She-ra, the Great Princess of Power

Chapter 12 Changes

Glimmer, Adora and Bow were directed to a kingdom located on the mountains. Romeo was accompaning them because he wanted to test his first invention.
After proclaiming himself the technician of the Great Rebellion, Romeo started collecting robot parts from the battlefield and created a laboratory in his room.
"Are we close to Mystacor?" Glimmer asked to Bow.
"We're almost there" he answered, checking the map.
They were walking at a constant speed, except for Romeo. He was struggling to keep up with a heavy backpack filled of working tools and his invention.
"Meo, can I help you carry something?" Adora asked.
"I got this" Romeo panted.
Adora took the backpack off his shoulders and carried it for him.
"Hmm, thanks" Romeo sounded a bit annoyed.
As they were getting closer to Mystacor, they found some Horde robots.
"So this is why were called here" Bow said, taking an arrow out of the quiver.
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Entrapta was in her laboratory, working on the portal that Hordak asked her to keep building.
Some computers were streaming the battle thanks to the cameras on the robots heads and Entrapta decided to take a break to watch.
"This is going to be interesting" She said, shaping her hair like an armchair.
While Bow and Glimmer were fighting, Adora went to hide behind a big rock to transform. A robot got close to her.
"Oh, no. Not her" Entrapta used the controlls to stop the robot from attacking Adora. When the girl saw it, she used her sword to cut the robot in half.
Romeo thought that was the perfect time to use his invention. He strapped it on his shoulders and around the arms.
"Stand back, everyone! This thing is hot fire!" Romeo pressed a button and nothing happened.
He looked behind and saw that his invention had caught on fire.
Romeo tried to take it off, but the straps had jammed. So Bow shot a freezing arrow at the invention and turned off the fire.
"You're welcome" He said to Romeo.
Adora returned to her friends when she heard Romeo screaming and realized they were surrounded.
Luckily for them, a woman with cirly red hair appeared out of nowhere and threw her shield, which bounced off three robots.
After she retrived the shield, the woman teleported herself and the others away.
"Obviously she had to show up and save the day" Entrapta rolled her eyes.
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The rebells found themselves outside an abbandoned building.
Once they were all safe, Glimmer spoke to the person who helped them.
"Thank you, Castaspella" .
"You're welcome, Glimmer" the woman replied and gave her an hug.
"Everyone, meet Castaspella. She's the queen of Mystacor and a good friend of my mom. She taught me her teleportation spell" Glimmer introduced her to her friends.
"Hello, Bow. I see you still use your Combow" Castaspella saluted him.
"I could never forget to bring it with me" He said.
"I know how that's like" the queen looked at her shield with a nostalgic smile.
"And these are the brave ex Horde soldiers who joined the Great Rebellion" Glimmer introduced Adora and Romeo.
"It's so heartwarming to see there are good people in the other side of the battlefield" Castaspella shook their hands "What's on your back, young man?" She asked to Romeo.
"This is my flamethrower. I've built it, but for some reason  it didn't work as I expected. . ." Romeo answered.
"Really? The part where you go on fire wasn't meant to intimidate the enemies?" Bow asked with a mocking face and Romeo showed his tounge.
"Since when is technology allowed in the Great Rebellion?" Castaspella looked at Glimmer.
"Since the day we caught Romeo sneaking a broken robot inside the castle" She answered.
Adora looked at the abbandoned building behind them.
"What is this place?" She asked.
"It's where I've learned magic when I was young. The old accademy of Mystacor" Castaspella answered.
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The rebells decided to settle in the accademy for a bit.
Bow found the kitchens and used what he had to prepare lunch for everybody. Glimmer wanted to turn on the fireplace in the professor's room, so she concentrated and fired a small laser beam from her forefinger, making a spark.
"I see you're learning new tricks" Castaspella said after she lit the fire.
"I've been training with my mom lately" Glimmer smiled.
Romeo placed his invention next to the fire, to make the ice on it melt down.
"You've made a lot of progresses. Your mom must be very proud of you" Castaspella messed the princess' hair.
Watching them being playful and talking about parents made Romeo feel a little envious, therefore he took his invention and went to work on it in another room.
Later Adora brought him something to eat.
"Lunch is served!" She said with a cheerful voice.
"Thanks" Romeo didn't even look at what she brought and kept working.
"You'll love Bow's cuisine. He's a great cook, but don't tell him I told you so" Adora whispered.
Romeo moved his head as an answer.
"Do you need any help with your invention?" Adora asked.
"If I say no, will you take my flamethrower like you did with my backpack?" Romeo questioned, finally looking at her.
"I just want to give you a hand. There must be something I-" .
"Adora, I don't need your help!We're not in the Horde anymore, so stop treating me like a child!" Romeo yelled.
Adora wasn't expecting him to react like that.
"I'm sorry. I didn't want to make you feel like that. I'll leave you to your work" She walked out of the room and passed next to Bow.
He noticed her sad expression and asked her what was wrong.
Since Adora didn't give him an answer, Bow went in the room she just left.
"What happened to Adora?" .
"I don't know" Romeo answered.
"Yeah, sure. I don't believe you" Bow crossed his arms.
"Why do you even care?" .
"Adora is my friend, that's why. Now tell me what happened" Bow demanded.
"Adora keeps breathing on my neck and she doesn't let me to do things on my own. I was tired of being treated like a helpless boy, so I told her to stop! That's what happened!" Romeo was angry.
Bow looked at him in silence. Romeo believed he was judging him, so he tried to explain why he reacted that way.
"Since I was little, I've always been the weakest one, and the girls had to look out for me constantly. I thought that I could improve with tech, so I wouldn't feel so useless. . ." Romeo confessed.
"You're not useless. Nobody is" Bow told him.
"Easy for you to say that. You're strong and-" .
"And I don't have powers. We had different childhoods, but I know what is like to live with people who have abilities you don't possess" Bow said.
Romeo never considered that.
"Even without powers, I wanted to protect the people I love. That's why I've trained to become a good archer" Bow explained.
"Good? You're the best!" Romeo exclaimed and Bow blushed a little.
"Because I had someone who believed in me. Glimmer's dad made my bow and he supported me in everyway he could. Adora supports you as well. Sure she has an impolite way to do so, but she means well. Don't tell her I said that" .
Romeo started to feel bad for yelling at her.
At that point, the boys heard Glimmer calling them from the hallway.
"The Horde robots are here!" .
"What?" Bow looked outside the window of that room.
The robots have circled their hiding place and they were trying to push off the front door to get in.
"I'll teleport us somewhere else" Castaspella said.
"Wait. Where's Adora?" Glimmer asked.
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Adora was returning to the accademy with parts of the robot she sliced during the battle.
"Meo will be so happy to have these" .
When she saw the robots, she dropped those parts to hide and transform.
After knocking out a couple of robot soldiers, She-ra turned her sword into a hook and used it to climb up a window.
"She-ra!" Glimmer and Bow exclaimed when she showed up.
"We have to do something. The soldiers are going to break in at any moment" She-ra said.
"Queen Castaspella, what was your least favorite room in this place?" Romeo asked.
"The detention room?. . .Not that I ever got a detention!" Castaspella laughed.
"Can you gather all the robots in there?" Romeo had a plan.
With her teleportation spell, Castaspella brought all the robots in the detention room.
Glimmer was able to teleport only two, but it was enough for her abilities.
Romeo turned on his invention and threw it inside the room. She-ra and Bow kept the door closed. The flamethrower overheated and blew up all the robots.
"Was that supposed to happen?" Glimmer asked after the explosion.
"This is called improvisation" Romeo answered with a proud smile.
"But you lost your invention" Bow said.
"I'll build something better. As long as I have someone who believes in me, I can do anything. By the way, where's Adora?" Romeo asked.
"I'm here!" Adora was casually leaning on the wall behind them.
"Where have you been?" Bow questioned.
"I went to find She-ra" Adora lied.
"And where is she now?" Castaspella realized that She-ra desappeared.
"I don't know. . ." Adora lied again.
"Adora, I'm sorry for yelling at you. You wanted to help me, but I wanted to prove that I can do things on my own" Romeo apologized.
"I know you can. Now I understand that I was too apprehensive. I promise I'll let you do your thing without bothering you, but I'll never stop looking out for you, Meo" Adora said and hugged Romeo.
Bow and Glimmer were relieved they made peace.
Castaspella didn't look happy like them. There was something that was making sad, probably connected to that old accademy.