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Enemy My Friend
Arus
arus-dot-geo-at-yahoo-dot-com
Voltron and its characters are owned by World Event's Productions.
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Chapter 10
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----- Argos------
"Approaching Argos," Pidge announced over the com links to each of the Lion Ships. "I've detected the homing beacon Katherine is carrying. Definitely in the Northern hemisphere...We can break up to scour the area faster."
"Agreed," Keith announced. "I'll take the northeast quadrant; Lance you and the Beta-Team search near the equator. Allura, take Pidge and search the northwest areas. Hunk, you think you can cover the rest?"
"Sure can, Cap!" Hunk announced.
"Look for anything out of the ordinary," Keith stated. "Remember, this planet is supposed to be lifeless."
"Understood!"
He breathed in deeply as he punched in his coordinates.
The descent to the planet's surface was quick, but Keith took his time as he flew over the land below him. He then noticed areas where once towns; cities once stood, now the forest reclaiming what land that was taken from it. In each one as he flew over, however, he noticed several large buildings that towered into the sky, hundreds of feet. This he assumed were the processing plants, used to mine the very ore that would be poisonous to those who were not of this world.
He knew that their time on this strange planet was limited to whatever the antidote that Dr. Gorma fashioned for them. His worries, were however, for Kat and Anala, since they have now been on Argos for a lot longer than they have.
Soon he flew over one of the largest cities he had so far encountered. The signal on his console beeped louder; signaling that Kat's beacon would be close. He flew over the area and noticed three large processing plants; however nowhere to land his lion close by.
He then found what looked to be a city square. With some ease, he was able to land his lion, and jumped to the ground.
Empty buildings towered over him. The wind was blowing lightly, and the distinct smell of Lazon permeated the air. His gaze soon came to fix on the remnants of an old fountain; it was rather large, so he assumed that this must have been some type of market area, or at least some part of the city that would be frequented by its residents.
He walked up to the aged fountain and rested his foot on what used to be its ledge. It crumbled under his weight.
"What could have happened here?"
A sudden laugh echoed in the air.
He quickly turned around, drawing his laser pistol, but found only the wind blowing through the empty buildings around him.
The laugh came again.
It was all around him; laughing, people talking....
He turned toward the fountain again, then gasped as it was no longer a crumbling ruin, but returned to its once splendor form.
He stepped back wondering what was going on.
Soon, people faded into the scene before him; vehicles lined the once empty streets, children were running and women speaking in a foreign tongue. He turned around, to see the buildings that were once destroyed, were now pristine and in good repair.
"Lemille!"
He quickly turned around to see a young girl running toward him with a young man following close behind here.
She stopped just before where Keith stood, and stared up at him with the same grey eyes of the woman who took Katherine.
The young man who was chasing her caught up to her, and bent down to kneel to her level.
" 'Your father will have my hide if he saw you run off like that,' " the man stated. " 'Why did you run?' "
" 'He's here, Uncle.' "
She then pointed to where Keith was standing, and the young man looked toward him. Keith eye's then widened as the young man stood, taking the young girl into his arms.
" ' So he is,' " he stated.
Keith looked behind him to see if they were looking at someone else, but found no one there.
" ' We mean you, Captain Hayashi, ' " The young man stated. He then smiled. " 'We finally meet.' "
"Who---who are you?" Keith asked.
The man smiled. " ' You know who I am, ' " he stated. " 'I can't explain, yet, but know that you are going up against a man whom I had fought once, long ago. He is very dangerous; do not fall for his tricks. '"
"Why----?"
" ' All will be revealed, in due time' " he stated. " ' I must go. '"
"Wait!"
" ' We will meet soon again, Captain,' " he said.
"Captain?"
Keith watched as the scene before him fade, and the city returned to its desolate nature.
"Captain?"
He quickly turned around to see Neive standing nearby.
"Neive?"
"We followed your signal, and saw that you landed here," he stated. "Who were you talking to?"
"What?" Keith asked.
"Just now?" he asked. "You were speaking to someone?"
Keith looked around. "No one," he stated. "Where are the others?"
"They are landing as we speak," Neive stated.
"Once they land, we will meet to go over last minute instructions," Keith stated.
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Anala breathed in deeply as the doom robot guards escorted her and Katherine to the main area of the large building they were in. The building towered above them, with level upon levels of floors, each having its own purpose for whatever this building was used for.
"Be careful, your highness, it is a rather long fall, there,"
Anala looked down and immediately moved away from the large hole that was in the ground. She looked toward Zeya, who stood near her.
"The building extends another 40 stories below ground," she stated. "Where the Lazon was actually mined."
"Is this--- was this a processing plant of some sort?"
"This planet is littered with these plants all over," she stated.
"The Lazon was mined below then brought up here to be processed,"
The two women looked to the woman who was escorting them. Lemille.
"What happened to this planet?" Zeya asked.
The woman looked to her. "I do not know," she stated. "Roaman was the only one of the three of us to know."
"And he hasn't told you?" she asked.
"Oh, he's told us who was responsible." Lemille stated. "Which is why you are all here."
Anala then watched as she walked faster to walk with the young man, Sendrre.
"Who?" Zeya asked. "You mean one person is responsible for what happened?"
Anala bit her lip wondering if she spoke the truth. That all of this was to take revenge on Ylren. Was he actually responsible for the destruction of the life on this planet?
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The Voltron Force slowly entered the largest building in the city they landed in. The main processing plant it would seem.
"The signal is close," Pidge whispered.
Keith nodded as he placed his hand on his holster, to be ready to draw his weapon if he needed to.
Soon, the corridor they walked down opened up to a large foyer, the heart of the building they were now in.
"Stop right there,"
Keith quickly drew his pistol as he aimed it in the direction of the voice. He relaxed a little when he saw that four doom robot soldiers were holding Anala and Katherine to one side, as Lotor and Zeya stood the left of the three strangers; the woman who took Katherine stood to the right of an older looking man.
The older man smiled as he stepped forward. "Your weapons will not work here, Captain," he stated. "The Lazon in this building has leeched your power supplies for your pistols."
"Well, then you wont mind if I keep it aimed at you, for now," Keith stated. "Now, would you mind telling us exactly who you are, why you've kidnapped Katherine and Anala, just to get us here?"
"These two?" Roaman asked as he looked toward to the two women. "They've served their purpose."
Roaman waved his hand and the guard holding the girls released them. Anala looked to Katherine and they both walked from where they were standing to join the Voltron Force.
"Kit,"
Katherine walked up to Keith as he kept his pistol aimed at the older man. "Take this, and take Anala back with you to Black Lion. The others are waiting for you."
Katherine nodded as she turned to Anala, "Let's go before they change their minds."
"No, Kit, you go," Anala stated. "I will stay here."
"Anala, go with Kit," Keith stated.
Anala shook here head, and without argument, Kit ran the way they had entered. Keith returned his attention to the older man.
"So, we are here, what do you want?"
"Actually, I could care less about your friends, Captain, its you who I want."
"Why me?" Keith asked as he raised his aim, following Roaman's every move.
"Your little stint on Alysia drew me out to find you," he stated. "To bring you back to where all of this started."
"How do you know what happened on Alysia?" he asked.
"You still do not realize what you are, do you Captain?" Roaman asked. "That you are unlike your mortal friends here. That you hold a power that mere mortals wish they could have?"
"Sorry, but you got the wrong man," he stated. "The only thing I am is getting even more unnerved by what you are doing. If you don't tell us why you have brought us here, we are taking leave of this planet."
Roaman held his hand up as the levels above them then filled with hundreds of Doom soldiers, aiming their own laser weapons at them. Hunk and Lance were quick to draw their own weapons.
"Don't think you will leave here alive if you do," he stated. "This building is completely under my control."
"Get on with it, old man," Lotor stated. "Toying with them will prove your own undoing."
The old man turned toward the Doom Prince and with a small smile and a slight wave of his hand, a sudden force threw Lotor off his feet, and flying through the air.
"Lotor!" Zeya yelled.
The prince hit the wall of the building quite hard, as he slumped the ground.
"What the hell are you doing?!" Zeya shouted.
Another wave of the man's hand sent her flying as well, but this time, she was sent toward the Voltron Force. Hunk was quick to react as he caught her before she hit the ground.
"You all have a reason to be here," Roaman stated. "Anala, Queen of Vallis and Keith Hayashi, descendants of Yrlen..."
"Descendants?"
"Prince Lotor and Princess Zeya of Doom," Roaman continued. "Your great, great, grandfather was responsible for the stealing of Argos' resources..."
Zeya could only stare at the old man, eyeing his movement.
"Why are you holding us responsible for what our ancestor did?" Zeya asked.
"Your kingdom survived because of what your ancestor did," Roaman stated. "Your father was a fool, and has always been a fool. To get on his good graces all these years, so that I may find the perfect time to take my revenge."
"Roaman!" Lemille nearly yelled. "You promised---"
The old man turned to her. "Do not forget your place, Lemille," he stated. "It was I who saved you from the influences of these people."
"Lemille?"
Roaman turned toward the young captain as he slowly lowered his pistol.
"You...you're Ylren's niece..."
Before Lemille could answer, Roaman stepped forward.
"Enough of this," Roaman stated. He then held his hand up, steady before him.
Keith suddenly felt himself being lifted from the ground, and was brought to stand before Roaman. The old man then smiled as he wrapped his hand around his neck and squeezed.
"Listen to me very carefully, Captain, as the very lives of your close friends reside on whether or not you cooperate," Roaman stated as he squeezed even more. "I can easily take your life, but I know that Ylren will not allow me to do that."
"What makes you think that Ylren has anything to do with me?" Keith asked as he grabbed onto the old man's arm. "He's brought nothing but grief to my life."
Roaman smiled. "As he has for everyone he's ever met. Now, its time to bring him out of hiding."
Roaman squeezed his hand tighter around Keith's neck, causing the Captain to kneel before him. He then started to chant something in a strange language, but it was having its desired effect on Keith.
Allura gasped as whatever spell the old man was chanting caused Keith to involuntarily form his own wings to appear. The Voltron Force could only watch as the guards moved in closer to them, to keep them at bay.
And as with what happened on Alysia, a second set of wings started to appear, but very slowly on Keith's back.
"Yes, that's it Captain, do let Ylren finally show himself to us," Roaman stated.
Zeya breathed in deeply, but then realized that she was still wearing the armlet that was given to her by Hagar, to control the robeast. She slowly stepped up to where Lance was standing, as they watched the spectacle before them.
"When I give the signal, have your friends find some cover," she whispered to him.
Lance turned to her. "What do you mean?"
"All hell is about to break loose."
Without a second thought, Zeya gave her signal, and as she dove to an area that was covered with rubble, she pressed a button on her armlet.
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Katherine let out a scream as she lost her footing as the ground below her shook. The Beta Team turned toward the Processing plant as the shake was then followed by a loud explosion.
"What the??"
"Oh no," Katherine uttered. "To the Lions! Now!"
The five members quickly climbed into their respective lion ships and took to the air.
"What the hell was that?" Neive asked over the comlink.
"I don't know, but it smells like something really bad has happened." Katherine stated. "For all our sakes, I hope this doesn't mean we've been promoted to Alpha-team."
Enemy My Friend
Arus
arus-dot-geo-at-yahoo-dot-com
Voltron and its characters are owned by World Event's Productions.
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Chapter 10
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----- Argos------
"Approaching Argos," Pidge announced over the com links to each of the Lion Ships. "I've detected the homing beacon Katherine is carrying. Definitely in the Northern hemisphere...We can break up to scour the area faster."
"Agreed," Keith announced. "I'll take the northeast quadrant; Lance you and the Beta-Team search near the equator. Allura, take Pidge and search the northwest areas. Hunk, you think you can cover the rest?"
"Sure can, Cap!" Hunk announced.
"Look for anything out of the ordinary," Keith stated. "Remember, this planet is supposed to be lifeless."
"Understood!"
He breathed in deeply as he punched in his coordinates.
The descent to the planet's surface was quick, but Keith took his time as he flew over the land below him. He then noticed areas where once towns; cities once stood, now the forest reclaiming what land that was taken from it. In each one as he flew over, however, he noticed several large buildings that towered into the sky, hundreds of feet. This he assumed were the processing plants, used to mine the very ore that would be poisonous to those who were not of this world.
He knew that their time on this strange planet was limited to whatever the antidote that Dr. Gorma fashioned for them. His worries, were however, for Kat and Anala, since they have now been on Argos for a lot longer than they have.
Soon he flew over one of the largest cities he had so far encountered. The signal on his console beeped louder; signaling that Kat's beacon would be close. He flew over the area and noticed three large processing plants; however nowhere to land his lion close by.
He then found what looked to be a city square. With some ease, he was able to land his lion, and jumped to the ground.
Empty buildings towered over him. The wind was blowing lightly, and the distinct smell of Lazon permeated the air. His gaze soon came to fix on the remnants of an old fountain; it was rather large, so he assumed that this must have been some type of market area, or at least some part of the city that would be frequented by its residents.
He walked up to the aged fountain and rested his foot on what used to be its ledge. It crumbled under his weight.
"What could have happened here?"
A sudden laugh echoed in the air.
He quickly turned around, drawing his laser pistol, but found only the wind blowing through the empty buildings around him.
The laugh came again.
It was all around him; laughing, people talking....
He turned toward the fountain again, then gasped as it was no longer a crumbling ruin, but returned to its once splendor form.
He stepped back wondering what was going on.
Soon, people faded into the scene before him; vehicles lined the once empty streets, children were running and women speaking in a foreign tongue. He turned around, to see the buildings that were once destroyed, were now pristine and in good repair.
"Lemille!"
He quickly turned around to see a young girl running toward him with a young man following close behind here.
She stopped just before where Keith stood, and stared up at him with the same grey eyes of the woman who took Katherine.
The young man who was chasing her caught up to her, and bent down to kneel to her level.
" 'Your father will have my hide if he saw you run off like that,' " the man stated. " 'Why did you run?' "
" 'He's here, Uncle.' "
She then pointed to where Keith was standing, and the young man looked toward him. Keith eye's then widened as the young man stood, taking the young girl into his arms.
" ' So he is,' " he stated.
Keith looked behind him to see if they were looking at someone else, but found no one there.
" ' We mean you, Captain Hayashi, ' " The young man stated. He then smiled. " 'We finally meet.' "
"Who---who are you?" Keith asked.
The man smiled. " ' You know who I am, ' " he stated. " 'I can't explain, yet, but know that you are going up against a man whom I had fought once, long ago. He is very dangerous; do not fall for his tricks. '"
"Why----?"
" ' All will be revealed, in due time' " he stated. " ' I must go. '"
"Wait!"
" ' We will meet soon again, Captain,' " he said.
"Captain?"
Keith watched as the scene before him fade, and the city returned to its desolate nature.
"Captain?"
He quickly turned around to see Neive standing nearby.
"Neive?"
"We followed your signal, and saw that you landed here," he stated. "Who were you talking to?"
"What?" Keith asked.
"Just now?" he asked. "You were speaking to someone?"
Keith looked around. "No one," he stated. "Where are the others?"
"They are landing as we speak," Neive stated.
"Once they land, we will meet to go over last minute instructions," Keith stated.
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Anala breathed in deeply as the doom robot guards escorted her and Katherine to the main area of the large building they were in. The building towered above them, with level upon levels of floors, each having its own purpose for whatever this building was used for.
"Be careful, your highness, it is a rather long fall, there,"
Anala looked down and immediately moved away from the large hole that was in the ground. She looked toward Zeya, who stood near her.
"The building extends another 40 stories below ground," she stated. "Where the Lazon was actually mined."
"Is this--- was this a processing plant of some sort?"
"This planet is littered with these plants all over," she stated.
"The Lazon was mined below then brought up here to be processed,"
The two women looked to the woman who was escorting them. Lemille.
"What happened to this planet?" Zeya asked.
The woman looked to her. "I do not know," she stated. "Roaman was the only one of the three of us to know."
"And he hasn't told you?" she asked.
"Oh, he's told us who was responsible." Lemille stated. "Which is why you are all here."
Anala then watched as she walked faster to walk with the young man, Sendrre.
"Who?" Zeya asked. "You mean one person is responsible for what happened?"
Anala bit her lip wondering if she spoke the truth. That all of this was to take revenge on Ylren. Was he actually responsible for the destruction of the life on this planet?
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The Voltron Force slowly entered the largest building in the city they landed in. The main processing plant it would seem.
"The signal is close," Pidge whispered.
Keith nodded as he placed his hand on his holster, to be ready to draw his weapon if he needed to.
Soon, the corridor they walked down opened up to a large foyer, the heart of the building they were now in.
"Stop right there,"
Keith quickly drew his pistol as he aimed it in the direction of the voice. He relaxed a little when he saw that four doom robot soldiers were holding Anala and Katherine to one side, as Lotor and Zeya stood the left of the three strangers; the woman who took Katherine stood to the right of an older looking man.
The older man smiled as he stepped forward. "Your weapons will not work here, Captain," he stated. "The Lazon in this building has leeched your power supplies for your pistols."
"Well, then you wont mind if I keep it aimed at you, for now," Keith stated. "Now, would you mind telling us exactly who you are, why you've kidnapped Katherine and Anala, just to get us here?"
"These two?" Roaman asked as he looked toward to the two women. "They've served their purpose."
Roaman waved his hand and the guard holding the girls released them. Anala looked to Katherine and they both walked from where they were standing to join the Voltron Force.
"Kit,"
Katherine walked up to Keith as he kept his pistol aimed at the older man. "Take this, and take Anala back with you to Black Lion. The others are waiting for you."
Katherine nodded as she turned to Anala, "Let's go before they change their minds."
"No, Kit, you go," Anala stated. "I will stay here."
"Anala, go with Kit," Keith stated.
Anala shook here head, and without argument, Kit ran the way they had entered. Keith returned his attention to the older man.
"So, we are here, what do you want?"
"Actually, I could care less about your friends, Captain, its you who I want."
"Why me?" Keith asked as he raised his aim, following Roaman's every move.
"Your little stint on Alysia drew me out to find you," he stated. "To bring you back to where all of this started."
"How do you know what happened on Alysia?" he asked.
"You still do not realize what you are, do you Captain?" Roaman asked. "That you are unlike your mortal friends here. That you hold a power that mere mortals wish they could have?"
"Sorry, but you got the wrong man," he stated. "The only thing I am is getting even more unnerved by what you are doing. If you don't tell us why you have brought us here, we are taking leave of this planet."
Roaman held his hand up as the levels above them then filled with hundreds of Doom soldiers, aiming their own laser weapons at them. Hunk and Lance were quick to draw their own weapons.
"Don't think you will leave here alive if you do," he stated. "This building is completely under my control."
"Get on with it, old man," Lotor stated. "Toying with them will prove your own undoing."
The old man turned toward the Doom Prince and with a small smile and a slight wave of his hand, a sudden force threw Lotor off his feet, and flying through the air.
"Lotor!" Zeya yelled.
The prince hit the wall of the building quite hard, as he slumped the ground.
"What the hell are you doing?!" Zeya shouted.
Another wave of the man's hand sent her flying as well, but this time, she was sent toward the Voltron Force. Hunk was quick to react as he caught her before she hit the ground.
"You all have a reason to be here," Roaman stated. "Anala, Queen of Vallis and Keith Hayashi, descendants of Yrlen..."
"Descendants?"
"Prince Lotor and Princess Zeya of Doom," Roaman continued. "Your great, great, grandfather was responsible for the stealing of Argos' resources..."
Zeya could only stare at the old man, eyeing his movement.
"Why are you holding us responsible for what our ancestor did?" Zeya asked.
"Your kingdom survived because of what your ancestor did," Roaman stated. "Your father was a fool, and has always been a fool. To get on his good graces all these years, so that I may find the perfect time to take my revenge."
"Roaman!" Lemille nearly yelled. "You promised---"
The old man turned to her. "Do not forget your place, Lemille," he stated. "It was I who saved you from the influences of these people."
"Lemille?"
Roaman turned toward the young captain as he slowly lowered his pistol.
"You...you're Ylren's niece..."
Before Lemille could answer, Roaman stepped forward.
"Enough of this," Roaman stated. He then held his hand up, steady before him.
Keith suddenly felt himself being lifted from the ground, and was brought to stand before Roaman. The old man then smiled as he wrapped his hand around his neck and squeezed.
"Listen to me very carefully, Captain, as the very lives of your close friends reside on whether or not you cooperate," Roaman stated as he squeezed even more. "I can easily take your life, but I know that Ylren will not allow me to do that."
"What makes you think that Ylren has anything to do with me?" Keith asked as he grabbed onto the old man's arm. "He's brought nothing but grief to my life."
Roaman smiled. "As he has for everyone he's ever met. Now, its time to bring him out of hiding."
Roaman squeezed his hand tighter around Keith's neck, causing the Captain to kneel before him. He then started to chant something in a strange language, but it was having its desired effect on Keith.
Allura gasped as whatever spell the old man was chanting caused Keith to involuntarily form his own wings to appear. The Voltron Force could only watch as the guards moved in closer to them, to keep them at bay.
And as with what happened on Alysia, a second set of wings started to appear, but very slowly on Keith's back.
"Yes, that's it Captain, do let Ylren finally show himself to us," Roaman stated.
Zeya breathed in deeply, but then realized that she was still wearing the armlet that was given to her by Hagar, to control the robeast. She slowly stepped up to where Lance was standing, as they watched the spectacle before them.
"When I give the signal, have your friends find some cover," she whispered to him.
Lance turned to her. "What do you mean?"
"All hell is about to break loose."
Without a second thought, Zeya gave her signal, and as she dove to an area that was covered with rubble, she pressed a button on her armlet.
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Katherine let out a scream as she lost her footing as the ground below her shook. The Beta Team turned toward the Processing plant as the shake was then followed by a loud explosion.
"What the??"
"Oh no," Katherine uttered. "To the Lions! Now!"
The five members quickly climbed into their respective lion ships and took to the air.
"What the hell was that?" Neive asked over the comlink.
"I don't know, but it smells like something really bad has happened." Katherine stated. "For all our sakes, I hope this doesn't mean we've been promoted to Alpha-team."
