The time vortex laid out before the team in a swirling void of clouds and lightning. If it were not for the shielding of the lions, they would have been destroyed by the strikes of lightning that flashed through the clouds. Inside of the green lion, Pidge kept her eyes on the chronometer and watched as the numbers spin in various ways to match the changes in the timestream. She quickly began to adjust her mind on how to read the speeding numbers, "I see, Heading up determines a month, down day, so we just need to keep going straight." Risking a look over her shoulder, she sighed a little bit of relief as she saw her friends were still behind her.

Keith sat back in the black lion, a scowl on his face as he looked to the other lions in formation. While he noted how well they were able to keep ip, he couldn't help but feel a tinge of anger at the blue lion, "Why is he even with us? We should've left him behind at the castle. All he'll do is-" he then shook his head, "Stop focusing on that, Keith, he is with us now. Can't do anything about it."

"Keith, I know you are having problems, but you need to toughen up about this," Lance said, leaning back and letting his lion take control, "We need you to keep a cool head. And we all need to be together for this."

In the blue Lion, Lotor found his hand resting on the hand of Allura as she piloted the lion behind the green lion through the time vortex. Watching her fly and travel, a small warm smile came across his face as he said, "I don't think I say this enough, but you fly wonderfully my dear." he noted the small smile on her face as they continued. Then he asked, "Where did you learn?"

"Mostly self-taught with help from the guys. Though personally," Allura looked down a little, "I would've loved to learn with my brothers. But...well you know how it goes."

"Yes, it seems the Alteans have this thing against women being fighters," Lotor said, frowning, "Not that the Galrans are much better."

"And what do you think," asked Allura.

"I think you've impressed me," Lotor said with a chuckle as his yellow eyes watched the green lion up ahead stop in mid-flight.

"Ok guys, we're coming up upon the right year. Everyone get ready for a landing," Pidge called out over the comms as she flew through a small hole in the time vortex.

In a flash of light, the five lions escaped the vortex and hovered above the small city of Reefside. The many trees spread out and away from the small little city, leading to a small lake not too far away. And just further away was a small little quarry, where some burn marks of past battles laid. Allura looked on from her cockpit and smiled, "I am amazed at just how lovely this all is. It reminds me of Planet Arus in a way."

Pidge's voice rang out over the comm as she began to click along the switches of the lion, "Ok, so according to my sensors that there is a clearing not too far away from here. It should be big enough for five lions."

"How are our power levels?" asked Allura.

"Enough to go back home after this mission is done, but if we have a fight then we'll have to recharge somewhere," Pidge said, "Unfortunately, this isn't like Arus where the places to recharge the lions are all in walking distance.

Hunk looked confused as he asked, "Yeah, how did the castle wind up like that?"

Allura could only shrug as she said, "You know, I don't know. I think Father was just lucky to find all of that. Sometimes I think our planet is a little weird."

There was a small chuckle that was heard throughout the cockpits as the pilots began to land in the large clearing. Four of the lions began to lay flat on the ground, while the black lion stood proud, watching over his pride. Keith looked up as he got off the mecha and looked up at it with a smile of pride at his great beast. Turning to look at the other five members of his team, he said, "All right team, let's get out there and start to-"

"First things first, we need to set up camp," Allura said, looking around the small clearing, "This place seems safe enough for us to rest."

"What? Princess, are you sure about this? Zarkon is out there right now, finalizing his plans! If we don't hurry then he'll complete his plans and he'll destroy our history." Keith argued. "We don't have time to start camping out like this is a vacation."

"We are also tired from the time travel, it is late in the afternoon, and don't have a clue to start searching. It would be wrong and foolish to begin hunting him down now," said Allura.

"Then we are fortunate," Lotor said, walking around the lions and looking at the area with a searching eye, "It would take my father some time to find followers who are willing to undergo a transformation and the magical rituals to fuse the monster parts into their bodies. So we should have time to set up camp and rest for the time being. Tomorrow we begin our search."

Allura nodded and looked to the group, "Hunk and Pidge, you two gather firewood. Lance and Keith, you two hunt us up some food."

"I think I hear a river nearby," Lotor said, looking to the left, "You can probably get some fish there, or at the very least, some game."

Each member of the Voltron force nodded and began to walk away, not seeing the frown that smeared across Keith's face.

Pidge let out another cheer as she found a large stick and threw it over her shoulder at Hunk. Looking behind her and at the large pile that she had collected, she "Think we have enough, Hunk?"

"Uh, yeah, definitely," said Hunk from behind the pile of firewood that was now in front of him. Letting out a chuckle, he said, "You look like you are getting into this camping trip."

"Well yeah!" said Pidge, a smile on her face. As she walked along the top of a log, she continued, "Me and...and...someone used to do this all of the time back in the academy. And even then, back on my aunt's old farm."

"Pidge, I thought you lived with your uncle for a while," Hunk corrected, only to shake his head and reply, "Oh wait you did say you're-" pausing, he watched as Pidge hugged herself, letting out a small whimper.

"I hope we stop Zarkon soon, I can practically feel my memories being rewritten hour by hour. I barely remember having a brother anymore," Pidge shuddered and looked down, shaking her head as she let out a breath, "What if I start losing all of my other important memories, or just forget you all together before we even stop this?"

Hunk sat down and patted Pidge's shoulder, "Hey, buddy. Don't worry about it. We're a team, remember? And we stick together through hell and high water."

"Yeah... yeah," Pidge said, looking down, lightly kicking the ground with he feet. Grasping her pants for a few minutes, she looked up and asked, "Hey Hunk? If...I were to tell you and the others something about myself, something completely unexpected. Would you hold it against me?"

Hunk looked down and smiled warmly, "Pidge, have you forgotten who you are talking to? Hunk. You know, your best friend back in the academy. The guy who helped you in your training and made sure you didn't flunk out? Who stayed by your side for the longest time?"

"Yeah," Pudge let out a giggle, "Because you were the worst cadet in the entire school. I remember. I think we would've both flunked if we didn't actually help one another." she said smiling up at Hunk.

Hunk nodded and wrapped his arm around Pidge's shoulder, "So, anything you have to say to me? Any secrets you got? I can handle it. And I'll be with ya, one hundred percent."

"Thanks Hunk, that," Pidge paused and sighed, "Means a lot."

There was a large splash of water with a cheer of "YES!" as Keith pulled out a large fish from the small river that they had discovered. Looking over his shoulder, he nodded to Lance who quickly fired a shot at the trout while it flew through the air and landed on the pile of similar dead fish.

Lance chuckled as he spun his blaster on one finger before putting it back into its holster. Looking back at his small pile of fish, he said, "Think that's enough fish for all of us?"

"Yeah," Keith said, standing up and frowning a little at the small pile.

"Think I look good in a mini-skirt?" asked Lance, smirking at his long time friend.

"Yes," Keith said, smirking, "Nice try, but my mind is still on target."

"Getting the food or Lotor?" asked Lance, looking at Keith while he tied the fish up into a bag."Because I think you are thinking about both."

Keith sighed at this and lightly kicked the ground. He crossed his arms over his chest and leaned against the tree, "Can't slip much by you, can I?"

"I've known you since you could hold a blaster, no, you can't," snarked Lance as he walked to his old friend, "It'll be fine."

Keith looked into his friends eyes, "Will it? Will it really? Because last I checked, fine doesn't involve us teaming up with our arch-nemesis, stuck in an era without any clue where to hunt down the king, and we have only so long before our timelines are erased."

"And this is stemming from Lotor, isn't it?" asked Lance, putting his hand onto Keith's shoulder, "Because everything you have ever been taught has been turned upside down and now you are watching it get destroyed before your now have to deal with the fact that we are palling around with the bad guy, in spite of being told to bring swift death to evil."

"Hit the nail on the head," Kieth said, looking away from his friend and lightly punching the tree, "I was always told that a villain is a villian, no matter what. And now we're here, with one on our side. Just what am I supposed to think?"

"That it happens," Lance said, "Things change, people change and the world changes around us. Remember, before we became the warriors of the land, we were nothing more than just a bunch of space explorers picked for a random mission to find a war machine that may not even exist. Now look where we are, time travelers and warriors, can't ask for a bigger change than that."

This brought a small chuckle from Keith's lips as he looked back up to his friend, and nodded, "I get it. Now we are doing things beyond our dreams." softening his looks, he held his friend's shoulder and said, "Look, I'll be fine really. Just give me some time and I'll get used to it."

"You better," Lance said, lightly jabbing his friend's shoulder. "Or I'm going to have to hurt ya."

This made Keith smile a little and let out a small laugh.

Night had soon fallen and the only light beyond the stars was the small little campfire that the lion force had found themselves sitting around. Already, the crackling fire had cook most of the fish that they caught and the ones that they did were mostly eaten by Hunk. The rest of the evening's meal was quiet, with a small trace of mistrust amongst the six teammates. Sighing, Lotor leaned back and looked up at the stars, "It's amazing what you humans put so much into. Love of stargazing, travel, seeing the new worlds."

"Why, enjoying conquering too much?" mocked Keith.

Lotor frowned and said, "For your information, no. When one travels space as long as I have, the beauty of space and the admiration for stars? Tends to fade away over time. For most, the stars are something that are unreachable, but for me, it's just another world to travel. It had been a long time since I had seen something truly lovely," he said, looking towards Allura and smiling at her.

"Yeah, sure," Keith huffed.

Rubbing his stick in the fire to stoke it, Lotor narrowed his eyes at Keith and smirked, "Though, suppose it is better to be a warrior and traversing the space ways than it is to become complacent and turn into a weak fool of a space explorer."

"These weak fools kicked your can several times," snarked Lance.

"Ah yes, the same group who's only good hand-to-hand combatant is the fair princess. While the rest are hungry fools, gun nuts, tech geeks, and a hard headed leader."

"Say that again," growled Keith, not hearing the laughter of Lance.

Lance smirked and said, "He got one part right. We do have a hard headed captain."

Noting the rise of tension, Pidge immediately pulled up a long tube and said, "Hey, who wants some marshmallows for roasting?"

"Marshmallows?" questioned Lotor, watching as Pidge pressed the button on the long tube, shooting out several little white cylinders which she gave to the gathered group. Lotor took the white treat in his hand, squeezed it, and then jabbed it onto his stick.

"Man, what is with other planets," joked Hunk, "You guys can come up with space travel, but ya can't come up with something as simple as marshmallows."

"Hey, my people just believed that war was better than making treats. If I had it my way, we would at the very least mix it up," Lotor said, grumbling.

Pidge looked at Lotor weirdly, "Oh, not always the lover of conquering?"

"Not always, I do prefer arts. After all, conquering and subduing do get boring after all. If it weren't for you, I would've been bored a long time ago," Lotor said, smiling smugly. "Then again, I suppose it's the consequence of dealing with an idiot father. He thinks war is something to cherish above all. Though, I am not the one who held back the most powerful weapon because of some misplace belief."

"Hey, it was Allura who said "Voltron is a defender, not an attacker." I wanted use to go ahead and attack you right away, but nope. Got to wait for the right time, like until you guys killed all your slaves," Lance remarked.

Allura held up her hands and shook her head, "Don't blame me. I wanted to do it to, but nope. Coran brought out that bullcrap. I don't really think he knew about strategy as much as he thought he did."

"He allowed Nanny into the castle didn't he?" asked Hunk, wich made the group laugh a little.

Pidge, now eating her melted marshmallow, leaned back and looked at the group warm smile. Then she asked, "So, Princess, what's the plan?"

"Tomorrow,we are going to get some clothes and put on disguises," Allura said, "And then we are going to investigate."

Keith sighed, "While we don't have any leads, and who knows how far Zarkon is in his plans."

"My father may be stupid, but he is still methodical. He'll have taken this time to gain the appropriate soldiers and begin his hunt," Lotor said, "We should be able to find something in this town, Reefside is it?"

Allura nodded and began "At least we have a place to start looking. Now we just need a clue," she said, laying back and looking up at the stars, "Anyone willing to take first watch?"

"Are you sure?" asked Keith.

"We're not sure if Zarkon is using a tracking spell, or if the lions are alerting them to our presence," Allura said. "We need to be careful."

Keith nodded and stood up, "I'll take first watch then."

Keith watched the woods for a few moments more, his eyes beginning to slowly droop from exhaustion. All he saw for the two hours he had been watching the woods were the common nocturnal wildlife and the occasional squeak of a bat. The quiet sounds of the nightlife of the forest was enough to lull him into a slow sense of ease and drowsiness. Leaning against a tree, he began to let his eyes droop as sleep began to take him, "Time to clock out?" joked Lance as he stepped up next to his friend.

Keith gave a slow nod and said, "Yeah." then he got up, a forlorn look on his face.

"Ok man, now what's wrong? If this is about our teasing earlier, you know that's what friends-"

"Was I a good leader?" asked Keith.

Lance stepped back, "What?"

"I asked if I was a good leader," Keith said, "Did I good job getting us here? Because right now... I don't feel like it. I'm working with my arch enemy, the princess is leading us, and I... didn't even get the girl." that last part was said with a sigh as he stood, looking over at his friends as they slept.

Lance put his hand onto his friend's shoulder and saif, "You kept a ragtag band of misfits together through enslavement and to another world. You managed to get us to form a powerful robot without any problems. I call that being a good leader."

"Then why do I feel so standard, just so..." Keith sighed and looked down, "pointless."

Lance looked at the small group of friends, and then smiled. Wrapping his arm around Keith's shoulder, he said, "Look at that." he then pointed to Hunk and Pidge, the younger member of their team asleep on her best friend's stomach. Then he pointed to Allura and Lotor, who were asleep on each other's shoulders, Lotor holding one arm over her waist. "You see that? They are all resting peacefully, because you brought us here. We maybe teasing you, but if you look at that, you'll see that we can all rest easy because you are here."

This brought a smile to Keith's lips, as he gave a nod and said, "You're right." walking away, he said, "I'll head to bed. See you in the moring."

"Yeah, you too," Lance said, stretching.

Lance leaned against the tree as the hours dragged on, feeling tiredness taking over. Without much excitement to keep him awake, he found his endurance slowly fading away from his body and his mind quickly deciding to shut down, "Time to change?" asked Lotor.

"Huh, of yeah, sure. But trust me, you won't find much action staying around here," Lance said with a chuckle as he got up and waled away.

Lotor looked at Lance with a questioning expression, "You know, I am surprised that you are so trusting of me. I'd have thought that I would be seen as the enemy by all."

Lance paused for a brief second and then lowered his head. Looking back over his shoulder, he said, "Before I got the call to come to join you guys for his little mission, I got this lead about a planet that was under an evil hand of a dictator. Of course, I figured that since I had a big red lion and the evil emperor was nothing, I could take him and his entire regime out without a problem. And I did..."

When Lance paused, Lotor asked, "But?"

"After I overthrew their dictator, I discovered that his little regime? It was the only thing that was stopping the planet from falling into economic ruin. Because I rushed in, destroyed something I saw as evil without thinking... I ruined an entire civilization," Lance let out a sigh and looked back at Lotor and sai, "I guess I kind of learned a lesson in how not everything is black and white. I need to learn to read a situation first."

"And this applies to me?" asked Lotor.

"Yeah. I figured maybe you might really be on the up and up, maybe you changed this time," Lance said, walking away and waving him off, "And that's a risk I'm willing to take."

"And if you are wrong? What if I am evil and this is another trick to lay the princess?" smirked Lotor.

"If your dad wins, then time will be rewritten and I won't live long enough to reget a thing," Lance said, making Lotor laugh at this.

The first rays of the dawn began to rise off in the horizon, painting the world in a faint golden hue. The light faintly shown through the trees, and onto the face of Lotor. Choosing to sit near the edge of the tree line, he had a few of the first rays of dawn. He smiled a little at the sight, taking in its beauty. With a sigh he stretched out his legs, not hearing the approaching footsteps of a woman, "Beautiful, isn't it?" Allura said, taking a seat with Lotor.

Lotor nodded, "I suppose, it is. Not one for sunrises and sunsets."

"Guess you wouldn't be," Allura said, looking at the horizon, "Did you ever had time to relax and enjoy your life?"

Lotor shrugged, "Occasionally. When I was on shore leave or had down time I could occupy my time with the slaves or partying over my fallen foes. But enjoying the simple things like a sunrise or a sunset? No. All that means to me the end of one day or the beginning of another."

"I see," Allura said, "A sunrise means to me a new day, and a new beginning. Something to remind us that the is a beautiful place, and that we can look forward to a new experience."

"Such a hopeful outlook," Lotor said, looking at her face, "Yet another thing that amazes me about you."

Allura smiled at this, running a hand through her hair before laying her head onto his shoulder and saying, "If you like, I can stay with you to finish watching the sunrise."

In a mountain range, many miles away from our heroes, the sounds of combat could be heard from within one of the mountains. Giving way to these mountains, we find a hologram that hides the base of Galactor. Across the many landing pads, men dressed in green uniforms and masks with fangs watch over the operations of the outside and keeping guard. Occasionally, a soldier would turn his head to the roars and yells that echoed from inside the training halls.

Inside the main base, past the many hallways that lead to the rooms and various other operations of the organization, was the science labs. Within the lab, a giant theater sits in the middle, being observed by Berg Katze and Zarkon. Down below, beings that once were human, now mixed with cybernetics and animal features punch and kick each other in gladiatorial battle. Oil and blood flew from the wounds at the monsters did battle with one another. Berg Katze, wine in his hand, laughed as he watched the training, "Brilliant, absolutely brilliant. For so long had we desired to find a way to mix magic with the wonders of Gallactor technology, and now we have it. Thanks to your knowledge of magic, we now have almost perfect soldiers."

"Thank you," Zarkon laughed, taking a small bow before turning back to watch the soldiers fighting. "Though I am wondering what type of DNA that you are using for this process and how you found so many willing subject."

Berg Katze smiled, his pink lips almost shining as his pupil less mask hid his other emotions, " Of course it was easy. The men and women of Galactor are willing to die for our great cause. As such, we can have an infinite supply of soldiers ready to accomplish any task."

"And if you are done patting yourselves on the back, I have discovered the location of the first target," A feminine voice called out from an intercom, "So will you get off your asses and proceed to send out the forces now!"

"I will get on it, Mala. I was just testing our soldiers to make sure that they are ready," Berg Katze yelled to the intercom, frowning. "You must be patient."

"They were ready yesterday, you just were too busy patting yourself on the back to care," Mala said, turning off her intercom.

Zarkon looked confused, "Who was that?"

"My sister, Mala," growled Berg Katze, "She usually handles some of the shadow ops and intel gathering while I am on the frontlines. Though she should remember her place and can be quite annoying."

"I see, so do we know where to go then?" asked Zarkon.

"According to my sister, the target is at a ceremony for a-"

"Tommy Oliver," said a female voice as she sat on top of her husband's stomach. A warm smile crossed her lips as she said, "Wake up hunny or else I will make you."

"Mmmmm," Tommy moaned in his sleep, before muttering, "Can't wake, asleep thanks to an evil spell. Need a kiss."

The girl brushed back her long auburn hair before rolling her eyes back and saying, "Ok then. Guess your queen will wake you with a kiss." Leaning in, she kissed her husband softly, pressing her lips to his and holding it for a moment.

Tommy's eyes stayed closed until they fluttered open upon breaking the kiss. Looking into his wife's eyes, he said, "Wow, Kim, you can wake anyone with a kiss like that."

Kimberly Heart-Oliver smiled and ran her hand along Tommy's bear chest, "You flatter me stud. Now, get out of the bed, I have your clothes ready outside of the shower."

"Kim, it's summer. Time for me to sleep in and rest," Tommy said, rolling to the side.

"You forgot what today is, didn't you?" Kim asked, getting off the bed and placing her hands on her hips.

"Well, it's not our anniversary, your birthday, or a ranger get together. So, I don't know," Tommy said.

Kim turned her head as she put on an earring, "Your teacher of the year award? The one you won by working hard all year?"

"Oh my god, you're right," Tommy said, shooting out of the bed and throwing away his covers.

"What would you do without me?" Kim said with a giggle, watching her husband run out of the bedroom, taking the time to admire his well toned physique.

As he turned on the shower, he called out, "I don't even want to think of it!" Letting the water run down his body as he lathered up, he began to ask, "Have you heard anything from the rest of the team?"

"Conner said he's at a soccer game in Europe, Kira is in a concert tour with Cassie, Trent is in Japan trying to get a job as a mangaka, and Ethan is at Obsidian trying to get a job with them," Kim said, putting on a fancy pink dress with a long pink gown. After giving a twirl, she smiled at her beauty, and winked "Still got it."

"What about the others?" Tommy asked, walking out of the shower and finding his clothes laid out for him.

Kim looked down for a moment, frowning, eyes looking towards a photo of her and Tommy with their four friends, all standing in front of a tree. Sighing, she picked it up and said, "I keep trying to call Billy, but he's not answering. Neither are any of the others."

"He's probably feeling down about another break up. Or he is getting caught up in something. You know how he goes." Tommy said, draping his bear arms over Kim's shoulders and looking at the photo. Turning his head, he gave her a kiss on the cheek.

Kim smiled at him, "Yeah, I know. Bet the others are really busy too." a little sigh escaped her lips. "Miss the days when we were all together. Just a phone call away and we could be doing anything we wanted to."

"Yeah, I know the feeling," Tommy said, continuing to rest on her. "Kind of miss battling a monster once in a while or kicking Putty ass. You know, we fight for peace, try to win it, but they never tell you just how boring it is."

"You just want a chance to rumble again," Kim siad, smiling and looking up at him. "You miss it."

"Yeah, there is just something special about being a hero and out there on the battlefield," Tommy siad, frowning.

Kim put on a sultry smirk and said, "You also love seeing me in a tight outfit that shows off my cute ass, right?"

"That is always a bonus," Tommy said with a chuckle.

"Well, we have about a few hours before we need to be at the ceremony," Kim said, pulling on a strap of her dress, "How about I give you a better look at my cute ass.."

In a Reefside alleyway, Lotor and Allura stood in the darkness of the shadows. Lotor scowled as he looked at the passing by people, "Why do I have to hide back here like some cowardly assassin."

"Because this is still early 2000's, and alien contact is still new to these people. The last few times aliens came here, they arrived to invade or attack the planet with a monster,"" Allura cautioned, looking over her shoulder at Lotor. "You show up, looking like that, then you are either going to get swarmed with some unwanted questions or treated like an invader. We can't risk either of those right now."

Lotor could only roll his eyes at this before asking, "And what of those friends of yours, are you sure they can get what we need? They don't seem to be much for infiltration."

"They will get some money and anything else we need, don't worry," Allura said, smiling reassuringly. This smile did calm Lotor down as he crossed his arms and leaned against the wall, looking back up at the blue sky.

At the same time, Lance and Hunk walked into a pawn shop not too far away. Lance had a smirk on his face as he walked in and waved, "Hey old man, how's it going."

The man with a white mustache grumbled a mild obscenity at the insult and said, "Not that old. What do you want lad?"

"Well, me and my friend here was wondering how much this little item can get me," Land said, reaching into his holster and pulling out an old revolver. Spinning it for a moment, he laid it on the counter.

"My word!" gasped the shop owner, "The age, the upkeep. I'll give you 500 for it."

"Thanks a bunch," Lance said, taking the money and walking out of the shop.

Hunk looked back at the shop and then back to Lance, "Are you sure this ok, Lance? You just gave away one of your most cherished heirlooms. Your dad gave you that gun."

"Eh, I'll be seeing it again in about a few centuries," Lance said with a small chuckle from his throat. Noticing the confused look in his friend's eyes, he said, "My dad told me that the gun had been passed down through generations, ever since my ancestor bought it from some guy in a pawn shop. He even showed me the map of where it was and where to find it."

"So, you just basically created a stable time loop?" asked Hunk.

Lance cocked his head, "I like to think of it as a predestination paradox."

"Either way, time travel can be so confusing!" shouted Hunk.

"Yeah, and we better learn to get used to it," Lance said.

A young woman with shoulder-length brown hair leaned back on the park bench, keeping an eye on her little brother as he played with a pair of clackers. The noise offered a fun little addition to the various birds that flew overhead. She noted one bird in particular, a gorgeous white swan that flew high in the sky before coming to a soft landing in a lake. Turning her head, she watched as her little brother waved hi to two people approaching her, "Oh, hello." she said, looking at the two newcomers.

"Hey," Keith said, waving to the young woman, noting her shirt that had a large number three. Similar to her brother's shirt that had a number four. Looking at the girl's brown eyes he asked, "Um, my friend and I are visiting the town and were wondering where we can buy some clothes."

"Oh, well, I just got her myself," the woman said, "I'm trying to set up a west coast branch of my cafe here and me and Jinpei are just resting up before we scout some more locations."

Jinpei smiled and looked at the two, "Hey, if you and the chick are looking for some shopping, there is this kickin mall a couple of blocks away."

"Jinpei, how did you -have you been spending your allowance on arcade games?" growled the girl as she lightly rapped her brother on the head.

"What can I say, big sis, if they didn't want impressionable young boys like me to play those games, then they shouldn't make them so inviting!" chuckled Jinpei.

The girl, named Jun, rolled her eyes at this and looked to the two, "Hey, if you are still in town when we set up. Look me up at Cafe Jun. Come along little brother." she said, taking her brother by the hand as a little swallow flew overhead and into the open palm of Pidge.

Pidge smiled as she fed the bird, looking down at the little winged creature. She sighed before turning to her teammate, "Well, now we have a place to go to."

"Hey, Pidge, how come you didn't correct him when he called you a girl?" Keith asked, curious.

Pidge shrugged and smiled, "I kind of didn't mind. I mean, if he thinks I'm a girl, then whatever."

"Sure," Keith said with a nod, "Let's just get back to the princess to let her know we found a place to get disguises."

Pidge nodded and let the swallow fly off into the sky. For a moment she paused and ran a finger through her hair, "Um, Keith? If...I had big news that would change how you see me, how would you feel?"

"Personally, with all of the changes happening lately, I don't really know," Keith said, before looking to Pidge and then saying, "But I've always been trained to stand by my friends, and that is at least one thing I can be sure of."

This made Pidge smile a little as they walked off.

As the hour passes and the group reconvened behind the alley, they quickly made their way to the mall that Keith had heard about. Being sure to keep Lotor hidden from sight, the group split off into a male's group and female to get appropriate clothes. Pidge decided to follow Allura while the other men of the group gathered at a small men's retail looking for clothes.

In the midst of hearing Lotor bicker with Lance about the appropriate wear, Keith sat on a bench and began to fume. Next to him, Hunk took a seat and began to eat a burger while holding a newspaper in hand, and then he began, to eat some of the burgers in his hand.. "Man, the past is so rockin! There's real meat in these burgers, not the synthesized stuff you find in a replicator."

"We shouldn't be doing this," Keith said, frowning, "We should be hunting for Zarkon. Finding his targets. Not, shopping!"

"Hey, big guy, tone don the leader mode for a bit," Hunk said smiling. "We are doing what we need to in order to complete the mission, we're just having some fun while doing it."

Yeah, but, it just feels like we have been delaying our mission," groaned Keith. Sighing, he leaned back and then looked to Hunk. Cocking his head to the side he asked, "You know Hunk, I've always been curious. How can you be so calm and relaxed? You have had the lowest scores in the academy, you aren't' that much of a fighter, and you always seem to be in the background during our adventures."

Hunk could only shrug at this, "Eh, I just find solace that no matter what I'm doing, pass or fail, I'm doing it with you guys. If I die? Then I die, but at least it will be with my best friends."

"If I could only share your confidence," Keith muttered. Then his eyes looked at the paper and then gasped in shock, "Oh my god. Hunk, tell Lotor and Lance the trip is over. We gotta get Allura!"

At the same time, this was transpiring, Pidge was looking at herself in the mirror at her green miniskirt and top. She smiled a little before putting on her other attire, "Ok, I think I've decided."

"Pidge, why did you decide to come with me to get your outfit instead of the others?" Allura asked, now in her more modest outfit of a pink top and blue jeans.

"Well, it's just that," Pidge sighed and looked to Allura, "I am thinking of becoming-"

"Pidge Allura, we gotta go now!" shouted Keith.

As they ran out of the mall and towards a small convention center a few blocks away, Keith began to explain, "I read in an article on the paper that Dr. Hoshi is attending an award ceremony for a family friend of his."

"Who is Dr. Hoshi?" asked Lotor.

"I remember now," Pidge said, letting out a gasp, "He's one of the main scientists for the Bridge to Miranoi project."

"Ok, now how about those of us who failed basic history?" snarked Lance.

"It's the project to use the wormhole in space to connect with the people of Terra Venture. Sometime after the invasion of the earth back in 1998, there was a project to explore the galaxy with a space station. This space station ended up going through a wormhole and onto a distant planet." Pidge explained, "Dr. Hoshi will work together with some other scientists to take some old broken ranger tech to create a device to connect to the wormhole and bring us closer to those on the station."

Keith nodded, "In the end, this will attract the attention of the people of KR-12, and then some other races across the galaxy. This will lead to the first contact in 2010 between Earth and a couple of other races. In 2025, SPD will be formed to patrol and protect the galaxy. This will eventually lead to Galaxy Garrison."

"So if anything happens to him, we don't get first contact and then Voltron won't be found," Hunk gasped.

"Bingo, we gotta get in there, now!" Keith said, leading the group through the doors and into the convention center. Panting from running for so long, the team quickly recovered and slipped into the main room.

Inside the room, it was filled with people sitting down and whispering to each other. As the voices continued to talk one another and making gestures to each other while the speaker began to drone on in his speech, the group of space explorers began to look around the room. Their eyes checking for anyone in disguise or hidden soldiers, "Why do you think my father would be so subtle?" Lotor whispered, "He would be way more obvious in his attack."

Almost as if to prove his point, the wall of the convention center exploded. Standing in the middle of the dust were several men dressed in green garb alongside human-like beasts who had cybernetic arms and legs. With growls and roars, they all brought out their weapons while a large tiger beast stepped forward and bellowed, "We are here for Dr. Hoshi, you can either surrender him or die!"

This caused the crowd of people to panic and began to scream. Keith, narrowing his eyes, leaped over some of the chairs to deliver a punch to one of the soldiers in green. Turning around, he tried to roundhouse one behind him, but a robeast soldier slammed his elbow into his back. Grabbing him by the shirt, and then threw him into a group of chairs. Seeing his friend in trouble, Hunk tried to bowl his way through some of the robeasts that were ganging up on him. However, one of the robeasts clotheslined him, knocking him out.

Lance tried to pull out his pistol, to fire at the men in green to take them out. One of the Robeasts, seeing this, did a dropkick into his back to knock the gun out of his hand and then turned to punch at Pidge. Lotor and Allura stood back to back, trying to punch and kick who they could as the soldiers began to gang up on them, "This is bad, they're too strong!" Lotor said, panting.

Allura nodded, trying to duck out of the way of another's attack, "What did your father do to them!?"

"I don-ARG!" Lotor screamed as a blade cut into his back.

As the rumble continued, two figures began to help everyone out of the center and to safety. The male of the group whispered, "Was that everyone, Kim?"

"Yeah," Kim said, nodding, "Leaves us plenty of room to morph." Then with a giggle, she said, "Happy to have some excitement again?"

"You know it beautiful," Tommy smiled as the group of thugs looked at the two rangers.

The tiger growled, "Stay where you are, or else!"

"Or else we kick your ass?" asked Tommy as he pulled out a key while Kim lifted up her left wrist.

"No, or else-" before he could say anything else, the two rangers called out their morphing call.

"DINO THUNDER! POWER UP!"

As Tommy put his key into a slot on a black wrist mounted morpher, Kim pulled back her arm to press a button on her morpher. In a flash of pink and black energy, the two humans were gone, and in their place were two Power Rangers.

With his black suit now on, Tommy pulled back his hands and said, "Invincible Dino Soul, Dino Black!"

"Flying with Guyts," Kim said, holding her arms out like a bird," Dino Pink!"

"Power Rangers! DINO THUNDER!"

Silently, Tommy looked to Kim and she responded with a quick nod. She then ran ahead of him and then leaped into the air. Summoning her bow and arrows, she fired shot after shot at the soldiers, each shot hitting them and forcing them to the ground. Landing behind one of the robeasts, she did a triple high kick into his throat and then a spinning back kick into his back sending him to the ground. Tommy ran into some of the soldiers still standing and delivered a hard cross into one stomach, and then back fisted on in the face. He then swept three from the ground before leaping up to do a mid-air roundhouse into another's head. Landing on the ground, he spun his brachial staff in front of him before slamming it into the ground to cause a small rumble that tripped the men on the ground.

Kim blocked a blade arm from one of the robeasts with her bow and then pushed the blade into the air. Spinning around, she slashed at his stomach with her bow's blades. This made the monster stumble, and a high snap-kick made him fall back. With a quick spin, she kicked a robeast in the head, spun in the air, and back kicked him in the chest.

Running to the group of soldiers that had ganged up on Keith, Tommy delivered a forearm into the back of the head of one and then punched the other in the stomach. Quickly he knocked one away with a spinning roundhouse before stabbing out with his staff into the stomach of a Robeast and using a fireball to destroy it. Looking down, he helped Keith to his feet, "Are you ok?"

Keith looked down, a frown on his face as he wiped the blood from his lips, "Yeah. Just fine."

"Good," Tommy said, standing up and looking at the tiger leader. Turning his head to look over his shoulder "You better go and hide somewhere."

As Tommy ran to fight the main leader of the group, Keith held out his hand and began to argue, "Wait, I can..." he then looked down as Tommy left hum behind, sighing and kicking the ground, "fight. Right?"

Kim leaped into the air, and onto the chandelier. Pulling out her bow, she fired three more shots and taking out some of the robeasts that were attacking the other members of the Voltron force. Landing on the ground, she looked at the four wounded fighters and nudged her head over her shoulder to get the four t run to safety.

As the others ran away to hide and rest, Kim and Tommy rejoined to look at the remaining few robeasts and soldiers. The tiger leader wiped his jaw and roared out, "Well? Kill them."

Kim leaped onto Tommy's shoulders, jumping off of them and into the air. Once airborne, she fired two arrows into the tiger's shoulders, making him stumble. While Kim was in the air, Tommy spun his staff in one hand and then thrust at the soldiers, creating a small tornado into the group. The attack caused the soldiers and robeasts to spin around in the air and flung across the room.

Using her bow to catch the winds of the tornado, Kim flew right at the tiger general and slashed his chest. Landing right behind him, she stood up and began to fire a volley of fire arrows at him. Each shot struck true and hit with a small scale explosion at his backside. Growling, he turned to look at Kim, and then back at Tommy. Realizing that he was surrounded on both sides, he could only gulp and mutter a simple curse word before the two fired their weapons together.

"Dino ORB!" Tommy shouted, creating an orb of energy with his staff and throwing it out.

"Pera flame!" Kim shouted, holding her arrow taught before launching an arrow shot at the Tiger. The arrow in flight turned into a firey pterodactyl that flew out and stuck at the same time at the tiger. The tiger then exploded in a fireball of light while Tommy and Kim spun away from the sight, striking a pose as the flames died down.

Kim looked at the remnants of the monster, her eyebrow arching in curiosity as she said, "Ok, so who or what was that?"

"And who are you guys?" asked Tommy, turning to look back at the Voltron force.

Hunk took a step forward, his eyes wide in fanboy glee. Smiling he said, "I don't believe it. The Tommy and Kimberly Oliver, here in the flesh! We just got saved by the Dino Thunder team guys!"

"Wait, you know who we are under here?" asked Tommy. "How?"

"It's a long story," Allura said, "If you could please, maybe we can talk this over in a safer place?"

"Yeah, give me a few minutes and I can get us all back to my headquarters," Tommy said.

"I DO NOT BELIEVE THIS!" Shouted Berg Katze as he threw the glass at the wall, spilling the wine along the ground as he began to storm around the room. "We had the scientist right where we wanted him, the plan was going perfect, and what happens!? The Damned Power Rangers show up!"

Zarkon looked confused, "I thought Rangers were active around this era, why are you surprised?"

"You know why I chose 2005? Because this year is the only one where there are no Rangers on record! That woman Maeve confirmed it! She told me that this era would be safe for our plan to succeed! Now with the rangers here, this... complicates matters." Berg Katze said, looking down, rubbing his chin.

"Are you saying we will fail?" asked Zarkon.

"No! Galactor does not fail, we merely experience setbacks caused by idiots in brightly colored costumes," Berg Katze said, turning around and allowing his purple cape furl. "Luckily, I have a plan!"

"I have a plan brother," Mala's voice rang out from the intercom, "You just sit and fume."

"Shut up, sister," Berg Katze said, grwling.

"I mean, while you were ranting over your blunder, I was busy thinking of who would have the best weapons and power to defeat those rangers," Mala said, chuckling, "And I just remember that there is someone in space right now who has experience facing off against the Power Rangers..."

A large bipedal golden monkey with wings stepped through the hallways of a large castle. Silently the castle stood, the earth floated in the sky just beyond the balcony as the throne began to slowly turn towards the approaching monkey. Once it did, there sat a man garbed in a silver endoskeleton, seemingly there to hold his dark red muscles from escaping. Holding his z staff in one hand, Lord Zedd looked down at his minion, "Goldar, why have you my musings. I was busy enjoying some precious father time!" as he said this, a young girl stepped out from behind him and put her hand on the arm of the chair.

"Daddy, does the silly monkey mean playtime is over?" asked Esmeralda, looking down as she played with her silver pigtails.

"I'm afraid so my dear," Zedd said, patting his daughter on the head, "Go play with your brothers."

Esmerelda nodded and ran off, screaming "Unos, Dos!"

"I am sorry for interrupting my lord, but a woman has arrived, begging an audience with you," Goldar said, taking a knee and bowing."

"Let her in, and let her know that it better be good," Lord Zedd said.

"Oh, but it is, my lord," Mala said, stepping in and bowing to Lord said, using her long blond hair to hide much of her features. "I am Mala Katze, espionage and third in command of Galactor.'

"I have heard of them," Zedd said, "They want to take my planet from me. What is their business."

"Not the whole world, we assure you," Mala said, shaking her head, "Only our part. Which is why we need your help. We are currently in a battle with the Power Rangers."

Zedd growled at the name as he said, "You know we have a treaty with them. One that has kept my family safe for the past few years."

"Yes, I know. But if you gave us some putties and monsters, then you would only be doing cash and carry service for a possible ally. You would not be involved with any of this battle," Mala said. "And if we win, we promise to leave most of the planet to you, oh great Lord Zedd."

Zedd hummed for a few moments, before standing up and looking at the distant world. With a low chuckle he said, "Well, it has been a while since I gave the Rangers a work out..."

This chapter has some interesting changes from the original 2010 model. For one thing it was a lot shorter. Yeah, it was almost instant "Put the lions in someplace safe, findoout about the rewards, and saved by Tommy and Kim." then we moved onto the talk with Lord Zedd. Hell, Marla even had only a small bit of screentime orginally.

And yes this follows more of a story of Tommy nd Kim getting married. THis is set shortly after their wedding and is during the time that the Dino Thunder Rangers would've been teleported to SPD. I also have some more backstory here and I might talk more about it later on.

Oh and if you are fans of a certain other series of mine. I.e the Fall of Starfleet series and it's spin off Evolution, it is connected to that.