Chapter V: Hatred and Suffering

PRINCESS ADORA'S DIARY

UNKNOWN DATE

I don't know how long I have been out, but when I woke up I was in some sort of makeshift prison, my good leg is chained to the ground and my broken leg is strapped to the bed.

I sat up in bed and tried to free my broken leg as the metal straps were uncomfortable and were making hurt worse.

While I was trying to free myself, a trooper came into the room, "I wouldn't try to break those shackles, they are made from 100 pure Cortosis not even a Lightsaber could cut through it, and by some trick you managed to break free, the chain around you other leg is electrified and the breaking of the shackles on your broken leg will cause a break in the circuit and you will be electrocuted," he said pointing the where the chain is attached the floor.

I looked down and sure enough tangled in the metal links were wires connected to a generator, this was no bluff, I could summon the strength to break it, but that would be fatal so for now it's best just to stay put.

"Could you tell me, where we are?" I asked the trooper, curious to know whether I was still on Etheria or not, and what has happened since my capture.

"You're in a cave, outside the forest, don't worry your friends will be joining here soon," the trooper commented as he walked away.

I pray to Light Hope that is not the case, the rebels are great soldiers, but dealing with Hordak's troops and cronies is one thing, fighting against these troops is quite another, speaking of Hordak, I wonder how's he taking this invasion, he's been bested and I wander what side he'll ally with, if he allies with Empire Vader will probably do away with him and if he sides with us we'll oust him, either way he's lost.

But I have other things to things to worry about right now, my concern is with my friends and I hope they are winning.

LORD HORDAK'S JOURNAL

FIFTH DAY IN THE FIFTH YEAR OF MY OCCUPATION OF ETHERIA

Reports of flooding from my informants in Brightmoon, that an army has invaded that kingdom, this is not good for the Horde, if this army so easily took a kingdom that I have fought to regain for years in so little time, I fear the other kingdoms including the Fright Zone would be next.

While I was pondering this, Shadow Weaver came into the room.

"My lord and army has attacked the Whispering Wood and now occu…," she said before I cut her off.

"Yes, Weaver I know about the invasion, I am not blind," I told her as I got up from my throne, I was contemplating contacting Horde Prime and ask him for help, but my father will not be pleased if I tell him a foreign army has done what his best troops cannot do.

"My lord?" Weaver asked me as she noticed my anguish.

"What is now, you useless enchantress?" I snapped at her and threw across the room.

"I was merely wondering, what you plan to do about this army?" she asked me as she got up and walked over to my throne.

"I don't know Weaver, right now I am hoping just that both sides destroy each other," I told her as I took out a map of Etheria from a nearby shelf and studied it.

"If I might make a suggestion, my lord, why not join with this Vader, not as an ally to share power, but as an outside force, then when you have Brightmoon destroy this Vader and take over his empire," she said studying the map.

"Yes, with those troops, I will conquer Etheria and then invade Eternia again, my revenge against Grayskull will be complete," I said with a smile as I walked away confident of my new plans.

QUEEN ANGELLA'S DIARY

FIFTH DAY IN THE FIFTH YEAR OF THE HORDE'S OCCUPATION OF ETHERIA

Our forces have been fighting these troops for hours, we have fought bravely but I fear we will not come out victorious.

We have suffered many casualties and it seems that every time we seem to mow through their ranks, more appear more determined than the previous, but we must not give up hope, not now.

While we were fighting, Glimmer came up to me with some terrible news.

"Mother, these troops have captured Brigh…," she said as a troop blasted her from behind.

"GLIMMER!" I said as I rushed over to her body crumpled on the forest floor, but two troopers came and dragged her body away.

I was filled with anger at what these fiends did, and began to attack with fury that I had not known I possessed, I mowed through their ranks and took out many troopers, but my fury was cut short as one of their mechanical walking machines shot me down and was knocked unconscious.

"Make sure you put a harness on her so she can't fly," was the last thing I heard before everything went black.

PRINCESS ADORA'S DIARY

UNKNOWN DATE

I have been in this horrible cell for what seems to be an eternity, my pain is unbearable, the metal straps push down on my sore leg, making me want to cry but and the fact I can't get up and move isn't helping either.

While I was lying there, watching the water drip into my cell, my only form entertainment, two troopers came into the area opened my cell and threw in two more prisoners.

"Here are two of your friends to keep you company," they said as they shut the door and left.

When they had left, I noticed who they had thrown in.

"Glimmer! Angella!" I said as they started to come to.

"She-Ra?" Angella said as she stood up and came over to me.

"Yeah, it's me your highness, these troopers get you too?" I told her as I sat up and rubbed my sore leg.

"Your injured, let me help you," she said as placed a hand on the straps.

"NO, uh no thank you, your highness, I can deal with the pain, plus if the straps are removed I'll be electrocuted," I told her as pointed the chain around my ankle.

"I understand She-Ra, we too seem to have similar problems," she said as she pointed to a harness wrapped around her body pressing her wings to her back, I could tell it was bothering her as few time she tried to adjust her wings in the harness, "If I remove this, I will be electrocuted as well, same with Glimmer, all she has do is try to remove it or even try to use her powers she'll be electrocuted," she said pointing to a box strapped to the back of harness and a collar with a similar device around Glimmer's neck.

I was about to say something, when heard the harsh mechanical breathing heralding that Darth Vader had arrived.

The black clad, monster approached the cell along with two troopers, they opened the cell and took Angella and Glimmer out but left me in there.

"Take these two to interrogation, torture them, but I want them alive, for now," he said as the troopers acknowledged his orders and left with my friends.

I couldn't take it anymore, I was silent this whole time, but now I couldn't keep silent any longer.

"Why are you doing this, Etheria has never attacked your empire or sided with any enemies," I spat at him.

"You are wrong, an ally of yours had sided with Bail Organa, but the reason for the invasion is you, my dear," he said as he pointed a finger at me.

I shuddered when he said that, what did he want with me? Had he found out I was Adora and came back for revenge, does he want me to surrender so he can take Etheria or did he ally with Hordak and this is his doing?

"Me?" I asked, "Why me? I am warrior not a ruler," I informed him.

"and a powerful one at that, you are strong in the Force but you are untrained, I have come here to offer a chance to join me, become my apprentice, together we can bring peace to this planet, oust Hordak, and you would be crowned queen of Etheria," he said as he extended is arm to me through the bars.

There was something about his offer that got to me, Queen of Etheria, with that power and the power Vader wants to teach me I could destroy Hordak and Skeletor I could be with Adam, there would be no more Horde, no more suffering, wait a minute what I am saying? This is the guy is tortured Adora, whose master nearly killed her, who hired a bounty hunter who almost killed her, and who enslaved thousands of innocent people, I would never join with him.

I looked up at him, "Never Vader, I will never join you," I said defiantly, I would never join him.

"I see," he said as he activated a comlink on his glove, "Commander, have the queen and her daughter tortured and have your troops raze Brightmoon," he told the subordinate on the other end.

Suddenly, something went off in my head, "YOU MONSTER, LEAVE THEM ALONE!" I screamed as I tore at the air as if he was there and as I was doing it, I saw Vader be pushes against the wall, as if I pushed him.

He looked at me, "yes, you have anger and hatred, I can sense it, it gives you power, let me teach you how to use and hone it, and you will have the power to destroy your enemies," he said as he activated a holographic projector.

The images were that of Brightmoon, it was destroyed, there was hardly anyone left alive, buildings were burned down; I could here the screams of children that were then silenced.

I couldn't believe it, Brightmoon, the capital kingdom of Etheria, and the one place that we had defended for so long was now in ruins, everything was lost.

"You monster, how could you, have you no heart," I screamed at him as I clenched my fist and stared at this monster masquerading as a man.

While I was staring at him, I noticed that sparks were emitting from his computers and his breathing had become labored and he staggered to the ground, I was killing him, he deserves it for what he has done to the kingdom.

"Yes, yes, use that hatred, give yourself to the darkness," he said as tried to get up.

I wanted to finish him off and was going until I had a vision; it was of Vader's past.

This monster was not a monster but a man, whose life became a tragedy, he only wanted to save those whom he loved and an evil man twisted that noble goal and Vader was nearly killed for it and forced to live inside that suit.

I looked at him, "is this the same darkness, that nearly cost you your life; the same darkness that made you turn against your friends; what of your wife Vader, she loved you and you hurt her; you hide behind that mask you claim you are a monster, but you're not you're a man named An…" I was cut off as I felt an invisible force closing around my throat.

"ENOUGH WOMAN! I WILL SHOW YOU WHA…," he said as he was about to kill me, but then mysteriously let me go, and stormed off, to plot something horrible.