I'm sure I'm committing mortal sin with the pairings here, but this is what I want to see, so this is what I write. Deal with it. Nya nya! Anyway, this will be a crossover with Final Fantasy 6. I hope you like it!

The people had all gathered their belongings and were packing them into ships specially designed to move them to there temporary new home. Only one or two more groups of refugees remained to be moved. The five members of the Voltron Force watched as people said goodbye to the planet that had been their "home" for 15 years.

They had been relocated by Zarkon's forces 15 years ago, and forced into slavery, producing machines for his vile army. Now, with Zarkon finally behind bars, they were free. For the time being, they would be staying on Arus, in a small city that had hastily been built up for them. The people of Arus, as well as the Voltron Force, had been more than willing to help their transition back to freedom.

An old man stumbled over a rock on the ground as he tried to carry a box toward the transport ships. Keith, leader of the Voltron Force, caught him before he hit the ground.

"Careful, sir," Keith said with a kind smile. He picked up the old man's box and carried it to the ship.

"Almost everyone has left," Princess Alura said when Keith came back. "Only the queen and her brother-in-law, a few generals, and other close friends and advisors are left. They'll be heading straight to the castle to stay."

"Well, they sound like they'll be comfortable in a castle," Pidge, the youngest member of the Voltron Force squeaked out. "They sound like a bunch of royal folks."

Lance, second in command, shrugged. "Not everyone that grew up in a castle is bad," he replied. "I grew up in a castle, actually."

"A castle?" Hunk, the strongman of the group, asked. "What are ya', some kinda' prince?"

Lance smirked. "You know I'm not. My mom was a soldier in the King's army, and my dad an engineer. He actually designed most of the castle, I think. He may have been in the army too. I don't remember."

"You don't even know what your dad did for a living?" Pidge asked, incredulously. "That's kinda' weird."

"My planet was destroyed when I was 7. I barely remember anything about my old life. I just know I lived in a castle in the middle of the desert when I was kid," Lance replied. "It wasn't like the castle on Arus. It was like a small town. All the soldiers and their families lived there. And the maids and everyone that worked for the king."

Alura smiled. She looped her arm through Lance's. "It's nice, to me anyway, that you're used to castle life. I'm glad it's not torture for you living in Castle Arus."

Keith clapped his hands to get their attention. "Okay everyone, let's load up this last group and get going." He ran off in the direction of a small group of people and began directing them to the ships. Pidge and Hunk quickly left too to begin helping.

Lance smiled at the princess. "Well, Princess, shall we get to work?" he asked. Alura nodded. The two headed off to begin helping people, when a few drops of rain began to fall.

"Lance, you probably didn't get a lot of rain in the desert, did you?" Alura asked. Lance shrugged, his usual reply to any question.

"Not much. I had a friend who lived on the other side of the mountains. She got a lot of rain there. She used to tell me someday, she hoped I could be in a really good rain storm so I could learn to dance in the rain."

"What was her name?" Alura asked. Lance didn't often talk about his home planet, and she wanted him to talk more.

"Raya. She was like a sister to me. I remember the night they attacked…."

FLASHBACK

"Run! Raya! Lance! Run!" A blonde-haired woman yelled at the two children. She held her sword in front of her and prepared to fight. "I'll hold them back! Hurry to the caves!"

The young girl shook with fear. She didn't want to leave her mother, not in such a dangerous situation. The robots that had attacked from the sky began to surround them.

Her companion, a young boy, grabbed her arm and pulled her away. "C'mon, Raya! We have to get out of here!"

They dashed around sand dunes and ran as fast as the could. The caves were in view, and the girl let out a sigh of relief. "We're almost… YAAGH!" she shouted.

Two robots had appeared in front of them. Lance pulled the small dirk out of the holster on his side. His father handed it to him as they fled the castle for the safety of the caves. "Raya! Go! You're almost there! I'll catch up in a second!!"

He pushed her and she continued on, looking back desperately to see if her friend was okay.

The young boy bravely stood his ground, trying to slow the robots. A gust of wind blew up, knocking over the robots and covering them all in sand.

He woke up hours later, as the sun began to rise. He winced as the light burned his eyes.

"A survivor! Over here! Sir!" someone shouted.

A man in armor with the initials GG came over. He picked up the young boy. "What's you're name, lad?" he asked.

"Lance…" the boy replied quietly. "Who are you?"

"I'm Commander McClain, from Galaxy Garrison. Don't worry, you're safe now."

"Where's my mama?"

The commander was silent for a second. "I'm sorry. We haven't found any other survivors."

END FLASHBACK

"So, the commander who rescued you ended up adopting you," the princess concluded.

Lance nodded. "He's the main reason I joined the academy. I wanted to stop Zarkon from destroying more planets."

Alura patted his shoulder understandingly. "Well, I'm glad you're here anyway."

Lance smirked. "Well, as long as you're happy, Princess…"

They continued their work, when Alura suddenly noticed Keith helping a young woman. He took a box from her and began to blush bright pink when she thanked him.

"Look at that," Alura said, pointing it out to Lance. "I think Keith has a crush!"

Lance glanced up for a second. He furrowed his brows for a second, and returned his gaze to Keith and the woman. "She kind of looks familiar," he mused, not quite sure where he had seen her before.

Meanwhile, Keith was blushing more and more as the young woman talked with him. She was very beautiful: long, luscious blond hair; deep, penetrating blue eyes; and a smile that could light up a galaxy. She raised her head a took a deep breath.

"Don't you love the rain?" She asked Keith. He just muttered an "uh-huh." She lifted her arms and drank in the joy of the rain. She began to twirl. "When I was young, I used to always dance in the rain. Today, things are so happy, I finally feel like dancing again! For the first time in 15 years!"

Keith smiled. "Then dance away," he said. "I'm just sorry it took so long for us to help you."

She was about to say something more, but was interrupted by someone shouting. "Raya? Raya!"

A man came out a of nowhere, picking her up and twirling her around. "Raya! It is you!" He exclaimed. He put her down and she stared at his face, squinting. When she finally realized who he was, she fell to her knees, sobbing.

"Lance?" she sobbed. "Is it really you?" She looked up at him through her tears.

Alura had come running behind Lance and stood next to Keith. She dropped her jaw, witnessing the exchange. "Lance? Are these people from your home planet?"

Lance smiled and nodded, and pulled the woman up to her feet. "Raya! It's really you! I can't believe it!"

Raya wiped away some tears. "Lance, I'm so sorry. What happened, that night, when they attacked… I was so scared. I didn't know what to do," she said between sobs. "Please forgive me."

"Raya! Raya, what's going on?" a man called from behind. He and a woman, both in their late 40's, came up to the group.

Raya beamed with pride. "Daddy? Do you know who this is? Don't you recognize him?"

The man stared closely at Lance for a second, confusion spread across his face. "Edgar?" he whispered after a few seconds. "No, you're not Edgar…"

"Gerad?" the older woman asked.

Raya shook her head. "Mama, daddy. It's Lance. It's really Lance!" she exclaimed joyfully.

The woman gasped. "Oh goddesses. It is you!" she cried joyfully, throwing her arms around him. "I thought… Oh, I'm so sorry I couldn't protect you!" She held Lance out at arms length. "You have your father's face. You look so much like him."

Lance smiled. "Celes, Locke," he addressed the woman and man, respectively. "I can't believe you're all alive! I thought everyone had died."

Celes shook her head. "No, no. Actually, many of us survived the attack. You're mother! Have you seen her yet?!"

Lance's eyes widened. "My parents are alive?" he asked happily.

Raya's eyes lowered. "Not exactly. You're mother is, but you're father… he's actually the only person, besides you, that didn't make it that day." She looked up and smiled. "But, now YOU'RE here. And not only that, you're our hero! Your mother will be so happy!"

She grabbed Lance's arm and dragged him away. Keith turned to Alura and asked, "Do you feel like you missed something here?"

Alura shrugged ala Lance. "His people are all alive. He must be so relieved! And to see his best friend after so many years- he told me they were like brother and sister growing up."

Keith relaxed a little. "So, she's still available then?"