The Paladins fight to systematically destroy the base toprevent Zarkon's return. As Zarkon himself goes to battleVoltron, Haggar & her Druids go to protect their emperoras he readies his armor, which untested could kill him as wellas Voltron. Before Zarkon can do anything, Haggar uses herdark magic to forcefully remove the Quintessence from Voltron,but is overloaded by the purity of Volton. While the Lions areunresponsive, their Paladins still live, but Zarkon arrivesin a Ro-beast in his image. Allura uses whatever power she canto stall Zarkon to allow the Paladins to recover and battleZarkon's Ro-beast. Allura, Kolivan and Antok go to battleHaggar to keep her from using her witchcraft from delayingVoltron. As their battles rage, Zarkon splits Voltron back tothe individual Lions; Allura and Kolivan triumph in theirfights, while Antok perishes at the hand of Haggar and anotherDruid. Shiro awakens to see his team being beaten, and theBayard access port in his Black Lion activates, activating itsTranscendent Wings to phase through Zarkon's Ro-Beast andreclaimg the original Black Bayard. As their fight continues,Haggar is revealed to be Altaean, and Allura learns she hasthe power to command Quintessence, which she uses to defeatHaggar and Kolivan avenges Antok. Forming Voltron, thePaladins fight with new strength and Shiro uses his Bayard tosupercharge the Voltron Sword and destroy Zarkon's Ro-Beastarmor.
