Summary/disclaimer: Time for another chapter of Horde of Horrors. Enjoy the 1200-word chapter. I don't own She-Ra, Mattel and a few others do.
Catra perched atop one of the boulders outside the city. She hummed and pondered Candila. There was nothing she could hear.
Catra almost wondered if Hordak had sent here as a punishment. She rolled her heterochromia-colored eyes, of course he did.
"So… Conquering a city as super best friends!" Scorpia said as Entrapta leapt down the hill, hair pooling under her.
"Entrapta, anything?" Catra asked as a group of Horde bots scuttled after her. "This thing sounds like a ghost town." Catra said with her tail swishing behind her.
A pair of skiffs pulled up, dropping off Horde soldiers who spread out. Catra wondered if the stupid princesses knew about the energy spike.
She doubted they hadn't. Catra thought them stupid, but she didn't take them less seriously. Knowing Adora….
Catra clenched her fist, claws gnashing and fangs grinding against one another. Her former friend… No, Adora was NEVER her friend. She had chosen her stupid princess group over the Horde… Over HER. Catra wouldn't let her feelings cloud her head.
"Yeah, there's a powerful power source up ahead!" Entrapta reported as she pulled herself forward. "GREAT! 2 HIGH POWERED SOURCES!" Entrapta yelled at a volume which swung every single soldier in her direction.
"2?" Catra asked while raising an eyebrow. "I thought Hordak only sent us here to get the… Spirit thing." Catra added and crossed her arms as Scorpia tapped her claws together.
"Spirit Ember." Scorpia said and turned to the side. "Hordak said it used to belong to the fire princess. Then the whole kingdom vanished… Spooky, huh?" Scorpia asked as Catra leapt down the hill, digging her claws into the cliffside.
She flipped and landed in a crouch while brushing off her arms. Scorpia sheepishly followed down the cliffside with the reinforcements.
"Yeah, spooky." Catra said while rolling her mismatched eyes. "Entrapta, what do you mean 2? I thought you said one was from some space portal or something." Catra said and whipped her tail around her.
"Well, one of them is moving…" Entrapta said while moving towards the signal. "Towards the other signal which is the spirit ember…. That way." Entrapta said before pulling herself to the ceiling.
Catra sighed and motioned the Horde forces forward. The sooner they were done here? The sooner Catra could plan another siege of Brightmoon, if she could just cut off the princesses from their stupid powers?
"OH, THAT IS NICE ARMOR!" Entrapta yelled before going silent.
Catra cursed and gestured her men forward while flipping onto a broken column for a vantage point. Her feline ears perked up in the direction of the scientist.
She somersaulted towards said sound, claws extended and ready to cut up the idiot threatening her subordinate.
It was then she was met with something that took her from the air. Ebony dark armor met her eyes as she was sent skidding back.
She was met by a figure with armor as dark as night, a glowing blackish red sword in hand. 2 robotic arms sunk back into the armor as hellish red lenses focused on her.
The figure also wore a blackish red cloak that covered the metallic armor. A much larger figure with mandibles, eight orangish eyes and fur clad in more modest clothing stood behind him.
"Bren, look, more friends!" The spider like being said while waving one of his hands. His wild like brunette hair parted slightly. "Brennus, don't hit them! Their not going to like us!" The spider like creature said as Brennus turned.
He lowered one of his swords which was pointed at Entrapta. The girl was too busy ogling the swords to really care that they had threatened them.
"She almost pounced on you." Brennus stated before planting his sword in the ground. "And secondly? I don't know who the kronlzm they are. We went from fighting on Voruta… Now we're here." Brennus said as Catra lunged again.
Brennus met her head on, reaching for her only for Catra to vault over his shoulder. Brennus rolled and blocked a strike at his head. Sparks flew from his gauntlet as he loomed over her.
"You're a warrior?" Brennus asked before a kick was thrown towards him. He spun away and caught Catra as she lunged at him.
Brennus stumbled back under their combined weight, digging in his armored heels as he gripped her by the wrists.
It was then he heard the sound of energy weapons as the Horde bots and soldiers aimed their armaments.
"I would put me down if you like breathing." Catra said only to get a raised eyebrow in return.
"I like my chances all things considered." Brennus said before shoving Catra back. He seized his swords in the same movement, aiming them at the Horde Forces.
"Maybe we can handle this with our words?" The spider like being asked. "My name is Spyder, Prince of Voruta… This is Brennus, technically the crown prince and king… What about you guys?" Spyder asked with a deeply fanged smile.
Brennus and Catra stood off. He and her dared each other to fight. She crouched with her claws extended towards him. He aimed his swords in a x pattern at her.
"Oh, I'm Scorpia!" Scorpia said, emerging from the rows of Horde soldiers. "And this is Catra!" Scorpia said before Catra lunged forward.
Brennus grinned, parrying one of her clawed hands with a sword before elbowing her. She flip kicked him in the head, staggering him slightly as he thrusted a sword at her. Catra ducked before Brennus shoulder checked her backwards.
She leapt forward as Brennus blocked her clawed hands with his blades. Sparks flew from their engagement as both tried to overpower each other.
"Is he… Always this aggressive?" Scorpia asked as Spyder sheepishly rubbed his hands.
"It's kinda part of our culture…" Spyder responded and looked at the duo. "Is Catra normally this jumpy?" Spyder asked before the duo turned.
"STOP ANSWERING THEIR QUESTIONS!" Both yelled before Entrapta pushed the duo apart with her hair.
"So that armor is First Ones tech, right?" Entrapta asked as Brennus blinked. "High speed nanotech regeneration, deep weave circuits… Yep, First Ones! That must be why my scanner is going crazy!" Entrapta asked before Catra growled.
She snapped her fingers as her troops aimed their guns. Brennus aimed his swords at them.
"Bren, maybe we can solve this without the blood rage?" Spyder asked as Brennus turned to him.
"Only for your sake, little brother." Brennus said and sheathed his swords. "We will accompany you… For now, but I have questions…. Mainly for the feline one." Brennus said and glared at Catra.
Catra grinned as she turned to Entrapta who had Emily holding the Spirt Ember.
Author notes
Phew. Another chapter done! I want to point out Brennus is going to be a little different from the other story… And Catra's romance with Adora is going to replaced with… Hate and jealously. Your see, Brennus and Spyder will also open the door to He-Man and such. Next chapter will sadly be in 2-10 months and will show Brennus and Catra talking as well as more info and such. Until then, Lighting Wolf out!
