My version of the Voltron world.
First, let me say I do not own any of the Voltron characters, world, or accoutrements. All original characters come from my own mind. The side bar stories are also mine and any resemblance to other works or authors is purely coincidental.
That should take of the formalities.
First, I skip right over the part where the new castle emerges from the ground. In my mind, the old castle was simply rebuilt/refurbished as time allowed.
Second, the characters are all older than originally depicted. Even when watching the series as a child, the age of Pidge always bothered me. Ergo, his is three to four years younger than the rest of the crew. I place the force between the ages of 22 and 24. The reason behind this is simple. It takes time to learn to fly fighters, even if you have flown as a child and have a private pilots license. My best friend's brother joined the Navy and flew fighters. It takes years of training to fly fighters.
Third, the princess is an odd combination of experience and innocence. I do not believe you can live on a war-torn world and not have some idea of what suffering is and how to deal with it. Having said that, I also believe her people would have tried to keep her sheltered to some aspects of life. Virginal princess and all that. I also place her age at 19 to 20 when the team arrives. The story takes place about four years after the team originally arrives, so she would be between 23 and 24. Hunk, Lance, and Keith between 26 and 28, and Pidge about 22 or 23.
Fourth, Cady. She is insisting on her story being told the way she wants it told, so keeps sneaking in as a more prominent character than I originally planned. She does not want the role I had intended for her, so there will be several interludes so Cady can tell her version of things. As many of you know, sometimes the character wins.
Fifth, no ghostly Alfor. Although Allura may hear the voice of her father in her head, as many people who have lost their parent do, there is no visual accompaniment to it nor can he give advice beyond what she already knows in her heard and mind.
There are probably more deviations from the traditional story, but those are the main ones. I will try to put segments up as quickly as possible. Any feedback would be greatly appreciated as this is the very first time I have put any of my writings up before a general and unknown audience. Even a note saying hurry I want to know what happens next would be greatly appreciated. That said, thank you for reading. Enjoy! I know I am!