KathDMD : The time line is hanging by a thread. But Xander kinda had to at least fill Daniel in on what was going on. Imagine what would have happened if he'd told Daniel about...um, yeah, gonna keep that to myself for now. But after reading this episode, you might figure it out.

Author's Note : I wrote this episode in less than an hour, because you, my loyal readers, deserve a new episode this week. :)

Theme Music : "Waking Lions" by Pop Evil

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 220 : "Blue's Legacy"

"What do you mean by that?" Daniel asked Xander.

"I wish I could tell you," he replied. "Vince…he's not human."

"What do you mean 'not human'?" Daniel asked. "He's from Earth, just like me."

"He's spent his entire life on Earth, and now Arus," Xander said. "But he's not from there. I wish I could tell you more, but it could cause damage to the time line….something he keeps telling me."

"So what's the plan?" Daniel asked.

"Vince needs to mass produce a large quantity of the serum," Xander said. "He's going to doubt himself, and this plan, but I know for a fact he has the ability to do it. We then need to get in touch with Planet Pollux. We will need Sven's strength, along with my mother's and Larmina's. Together, we can pull the infection from the matrix."

"Sounds simple enough," Daniel said.

"But then we need to draw it out of Blue," he said. "Residual traces will remain in the system if we simply treat and forget. We need to eradicate it completely."

"And how do we do that?" Daniel asked.

"By immersing Blue in its opposing element," Larmina said carefully. "Fire."

"We need to bring Blue into the heart of one of Arus' suns," Xander continued. "The heat should be enough to draw it out."

"That kind of heat would destroy Blue Lion," Daniel said. "But…if we form Voltron's Red Center, we might be able to survive long enough to treat Blue."

"What about the other lions?" Larmina asked. "If they combine, will the infection attempt to spread when Blue is being purged?"

"No," Xander replied. "The Serum will prevent the infection from spreading, just like it has been for the past few months."

"Then let's not waste any more time," Daniel said. "I'll go talk to Vince. Larmina, see if you can get in contact with Sven, and convince your mother to help us. I'm just hoping Keith doesn't become suspicious."

"Father has always been cautious," Xander said. "But Mother has always been able to persuade him."

"Some things never change," Larmina replied with a smirk.

"This is Defensive Control," Keith said, showing Kor around. "We have a main Control Room several floors up, but we had an incident earlier in the year that badly damaged the systems. We are still making repairs."

"And this is where you travel to the lions?" Kor asked.

"Yes," Keith said. "The base of the castle is connected to a series of tunnels leading to the dens. The dens provide the lions with the element that powers them, so when not in repair, we maintain their presence in their dens."

"I see," Kor said. He took a step forward, and a strange feeling came over him. He closed his eyes, as his father has always told him to do, and took a deep breath. When he opened his eyes and looked up, he was standing near one of the doors to the lions…..a rather large metal door marked with the number '5'.

"The Lions aren't our only defense force though," Keith continued. "Over the years, Arus has been able to rebuild its military presence, along with its own national guard. There are defenses both at the Academy, as well as the castle itself. The castle is, in itself, a spaceship, able to take off at a moment's notice, should the need arise." He noticed Kor staring intently at the door. "Are….you alright?" Kor tried to regain his composure. A strange feeling he couldn't describe was coming over him….as if faint voices were whispering to him.

"Yes, Admiral," he replied. "On my home planet, we had a strong connection to the land. Some of our most skilled in magic became geomancers, able to bend the land to their will with a thought. These thoughts were thought to be the very land talking to them….whispering to them….communicating with them. The whispers would be faint, and nearly impossible to understand, but they did."

"Why are you bringing this up?" Keith asked.

"Admiral," he replied, "for as long as I could remember, the land never spoke to me. Here and now….I'm hearing whispers."

Xander and Larmina ran into the infirmary where Vince was slowly coming to. Larmina rushed to his bedside.

"Vince," she said, lowering herself to the level of the bed. "How are you feeling?'

"Drained," he replied. "Whatever that was took a lot out of me." He looked over and saw Xander standing in the doorway. "What's HE doing here?"

"He's the reason we beat that robeast," Larmina said. "He's the one that sent you the message on what to do. And he has a plan to rid Blue of the infection once and for all."

"How?" Vince asked.

"We need you to make more of the serum," Xander said. "More than you used to purify the entire lake."

"That's impossible," Vince said. "I mean, we have the chemicals needed, but there's just not enough time."

"I know you can do it though," Xander said. "You were born for this stuff."

"Who are you?" Vince asked, struggling to sit up. Larmina was going to stop him, but decided against it. "Since you arrived here, all kinds of weird things have been happening. I know it seems like you are helping Blue, but what are you REALLY doing here? And don't tell me you're from the GA. I already did a bio scan on some hairs you left behind. You're Arusian, but you're evolved to a state slightly further than those living on the planet now."

"I wish I could make you understand," Xander replied, "but I can't. I just need you to trust me. I know that's hard."

"That's a mild way to put it," Vince snorted.

"He's telling the truth, Vince," Larmina pleaded. "We need you to make the serum, and Daniel is trying to get in touch with Sven on Pollux."

"Sven?" Vince asked.

"His bond with the Blue Lion, along with the others, will help the serum penetrate the matrix," Xander said. "I want to get rid of the infection once and for all. But I can't do it alone. We need you, Vince." Vince stared at him and Larmina in disbelief.

"I told you," Vince said, "it's impossible to make that much serum in such a short amount of time. It can't be humanly done."

"No, it can't," Xander said. "But it doesn't have to be 'humanly' done." The alarms started to blare. Vince tried to get up, but Larmina stopped him.

"We'll go find out what's going on," she said. "You need to rest."

"I need to get up if you still want me to try making this serum," he said. "And I refuse to let Voltron fly into battle without Green's support."

Everyone, including the entire Voltron Force, ran into Defensive control. Keith was already at the controls, keying in things.

"What is going on?" Allura asked.

"We received a strange distress call," Keith said.

"Where is it coming from?" Coran asked.

"Carnus," Keith replied, a hint of defeat in his voice.

"The home base of the Supremacy?' Daniel asked.

"One of its moons, yes," Keith replied.

"Going there would be nothing more than suicide," Marina said. "For all we know, it could be a trap."

"Then it must be a good one," Keith said. "I double and triple checked the transmission. It's encoded so that the Supremacy can't intercept it. According to the computer, there's only one person I know that uses this style of code."

"Who?" Allura asked. Keith held up a strange notebook with a leather cover.

"Pidge," he replied, placing it hard on the console in front of him, looking the Voltron Force in the eyes. Daniel looked back.

"Suit up," he said softly, but aggressively enough it came across as an order. "We're heading for Carnus."