Give Them a Reason
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A few weeks after the end of the war, Catra is still actively avoiding the princesses. Her strategy consists of staying in her room all day, every day, until Adora and Glimmer lose their patience and employ drastic measures to convince her that perhaps her perception of how the others view her is a bit warped.
The first in a series of Catra slowly befriending the rest of the princesses.
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- Part 1 of Give Them a Reason
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“What are you doing here?” Catra’s voice cracked. Her claws instinctually came out, but she forced them to retract and curled her hands into fists at her sides instead. Over the course of her efforts to overcome her anger issues, she had learned an important lesson. Anger always existed to mask her less desirable emotions, namely fear. As she pushed down her instincts to lash out and fight her old enemy, all she was left with was terror.
“A favor was called in,” Mermista said dismissively. She examined her black nail polish. “Plus, Bow said you haven’t bathed properly in three weeks which is, like, totally disgusting.”
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- Part 2 of Give Them a Reason
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One Part Perlite, Two Parts Sand by FridayMorning
Fandoms: She-Ra and the Princesses of Power (2018)
14 Jun 2020
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Catra opened the door and immediately understood why this room had been converted into a garden. The walls and ceiling were mostly glass with a gold frame structure holding everything together, allowing more sunlight than she had ever seen in the Fright Zone to light it naturally The floor was covered with pots and planters of various sizes, all containing a variety of flowers and herbs that Catra could not begin to name. Many were dead or dying from the weeks of neglect, and the air was tinged with the scent of decaying plant matter. Catra wrinkled her nose.
Perfuma’s bright blonde hair stood out against all the greenery. Not far away she was kneeling beside a bonsai tree. She poured a vial of mysterious nutrients into the soil, then turned to greet her new assistant. “Catra! It’s so nice to see you!”
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With Shadow Weaver gone, Perfuma offers to temporarily care for the greenhouse and Adora volunteers Catra to help her.
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Everyone loves the idea of Perfuma teaching Catra to meditate, and I project my guilt about accidentally killing one of my plants.
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- Part 3 of Give Them a Reason
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“Oh- hi, hello, uh-” They turned to see Scorpia standing a few feet away. She waved awkwardly. “Sorry to interrupt, but uh, you both kind of went missing for a while and people started to get worried.”
Catra suddenly felt cold all over. An idea flashed in Adora’s eyes. “Don’t worry about it, Scorpia. I was just about to get back to Bow and Glimmer. You know the way back to Catra’s room, can you help her get there?”
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- Part 4 of Give Them a Reason
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“You lost her?” Adora’s knuckles whitened around the tablet. Catra worried her girlfriend’s She-Ra strength would kick in at any moment and shatter the frame.
“I’m sorry, we don’t know what happened! One second she was there with us, then we turned around and she vanished!”
“Okay, okay, stay calm.” Adora cast her eyes upward as if Frosta would magically be found floating over her head.
Considering all the other freaky things the princesses do, it wouldn't surprise me, Catra thought.
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- Part 5 of Give Them a Reason
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An Unexpected Engagement by FridayMorning
Fandoms: She-Ra and the Princesses of Power (2018)
03 Jul 2020
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“Melog, where are you?” All the doors in this hallway were closed. Catra did not want to pry, mainly because of who she might run into and have to explain herself to, so she hoped if Melog was in one they would hear her calling and come out.
The door she was passing opened. A hand darted out, gripped Catra’s arm in a vice, and pulled her inside. Catra yelped and stumbled to the floor as the door slammed behind her. She thrashed around for a few seconds before realizing her adversary was a glowing net.
Netossa leaned over her. “I need your help.”
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- Part 6 of Give Them a Reason
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Glimmer rolled her neck and popped something. She made a satisfied sound and looked at Catra. “So… what’s your deal? And don’t say you don’t have one, cause you looked like you were just as close to the edge as I was this morning.”
Catra opened her mouth to deny it, but Glimmer’s raised eyebrow and crossed arms made her close it. She weighed her options. Reluctantly, she said, “I… had a dream last night.” She hesitated. Well, it’s not like I can tell Adora, and I really want to get this off my chest to someone.
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- Part 7 of Give Them a Reason
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“Entrapta?” Catra knocked on the door and tried to ignore the painful pulse that had spread from her chest to the rest of her limbs on her walk over. Bright Moon’s castle did not have a lab, but it had a spare room on one of the lower levels that King Micah had authorized for Entrapta’s use. Catra heard the authorization had stemmed from Glimmer’s advice of ‘Let her have this or she’ll explode’, but that was a rumor.
“It’s open!”
Catra entered and saw Entrapta had made the space her own. Almost every available surface was covered with pieces of tech, including a few complex pieces that might have had First Ones origins. One portion of counter space against the far wall had been cleared of half-finished experiments and instead was covered with colorful bowls. Entrapta stood next to it and waved.
“What…” Catra cleared her throat and began the acrobatic feats necessary to cross the room without knocking anything over. “Hi, Entrapta. What, uh, what am I helping you with tonight?”
“Isn’t it obvious?” Entrapta opened a paper sack that let out a puff of white powder. “We’re baking, silly!”
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- Part 8 of Give Them a Reason