Future in the Stars | Catradora

17 - Bonding

It's been a while since I updated this book. I've been busy with other projects, so I took some time off from writing this story. This chapter is kinda short and definitely not worth the wait, but here ya go.

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Catra's POV

I had no idea how much time had passed since we left Earth. It all just became a blur, but in a good way; we were having a lot of fun as a group. Y/n and Roe taught us a bunch of human games, like would-you-rather and truth-or-dare. We were now playing never-have-I-ever; we would say something we hadn't done before, and if someone else had done it, they would put one of ten fingers down.

"Never have I ever..." Roe started, thinking of what to say. "Never have I ever had a crush on a boy."

"Aww, dang it!" Glimmer groaned. "If I'm  dating him now does it still count as a crush?"

"Uh, yeah. Duh."

"Dammit! I'm out."

"So am I," Bow said. "I'm surprised we got out before Catra; she seems like the kind of person to have done a lot of weird stuff."

"I have not!" I shrieked.

"Oh, yeah?" Adora challenged. "Never have I ever been freaked out by a mouse."

"Argh, that was one time!" I yelled. "Stop singling me out."

I only had two fingers left, so I put down my index, leaving just my middle finger up. Adora laughed.

"Your turn, y/n," Bow said.

"Hmm... never have I ever seen magic before I met you guys."

Everyone still in the game had to put a finger down, even Roe. As it turned out, the tracker pad's readings were wrong about Earth; the planet did have magic on it, but it was a very, very small amount--just enough to allow the miraculouses is Paris to work.

"It's between y/n and Adora now!" Glimmer cheered.

"Calm down, it's not like we're watching a tournament," I said, rolling my eyes. She ignored me.

"Never have I ever... driven a car," Adora said.

y/n laughed. "I guess the game's over now."

"Woo hoo! I'm the never-have-I-ever champion!" Adora exclaimed, pumping her fist into the air.

"At most parties, that's not considered a good thing..." y/n muttered.

"Let her have her moment," I said, leaning back on my hands.

"Guys!" Bow gasped, pushing himself up up and running to the window at the front of the ship. "We're here!"

"That's Etheria?!" y/n asked, also standing up. "It's gorgeous!"

"I'm gonna get in touch with Entrapta," he continued, pressing something on his tracker pad. "She'll be able to help with the repairs."

"Glad to be home?" Adora asked me, putting a hand on my shoulder as I stared out the window.

"Yeah," I breathed. This was the first time in my life that I actually felt like I belonged somewhere.

After the ship landed, we exited from the boarding dock and headed into the palace. Roe was running around, her eyes wide with wonder, while y/n just looked like they were in a state of shock. I couldn't blame either of them for their reactions; Earth was nothing comapred to Etheria's beauty.

"Do you guys live here?" Y/n asked, referring to the palace.

"Yup!" Glimmer said. "I've been here my whole life, and Bow's been visiting me for as long as I can remember. Adora moved in a few years ago, but Catra and Melog are still new."

"Do all Etherians live in castles?" Roe asked.

"Haha, I wish," I laughed humourlessly, thinking back to when I was still in the Horde. "All the fancy accommodations go to the princesses."

"Princesses?"

"Yeah. They're the rulers of Etheria," I explained, but then I thought about that for a moment; Entrapta's kingdom was inhabited mostly by robots, Scorpia's kingdom was destroyed a long time ago, while Adora didn't have a kingdom at all. "Well, I guess not all of them are rulers."

Y/n just stared at me, confused.

"Uhh... let's just say that 'princess' is another word for someone with elemental powers," I shrugged. That was the best definition I could come up with.

"Ohhh, I get it!" Roe said. "The princesses are benders! Like Aang and Katara!"

"I don't think they know who those guys are," y/n said, shaking their head.

"Right..." Roe mumbled, nodding her head. "So, anyway... what's the plan? For rescuing Angelina, I mean."

"It's Angella, actually," Glimmer stepped in, but she didn't seem offended. As the Queen went over what was next for our journey, I glanced at Adora, but she was absentmindedly staring at the wall.

"You okay?" I asked.

"Hmm? Oh, yeah, just thinking," she said.

"About what?" I asked, taking her hand and looking up at where Adora's gaze was. Carved into the wall was the image of a woman, likely to a tribute to a past ruler.

"About Angella," she whispered. It was only then that I realized the woman in the carving was the former queen of Bright Moon.

"Do you really think we can find her?" I asked, my ears drooping as I thought about how I had sentenced Angella to this awful fate.

"I don't know," Adora admitted. "But we have to try."