Author's Note: I know I have been gone for a while. Had a bad few weeks. But I also had an idea. So I have two main ships for Voltron. Klance and Keitor. And I had a plot bunny invade my brain the other day, and it doesn't seem to want to leave. So here's a little Past Keitor. Also some Dads of Marmora. I own nothing.

A Chance Encounter, A New Obsession

The market was packed, as they knew it would be. Despite being on the very edge of the Empire, and not yet under Zarkon's control yet, the people of this world were renowned traders and surprisingly passive about everything else. None of them really seemed to care about the encroaching Galra Empire as long as nothing got in the way of their trading. It was what made this world such an excellent meeting place. It was out of the way, there were no sentries on the world for a while yet and as long as you weren't getting in the way of their business no one cared what you were doing. Yet they still had to be careful, Kolvian had caught wind of a rumor that there was an important Galra on the planet. His source hadn't said who it was, but it had to be someone higher up if he was this worried about it. None of them had their armor on, it would have been too conspicuous here. But each of them was armed with their Luxite blades, tucked carefully out of sight, the Mamorian symbol wrapped in different fabric. Kolvian handed Kathy a small bag of GAC.

"Spend it wisely Kittling. Be back at the ship in six vargas. You remember the rule?" Kathy nodded.

"Be on time or find your own way home." Kolivan nodded slightly.

"Alright, be on your guard Kittling. And remember six vargas." Kathy nodded and Kolivan gripped her shoulder for a moment. He nodded again and let her go, motioning her off towards the market. Kathy grinned waving at Thace and Ulaz as she raced out into the crowd. She was in her full shift, looking for all the world like a full blooded female Galra. Perhaps that had been a bad idea. She only realized this as she wandered the market feeling eyes never leaving the back of her head. She paused at a few stalls until one caught her eye. They had an extensive collection of knives and swords. Her eyes flicked around still searching the area for the person spying on her. She might have thought it was Thace or Ulaz, both were very protective of her, but both were needed at this meeting. Kathy was just there for backup, and to cause a distraction if need be. She was certain it wouldn't be, she was nearly positive Kolvian had just wanted to get herb out of the base for a while. She scanned the merchandise in the stall and smiled slightly as she spotted a small intricately handled dagger. The shop keep, a tall red man with four arm and four glowing gold eyes stepped over to her, smiling.

"I see you've found something you like there." Kathy nodded.

"How much do you want for it?" She knew these people liked to haggle so she wasn't surprised when the price he suggested was more than the blade was worth. She spent a few vargas haggling before he relented to her price. He slid the dagger into its sheath with one hand as he took the GAC with another. He handed the dagger over to her and smiled.

"Lovely doing business with you ma'am." Kathy smiled at him slightly and took the dagger. She stepped away from the stall and made her way to a long line of food stalls. Feigning interest in a nearby stall she finally caught a glimpse of her pursuer. He was tall with purple skin and bright silvery hair. He was dressed in armor, it was a wonder she hadn't spotted him before. He stuck out like a sore thumb. So did his companion who wore similar armor to the man but in darker shades. The crowd seemed to part before the man as the woman at his side glared at anyone who dared get to close to the man. Katy frowned slightly, making no motion to show she'd seen her pursuers. Instead she bought a small pendant from the stall she'd been looking at, the better to throw off suspicion, and continued on towards the line of food stalls.

Despite the feel of eyes still on her she didn't feel like this man was an immediate threat. She bought one of this worlds culinary creations, a small pie filled with meat and savory fruits. And continued to wander the market. She still had a few dobashes until she needed to return to the ship. She was paying so much attention to the man following her she didn't see the attack coming.

As she passed a dark alley a large orange hand reached out and yanked her nearly off her feet. She landed heavily in the ally but on her feet. For one heart stopping moment she was afraid someone had recognized her from one of her only other missions. But then the large orange alien spoke.

"So this is what a Galra bitch looks like. Wonder what they feel like aye boys?" There were five other people in the alleyway, each dressed in rags and heavily scarred. She smiled slightly, if they wanted to harm her they should have brought more men. She pulled her new dagger out of its sheath and lunged as a loud scream came from one of the men at the entrance of the alley.

Kathy didn't look towards the alley, she was a bit busy dealing with the three men who had lunged at her as she sliced into the arm of the orange one. There were sounds of a fight going on behind her but she ignored it instead focusing on kicking one of the men in the throat. He dropped coughing heavily. One down. She whirled, catching the last mans blade on her own. Then she quickly stepped inside his guard and slammed her palm into the sternum of the man. He squawked in pain as the crack of bone echoed around the alley. Kathy managed to duck as the orange man swiped a dagger at her. She didn't quite make it out of the way though. His knife nicked her ear slightly as she drove her foot into his leg, shattering the bone. He dropped and she whirled ready to deal with the other three men. But she didn't have to.

All of the other men were unconscious, each of them with a few cuts and many bruises. Kathy blinked slightly at the man who had been following her as he stepped forwards slightly.

"Are you alright miss? You're bleeding." She reached up and touched her cheek. Truth be told she was better at fighting than any average non military trained Galra woman. She could easily have avoided the slice but she hadn't because she had known that whoever was coming into the alley wasn't one of the other Blades. The Blades wouldn't have shouted, it let the enemy know where you were. The man quickly cleaned multicolored blood off his knife and tucked it back into its sheath. Slowly he stepped forwards.

"Are you alright?" Kathy nodded.

"Yes. Thank you, I'm not sure I could have handled them alone." The man smiled slightly revealing sharp teeth. He couldn't be the important Galra Kolivan had been worried about, he was a half breed. The Empire didn't take too kindly to them, only allowing them to work the more menial jobs and none of them were ever in positions of power. He slowly reached out a hand.

"May I?" She nodded slightly. It was what someone not trained to deal with pain would do. She was glad that her clothes covered her scars, though the collar had a difficult time hiding the relatively new scar from when she'd gone through the trials. His touch on her cheek was gentle. He hummed to himself before speaking to his companion.

"Dayak do we have any bandages?" The female Galra searched her bag and pulled out a small first aid kit. She passed it over, never saying a word. It was slightly unnerving as the man opened the kit and carefully placed a bandage around her ear, careful not to catch any of her hair. He stepped back slightly.

"There, it should heal without much of a scar." She smiled gratefully despite the niggling feeling that something was wrong. No one had come into the alleyway to find out what all the noise had been. But she pretended not to notice.

"Thank you." He nodded.

"Anything for a fellow hybrid." She blinked at him slightly. If she had been in a different situation she would have feigned disgust but he was a hybrid too and it was very important that she know how he'd figured her out.

"H… How did you know?" He smiled slightly.

"The way you carry yourself and that you know how to fight well. Sadly a common occurrence with hybrids like us. The universe tends to shy away from something new. It's quite the shame. Such a magnificent fighter shouldn't be wasted." She blinked at him again as he took her hand and kissed the back of it looking her straight in the eye as she blushed slightly. It wasn't often she got affection like this. Despite living in the same base as her uncles none of them were very tactile, unless it was training time.

"May I know your name?" Kathy nodded and spoke again.

"Vexari." It was one of the alter egos she went by. She didn't use this one a lot so it would be harder for this man to find her should he go looking.

"Vexari, that is a beautiful name. Would you allow me to accompany you around the market?" She made a split second decision.

"I would be very grateful if you would. I have to meet my father in a dobash, but there was a bit more I wanted to look at and I would be grateful of the company after what just happened." The man nodded and smiled slightly.

"Then please lead the way." They visited a few more stalls and chatted about the market for a while. It took Kathy some time to find an opportunity to slip away, but she managed it by going to the other side of a heavily decorated booth and slipping into the crowd before the man could even see where she was going. Once she was sure she was out of sight she sighed slightly and quickstepped off towards the landing pad.

Lotor rolled his eyes at Dayak.

"I think it's a good idea, talent like hers shouldn't be wasted." Dayak nodded slightly.

"I agree with you your highness, but we know nothing about this girl." Lotor shook his head.

"We know she's an incredible fighter. We know she's merciful, she easily could have killed those men, as my guard will for their crimes. But she didn't." Dayak looked over Lotor's shoulder.

"My Lord, she also appears to have disappeared." Lotor spun around quickly and swore. Vexari was nowhere to be seen. He searched for her for nearly a dobash before he gave up. He hoped against hope that she had made it back to her ship unharmed but he would never know. He would no longer be able to come to this planet soon. He was still banished from the empire. He sighed slightly as he boarded his ship. Dayak stared at him for a moment.

"I have no doubt you'll find her again, if you wish to. You can succeed in anything you do, I have trained you well." Lotor smiles slightly.

"Thank you Dayak. This encounter has given me an idea though, a squad of female galra, trained to fight any threat." Dayak smiled at him.

"I think that would be a lovely idea." They headed off back to his main ship.

Kathy shook her head down at the data pad in front of her. Kolivan had set her to review data from several backlogged missions. She knew she was being punished. She had drawn attention, but she also knew that he was doing it because he was worried. She sighed as she reviewed several notes. She had never found out the name of the man who had helped her. It was probably better that way. He had been too charming to be true in his intentions. Besides it wasn't like she was going to ever see him again.