"What is that? Is that the 'Voltron'?" Shirley asked nervously, staring at the giant robot lion. The lion itself was made of blue metal with metallic legs and a torso. The face of the lion looked like an ordinary Earth lion with bright, glowing yellow eyes and a white muzzle with blue on the edges.
"It must be…" Milly said, unusually nervous and shocked.
"I haven't seen any Knightmare Frames this advanced or in this design before, not to mention it's way bigger!" Suzaku said. Being a member of Lloyd Asplund's Engineering Corp allowed Suzaku to know about several of the military's weapon projects, but as far as he knew, there was no mention of a weapon like this.
"Me neither," said Lelouch, shaking his head.
"But then why is it here?" Kallen asked.
"I don't know," Rai admitted, still in absolute awe of the giant robot, "but this must be where I'm getting all those crazy readings from!"
Lelouch started approaching the lion, seeing that there wasn't anything or anyone here to stop him from doing so. The other student council members followed close behind. "It looks like there's some kind of force field around it, so it should be okay to approach."
As they walked closer, Rivalz kept his eyes on the lion. The teen couldn't explain it, but it felt like the lion was eyeing him. "Um, does anyone else here feel like this thing's staring at them?"
Everyone looked at him like he was nuts, "No..." Kallen stated with a raised eyebrow.
"...Yeah, the eyes are totally following me!" Rivalz exclaimed, sounding anxious and his movements becoming antsier.
Lelouch stood in front of the force field, putting his hands on the surface. His eyes squinted in concentration, "I wonder how we get through this…"
"Maybe you just have to knock," Rivalz said sarcastically and did just that, rapping his fist against the translucent shield. He yelped when it felt like a jolt of electricity ran through his body. The forcefield glowed with a blinding light before vanishing from around the lion, and the platform underneath it suddenly lit up. The ground beneath everyone also rumbled as they all stared at the lion in shock.
Suddenly an image of seven lions, each looking similar but each a different color flew high into the sky like shooting stars. In a flash of light, the lions were gone, only to be replaced by a gigantic robot with red and green arms, orange and blue feet and shins, yellow and purple knees and upper legs, and a head with the same glowing yellow eyes inside the mouth of a black lion. The figure swung its sword of fire across the sky, lighting it for the universe to see.
"Whoa!" Rivalz muttered in awe, as did everyone else. "Uh... did everyone just see that?!"
"Voltron's a robot!" Shirley shouted in shock.
"A huge… huge awesome robot!" Milly practically squealed in excitement.
"And this thing is only one part of it," Kallen added, "I wonder where the rest of them are?"
"If that's the case, what is it doing down here?" Lelouch asked, "And why isn't it with its other pieces?"
"I don't know," Suzaku muttered, "but it's still incredible."
"I know for certain now that those aliens I heard are looking for this thing," Rai confirmed.
The lion suddenly started to move on its own as it lowered down in front of the students. Shirley immediately started screaming in fright, scared that it might eat them. That turned out not to be the case, however, as the lion's mouth opened right in front of Rivalz to reveal a pathway inside its mouth.
Skeptical but curious about what was inside, Rivalz approached the platform and walked in. The other students followed close behind.
Right before the lion closed its mouth, another person snuck on behind them. The green-haired woman quietly found what looked to be a small sleeping chamber in the back of the lion and snuggled into the area without anyone noticing.
Rivalz quickly took the path up and found what looked like the pilot's control room with a single chair in the middle of the room. Looking around, Rivalz took a seat and crossed his legs with a smug smile.
"Well, here we go-whoa!" Rivalz didn't finish as the seat suddenly pushed him forward to the front. Once it stopped, the room started glowing in a bright blue aura, and futuristic control screens popped up in front of Rivalz. The other student council members weren't too far behind him, staring in wonder at the advanced technology inside.
"Whoa!"
"Cool!"
"Wow!"
"All right, very nice!" Rivalz said with a laugh as the main screen before they turned on to show the cave they were in.
"Okay, uh, everyone," Shirley said nervously, "I think I just need to point out, just so we're all, you know, aware. We're in some kind of futuristic, alien, cat head right now."
Just as the words left Shirley's mouth, Rivalz felt another jolt of energy run through his being, from the top of his head, all the way to his toes, penetrating him to his very core. His ears suddenly filled with the sound of a soothing purr.
"Whoa! Did you guys just hear that?!" asked Rivalz, looking back at them almost frantically.
"Hear what?" asked Suzaku cautiously.
"I-I think it's talking to me!" he exclaimed before turning back around and examining the controls. Finally, he hesitantly pressed a couple of buttons, seemingly at random.
Outside, the Blue Lion jolted and leaped to its feet, roaring loudly. It almost sounded excited.
"Okay, got it," he said with a grin, "now let's try this!"
Rivalz pushed the controls forward, and the lion shot out of the mountain cave like a rocket and flew into the sky. As it descended to the ground, it front flipped before using rockets in its legs to glide across the field, roaring in glee. It then shot into the air again with a series of corkscrews. Everyone inside the head was screaming at the top of their lungs. They held onto either the pilot seat or Rivalz himself for balance.
"RIVALZ!" screamed Kallen as the lion did a few more flips, "YOU ARE THE WORST. PILOT. EVER!"
"What in King George's name is that?!" exclaimed Viceroy Cornelia li Britannia, seeing the Blue Lion swooping around near Lake Kawaguchi. About a few miles from where the lion was found, a small military base had been set up upon Lloyd Asplund's request, believing it could function as a good practice sight for the Lancelot Knightmare Frame that Suzaku Kururugui piloted. Cornelia was visiting the base to ensure everything was in order, only to receive a shocking surprise at the Blue Lion's appearance.
"It appears to be a flying, lion-like Knightmare, Viceroy!" a soldier beside her reported as he lowered his binoculars, sounding just as shocked and intimidated.
"I can see that, you fool!" Cornelia exclaimed angrily, "What I mean is, is that Knightmare one of ours? And if it is, why wasn't I alerted about it?"
"Alerted about what?" the voice of Lloyd Asplund asked behind her, followed by Cécile Croomy, his assistant.
"Asplund, why wasn't I alerted about this test run?!" Cornelia demanded.
Lloyd blinked, "Test run? I don't recall authorizing a test run on any Knightmares." He took the binoculars from the soldier next to Cornelia to see for himself as Cécile pulled out a pair of her own.
"I don't believe that Knightmare is one of ours, Viceroy," Cécile informed Cornelia, "and if it is, the Engineering Corps wasn't aware of it… Lloyd?"
The mad scientist slowly lowered the binoculars. His mouth was open with his tongue hanging out and eyes sparkling with stars, drool descending his chin. "I don't know whose that is… but I want it!"
The Blue Lion landed on the ground once more and began bounding around like a real-life mountain lion. Everyone inside the head held on as the ride continued.
"Isn't this awesome?!" exclaimed Rivalz with a broad grin.
"Make it stop!" yelped Shirley, who was starting to look a little green, "Make it stop!"
"I'm not making it do anything; it's like it's on autopilot!"
Suddenly, the lion's back legs fired it off the ground, and the lion ascended into the sky.
"Rivalz!" shouted Lelouch, a rare layer of panic in his tone, "Where are you going?!"
"I just said it's on autopilot," he explained hurriedly, "Ah-it says there's an alien ship approaching Earth. I think we're supposed to stop it!"
"What did it say, exactly?" Milly demanded.
"Well, it's not like it's saying words, more like feeding ideas into my brain… kind of?!"
"Wait, if this thing is what the aliens are coming for, why don't we just like, I don't know, give to them? Maybe they'll leave us alone?" Shirley suggested, "Sorry, Lion, nothing personal."
"Or we end up giving it to them, and they turn on our planet!" Lelouch argued, "This the first time we're contacting other life outside Earth. We have no way of knowing if they're hostile or not. If we give this to them, maybe not even the Britannian Empire can stop them."
Everyone seemed to agree with Lelouch's statement and glared at Shirley. Her eyes widened in realization at that possibility, and she had the decency to look a little sheepish.
"Oh… nevermind then."
It wasn't long before the lion exited Earth's atmosphere and entered open space. The group didn't have time to admire the stars though, as moments later, a huge purple ship with flashing purple lights appeared in front of them like a bolt of lightning, and twice as fast.
"Holy Britannia! Is that really what I think it is?!" Milly shouted in fear and astonishment at seeing a real alien spaceship.
"...They found me..." Rai whispered in horror. Lelouch seemed to be the only one to hear him as he glanced at the platinum-blond teen suspiciously. What did he just say?
After floating and observing the UFO for a few seconds, the ship started rapidly firing purple lasers at them.
"We need to get out of here!" Kallen ordered, sounding uncharacteristically frightened.
"Hang on!" shouted Rivalz as he pulled on the controls, and the lion flew off at top speed. Even though Rivalz had little to no idea what he was doing, the lion seemed to know what to do as it maneuvered and dodged all the attacks with little to no effort.
"Okay, I think I know what to do!" Rivalz exclaimed.
"Rivalz, be careful!" shouted Suzaku, "This isn't a simulator!"
"And you don't think I know that Suzaku?!" he replied as he helped maneuver the lion around the lasers. He then pushed down on one of the control levers, and the lion's mouth opened wide and fired a powerful blue beam directly at the side of the ship. It sliced through it like a sword, causing massive explosions.
"Let's try this!" Rivalz smiled as he flew the lion closer to the ship, scraping the lion's claws on the other side, leaving deep gashes and causing explosions.
"Nice job Rivalz!" Lelouch praised.
"Okay, I think it's time to get these guys away from our planet!"
"Lord Zarkon, the escaped prisoner, and his people found the Lion. It attacked us and is heading out of the system," the commander of the warship reported to the overlord on the computer screen. The shadowy figure on the other side narrowed his eyes.
"Follow that lion and alert all ships in the area to intercept. Capturing the Lion is your first and only priority."
"Yes, your majesty. Full power, after the Lion!"
"Oh, no!" Milly gasped as the ship started picking up speed behind them.
"They're gaining on us!" Kallen exclaimed.
Lelouch's eyebrows furrowed, "It's weird. They're not trying to shoot us. They're just chasing!"
"Okay, seriously, now we think having aliens follow us is good? I'm not on board with this new direction, guys!" Shirley exclaimed.
"Where are we?" asked Milly, looking around.
"Edge of the Solar System," Rai gasped in awe, looking at a distant moon to the side, "That's Keroberos, Pluto's moon!"
"That's impossible!" Suzaku exclaimed, his eyes widening, "It takes the most advanced spaceships decades to get out this far! We got out here in like five seconds!"
Suddenly, a swirling, sparkling... thing, like a vast swirling ocean, appeared in front of them.
"What is that?!" Shirley nearly shrieked at the sight of it.
"Uh, this might seem crazy, but I think the lion wants us to go through there!" Rivalz explained hastily.
The gang looked at the vortex. There was no telling what was on the other side of it. There could be more dangers. Despite these possibilities, though, their instincts told all of them to go. But they all knew that whatever was on the other side, they needed to know what it was, desperately.
"Where does it go?" Kallen asked Rivalz urgently.
"I-I don't know… Lelouch, what should we do?"
"Why are you asking me? Ask Milly; she's student council president."
"You're more experienced with this than I am, Lelouch. You're the chess master, not me. So what's the best move to make right now?"
Lelouch stared at Milly in shock for a second, realizing the hidden meaning in her words. As much as he wanted to deny it, he was still technically a prince of Britannia, and now it was time to act like one.
He furrowed his eyebrows as his brain worked on overdrive. If they went through this... whatever it was, there was no telling if they would come back. A minute on the other side could equal a century or more on Earth, though the opposite was possible as well (though Lelouch was leaning towards that possibility being pure bogus from science fiction space movies). He had left Nunnally behind, and while he trusted Sayoko to keep her safe, once word got out about the seven of them going missing, his identity as Lelouch vi Britannia could be exposed. Should his face make it on the news, Cornelia, Euphemia, or someone else from the military could recognize him, and there'd be Britannia soldiers swarming Ashford Academy faster than he could say, "I am Zero!"
Not to mention that the Black Knights would be awaiting further orders from him. Ever since they made their debut at the hotel jacking just over a month ago, they haven't done much but assist the police in taking out drug cartels and exposing corrupt politicians and businessmen. But he could tell that they were all anxious to take their 'Knights of Justice' charade a step further, and without him, they could do something rash and ruin everything.
But from what he could tell, Ohgi, whom he had placed as second in command, seemed to be the most level-headed of the Black Knights and wouldn't take too many risky chances. It appeared he had no choice but to trust them until he and Kallen got back.
However, if he found out what this lion and its other pieces were capable of and convinced the others, including Suzaku, to help him, he could use this Voltron to defeat Britannia. Not to mention that there seemed to be little to no chance that the lion was willing to turn around and go back to Earth, even if they tried to make it. Plus, even if they did manage to turn around, those aliens chasing them would undoubtedly follow them and possibly attack Earth. This would endanger not only Nunnally and Japan but the whole world.
Once everything was thought over, there was no choice in the matter.
Clenching his teeth in frustration, he finally spoke, "Whether we like it or not, the lion seems to know more about what's going on than we do. Besides, I doubt we can force it to turn around. Not to mention that those aliens will follow us back to Earth as this lion seems to be their target. From the way things look, we'll have to trust it. But if we're in this together, we should decide as a group."
Everyone took a moment to look at one another, and all of them, though some reluctantly, seemed willing to go through with this. At least they wouldn't be alone in this.
Rivalz sighed, "Alright, guess we're all ditching class tomorrow."
With that said, Rivalz urged the lion towards the void, which almost immediately closed behind them, the alien ship pursuing them missing it by seconds.
AN: And here's part 2!
All I want to say right now is... THANK YOU! I honestly wasn't expecting to get so many reviews already, seeing that this is the first Voltron/Code Geass crossover on Fanfiction. Anyway, now the Ashford students have officially left their Solar System. What dangers await them next, and what did the Galra captain mean by 'escaped prisoner'? Dun, dun, duuuun! Anyway, the next chapter will be up in another two days, and hopefully, the entire pilot episode will be finished in two weeks at the latest.
Also, I forgot to mention this last chapter, but Rai's voice actor for my fanfic will be Dante R. Basco. Just imagine Zuko's tone and voice. Just less emo-sounding.
Until then, R&R!
Edited and revised: 07/05/2022
