Winged Light

Chapter 4

 As the Princess and her niece entered the main room, an alarm rang out, startling everyone out of their various conversations.

"Did you find the Red Lion yet?" Shiro asked as the others noticed Allura. Allura nodded, looking at the computer.

"Allura just located it." Coran answered for the woman. "There's a bit of good news and bad news." he continued. "The good news is, the Red Lion's nearby. The bad news is that it's on board that Galra ship now orbiting Arus." He paused. "But wait, good news again. We're Arus!" the ginger man exclaimed.

"They're here already?" a certain samoan cried.

"Yes. Guess my calculations were a bit off. Finger counting- it's more of an art than a science." Coran said, nonchalant. A screen turned on in front of them, broadcasting a transmission from said Galra battleship. "Hmm?" Coran and the others turned to the projection.

"Princess Allura, this is Commander Sendak of the Galra Empire. I come on behalf of Emperor Zarkon, Lord of the Known Universe. I am here to confiscate the lions and the Platinum Angel. Turn them over to me, or I will destroy your planet." The transmission ended, and Coran addressed the teens in the room.

"Alright let's not panic."

"Not Panic?" Hunk asks, indignant. "The scary purple alien thing is driving his battleship towards us. "We only have four lions." He noted.

"Technically, only three working lions." added Pidge, adjusting the glasses on her face.

"Thank you, Pidge." The large samoan boy turned to the others, still no one noticing Nura yet. "Three working lions and a castle that's, like, ten-thousand years old."

"Actually, it's ten-thousand six-hundred years old." corrected the older ginger man. "You see, it was built by my grandfather-" Coran's rambling was cut off by Hunk begining his rambling once again.

"Thanks, Coran. Thank you for that. See? Now's the perfect time to panic!" he finished.

"Wait!" Allura exclaimed. "This castle has a particle barrier we can activate." the princess explains.

"Girl, you've already activated my par-"

"Lance!" Lance's crude and perverted comment is cut off.

"The particle barrier won't hold Sendak's ion cannon forever. The Galra technology must have advanced since we fought them last." Coran adds, unhelpfully.

"Panic now?" Hunk asks.

"No." Shiro takes charge. "We've got to figure out our plan of action, and figure it out quickly."

"I say we pop through a wormhole and live to fight another day." Lance decided.

"I second that. Yes. I mean, we tried to find all the lions, right?" Hunk began... again. "We gave it the old college try. Couldn't do it. We only have three." He holds up three fingers, one on his left hand, two on his right. "We can't form Voltron. I mean, I guess we could form a snake. Or a worm! To go through that hole, Lance, that you were talking about. Not to mention, we don't even know what this 'Platinum Angel' he was talking about is." At this, Nura looks down at her feet, fidgeting slightly. Only Allura notices.

"Then it's settled." Lance walks up to Allura, and finally notices the blonde female hiding behind her. "Allura, Nura, you ride with me." The cuban turns to the others in the room. "One of you take the old guy." He gestures with his head towards Coran, who has an angered look on his face. Lance's eyes then widen, and he does a double take, looking back at Nura. "Wait! Since when do you have wings?" the teen exclaimed, shocked. This draws all attention to the bashful blonde.