I'm gonna fudging kill you with this one you guys
Excuse the lame fight scenes, man, I don't know what I'm doing
This is a trip, I'm trying to finish this fic before the 14th
"So, uh, do you guys forgive me?" You ask, holding the unconscious Kuron on your shoulder. He passed out shortly after dropping the bomb earlier. Looking up at them now, towering over you with their arms crossed and their expressions hard, the three paladins were intimidating. Keith stood away from them, leaning against an empty case that once held Shiro's new body. Lance was behind you, having just sat Shiro up in his sleep for lifting. He stopped to gauge his teammates reaction.
Hunk's bulbous nose screwed up and he sniffed once before enveloping you in his large arms.
"Whoa, ok there, buddy. A simple yes would've been enough!" But you hugged him back just as tightly.
He pulled away and gathered Kuron up and over his shoulder. He turned his back to you, sniffing comically. "I'll take him back to my lion and get him hooked up."
"Dude, are you crying?" Lance laughed in shock, grinning behind you.
"No!" Hunk defended as he quickly stalked off.
Keith smiled to himself, hiding it once he heard Lance call him.
"Help me carry him back." He gestured to Shiro, whose chin was against his neck, black hair swaying, as Lance tried to pick him up from under his shoulders. Keith lifted himself from the tube and helped Lance carry Shiro to the black lion. "Dang, his metal arm is heavy!"
"Yeah, well, we have a long way to walk so you better not complain all the way there."
"Awww, you know you love the sound of my voice."
A scoff. "Barely."
Once they were gone, the only ones left were Pidge, Allura, and you. Allura didn't look in the least amused, but you couldn't really gauge Pidge's expression. She/They looked upset, but you weren't sure if it was about you or not.
"Well I don't forgive you. What you did was dangerous!" She said, voice more concerned than it was angry. She placed her hand on your shoulder and knitted her thin white eyebrows. She's taller than you. "I was worried about you, I..I shouldn't have doubted you," she admitted, thinning her lips. "but with all that's happened, you must understand why we have to be cautious towards things like this."
"Yes ma'am," you nodded. She drew you into a long hug.
"Well then, it's time to go." She said after pulling away.
"I can't believe after all this time we're going back." Pidge muttered.
"Going back?" You lifted your eyebrows. "To earth?"
"No, to planet Arus."
"Coran contacted us earlier and said that the Olkari were finished building a new base on planet Arus." Allura turned her blue eyes to the pink tubes of clones. "It's where we, Coran and me, woke up back when we first met the paladins." Her eyes narrowed at the clones before turning back to the stairs. "We'll be staying there for awhile. We are starting to overstay our welcome, despite what Bii Boh Bi says."
"You understand that thing?" Pidge asked incredulously.
"Coran's taught me a little." She smiled at Pidge. "We need to destroy this place quickly and pick up our things along with Coran. Come on, Raider."
"Um," Pidge perked up. "Go on ahead. We'll catch up."
You blinked, watching Allura leave through the door from atop the stairs. Pidge climbed up to you. Just before you could ask what was wrong, the green paladin embraced you. You froze up in surprise as she/they whispered, "Thank you…" and let go.
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A brilliant blast of fire now entertained where the Galra base had once been. They left the black diamond, now blown to pieces, behind as they made their way to the coalition base. Once they reached the base, they laid Shiro and Kuron on the couch in the lobby. Shiro was slowly but surely waking up by the time Hunk finished making food for everyone. The oldest paladin, aside from Allura, sat up groggily on the couch. Eyes blinking into focus, he wondered where he was and how he got there. But then he saw his body laying across from him on the couch adjacent to his, and he paused.
His body was asleep on its side, lines under his eyes and thick white eyebrows furrowed up under the patch of white hair hanging down over his face. For a second, Shiro couldn't move, couldn't think. His brain just stopped.
Then he looked down at himself, his outfit changed to something completely new, one of his arms still made of metal, and there. He had a arm.
Was he dead? He felt his chest, his legs, trying to see if he still felt touch, eyes back on the body. It was breathing. So, no, he wasn't dead.
"Shiro?"
With wide eyes, he turned to the sound of a voice. Lance stood there in casual clothing, looking a little nervous.
"L-Lance," Shiro's voice trembled. "What is happening? Who is that?"
Lance gave him a awkward grin. "Uh..yeah, about that.."
Lance went on to explain the last couple of hours to Shiro, midway through Allura came in to check on him.
"Well, it certainly is a surprise.." He looked down into his lap, smoothing out the black locks on his forehead. "But I gotta say, I haven't felt this good since before Zarkon's attack."
"Really?" Allura asked, hands grasping one another in her lap.
"Yeah…"
Hunk took that opportunity to come in with a plate of food. The scent made his stomach rumble. Hunk handed the warm plate to him with a smile. "This is for you. Glad to have you back, buddy."
He accepted the plate with a small smile. Hunk was always a sweetheart, wasn't he? They needed to appreciate him more. Shiro's never really said how much he appreciates him for being the voice of reason of the group.
"Thanks, Hunk." He said with a rough voice. He groaned, or rather, he heard himself groan. It took him a moment to realise it wasn't him. He looked towards the other couch and caught his clone starting to sit up.
Kuron yawned into his hand and stretched, eyes still closed.
"Oh! You're awake!" Hunk said, making Kuron blink tired, unaware eyes. Slitted iris's were in place of Shiro's old round ones. "I made a plate for you too, wait a sec!" Hunk set off out of the room, down and across the hall.
Shiro watched him, kind of stunned. As soon as the clone caught his eyes, he paused as well. Neither of them said anything for a long time. Shiro out of just pure shock, and Kuron out off nervousness. What was he supposed to say? Hey, it's me, the clone that ruined your life and thought he was you for almost a year!
Lance looked back and forth from the two. Finally, out of annoyance, he interrupted the silence,"Ok, we get it, you look alike. Talk."
They both blinked.
"Oh, uh, hey…" Shiro scratched the back of his head.
"Hey.." Kuron looked down at his lap, avoiding Shiro's eyes. "I'm sorry about..all of this." He moved his hand in a waving gesture. He still only had one arm, but Shiro had gotten a completely new body. He wondered why his hair hadn't turned white like before.
Shiro nodded but stayed silent. His staring would have made the situation even more awkward if it weren't for Hunk coming in with another plate of food.
"Here ya go," he handed the plate to Kuron, who took it gratefully.
"Appreciate it." He looked down at it, realizing he couldn't lift the utensils on the side of the plate, and put the plate down on his lap before grabbing a fork with his remaining hand. It wasn't ideal, but it was what he had and he was glad for it.
Shiro watched in awe.
"Where's Raider?" Kuron asked, looking back up at Hunk.
"Uhhh," Hunk thought for a moment. "I dunno. I think she's- I mean they are helping Pidge pack up."
"Pack up?" Kuron asked. Shiro brought his attention to Hunk.
"Oh, yeah, we're leaving soon. You," he turned to Shiro. "or you, should start getting your stuff together. We're heading out tomorrow."
"Actually, I think you two should rest some more." Allura put in. Kuron hadn't even noticed she was there. "Keith is already packing your things for you. You should eat and go back to sleep. We all should." She looked to Lance.
"Yeah, today was exhausting." As if on cue, a yawn ripped from his mouth. "I'm gonna head to the dining hall. You guys are free to join, if you're feeling up to it." He started for the door.
"Yeah, but don't strain yourself." Hunk followed after him. "Lance, don't. Touch. Anything."
"Wait," Shiro stopped Hunk before he could get out the door. "Hold on just a minute."
Hunk walked backwards into the room before turning around. Allura rose an eyebrow.
"I..before I woke up, I had this vision…"
"You saw it too?" Kuron asked.
I know where Honerva is...Allura gave them a grave look. "Whatever it is, it can wait. We've already been through enough today, as it is. Both of you need to get your rest."
They both nodded, looked at each other, then at their food.
"Wow, this will be awkward to explain once we get back to Earth." Hunk laughed, trying to clear the air. The others just stared at him. He ended his laugh with a cough. "That is, if we ever get back."
"We can't go until we find a new Galra emperor." Kuron said.
"And who knows how long that will take?" Shiro mumbled in agreement.
Hunk pointed to the two. "Hey, this could be fun! It's like having a twin brother! You'll get used to it."
"You have a twin?" Kuron asked.
"No, but I have a pair of twins in my family." Hunk replied with a genuine smile. He felt Allura touch his shoulder.
She smiled at them. "You should eat. Your food will get cold." And with that they left, leaving the two "twins" to themselves.
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As soon as they closed the door behind them, they saw you and Pidge walking towards them.
"Oh, did you guys finish up?" Hunk asked.
"Yeah," Pidge replied. "Raider here was just going to check up on Kuron and Shiro. I smelled food so I was just gonna grab a plate."
"Oh, then I should…" Hunk looked at the wall, trailing off as he noticed their wavy reflection in the clean surface. "get some as well…" He squinted at the wall, counting the number of reflections as the others talked. One..two...three…
"Are you coming Allura?" Pidge asked in the background.
Allura's stomach spoke for her, choosing in that moment to growl. She smiled sheepishly with a hint of red on her dark cheeks.
Hunk counted again, looking back and forth from you to the wall and not seeing you there. He blinked, clearing his eyes.
You see him looking around confused, but you're paying more attention to the Princess and the scientist than him. You start to walk passed them, Hunk trying to watch you walk through your invisible reflection.
"I'm gonna head on in. I'll see you in a few minutes." You said before opening the door to the lobby and walking in.
Pidge and Allura head on while Hunk's still thinking, before he realizes he's standing there alone and runs after them, catching up to Pidge.
As they walk, he whispers, "Hey, did you notice that Reed doesn't have a reflection?"
"What are you talking about?" The green paladin voice was low and unbelieving, eyes forward and brain on food.
"I'm serious!"
"Get some sleep, Hunk. We need you awake for when we move out." Pidge ignores his jutted lower lip and dipped eyebrows.
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"How are my baby boys?" You walk into the lobby with your arms spread and a grin on your face. Kuron tiredly smiles at you as you come forth and give him a hug from the side, leaning over the back of the couch. He leans into it, patting your upper arm with one hand. You cross to the other couch and hug Shiro too.
"Cuddly today, huh?" Shiro smiles up at you. It's only been a couple hours since the whole procedure, yet a new chapter always seems like a entire week has passed by.
Wink wink.
"Your hair is black. It looks weird." You casually brush your fingers through his hair.
Ew, stop. That's gross.
Ew, affection!
You guys are so negative!
"Sorry. Next time I'll ask Allura to get it in red." He said sarcastically.
"See, I feel like the only one who noticed that your name is Shiro and your hair is black, and his name is Kuron, and his hair is white. It should be the opposite," you point at Shiro with a thumb out. "But it isn't. Which is irritating."
Shout out to the OCD people reading with me!
"I think I might change my name," Kuron took a bite out of whatever it was he's eating. He slides the fork from between his lips before turning to you and Shiro. "Kuron doesn't really fit me, don't you think?"
"It's your slave name." You said. Shiro reacted by almost spitting out his food, covering his mouth in surprise. "What? What did I say?"
The two twins look at each other before bursting out laughing. You look between them, having never gotten your answer.
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You didn't have to live the whole moving experience, again, for some of you. You found yourself, with a blink, somewhere you recognized but weren't cognitively functioning properly to know where just yet. You were quick in gathering yourself, reading the next few lines to understand what exactly was going on. The paladins moved to planet Arus, where they, as soon as they were rested, were promptly dressed in weird garb by Coran and given directions to the nearest solar system
"We need to find someone to be emperor, before someone else comes along. And I think I know someone who will fit the bill." Coran said with a nod and his hands on his hips, bending and straightening his legs in excitement and emphasis.
"And that's why we're at the space mall?" Lance asked, furrowing his eyebrows at the ginger man and picking at the hem of his short brown cloak.
"We're gonna find the new Galra emperor...here?" Keith crossed his arms, eyebrows low and frown apparent. This was ridiculous, he thought, but he wouldn't dream of saying it to Coran's face.
"Not find him, find him." Coran realized what he said didn't make any sense and started again. "I already know who he is! We are set to meet here!"
"Tell me why we're meeting this guy at the space mall again?" Hunk asked, obviously not impressed either by Coran's antics either.
"Yeah, and when did you even have time to plan this, anyway?" Pidge put in. "And how do you know this guy?"
"Oh bup, bup, bup! Questions, questions! You all are a curious lot, aren't you?" He crossed his arms and looked at them irritatedly. "It's the perfect place to look natural! Hidden in plain site! No one will suspect us."
"We're not gonna be hidden wearing these," Kuron pulled at his tunic.
"And we're the paladins of Voltron. There's no way we won't get recognized." Lance brought to attention.
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"Do I know you?" The annoyed alien asked before walking away, leaving a unbelieving Lance to himself.
"I gotta go check out how Vrepit Sal's is doing…" Hunk mumbled, beginning to walk off in the direction he knew the restaurant was in.
"This isn't a field trip, Hunk!" Shiro grabbed his shoulder before he could walk away.
"Oh come on, it's just for a few seconds!" Hunk whined, pouting with his eyebrows dipped down.
"Is Shiro being a Space Dad, again?" Pidge came up from behind the yellow paladin.
"We said no, and that's final." Kuron crossed his arms and dared them to disobey him with his sharp eyes.
"Aw! Now we have a Space Mom, too?" Pidge rolled brown eyes and faced away from the twins.
"You take that back, young lady!.. Or nonbinary person!"
"Do you know or don't you?" Pidge argued. "You don't understand me at all!"
In seconds the two were laughing so hard Kuron had to put his hands on his knees to stop from falling over. It felt weird to you how quickly the team had just accepted Kuron after everything that happened. You guess you really were worried for nothing. Shiro and Kuron seemed to be getting along better than you thought they would, too. But that's probably because they're technically the same person. You smiled to yourself, before a hand touched your shoulder and surprised you.
Coran stood behind you, a grave look on his face despite one eye being behind a black eyepatch. "Reed, you're blowing our cover!" He had a pair of clothes in his other arm, and he started to drag you towards the boys(?) bathroom. Really, you weren't sure which bathroom it was but the symbol over it was blue and Coran was taking you there, so who really cared?
"Get dressed!" He shoved the clothes into your arms before leaving you to yourself, not even glancing at you in the mirror, or the lack of you in it. You did as you were told, quickly clothing yourself and looking into the mirror. There was nothing in the space where you stood, just the empty stalls behind you. You didn't have to think about it long, though, before Kuron made his way in.
"Oh! So this was where you were." He said, walking in. "You look good."
"Oh, who, me?" You dramatized, putting a hand over your heart and smiling cockily. You turn back to where your reflection should be. "I wonder what I look like in this disguise…?"
"Huh?" Kuron gasps softly as you begin to glow brighter. It's just a flash of light. For a second, you go blind, but the next thing you see when your eyes clear up is a body you've never seen before. A face you don't recognize but moves as you do. Your soft olive skin, big round brown eyes, hair covered by a scarf that you'd wrapped around your head in a disguise, a round face with a pointed chin, and a petite nose. You're clothes were all shades of black and grey, draping from your body stylishly, reminding you of something uniquely steampunk. You're face was extremely feminine, and a good amount of you started to feel extremely uncomfortable after the wonder of it all faded.
"Whoa…" you muttered, before trying it again. There wasn't a flash this time when you changed, but as if your eyes got extremely blurry. For a second you thought you'd need glasses (again) until you see that your taller, more masculine, with thin almond eyes, a leaner face, and fluffy brown hair poking out of the scarf. Your skin was lighter- beige- and your nose was more pointy.
The whitest I'll ever be.
I'm so pale I mix in with paper, bro!
Kuron's eyes widen and he comes to stand beside you, hand on your shoulder.
"I had no idea I could do that!" You scream excitedly. He's looking at you in the mirror.
"I thought you were human…" He trails, breathless.
"Who says I'm not?" You smirk up at him.
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"Oh! Raider, there you are! You were taking your time, weren't you?"
Hunk turns around, gets one look at you, and doubletakes. "That's Reed? You got a complete makeover, didn't you!"
"I'm not seeing that much of a difference," Lance rose a thin eyebrow, looking from Hunk's amazed face beside him to you standing next to Kuron.
"Nevermind all that. What's important is that you look presentable for meeting the new emperor." Coran said, fixing your clothes for you.
"What? They're meeting him?" Lance asked from behind the gorgeous man.
"Yes. Galzack said he'd feel too endangered if any of the paladins were to gang up on him." Coran replied, pulling back and placing his hands on his hips, admiring his handiwork.
"Then why did we even come!" Lance screamed in his high-pitched boyish voice, crossing his arms and making his trademarked angry-pouty face.
Coran ignores him. "So we're set to head to the old Gonflubian antique store on the north side." He leaned in to whisper to you, "No one goes there, anymore. Gonflubian antiques have lost all their worth after fifty thousand years of inflation."
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The store is empty and dark, and you wonder how no light makes its way in from the wide open doors you walk through. It's so silent it's like the part of a horror movie where you know you're gonna get jumpscared. Allura, Lance, and Keith are standing watch outside. Lance is leaning against the door with his arms crossed and anger on his features from not getting any action. Allura waves you in with a sweet supportive smile, really wanting to go explore the mall for herself, seeing as it was her first time being there. Keith was silent and brooding as usual, picking at his mother's knife.
You see him, leaning between the corners of the room, passed the cash register. It's so dark you can barely see his face, but from what you can see, he looks young, his features soft. He has fluffy purple sideburns and two big dog ears on the sides of his head, facing away from each other. That's the outline you can see the most of. And then there's his eyes, gold and glowing. He steps forward. You stop.
"You the one Coran told me about?"
I'd hope so, you didn't say. You nod.
"Is the deal still on?" He asked, eyes squinting down at you as he came closer. His face was a little more easy to see. "If I accept to partner with Voltron, will I become the new Galra emperor?"
"Yes." You remember Coran telling you to say yes to whatever the Galran says.
"And I'll have your protection during the Kral Zera?"
"Most definitely."
"And during the entirety of my reign?" He asks. You nod.
He raises his hand. "Then it's a deal."
You shake his hand, and it's done. Before the moment is over, a wild movement under your feet causes you to fall over, only barely catching yourself with a foot stomped forward. The ground shakes under you and Galzack, and before you know what's going on, there's screams coming from behind you, in the mall.
"It's an attack!" Someone yells, and you run your way outside, standing next to the alert, rebelliously-dressed Allura.
She scowls and looks at the rest of the team. "We gotta get back to the lions and get our armor!" With that, the team and you take off running. You don't have any armor, but you feel the need to go find Kuron and Shiro.
And something else... You feel something urge at the back of your mind. You look back at the abandoned shop, but Galzack is gone.
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"It's Honerva, she's here. I feel her," Kuron says at the bottom of the black lion's ramp. Shiro had gone in already to get dressed. Kuron's technically not a paladin of Voltron, and you can tell by the way he's sweating and slowly filling with irritation that it bothers him. He's having a vision, he says, but it's so blurry, so vague...he can't get a clear picture.
"I'm wondering how she knew we were here!" Hunk jumps out of the yellow lion, running towards the entrance as aliens run out, screaming.
Lance comes out of the red lion, on the other side of you. "Kuron, are you ok? You can sit this one out."
"No!" He takes in a few deep breaths, standing to his full height, squeezing his eyes shut for a few moments. "No, I'm fine. I'm coming in with you."
Shiro runs out of the red lion next, glancing at Kuron with a nod before running in behind Lance. When Keith exits, you both follow him.
Kuron helps the citizens escape as a shop blows up somewhere upstairs, close to the entrance. You're stopped by Lance's arm, his gun in his other hand. He hands you something. "Take this. You'll need to defend yourself."
You look down at the weapon. It's a large axe that's not all too heavy, to your surprise. You weigh it, then grasp the handle and do a quick, nonlethal swing. It fits well in your hands, but it's not the weapon some would have chose.
Do I know how to wield this thing? Does one of us know how to use this?
At least some of us have played video games.
Maybe one of us has gone hunting before? Or taken karate classes?
You yelp as another store explodes next to you, across from the store you're standing in front of. A girl with long red...hair(?) walks out of the fire, completely unperturbed. It's Ezor.
"Oh man, not them again." Lance groans. He steps forward, talking with his back to you. "You keep moving. I'll handle her."
You don't need any more confirmation before running off, some of you wanting to see the fight and the other half knowing they'd only get in the way. And also, not dying is a thing.
You turn a corner, running farther into the mall and pointing any stray aliens to the nearest unoccupied exit, now that Lance and Ezor were in a fight at the entrance. The runners start to clear out from in front of you and you're heart stops for a second when you see a familiar face standing alone, behind everyone. Her hair is long and white and her skin is olive, with purple streaks going down her cheeks like tears. Her dress flows over the floor, like a bride's, and she's staring you down from afar.
You feel frozen to place.
"You...who are you?" She asks, sounding genuinely confused. Her voice..oh you recognized that voice.. "Why can't I see you?"
Your arm is grabbed and you can't even react before you're pulled to the side, into a space between two walls. The bathroom doors are on either side of you, and Shiro is shaking you, hands on your face, calling your name. Or your fake name. That's right, Reed isn't your real name, is it?
What is your real name? Shiranai Atsune? No, that's a username. Telinda? No, another username...Echoing.. What the hell? Why can't you remember your own name?
"Raider! Snap out of it!" You focus your eyes on Shiro's face, scarless and worried. "Yeah, there you go. You alright?"
You look around with wide eyes. Your axe is on the floor. "...Yeah. Yeah, I'm alright."
"Good." He looks out into the opening. "That's not her. And if it was, you couldn't fight against her anyways."
Kaori? Is that your name?
"Huh? Oh…" You look down at his hands on your arms. He notices and backs off. "Wait, you know where she is?"
"Sorta.. She has these illusions set up everywhere to mess with us, but I can see through her eyes." He says.
"How do you know she can't see through yours?"
"Because," he said, putting his back to the wall and peeking out into the mall. "She hasn't tried using me yet...and she's looking for something."
Realization hits you. "Or someone."
He looks back at you, and then he gets it too. "Galzack."
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Keith and Allura left Hunk and Pidge to Zethrid to search for Acxa. They were just on the far south side of the mall when they heard a explosion louder and more disruptive than the others. The crash was abrupt and rang through the entire mall. Smoke came from the scene and even from where they were they could see the huge gap in the ceiling.
"You space pirates again! You did this!" A voice got there attention. A large Galran man was running towards them, fist raised in the air. As Varkon rushed closer, Keith heard a whimper. Turning to the sound, he saw two kids underneath some called debris, hiding more than being trapped. The kids saw that they'd drawn the two paladins to themselves and drew in even deeper into the cave.
"Oh, no, it's ok," Allura leaned down and smiled at them.
"We're here to help." Keith said in a soft voice. The two children looked at them with wet big yellow eyes and slowly made their way out of the grey waste. Keith helped lift them out before carefully handing them to the security officer. "Get them somewhere safe."
Varkon scowled. "This wouldn't have happened if you-"
"Take them and go!"
"But..!" The man glared at them, growled, then turned around with the two kids in arms and ran towards the nearest exit.
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Kuron found Shiro and you huddled up in the bathroom area. "Have you seen her too?"
"Not the real one." Shiro said, looking out again and seeing that Honerva had disappeared. "I can't get a good image in my head."
"Me either." He said. You walked out into the open, axe in hand.
I really wanna fuckin' use this axe.
Do you even know how to use this thing?
I've watched Youtubers play Getting Over It.
That's a hammer.
Subscribe to Pewdiepie, I gotta do my part. We have to beat T-series!
What the fuck?
Random…
Honerva is coming at you with a staff, Shiro and Kuron too busy talking to see her sneak up. Her arms are raised over her head and her weapon comes down for a lethal blow.
That's what you see anyway.
"I feel her around here somewhere," Kuron says as Shiro leans up and clenched his hands in excitement. His body is pumping with blood, and he's ready to punch something.
You turn around, just in time to see Honerva raising her staff, and with lightning fast reflexes, you swing your axe overhead and cut off her torso before it disappears in a cloud. You expected it to be fake. The attack was too simple and unlike her. She used magic, not fists. Kuron and Shiro caught sight of her at the last second, as she disappeared. Another illusion.
And another, from behind Shiro as he was focused on the one you just defeated a second ago. You move swiftly behind him and swing sideways, her stomach cut in half and your axe getting stuck in the wall for the few seconds it takes you to pull it out.
Hell yeah…
"Raider, how..?" But Shiro has to wait to question it, as more and more fakes appear in the large area. All of them fakes, as he can tell. She's messing with them. Shiro let's his instincts take over and leave questions for later. He runs at them, hand glowing, and slices them like cake.
I hate violence, you guys, but I love this show..!
Kuron groans, a sudden pain hitting his temples, and drops to his knees. He's seeing something. Something black and brown, clearing up, it's dark, a room..a shop! And a long flowing purple dress. She's here, somewhere. Somewhere close- he..he can't see it, right. Why can't he see her?
You kneel down next to him. "Kuron? Kuron!" You try to get his attention. He notices you, squeezing his eyes shut and leaning against you, groaning, muttering something: I see her I see her I see her.
"It's ok, it's ok, you're gonna be ok." You try to calm him down. Shiro sees you and starts to run back but you stop him with a raised hand. "Let me do this!" You place both hands on his face, make him look at you. "Kuron. It's gonna be alright. You got this."
"She's gonna kill me." He says. " She's here for me."
She's here for Galzack, you think.
"We're gonna win this." You say. "You know how I know we're gonna win this? Because I can see the future."
"Huh?" His voice is a croak, eyes red, nose red, as he looks at you like you're crazy.
"I know what's going to happen from here, all the way till this fight is over. And we're going to win." Because you can't lose in fanfiction. You close your eyes and focus, hands still cradling Kuron's face.
Allura's face is contorted in anger and focus as she gets one last look at the living woman who helped ruin her life. Who helped kill her father and destroy a great portion of her race, who was her race. But who knows what she was now? A quaint relic of a born again empire. A traitor and a murderer and one who deserved, at the very least, less than an ounce of pity, because in reality, none of this was her fault either. She was controlled by the immense power of quintessence, and its ludicrous amount of control it had on people, on Zarkon, on Lotor, was something even the paladins, if only for a few seconds, understood. But it didn't excuse what she's done, and she had to pay for it. So Allura activates the ice ray, and in less than a second, Honerva's entire body is frozen in ice.
You open your eyes and look into Kuron's. "Did you see it?" You whisper.
He doesn't answer. "How..?"
You swallow your saliva, take in a deep breath. "Because none of this is real, Kuron. Because this world isn't real, and neither are you."
Again, he doesn't answer. Just regards you with monolid eyes and diamond-shaped pupils. The headache appeared to be gone. "She's in the Gonflubian shop."
You nod. "I need you to get Allura."
He nods back.
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"First Sendak betrays me, then I lose all my clones, and now you." Honerva sighed, stepping closer to Galzack. "So be it. I didn't need those things anymore anyway." She opens her hand so that her palm faces him and it starts to glow. Galzack doesn't wait for her attack. He unsheathed his blade, revealing he's from the Blade of Marmora, and slashes at her hand. She moves back but her palm is still caught, slit through the middle. It's a small cut, but blood rises to the wound quickly. She dodges another attack, teleporting back into the entrance of the shop, where she is suddenly attacked from the back, dodging to the right before she's also caught by Keith's blade.
With a spin, she gets a close look at Keith's scowl before he tries closing in. She's too quick-witted for that, and replaces herself with a illusion before teleporting away. She teleports to the entrance, right in time to see Lance kick lightly at Ezor's corpse. No, wait. No, she realizes, Ezor's breathing. She's unconscious. Lance mutters something before he sees Honerva in the corner of his eye. He points at her, caught off guard, jaw slack, before she's getting shot at by Hunk's cannon. She dodges them again, making more illusions to cover her tracks, but Shiro finds her immediately near the bathrooms, seeing her through his eyes. She puts up a barrier in front of her so that his strike doesn't hit, but it doesn't stop Pidge from tangling her up with her/their bayard's rope. She's stuck for a beautiful moment, before, again, to everyone's annoyance, she teleports again in the very place she encountered Galzack before. The paladins are running towards her, and she sees in the corner of her eye two other bodies on the ground, beaten and bruised, but breathing. Acxa and Zethrid. She deems this mission a fail, and is about to make her escape-
And then the blue lion is right on top of her, right from the hole she blew into the ceiling earlier.
"You need to cool down." Allura says furiously, in a way she knew Lance would be proud. Allura's face is contorted in anger and focus as she gets one last look at the living woman who helped ruin her life. Who helped kill her father and destroy a great portion of her race, who was her race. But who knows what she was now? A quaint relic of a born again empire. A traitor and a murderer and one who deserved, at the very least, less than an ounce of pity, because in reality, none of this was her fault either. She was controlled by the immense power of the quintessence, and its ludicrous amount of control it had on people, on Zarkon, on Lotor, was something even the paladins, if only for a few seconds, understood. But it didn't excuse what she's done, and she had to pay for it. So Allura activates the ice ray, and in less than a second, Honerva's entire body is frozen in ice.