Summary: With Altea and its King gone, the future looked somber. Even after 10,000 years, Kagome's bond with the Lions of Voltron had not faded. To her relief, the parts of the jewel have not corrupted. Though far from prepared, a team of humans are chosen as the new Paladins. With her help, they are on the path to becoming the defenders of the universe.
Pairing: King Alfor x Kagome(Past); Present undetermined.
Disclaimer: I do not own either series. Each belongs to their rightful owners.
Note:
Will lack canonicity for both series!
Flashbacks are written in bulk Italics.
Chapter Two
"You… don't age?" Shiro asked, and Kagome nodded in response.
"Correct," she said curtly, her hand straying back up to grasp the chunk of the jewel she still had. A sad look invaded her eyes. "It's not something I'd wish onto my greatest foes, having to go on and watch the ones you love age without you aging along with them."
Shippo glanced at his feet. The topic of her never aging had been forbidden to speak of once Alfor learned about it and he saw how much it hurt her to remember it. To Allura, it was normal to think of her mother always being there without the fear of losing her to time. She watched their father age, but their mother stayed full of youth and energy, and the thought of her ever leaving never appeared in Allura's mind. But their mother carried the burden memories left behind. She'd have to watch her children age and die, but she'd forever stay the same.
"But let's not try to focus on that," Kagome said. "We don't have time for this, we need to worry about recovering the other three lions before that Galra battleship gets to us."
"Mother's right," Allura said, coming to stand at her mother's side. "Hunk and Lance, you two will go to get the Yellow Lion," she said, and she then swapped her focus to Shiro and Pidge, "and you two will go find the Green Lion."
"Sounds like a plan," Kagome said, and she then turned to Keith. "You will stay here for the time being," she said. "When I'm able to locate the Red Lion, I will go with you to get it."
"While you guys are doing that, we'll get the castle's defenses ready," Allura said, motioning between her, Shippo, and Coran.
Shippo nodded in agreement. "If something goes wrong, the defenses will definitely be needed."
"I'll get a pod ready and load the coordinates of the Green Lion so Pidge and Shiro will be able to locate it," Coran said before turning and going to ready the pod.
After everything was ready, and the pairs had boarded their vessels and left the Castleship, Kagome stepped back up to the control panel. It came up from the floor, and she placed both hands on the controls.
"The wormholes that lead to the other lions can only be kept open for roughly two of your Earth hours, so you need to be quick about finding the lions and heading back," Coran said. A second later he perked up some. "Good news though. According to my readings of the locations, both planets seem to be relatively peaceful! So, if you do end up getting stuck there, they should be nice places to live out the rest of your lives!"
Kagome looked at him. "Coran I don't think that put them at ease any about this mission," she said dryly. Though, she still had a faint smile on her face.
"Well, enjoy your trip, you four!" Coran then said brightly, and the ones still aboard the Castleship only heard a brief moment of wariness before it was silent, and the four disappeared through the wormholes.
In the silence after they had gone through, Kagome sighed and looked around at the ones still left in the room. A second later, she nodded in determination. "Alright, let's find Red," she said decisively.
With them going to recover the other two, that left just one more for her to find. If she didn't locate it soon, then she didn't know what would happen once the Galra battleship got to them.
"I'm counting on you four," she whispered under her breath, "and I know you're counting on me, so I won't let you down."
The expanse of stars and planets returned as she put all her power into finding the Red Lion. She called out to it, begging for it to answer her cries and reach out to her long enough to gather its location.
Sweat gathered on her brow as she forced her powers into action after her long rest. She felt herself get winded, getting more exhausted the longer she kept at it. After an hour, she was light-headed and panting.
Shippo, Allura, and Coran were working hard to get the Castleship back in working order, Keith lending a hand when he could.
Everyone had their task in this, just as she had hers, and she refused to fall flat in it. She closed her eyes tight, searching for the pulse of energy she still knew so well.
"Red, please," she whispered, her voice soft and strained.
What felt like an eternity later, something hot, scorching almost, danced along her senses. It was brief but just enough for her to pinpoint the location.
"Finally found you," she said, a small, relieved smile flashing across her features. A second later it faded when she realized its exact location. She let her lands lower from the controls as the sea of stars faded from the area. Suddenly getting it seemed a lot more challenging.
The sudden disappearance brought Keith's attention to her. "Did you find the Red Lion?"
Kagome nodded, "yes, but there's a slight problem."
"What kind of problem?"
"It's aboard the Galra battleship," she said, "furthermore… the ship is now orbiting Arus, this planet we're currently on."
"At least it's found," Shippo said. "What's more is that they're bringing it right to us."
"Yes, but-"
She was cut off by two figures walking through the doors to join them. Shiro and Pidge had returned, and by the feel of it, Hunk and Lance were on their way back to the Castleship.
"Perfect timing," she said. Not long after she said those words, the other two joined them in there. Compared to Shiro and Pidge, they looked in a lot worse condition.
"Queen Kagome, have you been able to locate the Red Lion yet?" Shiro asked once everyone was there, and he was relieved when she nodded. That relief faded some when he saw how her eyes were clouded over with unease.
"I have, however, there's a slight problem," she said.
"What is it?"
"While the Red Lion has been located, it's currently onboard that Galra ship headed our way."
"That ship in question just so happens to be orbiting Arus as we speak," Coran spoke up then. "Good news, we don't have to go far to get it. We're on Arus!"
"They're already here?" Shiro exclaimed.
"You said it'd be a few days," Hunk said, already getting worried. "Oh boy, I'm far from ready."
"This isn't Coran's fault," Kagome said. "If I had been able to sense Red's location sooner, then we'd be able to be more prepared." She glanced at her feet, feeling bad when she sensed the worry each of them radiated. "I'm so sorry, all of you."
"This… isn't ideal, but this isn't your fault, either, Queen Kagome," Shiro said, stepping up and placing a reassuring hand onto her shoulder. "You did what you could, and that's that. What we need is a new battle plan- and we need it fast."
Kagome nodded, brushing back her own feelings for the time. "First things first-!" She was abruptly cut off when the Castleship picked up a transmission from the Galra ship orbiting Arus. She, and the others, went silent as the Galran spoke.
"Queen Kagome, this is Commander Sendak of the Galra Empire. I speak to you on the order of Emperor Zarkon, known Emperor of the Universe. Surrender the Lions of Voltron and come quietly, or else that little planet you've hidden away on will be destroyed and you and the lions will be taken by force."
Kagome felt her heart hammering in her chest as the transmission ended, her face going pale.
"Okay, no one panic," Shiro said before anyone else could find their words. "We can come up with a plan in time."
"Don't panic?" Hunk asked, eyes wide with brimming panic. "What do you mean? This is the right time to be panicking! Didn't you hear that? That purple alien wants the lions and the Queen! He'll destroy us if he doesn't get them!" Hunk counted on his fingers, stopping at four. "He's coming right for us, and we only have four of the lions."
"Well, if you wanna be technical about it, we only have three working lions," Pidge said.
"You're so right, thank you Pidge," Hunk said then. "We only have three lions that actually work, and a Castleship that's like ten thousand years old."
"Wait, doesn't the Castleship have a particle barrier?" Allura asked, "can't we activate that?"
"It wouldn't stand up against the Galra technology- not for long," Kagome said. "It's been ten thousand years. There's no telling how much their technology has advanced."
"Is it okay to start panicking now?" Hunk asked.
"No," Shiro said. "A plan," he reiterated, "we need to come up with one, and we need to be quick about it."
"How about we go through a wormhole and get away?" Lance asked. "Live to fight another day."
"That's a great idea!" Hunk exclaimed. "Look, we tried to find all the lions, but we couldn't do it. We can't form Voltron without all the lions, but we can go through a wormhole."
"Then it's settled-" Lance began, only for Pidge to cut him off.
"We can't just leave Arus," Pidge said. "The Galra will just keep destroying planets, and this one will be one of them if we just abandon it."
"Maybe if we run, then Sendak will follow us?" Hunk suggested. "You know like that ship when we were back on Earth did."
"We can't risk it," Keith said. "If we leave, then there's nothing to stop Sendak from destroying the planet and then coming after us. Staying is the only choice we have here."
Lance glared at Keith. "Oh, what do you know, Mullet? I say we leave."
"We're staying!" Keith shot back.
"No, we're leaving!"
"Staying!"
"That's enough, you two!" Shiro stepped between them and pushed them away from each other, effectively quieting the disagreement. His attention went to Kagome, who had been silent the entire time.
"Queen Kagome, these are your lions. You've heard what we have to say, but what about you? What do you think we need to do? You've faced the Galra before and you know better than any one of us what we're dealing with here."
"I... " Kagome glanced at her feet, mind clouded with many different thoughts. "I'm not sure," she said then. How could she be sure? Kagome glanced at her children, but she saw that they didn't have an answer either. Even Allura, who had begged to fight so long ago was silent, her expression uncertain. "How can I make a choice when I don't even know what we should do? If I make the wrong choice, then so much can go wrong."
Coran stepped up to her. "Well, perhaps King Alfor can help."
Kagome felt her heart skip a beat at his words. "Coran, what do you mean?"
The smile on his face was faint as he looked at the three watching him with wide-eyes. "Come with me," he said.
Kirara trekked behind Kagome as she, Shippo, and Allura were led to the castle's memory chamber.
"Coran?" Allura asked when they came to a halt, "why did you bring us here?"
Coran faced those with him. "Ten thousand years ago, when he put the three of you into your pods, he knew there was a chance he'd never return here and that he'd never see you again." He glanced behind him with a more prominent smile. "So, he had his memories, his very being, stored here in this computer for you all."
Kagome stepped away from Coran, stepping up to the computer with her heart hammering in her chest. When she got close enough, a burst of light filled the area. When it faded, a vision of Altea filled the room around them. Next, a hologram of the fallen King appeared in the middle of the field of Altean flowers.
At once, she was torn between the joy of seeing him again and the heartache at knowing this was the only way she'd ever be able to speak to him again. She ran to him, Shippo, Allura, and Kirara following after her without a moment's hesitation. When her arms went around him, he felt solid and real against her, and she pressed her cheek against his chest.
"Alfor, I-" She was at a loss on what to say. There was so much, but they didn't have time.
"Kagome, my love." His hand went to her hair, gently patting it down. The action brought a smile onto her face. He then looked at the ones behind her. "Allura, Shippo, my children, oh how I've missed you all so much."
"Father…" Allura hugged him with Kagome. "I'm so happy to see you… I'm… I'm so frightened right now."
Kagome let her grip on Alfor fall as she stepped back. Allura fell back with her.
"A Galra battleship heading right for us, and I… I have no idea what to do," Kagome said, fisting her hands in the material of her dress. "Please, Alfor, I need you to help me."
He placed his palm on her cheek, his expression one of sorrow. "My Love, I'd do anything if I could only take this burden from you."
"The Paladins of old are gone now, and the future looks so grim. I know what you would do, but…" Kagome trailed off, stopping herself before she could say anything more. She put her hand over his, holding it there.
"I scattered the lions so they'd remain out of Zarkon's hands." He turned to Allura. "Allura, you urged for us to fight, keep the lions and use them in the battle against him. I chose to hide them in hopes it'd protect the universe." Allura looked at him, eyes wide. "You were right, Allura. I made a horrible mistake when I hid the lions, one that cost the universe a countless amount of innocent lives."
"Alfor…" Kagome whispered. Her heart clenched in pain at hearing the regret he spoke with.
"Voltron is the only thing strong enough to stop Zarkon," he said. "You must be willing to sacrifice everything to bring the lions back together and correct the grave mistake I made so long ago."
"I understand," Kagome said softly. She turned to Shippo and Allura with determination in her eyes. "We will not yield to Zarkon. We will fight, and we'll do it together."
"I'm right here with you, Mother!" Shippo said, throwing his fist in the air with a similar look of determination on his face.
"Zarkon will not defeat us!" Allura said in agreement.
Kirara let out a rumble of agreement, as well. Her tails twitched as she stretched.
The three soon regrouped with the others, Coran waiting alongside with the Earthlings for them to return. When they did, at last, the showed up in different attire.
The clothing they had woken up in had been changed out to spacesuits. Allura's hair had been tied up in a bun, and Kagome's had been tied up in a ponytail similar to Shippo's.
When they reentered the room, Kagome looked over the Earthlings there. "Whether you believe in it or not, you five were brought here for a reason, a purpose. You five are meant to be the Paladins of Voltron. You were brought here because of that," she said. "It is our fate to fight and keep fighting until Zarkon is defeated. This is our destiny. Voltron is the universe's only hope- we are the universe's only hope."
Shiro nodded. "Queen Kagome, we're with you."
Kagome smiled and urged them to come together. "With me, all of you," she said as she guided them to a different part of the Castleship. As they look around, they realize she's led them to the ship's armory.
Shippo waved a hand in front of the place the suits were hung up, green eyes shining brightly. "No warrior is complete without a suit of armor," he said with a chipper attitude.
After they adorned their armor, Kagome soon waved them over to a table, standing beside Kirara. Coran came over to her before they did, stopping next to her with a worried look in his eyes.
"Queen, are you positive about this?" he asked, worried. "I know you know best who can bond with the lions, but these five… well, they aren't exactly the best nor brightest the universe has to offer."
Kagome frowned as she shook her head. "I know they're far from the best, but they're all we've got. They were brought here, and I will believe in them." She looked at Coran. "So, please, believe in them with me, Coran."
Coran nodded. "I'll follow you to the end, Queen Kagome."
"Thank you, Coran."
Allura walked before the new paladins and motioned to the table Kagome and Coran stood before. "The bayard is the traditional weapon of the Voltron Paladins," she said. "They take a distinct shape for each Paladin, and they're able to be used when Voltron is formed, as well."
As they each take their own bayard they turn into their own weapon. Kagome's gaze lingered on the place where the black bayard should be, and she felt her frown deepen. She looked to Shiro next, her frown turning apologetic. "Shiro, I'm afraid your bayard was lost with the Black Lion's first paladin."
His smile was dry as he nodded. "I guess I'll just have to make due for now, then."
After they all had finished up in the armory, they made their way back to the Bridge. The stood in a group, the new paladins awaiting instruction.
"You will need to retrieve the Red Lion from Sendak's ship," Allura said. "We won't be able to get the Black Lion or form Voltron without it."
"That's a big ship," Keith said. "How are we gonna know where the Red Lion is in it?"
"Since we're crunched for time, I'll be accompanying you," Kagome said, "but you will be able to sense it, just not as strong as I can. Since we need to board a Galra ship, it's too dangerous for you to seek it out on your own."
"Wait," Shiro spoke up when Kagome paused, and she looked at him. "Sendak is also after you, isn't he? Are you sure it's safe for you to go?"
Kagome gave a half-smile as eyes fell on her. "That's true, but I'm not afraid of Sendak."
"What if he manages to capture you, Mother?" Shippo asked, clearly concerned at the reminder of his mother being one of the things Sendak was sent to get.
"Well, I guess we'll just have to make sure he doesn't do just that," she said in response. "Shiro, I appreciate your concern, but this is my decision. The Red Lion is extremely temperamental, and its respect must be earned." Kagome said, her tone even and decisive. "If something goes wrong, I'll be there to help you, Keith."
Shiro relented and nodded. "If you're sure," he said, and Kagome sent him a thankful smile. He looked to the others and told them the plan. "Okay, so the Galra Empire knows that we have the Blue and Yellow Lions, but they have no idea we have the Green Lion yet." He looked to Lance and Hunk. "While you two act as decoys, Pidge will fly the Green Lion underneath the ship, where we'll cut a hole into the hull so we can get inside and locate the Red Lion."
They parted ways as the plan went into motion. Kagome, Shiro, and Keith boarded the Green Lion with Pidge at the helm. At the same time, Hunk and Lance went and acted as decoys, pretending to give the lions up.
Once inside, Kagome glanced left and right, trying to get a good feel for the Red Lion. The three with her were silent as she searched. As she searched for the Red Lion's aura, her eyes laded on Shiro. She could see the uneasy expression he had on his face, and she frowned in worry. "Shiro? What is it?"
"I've been here before," he said, looking around. "When I was taken captive by the Galra, they brought us here," he said, speaking about the other men he had been on the Kerberos mission with.
Pidge perked up when he said that, a look of urgency on her face. "Wait, then that means your other crew members could still be here. We need to go find them."
"There isn't time," Shiro said. "Right now we need to focus on finding the Red Lion and getting back to Arus."
Pidge balled her hands into fists and a glare appeared on her face at the idea. "We can't just leave prisoners here, Shiro!"
"Pidge, listen," Shiro said, "when in war, sometimes we have to make hard choices. It's not easy, I understand that more than anyone, but we need to get moving."
"No!" She snapped at him, "Commander Holt is my father. He and my brother were taken during the Kerberos Mission just like you. If there's a chance they're here, we need to get them back!"
"Commander Holt is your father?" Shiro asked, and Pidge nodded slowly.
"Yes," she said, "I've been searching nonstop for my father and brother, and I'm not about to give up when I'm so close! I won't give up! There's a chance they're here on this ship, and I'm going to get them if they are!"
Kagome looked between Shiro and Pidge. She could see in her eyes that nothing would stop her. Furthermore, she could see Shiro swaying with the intent to allow it.
"Fine," he said, "but I'm coming with you. I remember where the prisoners are held." He looked to Kagome and Keith then. "While we go find the prisoners, you two locate the Red Lion."
"Be careful," Kagome said. "We'll see you two soon."
"Right!"
Shiro and Pidge went the opposite direction, leaving Kagome standing alongside Keith. She glanced at him and nodded. "I can feel the Red Lion this way," she said as she took off down the hall.
"Right after you!" Keith said as he followed behind her.
Allura stood at the control panel, mirroring her mother's stance as she tried to activate the particle barrier.
"Particle barrier up!" she said, and for a brief moment it went up. A second later it flickered and failed.
Shippo frowned. "That's not supposed to happen," he said, glancing at Allura. She stepped away from the control panel, and the three of them peered into the castle systems through a small hole, searching for the problem.
"The barrier crystals are all out of alignment!" Coran said, spotting the issue. True to his word, they were all knocked into different positions, and none of them were where they needed to be.
"Oh no," Allura's frown deepened. "We need to get them back in order. Without the particle barrier, the castleship is completely defenseless."
"None of us can get our hands in there," Shippo said. "We're too big to reach them." He glanced over his shoulder at Kirara, who sat grooming one of her front paws. He beckoned her over and urged her to revert back to her smaller form.
"C'mon, Kirara, try to weasel your way in!" Shippo said, but to no avail. Even in her smallest form, Kirara was unable to fit inside. He was about to let her go back on her own when the Altean mice ran past them and into the open hole. Kirara's fur bristled and she bounded to the hole, reaching a paw in as far as it could get.
Allura silently watched her for a moment since she couldn't reach them in there. A second later, she perked up and gasped. "The mice!"
"How can the mice help?" Shippo asked.
"I can hear them speaking to me," Allura said, crawling back over to the hole and peeking in over Kirara's form. "It must be because we shared the sleep pod for ten thousand years." She watched, overjoyed as the mice managed to fix the crystals back into place. Once they were done, she smiled softly. "Thank you so much, little friends."
As the mice squeaked back at her, they spotted Kirara. Kirara looked at them with a glint in her eyes, and they squeaked at her, taunting how she couldn't reach them. Her tails twitched, and she glared.
Shippo picked Kirara up and patted her head. "Don't let them get to you," he said, holding back a laugh at her irritated expression. He was about to move when his eyes landed on Coran, peering in at the mice and looking really concentrated with something. "Coran, what are you doing?"
He didn't even look back before answering. "I'm trying to get them to make me a sandwich."
Allura and Shippo share a deadpanned look before moving away from the still-kneeling Altean man.
Keith kept sight of Kagome running ahead of him, leading them deeper into the ship. When she came to an abrupt halt, he nearly ran into her. After a second of staying still, she turned one way and he followed her again as she took off down it.
They came across the Red Lion in the hanger of Sendak's ship. Its barrier is up, and Kagome felt immediate relief at seeing the Red Lion again. She turned to Keith and smiled. "I would like for you to try to bond with it before I step in," she said, and he nodded.
Keith walked up to it while Kagome stood guard near the door, poised to strike should something enter in after them. He glanced up at the large, mechanical lion.
"Alright Red, let's get you out of here. Open up," he said, setting a hand on the barrier surrounding it. Nothing happened though, and he tried again. "It's me, Keith, your buddy." Still no luck, and he glared, trying yet again. "It's me! I am your Paladin."
Kagome glanced over her shoulder when she sensed no change in the air around the Red Lion. She was about to offer him some encouragement when the door opened, and Galra sentries entered. They aimed their laser guns at both of them and fired.
Keith heard them enter, and he tried to get to Kagome before they could try to hit her. "Get down-!" He started to say, but he fell silent when a pink barrier similar to the ones that had been around the lions went up around her. Kagome glanced at him as a sword of glittering pink manifested in her palm.
"Don't worry about me," she said as she prepared to attack. "You need to get the Red Lion to respond to you!"
She sliced some of the sentries once she let her barrier fall, but more kept replacing the ones she took down. Keith summoned his bayard into a dagger-like weapon and joined Kagome against the sentries. As he did this, he kept trying to get through to the Red Lion.
"Come on!" Keith shouted up at the lion, "I'm bonding with you. We're connected," he said. It still didn't respond and, in a moment of distraction, he's knocked back, hit by one of the sentries. He's knocked into the airlock and it opens.
"Ah!" Kagome's pulled to the exit that led into dark space as the airlock opened. Keith heard her startled cry, and he searched for where she is. In the debris getting sucked out, his eyes lock on her freefalling form, and he lets go of what he's holding onto.
"Kagome, give me your hand!" Keith yells out to her, and she looks back at him. She reached for him with her hand, and when he's close enough, he grabbed it and pulled her tight against him as they got ejected out into space.
Kagome clung to him as they steadily drifted further away from Sendak's ship. Before either of them could say anything, a loud roar from the ship was heard. A few seconds later, the Red Lion soared from the ship and scooped the both of them up into its mouth, depositing them in the cockpit.
Kagome slumped against the floor, her hands supporting her weight as Keith took his spot at the helm. "Thank you, Red," she whispered.
With the Red Lion, they were finally able to get the Black Lion. With all five lions, they were able to reform Voltron.
Kagome smiled as the Black Lion accepted Shiro, hands clasped over her chest. "Great work," she said, "but the fight is far from over."
As if to reinforce her words, the castleship's alarms started blaring in warning of the approaching Galra battleship.
"Oh, Quiznak!" Coran exclaimed.
"Sendak's ship is entering the Arusian atmosphere," Allura said, turning back to the new paladins. "We need to hurry. We need to form Voltron now."
"I know you can do it," Kagome said as they reboarded their lions and left the castle.
As they left to the frontline against Sendak, Kagome reclaimed her spot at the control panel. She fused some of her own energy into the particle barrier in hopes it'd help keep it up until they managed to form Voltron.
"Nngh!" With each hit from Sendak's ion cannon, she can feel her barrier weakening. She tried to put more in, but all it does is weaken again with the next hit. "I-I can't keep it up for much longer," Kagome said.
"Hurry Paladins!" Allura said through transmission to the five, "Mother can't defend against Sendak for much longer!"
Not long after her warning, Sendak fired another hit at the castleship, and all abord it was sent stumbling when the particle barrier was finally destroyed. The castleship was left defenseless as Kagome hit the ground.
She felt completely drained after the long day. She was pushing her powers to their limits while they were still waking up, and she could feel the exhaustion eating at her.
They tried to prepare themselves for the next hit, but it never struck them.
"They did it! They formed Voltron!" Allura exclaimed when the large robot appeared on the castleship's scanners.
Kagome smiled in relief. "Thank goodness," she said. Shippo sat next to her, supporting her weight. "I knew they could do it."
Voltron destroyed Sendak's ship and forced them to flee. As the battle ends, Shippo helped Kagome back onto her feet. Kirara turned into her larger form, allowing Kagome to lean on her as they all headed outside to greet the victorious paladins.
They look exhausted, and Kagome offered them a proud smile. "Great job, Paladins!" she said. "You won the first of many battles! I knew you could do it."
As everyone celebrated the victory, Kagome rose a hand to her chest and pressed her fingers against the piece of the jewel she still had. She could feel the lions reaching out to her, all happy to see her again. She smiled up at them, taking in the sight of them all next to each other. Kirara purred against her, and Kagome patted her head gently.
"It's not going to be an easy task, being the defenders of the universe," Coran said, twirling his mustache. Those words pulled Kagome's attention back to the conversation.
"No, it won't," she said in agreement. She glanced at the paladins as they turned to her. "There will be many more battles, but I know if we all work together, we will emerge victorious."
"Defenders of the universe, huh?" Shiro said, smiling as they said those words. "It's got a nice ring to it, now that I think about it."
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