Chapter XIII: Forgetting the Past
CAPTAIN BOW'S LOGBOOK
12th DAY IN THE FIFTH YEAR SINCE THE ESTABLISHEMNT OF ETHERTERNIA
Adora has left Etherternia for the stars and left me in charge as King of Etherternia, I must admit I am scared I have never been king before and am nervous that I might mess up, but if Adora has faith in me than I will do it!
I walked out to the balcony and addressed the crowd, "People of Etherternia," I began as I quieted the crowd, "Adora has abdicated as Queen of Etherternia and has named me her successor, I promise as your king I will do my best to bring peace and prosperity to this planet," I said as the crowd cheered in approval, maybe this king thing won't be as bad as I thought it would be.
After the speech I went back to my quarters to reflect on what had happened. I thought about Adora and if she was happier now that she left Etherternia and if she was safe and if I would ever her see again. Poor Adora, her despair drove her from the planet never to return, may Kalion grant her peace wherever she may go.
PRINCESS ADORA'S DIARY
12th DAY IN THE SEVENTH YEAR SINCE THE ESTABLISHEMNT OF ETHERTERNIA
I cruised the stars for two years until I began to run out of fuel, I needed to find a planet to crash land on, luckily there I found a small planet nearby.
"Here goes nothing," I said to myself as steered the ship towards the planet and hoped for the best, after that everything went black.
When I came to, I found myself in a small hut, standing beside my bed was young woman about my age, with red hair and green eyes, if she was a little taller she would be a spitting image of Teela. Her outfit was a simple red and orange dress with a simple belt across her waist.
I tried to sit up but I was aching all over, "Where am I?" I asked I tried to get comfortable.
"You're on Equillia, you shouldn't try to get out of bed yet, you need to time to recover from your crash," she said as she tended to my wounds, "I'm Kaylia by the way, who are you?" she asked politely.
"I'm Adora," I told her as I fluffed up my pillows and lay back down, "Do you live here alone?" I asked as I looked around the room, it was very simple but very beautiful. It was decorated with pictures of Horses and wood carvings of Horses; it seemed the people of this planet or at least Kaylia's family seem to have an affinity with the animal.
"No, I live with my grandfather and my younger brother Jason, we're horse herders, in fact the planet's entire economy is based on Horse Herding," she explained to me, just then a young man with black hair and brown eyes entered the room, he wore a simple shepherd's robe with a rope belt around his waist.
"Kaylia, Grandfather says it's your turn to groom the horses," he said to Kaylia as he went to go wash up.
Kaylia turned to me and smiled, "I have go Adora, I'll be back soon, in the meantime you should rest ," she said as she left the room.
Equillia is a beautiful place, and it will be here that I will start my life over again hoping to forget the horrors of my past.
KAYLIA'S DIARY
56th DAY IN THE FOURTH YEAR OF THE REIGN OF KING SIRIS
Today was a most unusual day.
This morning while I was tending the herd, I heard a loud explosion in a nearby meadow. I put, Jason, in charge of the heard and went to go check out what caused the explosion.
I walked for at least a mile until I arrived at the meadow, everything seemed normal except for a large crater in the middle of the field.
I went up to the crater, inside the hole was a large space ship, it was about a 50 meters wide, it was painted green and gold and had the word Explorer written on the side. I went down into the crater to see if I could see if anyone was in this ship.
I opened the hatch and entered the ship; it appeared empty until I reached the cockpit.
In the pilot's seat was a young woman with blonde hair, she was dressed in a red and white battle suit with yellow stripes on the shoulders.
"Jason come over quickly, I need your help!" I shouted to my brother.
"What is it now, Kay, this better not be like the time you told me there was buried treasure underneath the house and got me in trouble with grandpa for digging up the basement floor," he said as he raced towards the crater.
"First of all JAY, my name is Kaylia not Kay and second this is serious," I yelled at him as I waited for him to come here.
"What do you want?" he said as he climbed into the crater and entered the ship, "where are you, Kaylia?" he asked as he searched the massive craft.
"I'm in the cockpit," I called out as I went out to meet him.
"Now what is you wan…," he said again as he came in and saw the woman sitting in the pilot's seat, "who is she?" he asked as he looked at me stunned.
"I don't know I was watching the horses when I heard this explosion, that's when I found this crater in the meadows and the ship," I told him as I checked her vitals and determined she was still alive. "She needs help Jason, help me take her back to grandpa's house," I told him as I undid the safety harness and me and Jason lifted her out of her seat.
KING BOW'S JOURNAL
12th DAY IN THE SEVENTH YEAR SINCE THE ESTABLISHEMNT OF ETHERTERNIA
Chaos runs rampant in the kingdom, and although I do my best to bring peace to this troubled land I am not doing a good job of it.
There have been reports that remnants of the Horde, probably troops stationed in deep space who have not heard that their leaders are no more, have been regrouping and attacking small outposts on the frontier land.
My men have checked out these claims but have been able to find the leader behind the attacks, which have made the people restless.
They keep calling out for my abdication and some have even accused me of being in league with the Horde, which is of course untrue, but still those claims still hurt.
Militias have formed and have attacked several of my troops, these people threaten to rebel of I do not leave the throne. I tell them that I will not do so and that I will stop the Horde.
I am also suffering from horrible nightmares, every night when I go to sleep I am forced to relive the death of my beloved Glimmer over and over again and as it was the first time I am powerless to stop it.
If I could have been wiser I would have stopped that Denebrian slime ball and stopped her from dying, but I wasn't and I have to live with that fact for the rest of my life.
I wonder what Adora is doing these days, I hope she's all right and safe, I wonder if she's happy and if she misses her home, I know that I miss her.
PRINCESS ADORA'S DIARY
12th DAY IN THE SEVENTHYEAR SINCE THE ESTABLISHEMNT OF ETHERTERNIA
After a few hours Kaylia came back from outside, "Sorry it took so long, I hope you weren't bored," she said jokingly as she sat down, she looked exhausted, but she was not completely worn out.
"No, I wasn't," I replied as I sat up on the couch.
Just then a voice came from the kitchen, "Kaylia, Jason! Dinner's ready!" It was Kaylia's grandfather calling them to dinner.
"You want to come to dinner Adora, we have more than enough," she asked as she helped me off he couch and showed me to the kitchen, there an old man with gray hair and beard wearing a brown shepherd's robe and a rope belt around his waist was setting the table.
"Who's your friend Kaylia?" the old man asked as he stood up, it was then I noticed that he had a mechanical leg.
"This is Adora, grandfather," she said pointing to me, "she was in an accident and brought her here" Kaylia continued as she sat down and began to take soon food from the pot that was in the center of the table.
"Do you live nearby Miss Adora?" he asked as me he got out an extra plate and silverware set and placed it before me.
"I just moved to Equillia, and I'm still looking for a place to stay," I told him as helped myself to some food. The meal was a very simple stew of meat and vegetables, but it was very tasty.
"Grandpa, I was wondering, could Adora stay with us?" Kaylia asked him, I was flattered that she would even ask such a thing.
"I can't see why not Kaylia, but it won't be easy she'll have do chores everyday, just like you and your brother," he said warningly as he gave Kaylia a stern look.
"I don't mind hard work sir, I'm used to it," I told as I waited for him to reply, I would be willing to be do any amount of work if I knew I would have roof over my head.
"Very well, your friend can stay," He said with a smile.
After dinner Kaylia took me to her room, it was very simple but I could tell that she was very happy.
"Are these your parents?" I asked as I pointed to a picture of a man and woman on their wedding day. The man looked to be Seahawk's age and the woman was about Glimmer's age when she died. The man wore a simple black tunic and the woman a simple dress.
"They are, my mom died during childbirth and my dad was killed by space pirates, he was the adventurous type and left my mom one day to explore the cosmos, he was never heard from again," she said as a tear rolled down her cheek.
"I'm so sorry Kaylia, I know what's like to lose your parents," I told her as I hugged her.
"How did your parents die Adora?" she asked curious about my past.
"they were killed by an evil tyrant named Hordak when the Horde invaded my world some years ago," I informed her.
She was confused, she had never heard of the Horde due to the fact that Equillia has 'nothing to offer' and not the target of invasion. In fact, the last blood that was shed was on Equillia was 5,000 years ago during a conflict called the Equestrian war.
I explained to her about the history of Eternia and Etheria and of the Horde and about my life (excluding the part about me and Adam being He-Man and She-Ra). She seemed fascinated by this and listened for hours until it was time for evening chores.
After chores it was time for bed, Kaylia lent me a nightgown and after I showered and got dressed she showed me to an old bedroom, she put fresh sheets on the bed and dusted everything off, "This is your room Adora, it's not much but it is warm," she said as pulled down the covers.
"Thank you Kaylia, good night," I said as I climbed into bed and pulled the covers over me.
"Anytime, sleep tight Adora, if you need anything just give me a call, I'm a cross the hall from you," she said as she left the room and closed the door.
I have a new life now, one that is not filled with sadness but happiness, here on the utopian world of Equillia light years away from the Horde I will live out the rest of my life, but maybe one day when I feel I have paid for my horrible failures, I will return to Etherternia, but until that time comes Equillia is my new home.