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The sound of flesh slapping against flesh could be heard as He-Man continued thrusting. His pace was increasing as he felt Teela pulling closer causing him to go deeper into her.
~He-Man… you… palace…~
As soon as He-Man heard the Sorceress's voice he shut it out. Whatever she needed to say could wait until after he was done.
"Spill it! Give me your seed!" cried Teela in a pleading voice. He-Man's muscles bulged as he gave one last hard thrust inside her. Teela's wail of joy could be heard before He-Man collapsed onto her. He was completely spent and barely awake.
"Go to sleep He-Man," whispered Teela. She stroked He-Man's golden hair and her eyes became a violet color again.
"Can't.. Sorceress wants me…," muttered He-Man though he made no move to get up.
"It can wait just a minute. Just rest a minute," whispered Teela in a soothing voice. Soon she heard He-Man's breathing deepen and knew that he was asleep. The woman grinned as the illusion dropped away from her body to reveal Evil-Lyn. She continued to stroke his hair as she muttered spells that would prevent the Sorceress from reaching his mind. She made a gesture with her other hand and her magic staff floated up from the wreckage. It floated towards her and she grabbed it with a smirk. If one took a closer look at the wreckage of the 'spaceship', they would see that there was only a cockpit, a few metal sheets, and the leftovers of a bomb. There were no controls, engine, or any advance parts to indicate a real spaceship.
The Sorceress glided as a falcon in the sky. She could sense that He-Man was near the palace, but could not get a message to him. Something was blocking her telepathy. She would have to see what happened to him in person. She allowed her mental abilities to guide her to where he was located. As she neared He-Man, she sensed another presence as well. It was Evil-Lyn, she must be the one preventing her from speaking with He-Man.
The Sorceress circled the air as she tried to detect the exact place where Evil-Lyn was. When she was certain of where the witch was, she dived towards her. She passed under tree branches and when she was only seconds away from seeing Evil-Lyn, turned human. When she landed onto the ground, the Sorceress raised her falcon staff that glowed with golden energy to take aim at Evil-Lyn. And when she spotted Evil-Lyn she dropped her staff in surprise.
The Sorceress considered herself someone not easily surprised, but even she couldn't stop the shock she felt at the sight before her.
Evil-Lyn was naked under He-Man who was as well naked. There was no question of what happen considering that He-Man was still inside Evil-Lyn. In those few seconds the Sorceress simply could only stare, unable to comprehend what she was seeing. Evil-Lyn took full advantage of that state of confusion.
Vroom!
The Sorceress had no time to bring up a defense before the purple thunderbolt hit her. She was struck in the shoulder and sent flying against a tree trunk. With a sick thud she lost consciousness from the impact. Evil-Lyn kept her staff posed at the Sorceress's limp body. Besides the burnt mark on her shoulder, she was still very much alive.
"If I kill you then there will now be no one in Eternia that could oppose Skeletor. And if Skeletor learns the secrets of Grayskull he might become so strong that he will no longer need me," muttered Evil-Lyn. She lowered her staff with a smirk.
It was hours before the Sorceress finally awakened. Evil-Lyn and He-Man were gone. It took only a moment for the Sorceress to realize that Skeletor had won the battle. She could sense that the presence of the King and Queen was no more. She could sense other Defenders being dead as well. She could also sense the pain that the Defenders still alive suffered.
The Sorceress raised her arms and became a falcon again. As much as she wanted to fly to them and help them, she found herself instead flying towards Castle Grayskull. With the fall of Eternia Palace, Skeletor would now head there. The Sorceress could no longer depend on He-Man to defend the castle. She had to figure out another means to protect it and quickly.
She was the Sorceress. Her duty would always lay with Grayskull even if it were at the cost of leaving the kingdom to Skeletor. The only loyalty that overrides the one to Grayskull was the loyalty for her daughter. And that wasn't a factor since she was no longer on Eternia.
Teela was able to hold her breath for five minutes before she was forced to place the squid over her face. The creature instinctively wrapped tentacles around her neck and head as it placed its mouth over hers. It was tightly held against her mouth and as she reluctantly opened her lips she felt breathing air pass through her mouth.
Merman was swimming downward at a fast rate and Teela found herself pumping her legs and arms hard to stay with him. The other former Defenders were doing the same with Duncan in the lead. All those metal parts were giving him extra weight to help him go down it seemed.
Finally Teela was able to make out the ocean floor. Her arms and legs were burning from the hard exercise and she found herself panting for breath even though she knew it drew more air from her supply. When Merman reached the ocean floor, he pushed aside a boulder on the sandy ground to reveal a hole beneath it. Then he pointed to the hole before entering it with ease.
Duncan attempted to enter the hole next though he had some trouble since his armor made him bulky. Teela found herself rubbing her sore muscles as she waited for Duncan to go through. A cloud of sand floated above the hole as Duncan wiggled his way through. With a dramatic gesture Many-face offered to allow Teela to go first. Teela shook her head and pushed Many-faces towards the hole. She knew she could get through that hole with no trouble, but she wasn't sure about Many-faces large body. She wanted to make sure he could get through before she went. Many-faces did have to push a bit to get through the hole, but he made it. Teela quickly followed him and had no trouble getting through.
The tunnel was pitch black, but thankfully Duncan pressed a button on his arm and a panel opened on Duncan's chest to reveal a shining flashlight. The tunnel was ten by ten feet. Not exactly cramp, but Teela still felt a bit closed in. Merman waited until Teela came through the hole before he began swimming again. What Teela found really refreshing was that the water was turning warmer as they followed the rebel leader. The land around Snake Mountain was covered with beds of lava so most likely the water tunnel was being warmed from going near them.
Teela moved her arms and legs in a rhythmic motion as she followed Many-faces who was ahead of her. After about an hour she found herself bored. After about an hour and a half she became nervous. She knew that they should reach the end of the tunnel in half an hour. But Merman also said her squid would run out of air in half an hour. If there were any delays then she would be in trouble.
She paused when she saw something glittering on the ground. She swam lower and saw that it was a shiny gold coin. Well she was broke at the moment and could use the money. She grabbed the gold coin and her heart skipped a beat when she saw that a wire was attached to it. Suddenly a rock moved aside near Teela, revealing a canon of some sort. Before Teela could react the canon released a black net that spread out like a spider web when fired. Teela kicked her legs trying to get out of its path. The net was too large though and once it hit her she found herself wrapped tightly inside the black net. Teela tried to yell for help, but she could barely make a sound considering that they were underwater and she had a squid over her mouth. She watched with horror as Many-faces continued to swim, oblivious of her situation. Soon he was out of sight.
Teela quickly shook off her despair and began to wiggle. All she had to do was get one hand free and she could use her pistol to free herself of the net. She ignored the fact that she would probably run out of air before reaching the end of the tunnel even if she got free. She could only handle one crisis at a time. Maybe some good luck would come her way before she drowned. Maybe next time she finds some gold coin lying around she'll leave it alone.
Merman tightened his grip on his harpoon when he saw the light at the end of the tunnel. They had finally reached the exit and he had even gotten them through ten minutes before their squids ran out of air. Though he doubt that they would be grateful. But then he did try to kill them more than once in the past. Back when he still worked for Skeletor.
Merman slowly raised his head out of the water. The tunnel lead to a dark, barren room. One of several that was in Snake Mountain. When he saw no one he quickly pulled himself out of the water hole on the floor. Duncan soon followed and after him Many-faces. As soon as they were out of the water, the squids let go of their faces and dropped to the ground. The three expectantly turned and waited for Teela to pop up. After two minutes Duncan turned to Many-faces.
"Did you make sure she was following you?" asked Duncan. There was an accusing tone to his voice.
"I.. no.. I assumed she was right behind me," muttered Many-faces looking ashamed.
"I will go back and see what is wrong," said Merman. Her heard a sound of protest from Many-faces, but he had already dived into the water hole.
"Let him go find Teela. He can swim much faster than you or me," said Duncan. It wasn't an opinion, but a fact he was stating.
Merman was a much faster swimmer. He moved through the tunnel with ease and grace as he thought about the woman. Merman knew that she really didn't trust him yet. She was probably half certain that he would betray them. Duncan was the only one among them who seemed to trust him completely and that was only because he saw how Merman angered Skeletor. Merman knew he had a long ways to go to prove to these people he was an ally, but he needed to do so for the sake of his home.
Merman didn't consider himself a hero, but he did consider himself a survivor. And he had no chance of surviving if Skeletor continued to destroy the ocean life. He needed these former Defenders and He-Man to stop him. Then afterwards when Skeletor was defeated, he would become king of the ocean waters.
Merman's fish eyes widened when he saw Teela on the ground of the tunnel. She was wrapped tightly with a net like a cocoon. The squid she used to breath with had fallen off her face, running out of air. She was still alive though because her eyes were open and she was still struggling. Merman had to admire her for her persistence even when faced with certain death.
Merman grabbed her with one arm to hold her still then with the other he cut away at the net with his harpoon. Soon Teela was free and gave a nod to him. There was no way they were going to reach the end of the tunnel before she drowned. Her face was already red from holding her breath. There was only one way to save her.
"Open your mouth, I'll breath air down your throat," said Merman loud and clearly. Puzzlement showed in her eyes until Merman gently held her cheeks with the palms of his hands. Then he moved his large mouth towards hers. The woman was quickly struggling and Merman was forced to release her. Merman silently cursed her for her foolishness.
"If you don't let me give you air, you will die," said Merman while putting emphasis on the word 'die'. Teela stared at him with loathing, but reluctantly nodded. Merman once again placed his hands on her cheeks being surprising gentle as he placed his lips over hers. His green larger lips held tightly over hers as he released a breath of air. Teela's mouth opened taking in the air. It wasn't as pure as the air from the squid, but it would do until they reached the end of the tunnel.
He placed an arm around her waist while keeping the other hand on her neck. It appeared as if they were making out which caused Merman to almost chuckle. He kicked his feet off the ground and began to swimming at a steady rhythm. Teela was still giving him a murderous glare, which seemed strange considering that she was deepening the kiss for more air and placing her arms around his neck to tighten the embrace.
The woman obviously didn't know how lucky she should consider herself to be to have Merman kiss her. Several females of his own species fought among themselves to try to gain his affections. They would be extremely jealous if they knew of what he was doing with Teela right now.
Merman soon caught sight of the end of the tunnel. Merman suddenly felt mischievous and slowly moved her tongue against Teela's lips. Teela's eyes widened in surprise and then glittered with anger. She was certainly a spitfire. Next he slithered his long red tongue into her mouth. The inside of her mouth had a sweet taste to it that he enjoyed. He soon found himself stroking her tongue with his own which was much warmer. Teela didn't pull away, but she did move an arm from his neck and let her hand slide against his body.
Merman stopped swimming towards the end of the tunnel while enjoying swirling his tongue inside her warm mouth. That is until her hand got lower and she firmly grabbed his groin. It wasn't the sort of grab that said she wanted him. It was the sort of grab that said she would rip his manhood off if he didn't behave. Merman quickly withdrew his tongue and began kicking his legs to swim up the tunnel. Teela moved her hand away from his groin with amusement in her eyes. It was a shame she was human. She would have made a potential mate if part of his species.
He released his lips from her mouth when they were only a few feet from the surface of the water hole. If Duncan and Many-faces saw him kissing their precious Teela they would rip him limb from limb no matter what the reason. They broke the water surface with a splash. Teela quickly pushed herself away from Merman and was helped up by Many-faces.
"Teela are you ok?" asked Many-faces while giving Merman a suspicious glare. So much for gratitude. Merman almost bristled at seeing Many-faces place an arm around her waist.
"Yeah, there was some kind of trap that I tripped when swimming through the tunnel," said Teela as she blushed. It looked like she was struggling with anger and embarrassment as once.
"How did you breath when your squid ran out of air?" asked Duncan. Merman casually pulled his harpoon off his back. It looked like he was going to have to fight for his life soon.
"Oh my um squid had more than two hours of air. It only ran out of air when we got with in sight of the end of the tunnel. Guess I got luckily," said Teela as she nervously smiled. It seemed she didn't want to share their tongue wrestling experience with the others. Well that was just fine with Merman who wanted to live.
Fish…
His tongue had tasted like raw fish. His green lips were oily and slimy and scaly when they covered her mouth. There was no question about it. Merman had to die. But she couldn't just openly kill him. Then she'd have to explain what he had done. Then she'd have to kill herself out of shame and embarrassment.
It would have to appear like an accident. There were plenty of pits of lava in Snake Mountain one can accidentally fall into. She would pretend to stumble and push his scaly ugly hide into one. She could live with having Merman kiss her in order to save her life, but once he gave her tongue he had forfeited his life. Yep, Merman was officially a dead fish walking.
"Teela did you hear me?"
"Huh, um could you repeat that," said Teela as she tried to ignore her thoughts urging her to commit murder. The four of them were sitting on the floor watching a hologram map of Snake Mountain that was projected from Duncan's cyborg hand.
"I said that He-Man should be in this room according to Merman. The guards will all be robots called Skeletroids that Tri-clops built. I know because I saw Tri-clops build and ship them to Snake Mountain to guard He-Man," said Duncan as he pointed to large room that was a level below them on the map.
"Lets go get him then," said Teela as she drew out her pistol. Ok she'll kill Merman after she saved He-Man. The others got up and they exited the room. It took all of Teela's will power not to shoot Merman when he gave her a smirk. Oh yes he was so dead.
The four walked down the long corridor as silently as possible. Teela kept her pistol poised ahead of her. The only warning she had was the red lights ahead. Then beams of energy hit the ground a few feet ahead of her. The four of them quickly jumped behind a large stone pillar. Its rocky surface was hit repeatedly with energy blasts.
"It's the Skeletroids," muttered Duncan. Teela didn't say a word, but quickly peeked behind the pillar and began shooting with her pistol. When an energy blast came within inches from her head she withdrew from the Skeletroid's vision. They were humanoid robots with a wiry build and a metal skull for their head and red glowing eyes. Both carrying energy rifles and they were very good with their aiming. Teela had been able to hit one, but it appeared she barely dented it. They were also coming closer.
"Teela how soon until they are within fifteen feet of us?" asked Duncan as he studied the pillar. Teela paused before answering, doing a quick calculation from how fast they had been moving and how far away they were.
"I'd say a minute and forty-five seconds assuming they keep going at the same pace," said Teela.
"Many we're going to crack the bottom of this pillar and then push it towards the Skeletroids. Hopefully it will crush them," said Duncan.
"Even I can't break and push a thing like this with my strength," said Many-faces as he stared up at the stone pillar. Teela had to agree with him. Probably only He-Man could do something like that by himself. The stone pillar was eight feet wide and twenty feet tall.
"I think my cyborg arm will give us the extra boost we need," said Duncan with a grin as he flexed his robotic arm. Many-faces nodded and both raised their fists to take aim. The weapon firing began to get more constant as the Skeletroids came closer.
"Now!"
At Duncan's signal both fists became a blur as they hit the pillar. The resounding sound of stone breaking could be heard as a huge crack encircled the stone pillar.
"Now push!" barked Duncan as he slammed both hands against the pillar. Many-faces did the same while giving an animal like roar. The stone pillar began to shake and within a few seconds it toppled downwards. The Skeletroids had no hope for survival as they were slammed with tons of stone. The steel skin of the robots crumbled as if it was paper as they were destroyed.
"I'm impressed," said Teela with a smile as she placed her pistol under her belt. Secretly she was feeling just a bit inadequate. First she got caught in a trap and next she stands by while her father and Many-faces take out the enemy.
"Those Skeletroids are difficult to face, but most of them are guarding the outside perimeter of Snake Mountain. If we're lucky we won't run into more," said Duncan. He began to lead the way down the corridor.
When Lockjaw was first told that he would be the one known as He-Man's Keeper he swelled with pride. Out of all his minions Skeletor trusted him the most to watch over He-Man. He soon found out though that Keeper was another word for babysitter. While feeding He-Man and keeping an eye on him was part of his duty as Keeper. His main duty to put it simply was to take care of the children that were used as hostages. Skeletor wanted the children to be kept fit and healthy during their stay at Snake Mountain. The children themselves were sons and daughters of the Eternia soldiers that opposed Skeletor.
Worst yet Lockjaw wasn't just suppose to make sure the children were healthy, he had to make sure they happy. Happy!? It seemed Skeletor wanted He-Man to see that he was killing happy, healthy children if he ever broke one of those chains that held him. If the children were sick or miserable He-Man might be able to delude himself into thinking that death would be better for them. Skeletor wanted to make sure he could never use such a delusion. If He-Man ever snapped and killed those children, it would be at a time when those children didn't deserve death.
And so Lockjaw had the Skeletroids not only feed them and clean them, but he also had toys brought from Eternia to them. The way their faces lit up when seeing Lockjaw come in with presents almost made Lockjaw want to free them. Then there were those times they would turn into whining brats and he wanted to kill them all.
"Master Lockjaw, do you have time for a report."
Lockjaw grunted as he turned to the Skeletroid. They were much smarter than your average robot, but still didn't make for great conversations.
"Yeah yeah report," growled Lockjaw. Sometimes he wished he had human servants like the other minions and Skeletor. But Skeletor didn't trust any human to be free and near He-Man.
"The trap set in sea tunnel had been activated according to the monitor computer," said the Skeletroid. It took a few minutes for Lockjaw to figure out what the contraption was saying. A little over a year ago Skeletor had a trap set to capture Merman if he ever attempted to sneak into Snake Mountain through the sea tunnel.
"So his in the sea tunnel right now?" asked Lockjaw.
"Negative, the net was torn and life form escaped," said the Skeletroid. Lockjaw had a sudden temptation to bite the Skeletroid's head off. He had actually done it a few times before when he felt hungry.
"What sort of life form did the trap capture?" asked Lockjaw. It might have been Merman, but than again maybe it was just some large fish.
"The life form was a human female according to the trap's sensors," said the Skeletroid. It clicked in Lockjaws mind then who this 'human female' had to be. Skeletor already sent him a warning only a few hours ago about how Teela was seen on Eternia. The woman must be trying to sneak into Snake Mountain to free He-Man. And if she knew about the tunnel then that must mean that Merman was helping her.
"I need to go signal Skeletor. Make sure that He-Man is guarded by at least four Skeletroids at all times. If the human female is spotted, take her alive," said Lockjaw as he headed for the communications station. It would be only a matter of time before his Skeletroids found Teela and then captured her. Skeletor would want to hear about this so he could come in person to pick her up.