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Author's Note - I wasn't sure I was gonna finish this for the deadline. Sometimes I surprise myself.
My muse is gone.
Theme Music : None
Disclaimer - Voltron and all associated characters are the property of WEP. Space Marshall Lenora Hawkins and associated characters are the property of KathDMD. Admiral Lysette Fabrere and associated characters are the property of selena devargo.
Episode 509 : "Find Your Voice"
Ambassador Hazar followed Sergeant Katz and Karatea down a long hallway. It isn't long before Admiral Fabrere and Commander Stormclaw walked out of a room and joined them in walking down the hallway. As they approached the end of the hallway, Space Marshall Lenora Hawkins stepped out of an adjoining room, leading them into the doorway at the end of the hallway, into a large room. The room was filled with seats, as if it had been prepared for an audience of delegates.
"I hope you will forgive the urgency, Ambassador," Lenora said.
"The Admiral has explained everything to me, Space Marshall," Hazar replied. "I fear if we do not act quickly, my people will be in grave danger." They led him to the podium, a giant screen above him showing the output from the cameras on him. Lenora held up her forearm and tapped a button on her weapons cache.
"Begin transmission," she said. A slight hum began as the transmitting equipment activated.
"People of Drule," Hazar announced, "hear me now. You have been led astray by the will of the enemy! We have been fooled by their words, but no longer! I ask that we join together now to…" Suddenly, the screen blurred and became snowy.
"Admiral," Lenora ordered, "get that signal working." Before either could react, the screen became clear again, and a different, albeit familiar face appeared on it.
"Space Marshall," the voice boomed in its usual eerie, yes seemingly satisfied tone, "I apologize for interrupting your…pep rally…." Commander Stormclaw took a step forward, his fists clenched.
"Maahox," Mike sneered.
"It seems that you are trying to interfere with Lord Kanjii's plans," Maahox said. "And we really can't have that."
"It's over, Exile of Callum," Hazar shouted. "No matter what your master does, the citizens of Drule will rise above it!"
"There you go again, making it all about YOU and YOUR people," Maahox sneered sarcastically. "Honestly, Ambassador, I would think a man on your level of intelligence would realize when he's being used as a tool." Mike's blood boiled to the point he couldn't remain silent.
"What do you want, monster?" Mike shouted.
"I want what anyone wants," he replied calmly. "I want total control of the universe. Well, starting with the Galaxy Alliance. But my, I'm moving too fast. Instead, let's start with something to take down your precious Voltron clone." The screen went fuzzy. Lysette tapped her com.
"Tobias," she spoke, "trace that signal." All she heard was static. "Tobias!" More static. "That snartbag is jamming our communications!"
"Commander," Lenora ordered, "get to the control room. See if you can use the emergency frequency to mobilize the Voltron Force."
"I'll do my best," he replied with a salute, then ran from the room.
"What are you doing, Maahox?" Kala asked, walking to the lab, noticing the occult scientist's unusual demeanor standing in front of what looked like a floating camera.
"Planting a seed, Commander," he replied. The tiny camera flew at Maahox, in reality being his mechanical eye, now settling back into its socket.
"Sky Marshall Wade wanted to know what your progress was on your latest creation," she said. He grinned.
"They are one in the same," he replied.
"Stop talking in riddles!" she snapped.
"Patience, Commander," he replied. "While we wait for our shipment to arrive, I will more than provide entertainment. Perhaps we may even rid ourselves of the Voltron Force in the process." He walked over to the nearby console and pulled a lever. "Not only have I disrupted communications within the entire solar system, but I have given us a means of getting a small battle contingent to Earth undetected."
"Now THIS is news I've wanted to hear," she replied. "If your plan works, we may yet be able to take out the head of the Alliance." She turned to walk away, but turned back at the last minute. "Just remember to spare the girl. I'm sure Charles will want to deal with her personally." She left the room. Even Maahox felt chills…Kala was now referring to the Sky Marshall by his first name.
Tails walked into the Control Room of the main hangar. She walked up to one of the consoles and sat down, beginning to key things into the panel, not noticing JC sitting across the room observing the monitor.
"Odd seeing you here at this time of night," he said, not ven turning to look at her. She whipped her head around.
"Oh," she said, "I was just….I mean….I…"
"We're all worried about him too," JC said. "I didn't forget. None of us have." He tapped the console, and the screen literally jumped out at him, forming a 3D holographic projection.
"The Baltan government is still keeping their mouths shut," she said, letting out an exasperated sigh. "Not even the new Ambassador they have chosen was able to provide me any information."
"We'll find him," JC said, trying to reassure her. His face dropped into seriousness as something in the image caught his eye. "Now…what is that?" He held out his hand and waved it, trying to zoom in on what he was seeing. She noticed, and stood up from her chair and walked over to him engulfed in the hologram. She looked closely.
"It looks like an energy fluctuation emanating from Titan," she said. "But this is the strange thing…"
"What?" he asked.
"The power signature," she said, "it's the same as the one emanating from Voltron." Suddenly the scanner turned to snow, and the hologram vanished.
"Something's wrong," JC said. He raised his forearm. "Roxy, Seth, Dariana, come to the Control Room." There was only static. Tails ran to the console and began keying things in again.
"It's everywhere," she said. "Every frequency is being jammed by an unknown source." JC turned around to run out of the room.
"You stay here and try to figure out what's jamming the communications," he shouted. "I'm going to find the others and bring them back here." He ran out of the room. She keyed in a few things, then her eyes widened.
"It….can't be," she said. She suddenly got up and tapped her Voltcom. The solid green armor surrounded her, and she ran to the chute and dove in. Within moments, Greens engines fired up, and took off from the hangar.
JC ran into the apartment complex and dashed up the stairs. As he went to open the door, it opened, and he fell through it. Roxy stood over him.
"Nice move, Grend," she snarked.
"No time," he gasped as he got up. "Communication's down." Roxy tapped her Voltcom, and there was nothing but static.
"What happened?" she asked.
"I don't know," he replied. "Tails is trying to pinpoint the source. We have to get back to the control room. Hopefully we're not the only ones that noticed the com is out."
"Then we better get rolling," Seth replied getting up from the couch. Dariana, who had been sitting next to him watching the TV, followed him.
"Won't we miss the ending?" Dariana asked in her usual soft and innocent voice.
"Nah," he laughed. "I've got the whole series on a Digital Three chip. We'll pick up where we left off later." She gave him a smile, her pointy teeth mustered into an unusually beautiful grin. The four ran from the apartment, headed back to the Control Room.
"Dammit, Karatea!" Mike shouted. "Get that radio working!"
"I'm trying," Zandee replied. "The interference is actually getting stronger."
"That would mean what's causing it is getting closer," Mike said to himself. "Either way, sound the alert! This whole thing smells of the Supremacy." As the alarm sounded, JC and the rest of the team ran in.
"Commander Stormclaw," JC said as the lined up at attention, "communication is down."
"It's that way across the planet," he replied. "I'd surmise communication in the entire system has been jammed, the work of Maahox, trying to stop us from snapping the Drule Homeworld out of their brainwashing." He looked closer. "Where's Sergeant McGovern?"
"She stayed here to help pinpoint the cause," JC said. "You didn't see her?"
"No," Mike replied. "We didn't see her." They looked through the window of the hangar and finally noticed the absence of Jet Green.
"She ran off," JC said, slamming his fist on the glass.
"Dammit, McGovern!" Roxy spouted as the four ran to the chutes. They dropped into their cockpits.
"Insert Keys!" JC shouted. Within moments, the four jets launched from the hangar.
"If we can't find a way to bypass this interference, Commander," Zandee said, "we won't be able to communicate with them, and they won't be able to communicate with each other."
"Just keep working," Mike replied, "and hope for a miracle."
"The energy signal seems to be coming in the direction of Saturn," Tails said to herself. But before she could react, a force hit her ship, jolting it as it flew past.
"Launch the podlings!" Kala ordered. Large missile-like objects fired from the command ship nearby, making a beeline for Earth.
"Commander," her First Officer said, "sensors are detecting a lone ship approaching."
"It's one of the Voltron Force!" she shouted. "Order the robeast to strike it down! Destroy it! If we can take out this one ship, it'll prevent them from ever forming Voltron again!"
"Snart," Tails muttered under her breath before banking right, narrowly avoiding the swinging arm of the robeast. She looked at her terminal. "That thing is the source of the interference! Not only is it stopping radio frequencies from transmitting….it's masking those…missile things from being seen by the Garrison!" She knew she had to warn the others, but before she could fly off, the robeast grabbed her ship, and began to squeeze.
"What is that?" JC said to himself. The podlings flew by quickly. "Whatever it is, we have to stop it. But…argh, they can't hear me." He thought for a moment. He then flew Black downwards, maneuvering under Blue, then looped over and around it twice before heading back towards earth.
"Those…things," Seth said to himself. Upon seeing JC pull his little stunt, Seth grabbed his controls tightly and jerked hard, turning to follow him. "Good thinking, boss." Roxy noticed JC turn and flee, and was about to do so as well.
"She's gonna run after him," Dariana said to herself. "I have to be strong. Sorry, Roxy, this is for your own good." As Red went to turn, Yellow fired a charger at her and latched on, pulling her along in the direction of the disturbance. Roxy let out a dissatisfied grunt.
"Fine," she huffed. "Grend better not get himself killed."
"We'll never be able to stop them all," JC said, taking shots at a few, and using the lighting sword weapons array to gouge several. They followed the remaining pods as they crashed to Earth near the garrison. Out of them, robot soldiers and wade-bots emerged, marching towards the South gate.
"We're too close to take them out from the air," Seth thought to himself. "I hope JC's thinking what I'm thinking." As if they knew, both jets landed nearby. Both men leaped out of the cockpits, black and blue armor covering their bodies, respectively. JC unleashed a single longsword from his Voltcom, similar to Jet Voltron's Blazing Sword, and Seth's crossbow came out as well.
"You ready?" JC asked. Set nodded.
"Are you keeping score, or am I?" he asked with a grin. They both ran into the fray, JC slicing through the first three in one swing, then leaping up and burying his sword to the hilt in a wade-bot. He withdrew and moved on as it fell and exploded. Seth fired his crossbow at several, freezing them in place. He swung and shattered them, moving along as well.
"There's so many of them," JC said. "Could use some backup." As if on cue, laser cannon fire came beaming into the crowd, disabling large groups of the robots.
"Stupid wade-bots!" Lysette shouted as she fired another round. "Waste of my family's money!"
"Keep firing!" Mike shouted, firing the other laser nearby. "We need to cover them!" JC and Seth kept fighting through the crowd. Then several wade-bots gathered in one spot, and a high pitched sound emitted from them.
"What is that horrid noise?" Mike asked.
"Flack," Lysette said, her jaw dropping. "It's the damned self-destruct!" She aimed and fired at the pile, JC and Seth noticing at the last moment turning to run….
BOOM.
"Let go of me you overgrown snartbag!" Tails shouted, fighting at the controls. She looked at the gauges. "Pressure on the outer hull is going to reach critical in thirty three point three three three three…er, seconds if I don't do something!" she activated the weapons console. "Jam this!" the axe blade sliced through its hand, forcing it to let go. The blade released from the launcher, and Green was free. As she tried to flee, Red and Yellow flew past. "Roxy! Dariana! Boy am I glad to see you! That robeast is huge and attacking, and the missile things are headed for Earth, and time is running out and….yeah, you can't hear me, can you."
"Hope she can read minds," Roxy said. The robeast took a swing, and the jets split up, one left and one right, swinging around to the back of the beast. Roxy activated her weapons console and fired back on the robeast, causing it to arch in pain.
"Now it's my turn," Darian said. She launched the charger at the beast, then flew around it, wrapping its arms tightly against its body. It struggled hard. Green turned back.
"See how tough you are now, stupid…" Tails said, sticking out her tongue. But the robeast broke its bindings and screeched. "Oh, snart." She hit a button, and the launcher sent another throwing axe at the robeast. She pulled up to avoid it swinging at her, but the axe embedded itself in the robeast's forehead. Sparks emitted.
"Good one!" Roxy shouted.
"WOOT!" Tails shouted. "I can hear you! I must have damaged the transmitter int hat thing!"
"We have it wounded," Roxy said, "But we need to finish it."
"Then let's finish it!" JC said.
"It's so good to be heard again," Seth said.
"Grend, I oughtta…." Roxy said.
"We can argue about how much you love me later," JC snarked. "Everyone in position. Ready to form Voltron! Activate interlocks! Dynotherms connected! Infracells up! Megathrusters are go!"
"Let's go Voltron Force!" they all shouted. They flew past the robeast in a wing pattern, then switch to a star pattern as the energy field took hold.
"Form feet and legs!" JC shouted. "Form arms and torso! And I'll form the head!" Voltron arched back as the energy field dissipated, it's eyes lighting up with power.
"Let's finish it!" tails shouted.
"I know just the way to do it," Roxy said, tapping her console.
"Launch, Electroforce Cross!" JC shouted. Voltron held up his right forearm, and the golden cross embedded in the Arusian crest on Red launched at the beast, striking it in the chest, and causing electric sparks to jolt the beast.
"His systems were disabled!" Tails shouted. "It's systems were hit by the EMP!"
"Form Blazing Sword!" JC shouted. Red met Green at the hip and pulled apart, the beam of energy forming the sword. "Let's send this thing back to kala in pieces!" Voltron flew at the robeast quickly Roxy connecting her Voltcom.
"Speed Boost!" she shouted. Voltron swung wildly, slicing through the robeast five times before coming to a stop. The beast fell apart and exploded. As the shrapnel passed them, the command ship fled.
"Should we go after them?" Seth asked.
"We need to make sure Admiral Fabrere and Commander Stormclaw are alright," JC said. "Let's head back to the Garrison." Voltron set a course for home once again.
Space Marshall Lenora Hawkins and her husband, Vice Marshall Jonathan James Hawkins, stood by in the Control Room as the Voltron Force returned. As they entered, they lined up and saluted.
"At ease," Lenora said, and they relaxed. "You all did a fine job out there. Admiral Fabrere and Commander Stormclaw are proud of you, and so are we."
"We're just glad we were able to stop the robeast before the Drules could launch a full scale attack," tails said.
"The good news is that Ambassador Hazar was able to contact his people," Jon said, "and their warships are headed back to Confederate space." Lenora looked at Tails.
"Sergeant McGovern," Lenora said, "I was lucky enough to receive this from the Baltan Ambassador. I hope it's what you are looking for." She handed her an envelope. Lenora and Jon left the control room. The others gathered around her as she looked at it.
"What is it, Tails?" Dariana asked. Tailes turned it over and saw two words written across the seal in blue ink…Pooky Bear.