A name for you
Entrapta helped Bow and the princess on sending out broadcasts for their specific kingdoms and instructions on how to tune into the trials through the pillars. Hordak helped where he could, but he didn't need to help as it only takes two to three to work on broadcasting such things. He wanted to spend time with Entrapta, but they both decided it was good for him to talk to his brothers with Emily by his side in case she needed to rush him over to Entrapta. The crowd of Etherians thinned out as they began their morning duties and leaving the clones where they sat when they listened to Hordak and Entrapta.
One caught glimpse of Hordak and rushed towards his side and grabbed his hand. Hordak wanted to pull back until the clone shook his hand furiously, almost pulling his whole arm out of his socket. "Brother Hordak! I am wrong hordak! It is marvelous to finally be able to meet you and get to bask in your presence!", the clone smiled. When wrong Hordak let go, Hordak was sure that he was about to fall to the ground on how dizzy got, but had Emily to balance him. "H-Hello", Hordak cleared his throat and looked at him, "You are still going by that silly nickname?"
W.H. cocked his head and asked him for him to elaborate. "I chose that name for people to fear me when it is said, but now I use it to be my own individual. Do you not want one as well?", he asked curiously. The clone gasped happily and turned to the crowd of clones and yelled for all of them to hear, "Brothers! Brother Hordak says that we can have our own individual names!" They all looked at each other in hushed murmurs and turned back to Hordak as one asked, 'But for what purpose?" Hordak tapped his chin, trying to find his words that would make them all understand.
"I understand now, that there would be no reason for us to have names when we were all were under Horde prime. Only Horde prime had such honor for a name and we were the only ones living under him so there was no point for names as we called each other 'brothers'. Though there is no need for that as we have been liberated, we can find out about ourselves, claim new identities for our own and I hope that you all can be individual beings to find what is right for you and to start by giving yourself your own names."
Many clones nodded, others confused, but overall understood they could name their selves to make them... different from each other. One clone asked from the back of the crowd, "But how do we choose a name?" Hordak hummed, "That is a difficult question, it took time for me to think about my name, but I tried taking things that were dear for me back when I first chose and stemmed it from there. Some names are easier to find that feels right for them while others will not be able to come up with a single idea"
"Ahem", someone piped up behind Hordak and when he whipped around there was Adora. "Sh- Adora, what can I do for you?", Hordak stood tall and attentive for her out of respect since she did save him. "I think I might be able to help out a bit with naming if it isn't a problem", She awkwardly smiled. Hordak nodded and slightly bowed to her, "If it is not too much trouble, your help will be much appreciated." Adora smiled more sincerely as she turned towards the crowd of clones and felt the weight of all eyes on her.
Adora calmed herself down and stood tall and began, "My name is Adora, from what my guardian had said when I was younger, my name derived from the word adoration as many seem to 'adore' me when I was an infant" Hordak remembered telling Shadow weaver something of her naming Adora something nice and for once he was glad he let her make that decision since he doubt that he would have come up with something better. He felt a presence by his side and was startle to see Catra by his side and he gave out a small yelp.
She snorted by his reaction as he quickly gained back his posture with the help of Emily and put back his attention towards Adora. "Names can come from any where and sometimes you don't have to find the perfect name to make it feels like yours. There are some who have similar names to each other yet can mean something different for the two. Heck if you don't like the first name you are given, you can change it as many times as you want and it will be your decision, not from someone else", Adora's smile grew even more.
There was some happy chattering with one another and Wrong Hordak piped up, "Then I have decided my name!" This surprised the three with their own names as they put their attention to the excited clone. "I would like to be named Kadroh! A reversal of the greatest brother!", His smile shone so bright that it was quiet blinding for many. Catra had to hold on Emily to try to hold on to her snickering and Adora had to suppress the same as she didn't want to make 'Kadroh' feel bad on his new name.
Hordak on the other hand, his heart melted at his enthusiasm and then decided that he would keep this one close to him and Entrapta as a dear part of them. He clasped onto Kadrohs' shoulder and gave a weak smile, "Thank you for that honor... Kadroh" Tears build up on Kadrohs' eyes as he brought his arms close to him and said, "No, thank you Brother for what you are doing for us” With swift motion, Kardroh hugged Hordak which surprised him emotionally and shocked him in place even when he pulled him away.
Kadroh and Adora put their attention to the clones to give them ideas and inspirations for their names, but Hordak couldn't handle being there any more after that. He was shaken as he was only use to Entraptas' touch and that scared him. He looked for Entrapta, but she was still broadcasting the princesses messages and he didn't want to disturb them. Emily noticed this and stood by his side and aided him as she could. "Take me to a secluded space please", Hordak let out a shaky whisper. Emily beeped affirmatively and moved him away from the gaze of others and hid him behind a tree and a couple of bushes.
Until he sat down trembling did he noticed that Catra had followed them. She had a face of concern that he wouldn't be able to get angry at as she saw him in worse state than this. "Hordak?", Catra asked, wanting some explanation on why he was acting like Horde Prime had come back from the dead. He shook his head furiously, not wanting to explain as he brought his knees towards him and took in deep breaths. Yet he felt Catra sit next to him, but not close enough to touch him and looked away when he brought his head towards her.
"...I don't know what's wrong, but...I'll keep an eye out for you in case if some one comes close", she said. He then remembered the first day he found her. She was in a box, cold and alone and only smiled when she was given a name from Adora. Adora had been right that a name could make things feel right for people and Catra was one of many to prove it. All he could give was a shaky, "thank you" as he put his head back down as he did his best to calm himself down. Catra looked back at him in a bit of surprise, but it was alright for her as she wanted to give back to him after hearing his story and how much she hurt him.
Maybe he will get better for the future of clones and especially Entrapta.