Chapter II: Ultimatum
Miles away, in the dead of space, a small cylindrical pod was darting through the Cosmos, it was the Cryopod that carried Skeletor's sleeping body through space, it was being chased by a huge starship, Hordak's Horde Alpha. Hordak had just learned that Skeletor was waking up early and Hordak was determined to see to it that the Overlord of Evil does not wake up. "You thought, you could escape me Keldor well you were wrong" Hordak gloated. While the Dark Warlord was busy observing Skeletor, Mantenna, Hordak's spy with the pop out eyes burst into the room. "Hordak, Hordak, Hordak" he yelled with a mixture of fear and excitement. Hordak widened eyes and without a single movement blasted Mantenna across the room. "What is it Mantenna" Hordak said sarcastically, Mantenna composed himself, and said "He-Man and She-Ra live, I have the proof," he said waiting for the next blast of energy coming from his masters anger. Hordak smiled and said "Well done Mantenna, where are they?' The bizarre looking Mantenna gulped and said "Earth, O Great Hordak" The Ruthless Leader smiled and said, "Mantenna, order Grizzlor to seta course for Earth, we have better prey than Bone-Headed has been Sorcerers to deal with, we finally have the champions of good, right where we want them" he gloated as he went back to throne to meditate on this new discovery.
Back on Earth, Adam and Teela had dropped Duncan off at Adora apartment and Left to enjoy the Evening. "Well, want to you want to do tonight" she asked the toddler. Duncan thought for a moment and replied "Tell me the story of how you defeated ten legions of Horde Troopers that one time, please Aunt Adora" She smiled and acquiesced and went to get the Sword of Protection from its place in her bedroom. She removed the sword from the plaque she had bought to display above her bedroom mirror and looked through the mirror to put on a tiara that Teela had given her for her birthday to look more like She-Ra when, she saw the hideous visage of what appeared to be Hordak scowling at her. "Greetings Adora, or should I say SHE-RA, Hordak said mockingly. Adora screamed at the image and finally summoned the courage to say said "what do you want" Hordak grinned maniacally and said "only this, that you and He-Man surrender to me" Adora tried her best to look brave and replied "Never, I'll never surrender" she was waiting for Hordak to blast her and send troopers to take her away when Hordak replied "You'll change your when you see what I'll do to this planet, if you don't" "I won't let you destroy this world like you did to Eternia and Etheria" Hordak grinned and said "Don't worry, I'm not going to do that to this world." Adora gulped, as she said "No?" Hordak shook his head "no, of course not, I have something far worse in store." Adora shouted "NO?" Hordak showed his vampiric teeth and replied, "Yes, I will wipe them out with plague that has no cure and those that do survive will become my prisoners" "How long to I have to reply?" she asked "3 hours, you have for you and He-Man to surrender or suffer the consequences" he said. Adora fainted and with that Hordak's image faded away and his words echoed "three hours.three hours.three hours" A few minutes later Duncan come in to see what was taking his Aunt so long to get the sword. He walked in the room to find Adora lying unconscious on the floor. "Don't worry aunt Adora, I'll get you some water" he said went to get some water to revive her, he splashed it on her and she awoke disoriented and mumbling "Hordak.plague.She-Ra.NO!" and with that she remembered what happened. " Duncan, get your coat on, we have to find you parents" she said as she went to put her coat on and get the keys to her car. "Why do we have to go get them?" he asked "I can't explain now, all I can say is that it's urgent," she said as she and her nephew went to the car and left for the theater.
Miles away in Earth Orbit, Hordak was busy gloating. "At last.at last.at last, I have He-Man and She-Ra, they are mine, victory is at last MINE!" he shouted joyfully, just then Leech came in he was puzzled and asked why Hordak was celebrating when He-Man and She-Ra had NOT responded with a reply yet, Hordak blasted him across the room and walked over to the Master of Power Suction and said "Yes, Leech, I know that they haven't surrender yet, but those good doers won't let innocent people suffer needlessly, so the only option they have is surrender, understand" Leech nodded and crawled out of Hordak's chamber.
Miles away, in the dead of space, a small cylindrical pod was darting through the Cosmos, it was the Cryopod that carried Skeletor's sleeping body through space, it was being chased by a huge starship, Hordak's Horde Alpha. Hordak had just learned that Skeletor was waking up early and Hordak was determined to see to it that the Overlord of Evil does not wake up. "You thought, you could escape me Keldor well you were wrong" Hordak gloated. While the Dark Warlord was busy observing Skeletor, Mantenna, Hordak's spy with the pop out eyes burst into the room. "Hordak, Hordak, Hordak" he yelled with a mixture of fear and excitement. Hordak widened eyes and without a single movement blasted Mantenna across the room. "What is it Mantenna" Hordak said sarcastically, Mantenna composed himself, and said "He-Man and She-Ra live, I have the proof," he said waiting for the next blast of energy coming from his masters anger. Hordak smiled and said "Well done Mantenna, where are they?' The bizarre looking Mantenna gulped and said "Earth, O Great Hordak" The Ruthless Leader smiled and said, "Mantenna, order Grizzlor to seta course for Earth, we have better prey than Bone-Headed has been Sorcerers to deal with, we finally have the champions of good, right where we want them" he gloated as he went back to throne to meditate on this new discovery.
Back on Earth, Adam and Teela had dropped Duncan off at Adora apartment and Left to enjoy the Evening. "Well, want to you want to do tonight" she asked the toddler. Duncan thought for a moment and replied "Tell me the story of how you defeated ten legions of Horde Troopers that one time, please Aunt Adora" She smiled and acquiesced and went to get the Sword of Protection from its place in her bedroom. She removed the sword from the plaque she had bought to display above her bedroom mirror and looked through the mirror to put on a tiara that Teela had given her for her birthday to look more like She-Ra when, she saw the hideous visage of what appeared to be Hordak scowling at her. "Greetings Adora, or should I say SHE-RA, Hordak said mockingly. Adora screamed at the image and finally summoned the courage to say said "what do you want" Hordak grinned maniacally and said "only this, that you and He-Man surrender to me" Adora tried her best to look brave and replied "Never, I'll never surrender" she was waiting for Hordak to blast her and send troopers to take her away when Hordak replied "You'll change your when you see what I'll do to this planet, if you don't" "I won't let you destroy this world like you did to Eternia and Etheria" Hordak grinned and said "Don't worry, I'm not going to do that to this world." Adora gulped, as she said "No?" Hordak shook his head "no, of course not, I have something far worse in store." Adora shouted "NO?" Hordak showed his vampiric teeth and replied, "Yes, I will wipe them out with plague that has no cure and those that do survive will become my prisoners" "How long to I have to reply?" she asked "3 hours, you have for you and He-Man to surrender or suffer the consequences" he said. Adora fainted and with that Hordak's image faded away and his words echoed "three hours.three hours.three hours" A few minutes later Duncan come in to see what was taking his Aunt so long to get the sword. He walked in the room to find Adora lying unconscious on the floor. "Don't worry aunt Adora, I'll get you some water" he said went to get some water to revive her, he splashed it on her and she awoke disoriented and mumbling "Hordak.plague.She-Ra.NO!" and with that she remembered what happened. " Duncan, get your coat on, we have to find you parents" she said as she went to put her coat on and get the keys to her car. "Why do we have to go get them?" he asked "I can't explain now, all I can say is that it's urgent," she said as she and her nephew went to the car and left for the theater.
Miles away in Earth Orbit, Hordak was busy gloating. "At last.at last.at last, I have He-Man and She-Ra, they are mine, victory is at last MINE!" he shouted joyfully, just then Leech came in he was puzzled and asked why Hordak was celebrating when He-Man and She-Ra had NOT responded with a reply yet, Hordak blasted him across the room and walked over to the Master of Power Suction and said "Yes, Leech, I know that they haven't surrender yet, but those good doers won't let innocent people suffer needlessly, so the only option they have is surrender, understand" Leech nodded and crawled out of Hordak's chamber.