02x01 - The Last Stand

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I am Adam, Prince of Eternia, defender of the secrets of Castle Grayskull.

This is Cringer, my fearless friend. Fabulous...

By the power of Grayskull!

I have...

The power!

Previously on He-Man and the Masters of the Universe...

The state of high alert is no longer in force.

You are to immediately report to your hometowns and villages for a well-earned leave.

And so they scatter. Now go conquer.

Perhaps Prince Adam could be of some assistance.

Oh, Duncan?

See what remains of the Masters of the Universe?

Just out of curiosity, Prince Adam, how did you plan on stopping me?

With your good looks!

Laugh all you want to, Skeletor. The Masters will be here any second.

Oh, I think not.

You're gonna get it now, Skeletor!

No!

Now bow before me!

I thought Skeletor got rid of it.

My evil warriors, free at last from that accursed Italian prison.

Yeah, we had a little help.

Oh? From whom?

From that coke?

We mustn't trouble the great Skeletor with details.

He has far more important things on his mind.

India?

I see you've wasted no time in replacing us.

Replace you, day-evil Lin!

Why do you think I went to all the trouble of retrieving Count Marzo's amulet,

freeing Evil Seed, and gathering the others?

Good question.

It was for the express purpose of avenging your capture.

And avenge it I did.

Even as we sweep, those so-called Masters of the Universe are locked away inside by dungeon.

You did all that for us?

I doubt it.

Ha! Ha! Ha!

And now...

No!

Back off or I'll blast you!

It's not nice to take what rightfully belongs to others.

But then, like father, like son.

Now, be a good little prince and return that.

Scared?

Oh, petrified.

No!

My pal Skeletor.

You gotta love a guy like that.

Now, where was I?

So, Doc.

Hi! Good news.

You freed the others?

Well, no.

But I got something you're gonna really, really like.

Wait.

Ta-da!

My power sword.

By the power of Greyskull.

I have the power!

Hey, man.

You may have it, but Skeletor's about to get it.

Ha!

Merely a temporary setback.

I still have the Ramstone.

Ha!

Ha!

Destroy him!

Ha!

Ha!

Ha!

Ha!

Ha!

Ha!

I heard you're good.

Oh, better than good.

Ha!

Either you or the force field will be destroyed, he-man.

Either way, I win!

Ha!

Skeletor should have destroyed those weeds when he had the chance.

Forget Skeletor.

We were better off working for ourselves.

Cowers shall breach Greyskull, Skeletor.

And together, rule Eternia!

My amulet!

Yeah!

You better run!

No worries, Skeletor.

I'm staying to fight.

How comforting.

Retreat!

A good idea.

We've got to pursue them, Father.

No.

Our duty now is to return to Eternia.

I must face the King.

And Zodak contacted Mossman, who freed us from Snake Mountain.

If not for the aid of our brave allies and the courage of he-man, we would have lost everything.

All because I was fooled by Skeletor's plan.

His cunning knows no bounds.

I have one last thing to report.

In light of what has happened, I am resigning my post.

What?

Wait, Duncan.

I cannot. I will not accept your resignation, old friend.

You must. It was my fault that...

No. No, the fault was mine for taking the kingdom off high alert.

It was I who failed to anticipate Skeletor's plan.

It was I who abandoned my throne to take a vacation.

It was I who did this. It was I who did that.

Oh, listen to you two.

Are you the great defenders of Eternia or a pair of whiny children?

Come on.

Instead of browbeating yourselves over what's already happened,

you need to take action to ensure that Eternia is never caught with its guard down again.

You are right, Marlena, as so often is the case.

What is it you propose, my queen?

I propose nothing.

No.

I leave that to you.

I will create a new council to help me govern in times of peace

and, if needed, take over in times of w*r.

A new council?

Yes.

So close to the ultimate power of Grayskull.

Only to have it ripped away.

If brute force will not succeed, perhaps there is another way.

This would appear to be the work of Cobra Khan.

Why would Khan help the evil warriors escape?

Last time I checked, they weren't exactly friends.

Yes, Khan only pretended to join them

so he could gain access into Snake Mountain and the Entrapped King Hiss.

The enemy of my enemy is my friend.

They have perhaps formed an alliance against us.

Skeletor would never stand for that, not after Khan double-crossed him.

There may be others under Skeletor's rule who feel differently.

I've come to collect on my debts.

When I freed you from the attorney in prison, you said I could name my price.

Yes, well, that was then I've reconsidered.

Don't even think about it.

Skeletor and I go back a long way.

There is something to be said for loyalty.

Loyalty?

It was your loyal Skeletor who orchestrated your capture.

You're lying.

Am I?

King Hiss built this fortress.

The very mountain sees all that occurs within it.

Observe.

The capture of my evil warriors was a small price to pay for the ultimate power that will soon be mine.

Those useless Inversils can rot away in the attorney in prison for all I care.

Now you see.

Yes.

On the other hand, King Hiss always rewards those loyal to him.

Yes, and King Hiss will need me.

Someone who knows the ways of the enemy, he-man, and the masters.

And more importantly, he will need you to take care of Skeletor.

No! It won't fit!

We'll just have to find another way, Orko.

Things don't always go smoothly or work out the way we planned.

But we can often find creative ways to solve problems if we use our heads.

Great idea! Hey, Rammy!

Oh, until next time.

Thanks for watching!