Chapter Seven

He-Man walked through the portal created from Castle Grayskull and glanced around. The world in which his sister lived was a lovely planet. Much of the land surface was covered by colorful plant life. Flowers seemingly bloomed everywhere. The cloudless sky hummed with the playful chatter of the bird and winged reptiles who dwelt there. Somewhere in the distance a group of farmers toiling in their fields chanted a song to pass the time away.

Cringer stepped along side the barbarian and sniffled his nose. "I wonder what Adora's having for lunch today?"

He-Man looked down at the large cat. "We aren't here for a casual brunch, Cringe. The universe is at stake."

"Mmm. Steak sounds good." With a hard glare from the humanoid Cringer decided to drop the subject and He-Man raised his sword. The barbarian warrior guise dropped from the man's appearance and a more stately facade of a prince in royal purple and blue took hold.

"Let's find Adora and get back as soon as possible."

"Okay Adam." The cat grinned and they began to walk.


The blonde haired woman laughed at the small creatures below. In the massive bedroom where all now stood her cackles echoed like a great canyon. She tossed a lock of long hair from her shoulders and flicked it behind her as she finished.

"Who is that?" Rainbow Brite was the first to ask.

A small whimper came from the round quivering ball beside Starlite. "Barbie. She's a horrible, evil woman. She'll take our tails and tie them together, throw stuff at us and put things down our pouches. You don't even want to know what she does to her little sisters." Potato Chip raised her head slightly, her ears bobbing humorously.

"Evil?" Tenderheart cocked his head. "She can't be so bad. Her dress is so... pink. Pink isn't an evil color." He glanced at the long pink gown the woman was wearing. It's satin skirt nearly reached the floor with frills of pink and white lace circling her waist and sleeves.

"Now red, black and olive green. Now those are evil colors." Wish Bear said.

Heart Throb continued to wail.

"I'll have you know that one of my best friends has the boldest red colored body in all of Dream Valley and he is NOT EVIL!" Medley shrieked at the bears.

"Someone needs a hug."

"AAAAAAAAHHHHHHH!!!!!" Suddenly the formerly green pegasus was lifted in the air by Starscream. "Put me down! I'm warning you; oversized toaster oven!!!!"

"Fellows," Wind Whistler interjected. "Perhaps we should quell the matter at hand?"

"Which one?" Bouncy asked. "There are so many."

The pegasus pondered for a moment. "Barbie."

"You called my name, lowly creature?" Barbie asked from above.

Wind Whistler stepped forward. "Yes. Do you know how we came to be here?"

She laughed again.

Bouncy was getting a headache.

"I brought you here." Barbie smirked.

"Send us home!" Heart Throb pleaded between frantic sobs.

Barbie appeared to take her request into consideration. "No." She said finally.

"And why not?" Starlite demanded.

"I am going to be the supreme toy of the world." She placed her hands on her hips. "And you toys are so going to be tossed into a dead void. Out of sight, out of mind." She turned to the man lounging on a fur rug. "Right honey?"

Ken nodded. "You're the empress of the modern world."

She gave another screechy laugh. Bouncy was wishing for a crossbow right then.

"Toy?" Wish Bear wondered and looked to Tenderheart who could only respond with a shrug. "What's she talking about?"

Medley gave Starscream a kick in the chestplate.

And then all hell broke loose, yet again.