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Author's Note: The first 2 chapters are marginal but I PROMISE that this is a good chapter!
Chapter 3 The Plot Thickens
"SKELETOR! How did you breech our defenses, why was I not informed?"The King demanded to know.
Following Skeletor was the maniacal Sorceress who's knowledge of the Dark Arts was only seconded to Skeletor himself. "Because I put all your defenses in a deep endless sleep."She added with an obscene smile on her face.
A doom seeker trailed behind Skeletor and Evilyn. Obviously, the spying device was being piloted by they evil architect of Skeletor's Machines Tri-Clops. "And I took the liberty of disabling all your computer systems." Triclops added with a sickening smirk on his face.
"Why didn't the Sorceress warn me?"Man-at-Arms asked himself quietly.
A grin illuminated the wickedness in Evilyn's face. "Oh Yes, the Sorceress, well that is a problem that I finally managed to take care of. You see, the Sorceress is weakening, usually a Sorceress's magical essence lasts a thousand years, keeping her young and powerful, but if that essence is drained by say, a candle made of magic wax, then she will wither into nothing. In other words, she is now too weak to communicate with you or your precious Masters of the Universe hear all the way from Castle Greyskull.
"What is that supposed to mean?" Meckaneck demanded to know.
"Ah, I'll explain it so that even a feebleminded halfwit like YOU can understand. Once the flame of the candle of doom is extinguished, the power of the Sorceress will perish thus the power of Greyskull will have no one to protect it and will belong to......................"
"Me!" Skeletor vaunted.
Evilyn's grin withered away and changed into a frown"Yes, of course my Lord."
"Adam, you know what to do." Man-at-Arms whispered quietly.
As Adam took off to find a place to transform Teela was quick to notice his abrupt departure.
"Right on time, running away as usual."
Adam found what seemed to be a secure location where no one could find him. He raised his Power Sword into they air. "By the Power of Greyskull" he chanted. " I HAVE" . . . Ching, one of Beast Man's Winged Griffons managed to snatch the Sword of Power out of Adams hands. "NO!" Adam screamed. Then from a familiar voice. "Loose something Adam."Teela vaunted.
Teela stood their before Adam holding his Sword in her hands with the beast slain beside her.
"Teela, I need that." Uh uh, say thank you" she commanded. Adam frowned. He did not want to admit defeat but when he realized he had no choice, his frown melted away and he thanked his comrad. "Your welcome." Teela tossed the sword into adam's waiting hands.
After Teela returned to the battle, Adam went to find a more secure hiding place outside the castle.
"By the Power of Greyskull, I HAVE THE POWER!" Adam Roared.
This time Adam was augmented with the power of Greyskull thus transforming into the protector of Eternia, He-Man. He-Man rushed into the battle scene. He-Man stands transfixed as he sees his father King Randor lying their unconscious. Beaten by the power of Skeletor's Ram Staff which hovers over his body, smoke spewing out of it from the blast it previously emitted. He-Man possessed by anger rushes at Skeletor. Skeletor wields his sword. CLASH. The Swords collide and in a twist of fate, He-Man's sword shatters and falls to different corners of the ground. "AHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA Well, well He-man, it seems your unarmed" Skeletor vaunted. Skeletor held his sword up to He-man's throat. "Surrender is no longer an option. Then He-man began to feel light headed. How can the unbreakable sword of Power be destroyed he thought. He-Man felt his power slowly drifting away. Skeletor took up his Ram Staff and blasted He-Man down to his knees. He-Man lied they're helpless, broken down and defeated.
"But how can He-Man be beaten?" Teela asked. It seems that as the Sorceress's power weakens, so does He-Man's." Man-at-Arms replies.
"AHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA Here is your Champion of Eternia on his knees." the Darklord vaunts once again. With one hand, Skeletor lifts the broken down body of He-Man and hurls him across the ground. With the power oozing out of him, He-Man is transformed into Prince Adam with fortunately no one watching him. Skeletor sat ominously on the throne of King Randor Triumphant. He had accomplished in one day the life long goals of both Keldor and Skeletor. He had crushed He-Man and became King of Etrernia.
How could this be Man-at-Arms thought? Just moments ago their was talk of Skeletor's imminent defeat, but now, it seems that Skeletor has won?
"TEELA" he called. "Yes Father" she replied. "Tell your forces to stand down, I'm afraid the only choice is to evacuate Eternos" he ordered. "NO, I will not give that order. I trained my soldiers to fight till they end" she cried. "That is your only flaw as a soldier Teela, sometimes you must learn to stand down" he replied with dignity. Teela looked up at the Portraits of Former Kings that have died for Eternos with a sense of honor. Teela trusted her father's judgement more than anyone else in the world. If anyone else had told her to surrender, she would have struck that soldier down where they stood and called them a coward. Reluctantly, Teela gave they order to retreat.
In Scores of people, the masses fled the Kingdom of Eternos. All the citizens of the city where taken to Avion, Andrenos, and others to Spilea. But the Masters of the Universe journeyed into Evergreen Forest on their way to Castle Greyskull.
While they camped out, Buzz-Off and Stratos planned out a Counter-Strike against Skeletor while Roboto, Mekaneck, Man-E-Faces, and Ram Man listened on attentively. Man-at-Arms just stared into space meditating on recent events, if the power of the Sorceress was lost, then so to would be the power of Greyskull and Eternia would be gone forever. As he was thinking, he heard a familiar soft voice in the back of his head. "Man-at-Arms, Man-at-Arms." it called.
"Could this be, the Sorceress?"he thought.. "Yes, Man-at-Arms, as you know, the power of He-Man flows through the me as it flows to He-Man, but I am too weak now to act as that balance between they Elders and He-Man thus He-Man is no more. Skeletor seeks to take they Orb. We must act now to protect it before it is too late"she said.
"What must I do" He asked? "You must journey to Castle Greyskull and you must take they Orb before Skeletor reaches it" She explained. "I am on my way, my Sorceress' he replied. Man-at-Arms awoke from his trance at the sound of Man-E-Faces approach. "Sir, Neither Adam, nor the King or Queen have been found here, or in Avion and Andrenos" He explained.
Duncan felt a sick feeling in the pit of his stomach. " Which means that they must be back at the Castle" he said with fear. "NO, Adam isn't at the castle, he's in..........he in the water"Teela interupted. " "What are you saying my daughter" Man-at-Arms asked?. Man-at-Arms realized that Teela's magical essence which has lied dormant through-out her life could have re-manifested as it did after the Blood Transfusion between her and her mother the Sorceress, but with the present situation Man-at-Arms had no time to worry about it, the lives of his King, Queen and Prince where at stake. "I don't know, I just saw him, somehow I saw him and he was surrounded by water..........I think it was the Sea of Rakash" she explained. Man-at-Arms and Teela both realized at that moment where Adam was. "MERMAN" They said simultaneously. "We can't split the force, it will take every man to lead the counter strike on Skeletor. I would go but there is an important matter I must attend to immediately and the fate of Eternia depends on it. I'm afraid I have no choice, I can't leave Adam, I'll have to send the Masters to retrieve him" Man-at-Arms said. "NO, father, The Masters are needed to fight Skeletor. I'll go after Adam. I am the most experienced of the Masters except for you father, I should be the one to go" she said. Man-at Arms wanted to tell her that she was wrong. He wanted nothing less than to risk the safety of his adopted daughter. But he knew deep down that she was right. "Very Well Teela, but please be careful" He pleaded. Teela departed to the Sea of Rakash, home of the amphibian minion of Skeletor, Merman.
Sea of Rakash
"Errrrrrrlllll AHAHAHAHAHAHAHA" Merman Cackled.
Adam awakened to the grotesque sight of Merman's round fish eyes glaring sharply at him.
Adam looked around to find himself in Merman's underwater cave. Skeletor's underwater base by which Merman continually searches to resupply Skeletor with Corodite Crystal, the substance Skeletor used to breach the Mystic Wall. " What, what do you want from me" he asked? Adam suddenly hears a large rumbling sound. "Skeletor wants me to keep you hear alive until he gives further instructions" he said evilly. "Well that's good" He said to himself quietly. "Yessssss, but you see princeerrrr adaam, son of Randor, I've never been one to follow Skeletors ordersahahaha" Merman said in a grotesque heap of laughter. The Rumbling sound is heard again even louder sending shivers up and down Adam's spine. "And what is that supposed to mean" adam asked afraid to hear they answer.
"EHAHAHAHA, well, it means that my big fish is hungryaaaaahahahaha" he cackled.
"Oh(a slight pause) great"Adam said with an obvious sarcasm in his voice. Adam sat their helplessly awaiting his utter demise until to his rescue came the warrior Teela. Teela wielded her staff hurling it into the mouth of the fish thus temporarily preventing it's pursuit of Adam. Teela 's first attempt to free prince Adam failed after Merman's Trident released large amounts of water which catapulted Teela into the wall of the cave. Teela lied motionless until the thought of the bragging rights she will have over Adam if she is able to save him enables her to gather enough energy to get to her feet and lunge herself at an unsuspecting Merman. Teela kicked Merman square in the face forcing him out of the cave and into the water. Things where looking up until Merman's Giant Fish spit teela's staff out and returned to his pursuit of Adam and Teela.
Meanwhile Man-at-Arms arrived at Castle Greyskull. As he advanced through the dark Castle Walkway, Man-at-Arms felt as though something wasn't right, something disturbed him about the nature of the Castle, it was unusually dark. Then Man-at-Arms came to the conclusion that his mind was playing games with him. It's old Castle, it's supposed to be dark and timid. Then Man-at-Arms felt the presence of the Sorceress who was standing awkwardly behind him. "Man-at-Arms, come with me to the Chamber of the Ancients. We must find the Orb" she commanded. "Of course my Sorceress" he replied. Man-at-Arms was now convinced something wasn't right about the Sorceress. But then he remembered that something was wrong her. He very life force was being drained away by Skeletor. You can't expect a dying person to be operational on all thrusters. " My Lady, what about the candle that is draining away your life force? Where is Skeletor hiding it and how can we destroy it" he asked?
Skeletor is hiding the candle in Snake Mountain, you retrieve it at once" The Sorceress said in an unusually demanding tone of voice.
"Are you sure, is that more important than securing the Castle back from Skeletor" he asked calmly?
"Of COURSE it is, if you don't destroy the candle, then I will die and so too will the power of Greyskull along with it" she hissed. "Of course, what was I thinking" Man-at-Arms said apologetically. " As they entered the Chamber of the Ancients, the Sorceress paced more quickly as if she was in a hurry. Alas, we have arrived. Now Duncan, summon the Elders at once" she commanded. Man-at-Arms was surprised by the Sorceress request. Usually it is the Sorceress who summons they Elders. The Sorceress once told him that they Elders command it to be that way. "Are you sure that they Elders would want me to summon them and not you, for you are the Sorceress and guardian of Castle Greyskull, are you not" Man-at-arms protested. The Sorceress looked impatiently at Duncan. "Alas Duncan, I am too weak to summon they Eldars"she said unconvincingly. "As you wish my Sorceress" he replied. Man-at-Arms called for they Orb. It rose from the pit of the Castle into his hands. The Sorceress just gazed at it as though she had never seen it before. As Man-at-Arms clutched the sacred orb in his hands to perform the ritual to summon the Elders, a Falcon flew swiftly passed the Sorceress eye and clutched they Orb into its possession. "WHAT in the blazes" Man-at-Arms asked? The Sorceress frowned malignantly. "GET THEY ORB!" she commanded. Man-at-Arms prepared to fire his anesthetizer to immobilize the Falcon. "WAIT!!!Duncan, it is I, it is the Sorceress, they other is an imposter. She cannot hear me because I speak to you now telepathically." Man-at-Arms realizes that his suspicion's where correct about the Sorceress's strange behavior. "I will use my weapon to immobilize her" he responded. "NO, wait, she is too powerful. First, she must be weakened. I am too weak to use my magic against her, but I can use they Orb's Energy to deflect a blast back at her. You must provoke her to fire at me. Then on my command you must anesthetize her"the Sorceress instructed. Man-at-Arms spoke aloud to they Imposter. "My Lady, the machine is not functioning, you will have to use your magic to vanquish the Falcon" he explained. "I have to do everything myself"the Imposter hissed. She unleashed a blast of energy from her hands but the Sorceress used the orb to deflect the blast back at the Imposter as she had planned. "NOW" the Sorceress commanded. Man-at-Arms raised his weapon and fired sending a shock-wave that desensitized they Imposter. She fell to the ground motionless and her true form was revealed to be Evilyn. "Excellent job Man-at-Arms, now I will return the orb to its rightful place with the Elder's" the Sorceress exclaimed. The Falcon flew down into the pits of Castle Greyskull, returning they Orb to it's rightful point of origin. Little did Duncan and the Sorceress know that Evilyn was quick to recover and already managed to regain consciousness. "Sorceress, now that I finally speak to you, the real you, what must we do to counter Skeletor" he asked? "For once Duncan, I do not know"the Sorceress said to the Astonishment of Man-at-Arms. "I am afraid Man-at-Arms that my time in this Castle, my time in Eternia will come to an end." she explained "I would never allow that to happen, we WILL stop Skeletor" Duncan interrupted. "Whether or not Skeletor wins" she added. "What are you saying" Duncan asked? The Sorceress gaped drearily into the pit of Castle Greyskull. The Falcon slowly changed into the form of a woman, except without the beauty, without the grace that she once possessed. Now she appeared old and weak. The power that kept her young and immortal for a thousand years had drifted. She was now slowly withering away. Her life's grace astray. "My time as the Guardian of Eternia has come to an end. There is only one who can take my place"she reputed. Man-at-Arms eyes lit up with astonishment. "My LADY, she is not ready" He said. "I have full confidence in my daughter's abilities"she exclaimed. "With all due respect my lady, you don't know your daughter, She can beerily handle the tasks of being Captain of the Royal Guard let alone the responsibility for every life in all of Eternia"he insisted. "There is NO other" (Slight Pause) The Sorceress's tone of voice dropped steadily. "I am dying, and if a new Sorceress is not chosen, the power of Greyskull will fall into the hands of Skeletor" She explained with tears in her eyes. My last wish is that I say goodbye to my daughter.
"I will bring you Teela, but I swear on my Kings life that I won't let it be to say goodbye" Man-at-Arms reputed.
As he departed Castle Greyskull, the Sorceress broke down into tears.
"If you would have listened then you would know that is not true Duncan" she said.
"Oh but I was listening" said a cold and callous voice.
"You won't be able to get they Orb, I took beyond the reach of you or any of Skeletor's minions. Not even I can reach it now, I am too weak." She explained. "I can see that, the once beautiful Teelina now decrepit and withered" She said with sinister delight.
Evilyn rapped her arms tightly around the Sorceress delicate neck. "OH but the orb will be mine after your life force is fully drained. It explains a lot that Teela is your daughter. Now I know where she gets her idealic foolishness from. And you ACTUALLY think she'll be able to succeed you as Sorceress, what a fool. Now, if they orb is beyond my reach for the time being, then let's talk about the Sword of PROTECTION" Evilyn said with cruel Intentions lighting her face.
Sea of Rakash
Teela and Adam swam as fast as they could to escape Merman's giant Fish, but to no avail, the Sea Creature swallowed them whole.
"Erll, DISGUSTING!", Teela Roared.
"It's not so bad Teela, if your going to be digested by a giant Sea Creature, at least you have me with you" adam said.
Teela's eyes opened with fury at that thought of her final moments being with Adam of all people. From it she drew enough energy to fight her way up the creature's esophagus and pry its mouth open with her staff. "Freedom" she proclaimed." Then she heard the scream of Adam for help. "Hmm, I could rescue him but then of course I could also leave and let Adam be digested and never see his annoying stuck up, egotistical Prince attitude again. Decisions, Decisions. Oh of course, for a reason I can't contemplate, some people will actually miss this yo, yo. Uh, the things I have to do. Teela dived back down the creatures esophagus and pulled Adam out of the creature. They dived into the water and swam as fast as they could to outrun it but little did they no that something unexpected awaited them. "Uh Teela, look ahead" adam yelped. "WHAT is it Adam, it's enough I have to save your arrogant ass" she replied. "TEELA, it's a WATERFALL!
Teela grabbed onto adam as they plummeted 80 feet off of a waterfall. Teela survived the fall and swam to shore. "We made it Adam. Adam, where are you, ADAM." she cried. Adam this better not be a trick. Adam, get your damn ass over here NOW. Adam this better not be a trick. No Answer followed. Her tone of voice dropped as she realized that Adam may indeed be gone. "Adam please don't die on me like this, we've been through too much. I know I always say that I wish you would vanish and never come back, but I don't, I need you alive adam. I dare say that you're my best friend, my only friend. she cried. Then teela saw the motionless body of Adam floating along the river. Teela dived into the water and went to him. She tried to breath oxygen into him but before she realized what had happened, Adam rapped his arms around teela and kissed her.
"ADDAAAAAAAM!!!!!!!!"she roared. You nitwit, I am going to slay you if it's the last thing I do. she roared. Adam and teela continued their bantering until they felt a shadow drape over them. They looked up and to their horror, Merman's Giant fish hovered above, about to fly off of the waterfall unto their unsuspecting heads. "Adam, TAKE COVER!" She screamed. But it was too late, the creature plummeted 80 feet. Adam covered his head with his arms in fright but then he realized that he was not crushed and the shadow remained above him. As he looked up in awe, he saw that Teela was holding the fish up with what appeared to be Psionic Energy. Teela threw the overgrown Sea Creature aside and then collapsed into the water. Adam swam under the water and caught her. Then he carried her lifeless body to shore. Adam did everything he could to wake teela up, but nothing worked, she was out cold.
Castle Greyskull
"At last, I SKELETOR have fullfilled what has belonged to me since before I ever was they Overlord of all Evil. At last I am King." he roared with triumph. "You see Randor, as you and I know, you where never supposed to become King, it was I who was to be King, YOU stole the thrown of Eternia away from me but now I FINALLY have taken it back." He roared with triumph. "He-Man will free me and my Kingdom." Randor proclaimed. "AHA.................HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA He Man, free you and your Kingdom. He-Man is no more, I crushed him in my grasps. You see Randor, the WAR is over. I have won everything that I have ever desired. I have become King as was my birthright. I have crushed He-Man, and in only a few short hours, the power of Greyskull will at last be MINE, AHAHAHAHAHAHA! (His voice becomes ominously more serious) But most of all, I will be able to force you to witness the moment when the power of they Eldars that you have spent your life protecting flows through my veins and with it I will make you feel my WRATH! Until then, you and your queen will watch the suffering of your people AHAHAHAHAHA. He cackled with delight. The King lowered his head in horror. He couldn't believe that this was really happening. Queen Marlena came to comfort his weary soul. "Is this truly happening my queen, am I King Randor after a life time of fighting to simply except this cold defeat." He asked with a swell of pity. Here I am, the citizens of my Kingdom suffering, pitying myself. What kind of king am I?" He asked with pity. "You are a GREAT King." She Proclaimed with all her confidence. Never doubt that, not would I have married you and dedicated MY life to being your partner, aiding you in your noble cause if you where not a noble leader." She said with the utmost confidence. "Now my King, you must remember that there is still hope." She said. King Randor raised his head up high and looked out towards Castle Greyskull. "And that hope lies with the Masters of the Universe." He said with all his heart.
The Masters looked up to Castle Greyskull. The clouds that usually circled it had began to weaken. "What does this mean?" Man-E-Faces asked Stratos. "I am afraid I do not know, but I have a feeling it isn't good." He said with anguish. Wait, where is Mekanek?" Ram-Man asked. "Send a search party!" Stratos commanded.
Deep with the confines of Castle Greyskull.
"If you won't open the box containing the Sword Sorceress, then someone else will. It doesn't matter really, in only hours your life force will belong to me" she arrogantly Proclaimed. "I thought you could go no lower" said a distant voice. "Now you've even betrayed your own Master"she repeated. "Not exactly, I've simply learned all that I can learn from Skeletor, now I've found a new Master, one that can teach me more than Skeletor ever did. He may be they only one more evil than Skeletor............my FATHER"Evilyn said.
The Faceless One emerged from out of the shadows of the wall. "What do you mean my daughter" He asked? " Why would I tell you, you would only make another futile attempt to stop me" she said. "No, no I've long since gave up on trying to stop you. I've given up all hope to reach you my daughter. You're not the daughter I knew" He reputed with a great swell of pity. "You DARE speak to me like that. I had to grow without knowing the love of my mother and that was because of YOU" She spat with antagonism. "At least I have admitted to my sins and have dedicated my life to correct them, can you say the same, my daughter" He asked?. She looked up at her father when a smirk came upon her face. "No father, but I'm about to make SURE that you do atone for your sins" she responded. "If you mean to kill me, my daughter, by all means go ahead, I already am dead, they only reason I lived at all after your mother died was for you my daughter, but as I can see my daughter is already dead" he explained "Don't think you can fool me with your guilt trip's father. It will not work as well as it did last time. I only returned the Ram Stone to you because I had no further use for it. NOW, enough talk, witness they end of Eternia" she roared. "Evilyn vanished from sight and in her place appeared a beautiful creature who's voice could mezmorize any man in Eternia. The Siren spell was a spell that the Faceless One taught his daughter long ago and now she is punishing him by forcing him to watch his own spell used to hurt innocents. Mekaneck emerged clearly under the spell of the Siren. "Now, get me the sword, the sword" she commanded. As the Sorceress and the Faceless One watched on helplessly, Meckaneck opened the box containing the sword that was meant to go to Odora, second child of King Randor and Queen Marlena. The Sword of Protection. Evilyn grasped the mighty sword in her hands. "In they HONOR of Greyskull. I am SHE-RA!" Evilyn roared. The power of Greyskull flowed through her, making her all-powerful. "Now, the time has come to free my master. AHAHAHA" she cried. Evilyn emerged outside of Castle Greyskull. The Masters where shocked to cast their eyes upon Evilyn in her new God-like form. Mekaneck awoke from his trance. "What, where am I? What has happened" he asked? Then as his memory returned to him, he realized what he had done, he couldn't live with his actions. "NOOO" he pleaded. Evilyn cast her magic sword into the air as it pierced the fading clouds above Castle Greyskull. The dimensional gateway to Despondos had opened .. "AHAHAHAHAHA "he roared. They only being in all of Eternia who is as diabolical as Skeletor has been freed. Hordak's wrath unleashed.
Castle Greyskull
"Oh what can we do Cringer? What can a green and orange cat and a jester do against Skeletor and his entire army?
"Meow' Cringer replied in fright. Cringer was always frightened, even the name Skeletor frightened. Now with they entire Army invading the palace, Cringer was a nervous wreck to say the least.
"HEY" said a whispering voice. Hey, orko, cringer, come here? Orko and Cringer gasped in fright until he realized that it was one of the Masters. "Roboto!" "I need your help!" he said. "And we need yours." Orko responded. Roboto intended to free the King and Queen from Skeletor.
Chapter Note: Ah, the PLOT Thickens. Teela and Adam show, well a little sort of romance, I didn't intend to write any. But maybe I'll hint that their might be something more between adam and teela but I promise it won't go very far. Then of course Skeletor thinks that he has won, little does he know, his most trusted advisor Evilyn has released Hordak from Despondos. ooo, Power Struggle. Well thats all for now. REVIEW MY STORY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Author's Note: The first 2 chapters are marginal but I PROMISE that this is a good chapter!
Chapter 3 The Plot Thickens
"SKELETOR! How did you breech our defenses, why was I not informed?"The King demanded to know.
Following Skeletor was the maniacal Sorceress who's knowledge of the Dark Arts was only seconded to Skeletor himself. "Because I put all your defenses in a deep endless sleep."She added with an obscene smile on her face.
A doom seeker trailed behind Skeletor and Evilyn. Obviously, the spying device was being piloted by they evil architect of Skeletor's Machines Tri-Clops. "And I took the liberty of disabling all your computer systems." Triclops added with a sickening smirk on his face.
"Why didn't the Sorceress warn me?"Man-at-Arms asked himself quietly.
A grin illuminated the wickedness in Evilyn's face. "Oh Yes, the Sorceress, well that is a problem that I finally managed to take care of. You see, the Sorceress is weakening, usually a Sorceress's magical essence lasts a thousand years, keeping her young and powerful, but if that essence is drained by say, a candle made of magic wax, then she will wither into nothing. In other words, she is now too weak to communicate with you or your precious Masters of the Universe hear all the way from Castle Greyskull.
"What is that supposed to mean?" Meckaneck demanded to know.
"Ah, I'll explain it so that even a feebleminded halfwit like YOU can understand. Once the flame of the candle of doom is extinguished, the power of the Sorceress will perish thus the power of Greyskull will have no one to protect it and will belong to......................"
"Me!" Skeletor vaunted.
Evilyn's grin withered away and changed into a frown"Yes, of course my Lord."
"Adam, you know what to do." Man-at-Arms whispered quietly.
As Adam took off to find a place to transform Teela was quick to notice his abrupt departure.
"Right on time, running away as usual."
Adam found what seemed to be a secure location where no one could find him. He raised his Power Sword into they air. "By the Power of Greyskull" he chanted. " I HAVE" . . . Ching, one of Beast Man's Winged Griffons managed to snatch the Sword of Power out of Adams hands. "NO!" Adam screamed. Then from a familiar voice. "Loose something Adam."Teela vaunted.
Teela stood their before Adam holding his Sword in her hands with the beast slain beside her.
"Teela, I need that." Uh uh, say thank you" she commanded. Adam frowned. He did not want to admit defeat but when he realized he had no choice, his frown melted away and he thanked his comrad. "Your welcome." Teela tossed the sword into adam's waiting hands.
After Teela returned to the battle, Adam went to find a more secure hiding place outside the castle.
"By the Power of Greyskull, I HAVE THE POWER!" Adam Roared.
This time Adam was augmented with the power of Greyskull thus transforming into the protector of Eternia, He-Man. He-Man rushed into the battle scene. He-Man stands transfixed as he sees his father King Randor lying their unconscious. Beaten by the power of Skeletor's Ram Staff which hovers over his body, smoke spewing out of it from the blast it previously emitted. He-Man possessed by anger rushes at Skeletor. Skeletor wields his sword. CLASH. The Swords collide and in a twist of fate, He-Man's sword shatters and falls to different corners of the ground. "AHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA Well, well He-man, it seems your unarmed" Skeletor vaunted. Skeletor held his sword up to He-man's throat. "Surrender is no longer an option. Then He-man began to feel light headed. How can the unbreakable sword of Power be destroyed he thought. He-Man felt his power slowly drifting away. Skeletor took up his Ram Staff and blasted He-Man down to his knees. He-Man lied they're helpless, broken down and defeated.
"But how can He-Man be beaten?" Teela asked. It seems that as the Sorceress's power weakens, so does He-Man's." Man-at-Arms replies.
"AHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA Here is your Champion of Eternia on his knees." the Darklord vaunts once again. With one hand, Skeletor lifts the broken down body of He-Man and hurls him across the ground. With the power oozing out of him, He-Man is transformed into Prince Adam with fortunately no one watching him. Skeletor sat ominously on the throne of King Randor Triumphant. He had accomplished in one day the life long goals of both Keldor and Skeletor. He had crushed He-Man and became King of Etrernia.
How could this be Man-at-Arms thought? Just moments ago their was talk of Skeletor's imminent defeat, but now, it seems that Skeletor has won?
"TEELA" he called. "Yes Father" she replied. "Tell your forces to stand down, I'm afraid the only choice is to evacuate Eternos" he ordered. "NO, I will not give that order. I trained my soldiers to fight till they end" she cried. "That is your only flaw as a soldier Teela, sometimes you must learn to stand down" he replied with dignity. Teela looked up at the Portraits of Former Kings that have died for Eternos with a sense of honor. Teela trusted her father's judgement more than anyone else in the world. If anyone else had told her to surrender, she would have struck that soldier down where they stood and called them a coward. Reluctantly, Teela gave they order to retreat.
In Scores of people, the masses fled the Kingdom of Eternos. All the citizens of the city where taken to Avion, Andrenos, and others to Spilea. But the Masters of the Universe journeyed into Evergreen Forest on their way to Castle Greyskull.
While they camped out, Buzz-Off and Stratos planned out a Counter-Strike against Skeletor while Roboto, Mekaneck, Man-E-Faces, and Ram Man listened on attentively. Man-at-Arms just stared into space meditating on recent events, if the power of the Sorceress was lost, then so to would be the power of Greyskull and Eternia would be gone forever. As he was thinking, he heard a familiar soft voice in the back of his head. "Man-at-Arms, Man-at-Arms." it called.
"Could this be, the Sorceress?"he thought.. "Yes, Man-at-Arms, as you know, the power of He-Man flows through the me as it flows to He-Man, but I am too weak now to act as that balance between they Elders and He-Man thus He-Man is no more. Skeletor seeks to take they Orb. We must act now to protect it before it is too late"she said.
"What must I do" He asked? "You must journey to Castle Greyskull and you must take they Orb before Skeletor reaches it" She explained. "I am on my way, my Sorceress' he replied. Man-at-Arms awoke from his trance at the sound of Man-E-Faces approach. "Sir, Neither Adam, nor the King or Queen have been found here, or in Avion and Andrenos" He explained.
Duncan felt a sick feeling in the pit of his stomach. " Which means that they must be back at the Castle" he said with fear. "NO, Adam isn't at the castle, he's in..........he in the water"Teela interupted. " "What are you saying my daughter" Man-at-Arms asked?. Man-at-Arms realized that Teela's magical essence which has lied dormant through-out her life could have re-manifested as it did after the Blood Transfusion between her and her mother the Sorceress, but with the present situation Man-at-Arms had no time to worry about it, the lives of his King, Queen and Prince where at stake. "I don't know, I just saw him, somehow I saw him and he was surrounded by water..........I think it was the Sea of Rakash" she explained. Man-at-Arms and Teela both realized at that moment where Adam was. "MERMAN" They said simultaneously. "We can't split the force, it will take every man to lead the counter strike on Skeletor. I would go but there is an important matter I must attend to immediately and the fate of Eternia depends on it. I'm afraid I have no choice, I can't leave Adam, I'll have to send the Masters to retrieve him" Man-at-Arms said. "NO, father, The Masters are needed to fight Skeletor. I'll go after Adam. I am the most experienced of the Masters except for you father, I should be the one to go" she said. Man-at Arms wanted to tell her that she was wrong. He wanted nothing less than to risk the safety of his adopted daughter. But he knew deep down that she was right. "Very Well Teela, but please be careful" He pleaded. Teela departed to the Sea of Rakash, home of the amphibian minion of Skeletor, Merman.
Sea of Rakash
"Errrrrrrlllll AHAHAHAHAHAHAHA" Merman Cackled.
Adam awakened to the grotesque sight of Merman's round fish eyes glaring sharply at him.
Adam looked around to find himself in Merman's underwater cave. Skeletor's underwater base by which Merman continually searches to resupply Skeletor with Corodite Crystal, the substance Skeletor used to breach the Mystic Wall. " What, what do you want from me" he asked? Adam suddenly hears a large rumbling sound. "Skeletor wants me to keep you hear alive until he gives further instructions" he said evilly. "Well that's good" He said to himself quietly. "Yessssss, but you see princeerrrr adaam, son of Randor, I've never been one to follow Skeletors ordersahahaha" Merman said in a grotesque heap of laughter. The Rumbling sound is heard again even louder sending shivers up and down Adam's spine. "And what is that supposed to mean" adam asked afraid to hear they answer.
"EHAHAHAHA, well, it means that my big fish is hungryaaaaahahahaha" he cackled.
"Oh(a slight pause) great"Adam said with an obvious sarcasm in his voice. Adam sat their helplessly awaiting his utter demise until to his rescue came the warrior Teela. Teela wielded her staff hurling it into the mouth of the fish thus temporarily preventing it's pursuit of Adam. Teela 's first attempt to free prince Adam failed after Merman's Trident released large amounts of water which catapulted Teela into the wall of the cave. Teela lied motionless until the thought of the bragging rights she will have over Adam if she is able to save him enables her to gather enough energy to get to her feet and lunge herself at an unsuspecting Merman. Teela kicked Merman square in the face forcing him out of the cave and into the water. Things where looking up until Merman's Giant Fish spit teela's staff out and returned to his pursuit of Adam and Teela.
Meanwhile Man-at-Arms arrived at Castle Greyskull. As he advanced through the dark Castle Walkway, Man-at-Arms felt as though something wasn't right, something disturbed him about the nature of the Castle, it was unusually dark. Then Man-at-Arms came to the conclusion that his mind was playing games with him. It's old Castle, it's supposed to be dark and timid. Then Man-at-Arms felt the presence of the Sorceress who was standing awkwardly behind him. "Man-at-Arms, come with me to the Chamber of the Ancients. We must find the Orb" she commanded. "Of course my Sorceress" he replied. Man-at-Arms was now convinced something wasn't right about the Sorceress. But then he remembered that something was wrong her. He very life force was being drained away by Skeletor. You can't expect a dying person to be operational on all thrusters. " My Lady, what about the candle that is draining away your life force? Where is Skeletor hiding it and how can we destroy it" he asked?
Skeletor is hiding the candle in Snake Mountain, you retrieve it at once" The Sorceress said in an unusually demanding tone of voice.
"Are you sure, is that more important than securing the Castle back from Skeletor" he asked calmly?
"Of COURSE it is, if you don't destroy the candle, then I will die and so too will the power of Greyskull along with it" she hissed. "Of course, what was I thinking" Man-at-Arms said apologetically. " As they entered the Chamber of the Ancients, the Sorceress paced more quickly as if she was in a hurry. Alas, we have arrived. Now Duncan, summon the Elders at once" she commanded. Man-at-Arms was surprised by the Sorceress request. Usually it is the Sorceress who summons they Elders. The Sorceress once told him that they Elders command it to be that way. "Are you sure that they Elders would want me to summon them and not you, for you are the Sorceress and guardian of Castle Greyskull, are you not" Man-at-arms protested. The Sorceress looked impatiently at Duncan. "Alas Duncan, I am too weak to summon they Eldars"she said unconvincingly. "As you wish my Sorceress" he replied. Man-at-Arms called for they Orb. It rose from the pit of the Castle into his hands. The Sorceress just gazed at it as though she had never seen it before. As Man-at-Arms clutched the sacred orb in his hands to perform the ritual to summon the Elders, a Falcon flew swiftly passed the Sorceress eye and clutched they Orb into its possession. "WHAT in the blazes" Man-at-Arms asked? The Sorceress frowned malignantly. "GET THEY ORB!" she commanded. Man-at-Arms prepared to fire his anesthetizer to immobilize the Falcon. "WAIT!!!Duncan, it is I, it is the Sorceress, they other is an imposter. She cannot hear me because I speak to you now telepathically." Man-at-Arms realizes that his suspicion's where correct about the Sorceress's strange behavior. "I will use my weapon to immobilize her" he responded. "NO, wait, she is too powerful. First, she must be weakened. I am too weak to use my magic against her, but I can use they Orb's Energy to deflect a blast back at her. You must provoke her to fire at me. Then on my command you must anesthetize her"the Sorceress instructed. Man-at-Arms spoke aloud to they Imposter. "My Lady, the machine is not functioning, you will have to use your magic to vanquish the Falcon" he explained. "I have to do everything myself"the Imposter hissed. She unleashed a blast of energy from her hands but the Sorceress used the orb to deflect the blast back at the Imposter as she had planned. "NOW" the Sorceress commanded. Man-at-Arms raised his weapon and fired sending a shock-wave that desensitized they Imposter. She fell to the ground motionless and her true form was revealed to be Evilyn. "Excellent job Man-at-Arms, now I will return the orb to its rightful place with the Elder's" the Sorceress exclaimed. The Falcon flew down into the pits of Castle Greyskull, returning they Orb to it's rightful point of origin. Little did Duncan and the Sorceress know that Evilyn was quick to recover and already managed to regain consciousness. "Sorceress, now that I finally speak to you, the real you, what must we do to counter Skeletor" he asked? "For once Duncan, I do not know"the Sorceress said to the Astonishment of Man-at-Arms. "I am afraid Man-at-Arms that my time in this Castle, my time in Eternia will come to an end." she explained "I would never allow that to happen, we WILL stop Skeletor" Duncan interrupted. "Whether or not Skeletor wins" she added. "What are you saying" Duncan asked? The Sorceress gaped drearily into the pit of Castle Greyskull. The Falcon slowly changed into the form of a woman, except without the beauty, without the grace that she once possessed. Now she appeared old and weak. The power that kept her young and immortal for a thousand years had drifted. She was now slowly withering away. Her life's grace astray. "My time as the Guardian of Eternia has come to an end. There is only one who can take my place"she reputed. Man-at-Arms eyes lit up with astonishment. "My LADY, she is not ready" He said. "I have full confidence in my daughter's abilities"she exclaimed. "With all due respect my lady, you don't know your daughter, She can beerily handle the tasks of being Captain of the Royal Guard let alone the responsibility for every life in all of Eternia"he insisted. "There is NO other" (Slight Pause) The Sorceress's tone of voice dropped steadily. "I am dying, and if a new Sorceress is not chosen, the power of Greyskull will fall into the hands of Skeletor" She explained with tears in her eyes. My last wish is that I say goodbye to my daughter.
"I will bring you Teela, but I swear on my Kings life that I won't let it be to say goodbye" Man-at-Arms reputed.
As he departed Castle Greyskull, the Sorceress broke down into tears.
"If you would have listened then you would know that is not true Duncan" she said.
"Oh but I was listening" said a cold and callous voice.
"You won't be able to get they Orb, I took beyond the reach of you or any of Skeletor's minions. Not even I can reach it now, I am too weak." She explained. "I can see that, the once beautiful Teelina now decrepit and withered" She said with sinister delight.
Evilyn rapped her arms tightly around the Sorceress delicate neck. "OH but the orb will be mine after your life force is fully drained. It explains a lot that Teela is your daughter. Now I know where she gets her idealic foolishness from. And you ACTUALLY think she'll be able to succeed you as Sorceress, what a fool. Now, if they orb is beyond my reach for the time being, then let's talk about the Sword of PROTECTION" Evilyn said with cruel Intentions lighting her face.
Sea of Rakash
Teela and Adam swam as fast as they could to escape Merman's giant Fish, but to no avail, the Sea Creature swallowed them whole.
"Erll, DISGUSTING!", Teela Roared.
"It's not so bad Teela, if your going to be digested by a giant Sea Creature, at least you have me with you" adam said.
Teela's eyes opened with fury at that thought of her final moments being with Adam of all people. From it she drew enough energy to fight her way up the creature's esophagus and pry its mouth open with her staff. "Freedom" she proclaimed." Then she heard the scream of Adam for help. "Hmm, I could rescue him but then of course I could also leave and let Adam be digested and never see his annoying stuck up, egotistical Prince attitude again. Decisions, Decisions. Oh of course, for a reason I can't contemplate, some people will actually miss this yo, yo. Uh, the things I have to do. Teela dived back down the creatures esophagus and pulled Adam out of the creature. They dived into the water and swam as fast as they could to outrun it but little did they no that something unexpected awaited them. "Uh Teela, look ahead" adam yelped. "WHAT is it Adam, it's enough I have to save your arrogant ass" she replied. "TEELA, it's a WATERFALL!
Teela grabbed onto adam as they plummeted 80 feet off of a waterfall. Teela survived the fall and swam to shore. "We made it Adam. Adam, where are you, ADAM." she cried. Adam this better not be a trick. Adam, get your damn ass over here NOW. Adam this better not be a trick. No Answer followed. Her tone of voice dropped as she realized that Adam may indeed be gone. "Adam please don't die on me like this, we've been through too much. I know I always say that I wish you would vanish and never come back, but I don't, I need you alive adam. I dare say that you're my best friend, my only friend. she cried. Then teela saw the motionless body of Adam floating along the river. Teela dived into the water and went to him. She tried to breath oxygen into him but before she realized what had happened, Adam rapped his arms around teela and kissed her.
"ADDAAAAAAAM!!!!!!!!"she roared. You nitwit, I am going to slay you if it's the last thing I do. she roared. Adam and teela continued their bantering until they felt a shadow drape over them. They looked up and to their horror, Merman's Giant fish hovered above, about to fly off of the waterfall unto their unsuspecting heads. "Adam, TAKE COVER!" She screamed. But it was too late, the creature plummeted 80 feet. Adam covered his head with his arms in fright but then he realized that he was not crushed and the shadow remained above him. As he looked up in awe, he saw that Teela was holding the fish up with what appeared to be Psionic Energy. Teela threw the overgrown Sea Creature aside and then collapsed into the water. Adam swam under the water and caught her. Then he carried her lifeless body to shore. Adam did everything he could to wake teela up, but nothing worked, she was out cold.
Castle Greyskull
"At last, I SKELETOR have fullfilled what has belonged to me since before I ever was they Overlord of all Evil. At last I am King." he roared with triumph. "You see Randor, as you and I know, you where never supposed to become King, it was I who was to be King, YOU stole the thrown of Eternia away from me but now I FINALLY have taken it back." He roared with triumph. "He-Man will free me and my Kingdom." Randor proclaimed. "AHA.................HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA He Man, free you and your Kingdom. He-Man is no more, I crushed him in my grasps. You see Randor, the WAR is over. I have won everything that I have ever desired. I have become King as was my birthright. I have crushed He-Man, and in only a few short hours, the power of Greyskull will at last be MINE, AHAHAHAHAHAHA! (His voice becomes ominously more serious) But most of all, I will be able to force you to witness the moment when the power of they Eldars that you have spent your life protecting flows through my veins and with it I will make you feel my WRATH! Until then, you and your queen will watch the suffering of your people AHAHAHAHAHA. He cackled with delight. The King lowered his head in horror. He couldn't believe that this was really happening. Queen Marlena came to comfort his weary soul. "Is this truly happening my queen, am I King Randor after a life time of fighting to simply except this cold defeat." He asked with a swell of pity. Here I am, the citizens of my Kingdom suffering, pitying myself. What kind of king am I?" He asked with pity. "You are a GREAT King." She Proclaimed with all her confidence. Never doubt that, not would I have married you and dedicated MY life to being your partner, aiding you in your noble cause if you where not a noble leader." She said with the utmost confidence. "Now my King, you must remember that there is still hope." She said. King Randor raised his head up high and looked out towards Castle Greyskull. "And that hope lies with the Masters of the Universe." He said with all his heart.
The Masters looked up to Castle Greyskull. The clouds that usually circled it had began to weaken. "What does this mean?" Man-E-Faces asked Stratos. "I am afraid I do not know, but I have a feeling it isn't good." He said with anguish. Wait, where is Mekanek?" Ram-Man asked. "Send a search party!" Stratos commanded.
Deep with the confines of Castle Greyskull.
"If you won't open the box containing the Sword Sorceress, then someone else will. It doesn't matter really, in only hours your life force will belong to me" she arrogantly Proclaimed. "I thought you could go no lower" said a distant voice. "Now you've even betrayed your own Master"she repeated. "Not exactly, I've simply learned all that I can learn from Skeletor, now I've found a new Master, one that can teach me more than Skeletor ever did. He may be they only one more evil than Skeletor............my FATHER"Evilyn said.
The Faceless One emerged from out of the shadows of the wall. "What do you mean my daughter" He asked? " Why would I tell you, you would only make another futile attempt to stop me" she said. "No, no I've long since gave up on trying to stop you. I've given up all hope to reach you my daughter. You're not the daughter I knew" He reputed with a great swell of pity. "You DARE speak to me like that. I had to grow without knowing the love of my mother and that was because of YOU" She spat with antagonism. "At least I have admitted to my sins and have dedicated my life to correct them, can you say the same, my daughter" He asked?. She looked up at her father when a smirk came upon her face. "No father, but I'm about to make SURE that you do atone for your sins" she responded. "If you mean to kill me, my daughter, by all means go ahead, I already am dead, they only reason I lived at all after your mother died was for you my daughter, but as I can see my daughter is already dead" he explained "Don't think you can fool me with your guilt trip's father. It will not work as well as it did last time. I only returned the Ram Stone to you because I had no further use for it. NOW, enough talk, witness they end of Eternia" she roared. "Evilyn vanished from sight and in her place appeared a beautiful creature who's voice could mezmorize any man in Eternia. The Siren spell was a spell that the Faceless One taught his daughter long ago and now she is punishing him by forcing him to watch his own spell used to hurt innocents. Mekaneck emerged clearly under the spell of the Siren. "Now, get me the sword, the sword" she commanded. As the Sorceress and the Faceless One watched on helplessly, Meckaneck opened the box containing the sword that was meant to go to Odora, second child of King Randor and Queen Marlena. The Sword of Protection. Evilyn grasped the mighty sword in her hands. "In they HONOR of Greyskull. I am SHE-RA!" Evilyn roared. The power of Greyskull flowed through her, making her all-powerful. "Now, the time has come to free my master. AHAHAHA" she cried. Evilyn emerged outside of Castle Greyskull. The Masters where shocked to cast their eyes upon Evilyn in her new God-like form. Mekaneck awoke from his trance. "What, where am I? What has happened" he asked? Then as his memory returned to him, he realized what he had done, he couldn't live with his actions. "NOOO" he pleaded. Evilyn cast her magic sword into the air as it pierced the fading clouds above Castle Greyskull. The dimensional gateway to Despondos had opened .. "AHAHAHAHAHA "he roared. They only being in all of Eternia who is as diabolical as Skeletor has been freed. Hordak's wrath unleashed.
Castle Greyskull
"Oh what can we do Cringer? What can a green and orange cat and a jester do against Skeletor and his entire army?
"Meow' Cringer replied in fright. Cringer was always frightened, even the name Skeletor frightened. Now with they entire Army invading the palace, Cringer was a nervous wreck to say the least.
"HEY" said a whispering voice. Hey, orko, cringer, come here? Orko and Cringer gasped in fright until he realized that it was one of the Masters. "Roboto!" "I need your help!" he said. "And we need yours." Orko responded. Roboto intended to free the King and Queen from Skeletor.
Chapter Note: Ah, the PLOT Thickens. Teela and Adam show, well a little sort of romance, I didn't intend to write any. But maybe I'll hint that their might be something more between adam and teela but I promise it won't go very far. Then of course Skeletor thinks that he has won, little does he know, his most trusted advisor Evilyn has released Hordak from Despondos. ooo, Power Struggle. Well thats all for now. REVIEW MY STORY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
