Make it stop!
Everything was blurry. Black and white spots almost took over her vision while a continuous ringing noise muffled her hearing. Then a distant voice screamed through her aching mind.
“Catra!”
Two bright blue eyes that were almost covered by a lock of golden flowing hair took over her already fading sight.
“Hey… look at me…”
Catra slightly turned her head on the cold solid ground. She could hardly move any of her muscles; let alone a hair on her body.
“It’s okay, I’m here…”
Catra then stole one last glance at the goddess-like body above her. It was too bright for her already burning eyes but she couldn’t look away. The almost angelic-looking being caressed the soft tufts of Catras fragile face as she took what seemed like a last shaky breath…
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Catra inhaled through her nose roughly almost like she couldn’t grab ahold of any oxygen around her. Fear immediately set in once she felt like her eyes were almost glued shut.
Once she had wiped away the grogginess in her eyes, she started to see black and white spots in her vision as it came to clear. A ringing noise annoyingly stayed in her cat-like ears while her cat-like senses started to kick back in.
Catra then realised she wasn’t alone in this Unnecessarily bright white room. A lady in dark blue robes walked around the bed that she was lying in. Jesus, I need to change the uniforms around here Catra thought. She then realised that this lady in the god awful robes was apparently talking to her. “I see your awake miss, my name is Sweet Bee and I will be taking care of you”
“I-“ Catra started but then came to an abrupt stop and raised her shaking hand to her throat; it was so incredibly raw and Catra didn’t even want to think about talking but she did anyway with a little difficulty “I’m your second in com- command so do not call me miss, BuzzyBee,” Catra said in a pissed off tone. Apparently, she still managed to have the same wit she usually had; even in such a state.
“Sorry to break it to you love but you’re not anyone’s commander here… now let me check this” Sweet Bee then quickly came into Catras personal space with a very large Syringe In her hand.
Catra definitely didn’t know what it was but she didn’t like where it was going. “GET THE FUCK AWAY FROM ME” she screeched while knocking the tool out of the lady's hand and jumping off the squeaky bed.
“Catra I’m going to need you to calm down” the tone Sweet Bee spoke in scared Catra out of her mind. Her voice was calm but her manor definitely didn’t show the same fact.
Everything became all too clear all at once; white clean walls? No buzzing noise in the background? Random new uniforms she had never seen before? And a lady saying she wasn’t anyone’s commander? I’m not in the Frightzone anymore, someone must have captured me Catra thought.
Lost in thought Catra hadn’t realised 2 more people had entered the room. She couldn’t care less who they were, all she cared about was getting out of there.
She backed into one of the room's corners as the people slowly walked towards her. “Catra… please we are only trying to help you…” one of them said.
“Oh like hell you are!” Catra said before pouncing on the closest one to her. She knocked the large women with horns on her temples to the ground in a heartbeat and made sure she wouldn’t get back up in a while.
Catra then whipped her head around to see the second man holding some kind of ‘Y’ shaped tool; it was hanging around his neck and at the very end of it rested a large steel circle. He’s going to use that to strangle me, Catra thought; she immediately panicked then ended up slicing into his arm deep enough to make them pass out and flop on the floor. She then frantically turned back to Sweet Bee who was standing in the corner in complete shock the entire time. “Don’t Catra, or I’ll have to set the alarm and you don’t want that” Sweet Bee warned.
Catra was growing more furious with each passing second. “How do you even know my name? Why am I here?!” Catra yelled. Sweet Bee said nothing but glanced down to Catras stomach. She followed her line of sight then saw splotches of red dripping down from this horrendous gown.
“Please, you need to get back on the bed; you’re hurt and I have orders to keep you safe” Sweet Bee pleaded.
“No,” Catra breathed out before crashing Sweet Bee into the iron tray table; previously brought into the room from the largely built lady with horns. The adrenaline that Catra had previously definitely wearied as she felt a sharp pain in the exact spot Sweet Bee basically pointed out to her. What the hell is going on? Catra thought as she slowly opened the only door in that room.
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She waddled down the long hallway still unsure of where she was. The pain in her abdomen grew fiercer by the second and she started to feel a stinging sensation on her arms and check; not that stinging on her arms was unusual but in this circumstance it was weird.
Then a very tall woman with pointy ears and long black hair stood at the end of the hallway. She seemed to be wearing some kind of armour and it wasn’t until she noticed those annoyingly perky colours that she noticed where she was. “Brightmoon” Catra whispered.
“What are you doing out of your room?” The woman spoke.
Everything in her body was telling her to stop and listen to them but of course, she didn’t. Catra got into her usual fighting stance; though with difficulty and charged at the woman.
With a blank and almost expecting face, the woman pulled a leaver right next to her which caused a blaring alarm to echo throughout the entire hallway. Catra nearly fell to her knees, she now had a terrible pain all throughout her body while this alarm was ringing in her sensitive ears.
She pulled her hands up to cover her cat-like ears when a blinding red light started flashing in the halls “aah, make it stop please!!” Catra begged.
Catras breath was ragged; she needed everything to stop spinning. Fuck this bitch, Catra breathed out as she decided to charge at the guard. It was definitely harder than usual to take down that tall bitch than usual but Catra would blame that on her apparent injuries.
She stood up on wobbly legs as the guard stayed utterly unconscious on the cold ground. Catra decided to use this to her advantage; she could get out with no one in her way now. Just a few steps away from her previous attack she reached two very large white doors and stepped through them to try and escape that terrible sound ringing throughout her ears.
Ugh finally, that stupid fucken alarm hasn’t stopped yet but at least I’m getting somewhere Catra thought but that she faced someone she didn’t want to see in a million years once again.
Adora… Catra thought.
She then heard Adora scream her name from across the hall in a somewhat distorted voice.
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“Oh my god, she looks…”
“Terrible…” Bow finished Glimmer's sentence for her; it was almost like they hadn’t even heard their friend call out for the catgirl in front of them.
She’s… awake? Adora thought in complete shock. It wasn’t until she had to do a double-take and almost gulp for oxygen once she realised she definitely wasn’t breathing.
“Why is she out of her bed? Isn’t someone watching her” Bow said what everyone was thinking?
“Well, clearly not or she’s the one who caused this whole commotion” Glimmer snarled.
“Can you NOT right now Glimmer!?” Adora nearly shouted at her smaller friend “she’s clearly hurt I mean l-look at her gown it’s…” she trailed off.
“We need to get her some help,” Bow said; it was only then that Catra seemed to really understand what was about to happen next.
Adora could see the panic in her eyes and all she wanted to do was hug her. Catra was so close yet so far at the very same time and it hurt so much more than it should.
She reached out a hand to Catra unknowingly once Catra decided running was the only option. Hell if I’m staying here Catra thought.
She turned her head to see the night sky beaming through the castle windows and decided to take that chance. Adora immediately knew what Catra was going to attempt “NO DON’T” Adora called but it was too late, Catra had already jumped out the fairly small window.
The three friends ran to which Catra had just jumped out of and noticed she must have landed on one of the ledges that from jumping distance could lead into the second hospital wing.
“We can’t jump that far so I’ll just teleport us” Glimmer said.
“No, that would just scare her more and from those blood, splotches covering from where she had just jumped; she’s clearly hurt herself already. We don’t want her to get more hurt or try to attack” Adora said almost out of breath “so let me find her myself… I have a plan”
Before Glimmer or Bow could protest, Adora had already jumped out the window just as Catra had before and leapt to the second wing of the hospital. Adora grabbed onto the ledge of the second window and pulled herself up; it took a lot of arm strength to pull her whole body up enough to get through but she was still strong even without She-Ra.
She mouthed something to Glimmer and Bow who were standing in shock across the castle and then ran off to find Catra.
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Her breathing grew even more ragged by the second. Her hand dragged across the peachy coloured wall as she limped around the halls. I- I have to get back to the Frightzone Catra thought to herself breathlessly as she continued to walk.
Ugh, now I ha-have to go back, Catra thought as she came to yet another dead end. She pivoted around on her one good foot and was about to run off again until a certain someone blocked her path.
“A-Adora, m-move out of my way” Catra stuttered as she backed up against the wall.
“Catra please just…” Adora started but stopped herself halfway through as she jolted towards Catra who had almost recently fallen to the cold hard ground.
“No…” Catra whispered as two drops of blood dripped from her gown. She glanced down and covered her blooded horrible hospital dress with her hand; as if trying to hide what Adora had obviously already seen.
“Fine… if you want to keep running and getting yourself hurt then fine” Adora said as she chucked up her hands in a ‘whatever’ sort of motion.
“I- I need to get back to the H-horde Adora, you know I can’t stay here… Brightmoons people will never trust me…” Catra said as she tried to stand up but ended up stumbling back and resting on the wall behind her.
“Catra they know your hurt, they could help you if you jus-“ Catra then Cut Adora off as she raised her hand in signal to stop her talking any further.
“Fine… but can I at least get a hug before you go” Catra then warily glanced at Adora as she finished her sentence “for old times sake…”
“Okay…” Catra whispered, “then I can leave?”
“Yes,” Adora said with a sorrowful look on her face “you can go”
“You promise?”
“I promise,” Adora said as she slowly stepped towards Catra with her hand held out.
Adora then grabbed her friend and pulled her into the hug almost like she was holding on for dear life. She rubbed slow calming circles on Catras back only to realise that there was a massive bloodstain on the back of her gown too. Oh shit, Adora thought as Catra shuddered in her hold.
Catra then unknowingly grabbed onto Adoras back for support; her whole body was slipping as her legs seemed to not want to hold up her own weight any longer. Well shit, how am I supposed to get back to the Frightzone now? Catra thought.
Then all of a sudden, the sound of two large doors banged open; it wasn’t until that moment that Catra realised she had started purring at Adoras touch. Ew stop it Catra, she thought.
Adora then tightened her grip on Catra as she heard the footsteps nearing them. Just keep holding onto her tightly, this was the plan Adora thought.
It was only then once Catra realised what Adora had been doing all this time. “Adora… th-they’re coming…”
“I know” whispered Adora.
“A-Adora l-let me go!” Catra said while trying to push herself out of Adoras grasp “y-you promised I could go” Catra shouted as she could as tears leaked down her face.
“I’m sorry, I can’t let y-you leave l-like this” Adora hadn’t realised that she too started crying. She grabbed ahold of Catra tighter than before and didn’t let her move.
“Ah, please!!” Catra begged “y-you can’t do this! You prom-mised me! You b-betrayed me!” Catra cried.
She started kicking Adoras' sides to try and pry off of her but to no avail. Catra was already weak so the kicks and pounces just felt like little tiny pecks to Adora.
Once one of the nurses came close enough to the pair; Catra noticed the syringe scrunched in her hand almost like she was trying to hide what she was obviously about to do.
“No! No Adora, please… let go!!”
“No, never again… I’m sorry” Adora said in a quiet voice as she waited for the nurse to do as her plan suggested.
The nurse crept closer and closer to them; syringe at the ready. “Sir can you help me with this?” the woman said as another nurse came to help steady her.
“Adora stop it, get off!!” Catra screamer as she watched a crowd growing before them.
“I’m sorry…” Adora whispered, “but this is for the best…”
“OW!” Catra yelped as the two nurses injected her with some kind of liquid “aaaah” Catra sighed as they finally pulled it out of her tender arm.
“W-what, what the h-hell… was… that…” Catra spoke in a slow airy pace as her eyelids drooped. “Adora… no…” she sighed out as all her limbs started to go limp.
“It’s alright, shhh” Adora coed as she rocked Catra back and forth “just close your eyes, it’s okay”
Catra then hummed out a little noise as she started to fall asleep while taking one last look at Adora she said: “y-you liar-r” she sobbed out with a shaky breath.
Her head rested on Adoras shoulder as she completely closed her eyes and let the darkness cover her mind in the black pit of sleep.