Sunshine (Adora X Reader X Catra)

Failsafe

Bow turns to face Shadow Weaver and Castaspella.

"So, wait, hold on. Where have you two been this whole time again?"

Shadow Weaver starts talking,
'While you were traipsing around in space, some of us have been working to stop the Heart of Etheria from falling into Prime's hands."

She pauses for a moment as she eyes me down and squint before continuing to talk,
"And we discovered the same thing you did. Rumors of a Failsafe that will break the restraints the First Ones built and set the stolen magic free."

"Are you kidding? After everything that happened last time, you're still going after the Heart of Etheria? And you're helping her?" Glimmer yells.

Castaspella kneels down next to her,
"We're trying to free the magic for all of Etheria so we can be strong enough to fight Prime. I'm doing this for your father and for you. Shadow Weaver is the lesser of two evils."

Catra's sitting on a abox, petting Melog.

She can't take it and speaks,
"At least you admit she's evil."

Melog growls at her words, showing us Catra's feelings.

Shadow Weaver turns to Catra.

"You're one to talk, aren't you?"

Catra and Melog scowl and I calm them.

Adora changes the subject and asks,
"Tell us what you know about the Failsafe. What makes you think it's in Mystacor?"

"As any good sorcerer knows, Mystacor was built on the ruins of an ancient First Ones citadel. And beneath Mystacor--" the evil sorceress gets cut off.

"Ooh, ooh. Can I tell this part?" aunt Casta excitedly asks.

Shadow Weaver bluntly waves her hand,
"Go ahead."

Castaspella starts talking,
"Beneath Mystacor, there are many secret tunnels and rooms, forgotten and sealed off. No one has been able to access them in centuries, but there are whispers of what they contain."

"An artifact known as the Crystal of Arxia, hidden there by a group of traitorous First Ones." Shadow Weaver continues the rest.

"You said I could do it!" the sorceress says.

Shadow Weaver starts reasoning with her,
"You were taking too long."

Bow, in realization says,
"Arxia. That must be the outpost that Mara's rebels were talking about! The Failsafe might be underneath Mystacor!"

"Reaching it won't be easy. But I have spent my whole life studying the secrets of Mystacor. I can get us in." Shadow Weaver explains.

"If you figured it out on your own, why come back here? Why do you need us at all?" I ask, clearly irritated.

"Because Mystacor is controlled by Micah, who, you may recall, is controlled by Horde Prime."

Glimmer frowns at Shadow Weaver's words.

"You have allowed Prime to take too much ground. If he seizes the Heart, it will all be over. There is no more time for half measures, Y/n. You must act now."

"Don't touch me!" I brush off Shadow Weaver's hand.

"It's the only lead we have. We have to try. It'll have to be a stealth mission. Catra, do you think you and Melog can--?" Adora gets cut off when we don't see Catra, nor Melog.

"Oh, leave her to sulk. We can't let her slow us down."

"Just go without us, we'll catch up with you." I say.