Hearing how long they were a sleep for was a shock. But they were reassured slightly by the young men telling them many Alteans and Galra made it to Earth and are living there happily.
"Ten thousand years." Nau sits seriously on the floor.
"Apparently." Allura sadly plays with the mice she found in her capsule.
"And Zarkon's alive." Nau highs heavily.
"Yes and he's coming here." Allura nods slowly.
"Please Princess, Nau. Both of you should eat." Coran brings in two bowls of what appears to be green slime.
"Not hungry." The girls shake their heads.
"I'm sorry about your families." Shiro, the black and white haired guy, bows his head slightly to them.
"But hey your people lived and are doing well. That's something right?" Hunk, a big guy with black hair, chimes in as he eats the green goop.
"It is a small comfort." Allura smiles softly.
"For now we should focus on finding the lions." Nau stands.
They head for what can only be described as a ships bridge. Allura stands in the center where two crystals emerge from the ground and the whole room becomes engulfed in stars.
"Looks like Blue is by a black and white lion." A brown eyed girl fixes her glasses.
"Look at you thinking things through." Coran rubs her already kinda messy brown hair.
"White and Black are sealed in. They can't be freed without the others gathered." Nau explains.
"The lions are more than gundams. They can think and will choose piolets that suit them. Black will need a leader, someone who's men will follow them to the end. That is why Shiro will piolet Black." She sends a mine version of him over to Shiro.
"White is not a part of Voltron yet is still a key member, she is a shield and healer. She will need a piolet that is strong yet gentle. Nau shall be that piolet." Allura moves the image over to her.
Nau's eyes widen as she opens her mouth to say something but nothing comes out. She simply looks to the side with her ears and tail pinned down as she looks to the side.
"Green is a curious cat an needs someone of intelligence piloting her. That is why Pidge will be her piolet." She sends greens image to Pidge. "Blue…" She begins.
"Let me guess, picks the most handsome and best piolet." Lance, the part Altean, tries his hand at flattering himself and flirting with Allura.
"Yellow is caring and kind. He will need someone that will put the others before himself. That's why Hunk will piolet Yellow." Allura ignores Lance and she moves the image over the huskier guy of the bunch.
"Red is temperament and the hardest to control. His piolet will need to really on instinct more than skill. That is why Keith shall piolet Red." Allura moves the image over to the half Galra/Human black eyed guy.
"Him?" Lance snuffs.
"Once all the lions are gathered Voltron can be made and we can stop Zarkon." Nau chimes in as the main five lions combine on screen.
"Sadly I have been unable to find the red lion yet. After ten thousand years the systems may need a bit of tuning." Allura smiles softly at them.
"Don't worry we'll figure it out soon." Coran plays with his musestash. "They don't call me the Coranik for nothing." He boasts.
"Okay here's the game plan. Lance you take Hunk to get the yellow lion. I'll take Pidge to get the green lion and Keith stays here. If Allura finds red go get him." Shiro instructs.
"I'd like to go with you. After ten thousand years I could use some fresh air." Nau pipes with a gentle yet slightly pained expression.
"I have no problem with it." Shiro rubs with back of his head a bit confused by her.
"I'll prepare a pod for you and enter in the green lions coordinates for when you land." Coran heads off.
"And I'll start working on the shields. Something tells me we're going to need them." Allura heads off with a few small mice trailing after her.
After everything is prepared they head off to space. Coran explains the wormholes can only be held open for two hours. Then says what everyone is hoping to be a joke about being stuck on that world forever if they miss their window.
It doesn't take long to find a spot to land in the foresty area. The three young piolets then start their way to the coordinates. Walking for a while they find themselves by a river bed.
Once there they find a sloth looking alien. He motions for them to join him in his canoe.
All of them stare at the beauty around them as they are brought down the calm river way. Nau's tail twitches with delight as she touches the cool crystal clear water with her hand.
"What if she wrong? I mean she's a princess so she might not have." Pidge begins panicking as they get closer. "But what if I get there and nothing happens? What if I can't reach the peddles? What if there are no peddles?" She freaks out.
"You're rambling." Shiro laughs. "The commander on my project is the smartest man I know. And he used to say if you worry what will happen you'll miss out on something amazing."
'That's actually really good advice.' Nau glances over at him as they dock.
"Go be amazing." Shiro pats Pidges shoulder.
"That was some great advice." Nau stands next to Shiro.
"Well it wasn't me." Shiro rubs the back of his head.
"Still, I was nervous about pioleting White so it really helped me too." Nau smiles at him.
"Hey, you guys need a lift?" Pidge calls from inside Green.
The two glance at one another then smile as they board Green.
Back on at the castle they meet up with the others. Lance and Hulk complain about their planet. Nau and Pidge smile and laugh quietly about the easier time they had.
"Did we find Red yet?" Shiro questions.
"Allura just found him. A bit of good news bad news with that." Coran rubs the back of his head. "Good news is it's nearby. Bad news it's on the Zarkon ship orbiting Arus." Crosses his arms. "But wait good news again! We're Arus!"
"They're here already?" Shiro goes on guard.
"Yeah sorry about that. Finger counting is more of an art than science." Coran glances to the side with a shoulder shrug.
Just then a message is sent to them through a large screen.
"Princess Allura, this is Commander Sendak of the Zarkon Empire. I come on behalf of Emperor Zarkon, Lord of the Known Universe. I am here to confiscate the lions. Turn them over to me or I will destroy the planet." The cyber eyed Galra clicks out.
"All right, let's not panic." Shiro turns to the others.
"Not panic? The scary alien is driving his battleship toward us. We only have five lions." Hunk finger counts panicking.
"Technically, only three working lions." Pidge fixes his glasses.
"That's right. Thank you, Pidge." Hunk pats her shoulder. "Three working lions and a castle that's, like, 10,000 years old." He panics more.
"Actually, it's 10,600 years old.
You see, it was built by my grandfather-" Coran plays with his mostash"
"Thanks, Coran. Thank you for that.
See? Now is the perfect time to panic!" Hunk cuts him off freaking out.
"Wait! This castle has a particle barrier we can activate." Allura remembers.
"Girl, you've already activated my par-" Lance tries to flirt
"Lance!" The others holler.
"The particle barrier won't hold Sendak's Ion Cannon forever." Nau's tail twitches as she thinks.
"The Galra technology must have advanced since we fought them last." Coran strokes under his chin.
"Panic now?" Hunk turns to Shiro.
"No. We've just got to figure out our plan of action, and figure it out quickly." Shiro crosses his arms as he tries to think.
"I say we pop through a wormhole and live to fight another day." Lance points to the exit.
"I second that. Yes. We tried to find all the lions, right? We gave it the old college try." Hunk nods furiously. "Couldn't do it. We only have three. We can't form Voltron. I guess we could form a snake. Or a worm! To go through that hole, Lance, that you were talking about.
"Then, it's settled. Allura, you ride with me." Lance smiles cunningly. "One of you take the old guy." He motions to Coran.
"We can't just abandon Arus." Nau's ears perk up in anger.
"The Empire will keep destroying planets and capturing prisoners until we stop them." Pidge stares at the others angrily.
"Okay. If we run, then maybe Sendak will follow us and leave this planet alone,
like when we left Earth. We form the snake-worm thingamajig and we- [hisses] out of here." Hunk makes a snake with his hands.
"Sendak could destroy the planet then come after us anyway. Staying is our only option." Keith argues.
"Here's an option: shut your quiznak." Lance motions for him to shut up.
"I don't think you're using that word correctly." Keith gets in his face.
"What do you know, Mullet?" Lance stares at him angrily.
"We're staying. Leaving! Staying! Snake!" They argue back and forth.
"Guys, stop!" Shiro shuts in between the split group. "Princess Allura, these are your lions. You've dealt with the Galra Empire before. You know what we're facing better than any of us. What do you think is the best course of action?" He turns to her.
"I… I don't know." Allura glances at the ground confused and conflicted.
"Perhaps your father can help." Coran glances at her with a soft concerned tone.
"My father?" Allura seems even more confused.
"Your father's knew there was a chance they wouldn't make it so they head AI's made. All their emotions, thoughts, basically their whole being is stored on the ship for you two." Coran explains.
"Bring Allura to her dad. I'm fine for now." Nau's ears and tail droop.
When Allura comes back she's ready to fight. They come up with a plan.
Using Yellow and Blue as bait, the other's use Green to sneak in to get red. Nau watches nervously as the other Paladins race to get Red. Before the others an escape pod is sent with prisoners aboard. Nau helps them into the chamber.
Finally all six lions are freed. Then they go to destroy the ship.
"You guys go after the ship and I'll keep a barrier around the castle." Nau moves white into possession.
"We're on it." They call over the coms.
As things become difficult for the others, Allura sends Nau out to them as she was able to get the palace barrier up again. Nau makes it just in time to stop the canon from hitting Voltron. After a fears battle in space they are able to disable the cannon and send the ship falling to the planet.
"We did it!" They all cheer over the coms.
"Thank goodness." Nau leans back in her seat with relief.