Our Fated meeting (Catradora, Medieval AU)

Chapter 16 : A revange denied

Narrators POV:

Catra stood on the balcony of the Castle, overlooking the vast ocean and shuddering from the memory of their travels, her stomach twisting itself into knots just from them alone. She would have stayed in the room but Lonnie was robbing her last nerve when she was, as she called it "staying in shape", as the young Woman hung herself from the ceiling, held only by her legs or balanced on a ball she always had to hand. Adora and Adam were the only ones permitted to visit the royal couple while we were asked to wait for unknown reasons

In desperation for anything to pass the time, Catra thought about their last few days in Sahar. Meeting Scorpia again after all these years was a happy coincidence but with Adoras condition, they had only a few days to talk about their past

Flashback

Scorpia couldn't believe her eyes when she saw her old friend again. She had always wondered what had happened to the two Girls she had met in the torture chamber of the Dr and now she would finally get some answers. Catra came back with the others and Scorpia gave them some space. Only when it was clear that the princess was not in any life threatening condition did the cat hybrid come find her, still in the safe house

"Hey Scorpia..."

"Ca're atar" she muttered and stood up from the small chair

"I..I wanted to apo..." the sentence died in her throat as she was enveloped in a massive hug

"I'm so happy you're alive"

"...thanks and...likewise, now please let me go" she said, straining her voice for a lack of oxygen. The bigger Woman let her down and wiped a few Tears out of her eyes. While they hadn't known each other long, much like life in the army, such relationships develop in a different time scale. Both lucky to be alive after being housed by the butcher Dr, gave them a form of camaraderie that was hard to replicate "Now that I found you again...tell me what happened after you saved us"

Scorpias smile disappeared "....Hell happened" she said, sitting back down "She was enraged, furious even. She ordered our Cell searched, I was stripped naked and....and she.." a look of sheer horror was painted on Scorpias visage, the memories of what happened to her a trauma that had festered into sleepless nights, sickening visions and sudden panic attacks. Catra, noticing the sudden distress in her voice, hugged her head and ran her hand through the white Hair of the scorpion hybrid

"It's okay...let's talk about the only happy part of this...how did you get out?"

"She sold me... I was with a collector for only a few weeks. He was at least nicer, gave me food and clothes and never touched me...but he soon was arrested and I ran before they could stick me with someone else that didn't want me. I came here because Sahar used to be my home but my Family are all gone"

"What do you plan to do now?" Catra asked, stepping away "Any plans? Maybe you could come with us?"

Scorpia shook her head "I... appreciate it but I still want to believe that part of my Family is here and I want to find them" Scorpia wiped some tears away and showed her a small, forced smile "How are you? What happened after..."

"Yulra betrayed me and I ended up in much the same situation as before. Managed to run a few years later and ran into...her" she jerked her thumb at the room in which Adora was sleeping "For reasons that still elude me, she took me in, taught me...a lot and gave me a life worth living"

"You got lucky...i'm glad"

"Yeah, I did... i'm glad to see you again and remember, whenever you need help, just say the word. I owe you my life and I won't forget it"