Voltron is WEP's. The others are mine.
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Lotor forcefully shoved Allura into her room. "Now Princess, we will discuss what is to become of you."
Allura held her head high. "I am not afraid of you Lotor. Keith and the others will be here soon."
Lotor laughed. "I think not my Princess. They could never find you here."
Allura smiled an evil smile of her own. "You should not have fallen asleep Lotor. The radio works well."
Lotor snarled in anger, and marched over to her. Allura's defiance crumbled, and she backed away from the look on his face. "I will teach you a lesson, now." He grabbed her by the shoulders and kissed her hard on the mouth. Allura brought her hand up and slapped him across the face. Lotor broke off the kiss, and knocked her to the ground. He bent over and dragged her to her feet throwing her on the bed. Grabbing her dress by the bodice, he ripped it off her. Allura lay there, pale with fear as Lotor kissed her again roughly, and she could not suppress her sobs. Lotor sat up and looked down at her frightened features. Swearing, he got to his feet and marched out of the room. Allura heard the click of the lock. She carefully sat up, pulling her tattered dress around her, and put her face in her hands. Oh Keith. Where are you…
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Kim knocked hesitantly on Lance's door. She figured her brother would be in there with his Teammates. She was surprised when Cliff answered the door. "Cliff! I'm sorry to bother you. I was looking for Lance." She looked closely at his grief stricken face. "Can I get you anything?" She asked softly.
Cliff shook his head, and went back into the room. Kim waited a moment, then followed him inside. Cliff had sat down on his bed. Kim pulled up a chair and sat across from him. "He was my best friend." Cliff said hoarsely.
Kim's heart bled for him. "I remember you all at the Academy. There was that time you broke into the girl's showers, and all ended up with purple hair." She smiled.
Cliff looked up in surprise. "You remember that?"
Kim snorted at him. "I'm not that much younger than you. It was during my first year. Since then everyone has tried to outdo all of you."
Cliff smiled. "Those were good times." He got to his feet. "I keep hoping this is just a horrible dream. That I'll wake up and none of this will have happened."
Kim sat quietly, not knowing what to say. Finally Cliff turned back to her. "You came looking for your brother. I should let you go find him."
Kim shook her head. "Lance will be fine. You need a friend." She said simply.
Cliff sat down next to her. "There was this time we had to take exams. It was right before winter break, and we were all anxious for the holidays. No one had studied. Except Keith of course."
"Of course."
"Anyway, the night before the exam, Lance and I snuck into one of the computer labs. We figured we could get in and change the test."
"And Keith went along with this? Our favorite, straight laced, by the book Captain Montgomery?" Kim looked doubtful.
Cliff nodded. "It was his idea. Most of the stuff we did was. Anyhow, we successfully changed the test to things like, 'Which bar has the best beer?' or 'Who won the intergalactic football finals?' Things like that."
"And you got away with this?"
"Well, we thought so. Remember, the teachers never actually correct the tests. The computer does and sends back a final grade. We figured no problem, this test was in the bag." Cliff smiled, remembering.
"I take it something went wrong?" Kim asked.
"You could say that." Cliff sat back, his hands behind his head. "We all passed the test, and were celebrating in said best beer bar, when the waiter handed us our menus. Instead of appetizers, it had the original test. We were busted. We reported to Professor Dixon, and he made us take the real test. The rest of the class got to keep their scores."
Kim laughed. "Serves you right. I would have to guess you all passed."
"Right we did. Keith and Jeff of course got the highest marks." Cliff paused a moment, remembering. Then his expression sobered. "What am I going to do Kim? He was my best friend."
Kim took his hand. Cliff laid his head in her lap, sobbing quietly. Kim merely sat there, gently stoking Cliff's hair.
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Hunk was working on removing carbon from the claws of Yellow Lion, when Keith stalked past him. The young Captain didn't seem to notice him, but Hunk knew better. Keith didn't miss a thing. Hunk sighed and thought about his friends. He missed Pidge terribly, especially now. He couldn't talk to the rest of the Team. He barely knew Cliff and Kim. Lance was angry at Keith, and Keith was angry at the universe. Hunk just hoped they wouldn't loose Keith to madness if they couldn't bring back the Princess. He sighed again, shook his head, and went back to work.
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Lance looked down at Dorma, and smiled. They lay together in her bedroom, the scent of candles filling the air. "I still can't believe you don't have half the universe chasing after you." Lance told her, gently stroking the smooth skin of her shoulders.
"Maybe I do, I just lied to get you where I wanted you." Dorma smiled teasingly.
Lance bent to kiss her again, causing them both to lose their breath. "And I am where you wanted me?" Lance whispered huskily.
"For the moment." She shifted out from under him, and laid her head on his shoulder. "I am confused about your friend, Jeff." She felt his arms tighten around her.
"What do you mean?" Lance asked quietly.
Dorma was still for a moment. "When I heal some one, a small part of them is left with me for a time. It fades, but whenever that person dies, I feel it. I do not get the feeling that Jeff is dead."
Lance grew thoughtful. "Was he the first human you ever healed?" Lance asked, trying not to get his hopes up. Dorma nodded. Lance sighed. "Then maybe that's why. Maybe you can't sense humans as well." He told her, his spirit falling.
Dorma sighed. "You could be right…."
"I'm always right." Lance said superiorly, trying to lighten the mood.
Dorma looked up at him. "Oh really?"
Lance bent down and kissed her again. "Let me show you…"