Colleen Holt sat quietly by herself in a house that was too big and too lonely for only her. Too covered in memories.

She supposed she could move away, somewhere less haunted by the ghosts of her family, those she loved.

But she didn't because it scared her that if she left one day they might return, and they wouldn't be able to find her.

Others had tried to persuade her to leave, at least for a little while, but she couldn't. Deep in her heart she knew they couldn't be gone.

Others told her she was being delusional, just in denial.

She looked up at the stars and remembered her husband's fond laugh, her son's sweet smile, and her daughters curious brown eyes.

And the tears came streaming down her face.


Galaxys away Pidge Gunderson, or rather Katherine "Katie" Holt was among the stars herself, drifting through the vast void of space.

She found herself at the bridge looking out at the stars after she had completed her routine maintenance on Green.

She couldn't remember the last time she had really looked at the stars.

After the news of the crash she had seen the stars plenty of times, sure, she was in the middle of space for crying out loud but she hadn't taken the time to take them in.

Somewhere out there was her brother, her mother and her father. None of them together unfortunately. She realized that Matt and her Dad probably assumed she and Mom at least had each other, safe on Earth.

She hoped her mom was holding up. She at the very least knew that everyone was (probably, hopefully, can't afford to think otherwise) still alive.

The stars turned blurry as tears welled up in her eyes, and before she could stop them big wet tears landed in her lap.


Matthew "Matt" Holt was in a ship as well. Although his was run down, barely functioning at times.

But it was better than being in the hands of the Galra. Sometimes Matt considered stealing another ship, just to fly home and see his mother and little sister again.

But he couldn't, not while his dad and Shiro were still missing. Not while the Galra were still in charge, still separating families like his.

Not that his rag tag group of rebels has much hope of taking down a 10,000 yr old empire. But there's rumors of Voltron spreading like wildfire throughout the universe.

It's funny to be thinking in terms of the entire universe. Absolutely anything and everything there is. But he is.

Voltron, a legendary warship built from 5 other warships. A weapon so powerful Zarkon is obsessed with finding it.

Matt doesn't really know what to think of it. Most of the people (aliens) he's met know of it from tales from their oftentimes brief childhoods.

He supposes that if so many diverse cultures have stories about it there must be some truth to it, but as someone who had never heard the tales of Voltron until escaping the Galra, or well, being kidnapped by the rebels, he takes everything he hears with a grain of salt.

But he looks out through the clouded window of his ship, and thinks of all those he loves, and tears comes to his eyes.

He hopes Voltron is every bit as powerful as the legends say he is. He hopes so he can see his family again.


Light-years away Samuel Holt looks up at the stars too, his first glimpse in almost 3 months. He was tired by the hard work, the lack of sleep and the bland food. He was damaged by the rough handling, and being torn from his son.

His bright, knowledge thirsty son. He didn't deserve this.

Neither did Shiro, their starry eyed pilot.

But the stars kept shining. He knew now that many were surrounded by planets with life. He also knows most are overrun with Galra.

He sees the stars and remembers summer nights spent gazing at them with his family.

He wonders if he'll die here, just a number, a curiosity at most. Nothing more than an animal.

He wishes he could see his wife, and giver her one last kiss. He wishes he could see his daughter grow up but he'd settle for seeing her smile one last time.

And silent, salty tears slip down his face. He's too tired to do much more than let the tears come, and to watch the stars, pretending that it was all the way it used to be.

All 4 of them together.


Edited May 22, 2017