Author's Note: I recently managed to watch all the episodes of She-Ra and the Princesses of Power, I can say that it is one of my new favorite cartoons.
I'm very sure that She-Ra and the Princesses of Power could make some great crossover stories with The Owl House and/or Amphibia, maybe even Magic: The Gathering.
I have three reasons for writing this story:
1) Pure fun and because I want to write a type three love triangle, where Glimmer and Catra try to win Adora over, while trying to destroy each other.
2) I want to write some scenes where Adora/She-Ra receives lessons and advice from Artoria Pendragon, because I see parallels between the Princess of Power and the King of Knights.
3) Etheria seems to me the perfect (and canonical) destination for Mash Kyrielight and Bruce Belmont for their journey across the Multiverse.
The Despondos Dimension will ensure that Chaldea cannot leave Etheria or bring reinforcements from Earth-2126.
Having nothing else to say, I wish you a good read.
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Titolo della storia: She-Ra and Chaldea: Princesses, Heroes and King in Black
Trama: After the events of the Battle of Bright Moon, something strange happened: The Whispering Woods, became an icy nightmare, creatures come out at night, and in the heart of the forest stands a huge black castle.
The Best Friend Squad went to investigate, eventually discovering the arrival of a third Faction, Chaldea, which is led by an unusual Master.
Etheria, for better or worse, is about to see a lot of legends.
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Story Arc: Welcome to Etheria
Episodio 1: The Lord of the Castle
Capitolo 1: A new mission for the best friend squad
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POV Narrator
Not even two weeks ago, the planet Etheria suffered a profound climate imbalance that brought unrest across the globe.
If it had been a natural event the event would have been just a great calamity, but in reality it was not a natural event, but something artificially induced by the Horde.
The crazy weather allowed the Horde, under the command of Catra, to attack Bright Moon and nearly destroy or conquer it.
Miraculously, The Princess Alliance managed to repel the Horde, but things have not gone back to the way they were before.
Especially when it comes to the Whispering Woods and surrounding areas.
Once with the victory of the Princess Alliance, the planet's climate returned to normal, except for a single area, the Whispering Woods, which appears to have gained a polar climate.
This was just the beginning of a long chain of strange events that have the Princess Alliance worried.
Within days, the Whispering Woods had become a snow-covered forest, filled with strong winds and thick fog.
A good thing in some ways, the forest has not grown back, but the snow and fog may ward off a future retaliation from the Horde for a while.
Then, the snow and cold slowly expanded, eventually affecting Plumeria and other villages, even Bright Moon became slightly colder than normal.
This phenomenon shows no signs of stopping, with many people at the top and bottom worrying about what might happen if the entire region becomes like the Snow Kingdom.
Seeking answers, the Rebellion sent scouts to venture into the New Whispering Woods during the day. The scouts ended up going in circles for hours, always ending up back where they returned without realizing how.
The troops who were tasked with patrolling the border at night were unable to perform their duty.
Because the soldiers ran away in fear and terror, swearing they heard inhuman screams and roars, followed by the brief appearance of huge stone creatures or similarly disturbing things.
The troops aren't the only people who have seen inseparable things, during the night several civilians have seen strange creatures with large wings and claws flying out of the forest and returning with stuff in their claws.
A handful of farmers swear they saw these winged monsters descend from the sky to steal their livestock.
The first to act was the Princess of Plumeria, Perfuma, who went alone to investigate the New Whispering Woods, wanting to find out what caused the arrival of the great cold and the appearance of the strange animals.
Princess Perfuma somehow managed to get into the forest and not end up backtracking like everyone else.
Perfuma explored the forest until sunset, when she was about to give up and go home, she accidentally discovered that in the heart of her forest stands a giant black castle.
Before she could get close to the castle, Perfuma encountered a knight in purple armor, armed with a sword and shield.
After this encounter, Perfuma had a memory lapse and found herself at the edge of the forest at sunrise.
For a moment, Perfuma thought she had dreamed the entire event, but she soon realized that she was not wearing her usual clothes and that underneath the clothes, her arms had been bandaged and treated.
Furthermore, in the snow there were fresh tracks of a large man wearing heavy armor.
Once she realized what happened to her, the Plumeria Princess rushed to Bright Moon, where she told the Princesses of her discovery.
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The morning has just begun in Plumeria, the sun has risen, but no one is coming out of their rustic homes.
The flower meadows and farm fields are covered with a large amount of snow, enough to allow children to build snowmen and snowball pyramids.
The only person out there on the streets of Plumeria is the Princess Alliance's top dog, Adora, aka She-Ra.
Adora is a tall 18-year-old girl with pale tan skin and a slim, athletic body. She has blue-gray eyes, narrow dark brown eyebrows, and thick eyelashes.
She has long, dark blonde hair, usually held in a high ponytail with a dark gray elastic band and a quiff at the front.
Adora wears a red jacket with quarter sleeves and a light beige collar.
Under the jacket, he wears a white turtleneck with pointed cuffs, small red stripes on the sleeves, and light gray accents.
She also wears a set of simple grey leggings and calf-length red boots with white accents, which complement the colour scheme of her jacket and turtleneck.
Adora completes the look with a dark brown-green belt with a buckle that resembles a golden wing.
On her back, Adora carries a scabbard containing the Sword of Protection, the legendary artifact that changed her life, transforming her into She-Ra.
The Sword of Protection has a golden hilt with the Runestone, a turquoise opal, set in it. The blade is blue with the markings of the First running the length of the blade.
"Once you get used to it, snow isn't so bad," Adora murmurs, looking out at the familiar snow-covered landscape.
Lately, the warm and sunny weather of Bright Moon has been slowly fading, being replaced by cooler weather and more frequent rain.
But here in Plumeria the temperatures have dropped a lot and it snows frequently, especially at night.
The people of Plumeria, being some of the kindest and most welcoming people in all of Etheria, didn't complain about the first snowfall, but when their beloved flowers were buried in snow, their positivity was somewhat dampened.
The only person in the Princess Alliance who appreciates this change in climate is Frosta, the Princess of the Snow Kingdom.
Adora has learned to live with the snow and rain, before Bright Moon she lived in the Fright Zone, a desolate, arid and polluted land, full of machinery and ruined buildings.
A little cold can't ruin the magic of your new home.
Walking past a snowman that resembles her best female friend, Glimmer, Adora tries to savor the peace of the moment.
Adora knows that this moment of respite won't last long, it's been six months since she joined the Rebellion and became She-Ra, but the war against the Horde is far from over.
"Adora, I found you!" Glimmer exclaims, appearing in a flash of pink light and glitter.
As usual, the Princess of Bright Moon preferred to teleport instead of walking.
Glimmer is a short, stocky, tan-skinned 17-year-old girl with thick, bubblegum pink and sparkly purple hair, styled in a messy bob with a curly bang that she parted on the left side. She also has dusty pink eyes, thick eyelashes, and both thick sideburns and curved eyebrows.
Instead of wearing her usual outfit, Glimmer wears a purple winter outfit, with red earmuffs and blue gloves. (Glimmer's outfit during the episode: White Out).
"Glimmer, you shouldn't waste your teleports, we may need them later for an emergency teleport." Adora said, reminding her friend to be moderate with her magical powers.
"Yes, I know, but I didn't have the patience to search everywhere for you. Bow and Perfuma are ready to go, we will go to the Whispering Woods and find out who or what causes these strange phenomena." Said Glimmer, determined to go on a new adventure with her friends.
"Let's go to Bow and Perfuma, we must take advantage of the sunlight and the good weather." Adora said, having waited for the arrival of dawn to begin their mission.
"Hold on tight, Adora!" Glimmer exclaims, grabbing Adora's arm, wanting to use the teleportation to instantly reunite with Bow and Perfuma.
"Glimmer!" Adora shouts in a disapproving voice, not wanting to be teleported away for no reason... again.
Honestly lately, Glimmer seems to be looking for any excuse to touch Adora and teleport her somewhere.
"Got it, no teleportation." Glimmer said, giving an adorable little pout, but she didn't let go.
Happy that her best female friend listened to her, Adora began walking towards the meeting point.
"A short walk can't hurt you." Adora said, trying to lighten her dear friend's mood.
"I know, but teleportation is more fun." Glimmer said, still holding on to Adora's arm as she walked alongside her.
"Walking has its little perks, though." Glimmer mutters softly, slightly tightening her grip on Adora's arm and resting her head on Adora's shoulder.
The girl chosen by the Sword of Protection is completely unaware of Glimmer's overly affectionate attitude.
In order to protect our heroine, Adora grew up in the Fright Zone making it very difficult to understand how normal people and certain aspects of emotions and relationships work.
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After about ten minutes of Adora and Glimmer walking side by side, they began to catch sight of Bow and Perfuma.
Glimmer released her grip on Adora's arm and took a small distance from the sword-wielding heroine.
The Princess of Bright Moon doesn't want the rest of her friends to see her new attachment to Adora.
'If Bow saw me being this close to Adora he might discover my little (big) crush on her.
I don't want it to be known that after Adora saved me from the Fright Zone, I grew to like Adora differently.' Glimmer thinks, trying to keep her feelings a secret.
"Adora, Glimmer, you've arrived!" Bow exclaims, greeting his female friends.
Bow is an 18 year old boy of average height with broad shoulders and a rather muscular physique from years of practicing archery. He has a darker complexion, dark brown curly hair in a shaved afro, and black eyes.
Bow wears a white winter outfit, perhaps the only outfit that covers her belly button, along with white and yellow winter gloves and boots.
His quiver of arrows is attached to his back, which is both brown and gold.
"Thank you again for the three of you coming to help me right away." Perfuma said, very appreciative of the support her friends offered.
Perfuma is a young woman in her 20s with tanned skin, a slim build, freckles on her cheeks and shoulders, brown eyes, and wavy, waist-length light blonde hair.
Perfuma wears a burgundy blouse with a brooch, a white skirt, white thigh-high boots and black tights, an elegant white fur-lined coat, and a white fur hat.
"No problem, Perfuma, we're always ready to help a friend, whether it's fighting the Horde or finding a ghost castle that might be responsible for these oddities." Glimmer said with an energetic tone.
"Guys, this is a serious mission, we need to figure out what turned the Whispering Woods into the New Snow Kingdom and how to get everything back to normal." Adora said, focused on accomplishing this mission.
"Don't worry Adora, for this mission in addition to the supplies, I have prepared some new special arrows." Bow said with a warm smile, taking out an arrow from his quiver that works like a lighter.
The girls, seeing this strange arrow, didn't say anything for two reasons.
Number one, they are good female friends and I don't want to hurt Bow's feelings, he puts a lot of effort into making his special arrows.
Number two, Bow's arrows, despite their bizarre appearance, have helped save the day several times.
"We better get going, last time it took me half a day to find the black castle." Perfuma said as she puts her backpack with supplies on her back.
"Perfuma, please tell me to remember the way and we won't have to spend the whole day wandering aimlessly in a snowy forest that is said to be infested with monsters." Glimmer said losing her bravado for a moment.
"More or less, I don't know the way, but I recognize the trees and plants that led me to the castle." Perfuma said having a vague idea of where she can find the black castle, she just needs to find the trees she has memorized.
"Awesome." Glimmer mutters in a sarcastic tone.
"Don't worry, Glimmer, as long as we stay together nothing bad can happen." Adora said, grabbing Glimmer's hand as if to reassure her.
Miraculously, Glimmer doesn't blush, but her heart begins to beat faster than before.
"Let's move, we have an air party to cover." Bow said, motioning for his female friends to move.
After some small talk, the Best Friend Squad began walking into the Whispering Woods.
Our heroes did not realize that their arrival had been monitored from the very beginning.
At the edge of the forest among the branches of the trees are various birds, some normal, some with snow-white feathers and jade eyes, and a single female black crow with blue eyes and silver talons.
The white birds began to fly around our beloved group of heroes, while the blue-eyed crow flew away into the heart of the forest.
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Changing scenery, inside a room that looks like an archaic laboratory of ancient witchcraft, something important is happening.
In this place filled with potions, artifacts and notes that would make the witches and wizards of Mystacore jealous, there is a sort of ceremonial table with a crystal ball on it.
In front of the crystal ball there is a 163cm tall woman, her three dimensions are: B82/W57/H84
This woman looks like a witch you would see in a fairy tale.
The witch wears simple black heels, an elegant one-piece purple dress, black gloves, a black choker.
Over the dress he wears a purple-blue hooded tunic, the hood is decorated with a golden symbol that vaguely resembles a flower.
The hood hid the witch's face, leaving the lower part of her face uncovered, showing her snow-white skin, her lips with purple lipstick and her blue hair.
This witch is nicknamed Caster, True Name, Medea.
In case you haven't figured it out, Medea is responsible for the magical defenses surrounding the Whispering Woods.
Medea looking at the crystal ball sees how the Best Friend Squad is exploring the forest.
"The girl with the flowers has returned, bringing friends with her." Medea said, studying the group who have entered the forest without incident and show no signs of leaving.
'The Bounded Field that I and the other Casters have built is supposed to distort people's perception and make them spin in circles until they exit from where they came in.' Medea thinks, mentally repeating the effects of the Bounded Field.
Looking into the crystal ball Medea sees how the archer begins to be influenced by the Bounded Field, starting to stumble over his feet and confusing right with left.
Unfortunately, the three girls in the group seem to be immune to the Bounded Field's effect and are helping the archer not to lose his way.
"That guard dog, after he defeated that girl with the flowers. He should have brought her to me, so I could study her and figure out why the Bounded Field doesn't work on her." Medea mutters with some frustration, having wanted to study the inhabitants of this world.
"But his stupid guard dog's sense of honor got in the way, the girl with the flowers was kept asleep, healed and brought out of the forest with new clothes." Medea mutters, annoyed by the code of honor of the one nicknamed the castle guard dog.
Medea's derogatory monologue was interrupted by the activation of a mental connection with her Master.
Master, I see that you too have discovered the arrival of the intruders thanks to your crow, should we welcome them with good or bad ways?' Asks Medea, through her connection with the Master, knowing that the final word belongs to the Lord of the Castle.
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