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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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Chapter 21
Confessions

The cruiser proceeded on its
way to Arus. The cloaking device held up thus far making sure it
would not be detected by any orbiting systems, namely those
within the Druel Empire. The family had Avian to thank for that.
He was very good at improving the cloaking system as he often
kept up with the technology from other systems. The ship took a
path that made the journey to Arus a bit longer, but also avoided
any imperial entanglements. With the trip being uneventful at the
present time, Genar decided it was time to council his cousin
Lotor about how to contact Allura through the link that seeminly
now existed between them. He motioned for Lotor to follow him
into one of the small cabins so they would not be distracted from
the task at hand. Genar instructed Lotor to lay on the bed and
clear his mind of any and all distracting thought. A clear mind
was essenstial for opening the link between himself and Allura.

"Now you must make
certain your mind is completely empty. Any stray thoughts will
cause you to lose your focus. You have to concentrate very
hard." He listened intently to everthing Genar was about to
say so he that made no mistakes. Lotor closed his eyes and began
to empty his head of everything that would avert him from his
course. Any thought that began to enter his mind was blacked out
as if it never existed. He wanted to make sure the mental bridge
between them was unhindered.

"Listen to me carefully
Lotor. You must understand that Allura may not have knowledge of
such things so she may not be able to answer you right away. When
you establish contact with her tell her what is happening so she
won't be frightened. Then instruct her as I am instructing you so
she can reply to you." Genar instructed.

Though Lotor did not answer,
Genar knew he understood. He was entering a deeply meditative
state. His eyes were closed but relaxed as was his body. He was
perfectly still as he feared any movement would break his
concentration. Feeling he was ready for the next step, Genar
began to speak once more.

"Now, see in your mind
the one you wish to contact. Let the vision of her form within
your mind. Use a positive memory if you wish."

At the moment, Lotor's mind
was a blank void. There was nothing but darkness within his
mind's eye, but then an image began to form. He drew from a
recent memory of Allura. He saw her upon her silver mare
Izabelle. He remembered how happy and at peace she seemed upon
the animal's back as she rode. He remembered the expression upon
her face when she came to talk with him. He saw her in her
emerald green riding suit, her hair pulled into an elegant french
braid that rested neatly upon her left shoulder. He saw the soft,
warm smile that danced upon her lips.

"Can you see her?"
Genar asked.

"Yes." Lotor
answered in an almost hypnotic state.

"Good. Now focus upon
that vision. Focus upon nothing else but her. At this moment, she
is the only thing that exists. She is your heart and your soul.
All that matters is the young woman in your mind. Concentrate
upon her. Her name, her face, her voice, everything about her is
all that should be in your mind." Genar instructed.

He could see her smiling upon
her silver mare. She looked content and peaceful which was how he
always wanted to see her. He continued to listen as Genar spoke
to him once again. "All right, now in your mind, deep in
your mind call to her. Call her name."

He kept his focus upon Allura
and began to play the sound of his voice within his mind. His
eyes squinted in frustration at not being able to complete the
task.

"Shut out everything
around you. Make yourself deaf to all around you, even my voice.
You know what to do now. Reach out to her with your spirit.
Project your voice into her mind and make her hear you."

At that moment Genar became
silent even slowing his breathing so as not to disturb the prince
from his concentration. He was deathly still as his cousin again
tried to communicate with Allura.

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It was still dark on Arus.
Allura was fast asleep on her bed still dressed in her pink
dress. Her hair was fanned out around her shoulders and arms as
she hugged a pillow close to her chest. Everything was quiet in
her room as she slept. "Allura,"

At first she made no responce
nor did she move. It was as if she were lost in a sweet dream she
did not want to awaken from. Her body was still. Then she began
to stir as she heard a voice deep within her mind. "Allura,
can you hear me?"

Her eyes snapped open when she
realized it was Lotor's voice she heard within her mind. She knew
she was hearing his voice but didn't know how to respond.
"Lotor, are you here? Are you here with me?"

"Call out to me. Call
out to me with your mind. Close your eyes and focus only upon me.
Focus upon me and answer with your mind."

A part of her doubted her
sanity. Could she really be hearing the prince's voice or could
it be a trick? She could only trust in her senses and do as the
prince instructed. She closed her eyes and concentrated as hard
as she could. "Lotor, is that really you?"

It was all the prince could do
to keep from breaking his focus at hearing her voice once again.
He felt a rush of relief and elation running through him but
could not let his focus be broken. He kept his emotions in check
and continued to speak with her. "Yes, it's me. I'm
alive. Kaladan and I escaped planet Doom."

Allura clutched at her heart
subconciously hearing the news she'd longed to hear. She could
feel her heart beating fast as the excitement surged through her
system. "You escaped! Where are you now?"

"On a cruiser heading
toward planet Arus. I don't know how long I can keep the link
between us open. Allura, I've got so much I need to tell you.
Your father was right. There were a great many things that I
didn't know about myself...or Zarkon. The key was indeed in the
dungeons of Doom."

"I didn't doubt you
would find what you were seeking. My father has never led me
astray with his advice, and I knew it would not lead you astray
either. What did you learn?"

"Allura, I don't know
how to tell you this but, Zarkon is not my father."

"What?!"

"I couldn't believe
it myself, but its true. Zarkon isn't my father. He's my uncle.
My true father... he was what was hidden within the dungeons of
planet Doom. My uncle had kept him as a prisoner since I was a
baby."

"How, how can this
be?"

"It's a long story,
and once we reach Arus I'll have the chance to tell you
everything. I have a twin sister named Leena, and three cousins
as well."

"A twin
sister...three cousins?"

"I know it's hard to
believe, but it's all true."

"I believe you. My
father said there were many truths that you didn't know about,
and that Zarkon wasn't who you were made to believe he was. Now I
know what he meant."

"Allura, do your
friends know you've been seeing me before I was kidnapped?"

"No. I didn't tell
them you and Kaladan were the ones who bargained for my freedom
with Sylvana. I just...I don't know how they'll react if they
learn that not only are you alive but we've been seeing each
other. I...I'm scared to tell them."

"I know, but you
must. You have to tell them Allura. If they don't know we're
coming then they'll most likely treat us as a hostile force and
even attack us."

"I, I don't know how.
I wish you were here with me. I don't know if I can do
this."

"You can do it
Allura. You're a brave young woman, the bravest I've ever met.
There is something that might help your friends believe what
you're saying."

"What?"

"My father said he
met Coran before you and I were born. When your father was still
alive and Coran was a young man, he and my father met."

"Coran knows your
father?"

"Yes. He may still
remember him. If he does, then things between our families may go
much more smoothly. Many lives are depending on it. What my uncle
is planning...it's so much more horrifying than I could ever
imagine."

"Lotor, you know what
Zarkon is planning?"

"Yes. When I was a
prisoner on doom, I heard whispers of imperial territories
joining Zarkon to form an alliance of unimaginable proportions.
But that's not the worst of it. Haggar has unearthed a creature
of such power that even the most deadly robeast pales in
comparison. My father, Kaladan and myself saw the beast with our
own eyes before we were to be executed. It was then my three
cousins helped us escape. And with the mood my uncle is in after
we were rescued, he will see to it nothing of Arus is left. I'm
sure of it."

"I, I'll try my best
to convince my friends what you say is true."

"I know their
reaction is probably not going to be pleasant, but tell Coran
that King Danzar of Namoria is coming with his family to seek an
alliance with Arus. If we're lucky, Coran will remember that
name."

"I'll do my
best."

"I know you will.
Allura... before our family left Namoria, I heard you call out to
me. I heard you say my name within my mind. You spoke to me just
as we're speaking now."

"I was so upset. I
was thinking about you and trying to go to sleep. Come to think
of it, I also heard your voice call out to me before I had an
argument with my nanny. I was going to visit my father's tomb
before she forbid me to go. That's when the fight started. I know
she isn't happy with me for the way I acted, but I just feel so
suffocated by everyone trying to protect me. I couldn't hold it
in anymore."

"I understand.
Allura, I... I don't think I can hold out the link much longer.
This is taking a toll on my strength. I need to stop before I'm
so drained I can't even move."

"I think I should go
too. Nanny could come in at any time. I'll talk to my friends in
the morning. I promise."

"It will be a day or
so before we reach Arus. Perhaps a little longer. We're having to
fly cloaked and be careful that we don't get too close to
imperial territory."

"Be careful. I don't
want anything else to happen to you. I can't explain it but I
feel myself missing you more than I ever thought possible. And
it's getting hard to hide that."

"As long as we can
help it, nothing bad will happen to us. My cousin Avian is an
excellent pilot and gunner. If anyone tries to give us trouble,
he'll no doubt get us out of it."

"Your father...is he
like you? I mean does he look like you?"

"Yes. The exceptions
being he looks older than me, and his hair is a dark grey and
silver. Allura, I have to go. I...I'll try to contact you again
before we reach Arus."

"All right."

Allura opened her eyes and sat
up. She felt tears welling in her eyes, but for once they were
joyful tears. Lotor was alive and safe as was his comrade
Kaladan. But at the same time she also felt the pangs of anxiety
knotting up her stomach. How was she going to explain what she'd
learned from the prince? And when she did explain, would her
friends even believe her. She feared what their reactions were
going to be. They certainly weren't going to be happy to learn
that not only was Lotor alive, but he'd sneaked into the castle
undetected to meet with Allura. But as nervous as she was, she
knew she had to tell them the truth.

"Danzar. Lotor said his
true father's name is Danzar and that Coran knew him. I wonder
why druels were meeting with my father." Allura said quietly
to herself.

"King Danzar of Namoria.
I've never heard of that planet. Wait, that must be where Lotor
was born. I've got to do this. No matter what my friends may
think, I have to tell them the truth. I can only hope they can
forgive me for keeping the truth hidden from them. And I hope
they can accept the fact I've forgiven Lotor for the past."

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

The next morning Allura awoke
and quickly changed out of her now crumpled pink dress and put on
a deep blue pants suit with matching knee length boots. She knew
she was going to have to confront Nanny and apologize for her
outburst the previous night. It was going to take much of her
courage just to do that. But it was the only way to smooth things
over between them. She sat nervously on her bed waiting for the
door to be opened. And like expected, Nanny unlocked the door and
entered her room. She had a stern look upon her face indicating
she was still displeased with Allura's behavior.

"Nanny," Allura
began in a soft and meek voice.

"What?" The
governess asked sternly.

"I'm sorry. I shouldn't
have behaved the way I did last night. I've just been under so
much stress."

"That is no excuse for
the temper tantrum you threw last night young lady. Sometimes I
don't think you appreciate the reality of your situation. And I
think you apreciate even less the efforts we go through to keep
you safe." Nanny replied.

"I know. I...I have
something I need to tell everyone. It's very important that I get
this out in front of my friends. I don't want to keep this
bottled in anymore." Allura said with her head down.

"I don't know that you
deserve the right to leave your room with the way you
acted."

"Please Nanny. It's very
important. There's a lot that I need to say, and I can't say it
closed up in my room." Allura pleaded softly.

With a gruff sigh Nanny nodded
in agreement. "Very well. You can speak to everyone in the
dining room at breakfast."

"Yes Nanny." Allura
said quietly.

Fifteen minutes later Allura
walked into the dining room looking both sheepish and anxious.
She was about to tell her dearest friends she'd been meeting with
their worst enemy. She nervously sat down at the table and tried
to start eating. Her friends were looking at her trying to look
supportive, but their unintended scrutiny only served to heighten
her state of emotional uneasieness. She quietly began to eat her
food as they continued to look at her. Realizing they were making
her more anxious they looked away and tried to finish off their
meals. But on occassion Keith would sneak a glance over at the
princess and saw the nervous look on her face.

She tried to focus upon eating
her food, but the anxiety of her situation made it impossible for
her to get even one bite of food down. She stood up and began to
speak. "Look, I need to talk to you all. I can't concentrate
on anything or even eat until I get this out into the open. Would
you all please follow me into the control center, and I'll
explain everything." She said waiting nervously for a
responce.

"Princess, what are you
talking about?" Coran insisted.

"It has to do with the
men who saved me from being kidnapped, and things that have been
occuring before that... without your knowledge." Allura
replied in a shaky voice.

"What do you mean things
occuring without our knowledge? Just what are you getting at
young lady?" Nanny demanded.

"Nanny, calm down. If it
is this important then let us give Allura the chance to explain
herself." Coran said.

"Look, Allura's got some
stuff she really needs to get off her chest. Let's give her the
chance to do it. And then maybe she can put everything that's
happened behind her and get back to the being the happy princess
we all know and love." Keith replied.

Allura didn't know if she
could ever go back to being her old self when her friends heard
what she had to tell them. Everyone left the table and headed for
the control center. Allura was the last to enter, and she was
visibly nervous. She was shaking and wringing her hands as sweat
began to dampen them. She could feel the lump forming in her
throat. Her heart was beating fast and she could feel the
butterflies fluttering violently in her stomach. She didn't know
if she could do this. She had to do this. She just couldn't hold
it back any longer. Even if Lotor and his family weren't on the
way, she would have to do it anyway. She'd go insane if she
didn't.

"All right princess,
what's going on?" Lance asked.

"Look, I know I haven't
been easy to deal with. My moods have been up and down, but
there's an explanation. Ever since I learned Lotor died I've been
an emotional wreck. I haven't known what to feel or think upon
hearing of his death. And then I was taken off the team because
you all feared that Zarkon would strike me down if given the
chance. But..." she stopped talking. The words were on her
tongue and insisted upon coming out. But the fear of what she was
about to say held her back from saying what she needed to say.

"Allura, there's no need
to explain about that. We know you're a kind hearted person and
while he doesn't deserve your grief, we understand that you
needed to mourn Lotor's death in order to get him out of your
head. And when Zarkon is dealt with you'll be back on the
team."

"No she won't! She is a
princess and has no buisness in that flying beast!" Nanny
interjected loudly.

"Allura's part of the
team! And she has the right to defend her people no matter what
you say! She's a grown woman and can make her own decisions! Why
don't you quit bossing her around so much, and give her a chance
to do what she feels she needs to do!" Keith yelled.

"Who are you to tell me
how to keep Allura safe? Ever since you five allowed her to fly
the blue lion she is always at risk! If you five really cared
about her you'd keep her on the ground where she belongs!"
Nanny barked.

"And if you cared about
her you wouldn't be up her ass all the time telling her what to
do and where to go! She's a grown woman and she has the right to
do as she pleases!" Keith retorted.

"She is a princess and
must think about her people first!" Nanny protested.

"She can't think about
her people if she's locked up in her room or bothered by guards
babysitting her every move! Damnit woman why can't you just let
her be?" Lance snapped.

"If I had my way I
wouldn't let the princess around you five unruly brats to begin
with! You're a terrible influence upon her!"

"Nanny that's not true!
Keith and the others are my friends! They've been nothing but
good to me!" Allura cried.

"Indeed! Letting you fly
the blue lion, getting you into situations you can't handle, and
then on top of that they leave you vunerable to that terrible son
of King Zarkon's! And to think you can actually mourn such a
horrible man. All the things he did to you and you give him a
second thought? How can you be so foolish!" Nanny admonished
sternly.

"Allura needed to mourn
his death. It doesn't matter how bad he was, she needed to have a
good cry and get him out of her head." Pidge protested.

"Look, will you all
please let me finish what I need to say?" Allura pleaded.

Her pleas however fell upon
deaf ears as everyone continued to bicker and argue about what
they thought was best for Allura. "She has the right to
mourn someone you know! Even if he was an evil, heartless,
despicable monster, she had the right to grieve!" Keith
yelled.

"Stop that! Don't say
that about him!" Allura yelled, but her words went unheeded.

"You're only contributing
to her rebelliousness. Coran and I know what is best for her! You
don't!" Nanny exclaimed.

"Everyone, please will
you all calm down! This isn't getting us anywhere!" Coran
shouted trying to establish order.

"Don't defend them Coran.
Even you allowed Allura to go off recklessly upon her own and
looked what happened! She was almost kidnapped by Zarkon's
goons!" Nanny barked back.

"None of us could know
that Zarkon would attempt to kidnap the princess! She wasn't even
the intended target." Coran objected.

"Of course she was the
intended target! Even with that terrible Lotor out of the way,
his own father will pick up where he left off! To think of all
the disgusting, perverted things that devil would have done to my
baby! And his father would be even worse!"

"Stop it! Please, stop
yelling! I need to..."

The chaos continued. Everyone
yelling over each other trying to drown out each other's voices
until the princess simply couldn't stand it anymore. "IT WAS
LOTOR WHO RESCUED ME!"

Allura slapped her hands over
her mouth realizing what she had just blurted out. At that moment
there was nothing but silence. Seven shocked expressions now
focused solely upon her. She couldn't believe what she had just
said. She felt her stomach fluttering violently as if she would
lose its contents that very second. Sweat broke out all over her
body and her heart pounded in her ears. Her eyes were wide with
fear at the reaction she was sure would be fourthcoming.

to be continued...

to be continued...
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