Summary/disclaimer: Time for another chapter of Princess and the Lioness. Enjoy the 900-word chapter. I don't own She-Ra, Mattel and a few others do.
(Fire Kingdom, 1 day after Price of Power.)
"Lonnie, check that ledge." Brennus ordered while he walked among a group of Horde Droid troopers. Lonnie and her squad spread out while they continued to scan the area.
After Shadow Weaver's escape, taking Bow with her, Hordak had called a meeting.
Brennus would secure the Fire Gemstone and her former kingdom while Catra and Scorpia would bring all the First One tech they could to the Fright zone. The Horde needed to secure land and mobilize. They needed to gain an edge before Shadow Weaver spilled any secrets that could be used against them. They needed to make sure they destroyed any leverage she had.
If there was one thing Brennus was happy about, it was the fact that Shadow Weaver's escape had sharpened and focused her. She wanted payback; she would go after Adora. She knew Adora would go after the technology like she would, she would win.
"Force Captain, have you located the stone?" Brennus heard from Hordak over the communicator.
"Not yet, Lord Hordak. We're still searching, do you need us to return to come back to the Fright Zone?" Brennus asked before he heard something.
"Captain, we've found something." He heard from one of the soldiers and sighed.
"We're be back soon, Lord Hordak… One of the soldiers just found something." Brennus reported before he heard another voice come in over the communicator.
"I wish you were doing this… This stupid wasteland is way too hot." Catra muttered.
"Yeah, and yet someone is too stubborn to switch assignment for another shot at Adora…" Brennus muttered before he turned to look to the side.
"What was that?!" Catra hissed over the communicator before Brennus blinked in horror.
"Nothing. I was just recalling something, comm line is faulty, Catra, see you back at base." Brennus said and clicked off the communicator.
"She's going to kill me when we get back…" Brennus muttered, wondering if Catra would be madder at Adora, or him.
The fact that she could hurt him through his armor, something he's only seen from Adora.
"What did you find?" Brennus asked, walking over to the soldiers standing over a hole.
"We've detected a small energy signature down here… We don't know what it's like… It could be anything, sir." He heard from one of the soldiers and brought a hand to his chin.
"I'll go in and you follow behind… We don't know what's don't there and the last thing we need is to walk into an ambush when I can easily… I have laser proof armor; it'd be better if I go first." Brennus said, awkwardly trying to fit in why he was going to go in.
"Some of you stay up here and check the rest of the ruins, we're taking this land for the Horde anyway." Brennus ordered before he dropped into the darkness.
The ground cracked under him as he landed in a crouch and swung his head around before holding up his armored hand which lit up the cavern.
"Who's coming down here?" Brennus asked as lines were rolled down and the soldiers started to rappel into the cavern.
"Blast it, it's dark down here." One of the soldiers said before Brennus heard a sigh.
"Yes, Kyle, this is a cavern, there's no light down here…" Lonnie muttered while she turned on the light of her armor.
"Stay behind me… And Kyle, you break anything, I'm blaming you for this mission." Brennus muttered, he continued to walk forward and started walking forward.
He and the group started walking forward as more Horde Soldiers started to join them.
"This cavern seems a lot larger… This doesn't seem artificial." Brennus said, running his other hand over the stone wall.
"Are those drawings?" Lonnie asked while Brennus blinked and hummed before stepping back into the group of soldiers and he looked at the wall.
"What is this….?" Brennus asked while he saw drawings on the stone, they certainly weren't made by simple tools.
"Someone… Can we record this? This… I feel like I've seen this before…" Brennus said before his armor lit up and he looked at the drawings.
"Sir?" He heard from one of soldiers as he ran a hand over an armored figure drawing and turned to the soldiers.
"Record them… I feel… A connection to these drawings, I've seen them before, I'm sure of it." Brennus ordered and blinked.
"These drawings look like they're from First One tech." Lonnie said and he turned to her.
"First Ones… Hmm, let me see if I can…" Brennus stated while he started typing on the pad and hummed.
"Wait… What… Brennus?!" Brennus heard from Entrapta as he looked at the computer screen.
"Entrapta… Do you know these drawings? I've been thinking I've seen them before and the way my armor is reacting?" Brennus asked before something went off.
Author notes
Phew, another chapter done! I want to point out these chapters will be longer; this is to keep building on Brennus. I do want to point out the ending of the season 3 finale will be different and such. Next chapter will be on Friday or so next week and show Brennus and the Horde investigating the caverns and more of his past. Until then, Lighting Wolf out!