~The New World~

Chapter Nine: The Mission Starts...

Glimmer, Bow, Entrapta and Catra were called to the planning tent by none other than Castaspella. Of course, the first people who were there were Bow & Entrapta. Glimmer and Catra had arrived about ten minutes later since Glimmer overslept and Catra just couldn't be bothered to get there in time. The tent was dimly lit by a small lamp Entrapta managed to craft out of scraps of Horde Prime's robots.

As Glimmer and Catra walked into the tent, Castaspella greeted her niece with open arms. "Glimmer! Good morning!" She beamed. "Or afternoon." It was true that Glimmer had only awakened because of Swift Wind announcing his daily motives. The young queen shifted slightly as she let out a long yawn and a fake laugh afterwards.
"Haha, Very funny, Aunt." She responded bluntly. Glimmer let out a second yawn as she approached the table that sat in the centre of the tent. On it was Entrapta's lamp, a map and a few figurines. "So what's all this about?"
"Well!" Entrapta announced, slapping her hands together. "I've managed to find Dryl. I'm not sure if it's been engulfed by any of the new lifeforms on Etheria. But if I managed to find it, then it's still in decent condition!" She beamed, swiping her hair onto the map as she spoke.
"Annnd, Now that we've located Dryl, we can now finish our device and get back to Brightmoon in no time." Bow added with a huge smile.
"Okay, who's going to Dryl then?" Glimmer questioned, arching her brow at the pair infront of her.
"Me, Bow and Catra of course!"

Castaspella smiled as she looked down at her niece as she spoke. "It's unlikely that they'll be attacked at Dryl. All they need is your approval. As the queen, you are the one who says what tasks to push ahead and what ones are to be left behind or postponed."
"Hold on, When did I agree to this?" Catra wondered, feeling the atmosphere begin to weigh a bit more.
"You didn't! But we're going to need you for this mission just incase something jumps out at us." Entrapta laughed at the sigh that managed to escape Catra's mouth.

The room well quiet as the Young Queen began to think of an answer. Sure they had a solid plan, Sure it was unlikely that anything bad could happen. But it doesn't say the castle's exact state at the moment. For all they know it could be falling apart.
"Alright..." Glimmer sighed, rubbing the bridge of her nose. "I'll allow it."
"HOORAH!" Bow cheered, wrapping his arms around Glimmer. "Thanks Glimmer. We'll be back in no time." He beamed, releasing the tired Queen.
"You are to set off now. And if you're not back within five hours, then I will send myself, Adora, Castaspella and Micah to search for you."
"Fine by me, Let's go!" Entrapta announced, grabbing onto Catra's arm & dragging her out as Bow followed.
"But I didn't agree--"

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Entrapta, Bow and Catra were now somewhat far away from the camp. Entrapta had her eyes focused on her custom tablet whilst Bow and Catra just followed her in silence. Entrapta swung off a few tree trunks with her hair everytime she was an inch away from colliding with it. It made the pair behind wonder if Entrapta's hair had a mind of it's own.
"I've got good news and bad news!" Entrapta announced with her usual goofy smile. This made Bow and Catra share a concerned look as Entrapta spoke. "Good news. I still have signal to the Castle's defence systems...."
"And the bad news...?" Bow added, his voice lowering slightly.
"It seems that the castle has been on a small field trip!" Entrapta giggled.
"Ha..? Field trip? Just what do--"
"Well, it looks like the Castle was breached sometime whilst we were in space. And it's recieved damage."
"Okay, but how much damage, exactly?"
"Let's just say the cliff it was one is no longer there."

Both Catra and Bow were left in silence as Entrapta continued to walk like it meant nothing to her. It was her castle. It was her home. And she acts like it doesn't even mean a thing to her. Bow was just dumbfounded. The castle had been met with a roughly four hundred feet drop and she still, had signal to the castle. Just, how is that even possible?

".....Oh, Don't worry." Entrapta sighed. "I can fix it up in no time. Just give me a year and it'll be as good as new."
"Entrapta....We've prioritized Brightmoon at the moment.." Bow mumbled to the adult with a low tone.
"So?"
"We can't help you fix the castle at the moment--"
"--Well that's okay. I have Emily to help. There's nothing I can't accomplish with my robots." Entrapta continued, discarding Bow's words.
"And where were all of your robots when you guys were doing whatever down here whilst I was in space?" Catra asked, cocking her head slightly as she spoke.
"Well, they were in the castle the last time I checked."
"So, the robots were still in the castle when it got....Relocated?"
"Well, yes--" Entrapta's smile dropped a few seconds after the realisation hit her. "Oooh..I see now..." Entrapta paused as they came up to a clearing, showing what was left of Dryl. "...They were all inside it.."