Space Ghosts

Chapter 3

Dannys POV

"I am princess Allura of Altea, and the Paladin of the blue lion. These are the other paladins of Voltron, Shiro and Pidge, and our ally Lotor. I hope we can be of some help here," said the white-haired woman in the pink and white armor.

She looked like the other paladins, only she had amaranth pink markings under her eyes, and her ears were pointed at the tips. She held herself with confidence, much like the tall man behind her. He had very broad shoulders, and across his nose laid a scar. His hair was black, except for the tuft of white hair in the front. It was easy to see that they were the leaders of the Paladins of Voltron. Im going to have to be on higher alert around them.

Behind them stood a small gremlin in glasses and green armor, and a purple man who looked similar to Allura. It was Prince Lotor, with his amazing long, white locks of hair. He keeps it so well maintained! My father had told me of Prince Lotor, son of Zarkon. I had heard rumors that he had joined Voltron, but I wasn't sure if it was true. I wonder if Sam and Tucker are just as excited to meet them as I am?!

Wait a tick. Where's Sam and Tucker? Did they. Did they seriously ditch me when that observant showed up? Wow some friends.

"I should properly introduce myself. My name is King Daniel Phantom. But you can call me Danny! I apologize for the council members attitude. Dont take it personally though, he's like that with everyone, so I hope you can forgive him."

As I spoke, I felt the intensity of gazes on me, and when I looked up, I noticed many people had stopped what they were doing and were staring intently in our direction. The paladins seemed to have noticed this as well, and I saw a couple of them shifting around, looking as uncomfortable as I felt.

Allura and Lotor seemed to be unaffected by this attention. Lotor looked at the rest of us, confused, before he realized what was going on.

"Oh, it is alright. Shall we discuss certain things somewhere more private?" Lotor asked.

"Yes, lets discuss them in the castle. Come with me!"

Pidge, Hunk and Lance looked at each other before suddenly singing, "and youll be, in a world of pure imagination!"

Ignoring that weird outburst from them, I led them through the streets of the town, occasionally checking to see if people were alright. It is all my fault they were injured in the first place, the least I could do is check on everyone

On our way to the castle, we came across a young girl who was sitting on a large pile of rubble, crying and hugging a stuffed animal. We quickly ran over to her. When we determined that she didnt need immediate medical attention, we decided to ask her a few questions to get a better understanding of what we were dealing with.

"Hi sweetheart. Can you tell me your name?" I asked calmly, trying not to scare her.

She looked at the others uneasily. Lance took a step forward and the girl moved back a bit, her hold on her plush tightening.

"It's okay, it's okay. Im not here to hurt you. In fact, were here to help you. You can trust us. You can trust me." Lance cooed. The child glanced at me, and I gave her a thumbs up. Looking at Lance, she nodded.

"I-Im Friska."

"Okay Friska, do you mind telling me how old you are?"

"Seven"

"Seven?! Wow, you are so brave for a seven-year-old! Youre even braver than I am!"

Friska smiled at Lance, and I saw her grip loosen. She seemed to be taking a liking to him.

"I just have one more question for you. Think you can handle it?"

Again, she nodded.

"Where are your parents? Were they with you before the attack?"

Upon hearing these words, she tensed up, and she looked around. When she realized she couldnt see them, her eyes went wide with fear, and she began to panic.

"I-I dont know! I cant find them! Mommy! Daddy! Where are they?!"

"Why must there be so many casualties because of one mans mistake?" Lotor asked, staring icily in my direction.

I know he blames me. I know that he is upset by the fact that we were so unprepared to handle such a dangerous criminal, and that we let him escape. He has every right to be. I should have stopped him. My people have been hurt because I couldnt do one thing. The council was hurt because of me- No! He is the one to blame for all of this not me.

I was taken out of my trance by the soothing sound of singing. I noticed Lance was calming the child, singing her a lullaby in a language I didnt recognize. He had her stuffed animal in his hands, and he was making it seem as if the animal was the one singing.

She seemed entranced by the soft voice, his melody soothing her cries. For a moment, my mind was calmed and all my previous thoughts were forgotten. With Lance keeping the child calm enough to focus, we were soon able to reunite her with her family. Lance seemed to have a talent for working with children, I discovered. When I asked him about it, he mentioned having siblings back home.

"Anyone you got to compete with for the crown?" Lance asked

"Thats not really how it works, but I understand what you are asking. I dont have any siblings- well, I do in a way-. Its kind of complicated. But she is like a little sister to me."

I hope Dani is alright traveling by herself.

"But at least I have my friends."

"Were those two who were with you earlier your friends?"

"Yeah. That was Sam and Tucker. Theyve been my friends for deca phoebs."

Small talk was made all the way to the castle. When we finally arrived, I felt a smack on the back of my head. Rubbing the back of my head, I turned around to see Dad floating behind me, holding my crown and ring in his hands. He did not look happy.

"Hey! Hi! I-I know what this l-looks like but I have a very, very good explanation for this," I chuckled nervously, shuffling my feet. He just continued floating there, waiting for the explanation. My hands begin to sweat and fidget.

"I-I just wanted to check on the p-people while trying not to attract too much attention t-to myself." I apprehensively explained, knowing that I might have to face his wrath if Im not careful.

He sighed. "You need to be cautious with him on the loose. We have no idea where he is, what his motives are, or how he managed to escape," he said while giving me that look. He seemed calmer.

My fidgeting ceased, and I reached forward to grab my crown and ring. As I did, my father pulled his hands out of my reach.

"Look, Im sorry! It wont happen again, I promise!" He stared at me for a minute before handing me the items.

While I placed my crown and ring back on my head and finger, I noticed the rest of the council members behind him, all looking just as injured as me, if not more so. They all stared inquiringly behind me. Oh right!

"Council, these are the Paladins of Voltron-"

A/N We are so sorry that this took so long to publish, its not even a new chapter. But we were not a fan of the previous version of chapter 3, so we needed to fix and we are a lot happier with how this turned out. We should have a new chapter in a few days, but it shall depend on if we can focus and not get sidetracked. So we hope you enjoyed this version of this chapter better!