Newlyweds Teela and Adam slept in their bed, Teela's dreams were telling her of events yet to be.
Teela saw herself sitting on the royal thrown of Eternia then her aspect changed into The Sorceress and suddenly The Sorceress's face started to shift/change. First, she saw her own face in the now familiar headdress, then Teela saw her own face change into the older version of her own, her Mother Teela Na's. Then her mother's face changed into that of a stranger a face Teela herself could not place.
Getting out of bed Teela tried not to wake Adam as she stepped into the sitting room Teela calls out, "Mother!"
In her mind Teela hears, Teela Na!... dear heart what troubles you!
A Dream, but it makes no sense mother, Teela thought.
Come to Grayskull in the morning, Teela Na thought, We will find the answer together…
Teela sat in the sitting room of Castle Grayskull with the current Sorceress the following morning.
"Mother" Teela asks as she walks into the throne room of Grayskull, "Has there ever been three Sorceress's in serve to Grayskull at the same time"
"Three Sorcer…" Teela Na stammered as she looked at her daughter saying, "Tell me about your dream"
"Adam Tells me you can enter my dreams, see them" Teela said frowning, "It would be easier to show you"
"Y-yes…of course!... I want you to think about the dream and relax" The Sorceress said as she extends her senses into her daughters mind, seeing her daughters dream, and said, "How can my daughter has 2 destinies… she is the Queen of Eternia and The Sorceress?"
Teela Na worriedly looks down at her daughter, saying, "How can this be!"
"No not 2 destinies daughter of Grayskull…" a women's willowy disembodied voice said.
Teela Na looks around for the source of the voice when a woman dressed similarly to her, shimmers into the room in a bright light.
Teela Na states, "But the prophecy"
With a light chuckle the Stranger states with a smile. "You mean the prophecy that states, when The Sorceress marries The Prince, The Sorceress of Grayskull will be no more!"
"Y-Yes" Teela Na replied eyeing her cautiously worrying that her entire world was about to come to an end.
"The Mystic's of Eternia have been trying to decipher its meaning since I made it ages ago" The Stranger said as she gestures to both women to follow her leading to a yet undiscovered room in Castle Grayskull itself.
Teela Na asks her, "Why have I never found this room before!"
"Teela Na" The Stranger said, "Have you not discovered the purpose of this place"
It was not Teela Na, but her daughter Terela that stated the answer, saying, "It's a mausoleum!"
"Yes, even after death our bodies bear the mark of Grayskull, so we cannot be laid to rest as everyone else… fear not young one because he to bears the mark of Grayskull he too will be interred here within the Castle walls." The Stranger said
"Getting back to your question Teela Na" The Stranger states, "The reason you don't know about this room is, you have never chosen to consult any Sorceress's that have come before you, nor have you had a crisis that was beyond your ability!"
"Your Dream young one" The stranger said, "Madan" She said pointing at Teela, then pointing at Teela Na she states, "Mother" Pointing at herself stating "Crone!"
"The three stages of life" Teela said realizing the meaning of the dream.
The three women come to a stop at the very first statue at the end of the line and Teela is the first to read the name at the base
Queen Veena Grayskull Guardian Of Power
Teela looks at the face of the Statue, then the Stranger, then back at the base just as she was about to speak the voice of The Spirit of Grayskull said, "Queen Veena, welcome back to Grayskull Castle.
"Queen" Teela said as Teela Na said "Grayskull"
Smiling at her descendants Venna said nothing when Teela herself started putting the pieces together as she considered the matter at hand.
Suddenly a set of functional wings extend from her back as she said, "Not 2 destinies, but 2 aspects of the same destiny Teela Na"
"Queen Veena" With her mind working a mile a minute Teela puts the pieces together and said, "All of these women are past Sorceress, correct?"
"Yes!" Veena said softly, as she watched the truth dawn on both her descendants.
"From what my mother tells me every Sorceress is the daughter of the last, well going back to you!"
"Also, true!" Veena told her.
"So that means…" Teela gasps
"It means you don't have to choose!" Teela her mother said softly.
Teela walks into the Queen Veena's arms thinking, All this time I thought I was alone, that I had no family…
"No Teela, never alone" Queen Veena said as she embraces Teela extending her wings around her protectively.
30 minutes later as they sit in the grand hall of the castle drinking tea Queen Veena says, "Her heart really does ache for him does it not!"
Queen Veena snaps her fingers and they are in the throne room Chickling lightly Teela Na said, "Yes it does!"
Teela was starting to become angry.
"No one is saying you can't Love The Prince and be his queen!" Queen Veena said, "I took Greyskull as my husband and we ruled together"
Teela's head quickly turned to face Queen Veena as she pulls on a torch and the floor on either side of dais start to rotate revealing a carved fresco, showing Queen Veena's wedding to King Grayskull.
May I borrow your mirror Queen Veena asks as Teena Na says, "By all means!"
Queen Veena waves her hand and the very scene portrayed in the carving plays out in the mirror itself as she said, "It's not that we can't marry and have children, but the one we bond with must be pure of heart, for they know our deepest secrets
"All we ask is in times of trouble be The Sorceress as well…"
Teela looks at the founder of her bloodline and blinked not quite sure she could or should believe what she is hearing.
"Teela Na" Queen Veena states, "That which is leaned cannot be unlearned!" She states with a smile.
In her mind Teela Na hears Queen Veena tell her, When you step down all you need do is use the planet not Castle Grayskull as the wellspring!"
The Sorceress thinks, Why didn't anyone…
The Spirit of Grayskull said, "No one ever asked"
Finding her resolve Teela asks "Sorceress", as both Teela Na, and Queen Veena turn to face her, Teela states, "Can I… Can I learn from both of you!"
"Teela Na" Queen Veena said, "That prophecy you quoted was mistranslated, I could not openly say, "The Sorceress and Heman's children with bring an ageless piece to the kingdom"
"Wait… WHAT" Teela asks as her voice rose by three octaves
Hugging her daughter Teela Na said "Calm Yourself… As with all prophecy's they are seldom what they seem
"Because The Sorceress becomes queen of Eternia… However, I could not let that be known!" Queen Veena told them.
Teela Na sooths her daughter the walls of Castle Grayskull began to shake, Queen Veena gave Teela Na a look that said, (I'll handle them)
"She needs you!"
One hour later the drawbridge began to open Queen Veena walked out in human form to face Skeletor, and Evil-Lyn.
"Where is The Sorceress?" Skeletor asks in a cold evil voice as he launched a spell at Queen Veena.
From the turret window Mother and daughter watched things unfold. Reaching out Queen Veena catches the glowing orb and squeezes it between her hands and into nothing. Then moves her hands as if cleaning dirt off them.
Worriedly Evil-Lyn thinks, She may not be The Sorceress we know, but she is a powerful Sorceress none the less…
Despite not having a face Skeletor's eyeless face went wide and with shock and fear.
"I am the The Sorceress" Queen Veena said as she raised her hands her entire body started glowing brightly as both Skeletor, and Evil-Lyn started floating in the air and then they disappeared.
Skeletor himself landed back at Snake Mountain but Evil-Lyn reappeared just out of sight with the intent on gathering information, or so she thought.
"Leave now witch!" Queen Veena, said in a commanding tone, as Evil-Lyn's disembodied voice asked, "Why should I"
"LEAVE NOW WITCH" Queen Veena's voice was as soft as whisper and a loud as a thunder all at the same time causing the ground to shake.
"NO" Evil-Lyn said.
"You have been warned!" Queen Veena said in a voice as cold as ice, her wings extended as a defining disembodied falcon screech was heard causing Evil-Lyn to cover her ears
The phantom shadow of a falcon flew right at Evil-Lyn and through her. Evil-Lyn felt all of her energy leave her body and there was a sudden explosion of magical energy starting from deep within Evil-Lyn herself
"What did you do to me!" Evil-Lyn asked in an angry voice
Evil-Lyn stumbled to a knee, she stood up and tried casting a spell in retaliation and there was a short burst of sparks at her fingertips and nothing happened as they just died out.
Giving Evil-Lyn a sideways glance, saying, "It will take 2 cycles of the moon before your magic returns" Queen Veena walks forward
"I know The Sorceress she can't do that" Evil-Lyn said.
Smiling she didn't look at so much as looked through Evil-Lyn saying, "I am Queen Veena Grayskull Guardian Of Power, I am no ordinary Sorceress"
"I have given you a second chance Lin use it wisely, or next time I will not be so… forgiving."
With glowing pure golden eyes Queen Veena Said, "I will be Watching you Lin!"
In her mind Evil-Lyn saw a projected memory of Queen Veena destroying members of King Hisses army. Queen Veena walked back over the drawbridge and back into Castle Grayskull, Teela blinked as she looked at her.
"You could have killed them" Teela said looking at her.
"Yes, I could have!" Queen Veena said taking a seat, saying, "It's time you both knew your true heritage"
"Meaning?" The Sorceress asks with a wary look on her face.
"Although I call myself Sorceress Teela, I'm a goddess!" Queen Veena said, "You both have my blood, the blood Goddess herself my daughters!
30 minutes later Adam shows up at Castle Grayskull and walks into the throne room asking, I heard there was an attack?
The Sorceress said, "All it well Prince Adam!"
"You look so much like King Grayskull" a women's voice said as Adam noticed Queen Veena for the first time.
"No hero you're not imagining it you are seeing 2 Sorceress's; and one Apprentice!... my name is Queen Veena."
Walking over to him and giving Adam a kiss Teela said, "What my great grandmother is trying to say is I will be both The Queen, and The Sorceress."
"Is that even possible" Adam asked, not quite sure he could believe his ears.
"My full name is Queen Veena Grayskull Guardian Of Power" The elder Sorceress said, Your wife's plea summoned me across time and space"
"And yes, it is possible"
"O-Kay, can someone tell me why Evil-Lyn petitioned me and my father for sanctuary!" Adam let that comment hang their as he waited for an answer.
"She is incapable of using Magic at this time" Queen Veena said, "When her ability's return, she will not be what she was!"
Moments later Queen Veena walks to the main part of the Castle to find Lin standing there.
"I-I don't have anywhere else to go!"
Queen Veena and Lin walk to the kitchens as Queen Veena said, "Please sit"
"Lin you will forever carry evil's stain that I cannot change"
"I see" Lin said, turning away only to have Queen Veena place her hands over hers as she said, ""That does not mean you have to be defined by it." Queen Veena told her.
"Lin I don't think you understand what you've done, you stood up to the first Sorceress of Grayskull and held your own!"
"Your…" Lin said choking-down her tea.
"Yes" Queen Veena told her, "You're in a unique position Lin. because you have been touched by evil you know it for what it!"
Glancing at Teela in her mind Lin heard, You can also assist me in teaching her how to fight it…