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Enemy My Friend
Arus
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Chapter 3
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-----Planet Arus -----
Allura smiled as they walked through the small castle garden. The wind blew lightly through the small area.
"How is your sister doing?"
Keith smiled as he watched her take a seat on a small bench off to the side of the garden. She patted the area next to her as a signal for him to take a seat.
"She's doing fine," he said as he sat down next to her. "She has sent a group of immigrants to Alysia to help with the Vallusians there. Baron Akryl is working with the clones to start up a village. It seems that Alysia will become a valuable source of materials to most of the universe. Other than that, she's doing fine for what she has to do. In her spare time, she's taken up learning some other languages."
"Oh?" Allura asked. "Well, she is going to be a diplomat as well, its good to know as much as you can."
"I think she just is trying to find ways to kill time," he said with a laugh.
"Puseva Pusevu." Allura stated.
"Such the way is life."
Allura looked at him.
"An old Arusian saying," he said.
"How do you know Arusian?"
"When I was given the task of helping Nanny with the Castle Library."
"Oh, you mean that punishment.."
"Task." he stressed.
She smiled. "So you were looking through some of the old books?"
He nodded. "Its not a hard language to learn."
"Neive has been re-teaching me some of the language," she stated. "I haven't had the chance to use it since I was a child."
"Neive?"
Allura then stood. "The Beta team," she said. "You haven't had the chance to meet them yet."
"Oh," he said. "And how is the new team doing?'
"Very well, actually," Allura stated. "Lance has been watching over their training, and I think the novelty has finally worn off for them."
"Have they seen combat?'
"Just once," Allura stated, "And Kit stayed behind while Lance took the helm."
"Kit?"
"Katherine," Allura stated. "Commander Katherine Leonheart."
"So is she in command of the Beta team?"
Allura nodded. "She's came highly recommended by Graham," she said.
Keith smiled as he nodded. "And how long was before Lance started hitting on her?"
"Keith!" Allura exclaimed. "How could you even think that?"
"Well, how long?"
"Pidge won the bet, this time around," Allura said with a smile. "16 hours."
"Typical Lance," Keith said.
"When you are settled in, I can arrange so that you can see the team," Allura said. "And, in the meantime, happy belated birthday."
Allura pulled out the small gift she was carrying and handed it to him.
"Ally, you didn't have to."
"Nanny and Coran insisted," Allura stated. "It would hurt my feelings if you refused, after all it took for me to get it for you."
"Thank you," he said. "What is it?"
"Something special," she stated.
He unwrapped the small box and opened it. On the inside laid a small folded picture frame. He lifted it up and opened it.
In one panel, there was a picture of his parents when he was still a baby. The same picture they had found in his foster father's chest. In the middle was a picture of him and his foster father, and at that time, Captain Graham, on the day he had graduated from the Galaxy Alliance Academy. The third was a recent picture, taken on Vallis, with his mother and his sister. The last was empty.
"Your mother sent me the last picture," Allura stated. "And Admiral Graham sent me the 2nd one. Lance found a shop on Earth, that had the frame, and Hunk fashioned the edging and material."
"I can't even say how much this means to me, Ally," he said.
"Nanny kept on remarking." she then turned away from his gaze. "That is, until she realized that."
"I never really had a family?" he asked.
She nodded. "And that you realized that you really did," she said. "Now you have something to place on that empty bureau of yours."
"And this last one is empty?"
She smiled. "For your future family," she said.
He folded the frame and put it back into the box.
"Family is important to my people," she said.
"Ally, I can't thank you enough," he said. "This means a great deal to me."
"Your return to Arus, means a great deal to all of us," she said. "We were concerned that."
"I may not return?"
"But I knew that you would," she said. "Deep down, I knew you wouldn't leave us; leave Arus."
"I promised that I would never leave Arus, unless it was vital," he stated. "Arus is my home now. I will never leave those that I care for."
She smiled "And I did mean what I said. You will always have a home here."
"I know that I do."
An uncomfortable silence fell between them and Allura smiled finding it a bit awkward.
"Maybe it's time that you meet the Beta Team," she suggested as she turned toward the Castle.
"Ally."
She turned to him, seeing that he had grabbed her hand.
"I hope that, you are not uncomfortable with."
She stood silent for a moment, but slowly rested her free hand on his that was holding hers.
"It doesn't change who you are Keith," she said. "As long as it doesn't make you uncomfortable, you are still important to us; to everyone. I know that it's a little difficult. And though you have kept that secret from us, you had your reasons to, and I respect that decision. If you let it bother you, then you must do what is right."
He slowly stood, as he continued to hold her hand with his.
"There are many things that I still need to come to terms with," he said. "And a new responsibility."
"And I'm sure that you will handle them as they come," she said. "You've never let me down."
"I just want to assure you, that I'm as devoted to Arus as I always have been.," he said. "I've sworn my life to protecting this beautiful planet, it's people.always."
"We will confront each problem as they come," she said. "Together, as we always have."
He then brushed his hand across her cheek.
"Even if I have to protect you from myself?"
She could only stare at him, pondering what he would mean by that statement. She then realized the distance between them grew closer, and she closed her eyes as she leaned her head into the hand at the side of her face. It felt so warm.
The sudden sound of someone clearing their throat, caught her by surprised and she quickly pulled away from Keith.
"As much as I hated to intrude, but we got an incoming transmission from Galaxy Garrison." It was Lance.
"Galaxy Garrison?" Allura aksed. She then gasped. "Oh my, I totally forgot."
"The Yadrasil meeting," Lance stated. "Admiral Graham is waiting."
Allura nodded. "I'll see you both later," she said. "Thank you Lance..good day, Keith."
Lance smiled as he watched as the usually calm Allura, as flustered as she was, head back to the Castle. He then turned to his friend and saw that he was looking over the gift.
"Glad to have you back," he stated. "Those new recruits have been driving me nuts."
Keith looked up to him. "Oh?" he asked. "Allura said you were having fun playing captain."
"You can keep the job," Lance said as he crosses his arms. "Well from tomorrow on, you get to have them all to yourself."
Keith smiled as he joined his friend. "It's good to see you again, as well, Lance."
Lance then looked at his long time friend. "How are you doing otherwise?"
"The same."
"Yeah, and my uncle is a monkey," Lance said. "We missed you."
"I missed all of you."
"I'm glad that everything worked out for you."
"Lance?"
"Yeah."
"Can you tell me what happened?"
"On Alysia?"
"Yes."
"What did Anala tell you?"
"She didn't say much," he said.
"Well..your doppleganger.Kelar," he started. "It was much like what happened on Vallis.
"You were knocked unconscious, for a moment and them some kind of light.I guess it was a type of aura, surrounded you. Then this invisible force grabbed Kelar and a bright light surround him.
"It was blinding, and a sudden force started to push against us," he continued. "Xue did what he could, but the light was so blinding. Then when the room settled, Kelar was gone, you were standing where we once stood, and you had this look...your eyes were white-overed."
Lance then looked at him. "The odd thing was, you had two sets of wings."
"Two sets?"
Lance nodded. "It was quite strange," he said. "You then collapsed and at that point, Xue took you and Anala back to your lion, with all of use wondering what had happened. It was at that time, Anala radioed me saying they were taking you back to Vallis."
"I can't remember anything that happened," Keith said. "The last thing I remember was Kelar choking the life out of me after he shot me."
"Allura ran to your side as soon as you collapsed." Lance said,. "But Xue and Anala moved in quickly and Baron Akryl pulled you away."
Keith nodded slowly as he looked back toward the castle.
"Lance, I'm going to ask you a really big favor," he said, then turned to him. "And I hope that I can trust you to do it for me, no matter the situation."
"Hey, buddy, you know I'll be there for you."
"Thanks."
Enemy My Friend
Arus
arus-dot-geo-at-yahoo-dot-com
Voltron and its characters are owned by World Event's Productions.
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Chapter 3
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-----Planet Arus -----
Allura smiled as they walked through the small castle garden. The wind blew lightly through the small area.
"How is your sister doing?"
Keith smiled as he watched her take a seat on a small bench off to the side of the garden. She patted the area next to her as a signal for him to take a seat.
"She's doing fine," he said as he sat down next to her. "She has sent a group of immigrants to Alysia to help with the Vallusians there. Baron Akryl is working with the clones to start up a village. It seems that Alysia will become a valuable source of materials to most of the universe. Other than that, she's doing fine for what she has to do. In her spare time, she's taken up learning some other languages."
"Oh?" Allura asked. "Well, she is going to be a diplomat as well, its good to know as much as you can."
"I think she just is trying to find ways to kill time," he said with a laugh.
"Puseva Pusevu." Allura stated.
"Such the way is life."
Allura looked at him.
"An old Arusian saying," he said.
"How do you know Arusian?"
"When I was given the task of helping Nanny with the Castle Library."
"Oh, you mean that punishment.."
"Task." he stressed.
She smiled. "So you were looking through some of the old books?"
He nodded. "Its not a hard language to learn."
"Neive has been re-teaching me some of the language," she stated. "I haven't had the chance to use it since I was a child."
"Neive?"
Allura then stood. "The Beta team," she said. "You haven't had the chance to meet them yet."
"Oh," he said. "And how is the new team doing?'
"Very well, actually," Allura stated. "Lance has been watching over their training, and I think the novelty has finally worn off for them."
"Have they seen combat?'
"Just once," Allura stated, "And Kit stayed behind while Lance took the helm."
"Kit?"
"Katherine," Allura stated. "Commander Katherine Leonheart."
"So is she in command of the Beta team?"
Allura nodded. "She's came highly recommended by Graham," she said.
Keith smiled as he nodded. "And how long was before Lance started hitting on her?"
"Keith!" Allura exclaimed. "How could you even think that?"
"Well, how long?"
"Pidge won the bet, this time around," Allura said with a smile. "16 hours."
"Typical Lance," Keith said.
"When you are settled in, I can arrange so that you can see the team," Allura said. "And, in the meantime, happy belated birthday."
Allura pulled out the small gift she was carrying and handed it to him.
"Ally, you didn't have to."
"Nanny and Coran insisted," Allura stated. "It would hurt my feelings if you refused, after all it took for me to get it for you."
"Thank you," he said. "What is it?"
"Something special," she stated.
He unwrapped the small box and opened it. On the inside laid a small folded picture frame. He lifted it up and opened it.
In one panel, there was a picture of his parents when he was still a baby. The same picture they had found in his foster father's chest. In the middle was a picture of him and his foster father, and at that time, Captain Graham, on the day he had graduated from the Galaxy Alliance Academy. The third was a recent picture, taken on Vallis, with his mother and his sister. The last was empty.
"Your mother sent me the last picture," Allura stated. "And Admiral Graham sent me the 2nd one. Lance found a shop on Earth, that had the frame, and Hunk fashioned the edging and material."
"I can't even say how much this means to me, Ally," he said.
"Nanny kept on remarking." she then turned away from his gaze. "That is, until she realized that."
"I never really had a family?" he asked.
She nodded. "And that you realized that you really did," she said. "Now you have something to place on that empty bureau of yours."
"And this last one is empty?"
She smiled. "For your future family," she said.
He folded the frame and put it back into the box.
"Family is important to my people," she said.
"Ally, I can't thank you enough," he said. "This means a great deal to me."
"Your return to Arus, means a great deal to all of us," she said. "We were concerned that."
"I may not return?"
"But I knew that you would," she said. "Deep down, I knew you wouldn't leave us; leave Arus."
"I promised that I would never leave Arus, unless it was vital," he stated. "Arus is my home now. I will never leave those that I care for."
She smiled "And I did mean what I said. You will always have a home here."
"I know that I do."
An uncomfortable silence fell between them and Allura smiled finding it a bit awkward.
"Maybe it's time that you meet the Beta Team," she suggested as she turned toward the Castle.
"Ally."
She turned to him, seeing that he had grabbed her hand.
"I hope that, you are not uncomfortable with."
She stood silent for a moment, but slowly rested her free hand on his that was holding hers.
"It doesn't change who you are Keith," she said. "As long as it doesn't make you uncomfortable, you are still important to us; to everyone. I know that it's a little difficult. And though you have kept that secret from us, you had your reasons to, and I respect that decision. If you let it bother you, then you must do what is right."
He slowly stood, as he continued to hold her hand with his.
"There are many things that I still need to come to terms with," he said. "And a new responsibility."
"And I'm sure that you will handle them as they come," she said. "You've never let me down."
"I just want to assure you, that I'm as devoted to Arus as I always have been.," he said. "I've sworn my life to protecting this beautiful planet, it's people.always."
"We will confront each problem as they come," she said. "Together, as we always have."
He then brushed his hand across her cheek.
"Even if I have to protect you from myself?"
She could only stare at him, pondering what he would mean by that statement. She then realized the distance between them grew closer, and she closed her eyes as she leaned her head into the hand at the side of her face. It felt so warm.
The sudden sound of someone clearing their throat, caught her by surprised and she quickly pulled away from Keith.
"As much as I hated to intrude, but we got an incoming transmission from Galaxy Garrison." It was Lance.
"Galaxy Garrison?" Allura aksed. She then gasped. "Oh my, I totally forgot."
"The Yadrasil meeting," Lance stated. "Admiral Graham is waiting."
Allura nodded. "I'll see you both later," she said. "Thank you Lance..good day, Keith."
Lance smiled as he watched as the usually calm Allura, as flustered as she was, head back to the Castle. He then turned to his friend and saw that he was looking over the gift.
"Glad to have you back," he stated. "Those new recruits have been driving me nuts."
Keith looked up to him. "Oh?" he asked. "Allura said you were having fun playing captain."
"You can keep the job," Lance said as he crosses his arms. "Well from tomorrow on, you get to have them all to yourself."
Keith smiled as he joined his friend. "It's good to see you again, as well, Lance."
Lance then looked at his long time friend. "How are you doing otherwise?"
"The same."
"Yeah, and my uncle is a monkey," Lance said. "We missed you."
"I missed all of you."
"I'm glad that everything worked out for you."
"Lance?"
"Yeah."
"Can you tell me what happened?"
"On Alysia?"
"Yes."
"What did Anala tell you?"
"She didn't say much," he said.
"Well..your doppleganger.Kelar," he started. "It was much like what happened on Vallis.
"You were knocked unconscious, for a moment and them some kind of light.I guess it was a type of aura, surrounded you. Then this invisible force grabbed Kelar and a bright light surround him.
"It was blinding, and a sudden force started to push against us," he continued. "Xue did what he could, but the light was so blinding. Then when the room settled, Kelar was gone, you were standing where we once stood, and you had this look...your eyes were white-overed."
Lance then looked at him. "The odd thing was, you had two sets of wings."
"Two sets?"
Lance nodded. "It was quite strange," he said. "You then collapsed and at that point, Xue took you and Anala back to your lion, with all of use wondering what had happened. It was at that time, Anala radioed me saying they were taking you back to Vallis."
"I can't remember anything that happened," Keith said. "The last thing I remember was Kelar choking the life out of me after he shot me."
"Allura ran to your side as soon as you collapsed." Lance said,. "But Xue and Anala moved in quickly and Baron Akryl pulled you away."
Keith nodded slowly as he looked back toward the castle.
"Lance, I'm going to ask you a really big favor," he said, then turned to him. "And I hope that I can trust you to do it for me, no matter the situation."
"Hey, buddy, you know I'll be there for you."
"Thanks."