Author's Note:

99 percent of the characters presented in this story are the property of Mattel and Filmation and do not belong to me in anyway. This is a Fanfiction, written solely for the entertainment of its readers and myself. I make zero cash off of this.

This is a continued re-write of the original "The Final Adventure." It is the beginning of much longer fanfic that will now be in tune with the fanfics written since then. It is therefore in the same continuity as "Preludes and Beginnings," "He-Man: Year One," "The Day That Nothing Happened," "The Elfsong of Eternia," "The Crossroads of Destiny," "Prophecy & Change," "Just Another Day," "Liberty and Valor," "Manifest Destiny," "Roots," "Deus Ex Machina," "My Blue Reflection," and "The Last Battle."

It continues the "Final Adventure" storyline that began in "Return to Eternia," and continued into "A Winter's Heart," and "The Shroud of the Horde." Both fics were edited slightly to reflect changes in the continuity. It is important to have read these three stories first. But if you didn't, here is what happened last time.

Previously . . .

Five years ago, He-Man/Adam left Eternia to fight in war in the far-off Tri-Solar System. After sending his enemy Skeletor into exile and helping to bring peace between Primus and Denebria, He-Man/Adam returned to Eternia. What he had found upon his return was a shock. Hordak had claimed a fourth sword of Grayskull, the Sword of Deception. Using the Sword of Deception, Hordak had been able to cast Etheria a tar-like darkness, putting the populace of the world into suspended animation until the day he would be able to absorb their life forces. In the meantime, Hordak launched a successful campaign against Eternia. Eternos, with many of its allies inexplicably missing, fell to the power of the Horde. Most of the Heroic Warriors were taken captive and Randor and Marlena themselves fled to the unreachable world of Earth for safety.

When He-Man/Adam returned to his homeworld, he met with the only Heroic Warriors not in captivity – the Sorceress, Gwildor, Clamp Champ, Stratos, Mekaneck, and Teela, whom had had a child with another man. In short order, they reached the Crystal Castle and with the help of Adora, Mermista, Glimmer, Bow, Castaspella, and Flutterina, freed the rest of the Heroic Warriors. With all of these allies, He-Man and She-Ra led the final battle against Hordak. Hordak was defeated, the Sword of Deception returned to Grayskull, and the Horde Troopers teleported off the planet. The only Hordesmen not accounted for was the de-powered Shadow Weaver. Victory came at a price, however, as the true identities of She-Ra and He-Man were revealed.

Over the course of rebuilding the kingdom of Eternos, Adam and Teela's feelings for each came out. They quickly decided it was time to have a relationship. Afterwards, they met with various allies and friendly kingdoms on a mission of peace. When they returned to Eternos, the kingdom was restored.

The time of joy and peace did not last long, unfortunately. In an effort to maintain peace, He-Man met with Evil-Lynn of Snake Mountain. She told him that King Hiss and his Snake-Men had ventured into tunnels deep beneath the surface shortly after Hordak's downfall. Despite being warned that a terrible secret lies under the ground by the Sorceress, He-Man and a small team went anyways.

It was beneath the surface that Adam was told the true nature of Eternia. Thousands of years ago, to appease the gods of ancient Eternia (Preternia) and in an effort to determine what course they would change the universe to follow, the Cosmic Enforcers brought Earthlings to Eternia. Over the following millennia, the Cosmic Enforcers manipulated the Eternians into prolonging a war between good and evil. Shaken by this truth, Adam began to question everything.

After besting King Hiss and his monster, Pythor, Adam argued harshly with the Sorceress over just how much he really trusted her. With their relationship splintered, Adam still decided to keep what he learned a secret from all others. Meanwhile, Skeletor appeared on Eternia and recruited Shadow Weaver for a mission.

This mission would be delayed, though, by the arrival of Hydron and Flipshot from Primus. They revealed to Eternos that shortly after He-Man left the Tri-Solar System, Horde agents attempted to wage war against them. Luckily, the new peace allowed a swift victory. The combined forces of Primus and Denebria then learned that as the Horde Empire falls apart due to civil wars, Horde Prime was seeking the ultimate weapon: a spell that could destroy entire worlds. This spell was locked in the mind of Hordak, who himself was a prison of Eternos. With the help of a dozen worlds, Eternia fought off what was left of the Horde's vast armies. In midst of battle, Adam and Teela's love was endangered due to Adam's loss of faith in himself and the arrival of an old lover. But in the end, both were emboldened by each other and their relationship grew stronger.

With the Horde defeated completely, King Hiss and Hordak prisoner, a calm has come over Eternia. Recently, thanks in part to a plan launched by the vile Count Marzo, Randor and Marlena were returned to their home. However, upon arrival, they decided to step down from their place as King and Queen, allowing Adam and Adora to rule the kingdom.

It has been three weeks since then.

Chapter One: "Etheria Restored"

Queen Angella was bleeding bad. Her wings were ripped nearly off her back and as she toppled off of Doom Tower that late night, she watched as blood, feathers, and strands of her blonde hair flowed around her face. Her back burned with agony. Her body spasmed as she fought the freefall. And then, as soon as she touched oil below, everything went completely black. For a second, her fall halted and she felt numb.

Then, she was aware of something happening. Something distant. The numbness went away. Then, as the darkness began to lift, she was falling again. Only this time, she wasn't alone. Her eyes went wide. When she had last seen Doom Tower, it was still standing, almost completely rebuilt. Now, as she fell further, huge burning portions of Doom Tower wearing falling with her.

"No . . ." she muttered.

She slammed into the water. Her muscles tensed. The water turned red. There was a certain grayness to the water, but it was quickly fading. Then, as soon as she tried to move her arms and legs to get herself to safety, the portions of Doom Tower crashed into the water after her.

The shadow of one such portion threatened to overtake. She tried with all her might to use her powers, but the oil weakened them. Her body ached too much to be of much good. Blood was flowing freely from her wounds.

She was as good as dead.

Two arms overcame her. Huge bubbles flowed around her until she herself was within one such bubble. She felt a female body pressing against her back – including a tail

Mermista! She had been in one of the rivers on the Whispering Woods, last Angella had heard, trying to outrun the oil. She hadn't been on the mission with them.

It didn't matter, though.

"Breathe slowly," Mermista said.

They moved around the incoming debris with such speed and accuracy that, had she not been in a state of confusion and agony, would have impressed the Queen of Brightmoon. They splashed onto the surface and Mermista laid Angella gently onto the ground. Angella started gasping. The air burned her wounds. It was heavy and filled with a dark fog.

"Easy, your majesty," came the voice of Bow. "I'm here."

"Glimmer . . .?" gasped Angella.

Madame Razz appeared by their side, then. At the last minute before hitting the oil, Broom had been able to get them out of the path of the water. When the darkness overtook them, they were ten feet in from the mot.

Mermista was back in the water already.

"Starship Eternia, this is Bow," the archer said. "Do you have a teleporter lock on us, U-R?"

"Four life-forms, check."

"Do it."

There was a shimmer of light and energy as Bow, Madame Razz, Queen Angella, and Broom were all teleported up to the nearby Starship Eternia.

On the other side of the mot, where even more debris was falling, He-Man and She-Ra were in motion. Underwater, wearing the best gear they had, they were pushing away the debris as it splashed into the water. Between them, Extendar had hold of Netossa and Perfuma and was bringing them up. By his side was Mekaneck, who had Spinnerella holding his neck for dear life. Finally, Orko was hoisting Kowl up.

"Is that everyone?" asked He-Man as they all broke surface.

She-Ra nodded. "Yes."

Above them, the Starship Eternia sat in waiting. Sky Sleds came flying down and the Heroic Warriors helped their Etherian allies onto them. They then zoomed back into the Starship Eternia, which then flew towards Brightmoon Kingdom.

She-Ra walked onto the bridge of the Starship Eternia, which was abuzz with activity. Roboto, Man-At-Arms, and Man-E-Faces were manning a computer off the left side of the bridge, which projected a holographic globe of Etheria and was listing off the places freed from the oil.

"Massive energy readings in the Valley of the Lost," Man-At-Arms said.

"That's where it all started," Castaspella replied.

"What about Sweet-Bee?" asked Buzz-Off.

"We couldn't reach nor her colony when the oil hit. They were in the Crimson Wastes with King Micah," Casta explained.

"We're approaching Brightmoon," said U-R then.

King Miro blinked. The darkness was suddenly gone. Before him were four Horde Troopers. With a laser blaster in one hand, he fired. One Horde Trooper was down. His sword struck a second. The third rushed at him, but King Miro was faster. Despite his age and the condition of this old body, he dodged a bolt of laser fire. His blaster went to work, taking out that third one and it's fourth companion.

"King Miro!" cried out Peek-A-Blue.

"Er, hello . . ."

"My name is Peek-A-Blue. We've only met once or twice."

Miro nodded slowly. "My apologies, my lady. I know a lot of people at my age." He looked around. "What happened?"

"It seems the darkness that Hordak, Shadow Weaver, and . . . I . . . released has been stopped."

Miro's eyes widened. "You helped create that tar?"

"My hand was forced, but . . . yes."

"Child, if your hand was forced, then why feel so guilty? This was not your fault, was it?"

"In some ways, yes, but . . ."

There was a sudden above them. The Starship Eternia blasted over the high trees.

"That's heading for Brightmoon Kingdom," Peek-A-Blue stated.

"Then let's follow it."

Within the next few minutes, King Miro and Peek-A-Blue arrived at Brightmoon Castle, where it seemed that many others were coming to. As they walked to the stairs, He-Man greeted them.

"Grandfather!" shouted He-Man.

"Er, He-Man?"

"Oops. Uh . . . Peek-A-Blue, the others are waiting for you inside."

Peek-A-Blue nodded and walked right in.

"Did you just call me 'grandfather,' He-Man?"

"Uh, yeah. You see, uh, well, I'm really King Adam."

"Really?"

"Really."

"I don't believe you. Excuse me."

Miro walked on. He-Man sighed and followed his grandfather right in.

Inside, Brightmoon Castle was busy. People were rushing this and that, from comm-station to comm-station. Another, large holographic Etheria was sitting the center of the throne room. Bow was hard at work right below it with She-Ra.

"Micah and Sweet-Bee are on their way here. Same with Frosta," Bow reported to She-Ra.

"Where's Queen Angella?" asked He-Man.

"She's with Glimmer, Castaspella, and Madame Razz."

"Mermista just left for the Sunken City," Flutterina announced, walking over.

"Just got word from Ahgo. The Trolls are sending an emissary," reported Mekaneck from across the room.

She-Ra nodded. "Everyone! I want every kingdom contacted immediately! Every village and every town is to send an emissary here as soon as they can!"

The doors to the throne room suddenly flew open. She-Ra knew who it was as soon as it happened. She turned on her heel and ran. She ran hard and fast.

"SEAHAWK!"

She launched herself at SeaHawk. Her arms wrapped around him, her lips landing on his. The familiarity of his kiss was missing for just a second. She had forgotten what his kiss felt like. But as a second ticked by, it feel back into her memory.

She-Ra drew back, looking at him up and down, eyes wide and tear-filled.

"Wow. Musta missed me, huh?"

She nodded, face red, so very happy to see him. She ran her hands across his face, feeling the skin on her own, kissing his cheeks.

"I missed you," she said, half-crying.

"How . . . what happened?"

"You've been . . . all of Etheria had been in suspended animation for over five years."

He nodded a little. "You do look a little older . . ."

"Older than you, now," she laughed a little and hugged him again.

"Uh, She-Ra? Isn't SeaHawk going out with Adora?" asked Netossa.

The rest of the Great Rebellion had gathered at this point, curious. She-Ra pulled herself from SeaHawk and raised the Sword of Protection.

"LET THE POWER RETURN!"

With that and a flash, She-Ra was transformed back to Adora.

"Yes, Adora and I are one in the same. I'll explain it in due time," Adora told them all. "Right now, though, we need to concentrate on getting in contact with all of Etheria. Understood?"

"My word!" yelped Miro. "Adora and She-Ra! The same person!" He then turned to He-Man. "Did you know about this, He-Man?"

"Yes. You see, I'm really Adam. Your grandson."

"Poppycock!"

Adora pulled SeaHawk out of the throne room, letting the situation and the shock unfold itself. She wrapped her arms around his waist, which normally was not like Adora, but . . . after all this time . . .

Just four hours ago, she received a flash of telepathy from Light-Hope. The oil had finally been shattered and would be fading. The Starship Eternia rushed over to Etheria, knowing just where and what kind of danger the Great Rebellion would be facing upon the breaking of the oil. Rescuing them had been the priority.

Adora told him everything. It just all came out. He sat there and listened to her talk and talk. She couldn't believe just how much she had bottled up. From the moment they first heard of the oil; the fall of the Great Rebellion; the encounter with her grandfather in the Whispering Woods; the eventual abandoning of the Whispering Woods; her meeting the entity of Chronos; the search to save Glimmer; the reunion with her brother; the liberation of Etheria; the restoration of Eternos; the battle against Pythor; Light-Hope's entering into the oil; the battle with Horde Prime over Hordak; and her rise to the throne of Eternos (which was only three weeks ago). She let it all out. All of it. She cried, she laughed.

When it was over, she was SeaHawk's arms, so secure and so happy to be with him again.