1 00:01:11,988 --> 00:01:14,324 [Lotor] I've waited an eternity for this. 2 00:01:15,408 --> 00:01:20,330 We've done everything we can to prepare us for this moment. We're ready. 3 00:01:22,665 --> 00:01:25,585 It means so much to me to share this with you. 4 00:01:35,094 --> 00:01:37,972 Beginning system check. Front and rear stabilizers. 5 00:01:38,640 --> 00:01:40,600 Front and rear stabilizers are go. 6 00:01:40,683 --> 00:01:44,229 - Quintessence collection array. - Quintessence collection array is go. 7 00:01:44,312 --> 00:01:47,065 - [Lotor] Infracells. - [Allura] Infracells up. 8 00:01:47,524 --> 00:01:50,151 - [Lotor] Dynotherms. - [Allura] Dynotherms connected. 9 00:01:50,568 --> 00:01:52,445 [Lotor] Switching on mega-thrusters. 10 00:01:52,529 --> 00:01:54,405 [Allura] Mega-thrusters are go. 11 00:01:57,826 --> 00:02:00,787 I can't be the only one who sees that this is nuts, right? 12 00:02:00,870 --> 00:02:02,580 Just getting in there is a long shot. 13 00:02:02,664 --> 00:02:05,542 - Then they have to make it out again? - I agree with Hunk. 14 00:02:05,625 --> 00:02:08,461 This plan is a foolhardy and unnecessary risk. 15 00:02:08,545 --> 00:02:13,174 I don't know. We've traveled through the quintessence field to another reality. 16 00:02:13,258 --> 00:02:16,845 This isn't just theoretical physics. Mathematically, we know it's possible. 17 00:02:16,928 --> 00:02:20,640 Well, it is hard to argue with math. Believe me, I've tried. 18 00:02:20,723 --> 00:02:23,476 But even if they do reach the quintessence field, then what? 19 00:02:23,560 --> 00:02:26,229 The last time anyone got in there, it turned Zarkon evil. 20 00:02:26,312 --> 00:02:29,315 Lance makes a fine point! Take that, math! 21 00:02:29,691 --> 00:02:32,110 Zarkon fell prey to his own evil instincts. 22 00:02:32,193 --> 00:02:35,822 The quintessence field didn't create them, it revealed them. 23 00:03:08,021 --> 00:03:09,439 So, this is goodbye... 24 00:03:10,523 --> 00:03:11,523 for now. 25 00:03:12,483 --> 00:03:13,483 Allura. 26 00:03:14,777 --> 00:03:16,279 Yes, Lance? 27 00:03:16,362 --> 00:03:18,740 - [Lance] Get back safe. - I will. 28 00:03:26,956 --> 00:03:29,584 T-minus ten ticks to gate entry. 29 00:03:30,043 --> 00:03:31,043 Nine... 30 00:03:32,086 --> 00:03:33,087 eight... 31 00:03:34,255 --> 00:03:35,256 seven... 32 00:03:36,257 --> 00:03:37,258 six... 33 00:03:38,593 --> 00:03:39,594 five... 34 00:03:40,762 --> 00:03:41,763 four... 35 00:03:42,513 --> 00:03:43,514 three... 36 00:03:45,016 --> 00:03:46,017 two... 37 00:03:47,018 --> 00:03:48,018 one. 38 00:03:49,270 --> 00:03:51,689 - Are you ready? - Here we go. 39 00:04:22,512 --> 00:04:24,639 [Allura] Extraordinary. 40 00:04:33,064 --> 00:04:34,649 [alarm beeping] 41 00:04:34,732 --> 00:04:36,234 What is that? 42 00:04:36,317 --> 00:04:38,861 - [computer beeping] - [Coran] I've got an incoming craft. 43 00:04:39,946 --> 00:04:42,156 Shields up. And pull it up on-screen. 44 00:04:43,449 --> 00:04:45,576 [Coran] That... That can't be. 45 00:04:46,035 --> 00:04:48,705 It's an Altean pod! A really old one! 46 00:04:49,539 --> 00:04:51,207 What's it doin' out here? 47 00:04:51,291 --> 00:04:55,586 Let's find out. Attention, Altean pod, identify yourself. 48 00:04:56,629 --> 00:04:58,214 Shiro, it's Keith. 49 00:04:58,298 --> 00:05:01,050 Keith! [Stammers] Are you okay? 50 00:05:01,134 --> 00:05:02,510 Where have you been? 51 00:05:02,593 --> 00:05:04,762 How did you get your hands on that pod? 52 00:05:04,846 --> 00:05:07,890 Does he look bigger to you guys? He's bigger, right? 53 00:05:08,599 --> 00:05:10,893 - [Lance] No? - Where's Lotor? 54 00:05:10,977 --> 00:05:14,480 - [Hunk] He's in the quintessence field. - Oh, no. 55 00:05:16,983 --> 00:05:19,902 [Lotor] Readings are beyond anything I could have imagined. 56 00:05:19,986 --> 00:05:24,407 What we do here today will change the course of the universe forever. 57 00:05:26,242 --> 00:05:31,039 In the hands of the wrong person, this power could easily corrupt. 58 00:05:31,998 --> 00:05:34,125 Together, we'll see it never does 59 00:05:34,208 --> 00:05:37,712 and continue the work your father started so long ago. 60 00:05:39,922 --> 00:05:43,468 Now, let's see if we can collect some samples. 61 00:05:58,274 --> 00:06:00,568 Keith, it's so good to see you. 62 00:06:00,651 --> 00:06:03,071 Hold on. How do we know you're the real Keith 63 00:06:03,154 --> 00:06:05,531 and not his bigger, cooler, grizzled older brother? 64 00:06:05,615 --> 00:06:09,160 - I don't have time for this, Lance! - Hey, everybody, Keith's back! 65 00:06:09,243 --> 00:06:12,538 We need to stop Lotor. He's been lying to all of us! 66 00:06:12,914 --> 00:06:15,958 - Wh... Lying about what? - [woman] Everything! 67 00:06:18,336 --> 00:06:20,505 [Coran] You're... You're Altean! 68 00:06:21,047 --> 00:06:23,633 - [Lance] And who's the Galran? - [Hunk] Is that a wolf? 69 00:06:24,133 --> 00:06:25,676 Where did you come from? 70 00:06:25,760 --> 00:06:28,387 I promise I'll explain everything once we get to Lotor. 71 00:06:28,471 --> 00:06:31,933 We can't get to him. He just entered the quintessence field with Allura. 72 00:06:32,475 --> 00:06:36,187 We traveled through realities before. Can't we fly in there and attack? 73 00:06:36,270 --> 00:06:39,148 She said Allura is with him. We can't risk hurting her. 74 00:06:39,232 --> 00:06:41,109 Why are we even attacking? 75 00:06:41,192 --> 00:06:43,236 Look, Keith... Everyone, calm down. 76 00:06:43,319 --> 00:06:46,030 When they return, we'll get this all sorted out. 77 00:06:53,162 --> 00:06:56,124 I can feel the quintessence coursing through me. 78 00:06:56,207 --> 00:07:01,254 [sighs] It's like my spirit, my whole being, is more alive. 79 00:07:09,720 --> 00:07:12,348 [Shiro] Lance is right. You have changed. 80 00:07:12,432 --> 00:07:14,642 Time is different where I've been. 81 00:07:14,725 --> 00:07:17,228 Shiro, I am Krolia. 82 00:07:17,687 --> 00:07:20,148 Keith has told me all about you. 83 00:07:20,731 --> 00:07:24,193 Thank you for raising him to be the man he is today. 84 00:07:24,277 --> 00:07:26,779 Krolia is with the Blade of Marmora. 85 00:07:26,863 --> 00:07:27,863 Also... 86 00:07:28,739 --> 00:07:29,740 she's my mother. 87 00:07:31,159 --> 00:07:34,912 - It's an honor to meet you. - What? Okay, this is nuts! 88 00:07:34,996 --> 00:07:38,291 You come back with your Galra mom, a wolf, and an Altean? 89 00:07:38,374 --> 00:07:42,003 Yes, I'm still waiting to hear the story of how you found this Altean. 90 00:07:42,086 --> 00:07:44,547 And why we're supposed to be attacking Lotor. 91 00:07:44,630 --> 00:07:48,885 This is Romelle, and I think she should tell her own story. 92 00:07:48,968 --> 00:07:52,138 I come from a planet where there are thousands of Alteans. 93 00:07:52,221 --> 00:07:55,308 We have lived there since the war with Zarkon began. 94 00:07:56,142 --> 00:08:00,480 What? That's impossible. Altea was destroyed. 95 00:08:00,563 --> 00:08:03,065 Allura and I were the only survivors. 96 00:08:03,149 --> 00:08:08,237 Every Altean child knows the story of how Lotor saved us from destruction. 97 00:08:08,321 --> 00:08:09,989 When Zarkon attacked, 98 00:08:10,072 --> 00:08:12,909 many were off-planet on trading expeditions. 99 00:08:14,452 --> 00:08:17,788 [Romelle] When news spread about the destruction of our home, 100 00:08:17,872 --> 00:08:21,250 those of us who remained went into hiding for deca-phoebs. 101 00:08:21,959 --> 00:08:25,296 But Lotor, with his deep knowledge of Altean culture, 102 00:08:25,379 --> 00:08:27,757 managed to track some of them down. 103 00:08:29,926 --> 00:08:33,596 Hear me out! I know who you are. I come in peace. 104 00:08:39,435 --> 00:08:42,188 I have come to save the noble Altean people, 105 00:08:42,271 --> 00:08:44,315 to preserve your customs and traditions 106 00:08:44,398 --> 00:08:47,109 before they are destroyed like Altea itself. 107 00:08:47,193 --> 00:08:49,403 Please, come with me. 108 00:08:49,487 --> 00:08:53,157 I have created a haven where the Galra will never find you. 109 00:08:53,241 --> 00:08:56,369 It may not be Altea, but it will keep you safe. 110 00:08:58,287 --> 00:09:02,416 If my intention were to kill you, then you would be dead already. 111 00:09:12,134 --> 00:09:14,136 [Romelle] To keep the Alteans secure, 112 00:09:14,220 --> 00:09:17,974 Lotor hid them on a remote planet beyond the quantum abyss. 113 00:09:19,559 --> 00:09:22,478 [Coran] So, Lotor saved Alteans? 114 00:09:23,271 --> 00:09:25,982 [Hunk] Man, Lotor is even nicer than we thought. 115 00:09:26,857 --> 00:09:31,279 [Romelle] And over time, the Alteans came to worship Lotor as their savior. 116 00:09:32,530 --> 00:09:36,784 Generations ago, in an effort to increase our odds of survival, 117 00:09:36,867 --> 00:09:41,497 Lotor announced that he was creating another colony far from our own. 118 00:09:41,581 --> 00:09:44,417 But in order to do so, he needed to assess 119 00:09:44,500 --> 00:09:48,087 which Alteans were viable candidates to survive the journey. 120 00:09:48,796 --> 00:09:53,801 One by one, every Altean in the colony was given a series of tests. 121 00:10:01,392 --> 00:10:05,104 Those who were deemed fit for the journey were loaded onto a cargo ship 122 00:10:05,187 --> 00:10:07,273 and taken to the second colony. 123 00:10:07,356 --> 00:10:09,567 It was considered the highest honor. 124 00:10:10,151 --> 00:10:13,613 Any communication between the colonies was strictly prohibited 125 00:10:13,696 --> 00:10:16,741 for fear that it would compromise the other's location. 126 00:10:18,409 --> 00:10:20,911 This was the world I was born into, 127 00:10:20,995 --> 00:10:24,332 one of unquestioning devotion to a supposed messiah. 128 00:10:24,999 --> 00:10:29,337 My brother Bandor was always faithful, but I had questions. 129 00:10:31,922 --> 00:10:35,259 [Romelle] So many of our people gone to the new colony. 130 00:10:35,343 --> 00:10:40,139 Petrulius, Gnautu, Rahz, and of course, Mother and Father. 131 00:10:40,931 --> 00:10:43,684 I miss them all so much. 132 00:10:43,768 --> 00:10:46,187 I'm sure we'll have a chance to see them again 133 00:10:46,270 --> 00:10:48,481 when we're chosen to travel to the new colony. 134 00:10:48,564 --> 00:10:50,941 But why can't we talk to them now? 135 00:10:51,025 --> 00:10:53,736 Lotor must have a way of communicating with them. 136 00:10:53,819 --> 00:10:57,990 He travels there all the time. So, why does he keep us in the dark? 137 00:10:58,532 --> 00:10:59,575 You know why. 138 00:10:59,659 --> 00:11:03,371 Communication with the other colony would risk discovery by the Galra. 139 00:11:04,163 --> 00:11:05,706 So we're told. 140 00:11:15,758 --> 00:11:17,802 [Romelle] Eventually, Bandor grew old enough 141 00:11:17,885 --> 00:11:20,930 to be assessed for the journey to the other colony, 142 00:11:21,013 --> 00:11:23,641 and he was selected to leave immediately. 143 00:11:26,018 --> 00:11:27,311 Don't do this! 144 00:11:29,814 --> 00:11:31,482 It is Lotor's will. 145 00:11:31,565 --> 00:11:33,609 I'll never see you again! 146 00:11:34,402 --> 00:11:36,821 Don't let him tear our family apart. 147 00:11:37,822 --> 00:11:41,951 Don't worry. I'm sure you'll be selected to come to the colony soon. 148 00:11:42,535 --> 00:11:45,454 In the meantime, I made you something. 149 00:11:46,831 --> 00:11:48,332 It's a communicator. 150 00:11:51,252 --> 00:11:54,213 Will I be able to talk to you on the other colony? 151 00:11:54,296 --> 00:11:58,175 I haven't had a chance to test it yet, but I hope so. 152 00:11:58,259 --> 00:12:03,931 Just remember, we suffer this isolation so the next generation may not have to. 153 00:12:05,599 --> 00:12:06,851 Goodbye, Romelle. 154 00:12:23,033 --> 00:12:27,329 [Romelle] When Bandor left, I felt completely alone. 155 00:12:28,622 --> 00:12:33,335 I tried to use the communicator he had given me, but it never worked. 156 00:12:41,385 --> 00:12:44,054 [communicator beeping, buzzing] 157 00:12:44,138 --> 00:12:45,306 Bandor! 158 00:12:45,973 --> 00:12:46,973 [Bandor] Romelle... 159 00:12:47,850 --> 00:12:48,976 you were right. 160 00:12:49,894 --> 00:12:53,397 - Where are you? - The forest outside town. 161 00:12:54,231 --> 00:12:55,065 Hurry. 162 00:12:55,149 --> 00:12:56,859 [panting] 163 00:13:09,955 --> 00:13:11,040 [gasps] 164 00:13:13,334 --> 00:13:15,085 - [Romelle grunts] - [Bandor groans] 165 00:13:15,169 --> 00:13:16,170 Bandor! 166 00:13:17,838 --> 00:13:18,839 Lotor... 167 00:13:19,715 --> 00:13:22,176 The other colony... 168 00:13:23,052 --> 00:13:24,512 It's all a lie. 169 00:13:25,429 --> 00:13:26,555 [sighs] 170 00:13:28,766 --> 00:13:30,518 - No. - [man] Over here. 171 00:13:30,851 --> 00:13:32,895 - [weapon whirring] - [gasps] 172 00:13:36,440 --> 00:13:39,693 [Lotor] Clean up the wreckage. Leave no evidence this ever happened. 173 00:13:49,662 --> 00:13:54,333 [Romelle] My brother was dead. I knew the truth, or at least part of it, 174 00:13:54,416 --> 00:13:58,546 but I also knew that no one would believe me without proof. 175 00:13:58,629 --> 00:14:03,467 When Keith and Krolia arrived, they were my last chance at finding it. 176 00:14:03,551 --> 00:14:07,012 I told them what had happened to my brother, and as it turned out, 177 00:14:07,096 --> 00:14:09,890 so many Alteans that had been taken before him. 178 00:14:10,683 --> 00:14:14,687 As they explained their mission to me, we knew there must have been a connection 179 00:14:14,770 --> 00:14:18,899 between the missing Alteans and the pure strain of quintessence. 180 00:14:19,650 --> 00:14:21,652 [Keith] Given your brother's weakened state, 181 00:14:21,735 --> 00:14:23,615 he couldn't have piloted his ship for very long. 182 00:14:24,196 --> 00:14:26,365 The other colony has to be somewhere nearby. 183 00:14:26,448 --> 00:14:29,618 There is a moon orbiting this planet that could house a colony. 184 00:14:29,702 --> 00:14:31,996 Well, it's our only lead. 185 00:14:33,080 --> 00:14:35,040 But how will we get there? 186 00:14:35,708 --> 00:14:37,042 I have an idea. 187 00:14:42,798 --> 00:14:45,634 These transports haven't been used in generations. 188 00:14:45,718 --> 00:14:47,469 None of the Alteans in the colony 189 00:14:47,553 --> 00:14:50,222 would know how to fly one, even if we desired to. 190 00:14:53,267 --> 00:14:55,603 I think I got us covered there. 191 00:15:04,987 --> 00:15:06,739 [Krolia] There's something down there. 192 00:15:39,980 --> 00:15:44,693 No! Petrulius! What's happening to them? 193 00:15:44,777 --> 00:15:47,905 These people were supposed to be headed to the colony! 194 00:15:47,988 --> 00:15:50,574 Lotor is harvesting their quintessence. 195 00:15:54,286 --> 00:15:56,580 That's horrifying. 196 00:15:56,664 --> 00:16:00,668 - All this time... - I can't believe he fooled us. 197 00:16:01,126 --> 00:16:02,169 He's a monster. 198 00:16:03,212 --> 00:16:04,588 - [computer beeping] - Huh? 199 00:16:05,965 --> 00:16:09,218 - [Coran] They're back. - What are you waiting for? Open fire! 200 00:16:09,718 --> 00:16:11,679 No! Princess Allura is with him. 201 00:16:11,762 --> 00:16:14,223 - We're gonna let him back onboard? - We must! 202 00:16:14,306 --> 00:16:18,102 As long as the princess is with him, we cannot risk any sort of attack. 203 00:16:18,185 --> 00:16:21,605 Coran and Lance are right. We can't do anything until the princess is safe. 204 00:16:22,022 --> 00:16:24,858 Once Allura is secure, we will take Lotor down. 205 00:16:28,153 --> 00:16:29,154 [both grunt] 206 00:16:35,577 --> 00:16:38,205 We accomplished something amazing today, 207 00:16:38,288 --> 00:16:41,250 and it would've never happened had it not been for you. 208 00:16:41,333 --> 00:16:45,129 It is a moment that I truly will never forget. 209 00:17:02,563 --> 00:17:05,149 - What's going on? - [weapon whirring] 210 00:17:07,651 --> 00:17:09,778 Allura, step away from Lotor. 211 00:17:10,446 --> 00:17:13,782 I will do no such thing. Tell me what's happening here. 212 00:17:14,116 --> 00:17:15,617 [Romelle] Lotor is a monster 213 00:17:15,701 --> 00:17:19,121 and has been harvesting Altean quintessence for generations! 214 00:17:19,955 --> 00:17:21,206 An Altean! 215 00:17:23,792 --> 00:17:26,962 You killed my brother and thousands of others. 216 00:17:27,337 --> 00:17:32,217 Lotor has been lying to us the whole time. He's a murderer, just like his father! 217 00:17:32,301 --> 00:17:34,303 You know nothing about what you speak. 218 00:17:34,386 --> 00:17:38,098 - What are they talking about? - Allura, listen to me. 219 00:17:38,182 --> 00:17:41,310 I've dedicated my life to preserving Altean culture. 220 00:17:41,393 --> 00:17:43,645 Now that we have unlocked the quintessence field, 221 00:17:43,729 --> 00:17:46,899 all of your people, who would have been hunted down long ago 222 00:17:46,982 --> 00:17:50,694 had it not been for my intervention, can live in peace. 223 00:17:50,778 --> 00:17:53,489 Were some lives lost in the process? Yes. 224 00:17:53,864 --> 00:17:56,283 But they were martyrs to a noble cause. 225 00:17:56,366 --> 00:18:00,245 I sacrificed a few to preserve the future for millions. 226 00:18:00,329 --> 00:18:03,957 Allura, do not let this ruin everything we've worked for. 227 00:18:04,041 --> 00:18:06,919 Think of what we experienced in the quintessence field. 228 00:18:08,837 --> 00:18:12,382 - [Allura grunts] - [Lotor groans] 229 00:18:16,470 --> 00:18:19,473 [alarm beeping] 230 00:18:19,556 --> 00:18:21,141 The hangar's been breached! 231 00:18:21,892 --> 00:18:24,311 It's Lotor's troops. They're stealing the ships! 232 00:18:24,895 --> 00:18:27,064 [grunts, screams] 233 00:18:27,648 --> 00:18:28,482 Shiro? 234 00:18:28,565 --> 00:18:29,775 [grunting] 235 00:18:29,858 --> 00:18:33,487 Give in. You cannot resist. 236 00:18:33,570 --> 00:18:35,739 [groaning] 237 00:18:35,823 --> 00:18:37,282 [Coran] What's happening to him? 238 00:18:43,580 --> 00:18:47,417 You are mine now. Give in! 239 00:18:48,252 --> 00:18:50,337 [grunting] 240 00:18:50,420 --> 00:18:53,048 Allura and I will secure Lotor. Hunk, help Shiro. 241 00:18:53,132 --> 00:18:56,009 Everyone else, get down to the hangar and stop those guys. 242 00:18:56,093 --> 00:18:57,678 - [grunts] - [Hunk] Shiro? 243 00:18:58,011 --> 00:19:00,264 - [grunts] - [Coran screams] 244 00:19:00,347 --> 00:19:03,350 - Shiro, what are you... - [Allura] Lance! 245 00:19:05,561 --> 00:19:07,020 [both grunt] 246 00:19:46,393 --> 00:19:48,145 [Allura] Shiro's gone mad! 247 00:19:48,228 --> 00:19:51,940 He's escaping with Lotor! Stop him before he leaves the ship! 248 00:20:12,669 --> 00:20:15,797 Good. Now, bring him to me. 249 00:20:18,842 --> 00:20:21,762 - What do we do? - We have to stay focused. 250 00:20:21,845 --> 00:20:25,098 [Keith] Lance, Hunk, can you still pilot your lions? 251 00:20:25,182 --> 00:20:26,516 Yeah, I'll manage. 252 00:20:27,226 --> 00:20:28,685 We've got this. 253 00:20:29,102 --> 00:20:32,814 Then let's go! If we're gonna fight Lotor's ships, we'll need Voltron. 254 00:20:32,898 --> 00:20:36,026 Shiro's gone. Who's gonna pilot the Black Lion? 255 00:20:36,109 --> 00:20:37,110 I will. 256 00:20:47,996 --> 00:20:52,084 [roars] 257 00:20:56,088 --> 00:20:57,297 [grunts] 258 00:21:04,012 --> 00:21:05,305 Shiro, it's Keith! 259 00:21:06,306 --> 00:21:08,350 Shiro, it's gonna be okay. 260 00:21:09,101 --> 00:21:10,435 We just have to... 261 00:21:11,770 --> 00:21:14,147 - [Hunk] I can't shake them! Help! - [Pidge] Keith! 262 00:21:21,571 --> 00:21:22,656 [grunting] 263 00:21:31,748 --> 00:21:33,166 [grunts] 264 00:21:42,134 --> 00:21:45,512 Guys, we're no match for them in our lions. [Grunts] 265 00:21:45,762 --> 00:21:47,597 Form Voltron! 266 00:21:48,307 --> 00:21:49,474 [roars] 267 00:22:21,631 --> 00:22:22,631 [roars]