Stranded

Chapter 13- Reunion

Two chapters in one day?!?!?! I know, crazy right? Well enjoy!

"Coran, new plan." Allura said breaking the silence.

"Yes, Princess?"

"Instead of using the short-range scanners let's transfer the power to the short-range coms instead. That way we can coordinate our movements with those of the Paladins."

"That's a wonderful idea! I'll get started on it right away!"

"Great, I'm going to go ensure that the healing pods are functioning properly."

Allura swiftly made her way down to where the healing pods were, taking her time to carefully inspect each one. They had five Paladins with six pods, and Allura couldn't be more grateful, now they wouldn't have to worry about picking who got to use the pod first and could just simultaneously throw each of them into their very own pod.

The mice followed her around, diligently climbing into the pods and sniffing around the floor to try to help her check. Their presence helped calmed Allura, she didn't know what she would do without them constantly being on or near her.

Father, she pleaded in her mind as she made her way back to the bridge, please let them be okay! The universe still needs Voltron.

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"There it is!" Lance excitedly yelled once the Black Lion finally came into their view.

"Bout time you guys got here!" Pidge teased through the coms.

"Pull up close then get in Yellow. From there we can come up with a plan." Shiro said. He could have sworn he saw movement while he watched as the Blue Lion approached, he continued to scan the area but saw nothing. He rubbed his eyes, they needed to get off this planet.

"Open your door, we'll shoot inside with our packs; then immediately close it behind us." Keith ordered.

"Waiting on you." Pidge again said in a teasing voice.

The door on Blue opened a minuscule amount before slamming shut as Keith and Lance, true to the ladder's words, came flying into the Yellow Lion with the door slamming closed behind them.

"LANCE!!" Hunk cried right before he tackled said man onto the floor of Yellow, Pidge sprinted to jump on top of them to form a dogpile while Shiro marched right up to Keith to pull him into a tight hug. Finally all five of the Paladins of Voltron were together again.

Shiro's heart was rapidly beating, almost to the point of beating straight out of his chest. He had sworn to look after the other four Paladins when it became obvious that they wouldn't be able to return to Earth anytime soon. They might have given him the nickname of "Space Dad" but he really was like an older brother to all of them, he had sworn to himself and to families that he had never met, that he would take care of these guys however they needed until he could bring them back to Earth. He hadn't allowed himself to fear for them while they were separated, but now that they were all together again, all of the emotions that he had suppressed and ignored came flooding back to him. Shiro released Keith ad took a few deep breaths, they were almost done, all they had to do was find Allura and get the Lions onboard. Easy, right?

"Okay guys that's enough. We've got to focus. Pidge, Hunk, get working on the scanner to detect any more of those bombs; Keith, Lance, get some rest while you can. I'm going to see if I can find the Castle." Shiro instructed, getting everyone back on track. Hunk and Pidge zipped over to the Blue Lion to get the information that they needed, while Lance promptly flopped down in the corner probably about to fall asleep before Keith threw a water bottle at him and slid down the wall to sit next to him.