Author's Note

"Days passed. The kingdom grew stronger. Peace marched through Eternia. As the weeks moved into months, the strength of the once-conquered planet began to grow. Winter soon came and offered a chance for renewal.

Snow, a rare thing for Eternia, allowed for a sense of purging and peace. The winter months folded away and spring was on the horizon. The snow melted, giving away for a chance of freshness.

In the hearts of Eternians everyone, joy seemed to resound. Even Adam was regaining faith in the cause he fought for. He and Teela grew ever closer together, bringing love to between the two of them. The kingdom was so taken with this, that when Addison's birthday came around, there was a great celebration held by the people.

He-Man and She-Ra were barely needed during this time. Though Adora hoped to contact the other peoples of Eternia, the Soceress seemed to demand that this be prohibited. For some reason, the other species wanted to remain in hiding in another realm.

Adam, on the other hand, avoided the Soceress altogether. Despite his chance to come to peace with this new revelation, Adam had yet to come to terms with the Soceress and her lies to him over the years. The secrets that Adam learned in the great caverns he shared with no one. No one.

And so, with spring beginning to come upon Eternia, the kingdom of Eternos and its allies prepare for a season of change and renewal. And hope."

This passage, taken from my one of my personal best fanfics, "Masters of the Universe: The Final Adventure" was the inspiration for the story you're about to read. This is the beginning of Chapter Sixteen, where I skip over nearly six months time in as many paragraphs.

It brings out a lot of questions. How did Adam regain his faith in cause he fought for? When were He-Man and She-Ra needed? Where were the races that did not vanish? Was there another threat to Eternia? And if there was, who was it? What happened to the other enemies to Eternia?

In the past year, I've attempted two follow-ups on "The Final Adventure" - those being "The Return of the Count" and "Guardians of the Universe." I admit now, that those were less than great and were good ideas, but didn't seem to work out. And in a way, took away so of the magic of "The Final Adventure" by, well, continuing the adventure. For the one-year anniversary of "The Final Adventure," I knew I had to do something special.

So, I came up with this. "A Winter's Heart," a story that takes place in the time period described above. It would deal heavily with love and hope and trust. It would also allow for a bigger-scale look at the "Masters of the Universe" universe and deal with people and places that I had hoped to deal with in "The Return of the Count" and "GOTU." But they all seem to fit much better here, in this story, than in those two.

Here it is, then, "Masters of the Universe: The Final Adventure - A Winter's Heart." The one-year anniversary story of "The Final Adventure." I hope you all enjoy!

~W~