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*Several weeks ago, Earth*

The sun rises far too early in the desert. I groan and roll over, trying to block out the already blinding light. It doesn't work very well, mostly just knotting up my waist length red hair, and the heat will soon follow so I know that I really need to get up now. With just a little less than two weeks left before school starts back up after an incident in one of the labs, I finally had both the time and motivation to go out and explore the cave systems I heard about out in the desert. Some other students had been trying to synthesize some pheromones to promote the breeding of endangered species and accidentally created a highly corrosive gas instead so the whole college had to be evacuated for a month. I almost wish I had been involved with the project, but as a Vet technician major I am not allowed into the labs outside of the occasional class. Still, the break is nice. The heat is starting to creep in, and I finally accept defeat and crawl out of my tent. It is late, and I need to hurry and pack up my camp quickly if I hope to get into the caves before the blistering heat really sets in. There are several caves in this area of the desert, all nestled in a sort of canyon, and I only have a few days left until I have to return to civilization. I roll up my thin tent and bind the tent stakes to the canvas before fastening the bundle onto my deconstructed cot. My camp repacked into my bag, I set off into the heart of the canyon. I have been told that some of the caves down here have ancient carvings and I want to explore those caves first toady. I haven't seen anyone else in the five days I've been out in the desert, but today seems to be the day that changes. I can hear voices echoing canyon and they sound fairly close.

"Okay, I admit it. This is super freaky." Oh? I guess someone isn't a big fan of caves. They seem to be in the direction of the caves I'm heading for, so maybe they are looking for the carvings too. I crest a high point on the rock bluff and see a group of boys moving down an incline towards a cave opening.

"Hey Oh!" I call out to get their attention, "Do any of you guys know where the cave with all the carvings is?" The group jumped and two of them screamed. I must have really surprised them. The one in a red jacket, and who in the world wears a jacket in the desert but whatever it's his choice, calls back,

"Yeah, it's just down here-"he cuts off as he gets elbowed by the two friends standing closest. Huh. Must not want a girl to encroach in on their guy time.

"Okay, thank you!" I reply as I start picking my way down the bluff to where the entrance of the cave is. I lose my footing on a loose section of rocks and begin to slide uncontrollably down the bluffs. NoNoNoNONONO! I may or may not be screaming my head off as I slide down. I squeeze my eyes shut as I prepare to hit the ground. OH THIS IS GOING TO HURT! *THUMP* I gasp as I collide with another body and whack my head on a very solid chest. I blink slightly dazed before looking up. It's one of the guys from the group, the tall one with a white tuft of hair.

"Are you okay?" He asked concerned, looking me up and down to see if I'm injured.

"Ah," I stutter slightly as I pull my scattered thoughts back together, "Yeah, no, I'm fine thanks to you. My legs are a little scratched up, but nothing serious." I inspect the damage and find nothing to be worried about. I'm a little scraped up, but nothing is bleeding so I probably just lost a few layers of skin.

"Are you sure?" He sounds worried, and I quickly try to reassure him.

"Yep, just fine. Thank you for catching me." He nods and the rest of his friends join us. After reassuring the others that I am, in fact, perfectly fine they agree to lead me down to the cave to prevent any more accidents. (Looking back I should have sent them all on ahead but hindsight is 20/20 after all.) The cave is everything I thought it might be and more. The carvings liter the walls as far as I can see, and the details are fascinating. It almost looks like armor, but before I can get a closer look one of the boys brushes some dust off one of the carving so he can see it better. The second he touches it, all the carvings light up bright blue and then the floor collapses beneath us. We fall, sliding along a waterway that spits us out in an underground cavern. "Ugh," I grunt as I hit the ground hard, hand slipping out from underneath me causing my head to connect with the rock below. Water covers my face and I splutter, surprised, before managing to push myself up out of the runoff water. The boys are standing in front of me, but looking up I catch sight of the top half of a gigantic armored robot that matches the carvings in the cave above. "Whoa," I breathe in awe as the boys start to move towards the hexagonal blue force field surrounding the giant lion. Definitely not wanting to be left behind, I haul myself onto my feet and bolt after them.

"Does anyone else get the feeling this thing is staring at them?" The tall tanned boy askes, swerving side to side as he walks.

"No," the one who rescued me earlier answers, bluntly, and I agree with him,

"No I don't feel anything. It's probably just your imagination." Mr. Tanned doesn't think so.

"Yeah. The eyes are totally following me." Well then. I can just barely see red jacket boy running ahead and reaching the force field from my spot behind the tallest two boys.

"I wonder how we get through this," he questions aloud and I have to bite back my panic.

"We don't." Okay maybe I don't bite all of it back. Red jacket's friends don't seem to share my alarm though as Mr. Tanned walks right up to the force field as well.

"Maybe you just have to knock," he says, hand already raised. I panic.

"Hey wait no!" I cry, but it's too late. The force field ripples and the two of us scream as the lion's eyes flash a golden yellow before the force field falls away. There is a large symbol carved into the ground with the lion sitting in the center that I only notice when it lights up the same unearthly blue that the force field had been.

"Whoa," Mr. Tanned breathes, "Uh, did everyone just see that?" Wait see what?

"Voltron is a robot!" What is a what?

"And this thing is only one part of it. I wonder where the rest of them are?" The rest of WHAT?

"This is what they're looking for." WHO are looking for WHAT?

"Incredible." Ah, no.

Then, because I haven't been shoved out of reality far enough, the giant blue robot lion FREAKING MOVES! I scream again, loudly. I also drop to the ground to try and make myself less of a target. The mouth opens and something like stairs fold out and after a moment where everyone is still, Mr. Tanned runs up the stairs and disappears into the robot. The others look at each other and shrug. No. Oh no. Absolutely not! I am NOT getting into a strange giant robot lion with a bunch of people I don't even know!

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