Chapter 3
“I tried to hold them back.”
Glimmer felt her heart sink as Adam continued her story.
“But everything just went…
Black.”
She heard Adam’s voice start to crack as she started to cry.
“I don’t even know if they got out alive. What if all of this was”
Glimmer jumped as she heard something be thrown across Adam’s room as she screamed.
“What if it was all for nothing!?!”
“I tried. I try so hard. But what if their all gom-”
“Don’t say that!” Glimmer begged. She felt her own tears start to fall as her mind went back to her own friends.
Bow. Adora. Frosta. Everyone. They had to be fine. They were still fighting, Glimmer knew it. So Adam’s people had to be doing the same.
Right.
The girls sat there. Their backs against the cool walls they enjoyed enjoyed other's company.
Glimmer nearly jumped out of her skin when the force field keeping her locked up opened. Another Horde Clone staring at her.
“Horde Prime requests your company for dinner Queen Glimmer.”
Glimmer walked nervously to the dining room. The pristine white walls hurting her eyes. They finally made their way to the large table, where Glimmer saw two others.
Catra and-
No that can’t be right.
She. She was still fighting back Primes armies on Etheria.
How- How can she be here?
Her heart nearly dropped again as she stared into familiar cornflower blue eyes. Her chest growing tighter as she tried to keep her breathing steady.
Glimmer felt herself shaking as she looked at her.
“Adora?”
Glimmer stared at the girl in front of her.
Taking her in.
No this wasn't Adora.
Her hair was longer, curling around her cheeks.
Her face was rounder and she had some freckles. Her eyes were not nearly as blue as Adora’s. This girls being an almost mix of teal and the colors of the sea. She was smaller, not as well built as Adora was.
She wore a white collared shirt with a dark red overcoat that was longer in the back over it that was outlined with black at the bottom. A pair of leather gloves with metal armor on the upper part on her arms. The gloves and her belt had a symbol engraved in them. It looked like it as a royal insignia.
The girl quirked an eyebrow at her.
“Noooo.” She drawled out.
“Like I told Miss Kitty here I am not Adora.”
“Yeah obviously.” Catra mumbled under her breath as she glared at the new face.
The trio jumped as Horde Prime walked in smiling at them.
“What kind of sick joke is this!” Catra demanded pointing a clawed finger at the girl as she glared daggers at Horde Prime.
Glimmer finally tore her gaze away from the Adora look a like and looked at Horde Prime.
She watched as he made his way to the blonde girl. Circling around her like she was his prey. He ran his clawed hands against her back. His claws soon holding her long hair gently as he smiled down at her.
Glimmer wanted to pull this girl away from him and hide her.
Her mind kept screaming “bad touch, bad touch! Over and over again as she watched the blonde tense up under is hand
The girl pulled away harshley, but Horde Prime kept his claws on her shoulder firmly keeping her in place.
“Queen Glimmer, Catra I would like you to meet Princess Adaline Of Eternia.”
Catra and Glimmer looked at the girl (Adaline) when she finally jerked away from Horde Prime’s grip, grabbing a knife off the table and went to stab him.
He grabbed her wrist as Adaline continued to growl at him.
He tsked at her and pried the knife from her grip handing the blade off to one of his clones and gestured for her to sit at the table. Catra smirked at her.
She liked her.
Glimmer gave her a sad look.
How long had she been here to cause her to snap like that?
Did he hurt her?
Did take her home from her?
Her family?
Her friends?
Glimmer sat beside her and continued to study her.
“Take a picture, it'll last longer.”
Glimmer suddenly found herself very interested in the table.
Catra laughed.
Glimmer felt a soft hand touch her shoulder. She looked back up from the tables interesting design and saw Adaline looking at her with sympathy.
“I’m sorry. I’m just-”
Don’t apologize!” Glimmer blurted out.
“Adaline jumped back in surprise at Glimmer’s reaction.
Glimmer felt her cheeks flush at her out burst.
“I-It was rude of me to stare. You just look like a friend of mine at first glance.”
Adaline let out a small laugh that sounded very familiar to her.
“I’m Glimmer.” She quickly added.
“You can call me Adam.” Adaline chirped.
Huh so this was her neighbor.
“It’s nice to finally meet you.” Adam said. “Also ot the first time I’ve heard that today. Kitty over there called me that when she first saw me.” she said with a wave of her hand in Catra’s direction.
A horde clone suddenly set a plate of blue jelly like substance in front of them. Another filling their glasses up with a light purple liquid that smelled like alcohol. Glimmer and Catra gave each other a scared look, while Adaline looked like she was going to be sick as Horde Prime made his way to his seat smiling at the girls.
“Are you comfortable, your Majesty?”
He sat in his seat and smiled at Adaline.
Princess Adaline knows very well that I strive to treat my guest well. Glimmer watched said Princess from the corner of her eye as Catra openly observed her.
“I believe we can learn a great deal from one another.” He finished as a clone say a plate of freshly cooked food by him.
Glimmer looked down at her food and took a bite.
Horde Prime chuckled.
“Enjoyably, yes? He purred.
“It’s a delicacy from the young Princess kingdom. |”
Catra ears perked as she heard soft sobs. And looked at the blonde.
“Her world was very much like Etheria. This dish is rare know that her kingdom no longer exists.”
Adaline let out a much louder sob as Glimmer dropped her spoon and gasped .
Her heart was pounding in her chest. She felt like she was going to vomit as her body trembled.
“You all seem to miss your worlds terribly. Why don’t we see how your’s is doing Adaline.
He snapped his fingers and Catra and Glimmer gasped at the screams.
A once prosperous world.Now in ruins. What looked like a once lovely palace now was in smithereens. Smoke and fire everywhere. Adaline looked liked she wanted to scream. But she stayed silent. Tears falling down her round cheeks as she was the once green fields blackened, covered in ash.
Horde Prime looked at Catra and Glimmer.
“Now would you two like to see your own home.” He purred as he snapped his fingers once more