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Enemy My Friend
Arus
arus-dot-geo-at-yahoo-dot-com
Voltron and its characters are owned by World Event's Productions.
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Prologue
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The old building stood empty. Paint peeling from the walls, exposing the gray hard mortar below it. The stained glassed window that once filled the empty frames laid on the ground before it in pieces; worn smooth by the weather, rain and from time. It had been a long time since anyone had occupied this derelict building. A long time since anyone had inhabited any of the buildings near this abandoned church. Dust from crumbling bricks and plywood covered the floor. In a few places along the boarded floor, nature took its time to reclaim what was once a very lively and bustling town.
Now only the memories of once was alive haunted the now empty city. The ghosts of this city's past haunted the very place that was once a striving metropolis.
The lone dark figure stepped out onto the dirt-covered highway that was once a heavily traveled path in front of the church. It looked all around, seeing nothing that would explain what had happened here had been left behind. Only the skeletons of buildings stood. These buildings that once served to keep this city alive.
This was one of several cities on this small planet the lone figure had visited that day. And each, the same; empty, desolate, destroyed. No sign of life, save for plants here and there. Nothing to indicate what kind of people whom once inhabited the planet. There was nothing to indicate where they had all gone; or even if they had a chance to leave.
--This shall be a good planet.--
The voice caught the figure by surprise and it quickly turned to meet its traveling companion.
--Do you think it's feasible?--
--If we are to succeed.--
--I found the processing plant; it's a few miles that way. It would serve as good a staging ground.--
--Yes, I saw it on the way in.--
--Then we shall go as according to plan?--
--Yes.-- the companion then handed the figure a small metal tube. --Be sure this goes to Arus. I will have Sendrre take his to Vallis.--
--And you?--
--I will go to Doom.--
--Zarkon will not like you intruding on his business again.--
The older man only smiled. --That old king has much to answer for...and I will see that his son and daughter are the ones to answer for it. Go on, Lemile, we are short on time.--
Lemille, nodded and placed the small tube within her satchel she wore. --We will contact each other once the messages are delivered?--
The companion nodded. --And we meet back here.--
--Shall we give it .....10 days?--
-- 10 days Arusian...-- he answered. --How is your Arusian by the way?--
--Not as strong as I would like it...-- she said. --What is it they speak now?--
--Galaxy Alliance standard...I believe...Engrih...Engli...--
--English?-- she asked.
--That's it.-- he said. --You should be able to pick it up quick enough.--
Lemille nodded. --10 days it is.--
--Safe travel, Lemille.--
--Safe travel, Roaman.--
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Vallis
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The sun was at its highest point, casting its warm rays down upon the green earth. The wind was whistling through the bows of the trees nearby. A flock of birds soared overhead.
Keith breathed in deeply, filling his being with the serenity around him.
"You can't sneak up on me," he suddenly said as he turned to meet the very person who had come to see him.
Anala smiled as she came to stand before him. "Your senses have become even more acute," she stated.
"I could smell your perfume," he said. "And I am down wind of you."
She crossed her arms. "I didn't put on perfume," she said. "And I took a mineral bath this morning. The perfume would have washed off."
He slowly walked up to her and leaned in to take a deep breath. "Lavender," he said. "And Jasmine."
"I wore Jasmine yesterday," she said. "And Lavender the day before. You can still smell them?"
"Perfumes are oil based," he stated. "They get absorbed by the skin, and takes a while to wash off."
She smiled. "I'll have to find a better way of sneaking up on you."
"What brings you out here today?"
"A message came in for you," she said. "From Princess Allura."
"Oh?" he asked. "Is she fine?"
Anala nodded. "When you are done here, you can come inside and read it," she said. "Mom has lunch ready for us."
"I'll be in a short while," he said.
Anala nodded. "Don't be too long," she said. "And remember, we were going to have a talk this afternoon."
"I haven't forgotten," he said.
"I'll see you inside."
Keith nodded and watched as she started to walk away. He then breathed in deeply as he took a seat on the ground before him.
----Your destiny....fulfilled...----
He quickly turned around wondering who had whispered that. The wind blew up suddenly, but there was no one.
----You are the key.....----
He again turned to see who was speaking....No one.
----Enemy my friend....----
"Who's there?" he said as he stood.
----Enemy my friend....----
"Who's THERE?" he demanded again.
-"-Keith?-"-
Keith swung around to see Xue approaching, but as the wind came up again, it made an eerily howling noise through the nearby trees. He suddenly then felt nauseas, then dizzy.... and the last thing he knew, the world began to spin as Xue rushed to his side, and then everything went black.............
Enemy My Friend
Arus
arus-dot-geo-at-yahoo-dot-com
Voltron and its characters are owned by World Event's Productions.
########################################################################
----------------
Prologue
----------------
The old building stood empty. Paint peeling from the walls, exposing the gray hard mortar below it. The stained glassed window that once filled the empty frames laid on the ground before it in pieces; worn smooth by the weather, rain and from time. It had been a long time since anyone had occupied this derelict building. A long time since anyone had inhabited any of the buildings near this abandoned church. Dust from crumbling bricks and plywood covered the floor. In a few places along the boarded floor, nature took its time to reclaim what was once a very lively and bustling town.
Now only the memories of once was alive haunted the now empty city. The ghosts of this city's past haunted the very place that was once a striving metropolis.
The lone dark figure stepped out onto the dirt-covered highway that was once a heavily traveled path in front of the church. It looked all around, seeing nothing that would explain what had happened here had been left behind. Only the skeletons of buildings stood. These buildings that once served to keep this city alive.
This was one of several cities on this small planet the lone figure had visited that day. And each, the same; empty, desolate, destroyed. No sign of life, save for plants here and there. Nothing to indicate what kind of people whom once inhabited the planet. There was nothing to indicate where they had all gone; or even if they had a chance to leave.
--This shall be a good planet.--
The voice caught the figure by surprise and it quickly turned to meet its traveling companion.
--Do you think it's feasible?--
--If we are to succeed.--
--I found the processing plant; it's a few miles that way. It would serve as good a staging ground.--
--Yes, I saw it on the way in.--
--Then we shall go as according to plan?--
--Yes.-- the companion then handed the figure a small metal tube. --Be sure this goes to Arus. I will have Sendrre take his to Vallis.--
--And you?--
--I will go to Doom.--
--Zarkon will not like you intruding on his business again.--
The older man only smiled. --That old king has much to answer for...and I will see that his son and daughter are the ones to answer for it. Go on, Lemile, we are short on time.--
Lemille, nodded and placed the small tube within her satchel she wore. --We will contact each other once the messages are delivered?--
The companion nodded. --And we meet back here.--
--Shall we give it .....10 days?--
-- 10 days Arusian...-- he answered. --How is your Arusian by the way?--
--Not as strong as I would like it...-- she said. --What is it they speak now?--
--Galaxy Alliance standard...I believe...Engrih...Engli...--
--English?-- she asked.
--That's it.-- he said. --You should be able to pick it up quick enough.--
Lemille nodded. --10 days it is.--
--Safe travel, Lemille.--
--Safe travel, Roaman.--
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Vallis
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The sun was at its highest point, casting its warm rays down upon the green earth. The wind was whistling through the bows of the trees nearby. A flock of birds soared overhead.
Keith breathed in deeply, filling his being with the serenity around him.
"You can't sneak up on me," he suddenly said as he turned to meet the very person who had come to see him.
Anala smiled as she came to stand before him. "Your senses have become even more acute," she stated.
"I could smell your perfume," he said. "And I am down wind of you."
She crossed her arms. "I didn't put on perfume," she said. "And I took a mineral bath this morning. The perfume would have washed off."
He slowly walked up to her and leaned in to take a deep breath. "Lavender," he said. "And Jasmine."
"I wore Jasmine yesterday," she said. "And Lavender the day before. You can still smell them?"
"Perfumes are oil based," he stated. "They get absorbed by the skin, and takes a while to wash off."
She smiled. "I'll have to find a better way of sneaking up on you."
"What brings you out here today?"
"A message came in for you," she said. "From Princess Allura."
"Oh?" he asked. "Is she fine?"
Anala nodded. "When you are done here, you can come inside and read it," she said. "Mom has lunch ready for us."
"I'll be in a short while," he said.
Anala nodded. "Don't be too long," she said. "And remember, we were going to have a talk this afternoon."
"I haven't forgotten," he said.
"I'll see you inside."
Keith nodded and watched as she started to walk away. He then breathed in deeply as he took a seat on the ground before him.
----Your destiny....fulfilled...----
He quickly turned around wondering who had whispered that. The wind blew up suddenly, but there was no one.
----You are the key.....----
He again turned to see who was speaking....No one.
----Enemy my friend....----
"Who's there?" he said as he stood.
----Enemy my friend....----
"Who's THERE?" he demanded again.
-"-Keith?-"-
Keith swung around to see Xue approaching, but as the wind came up again, it made an eerily howling noise through the nearby trees. He suddenly then felt nauseas, then dizzy.... and the last thing he knew, the world began to spin as Xue rushed to his side, and then everything went black.............
