Defenders of Tomorrow

Episode 2: New Allies

After about an hour of space travel, the lion comes in view of a planet, much like earth. "Is that?" Laya trails off.

"Yes, that's Jasa." Hachiko scowls. "I just hope the rebels are still in control."

"Wait... what?"

"I probably should explain... I don't quite remember what happened, but I remember bits and pieces. I was captured off the surface of Kerberos by the Galra. They took me to a planet, far from here, part of an intergalactic union. I don't remember much of my time there, but they took my arm. I escaped, somehow, and was rescued by the rebellion and taken to Jasa. They sent me back to Earth, to find a piece of Voltron. I... I don't remember much else." He trails off.

"Wow. That's. Wow." Leandro says, as Akira rubs the other mans shoulder.

"Aki, what happened to Dante?" He asks quietly.

The dark haired boy is silent for a moment. "He was sent on a rescue mission, up to Kerberos. The Garrison knew what happened to your crew, so they sent them in to gather intel.... they took him, these Galra."

Hachiko looks at the floor for a moment solemnly, before scowling. "Then we'll get him back."

Akira nodded.

"Guys, I hate to break up, whatever this is, but we're getting really close to the surface." Leandro pulls back on the controls,

"Land."

The Cuban touches down on the unfamiliar ground, and they seem to instantly be surrounded by transports, and masked men with guns.

Hachiko grins despite the situation. "It's rebels."

The others relax, and Leandro opens the head of the lion to let the cadets out. They all exit, hands in the air.

"May I speak to General Alma!" Hachiko yells.

The people look at each other, then a lovely young woman steps out from their ranks.

She was wearing tall black boots with pink trim, and high waisted black leggings, with a neon pink crop top and a white jacket. She held a short metal stick, and had a blaster strapped to her left leg. Her silver hair was short and half shaved.

But her most striking features were her tattoos and scarring.

She had a long white scar running from her face over her right eye down to her collarbone, and a swirling neon pink tattoo under her left eye. She also had several neon pink earrings on each pointed ear.

Hachiko grinned at the sight of her, and she returned with a soft smile after a moment. "General Alma. I have retrieved the blue lion for you."

Her soft smile widens a fraction. "Thank you very much Hachiko. We have much to catch up on. Please, follow me." She pushed the metal cylinder in her hand into a holster on her leg, motioning for the rebels to drop their guns. "Come, earthlings."

The general leads them to a large spire peaking out from beneath the ground. She places a hand on it, and a door opens up in the spire. She walks down the cylindrical staircase, motioning for them to follow her.

"General, it is a delight to know you haven't been captured yet."

She frowns. "Your arrival is the only good news we've had in a long time. The Galra have set down on Jasa, and are gaining a larger and larger presence, however slowly."

Hachiko groans and the General nodded. "Our efforts to free the union have slowed greatly due to the inflation."

"I... I need to save someone held by the Galra."