Keith
The battle wreckage from the paladin's fight with Zarkon had scattered sparsely throughout space. Keith meandered through the endless debris, his monitor never picking up any sign of life. As he continued to wander through the wreckage, his thoughts began to wander back to Lance and their conversation, the night before.
"If that is your choice, why am I still seeing Radar." Lance's words echoed in his head. He felt guilty for pushing him away, but it was the only way for Keith to hang on to Radar. He had royally pissed him off and Keith had felt his rage ripple through him. When Keith returned from the volcanic planet and saw Lance or really Waverly in front of him. It took every ounce of strength Keith had to walk away. Weak and ashamed, he couldn't even bring himself to look at the blue paladin. Radar hadn't just been in his head, he was him and could clearly feel that now. It only took being separated to realize.
When he left the Red Lion on the volcanic planet, he could feel Radar pull away, but it wasn't like before. No matter how much space they put between each other Keith still felt the connection of the Red Lion, but when Radar took down the cruisers and energy went out Keith felt like he was ripped apart from him. He couldn't feel his presence at all. If he hadn't been in danger, he would have been even more worried. It was a relief when the Red Lion reappeared from under the lava, but he hadn't been able to communicate and feel Radar's presence again until he was piloting the Red Lion. Since then, Radar has felt like he was under Keith's skin, hovering over his shoulder.
Keith swerved around a cluster of debris, listening to the rhythmic beep of the scanner. The Red Lion growled encouragingly for the fourth time since he had been out and it made the hairs on the back of Keith's neck stand on edge. "If that is your choice," he heard Lance say again. Keith pushed the lion farther into the wreckage. The steady beeping continuing. Distracting himself from Lance, Keith focused on his task of finding Shiro.
"I'm not giving up on you." The new voice made his heart sink. He remembered the first time he ever met Shiro. His dad had reconnected with Shiro's mom at a high school reunion and they wanted to further catch up, which involved dragging their sons along.
Keith slouched in the back seat of the old pickup truck. At nine years old, he didn't understand why his dad would never let him sit up front with him. No one ever sat in the passenger seat. He often fantasized his mother sitting there from the back seat. He could never see her face but imagined her having long messy black hair like his that blew wildly when the windows were rolled down. However, today he just mopped as he pulled the hood to his favorite red sweat jacket over him to hid his face. He crossed his arms and glared out the window as the Sedona desert faded from view.
"I really think you're going to like Takashi," his dad's southern drawl was deep. Keith had tried imitating it once, he had put on his dad's boots, which were more than twice his size. Stomping around the house, he pretended to be him, while his dad was out or so he thought, because next think Keith knows, his dad was standing in the doorway laughing hysterically. Keith remembered the heat of his face as he turned red and ran to his room, tripping just before the door in his dad's boots. He got ice cream later when his dad apologized for interrupting.
"He's four years older than me. He's just going to be like all the other annoying big kid jerks."
"I don't think he's like that."
"I don't care. I don't want to meet him and I don't want to go on this long car ride. Why does it have to be so far away."
"Kaida and I chose the place because it was equal distance for both of us. Besides Keith, you need to get out more and experience the world. I can assure you there are much father way places. You can't stay at home forever."
"Watch me," Keith grumbled.
His dad laughed. "Once you set your mind to something there's no changing it." Quietly, he said to himself, almost too soft for Keith to make out, "You're stubborn, just like your mother."
Keith felt a pit in his stomach. His dad never talked about his mom. He would say, 'Its to hard to explain,' with a smile and a slight shrug. Keith never understood that. He didn't even know what she looked like because there were no photos of her. All he wanted was an explanation, but his dad would always drop the subject.
Keith slouched forward, uncrossing his arms and softened his glare as he looked out the window. His tight lip drooped to a frown. "Maybe it would be okay to meet him."
He saw a small smile on his dad's face out of the corner of his eye.
They drove for five hours, the scenery changing from an orange desert, to dry golden fields, to city buildings and neon lights with taxis and people everywhere, until they came to a park with some tree coverage and a lake at the center. They drove past a sign that read: Llyod Lamb Park. "We're here," Keith's dad announced as he parked the car and unbuckled his seat belt. The lake looked so tempting, he liked the heat of the desert, but looking out at the open water Keith wanted nothing more to run and jump in.
He slid out of the truck and was about to make a mad dash towards the water when his dad grabbed him by the hood of his jacket. "Hang on, Tiger. If you want to go swimming you're going to need to change into your bathing suit first." His dad handed him his backpack and pointed to a white house with green trim. The moment his dad let go of his hood he sprinted down the stone path towards the house.
When he was finished he found his dad patiently waiting for him outside. Keith grabbed his dad's hand and started pulling him towards the lake. As they got closer, Keith could see a covered shaded area with picnic tables to his left and felt his dad pull him in that direction. At the first table, he could see a woman with an older boy laughing. The woman turned towards them and stood up. She walked over and said, "you finally made it," wrapping her arms around his dad's neck. "How was your drive?"
"Not bad. Yours?"
As the parents caught up, Keith looked passed them towards the table where the boy remained. He had swim trunks on and wore a white shirt with a baseball cap. His eyes met Keith's and Keith quickly turned away, pulling his hood over his head and stuffed his hands in his pockets.
"Kaida, let me introduce you to my son." Keith felt his dad pull him in front and placed his hand on both his shoulders so he couldn't run away. "This is Keith. Keith this is Miss. Shirogane."
Keith looked up at the woman. She was at least a foot shorter than his dad and had short black hair that was pulled back on the sides with bangs. She gave a warm smile as she said, "It's nice to finally meet you, Keith. Your dad has told me so much about you."
Keith returned the smile.
"Takashi, come over and met Keith." The lady called the older boy. He walked over and Keith lowered his head trying to hide under his hood. "Takashi this is, Mr. Kogane and his son, Keith."
"Hi," the boy said, kindly. He bent down and met Keith at eye level, thwarting his attempt to hid his face. "It's nice to meet you, Keith."
Keith tried to back away, but his dad was a wall behind him. Takashi continued to stare at him, his grey eyes gentle, but something about them made him nervous.
Keith turned his head to the side the only distance he could put between them to break the stare. Out of the corner of his eye, he saw the boy frown as he stood up.
"He can sometimes be a little shy," His dad said, "I hope you guys will be able to get to know each other a little better while we're here."
"Sure, I've been dying to get into the water though. Does he want to join me."
Keith looked up expectantly at his dad, waiting for his approval.
"Sure," He said, releasing his hold on Keith's shoulders.
Keith immediately shrugged off his backpack and unzipped his jacket, leaving them in a pile in front of his dad as he took off to the lake and jumped in.
The water felt amazing. Washing away the heat of the dry Arizona air. The lake wasn't too deep, his toes scrapped the bottom of the slimy floor and when he let himself sink down the very top of his hair didn't submerge. He came up and tilted his head back as he floated letting the lake water wash over him. He heard the muffled sound of water splashing and looked up. From the shore, he could see the other boy finally getting in. Takashi had removed his shirt and baseball cap, allowing Keith to see his black hair like his mothers that was short on the ends, but longer tough of hair on top.
He slid into the water and stretched out on his back. As he made his way further out to the middle of the lake and closer to Keith. As the older boy got closer, Keith had forgotten his name and didn't care to ask, he began swimming farther out and away from him. He looked back when the boy stopped moving, but as he started to swim again, Keith moved away. The boy smiled, "You're dad's not kidding when he said your shy."
Keith swam faster now, out towards some tall grass growing in the water.
"Keith, I just want to hang out," the older boy called. "The adults ain't that exciting."
The water wasn't as deep by the water grass and Keith was able to stand on the muddy floor. He hid among the weeds as he saw the other boy approach. The older kid searched the tall grass. Keith slowly slid through the water careful to not make a sound as he avoided him. He rounded a corner and heard rustling in the tall grass. He turned and a black colored duck swam out. Keith stared at it amazed until it started furiously quacking at him. Keith tried telling it to shush, but the duck only quacked louder as it approached him. As the duck swam towards him, Keith tried to shoo it away, but the duck continued to come closer. Keith backed up and noticed three other ducks come out from the grass. Keith tried splashing them, but they either liked it or it made them mad because they got even louder and another two showed up. Keith was cornered by the ducks.
"Got you." Keith turned around and saw the older boy as he pulled him behind. Takashi used his whole right arm and sent a wave towards the ducks. There honking grew louder as they were joined by more ducks and Keith could clearly see they weren't happy. "Swim away!" Takashi yelled as he jumped towards his left, swimming out of the maze of tall grass. Keith followed, staying on the boys left side farthest away from the ducks. They made it to shore and fell on the ground. The other boy started laughing, but Keith was still terrified by the flock of ducks.
Keith looked up towards the water and saw the ducks approaching the shore. "Hey!" he said, pointing to the ducks who were just about to reach the shoreline. The older boy looked up and grabbed Keith's hand, dragging him to his feet. There was a tree just at the end of the shore and the older boy climbed up.
"Come on," he called, offering his hand for Keith to help him up. Keith looked back at the shore and the ducks waggling their way towards him and reached up to take the kids hand. He felt himself lift up, his arm ready to be pulled out of his socket. He hung there dangling above the ground filled with angry ducks. "I'm not letting go, Keith."
Keith looked up at the boys' soft grey eyes and felt his determination. Keith reached for the nearest branch with his free hand and was able to gain a footing between two branches. When he found a sturdy branch to support his weight, he let go of the other boy's hand. He looked down at the ducks and smiled, "Ha! Can't reach us up here ducks."
He heard the other boy laugh, "Don't give them a reason to try."
"Thanks, Talk-ashi," Keith said, attempting to remember the boys' name.
The kid laughed harder, "It's Takashi, and you're welcome."
"How about I call you T?"
"No," Takashi said, laughter dying from his voice.
"I didn't mean to make you mad."
"It's not your fault. I shouldn't have snapped at you like that. My dad used to call me T."
"Where's your dad?"
"He left when I was five."
"I'm sorry. I never knew my mom. I don't know what happened to her. Dad doesn't like to talk about her."
"Sorry," Shiro returned. They sat in the tree neither one saying anything listening to the ducks quacking below them. "You can call me by my last name, Shirogane. If that's easier," Takashi said, breaking the silence.
"Shirogane,"Keith tried it out. It reminded him of his last name Kogane. "Would just Shiro be okay."
The boy smiled and shrugged his shoulders, "Sure."
The rhythmic beeping of the monitor, echoed in the back of his mind as Keith looked out the screen from inside the Red Lion. All he could make out was endless debris and no sign of life. Keith let out a deep sigh, recalling the events of the battle and Shiro's yell through his headset."There's nothin' out here, Coran. I'm coming home."
He wasn't giving up, but he needed to come up with an alternative plan because his current search wasn't finding anything. Radar growled in his head and Coran mumbled an apology for not being able to find Shiro, but Keith ignored both. His thoughts echoing Lance, "If that is your choice."
Keith didn't need anyone's help. Not Coran's, the other paladins, and especially not Radar's. He would find Shiro. His own way. He just needed time to come up with a plan and to clear his head. The Red Lion grumbled most likely because Keith was ignoring him. Radar seemed to push harder whenever Keith pulled away, but he was done living in the shadow of the Red Lion. He was ready to step up and find Shiro on his own.
However, Keith didn't have much time to be by himself to rethink his plan. After he took off his suit and was about to leave the lockers, he saw Lance and Hunk, returning from their mission.
"Hey, Keith. Allura wants us all to meet in the lounge to get a status on the recent missions. Lance and I are just going to wash off and then join you guys. She wants everyone there," Hunk said, setting his helmet on one of the benches.
He met Lance's gaze for a second. Waverly staring back at him. He broke the gaze, lowering his head as he walked out of the room. "Sounds good, I'll meet you both there."
Keith entered the lounge and saw that Allura was already waiting. It caught him off guard at first seeing her in her long formal dress. She had worn her battle suit almost every day prepared for a fight like the rest of the paladins. However, the battle had grown quiet, the imminent threat of the Galra had retreated since the defeat of Zarkon and Team Voltron was finally on the attack instead of the defense as Hunk and Lance had been freeing one planet after another with the Blade of Marmora.
They weren't under attack anymore and seeing Allura in her gown made it clear to Keith that she felt confident and at ease. To her, there wasn't any danger and that was dangerous. He had seen it in the other paladins too. They were confident that things were going back to normal and becoming easy. Hunk was no longer Lux and the Yellow Paladin himself displayed more confidence and bravery. Lance seemed more focused on himself, while Pidge was off searching for her family. None of them caring that they were still missing Shiro.
"Keith, welcome back."
The Red Paladin wasn't in the mood to talk and took a seat at the edge of the horseshoe couch and leaned back, crossing his arms. He didn't look at her and Allura didn't push for him to talk. After a few minutes, Coran came through the door behind Allura and behind him, Keith saw Pidge. He stood up surprised. "Pidge, your back too."
"Yeah, I got back a few hours ago," she said.
Keith shook his head. "That's not what I mean." He looked over the Green Paladin. She was taller than the last time he saw her and her hair was a short wavy brown mess. Sorrel had disappeared just like Lux. "Literally, Pidge."
It took her a moment before the realization flooded her face. She looked down at herself, before running towards the girl's locker room. Coran and Allura both turned to Keith for an explanation, but he just sat back down.
Hunk and Lance came out of the boy's locker still in their paladin suits, as Pidge came running back out of the girl's room, with a huge grin on her face. "Pidge?" Hunk and Lance said at the same time.
"Hunk?!" Pidge said back, leaping onto him with a big hug. "I missed you, pal."
Hunk wrapped his arms around Pidge and set her down, gently to the ground. Keith saw her eyes turn towards him and flick to Lance. Keith knew he still appeared as Radar, but he didn't know the reason. He felt the Red Lion leering over his shoulder and Keith straightened his poster. Feeling cramped under the weight of the Red Lion.
"Yes, we are all happy you're back Pidge," Allura said, unaware of the true meaning behind their reaction. "Everyone take a seat. Hunk and Lance, I want to hear everything about the latest mission and catch Pidge up on the recent events."
"Oh, where do I begin," Hunk said.
Keith zoned out as Hunk droned on about the many native delicacies he had tasted on Planet Puig. He clenched his right hand, hiding it under his crossed arms. Keith couldn't understand how Hunk could think of food when Shiro was still gone.
Lance joined in. He pulled the camera Pidge had made for him out and showed her pictures he had taken. She didn't seem to like them, but what bothered Keith was what he said. He could see Waverly, her feet touching the ground just barely as Lance sat at the edge of the couch. The Blue Paladin leaned back and used his left hand to hold him up. Waverly's long black hair rolled down his back. As he turned to show Pidge the photos a long strand escaped and he leaned back, crossing his legs. He raised his left hand to toss his hair back and rested his arm against the back of the couch, saying, "This is what it's all about. Freein' the people, lovin' the ladies, looking for adventure, Voltron-style."
Keith clenched his teeth. Everything meant nothing without Shiro. He could feel even Radar wanting to lash out at his sister. Radar knew what it was like to lose a sibling. Waverly was the lucky one who got to move on, while he was left behind. Keith felt the same way and he struggled to hold Radar back as their emotions intertwined.
Hunk went on to explain that the other planets were all calling for Voltron. "Only we don't have Voltron anymore."
Radar growled in Keith's head. He was familiar with the Red Lion's dislike for Lux overall, which stretched to his paladin, but Keith closed his eyes reminded himself that he wasn't Radar and Hunk was also himself. Calming the storm of rage coursing through his body he said, "We don't have Shiro, either. Everyone seems to have forgotten that." He kept his eyes shut, feeling the Red Lion hover over him. He didn't want to lose focus and have the Red Lion take over.
The room went silent until Keith heard Allura speak up. "It may be difficult to accept, but it is time to think about finding a new pilot for the Black Lion."
Keith opened his eyes surprised. Radar growled, but his anger didn't match Keith. He didn't think Allura would ever suggest they give up. "No. I'm going to find him," Keith said, rising to his feet. "Shiro is the one person who never gave up on me. I won't give up on him."
He wasn't mad at Allura for her suggestion. He knew something had to be done. They needed to form Voltron, but he wasn't ready to give up on Shiro to do it. He didn't think he would ever be ready for that. He turned and left the lounge. As he made it into the hallway he paused. "If anything happens to me. I want you to lead Voltron." Keith stormed down the hall. "I told you, Shiro. Nothing is going to happen to you. I won't do it."
Radar seemed satisfied, by Keith's new determination and the Red Paladin mumbled, "If you're so happy now, why don't you do me a favor and leave me alone." The Red Lion went quiet, but Keith could still feel his lingering presence, reassuring him that Radar didn't plan to back off.
He got to his room and stared at the investigation wall he had been forming since Shiro's disappearance. It had a map of the battle area with red X's marked on nearly all of it where Keith had searched. He had a list of events both leading up to Shiro's disappearance and right after. Keith marked another X on the area where he looked today and threw the digital pen across his room. He sat on the edge of his bed, staring at the wall, trying to come up with some clue. Something, he was missing. He paced around and tried laying down, but he couldn't come up with anywhere to look.
Keith heard a knock on his door but ignored it. He didn't want to talk to the others. They didn't say they agreed with Allura, but they had already indicated they had in some ways already moved on. Another knock and Keith walked to the door. "I don't want to talk, Lance," He said, opening the door, but it wasn't the Blue Palidin or any of the other paladins. The one at Keith's door was Kolivan. "Oh, I thought."
"Yes, I know what you thought."
Keith crossed his arms and leaned against the doorframe. "What are you doing here?"
"Princess Allura has asked me to speak to the future Coalition Leaders."
"I mean in front of my room."
"When I first met you, I thought you were a weakling. A half breed who's loyalties were divided and couldn't be trusted."
Keith frowned and narrowed his eyes at the Galra leader. He received many pep talks from his team in the last few days, but this was definitely unexpected.
"It was the same opinion I had of Princess Zelina."
"Who?" Keith asked, confused.
The Red Lion perked up, breaking his long silence, which made Keith curious.
"Princess Zelina, the heir to the Galra Empire."
"Wait, what! Why are we just hearing about this now? Is she going to take over now that Zarkon is gone."
"No, Keith. Zelina died many deca-pheobs ago. She was the leader and founder of the Blade of Marmora. She was also only half Galra like yourself, but a fierce warrior, who never gave up."
"What is your point?"
"I see the same fierce warrior in you as I came to see in her. You're a leader Keith and from one leader to another. We can't let the people we've lost keep us from our mission."
"I didn't ask for your opinion!" Keith yelled as Radar's growl echoed through his head.
"Perhaps not, but when you came to the Blade of Marmora's headquarters seeking answers, I spoke with Shiro. I told him sometimes, the greatest challenge is knowing when to stop. He said, 'You'd never quit.' I'm telling you this know because I have seen many do the same and become blinded by their goal. Zelina spoke of two men she knew who became victims of this. One caused the destruction of Diobazal the other of Altea. I don't want to see you become the cause for the destruction of the Coalition."
The Red Lion went quiet again. Keith didn't know what to say. He wondered who the two the Princess had been referring to were. Zarkon and Alfor, he wondered.
"Did Allura and Coran, know Zelina?"
"Yes, Princess Allura and Princess Zelina where the same age, but I don't know much more about the Princess's past."
"She was the leader of the Blade of Marmora and you don't know anything about her."
"Our organization, as I once told you, is built on secrecy and trust. Both against the Galra and ourselves. Only Princess Zelina's lieutenants knew her identity. It was believed that many of the organization members wouldn't have followed her otherwise. Leadership was decided and earned through action. The Princess demonstrated this time and time again, but even still few knew her and what we knew was very little."
"So why tell me?"
"Whether you choose to be or not. The blade you carry makes you a member of our organization. I see the potential of a great leader in you, Keith, as I'm sure Shiro saw. I trust you with this information and as a fellow Blade, trust you will also keep this secret from your team. Princess Allura and Coran may have known Princess Zelina, but I can imagine it wasn't one of favor."
Keith took a moment to process what Kolivan had said. He was already struggling with finding Shiro and controlling Radar. He wasn't prepared to learn about a Galra Princess.
The Com came on overhead and Coran's voice said, "The Coalition Leaders are arriving we are all meeting in the dining hall. All Paladins please hurry here to greet our guests."
"We should go. I need to change into my paladin suit beforehand." Keith didn't wait for a response but started walking down the hall towards the locker room. By the time Keith had changed and reached the dining room, everyone was already sitting down. All eyes turned towards him as he entered. He took the empty seat next to Pidge. After Keith sat down, Allura welcomed the Coalition Leaders. The leaders admired the castle and gave comments to Allura as Hunk brought out some dishes he prepared.
Kolivan then stood and began his speech, displaying the intelligence the Blade of Marmora had collected about the Galra. "It seems like it could rule another ten thousand years."
Keith could see the small alien across from him tremble and heard Lance lean in to say something to Pidge, but he couldn't make out their conversation. His mind was still distracted by what Kolivan had said about the Galra Princess.
Kolivan continued and the screen changed to show the rebel forces popping up across the Galra Empire. Allura stood, telling the Coalition Leaders their plan to take on the empire and their need for their help to do it.
The purple alien lady spoke up her voice robotic as she said, "The forces will all fight behind Voltron."
Another leader asked, "Where is Voltron?"
Keith crossed his arms. Radar growled again in his head and it made Keith even more agitated.
Allura tried to diverge the question. "The people you see before you are the Paladins of Voltron."
Keith didn't look up but continued to stare with his arms crossed at his finished plate in front of him.
"Excellent. Can they form Voltron now?" The alien pressed.
The Red Lion growled louder. Keith closed his eyes again, trying to control his temper like he did in the lounge, but this time it didn't work. "We can't form Voltron!" He yelled. Keith couldn't suppress Radar anymore and he opened his eyes. "We can fly the Lions, but Voltron is not happening."
Allura tried to explain, but Radar only grew more frustrated. "But nothing. Shiro was the Black Lion. And until we find him, there is no Voltron."
Kolivan tried to encourage the leaders that the lions and the castle were a substantial force and that the Blade of Marmora would stand alongside them, but the two aliens that spoke for the group were not impressed.
"My people have heard the legend of Voltron. What are we supposed to tell them?"
Keith was losing the fight with Radar and this last comment pushed him over the edge. Keith didn't know what brought it on. He hadn't felt this much rage from the Red Lion since Keith fought with Hunk outside the kitchen. Keith wondered if Princess Zelina had something to do with it. Almost in response Radar's temper became worse than ever before as Radar took over and spoke through him. Keith's body moved on its own, as he slammed his hands down on the table. "Tell them to stand up and fight for themselves! Voltron is gone!" He then turned and walked out. Radar had walked halfway down the hall by the time he calmed down and Keith was able to take control again. He leaned against the wall for support and caught his breath.
Keith could feel Radar was just as tired as himself. He knew if they kept this up it was going to kill one or both of them. Keith chuckled, "Victory or death. Isn't that something Kolivan also said."
Kieth thought he could hear the Red Lion laugh and when Keith had finally gained full control, he continued down to the Black Lion's hangar.
He stared up at the fallen Black Lion, contemplating his options. Radar had finally backed off and given him some space though he could still feel him nearby just as angry as before.
Keith still wasn't ready to lead. He knew the Black Lion would allow it. He had piloted the Black Lion before, but he didn't believe the others would follow him or if he wanted them to follow him. He had gained ground with Lance, but taking orders was different from completely hating someone. Then that left Radar. There was no way he would let anyone else fly him. Keith knew he could hardly control him, how was one of the others going too.
He heard the hangar door open but didn't turn around to see who came in. He guessed it was Lance, but he heard multiple footsteps enter the room. They didn't approach him, but stopped some distance behind and most likely were watching to see if he would go off again. A small smiled spread across his face for a second at the realization. Radar was truly a radioactive ticking time bomb waiting to go off. He received an irritated growl but ignored it as he continued to stare up at the Black Lion.
Keith heard footsteps approach him and saw Waverly come to stand by his right side. Lance didn't look at him, but the two continued to look up at the Black Lion. His voice was the soft sweet voice of Waverly, but the words came from Lance. "Hey, man. Listen we all miss Shiro. I remember what a thrill it was just to meet him for the first time when we carried him out of that garrison hospital."
Keith saw Pidge and Hunk come up on his left and Pidge went on explaining how she had heard about him from her father and brother. Hunk added how much Shiro had taught him about being a pilot and for the first time in a long while, Keith didn't feel alone or at odds with the others.
As if reading his thoughts, Lance added, "You're not the only one hurting. We're all right there with you."
Keith looked down from the Lion, he felt Radar grow quiet as Keith listened to Radar's sister's voice, "He would be the first one to tell us that we have to move on."
"If anything happens to me. I want you to pilot the Black Lion." Shiro's words echoed in his head again and Keith couldn't deny that Lance was right. Radar didn't argue either. Keith turned towards the Blue Paladin seeing the young Altean girl. Keith couldn't understand how this little girl could calm the self-destructing Red Lion, but Lance's words, although, they told him he needed to let go, were gentle and heartfelt.
Keith had been angry before because Waverly didn't know what it was like to lose a sibling, but he hadn't thought about Lance. Homesickness had hit him the hardest and he had lost his whole family. He told Keith, he thought of him like his older brother and in that moment, Keith didn't see Waverly, but Lance with his short brown hair, tan skin, and Caribbean blue eyes afraid of losing him.
Allura spoke up and Keith turned towards her. "Keith, I know how you feel. But our mission is bigger than any one individual."
Kolivan was right, Keith had become blind and driven by his single goal of finding Shiro, he had put the others at risk. He also wasn't able to see, while he had been chasing the only person he believed to be is family, that he wasn't alone and had gained a larger family than he ever had before.
"I know you're right." Keith waited for the Red Lion to rise up in protest, but he remained quiet and Keith felt the Red Lion finally back off.
Keith turned to look back up at the Black Lion and said, "It's time to figure out how to reform Voltron."
Kestle:
Hi, Y'all! I'm finally back with the new chapter :)
It took me a while to research where I wanted Keith's home to be, which I decided Sedona because first, it looks like where his home is and where the Garrison is located. Second, I've been there and it was easier to write. Shiro and his mother, although, I didn't mention it, live in Los Angelos. I actually did a google maps estimated drive and think you should all know that it is actually roughly 5 hours to the park they met at from Sedona and Los Angelos. Neat fact :)
I have watched season 7 and also want to let my readers know that this isn't going to complicate the later episodes. The flashback of Shiro and Keith in the series is displayed as their first meeting, but here just know that they have met once before. Although I have fallen behind in the growing seasons, I continuously adjusted the story to the current knowledge.
I hope you like the new chapter. I'm so excited to get into season 3 and start the next phase with the Lions. Speaking of, my next chapter will be in Voltron: Lion Origins so if you haven't been reading it please do and follow as well. Radar can only get so much across to Keith with his growls :)
So please look for the next Radar chapter in Voltron: Lion Origins. (It's not that I don't like Therron, but with Shiro gone, he doesn't get a chapter until he can get a Paladin lol)
And don't forget to comment about this chapter :) Thank you Sunny Lighter always and Gravtron1 for your comments on the last chapter. They always inspire me to write fast. I'm sorry I got stuck on Lux's chapter for so long.
Also BeccaBookWorm I hope you are enjoying my chapters and have caught up. Thank you for your wonderful comments as well. I'm always excited to see new people and hear their thoughts too.
Thank you again. Until next time :)
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