Caving (Original by Sketchy_girl)

Chapter 4 (Part 2)

Shiro's pov

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I couldn't move. The sword coming down towards him, and Keith didn't look like he was moving either. It was all in slow motion. Every second felt like a minute. I thought: 'Keith's going to die!' I tried to will my legs to move, still i couldn't. Keith was about to die, and I couldn't move. My legs were like noodles, but they still wouldn't move. I needed to get in the way, or something! I needed to help Keith. If anything happened to him-

In a flash of yellow and white there was someone else that moved. My eyes tried to process, but, like my legs, couldn't function. Everything was blurry. I could barely focus on the scene. 

I was snapped out of my trance when a sharp yelp hit the air. For a moment I thought the worse. That, that was Keith's yelp, and the worst had come to pass. I wanted to fall to my knees, but I forced myself to look at the scene.

I rush of relief ran over me when I saw Lotor on the floor. Keith was forcing himself to sit up. He was perfectly fine. I looked over at Lotor. He was knocked to the ground. Hunk was standing over him. His knuckles were. . . covered in blood. Hunk had punched Lotor in the face! Hunk was the nicest person I had ever known, and seeing him like this made me want to stay on Hunk's good side. 

"That's what happens when you hurt my friends." Hunk growled. Yet another shiver ran down my spine. Who knew that Hunk could get so angry? Lotor sat up. That's when I saw Hunk's damage. Blood ran out of his nostrils and onto his lips. His nose looked like it was broken, and the blood didn't seem like it wanted to stop. Lotor lifted his arm and wiped away some blood away with his sleeve, soon being replaced with more blood.

"You pack quite a punch for some one of your. . . ." Lotor bobbed his head as if examing Hunk. "Stature." He finished. There was a hint of disgust in his tone. I felt a rush of anger run through me. Who the Hell did he think he was?! The way he spoke to Hunk, it made me want to bash his head even further.

It was as if Keith had read my mind. He used his hand as a support system as he raised the rest of the body off the ground. He swung his leg silently behind Lotor. Then when Keith found his balance he swung his leg full force into the back of Lotor's skull. His upper body folded making him look like a lawn chair. I heard a loud thud as his skull hit the ground. His upper body swung back up, and used his hands to stop him from falling on his back.

"Bastard." Keith spat before standing. I quickly snapped out of my trance. I ran over to Hunk and placed my hand on his shoulder. He looked over at me and I gave him a warm smile, and he smiled back. He gave me a thumbs up with the hand that wasn't covered in blood. I looked over at Keith.

"Are you alright?" Keith nodded.

"Thanks to Hunk." I could tell Hunk felt proud for what he did. Of course a part of him felt bad for it. Only a small part. Who could blame him? The guy was just too forgiving. It was his nature. "You guys need to go ahead and find Lance." Keith said with a hint of urgency in his voice. "I can deal with Lotor from here. Tell me when you find him, and I'll head over to my lion."

"No." I said quickly. "We are not going to leave you here. We won't lose you too."

"You won't lose me!" Keith snapped. "Go! Find Lance! I can slow Lotor down till then! Now, leave!" There were daggers shooting from his eyes. He was clearly angry. Pidge was the first to move. She took a couple steps before speaking.

"If we are going to do this, we need to do it now." She wasn't stern, but she wasn't kind either. She wanted Lance back. Everyone did. But their arguing wouldn't get him back. They needed to get into action. Now. 

Allura nodded, and walked over to Pidge. She stopped when she reached Pidge's side, and looked over at Hunk and me. Hunk was next to nod, but he hesitated. He notice I was still looking at Keith. He placed his hand on my shoulder. I looked down at the hand then at Hunk. I let out a sigh, and Hunk similed.