Disclaimer: Yeah, so as usual, I don't own Voltron. That would be the Dreamworks and Netflix people. I blame this on a few tumblr conversations I read saying they wished there were more Voltron Crack Fan Fics out there. Then THIS masterpiece of an idea came to me. But, honestly? With the universe they've established, I can almost kinda see this happening...

Takes place right after the cliffhanger at the end of Season 2. MAJOR spoilers ahead! You have been warned!

~~Defying the Odds~~

~By: Mists~

"He's... gone," Keith whispered in shock, staring at Black's empty cockpit. "H-How could he just disappear like that? We didn't see him exit! H-He can't be..."

The unspoken, heartbreaking thought of; "not again," was too much for the teen. A conflicting, whirl of emotions surged through him, choking off the rest of Keith's words.

Lance reached out a supportive hand and placed it on Keith's shoulder. The Red Paladin glanced up at his friend with pain filled eyes.

"Don't worry, man," Lance said, trying sound reassuring. "We'll figure out what happened. Shiro has an uncanny ability to survive weird stuff like this. He'll be fine!"

But Keith's unemotional mask continued to crack. Causing Hunk to tearfully sweep him up into a crushing bear hug. "We're here, dude. We'll get through this together."

As the Red Paladin buried his face into his friend's chest, Lance and Pidge shared a determined nod. They were going to find Shiro. There was no "if."

But before anyone could start throwing out ideas or theories, Lance caught an odd glimpse of movement coming from under the Black Lion's control console.

To which, he raised a curious eyebrow.

"What the..."

Gently, Lance pushed past Pidge and knelt down on his hands and knees.

The shorter paladin blinked in confusion. "Uh, Lance. What are you doing?"

"Hmm... that's weird I swear I saw-"

Just then, Keith took a sharp, shaking breath. "I can't have lost him again," his voice cracked with emotion. "Please, not again!"

"Mer-row!"

The sudden, pitiful moan; made everyone freeze.

"Uh... guys?" Hunk asked, face twisting up in confusion. "Did- everyone else just hear that?"

Coran shared a dumbfounded glance with Allura. "How odd, that almost sounded like Furrelian Sabercat!"

"A wha-" Lance began to say, but cut off his words with a sharp snap of his jaw.

He had just found the source of the agonizing sound. "Oho, oh no. No way. Nope, too far space! I'm out! You've gone off the deep end of what my mind is willing to accept! Shit's gotten too weird!"

Pidge let out an incredulous snort as she knelt down beside her friend. "Honestly, Lance? What could possibly break you at this-" Her brown eyes lit up like supernovas. "OH MY GOD! HE'S SO CUTE!"

Annoyed rumbling, almost like a disgruntled purr came from the darkness beneath the dash.

At this point, Keith had finally had enough. Pushing away from Hunk, the teen yelled,"Guys, seriously! What is going on?"

"Here, kitty-kitty," Lance teasingly called. His long arms gently extracting, what appeared to be... an exceptionally grumpy tuxedo cat.

Hunk's jaw immediately unhinged and fell open. "What the, why- how did a small house cat get in here?"

"Elementary my dear, Hunk," Lance replied with a shit eating grin. "You see this particular cat appears to have a robotic arm." He gestured to the aforementioned appendage. It was on the cat's right side... the same one as-

"No, freaking way!" Hunk gasped, while Keith... went ghost white and seemed ready to puke.

"I- no, you think that thing is-"

"Hiss! Mer-row!"

"Yeah, Keith." Lance insultingly huffed. As Pidge bounced eagerly at his side, excited to be the next one to hold him. "Don't insult Shi-row!"

The black and white cat stiffen in Lance's arms; before glancing up, and giving him the stink eye.

"What, too much?" he asked the furry bundle with the tuff of Shiro's signature white hair.

The cat's eyes narrowed dangerously, as he lifted his natural white paw and gently placed it over Lance's mouth.

"Mow."

Keith felt his right eye begin to twitch. "I- But- what, HOW?" He finally settled on, feeling like his brain just rolled over in his head and died. "Shiro can't have just randomly turned into a cat! That's impossible!"

Coran twirled his mustache in thought. "Well... I wouldn't say impossible, per se. But-"

Slav popped up from behind Allura and interjected, "Highly improbable. Especially for this reality," he haughtily said with a self important air. "The odds of which being: one trillion, seven billion, eight hundred thousand, point three, two, eight, five-"

"YEOW! HISS! MROW!" Needless to say, at this point, Shiro cat started flipping out. Manically, the eye twitching feline tried to escape Lance's arms and claw Slav's eyes out. His robotic metal paw lit up with dangerous purple light as the shrunken Champion snarled at him savagely. Letting his ire for the frustrating alien be clearly known. Luckily, Lance was strong enough to hold him back from exacting his furry fury.

"Oh my!" Slav exclaimed, protectively wrapping himself around Allura's head like a bee hive. Of which, the princess found to be utterly annoying.

The rest of the group collectively sweat-dropped.

"Yeah, that proves it," Hunk agreed with an exasperated snort. "That's definitely, Shiro."

Keith held up his hands in a placating motion, in an attempt calm his transformed friend. "Easy, now. Re-lax. You're going to hurt Lance if you keep fighting him like that..."

The spitting ball of rage instantly froze, and his paw lost its deadly glow. "Ye...ow? Mr... Mrow..." He looked up at Lance with forlorn golden eyes. Shiro then nuzzled and licked at scratches he had made in the boy's armor; as if to say, "I'm sorry. Didn't mean to."

The Blue Paladin let out a sad sigh. Soothingly, he stroked the cat's back in long, calming motions. "It's okay. Don't apologize. You've been through a lot today, man." His sharp eyes then glanced over at Keith. "But... why don't I let Mullet-head hold you for awhile? I think he needs your comfort more than I do."

A bright blush stretched across the Red Paladin's nose. "What? I- I don't know what you're talking about!" He crossed his arms and turned away, trying to appear exceptionally emo.

Lance and Shiro shared smiles with the rest of the group. Pidge pouted that she had wanted to be next, making the others laugh. Lance then walked over to Keith and soundly shoved Shiro-cat into his chest.

"Oh, just take him already!" He said in frustration. "We all know full well you want to! Just go with it!"

Keith blinked back at him in surprise, while automatically scooping Shiro up into his arms. Everyone else tried their best to hide their amused snickering. They failed, spectacularly.

The dark-haired teen sent his "friends" an annoyed glare, before glancing down at the fluffy creature. The cat stared back at him with the same warmth Shiro always held in his eyes. "Don't worry Shiro... We'll find a way to get you back normal."

The cat's ears visibly drooped as he released a tired, "Me-ow..."

"But you know, other than-" Keith gestured to his new feline form. "-this. Are you, yah know, okay?"

Shiro mouth twisted in thought for a moment, before butting his head up against Keith's chin. The tuxedo cat then let out a deep, contented purr. Teary-eyed, Keith cuddled him all the closer in return. He'd be all right. They'd all be.

"Aww..." Pidge practically cooed, and Keith swore he heard the ominous click of a cell phone camera. But right then, he really didn't care. Shiro was still with them. And while he may be stuck as cat for a little while. The Red Paladin knew he and his team would once again find some way to defy the odds and triumph once again...

Author's Notes: So there you have it everyone! The start of my new series of one-shots for the Adventures of Space Dad Cat! This also came about when I noticed Shiro exhibiting various cat-like qualities this season. First being when he got that spore ball stuck to the back of his head, (OMG his reaction was so that of a cat with tape stuck to his head!) and then his elaborate series of wall jumps during the breakout scene. Then the ending happened and now... You all get this! LOL!

Okay, so fic wise: OMG! Lots of family/ team building/ friendship and fluff to come! I already have so much planned. Let's just say, Shiro may try to suffocate Slav in his sleep by lying on his face, Lance may have a design planned for a... um sweater, and Shiro, Kaltenecker, and the mice might concoct plans for a coup... Also chapters of Shiro being there for each of the paladins in their most vulnerable moments. So if you want more of this insanity, with some in character emotional hurt comfort thrown in: For the love of the ancients; please read, fave, and review!

Oh and yes! A cover pic of Space Dad Cat is coming. Just wanted to keep his existence a surprise for the start of the fic. ;)

And to my Naruto fan fic readers, going to start the outline for the last fic now. Thanksgiving and Christmas hit me with the force of a train. But, free time is back now and I shall get on it right away. Just had to get the start of this off my chest. More to come from me soon!