Keith rubbed his arm where the needle had been inserted to draw his blood as he looked across the room to where a smaller prisoner sat.
She had blonde hair that came down to her shoulders and black ears on the top of her head. She seemed to watch him with curiosity as she sat there knees curled up to her chest.
After a while of her watching him, he started to get uncomfortable with the silence that enveloped them, and he nervously cleared his throat.
"Oh, I'm sorry if I making you uncomfortable."
Keith looked up, "Pardon?"
The creature spoke again, "Am I making you uncomfortable?" she asked tilting her head.
"Um...well..yeah.." he said embarrassed. He wouldn't normally admit to this sort of thing, but she had asked him with such boldness that it caught him off guard and he didn't know how to react. Normally he would just wait patiently until whatever it was making him feel uncomfortable left.
"Oh, sorry about that," she said adjusting to where her legs were crossed in front of her, "I've only ever seen one other thing like you."
"A human?" he asked raising his eyebrows in curiosity.
"Yeah!" she thought for a moment, "I can never remember her name, but she has brown hair and really pretty blue eyes……" she trailed off.
"Lance?" he asked.
"Yeah! That was it!" she looked at him, her eyes narrowing, "How do you know Lance?" she asked crossing her arms.
"She's a Paladin of Voltron, she's one of my teammates,"
She nodded, "So you don't like know each other know each other,"
"What do you mean?"
She sighed, "You guys aren't together are you?"
Keith felt his face grow warm. What was this creature saying? How does she know Lance? Why is she asking if we're together?
"I-um….No we're not," he stuttered out, "were not together." he ran a hand through his hair. The creature just shook her head and smiled.
Keith looked up from the ground, "who are you anyway?"
"I'm Haiethil," she replied. Keith opened his mouth, but she held her hand up, "and before you ask how I know Lance that is classified information on a need to know basis."
"I already know you work together."
Haiethil looked stunned, "How?"
"I heard her leaving the castle of lions one night and I followed her to a secret base, so I'm guessing that's what you're referring to as "classified" information."
"Jarep, have you found anything yet?" Lance was pacing her room. It had been several hours since Keith had disappeared.
"We might have something...or at least a general area."
"At least it's a start. Where is it? I can tell the team and we can send voltron-"
"It's not that simple," Jarep cut her off.
"What do you mean not that simple?" she said, "If he's being held captive it's nothing we can't handle."
"Lance you know your training, we have to take every precaution. We need to-"
"Send a recon team I know," she sighed "Can't we make an exception just this once?"
"I'm sorry." Jarep was quiet for a moment, "If you like I'll let you do recon for both your team and us."
Lance brightened up, "Yes, I will do it," she accepted the offer without hesitation.
"Alright, I'll send you the coordinates. And Lance?"
"Yes?"
"Remember your training."
"So you're telling me you started training when you were four months old?" Keith said with disbelief.
"Yes. My species is considered an 'adult' as you would call it, at four months."
"Wow, I didn't even touch a knife until I was three."
"Lance, first Picked one up when she was one and was able to hit the target spot on when she was one and a half years old," Haiethil stated proudly.
"Lance? The person who jokes all the time and never takes anything seriously?" Keith asked, "Yeah nice one," he said laughing.
However, Haiethil was not laughing.
"Jokester? Lance? She's never said a joke in her entire life."
"What?"
"I'm serious. I've never seen her laugh once, it's all training with her."
Keith couldn't believe what he was hearing. Lance was definitely not the type of person who could take anything seriously. Well, now that he thought about it, back at the space mall she seemed pretty panicked when he had scared her and ended up with her communicator in hand.
"It must all be an act. But who is she really?" he said quietly.
"What was that?"
"Nothing."
The door to the cell slid open and a galra officer walked in, blaster in hand. He looked from Haiethil back to him seems to bide his time deciding.
"I want the paladin," he said leaving the room. Seconds later two sentries entered and forced him to his feet. He tried struggling but it was no use. They only tightened their hold on him.
"Don't try anything paladin," the sentry said pointing his blaster at Haiethil, "Or she'll be the first to go."
Now Keith understood why they had given him a cellmate. They had given someone he could talk to, get close to, and then use that person against him. To get him to do whatever they needed him to do.
Lance made her way to the bridge practically running. Every moment she took her time it was a second less Keith had left. She didn't wear her Paladin armor, instead, she wore black combat boots and tight fitting clothing she had a looser cloth hanging around her neck that will cover up to her nose when she needed. Her hair was in a tightly braided ponytail.
She burst into the bridge startling everyone. They all looked at her with surprise and confusion in their faces. Pidge had to get up from the floor, as she had fallen out of her chair when LAnce had burst into the room.
"What the heck Lance," she said adjusting her glasses.
"Sorry Pidge, but I think I might have a location on Keith."
"What?" the whole time said at once.
"How?" Hunk asked.
"That's not important," she replied she couldn't risk the team finding out about the secret organization she was working with. Not yet.
"Well let's go!" Shiro said starting for the door.
"Wait!" Lance said quickly blocking the exit, "It's not that simple."
"What do you mean Lance?" Allura asked.
"I have to go alone."
