Hey Everyone! Here's a Voltron fic, including my new OC. (Check out my FB page for drawings of her, Rogue Artist.) I hope you like her as much as I do!
The following chapters are based on Season One.

I know the first chapter is a bit slow but please don't knock it until you've read more!
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Shiro stood in front of the Black Lion's bunker doors, waiting in anticipation. The new paladins of Voltron had successfully acquired the other Lions, now it was his turn.

With a boom, the doors opened, revealing the magnificent Lion in its full glory. It's eyes glowed as it powered up and it gave an almighty roar, causing the other four lions to respond with roars of their own, greeting their leader.

Shiro grinned as the Lion bent down and opened its mouth. What Shiro and the other paladins didn't expect was for someone to come stumbling out of it. "What…?"

"Who is that? She looks a lot like Princess Allura." Lance remarked.

The strange girl raised her head, squinting as she took in the sight of the paladins and their lions. "Who are you? What are you doing with the lions of Voltron?" She stepped off the walkway. She looked around. "Where am I?" She looked up to the Black Lion. "What happened?"

The beast closed its mouth, keeping its head lowered.

"We should be asking the questions here." Pidge piped up.

The girl's eyes narrowed on her. "Where's Allura?" She looked to Shiro. "Where is she?"

"Miss, we're the new paladins of Voltron."

"New… paladins?" She frowned. She sighed and summoned a baton that gave off electric energy. "I asked you…. Where is Allura?!" She struck out, her baton extending to a metre, aiming towards Shiro.

Keith moved quickly to block her attack. "Are you crazy?!" He stared at her face, noticing that one eye was the same colour as Allura's… yet the other was golden and seemed to be more bionic, a light scar going across it. He took in the Altean mark below her blue eye. "Wait... are you...?"

"Nova?!"

The girl blinked and looked over, seeing Allura jogging towards her. "Allura?!" Her blue eye swam with tears. She relented and her baton disappeared. She walked over shakily towards the princess.

"Nova!" Allura wasted no time in embracing the girl.

The girl, now known as Nova, turned to mush in the woman's arms. "Allura… thank goodness you're alive." She whimpered.

The paladins stared at the sight before them.

"So… is this… your sister or something, Princess?" Lance asked, clearly a little love struck.

Allura pulled away from Nova. "This is my cousin on my mother's side, Nova. She was taken in by my father when we were very young… so I do consider her as my sister." She added.

"I do remember you going on about her when you first woke up." Pidge recalled.

Allura turned to Nova. "Where were you?"

Nova composed herself, showing very little signs that she had been crying. "Last thing I remember was being asked by your father to put the Black Lion into the bunker… next thing I know, I awoke in a pod within the lion itself."

Allura stared at her wide eyed. "So… the Black Lion does have a soft spot for you after all." She gave a giggle. "It must have sent you to sleep once you managed to hide it."

Nova gave a shrug. "I guess so. So… how long has it been?"

Allura swallowed. "About Ten Thousand years."

Nova's eyes widened. "Really?"

Allura pulled her into another embrace. "I'm just so happy that you're here with me. Coran is safe too."

"And… Uncle Alfor?"

Allura's smile dropped.

Nova didn't need the answer. She cleared her throat and stood straight.

"Zarkon is still alive… and news that I am alive and have enlisted new paladins will surely bring him here." Allura explained.

Nova looked up into the sky, her bionic eye scanned. "Well… one of his convoys is here." She confirmed, looking to the ground, rubbing her eye, just as the alarms around the castle started blaring and Coran's voice yelled through the speaker.

"Princess!"

Allura regained her composure and looked to the paladins. "Get moving! We need Voltron now!" She looked to Nova.

Nova looked to Shiro. "I call shotgun." She stated.

He frowned.

"I'm gonna ride the Black Lion with you."

"Nova! You're weakened from your sleep!" Allura argued.

"I'm more use to them in the middle of it." Nova stepping up the walkway created by the Black Lion's mouth. "I dunno why… but this is something I need to do."

Allura sighed. "Be careful!"

Nova glanced over her shoulder and gave a soft smile. "Aren't I always?"

Shiro took position in the pilot's chair. He looked around and noticed no sign of a sleeping pod. He watched as Nova sat in a spare chair just behind him. "I'm Shiro, by the way."

She met his gaze and nodded. "I'm sorry for attacking you."

He chuckled. "It's fine. You were just confused." He swallowed. "Alright team! Lets do this!" He powered up his lion and took off running.

"So… you're a princess too?" Lance's voice came through on the intercoms.

"I don't think now is the time for twenty questions!"

"Well I'm Lance, by the way… you know boy in blue, extremely handsome…"

Nova rolled her eyes.

"I'm Hunk!"

Nova suppressed a giggle as the yellow paladin butted in.

"Pidge here! Thought you should at least know our names since you're fighting alongside us."

Silence filled the intercoms.

"Keith! Don't be so rude!" Lance's voice yelled.

She heard a snort coming from the red paladin.

"The moody emo with the weird mullet who blocked your swing before… he's Keith." Lance added.

"Alright! Introductions over… team please concentrate!" Shiro ordered.

By the end of the fight, the paladins had managed to form Voltron and took down Sendak's ship.

They all entered the castle, the paladins proud of their accomplishment.

"That was brilliant!" Allura cheered.

"There's no time to celebrate yet…" Nova sighed.

Allura looked to her and nodded.

"Now that he no doubt knows that all five Lions are here, that you're alive and that we've enlisted new paladins… Sendak has no doubt reported it to Zarkon and is preparing another attack." She pressed her palm against her golden eye with a small groan. "I suggest you five go and get some food and rest… training starts tomorrow." She added.

"And who said you gave the orders?" Keith snorted.

Nova smirked and met his gaze. "I am a princess of Altea… and the one who is gonna be putting you lot through training. If you want me to go easy on you, I suggest you do what I say."

Allura grinned. "I sure have missed you, Nova."

Nova looked to her and quirked a small smile.

"She's right, we need to be ready for the next attack, so rest and build up your strength." Allura said. She looked to Nova. "You don't look too good either."

Nova sighed. "I'm fine. I'm sure the three of us feel a little rough after missing ten thousand years." She went and collapsed on the couch in the common room, where the rest of the paladins had congregated.