Chapter 7 - Paladins vs Dark Moon Warriors

In the previous chapter, Serena and the paladins confronted Merla, the ruler of the Dark Moon however they were easily knocked them down. Inside the castle main headquarters, Keith tried to fight her back however he became defenseless when she tried to harassed him. But luckily, Sailor Moon and the paladins arrived in to stop her, making her to retreat away. After the first confrontation, Keith developed a strange illness but thanks to Jerry's expert in knowledge about medical and they figured it out that the disease was the same way from his first master, Jaden, who have the same disease from before. And so, they decided to go to a place called Azalzak where the Pool of Depths was built. On the other hand, Princess Diamond settled her own first plan to searched for Keith, whom he resembles to the future emperor, similar to Warrior Prince Gazer and at the same time, Merla sent the Dark Warriors to eliminate the paladins.

Will they can able to succeeded?

Find Out

As they not reached on their destination, everyone were taking a rest at their own respective rooms.

Shiro, was sat on the chair, leaning at the table, holding the pictures of between him and Keith when they are at the Galaxy Garrison a long time ago. He recalled of the woman who have the same resemblance as Merla, the one who had hurt Keith, when he was 15 years old at that time. After he recalled everything, he gripped his hand, making his face turned angry.

But suddenly, Serena entered in the room.

" Mr Shiro "

Making surprised, he turned to her " Oh, it was just you, Serena. Aren't you supposed to sleep? We need to prepared for the mission tomorrow. "

" I know that. I'm still taking care of Keith for the whole night. But I'm still ready to prepared for the mission. I hope that the Dark Moon might never followed us on where we going. "

" I see about that. After all, you are well awared of what will happened next. "

That moment, Serena looked at the pictures of Shiro and Keith at the table.

" Um, Mr Shiro... what are those pictures come from? "

" Oh, that? Those are the pictures that it was gathered a long time ago when I was the commander in charge in Galaxy Garrison at that time. I was became his teacher at that time. "

" Oh, I see. You are his teacher, huh? I'm so quite impressed. "

" Since he was lost his parents when he was a little boy, he was already studied here in Galaxy Garrison. I treated him as a younger brother. However after years passed by, after I left for an expedition in planet Kerberos, he was expelled from the school, due to some disciplinary actions. He was 16 years old at that time. "

" But I need to asked you for something, Mr Shiro. "

" Yes, what is it, Serena? Do you have something to asked me? "

" Well... just for one question... did Keith experienced bad abusement from before at the school, before he had became a paladin of Voltron? "

" And, why you asked me about that? "

" I wanted to knowed if Keith had experienced that kind of abusement from anyone. Just like Arka, Sarina did from before and the ruler of the Dark Moon, Merla so that I could stop her from hurting him. Can you tell to me about what happened? "

Shiro paused for a moment and after a second, he responded " Okay, I will tell you the story but this one will gonna shocked you. "

" Why? What happened in that time? "

" Well you see, a brand new teacher member of the Galaxy Garrison was hired in a flash. She has the same resemblance as Merla that we have encountered a while ago. "

" that woman was the same as Merla?! Who is she was, Mr Shiro? "

" Her name was Kate Dangba. She was very prominent to every members of the school. However, some of the students are afraid of her. "

" Why not? "

" Because it was due to her selfish harshness and strictfulness in teaching to become a pilot. So that why most of the students in training were out of the school due to what happened."

" And then what next? "

" Although the school didn't know about her real personality despite the favoritism of a teacher to a student. Kate has been worked for not more than 1 year. She had been fired due to what happened to Keith. "

" That woman did to Keith? But why? "

" I'm not so sure. But only I know that she was very close to him due to that she had teached him on how to become a real pilot. At first, she was very confident at him but as the days passed by, she was started to act strangely at him. I was very curious of her new personality until when I heard that some of the students have been mysteriously abducted at night time and ended up killed in an old basement that it was on the back of the school. At first, I thought it was just a rumor. "

" Do you think that Miss Kate was behind of those mysterious killings? "

" Well, I had warned Keith to stayed away from her but Miss Kate kept persuaded him to continue to teached him until that terrible night comes. Keith was 15 years old at that time. "

(Flashback)

(6 years ago)

(Galaxy Garrison School)

An alarm sound was heard the entire school, everyone were awoke including Lance, Pidge and Hunk (who were 13 years olds at that time), went out of their rooms.

" Ugh, man... what is going on? Is this an emergency or something? " Lance wondered, in an complaining manner

" I think it was not a drill or something. " Hunk said

Suddenly, some of the students went out.

" Ha? What is really going on in here? " Lance wondered and he asked one of the students " What's happening? Why you are all get out from your rooms? "

" I guess there is an another abduction was took place tonight. " the student responded

" Say what?! An another abduction?! " Lance asked in surprise manner

" But I thought it was just a rumor. " Pidge said

" But who will might be? " Hunk wondered

But a moment of sudden, Shiro along with Pidge's older brother Matt and Commander Samuel Holt, their father, arrived in.

" Everyone! Is everything was okay? " Shiro asked them

They turned their backs to them.

" Dad! Brother! What is really going on? Is there is an another abduction of a student tonight? " Pidge asked

" Yes, it is. There is an another abduction of a student tonight. So that Commander Iverson commanded every students to get out of their rooms so that they were put them to safety because of the mysterious abductor kidnapped every students one by one every night. " Commander Holt said

" So, it was not a rumor after all, I guess. " Hunk said

" Then, who was that student who was kidnapped this time? " Pidge asked

" Every members and staffs have searched the entire school to find the main culprit, who was behind of these kidnappings sprees. After all, it was far more risk for every students. " Matt stated

Then, a police guard arrived, and said " Um, Sir. We didn't found him yet. "

" What?! No way... " Shiro said in a shocking manner

" We have searched in every parts of the school but he wasn't there. " the police guard stayed

The police guard leave away.

" What should we do now, Shiro? " Matt asked

" Hold on... don't tell me that... " Pidge uttered

" It was actually Keith?! " Lance asked in surprise

" But how? " Hunk asked

" Yes, he had been mysteriously disappeared tonight. " Shiro responded

" But how it was happened? " Pidge asked

" If I recalled it correctly, I had saw him a hour ago, entering back to his room, to take a rest. But two hours later, I saw Miss Kate was carried someone on her hands but I didn't see it carefully of what she had carrying with because of all the lights were turned off during that time. " Shiro said

" Do you know where she will gonna go to, Shiro? " Hunk asked

" I'm not so sure. Come on, we gonna keep continued on finding him in every part of the school. " Shiro said in a hurry

" I'm coming with you, Shiro. " Lance said

" Me too " Pidge said

And the group were kept continuing on finding Keith and Miss Kate in every part of the school.

On the other hand, Keith was awoke in an empty basement.

" Huh?... Where am I? How did I get in here?... If I recalled... "

(Another flashback)

(Two hours ago)

(At the second floor)

As he was about went to his room, Miss Kate approached to him.

" Um... Keith. May I asked you for something. "

" Not now, Miss Kate. I need to rest myself for the night. I will talked to you tomorrow morning. " as he tried to entered in his room

" Oh, come on... just once in a moment... please... "

He deeply sigh and said " Okay, fine with me. So, where we should talked but not too long, okay? "

" In my office then "

" In your office? "

And so, she brings him to her office. He sat on a large comfortable sofa.

" So, what you will gonna asked me then? I never thought it was all about my skills to become a new pilot, isn't it? "

She placed a glass of orange juice on the table.

" Of course not. After all, you are the most prominent among of the entire school body and I have admired you a lot since I been teach here in Galaxy Garrison. "

" Not exactly, Miss Kate. After all, I was learned to become independent person..

not only to you but to others including Shiro as well. " as he drink the juice on the glass

" Your Welcome, Keith. "

But suddenly, he began to feel dizzy.

" What the?... I guess I'm feeling dizzy... I think I will fall asleep... "

And he fell down on the floor. That very moment, Kate was started to laughed in evil grin.

" You are mine now... "

Then, she carried him away out of the school without being noticed by someone.

(Flashback Ends)

(Return back to the basement)

" It can't be... but why? "

That very moment, Miss Kate approached to him.

" You are finally awake, Keith. "

" Where am I? Why did you bring me here in this empty basement? Don't tell me that you have planned something, don't you? "

" Oh, it was very obvious, isn't it? " as she went near to him, and said in a low tone voice manner " You should come with me. "

" What? Come with you? No! I will never go with someone else! "

" You won't come with me? Who told you that? Do I say that it was the commander in charge had told you about that? "

" Yes! Shiro had told me that I won't ever come with you because you are such a bad criminal! "

Making her to angry in rage, she said " criminal... criminal, did you say?... " with an evil expression on her face then she went on " Well then, let's settled this in a hard way. "

She tried to pulled his hand away, forcibly.

" Let me go! " as he tried to pull back away from her

" I won't let you go because you will belong to me now. " with an evil amusement

But suddenly, Shiro and the others along with a group of trooping army arrives in at the basement, making Kate was been cornered.

" What the? It can't be... " Miss Kate wondered

" Release the student at once or else we will fired you. " the trooped leader demanded, pointed the gun at her

No other choice, Miss Kate released her small knife from her pocket, held Keith as a hostage bait.

" No! Don't ever hurt him! " Shiro shouted

" Really? After all, you dare to get in my way because you had stole him away from me! " Miss Kate said, in anger manner

" What are you talking about? I'm not stole anything from anybody else. You are the criminal who did all of these mysterious crime sprees. You are nothing but a selfish foolish person. " Shiro stated

" Yeah, you heard the commander! Surrender yourself right now! " Lance shouted

" Well I will never listen from all of you. This young man will be belong to me. " Miss Kate said, with evil amusement

" I won't let you have him! " Shiro yelled, and he charged to knocked her down, making to release Keith from her grasp

After that, the trooping group went to her, grabbed her and she was ended up arrested.

" From this day forward, you will be no longer to be a member in the Galaxy Garrison. You are now fired! " Commander Holt said

" This is not over yet, you fools! I shall returned back in revenge! " Miss Kate shouted

And she was taken away from the school. Keith, was scared in terrify, that he thinks might someday that she will returned again to hurt him.

Shiro, approached to him, told him " Don't need to be worried, Keith. She will never returned back in this school ever again. "

" Do you think so, Shiro? " Keith asked, in an anxiously facial expression

" Of course, we are all here to protect you from harm, I swear. " Shiro said, tapped his hand on his head

" Thanks, Shiro. Without you, I will ended up being defenseless. " Keith said

" No problem " Shiro said with a smiling expression on his face

(Flashback Ends)

(Returned back to the present time)

(Altean Castleship)

" As the days goes by, some of the students were returned again to trained as pilots. Keith was feel confident right now after the incident. " Shiro said

" So, what happened to Miss Dangba? Did she ended up in the prison or something that it was too cruel, just like banishment? " Serena asked

" Well, according to the police at that time, she was been held guilty, declaring her banishment away from the school. From that day forward, she was never seen by anyone again. " Shiro responded

" Oh, I understand now but there is something in that part that it was very confusing. " Serena said

" What is it? " Shiro asked

" If Miss Kate was the primary criminal in the school so it's means that she and Merla were in the same persona. " Serena stated

" But, how did you guessed that Miss Kate was actually Queen Merla? " Shiro asked

" I think it was because due to her harshness and selfish personality to other people and her obsession towards Keith. So, I think that she was actually Merla in a disguise. "

" I get the point but I think I'm not sure that if Miss Kate was actually Merla the evil ruler of the Dark Moon. I guess we should find out some secret informations all about her. " Shiro stated

After their secret conversation, Serena went back to the main headquarters, sat on the seat of the Black Lion and then she kept continued researching on the tracking location of the Dark Moon hideout.

But a moment of sudden, Princess Allura and Coran went in.

" Oh, Serena. There you are. " Allura said

Serena, was surprised, and she stand up, said " Oh, it was you guys. Sorry about that, because I'm getting so very busy today. "

" I guess it was near morning already. Aren't you supposed to take a rest for a minute? " Coran asked

" I'm not tired. I was keeping researching on all about the tracking location of the Dark Moon hideout. " Serena responded

" I see. So, I guess we already made to the planet Azalzak I think. " Allura said

A minute later, Shiro, Keith along with Pidge, Hunk, Lance along with Tom and Jerry, Rini and Chibi Chibi even Romelle had arrived in.

" So, what's the status? " Tom asked

" I guess we should make it to the planet on time. " Jerry said

" I can't wait on what is the Point of Depths looks like. I hope it was not deadly that much. " Hunk said

" Do you ever forgot of what Jerry said yesterday? That pool was not too dangerous that much. " Lance told him

" Oh, yeah. I get it now. " Hunk said

" Do you think that the Dark Moon knows about this? " Romelle asked

" I think they didn't know our secret plan that we will were going to the planet Azalzak. And besides, there will be no problem if Serena was with us. " Pidge responded, in a thoughtful manner

" But the problem is that the evil stupid ruler Merla. She knows everything of all our secret plans even though that she was kept following on targeting Keith. " Rini stated

" I guess we should stay sharp and alert. If that evil queen knows where we are, we must fight her back. We can't let allowed her to laid her fingers on Keith this time just like from what Miss Kate did. " Shiro told them

" Oh, yeah... I still remember that creepy evil woman, you know, the former teacher in Galaxy Garrison, right, Pidge? " Hunk asked

" Yes, and besides, and thanks to my dad along Shiro. She was ended being banished away ever again. " Pidge said in response

" Hold on... do you think that Miss Kate was still alive out there? No one sees her after she had left the school. " Lance asked

" Maybe she ended up dying on an empty wasteland or a desert island. She has no place to go with, all by herself. What gives? " Pidge said, insisted

" I got your point there, Pidge. There is nothing to be worried about that evil woman from the past. All we need to focused now on how we gonna stop Merla from targeting. " Shiro stated

A hour later, they are finally arrived at the planet Azalzak. They were surprised of what they saw.

" Looks like a planet ended up dying... " Jerry uttered

" That planet was completely destroyed by Galra Empire many years ago. It was the home to the old civilization in which they are been having their own rituals and sacrifices. My father had told me about that story. " Allura stated

" So, that the place where we could find the temple where the Pool of Depths was hidden? " Hunk asked

" Exactly, the temple was still completely indestructible because it was made combination of clay and stone bricks. " Allura said

" The temple has 170 floors on it. " Coran stated

" 170 floors?! " Tom asked in surprise

" Yes, but you have to be aware of deadly traps and monstrous creatures in there because they will be might attacked you into pieces. " Coran told them

" So, what now? Shall we get ahead to the temple then? " Lance asked them

" But wait! " Keith responded

" What is it, Keith? Don't tell me that you are scared, aren't you? " Lance asked, in embarrassment

" No, I'm not! " Keith protested

But Serena told him, " I guess you will gonna stayed here for a moment. "

" Huh? But why? " Keith asked

" It was too dangerous out there. If that evil queen knows where you are, you will ended up being captured by her again. But don't need to be worried, you will guided by Tom, Jerry or Shiro, just in case we have found the Pool of Depths in inside the temple. I won't let the Dark Moon might get their hands on you. Is it was okay for you? " Serena told him

" Okay, I understand. But just called me if you are finally reached in there. I'll be riding with your friends through the space pod. " Keith said

" Alright! Let's go, guys! " Serena said

And so, Serena weared her paladin uniform and after that she ride on the Black Lion. Allura and the other paladins were followed her behind her back while the others were watching them. (Notes: This is the second time that Serena piloted the Black Lion temporarily and this is the first time that Keith was stayed for the moment)

" I hope they will be okay out there. " Chibi Chibi said, in an anxious manner

" No need to be anxious that much, Chibi Chibi. Serena was a tough warrior fighter, nothing to be afraid of. " Jerry said to her, with determination

" Yeah, cheer up and besides those evil creeps will never able to defeat her because of her strong power of magic. " Tom stated

" Do you think that they were gonna attacked the planet? " Diana asked

" They will never attacked the planet. Serena can able to managed to defeat them. " Rini responded

" I see " Diana said

Shiro, turned to Keith, who was anxiously worried in face.

" What's the matter? " he asked

" I guess I was getting so worried about Serena. That evil ruler might killed her in a secret and then she was tried to get me once again. " Keith responded

" It will never happened. I hope that they were able to reached through the temple on time then we will go after next so the Dark Moon can't followed it. " Shiro told him

And Keith turned his head at the computer screen, watching from the farther distance, still anxiously worried about Serena and the others.

Meanwhile, Serena and the other paladins have finally arrived at the planet Azalzak.

" Here we are... " Hunk uttered

" I guess we have to stay sharp, guys. " Serena commanded them

And they went down from their respective lions then they went on walking, on the way to the temple.

" How far was it? " Lance asked

" Not far too long. It was right on the center. " Allura said, pointed through her finger

" Let's go, guys. " Serena said in a rush

As they were reached to the entrance of the temple, they were confronted by the Dark Warriors.

" Ugh... not you guys again! " Lance said, with an impatient expression

" So, you guys can able to come in the temple, huh? Well, we won't allowed it. " Sapphire asked

" If you wanted to get in, you have to passed us first. " Red said

" Fine with us! We won't let you to destroyed this planet! " Allura shouted

" But first, where is the paladin leader with the red sword bayard? " Emerald asked them

" Our ruler ordered us to eliminate you and to captured the paladin leader with the red sword. " Topaz stated

" We won't let you to get Keith from us! We will able to defeat you all with all our strength and power! " Lance shouted

" That's right! " Hunk said

Allura, turned to Serena, told her " You go ahead inside. We will passed you out later. "

" I will, Allura! " Serena said

" Be careful. " Pidge told her

" I will! " Serena said and she ran off from the scene

And then, the four paladins released their own respective bayard weapons, confronted the Dark Warriors, face to face. That when, the two teams are started to charged their attacks with each other.

On the other hand, Princess Diamond, riding on her spaceship, had finally reached on planet Azalzak, to searched for Keith.

" At last... I will finally see you... paladin leader Keith... be prepared yourself. " with an evil smile on her face

And her spaceship went down to the ground surface of the planet and then she went down from her ship, going to go after Keith while Serena was held down to the lowest part of the temple in which the Pool of Depths was placed.

Now that Serena had already know about the secret treachery of Merla from the past, by discovering some informations from Shiro. As they were on the planet Azalzak, they were confronted by the Dark Warriors, demanded to surrender Keith to them, by the order of Ruler Merla. And that's how the two teams are battling with each other while Serena was going through the lowest part of the temple, to find the Pool of Depths. On the other hand, Keith was feel anxious about her safety, due to that Merla might get him again. But unbeknownst to him, there is an another one who wanted to see him as well, in which no other than Princess Diamond, the secondary ruler of the Dark Moon.

Will the paladins can able to win in this battle fight? Will Serena can able to be accomplished in founding the Pool of Depths in inside the temple? Will Keith can able to avoid the brand new threat has coming on the way?

Find Out

In The Next Chapter

Chapter 8 - Princess Diamond Appears

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" Searching the real informations is the solution to find out the real reasons about the situation that it was not yet to be resolved by others. Tried to solved in yourself and learned to be well informant. Don't believe in some fake news. It was caused terrible panick to everyone else. "

- Katie " Pidge " Holt