History Fanfic / PeaceOfMindPieceOfHeart

* ObviouslyEvil: When Catra states that, while she figured it out pretty quickly, no one in the Horde really thought of themselves as "villains or anything", Steven points out that they literally lived in a place called [[NamesToRunFromReallyFast the Fright Zone]]. He even brings it up against later, incredulously noting that her caretaker was named Shadow Weaver.

* HeroicBSoD: Steven suffering from this after having an apparent falling out with both his girlfriend Connie and his father Greg in the days prior is what summons the Infinity Train to him.

* {{Foil}}: Catra and Steven serve as this to each other. The former is an {{AntiVillain}}, grew up as TheUnfavourite, is a {{jerkass}} who secretly cares deeply about others, and revels in using violence when she has the chance. The latter is an undisputed hero who grew up being loved and supported by pretty much everyone he meets, and is in turn an extremely kind and empathetic person (who secretly holds some negative thoughts he'd desperately like to ignore), and will always go [[TalkingTheMonsterToDeath the pacifist route]] unless there is no other option.

* OntologicalMystery: {{Averted|Trope}}. Since this takes place after Book 1 of ''Infinity Train'', Catra and Steven are fully aware of the train's purpose and the meaning of the numbers thanks to One-One's introductory videos. However, they're still at a complete lost as to how to accomplish the "fix their problems" part of the equation, and Steven is flustered about how the train functions in general.

After losing everything she's worked for and with the war for Etheria seemingly over, a barely unconscious Catra is wallowing in guilt and self-loathing when a odd vehicle appears in front of her. With nothing left to lose, Catra boards it and soon discovers that she's the newest passenger on the Infinity Train, an extra-dimensional EpiphanicPrison that will only let her leave once she's solved all her problems. Thankfully, she isn't alone, as she soon meets another new passenger by the name of Steven Universe, who has boarded the train thanks to his life also being in the midst of falling apart. Deciding to become companions, the duo work together to explore the train, making friends and enemies as they struggle to return home.

** The fanfic takes place during the final season of ''She-Ra'', with Catra boarding the train taking the place of her and Glimmer's confrontation, and thus their combined abduction, [[Recap/SheRaAndThePrincessesOfPowerS4E13DestinyPart2 at the end of season four]]. The B-plot of the fanfic explores what has changed as a result of her absence, such as Adora having to use a variation of the plan from "[[Recap/SheRaAndThePrincessesOfPowerS5E05SaveTheCat Save the Cat]]" in order to save Glimmer.

* CallBack: To numerous events in ''She-Ra and the Princesses of Power'' and ''Steven Universe'', naturally. For example, when explaining reasons why Steven shouldn't want to get close to her, she specifically mentions opening "[[Recap/SheRaAndThePrincessesOfPowerS3E04MomentOfTruth portals that nearly destroy reality]]" and ruining "[[Recap/SheRaAndThePrincessesOfPowerS1E08PrincessProm stupid, stuffy proms]]".

** The fanfic takes place during the final season of ''She-Ra'', with Catra boarding the train taking the place of her and Glimmer's confrontation, and thus their combined abduction, [[Recap/SheRaAndThePrincessesOfPowerS4E13DestinyPart2 at the end of season four]]. The B-plot of the fanfic explores what has changed as a result of her absence.
** The fanfic also takes place towards the end of ''Future'', after the events of the episode "[[Recap/StevenUniverseFutureS1E15MrUniverse Mr. Universe]]'", with Steven boarding the train taking the place of him running away to train under Jasper in the following episode.

'''Shadow Weaver''': "Well, yes, Glimmer's return would provide us an essential component needed to properly utilize the heart, but without She-Ra we would still be lacking a key requirement. More importantly, you have no guarantee that Adora will actually be able to liberate Glimmer. You've put so much at risk for one person.\\

* RiddleForTheAges: Steven unloads several of these about the train, mainly concerning how the train cars move and the general capabilities of the train such as its possible ability to access other planets and dimensions. Catra throws in her own guesses after Steven prods her for input, but could care less for the most part.

* BothSidesHaveAPoint: Micah and Shadow Weaver both make valid points in their argument over whether sending Adora, Bow, and Entrapta to rescue Glimmer was a good idea.
-->'''Shadow Weaver''': "This is a horribly shortsighted decision, Micah. One of our most skilled warriors has now been taken off the board, and you've sent her off to the lion's den."\\
'''Micah''': "I assumed you'd be excited to hear. Once Glimmer is back you'll have more reason to pester us with misguided plots to use [[{{Superweapon}} the Heart of Etheria]].\\

'''Shadow Weaver''': "None of us have any real comprehension of the strength or resources of Horde Prime, though we do know that he has a vast fleet and a sizable army operating under a [[HiveMind hive mind]]. While Adora could prove a key role in carefully planned battles and operations on Etheria, you've allowed her to race off into a situation where Horde Prime holds every advantage. And moreso, you don't even know for sure that Glimmer is even alive."\\
'''Micah''': "Glimmer is alive. You have no reason to think otherwise."\\
'''Shadow Weaver''': "Glimmer was captured by Prime. He has little reason to hold her captive, unless she's informed him of the Heart of Etheria.\\
'''Micah''': "She would never!"\\
'''Shadow Weaver''': "You should hope that she did, because her connection to the Heart might be [[CantKillYouStillNeedYou the only reason Prime would let her live]]."

* DramaticIrony: Micah and Shadow Weaver argue over the fact that they have no idea if Glimmer is still alive, though the reader is already aware that she is.[[note]]Shadow Weaver does correctly point out [[CantKillYouStillNeedYou the only reason]] why Horde Prime would let Glimmer live, however.[[/note]]

* JerkWithAHeartOfGold: Despite her {{jerkass}} behavior, Catra does attempt to cheer others up when they're feeling down, and at one point she immediately apologizes to Steven when she realizes one of her quips struck a nerve.

* ObviouslyEvil: When Catra states that, while she figured it out pretty quickly, no one in the Horde really thought of themselves as "villains or anything", Steven points out that they literally lived in a place called [[NamesToRunFromReallyFast the Fright Zone]].

[[https://archiveofourown.org/works/24977902/chapters/60469207 Peace of Mind, Piece of Heart]] is an ''WesternAnimation/InfinityTrain'' {{crossover}} fanfic featuring characters from ''WesternAnimation/SheRaAndThePrincessesOfPower'' and ''WesternAnimation/StevenUniverseFuture'' made by [[https://archiveofourown.org/users/TheLostChimera/pseuds/TheLostChimera TheLostChimera]].

* YouWouldntLikeMeWhenImAngry: Like in ''Future'', Steven's diamond abilities manifest when he's overwhelmed with emotion. Nearly getting injured on an assembly line in The Gear Car triggers traumatic memories of [[Recap/StevenUniverseS5E23Reunited getting stomped on by Yellow Diamond]] which causes his powers to go berserk and destroy the entire factory.

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* LoveEpiphany: Bow tells a sleeping Adora that he has retained memories from the third season's LotusEaterMachine, and one of them includes a moment when he and Glimmer shared a kiss, making him realize that has romantic feelings for her and wonder if Glimmer also remembers and feels the same.

After losing everything she's worked for and the war for Etheria seemingly over, a barely unconscious Catra is wallowing in guilt and self-loathing when a odd vehicle appears in front of her. With nothing left to lose, Catra boards it and soon discovers that she's the newest passenger on the Infinity Train, an extra-dimensional EpiphanicPrison that will only let her leave once she's solved all her problems. Thankfully, she isn't alone, as she soon meets another new passenger by the name of Steven Universe, who has boarded the train thanks to his life also being in the midst of falling apart. Deciding to become companions, the duo work together to explore the train, making friends and enemies as they struggle to return home.

* RiddleForTheAges: Steven unloads several of these about the train, mainly concerning how the train cars move and the general capabilities of the train such as its possible ability to access other planets and dimensions. Catra could care less.
* TheShortWar: According to Steven, when he first entered The Chocolate Car, four kinds of chocolate were in a long-standing civil war. Steven managed to end the conflict in a week. Catra, who herself just came from the middle of a decade-spanning conflict, is incredulous.

* TranquilFury: Downplayed. Horde Prime's reaction when Glimmer attempts to escape in Chapter 2 is more annoyance than anything, but it's still enough to make him switch tactics from what would have been a non-violent interrogation session to torture.

After losing everything she's worked for and the war for Etheria seemingly over, a barely unconscious Catra is wallowing in guilt and self-loathing when a odd vehicle appears in front of her. With nothing to left lose, Catra boards it and soon discovers that she's the newest passenger on the Infinity Train, an extra-dimensional EpiphanicPrison that will only let her leave once she's solved all her problems. Thankfully, she isn't alone, as she soon meets another new passenger by the name of Steven Universe, who has boarded the train thanks to his life also being in the midst of falling apart. Deciding to become companions, the duo work together to explore the train, making friends and enemies as they struggle to return home.

* IveComeTooFar: Catra rebuffs Steven's attempts to learn more about her on the basis that she's guilty of far too many atrocities to deserve any sort of kindness.
--> '''Catra''': "Dammit! Don’t you know a lost cause when you see one?"

-->''"So, yeah. How did you end a war in a week?" asked Catra. Then, sarcastically, "Positive energy and the power of friendship?"''

* DamselInDistress: Glimmer is trapped in a GildedCage, but unlike in canon, Catra is no longer present as a sympathetic ear.

* CallBack: To numerous events in ''She-Ra and the Princesses of Power'' and ''Steven Universe'', naturally. For example, when explaining reasons why Steven shouldn't want to get close to her, she specifically mentions opening "[[Recap/SheRaAndThePrincessesOfPowerS3E04MomentOfTruth portals that nearly destroy reality]]" and ruining "[[Recap/SheRaAndThePrincessesOfPowerS1E08PrincessProm stupid, stuffy proms]]".

* YouRemindMeOfX: Steven's bright colour scheme and use of magic has Catra mentally associate him with Glimmer, right down to giving him the nickname "Sparkles". Steven saving her after nearly hurting her during a Diamond outburst also has her think of her complicated relationship with Adora.

* OntologicalMystery: Averted. Since this takes place after Book 1 of ''Infinity Train'', Catra and Steven are fully aware of the train's purpose and the meaning of the numbers thanks to One-One's introductory videos. However, they're still at a complete lost as to how to accomplish the "fix their problems" part of the equation, and Steven is flustered about how the train functions in general.

After losing everything she's worked for and the war for Etheria seemingly over, a barely unconscious Catra is wallowing in guilt and self-loathing when a odd vehicle appears in front of her. With nothing to left lose, Catra boards it and soon discovers that she's the newest passenger on the Infinity Train, an extra-dimensional EmpathicPrison that will only let her leave once she's solved all her problems. Thankfully, she isn't alone, as she soon meets another new passenger by the name of Steven Universe, who has boarded the train thanks to his own life being in the midst of falling apart. Deciding to become companions, the duo work together to explore the train, making friends and enemies as they struggle to return home.

* AlternateDimension: Steven theorizes that the train both exists in one, as well as picks up travelers from various ones, when Catra shows no familiarity with the Gem Empire.

** The fanfic takes place towards the end of ''Future'', after the events of the episode "[[Recap/StevenUniverseFutureS1E15MrUniverse Mr. Universe]]'", with Steven boarding the train taking the place of him running away to train under Jasper in the following episode.

* WhatTheHellHero: A little cat girl named Marmalade's friends Mochi and Rascal call out Catra for pushing Marmalade down the slide and getting her hurt. Catra justifies herself by saying that she just pushed her down a slide. Mochi fires back that that's not the point, she hurt Marmalade, actually shoved her and hurt her, she was scared to slide down and now she's even more scared of her. While Catra tries to deny she did anything wrong, when Marmalade in tears asks Catra why she did it, Catra realizes she hurt Marmalade and runs away.

[[https://archiveofourown.org/works/24977902/chapters/60469207 Peace of Mind, Piece of Heart]] is a crossover fanfic between ''WesternAnimation/InfinityTrain'', ''WesternAnimation/SheRaAndThePrincessesOfPower'' and ''WesternAnimation/StevenUniverseFuture'' made by [[https://archiveofourown.org/users/TheLostChimera/pseuds/TheLostChimera TheLostChimera]].

Catra and is a soldier at the end of a war, and she's lost everything. Steven is a half-gem who's falling apart in the middle of an era of peace. Both find themselves unlikely companions aboard a mysterious, endless train where each car contains a whole new, logic defying pocket universe. While they struggle to get home, making friends and enemies along the way, an interplanetary war and a desperate search continue in their absence, their worlds spinning along despite their disappearance. It's a long journey home, but where exactly is home, anyway?

* TheShortWar: According to Steven, when he first entered The Chocolate Car, four kinds of chocolate were in a long-standing civil war. Steven manages to end the conflict in a week. Catra, who herself just came from the middle of a decade-spanning conflict, is incredulous.

* YouRemindMeOfX: Steven's bright colour scheme and use of magic has Catra mentally associate him with Glimmer, right down to giving him the nickname "Sparkles".

Catra is a soldier at the end of a war, and she's lost everything. Steven is a half-gem who's falling apart in the middle of an era of peace. Both find themselves unlikely companions aboard a mysterious, endless train where each car contains a whole new, logic defying pocket universe. While they struggle to get home, making friends and enemies along the way, an interplanetary war and a desperate search continue in their absence, their worlds spinning along despite their disappearance. It's a long journey home, but where exactly is home, anyway?

* AllOfTheOtherReindeer: Butter Brickle, a popsicle person kid, is an outcast among his people because some time ago travelers pillaged one of his people's towns. His parents tried to distract the invaders so that he could run away, but he was too scared; he hid in his room, and when the travelers knocked the house down, he was pinned under the debris, and they didn't see him. People were angry that they lost their friends and their families while he survived, and became more resentful of him for making friends with travelers.
* PetTheDog: Catra was at first indifferent to Butter Brickle, who was showing her the way to leave the cart, but become sympathetic to him when he revealed that he doesn't have any friends among his people because some time ago travelers pillaged one of their towns, and he survived by hiding while many of their friends and families died, and became more resentful of him for making friends with travelers. Catra encourages him to stand up for himself, even agreeing to be his friend. Her number comes down for that act of kindness.
* ToughLove: {{Deconstruction}}. When Catra meets a little cat girl name Marmalade who was afraid to go do the big slide, she tricked her by closing her eyes and pushing her down the slide. Marmalade is hurt and left more scared of Catra than the slide. When Marmalade's friends Mochi and Rascal call out Catra on her actions, she denies she did anything wrong, instead saying that she helped her. When a crying Marmalade asks why she did it, Catra realizes she did not help her but hurt her and ran away.
* WhatTheHellHero: A little cat girl named Marmalade's friends Mochi and Rascal call out Catra for pushing Marmalade down the slide and getting her hurt. Catra justifies herself by saying that she just pushed her down a slide. Mochi fires back that that's not the point, she hurt Marmalade, actually shoved her and hurt her, she was scared to slide down and now she's even more scared of her. While Catra tries to deny she did anything wrong, when Marmalade in tears asks Catra why she did it, Catra realizes she hurt Marmalade and runs away.