Chapter 56

Hours passed as the three Royal family members awaited news of the King. During that time, no one spoke as each of them was engrossed in their own thoughts. The Queen questioned their plan and wondered how it could have gone so awry. Adora questioned her feelings about finally being home having left behind a free Etheria. She was glad Sea Hawk knew her secret as his support was invaluable to her. Adam was the most despondent of the three having more to lose. Thoughts of his father passing lay heavy in his heart. If his father didn't survive the operation, the prince knew that the responsibility of being King would pass onto his shoulders. If he became King now without first finding Teela, he knew that the transition of power as he took office would dominate his time which would not allow him to go search for her.

As he sat in the waiting room, Adam wondered where Duncan had disappeared to. A few hours before, his mentor had stood up asked to be excused and left the waiting room. It was not like Duncan to leave without informing anyone of his whereabouts.

Hearing the operating room door swing open, they all looked up to see Michael, the head healer approach them. Michael had not bothered changing out of his blood soaked medical robes before coming to speak to the Royal Family. The strain of his exhaustion was evident on his face. The Queen stood, grabbing the hands of her children who were seated beside her. They were not going to receive these news while sitting down.

Finally reaching them, Micheal cleared his throat before addressing his Queen. "M'lady, the King…..", he left off as he watched Adam drop forcefully back into his seat.

"Adam?", his mother called staring at her son who had lost his composure his head tilted back, eyes closed. Bending to him, she grabbed his head bringing it back up watching carefully as he opened his eyes.

"It's Teela", he said. "The Sorceress just let me know that she gave birth." "Mom, Adora I have to go!", he exclaimed excitedly before a portal opened up for him.

The Queen couldn't stop him. Her son had just become a father. Wordlessly, she watched as her first born went through the magical portal to meet his own flesh and blood. As soon as Adam vanished from the room, the portal closed behind him.

Turning back to the healer, Queen Marlena now awaited news of her husband's fate. "Please Michael, how is my husband?", she asked with an outward serenity that didn't match her internal turmoil.

"He lives." "The surgery went well, he is still asleep but we moved him out of the operating room", he related with elation that his medical team were able to save the High King of Eternia.

Relief thundered through Queen Marlena's body. With Randor alive, they would welcome home their first grandchild. With Skeletor and Hordak no longer around to harass them, Teela would come safely home. She and Adam would marry, the baby would grow to one day succeed its father on the throne, her beautiful daughter would soon be married and hopefully have her own children to love and she…..

She would be there to wonder how on Earth she became the luckiest woman in the universe.