Wanderlust (Keith Kogane x OC) ON HOLD

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"Keith you need to stay with the team!"

Charlotte took a deep breath to ward away her irritation. She heard that exact sentence uttered almost four times already during this fight. Ever since her became leader and pilot of the black lion things haven't exactly been smooth sailing. The change in leadership prompted even more surprises. Lance was no longer the pilot of the blue lion. Instead he took up arms in the red lion but still needed to grow accustomed to Red's speed. He definitely moved faster than Blue for sure. Speaking of Blue, Allura was now her paladin. It came as a surprise to most of the team but it was a happy development. However all the princess seemed to be doing was arguing with the mechanical feline for not doing as she commanded.

Coran and Charlotte exchange looks on the bridge. Their team was certainly a mess but neither of them would admit it out loud. Keith rushed headfirst into a concentrated gas planet without a plan. All to track down their newest enemy. Prince Lotor. The son of Zarkon and successor to the Galran throne. Just thinking of the alien made Charlotte feel ill.

Their first encounter with the prince and his commanders wasn't pleasant by any means. He drew the team out by taking prisoners on planet Puig and proceeded to overwhelm them with firepower. Once all five lion were on the field he and his fleet retreated leaving them in the dust. As if it was all just a test. Now he lead the paladins into the confines of a highly gaseous planet. The chase was originally prompted by Keith who left the castle first only for the rest of the team to follow. Coran and Charlotte could only hear snippets of their conversation as they traveled further out of range. Lotor was toying with them and Keith played right into his hands.

When communication is cut off fully from the team those remaining on the castle ship were left in the dark. They waited with as much patience as they could muster to hear back from the team. Charlotte was left to her own devices as Coran kept an eye out for any sign of the lions. The castle ship hovered not far from the planet lying in wait. It gave the brunette time to wrap her head around things.

Was she bummed that it wasn't herself that would lead team Voltron? Of course. That didn't mean she wouldn't do all she could to support Keith as their new leader. Sure he could be a hothead and was used to being a loner but that just meant he needed time to adjust. Her only wish would be that he could grow accustomed a little faster and stop jumping instantly into danger.

Charlotte wasn't just some helpless little girl either. All the training she's done with the team made that clear as day. It was her duty to be the Guardian of Voltron but could she really do it without the aid of the silver lion? She had yet to receive any word from Kolivan and Pidge's assistance in the search for her father has hit a dead end at the moment. Percy was also still unconscious but her hopes were that he would awaken soon. She could've sworn his nose twitched when she informed him of the state of her lab.

Oh right, Charlotte's lab was almost accidentally destroyed. By Lance of all people. Upon returning to her lab to check on her search she came across the room flooded with smoke. Inside she found a smoking metal container that contained a blazing inferno. With help from Pidge, they managed to douse the flames with some form of Altean fire extinguisher. Once the fire was out she was able to sift through the blue foam to find the cause. One of the smaller bombs she was disassembling was reactivated and thrown in the container to subdue the blast. When she questioned the team Charlotte found out it was indeed Lance who did it after he came clean with many apologies.

All in all most of her equipment needed to be trashed. Thankfully her facial recognition set up survived as did her hoverboard and a few smaller objects. Apparently once something is filled with blue foam you're never able to use it again. Charlotte honestly wasn't mad at anyone. Maybe a bit irritated but not angry. She really was just glad that no one got hurt and all remaining bombs were removed for safety purposes. It was her own fault for leaving them out in the open after all.