Closer
Waverly ran through the gateway into Radar's plain, when the meeting was over. She disliked the desert sand and orange rocks. It was dull and boring compared to the warm water and soft tan shore of the beach with palm trees of her own plain. But what she hated most was how it showed how different her and her brother had become.
The Blue Lion had always been close to her brother, even when she didn't remember they were related, she was still drawn to him and would follow him around. However, hiding on the hill or swimming in the lake was much more enjoyable in the past than the dry desert.
The yellow sky was sickening, Waverly sighed, lowering her head just above the dusty surface. She saw the lone ramshackle house in the distance and she searched the surroundings for her brother. As she drew closer, she made out his red tail wrapped around the house. She walked around to the other side and saw Radar his head turned away from her, looking into the house.
Waverly pawed at his backside. A low growl answered, "Wave, back off."
The Blue Lion took several steps back and sat on her hind-legs. She wasn't the young girl that died more than ten thousand years ago. In her heart she was, but her mind had grown. Just like her brother, she had changed and seen different sides to her brother he had always suppressed in front of her.
Daibazaal was a dark rubble rock, but in the distance, a city stood high with its purple powered lights, but the city noise didn't reach the outskirts. Although it had the same appearance as Daibazaal, it was only the memory of the planet that made up the spiritual plain. The ground shook violently as the Black Lion ran across the surface. The Red Lion sprinting after him. His claws digging into the black earth. "Therron!" Radar roared. He pounced on the Black Lion but was intercepted by the Yellow Lion, who tackled him to the side.
Sorrel was laying down on a rock shelf watching the fight unfold with delight as Waverly looked on in fear. Radar and Lux were clawing at each other. Lux tried to calm the situation, but Radar was out for blood. He dodged Lux and began circling around Therron. The Black Lion watched him carefully, making sure he kept his distance.
"This wasn't the deal, Therron." Radar said, through his teeth.
"I didn't know this would happen."
"Well congratulations, you got everything you ever wanted."
"That's not true."
"Really? You look pretty damn happy to me."
"I'm happy," Sorrel chuckled, but Waverly was the only one close enough to hear.
Lux stepped in between the two leaders.
Radar continued, "He was my paladin and you stole him. This would never have happened if you didn't interfere like always."
"You're so full of it and it wasn't just your decision. You can't force someone to be your Paladin and if you ask me, they have to be pretty desperate to want to be with you."
Lux glared over at Therron. Waverly sighed, Therron was only making things worse. The Yellow Lion fed up with the argument stepped out of the way and let Radar lung at Therron. The Green Lion laughed from his perch, flicking his tail excitedly behind him.
Waverly ran after her brother and tried to pull him off the Black Lion. "Radar stop!"
He gave a low growl saying, "Wave, back off."
She stopped for a second before she pulled harder. "Please, Radar stop fighting."
He turned on her swiping his claw extended paw at her side and tossed her several feet. Lux rushed forward to comfort her. He growled back at Radar and took a defensive stance over the Blue Lion.
Sorrel had left his spot and came down to check on Waverly. She ignored him though as she stared at her brother. He had never hit her in all there living and spiritual life, but what hurt the most was she wasn't able to help him. She had always been able to help her brother in a way that no one else could, but this time it didn't work. Radar looked rabid. "You're siding with them."
"I'm not," Waverly cried underneath the legs of the Yellow Lion.
"I saw you and Sorrel. He is just using you. It's what they all do. They use others to get what they want and then throw them away."
"Oh like you just threw your sister," The Green Lion commented.
Lux kicked his leg back to quiet him. "Enough Sorrel." The Red Lion was getting rilled up again. "Don't come any closer, Radar."
"Well, I hope that you're proud of yourself, Waverly, and I'm sorry I'm not enough."
"Radar, you can't continue to hide and protect her forever," Lux said. "You never wanted that for her, but you're not willing to let her go."
"Well thank God she has all of you." Rage still seethed through his voice, but Waverly could feel through the lions connected bond the pain he felt inside. Radar realized the others were all tuned into him and he shut them out. His anger growing as the others tried to push there way back in. "So you all got what you wanted." Waverly knew he was trying to change the subject, but she couldn't forget the emotions he was hiding.
"I want this rivalry to come to an end," Lux growled, looking back and forth at Therron and Radar.
"You can't stay in the middle forever, Lux. One day you're going to have to pick a damn side."
"Maybe I could if you learned to manage a situation instead of making it worse."
"Thank you, Lux, but I can take care of this," Therron said.
Radar turned his attention back towards the Black Lion. He let out a loud growl and crouched low. Therron followed his example, but Waverly could see in his eyes that he remained in control, unlike Radar. Waverly never feared her brother before, but at that moment he was a stranger and she couldn't bring him back.
Therron slowly came out of his crouch and stretched his neck high. "I never wanted to throw away the princess, but she wasn't ready to be a leader yet. I'm not blind, Radar. I see what has been happening and I didn't want the power of the Black Lion to corrupt her. I'm sorry, but the universe needs a leader who will be able to re-stable the peace that is slowly dividing between Alfor and Zarkon."
Waverly saw him ease up. The fire raging in his eyes died down and he said in an even tone, "You are a fool, Therron if you think he'll be anything like you." The plain grew silent. No one wanted to say anything. Radar continued, "If you ask me, Daibazaal has corrupted you." He turned to Therron his ears drooping and concern in his voice, "You're not the leader I once knew, who gave up his own life to protect and defend his people. I haven't seen him since I died." Radar shrugged, "Perpahs he died with his body." Radar left through the gateway without even a glance at Waverly.
She felt small underneath the Yellow Lion and she curled up even lower into the black earth. Sorrel rubbed his side up against her, but she turned away from him. She felt the cut of Radar's claws still and an empty pit in her stomach. She couldn't help Radar and it was all her fault. She was the cause of his pain. He gave up a paladin but what hurt him the most was losing his sister.
Waverly knew they never had the time to truly mend their relationship before Daibazaal and Altea were destroyed. Therron and Radar never had the chance either and their relationship had always been worse than hers. He had forgiven her, and it felt like everything would go back to before. And in a sense it had. They were right back to the same dilemma they had last time. There were a lot fewer paws flying, but Therron's request last time ended up being the turning point, which played a part in the Galra taking control of the universe.
Radar gave in last time, but it only further divided the two lions and Keith wasn't like any of Radar's other paladins. She had never seen him so protective of anyone besides herself, but that wasn't the case with Keith. There was no denying Radar had become stronger than the other lions. She thought it had to do with his time in the hands of the Galra. Radar had learned to put up strong walls and liked to lock the others out with them. He was always guarded, but as Waverly stared at the back of her brother recalling how the recent meeting had gone she realized he had lost a lot of his bite.
Waverly's eyes glowed brightly. She remembered during their lifetime when her brother returned from the war. Radar's platoon had been wiped out. Waverly was never given any details and Radar never shared, but he and Lux were the only two to make it back. At the time she was too scared to approach her brother. She had no way of consoling him because she had no idea what he had been through. Lux was the only one Radar kept at his side during that time.
That same broken, closed-off persona was the Radar she saw now. At first, she was fascinated with the idea. They were all given a second chance and ended up sharing the same miserable fate. Waverly lowered her head unsure what she was meant to do, but not wanting to run away scared like she had when she was little.
Radar gave a long sigh, his whole chest rising and falling with it. She watched as he rolled over his red paws laying out in front of him. Her brother looked up at her and smiled, but Waverly didn't have the heart to return it.
"What's the matter?" He asked, reluctantly.
"Are you giving up?"
Radar narrowed his eyes and in a stern tone said, "I'm not let Therron have Keith."
"So you're going to fight him again," The fear returned to her voice.
Radar looked off into the distance contemplating his options. "Yes and no." He smiled at Waverly, anticipating her confused look. "I'm not letting Keith go like I did last time, but violence doesn't work on Therron. You wouldn't believe how high his pain tolerance is."
"Your stubbornness against his patience, that's what it comes down too. You're prepared to wait him out."
"I know he's hiding something. I have quit-a-bit of experience both with putting up walls and on Therron. Shiro's alive and if he doesn't want to find him then I'm just going to have to do it myself." Radar stood up looking off into the distance again.
"No offense Radar, but contacting Keith or any of our Paladins hasn't gone well. They have just lost their leader. Do you really want to make things worse." Radar continued to walk off and Waverly watched him go. She squinted in the direction he was walking towards and could briefly make out a small figure. Waverly bounded after her brother curious about what was happening.
As the lions approached, the desert plain disappeared and was replaced with the long corridors of the Castle of Lions and the figure was Keith walking down the hall. Radar continued towards him.
"What are you planning to do?" Waverly asked concerned. She had a bad feeling and Radar seemed very determined.
"I'm going to tell him not to give up." Radar bent his head down and said, "You hear that, Keith. Shiro is alive and you need to find him."
Waverly raised her eyebrows skeptically. "I don't think he can hear you."
Radar stood up, meeting her eye level. "Of course he can hear me. I just need to get a little closer." He bent back down and taking in a deep breath, he yelled, "Keith."
Waverly closed her eyes trying to block out the shout and laughed at Radar's ridiculous attempt, but when she opened her eyes the figure of Keith and her brother were gone. Waverly looked around the plain, but it was empty.
"Radar," She called. She wasn't completely certain he was gone, but as the seconds passed and he didn't appear her calls grew louder until she was shouting. "RADAR!"
Kestle:
Hey Y'all. I hope you enjoyed the 3rd chapter of the Voltron- Lions Origins. As always thanks for reading.
I'm going to start on the next chapter of Voltron-Origins, which is a Lance chapter. I hope you all look forward to it. I'm currently stuck in Chicago airport and sadly this isn't the first time this has happened to me :( My flight from Michigan was delayed and I missed my second flight, which happened to be the last one for the night so I get to wait for 7 am. Yeah! :( Not really, but I did finish this chapter so I guess some good came out of it.
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