CHAPTER 2

Somewhere at the edge of the Dunabar galaxy is a freezing dark planet that sits off on its own. A planet surrounded by dangerous electrical fields and ice rings. Many explorers are warn to kept away from this planet due to the many snowstorms that riddle the surface and high winds that would destroy any aircraft including voltron. Only a small hand full call Ryssa home and amongst them an old powerless witch and her comatose master.

"Lotor, Lotor did this to you my master." the haggard old woman paced the floor of the cavern of Kaman's peak in which she temporarily calls home. "the nerve of that charlatan calling himself the king of Doom!"

With the bit of magic she had left, she conjured up a small looking-glass and within that glass stood the future King speaking with a young male reporter for the Galaxy United.

The more the young prince spoke of his ideas for a change for his world and the galaxy, the more Haggar's stomach turned.

Lotor's topaz eyes glittered as he told the reporter that he no longer wanted a war between the Galaxy Alliance and his world. That he regrets his role in his fathers injustice toward the planets he had captured during his ruthless campaign and that he was only following orders from his king.

"Bastard! How dare he call himself royalty!" Haggar slams her hands down on the slab of granite that posed as her work table. "I can't believe you would lay this at your fathers feet?!"

"And why should he not ?" a female voice rang out from the cavern behind her that housed the lava pits that warmed the caves.

"YOU!" Haggar's black eyes widen in surprise as she faced the tall pink haired woman with fair light blue skin. " what in the hell are you doing here? Not that I'm complaining are anything."

"I was just in the neighborhood and thought I'd stop by for tea." Merla answers sarcastically as she stripped out of her long black fur coat revealing her skin-tight black leather flight suit."and here I am thinking that you would be glad to see me."

"Oh you don't want to know what I'm thinking Queen Merla" Hagar picked up her staff.

" What are you going to do perform a light show for me? " Merla laughed " you see Haggar its dirty little thoughts like the ones you're having that nearly got you killed by me the first time we met."Merla snapped as she held up her hand signaling for her pet Falcore, that was hidden in the shadows."just look at his sharp beak its ready to tear you apart."

"Now now Merla, I was just wondering how did you find us? Believe me it's not that easy to land on Ryssa nor travel its surface."Haggar's eyes narrowed as the gorgeous queen kneeled beside King Zarkon's still form."Why are you here?"

"My dear, that's for me to know and you to find out."Merla's gloved hand traced the bottom lip of the comatose king.

"If King Zarkon knew that you-"

" He would what? " this time Merla spoke to Haggar mind as she glared up at her without speaking a word. "he nor you can harm me. Not even that so called son of his came close to harming me"

Haggar's breathing became labored as Merla took control of her body and mind.

"Wh-what are you doing?"Haggar found herself walking to the edge of a lava pit.

"What if I told you that things aren't what they seem and that everything you have seen and experience isn't real" Merla whispered in her ear as she pushes her forward.

Haggar closes her eyes not wanting to see her fate. She could here Merla in her mind telling her to open her eyes.

Haggar could hardly believe it as she stood looking around the pit off skulls in utter shock. "this has to be a trick!"

"This is no trick old witch" Merla leaned against the cavern wall. "did you really think you would have made it to Ryssa alive? I think not my dear. Lotor promised to make me his queen if I made you and Zarkon believe that you where else where. Everyone is under this illusion that Doom has been destroyed but this barren Wasteland of a planet is still very much alive and well."

" Ok so we're still on Doom and Lotor betrayed you. So why didn't you just use your powers on his royal bitchyness?"

Merla paused before answering the question laid before her. Her cat like eyes seemed to darken. " The woman Lotor is marrying is a relative of mine and she has some how blocked me from his mind. "

"So you turned to me for help. An old powerless witch." Haggar cackled.

" Do you not draw your power from Hex stone that was once attached to your staff?" Merl reached into her coat and pulled out half the stone from her pocket. Merla's pretty blood red lips curved into a vicious smile as Haggar gasped in disbelief. " the other half is hidden in the castle."

" And what do you want in return Merla?" Haggar took the stone.

"Pay back "she smirked as her guards entered the pit to help move Zarkon to a safer place on the other side of the planet.

Meanwhile light years away, on the beautiful planet of Pollux. Princess Romell quickly made her way towards the control room in hopes that she would find Sven. As the double steel doors woosh open four men dressed in high ranking military personnel uniforms stood along with the former voltron pilot and second in command Sven Holgersson.

" Evening gentlemen " the princess of Pollux took her seat at the head of the conference table ."what information did our spies on Doom find out that was so urgent that I was pulled away from a conference call with Bandor?

Sven stood passing five photos to Romelle before he spoke. His dark chocolate eyes scanned the room until they locked on Romelles sapphire blue eyes.

"0:23 hundred Doom time, our spies spotted a caravan leaving the caves known as the pit of skulls."he turned to the screen behind him and a image off three transports appear."with in the first transport there are three guards and the woman named Merla. The second transport ten to twenty heavily armed men the last one...is a covered transport so its possible that it may some sort of weaponry that they want to keep under wraps."

"Are someone"the blond princess looked over each of the five photos given to her. "Have our undercover team in the castle figured out how to destroy the cloaking device that's shielding Doom from being seen?"

"No your highness" Sevn answered "Horrus believe it has something to do with magic."

"Ok we need to get on top of that or we'll never get to our team"