The New Prince

Chapter 18

Chapter 18: Desperation at Heart

Maryann packed for her trip to Arus. After she had spoken to the colonel earlier that day, she asked permission to travel to the blue planet and speak to the Voltron Force. Maybe, they had encountered the famous Starr woman, who she now believed worked for Zarkon and had stolen her research.

Hawkins had informed Maryann that he suspected that his daughter had been kidnapped in order to steal the doctor's research. He wondered how Zarkon found out about the chips and suspected a leak within Garrison. Now he had to find the culprit. That in itself wouldn't be easy.

As she packed her travel bag, the doctor's anger continued to brew. All her hard work, endless hours of studying, researching, testing …it all now belonged to the enemy. Maryann refused to allow a year's worth of information to be acquired by the Drules. Hopefully the Force would help her retrieve the chips from Doom.

The doctor zipped her travel bag, headed out of her bedroom and closed the door to the apartment. Wearing her Garrison flight uniform, Maryann found the city cab parked on the curve of her building. She had called for it about a half hour earlier.

"Where to Miss?" The driver asked as she slid in.

"The Garrison Transport Launch Area." She replied as she zipped up her flight suit. The doctor never thought she'd wear it again. After one of her Garrison missions almost ended her life, Maryann gave up the sky and chose instead the quiet life of faculty teaching and researching.

"Main one on base?"

"No, the one on the east district, zone 12 of the city."

"Going to the Azure Quadrant, huh," the taxi driver began his conversation as he pulled out and took to the street. "Visiting friends?

"Not really." She answered vaguely.

"So why going so far lady?"

"Oh, I'm going to get something back that belongs to me." Maryann replied as her thoughts continued to make the anger within her brew.

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Allura lay with half her body on the bed as she sat next to Keith. His arm served as her pillow, resting under her cheek. As she slept, the princess felt a whiff of air pass by her and immediately woke up, "Keith?" she whispered sleepily.

"I'm sorry I woke you, your Highness. I'm inserting the commander's IV line. Dr. Gorma felt he needed needs to keep him nourished." the older nurse explained.

"Has there been a change in his condition?" Allura asked as she sat up.

Shaking her head the nurse gave her the disappointing news, "No, I'm afraid. He did manage to stop talking in his sleep."

The princess turned to him. He was still moaning softly and trembled slightly, but at least he didn't seem to be in that trance he had been in earlier. "Keith, please open your eyes...open your eyes...please." she whispered in his ear expecting a miracle, but not receiving any.

The nurse was heartbroken; she knew what the princess felt for her teammates. Allura was very possessive of each one of them. She also knew that the team was quite possessive of her as well, especially the commander. I guess she feels the same way for him too, she thought as she watched Allura gently caressed the commander's cheek.

"Princess, why don't you get some rest, it's a quarter past three. I know you haven't rested."

"I'm not leaving him Grace." Allura defiantly answered.

"Alright," the nurse turned, took the princess by the hand and led her to the cot on the other end of the room. "Let's compromise. At least sleep in the cot they brought you. He's not going anywhere and if anything changes, I'll personally wake you up."