A birthday to remember part 3

Raimon's POV

"I swear You will pay dearly for this outrage you little-"prince Lotor said briefly before quickly gave him a swift roundhouse kick across the face-the sere force of which apparently being enough to send both him and the metal chair flying back.

"Oops…I guess I forgot my own strength…apologies master I did not mean to strike the prisoner so hard!" I said only half sincerely as I gave a slightly devilish grin.

Master Varkon merely nodded back…giving a ghostly smile of his own."…no need for apologies Raimon…perhaps our royal 'guest' will be more compliant now?" The older Galran man says take a few steps forward-black leather boots lightly scraping against the cold hard concrete floor of the interrogation room…master Varkon soon knelt down to meet the fallen prince at eye level-his blank yellow sclera's eyes narrow as his facial expression quickly darkened.

"…Now, are you willing to comply 'prince' Lotor?"Varkon asks with a rather icy Demeter.

The prince simply glared at him silently… With a look of embittered disgust on his face-master, Varkon sighed somewhat disappointed by his response."…Raimon?" He says-and I began to lightly pinch two fingers together.

*choke*

Lotor soon began to claw at his throat…his once light purple face now beginning to pale from lack of oxygen-his gloved fingers quickly begin to scratch away at his his neck leaving white chalky marks on his neck as he began fighting disparately for air.

Meanwhile…

Allura's POV

My heart stops briefly as my right hand subconsciously covered my mouth just as a stunned gasp was about to escape my lips." wow… talk about overkill!"Lance joked but my mind hangs on the word 'kill'.

Kill kill kill kill!!!

I immediately felt my legs begin to buckle but fortunately, Keith catches me in time before I completely fell over."…you alright princess?" he asked with a well-meant but faint smile-I slowly shook my head grimly." no-"I answer meekly before pausing to watch as my son slowly tortured the man, he believes to be his father…still even if he weren't…he did not deserve this!

The 'interrogation'…though torture session may suffice as well given the sere amount of physical abuse Lotor's body seemed to be taking…even now lightning-like bolts of reddish-purple energy sprung forth from his fingers-no doubt cooking the man's purple flesh and slowly roasting him alive…Lance dryly jokes about it all…saying that Raimon was Pulling a 'Palpatine right after pulling a 'Darth Vader'-which I can only assume is while he was choking Lotor with seemingly nothing but his mind.

Keith brought me in close enough to his lips were almost touching."…you know you don't have to watch right?" he told me gently, and I nodded lightly giving a very weak smile." yes but…I want to…I want to know what type of person my son has become in the past thirteen years since I last saw him!" I say seeing my own reflection looking back at me in the almost mirror-like window…my slightly heart-shaped face like a ghost looming over the three people on the other side.

Back on the other side…

Raimon's POV

"…Enough Ray-"Master Varkon said raising a single hand to signal me to stop-I sigh lowering my hands…master Varkon knelt down more to the prince's level with a sly smile."…now Lotor are you finally tell us the location of Raible's hidden lair…or shall I have Raimon here continue?" The Galran master says lifting the man's head up by the hair."N-no…I will talk just….please no more!" The once prince of doom said now cowering somewhat meekly in his chair…his restraints clattering from his frightened trembling.

"So you will now yes?"Master Varkon asked with a furrowed brow raised.

"Y-yes!"Lotor responded nervously-the prince quickly shrinking back with a chill-like shiver.

"…And you do know what will happen if you lie or leave out so much as the smallest detail yes?" I asked teasingly holding up my right pinky finger with a small flame hovering over it.

The prince reeled back fearfully-his brow almost sweating profusely."y-yes…I do!" he answered almost swallowing down a small lump in his throat; I give master Varkon a light nod to go on ahead to continue with the interrogation."….now Lotor listen carefully to what I am about to ask you-"the grandmaster says placing a small blue flame at the side of the man's face using his index finger…the small pale blue flame licking at his skin."…good…now where is Raible?" The grandmaster asked seriously with an almost sinister tone and facial expression…the prince gave a puzzled look of confusion before a little touch from my flaming pinky instantly jugged his memory."A-a-Azara!"He instantly blurted out almost squealing as he quickly arched away from the tiny flame on my pinky.

"Azara?"Master Varkon said skeptically as he quickly yanked Lotor from his seat with the energy-based restraints causing both his wrists and ankles to violently bump into each other as the man quickly pulled the prince close enough to almost be at lip contact…though I doubt a kiss was what Master Varkon had in mind, His golden sclera eyes began to glow with an air of menace and intimidation making him appear even taller and imposing than he already was."…are you willing to stack your own life on that?" The galran grandmaster said in an almost otherworldly sounding voice.

Lotor reached a new level-the man's lips now beginning to whimper."y-yes I…I would!" he said finally-master Varkon gave a studying look before lightly nodding to me."…very well then-"Varkon said lightly tossing the prince with next to no effort back onto his chair." Raimon…if would-" he said lightly waving his hand silently signaling me to put an end to all of this.

"…Oh with pleasure master!" I say calling forth my sword.

"W-wait what are-"I abruptly cut him off with a swift stab directly through the heart…the prince quickly said briefly before letting out an audible gasp for air….his eyes quickly seeping back into his head-I violently dug my sword's blade deeper and deeper into the prince's pelvis causing blood to run freely from in between his side."…come now surely you saw where this was going?"I said with just a lick of sarcasm as I drove my blade deeper all the way in.

Allura's POV

"Goddess no!?" I said somewhat stunned by what I just witnessed-Lotor…was dead…and I mean truly and clearly dead, his still warm body fallen to the ground with glassy-lifeless eyes staring upward; I know in some way I should take some strange comfort in the fact in that the man that had caused so much pain and suffering to not just my own people…but so many others were laying dead before my very eyes…'I should but I don't?

"Oh oh dear-"Nanny says before very nearly feinting onto the floor-but fortunately Lance and Hunk catch her just in time.

I gave a concerned look,"…are you alright Nanny?" I asked with an upset and disappointed frown-the older woman takes a while to reply, "no princess-"Nanny's usually Beady brown eyes as her mouth began to hang open slightly as a faint gasp escapes from in between her lips-I quickly turned my head to see Fala with a young woman and little girl, who seemed both puzzled and fascinated by us.

"Auntie Fala-"the girl said tugging at the leg of Fala's almost tight pants."…what is it Lamina?"Fala asked kneeling down to eye level with the little girl…a warm on her face."…why does that other lady look like you ?" the girl who was apparently named Larmina asked curiously staring right at me.

" Oh well that's hard to explain-"Fala said,"…well for now just think of her as another auntie!"

"…Like auntie Mary Ann?"Larmina asked with a slightly puzzled smile.

"Ha no…I mean more like me or auntie Katie and auntie Bara ok!"Fala says playfully pinching the girl's cheeks.

"Heh ok ok!"Larmina said giggling at having her little rosy cheeks pinch gently.

"Ahem" I cough lightly drawing Fala's attention away from the little girl and another woman for a moment." oh right…princess I'd like you to meet Larmina Altous…Ray's Daughter!"She says awkwardly placing a hand behind her head.

"D-daughter?" I choke back vile in my mouth.

Meanwhile…

Raimon's POV

"P-p-please no more-"Prince Lotor pleaded meekly…I reply with my boot stomping down on his face-the leather-like toe of my right boot pressed down hard over the man's flat and slightly bar-shaped nose-blood instantly spurting from one nostril as I immediately pinned his head to the cold metallic floor."…so does this mean you're ready to tell us where Raible is hiding?"I asked pressing my foot down harder.

"Y-yes…I'll tell you everything just please mercy!" The prince pleaded feebly.

"'Mercy'?"the grandmaster scuffs narrowing his already menacing yellow eyes."…when was the last time son of Kornith ever cared about mercy?" the ancient sorcerer said almost snaringly before launching tendrils of purple lightning from his fingertips.

Lotor's wail was so loud that I was certain that the others watching from the other side of the one-way mirror could hear it perfectly-bet the princess is loving this.

Elsewhere…

Third person's POV

Haggar could not believe her own fortune-she had managed to escape what would have most certainly been her own immediate execution at the hands of the Voltron force-not the one of her own system of course…No those five shy'd away from bloodshed of kind…be it in the name of self-defense or otherwise-no it was the Voltron of this remote system…the one Voltron that was ever truly feared and respected by the glorious drule supremacy.

The old witch had managed to stealthy steal one of the Arusians oh so prized ships-'Arusians' ha no…though these people lay claim to descend from planet Arus-or 'old Arus' as they refer to it much like the people of the planet Pollux these bare little in common with their estranged kin with their culture being more open-minded when it comes to the arts of waging war and strategic warfare…but Ah what separates these 'Arusians' …or Pollux for that matter is that they hold directly hereditary class system rather than having an outright monarchy-the people of this world lay claim to a democratic collective that had arisen from the smoldering ashes of the once-great Galra empire.

Galra that word…that name in itself was a contrary label invented by a splinter sect of drule defectors that had severed all ties to the supremacy eons ago to established society, cultural identity…and yes even empire that is very much all their own-I cannot help but laugh a little as the irony of having truly been born into this more…shall we say extremist and more diverse faction and not the more 'traditional' and reserved faction…I say 'traditional' because the galran had altered or shunned the ancient beliefs of the drules…namely that the truth was the one true supreme master race of the cosmos and that all others exist to serve under our heel…admittedly the Galra do believe in this as well but not to extend of the supremacy.

Haggar briefly shook these thoughts aside to allow her to more effectively focus on the task at hand-the old witch just barely managing to steal an enemy star cruiser and thus a way in which to escape this miserable planet.

Soon enough…

The hidden fortress-like compound of the exiled Arusian scientist Raible-thunder boomed with bright bursts of dark violet light assaulted Haggar's eyes and surely enough it began to rain heavily…but what rain down was not the water to rejuvenate the scorching and almost lifeless desert landscape below-No!

This rain was acidic and deadly to any living creatures unfortunate enough to be caught in it; warning alarms and emergency systems sounded off as the acid quickly began eating away at the ship's hull and damaging various operational systems-Haggar cursed her luck and quickly tried to land.

An energy-based dome soon began to develop over the compound to protect it from any damage to be caused by the passing acid storm-Haggar only barely manages to avoid crashing her…though her entry was still more bumpy than she would have liked.

Haggar's should still severely wounded from before her hastily planned escape-blood was no longer gushing out like before…but Haggar still could not move her arm without causing bleeding or suffering a sharp jolt of pain; the witch's ship came down like a small stone thrown into a pond-violently jolting up and down until finally skirting along the ground and almost spiraling into a building.

Haggar sighed relieved to be in one piece after a landing like that."Thank the infernal gods!" the witch said almost hysterical as she quickly collected herself and weakly made her way out of the wrecked star cruiser.

Soon the witch had divulged all the details of what had happened to Raible, who merely sat down in a chair…nodded a few times as Haggar spoke and quickly contemplated what base course of action to take next."…well I should say that I am not one bit surprised to hear that Voltron was victorious in the end" he paused briefly,"…after the creature was not meant to destroy Voltron!"

"What ?!!"Haggar fumes with anger upon hearing this.

The man soon raises a calm hand." now now my dear…do not misinterpret my words!"Raible began smiling weakly,"…the creature was meant to test and measure Voltron's capabilities this is true-"

"'Test'? 'Measure'?"Haggar said with what could only be described as the drule equivalent of red-faced anger."…do you not know the unsurpassed danger the Voltron of this region poses to the drule…should they be convinced that the supremacy is a threat…they may not hesitate to slaughter every man and woman of drule blood in the supremacy if it alines with their very…shall 'strict' methodology of 'defending' the universe!" The old witch spitefully pointing a very bony finger at Raible.

"Understand your concern…but surely even an old relic like you knows that no war can truly be one without some sacrifices!"He retorted back…the sharpness of his was enough to disarm any further argument from Haggar, who merely glared silently.

Back on New Arus…

Allura's POV

I cupped Larmina's ears…shielding her sensitive young ears from the bloodcurdling screams and high levels of profanity that Lotor spat out as he no doubt felt his own flesh cooking from the lightning-like tendrils of energy assaulting him with growing intensity.

"Uh princess what are you doing?"Fala asked me with a puzzled expression on her.

Nanny huffed at the question, "no child should have to have to hear such Vulgar language…especially young lady !" she says but Fala rolled her eyes and turned her attention back on the events happening in the interrogation room…where things had escalated to a very likely lethal scenario.

On the other side of the glass…

Raimon's POV

I immediately saw the fear in Lotor's eyes even before I pressed the barrel of my laser pistol against his temple; I looked to master Varkon-his head nodding…silently signaling for me to do it.

Without hesitation, I quickly pull the trigger and there was an immediate bang like sound-blood with tiny pieces of skull and brain all mixed together exploded from the back of his head opposite of where the shot first made contact.

Lotor's body soon slouched limply with cold dead eyes now staring upwards at the ceiling-eyes frozen in horrified shock.

I looked at the galran grand master-his face still and emotionless like the stone face of Statue-golden yellow eyes narrowed."…it is done!" he said referring to the unceremonious execution of the drule prince." yes…it is done!" I agreed to look into my biological father's dead eyes.

Back with the others…

I immediately feel my stomach churn and my legs began to buckle slightly with my body woozy…the world around almost beginning to spin-there was screaming but couldn't tell if it was coming from Nanny…or myself?

I felt the dry and bitter taste of bile on my tongue-my felt my lean back on its own accord…fortunately Lance and Keith catch me fall back onto the floor, the two young men leaned onto either side of me." wow easy there princess!"Lance says with a faint but well-meant smile.

"…Are you ok?"Keith asked sounding very concerned.

I silently shook my head solemnly...my eyes subconsciously finding their way to looking down at the floor and own feet."Raimon...I-I didn't think-"

"Yeah...I guess none of us did!"Hunk said with a wincing look on his face-Pidge's expression was more...' difficult' to read-at first I thought he was just as stunned as everyone else...but this swiftly turns to a neutral look of indifference.

"Auntie Allura?"Little Larmina asked with what I could only describe as heart moving smile.

"Oh yes...ofcourse !"I lied to her with weakly smile...it didn't take long for me Larmina had just witnessed her own father brutally execute someone,(her own grandfather no less...but perhaps she wasn't aware of that fact)

I notice that Larmina seemed completely unaffected by the abrupt execution that had just taken place...something about that fact left a very sour taste in my mouth.

Soon enough...

Raimon's POV

"Ray!"Larmina cried excitedly like the little girl she was-the little nesp immediately almost tackles me onto the floor.

I was a bit shocked to see her here alongside Mary Ann...speaking of whom, as usual, Fala wasted no time greeting her girlfriend with a deep and very passionate kiss.

Princess Allura almost feverishly blushing."F-Fala...M-Mary Ann...Wha-what on Arus do you two think you're doing?"The princess said stunned with the already very pink-looking cheeks now burning a now light shade of red-Fala's lips quickly curved upward into a very amused-looking grin." oh come now princess...surely two young lovers should be allowed to display affection every now and then."Fala says jokingly...though the princess and her...' personal maid'? were probably still too in shock by the two women being romantically involved."

"...Alright you two that's enough!"I say do my best not to laugh at the situation.

"Ha fine, fine...well you heard the chief...let's get to work!"

Meanwhile...

Allura's POV

"...Princess?"A familiar voice abruptly stirs me from my very deep thpught-I smile weakly as I see Keith's face on the lion's communication screen-he was worried about me…I could tell from the dark gleam in his eyes and other tell, tell signs on his square jawlined face-his deep purple eyes almost black that held a certain gentleness…he gave a ghostly smile of his own."yes Keith?" I simply replied back.

"You ok?"Keith asked

I think before answering-a faint sigh briefly escapes my lips."No"I replied plainly with a slightly saddened voice…Keith did not directly pry me for any further detail other than that but I've always felt this strong connection between the two of us, and I guess that is why I feel as though I could confide in him fully." it's Raimon…just so…different than from when he was a baby!"Keith had the decency not to laugh in the face at how foolish I sound.

"Yeah…I'd imagine most thirteen-year-olds are!"he joked lightly.

"You don't understand…It's not his personality I'm talking about…his hair and eyes color are all wrong!" I said fully aware of how crazy I must sound to Keith.

"Uh What?"Lance says interjecting into the conversation.

"Uh princess that doesn't make any sense?"Hunk says visibly scratching the side of his helmet on the screen.

"Yeah, I'm gonna have to agree with Hunk on this one!"Pidge said.

"Ahem," just then Raimon himself entered the conversation.

Unlike our uniforms-his Voltron Alpha uniform's helmet concealed in the entire face with only the eyes scarcely visible through the slightly narrow and tainted glass visor of his Helmet that had a very ancient-looking design that is sort of reminiscent of the ancient knights of Arus during the time before the great unification over three millennia ago.

"...I hope your team's ready for action Captain-"Raimon seemed to say with a strangely unnerving level of calmed intensity."…because we're about to enter Lu'cass's outer atmosphere!" he warned.

I immediately get this eerie chill along the back of my neck-the question of what exactly awaited us-I quickly shook...but there is another I cannot wait for an answer to."Raimon...Ray?"I ask quickly switching to the more favored short-form nickname version of my son's name.

"...whatever it is your highness…it can wait until later!"Raimon said with a tone of voice so serious that it instantly put down any argument I may had-I lightly nodded agreeingly.

"R-right!" I stutter slightly at the ice cold tone in his voice that sounded almost like a thousand voices speaking at once.

Soon enough…

Third person's POV

Raible's grin was absolutely frightening to Haggar-yes…in fact, it was the first truly genuine sense of fear that the witch had known in the almost past five hundred years."wh-what you smiling at fool-"Haggar immediately paused when Raible finally turned to face her-his almost hazel like eyes darkening slightly with a rather robotic facial expression that gave no hint as to man's mood or intentions…yet another why this Arusian was to be feared and respected at all of his brethren.

"Ah patience Haggar patience-"the man cautioned in a well-veiled threat that seemed to send a chill down the ancient woman's spine and made her blood run ice cold."…all will be made clear very soon!" The man promises in a tone that was strangely both intimidating and friendly.

Haggar did not offer any retort to the man's claim…she was not Zarkon nor was she Lotor,(thank gods for that)-she knew when to speak her mind and when to be silent." I…of course!" She said plainly before turning her full attention back once more towards the viewing screen that displayed the fastly approaching Voltron force.

Haggar knew what would come next…victory or death!

Meanwhile…

Raimon's POV

Something was…off-usual Raible sent out one of his arcane science abominations or a fleet of drone fighters to greet us…something in my gut was telling me that something else-wait a tick?

Before I could even attempt to warn the others there was an EMP-like pulse that somehow manage somehow disconnect the warriors and seemingly paralyzed the five lions.

"Quiznack!" was all I could say as my control seemed to go haywire with archaic Arusian runes symbols and Hieroglyphics quickly covered my communication screen as alarms begin to flash and alarms loudly blurted to life.

"Raimon what's going on here?"Captain Keith asked as if I would possibly know the answer when I was just as in the dark as him." how should know-"I replied before quickly trying to regain control.

"Raimon!!!"An alpha voice cries screaming into my mind-his voice was like a billion knives jabbing into metaphorical ears…still I was deeply worried about my mecha and friend.

"What is it, pal?"I asked greatly worried

"Raimon you have to-000101"Alpha's words quickly turned into a string of binary code as the communication screen and various scans began to glow.

"Oh, this isn't good!" I say finally realizing what was happening.

"What? What's not good?"Lance asked sounding almost hysterical.

Before I could even give the simplest of explanation …there is a bright and almost blinding flash of rainbow-colored light.

Meanwhile…

Third person's POV

Haggar's jaw gapped stunned the old witch watching as the warriors and lions seemingly disintegrate before her very eyes.

"…Are they-"

"Dead?"Raible said finishing the question."…No," he says with a flat and almost robotic tone of voice." merely…' displaced' if you will!" he with a mischievous gleam in his cybernetic eye.

Haggar was left confused."' misplaced'?"Haggar asked with a very curious brow.

Raible gave a sly knowing smile that was made menacing by the cybernetic parts of man's face."...soon my dear lady soon."

Meanwhile...

Another universe, thirteen years ago...

Raimon's POV

The eleven of us arrived...somewhere...my control still appeared reboot from the abrupt jump through transdimensional space-time...fortunately, it does not take long for the communications system to come back online.

First things first better make sure my team's alright."...everyone still in one piece?"I asked lightly joked...but it may as well be a genuine question given the circumstances.

"Yeah think so....though I am seeing spots!"Alfor jokes groggily rubbing the back of his head.

"This is a black lion to Alpha warrior please respond-"captain Kogane voice came out clear..though the image was still very choppy.

"Yes we read you loud and clear captain!"I say beginning check over my controls.

"What The Bloody Hell?" The green lion pilot Pidge exclaimed all but confirming my suspicions.

Sometime later…

The warriors and lions quickly soared over the familiar forest area and mountain range landscape back on Altea-my brain working double overtime trying figure out just how and why the mechas were able to travel through trans dimensional spacetime…why did they take us to this exact point in time and in this exact parallel universe?

"Raimon?"a familiar voice says sounding worried.

"Yes…what is it Fa-"I paused halfway upon seeing the bright pink uniform."Oh…sorry princess!" I say with my face turning a bright shade of reddish-pink.

The princess smiled at my awkward apology, "oh no to apologize Raimon…I just wanted to know if you were alright?" she asked in a tone that unsurprisingly reminds me of Fala." Uh yeah just…thinking is all "I say brief before checking the scans too close to our current destination."…alright we should be good to walk from here!" I said before diving downwards to land.

Remind me why we can't just fly straight for Mount Albegas again?" The red lion pilot Lance asked.

"…Because that would raise too many questions!"Alfor says awkwardly slouching in his seat.

"'Questions'?"Keith says raising a brow in confusion.

"Boys, please…I am sure the gladiator team knows what their doing!" Her highness spoke up in our defense.

"Thank you princess!"Bara says half sarcastically over the communication channel.

"…Let's just you…err…I mean we don't run into our alternate past selves!"Fala says trying her best to reveal too much about the predicament we're about find ourselves in.

Shortly…

Allura's POV

I quickly climbed out of the exit on top of blue lion's head-half of the gladiator team had already gone scouting out a head of us.

"…Shouldn't we have stuck together in case someone from the past…or wait is it present ?"I said puzzled…bah by Great goddess…is time travel suppose to be convoluted?

"Oh anyway…what if someone spots us?"

"Oh I'm afraid it's a-bit late to be worrying about that!"a feminine and commanding sounding voice says from what had to a few feet behind me.

I Quickly whipped around to see who had spoken-but I was neither expecting or prepared for the answer.

"…Is that-"Keith began to say with Lance chiming in to finish the sentence/question."K-king Alfor?"the young man blurted with a slight stutter.

I placed a hand over my mouth in shock-there they were in the flesh,'Father? Mother?' Tears almost glistening in my eyes.

"Ah so you know of me…but sadly I cannot say the same of you!"father's tone voice was darker than I had ever heard him speak before?-and it honestly made my skin crawl a little.

Meanwhile…

Raimon's POV

"…Well it looks like the coast is clear…what do you say we go back fetch the others?"Alfor joked dryly-though his face betrayed him,displaying the joint concern and worried both he,Fala and I all shared.

"Halt we're you are!" A familiar child sounding voice orders from behind us.

The three of quickly turned to see three familiar looking children standing behind with makeshift spears in hand…their sharp-arrow tipped stone heads aimed no doubt at our backs.

"…Put your hands up where we can see them and turn around…slowly!" The voice demands and I instantly felt a sharpened point prick the exposed my back of my neck.

"…Do as she says you two!" I ordered Al and Fala-though the two obviously not wanting to face the maelstrom of questions that is likely to come.

I slowly and carefully turned around to face my would be assassin…reaction upon the three little children armed of-course with primitive wooden spears with razor sharpened stone tips that were fashioned in the shape of arrow like heads.

Their presumed leader was an all too familiar looking little blonde haired girl…the two other kits with her were more or less similar in age to their perceived leader; I was only half certain of the blonde haired girl's identity…that is until I suddenly noticed the small baby bump lightly poking out from underneath her shirt.

"Ugh…oh come on not now!?" The girl groans feeling some sort of stomach pain.

"Allura?" The other girl in the group in almost shouted panicked as she quickly knelt down the younger one.

The three of us soon moved in closer to help-but were stopped halfway by the only boy of the group quickly in front to seemingly protect the two from what he most likely perceived to be a threat.

"Wow wow easy Alfor…we're not your enemies!"Al says stupidly and I mentally face palmed in response.

Idiot!!

"How do you know my name?" The younger version of Al asked his older self with a puzzled expression on his face.

I almost want to yell at him out loud-but that would only raise even more unwanted questions,Fala slowly approached the three…the past version of Al holding his spear at arm's length between me the two girls he was trying to protect."please Alfor put the spear down-"she asked lightly nudging the tip of the spear aside."…look at our uniforms…trust me…we're not your enemies!"Fala all but outright promises with a friendly and unthreatening smile.

The younger Al briefly gave a puzzling…and maybe just a-bit curious as to why a seemingly random stranger knows his name?

"No way!"the young boy said instantly recognizing the unmistakable uniform of The Voltron force.

"…Are you-"the little blonde haired girl begins to ask but I immediately cut her off.

"Yes…but please no questions…at least not right now!"

Meanwhile…

Allura's POV

We followed my parents...or at least the two people that were supposed to be my late mother and father-carefully lead us up along a slightly steep pathway up the mountain to where they say is a cave that serves as an entrance to the gladiator team's hidden mountain headquarters-soon enough we all sat in the common room-Where the others and I Do our try and do our best to explain our current situation.

"Wait...which daughter are you again?"' mother' asked looking directly at me.

"What?"I said confused by the question-not really understand her question.

"…Alfor and I have seven daughters you must be aware of this fact yes?" she said with a mostly faint sigh.

I blushed forgetting that I am not my parents only child…I give a very sheepish smile and answer."Allura…the youngest one!" I said with good reason...as I remember seeing the old portraits of my late siblings-so I can see why my own mother had trouble telling my older sisters.

'Father' quickly rose a questioning brow…though the rest of his facial expression is hard to tell his reaction-though that is also the case in own universe where father is merely a spirit, strangely his question is one that admittedly took the whole team.

"What the bloody hell?"Lance exclaims sounding utterly shocked by whatever it is he sees.

"Lance...what is i-oh!"I said seeing Raimon carrying a familiar-looking little girl in his arms...her small baby bump looking stomach slightly peaking out from underneath her eggshell white shirt.

"Ah I was wondering where you three had gotten off too!"the past/alternate version of my paternal uncle Adamus says in referring to the three children that accompanied Raimon,Alfor and Fala.

"Ah Allura-"'Mother' says in referring to the young mother to be."…I can see your time is almost near!" The woman says walking over to the oddly pregnant looking little girl.

The girl blushes shyly with her hands quickly moving to cover her swollen belly-the queen merely laughed lightly and easily moved the two hands aside to get a better at the child's little bump.

"Now now my daughter…there is no need to be shy…do you know what gender your child is?" The Arusian queen asked her daughter with a warm and caring smile.

The younger version of myself gives a wry looking smile."the Doctors say it's a boy!"she answered-the queen laughed softly.

"…Did you hear husband?"she says looking to the alternate version of my father.

He nods affirmatively with a somewhat secretive smile.

'Father's' face softened-and almost appeared to glow with sense of pride and yet sadness that I recognize all too well;abruptly my younger self winces and almost collapsed onto the floor.

"M-mother-"the little girl says-no doubt scared to death of what is happening to her right now.

The woman immediately began comforting her daughter."shh"she said gently rubbing the girl's belly-the alternate version of my father soon walks over to his wife and daughter."…I think it would be best if we take Allura the infirmary…as quickly as possible!"She said before quickly scooping up the young girl's small frame.

Her husband nodded and quickly pointed to me and Raimon."…you and you follow us!"he said with a commanding tone in his voice.

"…You…want us to help with the delivery?"I asked dumbfounded.

"Yes…now hurry along!"he says quickly gesturing for us to quickly follow.

Raimon does so without hesitation or objection-where as I waited a moment before doing as asked.

Sometime…

The birth was easier than when I was castle with only Coran…though I'm sure my younger self would disagree greatly as Her tiny fingers clinched tightly and nails deeply dig into my knuckles exposed skin.

Mother had ordered that I give my younger self a small dosage of aphrodisiac to numb the pain…hopefully without doing any harm to the baby,look seeing the aphrodisiac working near instantaneously as I looked into the girl's now sleepy and drowsy looking ocean blue eyes.

"M…mother-"she says droopily before losing consciousness.

An hour or so passes with my 'mother' and I handling the actual delivery while Raimon and 'father' play at being nurse-bring whatever is needed to aid in the delivery as smoothly as possible.

It's almost br two and a half hours-the alternate version of my father holds a small pink skinned and red faced little babe that looking kind of odd with it's tiny elf like ears,pudgy little arms with hands that each had five sausage like fingers and a similar number of toes on each foot.

"Yikes…that is one ugly looking baby !"Raimon said eyeing the newborn in the Arusian queen's arms.

'Mother' glared at him briefly before turning her attention back to the little creature beginning to wiggle about her arms-his beautiful ocean blue eyes opening for the time with a mousy cooing sound.

"…So what is the little guy's name?"Keith asked lightly tickling the infant's small chin.

'Father' shrugged slightly with a faint smile on his long and narrow face."…that is for Allura to decide!"he says with 'mother' silently nodding in agreement.

"Speaking of whom…she have awoke by now!"she noted standing up from the chair she was sitting in with cheerful smile as looks down at the small and squirm creature of a person in her arms."…come along little one…it's meet mother!"she says like the new doubting grandmother she was.

Soon enough…

Raimon's POV

I watch somewhat comfortably as queen Melenor gently placed the half squirming newborn into her daughter's arm…which seemed to shake a little as began to hold her son-which just sounded strange and awkward that the girl appeared to be five-and was.

"…Does he have a name ?"the little girl asked innocently looking to her parents with a weakly looking smile.

The king and queen looked at each other for a brief moment before looking back to their daughter and smile." you tell us Allura…he is your son after all?" the king urged his daughter.

The young princess gave a puzzled look down at the now sleeping babe in her arms -a faint cooing and a strange mousy sound that could not tell was snoring or-or I don't know what?

King Alfor wince upon his infant grandson's name-both the princess and her younger counterpart take notice of this." what's wrong…err…your majesty?" the older Allura said briefly pausing...no doubt realizing the maelstrom of questions that would bring forth.

"It's just that name bring back some...' unpleasant' memories!" the Arusian king says with a slightly crumpled look on his face.

Queen Melenor soon shoving me and the princess hurriedly out of the room."...alright out,out all...let's give Allura sometime to get to her son better!"the queen says hurriedly scooting out of the room along with her husband.

Soon enough…

King Alfor sat slightly reclined on one of the oddly elegant designed chair in what would one be my private workshop…at least in our home universe-the Arusian king abruptly laughed smacking his right knee." Oh yes the emergency warp protocol!"he exclaimed and I laughed just now remembering the exact protocol he was talking about…of course …why did I not think of that first…gah it was so obvious!

The green lion pilot pidge gave the two what was either meant to be a clueless-or at least very confused expression."'Emergency warp protocol'?"he said raising a questioning brow.

The eleven of us had all taken a seat adroit

"…It's a fail safe program that installed in each of the warriors…just in case of a worse case scenario!"he said briefly quickly changing his expression quickly turning to a more serious Demeter."…though I suppose the mechas being exposed to an unknown energy must triggered it abruptly…which means the combined efforts of the warriors plus the five lions should be able to create a strong enough gateway back your home universe and time period!"he explains with faintly grin on his face.

"…and do you know how we may execute this little gamble of your's your majesty?" I asked giving the man sky brow.

"Oh of course my dear boy!"

Shortly…

The warriors and lions quickly got into form at where we first arrived in this universe; I both the lion force and my own team…making sure to get this the first time.

The two teams soon approach a naturally occurring wormhole.

"Ok everyone on mark!"I said preparing to blast the hells out of the wormhole and hopefully make a gateway back to home universe…no tell what trouble Haggar and Raible are reaping back their waiting for us.

"Ready…aim…fire!!!"

The lions and warriors soon let out a combined blast of energy that slightly gaped the rift between even wider with a 100% percent guarantee that it would lead strictly to our home reality.

Huh you despite the whole traveling through dimensional time thing…I have to admit that this birthday was definitely one to remember!

To be continued…