Brave warriors

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You were walking in the hallway of the castle. You had just come back from Voltron training and were still wearing your armour. Coran had asked you all to meet him in the dining room when you got back. It worried you, cause you never knew what Coran had up his sleeve.

"(Y/N)!" Someone called you from behind. You turned around to see Pidge running after you. "Could you let Coran know I won't be coming." Pidge said with a troubled expression. "Why?" You asked her. "I'm going to go see the prisoners. They should start waking up soon." Pidge explained, talking about the prisoners she and Shiro had saved from the Galra ship.

You knew Pidge wanted information they might have. She hoped that they would have some answers about her father and brother. You could see that she was worried. And you felt yourself helpless as you couldn't do anything to ease her mind.

"You want some company?" You put your hand on her shoulder. But she just shook her head. "No, no. It's fine. I'll just try talking to them." She tried smiling at you, even though you could see that it was fake.

"I hope they know something." You squeezed her shoulder reassuringly. "Me too." She gave you a quick hug and walked away, like she was in a rush. And as you looked after her, you felt worried.

Even though she was one of those persons that could handle themselves well, you still felt the need to protect her from the world. And even though you were different age, from different backgrounds and different views on the world, she was still your best friend. Without her, you probably wouldn't even be there. She had changed your life. 

But for now, you decided to trust her to handle herself and continued your way to the dining room. And as you entered it, you sat around the dining table and looked around at everyone. Your Voltron training had started to flow pretty well. You had learned to work better as a team. That mornings training with Keith had also left you feeling energetic. It had made you feel something that you hadn't felt in ages. You felt carefree.

And it seemed like everyone else were feeling really good too. "Great job training today. We're really getting the hang of Voltron." Shiro thanked everyone. "Seriously, how far do you think my Lion kicked that broken alien ship? Must have been like a mile!" Lance spoke enthusiastically.

"Yeah, that'll come in handy when the Galra challenges Voltron to a soccer match." Keith replied to him sarcastically. "Hey, I did something cool and you can't handle it. I get it." Lance smirked at Keith, trying to challenge him. And you rolled your eyes. There they go again. And you had almost started to think that they were getting along.

"Your kick ruined our balance. We fell!" Keith raised his voice as he spread his arms. And Lance looked back at him with a piercing glare. That's when you intervened. 

"Alright, alright, we get it. You disagree. Let's leave it at that." You stopped them with a slight smile. Keith looked like he wanted to say something, but decided to keep quiet. And just then Coran rushed in.

"Hello guys, and gal! How was the Voltron workout?" Coran came to you with a covered plate. And you immediately had a bad feeling. When it came to Coran, you never knew what he would do. Those Alteans were different than humans. You thought that you could read them, but they surprised you every time.

"Are you and Allura almost done fixing the castle so we can leave this planet? I feel like we're sitting ducks here on Arus." Shiro asked Coran, changing the subject.

"Just about. In the meantime, to get your minds off those duck seats you're so worried about, I made you authentic ancient Paladin lunch." Coran put the plate on the table and revealed what was inside.

You immediately groaned as the smell got to you. It was so bad. And suddenly everyone started to look nauseous. "Coran, you just got me hooked on the goo and now you're switching it up?" Hunk groaned, sounding way too desperate.

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And you let out a deep sigh. You were already so fed up with this Altean cuisine. The green goo started to be tolerable already, but that new stuff just looked too awful. You all could easily adapt to pretty much anything, but still you kept fantasizing about all the Earth foods you missed.

Hunk leaned towards the food on the table, taking a sniff. "Oh, it smells disgusting!" He yelled in distaste. And if Hunk said so, then you believed it. And that was it, Coran broke Hunk. He suddenly stormed out of the room mumbling something about spicing things up. And everyone went quiet. Coran was left speechless as his dinner didn't go down as well as he expected.

"I miss Earth food." You sighed leaning on your hand. "I know." Keith, who looked a bit nauseous too, said quietly. "Why is everything here some sort of goo?" You asked out loud. And Coran seemed to get a bit offended by that. "Don't you guys have a sense of smell!?" Lance protested about the smell while holding his nose.

Just then Shiro raised his voice. "Where is Pidge?" He asked while looking around. "Yes sorry, I was going to tell you. Pidge is with the prisoners." You told him. And suddenly Shiro seemed to get serious. He left the room without saying anything. But you knew that he was connected to Pidge's father and brother too. So it wasn't a wonder that he wanted to talk to the prisoners too.

And just when Shiro left, Hunk rushed back in. He put bowls full of delicious looking food in front of you all. And you looked at the food amazed. To your wonder, it resembled Earth food. Hunk was definitely some kind of a wizard. "These look amazing Hunk!" You gasped.

Lance grabbed one of the bowls in a flash and started gulping down the food. Keith followed soon after. And they were eating like they hadn't had food in ages. "Oh Hunk, you genius, gorgeous man!" Lance yelled in delight. "Hunk, this is so good." Keith joined in.

You didn't hesitate either and took one of the bowls. Carefully you inspected it, and it smelled pretty good. You tasted it and felt like you could burst with joy. "Oh Hunk, I love you!" You sighed excited. 

Hunk glanced at you and smiled the worlds most adorable smile, seemingly delighted. Keith just glanced at you between his eating, but Lance almost choked on his food. "Love!? What haven't you been telling me Hunk!?" He spoke with his mouth full of food. 

"Come on Lance, what are we? Seven?" You looked at him not amused. "Well, I think you're ten." Lance responded with a grin. And you rolled your eyes.

Just then Allura entered the dining room. And as she saw you all eating with delight, she clasped her hands together happily. "They like the Paladin lunch!" She stated overjoyed. But Coran just groaned while looking away. "I don't want to talk about it."

"I just got the final booster working. We should be able to leave soon and take the fight to Zarkon." Allura told you proudly. But you weren't paying her much attention as you were concentrating on your food. And at that point you were so happy that Hunk was there with you. The feeling of finally eating something decent was heavenly.

But soon you were interrupted by blaring alarms. And everyone stopped eating. Allura immediately opened up a holographic screen showing an image from the entrance of the castle. And there you saw a small creature with horns. It was yelling something at the door before running away to hide. 

Keith suddenly stood up as if he was ready to go that instant. "What is that?" He asked frowning. "I don't know what it is. Maybe it's a local Arusian." Allura looked at the creature. You had never seen anything like that, but it was really cute as it again emerged from the hiding and yelled something at the front door.

"Doesn't look too dangerous." Lance said with a delighted smile on his face. "It seems scared." You said while looking at the small creature. "And he's so cute!" Hunk held his cheeks in awe.

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