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Adora: Stop!
{Catra exits.}
Catra: Adora!
Adora: Catra?
Catra: They let me drive a tank. Believe it?
Adora: Catra, I don't understand. What are you doing here?
Catra: Uh, duh, we came to find you. "Cover for me, Catra. No one will even know I'm gone." Seriously, did you just get immediately captured right after you snuck out--? What are you wearing?
Adora: Uh...
{She rips the flower from her hair.}
Scene change
{Meanwhile, the villagers flee. One trips, and Glimmer helps her up. A Horde robot arrives and an arrow pierces the front window. Glimmer turns as a Horde soldier comes up behind Bow.}
Glimmer: Bow! [shouting]
Adora: There's no time. We have to put a stop this.
Catra: What? Why?
Adora: Because this is a civilian town. Look around! These aren't insurgents. They're innocent people.
Catra: Yeah, sure. Innocent people who kidnapped a Horde officer. Now come on, let's get you back to the Fright Zone. Shadow Weaver is freaking out. [laughing] It'd be funny if she weren't such a terrible person.
Adora: Catra, no. I can't go back. Not until the Horde leaves this town alone. You have to help me.
Catra: What are you saying?
Adora: I’m saying, this is wrong. They've been lying to us, manipulating us. Hordak, Shadow Weaver, all of them.
Catra: Uh, Adora? You really MUST be braindamaged. The older Force Captain brag about shit like this all the time.
Adora: Wha... I'd remember something like that!
Catra gasps in surprise
Catra: Okay no seriously... are you okay? You were definitely there.
Adora: Well I don't remember ANYTHING like this! I mean, this was supposed to be a military fort,
{Catra puts her hand to Adora's head}
Catra: Okay we have GOT to get you home to see a medic or something.
{Adora steps back and flings her arms out}
Adora: Catra seriously, I *can't* go back... not after... all of this!
{Catra moves to zap Adora, but decides it's probably not okay to zap a braindamaged person}
Catra: Adora, come on it doesn't matter what they do. The two of us look out for each other. And soon we'll be calling the shots. So just... come on.. Shadowweaver will have my head if I come back without you!
Adora: Then come with me! Then nobody has to deal with Shadow-
{Adora is cut off by Bow webbing Catra}
Glimmer: Watch out!
{Glimmer teleports Adora.}
Catra: Adora!
{Adora and Glimmer reappear in a nearby clearing. Glimmer weakens in Adora's arms.}
Adora: Glimmer? What are you doing?
Glimmer: We need you. We need She-Ra. I should've given this back to you in the ruin. You could've saved us in there and I kn {Glimmer is cut off mid sentence}
Adora: Right, thanks for the apology but I have to go get Catra!
{Adora takes the sword and runs off, Glimmer is left dumbfounded}
{Meanwhile, Bow and Catra fight. Bow flings Catra off and runs to the horse. Horde robots and tanks surround him.}
Bow: It's been an honor serving beside you, Horsey.
{Adora runs in and sees the problem}
Adora: Catra!
Bow: I... Adora is this a friend of yours, if so could you please ask her to call this whole thing off?
Catra: You attacked ME arrow-boy!
Adora: Uh... right, Catra please you can call this off right? Nobody else has to die today!
Catra: Hm... ya so I don't have control over these things, so even if I wanted to... which I don't
{this is punctuated by a tank turning to fire at Adora}
Catra: Wait no, we need her alive!
Bow: Oh wow, you really DON'T have control of these things huh?
Catra: Shut up!
{Adora Catra says this while jumping onto the tank, cutting off it's gun - leading to it exploding just as she jumps off of it}
{A Soldier japs Catra with a stun-stick as she lands}
Adora: CATRA!
Adora: For the honor of Grayskull!
{She-Ra proceeds to fling the offender into a robot while stabbing another bot with her sword}
She-Ra: Bow, Grab her! We're leaving.
Glimmer (who just got here): Huf... Adora you don't leave in the huff middle of an apol... oh
Bow (currently picking up an incapacitated but non-the-less grumpy looking Catra): Ya uh, not sure we have time for that right now!
{The Horde retreats. The light flickers as She-Ra morphs back into Adora. She collapses on her knees, the sword in her right hand.}
Glimmer: Seems like we do, THEY'RE RETREATING!
Bow: WOO! You did it Adora!
Adora: I did?
Glimmer: You saved us. You saved everyone!
Adora: [chuckles] I did it. I turned against the Horde I made Catra turn against the Horde... wait Catra!
{Adora goes to take Catra from bow - Catra groans}
Bow: So uh... is she part of the Best-friends squad too now?
{The horse follows them.}
Bow: Wait, whose horse was this?
(Credits Roll)