Keith and Daniel stood facing each other. They drew their practice swords and began their duel. Keith was on the attack and Daniel dodged his blade. Daniel took a step back with each would-be hit until Keith had him against the wall. Keith went for a hit, but Daniel blocked it with his own sword and pushed Keith back. Daniel went on the attack and circled Keith. Finally, Daniel lunged for a strike and Keith tried a counter-strike.
Allura and Larmina were walking past the training room when they heard two people scream in agony. They rushed into the room to find Daniel holding his side and Keith holding his shoulder.
"Are you two alright?" asked Allura.
"Yeah, they're just practice swords." Answered Daniel, ending with a nervous laugh.
"So you tried to kill each other? Or is that injury still bothering you?" asked Larmina. She and her aunt were obviously annoyed.
"NO!" yelled Keith. The other three looked at him.
"I was talking about Daniel's injury from his duel with Lotor." Clarified Larmina. She walked up to Daniel and gently poked where Lotor's sword had hit him. Daniel winced. "If it's still giving you trouble tomorrow, I'm dragging you to the doctor."
She started walking out and Daniel followed. He said, "Hey! It just a scratch!"
After the teenagers left, Allura turned to Keith. "Hmm . . . carrying on even when injured; I wonder where he learned that from?"
"He said he was okay. I'll talk to him about it." Answered Keith.
"That's good to hear, but if there's one thing I've learned about Daniel it is that he learns best by example." Replied Allura. She looked at Keith's shoulder. "You need to have that looked at and get it treated."
"How long have you known?" asked Keith. He should've seen this coming.
"I've suspected in it since Sven stole Blue; if the situation hadn't been so dire, to quote Larmina, I would've 'dragged you to the hospital'." Answered Allura.
Keith sighed. "I guess being cut with a laser sword a few times and knocked out of joint really takes a toll. But right now . . . we've got Lotor to deal with and that robeast that picked up Wade. I know you and Pidge stepped down, and Daniel's a more than capable pilot; I just don't want to hand him a mess when I step down."
"I can't blame you for that, but promise me you'll take it easy and see a doctor." Said Allura.
"I'll try." Answered Keith. His Voltcom lite up. "What's up?"
"We've detected a distrupance on the other side of Arus." Said Pidge.
"I'll check it out in Black." Answered Keith. "Keep the team on alert until you hear from me."
"I'll have Daniel waiting for you; I've got a feeling his speed could come in handy." Replied Pidge.