Voltron X Reader ONESHOT

Season 4 Battle Paladins x Reader

Y/n's Pov

We had all just gotten back from the incident with Lotor. It was over. I mean at least the battle was, otherwise we had just begun. These last few weeks have been a whirl-wind. Pidge found Matt, The Blade of Marmora with Keith, political events and shows nothing really feels grounded. My anxiety is working up again and usually that's when I cut myself off from the outside world, hide myself in my room because at least there it is grounded, and turn my mind off for a bit just so I can feel like I'm floating. But like I said-usually. I can't let myself turn off because one, my friends need me, and two I got hurt in the battle it's not bad but...the pain is what is keeping me focused on the world in front of me, not the world where I can just float. 

I don't have a lion. The only time I've been in a lion is with Lance and that was when we first found it. I have a hoverbike/pod that Hunk and Pidge crafted for me, it's sleek, it's quick, but it's not great for battles when the paladins need to form Voltron, and as of late that's been every battle. I dunno I got risky, with Allura in the blue lion now I didn't really have anyone to tell me what to do so I usually just stay behind with Coran, but like I said-usually. 

I went out. My hoverbike was fast. I fought close to ground just picking off any vengeful soliders that wanted to sabotage Voltron. Which was about everyone lucky enough for me, but not enough luck because I got hurt. I managed to make it back in my pod before I passed out from the pain, the emergency coordinates sent me straight back to the castle. Dizzy. Silent. Stinging. Everything seem to blur together when I woke up. I couldn't stand straight, my ears were ringing, my vision blurred with tears that the wound beckoned. 

Coran rushed to my side probably trying to get me to a healing pod, it's not as bad as it looks. But...I saw it. I didn't hear it, or feel the vibrations in my fingertips, or feel the 'boom' in my chest, everything hurt to much to feel any of that, I just saw it.  

I saw Voltron

Only one person can fly with precision of a blade, I saw Keith Kogane fly 

I saw explosions, I saw spacecrafts snapping in half effortlessly. I saw pain. I saw sorrow. I saw the uncertainess in the way the Legendary Defender Voltron held it's shield. I looked out the goddamn window and in my reflection I saw war. 

I saw Coran give up. 

I saw fleets flee. 

And even though my ears were ringing, I could almost hear the paladins, my friends, my family all say goodbye, I could see it in the way Voltron just stood there no longer trying to fight, no longer denying their fate in this battle. 

I screamed when I it all started to explode, I knew, I knew I had lost my family

But at the end of it all I saw Lotor

And I'm here now, we all are. 

I stayed awake long enough to see them get back. They looked different, not as bright. That's when I passed out, the pain and over exertion had finally caught up to me.

 I woke up in my bed. I could hear now, I could stand on my own, but I didn't feel like I was standing on my feet, I felt like I was standing in a shell of a kid. Hollow and trying to pry away from this feeling of helplessness. They had left me in shorts and tank top. I walked over to my mirror a little hesitant at first, scared that in my reflection I would see war again, but I didn't just war-worn and tired. I lifted my shirt up, wincing a bit. The right side of my ribs was bruised badly.

Coran had left some Altean healing balm by the door, that and some gauze. I applied the strange pink balm liberally before wrapping my chest with the gauze. Tight enough to give me some support, but not enough to hurt. 

I slipped on some sweats and a put my tank top back on before walking out of my room. I heard subtle chatter in the living room and when I walked out there I saw them. 

Lance, Hunk, Pidge, Keith, Allura, Shiro, and even Matt. I don't know what came over me but I started bawling crying. Everyone looked towards me in shock. I don't ever cry or show any signs of sadness, i'm usually bright-usually. 

They didn't say anything. They just watched as I sobbed, hoping I would come join them on the couches. But eventually I fell on the ground and continued to cry. Allura stood up first. She walked over and stood me up, not saying anything just standing me up and offering me a hug. Shiro stood up next, he gave me hug and pat on the head. Then came Keith, Hunk, Pidge, Matt, and Lance. All of them hugged me, all of them dried my tears, and Lance, the flirt he is gave me a kiss on the forehead, making me blush like mad. 

"I-I'm sorry everyone," I squeaked out, my cry still stuck in my vocal cords. They all looked at me weird but Keith finally said, "For what?" 

It seemed obvious I thought but apparently I was wrong, "I'm sorry for being weak," I let out softly. 

"You? Weak? What kind of alternate universe to you people live in?" Matt sassed. Making me laugh a bit, only to clutch my ribs right after with sigh. 

"Y/n we we're all weak, the people on both sides of the fight are weak, but in our weakness we show our true strength. Not how long before you collapse, but rather how long before you rebuild after you've collapsed," Allura said it directly at me, but the message was for everyone. 

"And you certainly went the longest broken," Shiro smirked at gestured to my wounds. That made everyone laugh. 

"Hey what time is it?"' I asked. 

"3 vargas past the 9th quintent of today," Coran said matter of factly. 

"Translation please?" Hunk said. 

"2 am on Earth hours," Pidge quipped. 

"I think we all should get some rest, so I have a proclamation, SLEEPOVER IN MY ROOM RIGHT NOW!" I shouted as properly sounding as possible. The paladins laughed and followed me to my room...

Ok! Hope you enjoyed this Paladins x Reader story, Part 2 will come out tomorrow. I hope you don't mind the more serious/canon theme of this story but I thought it was alot of fun to write, so tell me in the comments below if ya'll want some more PaladinsxReader stories. Until next time my lovely Rosebuds, over and out!