Inside the red lion, Keith stared intently at the radar. He frowned, gripping the lion's controls tightly. Ever since Shiro's disappearance during the battle with Zarkon, he's dedicated his entire time to finding him. Deep down, he felt Shiro was gone but didn't want to believe it. He sighs deeply when his radar picks up nothing. "There's nothing out here, Coran."

"I'm sorry, Keith," Coran melancholically responds.

Keith tore his eyes from the radar and tugged on Red's controls. "I'm coming home." He turns the red lion around and heads back to the castle.

Once safely inside the red lion's hangar, Keith exits and heads to the lounge to relax for a few minutes. He sat on the couch, leaning back and closing his eyes to rest. When he heard screaming, his eyes flew open just as the door to the lounge slid open.

"Arcadia, no!" Hunk bellowed, chasing after the baby dragon. "That's my headband!" He tripped over the couch when he attempted to grab the dragon in mid-air. He bounced off the cushions and onto the floor with a groan, staring up at a pair of golden eyes. He shook his head with a frown. "Fine. You can have it."

"Hunk, no!" Pidge shrieked as she entered the lounge. The small girl was faster than the boy and managed to snatch Arcadia into her arms and yank the orange headband out of her mouth. "She could choke on it!"

Arcadia flapped her wings rapidly in an attempt to escape Pidge's arms, which worked. She soared forward faster than she had anticipated toward Keith and wound up colliding with his face before falling into his lap. The boy rubbed his cheek before glancing down at his girlfriend. Coran and Pidge have been searching for a reason why she transformed into a baby dragon during the fight with Zarkon, but they had yet to learn anything.

Keith reaches out, placing a hand on top of her head once she maneuvers herself off her back and into a sitting position. He stared down at her, watching as she tilted her head to the side. He would never admit it out loud, but he loved how adorable she was in such a small form. She was about the size of a lap dog and could be quite destructive whenever she so desired. There was another part of him that wanted her back to normal so he could hug and kiss her properly. With Shiro missing, the need for comfort was overflowing.

Pidge threw herself onto the couch with a defeated huff. "It's like babysitting a toddler..."

"Tell me about it," Hunk grunted as he pushed himself off the floor and onto the couch. "Don't get me wrong—I've babysat my cousins plenty of times, but they weren't this difficult."

Arcadia turned around in Keith's lap, his hand still resting atop her head. She hissed in Hunk's direction, frightening the yellow paladin. "Okay, I take that back!"

The baby dragon snorted, small clouds of smoke erupting from her nostrils. She turned back to Keith and stood up. She walked around in a circle in his lap before curling up into a ball and closing her eyes. Her tail dangled off his leg as she lulled herself to sleep. Keith continued to stroke the top of her head as she slept.

Pidge eyes the sleeping dragon curiously. "I wonder if she still remembers us. If she does, that would explain why she rather be around you than anyone else, Keith."

"Maybe." He frowns as he stares at the white scales along her back. "I just want her back."

"Coran and I are still searching for any text that would explain why she's stuck in this state. I wouldn't think it's permanent." Pidge looked away before looking back at him. "We all want her back, Keith. She's my friend, too."

"With Shiro missing and Arcadia like this, I'm a complete mess," Keith confesses sorrowfully. "Guess I really didn't realize how much I depend on them until I lose them both in the same day."

Hunk decided to join in on the conversation. "I'm sure we'll find Shiro and Arcadia's just turned into a mini space dragon! She's still scary, though."

Suddenly, the door opened and a fuming Lance entered the lounge with a sock in his grasp. He looked around the room before his eyes landed on Arcadia. "You!" He stomped over, awakening the small creature from her slumber. Her head shot up, golden eyes landing on the angry boy. She blinked innocently as he walked around the couch and over to her.

Keith wasn't sure what had made Lance's anger flare up, but he smacked his hand when he tried to grab her. "Don't touch her," he glared at the blue paladin.

"What's wrong, Lance?" Pidge asked.

"This... thing keeps chewing on my socks!" Lance yelled, jabbing a finger in Arcadia's direction.

"Hey!" Keith yelled angrily. "She's not a "thing"!"

"You do realize this is still Arcadia, right?" Pidge raised a brow. "Y'know, the girl you flirted with every second you could the moment we first arrived at the castle?"

"I only ever flirted with a goddess, not an annoying lizard!" Lance bellowed.

Arcadia jolted up in Keith's lap, huffing with her own anger at the insult. Her wings expanded and she growled at Lance, who froze and swallowed hard at the sight. She inhaled deeply before releasing her fire breath at Lance. He screamed and dodged the flames, running around the lounge as the dragon took flight and chased him with her fire breath. Keith smirked in satisfaction as he watched Lance run for his life in circles.

"Help me!" Lance wailed, running around the couch.

"I don't know," Pidge shrugged. "You kinda deserve it after calling her an "annoying lizard"."

Hunk was chuckling as he watched the baby dragon pursue Lance. The sapphire-eyed boy turned his gaze toward Keith in desperation. "Keith, stop her! She's your girlfriend!"

The red paladin crossed his arms in amusement. "I'm with Pidge on this one. It's what you get for insulting her."

Arcadia ceases breathing fire and flew as fast as she could to reach Lance. She used her body as a projectile and smashed into his back, causing him to lose his balance and fall to the floor with a grunt. He dropped the sock he had in his hand and groaned. Turning his head, he looked at the baby dragon. "I-I'm sorry for calling you an "annoying lizard"! Please, spare me!"

Keith's grin widened when he watched Arcadia sit on Lance's back with a snort. He didn't want to end her fun and his entertainment, but he knew she could potentially hurt Lance if this little charade kept going. He pushed himself off the couch and walked over to the collapsed Lance. He scooped the baby dragon up into his arms and stepped back. "If you want to keep your head, I suggest to get over it and forget your socks."

"I can't! It's not like there are stores in the middle of space where I can buy some more!" Lance climbed to his feet while glaring at the dragon, not frightened of her any longer because of how she was restrained in Keith's arms.

Keith threatened to release Arcadia, which earned a fearful shriek from Lance. He stormed out of the lounge after grabbing his sock off the floor and disappeared down the hall.

As the red paladin went to relax for a few more minutes, Coran's voice resounded from the castle's intercom. "Paladins, report to the bridge. I've found the information we need!"

Keith was the first to react and ran to the bridge with Arcadia in his arms. Pidge and Hunk were close behind while Lance was taking his precious time since he was still angry with the baby dragon.

On the bridge, Coran happily shared with the four paladins and Allura what he found on Arcadia's condition. "After a little more tinkering with the castle's memories, I was able to find a whole slew of information regarding draconians."

"What does it say about Arcadia's current state?" Allura inquired.

"According to a handful of documents, this is quite a normal occurrence for her kind. If a draconian is ever to exhaust their quintessence and mana, their body reverts to a flameling or as you earthlings put it it—a baby dragon."

"Anything else you can tell us, Coran?" Keith asked eagerly.

The advisor nodded. "Since a draconian's quintessence is the source of their mana, if both are exerted, their body is forced to change into a flameling to preserve what little quintessence they have remaining."

"So it's a defensive measure her race has developed." Pidge said. "That's so cool! Coran, send me all the documents you found to my laptop!"

"Right away, Number Five!" Coran chanted.

"Is that it?" Hunk pondered. "There's nothing else?"

"One of the documents mentioned a timespan of
when their quintessence and mana would return to normal levels. Unlike alteans, draconians have a much higher level of quintessence due to their strong connection to the universe around them. It will take a few quintants for Arcadia to return to normal."

"So she's stuck like this for a few more days," Keith mumbled, glancing down at the baby dragon in his arms.

"I'm afraid so," Coran sighed.

"In the meantime, we've received word about a planet under galra control. The Blade of Marmora will act as our allies for this mission. Hunk, Lance," Allura called out to the two boys. "Take the yellow and blue lions to help the puigians. Pidge, I've another mission for you."

Lance and Hunk nodded before dashing off to change and head to their lions. Arcadia squirmed in Keith's arms and managed to break free. She flew after the paladins, which caused the boy to react quickly. "Arcadia, no!" He chased after her out of the bridge and down the corridor. Her wings were faster than his legs and he eventually lost sight of her.

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Accompanying the Blade of Marmora, the yellow and blue lions headed to the galra-occupied planet called Puig. They were detected by the enemy and pursued by numerous fighters. Lance contacted the Marmora agents located in the blue lion's cargo bay. "About 30 ticks to the drop zone. You ready, Kolivan?"

"Affirmative," Kolivan replied.

Suddenly, the blue lion is fired at by towers on the ground. "Hold on, evasive action underway!" Lance shouted. Tugging on his lion's controls, he dodged the lasers with ease. He targets the towers and fires at them, destroying each one.

"Lance," Hunk spoke up. "I think we just passed the drop zone."

"We're under heavy fire, there's no way we can stop here," Lance responded. "Kolivan, any ideas?"

"Open the hatch. We'll take it from here," Kolivan said. Lance opened the hatch on Blue's underbelly and the galra ushered his men out of the hatch. "Go! Go! Go!" They drop to the ground alongside Kolivan before running into the broken-down town full of sentries. A large cannon begins to charge from its place high in an overhang, readying itself to fire.

"Think you're pretty good, huh? Can you handle this?" Lance smirks as he pulls on the blue lion's controls, performing a backflip in midair and shooting the fighter that was pursuing him. It explodes without effort. "Didn't think so." From the corner of his eye, he saw a fighter chasing the yellow paladin. "Hunk, you got a fighter right on your six!"

"Yeah, and I'm about to teach this sentry a lesson about tailgating." Hunk pulls back, smashing right into the fighter and destroying it.

While taking down more fighters, Lance heard a faint growl coming from the cockpit. He knew it wasn't his lion due to how higher-pitched it was. "What the...?" Tearing his eyes from the battle for a few seconds, he looked around the cockpit of the blue lion. When his landed on the familiar baby dragon rolling around behind the chair, he gasped. "A-Arcadia?!"

The flameling leapt onto the back of the chair, latching onto the leather with her sharp claws. He contacts the castle where Allura, Coran, and Keith were waiting. "Why is Arcadia here?!"

"What?!" Keith yelled, running in front of Allura to see inside the blue lion's cockpit. He saw the dragon's head peering over the top of Lance's seat. "She must've followed you."

"She can't be in here!" Lance shouted. "It's too dangerous!"

"Lance, just focus on the mission and make sure she doesn't leave the lion."

"I can't babysit and pilot at the same time!"

"Just shut up and don't do anything to make her mad!" Keith scowled. "You'll both be fine."

The transmission ended and Lance threw his head back against the seat, looking up into Arcadia's golden eyes. "Listen, I know I yelled at you earlier and I'm sorry for that. I forgive you for chewing on my socks. Can you be a good girl and do nothing?"

Arcadia's tail wagged back and forth as she crawled to the top of the seat and down the front of Lance's body until she reached his lap. She sat down, peering out the blue lion's eyes as he piloted. He huffed a sigh of relief once seeing her attention was glued to the approaching fighters.

All of a sudden, Kolivan's voice came over the comms. "Paladins, can you hear me?"

Lance acknowledged the leader of the Blades. "We hear you. What's up?"

"We're pinned down by heavy artillery. We need air support."

The large cannon that loomed over the town had finished charging and was firing at the town, where the Blade of Marmora agents are trapped. Lance saw and eyes the cannon. "I see it. I'll take it out!"

Arcadia lowered her body in Lance's lap as the blue lion surged forward in the direction of the cannon. He goes to fire at the cannon, but it focuses its attention on him. "Uh oh!" He managed to dodge the long-range attack, but he was having difficulties approaching the cannon. "I can't get a safe angle of attack!"

"Maybe not from the front." Hunk pilots the yellow lion behind the rock structure the cannon is placed on, drill-like tools appearing on his lion's feet. He drills through the rock, the cannon being destroyed.

The galra ships flee after the large cannon was destroyed. Kolivan contacts the two paladins as they watch the galra retreat. "It appears the galra forces are evacuating."

"Yeah, and stay out!" Hunk chanted with a triumphant grin.

"Let's set 'em down over there and get ready for the parade," Lance said with a joyful gleam in his cerulean eyes.

The blue and yellow lions land on the ground beside each other. Lance picks up Arcadia and holds her in his arms as he exits Blue. On the ground, he spots a few female puigians waving at him. He places the flameling down and runs over to them, taking pictures with the girls. "Now this is the kind of world-saving that a paladin can get used to!"

Hunk was being offered multiple platters of food by a handful of elders. "Whoo! You got that right! Oh, me thinks I'll try this one with all the legs." He reaches for the creature but stops when it reanimates on the plate with a hiss. He screamed and retracted his hand. "Nope! Still alive!"

Arcadia sat on the ground, watching as a few aliens surrounded her. "What a strange creature," one male puigian comments.

Another swallowed in fear. "It l-looks a lot like a flameling."

"Impossible," a female alien retorts. "Draconians were wiped out over ten thousand decaphoebes ago. It's impossible one survived the explosion of the planet. This little creature is probably from the paladins' home planet."

Seeing she was surrounded by unfamiliar faces, Arcadia grew uncomfortable and scampered toward a Blade member—Kolivan. The galra saw her approaching and wasn't fazed when she leapt onto his shoulder and proceeded to get comfortable.

The puigians the paladins and the Blade of Marmora had saved gather on the ground below the two lions, looking up at them in awe. One of the elders look over to the Blade of Marmora and growls in suspicion, the others following in suit. Kolivan looks away, but Arcadia took a defensive stance on his shoulder and growled at the people. She frightened a few while startling another handful. Under his mask, Kolivan was smirking.

Hunk walks over while chewing on food. "You know, based on our recent battles, it seems like the galra empire is kinda just falling apart."

"It's more than that. Look," Kolivan gestures to the stone wall beside them.

On the mountainside, a picture of Voltron is carved into the rock. "Whoa!" Lance takes a quick picture of it before lowering the black and orange device.

"Word of Voltron's triumph is spreading."

"Yeah, I guess the only problem is that we can't form Voltron anymore," Hunk sighed dejectedly.

"That cannot stand. The universe needs Voltron."

One of the puigians stepped forward with a smile casted toward the paladins. "Lions of Voltron, the people of Puig thank you for delivering us from the evil hands of the galra empire."

"Don't forget the Blade of Mamora," Lance said, gesturing to the organization. "We couldn't have done it without Kolivan and his team."

"It was our honor," Kolivan replies politely.

Everyone surrounding him is shrouded by a look of distaste, which received another growl from Arcadia. The man flinched at the menacing sound and turned back to the paladins. "Yes. I want to pledge to you that every able-bodied puigian will join Voltron in the fight against the galra. Speaking of Voltron, where is it?"

The crowd begins cheering, calling out for Voltron. It turns into a chant. Lance smiles nervously while Hunk leans to him in a discreet way. "I think this might be a problem."

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Aboard the Castle of Lions, everyone is gathered in the lounge. Lance and Hunk are the only ones in their armor on due to their return from Puig only minutes ago. Arcadia was on the yellow paladin's shoulder before spotting Pidge and flying over to her. Fortunately, the girl was prepared and caught the flameling in her arms with a smile.

"They haven't figured out their flatbread situation yet, but what they do with those centipedes is just out of this world," Hunk said, explaining the dishes he tasted after their successful mission.

"And they're totally ready to join the fight against the galra," Lance exclaimed excitedly.

"Nice!" Pidge chanted while hugging Arcadia.

"We brought back a few of their leaders to join the coalition," Hunk explained.

Allura smiled joyfully at the news. "That's splendid! Excellent work!"

"You know, I gotta say, this is what it's all about... freein' the people, lovin' the ladies, then bombin' down the road again looking for adventure, Voltron style," Lance smirked.

"Which brings up a little issue. They all want to see Voltron, only we don't really have Voltron anymore," Hunk stated.

Keith sat on the sofa, arms crossed with a scowl on his face. "We don't have Shiro anymore, either. Everyone seems to have forgotten that."

Arcadia noticed his anger and sadness, freeing herself from Pidge's arms. She made her way over to Keith, jumping onto his shoulder and nuzzling her snout against his cheek. He reached up and patted her on the snout, still frowning.

"It may be difficult for us all to accept, but it is time to think about finding a new pilot for the black lion," Allura said.

All four of the remaining paladins look at the princess in surprise. Keith shot up from where he sat, frightening Arcadia due to the sudden movement. She managed to stay on his shoulder as he protested against Allura. "No! I'm gonna find him! Shiro is the one person who never gave up on me, I won't give up on him."

Even in her small form, Arcadia whimpered at hearing the hurtful words. She hopped off Keith's shoulder and flew out of the lounge. Lance crossed his arms with a frown. "Nice going, Keith."

"What?" He growled, utterly confused due to failing to notice the reason of Arcadia's sudden departure.

"You do realize what you just said, right?" Pidge asked with a raised brow.

"I only said what was true," he hissed in response.

"But what about Arcadia?" Lance asked angrily. "Did she ever give up on you?"

Keith's anger subsides after realizing his mistake. "I didn't—!"

"Don't tell us," Allura said, interrupting him. "Tell Arcadia. Go find her, Keith, and apologize."

Keith nods and left the lounge in search of the flameling.

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Nearly an hour passed and Keith still had yet to find Arcadia. In her smaller form, there were many places she could hide in the castle. He huffed in annoyance after checking the training deck. Every minute that passed and he had yet to apologize to her, the dread in his chest blossomed. The one thing he feared was she left the castle and was far away from him. Mentally, he was beating himself up for not thinking before speaking.

Keith found himself in the control tower that overlooked the training deck. He looked around the room and spotted a white scaly tail protruding out from underneath the main console. He slowly walked over and kneeled beside the console to peer underneath it. In the shadows, he was able to see Arcadia laying down on her stomach with a sorrowful expression. Her golden eyes radiated brilliantly in the darkness. He reached out and touched her tail, which caused her to quickly retract it.

The paladin frowned morosely, his heart aching at seeing the state she was in. He was the cause of her sorrow and felt dreadful for what he said in the lounge. Keith sat down on the floor, criss-crossing his legs. He placed his hands in his lap as his eyes were glued to Arcadia. "I'm glad I finally found you."

Arcadia turned her back to him before laying back down. Keith sighed at her childish action, but he knew she was only acting this way because of how he hurt her. "Arcadia," he began. "I'm really sorry for what I said in the lounge. I wasn't thinking and ended up hurting you."

The flameling lifted her head off the floor and looked at Keith, huffing out a cloud of smoke before laying her head back down on the cool floor.

By her reaction, Keith knew he still had a little ways to go in order for her to forgive him. "I really need to learn how to control my anger..." He sighs.

Once again, Arcadia lifted her head and made a noise that sounded like a mix between a growl and hiss. Keith immediately took the strange noise as a way of conveying she agreed with him. She continued to stare at him as he rubbed the back of his neck. "This is the second time this has happened." The flameling nodded and turned her body entirely to face him. "I guess apologizing isn't always gonna get me back on your good side."

Arcadia shook her head, golden eyes staring into his lilac ones. Keith smirked faintly before it fell back down into a frown. "At least you can understand me. Listen..." He inhaled deeply and exhaled before continuing. "What I said back there wasn't the complete truth. Shiro's not the only one who hasn't given up on me. I don't know why I said that, but you haven't given up on me, either. I really need to think before I speak when I'm angry. I can't stand to see you hurt, especially if I'm the cause of it."

The flameling crept out of the shadows slowly toward Keith. She sat down directly in front of him and blinked a few times before making the same strange noise from earlier. This time, it sounded more gentle.

The paladin leaned forward, reaching out toward the baby dragon with both hands. She stood up on all fours and nudged her snout in the palm of his left hand while his right one wrapped around her body.

Keith picked her up and held her in his arms. She snuggled into his chest while he stroked her white scales. He hugged her tightly and accidentally spoke his thoughts out loud. "I wish I could kiss you." Arcadia lifted her head and licked his cheek with a cheerful chirp. "Gross..."

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After Keith changed into his armor, he placed Arcadia on his shoulder and headed to the dining hall. Lance, Pidge, Allura, Coran, and Kolivan were already sitting in their seats when he arrived. He sat down, crossing his arms as they were joined by multiple aliens.

Allura sat at the end with a radiant smile on her face as she addressed the guests. "It is our honor to have you all here together."

"I had the biggest bunker back on Puig, but it wasn't nearly this nice," the puigian compliments as he glances around the dining hall.

"Well, I spent the last decade sleeping in a spiny thistle thicket. You look wonderful though, Princess. I'm glad I put on my best tarp," the green alien said.

Allura smiles gratefully. Hunk then walks up behind the other paladins, wearing an apron and carrying a small tray. "Welcome, everyone, welcome! I've prepared a few Earth canapes for our distinguished guests to enjoy while we talk galactic diplomacy."

Arcadia received a whiff of the food on the tray in Hunk's hand. She crawls over to Keith's other shoulder and nips at the food, but Hunk quickly pulls it out of her reach with a pout. "No! Bad baby space dragon! This is not for you!" Arcadia lowered her body against Keith's shoulder with a sorrowful expression. Hunk tried to resist, but he couldn't. "Okay! Okay! You can have one pizza roll." He tossed it toward her and she shot up, catching the food in her mouth and savoring it.

Kolivan stood from his seat as a hologram appeared in the middle of the table. "The Blade of Marmora has gathered this intelligence. As you can see, the galra empire is still the most massive ruling force the universe has ever seen. The sheer size of it is almost incomprehensible. It seems like it could rule another 10,000 years."

The smaller alien tries to eat, but he is frozen in his spot and shaking in fear after listening to Kolivan. Lance and Pidge lean toward one another, each frowning. "Not the way I would have started this pep talk, but okay," Lance whispers.

Kolivan continued, not having heard the blue paladin's comment. "However, we are beginning to see an increase in rebel activity throughout the empire."

The holographic map lights up with various rebel locations. The representatives are in awe. Allura stands from her seat. "We have a strategy to bring these forces together, free more planets, grow our numbers, and accumulate an army than can defeat the galra in major battles." The hologram fades. "But without your help, it will be impossible."

The purple alien spoke up with an electronic voice. "The forces will all fight behind Voltron, right?"

"Yes, where is Voltron?" The puigian asked.

Allura looks slightly alarmed by their questions and responds with a shaky tone.  "T-The people you see before you are in the paladins of Voltron. Together, they pilot the mighty lions that form the great warrior."

"Excellent!" The puigian cheers. "Can they form Voltron now?"

"Uh, well..."

Keith finally snapped. "We can't form Voltron, okay?! We can fly the lions, but Voltron is not happening."

The representatives gasp, looking disheartened. Allura tried to cover up Keith's outburst. "What he means is that right now they can't do it, but—"

""But" nothing!" Keith shouted over the princess. "Shiro is gone. He was the black lion. And until we find him, there is no Voltron."

Kolivan spoke up after seeing the disheartened faces of the representatives. "The lions are still a substanial fighting force and this castle is also a considerable weapon. We've another powerful ally, but she is currently occupied with another mission." His gaze drifted over to Arcadia before back to the aliens. "The Blade of Marmora can lead you."

"My people have been enslaved for centuries by soldiers who look exactly like you," the purple alien explained with a grimace.

"Yes!" The puigian representative proclaimed. "Our people have heard the legend of Voltron, how he defeated Zarkon. That is what gave them hope. What are we suppose to tell them now?"

Keith slams his hands on the table as he flies up out of his seat. "Tell them to stand up and fight for themselves! Voltron is gone!" He storms out of the dining hall with Arcadia still on his shoulder. He stomps down the corridor as he makes his way to his room.

Once inside his room, Keith sits on the edge of his bed. Arcadia leaps from his shoulder when he huffs a heavy sigh before falling back onto the bed. He stared up at the ceiling, his thoughts running rampant. His train of thought was derailed when he felt Arcadia climb onto his chest. He lifted his head slightly to look at her before throwing his head back against the mattress.

He lifted a hand and placed it on her head between her horns. "With Shiro gone and you stuck like this, I feel like I've got no one to depend on." Arcadia snorted with a chirp as she moved from his chest to lay beside his head. She curled up and nuzzled her snout into the crook of his neck, which made him smile faintly. "At least you're still by my side even though it's not the way I want it to be. Just don't go disappearing like Shiro. I wouldn't be able to handle it."

After resting for an hour, Keith pushed himself off his bed and changed into his casual attire. He extended a hand out toward Arcadia, who leapt onto it and crawled up his arm to reach his shoulder. He departed from his room and headed to the black lion's hangar. He enters the hangar and stares at the black lion, which is lying sprawled on its side.

The others soon arrive and stand behind him. The team slowly looks to the left before Lance steps up. "Hey, man... listen. We all miss Shiro. I remember what a thrill it was just to meet him for the first time when the two of us carried him out of that Garrison hospital."

"I grew up with my dad and Matt telling me stories about him. He was a legend at our house," Pidge said.

"The guy taught me everything I know about being a pilot! Which isn't much. But that's more on me," Hunk confesses.

Lance turned to Keith, eyes searching him. "You're not the only one hurting, man. We're all right there with you. But you know that he would be the first one to tell us that we have to move on." Keith looks at him, his gaze narrowed with a scowl.

"Keith," Allura chimes in. "I know exactly how you feel. But our mission is bigger than any one individual. Even those who are completely irreplaceable."

Keith glances at the princess before looking down at the floor in melancholy. "I know you're right. It's time to figure out how to reform Voltron."