As they landed their lions, they all ran towards the elevator. Keith
glanced down at his watch. He took a deep breath as he watched the timer
countdown. Just as the elevator doors opened he heard the shots ring loud
in his ears. His heart stopped for a moment. He prayed against all odds
hoping that Zarkon hadn't jumped the gun. He ran out of the elevator and
immediately looked for Allura. He quickly spotted her lying on the ground
not moving. As he started to run towards her a group of several doom
soldiers quickly stopped him as they had their blasters pointed right at
him. He quickly dropped to the ground and swiped the guard's legs from
beneath him. Several more approached him but he swiftly deterred their
plans. Zarkon smiled at the Captain's ambitiousness to get to his princess.
He knelt down next to Allura and lifted her in his arms. His hand caressed
her cheek as he did a thorough check on her.
K-What did you do to her?
Z-Haggar got a little carried away. She should survive though. You should have been here, it was very entertaining to hear her scream. After all, the old witch does know a thing or two about torture.
Keith laid the princess down next to where Coran and the Marshall were tied up at. He glanced over at Graham who signaled him to look down to the floor. Keith saw the leather holster on the inside of his pant leg. Evidently when the guards tied up him and Coran, he didn't check to see if they had any additional weapons on them. He knew that this was probably his only chance to try to do something. He slowly leaned up from his bride and quickly reached for the blaster. He swung around with the gun and began firing shots at the soldiers in front of him. The distraction was all that was needed as the other Voltron members also started to attack the guards. Within minutes, all of king's lackeys were on the ground leaving Zarkon and Haggar by themselves. Keith quickly freed the Marshall and Coran and a couple of other palace guards who had also been tied up. A huge smiled appeared on the monster's face as he began to clap his hands.
Z-It's so hard to find good help these days. I must say that I'm very impressed Captain. Now I can see why my pathetic excuse for a son was defeated every time he fought you. It's no use this time though. You are terribly out numbered.
K-Call off your troops, or I'll kill you right now.
Z-You won't kill me. Even though you hate me with every ounce of your being, you could never bring yourself to kill me.
K-You've threatened my family and friends. You killed innocent civilians. I don't think that I would have a problem with that right now.
He glanced over at Allura who was beginning to stir around. He backed up to where she was lying and kneeled down beside her, with his blaster still pointed towards Zarkon. She slowly opened her eyes when his hand touched her cheek. For a moment she smiled happy to see him, but then quickly remembered everything that had happened. He helped her stand, as it was quite obvious she wasn't sure of the capability of her legs right then. He pulled her to stand behind him as his protective nature took over.
Z-My dear princess, I do believe that there is a special surprise that should be arriving momentarily.
A-What could that possibly be?
As if on cue, the doors to the control room opened. About twenty-five more soldiers walked into the room followed by Lotor.
L-Allura, so nice to see you again my sweet.
She didn't say anything. She hoped that Lotor had a different type motive for being here. After all, he had saved her life from Haggar. She was also puzzled as to why Haggar said nothing when Lotor came in the room, but she knew that they had betrayed each other before in the past.
L-Father, my transport is ready. We're all set to take the prisoners to Doom.
Z-Excellent. Tie them down and take them to the ship.
As the guards began to close in Keith raised his blaster and began firing off shots. With a wave of Haggar's cane though, the gun was ripped from his hands and was now sitting in hers.
H-I don't think that you will be needing that anymore Captain.
He tried to fight off the guards but they were too much. He saw Zarkon and the witch leave the room, as four soldiers grabbed on to him. Getting tired of the fight he was putting on, one of the guards slammed the barrel of his blaster in to Keith's jaw making everything turn black.
A-Lotor please! Don't do this!
Lotor turned to look away from Allura. He wouldn't allow his feelings for her to ruin his plan. She struggled and pulled against the arms that held her hoping against hopes that Lotor would stop this. She was quickly proven wrong though as they were taken out to his ship and loaded into one of the prison cells aboard it.
L-Damn it! What the hell are we gonna do now?
P-Maybe we can find a way to pick the lock. There has to be some way for us to get out of here.
Hunk and Sven had already been examining the doors for several minutes. There was no evident lock on the door and no windows in the small room.
H-That's not going to happen, its solid steel. They're about four inches thick and it's pressurized. We're stuck until someone comes to get us.
Lance turned to look at Allura. He could see the scared look in her eyes. She knew they were in a dire situation. There was no telling what Zarkon would do to Coran and Marshall Graham back on Arus. He smiled at her letting her know that the brave front she was putting up was helping to keep things calm. He sat down next to her as she cradled Keith's head in her lap.
L-Hopefully he'll wake up soon and help us formulate a plan once we get to Doom.
A-I'm scared Lance. I'm scared for the people back home. So many innocent people are going to die.
He rested his hand on top of hers and took a deep breath.
L-We'll find a way.
A-I want to stay positive, but we've never been in a situation like this. We're caged animals right now, and they have our castle and the keys to the lions.
Lance knew that nothing he could say would comfort her right now. Instead he wrapped an arm around her shoulder. Allura looked back at Keith and ran her fingers through his dark unruly hair. If they lived to see tomorrow, he would have one heck of a bruise on his jaw. Zarkon had been right all along about him. She knew that was probably one of Keith's biggest faults. He thought with his heart instead of his head when she was involved. As she held his hand, her slender fingers traced over the simple gold band that he wore on his left hand. Romelle took a seat next to them as Sven wrapped his arms around her. He kissed her forehead as she rested it against his shoulder. She smiled at the thought of her and Sven getting married one day if they made it out of here alive.
R-It was a beautiful ceremony Allura.
Allura glanced up to see the smile on Romelle's face. She was right. It was indeed beautiful. Up until about five hours ago, it had been the most wonderful day of her life. She glanced back to Keith when she felt him stir. He slowly opened his eyes trying to adjust to the brightness in the room.
A-Keith, you're awake. How do you feel?
He slowly leaned up and rubbed the side of his jaw.
K-Like I was slammed in the face with a blaster.
L-He must be fine, he still has his melodramatic sense of humor.
K-Is everyone ok?
A-We're fine. We're on Lotor's ship. He's taking us to Doom.
As he got a closer look at her, he could see the bruise and cut on her lip had swollen and turned a darker shade of purple. As his fingers traced her chin and jaw, she laced her fingers through his.
A-I'll be fine. We have bigger problems to worry about right now.
K-Is there any way out of this place?
L-Hunk and Sven already checked for that. We're sitting ducks until some one opens the door.
K-How long have we been in the air?
Lance glanced down at his watch?
L-About two hours. It'll be about three more before we're there.
K-We need to come up with a plan on how to get back home.
A- Even if we do make it back to Arus, Zarkon will use Voltron against us. How do we make a stand?
K-That's not a problem.
L-How so?
K- About a year ago Hunk and I came up with a way to kind of hotwire the lions in case this situation ever occurred.
S-How is that so? They have the keys. Don't we have to have them in order to operate the lions?
K-Not anymore.
H-If we can get back home, all we have to do is get in to the main system and put in our override commands. The lions would be completely useless until we got them back and removed the override.
L-Hunk, you're a genius! How come I didn't know about this?
H- Let's just say that there's a lot of stuff you don't know about the lions.
K-It's nothing personal Lance. Hunk and I just figured the fewer people who knew, the better.
L-Great, so now all we have to do is avoid the castle guards and steal a ship. This is looking better already. So can we fully operate them once we override their system?
K-No we can't, but the important thing is that they can't use any of the weapons against us.
A-So how do we get out of here?
K- I don't know. Right now all we can do is wait for the perfect opportunity to strike back. I suggest that everyone get some rest. We have no idea what's going to happen when we reach Doom in a few hours, so we need to be rested and prepared.
H-He's right. I could definitely use a nap. I wonder when the heck were going to get fed around here.
Everyone laughed aloud. Even in desperate times like these, Hunk was always thinking about food. They all huddled together to lay down in a group. Within minutes a couple of soft snores could be heard from Hunk and Lance. Allura felt a chill run through her body so she cuddled up closer to Keith. He felt her shiver and took his flight jacket off to place it over her shoulders.
K-You must be freezing in that dress.
A-I'll be ok.
He wrapped his arms tighter around when she laid her head on his chest. She glanced at Romelle and Sven who had already fallen asleep and smiled. It was amazing how much the two couples were alike. She hoped that they all made it out of there alive and that her cousin and close friend could finally plan their life together. She felt Keith reach over and place a gentle kiss on her forehead.
K-We'll make it through this Ally. Coran's going to be all right.
She nodded her head not really trusting herself to speak. Instead she leaned up and caressed his cheek with the pad of her thumb. She slowly leaned over and placed a lingering kiss on his lips. His hands soothing rubbed her back and shoulders. He let out a small groan as he pulled his lips from hers. Her heart skipped a beat as she glanced into his dark eyes. She found strength from the intensity of his gaze and knew that they would find out a way out of here and back home.
K-Some honeymoon huh?
She let out a soft chuckle as his fingers combed through her hair.
A-We'll have the perfect one once we return home.
She laid her head back down on his chest to get comfortable and once he heard her breathing even out, he finally allowed himself to fall asleep.
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K-What did you do to her?
Z-Haggar got a little carried away. She should survive though. You should have been here, it was very entertaining to hear her scream. After all, the old witch does know a thing or two about torture.
Keith laid the princess down next to where Coran and the Marshall were tied up at. He glanced over at Graham who signaled him to look down to the floor. Keith saw the leather holster on the inside of his pant leg. Evidently when the guards tied up him and Coran, he didn't check to see if they had any additional weapons on them. He knew that this was probably his only chance to try to do something. He slowly leaned up from his bride and quickly reached for the blaster. He swung around with the gun and began firing shots at the soldiers in front of him. The distraction was all that was needed as the other Voltron members also started to attack the guards. Within minutes, all of king's lackeys were on the ground leaving Zarkon and Haggar by themselves. Keith quickly freed the Marshall and Coran and a couple of other palace guards who had also been tied up. A huge smiled appeared on the monster's face as he began to clap his hands.
Z-It's so hard to find good help these days. I must say that I'm very impressed Captain. Now I can see why my pathetic excuse for a son was defeated every time he fought you. It's no use this time though. You are terribly out numbered.
K-Call off your troops, or I'll kill you right now.
Z-You won't kill me. Even though you hate me with every ounce of your being, you could never bring yourself to kill me.
K-You've threatened my family and friends. You killed innocent civilians. I don't think that I would have a problem with that right now.
He glanced over at Allura who was beginning to stir around. He backed up to where she was lying and kneeled down beside her, with his blaster still pointed towards Zarkon. She slowly opened her eyes when his hand touched her cheek. For a moment she smiled happy to see him, but then quickly remembered everything that had happened. He helped her stand, as it was quite obvious she wasn't sure of the capability of her legs right then. He pulled her to stand behind him as his protective nature took over.
Z-My dear princess, I do believe that there is a special surprise that should be arriving momentarily.
A-What could that possibly be?
As if on cue, the doors to the control room opened. About twenty-five more soldiers walked into the room followed by Lotor.
L-Allura, so nice to see you again my sweet.
She didn't say anything. She hoped that Lotor had a different type motive for being here. After all, he had saved her life from Haggar. She was also puzzled as to why Haggar said nothing when Lotor came in the room, but she knew that they had betrayed each other before in the past.
L-Father, my transport is ready. We're all set to take the prisoners to Doom.
Z-Excellent. Tie them down and take them to the ship.
As the guards began to close in Keith raised his blaster and began firing off shots. With a wave of Haggar's cane though, the gun was ripped from his hands and was now sitting in hers.
H-I don't think that you will be needing that anymore Captain.
He tried to fight off the guards but they were too much. He saw Zarkon and the witch leave the room, as four soldiers grabbed on to him. Getting tired of the fight he was putting on, one of the guards slammed the barrel of his blaster in to Keith's jaw making everything turn black.
A-Lotor please! Don't do this!
Lotor turned to look away from Allura. He wouldn't allow his feelings for her to ruin his plan. She struggled and pulled against the arms that held her hoping against hopes that Lotor would stop this. She was quickly proven wrong though as they were taken out to his ship and loaded into one of the prison cells aboard it.
L-Damn it! What the hell are we gonna do now?
P-Maybe we can find a way to pick the lock. There has to be some way for us to get out of here.
Hunk and Sven had already been examining the doors for several minutes. There was no evident lock on the door and no windows in the small room.
H-That's not going to happen, its solid steel. They're about four inches thick and it's pressurized. We're stuck until someone comes to get us.
Lance turned to look at Allura. He could see the scared look in her eyes. She knew they were in a dire situation. There was no telling what Zarkon would do to Coran and Marshall Graham back on Arus. He smiled at her letting her know that the brave front she was putting up was helping to keep things calm. He sat down next to her as she cradled Keith's head in her lap.
L-Hopefully he'll wake up soon and help us formulate a plan once we get to Doom.
A-I'm scared Lance. I'm scared for the people back home. So many innocent people are going to die.
He rested his hand on top of hers and took a deep breath.
L-We'll find a way.
A-I want to stay positive, but we've never been in a situation like this. We're caged animals right now, and they have our castle and the keys to the lions.
Lance knew that nothing he could say would comfort her right now. Instead he wrapped an arm around her shoulder. Allura looked back at Keith and ran her fingers through his dark unruly hair. If they lived to see tomorrow, he would have one heck of a bruise on his jaw. Zarkon had been right all along about him. She knew that was probably one of Keith's biggest faults. He thought with his heart instead of his head when she was involved. As she held his hand, her slender fingers traced over the simple gold band that he wore on his left hand. Romelle took a seat next to them as Sven wrapped his arms around her. He kissed her forehead as she rested it against his shoulder. She smiled at the thought of her and Sven getting married one day if they made it out of here alive.
R-It was a beautiful ceremony Allura.
Allura glanced up to see the smile on Romelle's face. She was right. It was indeed beautiful. Up until about five hours ago, it had been the most wonderful day of her life. She glanced back to Keith when she felt him stir. He slowly opened his eyes trying to adjust to the brightness in the room.
A-Keith, you're awake. How do you feel?
He slowly leaned up and rubbed the side of his jaw.
K-Like I was slammed in the face with a blaster.
L-He must be fine, he still has his melodramatic sense of humor.
K-Is everyone ok?
A-We're fine. We're on Lotor's ship. He's taking us to Doom.
As he got a closer look at her, he could see the bruise and cut on her lip had swollen and turned a darker shade of purple. As his fingers traced her chin and jaw, she laced her fingers through his.
A-I'll be fine. We have bigger problems to worry about right now.
K-Is there any way out of this place?
L-Hunk and Sven already checked for that. We're sitting ducks until some one opens the door.
K-How long have we been in the air?
Lance glanced down at his watch?
L-About two hours. It'll be about three more before we're there.
K-We need to come up with a plan on how to get back home.
A- Even if we do make it back to Arus, Zarkon will use Voltron against us. How do we make a stand?
K-That's not a problem.
L-How so?
K- About a year ago Hunk and I came up with a way to kind of hotwire the lions in case this situation ever occurred.
S-How is that so? They have the keys. Don't we have to have them in order to operate the lions?
K-Not anymore.
H-If we can get back home, all we have to do is get in to the main system and put in our override commands. The lions would be completely useless until we got them back and removed the override.
L-Hunk, you're a genius! How come I didn't know about this?
H- Let's just say that there's a lot of stuff you don't know about the lions.
K-It's nothing personal Lance. Hunk and I just figured the fewer people who knew, the better.
L-Great, so now all we have to do is avoid the castle guards and steal a ship. This is looking better already. So can we fully operate them once we override their system?
K-No we can't, but the important thing is that they can't use any of the weapons against us.
A-So how do we get out of here?
K- I don't know. Right now all we can do is wait for the perfect opportunity to strike back. I suggest that everyone get some rest. We have no idea what's going to happen when we reach Doom in a few hours, so we need to be rested and prepared.
H-He's right. I could definitely use a nap. I wonder when the heck were going to get fed around here.
Everyone laughed aloud. Even in desperate times like these, Hunk was always thinking about food. They all huddled together to lay down in a group. Within minutes a couple of soft snores could be heard from Hunk and Lance. Allura felt a chill run through her body so she cuddled up closer to Keith. He felt her shiver and took his flight jacket off to place it over her shoulders.
K-You must be freezing in that dress.
A-I'll be ok.
He wrapped his arms tighter around when she laid her head on his chest. She glanced at Romelle and Sven who had already fallen asleep and smiled. It was amazing how much the two couples were alike. She hoped that they all made it out of there alive and that her cousin and close friend could finally plan their life together. She felt Keith reach over and place a gentle kiss on her forehead.
K-We'll make it through this Ally. Coran's going to be all right.
She nodded her head not really trusting herself to speak. Instead she leaned up and caressed his cheek with the pad of her thumb. She slowly leaned over and placed a lingering kiss on his lips. His hands soothing rubbed her back and shoulders. He let out a small groan as he pulled his lips from hers. Her heart skipped a beat as she glanced into his dark eyes. She found strength from the intensity of his gaze and knew that they would find out a way out of here and back home.
K-Some honeymoon huh?
She let out a soft chuckle as his fingers combed through her hair.
A-We'll have the perfect one once we return home.
She laid her head back down on his chest to get comfortable and once he heard her breathing even out, he finally allowed himself to fall asleep.
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