A Different Way to Rise

All The Little Children

"Does she really have to stay with us?"

"We have the lions, we can just send her back to earth."

"We couldve sent her back a long time ago. We have had all the lions for a while now."

"Or we could just teleport with the castle and then launch her back to earth with a make shift parachute."

"I'm sure she would be safer there. We don't need six paladins."

"There's no need for an extra person. We can save the universe without her. Come on Shiro, you know how its going to go. She was trouble back at the Garrson, she's going to be trouble here as well. There's no doubt in my mind about it."

"That piece of human scum is not allowed on my ship-"

"ENOUGH!" Shiro shouted over the jabbering mouths in the room. He took a deep breath holding the bridge of his nose before turning, "Allura, a moment please," he said choking on words he held back.

"Of course," She said as she followed him into a smaller room, making sure to give a glare to the girl in the dark corner of the room. Shiro saw her actions, only making him bite his tongue harder.

He closed the door behind him and took a deep breath. How was he going to make her seem like a good person? Granted she has changed, but I know the kind little girl is still there. He took a deep breath trying to calm himself down before speaking.

"Allura, please, just try to be nice to her, lead by example. I'm sure if you are nice to her, the others will follow and everyone will be ok."

"Shiro, you know I can't, on top of I don't even want to. Someone as disrespectful as she is does not deserve, and is most certainly not allowed on my ship. I simply will not tolerate it."

Her words shocked Shiro. Her out of all the people on the ship had the audacity to speak about her like this? She was a princess, she should be talking with a little higher of respect.

"She's just a kid, she's had it rough. It's bad enough that I've left her alone for so long. It was just supposed to be a short trip that..." he paused and let his shoulder sag, "...turned into a couple of years."

Allura's gaze hardened, her blue eyes piercing Shiro's. She didn't know if she was going to be able to tolerate the little rat on her ship. She had already shown a great amount of disrespect to her, not to mention the team as well. What could he possibly see in her? Sure he knew her way before the crew was trapped in the blue lion and sent into space, but why did he need her to stay? She let out a breath of air and faced him.

"Why, I need to know why, a good reason why, or else I am sending her back myself," she snapped, "She's practically useless. There is no such thing as a 6th paladin. To me, she isn't needed, and that's final-"

"There's going to be no black paladin, if there is no Luana, and that's final." He interrupted, slightly aggravated, "I am not going to leave her again." She took a breath, shocked at his words. Gritting her teeth, it seemed like she had no other choice. Tilting her head down in hopes of causing a more menacing look, she decided to try one more time.

"Don't you dare be disrespecting me too Shiro. I'll say this one more time, there's no need-"

"That's. Final." He challenged, standing his ground and holding his pose, "I don't mean to be harsh princess, but I am not just going to leave her behind after we've just been reunited."

The sound of the words he had just put together sounded a little pained in her mind. She was mildly unaware of this information. Just been reunited? Did she really go on the blue lion by mistake? By chance? All this time, she thought that he had brought her along, that they were attached by the hip back on Earth, but this was clearly not the case. She pursed her lips and her face twisted slightly. Without Shiro, there would be no Black Paladin, and if there was no Black Paladin, there would be no more Voltron, the key to saving the universe and stopping Zarkon. The decision seemed easy, but it was a tough thought.