Finding Hope ~ [Voltron WA 2018]

Chapter 14: Coran learns about nicknames while Lance gets love struck

By the time the other had caught up to Coran he had already placed an oxygen mask over the green paladin's face and was in the middle of giving her an IV.

Shiro Hobbled as best as he could up to the Altean man.

"Why not put her in a pod?" Shiro questioned him?

"It will only make it worse!" He continued "The first thing I did was check the pod history, to see what was exactly going on during her last visit. And the pod is the reason this is happening!" He replied

Allura piped up "Coran what do you mean? The pod is meant to heal not damage."

"Very true princess! But I'm afraid that the drug she was given by the Galra made her body see the pod as a threat, and when her body couldn't attack the pod it began to attack itself instead!" He rambled on as he began pushing medicine throw the IV.

She almost instantly stopped shaking, and her breath began to calm.

"But if that is the case why did she seem healed? And why did it just start?" Keith questioned as Coran gave her a second medicine through the tube.

"Yesterday I was looking at the blood sample I collected before putting her in the pod, and whatever this drug is it takes its victims at their weakest point, and from what I was told she got up to get medicine right?"

All the paladins nodded in agreement

Coran continued "And from what I observed in the kitchen she couldn't get the bottle open due to her hands... which probably made her frustrated which then woke the dug in her System." He finishes

"So why is it the pod's fault" Hunk questioned

"Well just like a pod heals the body the pod treated the drug making it more powerful than before activating it on a higher level.

They were all quiet.

"What did you give her" Lane broke in

"A light sedative and some other medicines from altea that I do not know how to say in your language... but hopefully it will help her heal," Coran told the group

Lance smiled pumping his fist in the air "So she's going to be ok!" He squeaked

Coran looked at his feet "Well we still don't know that we will know in the next couple of Vargas when the medicine starts to kick in... But if her body fights it, she might not make it." Coran mumbled.

They all stood there looking at the small girl

Hunk chimed in "but if all goes well she will be ok?"

"She will make it!" Matt cut in "she is strong! She isn't going to give up that easily... I know my sister, and she is a fighter!"

"Just like her brother!" Shiro inputted

"I hate to be the voice of reasoning, but I think it's time to get Shiro into a pod." Hunk said

"Yes, we should!" Allura stated, and they all turned to look at Shiro.

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Once they all had finally got the unwilling Shiro into a pod, they all went there ways.

Allura quickly disappeared

Hunk went to make breakfast for everyone.

Lance went who knows where

Keith went to clean the blood off his face and pajamas.

And Matt sat on a chair next to Pidge while Coran attended the gash in his face.

"Thank you," Matt told Coran as he worked

"It's no problem, it should be completely healed in a Quintant or two," he told him

"That's not what I meant," he said

"Oh? And what did you mean?"

"You have taken such good care of Katie! She spoke fondly of you when we couldn't sleep at night in our cell!"

"Really like what?" The Man asked curiously

"Well she said that she loved to learn about the mechanics of the ship and that you would teach her and let her help, she said it reminded her of how I would work with our dad!" He frowned after that last part

"She always wanted to help us! But at the time she was too young" He said remember how his sister would want to have Barbie or Tigger help fix the truck or anything for that matter.

"I love having her help, she would often talk about you during our work."

Matt smiled, and they fell silent until Coran had finished.

"There you go! All better!" Coran told him

"Thanks" he paused then continued "It's not your fault Coran! There's no way you could have known how the pod and drug would react to each other."

Coran frowned "I know. I just wish I would have known" he told Matt

Matt took a deep breath and looked at Pidge

"What a beautiful name," Coran spoke

"What?" Questioned Matt

"Katie! What a beautiful name, we always just assumed that her name was Pidge"... "we didn't even bother to ask" Coran whispered more to himself then to the boy.

Matt stood "Coran I'm sure she didn't mind... I gave her the nickname Pidge, and I'm sure she would have told you to call her Katie if that is what she wanted."

"Nickname? What does that mean?" He asked twirling his mustache

Matt gave a small giggle "It's like a second name like my name is Matthew, but I go by Matt. Matt is my "nickname.""

"I see!" Coran piped in "I gave her one of those! I call her number 5! Is that a nickname?"

"Yeah Coran that's a nickname" Matt laughed

"But I am curious why did she go by Pidge?" Matt asked

It was Coran's turn to give out a small giggle

"You might want to sit down Matthew Holt! This is a long story."

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"Allura wait up" Lance called

She slowed her step to allow Lance time to fall into sync with her steps

"Princess what's wrong."

"Nothing"

"Allura I don't believe you."

She stopped. She took a large breath.

"She looked so scared Lance! She's so young she's only 15 Deca-phoebes old! Why did I put her in the middle of a war!" She cried

"Hey...Hey" Lance soothed rubbing her shoulders "You didn't know, and even if you didn't make her a Paladin she still wouldn't have gone back to earth, not until she completed her mission to find her family....."

before he could continue, the princess had begun to kiss him...

His world slowed down as he began to kiss her back. After a good minute, they parted

"I must go!" She said as she quickly walked off in the direction they came from Before Lance could completely recover.

"Wow!" He mumbled to himself as he started to wander the halls of the castle definitely love struck.