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Things have been pretty crazy here since Lotor told everyone about the whole reward deal. Acxa has been extra irritated, most likely because she got the job to listen to the radios at all times incase someone spots Voltron and says something.

We left that planet soon after I came back with news that team Voltron was there. Now we have someone constantly watching the radar. Were still not sure how no one noticed that they were there before, but were trying to take more precautions now.

If im being honest I missed the paladins. The heros of the world. I was stupid when I left them, I see that now, but I cant go back. They'd lock me up and never let me go on missions. I don't blame them. I don't have a lion anyways.

They were protective, but they cared. Especially Hunk with his big heart. I really did miss them. Pidge with her weird ideas at 3 AM in the morning. Lance with his constant ego, which was funny to me. Keith with his humor that you would really have to be paying attention to or you wouldn't get it. Coran with his songs. The princess with her wise words and kind gestures, and of course Shiro. Shiro's compassion and determination is what drew me in, but it was his caring nature that stole my heart.

No one could replace him. Even if he replaced me, it was okay. It would hurt, but as long as he was happy, I would be okay.

On the bright side, with me gone, they wouldn't have the Galra constantly trying to capture me. They would also have one less person to worry about. So all in all, this was for the best. Even if it hurt, it was the right decision.

"Are you ready?" Lotor asked me while he entered the tent.

We were about to go to a local town that was taken over by the galra empire and take it back.

"Almost." I nodded grabbing my laser pistol and strapped it to my waist, "okay, ready." I stated grabbing my pack full of the essentials and slinging it over my shoulder.

Lotor pulled back the the mesh door for the both of us.

"Its just us and Ezor today." He told me leading the way to where we would meet Ezor and go on foot to the town.

I nodded and rechecked all my weapons and pulled my hair up into a ponytail (if you have short hair, just do whatever with it)

Ezor finally showed up after about five minutes of waiting, "what took so long?" Lotor asked her and she sped walked towards us. Her usual smile was not present as it had turned into a frown.

"Acxa." She stated simply. I laughed a bit but nodded in understanding.

"Don't make fun of me. She was really bugging me." She pouted throwing her hands up in the air. I only laughed more putting my hand over my mouth trying to stiffle them, failing horribly as a few made it past my fingers.

"Can we please go now?" She whined grabbing her sniper rifle and she marched off into the woods towards the town. "Oh come on! It was funny!" She only grumbled in response.

"Im sorry!" I shouted after her trying not to laugh again.

"No your not!" She shouted back. I giggled and looked towards Lotor who seemed he was quite amused at our childish banter.

"Lets catch up." He said shaking his head with a smile still flat on his lips.

~Time Skip~

When we finally reached our destination, Ezor was completely fed up with everything. Her grumbles never ceased and that crease between her eyebrows never went away.

"Why are we doing this again?" She slouched down next to a tree. Crossing her legs she let out a huff.

We did walk for awhile, the place being farther than I originally thought.

"The Galra have taken over this town and turned it into a base for themselves. Taking women and children away and locking them up for blackmail against the men." Lotor explained, an unreadable expression taking over his face.

"Basically free labor, and if they rebel, their families get slaughtered." Ezor concluded, the bow between her eyebrow growing deeper.

Shes not the only one, as I huffed and crossed my arms, "Disgusting. " I muttered.

I could believe that the Galra would do this, but it never ceased to suprize me how selfish the empire was. They would kill as many people as they wanted just to what they desired. No care for life, or what it has to offer, they just care about ruling the galaxy.

"Hey, over there." Ezor whispered harshly.

My gaze shot to where she was looking to find two Galra soilders walking in our direction.

"Trees." Lotor commanded, and we happily obliged.

Grabbing the lowest branch I could see I pulled myself on top of it as quickly and quietly as I could. The branch shook underneath my wait, but didn't snap, thankfully.

I continued up until I was about three fourths up the tree, making sure I wasn't noticeable from the ground. I looked to my left to find that Lotor was level with me, holding a finger to his lips. I nodded and glanced as Ezor, who was in the tree on my right with her gun in her hand. She nodded at me then shifted her gaze back down.

Quietly I shifted so I could see below me, a couple leaves rattled but not loud enough for them to hear. They were talking amongst themselves, soft enough that we couldn't hear, but loud enough that we could hear bits and pieces.

"Prisoners........moving......later......yes.......sometime.......20:30......"

As they continued to walk, we could no longer hear them. We stayed in the tree a moment longer before we began our decent. "Shit!" Ezor hissed under her breath. I glanced over to see that the branch she was perched on broke, causing her to fall.

"Ezor!" I whisper shouted, still worried that the soilders could hear us.

Her hand shot out and she managed to grab a long, thick branch, catching her fall. Her legs dangled beneath her, but she only managed to fall a few feet.

"Im good, I'm good." Trying to calm my panicked posture, she looked at me and smiled.

"Gosh, and your supposed to be the more balanced one." I rolled my eyes. She stuck her tongue out before I snickered.

"Hurry up, we don't have much time." Lotor called out, he was already standing perfectly fine on the ground. Ezor and I nodded, even though I doubt he saw, and continued towards the forest floor.

"From what I heard, they are moving the towns people at 20:30 tonight. So in two varga." He stated pressing some buttons on his, what looked like a watch.

"Two varga?! How are we gonna be able to get them out?" Ezor exclaimed, her eyes widened and her arms held out.

"We know where they are, we just have to move them. We can come back to take down the base when they are safe." He said. For the first time since I've known him , I saw that he was nervous about this mission, not from his posture or expression, but from his eyes. Usually he's focused and keeps his eyes trained on the road ahead, but right now, his eyes couldn't hold one object for more than a second.

I set my hand on his shoulder, "Relax, we got this." I said softly, offering him a small smile.

He returned it and took a deep breath. "Right. Well then, let's go."

"Not so fast."

We all turned to the voice, it was deep and mysterious, slightly muffled by what I assumed to be a mask.

When we turned though, it wasn't what looked to be a normal Galra soilder, instead of the full body covering uniform and helmet, this guy was wearing what looks to be a robe. It was all black with a hood hanging off the back. Intricate designs covered the sleeves and chest. But the most suprizing fact, was the he almost looked human, if it wasn't for the dark blue marks under his eyes.

Altean

He was Altean.

His tan skin was covered with a dark mask, making only a portion of his face visible, along with his white hair.

He looked young, but considering their race, I wouldn't be suprised if he was older than he led on.

"Your not going anywhere."

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Well that took awhile 😅 i had more planned for this chapter, but it simply ended up longer than I originally thought, so I decided to chop it into two.

Life has been a struggle recently so I'm sorry that these haven't been coming out faster. Midterms are about to come up along with Christmas so I'm not sure if I will be able to post until next year 😓

Putting that aside, I hope you guys enjoyed this chapter! Make sure you stay hydrated and eat your food!! Wear a mask and be safe! 🖤

Love you all!

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