Across the Universe
Part 20
[All standard disclaimers apply.]
Pidge woke up with a groan. She tried to sit up but found that she could barely move. She winced as she opened her eyes to the harsh lights. She immediately closed her eyes and turned her head. Opening her eyes again, she looked down her body.
She was bound to some kind of metal table. Metal encircled her wrists, chest, waist, thighs, and ankles. She struggled for a moment but there was no give at all.
With a sigh, she collapsed back against the table. She was still without her helmet and gloves. Thankfully she was still in the rest of her armor, including her boots.
It took her a moment to realize that her glasses were gone.
She glanced around the room, trying to see if they were somewhere nearby. But she didn't see them. While she didn't really need them to see (they were Matt's glasses after all), she had kept them as a kind of talisman. A piece of her brother with her no matter how far apart they were.
And now they were gone.
She took another look around the room. Another metal table was pushed against one of the walls. A box sat on top of it. A console was down by her feet. She wondered if it controlled the table she was on.
There wasn't anything else in the room. Nothing to give her any clue of where she was. Any clue of who had her now.
Was she still with Mowkar? Had he handed her over to Sendak? Another Galra?
The doors to the room opened.
Pidge felt her stomach dropped as two Druids entered the room. This was bad. This was really, really bad.
Another figure followed the Druids before the doors hissed closed. At a gesture, the table became vertical, sitting Pidge up. She grunted as the metal bands dug into her chest and thighs.
However, the pain was immediately forgotten as Pidge met Haggar's cold yellow eyes.
"So this is the Green Paladin of Voltron," Haggar said. "Let's see what secrets you're keeping, shall we?"
Pidge screamed as the first bolt of energy entered her chest.