KathDMD - The High Council is gonna be shaken up...Kanji is NO Zarkon! Everything is slowly coming together...but the Void...is gonna be more surprising than you think!

Megazord Prime - Yep, the Void's transformation was unexpected...but watch where it goes!

Author's Note - I'm actually putting together the Gladiator Force episode as I write this note. Might want to check that out, as it leads into next week's episode!

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Disclaimer - Voltron and all associated characters are the property of WEP. Space Marshall Lenora Hawkins and associated characters are the property of KathDMD. Admiral Lysette Fabrere and associated characters are the property of selena devargo.

Episode 410 : "Advent Horizon"

The silence inside the meeting room of the building was drowned out when Roxy kicked down the door, and her and JC ran inside.

"There's no one here," JC said. "But it can't be a dead end."

"This is where Tails tracked the signal," she replied. She tapped her voltcom and held it up, slowly swinging it from left to right.

"What are you doing?" JC asked.

"Listening to what the Commander taught us," Roxy said. "My voltcom is registering traces of human DNA deposited within the last twenty-four hours."

"Check with Tails?" JC asked.

"No need," she replied. "One sample matches the hair. And Tails already confirmed it belonged to the Commander."

"So they were here?" JC asked.

"Yep," she replied. "The question remains, where did they go?"

"You said there were others?" JC asked.

"Yeah, but I'm going to have to send the sample analysis to Tails to have it looked at," she replied. "Hopefully it'll determine who else was in this room with the Commander."

"Let's assume the Commander did help the Space Marshall escape," JC said. "Where on Earth would they go?"

"If they stayed on Earth," Roxy replied, "I'd wager someplace the Garrison would never think to look. And someplace she could watch the top brass bury themselves."

"You think she fled to Paris?" JC asked. "I had heard the Commander mention…"

"No," Roxy replied. "that's become common knowledge. No, I suspect she's found a place closer. Hopefully Tails can make heads or….ugh, let's just go." They ran out of the room. As they exited the building, a small armed detail rounded the corner. JC and Roxy were able to slip away undetected. The detail entered the room and looked around, then the squad leader held up his wrist to his mouth.

"Colonel," he said, "we traced the signal to this location, but have found nothing. I'm going to have my men do a perimeter search of the area. If they're still here, we'll find them."

"I'm not sure what you plan to accomplish," Mitchell asked Colonel Dillin.

"I plan to get to the bottom of the incident on Hydra," Dillin replied. "More importantly, I plan to get to the bottom of this conspiracy against the High Council."

"A conspiracy?' Mitchell asked. "Aren't you being just a bit paranoid, Colonel?"

"Not paranoid, Commodore," he replied, "cautious. You know as well as I do the erratic decisions the Space Marshall has been making as of late. I knew supporting that good for nothing whore would bring nothing but trouble!"

"Colonel," Mitchell said, "that was a bit harsh."

"Harsh but true, Commodore," Dillin replied. "You know as well as I do if Graham wasn't closing the deal with that tramp, she'd still be a lieutenant filing paperwork in some run down office off campus! She's not to be trusted! And now she's out there somewhere, possibly with supporters, planning the next step in their coup!"

"With all due respect, Colonel," he said, "you're stepping over a line."

"When was the last time you saw a Lieutenant promoted directly to the highest position in command?" Dillin asked.

"Colonel," Mitchell replied, "I can't argue with you the suspicions and rumors surrounding Lenora Stensson's promotion to Space Marshall. Lord knows we've all had our opinions on that, quite vocally with one another I might add. But I'm not going to entertain those rumors when we have more important matters at hand."

"What matters are more important than the security of the entire Galaxy Alliance?" Dillin asked. "How many more planets have to be blown up before we all open our eyes, Commodore?" Mitchell let out a sigh.

"Keep me informed about what your men find in their search," he replied. "I want them found and brought here for questioning." He held up a single finger and looked into Dillin's eyes. "This is not an inquisition. This is an investigation. The Council has been taken plenty of liberties the last week, and I will not have us coming out of all this looking like buffoons."

"Yes, sir," Dillin replied.

"And notify me immediately once the Legacy docks," Mitchell said, walking away. "I want to speak with Brown before anyone else." As he walked away, Dillin shot him a cold stare.

"The whole operation relies that man," he said to himself. "I just have to hold out long enough, and then not even the Space Marshall can stop it."

Commander Kala walked onto the bridge of her command ship, her eyes glued to the viewscreen. As she approached it, one of the officers at Ops looked up at her.

"We are nearing the Outer Perimeter, Commander," he said. "What are your orders?"

"We are to hold here until we hear from the Sky Marshall," she replied.

"Are we going to launch an attack on the Alliance's home planet?' he asked. She smirked.

"Not yet," she replied. "If his plan works, we may not even have a fight on our hands. But we do still have General Soltorn on hand as a kind of backup policy."

"Our fleet is rather small, Commander," he said. "Even with the robeast, are we really prepared for this?" She glared at him.

"If you're thinking I signed on for a suicide mission, then you are sadly mistaken," she snapped. "Once we receive word to proceed, we shall do so cautiously. The Sky Marshall has promised us the performance of a lifetime, and I've learned very quickly that he never disappoints."

"And what of the Drule High Council?" he asked. She let out a small laugh.

"Lord Kanji supports our efforts one hundred percent," she replied. "If there was ever a man more proficient in tactics than I or Marshall Wade….it's him."

"They've been gone too long," Seth grumbled. "I'm worried." Dariana walked up to him and looked up into his eyes, her yellow ones piercing them.

"It's going to be OK, Seth," she replied. "They went to check that building. I have faith they will make it back here."

"What about your visions?" he asked.

"I'm still troubled," she replied, lowering her head. "But right now we need to stay focused, and in the present. I know what Kovinx is trying to show me is relevant to what's going on. We just need time to figure it out."

"I still wish we heard something back from them by now," he said. Tails peeked her head out of the cockpit of Green.

"Calm down already!" she said. "I've been listening in on one of the military's secure channels. They found the building, but haven't found JC or Roxy. That's a good thing, right?"

"What if something else found them?" Seth asked.

"Then we would have dealt with it," JC said, walking up to them with Roxy close behind.

"Whew!" Seth said with a sigh of relief. "So, what else did you find out?"

"That the Commander was there at that building," Roxy said . "But we have no clue where exactly they went. Tails, can you take the data from the samples I took from the room and see if you can find a match?"

"Long as I still have limited access to the database," she replied, I should be able to." She began keying things into the console, and within moments, her eyes widened. "I wasn't able to determine everyone, but I was able to extrapolate DNA belonging to the Space Marshall, her husband, the Commander, of course, and Admiral Fabrere. There were three others' present, but I have no records on file for them."

"Didn't the Admiral have an office off-base?" JC asked.

"Yeah," Tails replied. "Come to think of it, I thought I saw a request made for legacy equipment while hacking the….er….I mean, while I was surfing the internet…."

"Just spill it, McGovern," Roxy snarked.

"She has a place out in New Orleans," Tails continued. "She might even still have access to Garrison data remotely."

"If I were the Space Marshall," Roxy said, "and I wanted to lay low while still keeping an eye, I might consider a place like that." She looked over at JC. "Jon, you think we can get there without being spotted?"

"Even without the tracking devices," JC replied, "the Garrison isn't fun and games. They're gonna pick us up the minute we lift off."

"Then what are our options?" Roxy asked.

"We'll only get one shot at this," Tails said. "They won't fall for this twice, and we're gonna have to reach our destination fast."

"What do you have in mind?' JC asked.

"Decoys," Tails replied.

"Decoys?" Seth asked.

"Yep," she replied confidently. "I can set up a sensor ping that will mirror the shape of our ships. I can set up a short range transmitter here and let it send them on a wild goose chase to the north, while we head south."

"And what makes you so sure they're not gonna see us flying south?" Roxy asked.

"We fly in a very, very, very tight pattern," she replied. "We look like a single ping. With the decoys on the RadialTrac, the Garrison will be more interested in recovering Voltron than they will about a lone unidentified ping. BUT….we still need to be fast. If they catch on, they may mistake us for the Space Marshall and…."

"Just do it, McGovern," JC said. "Everyone suit up and get ready to fly. Let's just hope the Space Marshall and the Commander are still there when we arrive."

Lenora looked Commander Stormclaw dead in the eye.

"I wouldn't put it past him," Lenora said, replying to even the mention that Wade could be behind all this. "But after carefully selecting the members of the High Council, we were supposed to weed out the problems."

"Carletti was a problem," Mike said, frowning. "And we all know who's payroll he was on for most of his career."

"If that's the case," Lenora continued, "that snake will show his head at some point. That's when we cut it off." The room gently shook. 'What was that?"

"I believe your ride is here," Stasia replied. They all walked out of the room and followed Stasia out behind the building where there was a giant landing pad. A dark shadown bgan to cover it, and as Lenora looked up, she smiled as she watched the Bogart descent towards them.