Whumptober 2021

No. 3 - STICKS AND STONES MAY BREAK MY BONES BUT...

The mission with the blades had been a huge failure not that the paladins who waited patiently in the control room knew that. They had expected Keith to have a few scraps and bruises but nothing compared to the state he limped into the room in. His left side was sliced fairly deep, his right eye purple, black and swollen shut , blood dripped from multiple places from his torn up blades uniform and his legs are wobbling trying to keep his weight up.

He tried to compose himself and stand up straight but his knees betrayed him as he collapsed towards the floor of the control room. The paladins quickly turned at the loud thud.

Lance- Oh my god ! Who did this to you Keith?

Keith- T... the galra, the blades and I we , w..we where on mission gathering intel when they spotted us, I .. I ...

Before Keith could finish explaining exactly who did this to him and how he ended up like this he blacked out. They knew they should probably get him to a healing pod and they will as soon as Allura extracts the memory from today's blade mission. Allura put her hands at both sides of Keith's head and mumbled something in Altean drawing the memory from his mind. Once the memory was uploaded to one of the screens in the control room the paladins hurried to get Keith to a healing pod. Then they headed  back to the control room to watch the memory. They where determined to find out who did this to him and well exactly what they did.

——————————-Memory——————————

The screen opened up to reveal Keith strapped to an operating table. His arms and legs where tightly strapped to his sides and he was sweating. There was silence for a few moments until Sendak walked through the huge metal doors.

Sendak- Well hello red paladin, shall we get started?

Keith- Fuck you Sendak !

Keith struggled against the restraint for a moment before Sendak appeared beside Keith and he stilled. Sendak pulled a blade against Keith's neck.

Sendak- Tell me the names of everyone in the blades ...

Keith- Never !

Sendak called two druids into the room and they began to shock Keith until his head lulled forward and his eyes closed. When he woke up again Sendak had the druids shock him again and tried asking the question again but Keith's answer remained the same.

Sendak repeated this method of torture until he realised it was getting him no where he moved onto taking a blade and slashing at Keith's legs with it leaving huge cuts. Keith's screams echoed around the large empty room. Finally Sendak was summoned by Zarkon and left the room, that's when Keith planned his escape. He managed to wiggle his way out of the restraints and stand on shaking legs. His entire body ached, his legs only managed to hold him for a few seconds before he was crashing to the ground beside the bed. He blacked out for who knows how long but he had to get out ...

He grabbed the side of the operating table and pulled himself up holding onto it to regain his balance. Blood was still dripping from the wounds. His head was still pounding from the shocks from the druids. His whole body ached, begging him to stop but he couldn't he had to get out. He managed to make it to the blade of marmora ship he arrived in but he was growing weaker by the second with blood dripping from his legs and his hole body ached from the druids shocks. He flew the ship body shaking the whole way to the castle. He barely made it to the main dec before all he can see is complete darkness.

————————End of memory—————————

Lance- Oh my god ! How could Sendak do that to him.

Shiro- I don't know but I'm going to make him pay for this.

Pidge- We all will, he won't get away with hurting Keith like that.

Hunk- Yeah, but before we plot revenge we should make sure Keith's ok.

Coran- Number 2 is right, Keith should be exiting the pod any minute.

Allura- Yes and we should inform Kolivan that Sendak and Zarkon are aware of the blades presents.

Keith exited the pod falling into Shiro's arms. His body was still weak and his legs still shook beneath him. Shiro must have realised the younger boy in his arms was struggling to stand because he picked him up carrying him towards the bedrooms.

Shiro- He's still weak he needs to get some sleep. I'll take him back to his room, the rest of you should inform Kolivan.

Princess- Yes, you should stay with Keith he's in pretty bad shape.

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