Voltron: Universal Defender
Fanfiction by: Spirit Reader and Serpentdragon
Voltron created by: Toei Animation, World Events Production, and DreamWorks Animation
Chapter 8: Priorities
"Ahhh! You're doing this on purpose!"
"No I'm not! You're just not listening!"
No one ever said that coming together as team would ever be easy. In fact, the process of doing so is often very long and difficult. Not only do you have to get in sync with the people that you're working with, but more importantly you have to develop a strong sense of trust between them as well. This can be very challenging as trusting someone is a lot easier said than done. However, with everything that's at stake, trust is the one thing that new Paladins of Voltron need to develop as soon as possible.
It's been roughly 3 days since Paladins managed to form Voltron and use the legendary defender to defeat Sendak. Unfortunately, ever since that battle, they haven't been able to replicate that same success. No matter how hard they try to do so, they can't seem to bring the lions together and reform Voltron. This was extremely problematic as without it, there was no way the Paladins could ever hope to defeat Zarkon and bring peace to the universe.
In order to change that, Princess Erina's loyal, as well as eccentric, vizier Dardarian has been working around the clock with the Paladins in order to improve their trust and teamwork in order for them to be able to form Voltron. He has had them do a variety of exercises, ranging from battles in the training deck to flight formations in their lions. These exercises were very difficult, especially since the Paladins were still inexperience with everything that's going on. Even so, they had to choice to push through it.
In the days that followed, Dardarian noticed that the Paladins were making significant individual progress. Not only were their combat skills improving, but they were also getting the hang of flying their lions. Even so, their teamwork still left something to be desired. Because of that, the vizier decided to try something different when it came to their training.
Right now, while back in the training deck, Tony was busy standing all by himself while the others were looking down from the upper deck. In front of the main window was Sasuke, who was busy staring at Tony with great interest. The Red Paladin watched as the Blue Paladin took 4 steps forward before suddenly turning right. However, when he did that, Tony bumped into something invisible and received an electric shock for his trouble.
"Damn it!" Tony yelled as he angrily took off and threw his helmet. "You are doing this on purpose!"
"And you're not listening to me!" Sasuke fiercely replied over the loudspeaker. "I told you 5 steps forwards, not 4!"
As the two Paladins started arguing with each other again, the remaining 3 and Dardarian were all shaking their heads in disapproval. The training exercise that Tony was going through was walking through an invisible maze that was placed within the training deck. Since he couldn't see what was in front of him, it was Sasuke's job to direct his teammate as the control console in the upper deck enable him to see all the twists and turns in the maze. The purpose of this exercise was to build trust between them, but that proving to be rather difficult.
Due to poor communication on both of their parts, Tony kept on hitting the walls of the maze, getting shocked as a result. This angered Tony greatly and more he got angry, the more Sasuke became irritated with the Blue Paladin's refusal to fully listen to him. As he watched the two of them argue with one another again, Dardarian started to question whether or not pairing the two of them up was a good idea.
Eventually, as they continued to argue, Marcus decided enough was enough and forcibly ended the training program. The Black Paladin then let out a noticeable sigh as he began pinching the middle of his face. Things were not going well and no real progress was being made. The only saving grace is that the Castle of Lions is still not ready to fly yet, meaning that they had more time to training. Still, with everything that's going on, that wasn't necessarily a good thing.
"Dardarian…" He said as he looked over towards him. "Do you have any other ideas we can work with? I don't think this is going to cut it."
"Well…" Dardarian replied as he took a moment to think. "I think I may have one that we can try."
Making his way over towards one of the walls, Dardarian pressed down on a switch and watched as a hidden drawer suddenly opened up in front of him. He then proceeded to pull out 5 headsets, presenting Sasuke, Kevin, and Felecia with one before handing Marcus 2, one for himself and the other for Tony.
"Put these on and make your way back to the training deck. I'll explain your next exercise once you're there."
Marcus took a moment to examine the device that Dardarian handed to him, wondering how it could help him and his team improve on their teamwork. However, after failing in their previous attempts, the Black Paladin figured trying something new might produce some better results. To that end, he led the others back down to the training deck. Once they were there, Marcus handed Tony that extra headset before all the Paladins proceeded to place them on their heads.
"Alright then…" Dardarian said as he spoke over the loudspeaker. "Now all of you sit down in a circle, facing each other."
The Paladins complied too Dardarian instructions and sat down on the floor in the most comfortable position that they could manage. Once they did so, Dardarian proceeded to explain the purpose of this particular exercise.
"Now…the most important part of Paladin training is too able to meld your minds and focus on one thing…Voltron. Everything else has to fade away. The neural-interfaces you're wearing will enable you to see into the other's mind. This way they'll be no secrets and you'll know everything about your teammates. This exercise will be crucial every time you form Voltron. Now close your eyes…and think about something that's important to you."
Although somewhat hesitant at first, the Paladins all went along with Dardarian and one by one closed each of their eyes. They then started to think about something that was dear to them. For Marcus, it was the Galaxy Garrison while for Sasuke it was his home back on Earth. Both Tony and Kevin were thinking about their families while the only thing on Felecia's mind was Amrita.
Thanks to the neural-interfaces that they were wearing, not only were the Paladins able to see what the others were thinking within their own minds, but a holographic projection of that image appeared in front of them as well. Once Dardarian saw this from the upper deck, the vizier went along with the next step.
"Good. Now, while keeping your minds open with one another, clear out everything and focus on one thing…forming Voltron."
As Dardarian continued to look on, he watched as Marcus, Sasuke, Tony, and Kevin were all able to turn the images of their most important thoughts into their respective lions. He then watched as the lions slowly made their way towards each other and began the process of coming together and building Voltron. The only one who was having trouble was Felecia, as she struggled to take her mind off of Amrita. Thanks to their shared mind link, Sasuke quickly took notice of this and became a bit upset.
"Felecia…Stop thinking about your girlfriend!" He told her.
"I wasn't!" Felecia angrily replied. "Why don't you mind your own business and focus on your own lion?!"
"Both of you stop fighting!" Dardarian interjected. "Clear your minds and form Voltron!"
Despite the fact that they were still a bit upset with each other, both Sasuke and Felecia stopped their bickering and once again cleared their minds. This time around, Felecia was able to summon a holographic image of the Green Lion and slowly brought it together with the others. Once all 5 lions were in position, they once again began to build Voltron. This time, things seemed to be going well and it looked like the Paladins were going to be able to complete this exercise. Unfortunately, that wouldn't be the case.
Just as the Green Lion was about to be put into place and become the left arm of Voltron, Felecia lost her focus and started thinking about Amrita again. This caused the image of the Green Lion to suddenly transform into a picture of her. When the other Paladins saw this, each of them became upset with this failure, especially Sasuke.
"Felecia…!"
"SHUT UP!"
Tired of this intrusive exercise, Felecia angrily removed her headset and threw it on the ground in anger. She then firmly placed her hands on the sides of her head, trying her best to keep her already volatile emotions under control. When Marcus saw this, he immediately decided that they've been working hard enough already and that they should take a little break, something the Dardarian agreed with as he looked on from below.
As the vizier came down with a tray of energy drinks, he went to hand each Paladin one of their own. The only one who didn't take one was Felecia, who coldly brushed Dardarian aside. Upon seeing that, Marcus realized that she was having more trouble than he initially thought and decided to help her.
"Hey Felecia…" He said as he walked over and placed his hand on her shoulder. "You know you can talk to us if something's bothering you. I mean…we're a team, right?"
"…I'm fine, Marcus." She lied. "I just need to be alone right now."
Once she said that, Felecia quickly made her way out of the room. Knowing that she was lying about how she was really feeling, Marcus knew that he couldn't leave her alone while she's like this and thus followed after her. Just as the two of them left, Erina entered the training deck with all 4 of her pet Space Mice happily placed on her shoulders.
Just one look at all of them was all the princess needed to know that another training exercise had ended in failure. Although she tried her best to keep her cool about it, it was obvious to everyone else that Erina was becoming increasingly frustrated with the lack of progress. When he saw this, Dardarian decided to take her mind off of it by starting the conversation off with something else.
"So Princess…." He slowly started off. "How's the latest diagnostic on the castle?"
"…Not good." Erina answered. "Every time I solve one problem, another one surfaces. I'm reluctant to say this, but I'm starting to believe that we can't repair the castle with the parts that we have. They're simple too worn out for practical use."
After saying that, Erina gently put her head down for a moment as she pondered what she was going to do about all of this. She knew that if her father was here, things would be going a lot smoother and that they would probably on the verge of defeating Zarkon. Unfortunately, that wasn't the case and it caused Erina if she was truly capable to doing all of this.
Upon noticing the disheartened look on her face, Dardarian tried to find somewhat to remedy this situation and brighten the princess's spirits. To that end, he summoned a holographic chart and used to examine the areas of the castle that needed the most work. Like Erina said, there were several problems and with the parts they had, those problems couldn't be fixed. However, it was at that moment that a suddenly realization just hit Dardarian. If they couldn't use their parts to fix the castle, they could instead use someone else's.
With that thought firmly in place, Dardarian started typing on the holographic chart, causing a display screen to appear next to him. As Erina and the remaining Paladins watched him work, they all noticed that the screen was showing the landscape of planet Arus. After a bit, the screen focused in on something that was lying on the ground. Upon a closer examination, it was revealed that thing Dardarian was searching for was the remains of Sendak's Galra ship.
"Dardarian…" Erina said as she looked over towards him. "What are you doing?"
"Getting the parts we need, Princess." He answered with a small smirk.
While this was going on, Marcus finally caught with Felecia. She was in cryo-chamber, staring at all the prisoners that they've rescued from Sendak as they slept in their pods. According to what she was told, they should be released any moment now and Felecia wanted to be the first person to greet them when they awaken.
When he saw this, Marcus knew right away what Felecia's true intentions were. Although a part of her honestly concerned for their well-being, Felecia was more concerned about whether they had any information on Amrita's current whereabouts. In all honesty, Marcus was wondering about that himself, especially since the prisoners may also known whereabouts of Dr. Mitchell, third member who was on the Kerberos mission with him and Amrita.
"You just couldn't wait, huh?" He said as he entered the room.
"…No." Felecia answered, as she turned to face Marcus for a moment. "These people have to know something about Amrita. They have too."
"I hope so…"
As Felecia and Marcus continued to examine each of the sleeping prisoners, the former took a moment to examine the latter. She then remembered back during their mission on Sendak's ship that they knew Marcus. It was because they knew him that gave Felecia the belief that they must know Amrita as well.
"I remembered they called you Champion." Felecia continued. "What does that even mean?"
"Who knows…?" Marcus took a moment to examine the prisoners as they slept. "My memories of that time are still fragmented. But…the way they looked at me when we freed them. A part of me doesn't even want to know."
Soon, after about a few more minutes of waiting, Marcus and Felecia both started to hear noises coming from the cryo-pods. When they looked at them, the two Paladins watched as they slowly opened up and released the prisoners. Upon seeing this, Felecia's eyes began to light up in anticipation.
"...This is it."
For over 10,000 years, the Galra Empire has held most of the known in a vicious choke hold. Their rule has been going on for so long that practically no one even attempts to resist them any longer. For those individuals, they have become a way of life, one that they must accept lest they be killed. It's a tragic turn of events, but with the current state of things, there was simply nothing that could be done about it.
This was all thanks to the Galra's ruthless emperor, Zarkon. From atop of his vile warship, the Doombringer, the Galra King has spent these last 10,000 years conquering every world that he set his evil sights on. He goal was simple, to make everything in the universe his. With the powerful army that's ever been assembled, there was practically nothing that could keep him from this desire. Even so, it wasn't enough for Zarkon. He needed more and in order to become truly invincible, he needed Voltron.
In the days following Sendak's defeat on Arus, Zarkon has been working closely with his high council in order figure out a way to retrieve the powerful super robot. Even though Zarkon truly believed that there was nothing in this universe that could match his power, even he knew that Voltron's strength was not to be underestimated. The fact that the Paladins defeated Sendak, who was considered to be Zarkon's strongest commander, was proof of that. Because of that, Zarkon knew that he would need to approach this very carefully if wanted to obtain what he believed to be rightfully his.
One day, while silently pondering this very situation, Zarkon was approached by one of his commanders, named Nab. As he watched Nab kneel before him, Zarkon noticed that he had a few scars covering both his face and his armor. It was obvious that he just came back from kind of conflict. Even so, Zarkon didn't seem to care about that. All he wanted to know was one thing.
"You have returned early…Have you completed your mission?"
"Forgive me sire…" Nab apologized. "But we were forced to retreat. The moons around the planet were becoming increasingly unstable. If I stayed any longer I would've lost half my men."
"…Perhaps. But the half that survived would've been stronger for it."
Surprised by what he just heard, Nab lifted head and faced Zarkon with a confused expression on his face. As he stared at the emperor's glowing purple eyes, Nab was filled with a sense of dread so terrifying it was almost like Zarkon had his heart in his hand. He then listened as the emperor said the following.
"Weakness is an infection. Better to cut it off…before it can spread."
With that said, two robot Sentries appeared from behind Nab and took a hold of him. There was no screaming or signs of resistance. Nab knew that his life had effectively come to an end. All the former commander could do was look on silently as he was taken away, never to be seen again.
Shortly after Nab was taken away, a dark shadow began to materialize right beside Zarkon. As it began to take shape, the shadow soon transform into the emperor's top advisor, Witch Haggar. With her dark purple skin and piercing yellow eyes, Haggar was one of the few people within the Galra Empire that Zarkon actually trusted. Because of that, the two of them wasted no time talking about matters of the upmost importance.
"What have you and your Druids come up with to capture Voltron?" Zarkon questioned.
"…I have been working on perfecting something." Haggar revealed. "Something that will strike fear into the hearts of any that stands against it. Voltron may have surprised Sendak, but will not be able to stop my creation."
"Then get to work. I want Voltron immediately."
Following this brief conversation, Haggar gently nodded her head in compliance and soon disappeared just as quickly as she appeared. Once she was gone, Zarkon got up from his throne and slowly made his way towards a nearby window. He then stared out into the endless void of space, silently thinking about the power that will soon be within his grasp.
Meanwhile, Haggar reappear in another section of the ship and soon started walking down a long hallway. Accompanying her were two hooded figures known simply as Druids. Like Haggar they were extremely skilled in the use of ancient dark magic and their loyalty to her was surpassed by Zarkon himself. The Druids would gladly give their lives for Haggar, but the witch simply saw them as a means to an end.
Eventually, after several minutes of walking around, Haggar and her Druids made their way towards a large door. After forcing the guards to let her in, Haggar watched as the door opened and revealed a large a vicious alien chained up against the wall. It was a terrifying creature, but the witch not even a hint of fear for it. Instead, she calmly made her way towards it as she started talking.
"I think I have the opportunity you've been waiting for." She said. "How would you like to get your revenge against the Champion?"
The creature didn't answer Haggar right away as it simply continued to look at her. Soon though, it began to let out a rather sadistic smile. The thought of finally getting his hands around the Champion's neck was something that's been on its mind ever since he was placed within this tiny prison. It would do anything to get its revenge, even if it meant surrendering itself fully to a witch as vile as Haggar. Because of that, the creature continued to smile as it nodded at her.
Upon seeing this, Haggar slowly raised her arm in the air, prompting the Druids to grab a hold of the creature and take it to another section of the ship. Once they arrived in that particular section, the Druids then went on to encase the creature completely within an iron box. Haggar then reappeared before them and watched as the Druids connected several wires to the box. As soon as they finished, the Druids backed away as their master began chanting quietly to herself.
As Haggar chanted, Zarkon was busy looking on at this scene from one of the upper decks. The Galra Emperor wanted to see firsthand what his faithful witch had up her vile sleeve. After about another minute of waiting, Zarkon watched as Haggar raised both of her hands in front of her, causing a massive wave of dark energy to envelop the area.
The energy quickly overwhelmed the creature, causing it to scream out in utter agony. It also caused its body to glow a dark purple color. This color was the result of the creature's Quintessence, or life force, being sucked out of its body. As the extraction continued, the creature continued to roar in agony until it finally died. Once it breathed its last breath, all of its Quintessence flowed through the wires that was connected to box that it was in and was transferred to an unknown source.
The source that the Quintessence was making its way towards was an extremely large robot that was roughly the same size as Voltron. As Haggar, the Druids, and more importantly Zarkon all looked on, the energy completely filled the robot, causing it to activate. It then unleashed an ear deafening roar, similar to one that the creature gave out. When it did, Haggar let out a small, yet fiendish smile.
"It is ready."
Meanwhile, back on Arus, Marcus and Felecia were busy tending to the prisoners as they adjusted to their new surroundings. Having been in captivity for so long, it was rather difficult for them to adjust to more peaceful conditions. Even so, the two Paladins did their best for them by giving them each a blanket and something warm to drink.
As they continued to help them, Felecia was contemplating the best way to ask them about Amrita. She didn't want to say anything that would make them feel uncomfortable, but at the same time she really wanted the information that she desired. Eventually, she decided to ask and see how they would respond.
"So…how long have you been held captive by Zarkon?" She asked.
"Some for years, decades even." One of the prisoners answered. "It's hard to tell. Time becomes a blur."
"Then you must've been there when my…friend arrived. Her name was Amrita. She looked very similar to me."
The alien prisoner took a moment to examine Felecia's facial feature before attempting to recall anyone else who had a similar appearance. After roughly a minute, he gave the Green Paladin an answer.
"I never knew her name, but I certainly remember the other 2 Earthlings that arrived with Champion."
As the alien turned his head and stared at Marcus, the Black Paladin stared back at him after hearing say the word Champion. This was the second time he's been called that by them and Marcus wanted to know why that is.
"Why…do you keep calling me, Champion?" He asked.
"You really don't remember?" The alien questioned, surprised by what he just learned. "That's unbelievable. You were a legendary gladiator, undefeated in the ring. You defeated a legendary Galra gladiator known as Myzax. That was the day you earned the name Champion. I was there…along with the other young Earthling."
Closing his eyes for a moment, the alien recalled the day that he was talking about. Just thinking about those terrible times were very painful as it brought back a lot of bad memories. Even so, he persisted as he wanted to pay back the ones who saved his life.
"We were all prisoners, forced to fight for the amusement of Zarkon. On that day we were set to fight Myzax, a vile creature many thought could never be defeated. Death awaited us all. This…Amrita was the first set to fight, but fate had other plans."
As he slowly reopened his eyes, the alien looked back at Marcus with a solemn look on his face. When he saw that look, the Black Paladin was starting to fear the worse and that something had happened to Amrita during that match. However, Marcus soon learned that what he was thinking was not what actually happened.
"You were so thirsty for blood…that you injured your fellow Earthling."
Once this revelation was revealed, Felecia's eyes began to widen from utter shock. She then looked towards an equally surprised Marcus for a moment before gradually giving him a rather fierce some glare. She then went on to grab him by his armor.
"You attacked, Amrita?! Why?!"
As Felecia began angrily questioning him, Marcus was trying his best to wrap his head around what he just learned. The mere thought of him harming Amrita, who was not only his fellow crewmate, but also a good friend, seemed preposterous. He knew that there was absolutely no way that he was do that, prompting him to shake his head in denial.
"No…You're wrong." He said softly. "There's got to be some kind of mistake. I would never hurt my friends."
"But it's true…" The alien confirmed. "I was there. We all were."
Turning his attention towards the other prisoners, the alien watched as all of them nodded their heads in agreement. When they saw that, Felecia became even more upset with Marcus as it was becoming more and more evident that he did attack Amrita when the two of them were imprisoned. However, Marcus still remained in denial as he couldn't accept what he was hearing.
"No…This can't be true. There has be another reason I-"
"Marcus. Felecia. Please meet us outside the castle immediately."
The voice that just spoke over the intercom just now belonged to none other than, Dardarian. From his tone, it was clear that something important was going on and that he needed everyone to join him outside. Despite that though, Felecia was extremely reluctant to comply with the vizier's request. After what she just learned, the Green Paladin had every intention of staying and trying to determine what exactly happened to Amrita. But, after Dardarian called out to her for a second time, Felecia reluctantly complied and soon made her way out of the room.
As Marcus followed close behind, the Black Paladin silently stared at his teammate and could tell right away how upset she was. In addition to that, he could also tell that her anger and frustration was mostly being directed at him. Even so, Marcus kept his cool and stayed quiet. He didn't want to say anything that would upset Felecia any more than she already is. In addition, he wanted to be respectful to her feelings as, even if he continued to deny that he harmed Amrita maliciously, the fact remained that the evidence was stacked against him.
Once the two of them were outside, the joined up with Dardarian, Erina, and the rest of the Paladins. After seeing that everyone was present and accounted for, Dardarian lead the group as the trekked across Arus. Tony was the first to complain about this as he believed that it would be much easier if they just flew on their Lions. However, Dardarian shot that idea down as he believed that using the Lions would make what they're doing too easy. So, after about an hour of walking around, the group finally arrived at their destination.
To the surprise of the Paladins, Dardarian brought them to the broken remains of Sendak's Galra cruiser. Because they've been so focus on their training for the last couple of days, they all forgot that the ship was still on the planet. Now that they were able to get a good look at it, without it trying to kill them, the Paladins were all amazed by the sheer scope of the ship.
"Impressive…But why are we here?" Marcus asked.
"Well, you see…I've determined that we can't fix the castle with the parts we currently have." Dardarian answered. "Most the parts we need are either too worn out or were damaged from the battle against Sendak. At this rate, the castle will never be repaired and we won't be able to get off this planet. Fortunately…I've managed to find an alternative."
"Alternative…?" Felecia questioned. Her eyes then widen as she came to a realization. "Wait…do you mean?"
"Precisely!" Dardarian gave out a confident smile as he gleefully pointed towards the ship. "If we can't our own parts to repair the castle, then we'll just use parts from this Galra ship. From what I was able to determine, most the parts we need are compatible with what's here on the ship. All we need to do is find them and bring them back with us."
"In addition, this could be a good team building exercise for all of you." Erina followed up. "I've learned that sometimes the most mundane tasks can be the most helpful when it comes to working together. I want all of you to pair up and search the ship for the parts we need. I've downloaded a list into the personalized computers that's installed in your armor."
Upon hearing the princess say that, Tony found himself pressing a button that was on the left wrist of his Paladin armor. When he did that, he watched as a small display screen appeared right in front of him, detailing the list of parts that they needed. This amazed the Blue Paladin greatly and it even caused him to wonder if he could log into the internet with this computer. However, before he could even attempt to do so, Tony saw that his teammates were leaving without him and quickly gave chase.
Now, with their next task firmly in mind, the Paladins all split up and began searching for the parts they needed. Marcus and Sasuke paired up in order to find some stabilizers. Tony and Kevin left in order to locate the crystal that powers the ship. And finally, Felecia and Dardarian paired up in order to find any other parts that they might need. All the while, Princess Erina was busy observing all of them from a distance.
Originally, Felecia was set to be paired up with Marcus and Sasuke, but the Green Paladin immediately insisted that she didn't want to go with them. Before anyone could ask her why, Marcus interjected and agreed to her request. He knew that Felecia didn't want anything to do with him right now and he wanted to give her some space. Because of that, he asked Dardarian if he could accompany her, to which the vizier was more than happy to oblige.
As everyone went about their assigned tasks, something strange began to occur around the remains of the Galra ship. No one noticed it at first as they were too busy working, but one by one everyone suddenly went missing. Kevin was the first too be taken, which soon followed by Tony. Sasuke and Marcus were grabbed shortly thereafter before finally Dardarian and Erina were taken as well. The only one that remained was Felecia, who continued making her away around the ship.
Just before the Green Paladin found herself being kidnapped as well, Felecia stopped when she came across the bridge of the ship. When she saw highly advanced computer inside, the young woman's eyes suddenly lit up in excitement and she began making her away towards it. Once she made it, Felecia tried to activate the computer and her interaction with the machine caused those who were secretly pursuing her to pull back in fear.
After a few minutes of tinkering, Felecia concluded that she couldn't get the computer to activate on her own. She needed something compatible with Galra technology in order to get it too work. The first thing that came to mind when she pondered this is Marcus, who has an arm that's made from Galra tech. However, given everything that she just learned recently, Felecia didn't want anything to do with him at the moment. Instead, the Green Paladin called upon another individual to help her.
"Hey Rover…" She said as she activated her wrist communicator. "Get over here."
Around 2 minutes after she made her summons, Felecia watched as a tiny Galra Drone began making its way towards her. It was Rover, the drone she reprogrammed when she and Marcus were busy saving the prisoners from Sendak's ship. Because it was the most highly advanced piece of technology that she ever seen, Felecia just couldn't help herself when she brought it back with her to the castle. She wanted to see how it worked and she believed that it might be quite useful to her one day.
Now was that time. So, after hooking it up to the mainframe, Felecia had Rover activate the Galra computer and, much to her excitement, she was successful. Once she was in the system, the young woman began searching for the prisoner logs. If Amrita really was with the group of prisoners that she freed, then she should be recorded within the logs.
"C'mon…Where are you, Amrita?"
Felecia continued to work for a few more minutes until she finally came across some restricted files. Because she couldn't access them on her own, she had Rover break through the firewall. However, security measures were intense and even though Rover was able to bypass them, it was going to take quite some time until it was finally able to do so. However, Amrita wasn't all that concerned as she believed that she had all the time in the world.
Unfortunately, just as she began to think that, the Green Paladin was suddenly proven wrong. Suddenly, her wrist communicator was beginning to activate. Although she tried her best to ignore it, the constant ringing that it was giving off was beginning to annoy her. Eventually, she couldn't take it anymore and soon responded to whomever was calling her.
"Guys, I'm busy right now! Could you-"
"Prisoners…You have been brought her to face judgment for trespassing on our sacred land!"
Upon hearing an unfamiliar voice speak on the other line, Felecia immediately shut her mouth so that they couldn't hear her. From what she was able to gather, whoever was talking kidnapped her teammates. In addition, he seemed angry as he believed that they had trespassed on his territory. While Felecia didn't believe that was the case, she knew that it was only through her own point of view. In truth, because they were on a planet that she was completely unfamiliar with, Felecia and the others were technically trespassing on it.
As she continued to listen to what was going on, Felecia glanced over to check on Rover's progress and saw that it wasn't even half way done yet. This complicated things as whoever was speaking said something that greatly troubled her.
"Now, by the will of our all-powerful Lion God, we will now sacrifice you all to our sacred fire!"
Once she heard that, Felecia's eyes widened greatly. She then glanced back over the computer console and saw that Rover still wasn't finished yet. Time was running out and if she didn't make herself known soon, her friends would be in trouble. This was a trouble situation and as she weighed her options, all the Green Paladin could do was scoff at her rotten luck.
"Great…Just great…"
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What will Felecia do? Will she go and help her team or will she stay behind get the data she needs? Regardless of whatever she chooses, she needs to do it quickly. Haggar's fiendish creation has been sent to Arus and from what she claims…it has the power to defeat Voltron.
Next Time, Chapter 9: The Showdown on Arus – Part 1