I hope you like it! I know I left out the scene where Pidge had to say goodbye to Commander Holt before he left for Earth, but for my story sake, the team and Keith do that after they return to Okari.
I had to add this in before the New Year.
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Leah walked around a corner, she hesitated before she walked into Green Lion's hanger, finding Commander Holt who was admiring the big green cat.
"Commander?" She hesitated again, he turned to her.
"Aw, hello Leah." He smiled, but he frowned at her look. "What can I do for you?" He asked gently.
"Pidge said that you're returning home." She moved her arms behind her back.
Commander Holt nods. "I am. The Galaxy Garrison needs to be prepared for what's happening, Earth needs to be ready."
"They lied!" She couldn't help it. "They lied about you, Shiro, and Matt being dead!" She quickly stopped herself. "I'm sorry." She apologized as she turned to look away.
"Yes, Pidge told me what they did." He agreed. "And yes, when I return home the Garrison will do everything in there power to keep it that we really are dead."
Leah straightened up. "I want to go home too."
He blinked. "Leah."- He trailed off when she shook her head.
"My family is doing a huge part in keeping the galaxy safe." She said. "It's only a matter of time before the Galra make it into Earth's galaxy." She took a step forward. "I'm just a Librarian, but if my family is willing to fight to keep Earth and other Planets safe, then I want to help in this fight."
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"Form Voltron!" Shiro ordered, after the warmhole opened and the other Lions flew towards the Planet Kral Zera. Fleets of ships immidently started shoots at Voltron and White Lion. White Lion roared as its tail laser shot at multiple blasts.
"Come get me, you snakes!" Sakura taunted as she flew White Lion, zig zagging through laser fire. "Shot in the dark!" She turned White Lion around and shot a laser from her Lion's mouth, destroying a ship.
"Sakura! You got strays on your tail!" Hunk's image appeared on her console.
"Whoa!" Sakura pulled back on her handles, and White Lion flew high and while upside down, she shot her tail lasers at the ships. "Thanks a bunch Hunk!" She smiled at his image.
White Lion then came back right side up, her console beeped as it brought up an image. "Oh my God." She breathed. "Paladins! Look who's down there!" She yelled, sending the image to Voltron.
"Holy crow!" Hunk cried. "I thought he was dead!"
"No way!" Pidge cried.
"How is Sandak alive!?" Lance cried in shock.
"I wondered where he disappeared too." Allura said.
"We have to worry about where he went later." Shiro said as Voltron continued to fight off the laser fire that kept coming from all the ships.
White Lion growled as it flew closer to the ground and quickly halted and an image appeared on Sakura's console. "Keith." She whispered as she saw him fighting along side two Blades as the Commanders fought each other.
Sakura pushed her handles forward, and White Lion lowered more to the ground. Once it landed on the ground, Sakura jumped up from her chair and rushed out of her cockpit.
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The barrier quickly went up to protect White Lion as soon as Sakura left it. "Good girl." She smiled as she looked at her Lion. She turned and quickly activated her bayard and quickly joined the battle, attempting to make her way to Keith who was fighting with Lotor as they fought Sendak.
Slamming the side of her bayard into the side of a Galra soldier's face, approaching the bottom of the stairs. "Keith!" She yelled, but he couldn't hear her over the loud noise of the battle around them and he was still far away from her.
The sound of a gun loading near Sakura had her turn, clutching her bayard tightly as she spun around to find Acxa had a gun aimed at her chest.
"Put that away and pick up a weapon." Sakura growled as she aimed her bayard at the Galra general, who never hesitated. "There's one right there." She gave a nod toward's Acxa's right side. "Pick it up."
Acxa kept her trained eye on the Paladin as she inched towards the weapon, she slowly lowered herself to the ground to grab the weapon while keeping her gun aimed at Sakura, she soon realized Sakura kept still, so the general put away her gun.
Acxa narrowed her eyes. "Why do you hesitate?"
"There is no honor in attacking an unharmed foe." Sakura answered simply.
"Honor, huh?" Acxa questioned.
"Yes." Sakura sneered. "You have a heart, don't you? Or are you too cold to know what loyalty means?"
Acxa lunged towards Sakura, aiming the sword at the Paladin, who backflipped flipped and kept backflipping as Acxa continued to head for her.
Jumping to her feet, Sakura dropped to fighting stance and aimed a high jump kick to Acxa's face when the Galra came close. Twisting herself around, Sakura kicked the weapon out of her hand, then quickly kicked Acxa in the chest, sending Acxa stumbling backwards.
Growling, Acxa got back to her feet as she faced Sakura.
"You want me?" Sakura activated her bayard. "We all have families that you have destroyed over the years. Children, who have no parents to keep them warm and safe at night, or parents who have no child because of the Galra."
"You don't know me." Acxa sneered. "So don't judge me."
"Lady, I can judge who the hell I want." Sakura readied her bayard. "You have the same blood on your hands as Zarkon."
Acxa quickly pulled out her gun and aimed it, and Sakura's eyes widened, she tensed and closed her eyes when the general fired her gun ...
The bullet never hit her.
Sakura opened her eyes to find Acxa lowering her gun, the Paladin turned around to find a Galra Commander had snuck up behind her, a bullet hole in the middle of the guy's forehead as he laid on the ground.
"Jeepers." Sakura breathed, she turned back around to find Acxa no longer there. Suddenly she heard Keith's scream. Doing a 180 turn, Sakura found a Galra commander standing over Keith with a sharp sword drawn.
"Keith!" Sakura ran towards them, when she got close she grabbed a sword and rushed up the stairs. "Keith!" She threw the sword towards him, he easily caught it with one hand and was able to kick the Galra down the stairs where he landed unconscious.
"Sakura!" Keith breathed as she finally reached up, and she slowed to a stop in front of him, they were now at arms length in front of each other.
"Are you ok?" She asked in concern.
He nods. "I am. Thanks to you ... what are you? Did you come with Shiro in Black Lion?"
"No, We had no choice but to follow Shiro."
Before Keith could question her further, Sendak was suddenly there - tackling Sakura off the stage, and in the process sending Keith to the ground of the stage, as she fell, Sakura could hear Keith screaming for her, then she saw him attacking Sendak with furry and rage. Then she hit the ground, unconscious.
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An hour later, Sakura slowly started to wake up as she felt a light tapping to her cheek.
"Sakura, can you hear me?" Keith's voice is soft and filled with concern. She opened her eyes and quickly blinked and winced, turning her head to his voice.
"Keith?" She breathed, and he smiled with relief.
"Yeah, it's me."
She slowly tried to pick herself up, he helped her sit up.
"She's ok!" Hunk cried in relief as he hugged Lance in his famous bear hugs as the big guy had big anime tears in his eyes, while Lance cringed at the vice grip and gasped for breath.
All the Paladins stood together with their Lions. Keith pulled Sakura gently into his lap and she quickly hugged his waist as she snuggled into him and resting the side of her face (her left side) into her boyfriend's chest.
"What happened?" She asked, and finally saw that Commander Holt and Leah stood with the team.
"Lotor is the new Emperor now." Commander Holt answered, Keith nodded.
"Yeah. It's over." He said as he rubbed her back gently, but frowned when he felt her tighten her hold on him.
"This just the beginning now." Her voice shook, a gut feeling settled into her chest and she did not like it as she felt something very bad was gonna happen and it was going to shock the hell out of everyone.
"She's right." Pidge agreed. "Everything's going to change now."
"But for the better, or worse kind?" Lance asked, looking towards Lotor.
Sakura sighed, feeling safe and secure in Keith's arms as he hugged her to him. "I'm afraid to find out." She whispered.