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*Fright Zone, in Hordak's Sanctum.*
Hordak: (stares at a glowing green orb that crackles with electricity.)Finally. (He clenches his fist, bending the wrench he's holding.Imp climbs up Hordak, peers over his shoulder at the orb, and smiles. Imp and Hordak shield themselves from the orb as it explodes.he Hisses) Useless.(Imp Laughs,Hordak pushes Imp off his shoulder and tosses the wrench away. Imp looks at the wrench, then climbs a pillar-like machine.)
Imp: (In Hordak's voice) Useless.

*in the Whispering Woods,Adora, Sophia,Glimmer, and Bow walk through the Woods.*
Adora: I still can't believe Entrapta's working for the Horde. Shadow Weaver messed with her mind. She must have. Right?
Sophia:I think so,it's Entrapta we are talking about,she will go where's there more Technology to miss around with.
Glimmer: And She seemed normal when we talked to her. Entrapta-normal, but still, she wants to be with the Horde. They do have better tech than us. But we have magic on our side.
Bow: Magic and tech aren't totally separate things. Entrapta is one of the only people who really understands that. She got closer to combining them than anyone else. And...now she's with the Horde.(Adora, Sophia and Glimmer turn to look at Bow.)Well, who needs Entrapta? You've got Bow,tech master and premier member of the Etherian Maker Community.(The arrow Bow is holding catches on fire, and smoke billows from it.)Ah. (Clears throat) Yeah, uh, meant to do that.
Sophia:sure,Bow and don't worry I can help you fix it,I have started reading on books that involve building and impoving technology.(she grabs Bow's bow and takes out an arrow she had with her.she shots it at a nearby tree and it before it hits the tree,the arrow suddenly turns around,Sophia has taken out a little controller and starts moving the arrow around) is it cool,I made it like a little drone so if miss I can redirect to where I wanted it to hit(she makes the arrow hit a rock and it releases a net)
Bow:(surprise) you made that?! Can you make me one!Or show me how you made it!
Sophia:sure,I can give you some,since I made six of them.(she gives the rest of the arrows she had to bow.)
Bow:thanks Sophia.
Glimmer:look at you Sophia, becoming a little inventor.
Swift Wind: (Neighing) Ahoy! Ha ha, be there in a sec.(He lands next to Adora and Glimmer.)
Swift Wind: Comrades! I spotted buildings ahead, the outpost is close.(Glimmer clenches her fists.)
Glimmer: Entrapta made her decision. We can't change that. But we can focus on our mission and help all our people. We lost all contact with the farming outpost of Alwyn a week ago. The Horde hasn't been reported in the area, but we can't be too careful.
Adora: (Scoffs)They're definitely involved. They always are.
Glimmer: We can handle the Horde. I don't care if they do have Entrapta's inventions, they're no match for us! We'll handle this the way we always do.
Adora: Brute Strength?
Sophia:destroying everything to the ground?
Swift Wind: Almost dying?
Glimmer: No—and no! By sticking together, and never giving up.
Bow: Yeah! Best Friend Quad plus Horse to the rescue!(Everyone turns to look at Bow.)Because there's four of us,plus the horse?(Everyone frowns at Bow.)
Bow: Okay, taking that one off the list.(They all continue walking. Adora turns around, and looks at the trees blowing in the wind. She frowns.)

*Back in the Fright Zone,Entrapta is sitting at a workbench, tinkering with a device. She has her welding mask down.*
Entrapta: (Scatting to herself,The workbench shakes. Entrapta lifts her mask and looks around.)Hm.(She flips her mask back down and continues tinkering. After a few seconds, the workbench shakes again. Entrapta lifts her mask and frowns. She ducks under the workbench, and finds a loose screw on the underside.)Emily, hand me a six sided hex driver.(Emily searches for the tool, knocking things over as she looks. She shakes her body in a "no" gesture and beeps sadly. Entrapta Groans)You're right, Emily, how can we possibly work like this(Entrapta flops down on the workbench.)

*Still in the Fright Zone,Catra walks into Hordak's Sanctum.*
Catra: Uh, hello? Lord Hordak?(Catra sees Imp watching her.)
Hordak: State your purpose, Force Captain Catra.(Catra adjusts her Force Captain badge and walks over to Hordak.)
Catra:Lord Hordak, I just thought we should, uh, you know, touch base, like you used to with Shadow Weaver. Figured we could establish a daily check-in—
Hordak: So, I'm to understand you've disturbed me for no reason.(Imp jumps down to the floor, startling Catra.)
Catra: Uh, not for no reason. We need to plan our next move against the Rebellion. The Horde's in a better spot than ever—
Hordak: Was squandering our advantage while the Whispering Woods regrew part of your plan?(Hordak walks over to a large lever and pulls it. It activates a glowing field around him and Catra.)
Hordak: Was letting yourself get captured? Etheria's atmosphere has proven to be a complicating variable in my experiments(Catra coughs. Debris rises from the floor.)
Catra: I—(coughing)
Hordak: I just removed that variable. Tell me, Force Captain, how is your breathing?(Hordak circles Catra as she coughs and wheezes. Catra's vision goes blurry.)Pathetic. Just like everything on this backwards planet. Do you know what the definition of failure is, Force Captain?(Hordak turns the anti-oxygen field off. Catra gasps for breath.)Failure is when something ceases to serve a purpose. When that happens, it becomes worthless to me. Thus far, your performance has been lacking.
Catra: I haven't failed yet. No one knows how to take the princesses down better than me. Trust me, and let me do that.(They stare at each other. Catra's gaze flicks down to where Hordak is resting his hand on the lever.)
Hordak: You say you can defeat the Rebellion?(Hordak takes his hand off the lever.)Prove it. You are dismissed.(Hordak returns to his lab, and Catra leaves.)
Imp: (In Hordak's voice) Pathetic. Pathetic. Pathetic.

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