Survival of the Innocent (A Voltron fanfic) (Book 1 of Fates Entwined)

Endangered Part 2

"Emperor, we're detecting Voltron within our perimeter!" Prorok informs Zarkon.

"Engage the solar barrier immediately. Attack!" Zarkon orders.

"Yes, Emperor."

A purple glowing barrier traps Voltron with the Galra.

"Thace, scramble the fighters!" Prorok orders.

"Yes, Commander."

The fighters are deployed.

"Haggar, it is time," Zarkon tells the witch who bows.

With Voltron, the Paladins are lost at what the barrier is. Keith hears the Lions panicking slightly, causing him slight pain. His pained grunt causes the Lions to stop and try to block their bonds with him slightly. All Keith can make out is barrier and no escape. He doesn't like the sound of that or the feelings he gets from the Lions.

"What is that?" Hunk asks.

"I don't know, but I hope once we get the Princess, we can find a way out of here," Pidge replies, Keith silently agreeing as he wishes he could rub his temples through his helmet, "They're going to fire!"

The Galra start shooting and Voltron rushes and punches a cruiser.

"Form sword!" Shiro orders and they form the sword.

They cut the cruiser in half and push another into a different one which shoot another cruiser.

"More trouble, straight ahead!" Lance informs.

"Form shoulder cannon!" Shiro orders and the cannon is formed.

They destroy many ships and fly straight towards Zarkon's ship with the sword, dodging debris.

"There's Zarkon's ship!" Shiro points out.

Suddenly, Voltron freezes. The Lions panic even more, dropping the guard made for Keith. He can feel and hear their fear, anxiety and worry. He notices, in the overwhelming feeling and sounds causing incredible pain, that Black seems to be experiencing heavy guilt with the Lions comforting and encouraging their other part. All the other Paladins feel slight pain from the Lions and sudden stop.

"What's going on?" Hunk asks, no one knowing Keith's extra pain.

"We lost the sword! Something's malfunctioning!" Keith grounds out, unable to focus on anything but the fear.

"What's happening?" Coran demands.

"Somebody do something! Voltron's frozen up!" Lance explains.

"Shiro!" Keith yells, looking for advice and worrying when Black starts to apologise.

"I can't hold it!" Shiro manages.

"You're a fool to bring Voltron here," Zarkon thinks as the Druids grant him the power to connect with Voltron and tear them apart.

"What just happened there? Something tore us apart!" Hunk asks.

"I don't know, but we've got bigger problems right now. Look!" Lance redirects their attention.

"Why do I get the feeling these guys knew we were coming?" Keith growls, still recovering, only managing one eye open, like Shiro, due to the pain.

Many fighters are launched and four Lions launch towards them. The Black Lion remains unable to function and is dragged towards Zarkon's ship by a tractor beam. The Lions attempt to take out as many possible cruisers and battleships and fighters.

"Ah, There's no end to these guys!" Hunk yells.

"Coran attack! I've waited ten thousand years for this!" Coran starts to turn the tides.

The Paladins cheer but Shiro groans as he attempts to get the Lion to the respond and escape.

"Shiro, are you okay?" Keith notices, shooting as many Galra as possible, able to put aside his own pain, due to the adrenaline.

"Something is overriding the controls! My Lion is not responding!" Shiro informs them.

"Shiro's in trouble! I'm going in!" Keith tells the Paladins.

"You cannot fight it. Your connection is weak," Zarkon transfers his thoughts, before forcing Shiro to be ejected into space, Black getting closer to the ship.

He manages to use his jet pack to stop himself but is left clinging to the ship, with a now damaged jet pack.

"What do we do now, guys? Our plan isn't really working out as... well, planned!" Hunk asks.

"I'm going for the Black Lion. You guys get the Princess, now!" Shiro orders.

"I've identified Allura's exact location. Uploading the coordinates to you, now. In the meantime, I'll provide covering fire from out here, all alone, against an entire fleet. So, yeah, do you mind hurrying?" Coran asks very politely and extremely optimistically.

"My jetpack's damaged. I'll need to go through the ship," Shiro adds, using his hand to cut into the ship.

"You guys get the Princess without me," Keith says, shooting more fighters.

"What? We've got to stick together! What are you doing?" Lance asks.

"Whatever I can," Keith answers and knocks Black away from the tractor beam and into another part of the ship.

In the ship, Shiro waits for sentries to pass and attacks them as an alarm starts blaring. Zarkon is released from his armour into space and uses booster legs to arrive at Black before Keith.

"Whoa! Is that...?" Keith mutters, surprised at the speed and growls of the Lions.

"It's Zarkon! Keith, get out of there, now! Zarkon's too powerful!" Coran orders, immediately recognising the Emperor.

"This is my chance to put an end to the Galra Empire! I have to take it!" Keith says.

"Keith, don't!"

Keith charges, using Red's beam to destroy a lot of ship, but Zarkon's shield from his Bayard doesn't let any harm come to him.

"You may have a Lion, but its power is weak in your fledgling hands," Zarkon says and forms a sword, releasing a wave of energy that causes Red to be disoriented for a short while before Keith regains control, "You cannot stop me. The Black Lion will finally be returned to its original paladin."

Shiro passes through a hangar on his way to the Black Lion. The door closes.

"So, Champion returns," Haggar says to Shiro, who turns to face her.

"You..." Shiro growls, activating his hand and charging.

Haggar just laughs.