When the Simurgh makes a visit to Earth Shin, she leaves behind a portal leading to the strange alien world of Etheria. Facing down powerful alien threats, the heroes of Gimel and Etheria must join together to save both of their worlds.
— Author's Summary
A Heart Of Silver
by 123NY is a Ward and She-Ra and the Princesses of Power crossover.
The Shin Defense Initiative has been sabotaged, leaving the Red Queen and Lab Rat in a political and military conundrum with the hostile Earth, with refugee efforts from Gimel still ongoing. Things escalate even more when a portal opens to the magical realm of Etheria and the Red Queen comes face to face with the Princess Adora.
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A Heart Of Silver provides examples of:
- Arbitrary Skepticism: Both Etherians and Earthlings have a hard time believing in the tales from the other side. Especially with the difference in physics and source of abilities.
- Establishing Character Moment:
- Amy's introduction is her generally being uncaring of the world around her and the politics of her position, even in a dire situation.
- Adora is introduced guiding her team of Princesses and working to make sure that everyone and everything is running smoothly as possible.
- Dinah and Jean Wynne both appear after the death of Gary Nieves and have an intense argument about guilt and trust about the people they've manipulated and been manipulated by.
- First Contact: Between Etheria and Earth Shin.
- How Is That Even Possible?: Victoria finds the idea of supernatural abilities without any Shards to be hard to swallow.
- Jerkass Has a Point: Chris is the definition of a jerkass, but his dressing down of Amy for her recklessness and obsession is on point.
- Mundane Utility: Kenzie uses her advanced holographic technology to play rock, paper, scissors with Adora.
- Mythology Gag: Netossa begins to catalogue the weaknesses of the Wardens and Victoria.
- Power Misidentification: There's a lot of confusion on both sides as they try to understand magic and superpowers.
