Chapter 7: The Feud!(Part 3)(Pidge's POV)

"And now back to Garfle, Warfle, Snick." announces Fireflame.

"Welcome back every cat. The Paladins are trying to win their way off the show but have lost one of their own to the Garflator. How's it going over there Lance?"

"Actually it feels great. The warm water feels nice like it's exfoliating me."

"Eventually it will eat through your skin making you crowfood. But let's see if one of your pals can help you out. Well hello Hunk."

"What are we doing here Leafbranch?"

"We are playing the game."

"Please let us go. The Universe needs us," Hunk begs.

"Then you're just going to have to win the game. Those are the rules. So which one of you is going to be playing to free Lance? Who's the brainiac of the team?"

"Pidge," They all says and she raises her hand.

"All right little kit. Step right up."

She grunts as Leafbranch moves her to the middle of the stage.

"Alright, Fireflame tell us what the next warfler is."

"The next warfler is Bankchannel!"

"Hey, it's miniature golf!"

Leafbranch chuckles, "Not far off kit. But here we call it Bankchannel. All you have to do is hit the ball into the hole like so ..."

The cat demonstrates by landing on the ground, picking the golf club at and swinging at the ball. The ball bounces through the bankchannel and lands into the hole. "And make it land into the tunnel like so. Good luck kit."

"Thanks?" she says, not sure what to do with that comment. Looking at the course she sees the walls. Now what would the right trajectory be for it to land into the hole. Taking a breath she swings the ball. It bounces off the Bankchannels walls and the ball lands neatly into the hole.

"Yeah!" Pidge cheers. Her teammates cheer with her.

"Good job kit," Leafbranch then claps her paws together and somehow she's back at the podium.

"What the…."

The Bankchannel has also disappeared.

Hunk comments, "Okay, I know I've said this before. But this is the freakiest thing I've ever seen."

"The Paladins have made it to the final round. Because their points are so low only one of them is allowed to leave per the rules. So for this final Warfler you get to choose who gets espace and who gets to stay here for eternity. You have blazzle hoochas to vote for who gets to leave on the screen in front of you. Choose wisely."

Screens pop up between her, Keith and Lance. Blocking them from her view. Okay who among us is the best to leave? Who has the most potential to continue what we've been working towards….. Who?

She presses one of the buttons with one of their names on it. Confident she made the right choice.

"Final hoochas. Make sure you've picked someone."

"Lance, let's start with you, who'd you vote for?"

"Uh, Well, Leafbranch I voted for Shiro. I figured he's our leader, you know. And he leads us so naturally the universe needs him more than the rest of us. And he's been through so much already."

"Lance…." Shiro says, gratitude in his eyes.

"Shiro, the leader, who did you vote for?"

"I selected Keith. He's been helping out with the Galran take over on Earth and he's like a brother to me. I couldn't live with myself if I left him here."

"Thanks Shiro."

"Keith, who did you select?"

"I chose Pidge. She's the smartest out of all of us and has a better chance at bettering the universe with her knowledge than any of us ever could. Plus she deserves to find happiness with her family after being apart from them so long."

"Hunk and who did you choose?"

"I chose Lance. He's been my best friend since forever and has always supported me. He also deserves to see his family like Pidge."

"Thanks man. You're the best."

"Pidge, you're the paladin who everyone says is the most analytical, the most logical and the smarestest. So who did you vote for?"

"I voted for Hunk. He gets along with everyone so well. If anyone is going to bring the people of the universe together it's Hunk."

"Aw thanks Pidge," Hunk says. They fistbump. She turns attention to Leafbranch who smiles. "Noone voted for themselves. Noone thought themselves worthy to go back into the universe. Everyone put someone else first. And everyone of you got a vote."

"So we all get fed to the Snick or something right?" Lance asks skeptical.

"It means you win. You get quazcenbullion credits!"

Pidge cheers. Yes! They did it. They won, they actually won. The rest of the team cheers along with her, basking in this moment of glory.

"That's our show every cat. From all of us here at Garfle, Warfle, Snick, make sure your clan borders are secured tight and the clan well fed. Good Night!"

Suddenly everything turns black and when her eyes can see clearly again she in her lion. Piloting it like nothing ever happened. That sure was one weird experience. Really weird.

"Hey guys…. I just had this really weird dream…"

"Garfle, Warfle, Snick?" Pidge asks.

"No way…"

"You guys saw that too?" asks Shiro.

"So wait… Does that mean Leafbranch is real?" Lance questions.

"Leafbranch? Did you just meet Leafbranch?"

"Coran you know her?" Shiro asks.

"I've only heard tales. Tales that say she is an all-powerful, all-knowing interdimensional being that judges the worthiness of heroes and heroines.

Lance smirks, "I bet she never met anyone other than us."

"The tales also say that if you meet her and survive her test you are destined for great things."