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Enemy My Friend
Arus
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Voltron and its characters are owned by World Event's Productions.
Warning: Contains Adult Situations.
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Chapter 15
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Katherine gritted her teeth as the robeast just countered another move.

"Neive, you have that plan ready?" she called over the comlink. "I don't think this robeast is gonna give us any more time."

"Just about," Neive stated. "There. I have the information from Shane programmed in. Its now up to you."

Katherine breathed in deeply and grabbed the controls tightly.

"Let's just see what this baby can do."

Katherine then brought Voltron into an attack stance, and watched as the robeast waited for their next move.

"You think you've seen what we can do?" she nearly yelled. "Don't ever underestimate what we can do!"

She then pushed forward on her controls.

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Anala closed her eyes savoring the warmth that enveloped her. She gasped as she felt the light touch of warm lips, against her exposed neck, suddenly becoming aware to everything around her.

A sudden shift in weight above her, caused her to meet his gaze. As he took her into a deep kiss again, she felt his arm pull her right arm to hold it above her head against the cushion below her, and his other arm wrap around her small waist. She then arched her back as he trailed a string of kisses from her lips, down the side of her neck. She breathed in hard, suddenly aware that the pressure around her chest was then released, as the makeshift halter-top she wore was removed.

She then let out a soft moan as the hand that held her right armed pinned above her, let her go, and danced down her arm, light touching her as it traveled down the length of her arm then caress the soft skin by her shoulder. She then closed her eyes as she felt him remove the thin cloth that served to cover her, leaving her exposed to him.

Her mind and heart raced, but she fully surrendered to the sensations she was experiencing. His touch felt like electricity against her skin. His kisses trailed along her neck, and across her collar; leaving her skin hot where he touched her.

She could feel the urgency in his touches; the experience of being intimate before, was in every motion he made. He knew exactly where to touch her, to illicit the type of response she made; making her body yearn for more.

Her mind raced, taking in every sensation, as well as dwelling on the entire moment. Here she was, locked in intimate embrace with the very man that was a sworn enemy to the Voltron Force and most of the Galaxy Alliance. Yet, she knew that there was more to him, that she could see, beyond the façade he portrayed. Deep down, she saw him for what was truly him; and that is what made her realize that she was in love with him. The man that was trying so desperately to find his own identity, but failing in the eyes of the one person who seemed to matter the most to him.

At this moment, however, she surrendered to what her body yearned. The touch of him, the smell of him; it engulfed her every being. She responded fully to him as he held her close to him with one arm, and his other was free to travel her body, caressing her skin softly. She let out a soft moan as his hand came close to the swell of her breasts, causing her to arch into him. She then felt his hand travel the side of her body as it then hooked into the hem of the pants she wore. She then felt him push on it, to pull it over her hips. Before she could contemplate fully on what was happening, the article of clothing was freed from her, and she laid there fully unclothed now.

She then noticed his actions were now becoming more aggressive, as he pulled her more into his hold, taking her into a kiss again, then kissing down her neck, across her collar, then slowly made a trail of kisses over her bosom. She felt his arm pull her right leg over him and then come to rest on her waist as he held her.

As his hand left her waist, she brought her free hand to rest against his chest. She could only meet his gaze, but he shifted her so she was completely on her back. His left arm again pulled her leg over him. With his right hand, he pulled off the shirt he wore, and it was then she realized that they both lay, completely exposed to each other. She had no time to dwell as her leg was pushed up further; she could feel the muscles tightening in his legs as he positioned himself over her.

He then pulled her against him, her breasts brushing against his bare chest, as he entwined his fingers within her own; and taking her into a deep kiss, with a sudden jerk, she let out a moan as he was soon inside her.

They remained motionless for a moment. Anala could only breathe in deeply, trying to accustom herself to the new sensation. Tears formed at her eyes, knowing that this was what she wanted; and that this may be the only time in her life, she could experience it; experience true love for the first time.

As she opened her eyes again, she met his gaze. She then felt his hands frame her face, wiping the tears that threatened to spill. She could only respond by bringing her own hand to the side of his face, and she brought her head up to kiss him.

She then breathed in deeply as he began his slow movement, in and out of her. She arched her back as his thrusts became faster, and deeper. She felt his hands roam her body, causing her to revel in the new sensation washing over her. Warm lips traveled the length of her body, kissing a trail from her neck down between her breasts, and soon one hand was caressing one of her mounds. She clenched her teeth as she breathed in, and her breathing became labored as she felt his mouth upon her other breast.

Anala surrendered her mind and body; as they continued to make love together. It felt like she was in heaven. She was floating in out of a haze; her body responding to every movement he made. As they continued, the more she didn't want it to end; her body moving with his, joined together in this moment. She knew that she did not know when they would be together again, if they made it out alive, but she was glad to have this moment. There was so much that she learned about who he was, but she wanted to know more. And she wanted to have him know who she was. Regardless of who she was, she wanted to know that she was the one that loved him. That she was the one that would be there to care for him. The more she realized her love for him, the more she wanted this to last as long as it could. She held him close to her, as they continued into the night.

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Zeya breathed in deeply as she struggled to push the doors open. They had reached as far as they could in the elevator shaft they were climbing, as an old elevator was stuck in the shaft above them.

Keith braced the door open as he reached down to pull her up. With one tug, he was able to bring her through the open doors and move out of the way as they slid close.

Zeya breathed heavily as she stared at him then at the doors. She then bowed her head as she rested.

"This is just too much," she said. "We've been climbing that for nearly 2 hours."

"We were farther down than we thought," he said as he kneeled before her. "And we still have more floors to climb."

She slowly nodded as she got to her feet. "Maybe the stairwells on this level are not blocked," she said.

He nodded in agreement then slowly got to his feet. And as soon as he did, he felt as if his very soul was suddenly ripped out of him. He fell to his knees, dizzy, and suddenly exhausted.

"Keith?" Zeya asked. "What's wrong?"

"I - I don't ..." before he could finish, he fell to the ground before him, unconscious.

"Keith!"

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Katherine pulled back on her controls as she brought the Blazing Sword down across the robeast. The armor it wore, only deflected the blow, but it achieved the action that she wanted.

She was able to get past it, to head toward the two processing plants that they needed to execute their plan.

"Neive, are you ready?" she asked quickly. "I don't think that robeast is going to give us some leeway."

"Ready!"

"Shane, execute your sound wave."

Shane nodded as he pressed a button on his console. Katherine could only hold her controls still as she steadied Voltron between the plants. The shield symbol upon Voltron's chest suddenly started to glow. Katherine and the others then braced themselves as a sonic noise was suddenly released, augmented by the plants they were standing in between of. The robeast started to attack them, but was then stopped in its place as the full force of the sound hit it. Katherine watched her view-screen as the the armor it wore began to crack in places, and soon, the robeast was left defenseless.

"LiAnne, now!"

The Red Lion then came forth and released a volley of missiles and flame to engulf the robeast.

"Now, to send this thing to hell!"

Katherine readied, as she held the Blazing Sword within Green Lions grip. She then pushed on her controls and went into a run. With one giant swing, the Blazing Sword sliced through the robeast, this time without trouble.

As she brought Voltron to a stop, the robeast let out a loud roar before exploding behind them.

"We did it!" Shane yelled. "My lord, we did it!"

Katherine could only nod, as she turned to face the plant that now lay in ruins.

"Yes, but at what cost."

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Keith breathed in deeply as he stared at the fountain before him.

Again with the fountain. Why was he drawn to this place? He turned around as he watched the strange people walk the roads, of this bustling town.

" ' The Argosians were an intellectual people, ' "

He quickly turned around to see the young man he had seen before come toward him.

" ' They were well into space travel long before many knew what it was, ' "

Keith stared at him. "You are Ylren, aren't you?"

The young man turned to him. " ' Yes - and no ' " he stated. " ' Im merely, a stray memory of who he was , '"

"A memory?"

The young man nodded. " ' Everyone carries with them, the memories of those who came before them, ' " he stated. " ' In you, you carry my memories. As does your sister; your mother; and all those that came before you. '"

"I don't understand," Keith stated. "Are you saying that I am related to you?"

The young man smiled. " ' I thought that much was obvious, ' " he stated. " ' Otherwise, you wouldn't have experienced all that you have gone through. You were destined to follow in my footsteps. '"

He then smiled to himself. " ' But to my surprise, you were unwilling to do so, '" he stated. " ' Why is that? '"

"The only thing I want is to be who I am," Keith stated. "Im just someone who wants to live his own life."

Ylren only nodded. " ' Which is why Kelar failed so miserably, '" he said.

"Kelar?" he asked. "How was he ever allowed to.."

" ' Kelar too, is a descendant, ' " Ylren stated. " ' He was actually the ancestor of my sister..'"

Keith noticed that he went silent. "What is it?"

" ' My sister was raped, when she was going through her Nilan, ' " he stated. " ' And through that action, she was driven insane, when she gave birth to a son. ' "

" ' I fought with the elders to seek guidance for her, in her time of need, ' " he said. " ' It was at that time, they discovered that I was going through my own turmoil. They were so incessant on keeping tabs on me, that my sister was left without the help she needed. She took her own life so she could not face with having to raise a child that was born out of a violent act. That was one of the reasons why I left Vallis, when I did. '"

"The son, he was - "

" ' Taken in by the elders, to be raised under their care, '" he explained. " ' Since I left, they wanted to see if the gifts I was blessed with would also manifest within others of my family. Little did they know that it was my brother who would pass on those gifts. '"

"The man I saw, in my dreams," Keith stated as he stepped toward him. "The one that Roaman killed?"

Ylren nodded. " ' We came to Argos because we sensed others like us, '" he said. " ' There we met Roaman, a young lord, who happened to be powerful. Among his people, they regarded him with respect however, I knew that he possessed the same gifts as I did.

" ' We stayed here on Argos, unknowingly, playing right into Roaman's hands, '" he continued. " ' My brother married a young maiden here; I remained here since I knew that going back to Vallis would mean that I would have to face those who betrayed my trust.

" ' You have met my brother's child, Lemille? '"

"Yes," Keith stated. "But, if they are from your time?"

Ylren nodded. " ' We have the gift of long life, '" he stated. " ' As do you, '" he said. Then he went silent as he looked at him. " ' That is if you want it. '"

"What do you mean?"

" ' You can choose to live a long life, '" he said. "' Or live like a normal human; that is your choice. '"

"But, how did you..."

" ' Die? ' " he asked. " ' Lemille '"

"What?" he asked.

" ' Unlike us, we developed the powers we have, ' " he said. " ' Your dream, do you remember what happened? '"

"After Roaman killed your brother, Lemille came into the room," Keith stated.

" ' She was gifted from birth, ' " Ylren stated. " ' She was overwrought with anger and sadness over the death of her father, that her emotions controlled her every being.

" ' She's the one responsible for all life on this planet, to disappear, '" Ylren stated. " ' But, that was the gift she was born with. '"

"What?" Keith asked as he looked around. "All of this? She's the one?"

Ylren nodded. " ' She has the ability to drain the essence from life itself, '" he said. " ' Roaman saw this in her, and knew that if he had control over it, he could use her against those that defied him.

" ' But, in murdering her father, he underestimated the exact strength of what her power could do. ' " he continued. " ' In her anger, because she was told that I was responsible for her father's death, she drained me of my powers; my gifts; and caused the destruction of this planet. '"

Ylren then stared at the fountain before him. " ' To this day, I don't think she realizes that she was the one, who caused all of this, '" he stated. " ' When all of that happened, Roaman was secretly discussing plans with the Drule Empire; leaders of the nearby planet, the one you now call Doom. Roaman knew that the Drules wanted the Lazon on this planet to use for their war machines, but without laborers to do their work for them, Roaman knew that he would have a hard time convincing the leaders of this planet to offer the lazon for trade.

" ' When Lemille ' " he paused for a moment. " ' Let's just say that his labor force was suddenly eliminated when he took it upon himself to betray me. Roaman was suddenly stuck in a situation where he could not deliver his promised supply to that of the Drule Empire. So intern, they came and took whatever mined supplies that were left. '"

"Which is why Roaman is angry with King Zarkon?" Keith asked.

Ylren slowly nodded. " ' The lazon stolen from this planet was used by his forefathers to build their empire, ' " he continued. " ' Something Roaman feels that he should have been paid for. '"

"The people of this planet died, and even in that time, he was still only concerned about what he could gain?" Keith asked.

" ' The only assets he had were Sendrre and Lemille, ' " he stated. " ' Roaman decided that everything that had happened, would not have happened if my brother and I had never appeared on Argos, seeking him. He felt that we --- I was responsible for all that he has lost. '"

"Which is why he wants to confront you."

" ' Which is why he wants to confront you,' " he stated. " ' Since you, in essence, are now me. '"

"I don't understand."

Ylren only smiled. " ' I am dead, Captain, '" he stated. " ' My powers however, live on through you. You carry all that was me, within you. That's what Roaman doesn't understand. '"

"I think Im in the same boat," Keith stated. "Then all that had happened on Lysia - "

Ylren then smiled. " ' No, that was entirely me, '" he stated. " ' Your sister, was right in her conclusions, that you are pretty much serving as a vessel for my - spirit to live on. What Kelar did to you on Lysia, I knew I had to end. '"

"Then why are you appearing to me now?" Keith asked.

" ' We all have a road in life, that we follow,' " he stated. " ' And some of us get a 2nd chance to take the right road. I followed the wrong road, and now, Im have the chance to make the right decisions. '"

"What do you mean?"

" ' That I cannot say, '" he stated. " ' But know, that after today..I will no longer cause you--- what have called, grief in your life.'"

"But-"

" ' No need to explain Captain,'" he stated. " ' I know it was said more to placate Roaman, but I know I've caused enough problems for everyone. I owe you that much. '"
"What is going to happen?"

" ' That, you will have to see, Captain, '" he stated. " 'But, today, I ask that you trust Prince Lotor and Princess Zeya, even if you feel that you shouldn't. Your sister's life, will depend on your cooperation with them. '"

"Her life?"

" ' The lazon poisoning is already affecting her, because of her injuries, and the antidote made to combat it will not work with her. Unless she is taken off this planet soon, she will die, '"

"We know..."

" ' You will have to trust Prince Lotor to see to her health, '" he stated. "' He will help her. '"

"How do you know?"

Ylren only smiled. " ' Don't worry, Captain, '" he said. " 'You still have to face Roaman again. But I wont be with you to help. '"

"Why?"

" ' Because my time here, is now over, '" he said. " 'Remember, second chances. '"

"How are we supposed to defeat him?"

" ' Lemille, '" he stated. " ' She has the power to stop him; but she must be made to realize that she was responsible for what happened here. Though she must understand why it happened. '"

"How will I be able to tell her?"

" ' Your sister,'" he stated as he started to walk away from him. " ' Remember, Captain, second chances. '"

Before Keith could ask again, the scene before him grew dark and the young man faded from view. He then felt dizzy as he fell to his knees.

" ' Oh Captain, do you wish to have a long life? '" the question echoed through his mind. " ' Or live normally, with those you love? '"

"Long life isn't worth living if you can't share it with those you love."

" ' Wise choice, Captain. '"

And with that, his world was then silenced.