FIRST I want to say that I do not own any of the rights to HE-man or the
characters. I believe Mattel does. This is just for fun. Enjoy.
Chapter 1: THE PRACTICAL JOKE
The Black Hills of South Dakota, USA, Planet Earth at dusk.
"They've got to be kidding me," Erin mumbled to herself as she drove the jeep sharply between two trees onto a deserted clearing. Her supervisor, Bill, sent her on yet another complaint of strange lights in the sky. Every now and then, she would come across some alien crazy geek that wanted to be abducted but mostly it was just campers who claim they see the lights would just get annoyed and leave. Usually what it amounted to was a couple of kids in the woods with flashlights, laser pointers, or the headlights of some car where a couple was making out in the front seat. For all the times she had been out to "check on" the mysterious lights, she had never once seen anything odd. "Must be another practical joke," she smirked. She reached over to the passenger side and scratched her rottweiler, Jerry, on the head. Jerry nuzzled her hand and went back to sleep. The sun was setting over the dark trees and the temperatures quickly dropped faster and faster. Chilled, Erin slowed the jeep to a stop in the middle of the clearing and grabbed her coat and flashlight from the back seat. "Will wait a few minutes then head back," she said to the sleeping dog. As she looked around the clearing, she took a deep breath and closed her eyes. New to the National Forestry Service, Erin got all the grunt jobs. Bill said it was because she was a rookie. She thought it was because she was a girl. She knelt down and picked up some wet dirt from the ground, shook it in her hand and then threw it back down. She wiped her hands on her khaki pants and stood back up. "Well, I think we've spent sufficient time out her on this wild goose.." She stopped abruptly when she saw the faint, blue glow coming from the trees. "What the." she said. "Kids with flashlights maybe." She grabbed her backpack from the jeep. "C'mon Jerry," she called. The big dog, perked up and jumped from the car following his master into the woods. Erin made her way across the clearing and started hiking through the huge pine trees. The sun was now almost completely set. The light was a little further on.. "This has to be a joke," she thought to herself. As she and Jerry got closer, she was astounded at what she was seeing: a large blue circle of swirling lights between two pine trees. It was so beautiful it was almost mesmerizing. Jerry barked at it for a few seconds then stopped and cocked his head. Erin stood in silence trying to grasp what she was seeing. Suddenly, Jerry went running toward the light full speed. "Jerry, No!" Erin yelled as she followed her dog, but it was two late, Jerry ran into the light and disappeared. "Jerry!" Erin yelled again. She could hear the dog barking in the light. She turned around as if she was looking for help even though she knew she was alone. Just then, Jerry popped his head out of the light and grabbed Erin by the back of the coat and pulled her into the light. "What..." her voice echoed as the light faded away.
Chapter 1: THE PRACTICAL JOKE
The Black Hills of South Dakota, USA, Planet Earth at dusk.
"They've got to be kidding me," Erin mumbled to herself as she drove the jeep sharply between two trees onto a deserted clearing. Her supervisor, Bill, sent her on yet another complaint of strange lights in the sky. Every now and then, she would come across some alien crazy geek that wanted to be abducted but mostly it was just campers who claim they see the lights would just get annoyed and leave. Usually what it amounted to was a couple of kids in the woods with flashlights, laser pointers, or the headlights of some car where a couple was making out in the front seat. For all the times she had been out to "check on" the mysterious lights, she had never once seen anything odd. "Must be another practical joke," she smirked. She reached over to the passenger side and scratched her rottweiler, Jerry, on the head. Jerry nuzzled her hand and went back to sleep. The sun was setting over the dark trees and the temperatures quickly dropped faster and faster. Chilled, Erin slowed the jeep to a stop in the middle of the clearing and grabbed her coat and flashlight from the back seat. "Will wait a few minutes then head back," she said to the sleeping dog. As she looked around the clearing, she took a deep breath and closed her eyes. New to the National Forestry Service, Erin got all the grunt jobs. Bill said it was because she was a rookie. She thought it was because she was a girl. She knelt down and picked up some wet dirt from the ground, shook it in her hand and then threw it back down. She wiped her hands on her khaki pants and stood back up. "Well, I think we've spent sufficient time out her on this wild goose.." She stopped abruptly when she saw the faint, blue glow coming from the trees. "What the." she said. "Kids with flashlights maybe." She grabbed her backpack from the jeep. "C'mon Jerry," she called. The big dog, perked up and jumped from the car following his master into the woods. Erin made her way across the clearing and started hiking through the huge pine trees. The sun was now almost completely set. The light was a little further on.. "This has to be a joke," she thought to herself. As she and Jerry got closer, she was astounded at what she was seeing: a large blue circle of swirling lights between two pine trees. It was so beautiful it was almost mesmerizing. Jerry barked at it for a few seconds then stopped and cocked his head. Erin stood in silence trying to grasp what she was seeing. Suddenly, Jerry went running toward the light full speed. "Jerry, No!" Erin yelled as she followed her dog, but it was two late, Jerry ran into the light and disappeared. "Jerry!" Erin yelled again. She could hear the dog barking in the light. She turned around as if she was looking for help even though she knew she was alone. Just then, Jerry popped his head out of the light and grabbed Erin by the back of the coat and pulled her into the light. "What..." her voice echoed as the light faded away.