Ok I would like to apologize to the guest who reviewed, I didn't realize that my account had rigged it so that others couldn't see it. Since then I have fixed that and I would also like thank you for your kind words they inspire me to write more. Also sorry about the wait I've been working and haven't been able to update the story.Thanks to KathrineBud15 for editing this story and fixing my mistakes before I humiliated myself.
*Disclaimer; I do not own He-Man I only own my OC Destiny.And on with the story. :)
Last Time: Teela knew she had to get Destiny out of here to somewhere that she could recover and hopefully get some answers, or at least so that Teela could apologize for threatening her with a sword when all the girl wanted to do was help them.
And Now: Teela was shaken out of her thoughts when an alarm sounded. If there was an alarm it likely meant that He-Man or someone else was coming to rescue her. She walked to the door of her cell, Destiny still wasn't moving. Then Teela realized Destiny's cell was the same one they had put Adam in a month ago, which likely meant the cell would be difficult to open.
He-Man rounded a corner in the dungeons. It was clear that Skeletor had discovered the tunnel that Adam, Man-At-Arms, and Teela had used to escape the last time, judging by the alarms that were currently blaring and echoing off the stone walls.
As he took the last turn that would lead him to the prisoner cells, he saw Teela attempting to look through the bars. "He-Man." She said as he approached the cell. "Don't worry Teela, I'll have you out in a minute." He said as he grabbed the bars and pulled. The door came off with a snap. He turned to lead the way out, but Teela stopped him. "He-Man, please we have to help her too." Teela pointed at Destiny. "Who's this?" He asked grabbing the bars and pulling. "Her name is Destiny. She's the one who helped Adam and us escape last time."
Of course He-Man already knew this, but Teela didn't know that he knew. After a few more seconds of pulling the door broke open with a very loud crack. "It looks like she's in bad shape." He said and he knelt down to pick her up. "We should take her to the Scorceress when we get out." As he stood a voice called out from the shadows behind them. "Skeletor has men on the path you just came from, they are waiting to ambush you as you leave. He knows you have Destiny and he won't let you take her without a fight."
"Who's there?" Teela called.
"I'm a friend of Destiny's. I want to help you get her away from here, away from Skeletor." The voice said. Neither He-Man nor Teela recognized the voice, it sounded almost like a phantom was speaking. "Show yourself." Teela commanded. "No. I cannot reveal myself at this time. What I can do is tell you how to get out of here, without Skeletor's knowledge." Teela and He-Man looked at each other both trying to decide wether or not they should trust the voice. For all they knew the voice was Akuma. It had the same tone and it didn't sound like anyone else they knew from Snake Mountain. "All right." He-Man said "Where do we go?"
"The opposite way. Take the fifth left, then the ninth right, then the second right. You'll come to a dead end, but in the shadows on the right side is a winding tunnel. It's longer than the one you know of. It will let you out on the northern side of the mountain."
"How do we know you're telling the truth?"
"You don't. I can't help her but you can, the choice is yours. I hope you remember the directions because I won't repeat them."
They heard rapid footsteps retreating down a passage to their left. "Wait!" He-Man called, but the steps continued until they faded out. "So now the question is, do we trust whoever that was?" Teela asked.
"I think we should. They might be afraid to show themselves after what happened to Destiny, and I don't think anyone in Snake Mountain would have spoken to us, it seems more likely they would attack us instead."
They followed the directions and soon came to the dead end. Just as promised, there was a tunnel on the right hand side. With a little difficulty on He-Man's part, they got through the opening to find the tunnel was, thankfully, wider than the opening.
The voice wasn't lying when they had said the tunnel was long and winding. It took several minutes before they saw the outside of Snake Mountain. Once they were outside, He-Man called for Battle Cat who a moment later ran roaring up to them. They got on Battle Cat's back and took off towards Castle Grayskull.
"Are you certain that she can be trusted, He-Man?" The Scorceress asked as she healed the wounds on the small woman. "Honestly, I'm not sure, but I doubt she has any plans on taking over Castle Grayskull. Even a small dog could take her down as she is now."
"Still it would be wise to keep an eye on her." Teela said softly. "We don't know what her motives were for helping us in the past." Teela hated her words but she knew that even though she felt she owed Destiny an apology, she still had to ensure the safety of her friends.
"After I have healed her wounds, she will still need time to recover her strength." The Scorceress stated.
"We could take her to the palace, once it's safe for us to do so." He-Man said.
"I agree." Teela said simply. "I'll go on ahead to the palace and see if the King, Queen, and my father will agree to it."
"Take Battle Cat and let us know how they respond." He-Man said as she turned to leave. Teela nodded in response and Battle Cat followed her to the castle's drawbridge. Shortly after she was gone, a belt in another room, deeper in the castle, began to glow and float through the old grey halls.
