*****This story was previously known as Caverns of Fear.*****

*gulp* I am so sorry, everyone!

The past several years have just gotten away from me and, to be perfectly honest, I kinda forgot about this story. I got a review recently, though, and it reminded me that I left it at a bit of a cliffhanger - which I hate when I'm reading a story, so I thought I'd get my rear in gear and finish it off.

I've also taken the time to update & edit the chapters. For the sake of previous readers, I haven't combined chapters one and two, but I think the whole thing will only have four chapters.

So, without further ado, here is the revamped chapter two of About Time (New title - yay!).

For my previous readers, I hope you will still find this enjoyable (and please re-read chapter one). For my new readers, welcome & please R&R!

Trekker

Disclaimer: I own no part of the series Voltron. I also do not own the Star Trek: The Next Generation episode 'Arsenal of Freedom,' which served as inspiration for this story.

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Keith stirred, slumped over the main control console of Black Lion. He slowly raised a hand to his head, hissing in pain when it came in contact with a large, swollen bump - his helmet must've come off in the crash.

"Oww…damn."

He reached out with his other hand, blinding groping for the comm-link button. Finding it and flipping it on, he called out.

"Allura. Allura, are you there?"

A few seconds passed.

No answer.

The fog caused by his induced sleep started to lift; fear beginning to settle in its place. He tried again.

"Princess, can you hear me? Princess Allura, this is Keith! If you can hear me, please respond!"

A few seconds…thirty seconds…a minute.

Nothing.

Keith turned, painfully – that's a few cracked ribs, at least, he thought – and fiddled with Black Lion's power controls, trying to assess the damage. After a few minutes, it seemed that offensive systems were shot and defensive nearly so – meaning the Lion was a sitting duck if anyone wanted to attack – but he still had power to move, and that was the important thing right now.

"Sh…ke…th…."

Huh? The rattle of static drew his attention back to the comm.

"Sh…Keith…ear me?"

"Allura!"

He hurried his movements, moving dials and flipping levers as fast as he could, trying to clear the static from the signal. Keith flicked a final switch before calling out.

"Princess! Princess Allura, are you there?"

After a brief, heart-stopping moment of silence, the most beautiful sound came through the speakers.

"Keith? Is that you?"

Those were the first words he had heard clearly from Allura in heaven-only-knows how long. Thank the spirits, he thought, breathing a sigh of relief before replying.

"Yes, Princess – it's me. Do you know where you are?"

"Ah…no. There must be debris or something piled on top of Blue Lion. I can't get her to move."

Something was off about Allura's voice…she sounded very, very tired. But then again, Keith supposed his voice wasn't exactly normal either, especially coming off a crash like that.

"You still have power, though, right?"

"Huh? Power…yes, I have that."

"Good. Can you flip on your emergency beacon? Black Lion managed to escape damage, for the most part, so I can follow that to you."

"Alright…standby."

Keith waited, shoving his worry to the side while he finished a few checks on Black Lion. A few moments later, Allura's voice came back on the line, sounding even more tired and almost in pain.

"Alright, Keith…I've got the beacon on."

"Allura…are you alright?"

It took her a moment to respond.

"I…I don't know, Keith. I think Blue Lion's really damaged; I can barely get her to move. And my head feels really heavy – like I haven't slept in a week."

Keith frowned. As Allura talked, the fear and discomfort in him grew.

"Hey, Princess – I want you to keep this line open, alright? Keep talking to me until you can see me."

"Talk to you?" she asked, slowly. "About what?"

Keith brought Black Lion to its feet and set off in the direction of the blinking beacon showing on his monitor screen.

"I don't know – anything…everything. Just stay with me."

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Okay, there's the re-done chapter two, though I really didn't do much to this one. After this, it's all new material, so yay! Anyway, if you enjoyed it, please R&R!

Trekker