KathDMD - Dillin IS whacked. As for rectifying the situation, you will see how Len plans to resolve the issue in the end.
Megazord Prime - Oh don't worry...Wade is gonna get what's coming to him!
Author's Note - I do want to take a moment to let everyone know that whiole this episode includes all 4 stories, you really should read all 4 to get the full effect.
Without my muse, I am nothing.
Theme Music : "Sledge Hammer" by Fifth Harmony
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 92 : "Into Infinity – Part 2"
"Greetings, members of the Galaxy Alliance," Wade said. "Or should I say…future slaves of the New Drule Empire!" Both Grend's team, as well as those on the bridge of the Bogart could not believe their eyes and ears as Wade began to speak.
"Is there any way to respond?' JC asked.
"It's a one way communication broadcast," Tails replied. "And because of the nature of the broadcast, I can't track down its source."
"As you are fully aware of by now," Wade continued, "Earth and all of its military forces are currently under the command of the Drule Supremacy, and therefore, under the direct command of myself. I'm sure you all have questions, but I'm sure your representatives on the High Council will be more than happy to answer them in due time. However, there is one thing that I am demanding in advance of our eminent takeover…the unconditional surrender of Lieutenant Lenora Stensson." He leaned in to the camera. "I know you are watching this, Lieutenant. You saw what was done to Hydra. I'm not afraid to do it again." He allowed a slight grin to tug at the corner of his mouth…as if he knew how infuriated Lenora felt at that moment. Lenora clenched her fists in anger, but remained emotionless and stoic. "Planets of the farthest reaches of the known universe, be advised that beginning with the invasion of Earth and the annihilation of the Alliance Headquarters, the alliance itself will fall under the rule of the Drule Supremacy. You have two choices…..join us, or be destroyed. I will give you less than twenty-four hours to send your reply."
"Is he insane?" Captain Stebbins asked.
"Far beyond," Jon replied.
"To the Voltron Force," Wade continued, "I, of course, ask for complete surrender of your vehicles, without resistance. Of course, I'm absolutely expecting you to instead launch an attack to save your precious 'Defenders of the Universe', but please be advised one way or another, they will be utterly destroyed….with you in it." He stepped back slightly. "As for you, Lieutenant, I believe you have already run into Commander Kala's ship, and are following her to Earth as we speak. You have one hour to report aboard her ship, or instead of firing on the Garrison, I'll begin with firing on civilians. Perhaps the entire city of New York should serve as reminder of exactly how hated you are."
"You're not seriously going to consider surrender, are you Space Marshall?" Mike asked.
"No, Commander," she replied, staring intently into the viewscreen. "He's no man of his word. He'll blow up entire cities for no good reason at all. We need to take that hour and find a way to stop him."
"In the end," Wade continued, "this will all be for the best. The Alliance and the Supremacy united in one glorious empire…and empire under the rule of the worthy. Until then, ponder your decision carefully. A new era….has begun." The communication ended. Jon slammed his fist on the console.
"I want that signal traced!" Jon demanded.
"I'm sorry, sir," the communications officer replied, "The signal was broadcasting on the entire band of frequencies, bouncing off every known satellite in the universe. There's no way to find where it came from."
"It's ok, Jon," Lenora said, placing a hand on his shoulder.
"So what do we do?" Sven asked.
"We can't just sit here and do nothing," Lysette replied. "Lack of booze aboard the ship aside….ma'am."
"We continue as planned," Lenora said. "Stebbins, continue following Kala's command ship. Once we are close enough to Earth, I want our team to head down to the surface and try to fight our way into the garrison, and back to my office."
"What the devil for?" Mike asked.
"Strategy, Commander," she replied with a smirk. "One of the reasons I never leave my office in a crisis is a show of strength to the people. This had to be Wade's plan. Show me as weak and incompetent. I want to get to my office and send my own little broadcast to the people, showing that we are still here and fighting for them." She looked over at Jon. "I also want to gain access to some of the information hubs from my office. It may hold the key to driving Commodore Mitchell and the High Council, along with the loyalists, from the Garrison."
"Yes, Space Marshall," Mike replied. He turned to the others. "Admiral Fabrere, Sergeant Holgersson, Ambassador Romelle, Ambassador Coran, and Mr. Holgersson, you will come with us to the hangar. As soon as the Voltron Force docks, we will fill them in on the situation, and board their ships for the trip to the planet's surface."
"Coran," Len said, "Reach out again to Arus, and let them know of the situation prior to proceeding. Commander, I need you to reach out to the Defender and verify they are on their way."
"Yes, Space Marshall," Mike replied.
"I will contact Admiral Benton to see if they are also aware of the situation," she said. They left the bridge, and Lenora tried to get in contact with Terra.
"Commander," the officer said, "I'm receiving an incoming transmission."
"Put it on screen," Kala ordered. When it came up, Lord Kanji himself displayed.
"Commander," he said, "I am presently on my way to meet with your ship as you begin operations. I trust everything is going well?"
"We have run into some difficulties, Your Excellency," she replied with a slight bow to the head, "but everything is going exactly as Sky Marshall Wade has planned."
"Good," Kanji replied. "Though I feel a strange force tugging at the fine wire holding this operation together, I do have faith in your ability to command. I trust the battle I will witness will be nothing short of epic."
"If all goes well," Kala replied, "The Voltron Force will have a rude awakening when they try to stop us. Not only do we have the might of their Galaxy Garrison at our disposal, but the technology of the Xyans. The might of the weapon is nothing short of incredible."
"Do not underestimate the power of their spirit, Commander," Kanji warned. "It is the only thing that strategy cannot predict."
The Council sat at the long table arguing with one another. Colonel Dillin entered the room and headed to the end of it. Confused, the council stood up.
"Gentelmen," he said, "please be seated." They all sat down.
"What exactly is going on, Colonel?" Ambassador Gali asked. "We have been hearing about a communication from Former Sky Marshall Wade about some sort of takeover?"
"I'm sure you all have some confusion over the recent transmission you may have seen or heard about," Dillin replied. "Let me first of all assure you that it is true."
"What?" Admiral Baal asked, astonished. "Why are we not preparing for this attack? We have put so much effort into this wild hunt for the Voltron Force that we have left ourselves wide open!"
"Admiral," Dillin replied with a smirk, "I don't think you realize what's going on at all."
"What IS going on then?" the admiral shouted back.
"Unity between the Drules and the Alliance, Admiral," he replied. "And I ask for your support in welcoming them, and putting an end to all opposition to our cause."
"That's preposterous!" Baal shouted. He and several others began to protest.
"Gentlemen," Dillin said, "I believe the only solution to mutiny is the elimination of those who oppose progress."
"Is that what happened to the Space Marshall?" Baal protested.
"It's what's going to happen to you, Admiral," he replied. "Security, please escort the Admiral and his supporters to the holding area."
"You can't do this!" the Admiral shouted, struggling against the guards as he was dragged from the meeting room. "You're destroying everything Graham stood for!" The doors closed as he and the supporters were dragged from the room. Dillin turned to the others.
"I'm not destroying what Graham stood for," he said, staring the rest of the remaining council members down. "I'm restoring what little of Graham's legacy is left from Stensson's destruction of it."
"We're approaching Earth now," Captain Stebbins announced. He turned around to face Lenora. "What are your orders, Space Marshall?"
"I'm going down there with the team to take back the Garrison," she replied. "It's not gonna be pretty up here, Captain. If they fire on you, you'll have no choice but to defend yourself." She nodded. "That's a direct order."
"Yes, ma'am," he replied with a nod. Moments later the ship felt a thud. "What was that?"
"We're coming under fire, captain," the officer said. "The Garrison has launched their robot drones, and are firing Magna Lasers from the ground and the station on the moon. Our shields are holding for now. Should we return fire?"
"Wait until the Voltron Force launches," Stebbins replied. "I'll want to give them some cover fire." He looked over at Len. "You better get going."
"Thank you, Captain," she replied. She left the bridge.
The five jets launched from the hangar, Lenora and Jon in Black with JC, Lysette in Red with Roxy, Commander Stormclaw in Green with Tails, Alrek in Blue with Seth, and Coran in Yellow with Dariana.
"Once we make it to the surface," Lenora said, "we'll split into two teams. Then we'll make our way through the main gates to the main building near the academy. The Council probably has plenty of people still loyal to them, but I'm sure a lot of those that were under the influence were prodded out of it by Wade's speech. That was his first mistake."
"Bad guys usually talk too much," Tails snarked. Just then, something opened fire on them.
"Are the ships attacking us?" Roxy asked. "I thought the Bogart was going to draw their fire."
"That's not coming from the ships or the magna lasers," Tails said slowly. "Believe it or not, I think we have something a bit bigger to contend with."
"What is that?" JC asked as they got close enough to get a visual of it.
"It's the prototype," Lenora groaned. "The Council gave orders to begin construction of yet another 'Voltron'. They saw the success of Project Defender, and wanted to try to mass produce it. But they don't understand. Graham tried this once, and we were lucky enough to come out of it with these ships. Their motivation for creating it was as a war machine, not as a defender."
"Then it goes against the very nature of Voltron," Dariana commented, a hint of disgust in her timid voice. Coran listened intently. "We have to stop it."
"Agreed," JC replied. "The ships have taken a beating. Let's just hope the quick repair job they did aboard the Bogart holds together."
"Energy levels will be optimal in a minute thirty, sir," Tails said.
"Then let's give it a taste of jet power!" JC said, yanking the controls. Roxy smirked, and the jets flew in formation at the robot.
"It's firing stingray missiles," Seth shouted.
"I've got this," Dariana said. She hit the weapons console, and Yellow fires several static blasts at the missiles, shorting out the inner circuitry and causing them to exploded long before impact. The ships split up as they flew around the robot. It turned to swing at hem, and a cannon formed on its forearm and fired.
"Roxy, look out!" JC shouted. She yanked the controls and barely missed being hit by the blast. She came back around and pulled the console. The Plasma cannon rose from the top of the ship and fired on the robot, forcing it to drift backwards. It fired again and missed Red as well as Green coming up behind her.
"Energy levels are high enough for the formation sequence, JC," Tails said.
"Ready to form Voltron!" JC shouted. "Activate interlocks! Dynotherms connected! Infracells up! Megathrusters are go!"
"Let's go Voltron Force!" they all shouted. The ships flew in wing formation, then split into star formation as the energy field took hold.
"Form feet and legs!" JC shouted. "Form arms and torso! And I'll form the head!" Voltron arched back as the energy field dissipated, his eyes lighting up with power.
"Space Marshall," JC asked, "how much do you know about this thing?"
"The Council kept pretty quiet about it," she replied, "but if it's similar to Jet Voltron's preliminary designs, the armament and joints should be heavily flawed."
"She's right, Lieutenant," Lysette said. "I'm still kept informed about security matters at the garrison. While they tried to work out most of the flaws, they were running into the same issues as they were back in the early days."
"Then we need to show this thing that there's no substitute for the original," Roxy snarked. The robot flew at Voltron and tried to tackle it. Seth and Dariana fired boosters and were able to hold position.
"We need to stop that thing!" Sven shouted, the White Lion firing on the robot.
"Negative, Sergeant," Lenora shouted over the com. "Head to the surface and begin the operation, and we will meet you there. We need a landing plan."
"But Lenora…." He started to say.
"That's a direct order, Holgersson," Lenora ordered. Romelle looked at Sven and nodded.
"Be careful," he replied. "We will meet you on the surface." The White Lion headed for Earth.
"This thing has a bit more oomph than I remember," Lysette said, watching Roxy gripping the controls, straining.
"Then let's give it some of ours," JC said. "Eye Beam!" Voltron fired the Eye Beam, blasting the robot off them. "Before he recovers….Form Spinning laser Blade!" Voltron reached above his head and clanked his hands together, pulling them apart and downward in a semicircle, forming the Spinning Laser Blade. Voltron reached back and threw it at the robot, striking it in the chest. The armor dented, but the blades barely punctured it, and bounced off.
"That armor is a little bit stronger than I remember," Lysette commented.
"I wonder if the Drules have anything to do with it," Lenora replied. Without warning, the robot spun around and pulled an energy beam, forming a sword. It flew at Voltron quickly.
"Watch it!" JC shouted, and Voltron managed to reach out and grab the blade of the sword. The energy from it began sending shockwaves through Voltron's hull. Everyone shrieked in pain.
"If we don't let go, it's gonna fry us!" Tails shouted.
"If we DO let go, it's gonna slice us," JC eeked out.
"We have to do something!" Coran shouted in pain. Dariana felt it. She closed her eyes and grabbed the controls.
"We do this together," she said, another voice entwining with her own. The console glowed, and she opened her eyes….pure white. Ice began to form around the sword. "Truvall, the jets!"
"Igniting…..Jet….Torches…." Roxy eeked out. Voltron ignited the torches, and fire hit the frozen blade, causing it to shatter under the weight.
"Form Blazing Sword!" JC shouted. Red met Green at the hip and pulled away, the beam forming the Blazing Sword. "Let's give the weapons system a little boost!" JC connected his Voltcom, and the sword caught fire. Voltron few at the robot. It tried the turn to avoid the strike, but the blade went through its shoulder and sliced diagonally through it, cutting it in half. It fell apart and exploded. Voltron swung the sword once, and the flames vanished in an explosion of light.
"Good work, Grend," Lenora said. "Now get us to the surface to join the others."
"Yes, ma'am," he replied. "OK team, separate and head for where the White Lion landed, and prepare yourselves for a ground fight." Voltron was enveloped in a bright light, then split up into the five jets, which then flew down towards the planet.
"There they go," Captain Stebbins remarked. "Keep up the firepower! We need to buy the Space Marshall as much time as possible….even if it kills us."
"Sir!" one of the officers at ops shouted. "Another ship has joined the fight! They've opened fire on the drone ships and are taking out some of the magna lasers on the moon!"
"Who is it?" Stebbins asked. The viewscreen came on, Captain Brown on screen.
"Captain," Brown said, "glad to see you're still in one piece."
"Brown," Stebbins said, "what kept you?"
"We had a bad communications failure," Brown replied. "Our systems were sabotaged prior to Voltron Force taking off. I assume this means we won't be reporting back to the Garrison?"
"Afraid not," Stebbins replied. "We need to keep these forces busy so that the team on the ground can take back the Garrison."
"Captain," the officer said, "the scanners are picking up something huge that just….well….it just came out of nowhere."
"What?" Stebbins asked. The screen switched over, and they saw the Void approaching, as if it appeared out of nowhere. "It's….the Void? I thought that thing was destroyed!"
"Worse," Brown commented. "It's a robeast." It fired on the ships, and the missiles exploded on the ships' shields.
"Shield power down to sixty percent!" the officer shouted.
"Keep those damn shields up and open fire!" Stebbins shouted. Both ships began to fire on the Void, and the lasers struck the surface, and the missiles exploded on contact with the Void shielding.
"I don't know if we can stop it," Brown shouted. Within moments, more laser fire came out of nowhere.
"Sir, it's the Defender!" the officer aboard the Bogart shouted.
"Captain Stebbins," Jeff said, coming on screen, "We're here to help at the request of the Space Marshall. I see we have quite a robeast problem."
"The Garrison forces are attacking us as well," Stebbins replied.
"Concentrate your fire on those magna lasers," Jeff said. "The Voltron Force is launching right now to try to deal with the robeast."
"Jeff," Christiane said, "that robeast is bigger than any of us have ever faced. Voltron may not be enough to stop it. And if everything I've been sensing about the energy leak is true…."
"Captain Stebbins!" a voice came over the com. The screen split, displaying the added communication. "Admiral Kelly Benton arriving with the Gladiator Force. We received your distress call."
"Kelly!" Christiane shouted. "Yes, we need your help!"
"It looks as if Wade transformed the Void into some kind of robeast," Jeff said.
"You know what they say," Aidan quipped, "the bigger they are…."
"Can it, Dalloway," Morgan snapped.
"Where's Len?" Kelly asked.
"The Space Marshall headed to the surface with the Voltron Force and her companions," Stebbins replied. "We're here to provide cover fire….but we didn't expect this."
"Hopefully two Voltrons can take down this beast," Taye said.
"Morgan, start running the numbers," Aidan said. "Hey Jack, you guys gonna form your giant robot already, or are we gonna have to show you up?"
"Nice to hear from you too, Dalloway," Cliff replied. "Jenny, Krik, what do you say we show 'em how it's done?" The pilots gripped their controls tightly and readied themselves.
"I'm not gonna disappoint," Jenny replied adamantly. "All units, form Voltron!" The ships flew in formation, and began to drop into place as the energy field took hold. "Form feet and legs! Form arms and torso! And I'll form the head!" The CJE locked into place, and the bay doors opened, Voltron's eyes lighting up with power. The Falcon quickly came screaming downward, locking in place over Voltron's chest. Voltron raised his hands above his head, then powered up with a series of air punches.
"Ah, the Voltron Force," Wade said. "Right on time. Dhaz, swat those insects out of our way. I need to remind the 'Lieutenant' of her obligation….and prepare to show her the punishment for not following orders."
"Sergeant?" Coran said hesitantly. "Are you alright?" Dariana turned in her seat, her eyes still whited out.
"Hello, old friend," she replied.
"You're…..Kovinx?" he asked.
"I don't have much time," she replied. "My spirit resides here, though my body is long gone, and my soul torn asunder. I will help as much as I can, but it is up to the young one, my granddaughter, to carry out this legacy. This invasion must be stopped at all costs, or Arus and the entire universe will fall to Kanji."
"I understand," he replied, slightly fearful, yet slightly surprised.
"Coran," she said, "I'm proud of what you've become. Alfor would be proud of you as well. Please help me to guide Dariana down the path she must follow. She is the last of our kind. She and the spirits of old will save us all." He reached out to her, and in a flash, Dariana snapped out of the trance. She held her head. Tick jumped from her forearm and scurried to the console, switching the automatic pilot on.
"I'm not sure how this is possible," Coran said softly, "but I will do what I can." The ships flew down to the surface and landed near the White Lion. As everyone left the ships, they saw Sven and Romelle firing on several guards in the near distance.
"Mike," Len said, "you take Sven and Romelle along with Sergeants McGovern, Derringer and Kovinx and head for the Data Center and the security lockup. I am going to need you to secure a channel to my office once we've taken it. Everyone else will come with me to the main elevator."
"Yes, ma'am," Mike replied. They ran to where Sven and Romelle were.
"Come on," Lenora ordered. JC and Roxy followed her and Admiral Fabrere, along with Alrek. As they approached the South Gate, Len held up her arm, and a laser rifle formed. She fired, knocking out several of the guards.
"Cover me," Lysette said, running ahead of them. JC followed her. Roxy reached out her arm and fired her pistol at the guards as well. Lysette ran at one of the guards and spun around, kicking him in the face. A rapier extended from her forearm, and she swung it around, narrowly missing another guard.
"Admiral," the guard said, "please come quietly." She laughed.
"Sweetie, I've never done that quietly in my entire life." She swung around again, slicing his blaster in half, then giving him a shit to the throat, that forced him to collapse and pass out. JC ran past her, and twin katanas formed in his hands. He leaped for the doors to the gate and sliced through them, the doors falling to the ground. The team ran through the gate and continued on towards the main building.
"Once we reach the main building, we'll need to fight our way from the main entrance to the elevator," Lenora said as they ran. "I doubt my security card will work, but once Mike and the others get to the Security Area, they may be able to override it for us."
"We're almost to the Security Area," Mike said, firing a blaster at one of the guards.
"What's the plan?" Seth asked.
"Duh," Tails replied, "we're gonna hack into the data center and unlock the communications software. In addition to that, we're going to cut into the security systems in the power grid to allow the Space Marshall to use the elevator without the need for her keycard."
"Ah," Seth said, still slightly confused. He fired another round of bolts from his crossbow, hitting the last few guards and freezing them in place. Dariana walked up to them and tapped on the ice.
"It'll take me a few minutes to bypass the lockouts," Tails said, cracking her knuckles, then rapidly keying things into the panel. "Hold them back." Romelle powered up her blaster, and Seth formed his crossbow. As they saw guards approaching, they fired. Sven stood guard, axe at the ready. Dariana walked up to a panel on the wall and held her forearm up.
"Tick," she said, "Can you access the emergency locks for the doors to seal us in?" Tick popped up and looked at her, giving two affirmative clicks before jumping to the panel and squeezing through the opening, disappearing from sight.
"The coding is tough," Tails said as she worked. "It's taking a bit longer than I thought to get this worked out."
"I'm not sure how much longer we can hold them off," Seth said.
"Aim for the fire extinguishing system," Romelle directed. "The distraction may buy some more time." He fired at the pipes, and they froze. Romelle fired several times, bursting the pipes, filling the halls with a dense chemical fog.
"That won't hold them for long," Sven said. "We need those doors closed!" At that moment, the doors slammed and sealed shut inches from Seth's nose. He held his breath a moment, then looked over at Dariana.
"Sorry," she replied softly. "It looks like Tick was able to seal the doors. It'll take them even longer to get through there."
"The doors are six-inch thick deurillium alloy," Sven said. "They would need something more powerful than a blaster to cut through it."
"Got it!" Tails shouted. "Now we just need to wait for the OK from the Space Marshall."
"There's the elevator," Lenora said. She slid the keycard, but it was denied. "As I thought."
"They're coming!" JC shouted.
"Stall them," Lenora ordered.
"I'll stall them," Alrek said. "Keep working on the door." He took a blaster and ran off. Moments later, the keypad activated, and the doors slid open.
"McGovern was able to override," she said. "Good. Grend, you and Trucall stay here and guard the elevator, and back up Alrek if needed. Vice Marshall, the Admiral and I will head up there."
"You sure it's safe, ma'am?" JC asked.
"We'll soon find out," she replied, a click coming from her weapons cache. The doors closed, and the elevator rose to the top floor. When they opened, the three marched down the hallway and into the office, where they saw Colonel Dillin sitting behind the desk. He stood up quickly to confront them.
"How did you get up here?" he demanded.
"Doesn't matter," Lenora replied. "My question is what the hell you're doing up here. And where is Commodore Mitchell?" He let out a sigh.
"Mitchell found out about the plan, and would not go along with it," he replied. "None of them can understand the limitless power the Drule Empire can supply, or the potential of a rage filled soldier willing to carry out orders till the end."
"Have you gone mad?" Jon asked angrily.
"In a manner of speaking…." He said, then picked up the desk and threw it at them. The three dove out of the way and barely avoided it. Lenora went to fire at Dillin, but he grabbed her by the arm, picking her up quickly and throwing her across the room into the wall. Jon ran at him and tackled him into the opposing wall. Dilling turned him around and grabbed him by the throat and lifted him into the air.
"Pathetic," Dillin said through gritted teeth. "All these years of listening to the top brass, including your whore of a wife giving incredibly insane orders to the Council. Now the Empire will finally put a stop to the mistake Graham made putting her in charge of us!" Just then Dillin was cracked over the head with something that shattered. Liquid spread everywhere. He released Jon, and at first seemed unaffected. He turned to face Lysette, standing at the ready with her rapier, then fell face forward to the floor. He clothes slightly torn as the haggarium in his blood began to react to his muscles, a dramatic side effect of the substance.
"Haggarium rage," Jon eeked out. "He's been infected."
"A shame," Lysette said, shaking her head. "A waste of a perfectly good bottle of Ciroc." They all began to work on the communications module, and the screen came up. Len straitened herself out as they began to broadcast.
"People of the Galaxy Alliance," she said, "as you can see, I am still in command of the military forces on Earth. A coup has been instigated by members of the High Council in an attempt to allow the Drule Supremacy to overrun Earth and the rest of the galaxy. Make no mistake, we intend to fight this with every weapon in our arsenal. We ask for your support and your courage in our hour of need. For now, we place our faith in the Alliance…..and Voltron." The communication went fuzzy, then something broke in.
"Lieutenant Stensson," Wade said.
"I'm back in my office, Wade," she shouted. "Your little takeover of the Council was a failure. I suggest you put your tail between your legs and crawl away now before we find you and put you on trial."
"Lieutenant," he said, "Perhaps you haven't been paying full attention to my speech earlier. Maybe you need something more visual to help you better understand." Moments later, rumblings could be heard outside. She keyed in some codes, and multiple screens came up. Laser fire from space began to rain down, not just on the Garrison, but on New York itself. Several docks on the harbor were blasted apart, several skyscrapers exploded and began falling to the ground. Thousands of people ran through the streets in terror as laser fire began to create craters in the ground and send debris and shrapnel flying through the air.
"He's firing on civilians," she said softly through her teeth. "I told you…he'd stop at nothing."
"We'll get him," Jon said. She turned and looked him in the eye.
"You stay here with Admiral Fabrere," she said. "Regain control of the remaining troops and secure the Garrison."
"Where are you going?' he asked.
"I'm going to stop Wade," she replied.
"I can't let you do that," he said. "Not alone."
"He wants ME, Jon," she replied. "And that's what I'm going to give him." She left the room. Lysette turned to Jon.
"She'll be with the Voltron Force," she said. "It'll be alright."
"I hope so," he replied.
"This thing is too big," Jenny said, pulling the controls and trying to dodge the various attacks being launched by the Void.
"That's what SHE said!" Eddie shouted.
"Dude, she totally said that!" Chet laughed.
"Hey, that's MY line!" Tails shouted as a fully formed Jet Voltron flew up to meet the others.
"Question is, how do we stop it?" Aidan said, yanking the controls to avoid another barrage of missiles.
"We need to keep them occupied," Tails said. "If we can get aboard, I might be able to overload the Void generator. Once destroyed, we can take the entire planetoid out easily."
"We need more of us," Cliff commented.
"And more is what you're gonna get," Keith said over the com.
"Kogane!" Aidan shouted. "About time you showed up."
"Less talk, more giant robot smashing," Larmina commented.
"She's right," Daniel said. "Let's work together and buy Sergeant McGovern some time." The three Voltrons took off in different directions, drawing the Void's fire.
"They're splitting up, Sir," Dhaz shouted to Wade. "I'm trying to focus fire, but it's difficult with them on opposing sides."
"It's their strategy," Wade commented. "They're trying to cause you to lose focus. Perhaps you didn't notice that," Wade pointed at the blip heading to the gap in the shielding. "That would be the fourth Voltron trying to penetrate the shielding."
"Should I stop them?" Dhaz asked.
"No," he replied. "If I'm correct, Stensson has delivered herself to me on a silver platter." He pushed a button on his forearm, and was covered in high tech armor. "And all I need to do is meet her on the lower decks to collect." He ran from the room. Dhaz continued to fire on the Voltrons, trying to focus fire on one in particular….the Vehicle Team.
Voltron punched a hole in the hull of the ship, and Lenora and the team exited through Red and into the Void.
"Though I know Jon was keeping me safe those years Wade had the Garrison on lockdown," Lenora said as they made their way through the halls, "I made it a point to learn practically every square inch of this place. It was modified using technology from a race called the Xyans."
"The Xyans?" JC asked.
"I heard about them," Roxy said. 'didn't they brag about developing cloaking technologies?"
"Yes," Lenora replied. "Wade was using Garrison funding for research there to create new shielding capabilities that would be used in planetary defense systems. The real reason Wade wanted the technology was for military installations like this one."
"And the Council just let this slide?" Seth asked.
"In hindsight," Lenora said, "it looks like the Council, or at least most of them, were in on it." They came to a door, and Tails stopped them.
"Stop right here," she said. "This is the room. The Void generator is in here somewhere."
"The door is alarmed," Lenora said, "but there are no guards."
"I have a feeling we're walking into a trap." Roxy said with a frown. Dariana walked up to the door.
"We need to enter quietly," Dariana said. "Tick?" Wires popped out of her voltcom and attached to the panel. Moments later, the door slid open. The wired retracted, and the bulge on her voltcom clicked several times. She smiled.
"Be careful," Lenora said. "We need to find the generator, and fast."
"Looking for something, Lieutenant?" Wade's voice came from the darkness. Lenora's weapons cache lit up, and a shotgun formed in it.
"Come out and fight like a man, Wade!" she shouted.
"I knew you'd try something as foolish as blowing up the Void generator," he laughed. "As usual, I am two steps ahead of you."
"Anyone else think his voice is annoying?" Roxy asked.
"Annoying enough," JC replied, both of them forming their weapons with their voltcoms. They both ran in the direction they heard the voi8ce, and within seconds were thrown backwards across the room into the wall. Lenora fired into the darkness, and dodged return fire.
"You really thought you could just walk in here and stop me?" she shouted with a slight laugh. He fired another round, and Lenora ducked behind a bulkhead. Tails and Dariana ran across the room while Seth fired back into the unknown.
"There!" Tails shouted. "It's surrounded by some sort of forcefield. We can't even access the control pad." They looked closely at it.
"Let me try something," Dariana said. She closed her eyes and held out her hands. Her hands glowed, and ice began to form around the field….then it vanished. Dariana nearly fell over.
"You alright?" Tails asked.
"I can't do it," she said weakly. "I can't feel Kovinx in here. This place….it's surrounded by dark energy."
"You tried to freeze the diodes to shatter the field," Tails said. She turned her head. "Seth! Fire some bolts this way!" Seth turned without thinking and fired. Tails and Dariana bvacked off, and the bolts hit the field. The cold energy froze the field. Tails held out her hand, forming and ax, and drove it through the field, shattering it. She pulled out a box from her pocket and attached it to the generator, and it lit up red.
"What now?" Dariana asked.
"We get the snart outta here!" she replied. They took off running. "Let's go!" JC and Roxy managed to get to their feet and ran after them. Seth went to follow, but Wade ran out of nowhere and tackled him to the ground. Lenora fired at him, and he dodged the shot. Wade ran at her, and began to fight. His hands lit up with silver energy as he swung. She dodged it and hit him in the gut. He swung back, elbowing her in the back of the head, sending her reeling forward. He turned and kicked her to the ground.
"It's like I always said, Lieutenant," Wade said, pointing the gun at her, "those that are handed what they haven't earned are doomed to lose it. Your time as Space Marshall, as well as in this life, is over." As he went to fire, she gritted her teeth and swung hard, a single Norwegian ax forming in her hand, slicing the gun in half. She moved out of the way as Seth got up and fired another round of bolts at Wade, knocking him into the bulkhead wall and freezing him to it. He struggled to get loose as Seth grabbed Lenora's arm and pulled her out of the room.
"Come on, Space Marshall!" Seth shouted. "We have to get out of here!"
"But Wade….." she said.
"This place is gonna blow!" he shouted, dragging her off with him.
"Form Solar Combat Spears!" Jenny shouted, and the spears shot out of their holsters and into Voltron's hands. He put them together into one big spear. "Let's take out that main turret!" Voltron launched the spear, and Dhaz flinched as the spear struck and destroyed the turret, and the camera went dead.
"The Sky Marshall is not gonna like this," he grunted to himself. He tried to work the controls to continue swinging at the other Voltrons.
"Great shot!" Aidan shouted.
"Team effort," Jenny replied. "Plenty of practice."
"Pretty good for a cadet, eh?" Cliff laughed.
"We're not out of the woods yet," Vince shouted. "I'm detecting a strange power fluctuation from inside the core."
"Either that robeast is about to blast us big time," Daniel said, "or the other team was able to take out the Void Generator."
"Option B sounds like a good bet," Tails snarked as Jet Voltron came screeching past them.
"The Void Generator is down!" Lenora shouted. "Their weapons and shielding should be knocked out! Now, hit 'em with all we've got!"
"FORM BLAZING SWORD!" they shouted. Lion Voltron clanked red and green together, then pulled apart, the energy beam forming the sword. Vehicle Voltron grabbed the spinning laser blades, then combined them over his head, pulling downward to form the sword. Gladiator Voltron raised one arm, and the symbol for Alpha, Beta and gamma appeared, and the energy beam formed the Plasma Sword. Jet Voltron Red met Green at the hip and pulled away, the energy beam forming the sword.
"Take it out, Team!" JC shouted, flying forward, Sword charged.
"Hold it together a bit longer, guys," Jenny shouted. "Get it!" Vehicle Voltron flew at it full speed.
"Rah, frickin' rah!" Aidan shouted as Gladiator Voltron sped towards it.
"Shut Wade down for good!" Keith shouted. Daniel nodded, and Lion Voltron sped towards the Void as well.
"There's no power!" Dhaz shouted. "I'm getting outta here!" He ran from the room. Each Voltron sliced through an arm and a leg, leaving the remainder of the Void drifting precariously above the earth.
"One more, for good measure," Daniel said, connecting his Voltcom. "Speed Boost!"
"Power Boost!" Vince shouted, connecting his voltcom.
"Butt Kick Boost!" Larmina shouted, connecting her voltcom. The blazing sword glowed blue as they flew at top speed at the Void, crashing through the surface. Within seconds, the entire hemisphere was bisected, and exploded. One half fell from the sky and crashed into the ocean and slowly sank. The other half spun out of control and crash landed on the surface of the moon, burning with explosions. The Voltrons flew to where the small fleet hovered and awaited further orders.
"An end to the Void….and wade," Keith said.
"You don't think he survived that, do you?" Daniel asked. Keith began to have thoughts of doubt fill his head….but for now, it was over.
"All ships, separate and rendezvous at the main hangar," Lenora ordered over the com. "We have some cleaning up to do." As they did so, a small escape pod fired into the distance.
"I want to thank each and every one of you for making this all possible," Lenora said. "Without the help of the entire Voltron Force, Wade may have succeeded in his plans. Now, as I have said, we have a long road of cleanup ahead of us."
"What about the Council?" Sven asked.
"Are you going to disband it?" Romelle asked.
"No, Your Highness," Lenora replied. "We can't have the type of government run by one person. If we did that, we'd be no better than the Supremacy. No, we need to rebuild the Council from the ground up. Most of the Council has already handed in their resignation. I think some fresh faces, put in place by the people of the Alliance, will greatly help."
"I'm shocked about Ambassador Gali," Kelly said with her head bowed. "I can't believe he sided with Wade. And he's supposed to represent my people."
"Some men are easily swayed by greed and power," Lenora said. "But no matter what happens, we know that justice will always prevail….thanks to us, and Voltron." Coran walked up to Dariana, who was standing off with Seth listening.
"How are you feeling after your ordeal?" he asked. She turned, her eyes whited out again. Seth stepped back.
"Old friend, this was meant to be," she said. "My spirit has been one with my little friend here for quite some time." She grinned as she looked down at Tick, who made several sharp shrilly noises. "While I do my best to show her the path, my abilities are limited. She has the power within her, but until she learns to control it, she will be vulnerable to Kanji and his bretheren." She turned to Seth. "She will not remember or understand this, so you must do so for her. I know who you are, and the feelings you have for her. I ask this of you, more than anything….watch over her. Protect her. She will, over time, gain more and more control over the spirits, and her power will surpass even my own." She paused for a moment. "The one thing no one, not even Alfor, understood about Voltron is the spirits that intertwine with it. Every man and woman has different sides to them….different ties to the elements. These are represented by the Krelshi. The nature of this relationship is so complex, but is necessary. When my soul became one with the Defender, the sides of me that both loved and feared the aspects of my life were made manifest, and brought forth the creation of new life itself. Remember, Voltron lives and breathes just like you do, and every part of Voltron is every part of the team that unifies him. Please remember that…" She looked over at Coran. "….both of you." She looked over and saw a young Drule man approaching them with Daniel. Dariana closed her eyes, and nearly fainted. Seth caught her, and she tried to balance herself. When she opened her bright yellow eyes, they fixated on the man approaching.
"…Kerza?"
"So, what happens now?" Roxy asked.
"We move on," JC said. "Dari said there's this 'Kanji' guy still out there running the Supremacy. Even with Wade out of the way, the Supremacy still poses a threat."
"And what about us?" she asked.
"Well," he replied, "I suppose while the treat is there, it's been put down for now. Maybe we'll finally get the chance to spend some off duty time together….and I don't necessarily mean naked." She let out a small laugh. "So how about it, Truvall? Want to go out to dinner with me?" She looked into his eyes and smiled.
"Yeah," she replied. "I'd like that a lot." He offered his arm, and she locked hers with his, and they walked away from the Garrison.
Two ships carefully sailed through space, heading back towards planet Doom. Aboard one, Commander Kala anxiously awaited the communication that was about to come through. As the viewscreen came up, she held her breath.
"Commander," Lord Kanji said, "it appears the Sky Marshall's plan didn't go the way he'd hoped."
"I apologize for this failure, Your Excellency," she replied, bowing her head. "Our intention was not to disappoint you."
"While this was a setback," he said, "I do not view this as a failure, Commander." She raised an eyebrow. "On the contrary, between the destruction of Hydra, and the fear instilled in the planets of the Galaxy Alliance, I feel that, at least for my benefit, and that of the Supremacy, the mission was still somewhat successful. Once we arrive back on Doom, we will need to work on a strategy to eliminate the Council."
"Eliminate?" Kala asked. "Are you planning to overthrow the kingdoms?"
"I simply plan to unify the Empire, Commander," he replied. "The first task will be to find a new ruler for Korronith."
"That may not be necessary, my lord," she replied. "Sky Marshall Wade is alive."