Defenders of Voltron

by KittenDragon53

AU. On planet Voltron, the kingdoms were living in peace until the death of King Alfor. Ten years later, over half the planet is ruled by the Galran Empire. With no sign of the lions that once made up the Defenders of Voltron, hopes are sinking. That's until the lions show up on the doorstep of the Altean castle with their new paladins. (Full summary inside, cover image not mine)

1. Intro

Summary:
Voltron: Legendary Defender AU

On planet Voltron, all the kingdoms were living in peace and harmony until the murder of King Alfor. Now, ten years later, over half the planet is ruled by the war driven Galran Empire. There has been no sign of the lions or the paladins that once made up the Defenders of Voltron, and hopes of freedom are sinking for all.

That's until the lions show up on the doorstep of the Altean Castle with their new paladins. It is up to Princess Allura, Royal Advisor Coran, and the five paladins- Shiro, Lance, Hunk, Pidge, and Keith- along with their lions- Black, Blue, Yellow, Green, and Red- to stop Zarkon and free the kingdoms he's taken over.

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Cover Art originally by tumblr user Afterdarkpark (A Hell Broke Loose). All credit goes to her, I just edited it.

I don't own Voltron: Legendary Defender. If I did, I wouldn't be writing fanfiction would I? That being said, a few quick things you need to know about this AU:

Lions are rumored to be extinct. ALL lions. The last time any were seen was with the original Voltron crew (who died).

Here, Voltron isn't a robot, and Defender of Voltron is a team name. It's still made of five main members bonded to individual lions, but the lions are normal sized, if not a little larger.

There's an Altean Kingdom and it's neighboring kingdom, the Galran Empire wants to take over the world. Pretty much, every planet they visit in the show is a different kingdom. Groups like the Olkari live on a different continent.

For the beginning, the story line kind of follows that of the show. There may be parts where I just skip over a few weeks/months and it's just because I don't feel like rewriting that episode(s), or it doesn't work with the AU plot.