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-WhiteTigerLily

Song for this chapter: Hurricane (acoustic) by Parachute

"I didn't have time to thank you for coming to our aid and I apologize that we were not properly introduced." Alurra said to the Eldorians when she returned to the room with Keith.

"Not at all. This is my conrade Ark," Ark nodded to Alurra. "and I am Martak."

"I am pleased to meet you, now these are-"

"We have met." Ark said as if he were annoyed. Shiro and Keith frowned at his rudeness and looked to Alurra. Alurra blinked nervousl but kept her composure.

"Alright... Shall we set a course for Eldorian I look forward to-"

"You will follow us." Ark interrupted again. "We should go Martak."

"I-I'm sorry I didn't mean to sound-"

"We are not here to make allies with you princess. If I had it my way we would have left you to deal with Reptilians on your own and let that girl die a warriors death."

Alurra stood there stunned as did the rest of paladins especially Keith. His blood boiled at Ark's words and he walked toward him furious. Shiro grabbed his shoulder and pulled Keith back. Kieth thought it was to keep him out harms way but shiro was just as angry as he was.

"If you know what's good for you. I'd watch the temper." Ark looked down at him with a smirk.

"And what are you going to do Little One." He taunted and Shiro shot an annoyed grin.

"I'd sure like to show you Monkey."

Ark shoved Shiro back and Martak stood between them.

"Enough!" Martak growled at Ark and he frowned.

"Martak!"

"Go to the ship now!"

"I do not understand why you would help them." Ark reluctantly nodded and left to the ship.

"I am very sorry for Ark's actions. My nephew is hot tempered and has a past with outsiders." He looked to Alurra but Keith again caught his gaze and he walked to him which surprised Alurra once more. "We will save your friend. This, I promise."

"Thank you." Keith said back. Martak huffed and looked to Shiro.

"My kind does not trust easliy so i'm afraid any information or...friendships you wish to have will not fruitfull. " Shiro went to say somthing but Martak started toward the exit of the room. "We leave to Eldorden immediately."

Once Martak was safely back on their ship Alurra was anxious to hear exactly what happened.

"How did the Reptilians get inside the castle? It was completely secured." Alurra asked the paladins in the main control Bay. Lance went to answer but Coran did instead.

"We were answering a distress call that was coming from a Sheelan ship." Coran began. "Now; Sheelan are a quite harmless species, that is, until we found out the Reptilians were using their ship as a Trojan Horse and they blind sided us.

"We have to be more vigilant. We have become lazy the past few months and our carelessness caused Pidge to get hurt." Allura demanded with a sadness to her expression.

Keith could tell she meant well but she was right. All the paladins had not been training for the past few months and every one took a big step back since there was no danger that forced them to practice but lack there of became their downfall. Whether they wanted to admit it or not...they lost this fight and they should have known better.

Lance hung his head especially and walked away from the group. Keith rose a brow at his actions at his slumped shoulders as he walked down the hall.

"What's with him?" Hunk asked. Coran perked up and answered Hunk.

"He blames himself for what happened. He was the one to let the Reptilians in...but no one could have known it was an attack."

"I would have done the same thing in his shoes. Let's give Lance his space. In the mean time, get some sleep." Shiro ordered.

"I agree we need to be awake and ready for tomorrow. Coran?" She turned to Coran with crossed arms. "Are we still on course with the Eldorians?" Allura asked and Coran ran his fingers over the controls and nodded back to her. "Alright. Let's go everyone."

Keith was wide awake, he turned to one side then to the other but soon he just gave up all together laying on his back. He was completely restless and the flickering lights coming outside his room wasn't helping. Thoughts of Pidge ran through his brain and he sat up frustrated. Placing a hand through his hair, he groaned a sigh. Red purred low in his mind he rubbed his hands together.

"I'm ok girl," Red purred again and he furrowed his brows. "No, you're right...I'm not ok." He wanted to see Pidge. He wanted to make sure she was fine. Another flicker of lights took him from his thoughts. Keith grabbed his jacket and ran down the hall to the healing pods.

Once there he was surprised to see that Pidge wasn't there. He looked around and ran to a computer to get information. It was fried so no help there.

"Maybe they moved her?"

Keith made it to the only other place he could think of where he might find her. Keith stood in front of Pidge's door. He hesitated before placing his hand on the scanner, opening the doors. He walked in and looked to bed. Keith smiled relieved to see Pidge was sleeping in her bed. Sitting in a chair beside the bed was Shiro. Tilting his head in his hands.

"Shiro?"

Shiro took in a small breath and blinked his eyes tiredly open. He looked to Keith and groaned.

"Hey." He greeted with squinted eyes and stretch of his arms.

"Hey...What are you doing in here?" Keith asked and walked over.

"Because of damages we lost power to the healing tubes so we had to move Pidge here. I didn't want her to be alone," He rubbed his eyes with his fingers and continued. " She has been having night terrors all night because of her fever." He answered as he sluggishly checked the wet cloth on Pidge's forehead.

"Have you slept at all?" Keith asked concerned.

"Don't worry about me. Go back to bed."

Keith shoved his foot into Shiro's shin and he hardly flinched.

"You know how I know your dead tired."

"How?"

"Because that should've hurt like hell." Shiro laughed quietly but Keith stayed un-amused. "Let's switch for a few hours. I can't sleep anyway so I might as well just stay here."

Shiro looked to Pidge then to Keith and was hesitant. After a few moments he stood up, tossing Keith the damp cloth.

"Dip this again in cold water and get me in the morning. I mean it." Keith nodded and Shiro walked over to the automatic door. He looked over his shoulder to Keith sitting in the chair and smirked at the way he looked at Pidge. Once Shiro left Keith began looking for the sink.

"Okay. Cold water, cold water. " He turned on the faucet and ran the cloth underneath. He rung it out an stepped over to Pidge. He placed it on her head and his fingers grazed her forehead. She was burning to the touch and he frowned concerned. She was shivering and mumbling in her sleep. Pidge kept groaning in pain and clutched the blanket closer to her, she looked as if she were cocooned in material.

"I-" Keith heard Pidge speak out in a small voice. "I'm sorry. Mom-...I couldn't s-save them." She began to cry in her sleep and tears formed from her closed eyelids. She cried out in pain again and the shivers worsened.

"Pidge. Pidge it's okay." Keith wished she could hear him. He wanted to take away her pain. He wanted- Before he knew it he was laying by her and wrapped his arms around her.

He shut his eyes in anger, begging in his mind to take this away from her. After a few minutes, that seemed to last an eternity, Pidge finally settled. Her breath returned to a slow pace and her nightmares stopped but he couldn't stop the jolts of pain that came with every breath. He opened his eyes and looked at her. Releasing his grip around her but refusing to leave her side. With out her glasses he noticed her features. Her slender face, how long her eyelashes were, her lips- He blushed and closed his eyes. She kissed him. Remembering that feeling made him want to return the gesture to her.

Keith brushed her bangs out of her eyes and rested his head beside her. He matched his breathing with hers and his eyes started to slowly close.

Pidge adjusted her body causing Keith to wake up. He looked around tired. How long was he asleep? He rubbed his forehead and sat up adjusting his sight to the surroundings.

"Hey there Sleeping Beauty."

Keith's eyes widened, suddenly feeling completely awake and slowly turned his head to the side. There, sitting in the chair, was Shiro trying so hard not to laugh. Shiro took a sharp breath through his nose and looked up.

"Ya'know, you should probably take her to dinner first." Shiro joked in a whsiper as he watched Keith's face illuminate with embarrassment.

"This is-" Keith stopped looking over at Pidge. "I was just-"

"I know." Shiro smiled and Keith stood up.

"I can't take the pain from her. And she looked cold. I just wanted to hold her. So..." Keith glanced at Shiro, feeling like a scared little kid trying to explain a silly crush to his parents. A silly crush indeed.

Pidge moaned painfully again and they both looked to her, the expressions on their faces changing seriously. Keith turned and covered her better with the blanket. He tucked it snug under her chin and he rubbed his thumb along her warm cheek. He felt a strong grip of Shiro's hand on his shoulder.

"You really care about her huh?"

"Yeah." Keith let his hand slide from her cheek to his side and remembered. "Did we make it to-"

"All Paladins, suit up. We are about to land on Eldorden!" Alurra's voice sounded excited and anxious as it rang on the speakers. Shiro looked to Keith.

"Does that answer your question?"

All the paladins took their first steps on the beach of Eldorden. They stood in awe, it was gorgeous. Island Paradise was the perfect way to describe it. Eldorden, from space, looked like Earth before the continental drift. Shiro and Keith watched as the locals on the beach whispered to one another with curious and worried expressions. They seemed to calm down once the Eldorian's that lead them there started walking toward them. Keith looked to Lance annoyed as he squinted to the surroundings and the Eldorian people. Keith couldn't take it anymore and whispered to him frustrated.

"What the hell is wrong with you?"

"Keith," Lance began and took his shoulder pulling toward him. "All the Eldorian's are monkeys and this is their planet right?"

"So?"

"So. We are literally on the Planet of the Apes."

"Oh my g-...Lance." Keith shoved him away just as Alurra pranced up to Martak and Ark.

"Eldorden is beautiful Martak." Alurra exclaimed. Martak bowed happily.

"Thank you young one."

Alurra's smile turned to a frown when Ark walked up.

"Come and bring your lion's." Ark demanded.

"What?" Shiro asked quite forcefully. Martak stepped in and waved Ark away from the group. Ark growled and walked to some of the worried locals.

"Our leader would like to see you and your lion's as guests. I have explained the situation of the green lion's pilot and we would be honored to help a Paladin of Voltron. All we ask is that your pressence be known and that there is nothing to fear."

"I think we can do that." Alurra agreed. She turned anwith her hands on her hips. "Paladins. Please ready you're lions."

Keith watched Coran as he pushed a hovering healing pod with Pidge inside to Ark and Martak along wth a few other Eldorians.

"Alright boy's, once the pod will gain a gravity pull once off the ship." Coran directed they held the pod as it left the castle. He ran down to help them and Alurra followed them into one of their carriors. She looked behind her to the team.

"Stay close Shiro."

"We will Princess." Shiro told her and waited until she was on the small ship befor heading to Black.

Keith took his helmet in his hands and walked to Green. He placed a hand on the metal of the lion. Keith couldnt explain it but he knew that Green was hurting. Knowing that Green's pilot was not with her. The connection between Lion and Paladin was strong that they could feel what their pilots were feeling. Kieth knew this well because of his connection with Red.

Sometimes, to show her love and appreciation for Keith, Red would show him images of a family of lions and the bond between mother and child. He would feel what they felt. Keith imagined that Green felt this way for Pidge as Red felt that way for Keith. Pidge; in a way, was Greens cub. Her family...And she was in pain and Green couldn't do anything but be frozen in time until Pidge returned to her.

"Sorry girl...Pidge will be okay." He said with a comforting, convincing tone but he was just preaching to the choir at this point.

Red called for him and Keith sighed and headed to his lion. Keith boarded Red and sat in his chair. Shiro went out of the hanger with his Lion first then Lance and Hunk followed close behind. Keith glanced to Green one last time, too a breath and made Red move forward. With in second he was in the sky with his team.

Keith looked out the cockpit window and saw how far and wide the Jungle spread out in front of them. Miles and miles, it was a world of its own. They flew over the dense canopy as Shiro lead the way. Hunk was the first to speak up on the com.

"So what are we going to about the Eldorians. It's obvious they want nothing to do with us."

"We will cross that bridge when get there. First our main priority is Pidge." Shiro answered. "Alright guys Black is telling me she see's the Eldorian village."

"I can't see anything?" Keith remarked.

"Yeah the canopy is too thick." Lance agreed. After just hovering over the trees the yellow Lion roared.

"Well i'm going in." Hunk said happily and Yellow did a summer-salt. "Wooo!" Yellow turned her body in the air downward, vanishing into the green.

"Ah! Hunk looks like he just got eaten by cilantro." Lance joked. Keith replied with a groan and Red followed Yellow right after with a nose dive.

Once through the trees Keith could see the whole village. It was a lively civilization. He smiled at beauty underneath the trees, Eldordon was a an amazing place. He saw trees and gardens thriving and growing everywhere he looked. He blinked in awe at the plants but what caught his eye was the flowers. Some stood high with the tall trees and some stood as tall as him.

He looked ahead, the whole village was up in the trees. The only structures he could see on the ground were small, nothing compared to the magnificence of the homes above. He assumed they were their green houses since they were so close to the garden. Keith really enjoyed what he was seeing.

Loud gasps came from his com and Kieth winced at the loud voice. It would seem that Lance was enjoying this just as much as he was but expressed it through obnoxious noises that some what ruined the mood for Keith. He decided to turn off his com and watch the rest of the sights with out Lance's talking.

"Pidge would probably hate and love this at the same time." He told himself with a grin, he frowned, he wished she could be seeing this right now. He suddenly heard a sophisticated female voice in his mind.

"When she gets better you should show her around this place. Of course if the Eldorians don't mind. I have a feeling we will be here for some time if the princess has anything to say about it."

Keith jumped and looked around him confused and nervous. This voice seemed familiar and unfamiliar at the same time. He looked behind and gasped when she spoke again.

"Little one?"

"Who? Me?" Keith asked abruptly. He heard the voice give a motherly laugh. "Alurra? Is that you?" He thought he would ask but it did not sound anything like Alurra. Also the voice was a little more masculine. Strong.

"You don't know who I am?" It asked.

Keith didn't say anything.

"I am the Crimson Lion." The voice replied simply.

Keith's eyes widened.

"Red?" He asked.

"Mmm-hmm."

"You can..You can talk?"

Red growled low as if frustrated.

"I can speak, Little one, I just choose not too. Speaking can be so exhausting."

"Its been two half years. You have never spoke to me."

"Goodness why does it matter? I can still communicate with you in other ways. It does not need to be in words."

"Then why are you talking to me now?"

"Because I wanted too...and that you are now more interesting. Now that you have feelings for Emeralds little one." Red exclaimed with a purr. Keith blushed.

"What are you talking about? I-"

Red cut him off.

"We will talk again. The Black paladin is trying to communicate with you." She went silent and Keith remembered. He turned off his com!

"Oh crap!" Keith turned back on his com and Shiro talked through it mid conversation.

"Keith!" Shiro yelled annoyed.

"Ah! Yeah sorry!"

"Finally, why were you not answering?"

"Yeah geez Keith took you long enough." Lance chirped in.

"I- Sorry. Whats up?"

"Be ready, Alurra told me that we need to slow down and enter that water fall slowly." Shiro ordered.

"Water fall?" Keith asked.

"Up ahead."

Keith watched as a waterfall came into veiw.

"I thought we were in the village?" Keith slowed and red tipped her head into the water.

"We are but where we are going is not in the village."

Aloha! I hope you all like my story! I just wanted to let you guys know, I write stories rather quickly sometimes and for fun! Yes I am an amateur writer. Writing is a hobby " So if there are a few grammatical mistakes I apologize :/ I'll try to find time to edit my stories when I can ;) Again thank you so much for reading!

-WhiteTigerLily