Welcome to the final chapter for Innocence Lost. I hope you have enjoyed the story. Many thanks again to the ladies that help me when I get stuck and proof my stories for me before I post them. I would still be struggling with this one without you girls!

I make no claims to Voltron or any other WEP characters.

Enjoy Chapter 9

Till next time.

Mertz

Allura awakens the next morning to Keith stroking the hair lying on her back. She raises her face and smiles at him as he kisses her nose before smiling back at her. His fingers find her cheek as he asks, "Feeling alright this morning?"

Allura nods at him and rises a bit to kiss his lips. Keith allows Allura to control the kiss and groans slightly as her tongue teases his lips open and she strokes his mouth. Keith wraps his arms around her and enjoys the feeling of holding her against him then grimaces when his comm. unit goes off.

He looks apologetic at Allura before picking it up, "Kogane."

Pidge's voice fills the air, "Cap, you wanted to be notified when all weapons systems were finished being upgraded. We are ready to go for practice this morning."

Keith withholds a groan at the reason for the call and instead answers, "Great, I'll join you at breakfast within thirty." He drops the unit back on his side table and kisses Allura lightly, "Sorry love…duty calls."

She smiles at him as he rises from the bed and watches his nude form quickly cross the room into the bathroom. She rises from the bed, grabs Keith's bathrobe, tying it tight at her waist before leaving the room.

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Allura slowly walks into the dining room forty five minutes later to find the men in deep discussion. They all quiet down when she enters the room and Allura raises an eyebrow at Keith in question. He smiles at her and holds a hand out to her to join him at the table.

Allura walks around the room and sits beside Keith before asking, "So what were you talking about that you all became quiet when I walked in?"

Sven chuckles as Lance fills her in, "About having you join us for practice this morning Allura."

Allura's gaze moves from Lance to Keith, "Are you sure?"

Keith smiles at her, "Yes we are sure…however the choice is yours and there are a couple of them."

Allura raises an eyebrow at him, waiting for Keith to continue. He smiles at her, "Well, first choice is, you take over Blue lion on your own and Sven stays back here while we practice." When she doesn't respond Keith continues, "Second would be I could fly with you in Blue and Sven will take Black lion this morning to lead off or third, you can choose not to practice at all."

Allura looks around the room at the expectant faces before looking back at Keith, "You will fly with me?"

Keith nods at her, "If that is your wish."

Allura hesitantly smiles at him before answering, "It is."

Keith returns the smile warmly, "Then I will happily fly with you." He turns his gaze to the rest of the force, "Alright, let's finish breakfast and get out there."

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Allura sits on Keith's lap on the way out to Blue lion, this time though she is nipping at his neck as his hand fondles her buttocks. He lets out a guttural groan as the chair finishes settling into place, "Allura, if you don't stop the guys are going to wonder why we aren't leaving the water…"

He smiles as he listens to her chuckle in his ear before she turns her face to kiss him on the lips and then turns around in the chair. He sighs as she settles in place and puts the key into the lion, "Staying on my lap again?"

Allura settles back against him slightly before whispering, "You don't mind?"

Keith wraps his arms around her waist as he whispers gently into her ear, "Not at all love…just don't be shocked if you feel something hard against you…"

He sighs as she laughs lightly then sits back as she pulls the lion up into the air. As the morning sunlight lights up the interior of the cabin, Keith feels Allura relax a bit more against him. She spins the lion in the air a few times before joining the formation with the others.

Sven's voice fills the comm., "Are you calling out the commands Keith?"

Glad the video is turned off, Keith responds, "No…you have the lead."

Keith sits back and relaxes in the chair as Allura flies, following Sven's commands. He closes his eyes and just enjoys having the love of his life on his lap and letting her scent fill his mind with erotic images of the night before and things he would like to do in the future.

Suddenly Sven's swearing gets his attention. Keith sits upright in the chair as Lance copies, "Enemy ships fast approaching…10 o'clock!"

Allura's comm. turns on and Lotor's voice fills the air, "Hello my Queen…I've come to take you home."

Keith swears under his breath as he feels Allura stiffen her entire body. He leans forward to whisper to her, "Do not answer him Allura…"

Keith then answers him, "What the hell do you want Lotor?"

He hears Lotor's smirking laugh, "Come Allura, I know you are in that lion…I've been monitoring your communications."

Keith raises his voice, "Fuck off Lotor or get blown out of the air!"

Lotor continues to ignore him and speaks to Allura once more, "Come my dear…I know you are just itching to feel me between your legs again…pushing into that tight, sweet body of yours while I bite the nipples of those perfect breasts."

Allura lets out a sob and turns the lion toward Lotor's one-man command ship. Tears run down her face as she yells, "Proton missiles!" and fires.

Keith watches horrorstruck as the missiles hit their target and Lotor's ship ignites on fire as it heads toward the ground. Sobbing, Allura releases the controls as she attempts to curl into a ball on Keith's lap. Keith leans forward and grabs the controls with one hand as the other wraps around Allura.

He whispers to her, "It's alright Allura…"

He hears Sven swear, "They are going to release a robeast…"

Keith flips on the video comm., "Sven, I want to go check out Lotor's ship, see if the bastard is dead. Think you can hold things up for a bit?"

Sven's grim face looks Keith over as he holds onto Allura; he nods then says, "Move fast Keith…"

Keith nods and turns Blue lion toward Lotor's crash site.

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Keith lands Blue lion close to the downed ship. He watches for a moment as the smoke continues to bellow from it and looks over at Allura, who has sat up in his lap, "I'm going to go check it out. I want you to stay in Blue Allura. If Lotor comes out, fly away."

Allura starts to shake her head at him but Keith grabs her chin, "I mean it Allura, I need to know you will be safe."

She gives a slight nod and watches as Keith opens a side panel and pulls out a sword. He leans over to kiss her lightly and whispers, "I love you." then quickly exits the lion.

Allura watches the view finder closely as Keith jumps to the ground and slowly walks over to Lotor's downed ship.

Keith approaches slowly, his eyes continuously scanning the area around the ship. Just as he is about to climb onto the wing to look inside the cockpit door springs open and Lotor jumps out sword drawn. Keith raises his sword and just manages to parry the thrust in time.

As Lotor swings a second time, Keith flips backward to create more space between them, "Lotor…too bad you didn't die in the crash."

Lotor laughs at him, "Like that little crash would kill me, the Prince of Doom." He lunges forward and Keith parries the thrust and then goes on the offensive.

Allura watches horrified as Keith and Lotor continue to swing their swords at each other; a small scream escapes her as Lotor swings and just misses Keith's head as he ducks. She quickly leaves the chair and exits the lion.

Lotor yells as he swings his sword down hard on Keith. Keith grimaces as he blocks the thrust then swings his foot around, managing to knock Lotor off of his feet. Before he can deliver the final blow, Lotor kicks Keith in the stomach, knocking him backward onto the ground.

Both jump back to their feet and Lotor notices out of the corner of his eye Allura's approach. He smiles a feral smile at Keith, "Ah…my wife is joining us."

Keith doesn't take the bait to look, but swings the sword at Lotor, who avoids it by jumping backward. Lotor calls out to Allura when she gets near enough, "Come my pretty wife…we will return home and I'll forgive you for leaving me on our wedding night."

Allura stops just out of reach of the circling men and raises her voice, "I am not your wife…you drugged me, the wedding is not valid."

Keith swears under his breath, never taking his eyes off of Lotor he yells, "ALLURA, GET THE HELL OUT OF HERE!"

Before Allura can respond Lotor laughs, "See Commander, she wants to be with me now that she knows what it is like to have a real man between her legs."

Rage fills Keith and he advances. He swings the sword and kicks at Lotor repeatedly, forcing him backward until he is against his ship. With one final swing of his sword, Keith knocks Lotor's sword out of his hand and holds the tip of his sword to Lotor's neck.

His eyes black with rage, Keith glares into Lotor's eyes. Keith pulls back the sword but before he can push the blade forward he feels Allura's hand on his shoulder, "Don't Keith…don't let him do that to you. He isn't worth it."

Keith doesn't turn to look at her; he keeps his eyes on Lotor, continuing to hold the sword tip near his neck. Lotor smiles up at Keith, "See Commander…she wants a real man."

Allura walks around Keith and looks into Lotor's gloating face. Once within reach she pulls her leg back and kicks him in the balls. Keith's eyebrows go up and he finally turns to look into Allura's face as Lotor rolls on the ground howling in pain.

Lotor screams and tries to lunge for Allura. Keith kicks out and kicks Lotor in the face, knocking him out cold. Allura turns to Keith and wraps her arms around his waist. Keith holds her close for a moment then pulls her chin up to glare at her, "You disobeyed me Allura…why the hell didn't you leave like I told you to?"

Tears fill Allura's eyes and she buries her face in Keith's chest before mumbling, "Lotor has taken everything away from me… I couldn't stand by and let him take you too."

Tightening his hold on her, Keith lets out a deep sigh while muttering, "Oh my love…I would never leave you."

A beeping sound coming from Keith's comm. unit interrupts any other comments. Keith takes the unit off of his belt, "Kogane."

Sven's voice fills the air, "Not to be a killjoy…but we could use some help up here Keith!"

Keith swears, he had totally forgotten about the battle taking place in the sky, "I'm on my way!" He grabs Allura's hand and runs for Blue lion. Once inside he radios back to control, "Coran, get some soldiers out to the crash site. Lotor is out cold, I want him in the retention cells ASAP!"

He turns his head as Allura straps into the side seat. Keith smiles softly at her, "Hang on sweetheart…this could get rough." as he takes the controls and flies Blue lion up into the air.

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Keith swears as he comes up on the robeast, "What the fuck is that?"

He watches as the other four lions circle the robeast and try to avoid its elongated, razor sharp claws as it swipes at the lions trying to knock them out of the sky. The robeast reminds him of the ancient Greek Sphinx. The bottom half of the beast is in the shape of a lion, it has the wings of a large eagle but it is the upper half…the upper half that completely blows Keith away. It's the shape of a woman, it has long blond tresses and sapphire blue eyes. It greatly resembles Allura right down to the magnificent breasts in front.

Keith glances over at Allura, who is studying the robeast with a look of horror on her face. Her face pale, she shifts her gaze to Keith and utters, "It looks like me…"

Keith hardens his jaw as he grits his teeth. He turns away from her, "Lotor that bastard…"

He gets on the comm. just as it swings its tail out and knocks Red lion across the sky, "Let's form Voltron and kill this thing."

Sven's face appears before him, his relief at seeing Keith apparent, "Great idea! Lance can't seem to get past the breasts on this thing…"

Keith almost laughs as he hears Lance's indignant reply of, "Have you ever seen breasts like that?"

Keith manages to refrain from answering in the affirmative and flies up into the air, following the other lions as Sven calls out the commands for forming Voltron.

Voltron stops midair in front of the Sphinx, it magically changes shape so it is standing upright. It opens its mouth and missiles fire from it as lasers fly out of its eyes. Sven swears as Voltron is hit and yells, "Watch it!" as the beast flies into them, using its claws to dig into Voltron's chest.

"I've got it!" Pidge yells and then adds, "Green Tornado!" Tornado force winds hit the robeast's face, distracting it as Red lion swings up and punches the beast in the face, knocking it backwards.

Sven flies up into the air and cries out, "Form Blazing Sword!"

Keith tightens his grip on the controls in Blue lion as Voltron comes down to slice through the robeast. It turns at the last moment to get away and Voltron only manages to cut off an arm. High pitched screaming fills the air making everyone scream in pain as the robeast swipes out with the claws of its remaining hand, hitting Voltron in the face.

Keith yells, "Sven, get control!" as Voltron flies backward toward the ground.

Sven pulls up on the controls and turns Voltron over in order to fly back up into the air once more. They watch as the face contorts into an angry, evil one…it opens its mouth to show its pointed teeth as another missile flies at Voltron.

Sven manages to avoid the missile and flies Voltron at the robeast again, this time managing to cut it in half. Keith sighs in relief as Voltron shifts away from the exploding robeast to avoid any shrapnel. He shifts his gaze over to Allura, "Alright?"

Allura nods as Sven calls out the commands to disengage Voltron after the rest of the Doom ships turn to leave Arus' airspace. Keith sighs, "Let's get back to the castle." He pulls on the controls and turns Blue lion back to the Castle of Lions and its den.

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Allura clings to Keith's neck and chest as they ride the T-bar back up into the control room. When he runs into castle control, she releases her grip on him and steps back. Keith eyes her for a moment, then as the rest of the members exit their tubes he turns to Coran, "Did they get Lotor into holding?"

Coran turns around in the command chair a bit chagrined, "He got away…when the guards arrived he was gone."

Keith swears fluently as Hunk walks up to him and claps him on the shoulder, "Hey Cap…we will get him sooner or later, take it easy."

Turning away from Hunk, Keith's gaze falls on Allura's pale face. Pidge interrupts his thoughts, "Princess…you were doing well for a while there!"

Allura turns to Pidge and smiles lightly at him before her face drops, "I let you down though…"

Lance walks up to her and pulls her into a quick hug. He smiles into her face, "You will get back to where you were Princess…just keep flying."

Sven nods in agreement as Romelle wraps her arms around his waist, "We will stay as long as you need us to Allura. Lance is right; you will get back to where you were soon."

Allura smiles at the group then turns her gaze to Keith. He smiles at her then turns away to say, "I think Allura should rest. I'm going to escort her to her room." He looks over at Sven, "Can you finish filling Coran in on the events?"

Sven nods at him and Keith takes Allura's elbow to lead her out of the room. He walks her slowly down the hallway, watching her out of the corner of his eyes. They reach her room and Keith stops just before the door, turning toward Allura.

Keith caresses her cheek, "Are you alright?"

Allura sighs and nods at him. Keith lowers his head to kiss her and Allura pulls away at the first touch of his lips. Tears fill her eyes as Keith sighs. He reaches out to touch her cheek again, "It's alright Allura, a lot has happened today. I didn't expect everything to be back to normal for you based on one night."

Allura wraps her arms around herself as he leans forward and places a kiss on her forehead. He pulls back and smiles into her eyes while speaking tenderly, "Why don't you go soak in the tub for a while and maybe take a nap. I'm going to shower and get some work done. I'll come by to escort you to dinner."

She nods at him and Keith watches as she enters her room and the door closes behind her. Letting out a deep breath, Keith turns around and walks down the hall toward his room.

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Allura, dressed in her bathrobe, sits on the edge of her tub, watching the water slowly rise. Her mind drifts to the events of the day, waking up in Keith's arms and how right that felt to the fight with Lotor and kicking him in the balls. She sighs, Keith is disappointed…no matter that he told me he didn't expect me to be back to normal, I hurt him when I pulled back.

She looks away from the tub as she wipes the tears away from her eyes and her gaze shifts to the mirror. Allura studies her profile for a moment, leans over the tub to turn off the water then rises quickly and exits the bathroom. Walking across her room, she is close to the door when it opens and Nanny enters, "Ah, Princess…" then "Where do you think you are going dressed like that?"

Allura pulls away from Nanny and continues on to the door. She stops when Nanny grabs her arm and pulls her around, "Princess, you cannot…" Allura rips her arm away from Nanny, "You will not tell me what I can or cannot do anymore Nanny. I'm a grown woman and I will make my own decisions."

Turning around once more, Allura leaves a stunned Nanny behind and leaves the room. She quickly walks down the hallway and enters Keith's room. She pauses as she listens to the sound of running water coming from the bathroom.

Slowly she walks toward the open door and looks around the corner before entering. She spies Keith shampooing his hair, her eyes drift down his physique, admiring the moving muscles of his back before they slip farther down to his muscular buttocks and the filmy soap bubbles sliding over them.

Allura walks into the room, never taking her eyes off of Keith as he turns around, eyes closed, in the shower to rinse the soap out of his hair. She feels her mouth go dry and her body comes alive as she watches the bubbles run down the front of his body. She unties the knot on her robe and pushes the robe off of her body.

Walking slowly and watching Keith's closed eyes; Allura walks into the shower and runs her hands along his chest. Keith opens his eyes and looks down on Allura's upturned face as she reaches up to pull his face down to her.

Groaning deeply, Keith deepens the kiss and runs his hands down her back to caress her buttocks. Allura wraps a leg around Keith and he grabs her hips to pull her up against him as he turns her around so her back is against the shower wall. He lowers Allura onto his throbbing shaft and Allura pulls away from the kiss, gasping at the entry.

Keith moves his mouth to her neck and kisses his way along to her ear before whispering, "Alright?"

In answer, Allura tightens her legs around Keith's hips and pulls his ear lobe into her mouth to suck on. Keith groans loudly and begins moving against her. Mewling sounds escape Allura's mouth as Keith continues to thrust into her body. She grips onto his shoulders and cries out his name as she comes. Keith groans loudly as her body tightens around him and manages one more thrust before joining her.

Keith lowers his head and kisses Allura, his tongue slowly stroking her mouth until she whimpers as he lowers her to the shower floor. He finally lifts his mouth from hers to smile into her face, "I was wondering if you were going to join me."

Allura arches a brow at him, "You knew I was there? I thought your eyes were closed."

Keith smiles devilishly at her, "I heard my bedroom door open and then could smell your perfume when you walked in." He leans down to kiss her lightly then smiles into her eyes again, "Feeling a little better?"

Running her hands up his chest as the warm water continues to run over them, Allura leans forward to take his nipple into her mouth and almost smiles at Keith's drawn in breath in reaction. She releases the nipple and smiles up at him as her hand drifts down to fondle his already hardening shaft, "Much…but you can make me feel even better…"

Keith flips off the water and pulls Allura up in his arms. As he walks quickly into his bedroom, the sound of her laughter fills his ears.