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Voltron New Beginnings

Chapter 6

By Cindra

Edited by: T-bryd

Far away from Planet Arus on a very dark and often stormy planet, Prince Devon's father is plotting revenge for the death of his youngest son.

King Tasian sat high on his mighty throne, as he began to issue orders to his Captain of the royal guard. "I want the head of the witch that killed my son!" He roared down at Rand and his deadly group of Special Forces.

"As you command, sire, the girl will be dead by morning." Rand bowed to the King and then all of his men seemed to vanish in a flash of light.

"No one, kills my son for any reason except for me!" The King roared angrily his voice echoed off the palace walls and servants went running for cover. "I will have Oran's planet and his son's wife's planet as well."

~~~

Lance and Cassie were snuggling up on the couch in the sunroom, as they enjoyed the peace and quiet of the castle while Keith and Allura were away.

"Cassie, isn't it a little strange that we haven't heard a word in anger or even gotten a threat from Devon's father?" Lance asked in a puzzled voice, as he watched her for some kind of reaction on what he was trying to say.

"Lance, do we really have to talk about this now?" Cassie snuggled up even closer to him and look up at him with her big brown eyes.

"Yes, Cassandra, we do." Lance said softly, while trying to ignore her hands as they played with the buttons on his shirt.

"Then I would have to say that his dad is up to something." She sighed in defeat and waited for Lance's next question.

"What exactly do you mean by up to something?" Lance was beginning to get a very bad feeling about all of this.

Cassie sat up so that she was looking him eye to eye. "It's simple, Lance, Devon's father wouldn't want anyone to kill his son, but himself. So, logically he is going to want revenge against the one who killed his son."

"That means that you're in danger!" Lance pulled her back into his arms and held her protectively against him.

"I'm fine, Lance, besides I have you to protect me." She began to soothe his worried frown by placing tiny kisses all over his face.

"Well at least his planet isn't known for giant robeasts like Lotor's planet was." Lance tried to keep a calm and cool attitude about the whole situation.

"Well, actually, he doesn't really need anything like a robeasts to do his dirty work for him. Devon's father has this special terrorist squad. They kind of remind me of the ancient assassins that your planet called, I believe that the word that I'm looking for is ninja's." Cassie could barely get out any of what she was trying to tell him because Lance was hugging the breath out of her.

"Is there anything else that you have neglected to tell me?" Lance frowned.

"Well, he does make King Zarcon and Prince Lotor look like harmless insects. Devon's father is way more devious, intelligent, and has the instincts of a hundred predatory animals. Daddy always says that he has a kind of sixth sense and he is a hundred percent evil." Cassie had supplied way more information than Lance had wanted to hear.

"Cassie for once I wish that you could give me some good information about the guy." Lance growled and pulled her into his lap.

"Let's see, he's nice, extremely good looking, intelligent, stubborn, short tempered, loyal, loving, and has a heart of gold." Cassie murmured up at Lance as she looked up into his eyes.

Lance rolled his eyes in frustration, "Cassie, will you be serious! This is your life that we are talking about!"

"I am being serious, Lance, this is how I am when I get scared. I tend to rattle off information in order to keep from panicking. For heaven's sake, Lance, I haven't been able to sleep for weeks. I've even started jumping at shadows. There is, however, only one place that I really feel safe and that's when you hold me like this in your arms and I don't care if anyone approves of it or not." Cassie's gaze never wavered from his as she finally admitted that she was scared.

"Neither do I, Cass, and nothing is going to happen to you ever." He pulled her to him for a nice long kiss.

~~~

Pidge was all by himself in the control room, as he took his turn on watch duty. He was so bored that even Myria would be a welcome distraction. "Fat chance of that happening since she had been hanging around his twin for the past two months." Pidge muttered to himself. "What am I saying! She drives me crazy! Chip can have her! So what if she was beginning to look like a knock out! He was going on sixteen and she was just going to be fourteen. Myria had her mother's fiery red mane of hair, a flawless facial structure, and he couldn't forget about her brother's personality." Pidge continued to mutter to himself. His nickname really didn't fit him anymore he had grown at least six inches over the past year and he had finally gotten a decent military hair cut.

"Talking to yourself is a sign of insanity little brother." Chip teased, "I thought that you didn't like the little princess. I mean you keep volunteering for watch every chance that you get. So, that must mean that you're avoiding something or is that someone?

"Listen Scott you are only older than me by ten minutes and the reason that I keep getting watch duty is because Lance wants to spend all of his time with Cassie! As for that remark about me hiding from Myria, all I have to say is that I don't want to talk about it!" Pidge glared at his twin.

"So, something IS bothering you! You haven't called me Scott in years! I really can't comprehend why you don't like the little princess, as far as I'm concerned she can chase me anytime she wants to!" Chip grinned at his brother," Infect Patrick, she seems to take to me better than she does to you." He wiggled his eyes playfully as he continued to taunt his twin.

"I don't dislike Myria! She just doesn't know how to take no for an answer! Now as for what your obviously plotting let me just warn you once! If I even think that you are trying to take advantage of this crush that she has on you, older twin brother or not I will nail your hide to the floor!" Pidge got up and grabbed Chip by his jacket; he was clearly on the verge of losing his temper.

"Well, Well, Well, look who's jealous." Chip wasn't even effected by his twin's warning.

"I am not jealous! I have no reason to be jealous of you! Myria is my friend and Keith's sister, so I would watch my step if I were you." Pidge snarled at his twin.

"Chip? Are you in here?" Myria poked her head into the room. "Oh, there you are Chip! I'm ready now if you want to take a walk with me in the castle garden's." She beamed at Chip and ignored Pidge completely.

"How about now Myria." Chip smiled down at her and offering his arm.

"Sure, let's go after all we mustn't interrupt him while he's on watch duty, besides I'd much rather spend time with you." She sighed dreamily winking at Chip, clearly paying no attention to Pidge's red faced opened-mouthed expression.

"Chip don't forget what I told you." Pidge snarled through gritted teeth, he was extremely jealous of his twin.

"Oh, don't worry little brother. Myria will be perfectly safe all alone with me." Chip grinned at him as he led Myria from the room.

"I'll just bet she will Scott." Pidge muttered darkly.

"Did you say something Pidge?" Myria called over her shoulder.

"No! Go be merry have fun!" Pidge grinned, as he grind his teeth and curled is hands up in fists.

"Don't worry we will." Chip answered and leaned over to whisper something into her ear.

"Oh Scott!" She giggled as the doors slid closed.

"I'll kill him if he tries anything!" Pidge vowed as he sat back down and continued his watch.

~~~

"Koran, I have decided to leave both of my daughters in your care. We both feel that they both need your influence and teachings and it is also safer there on your planet." Oran informed Koran from the Tele-monitor screen.

"Has something happened on your planet?" Koran asked.

"Let's just say that Tasian is being to quite about the death of his youngest son and that it is very likely that he will be trying something very soon." Oran frowned.

"I would be honored to watch over them. Oran, Cassie is a brilliant young woman with her own mind and she seems to be infatuated with one of my young hero's." Koran watched as his friend smiled.

"The only daughter with an infatuation is Myria, only she can't seem to decide who she likes more Pidge or his Twin." Oran chuckled in amusement. "Cassandra on the other hand to put it bluntly is hopelessly in love with a young man who happens to be my son's best friend. Keith told me that if anyone can protect Cassie that it would be Lance."

"I agree with Keith, Lance would never let anything happen to Cassie." Koran nodded.

"Never the less I intend to send some of my own royal guards to help protect my girls. They are all members of my planets Anti-terrorists forces." Oran began, as he turned to one of his aides and began to issue his orders.

"Why would you want to send an anti-terrorist unit?" Koran frowned.

"Because my friend, Tasian has the deadliest terrorist unit in the galaxy." Oran sated flatly. "They are only seen when they wish to be seen and are as deadly as a viper. They always reminded Cassie of the ancient ninja's of earth's past. We also have similar forces that have been on Zaire for centuries and that is why Tasian can't defeat my forces. I have ordered Sheena to report to you as soon as she arrives on Arus."

"Their Captain is a woman?" Koran seemed very surprised by the news.

"Sheena is over six feet tall, all muscle, and even with all that strength she is also quite beautiful. Imagine an amazon and then you'll have the perfect picture of Sheena." Oran grinned at his friend. "I will keep in touch and we plan on returning to Arus as soon as Keith and Allura return from their honeymoon."

"I will keep you advised of anything that happens." Koran said good-bye to his friend.

~~~

Unknown to Koran the enemy was currently staking out the castle. Rand, the leader of Tasian's forces, was looking down at the two young teenagers in the castle gardens. "That Shaitan is the little darling of King Oran and the guy with her is the pilot of Green Lion." Rand spoke to his little brother, which was currently drooling at the sight of the girl.

"Rand, let me dispose of her friend and then I will show her what a real man is like." Shaitan asked his brother, he was sixteen and the youngest member of Rand's team.

"Fool, get your hormones out of overdrive!" Rand snarled angrily. "If I so much as hear that you have gone near that girl until after the mission is finished, I will make sure that you return home in need of a artificial hand!"

"Yes, big brother, but after the mission is over the little red head is mine." Shaitan snarled back unafraid of his brother's threat.

"Yes, kid, after the mission you can have the little one over there for a plaything." Rand laughed evilly vanishing from is perch in the tree.

"Yes, until then sweet thing!" Shaitan shouted over at her before vanishing from site.

~~~

"Scott, did you hear something?" Myria asked the boy who was sitting a little too close to her on the marble bench. She kept dodging his attempts to kiss her. "Scott behave! You know that it's Pidge that I love, and this doesn't seem right it feels like I'm cheating on him." She whimpered pushing Chip away from her.

"I can make you forget my boring twin." Chip tried to kiss her, but she wriggled out of his arms.

"I already told you that it is Pidge that I want!" She shouted at him.

"Why you little brat! You've been stringing me along in order to get my twin jealous!" Chip was not amused at Myria's little game. "For that I should teach you a lesson." He stalked towards her.

"Chip, I told you that I would hurt you if you tried anything and I meant it!" Pidge got between his twin and Myria.

"Pidge!" Myria cried amazed that he had actually come to her rescue.

"Just try it little brother!" Chip snarled

"Go back inside the castle Myria." Pidge ordered.

"No! I am not going inside unless you go with me." Myria had never seen him this far-gone.

"Yes, princess, stay and watch me beat some sense into my brother." Chip threw a punch at Pidge only to have his little brother easily dodge his every move.

"Your too slow Chip!" Pidge's fist connected with Chip's jaw, followed by punch to Chip's stomach.

"Why you little brat!" Chip launched himself at Pidge and the two hit the ground trading punch after punch.

"Stop it your scaring me!" Myria screamed.

"What the hell is going on out here!" Lance roared pulling Pidge off of his brother.

"Pidge, why were you beating up your twin?" Cassie glared at him as she knelt next to Chip.

"I'm defending your little sister from my brother's charms!" Pidge snarled.

"Is this true Myria?" Cassie snapped at her sister pinning her with a lethal glare.

"Yes, it's true and Pidge stopped chip from mauling me!" Myria whimpered.

"Why would Chip even think that you liked him, as more than a friend. We all know that you have it bad for Pidge." Lance glared down at her.

"She wanted to make me jealous by pretending to like Chip. So, Chip lost his temper and wanted to teach her a lesson. Pidge tried to explain the situation.

"He was going to...." Myria tried to put in her side of the story but Cassie cut her off.

"Myria, if I want to you to talk I will ask you to talk, otherwise shut up!" Cassie shouted at her.

"But Cassie!" Myria wailed.

"Myria! Shut up!" Pidge roared pulling her into his arms.

"Pidge?" Myria squeaked in surprise.

"I said be quiet!" Pidge growled down at her startled face and silenced her with a kiss.

"Way to go little buddy!" Lance cheered.

"Lance!" Cassie glared at him and jabbed him in the ribs with her elbow.

"I meant to say that you and I are going to have a nice long talk young man!" Lance tried to keep from grinning.

"I don't really think that these two are listening." Cassie glared at the two teens.

"Pidge! Let's go!" Lance ordered but was completely ignored.

"Myria!" Cassie pulled on her sister's arm.

"Oh well, if you can't beat them then join them." Lance grinned wickedly at Cassie and pulled her to him for a nice long kiss.

"What on Arus is going on out here!" Koran roared furiously," and what happened to Chip?"

"Um Lance, Koran is here." Cassie opened one eye to look at Koran.

"That's nice Cassie.... What!" Lance broke off the kiss pulling away from Cassie to warily eye Koran.

"Pidge, I highly suggest that you and Myria behave yourselves and start explaining!" Koran roared at the two teenagers who jumped at the sound of his voice.

"Koran!" Pidge gulped and pulled away from Myria.

"Get over here now young man!" Koran ordered.

"But Koran, I was only trying to protect Myria from my twin." Pidge tried to explain.

"Pidge, who replaced you on watch?" Koran growled.

"No one, I saw Chip trying to make the moves on Myria and went nuts." Pidge shrugged his shoulders, "Why? Is there something wrong?"

"Everyone, into the castle now!" Koran ordered.

"Don't ask questions move!" Lance grabbed Cassie and started to run for the castle.

"Lance, you don't really think that Tasian's men are here do you?" Cassie wanted to know why he was carrying her over his shoulder.

"Hey! Who's Tasian and why are we running?" Pidge shouted at Lance as threw Myria over his shoulder. Koran had Chip and was right behind them.

"Oh, he's just Devon's father who happens to be a very evil man." Myria answered his question and he ran even faster.

"Why do I even ask!" Pidge growled in defeat.

~~~

"On my signal attack, kill everyone except for the two princess's." Rand hissed his orders to his men.

"And leave the little man to me." Shaitan snarled.

"Which one are you referring to the one running towards the castle or the one being carried by that old guy?" Taron teased, "Besides squirt, we always leave you the weaklings."

"Shut up both of you! Before I shut your traps permanently!" Rand snarled effectively silencing his men.

"Rand, they are almost to the castle's entrance." One of his men hissed.

"Attack and leave the tall one for me. After all, the more torture that we inflict on Cassandra the more money that Tasian will pay us!" Rand grinned evilly.

~~~

"Uh...guys we don't seem to be alone anymore." Pidge growled as Rand's forces surrounded them.

"Cassie, do you still have your dagger on you?" Lance hissed setting Cassie down and moving her behind him.

"Yes, but I really don't see how it will do any good against twenty shadow warriors!" Cassie hissed back.

"Do you have a better idea?" Lance snarled.

"Yes, I say we run for our lives and then call my brother!" She wailed in terror.

"Oh that's just wonderful, Cass, Keith is only thousands of miles away on his honeymoon!" Lance snarled at her, "Give me your dagger and don't ask any more questions." He ordered as she carefully gave him her dagger. "Now stay out of the way."

"Fool! Would you like your death to be painless or would you prefer to die slowly." Rand snarled at Lance.

"I'd rather die with honor which is something that your kind knows nothing about!" Lance answered Rand's challenge.

"You'll regret that remark!" Rand roared as he activated his energy word.

"So you aren't man enough to fight me without a weapon." Lance taunted, "That's fine with me because I have a weapon of my own." He was trying to keep Rand off guard.

Rand broke into a fit of evil laughter as he eyed Lance's tiny weapon. "You can't be serious! That little knife against my laser sword!"

"You can laugh all that you want, but this little knife can cause more damage than you laser sword." Lance continued to challenge Rand.

"Lance! Are you insane! That sword could slice my dagger in two!" Cassie hissed into Lance's ear.

"Cassie, trust me I know what I am doing." Lance hissed back at her.

~~~ Next Chapter seven ~~~

So what do you think will happen to Lance and the others? Stay tuned for the next chapter!!^^

Keith returns, Sheena and her forces arrive and more!!

I in no way own any of the original characters in this story and Voltron is the property of World Events Productions,ltd. (So nobody sue me okay ^^;;) The new characters on the other hand are mine and under no circumstances are they to be used without my permission.

Later people!

Love Ya!

Cindra