01x09 - The Ties That Bind

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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!

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

Taylor's been wounded!

How badly?

Ramon, how badly?

I... don't know.

I don't know.

Taylor!

Ah...

She needs blood, lots of it.

Take mine.

Take mine!

It's not that simple.

I'll fly her wherever you say, and pity anyone who gets in my path.

Bring her. Bring her at once.

It's not that simple.

What? Where?

Hey, how you doing, kid? I brought you these.

Hmm, wonder if I could knock that wall down with my head.

We all knew you'd be fine.

This room reminds me of my great sickbed scene in the Countess of Eternia.

Countess of... what... what are you?

She need rest.

How is she?

Okay. More than okay. I think she... read my mind.

Your husband gave you a bouquet of those when you first met.

So, how's our...

You can't go in there. Something's happened.

No kidding. I was there, remember? I mean, He-Man was...

I think Teela's telepathic.

Telepathic? Since when?

The blood from the sorceress.

Oh. So that means she'd be able to...

Yes. If she tuned into your brain, she would know your deepest secret.

What about you? You know about He-Man too.

I've studied the way of the elders, learned to guard my thoughts and feelings.

Now there's a surprise.

Ah, Father. Did I dream it? What was that strange place? Who is that?

The place is Castle Grayskull. The person is known as the sorceress.

Something else. I imagined hearing voices, inner voices, from the masters.

Did I suffer some sort of head trauma? Or... or...

No, no. You're fine. You were not imagining those voices.

Does it have something to do with this sorceress?

I believe so. I hope she won't ask anymore. I must guard my...

Who is she?

She is your...

You mustn't ask such questions, Teela. Not now. Not yet. You must rest.

I don't understand any of this...

The battle with the masters did not work out as planned.

But it was no defeat either.

Man at arm's precious daughter is out of commission.

Thus weakened, they shan't be prepared for another attack so soon.

More masters will fall. Grayskull and its secrets will finally be...

Evil Lin, do I bore you?

Bore me? Impossible.

Someone in Eternia with telepathic powers.

A female and a real novice, unable to even shield her frequency.

It's that little snipe, Teela.

Wounded and telepathic. Interesting.

Yes. Very. The child is playing with forces beyond her reckoning.

There's something?

Hahahaha.

I'm weakened from giving blood. My power is not as it should be.

We need to talk.

Of Teela? There is nothing to talk about.

You're tormenting her. You hold out your hand then pull it back.

You withhold the one thing she...

I am withholding nothing. Teela was injured and she needed help.

I gave her all that I could offer.

No. The one thing she needs above all you refuse to give.

She needs her mother.

Yes. And by taking a roundabout route through the sands of time, they will never see the attack coming.

Skeletor's forces are about to cross the sands of time and stage another as*ault on Grayskull.

Miss Teela, you've been dreaming. You cannot.

Don't tell me what I can do.

Gather the masters.

Teela, shouldn't you be here?

Go, round man. Prepare them for battle.

No, Cringer. Can't let her read my mind.

Buzz often straddles her in avian on a...

Where is my father?

I will not see your father.

Gee, I don't know.

If you don't tell her of the past, then I will. She deserves to know.

The past, yes.

But she is your daughter.

I cannot raise her. I have responsibilities that you cannot even imagine.

I will raise her as my own. She will want for nothing. You have my word.

You have kept your word. And for that I cannot thank you enough.

I gave her a way to protect her because I could not. I had to...

Protect Grayskull. Yes, I know. And you have done that well.

But there are other things beyond the forces of Skeletor that can cause harm.

Beyond evil minions and cannons. To rob a child of knowing who she is...

No! Teela's destiny cannot be revealed until the time is right.

I'm not speaking of her destiny. I'm speaking of her history.

Teela deserves to know of her mother.

No, I cannot allow myself to feel such things.

Teela must not know, not now, not yet. There is too much at stake.

I sometimes wonder, do you even care about the girl?

I gave Teela my blood. Do you not think I have a heart?

Perhaps your heart has grown as hard and brittle as these crystals you surround yourself with.

Oh, but I do have a heart. And that heart is breaking.

Gone? What do you mean gone?

She left with the masters to battle Skeletor in the sands of time.

We need to move.

By the power of Grayskull!

I have the power!

I don't understand it. The inner voice, it told me they would be attacking, passing through here.

You've been through a lot. Maybe your mind is playing tricks.

Maybe. And maybe being in the sands of time reminds you of the three standing ovations you got at your debut performance of Desert Knights.

And you're thinking about how the sand in your helmet is making your head itch.

And you're worried that all the sand might clog up your neck apparatus.

And oh yeah, wishing you had better powers.

I think we believe you.

Thought so. I definitely picked up a message that Skeletor's forces were passing through the desert.

Evelyn's voice rang clearly in my... It's a trick!

I don't need a mind reader to tell me what I'm thinking now. Because I'm thinking we're in trouble.

Why?

My sad pals are getting those masters good.

Controlling a few overgrown worms doesn't compare to what I've accomplished.

I played Dila perfectly. A perfect diversionary tactic.

I sense great evil drawing near.

Stand clear!

Stand clear!

Eman!

What were you thinking, Dila?

Your wounds need time to heal. You should be in bed.

I received a telepathic message about a Skeletor attack. It was a false message. Father, what is going on with...

Dila, you must warn the others. Grayskull is about to be attacked.

What is it?

Another message. I don't know who... How... How can I trust...

It is the sorceress, Dila. You know you can trust me. Touch your heart.

It beats as mine does, just as my blood runs in your veins.

You mean the blood transfusion?

What is it, Dila?

Grayskull.

Just let those masters try to stop me now. Once I've breached its walls, I will use the power of Grayskull to crush them.

You will do no such thing.

Force field? How intuitive.

It may be a field, but there's very little force behind it.

Guess what, boys? The force field is gone.

Forgive me, Elders. I've sworn to never tamper with this power, but tamper with it I must, in order to protect it.

It's more powerful than anything I've ever seen. There is but one power in the world capable of such mystic might.

This proves beyond any remaining shred of doubt. Grayskull is where the Elders' great power resides.

In a few more seconds, the power of the Elders will be mine!

Why do you need more power, Skeletor?

Attack!

Attack!

Attack!

I want to enter the castle, Father. I want to... see her.

Hello? Are you here?

Sorceress, I know it was your blood that gave me the telepathic powers. I sensed you wanted me to have them. But then why are they fading away?

They fade even as the blood from the transfusion fades. You were never meant to have them.

No, that's not true. I can feel it. You're not telling me something.

You do not understand. The reason I gave you my blood was because I am the only one who could.

I gave you life again.

You talkin' riddles. Just tell me. What's this all about?

You tapped into its power to protect Grayskull.

It was a risk, but one that needed to be taken. I must protect Grayskull, at all costs.

You've protected all of us. And the cost has been dear.

I see now the sacrifice you have made. Tila...

Is my daughter, but I have my duty, just as you and she have yours. The day will come when she will learn of her destiny and her history.

Will that day be soon?

Perhaps. But until then, to burden the child with knowledge beyond her kin is as cruel as burdening her with powers beyond her control.

I understand that now. I was wrong. You do love her. More than you let on.

No. I love her more than you can imagine.

A parent's love for a child is the strongest love imaginable. The sacrifices a parent will make for a child are many, and sometimes difficult indeed.

Few have ever had to make the kind of sacrifice that the sorcerers made for Tila. Until next time.

Thank you.