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[intense choral music plays]

♪ ♪

[narrator] At the heart of creation

lies the planet Eternia,

a wondrous world of dualities,

men and monsters, wizards and warlords,

science and sorcery.

Like contentious siblings,

these powers have waged war for eons,

though the champions of magic reigned supreme.

But after a cataclysmic revelation...

[cackles]

[narrator] ...the secrets are no more.

And with every revelation...

comes the promise of revolution.

♪ ♪

[wind whistling softly]

[thunder rumbles]

[ominous music plays]

♪ ♪

[shimmering tone]

[eerie snarling]

[gasps]

[Scare Glow] Flee before your mind goes mad.

Trust not what Subternia shows.

For terror fuels the fires of hell,

whose lord is called...

Hmm.

I smell no fear.

Know ye not, mortal,

that this is where despair displaces dream

and hope comes to die?

But even here in the realms of chaos,

we believe in order.

The suffering starts only after you offer up

the only possession any soul still holds at life's end,

your name.

My name?

I am Adam,

prince of Eternia

and defender of the secrets of Castle Grayskull.

The Champion?

[Orko] And I'm Orko,

his fearless friend

with the tiny ticket to Subternia.

[Scare Glow] You.

[dramatic music plays]

We didn't come to fight, Scare Glow.

Our friends were sent to Subternia

by Skeletor when he stole the Power.

So we ask that you let us leave the land of the dead

with the souls of our friends, Clamp Champ and Fisto.

Raenious and Malcolm died as heroes.

So they belong in a better place than this.

[chuckles] Where would that be

since the heavens fell

when Evil-Lyn destroyed Preternia?

Besides, they're perfect additions

to my collection.

And if I give up these treasures,

then I have to give up all of their delicious fear.

Terror so palpable,

you can still hear their screams.

[screams echoing]

No.

I think I'll leave them right where they are.

And you know what would look even better

hanging beside them?

You.

[Orko grunts]

So much for diplomacy.

Time for plan B?

By the Power of Grayskull...

[exciting music plays]

♪ ♪

...I have the Power!

[Shadow Beasts snarling]

Since you're inviting your friends,

I guess my friends can drop in too.

[Buzz-Off] Anyone else feeling buzzed?

[Snout Spout] I feel a sneeze coming on.

[trumpets]

[Shadow Beast roars]

Even cowboys get the pews--

as in pew, pew, pew!

Yeehaw!

[both grunt]

Hyah!

[both grunting]

The chicken's making a break from the coop

and coming your way.

[Shadow Beast snarls]

[blaster fires]

[Randor] Did you see that?

I got him with the first shot!

Not bad for a guy with a crown, eh?

[blaster firing]

Good eye, soldier.

A Man-At-Arms always lends a hand, Your Highness.

Hope you love the "Cloud Crusher."

I made it myself.

Sky-Sleds, with me!

Hmm.

[both grunting]

[screeches]

[blasters firing]

[roars]

[He-Man] Dad?

Is this bully bothering you, son?

Aah!

[triumphant music plays]

♪ ♪

[Randor] Well done, Adam.

That's my boy.

[suspenseful music plays]

[Scare Glow] Thieves!

Usurpers!

You will all become part of my collection.

Go get him, son.

[exciting music plays]

[Scare Glow snarls]

[roars]

[both grunting]

♪ ♪

[mystical triumphant music plays]

♪ ♪

[Orko] Teela!

Cover your eyes.

I'm turning on the lights in this dungeon.

[shimmering tone]

[He-Man] Explosive entrance,

my Sorceress.

Just following your lead, my Champion.

Flirt later, you two.

Let's get out of this hellhole.

"Cloud Crusher," we're on our way.

[suspenseful music plays]

♪ ♪

[panting]

[blasters firing] [Shadow Beasts shrieks]

Seal the deal! Seal the deal!

[Scare Glow] I will burn you alive

and feast on your flesh

while your souls marinate in dark despair!

For I am

the Lord of Da--

[Teela] Sorry, Scare Glow.

[seal thrums]

Subternia's officially on lockdown.

[triumphant music plays]

♪ ♪

Yes!

[He-Man chuckles] It worked!

Naturally. When you have the tech,

you have the talent.

And a little magic never hurts.

You were incredible back there.

[laughing] What about you?

Nobody's ever shattered the gate to hell before.

[laughing] [Rio Blast] I think

it's dadgum adorable

these two kids finally seeing

what the rest of us all seen years ago.

What have you been saying to people, Dad?

Dad?

[gasps] My king! Dad!

[coughing] [Orko] Oh, no.

[exhales]

[tense music plays]

♪ ♪

[Baddrah] "Oh, let's go to Snake Mountain," he said.

"They're always hiring."

Two heads are not better than one, so shut up!

Ooh, that's it! You're getting a headbutt.

You're the headbutt!

[Skeletek] Minions of almighty Motherboard,

there was a time when magic, not machine,

was my weapon of choice.

And as plan after pitiful plan fell apart,

did I blame all of my silly spells

and idiotic incantations?

No, my children.

I blamed only me.

Ah! Huh! Ugh.

[Skeletek] But the moment I surrendered myself

to the technological touch of my one true mother,

I realized the futility of my failures

were not my fault

so much as they were the folly of faith in magic.

And now that my mind is open,

I only trust what I see.

And all I see...

is Motherboard!

Glory be to the Board Almighty!

Well done, Skeletor.

You honor your mother,

as well as your father.

[groans]

[menacing music plays]

♪ ♪

Another soul absorbed for the Board, my Master.

[Hordak] And what about Skeletor?

After decades of desertion,

he has seen the error of his ways

and serves only us, my lord.

He is now a worthy Acolyte of the Horde.

Masterful, Mistress Motherboard.

You have succeeded at that which all others

have failed me.

And so the Eternian conversion continues.

Make manifest my machinations, my right hand,

for soon I will take the prize long denied me.

And on that day, the skies above Grayskull will teem

with the Horde Army.

[Adam] He wasn't hurt during the battle, Mendor.

So what's wrong with my dad?

[shimmering tone]

It's a kind of organ failure

I've never encountered before, Adam.

And we still can't find the cure.

Still?

We discovered it weeks ago, my lord.

But your father forbade me from sharing the diagnosis

with anyone but the queen and Lord Duncan.

[Adam] You knew about this?

How could you let him go with me to Subternia?

His Majesty would not be swayed.

Adam, fighting for the souls of his friends

at the side of his son,

the Champion of Grayskull,

that was your dad's last wish.

Last wish? No!

Save him, Teela,

like you saved me.

[soft dramatic music plays]

[shimmering tone]

Even if she could,

I wouldn't let her.

Death comes for us all, my son.

Yes, even for kings it comes.

Save your strength, my husband.

What little I have left

I need to spend on my two greatest loves.

[coughs]

I would like to speak to my family alone, please.

♪ ♪

[intense music plays]

♪ ♪

[Teela] Zoar vazet ka,

shuk-mo-ta!

Zoar vazet ka,

shuk-mo-ta.

[straining] Zoar vazet ka,

shuk-mo-ta!

[electric crackling]

Zoar vazet ka!

Zoar vazet ka!

Ah!

[thunder rumbles]

[Orko] Um, I don't understand

what we're trying to conjure here, Teela.

[Teela sighs]

Preternia.

I've been trying to rebuild Preternia

so heroic souls like Raenious and Malcolm have a place to go.

But now that King Randor's about to die,

if I don't restore Preternia, what will happen to his soul?

[shimmering tone]

I can't just let it dissipate and be gone forever.

And Adam needs to know his father is going on

to his great reward.

[Orko] Um, maybe the Sorceress can help?

I'm the Sorceress now.

So I should be able to figure this out by myself.

I can't run to my mother

to fix my problems all the time.

[Orko] But asking people who love you for help

isn't wrong either, Teela,

especially since King Randor is running out of time.

[Randor] My noble, beautiful queen,

you came to me from the heavens like an angel

and blessed me with decades of love and laughter.

The greatest adventures I ever embarked on

as liege of this land were the ones I shared with you.

[coughs]

Thank you

for making me a man who is worthy of a woman like you.

And thank you for making our son.

Adam, my pride and joy,

I pray you know the same happiness

you've given me as a father

when you're one.

You always had more heart than anyone in Eternia,

which means you have plenty to share.

So don't wait too long to tell Teela

how you really feel.

[gears rumbling]

Hi, Mom.

My little bird.

You make a glorious Sorceress.

But a mother knows when her child's in trouble.

How can I help, Teela?

I've been trying to restore Preternia

using the Power of Grayskull

and every ounce of Zoar magic at my command.

But I can't do it, Mom.

I'm still figuring all this out,

and I guess I'm just not strong enough.

It has nothing to do with strength, Teela.

Only the gifts of Zoar

were bestowed upon us as Sorceress.

And Preternia was created with magic

from all three of the old gods:

Zoar,

Ka,

and Ha'vok.

So to restore Preternia,

you'll need the help

of all three powers that created it.

How?

The secret of Snake magic was lost to humans eons ago.

[Sorceress] Then it will take something more than a human

to find it again.

It will take a Sorceress.

Any idea where I should start?

[Sorceress] As Sorceress, I was forever bound

to this castle,

and with Preternia gone,

my soul remains tethered to this place,

powerless for all eternity.

But you, Teela,

you're the first Sorceress who can leave Grayskull.

So seek Ka's craft where it was last ever seen,

in the magical mists of Darksmoke.

[Orko] Darksmoke?

[shudders] Even Subternia doesn't scare me

as much as that place.

That's why I'm going alone.

[Orko] Well, that sounds even more dangerous.

Thanks, Mom.

You can do this, Teela.

You've always shined your brightest

whenever your heart is on the line.

Why didn't you tell me you were dying, Dad?

Because then you would have done

anything in your power as He-Man to save me,

and I don't want that.

[soft dramatic music plays]

Your place now is not on the battlefield as He-Man,

but in the palace as Prince Adam.

For once I draw my last breath,

you, my son, will become king of Eternia.

Dad, please.

But will you rule as Adam

or as He-Man?

Because it cannot be both.

A king can't abandon his subjects

for high adventure.

Being Champion of Grayskull is already a heavy burden.

But throwing a crown on top of it could break

even the most powerful man in the universe.

[coughs]

So you will have to make a choice, son,

a choice I never had to make as king,

a choice between the scepter

and the sword.

No tears.

For I've lived a long life,

one in which I've tasted triumph,

but never without paying the price.

I've lost friends, family,

even a brother.

And yet I die a luckier man than most.

Not because I was king.

Simply because I was your husband

and your father.

[weakly] I love you both so...

[Marlena sniffling]

[sobbing]

♪ ♪

[Duncan] You'll be the only speaker, my lord.

And after you eulogize your father,

that's when Queen Marlena will crown you.

Do we have to do the coronation so soon?

Dad's been gone a day.

Which means Eternia has been without a king

for just as long.

[Marlena] Coronations always follow funerals, Adam.

It's the price we pay to wear the crown.

And as the new king,

you need to tell your subjects that you're here for them,

even if you're deep within your own grief.

What am I supposed to say?

[Marlena] Just tell them the truth, son.

And the truth is that you loved your father very much,

and he loved you.

[Cringer] Adam.

It's time.

[shushing and murmuring]

[wind whistles softly]

[breathes deeply]

Eternian hearts are heavy from the loss of our liege,

because His Highness King Randor was...

[clears throat] The king was a--

The--the king...

[tender music plays]

♪ ♪

One time I wanted a billow-bike.

All the kids in Eternos had billow-bikes that year,

and--and I asked my dad to get me one too.

But all the billow-bikes had been sold.

So rather than order his subjects

to make another one,

you know what he did, my father, the king?

He built me a billow-bike.

He used my old bike and added new parts.

And over the course of four nights,

he customized the bike for me all on his own.

[chuckling] My--my father never wore a tool belt

in his life

until that week.

And when he finally presented me the billow-bike

that he'd built with his own two hands,

well, I--I didn't have the heart to tell him how--

how bad it looked, how homemade.

I mean, I couldn't ride this thing in public.

I'd be the laughing stock of all of Eternia.

And I never once rode the billow-bike

my dad built for me.

But now...

I'd give all the money in the world

to ride that billow-bike just once.

♪ ♪

We lost the best king Eternia has ever known.

And as I prepare to wear the crown,

I can only that I'm sorry

that I'll never be half the man,

or king, my father was.

[person] Then don't accept the crown.

[crowd gasping and murmuring]

Who said that?

[person] Someone who was robbed of his birthright.

[thunder rumbles]

I am Keldor,

brother of Randor

and the rightful ruler of Eternos.