The Gold Paladin

The Road to Estellia

It had been about a day since the incident with Lotor. The Paladins had been introduced to Novae's younger siblings, Orasis and Arrome, the first set of twins in the Estellian royal family. During the time they spent with the Paladins, they had been slightly closed off from the group, talking to each other about things they didn't want the Paladins to know about.

They wouldn't even tell the Paladins what was happening on Estellia, nor the condition about their older sister, Novae. All they said whenever the Paladins asked about it was "It's best you see it with your own eyes" or "We'll explain everything that's happened when we get to Estellia".

It was annoying to everyone, but the one most afraid for Novae and the most annoyed about the situation was Shiro. He couldn't take the suspense, especially after everyone had told him about Novae's sacrifice in the Quintessence field. He wanted to see her again. To help her in any way he could.

Another hour passed and Pidge came back out of the Green Lion with a sad look on her face.

"Were you able to contact Earth?" Shiro asked Pidge.

"No luck." Pidge answered sadly, "The low power levels are probably affecting our broadcast distance. I'll keep trying as we head for Earth."

"I can't believe we're finally going home." Lance said almost in disbelief.

"I'm gonna hug my parents and never let go." Hunk said hugging himself to further prove his point.

"I can't wait to see how Dad integrated Altean and Earth technologies together." Pidge said excitedly with stars in her eyes, "I bet he came up with something amazing. And my mom..." her happy face turned unsure and a little but scared, "oh, she's gonna be so mad at me for running away. I hope I'm not grounded."

"Do you forget that you have to come to Estellia to help our sister?" Orasis asked, "Or do you not care about her enough to--"

"Orasis!" Aromme shouted, "I'm sure they're worried about their families just as much as we worry for our sister." She turned to the others, "If you agree to come with us, it will take you just a little longer to get back to your planet. But everyone on Estellia will be in your debt."

"Of course we're going to Estellia." Shiro said, "But how are we going to get there and how long will it take?"

"It shouldn't take too long with Narissa's power." Orasis said.

"Narissa?" Keith repeated.

Aromme nodded and smiled, "Our younger sister, the fourth born and forth heir to the Estellian throne. She was gifted the a talisman that allows her to convert her own energy into a wormhole. Such the same way that the Princess used the Teludav to create wormholes."

Everyone was surprised by what the twins had said. One of Novae's siblings had that kind of power. Such an incredible power.

"However, we have to wait some time." Orasis said."

"What do you mean?" Hunk asked.

"Well, because the energy that it takes to create a wormhole comes from our sister directly, she needs time to rest before she can do it again."

"Yes, that's true." Aromme agreed, "Narissa opened a very small wormhole to get us to this location, and even though it was small, she still used a lot of energy to do so. It could take her at least a movement or two in order for her to regain the necessary energy to make a big enough wormhole for all of the Lions."

"So for the time being, we'll have to fly closer to Estellia." Orasis finished.

Keith turned to Coran, "Coran, with this added detour, how long do you think it'll take us to get home?" He asked.