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"Video Games"
"Are you serious?"
"Yes."
"Of course, and since our families are both living at the Garrison compound, I won't be too far away from them, and they won't worry. "
"That's good. I think even Iverson is scared of your mom. It's a wonder she didn't tear the Garrison apart when we left."
"I guess it was because she still had to look after everyone else."
"Anyway, get over here. I want to beat your @$$ at Mario Kart!"
"You're on, Pidge!" Lance hung up the phone. "¡Mamá! I'm going to the Holt's!"
Mrs. McClain knew the Holt family was assigned quarters a couple of doors down. "Okay, mijo. Just don't run off. If you go somewhere else, call me first."
Lance grinned. He knew his mother was just worried that he was going to disappear again. He didn't plan on disappearing this time; not that he has planned on disappearing the first time, but it still happened. "Okay. I've got my data pad on me. Bye, Mama. ¡Te amo!"
"Te amo, mijo. Stay safe."
It didn't take Lance long to reach the Holt's door. He knocked on it but wasn't prepared to have Matt open the door. "Hey, Lance. Katie's waiting for you."
Matt stepped back, allowing Lance to enter. Lance stepped in, closing the door behind him. "Thanks. I hope I'm not intruding. I know Pidge invited me over, but I know everyone is using this as time to spend with their families."
"Nonsense," Sam spoke up from the living area. "We know the Paladins are just like a family, and we aren't going to try to keep you apart. Now, go. Katie's waiting in her room."
Lance smiled and walked down the hall. He knocked before entering the Green Paladin's room. Contrary to her room on the castle ship, Pidge's room at the Garrison was as neat as a pin, making Lance pause at the doorway, almost sure he had the wrong room.
"Come in, Lance. I've been dying to see if your skills got rusty since we've been in space!"
Lance and Pidge had had weekly game nights when they were at the Garrison as cadets. Hunk never participated, but he always enjoyed watching his two friends play.
Lance settled into a chair that was across from the television and the N64 game console that had the Mario Kart 8 game cartridge sticking out of it and grabbed the nearby N64 controller. "I'm ready to kick your butt, Pidge!"
Pidge plopped into the chair next to Lance's, grabbing her controller. "Let the games begin."
They agreed on the Grand Prix mode and decided on their characters (Daisy for Lance and Waluigi for Pidge) and to start with Mushroom Cup on the Mario Kart Stadium and go all the way to the Lightning Cup on the Rainbow Road. It was going to take them all night, but they were finally going to get to figure out which one of them was the best at Mario Kart.
Fin