Prologue:

"It was supposed to be an easy mission; get in, get the intel, get out" she took a deep breath before releasing it, "but the Galra were expecting us."

"PIDGE! FIND US A WAY OUT!" Lace screamed over the gunfire.

"I'M TRYING! THEY LOCKED ME OUT OF THE SYSTEM!" Pidge yelled back, her fingers typing furiously on the keyboard.

"Guys, I'm Almost To Your Position, Hang Out A Little Longer!"

"WE'LL TRY!" Lance screamed into the comm unit.

"PLEASE HURRY KEITH" Hunk begged as he helped Lance shield the team hacker.

"Keith had gotten there in time, but not before the Galra activated the self-destruct... I was hit in the back of the neck when we tried escaping" tears slid down her face, "Lance provided us cover fire while Hunk carried me to the Lion."

Lance blasted any Galra or Sentry that came too close while Hunk carried a disorientated Pidge to where the Keith was waving.

"Lance became overwhelmed and once Hunk handed me to Keith he went back to help."

Hunk handed Pidge gently over to Keith and turned to call for Lance when he saw the Cuban being overrun by soldiers.

"Keep her safe!" Hunk ordered before running to assist his long-time friend.

Keith placed Pidge in the chair before running to the entrance to see if they needed help or if they were coming.

"Keith almost was out of his Lion when the self-destruct went off and she closed her jaw to keep us from harm" she sniffed and hugged herself, "the noise was horrible."

Keith screamed and pounded on Reds mandible, tears sliding down his face as pain radiated throughout his entire body.

"NO! LAAANCE!" the Red Paladin cried in anguish, it felt as if his entire soul was being ripped apart, "RED! LET ME OUT! LET ME-let me..." he collapsed and curled in on himself.

"His Lion was on autopilot to the Castleship when a strange weapon struck it and Blue... when the light cleared..." Pidge choked on a sob.

"There was nothing left" Keith finished, his voice barely audible.

Pidge stared horrified at the nothingness, Keith slowly walked into the cockpit, his head held low.

"K-Keith" her voice broke, "we're the last ones"

He looked up at the nothingness, his eyes clouded with tears.

"W-we were hit by something from behind" Pidge whispered, "we thought it was the weapon but when we opened our eyes we were near your base."

Keith and Pidge blinked open their tired eyes and saw that they were a safe distance away from the Blade of Marmora base.

Keith sniffed and Pidge moved as he took a seat. He began typing when an incoming message sounded.

"We were about to contact you, because we had your comm-codes from when we come from, but you contacted us first."

: Identify Yourself:

Pidge sniffed, "shouldn't they know us?"

Keith closed his eyes before opening them, "Red says we're in the past, before we met Ulaz"

The small girl nodded as the male opened the hailing frequency.

"I am Keith, Paladin of the Red Lion. I am with Pidge, the Paladin of the Green Lion. We were fighting the Galra when something sent us to the past, we do not know what it was or how it was possible"

It was silent for a while before the voice came back.

: You may enter, come unarmed:

"Thank you" Pidge whispered before the transmission shut off.

"We followed the path you sent to us and left all our weapons in Red, Ulaz and Antok led us inside and to you." Pidge supplied.

The Blades around them murmured to themselves while Kolivan watched the outsiders carefully.

He saw the evidence of the battle and losses, but he did not know how to confirm that they were from the future.

"How do I know that you are from the future?" the BOM leader demanded.

The Red Paladin took a step forward and took out a Blade of Marmora dagger before handing it, handle first, to the Galra.

Shocked gasps filled the air when the Blade activated.

Kolivan took the Blade and examined it. It was his prized pupil's.

"My uncle gave me that when I finished The Trials" the Blade-Holder said, no lies in his voice, "if he were here now, he would be-"

"Younger than you" Kolivan whispered before handing the Blade back to its rightful owner.

Keith nodded as he deactivated it and put it away.

"Paladin Keith, Paladin Pidge, you two will be able to stay here until we find a way to get you to your time, but you will have to share a room due to the space" Kolivan decided.

Keith dipped his head in an Ancient Blade sign of respect, Pidge gave a wet smile.

"Thank you"