Chapter 5: The Feud!(Part 1)(Shiro's POV)

"..we've got playing with us today."

Shiro looks around, confused. It seems like a studio from one of those game shows like Family Feud. And in the center of the stage is a floating brown tabby cat, which is strange. Why is the cat floating and why the hell are they in some kind of studio?"

But before he can ask the floating tabby cat swoops to where he is standing and produces a microphone out of thin air.

"Hello. Tell us your name and where you are from," the tabby speaks, her voice female.

"Sorry but what is this?" he asks.

"Uh-oh, looks like someone wasn't paying attention to Fireflame. Tell him what this is everybody."

He looks to the crowd and hears them chant, "Garfle, Warfle, Snick!"

"Correct. The name of the game is indeed Garfle, Warfle, Snick. Now tell us your name." The tabby replies and looks expectantly at him.

"I'm Shiro. How did we get here?"

The tabby laughs, "I hope not the same way Fireflame did. Her mother owns the studio."

"Now introduce us to the rest of your team, Shiro."

"We're the Paladins of Voltron." He looks over to his side, surprised to find Keith right beside him. He looks older and his hair isn't styled in a mullet, but he recognizes him nonetheless. "This is Keith, Pidge, Lance and Hunk. But you haven't answered my question. How did we get here?"

The tabby again laughs, "I hope not the same way I got here. But I digress. Shiro, you know how to play our game, right? All you gotta do is accumulate quaz-cenbullion credits and you win. And if you don't you will hear this sound," a sad trombone tune plays, "Which means you're trapped here for the rest of eternity."

"Wait what?!" Hunk shouts in shock.

Pidge in shock asks for clarification, "Did you say we'll be trapped in here for the rest of eternity?"

"Is there an echo in here? Echo in here?" The tabby laughs and then says, "Yeah pretty much."

"Look I don't know who you are or what's going on but we're getting out of here." Shiro says done with the whole chardae.

"I don't think so," The tabby then claps her paws and Shiro looks down. Yellow things make his feet stuck together. Making walking difficult.

"My feet are stuck!" Lance shouts panicked.

"Mine too."

Shiro looks at Keith who just sighs, not that bothered by the situation. He looks at the tabby who smirks. "You see all of you are guests on my show and you can't leave until you win the game. That's how it works. The feet cuffs are just there as a precaution so you don't run away. Understand?"

He nods.

"Great! Let's start with our first warfler. Tell us what it is Fireflame."

"The first warfler is… Pictation!" says a dark ginger she-cat with tabby stripes.

The crowd cheers as the screen is lowered. Suddenly he is moved forward to where the brown tabby is. "Alright Shiro get on over here," She says, as he moves into position to play. A pedestal greets his hands with a pencil and a screen to draw on.

"Pictation the drawing game. A fun one for sure. Now Shiro the answers that you have to draw will appear on your screen and your teammates have to guess what it is you are drawing. Since they can't see the answers. It's solely up to you to draw the people and places you've seen during your adventures as the Paladins of Voltron. Are you a good artist, Shiro?"

"I, uh," But before he can finish, the tabby interrupts, "Well I hope you're a better drawer than a talker." She claps her hands and a pacifier is placed in his mouth. He grumbles but the tabby moves on.

"Let's put blazzle hoochas on the board! And… go!"

Shiro looks at his screen. An Arusian. That should be easy to draw. He starts with the head and then the little ears….

"It's a rock! Balmera!"

"Olkari cube!"

"It's a chicken!"

"When did we see a chicken in outer space?"

"I don't know it's not my fault Shiro can't draw. Rooster! A hawk chicken! A bearded chicken."

"It's an Arusain isn't it?" Keith asks.

"Correct!" the tabby cheers.

Thank goodness, he looks down and sees the next answer. Blade of Marmora. This one is easier. Just a blade. He finishes it quickly.

"Is it Blade of Marmora?" Keith asks again.

"Correct!"

The next clue is Red Lion. He quickly draws the lion.

"Dog! It's a dog!" Lance shouts and he tightens his grip on the pencil.

"It's a lion." Hunks says.

Shiro nods and urges him to continue. "Blue Lion, Yellow Lion, Black Lion, Green Lion, Red Lion!"

"Correct yet again!'

He watches his team give each other high fives in success. Keith smiles, "Way to go Hunk."

Shiro groans inwardly at the next clue. Haggar. This one would be tough. He starts to draw again.

"Pepperoni! A crocodile! A cave, a windy cave! Oh no, no, no, what is that thing called? A thermos!"

Hunk grunts, "Lance would you stop talking! Those are random answers and it has to be something from space!"

Unfortunately the buzzer buzzes and Shiro sighs. Though to be fair the others were far easier to guess than Haggar. The others probably only met her once, if he's being honest.

"Sorry time's up."

Lance upset grumbles, "No way that was blazzle hoochas."

"Looks like our other team is going to have the opportunity to steal."

"It's okay, you gave it your best shot Lance." Keith says.

"Thank Keith. Wait, Keith!? How are you here and why haven't you freaked out?"

"I don't have an answer as to how I got here, but honestly after seeing Alec's weird shows this is a cakewalk. At least we don't have to present theories or get our dreams ripped on or do stupid challenges that are sometimes rigged to make you lose, or compete in weather girl competition."

"Sounds like you're bitter toward him," Shiro comments concerned.

"He's the one that caused most of the akumas after Chloe had a change of heart."

"That makes sense. It's good to see you, even if this isn't the circumstance I had in mind."

Keith smiles, "Me too."

"This can't be happening…" Hunk murmurs.

Shiro turns to see what he's talking about and sees Zarkon, along with Haggar her cloak covering her face, Sendak and some other Galran.

"I'm Zarkon, this is my beautiful wife Haggar, one of my higher ranked generals Sendak and one of my insignificant underling's Morvok."

"It's a pleasure to be on the show. I'm a huge fan Leafbranch. I can't believe we're really on here."

The tabby, Leafbranch, chuckles, "Welcome to the show. I'm pleased to know I have such fans. But getting back on track, Zarkon, were you watching backstage?"

"Yes I was."

"The Paladins have managed to score three correct points so far and your team can steal them if you guess what Shiro was doodling."

Shiro sighs. This is going to be an easy win for the Galra. Haggar is literally right next to Zarkon.

"I'd rather steal their lions than their points. But I do have a guess. I'm afraid darling you won't like the answer. She doesn't look like that drawing, but I'm pretty sure the answer he wanted his friends to guess was…"

"Paws crossed everyone."

"Haggar."

"That's correct."

"This is really bizarre," Hunk comments. He nods in agreement, seeing the Galra doing victory dances over winning points…. Is bizarre and a situation he never thought he'd find himself in.

"So you have garfled the first warfler. How do you want to move forward? Pass or Play?"

"Well, I think we're going to pass. I've always said that a good offense is a good defense. And I'd think I'll play this too."

Zarkon holds up a card with a podium on it.

"Uh-oh. The solo card. One of these paladins is going to have to take the next game on their own. So who's it going to be Z?"

"There's really no choice here. I'm picking the dumb one!" Zarkon points straight at Lance.

"I'm the dumb one!?" Lance cries out, offended.

"It's time for a word from our sponsors. But when we get back Lance will be starting the next game alone. Will he be up to the task? Stick around to find out."