Chapter 6: The Feud(Part 2)(Lance's POV)

"Now back to Garfle, Warfle, Snick!" announces Fireflame.

"Thank you Fire. For those of you who need a refresher, Zarkon picked one of the Paladins to play the next warfler alone. And he chose, in his own words, 'the dumb one.' So Lance, how does it feel?"

"Well Leafbranch, I don't like being referred to as the dumb one 18 times." He responds.

"It was only four times, but I get your point. Now are you ready to prove to the audience and Zarkon that they were wrong about you?"

"Yeah!"

"Fireflame tell us the next warfler."

"The next warfler is…. Faces from the Past!"

"Thank you, now Lance , do you know how that game works?"

"Uh-huh." He responds confidently. He isn't as dumb as Zarkon thinks he is.

"Audience, do you believe him?"

"No!" the audience shouts.

"I know you're telling the truth Lance but just for the cats at home I'm going to walk through the rules real quick. Lance you are going to see cats from your past, a little walk down memory lane if you will, and I will give you a goolian credits for each cat you name correctly adding to the points to earn your freedom. How does that sound?"

"Sounds like we're going to be back to Voltron soon." Lance replies.

Leafbranch smiles, "Perfect. Now to make sure you don't get any help from your friends let's lower the isolation chamber!"

A shield drops down on him.

"Good. Now Lance you'll still be able to hear me so let's see who our first mystery face is."

Lance turns to the screen. Pictures of people he's met go by in a blur. It slows down a little resting on Kovilan. Confident he says, "Easy. That's Koli…" But the screen changes a second later moving to a different face. "What? Who's that?"

"He's an important figure, someone who helped you in your fight against Zarkon."

He looks at the picture. The person gives off Blade of Marmora vibes, but he honestly admits to himself that the only names he remembers from the Blade of Marmora are Kovilan and Ulaz.

"So do you have a guess?" Leafbranch asks.

"Uh…." Crap, why can't he remember this guy's name.

Turning to face Leafbranch he goes with the most generic answer he can think of, "Blade-y. Bladey?"

The buzzer sharply sounds and Leafbranch shakes her head. "The correct answer is Antok. He's Kovilan's right hand man who fought valiantly for the good of the universe."

The faces start moving again and Leafbranch says, "This next face is a little personal, I think you'll remember her."

It stops on Plax, and he says, "Oh that's easy, she's Plax….." But the screen changes again. "Uh Her? She was the serious one?"

Why couldn't he remember the other jellyfish girl's name. Probably because she didn't give him a kiss. Crap!

"That's right, what's her name?" Leafbranch coaxes.

Panicked, he says, "Uh….oh! Hold on. I know this one for sure. She was the one who measured my head for the jellyfish hat….She rode on a giant manta ray…."

"We need an answer."

Blanking and panicking he goes for the first thing that comes into his mind again, "Wait, was it Jelly? No, no! Shelly!"

The buzzer blares again and Lance sighs.

"Her name is Swirn, good try though."

"Swirn? Never would've come up with that."

He sees the Galran doing victory dances and he panics more. Is he even going to get a name correctly? Doesn't seem like it. And his friends look doubtful and annoyed. Fair. Doesn't erase the immense pressure though only increases it.

"Your team is starting to lose faith in you." Leafbranch says.

"I'm just not good with names is all. I'll get the next one!"

"I hope so. Let's see the next face from your past."

He looks at the screen, heart racing. God why is remembering faces so difficult? He can do this, he can do this.

When it lands on Nyma Lance breathes a sigh of relief, "A name I know, good." But again the screen changes and he shouts outraged, "Quiznak! Can you guys stop changing it at the last second?"

"It's more heart racing this way. But don't worry I'm sure you'll his name."

Lance puts his hand under his chin. "This guy…..This guy.."

"You remember."

"He faked a distress signal and stole the Blue Lion….." Surely he'd remember someone like that. He traveled with Nyma and Beezer, Hunk was suspicious about them from the very beginning….

The buzzer sounds as Lance says his answer "Rolo?"

Leafbranch shakes her head. "Sorry you took too much time on that know what happens if you get the next one wrong, right?"

"No?"

"If you get the next one wrong I'm going to have to have Fireflame push a button that will send you into the lair of the Snick. Show them the Snick Fireflame."

A monster appears on the screen and Lance sweats nervously and screams.

"What? Nobody said anything about the Snick."

"I just did and it's in the title of the show, Garfle, Warfle, Snick. But fair enough. On to the last face!"

His heart picks up speed thumping rapidly against his chest. He watches the screen with impatience. It slows down and he becomes even more panicked. Then it lands on a face he immediately recognizes.

"It's Bii-Boh-Bii!"

"Correct! Good job Lance you managed to avoid being thrown into the lair of the Snick by getting one question right. Sorry Zarkon, looks like you're going home."

Morvok smiles, "I'm just glad we got to be a part of the show."

Then they disappear somewhere.

"Since Lance guessed one face correctly, let's bring them onto the stage. She-cats and toms, welcome the hit star of everyone's favorite stickcom, Bii-Moh-Me, Bi-Boh-Bii!"

Bii-Boh-Bii appears on the stage and walks towards where Leafbranch is floating.

"Hello Bii-Boh-Bii, how are you doing?"

"Bii-boh-bii-bii-boh-bii-bii." Bii-Boh-Bii replies.

"Seems like you've been busy since we've last had you on the show, Bii-Boh-Bii."

"Boh-bii-boh."

Leafbranch chuckles and Lance nervously chuckles along with them. "Now to answer your question Bii-Boh-Bi you are here to help Lance in the next round since you are the only face he remembered. Fireflame, what's the next Warfler?"

"The next warfler is the Garflater!"

"As everyone knows the Garflater is worth vezcenbullion credits. Lance, this could really help your team out."

"Let's do this!"

"Or course if you don't answer five questions correctly you'll end up in the Garflater where you will slowly be cooked to death."

"What?!"

"Let's put blazzle hoochas on the board. Bii-Boh-Bi you're giving the clues and remember not to say the word."

"Bii-boh."

"Start the Garflator."

"Bii, bii-boh-bii."

"Ummm…"

"Bii…"

"Boh.."

"Bii.."

"Bii, Boh… Bii?"

"Correct."

"Boh, boh."

"Bii?"

"Bii-boh…"

"Boh-bii?" Bii-Boh-BI grunts and aggressively points one of his hands down. "Bii-bii?"

"That's two, good job so far!"

"Boh…."

"Bii?"

"Only two more to go!"

"Bii-boh-boh…." Bii-Boh-Bii smacks his head.

"You can't say the word," Leafbranch reminds Bii-Boh-Bii.

"Bii-boh…"

"Boh-boh, bii-bii-boh, boh-bii-boh? Yeah!"

"Final clue! Almost out of time!"

"Boh-boh-boh."

"Boh-bii-bii…"

"Boh-boh-boh, boh-boh-boh, boh-boh-boh-boh!"

Lance panics, "Bii-bii-bii, boh, bii-boh, boh, boh, bii-bii-bii…."

The time sounds and he's frightened. Looking up he sees a giant monster coming straight for him and he screams.

He falls into the green liquid and quickly surfaces to hear, "Good try Lance, but the answer was Bii."

"I said that!"

Leafbranch ignores him and says, "Give it up for Bii-Boh-Bi, every cat!" Bii-Boh-Bii waves everyone goodbye and exits the studio.

"After the break we'll see if Lance's fellow Paladins can manage to free him from the Garflator before he get turns into crow-food. Right after this."