Chapter 9: Battle for Brightmoon
The Horde tank fired another blast from the new cannon. It hit the dome and finally destroyed it. "Their defenses are broken!" yelled Hordak. "Let the slaughter begin!" And with that command, the Hordesmen began running toward the kingdom. "Attack!" ordered Glimmer. And with that, the rebels went out to meet them.
Grizzlor led the charge right at Glimmer. He leapt to pounce on her, but she disappeared a split second before he could reach her. Surprised, Grizzlor howled in anger and then was blasted from behind by a smiling Glimmer. Leech, a green bug-like creature, held up his "hands" and said, "You can't beat the suction power of Leech!" A white-haired woman dressed in blue and white, Frosta, said, "Maybe not, but I can freeze it." And she proceeded to freeze Leech in a block of ice. Snout Spout had managed to destroy two robotic Troopers with his axe. He then leapt out of the way as two Horde flyers came right towards him. Snout Spout responded by blasting them out of the air with balls of water. For some reason, these water balls were able to hit things like rocks. He didn't really understand how this ability was possible but he was glad to have it. "Good thing old firefighters always carry water," he said to himself. Just then, a bugged-eyed, four-legged creature zapped him from behind and Snout Spout fell to the ground. It said, "Don't you know not to turn your back on Mantenna?" "Maybe he doesn't, but I do," said a voice. It was Bow. He fired an arrow at Mantenna. It turned into a net and captured him. "You don't really think this thing can hold me, do you?" he asked while setting himself free. "Well, then maybe this can," said Snout Spout as he and Bow punched him at the same time. Several Troopers, both ground and flyers began to charge toward Castaspella. She waited patiently and then, just as they were about to reach her, she send out magic and that destroyed all the Troopers. Shadow Weaver then appeared in a puff of smoke and said, "Ah, Castaspella, long time no see." "I'm not hear to chat, Shadow Witch." And they began reciting various spells and began a magic duel. Catra and Scorpia surrounded Queen Angella. "You're just the prize Hordak wants," Scorpia said as she lashed her scorpion tail at Angella. She blocked it with her sword, and at the same time, turned around and blasted Catra (in panther form) with her light powers. Glimmer then proceeded to blast Scorpia from behind with her own powers. Mother and daughter smiled at each other, but then the cannon fired again towards them. They were able to leap out of the way but the blast shook the ground and caused them to fall hard.
While they were down, Hordak switched to rocket mode. He then flew to where the queen and princess were, landed, and shackled Angella with a collar and then handcuffed her. He switched back to rocket mode and flew off with the queen laughing. Glimmer got up and yelled, "Mother!" "Glimmer!" Bow yelled. Glimmer turned to him and he said, "I don't know how much longer we can hold out." "Can you take out that tank?" she asked. "We've tried, but nothing has worked." They then heard Frosta yell, "It's getting ready to fire again!" It fired and destroyed at least five buildings in the kingdom. "Where's this hero that Clamp Champ spoke of?" Glimmer asked herself as she and the rebels continued to fight.
Her answer came a split second later as a winged unicorn with a woman riding began to approach. The woman jumped off and began destroying Troopers with her sword. Grizzlor and Leech charged her but she fought them off with no problem. She then saw that the cannon was getting ready to fire again. Right now she was the only one who wasn't fighting and she leaped toward the tank. She got on top and began to bend the barrel of the cannon upwards. She then twisted it and tied it into a knot, triggering and overload. She jumped off and tank exploded. The explosion caught rebels and Hordesmen alike off guard. "Retreat!" yelled Shadow Weaver. With that, the Horde began to run off.
"They're retreating," Castaspella said. "For the moment," said Glimmer. Then they all turned toward the warrior-like woman. "Who are you?" Bow asked. "A friend," said the woman smiling. "She is known as She-Ra," said a voice from behind. It was Clamp Champ with Kowl next to him. "Light Hope told me of her." "Where's Adora?" asked Snout Spout. "She's still at the Crystal Castle," answered Kowl. "Light Hope had her stay there until this whole thing blows over." "I'm afraid we've got bigger problems," said Glimmer. "Hordak has kidnapped my mother and we must rescue her." "No, I will rescue her," said She-Ra. "You need to stay and battle the Horde when they come back." "But she's my mother!" "But she's also your queen and I believe she would want you to stay. We don't even know that she's still alive. You are the heir to Brightmoon's throne and if Hordak kills you, then who's going to inherit it?" Glimmer couldn't argue with that but she still felt fear for her mother's safety. Reluctantly she said, "Go. And please bring her back to me." She-Ra nodded and hopped on to her winged unicorn. "Up, Swift Wind!" she cried. Swifty whinnied and jumped on his hind legs. He then spread his wings and took off. Shortly after they left, the Horde began to come back.