Disclaimer: Don't worry, I didn't steal them. I'm just borrowing them for
a little while. K? :-)
A/N: Ok, I know this chapter is short, but I kinda thought it should stand alone. Don't worry though, to make up for it's shortness I'm going to upload chapter 5 tonight as well. OK? :-)
~Luxx
Home Coming:
Hunk's heavy head rested on his hands as he leaned on the back on the co- pilot seat. Noise filled the background as everyone caught up on the history of Planet Arus. Turns out it used to be one of the strongest and most glorified planets. Princess Allura spoke of all the peace her planet had brought to 'her' universe. Hunk's heart felt a sting at that thought. His and his friend's home was gone for them, possibly forever. The way Pidge had put it was that the only possibility of returning would be the appearance of another trapoidal… which somehow didn't seem too likely. The Princess had continued to explain how once Planet Arus had fallen under a heavy attack from Zarkon, the other peaceful planets received a vicious domino effect. In fact, every planet that hadn't taken up an alliance with Zarkon had become completely enslaved. Hunk wanted to know more about Zarkon, but, try as he may, the Princess only answered his questions with a stunned expression and the sentence: He comes from the donli (devil). SO yeah… not the most informative response.
Shaking his head at the unpleasant thoughts, hunk began to focus out a window. That's when he saw it. "Hey! There it is!" Hunk cried over to his friends. "Look at that…" he added in astonishment. Three moons danced around a planet filled of pink and green atmospheric swirls, with one brilliant star gleaming so vibrantly that it left the planet showered in its glow.
Princess Allura leaned close to the main window as the 5 spacemen hovered behind her. A smile crept across her face as she felt their decent with one thought in min… 'home'. The landing prongs dug into Arus' soil with a thump and the princess wasted no time bolting outside the escape hatch. However, Princess Allura's eyes teared over as soon as her planets scars were seen. Where a once lush and beautiful lake meadow had loomed now stood only charred grounds and death. Fish littered the dried lake and a few skeletal animals could be seen inching their way into the hole in hopes of finging a small pool of water. "Arus…" was all the Princess could manage to whisper out.
"Princess…" Keith started as he walked to her side struggling for words, "I'm so sorry." Allura's water-filled blue eyes matched his in less then a second.
"I will right this." Allura swore. "All this can be born anew now that I have returned. My people will aid me." She added proudly with a regal wave of her hand.
Keith gave her a small grin… just as Lance walked up to spoil the moment. "Say Princess… I don't mean to be the bearer of bad news but I'm seeing any people around here." Lance stated. Keith shot Lance daggers for his words, but Allura mearly smiled and guided Lance by the hand towards a large ravine several feet away.
For the fist time Lance had nothing to say. Thousands of feet below them rested a white castle, surrounded by a now dried moat, with hundreds of tiny charred house littered around it. "People of Arus!" Princess Allura screamed down to the meek people venturing out of their homes, "I have returned!"
A/N: Ok, I know this chapter is short, but I kinda thought it should stand alone. Don't worry though, to make up for it's shortness I'm going to upload chapter 5 tonight as well. OK? :-)
~Luxx
Home Coming:
Hunk's heavy head rested on his hands as he leaned on the back on the co- pilot seat. Noise filled the background as everyone caught up on the history of Planet Arus. Turns out it used to be one of the strongest and most glorified planets. Princess Allura spoke of all the peace her planet had brought to 'her' universe. Hunk's heart felt a sting at that thought. His and his friend's home was gone for them, possibly forever. The way Pidge had put it was that the only possibility of returning would be the appearance of another trapoidal… which somehow didn't seem too likely. The Princess had continued to explain how once Planet Arus had fallen under a heavy attack from Zarkon, the other peaceful planets received a vicious domino effect. In fact, every planet that hadn't taken up an alliance with Zarkon had become completely enslaved. Hunk wanted to know more about Zarkon, but, try as he may, the Princess only answered his questions with a stunned expression and the sentence: He comes from the donli (devil). SO yeah… not the most informative response.
Shaking his head at the unpleasant thoughts, hunk began to focus out a window. That's when he saw it. "Hey! There it is!" Hunk cried over to his friends. "Look at that…" he added in astonishment. Three moons danced around a planet filled of pink and green atmospheric swirls, with one brilliant star gleaming so vibrantly that it left the planet showered in its glow.
Princess Allura leaned close to the main window as the 5 spacemen hovered behind her. A smile crept across her face as she felt their decent with one thought in min… 'home'. The landing prongs dug into Arus' soil with a thump and the princess wasted no time bolting outside the escape hatch. However, Princess Allura's eyes teared over as soon as her planets scars were seen. Where a once lush and beautiful lake meadow had loomed now stood only charred grounds and death. Fish littered the dried lake and a few skeletal animals could be seen inching their way into the hole in hopes of finging a small pool of water. "Arus…" was all the Princess could manage to whisper out.
"Princess…" Keith started as he walked to her side struggling for words, "I'm so sorry." Allura's water-filled blue eyes matched his in less then a second.
"I will right this." Allura swore. "All this can be born anew now that I have returned. My people will aid me." She added proudly with a regal wave of her hand.
Keith gave her a small grin… just as Lance walked up to spoil the moment. "Say Princess… I don't mean to be the bearer of bad news but I'm seeing any people around here." Lance stated. Keith shot Lance daggers for his words, but Allura mearly smiled and guided Lance by the hand towards a large ravine several feet away.
For the fist time Lance had nothing to say. Thousands of feet below them rested a white castle, surrounded by a now dried moat, with hundreds of tiny charred house littered around it. "People of Arus!" Princess Allura screamed down to the meek people venturing out of their homes, "I have returned!"