02x07 - Space Mall

[bunniefuu]

Okay, look.

I now know for certain that Zarkon
is tracking us through the Black Lion.

We have to find some way to stop him.

How are we gonna do that?

We've never had this situation before.
Two paladins battling for the same lion.

Well, unless we want Zarkon taking control
of Voltron every time we get close...

I'll have to forge a new bond
with my lion.

One that's stronger than his.

Well, while you're working on that...

the rest of us need to find
some new teludav lenses...

otherwise we won't be able
to travel via wormhole.

- Is that something we have to mail order?
- Does anyone even make those anymore?

I don't know.

Only a few Alteans could use
the teludav 10,000 ago.

They may not exist anymore.

I think I may know where we can get some.

Coran!

You're not suggesting going
to one of those filthy swap moons!

The last time you went,
those space pirates

took you for everything you had.

Space pirates?

The Unilu were traders and pirates...

that roamed the galaxies
and dealt in black market goods.

Umvy spice, by-tor water,
little bottles of infinity vapor.

Of course, you had to bargain.
No one could bargain like the Unilu.

Last time, I ended up giving away
three quarters of my shipment of lango...

in exchange for a used pogo oscillator.

Father was not pleased about that.

Well, while Coran is picking up his
lenses...

I'll take you shopping
for something sparkly.

This isn't shopping!

You're not wandering around saying...

"What a lovely pink hat!
This is so becoming."

No! I can't allow Allura
to get anywhere near those...

filthy, lowballing Unilu hoodlums.

But I'd love something sparkly.

Look, you're the only one
who can operate the Castle.

You need to be resting,
after all you've been through.

Now, let's ready a pod for our mission.

We need to get in...

find the scaultrite lenses,
and just get out.

Shotgun!

What? No, you have to be
in the pod bay to call shotgun.

Since when?

Since forever?
That's shotgun etiquette!

I wrote the book.

While they're doing that,
I'm going to head down to the hangar.

I need to strengthen my bond
with the Black Lion.

So what am I supposed to do now,
sit around and worry all day?

What? Dinner and a show?

You and I have some work to do.

Work with me.

What do I have to do
to strengthen our bond?

Whoa! Hey!

What are you doing?

Stop. Stop!

I said stop!

Turn around.
That's an order!

Hello? Back passengers?
Can you hear me?

Oh, it's so comfy up here.

Extra leg-room, heated seats!
Oh, man!

Stupid Lance.
Stupid shotgun.

Now, these swap moons
are very dangerous environments.

So be on your toes.

No weapons or communication devices
of any kind!

Also, I've brought along some disguises.

Coran?

This Unilu swap meet looks
an awful lot like a regular mall.

It does seem to be a little cleaner
than I remember.

Still, be vigilant. The Unilu are
cut-throat wheeler-dealers.

So keep your hands on your coin satchels.

My satchels are empty.

Good.

Let's just get this over with.

Yes, right.

Everyone, let's fan out,
search the area for teludav lenses.

We'll meet by the giant ticking clock
here in one vaga.

Don't be late, and try to blend in.

What the...

Space pirates!

Disguising yourselves
as harmless shoppers, huh?

Well, it won't work.

Don't worry, Emperor Zarkon.

I know you can't be here
to protect the mall...

but your faithful number two
is on the case.

Hope you pirates are ready to face Varkon.

Come on!

I don't know where you're headed...

but you need to
start listening to me right now!

That's better.

Where are we?

Why did you bring me here?

What are you trying to tell me?

So you want me to see through your eyes.

Was this your home?

Okay, if I were a 10,000-year-old
wormhole lens, where would I be?

Excuse me, hey, hi, excuse me, hi!

Wow, you guys are really booking here.

So I was just wondering if you guys
knew where I could find...

some lenses for my ship around here?

Is there a one-hour lens place
around here or something?

Anything? Nothing?
Never mind, you know what?

I'll catch up with you guys later!

Oh!

This is beautiful!

Maybe the scaultrite is under
these samples. I don't know.

Rubbery.

Sweet and salty.

So cold, but spicy.

Mmm, eh...

What's next, what do you got?

Five hundred GAC.

Five hundred GAC.
Excuse me?

Sustenance provided by Vrepit Sal,
that's me.

Five hundred GAC is now owed.

I thought this was
a "free sample" situation.

Free?

Of charge.

You know, gratis?

Look, I don't have any money.

So, you know...

Oh, man!

How long you been here?

Sal put me in
when I was just a little girl.

Oh, no!

Let me show you this wonderful workings
of the Galasu X-90 Extreme Blade System.

It slices, it dices, it kills,
slaughters, and skins...

and constantly stays razor sharp!

Look at it cut through this bloato fruit.

Paper thin.

How much would you pay
for this knife?

But wait, there's more!

How many times have you had to fight off
a charging rock monster...

and then go immediately to a picnic?

All the time, right?

The Galasu can cut through rocks
and still cut bloato fruit paper thin.

Now how much would you pay?

Seriously, how much?

I have a lot of these to unload.

I just had a question.

Fine! What do you got?

Have you ever come across
something like this?

Whoa, this craftsmanship is incredible!

And is this a luxite blade?

The planet they mine that from
hasn't existed in decafebes.

Where'd you get this?

Someone gave it to me.

Okay, that's vague.
Tell you what...

I'll give you 1,000 GAC
to take it off your hands.

It's not for sale.

Two thousand.

No, thanks.
Give it back.

How about this?

I keep the knife
and you beat it before security gets here.

I know it's stolen.

It's not stolen.

Then tell me where you got it.

Hey! Come back with that!

Trouble at the Slice Capades?

It's one of those pirates!

I knew they looked edgy.

Varkon's comin' for ya!

So this was Zarkon's home planet.

Show me more.

King Alford built you
from that comet.

And you fought beside him.

With Zarkon.

You!

Absolutely stunning!

After we defeat Zarkon,
I'm taking you on the road!

I'll just hold it.

Can I interest you in
the latest Earth fashions?

Lance, come on! We have to be back
at the ticking clock in a half hour.

But Pidge, wait, look at all this
crazy Earth stuff this alien is selling!

We're supposed to be looking
for the teludav lenses...

and you're looking in the one store
we know for certain won't have...

Oh, my gosh!
Is that Killbot Phantasm 1?

The first journey to the depths
of the demon sphere?

Oh! Mercury Gameflux Two!

With the original power glove
that gives you infinite lives

if you touch the index finger
to the pinky!

We have to have this!
How much is this?

Twelve hundred GAC.

Is that a lot?

Well, compared to what we have,
which is none, yes. It's a lot.

We're gonna find some money.
Come on!

Don't sell that!

Don't worry.
I never sell anything.

Do I, Kaltenecker?

Ah, one of the Unilu.

Like, can I help you?

Yes. Can you tell me
where the "other" market is?

The what?

Well, some might call it
the "black market."

I don't think I know that.
Maybe check there.

I don't think this would be "on" the map.

It might be more "off-book."

Hm?

Maybe this will help you remember?

Again, what?

Ah, the old Unilu shakedown, eh?

Fine.

Starting to get
a fuzzy recollection yet?

Who is this?

- Is this you?
- No!

That's King Groggery the Infirm!

You know what?
I'll find it myself!

I'm so out of this dump.

I gotta escape somehow.

Maybe I can scrub through these cuffs.

Forty-three!

Sustenance unit complete.

Ingest.

Huh?

Oh, not again!

Now who will be
my sustenance preparer?

I got this, Sal.
Un-cuff me.

You?

Trust me.

I'm an enthusiastic gourmand
with an incredible palate.

Also, your robot is dead on the floor.

That last part is true.

All right, work.

Okay, now watch this!

I can't read this.

Doesn't matter.
I'll just improvise.

Do you smell how the tanginess
of tuber masture really brings out...

the charred flavor
from the palmagoren fillet?

No, no, we won't be using that.

Let's just say,
"Number 44? Your order's up."

Enjoy your meal.

What did you do to her face?
It's cracking!

She's smiling!
She's enjoying her food.

Okay, let's provide some sustenance!

Show me more.

Those wings...

You have powers I haven't unlocked.

Incredible!

I've got you now, paladin.

You are a fool to face me here.

When you die in this realm,
your body dies as well.

And then I will take control of Voltron.

I'll find you pirates!

What's going on here?

Official business, excuse me,
this is a fire hazard.

I'm in the middle of a hot pursuit.

I said "over medium".

Over medium, you rube!

Does this look over medium to you?

No, Chef.

Then let's get it right, huh?

If it ain't perfect, it ain't coming out
of this kitchen, people!

Sauce me!

Now you're getting it!

Bon appétit.

I got you now, pirate!

Where are your friends?

Don't forget what I taught you!

Those are the fundamentals of cooking!

That kid is a genius.

I don't care if we have to search
the entire galaxy!

I want him back at Vrepit Sal's!

You could never take my place
as the head of Voltron.

You can't pilot the Black Lion
after everything you've done!

You can never lead Voltron again!

You're no paladin!

You have no idea how to command
a weapon like this!

No one commands the Black Lion!

You dare lecture me?

Do you think the Black Lion would allow
such a feeble creature to pilot it?

Only the powerful can command it.

You've forgotten what's most important
between a lion and its paladin.

It's not about power.

It's about earning each other's trust.

Trust has nothing to do with it.

The lion is mine, forever.

Huh?

No!

Sire, what is it?

My connection grows weaker.

We must hurry
if we ever wish to reclaim Voltron!

Did you just save me?

Thank you.

Let's go home.

We never left.

Oh, this tenner looks like the last one.

So how much have we got?

Eleven hundred and ninety-six GAC.

We're so close!

Lance, look!

Already on it!

Yeah! Let's go!

Thanks!

Gotta hide!
Gotta hide!

Keith! He's right behind me!

Who?

Pirate number two!

My lucky day!

Hold on.

With every purchase,
you get a free Kaltenecker.

Time to get moving, guys!

Security's on our tail!

There's the rest of the crew!

Everyone up on Kaltenecker!

Did you buy a cow?

It was free with purchase!

Hold on a tick, this looks familiar!

Oh, lookie-lookie.

An original Unilu swap shop!

Good eye, friend.

This shop's been in
my family since before the empire began.

Can I interest you in a butcher barrel?

Or perhaps a set of window breakers?

Teludav lenses! Yes!

I mean, I don't have any idea
what these pieces of junk are.

I see you've got your eye on these
antique glass table toppers here.

Well, they're pretty ugly.

But I do have an empty
curio cabinet for grotesqueries.

How much do you want?

How much have you got?

Oh, I have a handful of pocket lint.

I'll take your first-born child.

I might be able to throw in
a used handkerchief.

- I could accept your left foot.
- I'd be willing to sing you a song!

You become my butler for one year.

- Two Altean crown bills.
- Five Valuvium ingots.

Oh, would you accept an IOU?

Of course.
I'll just need some collateral.

Maybe ten Valuvium ingots!

Or how about this?
One Olkari flying cube.

You've got a deal!

- There he is!
- We gotta go, Coran!

I got the scaultrite lenses!

Scaultrite?
Hold on a tick!

No take-backs!

Get back here!

Doggone it!
You better run!

Don't let me catch you
in my jurisdiction again, pirates!

Oh, so you can't follow us outside, huh?

That's one for Varkon.

We got our lenses!

Excellent! Now, we can
get the teludav up and running.

Where's Shiro?

What did you do?
Take a nap?

Not exactly.

Is that a cow?

Mm-hmm, his name is Kaltenecker.

So, did you find a way
to bond with your lion?

Yes, and we need to get moving.

We're headed for the
Blade of Marmora's headquarters.

I'll plot a course.

While you're doing that, I'm gonna
hook up the video game Lance and I bought.

Yeah! Let's get this baby set up.

Where can we...

How do...

No!