There has to be an After for Us ~ (shadam / klance)

Chapter 58 - Splish Splash *Bonus Chapters*

"Good news!" called out Hunk, "We figured out where the escalator used to be."

"How can you tell?" asked Pidge, approaching with the other Holts in tow.

"Well, there's this hole I almost fell into." Hunk point to the ground, but this supposed hole was hard to see if not impossible.

"Black on black," said Coran, standing just to the side of Hunk and peering where he was pointing. "Not easily visible and completely unsafe."

"I still don't see it," said Pidge.

"You need a certain angle to see it," said Matt, gingerly guiding his sister to the right spot on the edge then suddenly jerking her forward while gripping her shoulders then yanking her back to safety.

Pidge screamed then turned around to her laughing brother and started smacking him. "Matt you motherfu –"

"LANGUAGE KATIE!" bellowed Colleen. "Also, think of what kind of relationship that suggests between the two of us."

"The kind where you watched Game of Thrones and thought 'life goals.' Also..." Pidge threw out an accusatory finger. "He tried to kill me!"

"No, I pretended I was trying to kill you," said Matt, calmly, "Big difference."

"Knock it off you two," warned Colleen, "I shouldn't have to parent you when you're both adults and not in your bodies.

"Alright," said Keith, "We need to replace the escalator. Maybe the Guardians of Imagination could –"

"Um, excuse me," said Romelle, "Leakira, you're not in charge here."

"Wait...," said Lance, "Are you calling us that now?"

"It's the name the universe gifted your soul," said Romelle as if this was obvious then she paused. "Wait... how do I know this?"

"Whatever, Ro," said Adam with snaps for emphasis, "You don't need to explain yo'self. She bringin' Leakira back."

"When was it out?" demanded Keith. "It's been like ten minutes since Alfor and Melenor became the White Lion."

"Plus I never stopped calling you Leakira," said Bored popping up beside them and frightening everyone.

"Will we ever get used to these sudden arrivals?" asked Shay.

"No," said Bored. "I'll just get more creative if you do."

Romelle cleared her throat. "I think the Guardians of Imagination should be tasked with creating a new escalator."

"That was my plan," hissed Keith.

"That was the obvious plan," countered Romelle. "You're not the Black Paladin here. You're a Guardian of Memory and I outrank you."

"Dayum," cried Adam, "I don't know who to route for. My disaster gay son or my new Queen."

"Instead of arguing amongst ourselves," said Shiro in his calm dad voice, "Let's put Romelle... and Leakira's plan into fruition."

Keith glared. "You too, Shiro?"

"At least he gave us partial credit," said Lance.

"You didn't come up with the plan," spat Keith.

"Hey, we're collectively Leakira. Our ideas are like a group think now. We both came up with them."

Keith shook his head at Lance. "No."

"Okay," said Hunk, his breathing a bit nervous. "I think I can do this. This is what I've been training for. I think I can manifest the escalator."