The Sixth Paladin

Chapter 43

"It appears all the planets we've engaged have been pacified,if not totally liberated." Coran says,while looking at the holographic map. An alarm suddenly blares,making him frown.

"Wait,there's another Galra battle cruiser approaching Naxzela."

"Sector Zar Niomofor is clear. Let me see if I can get a line on that battle cruiser." Matt says. He starts to type when the power suddenly went off.

"Zaiforge cannon Senfama,are you still operational?" Just as Matt asked that,the other cannon powers down.

"Negative." Keith sighs out.

"That incoming battle cruiser must have shut them down remotely." Coran says.

"Sorry,Shiro. That's it for artillery support. What should we do about that cruiser?" Keith asks.

"That cruiser's gonna be too late. Naxzela's almost secure. We just need to take out the rest of the heavy artillery." Shiro says. An alert makes me turn and see a ship about to shoot us.

"On our left,shield up!" We put it up,and grunt as the laser hits the shield. We then use the shield to deflect the laser back to the ship. We then fly up and get out the giant laser cannon and shoot multiple lasers. We land back on the ground and notice that it's shaking.

"Whoa! Did we cause that earthquake?" Lance asks.

"I don't think so!" Pidge says.

"Nothing we did would cause something like this." I add. It's like the whole planet itself is shaking. Alarms blare,alerting us about the quake.

"Guys,look over there!" Hunk calls out. We turn to see a massive pillar,easily 100 times the size of Voltron, rise from the ground.

"Look, there's more!" I call out,hundreds more rise,seemingly covering the planets surface.

"Uh..guys,what are those?" Lance asks,sounding nervous.

"We've never seen anything like this from the Galra before." I say.

"Are they weapons?" Hunk asks.

"They look like some sort of generators." Pidge answers.

"Stay alert." Shiro speaks up.

"I say we get out of here. Pidge,plot a course for our escape." Lance says.

"Hold on,we should figure out what these things are." Shiro says. We wait a moment,then electricity crackles at the top of them and a purple force field like barrier covers the planet.  

"This can't be safe." Hunk says,voicing what I was just thinking.

"Do you feel that? That wave of darkness?" Allura asks. I shake my head,then realize she can't see me. But before I could speak,a crushing pressure suddenly falls on us. The force makes the metal in Voltron creak loudly.

"I can't move red!"

"Yellow won't budge either." I move my controls,and just as they say,Voltron isn't moving. The pressure makes Voltron fall to it's knees.

"The energy field is holding us down! Gravity levels are spiking!" Pidge yells out.

"We have to get out of here.If we stay here we'll be crushed. Everyone,we have to focus. Give everything you got and maybe we can fight through this energy field. Ready?" Shiro says. I clutch the controls tighter and take a deep breath.

"Ready!" With new found determination,we manage to stand up and blast the thrusters and fly up. The metal of Voltron creaks in protest,we don't get very far,soon the gravity makes us fall back to the surface. We scream as we brace for impact,the crash landed basically gives me whiplash. I let out a groan and wiggle the controls,nothing happens.