Skeletor, Evil-Lyn, Modulok and Hordak stood in the chamber of Snake Mountain around
the paralysed Adora. "You can let her move now,
Evil-Lyn!" said Skeletor. "She will never have the power to escape from
us!" "Actually, she could quite
easily escape." contradicted Hordak. "Why?" snapped Skeletor.
"You know women- they never stand a chance!" "I see you have retained your
prejudice against women." said Hordak. "I know Adora to be very strong and
agile, and she would stand quite a chance of escaping." "Yes, Skeletor…" said
Evil-Lyn, "You have that thing about women, don’t you?" "Erm… anyway, let’s
leave her in the force field for now!" said Skeletor. "No doubt we’ll have
He-Man coming here to rescue her soon, which is why I placed Tri-Clops on the roof to look
out in all directions for him. He will not be able to rescue his beloved princess this
time!" "There’s no need to worry
about He-Man." said Hordak. "I shall waste no more time here on Eternia- I shall
leave with Adora for Etheria at once." "The paralysis spell will wear
off when you reach Etheria." said Evil-Lyn. "You will be too far from me for my
magic to have any effect." "That’s good…"
said Hordak, "as it means we can keep Adora paralysed until I reach Etheria." He
walked right up to Adora, and his red eyes glowed fiercely at her. "I will have you
back in the Horde soon!" he snarled. "And I will wipe your mind of all memory of
He-Man, your parents, and everything you have seen on Eternia! This spell is perfect, as
it prevents you from opening your mouth to give me some ridiculous answer! Now I shall
leave." "Fine then, Hordak." said
Skeletor. "Come with me to the portal machine….. I will open the dimensional
door to Etheria." He led Hordak and the others through a few dark, damp rooms, until
they reached a large chamber with a complex mechanical machine. "This is the portal
machine!" Skeletor declared. "I will set it to open the dimensional door to
Etheria!" "Wait a moment, Skeletor."
said Modulok. "Usually I set the machine. In fact, I invented it, and I know how to
work it best. So I should be the one who opens the dimensional door." "Not this time, Modulok."
hissed Skeletor. "Yes, you may have invented it, but if you recall clearly enough, it
was my idea, and I know how to work it best- so I shall set the portal to open." "What do you mean it was your
idea?" snapped Modulok. "It was all my proposal! It is the only invention of
mine you have ever accepted! This is partly why I hate working for you, Skeletor, because
you will never give anyone else any credit!" Skeletor spun around and blasted
Modulok with a bolt of power from his havoc staff. The strange creature fell back, his
left arm dropping off. "How can you dare to speak out against the Lord of
Destruction?!" screamed Skeletor. "Once this task is over, you are through for a
supreme punishment, you fool. You think too big for your boots, Modulok!" "No, Skeletor….."
hissed Modulok, re-attaching his arm. "You think far too lowly of my great
skills….." "You dare to continue to speak
against me! You play with my patience too much, Modulok, and now I have had enough! It is
time I gave you….." "Stop!" interrupted Hordak.
"If you two would be so kind as to continue this argument after I am gone. I want to
be back on Etheria, and I do not care who opens the portal- just open it and get me
back!" "Alright, Hordak." hissed
Skeletor. "I will deal with Modulok once you are gone." he went over to the
machine, and began fiddling with some switches. "You are doing it all
wrong!" shouted Modulok. "Those switches don’t even open the portal- they
trigger….." "I know exactly what I am doing,
you fool!" barked Skeletor angrily. Then he laughed sinisterly, and a huge trapdoor
opened beneath Hordak’s feet, sending the warlord plummeting down. Down he fell, into
one of Skeletor’s secret traps- a dungeon with a huge, poisonous python yearning for
food. Hordak fell heavily across from the giant python, which began to hiss and lash out
its forked tongue at the sight of Hordak. "Did you really think I would
willingly do you a favour?" mocked Skeletor. "Never! I will have Adora for
myself. Farewell, old mentor!" Slowly, the trapdoor began to close itself up. "You bastard." Modulok said
to Skeletor. "What do you think you’re doing….." "You know, you really don’t
realise just how much you’re endangering yourself. The more you speak out against me,
the worse my punishment will be. And now you have angered me enough…" he swiped
his staff at Modulok’s head. But Modulok detached it from the rest of his body, then
split his whole body up into small pieces, scattered around the room. His head laughed as it scuttled along
the floor. "It will take more than a simple staff to destroy the multi-bodied
Modulok!"
PART 23: ADORA’S ESCAPE
Behind a large rock, a few yards from Snake Mountain, Man-At-Arms and Teela crouched
low. "Is it safe to strike,
father?" Teela asked. "I’m afraid not,
Teela." Man-At-Arms replied. "I saw Tri-Clops looking out on the roof, and since
he can see in all directions he’d easily spot us." "Then how about we just make a
run, and break through the main entrance?" "That would be no good- I think
I saw Trap Jaw guarding the main entrance. It would be a mistake to try that." "Then what do we do?
Hordak’s going to escape with Adora, before long." "I don’t know. But I am
thinking- trust me!" Just then, they heard heavy footsteps
behind them. Startled, they spun round, expecting to come face to face with one of
Skeletor’s minions- but it was quite a relief when they saw the friendly shape of
He-Man. "He-Man!" exclaimed
Man-At-Arms. "Thank goodness you’re here!" "I’m glad I managed to
catch up with you- Adam contacted me and told me to come!" "You know," said Teela,
"my opinion of Adam’s been changing a lot lately….. now he just seems much
more capable of helping out. Perhaps I underestimate him." He-Man smiled, unnoticed by Teela. It
was a relief that even she seemed to appreciate Adam to some extent, now that he had
proven Adam a worthy hero. "That’s not what’s
important right now." said Man-At-Arms. "We must find some way of getting inside
Snake Mountain. Skeletor will no doubt be anticipating us, so he could quite well have
laid some traps- and he seems to have placed Tri-Clops on the roof to look out for
us." "Then we must think of a quick
way in." said He-Man. "But how?"
Back in Snake Mountain, Skeletor
had seemingly lost all trace of Modulok, who had scattered his body parts about so quickly
that they had gone all over the building. But he would wait until later to deal with
Modulok. Now, while Hordak perished in Skeletor’s trap, he would concentrate on his
latest captive- Adora. Hordak had said she was a good fighter, and so Skeletor intended to
use her for his own ends and place a spell on her that would force her to obey him. "Release her from your force
field, Evil-Lyn!" he commanded. "As you wish, Skeletor."
his beautiful but villainous accomplice replied. She aimed her arm towards Adora, and shot
a beam of magic at her, which released her at once. Adora instantly shot into action.
Skeletor thrust his bony grasp upon her, and Adora roughly tried to struggle free.
"Get off me you fiend!" she shouted. "Don’t be so confident, my
girl….." said Skeletor, "we’re just going to perform a few spells on
you….." he turned to Evil-Lyn. "Evil-Lyn- begin the spell at once. I am
going to find that wretched Modulok." He turned and left the room, leaving Evil-Lyn
to cast her mind spell on the struggling Adora.
Deep down in the dungeon, the
giant python was biding its time as it edged closer to Hordak. But Hordak was not afraid.
If this python wanted him for a meal, it would have to put up a fight first- and
hopefully, Hordak would be able to tire it out through fighting. He transformed his arm to
cannon mode. He aimed it at the snake, and fired a blast at it. The snake jerked back in
pain. Then he fired another blast. He would keep the snake back as much as he could. The snake managed to summon all its
strength, and jerked its head forward at its prey. But just in time, Hordak converted to
rocket mode and blasted out of its reach. He wasn’t going to become a snake’s
dinner just yet.
Meanwhile, Evil-Lyn was beginning
to carry out her mind spell on Adora. Adora knew that if she tried to put up a fight, or
struggle, Evil-Lyn would only get more violent on her and possibly overpower her. Adora
would play along instead, and pretend to give up trying to escape. She sat there silently,
as Evil-Lyn cast her arms through the air to begin the spell. "That’s it, my girl."
Evil-Lyn said. "There’s no point in trying to escape. I will have you on
Skeletor’s side within minutes." Evil-Lyn waved her arms over
Adora’s face to capture her in her spell. "Skeletor is your master….."
she said, "You are evil….. you will destroy all things good….." "I will….. destroy all
things good….." repeated Adora. Evil-Lyn smiled viciously. Her spell
was working. Or so she thought. Inside, Adora was
in full control of her mind and was merely playing along to fool Evil-Lyn. "You are devoted to
Skeletor….." Evil-Lyn continued, "You will help him capture
Grayskull….." "I will help him capture
Grayskull….. I am Skeletor’s servant….." "Good!" she laughed. Then
she leaned forward and cupped her hands. A bright white glow formed in her palms. She
slowly began to move it towards Adora. "Now to spread this over you….. to
complete the spell." Adora knew Evil-Lyn would succeed if
she spread this light over her. So it was time to take action! "I am devoted to
Skeletor….." she said, "I will fight against….. you!" and she
sprang up and kicked Evil-Lyn in the face. Evil-Lyn fell back and the glowing light fell
from her hands and dissolved on the ground. "You wretched girl…"
she hissed, picking herself up, "you dare to trick me!" "You dare to try to turn me evil
again?" mocked Adora, and spun around, throwing a spinning kick at Evil-Lyn. Evil-Lyn
was about to fight back- but Adora was too quick for her, and punched her in the face,
then kneed her in the chest, then grabbed hold of her cape and flung her over her head.
Evil-Lyn lay on the ground, hurt badly. "Damn you….. I will….. get
you!" "Not yet I’m afraid-"
Adora taunted- "I have better things to do!" Quickly, she sneaked out of the room
and ran down the dark corridors. She found a small cavern, sneaked inside, and pulled out
her sword. She held it high above her head, and shouted:
"FOR THE HONOUR OF GRAYSKULL….. I AM SHE-RA!"
The light exploded from the sword, turning her into She-Ra, Princess of Power! Quickly,
she burst out from the room and ran through the dark corridors of Snake Mountain. She must
find Skeletor and show him the powers she possessed! From what she heard, he had been
defeated many times by He-Man- now to see how he would react to a female heroine!
PART 24: THE FINAL BATTLE
He-Man, Man-At-Arms and Teela crouched below the rocks, scavenging their minds for a
way of getting in. "Perhaps we should just
strike." said Teela. "Hordak’s probably escaped with Adora by now!" "I don’t know." said
He-Man. "If there was some passage underground it would be a big help." Just then, there was a sudden huge
gust of wind, which seemed to blow from nowhere, sweeping the three warriors off their
feet. They grabbed onto the rocks and held on tightly as a large portal emerged from out
of the blue. A huge robotic creature sprang out from the portal, with large mechanical
claws and a drill protruding from its front. Teela raised her pistol, ready to
shoot at the creature. But just then, He-Man said "No, Teela, don’t shoot!"
and held her back. The wind died down, and the creature ground to a halt. The three
warriors could now see that this mechanical creature was in fact a vehicle, driven by an
executively-dressed man with dark hair and some kind of small device poking out from his
pocket, with a beautiful young girl, with long hair dyed pink, dressed almost entirely in
pink and purple. "It’s okay," He-Man said, "these are my
friends!" "Can we be of help?" asked
Carlos. "You sure can." He-Man
replied. "But how did you know where to find me?" "Carlos sensed you were on
Eternia, so he thought he’d come to give you a hand and show you this new machine of
his." said Glimmer. "We came here using one of his devices, of course!" "What is this machine?"
asked He-Man. "It’s one I put together
within a few hours today!" Carlos replied. "The Hover Beetle was a powerful air
machine- and this machine is particularly powerful underground where its mechanical claws
and drill can burrow through any thickness of rock! Therefore, I have aptly named it the
Rock Breaker!" "Then its just the sort of
machine we need!" said He-Man. "We have to find some way of burrowing inside
Snake Mountain- Skeletor and Hordak have recaptured Adora and Hordak’s going to take
her back to Etheria and make her evil again!" "Well he sure won’t
succeed!" said Carlos. "Not with us around, will he Glimmer?" "Erm, no, not if you say so,
Carlos!" "Excuse me-" said Teela,
"perhaps you could introduce us to your friends, He-Man?" "I sure will. Teela and
Man-At-Arms- meet Carlos, the scientist from Bright Moon on Etheria, and Glimmer, the
leader of the rebels!" "Isn’t your machine
rather….." began Man-At-Arms. Glimmer quickly thrust her finger to
her mouth and whispered "Don’t say it’s weird….. he goes
haywire!" "No, I mean….. it’s
remarkable!" exclaimed Man-At-Arms. "I have never made anything like that!"
"I’ll show you how
later-" said Carlos, "but let’s not waste time- let’s save
Adora!" He-Man, Man-At-Arms and Teela jumped
swiftly into the seats behind Carlos and Glimmer, then Carlos revved up the engine, and
zoomed the machine straight towards the ground. The drill hacked swiftly through the
rocks, as the claws swept them aside, leaving a clear path underneath Snake Mountain. The
heroes were on their way to rescue Adora- but not that she needed it. For inside Snake Mountain, She-Ra was
feeling as powerful as could be. Nothing could stand in her way! When she reached
Skeletor’s chamber, where his throne stood, she saw the skull-faced villain pacing
the room stealthily, his staff held at the ready. "Come out Modulok…" he
was saying gruffly, "show yourself. It is time I gave you what you deserve. Come on
out, you cannot hide from the great Skeletor for long!" "I don’t think
Modulok’s around just now!" She-Ra interrupted. Skeletor spun around. At the
sight of the powerful, red-haired warrior woman he flinched back in shock. Other than
He-Man, he had never seen anyone looking this powerful in years. "Who are you?!" he demanded
to know. "I am She-Ra!" she replied,
"and I’m here to let you know that I have saved Princess Adora. Now surrender
yourself, Skeletor- you can never hope to win a battle with the forces of good
around!" "You dream on, woman."
Skeletor growled angrily. "I shall fight you- I know how weak you really are!" "Oh yes? Then let’s see
just how weak I am!" She-Ra crashed her sword straight into Skeletor’s torso,
sending him spiralling back, then she brought it clanging violently into the Lord of
Destruction’s havoc staff as the two enemies became engulfed in mortal combat.
Down in the trap laid by Skeletor,
Hordak was trying desperately to tire the snake out. But the gigantic python just
wasn’t giving up. Hordak was trying to confuse the creature by spiralling through the
air in his rocket form, but the creature just reared its slimy head into the air, lashing
out its long, forked tongue. Hordak changed back to his normal
form, and collapsed to the ground. He was the one who was getting tired out. At this rate
the creature would have made a meal of him before long. He looked up at the gigantic
snake. It had its piercing eyes firmly set on him. It was ready to drain the life from
him. But what could he do to counter it? He quickly switched his arm into cannon mode, and
fired a blast at the creature. It keeled back in pain for a second, but recovered
instantly and slithered towards him, hissing with hunger. It was no use. Hordak wanted to
convert to rocket form again, but he did not have enough energy left in him. But he could
not give up….. yet whether he did or didn’t, this creature was not even getting
tired out, and he felt that he was going to fall foul of this creature’s thirst for
blood….. Then Hordak jumped in shock when he
saw a skinny red arm come dashing from out of nowhere, below the snake’s body.
Confused, the snake lifted the upper part of its body, and gazed down at the arm. It
hissed hungrily, then lowered its head, ready to eat the arm. But the arm dashed quickly
out of the python’s reach. Then another arm appeared from out of the blue and
scuttled rapidly around the room. Then a leg hopped across the snake’s vision. Then
another. Then another arm, this one clawed….. and before long a whole host of body
parts had appeared in the room, scuttling about like mad. The giant python was confused by
these body parts, so much that it was distracted from Hordak. It kept jerking its head
down to grab the limbs in its mouth….. but they were too fast for it. They just
zoomed out of its reach to the other side of the room….. then they all darted with
extreme rapidity across the room, all in different directions, and the giant python began
darting its head in all directions, slithering its body from side to side, its eyes
rocketing about in their sockets trying to follow these body parts. The creature spun
around in all directions, trying to strike but always missing, until the creature had
become completely confused and was tied up in a knot which it couldn’t break out of. Then all the body parts came darting
along the ground towards Hordak, and assembled themselves into one single shape- with four
arms, four legs and two heads. Modulok! "Modulok!" exclaimed
Hordak. "How can I repay you?! That creature was tiring me out!" "You can repay me by allowing me
to join the Evil Horde and act as your scientist!" answered Modulok. "I am sick
and tired of working under the ignorant eye of Skeletor. You seem a far more worthy
master!" "Indeed….. Skeletor has
always been ignorant of the wonders of science. He always believed that magic alone could
destroy the forces of good. But he was wrong… what is needed is a perfect blend of
both science and magic, but mainly science. And with your scientific skills combined with
my own, we will pull the Great Rebellion apart!" "Thank you. Now to get us
out!" Modulok detached one arm from his body. It scuttled up the wall and disappeared
through a small hole in the rocky wall. "It was through these holes that
I got in." Modulok said. Within a few minutes, the trapdoor through which Hordak had
fallen was opened, then Modulok and Hordak climbed out, Modulok re-attached his arm, and
then the trapdoor began to close up, leaving the giant python stuck in a knot inside. And just then, the sound of battle
suddenly filled the room as Skeletor’s battle with She-Ra dragged itself inside.
Skeletor’s havoc staff clashed against She-Ra’s wondrous sword of protection as
the Lord of Destruction battled the new heroine of the universe for the first time. "She-Ra! So she has come here
too! My two hated foes….. locked in combat!" said Hordak. "Let’s leave them."
said Modulok. "Just find Adora and leave these two idiots to battle it out
themselves." "You won’t find
Adora!" called She-Ra from the midst of the battle. "I have rescued her and she
has gone somewhere safe. You two can now surrender!" "The mighty Hordak will never
surrender to fools like you, you bitch!" "What did you call me? Time you
were taught a lesson, Hordak….." Just then, a shower of rocks
scattered through the room as a strange mechanical machine burst through the ground. It
was in the shape of a clawed creature, with a drill on its front, and was propelled by
Carlos, with Glimmer, He-Man, Teela and Man-At-Arms sitting with him. "She-Ra!" called He-Man.
"Isn’t it good to see you here!" "Who on Eternia is that?!"
exclaimed Man-At-Arms. "I’ve no idea," said
Teela, "but she sure looks powerful!" "He-Man…" hissed
Skeletor, "you dare to show up….. you will not last long, you fool!" he
fired a bolt of power from the havoc staff. "You must be losing your memory,
Skeletor!" mocked He-Man as he deflected the bolt back on Skeletor, who jerked back
and dropped the havoc staff. Then He-Man leapt out of the rock breaker, and stood
alongside She-Ra. "Care to battle against both of us, Skeletor?" Skeletor glared at the fearless
warrior siblings in fury. His eyes blazed bright red at them. "No….. please tell
me this hasn’t happened….. a female version of He-Man?!" "I’m afraid so!" said
She-Ra. "NO!!!!! Don’t tell me I
have double the trouble!" "’fraid so again,
Skeletor." said She-Ra. "But I’ll be on Etheria most of the time." "But I’ll still be calling
on She-Ra whenever I need her." said He-Man. "No!!!" shrieked Skeletor
again. "Please tell me this is an illusion!!!" "No illusion, skull face."
said Carlos, getting out of the rock breaker. "Now while this guy moans to
himself….. why don’t we kick his ass?" Man-At-Arms, Teela and Glimmer leapt
out of the rock breaker, and leapt towards Hordak and Modulok. He-Man and She-Ra leapt
towards Skeletor, and the entire room was filled with tremendous battle. Man-At-Arms quickly had Hordak on the
ground, Modulok almost had Teela in a twist by scattering his body parts around- but
Carlos put an end to Modulok’s confidence by zapping a red transparent beam from his
eyes at Modulok’s torso, causing the red-skinned creature to wander into a
trance-like state, his body parts falling still on the ground. "By the Sorceress, how did you
do that?" said Teela. "It was something I picked up
from exposure to Lemorite- an element which has strange effects on the body. I think
that’s what got me knowing everything too- my super-senses started off shortly after
that happened." "Well however you got it, that
power kicks ass!" Teela smiled as her father kneed Hordak in the face, before
throwing his body on top of Modulok’s torso. Then She-Ra leapt over her arch
foe’s body, and sent him flying back with one blast from the sword of protection. The
last of the villains to be defeated was Skeletor- who was felled by a mighty blow of the
power sword, followed by a swift punch from He-Man. The hero of Eternia had defeated
Skeletor for what felt like the thousandth time. Hordak slowly staggered to his feet,
and Modulok, recovering from Carlos’ beam, assembled his body parts into one single
shape. "I am not wasting time sticking
around." said Hordak. "Modulok and I are leaving at once." "Modulok?!!…" cried
Skeletor, craning his skull. "Yes." replied Hordak.
"Modulok is now a member of the Evil Horde. And his scientific skill will aid me
greatly in pulling Etheria apart. I may have lost Adora- but I now have Modulok!" "Where is Adora, by the
way?" asked Teela. "I told her to flee to a safe
place," said She-Ra, "so Skeletor wouldn’t be able to find her. She’s
safe alright." "But eventually, I will have her
back." said Hordak. "You may have arrived to counter me She-Ra, but you have not
yet won. When you return to Etheria, you will find a far deadlier Horde….. and I will
destroy you. We shall have to fight a long war, but I will win! And Eternia is not safe
from me either….. with the power of the Horde, I may come here sometimes to try to
capture Grayskull!" with that, he and Modulok leapt onto the portal machine, Modulok
opened up a portal to Etheria, and the two villains were quickly engulfed by the bright
white portal. "He’s right." She-Ra
said. "Not about winning, but about fighting a long war. I will have to be
well-prepared when I return to Etheria. We have a long war ahead of us." "But you can always call me. And
if Hordak does come to Eternia sometimes….. you can just follow him, and we’ll
beat him in no time." said He-Man. "And with my inventions and
Glimmer’s powers, we’ll soon wipe out the Horde!" said Carlos. "By the way," said Teela,
"who exactly are you? You have amazing skill." "I am She-Ra, and I am proud to
announce that I am He-Man’s sister, and have been granted the powers of Grayskull,
just like my brother!" "That’s right." said
He-Man. "She-Ra is my sister, and is from the same tribe as myself, and when the
Sorceress realised just how much Etheria needs a saviour, she decided She-Ra was just the
right person to be given the power of Grayskull." "We’re pleased to meet
you!" said Man-At-Arms, who had guessed she was really Adora, but kept quiet. "Teach me some of those battle
techniques sometime!" laughed Teela. "Blast it!" said Skeletor.
"With this female version of He-Man on your side, you no doubt think you’ll
defeat me- but I will destroy you! My power is great enough to capture Grayskull.
You’ll see! Just you wait- for the power of Skeletor will soon destroy Eternia!"
With that, he quickly cast a spell and teleported himself away. "Where’s he gone?"
asked Glimmer. "Somewhere to take out his anger
about realising he has no chance of winning!" said He-Man triumphantly. "But
now, let’s go home!" The band of heroic warriors quickly
made their way out of Snake Mountain in the Rock Breaker. Another battle was won- and they
had a new, fabulous heroine on their side. He-Man and She-Ra told the others they must be
going to Grayskull, so they said their goodbyes, got out from the rock breaker, and
Carlos, Glimmer, Teela and Man-At-Arms made their way in the direction of the Royal
Palace. "That’s your second battle
won." said He-Man to She-Ra. "But will I always win?"
said She-Ra. "What if everyone turns against Adora….." "No need to worry about
that." said He-Man. "Carlos should be able to see to that." She-Ra smiled. "I’ll do my
best, but it’s gonna be hard to say goodbye to you." "Hey, it’s not goodbye
forever! You can call me anytime. But now, let’s resume our other identities and join
the others at the palace. You can say one last goodbye to your parents before you
leave!"
PART 25: ADORA’S RETURN
Adam and Adora took a shortcut to the Royal Palace after changing back. Man-At-Arms,
Teela, Carlos and Glimmer reached the Royal Palace shortly after, in the rock breaker. "Good to see you’re safe,
Adora!" said Man-At-Arms. "Yeah, this She-Ra seems really
strong." added Teela, wishing she could possess as much power as She-Ra. It would
make her seem a worthy partner for He-Man. "Now, how about showing me how
to make a machine like that?" Man-At-Arms asked Carlos. "Sure thing." Carlos
replied. "Take me to your lab and I’ll show you just what to do!" The two scientists went off in the
direction of Man-At-Arms’ lab. Then, the others went through to see the King and
Queen. "Adora!" cried Marlena.
"Thank the Elders you’re back!" "All thanks to He-Man and
She-Ra!" said Teela. "She-Ra? Who’s she?"
asked Randor. "The new heroine of
Etheria." replied Adora. "He-Man’s sister, granted the powers of
Grayskull!" she really wished she could tell her parents that she was She-Ra, but she
knew that spreading the secret would be abusing the powers of Grayskull, regardless of how
good the people she told were. And she knew that this was a problem that Adam was faced
with too. She ran forward and hugged her parents together. "It’s so good to have you
back at last, and to have He-Man around to make sure the Horde never captures you
again." said Randor. "But tell me Adora- will you be staying with us on
Eternia?" "Well….. please don’t
take this as an offence, but I feel I must stay on Etheria to help the Rebellion wipe out
the Horde. Etheria is in far greater danger than Eternia, and there’s just no way I
can leave behind a planet in such peril. But remember you can call me if you need help at
any time, and I will try to visit you whenever I can." King Randor looked proudly upon his
daughter. "I understand perfectly, Adora." he said. "Of course, we wish you
were able to stay, but we are very proud of you and your wise decision." "And please try to visit us
sometimes….." Marlena said tearfully. "I will, mother. And
remember….. I love you always." this was the first time Adora had said this to
anyone in her entire life. It felt like an achievement to finally be able to say it, as
she felt the shadow of her evil past drifting further and further away. "And Adam." said Randor.
The young prince stepped up towards his father. "Yes Dad?" he said. "I know there have been many
times I have ranted about you being irresponsible and lazy. But I can see now that many
times I have been wrong. The Sorceress would not have chosen you to undertake such an
important task if you weren’t worthy of it- and now that you have brought my daughter
back to me, I am extremely proud of you." he patted his son lightly on the back. "And I guess I should
apologise….." said Teela, "You’re, well….. obviously not as bad
as you seemed. I’ve always liked you, Adam, it’s just….. well, you could be
a little more like He-Man, but….. I guess it’s asking too much." "You’re even better than
He-Man." said Queen Marlena. "We’re all very proud of you." Just then, Carlos and Man-At-Arms
came rushing into the room. "Your majesty," said Man-At-Arms excitedly,
"Carlos just put together these radio communication devices for me within minutes!
And he’s been enlightening me with his theories on space travel and metal
extraction….. I must work on some of these!" "It’s….. all my
pleasure, Duncan." said Carlos. "I’ll visit when I get the time and
we’ll see what inventions we can create together!" "You’re most welcome to
visit, my friend!" said Randor. "And I can’t wait to put
these into action!" said Man-At-Arms. "I had better be going
now….." said Adora, "I really wish I could stay longer, but… I’m
needed back on Etheria!" "We wish you the best of luck,
Adora." said Randor. "And we hope we can see you again soon!" Randor and Marlena hugged Adora one
last time, then they bade her good journey, and the princess left for Grayskull,
accompanied by Adam. When they had travelled a few yards
away from the palace, Carlos and Glimmer emerged behind them in the Rock Breaker. "That friend of yours called
Duncan really does have some weird inventions in his lab!" said Carlos. "Erm….. weird?" said
Glimmer. "And what about your….. no, what do you do when….. oh, forget
it!" "Anyway, I must do some more
work with him sometime!" Carlos said. "I hope I can come her again soon- first
time I’ve been on another planet!" "You’re welcome anytime,
Carlos!" said Adam. "We’re using Carlos’
device to get back to Etheria now." said Glimmer. "Do you want to come the same
way, Adora?" "Erm….. if you don’t
mind, I’d rather go by Grayskull." she replied. "I want to say one last
thank you to the Sorceress. But I’ll see you when I get back!" "See you too, Adora!" said
Carlos. Then he shook Adam’s hand. "Nice meeting you, my friend! You’ll
come back sometime, won’t you?" "I sure will." said Adam.
"Nice meeting you, Carlos." Then he went over and shook Glimmer’s hand.
"And….. very nice meeting you." "Same to you!" smiled
Glimmer. "I really want you to come back with us….." "I’ll visit soon!"
said Adam. "For now- good journey!" Carlos flicked the switches on his
device, and the portal opened, and Carlos and Glimmer waved one last goodbye to Adam as
they drifted through the portal. Then they were gone. Adam turned to
Adora. "You’re going to miss everyone you’ve met here, aren’t
you?" "I sure am. It would be nice to
get to know my parents better. But I know you’re always here for me….." "You can call us anytime!
It’s going to be hard for me, missing the friends I made on Etheria….. but
I’ll visit soon! Now, let’s make our way to Grayskull!" Adam and Adora made their way up the
rocky path to Castle Grayskull, where they were greeted by the Sorceress. "I’m ready to leave for
Etheria now." Adora told her. "I am proud of you, Adora."
said the Sorceress. "You have proven yourself a worthy heroine….. and you will
be missed here on Eternia. But remember, you can call me through your sword whenever you
like!" "And also….. I want to
thank you too. If it wasn’t for you….. I’d never have regained my senses.
You’ve done really good for me….." The Sorceress hugged Adora proudly.
She shed a tear as she was overcome with the emotion of finally finding the girl she had
been looking for, for so long. "Good luck, Adora!" she
said. "I’ll miss
you….." said Adora, "and you too, Adam!" "Good journey, Adora!" said
Adam, as Adora stepped through the time gate. "May the powers be with you!" The two siblings hugged one last
time, then Adora stepped right into the time gate, waved goodbye, and was gone in a flash.
"You know, it’s gonna be
pretty hard for me and my parents….." said Adam, "she was real good
company." "It will be hard." said the
Sorceress, "but remember, with the power of Grayskull on your side, the bond between
you shall never weaken! You and your sister are now the most powerful duo of fighters in
the universe!" Adam bristled with pride as he
realised just how powerful a position he was in. But he’d never been recognised for
it as Adam….. but now things were better. His parents and Teela still did not realise
just how much of a hero he was. But now, at long last, they finally admired him for
courage and wisdom. Adam was now a hero too.
Adora emerged from the time gate
on Etheria, just outside the kingdom of Bright Moon. She was alone….. but not for
long. She knew that Carlos and Glimmer would have arrived on Etheria now, and they would
help her make the first steps on the road to defeating the Horde. She was without her
brother….. but she could feel that he was still around to aid her whenever she needed
help, even though he may be on another planet. Although the area around her was
beautiful, Adora remembered that she was on a poverty-stricken planet. And she had helped
to cause much of that poverty. But in her new form of She-Ra, princess of power, she would
make more than just amends for her crimes. She would wipe out the Horde completely. She made her way towards the kingdom
of Bright Moon to join the rebellion and help them in their plans against the Horde. There
was a long, hard war ahead of her….. but as a strong, devoted heroine, she would do
it. And now to begin.
"You can let her move now,
Evil-Lyn!" said Skeletor. "She will never have the power to escape from
us!" 
