" Entrapta squealed in excitement, before putting the crystal into a slot. Mery entered the room, and saw what was happening.

"Are you working on the First Ones crystal?" She asked.

"Yeah we are. Also, I need help." Mery giggled at Katze, and helped her up.

"Ha! Wow! Whoa." Scorpia scribbled on her notepad.

"Look at these readings. It's incredible, this seems to confirm my theories about the techno-organic nature of First Ones machinery resulting in thaumaturgical compatibility between magic and science!" Entrapta laughed maniacally. Catra rolled her eyes.

"I'm going to need you to try again, but this time, talk like a normal person." Katze leapt back onto the desk, watching the symbols on the computer screen.

"Scorpia seems like she understands," Entrapta said, pointing to the girl who was scribbling on her notepad.

"Scorpia is drawing stick figures holding hands," Catra said, enunciating each word. Mery stood on her toes to look at the drawing, before Scorpia flipped it around to show everyone.

"I was going to call it 'Super Pal Trio', but there's more than three of us. This is me, this is Catra, and I think it's clear, come on. I mean, I'm a bit of an artist."

"What about Squad? Adora, Glimmer, and Bow are the Best Friend Squad," Mery offered.

"Let's not call ourselves that," Katze said, her eyes darkening. "Drop the 'Trio' part and just leave it or something."

Catra coughed pointedly, getting everyone's attention. Entrapta began to talk, enunciating every syllable. "I looked at the rock, which is a crys-tal." She held it up. "And used math...wait, do I have to explain math to you?"

Catra groaned exasperatedly. "Yes or no, did the crystal give you enough data to upgrade our weapons?"

"Weapons? HA! This is so much bigger than weapons. This could change everything. Etheria's not just a planet. Whatever the First Ones did to it, it went deep."

"And what does that mean?" Catra asked, and Katze was already on her tablet.

"You're asking me about my theories? I've waited years for someone to ask me about my theories! Hang on, I made a model!" Entrapta pulled out a giant globe with light bulbs.

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