She-ra, the Great Princess of Power

Chapter 5 A Brilliant Mind (part 1)

Adora was in the library of Bright Moon with Bow. He was happy to teach Adora the history of Etheria, or at least the things the Horde didn't taught her in the right way.
While Bow was picking some books to start, Adora was chilling on an armchair, in front of a fireplace.
"Here you go! These should be enough for a basic introduction to Etheria's history" Bow brought a tall pile of books to the table next to Adora's chair.
"Just an intruduction?" She asked, looking at all those books.
"Now that you are with the Great Rebellion, you must know how it was created. When eighteen years ago Hordak showed up and began his conquest, the royals of Etheria decided to join forces to help each other" Bow narrated with a proud expression.
Adora had more a guilty look on her face instead, because she felt like the reason why Hordak showed up in the first place.
"I don't want to tell you everything and spoil the fun. You can find out more by reading this" Bow passed to Adora one of the books "It has a lot of colorful pictures!" He smiled with a teasing voice.
"Aww! Are those your favorite books, baby boy?" Adora asked with the same voice.
Bow went to sit on the armchair next to hers and they started to read their respective books. Arrived at the thirtieth page of boring informations about the kingdoms of Etheria, Adora turned the page and her eyes stopped on a picture. She recognized teen Perfuma and a younger Angella. She was holding hands with a man with dark hair. Around them there were other princesses.
Adora asked to Bow who was the man next to Angella.
"That's King Micah. If you kept reading, you'd know Micah and Angella had the idea of forming the first Rebellion. He was a great man. . ." Bow explained with a sad expression.
After giving a better look at the picture, Adora recognized another person.
"Is that. . .?" .
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Scorpia was walking in the corridors of the Fright Zone, when Catra suddently jumped out of the shadows.
"Did I scare you?" She asked with a goofy smile.
"You would have, if I didn't hear you giggle from the other side of the Fright Zone" Scorpia said, keeping a straight face.
"Where are you going? Do we have another mission?" Catra questioned, following her.
"No. I'm heading to the laboratory of our technician. I need to ask her to repair my tank" Scorpia explained.
"Oh, I've never been there! That lab is guarded by two big soldiers. They creep me out!" Catra didn't ask to Scorpia if she could go with her, she just did it.
When they arrived in front of the laboratory, Catra looked at the two soldiers at the sides of the door. They were standing still like statues, and it looked like they weren't breathing.
The door openned automatically and the two girls walked in.
"Watch out from the wires on the floor" Catra warned Scorpia.
In the laboratory there were no windows; the only lights were the screens of the computers.
Catra and Scorpia had to look for the technician in the dark.
"What was her name again?" Catra whispered to Scorpia.
"It's Entrapta. She's the person who built all the technological things we use everyday" .
"She must be the most brilliant mind in the Horde" Catra expressed.
"I don't like to brag. I let my inventions speak for themselves" They heard saying from the shadows.
Catra and Scorpia noticed something glowing and then two red tentacles pushed them on some chairs.
Entrapta showed up and turned off the visors that she used to work in her dark laboratory. She was much older than Scorpia and Catra and the tentacles that pushed them were actually her long hair.
"You know my name, but I don't remember yours" Entrapta said.
"My name is Scorpia, and this is-" Catra interrupted her.
"I'm Catra! I'm a Force Captain. Recently promoted" She pointed at her watch.
"Congratulations, sweetheart! So what brings you to my laboratory, girls?" Entrapta asked.
"My tank was damaged during our first mission" Scorpia said embarrassed.
"Only one mission and your tank already needs repairs?" Entrapta shaped her hair like a chair to sit "You know, some people believe that kids who don't take care of their toys shouldn't have new ones".
"You won't repair her tank?" Catra asked.
"Of course I will! I'm not like most people. I like to experiment, and how do you experiment without making mistakes?" Entrapta went to the nearest computer and looked for the projects for Scorpia's tank.
She digited really fast on the keyboard with her robotic hand.
Catra was fashinated by it.
"It's not polite to stare" Entrapta said with condiscending voice.
"Sorry. . . Why do you need a robotic arm with hair like yours?" Catra asked.
"My pensile hair is a product of science" Entrapta explained, adjusting her visor "I was born without my left arm. The first time I found some Horde tech, I used it to built myself a robotic arm. It felt amazing! But I knew my old friends wouldn't have approved" .
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Adora brought the book with that picture to Angella, to ask her some explenations.
"Your majesty, I found this in the library" Adora held it up to allow Angella and Glimmer to give it a look.
"I know the person next to you. She's the technician of the Horde" Adora said.
Glimmer looked at her mom, who had a serious expression.
"Years ago, Entrapta was a member of the Rebellion. You were too young to remember her" Angella said to Glimmer.
"Why did she leave the Rebellion for the Horde?" Adora asked.
"I'm not sure. Entrapta used to be such a calm and simple girl when she was young. Hordak must have clouded her mind with his lies to make her work for him" The queen said.
While Angella was giving her version of the story, Entrapta was telling to Scorpia and Catra what actually happened.
"My old friends saw tech as something bad because the Horde uses it. So I left the Rebellion! Since the day I've joined Hordak, I've never been more happy. Now I can build everything I want" Entrapta showed to the girls the new robot she created. She activated it and sent it to guard the armory.
"Wait, so those guards at the door of your lab are robots?" Catra asked.
"And they are not the only ones. The Horde's army is mostly formed by robot soldiers" Entrapta said.
"What!?" Catra exclaimed.
"I can controll them with these computers. I can also keep an eye on what happens outside the Fright Zone thanks to cameras implanted on the robot's heads" Entrapta added.
"She's not listening. She's having a crisis" Scorpia was looking at Catra that sitting on the floor.
"I'm sorry but using robots instead of real people is a great idea. They're obbedient, silent, and we save a lot on the food" Entrapta explained.
"What else can you build?" Catra asked, going close to her. She regained her vivacity very quickly.
"What do you want?" Entrapta asked.
"Something big!" The girl answered.
"Catra, what do you have in mind?" Scorpia questioned, worried about what she could possibly be planning.
Catra said she wanted to surprise the rebells with something they've never seen.