(A/N: Space Suit)

You don't know how long it has been. Inside this cage, you learned to dwell only on your thoughts, and what you could have done better to avoid this unfortunate event. War, betrayal and destruction. You were a guardian for the young princess of King Alfor, a shield that whether or not she wanted.

And Zarkon's attack almost costed your life when you took a hit that was mean for Allura. Or simply a small accident caused by the blasters of the enemy's ship. You had fallen in your own pool of blood after that, your (long/medium/short)(h/c) hair and (s/c) skin tainted by the red color. You were forced inside a healing pod by King Alfor, with the help of his daughter.

"(y/n), stay with me!" panicked the white haired princess, tugging your locks behind your long, pointed ears. Longer than most Alteans. "Father! We must do something!"

"The pod will do its work" responded the older man, pressing his digits on the pad that connected with the machine. "However, with her injuries, there's a risk that she won't make it..."

"What?! No! It can't be!"

Right after, everything became blurred. You saw the king putting Allura in a sleep state, and brought her inside a pod that stood next to yours. King Alfor then approached you, a sad expression on his features.

"Guardian (y/n)" spoke the king in the vast room, among the explosions and fire from Zarkon's ship. ".....Protect Allura, and show her the way....As you had always done....."

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While your eyes remained closed, your senses were still on alert. The wounds you suffered were pretty much healed, and you could now focus on your surroundings. Several footsteps echoed outside, with muffled voices making themselves known. Voices that you didn't recognize in the slightest. All males, except for one of them who seems to be strangely high pitched. As if this person was forcing his vocal chords to mimic a boy.

Some shuffling was heard too, before your pod opened by itself. You fell forward in the arms of Princess Allura and Coran. Both Alteans looked down at you in worry, the young woman opening your helmet to reveal your face.

"Another girl, sweet!" cheered an unknown voice, and your brows furrowed as the light of the ceiling blinded you.

"What...happened?...." you murmured, eyes wandered around the room.

Your (e/c) orbs fell on a small group of 5 men, none that you recognized. They were probably the voices from before. Allura brushed your (h/c) hair aside, releasing a sigh of relief.

"I was so worried, (y/n)" she spoke.

"It seems she survived from her critical wounds" nodded Coran eagerly.

As if someone turned on a switch, your eyes turned wilder and your gritted your teeth at the strangers with a non-hidden hostility. The young men blinked in surprise and mid-horror as you leaped from where you were standing. The princess and her adviser only had the time to blink that you were already on one of the strangers. You swung your arm, and gave a hard hook under a man with dark and white hair.  He let out a pained groan, clutching his jaw as he fell on the ground with a loud thud.

"S-Shiro!" cried out in unison a short and bulky guy.

They were next on your list as you slowly walked to them, your fists clenched tightly at your side. They didn't have time to run away that you grabbed both of their collars, and slammed their heads together, before flipping the poor boys over your shoulders at the same time. 

"Quiznak! Pidge! Hunk!" yelled the person with a green jacket, watching while their eyes turned into swirls. Terror filled his being when he felt your cold aura right behind him. "H-H-Help?....."

A girlish scream escaped his lips when your hand grabbed his arm, and twisted it to the point it cracked. Pained noises left from him as you pushed the boy on the floor, heel digging in his back.

"Let it go, lady! We are no enemies!" said green jacket. "OW! It freaking hurts!"

"Who are you, beings with hideous ears?" you demanded, narrowing your eyes at him.

"What's wrong with you all with ears?! YEOW!!!"

"Give me an answer. Now!"

"Hey! We mean no harm-" said the guy wearing red.

He was cut abruptly by you shoving him on his back, straddling his hips and pinning him on the floor. The young man closed his eyes as he saw you lifting your fist, about to bring it down. Only for Princess Allura to stop you with a cry:

"Stop it, (y/n)!!!"

Your arm froze in mid-way, and you glanced her way with an inquisitive expression. The princess let out another sigh, her hand moving to stay at her chest:

"They're not our enemies. The Blue Lion has brought them here..."

"The Blue Lion....?" you repeated, eyebrows raising in disbelief. "Wait. What's going on? What's happening?"

"(y/n)...We have been asleep for 10 000 years"

There was a long pause without anyone saying anything. Red guy took this moment of distraction to get out from under you, dusting his clothes as he did so. Those you were able to knock down stood up too with pained expressions, rubbing their sore parts. You repeated your princess' words over and over again in your mind, and when they finally registered, your arms fell by your side.

10 000 years. What could have changed between the time you were put in the healing pod and the present? With the faces both Allura and Coran were making, you wouldn't be surprised if they brought you bad news.

"And...King Alfor?.....The Paladins?....Everyone?...." you murmured, crestfallen. Princess Allura shook her head, glancing toward the pad that gave a look at the galactic map.

"Planet Altea and all of the planets in our solar system have been destroyed. Father is gone. Our entire civilization..." she spoke, before narrowing her eyes and hissed the name of Zarkon.

"Zarkon?" gasped the one called Shiro.

"He was the King of the Galra" you explained.

"A vile creature and enemy to all free people" added the princess with clenched fists.

"I remember now....I was his prisoner"

"Impossible that he's still alive" you frowned, and Shiro gazed at you.

"I can't explain it, but it's true. He's searching for a super weapon called Voltron"

"He's searching for it because he knows it's the only thing that can defeat him, and that's exactly why we must find it before he does" said Allura.