Beyond the Blockade

Goana Grey, was a soldier, loyal to her troops, and loyal to her allies. She was trained to be true to anyone she set upon. It was not in her spirit to become a double agent. But her so-called partener Kamikaze Kisaragi had insisted, claiming, 'it could be beneficial to have a spy on the inside, to break the paladins from the interior and watch them crumble from afar.' Goana refused in the beginning, but obliged when she remembered that Kamikaze might be still angry about the whole piloting incident, she decided to do this for her kitchen utensils sake.

They had gone over the plan, several times. There was no way they could mess it up. Their foolproof idea, was to have Goana take the escape pod down to the Nova Corps base on Kaysheen, and have Goana act as if she had barely escaped Kamikaze, almost if she had been betrayed. This would hopefully seem believable enough to the Nova Corps Officers(Aka NC). From their previous run ins, the Nova officers weren't the brightest crayons in the box. But, only time could tell. From that point forward Goana would go to the Nova corporation, vowing revenge on kamikaze for 'betraying' her, asking them if she could assist them in their hunt for her, or help the Paladins of Voltron. Once she gathered enough information on them the duo could strike, and earn their reward.

Soon it was time for Goana to initiate the plan by launching the escape pod. The pod was the same as the ship, generic Nova style. Inside the pod there were two benches along the sides of the capsule, one main turret gun, storage compartments above the grey benches, and a small steering section at the helm of small pod. A key component of this plan was for Kamikaze to move the ship to the opposing side of the planet's outermost atmosphere, so it would be harder to detect were Kamikaze was when the escape pod had landed, and when they had begun the search for the bounty hunter. They approached the atmosphere they spotted another ship, appearing from behind a asteroid. It was in the shape of a palace. It looked expensive, blue lights highlighted the large white sleek outside, it moved fast into the planet's gravitational field.

"Who brings a palace into outer space?" Goana wondered, staring at the palace intently, fascinated by the small mechanical details that had to be perfected for the 'castle' to be able to fly. After all she was a mechanic and engineer.

"Someone who has a lot of credits." Kamikaze responded with a snicker, too focused on the money (as usual).

"Should I launch it now? " Goana asked, focused on her mission (as usual).

"Yeah, go right when they are in the atmosphere" Kamikaze replied. Goana hoped in the escape pod, grabbing her trusty musket, and rucksack, prepared for a journey long journey. Then she buckled herself in, giving Kamikaze the all good signal (a thumbs up) and launched the pod off into the abyss of Kaysheen. It was all up to Goana now, and if the plan went wrong there was no way Kamikaze could aid her.

Goana looked around the escape pod. It was very foggy, and for that reason she couldn't see far from the escape pod window. But she could distinguish a faint blue light-it might be the paladins ship! She had heard all about them of course, their heroic actions echoed through the galaxy. The plan was going well for now, the next thing she had to do was persuade the Nova to help her find Kamikaze.

On the paladin's ship . . .

Shiro was in the meeting room, briefing all the paladins on their new mission. While Allura and Kuran were piloting the ship down to the base on Kaysheen.

"You all know why we are here on Kaysheen" He asked. There was a few mumbled yeses among Keith, Pidge, Hunk and Lance. Shiro rolled his eyes and continued "Well, I know it's not what we usually do, but tracking down a known bounty hunter would put us on the map, and we need some practice in that field. I want to tell you all that bounty hunters play dirty, they have no respect for the health of others. They will keep us on our toes, keep us annoyed at each other, so we are easier to break. Most of them have had significant combat training and are smart, sly and clever. I know that sounds like a long shot, but we need to be prepared. We also need to be ready, even though we are not wanted men, and women," He glanced at Pidge, "-because, bounty hunters tend to go after heroes too to ransom them off for credits. " he finished.

"So you're saying we might be attacked by a bounty hunter? I mean we just defeated the Galra, and now this? I mean give us a break!" Lance yelled, annoyed.

"They might be a hot girl." Keith whispered into Lance's ear. Suddenly Lance's frown turned into a grin.

"Uh, Yeah i'm in!"Lance exclaimed, exited all of a sudden. Shiro facepalmed.

"This bounty hunter is notorious for being a sniper, and also is well trained in combat, as well as one of the best pilots in the galaxy. " Shiro explained. "Lance scene you are our best sharpshooter, you're gonna have to keep your guard up. All of us are going to have to. But remember, nothing will stop this bounty hunter from pulling the trigger. "

"Well, because everyone seems excited, we should all pack our backpacks. Bring anything that could help us. Then get to your lion. Quran and Allura wll stay here and guard the ship. Meet you all at the Nova base. Remember what I told you, and no funny business. " Shiro ordered.

*** Before long, the pod was burning up on the outside, which was normal for when ships enter a gravitational field, and she noticed that the fog was clearing up. Below her she noticed a large metropolitan area, bustling, with large skyscrapers and speeders and hovering vehicles moving about the city. And of course the giant Nova Corporation base. It looked similar to the one on Wakusei, where they got their new ship from. The pod hurtled to the front of the base, before it's parachute deployed and slowed down gently floating to the grounds below. As the pod slowly fell to the ground on the landing strip, she saw Nova troops coming out to 'greet' her. The NC was right on time. Good. The plan was going well so far.

"Nova Corporation! Open up! " A Nova corporation officer yelled. Goana opened the hatch to the outside world, and there was a large fission sound, as it opened. She got up off the bench in the pod, and grabbed her back pack that she had stored in the overhead compartment. The Nova officers all started asking her questions, one after the other. She couldn't answer them all of course, so she just stated-

"It's me Goana Grey. I must talk to the headquarter officer. "She put her hands above her head. Grey didn't say anything about her being unarmed, but the Nova officers proceeded to grab her arms and pull them behind her back, handcuffing her with the infamous electric cuffs, only used for known criminals and bounty hunters.

"Hey! I'm not a criminal! Goana grey of 501st battalion, captain Grey, hero of the revolutionary war, and protector of Princess Allura. "Her confidence levels rising. The officers stopped in their tracks.

"Princess Allura?" One officer said surprised. He pulled the handcuffs off her. "You are a liar! If you were the protector of princess Allura then you wouldn't be making company with bounty hunters!" Strapping them on a bit tighter than before.

"Why is that?" Goana questioned. "Because she's one of the leaders of the paladins of voltron! " Goana was stunned. "Ya, know you will get your wish to talk to the headquarter officer . . . In handcuffs!" The troops laughed.

By the way, I am so sorry! I put in the wrong chapter as chapter 2. It has been changed and updated and I understand that this may have made your reading experience difficult. I apologize for this malfunction, and hope it never happens again. But, thank you to all those who kept reading my story through the confusion. Anyway, comments and new ideas are always welcome! I love your feedback!

-Bandit360