Warning: Violence, rape, some adult language.

Part Three

Allura was sleeping soundly in her suite when Keith heard the loud boom of a ship crashing near the castle. He looked to see if Allura had heard. She didn't, so he rushed outside. Where the hell was everyone? He ran towards the crashed ship, now on fire. He knew it would explode soon. He yanked open the hatch and through the smoke saw the pilot slumped over the controls unconscious. Keith checked quickly to see if anyone else was on board. There wasn't, so he carrried the pilot out of the craft. He was running across the Castle lawn when the ship exploded in a ball of flame. He stopped, breathing hard, and put the pilot down. To his shock, it was Prince Lotor-Allura's husband....

Lotor awoke, coughing. He looked up and saw to his suprise, the brown eyes of Keith Akira. He said, "What the hell are you doing here?" Keith was about to answer when laserfire erupted.

Keith exclaimed, "Dammit! It's got to be Jarius!"

Lotor grimaced scrambling up. Keith wasn't a doctor, but Lotor looked like he was more injured that he let on. They ran, barely avoiding the fire. They reached the relative safety of the Castle. All of Arus' forces were fighting the fleet that now hovered above them.

Lotor yelled, "Where's Allura?"

Keith said, "Lotor, go to the medlab, I'll protect Allura.!"

Lotor's eyes flashed dangerously and he said, "She's my wife, Akira!I will-aggh.." He collasped for a moment.

Keith said, "I'm getting Gorma, Lotor, stay there!"

Lotor groaned, clutching his side. He ran, little realizing the danger Allura was in.

Allura was still asleep, the painkillers that Dr. Gorma had prescribed to her always made her sleepy. She didn't hear when her door opened admiting Jarius S'aaul Tianus. She didn't hear as he locked her door.
He was bloody from battle. Of course the blood was not his own, but others. He had relished the fighting, but now he would have what he came for. He walked over to the bed and looked at her, so still and white. He smiled, the anticipation of being with her warming his blood. He threw down his weapons and stripped nude. He pulled down the covers and looked at her. His eyes narrowed. His ring. The ring he gave her was gone. Jarius flew into a rage. He jerked her up by her gown and shook her.

He yelled, "Where is my ring?" She opened her eyes. Everything was a little fuzzy.

She mumbled, "Wha-I don't.."

He let her go and jumped on the bed, straddling her. He backhanded her. Allura gasped in pain. She was still half conscious. She looked at him and said, "Jarius, no....please..."

He smiled and hit her again. He cruelly twined his fist in her hair and whispered, "You took off my ring, Allura...I will teach you to obey me! "

He kissed her hard, his fist still in her hair, his other hand ripping her nightgown. She tried to fight, but the drugs in her were slowing her down. She kept going in and out of consciousness. He kept on and on for what seemed like forever, running his hands cruelly all over her, bruising her. Allura kept blacking out and he would slap her back into consciousness. She would moan in pain as he did so. This seemed to excite him. He raped her, hurting her. Taking his pleasure in her pain once again. Maybe she would die now...but it kept on until he was finished, slumped on top of her, catching his breath, his lust sated for now.

Allura was unconscious, deep within herself, when a lasersword cut the locks on the doors of her suite. She didn't see her long lost husband come in, his lasersword drawn. He saw Jarius S'aaul on the battered body of his wife, and a killing rage came upon him. He could see nothing but Allura, her body bruised and torn, violated. Jarius heard him come in and quickly rolled off Allura. Quick as a flash, he lunged for his weapons on the floor and charged Lotor.

He taunted Lotor just as he had always done during his captivity. Jarius smirked and said," Your wife is very good, Lotor - too bad she's not yours anymore!"

Lotor, enraged, fought his cousin. He ignored his injuries, but they were slowing him down.Jarius pressed on, evil delight in his eyes.

Keith Akira had ran for Dr Gorma and when he returned, Lotor was gone.

..Dammit!...he thought, I should have known!

He rushed upstairs to Allura's suite and saw Lotor fighting a naked Jarius S'aaul. His heart broke to see Allura unconscious on the bed, battered and nude. Then he felt rage just as Lotor did. Suddenly, Jarius lunged and caught Lotor in the side with his lasersword. Lotor grunted in pain, but then with an inhuman effort, Lotor rallied back and aimed the lasersword at Jarius' neck, beheading him before he knew it. Keith looked in shock as Jarius' body slumped lifelessly to the floor, sans head, blood everywhere. The head bounced and came to a stop near the closet, Jarius' eyes wide in death.

Lotor stood and then with a groan, he collasped on the floor. Allura started to moan in pain. Keith watched in amazement as Lotor, seemingly able to hear Allura's cries of pain, dragged himself up using one of bedposts and climbed into bed with Allura, gathering her to him. Keith heard him cry, "Allura....Allura." She continued to moan and then she stopped and whispered his name..." D'aavid, oh D'aavid."

Suddenly, she didn't hurt anymore.Everything seemed to fade-the room, Keith, the blood, everything.She cried out for Lotor using his birthname.."D'aavid!D'aavid! don't leave me!"

Then she felt herself being held gently, her hair being stroked back just like he used to do when he was alive. A voice, his voice called her name and she looked up. An angel held her. He looked just like Lotor with his light blue skin and white hair.

His handsome face looked down at her in love and said, "Allura.I'm waiting for you, love.Open your eyes. You know it's impolite to keep you husband - waiting." Then he faded away and disappeared.

Allura wept. "No, please don't go! D'aavid, don't leave me! Take me with you! D'aavid, D'aavid!" She wept.

Again she heard a voice, his voice..."Allura, Allura.Open your eyes, wake up! You're having a nightmare! Wake up!" She kept crying and the arms around her held her tighter. Her tears fell on a - warm chest? And she felt-- his hair? Was this a dream? No, he was dead.
Then, warm full lips were kissing softly in her hair, murmuring her name. She was being rocked gently like he rocked Cimmie to sleep sometimes. Her eyes opened. They felt swollen and were wet from crying. Her hand went up to her face and felt for bruises. There were none. Her eyes looked at light blue skin, and then she looked up scarcely believing it was real. She saw his face and lifted her hand up to touch his face. Warm, solid. He was real and he was holding her.

Allura whispered, "D'aavid, L-lotor, you're alive?"

He smiled down at her and said, "Yes, I am." He lifted her face and kissed her gently on the lips. He pulled back and said, "See?"

She smiled and then frowned. "Then Jarius is..? "

Lotor's eyes hardened. "He is dead, Allura.He will threaten us no longer." Then he said in a gentler tone, "Akira was a big help."

Allura's eyes widened, "Keith?"

Lotor looked down and said, "Yes. He called in one of Voltron Forces to come. If it weren't for he and Kate..."

Allura looked puzzled, "Kate's alive?"

Lotor looked worried. Perhaps Dr Gorma should look at her again. She had taken such a hit on the head when the attack started. Lotor gently stroked her hair and said, "Everyone is alive and well on Planet Arus, Allura."

She said, "Everyone?" She was thinking of Coran.

Lotor smiled and kissed her again. "Everyone."

Allura smiled in contentment and snuggled with him for a while. They were quiet when she looked up and said, "Lotor?"

He mumured, half-dozing, "Hhhmmm..?" She raised up and kissed him softly. She whispered, "please just hold me." And the man she loved so well looked at her and said with that smirk she had grown to love, "You don't have to ask me twice, Allura." And then they kissed and celebrated being alive and being together.