Defenders of the Universe - SU/VLD (Adopted by jorge.Fuentes18)

Chapter 9: Rest and Relaxation

"Okay, I think I got this camera working, and... Yes! It is perfect.

Ahem! Log Date: 7-20-8, this is Peridot. This is my first ever video recording or vlog as the humans call it, but I digress.

I haven't done a log date, vocal or video, ever since the whole Cluster incident. But considering we are roughly stars know how many lightyears away from the Earth and a lot has happened; now would be an excellent time for me to... as Steven would call it, talk about my feelings.

So, my existence has been a journey, to say the least; once I was a prominent loyalist to Homeworld, then I joined the Crystal Gem rebellion, and now I'm a Paladin of Voltron; well, the co-pilot to the Paladin of Voltron to be exact.

Speaking of Katie or Pidge as she likes being referred to as; my feelings towards her are around the levels of friendly. Pidge is one of the smartest organics I've ever met, but considering humans are the only organics I've ever taken the time to learn about; my opinion could be regarded as very biased. However, as much as I would like to continue talking about the smart and brave pilots of the Green Lion; believe me when I say I could write an entire memoir about us, I would like to talk about the others.

I've already shared my feeling about Steven and Crystal Gems back on Earth, so I'll skip them to talk about Takashi Shirogane, Keith, and the Alteans.

Shiro, the leader of the Paladins, is... I can see him being to us Paladins the same way Rose Quartz was to the Crystal Gems. The man is like a hessonite; a natural born leader, but unlike a hessonite; he knows compassion towards those who follow him, and I would follow him to the end of the universe if I had to, both figuratively and literally; I might add. It is easy to see why the human girl, Connie, has a slight attraction to him; although I can... well, everyone can tell that Connie and Steven have feelings towards each other, to be honest. Her appeal is most likely towards his physical appearance and personality; seeing him as a mentor figure the same way she sees Pearl.

Now, I was hoping to save him for last, but... okay, I'm not going to lie, Keith terrifies me a little bit. He has the ferocity of a jasper when it comes to hand-to-hand combat, and the skills of a nephrite regarding aerial warfare; if not better... while I and the others have warmed up to his more pragmatic perception of the universe; his tendency towards violence can be a bit unnerving. But he does come through in the end, no matter the situation; is he an ideal person to help defend the universe? Short answer, no. But in all fairness; none of us here are a perfect choice for that role either.

Now, the Alteans are probably the most exciting members of our group; their civilization surrounded in mystery with ancient technologies like this castle just waiting to be rediscovered.

Side note: Princess Allura, Prince Lance and Coran revealed that the castle; appropriately titled the Castle of Lions, is also a cruiser as well. As soon as the engines are operational; we will be making a trip to Balmera X-95-Vox to save some friends of Steven, Amethyst, and Connie.

In any event, Princess Allura is as elegant and graceful as a diamond, or even more so; especially since Yellow Diamond was none of that. The Princess has helped us get on the right track with finding the rest of the lions and forming Voltron. Amethyst also seemingly likes to refer to her as "Space Mom" whenever she's not in the room. Based on what I've been told about what a mom is, "Space Mom" sounds like a very generous compliment; however, she also refers to Shiro as "Space Dad" in the same manner. So, from what I know of Earth culture, something tells me that Amethyst "Percy and Pierre's" them. But maybe I'm mistaken, and she merely sees them as two people who would fit a mom and dad description.

Prince Lance is also a nice person to be around. While his maturity is nowhere near Allura's, he is still kind; Amethyst likes hanging out with him, and a friend of Amy is a friend of mine.