A Paladin's Blade

Sleeping Castle

"Hellooo?" Silence. Hunk's voice echoed through the castle, the eerie vibe growing stronger. Sirafina grew uneasy, but she pushed her feet forward into the dark corridor of the castle.

"From the size of the Lion, I expected these steps to be bigger." With Pidge's words, the ceiling started to glow and shot down some sort of magic teal beam.

"Hold for identity scan." A robotic voice spoke as the floor also started to glow around them.

"What?" Sirafina gasped as small beams traveled up each member of the team. It looked like a reverse waterfall.

"Why are we here? What do you want with us?" Shiro demanded, but no one responded. The robotic voice didn't return, instead a path of lights started glowing leading the way through the dark halls.

"I guess we're going that way." Pidge concluded as they started down the tight hall. Sirafina's thoughts pulsed with anxiety, but she couldn't do anything about it, at least not yet. Her head was starting to ache and she didn't know where in the universe she was. She felt so lost.

"Hello? ... Hellooo?" Hunk continued to call out as they walked through the castle. Sirafina admired her surroundings. She might have been on the brink of an anxiety attack, but she had to admit that the castle was highly advanced and beautiful. Finally, they reached a room and the lights stopped guiding them.

"Where are we?" Lance asked, looking around. The room was circular and was dimly lit with seven tall pillars that glowed teal in the middle. In the center of the room, was a control panel, surrounded by eight circular platforms. Sirafina had never seen anything like it.

"It's some kind of control room." Pidge observed, looking at the control panel in the center. Suddenly, two pods rose from the platforms. They also had a teal glow and there was a person in each.

"Are these guys... dead?" Before anyone could answer Hunk, the first pod opened and out fell a girl. She looked around Sirafina's age, if not a little older. She was gorgeous. Her hair was a snowy silver that contrasted with her darker skin. Her eyes matched the lanterns of the castle, her pupils a deep purple. Beneath her eyes, sat soft pink triangular marks. Her ears softly pointed out with her hair, slightly like a faerie.

"Father!" She choked out as she fell forward out of the pod. Luckily, Lance had been there to catch her, but knowing Lance, he would scare her or try to flirt.

"Hello," Lance greeted the girl with a smirk, flirting just like Sirafina thought he would.

"Who are you? Where am I?" The girl asked, looking at Lance than glancing away.\

"I'm Lance. And you're right here in my arms." Sirafina groaned. This poor girl just fell out of some strange pod and the first thing she hears is one of Lance's pick up lines.

"Your... ears." She remarked, examining them closely.

"... Yeah?" Lance asked confused, ready to hear what she would say about them.

"They're hideous. What's wrong with them?" Sirafina snorted as the alien girl's response. She knew she was going to like this girl.

"Nothing's wrong with them! They heard exactly what you said about them!" Lance defended his ears, but made the wrong move because the girl grabbed them and forced him into a locked position on his knees. Lance grunted from pain as the girl held him there.

"Who are you? Where is King Alfor? What are you doing in my Castle?" Lance continued to whine, surprisingly intimidated by this girl's demand.

"A giant blue lion brought us here! That's all we know!" Lance explained, hoping to calm her down. She quickly let go of Lance's ear, and he tumbled to the ground from the sudden action. The girl looked baffled and absolutely out of it.