Adora’s
Search for Honor
Part
1
Chapter
18
Previously:
Catra started losing her mind after seeing Adora in her room. This was a
problem because Catra killed Adora, only the faithful reader knows that Adora
is very much alive… While at Castle Chill, Sea Hawk finally found the ice
diamond. (It was an adornment on Frosta’s top.) After drugging the chilly
empress, Sea Hawk grabbed the ice diamond and bolted with his crewmember Lir… A
ball went underway at Castle Bright Moon. Glimmer almost told Bow her feelings,
but he spoke first and told her about his feelings for Adora. Glimmer was
heartbroken. Bow and Adora danced. Peekablue saw a crappy vision… The crappy
vision being that the Horde moved up their assault date on Castle Chill. Frosta
and Netossa both are in big trouble as their captors figure out what to do with
them…
Chapter
18
Alone
with Frosta in a bare room inside Castle Chill, Spira does her best to make
sense of the current problem, “Frosta, please be reasonable. I did not want
this to happen.” Tied to a chair, Frosta glares at the double agent and huffs,
“Darling, look at me! I am tied to this heirloom. There are Horde members
ransacking my home! You’re plan has blown up all over this place! We are
losing, and I am starting to think you like all this.”
The
statement rattles Spira, “What does that mean?” Rolling her eyes while trying
to get comfortable, Frosta groans, “It means that I’m not so sure you know
which side you are really on. If you ask me, I think you have grown to like
being a Horde Force Captain. That sense of power has gotten to your head,
darling.” Frosta spits out.
Closing
her eyes while trying to gain some composure, Spira whispers, “I am on the
Rebel’s side. I have always been. Frosta, for the last time, this was never
part of the plan. The assault was not supposed to happen for a few more weeks.
Hordak gave me no other choice; he had other Horde members join me to leave
here.” Shaking her head in disbelief Frosta smiles, “We always have a choice
darling. Always. Your choice was just a lousy one, that’s all.”
In
her heart Spira knows there was no other choice, “What would you have had me do
Frosta? Give myself up as a double agent? Break free from the Horde to warn
you, while missing out on other important information I need from the Horde? My
job as a double agent cannot be over yet, not until everyone is safe.” Frosta
laughs at the statement, “None of us are safe, you miserable fool!” Frosta is
ready to speak up even more, only Spira motions for the Empress to be quiet.
Grizzlor
and Leech soon enter the room with a report. Leech addresses Spira, “Captain
Spira, we have not been successful in apprehending the dark skinned woman.
Mantenna is still looking for her as we speak.” Frosta interrupts, “She has a
name; it is Netossa you jackal!” Leech walks up to Frosta and threatens, “I
don’t care what her name is, you would do best to shut up.” Ready to strike
her, Spira stops the Horde member from any harmful actions, “Leech, leave the
Empress alone. She is already suffering. I want you to go back and help
Mantenna find Netossa. Grizzlor stay here and watch over the Empress.” Leech
follows his orders and exits the room.
Grizzlor
looks at Spira, “What are you going to do Captain Spira?” Holding her breath,
Spira goes on, “I am going to head outside to the Horde post. Soon we will have
a visitor.” Everyone knows she means Hordak. This is actually happening, Frosta mutters to herself. Wanting to
stay and free Frosta, Spira makes the choice to leave the room. The double
agent is sick in the stomach with dread at doing this. However she is not ready
to cross the Horde, not with so many loose ends (such as finding Kowl and plans
for the Doom Dispenser.) Spira can only hope that everything will work out.
Alone
in the room with Grizzlor, Frosta mutters, “Of course I’d be left with just
you.” Grizzlor barks, “I’m not thrilled either. Your attitude is appalling.”
Glaring at the furry Hordseman Frosta glares, “Darling, when I am free from
these constraints I will do my best to skin you alive. Then I will turn you
into a fabulous fur.” Having had
enough Grizzlor walks towards Frosta, pointing a machete at her, “Not unless I
skin you first.”
Grimacing
as the hairy beast hovers over her, Frosta manages to bat her eyes, “As
riveting as that sounds, what would you say to our having a bit of fun first?”
Perking his head up Grizzlor mumbles, “Fun? What kind of fun?” Pursing her lips
as if begging for a kiss, Frosta pants, “The type of fun I have not enjoyed for
quite some time. Darling, as repulsing as you are, I can’t help but want to
have a bit of fun with you. If I’m to die, shouldn’t we both get something out
of it?” Grizzlor is unsure what to believe.
Frosta
looks at the ferocious figure of fur, beckoning him to lean in for a kiss.
Puckering up, Grizzlor gives in to the wild idea. After all, what can she
possibly do? This never happens,
Grizzlor exclaims to himself. Manipulating her powers of ice, Frosta creates a
hardened ice patch on her head. Quickly tossing her head back, the Empress
slams her hardened head into Grizzlor’s face, rendering him unconscious.
Grizzlor falls to the floor with a loud thud. Wincing in pain, Frosta looks
down at the mound of fur, “See, that’s your problem darling, everyone has their
own definition of fun.” Laughing to herself, Frosta looks around wondering how
she will get free. She also wonders about Netossa, “I do hope you managed to
escape.”
In
another part of Castle Chill, Netossa is running from a group of Horde
Troopers. Confident that she has lost them, Netossa takes a moment to catch her
breath. She is tired. I must get to Frosta though, I can’t leave her alone in
this place, Netossa tells herself, getting ready to run again.
Slowly
walking down an open entryway, Netossa stops. Before her is the group of Horde
Troopers. They seem lost, unsure of which way to look. Sneaking behind one of
the troopers, Netossa pulls out a dagger. Stabbing the dagger into the back of
the metal trooper, Netossa holds onto the dagger and runs down the entryway.
Using the trooper as a shield, Netossa manages to avoid any shots from the very
angry Horde Troopers.
Traveling
further into the castle’s hallways, Netossa tries to recall the pathway to the
room that Frosta is in. Suddenly out of a dark corner, Leech jumps out.
Screaming in terror, Netossa throws out a punch while dodging the Horde member.
Running away from Leech, Netossa comes across Mantenna. His eyes bulge out,
sending out a shocking burst of light. Turning her head, Netossa dodges any
blinding light. “They are everywhere!” Netossa screams and while thinking
quickly the captivating beauty slides across the icy floor under Mantenna’s
legs. Mantenna and Leech both curse out loud as Netossa gets away.
Problems
quickly mount for Netossa as she starts running out of breath. She has been
running all over the castle doing her best to avoid the Horde. While on empty,
Netossa stumbles to the ground. Get up!
Get up! Don’t let them get you, Netossa screams to herself. Numerous
footsteps come charging towards her. Preparing for the worst; Netossa looks up
to see a group of unfamiliar people standing near her. There are many women and
a single man looking down at her. Netossa cries out, “Are you part of the Horde
too?” A tall blonde woman steps forward and smiles, “No, we are not part of the
Horde. I am She-Ra, and these are my friends from the Great Rebellion. We are
here to help.” Netossa cannot stop crying.
Back
in the bare room, Frosta is looking down at Grizzlor’s unconscious body. She is
not sure if he keeps twitching or not, but she keeps hoping that he does not
wake up. Her little head butting stunt won’t happen a second time. Frosta’s
thoughts drift to her life. Why is this
happening? How am I going to survive? I just want to be somewhere else,
somewhere safe. I am worn down, Frosta quietly thinks.
Loud
noises can be heard down the hall and Frosta groans expecting the worst. The
doors fly open and to her surprise, Frosta is looking at her friends. She-Ra,
Netossa, Glimmer, Angella, Bow, Castaspella, and Peekablue are all looking back
at her. Frosta stares at Peekablue, groaning, “What is that crazy woman doing
here? I do not need any more visions of death.” Peekablue blushes. Castaspella
speaks up, “You should actually be thanking her Frosta. If it wasn’t for
Peekablue, no one would have ‘seen’ the assault on Castle Chill.” She-Ra
agrees, “We came as soon as we could.”
Frosta
laughs, “Well I suppose Peekablue isn’t that
crazy. You are all just in time. Someone untie me please.” Castaspella whispers
to Peekablue, “That’s the closest thing to an apology from Frosta.” Peekablue
is shy and nervous, “I’ll take what I can get.” Bow goes about freeing Frosta.
The icy Empress looks at Castaspella, “Darling, why are you here? Aren’t you
worried what the Horde will think when they see you?” Castaspella knows that
her allegiance to the Rebellion will be fully known if the Horde sees her, but
Casta does not mind, “I am not worried. Hordak is going to come after Mystacor
at some point. No one is safe.”
Finally
free, Frosta says proper hellos to everyone. She finds out that She-Ra and
friends helped Netossa. In a matter of seconds, Netossa became a member of the
Rebellion. Glimmer jokes, “I think Netossa has been the fastest member to ever
join the Rebellion.” Frosta rolls her eyes and looks around her friends, “Wait,
where is Mermista?” She-Ra nods her head, “Mermista was injured during a recent
mission. Don’t worry, she will be fine. She is just recuperating.”
Glad
to hear the information, Frosta shrugs, “Well I’m glad I asked. No one ever
tells me anything. Now let’s go free my guards and get out of here.” Frosta is
ready to leave and find the remaining guards that are still alive. Bow looks at
everyone, “Umm, Frosta? Don’t you want to take a stand and protect your home?”
Crossing her arms, Frosta huffs, “Honestly darling, I can’t deal with this
anymore. We are facing the Horde. They will be beating down the castle gates at
any moment. I’m sorry; I can’t stomach watching them destroy this place.”
She-Ra
shakes her head, “But Frosta that does not have to happen. Our numbers may be
small, but we can’t just let them win. We have to fight, to show them that
Etheria is no longer going to be oppressed.” Glimmer and Angella agree. Frosta
groans, “Well isn’t that just a nice sentimentality. I could give a crock. I
want to be far away from the Horde. My family heirlooms are safe and walls can
always be rebuilt. I want to leave.” Frosta thinks about how lucky she is to
have the chance to leave. Her thoughts travel to Chancellor Vivi, his murder
was senseless. Frosta does not want anymore death.
Peekablue
closes her eyes, “I’m afraid leaving will be out of the question. Horde
Troopers are marching towards the Castle as we speak.” The group heads outside
towards the gate tower. Much to everyone’s dread, the Rebels notice a large
mass of Horde Troopers quickly traveling towards the castle. Some Troopers are
on sleds while others are charging rather quickly. Frosta spits out, “I just
bet Spira is loving this.” Glimmer
looks at her friend, “What does that mean?” Shrugging the question off, Frosta
groans, “Somebody must find the remaining guards in this place, they should be
held captive in the courtyard.” Frosta looks at her friends with more orders,
“Angella, there are ice spears along the front curtain wall. I trust you know
what to use them for.” Angella nods flying off. Glimmer and Netossa run off to
help free the surviving guards. She-Ra looks at Frosta, “If the Horde wants a
war, I will send them a message of our intentions.” Racing off Frosta looks at Castaspella
and Peekablue, “Do either of you have any experience with catapults?”
Castaspella and Peekablue blankly look at each other.
***
Across
Castle Chill, the Horde Post stands tall. A building of steel, it looks odd in
the middle of icy barren land. Hordak is inside barking out orders. A wave of
Horde Troopers has already been sent out. Catra and Entrapta have just arrived.
Spira is filling everyone in, “The Empress is held captive. I have Grizzlor
watching her.” Hordak snorts, “Good. Then she is probably already dead.” Spira
shakes her head, “Excuse me? I thought you wanted her alive for when you
arrived at the castle?”
“That
was the plan. But I like multiple plans Spira. I gave Grizzlor orders to kill
Frosta if he found himself alone with the annoying Empress. With her gone, we
will be able to take over the castle and move one step closer to complete and
total domination of this world.” Hordak claps his hands snorting again. With
the odd recent run of bad luck, Hordak can feel the tides changing in the
Horde’s favor.
The
group is perched on a balcony looking out at Castle Chill from a distance.
Spira is full of dread, maybe Frosta was
right. I’ve made the wrong choices. Now my dear friend is dead… Spira
clears her head and looks at Entrapta. Her gaze then falls to Catra. They all
seem so confident and mad. Their rage to destroy life is horrifying.
Catra
motions for Hordak, “Look Hordak! Out in the distance, something is coming this
way.” Taking out some binoculars, Catra looks even further and gasps. They had
incoming. Catra screeches, “It is She-Ra!!!”
Having never met She-Ra, Catra has heard just enough to know what the blonde
powerhouse looks like. Hordak snatches the binoculars from Catra and tries to
look. He sees nothing, “Catra, your vision is lousy. There is nothing there.”
Swooping
overhead on Swiftwind, She-Ra calls out, “You don’t mind me dropping by… do you
Hordak?” Twirling a bulky net in the air, She-Ra tosses the mass towards Hordak.
“Blast you She-Ra!” Hordak screams as She-Ra flies off. Entrapta looks at the
bulky net, “What’s in there?” Mantenna pokes his head out from the net, “We
tried Hordak… we really tried.” Leech and Grizzlor struggle to get out from the
net as well. Kicking the net, Hordak snarls, “Get ready. We are destroying that
castle along with that miserable She-Ra too.” Spira looks on, secretly smiling
to herself, with She-Ra there, everyone will be safe…
***
Along
the front curtain wall of Castle Chill, Frosta is laughing with glee as
numerous catapults launch massive blocks of ice upon the Horde Troopers below.
Bow, Castaspella, and Peekablue each launch a new block as soon as Frosta has
them formed and ready to go. Above the sky, Angella is swooping around taking
direct aim with ice spears at that Horde Troopers. Their plan is working for
the time being. Frosta calls out to Bow, “Bow, you were all correct! Fighting
for this castle is the best plan. Thank you for getting me out of my mood!”
Frosta laughs even louder as a huge block of ice launches past her. She-Ra arrives
and begins tossing blocks of ice with her bare hands, “We’ve sent a message to
Hordak. He isn’t pleased.”
“Ha!
Wonderful darling! Let Hordak know exactly who he is dealing with!” Frosta
smiles as she looks out at the chaos in front of the castle. The Horde Troopers
are unable to get very far. Netossa is busy gathering supplies and various
types of nets. After her large net was used to deliver Mantenna, Leech, and
Grizzlor back to the Horde post, she wants to make sure the Rebels are ready
for anything else. The castle guards are preparing their weapons. Glimmer walks
up to Frosta and whispers, “I have a spot ready for your Chancellor, Frosta.”
Trying to hold onto her composure, Frosta nods, “Thank you. We will properly
bury him once this is over.”
Angella
flies back to her friends, “I’m going to need a bigger spear. We have trouble
heading this way.” Everyone looks past the wreckage of Horde Troopers. “That
bastard!” Frosta shouts.
Across
the tundra, a new wave of Horde members is quickly making their way to Castle
Chill. Catra is charging in on Clawdeen. Entrapta is driving a sleek three
wheeled vehicle. She is sitting in the middle. One of her ponytails is steering
while the other is operating a large canon on the side. Her hands are holding
two laser guns, ready to aim at anyone in her sight. There are a few more Horde
Troopers on sleds and even jetpacks. In the middle of all this is Hordak
standing tall in a black chariot with a Horde bat symbol on the front. The
chariot is being pulled by four horses made of flames. The chariot is racing
across the ice, scorching the ground.
Castaspella
looks at her friends, “Alright, any ideas?” Frosta places her hands on the cold
ice of the castle, “Keep launching the catapults. I’ve got a little something
extra for our unwanted guests.” Frosta keeps her breath centered. Concentrating
on her powers over ice, she sends out a small wave of energy. Out on the
expanding field, large spikes of ice come forth from the ground. Some Horde
Troopers are impaled. Clawdeen leaps over one spike of ice, continuing to
charge towards the castle. Entrapta swerves around various forming spikes.
Hordak snarls as he blasts through the chunks.
Glimmer
and She-Ra notice that Frosta is shaking some. Trying to help She-Ra says,
“Frosta, are you over exerting yourself? Maybe you should stop…” Shaking her
head and concentrating even harder Frosta gasps, “I just need to focus. They
won’t make it to the castle walls, I won’t have it…”
The
Horde does though. Entrapta fires various bombs from the canon. She is also
shooting at the castle gates as she drives across to the left side of the
castle. Catra and Clawdeen ride around towards the back. Hordak raises his
arms, magically releasing the flamed horses towards the front castle wall. The
chariot rises up becoming air born while the horses made of flames collide into
the walls made of ice. Castle Chill shudders ever so slightly.
“Guards,
get ready!” Frosta calls out. Preparations lead way to the real thing as
everyone embraces for the fight. Bow gets to a high corner, shooting arrow
after arrow. Horde Troopers swarm into the castle, blowing past the destroyed
gates. Glimmer and Angella team up releasing bursts of light. Castaspella
enchants a spell to confuse the Troopers around her. Netossa captures some
Troopers in a net, while fighting in close combat with her dagger.
Entrapta
drives the vehicle through the side of the castle, crashing into the main
bailey. Jumping out, Entrapta shoots at some of Chill’s guards. She-Ra takes
off on Swiftwind, flying towards the back of the castle. Netossa is kicking and
fighting through more Horde Troopers. Peekablue is doing the same, but finds
herself outnumbered. A few Horde Troopers take aim. Reacting quickly to the
threat; Peekablue’s feathers fold over the heroine, shielding her from the
blasts. Still shielded, Peekablue runs towards the troopers, able to fight
easily. Though her eyes may be covered, she has other ways of seeing her
targets. A few kicks and flips later, Peekablue comes out from her feathers,
“Did I just do that?”
Walking
through the main building, Frosta enters back into the madness wielding her
staff with snowflake spinner on top. The spinner is made up of blades that
resemble the unique design of a snowflake. A group of Horde Troopers come
racing towards her, “How about a lil chill, hmm?” Frosta spins the top, while
also tossing a few chunks of ice through the blades. Pieces of crushed ice fly
towards the troopers, pelting them like the strongest hail.
She-Ra
and Swiftwind land towards the back of the castle. Looking for Catra, She-Ra
walks around the grounds. <I don’t really see anything> She-Ra
telepathically communicates to Swiftwind. <Be careful though She-Ra>
Swiftwind responds.
She-Ra
knows that she should be helping with the ensuing battle inside the castle;
however she saw Catra sneaking off. The princess of power wants to make sure
Catra isn’t planning something. She-Ra hears a noise and turns; she is face to
face with Catra. The jealous beauty looks on, observing She-Ra. Catra purrs,
“We finally meet She-Ra. Though, I must say, it feels like I have known you my
whole life.” You have no idea, She-Ra
says to herself. She-Ra stares at Catra, “That doesn’t seem very fair, you know
who I am, but who are you?”
“I
am Catra, Head Force Captain of the Horde. It would be smart to remember that.
I will be the one that kills you.” Catra pulls out her sword. She-Ra remembers
her fight (as Adora) with Catra on Skydancer Mountain. There would be no
repeats, “I’m pretty tough to kill Catra.” Tilting her head and observing
She-Ra, Catra smirks, “You don’t look like that much of a big deal.” She-Ra
grabs hold of her sword, ready to battle.
Suddenly
the loud noise of a machine can be heard above them. Both women look up to see
a large airship preparing to land in the castle. A rematch with Catra will have
to wait, She-Ra calls out, “I guess that is my cue. Until next time, Catra.”
She-Ra runs to Swiftwind taking off into the air to see who else has arrived
for the party. Full of anger and hate, Catra looks at She-Ra fly away.
Inside
the castle walls, the Rebels and Horde members pause their fighting as a large
airship hovers in the air, Netossa smiles, “He came back.”
Aboard
the ship, Sea Hawk looks at his crewmembers, “Alright boys, let’s make it
right.” The crewmembers all hoot and holler as they all jump off the airship. The
crew was not happy that Sea Hawk left Netossa alone in Castle Chill. Brandishing
swords and tiny laser pistols, the pirates join the Rebels in fighting the
Horde. Lir is piloting the airship and flies it out of harm’s way.
Bow
is continuing his fight, while also looking over at the cavalry. Glimmer,
Angella, and Castaspella get some much needed help from She-Ra. Frosta looks
over at Sea Hawk, “I thought you had left.” Sea Hawk grins, “What can I say; a
pirates work is never done.” Netossa joins the group, “Where have you been?”
Sea Hawk hugs Netossa, “I’ll explain later ‘Tossa.” Sea Hawk pulls out a sword
and begins fighting for Castle Chill.
Hordak
is flying around in his chariot, laying waste to the castle. His arm canon has
become a flamethrower, “This place will fall!” Angella flies up to him, “You
will not win Hordak!” Angella tries to knock Hordak off with an ice spear.
Hordak curses at Angella, “Don’t test me woman! I can imprison you all over
again!” Hordak presses a button on his chariot that shoots out a laser beam. It
hits Angella. The winged queen of Bright Moon falls to the ground. Glimmer and
Bow rush to help.
She-Ra
is fighting off more Troopers. She feels something wrap around her foot,
dragging her to the ground. One of Entrapta’s ponytails has She-Ra by the ankle.
With the blink of an eye, Entrapta tosses She-Ra into a wall. Dusting herself
off, She-Ra looks at Entrapta, “What kind of weapon is that?” Entrapta laughs,
“I like to whip my hair. Back and forth.” Both ponytails whip out at She-Ra,
taking hold of her wrists. The two women struggle for control. Entrapta tosses
She-Ra across to another wall, the ponytails still tightly wrapped around her
wrists. Bow and Sea Hawk both notice what is happening and head over to help.
Standing
up, She-Ra shakes her head, “I’m done.” Yanking her arms down, She-Ra pulls the
ponytails to the ground. Entrapta loses her balance, landing hard on the ice.
Finally free from the deadly hair, She-Ra dusts herself off as Bow and Sea Hawk
come running towards her. “Are you ok?” Bow asks full of concern. Sea Hawk is speechless;
he has never seen a more beautiful woman. She-Ra looks at the two men, “I am
fine, though I’m not so sure about her.” She-Ra points to a dazed Entrapta.
Destruction
is occurring all around. Frosta stands in the middle of it, looking at all the
fighting. Her castle is crumbling. All the fighting and energy is only making
it worse. Parts of the castle are on fire. “No.” Frosta says. We were supposed to win, Frosta sadly
thinks. Her attention is brought to Hordak, who has managed to be in a safe
distance from all the fighting. He is walking towards the keep, pausing to
create flames in his path. Frosta marches after him, determined to make him
finally pay for his actions.
Inside
the keep, Hordak is looking around for any sort of item that might be of use to
him. He notices that many wonderful things are missing. Walking further down a
hall, Hordak turns when he hears his name. Frosta is in front of him, “Look at
this, alone at last.” Grinning, Hordak snorts, “Love the new decorating Frosta,
but where is all your stuff?” Looking around the bare walls and rooms, Frosta
shrugs, “Darling, we are living in grave times. I needed to sell a few things
to keep this place up. Were you looking for anything in particular? Perhaps an
exit?”
Snorting
again, Hordak shakes his head, “No, not an exit. Frosta, let’s make this easy.
Stop all this fighting. Just give me what I want.”
“And
what would that be?” Frosta asks. “Everything.” Hordak replies. He is ready to
kill the Empress, “Frosta dear, I enjoyed having your parents killed. But I
think killing you with my own bare hands will feel even better.” Frosta feels her
chest getting hot, fury burning inside her, “I am going to end you.” In quick reflex, Frosta forms a thick shield of ice on
her right arm, as a sharp blade of ice forms in her left hand, “I’m curious
Hordak, have you ever been stabbed by a blade of ice?” Hordak stares at the
Empress. She goes on, “It burns worse than any pathetic flame you can conjure.”
Frosta lunges towards Hordak, planting a kick into his chest. A fist to the
face follows.
Blocking
off another attack from Frosta, Hordak turns both arms into swords. The two
fight in the cold hallway. Frosta dodges a few attacks and goes in with her sword.
She misses while Hordak shatters the ice. Hordak creates a flamethrower arm and
releases a stream of fire towards her. Raising her shield up, the flames
dissolve against the sheer power of the cold. “It’s too cold in here.” Hordak
says as he lights up the walls around them. Soon Frosta look around, four walls
of flame have contained the two into a square shaped space.
Outside
the keep, the Rebels are making great headway in the battle for Castle Chill.
Entrapta and Catra have retreated. A few Horde Troopers have left as well.
She-Ra looks at her friends, “I think that is about it.” Angella is alright
from her fall. Glimmer looks at Peekablue, “For someone that doesn’t get out
much, you sure know how to fight.” Peekablue blushes. Castaspella pauses,
“Wait, where is Hordak? He didn’t really put up much of a fight.” She-Ra looks
around at all the destruction, “True, but even more, where is Frosta?”
Inside
the walls of flames, Frosta is holding her own against Hordak. She is feeling
herself weakening though; her communication with the cold is not as strong. The
flames surrounding them appear to be magically based, because they are
incredibly strong. “What’s wrong Frosta? The heat getting to you?” Hordak spits
out, punching the empress in the stomach. Frosta coughs out, “I’m perfectly
fine. Never better.”
She-Ra
and friends make it into the keep; they see the wall of flames in the hallway.
Glimmer screams, “Frosta!” Through minor breaks in the flames, everyone can see
that Frosta is struggling to fight Hordak. Looking at the Rebels, Hordak
snarls, “Welcome Rebels, just in time for the death of the Empress.”
Castaspella worries, glancing over at Peekablue. Is this the vision of death
that Peekablue saw, Castaspella wonders. Bow shouts, “We need to get
through those flames!”
A
step ahead, She-Ra tries to create a whirlwind with her sword to dissipate the
flames. The flames flicker for a moment, only to swell back up. Shaking her
head, Castaspella cries out, “Those flames are too strong. Let me try some
magic.” Castaspella fails; her magic can’t make a dent to the magical flames.
Everyone starts to panic. Frosta is growing very weak.
Sea
Hawk thinks of a plan, “I’ll be back!” He runs off, heading to the stairs. The
pirate runs up to the second floor of the keep, approaching the floor that
should be right above Hordak and Frosta. Using his sword, Sea Hawk begins
cutting through the ice. Hordak notices this and shoots out another wave of
flames that burn across the ceiling. Sea Hawk jumps away as the floor starts to
burn.
Trying
to take aim with an arrow, Bow looks for a clean shot through the moving
flames, “Damn it! I can’t get a good shot!” She-Ra looks around, what are they
going to do?
Hordak
knows he has won; he lifts Frosta up and throws her to the ground. Coughing,
Frosta looks at Hordak, “That was weak. Darling.”
Snarling Hordak wraps both of his hands around her neck and begins to choke the
life out of the icy Empress. She-Ra and everyone else watches on in horror has
Hordak strangles Frosta. Castaspella screams. Glimmer is crying, trying to do
something. Netossa has her face in her hands, she can’t watch this. She-Ra is
preparing to run through the fire.
Frosta
is looking up at Hordak, feeling his grip tighten harder around her neck. She
can’t breathe. But she focuses; flashes of her parents and Vivi race across her
mind, all of her friends smiling back at her. And then coldness. Somewhere deep
in her chest, Frosta feels this coldness wash over her. It keeps building,
pulsating. She has never felt this type of cold before. Screams and cries ring
in her head as Frosta’s friends watch Hordak choking her. Frosta remains
focused on the cold.
Drawing
upon untapped energy and power, Frosta feels Hordak’s fingers and hands start
to grow cold. Hordak notices too, and before he can react, a pulsating wave of
cold energy flashes out of Frosta. The wave provides a mini blast of energy
that tosses both Hordak and Frosta across the hall, crashing them through
brittle walls of ice. The magical flames are extinguished. She-Ra and everyone
else are knocked to the ground.
She-Ra
is the first up and rushes to Frosta. Lying on the ground motionless, She-Ra
sits Frosta up, “Frosta, can you hear me? Are you there?” Her eyes slowly open.
Frosta is alive. In the distance Hordak stumbles up and looks around. Rocket
blasts form on his feet and before anyone can stop him, Hordak blasts off.
Looking
at She-Ra, Frosta rasps, “Why are you helping me. Go after Hordak before he
gets away.” She-Ra shakes her head, “We can get him next time. I was more
concerned about you.” Frosta smiles, coughing, “Well that is just stupid,
darling.” They both chuckle, as Frosta slowly sits up. Everyone rushes up to
Frosta. “We thought you were dead!” Glimmer says. Frosta nods, “As did I, but I
refused to give that monster the satisfaction of killing me.”
The
Rebels walk outside and look at the destruction all around them, “What next?”
Castaspella asks. Angella, “I think Minwu needs to check out Frosta.” She-Ra
agrees, “Now we just need to hurry back to the Whispering Woods.”
Everyone
turns to look at Sea Hawk, “What are you all looking at me for?” Netossa steps
forward, “Can your airship get us all there?” The pirate leader looks at the worn
down Rebels in front of him, “I guess ship can handle the extra cargo. Does
this mean I am a Rebel now?” She-Ra walks up to Sea Hawk. As Adora, She-Ra
knows all about Sea Hawk and his role on Etheria, “I don’t know, do you want to be a member of the Great
Rebellion?”
Sea
Hawk rubs his shoulder, “Don’t know lady. I guess I don’t have much else to
do…” Frosta groans, “Oh shut up and say yes you annoying man.” Grinning from
ear to ear, Sea Hawk and his band of pirates become members of the Great
Rebellion. He only hopes that Frosta doesn’t realize he stole her ice diamond
for Hordak though.
In
a matter of time, everyone is soon on Hawk’s airship. The massive ship prepares
for flight. Frosta gives one last look at the remains of Castle Chill, I will return to rebuild my home. Frosta
wants to cry at her loss, but the castle was just frozen ice. Frosta has her
friends with her and wonderful memories of her life in the Castle. That will
just have to suffice. Wiping away some tears, Frosta talks with Netossa and
Glimmer.
Lir
can’t believe this many people are able to fit on the ship. The Rebels and a
few surviving guards. Not to mention a flying unicorn, “What’s his story?” Lir
asks pointing to Swiftwind. She-Ra smiles, “That is my ride.” Sea Hawk walks over to She-Ra, “We weren’t properly
introduced earlier. I’m Sea Hawk.” She-Ra reserves a hello for later, “I am
aware of who you are.” She-Ra hops on Swiftwind, “I will meet you all in the
Whispering Woods later.” As the airship is flying, She-Ra takes off with
Swiftwind waving goodbye. They fly off into the air.
Sea
Hawk looks on in wonder. Bow nods, “That was She-Ra: The most powerful woman in
the universe.”
Up
next!
Someone
returns…
&
Someone
leaves…
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