A Million Galaxies (Chapter 3)

The red lion exited the wormhole to see the Balmera. "Wow. It's hard to believe that the Balmera is a living creature when it looks like a planet." Zyrynn said. "Yeah. Hunk's crush is a Balmeran." Lance said. "Who's Hunk?" Zyrynn asked. "My best bro. He's an engineer and a chef." Lance told her. "Oh." Zyrynn replied. Lance landed the red lion on the Balmera.

When he got out, he is immediately greeted by the Balmerans. "It is wonderful to see you. Your friends have contacted us, asking for your whereabouts." Shay, Hunk's Balmeran crush, told him. "They're looking for me?" Lance asked. "Yes." Shay's grandmother replied. "Hey, Lance?" Zyrynn asked, catching Lance and the Balmerans' attention. "Who is your other friend?" A Balmeran asked.

"She's Zyrynn! She saved my life." Lance said placing his right hand on Zyrynn's head. 'Don't murder the idiot who is unknowingly making you feel really short?' Zyrynn thought with a scowl. "That's wonderful! We can contact your friends to tell them that you are here." A male Balmeran told him. "You don't really have to do it. I can just call them with my helmet." Lance replied.

The Balmerans then gave him a nod. "Wait. Your helmet has a communicator?" Zyrynn asked. "Yeah. Why?" Lance asked. "Rhūx! That's what I forgot to fix!" Zyrynn said while face palming. "You...forgot to fix the communicator?" Lance asked in confusion. "Yes! Ugh! Curse my forgetfulness!" Zyrynn exclaimed.

"Hey, don't beat yourself up. The Balmerans have their own communicator. All members of the Voltron coalition have one. And I bet Allura and the other already located Red!" Lance told her. Zyrynn frowned before pouting. "But I still forgot." Zyrynn silently cried. "Really, don't worry about it mushroom!" Lance said. Zyrynn's left eye twitched. 'Mushroom? Isn't that an earth fungi?!' Zyrynn thought. "What did you just call me?" Zyrynn asked, clearly annoyed.

"Mushroom. Since you just popped out of nowhere and you're short!" Lance said. Zyrynn's left eye twitched. "Said the toothpick!" Zyrynn exclaimed. Lance gasps dramatically. "I'm not a toothpick!" Lance exclaimed. Zyrynn gave him a look.

"You were in a coma for three months and you had a major blood loss. So Plārá and I cloned your blood so we could perform a transplant. I also looked for your lion throughout the planets, satellites, and asteroids in the Irruk galaxy and fixed its damages. Then I fixed your armor even though I forgot to fix your helmet's communicator. And this is the thanks I get?!" Zyrynn asked him in a monotone voice.

(◎_◎;)

"What? Got nothing to say?" Zyrynn asked. "Yeah..." Lance replied.

(¬_¬);

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The castle of lions exited the wormhole. Heading straight to the Balmera. "Lance is with the Balmera? But they said he wasn't there." Allura asked Kai. "That's what the tracker said." Kai replied. "I'll call Shay." Hunk said. "Alright! Let's go, Hunk!" Pidge said as Allura nodded her head. Calling the Balmerans. A few ticks passed before Rax, Shay's brother, answered then call. "Paladins, Princess! We have great news!" Rax said.

"Wonderful, Rax! And may I ask, is Lance there? We just received a signal from the Red Lion from the Balmera." Allura asked. "Yes. He has arrived not too long ago. Along with him is a purple girl. The two of them are currently arguing about height and some other unfamiliar topics." Rax replied. The paladins, Coran, and Kai sighed in relief. Lance was alright. But, what purple girl?

"Rax? Can you show us this purple girl?" Allura asked. Rax nodded his head before facing the communicator towards the current red paladin arguing with a pastel purple colored girl.

The said girl is wearing a black shoulder less turtleneck top designed with regal and complicated dark purple designs, dark gray belt with small pouches, black leggings with dark purple lines on the side, and black knee high boots designed with dark gray swirls. The girl also had blue marking on her face, catlike pastel mint green eyes, royal purple hair that is tied into a side ponytail, a black bow holding it on its place. Also, electronic black and dark purple cat ears are also see on her head.

"What, is she?" Pidge asked. "A galra?" Hunk asked. "No. She's different. Even if she is only half galra. She's different." Coran said. "What are they arguing about?" Kai asked. Keith shrugged. "Rax? Can you go near them? We want to hear what they're arguing about." Hunk said. Rax nodded his head as we went near the two arguing teens.

"Exsqueeze me! You didn't just say that!" Lance exclaimed, dramatically placing a hand on his chest.

Keith = 😓

Kaidan = ಠ_ಠ

Pidge = ( ̄へ ̄)

Allura = *face palming* (-_ლ◞);

Coran = (◎_◎;)

Hunk = ( ̄ω ̄;)

"Oh yes, I did! You lyx!" The purple alien exclaimed in response. "What does that even mean?!" Lance exclaimed. "Figure it out yourself! Serves you right for calling me mushroom!" The purple alien exclaimed. "What's so bad about that?! Short people are cute! Like mushrooms!" Lance whined.

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Zyrynn = (҂⌣̀_⌣́) 😡 😠

"DoN't CaLl Me ShOrT!" Zrynn roared. Lance covered his ears to protect them from Zyrynn's planetary sized scream. And yes, Lance believed that the entire Balmera could hear her scream. "Okay! Okay! Just don't scream like that. You're vocal chords might break." Lance said. Zyrynn just gave him a look that said 'Bitch, please! I'm an alien! This is nothing'.

"Paladin?" Shay asked, gaining the attention of the two. Lance blushed in embarrassment. He forgot that he's in the Balmera. Arguing with Zyrynn reminds him of his arguments with Keith. Which he really missed. "I'm sorry about that." Zyrynn said, bowing. "Oh! Why are you bowing at us?" A female Balmeran asked. Zyrynn stood straight before responding, "It's customary for my species to bow in apology. It shows not only respect but also sincerity." Zyrynn explained.

Lance just gave her a look. "And I'm not sorry for calling you have toothpick. You called me mushroom and insulted my height. And I should warn you, short people a closer to hell." Zyrynn glared at Lance, murderously. Lance flinched.

*Lance is now scarred for life*

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"We're almost there, princess." Coran said. Keith took a deep breathe, trying to calm his nerves. For three months...he will finally see Lance again. He will finally see his stupidity cute annoying face again. He will finally hear his voice again. "You okay? We're landing." Keith snapped out of his trance when he felt Hunk placed a hand on his shoulder.

"Yeah..." Keith replied. Kai saw the nervousness in his eyes as he placed a hand on Keith's other shoulder. "It's going to be okay." Kai told him. Keith looked at him with reassurance before smiling while Hunk grinned at Kai. Hunk remembered Kai. Kai was really close to an only cadet when Lance, Kai and him got into the Garrison.

Kai was really distant and prefer studying and doing things on his own. So Hunk is happy that Kai is interacting with others. He and Lance really wanted to be friends with him but things happened. He was one of the few cadets who didn't think that Lance, Pidge and he were the worst team of cadets the garrison had. He believed in them.

"Thanks Hunk, Kai." Keith said to them. "No problem." Hunk replied. "Any time." Kai responds. The castle of lions landed gently on the Balmera. "Alright. Paladins, we must not crowd around Lance. He might need space and we will ask questions later." Allura said. They all nodded their heads.

Then they exited the castle.

To be continued...