Summary so far of my She-Ra Lonnie: Lonnie x Adora AU
Because I can't stop thinking about it.
1.) The set up remains mostly the same. Lonnie, Adora, Kyle, Rogelio and Catra are in the same Horde squad. Lonnie and Adora are at the top of their squad--AND THEY'RE GIRLFRIENDS W O W! Adora gets promoted to Force Captain by Shadow Weaver, she remains Shadow Weaver's 'favorite'. Lonnie suggests they go on a joyride to celebrate, before her Force Captain duties tie her down. They skiff out to the Whispering Woods, but Lonnie is the one knocked off. She finds the Sword and sees the visions. Adora quickly finds her and they head back to the Fright Zone.
2.) Catra, the snitch and cadet no one likes because she's sour and mean, sees them return after hours and decides to keep an eye on them. Lonnie continues to have visions of the Sword and tries to sneak out to find it again. Adora catches her, but Lonnie doesn't want her to get caught and lose her promotion, so she stays behind.
Queue the events of the first episode!! Lonnie runs into Bow and Glimmer, they all get lost together, Lonnie transforms into She-Ra, they get to Thaymor, wow parties! WOW HORSES!
3.) Thaymor is attacked by the Horde. When Lonnie didn't return, Adora organized a force to come find her assuming she'd run into trouble in the woods. They find her and begin decimating the village. Changed by her new friends and new She-Ra form, she tells Adora what the Horde has been doing, that they have to go and offers for Adora to come with her.
Confused, but not ignorant to the destruction around her, Adora reaches for Lonnie's hand, hesitant but trusting her. That's when the rest of the Horde forces swarm in and jar them apart. Lonnie must fight them off as She-Ra and the retreating forces take Adora with them.
4.) Without a home now, and afraid for what might happen to Adora, Lonnie is consoled by Bow and Glimmer who give her a home in Bright Moon and help her learn how to become She-Ra. They begin working together to reconstruct the Princess Alliance, but from there the story changes. Adora is tasked to find Lonnie and bring her back to the Fright Zone. She is partnered with Force Captain Scorpia, and while Adora doesn't reveal that she was about to mutiny, she does bond with Scorpia. Trusting her with most other things.
5.) In Salineas, they track the BFS down and while her friends fight off the incoming Horde ship, Adora manages to corner Lonnie at the Sea Gate. Initially thinking Adora is trying to attack, Lonnie is surprised when Adora breaks down. As it turns out, she's been afraid for her life since returning to the Fright Zone. SW and Hordak are piling on responsibilities. She WANTED to go with Lonnie. She doesn't want to hurt people anymore. But it's too late, she's trapped. Before Lonnie can offer a solution, Adora and Scorpia’s ship is blown up and Adora retreats.
The BFS celebrates a Horde defeat AND a new member of the Alliance in Mermista. But Lonnie mourns the loss of her gf.
5.) Adora begins reconnaissance in the Fright Zone. Realizing she may be trapped for good, the only way she can think to help Lonnie is from the inside. So she begins to act as a double agent. Spying on Hordak and SW, sending secret code to Bow (who at first doesn't know who is hacking his commpad) to alert them of Horde attacks.
6.) Thanks to Adora’s intelligence, the Rebellion is able to gain significant ground against the Horde. This allows tensions to fall a bit and Lonnie bonds more with Bow and Glimmer. Glimmer in particular, Lonnie takes a shine to. The Princess is fierce and determined and brash--A good sparring partner and REALLY pretty. Lonnie sort of starts to crush on the Princess. She is torn, but considering the circumstsnces and the more time that passes between seeing Adora at Salineas, the more Lonnie thinks maybe she shouldn’t feel guilty about moving on.
7.) Queue Princess Prom. On the Horde side, Adora manipulates Scorpia into taking her as her plus one, knowing that Lonnie will be there and it will be an opportune time to tell her that she’s been the spy on the inside. Unfortunately, for Adora, Catra has been suspicious of her activity for a while and is planning on using the event to either catch her red handed, or cause mayhem and kidnap one or more of the Princesses for leverage so that SHE can gain some clout with Shadow Weaver.
Bow and Perfuma still go together leaving Glimmer to go with Lonnie, who experiences a significant amount of gay panic. While Glimmer mourns the potential loss of her only friend, Lonnie tries to comfort her--knowing the guilt of abandoning a loved one all too well. And that’s when said loved one appears. Adora and Scorpia are at the door. Glimmer immediately approaches Frosta to inform her that these are Horde Soldiers. But while Lonnie is a bit concerned about Scorpia, she knows she needs to get Adora alone.
Sending Glimmer to watch Scorpia, Lonnie follows Adora through the crowd into a hidden away hall. There they are not only able to reunite a bit passionately (👩❤️💋👩) but Adora reveals that she’s been the one sending information to Bow’s commpad. Once again, Lonnie asks Adora to come with her and leave the Horde, but this time Adora refuses; she assures Lonnie she can be more help from the inside. Lonnie tries to convince her that the danger of being caught outweighs whatever information she can sneak them, but Adora remains firm and stubborn.
Unfortunately, as both of them were distracted with one another, Catra and her secret group of Rogelio, Kyle and Scorpia attack. They escape with Bow and Glimmer and Adora is quickly forced to join them to maintain the charade. She spars with Lonnie and takes the sword, but reassures her she’ll watch out for her friends before escaping on Scorpia’s ship with the rest.
Defeated, and confused, Lonnie can only watch as everyone disappears.
8.) “No Princess Left Behind” rolls out much the same way on the Rebellion side. As for inside the Horde. Bow is imprisoned, and Glimmer is sent to the Black Garnet Chamber. Catra is given the credit for the capture but Adora insists on guarding the prisoner both to maintain her guise of loyalty to the Horde, and in order to fulfill her promise to watch out for Lonnie’s friends until she can rescue them.
Shadow Weaver agrees only after discussing the situation with Catra unbeknownst to Adora, this is the ultimate test. Shadow Weaver is suspicious of her loyalty and plans to take Adora out once and for all if she sees weakness. Adora ends up speaking with Glimmer, who is at first absolutely feral, attempting to escape her bonds and attack Adora. When she can’t and she weakens, Adora dares to ask her how Lonnie is doing in the Rebellion. Confused by the clear concern in the Horde Soldier’s voice, Glimmer answers truthfully and this is how she learns that not only was Adora previously Lonnie’s teammate and partner, but has been helping them all along. While Glimmer is trapped for days, Adora does what she can to sneak her food and water and they continue to talk. By the time the Princess Alliance comes to rescue Bow and Glimmer, the Princess knows they can’t leave Adora behind...
9.) Lonnie and the others run into trouble trying to free Glimmer. Alarms are blaring, Catra is leading an assault against the invaders. Shadow Weaver corners Adora, knowing she is now a traitor. She straps Adora down and begins to wipe her mind. She is still a valuable asset and as long as she forgets her loyalty to Lonnie, they can in fact USE her as a weapon against She-Ra. Glimmer, enraged, and desperate to help her new ‘friend’, breaks free of her bonds and decks Shadow Weaver. She frees Adora who is almost as shocked as Glimmer is at the rescue. They flee together, but not before Adora retrieves the sword.
10.) The two run into Lonnie and the others and Adora gives her the sword, allowing her to transform into She-Ra and clear the way out of the Fright Zone.
In terms of plot, I’m a bit shaky from here on out at this point. Entrapta probably still gets left behind accidentally and Catra still leads the Battle of Bright Moon, Glimmer still must deal with glitches. The main difference is that Adora escapes with them and is unable to work as a spy. She is more than grateful to have joined her girlfriend on the right side of the war, but also lowkey crushed on Glimmer and surprise this is a Glimmadoralonnie ot3 AU, boom gotcha.
Anyway! :))) More later!
