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Chapter 24
Keith Pov

A whole week. I couldn't believe it. A whole week had passed since Shiro had confessed his feeling about Matt to me. A whole week since I'd seen Pidge, since I'd met Sena. A whole week since Lance and I broke up and he moved in with Allura.

I was pretty happy. It was a nice feeling. But I also felt like I was missing something important. My life didn't feel complete. There was something in my gut telling me something was about to happen.

My phone started ringing an unknown number so I just let it ring. If I didn't know the number I didn't answer. Simple. It stopped ringing and then started again. This happened a few more times and I finally got fed up.

"Hello? Who is this?" A muffled voice swore something colorful before answering.

"Hey Keith. It's me, Sena. Why didn't you pick up?" I groan internally and flop on the couch.

"I didn't know it was you."

"Fair enough. Look, I need you to go to Pidge's house and meet us there asap. Get Lance, Allura, Hunk and Shiro to come too. Not anyone else. Understand?"

"Yep. I understand clearly." I didn't. "Can I ask why?" Sena huffed.

"No you may not. All will be revealed in time though." She hung up on me and I just stared at my phone for a full minute before realising I would need to get a move on.

Grabbing my jacket, I called Lance. He answered straight away and I told him to meet me at Pidge's house. He replied that he'd be there in a few minutes. I asked him to also call Hunk and tell him what to do. I also told him it had to just be him, Allura and Hunk. No one else. He understood and I hung up. I called Shiro next. My bike's motor drowned out Shiro's voice for a few seconds until I turned up the sound.

"Keith? Is something wrong?" Shiro's voice was laced with worry and I felt guilty. I never rang him unless something was terribly wrong and I hated making him worry about me.

"No, nothing's wrong. I just need you to meet me at Pidge's house asap. I can't tell you why." I could just imagine Shiro's brow furrowed in confusion but he agreed.

"Oh, and don't bring anyone else. Just yourself."

"Keith, are you sure you're fine?"

"I'm fine. Just, please do this."

"Okay, I'll meet you there." I hung up and sped my bike up. I could go as fast as I liked out in the open and I wanted to get to Pidge's house before Sena. I though she might know what was happening.

When I arrived, Pidge was the one to open the door this time.

"Oh, hey Keith. If you want to see Matt, he's not here. Are you okay?" I must've looked a sight, my hair ruffled by the wind and my cheeks pale from the cold.

"I'm fine. Is Sena here?" Pidge's brow furrowed and she shook her head.

"No? Why? Keith, what's going on?" I didn't get a chance to answer before Lance pulled up with Allura on his hoverbike.

"Hola amigos. What's happening? Keith, you sounded worried. Did something happen?"

"Nothing bad happened. But I think it would be best if we went inside. If that's okay Pidge?" I said this last bit to Pidge because I knew it was rude to just invite yourself over to someone's house. Pidge nodded her head and stepped aside to let Lance and Allura in. Once they were out of earshot, she started asking me what was happening.

"I don't know Pidge. Sena told me to just come here and to bring the others. Do you know what's happening?" Pidge's face pales but she shakes her head.

"No, I don't. I think we should just wait for Sena to tell us." I nod but I don't believe her. She knows something about what's happening but what, I don't know.

The next hoverbike to turn up is Shiro's. He gets off quickly and we send him inside to where Lance and Allura are. Hunk turns up not long after and gives each of us big hugs. Neither him nor Shiro ask if I'm okay which is a relief. Pidge and I wait a few more minutes outside for Sena before finally retreating inside to the warmth.

"Keith, what's going on buddy?" I shake my head, my eyes toward the floor.

"I have absolutely no idea. A girl, Selena, told me to meet at Pidge's house. Don't worry, I've met Selena a few times before." I add this last part because Lance looks skeptical.

"How many times have you met this girl?" I slap my forehead at Lance's smirking face.

"No Lance. I know what you're thinking, and the answer is no. I only met her over a week ago." Lance's smirk disappears and turns into one of thought.

"Then how do you know you can trust her?" I'm just about to answer but Pidge cuts in before I can.

"Lance, she is my friend. I've known her for some time now and she's trustworthy. We've been though a heap of things together before actually." She smiles at me and I smile back.

"Yes Lance. Don't worry. In fact, we've all met before. I just kinda… wiped your minds." The voice comes out of nowhere. I recognize it after a few seconds but it still makes my heart pound. Pidge doesn't seem to be worried though. The others faces have gone a bit pale though and I have to hold in laughter.

"Wh-who are you? Why are you haunting us? What can we do to make you ghost go away?" Lance's voice contains a bit of terror and I finally loose it. I'm rolling on the floor like a lunatic while the others look at me like I'm one.

"I think he's finally gone mad. Should we call some paramedics?" I see Hunk shake his head at Lance's comment and my smile droops.

"Selena, come out. That wasn't funny." Even though Pidge is trying to keep a straight face I can tell she's using all her willpower to keep from laughing.

"Oh fine. But it's fun to scare them. The one in blue jacket used to squeal like a girl. I wanted to know if he'd do it again." We all look at Lance and he just grimaces.

"Look, you ghost person. I do not and never have squealed like a girl." I can just picture Sena smirking at Lance.

"Oh really? Well, then you won't mind me showing this then." The tv lights up and everyone turns to watch. Lance's face is seen in Red's cockpit. I can see the war raging outside. One of the Galrans hit's Lance's lion, making them spin quickly. Lance squeals and it does indeed sound like a girl's squeal. By the end of the video, everyone except for Lance is rolling on the floor laughing.

"So what if I squeal like a girl? Girls are cool." Lance sounds rather indignant so I stop laughing.

"It's fine Lance. I was just seeing your reaction. It seems as though some of you has changed since you first met the Blue Lion but some of you stays the same." Lance huffs.

"Well, I don't know about the others, but I would like to know who this person is that got a video of me screaming." I look toward where Sena's voice came from and see her slowly materializing.

She doesn't look good. Her eyes are red and puffy like she's been crying and she's thinner than when I last saw her. She's wearing the same clothes I saw her in the first time but they look rumpled. Her face has some scratches on her face and her hair looks dirty.

"Selena, are you okay? You look horrible!" Pidge's concern is easy to tell. Sena just shrugs and unties her hair.

"I've been better. Much better. But I'm not as bad as I've been before." I understand to a degree.

"So this is the Selena. The Selena that look a video of me screaming. Not cool gal, not cool." I roll my eyes at Lance while Sena just smirks.

"I needed some funny entertainment and you seemed to fit the description. But please, if it offends you that much, I can delete it." Lance huffs again and shakes his head.

"Nah. You can keep it. It might become viral one day. Lance, the viral screamer. It has a nice ring to it." There he was. The happy Lance that always knew what to say. Sena smiled and turned to Pidge.

"Have you told them yet or do I have to do it?" Pidge shrugs and Sena sighs. Allura speaks for the first time today.

"Selena, I know you're a friend to Pidge and Keith, but how do we know we can trust you?" Sena grimaces. She must've been asked this question enough times in her life.

"I can't make you trust me and I don't expect you to at first. I just wish for you to hear me out before making your final decision."

"That seems fair enough." Hunk. Always the voice of reason. Well, most of the time.

"Well, first off, we've all met before. But as I said, I wiped your memories of me. Except for Pidge. I kept hers intact so when the time was right, she could help me. It was during the final war against the Galra. Pidge was kidnapped and she found the Gold Lion and it's Paladin, me. I helped you fight in the final war and we won. Pidge got badly wounded if you remember and I helped get her back to full health. Then I wiped everyone's memories about me while you were at the parade.

"Secondly, to say it bluntly, I am Zarkon and Honerva's daughter." Allura interrupted in anger.

"No. We aren't trusting you. If you're Zarkon and Honerva's daughter, you can't be trusted. That witch is what started this war in the first place." Lance held Allura while she fumed at Sena. Sena just took what Allura said.

"Look, princess, if I wanted you dead, you'd be dead already. Without my help, you would never have won the war and the universe would be overrun by the Galra. Plus, I saved Pidge's life. And I'm not fully Galra. My mother was Altean which means I have Altean blood in me. So answer me this, if I wanted your help, why am I not lying to you? Why would I tell you this if I wanted your help? Lying would certainly be easier, not as messy." Allura tried answering but nothing came out. Sena had stumped her.

"Anyway, after the first war against the Galrans I gathered the Lions. Then I lost them while trying to run away from some Galran ships. Then when they disappeared after the war that just passed, I went after them again. It took me less time this time to find them because I had done research the last time. I now have all seven Lions of Voltron which we'll need if we want to defeat Haggar once and for all." I rub my ears. I look at everyone and can see their faces are just as shocked as mine. Pidge is the first one to find her voice.

"Selena, I thought she died? I thought Lance killed her!" Sena shook her head.

"No, I'm afraid not. I thought she'd died too. But it seems we've underestimated her. I should've known she would have a vial of my blood with her." This last comment is met with silence.

"Selena, why would she have a vial of your blood?" I ask her carefully, not wanting to upset her too much.

"My blood has healing properties. If taken correctly, it can heal anyone. Any wound. But I only found that out a after my brother and best friend were killed. Just after they died, I found out. And that witch found out too and somehow obtained a vial of it." Everyone is silent, lost in their own thoughts.

"I'm sorry Paladins. I-I should've been more careful. But what's done is done. We can't keep dwelling in the past. I now have all the Lions to form Voltron and this is how it's going to work. I've found out some secrets over the years, some of them good and some bad. But the first thing to do is pack our bags. We'll be gone for at least a week and trust me, being in the same clothes for more than 3 days is disgusting." I chuckle and Shiro looks over at me.

"Keith, this isn't funny. This is serious. We barely know this girl and yet, we're thinking of helping her. Why would she need our help in the first place?"

"Because Shiro. She's my friend and she's helped me. She helped us! She saved my life! Yes, she might be half Galra and she might be Zarkon and Haggar's daughter, but that doesn't matter. Lotor's motives were good but his method was messed up." Pidge's voice held some anger but she was right.

"Shiro, I think Pidge is right. But Pidge, I also think Shiro is correct. What does she need us for?" Hunk's reasoning seemed to make Pidge and Shiro stop glaring at each other. Sena looked between the rest of the group and Pidge before she sighed.

"You really didn't tell them anything did you?" Pidge shook her head and Sena just sighed again.

"The reason I need your help is because I can't pilots all the Lions to make Voltron myself and Voltron will need to be formed to defeat Haggar once and for all." Pidge looks between everyone before speaking.

"So. Those of you that will stay here on Earth, raise your hand. If you don't raise your hand, I will assume you're coming with us." No one raised their hand and no objected.

"Then I guess the vote is unanimous. You're all helping me." Sena smiled at us and I smiled back. That girl had been though so much but she could still smile. I understood why Pidge and she got on so well. Both badass girls that never gave up.

I was very glad to have met them both.

Done. Another chapter done. More soon!