She-ra, the Great Princess of Power

Chapter 15 King Micah

A human chane was bringing Fire Stone fragments to the cooling chamber. The man who helped Glimmer and Bow escape accidentally tripped his load and a guard ordered him to collect those fragments. So the poor man had to endure the pain of holding the Fire Stone with his hands. A girl who worked in the cooling chamber abbandoned her position to help him.
"What do you think you're doing?" The guard asked to her.
"I'm doing what I can to make us go fast. Do you want Hordak to get mad because the next load is late?" Lohni replied.
The guard allowed her to keep helping the other slave.
"We're almost ready, your highness" Lohni whispered to the man knelt in front of her.
"Good. We'll leave this place today" he replied.
When the dawn came, Lohni initiated their escape plan.
Her job was to pull the lever that controlled the flow of water in the chamber. She blocked the lever with a rock and the water kept falling on the Fire Stone fragments, creating a cloud of steam that quickly filled the galleries.
The guards couldn't see what was happening around them. So Lohni and a small group of people took advantage of that situation to fled. They found the way out of the mines thanks to a track of Fire Stone they previously prepared.
Once they were outside, Lohni got on a cargo vehicle.
"Why are you here!?" The driver exclaimed when the girl took the seat next to him.
"We're leaving" She answered.
"We?" Someone touched the driver' shoulder. He turned around and got punched in the face by the man that Lohni helped.
After the driver was knocked out and thrown out of the vehicle, the others got on board. They turned it on and left the Scorpion Kingdom.
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Glimmer and her friends were heading to the throne room.
"Do we have another mission?" Adora questioned.
"The guard said there was an emergency" Bow answered.
Romeo was waiting at the door.
"You were called too?" Adora asked to him.
"Yes. Do you know what's going on?" .
They walked in the throne room, unaware of what was waiting for them. Angella was with a man and Lohni was standing next to them.
"Lohni!" Adora and Romeo ran to her. Lohni had missed her friends so much that she allowed them to squeeze her with their hug.
"Glimmer!" The man went to the princess with his arms open, but she made a few steps back because she thought she didn't know him. When Glimmer saw that her mom was crying of happiness, she recognized that person.
"Dad?" Glimmer whispered in disbelief.
"It's me, dear" Micah smiled.
"Oh, dad! I've missed you so much!" Glimmer hugged him, hiding her tearing eyes in his worn tunic.
"I've missed you too, my little starlight" Micah said. He then looked at Bow "Hello, son. You've grown a lot" .
"I. . ." Bow was overwhelmed by emotions in that moment. He bowed to Micah in an exaggerated way and said it was an honor to be in his presence again.
"Bow, what are you doing? There's no need for that! You're part of our family, remember?" Micah made him stand up and patted his back.
The boy couldn't hold his tears any longer and apologized while crying his eyes out.
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For the king's return it was organized a party, and all the members of the Great Rebellion were invited.
Before the event, Angella applyed a ointment to reduce the pain of the burns on her husband's hands and covered them with bandages.
"Do you remember the first time we held hands? It was so unexpected that I didn't know what to say" Angella sobbed.
"I'll never stop holding your hand, my love" Micah said with a warm voice.
"Don't be silly. How would you hug our daughter then?" Angela smiled through the tears .
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Bow was outside the castle. He was shooting arrows at some puppet targets that looked like Hordak.
"You can't take a break even in a day like this?" Romeo asked, dressed all fancy for the party.
"I'm scared that something bad could happen. I don't want to lose the people I love again. . ." Bow confessed.
Romeo thought how he could help him feel better.
"Hey, remember what you told me in the Horde prisons?" .
"I. . ." Bow didn't remember.
"You said that after you rescued me, I'd have to use your bow, to see if I was good with it on the first try" .
Bow gave him the weapon, but Romeo didn't even know how to make the arrow stay still.
"How do you do this every time?" .
Bow helped Romeo to hold the bow in the correct way.
"Extend your arms like this. Keep your eyes on the target and let go. . ." he was saying, but Romeo was looking at him instead.
". . .Now!" .
Romeo let go of the arrow and stricked the target.
"Impressive" Bow nodded.
"I know, right? I deserve some cake for that" Romeo smugged.
"Okay, let's go get you some cake" Bow laughed.
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Glimmer was welcoming the guests in the ballroom.
Frosta arrived with her older sister, Crystalla.
"What a beautiful dress you're wearing, Glimmer! So sparkling" Frosta complimented her friend.
"Everything looks good on Gloomer, right?" She blinked.
"Right. . ." Frosta looked at her sister and Crystalla gave her an annoyed stare.
"My dear friends, thank you for being here. If I could have a moment of your time, I'd like to make an announcement" Micah said to his guests.
Everyone listened to the king.
He motioned Lohni to come closer.
"This girl helped me from the first day she arrived in the Crimson Waste. Her loyalty and bravery deserve to be praised. That's why I want her to become a royal guard of Bright Moon" Micah proclaimed.
The members of the Great Rebellion cheered for Lohni, and she started to cry of happiness.
"Hooray for Lohni!" Romeo esulted, with Bow clapping hands next to him.
After the king's announcement, Adora finally arrived in the ballroom. She was wearing a blue dress and her bandana was tied as a ribbon behind her head.
Adora spotted Glimmer among all the guests and felt butterflies in her stomach. She thought Glimmer looked extremely beautiful in her pink dress.
When the princess saw her from afar, she waved at her. Adora went in the hallway to take a breath.
"What's the matter with you, Adora?" She patted her cheeks to give herself some grit.
"What are you doing here?" Sea Hawk asked.
"Oh, I was just. . .taking some air. It's hard to catch a breath with all the people there!" Adora akwardly explained.
Sea Hawk thought she wasn't being honest.
"Why are you here, really?" .
Adora made a sigh.
"I feel nervous. . ." She admitted.
"Why?" Sea Hawk asked.
Adora looked inside the ballroom. Sea Hawk did the same and realized she was looking at Glimmer.
"You should ask Glimmer to dance with you" He suggested and Adora flinched.
"Me? Ask Glimmer to-? Pff-! Why would I-?" Her face was the same color of her ribbon.
Sea Hawk was looking at her with a sly face.
"I really want to, but. . . Sea Hawk, have you ever felt like everyone would be happier if they've never met you?" Adora asked.
"That's a weird and specific question. Is that how you feel?" .
"Sometimes, yes" She touched her neckless.
"Maybe you should talk about it with someone else" Sea Hawk said with a teasing voice.
"Don't you dare!" Adora glared at him. She couldn't stop him from going inside the ballroom to talk with Glimmer.
When Adora was alone again, an elder maid came to her, holding a tray with pie slices.
"Would you like some, dear?" She offered a plate to Adora.
"No, thank you" .
"Oh, I've spent the whole day picking berries to bake this pie, but no one wants it" The maid sounded so sad.
"Okay! Give me some of that" Adora took the plate.
With pleasure the maid watched her eat the pie. Adora started to feel tired all of the sudden.
"Are you okay?" The woman asked.
Adora tried to go back in the ballroom, holding herself to the wall. But she couldn't keep her eyes open.
"Sweet dreams, Adora" .
After the girl collapsed, Shadow Weaver took off the disguise she used to infiltrate in the castle. She had added some drops of Scorpia's venom in the pie she gave to Adora. Once she was asleep, Shadow Weaver carried her in her arms.
"Adora? Sea Hawk said you needed to talk-" Glimmer caught Shadow Weaver on the act "Let her go!" .
The princess teleported behind Shadow Weaver and threw her some sparkles, but the woman shielded herself with her powers.
"Teleportation? You must know Castaspella" Shadow Weaver said annoyed.
When Bow and the others arrived in the hallway, lured by the Glimmer scream, Shadow Weaver teleported her and Adora away.
"Who was that?" Frosta questioned.
"Shadow Weaver. The most hateful person in the Horde" Lohni said.
"Where did she take Adora!?" Glimmer was terrified.