A.N. Next chapter will introduce another Ratchet and Clank character... Finally, anyway here is the update.
Disclaimer: I do not claim rights to either Voltron or Ratchet and Clank. All rights belong to proper creators, I only claim rights to the story.
Coming Together
The two groups traveled quickly through the two portals to the unknown planets they would find on the other side.
Pidge, Shiro and their Lombax companion came out the other side of the portal to see a planet lush with vegetation and no doubt teeming with life. They landed the moment they located a clearing that was large enough for the two Altean ships.
"You two wait a few minutes, I'll scout ahead." Alister said over the comm as he exited his ship. "I'd rather not risk loosing acquaintances to an unknown environment." He finished explaining before he turned to scout the area. Pidge and Shiro did as the Lombaxes General requested and waited in their ship until Alister returned.
The two sat in silence for a few minutes, looking out on the lush landscape, and when their back was turned away from Shiro, the silence was broken. "Hey Shiro," The young potential paladin turned to the other. "what if Allura was wrong?"
"Wrong about what Pidge?" Shiro asked looking the young Garrison cadet in the eyes, uncertainty and fear swimming upon the surface. "I don't know, maybe she's wrong about me, about the green lion." The child adverted their eyes "Maybe I'm not supposed to be the Green Paladin." Shiro smiled, Pudge's uncertainty was understandable, but before he could say anything Alister returned.
"Shiro, Pidge, the sentience upon this planet is non threatening." Shiro and Pidge turned to the general, left the ship and then joined the Lombaxes side. The general was smiling, an characteristics that seemed oddly out of place on his naturally neutral face. "I believe I may have also found a guide to our destination."
The two humans followed the Lombax through the think underbrush before coming out to a clearing along a river's edge where they found a large sloth-monster-alien-thing. Upon seeing the creature Pidge hides behind Shiro who they notice had gone rigid, hand clenching and unclenching at his side. Alister continues walking though, stopping once he was beside the thing and began... Communicating with it? Both are making strange sounds, ranging from grunts, strange pseudo chirps, to sounds probably made deep in their throats.
"What is that thing?" Pidge asked from their hiding spot behind Shiro. Alister turns towards the two the humans, finally noticing their rigid, unsure postures. "Ah, I apologize," He gestures to the creature, "this is a Jassig, member of a kind docile race, thought I'd never see one again though I guess I should've expected as such considering their long life span." He turns to the Jassig creature and gestures to the two humans, more chirps and grunts pass between the two before the Jassig nods and moves at a slow pace towards a small boat sitting on the waters edge.
Alister moved to follow and gestures for the humans to do the same. "Wait where is that thing taking us?" Pidge asked stepping out from behind Shiro as his form relaxed. Alister stopped, one foot on land the other already resting in the small boat. "He's taking us to the Green Lion of course." Alister said fully entering the boat and sitting down.
"How does that thing even know where the Green Lion is?" Pidge asked as he and Shiro slowly made their way towards the boat. "Because, Pidge, this Jassig is the current guardian or the Green Lion." Pidge stopped and looked at the creature that waited at the front of the boat, ready to push the craft into the water. Then he noticed the headpiece at the front of the small wooden carved craft. A detailed carving of a Lions head sat at the helm of the boat, Shiro noticed it as well muttering an 'I see' before stepping into the vessel.
Pidge finally mustered up the courage to step inside and sit down, Shiro sat behind him while Alister sat closer to the front conversing with the Jassig once it pushed them into the water and took the front, steering the boat towards its location.
The two humans were silent, the fears from before still swimming through Pidge's head. "Alister, may I ask you something?" Shiro called up to the Lombax, knocking Pidge loose from his thoughts. Alister turned, large, striped ears shifting up in interesting. Taking this as a yes Shiro continued. "If you don't mind me asking, what was the previous Green Paladin like?"
Alister's ears lowered slightly, just enough for the humans to notice. "I'm sorry, you dont-" The Lombax held up a hand stopping Shiro's apology short.
"Kaden, an amazing individual and amazing friend," Alister began as he removed what appeared to be a pocket watch from his belt. He continued as he held out the now opened device to the humans. "Very loyal, and always excited for any kind of new project placed before him. Actually wouldn't shut up about the projects Angela planned after she joined the guard."
As the Lombax described an individual who was clearly a friend Shiro passed the device to Pidge. When the young human received the device he was first stuck watching the gears that must have been keeping time, though how Lombaxes could tell time by looking at the gears he would never know. Slowly Pidge tore their gaze away from the gears and looked to the picture.
Clearly it was old, yellowed with age or due to the photography device they used he was unsure but the edges were slightly frayed and there were slightly stains dotting the image. He could tell one of the Lombaxes depicted was Alister, though most likely younger, most likely young adult. The young Alister wore a smile that was borderline smirk. The fur atop his head was sticking out a more that it currently was and he didn't have the furry muttonchops that Pidge had noticed the current Alister had. The young Alister still held the dual headed wrench that rested upon the generals back now.
Turning their gaze to the second Lombax in the photo Pidge could assume that this one was the previous Green Paladin, Kaden. His green eyes were fierce and his smile was borderline a smirk. Just like Alister and Angela this Lombax carried a large wrench, though after seeing the demonstration the other day he knew it was anything but a simple wrench.
Still looking at the photo Pidge tuned back into what Alister was saying. "He lost his life soon after the completion of Voltron." He paused, eyes flashing uncertainty "There was an attack we hadn't anticipated and when an attack was aimed at the Blue Lion and it's Paladin; Kaden, being the Lombax he was pushed the Blue Lion out of the blast range and took the brunt of the force. " Pidge stared in shock, holding out the watch with its picture, "I'm sorry that happened." Alister looked up a gentle smile turning up his lips.
"You need not be sorry, I'm sure if he hadn't of done that the guilt surely wouldn't let him live it down." Alister said as he retrieved the watch and placed it back as his hip. "Your uncertainty shows, you are unsure if you can take his place." Alister stated, smile broadening on his face as the boat lurched to a stop on a bank. "You need not worry," the Lombax stated stepping out of the boat and aiding Pidge out after him "Kaden had a saying you see," Alister turned towards a cleared path carved symbols of lions glowed green the moment Pidge's feet met the ground.
"Uncertainty is but a sure sign that there is still knowledge yet to obtain." Alister knelt down next to Pidge tapping a finger against his forehead. "I'm sure that the true making of the Green Paladin is not in the knowledge the already have but rather the questions they ask and the power to find the answers." He stood and looked in the direction that the glowing carvings traveled. "Now go Pidge, find the power you need to get the answers you seek."
With that Pidge smiled wide before they took off running, Shiro moved to follow, before Alister held out an arm to stop him. "I was like your friend, unsure whether they could be the Green Paladin, but seeing them now, I have the answers I needed." He turned to Shiro "You need not follow, the Lion will answer."
Not even a minute after Alister said that a radiant green light shot into the sky and moments later the green lion burst through the canopy of the trees and released a loud roar.
"You have got to be kidding me!" Angela's voice roared from the other end of the communications. "First thing I'm gonna do when we get back is make sure the systems are updated, cause this is the furthest thing from 'friendly' you can get." She ranted as she dodged another blast directed at her pod, an altean pod meant for peaceful travel and not withstanding enemy fire.
"Angela you're gonna have to catch Hunk." Lance said as he dodged enemy fire before flying right above Angela's vessel. In the background Angela could hear Hunk freaking out about what Lance meant before the sound of air rushing into the blue Lion cut out all voices and Angela, on Reflex opened the top of the pod.
Hunk landed haphazardly in the passenger seat of the pod before she closed the top over them the wind cutting out the communications ceased and Lance called out over the line. "Angela, you need to get Hunk to the Yellow Lion I can distract these guys."
Angela wanted to argue, say that he couldn't take them on by himself, but she didn't get the chance when a stray blast hit the tail end of her small vessel rocking it and causing it to crash land in front of the entrance to the Galran Mine.
"Are you guys okay?!" Lance's voice called into their ears through their personal communication devices. Angela winced at the volume of his voice as she pulled herself from the destroyed remains, instantly helping Hunk from the rubble as well.
"Yeah, but Lance little warning and cover would've been great." Angela said as she pulled Hunk towards entrance. There wasn't much of an apology from Lance as the Galra continued their attack.
"Hunk let's go!" Angela called as she grabbed a hold of the humans wrist and dragged him behind her. Hunk followed behind her, stumbling the first few steps before finally catching his balance. As they ran Angela released her wrench from its place against her hip. Getting further into the mine they faced against a few galra who had remained within the mines after their sudden appearance.
"Hunk, you need to find that lion, I'll handle these guys." Hunk froze for a few moments, standing behind Angela as she got into a ready fighting stance. "Hunk, you need to focus." Angela said as she parried the first attack. "You need to find that Lion and go help Lance, neither of us can hold these galra off for long." Angela said as two galra attacked at once.
Without any more prompting Hunk took the next opening and ran,mumbling to himself about the insanity about the entire situation as Angela followed behind him till he got to the lift where she warded off the Galra, keeping them from following after him. "You scum are going to have to deal with me if you ever want to get to him."
The Galra stared at her silent as they each took a fighting stance placing their blasters against their armored shoulders. 'Ooh the silent treatment, haven't seen that one in a while." Angela said and she charged the guards, swinging her wrench towards one of the guns, knocking the trajectory off where it hit the Glara that was next to the first.
The soldier was knocked back from the blast and Angela was quick to switch her attention to the others. In her mind she was back in the simulation only fighting the three gladiators without the turrets rather than the Galran soldiers in front of her.
She dodged as the two soldiers still standing fired at her simultaneously, the third one getting back to its feet. She swung her wrench again knocking one of the guns from a soldiers hands and catching it as it fell.
The weight was unfamiliar and heavy in her arms, something she wouldn't even think of using given normal circumstances, but these were far from normal. As she fired the first shot, the kick jerking her back were she took a step to catch her balance. The shot managed to hit the soldier in the arm, though only just barely. Angela froze and stared at where the blast had it. There was no blood, rather sparks and loose wires were emitted from the now open 'wound'.
Angela threw the gun down, grabbing the familiar weight of her wrench and swinging it towards her opponents once again. She grunted as they dodged and recognized her limited range and kept further back, firing at her from a distance and swinging their guns when ever she got to close. "Just hold still!" The female Lombax yelled in frustration as she dodged multiple shots. This wasn't good, they were like the gladiators but seemed, if anything, more advance, learning her style and how to fight around it.
"Angela I found the Lion, you need to get down here so we can both get out of here." She spared a glace towards the chasm that the lift traveled down, She needed to get down, but she couldn't wait till the lift returned.
That moment of distraction was all the Galra needed for an opening. The soldiers fired and Angela cried out in pain as she lost her grip on her wrench, the weapon falling to the ground and her arm bleeding from a wound just below her shoulder and one on her lower arm. Blood trailed down the arm and with a weak, numb grip she managed to retrieve her wrench and replace it at her hip.
She gripped her upper arm, hoping to slow the flow of blood as she turned, having just decided to wing it, and jumped down the steep slope that the lift had traveled down. She slid down, loosing her balance and almost falling multiple times, the soldiers fired at her retreating back and when she finally regained her balance a lucky shot from one of their guns had managed to hit its mark as it blasted through her side.
She stumbled, practically rolling the remaining distance down the slope. With a loud thud she landed upon the metal lift that Hunk had used earlier and with a weak grip she covered the new wound on her side with already bloody hands as she stood on trembling legs.
"Hunk where are you big guy." She mumbled as she caught sight of a large hole dug through the wall of the cave. She turned and stumbled over rocks and rumble. Behind her she could hear as the lift traveled back up to probably bring the Galra down to finish the job.
"Hunk I'm on my way, but as soon as I get there we need to leave." She said into the comm unit. "Wait are the Galra after you? Is that what's go on? Are you okay?" Angela could tell Hunk was on the verge of panic but she knew it would get worse when he saw her condition.
"Hunk, we still have time, the lift just went up, so the Galra won't be down here till long after you and I are already gone. Just know that when you see me I can't have you freaking out." Angela explained as she saw the lion sitting in a large cave, eyes glowing.
"Oh thank gods." Angela sighed in relief as she stepped into the cove and neared the lion as it lowered its head and opened its jaw. Angela picked up her pace as she climbed into the cockpit in the head. "Angela are you okay?"Hunk was clearing trying not to freak out. "Yeah I'm fine, we need to help Lance."
Hunk nodded, back rigid as he started up the lion which emitted a loud roar. The vibrations and echoes of the roar causing the cave to begin collapsing. The lion crashed through the collapse and out into the open, landing in front of Blue Lion just as Galran Ships were flying into attack.
"You guys made it!" Lance called out over the comms as he image projected upon the front screen. "Yeah we did, now let's go." Hunk said as Lance began arguing against leaving without taking out the ships .
Angela stood against the wall and made her way to stand behind Hunk's seat. "Lance... we don't have time to face against... the Galra." Lance's eyes widened as Angela came into view of his screen. "We need to get back." She finished as Lance finally found his voice.
"Angela what happened!? Hunk, she's right we need to get back." Hunk didn't turn around to look at her, almost going stiff. "Believe me Lance I know she looks bad, I'm trying really hard not to freak out right now." Hunk said as the two pulled their lions into the sky, flying them back towards the worm hole.
They came through on the other side and within seconds the castle was in view. "Thank goodness you returned, I wouldn't have been able to hold it open much longer." Allura said as her imaged appeared next to Lance's.
"Yeah sorry we're late, we may need to update the information on the planet." Angela said, forcing her voice even. "the planet wasn't as friendly as we initially thought." Angela explained as the Princess' eyes widened.
"Angela what happened!?" Allura exclaimed before turning away from the screen calling out to the others in the castle. "Coran, Alister you need to ready a pod and meet the yellow lion in the hanger!" There was a lot of movement coming from the other side, along with the voices of the other humans.
The line went dead as everyone was most likely rushing to either prepare the pod or meet with them once they returned. "Great, I'm gonna get an earful." Angela said with a wince as she shifted.
The large hanger doors opened and the yellow Lion landed right next to Blue, jerking from the sudden lack of motion and causing Angela to wince from the force. Already she could see a group waiting and she winced again, this due to who stood at the front of the group rather than from pain.
Hunk held out a hand, offering her assistance, "Thanks Hunk, I can manage." she said as she made her way from the lion fully aware of Hunk following close behind her. The Blue Lion followed Yellow's lead and Lance exited, moving towards the Yellow as Angela exited, hand pressed tightly to her side.
"Alister you need to... listen." Angela said as the male grabbed her uninjured forearm, almost dragging her behind him. Before they fully left the group Alister called back over his shoulder.
"Don't wait up for us, there is still the matter of the Red Lion that you need to discuss."
Alister loosened his grip on Angela's arm and slowed his pace once they were out of view of the others. Angela sighed in relief at the slower pace, "Alister please... something is wrong... with the new Galran troops."
The stepped into the pod room, one of the pods already sitting open and waiting. Alister stopped and moved Angela in front of the pod. "Alister please, you need to listen." Angela said as she was pushed into the pod, leaning heavily against the side as Alister stepped away from the pod.
"I'm sure what you have to say is important, but you must heal." Alister said as Angela just nodded, resigning herself to the truth that he was right.
Alister looked to the healing form of Angela standing in the pod, and if it weren't for the blood that coated her side and arm he could almost make himself believe that she was simply sleeping.
He sighed and stepped away from the pod and made his way to the control room where everyone else was already receiving the news on the Red Lion.
"So how do you think we'll even find it then." Kieth asked as Alister stepped further into the room coming up behind the others. "You seen to misunderstand, just like the others and their lion, there is a bond between you and the Red Lion, you just need to connect it." The others turned around to face the general as he stopped moving.
"The question we should be asking is, how do we get to the Lion undetected?" Alister pointed out.
Shiro stepped forward. "Since they don't know about the Green Lion perhaps we can use that to our advantage." Shiro suggested. "We could use the Blue and Yellow Lions as a distraction than." Pidge followed up Shiro's suggestion with her own.
"Hmm perhaps that will work." Alister turned toward Shiro so Keith and Pidge must go, for they are vital to this plan but you do plan on sending them alone do you?" Alister pointed out, Shiro shook his head.
"No you and I are most likely the only ones any real fighting experience right now, so we will come along as back up." Alister nodded and turned to the group.
"Alright, Lance and Hunk you will need to act as though you giving yourselves up. Once we are on board, or you deem it too dangerous, you must retreat and try to protect the castle until we get back."
Everyone nodded in agreement and with a few last words the group went their separate way, four heading to the Green Lion while the other two made their way to their own lions. It wasn't long after that, that the three lions took to the stars and enacted their plan.
A.N. Ooh nice and long chapter. Again if you guys want to suggest something you'd like to see included I'd love to hear what you have in mind. No guarantees though.
Items that I already know I'm going to include and or already included
*Lombaxes
*Ratchet and Clank
*The Different Galaxies
*Sasha Phyronix
*Starship Pheonix
*DreadZone
*Slim Cognito (Ship and Weapon Mods)
*Gadgetron
*All Ratchet's Weapons (RYNO Included)
If you have any ideas that I may be able to include I'd love to hear them, but know I may not use them if it doesn't work for the story, and there are other ideas that are still under debate (I won't say what they are, but if enough people request them there is a greater chance that they will be included)
Until next time Peace, Love and Virtual Hugs