Voltron's Fire: The Phoenix in the Stars

Space Mall

I woke up the next morning feeling refreshed and ready to go. I took a shower and got dressed with a smile.

I had a huge weight lifted off my shoulders when I revealed to the others about my abilities. It felt like I was lifting my mask off again.

I walked out of my room and silently walked to the bridge. It was early in the morning, so no one was awake. I couldn't feel their flames awake yet.

While I waited for everyone to wake up, I used my bracelet to pull up some pictures and information I was organizing.

I spent about an hour and a half organizing all my information and placing it under a heavy secured file.

"Phoenix?" I heard someone say from behind me. I turned around and saw Keith and Shiro standing behind me with surprised expressions.

"What are you doing up so early?" Shiro asked.

I smirked, "I could ask you two the same thing." I said.

Keith huffed and looked away, crossing his arms annoyed, "We just woke up early to get a head start." He said, "How long have you been up?"

I deactivated my bracelet and smiled, "I've been up for about an hour and a half."

"Why were you up so early?" Shiro asked surprised by my timeline.

I shrugged my shoulders, "I woke up and couldn't sleep, so I came here and orgabized some information I had."

Shiro smiled proudly while Keith just stared at me surprised by my reasons.

We sat there on the bridge, talking and waiting for the others to wake up and join us.

After another hour, I could feel everyone waking up.

Twenty minutes later, everyone was gathered on the bridge, ready to be briefed on oyr next move.

"Okay, look." Shiro started, "I now know for certain that Zarkon is tracking us through the Black Lion. We have to find some way to stop him."

"How are we gonna do that?" Pidge asked.

"We've never had this situation before." Allura said, "Two paladins fighting for the same lion."

"Well, unless we want Zarkon taking control of Voltron every time we get close... I'll have to forge a new bond with my lion. One that's stronger than his."

"Well, while you're working on that... the rest of us need to find some new teludav lenses... otherwise we won't be able to travel via wormhole." Coran said.

"Is that something we have to mail order?" Hunk wondered aloud.

"Does anyone even make those anymore?" Keith asked.

"I don't know." Allura sighed, "Only a few Alteans could use the teludav 10,000 years ago. They may not exist anymore."

I stood in thought for a moment, when Coran and I had the same idea.

"I think I may know where we can get some." He said.

Coran walked over to the control panel and opened a file full of pictures. On the left were pictures of shady characters which I recognized as some Unilu. And to the right of the screen was a picture of Coran smiling in a shop with a large bag on his back.

"Coran!" Allura shouted in a disgusted tone, "You're not suggesting going to one of those filthy swap moons! The last time you went, those space pirates took you for everything you had."

"Space pirates?" Lance repeated.

"Unilu were traders and pirates that roamed the galaxies and dealt in black market goods." Coran explained, "Umvy spice, by-tor water, little bottles of infinity vapor. Of course, you had to bargain. No one could bargain like the Unilu. Last time I ended up giving away three quarters of my shipment of lango... in exchanhe for a used pogo oscillator."