Future in the Stars | Catradora

26 - Riot

*crashes in* 

So sorry for not updating! School got in the way. 

Also, random observation: the episode Save the Cat is a pun; it's got the same name as a particular story structure. Took me long enough to figure that out XD

Anyways.

Hope you're all having a great day!

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Bow's POV

Glimmer was with her mom, catching her up on everything, while Adora and Catra were dealing with the kids. I was going to offer to help them, but they seemed to be handling the situation remarkably well; Adora hadn't done anything stupid, and Catra was surprisingly calm. I smiled, proud of them.

"Hey, Entrapta," I greeted, joining her in the control room once Catra and Finn left towards the kitchen. "What're you up to?"

"Organizing data," she mumbled.

"Cool," I replied, looking over her shoulder to see what was on her tracker pad. There was a sketch of the planet we recently left—Halfmoon, as Entrapta called it—along with an image of Catra and Melog. Above the drawings was the word evolution.

"What's this all about?" I wondered.

"You wanna hear my theory??"

"Yeah, sure!"

"Well," she started, using her hair to grab my face and pull it closer to her tracker pad. "I'm not 100% sure, but the data I've collected points to the idea that the magicats on Halfmoon share a common ancestor with the creatures that once lived on Krytis."

"So... you're saying that Catra's a descendant of Melog's kind?"

Entrapta shook her head. "It would have taken thousands of years for species to change that drastically."

"Okay... how are they related, then?"

Entrapta pulled up a diagram, showing an upside down V with Melog and Catra at the ends, with a question mark on top of the peak. 

"Evolution doesn't happen in a straight line. The original species is called a common ancestor--in regards into the creatures it evolves into--which can develop into multiple different types over time; for all we know, there could be hundreds of different magicat species."

I blinked. "You lost me."

"So basically, Catra and Melog are like cousins?" y/n asked from the doorway. I didn't even realize they were standing there.

"Well, yes... but actually no," Entrapta said. She thought about that for a moment, then shrugged and went back to typing.

"What're you doing up?" I asked y/n, walking over to them.

"What do you mean? Everyone's awake except for Roe."

I laughed. "True. But it is kinda late."

Y/n took out their tiny tracker pad—they called it a phone earlier—from their pocket and turned it on. "It's about 10am back at home. I would normally be in class."

"Wouldn't Roe be awake too, then? If she has the same schedule as you?"

"Nah, that girl can sleep for 24 hours straight. It don't matter what time of day it is; she's always ready to take a nap."

"What're you guys talking about?" Catra asked from behind me. I turned around to see her with Finn on her shoulders.

"Awwwwwwww!" I squealed. "You guys are so cute!!"