Chapter 5

Adora

Bow,Entrapta please stay and keep the others safe she prayed as she kneeled on the cold,stone floor in front of the cell that Bow and Entrapta had been in moments before. Bow might have thought that her decision was rash but she wasn't going to let them die if she could help them.

My only regret is that I'll never be able to see them again.

She heard the loud footsteps echoing through the castle towards her and knew the beast as Entrapta had called them was coming. Here goes nothing she told herself just as the beast came. Adora was still shocked by how tall the beast was. Roughly about eight feet tall. Adora would be lying to herself if she said that the beast in front of her didn't terrified her immensely. The beast looked down at her with narrowed eyes silently for a long,uncomfortable moment before saying gruffly,"Follow me," and walked away.

Hesitantly,she got to her feet and followed the beast down a spiral staircase,through a dark hallway in silence for two minutes before she finally asked,"What is your name?" The beast looked over their shoulder at her and stayed silent long enough that Adora thought the beast was ignoring her but then the beast grumbled,"It's Catra." Adora nodded.

They neared the end of the hallway when Catra abruptly halted and Adora stopped herself just in time from bumping into her then noticing that they had stopped in front of a door. Catra roughly pushed the door open and moved out of her way. "This will be your room."she said as Adora stepped inside and looked around. It was a fairly large room with a large,comfy looking bed in the middle. A nightstand with a decorated lamp was on the left side on the bed with a big,white wardrobe near it. A small table with a mirror attached to it with a small drawer was on the wall opposite from the bed near the door. "You may go anywhere in the castle except for the west wing."

That piqued her curiosity.

"Why can't I g-" "Because I said so!"Catra snarled,whirled around to face her and her fur bristled,making her look twice as big. Adora took a hasty step back from Catra,eyes wide in fear. Her fur slowly went flat as she took a deep breath before speaking again. "Despite you promising to stay in this castle,you must tell me when you wish to go outside and will not go past the gate." She leaned closer to her and growled,"If I catch you going past the gate or leaving the castle without my knowing,I'll take it as you breaking your word and perhaps pay your friends and village a visit."

Adora's eyes widened in fear at the undisguised threat. Catra moved back,a grin on her face,as she straightened. "That is all. I'll see you tomorrow morning."she said before she roughly closed the door. Adora stayed in front of the door for a few moments before heading over to the bed and collapsed onto it. The bed was incredibly soft but Adora didn't care about that. She was now tapped within the castle and would never be able to see her friends ever again. She could feel the tears welling up in her eyes and falling down her cheeks as she cried softly.

She knew she did the right thing but it didn;t lessen the pain anymore.

Catra

She quietly closed the castle door behind her before instantly going into a full-on run. She leaped high over the metal gate and headed into the forest. She wanted to see if the spell was still holding fast before she went into any planning. Slowing her run to a full-on stop she sniffed the air,managing to catch the faint scent of Bow and Entrapta. She ran through the forest,following the scent trail,kicking up snow behind her.

Soon the scent of Bow and Entrapta became overpowered by her scent markers,signalling that she was nearing the edge of her territory and slowed her run to a steady jog. This is it she thought. The cursed magic of the enchantress that kept me here for years. Catra knew the day she ever saw that enchantress once again,she would shred her into so many pieces that no one would ever recognise what she once looked like. The spell the enchantress had placed had created a shield around the forest that managed to keep her within the forest but also camouflaged into the forest,making it look like there wasn't a shield to begin with. She lifted her paw and moved it slowly towards the shield. It made a rippling motion,like when a stone drops in a puddle,and it intensified the closer she put her paw to it.

It's like the thing has an alarm only meant for me Catra thought.

She moved her paw away then took a few steps back. Bunching her muscles,she stilled her body for a moment before taking off,dashing across the snow covered ground then,once she was in distance of the shield,leaped towards it. The instant her body hit the shield,it made a sort of wave motion and pushed her back,making her fall heavily on her back.

Snarling,she got up and ran towards it and jumped into it which pushed her back and she landed on her feet. How is this thing still holding after all these years?

Once more,she ran towards the shield,this time stopping in front of it and slashing her paw across the shield. It rippled but did not break. She continued hitting the shield each hit feuling her anger and frustration as it held strong.

Why won't you break already?!

With a furious roar she lifted her paw,then with all her strength,brought it down onto the shield. The shield rippled and wavered like a wave but did not break. She stood in front of the shield,panting heavily and glaring as the snow fell down and the cool night wind blew through her fur. Seems like I've got some planning to do Catra thought.

Shaking the snow off her fur,she turned around and headed back to the castle,a plan beginning to form in her mind.

Author's note: Sorry that this chapter's so short but hopefully you all enjoy it nonetheless. Next chapter won't be as short.