Life Beyond The Horde

Memories Of Things Forgotten

Glimmer couldn't help but flinch when she heard the ecstatic knocking on her bedroom door, only acknowledging it with a sigh before teleporting to let whoever was on the other side in. She barely had time to open the door before Bow pushed his way inside and nearly tackled her princess to the ground.

"Glimmer! I heard what happened to Adora, is she okay? What happened, where is she?!".

Of course, Glimmer couldn't help but smile, she knew Bow cared deeply for each and every one of his friends, but the knowledge that Adora was too scared to confront them about her injury brought a sour expression back to her face.

"Oh, hello to you too, Bow!" She teased slightly with a sigh, "She's asleep right now, thank the gods...the healer had to give her something for the pain and it kinda knocked her out".

"That bad, huh?".

Glimmer could only nod, staring off into the distance. "Yeah... it was bad. A bit worse than she let on, but the healer said she'd be fine in a few weeks,".

Bow looked down at her and frowned, placing a reassuring hand on her shoulder, "You okay?".

A small, tasteless laugh forced its way through Glimmer's lips as she shook her head, "Not at all,"

Immediately, Bow wrapped his arms around his friend, offering up as much comfort as he could muster, "It'll be okay, Glimmer. Adora's strong, and so are you... you'll get through this,".

She sighed a little and nodded, hugging the boy back, "Thanks... and I really hope you're right... I've just never seen Adora act like that. She was... really scared, Bow,".

"I know... but it's normal, after what she's been through, I can't really blame her for reacting like that,".

Glimmer pulled away and blinked, "What do you mean?".

He sighs and gestures to the bench placed against the windows, "Let's sit down first okay... ".

Glimmer could only nod and fight off the wave of utter concern that washed over her. Had Adora told Bow something and not her? What else didn't she know about her friend that others did? Did something else happen to Adora and she'd just discovering it now?

"What did you mean by that, Bow... what happened to Adora that you aren't telling me?".

"Nothing like her injury if that's what you're asking," Bow reassured, "Just... right before the rest of the princesses showed up during the whole Battle of Bright Moon, when you were helping defend the Moon Stone, She-Ra nearly got captured, but Nettossa, Spinderella and I were able to get to her before Catra and the Hordesmen hurt her anymore. She... looked tired, she was fighting so hard but... at that moment, she just looked defeated. I asked her if there was a way for us to fix everything that happened if we could still win and she just... apologized,".

"What?".

"She was ready to give up, she thought she wasn't strong enough... and now that we know about her injury, it makes a little more sense but... she felt like she'd failed us Glimmer. I think that was the most vulnerable I'd ever seen her, and even I have to admit it was a little disheartening to see her like that,".

Glimmer can't help but whimper a bit, "I- I should have been there,".

"Don't start that, Glimmer. You needed to help your mom...".

"But still... I should have been there. She needed me,".

"She needs you now too, Glimmer," Bow said, "She needs us all,".

"I- I know... I just... I'm so scared for her," she admitted, "The guards keep harassing her and she just... she seems lost, Bow. like she doesn't know how to handle her emotions or understand what they mean,".