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Redemption and Destiny	By : alucardsangel1973 Category: +S to Z > Voltron Views: 2221 -:- Recommendations : 0 -:- Currently Reading : 0
Disclaimer: Voltron and its characters are property of World Event Productions. I do not own the fandom. No profit is made from this. This is purely a fanfiction that includes original characters from my imagination. Characters from the series and comic are not mine.

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chap6

Chapter 6: Escape

Miranda looked down
at her brother, Arin. He was still out cold from the punch he
took from one of the guards. Kargos approached to take him away.
She grabbed hold of his shoulders. "Please my lord! My
brother is hurt and he needs tending to." She plead.

"Be silent
wench! You've caused enough trouble already!" Kargos barked.
He looked down at Arin's limp form unmoved by Miranda's pleas.
"Take him and put him in with the drule." He ordered.

The guards dragged
Arin away while Kargos followed close behind. Another guard
forced Miranda back to her place to continue mining.

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

Lotor felt a suddenly
splash of rather cold water against his upper body. Arin got the
same. The two prisoners woke up to find themselves facing each
other at opposite ends of the cell. Their feet were shackeled by
short chains on the floor to keep them from tearing each other
apart. Kargos stood outside the prison glaring at them both.

"That's three
guards you've cost me you little bastard. And tomorrow it will
cost you your life." Kargos growled.

"I would think
after killing three of your croonies you'd be a little more
cautious about wanting to kill me." Lotor muttered wiping
the water from his face.

"I'm not going
to kill you. He is." Kargos said pointing to Arin.

"Tomorrow you
both are going to fight each other. Knowing you both are enemies,
it is likely you two will destroy each other. In that event, I'll
have rid myself of two trouble makers." He replied coldly.

"Kargos you
monster!" Arin barked.

"Of course I
could make a small concession upon my part as compensation if you
should happen to live. Kill the son of Zarkon, and I would be
willing to send your sister back to planet Doom as a kitchen
maid. I think that would be a far easier life than mining lazon
down here in such filthy conditions." Kargos offered.

"And what if I
don't survive?" Arin asked.

"Then you'll be
dead." Kargos answered.

"You know what I
mean! What about Miranda? What will become of her if I die?"
Arin demanded.

"Then you can
pray to whatever god you worship that she will soon follow
you." Kargos replied with an evil laugh.

"You beast! I
swear I'll kill you if you touch her!" Arin shouted.

"Save your
breath." Lotor muttered.

"If these chains
were but a little longer I'd put my hands around your throat and
squeeze." Arin warned.

"Instead of
threatening my life you should be focusing upon how to help your
sister." Lotor replied.

"Oh I know how
I'm going to help her. I can help her by ending your miserable
life. And don't think I'll have a problem with doing it either.
I'd be more than happy to ram a spear through your black
heart." Arin growled.

"And what good
would that do? Will that really help your sister?" Lotor
asked.

"It will at
least put her in better living conditions. I'd rather have her
doing dishes on planet Doom than mining in a dark, filthy
mine." Arin answered angrily.

"You really
think they'll let your sister leave this place? Do you honestly
believe that they will let the two of you live? They'll have you
both killed when you're of no further use to them." Lotor
replied.

"How would you
know, and why would you care? You're the one who enslaved many
people from planet Arus. You're the reason my sister and I are
here in the first place." Arin retorted.

"And what if you
did succeed in killing me? What if Kargos kept his word and put
your sister on planet Doom again? Do you have any idea of what
would happen to her there? She would not be a domestic servant
the way you're thinking. My father's guards would have their way
with her any time they wanted. She'd be worse off there than she
would here." Lotor said.

"Why would you
care? You're just saying that so I won't kill you. I should have
known you'd beg for your life sooner or later. I'd have a better
chance with your father than you."

"My father is
the one who put me here." Lotor replied cryptically.

"I knew my
father was capable of many things even killing me, but I never in
my life imagined he would condem me to this. If he would do this
to me, his own son, do you have any idea what fate might befall
your sister if she goes back to Doom?"

"What am I
supposed to do? Go to my death knowing my sister will suffer
dearly before she dies?" Arin argued.

"Help me get out
of here." Lotor said.

"What! Why in
the diamond galaxy would I help you escape Carnos?" Arin
protested.

"Keep you voice
down you fool. You want the guards to hear us?" Lotor
demanded sternly.

"You're mad.
There's nothing you can say to convince me to help you."
Arin growled.

"You came from
planet Arus. My father is planning an attack against it. Do you
want to see the rest of your people end up here? Do you want to
die knowing you could have helped them avoid such a horrible
place as this?"

"You're not
going to intimidate or blackmail me into helping you. Personally
a fate like this is too good for the likes of you. You deserve to
burn in hell. You don't give a damn about anyone but
yourself." Arin said.

"Before I met
Princess Allura, all I did care about were my own desires. I
thought I could do anything I wanted and not worry about the
concequences. That was before I realized how strongly I feel for
Allura, and knowing now that my father never gave a damn about
me." Lotor replied.

"What do you
mean your feelings for Princess Allura. You're not worthy of
uttering her name. What possible feelings could you have for her
other than wanton lust?" Arin asked skeptically.

"That was true
at first. I thought she was just a prize to be won and kept. But
she never backed down from me no matter what I did. No matter how
I threatened her life or the lives of those she loves she never
backed down. I never realized until I met Allura how strong a
woman could truly be. As stubborn as I was to make her mine, she
twice as stubborn about standing up to me." Lotor said and
paused for a breath of air.

"My father
always taught me that women were just pitiful and helpless sheep
who needed strong, dominant males to keep them in their place. I
didn't realize until meeting Allura that there are women who
don't fit that mold. Yes there are some who are quite to content
to be led around like pets behind their husbands, but Allura is
not one of those women. She won't be led around by anyone. She's
a strong willed, independent woman who insists upon earning the
respect of her people instead of outright demanding it. I have
learned to look upon princess Allura as a person instead of an
object."

"That still
doesn't make up for all the horrible things you did to thousands
of innocent lives." Arin said sternly.

"Nothing I do
will ever atone for the crimes I've committed. But if I don't get
out of here then there is no way for me to stop my father from
going through with his plans." Lotor replied.

"And how do I
know that you won't just make up with your father and help him
with his goal?" Arin asked.

"Do you honestly
think I'd help him after what he did to me? There is one thing
you can be certain about me. I don't forget. And I don't forgive
easily either. As far as I'm concerned my father is dead to me.
If it were just simple minded revenge then I would understand
you're not wanting to help me escape this place. This hell is
more than I deserve. But for me to die knowing Allura could end
up with a fate like this or worse, that would be the worst hell I
could live in."

The former prince
took another pause before looking Arin straight in the eyes.
"If I remain here there is no hope of saving your people or
your princess. My father has eliminated me as an obstacle so
there will be nothing to stand in his way." He continued.

"Voltron will
stop him as he always has." Arin interjected.

"In the past
yes. But a great deal of that was because I wanted Allura to come
to no harm. I could never inflict the strike that would have
ensured my father's victory. Now that he is in complete control,
he won't have any problem with killing anyone who gets in his
way. And if you need proof of that revelation...you're looking at
it. This isn't a temporary solution for him. I won't be getting
back into his good graces. He did this to get rid of me. He knew
there was a pretty good chance I'd die here."

"That still
doesn't answer the question of what I'm supposed to do to get you
out of here if I did want to help you. Just what am I supposed to
do?" Arin asked.

"Kargos expects
one of two things to happen. Either you kill me or we kill each
other. He wants me dead. My father wants me dead. So you're going
to kill me." Lotor said plainly.

Arin's eyes widened
at that statement. He thought the drule had surely lost his mind.

"You heard me.
You're going to kill me, at least that's what you're going to
make Kargos and my father think." Lotor replied.

Arin was about to
speak until he heard heavy footsteps approaching his and Lotor's
cell. The two immediately stopped talking. Kargos lumbered up to
the two prisoners. He motioned for two guards to open the cell
and remove Arin.

"I'm going to be
generous enough to let you have a few last moments with your
sister. Don't worry your highness, your little cell mate will be
back soon." Kargos sneered.

Lotor glared
menacingly at the ogre lord. He watched as Arin was unchained
from the floor and pushed out of the cell. A wave of fear rushed
over him. What if Arin told Kargos of the plan Lotor had to
escape Carnos? He knew he would surely die then. Arin gave one
backwards glance before he was taken away.

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

Miranda was secluded
in a dimly lit cell. Arin was taken to her and pushed into the
small room. Kargos looked at them for a moment. "This may be
the last time you two ever see each other in this life, so I
suggest you say your goodbyes and anything else now. I am being
generous enough to let you two see each other one more time. But
I am not giving you the luxuary of time. So make it quick."
Kargos said as he and his guards left.

"Arin, what is
he talking about? What's happening?" Miranda asked
fearfully.

"Sister, we
don't have much time so listen and listen closely. Zarkon's son
killed two more guards. Kargos has lost his patience with him and
intends to do away with him. But Kargos is too much of a coward
to do it himself. He intends to have Lotor and I fight each
other. The deal is if I kill the son of Zarkon then you will be
taken from here back to planet Doom where you can serve as a
kitchen maid. And I accepted the offer." Arin answered.

"Arin you can't!
You know Kargos will not keep his word. Even if you do survive,
he'll surely kill you just for his amusement." Miranda
protested.

"Calm down. If
you make too much noise the guards will hear us. That isn't the
least of the problem. Kargos has placed me in the cell with Lotor
keeping us just far enough apart to where we can't kill each
other...yet. Lotor has insisted that I help him escape...by
making it appear that I've killed him in combat." Arin
continued.

"Then help him.
There is a way we can make it appear that you've killed him
without actually doing so." Miranda said.

"Miranda, I
can't believe what you're saying. You're talking about helping
the son of Zarkon, the beast who put us here in the first place
escape. How can you have any pity for that monster after all he's
done? He deserves to die. The only reason why I didn't tell
Kargos yet is so I could see you now." Arin scolded.

"Arin, Lotor
killed those two guards tonight in order to save me. You had been
knocked unconcious so he took up for me in your stead. If he had
not changed do you think he would have cared about a pitiful
slave girl? Arin, before you demanded that I stopped talking to
him, I told him there may be a way to get him out of here. I have
heard the guards talk. King Zarkon is planning an attack upon
Arus and this time he will be succeed if someone doesn't stop
him. Voltron will not be enough this time and you know it."
Miranda retorted.

"Miranda, what
you're speaking of is in short supply. And it's too precious to
be used on someone as horrible as Zarkon's son." Arin said.

"He does not
want any harm to come to our princess. And if he were able to
escape this place he could stop his father. I know he cannot make
right the wrongs he has committed in the past. But if he could
save the rest of our people from this horrible place..."

"And how do you
know he will Miranda? You are a good person sister, but you are
far too trusting of people who should not be trusted." Arin
said.

"Sometimes even
a person who has been as evil as Lotor can change. I know I can't
prove it for certain, but I believe that he can and has changed.
But if we allow him to stay here and die, then our people will
never be free of Zarkon's domination." Miranda stated.

"Brother,
please...you must do this. Not for me, but for our people. We
must give him at least this chance." She pled.

"What if you're
wrong Miranda? He has decieved many with his charms. What if he
succeeds in doing that again?" Arin asked.

"Then I will
accept whatever fate awaits me. I know you want to protect me
Arin, but there comes a time when we all must stand on our own. I
believe in him Arin. I believe in the love he has for our
princess. So many times he could have killed her, and he never
did. That has to account for something." Miranda answered.

"Then I guess we
must leave this to fate and pray that you are right." Arin
said.

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

Later on that evening
Miranda went from cell to cell delivering the evening meal to the
prisoners. When she came to Lotor and Arin's cell she walked in
and set two small bowls down, one for each man. She gave Arin a
secretive glance and left. Arin waited for the guards to leave.

"If we keep our
voices down then we should be safe. My sister and I have talked.
She believes there is good in you. She believes that you have
repented of the evils you have committed. I, however; am more
cautious. Miranda is a good and trusting person. Why she would
trust you after all that you've done is beyond me. But for the
moment that is beside the point." Arin said as he looked
around making sure no one was watching. He took the eating
utensil wrapped in a piece of cloth and unwrapped it. With the
utensil was a tiny vial with a clear capsule within.

"This...is how
we have smuggled some of our people off this cursed rock. The
solution within this capsule causes its taker to go into a
temporary form of suspended animation. You will appear to have
died. Take it right before our duel. The solution takes affect
very quickly, less than ten minutes. Your heart rate will slow to
a near stop. Your body will be tempararily paralyzed. You will
stop breathing for a very short period of time, long enough for
Kargos to believe you're dead. As long as you are a strong bodied
individual in good health you should recover from the potion
without any lasting effects." Arin explained.

"An innocent
person could have benefited from this solution. But Miranda
believes in you. I don't know why, but she does. But I make you
this promise here and now. If you betray us and return to your
father's side, then I swear I will kill you myself if we ever
meet again." Arin warned.

"If I were to go
back to my father you wouldn't have to worry about killing me,
because he would do it himself." Lotor said calmly.

Arin tossed the vial
in Lotor's direction. He caught it carefully in his hand. He took
the top off the vial and proceeded to hold it to a section of his
hair toward the back of his neck. Then he corked it once more
securing it to his hair so the vial would be safely hidden.

"I can't promise
that I will make it to planet Arus alive. I can't promise that I
won't be killed the moment I get there. But if by some chance I
do happen to survive and make contact with princess Allura, I
will tell her of your situation. I don't know that I will be
shown any mercy. But I know that she will help you, your sister
and the other prisoners kept here. And if I go back on my word
then you will have the comfort knowing I'm dead and burning in
hell where I belong." Lotor promised.

"I can only get
you off Carnos. I don't know where you'll end up after that. I
don't know if any of our people we smuggled out of here are still
alive. I don't know where they ended up or if they made it back
to planet Arus. So understand that you're taking the same risk as
they did. You may survive Carnos only to die somewhere
else." Arin said.

"At least this
way I have a chance. If there is a way to stop my father from
attacking Arus, then I will find it. I no longer have a home. So
it really doesn't matter to me anymore whether I live or die. As
long as I know Allura is safe, and my father can never do her
harm again...that is all I care about."

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

The next morning
Kargos and his guards arrived at Lotor and Arin's cell.
"Time for a duel to the death." Kargos growled.

Lotor and Arin were
taken from their cell. Lotor had taken the capsule as soon as
he'd heard guards approaching. He had keen hearing so even before
they reached the cell, he had enough time to take the pill. The
fight would be a short one since the solution would act fast.
Kargos and his guards stood in front of the rows of cells with
prisoners still in them. Two guards approached the combatants and
gave them each a weapon.

Both given crude
looking swords, the two circled each other squaring off for the
fight. Lotor and Arin approached each other for a stare down.
Arin leaned in close whisperin something in his opponents ear.

"I'll have to
make this look convincing." He whispered.

"That's exactly
what I want you to do." Lotor said as quietly as possible.

"Enough with the
stare down! One with the show!" Kargos shouted.

"We don't have
much time so let's get on with it." Lotor said before he and
Arin backed off from each other.

Swords raised, the
two combatants swung the blades at each other. Steel hit steel as
the drule and arusian clashed. Lotor and Arin rushed at each
other weilding their weapons trying to cut each other down.
Twisting and turning the two swung their swords at each other.
Both attempted to decapitate each other as they swung their
weapons, and each successufully ducked each other's attempts.

Taking a powerful
swing, Lotor knocked Arin's sword out of his hand. Arin in turn
rushed toward Lotor with his upper body bent. He tackled his
opponent and knocked him to the ground. Lotor released his grip
on his sword as Arin began with a flurry of punches. Lotor
reached up and grabbed Arin by the throat. He tried to be careful
enough to where he didn't do Arin any lasting harm while
convincing the guards he was fighting for his life.

The two rolled around
punching and scratching each other. Lotor kicked Arin in the
stomach forcing him off his chest. The two stumbled to their feet
gasping for air. Lotor got to his sword first and began swinging
it madly at Arin. Arin dodged the attack and the sword hit a wall
instead of Arin's head. Arin went for his sword but Lotor kicked
it out of the way.

Arin ducked and
dodged each swing of the blade as it came perilously close to his
throat and chest. Several moments had passed. Lotor began to feel
the affects of the potion. He grabbed Arin by his neck and forced
him against the wall.

"The pill is
beginning to affect me. Do something...now." He whispered.

Arin managed to work
his hands around his rival's throat. They pushed against each
other trying to dominate the other. Arin kicked Lotor in his
stomach forcing him to release Arin's neck. Then Arin punched him
violently in the mouth causing it to bleed. Not recovering fast
enough, Lotor found himself kicked in the chest. He fell to the
ground doubling over.

Arin continued the
assualt by punching and back handing him viciously. Then he
forced Lotor onto his back and straddled him. Putting his hands
around his throat Arin began to squeeze. He applied less force
than it appeared. Lotor appeared to be choking as Arin pretended
to squeeze the life out of him. The solution now in his body
began to take affect. His breathing began to decrease and he
could feel his heart rate became deathly slow. He struggled to
take Arin's hands from around his throat, but then the paralysis
began to take affect.

"Die you drule
bastard! Die!" Arin shouted as he noticed Lotor was going
under the affects of the pill. He gasped for air, choking and
sputtering until his body became still. Arin continued choking
him until he was yanked off his rival's body by one of Kargos's
guards.

Kargos approached
Lotor's seemingly lifeless body and kicked it. There was no
movement. Kargos poked and prodded the prisoner's body, but still
nothing. He took one of the swords that lay upon the ground and
slashed it across Lotor's chest. The wound was not terribly deep
but enough for Lotor to have felt it if he'd been concious. He
made not a sound nor did he move. This was proof enough that
Lotor was dead.

"Take him to the
control center. I want King Zarkon to see his body as proof of
his death." Kargos ordered.

"Kargos!
Remember our bargain!" Arin shouted.

"Don't worry.
When King Zarkon has seen proof of his son's death then your
sister will be taken care of." Kargos answered coldly.

He could feel and
hear though he could not see or move. The cut made across his
chest stung as badly as any other injuries he'd recieved. If he
did make it out of this alive and in one piece, he'd see to it
that Kargos paid dearly. He felt himself being moved from the
place where he had supposedly died to the control room. Kargos
stood in front of a huge screen as the image of King Zarkon
appeared upon it.

"Majesty, your
son will no longer be a problem to you. He is dead. I've brought
you his body as proof."

"Excellent. As
far as I'm concerned he never existed in the first place. He's a
burden I'm glad to be finally rid of. My new queen and I shall
bring fourth a proper heir to my throne. Lotor was a mistake. And
now that mistake will be rectified." Zarkon replied coldly.

"Do you want the
prince's body returned to planet Doom for burial?" Kargos
asked.

"No. It's just
garbage. Get rid of it as you see fit." The king answered in
as cruel a tone as possible.

That moment he
realized just how worthless he'd truly been to his father. A
mistake, garbage, nothing better to be said than that. They had
never been close. They had never acted as a father and son should
act, but at least there had been some kind of understanding
between them. But no more. Hearing those words from Zarkon
stabbed into his heart in the worst way possible. He had never
mattered.

Kargos turned to the
guards. "Take the body to the disposal ship, and add it to
the rest of the trash. It's the usual from there on." He
ordered.

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

Several moments after
the interlink meeting with King Zarkon, Lotor began to regain
control of his body. As his vision began to clear he could see a
mass of corpses, some newly expired and others decaying for days.
The stench of the dead was overwhelming. He quickly covered his
nose and mouth to keep from losing the contents of his stomach.
He had heard that his body was put into some form of cargo ship
for transport off Carnos. Where he was headed to now he did not
know. But he did know that the first chance he got he had to get
off the ship. Where it went to he didn't care. Just as long as he
was away from Carnos and could make a quick escape off the cargo
ship was all he cared about.

He kept his nose and
mouth covered trying not to breathe in the horrible stench. Other
than trying to keep the smell away from his head, he remained
perfectly still. He could hear footsteps approaching and surmised
the ship had landed. He took in as deep a breath as he could and
became perfectly still. He felt his body hoisted from its resting
place and slung over a shoulder like a sack of wet sand. The next
thing he felt was his body being dumped on the ground. He hit the
solid surface with a thud. It hurt emensely, but he dared not
move. To move would have surely spelt certain death for him.

"Our job here is
done. Let the rif raf of this dirt hole take care of the filth.
Why do we even have to bother with taking bodies here?" One
guard complained.

"Because we
don't have a disposal facility on Carnos. Planet Taebos is the
only place nearest to Carnos with adequate equipment. It's done
and over with. Now let's get out of here before the scum around
here decide to grapple with us. Lord Kargos doesn't like to be
kept waiting." Another replied.

Though he didn't show
it, a wave of dread surged through Lotor's body. "Taebos...the
planet of lost souls. The Druel ancestors help me. I've traded
one hell for another." He thought fearfully.

to be continued...
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