"Steady Allura, don't worry the Lions won't hurt you as long as I'm with you." Alfor beamed at his young daughter as he led herto a large metal door. Allurastared up at her father with wondering her eyes as he pulled her along."But daddy whadda bout miss Honervs?" Alfor stooped over to his daughter and looked into her eyes."The lions only attacked Honerva because they felt threatened, but as long as their paladin is here you'll be fine."
Allura let out a small hiccup and fiddled with her hair. A nervous habit she'd supposedly picked up from her mother."rweally?" Alfor stood up and inserted a red key into a lock on the door and smiled. "I promise princess, you won't be disappointed."
Allura snapped back to reality as she had her hand rested on the large key ring. The wind jingled the keys back and forth as she hesitantly made her way to the door. The door was still the same as when her father had showed it to her as a child. Maybe a little worn down but still standing. She surveyed the door, her eyes tracing the gold trim around the edges. There were more designs in gold all along the door, although now they'd faded to a more pasty yellow.
"Gold flames dawn the left, gold vines to the right, golden water and earth swirl below, and bright wings form up above." She smiled as she muttered the old chant. Her father often told her it as a child but she was far to young to understand then. Now, looking at the crude depictions decorating the door she understood.
Ah father, always with the laughed at the thought. He was truly a funny man. Always letting her watch the performances, bragging about his lion. Her father was very passionate about his circus, and had always reminded her of that constantly. From showing her the lions or even the fact that he never wore anything but red, he was a circus performer through and through.
She recalled the first time he'd let her see the lions up close. Back then it was breathtaking. But now, what if after ten years...
Allura pushed away the thought. No, father said that the lions could survive on their own if need be. But still, ten years seems almost impossible. She heard Coran pull up behind her as she poised one of the keys in the locks. She could hear him as he got out of the car and walked towards her. His familiar comforting voice croaked out.
"Allura are you quite sure about this?" Coran said in an unsteady tone as he fiddled nervously with his mustache. "It's been ten years." He paused. "Do you really think we can form Voltron?" Allura turned to her caregiver with a confident smile. "As long as we have the lions it'll take a lot more than Zarkon to shut down the Voltron Circus." Without hesitation Allura turned the key
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Lance Banged his head against the wall in frustration. And groaned. Hunk looked up from his computer and said in between mouthfuls of...whatever Hunk was eating. "Another girl shoot you down?" Lance shot him an angry glare and plopped onto his bed. "Oh wait you lost your job again didn't you?"
Lance didn't respond. "So you lost your job and got dumped?" Hunk said raising an eyebrow. Lance grunted into his pillow in response. Hunk bit his lip. "Oh...that's rough buddy."
Lance tuned out the comforting speech Hunk most likely was giving for the umpeteenth this month. Lance didn't want to be comforted right now. He was angry and wanted to stay angry!
He couldn't believe her! How could she have dumped him like that!? Granted they weren't exactly dating, but they practically were!
Worst part was that unlike Lance's previous relationships, this was one he wanted to last. All those other girls he'd met at a bar or something, he couldn't exactly remember. But Jennifer, she was someone he'd known forever! And when he'd gotten kicked out of the military with Hunk she'd been what made it bearable!
Well her and Hunk. That guy was the best bro a bro could ask for. Without Hunk he could've never made it by. When they were first booted from the military six months ago he couldn't bear to tell his family. So instead of going home he'd just lied to them.
As far as they knew he was still deployed. So with nowhere to go and nothing to lose him and Hunk had tailed it over to New York, gotten Jobs and moved in together. Granted Hunk payed for most of the apartment due to the fact that Lance couldn't seem to hold down a Job.
The last one wasn't his fault though! Jennifer shouldn't have pulled something like that! Who stops by to see you at work just to tell you how great her new boyfriend is!?
He didn't even know she'd had one!? Well she had said she was only interested in the guy. But with how great Jennifer was it would only be a week tops before they were together.
And if that hadn't been enough to piss him off she had the nerve to show him a picture! The minute he saw that stupid mullet he lost it. And while throwing a tantrum at the front counter and yelling at a customer probably wasn't the best idea. Who could blame him?
Of all the people it had to be Keith!? The girl of his dreams was pining over his sworn enemy! Of course he lost it! Keith always ruined everything. It was Keith's fault he wasn't in the military right now. Keith's fault he'd lost Jennifer, and Keith's fault he lost his job.
The prodigy fighter pilot had always showed him up in everything. And he didn't even care!? Lance had always hated the guy but after he had the nerve to make Lance trust him and then just...
Lance sat up abruptly and punched the wall. Which warranted several angry yells from the neighbors.
Hunk went silent. As Lance gritted his teeth and took several deep breaths. "Sorry dude it's just." Hunk walked over and gave him a reassuring pat on the back.
"Don't worry about it. You'll get em next time." Hunk had a big smile across his face. Lance's lip started to quiver, he grabbed hunk and started sobbing into his shoulder. "I'm so lucky to have a friend like you!"
hunk wrapped his his arms around him."me too." Hunk started to sniffle and after a solid minute started sobbing as well. After crying for a good long while and incoherently moping about their problems there was a knock on the door that neither noticed.
So both were quite quite startled when a pint sized boy burst into the room yelling. "Alright sissy's enough crying, we're joining the circus!" They both tumbled off of Lance's bed and rolled onto the floor and both yelled. "PIDGE!?"