02x03 - Shiro's Escape

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Is he okay?

Sometimes, the healing process can
cause involuntary brain wave reactions.

He looks like he's having a bad dream.

He just got blasted by a space witch
and mauled by giant lizards.

What dream could be worse than that?

No, no! No.

You took my hand.
What more do you want?

Stop! I want him awake enough
to feel this.

Listen to me.
We don't have much time.

Wake up!

Zarkon has located the Blue Lion
of Voltron on your planet, Earth.

You must get it before he does.

What are you doing?

I've planted a b*mb to cover your escape.
Get to a pod, now.

- Who are you?
- I am Ulaz. Now, come on!

Zarkon will know that I released you,
so I must disappear.

But, if you survive,
go to the coordinates in your arm.

- The Blade of Marmora is with you.
- Why are you helping me?

As a fighter and a leader,
you give hope.

Hurry! Earth needs you.

We all do.

You know I'm innocent!
I would never betray Zarkon!

You're weakening the empire!

You misunderstand. I'm giving you
the opportunity to serve the empire.

You will have the honor
of personally bringing down Voltron.

I'm not finding any coordinates in here.
Are you sure this wasn't just a dream?

I'm positive. Someone helped me escape.

- And he was Galra?
- Yes.

- You know you cannot trust them.
- Your father must have trusted them once.

Zarkon was the original
Black Paladin, wasn't he?

- That was a long time ago.
- Wait, what?

Didn't you see how he stole
the Black Lion right out from Shiro?

Or that he could do all that cool stuff
with his bayard? Shiro's bayard?

You know, the black one?

Why didn't you just tell us
the truth about Zarkon?

I wanted to protect you
from the dark history of the paladins

so that you would have a chance to bond
with your lions on your own.

You are the Black Paladin now,
not Zarkon.

Yeah, well, the Black Lion may have
a different take on the matter.

Wait a second. I think I see it now.

Some repeating numbers
in all this Galra code. Let me extract it.

They are coordinates!
the Thaldycon system.

- Then, that's where we're headed.
- Shiro, are you sure you can trust this?

I mean, after all the Galra have done
to you... They... They took your arm.

It's worth the risk.
Someone helped me escape.

If we can locate some allies
in our fight against Zarkon,

especially ones from his own side,

we might just find a way
to take him down.

We can check the location,
but I do not like this.

The Galra are not to be trusted.

Well, this is it. No sign of
any activity at all, living or otherwise.

Can we get in there
to take a closer look?

I don't want to bring
the Castle any closer.

Those xanthorium chunks contain
highly unstable nitrate salts.

Even bumping one of them
can blow us straight to Wozblay.

Are you sure this is right?

These are the coordinates
Number Five gave me.

- Hey! My decryption is solid.
- There must be something we're missing.

We should get out of here.

We've checked it out,
but now, it's time to move on.

No. There must be something
more to this. I can feel it.

I think we should wait.

Sire, Prorok's transformation is complete.
We only need to know where to send him.

Now, reach out with your mind!

I have the coordinates
to launch the beast.

There's an intruder in the Castle!

How could someone
just sneak aboard the ship?

I knew coming here was a mistake!

- There he is. Level five.
- Everyone, suit up.

I got him.

Keep eyes on him, Lance.
We're all headed toward you.

Hold it right there!

Careful, he's faster
than an angry klanmüirl!

But he can jump
like a sprightly globinheffer!

Coran, you're not helping!

Somebody's as mad as a wet chüper.

Coming your way, Number Five!

I got him!

I don't got him!

- He's dragging Pidge away!
- Come back here!

Huh?

- Hunk!
- Huh? Sorry!

- Oh, Hunk failed the team, guys.
- Hey!

- All right, it's up to Keith now.
- Copy that. I'm ready.

Ooh, this is exciting! He's got a sword.

One young paladin,
one seemingly indestructible foe...

Swing and a miss!
Oh, another swing and a miss!

He can't touch him! He's too fast!

He knocked his bayard out of his hands!
It's on the ground!

Ulaz?

...Who are you?

Stop! It's him!
This is the Galra who set me free.

You've come.

I don't think this is necessary.

I will not have some quiznak-ing
Galra soldier on the bridge of my ship!

If I wanted to k*ll you,
you'd be dead already.

Are your Galra threats
supposed to win my trust?

I'm not trying to win your trust.
I'm trying to win a w*r.

And, because of Shiro,
we are closer than we've ever been.

Our gamble on you paid off better
than we could have ever imagined.

When you released me, you also mentioned
that there were others working with you.

Yes. We are called the Blade of Marmora.

Uh, others? Are they here?

Hunk, can you try not to act so scared
around the chained-up prisoner?

It makes us seem a little lame.

- I am alone on this base.
- What is this base you're talking about?

Shiro's coordinates just led us
to this wasteland.

The base is hidden.

Now that I know it is Shiro that has come,
you are welcome to our outpost.

- It lies dead ahead.
- Behind all the xanthorium clusters?

No. Right in front of it,
in a hidden pocket of space-time.

Coran, are you hearing this?

I am picking up some kind
of anomaly on the screen.

I suppose it could be a cloaked base.

Just fly straight for the center
of the xanthorium cluster. You will see.

You think you're going to get me to
destroy our ship just because you say so?

We came out here to find some answers.
Are we going to turn back now?

You know I trust you, Shiro,
but this doesn't feel right.

And you know I hate to agree with Keith,
but it's a big fat ditto for me.

Galra could have implanted
fake memories of the escape in your head.

Oh, come on, that would be so evil,
which, of course, they are.

But they'd have to come up
with some molecular level storage unit,

which his hand does have.

But, to be linked up to memory,

it would need a direct pathway
to his brain, which... yeah.

Ulaz freed me.
Without him, we wouldn't be here.

Fine. Slow and steady, Coran.
Head for the xanthorium cluster.

Yes, Princess. Beginning approach.

...Impact imminent in five, four...

three, two...

Well, that's something.

- What is it?
- Putting it up on the screens.

Amazing. They're folding space.

It's like a space taco.
Or a space calzone.

Or a space-time soup dumpling
and we're the soup.

Hey, is there a cafeteria on this thing?

Welcome to the Blade of Marmora
Communications Base Thaldycon.

Now, if you'll free me, I need to send
a message to the leadership.

They need to know
I've made contact with Voltron.

Go with him and keep an eye on him.

- I'm staying here.
- Ooh! Can we go?

I want to see how they make
the space pocket!

You guys go ahead. I'll hang back
and protect the princess.

Ugh...

This is the gravity generator
that creates the space-time fold

that hides the station.

It was created by a reclusive
genius engineer named Slav.

His technology allows
the Blade of Marmora to remain hidden

while we work to take down
the Galra Empire.

Zarkon would do anything
to get his hands on this technology.

There are Galra out there
that aren't loyal to Zarkon?

We thought expanding
the Galra Empire would bring stability.

We learned too late, a tyrant
doesn't seek stability, only power.

With our members working on the inside,
planning coordinated attacks with Voltron,

we may finally have a chance.

So, you have agents working
within Zarkon's ranks?

How do you think you got away
from Zarkon in that last fight?

Do you think those shields around Zarkon's
command center went down on their own?

We've got people risking their lives
in this w*r, just like you.

If you have people on the inside,
can they tell me where my family is?

- They were taken the same time Shiro was.
- I knew others from Earth were captured.

I never saw them, but I have some records
of Galra prisoners here.

I can transmit them to your ship.

What's that weapon you carry?

It's a ceremonial blade
that each member of our order carries.

Hmm, nice.

...Huh?

Oh, no!

You were tracked!

What? Us?

If Zarkon knows we're here,
it's because you ratted us out.

It's another one of Zarkon's
robot... beast... ro-beasts!

- We have to get back to the ship.
- Shiro, wait.

These are instructions on how to reach
the Blade of Marmora headquarters.

Before you go there,
find out how Zarkon is tracking you.

If you lead him there,
our entire underground network,

everything we've spent
centuries building, will be lost.

I knew he cannot be trusted!

- It wasn't him.
- How can you be sure?

It doesn't matter now.
What should we do?

Why can't we hide here in the space clam
and wait for it to go away?

Everyone get to your lions,
but don't launch.

We'll wait to see what it does.

I don't want to risk fighting it
if we don't have to.

We should be safe as long
as we're hidden in the space pocket.

He's drawing in the xanthorium clusters.

I think he knows we're here.

Hold...

Direct hit!
He definitely knows we're here!

Get the particle barrier up!

He's readying another attack!

He's pulling us in as well!

Paladins, I think it's time to launch!

Form Voltron!

We're exposed!
The space fold has been lowered!

Well, there goes Ulaz.

I knew we should never trust a Galra!

Let's light this thing up. Fire lasers!

- Huh?
- Huh?

He's pulling in more a*mo!

Move, move, move!

Lance, Hunk,
give me full reverse boosters!

This thing wants to eat us
like we're a space taco!

Can't get free!

I'll make him back off!

We've got to keep some distance
between us and that ro-beast!

It's trying to pull us in again!

I'm burning thrusters at full capacity
and it's not making any difference!

- Is everyone all right?
- Alive, yes. All right, no.

It's going for the Castle!

We need some way
to stop its tractor beam!

I've got an idea. Pidge, form shield!

We can use the shield
to block the beam!

- We stopped the beam. Now, what?
- Now, we go on the offensive.

The xanthorium clusters!
We can use them!

The shield can't handle this much power!

We might not be strong enough
to beat this thing!

- Hang on!
- Ulaz?

I'm going to take it down from the inside!

Ulaz, no! Let us handle this!

Voltron is too valuable.
The universe needs you.

Get ready!

Ulaz opened up the space pocket
from inside! It's falling in on itself!

- He did it!
- Ulaz saved us.

He's... gone.

Sorry we doubted Ulaz, Shiro.
He saved all our lives.

I still have so many questions.

Do you think Zarkon is really tracking us?

We cannot know for sure.
Only Ulaz knew our whereabouts.

You don't really think Ulaz gave us up?
After he sacrificed himself?

Yeah! Maybe Zarkon found out
about this place on his own.

He's probably been searching
for the Blade of Marmora.

It's clear the loss of Ulaz
has caused you great concern,

but, regardless of how Zarkon located us,
we cannot stay here any longer.

It isn't safe.

We should meet up with the rest
of Ulaz's group, finish what we started.

No. We're not going to the headquarters
until we figure out how Zarkon found us.

We can't risk losing the only allies
we have in this w*r.