The Voltron Force walked into the rec room exhausted. When Lotor had found out Merla was hiding on Arus, he had begun to barrage the planet even more.
"MAN!" Lance sighed.
"DUDE!" Hunk huffed.
"BRO!" Pidge...uh...languished.
"Dude.." Hunk huffed again.
"Man." Lance covered his head with pillows.
"Bro!" Pidge...uh...squesked.
Allura and Keith exchanged nervous glances before quicly exiting the room.
"Every time they do that 'dude' speak, I just get lost." Allura sighed. "It's a guy thing." Keith tried to explain. "I hate guy things" Merla suddenly joined them. "Oh hi Merla. Getting ready for your big party tonight?" Princess asked. "Actually, that's what I wanted to talk to you about, Princess" Merla looked to Keith for a moment.
"You" she said pointing at him, "Go away"
Keith looked puzzled for a second, considered the fact that if he didn't leave Merla would turn him into a mental puppet, then turned tail and ran. "Good puppy" Merla smirked.
"You really hate men, don't you?" Allura pondered absently. "Not ALL men....just the ones I see." "Oh...well, anyway, you were saying" "I was?"
The two stared at each other for a moment, Coran walked by, still sobbing, when finally.
"oh yeah!!"Merla barked. "Lotor's been attacking a lot! And I don't want him attacking when I have my party, so...I was wondering....if maybe...you know..."
Allura stared blankly...
"You could take a ride out in space tonight...in a small unarmed starcraft?" Merla finished. Allura looked at the ceiling. "Can't we get Keith to do it? I mean, I LIKE parties, and you didn't want him there to begin with."
"But" Merla started, "Lotor would be occupied much longer with you than with Keith...see? The party could last longer!" Allura stared and then slowly responded. "I...guess...so..." "GREAT! Princess, you're a real pal!" Merla slapped Allura on the shoulder and then marched off into the darkness from which she came leaving Allura only slightly dazed and confused as to what had just happened.


"Lovely party!" Merla thought. And indeed it was a lovely party. "DUDE!" Hunk bellowed as he ran past Merla wearing a toga and a lampshade on his head. "BRO!!" Pidge bounded after him. "Just lovely" Merla reflected again.


Allura's small unarmed starcraft had unfortunately been spotted by Lotor's large armed to the teeth warcraft. He hailed her. "Allura" he smirked (evil people smirk a lot) "So what brings the likes of a gorgeous princess such as yourself...into a dangerous situation such as this?" he said coyly. (evil people also tend to be coy)
"Well" she started, "You see, Merla's having a party on Arus and---"
"Merla's having a party?!! And she didn't invite me?!" Lotor spat. "Helmsman! To Arus! NOW!" (Author's note...please)
Halfway to Arus Lotor realized he had forgotten to capture the Princess. So, they turned around, caught the Princess, and went on their merry evil way.
"Lotor you fiend!" Allura cried. "How dare you (insert miscellaneous Lotor is an evil beast how dare you do this comment here)?! The Voltron Force will save me, you know that!!"
"Really? Do I?" Lotor retorted.
"YES! Keith is probably worried SICK about me, right this instant!"

cut to Keith getting a drink from the punch bowl at Merla's party

Lotor's ship entered Arusian space (Arusian is such a fun word) causing all sorts of clanging and banging alarms in the party hall. "DAMNIT!" Merla roared. "Uh-uh-uh, watch that 'good' mouth of yours, young lady." Coran scolded.
"Sigh...alright....GOOD GRIEF!!"
"much better" Coran smiled.
"DUDE!" Hunk cried, pointing to...a message screen...which was conveniently located in the party hall. "MAN!" Lance said in awe. On the conveniently located screen-thinger, Lotor's face was talking. "Bro?" Pidge asked. There was no sound.
"Hunk! Fix that sound, now!" Keith barked.
"What do we say?"
"Coran, I don't have time to be a good example, damnit!"
" Please and good grief" Merla bounced.
"Good work, oh Queen of Darkness." Coran congratulated.
In the meantime, Lotor continued to talk and laugh and gloat unknowing of the fact that no one could hear him, and I swear two of Keith's hairs turned gray.
"BRO!" Pidge quipped, he had gotten the sound working. "Everyone hush!" Keith ordered. "What do you want, Lotor?" He demanded.
"Well...a good massage would be nice...and how bout some skittles?" he smiled devishly while eying Lance up. Nanny makes her cameo, she's holding and oversized skillet. "DUDE!" Hunk belted. "Oh, well, of course...I want (insert ominous pause here) MERLA!!"
The Voltronites exchanged glances.
"Well, okay." Keith said.
"MAN!" Lance elbowed Keith.
"I mean, NO!" Keith corrected himself.
"Some 'good' guys you are!" Merla quipped.
"oh....no Merla? Ok, fine." Lotor smirked.
"Man?" It couldn't be that easy. And it wasn't.
"I'll just take you PRINCESS instead!! BWA HA HA HA HA HA!!!" Lotor had yanked Allura into view of the screen.
"Keith it's a trap! Don't come after me!" Allura pleaded. "Save yourself, my love!! I'll escape, and we'll be together again one day and get married and..."The sound got cut off, Pidge rolled his eyes, pointed to the mute button, and smiled.
"Alright guys! Let's save her!" Keith said gleefully.
"Oh good! It's not like this hasn't happened before!" Merla remarked.
"Dude?" Hunk was a little lost.
Nanny hit him with a skillet. "TO THE LIONS!" Within moments the VF had gotten to their lions and were in pursuit of Lotor and the princess.

Merla was crying, Coran asked her why, Merla replied "it's m party and I'll cry if I want to." (now who didn't see that coming) Coran slapped his forehead.
"Well, I know how to cheer you up Merla!!"
"Go away."
"See, you're a Queen, right?"
"Of darkness, yes."
"Well, once again, Princess Allura is gone. Got captured, good grief!"
"This is true.."
"WHO can rule in her absence?"
"Keith?"
"Well, he's gone too."
"Lance?"
"Nope, he left."
"Sven?"
"How do you know about Sven?"
"You?"
"Well, no see I'm a Royal advisor to the ruler, if I was the ruler, who would I advise?"
"Nanny?"
"Now you're just being dumb!"
"Oh yeah! ME! I'm a queen!!"
"Exactly m'lady!!" Coran congratulated Merla on her deductive reasoning skills.
"MERLA!! QUEEN OF DARKNESS....AND ARUS!! You know....I rather like the sound of that...."

TBC

once again turbo apologizes three million one hundred thirty two thousand times for this piece of sleep deprived insanity.