Chapter 33: Battle For Dryl

Meanwhile, back at Entrapta's Crypto Castle…

Brett, Bow, and Entrapta were in Entrapta's lab going over Cairus's plans to usurp Entrapta's throne. It was a semi-convoluted plan, but the premise was as follows:

All Dryllish soldiers loyal to Cairus are to be marked with red armbands so that allied soldiers and combat robots can differentiate between ally and enemy.

All combat robots will be reprogrammed to acknowledge Cairus as the ruler of Dryl and as such, will eliminate all who oppose him.

After the subjugation of Dryl, the Dryl military will join forces with Night Moon against the Horde.

The three viewers of this plan were appalled by the boldness of Cairus. Entrapta, in particular, was both shocked and melancholy at this news.

"He… he's trying to take over my kingdom?" Entrapta inquired, a tear forming in her eye.

"That's not going to happen!" Brett shouted, standing up. Entrapta had her mouth open agape while Bow, still sitting in the chair, turned to Brett.

"So, what're we gonna do?" Bow inquired of Brett. Brett paced around for a few moments as he thought. He then turned to Entrapta.

"Entrapta, can you write a program that will alter the behavior of the bot's to turn against Cairus?" Brett inquired. Entrapta sniffled and wiped the tear from her eye.

"Does an RK800 android turn into a deviant when exposed to a large number of emotional stimuli?" Entrapta challenged, with a smile. Brett smiled and winked.

"It sure does," Brett said, chuckling. He then turned to Bow, "Bow, stay here with Entrapta and keep her safe. I'm going to let Brittni and Adora out of their cells. Once they're out, we need to find all the soldiers loyal to Cairus and take them out." Brett said determinedly. Bow nodded his head while Entrapta went to work developing the program. Brett then added, "also, we're going to need to make some kind of announcement. Let the citizens and the Dryllish soldiers still loyal to you know what's going on." Entrapta nodded.

"Of course! I can record one right away." Entrapta declared. Brett nodded then hurried out of the castle, avoiding the traps with ease.

"I'm coming, Brittni…"

Meanwhile, back at Brittni's cell…

Brittni was searching for some way; any way to get out of the cell. She looked around her cell. She analyzed the bed in the corner, then looked to the iron bars. She tapped her chin, methodically until she came up with an idea. She went over to the bed and inspected the wood. It was made from bamboo! Brittni then ripped a large piece of the cloth from the blanket and soaked it in the toilet. She then kicked off a piece of the bed. Using her newly found tools, Brittni marched over to the iron bars and wrapped the wet cloth around two bars, and inserted the piece of bamboo in between the cloth. She then started rotating the cloth.

"C'mon, c'mon!" Brittni thought to herself as she poured all of her strength into rotating the wood. Slowly, but surely, she heard a metallic whine, implying that the bars were beginning to bend.

"That's it! That's it!" Brittni exclaimed in her mind. Finally, after one last strain on the makeshift lever, the bars bent out of place and fell forward. She could escape! As she squeezed between the bars, she looked around and found a chest. Inside the chest, she found her laser pistol, energy baton, and most importantly, her medic armor. She quickly put her armor on and holstered her weapons. A moment later, she heard footsteps coming down the stairs. She could tell it was only one person. She then squared her body up, ready for a fight. She had her energy baton ready, but then relaxed, when she saw who it was.

"Expecting trouble?" Brett inquired, facetiously. He then looked at the broken iron bars, "ah, the wet cloth trick? I told you it would come in handy."

"Brett! I'm glad to see you." Brittni said, loosening up her body, "did you see what was on the flash drive?" She inquired. Brett folded his arms, looked the other way, and sighed.

"Yeah… I did." Brett started. He then looked at Brittni and added, "I'm sorry I didn't believe you at first. I mean, I knew that there was something fishy about Cairus… I guess I was just blinded from trying to protect Entrapta from that terrorist group." Brett explained. He then looked back at Brittni, "but, anyway, we need to get out of here. Cairus plans on programming all the bots to kill anyone that isn't loyal to him. That includes Entrapta…" Brett said somberly. Brittni took a minute to digest what Brett just explained to her. Brett then noticed Adora's absence.

"Where's Adora?" Brett inquired. Brittni frowned and her lips quivered.

"Some of Cairus's men came and took her… I'm not sure where…" Brittni let out a groan and added, "what're we gonna do?" Brittni desperately inquired. Brett paced around a bit.

"Well, we need to warn the troops, both ours and Dryl's. Luckily, we found out that the traitor soldiers are marked with a red armband. If you see any of them, drop 'em. As for the bots, Entrapta's in the middle of programming a switch that will indicate Cairus and his guards as hostiles. Once we rally our soldiers, you can find Adora and we can take care of Cairus." Brett explained. Brittni nodded her head.

"Okay, that's convoluted, but I think we can handle that," Brittni said, chuckling.

"Good, let's move-" Brett started before he saw a figure coming down the stairs opposite the staircase he came down. Brittni turned around and they both saw a petite figure in blue clothing.

"Uh… are you lost, little girl?" Brittni inquired. The girl came into full view and Brett realized it was Frosta.

"You!" Brett accused as he pointed his finger at Frosta. Brittni switched glances between the two.

"Huh? Do you two know each other?" Brittni inquired. Brett moved forward and gently moved Brittni out of the way.

"We have some unfinished business, 'Princess.'" Brett sneered. He then turned to Brittni and said, "Brittni, go rally the troops. If Frosta's here, that means Night Moon isn't working alone. This is gonna get bad real quick." Brittni stared at Brett for a few moments, desperately, then nodded her head. She then ran up the stairs, out of the prison. Brett then turned to Frosta.

"I can't believe you're still alive…" Brett muttered. He then shook his head and asked, "what are you even doing here?" Brett demanded. The way that Brett said that he almost sounded relieved.

"You're gonna pay for what you did to Princess Prom!" Frosta threatened as she pointed her finger at him. Brett scoffed.

"That's what you want revenge for? Geez, you princesses really have to get your revenge priorities in order. But, if you insist…" Brett sneered. Just then a group of Frosta's guards poured out of the staircase behind her and brandished their spears at him.

"Apparently you don't remember what happened last time…" Brett said as he ignited his energy baton…

Meanwhile, back with Entrapta and Bow…

Entrapta had been getting close to creating the program that would override any alteration to the bots' original programming. Bow, in the meantime, had kept an arrow nocked in his bow, pacing around the lab. All this talk of a coup d'etat had made him edgy. Suddenly he heard a noise behind him. He immediately turned towards it and pulled his arrow back, full strength.

"Get back!" Bow shouted. However, it was only Entrapta getting up from her seat. She stared at him with widened eyes. Bow loosened the arrow and let out a large breath of air. Entrapta then pulled out her recorder.

"Coup d'etat, hour 9:30. The stress is getting to Bow." Entrapta spoke into the recorder, smiling.

"Sorry, I just-" Bow began before hearing yet another noise. Bow and Entrapta turned towards the door of the lab and heard a beep coming from it.

"Oh, wow! That sounds like a thermometric time bomb! I didn't realize anyone still- Agh!" Entrapta shouted before Bow tackled her to the ground. He then kicked over a table causing an assortment of tools and vials to fall over. Before Entrapta could protest, the thermometric bomb blew the door open, causing it to fly against the wall behind Bow and Entrapta.

Bow immediately went into action. He crouched behind the table and nocked his arrow. A Dryllish red armband soldier marched in and began firing his laser rifle. Bow managed to fire his arrow into the guard's helmet, piercing the protective glass. Two more guards ran in and started firing their rifles. Bow ducked down and nocked another arrow and waited for his opportunity. Entrapta in the meanwhile was combining some kind of chemical mixtures. Bow stuck his head up for a moment and nearly got hit by a laser, before crouching down again. Entrapta then took the chemical compound she shook up and chucked it at the two Dryllish soldiers. The soldiers looked down and screamed as the vial holding the mixture exploded, producing a cloud of smoke. Bow then thanked Entrapta and moved up, firing two more arrows, hitting the Dryllish soldiers and causing them to collapse.

"Okay, we need to go, now!" Bow shouted.

"I have an escape route in the lab!" Entrapta shouted, pointing at a vent. Bow fired an arrow at the vent as the two ran towards it. The vent opened when Bow's arrow hit it and the two jumped into the vent. More soldiers ran into the room and started firing, but missed the two as they made their way into the vent.

The vent led to a chute that flowed to the ground and allowed the two to escape out of the castle. Bow got out first and helped Entrapta up. He then looked around and choked out a breath of relief.

"We made it!" Bow cheered. His cheering was in vain, however, as he and Entrapta were suddenly surrounded by both Night Moon and Dryllish soldiers. Both Bow and Entrapta stared wide-eyed at the surrounding army and reluctantly put their hands up. They were completely encircled until a couple of the soldiers moved out of the way for their leader: Void. Void moved slowly towards Bow and Entrapta, her mask hiding her expression. She first marched up to Bow and grabbed his cheeks.

"Wielding only a bow and arrow and you've survived this long? Your skills must be exceptional. I'll have to make sure that you're spared." Void declared. Bow narrowed his eyes at Void in shock.

"Spared? What does she mean by that…?" Bow wondered to himself. Void then moved over to Entrapta.

"Ah, and you must be the only cognizantly competent princess on all of Etheria. Entrapta, if I'm right?" Void inquired. Entrapta nervously chuckled.

"Uh.. heh, heh. Uh, yes?" Entrapta awkwardly admitted.

"Excellent…" Void said, happily. She then motioned for her soldiers to grab her and Bow and added, "take them. It's time to hold up our end of the bargain…"

Meanwhile, Brittni made it to the barracks to rally the troops…

Brittni had used her observation skills to successfully infiltrate the streets and avoid all the traitor Dryllish soldiers. It was still relatively early in the morning and so the Horde soldiers were still in the barracks. Upon arriving, Brittni swung open the door and began panting from all the running she had done. Inside the barracks, the Horde soldiers stared suspiciously at Brittni. Most were just putting on their armor and getting out of their bunk beds.

"Everybody, listen! We don't have a lot of time, but you have to listen to me!" Brittni exclaimed. Brittni then went on to explain the situation regarding the coup d'etat of Dryl, and Brett's plan to counter the coup. Although mostly everyone was quiet, a feminine voice in the near back shouted back.

"Oh, yeah? Why should we listen to you? Weren't you the one trying to save a couple of rebel scumbags? One of which used to be one of us? How do we even know you're not working with the Rebellion?!" The voice said. Even though the voice was distorted under the helmet, Brittni could easily tell who it was.

"...Amazona…" Brittni muttered. The feminine voice scoffed. Taking off her helmet, sure enough, it was Amazona. She began walking towards Brittni.

"Yeah, it's me. Now give us a reason to trust you." Amazona snapped. Brittni's face went from hurt, to neutral, to angry.

"You want a reason?" Brittni inquired, she walked towards Amazona the same and both stopped within a few feet of each other. Brittni then said, "here's a few. Remember the Siege of Elberon? Who captured the Mayor? Brett and me. When Adora left the Fright Zone? Who tried to stop her? Me. When Adora left to join the Rebellion, who came back? I DID!" Brittni began shouting at this point. Amazona shuddered a bit and took a couple of steps back. Brittni then began pacing while maintaining eye contact with the soldiers.

"I have lived my entire life with an eye single to the glory of the Horde and the peace of Etheria. I have never deviated from this, and I never will. I am trying to save this world, and right now, I'm trying to save all of you!" Brittni exclaimed, her voice ringing with conviction. Some of the soldiers started muttering in agreement. Brittni then continued.

" I have never given any of you a reason to doubt me. I am Brittni, one of the Observer Twins, and right now, I'm asking for the loyalty of my fellow soldiers." Brittni said softly. It was quiet enough in the barracks to hear a pin drop. Brittni was waiting for any kind of response. That response came in the form of Amazona nodding.

"Okay. Alright, I trust you, Brittni. If you say these things are really gonna happen, I'm with you." Amazona declared.

"Me too!" Another voice chimed in.

"Yeah! We're with you, Nurse Brittni!" More voices chimed in. Brittni was smiling at this point. She put her helmet on then nodded.

"Thank you, all. Now, listen. Entrapta is reprogramming the robots to work for us. If you see any of the Dryllish soldiers with the red armband, take 'em out. Night Moon will most likely be here soon to support Cairus and his loyalists. If we head to Cairus' office and arrest him, we can stop this mess before it starts. Now let's go!" Brittni exclaimed. The Horde soldiers let out a cheer of determination and began filing out of the barracks. Brittni and Amazona were the last two in the barracks. Although the majority of their lives, the two rivals looked at each other with disdain and annoyance, at this moment they looked upon each other with mutual respect.

"Thank you…" Brittni said, smiling.

"Thank me when we get out of here alive," Amazona responded with a wink. She then put her helmet back on and the two ran out of the barracks to catch up with the others.

Meanwhile, back in the prison with Brett and Frosta…

Brett and Frosta eyed each other with severe contempt and enmity. Brett squared his body up and ignited his baton. Two of Frosta's soldiers ran at Brett brandishing their spears towards him. He simply kept his stance and waited for them to make their move. The one in front went for a simple jabbing motion while the other was cocking his spear back in order to throw it. The one in front thrust his spear, to which Brett grabbed it and pushed it back, forcing the end of the spear to hook the soldier's stomach.

The snow soldier let out an oof and fell on his knees. Meanwhile, the spear that the other one threw was flying at Brett. Brett quickly moved to grab the soldier he incapacitated and lifted him up, causing the spear to pierce his back. The soldier coughed up a hefty amount of blood and ceased to live. Brett then used the body to push forward while the other soldiers were firing lasers from their spears, hitting Brett's meat shield. Once Brett moved close enough, he moved the body out of his way and shoved his baton into the neck of the soldier that threw the spear. The soldier screamed rhythmically as the electricity surged through him then fell to the ground. A couple of lasers managed to hit parts of Brett's armor but were unable to pierce it. Brett then switched the baton to fire projectiles and fired a few rounds, hitting the snow soldiers on either side of Frosta.

Frosta switched glances between each soldier and started shuddering. Brett slowly moved towards Frosta with his baton aimed at her. Frosta generated ice around her fists and ran at Brett with the intent of punching him. He easily pivoted to the right, causing her to punch the air. He then countered by sticking his baton into her back. He pulled the trigger to activate the shock, but before the electricity hit her, Frosta managed to grab the barrel of the baton and surround it in ice. The baton's energy built up until it exploded causing both of them to fly in opposite directions. After a couple of pained grunts, the two picked themselves up and continued to battle.

Brett aimed his baton at Frosta and fired a few shots. Frosta generated an ice wall that managed to stop the energy blasts. Brett then ran at the wall and jump kicked through it, shattering the ice, and kicking Frosta, knocking her on her back. Brett tried to once again stick his baton into her neck, but she managed to punch his baton away and fired a snowball at his face, disorienting him and knocking him back several feet away. Brett groaned as he was thrown back, but quickly regained his composure. He then aimed his baton and slowly marched towards Frosta as she picked herself up.

"Stand down, princess," Brett commanded. Frosta raised her hands in faux surrender, but quickly generated sharpened icicles in each hand and shot them at Brett. Brett fired his baton and hit one icicle mid-air, and dove forward to dodge the other one. While this happened, Frosta generated more ice to the ground where Brett dove, causing him to slide on the ice towards her. Once he was close enough, Frosta endowed her foot with ice and kicked Brett in the head. Brett flew to his right, smacking into the wall.

"Oof! Ugh…" Brett groaned as his helmet flew off. Frosta then generated more ice to surround Brett until he was plastered to the wall. He began panting and struggling to get out of the ice. He attempted to reach the button on his flamethrower but stopped when he saw several icicles levitating from Frosta's hands pointed at his head. Brett stared hard at Frosta then chuckled.

"So… snowball gets her revenge?" Brett inquired. Frosta glared deeply at Brett but hesitated. Even her icicles started shaking mid-air. Brett smirked.

"You've never killed a person before, have you?" Brett challenged. Frosta shuddered even harder but kept her glare.

"Sh...Shut up!" Frosta stammered. Brett chuckled even more.

"I can see it in your eyes. You want to kill me, but you can't. You're not a killer. You're just bitter at what I did to you at your castle." Brett declared. Frosta began tearing up and her icicles started shaking even harder. Brett then continued.

"I'll admit, slicing you open with my chainsaw… well, if it makes you feel better, it was a freak accident." Brett admitted. Frosta growled in reply.

"But you did! And you left me to die!" Frosta accused.

"I did," Brett admitted, "that's how war is, kid. My sister tells me that some group called Night Moon is attacking Dryl. I'm assuming you're a part of that attack?" Brett inquired.

"All I want is my revenge against you! If I have to help Glimmer do her business, then so be it!" Frosta snapped.

"Glimmer? Huh, didn't know she had it in her. Lemme ask you something, princess: You do know that you're a part of an attack in a neutral zone, right? Do you even know what they plan on doing here?" Brett challenged. Frosta shuddered and slowly shook her head.

"I figured not," Brett muttered, "they plan on killing Entrapta and anybody loyal to her." Brett declared. Frosta gasped again.

"Y… You're lying!" Frosta snapped. Brett simply shook his head.

"I wish I was, but I'm not. I have proof in my pocket." Brett said. Frosta narrowed her eyes at him. She moved towards him and placed her hand on the ice covering his pocket. She then absorbed the ice and reached into the pocket, pulling the flash drive out. She then pulled out a tablet and plugged the flash drive into it. After a few moments of reading, Frosta's eyes grew wider and wider. Suddenly her lips quivered.

"I… I didn't know they really planned on killing this many people. I thought that they were just coming here because the Horde attacked and they offered me revenge…" Frosta said, glumly. Suddenly, the icicles that were levitating around her dropped and shattered.

"The Horde came here to defend Dryl against Night Moon. They're a terrorist organization." Brett declared. Frosta began tearing up then shook her head.

"But you still deserve to die!" Frosta snapped, glaring at Brett.

"Maybe I do," Brett admitted, "but are you gonna be the one to kill me? You're not a killer, Frosta. And frankly, there's not enough innocent people in this world. This isn't the right time for you to get your taste of blood." Brett accused. Frosta growled again as more tears burst from her eyes.

Brett had changed quite a bit since Princess Prom. In many ways, he actually regretted nearly killing a little girl that was almost twelve years old. She wasn't an insurrectionist, a military leader, or a killer.

She was just a little girl.

A little girl in the wrong place at the wrong time. Ever since that day, Brett pushed the guilt he felt deep inside, though it never actually went away. He reasoned with himself that she was a princess and needed to be eradicated. None of that was true, though. She was not a threat to the Horde. Again, she was just a little girl.

"I was haunted by believing that I killed you, Frosta. I tried to reason with myself that what I did was the right thing; that I got rid of one more princess in the world… but the whole time, all I did was nearly kill a little girl." Brett said, penitently. Frosta wiped away her tears and stared at Brett intently. He then continued,

"I know that it might not mean much coming from the person that almost ended your life… But… I…" Brett started, taking in a deep breath. Then, mustering all the strength he had, he made this proclamation:

"I'm sorry," Brett said with a couple of tears streaming from his eyes. Frosta gasped and took a few steps back. For a little while, neither person said anything. After that while, Frosta pulled out the flash drive from her tablet and placed it back in Brett's pocket. She started absorbing the ice that plastered Brett against the wall back into her hands and started walking away. Brett slowly fell from the wall onto his knees. He coughed a few times then looked to Frosta.

"Where are you going?" Brett inquired. Frosta stopped without looking back and sighed.

"I don't know… but I won't be a part of murdering innocent people." Frosta said. Brett then picked himself up. Frosta was near to the beginning of the staircase then looked back.

"I forgive you," Frosta said. Brett shuddered. He was thoroughly surprised that she actually forgave him. He was so stunned that he didn't make a move until Frosta had already left the prison.

It was at that moment that Brett wondered…

"Maybe Princesses aren't so bad…"

Meanwhile, back with Brittni and the Horde brigade…

The Horde squadron was fully locked and loaded, ready for the fight that was about to take place. Brittni divided the squadron into three teams. One of the teams was to go find Entrapta and Bow and make sure they were protected. The second squad was to go find Brett in the Dryl prison. Brittni explained to the remaining twenty-five troops that if they were quick to capture Cairus, the entire fight could be over rather quickly. As such, the Horde army marched through the cobblestone streets towards Cairus' office building.

As the Horde squadron made their way towards the office, it was easy to notice that there were no citizens on the street. Brittni did not need her Gift of Discernment to realize that something was very wrong. She held up a fist and her company ceased movement. Without looking back she calmly spoke:

"Everyone, get to cover. Now." Brittni commanded. On her command, the soldiers with her ran behind vehicles, buildings, stone benches, and anything else they could find to protect them. Brittni herself knew what was coming and so, stood her ground. She did unholster her laser pistol, however. As Brittni's instincts constrained her to send her soldiers on the defensive, her intuition was correct. Coming down the path was Cairus. Behind him marched the Dryllish red armband traitors and an army of combat robots. Brittni stood her ground, seeing if she could at least reason with him. When within thirty feet, Cairus shouted at Brittni.

"So, I see you escaped from prison. I'd say that should add another ten years to your sentence." Cairus sneered. Brittni growled and pointed her free hand's finger at Cairus.

"Give it up, Cairus! This little coup of yours isn't going to work!" Brittni snapped. Cairus merely smirked in reply.

"I beg to differ…" Cairus muttered. The moment Cairus spoke, Void appeared from behind a building to Cairus' left. With her, appeared her Night Moon soldiers, Entrapta, and Bow. Brittni let out a gasp.

"Entrapta! Bow! Grr… Cairus, you let them go right now!" Brittni commanded. Cairus chuckled and shook his head.

"Can't do it, kiddo. This is all for the good of the Dryllish people." Cairus said. He then sighed and added, "but, I think we've been talking long enough." Cairus then turned to his army.

"Bots, take care of this little pest..." Cairus commanded. At his word, around four bots began crawling towards Brittni. Brittni was about to raise her laser pistol when all of a sudden a shout came from Entrapta.

"FASCINATING!" Entrapta shouted at the top of her lungs. Everyone, including Horde, Dryllish, and Night Moon turned their heads to Entrapta. As soon as Entrapta yelled that, the lights adorning the bots went from red to purple. The bots then turned away from Brittni towards Cairus. Brittni knew what this meant and amidst the confusion, ran to her left behind a building alongside her other Horde soldiers. Cairus gasped and growled at what happened.

"No, no, no! What have you done?!" Cairus demanded. He then shook his head and added, "oh, forget it! Destroy those bots!" Cairus shouted.

At his command, the red armband wearing Dryllish soldiers dispersed from formation and began firing upon the bots. Bolts of lasers began firing upon each side, from both the bots and the Dryllish soldiers. Cairus ran back towards his office while his soldiers took care of the dirty work. Although the Dryllish soldiers began taking casualties, they managed to fire enough lasers to blast the four bots.

While this chaos was taking place, Void let out an angry shudder and ordered her soldiers to retreat with their precious human cargo. Meanwhile, the Dryllish soldiers began firing upon the bots that were still slowly being changed from red to purple. Brittni took advantage of this confusion and ordered her soldiers to fire upon the Red Armbands. She then noticed that one of the soldiers that were taking cover behind the building with her was Amazona.

"Amazona! You and the rest of you come with me! We need to get Entrapta and Bow back! Let's go!" Brittni ordered. Per her command, Amazona and the troops let out a battle cry and charged to the other side of the street and moved from building to building to avoid laser shots from the Red Armbands. The remaining Horde soldiers provided covering fire as Brittni and her team moved. Eventually, through distraction, they made it to the building where Void came from and moved around the opposite side to get to the next district.

Over in this next district, Brittni could see the Night Moons escorting their prisoners towards some kind of large air transport in the middle of the street. They were trying to escape with Entrapta and Bow! But Brittni was not about to let that happen. On her command, her team charged at Night Moon, firing their lasers. They managed to hit a couple of Night Moons that were holding Bow. Once they were down, Bow, despite his hands bound behind his back, kicked his last captor and ran to; and slid over a large vehicle, taking cover behind it. The other Horde soldiers ran for cover, though two of them were killed by Night Moon's laser fire. There was only Brittni, Amazona, and one other Horde soldier left. Void growled and let out a shout.

"Get Entrapta aboard! She's all that matters!" Void shouted. The two that were holding Entrapta quickly brought her aboard, despite her screaming protests. Void also boarded the transport, while a few Night Moons covered their retreat. The transport began lifting off and its side door swung open. The remaining Night Moons backflipped onto the transport. However, Amazona managed to get a shot at one of the Night Moons, causing him to fall forwards back onto the pavement. The air transport then took flight and departed Dryl.

Brittni groaned and growled as she fired her laser pistol at the air transport. Each shot was deflected from the heavy metal that the transport was armored with. Brittni then fell to her knees and started bashing her gun on the ground. Amazona ran up to her.

"Brittni? Brittni! It's okay, we'll get her back!" Amazona said reassuringly. Brittni looked back to Amazona and smacked her hand away.

"How?!" Brittni demanded. Amazona let out a sigh then heard grunting. The three remaining Horde soldiers looked to the source of the grunting and found that the Night Moon soldier was still alive. Brittni stood up and ran over to him, then grabbed him by the chest plate and lifted him up. The Night Moon coughed a few times then started giggling maniacally.

"Where did they go?! Tell me!" Brittni commanded. The Night Moon continued to giggle until Brittni gave him a right hook. He coughed up some blood but still refused to talk. Brittni was losing her patience and stuck her laser pistol to his dome. For a few moments, Brittni felt a vindictive rage begin to come over her. Her finger slowly squeezed the trigger until her necklace beamed with radiance she heard a rather familiar voice.

"Brittni…" Oracle's resounding voice, sounding a little more desperate than usual, "do not kill him! I know to this day you have not shed blood out of pure vengeance. Once you do that, you'll never be the same. Please… do not let your rage dictate your actions…" Oracle beseeched.

Brittni shuddered upon hearing her mother's pleading. Deep in her heart, Brittni knew she was not a killer. She dropped the pistol and took a deep breath.

"No…" Brittni began as she lifted herself up, "I'm not a killer. I won't seek vengeance." Brittni declared. Oracle's voice came back at that moment.

"Thank you, daughter… I realize that you're angry, but I am proud of you for controlling it. Just remember this, your powers can only be used on the principles of righteousness. Take a deep breath and touch his hand. Then you will see the future… Be safe my daughter." And with that, Oracle's voice left Brittni. The Night Moon was about to pick himself up when Brittni leaned down and grabbed his hand. Suddenly an incredibly disturbing revelation flashed into Brittni's mind.

Brittni began shuddering extensively. She let out a loud gasp then grabbed the Night Moon by his chest plate and lifted his face to hers.

"What happened to her?! What did you people do to her?!" Brittni demanded, shaking him. The Night Moon stared visibly confused at Brittni.

"Wha? What are you talking about?" The Night Moon inquired. Amazona and the other Horde soldier switched glances between each other and Brittni.

"Uh, Brittni?" Amazona inquired. Brittni dropped the Night Moon and turned to the Horde soldier.

"Soldier, go get Bow and make sure he's okay," Brittni commanded. The soldier acknowledged Brittni's order and ran to Bow. Brittni then turned to Amazona,

"We need to get back to our troops. Now!"

On another Night Moon air transport carrying Glimmer, Frosta, and a special someone…

Glimmer, Frosta, a few of each of their soldiers and a bound up Adora were all in an air transport that was flying over the battle between the Horde soldiers, combat robots, and the Dryllish soldiers. Lasers were flying to and fro between them. Lasers burned holes in vehicles, buildings, and other pieces of cover. The robots that were present were all but destroyed, but they managed to take out a majority of the Dryllish soldiers.

"Hmm, it seems that the Dryllish military could use some backup." Glimmer said, devilishly as she held up the data crystal. Adora let out a loud gasp.

"Please, Glimmer, no. Please, don't do this!" Adora begged. Glimmer smirked.

"Don't worry, I'll make sure you only kill the Horde soldiers." Glimmer said, facetiously. She stood up from her seat and gently brushed Adora's cheek. Frosta shuddered and attempted to reason with Glimmer.

"Gl...Glimmer?" Frosta inquired. Glimmer turned to her with a scowl.

"Frosta?" Glimmer inquired, impatiently. Frosta started rubbing her shoulder while looking away.

"Glimmer, are you sure this is the best thing? I mean, getting revenge on the Horde is one thing… but won't exposing Adora to the crystal cause her to attack anything in sight?" Frosta carefully inquired. Glimmer took her hand off Adora and knelt down in front of Frosta. Glimmer started brushing Frosta's cheek and leaned in close, planting a kiss on her. Frosta's cheeks, despite normally being frozen, rose to 100°F. Glimmer then leaned into Frosta's ear and whispered.

"It's for the greater good, Frosta… please, just trust me." Glimmer said.

"Frosta! Don't listen to-mmph!" Adora began before Glimmer turned back and used her purple aura to surround Adora's mouth.

"Helmsman," Glimmer started, "get us close to the battlefield." Glimmer commanded. Per her command, the air transport flew behind some buildings on the Horde's side away from their troops. A couple of Frosta's soldiers grabbed Adora by the shoulders and pulled her out of the transport and untied her wrists. Once her bonds were free, Adora quickly punched both soldiers. She was then going to run away, but she was too late.

Glimmer used her telekinetic aura to throw the sword of power, and then the data crystal at Adora. Once the crystal stuck to her, red veiny-looking wires began spreading throughout her body moving towards the sword. Once the wires linked to the sword, Adora transformed into She-Ra.

This She-Ra was different, however. She had a distorted, deepened voice, bigger muscles… and reddened, beast-like eyes. This She-Ra had only one goal in what was left of her mind:

Kill.