You all charged forward with much more strength than before.

"No holding back!" Your left hand held Keiths tightly as you swung your right hand at the Machines left arm hearing a slight crack once you made contact. Everyone was glad to hear that sound, knowing that it meant our strength had at least doubled.

You, on the other hand, felt the impact completely, and damn did it hurt. You didn't show it but you knew you had to be careful, if you over-exhort yourself you were bound to break something.

"How are you holding up?" Keith asked. You looked at him and nodded. "I'm doing pretty good all things considered." You said honestly.

"Alright then, Pidge get ready to hold up the shield for the next attack." Instructed Shiro.

"Right!" The machine held up his arms like before. 

"Missle attack! Move back Lance, Hunk!" They also felt the struggle of moving around but surprisingly, Voltron was also moving much faster than before.

We have a chance!

And as if Stolgan had heard you, the Machine opened its palms and shot beams toward Shiro.

"Sheild!" Pidge held up the shield just as before but this time she couldn't hold on. Both blasts were too intense and they split it into two, making Pidge get hit with some of the damage.

"Pidge! Are you okay???" You called out worried.

"I'm okay but damn does that thing pack a punch." She said slightly winded.

"We've got no way to protect ourselves!" Cried Hunk. He was right and now you had to find other options. You noticed the Machine had about a 5-second cooldown before it switch to another form of offense so you informed the others.

"So we gotta hit it in that window?" Questioned Keith seeing that it was a very short amount of time.

The machine started racing towards you all again with his next round of missiles at the ready. "Lance! Hunk!"

"On it!" They moved swiftly to the side and barely dodged that one. "Alright pidge your up!" She lifted her petite hand and from there erupted a large beam of light. The machine crossed its arm to block and it did manage to push it slightly back, hearing that small crack in its armor again.

"Get ready for the next hit!" Keith shouted, his grip on your hand never loosening. You could tell that all of this was already taking a toll on Lance and Hunk since they were breathing heavily from moving the team around. You didn't think twice and once the Machine lifted his arms you charged forward. "Pidge! Grab its hand and shoot the beam when he does!" 

She never hesitated and followed your plan, the others did the same. You were able to stab the center of its palm and Pidge grabbed his hand and did just as you instructed. The blast was countered with Pidge's but you could only hold back so much, you shouted feeling the burning sensation in your right hand.

"Y/n! Let go!" Shouted Shiro. You tried to pull back but it was impossible.

"I'm stuck!" You panicked as you yanked harder and harder. 

"Revert back to your lion!" Keith watched in horror as you struggled. 

"I can't! It won't let me like this!" The 5 seconds were up and the light emitting from the Machine's chest was starting to glow.

"We don't have time!"

"Pidge shoot another beam! Keith when I say now let me go!"

"What?!" 

"Just trust me! Now!" Pidge gave out another laser beam. You let go of Keith and pushed him away at the same time the impulse would move the rest of the body away from the blast. 

You didn't even have to tell the team what to do, they were already in sync with your thoughts. Pidge pulled Voltron back towards you with enough force to let Keith grab your hand once again and push harder to finally brake the Machines left arm.

And fracture yours.

You cried out in pain and let go of Keith to hold your limp arm. "Y/n!"He was about to go towards you but you stopped him before he could.

"You can't! You'll disband Voltron!" You used the belt from your uniform in a makeshift arm sling. "This will do for now."

"We can't fight like this-"

"YES, we can." You corrected Lance. "Shiro." You looked towards him for the next step.

"Your left arm okay?"

"Shiro!" Keith objected.

"It's perfect." You concentrated your power to create a new shield. "Let's finish this as soon as possible."

Although Keith wanted to interrupt, to stop everything to help you, he knew, everyone knew, if you all didn't defeat Stolgan now, there wouldn't be another moment.

"Alright team, if I'm not mistaken if Pidge uses her power one more time on his right hand then we can-"

He was cut off when we noticed that the helmet of the Machine began opening.

And there he was, Stolgan.

"Ỵ̸͕̪̯͖̾̆̈́͑̓ö̴̡̭̳̹͉́̈́̂̃̾υ̸̘̘̥̗̙̿̃̏̀͘ ̵̛͉̺̰̲̱́͊̈́̚b̴͍͈̭̞̪͐̐́͋̿ɒ̴̫̺̜̫̫͋̒͒̀̈́ɿ̷̟̩̼̱̤͗̇͋͛͠ɘ̷̼̺̗̰͖̇̀́͊͝ ̷͚̳̞͓̝͊̄̈̔̎ɔ̷̧̧̛̞͉̻̄́͑̒ʜ̶͍̙̗̜̗͌̎̒̂̐ɒ̶̨̺͍̼͕̉̊̉̕͝l̴͚͇̹̞̒͂̅̃͝ͅḷ̶̛̲̱̠̗̏̏̀̂ɘ̴̦̗̙̤̩̈̔̈́͐͘n̸̖͈͍̩͓͐̽̈͑̋ϱ̷̢̛̤̳̬͔̑̔̚͝ɘ̶̡̦̘̼̰̎͐̈́̽̇ ̵̡̧̲̺̭̎́͋͊͠m̸̙̰̥̩̖͑̈́̚̚͝ɘ̸̙̳̦͙̣͋̆̊̓̕,̶̬͎̬͉̝̄͌͊͌̅ ̵̢̜̥̩̺̂̇̊̈́̕ṉ̷̰̺͚̓̌̈́̓̅ͅo̴̡͈͎̳̠͒̎̄̿͝ẅ̵̡̙͇̹̞́̈́̍̈͛ ̸̡̟͔̜͍̏͒̔̈́͝γ̴̥̮̞̦͉̂̂́̾̽o̸͇͎̞̝̲̽̾̍͒̔υ̵̻̣̺͇̖̏̈́̀̀͝ ̵̡͉̣͈̫͐̽̓̀͠ƨ̴̞̺͇̩̍͊̇̌̕͜ʜ̴͙̟̥͙̣̇͒͂̈̈́ɒ̴̛̱͎͕̙̬̊̃́̔ĺ̶̞̙̤͖͚́̎͑̕l̵̯̳͓̫̰̑͒̈́͊̎ ̶̡̧̛͕̫̘̋̏̇̒q̶̡̢̙͔̠̇̌͐̀̋ɘ̸͉̝̞̖̟̽̈́̆́͘ɿ̶̼̘̘̙͎̒͋̍̎͝i̸̡̟̲͎̘͌̑͗͘͝ƨ̶̧͖͎̳͖͌̒̑̏̍ʜ̵͍͔̰̳̥̔͆̿̄̆!̸̟̱̦̲͚̌̑̏̌͑!!"

He started forming what seemed like a ball of light in his hands and let it go. It began to float and he returned to his Machine. As the ball got bigger his Machin began to morph again, it contorted and shifted into position, making it into a sphere of armor.

"It's gonna explode." You breathed. 

"EVERYONE RETREAT!" Shiro shouted in the communicator urgently, making them all fall back and get as far as possible.

"We have to break that ball!" You panicked. "It's the only way, he thinks he's safe in there. If we get him out-"

"But how??? We barely broke its arm but it also messed up yours!" Lance's voice was filled with anxiety. 

"Throw me!" 

"WHAT?!"

"That should give me enough force to break through it!"

"Then what??? We break it but then we get caught in the blast too!"

"I can teleport you back!" Allura responded through the intercom. "We've gotten pretty far and we have just enough power to teleport you all back but it will only be open for a few seconds!"

"Y/n, are you sure about this?" Shiro asked looking at your right arm.

"As I said, my left arm is still doing just fine." 

"Y/n you don't have to do this-"

"I'm not going to sacrifice myself, Keith," You reached out toward him to take his hand. "I'll just need a cast for some time and I'll be fine." You prepared yourself and steadied your breathing. "It's now or never!"

Keith pulled your hand to his lips and placed a kiss. "I believe in you."

"Ready team!" Lance and Hunk began sprinting forward and Keith held you back and once you were close enough he shot you forward. You flew through space, the stars becoming streaks of light as you passed. 

"This is the end of your reign!" You shouted as you shot your left arm forward and as your fist came in contact you felt the pressure and pain from before. 

No holding back! 

You pushed as hard as you could, ignoring the sickening crack coming from your forearm. You couldn't describe how elated you were when you noticed that the sphere was cracking under pressure as well. 

Just a little more!

You could see the glint of Stolgan's eye from the fissure you made.

"This is the end of you." It was too quick to see with the naked eye but you managed to slice right through the center. It was when you were free-floating that you noticed that the ball of light had disappeared and Stolgan was also floating beside you, in two pieces.

"We didn't even need to teleport." You let out a chuckle breath. the moment didn't even feel real. After so much that had happened, was it really over this time?

"Y/n?? You there???" Keith was the first one to ask interrupting your line of thought.

"Still kicking." You answered. "But can you guys pick me up? You could even say that, I need a hand, hehe. ouch." 

"She's fine." Answered Lance. "We're on our way."

Your arms were numb by this point but you could feel the tears streaming.

Relief

Calmness

Happiness

Hope

So many emotions flowing through you. White reverted back to her original form, you floated back softly onto the chair. 

Thanks, girl, couldn't have done it without you.

White began playing images on her screen, times you spent with the paladins, everyone gathered around, talking, arguing, playing, laughing, it warmed your heart seeing all of this from her point of view. All of these images and videos slowly changed into memories of when she first woke up and saw you, the times you would fix her, the times you played together, or when you would take her out for a ride. 

The tears never stopped as she continued. But that's when you realized.

Are you saying goodbye?

The images came to a stop. Now the tears were of sadness. You don't have to go, we can still work together. You could feel her shaking her head. She knew her work was done, she knew that the other Lions felt the same. that they would also depart at one point, but her time was now.

"But I don't...I don't want you to go, please." Your voice was raspy from all the strain. She then shut off the screen, the only thing illuminating you was the white light that bordered the walls. After a moment there was a beeping sound and you noticed a chip coming out of one of the ports.

It began to float and before it landed in your front pocket you read the title on it that said 'Memories'.

You gasped. "I understand..." There was nothing you could do. "I'm so happy to have met you, White." You leaned back in your chair and closed your eyes.

"I hope you have an amazing journey wherever you may go."

~Celestial-Red~