"Pidge, scan the download from the ship. Find out where Zarkon's central command is." Shiro instructs as they come in.
"On it!" Pidge runs over to a computer.
"What happened? Where's Nau?" Coran looks around nervously.
"They captured her." Allura rubs her arm looking down at the ground.
"She sacrificed herself to save us and the information." Shiro grips a small fist remembering what she did.
"How is that possible?" Coran sounds more angry then worried.
"Coran, I'm sorry things didn't go as planned, but we can't focus on what went wrong." Shiro looks away clearly irritated.
"We've got to figure out how to make it right. Pidge, anything?" Allura heads over to her.
Meanwhile in a windowless cell, Nau has her head buried behind her knees in a corner. She's shivering a bit. Some out of the cold steal and the other for what could possibly be planned for her.
When the door opened a raggedy woman covered in a robe stands there with a few robots. Her cold al yellow eyes look over at the nervous girl.
"Come with me." The witch demands.
Nau doesn't really have a choice as she's cuffed and pulled along. She's brought in front of the man responsible for all of this. Next to him on a silk pillow is her father's bayard.
"Nau." Zarkon stares at her with cold eyes and tone.
"You monster!" Nau tries to go hit him but is held back by two bots. "You destroyed Altea! Voltron is going to put an end to your empire!" she shouts struggling.
"No, it will only make me more powerful." The tyrant stands. "Your father knew that as well as I. That's why he led me to believe he destroyed it all those years ago. But now, your new paladins will come for you, and they will deliver Voltron to me, and, with it, the key to unimaginable power." He stares coldly at the girl.
Nau just stares back at him with rage in her eyes. She wasn't going to falter. She wouldn't give him the satisfaction.
Zarkon then motions for her to be taken away as the mages came in. Nau was there long enough to see them casting some spell over her father's bayard making it shift into his old sword.
Nau is thrown into the cell. The cuffs had cut her off from her powers. She curls up after realizing that feeling no hope at this moment.
A little while later she hears a commotion by the door. Then it opens to…
"Shiro?" Nau stares wide eyed.
Shiro works on the cuffs. Once they're off Nau hugs him shaking a bit from fright. Shiro moves his hands so they're just hovering over her shoulders, but he stops himself from hugging her.
"I brought you something." Shiro moves her back a bit showing her the bayard.
"Thanks." Nau takes it in hand.
"Can you stand?" Shiro stands holding his hand out for hers.
"I think so." Nau takes his hand.
They then head off. Shiro saying how he needs to find Black. Nau then tells him about how they had her father's Bayard and were doing something to it when she was sent back to the cell.
But when they reach the hanger Haggar is waiting for them.
"So, Champion returns." Haggar stares at him. "And the endless source." She smirks coldly turning to Nau.
"You won't touch her!" Shiro has her behind him.
At that a fight breaks out. Shiro protecting Nau from Haggar as Nau tries to give cover fire. The old witch moves too quickly though. Her arrows never hit her or even come close.
"I made you strong and this is how you repay me?" Hagger fires a magic at him. "You could have been our greatest weapon. Now, I will destroy you." She has her fingers a light then hits his side.
Shiro falls over holding his side. The air knocked out of him as he tries to stand.
'N-need to keep… going.' Shiro huffs.
"And, now, Champion, your time is over." Hagger stares at him coldly ready to fire.
"NO!" Nau gets in the way her weapon drawn.
She stares at the hold hag with a fire in her eyes. One she hadn't seen in a long time, reminding her of a life long forgotten.
Not amused and her head spinning Haggar makes many of her to attack the archer. All of them can hurt Nau but Nau can only hit one of them.
'Which one is real?!' Nau growls to herself hitting one illusion only for more to appear or attack either side.
"You will never win." All of them cackle making an orb to hit her.
Nau, nothing else to do closed her eyes listening and sniffing. Her eyes can be fouled but not the rest of her senses. Drawing her bow she aims. Haggar isn't killed merely stunned giving them time to get to Black.
"Who's rescuing who huh?" Shiro laughs tiredly and clearly hurt.
"You stay quiet and polite. We need to get you treated." Nau gives a small smile, her worry clear.
"Yes ma'am." Shiro flinches as he sellouts then flies.
They're able to get to the others but then things go to shit. All they can do is try to run when an opening presents itself, not questioning how. But then something else happens and they are shoved into different directions.
Black, with Shiro and Nau inside, are shoved on to an almost deselect planet. Shiro wakes up to an out cold Nau a few inches from his lips. He flushes trying to scramble then is reminded of his wound holding his side.
'I need to get us out of here.' Shiro huffs holding his side.
He is able to take her fairly far. That is until he sees the beasts. Shiro tries to keep her safe but is pinned down. As they get ready to pounce there is a barrier around them.
"Y-you won't… get us." Nau huffs, still dizzy but ready to protect him.
The beasts whine then run off. Soon the barrier drops with her on her knees trying to catch her breath.
"You alright?" Shiro bends down holding his side.
"I'm okay, just need to catch my breath. T-then I can treat you." Nau huffs standing a bit dizzily.