She-ra: Returned to the Universe..

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          Back at the castle Adora and Catra are walking through the halls heading to Adora's room. Catra's eyes wonder around, back, and further; overwhelmed by the brightness and the openness compared the Fright Zone base. They continue walking as they come up to I large mural on the wall, her eyes widen in awe of its size and beauty. "It's that Sparkle's dad?" she ask confused.

          Adora pauses, "Yes it is; it is when they believed had had fallen during the first Alliance against the Horde. Queen Angella" –she sadly lowers her head- "would come here when her days were weighting on her." Catra turned quickly trying not to show any emotion as to why the former Queen is no longer there. "I think she found solace in her love for him when she would come here."

          They started walking, after and short distance further down the hall they came up on a set of large doors; they were gray, rounded at the top, trimmed in gold and had spilt crescent moon shaped handles. As Adora opens the door she smilingly said, "We're here!" Looking around Catra was surprised by all the open space in the room.

          "This is nothing like the barracks we had to share," she said as she looked all over the room in amazement.

          "I know right," she responds excitedly pulling her in by her arm. Melog walks past them and finds itself a spot near the bed and lays down. They both look and giggle listen to it purrs while trying to get comfortable.

          "Guess even Melog is tired," Catra comments.

          "Yea we all are" –yawning softly- "but let me give you the short tour." Moving around the room, "Here is the bathroom," pointing to area with a large luxury tube, she walks over to a semi-large vanity. "Here is the vanity for cloths," then see walks over to a little nook area with a small table and tea cups and pot. "This is the Tea area and next to it here is the desk," she points to a large desk. She walks over to a large canopy draped down from the ceiling and here is the bed." Catra tilts her head confused.

          "That looks like the beds back in the Horde just bigger, after everything guess I was expecting some different."

          "Oh that is my second bed, the first one was puffy and soft. I maybe kind of made it exploded," she laughingly said while heading to the vanity.

          Laughing, "Only you could kill a bed!" while continuing looking around the room till a large archway near the back leading to a balcony.

          Opening one of the drawers she pulls out some cloths. "These should fit you since our current cloths are dirty," -as she turns and tosses the cloths on the bed- "Here." She walks over to the bed still looking at the archway and that is when she notices something just inside.

          "Is that a waterfall"-pointing wide-eyed - "in your room! Is it for showering?" Adora giggles, glaring back at her, "What are you giggling at!"

          "It's... It's just I had asked the same thing when Glimmer first showed me." She laughed. "But I'm still not exactly sure what it is for." She turns back to the drawer, pulling out some more cloths and laying them on top of the vanity. "I really need to get out of these they are covered in dirty and even some blood" –removing her jacket and holding it up- "look at this gash in the side!" She tosses it on the floor at the side of the vanity. She takes her boots off kicking them next to her jacket, then she slides and pants and underwear off putting them in a pile on her jacket. She starts to take her shirt and winches slightly as the shirt peels away from the wound on her side. Tossing it in the pile then removes her sport bra adding it to the pile.

          Catra sees the cloths on the bed and picks them up to get a better look as she turns to look for Adora. Suddenly the cloths fall to the floor as she brings her hands to her month.

          Meanwhile Glimmer reappears back inside the caste entrance. Seems everyone has already scattered she thinks to herself, she teleports again. Now she appears in the Moonstone chamber outside of the castle. She walks closer to the Moonstone as she brings her hands to her heart. "Mom... We finally won! I miss you so much" –tears rolling down her cheeks- "I wish you were here. I thought I was, I thought I could, but I not ready to be Queen, I cannot replace you," lowering her head crying.

          "My daughter you were always ready." She looks around confused!

          "Mom! Mom where are you!" looking around brightly for a moment. "I can't find you mom!" as tears form again.

          "I believe our connections to the moonstone is allowing us to talk one last time; as I can fill my connection fading." Glimmer falls to the ground sobbing. "I am always with you in your heart, you are the best of me and your father. You will be a better Queen then me. "Goodbye Glimmer, I love you!" as her voice begins to fade away.

          Still sobbing "I love you too mom!" Suddenly she lifts her head up, "DAD, I forgot Dad is alive!" as she wipes some of the tears away she teleports. She teleports all around the castle till come to the library when you notices the door is cracked open. She opens the door and walks in, "Here you are."

          "Hey baby girl," he says as he turns to face her as a tear rolls down his cheek. She runs over to him as her eyes fill with tears and wraps her arms around him. "I felt her presence too," he hugs her tightly.

          "Dad I'm so happy that your back," as she tries to pull herself together best she can. "But how are you still alive, we all thought you died years ago?" as she wipes tears from her eyes.

          "That is a story for another time baby girl but for now we should get some rest." They both head out and shut the door, "Good night baby girl" –kisses her on her forehead-"now get some sleep."

          She hugs him tightly, "Night dad, love you!!" she teleports to her room. He begins down the large halls trying to remember where his room is when he come upon a royal guard.

          "Hello there, can you help me find my room I can't seem to find it," he asked puzzled.

          "Yes King Micah, this way please," the guard responses. They walk through a few halls then finally come across two large ornamented doors rounded on the top and gold trimmed. She opens the door, "Here are your majesty, sleep well."

          "Thank you and good night," he says as he turns to see the guard closing the doors. He walks over to the large canopy bed draped in purple fabric. He remembers it was his wife's favorite color right before he collapses on the bed.

          At the same time Catra's mind has taken her back almost two years to the Battle of Brightmoon; her fight with Adora as She-Ra in the cliff valley. She hears their banter back and forth, climbing the cliff wall, jumping at her and dodging a punch as she maneuvers to her back. She feels her claws sink through her clothing, piercing into her skin. Her mind is making her relive this moment, she feels her claws move down. The sensation as her claws tears the fabric while simultaneously ripping her skin sends a daunting chill through her fur. Adoraputs on her underwear and turns around as she pulls her shirt over her head.