Octa plunged headfirst into the Harmony Sea. The task at hand: Recover the Bilzyte Crystal for Shadow Weaver. Octa was somewhat suspicious of Shadow Weaver's request; usually it was Hordak who ordered everyone around. However, she knew better than to question Shadow Weaver- Octa did not want to fall prey to the witch's dark magic. Besides, she had been specially chosen for this mission because of her aquatic descent; she felt proud to be asked, and would later delight in the jealousy of her fellow Hordesmen, specifically Catra.
As she swam farther out into the frigid waters, the signal device given to her by Shadow Weaver began to glow brighter. When it began to appear bright red, Octa knew the crystal was nearby. After surveying the area around her, she began a descent to the floor of the sea. There, surrounded by enormous amounts of poisonous Eternian coral, was the Bilzyte Crystal, which glowed the same red as the signal device. "Whoever placed this here certainly went to a lot of trouble," thought Octa to herself. "No matter- my Horde blaster will take care of this minor distraction." As she pulled the weapon from her belt, Octa sensed something behind her. She turned, and saw before her three eel-like creatures, each with some sort of skull emblem on their foreheads.
Before she could react, the eel at her far left charged her. Octa barely maneuvered out of the way in time. As she did, the second and third eels followed her movement and double-teamed her with their long tails. Octa was knocked into a field of seaweed. As she began to sit up, she saw all three creatures heading toward her. Without thinking, she fired her blaster at the emblem on one of the eels. No sooner did the shot hit its target than the eel disintegrated. Now that she had found their weakness, Octa began to toy with the creatures. Moving in front of the coral, she assumed a fighting stance. Like clockwork, both eels charged her once again. However, this time she moved out of the way just in time, causing the creatures to ram the coral and be exposed to its poison. Both eels visibly weakened, Octa took no time in disposing of them with two quick shots from her blaster. Octa noticed that the coral disappeared along with the monsters she had destroyed; she had no doubt these barriers had been mystically placed by the woman she had heard Hordak speak of many times, the Sorceress.
With the crystal in hand, Octa contacted Shadow Weaver through her signal device. "Mistress, I have the artifact you wish for."
"Excellent my child. You have proven your worth this day. I shall teleport you back to the Fright Zone. You have done very well by me, Octa, and I shall see that you are handsomely rewarded."
As Octa swam through Shadow Weaver's portal, she felt a strong sense of accomplishment and excitement. It was not every day that she was rewarded. Unbeknownst to her, the rewards she would soon reap were greater than she ever imagined possible.