Summary: Robeast appears! Lions to the rescue. Lotor made a bold bet. And Lance came to his realization with Keith.
"Coran! Any words from Allura or Keith yet?!"
"No Lance! It's difficult to locate them with all these dense forests."
"Guys! Less arguing and more evading! We definitely need Voltron to defeat this robeast!" as Hunk spoke through their Lion's communication. "And is that Medusa we're fighting?"
"Ugh. I hate snakes." as Pidge maneuvered Green away from one of those snakes. "Lance, was Red able to sense Keith?"
"No, she told me she can't feel his conscience mind." as Red Lion paused in the air and opened her mouth to release her ion cannon at the Robeast as it blasted off four snakes, but it regenerated.
Lance gripped his controllers hard as he watched the robeast roaring in the air like a wailing toddler. It had a body of a steroid bodybuilder, but the head of creepy IT clown with snake hairs. He bit his lower lip as his mind replayed earlier before this robeast showed up.
He knew something wrong when Red purred in his mind when he was napping on the bridge. It wasn't Red's usual annoying purrs and growls, but a worry purr. He didn't know what to do on the bridge since Coran went to the kitchen to make a sandwich and his only closest option that could read Altean was Slav who was just lounging around on Allura's spot.
"Hey Slav. Can you like patch a communication line to Blue Lion? I can't read Altean."
Slav stood up straight and leaned closer to Lance's face while giving him an analytical look. "You have 15.1% of being able to store Altean language in your brain cells."
Lance could feel his veins inside in his head popping. He gave a forced smile as he spoke. "And in this reality, Slav?"
"Oh, in this reality." as if Slav's light bulb just turned on. "There is a good 85.5% chance of the Blue Lion reading your worried thoughts."
Lance cocked his head. "From this distance?"
"Yes. Red Lion has proven that theory with her previous Paladin. It will depends how bonded you are with Blue Lion."
Lance scratched his cheek with his index and hummed at the thought. He bonded Blue right off the bat and she was his pride when he piloted her. But he wondered if it was still strong after having Allura as her new pilot.
His body shook as he turned his head back at the door when he heard the roaring sounds. It was loud enough to shake the Castle ship.
"Slav, pull up the screen to where that roar came from." He knew who roar that was, but he wanted to make sure.
After imputing several commands on the control panel, the screen showed the Black Lion's hanger as it roared up in the air.
Something must have happened to Keith, but why didn't Red roared like Black? Unless Black sensed Shiro?
Shiro's alive? Of course he is, stupid Lance! How can you think he was dead?!
Lance was about to speak when the Castle's alarm blared loud and the whole room painted in red light. Slav's first two hands went on the control panel's pad to find out the cause and their eyes opened wide when they saw that coffin-like ship heading towards the planet.
"Well quiznak."
Allura groaned while her eyes opened slowly and refocusing with each blink as her muscle fibers screamed from being stiff from a prolong time. She sat up from her slumber and looked around with her widen crystalline eyes gazing around her new, unknown surroundings.
It barren with pale white clouds up in the darken sky. She looked around, but all her eyes can see are in Prussian blue color.
"Princess Allura."
She looked around and saw no one. Who was speaking to her? It had a gentle voice. A female voice.
"Please wake up, Princess Allura. Your friends need you. The Red Paladin needs you."
Keith!
"Where's Keith? Please help me how to get out." she stopped looking around and saw a masked figure standing a mile away from her.
The prominent white lion mask with a gold V crest in the middle of the forehead.
"Feel your Altean magic. Bond with your Lion and you will be able to find the one you're looking for."
"But how? How can I do it?"
"Feel. Feel your emotion. Feel your resolve."
Allura closed her eyes and took a deep breath while clearing her mind.
Sorrow. Pain. Anger. Lost.
Zarkon. Galra. Haggar.
Happiness. Love. Friendship. Respect.
Father. Coran. Space Mice. Paladins.
"Yes. Remember. Feel."
Lance. Pidge. Hunk. Keith. Shiro.
"Do see what they see in you, Princess Allura."
"I am Princess of Altea and daughter of King Alfor."
The masked person nodded.
"I love Lance's quirkiness, Pidge's intellect, Hunk's kindness, Keith's compassion, and Shiro's protectiveness. Not only as fellow Paladin or Princess, but as their friend."
Masked person held straight out its bare hand with palm up. Allura looked for a tick and placed her hand on it. The whole room changed to white with several color streams flow like ribbons around them.
"Focus and balance. You'll be able to wake up from this trickery from the Galran Prince."
"Lotor. But how? Who are you?"
"We will meet soon. The Red Paladin is in danger, but your friends need your help more. I will retrieve the Red Paladin for you. Voltron is needed."
Allura nodded and closed her eyes to refocus herself and her magic. Masked person smiled and disappeared the moment Allura opened her eyes again. At the same moment, the Blue Lion's yellow eyes glowed bright and she roared in the air loud as she flew up in the air from her hiding.
She gasped for air and sat shot up from her laying position. Her hand placed over her heart to calm herself and looking around at another new surrounding. A different room from where she stayed last time and it was far from where-
Keith!
It told her that Keith was in trouble. But the question is where he was taken and how to get out of here first. If only she wore her armor, then she could use her staff to break free. She almost fell off of her bed, but caught her balance quick.
Allura's eyes widen as she could hear and feel a rumbling purring in her mind. Blue Lion had her mind and was now attacking the ship they were on. She moved away quick and took cover from a nearby table as she saw a metal claw piercing the wall and ripping it away. Blue opened her mouth quick as Allura ran to the opened wall and into Blue's mouth.
The moment Lotor stepped out of the room, he ducked and dodged immediately from the sudden attack. He jumped back with his hand over the sword's hilt with a smile on his face.
"So you finally show yourself, my white lioness."
"Lotor." as the voice was laced with deep venom.
"You have changed and grown quite a bit the last time we've met, Romelle."
"Quiet." as she placed her short staff in attack position. "What do you want with the Red Paladin?"
Lotor kept his smile while he stood straight with both hands up. "Oh what made you think I want something from the Red Paladin? Hmm?"
"Because you have a sick, twisted game in your mind. Just like your father."
He laughed loud. "Oh that's where you're both right and wrong."
"Unlike my Father, I don't care about the Lions. They are useless in my hands. But," as he held two fingers up, "if you can predict my true motive within the next two moves, then I'll surrender myself."
"With you, there is always a catch. What if I can't?"
She hated his joker-like smile as he stood there with confidence and his hands are now behind his back.
"I already thought of my prize. Until then, it was lovely to see you again, Princess Romelle." as he snapped his fingers.
Lotor disappeared the moment several purple lightnings zapped through each side and heading towards her. She bent her knees and whipped her staff straight out and spun it fast in circular motion to act as a shield to deflect the incoming attack. She growled as she stopped spinning and stood up straight.
Damn it. It was trap to lure us out. No time to for blaming. They need the Black Lion's pilot to form Voltron.
Her staff shrunk down to five inches and placed it in her hair bun as she walked into the room where Lotor came out. She walked in and saw the unarmored Red Paladin laying on bed unconscious and unshaken by the surrounding battle. She walked to the bed and sat next to him with her eyes examining his whole body.
I don't understand. Lotor has epiphany to force himself on beautiful woman, but he wasn't in Princess Allura's room, but the Red Paladin's. No signs of force nor restraints. What is his true motive?
She placed her petite hands on his cheeks and rested her forehead onto his while closing her eyes. Her fingers twitched.
What are you, Red Paladin?
With a deep breath and in soft whispers, she chanted few repetitive words until she felt his conscience coming back.
Black Lion's eyes glowed bright as she roared in her hanger and flew out to meet her Paladin.
"GUYSSS! A LITTLE HELP HERE!" as Hunk tried avoiding one of the snakes only to be grabbed by another from behind with its sharp fangs on Yellow's back leg.
"We're coming, buddy!" as Lance pulled his controls back and pushed the right lever forward to fly towards Hunk's position.
"Oh my god. Oh my god." as he watched from the inside as his Lion was dangled over the robeast's extended mouth. "I'M GOING TO GET EATEN!"
His Yellow Lion felt a sudden shook from a powerful shock wave as the snakes hissed in pain and releasing their grip on his lion. Hunk immediately pulled his controllers back to fly away as the Robeast's snakes hissed loudly and exploded into slimy pieces. A piece flew on the Green Lion's face.
"EWW. That's freakin' disgusting." as Pidge made Green to use her paw to wipe it off.
"Sorry to be late, Paladins."
They all watched on their screen when Allura's face popped up on their monitor.
"ALLURA!"
"Princess Allura, I'm so happy you're safe!" as Coran wiped his tears on his sleeve.
"What happened? Is Keith with you?" Lance asked.
Allura shook her head. "I can explain later, but as for Keith-"
"Oh don't worry Paladins! The Black Lion just left the hanger a few ticks ago." with Coran cutting in. "Concentrate on the robeast until he comes!"
"Oh I really hope soon, because that Medusa Robeast looked so pissed and more uglier." as Hunk spoke up.
Hunk was right. The Medusa robeast was all red and screamed up in the air as her snake hair grew back, but more blacker and thicker than before.
"Oh mother of quiznaks." as Lance stared at it with his fingers fidgeting. "Come on, buddy. We need you here."
"Did you guys missed me?" as a familiar voice filled up their cockpit.
"KEITH!" as they saw his weak smiling face on the monitor.
Lance gave a low wolf whistle and a grin. "Our Goddess Athena is here!"
The other three groaned while Keith gave a confused look.
"What? Never mind. Let's defeat this robeast. Let's form Voltron!"
"YEAH!"
Pidge was the first to race up and embraced Keith into a tackle hug the moment he stepped out Black's mouth. His body kept its balance, but it was Black who strategically placed her metal paw behind him.
Thank you, Black.
She purred and nuzzled his still fuzzy mind.
"What happened to you two on the planet?" Hunk asked.
Keith placed his hand on his forehead. "I don't remember after Allura and I had dinner with the ruler."
"Princess?" as Coran looked at her where she stood next to him.
"All I remember was waking up and Blue Lion came clawing to where I was held."
"So you both don't remember anything between after dinner up to your Lions' appearances." as Pidge released her hug on Keith and adjusted her glasses.
"Ah. I remember being saved my this masked white Lion person in my dream. She even guided me how to focus my magic."
Keith blinked. "I was too when I woke up. She told me we were captured and taken on Prince Lotor's ship."
"WHAT?!"
Lance rushed up to Keith with his hands on his cheeks and along his arms. "He didn't do anything to you both?"
Keith shook his head. "I remember being unbound in a normal room."
"Not a cell?"
"No. We were in separate rooms." Allura spoke up.
"Were you hurt in any ways, Princess?" as Coran frantically examined her for any wounds.
Allura shook her head. "I don't think so. I was more worried about Keith."
"Me? I'm worried about you since we heard how Prince Lotor is."
Coran moved in between them while twirling his mustache. "Let's continue this talk later when you two are fully rested. We can discuss our next move."
He turned quick and pushed Allura her out of the hanger while she tried talking to the other Paladins. Pidge watched until she noticed how Lance hadn't released his hold on Keith and gave a silent signal to Hunk.
He nodded. "Well, I'll be in the kitchen to fix something up. I get hungry after a battle."
"I'll join you, Hunk!" as Pidge rushed to Hunk's side as they left together.
It was only Keith and Lance together with Black Lion. They stood in silence for several ticks until Lance closed their gap and hugged Keith tight with his face buried on his shoulder. Keith stood still like a statue and looking like a confused child when he was pulled into Lance's embrace. It felt warm and somewhat tingly in his senses.
"Laa-ance?"
Lance stood up and wiped his eyes on sleeve. "Do you know how worry we was when we found out you and Allura were kidnapped?"
"Lance-"
"I was worried about you the most! You were..."
Lance looked at his shoulder where Keith placed his hand on. "I were what, Lance? Look, I'm fine. You should get some rest."
You were carried by the Galran Prince, Keith. He wanted to say it, but he couldn't.
He could not forget the painful image sent to them through the Castle's communication system sent by an unknown hacker. He felt a burning passion to just fly out with Red and punch that vile prince. The way he carried Keith as if he was a fragile princess, but in a very possessive hold.
"Lance, what's wrong? You're scowling now. That's unlike you."
He can't be mad at Keith for not knowing how he felt. He hadn't told him his true feeling and now, it was eating him alive inside.
"Damn it Keith. I might as well spell it out loud to you." as he placed his hands on Keith's cheeks, pulled him close to his face, and kissed him.
Keith's eyes went wide as he tried to push Lance back, but his grip was strong or that he was still feeling weak from whatever they gave him. When he opened his mouth to speak, Lance took the chance to stick his tongue inside. His tongue touching every crevices inside while his tongue battle with Keith's. He slid both hands down along Keith's lithe frame until it wrapped around his waist and his arms crossed behind his back.
Keith closed his eyes when he felt gentle rubs on his back while feeling Lance's hungry kiss. It was an odd feeling sensation inside and yet, relaxing good as Keith placed his hands on Lance's back and felt a rumbling sound coming out of his own throat.
God. Keith's purring sounds so hot.
Lance gave Keith a gentle push back with their saliva streaming out like thin bridge between their lips. He leaned close to Keith's lips again and gave a few licks as he felt both of their warm, heavy breathing mingled together.
"Lance, I-" as his voice became husky, but felt a finger on his lips.
"I like you, Keith. I really like you." as he placed his forehead on Keith's. "I just want to let you know."
"Lance..."
Lance smiled. "And now you know why Red was giving me hard time. As Blue would say, you are Red's precious cub. Keith, it took me time to realize my feelings to you so you should take your time to find your own answer. I will wait for you."
Keith gave a gentle nod while enjoying Lance's soothing touches on his face.
They both giggled when they heard Black and the other Lions gave their satisfying purrs with Red's approving purrs in their minds.
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