~In Peter Cullen's Voice~
From days of long ago, from uncharted regions of the universe, comes a legend.
The Legend of Voltron: Defender of the Universe.
A mighty robot, loved by good, feared by evil.
As Voltron's legend grew, peace settled across the galaxy.
On Planet Arus, a prophesy was about to be fulfilled.
And then, a new horrible menace threatened the universe.
Voltron was needed once more.
This is the story of a young man, of pure heart and soul.
And chosen by the Lions to bring back
Voltron: Defender of the Universe!
CHAPTER 1: A FAMILIAR BUT DIFFERENT CEILING
A lone figure is seen going out of a magnificent castle careful to not be seen by the roaming sentry guards. Short blonde styled hair and beautiful and yet sad looking sky blue eyes adorned her beautiful face. She wears a simple crown that looks like a necklace on her forehead that visually implies that she is of royal descent and if possible, enhanced her natural features. If one would ask a crowd to describe how she looked, that person would receive a unanimous reply.
Princess Allura is the picture of a perfect beautiful maiden.
Seeing that she had a clear exit, the young princess ran towards her favourite spot. It was a small pond inside the castle's perimeter forest. It was here that she would usually rest and enjoy the scenery around her. Animals would occasionally wander to her 'secret garden' and would elicit some delight to the usually lonesome girl.
She had reached her destination and wasted no time in setting herself up on the shade of a large tree. She giggled as the thought of her nanny frantically searching for her crossed her mind. Don't get her wrong, she loved her Nana like a mother but sometimes, she was just too strict and old fashioned.
Soft winds blew as she drank in the beautiful nature before her. It was then that she was inspired to sing. It was a simple lullaby that her mother, the Queen Ariella, had sung to her when she was a child. Allura loved the song and had learned it by heart. As she finished the melody, she sensed some movement from the bushes near her.
And she was surprised by what she saw.
**********((( Lion Force Voltron: Shinji of the Lions )))**********
"W-where am I?" A young boy asked himself. "I remember being swallowed up by that angel and then…"
Shinji then felt his head throb in pain as he recalled what had happened to him. He had just woken up and was startled that not only was he inside his Evangelion dying a slow death due to his failing life support system after Unit 01 had been engulfed by the twelfth angel, but also the fact that, he was now in some forest that he had not remembered seeing anywhere in Tokyo-3.
He would have enjoyed the view surrounding him more if not for the fact that he had a splitting headache and that he felt fatigue all over his body. He was so focused on tuning out the pain that he had not noticed that on his free hand he was holding onto something.
"Need to find a clinic."
It was then that he heard someone singing. It was an unknown melody to him but he felt drawn to it. The melodies are soft and captivating and the singer had such a beautiful and somehow sad voice. It had also in some way alleviated the pain coursing through him. He quickly decided to follow the location of the voice and ask for some assistance.
He forced his aching and tired body to move quickly or he would lose track of the voice. He rushed towards some bushes near where he thinks the singer was. It was then that, as he cleared this last obstacle that he, for the first time, laid eyes on the voice's owner.
**********((( Lion Force Voltron: Shinji of the Lions )))**********
Blue eyes met blue eyes. Another zephyr blew as the two young teens stared at each other. It played with their hair and had the effect that both of them being captivated by the others appearance. They had been like this for the past minute and had yet to take a blink lest the person in front of them disappear suddenly.
Princess Allura had never seen anyone in the kingdom or in the neighbouring city with haunting blue orbs like the boy before her. Granted that in her shielded life, she had only taken few visits to the populace. She can see that the handsome brown haired boy had had life altering tragedies in his life through those expressive eyes of his. A sudden image of him smiling at her crossed her mind and brought a pinkish hue on her cheeks.
Shinji Ikari, for his part, recognized those pair of eyes that are currently looking at him. It was loneliness that marred the otherwise attractive face of the girl in front of him. He took in every feature of the girl who, from her attire, would not be out of place in some of the fairy tales that his mother used to tell him. He smacked himself when his thoughts gave him an image of himself being the knight in shining armour.
A few more moments and it was the Evangelion pilot who broke the spell between them as the pain he had felt earlier returned with a vengeance.
"Argh!" Shinji held his head with both hands still not noticing the object he tightly holds. He immediately collapsed into the ground as his legs gave way due to fatigue.
Allura ran towards the boy full of worry about what was ailing him. "Are you injured?" She inquired. She never got an answer as the boy had already lost his consciousness.
**********((( Lion Force Voltron: Shinji of the Lions )))**********
Shinji stared ahead as he woke up. 'Another unfamiliar ceiling' he thought. 'At least it looks like some hospital's ceiling.'
The blue eyed youth's mind then wandered over what he thought he dreamed. In it he saw a very beautiful girl who wears a dress right out of the times of kings and queens. It suited the girl though and it just made her even more attractive to him. The last thing that he can recall before it all went a jumbled mess was the look of concern by the girl.
'Like someone like her exists' Shinji scolded himself. He sighed loudly at that.
Shinji then felt movement near his current location. He scanned his surrounding until his eyes lay upon a mop of blond hair stirring from a chair just a bit farther away from him. He let out a breath he had unconsciously held when the girl he had thought he dreamed was now looking at him.
"Oh, you're finally awake." The girl spoke to him. She had the look of relief from her young sleepy face.
The young pilot blushed at the display of worry for him. "W-where am I?" He inquired.
The girl in front of him smiled and said, "You are in the medical wards of my home."
"Y-you're home?" He spoke astounded. 'She must be a very rich girl to have a medical ward in her home' he mused.
"Yes, this is my home." The blue eyed girl confirmed. "The Castle of Lions."
"Eh?!" Shinji was now surprised. 'Castle?!'
"Oh, forgive me for not introducing myself." The blond girl then bowed to him in a royal fashion, "I am Allura."
The girl then looked at the boy lying in the medical bed and was rewarded by a simple and heartfelt smile that made her heart skip a beat.
"Thank you for the hospitality you showed me. My name is Shinji. Ikari Shinji."
It was then that they heard someone frantically shouting from outside the halls. The person who entered was dressed in a maid's attire.
"Goodness gracious, Princess Allura! I had been worried sick looking for you." Her nanny cried with anxiety evident in her voice. "I then heard that you are in the infirmary and i thought you are injured!"
"I'm very sorry, Nana." Allura sheepishly smiled at her. "I was lonely and came to the pond inside the castle forests."
"Princess!" Her nanny then exploded. They had not told her yet of the dangerous situation they are in at the moment so every precaution was made to ensure the safety of the princess.
"Besides," The young girl continued, unfazed by the outburst of her nanny. "Had I not come out, Shinji might have had died."
Both of the women turned their attention to the young lad who kept himself quiet throughout the conversation. Nana gave him an appraising look which then softened. She really can't blame princess Allura for helping Shinji. She sighed in defeat as she knew the princess had won the argument.
"Master Shinji, are you feeling better?" she asked the blue eyed boy.
Shinji gave an awkward smile before replying, "Y-yes, I am feeling much better now."
"That is very good to hear." She smiled a motherly smile to the Evangelion pilot. "The royal physician had informed us that you had just fainted out of fatigue and stress but in any case, you are well."
"Thank you, Um..." Shinji hanged, not knowing how to address the kind lady properly.
"You can call me Nana as the Princess Allura calls me." She affectionately said then turned to the princess and announced, "Your parents, King Alfor and Queen Ariella request your presence for dinner. They had also expressed their desire to meet the Master Shinji."
"Oh! Of course, Nana." She responded happily.
"I will take my leave, then." Nana said. "I had to finish preparing the guest rooms for Master Shinji."
"Nana," Allura hugged her nanny. She knew she was hurt when she tried to escape the castle grounds without her knowing "I'm sorry."
It's okay child. Just be careful."
"I will."
Shinji sadly smiled as he watched the two of them. He had never felt the kind of affection showed by the maid to her ward and it brought tears on his face. He knew he shouldn't but he can't help feeling jealous of Allura. How he wished that he had someone who can care for him like that. He wiped his tears so as to not worry Allura.
The older woman left after that and the young princess walked near where the timid boy was reclining.
Allura held her hands towards Shinji before speaking, "Come, you must change your attire for dinner and introduce yourself my parents."
"Yeah." He shyly smiled at her and reached out for her hand.
Shinji tried to stand up with the help of Allura but as he put his weight down, his legs gave way. By reflex, he grabbed hold of the object nearest to support him and that nearest object was the princess. It was also at the same time that Allura rushed and tried to prevent him from falling. The result was that Shinji had grabbed hold of the princess's shoulders while leaning to her and Princess Allura trapped with her arms holding onto his chest.
Both youths are blushing different shades of red at the circumstance they are in. Slowly, Shinji and Allura separated but then paused. The pilot was still holding the princess on her shoulder while she was still clutching lightly on his torso but this time, they are facing each other being mesmerized with each other's eyes.
"DING-DONG, DING-DONG!!!"
The startling chime of the clock had surprised Shinji and Allura that when they saw how close they are, they literally jumped away from each other.
Still sporting a deep pink hue on her cheeks, the princess whispered, "Um, I-I will accompany you to your room." She again offered her hands to the brown haired boy.
Crimson faced as well, the young pilot just held her hand and nodded. Allura and Shinji then exited the somehow familiar and yet different medical ward.
To be continued
~Insert Voltron Ending Theme~
JayHaru's Rant Column
Hey everyone!
Here is an update for my crossover fic. its a bit longer than the last time so i hope i had satisfied you all. If you will notice, i had hused some of the scenes in gunmans fic but expanded on it and changed the settings and all.
I thank all of those who have reviewed the story so i dedicate this chapter for your support.
I have another fanfic coming really soon but i think 2 fics are enough for the mean time. i will upload the next chapter for angel assassin for next week so i hope you will watch out for it.
Again, no omakes since im no gunman.
reviews will be appreciated and treasured.
till the next rant!
Jay Haru Takamiya
Order of the Winged Sword of Light