The Tale of Teela

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The Tale of Teela is the title of a Masters of the Universe minicomic which tells the original version of Teela's origin.

[edit] Characters

Heroic Warriors: Teela, Man-At-Arms, The Goddess, He-Man, Stratos, Ram-Man, Battle Cat

Evil Warriors: Skeletor, Beast Man, Tri-Klops, Trap-Jaw, Mer-Man

[edit] Summary

Once every twenty years, Point Dread mysteriously appears - but only for a short time. Last time, Skeletor used its magical power to drain part of the Goddess' power to create a clone of her - obeying to his command. Man-at-Arms came to rescue the Goddess, but the process was already finished and the result was a baby: Teela. Because the Goddess couldn't take care of her, Man-at-Arms 'adopted' the baby. So Teela grew up without knowing her origin. Now Point Dread has appeared again. Skeletor magically lures Teela out of the palace and his minions catch her. In Point Dread, he wants to complete what Man-at-Arms had interrupted last time. Meanwhile, the heroes notice Teela's absence. He-Man, Ram-Man and Stratos set out to search her. They find Point Dread, but are engaged in combat with Tri-Klops, Trap-Jaw and Mer-Man. That gives Skeletor enough time to escape with the Talon Fighter, taking the now submissive Teela with him. His goal is Castle Grayskull. With Teela being with him, the castle's magic doesn't prevent him from entering. The Sorceress and Man-at-Arms try though. Duncan doesn't stand a chance against Skeletor, but the Goddess magically merges with her daughter again. In possession of her full energy again and can easily defeat the evil lord. Since Teela has developed her own life over time, she lets her split from herself again though. The Talon Fighter is transferred on top of Castle Grayskull.

[edit] Notes

• This minicomic shows Teela as the Goddess/Sorceress' clone, without a father. Later versions show that Teela has a father and a normal birth, but still with the Sorceress as her mother.