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Catra and Adora were in a meeting, or so they’d told Finn. That left Finn at the palace daycare, a place for kids of royals, guards, nobles, and the like. They felt awfully out of place here. Every kid had nice, castle-y clothes and were all best friends. It felt incredibly intimidating.
A puff of pink glitter burst into life just a foot in front of Finn. They squeaked in surprise and the next thing they knew, a new face was much too close for their liking. They jumped back with a hiss, arms raised defensively.
“Sorry! I didn’t mean to scare you!” a high, squeaky voice apologized. Finn took their first real look at their aggressor and realized they weren’t at all scary. A kid, just a few inches shorter than FInn, with light mocha skin and sparkling purple hair. Her eyes were an enchanting magenta, and those seemed to sparkle too.
“It’s ok…” Finn whispered, suddenly shy. They’d just been startled and hissed at someone who didn’t deserve it. “Sorry for hissing at you.”
“It’s alright, you were scared. What’s your name?” the mysterious kid asked.
“It’s Finn,” they answered. The girl smiled brightly.
“Hi Finn, it’s nice to meet you. My name is Princess Azura of Brightmoon. But you can call me Azura,” she greeted. Finn blinked in surprise. Princess?
“Princess, like the Queen is your mom?” Finn questioned. Azura hummed in agreement.
“And the King’s my dad. That makes me a princess! But what I’d really like to be is your friend,” Azura exclaimed. Finn laughed softly at her cheery voice and friendly personality. “Mom told me you just moved to the Castle. You live with Aunt Catra and Auntie Adora, right?”
“Yeah, they said I could live with them. They’re nice, Catra and Adora,” Finn agreed. Azura giggled.
“They are. I’m very excited to be your first friend at Brightmoon. I was playing with dolls over there, want to join me?” she asked, eyes gleaming with hope.
“I’ve never played with dolls before,” Finn hesitated. Azura gasped and grabbed Finn’s hand to pull them to the dolls.
“Well then I’ve got to teach you. It’s so much fun!” she asserted. Finn nodded mutely and watched as Azura explained the premise of playing with dolls.
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Laughter rose to the rafters as children played through the halls or Brightmoon's North Wing. Finn ran on all fours, faster than any adult could hope to catch. They ran towards a puff of pink glitter and only just barely missed the little girl that emerged from it. She squealed before teleporting away again to end up about 10 feet away where Finn would attempt to catch her yet again.
Finn managed to grab Azura's hand and pull her down with them as they fell to the ground. The two burst out in laughter while they recovered from the fall. With no warning, Finn hopped to their feet.
"Now you're it! You'll never catch me!" They called, taking off at top speed. Azura sat dumbfounded for a few seconds before her face set with determination. She disappeared in a fit of sparkles.
Finn ran one way, Azura would try to teleport where they'd be. But Finn would always just barely dodge her. Truthfully, Finn had learned the sound of Azura's magic, the almost nonexistent disruption in the air that no one seemed to hear but them.
They hear magic coming from right behind them and they duck and roll, sending Azura over their head, to the floor. Just when Azura is about to teleport again, the heavy doors to this part of the wing opened.
In the doorway stood Adora' Catra, Glimmer, and Bow. Bow opened his arms wide and Azura teleported into them with a giggle.
Finn sprinted to his caretakers, stopping just short of running into them. Adora sweeped them upside down and they squealed in delight. Adora returned them to the floor and Finn plopped on their behind.
"Do that again!" They cheered. Adora laughed and swept them into the air again, dangling them by their ankles for a moment before returning them to the ground once again. They laughed brightly from their spot on the floor.
"Good day?" Catra asked Finn. They nodded vigorously and took one of Catra's hands in theirs.
"So good. I was nervous but then I made a friend and I had so much fun," they explained.
"I'm glad! That friend wouldn't happen to be Azura, would it?" Catra continued. Azura laughed from her dad's arms.
"Yeah! We're best friends, right Finn?" She exclaimed.
"Right."
"Alright troublemakers, we're off to dinner now," Glimmer instructed. Azura grabbed Finn by the hand and began to drag them, running, to the dining hall.
"They're going to be even worse than us," Bow snickered. The four friends laughed together.
"Oh yeah. Magic and a mini Catra? Sounds like chaos," Glimmer agreed.
"I would argue in my defense but you're absolutely right," Catra conceded.
This was the beginning of a whole new world. Etheria, look out. Finn and Azura were going to be the best best friends you'd ever seen.