KathDMD - Even though you've deserted me as Muse, you can still read my mind, apparently. You know where Cinda's heading, but she won't be going alone! It'll be interesting to see what part she plays once she reaches Arus. I hear the Academy there is always looking for highly trained instructors...

susan - Since Jeff got a promotion, he was replaced by Jenny, who showed a talent for piloting. Since she is a cadet and not an officer yet, Krik, as second in command, became defacto leader of the force. Then you had Chip promoted, replaced by Ken, Ginger transfer to Arus, replaced by Dixie, Lisa transferred to Terra, relaced by Mai, and Tangor and Zandee transferred to Earth, replaced by Chet and Eddie Keegan. Cinda's transfer is the first Land Team member to make an exit.


Author's Note - I'm glad I've been able to push myself into putting out the Mid-Season finale episodes. And fans of the other series are going to see some development in this episode for those series as well. Big changes are on the way, and new revelations. Oh, and the #PidgeIsDead critics are gonna be kicking themselves for not seeing this season through to the end. Just sayin'.

My muse is gone.

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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 211 : "The End of the World – Part II"

"General Binak," an officer said, coming into the observation room overlooking the robeast hangar. He placed his arm horizontally across his chest in salute quickly before continuing. "Repairs are almost complete on the robeast, but we have run into a problem."

"What kind of problem?" Binak asked. "Queen Merla does not tolerate failure."

"It's a defect in the power source," he said. "When we began to run final diagnostics, we picked up something. It's a trace that we don't normally pick up on quality scans, and would have been easily overlooked had we not run a secondary scan due to the nature of our repairs."

"Spit it out already!" Biak shouted. His patience grew thin. Binak did not tolerate incompetence, mainly from being berated by Her Majesty for his own incompetence on a daily basis.

"The defect isn't something that would have occurred by a normal part malfunction," he said. "The part in question shows signs of….sabotage."

"Sabotage?" Binak asked angrily. "Are you suggesting one of our own men on the base sabotaged our robeast?"

"That's just it, Sir," he replied, "the part wasn't sabotaged on the base. The part originated where the robeast was manufactured…back on Planet Doom." Binak's eyes widened.

"Have you told anyone else this?" Binak asked.

"No, Sir," he replied, "I came to you the moment our technicians discovered the defect." Binak relaxed a bet, then nodded.

"Send me a full report of your analysis," Binak said. "This will need to be sent back to the Council. I'm sure Lord Kanjii will want to know about this." He saluted the officer. "Repid Sah." The officer saluted back.

"Repid Sah," he said, then left the room.


"Who are you?" Jenny asked. The others poised cautiously. The figure was taller than them, clad in a long brown cloth robe complete with hood.

"I assume you came here because of the distress beacon," he said. "I'll explain all later. Right now, I'll need you to follow me."

"Why?" Dixie asked. "Why should we trust you? How do we know it was you sending out that….distress whatever?"

"Because the Halas troops on the planet have probably picked up your ships and are tracking them as we speak," he said. "We need to get under cover before they find us."

"What about our ships?" Jenny asked.

"They should be safe where they are," he replied, "but we need to get under cover. It's not safe on the surface for long. Please, come with me." Jenny looked over at Rocky and Wolo and nodded. Ken waved on Dixie. The others began to follow the stranger, Dixie taking up the rear until she passed off Ken.

"I don't like this one bit," she muttered as she passed him.


"Sir," Sparks said, "our scanners are detecting a scouting detail from the planet. Their ships appear to be on an intercept course with us."

"Hold our position," Jeff replied. "Let them sniff us out. I guess they know we're here. Now the only option we have is to keep them occupied until we hear back from the Air Team." He tapped a button on the arm of his command chair. "Land Team, Sea Team, to the launch area immediately! Once there, stand by for launch! Enemy ships are on an intercept course! We want to be ready when they arrive!"

The members of Land and Sea Teams, followed by Christiane, ran into the hangar control room. They sat in their chairs, and the platform raised to the next level. The chairs then rolled down the tracks and entered their respective doors, locking into the cockpit loaders. They were each slowly lowered into their ships and locked into place.

"Land Team, ready for launch," Cliff said.

"Sea Team, ready." Krik said.

"Christiane," Cinda asked, "what do you make of all this?" Christiane sat quietly for a moment. Nothing was coming to her, not even from the ship itself.

"Why?" Christane asked. "Do you have a bad feeling about this?" Cinda nodded."

"No," Cinda replied. "It's just weird, but nothing out of the ordinary."

"I hope Jenny is OK," Mai said sadly.

"They're a tough bunch, love," Cliff said. "We'll hear from them soon."

"Right now, we need to focus on this oncoming group of fighters," Krik said. Mai sighed.


The Air Team followed the mysterious stranger into a cavern, and continued further and further into the twisted maze. Soon, they turned a corner, and walked into a larger open area, looking as if people had been here. The stranger stopped and turned to them. He slowly pulled the hood from his head, and they were shocked to find the face of a yellow cheetah. The man appeared humanoid, standing on two legs, but was covered from head to toe in yellow fur, with black spots in random patterns.

"Thank you for coming," he said. "There are not many of us left that haven't been taken by the Halas into their slave camps. My name is Kor." Jenny reached out her hand and instinctively shook his.

"I'm Jenny Owens, leader of the Voltron Force," Jenny said. "These are my teammates, Rocky, Wolo, Ken, and Dixie."

"Did you say Voltron?" he asked, gently releasing her hand. "Surely you must be joking. The story of Voltron is just a child's tale."

"It's not just a tale," Ken said, stepping forward. "Voltron is as real as we are. The ships we arrived in are a part of Voltron."

"The stories speak of five lions," Kor said.

"Yeah, about that…." Jenny started to say, then suddenly, the cavern shook. "What was that?"

"The Halas have been carpet bombing the surface of the planet," he replied. "Those of us that escaped have token refuge in caves like this. Most of the Kattan people have been captured and forced to work in their mining operations on this and many other countless worlds they possess. The surface of our world has become unlivable thanks to the radiation caused by their weaponry."

"That's terrible," Jenny said. "Our team is actually on a mission to find livable worlds to support the overpopulated planets in our part of the galaxy, and for those that have been displaced by their worlds torn asunder by the Drule Supremacy. We do it with the help of Voltron." She paused a moment, trying to come up with the words, but Ken stepped in.

"There is a Voltron made up of five lions," Ken said, "but the spirit of Voltron encompasses several giant warriors. The ships you saw, were only a small part of the robot we call Voltron. Fifteen unique ships that can come together to form the feet and legs, arms and body, and head of Voltron. It's all we need to thwart the Halas when they come at us with their mechanized beasts."

"We have a base on Delta Five," Jenny said, "a planet not too far from this one. You and your people are welcome to come."

"I will have to find and discuss it with the others," he said. "We all would like to find a way to take back Katus from the Halas, but I fear that until we can strike a blow against the Halas, they would simply return in force."

"Go and speak with them," Jenny said. She turned to Ken. "Hunter, I need you to return to the ships and send an encoded transmission to the Defender. Let Commander Aki know of the situation, and to prepare for an extraction if needed."

"Yes, ma'am," Ken replied.

"I'm going with him," Dixie said. "Hunter's practically helpless without me."

"This coming from someone with a daisy tattooed on her…" Ken started to say. She covered his mouth tightly with her hand.

"Quiet, Hunter!" she snapped. She dragged him out of the cavern.

"The rest of us will stay here and wait for Kor to return," Jenny said.


"Here they come," Jeff said quietly, watching the viewscreen with the rest of the bridge crew. "Shield up." He tapped a button on the console. "Sparks, open all frequencies."

"Yes, Sir," he replied.

"Attention approaching ships," Jeff said. "This is Commander Jeff Aki of the Stellar Ship Defender. Identify yourself." The ship shook as they took on laser fire.

"They've fired on is," Sparks said.

"I guess we have our answer," Jeff said. He tapped another button. "Land Team, Sea Team, launch immediately and engage the enemy!" The Land and Sea Team ships began to move into place in the hangar, and took off from the Defender. They immediately scattered and opened fire on the attacking fighters.

"Sir," Sparks said, "we're receiving an encoded transmission from the planet."

"Put it through," Jeff ordered. A disrupted image of Ken Hunter appeared on the screen. "Cadet Hunter, what is your team's status?"

"Sir," Ken said, "we've made contact with the locals. The indigenous people of this planet were enslaved by the Halas. There's a contingent of escapees and rebels. Would we be able to give them refuge?"

"We're currently under attack by the Halas," Jeff said. "I don't think we have a way of descending to the surface with the Defender unless we can deal with these fighters, and even then, with the Halas threat, we'll be sitting ducks."

"I'll relay the information to Cadet Owens," Ken said. "We will join the other teams as soon as possible. Hunter out." The communication ended.

"So what now?" Dixie asked.

"We get the others and try to help the Defender," Ken said. "Hopefully we can…." They both heard clicks and a high pitched whining noise behind them…the sounds of an activation blaster. Several of them.

"Snart…" Dixie blurted out.

To be continued….