Would've, Could've, Should've -- KEITH KOGANE

THREE

Kolivan congratulates her. "That was the fastest I've ever seen someone awaken their blade, you have good self-discipline", he says patting her on the back.

She smiles up at him. "Thank you", she says.

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It has been a while since she's been a part of the Blade of Marmora. Yet in such a small amount of time she's finally acknowledged as her new home.

Kolivan had become her mentor. Teaching her how to fight with the use of her environment.

He taught her how to use the blade. He taught her how to move around without making a single sound.

He had welcomed her with open arms. Maybe it was because of her connection with Zear, or maybe it was because of how much she can be an asset to the Blade.

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She begged for Kolivan to let her go on one of the missions. But he'd refuse everytime saying that she was still not ready.

She huffed at that, she wanted to put her training to good use. But she understood what Kolivan meant.

The Galra had been getting more aggressive ever since Voltron was back. Surprisingly it returned around the same time she woke up.

She heard how they were slowly overpowering the Galra. But she knew that was only because her father or mother had yet to join the battle field. Choosing to plot there misdeeds in secret. For now.

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She caught up on what she had missed the past decaphoebs. Which was quite a lot.

First Voltron had gone missing. Altea has been destroyed. The Red Lion was in my father's possession until recently, which was probably due to the break in that helped her escape.

So she thanked the Red Paladin. Whoever he was. She quickly caught up to the new technological advancements. Kolivan helped her in doing so.

She did all she could in learning. She studied her enemies closely, and she studied her allies in secret.

The one thing she feared most was betrayal. Her parents had betrayed her, her brother had betrayed her, her kind had betrayed her.

The people whom she had loved most had turned their backs on her. But she promised to be better.

She would show them what true power looked like. She will show them what it is to live in a world free of war and bloodshed. She will free them from this corruptive evil.

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She walked in to communications. She saw Kolivan sitting in front of on of the many screens. The screen displayed footage of a planet.

She went up to him. "You called me?", she asked. Kolivan looked at her and nodded. "Sit", he says motioning for her to sit beside him.

She did as told. She looked at the screen. Nothing was happening...

"Do you know Voltron?", Kolivan asks a little while later. She looks at him, "Of course, I'm part Altean, and part Galran. How could I not know it?", she says jokingly.

"Why do you ask?", she looks at him curiously. Kolivan looks back at her. "Around the same time you were woken from your long sleep in the cryopod we received word that Voltron had also been found", he explains.

"Really? I mean I knew that someone had stolen the Red Lion but the whole of Voltron? They've been gone longer then I have. Though I wouldn't be surprised if that's the reason my mother chose to wake me", she says contemplating.

Kolivan then sighs. "The Galra have had their sights on Voltron the moment it returned. Voltron has been gone for a long time, and the Galra has used the same amount of time in preparation and in strengthening their forces", he pauses.

Then he continues, "Voltron is weak, and it's Paladins are young, new, untrained, and unprepared. They'll have a difficult time in fighting the Galra. That is why we have doubled our spies within the empire. We shall help Voltron in secret, when the time comes for us to reveal ourselves then we will. But for now, we must hide in the shadows".

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