A/N: Hello. Just giving you a heads-up about an upcoming new character that will help Matt named Zegdal. He has been an ex-Blade of Marmora for 20 decaphoebes due to his standing on fighting as opposed to hiding. Other than that, not much is known about him... yet. Anyway, he will be portrayed by Vic Mignogna as a fit for his character. There's also another surprise in this chapter that I am not willing to say. You'll have to read on and see. Enjoy. :)

Chapter 35: Reunion

At school, Pidge, or Katie as she was known as back then, was staring up at the sun where the rocket was taking off to as Mr. York spoke.

"Photons from the visible spectrum are manipulated, creating a quantum storage network. It's the most advanced system available."

Then, Katie spoke differently.

"Actually, the Galaxy Garrison is performing tests using DNA helixes as storage. That's the same way genetic information is stored in our bodies."

While Mr. York was surprised by this information, the students looked at her blankly before one of them called her a name.

"Nerd."

As the students laughed, Katie shed small tears before Mr. York spoke up.

"Alright, class. That's enough. Katie here has given us insight of what the Galaxy Garrison is capable of, even though she didn't raise her hand. So, the least you can do is keep your criticisms to yourself. That goes for you too, Mr. Brierty."

Embarrassed, Zach muttered under his breath.

"Got it."

"Now, taking in this knowledge, what do you think is the best course of action?"

Then, a small girl voice spoke up as she raised her hand.

"Oh, oh, oh! I know!"

"Yes, Ms. Shaybon?"

"We should use that information to improve the way we use our technologies and accept other peoples' opinions."

"Well said, Ms. Shaybon. And what better way to improve yourselves with... than homework!"

This made the whole class, save for Katie, groan as Jenny spoke.

"What?"

When class ended, as the students walked out, Jenny noticed Katie's Dad look on her face as she sighed.

"I hope she's going to be okay..."

Unfortunately, Jenny's hopes did not come true as Katie had tossed her textbook to the wall as she shouted in frustration moments before Matt came in with a slice of cake.

"Hey, Pidge?"

"I hate it when you call me that."

"Sorry, Katie. Mom told me what happened today."

As he set the cake down beside her, Matt continued speaking to her.

"I know what it's like to be the nerd. But you've gotta keep studying hard."

"What's the point?"

"Well... it was my brain that got me into the Galaxy Garrison."

Hearing this changed Katie's tune as she got surprised.

"You got in?! Yes!"

"I guess it was my brains. Could have been my good looks or my big muscles."

This made Katie giggle before she spoke in elation.

"That's amazing! Oh, man! I'm so excited!"

Then, Katie went back to her textbook and placed it back on the table before Matt spoke.

"What are you doing?"

"Studying. So I can get into the Garrison with you and Dad."

This made Matt smile at her sister's determination.

In the present time, Pidge had a sad look on her face before she took off her glasses and put on her helmet as Lapis spoke.

"Pidge, I know this is a big deal for you, but don't forget, you're not the only one on that mission. And you'll have to get used to them. I know I had to."

"Noted."

Then, Luzria spoke from in the hull next in curiosity.

"So, what does your mission have to do with ours?"

"The intel that shopkeeper gave me leads me to believe my brother and your contact could pull out of their location at any time. I need to act fast. This may be our only chance. Plus, you guys have plenty to do on Olkarion and Planet X, wherever that is."

Then, Jenny, who holds Ayame, Honerva, Iyera, and Alphus, spoke up to Pidge on the comms next.

"I'm just sad I don't get to help you, Pidge. But Planet X is kinda private business, so... yeah, there's that."

"I hope you'll find your family, Pidge. We both do."

"Thanks, Ayame."

Then, Hunk spoke up next.

"Hey, while you're out, will you look for some more fluuto beans?"

This made Lance's face frown before he shouted.

"No, no, no, no, no, no! No more beans for Hunk!"

Pidge groaned at this before she spoke.

"Gotta go."

With that, the Green Lion took off towards a Planet with bright lights in the dark side of it.

On the surface of it, Pidge, Adea, Atchiam, Lapis, and Luzria were wearing hooded robes over them as they walked through the alley while Adea spoke.

"Hey, Luzria, do you ever get the feeling you're being watched?"

"Of course. People can't get enough of me. You'll get used to it."

"That's not what I meant."

Then, Pidge spoke to her as she checked on the map.

"Relax, Adea. It's just how typical underground cities are."

As she looked at the map, they found a red spot as they looked in that area before Lapis opened the door as Adea shouted for anyone's presence once the door closed.

"Hello?"

As a response, she heard clanking far away before she went to that direction as did the others. In doing so, they've found an Unilu sitting by himself as he spoke.

"Shop's closed."

Adea was about to speak when Lapis stopped her and Pidge took her place.

"We're just looking for directions to a show. I heard it's explosive."

This made the Unilu smile before he spoke.

"So you're the one looking for the nano-thermite titanium-boron? Very expensive. Difficult to procure, I assure you."

As the Unilu displayed it, Atchiam thought of the firepower the Blades (if not lost likely herself) would have as she made a giddy smile before Pidge crushed her dreams.

"Keep it."

This made Atchiam's eyes widen before she groaned in disappointment.

"Aw, come on, Pidge!"

"You're backing out of our agreement?"

"Altering it, in your favor. I'll still give you the money, but, in return, you tell me who is on this video and where to find them."

As Pidge showed the video of the people who used those weapons, the Unilu only showed a lack of memory.

"Why would I know these people?"

"Because they used nano-thermite titanium-boron, and you're the only one in this section of the galaxy that seems to be selling it."

The Unilu seemed to have dastardly plans in mind as he stood up.

"I've had some good luck selling things of value."

Then, he pulled out his swords as he continued.

"And I think the Drule would pay a lot to know how you got your hands on that security footage."

"Really? This is how we're doing it? All we want is the information."

Luzria spoke differently.

"Yeah, well he wants to skin us alive."

Luzria clearly wasn't a fan of that plan as she got out her luxite sword before turning it into a rapier and parried his swings before Pidge got out her bayard and hit the table before the Unilu spoke to Luzria.

"And I'll bet they'll pay extra for that luxite you're holding. Must be my lucky day."

Luzria only smirked as Pidge pulled on the table and she ducked, allowing the table to hit the Unilu in the back of the head before she spoke.

"Well, I'd say your luck just ran out."

Then, Lapis got the intel while Atchiam

got her weapons of desire as she got the money that Pidge promised out on the table as she spoke.

"Pleasure doing business with you."

As they walked out, the Unilu grumbled before Adea stuck her tongue out and closed the door.

In the Green Lion, Luzria spoke about their outcome of the situation.

"Well, that could've gone better."

Then, Luzria saw the face that Pidge was looking for and grew confused about his identity.

"Who is that?"

"Te-osh. Looks like a positive ID."

"Huh. I guess that's an acceptable name, for a different race."

As the scanner showed the info, Pidge was looking for the most important one.

"Last known whereabouts..."

As Pidge searched it, a planet appeared in the intel as she spoke.

"Kraydah's moon."

Later, in the city, Vezek spoke to the Unilu.

"And where did they go?"

"I... I don't know."

In response, Vezek glared his red eyes before a hole was suddenly punched into the wall beside him, earning his panic before he complied.

"They're looking for someone on Kraydah's moon. But you don't want to mess with them. The weapons they were packing... I think one of them's a Paladin of Voltron."

"And the rest?"

This made him confused before he answered.

"I dunno. I-I think they're called Swords of Zamora or something?"

Then, Vezek, having figured out who he's talking to, gripped him by his throat as the Unilu grew desperate.

"Hey! W-What are you doing?! I told you what I know! I swear!"

"I'm currently under contract to terminate them and anyone else in my way. So seeing as you're bound to go to another bounty hunter, I'm afraid that includes you."

"Aah! Come on! Wait! I promise I'll keep my mouth shut! I won't say nothing!"

"Not a chance."

Then, Vezek snapped the Unilu's neck like it was a pencil, earning his silenced, choked, gasp before he dropped the deceased being to the floor as he spoke with a smile.

"So... the hunt begins."

As for Jenny, Alphus, Honerva, Iyera, and Ayame, the White Lion was currently on autopilot towards the fabled Planet X. They'd been traveling for 30 doboshes so far as Jenny let out a sigh of boredom.

"It's been 30 doboshes, and we aren't even there yet? Can't you go any faster, White? I mean, what happened to that portal thing?"

This made Ayame remember the time she teleported to a Galra Cruiser to get the intel from Kaecilius' Cruiser.

"Come to think of it, how come you didn't teleport? I remember you doing that when we found my mom's video file."

As she remembered this, Jenny blushed before she spoke.

"Oh. I guess I forgot."

Then, Alphus came up from the hull before she shed light on both questions.

"You said you teleported? And the White Lion?"

"Uh-huh. But they're not doing it this time. Do you know why?"

"Well, were you focusing on anything in particular?"

"Just at this one cruiser where I got my Quintessence back. Long story short, I was a victim of Quintessence Drive."

"Well, that same drive must've made the residue make contact with that particular craft."

Then, Jenny widened her eyes as she came to realize something.

"So, what you're saying is that I can teleport anywhere in the universe... w-with my... blood?"

"No. Just in areas with your kind of Quintessence. What that suggests is that if you still remember being there, you'll get there in a snap."

"Huh. Now, how did I do that last time? I mean, I didn't know how to find Hunk and Lance back then. So that certainly doesn't apply in the White Lion's case, I think."

"Actually, it does. And it can also sense the other Lion's location and functions itself as a teludav to get to them."

Then, Ayame spoke about their objective.

"Okay, but what about getting to Planet X?"

"That should be easy. I've been there before."

With that, Alphus set the coordinates to Planet X before the White Lion roared, creating a portal similar to the Castle before they entered the wormhole and came out the other side before it landed on the comet-like surface as Jenny and Ayame's eyes widened in surprise before she spoke.

"Paladins of the White Lion, welcome to Planet X."

Meanwhile, Pidge, Lapis, and her team had reached Kraydah's moon where, upon closer scans, a fight for their base was occurring.

"Oh, no! It's a Drule attack!"

With that, Pidge pushed the levers farther to push the Green Lion towards Kraydah's moon, where the captain of its base shot at the drones before he headed to a cannon on the base while Galra soldiers shot at their own drones, backing up the captain. When he was about to take his shot, the Green Lion dismantled it before it exploded, earning surprise from the captain as the dust settled.

"Can it be? The Green Lion? What an auspicious occasion!"

As the captain ran to it, Luzria looked at him as she spoke.

"Nope. Not our contact."

"That must be one of the freedom fighters."

With that, Pidge landed the Green Lion as she and the Rogue Thrust stepped out of it before the captain spoke.

"Greetings. I am Lieutenant Ozar. You must be two of the Paladins, and a leader of the Rogue Thrust squadron."

"Yes, I'm Pidge."

"And I'm Lapis. What's happening?"

"We defeated a wave of Drule forces while the Galra helped us out. We heard Zarkon was back on the throne a changed man. Normally, I wouldn't believe it, but his men just saved ours back there. Still... I can't help but feel something's fishy."

Lapis can understand this as she spoke.

"Well, you don't have to worry, Lieutenant. If Zarkon tries anything, just leave that to us."

"Anyway, more are coming, so were evacuating. But now that you're here, we might stand a chance. Will the other lions be here soon?"

"I'm sorry, Voltron isn't coming. It's just us."

Then, Atchiam spoke up.

"We're looking for someone called Te-osh. Is she here?"

Ozar pointed to the top of the building as he spoke.

"Te-osh is inside the base loading up the last of the medical supplies. We were just about to leave. Your timing is most fortunate."

"Thank you."

"We'll help you guys load up while Pidge speaks with her."

Pidge nodded to Lapis before Ozar spoke.

"Thank you, Paladins Pidge and Lapis."

Before she could get to them, a Drule cruiser from far away fired at the ship atop the base, worrying Pidge.

"No!"

Then, the resulting debris crashed onto her as she used her shield to block it before Ozar and Lapis can guess what happened.

"They're back!"

"Already? How?"

Then, a Galra soldier spoke to his comms link.

"We're under attack from another wave of Drule ships. Requesting backup."

Suddenly, more Drule fighters arrived and shot at the ship, triggering an explosion as the ship was barely able to liftoff while Pidge ran towards her.

"Te-osh! Wait!"

As the Drule ships swarmed it, the fighter shot at the Green Lion as Lapis and her team went inside while Pidge spoke to Ozar.

"Get to cover!"

With that, Pidge took off using her jet pack and her bayard to pull herself into the Green Lion before it closed its mouth, shielding Pidge from the blast as they got jolted around before she spoke angrily.

"You're really, really gonna regret that."

With that, the Green Lion dodged its laser fire before it hit one of the ships needed for evacuation while Pidge took notice of it.

"Oh, no."

Then, the Green Lion has no choice but to clamp its jaws on the fighter before chucking it away to the ground as she spoke.

"Is everyone okay?"

"For now, thanks to you. But our ship is damaged. We are stranded and cannot help Te-osh. Please, Paladins. You must help her."

Pidge and Lapis then spoke to Ozar out of concern for his group.

"What about you?"

"Are you going to be okay?"

"We know what it means to fight the Drule. The supplies on that ship are more important than our lives."

Pidge didn't believe that as she turned to Lapis before she nodded in agreement.

"Everyone aboard, now!"

Later, two fighters were fighting Te-osh who was trying to escape as her ship got blasted before the Green Lion destroyed one of them as Pidge spoke.

"Te-osh, I'm a Paladin of Voltron. I'm here to help."

Te-osh then groaned as she spoke before Lapis eased her.

"Please. I've been hit."

"Don't worry. Just find cover until it's over."

With that, the Green Lion focused its attention on the fighter before it shot at the fighter with its tail before Pidge got frustrated and fired a green blast from its back, creating vegetation within it before it exploded.

Afterwards, the Green Lion landed on the ship before Pidge and Rogue Thrust entered in the ship to see a masked figure clutching her chest as she groaned before Adea spoke.

"Oh, no. Are you okay?"

With that, Adea laid Te-osh onto the wall of the ship under the window as she talked to the worried and uneasy group.

"The ship... those supplies are needed immediately."

"Not without you."

Te-osh coughed as Pidge looked at her skeletal structure to find her rib cage was split open in three areas, earning the group's gasp as Pidge spoke.

"That's not good. I'm gonna get you some help."

As she looked at the Green Paladin, she thought she saw someone familiar as she spoke his name.

"Matt?"

"He's my brother. We're trying to find him."

"You look so much like him. It's the eyes."

Then, she coughed before Luzria spoke.

"Easy, Te-osh. You took a heavy enough bullet as is. Don't work yourself up."

She didn't listen as she handed Pidge a card of sorts.

"Here. Every rebel officer has one of these transponders. It's how we find each other in the field."

Then, she groaned as Adea grew worried, trying to hold her tears in.

"It'll be okay, Te-osh. Just hang on a bit longer, okay?"

"He may not have his anymore, but this is his code. Now, please... please help get these supplies to my people."

Adea then placed her hand in the area of injury before she spoke.

"You can't leave your people, Te-osh. Just hang on."

Then, Lapis has an idea as she got out a liquid bottle from her pack on the belt before she spoke.

"Drink this. It'll heal your bones and whatever else is damaged."

As Lapis held her head up, Te-osh drank the potion Lapis had to offer as the group watched before it was all gone. Then, Te-osh coughed before she took a deep breath and felt herself being repaired from the inside as she spoke.

"I... I'm healed?"

"Like I said you'd be. You can thank Azix for that. That's the same way he always healed us."

Te-osh chuckled before she spoke.

"Well, it seems the Blade of Marmora has a miracle worker."

Meanwhile, Jenny, Iyera, Honerva, and Ayame were in awe at the giant crater as Alphus showed them around.

"As you can see, it can support life, so you're free to take off your helmets."

Jenny then took off her helmet before she breathed in the air of it in surprise.

"Wow, you're right."

As Iyera grew confused at the science of it, Ayame had a theory as she removed her helmet and spoke.

"How is that possible?"

"My guess is that something inside the comet is creating its own atmosphere."

Honerva noticed the blue glow on the comet and widened her eyes even further in astonishment.

"Amazing... they have the same properties as the comet that landed 10,000 years ago."

"That's the first thing I noticed when I came here, you know, Honerva. And there's more to show inside."

As they walked in the comet, they noticed a grassy field, as well as a rainforest under the white sky as Jenny was reminded of how she found the White Lion.

"Hey! I remember! That's where I found White!"

This made Ayame raise her eyebrows in confusion.

"Really?"

"Yeah! There were these flowers that made a rainbow, and it led to a..."

Then, she gasped as she spoke.

"Oh, my gosh! You've gotta see it!"

With that, Jenny took Ayame's hand as she exclaimed while Iyera grew surprised.

"Whoa... someone's pretty excited."

Alphus giggles at this as she spoke.

"Yes, I agree."

As Iyera took off after them, Alphus turned to Honerva before she spoke.

"Honerva... I just want you to know that... I'm really sorry for what I did to you, to your race. But, this place... that's the whole reason I never came back."

"What do you mean?"

"You'll see. Come on."

With that, Alphus and Honerva walked down the grassy field towards the White Paladins and their passenger.

Later, the group towed the ship to the planet in need of supplies before Ozar spoke.

"This should be far enough, Paladin Pidge. I've sent our coordinates to the rendezvous party, and they will be here shortly. Thank you for your help. These supplies will save countless lives in our fight against Kaecilius. I am sending you my transponder code. May the Paladins of Voltron always be able to find me, if necessary."

"Thank you."

With that, Pidge let go of the cable before the ship went to the destined planet while Pidge used the transponder to locate Matt as it beeped steadily before Adea spoke.

"So, uh, how close were you two? You and your brother."

Pidge grew curious about why she'd ask, but seeing as she wanted to know, Pidge gave her answer.

"Very close. You know, he taught me this secret code he and Dad used to talk to each other."

At night, Matt spoke to Katie about a message.

"I just got a message from Dad."

"A message?"

"Well, actually, it's a quantum frequency."

"But I thought we weren't supposed to talk to Dad. It's a secret mission."

"What the Garrison doesn't know won't hurt 'em. We're using a special two-step encryption. See, Dad and I both have this book, right?"

"Totally."

"Well, that's the cipher. We need it to read the messages. So the quantum frequency tells us where in the book to look."

"Okay."

"But that's not the best part. Dad and I know a second requirement. The real code. We both memorize additions and subtractions to numbers we send so that even if someone intercepts our messages and has the same book, they still don't know what we're saying."

Katie frowned at this as she spoke.

"Seems a little low-tech."

"Sure, but you can't rely too much on computers. The most powerful processor you have is right here."

Matt then pointed to his head as he spoke.

"And it can never be hacked."

"Well, what's it say?"

"It says, bedtime is still ten, even if I'm in space."

Katie groaned at this as she spoke.

"Ten?"

"Just like the Garrison, what Dad doesn't know won't hurt him."

In the present time, Adea was impressed.

"Wow... that is so cool. I wish I had a brother like that."

"You mean you never had one?"

"No, unfortunately... I was an only child when my parents died."

This made Pidge feel bad before she held her head down.

"Sorry, Adea. Forget I asked."

"Nah, it's cool. I'm not that bothered by it anymore. I mean, I'm with my teammates. Besides, if my parents hadn't sent me off planet, I would've been drained of Quintessence, too."

Then, Pidge looked at the transponder and saw the signal growing a bit larger.

"Matt's signal is getting stronger. He must be around here somewhere."

When she looked at where the signal is coming from, she noticed a planet that appears to hav been torn apart as she spoke.

"There! Oh, no. This... this can't be right."

"What's wrong, Pidge?"

Pidge didn't answer as she went toward the planet before they looked around the scattered surface area.

"This place... it's completely destroyed. But it says he's here."

Luzria had a sneaky suspicion about it.

"Maybe it's a trap?"

Atchiam just agreed to disagree.

"Why would Te-osh give us a code that could lead to a trap?"

"Well, don't forget, he doesn't have his transponder anymore. This could've been a way to throw someone off."

"So not much of a trap, just a dead end? That's what I'm hearing."

"Okay, fine. Maybe it's a dead end."

As the Green Lion parked, the group got out and saw a stone it's a giant statue dedicated to the warriors presented in the plaque as Lapis spoke.

"This planet... it must've been a war zone before the Komar Experiment."

As Adea looked closer at the plaque, she noticed her parents there as she spoke.

"Mom? Dad?"

As he began to shed tears, Pidge looked at the inscription on the stone as the helmet translated.

"In honor of the 127,098 brave warriors that stood against tyranny. The quest for freedom is won through sacrifice."

Pidge grew afraid of what it meant as she ran towards the exact coordinates on the transponder as Adea ran to find her own parents with Lapis, Atchiam, and Luzria following them.

"No! Please, no!"

"I'm coming, Mommy! Daddy!"

"Guys, wait!"

"Where are you going?"

"Don't go too fast!"

When they got through the plaque, Pidge and Adea only found poles of a sort that lit up the otherwise dark soil as the latter spoke to the Paladin.

"Do you see anyone there?"

"No..."

With that, Adea and Pidge ran down the hill before they split up looking for individual people of interest as Adea saw two cloaked figures as she ran toward them.

"Wait! Come back!"

All the while, Pidge looked at the transponder, hoping her brother hadn't perished. Unfortunately, when she got to the coordinates, she only noticed a small pole on the ground before realizing the outcome of what happened. Matt, her brother that she's worked so hard to find, was dead. Equally unfortunately, Adea caught up with the cloaked figures before she went through them and they faded into dust before looking to see their graves as the two began to mourn their loved ones while Pidge's helmet translated the inscription on the pole just as Lapis, Atchiam, and Luzria caught up to them with the last two comforting Pidge and Lapis comforting Adea.

"Matthew Holt. 0-0-1-0-0-5-2-5-0-0-1-4-0-4-2-8."

"I'm so sorry. I was too late."

She then sobbed as rain fell around them and she screamed.

"NO!"

As Atchiam and Luzria knelt down beside her, Luzria noticed something off in the inscription.

"Wait... I'm pretty sure your older brother wasn't 3 decaphoebes old."

Hearing her words, Pidge noticed it too.

"Wait, what? Matt's birthday is wrong."

Then, she gasped as she realized what it was.

"A quantum frequency. It's... it's a message! The code! But what... what's the second encryption item? I have the book!"

Then, Pidge got out a tablet as she typed the numbers in before she spoke.

"Now, factor in Dad and Matt's additions and subtractions..."

As she finished, the numbers revealed themselves to be , much to Pidge's relief.

"These are coordinates! He's alive! Adea! My brother's..."

Then, she noticed Adea and Lapis sitting by herself at her parents' graves as she sobbed before she figured out what it meant while Lapis spoke to her.

"You know, your parents would be proud of you for making it this far. It means you've made all of their effort to save you worth it. If that doesn't mean they loved you, I don't know what does."

"Really? You think so?"

"I know so. My dad did the same thing. So I know that your parents loved you, no matter what."

This made Adea smile with tears in her eyes before Lapis hugged her.

"And so do I..."

Catching what she meant by those words, Adea spoke to Lapis as she hugged her back.

"I love you, too."

As Pidge smiled at this, Atchiam and Luzria did the same with Luzria wiping her tears away before Lapis and Adea stood up with the former of the two speaking.

"Alright. Let's go."

As they went in the Green Lion, Adea looked back to see the cloaked figures waving to her with smiles on their faces as she waved back to them, before they vanished into dust. With that, the Green Lion took off, unsafe that Vezek saw this happen from afar as he walked back to his ship as he spoke.

"Raised in tragedy. That's more than enough proof that she's a survivor. But not for long..."

At Planet X, Jenny was showing Ayame and Iyera around the "Strangling Fruit" garden as she spoke to them.

"Right here is where I found a fruit of Kumiko killing herself. I don't know if I plucked it, but I just... spoke with it. Like I was talking to the real Kumiko. In a way, I was. Honestly, I don't know how this thing works."

Then, Alphus spoke as she and Honerva walked in to answer.

"If you've made vocal contact with the fruit here, it'll automatically be brought to the black waters before they allow you to make physical contact with the fruit to make an impact. Once that's done, the end result of that person in the fruit should be..."

Then, Jenny noticed another fruit with Adea at the graveyard planet, mourning her parents before she spoke.

"Guys, look."

As they walked over to the fruit, Ayame saw Adea crying at the loss of her parents as Lapis comforted her before she remembered what Adea told her at the quantum abyss.

"Right. Her parents were taken by the Komar Experiment."

Alphus had a solution for that as she pressed her hand on the fruit before she gently pulled it out and cradled it before she turned to another entrance where the arrow was before she spoke.

"Come on. There's more you need to see."

As they followed, they noticed the ground split apart with the black waters nowhere to be seen as Jenny explained herself.

"Oh, yeah. That's where I found the White Lion, too. After I met this shimmer. Whatever it was."

Alphus spoke onwards as they went down the entrance.

"It's fortunate you have. The Shimmer only appears to those who intrigue it."

Iyera felt as though they lost track.

"That's great, but how am I supposed to go back to my reality without the comet?"

As if to answer, the White Lion descended from the skylight and into the crevice before Alphus spoke.

"Good question."

Next, the White Lion glowed bright blue before it showed a new entrance, holding dozens of blue chrysalis pods that held countless bodies of fallen warriors as Jenny spoke.

"Whoa... I don't think I've ever been in this room before..."

"That's because you didn't ask the White Lion to open it."

"Wait. That's a thing?"

Alphus giggled at this before she spoke to the group.

"Alright. Fan out and locate Ayame's friend. Once we find her, the next step begins."

Fortunately, it didn't take long as Ayame saw Kumiko in a blue chrysalis pod by the entrance before she spoke.

"Guys! I found her!"

As they went over to her, Ayame looked at her biorhythms and confirmed what was going on as she gasped.

"She's alive, too... after all this time..."

Then, Jenny turned to her.

"Now what's the next step?"

"Iyera must give her memories of the vision to Planet X."

Meanwhile, Pidge and her team got to the coordinates as she spoke.

"This isn't good. Two Drule cruisers and even more nearby."

With that, the Green Lion cloaked itself as she spoke.

"I'm coming, Matt."

As they went past the cruisers, they grew closer to a sort of land chunk cut off from a planet as they went in further to see if any signs of life took place there as Adea spoke to Pidge.

"Any luck yet?"

"There doesn't seem to be anyone or anything here."

As the Green Lion landed, Pidge and her group got out of it before they went in a cave where the scanner on Pidge's gauntlet beeper before they stopped as she spoke.

"It's a dead end."

Then, Adea remembered what Kokubun had told them about their contact's tendencies.

"Are you sure? Our contact usually likes to make things look that way."

Then, Pidge looked at the ground and saw a rock on the ground with the rest of them in the air before she picked it up and dropped it before it fell and moved, giving Pidge an idea.

"Gravity? Something must be generating gravity nearby."

As Pidge shone a light over it, the ground revealed a door that led to where the gravity was before Adea opened the door and jumped down with her team and Pidge before they notice a sort of base of operations while the Green Paladin spoke.

"This must be some kind of spy facility."

Luzria knew what it meant given that it hasn't been flickering.

"That means someone's definitely here."

Then, behind them, two robes figures, one being a revel fighter and the other being a Blade of Marmora got their staff and luxite dagger out before they began to move forward, catching Adea's notice before she shouted.

"Everyone, move!"

As they got out of the way, Lapis and her team confronted the Blade while Pidge dealt with the rebel fighter that went after her as he swung his staff before Pidge jumped over him with her jet pack before she fired her bayard at him, only for the rebel to catch her weapon and slam her to the ground. After which, Pidge looked to see the Blade fighting Lapis and her team for a brief moment with the Blade easily doing a clash with Adea's scythe before Pidge dodged the rebel's staff again and he aimed to strike before she shouted to him.

"What have you done with my brother?!"

Having heard this, he was taken aback before Pidge fired her bayard at his mask, knocking it off before she ran to attack him. However, once she saw his face, she stopped just inches away from him as he spoke.

"Pidge?"

"Matt?"

Then, Matt turned to the Blade that fought the Rogue Thrust before he shouted.

"Stop, Zegdal! They're with Katie!"

Then, the Blade known as Zegdal stopped himself before he spoke.

"Are you serious?"

"Dead serious."

Then, the mask went away to reveal a brushed-back and somewhat spiky, purple hair with red irises in yellow sclera before he spoke.

"So, you must be Kolivan's group, then."

"Yes, we are. I'm Lapis, and this is Adea, Atchiam, and Luzria."

"You mean they graduated already?"

"Kind of. I was put in charge of them when we were looking for a mole. Fixed that problem."

"A mole was in the Blade of Marmora?"

"A lot has changed since you've been gone. How long ago did you leave, anyway?"

"Who keeps track of that?"

While this happened, Pidge hugged Matt as she spoke.

"Oh, my gosh! Ever since the Kerberos Mission, they said you were dead, but I knew in my heart that you weren't!"

"I can't believe you found me. It doesn't seem possible."

"The thought of you and Dad kept me going, inspired me to do the impossible."

"Okay, but seriously, how'd you get this far into space?"

"It's a long story. Is there any chance you've heard of Voltron?"

"Of course I've heard of Voltron."

"Well, I'm one of the Paladins."

This made Zegdal and Matt raise their eyes as they spoke.

"For real? That pipsqueak?"

"No. No. Seriously? You're a Paladin of Voltron? That's so awesome!"

Then, Vezek spoke from far away, giving the atmosphere a chill.

"What a touching reunion. Sadly, it won't last."

"Who are you?"

Lapis knew all too well who he was.

"Vezek. He's the assassin we faced before we graduated."

Zegdal grew frustrated about his lack of knowledge.

"Does no one talk to me anymore?"

"If you remember, I'm still under contract to terminate you. And the same goes for anyone who interferes."

Then, Matt and Pidge spoke intermittently.

"Stand back, Matt."

"Stand back, Pidge."

This made the two of them smile before she spoke again.

"Let's show this guy what the Holts are made of."

Lapis didn't think it wise.

"I don't think that's the best plan. Vezek nearly killed us last time. Do you really think you have a chance?"

"We don't know. And we don't care."

Vezek only spoke as he drew his fist back.

"Then you've come here to be killed."

Suddenly, he thrusted his fist forward, doing a sort of shockwave from his fist before Lapis got in the way and blocked it with her sword before she moved in toward him. As she tried to attack him, her sword only went through him like a hologram before he struck Pidge in the back with his fist and got Matt's notice as he swung his staff at him before he caught it.

"Stay away from my sister!"

"Your sister? Come to think of it, I do see the resemblance."

Then, he glared his red eyes at Matt, knocking him to the floor before he gripped him with his hands nearly together while Matt was gripped by an invisible force as he screamed. Then, Luzria shouted at Vezek as she got her luxite rapier ready.

"Vezek!"

Then, she stabbed her rapier in his side, forcing him to let go of Matt before Pidge fired her bayard at him, only to miss before he backed away as she went up on the pipes. Vezek looked up to her as he spoke.

"Your tactics won't work on me, Paladin."

Then, his red eyes flared before he appeared in front of Pidge, urging her to move higher quickly as he reappeared wherever she went before he punched her in the gut and knocked her to the floor before he reappeared back on the ground. Then, Zegdal moved in with his dagger before he was stopped as Vezek knocked the dagger out of his hand and snapped his wrist bones in the process. As this happened, Matt turned to Pidge as he spoke.

"Pidge, the panel!"

With that, Pidge got to the panel and opened it before Zegdal noticed and ran towards it as Vezek gave pursuit. Zegdal was only able to place his hand on the exposed panel before Vezek pinned him as he spoke.

"Any words to put on your epitaph?"

"How about this: this one's a shocker."

With that, Zegdal fired purple lightning at Vezek, causing him to be grunt as he was forced to phase, dropping him in the process before he reappeared behind Luzria, much to Adea's horror as she shouted.

"Behind you!"

Fortunately, she expected that as she turned around and impaled him with her rapier, earning his shocked look as he groaned in pain before he fell to the floor as Vezek looked up at Luzria.

"So... this is all I've got."

Then, he fell unconscious as Luzria took a deep breath before turning to Adea and smiling at her as Pidge spoke.

"Good thinking. But what exactly just happened?"

"Zegdal can manipulate the lightning from any magnetic field and use that to distort the magnetic alignment of anything else he makes contact with."

This made Adea raise an eyebrow before he spoke.

"Basically, I can do anything with electricity."

"Oh."

Then, Pidge removed her helmet as Matt spoke.

"Now, all we have to do is find Dad."

Then, he saw her put the glasses on before he spoke.

"You kept the glasses?"

"Of course I did."

Then, Adea spoke up.

"Hey, guys? Vezek's gone."

To prove this, Vezek wasn't where he was before as Lapis spoke.

"Let him go. After what we've done to him, he'll come after us another day, just like last time. But next time... we'll be ready."

At Planet X, Iyera was confused about the solution.

"But... how am I supposed to just give my memory of that vision to Planet X?"

"The Shimmer in this place can attend to many duties, including providing you with a way home, but it needs to know who's requesting it if a new memory is missing from one of the strangled fruits in this chamber."

"Strangled fruits? Are you talking about the people in here?"

"Yes. They're called this because in any reality, there's always a seed that blossoms into a new generation that will create fruits, like a tree. But if they're cut short by tragedy, like with Kumiko, those fruits' existence end up being threatened in one reality or another."

Jenny looked at it as a sort of assembly line as she spoke.

"Huh. I guess it's a necessary trade venture."

Then, a bright light came from the room before the Shimmer walked over to Iyera as she grew amazed.

"W-What's..."

"You don't have to worry, Iyera. It'll just take that memory of the vision. Nothing more, nothing less."

Then, Iyera looked back to it as the Shimmer touched her forehead, causing a bright light to leak out of her head as took a scene of Kumiko talking with Jenny out of her head before it removed its finger from her. With that, as Iyera took her breaths, the Shimmer went to the main hall of the room before it opened a blue portal with its hands as Iyera and the others looked on in wonder.

"What's going on?"

"The Shimmer has the memory now. Which means you're able to go back home, to your reality."

Iyera grew fond of that before Ayame spoke to her.

"Wait."

"Huh?"

"The Xaira in your reality... what's her goal?"

"She fought against my people's empire and Hira with the Galra. They desired peace, too, but through freedom."

This made Ayame smile before she made a request.

"If you see her, can you tell Xaira that I hope she wins?"

"I will. I promise."

Then, Iyera looked over to Jenny who showed a look of sadness before she spoke in a "Jenny" kind of way.

"Come on, Jenny. Chin up."

This made Jenny gasp before she smiled.

"Okay. It's really hard to ignore that voice."

Iyera giggled at this before she waved goodbye to her friends and went in the portal before it went away. When it was done, Jenny looked to see Ayame go over to Kumiko before asking Alphus.

"Hey, Alphus... what exactly happens to the strangled fruits here?"

"They just remain here, in a sort of hypersleep, until someone makes contact with it."

"Really? It's that easy?"

"Yes. That's one of the ways this planet works."

As Ayame took a closer look at her, she took notice of her peaceful face and her content smile as she stopped herself from thinking of breaking her out of her own peace.

"I can't. Not yet."

This made Jenny confused as she spoke.

"What? Why not? Don't you want her back?"

"Look how peaceful she is. I haven't seen that from her in a long time. Even at the Garrison. Besides, Kumiko didn't ask for this war. None of us have. I can't bring her into this. It's just not right."

Taking those words in account, Jenny nodded in understanding before Alphus spoke.

"A wise answer, Ayame."

Then, Alphus handed the fruit of Adea's parents to the Shimmer as Jenny spoke.

"What's the Shimmer doing now?"

"Because the black water's dried up, it's manually recreating the bodies with memories from the beginning of their lives until the end."

As the Shimmer held the fruit to the ceiling, a white light connected itself to the fruit before the light spread itself to two vacant pods before two Galra mates filled the void as Jenny, Honerva, and Ayame looked on in surprise before the young Altean spoke.

"Whoa... that's incredible."

"Yes. It is."

Later, Alphus, Honerva, Jenny, and Ayame were headed back to the Castle as they went to the comms system to see Lapis, Adea, Atchiam, Luzria, Zegdal, Pidge, and Matt as Pidge spoke to the team.

"Hey, guys. How'd your drop off go?"

"Better than expected. We also got a special surprise along the way."

With that, Jenny moved out of the way to reveal a Galra with long raven hair and purple irises and another with silver irises and purple-red tinted hair as Adea widened her eyes from seeing them.

"Mom? Dad?"