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[glissando]

[dramatic music]

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I am Adam, Prince of Eternia

and defender of the secrets of Castle Grayskull.

This is Cringer, my fearless friend.

Fabulous secret powers were revealed to me

the day I held aloft my magic sword and said,

"By the power of Grayskull!"

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[chorus] ♪ He-Man ♪

I have the power!

♪ ♪

[roaring]

[He-Man] Cringer became the mighty Battle Cat,

and I became He-Man,

the most powerful man in the universe.

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Only three others share this secret:

our friends the Sorceress, Man-At-Arms, and Orko.

Together we defend Castle Grayskull

from the evil forces of Skeletor.

[cackling]

[dramatic music]

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[Marlena] Mayday! Mayday! Can anyone hear me?

This is Lieutenant Marlena Glenn

of the Earth probe Valiant.

I've been caught in a cosmic storm

and swept off course.

Does anyone copy?

Well, Marlena, old girl,

you're on your own this time.

A million miles from home,

and stuck in the middle of an asteroid shower.

If I don't find shelter soon,

I'll be smashed to space dust.

[beeping]

My sensors indicate a small planet ahead.

No telling what's down there.

I'll just cross my fingers and hope for the best.

Here goes nothing.

[ship roaring]

[chorus] ♪ He-man ♪

♪ ♪

[chorus] ♪ He-man ♪

♪ ♪

♪ He-man ♪

So, that's how you came to land on Eternia.

Yes.

And I can see it all again,

thanks to Man-At-Arms' Memory Projector.

Well, you were some pilot, Mother.

[sighs, then chuckles]

That was a long time ago.

Mom, what was Earth like?

I'm afraid you'd find it kind of boring, Adam.

There are no giant green tigers or magical castles.

But it's a beautiful place

filled with beautiful people.

Sounds as if you miss it.

Oh, sometimes.

But my real home is here on Eternia

with you and your father.

I wouldn't trade anything for the life we have together.

Excuse me, Your Highness,

but I was looking for Adam.

Uh-oh.

Of course.

I'll see you later.

And where were you this afternoon?

Well, I...

I thought you agreed

to run through some combat maneuvers with me.

I did? Oh, yeah, I did, I guess.

But I got so busy this morning that...

Really? Let's see how busy you were.

Hey! Don't!

[memory projector whirring]

[Teela] Aren't you ashamed of yourself?

[He-man] [sighs] Yeah.

I didn't catch a thing.

See you on the drilling field.

[both sigh]

- [whistling] - [hammering]

[upbeat music]

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Oh, boy. It's almost done.

Wait till they see this.

They'll love it.

[chiming]

I thought I heard someone fooling around in my workshop.

I'm not fooling around, Man-At-Arms.

I'm making a surprise for the king and queen.

The last surprise you gave them

nearly burned down the castle.

I'm afraid to ask what this one does.

It's a music box, of course.

Just lift the lid, and it plays a beautiful melody.

[ticking]

Where did you get the parts for this?

Over in that crate. Why?

That's where we keep the bomb parts.

This thing's going to explode.

[gasps] Yikes!

[music box playing melody]

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[laughs] Big explosion.

If I've told you once, I've told you a million times:

stay out of my workroom!

Oh, well. Back to the old drawing board.

[explosion booms]

What's Orko up to?

Mischief, as usual.

He almost wrecked the palace

with another of his crazy inventions.

[giggles] Speaking of inventions,

your memory projector made a big hit with the queen.

- Good. - Our queen is quite a woman.

Adam's lucky to have her for a mother.

[Man-At-Arms] Mm-hmm.

She makes me wonder about my own parents.

I've told you, Teela,

your father was one of the greatest men I ever knew.

He gave his life in battle

so Eternians could live in peace.

I was honored to adopt you as my own daughter.

And my mother?

That is a secret I've promised never to reveal.

Someday, you will learn that secret, Teela,

but not from me.

[memory projector whirring]

Even as a little girl,

I had no memory of my mother.

Only of Man-At-Arms,

who was always there for me.

He raised me alone,

teaching me both the skills of a warrior

and the manners of the royal court.

And because of his love and guidance,

I excelled at both.

But as to who my mother was, or is,

I have no idea.

Why the long face, Teela?

Did Cringer use your shield as a water dish again?

No, Orko.

I was just remembering

back to when I was a little girl.

Oh? Bad memories?

[Teela] No memories is more like it.

If only I could see what happened before I was born.

Maybe if I were to ask the Oracle of the Crystal Sea...

The Oracle?

No, Teela!

It's too dangerous.

I've got to take that chance.

But...but the Oracle's cave is surrounded

by Shadow Beasts and monsters.

You can't go alone.

I have to.

And you mustn't tell anyone

where I've gone, Orko.

But the Crystal Sea, Teela?

I know.

But I'd risk anything to learn the truth.

[dramatic music]

[engines powering up]

[engines whirring]

[Cringer] Oh, Teela's sure in a hurry.

Yes, it's not like her to run off alone.

Don't worry. Teela can look out for herself.

I hope.

Do you know where she's going, Orko?

I promised not to tell.

After all, if Teela wants to go

running off to the Crystal Sea,

that's her business.

- The Crystal Sea? - Oops.

Even Teela's no match for the evil creatures there.

[ship whirrs]

Orko, you should've stopped her.

I tried. I tried.

Cringer, we've got to find her.

Oh, don't tell me I have to be

that dreadful Battle Cat again.

Sorry, old cat, but he could stay on Teela's trail

better than you could.

By the power of Grayskull!

[chorus] ♪ He-Man ♪

[electricity crackling]

♪ ♪

I have the power!

[electricity crackling]

[roaring]

[chorus] ♪ He-Man ♪

[Battle Cat roars]

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[dark music]

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[cackles] How interesting.

The woman Teela is off on some mission of her own.

She seems bound for the Crystal Sea,

your home territory, Mer-Man.

I beg you, Skeletor,

let me deal with her.

Years ago,

her guardian, Man-At-Arms,

rescued a victim I had chosen for the sea demon.

I now demand revenge.

So be it.

[lightning cracking]

[dark music]

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Hmm.

It's not the prettiest place I've ever been,

but I didn't exactly come here for a vacation.

[Shadow Beast screeches]

A Shadow Beast!

I'd hate to meet one of those monsters.

[Shadow Beast screeches]

[screeches]

[Shadow Beasts screeching]

[wood snaps]

The only thing these beasts fear is bright light.

So...

[Shadow Beast screeches]

And now back to business.

[dramatic music]

[chorus] ♪ He-Man ♪

We're almost at the Crystal Sea.

I hope Teela's safe.

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[chorus] ♪ He-Man ♪

That's it! The Oracle's cave!

Approach the altar.

My name is Teela. I've come...

I know why you are here.

You have come seeking your past.

A past that only I can make clear.

Behold, Teela.

Do you know him?

[Teela] Wait...yes.

It's Man-At-Arms

as a young warrior.

[Oracle] Years ago, your adopted father was

making his way through the Evergreen Forest.

He had received a strange psychic signal

drawing him urgently through the woods.

Then, suddenly, a sound reached his ears.

It was the cry of a falcon.

[falcon crying]

Mer-Man and his subjects had come

to capture Zoar the Falcon.

They intended to sacrifice the mystic bird

to an evil sea demon.

It would've been easy

for the falcon to have flown away,

but there was something in the nest she was protecting,

something she'd give her very life to defend.

[Mer-Man snarls]

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[dart sizzling]

[explosion]

[Oracle] Mer-Man had been defeated.

But he swore to someday get even

with the young warrior.

The warrior looked into the nest and saw...

Wait. Why did you stop?

I sense evil...coming closer.

Beware, Teela. Beware.

Fish men!

[fish man gargling]

I know Teela can take care of herself,

but I can't shake the feeling she's headed for danger.

[Battle Cat roars]

[chorus] ♪ He-Man ♪

After all these years,

the daughter of my old enemy, Man-At-Arms,

has finally fallen into my hands.

If it's a rematch you want, toad-face,

cut me loose.

I'll give you one you won't forget.

[chuckles] I have other plans for you, girl:

a very special destiny

for you to fulfill.

[dramatic music]

[Orko] So, when He-Man and Battle Cat ran off

to find Teela,

I thought I'd tell you too.

It seemed important to me.

More important than you realize, Orko.

To Teela's side I go,

on falcon's wings.

Wow! She sure knows how to make an exit. Ha!

[He-Man] Teela! Are you here?

[orb whirring]

- [Battle Cat snarls] - Easy, easy, great cat.

Easy. The Oracle means us no harm.

He-Man, your friend Teela is in danger.

She has been captured by Mer-Man.

[Battle Cat snarls]

[sniffing]

[roars]

You've picked up their trail, eh?

Let's go.

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[Mer-Man] Once every 20 years,

the stars come into perfect alignment,

That is the time Bakkull may be summoned

from its underwater slumber with this,

the crimson pearl.

Who is this Bakkull?

And what do you want with me?

Whoever commands the crimson pearl

also commands Bakkull,

mightiest of sea demons.

But Bakkull demands a sacrifice

for its services.

Twenty years ago,

your father rescued a victim I had selected.

How fitting that you should now take her place.

[cackles]

Let us summon Bakkull!

Hold it, fish face.

[Battle Cat roars]

He-Man!

Stop them, you fools.

I must complete the spell.

Now, Bakkull, hear my command.

Come forth and serve the master

of the crimson pearl.

[lightning cracks]

Better let me handle this, cat.

Your claws weren't made for climbing crystal.

I think we could use a tunnel.

That's just what I was thinking.

[fish men squealing]

Boy, the things people leave lying around.

[fish men squeal]

[roaring]

[loud growling]

Now, Bakkull, take your offering

and serve me well.

No!

Teela, use my sword!

Stay back, monster.

[Bakkull roars]

As long as Mer-Man holds the red pearl,

that monster is unstoppable.

[Mer-Man] Get them both!

Obey your master and destroy them.

[chorus] ♪ He-Man ♪

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♪ He-Man ♪

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♪ He-Man ♪

No! The pearl!

The pearl was the only thing controlling Bakkull.

Help me! Help me!

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[Battle Cat growls]

[Mer-Man] Help me! Help me!

♪ ♪

[chorus] ♪ He-Man ♪

I may hate myself later, but...

alley-oop!

Thanks for the rescue, fool.

Now see if you can save yourself!

[laughing]

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[grunting]

[grunts]

[grunting]

[He-Man] Sorry, big fella.

[chorus] ♪ He-Man ♪

Well, let's hope this will hold Bakkull

for another 20 years.

You risked everything to go back for Mer-Man.

Any life, even an evil one, is worth saving.

Now, let's go home.

Wait, He-Man.

There is one more thing I have to do.

Oh, Oracle, finish your tale.

Tell me of my mother.

Young Man-At-Arms had driven off Mer-Man

and made his way to the falcon's nest.

Inside the nest was a baby girl.

It was the sorceress's young daughter.

With the passing of her husband,

she had brought the child to the mountain

to raise her in peace.

But after Mer-Man's attack,

the falcon knew that without a real home,

the baby would never be truly safe.

The young warrior's heart went out to the child,

and he promised to care for her all his days.

You are that child, Teela.

That means my mother is...

[Sorceress] The Sorceress of Grayskull.

- Mother? - Yes.

You are my own daughter,

and someday, you will take my place

as the mystic guardian of Grayskull.

But for now, you have other deeds to do,

and until that time when your special destiny calls,

you must forget what you have learned today.

She will only remember

that her mother was a woman who loved her very much.

I leave her secret with you, He-Man.

You can, I assume, keep a secret?

I've had lots of practice.

[dramatic music]

[chorus] ♪ He-Man ♪

[Battle Cat roaring]

♪ He-Man ♪

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[Battle Cat roars]

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♪ He-Man ♪

In today's story, I went in search of my mother.

I found her, but I also found something else:

that the man who had cared for me since I was a baby,

who loved me as he would his own daughter,

was just as much my father as any parent could be.

And so whether they are someone we were born to,

or whether they chose us to adopt,

it doesn't matter.

The ones who protect us and teach us and love us...

they are the ones we call Mother and Father,

and they deserve the same kind of love from us.

Until next time.

[dramatic music]

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