The White Soldier

Book 1, Chapter 2: Rise of the Defender Part 2

AN: Okay, something I never thought I'd admit to my readers, I like to watch "RuPaul's Drag Race". It's true, I do. So I wanted to share my favorite RuPaul song. Plus, it fits my OC, and OOC of Lance.

Shiro stared out at the rising sun over the horizon. It felt so long since he had seen the sun, the desert, the Earth. He had to pinch himself to make sure this wasn't a dream, but it was real. He was home, he was back on Earth. But he couldn't enjoy it too much, as he knew what was to come. He then looks down at his metal arm.

"Hey." He hears, feeling a hand on his shoulder and turns to see Keith. "It's good to have you back." The younger boy replies.

"It's good to be back." Shiro replies back.

"So, what happened out there? Where were you all this time?" Keith then asked.

"I wish I could tell you, but my head's pretty scrambled. I know I was, on an alien ship, but somehow I escaped. I just, don't remember exactly how." He replies, then turns to the boy. "How did you know to come save me when I crashed?" He then asks.

"Good question." The two turn to see Lance behind them. "You didn't even know that it was Shiro. So how did you know to be out there that night?" She asks.

"You need to come see this." Keith replies and leads the two back into the shack. He goes over to a sheet on the wall and pulls it down, revealing a billboard with maps, pictures, push pins and string decorating it.

"Just what have you been working on?" Shiro questioned.

"I can't explain it, really. After being booted from the Garrison, I was kind of... lost and found myself drawn out to this place. It's like something... some energy, was telling to search. For something?" He explains. Lance gave him a quirked eyebrow.

"For what?" Shiro asked.

"Well, I didn't really know at the time... Until I stumbled across this area." The boy replies, pointing to an area on the map that was circled. "It's an outcropping of giant boulders with caves covered in these ancient markings. Each telling a slightly different story, all relating to a blue lion, and they all share clues leading to some event, some arrival happening last night? Then you showed up." He explains.

Lance rolls her eyes, not believing him for a second. Whatever he was eating must be giving him food poisoning or something. She learned life wasn't like fairytales at a very young age. She looks up at the pictures of the mystical lion and suddenly feels something deep in her soul. She felt drawn to the figure in the picture, like it was calling out to her.

"Lance, right?" Shiro's voice snapped her out of her daze as her hero was talking to her. "I never got to thank you all for helping me. Especially you, for treating my wounds like that." He thanks then holds out his arm for her.

"You're welcome." Lance replies and shook his metal hand. It was surprisingly warm, like a real hand almost. "Yes, I'm Lance. He's Hunk, and the other is Pidge." She introduces herself and the others as he shakes their hands next. "Shiro, do you know what happened to the rest of your crew?" She then asked.

"I... I'm actually not sure. I remember the Kerberos Mission, where we were all captured, but from there... It's blurry. The only image that keeps coming to mind is... I'm running, and I'm not alone. Someone's with me, but I can't tell who it is... then it feels like, something horrible happens, and it all goes black." He replies.

"Yeah, uh, sorry to interrupt here, but back to the aliens. Where are they now? Are they coming? Are they coming for us? Where are they at this very moment?" Hunk interrupts, asking frantically. Shiro sighs.

"I can't really put it all together. I do remember the word, "Voltron". I'm not sure what it is exactly... But it's some kind of weapon. One they're looking for, though I don't know why exactly. Whatever it is, I know we have to find it before they do." The man answers.