07x12 - Lions' Pride (1)

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Welcome back to the fight, Paladins.

It's good to be back.

You know, in our bodies.

MFE pilots, what's your status?

Power is dropping.

- Return to the Atlas and recharge.
- Copy that. We're on our way.

The manifold in the left flaxum assembly
felt loose.

See if you can tighten that down.

All right, let's get this fighter charged
and ready to go.

Lieutenant Hepta is not responding.

Then you are now acting lieutenant.

Status report.

The cannons are fully charged
and moving into position.

They should be ready to fire
in 15 doboshes.

However, if the enemy ship continues
to pursue us into the upper atmosphere,

that could cause a problem.

Focus the entirety
of the fleet's firepower

on Voltron and their new ship.

Keep them occupied as long as possible.

Form sword!

Coran, adjust our heading to narrow
our surface area for incoming attacks.

Commander Holt, what's the status
of the Zaiforge cannons?

According to their projected trajectories,
they've started moving together,

but their convergent point is...

Sam?

Sam? What is it?

I know what Sendak is doing.

He's going to converge the beams

to make one massive amplified emission
of particle radiation.

Is that even possible?

Yes. I know because I gave them
the technology.

When I was enslaved,

the Galra had me working
on particle emission amplification.

I'm sending you
the Zaiforge cannons' movements.

This is a simulation I've run
based on their current trajectory.

It leads to a single point in space.

Once they're in position,

their individual beams
will merge together,

exponentially increasing
their destructive force.

It will be powerful enough
to completely vaporize Earth.

We can't let that happen. What do we do?

Should we go after the Zaiforge cannons?

The Lions might not be able
to defeat them all in time.

If even two of those beams connect,
they have the power to destroy Earth.

We know they're being controlled
by Sendak.

Let's take him out.

What the heck was that?

We're under attack from one of those bases
that launched a Zaiforge cannon!

They must have been designed
to defend the cannons after they launched.

Shield!

- We're being attacked from all angles.
- Should we fall back?

No, we're too close to retreat.

We can't take any more shots
from those ground-based cannons.

Get in close to the cruisers.

They won't fire on their own ships.

Sendak's destroying his own ships
to get to us.

Commander, Zaiforge cannons
are nearing final position.

We can't get to Sendak!

Voltron is pinned down!

Griffin, what's your team's status?

The MFEs are nearly charged.

Whatever's powering the Atlas
is incredible.

We need you back in the fight.

Head to the coordinates I'm sending you
and take out those surface-to-air cannons.

Yes, sir.

Leifsdottir, give me a battle stratagem.

We attack the base and try to destroy it
before it destroys us.

Oh, I thought you might have

some mathematically advanced insight
or something.

Our options are limited.

Well, you heard Leifsdottir. Let's move!

We've sustained structural damage
on our starboard bow!

Aft cannons are recharging.
Holding tight at 45 percent.

Shiro, the Zaiforge cannons
are almost in position.

By my calculations,
we're not going to get to Sendak in time.

Paladins, you have to stop your attack.

What?

Abort your attack
or Earth will be destroyed.

What's going on?

The Atlas will continue to attack Sendak

while the MFEs attempt to take out
the ground cannons.

But just in case that doesn't work,

we'll need you to stop
the Zaiforge cannons directly.

How are we gonna stop all these cannons?

I'm not sure a Lion
can take one down on its own.

We just have to think.

Is there any way we can block the beams?

We would be annihilated.

Hey, what about those reflective plates
they used to curve the beam around Earth?

They could deflect the beams
and keep them from merging.

Okay. It's the best plan we've got so far.
Let's go!

Good luck, Paladins.

These plates are pretty far apart.

I'm sending flight paths I calculated
with the fastest possible routes.

Keith and Lance,
you'll take the furthest plates.

After you get your plate,

head to the indicated cannon
on the course I've sent you.

Got it.

Okay, we're going to strafe and burn.

- Watch for crossfire and--
- Destroy that base!

And she's already engaging.

Everyone, follow Rizavi.

The base is highly fortified.

It's most vulnerable after it fires.
That's when we attack.

Atlas, cannon one is neutralized.
Moving on to next target.

We have a fire in the plasma alternator.
Activating fire suppressors.

Veronica, what's the status
of the shielding system?

I'm trying.

Keep working.

Coran, adjust our heading to 5.38.

Come on, come on...

- How much time do we have?
- Two minutes, 15 seconds and counting.

It's gonna be tight!

Full ordinance! Starboard side!

Munitions to starboard.

Coran, bearings: 7.2.

Fire!

Galra cruiser destroyed!

More cruisers incoming.
We can't handle many more blasts.

- Wait, the shielding system...
- What is it?

It's coming online!

Shielding successful!

How much time
before the Zaiforge cannons fire?

Any second now!

We're almost in position.

Fire.

The Lions have the plates in position,

but those plates were designed
to reflect a short burst.

They won't hold for long
under the pressure of a sustained blast.

Then we need to take out Sendak now.

But we can't get through
the cruiser blockade he's created.

We need a new plan.

Sam, what if someone
were to infiltrate Sendak's ship

and gain access to its crystal?

Could the cannons be disrupted?

- Infiltrate Sendak's ship?
- Would it work?

It could work, but you'd need
a communication device

to link to the Atlas
so we can hack their system.

Then that's what we'll do. I'm going in.

Coran, the ship is yours.
Get the Atlas to the impact site.

We need to be prepared for every outcome.

Commander, they're deflecting the beams.

Keep firing!

They're gonna rupture soon!
We don't have much longer!

Keep holding, team. We can do this!

Atlas, what's happening?

Hold a little longer! We have a plan!

Whatever it is, we're running out of time!

Atlas, I've arrived
at Sendak's command ship.

We've intercepted the beam,
but we need more power!

Leifsdottir, draw their fire!

Let's finish this.

Paladins! Paladins, are you there?

Shiro, I can't reach the Paladins

and the Atlas can't hold this beam
much longer!

Whatever you're gonna do,
can you do it now?

Sam, I've made it to the crystal.

Activating communication transponder.

Okay, Shiro. I have to warn you,
this might be a little strange.

I'm about to use your brain
as a computer node.

Well, wouldn't be the first time.

I've got it! Disengaging the ventral
thoron injector port.

It will overload the deuterium array,
which should result in an expl*si*n

large enough to debilitate
the beam generator.

I've lost my connection. Shiro?

Shiro? Shiro, are you there?

Shiro? Shiro!

One of the cannons is down.

That just bought us time,
but we still can't withstand the blast

from the other cannons much longer.

We've lost a cannon.

What happened to our power?

The crystal has been damaged.
The ship cannot maintain altitude.

It's listing toward their planet.
We need to evacuate.

Victory or death, Lieutenant.

The shield is failing!
Twenty-four percent and dropping!

I'm diverting power
from the infinite mass crystal.

Paladins, hurry!

Lance!

Oh, no.

Lance...

Hang on. I'm coming to help.

What?

The Lions have defeated
all of the cannons.

Atlas, this is Griffin.

MFEs have successfully neutralized
our final target.

The only remaining hostile
is Sendak's ship.

It's free-falling towards Earth's surface.
It's already hit terminal velocity.

Shiro's still in there.

You!

Sendak's ship is gonna crash into Earth!

We have to guide it
to an uninhabited area. Follow me!

Every ounce of my being

will be directed toward the destruction
of you and your pathetic planet!

Hold it together.

We gotta make it past the city.

Victory...

or death.

Thank you.

We did it!

Earth is safe!