Chapter Six
The bright light faded and the tiger and man found themselves surrounded by the walls of a dark green stoned castle. They immediately recognized it as Castle Grayskull and peered over to a woman dressed in bright bird plumage complete with feathered cape.
"Greetings, He-Man," she welcomed in her soft voice. "I wish that your visit could be under more sublime circumstances."
"Sorceress," the barbarian pleaded to her, "What is going on?"
She turned to a full length mirror and swept her wand before it. "Eternia is being rocked by magically created earthquakes. The likes of which I have never seen."
"Skeletor?"
"No. By a source not found on this world or any other in this universe."
He-Man frowned. "I don't understand."
"Someone with the power to manipulate and warp extra-dimensions has launched an attack on Eternia. I do not expect you to fully understand, nor do I know who who this person or being is." She paused. "But I ask that you leave at once to find your sister. We may not have much time left. Return here and I shall instruct you further."
Meanwhile . . .
Barbie smiled evilly from the top shelf as she looked down upon the miscellaneous group of creatures on the bed. Her plan was working. Behind her was a giant witchweed machine she had created from all her extra shoes and a couple of paperclips. "It's amazing what you can do with a shoe" she thought to herself.
She took another sip from the vile of potion in her hand, and suddenly, the world started to shake.
Barbie cackled with glee.
"It's all my fault," moaned Shady.
"I do not believe that you posses the gravitational field necessary to produce such a tremor," responded Wind Whistler.
"What?" questioned Bouncy with a frown.
"She isn't the one causing the earthquake." Medley answered with exasperation.
The ground stopped trembling.
From above, Barbie threw a tantrum. "It's supposed to last longer then that!" she moaned. In her anger she threw everything she could get her hands on. Ken sighed in exasperation.
"Ow!" whined Bouncy as something hit her head. "What was that?!"
"I believe it is a garment worn on the tip of ones hind appendages."
Bouncy looked at Wind Whistler threateningly and gritted her teeth. Medley rolled her eyes. "A shoe, Bouncy, a shoe."
"Where did it come from?"
The ponies all looked up.
