Story Blurb: ""She's Where?!" Hordak Yelled out in rage. All he could see was red. Why would Catra Betray him like this? What did this mean for his empire? And more importantly, was there still time to save Entrapta?" - Hordak Finds out about Entrapta being sent to beast Island and makes it his personal mission to save her.
A/N: I'm kinda on a roll.. I guess. My hands are just kinda moving and ideas are popping into my head left right and center.
And to be honest, I'm kinda glad. I've recently felt like i was in a ditch, no inspiration, jumping from one thing to another, a lack of motivation and creativity.
All of a sudden, I feel alive. Like I could get so much done, and create so many amazing things. It's a wonderful feeling to be back and writing to my full capacity, without barriers.
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Disclaimer: I do not own She-Ra or the characters.
To Find Entrapta
"She's Where?!" Hordak yells out in rage, seeing red for what felt like the first real time.
Imp Repeated the words he overheard. "Hordak will praise me when all this is over. Praise me for leading, for sending that princess to Beast Island, for destroying the other princess!" Catras words rang out in his sanctum. His body shook with rage.
Entrapta... He did not even know where to begin with her. What started as a naive yet smart princess, who annoyed him and baffled him. Soon became his Lab Partner and one of his most trusted consorts.
He knows he should pull himself away. When he is with her, he gets some dangerous thoughts. Like perhaps with her by his safe, he would not need to call Prime. Perhaps, he would be better here with her, than with his own people.
Thoughts like that could soon ruin his Horde, and all he is worked so hard for! He must stick to the plan. But he knew he would not be able to succeed without a little bit of help. As much as it pained him to admit.
Yes, that was the reason he was heading to beast island. Because she's the key to his success. Nothing more. Yes, there was a kinship there, but it was far less important than the task at hand.
He must remain the mercurial ruler he has always been.
He Marched his way down to the docking bay. Barking out orders about getting him a vercal ready, keeping Catra occupied, and making sure they know that if anything goes wrong, he will wreak havoc.
He Jumped in the horde marked Vercal and went to Beast Island.
Many thoughts crossed his mind. The main one was hoping he was not too late, and that she was still alive and well.
Yet somewhere at the back of his mind a small nagging voice said "And what if she thinks you've abandoned her? Just like those princesses did".
He remembered how upset she was over them leaving her behind.
"I'm glad I'm here, ya know? It's nice to have friends and people who need me." She smiled down at her work; it was not her normal bright, cheerful, excited smile. It was sweet, endearing, and somewhat sad.
"Although it's almost bittersweet" she laughed lightning.
"Bittersweet? Clarify." He turned from his work fully to look at her. For many people, he would not even think twice on the matter. But it seemed to bother her, and so it had his full attention. Though, he tried his best not to make it too obvious.
"Well, it's bitter because to get here, I had to make friends, who i thought were interested, and needed me, and who I thought was a real team! Just for them to leave me behind. But it's sweet, because now I have a Lab Partner, Some great friends! And you wouldn't leave me behind." She turned to smile up at him, bright and excited.
He quickly turned around to his work to hind the smooth blush that had creeped up on his pale face, no one had ever had the nerve to talk to him in such a way. And no one cared so much about him. Not even his own brothers
Therefore, he must save her. For the Horde. For herself. And for his sake.
He would bring her home or die trying.
Once he reached Beast Island, he knew it would be quite the task finding her. For one, this island was filled with dangers and alarming beasts. Hence its name.
Another thing, it is practically a maze around the island.
It would take him hours. maybe even days to-
"LEAVE. ME. ALONE!"
Or maybe, it would take him moments to find her. He leaped into action, running in the direction of the voice. He found her with ease, throwing rocks at what looked like a large snake like creature.
She was hiding behind a large rock, peeking out every now and then to throw something. Her face was covered in dirt and blood, and she looked ever so tired. Her hair fell limply around her face.
Something that struck him, was that she wore what looked like a bug mask on her head. It seemed that while here, she had made herself some new gear.
The Snake Like creature let out a howling scream before launching at the rock she hid behind. It broke the rock and sent Entrapta Flying. She hit the floor, and Hordak swore he heard something crack.
The Snake was preparing for one finial attack, but before it could go in for the kill. Hordak was behind it, with a state-of-the-art Horde Spear, he leaped up into the air, and sent the spear crashing right through the snake's skull.
It fell to the floor lifeless, as Hordak rushed over to Entrapta.
"Entrapta!" He announced as he knelt beside her. She weakly looked up at him, opened her mouth to speak before promptly fainting. Hordak let out an annoyed grown before sweeping her up bridal style and running back to his Horde-craft.
The ride back to the fright zone was exhilarating. He kept glancing to the sleeping woman besides him. Every time he did, he just got more and more angry.
He was angry at Catra for making him believe she had ditched.
He was angry at the princess for leaving her behind in the first place.
He was angry at himself for not saving her sooner.
He should have known better. And If she died now, he would forever blame himself.
Entrapta mumbles lightly next to him as she starts to regain consensus. "Quite yourself" He orders. "You must rest. We are getting closer".
Not five minutes later they arrive back at base just after nightfall. Luckily for them, the base will be at its quietist now.
Hordak leaned over and looked at Entrapta. "I'm going to pick you up now and take you in." She nodded lightly.
He remembered how she would jump if she were touched without warning. So, he always made sure to let her know if he was going to touch her, On the rare occasions he did so.
He picked her up and walked his way through the base. He eventually came to a stop in her room. Although she had been away for a while, he had not dared to touch it.
He placed her down on the bed before walking to the bathroom for medical supplies.
He looked her over. There were rips all over her dungarees, Blood seeping through it.
A light blush creeped up over his cheeks at the realisation of what he had to do creeped in.
He coughed lightly before speaking. "I'm going to have to strip you down in order to tend to your wounds."
Through hooded eyes she looked up at him and nodded. With that Nod of approval, he pulled off her boots, gloves, dungarees, shirt and then mask. Leaving her in nothing but her skivvy's.
Hordak shook his head before walking back to the bathroom, grabbing a cloth and a bowl of warm water.
With that he pulled a seat up to the side of her bed and began to clean the wounds, and any lingering blood and mud. "You can have a real shower later" He announced. He was not one for idle chatter, but he was aware that many people found it comforting, and in her state, she could do with that.
He started with her legs, wiping away the dirt, as genteelly as possible. He was not used to caring for other people.
He moved on up to her midriff before doing her arms, neck and then gently wiping her face., cupping it with one hand, as the other used the rag to clean. She smiled at him and muttered "Thanks for the save".
He nodded before putting the rag down and looking her over once more. She was clean, but her wounds still needed tending to. She had minor cuts all over her. A Nasty Gash on her knee. Bruising all over her ribs and a long cut over her cheek.
He did his best to plaster and Bandage all he saw. But after being on beast island for so long, there were tones there. Luckily, none looked infected. Yet.
Once he was done, he digger through her draws. They were messy, unkept and complete chaos. But he managed to find something anyway. A long baggy t-shirt at the back of her draw. It was nothing special. White with faded stains around it. No doubt an old work shirt.
He aided her in slipping it on before placing her covers over her. "You need to rest." He told her softly. Well, tried to tell her softly. It came out as more an order than kindness.
He moved to leave, but with shocked with a soft hand grabbed his. "Please Stay." She muttered as she started to fall asleep. "Don't leave me again..." She trailed off as she fell asleep. Hordak's eyes widened. He feared this would happen. Well, Not feared, He did not do fear. Worry? No, he was not a worrier. It was… a concern? Yes. It was a concern she would feel it was him who had abandoned her, just like had happened before.
He would make sure that Catra would pay. He would make sure that he made up for letting this happen to her. He would make sure, that she was never hurt again.
As he sat down next to her bed. He could not help but wonder what this overpowering protecting sense meant for him. For them.
He was never a patient man, but he would wait for her to wake up. And he would wait to find out what this meant.
Together they would figure it out. As Lab Partners. As… Friends… And maybe as something a little more.
The end
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