In Star's first relatively coherent storyline, Adam realizes that he is sick of being He-Man because he has to act so irresponsibly all the time as Adam to keep his secret. He reasons that, because there are so many heroes now, he is not needed. He decides that he will return the sword to the Sorceress the following day, but he doesn't get a chance, since Skeletor invades the palace and takes Man-At-Arms and him prisoner. Skeletor then sets up a device that will detonate upon detection of He-Man's brainwave pattern, sending him 30 years into the future. Adam's thoughts start the clock and he barely has enough time to throw his sword at the bomb to stop it. Unfortunately, the bomb takes the sword into the future. Man-At-Arms uses a device to send Adam into the future to retrieve the sword, but Adam must keep a homing device so he can return. He arrives to find that Skeletor has captured Eternia and He-Man is no more. After finding his various friends dead or captured, he comes across Adam, his future self, leading a resistance against Skeletor. Along with him is Teela, who has become the Sorceress, Andras, who has become Man-At-Arms, and Clamp Champ. In the middle of town, he finds He-Man's tombstone, put there by Skeletor to rob hope from the people. Adam, however, has a plan...