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The Paladins stood in the bridge of the Atlas, all searching for Honvera's next target.
"We have confirmation that Honerva's beasts have touched down on planets Sanook, VeXilum, Siiz, and we continue to receive more transmissions." Coran expained.
"This is consistent with the reports I'm receiving as well." Veronica confirmed.
"The wormhole signatures we discovered on Olkarion, they were a map to where the Robeasts were headed." Pidge said. "They must have been waiting this entire time."
Keith narrowed his eyes, while Sakura gently placed a hand Pidge's shoulder, the younger girl smiled up at her as Keith said. "They're targeting multiple fronts simultaneously."
"What do we do?" Hunk asked.
"We keep our calm." Shiro answered. "Coran, continue to mark the planets where the beasts have landed. Veronica, give us any real-time updates as they come in."
"Copy that." Veronica gave a nod before typing away at her computer, Lance looking over his sister's shoulder. "Just got another report from Sanook. The Robeasts are covered in some type of shield like a particle barrier."
A holographic image above changed, showing the Robeast covered in a purple barrier as it continued to suck the quintessence from the planet.
"They're not attacking the planet?" Allura questioned.
"Not yet."
"The planets are reporting activity!" Veronica quickly reports. "The Robeasts are siphoning Quintessence."
"We need to engage them all, save as many people as we can. We're talking about triage here." Iverson said.
"We split up the Lions." Keith said.
"One Lion can't handle a Robeast on its own." Hunk points out.
"No." Keith agreed. "But it could slow them down, buy us some time."
"I say we attack them with the totality of our forces and wormhole from target to target." Shiro suggested.
Allura stood up. "No." She turned to face Sakura. "We must attack Oriande directly."
Sakura looks away as she wraps her arms around herself, then looks up at the Altean. "You think that's what Honerva's doing?" She asks the Princess.
"I know that is her plan." Allura looks around the bridge. "We know Honerva has the ability to create wormholes and that these wormholes are emanating from Oriande."
The hologram map showed the wormhole opening points, along with the origin of the wormholes leading to Oriande. "She used a Robeast to steal the Olkari cubes, which can mimic and intensify energy at a distance. And those Robeasts are essentially armed with Komars, able to drain and transmit massive amounts of Quintessence."
Sakura's eyes widened. "Wait, wait, wait!" She said quickly, putting her hands into a T. "Honerva is going to concentrate energy from across the universe to Oriande!" She said with a gasp.
Allura nods. "She is making a Komar magnitudes larger than anything we've ever seen, something that could drain the Quintessence from an entire galaxy."
Sakura then soon realized the Paladins, Shiro and Romelle were looking at her. "What?"
"You have a connection to Oriande." Romelle reminded, then gasped in horror. "Does that mean?" She trailed off, looking from Shiro to Keith, then back to Shiro.
"No!" Shiro exclaimed, looking at Romelle, then turned to look at Sakura. "I won't let it!"
"Neither will I." Keith agreed, taking Sakura's hand.
"That monster." Coran breathed with horror.
"What could she possibly need that much energy for?" Pidge asked.
"I don't know, but we need to act immediately." Sakura said, hoping her voice sounded strong. She swallowed hard. "The only way for us to stop them is by going directly to Oriande."
Keith pulled his hand away from Sakura, so he could stand tall. "Then that's what Voltron is gonna do."
"The Atlas will accompany you." Shiro agreed. "We don't have time to wait for the rest of the Coalition."
"Contact Matt, let him know the rebels are gonna be in charge of the evacuation efforts for the occupied planets." Keith said. "They shouldn't expect assistance."
"Then we are in agreement." Allura said, turning to Sakura, who nodded.
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"Is everybody ready?" Allura asked after a couple of hours.
"We're in position." Shiro answered.
"The universe is facing the gravest threat it has ever seen. Honerva has exploited a vulnerable people, my people, and bent them to her will. She convinced them to pilot her abominations and commit heinous acts. And now she has built a weapon that can destroy an entire galaxy. Today, we risk our lives for the greater good. We are the only thing that can stop her and defend the universe. It is time to end this war." Allura created a wormhole to the entrance of Oriande.
Sakura stood in the bridge with everyone, but as they traveled through the wormhole, Sakura suddenly gasped loudly, grabbing her chest and stumbled as she felt a pain in her chest and she stumbled back - falling into Hunk, who quickly caught her.
The Paladins quickly surrounded them, and Shiro raced over to join them. "Romelle, find some water!" He orders, and the Altean blonde nods before quickly running out of the bridge. Just as she did the Atlas shook.
"Sam, we're experiencing interference." Shiro asked over the blaring alarms. "Can you lock that down?"
"I'm on it." Sam said. "This interference is multi-phasal. What could cause something like this?"
"Wait, what color socks are you wearing?" Slav asked.
"What? Why does that matter?" Sam returned the question.
"He didn't answer me! Why didn't you answer me!?" Slav panicked. "There's a 99 3/5 chance the multi-phasal interference is from a reality-ending event!"
"Because of my socks?"
"Slav!" Shiro snapped, just as Romelle quickly returned with a bottle of water, kneeling down next to Shiro. Keith took the bottle and opened it, holding it out to Sakura, who was leaning back against Hunk. She took it with both hands and tried to take a few sips.
"Of course! We need to modify the dichromate resonance chamber - to a super position." Slav said.
"Good thinking." Sam agreed. "That will isolate the mutated antimatter isotopes."
"And please put on some green socks!"
The Paladins, Shiro, and the three Alteans sighed at Slav's panic.
"The Atlas can't go much further due to the Petrulian Zone's radiation." Coran gasped when spotted something familiar sound. "There they are! The Olkari cubes!"
"I'm not picking up any energy signatures." Iverson informed as Shiro stood up. "They must not be active."
"I'm picking something up." Veronica said. "It's coming from the white hole."
Allura's eyes widened.
"The Guardian." She and Sakura said in union.
Sakura suddenly went limp in Hunk's arms.
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Sakura opened her eyes and found herself in a very thick tense fog. Looking down she found herself wearing a very beautiful princess dress, it reminded her of the same dress that Princess Serenity in the show Sailor Moon would wear.
A figure walked through the fog to reveal the Guardian. "It's here my child, the darkness."
"What can we do?" Sakura begged. "We have to do something." She choked on her tears. "Tell me how to stop her!" She begged, rushing over.
"I'm afraid we cannot stop this one." The Guardian said gently, stepping backwards and disappearing back into the tense thick fog.
"No!" Sakura cried, running after the lion. "White Lion!" She chokes. "Guardian!"
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Sakura's eyes snapped opened as she let out a loud gasp, everyone turned to her. She was still being propped up by Hunk.
"Sakura!" Keith held the water bottle out to her, but she rapidly shook her head as she refused it, and the pain is still fresh and hurt.
"What happened?" Lance asked.
"Are you ok?" Hunk asked.
Suddenly the alarms started blaring, everyone looked towards the windshield to see two Robeasts heading straight for the Atlas.
"No! Where is the Guardian!?" Allura asked.
Sakura tried to push herself up to stand. Hunk and Keith helped her stand.
"He's weak." She answered as the two boys kept her from falling over.
"We don't have time to engage these Robeasts." Keith said. "Can you clear a path?"
"We'll get you through." Shiro answered.
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"Atlas crew, prepare for transformation sequence." Shiro said as Sakura stood next to him and the Atlas transformed.
"Ok, Voltron engaging now."
"Good luck out there." Shiro wished.
"Good luck to you as well." Keith said.
"All five of you better come back." Sakura said firmly.
"We will." Keith promised.
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Romelle had been ordered by Shiro to take Sakura to the medical bay. Sakura did not look good, and she knew she didn't feel good either as she also felt weak, and a lot of pain.
"Here we go." Romelle said gently, helping Sakura onto the bed.
A loud roar is heard though out the Atlas, and Sakura gasped. "White Lion!" She weakly tried pushing Romelle to the side. "Let go! I have to get to the Guardian!" She stumbled on her feet.
"But Sakura!" Romelle cried, she reached for her arm, but Sakura pulled it away as she stumbled out of the room and half ran and half limped down the hall.
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Running towards White Lion, Sakura knew she was only wearing her nightgown, but she didn't care, all she knew is that the Guardian is in danger.
In a blur, White Lion is soon in Orianda. Voltron is engaged in a headed battle with two Robeasts, with a loud roar White Lion shot a laser from it's mouth at one of the Robeasts, striking it in the back of it's head and when it turned towards White Lion, that gave Voltron time to strike.
White Lion turned towards Honerva, seeing she had the Guardian in an orb.
"The Guardian! She's draining his Quintessence!" Allura cried. White Lion blasted towards Honerva, using it's tail laser and blasting at the Witch, breaking her hold on the Guardian.
Honerva stumbled backwards, before glaring up at White Lion. She shot a blast of energy at the Lion, but White was quick to evade it, and the blast continued till it hit one of the Robeasts, giving Voltron another advantage.
White Lion landed on the ground, before running towards Honerva, who crossed her arms - then uncrossed them - sending a shock wave of energy at White Lion, freezing the Lion in place.
Sakura jumped out of her chair and rushed out of her Lion's mouth, shooting at Honerva with her bayard with everything she has.
"You think you can stop me!?" Honerva demanded, throwing another eletric ball at Sakura, but she deflected it with her bayard.
"I refuse to let you win!" Sakura yelled, running at Honerva and thunder kicking her. But the Witch held up a hand and Sakura bounced off and hit the ground.
"Sakura, my dear. It is time." The Guardian spoke in her mind in a gentle voice.
"No! I can't let that happen!" Sakura cried as Honerva shot an orb at the Guardian again. "I won't!" Sakura cried as she rushed at the Witch.
When she got close, Sakura was stopped by the Witch who had grabbed her by the throat.
"If you're so willing to die for your land, then so be it." Honerva sneered, as the dark sphere of energy surrounded the Guardian and increased in power.
"No." Sakura choked, clawing at Honerva's arm. The roars of pain filled the air, Honerva throw Sakura to the ground and stepped hard on the Paladin's stomach, then kicked her hard.
White Lion flew towards it's Paladin with a loud raor, shooting a laser from it's mouth at the Witch.
"I will not accept defeat!" Honerva thunderd, raising both her hands and a and large ball of energy grew and continued to grow.
Sakura pushed herself to her feet, before she stood up. "Yes, you will!" Her bayard zinged when activated, then ran at the Witch.
Honerva threw the large ball of energy at Sakura, and suddenly powerful shockwave hit, sending whoever and everything that's close by to the ground.
Sakura screamed as she felt pain and soon the dark took hold of her.
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"Daddy!" A child's voice called. "Daddy, wake up."
Keith groaned as he slowly started to wake as he heard the voice.
"Daddy!"
Keith awoke with a gasp, hearing Allura's voice this time.
"We must get out of here or we will all perish!"
Slowly and surely everyone responded, before flying towards the whitehole, which was quickly closing.
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I know, nobody likes cliffhangers! Sorry!
