This is the all new and much improved version of chapter 2.

Chapter 1 -Teela's PoV

Teela stood in the palace training area with a couple of the new royal guard recruits. They lay on the floor panting, "Go easy on us, captain. This is training."

The warrior maiden looked at them. 'I am sure these latest recruits are better than the last ones we had', she thought smiling to herself. "I am, we are in the middle of a cold war with Skeletor and the forces of evil. If it wasn't for He-Man and the other masters we would have all been slaves or worse by now. Now get up. It's time for you to practice unarmed combat." The guardsmen groaned but partnered up to practice their drills.

After finishing training the recruits, she stretched her muscles and glanced at her com-link checking the time display on it. 'He's late again. Should have been here 15 minutes ago,' she thought as the recruits went back to their regular duties. 'I'll wait a while longer. Maybe he's on his way', she decided. Glancing at the rack of practice swords, she gave an evil smile and grabbed one before activating a training android. 'Might as well practice while I wait for him'. The android sized her up as she adopted a battle stance. She pounced towards it swinging her blade at its torso. At the last moment the android cartwheeled away from her narrowly avoided the blow before rushing back to land a hit to her side surprising her. The warrior jumped back out of range as the android went on an all-out offense causing her warrior instincts to kick in. It allowed her to avoid the onslaught of blows and deliver a few of her own.

A couple of minutes into the battle the android short circuited and fell over as sparks flashed from its joints. Teela held the sword up high in celebration as the training android got up and returned to its docking station.

"That was impressive my daughter." She turned and saw her father, Man-At-Arms, leaning against the wall. "You are still keeping your guard too low allowing your opponent the opportunity to get past it. It's causing you have to dodge more often. If you adjust your block a little, you can deflect the incoming blows easier and go on the offense quicker. Here let me show you." He walked over to her.

After Duncan was finished she thanked him for the advice.

He let out a laugh and smiled at her. "You are one of the finest warriors we have. Until now, only the masters have been able to defeat that android!" She nodded at him while placing the training sword back in the rack.

"So how did the prince's training go today?" Duncan asked.

"It's getting harder to give him any these days," she said stretching her muscles. "Ever since this war started he's been less willing to train. He just wants to laze around."

The old warrior nodded. "So he did not turn up for training again?"

Shaking her head she replied, "No, he did not." She looked at her com-link and called him. "No answer so I guess he's ignoring me. When I find him I'll give him a stern telling off; one he won't forgot."

"Don't be too harsh on him. When he does train he shows talent."

She sighed, "I know father, but daily training is part of his schedule. He's probably at the market and can't hear his com-link." Looking at her father's quizzical look she clarified, "When I saw him after breakfast this morning he promised me a fish dinner tonight. So knowing him, he's gone to get me one." She recalled the chat she had with Adam earlier that morning,

*flashback*

Adam was eating his last slice of bacon when Teela entered the dining room and walked right over to her regular place to Adam's left.

"Hi Tee. You're late today…everything alright?"

"Yes, I slept in this morning." She didn't want him to know she was feeling a little under the weather.

"That's not like you Tee. Are you alright? You are always one of the first to rise."

"I know…," 'Please don't pursue this Adam', she thought recalling her dream of He-Man carrying her in his powerful arms to a bed in a hidden cave in the evergreen forest. She jumped feeling Adam's hand on her forehead. "What are you doing Adam?" she pushed his hand away.

"I apologise Teela. I was checking you for a fever. I wanted to ensure you weren't coming down with something."

"Just warn me next time you do something like that Adam." She got up and walked to the coffee pot to pour herself a cup.

"Tee, your forehead did feel a little hot," he commented.

Sighing she replied, "I forgot to turn the thermostat down in my quarters so I was hot this morning. That's all, Adam. I am fine." 'That dream was so real, did my body really get that hot?' She wondered taking a seat next to him once more.

"I know what will help. I'll get Chef Allen to prepare you fish for dinner tonight. I remember in health studies that fish is good for preventing illnesses."

"That sounds good. I look forward to it Adam," she replied before he got up and bade farewell to her.

*end flashback*

"I'll go see Chef Allen to see if that's where he's been." She turned and walked away from her father.

She entered the kitchen and located Chef Allen who was standing next to a new chef.

"Miss Teela," Allen greeted her as she approached him. "How may this humble chef be of assistance? I'm afraid we don't have any chocolate cake today but I will be making it in an hour's time."

She smiled. "I'm not here for any," she stated, wishing her stomach would stop rumbling. 'It does sound good.Why mention chocolate cake?' She dismissed the thought of eating chocolate cake. "I was wondering if Prince Adam has been by today. He missed training so I'm looking for him."

"He was here earlier this morning and asked if I could prepare you fish for dinner tonight. I informed him we had no fresh fish today. He just smiled and said he would go get one for us to prepare for you."

Teela smiled. 'I knew it!That's where he is. He's in the market with the fishermen.' "Thank you, Chef. I look forward to it. He did promise me one this morning so I assume he's at the market."

After leaving the kitchen, she walked down the corridor and saw Adam carrying a bucket. 'Found you!You're in for it now, Mister.' She heard him calling to her so she walked over to him. "Adam! Just where have you been all day?" She admonished him telling him he had missed training when her com-link beeped. 'Great timing,' she thought. Before turning to leave him and answering the call from her father, she reminded him about needing the paperwork he promised to look over for her.

"Teela, the scanners have shown an unusual energy reading in the chef's rest room. I was on the way to check it out. Any sign of Adam?"

"I was just talking to him when you called. He was out fishing. He caught me a fish for dinner tonight. I should have known he'd use that as an excuse to laze around and miss training. I'm by the chef's rest room now so I'll check it for you."

"OK, keep me informed," he replied. "Duncan out."

She lowered her arm. 'Duty calls. I'll vent my frustrations when I see him next,' she thought walking towards the room. Upon entering it, the warrior maiden looked around and found it was empty. She lifted her arm and used the com-link's scanning function to locate the source of the energy reading. It showed that the source was located inside one of the lockers in the far corner. Walking towards it, she noticed that the automatic lights did not illuminate. 'Weird, the lights are not working. I'll get maintenance to take a look at them when I'm done here,' she thought as she located the locker. At the locker Teela used her override command to open it, finding it to be empty all except for a small package. Scanning the package, it was revealed as the source of the reading.

She carefully opened the package and saw several wires sticking out of a digital display which read 1:00. She raised her com-link to inform her father of her discovery. When the display changed to 0:59, then 0:58 she thought, 'Oh man it's going to explode!' She resisted the urge to run and grabbed an extinguisher gun from her belt.

'Ok relax Tee, you can do this.You have 50 seconds left.' She set the dial on the gun to suppression foam. The display now read 0:42 so she fired the gun spraying the foam into the locker ensuring to cover the display. As the foam hardened she quickly walked away. 'Ok, I calculate 10 seconds left.Run Teela!'

As she turned the corner away from the lockers, the bomb exploded. 'Oh no, I'm still too close!' The shockwave hit her sending her flying towards the opposite wall. She lifted her arm to protect her head. As she collided with the wall, she heard the sickening sound of bone breaking causing her to let out an involuntary scream. As she screamed, shards of hardened foam flew toward her cutting into her arms and back.

She slid down the wall and landed harshly on the floor. 'I should have run instead of trying to suppress the explosion,' she thought while fighting the pain in her arm and resisting the urge to pass out. She lay there for what seemed to be a of couple minutes while her senses slowly returned. 'I'd better signal for help.' The warrior tried to activate her emergency beacon on the com-link.

'Oh where is it? I can't find it!It should on my wrist,' she thought as panic passed through her. She realised it had come off. A quick scan of the floor revealed it was laying broken next to her foot. She attempted to get up and to go find help. As she did she heard Adam shouting, "By the power of Greyskull!"

'What's that?Is that Adam? Why is he here?' She found the strength to limp around the corner to where she found Adam. He was standing with his back to her holding a familiar looking sword above his head. A light encircled him. 'What's that light?' She thought raising her good arm to shield her eyes. "I have the power!" she heard Adam shout. 'Wait, that's not his voice.No that's... no it can't be. That voice is He-Man's!'

She lowered her arm and saw He-Man standing where Adam had been just moments prior. 'He-Man? Where's Adam?Is Adam He-Man?' She shook her head in an unsuccessful attempt to clear the sudden foggy feeling. She looked at the man standing in front of her. "Adam? What the...?" she called out to him. He turned to her and asked where she came from. She tried to ask if he was Adam or He-Man but the fog in her mind was getting more intense and she fell unconscious.

She awoke to find she was being carried by Adam.

"Adam? Where are we?" She managed to ask. 'Did I imagine he was He-Man? Was it my imagination seeking a protector and seeing He-Man instead of Adam? Is he…He-Man?' She starting wondering as the foggy feeling overwhelmed her. She once again lost consciousness.

Hi, just like to say a massive thank you to the amazing hooked. Their help and encouragement has helped in the evolution of this chapter.