KathDMD - Hunk as Allura was PRICELESS. And no, Allura isn't one to stay out of action, even while pregnant. She's the queen...she won't be disappearing. Alexander however...

cubbieBlueMako - Told ya they had a plan. You might not want to start at the end with this one. But you're gonna see the plan come to fruition.

selena devargo -Glad to hear you warming up to Lance and Ginger, but watch for Marina's comment to Keith!

Author's Note - Will they be able to rescue Phage? I think the bigger question you'll all have is what is the significance of the jewelry Malva is wearing?

Theme Music : None

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

Episode 107 : "Malva's Revalation"

Haggar walked into the throne room carrying Phage. She walked up to the edge of the stairway and set her down.

"I have brought you the Drule Confederation's Emissary to Arus, as you have ordered, Lord Kanji," Haggar said with a bow.

"So," he replied, "this is the woman the rebels had sent to speak to the Arusians?" He leaned forward and stared at her for a moment. "Bringing her to me unconscious is unfavorable."

"But necessary, my lord," she replied. "She was quite uncooperative." He looked up to meet Haggar's gaze. She was slightly taken aback…not even Zarkon was brazen enough, or brave enough, to look into her demonic eyes, having to face her intense ugliness.

"Indeed," he replied. "But I have no intention of enslaving her, or even turning her into a concubine. She is a prisoner of war, but a valuable one. As usual, you're assumptions have nearly lost you your life." She gulped. "I wanted to see her thoughts. Now all I see are dreams. But unity and coexistence cannot occur without victory, I'm afraid. Even she, to some extent, believes that peace is futile. The amusing thing about that, of course, is that her own doubts can be used against her." He stood up. "Bring her back to one of the estate rooms. Post guards at the door, as we do not want our guest escaping. When she awakes, perhaps we can play on these doubts….and gain a valuable ally."

"What of Malva, my lord?" Haggar asked. "While she is truly expendable, I would rather not be down one spy. She was captured while trying to secure the lions."

"She is of little concern to me," he replied. "If you feel she has not outlived her usefulness, then you mount a rescue. But I will not bother to take away resources for just one person. She is on her own, or she is dead."

"Yes, my lord," she replied sadly. Haggar was a bit annoyed with his answer, but she knew of his great power, and even greater strategic mind. In the deep recesses, she knew he was right.

"In the meantime," he said, "finish work on the Predator. Between that, and the special project you have been working on, I am dying to see your crowning achievement in action. Pray, your plan actually works."

"Oh it will, my lord," she replied. "It will." She scooped up Phage and quickly left the throne room.

"Are you sure you're able to track them?" Marina asked.

"Pidge has everything set up," Hunk assured her. "It looks like Black is on a course for Planet Doom."

"Doom?" Larmina asked. "Ever since Daniel, Vince and I had been there, they've increased security. How do you expect us to get in and out without making noise?"

"I….um….." Hunk said, "I have a plan."

"Huh?" they all asked in unison.

"What?" he asked. "I can't have a plan?"

"I wasn't saying that at all, Hunk," Lamina stuttered. "It's just….we've never heard one of your plans before."

"Oh it's a great plan!" he laughed.

"What is it?" Marina asked. There was a long and awkward pause.

"It's….um….it's a secret," he replied. They all let out an exasperated sigh.

"It's ok," Vince said. "Let's just keep following them." I wish I knew what Daniel was up to.

"Dude," Daniel replied telepathically to Vince. "Keep it down! I'm trying to focus here."

"Focus on what?" Vince asked.

"There it is," Malva said. "Castle Doom. We won't be setting down near the castle though. I'm sure your friends will be tracing us here, and I don't want them to find us so easily. You're going to head to the west. There is a small complex there with a hangar. We can land there."

"How safe is it?" Keith asked, still focused on the controls.

"Safe enough, my love," she replied, placing her hands on his shoulders. "Perhaps if all goes well, Haggar will allow the lion to remain intact. As for us…." She laughed.

"Indeed," he replied still appearing focused. I just hope I can keep this up long enough for the others to catch up.

"There," she said. "Land there." The bay opened up, and Black set down and walked into the bay and turned around. The doors closed. "Now we can go together to report our progress."

"Do we have to go now?" he asked. "I was hoping you would show me around first."

"Really?" she asked. "Well, I suppose it won't hurt. Come, let's have a little tour." She shot him a devious grin, and led him out of the cockpit. As the opening to the cockpit closed, a noise sounded from overhead, and a panel opened up. Daniel almost spilled out onto the floor, but caught the edge in time and gently lowered himself down. He looked around the cockpit and saw that nothing had been damaged yet.

"Good," he said softly. He sat down in the seat and began hitting buttons and switches, and looking at the readout. "He's got the security parameters set up already. I'm surprised she didn't notice. Nicely done." He keyed in a few more things. "There. Now I just need to sit tight until the others arrive." He thought for a moment. "Or I can sneak out of here and try to help Keith rescue Phage." He grinned and carefully left the cockpit. Black's eyes glowed for a moment, then dimmed.

Daniel sped through the halls looking for any sign of Phage. He ran down a flight of stairs and came upon a dungeon. He looked around and saw no one there at all, until he heard a faint voice from behind him in one of the cells.

"You there," the voice said. "You are not one of them. Please, help me."

"Where are the others?" Daniel asked, brandishing his claws. "Where is the Emissary?' The man came closer to the bars, unafraid of Daniel.

"The others that were here were taken to the coliseum," he replied. "I am much too weak at the moment, and as you can see, differ from any ordinary slave." Daniel looked him up and down and noticed he was a Drule. "As for the girl you speak of, the Witch Haggar came and took her hours ago to meet Lord Kanji."

"Who's Lord Kanji?" Daniel asked. The man looked him in the eye.

"He is the ruler of this place," he replied. "That is all I know. My memory has been affected, and I wish I could remember more."

"What is your name?" Daniel asked.

"I don't even remember that," he replied. "I only know I came here with a weapon and a purpose. Now I need to escape."

"If I let you out," Daniel asked, "will you help me find her?"

"I will," he replied. Daniel used his claws to hack through several of the bars, freeing the man. He came out of the cell. "From what I remember of the brief time I've been here, the rooms for royal guests are on the upper floors. If he means to turn her into a concubine, she may be there."

"Then let's get going!" Daniel shouted. He and the man fled from the dungeon.

Phage's eyes fluttered as she awoke on a soft bed. She sat up and looked around. It was fairly lit, yet still had the ambiance of a Drule palace. She got up from the bed and went to the door and peeked through the keyhole. She saw two soldiers standing guard.

"I guess my fate has been decided," she said softly. She walked over to the window and looked out at the sky. In the distance, she thought she saw a shooting star….or was it four? Daylight never tainted the skies of Drule, but here was a hint of color that caught her attention. She then suddenly heard noises outside the door. She ran to the door and peeked through the keyhole again, and saw a set of claws coming at the door. She quickly backed off, and the door slammed open, and Daniel and the Drule man came in. Daniel looked over at her.

"Emissary Phage, I presume?" Daniel adked.

"You are from the Galaxy Alliance?" she asked.

"Daniel Gordon," he replied, "Leader of the Voltron Force."

"Voltron?" she asked. "Thank goodness!"

"We have to get out of here," he replied. The man walked up to Phage and looked closely at her.

"Who is he?" she asked.

"He was in the dungeon," Daniel replied. "A prisoner like yourself."

"You look….strangely familiar," he said, staring at her face.

"We can debate it later," Daniel said. "We need to get back to the Black Lion!" The man nodded, and he and Phage followed Daniel out of the room.

"What are we supposed to do again?" one of the Drule soldiers asked another.

"We're supposed to look over the interior of the Black Lion," he replied, "and figure out how to disassemble it for Haggar." They walked up to it, but before they had a chance to get any closer, it's eyes began to glow.

"Um….is it supposed to do that?' he asked.

"I don't think so!" the other said. Black let out a mighty roar and swung a paw, knocking them out of the way. Soldiers flooded the hangar, and Black swatted them left and right.

"Persistent little snarts, aren't they?" Daniel asked, tugging at the controls. He fired the tail shock laser at the doors and blasted them open. Black bolted out the opening and flew out. Ships took off after them.

"It looks like they're not letting us go that easily," the Drule said.

"That's alright," Daniel replied, connecting his voltcom to the console. "My backup isn't far away, and they're gonna have trouble catching up to us."

"What do you mean?" he asked.

"Speed Boost!" Daniel shouted. His voltcom glowed, and Black took off like lightning over the surface of Doom, easily outrunning their pursuers. "And the team should be arriving right about now." Black landed, skidding to a halt in front of the other lions.

"What the hell?" Larmina shouted.

"Good Job, Hunk," Daniel said over the com. "The Emissary is with us, but Keith is still in there with that imposter."

"He's under that spell?" Marina asked.

"Not exactly," Daniel replied. "Sorry, Keith had a plan to break Emissary Phage out of Doom. I stowed away in Black and used the key in my Voltcom to power it up. She never suspected I had control the whole time."

"But what do we do now?" Marina asked.

"We need to deal with the company Daniel brought with him," Vince said.

"Can you guys handle the welcome party while we break Keith out?" Daniel asked.

"Oh sure," Larmina said, "bring the snartstorm to us and just bail!"

"Thanks, Larmina," he said, "I knew you'd understand." Black took off towards the castle.

"I was being sarcastic, you jerk!" she shouted.

"No time to cry about it," Marina said, powering up her weapons. "Time to bag us some Drules!" The four flew head on into the fray.

"And this is Sincline Tower," she said. "This is the balcony where King Lotor himself gave his commands….well, before he was defeated, of course. But you don't want to hear about that."

"I actually like it up here," he replied. "Seems very out in the open. Anything protecting it?"

"There are some defenses," she replied, "but that's nothing you need to concern yourself with."

"I want to see how high up we are," he said, walking towards the edge of the balcony.

"Be careful," she urged. "Maybe we should go inside…"

"You know what," he said, "I think I actually like it better out here." He did a backflip over the edge and vanished. She let out a scream in panic and ran to the edge of the balcony and leaned over the edge….and caught sight of Black Lion rising up in front of her. She turned and took off running as Daniel fired the tail laser. She managed to dodge the blasts and get inside the castle. Black turned and took off back towards the others. Keith climbed into the cockpit and sat in the seat.

"What took you so long?" Keith asked.

"Had to stall until the team got here," he replied, "and we picked up a passenger."

"Great," Keith replied, "another thing we're gonna have to explain to Allura."

"Your Excellency!" Malva shouted as she ran into Haggar's lab. "The Emissary has escaped!"

"What?" she shouted.

"The Voltron Force!" Malva replied. "They infiltrated the castle and took her!"

"Perhaps they need to see the full power of the Predator!" she shouted. "Order the soldiers to release the robeasts on them! Don't let them leave the surface of Doom alive!"

"Yes, Your Excellency," she replied with a bow, and ran from the room.

"Ok team, we got Keith!" Daniel shouted. "Let's bail!" The lions met up and went to take off when the minotaur robeast came out of nowhere and swatted Red to the ground. The dragon came out of the ground and fired on Black, hitting it and sending it into a spin.

"It's the Predator Robeast!" Larmina shouted. The beasts flew into the air, and began to assemble and join together.

"Then we need to come together if we're ever going to get out of here," Daniel shouted. "Activate Interlocks! Dynotherms connected! Infracells up! Megathrusters are go!"

"Let's Go Voltron Force!" they shouted. The lions flew in formation, then begabn to transform as the energy field took hold.

"Form feet and legs!" Daniel shouted. "Form arms and body! And I'll form the head!" Voltron's eyes lit up with power. Each lion let out a mighty roar, and Voltron landed on the surface, the Predator Robeast landing in front of them.

"Charge it!" Daniel ordered. Voltron ran at the beast, and they locked up. It fired an eye laser at them, sending them tumbling backwards, but rolled back to their feet.

"Easy there, Daniel!" Marina shouted.

"Marina," Vince said, "that thing is laced with Haggarium. The cores are a complete set of Dark Nexus!"

"Don't you mean Nexuses?" Hunk asked.

"He means Nexii," Marina replied.

"Can we determine that after the fight?" Vince asked. "Incoming!" The Predator Robeast formed a staff that fired a beam of pure haggarium at them, sending Voltron flying backwards.

"Vince…" Daniel said.

"Already on it," Vince replied, connecting his voltcom to the console. "I think we might do a little better with a staff of our own."

"Good idea," Daniel said. "Form Blue Center!" Voltron reconfigured, Blue forming the head. "Take 'em out, Larmina!"

"My pleasure!" she shouted, cracking her knuckles. "Form, Titanic Trident!" The trident formed in Voltron's hands. Voltron fired, and the beast fired as well. The beams hit one another, and pushed each other back and forth, trying to overpower one another.

"It's stong!" Daniel shouted. "I'm not sure how long we can hold it!"

"You have an exit strategy?" Larmina asked.

"We can freeze it to the ground and take off before it can break loose," Marina said.

"If I stop, it's gonna hit us!" Larmina shouted.

"Then we need to move fast!" Daniel said. He connected his voltcom to the console again. "Get ready….NOW!" Voltron broke loose and rolled quickly to the left, dodging the haggarium ray. Voltron took off into the air quickly. The Predator quickly flew after them, firing.

"We need to shake that thing!" Marina shouted.

"Form Black Center!" Daniel shouted. Voltron reconfigured and turned quickly.

"This one, Daniel," Keith said.

"Release Electroforce Cross!" Daniel shouted. The cross released from Voltron's chest and flew at the robeast spinning. The force hit the Predator Robeast, sending it spiraling back towards the ground. Voltron continued to fly off.

"Should we finish it?" Larmina asked.

"Vince is drained," Daniel replied. "We need to get Keith and the Emissary back to the Castle of Lions. Then we can work on a strategy to stop the predator once and for all." Voltron flew off into the distance.

Everyone entered the Control room. Marina walked up to Keith and slugged him in the shoulder

"Hey!" Keith said, rubbing his arm.

"That was for scaring me like that!" she snapped, a small smirk appearing on her lips. "Not letting your own sister in on your plan?"

"I had to make it believable," he replied.

"He made it believable alright," Hunk said. "My jaw is still sore."

"Sorry, Hunk," Allura said, walking in. Keith immediately gravitated to her. He looked into her eyes as she smiled.

"Are you alright?" he asked her.

"You made it back in one piece, as promised," she replied with a smirk. She looked over at Phage. "Emissary Phage, I presume?"

"Yes, Your Majesty," she replied with a bow.

"It's good to finally meet the real you," she replied. "Please allow our Chief of Security lead you to your quarters. Then hopefully we can begin talks in the morning."

"Thank you, Your Majesty," she replied. She turned to the rest of the team. "And thank you, Voltron Force. I wasn't sure what was going to happen to me had you not shown up." Pidge beckoned her, and she followed him out of the control room. Allura turned back to the group.

"And who is this?" she asked.

"We're not sure," Daniel said, "or rather he's not sure."

"I have no memory of who I am or where I came from, Your Highness," he replied with a bow. "I only remember being imprisoned in Castle Doom, and…..and…."

"What is it?" Allura asked. He turned to Keith.

"I remember….something I had," he said, looking at Keith. "Something I had was taken from me. Something very important." He looked away. "I don't remember what it is."

"We'll figure it out together," Daniel said, placing a hand on his shoulder.

"Thank you," he said with a smile.

"The Voltron Force escaped, Your Excellency," Malva said to Haggar, kneeling before her.

"I would strike you dead here and now!" Haggar shouted. "However, the predator Robeast performed beyond my expectations. I believe with a litte bit of tweaking, it can single handedly tear apart the castle of Lions, and rip Voltron to shreds!"

"And what of their Admiral, Your Excellency?' she asked.

"If you are lucky," she replied, "if he is still alive when we have destroyed Voltron, you can have him as your own personal plaything. But until then, I suggest you focus on your training, and be ready for the robeast's launch."

"Yes, Your Excellency," she replied. She slowly got up and walked out of the room. As she did, she reached to her left hand with her right, and instinctively turned and played with the ring on her ring finger…..a simple gold band with a half carat diamond embedded in it.