~The New World~

Chapter Eleven: That Eerie Castle

The unlikely Trio made their way into the castle. It wasn't a surprise to them when they realised the castle was missing more than they thought. Walls, Pillars, Floors and even entire rooms. None of them knew how the structure was still standing, but It was. The worst part was the fact that every minute or so, the building would creak and crack, will small screws and pieces of stone flying off. It gave off an unsettling vibe. It was as if it was going to collapse at any second.

Entrapta flung herself into the building, not even bothering to check if it was safe or not. It was very like her, Charging into death's lair just to get an interview with it. Just as Entrapta faded into the building in the form of a blur, Bow was once again began squeaking wildly and chasing after the dog-like-princess who had no leash. Catra could hear the pair raising their voices in the background. Bow was making an overly excessive amount of shouts over health and safety, whilst Entrapta was just announcing that everything was fine.
Catra found that it was somewhat Cliché. They always had the same personality, the same words and beliefs. Neither of them had changed. It made her feel somewhat out of place. It was like she'd done too much bad to be considered a person like them.

Thoughts like that set her paranoid. She would always wonder if they were waiting for her to turn on them. It was like they could feel her past intentions and continue labeling her as bad. But it wasn't the truth. Adora had already fixed it. But it was still an unsettling amount of ideas.

"Entrapta. You can't keep on THROWING yourself around in an unstable building, that could Literally collapse. At. Any. Second." Bow exclaimed, throwing his arms up in the air like a child. His gaze was stern, yet filled with a hint of worry. Entrapta on the other hand, was the complete opposite. You see, whilst she was a full on nutcase, she had been paying attention to the structure with a close side-eye glance. She could tell what areas should and shouldn't be walked on, which only made it harder to navigate.
"Oh, Bow. You worry too much." She smirked, raising herself up with her hair. Entrapta then began to move herself so she was close enough to the wall to hit it. "This area is safe. It's just the corridor to the left and some other room that I forgot about...that we need to avoid." She continued, knocking her left fist on the metal wall. She did that three times, and as a result, you could hear an eerie Creak and watch as a small amount of debris fell infront of you in form of a dust cloud.

Bow had his hands on his head whilst he gripped his hair in fear. His facial expression said it all;
'We're gonna die, We're gonna die, We're gonna die.'
Entrapta laughed as she started to lower herself to the ground, fuelling Bow's fear even more. Catra ignored the pair of them and watched as the wall Entrapta knocked on began to creak and sway slightly. She didn't know how neither of them noticed, but it definitely bothered her.
"I think we should continue going, unless you two want to be trapped in here. Until Sparkles comes to save us." Catra mentioned with a low and composed tone as she strode passed the pair. That single statement caught Bow's attention as he began to squeak out a small amount of words.
"Catra...?....What aren't you telling us..?"

Catra flicked her tail as she stepped into the corridor infront of them. "You'll find out if you stay there--"
"--That's it, lead the way Catra!" Bow shifted in seconds. One second he was in the same space, the next he was trailing close behind Catra.
"Entrapta knows the way, I don't."
"...."
Entrapta flung herself once again, landing on her feet right infront of the pair, startling the half-cat slightly. She spun around on her heels with that one look in her eyes as her face lit up.
"I HEARD MY NAME!" She announced. Catra just rolled her eyes and put on a small smile whilst Bow was rapidly looking behind him and infront of him with his finger pointed at Entrapta, unable to process her sudden movement.
"Just, keep moving..." Catra huffed, putting on an instant poker face. "I don't like this place at all - It gives me bad vibes." She stated bluntly, cocking her head to one side as her ears and tail lowered themselves slightly.

Entrapta shrugged and proceeded to take the lead. The princess discarded all of the creaks she heard. And stopped when debris began to collapse infront of them. Bow would squeak everytime, Catra's eyebrows would raise slightly and Entrapta would just giggle, saying
"I knew it!" Everytime.

It felt like they were walking in a circle of death traps - It only worsened when they drew closer and closer to the lab. There was even a point where Bow suggested to go down a different route because it looked safer. And before he stepped foot into the corridor, Entrapta tore off a chunk of steel off the wall next to her and chucked it into the room. It had skimmed Bow's ankle and once it went into the room, there was a few moments of silence.

The silence was eerie and unsettling.
"God...." Bow mumbled, Arching his left brow at the chunk of metal infront of his feet. "This is like a horror movie of some sort." Bow crouched down to pick up the metal, until he was interrupted by Entrapta's hair pulling his hand away. A small rumble of creaking could be heard and within a short amount of time, all of the pillars in the room began to crumble and collapse to the ground.

It was like thunder and an obvious Domino effect. One by one they all fell infront of the door, completely crushing that small chunk of metal Entrapta had thrown. The building shook violently as Entrapta began to sigh with a composed face. She turned a 180° as she lowered her eyebrows slightly as she drew her tablet to her face.
"Let's just wait for the Aftermath to seal off sections One, Four and Fifteen." Entrapta announced, grinning. It was like she was an obvious child, and yet she wasn't oblivious. She knew what would happen if they triggered a disaster. And she still smiled.
"Oh! And section Seven is now gone too." She cocked her head to one side as a deafening sound of crashes and booms echoed down the hallways.

"...Where exactly are the first three then?" Catra snapped, arching her brow as Entrapta's attention snapped back to the tablet. She then cleared her throat and raised her head with a smile.
"Well you see. Section One is the entrance. Section Four is the third room in that same corridor. And...Section Fifteen isssss~" She hummed. Spinning round in a circle until she came to a stop. She then looked up and sighed. "We're in Section Fifteen, right now. How fascinating. Our chances of survival have dropped by 96%!"

Catra's ears folded down as her pupils got smaller within seconds. The room began to sway and creak. The creaking got louder. And louder. Until eventually, the ceiling began to fall. Bow and Catra's hearts stopped as they watched their end slowly drive itself for their alive and beating hearts.

Catra was paralysed by fear. Everything was just a complete and utter blur. Her mind was off panicking, her heart was telling her to survive, whilst her eyes proved otherwise: The only thing she could do, was stand there in an unwanted trance and know what seconds before death felt like.

It wasn't a nice feeling. Oh, No, No, No.
Knowing your about to die feels like you're entering oblivion and watching a film's credits beginning to roll.

Catra let out a low, shakey breath as the debris drew closer. She could faintly feel something wrapping itself around her torso, but her attention was fixated on the debris that would seal her fate.

"Adora.....I--"