In our previous zany tales, our group has gone to Mexico, as well as the mysterious city of Él Dorado. Now, their movie night will no doubt result in them being whisked off on another fast-paced whirlwind adventure...
"Okay!" Thor called out. "I got some Cheetos, Lays potato chips, Oreo's, Pringles, Hostess Cupcakes, Little Debbie snacks, and galore! Smoke 'em if you got 'em, I'm gonna make this the best movie night ever, I am!"
"How 'bout Product Placement?" Cherry teased. "You got Product Placement?"
"Uh, I don't think so, Cherry," Thor replied. "You want me to run to the store and get you some?"
Lionel rolled his eyes. "It's fine, buddy; just a gag, a joke, see?" he replied.
"Oh," blinked Thor with a grin. "I was just testing ya."
"Of course you were." Cherry deadpanned a bit.
"So, are all these snacks okay?" Thor asked.
"Yeah, but in our line of work, I feel like we might not need them very long." Cherry replied.
"Guess Maritza decided to go home," replied Sabrina. "She seemed pretty worn-out."
"Then she's already adjusting wonderfully to the adventurer life." replied Lionel.
"It's an art," Cherry shrugged. "An acquired taste if you will."
"I'm pretty thrilled about this movie though... Ya know, with as much as we can see." Atticus replied.
"You and me both," replied Lionel. "I don't really think I've ever been on an Eternian adventure before."
"Huh... I guess you haven't," Atticus replied. "We had one for my birthday."
"That was a trip." Cherry smirked a bit.
"Well, what better time for one than the movie?" Lionel replied. "Seems like perfect timing to me!"
"Yeah!" Atticus smiled. "Then maybe you can check out Moonscar Island with us if we find a liable reason to go back."
"That could be cool," replied Lionel. "Like the time we beat the 13 ghosts of the Chest of Demons!"
"Well, we can talk about that afterwards," said Thor. "Right now... It's movie time!"
"I'm coming!" Mo called out, rushing over with a pillow. "Okay, let's get cozy while we still can."
"Mm-hmm!" The others nodded to that and soon sat down to watch the movie.
The movie soon began with a bit of an opening prologue with narration.
"At the center of the universe at the border between the light and the dark stands Castle Greyskull," A narrator soon began. "For countless ages, The Sorceress of Grayskull has kept this universe in harmony, but the armies of darkness don't rest, and the capture of Grayskull is ever most in their minds. For to those that control Grayskull will come the power: the power to be supreme, the power to be almighty, the power to be Masters of the Universe."
As the opening credits began to play, the television screen started to crackle with energy.
"Ah, see? Here it is," remarked Lionel. "Here we go!"
The screen crackled with more and more energy until it surrounded the group and pulled them into the television. The group flew past the opening credits for several minutes, until they ended and landed shortly after.
They looked a bit different somehow, presumably to fit in with the movie's atmosphere.
"We kinda look like intergalactic people from the Middle Ages in space." Cherry remarked to herself.
"I guess that's the feel that the movie was going for," replied Atticus.
Just then, a young woman wearing a cowl over her head that resembled a cobra's jaws came over to them. "Cherry? Atticus?" she asked. "You don't know how glad we are to see you!"
"First, who are you and who's we?" asked Cherry.
A short, blue-eared fellow in a red robe, purple scarf, and orange hat floated over to them. "You guys really don't recognize Teela?" he asked. "Then this disguise must work better than I expected!"
"Teela?" Cherry asked.
"I guess it's been too long, hasn't it?" Teela asked the two adventurers.
"I guess it was." Cherry shrugged bashfully.
"No kidding," said the short magician. "Things have really gone down the drain here..."
"Orko," Atticus beamed. "Glad to see you."
Thor nudged him, as if reminding him of something important.
"...Oh! Right!" Atticus realized. "These are my friends Lionel and Thor, and my girlfriend Mo."
"Pleased to meet you." Lionel waved. "Too bad it's under such crummy circumstances."
"Oh, it's okay," Orko replied. "I guess it's not your fault. Lionel and Thor, huh?"
"Yep!" Thor beamed. "I'm Atticus's best guy friend and Lionel is like comic relief, especially a special somebody for Cherry!"
"Wow, that wasn't embarrassing to address him that way." Cherry mumbled.
"I did what I could to help!" Thor defended.
"No harm done, I suppose," shrugged Lionel as they were soon joined by three other people.
"Teela!" exclaimed the first one, embracing her in a bear-hug. "Thank Eternos you're alright."
"I'm glad to see you too, Father," said Teela to Man-at-Arms. "Still, I'm not certain how this could've happened, with you in charge of Eternia's armed forces."
Man-at-Arms sighed as his expression hardened. "Treachery... Somehow, Skeletor's men were everywhere. I don't know how, but somebody let them through our defenses!"
"It isn't over yet," replied Orko. "All we hafta do is find He-Man and She-Ra and make a stand at Castle Greyskull!"
"Orko..." said the second, Ram-Man. "Skeletor and his pals took the castle an hour ago."
Teela's face paled. "No... Then that means that the Sorceress is captured as well..." she realized.
"You guys are gonna need some help." Atticus proclaimed as he brought out his sword with narrowed eyes.
"Mind if we cut in?" Cherry added.
"Of course," Teela replied. "Your help would be most gracious."
"Alright then," replied Thor. "Looks like our adventure has begun!"
"All right, let's do this then," Sabrina said as she came to help out. "I guess I could become a warrior witch for this one time."
"Sounds like a plan," smiled Lionel. "Looks like we're Masters of the Universe for today!"
Meanwhile, within the walls of Castle Greyskull, Skeletor approached his newly claimed throne; but something felt different about him... He seemed stronger... More commanding... More intimidating.
"Report, Evil-Lyn," said Skeletor to his sinister spellcaster. "Speak."
"We have sealed the gates to the city," replied Evil-Lyn (in the voice of Kathleen Barr, naturally). "The castle is secure and we are closing in on the Thenurian as we speak."
"Yes, yes... And He-Man?" asked Skeletor impatiently as he approached his throne.
"He continues to lead the resistance," continued Evil-Lyn. "I assure you, we will have him before the day is out."
"I want him kneeling at my feet." replied Skeletor.
"At long last..." said Evil-Lyn. "Greyskull is ours."
"NO!" Skeletor suddenly shrieked to her as he sat down and corrected her. "Mine."
"The power of Grayskull has not yet passed to you..." A new voice spoke.
"Someone is speaking to me," Skeletor remarked as he soon left his throne, approaching to the source of the voice as she smiled blankly. "Yes... Sorceress. My lovely prisoner. My prisoner at last," he then spoke to her. "I've won! I've won. The darkness is rising to embrace you."
"The darkness can embrace the light, but never eclipse it," replied the Sorceress as Skeletor paced around her. "You have not won yet, Skeletor; He-Man still lives... I can feel it."
"Really? How sensitive you are..." smirked Skeletor. "Can you feel... This?!" he exclaimed as he extended his hand, siphoning the Sorceress' power. "Little-by-little, I am draining your strength and drawing forth the power that will make me master of all Eternia."
The Sorceress seemed to be a bit weakened from Skeletor.
"Evil-Lyn, activate the holosphere," Skeletor commanded and once that wish was meant, he soon made an announcement for everyone in the world. "People of Eternia, the war is over. My forces are victorious. The Sorceress of Grayskull is my prisoner, and her powers are now joined with mine. Let this be my first decree: Those who don't pledge themselves to me, shall be destroyed. The new age begins."
The terrified Eternians looked on as Skeletor's bony face loomed in the skies above.
"And to those who join me, I will make you all Masters of the Universe! Together, we shall rule the stars!" The skeleton villain continued. "And where is your so-called champion, He-Man? He is a coward in hiding, afraid to show his face!"
He-Man was shown to be watching his own screen with Skeletor's big announcement as it looked like he had important work to do now. The adventure group soon began to gather around to do what they could to help stop Skeletor's madness. As they looked around, they saw some of Skeletor's troopers, led by Tri-Klops and Trap-Jaw, capturing a diminutive-looking fellow with long ears.
"Can I say something?" Thor spoke up.
"Is it useful?" Cherry asked.
"Not fully, but I just wanna say that I'm glad to be here." Thor replied.
"Oh, well, you're welcome." Cherry told him.
"That guy looks like he could use some help..." said Orko.
"Then let's go get him out!" replied Lionel.
"C'mon, gang!" Thor said in excitement and bravery from the adventure.
They soon hid around while glaring at the guards who carried a net with a wrongful prisoner.
"Won't Skeletor be pleased!" Trapjaw laughed. "We took over Grayskull AND we got the inventor guy he was after!"
"Now that's what I call a fulfilling day's work." replied Tri-Klops.
"Hey! Going my way?" Atticus glared as he soon jumped down with his sword.
Trapjaw glared. "Hey, it's that snoopy brat who tried to get in our way last time!" he exclaimed. "I'll fix your wagon this time, but GOOD!" he reached onto his belt and attached a laser rifle to his robotic arm. "Chew on photons!" Suddenly, he found the nozzle clogged. "Wait... What's the big idea?!" he exclaimed, seeing that it was plugged up with a giant cork.
"Guilty as charged!" Lionel snickered.
"Ah, my future metaphorical brother-in-law, so nice of you to join us." Atticus smirked.
"You kidding me?" asked Lionel. "No WAY I would miss this!"
"How about you try missing my gamma-vision, you little wretch!" Tri-Klops exclaimed, rotating to his triangle-shaped eye and firing a blue laser out of it.
Lionel yawned, then held up a mirror, which bounced the ray back and hit Tri-Klops square in the eye, knocking him over. Atticus soon used his sword to free the prisoner from the net to break him free and get him to safety. He-Man soon came by himself to help out, smiling to Atticus.
"Hey." Atticus smiled back.
"Atticus! Cherry!" He-Man beamed. "Sure is great to see you... And I see you brought along more friends!"
"We'll introduce you later on," Cherry replied. "Right now, let's worry about... Uh... Whoever this guy is."
"Right!" He-Man said before bringing out his own weapon to go up against Trapjaw and Tri-Klops.
Trapjaw was struggling to attach another weapon to his robot arm, but He-Man quickly lopped the attachment off, and Tri-Klops suddenly found himself tackled by Battle Cat.
"Alright!" Thor beamed.
Battle Cat growled as he pounced onto Tri-Klops.
"Get off me, you green carpet!" Tri-Klops grunted, but the fearless feline stood firm, pinning his foe to the ground.
Some lasers fired so Atticus deflected the blasts with his sword to shoot back at who fired at him.
"He-Man!" exclaimed Man-at-Arms. "Thank the Sorceress you're alive."
He-Man smiled at his old friends. "Boy, are you a sight for sore eyes," he replied. "Now we just need to find She-Ra."
Lionel shrugged. "As long as we don't check Netflix, we should be good." he joked.
Thor laughed as he seemed to like the joke.
"Grayskull... It was terrible." Man-At-Arms frowned gravely.
"How many units are left?" He-Man asked.
"Not many," Man-At-Arms replied. "All of us were scattered. Suddenly, they were everywhere. Chaos."
"That's not good." Atticus looked firm about the bad guys doing this.
"Someone betrayed us." added Teela.
"Help! Help!" called the small man in the net. "Get me outta this!"
Teela whipped around, but He-Man stopped her. "It's alright." he said.
"Help! Help! Help, somebody!" exclaimed the small man as he struggled.
"Okay, okay, we heard ya the first time." said Ram-Man as he and the others approached.
"Pull the pole out." instructed Man-at-Arms, and Mo and Atticus removed the pole from the net.
"Who is this?" Cherry asked.
"I don't think even I recognize him." Atticus replied.
"I am Gwildor of Thenur: locksmith and inventor," The being informed. "Skeletor's forces were hunting me down. A million blessings upon you for saving my life."
"No blessing is necessary," Atticus beamed proudly. "Any foe of Skeletor is a friend of ours."
"Now, why are you so important to Skeletor?" He-Man then asked.
"Just a second... Help me up," said Gwildor as he took Teela by the hand and stumbled to his feet. "I'd better show you. Please, come with me." He then got his staff and toddled off to his workshop, and the group followed him.
"So, is this guy like Yoda or something?" Cherry asked.
"I know as much as you do right now, Cherry." Atticus replied as not even he knew Gwildor.
They soon came up to a metallic-looking door.
"I remember the days we didn't have to lock our doors," Gwildor said as he began to open the door with a special key. "Those days will come back. Oh, yes."
"Yeah, I think they were called the 50s," remarked Lionel.
The door opened. "Enter, enter," said Gwildor as he pushed it the rest of the way, and Teela and Man-at-Arms joined the others...but Ram-Man had to stay outside since he was too big to fit through the doorway.
"Come in, come in; welcome to my home!" Gwildor explained. As soon as everyone else was inside, he made sure that the doors were locked tightly.
"Boy... Close pod bay doors indeed..." Cherry commented.
Teela, Man-at-Arms, and Thor began to examine the devices that Gwildor had with him.
"Now, you ask why Skeletor asks for me." Gwildor began to them.
"Based on what I can see here, you made something?" Cherry guessed.
"You're right, little lady," Gwildor replied as he came to get something to show them that he had made himself. "Because of my invention. Because of this. Now I wish I hadn't created it. Skeletor wants me killed so I can't make another one."
"Cool... Uh... Whatever it's supposed to be." Atticus smiled politely.
"It appears to be some sort of inter-dimensional travel device," Lionel observed. "Like a Trans-Warp Drive."
"What is it?" asked Sabrina. "What does it do?"
"I call it... The Cosmic Key," said Gwildor as he placed it down and it began to spin. "It is the most unique key in the universe. The tones it generates can open a doorway to anywhere."
"So it uses sound to create portals?" Lionel exclaimed. "Like a sort of... Tear in the fabric of the universe..."
"Kinda makes me think of a certain video game." Cherry commented.
"So, it can go anywhere too?" Thor asked.
"Exactly," Gwildor replied. "One simply computes gravitonic tones for a specific destination, activates the energizer, and-"
"And that's how Skeletor's troops got into the city and surprised us." He-Man interrupted as he realized what this meant.
"Yes," Gwildor nodded. "I'm afraid so."
"You little worm..." Teela scowled. "Don't you realize what you've done?!"
"Easy, Teela..." urged He-Man. "He didn't know."
"That's right," said Gwildor. "How could I know? We Thenurians are a peaceful race. Trusting in every way."
"Especially to a fault..." Lionel remarked.
Gwildor picked up the Cosmic Key. "A woman came to see me... Said she heard about my fame as a locksmith," he explained. "She seemed, um, interested in my work. How could I know she was from Snake Mountain? She was beautiful!"
"That would be Evil-Lyn." replied Orko.
"Yep, that's how she gets ya." Mo nodded.
"She tricked me," Gwildor said with regret. "She stole the Key!"
"Gwildor, can this device of yours get us into Grayskull?" Atticus soon asked.
"Certainly." Gwildor nodded.
"To the Sorceress?" He-Man beamed hopefully.
"Those were the first coordinates I calculated before she came." Gwildor replied.
"Good!" Atticus, Thor, and He-Man all beamed.
"We can't, we can't," Gwildor then said suddenly. "If we disturb the gravitonic waves, Skeletor's key will locate us."
"Well, that's a bummer." Cherry said before an alarm sounded suddenly.
"And I think we're in for some more trouble!" exclaimed Orko as Skeletor's troopers soon arrived on the scene.
"Warlord, to the point!" Karg commanded.
"We're out of here!" Cherry told the others, running off one way.
"No, not that way," Gwildor said, leading them out in a special way. "This way, the secret passage. Hurry! Hurry!"
The group headed out the secret passage, where Battle Cat, Ram-Man, and She-Ra were waiting for them.
"Is this a good time, or should I come back later?" She-Ra asked with a smirk.
"She-Ra." Mo smiled at her.
"Hello, there," She-Ra replied. "Now I believe must hurry to Castle Grayskull. Oh, Atticus, I almost didn't recognize you."
"I could say almost the same thing." Atticus said with a proud smile.
"Once again, we can introduce you to our other friends later," said Cherry as they made their way towards the fortress.
"Thanks to Orko and Lionel combining their power to create a cloakin' spell, we were able to get here without a hitch," remarked Ram-Man.
"Aw, gee, Rammy," Orko chuckled sheepishly. "It was nothing."
"What really stinks about this is that when Skeletor took over, he trapped King Randor and Queen Marlena, in the dungeons," said Teela. "I just hope Adam is okay; even if he is a layabout and a slacker, he's still my best friend."
"I know what you mean." Atticus replied.
"I don't like adventures." Gwildor said to himself.
"Then you're in the wrong franchise." Thor remarked.
A/N: This was first written in 2019, I just wanna make sure you guys know that especially with a line that becomes dated by the time this is released. I hope you like the story based on the live-action adaptation of He-Man. That's all I have to say for now then. Read & Review!