########################################################################
Enemy My Friend
Arus
arus-dot-geo-at-yahoo-dot-com
Voltron and its characters are owned by World Event's Productions.
########################################################################
----------------
Chapter 1
----------------
-----Arus -----
Allura let out a sigh as she stared out the window of her study. She leaned against the glass as she mindlessly played with the small charm she wore around her neck. She watched as Hunk led the Voltron Beta team through some laps around the moat that surrounded the castle. She smiled to herself remember the same such exercises she would do.
A ring came from her door, and she breathed in deeply as she slowly walked over to it.
"Come in."
The door slid open and she smiled as Coran entered.
"How are you coming along with the trade dispute between Kurutz and Wihim?" he asked.
She smiled. "I have arranged to meet with representatives of both towns tomorrow afternoon," she stated. "I'll propose that Kurutz trade some of their farmland to gain access to Wihim's fuel supply."
"A sound decision," he said. "Nanny wants you to know that dinner will be a little early tonight, since she will need to leave by 9 tonight."
"Ah, that's right, she was to visit her sister in Levitz," Allura stated. "I'll be sure to let the rest know of the time change."
Coran smiled. "Also, if you aren't too busy, there is a communique for you from Queen Anala," he said. "She should be directed to you in just a few moments."
Allura smiled. "Thanks."
"Is there anything else you need, princess?"
"Not at the moment, Coran," she stated. "Did you see to that business I spoke to you about earlier this month?"
"It's all been arranged, princess."
"Then if it's all settled, I will see you later, at dinner."
"Don't be late."
Allura smiled as she watched as Coran leave her study. As the door slid closed behind him, the monitor on her desk beeped. She walked over to it and turned it on. She smiled as she saw Anala on the screen before her.
"Hello, Anala," she said as she took a seat in her chair. "I hope that all is well."
"Everything is fine, Allura," she said. "I just wanted to let you know that Keith shall be returning to Arus in a couple of days. He had a sudden attack earlier today, but Ferryn has suggested that it's just due to fatigue."
"I understand," Allura stated. "I hope that he is doing fine."
"As well as he can be," Anala stated. "Also, I wanted to ask you about something I found earlier, here on Vallis."
"Oh, what is it?" Allura asked.
Anala then placed what looked like to be old tattered leather bound book in front of her. "This was found among some of my collections; no doubt from one of Kelar's raids on transport ships," she stated. "Probably one of many he raided from Doom."
"What is it?" Allura asked.
"Sending you over a better image."
Allura nodded and watched as the book cover appeared in better detail on her screen.
"The markings are strange to me, but my advisor states that it could be...."
"Arusian," Allura stated as she looked over the cover.
"Yes," Anala stated. "I can't read it however."
"It's been years since I've been able to read it," Allura stated. "Anala, is it possible for you to send the book with Keith on his return?"
"With pleasure," she said. "You have someone there that can read it?"
"Yes, one of our Beta team members is fluent in the language," Allura said. "Which I've also asked of him to teach me."
"I'll see to it that it's returned to you," Anala stated. "I did look through it however, and I must say, whoever wrote the book must have been a very smart individual."
"Why is that?"
Anala then sent over another picture of a page from a book.
"I found this entry in one of the books we have in our own library, here in on Vallis," she said. "When I looked through the Arusian book, I started to see some similarities."
"As in?"
"Both have a star map; albeit not a very descriptive star map," Anala stated. "Though both books were written by two very different individuals, I found that these particular maps shared some common instances."
Anala then sent over the page from her own book and a page that was from the Arusian Book. Allura studied both pages of hand-drawn star maps.
"Wouldn't that be..."
"Yes," she stated. "These two planets, in both maps are Arus and Pollux...the only twin planets in this system."
"And both point to a system near ours," Allura stated.
"Yes," Anala stated as she appeared on the monitor again. "Seems we have a little mystery."
"It seems so," Allura stated. "Anala, please have your book researched and as soon as Keith returns with the Arusian book, I'll have my cadet look it over."
"Will do," Anala stated. "Allura, there was also something I've been meaning to talk to you about."
"What is it?"
"What exactly do you remember from....what happened on Lysia?"
Allura leaned back in her chair and looked at her. "When you took Keith away?"
Anala nodded. "We don't have a complete story as well, since none of us witnessed what had happened to Kelar..."
Allura nodded. "Has Keith said anything about what had happened?"
"He says he doesn't remember a thing," she said. "But...we are talking about Keith."
Allura smiled weakly. "Well...."
-----/-----/-----/-----/-----/-----/-----/------/------/-----/-----/-----/-----------/-----/-----/-----/-----/-----/-----/------/------/-----/-----/-----/------
----Lysia - 3 months ago.... ----
Baron Akryl held Allura back as Kelar stood before them all, with his hands around Keith's neck. He held her back, knowing that if she tried to intervene, Kelar would just kill her friend.
"For all that you have done against my people, Kelar, for all the evil you posses, I guarantee that my power, over all shall never be yours."
"Whelp," Kelar seethed as he held Keith above him, choking the young captain. "That power was to be mine, and now I will have to destroy you. You are unworthy to be considered a God."
Keith clawed at Kelar's arms as he held him off of the ground.
Allura fought against Akryl's hold on her, wanting to do everything she could to have Kelar release him. She was then able to break free, and she ran up to Kelar. Before she could do anything, he swung at her approach, hitting her, which sent her flying back. Akryl managed to catch her as she fell to the floor.
"I will deal with you later, princess," Kelar seethed.
It was at that moment, all the sound in the room suddenly ceased, and the air began to sizzle with energy. Allura slowly looked up as she turned toward where Kelar was standing, and noticed that a light was beginning to surround them both.
"Keith!" Allura yelled, but soon, the light became blinding....the room filled with the strange light, and then nothing.
Allura woke suddenly, gasping for air as she quickly sat up, looking around to see what had happened. She then noticed that everyone in the room was out...unconscious.
She then saw the slumped form of her long time friend where Kelar once stood.
"Keith!"
She ran to his side, quickly turning him over to see if he was still alive. He was unconscious, barely breathing.
Xue was next to her before she knew it, and lightly pushing her aside, took Keith into his arms and stood.
"What are you doing?" Allura asked.
He didn't answer, but turned to Anala as she approached.
"Anala?"
Anala looked to Xue as he held his hand out to her.
"Allura, we must go."
"What?"
"We don't have time to explain, but we must." Anala stated. "You will hear from us soon."
"Anala..."
Before Allura could get another word in, Anala, Xue and Keith disappeared.
"Keith..."
-----/-----/-----/-----/-----/-----/-----/------/------/-----/-----/-----/-----------/-----/-----/-----/-----/-----/-----/------/------/-----/-----/-----/------
----Arus - Present Day ----
"I neither saw what had happened, but..."
"But what?" Anala asked.
"I can remember seeing something odd."
"And that was?"
"Anala...what did...what did your Ylren look like?"
Anala looked a little confused. "What do you mean?"
"Do you have any images? Paintings of what Ylren looked like?" Allura asked. "You know, the God of your people."
"Let me see if I have one in the archives," Anala stated. "Ah, here. I have to apologize for the image quality."
An image then displayed on the monitor before Allura and all she could do was take a deep breath. On her monitor, from an old painting, was the image of a young Vallusian, who probably was not much older than Keith. He had dirty-blonde hair, as illustrated in the painting, with deep blue eyes, that even her own could not rival. He stood with an authority she only saw within her own father.
"Anala.."
"What is it?"
"This is who I saw before Kelar disappeared."
"Allura, that can't be possible."
"I was the closest to them when it all happened. Even through the bright light, I could see a little of what was going on," Allura stated. "Is it possible, that your god, might be using Keith as a type of vessel?"
"A medium you mean?"
Allura nodded. "That he wasn't exactly given the powers of your god, but is only acting as a way for your god to do what he needs to do, whatever that is."
"I'll have to check with the Elders on that," Anala stated. "I would never think of it that way, but something we should look into. And I'll run it pass Keith as well, to see if any of it may strike a memory within him."
"Good idea," Allura stated. "And if it should be of any importance...."
"I am fully aware of your concerns, Allura, and I'll fight with the Elders about making sure Keith is returned home to you, and that even with this new possibility, that they will have no say over where he goes, and what he can do."
Allura smiled inwardly. "I'm sure you will give it your best effort, Anala, and I thank you," she said.
Anala slowly nodded. "I know it's not my place, Allura, but I understand your position on many things..." Anala stated. "I know how much Keith means to you, and what you feel for him."
"Anala, its not what..."
"Allura, I've been there," she said. "And I probably am still there...I know he's much more than just a friend to you, as much as you want to convince yourself of it. He needs your understanding more than ever now, and you must be there for him...as he always has been there for you."
Allura could only nod. "Anala, promise me that..."
"My lips are sealed, Allura," she said. "But I can't make a promise that this will not come up between my brother and I; as a sister, I am concerned about him and his welfare."
"I understand," she said.
Anala then hesitated a moment before asking her final question.
"Do you...love him?"
-----/-----/-----/-----/-----/-----/-----/------/------/-----/-----/-----/-----------/-----/-----/-----/-----/-----/-----/------/------/-----/-----/-----/------
----Vallis----
Sendrre breathed in deeply as he looked toward the castle high-atop a cliff that would be his destination. He looked down at the tube he was carrying, shaking it a little as he looked around where he stood.
Several onlookers were starting to stare at him, murmuring amongst themselves as he studied them. A child then ran straight into him, causing the poor kid to fall to the ground before him.
The little boy then stared up at him as he towered over where he stood. Sendrre could only stare down at the boy, unfamiliar with the creature that lay on the ground.
"Erick!"
The boy then looked toward the now gathering crowd where his mother was signaling him to come to her. Sendrre then reached down, picking the boy up by his arm, as gently as he could, before the boy staggered off to meet his mother.
It was at that point, he realized why the onlookers were staring at him; due to his strange appearance. Turning toward one of the onlookers, he motioned for him to approach.
"Volushe skaixa?"
The onlooker could only stare at him. "I'm sorry?"
"Volushe skaixa?"
"I don't understand what you are saying," the man stated. "Are you lost? Did you need help?"
Sendrre then closed his eyes as he concentrated on the words that the man spoke.
"Vallis?" he asked.
"Yes, this is Vallis," the onlooker answered. "Are you a foreigner?"
"Queen Anala, ruler of Vallis, where is her castle?"
"If you want to see the Queen, you'll have to contact one of her court advisors," the man stated. "Are you in need of meeting with her?"
"Yes, how may I contact her?" Sendrre stated as he started to understand the language they spoke. "Who shall I speak to so I can arrange a meeting with her?"
"We don't get much foreigners to our town here," the man stated. "I can take you to our village elder; she should be able to get you to the castle to meet with the Queen."
"I thank you," Sendrre said. "My name is Sendrre."
The man slowly nodded as he looked to the gathering crowd. "In the meantime, lets get you to see her," he said. "Where are you from?"
"Far away," Sendrre stated.
"Oh?" the man stated. "Well, if you will follow me."
Sendrre nodded as the man lead him away from the center of the town.
The young woman watched as the strange man leave with the young man. She then watched as the people who were gathered, slowly disperse, going on with whatever they were doing prior to the intrusion from the strange man. She then pulled up the veil she was wearing and walked toward the edge of the town. Once she reached the edge, she quickly ran toward the forest that was on the outskirts, pressing on a button on the side of her hip. A small space ship then suddenly appeared before her, its cockpit opening. She jumped right into it, before powering the ship up, then blasted off. On her return course...to Doom.
Enemy My Friend
Arus
arus-dot-geo-at-yahoo-dot-com
Voltron and its characters are owned by World Event's Productions.
########################################################################
----------------
Chapter 1
----------------
-----Arus -----
Allura let out a sigh as she stared out the window of her study. She leaned against the glass as she mindlessly played with the small charm she wore around her neck. She watched as Hunk led the Voltron Beta team through some laps around the moat that surrounded the castle. She smiled to herself remember the same such exercises she would do.
A ring came from her door, and she breathed in deeply as she slowly walked over to it.
"Come in."
The door slid open and she smiled as Coran entered.
"How are you coming along with the trade dispute between Kurutz and Wihim?" he asked.
She smiled. "I have arranged to meet with representatives of both towns tomorrow afternoon," she stated. "I'll propose that Kurutz trade some of their farmland to gain access to Wihim's fuel supply."
"A sound decision," he said. "Nanny wants you to know that dinner will be a little early tonight, since she will need to leave by 9 tonight."
"Ah, that's right, she was to visit her sister in Levitz," Allura stated. "I'll be sure to let the rest know of the time change."
Coran smiled. "Also, if you aren't too busy, there is a communique for you from Queen Anala," he said. "She should be directed to you in just a few moments."
Allura smiled. "Thanks."
"Is there anything else you need, princess?"
"Not at the moment, Coran," she stated. "Did you see to that business I spoke to you about earlier this month?"
"It's all been arranged, princess."
"Then if it's all settled, I will see you later, at dinner."
"Don't be late."
Allura smiled as she watched as Coran leave her study. As the door slid closed behind him, the monitor on her desk beeped. She walked over to it and turned it on. She smiled as she saw Anala on the screen before her.
"Hello, Anala," she said as she took a seat in her chair. "I hope that all is well."
"Everything is fine, Allura," she said. "I just wanted to let you know that Keith shall be returning to Arus in a couple of days. He had a sudden attack earlier today, but Ferryn has suggested that it's just due to fatigue."
"I understand," Allura stated. "I hope that he is doing fine."
"As well as he can be," Anala stated. "Also, I wanted to ask you about something I found earlier, here on Vallis."
"Oh, what is it?" Allura asked.
Anala then placed what looked like to be old tattered leather bound book in front of her. "This was found among some of my collections; no doubt from one of Kelar's raids on transport ships," she stated. "Probably one of many he raided from Doom."
"What is it?" Allura asked.
"Sending you over a better image."
Allura nodded and watched as the book cover appeared in better detail on her screen.
"The markings are strange to me, but my advisor states that it could be...."
"Arusian," Allura stated as she looked over the cover.
"Yes," Anala stated. "I can't read it however."
"It's been years since I've been able to read it," Allura stated. "Anala, is it possible for you to send the book with Keith on his return?"
"With pleasure," she said. "You have someone there that can read it?"
"Yes, one of our Beta team members is fluent in the language," Allura said. "Which I've also asked of him to teach me."
"I'll see to it that it's returned to you," Anala stated. "I did look through it however, and I must say, whoever wrote the book must have been a very smart individual."
"Why is that?"
Anala then sent over another picture of a page from a book.
"I found this entry in one of the books we have in our own library, here in on Vallis," she said. "When I looked through the Arusian book, I started to see some similarities."
"As in?"
"Both have a star map; albeit not a very descriptive star map," Anala stated. "Though both books were written by two very different individuals, I found that these particular maps shared some common instances."
Anala then sent over the page from her own book and a page that was from the Arusian Book. Allura studied both pages of hand-drawn star maps.
"Wouldn't that be..."
"Yes," she stated. "These two planets, in both maps are Arus and Pollux...the only twin planets in this system."
"And both point to a system near ours," Allura stated.
"Yes," Anala stated as she appeared on the monitor again. "Seems we have a little mystery."
"It seems so," Allura stated. "Anala, please have your book researched and as soon as Keith returns with the Arusian book, I'll have my cadet look it over."
"Will do," Anala stated. "Allura, there was also something I've been meaning to talk to you about."
"What is it?"
"What exactly do you remember from....what happened on Lysia?"
Allura leaned back in her chair and looked at her. "When you took Keith away?"
Anala nodded. "We don't have a complete story as well, since none of us witnessed what had happened to Kelar..."
Allura nodded. "Has Keith said anything about what had happened?"
"He says he doesn't remember a thing," she said. "But...we are talking about Keith."
Allura smiled weakly. "Well...."
-----/-----/-----/-----/-----/-----/-----/------/------/-----/-----/-----/-----------/-----/-----/-----/-----/-----/-----/------/------/-----/-----/-----/------
----Lysia - 3 months ago.... ----
Baron Akryl held Allura back as Kelar stood before them all, with his hands around Keith's neck. He held her back, knowing that if she tried to intervene, Kelar would just kill her friend.
"For all that you have done against my people, Kelar, for all the evil you posses, I guarantee that my power, over all shall never be yours."
"Whelp," Kelar seethed as he held Keith above him, choking the young captain. "That power was to be mine, and now I will have to destroy you. You are unworthy to be considered a God."
Keith clawed at Kelar's arms as he held him off of the ground.
Allura fought against Akryl's hold on her, wanting to do everything she could to have Kelar release him. She was then able to break free, and she ran up to Kelar. Before she could do anything, he swung at her approach, hitting her, which sent her flying back. Akryl managed to catch her as she fell to the floor.
"I will deal with you later, princess," Kelar seethed.
It was at that moment, all the sound in the room suddenly ceased, and the air began to sizzle with energy. Allura slowly looked up as she turned toward where Kelar was standing, and noticed that a light was beginning to surround them both.
"Keith!" Allura yelled, but soon, the light became blinding....the room filled with the strange light, and then nothing.
Allura woke suddenly, gasping for air as she quickly sat up, looking around to see what had happened. She then noticed that everyone in the room was out...unconscious.
She then saw the slumped form of her long time friend where Kelar once stood.
"Keith!"
She ran to his side, quickly turning him over to see if he was still alive. He was unconscious, barely breathing.
Xue was next to her before she knew it, and lightly pushing her aside, took Keith into his arms and stood.
"What are you doing?" Allura asked.
He didn't answer, but turned to Anala as she approached.
"Anala?"
Anala looked to Xue as he held his hand out to her.
"Allura, we must go."
"What?"
"We don't have time to explain, but we must." Anala stated. "You will hear from us soon."
"Anala..."
Before Allura could get another word in, Anala, Xue and Keith disappeared.
"Keith..."
-----/-----/-----/-----/-----/-----/-----/------/------/-----/-----/-----/-----------/-----/-----/-----/-----/-----/-----/------/------/-----/-----/-----/------
----Arus - Present Day ----
"I neither saw what had happened, but..."
"But what?" Anala asked.
"I can remember seeing something odd."
"And that was?"
"Anala...what did...what did your Ylren look like?"
Anala looked a little confused. "What do you mean?"
"Do you have any images? Paintings of what Ylren looked like?" Allura asked. "You know, the God of your people."
"Let me see if I have one in the archives," Anala stated. "Ah, here. I have to apologize for the image quality."
An image then displayed on the monitor before Allura and all she could do was take a deep breath. On her monitor, from an old painting, was the image of a young Vallusian, who probably was not much older than Keith. He had dirty-blonde hair, as illustrated in the painting, with deep blue eyes, that even her own could not rival. He stood with an authority she only saw within her own father.
"Anala.."
"What is it?"
"This is who I saw before Kelar disappeared."
"Allura, that can't be possible."
"I was the closest to them when it all happened. Even through the bright light, I could see a little of what was going on," Allura stated. "Is it possible, that your god, might be using Keith as a type of vessel?"
"A medium you mean?"
Allura nodded. "That he wasn't exactly given the powers of your god, but is only acting as a way for your god to do what he needs to do, whatever that is."
"I'll have to check with the Elders on that," Anala stated. "I would never think of it that way, but something we should look into. And I'll run it pass Keith as well, to see if any of it may strike a memory within him."
"Good idea," Allura stated. "And if it should be of any importance...."
"I am fully aware of your concerns, Allura, and I'll fight with the Elders about making sure Keith is returned home to you, and that even with this new possibility, that they will have no say over where he goes, and what he can do."
Allura smiled inwardly. "I'm sure you will give it your best effort, Anala, and I thank you," she said.
Anala slowly nodded. "I know it's not my place, Allura, but I understand your position on many things..." Anala stated. "I know how much Keith means to you, and what you feel for him."
"Anala, its not what..."
"Allura, I've been there," she said. "And I probably am still there...I know he's much more than just a friend to you, as much as you want to convince yourself of it. He needs your understanding more than ever now, and you must be there for him...as he always has been there for you."
Allura could only nod. "Anala, promise me that..."
"My lips are sealed, Allura," she said. "But I can't make a promise that this will not come up between my brother and I; as a sister, I am concerned about him and his welfare."
"I understand," she said.
Anala then hesitated a moment before asking her final question.
"Do you...love him?"
-----/-----/-----/-----/-----/-----/-----/------/------/-----/-----/-----/-----------/-----/-----/-----/-----/-----/-----/------/------/-----/-----/-----/------
----Vallis----
Sendrre breathed in deeply as he looked toward the castle high-atop a cliff that would be his destination. He looked down at the tube he was carrying, shaking it a little as he looked around where he stood.
Several onlookers were starting to stare at him, murmuring amongst themselves as he studied them. A child then ran straight into him, causing the poor kid to fall to the ground before him.
The little boy then stared up at him as he towered over where he stood. Sendrre could only stare down at the boy, unfamiliar with the creature that lay on the ground.
"Erick!"
The boy then looked toward the now gathering crowd where his mother was signaling him to come to her. Sendrre then reached down, picking the boy up by his arm, as gently as he could, before the boy staggered off to meet his mother.
It was at that point, he realized why the onlookers were staring at him; due to his strange appearance. Turning toward one of the onlookers, he motioned for him to approach.
"Volushe skaixa?"
The onlooker could only stare at him. "I'm sorry?"
"Volushe skaixa?"
"I don't understand what you are saying," the man stated. "Are you lost? Did you need help?"
Sendrre then closed his eyes as he concentrated on the words that the man spoke.
"Vallis?" he asked.
"Yes, this is Vallis," the onlooker answered. "Are you a foreigner?"
"Queen Anala, ruler of Vallis, where is her castle?"
"If you want to see the Queen, you'll have to contact one of her court advisors," the man stated. "Are you in need of meeting with her?"
"Yes, how may I contact her?" Sendrre stated as he started to understand the language they spoke. "Who shall I speak to so I can arrange a meeting with her?"
"We don't get much foreigners to our town here," the man stated. "I can take you to our village elder; she should be able to get you to the castle to meet with the Queen."
"I thank you," Sendrre said. "My name is Sendrre."
The man slowly nodded as he looked to the gathering crowd. "In the meantime, lets get you to see her," he said. "Where are you from?"
"Far away," Sendrre stated.
"Oh?" the man stated. "Well, if you will follow me."
Sendrre nodded as the man lead him away from the center of the town.
The young woman watched as the strange man leave with the young man. She then watched as the people who were gathered, slowly disperse, going on with whatever they were doing prior to the intrusion from the strange man. She then pulled up the veil she was wearing and walked toward the edge of the town. Once she reached the edge, she quickly ran toward the forest that was on the outskirts, pressing on a button on the side of her hip. A small space ship then suddenly appeared before her, its cockpit opening. She jumped right into it, before powering the ship up, then blasted off. On her return course...to Doom.