No!
Paladins, brace for impact.
Hunk, help me with Shiro.
[both grunting]
[Keith and Hunk shouting]
[Lion roars]
Hunk, get Shiro to the Atlas.
- We'll cover you. - Got it.
[energy humming]
[roars]
That energy spectrum completely deflected our attack!
[man] We got it from here.
[Hunk] Shiro is aboard the Atlas.
[lasers boom]
[Lance] Keith, we got you covered. Get out of there!
[Hunk] Anyone have any idea where this thing came from?
[Pidge] No clue.
[Lion roars]
[grunts] We just defeated an entire Galra armada, and now this?
[Keith] Paladins...
I know we're all in bad shape...
but we have strength together.
This is Earth.
This is our home.
We're going to defend it.
[Coran] And we'll be by your side!
[Allura] Good to have you back, Atlas.
[crew grunts]
- [alarm blaring] - We've taken a direct hit.
It's aligning for a second attack.
- [explosion] - [grunts]
- I need to get back. - But, Commander...
Atlas, we need you to hold the beast back temporarily
so we have time to form Voltron.
It's the only way we're gonna beat this thing.
[Coran] Affirmative.
Paladins, let's finish this fight.
[grunts] Coran, what's our next move?
Oh! This ship is so different from the Castle of Lions.
I... uh...
[Shiro] Coran, hold course.
Oh, thank the ancients you're here.
- Captain, are you okay? - I'll be fine.
Shields report.
They're at 70 percent!
- [explosion booms] - [crew grunts]
- Iverson, the port side cannons. - They're fully charged.
Shields down.
Fire!
[Sam] We lost an energy inverter on two cannons.
Diverting power!
[laser blasts]
[Keith] Thanks for covering for us, Atlas.
Coran, take us up to covering fire position.
Iverson, once those cannons come back online,
we'll need to give Voltron some support.
- [consoles humming] - [both gasp]
- [Lance] Guys, my bayard port just opened. - [Pidge] Mine, too.
[both shouting]
[grunts]
Pidge, shield!
[all shouting]
[booming]
[energy humming]
Launch fighters!
We're coming in. Covering fire.
[shouting]
[high-pitched hum]
[Shiro] Paladins, what happened? Are you okay?
Those blades, they sapped our energy.
[Pidge] It felt like the Komar.
[lasers blasting]
[exhales] Pilots, fall back.
Those blasts can vaporize you.
[Shiro] Keith's right. You've successfully drawn its fire.
Rendezvous with the Atlas ASAP.
Roger that.
[alarm blaring]
The enemy has turned its attention back to Voltron, sir.
- Sam, how are those cannons? - Coming back online now.
Fire!
Shields up!
- [crew shouting] - [alarm blaring]
[Veronica] We've lost shields.
[Sam] It's destabilizing the molecular reflection arrays!
- [crew shouting] - Pull out of range!
[Pidge] The power this creature is generating is unheard of.
My surge indicators are spiking every time it's about to fire.
That sickle absorbed our quintessence.
It's using our own energy to power its attack.
[Allura] Like the Komar.
Then we'll have to avoid direct contact.
Everyone, up!
[grunts]
[grunting]
[both grunt]
[Hunk] Guys, we need to be careful. There are innocent lives down there.
[Keith] Then let's take the fight to the sky!
- [Iverson] We can't get a clear shot! - [Veronica] Rebooting shields!
- [Veronica] Five minutes out! - [Sam] Rerouting power.
Pidge, the cannon!
The Atlas! No!
- [blade rings] - [groans]
What's our status?
Stabilizing thrusters are gone. I'm attempting to override.
[Iverson] The cannons are offline again, all of them.
[Sam] Initiating backup generators!
No.
[powers down]
[Coran] Shiro, the shields are gone and we don't have countermeasures!
What do we do?
- [Iverson] Cannons are still offline. - It's charging up for another attack!
What do we do, Shiro?
Shields are offline. Sir, what are your orders?
It's got us in its sights.
We have no countermeasures.
[Sam] I'm rerouting power, but we're at least five minutes out!
Bring us up.
Set coordinates for upper atmosphere.
But Voltron.
Commander Holt, I need all the power we've got.
Copy that.
[consoles beeping]
Atlas crew, hold tight.
[gasping] Everyone, report in.
[groaning] I-I can barely move.
[grunts] Voltron's power levels are depleted.
I've never seen anything this powerful before.
- Guys... - [thudding]
Is that... the Atlas?
[Shiro] Paladins, are you there?
What's your status?
We're here.
- How did you...? - I'm not exactly sure.
But we've got you covered.
- Hostile returning for another pass. - Get me eyes on the target.
- [whooshing] - [crew grunting]
[crew grunting]
We have to do something.
[coughs] It's gonna destroy the Atlas.
That's it.
It's the only place on that thing that isn't armored.
We have to strike there right before it fires.
That's a split-second window.
How do we do that?
My bayard.
Team, we've got one chance.
Give it everything you've got!
Lance!
[all shouting]
[grunting]
Anyone?
Hello?
[coughing]
I'm here.
[exhales] I'm here, too.
[Allura] Blue Lion, checking in.
Did we do it? Did we beat that thing?
[Keith] I think so.
[Keith] Atlas, what's your status?
Atlas, are you receiving me?
[exhales] They're offline.
- [alarm beeping] - What is that?
[Pidge] Surge indicators coming from that thing.
[Lance] I thought it was down.
It is.
Oh, no.
[Keith] What?
[Hunk] It's powering up.
It must have some kind of self-destruct mechanism.
According to my readings,
the blast radius alone will envelope half of the Earth.
Then we need to get it out of here.
[grunts] Come on! Come on!
It's been an honor to fly with you all.
Now, everyone, give it everything you've got!
[grunting]
[alarms blaring]
[Lion crashes]
[Shiro] Today is a solemn day.
Today, we look back at the lives that have been lost,
and the sacrifices that have been made here on Earth and across the universe.
There isn't one of us here today
who hasn't experienced the tragedy of losing someone close.
It truly feels like a light has gone out in our lives
and the sun itself couldn't reignite it.
But that light, that fire, has not gone out completely.
It is fueled within each of us
by the memories and the love of those we've lost.
And now we must move forward in their names.
And shine that light onto a new path for future generations.
Today is a solemn day, but it is also a day of hope.
Earth is now stronger than ever, and it stands as a beacon of light
to help guide those fighting against tyranny and oppression.
From here, we will spread peace, and together we will hold strong...
as the defenders of the universe.
[seagulls screeching]
As you know, we've spent months recovering the pieces of this creature,
but we never found its power source...
until now.
[Allura] An Altean?