Across the Universe
Part 23
[All standard disclaimers apply.]
"Tell me," Haggar demanded as she sent another bolt of energy into Pidge's body.
The Green Paladin gritted her teeth against the pain.
"How did you know where to find the Blue Lion?" Haggar waited a moment before releasing another bolt of energy. "How did you and the others figure out how to use the quintessence of the Lions?"
Pidge groaned as the pain intensified. But she continued to refuse to say anything.
"Are you part Altean?" Another wave of energy tore through her body. "Are the others?"
Pidge clenched her hands into fists, digging her nails into her palms. Her back arched off the table as Haggar sent bolt after bolt of energy into her. She did her best not to scream.
Suddenly the energy was gone.
Pidge panted as she collapsed against the table. Her entire body ached. However the newly formed burns across her body hurt more.
"One way or another you'll tell me what I want to know," Haggar warned. She turned and stormed out of the room, followed by her Druids.
After the doors closed, the only sound in the room was her harsh breathing.
Pidge was glad to be left alone, even if it was just for a brief reprieve. She took a few minutes to get her breathing back to normal. It took longer than she would have liked.
She glanced down her body. Her armor across her chest was burned and cracked. So was the armor on her left thigh. She didn't know how much more her armor and her body could take.
She didn't know why Haggar was so focused on her and the other pilots and their connections to the Lions. Pidge didn't know why they were able to fly the Lions, why they each were able to form a connection with their ships.
But even if she did understand quintessence, she wouldn't tell Haggar anything.
She didn't know what Haggar planned to do with the information. Was she simply after quintessence? The Lions? Princess Allura, the last known Altean alchemist?
She wished she knew.