CHAPTER 4
Lives are not Forever
"TAMMAYA!!"
"Yes, Your Majesty?"
"Give me Arus's Status report?"
"Well, sire, so far, Five of the Voltron Members are out of commision. Their Commander's Soul is now completly lost. Pidge is no longer living, neither is Skye, nor Zero. The rest of the Voltron force is getting a bit suspicious, but with the help of our new weapon, Charlie Forrester, it'll all be under control!"
"Who's the Fifth"
"Sire?"
"I SAID 'Who is the Fifth?' You mentioned only Four! Answer!"
"Eh.. uh.." Tam gulped and held her breath. Her hands shaking slightly.
"If you won't answer, I'll slay you were you stand!" Lotor gets up and grabs Tam by her hair.
"Allura! Allura's the Fifth, sire!"
Lotor's yellowish cat-like eyes were blazing with anger, and seemed to glow blood red! He pulled back Tam's neck with one hand, pulled out his sword with the other.
"NO! Sire. She's not dead! Only, unconsious! Mercy Sire!" Tam closed her eyes, waiting for him to strike, when she heard a raspy, crackling voice behind her.
"If you kill her now, You'll never be able to revive your Princess again!"
Lotor twirled to find Haggar smilling at him.
"You wouldn't actually think I'd let your princess die along with those other worthless Humans? I thought you knew better!"
Lotor let go of Tam, and stomped near Haggar.
"Speak Old Witch! What has befallen my Allura?"
"A Storant Red-Tieang! Very Deadly, True! But for you, your majesty, Just poisonous! ::grinning:: I composed a plan for you, sire!
"This better be good! Or I'll have both of your heads hanging from the Pit of Skulls by next morning!"
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"How is she, Doc?"
Dr. Gorma shook his head at the former commander.
"At the moment she's stable, but her stats seem to be dropping bit by bit. If we don't help her now, she..."
"NO! We can help her! And we Will!" Keith stomped out of the examining room. He knew something was up, he just did not know what! He walked into the Control Room. But was shocked at the sight. The controls were still as they first saw them. Dusty was starring blankly at the wall, mumbling something or other. Sonja was trying to bring her back into the living.
"Where is everyone?"
"Lance and Hunk went to go find Charlie!"
"Where's Pidge? What about Zero? Has he awaken?"
"I.. I thought you knew!"
"Gone.. the Light.. No ashes!"
"What's wrong with Dusty?"
"Best you sit down, Keith."
"Just tell me!"
Sonja sighed, not wanting to tell him. She looks away, and mumbles. "Zero.. is Dead! So is Pidge!"
"WHAT?"
"It.. it's that crystal! I sensed it! It's Evil! I know it is! It's out to get us!"
Keith just stood there, in disbelief. He sat down on the couch, shaking his head. He closed his eyes, and looked as if in deep meditation. Suddenly, the alarms go blarring off! Keith's eyes snap open, and he runs to the control boards and looks down at all the buttons.
"The Alarms? That means the sensories are still intact! ::Groans:: But how can we shut down that blasted sound! the controls are a mess!" Whined Sonja.
"Where's Skye?"
"She hasn't returned!"
"We can't get the pods up without the controls. We're going to have to get into the lions Manually."
Just then, Lance and Hunk return instantly after hearing the alarms.
"Where's Charlie?"
"We couldn't find her anywhere! We gave up as soon as we heard the sirens! What's up?"
"We don't know yet. But whatever it is, I'm sure it's Lotor's Doing! Dusty, Think you can fly Green Lion?"
"I think I could!"
"No thinking, only Doing! Sonja.. we'll need you to fly Blue Lion, in case we need to form Voltron! No one else is here!" Exclaimed Keith, grabbing Sonja's shoulder, just as she was running out to fly in her ship.
"But.. I don't.."
"It's just like flying the wolf! I've seen the inside. It's got the Same controls and everything.. with a few differneces here and there!"
"Alright, Hunk, I'll do it. LET'S GO!"
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The castle was dead quiet. Everyone was out helping the Voltron force over at the weaponry. A small, hooded figure creeps through the empty halls. Looking for something, or someone!
"Where is that place? It's gotta be here somwhere! *Gasp* Someone's comming!" The hooded figure hides within a dark doorway,and lets a few guards run past. After seeing all was clear, the the figure returns to it's mission.
"STOP!"
The figure turns around quickly, ready for an attack.
"Skye! Vat are ya doing here! Doncha know zer'z a battle goink's on?"
"Uh.. I.. uh.. Have to look for Charlie! She's missing!"
"OY! Zat Komander! Since she gotz that crystal, shez never around ven you need her! Ven I getz my handz on'er, OOooooo!! Vut right now, I muzt go to ze Vest Ving to chek on ze Princess!"
"If you want.. I'll go check on her!"
"Niet! You go getz ze komander and zen to yer post!"
"But I, uh.. have a message for Allura, from Keith! It's urgent!"
"Hmmmm. Go! An hurry!"
Skye grinned, and ran off to the west wing. Upon reaching, she entered the infirmary, and started checking all the rooms, until she at last reached the one that Allura was in. Skye looked at her, and rose a brow.
"This is whom Lotor wishes to have? ::sighs:: Well, I'm going to need someone else's help to aid me in carrying her outside." Skye pulls out a shard of a smokey-grey crystal. She closes her eyes.. and begins to mind-send.
~Charlie Meet me in Allura's room! NOW!~
Within minutes, Charlie opens the door, and enters. She seemed very different from when last Skye saw her. Her once bright violet eyes, were now a dark, rich red color. Her eye-sockets seemed shallow, and her skin a bit paler that usual. Yet, this didn't concern Skye at all.
"Pocket that crystal. Lotor awaits his bride! Grab the legs.. I'll take the arms."
"Aye, Mistress Tammaya."
"Hey! You are not to refer to me as that while we're here, your to refer to me as Skye, understood?"
"Yes mistress Skye."
"Stop with the Mistress already! It's just Skye. Oy!"
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Lance: R-COM> "Well this is a first! Either I'm seeing double, or Doom actually gathered enough wits to bring out TWO Robeasts!"
Keith: B-COM> "Okay team! Let's Form Voltron! No sense in trying to fight it individually!
All: COM> "RIGHT!"
The lions fly up high into the air, as to obtain more room. The black lion begins forming itself as the torso. Each Lion begins transforming into an appendage. Green and Red lion then attach themselves as arms into the black lion. Yellow and Blue lion attach themselves into black lion as the Legs. Finally, the Black lion's head shifts into the actual head of Voltron.
Suddenly, one of the robeasts, the one that had a resemblence to a warthog, grabs Voltron from behind. While the second robeast, one that resembled almost a Bat, began punching Voltron's crest. Voltron thus flipped the warthog robeast over it's head, and crashed it upon the Bat robeast.
Lance;COM> "Hah.. with these two, two heads don't even equal to one!"
Sonja:COM> "They're comming back, and they don't look too happy!"
Keith:COM> "Okay team, Let's show these two that Good will always triumph over evil! Lion Head Attack!"
Handlebars secure the Voltron force into their chairs. Then with a blast, the lion heads shoot toward the bat-like robeast. The heads rip carnage out. Red Lion head's force was so strong, it went right through the robeast's chest, thus causing the robeast to explode. But unbeknowest to them, the Warthog robeast was causing damage to the now defensless Voltron!
Dusty:COM> "Why that backstabing piece of.."
Hunk:COM> "SHOOT!! The other robeast is attacking Voltron!"
Keith:COM> "Okay team, we already got one down, head back to Voltron and lets finish off the other!"
The lion heads, after dodging some swatting done by the robeast, attatch themselves to their respective Lions. Voltron then attemps to face the robeast, but finds that the legs were jammed.
Hunk:COM> "Keith! We're in Big Trouble! That robeast short wired some of my circuts!"
Sonja:COM> "Some of Blue Lion's too! We're like a sitting Duck!"
Just then the robeast punched Voltron square in the chest, knocking it down.
Hunk:COM> "Only way we can get some of the gears back online, is if we disarm, and reform Voltron!"
Keith:COM> "Alright.. but let's make it quick!"
The lions then disattatch themselves from Black Lion. The robeast, knowing that the lions are in a weaker state apart, uses it to its advantage. It grabs Green lion with both hands, and starts squeezing it from the middle.
Dusty:COM> "AAAAAAAAAAHHHHHhhhhh..*"
Lance:COM> "DUSTY! Guys, cover me!!"
Keith:COM> "Got it, Lance!"
The Robeast then throws the crumpled up lion into a nearby cliff, (they're so convineint aren't they?) Blue, Black and yellow Lion then try to divert the Robeast's attention, while Red lion lands near Green Lion. Lance jumps out of his mecha, and runs to check on Dusty. He had a hard time opening the door, but he managed to do so with the help of his Blaster. He enters, and finds the controls were starting to emit smoke, and there, laying, bleeding on the controls, was Dusty!
"Dusty! Come'on! We gotta get you out of here!"
"Lance.. Is that you?"
"Yeah, it's me! Now comeon.. Hurry!"
Suddenly, the control board start shooting out electrical sparks. Lance shields himself instantly, as to not burn himself.
"I.. I can't move! I can't feel my legs!"
"I'll get you out, I don't think this place is gonna last long!" Lance unbuckles Dusty's belt, and gently throws her over her shoulder. He runs out of the exit. He isn't a few feet away, when a blast from the robeast, thrusts the both forward. Lance shakes his head, as to stop the stars rotating around his head. He looks unto Dusty. The Blast seemed to got to her, more than to him. She was dying, and they both new it.
"Lance.. I don't think... **Gasp** I can.. hold on much.. Longer!"
"What are you talking about? Comeon! Your as tough as nails! You'll be fine! Sure you'll look like a Mummy once Dr. Gorma gets through with you, but you'll make it!"
"Liar! ::grins:: Lance? I.. want you to know.."
"Shh!" Lance pulls her up, close to him, with one hand, and holds on to her hand with his other. He then looks into her beautiful, grey eyes. He always figured them to be as breathtaking as a cloud's silver linning. Then, without warning, Dusty Kissed him! This threw Lance a little off guard, but he'd enjoyed it. He closed his eyes, and returned the kiss. Dusty's grip on Lance's hand went strong for a while.. then.. she let go. Lance pulled away, and saw her. Her eyes were closed, her lips, were sort of, smilling. Lance gently shook her, thinking she may have passed out. But then, he feared the worst! He took her pulse. Nothing. Lance started hyperventalating a bit. But he slapped himself out of it. He started doing CPR, on her, trying whatever it took to bring her back! He couldn't let the gods take her! He wouldn't! She belonged here, with him! After a few minutes, he gave up. He couldn't hold back his tears. He clenched his fists, looked up into the heavens, and Cursed at them.
"WHY? Why her? **Sob** Why... why?"
He then heard a blast right above his head. He turned, and saw the robeast clobbering the other lions. He looked down to Dusty's lifeless body. He said a brief prayer, and gave one last kiss. He got up, and with a firey anger in his eye, he ran back to Red Lion.