*****Again, this is for fun, He-Man and the MoTU characters do not belong
to me.
CHAPTER 7: Discoveries
Snake Mountain.
Skeletor and his minions were gathered in his dark chamber intently watching a projection from Tri-Clops' doomseeker that was spying around the Royal Palace.
Evil-Lyn unfolded her arms and pointed to the image of Erin, who was being escorted away from the table by Prince Adam.
"That's her Skeletor," she seethed. "That is the visitor the prophecy tells about."
Skeletor rubbed his chin as he focused on the image of the woman intently. He observed her slow movements and noticed how fatigued she was. More importantly, he observed that the defenders didn't know much about her.
"Is it possible those fools don't realize who they have staying with them?" he thought to himself.
"We attack tonight," he ordered. "But we shall send two different squads. One to do a head on, full frontal attack on the palace to keep the defenders busy. The other squad, comprised of you, Evil-Lyn, Beast-Man, and Trap-Jaw will find a way into the palace more covertly, get that woman and bring her to me."
Evil-Lyn bowed. "As you wish my liege."
Back at the palace..
Adam and Erin walked silently down the hall. Erin felt like she could sleep for days. Adam cleared his throat as they approached her room.
"Here we go," he said shyly. "You should probably get some rest."
Erin chuckled. "I don't think that would be a problem. I almost feel asleep four times during Orko's magic show."
Adam laughed. Erin smiled and thought to herself that the prince had a great laugh.
When the laughter slowed, the two just looked at each other then blushed and looked to the ground. Erin felt like a 13-year-old girl at her first school dance. "Well, I'm gonna get some rest," she said and turned to the door.
Adam shuffled his feet. "Yeah, I'll see you in the morning."
Just then Teela came down the hall. She was walking fast, right toward to the two, and she looked like she was on a mission.
"Erin, is it?" she commanded in her most authoritative tone. "I'm Teela, Captain of the Royal Guard. My father, Man-At-Arms, needs to see you in his workshop right away. I need you to come with me."
Erin was too tired to argue and she looked at Adam and smiled.
"So much for sleep," she sighed and looked at Teela. "Okay, lead the way. It's not like I don't have anything else to do."
Adam shot Teela a sheepish look and followed behind the two.
As the group entered the workshop, Adam saw that Man-At-Arms had hooked up his memory projector, the one the Queen had used to remember things about Earth and her past on Eternia. He glanced over to Erin who was looking all over the room, as if taking in everything she saw. He couldn't begin to imagine what all this was like for her. As Man-At-Arms explained what the Memory Projector would do, Erin just looked down and nodded her head. Adam wondered if she was too tired for this, but like his teacher, he knew this could be the only way to finding out what brought her to Eternia.
"This isn't going to fry my brain is it?" Erin asked Man-At-arms. His eyebrows raised and he chuckled a little. "No, you'll be fine." Adam hoped he was right and gave a worried glance to Teela, whose sourpuss facial expression hadn't changed since she had brought them there.
Erin sat down and Man-At-Arms placed the headpiece on her. She took a deep breath as he pushed a few buttons. Teela dimmed the lights and Erin was suddenly reminded of the movie theaters back home.
"What, no popcorn for the show?" she asked amused with herself. There was silence in the room. "Tough crowd," she thought. She was beginning to feel more like herself and this made her more comfortable.
Then the movie began. The picture appeared in thin air. It showed Erin driving the Jeep through the trees of the Black Hills. The beautiful Midwest sunset, and a mist starting to develop over the clearing.
"They've got to be kidding me," Erin saw herself say. Erin chuckled a little. Bill and the boys would never believe this if she explained it to them. She wondered how she would ever explain her disappearance to her boss.
The group watched on as the projection showed Erin looking around the clearing. "Well, I think we've spent sufficient time out here on this wild goose.."
Just as her image stopped talking, Man-At-Arms saw what she was looking at and twitched. "A portal," he breathed.
Erin was just as confused as before. The group continued to watch the projection as Erin's image approached the blue light, as Jerry ran into it and as he turned around and pulled her in.
Man-At-Arm's stopped the machine. "It was a portal, a dimensional gate," he said. "But, none like I've ever seen."
Teela folded her arms across her chest and leaned against the wall.
"Okay, so it's a portal, we've seen them before, and they're easy enough to reopen. We just have to go to the Sorceress and."
Man-At-Arms cut her off.
"This one is different." All eyes were fixed upon him. He brought up a still picture of the portal from Erin's memory. "Most gates are a yellow, red, or orange color, based on the amount of energy they are made of. While they seem normal for mortals to use, those are very powerful. This one is blue, bright blue, meaning the amount of energy within it is beyond.."
He paused and stared at Erin.
Adam's concern increased. "Beyond what, Duncan?"
His stare broke. "Beyond that of which any mortal could pass through. It's the type of portal that only the messengers of the elders could use..because they were immortal. No one, not even the Sorceress, can open them. Its appearance on Earth is a complete mystery."
Erin was out of her chair, her eyes wild and her hands shaking.
"What the HELL does that mean? I'M SOME TYPE OF GOD BUT I CAN'T GET HOME?!? THAT DOESN'T MAKE ANY SENSE!!!!" she yelled.
Teela took a defensive stance, she didn't like how this new girl was reacting. Adam put his hand on his friend's shoulder to keep her from jumping on Erin and wrestling her to the ground. Secretly, he knew a little of what Erin was going though and remembered back to the day he was told about his destiny.
Man-At-Arms put his hands up to calm the upset woman. "I don't know, but the messengers of the elders weren't gods, but they were endowed with certain, very intense powers, so intense that they could never be killed by any mortal hands. When the elders disappeared from Eternia decades ago, many of their messengers were scattered throughout the universe so that the forces of evil could never obtain the power they had. If they did, it would mean certain destruction for anyone or thing that got in their way."
He turned his back to the group. "If you were able to travel through that portal, than you must have the blood of a messenger coursing through your veins and your heart."
Erin sat back down in disbelief. The whole scenario was ridiculous. Her mother died of cancer years ago, so she was very mortal, otherwise she would still be alive. Her father left when she was very young so it couldn't have been...
Or could it have? Her head was swimming. She tried to stand up but fell into a dead faint onto the floor.
Man-At-Arms picked her up. "She's had too much for one day," he said carrying her out of the room. "She needs to rest. Tomorrow we go to the Sorceress to find out where to go from here."
Adam opened the door to Erin's room. Jerry, who had been sleeping on the bed sat up and whined when she saw Erin's limp body being placed on the bed. Man-At-Arms scratched his head.
"It's okay big fella," he soothed. "She's just sleeping."
Jerry nuzzled his head under Erin's hand and snorted. "This is too much," he grunted.
CHAPTER 7: Discoveries
Snake Mountain.
Skeletor and his minions were gathered in his dark chamber intently watching a projection from Tri-Clops' doomseeker that was spying around the Royal Palace.
Evil-Lyn unfolded her arms and pointed to the image of Erin, who was being escorted away from the table by Prince Adam.
"That's her Skeletor," she seethed. "That is the visitor the prophecy tells about."
Skeletor rubbed his chin as he focused on the image of the woman intently. He observed her slow movements and noticed how fatigued she was. More importantly, he observed that the defenders didn't know much about her.
"Is it possible those fools don't realize who they have staying with them?" he thought to himself.
"We attack tonight," he ordered. "But we shall send two different squads. One to do a head on, full frontal attack on the palace to keep the defenders busy. The other squad, comprised of you, Evil-Lyn, Beast-Man, and Trap-Jaw will find a way into the palace more covertly, get that woman and bring her to me."
Evil-Lyn bowed. "As you wish my liege."
Back at the palace..
Adam and Erin walked silently down the hall. Erin felt like she could sleep for days. Adam cleared his throat as they approached her room.
"Here we go," he said shyly. "You should probably get some rest."
Erin chuckled. "I don't think that would be a problem. I almost feel asleep four times during Orko's magic show."
Adam laughed. Erin smiled and thought to herself that the prince had a great laugh.
When the laughter slowed, the two just looked at each other then blushed and looked to the ground. Erin felt like a 13-year-old girl at her first school dance. "Well, I'm gonna get some rest," she said and turned to the door.
Adam shuffled his feet. "Yeah, I'll see you in the morning."
Just then Teela came down the hall. She was walking fast, right toward to the two, and she looked like she was on a mission.
"Erin, is it?" she commanded in her most authoritative tone. "I'm Teela, Captain of the Royal Guard. My father, Man-At-Arms, needs to see you in his workshop right away. I need you to come with me."
Erin was too tired to argue and she looked at Adam and smiled.
"So much for sleep," she sighed and looked at Teela. "Okay, lead the way. It's not like I don't have anything else to do."
Adam shot Teela a sheepish look and followed behind the two.
As the group entered the workshop, Adam saw that Man-At-Arms had hooked up his memory projector, the one the Queen had used to remember things about Earth and her past on Eternia. He glanced over to Erin who was looking all over the room, as if taking in everything she saw. He couldn't begin to imagine what all this was like for her. As Man-At-Arms explained what the Memory Projector would do, Erin just looked down and nodded her head. Adam wondered if she was too tired for this, but like his teacher, he knew this could be the only way to finding out what brought her to Eternia.
"This isn't going to fry my brain is it?" Erin asked Man-At-arms. His eyebrows raised and he chuckled a little. "No, you'll be fine." Adam hoped he was right and gave a worried glance to Teela, whose sourpuss facial expression hadn't changed since she had brought them there.
Erin sat down and Man-At-Arms placed the headpiece on her. She took a deep breath as he pushed a few buttons. Teela dimmed the lights and Erin was suddenly reminded of the movie theaters back home.
"What, no popcorn for the show?" she asked amused with herself. There was silence in the room. "Tough crowd," she thought. She was beginning to feel more like herself and this made her more comfortable.
Then the movie began. The picture appeared in thin air. It showed Erin driving the Jeep through the trees of the Black Hills. The beautiful Midwest sunset, and a mist starting to develop over the clearing.
"They've got to be kidding me," Erin saw herself say. Erin chuckled a little. Bill and the boys would never believe this if she explained it to them. She wondered how she would ever explain her disappearance to her boss.
The group watched on as the projection showed Erin looking around the clearing. "Well, I think we've spent sufficient time out here on this wild goose.."
Just as her image stopped talking, Man-At-Arms saw what she was looking at and twitched. "A portal," he breathed.
Erin was just as confused as before. The group continued to watch the projection as Erin's image approached the blue light, as Jerry ran into it and as he turned around and pulled her in.
Man-At-Arm's stopped the machine. "It was a portal, a dimensional gate," he said. "But, none like I've ever seen."
Teela folded her arms across her chest and leaned against the wall.
"Okay, so it's a portal, we've seen them before, and they're easy enough to reopen. We just have to go to the Sorceress and."
Man-At-Arms cut her off.
"This one is different." All eyes were fixed upon him. He brought up a still picture of the portal from Erin's memory. "Most gates are a yellow, red, or orange color, based on the amount of energy they are made of. While they seem normal for mortals to use, those are very powerful. This one is blue, bright blue, meaning the amount of energy within it is beyond.."
He paused and stared at Erin.
Adam's concern increased. "Beyond what, Duncan?"
His stare broke. "Beyond that of which any mortal could pass through. It's the type of portal that only the messengers of the elders could use..because they were immortal. No one, not even the Sorceress, can open them. Its appearance on Earth is a complete mystery."
Erin was out of her chair, her eyes wild and her hands shaking.
"What the HELL does that mean? I'M SOME TYPE OF GOD BUT I CAN'T GET HOME?!? THAT DOESN'T MAKE ANY SENSE!!!!" she yelled.
Teela took a defensive stance, she didn't like how this new girl was reacting. Adam put his hand on his friend's shoulder to keep her from jumping on Erin and wrestling her to the ground. Secretly, he knew a little of what Erin was going though and remembered back to the day he was told about his destiny.
Man-At-Arms put his hands up to calm the upset woman. "I don't know, but the messengers of the elders weren't gods, but they were endowed with certain, very intense powers, so intense that they could never be killed by any mortal hands. When the elders disappeared from Eternia decades ago, many of their messengers were scattered throughout the universe so that the forces of evil could never obtain the power they had. If they did, it would mean certain destruction for anyone or thing that got in their way."
He turned his back to the group. "If you were able to travel through that portal, than you must have the blood of a messenger coursing through your veins and your heart."
Erin sat back down in disbelief. The whole scenario was ridiculous. Her mother died of cancer years ago, so she was very mortal, otherwise she would still be alive. Her father left when she was very young so it couldn't have been...
Or could it have? Her head was swimming. She tried to stand up but fell into a dead faint onto the floor.
Man-At-Arms picked her up. "She's had too much for one day," he said carrying her out of the room. "She needs to rest. Tomorrow we go to the Sorceress to find out where to go from here."
Adam opened the door to Erin's room. Jerry, who had been sleeping on the bed sat up and whined when she saw Erin's limp body being placed on the bed. Man-At-Arms scratched his head.
"It's okay big fella," he soothed. "She's just sleeping."
Jerry nuzzled his head under Erin's hand and snorted. "This is too much," he grunted.