As
we pick up the action from the first page of the last book, the
Galactic Guardian starship continues to spin helplessly through
empty space. The ship's controls are useless, due to the power
surge from the laser gate which brought the ship (and Skeletor)
to the Tri-Solar System from the past. Lieutenant Flipshot cannot
make the controls respond, but is somehow able to calculate that
the overloaded computer systems will explode in 5 minutes. The
cyber-Sorceress appears before He-Man, and implores him to use
his sword to save the ship. He-Man cries, "By the power of
Grayskull!" but nothing happens. The Sorceress reminds him
that all the power of the universe is no longer in Castle Grayskull,
so he asks a panicking Captain Hydron the name of the starship.
He tells He-Man that "she" was named for the legend,
and that her name is starship Eternia! "By the power of Eternia!"
He-Man shouts, and the sword flares to life, stabilizing the controls,
bringing the ship out of it's death-spin with only seconds to
spare. With the ship righted, the Sorceress reminds He-Man of
his mission in this future time, to stop Skeletor, and to use
his power to do good. With that, she fades away in a glimmer of
blue-and-white light, and the Galactic Guardians rearrange the
ship to its space staion reconfiguration, in order to effect repairs.
With the hull breach repaired, Flipshot intercepts a radio message.
It is Kayo, sending a distress signal to Primus from his astrosub.
He is being hotly pursued by Skeletor, Slushhead, and Optikk in
matching dreadwings. Despite his superior flying, Kayo is savagely
outnumbered. Things look grim, but the starship Eternia bolts
to the rescue, sending the dreadwings scattering with fiery laser
bursts. As Kayo docks his astrosub atop starship Eternia, a convenient
radio message from Primus brings He-Man and the Galactic Guardians
up to speed as to Primus' plight, and the Trifusium Crystal situation.
Skeletor's face appears on the starship's viewscreen, with a challenging
taunt for He-Man to come and get the crystal -- if he can! Armed
with Kayo's knowledge of where the Trifusium was last sighted,
he and He-Man "beam down" to Denebria's Gorn Desert.
They are instantly ambushed by Slushhead and Optikk in the terroclaw,
with Skeletor leading the assault in a dreadwing. He-Man and Kayo
brace themselves for the worst, when the terroclaw pilots are
neatly wrapped up by a bola missile from Flipshot's swooping bolajet.
As starship Eternia appears in orbit overhead, He-Man makes a
dash for Skeletor's ship, as determined to retrieve the crystal
as Skeletor is to prevent that from happening. As Power Sword
and Skull Staff clash in battle, He-Man makes with his new phrase
of power, and a glowing electrical bolt from starship Eternia
boosts his strength levels to beyond superhuman. Seriously outclassed,
Skeletor decides on a different tactic. He throws the Trifusium
Crystal, and makes a run for it. As his dreadwing blasts away,
his triumphant (?) laughter can be heard. He-Man vows that they
will meet again, but first the Trifusium Crystal must be returned
to Primus' Titus Observatory. The fate of the planet depends on
it! To be continued...
00070622 1989, Series 1.
Packaged with Hydron, Flipshot, and Kayo.
