JoAnn: Okay, here's my contribution -- on the lighter side. I'm running out of steam right now, though I'd had plans for Lotor falling for the female Keith, and his stunned shock at the realization that Allura is homosexual...

Quick Disclaimer: Voltron is the property of WEP.

Allura’s eyes gleam. “Oh, I'm sure we can figure something out. And not everything in my wardrobe is pink, you know.”

Nanny smiles hugely. “We'd best be going...” And firmly takes Keith's left arm, while Allura takes his right. They hustle hi..her out of sight.

Lance starts to follow -- and gets the door slammed in his face. “No males!” is heard through the door, in Nanny's ostentatious tones.

He kicks the door in frustration...

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Inside Allura’s room, Keith finds himself efficiently stripped. Allura, a lavicious gleam to her eyes, looks Keith's new figure over slowly under the guise of ‘measuring’ him for new clothes. Nanny seems oblivious.

Grinning, Allura proceeds to ‘help’ Keith with feminine undergarments, while Nanny searches for a suitable clothing.

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Two hours later, Keith manages to escape. He's dressed in a long, flowing dress that still somehow manages to display his new figure. Hurrying, he finally meets up with the rest of the team. And is stopped by the look on their faces. “What is it? I know I look ridiculous.”

Head tilted to one side, Pidge responds, “Not at all, fearless leader...” Hunk just grins. Lance backs away, eyes wide.

Impatiently tossing his head, Keith takes an aggressive step forward. “What is it, Lance?”

Stuttering, Lance's eyes roam over her figure. “You're gorgeous.”

Rocking back on his heels in shock, Keith just stares at Lance.

And then the alarm klaxon rings.

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*Figures. Allura’s homosexual, and really after me now. Lance called me ‘gorgeous’. And right now, I bet we're going to meet face to face with Lotor. Maybe Haggar will be there and I'll at least get the chance to strangle the witch...* Grumbling, Keith rushes to the handlebars... and nearly kills herself. *Shit*

Hunk manages to snag her before she falls down the shaft. “Hey skipper, you ought to be more careful -- you're shorter now...” While pulling her back from the drop, he takes the opportunity to get... better acquainted with Keith's new body...

Lance and Allura both glare at an oblivious Hunk. Coran does his best to hide his sniggers and his own appraisal of Keith's body. Keith... well Keith just throws up his hands (clearing Hunk's hands off) and then carefully jumps properly to catch the handlebars.

*At least in my lion it'll be less obvious... I hope.*

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*I forgot about the uniform. I forgot about the small fact that my old one does not fit my new body... So I'm stuck wearing this dress while fighting! At least my helmet fits... Ok, I think we've softened the robeast up enough now...* “Let's form --”

“Aiiee!”

“Princess!”

“Uhhh....”

“Keith, look out! The robeast is --”

“Skipper! Lotor's ship at --”

}}BOOM{{

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“Well, witch, whatever you did seems to have worked.”

Cackling, Haggar responds. “Of course, your majesty. You should go out there also -- I'm sure you'll enjoy my work just as much as Prince Lotor will.”

Zarkon hesitates, giving Haggar a sideways look of suspicion. Ignoring him, she heads off to get out of the ship. Shrugging, Zarkon decides to follow.

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Grinning in triumph, Lotor directs his robots to pull the Voltron force from their lions and bound, except, of course, for the pilot of Blue Lion. And Black Lion's pilot. The joy of manhandling those two, he saves for himself.

Casually scooping Allura out of Blue Lion, Lotor takes the opportunity to feel her, as he strips her of weapons (including the key to Blue Lion) and binds her hands and feet.

With Allura secured, set off to one side, and the other three Voltron force members secured and under the laser pistols and in the grip of his robots, Lotor moves to Black Lion. Forcing the hatch open, he is prepared to gloat and threaten, if Keith is even close to conscious, and to relish the joy of victory if Keith is not. Instead, Lotor sees a vision. An incredibly gorgeous female lies unconscious in the cockpit of Black Lion. She wears Keith's helmet, but the rest of her is clad in a long flowing gown. Her hands are delicate. Slumped over the console, her back is a graceful curve spilling into long, long legs and bare feet. Utterly stunned, for a moment, all Lotor can do is take in the vision. *And I thought Allura was beautiful...* Shaking himself, he reaches in and pulls her out. Once out of the cockpit, he pulls off the helmet -- and almost drops her. *This is what Haggar did?*

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Head whirling, Keith attempts to gather his thoughts. *Battle. Allura getting caught again... Lotor...!* Snapping awake, he finally takes in the background noise of his teammates alternately pleading and demanding. By long practice, he manages to keep up the pretense of disability, to gain precious moments to assess the situation...

“Look at her! She needs help.” Lance is twisting at his bonds, oblivious to the lasers pointed at him. Hunk and Pidge don't waste their breath pleading, they just fight their well tied bonds.

*Her? The Princess must be out of it as well...* Keith's thoughts are interrupted..

“Lotor, please! I swear I'll come back peacefully to my bindings, that I'll not even attempt to escape. Just let me help her. I'll do anything you want...”

Keith mentally reels in shock. *That’s...*

Lotor's evil smirk is audible. “Well, Princess. A little too little, a little too late.”

Casually, he moves close to the apparently unconscious Keith, and runs his hands down her body. His smirk widening, he sweeps a triumphant glare around to the other team members. Which is his undoing.

Absolutely disgusted, furious at his teammates’ absurd over protectiveness -- to the point it leaves them all in danger -- Keith erupts. His eyes snap open, taken in whole scene as he kicks up and around, bringing Lotor crashing to the ground. *Lotor's down but not out. Allura to the left, the guys to the right, Haggar and Zarkon straight ahead... Arms tied behind me, but that won't be that big a deal; my feet are bare...*

With an undulating yell [think Xena] Keith flies forward, knocking into Zarkon and Haggar, taking them out before they can recover from the truly inspiring sight of Keith-the-woman in battle, hands tied tightly behind her back, high-kicking...

The rest of the team snap out of their preoccupation before Lotor's robots do. With a yell, Hunk tears free of his bonds and frees the others as Keith fights with the droids. Once freed, Pidge runs over to a dazed Lotor, kicks him in the head, and then takes back the Lion Keys from him. Lance helps Keith with the robots as Hunk rushes over to free Allura.

In about ten minutes, it's all over. Or almost.

Breath heaving, the exertion more than he expected because he constantly had to recalculate in his new body, Keith waits. His team gawp. Growling slightly, Keith commands, “My arms, please. And then we ought to get back to the castle.”

Blushing, the team runs over each other to get to the ropes binding Keith's hands.

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Keith glares at Haggar.

Cackling, she looks right back at her. “You think to have me tell you how to become male again? When it worked so well?”

Snorting Keith's glare intensifies. “Yeah, it worked so well that all three of you are captured...”

Hideous laughter drives Keith back further. “I'm just here to be closer to the delicious confusion. I can leave at any time...”

A ghostly brilliant white light forms into King Alfor. [I don't think so, Haggar. You will restore Keith's form. Or you will pay dearly.]

Shrinking back, Haggar gives in with poor grace. “Oh very well. But only if you let us out.”

Keith regards her, with narrow eyes. “If you never do this again.”

Haggar shrugs. “As you said, it didn't work very well -- you were a bit too distracting.” An evil leer lights her face. “Besides, I prefer you male. This gives me a very nice excuse...”

Keith recoils, and then faints as Haggar draws her magic in.

King Alfor fades away, satisfied. Now his daughter might just be interested in somebody male for a change...

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Slowly, Keith wakens. *This is getting old.. Haggar!* Pulling himself to his feet, he looks around frantically. All he can see is an empty cell.

Terrified that after she freed herself, she went on rampage, he rushes up to the control room -- and all he sees are empty cells. Lotor and Zarkon are gone as well. Checking the security cameras, as far as he can tell, everything is fine, he sighs in relief.

“Keith, what's up? Why'd you go rushing past so --”

Keith turns around. “I guess--” His eyes widen. *My voice is deeper...* He looks hastily down at himself -- and blushes. Though still in the flowing dress, he is not quite clearly male once more -- and beginning to realize just how uncomfortable the underwear is...

Lance smirks. “Sooo.. Want me to help you change?”

For a moment, Keith attempts to hold a glare. “Only if you make it worth it....” Then, a happy grin breaks out, and he graciously takes Lance's arm.

Heads high, the two march out, past a gawping palace staff, to their bedroom.

Allura watches them go wistfully.

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“It worked! And she was gorgeous! HOW COULD YOU CHANGE HIM BACK?”

Haggar glares at both overwrought Doom royalty. “If you hadn't noticed, we are now free. And it was bad enough when he just beat us. If Keith had stayed female, once he figured out he had the BOTH of you around her little finger, it would have been Arus conquering Doom NOT the other way around.” Her glare intensifies. “Deny it if you like, but _I_ know that I would much rather be the conqueror than the conquered.”

Quelled, the two just watch her stalk back to her laboratory.

*Ah, well. At least this time the capturing was enjoyable...*

~owari~