Five Years Later

Disclaimer: I do not own Voltron Force

So this is the final chapter in "Fast and Unpredictable". I would like to thank SallyOn, for giving me great advice and help. Thank you immensely. I would also like to thank Dbzlover500 for being a huge support, it's so awesome that even though you've never watched this show that you still read this story because you liked my writing. You have no idea how awesome that is :). To all my other awesome reviewers, thanks for the support and words of encouragement.

No, I will not be writing a sequel to this story, but that doesn't mean I won't write another Voltron story some day, and when I do it'll probably be in the form of a oneshot or AU. But I'm already formulating an outline for another story for another cartoon - damn my overactive imagination!

Again, thanks everyone!

Enjoy

Darion hopped from his bed, giggling quietly as he left his room to his parent's room. He tiptoed over to their bed and then jumped on it, landing between his sleeping parents. Larmina opened one eye then nudged her husband awake.

"Dad. Dad. Dad." Darion said, trying to shake his father awake.

"Daniel, your son wants you." Larmina said tiredly. Daniel opened one of his eyes a little, looked at the clock and then closed it.

"Before seven he's your son." Daniel said, smirking. Darion crawled on his father and lay on his chest.

"Dad." Darion said again, smiling. Daniel opened his eyes, assured that he would get no more sleep.

"Yes Darion." Daniel said, smiling up at his son.

"Hi!" Darion said in a hyper tone. He had a reason to be excited, it being his fifth birthday and all.

"Mommy!" a little cry called out. Larmina stood and stretched before going to her two year old daughter. Daniel finally sat up, his son sliding off his chest to his lap.

"Dad, why does Lillianna call for mom in the morning?" Darion asked confused.

"Because she needs mom to help her still. You're a big boy now." Daniel said, making Darion smile.

"So, when do I get my present?" Darion asked, his eyes shimmering. Daniel smiled.

"Easy there birthday boy, first we need to eat." Daniel chuckled, mussing up his sons already messy hair. Larmina walked out of the second room, Lillianna in her arms. Their daughter was only two years old, but everyone in the castle said that when she grew up she would be a heart breaker. Daniel contributed that to her mother. She had dark brown wavy hair that came to just above her chin, long, thick eyelashes, pretty light pink lips that weren't as full as her mother's but close enough. Her eyes were the most interesting and beautiful trait she had, baby blue like her mother, but if someone looked closely though, near the pupil it was violet, like her father. She had the high cheekbones from both parents and light caramel colored skin, like her brother. Her nose was much like her mothers. Lillianna smiled and waved at her father and brother.

"I guess she just wanted to see you two. Now, I need to go get her dressed, so Darion, go get dressed and well do I really have to tell you Daniel?" Larmina snickered before returning to her daughter's room. Darion ran to his room and Daniel went over to his dresser. Once Daniel was dressed he took a seat in the chair before his always hyper son came bounding out of his room. Holiday's and birthdays were always when Darion got a little crazy, but then again, most children are like that. Soon after Lillianna came toddling out followed by ever watchful Larmina who quickly grabbed her own clothing and went to the bathroom.

"So what did you get me dad?" Darion asked, giving his father that oh-so-innocent look.

"Now if I told you, would you be surprised?" Daniel asked, smirking at his mischievous son. Before Darion could respond Larmina stepped out in a pair of blue pants and matching blue shirt with a low but modest neckline.

"Let's go to breakfast with the others. Then you'll get your presents from the other members in the castle, and then your fathers." Larmina said.

"Ok!" Darion said excitedly before running out the door. Lillianna watched her brother and started to walk as fast as her little legs could carry her, only for her parents to take both her hands and walked with her down the long halls. Darion waited by the doors for his parents before they all entered. Vince and his wife and daughter all smiled as they entered. About a year after Daniel and Larmina got married Vince and his girlfriend Nia got married and about a year after that had their daughter Vivian. Nia had black hair and chocolate skin with eyes like sapphires, and Vivian had gray hazel eyes.

"Morning everyone." Larmina said.

"Morning and happy birthday Darion." Everyone replied. Darion smiled as he took his seat. The waiters brought Darion chocolate-chip pancakes, a special treat he only got on his birthday because of the extra sugar. He smiled and ate happily before he got all his presents, which were always a lot, only rivaled by his cousin Arlone. Once all his major presents were opened he looked to his father with curious eyes.

"No present from you daddy?" Darion asked, sadness leaking into his voice.

"Son, your present was too big to wrap. Follow me." Daniel said, standing from the table, his son in tow. They walked to the launch hatches.

"Darion, do you know where this hatch leads?" Daniel asked, pointing to the black lion hatch.

"Yeah, Black lion." Darion said. Daniel picked up his son.

"Now, hang on and try not to choke me." Daniel said. Darion's eyes widened and he clutched to his father as he took off and grabbed the handle on the zip line that lead to black lion's cockpit. Once they landed Daniel put Darion in the seat behind him and helped buckle him in before starting up the lion. Darion had a huge smile on his face. And before they could even fly around the planet Vince joined them.

"Your wife sent me. Expect her to call in just a few seconds." Vince chuckled over the intercom. Just then a screen popped up with Larmina's and Lillianna's faces in it.

"No going past Mach two." Larmina said sternly. Daniel smirked.

"Yes dear." Daniel said before disconnecting.

"You're going to Mach three aren't you?" Vince chuckled. Darion smiled wider, he knew how fast Mach one was, but now he was excited to see Mach three.

"Oh yeah." Daniel laughed before taking off into the atmosphere of Arus, flanked by Vince in green lion. Once out of the atmosphere Daniel kicked up the speed, his son squealing in joy and excitement from the sudden boost in speed.

"This is awesome!" Darion shouted form the back before Daniel slowed down to cruising speed, Vince following his lead.

"She gives you an inch." Vince laughed.

"And I take a parsec, I know, I'm awful." Daniel laughed, both men remembering something similar about that little phrase. Larmina popped on the screen again.

"You're grounded." She said to Daniel.

"We'll work out negotiations later hun." Daniel said with a wink before disconnecting, but not before he noticed her blush madly.

"Again, you're terrible." Vince laughed.

"I know." Daniel chuckled as they cruised through space. He watched as his son stared in awe of the big galaxy.

"This is so cool!" Darion said as he walked around the cockpit. Daniel and Larmina from early on had taught Darion that he could not touch the buttons until he knew what they did and if it was really called for, so Darion only looked at the buttons with fascination.

"Happy birthday son." Daniel said happily, noting his son's expression before being hugged by the hyperactive five-year-old.

"Thanks dad!" Darion said as he squeezed his father's torso the best his little arms could. After they flew around for an hour they made the half hour trip back to Arus and touched down just as Daniel's parents did. Darion smiled and waited as patiently as a five year old could to run out the lions mouth and over to his grandparents. He jumped up to his grandfather's arms and hugged him.

"Grandpa!" he said happily.

"Hello Darion. My you've grown since we last saw you. What are you feeding this kid?" Damien laughed.

"Normal stuff." Daniel chuckled walking over to his parents. Larmina walked out, Lillianna holding her hand and practically running to keep pace with her mother.

"Uh oh, daddy's in trouble." Darion snickered as his mother walked over to his father, punching him on the arm.

"Don't scare me like that!" Larmina said exasperatedly.

"Aw hun, he was having fun." Daniel said, smiling.

"Still." Larmina said sternly.

"Alright, alright, calm down, I'm sorry." Daniel said in defeat. In the years they'd been married, Daniel knew that this sort of battle was one he could never win.

"You're forgiven, but don't pull a stunt like that ever again, or at least not until he's ten." Larmina said.

"I promise." Daniel said, kissing her nose. Darion made a gagging sound in the background before his parents rolled their eyes at him and continued on with the celebration, once all his friends had arrived. Larmina had insisted from his third year up that he be escorted only by his parents so he could have friends and a semi-normal childhood, unlike how she was robbed of one at a young age.

That night at sunset

With the birthday party finally over and the kids all heading home, be it on Arus, Earth or Ariel, the castle was peaceful once more. Daniel walked the halls, not aware that his son, wife and daughter were following at a distance. Vince met up with him and the two men made idle conversation before reaching the east balcony and stared out at the horizon, silent and unaware that now both their families were watching them.

"It's funny how about six years ago we stood here and I was trying to figure out my feelings towards Larmina." Daniel said. Vince laughed lightly.

"Yeah, and that you were reflecting on how everything had lead up to what it was at that point in time." Vince said, looking to his friend from the corner of his eye and smiling.

"Yeah, and now we're married and have two kids." Daniel said.

"You forgot the word crazy." Vince chuckled, making Daniel roll his eyes and let out a chuckle of his own. Both men smiled to each other, the friendship between them strong and tangible.

"Life is good." Vince said. His wife smiled from the doorway.

"No it not good…it's excellent." Daniel said, not knowing that the beginning of his sentence had nearly caused Larmina heart failure before she heard the rest.

"Point." Vince laughed. The women and children decided to make themselves seen and quietly walked over to their respective men. Larmina placed her hand on Daniel's shoulder and Darion gripped his father's hand and little Lillianna held onto his leg. Nia took her husband's hand while Vivian held to her father's leg. Both families smiled happily and peacefully at the company of the other and watched as the sun streaked the sky pink and purple. Neither knew what the future held and neither knew if there would be dangers they would all face, but at this point in their lives everything was perfect, everything was surreal. They did know one thing though, and both Daniel and Vince had to say it.

"No matter what the future may hold, I will always love you, till the day I can breathe no more." Daniel and Vince both said to their families.

"And I will be by your side until that day and eventually join you." Larmina and Nia replied to their husbands. The two couples looked to their children or child and got to their level.

"But above all, we will make sure to protect our children with all we have." Both sets of parents said, watching their children's eyes widen and their lips form smiles before they stood and looked out again to the horizon, where the last light of sun peaked out from the mountains.

Fin

So, tell me what you think. Did I end it well? R&R. And keep a look out for me when I get my next story up...but what will it be about...? Just wait till March and you'll see. :).