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"Pack"
He entered Red's mouth, ready to depart for the Blade of Marmora headquarters. He was greatly looking forward to meeting up with his fellow Blades, especially Regris. He had gotten rather close to the young tailed Galra. At their last meeting, Regris had kissed him goodbye. Keith had been surprised but welcomed the kiss, responding in kind. Keith smiled as he sat down in the pilot's seat. He was excited to see his family and mate again.
The Red Paladin heard a purr in the back of his mind. He opened his mind and heard Red talking to him. "I like the fact that you have a family."
"I do too." Keith chucked. He flew Red to headquarters and managed to time it correctly so he could just fly in. He landed Red outside the base and entered, encountering Kolivan and Antok talking to each other. He slowly approached the two leaders and bowed to them, dropping to one knee with a fist across his chest and his head bowed and his eyes closed.
Kolivan and Antok looked at the kneeling Blade, and Kolivan addressed him, "Rise, Keith. Welcome back."
Keith stood up. "Thank you, Leader."
"Enough with the formalities, come here, kit." Antok pulled Keith into his arms.
Keith hugged the big Galra back before he was passed to Kolivan. The leader wrapped his arms around his kit, nuzzling him. Keith nuzzled him back.
"KEITH!" Regris came running into the room, intending on pouncing on Keith, only to get snatched out of midair and softly slammed into the ground.
Antok had snagged Regris using his tail. He brought his face mask close to Regris's face. "Do not jump on other Blades, especially when it is our kit."
"Even though he is my mate?" Regris asked.
"He was our kit first," Antok answered.
"I'm still here," Keith mumbled into Kolivan's chest.
Kolivan stroked Keith's hair for a minute before letting him go. He gave Keith a small push in Regris's direction and silently communicated that he should go to his mate. When Keith was close, Antok released his hold on Regris, and Keith pulled him to his feet and hugged him. Regris wrapped his arms and tail around Keith. "I missed you."
"I missed everyone, especially you. It gets hard to sleep alone," Keith admitted.
"Don't monopolize his time, Regris. There are others that missed him," a violet furred Galra called from the door; a lavender colored Galra appearing over his shoulder soon after.
Keith looked up in surprise. His eyes lit up, and he stepped away from Regris. He launched himself at the two newcomers. "Thace! Ulaz!"
Thace and Ulaz caught their kit and hugged him, his feet dangling off the ground. "Thace and I missed you so much, kit."
"I'm so glad I get time to spend with everyone." Keith was set on his feet. The two Galra nuzzled their kit and dragged Regris into the nuzzling when he got close enough. Keith smiled and purred to his dads and his mate. Thace threw Keith over his shoulder and led the way to their room, Ulaz dragging Regris with him. Keith was almost thrown into the nest, the other three joining him almost immediately. Keith nuzzled Ulaz, purring. Ulaz rumbled to him, and Thace came over and nuzzled the back of Ulaz's neck. Ulaz's rumble turned into a purr. Regris came up behind Keith and nuzzled the back of his mate's neck. They spent hours nuzzling each other and purring to each other.
A couple hours later, Kolivan and Antok joined them. At that point, Keith and Regris were curled around each other, dozing lightly. Ulaz was reclined against his mate, while Thace groomed the lighter colored Galra. Antok sat down next to Keith, running a clawed hand through Keith's hair. Kolivan was pleased that their kit was back, even though it was only for a couple of quintants. It was rough on all of them when Keith was alone on the castle ship. They did what they could to help when he came home, but it only worked for so long. They needed a better solution.
All of a sudden, Keith whined. All four adults looked at their kit. He was asleep but whines still escaped him. Kolivan picked him up and held him, causing Regris to wake up. The four Galra gathered around Kolivan and Keith. Thace purred to him, while Ulaz bent down and nuzzled Keith. Antok stroked Keith's cheek with his tail, and Regris wrapped his tail around his mate's waist. Keith quieted down but still seemed restless. Regris looked at Kolivan. "I won't let him be alone anymore. I know he's a Paladin, but he's part Galra and needs us. I'm going to join him at the castle ship."
"No. We all will join him. It's an opportunity to spread out our forces and join with Voltron and the freedom fighters, and it'll give us a chance to take care of our kit more often," Kolivan rebuked.
"Definitely necessary," Ulaz stated, still nuzzling Keith. Regris leaned over and started grooming his mate. Kolivan kept a hold of the Red Paladin until he woke up with a whine.
His purple eyes were wide with fear for a minute until he got his bearings. He realized he was with his family and his mate. He felt all five of the Blades doting on him somehow. He felt relieved that they were all there with him. He then realized Regris was grooming him. "Regris, please stop."
He stopped mid-lick. "Keith, you're awake!"
He sat up, the Blades stopping their actions. "I guess I dozed off."
"Yes, you did," Thace rumbled.
Regris rubbed his head against Keith's. "What was your nightmare about?"
Keith nuzzled his mate and admitted, "It was about being alone on the castle ship."
"We've decided to go back with you. There's no need for one of us to be so isolated. Galra are pack oriented beings by nature," Ulaz told him.
"It's also an opportunity to spread out our forces and join with Voltron and the freedom fighters, but mostly it's to take care of you," Kolivan added.
Keith blushed. "There's no fighting that, is there? It was a unanimous decision."
"Yes," Antok rumbled.
Keith sighed, still nuzzling Regris. With all five of the Blades coming back with him in Red, it was going to be a tight fit.
Fin