That night...

"So you just found a sword lying on the ground and didn't think anything was off?" Catra asked.

"How was I supposed to know that it would turn me into that thing!" Adora rebutted. "It's not like they left a warning on the handle. 'Danger! Might grow hundreds of pounds and a penis'."

"Don't forget super strong," Bow added.

"And fast," chimed Glimmer.

"And gassy," teased Catra.

"Alright, I get it." Adora sighed.

"Like soooo gassy. I mean, I've never seen her fart that much in my life. That has to be a record or something"

"Catra!" Adora wrestled her badmouthing best friend to the ground while Bow and Glimmer laughed it off on the other side of the campfire. After a long, life-changing day, the party needed a good laugh. It was uncomfortably quiet when they set up camp but then they started talking about She-ra and got Catra up to speed on what she missed.

"Help, help! She's gonna fart on me!" joked Catra.

"Keep that up and I just might. Or maybe I should share a couple embarrassing of stories with our new friends."

"You wouldn't dare."

"Dare! Dare!" encouraged Bow.

"Does this happen all the time?" Glimmer questioned with a small smile.

Adora rolled and found herself pinned under Catra. "More often than you think."

"Maybe one of these days, she'll beat me but not today." Catra stood and helped Adora off the ground. She reached into a satchel for more of that tasty stuff they acquired from the village. Candy, if she heard Adora correctly. "So you can just turn into her whenever you want?"

"I think so? There's some sort of phrase I need to say to activate it but I'm still getting a handle on it." Adora clarified. "Why? You worried I might turn in my sleep and roll over on you?"

"No, I....okay now I am. But I just want to know if you can change in case we run into trouble. It's only a matter of time before Shadow Weaver starts looking for you."

The lighthearted mood turned dour as they were **** to reflect on the grim situation they found themselves in. "I... I don't know what we're going to do," confessed Adora. "I'm scared of turning into "her" again. It's like everything about me was wiped away and replaced by blubber. I also gained this unkanny speed and strength but don't remember any of it. I mean, I grew a penis, for crying out loud! Ughh, it was all floppy and dangly. Like a tube of meat- yuck!"

"Can we stop talking about your penis, already?" winced Glimmer.

"For once, I agree with Sparkles," affirmed Catra.

"Glimmer."

"Whatever. We get it, penises suck. Strings over there can attest to that."

It took Bow a moment to realize he was being referred to and immediately closed his legs. "C-can we not make me this about me? A-and besides, it's not bad."

"There? You see? Maybe he can teach you how to use it. He's got years of experience."

"I DID NOT AGREE TO THAT!"

"Enough!" Adora yelled. "This is serious. It's not just that I look weird. It feels like I'm losing a bit of myself whenever I change. I don't know what I'm becoming and it's...scary." She sat down and sulked, bringing her knees to her chest as she gazed into the fire.

Glimmer appeared between Catra and Adora and placed her arm around the latter's shoulder. "Whatever is going on, you don't have to go through it alone. We may not understand what's going on but we're here to help."

"Yeah, and for all we know Glimmer's mom will have all the answers we need and you'll have nothing to worry about," the archer added.

A small smile formed hearing that and Adora said, "Thanks, you guys."

"Okay, good talk, but I think it's time we grabbed some shut eye," Catra cut in, shooting Glimmer a dirty look while clinging to Adora's arm. "We got to get up early if we want to make it to your dumb princess palace tomorrow." While they didn't appreciate Catra's tone, the group conceded that they should get some rest. They put out the fire and fell asleep against the trunks of the mighty trunks of trees. With Bow and Glimmer sleeping side by side while Catra slept beside Adora. Her head in the heroine's lap.