So this kind of goes with another story I have, but it's not necessary to read beforehand. It just kind of explains Rosa's origin story. I'll have Lance explain Rosa in a chapter or two. I may go into Hunk and Pidge as well, if you guys want me to dive into some Hidge. But for now, its Lance and Keith.

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Lance had changed in the past six years. His once lanky appearance had become more muscular and toned. Once flawless skin was dashed with scars, one striking down the middle of his face. His right hand was replaced with a robotic placement, but the skin tone was the same as his own. His humor and kind heart had remained untouched, but his outgoing nature had toned down. More cautious, more serious. War made him harder.

When Lance stood in the mirror, he could barely recognize himself with these changes. But his mother would. Would she?

Finally going home. Something he's been dreaming about for the past six years. Every night, missing his little siblings, his mom, his siblings, his cousins, everybody. He had tried to get communications to them, but it was simply too far away, especially since the technology on earth was stone age compared to other species. But since Lotor had been working with the paladins for so long, they had been able to take a short break. Two weeks. Matt Pidge, and Hunk would visit the Holts for a week, then just Hunk and Pidge would visit Hunks family in Samoa. Shiro and Allura would stay, since he didn't have much family, and that someone should stay just in case. Lance and Keith would visit Lance's family. At the end, everyone and their families would meet at the garrison for a conference about Earth's planetary defense. Everyone was excited. Lance and Keith, well, they were excited, but a little nervous too. Lance's family had no idea he was bisexual, that he had a half alien husband, or that they had adopted a half alien kid.

But it was today.

Everyone took their lions with them. In case of an attack, they'd be ready. Pidge and Hunk took their lions, and Lance, Keith, and Rosa were in red. Blue and Black stayed behind. Allura opened a wormhole for them. The lions flew towards the portal.

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Lance saw it first.

Earth.

The blue marble he had been waiting to see for so long. It brought tears to his eyes. Rosa walked up to the front of the ship. "This is your home Papa?"

Lance nodded, brushing away tears from his eyes. "Yes, and were going to go to my house too. But.." Lance sighed. "..I'm sure they're going to love both of you, but let me talk to them first. I'll introduce you guys after. It's going to be a lot on them."

Keith smiled and looked at Rosa. "That means you'll stay with me for a bit little missy."

Lance laughed. "You two need to sit down, I'm about to land."

Keith took a seat. "I'll never get over how fast this ship is."

The red lion set itself down in an empty field gracefully. Luckily, the field was on the outskirts of town, so nobody crowded around the lion. The three stepped out into the grasses. Keith looked around. "So, where is your house?" Lance pulled a hoverbike out of the lion. He grinned. "About ten miles that way. But this is the closest we can get. Plus, no one even lives out this way." He tossed a helmet to Rosa, jumped onto the bike. "Let's get a move on."

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Keith was pretty nervous on the way there. He was pretty cool about it in the lion, but now he was starting to worry. They hadn't been able to contact Lance's family in a while. The garrison tried to send them letters, but the McClain family refused to take any messages from them. At least that's the best case scenario. He could feel Lance's excitement and nerves radiating off of him. Looking over his shoulder as they dove, he could see the once tiny dots over the horizon shape into buildings, trees, and cars. They were in town. Children playing on the streets stopped in awe at the bike passing through. Lance turned down a side street. Suddenly, he stopped. He slowly got off the bike, shaking.

The house in front of them was small, and a little beat up. They were toys laying in the yard, bikes chained up to the fence. The gate on the chain link fence was half of its hinges, and open. There were two small children playing with a ball. They saw the bike stop and ran inside. Lance took a step forward and stopped at the gate. He rested his hand on the metal bar, and froze. Keith got up, and put a hand on his shoulder.

"Well be right here if you need us Lance."

Lance nodded, and started walking towards the house, but before he could step onto the porch the door swung outward. Lance jumped back. An older woman with grey streaked hair and a sturdy figure with a shotgun stood on the porch.

She was clearly angered. "¿Quién demonios está asustando a mi familia?"

Lances' eyes started to brim with tears. "Soy yo, mamá. I'm so sorry I was gone."

The woman dropped the shotgun. Tears filled her tired, worn eyes. "Lance?"

Lance ran up and embraced his mother. He had to slouch down a lot, since she was quite a bit shorter. They stayed like that for a minute, silet. Until she snapped out of hit and grabbed Lance by his ear. "Where the hell have you been? I was told that you were dead!" She looked at his face. "And where did you get these scars from? You have a lot of explaining to do!" She spoke with a thick cuban accent, but her english was pretty good.

"I was in space Mama, I have a lot of explaining to do I know. I tried to have the Garrison contact you, but you never responded!"

"I got their letters. They said you were coming home, but I didn't believe them! Were you on a mission for them?"

"No, of course not! I'll explain if you could please let go of my ear!"

Her grip stayed tight.

Rosa saw the woman grab Lances ear. In worry, she turned to Keith and whispered to him. "Dad, is she hurting Papa?"

Lance's mother looked over to see Keith and Rosa near the street. She let go of his ear. " And who are they?"

Lance stood up straight. "They're my family too. While I was gone.. I saw some amazing things, and I saw some things that still keep me up at night. But, Keith was there with me through all of it..."

His mother cut him off. "Why don't you all just come inside? The whole family is coming for dinner tonight anyways, you can be there little surprise. Then you can tell me about those two." She started to walk inside, then noticed Keith and Rosa were not following. She looked at Lance. "¿Y están viniendo?" Lance gestured for them to come with them. The two followed, Rosa running ahead to grab Lances hand. Keith tried to stop her, but Lance shrugged and smiled.

The house on the inside was neat, but cluttered at the same time. It was clear quite a few people lived there. Where they were, Keith didn't know. He stopped and looked at a little nightstand in the hallway. There were pictures of Lance and his siblings, the ones Lance had told him so much about. He quickly caught up with the group, remembering to go back and ask Lance about it. They stopped in a living room, small, but with lots of chairs and a tiny television. Lance sat on a couch, his mother across from him. Keith took a spot between Lance and Rosa.

His mother looked at Lance. "Now, tell me. What happened? Start at the beginning. It will be awhile until the others get here."

Lance took a deep breath. "It all started with a spaceship.."

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That's for chapter one. A lot of my headcanons are coming next chapter, so prepare yourselves for lemon and fluff.