Destiny: Chapter 9 [interlude] Destiny
Ch. 9/?
By Arus
Disclaimer: "Voltron, Defender of the Universe", "Voltron 3D", and its characters are ©1984 & ©2000 World Events Productions, Ltd. This story is for entertainment purposes only. Original characters and storyline are property of the author, please do not use, reproduce, or repost without permission.
Allura smiled as she watched as five kids chased after Keith, as he deftly dodged them to keep the small cake he was carrying from their reach.
"'twas nice of you to remember little Willie's birthday," a young woman said as she exited the little house they were standing in front of. "Since his mother passed 'way last year, he's been all alone. His father is 'way most of the day, so he sees little of his only parent."
"What does his father do, Marie?" Allura asked as she turned to the young woman.
"He searches for rare herbs up in dem mountains over dere," she said as she pointed toward the peaks across the valley. "Sometimes, he's dere for days. Sometimes, he's dere for hours. What he finds, he sells here in town, or travels the 2 days over to Mejia to sell dem. It's been hard for both of dem, but he only does it to keep Willie healty."
"I know it's still rough for my people, Marie," Allura stated. "How does Willie feel about his father working so hard?"
"Oh, he fully understands what he does," Marie stated. "But I think at least for once, the boy would just like to see his father, not work so hard."
"Ally!"
Keith ran by her, quickly shoving the cake into her hands as the kids then turned to her. "Sorry, but I gotta run."
Before she could protest, he escaped from the chasing kids as they then turned to her.
"Best ta run, princess," Marie said with a laugh.
"Run?" Allura asked. "What do you mean run?"
"Kids and cake, Princess," she said. "You have de cake, they da kids."
Allura looked down at her hands and realized that she was now their target. She let out a cry as they started toward her.
********
Allura breathed a sigh as she seated herself on the mat as Marie handed her a plate of cake. She then seated herself next to Allura as the kids sat around them.
"Sorry about the first cake," Allura said with a smile.
"Don't be worrying, I knew de captain was going ta use the first one as bait," Marie said. "He was planning it for months."
"Planning what?" she asked, then she realized that Keith was nowhere to be found. "Where is he anyway?"
"Princess?"
Allura looked up from Marie as a young boy stood before her. She smiled as he handed her a small flower.
"Thank you for coming to my birthday party," he said.
"Anything to make you happy, Willie," she said as she placed her plate down and took the boy into her arms. "Did you make your birthday wish?"
"Yes," he said but his face turned to one of sadness. "It won't come true."
"Why do you think that?"
"It's never come true."
"You can't think that," Allura said. "What did you wish for?"
"If I tell you, then it definitely won't come true!" he exclaimed.
"Well, if you tell me, I promise I won't tell anyone else," she said. "Then I can have the final say on if it will or if it won't come true."
"How can you know?"
She smiled. "Well, I'm the princess," she said.
He smiled and then cupped his hand by her ear as he whispered his wish to her. She then understood why he was reluctant to believe that his wish come true, for his wish was just to have his father there with him. She met his gaze as he pulled away.
Though, before she could say anything, she watched as Keith rounded the small building in the distance, followed by a man. He smiled as he caught her gaze and signaled for her to remain silent.
She smiled as she turned to Willie again.
"Now, do you believe that I can make wishes come true?" she asked.
"Can you?" he asked.
"Close your eyes," she said.
He did as he was told and she got to her knees to slowly turn him around.
"Now, on three, when I tell you, you can open your eyes."
She watched as Keith and the man neared them. Allura nodded as the young man came to stand before the little child.
"Happy Birthday, Willie," she whispered. "You can open your eyes now."
The boy did as he was told and his expression widened as he stared at the man who stood before him.
"FATHER!"
The man took his son into his arms and hugged him tightly. He then turned to Keith and then Allura and mouthed his thanks as he slowly walked off, taking his son to a more private corner so they could spend some time together. Allura then turned to Keith and she nodded her approval.
"So you were planning that all this time?"
"Well, Marie told me how he was feeling down about his father being away all the time," Keith said as they slowly walked out of the small town together, along the dirt path that lead toward the castle. "Then she told me that his birthday was coming up."
Allura slowly shook her head. Just as she thought she had him figured out, he does something that even confuses her more.
"Okay, so what was the real reason behind giving me that first cake?"
He turned to her as they came to stop under a tree along the path. He nervously smiled as she leaned against the tree awaiting his answer.
"Thought that you'd like to join in the fun."
Allura shook her head. "Being chased by ten, 8 to 10 year olds around, is not what I would call entirely fun. AND carrying a cake! Chocolate frosted cake I might add."
He laughed as he looked at her. He then stepped toward her as he lifted her chin and wiped a dab of chocolate frosting that was on her chin.
"It seems the cake fought back."
She raised her hand to her chin and wiped away the left over frosting. He then caught her hand and pulled back on the sleeve of her jumpsuit as he noticed the strange markings that were on her wrist. He flipped her hand over and saw that the markings had gone all the way around her wrist.
"Where did you get this?" he asked.
"They just appeared," she said. "Brendt said…"
"Brendt?" he asked. "What did he say to you?"
"He didn't say much," she said as she looked at him with confusion. "Just that it's something to do with Kelar."
"Kelar?" he asked. "In what way?"
"I don't know," she said. "He couldn't fully explain it to me."
She watched as his eyes grew dark, then he turned away from her. Before he stepped away, she grabbed him by his arm.
"What's going on?" she asked. "Why are you so concerned? Is there something you're not telling me?"
He then turned to her. "Are you sure he didn't say anything at all to you?" he asked.
"Just that Kelar somehow has found a way to come back."
"Come back?" he asked. "That's impossible."
"Keith, what is going on?" she asked. "What are you hiding?"
Before he could say anything, she gasped when he fell to his knees, holding his stomach as if he were punched. He started to cough, in reaction to whatever was ailing him.
"Keith?!" she exclaimed as she kneeled down near him.
She then let out a scream as she was suddenly thrown back by an invisible force, hitting her head against the tree they were near. Her vision exploded in stars as she fell to the ground. Then her mind began to grow dark, her vision blurring, and she could only make out little of what was happening before her.
She saw someone appear and through her daze she could only manage a weak smile as the person came up to her, seeing that it was Xue.
"Don't worry, princess," was all he said before he took her into his arms.
As he leaned her against him, she had a small glimpse as he walked up to Keith, who now was lying motionless in the middle of the path. And her last glimpse before darkness consumed her was the vision of a fallen angel where Keith laid.
*********
Alysson breathed in deeply as she walked into the infirmary to see Xue standing with Dr. Gorma. She walked slowly up to them as they exchanged their information. Dr. Gorma cleared his throat as he approached and Xue turned to her.
"Is everything going to be fine?" she asked.
Dr. Gorma nodded to Xue before leaving them to be.
"Allura hit her head hard, but she's doing fine," he said. "The most she'll get out of it is a nice bump on the back of her head."
She turned into the room where Dr. Gorma was now tending to his two patients.
"What about my son?" she asked.
"Alysson, I think it would be wise if we take him back to Vallis as soon as possible," he started. "That way the he can be tended to by our people."
"What is happening to him?" she asked.
"He's completed the K'Chau…."
"What?" she asked as she turned to him. "How…"
"Fenrer is the only one that can help him," he stated.
"He is right, milady."
They both turned to the door and saw that Brendt was standing there. He slowly approached them.
"He must be taken to the Elders so that he can be looked after," he said. "If he has completed the K'Chau as Xue feels, then he is in need of their guidance."
"We can't just up and leave," Alysson stated. "What about that woman? And the slaves that were taken away from Vallis."
"I have been speaking to Coran about it, and he agrees that we need to find out more on this Lysia as well as how many of our people are stranded there," he started. "We are going to need the help of the Voltron Force but if one of them is out, let alone 2…"
"Isn't there something you can do?" Alysson asked as she turned to him.
"I can only do so much, milady," he stated.
"Do what you can," she said. "He must stay here for the time being."
"Alysson, do you know what you are saying?" Xue asked. "We don't know what is going on with him. You'll be endangering his life if we don't get him to Vallis."
"The lives of my people are important as well, Xue," she said as she turned to the room he was in. "I know Keith would want us to find them first."
"And what about the situation that Anala told us about?" Brendt asked. "If it is true what she has said…."
"We will just have to be prepared for it," she said. "Has there been any unusual episodes since last night."
"Nothing," Brendt stated.
"Till then, we will continue with our plans to rescue our people from Lysia."
Xue and Brendt watched as she walked off and the door to the infirmary slid closed behind her.
"Xue, you have to convince her that she may end up killing him if we don't take him to Vallis," Brendt pleaded with him.
Xue could only nod as he continued to stare at the door.
"What is it?"
"See to Keith," he said as he turned to Brendt. "I have to check on some things first."
"You're not going to let her…."
"I'm not going to let anything happen," Xue stated. "Just trust me, Brendt. The situation just got worst."
********
Anri breathed in deeply as she leaned against the door to the infirmary and smiled to herself. She slowly pulled off the small band that she wore around her wrist and placed it in her pocket. She then pulled out a small communicator and opened it.
"Plan A in motion, Kelar," she said.
~Good, return to your room,~ he answered her. ~I have one more item to take care of.~
Anri smiled. "Oh?" she asked. "We still have the matter of luring them to Lysia."
~That is already under consideration,~ he answered back. ~Go to your room and I will come to get you this evening.~
"Understood."
********
"Now, don't do any heavy lifting, and take it easy as you go up any flight of stairs," Dr. Gorma instructed Allura as he slowly walked her back to her room. "You'll have a slight bump when you wake tomorrow, but you should feel fine."
"Thank you, Alan," she stated. "I promise to take care of myself."
He nodded. "Get some rest," he said. "I've already told Nanny that you'll be turning in for the evening."
"I guess I should owe you my thanks for that as well."
"Well, if you're wondering why I won't be hearing well tomorrow, you'll know why," he said with a smile. "Now get some rest, and I will check on you in the morning."
"Thank you, and goodnight."
"Goodnight, princess."
She watched as he walked down the hall and then disappeared around the corner. She then let out a sigh as she turned to her room and entered it. She turned on her lights and walked over to her dresser where she removed the pins that held her hair in her bun, and let her golden locks cascade over her, staring into the small mirror. She then stared at the small bandage that was covering her right temple. She knew that Nanny will have a fit if she saw it, but laughed to herself as she removed the last pin from her hair.
She then heard the bell on her door sound and she turned to it. She slowly walked over to the door hitting the button that would manually open the door. She breathed in deeply, but smiled at the person who stood there.
"Keith?" she asked. "So, Dr. Gorma let you go too?"
He only smiled as he reached for her hand.
"Come, I have something to show you," he stated.
"But, Alan said that I should rest," she stated. "Which you should be doing as well."
"Everyone is busy right now, and this is the only time I can show this to you," he said. "It'll be real quick."
"What is it?" she asked. "Can't it wait till morning?"
He shook his head. "Come."
Before she could protest again, he pulled her out of her room and dragged her down the hall.
"Come on, it's getting late," she said. "I don't think Gorma is going to like this…"
"It'll be quick."
Allura grew worried as he led her down the hall, his grip tightening on her hand at every turn. They wounded through many hallways, areas of the castle she herself has only been to once or twice before.
"Keith, please, let's just see it in the morning."
He did not answer her, but pulled her to stand before a set of large doors. She immediately recognized it as one of the storage bays where Nanny would go to get some of her food that she prepared.
"What's in here?" she asked.
"A surprise," he said.
The door slid open to the storage room and he pulled her into darkness. She then felt his grip on her hand disappear and gasped when the doors behind her slid close, thrusting her into complete darkness.
She then shielded her eyes as someone shone a bright light in her direction, and as her eyes adjusted, she gasped when she saw Alysson sitting before her, bound and gagged.
"What's going on he--…."
She then was struck from behind, falling to the ground before her as the room began to swim. Her eyes grew heavy as she saw someone kneel beside her and checked her over.
"It's time, princess," she heard him say as she closed her eyes. "Time to take my revenge."
Then she was overcome by darkness.
Ch. 9/?
By Arus
Disclaimer: "Voltron, Defender of the Universe", "Voltron 3D", and its characters are ©1984 & ©2000 World Events Productions, Ltd. This story is for entertainment purposes only. Original characters and storyline are property of the author, please do not use, reproduce, or repost without permission.
Allura smiled as she watched as five kids chased after Keith, as he deftly dodged them to keep the small cake he was carrying from their reach.
"'twas nice of you to remember little Willie's birthday," a young woman said as she exited the little house they were standing in front of. "Since his mother passed 'way last year, he's been all alone. His father is 'way most of the day, so he sees little of his only parent."
"What does his father do, Marie?" Allura asked as she turned to the young woman.
"He searches for rare herbs up in dem mountains over dere," she said as she pointed toward the peaks across the valley. "Sometimes, he's dere for days. Sometimes, he's dere for hours. What he finds, he sells here in town, or travels the 2 days over to Mejia to sell dem. It's been hard for both of dem, but he only does it to keep Willie healty."
"I know it's still rough for my people, Marie," Allura stated. "How does Willie feel about his father working so hard?"
"Oh, he fully understands what he does," Marie stated. "But I think at least for once, the boy would just like to see his father, not work so hard."
"Ally!"
Keith ran by her, quickly shoving the cake into her hands as the kids then turned to her. "Sorry, but I gotta run."
Before she could protest, he escaped from the chasing kids as they then turned to her.
"Best ta run, princess," Marie said with a laugh.
"Run?" Allura asked. "What do you mean run?"
"Kids and cake, Princess," she said. "You have de cake, they da kids."
Allura looked down at her hands and realized that she was now their target. She let out a cry as they started toward her.
********
Allura breathed a sigh as she seated herself on the mat as Marie handed her a plate of cake. She then seated herself next to Allura as the kids sat around them.
"Sorry about the first cake," Allura said with a smile.
"Don't be worrying, I knew de captain was going ta use the first one as bait," Marie said. "He was planning it for months."
"Planning what?" she asked, then she realized that Keith was nowhere to be found. "Where is he anyway?"
"Princess?"
Allura looked up from Marie as a young boy stood before her. She smiled as he handed her a small flower.
"Thank you for coming to my birthday party," he said.
"Anything to make you happy, Willie," she said as she placed her plate down and took the boy into her arms. "Did you make your birthday wish?"
"Yes," he said but his face turned to one of sadness. "It won't come true."
"Why do you think that?"
"It's never come true."
"You can't think that," Allura said. "What did you wish for?"
"If I tell you, then it definitely won't come true!" he exclaimed.
"Well, if you tell me, I promise I won't tell anyone else," she said. "Then I can have the final say on if it will or if it won't come true."
"How can you know?"
She smiled. "Well, I'm the princess," she said.
He smiled and then cupped his hand by her ear as he whispered his wish to her. She then understood why he was reluctant to believe that his wish come true, for his wish was just to have his father there with him. She met his gaze as he pulled away.
Though, before she could say anything, she watched as Keith rounded the small building in the distance, followed by a man. He smiled as he caught her gaze and signaled for her to remain silent.
She smiled as she turned to Willie again.
"Now, do you believe that I can make wishes come true?" she asked.
"Can you?" he asked.
"Close your eyes," she said.
He did as he was told and she got to her knees to slowly turn him around.
"Now, on three, when I tell you, you can open your eyes."
She watched as Keith and the man neared them. Allura nodded as the young man came to stand before the little child.
"Happy Birthday, Willie," she whispered. "You can open your eyes now."
The boy did as he was told and his expression widened as he stared at the man who stood before him.
"FATHER!"
The man took his son into his arms and hugged him tightly. He then turned to Keith and then Allura and mouthed his thanks as he slowly walked off, taking his son to a more private corner so they could spend some time together. Allura then turned to Keith and she nodded her approval.
"So you were planning that all this time?"
"Well, Marie told me how he was feeling down about his father being away all the time," Keith said as they slowly walked out of the small town together, along the dirt path that lead toward the castle. "Then she told me that his birthday was coming up."
Allura slowly shook her head. Just as she thought she had him figured out, he does something that even confuses her more.
"Okay, so what was the real reason behind giving me that first cake?"
He turned to her as they came to stop under a tree along the path. He nervously smiled as she leaned against the tree awaiting his answer.
"Thought that you'd like to join in the fun."
Allura shook her head. "Being chased by ten, 8 to 10 year olds around, is not what I would call entirely fun. AND carrying a cake! Chocolate frosted cake I might add."
He laughed as he looked at her. He then stepped toward her as he lifted her chin and wiped a dab of chocolate frosting that was on her chin.
"It seems the cake fought back."
She raised her hand to her chin and wiped away the left over frosting. He then caught her hand and pulled back on the sleeve of her jumpsuit as he noticed the strange markings that were on her wrist. He flipped her hand over and saw that the markings had gone all the way around her wrist.
"Where did you get this?" he asked.
"They just appeared," she said. "Brendt said…"
"Brendt?" he asked. "What did he say to you?"
"He didn't say much," she said as she looked at him with confusion. "Just that it's something to do with Kelar."
"Kelar?" he asked. "In what way?"
"I don't know," she said. "He couldn't fully explain it to me."
She watched as his eyes grew dark, then he turned away from her. Before he stepped away, she grabbed him by his arm.
"What's going on?" she asked. "Why are you so concerned? Is there something you're not telling me?"
He then turned to her. "Are you sure he didn't say anything at all to you?" he asked.
"Just that Kelar somehow has found a way to come back."
"Come back?" he asked. "That's impossible."
"Keith, what is going on?" she asked. "What are you hiding?"
Before he could say anything, she gasped when he fell to his knees, holding his stomach as if he were punched. He started to cough, in reaction to whatever was ailing him.
"Keith?!" she exclaimed as she kneeled down near him.
She then let out a scream as she was suddenly thrown back by an invisible force, hitting her head against the tree they were near. Her vision exploded in stars as she fell to the ground. Then her mind began to grow dark, her vision blurring, and she could only make out little of what was happening before her.
She saw someone appear and through her daze she could only manage a weak smile as the person came up to her, seeing that it was Xue.
"Don't worry, princess," was all he said before he took her into his arms.
As he leaned her against him, she had a small glimpse as he walked up to Keith, who now was lying motionless in the middle of the path. And her last glimpse before darkness consumed her was the vision of a fallen angel where Keith laid.
*********
Alysson breathed in deeply as she walked into the infirmary to see Xue standing with Dr. Gorma. She walked slowly up to them as they exchanged their information. Dr. Gorma cleared his throat as he approached and Xue turned to her.
"Is everything going to be fine?" she asked.
Dr. Gorma nodded to Xue before leaving them to be.
"Allura hit her head hard, but she's doing fine," he said. "The most she'll get out of it is a nice bump on the back of her head."
She turned into the room where Dr. Gorma was now tending to his two patients.
"What about my son?" she asked.
"Alysson, I think it would be wise if we take him back to Vallis as soon as possible," he started. "That way the he can be tended to by our people."
"What is happening to him?" she asked.
"He's completed the K'Chau…."
"What?" she asked as she turned to him. "How…"
"Fenrer is the only one that can help him," he stated.
"He is right, milady."
They both turned to the door and saw that Brendt was standing there. He slowly approached them.
"He must be taken to the Elders so that he can be looked after," he said. "If he has completed the K'Chau as Xue feels, then he is in need of their guidance."
"We can't just up and leave," Alysson stated. "What about that woman? And the slaves that were taken away from Vallis."
"I have been speaking to Coran about it, and he agrees that we need to find out more on this Lysia as well as how many of our people are stranded there," he started. "We are going to need the help of the Voltron Force but if one of them is out, let alone 2…"
"Isn't there something you can do?" Alysson asked as she turned to him.
"I can only do so much, milady," he stated.
"Do what you can," she said. "He must stay here for the time being."
"Alysson, do you know what you are saying?" Xue asked. "We don't know what is going on with him. You'll be endangering his life if we don't get him to Vallis."
"The lives of my people are important as well, Xue," she said as she turned to the room he was in. "I know Keith would want us to find them first."
"And what about the situation that Anala told us about?" Brendt asked. "If it is true what she has said…."
"We will just have to be prepared for it," she said. "Has there been any unusual episodes since last night."
"Nothing," Brendt stated.
"Till then, we will continue with our plans to rescue our people from Lysia."
Xue and Brendt watched as she walked off and the door to the infirmary slid closed behind her.
"Xue, you have to convince her that she may end up killing him if we don't take him to Vallis," Brendt pleaded with him.
Xue could only nod as he continued to stare at the door.
"What is it?"
"See to Keith," he said as he turned to Brendt. "I have to check on some things first."
"You're not going to let her…."
"I'm not going to let anything happen," Xue stated. "Just trust me, Brendt. The situation just got worst."
********
Anri breathed in deeply as she leaned against the door to the infirmary and smiled to herself. She slowly pulled off the small band that she wore around her wrist and placed it in her pocket. She then pulled out a small communicator and opened it.
"Plan A in motion, Kelar," she said.
~Good, return to your room,~ he answered her. ~I have one more item to take care of.~
Anri smiled. "Oh?" she asked. "We still have the matter of luring them to Lysia."
~That is already under consideration,~ he answered back. ~Go to your room and I will come to get you this evening.~
"Understood."
********
"Now, don't do any heavy lifting, and take it easy as you go up any flight of stairs," Dr. Gorma instructed Allura as he slowly walked her back to her room. "You'll have a slight bump when you wake tomorrow, but you should feel fine."
"Thank you, Alan," she stated. "I promise to take care of myself."
He nodded. "Get some rest," he said. "I've already told Nanny that you'll be turning in for the evening."
"I guess I should owe you my thanks for that as well."
"Well, if you're wondering why I won't be hearing well tomorrow, you'll know why," he said with a smile. "Now get some rest, and I will check on you in the morning."
"Thank you, and goodnight."
"Goodnight, princess."
She watched as he walked down the hall and then disappeared around the corner. She then let out a sigh as she turned to her room and entered it. She turned on her lights and walked over to her dresser where she removed the pins that held her hair in her bun, and let her golden locks cascade over her, staring into the small mirror. She then stared at the small bandage that was covering her right temple. She knew that Nanny will have a fit if she saw it, but laughed to herself as she removed the last pin from her hair.
She then heard the bell on her door sound and she turned to it. She slowly walked over to the door hitting the button that would manually open the door. She breathed in deeply, but smiled at the person who stood there.
"Keith?" she asked. "So, Dr. Gorma let you go too?"
He only smiled as he reached for her hand.
"Come, I have something to show you," he stated.
"But, Alan said that I should rest," she stated. "Which you should be doing as well."
"Everyone is busy right now, and this is the only time I can show this to you," he said. "It'll be real quick."
"What is it?" she asked. "Can't it wait till morning?"
He shook his head. "Come."
Before she could protest again, he pulled her out of her room and dragged her down the hall.
"Come on, it's getting late," she said. "I don't think Gorma is going to like this…"
"It'll be quick."
Allura grew worried as he led her down the hall, his grip tightening on her hand at every turn. They wounded through many hallways, areas of the castle she herself has only been to once or twice before.
"Keith, please, let's just see it in the morning."
He did not answer her, but pulled her to stand before a set of large doors. She immediately recognized it as one of the storage bays where Nanny would go to get some of her food that she prepared.
"What's in here?" she asked.
"A surprise," he said.
The door slid open to the storage room and he pulled her into darkness. She then felt his grip on her hand disappear and gasped when the doors behind her slid close, thrusting her into complete darkness.
She then shielded her eyes as someone shone a bright light in her direction, and as her eyes adjusted, she gasped when she saw Alysson sitting before her, bound and gagged.
"What's going on he--…."
She then was struck from behind, falling to the ground before her as the room began to swim. Her eyes grew heavy as she saw someone kneel beside her and checked her over.
"It's time, princess," she heard him say as she closed her eyes. "Time to take my revenge."
Then she was overcome by darkness.