Chapter VII: Sailing Down the Acheron

CAPTAIN BOW'S LOG BOOK

19th DAY IN THE SECOND DAY OF THE HORDE'S OCCUPATION OF ETHERIA

Silently I approached the cave, hoping that the Chimera wasn't home.

I swam into the entrance and noticed the floor was glowing.

I descended down to the floor and shone my flashlight on it. I noticed that there were tiny spherical pebbles on the floor.

I picked one up and noticed the pebbles changed color as I shone my light on it, it was then I realized that they were not pebbles but Iridescent Pearls, the object of my quest.

I quickly scooped some up and put them in a waterproof satchel, but before I could leave I heard a terrifying shriek from the bowels of the cave.

Sudden a fierce creature emerged from the shadows, it was half lizard, half fish, half scorpion, and half bat—it was the Chimera.

"All right you mutant, prepare to go down!" I threatened as I made for my sword, but before I reached for it I remembered something, others have tried to subdue it with violence and died, what I needed was music.

I took out the bottle, opened it, and took the paper than contained the Orphean Hymn, "prepare to be pacified!" I told him as began to sing the hymn:

Listen all and you shall hear a tale, a tale of bravery, cunning, and wit that shall send thee to the pit.

Orpheus was Etheria's greatest muse and in battles of music would never lose.

He had something though he cherished more than music and the lumens of the soul, he had a wife the fairest woman and Eurydice was her name.

One day Viper took her away and he was dismayed.

He journeyed to the land of the dead and where no one returned of fame and to her reclaim.

However Viper guarded the way in but Orpheus did not give in and so sang this song and to Viper sent into lull.

He found is wife and to the entrance trek and leave she could if she did not look back.

She was warned and was ordered to resist but of her curiosity told her to insist.

When she looked began blow did the wind and back to the dead her soul spinned.

When he made back home he found he was alone and her wife again did die and tears he cried.

So now good monster you will let me or be lulled by this Orphean Hymn!

The soothing sound of my voice sent the creature to dreamland allowing me to leave with pearls and made my way out of the cave.

However just as I was leaving, I heard an alarm go off; it was my oxygen tank I was running out of air.

In a fit of panic I scrambled towards the surface but soon everything went black, this was it I failed in my mission!

PRINCESS GLIMMER'S DIARY

19th DAY IN THE SECOND OF THE HORDE'S OCCUPATION OF ETHERIA

My time is almost up, my lungs are on fire from the noxious fumes of Horde World, my eyes water and my throat burns it is excruciating, I wish I would die right now and end this torture.

As I am laying for here, suddenly a flash of inspiration hit me, the controls for the collar that inhibit my powers are right under my nose.

I stuck my out my tongue and felt around for the controls to shut it off.

Suddenly I found the control to release it and using my tongue flipped the switch to deactivate it.

Once the collar was off, I used my powers to teleport myself free and with my ounce of strength teleport to my ship and everything went black.

A few minutes later, as fresh, pure, life-giving oxygen filled my lungs, I came to.

"What happened?" I asked myself as I staggered to my feet, dazed and confused.

"Wait a second, the gems!" I exclaimed as I took out one from my pocket and looked it up in my book.

"By the Magi, Ichorian diamonds, I found Ichorian diamonds" I shouted as I ran to the cockpit and set course for Etheria.

Hang on She-Ra help is on the way!

QUEEN ANGELLA'S DAIRY

19th DAY IN THE SECOND OF THE HORDE'S OCCUPATION OF ETHERIA

I don't know how long I was out for but when I came to I found myself in the palace infirmary.

I sat up to see what was going on, I discovered my back and wings were bandaged together and my arm was in a sling.

"Thank the Gnostics that they made it i…" I started to say until I remembered She-Ra was still ill.

I raced over to where I saw her laid at, her life was fading fast I could sense it.

Suddenly she looked at me and faintly whispered, "you have wings on your back, you're not human are you, ma'am?"

"No I'm not human; I am an offshoot of the human race called, Angellian. Our name comes from the fact we resemble spiritual messengers of some branches of Purian Monotheists believe in called angels" I explained to her as I put a cold cloth on her forehead, "don't worry She-Ra, you're safe I'm a friend I won't hurt you" I assured her.

Wherever you are Bow and Glimmer, please hurry!