"Looks like it's gonna get dark soon, lets head back cadets," Sam looked at the sky as everyone was training together but finished what they were doing before circling around the adults.

"I'll be having a meeting with the generals and other leaders tonight so I'll have an update for you all in the morning," he smiled brightly with his hands on his hips.

"So we might not be sleeping on dirt anymore?" Lance smiled raising his hand a little.

"Ehhh maybe, hopefully I'll know how much longer," he smiled awkwardly seeing the Paladin smiles fall.

"It's been two months Sam," Keith sighed shaking his head. "Two months since voltron has been back,"

"I know, I really am sorry that this seems..." he trailed off nervously.

"Unnecessary?" Hunk had his arms crossed.

"Dragging on for to long?" Keith nodded.

"Waste of time?" Pidge looked at her dad flatly.

"Yea," Sam nodded agreeing.

"I'll try getting you to garrisons by the end of the week, that'll be my goal," he smiled again and they looked at him shocked.

"A shower?" Lance gasped wide eyes.

"Hopefully soon," sam nodded again. "Come on lets head out,"

"Bye dad," Pidge hugged him real quick as the young adults got in the trucks and started them up.

But one of the trucks rattled and made a loud sound but didn't start up.

Kinkade sighed getting out of the truck as he opened the hood of the truck with griffin and Rizavi popping their heads out the windows curiously.

"What happened?" Lance asked as he was suddenly behind kinkade. It started the teen and he hit his head on the metal with a cry.

"Oooh Sorry, you okay?"  lance put his hands up and kinkade chuckled rubbing the spot. 

"I'm fine," he smiled at him to hide his pain.

"Shit, it looks like the engines busted, out of oil," kinkade looked in the engine as hunk walked over curiously.

"Yea, how does that happen?" Hunk looked at it confused with kinkade.

"I think there's a leak, the truck was fine the beginning of the week," he told them.

"Shit, do we just leave it?" Griffin asked getting out of the car.

"We can bring a tow tomorrow to take it back but I can stay to work on it," Kinkade sighed a little. "See if there's enough oil to get it moving?"

"You're staying behind?" Griffin asked confused.

"If that's okay with you captain?" Kinkade raised a brow at him as James noticed lance behind him watching curiously of the two.

"You shouldn't stay alone," Griffin sighed.

"I'll stay!" Griffin and Rizavi said at the same time but she was waving out the window.

"Cool, hes not alone now," Lance smirked a little as kinkade smiled at him.

"Ida you wanna stay too??" He called to the other car.

"Why?" She asked scrunching up her nose.

"Is this what you meant by a sleepover?" Romelle asked excitedly as lance laughed at her a little.

"Oh my god it is a sleepover!" Rizavi jumped out of the car.

"It's not a sleepover, kinkade just needs some time to fix the truck," griffin sighed annoyed.

"Over night?" Lance smirked.

"Yea?"

"It's a sleepover!" Rizavi, lance, and Romelle high fived.

"Oh sick, we should camp outside tonight then," Pidge and hunk walked over with Shiro and Keith behind them.

"No sleepover! We are part of the military!" Griffin cried out.

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"So you gave up on the truck?" Griffin looked at kinkade as they all huddled around a fire sitting together happily.

"It won't work until I get tools," kinkade told him calmly as everyone chatted with the stars above them.

"Unfortunate," lance giggled next to him.

"It really is," kinkade smirked to himself as they were the closest ones sitting next to each other, they didn't notice but everyone else did.

"Oh thank you coran for the drink," Romelle smiled as the ginger handed her and Allura a cup of a beverage.

"Of course, my pleasure ladies," Coran smiled at them.

"What is it?" Griffin looked over her shoulder curiously.

"Nunville, it's an altean drink, we've been told humans don't like it," Allura smiled at him but offered him the drink. James sniffed it as it smelt like a berry, seemed safe.

As soon as it hit his tongue he spit it out in horror.

"That's awful!" He gagged while everyone burst out laughing.

"It's not that bad," Romelle giggled sipping her drink easily.

"It taste like spicy, burning, tart- I don't even know!" Griffin scrunched his face up and handed it to kinkade.

The pilot took a sip and held a calm face.

"Taste like shitty bourbon and tequila with raspberries, definitely not good," kinkade said calmly as lance burst out laughing.

"I think it's considered to be intoxication to some species, it's sweet to Alteans though," Coran chuckled as he poured another cup for kinkade.

"It's alcohol?" Pidges eyes lit up but shiro put his hand on her head.

"No," he told her with a smile that was a warning.

"Lemme test it to make sure," Keith smirked as he stole a cup when Coran poured more deviously.

"Keith no!" Shiro cried out.

"Keith yes," lance smiled brightly as he got a cup too.

"Oh my god drunk lance is coming back," hunk gasped in horror looking at his best friend.

"Drunk lance...?"

"Drunk lance is horrible," hunk whined.

"Says you, I love drunk lance," Pidge stole Alluras cup as lance grinned.

"I don't think I've ever seen kinkade drunk?" Rizavi smiler having her own cup now.

"Because I'm always taking care of you and griffin," kinkade told them flatly as he finished his drink already.

"My grandpops use to make his tequila back in Cuba so when Rachel and I turned 15 we got the worst for the first," Lance looked at him and chugged his drink to catch up with the pilot.

"Lance we said no more getting drunk to get drunk!" Hunk pleaded.

"Why not?" Keith asked confused.

"He's Cuban," hunk was in tears almost. "Have you ever been to a Cuban party?"

Lance pointed at him and quickly spoke to him in Spanish as kinkade poured his second drink and one for himself as well since they were the farthest ahead.

"Lance please no Spanish I can't understand you!" Hunk sobbed.

"Me cago en tu madre," lance grinned at him evilly.

"I know enough that your talking shit bout my mom!" Hunk gasped as lance leaned on kinkade laughing.

"Your the worst," Rizavi snickered.

"Pidge, hunk, I'm going to bed, anyone is welcome to join me, I stop drinking for a reason," shiro sighed getting up.

"I'll come with," Coran smiled.

"Do I have too? I'm 15!" Pidge whined but hunk grabbed her and pulled her away.

"Yes all the adults and children left," Keith raised the bottles as lance, kinkade, Griffin, Rizavi, romelle, and Allura were left.

"Pour some drinks!" Rizavi squealed holding up her cup.

"So is it like at all intoxicating for you guys? Or is it like juice?" Griffin looked at the alteans. 

"It's less intoxicating for us but eventually does the job," Allura smirked back.

"Alright everyone has to finish their first drink then we have fun," lance smiled excitedly.

"You two already finished your first!" Griffin looked at them wide eyes as lance leaned against kinkade already a little red in the face.

"Then catch up James," lance winked and quickly finished his second drink.