She-ra, the Great Princess of Power

Chapter 19 Need of a hero (part 1)

Glimmer was sitting on Adora's bed, with her diary on her legs. She didn't dare to open it and read what Adora had written, because she wanted to respect her privacy even in that delicate moment.
Glimmer had spent the night awake, trying to think of a way to stop Horde Prime.
Seeing her daughter like that made Angella remember how she felt after they thought Micah had died. . .
It was night time and the queen was sitting on her throne, with her face covered by the hands for the desolation.
Glimmer, who at the time was only fourteen, went to talk with her.
"Mom?" .
Angella tried to smile.
"Glimmer, it's late. You should be in bed right now" .
"I made an important decision and I wanted to talk about it with you" Glimmer looked extremely serious "I'm going to form a new alliance to keep fighting the Horde" .
"Glimmer, you're just-" .
"I know I'm still young, but I can't let Hordak conquer our planet. I want to protect our people. I couldn't fight for dad, so I want to fight for them" the princess said.
Angella was moved by her words.
"If that's what you want, I support your decision" She was so proud of her daughter.
"What name are you going to give to this alliance?" Angella asked, holding her daughter's hands.
"The Great Rebellion. In honor of the alliance that you and dad created" . . .
Glimmer stood up from Adora's bed and walked out of her room.
"Glimmer, can we talk for a moment?" Angella tried to take her hand but the girl pulled it away.
"We don't have time to talk. Prime has Adora and we don't know what he's planning!" Glimmer raised her voice "Should I call all the princesses? But if things go bad and they leave their kindoms unsupervised, Prime could take over them" She was trying to make a decision, but she was too agitated to think rationally.
Angella hugged her and Glimmer remained silent.
"I'm sorry that you have to go through this. Leading the Great Rebellion was a responsabily too big for a young girl" Angella sussured.
Glimmer thought her mother was saying she wasn't a good leader. So she pushed her back and ran away.
"Glimmer!" Angella went after her, but Glimmer teleported out of the castle.
Once she was outside, the princess took a deep breath.
She was exhausted, but she couldn't take a break until she found a solution.
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Glimmer walked to the stables. When she openned the doors, Spirit raised his head, thinking it was Adora.
"Hi, Spirit. It's just me" Glimmer said.
The horse made a sad noise and looked down.
"I have to do something to solve this mess. What did Adora do when she had a problem?" She asked to Spirit.
He pointed with his head in the direction of the woods. Glimmer openned his stable and got on the horse back.
Spirit took her to the Whispering Woods and they arrived at a little tent.
"What is this place?" Glimmer wondered. She got off Spirit and an elder woman walked out of the tent.
"Hello, stranger. What brings you to my home?" Madame Razz asked.
"Who are you talking to? Is it Adora?" Broom hopped out of the tent.
"That broom is moving!" Glimmer exclaimed.
"Shhh! Not so loud, dear. I have a guest in my tent who needs to rest" The woman said.
"Wait, are you Madame Razz?" Glimmer asked "And you must be Broom".
"No. I am Madame Razz and she is Broom" He said with sarcasm.
Glimmer explained to them what happened to Adora and that she wanted to save her.
"You are friends with Adora. What would she do in a moment like this?" The princess asked.
"She would probably freak out. If it helps, you're handling this better than she would" Broom answered.
"You should go talk with Light Hope. They'll tell you what you have to do" Madame Razz suggested.
"Yes, Adora said they also know her secret" Glimmer remembered.
"You'll have to reach the Crystal Castle, which is on that mountain" Madame Razz pointed at one she was talking about.
"If only I could fly up there with Swift Wind" Glimmer looked at the mountain.
"I can help you with that" Madame Razz gave a long whistle and a pink swan as big as a carriage came to her call.
"Is that. . .?" Glimmer remembered the swan that She-ra accidentally blasted with her powers.
"I called her Enchanta. She can bring you to the Crystal Castle" Madame Razz caressed the swan. She was so calm.
"Thank you so much, Razz! I'll find a way to bring Adora back. I promise" Glimmer told Spirit to return to Bright Moon, then she got on Enchanta's back.
The swan openned her huge wings and they flew up in the sky.
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Thanks to Enchanta, Glimmer reached the Crystal Castle in less than it took to Adora, Spirit and Kowl by foot.
Glimmer left Enchanta at the entrance of the castle and went to meet Light Hope. She took off her boots first, as a sign of respect.
"I should have brought a gift for them" Glimmer thought it was rude to be there without something for Light Hope.
She arrived in the room with the crystals pit.
"Light Hope? I'm Glimmer of Bright Moon. I'm sorry for intruding in your castle like this. I'm here because I need help" The princess said.
The crystals in the pit shined a yellow light.
"Princess Glimmer, if you want help, you'll have to go to the top of this mountain" Light Hope's voices said.
"And then?" Glimmer asked.
"Just wait there" Light Hope answered.
"Wait? That's all I have to do? If you say so. . ." She had no other choice.
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Romeo was outside the castle of Bright Moon. He noticed the doors of the stables were open, so he went in there and found Bow sitting next to his steed.
"I was looking for you. Why are you here?" Romeo asked to him.
"When I was young, I would always come here after a nightmare. It helped me to calm down" Bow softly said, as if that was something to be ashamed of.
Romeo sat next to him.
"I know I'm being immature, but I'm so scared. Horde Prime has Adora, Glimmer desappeared without telling me where she was going, and I don't know what to do to help them" Bow had tears in his eyes that he was trying to hold back "This makes me feel so. . ." .
"Useless?" Romeo said in his place "Don't forget what you told me: nobody is useless".
He stood up and extended his hand to Bow.
"Let's find Glimmer together. You're not going to let someone else look for your best friend, are you?" He smiled.
Bow took Romeo's hand and stood up. Then he hugged him.
"Thank you" Bow whispered.
In that moment, Spirit returned to the stables.
He tried to tell something to the boys.
"I think he's saying that Glimmer let him out and they went somewhere in the Whispering Woods. But now Glimmer is on her own" Romeo guessed.
"You. . . You're amazing" Bow was so impressed.