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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 List
- 24
- 25
- 26
Chapter 25: Coming
Together

So lost were they in their
reunion Lotor and Allura forgot that there were several pairs of
eyes watching them both. The Namorian Druels stood in silent and
approving acknowledgment of the reunion, while Keith and his
teammates didn't know quite what to think. All they could
remember was Allura had always feared and hated this man. Yet now
she stood in his arms, and allowed him to put his arms around
her. Keith and Sven tried to fight back the urge to point their
lazor guns at Lotor. But then they began to really study his
changed appearence. He looked nothing like the arrogant and cruel
prince they'd always done battle against. His eyes no longer held
the leering stare when he looked at Allura. His smile was no
longer cold, but one of a man who was happy to be reunited with
his beloved. His attire was completely different from what they
were used to. Gone was the cold and stark blue, grey and red. Now
he wore a deep royal blue with accents of silver. His hair still
flowed freely down his back, but it was no longer pulled back
from his face. His bangs now hung gracefully on both sides of his
face slightly obscuring his pointed ears. Two sections of his
bangs were pulled to either side and met in a single braid
descending down his back. Had it not been for the deep silver
cord threaded through the braid it would almost had been
invisible.

Pidge, Hunk and Lance were
almost in awe of how his appearance had changed...of how he had
changed. Coran also could not help but feel suprise at how Lotor
and Allura interacted with each other. He was about to speak when
he looked over and saw Danzar, his daughter Leena and Genar's
wife Nomey standing beside him. Nanny hurried to catch up to
Coran. Her eyes widened in shock to see her baby in Lotor's arms.

"You unhand her you
fiend!" She shouted.

"Nanny, calm down. This
isn't what you think." Coran said trying to keep the
situation from becoming a fight.

"Allura, how can you
stand with him! How can you let him touch you! After all he's
done to you!" Nanny yelled.

"Nanny, that's
enough!" Allura snapped firmly. Her governess was taken
aback by her behavior. Had the girl completely lost her mind?

"Lotor isn't the man he
used to be. He has changed. Has not one word I've said to you
made any sense? He's not going to hurt me." Allura retorted.

"How can you talk to me
that way? After I practically raised you when your parents died!
Your mother and father would be rolling in their graves right
now!" Nanny shouted again.

"My father came to Lotor
and I both. I told you that once already. And Lotor is with his
true family now. You're standing right next to his father."
Allura said trying to calm the situation down.

Nanny looked over at Danzar
but that did not quell the mistrust she felt. Leena stepped
foward and began to speak. "Please understand, what you hear
is true. Lotor is my twin brother. I know he did terrible things
while under the influence of my uncle, but he has broken away
from Zarkon's evil. I know you will find it hard to understand,
but my brother loves Allura. They would have been able to grow up
together and come to love one another if our uncle hadn't
interfered." She explained.

"It's true. King Alfor
and myself would have united Arus and Namoria through the
marriage of our first born children. I know the people of Arus
have suffered greatly because of my brother Zarkon. He murdered
my father, and slaughtered all of my family save for the druels
you see standing before you. We are all that is left of the line
of the first Namorian King, Keltor. I understand that it will be
hard for you to look beyond everything that has happened in the
past. But Lotor is no longer under Zarkon's influence. He knows
now that he is my son, and heir to Namoria's throne. But more
than that, he is now the keeper of his grandfather's
spirit." Danzar said.

Nanny, still fuming at the
site of Allura and Lotor together was about to say yet something
more inflamatory towards the prince when Coran cut her off.
"Enough. If these people had any intent upon harming us they
would have done it by now. If Alfor did not believe a union
between Lotor and Allura was possible he would not have visited
them." He said before looking toward Keith and the others.

"This must be a time of
understanding between us all. A great many things have changed,
and we all must come to terms with and accept those changes. I
realize some may come to this realization quicker than others,
but it must be done." Coran finished.

"Coran, I realize you and
your companions must have many questions. There is much that
needs to be explained." Danzar replied.

"If we may all go into
the castle, we can answer all your questions." He added.

"My father is speaking
the truth." Leena interjected.

"Agreed. I'll take all of
you to the command center. And as irritated as she may be at the
moment, I'll have Nanny prepare rooms for you." Coran said.

"Thank you old
friend." Danzar said with an appreciative tone.

*********************************************************
Mogor was hidden deep
within the forest not far from the castle. No one knew that he
had the magic pendent that rendered its wearer to become
invisible. It had been given to him by Sylvana upon King Zarkon's
command. While things had not gone according to plan, it mattered
not to the commander. He was on Arus and near the castle. That
was all he needed. The sucess of his mission would quell the
king's anger at losing a ship and soldiers. Once his goal was
achieved, he was sure the king would be quite generous with the
reward. A wicked smile twisted his menacing facial features.
"Once king Zarkon sees
her dead body, he'll grant me wealth beyond imagination." He
said evilly to himself.
As he spoke, he heard
voices near where he was hiding. "Spread out! He can't have
gotten too far!"
Fearing detection, Mogor
became invisible once more. When the fools came close enough, he
would dispatch them without them evening knowing what happened.
Then he would make his way to the castle. There he would claim a
most precious trophy in the name of his king. And that trophy
would be princess Allura's lifeless corpse. He waited for a scout
to get closer to him. He almost pitied how easy it would be to
kill the poor fool. He wouldn't even see it coming.
The scout drew closer to
the tree Mogor was hiding against. He looked to the left and then
to the right. But before he could continue searching he felt
something suddenly rip into his gut. Blood began to bubble up in
his mouth and pour from his nose as he took his last breath. He
quickly fell to the ground as his blood painted the ground red.
Mogor let out a sinister laugh as he studied the blood that
dripped from his sword. And the beauty of it for him was that no
one had seen it. No one had seen him. And they wouldn't catch him
either. He would simply lay in wait and slaughter them unseen. It
was like a spider waiting for flies to get caught in its web. It
would be so easy it was almost pathetic, but it was sport for him
none the less.
"I'll run the little
bitch through, and she won't even see it coming." He laughed
to himself.

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

The Voltron
Force, Coran, Allura and the druels all met in the command
center. For a few tense moments there was silence. Everyone
looked as if they were studying one another. It was hard for
anyone to truly speak up and start a conversation. Keith and the
others were still trying to adjust to the site of Lotor and
Allura standing side by side in peaceful coexistance. They were
all so used to her either running from him or slapping the
arrogant smile off his face.

"Um...so
Lotor is really your son. I'm sorry, what did you say your name
was?" Pidge asked trying to break the ice.

"My name
is Danzar. Yes, Lotor is my son. I am the one of only two
remaining children of my father, Keltor. This is my daughter
Leena. She is also Lotor's twin sister." Danzar answered
looking toward Leena.

He continued
with the introductions. "These are my nephews, Avian, Genar
and Kezrin. They are all cousins of my son and daughter. And this
is Kaladan. While he is not related to our family, he is a friend
of my son. He aided Lotor in getting here to Arus, and helped
save him and myself when we were prisoners on Doom."

"Um...not
to be rude, but the one called Avian...how can he be a druel? He
looks like a human." Hunk interjected.

Avian's eyes
narrowed at the comment. "I'm as druel as any other druel
here, and don't you forget it." He growled

"Take it
easy Avian. These people have probably never seen a druel like
you before." Danzar said trying to calm Avian's defensive
mood.

"You see,
Avian's mother was a daughter of Keltor. But the mate she chose
was a man from Earth. When Avian was born, he inherited the druel
eyes and ears. But he also inherited his father's skin color and
hair color. Unfortunately he's had to bear the predjudice and
misunderstanding of others because of how unique he is."
Danzar explained.

"Look, I
didn't mean any offense. I guess I've just never seen a druel
that looked like that before." Hunk said trying to apologize
for any hurt feelings his words might have caused.

"That's
cause druels like me don't live very long. If I'd been born
within the empire, they'd have snuffed me out before I even made
it out of my mother. Only reason they even let half breeds live
in the empire is cause pure bloods are too fucking lazy to do
battle themselves." Avian growled.

As soon as he
spoke he felt a sudden rap to the back of his head with something
hard...and bristley. "Ouch!" He yelled rubbing the back
of his head. He turned around and found a very shocked governess
standing behind him. In her hands was the broom that she'd just
bonked him in the head with.

"I should
wash your mouth out with soap! How dare you utter such filth, and
in the presense of young women!" Nanny yelled.

Allura would
have been shocked to hear such a word, but she knew Lance had a
habit of using such language on several an occassion and often
got the same stern reprimand from Nanny. He rubbed his head and
looked to see he was getting stern looks from his druel
bretheren.

"Avian,
learn to watch your language. It's not appropriate in the
presence of our guests." Danzar scolded.

Avian just
looked away with an irritated expression but held his tongue.
Lance looked over at the sable haired druel woman standing beside
Leena. "Is she related to the family?" He asked.

"Nomey is
my wife and mate. I felt it best to bring her with us so she and
I could spend more time together. I admit...it's hard for us to
be apart from each other." Genar said as Nomey walked over
to him.

"I don't
know what I'd do if I ever lost Genar." She said pressing
herself close to him.

She was a bit
confused by all the strange looks she got as she put her arms
around her mate. "Is something wrong?" She asked
timidly.

"Oh,
nothing's wrong. It's just we've never seen Druels like you
before. Usually when they're around all that happens is a bunch
of chaos and destruction." Pidge said trying not to offend
the young woman.

"I
understand this must seem strange to you all. Before my father
broke away from the empire, that was all druels were known for.
Most of our kind are a violent and warlike race. It was the
mingling of druel and human blood that has, I guess you could
say, tamed the ruthlessness in some of us. I think it was the
human blood in my father that made him see how cruel he was being
toward those he conqurored in the name of the empire. It was the
human blood within him, and the woman who would come to be his
queen, Loeena. They fled the empire with many followers both
Druel and of other races. They fled to a planet outside the
empire. When they settled, Keltor named the planet Namoria, in
honor of Loeena's sister, Namora. She gave her life so that he
and the others could escape the empire and make a better life. It
was his hope that druels could coexist with other races,
especially those of human origin." Danzar explained.

"At one
time, Zarkon had human blood within him. Hybrids who mated with
those like themselves produced more of the same. We have both
human and druel traits. Unlike pure blood druels, we are more
pleasing to the eyes. The human dna softens our features so that
we are less menancing. We retain the skin color, pointed ears and
eyes of our pure blood druel ancestors, but with a more human
appearence." He continued.

"You mean
at one time Zarkon looked like one of you?" Keith asked
puzzled.

"Yes, he
did. His hair was a darker color of silver than mine. After he
killed our father I challenged him to a dual for the crown. I
defeated him and as punishment for his crimes I exiled him from
Namoria never to return. It was not long after that he met up
with the witch Haggar. He wanted to become a powerful war lord
and then king within the empire. And he wanted any trace of human
blood purged from his body. He considered it a weakness. She
performed a ritual that would purge all the human blood within
him. She would help him to become the conquoror he desired to be,
but at a price. The ritual that would purge him would also rob
him of his handsome appearence. He would become on the outside
the monster he is inside. And he also had to make her his right
hand. She would get to share in his wealth and power, only one
step down from being his queen." Danzar answered.

"Gee, no
wonder he looks like shit." Lance replied sarcastically.
That earned him a swat to the side of his face from Nanny's
broom.

"That's
it! I hear one more vile, filthy word leave any of your mouths
I'll douse them with dish washing liquid!" She yelled.

"She'll
do it too." Hunk said. A stern glare shot his way, and he
immediately shut his mouth.

Avian looked
at Lance with a sly smirk. "You're a brave son of a..."

"AVIAN!"
His family all shouted in unison.

"Gun."
Avian said not looking the least bit intimidated. Those around
him breathed a sigh of relief as he changed what he had intended
to say.

"You
know, I could get to like this guy." Lance said with a
laugh.

"So what
your other two nephews like?" Pidge asked.

"We're
standing right here. You could ask us you know." Kezrin said
with a shrug.

"You'll
have to forgive Kezrin. He's not much for crowds." Genar
said.

"You're
Genar, right?" Keith asked looking at the garnet haired
druel.

"Yes. I'm
the most removed from the old ways of our kind. I prefer to talk
instead of fight. Reasoning can achieve much more than just
blatant violence." Genar stated calmly.

"That can
be debated." Avian shrugged.

"Avian
not withstanding, I will fight when given no other alternative.
Violence is only an option for me when those I love are
threatened. In such an instance, I will fight and if necessary
kill to protect those I care about." Genar said. His mood
was calm, but all around him could tell his words were deadly
serious.

"What
about you Kezrin?" Hunk asked.

"I
have...abilities. I have the power to harness my own spirit
energy to protect myself or those around me. I can also use it to
repel oncoming attacks for a limited amount of time. But it comes
at a cost, sometimes at a risk to my own life. When I expend my
energy I am weakened. I have to rest in a special chamber to
replenish lost energy." Kezrin answered.

"Oh, so
it's kind of like having to recharge a battery when its life runs
too low." Pidge said.

"You
could say that." Kezrin said.

"It's a
good thing The Grace can carry his chamber. We wouldn't have been
able to leave Namoria for a long period of time if we didn't. I
hope it won't be a problem setting it up in the castle."
Genar said.

"Of
course, it won't be a problem. We'll find somewhere in the castle
to set it up." Coran replied.

"Everyone,
would you please excuse me? I need to go find Nanny. I need to
make things right with her. I don't want her to be mad at me, or
any of you either." Allura said.

"Princess,
are you sure that's a good idea? She's very riled up right
now." Coran asked with concern.

"I'll be
fine. I just...I can't stand that she's mad at me. I know I
should have been more up front about things, but I didn't know
how any of you would react." Allura replied.

"As you
wish. The rest of you, come with me. I'll have the maids prepare
something for you all to eat. I'm sure you must be very hungry
after your long journey."

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

Nanny was in
Allura's room putting clothes away and dusting off the furniture.
Allura saw her working and hesitantly entered her room.
"Nanny?"

"WHAT?"
Nanny said in an angry tone. It was enough to bring Allura to
tears, but she fought them back. She couldn't fall apart, not
right now.

"I'm
sorry about all this. I just wish you would understand what's
going on. There's so much that you don't know. If you'd just come
and talk with them..."

"How can
you defend them? How can you defend...him? He terrorized you. He
could have killed you on so many occassions." Nanny argued.

"He could
have, but he didn't. And I understand why now. He loves me. Under
the influence of Zarkon he didn't understand how to convey that
love. Deep down, he's not the evil, heartless monster I thought
him to be. He was as much a victim of Zarkon as I was. He wasn't
born evil. He was taught to be evil. But even with all that his
uncle did to make him so terrible, there is good in his heart.
There is good in him. He wouldn't have risked so much or endured
so much torment if I meant nothing to him." Allura explained
trying to remain calm.

"Do you
realize what you do to me when I see you hugging him? He
terrorized you and your people, and now you welcome him with open
arms?" Nanny protested.

"That
Lotor is gone. I know that in my heart. If that were not so, then
my father's spirit would not have come to us. Nanny, please try
to understand. I know my people have suffered at the hands of
Zarkon, but Danzar's people have suffered too. Zarkon is Danzar's
older brother so imagine the heart break Danzar felt when he
watched his father murdered by his older brother. Think of the
emotional torment he suffered when Lotor was stolen from him by
Zarkon. Think of all the lives lost when Zarkon had the royal
family murdered. Leena, and her cousins all had to grow up
without their aunts, uncles and cousins. Leena had to grow up
without her father. Danzar risked his life to rescue Lotor from
Zarkon, but ended up a prisoner himself. Think of how he must
have suffered watching his own son being raised to be as corrupt
as his uncle. And even though you may not want to realize it,
Lotor has suffered too. When he became a slave, he didnt' just
see the suffering he caused, he endured it. If Lotor were still
the man he used to be, he wouldn't have cared about what happened
to me. He wouldn't have fought and taken risks to see me again.
He's grown up Nanny. He's not the spoiled, arrogant and cruel
prince I once knew. He's changed. He's become a true prince. I no
longer have to fear him. I no longer hate him. I've forgiven him
for the past. I just hope that one day, you and the others will
find the strength to forgive him as well." Allura said.

Nanny remained
silent as she continued dusting. Allura let out a frustrated sigh
and left the governess to her chores. She walked away thinking it
would be a long time before Nanny would come to terms with all
that was happening. It hurt her that Nanny was so mad with her.
She knew the governess was put off with the Voltron force and
even Coran, but Allura was the one who bore the brunt of her
anger. And that broke the young princess's heart. It was as if
her biological mother was angry at her. She wondered down the
hall by herself trying to fight back her tears. As hard as she
fought, those tears began to fall. It hurt so bad that one of the
most important people in her life was so upset with her. As bad
as Nanny's words had hurt her, the silence hurt her much worse.

She continued
wondering down the hall until she came to the dining room. She
heard the voices of her friends and the druels as they conversed.
She peered in for one moment and caught the site of Lotor
standing beside his sister and father. He looked toward the door
way and spied her there for one second. He could see the tears
welling up in her eyes as she quickly stepped away. He excused
himself from everyone to see Allura.

She stood
outside the dining hall with her hand over her mouth trying to
muffle the sobs. Her eyes were tightly shut as tears fell from
them. She quickly opened her eyes when she felt a pair of strong
arms go around her. She looked up to see Lotor gazing at her as
he held her.

"Allura,
what's wrong?" He asked with concern.

"Nanny's
still mad at me. I tried to make her understand, but she won't
listen." Allura answered with a shaky voice.

"Give her
time Allura. Not everyone is going to forgive as easily as you
do. Just give her a little time, and she'll come around."
Lotor said trying to calm Allura's nerves.

"It's
just that...she's the closest thing I had to a mother after my
real mother died. She and Coran are all I've had to look up to
when my parents died." Allura said with a sniffle.

Lotor raised
one hand to her face and gently wiped her tears away. He let his
fingers brush across her cheek. "Allura," He said
trying to think of something to say to her. "Everything will
be all right."

Allura looked
up at him through her tear glazed eyes. He looked into those blue
eyes, those sapphire colored orbs that could hold him in a trance
for days. He couldn't stop himself from looking in those eyes.
Allura found herself also looking into his gold cat like eyes.
She looked not with fear or scorn, but with something else.
Something she hadn't dared to believe she could ever feel for
this man. She never imagined for one moment she would find
herself falling in love with him.

"You...you
look so different now." Allura said finally breaking the
silence.

"I admit
it's taking me a little while to get used to dressing like this.
It's different from that cold, drab uniform I had to wear. I
looked more like a military comander than a prince." Lotor
replied.

"I...I
like this look. It suits you." Allura said feeling just a
hint timd to look at him.

"Allura,
are you...blushing?" Lotor asked. He tried to hide the smirk
coming on, but he just couldn't help it.

Allura put her
hands to her cheeks and felt how heated they were. She was indeed
blushing. "This is going to sound stupid, but I'm just now
noticing just how handsome you really are." She answered.

The prince let
out a soft chuckle at her remark. "It's not stupid, Allura.
Usually our encounters were chaotic. And when I looked at you I
was only looking at what was outside. It wasn't until I saw your
spirit that I truly began to realize just how amazing you really
are."

"I'm not
that special. I'm just doing what I feel I need to do to protect
those I care about." Allura replied.

"You are
that special Allura. You're more than special. You're
extrodinary. You're the most beautiful and extrodinary woman I've
ever met." Lotor said with a tone of pride. It wasn't an
arrogant pride. It was the pride of a man in love. He all but
glowed as he spoke.

A moment
passed and they were silent again. Neither could seem to stop
looking at one another. And then their faces began to draw closer
to one another. Their bodies drew closer together and their
embraces around each other tightened. Closer and closer their
faces grew until their lips finally touched. For the briefest
second Lotor felt hesitancy. He didn't know if Allura would allow
the kiss to deepen or if she would pull away. She didn't. She
simply pressed foward and opened her mouth to his.

She was
suprised by how soft his lips were. They were warm and inviting,
encouraging her to keep her own lips locked against his. He in
turn was feeling a surge of warmth through his body. Her lips
were softer than the softest velvet. Every bit what he had always
imagined they would be. No. They were even better than what he
had imagined. This was a moment he'd so long waited for, and he
didn't want it to end. She was happy in his arms and accepting of
his kiss. Neither seemed to notice a crowd at gathered at the
doorway. They were so lost in each other that they didn't notice
they were being watched. Their hearts were beating in perfect
sinc with each other. It was a moment that could last forever as
far as both were concerned.

But as quickly
as it began, the kiss ended. Lotor and Allura looked at each
other almost shocked by their boldness. It certainly was not the
first time he'd kissed a woman, yet it felt like the first true
kiss he'd ever experienced in his life. And for Allura, it was
her first true kiss. She felt dizzy for a second having to hold
onto Lotor to make sure she didn't fall backwards. And for the
prince, it was a kiss that was three times as sweet and
intoxicating as any wine he'd ever had. He managed to break his
gaze from his beloved for a second. His expression went from one
of bliss to complete shock, and a hint of embarrasment. Allura
wondered what made him look like that and found that Coran,
Danzar and their company were all looking at the prince and
princess.

Lotor and
Allura then looked at each other and noticed they were both beet
red with embarrassment. Never before in his life had he ever been
abashed about getting caught with a woman, but he certainly felt
it now. Allura felt just as embarrassed at her behavior. If Nanny
had seen them they both would have gotten a thorough tongue
lashing. Both felt like two teenagers getting caught making out
by their respective parents. They both looked down with guilty
looks on their faces.

But to their
suprise, there were no protests or words of reprimand. "This
is their choice. Let them be." Coran stated.

Well, I'd
originally planned for chapter 25 to be a bit longer than this,
but it ended up getting so long that I had to split it into two
chapters. So everybody gets two for one today. In this chapter
the Voltron team and the royal family of Namoria start coming
together and soon an official alliance will form. Lotor and
Allura also get closer together. But trouble looms right under
their noses.

to be continued...
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