Where are you now? (Keith x Reader) [discontinued]

35|| The Truth

Team Voltron stood in a circle around the door to the bridge, weapons ready. I stood in the center in my wolf form, ready to tackle Lotor when he walked in. The doors opened, and everyone raised their weapons. Lotor and Allura walked through, laughing.

"Allura, get away from Lotor," Lance said, raising his gun. Allura stepped in front of him, trying to protect him from all of us.

"What's the meaning of this?" Allura growled. Jared stepped forward, nearly tripping in the process.

"I'll tell you what. Lotor has been harvesting Altean quintessence for generations, and he's been recently harvesting mine," Jared glared at Lotor, who was glaring right back. Jared winced, as even standing was a difficult task for him at the moment. Allura still looked unsure.

"If you don't believe us, your team, your family, then believe one of your own people," I barked. Romelle stepped forward.

"Everything they say is true, please, Queen Allura, you have to believe me, he- he killed my brother! The only person I ever cared for!" Romelle yelled desperately. Lotor took Allura's hand.

"Allura, don't listen to them. Think of all the things we've accomplished together—"

"You see? He isn't denying it!" Keith said, advancing towards Lotor from the entrance. Lotor sighed with frustration.

"Fine. Yes, I have been harvesting Altean quintessence, but it's for the greater good. Please Allura."

Allura looked him in the eyes. She was going to side with him. 

Suddenly, as if a bomb had just gone off, Allura grabbed his arm and flipped him over her shoulder, causing him to bounce off the ground when he landed. I tackled him, but immediately got ripped off after. 

Shiro had thrown me across the room with what seemed like no effort at all. I think I blacked out for a few minutes, because when I woke, Jared was shaking me awake, and everyone else was unconscious. Shiro, Lotor, and Keith were nowhere to be seen. I sat up, wincing. I think Shiro sprained my wrist. Jared leaned me on his shoulder, even though he was still weak.

"After Shiro knocked you out, he took Lotor and attacked anyone who tried to stop him. Keith hid and went after him," Jared explained, grunting as he struggled to help me up. I stopped him.

"Jared, I'm too weak to fight, and so are you. We just have to believe in Keith for now, and hope that he can figure out what's wrong with Shiro and bring back Lotor as prisoner."

Jared frowned, but sat back down anyway. He wrapped an arm around my shoulder protectively. "Fine, then we'll wait, but if Shiro or Lotor comes back, I won't hesitate to fight, even if it kills me."

I put my head on his shoulder. "Something tells me none of them will come back."

***

We waited for what seemed like forever before everyone else finally regained consciousness. Krolia was the first to wake up, and immediately helped Jared and I. Krolia was definitely very protective, and almost acted like I was her daughter. Did Krolia know what happened between Keith and I? If that was the case, she didn't show it. She helped us get in a more comfortable position until Kekini woke up, who went to go get her healing supplies immediately. A few minutes later, my wrist was healed, and Kiwi was giving Jared some kind of drink that would help him regain his strength slowly.

"Thank you Kekini, I honestly don't know what I would've done had you not woken up," Krolia said. "I don't know the first thing about healing or first aid, but maybe once we're out of the situation at hand, do you think you could teach me?"