sand dollars || lotor x allura

IX. Unexpected Arrival

The former Blue Paladin stretched his legs and hopped onto the plain. "Wow." He said aloud to no one as he surveyed the flat land of waving grass and fronds to the sandstone castle in the distance.

He spotted two figures drawing closer and closer by the second. Within a minute, two short human-like Willabecc got off scooters. They wore armor and held bow and arrows. "Identify yourself." One commanded.

"I'm Lance. I'm the Red Paladin, see Ol' Red? I'm a Paladin of Voltron." He returned with ease.

Instead, they handcuffed him and herded him onto a scooter. "We're taking him back to the palace with us. Empress Sal may decide on what to do with him." One guard says to the other.

"Palace? An Empress?" Lance asked.

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"Princess Allura! Emporer Lotor!" A servant cried, racing onto the beach.

"What is it?" Allura ran up to meet the Willabecc palace servant.

"A boy... claiming to be the Red Paladin of Voltron has arrived! She requires you in the throne room with Emporer Lotor." She explains, gasping.

Growling, Lotor snatched his towel and retreated into the bedroom to shower. Allura slipped into a dress and kept her hair down. Lotor, after his shower his hair hung down around his face. He was dressed in a robe.

"Lotor, your hair." She giggled, raising an eyebrow. He frowned.

"What."

"Come here," She invited, sitting down on the bed.

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"Where are Lotor and Allura?" Sal demanded as the servant came back into the throne room. Lance perked up.

"Allura and Lotor are here?" The doors opened and the couple walked in, Lotor looking sullen and Allura looking smug. "Oh what happened between you two?" Lance asked, pressing his lips together.

"Welcome."

"Lance!" Allura cried. "Empress Sal, this is the true Red Paladin. This is Lance."

"So he has told me." Empress Sal replied as Allura helped him up from his spot tied up beside the Empress.

"Can I have one of those scooter-things?" He asked loudly.

"You can have mine," Lotor replied, stiffly sitting down and placing his hands on his chin. His long fingers tracing the silhouette of the braids that horizontally lined above his ears.

Lance looked beyond ecstatic about taking Lotor's scooter. "Lance, why did you come here. Lotor and I have this under control." Allura told him. Lance rolled his eyes.

"I can tell. I just couldn't stand being cooped up at the palace anymore." He responded honestly. Lotor rolled his eyes.

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"You must return to the castle." Allura said. "We were just about to reach a peace agreement."

"Then we can all return to the castle at once. I can take you both back in Red." The Paladin replied.

"Lance, do as the Princess says!" Lotor groaned, his eyes narrowed.

"Just because you would do anything she says," Lance said darkly, crossing his arms. "Doesn't mean I have to."

"Fine. Lotor, let him be. He can sit in on our meeting with Rez." Allura allowed.

"He should be here any moment." Empress spoke up. Lance settled in his chair, looking smug as the door opened to welcome Rez.