CHAPTER 1

It's Autumn. You can smell it in the air... You can feel the chilling breeze, not that it mattered to him at the moment.

Crap, crap, crap, crap! They're gonna be sold out by the time I get there!

Lance McClain, a Cuban boy with a love for comics, is currently bolting down the street at the speed of light, or at least that's how he feels.

I knew I never should've never trusted Katie to wake me up today!

Katie Holt, Lance's friend who stayed over at Lances the previous night, was still asleep even when Lance basically caused his house to shake, and his parents to wake up as the front door was swung open and slammed shut when he remembered what came out today.

Did I even bring my money? Crap, no time to turn around now.

Lance is basically running down the street like a lunatic, throwing spit everywhere, already feeling winded.

Almost there!

Lance turns the corner of the last block when he finally arrived at the comic shop. Altean comics the sign read, but that flew off the door handle when lance threw open the doors and ran straight up to the counter. Lance's breath was hoarse, and gasping for oxygen when he kept trying to gasp out what he wanted.

"Cor-Coran", he gasped. Coran, the shopkeeper, could see pools of sweat all over the boy. His clothes might as well have been run through the washer because Coran could see no difference in how wet he was.

"Lance! I didn't think you were coming today! You do know it's currently-"

"Coran! Voltron! Now!" Lance made other customer's heads turning toward him because he was just looked like a madman.

"I-I want Voltron, Coran. Issue 7." Lance was finally able to speak properly, but he still had the same urgency as when he first burst through the shop doors.

"You're as lucky as when Aretha reclaimed her bow and arrow in Glanderin because I've been holding this issue for the past 6 hours, Lance, waiting for ya." Coran's thick accent showing through.

Coran grabs something from below the counter and slid it toward Lance. Lance, marveling at the cover of the comic, said,"Yeah. Long story short Coran, I've overslept." Lance reaches down into his back pocket.

Coran shakes his head."You teens. You always think sleep is a necessity. Why, when I was your age, I didn't sleep for we-"

Coran was abruptly stopped when Lance's eyes were bloodshot and he started checking all of his pockets.

"No no no no, this can't be happening!" Lance is rabbling curse words as if it's a mantra, frantically looking for something. "Coran, can you hold on to the comic for a little longer? When I rushed out I forgot my wallet. I'll be back in 10 minutes."

Coran took a long sigh and rubbed his mustache when he said,"Look. Lance, I like you. You're like the little nephew I never had, and I know you have been dying to read this comic for eons now, but I'm afraid I'm going to have to put it on the shelf. Maybe it'll be there when you get back, but I wouldn't count on it"

Lance couldn't bear to wait until the comic was restocked again. He waited 5 months for this issue! Voltron is the only comic series he's ever read since 'The Adventures of Sonic the Hedgehog'. Voltron has the perfect mix of the best robot fighting you've ever seen, with amazing character building. The blue paladin was Lance's favorite, and he couldn't wait to see more of his sly comedy and his robotic lion in action. In fact, Issue 7 was all about the blue paladin's backstory! He couldn't miss it for the world, and right now he might have to risk the comic being bought, in order to go back to grab his wallet.

He decided to get his phone out, a pure blue case like the colors of the blue paladin, and it's also set as his lock screen. He quickly swiped the lock screen open and basically smashed the numbers to contact Katie.

Katie was as excited for the next issue as Lance was. Well, actually, Katie was more internally excited. Lance couldn't stop talking about it the previous night, which just left Katie tired, which was why Katie was most likely asleep when Lance left.

Lance held the phone to his ear, clenching his fist but making sure not to break his phone. *ring* *ring **ring* *ring* *click*

"Uh, yeah? What do you want, Lance? Do you realize the commotion you caused when you decided to have a rampage and slam the door when you left to go wherever? Your parents are gonna be on your ass when you get home and-"

"KATIE. DO YOU KNOW WHAT DAY IT IS?" Lance practically screamed.

"Uhhh Friday, the 10th?"

"YEAH, AND YOU KNOW WHAT HAPPENS ON THE 10TH TODAY?"

"Uhh no?...SH*T"

"YEAH. Finally, you woke up from your beauty nap. I cannot believe you didn't wake me up like you said you would, but I don't want to argue right now. I need YOU to go get my wallet in my aviator jacket."

"You mean the only jacket that doesn't include blue?" Katie retorted

"I could hear that, PIDGEON, and yes, that one. Quickly though, because Coran can't keep holding on to the issue."

"Yeah, I'm doing it now, see you in 10. Bye, Felicia

"Bye, Pidgeon."

*click*