She-ra, the Great Princess of Power

Chapter 2 Meet Madam Razz (part 3)

Madame Razz invited Adora inside her tent. The place smelled like burned leaves. There were some ampoules with colorful fluids hanging from ropes and a small table with two stools.
"Please, take a sit" Madame Razz said.
Adora sat on a stool while Madame Razz was gathering all she needed for the tea.
Adora placed her sword on the table, then she thought it was incovenient.
"Sorry" She apologized and put her sword down.
"I've always wondered what happened to that" Madame Razz said.
"You've seen this sword already?" Adora asked.
Madame Razz brought the teapot to the table and sprinkled some leaves in the water.
"Eighteen years ago, I was sitting with Broom under the stars when a green light lit up the sky. We went to see what it was. That's when I saw them" the leaves assumed the forms of four men and one of them looked like Hordak.
Madame Razz said that he was holding a baby in the only arm he had.
"I thought it was better to leave before they could see me. But on the way back to my tent, I found something" Madame Razz moved the teapot and the leaves formed an arm holding the sword.
"The missing arm of that man was on the ground, grabbing the hilt of your sword. When I tried to touch it, everything started to shake and the ground modeled itself as a-" .
"A tower?" Adora said.
"Yes. I was so scared that I jumped on Broom and left" Madame Razz explained.
After all those years Adora finally knew what happened to Hordak's arm. She thought that if his arm was attached to her sword, then he knew about its existence.
"I better go prepare this tea. I'll be right back" Madame Razz took the teapot outside to boil the water.
When she left the tent, Adora called the Sorceress.
"Sorceress, can you hear me?" .
The woman appeared from the gem on her sword.
"Yes, Adora? You have questions for me?" The Sorceress could tell that she was impatient to know something.
"Back in the tower, you said that I'm from another planet" Adora said.
"Eternia. It's a planet similar to this one, but it's very far away" .
"Then how did I end up on Etheria? Who left me here?" Adora asked.
"No one left you, my lost princess. You were taken from your kingdom when you were a baby. Hordak kidnapped you and he desappeared with you and your sword" The Sorceress explained with displeasure.
"He. . .?" Adora couldn't even speak.
During her childhood, she never questioned who she was. She always thought she was an orphan, like the other Horde kids. But the truth was that the man she saw as father was actually her kidnapper.
"I'm sorry" the Sorceress said. After she vanished, Adora started to cry.
She grabbed her sword and in a fit of rage she cutted the table it in half.
"Liar! Manipulator! Heartless monster!" She yelled, hitting the table over and over.
For some reason her eyes started to shine green, just like the gem on the sword.
"You could have just said that you didn't want tea" Madame Razz said when she returned in the tent.
"No!. . . I- I'm sorry for breaking your table" Adora apologized. Her eyes were blue like before.
She turned her sword into an hammer and began to repair the table as she could.
Madame Razz sat on a stool and poured some tea for herself. She peacefuly watched Adora doing her best to fix the table.
When the night came, Adora walked out of the tent.
She followed the witch' suggestion and transformed her sword into a neckless to hide under her jacket.
"Again, I'm sorry for the table" .
"It's okay. Remember that you can always come back when you want a cup of tea, or just someone to talk to" Madame Razz smiled.
"I'll keep that in mind. But, uhm. . . Can I ask you to keep my secret?" .
"What secret?" The woman blinked.
She wasn't going to tell anyone about Adora' sword.
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Thanks to Madame Razz's directions, Adora was able to find her way to Bright Moon.
When she was in her room, Adora rested on the bed and hid her head under the pillow.
In that moment someone knocked on the door.
"Adora? Are you awake?" Glimmer asked, openning the door a little.
"I was just resting my eyes" Adora said, wiping her tears to not make Glimmer see that she was crying.
"I wanted to apologize for the things that my mom said during lunch" Glimmer was holding a small book in her hands.
"What are you talking about? There's no need to apologize" Adora said.
"I don't know a lot about your life before we met, but I'd like to. I think it would help me understand you better" Glimmer was hoping that Adora would open up with her, but she wasn't ready to tell her about the sword or She-ra or the stuff that she was still processing.
"I'm sorry, Glimmer. I can't tell you everything. . . At least, not now" Adora said.
"Okay. Then you might need this" Glimmer gave her the small book.
"What is this?" Adora asked.
"It's a diary. You can write on it everytime you want to vent your thoughts. I have one too" Glimmer explained.
"Thank you, Glimmer" Adora wanted to give her a punch of gratitude, but on a second thought she realized that wasn't the right way.
"I should learn the non-Horde ways of showing affection" Adora said embarrassed.
Glimmer hugged her.
"In time you'll learn everything you need" .
When the princess left her room,
Adora went to lay on her bed again. She covered with the blanket and closed her eyes, but she couldn't sleep.
So she decided to write something on her diary.
"Day 1 in Bright Moon. Glimmer gave me this 'diary', but I already have Kowl and Madame Razz to share my secrets with. So I'm going to use it to write what I learn from my new life" Adora wrote about horses, the food she liked, the people she met and how she felt about them.
"Queen Angella is the ruler of Bright Moon. She's a real chatterbox, but she's nice. Bow is the best archer of the Great Rebellion. He didn't like me at first, but I think he's starting to trust me. Glimmer is Angella's daughter. She loves pink and she's very sweet! If it wasn't for her, I probably wouldn't be here. Glimmer told me the truth about the Horde and I'll always be gratheful for what she's doing for me. Maybe as She-ra, I can prove myself to be worth of her trust and affection" Adora wrote.
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Shadow Weaver was in Hordak's room, to convince him to keep on with the conquest.
"My Lord, we've never been so close to the victory" She was saying while Hordak was sitting on his throne "Adora gave her life for this cause. She wanted the Horde defeat those princesses! She wouldn't want us to give up".
Hordak started to get angry.
"Don't tell me what Adora would have wanted! She's not-!. . ." He didn't finish what he was about to say and tried to stay calm down "We're missing a Force Captain at the moment. We can't go on with like this" Hordak argued.
"That's not a problem. I know the perfect candidate for that job!" Shadow Weaver guranteed.
Catra made her way with her uniform ripped, to match her style. She walked closer to the throne and tripped on a cable.
Shadow Weaver groaned, covering her face for the embarrassement. When she stood up, Catra smiled akwardly.
"At your service, my Lord" Catra bowed to Hordak.