Summary: A mix between 'Secret of the Sword' and the new 2002 He-Man series. The Horde is returning to Eternia and with them is a homecoming that should return the Royal family back to normal. Alliances will be made, trust will be tested and the battle between good and evil will clash for one last adventure.
Post Rise of the Snake Men II and Pre Of Machines and Men. I figured the end of Rise of the Snake Men they could pretty much be considered dead. So the Snake Men are all dead and Skeletor never freed himself from Snake Mountain like he did at the end of the episode. So if everyone plays along with that then this should flow pretty good.
Disclaimer: Don't own any of the characters but the adaptation is mine!
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Ordained Pathways ………………………..
Lying on his back he watched, he watched as a 'demon' looked down at him. Unable to do anything but cry, Adam watched as the 'demon' took his sister. In the empty cradle he cried, he cried for his sister who was stolen from him.
Then he heard his mother scream followed by a familiar voice he'd one day come to know as Man-At-Arms. Again there was nothing.
It wasn't long before his mother grabbed him from his cradle and held him tightly against her shoulder. Together they cried for his lost sister.
The 'demon' had stolen her, never to be seen again. Then there was nothing, until now.
Adam jumped. He looked around confused and sweating. He panted trying to catch his breath. 'Just a dream,' he thought, narrowing his eyebrows he rethought his previous thought, 'no a nightmare.' And like the end of his nightmare, the memories, the nightmare vanished.
Adam checked his fishing line, nothing. 'Absolutely noth…DINNER!' he remembered. He, his mother and father, along with Teela and Duncan were having a special dinner tonight.
Adam stumbled over Cringer, who shrieked from being awaken so abruptly. "Come on Cringer we're late for dinner!" The pair ran all the way back to the palace.
It was just after dusk when they arrived at the palace. The whole time he thought of how special tonight's dinner was supposed to be. It had been such a long time since the two families had sat down together and enjoyed a peaceful dinner.
The two families had always been close throughout the years, but ever since Skeletor and the rest of the evil that had returned to the lands there hadn't been much time for the five friends to spend time together.
With the battles and endless efforts of protecting Grayskull Adam felt a pang of guilt well up in his stomach as he thought of how he had practically ruined dinner, ruined the light conversation they had planned on having.
All he could do now was arrive late, like always. Covered in dirt, hair a mess, sweating and panting he entered the dinning room to find everyone in casual attire and all expressions of irritable annoyance centered on him.
"Uh, sorry I'm late. I almost caught a big one," he lied.
"I'll bet you caught a big one, a big nap," Teela said, arms crossed over her chest.
"Adam, do you feel your prior engagements are less important than…fishing or sleeping or whatever it is you spend your time doing," King Randor questioned.
Adam sat next to his mother, beside her Randor was and across from them Teela and Duncan were seated. The Queen turned to face her son. "Where were you?" Queen Marlana asked.
"I was fishing in the spot Teela and I found ten years ago and I fell asleep. You know the weirdest thing was my dream was so real and it had something to do with someone I knew or was close to. I don't know, I just remember something, someone was stolen." Randor, Marlana and Duncan each looked at the other questionably, like they all knew something Adam and Teela did not.
Duncan nodded at Randor who then changed the subject. "It is nice to have so much free time. I find myself still on edge though, waiting to defend the kingdom and Grayskull." Duncan started.
"I too feel the same, Duncan, though I have been able to return to more political duties of the king. Oh yes, I have an honor I want to bestow upon you Teela," Randor said, looking at the girl across from him.
"What might that be, sir?" she asked, rather curious.
"You're just going to have to wait until after dinner," Randor said as the main meal arrived.
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Teela should have gone to bed, it was well passed midnight and she was going to have to be up a shortly after sunrise for her training. After dinner had slowly been consumed Randor had told Teela of her newest promotion.
The sixteen year old couldn't help but smile. She rethought to that wonderful moment just a few hours ago.
The meal was finished and Teela was nearly on the edge of her seat from the anticipation. Randor and Duncan smiled at her squirming.
"All right Teela, you have been patient long enough. With Duncan busy in his workshop, getting into politics of the palace and...getting old we feel that a position amongst the guards must be filled to allow him time for his matters and to give the guards the time and effort they need, with the time and effort you put into your own training will prove beneficial as Captain of the Guards."
"You mean, I'll be in command of the royal guards?" Teela asked, dumbfounded.
"Yes. Tomorrow you will be sworn in to that title."
"I don't know what to say."
"Teela, actions speak louder than words. If you keep doing what you've been doing you'll be a great captain and that's all we ask of you," Marlana offered.
Everyone at the table nodded at Marlana's comment.
"Thank you, all," Teela said, looking around.
Teela skipped a step. She had to sleep, it'd be embarrassing if she ruined her presentation by not getting enough sleep by saying or doing something inappropriate.
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The rising sun brightened the lands, all except the Fright Zone and its' surroundings which were covered in shadows overcastting, seemingly, from the rest of Etheria.
Inside Hordak, all of his warriors and horde troops waited as Shadow Weaver was on the verge of opening a portal to Eternia. The room began to glow, the gold light of the portal grew brighter and bigger as the portal was near opened.
"It has begun," Hordak said, walking down the line of warriors, stopping at General Sunder. He put his hand on the general's shoulder, "I trust you will keep Etheria in the hands of the Horde."
"I will and maybe more," was General Sunder's response.
Hordak smiled at the man's reply and then continued down the line until he was standing in front of the portal. "Come my warriors, we will bring forth the true wrath of the Horde to Eternia."
The six warriors stepped through the portal, followed by over a dozen horde troopers. Hordak looked at his remaining warriors, whether or not the three could conquer the rest of the rebellion on their own he doubted but they could and would keep them at bay while he was gone.
Funny, on one side of the portal the Horde was nearly in complete control of the planet and one the other side the horde ruler was in near defeat of the planet.
As Hordak stepped through the portal all he could think about was how much he hated Eternia. Once he arrived on Eternia he would find a suitable punishment on behalf of Skeletor for failing his duties as a powerful ruler.
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Thanks for the reviews! Next chapter will start with the mixing of Etheria and Eternia. So stick around.
Post Rise of the Snake Men II and Pre Of Machines and Men. I figured the end of Rise of the Snake Men they could pretty much be considered dead. So the Snake Men are all dead and Skeletor never freed himself from Snake Mountain like he did at the end of the episode. So if everyone plays along with that then this should flow pretty good.
Disclaimer: Don't own any of the characters but the adaptation is mine!
………………………..
Ordained Pathways ………………………..
Lying on his back he watched, he watched as a 'demon' looked down at him. Unable to do anything but cry, Adam watched as the 'demon' took his sister. In the empty cradle he cried, he cried for his sister who was stolen from him.
Then he heard his mother scream followed by a familiar voice he'd one day come to know as Man-At-Arms. Again there was nothing.
It wasn't long before his mother grabbed him from his cradle and held him tightly against her shoulder. Together they cried for his lost sister.
The 'demon' had stolen her, never to be seen again. Then there was nothing, until now.
Adam jumped. He looked around confused and sweating. He panted trying to catch his breath. 'Just a dream,' he thought, narrowing his eyebrows he rethought his previous thought, 'no a nightmare.' And like the end of his nightmare, the memories, the nightmare vanished.
Adam checked his fishing line, nothing. 'Absolutely noth…DINNER!' he remembered. He, his mother and father, along with Teela and Duncan were having a special dinner tonight.
Adam stumbled over Cringer, who shrieked from being awaken so abruptly. "Come on Cringer we're late for dinner!" The pair ran all the way back to the palace.
It was just after dusk when they arrived at the palace. The whole time he thought of how special tonight's dinner was supposed to be. It had been such a long time since the two families had sat down together and enjoyed a peaceful dinner.
The two families had always been close throughout the years, but ever since Skeletor and the rest of the evil that had returned to the lands there hadn't been much time for the five friends to spend time together.
With the battles and endless efforts of protecting Grayskull Adam felt a pang of guilt well up in his stomach as he thought of how he had practically ruined dinner, ruined the light conversation they had planned on having.
All he could do now was arrive late, like always. Covered in dirt, hair a mess, sweating and panting he entered the dinning room to find everyone in casual attire and all expressions of irritable annoyance centered on him.
"Uh, sorry I'm late. I almost caught a big one," he lied.
"I'll bet you caught a big one, a big nap," Teela said, arms crossed over her chest.
"Adam, do you feel your prior engagements are less important than…fishing or sleeping or whatever it is you spend your time doing," King Randor questioned.
Adam sat next to his mother, beside her Randor was and across from them Teela and Duncan were seated. The Queen turned to face her son. "Where were you?" Queen Marlana asked.
"I was fishing in the spot Teela and I found ten years ago and I fell asleep. You know the weirdest thing was my dream was so real and it had something to do with someone I knew or was close to. I don't know, I just remember something, someone was stolen." Randor, Marlana and Duncan each looked at the other questionably, like they all knew something Adam and Teela did not.
Duncan nodded at Randor who then changed the subject. "It is nice to have so much free time. I find myself still on edge though, waiting to defend the kingdom and Grayskull." Duncan started.
"I too feel the same, Duncan, though I have been able to return to more political duties of the king. Oh yes, I have an honor I want to bestow upon you Teela," Randor said, looking at the girl across from him.
"What might that be, sir?" she asked, rather curious.
"You're just going to have to wait until after dinner," Randor said as the main meal arrived.
………………….
Teela should have gone to bed, it was well passed midnight and she was going to have to be up a shortly after sunrise for her training. After dinner had slowly been consumed Randor had told Teela of her newest promotion.
The sixteen year old couldn't help but smile. She rethought to that wonderful moment just a few hours ago.
The meal was finished and Teela was nearly on the edge of her seat from the anticipation. Randor and Duncan smiled at her squirming.
"All right Teela, you have been patient long enough. With Duncan busy in his workshop, getting into politics of the palace and...getting old we feel that a position amongst the guards must be filled to allow him time for his matters and to give the guards the time and effort they need, with the time and effort you put into your own training will prove beneficial as Captain of the Guards."
"You mean, I'll be in command of the royal guards?" Teela asked, dumbfounded.
"Yes. Tomorrow you will be sworn in to that title."
"I don't know what to say."
"Teela, actions speak louder than words. If you keep doing what you've been doing you'll be a great captain and that's all we ask of you," Marlana offered.
Everyone at the table nodded at Marlana's comment.
"Thank you, all," Teela said, looking around.
Teela skipped a step. She had to sleep, it'd be embarrassing if she ruined her presentation by not getting enough sleep by saying or doing something inappropriate.
……………..
The rising sun brightened the lands, all except the Fright Zone and its' surroundings which were covered in shadows overcastting, seemingly, from the rest of Etheria.
Inside Hordak, all of his warriors and horde troops waited as Shadow Weaver was on the verge of opening a portal to Eternia. The room began to glow, the gold light of the portal grew brighter and bigger as the portal was near opened.
"It has begun," Hordak said, walking down the line of warriors, stopping at General Sunder. He put his hand on the general's shoulder, "I trust you will keep Etheria in the hands of the Horde."
"I will and maybe more," was General Sunder's response.
Hordak smiled at the man's reply and then continued down the line until he was standing in front of the portal. "Come my warriors, we will bring forth the true wrath of the Horde to Eternia."
The six warriors stepped through the portal, followed by over a dozen horde troopers. Hordak looked at his remaining warriors, whether or not the three could conquer the rest of the rebellion on their own he doubted but they could and would keep them at bay while he was gone.
Funny, on one side of the portal the Horde was nearly in complete control of the planet and one the other side the horde ruler was in near defeat of the planet.
As Hordak stepped through the portal all he could think about was how much he hated Eternia. Once he arrived on Eternia he would find a suitable punishment on behalf of Skeletor for failing his duties as a powerful ruler.
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Thanks for the reviews! Next chapter will start with the mixing of Etheria and Eternia. So stick around.