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[Damian was taking in every bit of Shiro's jargon because this machine was pure perfection. It was a hybrid of his two true loves in life. Animals and machinery.]

You mean he could be bigger? And you pilot him? And there is more than one?! [Why does this just keep sounding better and better?!]

Made with? What are they made of? [If not magic then maybe Alien tech? Futuristic materials? He had met a girl that was from the late 2000s after all, who knew when or where this guy was from. He stares at the creature as he stalks around his pilot, the moments as perfect and fluid as a living jungle cat. The small teen tentatively reaches a hand out towards it.]

Edited 2017-12-14 16:39 (UTC)

He's supposed to be bigger. If he was full sized, I wouldn't even reach the top of his claw. [Biiiiiig kitty] I am. The lions form a bond with one person who is their paladin. The paladin pilots them and can also hear thoughts from their lion, like it is coaching them.

There are five. Black is the largest of the five. We also have Red, which one of the two smallest. We're missing Blue, Green and Yellow and their paladins.

[Shiro glanced at Black, whose gaze turned to him before leaning over slightly and carefully bumping his shoulder. Might have seemed like a strange exchange. Even stranger when Shiro turned back to Damian with an answer]

The nearest I can tell is it seems like it was some rock in space... an asteroid or a comet. The most I've been able to tell it was a joint effort between the Alteans and the Galra to build the lions. I don't have much in the way of specifics because its what Black tells me.

[Damian looks back up at the man and tilts his head. Actually, he thinks he might've seen the Red one on a video...]

Red... I think I've seen that one before actually. [So that's what they were and he watches that silently little exchange.]

...Was he just talking to you? [The robot could talk into people's heads? This was getting more and more interesting, but the alien tech was sounding more and more likely.]

Alteans and Galra?

Edited 2017-12-15 04:38 (UTC)

If you were talking to Keith, then it was Red. He is her Paladin.

[Shiro gave a sheepish grin at that] Yes, he was. They speak to people they are bonded with.

The Alteans and Galra are two alien races in my world. Alteans are more humanoid with point ears and the Galra are [~~a mostly horrific race~~] usually purple and more feline. It seems at one time they got along, but now the Galra under Emperor Zarkon want to take over the universe.

Her? Have they genders? [Well that was a weird one for robot lions. The lion was also missing a mane. Doesn't that make it female too? Eh, aliens.]

We have aliens where I'm from too. [Damian grunts.] They aren't shaped like cats though. [Dammit.] The taking over the universe thing sounds familiar though. Alien overlords tend to want to do that. [The jerks.]

Are you paladins stopping him then?

[Black turned to look at Shiro when Damian asked that question]

Well, not really. But it seemed a little weird to keep calling Black an "it" when he's following me around. Lance and Pidge both referred to their lions as girls and Hunk called his a boy. I think Keith started calling Red "she" because Pidge's lion Green is almost identical to Red. Black is the leader and the largest of the five so I seemed like a "he".

It seems to be a stereotype, but it is definitely happening in mine. That is what we are trying to do. We were almost there and then we ended up here.

[Damian tilts his head, now nose to nose with the lion, raises a hand to touch it's muzzle, just feeling the unique alien metal. He didn't know either this Lance of Pidge people, but from the bits of conversation he picked up, he gathered they weren't here.

The red lion though is female? He thought to point out that the lack of mane was normally a 'female' lion trait but, realized how pointless questioning it really is. If the guy wants to call the lion a "He" why not? They were all just robots anyway.]

The leader of a lion pack in nature tends to be male too. [Damian shrugs, figuring it made about as much sense as lions telepathically talking to you did.]

Does 'he' fly? [He says, inspecting the wings on the lion's back.]

Edited 2017-12-19 00:23 (UTC)

[Black didn't move back or in anyway try to prevent Damian from touching him, standing there patiently as the teen put his hand on his muzzle. Black didn't seem to have a problem with being touched]

That's another reason. The male tends to be the leader. Probably not always the case, but seems to be.

He does. The wings don't have as much to do with his flight actually. They form Voltron's shield.

[And before the question comes up...]

When we have all five lions, they are able to combine to form a humanoid robot called Voltron. Red and Green are the arms, Yellow and Blue are the legs, and Black is the torso and head.

[Damian smiles a bit when the lion doesn't seem to want to bite or pull away so he starts to pet its head a bit to see if it'd even react like a normal cat would, but he didn't really have a spot behind his ears for Damian to scratch like Alfred did. So he wasn't expecting it to purr.]

Then what are the-- A...what? [Why are you trying to pull his leg, big guy? What did he ever do to you?] So what you're saying is, 5 cat robots make a giant human robot? [He looks back at Black, cupping his face now.]

Why are you lying to me? [He gives the lion a suspicious look, then one for the owner. Why did old people seem to like tricking kids on this planet? Or was this another case of him taking things too literally? Todd has told him off for doing that. What could "The lion turns into a human head" be a metaphor for?]

[The lion did make a sound that vaguely resembled a purr when Damian started petting it. This human... this was a good human.

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Actually I'm not lying. Voltron is a very large weapon the lions make up the robot. We didn't believe it either at first, but it happens. Voltron is the defender of the universe and the most powerful force. The Galra attempting to capture the lions so they would have control.

[Black just stares back at Damian. Really, would a robot lion lie to you about something like this?]

[Damian still looks like he might not believe the stranger... but the lion is purring and Damian's attention is pulled. It does purr! He leans in closer, nose touching the lion's and dammit he almost cracked a smile, how dare you to be the perfect mix of creature and machine, Lion!

He pulls back and shakes his head.]

So the cat aliens were trying to kidnap the cat robot... [This is starting to sound like a child's story.] Let's see if you can really fly, lion. Then I might believe your story.

Well, they aren't entirely cats. They are feline in appearance. Some of them have tails, but not many.

[When Damian said this, Shiro knew how it was going to end. Black practically huffed and sat down. The Black Lion's version of 'nope, not doing that'. He'd said before 'no one commands the Black Lion' and he was right. After giving it a moment, Shiro spoke again]

Why don't you show him. He would like to see that. A quick fly around.

[Fiiiiiine. The Black Lion gets up, pacing a little to get a running start before he began running to get speed. Once he did, Black was airborne, flying a circle over head and doing a loop before landing back next to Shiro]

[Stubbornness, pride, and defiance. Damian would expect nothing less from such a creature and even if Black was defying him, he still looks delighted. An animal's loyalty to its master was always one of its most redeeming features so he isn't surprised when Black finally starts to fly at the man's request.]

...That--

[Damian moves to stand beside the pilot, watching the lion in the sky. He feels himself about to grin, but bites his lip and clears his throat to stop himself. Phew, that was close!]

Fine. I guess you weren't lying.

[He folds his arms over his chest and turns his head away stubbornly.]

[Ah ha! Shiro has experience with that reaction, looking at Damian. Anyone else might have dismissed it as someone who really didn't care, but anyone else hadn't spent time with Keith, who tended to keep his arms crossed and seemed disinterested in most things. It was almost classic "I'm interested, but I don't want you to know it" behavior.

So as Black stopped next to him, Shiro looked over at the lion. He could practically feel the eyeroll as the lion picked up on the idea that he had, but after only a moment, Black conceded.

This was how much Black trusted Shiro as a Paladin. He was willing to put up with him and his silly ideas, like parties where he put a party hat on Red and the smaller lion kept resisting Black's attempts to take it off her]

Do you want to ride on Black? A short flight around?

[Damian's shoulders tense as the question makes his mind momentarily pause. Ride it? His indifferent expression may have faltered but he looks away quickly to mask it. That-- He shifts a bit, fighting against sounding too eager.]

Yes. I suppose that would be acceptable. [He reaches a hand down to pet Black when the lion returns.]

Edited 2017-12-24 05:01 (UTC)

[Go ahead Damian; its okay to be excited. The head lion of Voltron is actually going to let someone not his paladin ride on him. Black made a purring sound again as Damian reached over to pet him again. Well, he wasn't bad... Black could live with it.

Shiro stepped over to put his hand on Black's shoulder]

Okay, so you need to sit on Black's back just behind his shoulder. You can hold on to the collar here- [He pointed to the spot] And you can also hold onto one of the wings as well. The wings don't move.

[And Black will shift to lower himself down so that Damian would have an easier time getting on]

[Damian nods but the moment the man steps back, Damian eagerly swings a leg over to sit on Black and places his hands on the collar. A faint little grin on his lips. It was like riding Goliath again, only less fur and grungy Bat-Dragon smell.]

To the sky! [He points upwards.]

[Shiro can't help a smile as Damian quickly leaps up and sits down on top on Black. Nope, not excited at all. Who would think that he was excited? Shiro couldn't help putting his hand his pocket so he could pull out his phone. He wanted to get a picture of this because Black wasn't going to be able to see how excited Damian was getting to ride him]

Hold on tight.

[With that, Black got back to his feet, turning for more of a longer stretch to travel straight. A few potentially jostling "jogs" and then the movement leveled out as Black was no longer on the ground, flying up in the air]

[Lucky for Shiro the camera goes unnoticed or the man might be getting a Batarang to the hand! No, instead Damian is holding on as Black veers back, crouches and takes off.

Oh, oh no, he liked this. This dared to be fun and pull a grin across his features. Shiro you monster, you will pay dearly if he ever finds that recording. The lion loops around some trees and he smirks at the danger. At the feeling of flying again.]

[He's sneaky like that. He's not going to be obvious about it, but he wants to be able to show Black since the lion was always so serious. He wasn't sure why but that's the impression he always got from Black. It also helps that Damian's distracted at the moment.

Black was patient lion, flying around for Damian to enjoy it. The lion dodged around the trees with ease before going up to fly past the roofs of some of the shorter buildings. No fancy tricks or anything like that. Shiro was more prepared for the lion doing other things, but no surprises for someone new.

After a few minutes, Black began to drop back down and Shiro put his phone away hopefully before Damian saw it]

So, how was it?

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