trapped | catra

9 | Princess Y/N

(On Horde Prime's ship)

Catra slowly opened her eyes and looked at her surroundings. What just happened? Oh, right. She tried to save Glimmer from Hordak. She had no idea whether she failed or not because she had no idea what was happening or where she was. But she was definitely not in the Fright Zone anymore. She was in an all white room. Surrounding her were big pieces of stone that were probably from the Fright Zone grounds.

She looked around and spotted Glimmer unconscious on the ground. Catra tried to stand up but her legs felt like water and she couldn't walk. So instead, she crawled over to Glimmer and shook her until she squinted her eyes. "Catra?" Glimmer said. "Oh thank god!" Catra said, relived that Glimmer wasn't dead and she sacrificed herself for nothing.

The princess sat up and looked around. "Uh, where are we?" she asked. "I don't know," Catra replied. Then the both of them turned to Hordak who had just got up from the ground. "Brother, I thought you were perished," they heard a voice say. They turned to see a chair ahead of them. It turned around to face a person who looked a little bit like Hordak.

"Horde Prime," Glimmer quickly whispered. Catra nodded.

"I fell into a portal and was teleported to a Shadow Dimension. I've been trying to make my way back to you this whole time. I created an army in your name. I conquered the planet, everyone will know my name," Hordak said. Horde Prime raised his eyebrow. "Your name?" he asked as he stood up. He made his way over to his brother, he knelt before him.

"Why can't I see your thoughts?" he asked. He cupped Hordak's face with his hands and closed his eyes. He could now see Hordak's memories from the time he spent on Etheria. "Ah, I see now," he said. "You've even given yourself a name?" he asked. When Hordak didn't reply, he chuckled. "And there was a time you wished I didn't come for you? Is that true, brother?" Horde Prime asked. Again, Hordak didn't reply.

Horde Prime opened his eyes and backed away. He turned around and sighed. "After you sent that signal, I couldn't find you brother," he suddenly said. "But then I detected this energy source like nothing I've seen before. When I arrived, a planet had appeared. This is Etheria, yes?" Horde Prime gestured to the big screen behind his chair. Glimmer's eyes widened when she realized he was pointing at Etheria. Did that mean... the portal teleported them out of the dimension of despondos?

Then Horde Prime turned around in the speed of light and grabbed onto Hordak's face aggressively. Hordak groaned in pain as Horde Prime picked him up from the ground. "But brother I did all of this for you!" Hordak exclaimed. "No, you have forgotten your place, so now you must be reborn!" Horde Prime replied. His tentacles attached to Hordak's back and his eyes flashed green before turning back to red. Hordak then fell unconscious. Horde Prime let go of him, causing him to collapse on the floor.

"Take him to be reconditioned," he told the clones. They then picked up their brother and walked off to who know's where. Then Horde Prime turned to Glimmer and Catra. "But I've been rude, haven't I? We have guests," he said.

He approached the two of them and helped them up from the ground. Catra bowed and Glimmer wacked her across the head. She quickly stood up straight. It wasn't her fault. She was just used to bowing before evil people. "You work for Hordak?" Horde Prime asked. "Yes! I mean, no. I think? Uh, I'm not exactly sure," Catra said. Then Horde Prime turned to Glimmer. "And I'm going to assume your royalty?" he said. "Yes, how did you know?" Glimmer asked.

"I'm far older than you can imagine and I've conquered many planets. I can tell the difference between royalty and a normal citizen," he replied. Glimmer turned to face Catra and snicked. Catra scoffed. Then she turned back to Horde Prime. "Are you going to destroy Etheria?" she asked. "Why, no! I take no joy in destroying. I just want to bring your planet into my light," he said. "So you'll leave us alone?" Glimmer asked. Catra stared at him worriedly, hoping he would say "yes".