Summary/disclaimer: Time for another chapter of Princess and the Lioness. Enjoy the 1500-word chapter. I don't own She-Ra, Mattel and a few others do.

(Horde Occupied Base, Roll with it.)

Brennus leaned on the edge of the tower, he was surprised that Entrapta was able to create 8 of the trooper robots in a few hours.

That girl both surprised him, and made him consider sleeping with one eye open so she didn't experiment on him.

"Hey, Bren Bren!" He heard and turned to look at Scorpia while raising an eyebrow.

Scorpia reminded him of Spyder… Only Spyder was willing to be mean and rude, he had tried to spare his sibling from the harshness.

"Bren Bren?" Brennus asked, confused at the word.

"Little nickname I came up with." Scorpia said and Brennus shrugged, he had been called worse.

"So… Where are these rebels? I see there's a lot of troops here for a rebellion." Brennus said before he looked around and then tapped on the computer implanted in his armor.

"I uh, gave the remote to Lonnie… For the spybot." Brennus heard and turned to her while he continued typing.

"You uh… Needed help with the remote?" Brennus awkwardly asked, trying not to say something rude, he got a feeble nod.

"Who are you talking to?" Scorpia asked while Brennus turned to her.

"My brother and the others remnants of Voruta, I just told them where we were… Spyder is the leader of the military along with Colonel Blast." Brennus said before Scorpia went to ask a question.

"He has an armor with a LOT of guns attached to it… If it helps you realize how random our names are? My name literally means 'king, prince or raven.'" Brennus said before Lonnie walked up to the 2 Horde officers.

"We located the princesses." She said while Brennus looked over at the courtyard of the base.

"I'll meet you down there then." Brennus said and stepped off the tower.

Scorpia and Lonnie watched as Brennus landed in a crouch as the ground slightly shook.

(2 minutes later)

Brennus looked at the remote and managed to make out someone who obviously fit Adora's description

"I can tell that's Adora but the others… Blast it…" Brennus muttered, he couldn't come up with a strategy if he had no idea on the enemy.

"The one with pink hair is Princess Glimmer… I think and…" Scorpia started to say before Brennus hummed.

"How many of those robots do we have?" Brennus asked, having an idea.

"A few dozen, why?" Scorpia asked before Brennus turned to Scorpia.

"I'm going to take them on." Brennus said before he turned to head out.

"No! No, no, no! Adora and the princesses might be a little… Small in number, but they're a lot tougher than you think… Plus, Catra told us to hold the fort!" Scorpia said and Brennus patted her on the shoulder.

"She told YOU to hold the fort, Scorp… Besides, I don't know any of their powers and I want to learn… If I fail, then I'll come back… Besides, holding the fort is a lot harder if they get inside… That and their arguing right now, I kind of think they're not as organized as you think right now." Brennus said and turned to Lonnie.

"Get a few droids and come with me… Let me handle Adora, if there's someone you can't handle, point them out…" Brennus said and Lonnie nodded and went to get a squad of droids or so.

"You sure you don't want to come with us and fight? We're have our best chance if we all attack them together." Brennus asked Scorpia who went to raise her claw.

"Catra put you in charge, Scorp… This is your chance to impress her… But I won't pressure you to do anything, your call… I don't force friends to do things they don't want." Brennus said, patting her on the shoulder as Lonnie returned with 4 of the troopers and a dozen of the robots

"Let's go, we need to attack them before they get to the walls." Brennus said before he walked with the group outside while Scorpia looked at the others.

(With Brennus)

Brennus turned to Lonnie, he knew robots could be replaced, he still cared for people under his leadership.

"Only go for who you can fight. I don't know the princesses so I don't know what they can do… I'll handle Adora, she's their toughest warrior and the biggest danger… If things get bad, go…" Brennus said, he turned to walk away.

"What about you?" Lonnie asked and Brennus turned to her.

"You're a soldier, your life is as important as mine. I will not risk lives unless the victory is worth it. I can handle myself, do not help me unless I tell you to…" Brennus said and then he stomped in the direction of the camp.

It was time to see if this 'She-Ra' was anything like what he heard.

(With Scorpia)

Scorpia let one of the droids hold the remote while she watched Brennus stride up to the camp.

"Uh, guys?" She heard from Bow as Brennus grabbed his sword.

"You know, it really isn't a good idea to camp outside a fort." Brennus said before Bow turned to Adora.

"Wait, the horde got another robot?" Bow asked before Brennus fired a beam of flames from his hand which scorched a tree.

"Robots don't shoot fire… And I'm Brennus… Literally just arrived yesterday… I'd say more, but I learned to shut up and fight when I have to… Now, surrender and make this easy for yourselves… You spent the entire time arguing from what I saw." Brennus said before Adora stepped forward and shouted the words which always heralded defeat for the Horde.

"For the honor of Greyskull!" She yelled and transformed as Brennus's eyes widened.

"That phrase, sounds just…" Brennus said before a swing of She Ra's sword threw him into a tree which splintered.

Brennus growled in pain as his armor sparked before healing as he cracked his back.

"Ow… Fine, just die then." Brennus said as he blasted beams of fire from his hands which forced the princesses to scatter as the Horde troops flooded into the clearing with a hail of laser fire.

Brennus surged forward on armored legs and clashed blades with She-Ra as sparks flew from their swords.

"Where did you get that blade?" Brennus hissed, he dodged a kick which he countered by blocking it with his elbow.

"Doesn't matter right now." Brennus stated before he was punched backwards before he tackled the warrior girl, knocking her sword away as he raised his blade.

Before he could swing it, an arrow pinged off his armor, he turned to see bow fire an arrow which shattered on his armored head.

Brennus noticed She-Ra reaching for her sword before he kicked it away and dodged a third arrow.

"You are either brave… Or stupid. I respect that." Brennus said before he strode forward and grabbed Bow by the arm before tossing him into a tree.

He slumped to the ground, groaning as She-Ra grabbed his sword.

"That's adorable." Brennus said with a chuckle and got an eye roll as She-Ra hacked at him.

Brennus dodged a swing and then parried her sword into a burning tree which cracked as the bark began to splinter.

"We need to retreat!" Brennus heard from one of the princesses as he kicked, She-Ra who nicked him with her blade, into a tree which finally shattered as it collapsed which Brennus leapt back from.

A trio of Horde drones surged forward before She-Ra sliced them in half as Brennus began to advance towards the flames.

She-Ra bashed one of the Horde troopers and threw it at Brennus who sidestepped it and began to rush towards the group as the machine crashed into a rock and shattered.

That was when the purple haired girl did something and She-Ra vanished right as Brennus stabbed at her.

His sword stabbed into a tree before Brennus slowly pulled the blade out of the tree as he brought his fingers to a healing cut on his head.

"Blast it!" Lonnie yelled while Brennus looked at the carnage and burning tees.

"They got away… Least their gone…" Lonnie said while Brennus put his sword on his back.

"Yes, they are…" Brennus said before they heard a groan and both turned to see Bow stirring.

"Looks like in her panic…" Brennus said while both stood in front of the archer.

"They left a warrior behind." Brennus said as the Horde robots surrounded him.

Author notes

Phew, another chapter done! I want to point out that Brennus isn't unstoppable, She-Ra and the others can defeat him… I also want to point out the battle was to show Brennus's skill and leadership style. Next chapter will begin during White Out and show the aftermath of the battle. Until then, Lighting Wolf out!

Ps: Brennus likes Scorpia since she reminds him of his brother which makes him respect her as a friend.