PIDGE'S POV
"Hunk! I need backup!" My heart raced wildly in panic as my lion dove into space, surrounded by dozens of Galra fighters. My fingers shook as I jammed the control board, and beams of fire shot out of my lion and towards the fighters.
"Hang on, Pidge. I'm kind of in a bad spot," came the strained reply.
This is nothing, really. My mind tried to calm me as I picked off the fighters slowly. I could see Hunk's yellow lion acting as a shield for Lance's red. Lance was struggling to gain control over the lion's speedy movements.
Nothing at all. We've got this. We can do it. My attention jolted back to the scene surrounding the green lion, as the lion shook from impact with a fighter. Had I been that distracted by the red paladin that I didn't notice I was blindly driving? Stop it, Katie. There are more important things than boys right now.
The green lion slapped at a couple ships with its huge paws, and my stomach flipped in anticipation as I saw we were finally getting the winning hand. There were a few explosions nearby as other paladins successfully hit their targets. Hunk and Lance were teaming up to wipe out the ships surrounding them. Allura and Keith were somewhere out of my sight, but I could tell from their shouts of triumph that they were positively impacting the situation.
"Let's form Voltron and finish this off!" Keith said, his black lion coming into view.
"Guys... What's that?" Hunk asked nervously, and I looked around to see what he was talking about. A huge group of ships, bigger than the tiny Galra fighters, were heading straight towards us.
"Quick! We need to form Voltron, now!" Keith yelled urgently.
We rushed to bring our lions together, but the huge battleships started shooting in unison with huge laser beams.
"Agh!" I yelled as a beam hit my lion and I went spiraling through space.
"Pidge!" Out of the corner of my eye, I could see the red lion approaching. "Hold on, I'm coming."
"Look out! There's a ship behind you!" I attempted to gain control of the lion again.
"We have to get to safety, Pidge. We've all been split up."
The ship was gaining on us, and I recognized it as Prince Lotor's ship. Oh, quiznak! We're in deep trouble now, and I think something's wrong with my lion.
The red lion flew past me towards the nearest planet. It was green and seemed to be covered in trees. "Follow me."
"Okay," I answered, still a little shaken from taking that hit. The green lion responded, following right on the tail of the red lion.
The atmosphere of the strange planet nearby us was covered in somewhat ice-like clouds. I could see a city in the horizon, the buildings reaching towards the sky.
"Lance, should we land nearby the city?"
"Good idea." His lion rocketed forward, and mine followed as we sped through the air and over the forests. I was afraid to look back and see if we were being followed.
"Okay, we're landing here. Try to keep your lion hidden in the shade." Lance's lion dove downwards and skillfully wove between trees.
My landing was a little rough, but I managed to park the lion under a huge tree.
Exiting my lion, I waited for Lance.
He strode out of his red lion confidently, running a hand through his dark, chocolatey hair.
His confidence certainly has improved since he became the paladin to the red lion two years ago.
His crystalline blue eyes seemed to trap the sky in their hold. He looked around at the dense jungle we seemed to have landed in the middle of, and when he seemed satisfied with what he saw, his gaze turned to me.
"Is everything alright? You haven't been hurt, have you?" His eyes pooled with concern, from a friend to another. And nothing more.
I rubbed my elbows consciously, aware of his eyes flitting up and down my body. "Yeah. Just a bit knocked up, that's all. My lion, however... I think we should get that checked out."
"I think first we should find out where we are. We could be on a hostile planet," Lance suggested. He looked at me expectantly for approval, and I nodded without hesitation.
Why does Keith have to be the leader? He can barely control his own emotions, let alone the team. Lance would be so much better in that position.
The blue paladin whipped out his bayard, which turned into a blue and white gun. I did the same, pulling out a small triangular blade.
"I don't know what we'll meet out there, so keep a heads up. And if there are any branches in your way, just—" He made a wild slicing motion with his hands that hardly resembled a ninja, "—use that tiny green thing to cut 'em up."
I gave a small chuckle. Realizing I still had my helmet on, I took it off and rested it on my hip. A cool breeze hit my face, tossing my dark caramel hair around. Beads of sweat had collected on my forehead, but the sudden gush of air gave me goosebumps.
"Where do you think the other paladins are?" I asked, searching the skies through the thick canopy of leaves. The shadows dappled the ground like scattered puddles.
"I don't know, but I don't think anybody followed us here. We're all alone."
I don't know why the thought of being alone with Lance McClain on a strange planet made my heart jumpy. "I think my communications system was damaged in the battle."
"We can fix that, right, Pidge?" Lance asked, looking the slightest bit worried.
"Well, yeah... but to find all the parts and assemble them will take a couple of days at best," I said. Seeing his smile fade into a frown, I quickly added, "But that's no problem! That city over there looks pretty advanced. I'm sure somebody knows what they are doing."
"I hope so, Pidge, because we're here."
"Welcome to Shiza! We've been expecting you."