A few days have passed since Voltron had been formed. Allura and Coran work on the castle none stop while the others work on bonding with their lions and each other.
On a clear night, Shiro sits under a tree staring up at the starry sky. Nau sneaks up behind him gently placing a warm thermostat against his cheek.
"What are you doing up?" Shiro laughs as he touches his warm cheek.
"Thought I would star gaze with some tea." Nau sits next to him with two cups in hand. "Want some?" She hands him a steaming up.
"Thanks." Shiro blows on the warm liquid before sipping it.
'Wait why does she have two cups?' Shiro ponders as he glances over at her.
"What's up?" Nau smiles innocently at him.
"It's nothing." Shiro goes back to looking up with a slightly flushed face.
Once again it is quiet between them as they just watch the stars and sip their tea. Once the green liquid is gone Nau starts heading back with Shiro right beside her.
The next morning is just as clear as they train. Later on in the afternoon, Nau meets up with her father AI.
"So training is going well?" Rex smiles at his daughter.
"Pretty well." Nau's tail taps the fake grass as she sits in front of him. "Being part of a team still feels weird." She leans back staring at the false sky and clouds.
"You'll get used to it." Rex chuckles.
"I hope so." Nau sighs slightly.
"Nau, foods ready. And this time I made it." Hunk calls on the intercom.
"Sounds like it might be edible this time." Nau laughs as she stands.
"See you soon pup." Rex fades away with the world.
"This is great." Nau's tail wags as she takes a bit.
"Thank you." Hunk bows slightly grinning ear to ear.
"Where are Shiro and Pidge?" Nau glances around as she takes another bite.
"We told them about Champion. Then they left to see what they could gather on the Zarkon ship." A few of the escaped prisoners explain as they eat.
'I hope Shiro will be okay.' Nau stares at the food for a minute in deep thought.
While eating they find a local Arusian is coming toward the palace. Going out to see him, he bows after spotting Nau calling her 'Lion Goddess.'
Hearing what he was doing there they ask to be brought to his village. With a bit of confusion, they are able to explain who they and Voltron are. That the locals have nothing to worry about.
A little while later Shiro calls the other's to form Voltron to stop a monster that had landed on Arus. Shiro instructs Nau to guard the village while they fight the creature. After a fierce battle Voltron is victorious.
With the villagers cheering they plan a party to celebrate the victory before they leave the next morning.
"The monster fell from the sky! It was an epic battle, but Voltron was victorious!" The Arusian king announces as others re-enact the last battle.
"Thank you, Your Majesty, for that wonderful production. It saddens me that we must leave tomorrow, but we must continue our battle with Zarkon and spread peace throughout the universe." Allura announces from the top of the stares.
Nau laughs as the Arusians cheer and do an unusual dance. She looks around at everything feeling quite at peace with all of the joy around her. Making a plate of food she sees Shiro heading out for petrol.
"Want some?" Nau stands next to Shiro offering her clear two portioned plate.
"Thanks." Shiro takes a sandwich.
"It's so nice out tonight." Nau sighs with relief as the wind blows by gently.
"You don't want to be at the party?" Shiro snacks on another sandwich.
"Nah, it's never really been my scene." Nau shakes her head slightly as she takes a sandwich.
"Hey Nau…" Shiro begins.
"Shiro." Pidge walks over with his robot pet triangle beside her. "Can we talk?" She seems serious and a bit uneasy.
"What's going on?" Shiro turns to her confused.
"I… I'm planning to leave." Pidge grips her bag.
"What?" Nau stares in surprise.
"Let's find the others and talk." Shiro motions to the castle.
They spend a few minutes trying to hash it out. Yet it only re-enforces how they had no choice in this and in a way feel obligated to it.
In the next few minutes a bomb goes off shaking the whole palace. They run to the control room to find a cloud of smoke from debry.
"The crystal! Lance! Lance? Lance!" Allura panics.
"We have to get Lance to the infirmary!" Shiro rushes over to him.
"Without the crystal, the Castle has no power." Allura shakes her head slowly.
"He doesn't look good." Nau bends down to check on him.
"Lion warriors, our village is under attack! We need help!" Arusian King runs in panicked.
"Let's get to the lions!" Keith announces motioning to the elevator shoots.
"You can't. They're sealed in their hangars. There's no way to get them out." Allura begins to panic.
"We're defenseless. Will you not help us?" Arusian King stares up at them terrified.
"We'll help you. We just… need a plan." Shiro ponders as he glances down at Lance.
"This is bad. We have to get a new crystal to get the Castle working again. But, to get a new crystal, we need a ship." Coran ponders.
"The pod I was loading, we can use that! I left the bay door open." Pidge recalls.
"I can use the scanner in the pod to see if there's a Balmera nearby. Hunk, you come with me. I'll need someone big to help me carry the crystal." Coran comes up with a quick plan.
"A Balmera?" Hunk seems confused.
"It's where the crystals come from. I'll tell you about it on the way!" The three of them head off.
"I'll go see what's happening at the Arusian village." Keith walks over to the king.
"I'll go with you, Keith. I brought this on the poor Arusians." Allura stands next to them.
"I'll stand watch over the Castle and move Lance to a safer spot." Shiro moves Lance to his back.
"I'll tend to his wounds. With my power I can keep him stable for a while." Nau motions to herself.
They all head off in their own directions. Shiro brings Lance to the palaces entrance laying him down on a built in bench. Nau then begins to heal him, her hands glowing a gentle warm white color.
Shiro stares for a moment, entranced by her angelic glow. Coming back to his senses, he takes a few steps outside and is then attacked by one of Zarkon's men.
As the fight leads inside Nau tries to keep Lance safe.
Worried for both friends, she doesn't hear one of the man coming over. He takes a hold of Nau and tosses a still battered Lance on the ground.
"Stand down Paladin. Unless you want one of your team hurt." He twists tighter on Nau's arm.
Nau flinches from the pain. Seeing both of them Shiro stands down and is then knocked out by the general and then hand cuffed. Nau falls soon after.
Both of them wake up in the cockpit. They are cuffed back to back with Lance just to the right of them.
"I'm sorry Shiro, I didn't see him." Nau gently knocks her head against his.
"Hey it's alright. We'll figure a way out of this." Shiro grips her fingers slightly with his.
The two of them wait for some sort of opening. They begin to notice something is going on. The Zarkon men realize Pidge is sabitushing the castle.
Finally Allura and Keith are able to get back into the castle. They free Shiro and Nau at which point they help beat the general.
Taking back the palace, they put the new crystal in the core and then place Lance in a healing chamber. Once that is done Pidge tells everyone she plans on staying with the team. They all reassure her that they won't stop looking for her family.
Later on that night Shiro is out by the same tree again. Nau joins him once again, with tea and two cups.
"Here." Nau hands him a warm cup.
"Thanks." Shiro blows on the drink.
The two are quite for a time once more. They watch the stars, but Shiro keeps glancing over at Nau.
"What's up?" Nau notices him looking.
"Why did you bring TWO cups?" Shiro stares at her confused.
"My dad used to do this. He would watch the stars on our porch for hours. Mom would make him tea then they would sit out there, sometimes they would talk others they'd just sit." Nau stares into her cup with a soft smile. "It wasn't until later I realized he was keeping watch and it was a habit from being a soldier. Mom was the only one that could get him to stop being a soldier and be Rex again." She sips her tea.
"You know I was keeping watch." Shiro smiles softly into his cup.
"Yeah." Nau nods. "I want to be the one that can get you to put away the soldier and be Shiro again." She glances over at him.
"But Zarkon…" Shiro begins.
"Will win if your dead your feet." Nau cuts him off. "You're not a soldier anymore Shiro. You're a part of a team, try trusting them a bit." She stares at him seriously, her eyes glowing slightly in the pale moon light.
"You're right." Shiro nods slightly in agreement.
Beaming from victory, Nau starts back to the castle with him. No words are said and yet they know they will always be able to count on the other.