11 Works in Despara (He-Man)
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Horde Lord Despara by TheNiceCountess
Fandoms: She-Ra and the Princesses of Power (2018)
21 Apr 2024
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As soon as the metal doors slam against the walls every pair of eyes in the room turn towards her. Every pair except one.
Adora stands proud in the doorway, her black and red cape battle ready and tied around her hips, her sword drawn.
With a brief look around the room Adora finds who she is looking for.Catra is next to Hordak at the foot of the wide stairs, leading up to Hordak’s throne, her figure is partially obstructed by a crackling circular force field, big enough to easily engulf the both of them. Hordaks metal gloves are clawing into Catra’s hair to hold her in place. Her hands are bound. The feline is coughing heavily, gasping for air and clutching wildly at her throat.
“Hordak!” Adora’s voice drips with unfettered bloodlust.
Finally Hordak turns his attention to the door.
“Force Captain, what is the meaning of this?”or
What if Adora had never met Bow and Glimmer?
What if she hadn’t left the Horde after she found the Sword of Power?
What if she took it back to the only place she ever knew to be home?
And what would happen if Shadow Weaver got access to a relic that powerful?This takes place a few months after all those questions get answers …
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- Part 1 of Horde Adora
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Into The She-Ra-Verse by TheStarGayzingEtherianCollection (TheStarGayzingEtherian)
Fandoms: She-Ra and the Princesses of Power (2018)
01 Feb 2024
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After the rescue of Queen Angella, Adora has picked up a rather… interesting new hobby. And now, she’s finally ready to share it with Catra. (Catradora, Canon, Fluff)
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- Part 67 of Catradora: After The End
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Adora got lost in the portal and Catra had to face her loss. She just wants this war to end so she can grieve in peace. The arrival of a horde army through a portal was unexpected, but when the commander wears Adora's face Catra has a decision to make. This may be her only chance to have Adora the way she wants her, even if she's not the same.
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“Yes my lord,” Catra said and Adora squinted at her suspiciously before she continued like Catra hadn't spoken at all.
“Marry me,” Adora said and Catra couldn’t hold back her gasp. Adora seemed pleased by her surprise but Catra’s mind was reeling at the request. Catra had many fantasies of hearing those words from the blonde. Ever since she had read about it in a contraband book as a child. She was sure she spoke to Adora about it when they were in their early teens. Best friends who were full of emotion and affection for each other and at the time they didn’t know how to express it. Promising to be together forever felt like the sweetest relief for that pressure.
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Despara always gets what she wants, and what she wants is Catra.
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Adora and Catra have always been best friends. But a trip to the woods reveals something strange is happening, Catra goes to investigate and ends up on the other side of this conflict from her childhood friend.
Now in the rebellion, Catra fights against her former friends and family for the liberation of Etheria. In the Horde, Adora assumes her position as Force Captain just as she was raised for.
All the while, something dark brews in Hordak’s laboratory. An evil more ancient than the First Ones twists fate to serve its own sinister purpose.OR
Catra joins the Rebellion and leaves Adora behind in the Horde. Just a little bit angsty. Adam is here too, and what's that in the tags?
Check out my tumblr, tumblr.com/blog/kaiserincatra where I'll post snippets and updates, as well as other She-Ra adjacent content.
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- Part 1 of SPOP AUs
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“Catra, what are you doing?!” Catra growled:
“Don’t think this is easy for me! Trust me, Adora, I don’t want to do this but you leave me no choice! Yes, I betrayed you, but you betrayed me first! And you’ll keep hurting me and the rest of Etheria unless I stop you right now!” Catra began to choke up when she said that last bit. Adora began to hyperventilate:
“Catra, what are you doing?! STOP!” Using her claws, Catra cut through the webbing holding Adora’s right arm up, causing it to fall by her side. The feline sniffled as she said:
“I’m so sorry, Adora. I really am going to miss you…but you’re too far gone for me to save… for anyone to save…”
“CATRA!” With that, Catra cut the remaining webs, causing Adora to fall and desperately grab onto a rock on the way to her supposedly guaranteed demise. As Catra walked away, the blonde screamed:
“YOU’LL PAY FOR THIS, CATRA! YOU HEAR ME?! YOU’LL PAY FOR THIS!”
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Here is yet another Horde Adora AU because my favorite one has not been updated since 2020 and I wanted to finish it. Love you LadyLazuli97! ;)
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Even An Empress Needs Love by TheStarGayzingEtherianCollection (TheStarGayzingEtherian)
Fandoms: She-Ra and the Princesses of Power (2018)
21 Oct 2022
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Ruling an empire is hard work, as the Empress Despara has learned. Fortunately though, it helps to have a consort, loyal and loving, to help relieve the pressures of leadership once in a while. (Catradora, Canon Divergent AU, Smut)
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- Part 1 of Catradora: Ruling The Horde
- Part 9 of She-Ra: Tales Of Love And Passion
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Gracefully Broken by commander_lioness
Fandoms: She-Ra and the Princesses of Power (2018)
07 May 2022
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"Catra? Is that you?” Catra immediately looked up, leaned over Adora and said:
“Yes. It’s me. I’m here.” Adora had never been more comforted in her life. She now remembered enough about what had happened to her to know that she was dying – that something on Beast Island had killed her. And yet, in her final moments, Catra, the girl who she could never hate, and who she lived to see on the battlefield, was by her side.
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I know Catra saving Adora from a Horde-related lethal injury has been done so many times already, but I love the idea and want to contribute my version. That being said, there will be some smut (just kissing), a lot of mutual pining and, as always, a happy ending :)
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- Part 1 of Something Has To Break
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Catra's Redemption by commander_lioness
Fandoms: She-Ra and the Princesses of Power (2018)
23 Mar 2022
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Catra has a change of heart after Scorpia leaves. She decides to disband the Horde, starting with the cadets. While doing so, she receives a message from Horde Prime which only assures her she’s making the right choice. This leads to a full redemption arc where Queen Angella is saved, Despara appears, the Horde joins the Rebellion, and Catra has her own space adventure.
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"Hello? Who is this?" Catra gasped. For a second all of her pain melted away. She knew that voice. It was the one that had been circling in her mind the most since she had been released from Horde Prime's control. This time she knew the name of the person who spoke – Adora.
"Hey Adora."
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Catra refuses to allow Adora to go by herself to get the sword. Her decision changes everything.
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All The Colours Of The Rainbow by Honor_and_glory_to_the_empire (orphan_account)
Fandoms: She-Ra and the Princesses of Power (2018), Red vs. Blue
16 Feb 2021
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After dealing with Project Princess, the Reds and Blues were ready to move on and retire to Blood Gulch.
Unfortunately their ship crashed on a isolated planet named Chorus where not everything is as it seems...or
The Red vs Blue AU no one asked for.
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Back in season 1 episode 9, Glimmer couldn't stop Shadow Weaver from wiping Adora's mind, but that doesn't go as the sorceress planned, resulting in Adora's death. After losing Adora and Entrapta, the Alliance breaks apart.
Meanwhile, in the Horde, a new Force Captain rises. Despara is a ruthless soldier who guarantees that they will win the war against the Rebellion in no time. She will do whatever it takes to get rid of the princesses once and for all. Glimmer must defeat her, but at the same time, she begins to suspect that perhaps Adora didn't die that day at the Fright Zone...
Based on Despara, the Evil Adora from DC comics.