Episode 11: "For The Honor of Grayskull"
Force Captain Adora hid in the reeds near a workers camp. She watched as an elderly man was pushed and mistreated by Horde Troopers. She stood up and silently made her way back to Spirit, her mare.
She petted Spirit's neck. "He was right. The Horde is horrible."
Spirit nudged her with her muzzle.
Adora sighed. "What does it all mean?"
Suddenly the sword on her back began to glow and lift out and floated in front of her. The jewel in the hilt began to glow brighter. Inside the jewel she could see a woman.
"Who are you?"
"Hello, Adora. I am known as the Sorceress of Castle Grayskull."
"All right. What is going on?"
"You have seen the evil of the Horde have you not?"
"Yes."
"You wish to help the people of Etheria and rescues He-man?"
"Yes. But I'm no match for the Horde."
"I will explain in time, but first I must tell you your story."
"My story?"
"Yes, your story. The story of how you came here, and who your family is."
"My family?"
"Yes, your parents and brother."
"Brother? Wait tell me how I came here."
"As you wish, Adora. You are the daughter of King Randor and Queen Marlena of Eternia. When you were barely three months old, Keldor kidnapped you. He offered you to Hordak in return for more power. Hordak took you and gave Keldor more power."
"Who is Keldor?"
"He is now called Skeletor. He wants to rule Eternia."
"Wait, King Randor. Hordak is holding him prisoner!"
"Adora, where is He-man?"
"He is also a prisoner."
"First you must free He-man. He is your brother."
"My brother?"
"I will explain more later. You are destined to protect the good in the universe as She-ra."
The Sorceress vanished from the jewel and the sword fell to the ground in front of Adora. She bent down and held up the sword.
"For the honor of Grayskull!"
The ground began to shake. A flash of light and Adora disappeared. Spirit called out in fright, but didn't move. The light disappeared and in Adora's place stood an older woman. She stood in a Xenia like outfit, but instead of being black it was white. The top of the outfit was a sweetheart neckline. In the middle of the neckline, was a jewel. A red cape draped behind her. She wore a golden headdress that looked like a pair of wings with a jewel on her forehead.
Spirit sniffed the air. The woman looked at her. "It's me, Spirit." She aimed the sword unknowly at Spirit. A blast of light white went from the sword and surrounded Spirit.
A flash of light appeared around the mare. In Spirit's place, stood a unicorn Pegasus with multicolour wings.
"What is going on?"
-------It's still me, She-ra. Call me Swiftwind.----
"Oh. I can talk to animals. We better hurry."
She-ra jumped onto Swiftwind's back, and Swiftwind took to the air heading back to Beast Island.
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Kowl silently made his way down the corridor in search of He-man. He could only hope the others were still safe.
Glimmer, Madame Razz, Bow, Battlecat, and Broom stood looking at a group of Horde Troopers. Madame Razz tried to cast a few spells, but none of them worked. Time was slowly running out for them.
Swiftwind hovered near the entrance of the prison. She-ra jumped from his back.
"Go see if there are any Rebels on the island. If there are help them."
------Of course. Good luck.------
She-ra watched as her friend left her. She quickly walked down the corridor towards He-man's cell. She stood at the cell door. Glancing around her, she saw a weird creature.
"Hello?"
Kowl looked at her. "Who are you?"
"I am She-ra. I'm about to free He-man. I can guess you are here to do the same."
"Yes."
"Come with me. He is in here."
He-man sighed. He wasn't going to return home. Never again would he see his mother or father. He heard the door open. He-man glanced up to see a woman with blonde hair in white armour and Kowl.
"Kowl!"
"Quiet, He-man."
He nodded as the woman closed the door. She looked vaguely familiar.
"Who are you?"
"I am She-ra. We must be quick. King Randor is not too far away."
She-ra quickly released He-man. He-man rubbed his wrist.
"I need to find my sword."
"Shadow Weaver must have it. Which do we do first?"
"I don't know."
"Wait a minute, Kowl, you go in search of He-man's sword. It's probably in Hordak's throne room."
"I'll find it. You two go help the king."
He-man nodded. "Lead the way, She-ra."
Kowl flew towards Hordak's throne room. Silently he watched as Shadow Weaver tried to learn the secrets of the sword, but failed. She finally became angry and left the sword. Kowl flew in and grabbed it and headed towards the Ronda owe point.
She-ra and He-man stood in shadow as two Horde Troops walked by. When they were gone the walked towards the ronda owe point. The two smiled when the saw Kowl with the Power Sword.
He-man took his sword from Kowl and both followed She-ra up a staircase.
She led them to King Randor's cell. She opened the door and He-man walked in
Randor raised his head. "He-man!"
He-man and She-ra released him from the wall. The king stood steady on his feet. She-ra glanced around them.
"We must hurry. Hordak will soon discover something is up."
He-man nodded. "Kowl, lead us to the others."
The three humans followed Kowl.
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The small groups of Rebels were slowly being pushed towards the sea. Suddenly Swiftwind appeared and drew their fire away and chased them into the sea. The Rebels cheered. Swiftwind landed just as Kowl, She-ra, He-man, and King Randor came out of the prison.
Glimmer smiled. "He-man! Kowl! Ah, who are they?"
"This is King Randor. He is king of where I am from. And this is She-ra."
She-ra glanced around them. "We better hurry. Troopers and Flyers are going to be here soon."
He-man glanced around him. "She-ra, you take care of the Flyers. I'll take care of the Troopers. Madame, try to figure way off this island."
"I'll do my best, He-man."
He-man and Battlecat fought Troopers as She-ra and Swiftwind fought Flyers. Madame Razz kept trying to create another air ship. Finally she got the spell right and everyone of the ground climbed on board and the ship to the air. She-ra prevented the Flyers from downing the ship.
The Rebels escaped.
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Inside the Whispering Woods, She-ra led He-man away from the others into a small clearing. He-man stood beside her wondering what was going on.
"Care to explain why you brought me out here?"
"You are my brother."
"That is impossible. I don't have a sister."
"The Sorceress told me."
"How?"
She-ra drew her sword. "She appeared in the jewel on my sword."
He-man took the sword from her. "Sorceress, can you hear me."
The jewel clouded over and cleared. Both could see the Sorceress inside.
"Hello, He-man. She-ra."
"Sorceress."
"She is your twin sister, He-man. Keldor kidnapped her to give to Hordak to gain power. Of course you know how that ended."
"Yes. But why has no one told me of this?"
"Only your parents, the King of Moraius, the sorceress Gwendolyn, Man-at-Arms, and myself remember her."
"That explains. But who is she?"
"Untransform and find out. I must prepare for your return."
The Sorceress disappeared from the jewel.
"Well I guess we untransform."
The two separated and untransformed. Then Adam and Adora walked to the clearing.
Adam drew his sword. "Force Captain Adora!"
Adora drew her sword. "Wait a minute. That looks like He-man's sword only smaller."
Adam looked at the sword in Adora's hand. "I forgot it glowed around you. So how to do we explain things to Father?"
"I suggest the truth. Ah, what is your name?"
Adam smiled. "Oh, yeah. I'm Adam."
"So which one of us is the oldest?"
"I don't know, but Father will know. Come on."
The twins headed back to the others.
Glimmer, King Randor, and the others stood in shock as Adam walked into the camp with Adora.
Bow smiled. "Adam, you captured Force Captain Adora."
"Adora?"
Adora nodded. "Hello, Father."
Glimmer looked from Adam and Adora to King Randor. "Can someone please tell me what is going on?"
Adam smiled. "Glimmer, may I introduce my twin sister, Princess Adora of Eternia. She only served the Horde because they had brainwashed her."
"Yes. And thanks to He-man I saw the truth about the Horde and wish to join the Rebellion."
Bow's jaw dropped. "Wait a minute if she is a princess then you are a prince."
"Ah. Sorry for not mentioning that before. I came with He-man to help rescue my father. I didn't know about Adora."
Randor stepped forward. "Adam, how did you discover who she was?"
"The Sorceress of Grayskull told me."
"The Sorceress. She is still alive. I haven't heard anything from her in years."
"Father, is something wrong?"
"No, Adam, but how are we going to get home."
"The Sorceress will call us home."
"How?"
"I don't really know."
Suddenly a glow began to form around Adam. "I believe she is doing it now. Father, Cringer, Adora gather around me."
"Wait a minute." Adora turned to the Rebels. "I know you have no reason to trust me, but I will return. I need to be with my family."
Glimmer stepped forward. "I don't trust you, but I can understand."
Adora smiled. "Thank you. Come on, Spirit."
Spirit walked and joined the others around Adam. The Rebels watched as they disappeared.
Bow moved closer to Glimmer. "Can we trust her?"
"I believe her. Besides she is Adam's sister. Let's give her a chance when she returns."
"You are our leader."
The group appeared inside the Courtyard of the Palace. First they took Spirit to the stables. Then Randor and Adam led Adora inside.