The Phantom of the Blue Lion - by Kayku

The Lion Archives on Planet Arus holds the magic & the secret of the robot lions. Only the Voltron Force & their trusted advisor, Coran, know some of the lions' secrets. Which is why Princess Allura was now down in the archives. She was trying to learn more about the robot lions.

'Let's see. I already know that the pilots are the lion's soul & that the lions share a special bond with their pilot. But, what else? Well, I think the best way to find out is to fly Blue Lion.'

Princess Allura left the archives & headed for the lion launch. She sat down in the long, oval-like capsule wearing her lion helmet. The hatch of the capsule closed down & the vehicle took off, heading for Blue Lion which was at the bottom of the lake, absorbing the water.

The seat of the capsule left it's place & carried Allura up into her lion. The opening beneath the seat closed & a panel popped up, waiting for the lion key to be inserted. Allura was just about to do this, when she caught sight of a white envelope laying on the control panel. Curious, she picked it up.

The front of the envelope had her name written on it in the most beautiful handwriting. Turning it over, she opened it & pulled out a single piece of paper. She began to read:

Dear Allura,

I think you are a beautiful angel. Your eyes are the stars of my sky. Everything seems brighter when you are around. Until I write to you again dear Allura.

Sincerely,

The Phantom of the Blue Lion

'My eyes are the stars of his sky?' she wondered. 'Who would think of such a romantic thought? Could it be Keith or Lance?'

Knowing that she couldn't possibly concentrate on learning more about the lions' secrets, she returned to the Castle of Lions. Her thoughts were in a whirl. Who wrote that letter? She didn't need to ask how it got there, she already knew. Her phantom got in through the lion launch sequence. She decided not to mention this to the guys until she received one or two more letters from her mystery phantom.

Meanwhile, at Castle Doom, Lotor was sitting in his father's old throne. After all these years, his dream of sitting on the throne was reality. However, the throne was the last thing on his mind. The thing, or rather person, on his mind was Princess Allura. Ever since he first saw her all those years ago, he wanted her for his wife. And she has always rejected him. He had come so close when he & Hagger tried the painless blade plan. If he had listened to Hagger, Allura would be his wife now. But, that was in the past. This time, Allura would be his.

Keith & Lance, in their Black & Red Lions, were returning to Arus from Galaxy Garrison. While they flew, they discussed a topic that they discussed the night before.

"Keith, why do you think Allura's acting so strange?" Lance asked, Red Lion's head turning to look at Black Lion.

"Why it's obvious that she's been acting differently around the two of us."

"Just the two of us? Not Hunk & Pidge?"

"No. Just us."

"What would make her act like this?"

"I don't know, Lance. But, whatever it is, I hope it passes." The lions entered Arus' atmosphere & returned to their resting places.

Allura's seat raised up into Blue Lion's cockpit. As she leaned forward to put her key into position, she noticed a white envelope on the control panel. Her heart began to race.

'Another letter! He sent me another one!' she thought. Plucking the letter off the panel, she placed it beside her. She would look at it after she was finished flying Blue Lion.

Placing the key in it's place, she activated the lion & flew it out of the lake & into the sky. Somehow, the lion sensed that it's pilot wasn't exactly concentrating on her flying. Every time Allura faltered in her flight path, Blue Lion would either stop or go into spirals. Then, Allura would correct herself & pay attention to her flying. That was when she decided to return to the lake & read the letter.

Once Blue Lion was back in the lake, Allura opened the envelope. Once again, she pulled out a single piece of paper.

Dear Allura,
I can't stop thinking of you. You are in my dreams every night. I am certain that I am in love with you. I would like it if you would write a letter to me. Just leave it on Blue Lion's control panel where I've been leaving yours.

Love,

The Phantom of the Blue Lion

'That sounds like something Keith would say. But then again, Lance hides his feelings, so I'm not sure. But I will write a letter to my phantom.' So, Allura began her letter once she was in her bedroom.

Dear Phantom,
I enjoy receiving your letter. I don't know who you are, but I hope to find out soon. I can imagine how you got into Blue Lion. I haven't told anyone about the letters. That will be just between us.

Sincerely,

Allura

Sealing the letter in an envelope, Allura rode out to Blue Lion. Checking to make sure that the name was on the envelope, she laid it on the control panel & left. Half an hour later, a shadowy figure appears in the lion, takes the letter & disappears.

Keith & Lance walked through the halls of the Castle of Lions. Their trip to Galaxy Garrison proved fruitless. Lotor hasn't been terrorizing the universe lately & that worried the Voltron Force. Whenever Lotor doesn't pull anything for a while, he's busy planning some big scheme. Lance wished Lotor would hurry up & get on with it.

Allura was also in the halls, coming in the opposite direction the guys were coming from. Her thoughts were busy trying to figure out who her "phantom" was & why she was going through all this trouble just to say that he loves her (Author's note: Have you figured out who the phantom is? If not, keeping reading. If you know, keep reading). The princess was so lost in thought that she didn't see the two pilots coming toward her. The collison was quick & harmless.

"Oh!" Allura gasped as she bounded into the guys & stepped back to avoid losing her balance.

"Princess, are you alright?" Keith questioned.

"Y-yes. I'm fine," Allura stammered, not sure how to act normally around Keith or Lance if one of them was her phantom.

"You sure?" Lance asked.

"Yes. Absolutely," she answered quickly. Unable to stand being in front of them with the mystery of the phantom on her mind, she bolted from the hall & toward her chamber. Keith & Lance stared after her.

"What did I tell you?" Keith told Lance.

"You're right Keith. Something's definitely up."

Once in her room, Allura sat down in a chair. She needed to sort out her thoughts. Okay, first she receives a mysterious note from someone calling himself The Phantom of the Blue Lion (hence the title of this story). Which is where she found the note: on her lion's control panel. Then, the next day, she receives a second note from her phantom. She suspects that either Keith or Lance is writing them. Yet, they didn't show any sign that they could have possibly could have written those letters. Either that or they're good actors.

'I wonder when my phantom will find my letter to him,' she thought. 'I'll go back to Blue Lion tomorrow & see if he left a third letter.' She got dressed in a nightgown, climbed into bed, pulled the covers up to her chin, fell asleep.

The sounds of birds chirping woke her from her sleep. Sitting up, Allura stretched & yawned. Then, she got out of bed, changed her clothes & headed for the launch sequence. As she sped toward the lion, her heard pounded in her chest. Would she find a third letter? Or would the letter she wrote still be there?

The seat rose from the capsule & into the lion. A white envelope sat on the panel. With shaking hands, she picked it & looked at the front of the envelope. It was her name that was written on the front of it! Not wanting to wait to read the letter, Allura ripped the envelope open & took out the paper.

Dear Allura,
This is my final letter to you. You shall know my identity. I would like to take you to dinner tonight. Meet me at our reserved table at The Galaxy Star at 8:00. The reservation name is Phantom. See you tonight.

Love,

The Phantom of the Blue Lion

'Dinner with my phantom. I will finally know his name! But,...wouldn't Keith be the typed to plan a romantic dinner at The Galaxy Star? That has to be it. Keith is my phantom!'

Allura exited the lion & searched the castle looking for the Voltron Force captain. She found him in his room, alone.

"Keith, I have a question," Allura began.

"What is it?"

"If you love me, why did you go through all this trouble just to take me out to dinner?"

"What are you talking about?"

"These letter." Allura thrust her most recent letter into his hands & waited for him to confess. "Yes, I did write these letters." was what she wanted to hear her say.

"Allura, this isn't my handwriting." was what he actually said.

"It isn't?"

"No."

"Then maybe it's Lance's."

"No, this isn't Lance's either. Or any of the other guys."
Keith handed the lette back to her. Allura, disappointed that she hadn't sloved the mystery, took the letter & turned to leave.

"Princess, is this why you were acting strange toward Lance & me?"

"Yes, it was."

"I was wondering about your behavior. Now I know. These mystery letters you've been receiving. I suggest that you meet your "phantom" as he's planned."

"Thank you Keith. I'll do that."

At a quarter to eight, Allura sat in Blue Lion's cockpit. Reading her letter again for the tenth time, she memorized when & where the date was at & the reservation name. Inserting the key, she flew out of the lake, out of Arus' atmosphere & toward The Galaxy Star.

The phantom sat in his ship in the parking area of The Galaxy Star. Soon Allura would arrive, enter the restaurant, request to be shown to their reserved table, & wait for him to show up & he would after two to four minutes. Phantom looked up when he heard the familiar sound of a robot lion's engine. He saw the Blue Lion approaching.

Allura parked her lion between two ships & jumped out, unaware that Phantom was watching her. She approached the restaurant's entrance. Taking a deep breath to steady her nerves, she opened the door & stepped inside. Upon entering, she saw a small waiting area, empty right now. Between the area & dining room stood a maitre d'.
Walking over to him, she said, "I'm here for a dinner reservation at eight. Phantom, table for two, please."

The maitre d' nodded & led her to a table that was separate from the rest of the dining crowd. He pulled out her chair. Allura sat down in it & the maitre d' pushed her in. From where Allura sat, she wouldn't see her phantom until he was beside her or in front of her.

Phantom swallowed hard as he opened the door to enter. His first date with Allura & he was very nervous. He dated other women but none of them were like Allura. Nevertheless, he had to go through with this. Stepping inside, he requested the maitre d' to take him to the table reserved as Phantom. Once again the head waiter nodded & led him to the table...& Allura.

Allura looked through the elegant menu, impressed that the phantom was wealthy enough to take her to such a fancy restaurant. Suddenly, she heard a voice say, " Thank you, my good man. Please give me & my date a few minutes to choose our dinner." Allura waited until Phantom was sitting across from her before she peeked over the top of her menu, hoping to get a glimpse of her mystery date.

Her hope deflated. when she saw that her date's face was concealed by a menu. Except his eyes. They were familiar. Phantom, realizing that he had been caught staring at her, ducked behind his menu.

"Please, don't be shy. I just want to see the face of the man who sent me those letters," Allura pleaded.

"Are you ready to order?" a waiter asked, appearing at their table.

"I'll have the chicken soup & ham & swiss sandwhich meal," Allura ordered.

"I'll have the steak & baked potato meal. I would like my steak well done. And on the potato, I would like butter, bacon bits, & sour cream."

"Drinks?"

"Ginger ale," Allura said.

"Flaeshornberry," Phantom replied. The waiter nodded & left.

"I don't want to sound critisizing, but, sour cream on you potato?"

"Of course. I always have sour cream on my potato."

Allura blinked. The voice sounded so familiar. Who did it remind her of? Squaring her shoulders, she said, "All right, you've taken me to dinner, now I want to know who you really are."

Phantom sighed & relunctly pulled the menu away from his face.

Allura gasped, "Lotor!"

Before her sat Prince Lotor, but he back to how he was five years ago. She then realized how blind she had been not to consider the thought that Lotor would have been writing those letters to her.

"H-how did you become...yourself again?" she managed to say.

"Hagger," Lotor answered simply.

Nodding, Allura considered her options. One, she could simply tell off Lotor & leave. Two, she could sit through this dinner, just to be polite. She chose number two. There had to be a reason why Lotor asked her to dinner. She reasoned that the real reason for this date was near the end of dinner.

For the remainder of dinner, Allura & Lotor ate & made some small talk. Allura learned that Hagger had dabbled in genetics & managed to restore Lotor to his former self (pyshically, not age wise). She even figured out how Lotor had gotten into Blue Lion. He had himself scanned in & out of the lion.

Taking the last bite of her sundae, Allura wiped her mouth with her napkin. "Well, um, thank you for dinner Lotor. I guess I should be going."

"Allura wait."

"Yes?"

"I...have a question to ask you."

'Ah, ha. I knew it,' she thought. "What is it?"

Lotor knelt before the princess, took one of her hands in his & looked at her. "Will you marry me?"

Allura looked at the prince kneeling before her. She should have seen this coming. Lotor was trying the old take-her-out-to-dinner-and-propose trick. She didn't even see why she should marry him. She saw plenty of reasons why she shouldn't, though.

"Why should I?" she asked.

"I haven't been terrorizing anyone," he replied. "I've changed Allura. Honest, I have."

'Well, there's one reason why I should marry him. But, should I accept? Maybe I should ask the guys what they think. No, they would tell me to refuse. But, he says he's changed. Maybe I can help him change even more.'

Looking at Lotor, she said, "I will. I will marry you, Lotor."

Lotor blinked in surprise. "You will?"

"I will."

Smiling, Lotor pulled a small box out from behind his back & opened it, showing Allura the diamond engagement ring. Standing up, he took the ring & slipped it on the ring finger on her left hand. "Let me know when you want the wedding."

"Lotor, I don't want the rest of Voltron Force to get suspicious if we wait. Let's get married right now. Then there's no way they can say anything about it because it will have already happened."

"It makes sense to me. I can have Hagger perform the cermony."

"Alright. Our honeymoon will have to wait for another time, though."

"Of course."

Allura & Lotor were beamed aboard the Revenge which was waiting above the restaurant. Hagger & the two space pirates were aboard also. The engaged couple approached Hagger.

"Begin the cermony Hagger," Lotor ordered.

"She accepted then?"

"Yes, she did."

"Alright then. Lotor, do you take Princess Allura to be your lawfully wedded wife?" "And do you Princess Allura take Lotor for your lawfully wedded husband?"

"I do."

"Then, by the power invested in me, the rings."

The space pirates (I don't know their names, or spell them for that matter) stepped over & presented the wedding rings to Allura & Lotor. The two of them took the rings & slipped them onto each other's left hands.

"I now pronounce you husband & wife. You may kiss the bride."

Lotor leaned toward the princess. Allura did likewise. Their lips met & locked. It was official. Lotor & Allura were married.

The newlyweds were beamed back to the front of The Galaxy Star. Before Allura returned to Blue Lion, she turned to her husband.

"Thank you again for dinner & a legal, albeit, short cermony."

"You're welcome, Allura. But, what will you say when the Voltron Force sees your wedding & you tell them what happened?"

"I'll tell them that they will have to accept the fact that we're married."

"Don't forget to tell them that now that we're married, there will be peace in the galaxy."

"I won't forget." Allura kissed Lotor once more before getting into her lion & taking off for The Castle of Lions.

Entering the castle, Allura, tried to keep her footsteps quiet, certain that everyone was asleep. As she passed the Lounge, she saw the guys in there. Stepping inside, she said, "Hi. Why are you all still awake?"

"Keith told us about your letters & the date you had tonight," Lance said.

"Oh."

"So, who was this phantom guy?" Hunk asked.

"Lotor."

"Lotor?!"

"He asked me to marry him."

"You told him 'no' right?"

"I told him yes."

"Your kidding?' Lance said. Allura shook her head.

"Allura, how could you?" Keith scolded.

"You don't understand. He's changed."

"How?"

"He hasn't been terrorizing the galaxy lately. And as a result of our marriage, there will be peace in the galaxy."

"Well...,"

"Look, we're married & that's that." Allura turned to leave.

"Allura wait." She turned around.

"Look, we're sorry. You're right. You're married. It was your decision," Keith apologized.

"I'm glad you finally see that."

"Well, good night princess."

"Good night, everyone." Allura left the Lounge & headed for her room to get ready for bed.

The End

by Kayka

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