**DISCLAIMER IN CHAPTER 1
CHAPTER 2: WINDS OF CHANGE
Erin ran so hard she could barely breathe, but it felt so good to be out of the palace that she couldn't bring herself to stop. She decided about a half a mile back to push it a little farther today since she had the extra time. Her rottweiler Jerry, although older now, panted behind her as he tried to keep up with her.
"You could slow down a little," he panted. "I'm not the pup I used to be."
Erin smiled at the dog. She remembered how much it freaked her out when she discovered that on Eternia, the dog could talk. Now she was used to it.
"Sorry, boy," she replied.
She knew she was another good mile from Castle Grayskull and debated running as far as the mystic old ruin. She slowed her run down to a fast walk, and eventually came to a stop, bending over to put her hands on her knees. Jerry collapsed on the ground.
"You're a slave driver," he snorted.
She felt like she was going to collapse too, but at least she would on her own terms, she thought, rather than do it while chasing a child around the palace. She wondered if her mother had had the same problem with her when she was a child.
"You need the exercise," she retorted. "I swear, I don't know who eats more, you or Cringer."
The dog grunted. "Thanks a heap."
She stood back up and stretched her arms up into the sky. Feeling pretty wiped out she decided to rest for a few minutes and then trek back to the palace. Grayskull had been there for centuries, she figured it wasn't going anywhere. She sat down on a nearby rock and took a few, deep breaths.
She loved this particular clearing she had stopped in. It reminded her of a clearing she used to spend hours relaxing in located near her old cabin in the black hills of South Dakota. This clearing was also a place she and Adam came to a lot in the early part of their marriage for picnics and just to get away from it all. This was also the place she and Jerry had first arrived on Eternia.
Her cheeks flushed a bit as she remembered that day and shook her head. She needed to talk things out with her husband, she didn't like all this tension between them and she told herself that as soon as she got back to the palace, she would track him down, meeting or no meeting.
"Do you think I'm being unreasonable about this whole baby thing," she asked he canine friend.
The dog just looked at her and yawned.
"No offense, but the kid you have now pull on my ears and tail enough," he said. "I don't feel like being tag-teamed on."
In the forest around her, the birds stopped chirping and the breeze seemed to come to a stop. Normally, this would have alarmed Erin since it was getting late in the afternoon but she was too tired to care. In fact, she had become so tired, she could barely stand up off of the rock. From his place on the ground, Jerry just growled.
She felt dizzy, and leaned back on the rock to keep her balance.
"Something's wrong," she thought to herself. "I shouldn't feel this tired."
A twig snapped in the forest. It could have come from anywhere around her, but Erin's focus was so fuzzy that she couldn't tell which direction it did. Jerry stood up and walked in front of his master.
"Is someone there?" she said loudly, looking around the clearing. The dog just continued to growl.
A cold breeze washed over her and followed by the smell of musty air. Erin could have sworn she heard a woman laughing harshly in the distance. She became defensive immediately.
"I command you to show yourself," she yelled despite her overwhelming fatigue. "Show yourself or face the consequences."
Another twig broke, this one closer than the last. Erin would have run, but she had suddenly become so weak, she could barely move. She was confused at her sudden severe loss of energy and became more frustrated by her current predicament.
She pushed herself off of the rock and took a few steps back in the direction of the palace, but her legs felt like jelly and the world was spinning. She put her hand on her head to steady herself but it was to no avail. She fell forward onto a tree and held on with what she had left.
"Somebody please," she gasped. "Jerry, get help..."
She gave into her massive fatigue and passed out. Just as the light of the day was fading to her, she saw a woman in a blue cloak coming towards her.
Man-At-Arms and Adam were half-way to Grayskull in the Wind Raider. Adam sat with his arms crossed, looking very pensive. Man-At-Arms was worried about his friend.
"You know, Adam, we could be wrong about this," he started as he continued concentrating on his flying. "It might not be anything at all."
Adam's eyebrow cocked. He was surprised to hear such a thing come from Man- At-Arms who would usually demanded that everything be checked out before it was ignored.
"I'm not willing to take any chances," he retorted. "Especially if there's the slightest chance that Erin or my son could be in any danger. I have to find out.."
Adam was cut off by Teela's voice coming over the Raider's radio.
"Teela to Man-At-arms, come in." it echoed.
Adam picked up the receiver before Man-At-Arms could.
"Go ahead Teela," he said into it.
Teela's voice became apprehensive but was still strong.
"Adam, you and father need to return to the palace right away," she said.
Adam frowned and became annoyed at the distraction. He hoped for Teela's sake it wasn't anything menial.
"We're very busy Teela," he responded. "Was is it that can't wait until we return?"
There was a pause on the other end. Finally Teela came back over.
"It's your wife," she said as the color drained from Adam's face. "Something's happened."
The receiver slipped from Adam's hand and Man-At-Arms quickly picked it up.
"We're on our way," he said just as the Prince tried to grab it from him and yelled: "What's happened?!?"
The radio crackled and Teela's voice cut in and out.
"Found..forest..unconscious..palace" were the only words that came over the receiver.
Man-At-Arms turned the Wind Raider around and gunned it back to the palace.
The tides at the Sea of Rakash had been unsteady for weeks. Mer-Man knew something was about to happen but didn't know what. He also didn't know why he had felt compelled to return to the abandoned ruins of Snake Mountain.
He walked through the moss-covered corridors to the main chamber where Skeletor used to reign with an iron fist. He looked at the decaying throne made from bones and decided to try it out just to see how it fit. As he sat down and made himself comfy, a voice echoed through the chamber.
"I wouldn't get to comfortable in that if I were you," the woman's voice oozed with evil.
Mer-Man looked into the darkness and met a pair of purple, glowing eyes as Evil-Lyn started to emerge. Mer-Man waved his arm apathetically.
"Why, Skeletor's gone," he started. "Why shouldn't I be the one to take over?"
The lightning bolt narrowly missed Mer-Man's head. He looked at the witch who was slowly putting her arm down.
"Did you really believe Skeletor was gone for good?" she seethed looking at the aquatic oaf with a large amount of disdain. "Now get up, we have much work to do."
Mer-Man stood, only to avoid another lightning bolt, and walked toward Evil- Lyn.
"Stop that. You mean Skeletor lives?" he asked inquisitively. "Where the hells has he been?"
Evil-Lyn just smiled curtly and starting walking toward the open mouth of Snake Mountain. In the distance, Mer-Man could she the flicker of something, but could not tell what it was.
"Hells, doesn't even begin to describe it," the witch cackled. "Trust me, he's not going to be in a very good mood when he gets back either."
Prince Adam was practically sprinting down the hall to his chamber. Worry and fear consumed him so much he didn't even realize he knocked over a guard who happened to be in the wrong place at the wrong time.
Memories of the time he thought Erin had died flooded through his head and so help him, he was not going to lose her again.
The two guards standing at the chamber doors saw the Prince coming in fast and got out of his way as he burst through the door and looked around the room.
Erin was sitting up in bed looking at him with surprise. His mother was sitting at the foot of the bed while Adacan played in the corner with more of his toys. Jerry was asleep on the floor next to Cringer.
He closed the doors and walked over to the bed. There were dark circles under her eyes and a bruise on her head, but other than that, she looked radiant. He circled to the other side of the bed and sat down, wrapping his strong arms around her.
"Are you okay?" he stammered. "What happened? Are you hurt? How did your head get bruised?"
Erin chuckled and placed her hand over his mouth. "Sshh," she soothed. "I'm okay. Just a little knock on the head. I must have hit it against the tree when I fainted."
Adam's eye widened and he stroked her hair, still not letting her go from his embrace.
"Fainted," he said. "Why did you faint? Are you not well?"
At the end of the bed, his mother giggled. Adam looked at her like she was insane but then realized Erin was giggling too.
"What is going on?" he said fiercely. "Would someone please explain..."
The Queen cut him off. "Erin my dear, you had better tell him before he tears the room apart."
Adam looked at Erin who was playing with a strand of his hair.
"Please, would somebody tell me what you two are going on about?" he pleaded.
Erin smiled at him, her blue eyes lit up.
"Well, it looks like you may have gotten your wish," she said slyly. "The healer is checking to see right now to see if we're going to be parents again."
Despite her earlier reservations about having another child, Erin couldn't be upset about the possibility and smiled broadly as the news hit Adam.
"A baby?" he gasped. "Another one? Really?" He was delighted but shocked, his wife had been so against the idea.
The Queen stood up from the bed and straightened out her skirts. She smiled at her son who was still in awe of the recent news.
"Well, I'll let you two talk this out," she said, giving Erin a wink as she left the room.
In the corner, Adacan waived his arm never looking up from his toys.
"Hi daddy, Momma doesn't feel good so sshhh!" he repeated what his grandmother had told him earlier.
Erin looked at Adacan and her smile dropped a little.
"Well, we don't know for sure yet," she started sitting back. "But after what happened in the woods, I don't know how else to explain it."
Adam's smile turned into a frown.
"What happened in the woods?" he inquired with a worried tone.
Erin looked at her husband then back over to her son. She really wasn't sure how to explain it and didn't really remember anything.
"I was on my run, and I must have overdid it," she said. "Because the last thing I remember was sitting on a rock in our clearing feeling exhausted."
Adam smile crept back on his face at the mention of their special place.
"And the next thing I knew was I was back in the palace and Teela and your mother were asking a healer all kinds of questions."
Adam looked out the window. He and his friend had been at odds for many years. He knew Teela didn't like Erin and he felt the feeling was mutual for Erin. Why, Teela had originally refused to come to their wedding, but at the last moment made a short appearance. However, given the circumstances, it heartened him to know two of the most important women in his life would stand up for each other if they ever needed to.
He looked at his wife again inquisitively.
"I thought you didn't want to have any more children right now," he asked. "What changed your mind?"
Erin grinned and patted him on the shoulder.
"Well, this wasn't exactly planned on my part, my dear," she teased. "But after thinking about it, maybe Adacan can use someone to play with."
Adam smiled. He had argued that very point months ago. He remembered growing up in the palace an only child since his twin had been kidnapped. And although he had Teela around for pretty much everything, he still cursed the Horde for depriving him of his sister for so long.
In the distance, Adam heard Man-At-Arms speaking quietly outside the door to Teela. He looked at his wife.
"You better get some rest," He said softly as he kissed her on the forehead. "I've got a little work to do, but I will be back up before dinner."
Erin smiled and squeezed Adam's hand. "Okay," she said. "But try to stay out of trouble will you? We've got some things to talk about tonight."
Adam nodded and wondered what things she meant. As he walked out of the room, Adacan came running up behind him.
"I wanna come too!" he cried.
Adam felt guilty and picked his son up. "Okay," he always caved into the child. "But you have to be a good boy and don't cause any trouble."
His mother had said the same thing to him many times when he was a boy, and it never stopped him. But Adam hadn't spent much time with his son that day so he thought he'd make it up to him.
Outside his bedroom, Adam joined Teela and Man-At-Arms as they walked towards Man-At-Arms' workshop.
"Okay Teela, what happened out there?" he asked his friend carefully. He didn't want to come off to boss-like because that was not what their relationship was like.
Teela shook her head and looked at him.
"That's a very good question," she replied. "I decided to go get Erin myself, like you ordered when I heard Jerry barking. When I found them, Erin was in a dead faint in the clearing."
Man-At-Arms opened the door to his workshop and the four entered. Immediately, Adacan wanted to play with everything in sight, but Adam just lifted him onto his shoulders as Teela continued.
"I called some of my guards back at the palace to come out with a Wind Raider and that's when I called you guys," she went on. "The strange thing was though, while I was waiting in the clearing and checking Erin's pulse, I could have sworn someone or something was watching us."
Man-At-Arms frowned as he started tinkering with his computer. Adam started to open his mouth to say something, but Man-At-Arms cut him off.
"Look at this," he said in an astonished voice. "The infrared scanners indicate that vortex is starting to close up."
Mer-Man and Evil-Lyn stood in the barren wastelands. Behind them, Trap-Jaw and Webstor looked on with intrigue. Evil-Lyn raised her arms to the sky and began to chant an incantation loudly. Around her, lightning struck and winds blew heavily. Mer-Man could barely stand up in the storm. Panthor sat quietly at her feet, unaffected by the atmospheric change.
Ahead of them, a blue light appeared, so bright that none of them could look directly into it, except Evil-Lyn, whose eyes were once again glowing a bright purple.
Finally, the blue light started to fade. Evil-Lyn smiled demonically as the light disappeared and she heard the familiar, evil cackle that had been vanquished for so many years.
"Welcome back," she seethed.
Man-At-Arms looked at the readings the computer was giving him about the vortex with a confused expression.
Adam set Adacan down on the floor and looked at his friend.
"According to these readings," Man-At-Arms started. "The vortex is gone. Maybe there really wasn't anything to worry about."
" Daddy?" Adacan tugged hard on Adam's red jacket. Adam just ignored him.
"It's gone?" he asked. "But we didn't even find out what it was."
Adacan kept tugging. "Daaaddy!"
"Well, there isn't much we can do about it now," Teela cut in. "We can just keep our eyes open in case it comes back."
"DAAAADDDDYYY!!!" Adacan's persistence grew stronger and he nearly ripped Adam's jacket right off of him.
Adam looked down at his son with impatience.
"What is it Adacan?" he scolded.
The boy let go and put his head down. Adam immediately felt guilty for scolding him.
The child looked up and pointed to Zoar the Falcon, who was sitting in the workshop's window.
"The bird woman says she wants you to go to graves skill, oops, I mean Grayskull."
CHAPTER 2: WINDS OF CHANGE
Erin ran so hard she could barely breathe, but it felt so good to be out of the palace that she couldn't bring herself to stop. She decided about a half a mile back to push it a little farther today since she had the extra time. Her rottweiler Jerry, although older now, panted behind her as he tried to keep up with her.
"You could slow down a little," he panted. "I'm not the pup I used to be."
Erin smiled at the dog. She remembered how much it freaked her out when she discovered that on Eternia, the dog could talk. Now she was used to it.
"Sorry, boy," she replied.
She knew she was another good mile from Castle Grayskull and debated running as far as the mystic old ruin. She slowed her run down to a fast walk, and eventually came to a stop, bending over to put her hands on her knees. Jerry collapsed on the ground.
"You're a slave driver," he snorted.
She felt like she was going to collapse too, but at least she would on her own terms, she thought, rather than do it while chasing a child around the palace. She wondered if her mother had had the same problem with her when she was a child.
"You need the exercise," she retorted. "I swear, I don't know who eats more, you or Cringer."
The dog grunted. "Thanks a heap."
She stood back up and stretched her arms up into the sky. Feeling pretty wiped out she decided to rest for a few minutes and then trek back to the palace. Grayskull had been there for centuries, she figured it wasn't going anywhere. She sat down on a nearby rock and took a few, deep breaths.
She loved this particular clearing she had stopped in. It reminded her of a clearing she used to spend hours relaxing in located near her old cabin in the black hills of South Dakota. This clearing was also a place she and Adam came to a lot in the early part of their marriage for picnics and just to get away from it all. This was also the place she and Jerry had first arrived on Eternia.
Her cheeks flushed a bit as she remembered that day and shook her head. She needed to talk things out with her husband, she didn't like all this tension between them and she told herself that as soon as she got back to the palace, she would track him down, meeting or no meeting.
"Do you think I'm being unreasonable about this whole baby thing," she asked he canine friend.
The dog just looked at her and yawned.
"No offense, but the kid you have now pull on my ears and tail enough," he said. "I don't feel like being tag-teamed on."
In the forest around her, the birds stopped chirping and the breeze seemed to come to a stop. Normally, this would have alarmed Erin since it was getting late in the afternoon but she was too tired to care. In fact, she had become so tired, she could barely stand up off of the rock. From his place on the ground, Jerry just growled.
She felt dizzy, and leaned back on the rock to keep her balance.
"Something's wrong," she thought to herself. "I shouldn't feel this tired."
A twig snapped in the forest. It could have come from anywhere around her, but Erin's focus was so fuzzy that she couldn't tell which direction it did. Jerry stood up and walked in front of his master.
"Is someone there?" she said loudly, looking around the clearing. The dog just continued to growl.
A cold breeze washed over her and followed by the smell of musty air. Erin could have sworn she heard a woman laughing harshly in the distance. She became defensive immediately.
"I command you to show yourself," she yelled despite her overwhelming fatigue. "Show yourself or face the consequences."
Another twig broke, this one closer than the last. Erin would have run, but she had suddenly become so weak, she could barely move. She was confused at her sudden severe loss of energy and became more frustrated by her current predicament.
She pushed herself off of the rock and took a few steps back in the direction of the palace, but her legs felt like jelly and the world was spinning. She put her hand on her head to steady herself but it was to no avail. She fell forward onto a tree and held on with what she had left.
"Somebody please," she gasped. "Jerry, get help..."
She gave into her massive fatigue and passed out. Just as the light of the day was fading to her, she saw a woman in a blue cloak coming towards her.
Man-At-Arms and Adam were half-way to Grayskull in the Wind Raider. Adam sat with his arms crossed, looking very pensive. Man-At-Arms was worried about his friend.
"You know, Adam, we could be wrong about this," he started as he continued concentrating on his flying. "It might not be anything at all."
Adam's eyebrow cocked. He was surprised to hear such a thing come from Man- At-Arms who would usually demanded that everything be checked out before it was ignored.
"I'm not willing to take any chances," he retorted. "Especially if there's the slightest chance that Erin or my son could be in any danger. I have to find out.."
Adam was cut off by Teela's voice coming over the Raider's radio.
"Teela to Man-At-arms, come in." it echoed.
Adam picked up the receiver before Man-At-Arms could.
"Go ahead Teela," he said into it.
Teela's voice became apprehensive but was still strong.
"Adam, you and father need to return to the palace right away," she said.
Adam frowned and became annoyed at the distraction. He hoped for Teela's sake it wasn't anything menial.
"We're very busy Teela," he responded. "Was is it that can't wait until we return?"
There was a pause on the other end. Finally Teela came back over.
"It's your wife," she said as the color drained from Adam's face. "Something's happened."
The receiver slipped from Adam's hand and Man-At-Arms quickly picked it up.
"We're on our way," he said just as the Prince tried to grab it from him and yelled: "What's happened?!?"
The radio crackled and Teela's voice cut in and out.
"Found..forest..unconscious..palace" were the only words that came over the receiver.
Man-At-Arms turned the Wind Raider around and gunned it back to the palace.
The tides at the Sea of Rakash had been unsteady for weeks. Mer-Man knew something was about to happen but didn't know what. He also didn't know why he had felt compelled to return to the abandoned ruins of Snake Mountain.
He walked through the moss-covered corridors to the main chamber where Skeletor used to reign with an iron fist. He looked at the decaying throne made from bones and decided to try it out just to see how it fit. As he sat down and made himself comfy, a voice echoed through the chamber.
"I wouldn't get to comfortable in that if I were you," the woman's voice oozed with evil.
Mer-Man looked into the darkness and met a pair of purple, glowing eyes as Evil-Lyn started to emerge. Mer-Man waved his arm apathetically.
"Why, Skeletor's gone," he started. "Why shouldn't I be the one to take over?"
The lightning bolt narrowly missed Mer-Man's head. He looked at the witch who was slowly putting her arm down.
"Did you really believe Skeletor was gone for good?" she seethed looking at the aquatic oaf with a large amount of disdain. "Now get up, we have much work to do."
Mer-Man stood, only to avoid another lightning bolt, and walked toward Evil- Lyn.
"Stop that. You mean Skeletor lives?" he asked inquisitively. "Where the hells has he been?"
Evil-Lyn just smiled curtly and starting walking toward the open mouth of Snake Mountain. In the distance, Mer-Man could she the flicker of something, but could not tell what it was.
"Hells, doesn't even begin to describe it," the witch cackled. "Trust me, he's not going to be in a very good mood when he gets back either."
Prince Adam was practically sprinting down the hall to his chamber. Worry and fear consumed him so much he didn't even realize he knocked over a guard who happened to be in the wrong place at the wrong time.
Memories of the time he thought Erin had died flooded through his head and so help him, he was not going to lose her again.
The two guards standing at the chamber doors saw the Prince coming in fast and got out of his way as he burst through the door and looked around the room.
Erin was sitting up in bed looking at him with surprise. His mother was sitting at the foot of the bed while Adacan played in the corner with more of his toys. Jerry was asleep on the floor next to Cringer.
He closed the doors and walked over to the bed. There were dark circles under her eyes and a bruise on her head, but other than that, she looked radiant. He circled to the other side of the bed and sat down, wrapping his strong arms around her.
"Are you okay?" he stammered. "What happened? Are you hurt? How did your head get bruised?"
Erin chuckled and placed her hand over his mouth. "Sshh," she soothed. "I'm okay. Just a little knock on the head. I must have hit it against the tree when I fainted."
Adam's eye widened and he stroked her hair, still not letting her go from his embrace.
"Fainted," he said. "Why did you faint? Are you not well?"
At the end of the bed, his mother giggled. Adam looked at her like she was insane but then realized Erin was giggling too.
"What is going on?" he said fiercely. "Would someone please explain..."
The Queen cut him off. "Erin my dear, you had better tell him before he tears the room apart."
Adam looked at Erin who was playing with a strand of his hair.
"Please, would somebody tell me what you two are going on about?" he pleaded.
Erin smiled at him, her blue eyes lit up.
"Well, it looks like you may have gotten your wish," she said slyly. "The healer is checking to see right now to see if we're going to be parents again."
Despite her earlier reservations about having another child, Erin couldn't be upset about the possibility and smiled broadly as the news hit Adam.
"A baby?" he gasped. "Another one? Really?" He was delighted but shocked, his wife had been so against the idea.
The Queen stood up from the bed and straightened out her skirts. She smiled at her son who was still in awe of the recent news.
"Well, I'll let you two talk this out," she said, giving Erin a wink as she left the room.
In the corner, Adacan waived his arm never looking up from his toys.
"Hi daddy, Momma doesn't feel good so sshhh!" he repeated what his grandmother had told him earlier.
Erin looked at Adacan and her smile dropped a little.
"Well, we don't know for sure yet," she started sitting back. "But after what happened in the woods, I don't know how else to explain it."
Adam's smile turned into a frown.
"What happened in the woods?" he inquired with a worried tone.
Erin looked at her husband then back over to her son. She really wasn't sure how to explain it and didn't really remember anything.
"I was on my run, and I must have overdid it," she said. "Because the last thing I remember was sitting on a rock in our clearing feeling exhausted."
Adam smile crept back on his face at the mention of their special place.
"And the next thing I knew was I was back in the palace and Teela and your mother were asking a healer all kinds of questions."
Adam looked out the window. He and his friend had been at odds for many years. He knew Teela didn't like Erin and he felt the feeling was mutual for Erin. Why, Teela had originally refused to come to their wedding, but at the last moment made a short appearance. However, given the circumstances, it heartened him to know two of the most important women in his life would stand up for each other if they ever needed to.
He looked at his wife again inquisitively.
"I thought you didn't want to have any more children right now," he asked. "What changed your mind?"
Erin grinned and patted him on the shoulder.
"Well, this wasn't exactly planned on my part, my dear," she teased. "But after thinking about it, maybe Adacan can use someone to play with."
Adam smiled. He had argued that very point months ago. He remembered growing up in the palace an only child since his twin had been kidnapped. And although he had Teela around for pretty much everything, he still cursed the Horde for depriving him of his sister for so long.
In the distance, Adam heard Man-At-Arms speaking quietly outside the door to Teela. He looked at his wife.
"You better get some rest," He said softly as he kissed her on the forehead. "I've got a little work to do, but I will be back up before dinner."
Erin smiled and squeezed Adam's hand. "Okay," she said. "But try to stay out of trouble will you? We've got some things to talk about tonight."
Adam nodded and wondered what things she meant. As he walked out of the room, Adacan came running up behind him.
"I wanna come too!" he cried.
Adam felt guilty and picked his son up. "Okay," he always caved into the child. "But you have to be a good boy and don't cause any trouble."
His mother had said the same thing to him many times when he was a boy, and it never stopped him. But Adam hadn't spent much time with his son that day so he thought he'd make it up to him.
Outside his bedroom, Adam joined Teela and Man-At-Arms as they walked towards Man-At-Arms' workshop.
"Okay Teela, what happened out there?" he asked his friend carefully. He didn't want to come off to boss-like because that was not what their relationship was like.
Teela shook her head and looked at him.
"That's a very good question," she replied. "I decided to go get Erin myself, like you ordered when I heard Jerry barking. When I found them, Erin was in a dead faint in the clearing."
Man-At-Arms opened the door to his workshop and the four entered. Immediately, Adacan wanted to play with everything in sight, but Adam just lifted him onto his shoulders as Teela continued.
"I called some of my guards back at the palace to come out with a Wind Raider and that's when I called you guys," she went on. "The strange thing was though, while I was waiting in the clearing and checking Erin's pulse, I could have sworn someone or something was watching us."
Man-At-Arms frowned as he started tinkering with his computer. Adam started to open his mouth to say something, but Man-At-Arms cut him off.
"Look at this," he said in an astonished voice. "The infrared scanners indicate that vortex is starting to close up."
Mer-Man and Evil-Lyn stood in the barren wastelands. Behind them, Trap-Jaw and Webstor looked on with intrigue. Evil-Lyn raised her arms to the sky and began to chant an incantation loudly. Around her, lightning struck and winds blew heavily. Mer-Man could barely stand up in the storm. Panthor sat quietly at her feet, unaffected by the atmospheric change.
Ahead of them, a blue light appeared, so bright that none of them could look directly into it, except Evil-Lyn, whose eyes were once again glowing a bright purple.
Finally, the blue light started to fade. Evil-Lyn smiled demonically as the light disappeared and she heard the familiar, evil cackle that had been vanquished for so many years.
"Welcome back," she seethed.
Man-At-Arms looked at the readings the computer was giving him about the vortex with a confused expression.
Adam set Adacan down on the floor and looked at his friend.
"According to these readings," Man-At-Arms started. "The vortex is gone. Maybe there really wasn't anything to worry about."
" Daddy?" Adacan tugged hard on Adam's red jacket. Adam just ignored him.
"It's gone?" he asked. "But we didn't even find out what it was."
Adacan kept tugging. "Daaaddy!"
"Well, there isn't much we can do about it now," Teela cut in. "We can just keep our eyes open in case it comes back."
"DAAAADDDDYYY!!!" Adacan's persistence grew stronger and he nearly ripped Adam's jacket right off of him.
Adam looked down at his son with impatience.
"What is it Adacan?" he scolded.
The boy let go and put his head down. Adam immediately felt guilty for scolding him.
The child looked up and pointed to Zoar the Falcon, who was sitting in the workshop's window.
"The bird woman says she wants you to go to graves skill, oops, I mean Grayskull."
