"Let me out of here! You can't keep me locked up in here forever!" Glimmer banged against the transparent green wall. The more she was left alone with her thoughts, the more Glimmer grew concerned for the safety of her friends. She had seen Horde Prime "cleanse" one of his clones. Compared to Hordak, He was nothing like what they were used to. The thought of Horde Prime being able to locate Etheria due to her fault weighed heavy on her chest. A lump trapped in her throat as she desperately tried to hold back her snickered as she walked past Glimmer's prison. "Oh, not you," Glimmer rolled her eyes.
Catra said, "Hey Sparkles. What's it like in there?" Catra tapped against the wall that flashed each time as a reminder of Glimmer's imprisonment.
"What are you doing here?" Glimmer asked.
Catra smiled, "You know. Just walking around. Not stuck in a cage like you."
"Cat-"
Catra waved, "Goodbye, Sparkles"
The transparent wall lifted as two of the Horde clones opened Glimmer's cell with a handprint. "Horde Prime is expecting your presence," the Horde clones said in unison. The two clones grabbed onto Glimmer's shoulders as they guided her down the hall. Walking down the empty cold hallway, Glimmer was reminded of Bright Moon. The halls were always decorated in pink and purple hues with gold. The floors were light blue, and the murals of her mom and dad rested on the walls. Both which were gone, at least to her knowledge. Although she had gotten grounded numerous times and had become Queen recently, Bright Moon held fond memories of the Rebellion meetings, her magical powers, her best friend, and the boy she loved.
The clones soon released her into a spacious room. She looked up and around to see all of the space in view. Glimmer was still not used to stars. They had appeared once the Heart of Etheria was activated, but after being abducted, her outings were limited to when Horde Prime wanted to speak to her.
Horde Prime spoke, "Beautiful, isn't it?"
The chill in his voice made Glimmer tremble. He truly scared her, but she knew that she had to hold up a brave front. Glimmer didn't speak.
Horde Prime continued, "Etheria has been separated from the rest of the universe, so you never saw stars and the other worlds. Tell me is there anything you love, Your Majesty."
"My people," Glimmer responded. She thought of Bright Moon, the princesses, her father, her mother, Adora, and...Bow. "And the people of Etheria."
Horde Prime smiled, "You know Etheria is no different than any of the other worlds. Like the others, Etheria will need to be purged, so peace can be brought to the universe."
"You mean destroyed! Are you planning to cleanse Etheria like one of your clones?" Glimmer shouted.
Horde Prime laughed, "Some defects cannot be fixed. Instead, they must be destroyed, so the new can grow. All this is possible thanks to you. And you will help me, Your Majesty" Although what he said sounded like a suggestion, it was clear that it was a threat.
"This is never what I wanted. I-I just want to save Etheria," Glimmer could feel herself going into a panic attack. With her current circumstances, what could she even do? Usually, she could overcome any obstacle, but that was when she was with Adora and Bow. What could she do all alone where none of her powers seemed to work?
Adora shouted, "We're heading out, Bow!"
Bow clenched onto the gift box before giving one last look at the handguard.
"What's that?" Adora asked. Bow jumped in surprise but soon relaxed when he realized it was just Adora.
Bow stuttered, "It's uh n-nothing really."
"It looks like a hand guard, but why is it in a box?" Adora asked.
Bow exhaled, "It was a gift from Glimmer. You guys give gifts in the Horde, don't you?"
"Yeah! All the time like we would save ration bars. The gray ones were the best." Adora said excitedly.
Bow sidestepped the topic, "You said we're heading out. I'll put this away and go."
"Bow, I know she was your best friend."
Bow froze. He couldn't stop missing her, and every time he thought of her, his heart began to race. Was it because of what Micah had asked? But he had been asked that question so many times, he could not understand why it bothered him as much as it did right now. Only moments ago was he staring at the handguard that she had gifted him years ago when he just started learning archery. He was ecstatic when he received it, but he could not bring himself to wear it. What if it got bruised up? Even so, she had put it on his hand before he had returned it to its box. After all, it was such a thoughtful gift from the girl he lo-
"And she was mine too, so I know we will find her," Adora continued.
The two headed out with the rest of The Rebellion Squad. Castapella and Shadow Weaver stayed behind to keep the spell up for their whereabouts. Entrapta continued to work on Darla.
The princesses fought off the Horde Prime soldiers as it seemed like a new town was being captured every hour. Frosta partnered with Micah with Mermista and Perfuma to take down the soldiers. Adora, Scorpia, and Bow helped to get the villagers out safely. Catching a Horde soldier off guard, Frosta and Mermista were able to capture and tie him up. Adora interrogated him as everyone else hunched over expectantly for answers.
Adora questioned, "Where is Glimmer?"
The Horde soldier went off, "You cannot defeat Horde Prime. Horde Prime is undefeatable. He is the King of the Gala-" Adora tightened the ropes holding the soldier.
"Where is Glimmer?!" Adora angrily repeated.
The Horde soldier laughed, "Your Queen is fine...for now. She is on Velvet Glove, our leader's flagship. He will use her to activate the Heart of Etheria with She-ra" Adora's head began to throb as though a migraine was trying to tear open her head.
"Are you okay?" Perfuma asked Adora. Everyone started to worry even more so since She-ra was no longer here.
Bow asked, "How do we get to Horde Prime's flagship?"
The tied-up soldier burst into full laughter, "Do you actually think you can win? Horde Prime sees all. Do you really think you can hide from us with a magic spell? As we speak, you're being destroyed right now." Nothing was going as planned. Horde Prime was looking for She-ra, and they still had no real coordinates on Glimmer's location. And worse, they had played right into Horde Prime's trap to distract them. Things were looking grim.