The Selkie's song

Chapter 2- He knows

A small boy with an odd outfit, long silver hair and dark brown skin, was starting at the sea in wonder. He had visited so many places but nothing was had the comparison on the beach he was now. He could feel the cold water on his feet.

"Hello." said a happy voice.

The boy turned around, startled. He saw it was a girl, more or less the same age as him, wearing a swimming suit. The girl gave him an embarrassed smile, scratching the back of her head.

"Sorry, I did not mean to startle you." She said, smiling, "Where do you come from?"

The boy only appointed his finger to the sky in response. The girl's eyes shine in excitement.

"Oh my sweet ocean! You're a tennyou?!"

The boy was totally clueless. " A what?"

The girl explains Tennyou are celestials maidens who come from heavens and go down to earth once in awhile to bath themselves in the shore of the seas. The boy groans; he already knows he is a bit feminine, but not in the level to be mistaken as a maiden.

"I am boy…" he muttered

Once again the girl was embarrassed and apologize for her mistake. Then, she clapped her hands and looked at him with a big smile, asking if he wanted to build a sandcastle. The boy tilted his head, confused.

"Why should we do such a thing?" The boy asked. The girl just giggled as she grabbed his hand.

"Because it's funny! Come one! I will show my secret base where we can play and show my treasures."

Then, the girl started to drag him wherever she was taking him.

"W-Wait! I do not know even you name!" The boy exclaimed, blushing in embarrassment .

Then, the girl gave him the brightest smile he ever seen in his life. A smile he would never forget

"It's Lana!"

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A pair of glowing yellow eyes opened. A young male galra raised from his bed. He had a long silver hair, red markings on his face and a muscular body. He massaged his temples, thinking on the dream he just had.

"Why… why after so many years I dreamed about that girl?"

This young galra was Prince Lotor, son of Zarkon. Many years ago, when he was a child, he landed on a planet called Earth. He was there just to explore to see if the planet was worth for colonization to the Galra Empire. But as soon he sat his feat on the planet, he met this odd girl named Lana. Lana was the very first being who was not afraid of him and offered a true friendship. She even gave him one of her treasures before he left. He was so touched by the girl's brightness and kindness, he made sure Earth was out of his father's radar as long as he could. Then, his thoughts were interrupted when someone knocked to his door. The doors opened and it revealed a Galra souldier

"What?!" he snapped, annoyed.

"My apologizes for interrupting your resting…" He bowed to the prince ".. but there is a call from Haggar for you. It is very urgent."

The prince frowned; if Haggar was calling him, he knew things became too much complicated. And he was very sure he had to face a lot of shit because of his father.

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The prince only looked at his father in the live support with a very cold eyes. Memories of the past came through on his mind. All of them were his father abusing him physically and mentally. The only thing on his father's mind was Voltron; always Voltron and the Black Lion.

"Heh, the great Emperor Zarkon had fall in such pathetic way. But I have to admit, I kinda see this coming." he said. But Zarkon was still in silent " Now who is the pathetic one here, father?" with that, he left the medical wing.

Lotor went to the throne room. He sat on the throne where his father used to sat. He met Haggar there to discuss the next plans for for the empire. Lotor frowned when Haggar gave him the reports of the part of the loss they had suffered by the paladins of Voltron.

"Let's spy them for now. We have to figure out their strengths and weaknesses before we take any course of action." Lotor said to the druid. "I don't want to waste any of our forces on an attack yet."

"I agree." The druid nodded "Because of your father's obsession on the Black Lion had caused his fall and the lost many of our best fighters in that fight."

"Heh, he had what was coming to him." He muttred,

"Lock out your tongue, Prince Lotor!" Haggar frowned, hissed at him "You may be the prince, but show more respect to the emperor!"

That was when Lotor released a powerful killing aura around the room. Haggar shivered as she was forced on her knees. She never felt such killing intense aura before. His aura could even rival Zarkon's.

"Look out what you say, witch." Lotor said with fury in his voice as he got up from his throne, frowning at the druid." I know I am not loved or respected like my father is, but unlike him, I will not let anything, not even Voltron to cloud my judgments!" With that, he left the room.

When he returned to his bed chambers, he started to wreck everything that was around him. He cried out of frustration. He wished his father had fallen in such pathetic way, so he would not be in this situation. Lotor was now being forced to take his father's place on the empire. He did not want to fight his father's battles. Then, he summoned an hologram screen.

"Show me the paladins." he ordered to the computer

Then, on the screen it showed the five paladins of Voltron. He could see the Black Paladin having the Galra cybernetic arm. The Red Paladin fighting like a Galra. The Green Paladin seem to be a hacker while the Yellow seem to be the muscle of the team. Then, he frowned at the Blue Paladin. There was something strange and yet familiar on the Blue Paladin.

"Zoom the image of the Blue Paladin." He ordered to the computer

When the image was zoomed, Lotor's eyes widen in shock. Sure the body was male but he recognized the eyes. The blue eyes; the same color as the ocean. Even after many years, he never forgot those eyes.

"No way… Lana?"

Then, more images of his childhood came to his mind. Precious memories of the only being he could ever call a friend.

*Flashback - Ten years ago*

The two children laughed very much inside of a grotto near of the beach. After Lana had used her illusion magic to prank on the biggest jerk on the neighborhood. And now they were laughing at his misfortune.

"Did you see his face when I created that illusionary ghost? He screamed like a baby." little Lana said, between her laughs

"Heh, I never thought illusions can do this kind of thing." Little Lotor chucked "You have tallet on this, stuff, Lana."

"Thanks, and your ghost voice was also great." She gave a happy thumb up.

Then, Little lotor stopped smiling and she gave Lane a serious look on his face. He admitted to Lana that afternoon was the last his afternoon on Earth. Lana made a sad face. She knew her friend would return to his home soon. But that meant she would be alone again

"So, how about make this afternoon especial to both of us?" she asked, smiling gently.

Lotor blushed when Lana started to take off all her clothes. Once naked, Lana took a weird coat from her bag. When she covered her body with the coat, she transformed into a small sea lion with blue eyes. Lotor was completely speechless, he had no idea Lana was that especial. She smiled to Little Lotor.

"I am a selkie, Lotor. I am a magical sea creature. Mama always tell me do not do this in the front of anyone. But you're an especial friend to me Lotor. Before you go back to the heavens, I want to show you my true self." She smiled softly.

In that afternoon,they swam together into the sea. Lotor could see the wonders in the sea with Lana being his guide. The sun was setting when they returned to Lana's secret base. She was still a sea lion when she gave to him a small ocarina as a symbol of their friendship. Lotor thanked her for the gift. Lotor returned to his travel ship on the space. That was the last time he saw her.

*End of the flashback*

He chucked. After so many years, his selkie friend have returned, but as a paladin of Voltron- an enemy of the empire. Paladin or not, he would make sure to have Lana by his side. He wanted to hide her away from the battles, from harm and from violence. His eyes glowed yellow in the thoughts of having the selkie by his side again.

"Whenever you want or not, I will come for you, Lana." he smirked

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Lana started at the cracked cup on her hands. She was quivering in fear. Whenever a cup cracks without any reason, it means one thing…

"This is a bad omen…" she whispered in fear.

End of the chapter

Next Chapter: Keith and Lana have an ugly flight and Lotor uses this opportunity to get his selkie.