KathDMD - I know this is something you've been dying to continue reading. You were wondering about what's in the box. Being one of the people who knows what is in it, you are gonna be surprised by what it does, and how it will affect things going forward.


Author's Note - Worked all night to finish this. No discussions, no stories, and no company. Just me, Netflix, and a lack of sleep that can only be described as half stamina, half adrenaline. Oh, and for KA'ers...a nice little treat at the end. ;)

Theme Music : Voices, by Rev Theory


Disclaimer - Voltron and all associated characters are the property of WEP. Space Marshall Lenora Hawkins is the property of KathDMD.


Episode 33 : Nerok's Chance

"How much longer before we are within range of Arus?" JC asked.

"Less than five minutes," Tails replied. "Long range scans indicate that there is a battle going on. You don't think…."

"He's beat us here," JC said definitively. "We need a strategy."

"He's an expert pilot, navigator, and can easily outmaneuver us," Roxy replied. "So we need to come up with something unexpected." She thought for a moment. "Is there a way we can gain a tactival advantage?"

"I don't fully understand what is powering that lion," Dariana said, "but I can tell it is pure evil. There is a dark energy, similar to the one that powered the super robeasts we faced on Quantus. But with his anticipating our weapons maneuvering, he is able to use that all against us, and I can't get in close enough to even try to determine how to counter the energy."

"If we can freeze him," Seth suggested, "Maybe we can slow his reflexes enough to stop him."

"Any ideas on how to do that?" JC asked. "He could avoid your bolts, or smash them."

"It's gonna take a bit of trickery," Seth said, "but I have a feeling we can pull it off."

"Then let's get down there and do it!" JC said. "Activate interlocks! Dynotherms connected! Infracells up! Megathrusters are go!"

"Let's go Voltron Force!" they shouted. The ships scatterred into start formation and began to link up.

"Form feet and legs!" JC shouted. "Form arms and torso! And I'll form the head!" Voltron ached back as the energy field exploded, his eyes lighting up with power. Voltron rocketed towards Arus.


"He's breaking free!" Daniel shouted, watching the rubble move on his viewscreen.

"Now would be a good time for another plan," Keith replied.

"I'm all ears here, Keith," Daniel said. "Unless the others show up soon…"

"Well, I'm not everyone else," Lance said, Red lion roaring, "but I'm here."

"Lance!" Daniel shouted. "Now that we have two of us, maybe we can take turns catching him off guard.

"Don't worry," Lance said. "I know his every move too. If anyone can help take the Viking down, it's me." Red let out another roar. The rubble exploded, and White Lion leaped out in front of Black. "Here kitty kitty!" Lance shouted over the com. White turned around.

"You still insist on getting in my way?" Sven shouted. "I bested you once…and I'll do it again."

"You don't need to do anything," Lance said. "You don't need to prove anything. I tried to help you…"

"It's your fault I'm like this!" he shouted. "It's your fault I was sent to Ebb! Your fault I was dragged away to become a slave on Doom! Your fault she thought she'd never see me again….married someone else and rejected me! IT'S YOUR FAULT!" White Lion rushed Red and tackled him, rolling end over end. As they came to a halt, Red on its back, White took several swipes at him. Lance tried desperately at the controls to escape.

"Dude!" he yelled. "You can't blame us or her for what went down! There's not a day that goes by that I don't wish it were me instead of you! Haggar did that to you! As an Alliance Soldier, you know the risks of this job!"

"A job we should have never been sent to do!" Sven shouted. White Lion went to fire a blast at Red, but Black tackled him off.

"Stand down, Sergeant!" Keith shouted.

"Keith," Daniel replied, "I don't know how much longer I can keep him pinned." White blasted Black off him, and he took off into the air. Just as he turned to face Black and Red again, White was hit with a blast.

"Electroforce Cross!" JC shouted. Voltron held up his right forearm, and the Arusian crest launched a cross of pure energy that struck White Lion, sending it plummeting to the ground.

"We hit it!" Seth shouted.

"Woot!" Tails cheered. "Now let's get down there and take it out!"

"Form Blazing Sword!" JC shouted. Voltron reached to his hip and pulled the energy beam that became the Blazing Sword. "Tactical swipe!" Voltron dove in and swung. White flipped onto its back and caught the sword in its paws. It redirected the path of the sword swipe by rolling, causing it to enbed in the ground. White took off into the air. Voltron pulled the sword.

"He's getting away!" Seth shouted.

"Not if I can help it," Lance said, taking off after him.

"Lance!" Keith shouted. "Get back here now! I don't want you following him off alone!"

"Then let's follow him!" Larmina said, as Blue appeared, followed by Yellow and Green Lion.

"Hang on!" Daniel shouted as Black took off after them, followed by the lions.

"Should we pursue?" Tails asked.

"Yes," Dariana replied. "JC, his past is intertwined with Haggar. I think Kovinx needs us to stop him. There are greater forces at work."

"Agreed," JC replied. "Let's tame us a lion!" Voltron took off into the sky in pursuit of the White Lion.


"What are we doing here?" Nerok asked Twyla.

"We're here to watch the creation of a new and powerful robeast," Twyla replied. "You see, General Dari and I have been encountering the same problems in the Middle Universe as we have been in the Near Universe….namely the Voltron Force. The robeasts you have been sending us have been, shall I say, sub-par."

"They are only as good as the idiot robots that pilot them!" Nerok snapped. "My scientists created perfection! It's not my fault the pilots are incompetent and can't take out a small teem of cadets flying around in ships!"

"You are right about one thing, Nerok," Twyla replied. "Those robeasts are only as good as the idiots that piloted them. But we've come up with a slightly different strategy." They walked into a lab where Maahox stood arguing with Commander Kala.

"You have no idea what you're doing!" Kala shouted at him. "I still haven't properly thanked you for what you tried to do to me!"

"Commander Kala," Maahox replied, "mind your manners. It seems we have guests." Twyla and Nerok entered.

"Maahox," Twyla said, "I'm here to assist you with the robeast."

"Ah," he replied. "So you have acquired the...necessary items to complete the project?"

"I have," Twyla replied. "I'm sure this will allow you to finally make a more perfect robeast."

"Indeed," Maahox replied.

"Where is this robeast?" Nerok said, taking a few steps forward, looking around.

"Dearest Nerok," Twyla replied with a smirk. "You're about to find out first hand." A field appeared around Nerok, and an electrical beam hit him. He screamed in agony as his body began to morph and change around him. Within seconds he was no longer himself...opening his eyes to find he was now a gigantic robeast. He passed out from exhaustion.

"You know," Kala said, "When this happened to me, I was angry. But now that I see it from this side...it's actually amusing." She laughed as they watched the robeast form.

"He will need to rest a while," Maahox replied. "When he awakes, the restraints will make him obedient, while the raw power will make him invincible...and able to squash the life out of Voltron!"


"Sparks," Hawkins said, "how much longer before we reach Earth?"

"A few hours," Sparks replied, "as soon as we have enough power to make the jump to hyperspace."

"Good," Hawkins replied. "We need to get there before Holgersson." The ship suddenly shook from a blast. "What was that?'

"It's a white lion, sir!" Sparks replied. "It's mounting an assault! Shields are down to sixty-five percent and dropping!"

"Voltron Force!" Hawkins shouted over the com. "To the launch area on the double!" Within moments, the Vehicle team launched from the cargo bay of the Defender.

"It's moving faster than us, Commander!" Jeff replied.

"Form Voltron and stop him!" Hawkins replied.

"You heard the Commander!" Jeff said. "All units, form Voltron!" The team flew into formation, the energy field taking hold as they flew into position. "Form feet and legs! Form arms and torso! And I'll form the head!" The command jet locked into place, the doors opening to reveal Voltron's face, his eyes lighting up. The Jet locked in place on Voltron's chest, and Voltron powered up for battle with a series of air punches.

"We can't out-maneuver it," Krik said, "but we can do our best to keep it from the Defender!"

"Agreed," Jeff replied. "Let's speed up our attack. Form Spinning Laser Blades!" Voltron grabbed the blades and swung them around. he launched them at the White Lion. He was able to dodge it.


"You will not stop me!" Sven shouted, his eyes still glowing with rage.

"What are you doing?" Haggar's voice echoed. "You need to head for Earth! You need to take what is yours!"

"She will not come with me while he still lives!" he shouted. He looked at the box in his hand, the purple glow coming from it. "I will not stop until they all have paid!"

"This is Captain Jeff Aki of the Voltron Force!" Jeff shouted. "Stand down now!" The White Lion let out a huge roar.

"Something tells me he didn't like your order," Cliff said.

"If that really is the Viking," Jeff replied, "this is gonna be damn near impossible." Votron moved between the lion and the Defender. "Electro-thermal Blasters!" Voltron arched back and fired all thermoblasters at the white lion. White easily dodged the attack and flew at Voltron, knocking it into the Defender. White fired on it, and Voltron was able to roll out of the way. In the Chaos, it flew into the cargo bay.

"Jeff!" Ginger shouted. "He flew into the Defender!"

"Commander!" Jeff shouted into the com. "The White Lion broke into the cargo bay!"


Sven leaped out of the lion and ran through the doors. Several sets of doors sealed shut in front of him. Sven grabbed the doors, and when his eyes glowed again, an enormous strength allowed him to pry the doors open, destroying them. He continued to make a beeline for e bridge. He came upon some guards and threw several axes at them, narrowly missing or injuring the guards. Hawkins approached, blaster in hand.

"Get off my ship!" Hawkins shouted, firing on Sven. Sven ducked around the corner. He gritted his teeth.

"Jag tänker inte låta dig ta henne ifrån mig!" Sven shouted as he turned the corner and fired a blast of cold that froze the blaster. He ran at Hawkins, and Hawkins ran at him, gut checking him. He tried to flip him over, but the strength from the haggarium rage allowed Sven to easily overpower him, knocking Hawkins to the floor. He grabbed him by the neck and held him against the wall.

"I should snap your neck right here and now," he replied. "But not until I have done to you what you have done to me!" He opened the robin's egg box and pulled out a platinum wedding band, now seemingly glowing purple with an evil aura. "Open your hand!" he shouted, holding Hawkins' neck tighter. Hawkins opened his hand. Sven placed the ring in Hawkins' hand, and closed the hand. It burned. Hawkins screamed in agony as the ring's power began to burn the flesh of his hand. "You will be just like me! Infected! A monster! Forever you and all you know will remember what you took from me!" He pried the ring from hawkins' hand and placed it back in the box. Hawkins looked down at his hand...the imprint of the ring now deeply etched into it. "Now you will come with me to Earth...where I will exact my revenge. I will make one last plea to my elskede...I will destroy you to prove my love!" He dragged Hawkins back towards the cargo bay. He tried to fight it, but Sven punched him hard, knocking him out cold. He threw Hawkins over his shoulder and climbed back into the White Lion. It took off and whizzed past Vehicle Voltron.

"There he is!" Jeff said. "Raybeam Whip!" Voltron pulled the Raybeam Whip and lashed on to one of the lion's legs and held him back. "I don't know if we can hold him much longer!"

"We got this!" Roxy shouted, as Jet Voltron flew in. They grabbed the White Lion and held on tightly, squeezing.

"Voltron Force!" Sven shouted over an open channel. "If you want your precious Commander to survive this journey, you will release me at once!" There was a brief pause.

"We can't let him harm the commander," Roxy shouted. "JC, we need to stand down...for now."

"Agreed," JC replied. "All units, release the white lion and back off." JC opened a private channel. "Voltron Units, we will follow the White Lion carefully to Earth. I'm asking you maintain a safe distance and let us try and handle it. Please alert the Space marshall and Princess Romelle via secure ultrawave channels." He looked at the team. "Let's let him think he's won...for now." Voltron released the White Lion, and it proceeded on its way to earth.

"What now?" Roxy asked.

"We fight the lion on our terms," Dariana replied. "The Space Marshall is counting on us." They took off after White Lion. Keith activated long range com.

"Allura," he said. "We are going to regroup and head to earth to challenge the White Lion. I want you to replay a secure message to Galaxy Garrisson to warn them of the attack."

"I will," she replied. "My cousin is there. Perhaps I should come."

"No," he replied. "Please, Allura, stay at the castle for the sake of you and our son. I'll return home safely. I promise." He touched the monitor, his wedding band gleaming in the light. She reached out as well, then the transmission ended, the screen going dark. She gently rubbed her hand across her stomach.

"Please be safe," she whispered.


* Jag tänker inte låta dig ta henne ifrån mig! - I will not let you take her from me!