06x04 - The Colony

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[Lotor] I've waited an eternity for this.

We've done everything we can to prepare us
for this moment. We're ready.

It means so much to me
to share this with you.

Beginning system check.
Front and rear stabilizers.

Front and rear stabilizers are go.

-Quintessence collection array.
-Quintessence collection array is go.

-[Lotor] Infracells.
-[Allura] Infracells up.

-[Lotor] Dynotherms.
-[Allura] Dynotherms connected.

[Lotor] Switching on mega-thrusters.

[Allura] Mega-thrusters are go.

I can't be the only one
who sees that this is nuts, right?

Just getting in there is a long shot.

-Then they have to make it out again?
-I agree with Hunk.

This plan is a foolhardy
and unnecessary risk.

I don't know. We've traveled through
the quintessence field to another reality.

This isn't just theoretical physics.
Mathematically, we know it's possible.

Well, it is hard to argue with math.
Believe me, I've tried.

But even if they do reach
the quintessence field, then what?

The last time anyone got in there,
it turned Zarkon evil.

Lance makes a fine point! Take that, math!

Zarkon fell prey
to his own evil instincts.

The quintessence field didn't create them,
it revealed them.

So, this is goodbye...

for now.

Allura.

Yes, Lance?

-[Lance] Get back safe.
-I will.

T-minus ten ticks to gate entry.

Nine...

eight...

seven...

six...

five...

four...

three...

two...

one.

-Are you ready?
-Here we go.

[Allura] Extraordinary.

[alarm beeping]

What is that?

-[computer beeping]
-[Coran] I've got an incoming craft.

Shields up. And pull it up on-screen.

[Coran] That... That can't be.

It's an Altean pod! A really old one!

What's it doin' out here?

Let's find out.
Attention, Altean pod, identify yourself.

Shiro, it's Keith.

Keith! [stammers] Are you okay?

Where have you been?

How did you get your hands
on that pod?

Does he look bigger to you guys?
He's bigger, right?

-[Lance] No?
-Where's Lotor?

-[Hunk] He's in the quintessence field.
-Oh, no.

[Lotor] Readings are beyond
anything I could have imagined.

What we do here today will change
the course of the universe forever.

In the hands of the wrong person,
this power could easily corrupt.

Together, we'll see it never does

and continue the work
your father started so long ago.

Now, let's see
if we can collect some samples.

Keith, it's so good to see you.

Hold on. How do we know
you're the real Keith

and not his bigger, cooler,
grizzled older brother?

-I don't have time for this, Lance!
-Hey, everybody, Keith's back!

We need to stop Lotor.
He's been lying to all of us!

-Wh-- Lying about what?
-[woman] Everything!

[Coran] You're... You're Altean!

-[Lance] And who's the Galran?
-[Hunk] Is that a wolf?

Where did you come from?

I promise I'll explain everything
once we get to Lotor.

We can't get to him. He just entered
the quintessence field with Allura.

We traveled through realities before.
Can't we fly in there and attack?

She said Allura is with him.
We can't risk hurting her.

Why are we even attacking?

Look, Keith-- Everyone, calm down.

When they return,
we'll get this all sorted out.

I can feel the quintessence
coursing through me.

[sighs] It's like my spirit,
my whole being, is more alive.

[Shiro] Lance is right. You have changed.

Time is different where I've been.

Shiro, I am Krolia.

Keith has told me all about you.

Thank you for raising him
to be the man he is today.

Krolia is with the Blade of Marmora.

Also...

she's my mother.

-It's an honor to meet you.
-What? Okay, this is nuts!

You come back with your Galra mom,
a wolf, and an Altean?

Yes, I'm still waiting to hear the story
of how you found this Altean.

And why we're supposed to be
attacking Lotor.

This is Romelle,
and I think she should tell her own story.

I come from a planet
where there are thousands of Alteans.

We have lived there
since the w*r with Zarkon began.

What? That's impossible.
Altea was destroyed.

Allura and I were the only survivors.

Every Altean child knows the story
of how Lotor saved us from destruction.

When Zarkon attacked,

many were off-planet
on trading expeditions.

[Romelle] When news spread
about the destruction of our home,

those of us who remained
went into hiding for deca-phoebs.

But Lotor, with his deep knowledge
of Altean culture,

managed to track some of them down.

Hear me out!
I know who you are. I come in peace.

I have come to save
the noble Altean people,

to preserve your customs and traditions

before they are destroyed
like Altea itself.

Please, come with me.

I have created a haven
where the Galra will never find you.

It may not be Altea,
but it will keep you safe.

If my intention were to k*ll you,
then you would be dead already.

[Romelle] To keep the Alteans secure,

Lotor hid them on a remote planet
beyond the quantum abyss.

[Coran] So, Lotor saved Alteans?

[Hunk] Man, Lotor is even nicer
than we thought.

[Romelle] And over time, the Alteans
came to worship Lotor as their savior.

Generations ago, in an effort
to increase our odds of survival,

Lotor announced that he was creating
another colony far from our own.

But in order to do so, he needed to assess

which Alteans were viable candidates
to survive the journey.

One by one, every Altean in the colony
was given a series of tests.

Those who were deemed fit for the journey
were loaded onto a cargo ship

and taken to the second colony.

It was considered the highest honor.

Any communication between the colonies
was strictly prohibited

for fear that it would compromise
the other's location.

This was the world I was born into,

one of unquestioning devotion
to a supposed messiah.

My brother Bandor was always faithful,
but I had questions.

[Romelle] So many of our people
gone to the new colony.

Petrulius, Gnautu, Rahz,
and of course, Mother and Father.

I miss them all so much.

I'm sure we'll have a chance
to see them again

when we're chosen to travel
to the new colony.

But why can't we talk to them now?

Lotor must have a way
of communicating with them.

He travels there all the time.
So, why does he keep us in the dark?

You know why.

Communication with the other colony
would risk discovery by the Galra.

So we're told.

[Romelle] Eventually,
Bandor grew old enough

to be assessed for the journey
to the other colony,

and he was selected to leave immediately.

Don't do this!

It is Lotor's will.

I'll never see you again!

Don't let him tear our family apart.

Don't worry. I'm sure you'll be selected
to come to the colony soon.

In the meantime, I made you something.

It's a communicator.

Will I be able to talk to you
on the other colony?

I haven't had a chance to test it yet,
but I hope so.

Just remember, we suffer this isolation
so the next generation may not have to.

Goodbye, Romelle.

[Romelle] When Bandor left,
I felt completely alone.

I tried to use the communicator
he had given me, but it never worked.

[communicator beeping, buzzing]

Bandor!

[Bandor] Romelle...

you were right.

-Where are you?
-The forest outside town.

Hurry.

[panting]

[gasps]

-[Romelle grunts]
-[Bandor groans]

Bandor!

Lotor...

The other colony...

It's all a lie.

[sighs]

-No.
-[man] Over here.

-[weapon whirring]
-[gasps]

[Lotor] Clean up the wreckage.
Leave no evidence this ever happened.

[Romelle] My brother was dead.
I knew the truth, or at least part of it,

but I also knew that no one
would believe me without proof.

When Keith and Krolia arrived,
they were my last chance at finding it.

I told them what had happened
to my brother, and as it turned out,

so many Alteans
that had been taken before him.

As they explained their mission to me,
we knew there must have been a connection

between the missing Alteans
and the pure strain of quintessence.

[Keith] Given your brother's
weakened state,

he couldn't have piloted his ship
for very long.

The other colony has
to be somewhere nearby.

There is a moon orbiting this planet
that could house a colony.

Well, it's our only lead.

But how will we get there?

I have an idea.

These transports
haven't been used in generations.

None of the Alteans in the colony

would know how to fly one,
even if we desired to.

I think I got us covered there.

[Krolia] There's something down there.

No! Petrulius! What's happening to them?

These people were supposed
to be headed to the colony!

Lotor is harvesting their quintessence.

That's horrifying.

-All this time...
-I can't believe he fooled us.

He's a monster.

-[computer beeping]
-Huh?

-[Coran] They're back.
-What are you waiting for? Open fire!

No! Princess Allura is with him.

-We're gonna let him back onboard?
-We must!

As long as the princess is with him,
we cannot risk any sort of attack.

Coran and Lance are right. We can't
do anything until the princess is safe.

Once Allura is secure,
we will take Lotor down.

[both grunt]

We accomplished
something amazing today,

and it would've never happened
had it not been for you.

It is a moment
that I truly will never forget.

-What's going on?
-[weapon whirring]

Allura, step away from Lotor.

I will do no such thing.
Tell me what's happening here.

[Romelle] Lotor is a monster

and has been harvesting
Altean quintessence for generations!

An Altean!

You k*lled my brother
and thousands of others.

Lotor has been lying to us the whole time.
He's a m*rder*r, just like his father!

You know nothing about what you speak.

-What are they talking about?
-Allura, listen to me.

I've dedicated my life
to preserving Altean culture.

Now that we have unlocked
the quintessence field,

all of your people, who would have been
hunted down long ago

had it not been for my intervention,
can live in peace.

Were some lives lost in the process? Yes.

But they were martyrs to a noble cause.

I sacrificed a few
to preserve the future for millions.

Allura, do not let this ruin
everything we've worked for.

Think of what we experienced
in the quintessence field.

-[Allura grunts]
-[Lotor groans]

[alarm beeping]

The hangar's been breached!

It's Lotor's troops.
They're stealing the ships!

[grunts, screams]

Shiro?

[grunting]

Give in. You cannot resist.

[groaning]

[Coran] What's happening to him?

You are mine now. Give in!

[grunting]

Allura and I will secure Lotor.
Hunk, help Shiro.

Everyone else, get down to the hangar
and stop those guys.

-[grunts]
-[Hunk] Shiro?

-[grunts]
-[Coran screams]

-Shiro, what are you--
-[Allura] Lance!

[both grunt]

[Allura] Shiro's gone mad!

He's escaping with Lotor!
Stop him before he leaves the ship!

Good. Now, bring him to me.

-What do we do?
-We have to stay focused.

[Keith] Lance, Hunk,
can you still pilot your lions?

Yeah, I'll manage.

We've got this.

Then let's go! If we're gonna fight
Lotor's ships, we'll need Voltron.

Shiro's gone.
Who's gonna pilot the Black Lion?

I will.

[roars]

[grunts]

Shiro, it's Keith!

Shiro, it's gonna be okay.

We just have to--

-[Hunk] I can't shake them! Help!
-[Pidge] Keith!

[grunting]

[grunts]

Guys, we're no match for them
in our lions. [grunts]

Form Voltron!

[roars]

[roars]