It only took a few hours until most of the Masters arrived back in the capital. The city was much more busy than ever before as thousands of refugees had been accommodated within the walls. Teela and Duncan were in the tactics room with some of the other masters to gather the new information. King Rancor joined a little later and had his young son with him. Inside the room, Ram-Man, Mec-A-Neck, Teela, Duncan and Stratos stood around a projector table showing a map of Eternia.
"Your Majesty," said the Masters reverently as they bowed to the good-hearted King.
"My friends. I thank you in the name of the people of Eternia for your tireless help. I am sure that the people of Etheria will also be grateful to you." The king said and you could immediately see that these words were not just a saying for him but that they came from the heart. "What did you discover?" he finally asked when the Masters made room for him and his son.
"My King. I want to first note that this is my fault alone! I have to answer for this mistake." Duncan said and explained first of all to the present what exactly happened during the portal. All listened attentively to the weapon master but when he had finished his execution Duncan looked into some very confused faces and so he put 4 apples sighing on the table.
"Each of these apples represents a world. This here is Eternia, this here is Etheria and these two apples are the other worlds we don't know the names of yet. Anyway, all these four apples are one and the same planet. Each of them has its own history, its own laws and its own cultures. Eternia and Etheria are quite similar but we know almost nothing about the other two worlds".
"Does that mean there are more of us?" Ram-Man asked curiously and Stratos sighed loudly.
"Didn't you listen? Only the planets are identical but the stories are different. We should let Duncan continue." He said and Ram-Man nodded.
"Trying to make a connection to Etheria, we made a connection to the other worlds. And unfortunately it came to overlays with our own world. An exchange of matter took place. Parts of Eternia were transported to the other worlds and places of these worlds were brought to Eternia. Some places we could bring as planned to Eternia in safety but they did not materialize where we wanted them to. We are still waiting for Roboto and his report but I suspect that the town that appeared near Snake Mountain is not from Eternia."
Adam looked at the map and could see the new places well even though they were not fully explored yet. "So that means my sister's safe... on one of those alien worlds?"
Duncan nodded and both the prince and the king seemed incredibly relieved. "Unfortunately I still do not know how we can reach these worlds. I still need a little time to find out the exact coordinates. I hope however that Roboto can give us some information which will make things easier for me. Unfortunately this is not the only bad news I have." Duncan said and pressed some buttons on the table so that the card changed. One could now see a representation of the solar system and 5 flashing triangles.
"What do we see there father" asked Teela worriedly.
"Those are Horde cruisers." Duncan said darkly and there was suddenly dead silence in the room.
"The Horde? You mean Hordak" Adam asked worriedly. As He-Man he was one of the only ones in the room who had a clear idea of what this could mean for Eternia.
"I can't confirm that it's Hordak but it's 5 Horde cruisers. They were only visible for a few minutes. Just long enough for them to come out of hyperspace and activate some kind of cloaking device. Unfortunately I must confess that I am not able to overcome this camouflage. But I did scans of the ships before they could camouflage themselves. They're not battleships like the last time the Horde invaded Eternia. They have a hull configuration that suggests that these ships are designed to land on a planet. However, they are surprisingly small for a battle group. It isn´t a fully Invasion Force. Last Time Hordaks Forces were 200 times bigger."
"So that means that Hordak wants to set up an outpost," Ram-Man asked.
"I guess that's what we have to assume." King Rancor said, however, that he raised his hand to provide peace and quiet. "But we will take care of that when the time comes. The first priority is to find the remaining refugees and bring them to safety. But we should not forget that we also have reason to celebrate. We have saved the brave souls of Etheria from certain destruction. May they now be here or on these other worlds. Moreover, we will soon be facing difficult times. We must make sure that there is no starvation now that we have to feed so many more people."
"Is this an order my king?" Stratos asked worriedly and the king grinned broadly.
"If I already have to watch Orcos latest show I can assume that my heroes do the same!
A loud sigh went across the room as Teela sighed, "I wish I could disappear into thin air like He-Man!"
Only a few hours later the most important people of Eternia and Etheria had gathered in the throne room of the palace. While outside, in front of the palace, there was also a festival for the crowds of citizens, only the most powerful and influential citizens were gathered here. While the little Orco happily flew back and forth between the guests, the young rebel Glimmer sought Prince Adam.
"I remember you. You were with us then with your friend He-Man, weren't you? You're Adora's brother?"
"Yes, I am." Adam said and shook her hand. "It's good to see you again Glimmer. I'm glad you took such good care of my sister."
"That was not necessary at all. She is a capable warrior and She-Ra has always taken care of her. I'm sure she'll take care of Adora now, too. But I have a question. What is this event today? Orko?"
Adam had to laugh and then answered. "Imagine your Madame would have a party like this and use her magic to entertain the guests. Do I have to say more?
"So, we will all die?" Glimmer laughed in a good mood and forgot for a second to worry about her friends. Meanwhile Adam just shrugged his shoulders and grinned broadly.
"Don't worry. So far he has created chaos here and there but never destroyed an entire planet. Orko is a jester but he is a true friend. Just like your Madame" Adam smiled and looked at his parents who were talking to Orko about the show. His mother wore a beautiful green dress and had her red hair artfully tied to a braid. His father stood next to her as always and had put on a particularly dignified dress. Orko, on the other hand, simply flew back and forth between the two and waved his arms as always in a good mood.
It didn't take long until a huge gong appeared in the hall and the loud blow made all the visitors look up.
"TADAAAAAAAAAAAAAA!" Orko shouted loudly and hovered over the throne of the king.
Good-humoured the little magician reached into his sleeve and pulled out some birds which he let fly happily through the hall. The citizens of Eternia were already used to this, but without any mistakes it was new for them. Orko conjured today like never before. His spells were unerring and his jokes were extraordinarily good. It didn't take long for the audience to bend over with laughter.
Glimmer had tears in her eyes with laughter and looked at Adam who was also in a wonderful state.
"You could have really warned me Adam! This Orko is unique!
In his defense, Adam laughed at Orko's latest joke and grinned to her, "I don't know what's wrong with him today either! He has the day of his life today."
Orko flew a few rounds over the crowd and bathed in the thunderous applause of the crowd. He had never had such control over his magic before. It had simply been a perfect idea to call the soul of a true chaos master out of the Ether. He had never cast so many spells without making mischief. Even the King and Queen didn't seem as sad as they did at the beginning of the festival. And if he managed to take the worries about their daughter even for a second, it was all worth it.
Suddenly he heard something he had never heard of Teela before.
"Encore! Orko! MORE" she laughed and in seconds all the spectators invaded her call. Orko flew moved before the throne and bowed his head in front of the celebrating guests.
"My friends! My good friends! I will now cast a beautiful spell for all of you! A spell that will make us all forget all our suffering for a moment." He said and lifted both hands over the Hat. But before the spell started, he grabbed his sleeve and fiddled around in it. "But before I can start I need my magic wand! So now look here! MY WAND!" he laughed in a good mood and pulled something out of his sleeve.
But with that the laughter really started. An indescribable laughter went through the room and a confused Orko looked at his left hand. But instead of his magic wand he had Gringer in his hand. Prince Adam's completely frightened green cat had drawn in his tail and trembled like a leaf of aspen.
"What are you doing here, Gringer? Orko laughed and shook his hand violently, which led to Gringer's panicking grip on his sleeve. The whole scene seemed extremely funny until Gringer finally let go and ran under a table in fear. He got tangled up in the tablecloth and cleared the entire buffet. The resulting noise only made the shy cat scream louder and run through the throne room.
"And that''s what I meant!" Adam laughed at Glimmer who held her belly in laughter.
"Yes, that seems familiar to me in a certain way." She laughed and thought of her own mad magician.
While the guests were still having a good time with Gringer, Orco looked for his magic wand. Unfortunately he seemed to have hidden the wand quite deep in his multidimensional robe. Sometimes an anvil flew through the air, sometimes a cactus, sometimes a toy bunny. When he finally found his magic wand, a bunch of useless things lay in front of him.
Orco flew a little higher and waved his wand in the air and shouted.
"Do you want to see my greatest magic?"
The crowd cheered for him and screamed loudly for more.
Take a Moment and breathe easy,
Look forward to life car fressy.
Evil is gone and far away,
Fun and humor are here to stay.
I shall show you how to laugh and how to enjoy,
All we need is the right toy.
Laugh and share your Moments of time together,
Trust me it will only get better.
Restrictions are fine and mostly needed,
But as queen Marlena said once, sex drugs and rock and roll will beat it
This is the space and place and time,
We will change Eternia with nothing more than a simple rhyme
I am Orco the greatest of the funny men
And soon you will all know what you still have to learn.
While he cast the spell, his friends listened to the little red magician curiously and spellbound. Those who had known him for a long time, finally expected a fundamental failure and those who didn't know him yet expected another epic spell. Nobody knew what a fundamental effect these spells would have on the future of Eternia. But to everyone's disappointment, nothing happened until the spell was cast. The wand ran out of air with a loud fartlike noise. People looked up at Orco who, embarrassed, scratched his neck. Helpless and with shame dearest in the earth sinking waving Orco still a few with the staff around before he shrugged the shoulders and threw the staff into the air where he disappeared in an explosion from light.
"So normally something really great would have happened! Something like that with PUFF and BAMMM and many bright colors! Just imagine" he laughed and then flew to a table to get a limo. The party went on again without his performance and Orco felt a little tired. The magic, even if it hadn't worked, had been quite demanding. Orco had consumed an enormous amount of magic power. He floated near the table and watched the hustle and bustle at the festival. Suddenly he saw Adam's mother, Queen Marlena, leaving the room and going towards the balcony. She seemed sad.
"This is a job for ORCO Man!" Orco laughed manically and flew after the queen. When he arrived on the balcony, the queen stood on the balcony and hastily wiped away a tear and gave Orco a tired smile.
"My queen! Don't be sad! Adora is certainly well! Soon your daughter will be here again," he smiled and drew a bouquet of roses from his sleeve and gave it to her.
"Thank you dear Orco. I just wish she was. I have already lost her once and would not survive it again!
"He-Man will surely be able to find her! And I will help him! I'm pretty powerful," he said while shooting a cheerful pirouette.
"I saw that Orco. You have outgrown yourself today!
"Do you want to see another very special magic? Just for you? To make you feel better?"
"When I don't have to endure another pie rain" she grinned and alluded to her last birthday.
"That.... Was a slip of the tongue" Orco admitted meekly and then fluttered around Marlena.
"A Giggle here, a Giggle there,
Being a Courtesan isn´t Bad I swear.
It is fun and brings a lot of Joys,
Join a never-ending Party with all the Girls and all the Boys.
It is Time to enjoy your Life,
it isn´t right to be only the Kings Wife.
It can make so much fun to play behind his Back and have eternal fun,
Enjoy the Time, I command it, so don´t be a Nun!
Spend some time in your happy Place,
It is easy to foul the Kings gaze.
It will let you feel so much better,
Enjoy your Feelings by every weather.
Every Men and Every Woman on this Planet will glad to bring you Joy,
As i said before they just need the perfect hot Toy!
Orco could literally see how his magic worked. The queen took a deep, jerky breath which made her remarkable décolleté extremely clear. Her pupils were slightly dilated and she suddenly smiled very strangely. She embraced Orco extremely cockily and whirled him around.
"Thank you Orco! I have never felt so good and free! You should remember this magic well" she laughed in a good mood and went back to the hall. Orco couldn't overlook that her ass was swinging back and forth a little more conspicuously than it was otherwise her way.