Burning Bright Eyes

Seventeen

        Everyone in the path of destruction had shut their eyes in anticipation of the attacking swarm. They waited... and waited... and waited...

        Nothing?

        Lotor heard a soft, gentle hiss from Cerise, the stabbing headache falling away. He felt Cerise show what was in front of him through its own eyes, the Serpent's pupils lighting up a pale silver color. The swarm of creatures was spreading out in front of them, not even touching. All the Serpents' pupils had also lit up, indicating the other Warriors were seeing what he was. "It isn't attacking us."

        "It's not?" Hunk sounded very hesitant, but no one could blame him or be surprised. "No way, it really isn't!"

        "Holy crow!" Lance exclaimed. "This is more of a shock than just seeing those things come from the gate! I can't believe what I'm looking at here!"

        "Neither can I," Allura added. "When my father and his team fought these creatures, they had immediately attacked! Instead, it appears they're circling around and attacking the Druids."

        "I can't believe I'm seeing this," Ezor chimed in as the Serpents' eyes fell dim, showing the Warriors had opened their eyes. "I think we were seeing through our Serpents' eyes back there."

        "We were," Ayiko confirmed. "The creatures are based with Decessence like me, and they seem to know that the Druids are a threat. I say we get back to where we left off."

        "Indeed, Ayiko," agreed Lotor. "Paladins, I am quite sure that this will be a short exchange with our newfound allies. As for you, witch. This. Ends. Now."

        "I couldn't agree more," Keith replied. "Alright team, you heard him; this oughtta be an easy fight."

        The Serpents gave their battle-cry hiss and charged forward, going around the creatures that were rushing into the cruiser. The fleet and its fighters began firing wildly at their enemies, both the ships and the creatures. Voltron destroyed the Komar devices on the cruisers, but some already started turning to combining their ion cannons. Even a segment of the enormous robot took crippling damage whenever it wasn't a miss. The swarm of creatures broke apart and rushed into the cruisers, splitting apart so the weapons miss hitting it.

        I really wish that my Serpent has something like my knives, Ezor thought with a huff as the Serpents weaved through the remaining fighters and ion cannon fire. The Scarlet Serpent hissed, and its Warrior looked to the right touchpad. She pushed down on it, and it sunk slightly into the dashboard. The Serpent's jaw gave a slight drop, and a stream of crystal-like objects were launched at the cruisers, heading straight for the ion cannons. The cannons that fired were met with powerful acidic clouds that melted the cannons the second the crystals shattered.

        "Venom crystals," she realized. "That was pretty awesome."

        "And effective," added Acxa as the cruisers turned to their standard cannons. "Things are getting far easier now that their main weapons are beyond repair."

        "I will get my vengeance for this," Haggar hissed, her monitor showing the creatures leaking into the bridge of the main cruiser. "On the generals, my former prisoners, Voltron, and especially my star-forsaken son."

        Hearing the word made everyone freeze in shock.

        "Did I hear that right, witch?" Lotor sounded like he was almost snarling in rage. He waited in silence for about a dobash before Cerise lunged forward. "So this is the reason why you stalked me when I was Emperor Pro-Tem. The true reason you use the work of my mother Honerva in your experiments. You may have been her once before, but never -- not in all my life -- will I see you as the Altean who made my father something besides the monster he always was to me!"