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 Earth, a galaxy alliance was formed.
Together with the good planets of the solar system,
they maintained peace throughout the universe,
until a new horrible menace threatened the galaxy.
Voltron was needed once more.
This is the story of the super force of space explorers,
specially trained and sent by the Alliance to bring back
Voltron: Defender of the Universe.
(Author Notes will be at the end of the Chapter.)
Chapter One: Welcome to planet Doom...We hope that you enjoy your stay.
A long time ago space was known as the final frontier. For hundreds of years all forms of live have sought out its secret. Space travel was of science fiction. That is until nearly fifty years ago when a group of space travelers had finally settle on making there race known.
The race in question was human. They came from the planet Arus, where they came in peace and helped the people of earth grow. Over time Earth (Or Terra as the Arusains have called it.) Became the unofficial Center of Law and Peace.
It was later changed to Galaxy Garrison.
Galaxy Garrison later launched deep exploration into space. Terrains and Arusains became the best of allies. Then one day an evil king attacked the peaceful planet in his conquest to rule the universe. He would have done it too if it wasn't for a mighty robot built by King Alfor.
The robot became a legend.
Commander Ranma Saotome shut off the pad screen as he read the story. Truth be told he didn't really care. Voltron was a story and only a story. If anyone believe in that carp was a fool. However, orders was orders and the planet Arus was under heavy attack.
So what could five warriors of the Galaxy Alliance do? Simple, being back a fairy tale.
He throw the pad on his desk and turned to the window over looking space. Every since he was a little kid Ranma had always wondered about the stars. And swore one day he would explore them.
It was a dream that came true when Ranma joined the alliance. He didn't believe in the 'Legend of
Voltron.' as others had called it. After all, all the records on the mighty robot was lost in the war that formed Galaxy Garrison.
The record he had was all wrong anyways. Picking it back up Ranma went back to reading.
Voltron who was piloted by King Alfor was said to be unbelievable and unstoppable.
Until near the end of the war ware Planet's Doom Emperor sent out it's Sorceress.
She broke Voltron into five pieces and sent them in the far reaches of Planet Arus.
Ranma had enough of this. Now he was dealing with Sorceresses? He put the pod away and left he quarters to the bridge of the small ship that was on it's way to the beautiful planet. When Ranma walked in he blinked when he saw that Kasumi was sitting in his chair reading a book.
He expected her to be sleeping. "Hey, what ya reading there K-chan?" He asked from behind her.
Making the young woman jump from the seat and landing on the floor hurting her butt on the floor of the ship.
"DON'T DO THAT!" She yelled.
"Sorry about that." Ranma said.
"It's a old book of legends." it wasn't that old of a book. One of the last few books after the ending of the war to be published before data pads replaced them. "There's an old legend of Voltron in here."
Ranma looked at her. "Heh, I just got done reading mine. Do you really believe in that crap?" Ranma said crossing his arms and looking at her. Kasumi pushed back a strand of hair behind her ear. She thought about his question for a minute before she gave him an answer.
"Ranma, you of all people shouldn't be saying this about a warrior that was the turning point in the galaxy wars." Kasumi took a seat across from Ranma. "After all, if people where to read about your life, they too would think that it was a myth."
Ranma looked at her. "You're forgetting something K-chan." Kasumi blinked at him.
"Nabiki owns the Rights to Ranko ½. A Story about a young Girl who happens to be a martial arts, and cursed to turn into a boy." A Smile appeared on Kasumi face.
While Ranko's adventurers ended with the man she loved, Ranma had a problem with finding his true love. "Okay so that was a bad example. Still do you get my meaning?" The young doctor asked. "You was still little when the war ended, and I don't remember much about it, But Voltron was very real."
Ranma opened his month to protest, then he shut it and looked away. He could never back talk to Kasumi. "If he was real, then why was he destroyed?" Ranma said back. "We're looking for a myth at best, wasting man power that could be used to Stop the Drule empire." Kasumi placed her hand on his shoulder.
"We're not at war, at least not yet. However we're being sent not only to check our allies on Planet Arus, but to look and see if Doom is seeking Voltron." Ranma looked into her greyish blue eyes.
"How you holding up?" He asked. Kasumi took in a deep sigh. She looked down at her wedding ring. "It's hard, thinking that he's dead. But he would want me to move on." Ranma gentle hugged Kasumi.
Kasumi returned the hug. "You should get some rest we'll be arriving Soon." Kasumi nodded.
"You too, little brother." Then she kissed Ranma on the cheek and left the bridge. Ranma looked out the view screen as he sat in his chair.
He quietly thought about each member of his team. Starting with the two he knew best.
Ryouga Hibiki. A year after the failed wedding he came clean and told Akane that he not only loved her, but that he was also P-chan, Akane's beloved pig.
After a heavy beating Akane decided that she would like to start dating since he had enough courage to tell her that he was P-chan. After dating for a year and a half he and the youngest Tendo was married.
While they dated Ryouga went to the academy. Once there they tried to fix both his curses.
Sadly, his pig curse wasn't cured but his other curse was. To this day he sometimes falls on a bad habit and gets lost, only to relished what happen.
The next person on his list was Kasumi Ono.
The Eldest Tendo daughter has changed so much over the years he just couldn't believe it.
Kasumi and Ranma shared a strong friendship, and are often found comforting each other when the stress level gets to high.
After Ranma failed wedding Kasumi had announced That she and Doctor Tofu was going to get married. It was at Kasumi's wedding where Ranma had made up his mind when Shampoo, Ukyo, Kuno and his crazy sister had attack thinking that it was Ranma trying to marry Akane again.
That royally pissed off the usual calm martial artist. He put Kuno in his place when he broke both arms and legs, then he started to slap Kodachi in the face and told her to beat it. After she ran off Ranma looked at the other two and cracked his knuckles.
The beating he gave both girls got so bad that the only person able to stop him was in fact Kasumi. Ranma had yelled that the only way to make them understand was to hurt them. He then apologized to the newly married bride and walked away.
Ranma lost touch after that until he talked to her the day after her father had died.
Over the last few years she and Tofu had joined the Galaxy Alliance as medical doctors. Kasumi stayed on earth while Tofu was sent to other worlds.
Ranma thought about his other friends.
Keith Akira Kogane was like Ranma himself, He was born in Japan but moved to America. He study in Kung Fu with his father, but sadly he lost both parents when a group of terrorist attacked
the government building they worked at.
Keith throw himself into the martial arts and like Ranma himself traveled the world until he was eighteen and became a solider in the Galaxy Alliance. Keith was only one of two people that can keep up with him in the martial arts.
The last Member of this crew was also the youngest.
Darrell "Pidge" Stoker was sixteen years old and a former member of New West point military academy. Not much after that is known about him.
That made Ranma frown. Even though he heard that Darrell had an high IQ. He tried talking to the young man to learn more about his past He didn't get much of an answer. So Ranma won't push anymore.
Every member of his crew on this waist of a time mission, in some way had a hard life. Ranma included. He probably went though the biggest change of all. Long gone was the boy who had spent ten years on the road, learning nothing about anything beside martial arts.
That changed though. After the battle with Saffron and the failed wedding Ranma decided that the life of a Martial artist wasn't the life he needed. Asking Kasumi for help with his grades and schooling was probably the hardest thing he ever done.
Then he faced his parents. Alone in the Tendo dinning and threaten bodily harm to Nabiki if he caught her spying on him. Ranma laid down some rules. He told his parents that he was through being a pawn in their dreams and that he wasn't going to marry a Tendo, or any one else for that matter.
Ever since then Ranma was disowned by Genma but not Nodoka. She even told him how proud she was of him when he joined the Galaxy Alliance and fought for a better future. Ranma told his mother that he hasn't really done anything.
A beeping noise alerted Ranma that they were coming up on the planet Arus. Pushing a button on his arm chair. "Hey everyone report to the bridge we're coming up on Arus." A few minutes late and one report to Galaxy Garrison the small space craft broke Arus air space.
What they saw shocked the hell out of them. The planet surface had blaster holes in the ground, building was burning and had collapsed. The try to fly to the castle but some something or better yet someone got in they way.
"Captain Salve ship at out six!" Kasumi yelled out. Ranma looked at the view screen and turned to Keith and Pidge. "Evasive maneuvers!" Ranma ordered as he moved to another chair and started to boot up the weapon system.
Kasumi and Ryouga moved over to the turret controls for the guns, Ranma was getting ready the proton missiles. "Damn thing takes to long." Ranma said as the Ship moved passed the bow of the enemy ship. "It's not going fast enough."
"Damn it!" A sudden lazar fire hits the small ship as it made another pass. "Report!" Ranma yelled. "Not that bad but another hit will destroy our shields." The youngest member yelled out.
"Ranma gun control isn't working!" Ryouga yelled and a blasts went past the bows of their ship.
Ranma and the other three moved about trying to get the ship to work right and to keep the shield from failing. "Hey Shorty get back here, P-chan take Pidge's place and fly this damn ship!" Ranma yelled out as he went to the gun controls and kicked them.
The screen jump start and the targeting system went online. "What the hell did they us for parts?" Ranma asked Pidge was working hard to keep the shields up while Keith and Ryouga kept the ship up in the air.
The small ships cannons however did little to no damage to the bigger and heavier armed salve ship. "Damn it! Pidge, Stats on the shield." Ranma ordered. Adjusting his glasses the teen looked at his commander and gave him some bad news.
"What shields there toast." He yelled back.
Just as Ranma was about to say something the screen suddenly blinked in and a what looked like a human like cat stared at them. "This is commander Yurak, of Planet Doom. You are here by to surrender at once or be destroyed." He said.
Ranma looked at him and shuddered. Good thing the academy cured him of his phobia of cats.
"Yeah why don't you come and get us you fur face freak!" Ranma yelled back. He won't give up without a fight.
However Doom didn't see it like that and a tractor beam pulled the small ship in to its hall. The five had no choice then but to give up. Ranma tried to fight the alien guards but was quickly knocked out by the butt of a weapon.
Several Hour later.
After waking up thanks to a hot poker burning a tattoo burned into his arm, Ranma started to pace the cell he shared with the others. The only good thing was that Kasumi was still with them. Even if her clothing was torn in some places.
Keith being the gentlemen that he is had the jacket of his uniform over her shoulder to keep her warm. Ryouga was looking for a way out and Pidge was at the door looking out of it for any guards. "Ryouga can you use your breaking point?" Keith asked.
The former lost boy shook his head. "Too much noise." he said. "We need a quieter way to get out." Ranma stared at him then looked up. "Pidge come here a sec will ya?" the youngest member of the team moved from the door this caused Keith to get up and stand watch.
"What up?" He asked.
"You are." Ranma said grabbing Pidge and throw him up to a window. "See anything?" his commander asked? Pidge wanted to kill his commander for this stunt but thanks to his training and relaxes he was able to grab the bars of the window and hang on.
"It's all clear Commander." He said back down to the others. After trying to pull the bars apart and failing he jumped back down and landed next to Ranma. "There too strong for me though."
Ranma nodded in under standing this was why he thought of two people when he formed this team. "Think you can get up there Ryouga, with out getting lost?"
"Why you!" Ryouga said then looked up. He thought about it for a few second then nodded his head. "Sure if they're anything like the bars on earth." they huddled together to form a plan. Keith was asked to help Kasumi since she didn't have any combat training.
"Guys hurry and pretend your sleeping." Keith said as he hurried back form the door and fell down next to Kasumi and close his eyes. They heard foot steps come up to the door but couldn't understand what was said.
King Zarkon, wants the five space explorers, ready for their fight. A blueish human like Alien native to Doom said to the other, however when he looked in and saw that Ranma and team was sleeping he turned to the other and shook his head. They Sleep, come lets tell His majesty that they would fight better in the morning.
Kasumi got up and looked out the door. When she couldn't see the light anymore she nodded to the others. Keith and Ranma looked around and saw the ropes that they were tied in laid on the ground. Tying them together and then around Pidge and Ryouga the two worked fast in getting to the bars on the windows to move.
Down below the other members of the team was working fast as they climb up the rope, or in Ranma's case jump up. Once out side though the team was attacked by the planets main animal. A vulture attack Ranma knocking him over then edge in into a pit felled with bones of warriors that fought in the arena.
Clapping his hands together in prayer for the lost Ranma stood up just as the other jump down.
Looking at his team Ranma nodded to them as Ryouga prayed. "Please let us get off this rock." Then the team made a run for it.
They ran as fast as they could to the hanger bay. Knowing that their ship was lost they looked around for a new ship and found a Doom Slave ship. As a matter of fact it was the same ship that carried them here.
As the five stepped into the hanger the alarms went off and Doom troopers started their attack on the small group. Ranma, Keith, Pidge, and Ryouga fought back while Kasumi tried her hardest to defend herself.
"Keith, Protect Kasumi and get to the ship." Ranma ordered as Pidge and Ryouga was back to back with each other and started working as a team. Ranma was busting heads as The troopers started to throw punches and kicks. Nothing new there but He hard to also dodge lazar fire from Snipers as well.
In side the ship though was a different matter all together. Kasumi and Keith started to power up the ship while the other three fought the Doom Soldiers. Kasumi was getting ready the blaster cannons While Keith ready the engine.
Once again back outside the ship the other three members was hard press. Then all of a sudden lazar fire from the Ship started its attack on the Troopers. Ducking under the fire Ranma, Ryouga, and Pidge ran for the ship and once inside they shut the door and made their way to the bridge of the ship.
Sitting down to catch their breath the ship piloted by Keith and Kasumi blasted open the dorm of the hanger and started to build up speed. "I thanks it's time we thanked Zarkon for the oh so warm welcome." Ranma said as he looked at Ryouga and Pidge who nodded and fired a round of cannon fire into Castile Doom.
With that the Ship leap foreword as the hyper drive system kicked in and the ship flew at top speed.
Planet Doom
Thrown Room of King Zarkon.
"Yurak, I want a report and I want it now!" Sitting on his thrown chair was the king of planet Doom. Zarkon. If one was to look you could swear that he was almost dragon like in appearances.
Blue skin like most people of the planet and yellow cat like eyes. On his head he wore a crown of gold like most kings wear, He wore red and black robes and carried a scepter of pure gold. He was in a bad mood since he got the news that the new captives have escaped.
That mood only worsen, when one of his ships started to fire on his castle.
His commanding officer Yurak looked at his lord. "The escapees are heading back to planet Arus my lord." he said. " I have a ship ready to go any minute now to either bring them back or destroy them." Zarkon throw his scepter at him.
It landed inches from his foot. "No mistakes this time you fool, kill them." Was the king's order.
Yurak bowed to his king and left the thrown room. As the blue idiot left Zarkon heard laughter coming from his left. "What so funny witch?" he asked.
"Those fools seek the mighty robot that no longer exist." the hooded figure said as her laughter only grew louder. "Be careful what you say witch. The last thing I need is that blasted Robot missing up my plans again."
In Space.
"What do we have for weapons?" Ranma asked as he moved from his seat next to Kasumi, who was bandaging a wound on Pidge's leg. "Not much Captain." Keith said handing out some blasters, grabbling hooks, and knives. "That's all that I could find."
"It should work until we can get to this castle of lions." Ranma said. "However our mission report was on our ship, they my be on to us now more then ever." checking to make sure that the blasters would work, Ranma then sat next to Kasumi and brushed back some hair. He then took a cotton ball and dabbed it on a cut on her forehead. "You going to be okay sis?" he asked. Kasumi nodded. "I'm sorry I bought you into this..." A finger stopped him from saying anything more.
"You didn't know." was all that Kasumi said. "How could you know?" Kasumi looked down. Ranma placed his hand in hers and held it for a minute. "I'm not giving up though." Ranma nodded. "That's a girl. Now get to gun truant two and be ready I'm sure there'll send someone to follow us soon." Kasumi nodded and ran to her station.
The flight back to Arus was a silent one until the alarm went off and Doom fighters started to harass the Salve ship. "Open fire!" Ranma ordered. Lazar fire was traded between the small fighters and the bigger ship until a bigger Skull ship appeared on the radar.
"Oh Shit!" Pidge yelled out as the bigger ship started to fire Ion cannon fire at their ship kocking out the stabilizers and the ship control systems. "I Need help over here!" Pidge yelled out Keith jumped into the seat next to him. Together they tried to get the ship under control but another blast from the bigger ship cause the control to explode knocking both Keith and Pidge into a near by wall.
"Brace for impact!" Ryouga yelled to Ranma and Kasumi as they did what Ryouga ordered. Ranma grabbed Kasumi using his body to shield the eldest Tendo Daughter from harm.
As the ship made a decent to the planets surface Ryouga could only think of on thing.
"I'm Sorry Akane."
To Be Continued.
Well here it is and it ends with a cliffhanger. This won't happen again though as I myself hate them, it just felt right to end it here. As you may noticed I redid the start of the prologue. To tell the truth I wasn't really happy with it and it may go throw a rewrite sometime in the near future.
Okay so for those who don't know anything about Voltron.
Here a few thing you should know.
Salve ship are exactly what they sound like. There like a boat that goes from planet to planet capturing people for slaves. They are (again) mostly dark blue in color with a white skull on the front. They are not to be confused with the Skull ships.
Skull ships are pretty much a bigger version of the salve ships. Built for more power and carries a weapon that allows Robeasts to grow. You can tell these ships by there red skulls.
I may have these mixed up since it's been a LONG time since I watch Voltron. I was only four when it first aired.
Doom fighters.
Can someone help me here? I'm not sure what the hell there called.
These things are piloted by Doom Soldiers and they act like Tie fighters. They have four cannons two on the side one on the top and one on the bottom. There mainly black and yellow with a red cockpit.
As Many Voltron fans may had noticed I changed a few things. Like Ranma and team fighting the salve ship. We don't really know if the craft had weapons or not in the original Cartoon they were pulled in the Salve ship right from the start.
Sorry but with Ranma he makes nothing easy.
Another would have to be the fighting in the hanger bay. Kasumi not a fighter in this story. She'll be easy pickings if the Soldiers of the Doom empire. So with Keith's help they made it to the Ship and fired up the weapons system and gave the others back up.
On a side note: Kasumi was not raped by doom troopers when they arrived.
The last change was at the end here.
In the Original a lion statue help glide th ship to safety. However it still crashed a good distance away from their goal of reaching the castle of lions. No beam to help them this time, seeing as how it was never used again.
Also I decided to make this a
Ranma/Allura romance. Simply because it's a first.
It will also have a Keith/Kasumi romance.
And incase you didn't read the last part
Ryouga and Akane. (Their married though so they don't count XP )
Well there you go, chapter One of Voltron ½ there more to come as the team makes their journey to the castle of lions and finding out the secret of bring back Voltron. Even if Ranma still thinks it's a myth.
Kidan Out!