Fixing Adora

Late Night

 It was late in the castle, with the moon being the only light in the halls. On this particular night, Glimmer couldn't sleep. She decided to go for a walk to ease her mind. Get a snack; go back to her room; try to call it a night. That was her plan.

As she approached the kitchen, Glimmer heard a bump — CRASH — from the cupboard. The sudden noise made her jump. Readying her magic, she slowly reaches out. Upon opening the door, a frightened Adora was revealed; curled up in fetal position.

The ex-horde soldier was hiding in the cabinet. Glimmer dropped her hands with disbelief and shock; What is she doing in there? The princess of sparkles thought.

Glimmer looked down at the trembling figure and reached a hand out to help, only for the blonde to flinch. After noticing this, Glimmer bent down to her level, slowly. In a calm, soothing tone, she questioned, "Hey, Adora? What are you doing in here? You know, you could have asked for food instead of hiding." It was in that moment that she noticed something she hadn't seen before. "Is... she mumbling?"

Looking closely at the blonde, she noticed her eyes were glossed over. Glimmer's heart sank. She was scared for what may have gotten into her dear Adora. She recognized an emotion.

Fear. An expression never before seen on this girl.

Leaning forward to get a better look at Adora, Glimmer heard her mumbling a bit more clearly. "I'm sorry... I'll be good, I'm a good girl... I'm sorry."

At this point, the curled up Adora started rocking back and forth. Glimmer — who could only watch this happen — had no idea on what to do. She never had to deal with something like this before. Glimmer, out of panic, absentmindedly reached out again to comfort her, only to get her hand bitten by Adora. "Ow!" the pink haired girl yelped. "Where did she learn that from?"

The sudden loud noise alerted a guard that was around the corner, who busted into the kitchen. "What's going on in here?!" she asked, weapon raised. Glimmer turned around while nursing her bitten hand to the intrusion.

The loudness of the shout, the door, and the guard herself were too much for Adora. She let out an ear-piercing cry. She spoke louder, repeating her mantra in hope. She was desperate for forgiveness. "I'm sorry, I'll be good. I'm a good girl. I'm sorry, I'll be good. I'm a good girl. I'm sorry!" All while holding her head down, gripping onto the strands of her hair.

Anger suddenly filled the princess. She couldn't feel anything. Nothing but rage and sadness while looking at her friend. Returning her attention to the guard, Glimmer gave a strong glare. "Go get my mother." she said through clenched teeth.

The guard looked between her, and the wailing ex-horde soldier. "I cannot do that, Ma'am. She is dangerous. I cannot let you, or her, near each other. She injured you, therefore she is a threat." The guard raised her weapon, ready to attack, towards Adora and took a step forward.

Putting herself between the blonde and the guard, Glimmer instructed, "As your commander — and princess of Brightmoon — fetch my mother, Queen Angella, this instant." Her eyes were cold as steel.

Hesitantly, the nameless guard did as she was told. Glimmer turned back to the girl, who had quieted down to a small sniffle. Not wanting to get bitten again, Glimmer reached out slowly towards Adora. When the crying teen saw movement she bared her teeth, giving a feral-like growl as a warning. A sign that clearly said, "Back off."

Suddenly, it clicked in her head as to where the biting came from. She must have learned it from Catra. When she did, is what she would have to figure out. Moving her hand back down to her side, she sat down cross-legged across from the blonde. Looking at her best friend like this, broke her heart.

Turning the lights on, Glimmer noticed red spots around Adora's midsection. It looks like these spots wrapped around to her back. She tried to look at her back for the injuries, only for Adora to turn with her, keeping her glossy eyes locked onto Glimmer's pinkish ones.

"Adora?" asked Glimmer in a small voice, trying not to startle the already frightened girl. "Can I see your back? You're bleeding." She continued to move around as much as she could, noticing other things about the girl. Her normally neat ponytail is loose, the hair tie almost out of her hair; It's like a mess of loose and clumped hair. She also noticed on her white shirt, other than the red staining it, there were dirt and twigs. It seemed like she was in the Whispering Woods, and had gotten into a battle with some the wild life.

She knew for a fact Adora was in her room all day. Whenever Glimmer went by her room, she could hear noises coming from the inside. Glimmer would knock and get a response of "I'm busy," or "Come back later!" from her. She assumed when Adora was hungry, she would come out.

Becoming lost in her thoughts, Glimmer had yet to realize that all around Adora was food and medical supplies. They seemed to have been dropped when she was startled. Just as fast as she was lost in her thoughts, she was pulled back into reality by the doors busting open again. This time two guards walked in along with the Queen herself.

To be continued...