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Voltron gained control of the Galra Base after some battle. Celestia, Shiro and the Paladins walked into the control room where James and Kinkade had two Galra contained.
"This one says he's the leader." James informed.
"Whoa!" Hunk smiled, laughing a little. "Holy Kaltenecker! What are you doing here? It's me, Hunk, remember? Paladin of the Yellow Lion? We worked together."
"I remember."
"Wait. You know this guy?" Keith asked.
"Yeah, from the Omega Shield." Hunk nods, looking at his friend. "Oh right, you were on a space road trip with your mom. Keith this is our friend Lieutenant Lahn."
"It's Warlord Lahn now. And you and I are not friends."
"Hey!" Celestia made a fist and brought it up to his face. "Take that back, or your not - lemme go!" She huffed when both Keith and Allura grabbed her and pulled her back.
"Thanks Princess. And it's ok." Hunk said, causing Celestia to stop struggling and look at him. "I just thought we bonded." He turns to look at Lahn. "By working together as a team to fix the Omega Shied and saved your planet, ya know? A Galra occupied planet no less. We saved it, it's cool. No big deal."
"Sandak only attacked the Omega Shield after pledged loyalty to Voltron." Lahn responded firmly. "Then you disappeared and left us vulnerable to more attacks! I vowed to never let that happen again."
"It was not our intention to be gone for so long." Allura told him. "But we're here now."
"To clam victory over us?"
"NO!"
"Warlord Lahn, we're asking you to join the Voltron Coalition." Shiro took a step forward. "To help provide stability to the universe."
"What's the alternative?"
"A bloody nose!" Celestia made a fist again and started forward, only for Keith to grab her and pull her back swiftly.
"Your not helping Celestia." He told her, and she huffed as she folds her arms.
"If you want peace, if you want to end this war, there can be no alternative." Shiro told Lahn.
"You attained victory, and I accepted defeat."
"Can't you get it through your thick skull!?" Celestia snarled, Keith had let her go but he kept an eye on her. "We had no control over what happened to us. Lotor gave us no choice. There is a new enemy out there that we know nothing about."
"It doesn't have to be victory or death." Keith added. "I know it's the Galra way, but."-
"And what do you know of the Galra?" Lahn glared at demanded.
"My mother is Galra. She's a member of the Blade Of Marmora. So am I."
"The mutinous Blades have all but perished. Are they so diminished in numbers that they're forced to enlished a half breed and his mommy?"
"Guys!" Pidge called. "Incoming communications."
"Yardam bering exus." A distorted male voice came through as it repeated a few more times before stopping.
"It's an emergency protocol built into the Sentries when they're under distress." Lahn turns to Kinkade. "Has your Voltron Coalition attacked them as well?"
"No, we didn't." Keith said.
"Pidge, see if you can reopen the hailing frequency." Shiro said.
"I'm trying, but no response." She told him. "I'm locating the transmission origin, but the EMP's we set off have done a number on the communications systems. Huh? We got a comm signature. Do you recognize this ship?" A large origin of coordinates appeared.
"Yes, it Klytax V-Three." Lahn answered. "It's one of the fifteen ships I sent on an assignment six pheabs ago. They all disappeared. We assumed them dead."
"It looks like they're not dead after all." Keith said. "We need to get out there. Shiro, how long before the Atlas is ready to launch again?"
"Hours. We still need to process all the Galra and prepare the planet to continue operating on it's own." Shiro turns to him. "This is our mission, we need to see this through."
"Then Voltron will go."
"Voltron is going to save the Galra?" Lahn scuffed. "My fleet would never believe Voltron was there to help. They'd fight you until their last breath."
"That's why you're coming with us." Keith turned to him with a matching hard glare.
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Celestia had stayed with Shiro and the Atlas, as she didn't trust herself when it came to Lahn, she knew she would make things worse.
She stood with the Paladins as Lahn face the Galra.
"The Galra Empire maybe decimated, but it's warriors are still needed to maintain stability. Twice, the Paladins of Voltron have risked their lives for me and yet I questioned their intent. I was wrong, I pledge loyalty to a united front with the Voltron Coalition. And I encourage you all do the same." Lahn told his soldiers.
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After sometime, Celestia walked into the bridge of the Atlas. "I downloaded some intel from that cruiser." Pidge was saying.
"Another one?" Lance asked.
"This is what I feared." Allura said. "Shiro we need to adjust our mission's objective and track down where those things are coming from."
Shiro turns to Pidge. "How certain are you that it's a Robeast?"
"I'm not positive. But according to the message logs, some Galra have spotted a giant robotic mech that fits the description. The logs even refer to a similar weapon." Pidge answered.
"There maybe another Altean piloting it." Allura said. "We must investigate."
"Thousands of innocent souls are waiting to be liberated from what remains of the Galra Empire. We can't just change course."
"Maybe you don't have to." Keith said, making Shiro turn to him.
"Keith, what are you saying?"
"We'll split up. The Atlas will continue working with the Galra while Voltron searches for Honerva and her beasts."
"You'll be out there on your own, without backup."
"We'll be ok." Keith as he and the other Paladins of Voltron smiled confidently. "Voltron is stronger now more then ever."