#voltron lion

[dnightshade0]

Intense lion stare!

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The blue lion is watching you lance lol XD

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[aimadduragon]

Day 24: Astrology

[annoyinglyjovialbird]

Voltron: Next Generation

First Encounter: I

Word Count: 2800

“Out of all the stupid, idiotic things you could’ve done, launching us into space and light years away from the Milky Way takes the cake, Kenneth!” 

Kova had directed most of her anger and annoyance into Kenneth, who had been placed into zip-tie handcuffs and sat into a chair in front of the windows. 

“I mean, your grandfather, uncle, and mother were all brilliant and accomplished engineers by the time they were your age. Your mother was flipping fifteen-years-old when she piloted a giant lion-shaped war machine!” Caleb scoffed in the background. Kova turned around to glare at him. “You’re next.” She pointed at him. Caleb’s scoff turned to visible discomfort. 

"The basement was only accessible to higher-ups. What'd you do? Steal your granddad's access key, snuck onto the Coeus on the off-chance there was something still functioning so you could go back to the Holts and say you repaired a forgotten battleship?" Kova was taking deep breaths again, her face losing the red tint of anger, although her light brown eyes were still as fierce. 

"Yeah." Kenny winced, already cringing from Kova's reaction. "All of that, in order." Kova had never been so livid. 

"Kovalia, attack without being provoked and expect your benefits to disappear." Shiro had never sounded so stern. Kova took a breath, stepping back to merge beside the other teens, who were lined up behind her. Allie and Cake were to Kova's left, while Liz and Caleb stood on her right. With a sigh, Shiro stood from his chair, striding over to Kenny. 

"Kenny, you're twenty-six. You make do with what you have. Did you have to steal Commander Holt's key?" 

"Who is he, exactly?" Allie whispered in Kova's ear. Kova had crossed her hands behind her back, a soldier ready for orders when Allie asked her question. 

The teens had taken off their helmets, wearing only their suits. They weren't able to finish their exploration of the ship, only being able to turn on lights, keep a steady oxygen supply, and meet up in the bridge for Kenny's scolding. No one had explained Kenny's existence to Allie, and Kova shouldn't have been as shocked as she was. 

Stepping out of line, Kova walked towards a screen and loaded info onto it. A larger screen appeared behind Kenny, showing the information Kova was loading onto her small screen. 

"Kovalia." Shiro was serious, and Kova winced at his reaction. 

"I have a feeling Allie isn't the only one who doesn't know who Kenny is." Kova tried to explain, holding her hands up in defeat. 

With a sigh, Shiro let Kova take the floor. 

"Kenneth Samuel Kogane is the second-born son of Keith Kogane and Katie Holt." The images on the screen changed as Kova began to speak. With Kenny sitting in front of the screen, two lines split from Kenny and moved up into two separate images. To the left, a man with pale skin, long black hair, and Kenny's blue eyes stared at the camera with a frown. To the right, a woman with shoulder-length brown hair, round brown eyes covered by glasses, and a smile. 

From the woman, another line connected her to an older man. "Samuel Holt, Katie's father, was the engineer assigned to the Kerberos mission about thirty years ago, along with Commander Holt's son, Matthew Holt, and Garrison pilot Takashi Shirogane." The pictures on the screen were from the killed in action reports from the same time. All the teens except for Caleb and Kova were shocked at Shiro's picture. In the picture, Shiro had black hair, and the scar on his nose was gone. Caleb thought his dad looked like a teenager, but that was a talk for another day. Kova was still talking. "After the disbanding and disappearance of Voltron and its lions, the former pilots began to lead a life with a higher ranking. Keith Kogane was the former pilot of the Red Lion and later the pilot of the Black Lion, while Katie, often referred to by 'Pidge', piloted the Green Lion." 

"Uh, question." Liz had her hand up, like a kid in a classroom hoping to get called by the teacher. Kova's nod was cue enough for Liz to continue. "Your parents are former members of Voltron?" 

"My dad is a former member, too." Cake pointed out. 

"Our dad used to pilot the Black Lion before Keith." Caleb pointed out, too. Coincidence? Liz thought not. 

"Kenny's brilliant, but even I can admit a ship is too big of a task." Kova was bent over the chair, staring right at Kenny. "Even I wouldn't be able to fix it alone." Kenny rolled his eyes around the bridge, fully operational. "Hey, don't pin the ship working just on me. Liz and Allie helped while Cake chased you around and Caleb was ready to catch you." Kenny's slumped into his chair, hoping the floor would swallow him whole.

"I didn't think you'd come down here," Kenny muttered. "Go down there, you know what I mean!" 

"Kenneth, that isn't an excuse for stealing Commander Holt's access key." Shiro was staring out the glass. He hadn't seen the stars and darkness surrounding them in years. Behind him, Kova slinked back to her spot between Allie and Caleb. With two stomps to the floor, four of the five teens stood at attention. Allie tried to copy as best as she could but flinched at Shiro's gaze. Kova and Shiro's eyes met. Kova was the first to lower her head, awaiting orders. 

"Can someone uncuff me now?" Kenny whined. Shiro sighed, stepping towards Kenny and his chair. The screen behind him turned off, allowing for more of the galaxy to be visible. 

"Caleb, uncuff Kenny." Shiro began his onslaught of commands. "Liz, keep exploring. Let's get a more accurate floor plan. Cake, get started in the engine room. Take Kenny." Caleb, Allie, and Kova stood on the deck; none of them knew what Shiro had planned. With Liz and Cake gone, Shiro faced the three teens. Well, two teens and a kid. "Allie, you can unpack now. Kova and Caleb will help." Their eyes wandered to the giant backpack, sitting in the chair of the nearest screen. 

Unpacking the bag took longer than expected. 

Okay, that's a lie. It took just as long as expected. 

They had it sorted into four piles: Clothes, first aid, spare parts, and snacks. Each kid had three full changes of clothes and underwear, vacuum-packed at the bottom of the bag. The first aid pile varied between the pocket-sized kits to a larger red duffel bag full of bandages and gauze. The spare parts pile had a screwdriver set with interchangeable heads, the zip ties, the hammer, the pliers, and spools of different kinds of wires. Let's not mention the screws and tape. The snacks were packed by Cake with input from Liz. Ranging from bags of pretzels to packets of fizzy pop rocks candy, there was more than enough for everyone. Shiro was the only one who didn't have an extra change of clothes, but as he shrugged off his gray coat, revealing a black tank top showing off his huge biceps. Shrugging his shoulders, he said he had done it before. The teens stared at him like he had grown another head. 

"What if I build a satellite?" Kova asked, staring at Caleb. 

"Again?" Kova nodded her head, making Caleb roll his eyes. "You could, I don't know, find another way of intergalactic communication, like a phone on board." Kova sat on her haunches, crossing her arms over her chest with lips pouted. 

"You're no fun." Dropping her arms, Kova stood on her feet. "And anyway, this ship wasn't built for intergalactic communication. Way before its time." 

"You're just making excuses so you could make a satellite." Caleb followed Kova, standing up. Extending a hand to Allie, the teens continued to their conversation. Lifting Allie to her feet, they almost threw the young girl to the other side of the deck, who had managed to stay on her feet. 

"Hey, I figured out color coordination!" Griffin's voice came on over the intercoms, the orange screens coming to life. 

All the screens changed, one by one, to a specific color. The two on the bottom changed from orange to blue and yellow; the screens above them turned to red and green; the one at the helm turned white. An orange screen appeared on the window behind the teens, this one not changing color. Instead, an excited Liz was bouncing on the balls of her feet.

"Y'know, cause we're wearing the Voltron suits?" Kova nodded, showing her understanding. 

“Very cool, very cool," Kova said, hoping Liz could hear the 'but' in her voice. Liz was crestfallen. 

"But?"

"But if you wanna be true to Voltron, let's start with Altean blue for all screens." Kova smiled as Liz's smile returned to her face.  

"I can do that." Liz signed off the screen, the screens reverting to their original orange color. 

"Quit telling my team what to do." Caleb was glaring at the side of Kova's head. She stared forward. Whether she wanted to face Caleb or not, it was up to her, but Caleb continued his silent glare. 

"I'm just as good as you. Don't think you're so high and mighty because you're a top student. I am too. What are you staring at?" Caleb turned his head to stare out the window like Kova was doing. 

"I wonder how they felt coming back," Kova said in the quietest voice. At last, the screens turned bright blue and the lights were brightened. "They were up here for so long. Do you think it felt like coming back home?" 

"Stop talking." Caleb turned around to stare at Allie, who was sorting through the piles one more time. With Liz's map, Allie was packing her backpack again, this time with only the first aid and snack piles. Liz would help her out if she became too confused about anything, while Cake was too busy checking and rechecking the systems diagnostics with Kenny. "You can build your satellite if you stop talking about them." With a nod, Kova walked over to the staircase. 

She stood at the helm and ready, looking over the deck and other screens below her. It felt almost wrong to her. She had been taught for years that a leader was someone who had equal footing with everyone on her team, not someone who stood above them all.

"We found the rooms, and guess what?" Cake's head appeared on the camera footage, eyeing the camera. The bright blue screen did not do Cake's sclera any justice, but no one was gonna tell him that. "We don't have to share with anyone!" In a sprint, every teen on board raced towards the rooms, hoping to get the best room. Shiro, on the other hand, stayed in the bridge, watching the teens choose their rooms from the cameras. 

The rooms were split into halves of a hallway between the med bay and the cafeteria/kitchen. The hallway was open-ended, likely for a quick escape should anything happen. Three doors were to the right, and three on the left. The excited shouts of the teens overlapped each other, while Kenny's yelps floated above them. 

In the end, it was settled who got which rooms. The girls would take the side of the hall closest to the med bay, while the boys took the side closest to the kitchen. Kova and Caleb were roomed the closest to the emergency exit, while Cake and Liz were roomed closest to the entrances of the cafeteria and main hall to the bridge and engine room. Kenny and Allie would be roomed in between to prevent any accidents since they were the least trained.  

At least, that's what they were told. 

Shiro would be sleeping in the captain's quarters since the first floor rooms were taken. The ship, as they would discover, had more sleeping quarters and floors, but they were too far from the bridge and transport bay. 

"Wait, did anyone check the bay?" Liz asked out loud, her voice silencing everyone else. Kova and Caleb immediately looked at each other and agreed. They were well-trained and wanted everyone else to settle down. 

"Dad, you watching?" Kova asked the camera nearest to the entrance of the bay. "I hope you are 'cause I don't wanna die today." Caleb stared at her, opening the bay. "Remind me to reconfigure those." The hatch door opened, revealing a barely lit warehouse of a room. 

"Turn on your floodlight," Caleb said, staring at the metal beams fifty feet above his head. They put on their helmets, turned on the lights on their suits, and walked inside. "I thought you said the Coeus was changed to an infirmary."

"It was supposed to. They probably couldn't repair it and moved on to the Atlas." The floor was covered by small piles of random nuts, wires, and bolts. Towards the end of the bay, two fighter jets sat in complete abandon. 

"No way." The fighter jets, decorated in white, orange, and black, were earlier models of the MFE fighter jets. "These are, like, priceless." 

"One of them is worthless." Kova was staring at one of them. It looked sad compared to the one beside it. "They must've tried taking everything out. I wonder why these two got left behind." 

"Failed inspection," Shiro said over the teens' earpieces. "The one Kova's at had a broken thruster and collapsed wing. It was useless before it even took flight." Indeed, Shiro was right. The right-wing of the jet was lying on the ground. "The other was having power connectivity issues. It was a war. They had no choice but to abandon them." 

"You don't need to explain, Dad. I got it." Kova's voice was tight, but her brain was moving fast. "Ask Cake to take us to his home planet. Then we'll know where we are." 

"How do you know?" Caleb asked. Kova tore her eyes away from the fighter jets and followed Caleb out the door. 

"I can use a Balmeran crystal to power the satellite, and another one to power the ship." 

"Didn't answer my question." 

"Cake's mom is a Balmeran who worked with his dad to make their culinary empire. She'd be able to help us get home." Kova was finally getting fed up with Caleb's attitude. 

First Kova has to train a new cadet on her team. Her boyfriend got sick and couldn't go on this mission. Her brother is being annoying and getting on her last nerve. Kenny is on board the stupid ship. At least she's trying to keep her wits about her. 

"No need to get so mad, Kova." Oh, it was on. 

"Fight and you're both grounded." Shiro's attempt at a threat didn't work.

"There's no ground for light years, Dad." Kova pointed out, and Shiro was frozen in place. The teens never fought each other unless they needed to let off steam. 

Oh, they were gonna hurt each other badly. 

Switching off the cameras to the bay, Shiro watched Cake familiarize himself with the kitchen, while Liz and Allie were on Kenny-sitting duty. They had changed out of their suits, opting for something more breathable. Cake wore a familiar orange headband and green vest he hadn't noticed before. He wore a long-sleeved yellow shirt underneath the vest with matching green pants. Allie wore a blue billowy blouse with white pants. Her strawberry blonde hair was being braided by Liz, who had changed into a black shirt and pants with a green overcoat. Kenny still wore his clothes from earlier, a long-sleeved orange shirt with his uniform slacks. 

A screen on the bridge appeared, showing coordinates to Cake's home planet. It would take a few days, considering the outdated equipment on board. Maybe Kova, Kenny, and Liz could put their heads together to figure something out. 

It had been a few hours since they were accidentally launched into space. Kova and Caleb weren't to leave their rooms, which was fine with them. Cake had managed to make something somewhat edible for lunch, which was easier than thought to be. Allie now had twin ponytails down her scalp, ending about halfway down her back, and Kenny was still muttering about being on a ship with teenagers. Liz was trying not to slap him. 

"Does anyone else hear that?" Allie asked, taking a second bite of who knows what. 

"Hear what?" Cake asked, wishing they had more than the snacks they had. 

"It sounds like," Allie was trying to figure out the word when Shiro walked in. "Like a lion's roar."

[lionheartzine]

Hi everyone, here’s a late post about what’s happening.

Unfortunately, we as a mod team have decided that this will not be happening anymore. We got too busy and ended up losing interest in it. We do want to thank all of you for your support, and we are very sorry that this will not be happening. We hope this also won’t discourage you from supporting/applying for other events in the future.

[thatpaperblue-blog]

Made a Keith Watercolor badge. Ruined the lion at the back but meh.

[vicaldara]

beautiful klance content, i must say, but are we actually going to ignore that keith refers to the red lion as a she?

[briarfrost]

So, a while back, I got a couple Voltron lions from Sonic

Here's Pidge's lion, as green as she was the day I got her

And here she is now!

Be careful who you call ugly in middle school

[pervypiksi]

After watching the 3rd season I had to draw this! Black kitty always belong with Shiro! :’(