Hope you like it! I really had fun during the argument! I hope you all had a safe and good Christmas. New Years is just around the corner now!

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The word of Zarkon's death spread through the whole galaxy like wildfire. Giving the Paladins and the Coalition time for a breather, but still, more work needed to be done.

Leah stood in the bridge, sitting at Sakura's station as she listened to Allura who was teaching her the basics.

"Wow." Leah smiled. "This place has everything."

Allura returned the smile. "Not everything." She admitted, both girls turned when the doors opened to reveal Lotor walking in.

Leah gasped as her eyes widened watching the Prince as he strolled in like he owned the place. "What are you doing out of your cell?" She wanted to know as he turned to her.

"I was invited." He answered calmly.

Leah leaned back in the station's chair, wishing she could disappear right about now.

"It's alright Leah." Allura tried to reassure her. "He won't try anything."

"Right. Did he give Shiro his weapon back?"

Lotor still had a calm look on his face. "I have."

"Yeah. Forgive me if I don't believe you." She said as Allura called the Paladins to come to the bridge.

"You don't care for me, do you?" Lotor asked her with a smirk.

Leah folded her arms and gave a glare in return, after a few minutes the doors opened to reveal the Paladins.

Lance, and Sakura both jumped startled when they saw the Prince and cringed. "Looks, it's Prince Lotor just hangin out on the bridge." An annoyed Lance said.

"I thought nightmares like this, were only in the movies." Sakura added.

"Guess this is a thing that's happening." Pidge comments.

"I suppose we'll have to get used to it." Coran added, before patting his stomach. "Like my Zarbloovian intestinal eel."

"Shiro!" Leah cried, jumping up and running over to the Paladins. "Kick him out of here, and back to his cell!"

Shiro wrapped his human arm around her. "What's going on, Lotor?" He asked as Leah clutched his human arm.

"The death of my father has created has created a power vacuum within the Galra Empire. The most formidable Galra leaders will gather for what is called the Kral Zera sometime in the next two days to decide who will take the throne." Lotor explained.

"Since when do we take orders from the enemy?" Sakura demanded, placing her arm on Lance's shoulder like an armrest, while his arms are folded.

"Yeah!" Lance agreed. "You want us to fly you into the middle of a meeting with all of the most powerful Galra leaders?" He did not agree with that at all.

Allura turned to the Prince. "Lotor, we appreciate all that you've sacrificed, but this sounds far too dangerous."

"We've been in more dangerous situations with much less to gain." Shiro stated. "Putting Lotor on the thorn is what we've been discussing."

"Yeah, but no one told us, that would mean flying into a war zone." Pidge retorted.

"We can't plan an operation this important so quickly." Sakura added, now folding her own arms.

"We don't have a choice." Shiro turned to her, pulling away from Leah to face the White Paladin.

"I'm with Sakura." Lance said. "We need time to think this over."

"Lance, this is not your call." Shiro shot at him. "Sakura, the Coalition wouldn't be where it is right now without Lotor. We need to listen to him."

"Need I remind you Takashi." Sakura started, walking up to him. "We make a plan, we go with it, we get there, then all hell breaks loose."

"Well, I'm with Sakura, too." Pidge voiced. "This is too dangerous to pull off at the last minute."

"Agreed." Coran said. "So, it looks like it's four-to-two, in Sakura's favor."

"Look, this isn't a vote." Shiro retorts. "I'm the leader of Voltron. I'm making this decision."

"Like when you armed Lotor with your bayard, without consulting the rest of us?" Allura snapped, pointing a finger at him.

"That's right." Shiro was getting mad. "Making that decision resulted in the removal of Zarkon."

"You put all our lives in danger!" Sakura yelled, also getting mad.

"I put an end to Zarkon's reign." Shiro told her with the same anger in his voice. "Now is the time to finish the job."

Lance walked up to get between the siblings. "Shiro, we're all on the same side here."

"I told you to stay out of this!" Shiro shot back at him again.

"Takashi, stop it!" Sakura yelled, gently pushing Lance to the side to get in Shiro's face. "We're a team! We work as one! There's no 'I' in team! You can't make decsissons without consulting the rest of us first. Those are your words!"

"You don't trust me enough to call the shots?" He demanded.

"No!" Sakura answered sharply. "I have not trusted you, since the day you came back from disappearing!" She jabbed her finger into his chest.

"Then you take my place!" He growled.

"The job as leader should have stayed with Keith!" Sakura yelled. "Ever since we were young, you were always in Keith's corner, encouraging him to do better, it was like that for years. Then you decide to make him leader! It was your choice! After you, whatever you did, Keith took the rains of leadership, and he was doing great. Until you showed back up and shoved him out of that spot and started to only do half of the damn job."

From behind his chair, Hunk leaned to Pidge - whispering. "She's on a roll."

"So, yes! I believe Keith is a damn better leader then you!" Sakura yelled. "And Lance too, if you ever give your second in-command the credit!"

"Do we have to go over what happened, everytime!?" Shiro demanded, grabbing her arms and pulling her off the floor so she was eye level with him.

"Yes!" Sakura yelled as he put her back on the floor. "Be."-

She didn't get to finish as a loud slap echoed, leaving everyone with shock, Pidge had even closed her eyes and hid behind Hunk.

"Shiro!" Lance gasped. "What did you just do?"

"Something I should've done long ago." Shiro answered coldly.

Sakura stood still, holding the left side of her face.

"Shiro! I will not tolerate that behavior in my castle!" Allura said sternly. "Even if you are siblings. Apologize to your sister now."

"I will not." Shiro said coldly. "The old me would never do that. But now things are different, Sakura needs to learn to adapt to the changes."

Leah quickly walked over to Sakura, wrapping her in her arms and gave Shiro a cold look before pulling Sakura out of the bridge.

"Coran, help her look after Sakura." Allura said, turning to him as he stood with a funny shocked look on his face.

He looked at her. "Yes, Princess!" He quickly ran out of the bridge.

Lotor cleared his throat, gaining everyone's attention. "While you all waste time squabbling, sinister forces are conspiring to fill the Galra power void." He said, seeing the heavy tension in the room. "If I do not return to claim the throne, there is no telling who will."

"Good." Shiro said sternly. "It's settled."

"How is that settled?" Pidge asked, still trying to get her brain to work after the shock of what happened.

"Our hands are tied." Shiro answered. "The The Kral Zera is happening. If we want to stop the Galra, we need to put Lotor on the throne immediately."

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Sakura laid on her bed, hugging Keith's jacket tightly as tears slid down her cheeks. Leah walked out of the bathroom and sat on the side of the bed.

"You ok?" She asked as watched her.

"I know it's a Shiro clone." Sakura said gently. "It's not really my brother."

"But it still hurts." Leah said gently, and Sakura nodded.

"I'm just glad it wasn't the cyborg hand that hit." Sakura clutched Keith jacket, to the point of almost ripping it the edge, she quickly loosened her grip.

Leah was looking at the jacket. "Where is Keith?" She asked. "I really want to see him."

"He's with the Blade Of Marmora."

Leah blinked confused. "The ... what?"

"Blade Of Marmora." Sakura repeated as she sat up, trying to wipe her eyes and putting the jacket in her lap. "They're Galra, yes. But they're rebels against Zarkon's regain. They're freedom fighters, some even risked their own lives, so the mission could be carried out to the final detail." She explained.

"Ok." Leah nodded, understanding. "But why would Keith go with them? Work with them? And not Voltron?" She was still trying to understand.

"Because Keith is half human and half Galra." Sakura continued as she looked at his jacket. "He needed to go. And I." She trailed off. "I finally understand that the Blades are his calling." She wouldn't look up as fresh tears stained her face.

"You love him." Leah said gently, with an excited smile.

"I have always loved him." Sakura tried to smooth out the wrinkles in Keith's jacket.

"Have you told him?"

Sakura smiled fondly. "He knows I love him, just like he loves me."

Leah folded her arms. "Enough with the brother/sister act." She complained. "Do I really have to lock you guys in a room together?" She asked with irriation.

"You don't have too." Sakura finally looked up at her, Sakura's face tear stained - but her eyes are now dry. "We're already together, we've been together since the beginning. Well, it was a rocky start - but we're together."

Leah let out a delighted squeal and threw her arms around her. "It's about time, it's about time!" She cried with a big smile.

Despite that the side of her face hurt, Sakura smiled. "And it's wonderful."

"I knew you two had an instant attraction!" Leah continued to beam, but it suddenly fell. "But what about Shiro? Did he ... did he know?" She paused. "Before he died?"

Sakura nodded. "Yeah. He knew. He was all for it too."

Leah smiled with excitement, until their was a knock on the door.

"Sakura?" Hunk's voice called. "It's me - Hunk, and Pidge, and Lance."

"Come in." Sakura adjusted herself more as her door opened to reveal the three walking in.

"You just missed a new mission." Lance told her gently. "But after what happened, we figured you'd be MIA for awhile."

"Got that right." Sakura nods.

"Are you ok?" Hunk asked with concern.

"I'll be ok." She smiled at him.

"I don't ever want to see that kind of Shiro ever again." Pidge said, with a shake. "That was a shock to the heart!"

"I meant what I said." Sakura said firmly. "And yes, it was a shock. Shiro and I do fight, just like other siblings. But this time." She trailed off.

Hunk quickly stood up. "How about I make ya something special?" He offered. "That always helps!" With that he turned and ran out of the room, Pidge ran after him.

Lance stood there. "Sakura." He starts, and she looks at him. "I ... well, I think."- He's cut off by Allura's voice over the speakers.

"All Paladins report to your Lions at once!" The Princess called urgantly. "Shiro has left the castle with Lotor!"

Sakura and Lance looked at each other with worry and concern.