She-Ra: Redemption

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Merry groans as she wakes but before she can speak the smell of piss, shit, and iron hits her nose. The smell so intense she immediately bolts up gagging as she pinches her nose in disgust. She clears her watery eyes only now taking notice of the rusted metal bars in front of her. She attempts to reach out but is stopped by a old ragged voice.

"I'd be best to not touch the bars merry."

Merry turns to her right to find the source of the voice. Her eyes meet a old wrinkled man his skin pink stained with dirt and blood. His eyes a dull sliver almost matching his dirty short white hair.

"How do you know my name? Where are we old man."

"Oh? You can see me in this darkness? You have good eyes miss. Well to answer your question its because of your friend there next to you." The old man says

Merry glances to her side to see a barley breathing Ash laying on her side, Blood and bruises cover her body, the once brilliant golden fiery hair now nothing but a dull ember. Merry moves her messy blood clotted hair to side to see one missing eye, and busted lips.

"Ash! Ash!" Merry shouts her voice turning into a plead.

"Leave the child be, she's been through enough. Lasted hell of alot longer than anyone else would have." The old man says

"I'm sorry...I...i.." Ash chokes out like a whimper as tears fall down her face.

"What? Sorry? What's happening!?" Merry shouts in confusion.

"I told..then everything..." Ash whispers before passing out.

"While you were out cold they tried to take you. The child fought them off you and killed one of them. They beat her and dragged her off. They tortured her for three days, she was barely tossed back in here today." The old man says pitying her.

The sound of teeth gnashing and cracking fill the chamber. The man looks closer to see Merry gritting her teeth seething with rage.

"Who did this?" Merry says her voice wavering as the anger attempts to escape with each word.

"The slavers outside. Calm down kid with that collar on your just as helpless as that child. Well she some kind freaky power but that's over with." He says

Merry questions for a moment before taking notice of her friend's broken fingers and legs. As merry questions how Ash still lives she notices the torn flesh and broken bones are slowly healing and snapping back into place.

With a swoosh her thoughts are interrupted by a door opening. Merry glares towards the door to see a pale skinned man with no hair and green gleaming eyes. He strides in with aura of arrogance and superiority.

"Oh? Sleeping beauty is wake. Good." He says mockingly

"Was it you who hurt Ash!?" Merry snarls out grabbing the bars.

Within moments Merry screams in pain as electricity runs through her body.

"Hm? Feisty one aren't ya? Your friend was too but looks like she isn't acting like herself today. Wouldn't you agree Merry? Daughter of Catra." He says

Merry's eyes widen as she realizes what information was pulled from Ash.

"Too think I were just given such rare goods. I wonder how much would the great Etherian Empire pay for some like you." He grins looking down at Merry panting as she grabs her collar.

"I didn't know that bitch actually has a kid. She killed quite a few of my friends you know. I think that entitles me to a little pay back." He says with a grin as she presses a button on his wrist.

Merry's body seizes in pain as she writhes on the floor from the shock.

"Oops almost killed you huh. Wouldn't want my golden goose to die. Spike fix her would ya." He says laughing as he exits the chamber.

The room falls silent with the only noise being made is the panting merry.

"Don't move you here." Spike says Looking almost exactly like the previous guy with exception of a long scar across his face and his purple eyes.

"Hm looks like your previous wounds have opened up." He says taking out a glowing green moss and placing it on the stomach wound.

"I'll...kill...you..." merry says between breathes.

"Hey kid. Answer me honestly ya here. Are you really that tyrants kid?" Spike says

"Yes...and when she finds me...your all..dead!" Merry spits glaring at him.

"Noted. Your all good or at least you won't die." He says exiting and locking the cage.

"Listen kid. Just relax and wait for the ransom money to go through. You and your friend will be fine. Its better if you get on their good side." The old man says after spike leaves

"It wasn't a threat. My mom...she's really protective of me. When she finds me she'll kill everyone on this ship." Merry says as she places Ash's head on her lap.

"So the rumors are true then? She's a tyrant?" The old man says

"What rumors? No she's really wants to help people." Merry says softly

"In this galaxy everyone often says she's a tyrant and a conqueror. But in the other galaxy people hail her as a savior and protector." He says

"Well minus the tyrant and your correct. All she wants is to protect the people she cares about. But you see she's quite fragile even if she doesn't want me to see it. If me and her friends disappear I'm afraid she would become the next prime. That's why I can't die here. Because I'm afraid she wouldn't be able to recover." Merry says

" I see. I hope you get home safe for all our sakes." He says

"Don't worry you'll get home too..both of you." Merry says cleaning the blood off Ash's face.