Damnit I got another au idea. And I already have so much to work on.
It’s a slave rescue au. In all the ones I've read, it’s usually slave Lance who is rescued or bought, and lotor is the bad guy in some way. So I got this idea for Shiro to be the slave to be rescued by Lance. With lotor as a supporting character.
Shiro being a gladiator slave champion who gained an injury that will be costly and time consuming to deal with before he is lucrative again (arm loss). It makes sendak (his owner) not see him as lucrative in the ring. And a waste of resources. Lotor and another high ranking galra (thace) convince him to sell him out as a stud or gladiator trainer at auction. To spare his life.
Lotor attends the auction with Lance (adopted son of blaytz and his galra servant husband)the half altean nalquad is friends with the half altean galra. Lotor sneaks him into the auctions disguised as a unknown rich hobbyist. (it looks bad if your ally’s heir dispises your culture and laws. hence his disguise incase caught) Lance uses it to purchase up would be or have been abused animals. To shelter or set free. It’s the first auction lotor takes him to with sentient prisoners and slaves selling also.
Lotor tries to dissuade Lance from buying Shiro. He has seen his gladiator matches and believes he would be a danger to Lance. He knows how his friend is, and thinks with his heart before his head, and with the small or baby animals he isn’t in terrible danger. And knows his limits. However the “champion” has killed many and attacks his handlers often. Killing and destroying a few.
Lance doesn’t heed the request, and buys Shiro. He’s appualed by sendaks comments and the choice to display the man naked and chained at the auction. Sendak reconizes lance, but doesn’t snitch, tries to blackmail him with it later. Lance also purchases a rare endangered bird and a dragon like creature that is a baby. Often used similar to lions in the arenas when an adult.
When his purchases are brought to his ship lance does the one thing lotor told him not to do, and turns off Shiro's bindings. While trying to explain how he’s not going to Hurt him and wants to help him.he is still shifted to look like a half galra. Shiro doesn’t really listen he just goes straight to what he knows since his capture, fight or flight. And he attacks. He cuts off Lance's ability to breathe. And Lance changes back to his Tru.e look. Much smaller than his disguise. Before he is killed blue attacks Shiro. She is a scaled reptilian like cat, or fish cat. One of the first creatures he rescued and raised. Lance pulls blue off Shiro, but he attacks again. Lance manages to call lotor for help and he and the generals come to the rescue. At least two of them.
They subdue Shiro, rebind him and lock him up in a room on Lance's ship. Lotor scolds Lance. One of the generals stays with Lance to help fly his ship and deal with Shiro while Lance takes care of his other purchases. Lance has to spend sometime I water to deal with his injuries but also tries to talk to Shiro and reassure him he’ll be OK and ask him not to Hurt them. He tries several times to release Shiro, but they end kinda poorly at first.
that’s what I have so far. But I'd plan to have others show up in the story. Thace as Keith's unckle. The mamora loyal to lotor, as a guard in the galra ranks. Who believe in an empire without slavery. Lotor and Keith are best friends. Keith would sneak food rashions to Shiro in the arena when we had to go. Allura is the crown princess of altea so she is friends with them. Pidge being the daughter of trigel and her olkarion mother along with her brother Matt. Matt being the crown prince. Hunk being a ballmerian who gryagan took in froma a dieing balmera. The Voltron alliance us a thing, but no lions.
