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Redemption and Destiny	By : alucardsangel1973 Category: +S to Z > Voltron Views: 2221 -:- Recommendations : 0 -:- Currently Reading : 0
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Lotor and Allura finally have a chance to talk in peace while Kaladan waits outside the castle. Meanwhile on planet Doom, King Zarkon learns queen Coralle is pregnant, but his pleasent mood is soon soured when he learns some rather displeasing news from the pit owner Altus and his associate Sylvana.

Chapter 11:
Realizations and Revelations

Allura's eyes widened
as she heard a voice whisper her name. It was a voice she knew
very well, but couldn't believe she was hearing it. She slowly
turned around and gasped in shock. There stood Lotor, and he was
very much alive.

"No. It can't
be. You're dead. Coran said you were dead." She stuttered
trying to repress the scream that wanted to escape her lips.

"I'm not dead. I
faked my death." Lotor said as he slowly approached the
frightened princess.

"Don't come near
me. Don't you dare come near me." She gasped.

"I won't hurt
you. I need you to listen to me. My father...he's," At that
point Lotor fell to his knees with an exghausted sigh.

Allura rushed to her
nightstand turning on her light. She reached into the drawer and
pulled out a small stun gun. When she turned and looked at Lotor
she gasped at what she saw. His upper body was covered in bruises
and lacerations. His hair was disheveled and his bangs hung down
over his face parting at the middle. He didn't look like the
cocky, arrogant prince she was so used to. He was weary from
constant abuse and fighting. He looked like a very broken man.

"Allura, please
don't be frightened of me." He said wearily.

"What...happened
to you?" Allura asked keeping her gun aimed on the former
prince.

"My father
exiled me. He handed me over to the ogre masters of planet
Carnos. I was turned into a slave. He is planning a major attack
upon Arus. I came to warn you. I don't know what it is he's
planning to do, only that he intends to do away with Arus and
Voltron once and for all."

"And you would
warn me just to get back at your father?"

"No. I did this
because I can't bear for anything to happen to you. Allura, I
love you. I will always love you. I don't care what happens to my
father or myself. But if I lose you, then I lose the one light
that flickers in this dark, jaded soul of mine."

"Then what you
said that night was true? You...love me?"

"Yes. It's true.
You are everything to me, everything. When I heard talk of an
attack that would put an end to any resistance from you and your
people, I had to do something. I had to get out of there. But
then I ended up on Taebos and almost got killed there."

"You went
through all this to warn me?"

"It doesn't undo
all the pain I've caused you. Nothing I can do will ever make
right all the wrong's I've done. But if in all my life I did only
one thing right, it had to be saving you any way I could. You are
the hope of your people. You must live. It makes no difference if
my life ends."

"You are
wrong young one." Said a man's voice.

"My
father," Allura gasped. "His spirit is with us."

As she spoke, the
etherial form of King Alfor appeared before the two. Lotor bowed
his head.

"Great king, I
know I have wronged your daughter. I will accept whatever
vengence you see fit to bring upon me." He said in a solom
tone.

"I seek no
vengence against you young prince. Your life holds more
importance than you know. As important as my daughter's life is,
yours also holds great significance."

"I don't
understand. What importance could my life possibly hold? My
father said I was just a mistake. He was right."

"Zarkon is
not whom you have been led to believe he is. Many truths lie
hidden in the darkness, waiting for you to find them. Your lives
are more intertwined than either of you know." Said
King Alfor.

"Our lives?
Father, I don't understand." Allura replied.

He turned to Allura. "The
history between you both has been jaded and filled with chaos and
heartbreak. But now Lotor has learned what it is to be on the
other side of a slave master's chain. He has begun down the road
to redemption, and you must help him continue that path, my
daughter. Bridges that were broken must be rebuilt. You both must
help each other if our world, and other worlds are to escape
Zarkon's iron grip." Alfor said.

"But where do I
start? And how will this protect Allura?" Lotor asked.

"What you
seek lies within the dungeons of castle Doom. There your search
for the answers you seek must begin. Time is short. Zarkon will
not wait much longer to put his plans into motion. It is up to
you, young prince to discover the truth of who you really are.
Only then can you understand my words." Alfor replied.
His wisdom given, the king's spirit vanished from sight.

Both Lotor and Allura
were left to ponder the meaning of Alfor's words. She put down
her stun gun and went to where Lotor had collasped on the floor.
His expression was one of confusion. Allura knelt beside him. For
the first time since they met, she showed no fear toward him. He
looked up seeing her at his side.

"I don't
understand. What possible importance could my life have, and what
did he mean my father isn't who I think he is?"

"My father does
not share his wisdom lightly. When he speaks in such a manner,
his words are of great importance. Under other circumstances, it
would be almost impossible to trust you. But for you to have gone
through all this hardship, and for my father to appear before us
both..."

"I can't believe
there was no anger in his voice. I know so many fathers would
have jumped at the chance to spit every curse they could think of
at me. If they had the chance to rip my eyes out or worse they
would have done it. But your father holds no ill against
me."

"My father was a
wise and generous man in life. He never sought vengence against
anyone. All he ever wanted was to protect his people and his
family. Even after king Zarkon vanquished him, his spirit still
appears to me. He offers advice in difficult situations. And to
appear to both of us and tell us the things he has, there must be
truth to it. I don't quite understand myself all that he said,
but only to take it as truth. I have always had faith in my
father's advice, always."

"Faith is
something I've never had any use for, that is until now. I find
myself needing a lot of it."

"Faith is what
you must have now. My father spoke of your road to redemption,
and how it began on Carnos. Listen to his words. Yes the history
between us has been less than kind, but seeing all that you have
endured makes me believe that you have changed."

Those were words
Lotor never believed he would hear from Allura's mouth. And what
she said next stunned him even more. "In time, I believe the
wounds between us can heal, and there can be forgiveness between
us." She said softly then added, "But the hardest part
is not my forgiving you. The hardest thing will be for you to
forgive yourself."

"Forgive
myself." Lotor said looking down. "How can I ever
forgive myself for all that I've done. All my life I was raised
to be a tyrant and a ruthless conqueror. I know my father, and I
never really liked each other. Though even I never imagined he
would thrust me into such hell. I always thought one of us would
end up killing the other, and many times one or both of us almost
succeeded."

"It will take a
lot of time, but it's something you must do. Otherwise you can
never truly have any form of peace for yourself." Allura
replied as she extended her hand. It took a moment, but the young
princess helped Lotor to his feet and walked him over to her bed.
He sat down rubbing his arms and shoulders.

"I had better
go. If your friends were to suddenly walk in here and see
me..."

"You're not
going anywhere right now. You're in no condition to do anything
except rest and nurse your wounds. I'll find a place for you to
hide until you're well enough to leave."

"Allura, you
heard what your father said. There's not much time. I don't
understand what he meant about going to planet Doom to find the
meaning of his words. Quite frankly planet Doom is the last place
I ever want to go again."

"For now there
is time. You need to recover first. I can't keep you in the
castle. If Keith and the others did find you things could get
very unpleasant. And if Nanny or Coran even knew I'm talking to
you they'd probably lock me up in my room for a long time. There
should be some type of shelter near the castle. I'll have to find
a way to sneak us both out without anyone getting
suspicious."

"You can use
this." Lotor replied handing Allura the amulet around his
neck. "Pressing the center crystal will make you invisible.
That's how I got into the castle undetected. But there is
something I have to tell you. I didn't come alone. On Taebos I
found an ally in another drule who served Zarkon, but turned
against him when he realized the cruelty of my father's ways. He
was a pit fighter named Kaladan. We made a bargain with each
other. I would fight him, and if I won he would help me escape
Taebos. In return, I have promised to help him recover his honor.
He is outside the castle."

"He's an
ally?" Allura asked.

"Yes. He hates
my father as much as I do, and with good reason. When he was
captured and branded a traitor, my father punished him in a way
that was even more brutal than what he did to me. There was a
young woman he fell in love with. They were together for a year
before being captured. My father had her executed in the most
vile fashion imaginable, and Kaladan was forced to watch. I would
prefer not to tell you how she died. I can only say that he was
forced to watch her scream in agony until at last death took her
last breath. And then Kaladan himself was nearly tortured to
death. My father had him dumped on Taebos thinking he would die.
But he didn't. He managed to find a few compassionate souls on
that hellhole. They nursed him back to health. Then he was
approached by the pit masters who made a deal with him. If he
would fight as their champion, they would let him have his
revenge upon the monsters who killed the woman he loved. The
finer details are best left unsaid, but he accepted. Any of my
father's guards, envoys, or anyone who willingly served my father
met gruesome ends." Lotor answered.

"Can you trust
him?"

"Yes. He wants
my father stopped as much as I do. To be able to thwart his plans
is perhaps the only way he knows of to regain his lost honor, and
perhaps gain a measure of justice for the woman he loved and
lost."

"I know you were
able to sneak into the castle unseen, but how did you manage to
get past the guards?"

"Well, I'm
afraid I ended up making them fight each other so they'd be so
distracted they wouldn't see the door open. From what I heard
they weren't trying to kill each other."

"We'd better get
out there and make sure they're all right. If Nanny catches them
not doing their jobs they're in big trouble. Will this make us
both invisible if we both touch it?"

"Yes. I'm not
sure how long the effects will last. Kaladan was also invisible
when I snuck in. He may be visible now."

"Then we'd
better go get him and hide the both of you."

"Allura,"

"Yes."

"I...I never had
the chance to say this before. I'm sorry about that night. I
shouldn't have grabbed you the way I did. I never meant to hurt
or frighten you. It wasn't until I was on Carnos as a slave that
I truly understood how much I hurt you that night. I was so
consumed by my own desires I didn't see how much I hurt you. I
hate myself for that."

"I...I need to
apologize as well." Allura said looking away for a moment.

"Why? You did
nothing against me that I didn't deserve. I treated you like
every other woman I've known. I thought you would be impressed by
power and wealth, or at the very least be easy to intimidate. I
was wrong. You are perhaps the strongest young woman I have ever
met. It took a spirit like yours to make me realize not all women
are easily swayed by good looks and an overflowing amount of
wealth The hatred you held toward me was well deserved."

"No. It wasn't
really you that I hated. For the longest time I tried and tried
to bury away the anger I felt at your father for killing mine. My
father was everything to my mother and I. And when she died he
was all I had left. Then Zarkon took him away from me. Then
attacked our world capturing so many of our people. Except for
Nanny and Coran, I felt alone. They became so afraid for my life
that I was isolated for a long time. They would never let me go
out alone, if they let me go out at all. I know they were only
trying to keep me safe, but deep down I felt more like a prisoner
than a princess. And I blame Zarkon for that. He took so much
away from my people and I. And I couldn't take my rage out on
him. When I met you and learned you were his son...deep down that
was the only way for me to vent my anger. I projected all my
anger and hatred for him onto you. My father and mother raised me
to be a kind and compassionate ruler. But I let my spite of your
father cloud my judegment. And I took it out on you."

"Allura, you
have nothing to apologize for. I wanted to be just as terrible as
my father. I was not just an extension of my father, I wanted to
be even worse than he was. I grew up knowing only cruelty and
brutality. I didn't respect women. I didn't respect those whom I
saw as beneathe me. I treated them worse than animals. I deserve
to be hated. It was only when I met you that I began to wonder
about all that my father taught me. And even then, I wanted to
prove I was better than him. I was more powerful and more
ruthless than he could ever hope to be. But at the same time I
couldn't bear to see you hurt. And if you were killed...I
couldn't deal with it. I often either drank myself into
unconciousness or took every slave I had to my bed trying to
convince myself I didn't love you. My feelings became so
conflicted I didn't know what to do. When my father exiled me
into slavery, I realized where my priorities and my loyalties
truly are. They're with you."

"I believe you.
I know my friends would tell me not to, but I do. Stay here. I'll
go find your comrade and let him know you're all right. Then
we'll figure out a place you two can stay out of site until
you're well enough to do what you have to do." Allura said
taking the amulet in her hands. Giving one last backward glance,
she quietly left her room after activiting the crystal's power.

Lotor slowly reclined
back on her bed trying to give his aching body some form of
relief. "Well, at the very least, there is a chance for us
to be friends if nothing else." He said quietly to himself.

*****************************************************************

Allura cautiously crept
through the halls so she would not wake anyone up. When she felt
she was far enough away, she rushed through the rest of the
castle and opened the door. "It's a good thing Coran was
able to convince Nanny to disable the alarm for now. The whole
planet would be awake if that thing went off." She said to
herself.

She walked outside and saw the
two sentries lying on the ground. She rushed over to them and
felt of their necks for pulses. While they might have been out
cold, they were alive. She looked around to see if anyone was
there. At first she saw no one. Touching the center crystal she
became visible once again. "Kaladan?" She called
softly.

Hearing a rustling in the
bushes she saw a figure rise up from the brush. The red haired
drule turned around to see Allura looking at him. She cautiously
approached. "Are you Kaladan?" She asked.

"I am. You must be
princess Allura." He answered.

"Yes. Lotor warned me of
some attack King Zarkon is planning. He's still in my room at the
moment. He sent me to tell you he's all right. I need to find a
place you both can hide." Allura replied.

"I've already found one.
While waiting I wandered off and found a cave not too far from
the castle. I just got back a few moments ago but hid to keep
from being seen by the wrong eyes. I must apologize for the state
of your guards. We meant only to divert them from our presence
but they ended up getting into a fight. I was afraid the two
fools would end up doing themselves great harm so I knocked them
out."

"It's all right. I don't
have much time. While Lotor came to talk with me, the spirit of
my father appeared to us both. He told Lotor there are many
things about his past he doesn't know. There are things about his
own father he doesn't know, and he must learn the answers. But to
do that he has to go to planet Doom. But at the moment, he's in
no condition to do anything other than rest. We don't have a lot
of time, but he needs to recover at least enough of his strength
for the task at hand."

"I will watch over him.
Evidently we both need some time to recover. Our duel on Taebos
was a rough one, and fighting through the pit guards took even
more out of us. The ship we arrived in is very low on fuel. If
there is any way you can refuel it for us we'd both be very
greatful."

"Don't worry. I'll find a
way to get your ship refueled. Just try to keep Lotor and
yourself out of sight until you're both ready to leave."

"We shall. If we can
avoid getting caught, perhaps we can find out just what the old
king has up his sleeve."

"That would be a great
help to us. Why he hasn't put this plan into motion yet is beyond
me. I thought he would jump at the chance to attack us since he
thinks Lotor is out of the way now."

"He is as arrogant as he
is evil. He probably thinks there's no rush. That, however; may
change if he finds out Lotor and I are still alive. You had best
go back to him, princess. I will wait here. When you bring him
back out I'll take him to the cave. We'll stay there til both of
us are in good enough shape to make the journey."

"All right."

*****************************************************************

Zarkon sat in his throne room
awaiting the surgeon's news. His long fingers drummed impatiently
against the arm of his massive throne. The sharp pointed nails
tapped insistently against the gold surface. The surgeon appeared
and kneeled before the wicked king.

"Sire, wonderful news.
The procedure has been a success. Your queen now carries the heir
to your throne." He said.

"Excellent. Some good use
comes of Haggar's magic after all. Make sure queen Coralle rests
comfortably." The king ordered.

"As you wish sire."
The surgeon said with a bow and left the throne room.

Before the king had a chance
to revel in the good news, a guard entered the throne room and
bowed. "Majesty, there is a man and woman from planet Taebos
requesting an audiance with you."

"Planet Taebos? Who from
that trashy rock would possibly want to talk to me?" Zarkon
growled.

"They say their business
is urgent sire. Shall I send them away?"

Zarkon thought for a moment,
then looked down at the guard. "No. Send them in. Probably
wanting women for their brothels. Heh, Lotor won't be needing
them anymore."

"As you command
majesty."

Having been granted
permission, Altus and Sylvana entered Zarkon's throne room and
bowed in respect. Zarkon looked down at the two wondering just
what buisness they had with the old king.

"Understand I do not
usually grant audiances with the likes of you. But I am in a
generous mood so I will give you time to speak your piece."

"Great king, forgive us
for taking up your valuable time. We've come not to speak so much
with you, but to adress a grievance with your son." Altus
said nervously.

Zarkon's eyes narrowed and his
smile turned into a scowl. "What do you mean you have a
grievance with my son?" He asked sternly.

"He has caused a bit of
trouble for myself and my associate here. We were in the business
of spectacle pit fighting, and he managed to steal our champion
and kill quite a few of our men in the process." Altus
answered becoming even more nervous.

"When exactly did this
happen?" Zarkon asked becoming noticably displeased.

"A few nights ago sire.
Our champion was the greatest source of income and..."

"Silence!" Zarkon
barked. "My son is dead! He died quite some time ago!"

"My sincerest apologies
majesty. I was not aware you were grieving the loss of your
heir." Altus said trying to save face...and his neck.

"Grieving? I could care a
less that the bastard is dead! And how dare you come here
interupting what was a momentus occassion for my queen and myself
with such lies!" Zarkon thundered.

"But sire, it is no lie.
Your son, Lotor was on Taebos. He fought our champion and
defeated him, then helped him escape. We've not been able to find
another since Kaladan escaped..."

"KALADAN!" Zarkon
roared with rage. "He was supposed to have died years
ago!"

"Calm yourself sire.
You'll give yourself a heart attack." Altus unwisely
suggested.

"Guards!" Zarkon
yelled.

"Majesty, what Altus says
is true. I heard Kaladan speak Lotor's name as they
escaped." Sylvana spoke.

Zarkon's raging eyes suddenly
turned to the woman. "You dare speak without my permission
you wench! I'll have you both ripped apart!"

Sylvana kneeled with a smirk
but kept her eyes upon the raging tyrant. "Forgive my
audacity great king. But what Altus speaks is the truth. A young
druel with long white hair came to Taebos and fought with
Kaladan. His hand to hand combat skills, as well as ability with
the blade were unparalleled to any we've ever seen other than
Kaladan himself."

Normally Zarkon would have
come off his throne and ripped the wenches tongue out himself for
such defiance. But at the mention of the druel with white hair,
he focused upon her words instead of her demise.

"Woman, you had better be
speaking the truth."

"I am sire. I saw it with
my own eyes, and heard your son's name called with my own ears. I
believe the two would have made their way to Planet Arus. Before
I came to Taebos I heard stories of his obsession with the
planet's princess, Allura. I have a proposition if your majesty
is willing to hear it. I should also let you know sire, that
Altus took many of your failed guards and unleashed Kaladan upon
them. Also, many of your envoys became the pit's victims as
well."

Altus couldn't believe what
he'd just heard. "What are you doing? Do you have any idea
what he'll do to me knowing this!"

"What happens to you is
of no concern to me. You're no longer of any benefit to me."

Zarkon turned his rage from
Sylvana onto Altus. "You snibbling little piece of trash!
The guards I could care a less about. But my most trusted envoys
were lost because of you and that red headed traitor! Guards!
Take this scum and see that he is done away with!"

As Altus begged for his life,
he was dragged away by the king's guards to meet whatever
gruesome fate awaited him. Then Zarkon turned his attentions back
to Sylvana. "Let that be an example to you of what happens
to anyone who raises my ire. I will give you but a minute to
speak, and then decide whether to give you to my guards or just
kill you."

"I think you will find it
more profitable to keep me alive, sire. I will go to Arus and
find out what your son and Kaladan are up to. Then relay to you
the information so you may do away with them both once and for
all." Sylvana replied with a cold smile.

"And why should I trust
you? You stood right by while that fat little scum ball made
profit at my expense."

"I met Altus long after
Kaladan was in his service."

"And you would sell him
out so easily. How do I know you would not do the same to
me?" Zarkon demanded.

"I would not be so
foolish as to betray the likes of the great king Zarkon. It would
be more to my benefit to serve such a powerful ruler. And if you
wish to know that your son and Kaladan are dead once and for all,
it would be to your benefit to let me lead you to them. They
surely both hate you more than the devil himself. And would most
likely be planning some sort of terrible revenge against you. I
fear it may interfere with your plans to destroy the robot
Voltron and crush planet Arus once and for all. Of that, I am
sure you will agree."

"As much as I would like
to make an example of you for disrupting my time with such news,
I must agree. If that son of mine and Kaladan are alive and
making plans against me, then they must be dealt with
accordingly. I will give you this one chance to prove yourself.
You will go to Arus as I am sure Lotor would have found a way to
go there to make contact with princess Allura. Spy on them, learn
their intentions and then return to planet Doom with what you've
learned. But I warn you here and now wench. If you betray or fail
me in any way, I will see to it you know suffering beyond all
imagination."

"I will not fail you
sire. If I may be permitted a vessle to travel to planet Arus, I
will leave immediately."

"You will have all that
you need. Do...not...fail me." The wicked king warned.

to be continued...
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