Here is the next chapter. I am going to remind my readers that his is a DIFFERENT story arc than my Evolution arc. Some of the characters and characteristics are similar but the difference is this follows the 30th Anniversary comic book arc and you will see some of the lure you found in the book as well. I know it has been a while. My comp had major issues. Back to weekly updates. Thanks for reading I love the feedback.

HWFTL Chapter 2 VF

Lying awake on the bed, Pidge couldn't get the image of the ancient map out of his mind. Where had he seen that map? Was it on Balto? Why couldn't he remember where? It was bugging him to no end. And sleep wasn't happening.

Checking his clock on the bedside table, he realised it was nearly dawn. Seeing the sun peering through his window, he gave up on sleep and decided he would rather go down stairs for breakfast instead. After taking a quick cool shower to get the grittiness out of his tired eyes, he went into the kitchen. He started a pot of coffee and checked the fridge for basic breakfast essentials. He pulled out some milk and found some cereal and dug in. After demolishing his cereal, he was still frustrated; he dug out his click clacker and began to absentmindedly click the buttons.

"Good Morning, Pidge."

Pidge jumped. "Good morning, Allura."

Allura was carrying the relic they found on Ariel, enclosed in an air-tight glass case. She placed the relic on the kitchen table, in front of Pidge. She then grabbed a cup of coffee. "You haven't slept."

Pidge sighed as he picked it up. "I'm okay. I just couldn't turn my mind off last night. But I figured out part of the riddle from Aldus."

Allura was pouring two cups of coffee when Keith joined them. "Oh?"

"What did you figure out?" Keith asked. "Hold that thought for one minute." He raised his voltcom. "Team briefing downstairs. Now," he ordered.

Shortly after, there were sounds of protests. Vince arrived first, followed by Hunk, Larmina, and then Lance.

"Keith, have you ever heard of the word 'sleep'?" Lance yawned.

Keith ignored Lance's jab. "We have to work out what we learned yesterday. Pidge has an idea."

"That the strategist is Daigo." Pidge said without preamble.

Keith blinked. "He's awfully young."

"Not as young as you think. He's fifteen. I graduated from the Academy at seventeen. He's mature for his age has a strong sense of loyalty. That's more than half the battle there. He may not be ready to take one of the lions until he's twenty but, we can certainly prepare him."

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Later that afternoon, the entire Voltron Force headed to Balto.

Allura flew with Keith in Black Lion. The flight took six hours.

Once in Balto, Pidge immediately pointed them in the direction of a nearby GA base. It was the only place they could land the lions that wouldn't be visible.

Walking along in the city square, Larmina couldn't help herself as she stared at one of the store windows. "That outfit is the ult! Look Auntie!" She exclaimed, tugging Allura's arm.

"The skirt is awful short." Allura frowned at the ensemble that Larmina called an outfit.

While they were walking, Pidge was typing in his holo-PC. He couldn't find any public records of any Baltan relics that looked like the one they found. But he knew he had seen it somewhere. Without any warning, his Baltan phone beeped an incoming call. He had never been in range to accept a call. He could only receive voice mails or e-mails on the thing. He answered. "Hello?"

"Pidge! Holy Circuits! You're in town! Why didn't you tell me?" Pidge had to hold the phone away from his ear because the person on the other end was squealing in delight.

The whole team watched as Pidge grinned from ear to ear.

"Hey Cal! Good to hear from you. Belated Happy birthday." He finally put the phone against his ear.

"Are you free this afternoon? I can get out of here early meet you."

Pidge smiled. "That would be great. I actually need to pick your brain. I can't call my brother right now or Brook. They're assigned at Garrison. You are about the only person who could possibly help me remember a memory from our childhood."

Pidge saw that Calleigh was scanning for his location. He granted her access and did the same to her. She was two blocks away. Sneaky girl! Brandon must have given her a heads up. Their friend Brandon was stationed at the GA base where they parked their robots lions.

Pidge realized that the rest of the team was about to get a big surprise. He had never mentioned that he had a long distance relationship with anyone. Now they were about to get blasted by his very vibrant girlfriend.

"Sounds interesting. And guess what? My contract at the hospital just ended and I fully paid off all my medical school loans." Calleigh said.

"I'm proud of you."

Lance was teetering on the verge of impatience. What was Pidge doing? They needed to look around. He wouldn't waste time like this unless this girl was important in finding the map. Then, he saw a very pretty petite girl with dark long red hair coming towards them. She had a strong presence and she was looking right at Pidge.

Calleigh was about to sneak up on Pidge, when he quickly pivoted, "Darn. I thought I had you!" She snapped her fingers.

Pidge smiled. "You know you can never sneak up on me, kitten." He pulled her into a hug, spun her around, and kissed her. "How are you, Calleigh?"

"I'm great!" She kissed Pidge on the cheek. "It's so good to see you. You brought the Voltron Force with you! I remember when you visited the last time, you called me but I had to get to the hospital."

"Sorry I couldn't stay back then." He gave her another squeeze. The team was literally staring with their mouths open. Except Allura. Pidge chuckled. "Everyone, this is Doctor Calleigh Sawyer, my girlfriend."

Calleigh poked Pidge. "What is it you want to know about? You said you wanted to pick my brain?"

"Yeah, I do. Why don't we find a place where we can talk?"

"My apartment is three blocks away. By the way, our friends Karma and Brooke are assigned to the Explorer."

Pidge chuckled. "I can imagine. The Explorer is orbiting Arus at the moment."

As soon they arrived at Calleigh's apartment, she shrugged out of her coat, she gestured her guests towards the dining room.

Pidge was trying to find an opening and realized that he didn't know where to start.

Calleigh smiled at him as she prepared a few refreshments. "You know the beginning is always a good place Pidge. What's on your mind?"

"I'm frustrated because I can't remember where I saw this. Well not this specifically, but something similar." Pidge explained while carried a pitcher of cherry lemonade towards the dinner table.

"Uh huh. And I'm sure this makes sense to them but since they were not here when you were a kid and I was spill." Calleigh set a tray of glasses on the dinner table and gestured to everyone to help themselves.

"Oh, sorry. Let me show you." Pidge held out his Voltcom and showed her a holo-image.

Calleigh blinked at the image and nodded, clearly recognizing the image.

"You remember!" Pidge exclaimed.

Calleigh nodded. "Yes and I can understand why you wouldn't remember. This reminds you of the relic that was in my Grandpa Sawyer's study. You only came with me to the house once and I was only able to show you the relic for a second before we were shooed out by grandma."

"Your grandfather?" Pidge asked.

"Yes…he died three years ago. My dad has it now. He also acquired another one from the Queen of England on Earth. He was going to study the pieces in his spare time. Do you need to see them?" Calleigh asked.

"If possible." Keith said. "The sooner the better. You see, this is a piece of a map that will lead us to the planet that is the source of Voltron's power."

Calleigh sipped her drink. "My great-great-great-grandfather helped with Voltron's circuitry. I didn't know that until my grandpa died and I inherited his family logs. For some reason he didn't want dad to have them. I think it's because of my stepmother or stepbrother but I'm not sure."

"Your stepbrother is a jerk." Pidge said.

Calleigh raised her eyebrows. "You forgot to say that my step-mom is a bitch."

Pidge held up his hands in surrender. "I don't call women names."

Calleigh swatted him. "It's not name calling when it's the truth. My dad emancipated me early so that I could live on my own to relieve the tension in the house." Calleigh looked at the time. "Pidge, if you want we can go now. I don't think it's a good idea for everyone to come because…well…my step mother will be there. If my dad can't get off it will be a stretch to get you in."

"Let's go then." Pidge said, finishing his drink in one gulp.

Calleigh gestured to the kitchen. "Help yourselves to anything. I don't know how long this is going to take. My stepmother probably won't let me into dad's study until he gets there. And if he's tied up that may take a while."

Lance nodded. "We'll be fine. Thanks for the help Dr. Sawyer."

When Pidge and Calleigh left, Lance commented, "She's feisty. I didn't know Pidge had a girlfriend."

Hunk shrugged. "I saw a picture of her on his desk once. When it was clean. He has it under the glass top. So if it's covered with stuff you don't see her. But it's there."

Vince said, "Uh…since her family was directly linked to Voltron's circuitry could it be possible that she is the flame that Aldus mentioned? Her hair is red…she seems to have a spirited personality. Or am I mental?"

Keith shook his head. "No, I think you are on to something. The only way we'll know for sure is if one of the lions picks her. Yellow picked Daigo." Keith recalled, thinking about how the unmanned robot lion stepped towards Daigo and bowed to him. It was clear that Daigo was destined to ride Yellow Lion. It was the sign that Kalan needed to give Daigo his blessing.

For now, they had to wait for Pidge and Calleigh to return.