Stronger Together: A Glimmadora Ending

I'm So Sorry

Now this chapter here is kind of a revamp of Season 5 Episode 4. Read the author's notes at the bottom for my justification on why I made these changes.

Ow... Glimmer lifted herself up to at least sit, her head throbbing from the fall. The dust earned several coughs, drowning out the sound of someone talking to her. "Are you guys okay?!" That voice - it was Bow's. "Glimmer?! Adora?!"

"We're fine!" Shouted Adora as she came to her feet, dusting off her shoulders and thighs. Glimmer heard Adora groan at the scenario just a few feet above them - her staff was stuck between the cave walls. Once Glimmer saw this, she remembered what had happened.

The ground had opened up just beneath them. Luckily for Bow, he was far enough ahead since Glimmer lingered to try to make amends with Adora. Adora's keen instinct was precise as always - she drew and extended her staff to catch herself and, of course, caught Glimmer's hand. "Hold on," Adora cried. The walls that held the staff trembled once again, shaking Adora off of her staff. The fall still hurt, but at least it wasn't as far as it would've been had Adora not acted so quickly.

"There's some crystals down here!" Adora told Bow as Glimmer finally stood, feeling the side of her throbbing head.

"That's great!" Said Bow, "I'll see if I can find a safe way down! Be safe!" Before Glimmer or Adora could say much of anything else, Bow was already out of sight.

"Glimmer," Adora said quietly, "you can't just teleport him down here?" The sound of Adora's voice directed at her in particular made Glimmer's heart skip a beat - mostly out of fear since she didn't know what she'd say. This was the first thing Adora had said to her since she was rescued.

When Glimmer finished hugging Bow, crying tears of joy, she turned her attention to Adora. Adora, however, seemed rather occupied with organizing the rescue supplies - almost like she was too busy to care. Glimmer had reached her hand to Adora, but Adora had walked away without looking at her, carrying the supplies with her. Glimmer could feel her heart sink at the sight of it as she allowed her hand to fall by her side. "Give her some time," said Bow, "she was excited to have you back, but... maybe she just wasn't ready to talk to you again." Glimmer nodded. Yeah. Of course. She's very forgiving, so she'll forgive me eventually... Right? Distraught, Glimmer rubbed her face in frustration. Oh, who am I kidding... She wasn't forgiving with Shadow Weaver and she wasn't the one that brought Horde Prime to Etheria! Glimmer felt a hotness rise to her face as her thoughts raced around her head. How badly she wished she could take back all of the things she'd said was all she could think of now.

Glimmer took a deep breath before answering, hoping to relieve herself from some of the pain in her head. "Prime did something to me," she started to explain, too nervous to make eye contact with Adora - she was sure Adora wasn't exactly wanting eye contact either. "He did something to my powers, I don't know what. It's like when you try to turn on a lamp and it just... doesn't. It's plugged in, it has a bulb, but you still don't know why it won't turn on."

"Do you think you've been disconnected from your runestone?"

"Maybe... The distance could've damaged my connection."

"Well, things have been going wonderfully, haven't they?" Adora sighed, placing her hands on her hips as she stared up at her suspended staff.

"At least I can still use sorcery..." Knowing Adora wasn't looking her way, Glimmer felt comfortable to look at her. "Erm... Adora...?"

"What?"

"Where's your sword...?"

Adora's jaw clenched when she brought her gaze to finally meet Glimmer's eyes. They weren't what she remembered - they were tired. "I had to break my sword to stop Light Hope from using the Heart of Etheria," she said, almost sounding like a scolding. Glimmer immediately broke eye contact, staring at her feet. Again, she felt her heart sink at the sound of Adora's anger. Right... My fault... "Come on, help me get it back," said Adora as she knelt, holding her hands together. Having no other choice, Glimmer nodded; she placed her foot in Adora's hands; Adora raised Glimmer; Glimmer barely touched the staff but, thankfully, it was enough leverage to recover it. Despite having retrieved Adora's weapon, she still didn't seem any happier when she just took it from Glimmer's hand and turned away. At least there was some eye contact, though.