Vibrant Lights [o.h]

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    "What are you doing?"

    "Shush!" 

    "Wh-"

    "Dude," Pidge stopped Keith, looking him dead in the eye. "When Em does something in the name of medics - don't distract her."

At this, Keith rose an eyebrow and turned to look at the said girl, who was crouched down next to a small batch of green plants. 

    "Lots of leaves," Em deduced, poking them lightly. "Not like forest leaves though - they are pointy and kind spiky. . ." Her eyebrows furrowed in thought as she snapped off a small piece of the plant. Goo started to spill from the place where the leaves once met - making her jump up.     "Aloe!!"

    "Aloe?" Hunk asked. "Doesn't that help for sunburns?"

    "Not only that!" Ember crouched down next to the plant, prodding around the root of a small plant. "It helps with acne scars, reduces dental plaque, and can lower blood sugar levels!" 

    "And you know all that because-?" Lance trailed off, raising an eyebrow. Ember huffed, scooping out the small plant from the ground. 

    "Aloe is something that my older brother would use when he got sunburns from track meets and stuff like that. They also explained it more in Herb class." She explained, throwing her backpack to the ground as gently as she could. "While we do have advance medicines, you never know when you'll actually need to grab something quick from the wilderness."

    "So, you're just going to lug that Al plant where ever we are going?" Keith asked. 

    "Yup!" Ember smiled at the taller boy - gently wrapping the plant in a bandit before putting it in a plastic baggy. "When we get back to the Garrison, I won't have to go to the nurse every time I get a burn or something. I can just grow it in my room!"

Everyone stared at the dark haired girl, Shiro shaking his head lightly to himself as Lance grinned. 

    "Only you, Bee, only you."

    "Well, lets keep going!" Em grinned back at her friends, putting her backpack on carefully before they all started walking again. 

The group of six walked for what seemed like miles before finally stopping on top of a flat rock that held them all - the ridge ahead of them. 

    "Okay, I admit it. This is super freaky." Lance was the first to speak. 

    "I'm getting a reading." Hunk relayed to the others as the device started to beep. He started walking forward, making Pidge follow since he was carrying a portable dish.  They walked around a red cliff to see another red cliff and so on. 

As they came upon an edge with a short drop - a hole in the wall - the beeping started to get more rapid. Hunk let out a breath of amazement. 
    "Well," Em started walking towards the entrance. "X marks the spot, right?"

In the tunnel Hunk and Pidge openly gawked at the carvings in the wall. Lance looked around in wonder, Ember was staring at every drawing with glimmering eyes, and Shiro was with Keith - taking in information. 

    "What are these?" Shiro asked.

    "These are the lion carvings I was telling you about." Keith replied. "They're everywhere around here." 

Em watched in fascination as the cave drawings started to light up in a bright blue color, making everyone else stumble. 

    "Whoa!"

    "What?"

    "This is so pretty!"  

    "They've never done that before." Keith stated, making Em turn to look at him.