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A Change in the Winds
Arus
arus-dot-geo-at-yahoo-dot-com
Voltron and its characters are owned by World Event's Productions.
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Chapter 6
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----- Planet Arus ------
Zeya breathed in deeply as she eyed the landscape before her. This would be her first time to ever set foot on this planet, and she hoped for whatever reason that brought her here, it would be quickly discovered so that she could return home to Planet Doom.
She knew coming here alone would be a gamble, but new reports about a disturbance in the Emerald Quadrant warranted that her brother stay behind to assess the situation. She however, felt that whatever it is that was behind the appearance of the strange metal band on her wrist, and the sudden realization that her mother was actually from Arus, only fueled her curiosity
She then looked toward the sky as a familiar sound came to her. In the distance set against the pale sky, she watched as one of the Lion ships flew above. She took cover under a nearby tree as she watched it circle around several times.
"Blue lion," she said to herself. "Princess Allura pilots that one."
She watched it for a bit longer then decided that whatever it was doing, it was not on a routine flight pattern.
She then felt a weird tingling sensation coming from her right wrist, and when she looked down, she saw that the metal armlet she was wearing was reacting to something. The red jewel that was embeded into it, was not pulsating with an unsual energy, blinking as if it was signaling for something.
"Or near something," Zeya thought aloud.
She turned slightly away from the direction she was facing and noticed that the jewel started to fade and slow in the blinking. When she turned back, the jewel then regained life once again.
"Could it..."
Zeya looked up toward the sky trying to locate the lion ship. It was nowhere to be seen. With a deep breath, she started toward the direction she had been facing, over the open
field beyond the forest she was now in.
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Neive watched as the landscape before him raced as he brought the Blue Lion to circle around the area where the first kingdom of Arus to fall under Zarkon's attack had once existed.
Mythrias.
All that was left was a barren grassy field, where once a magnificent castle stood. There was not even a sign of the city that once stood just beyond the walls of the castle.
"Blue Lion, to Castle Control, Im just finishing up the last of my route, requesting to break off for a moment."
--This is Castle Control, Lance here,-- Neive heard Lance's reply. --We have you in the Southern Sector 4-2. Did you see something out there? --
"Lance, Im playing on a hunch," Neive answered. "Please relay to Allura that Im going to investigate the area where Mythrias once stood."
-- Would you like one of the others to join you? -- Lance came back.
"I dont see that there is any immediate danger to explore around here," Neive stated. "It just an empty field out here."
-- Keep your communicator on, otherwise,-- Lance replied. --I'll inform the Princess of where you are. --
"Thanks," Neive answered. "I will return in a hour's time."
-- Roger that, Blue Lion, -- Lance answered. --If you're not back, we'll send out the calvary.--
Neive smiled. "Roger, and Blue Lion out."
Neive turned to his screen as he circled around once more. Suddenly, he felt a strange tingling coming from the armlet around his right wrist. He looked down at the strange metal and saw that the red jewel that adorned it, was pulsating and blinking.
"Looks like my hunch has paid off," he stated to himself.
He circled his lion again, and when the jewel stopped blinking, he veered the lion back toward the area he had been in. As soon as he neared, the jewel began to blink again.
"Now, let's just see what is exactly around here."
He quickly found a place to land and brought the Blue Lion down.
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----- Planet Doom ------
Lotor walked down the corridor in the Doom Castle as he read over the most recent reports sent from the scouts from the edge of their system. He was beginning to not like what he was reading.
"Lotor, you should not be concerning yourself with matters you do not understand."
He quickly turned to see that Haggar was trailing behind him, her blue cat walking by her side.
"What do you mean, witch?"
"Your father has everything well under control," she stated as she walked passed him. "You should concern yourself over what your sister is doing on Arus."
"She went there to find why that armlet appeared," he stated. "What is my father up to?"
Haggar turned to him. "You will have to speak with him on this matter," she stated.
"Is the reports on those attacking the outter Drule aligned planets true?" he asked.
"Yes it seems that is what is happening."
"Who is doing all of this?" he asked. "Why against the Drules?"
Haggar turned to him. "That is a matter for your father," she stated. "Speak with him, if you must know."
"Im tired of your games, Haggar," he stated.
"Games?" Haggar asked. "If you belive this to be a game, Lotor, you will never be ready to match yourself against your enemies."
Lotor scowled as the old witch then walked passed him. He knew his father was busy tracking down a strange force for the last few months, but he never let on as to what he was doing. But, now that the reports of an enemy battallion was slowly overtaking the Drule planets on the outskirts of their system, the revelation soon hit him, that they may be in for a fight they never dreamed of.
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----- Planet Arus ------
Neive threw his helmet into the main compartment of the lion, before jumping down to the grass below him. He breathed in deeply as he looked around.
"If Mythrias was still here, we'd be in the heart of the Castle's court yard," he stated to himself.
The sensation from his wrist caught his attention as he looked down at the armlet. The red jewel continued to pulsate, but the blinking was now a little quicker.
"So, are you supposed to tell me if we are close to find that sixth lion?"
Then he suddenly felt as if he was not alone. He was vaguely aware of another presence near him, and as he eyed the forest before him, he quickly placed his hand on the blaster on his hip, turning around as he withdrew it from its holster, only to find another one pointing directly at him, a mere inch from his face.
"I wouldn't do that."
Neive slowly dropped his blaster to the ground before him as he raised his hands, and then stared at the young woman before him.
"Princess Zeya?" he asked. "What brings you to Planet Arus?"
Zeya eyed the young pilot as she held firm her aim. "A curiosity," she stated. "Where is the princess Allura, I thought she pilots this lion."
"I am the pilot for the Blue Lion of the Beta Team," he stated.
"Well, you know my name, what is yours?"
"Neive," he stated as he took a step back.
The movement caught her attention as she reacted to it. It was the reaction he wanted, as he then stepped forward in a quick lunge and grabbed ahold of her arm to knock her blaster out of her hand. The blaster went off, the lazer grazing the side of his neck. He quickly stepped back as he placed his hand to the burn, but was able to disarm her in the process.
Zeya looked to him as he tossed the blaster aside. "Foolishly heroic of you," she stated.
Neive reacted when she lunged toward him, quickly dodging her strike, however, his movement didn't prepare him for the sudden roundhouse kick she delivered to his center, causing him to double over. He fell to his knees as he coughed, but was ready for her next kick as he grabbed her leg as she delivered it, and used her momentum to throw her to the side. Zeya let out a groan as she was sent into the side of the Blue Lion, but her pain was short lived as she turned quickly toward him, as he tried to regain his footing.
She attacked him, and every strike she delivered, he was quick to block them. She silently thanked Lotor for her the additional training in the Doom Arena, as she fought against this pilot. His skill was definitely on par with the soldiers she had seen fight.
As she delivered another hit, he grabbed her by her arm to swing it behind her, but she was quick to use her free arm to hit him squarely in the side of his face with his elbow, then quickly turning to deliver a strike with her right arm. It was at that moment, he brought up his right arm to block the attack and it was the sound of metal hitting metal that caused them both to stop attacking as they stood there staring at each other.
Neive's eyes traveled to where there arms had contacted, and his eyes widened when he saw that she was wearing the same armlet as he. As he looked to her, he saw the same expression that he wore.
"Where did you get that?" he asked almost breathless.
"What does it matter to you?" she seethed as she tried to attack him again. He quickly grabbed her free arm, to throw her to the ground.
There she landed, on her back as the wind was knocked out of her. Before she could get to her feet, he grabbed her by her wrists and pinned her down, with his own legs as he straddled her.
"Where did you get that?" he repeated.
Zeya stared up at him. "Its none of your business, Arusian," she stated as she struggled under him. "Get off of me!"
"You are coming back to the Castle with me," he stated as he got off of her, holding her by her wrists as he pulled her to her feet.
Zeya struggled in his hold as he dragged her up.
"Let me go," she demanded. "You will regret this."
"You have some explaining to do, especially about that armlet you're wearing."
"Why are you wearing one?" she asked as he dragged her toward the Blue Lion.
"Tell me what you know about the sixth lion."
"Sixth lion?" Zeya asked. "What sixth lion?"
Neive stopped as he turned to her. "The only reason you'd be wearing that is if you were an Arusian Royal."
"Then why are you wearing one?" she asked. "I thought Princess Allura was the last royal on Arus."
"All will be answered when you start answering some questions we have," he stated.
Zeya then pulled hard which caused the both of them to fall to the grass below them. She quickly stood, pulling out a blade from the boot she wore, and held it firmly as she watched him get to his feet. With a scream, she lunged toward him, stabbing him in his lower abdomen. Neive let out a scream, which was then overpowered by the loud roar eminating from the Blue Lion. Zeya looked up as the lion ship suddenly came to life, and was then towering over the both of them. She then found herself pushed to the ground, as she hit her head against the cool ground, causing her to lose consciousness as the sky above her turned to darkness.
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----- Planet Vallis ------
Anala slowly laid little Reece into the small cradle as he covered him with a small blanket.
She slowly rubbed his back as he was lulled into a sleep. She bent over and kissed him on the back of his head before turning around.
She let out a gasp, seeing a dark figure standing in the shadows of her open balcony doors. As the figure came forward she saw that it was Lotor. He looked at her before collapsing to the floor.
"Lotor!" she yelled as she ran over to him.
She quickly cradled him in her arms, seeing that his clothes was tattered, and several open wounds were prevalent. A gash above his right eye started to bleed and bruises covered his exposed skin.
"They came out of nowhere," he mumbled. "We were not prepared."
"Lotor, what happened?" she asked as tears came to her eyes. "Who did this?"
"You must warn your brother," he said weakly. "Must warn them all."
"Lotor, please, tell me what happened."
"They attacked Planet Doom," he said as his eyes grew heavy. "You must tell them to be prepared for them."
"Who?"
"Triasians..."
Anala could only hold him to her as he fell unscious. She reached for his hand closest to her and saw that he was holding a small message capsule. She picked it up and stared at it for a moment. She then kissed him lightly on his forehead before gently laying him down on the ground and standing. She ran toward her door and pressed a button on it.
--My Queen, is anything the matter?-- the voice of one her guards answered.
"Please have Xue and my mother visit my chambers," she requested. "Tell them its urgent."
--Yes, my queen.--
Anala stared at the capsule she held in her hand and turned back to where Lotor laid. She then placed the capsule on the table near her, and went to tend to her husband.
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----- Planet Arus ------
Lance studied the reports before him, going over the last security checks before relieving his duty to the next guard to take over his post. As he signed over the last few papers, the alarms in the castle started to go off. He looked up at the view-screen before him as he read over the sensor readings.
"Lance?!"
Lance turned around as Keith and Pidge joined him.
"What's going on?" Keith asked.
"I dont know," he stated. "Im not detecting any ships coming in."
"Has everyone checked in from their patrol routes?" Keith asked.
Lance nodded. "Neive did go out and check out the area where Mythrias once stood," Lance stated. "His hour is almost up."
"Has reported back in in the meantime?" Keith asked.
"No," he stated. "In fact, this is getting way to close for him."
Keith turned to Pidge and the young pilot was quick to sit in the chair that Lance just vacated.
"Its a good thing, me and Hunk installed those new call back routines we programmed."
He quickly typed in a few codes into the computer. But then became frustrated when it didn't work.
"What's wrong?"
"The routine is correct," Pidge stated. "Its as if the Lion isn't listening."
"What?" Lance asked. "I've seen you use it, all the Lions responded to the call back."
"Wait, this is odd," Pidge stated. "Oh no."
"What?"
"Neive's life sign is fading," Pidge stated. "Im not getting any active signs from him."
"Pidge, take Hunk out to where he last reported from," Keith ordered. "Lance, notify the Princess and Queen Orla that Neive may be in trouble."
"Wait, Keith," Pidge stated. "That's not what caused the alarm to go off."
"What did?"
"For a while now, I set the outlying sattelites to monitor the movements from Planet Doom, making sure that we had an early warning system going," Pidge stated. "It would pick up some of the signals that were being sent by Planet Doom to their outlying forces."
"And this is what is caused the alarms to go off?" Lance asked.
"No," Pidge stated as he turned to them. "The sattelites no longer pick up a Planet Doom."
Lance's expression paled as he stared down at the younger pilot.
"Pidge, what do you mean, they no longer pick up Planet Doom?"
"I'm getting NOTHING," Pidge stated. "Not even a noise signal. Its like Planet Doom was suddenly erased."
"Long range sattelites, Pidge," Keith stated as he leaned over him. "See if they can pick up something."
Pidge quickly switched the view-screen to the long range sattelites and directed them toward where Planet Doom would be located.
"Magnify until we can see that area."
Pidge nodded as he zoomed the image. As the image on the screen before them cleared, Lance let out an audible gasp. Where Planet Doom once stood, only huge pieces of what once was a planet floated; large meteorites flying freely.
"What the hell did this?" Keith asked as he stared up at the screen before them. "Pidge, you and Hunk get Neive. Lance, notify the Galaxy Alliance of our new findings."
"Keith, what are we..."
"Lance, just do it," he ordered. "We'll worry about what happened to Doom as soon as we get Neive back here."
"If Doom is gone," Pidge started. "Then what happened to Prince Lotor and Princess Zeya? King Zarkon? Haggar?"
"Pidge, go and help Hunk retrieve the Blue Lion and Neive," Keith repeated. "We'll deal with this as soon as everyone is updated."
Pidge slowly nodded as he stood.
Lance seated himself at the control panel as he opened a channel to Galaxy Garrison on Earth. Keith could only stare at the image before him suddenly feeling as if the destruction before him, was familiar. And a single word echoed through him.
---Triasus---
A Change in the Winds
Arus
arus-dot-geo-at-yahoo-dot-com
Voltron and its characters are owned by World Event's Productions.
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Chapter 6
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----- Planet Arus ------
Zeya breathed in deeply as she eyed the landscape before her. This would be her first time to ever set foot on this planet, and she hoped for whatever reason that brought her here, it would be quickly discovered so that she could return home to Planet Doom.
She knew coming here alone would be a gamble, but new reports about a disturbance in the Emerald Quadrant warranted that her brother stay behind to assess the situation. She however, felt that whatever it is that was behind the appearance of the strange metal band on her wrist, and the sudden realization that her mother was actually from Arus, only fueled her curiosity
She then looked toward the sky as a familiar sound came to her. In the distance set against the pale sky, she watched as one of the Lion ships flew above. She took cover under a nearby tree as she watched it circle around several times.
"Blue lion," she said to herself. "Princess Allura pilots that one."
She watched it for a bit longer then decided that whatever it was doing, it was not on a routine flight pattern.
She then felt a weird tingling sensation coming from her right wrist, and when she looked down, she saw that the metal armlet she was wearing was reacting to something. The red jewel that was embeded into it, was not pulsating with an unsual energy, blinking as if it was signaling for something.
"Or near something," Zeya thought aloud.
She turned slightly away from the direction she was facing and noticed that the jewel started to fade and slow in the blinking. When she turned back, the jewel then regained life once again.
"Could it..."
Zeya looked up toward the sky trying to locate the lion ship. It was nowhere to be seen. With a deep breath, she started toward the direction she had been facing, over the open
field beyond the forest she was now in.
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Neive watched as the landscape before him raced as he brought the Blue Lion to circle around the area where the first kingdom of Arus to fall under Zarkon's attack had once existed.
Mythrias.
All that was left was a barren grassy field, where once a magnificent castle stood. There was not even a sign of the city that once stood just beyond the walls of the castle.
"Blue Lion, to Castle Control, Im just finishing up the last of my route, requesting to break off for a moment."
--This is Castle Control, Lance here,-- Neive heard Lance's reply. --We have you in the Southern Sector 4-2. Did you see something out there? --
"Lance, Im playing on a hunch," Neive answered. "Please relay to Allura that Im going to investigate the area where Mythrias once stood."
-- Would you like one of the others to join you? -- Lance came back.
"I dont see that there is any immediate danger to explore around here," Neive stated. "It just an empty field out here."
-- Keep your communicator on, otherwise,-- Lance replied. --I'll inform the Princess of where you are. --
"Thanks," Neive answered. "I will return in a hour's time."
-- Roger that, Blue Lion, -- Lance answered. --If you're not back, we'll send out the calvary.--
Neive smiled. "Roger, and Blue Lion out."
Neive turned to his screen as he circled around once more. Suddenly, he felt a strange tingling coming from the armlet around his right wrist. He looked down at the strange metal and saw that the red jewel that adorned it, was pulsating and blinking.
"Looks like my hunch has paid off," he stated to himself.
He circled his lion again, and when the jewel stopped blinking, he veered the lion back toward the area he had been in. As soon as he neared, the jewel began to blink again.
"Now, let's just see what is exactly around here."
He quickly found a place to land and brought the Blue Lion down.
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----- Planet Doom ------
Lotor walked down the corridor in the Doom Castle as he read over the most recent reports sent from the scouts from the edge of their system. He was beginning to not like what he was reading.
"Lotor, you should not be concerning yourself with matters you do not understand."
He quickly turned to see that Haggar was trailing behind him, her blue cat walking by her side.
"What do you mean, witch?"
"Your father has everything well under control," she stated as she walked passed him. "You should concern yourself over what your sister is doing on Arus."
"She went there to find why that armlet appeared," he stated. "What is my father up to?"
Haggar turned to him. "You will have to speak with him on this matter," she stated.
"Is the reports on those attacking the outter Drule aligned planets true?" he asked.
"Yes it seems that is what is happening."
"Who is doing all of this?" he asked. "Why against the Drules?"
Haggar turned to him. "That is a matter for your father," she stated. "Speak with him, if you must know."
"Im tired of your games, Haggar," he stated.
"Games?" Haggar asked. "If you belive this to be a game, Lotor, you will never be ready to match yourself against your enemies."
Lotor scowled as the old witch then walked passed him. He knew his father was busy tracking down a strange force for the last few months, but he never let on as to what he was doing. But, now that the reports of an enemy battallion was slowly overtaking the Drule planets on the outskirts of their system, the revelation soon hit him, that they may be in for a fight they never dreamed of.
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----- Planet Arus ------
Neive threw his helmet into the main compartment of the lion, before jumping down to the grass below him. He breathed in deeply as he looked around.
"If Mythrias was still here, we'd be in the heart of the Castle's court yard," he stated to himself.
The sensation from his wrist caught his attention as he looked down at the armlet. The red jewel continued to pulsate, but the blinking was now a little quicker.
"So, are you supposed to tell me if we are close to find that sixth lion?"
Then he suddenly felt as if he was not alone. He was vaguely aware of another presence near him, and as he eyed the forest before him, he quickly placed his hand on the blaster on his hip, turning around as he withdrew it from its holster, only to find another one pointing directly at him, a mere inch from his face.
"I wouldn't do that."
Neive slowly dropped his blaster to the ground before him as he raised his hands, and then stared at the young woman before him.
"Princess Zeya?" he asked. "What brings you to Planet Arus?"
Zeya eyed the young pilot as she held firm her aim. "A curiosity," she stated. "Where is the princess Allura, I thought she pilots this lion."
"I am the pilot for the Blue Lion of the Beta Team," he stated.
"Well, you know my name, what is yours?"
"Neive," he stated as he took a step back.
The movement caught her attention as she reacted to it. It was the reaction he wanted, as he then stepped forward in a quick lunge and grabbed ahold of her arm to knock her blaster out of her hand. The blaster went off, the lazer grazing the side of his neck. He quickly stepped back as he placed his hand to the burn, but was able to disarm her in the process.
Zeya looked to him as he tossed the blaster aside. "Foolishly heroic of you," she stated.
Neive reacted when she lunged toward him, quickly dodging her strike, however, his movement didn't prepare him for the sudden roundhouse kick she delivered to his center, causing him to double over. He fell to his knees as he coughed, but was ready for her next kick as he grabbed her leg as she delivered it, and used her momentum to throw her to the side. Zeya let out a groan as she was sent into the side of the Blue Lion, but her pain was short lived as she turned quickly toward him, as he tried to regain his footing.
She attacked him, and every strike she delivered, he was quick to block them. She silently thanked Lotor for her the additional training in the Doom Arena, as she fought against this pilot. His skill was definitely on par with the soldiers she had seen fight.
As she delivered another hit, he grabbed her by her arm to swing it behind her, but she was quick to use her free arm to hit him squarely in the side of his face with his elbow, then quickly turning to deliver a strike with her right arm. It was at that moment, he brought up his right arm to block the attack and it was the sound of metal hitting metal that caused them both to stop attacking as they stood there staring at each other.
Neive's eyes traveled to where there arms had contacted, and his eyes widened when he saw that she was wearing the same armlet as he. As he looked to her, he saw the same expression that he wore.
"Where did you get that?" he asked almost breathless.
"What does it matter to you?" she seethed as she tried to attack him again. He quickly grabbed her free arm, to throw her to the ground.
There she landed, on her back as the wind was knocked out of her. Before she could get to her feet, he grabbed her by her wrists and pinned her down, with his own legs as he straddled her.
"Where did you get that?" he repeated.
Zeya stared up at him. "Its none of your business, Arusian," she stated as she struggled under him. "Get off of me!"
"You are coming back to the Castle with me," he stated as he got off of her, holding her by her wrists as he pulled her to her feet.
Zeya struggled in his hold as he dragged her up.
"Let me go," she demanded. "You will regret this."
"You have some explaining to do, especially about that armlet you're wearing."
"Why are you wearing one?" she asked as he dragged her toward the Blue Lion.
"Tell me what you know about the sixth lion."
"Sixth lion?" Zeya asked. "What sixth lion?"
Neive stopped as he turned to her. "The only reason you'd be wearing that is if you were an Arusian Royal."
"Then why are you wearing one?" she asked. "I thought Princess Allura was the last royal on Arus."
"All will be answered when you start answering some questions we have," he stated.
Zeya then pulled hard which caused the both of them to fall to the grass below them. She quickly stood, pulling out a blade from the boot she wore, and held it firmly as she watched him get to his feet. With a scream, she lunged toward him, stabbing him in his lower abdomen. Neive let out a scream, which was then overpowered by the loud roar eminating from the Blue Lion. Zeya looked up as the lion ship suddenly came to life, and was then towering over the both of them. She then found herself pushed to the ground, as she hit her head against the cool ground, causing her to lose consciousness as the sky above her turned to darkness.
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----- Planet Vallis ------
Anala slowly laid little Reece into the small cradle as he covered him with a small blanket.
She slowly rubbed his back as he was lulled into a sleep. She bent over and kissed him on the back of his head before turning around.
She let out a gasp, seeing a dark figure standing in the shadows of her open balcony doors. As the figure came forward she saw that it was Lotor. He looked at her before collapsing to the floor.
"Lotor!" she yelled as she ran over to him.
She quickly cradled him in her arms, seeing that his clothes was tattered, and several open wounds were prevalent. A gash above his right eye started to bleed and bruises covered his exposed skin.
"They came out of nowhere," he mumbled. "We were not prepared."
"Lotor, what happened?" she asked as tears came to her eyes. "Who did this?"
"You must warn your brother," he said weakly. "Must warn them all."
"Lotor, please, tell me what happened."
"They attacked Planet Doom," he said as his eyes grew heavy. "You must tell them to be prepared for them."
"Who?"
"Triasians..."
Anala could only hold him to her as he fell unscious. She reached for his hand closest to her and saw that he was holding a small message capsule. She picked it up and stared at it for a moment. She then kissed him lightly on his forehead before gently laying him down on the ground and standing. She ran toward her door and pressed a button on it.
--My Queen, is anything the matter?-- the voice of one her guards answered.
"Please have Xue and my mother visit my chambers," she requested. "Tell them its urgent."
--Yes, my queen.--
Anala stared at the capsule she held in her hand and turned back to where Lotor laid. She then placed the capsule on the table near her, and went to tend to her husband.
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----- Planet Arus ------
Lance studied the reports before him, going over the last security checks before relieving his duty to the next guard to take over his post. As he signed over the last few papers, the alarms in the castle started to go off. He looked up at the view-screen before him as he read over the sensor readings.
"Lance?!"
Lance turned around as Keith and Pidge joined him.
"What's going on?" Keith asked.
"I dont know," he stated. "Im not detecting any ships coming in."
"Has everyone checked in from their patrol routes?" Keith asked.
Lance nodded. "Neive did go out and check out the area where Mythrias once stood," Lance stated. "His hour is almost up."
"Has reported back in in the meantime?" Keith asked.
"No," he stated. "In fact, this is getting way to close for him."
Keith turned to Pidge and the young pilot was quick to sit in the chair that Lance just vacated.
"Its a good thing, me and Hunk installed those new call back routines we programmed."
He quickly typed in a few codes into the computer. But then became frustrated when it didn't work.
"What's wrong?"
"The routine is correct," Pidge stated. "Its as if the Lion isn't listening."
"What?" Lance asked. "I've seen you use it, all the Lions responded to the call back."
"Wait, this is odd," Pidge stated. "Oh no."
"What?"
"Neive's life sign is fading," Pidge stated. "Im not getting any active signs from him."
"Pidge, take Hunk out to where he last reported from," Keith ordered. "Lance, notify the Princess and Queen Orla that Neive may be in trouble."
"Wait, Keith," Pidge stated. "That's not what caused the alarm to go off."
"What did?"
"For a while now, I set the outlying sattelites to monitor the movements from Planet Doom, making sure that we had an early warning system going," Pidge stated. "It would pick up some of the signals that were being sent by Planet Doom to their outlying forces."
"And this is what is caused the alarms to go off?" Lance asked.
"No," Pidge stated as he turned to them. "The sattelites no longer pick up a Planet Doom."
Lance's expression paled as he stared down at the younger pilot.
"Pidge, what do you mean, they no longer pick up Planet Doom?"
"I'm getting NOTHING," Pidge stated. "Not even a noise signal. Its like Planet Doom was suddenly erased."
"Long range sattelites, Pidge," Keith stated as he leaned over him. "See if they can pick up something."
Pidge quickly switched the view-screen to the long range sattelites and directed them toward where Planet Doom would be located.
"Magnify until we can see that area."
Pidge nodded as he zoomed the image. As the image on the screen before them cleared, Lance let out an audible gasp. Where Planet Doom once stood, only huge pieces of what once was a planet floated; large meteorites flying freely.
"What the hell did this?" Keith asked as he stared up at the screen before them. "Pidge, you and Hunk get Neive. Lance, notify the Galaxy Alliance of our new findings."
"Keith, what are we..."
"Lance, just do it," he ordered. "We'll worry about what happened to Doom as soon as we get Neive back here."
"If Doom is gone," Pidge started. "Then what happened to Prince Lotor and Princess Zeya? King Zarkon? Haggar?"
"Pidge, go and help Hunk retrieve the Blue Lion and Neive," Keith repeated. "We'll deal with this as soon as everyone is updated."
Pidge slowly nodded as he stood.
Lance seated himself at the control panel as he opened a channel to Galaxy Garrison on Earth. Keith could only stare at the image before him suddenly feeling as if the destruction before him, was familiar. And a single word echoed through him.
---Triasus---