I was uber bored, so I came up with this idea. It wouldn't leave until I wrote it. If anyone reads this, please review.

"Ugh… where are we?" Lance groaned.

The rest of the pilots looked around. The sky was bright and filled with clouds. There was no wind, but it was cool.

"We're not in Kansas anymore." Lance said.

"Pidge? What's our location?" Keith asked.

"Uh… I don't think my scanners are working." Pidge said.

"What does it say?" Hunk asked.

"It says that we've gone back nine years. No location at all. Just… back nine years." Pidge answered.

"Great…" Keith groaned.

"I hope the cadets are okay." Allura said.

"Right now, the cadets are five or above." Lance grumbled.

"Oh yeah, I wonder what they're doing." Hunk mused aloud.

"Larmina is most likely outside trying to ditch her guard." Allura chuckled.

"Vince is probably at his home with his parents." Pidge commented.

"Daniel's somewhere. He's either in school, or he's running around and causing trouble." Lance declared.

An extremely small boy of five came running crashing into Lance. He had wispy, honey brown hair that stuck up in every direction, making him look adorable. What surprised the pilots most was his bright, violet eyes that shined with mischief.

"Sorry, I don't look where I go too many times." he apologized fearfully.

"No problem, kid." Lance said, rubbing his chest.

"I'm Daniel. What's your names?" the boy, Daniel, introduced himself.

"I am Allura. These are my friends: Keith, Lance, Hunk, and Pidge." Allura introduced them.

Daniel shook all of their hands.

"Shouldn't you be in school?" Keith asked.

"I don't go to school. My… father… says that I don't need to go." Daniel said uneasily.

Concern went through the pilots, but they let it go. This boy really was a mystery. He reminded them so much of their cadet, but they didn't know much about Daniel, so they couldn't really determine if this was him.

"Well I gotta go. Sorry about crashing into you!" Daniel called as he ran off.

"That was one strange boy." Pidge muttered.

Lance suddenly swore.

"That little brat snagged my wallet!" he bellowed.

"I'm missing a ring!" Allura cried.

"After him!" Keith barked.

It actually took a long time to find the boy, for he was running as fast as he could. They eventually found him late into the night.

Daniel had reached a dead end, giving the force time to corner him.

"It's over, kid. Just hand us what you stole, and we might not call the cops." Lance said gruffly.

"Fine. Didn't need 'em anyways." Daniel muttered as he tossed back the stolen items.

"Then why did you steal them?" Keith demanded.

Before Daniel could answer, a gang of teenagers came towards them. The pilots hid into the shadows before the gangsters could see them.

"There's our little runt. Did you get anything good this time?" the leader asked.

Daniel tossed a bag of coins and a Rolex towards him. The leader smiled a cruel smile as he studied the boy's payment.

"You did good, runt. But not good enough."

Suddenly, Daniel was against a wall, a welt forming under his eye. The boy cowered and pressed himself further into the wall, a whimper escaping his throat.

"What? You gonna cry?" he sneered.

Daniel's eyes hardened, but he still trembled. Another punch to the face, and the boy was on all fours. That's when the rest of the gang sprung on him. Screams and yelps of pain were heard.

In a matter of seconds, the gang left, leaving Daniel on the ground in the fetal position. Whimpers and sharp intakes of breath were the only sign that he was alive. Though his face was tucked into his abdomen, the force knew that he was crying.

Slowly, Keith walked towards him. He knelt by the boy's side, gently rubbing his back. The boy stiffened, but soon relaxed under Keith's touch. Keith stayed like that until he heard the soft, light breathing that indicated he was asleep.

"Poor thing… He's got nowhere to go, and no one to turn to. Who'd do such a thing to one as young as him?" Allura asked quietly.

"The world is cruel. Especially to an orphan." Keith said bitterly.

"Not to burst your bubbles or anything, but we need to find a way back home before something bad happens in our time." Lance interrupted.

"We'll figure out a way. For now, we need to save this kid from getting killed… or worse." Keith told him.

"What's worse than killed?" Allura asked.

"Many things." Lance answered.

Keith gently scooped up Daniel, and the force went to the nearest motel they could find.

More chapters will be posted soon.