Destiny: Chapter 5 Destiny
Ch.5/?
By Dani
Disclaimer: "Voltron, Defender of the Universe" and its characters are ©1984 World Events Productions, Ltd. This story is for entertainment purposes only. Original characters and storyline are property of the author, please do not use without permission.
Rating: PG-13 for some matured scenes.
Alysson soaked a small towel in a bowl of ice water and wrung it out before turning to Keith, as he was sitting on one of the beds in the infirmary. She then brought the bowl with her where he was sitting and gently placed the towel against his jaw.
"So, do you know why she socked you?" she asked.
"I don't," he said as he winced from the pain that shot through his lower jaw.
She looked him over the noticed a discoloration start to form under his left eye.
"Looks like she gave you a black eye as well," she said as she took the towel from him and soaked it in the water. She folded it so that it would both cover his jaw as well as the swelling that was forming under his eye. "Did you see how disheveled she was?"
"The first thing I noticed after I saw the stars," he said. "Lance was chasing after her."
Alysson could only nod. "Yeah, I saw him head toward the balcony once you and Anala started the third dance," she stated. "I saw Allura walk out just before that."
"Was she alone?"
"Yes, I believe she was," she said.
"Well, we are going to find out what happened," he said. "And I'm going to hear it from Coran."
Alysson smiled. "Would you rather have Nanny?"
He winced when he tried to smile, but gladly accepted her care of him.
**********
"Here, this will help you calm your nerves."
Anala wrapped Allura's hands around the cup as she came to kneel before her. Allura had remained quiet since the commotion in the ballroom, even when Lance had brought her to her room.
"Is she speaking?"
She looked behind her as Lance entered the room, handing her a small packet, and some cloth.
"What is that?" she asked
"The top of her dress," he said. "It fell off when I brought her up here. Had to back track to retrieve it. Don't want to end up explaining to Nanny about that."
Anala slowly nodded as she turned her attention to Allura, who was just sitting on the edge of her bed, in a daze. She hadn't even taken a sip from the cup she was holding.
"Allura, you have to tell us what happened."
"She's been like that since I dragged her out of the ballroom," he stated as he stood above her. "Remember her fighting me as I dragged her out?"
"Yeah, she made quite a scene."
"Well, as soon as I left and those doors closed behind me, she just stopped," he said.
v Anala could only turn to him. "Just stopped?"
"It was strange," he said.
"Lance, can you do me a favor?" she asked.
"What is it?"
"Lock the door, and turn down the lights," she said as she propped herself on her knees and took the cup out of Allura's hands. "Then sit behind me."
"Why?"
"I'm going to find out what really happened."
"How?"
"Something that I can do," she said.
He could only nod as he went to the door and pressed a button on the keypad. The lights then dimmed as Anala took ahold of Allura's hands. He then came to kneel behind her, and she motioned for him to get a little closer to her.
"I need you to steady me," she said. "Sometimes these things can take the wind out of me."
"What, these things?"
"You'll see," she said. She released Allura's hands for a moment and grabbed his, and gently placed them on her hips. "Whatever happens, don't let go of me."
She then turned to Allura and slowly closed her eyes. She took a deep breath, as she cleared her mind and then reached to take Allura's hands again.
Lance was then caught off guard, as he watched as she extended her own wings to their full length. He felt her tense, and he was aware of a sudden energy around them.
Anala chanted a small mantra to herself, she then breathed in deeply as she was then bombarded with images; memories that were not her own. They came to her quickly but one image caused her to break her contact with Allura abruptly, which caused her to scream out in pain.
Lance pulled on her, as she fell back on him. Anala breathed in deeply as she closed her eyes and opened them again to re-focus herself.
"You alright?" he asked.
Anala nodded as he helped her to sit up. She then looked over at the bed, and saw that Allura was now lying, fast asleep.
"So, what did you find out?" he asked as he helped her to sit up again.
Anala then placed a hand to her head as she closed her eyes, reliving the images and visions that had come to her.
"I have to see my mother," she said. "Something odd is happening here."
Suddenly, alarms started to blare, causing the both of them to look up toward the door.
"Of all the poor timing," Lance muttered as he struggled to get onto his feet.
"What is that?" she asked.
"It means that something is happening," he said. "Or we're under attack."
Anala nodded as he helped her to her feet, and giving one last look over Allura, she followed him out of her room.
**********
"Detecting an incoming ship, fast approaching our air space," Pidge said the other members entered the control room.
"Is it a doom ship?" Lance asked noticing that besides Allura, Keith was missing.
"No," Pidge said as he punched some buttons. "I'll punch up one of our sattelite feeds."
Lance then turned to the view screen as Anala and Hunk entered the Control Room.
"Where is everyone?" Anala asked as she noticed the missing members.
"Keith is still in the infirmary, so Lance is the next in command," Hunk said. "Coran is taking care of some important matters with Nanny, they are still cleaning up the ballroom ."
"Then we are alone on this one," Lane said. "Pidge, any signs of weapons systems that we should be aware of?"
"Actually the ship is too small," he stated as he brought up an image to the view screen. "Like an escape craft size."
"What?" Lance asked. "Then where did it come from?"
The image before them then cleared up and Anala let out a gasp as she came to stand next to Lance.
"It's one of ours," she said.
"What?" Lance asked.
"It's one of our ships," she said. "Pidge, are you able to get a closer look of it?"
"Sure can."
The view screen then displayed a more detailed picture as they all turned to it.
"Damn, it is one of ours," she stated. "But not any from Vallis."
"I don't understand," Lance said.
"Before Kelar started his weapons trades business, he used to dabble in slave trade," she said. "That escape pod is from one of those ships that transported those slaves."
"Your people?" Lance asked.
"Thousands were displaced, and Kelar never kept records as to whom or where he sent majority of them," she said. "How did this ship make it all the way here?"
The control panel before Pidge then lit up which caused him to turn to the viewscreen.
"Damn!" he swore. "Lance, major problem. The ship can't withstand entry into our atmosphere. It'll break up if we let it continue."
Lance quickly nodded. "Hunk, keep and eye on things here," he ordered. "Pidge, come with me, we'll have to slow that thing down."
"Let me come along," Anala stated.
"It's too dangerous."
"I want to know why that ship is here," she said firmly. "Everything that has been happening in the last two days have been very unusual. We need to get to the bottom of this."
"Ride with Pidge," he said. "Let's move."
**********
Alysson and Keith both looked up as the doors to the infirmary slid open and Hunk carry in what seemed to be an unconscious woman. He laid her on an empty bed nearby as Dr. Gorma entered behind him.
"She's not breathing," Hunk stated as he moved to side as Dr. Gorma did a quick check over of the new patient.
"What was that contraption you got her out of?" he asked.
"Some kind of deep space travel capsule," Hunk stated. "It was damaged when the ship ejected the unit."
"Automatically?"
"It seemed so," Hunk stated.
"Give me some room," he said as he rounded the bed and waited for a nurse to join him. He then proceeded to perform CPR on her, hoping that would revive her.
"What's going on?" Keith asked as Hunk joined them where they were sitting.
"A ship entered our airspace on a crash course," he explained. "Lance and Pidge went to intercept, but when they neared the ship, it ejected the capsule she was in and then exploded. They were barely able to catch up to the capsule before it hit Arus."
"What kind of ship?"
"According to Anala, a Vallusian ship," Hunk said which caught both of their attentions. "Yeah, she had the same reaction as well. She should be joining us soon."
Keith then pulled himself off the bed he was on and made his way to the door. "I'll head back up with you," he said then turned to his mother.
"I'll stay here," she answered his unvoiced question. "I'll keep you posted."
Hunk and Keith both nodded.
********** Allura woke with a gasp, clutching at her chest as tears edged at her eyes. She looked around her, and saw that she was in her own room. She then realized that her right hand was bandaged and it was a little sore. She laid back down on her bed, letting out her breath as she placed her hand to her head.
"You're finally up."
The voice startled her, but she turned to her windows and saw that someone was standing there. She sat up in her bed as he turned and approached her.
"What happened?" she asked as she watched him round her bed. The lights in her room were still dimmed, but gave her enough to see.
"You collapsed at the ball tonite," he said as he came to sit on the edge of her bed. "You had everyone worried."
"Collapsed?" she asked. She then closed her eyes as she tried to shake the sudden dizziness she felt.
"Apparently," he said and then smiled. "I didn't even have the chance to get out of this monkey suit yet."
She looked around her room as she tried to remember what happened. She then turned to meet his gaze as he took her injured hand into his own.
"I should have been more careful," he said.
"Careful?" she asked as she tried to fight to stay awake. "How did I injure it?"
"I twisted it," he stated as he kissed the top of it. "I apologize."
"Twisted it?" she asked. "How?"
"When I helped you to your feet out on the balcony," he said as he turned to her nightstand and picked up the cup that was there. "Here, Anala made this for you."
She looked at the cup and stared at the liquid. She slowly nodded as she took a sip from it, and then downed the drink. He then took the cup from her and placed it back on her nightstand.
"Feel better?" he asked.
"Still dizzy," she stated. "Thank you for watching over me."
"I was concerned," he said as he took her hands into his own.
She could only meet his gaze, even in the dark she could feel him staring at her. She closed her eyes as she tried to fight the swimming feeling she felt.
"You have to keep awake, princess," he said as he pulled her up from lying back down. "The medicine wont work if you fall asleep again."
She could only nod as she suddenly started to feel very warm. She breathed in deeply.
"Keep me awake," she said. "How long will it take?"
"Not long," he said.
She then made a weak smile as she looked over his costume. "Did I tell you that you had a nice costume?" she asked. "Who made it for you again?"
He smiled as he pulled himself nearer to her. "Anala's mother," he stated.
She nodded. "The wings were a nice touch, but I see that you were getting tired of wearing them," she said.
Her statement caught him off guard a bit, but he smiled back at her. "I'll remember to keep them handy," he said.
"Oh, and I left Nanny to clean up the ballroom," she said in dissapointment. "After I promised that I would…"
She felt him place a finger against her lips, shaking his head.
"She can handle herself," he stated. "And has the clean up well under way already."
She met his gaze and felt his hand move to the side of her face. She closed her eyes, in response to the warm feeling that generated from that touch.
"I hope that I didn't…"
This time he silenced her with his thumb. "Don't worry about her," he stated. "Just worry about right now."
Her brows then furrowed as she thought to herself. "Were we….were we out on the balcony tonite?"
"Yes, we were," he said. "You were eager to get out of your heels."
v "I just…I can't…"
"Shhh….." he stated. "We can continue where we left off."
"Left off?"
"Before we were interrupted by Lance," he said as he neared her.
"What…"
She was then silenced as he took her into a deep kiss. She was surprised, but found herself responding to him. She felt his arms encircle her, as the kiss deepened. She then found herself falling back against her bed, but their intimate sharing never ceased.
Again she found herself lost to the emotions that generated from his kiss and his light caress. She breathed in deeply as their kiss broke, where he managed to free one of his hands and let it travel along her body. He kissed her neck, lightly nipping at her soft flesh, as she arched her back, letting out a nearly silent moan. She felt herself flush, and a euphoria engulf her every sense as he traveled from her neck and take her mouth again.
She wrapped her arms around him as she felt him tug at the nightgown she wore, slowly hiking it up to her waist. That's when she let her hand cover his own, grabbing onto it as it held the sheer material. She then took his hand into her own, entwining her fingers with his as she held it against her heaving chest. She then let go of it as she brought it up to grab ahold of his arm. She then felt him work on the front of her nightgown, slowly unbuttoning it, as she started to pull the tunic he wore up.
She then let out a moan as his hand worked free of the nightgown and he playfully caressed her abdomen. With her vision glazed over with lust, she breathed in deeply as she dared to meet his gaze.
This time she took him into a kiss, and grabbing the hand that had been touching her, she brought it up and had it cup her breast. She moaned against his lips as she breathed in deeply, knowing that her body was yearning for the intimate touch. And there was nothing she could do to fight what her body had wanted.
*********
Anala walked out onto the balcony after asking where he had found Allura lying when he went out to look for her. She searched the area near the corner of the last door, and found something that puzzled her.
She reached toward the ground seeing that something dark was lying there. Her eyes then widened when she realized that they were feathers. She immediately got to her feet and walked back into the ballroom, and in her horror, she saw they were black feathers.
At that moment, it felt as if her world was just torn out from under her.
"Kelar was the only one who had black feathers."
Ch.5/?
By Dani
Disclaimer: "Voltron, Defender of the Universe" and its characters are ©1984 World Events Productions, Ltd. This story is for entertainment purposes only. Original characters and storyline are property of the author, please do not use without permission.
Rating: PG-13 for some matured scenes.
Alysson soaked a small towel in a bowl of ice water and wrung it out before turning to Keith, as he was sitting on one of the beds in the infirmary. She then brought the bowl with her where he was sitting and gently placed the towel against his jaw.
"So, do you know why she socked you?" she asked.
"I don't," he said as he winced from the pain that shot through his lower jaw.
She looked him over the noticed a discoloration start to form under his left eye.
"Looks like she gave you a black eye as well," she said as she took the towel from him and soaked it in the water. She folded it so that it would both cover his jaw as well as the swelling that was forming under his eye. "Did you see how disheveled she was?"
"The first thing I noticed after I saw the stars," he said. "Lance was chasing after her."
Alysson could only nod. "Yeah, I saw him head toward the balcony once you and Anala started the third dance," she stated. "I saw Allura walk out just before that."
"Was she alone?"
"Yes, I believe she was," she said.
"Well, we are going to find out what happened," he said. "And I'm going to hear it from Coran."
Alysson smiled. "Would you rather have Nanny?"
He winced when he tried to smile, but gladly accepted her care of him.
**********
"Here, this will help you calm your nerves."
Anala wrapped Allura's hands around the cup as she came to kneel before her. Allura had remained quiet since the commotion in the ballroom, even when Lance had brought her to her room.
"Is she speaking?"
She looked behind her as Lance entered the room, handing her a small packet, and some cloth.
"What is that?" she asked
"The top of her dress," he said. "It fell off when I brought her up here. Had to back track to retrieve it. Don't want to end up explaining to Nanny about that."
Anala slowly nodded as she turned her attention to Allura, who was just sitting on the edge of her bed, in a daze. She hadn't even taken a sip from the cup she was holding.
"Allura, you have to tell us what happened."
"She's been like that since I dragged her out of the ballroom," he stated as he stood above her. "Remember her fighting me as I dragged her out?"
"Yeah, she made quite a scene."
"Well, as soon as I left and those doors closed behind me, she just stopped," he said.
v Anala could only turn to him. "Just stopped?"
"It was strange," he said.
"Lance, can you do me a favor?" she asked.
"What is it?"
"Lock the door, and turn down the lights," she said as she propped herself on her knees and took the cup out of Allura's hands. "Then sit behind me."
"Why?"
"I'm going to find out what really happened."
"How?"
"Something that I can do," she said.
He could only nod as he went to the door and pressed a button on the keypad. The lights then dimmed as Anala took ahold of Allura's hands. He then came to kneel behind her, and she motioned for him to get a little closer to her.
"I need you to steady me," she said. "Sometimes these things can take the wind out of me."
"What, these things?"
"You'll see," she said. She released Allura's hands for a moment and grabbed his, and gently placed them on her hips. "Whatever happens, don't let go of me."
She then turned to Allura and slowly closed her eyes. She took a deep breath, as she cleared her mind and then reached to take Allura's hands again.
Lance was then caught off guard, as he watched as she extended her own wings to their full length. He felt her tense, and he was aware of a sudden energy around them.
Anala chanted a small mantra to herself, she then breathed in deeply as she was then bombarded with images; memories that were not her own. They came to her quickly but one image caused her to break her contact with Allura abruptly, which caused her to scream out in pain.
Lance pulled on her, as she fell back on him. Anala breathed in deeply as she closed her eyes and opened them again to re-focus herself.
"You alright?" he asked.
Anala nodded as he helped her to sit up. She then looked over at the bed, and saw that Allura was now lying, fast asleep.
"So, what did you find out?" he asked as he helped her to sit up again.
Anala then placed a hand to her head as she closed her eyes, reliving the images and visions that had come to her.
"I have to see my mother," she said. "Something odd is happening here."
Suddenly, alarms started to blare, causing the both of them to look up toward the door.
"Of all the poor timing," Lance muttered as he struggled to get onto his feet.
"What is that?" she asked.
"It means that something is happening," he said. "Or we're under attack."
Anala nodded as he helped her to her feet, and giving one last look over Allura, she followed him out of her room.
**********
"Detecting an incoming ship, fast approaching our air space," Pidge said the other members entered the control room.
"Is it a doom ship?" Lance asked noticing that besides Allura, Keith was missing.
"No," Pidge said as he punched some buttons. "I'll punch up one of our sattelite feeds."
Lance then turned to the view screen as Anala and Hunk entered the Control Room.
"Where is everyone?" Anala asked as she noticed the missing members.
"Keith is still in the infirmary, so Lance is the next in command," Hunk said. "Coran is taking care of some important matters with Nanny, they are still cleaning up the ballroom ."
"Then we are alone on this one," Lane said. "Pidge, any signs of weapons systems that we should be aware of?"
"Actually the ship is too small," he stated as he brought up an image to the view screen. "Like an escape craft size."
"What?" Lance asked. "Then where did it come from?"
The image before them then cleared up and Anala let out a gasp as she came to stand next to Lance.
"It's one of ours," she said.
"What?" Lance asked.
"It's one of our ships," she said. "Pidge, are you able to get a closer look of it?"
"Sure can."
The view screen then displayed a more detailed picture as they all turned to it.
"Damn, it is one of ours," she stated. "But not any from Vallis."
"I don't understand," Lance said.
"Before Kelar started his weapons trades business, he used to dabble in slave trade," she said. "That escape pod is from one of those ships that transported those slaves."
"Your people?" Lance asked.
"Thousands were displaced, and Kelar never kept records as to whom or where he sent majority of them," she said. "How did this ship make it all the way here?"
The control panel before Pidge then lit up which caused him to turn to the viewscreen.
"Damn!" he swore. "Lance, major problem. The ship can't withstand entry into our atmosphere. It'll break up if we let it continue."
Lance quickly nodded. "Hunk, keep and eye on things here," he ordered. "Pidge, come with me, we'll have to slow that thing down."
"Let me come along," Anala stated.
"It's too dangerous."
"I want to know why that ship is here," she said firmly. "Everything that has been happening in the last two days have been very unusual. We need to get to the bottom of this."
"Ride with Pidge," he said. "Let's move."
**********
Alysson and Keith both looked up as the doors to the infirmary slid open and Hunk carry in what seemed to be an unconscious woman. He laid her on an empty bed nearby as Dr. Gorma entered behind him.
"She's not breathing," Hunk stated as he moved to side as Dr. Gorma did a quick check over of the new patient.
"What was that contraption you got her out of?" he asked.
"Some kind of deep space travel capsule," Hunk stated. "It was damaged when the ship ejected the unit."
"Automatically?"
"It seemed so," Hunk stated.
"Give me some room," he said as he rounded the bed and waited for a nurse to join him. He then proceeded to perform CPR on her, hoping that would revive her.
"What's going on?" Keith asked as Hunk joined them where they were sitting.
"A ship entered our airspace on a crash course," he explained. "Lance and Pidge went to intercept, but when they neared the ship, it ejected the capsule she was in and then exploded. They were barely able to catch up to the capsule before it hit Arus."
"What kind of ship?"
"According to Anala, a Vallusian ship," Hunk said which caught both of their attentions. "Yeah, she had the same reaction as well. She should be joining us soon."
Keith then pulled himself off the bed he was on and made his way to the door. "I'll head back up with you," he said then turned to his mother.
"I'll stay here," she answered his unvoiced question. "I'll keep you posted."
Hunk and Keith both nodded.
********** Allura woke with a gasp, clutching at her chest as tears edged at her eyes. She looked around her, and saw that she was in her own room. She then realized that her right hand was bandaged and it was a little sore. She laid back down on her bed, letting out her breath as she placed her hand to her head.
"You're finally up."
The voice startled her, but she turned to her windows and saw that someone was standing there. She sat up in her bed as he turned and approached her.
"What happened?" she asked as she watched him round her bed. The lights in her room were still dimmed, but gave her enough to see.
"You collapsed at the ball tonite," he said as he came to sit on the edge of her bed. "You had everyone worried."
"Collapsed?" she asked. She then closed her eyes as she tried to shake the sudden dizziness she felt.
"Apparently," he said and then smiled. "I didn't even have the chance to get out of this monkey suit yet."
She looked around her room as she tried to remember what happened. She then turned to meet his gaze as he took her injured hand into his own.
"I should have been more careful," he said.
"Careful?" she asked as she tried to fight to stay awake. "How did I injure it?"
"I twisted it," he stated as he kissed the top of it. "I apologize."
"Twisted it?" she asked. "How?"
"When I helped you to your feet out on the balcony," he said as he turned to her nightstand and picked up the cup that was there. "Here, Anala made this for you."
She looked at the cup and stared at the liquid. She slowly nodded as she took a sip from it, and then downed the drink. He then took the cup from her and placed it back on her nightstand.
"Feel better?" he asked.
"Still dizzy," she stated. "Thank you for watching over me."
"I was concerned," he said as he took her hands into his own.
She could only meet his gaze, even in the dark she could feel him staring at her. She closed her eyes as she tried to fight the swimming feeling she felt.
"You have to keep awake, princess," he said as he pulled her up from lying back down. "The medicine wont work if you fall asleep again."
She could only nod as she suddenly started to feel very warm. She breathed in deeply.
"Keep me awake," she said. "How long will it take?"
"Not long," he said.
She then made a weak smile as she looked over his costume. "Did I tell you that you had a nice costume?" she asked. "Who made it for you again?"
He smiled as he pulled himself nearer to her. "Anala's mother," he stated.
She nodded. "The wings were a nice touch, but I see that you were getting tired of wearing them," she said.
Her statement caught him off guard a bit, but he smiled back at her. "I'll remember to keep them handy," he said.
"Oh, and I left Nanny to clean up the ballroom," she said in dissapointment. "After I promised that I would…"
She felt him place a finger against her lips, shaking his head.
"She can handle herself," he stated. "And has the clean up well under way already."
She met his gaze and felt his hand move to the side of her face. She closed her eyes, in response to the warm feeling that generated from that touch.
"I hope that I didn't…"
This time he silenced her with his thumb. "Don't worry about her," he stated. "Just worry about right now."
Her brows then furrowed as she thought to herself. "Were we….were we out on the balcony tonite?"
"Yes, we were," he said. "You were eager to get out of your heels."
v "I just…I can't…"
"Shhh….." he stated. "We can continue where we left off."
"Left off?"
"Before we were interrupted by Lance," he said as he neared her.
"What…"
She was then silenced as he took her into a deep kiss. She was surprised, but found herself responding to him. She felt his arms encircle her, as the kiss deepened. She then found herself falling back against her bed, but their intimate sharing never ceased.
Again she found herself lost to the emotions that generated from his kiss and his light caress. She breathed in deeply as their kiss broke, where he managed to free one of his hands and let it travel along her body. He kissed her neck, lightly nipping at her soft flesh, as she arched her back, letting out a nearly silent moan. She felt herself flush, and a euphoria engulf her every sense as he traveled from her neck and take her mouth again.
She wrapped her arms around him as she felt him tug at the nightgown she wore, slowly hiking it up to her waist. That's when she let her hand cover his own, grabbing onto it as it held the sheer material. She then took his hand into her own, entwining her fingers with his as she held it against her heaving chest. She then let go of it as she brought it up to grab ahold of his arm. She then felt him work on the front of her nightgown, slowly unbuttoning it, as she started to pull the tunic he wore up.
She then let out a moan as his hand worked free of the nightgown and he playfully caressed her abdomen. With her vision glazed over with lust, she breathed in deeply as she dared to meet his gaze.
This time she took him into a kiss, and grabbing the hand that had been touching her, she brought it up and had it cup her breast. She moaned against his lips as she breathed in deeply, knowing that her body was yearning for the intimate touch. And there was nothing she could do to fight what her body had wanted.
*********
Anala walked out onto the balcony after asking where he had found Allura lying when he went out to look for her. She searched the area near the corner of the last door, and found something that puzzled her.
She reached toward the ground seeing that something dark was lying there. Her eyes then widened when she realized that they were feathers. She immediately got to her feet and walked back into the ballroom, and in her horror, she saw they were black feathers.
At that moment, it felt as if her world was just torn out from under her.
"Kelar was the only one who had black feathers."