Understanding - Repkyle

eight

They run over to us and Catra compliments Rogelio's bow tie while I internally cringe.

"Hey, Kyle. You okay?"

Adora asks. I smile and nod, not ready to explain anything yet. I want to talk to her, but I also want to see this ship, so I look around to find it. It doesn't take long at all before it comes into focus, huge, possibly even bigger in width than the castle of Bright Moon itself, with a silver metal body and some kind of exterior decoration made from crystals embedded into it. It's a wonder we couldn't see it from our window because of how massive it is. Adora smiles.

"Nice, huh?"

She asks. I nod and turn back to Rogelio to show him, but he's already standing next to me admiring the view. Catra lets out a sigh and props her elbow up onto Adora's shoulder.

"I like the way you two are matching. It's cute."

She says, her eyes staying focused on the ship. We mumble some embarrassed 'thanks' and I'm personally delighted and relieved when I hear more voices from people trudging up the hill to meet us.

"Hey guys! Wow, blue really is your colour, Kyle!"

Scorpia says, running towards us. I go red and smile at her. After a couple of minutes everybody else gets here, and we all linger around, glancing at the ship from time to time.

"Well, let's go."

Mermista says, looping her arm around Sea-Hawk's. Everybody agrees and we make our way to the large square in the ship that looks like a door. It's so big that there's probably a whole dance hall inside and we can't even see it yet. I notice Bow has is bow and arrows on his back and let out a sigh of relief. I notice also that Adora has a golden cuff around her wrist, which means she has the sword.

We all came prepared.

Adora knocks on the ship and we wait for what feels like ages before a loud grating sound rings out over the hill, and the door grinds open slowly. When it finally comes down to touch the ground, we can see lights of all colours reflecting off crystals and filling what looks like a corridor with bright light. The walls inside have a white marble-like texture, and the floor is a light grey colour.

"Let's go."

Adora says quietly. She takes Catra's hand and steps hesitantly into the ship. We all follow with light steps, almost afraid that if we tread too hard we could crack the pristine floor. I move closer to Rogelio and wrap my fingers around his when the door lifts itself up and clicks shut while I feel jitters in my stomach.

"Welcome, friends of Adora."

A female voice says from an unknown source. If Entrapta were here, maybe she would be able to figure out where it's coming from. The voice travels throughout the corridor and bounces back to us like an echo. I feel Rogelio's grip on my hand tighten.

"Please make your way down the corridor to the left, where you'll find the ballroom. I am ever so excited for your visit!"

The woman sounds cheery, which is somewhat assuring, but I don't feel fully safe yet. We all move in a group to the left and towards a large set of pearly white double doors. Adora leads us as usual, but I can tell she's nervous too. The doors swing open and I can't do anything but stare with my mouth slightly open in awe.

There's a large hall, huge actually, with a tall ceiling and decorative crystal lamps and ornaments strung along the blindingly white walls. The floor is grey, much like the corridor, and the smell of chocolate and punch is potent in the air. I notice there's some movement going on and my eyes widen even further when i see them. There's some kind of waiters in the hall, tall and slim, made from transparent pink and orange rock. They have no face, except for eyes, which appear to be moving in accordance to what they're thinking.