EXT. ETERNIA PALACE - ROYAL GARDEN - DAY.
Prince Adam and Teela are engaged in battle training together. Teela swings her staff, but Adam rolls out of the way and fights back. Suddenly, they hear sarcastic clapping and stop. Reveal:
ORKO, who is impressed by what they're doing. All the characters in this world look exactly like they do in the 2002 He Man series. Orko floats over to them, impressed.
ORKO
Still working on your training, Adam?
PRINCE ADAM
I think so, Orko, I have to be ready when danger strikes.
ORKO
Then maybe I could use a little magic to liven thing up around here.
Wha? Prince Adam and Teela are shocked. Nervously, Orko tries again:
ORKO
Er…erm…maybe a little…
Prince Adam is not too happy, and neither is Teela.
ORKO
Okay, well, heh-heh, how about a-
PRINCE ADAM
Orko, you know the rules of this kingdom now. You are no longer needed.
ORKO
Why?
TEELA
Because a little wizard like you can't even lift up a huge rock using your weak levitation.
Prince Adam and Teela walk off. Orko follows after them, desperate.
ORKO
WAIT! Can't I just do a tiny little bit of magic?
PRINCE ADAM
Orko….your magic just makes things worse.
Orko sadly walks off in the opposite direction.
DISSOLVE TO:
EXT. PALACE COURTYARD - THAT SAME DAY.
Orko peers out from behind a tree and sees Ram Man putting up a poster with a storm cloud on it. Ah, this looks like a useful target.
ORKO
Ram Man! Maybe he can find my magic useful.
Orko floats up to Ram Man, calling out:
ORKO
Ram Man! Ram Man!
RAM MAN
Not right now, Orko, I have to warn everyone in Eternia about a fierce warp storm that's heading for Eternia.
ORKO
Warp storm? Wow, that's scary.
RAM MAN
I don't want to be outside if I were you. The warp storm occurs every year in Eternia. People are looking for shelter right this minute. Maybe you should go inside. Your magic is too useless for the storm.
Orko sighs and floats off out of frame.
DISSOLVE TO:
INT. PALACE - ORKO'S BEDROOM - DAY.
Orko is sitting on his bed alone and upset. Nobody wants to let him use his magic anymore.
ORKO
Everyone's more concerned about the storm than me. What am I going to do?
Orko thinks for a minute…then looks under his pillow. His old wand is under there.
ORKO
Yes! My wand! I could use it to convince Man-At-Arms I could be useful.
Orko floats off out of his room.
DISSOLVE TO:
INT. MAN-AT-ARMS' WORKSHOP - DAY.
Man-At-Arms is doing some work on a sword when Orko floats into frame, holding his wand.
ORKO
Man-At-Arms! I can be useful! I'll defeat the storm!
MAN-AT-ARMS
And how would you do that?
ORKO
Using my old wand of course!
Man-At-Arms is very angry. He snatches Orko's wand and snaps it in two aggressively.
MAN-AT-ARMS
And that will take care of the storm!
ORKO
(distraught)
No! Please!
MAN-AT-ARMS
Your magic just makes things WORSE!!!
Man-At-Arms resumes his work. In tears, Orko sadly floats off.
DISSOLVE TO:
EXT. PALACE COURTYARD. DAY.
The sky has turned grey and cloudy, and just as Orko has made his way outside, it begins to rain. Cringer bounces up to him, wanting to play. Orko can feel a slight angst coming in where his usual cheery personality has been held.
ORKO
You hate me too?
Cringer backs away nervously.
ORKO
(out of anger)
YOU HATE ME TOO?! IS THAT IT?! EVERYONE CALLS ME USELESS AND SO DO YOU!!!
Orko violently slaps Cringer round the face.
ORKO
(now on the verge of crying)
Go away, Cringer, I don't think this palace needs me anymore.
Orko floats away into the rain. Cringer turns and walks back inside.
DISSOLVE TO:
EXT. ETERNIAN RAINFOREST. DAY.
Orko sits near the lake, alone in the heavy rain. He is crying mournfully.
ORKO
That time when I thought about running away back to Trolla…I was wrong to refuse. Now I'm just the palace's punching bag. They have no need for me? Well I don't need them anymore. I have my own path in life, and I'm going to prove it to everyone, even if they aren't there!
Orko slams his fists into the mud, breathing heavily. He then gazes at his reflection in the rippling water, and hears a gentle, soft voice calling out to him, the voice inside his head:
ORKO'S MOTHER
(VO, echoing)
Orko…
Orko looks around for the voice. It isn't there.
ORKO
Must be something else.
Suddenly, the ground begins to rumble under Orko's knees. He looks around, and sees what he cannot believe. It's the warp storm, giant warp beams coloured pink that destroy everything and warp up everyone in their path. Orko screams and floats off quickly from one warp beam charging straight towards him. He grabs hold of a large rock nearby, and starts breathing in a panic. Suddenly, the warp beam starts to beam him up into the light, and he calls out in fear:
ORKO
HELP MEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!!!!
OPENING TITLE: ME, YOU, AND HE MAN
EPISODE TITLE: "EPISODE 1: STRANGER IN A STRANGE LAND"
CUT TO BLACK.
FADE IN:
EXT. AFRICAN SAVANNAH. DAY.
It is all quiet and peaceful. Furaha, the lioness cub is sitting on a large rock watching two zebra foals playing together. She feels lonely and misunderstood. Her brother Upendi runs up to her.
UPENDI
Hey, Furaha, what's up?
FURAHA
Nothing.
UPENDI
Nothing? There must be something going on in your mind. Whatever it is, feel free to speak about it to me.
FURAHA
Speak about it? I'll tell you the real problem: every friend I've ever met while roaming the plains…they don't feel like they want to be a part of my family anymore.