Winter Tree (Voltron: Legendary Defender Fanfic/ONC )

Galra Nightmare

Keith wasn't expecting to see Galra coming out of the ship.

Of course, Keith wasn't sure what he thought of that Lance either. He felt both their Lance and that Lance were both right despite the fact neither thought the other was right. Of course, their Lance would, in fact, argue Keith was being his usual self and only agreeing because he would agree with anyone who said he'd done something wrong.

Keith also knew that Lance and that Keith came from a universe which differed from theirs. They'd already learned the Allura from that universe was dead. They'd also learned that universe's Sven was called Shiro. That Keith also had a scar on his face, whereas he did not, yet there was no telling how that scar came about. That Lance was also not like their Lance.

None of this prepared him for a Galra coming out of the ship.

Keith's hand moved towards his dual blades he kept on him while taking in the Galra in front of him. The Galra was tall, muscular and purple like most Galra and his eyes glowed yellow. There was a scar across this Galra's right eye, and his hair was pulled into a long, pale braid, but the light markings were contrasted with red markings.

More importantly, this Galra held a prisoner in his arms thus making jumping in attacking the enemy a problem. He suspected this Galra was a prisoner, as his garb differed slightly from what Galra normally wore, but his yellow eyes narrowed slightly while looking him in the eye which in turn felt quite disconcerting. The movement behind the Galra made Keith wonder if there were more escaped prisoners.

"Keith..."

Keith's eyes widened, but his mouth opened. Whoever this Galra was, he spoke Keith's name in a manner which felt too casual for someone who was an enemy. "I don't know you."

"The green paladin needs treatment."

Keith heard a curse escape from their Lance's mouth, but something told him their Lance was thinking along the same lines. The Galra was hoping they would let their guard down. That Lance seemed focused on something else. "Hey! You told me not to use the word quiznack."

"Quiznack."

"Lance? Is that you?" One of the figures moved out of the shadows behind the Galra but didn't seem bothered by the fact there was a Galra standing in front of them.

"Hunk!" Keith heard that Lance start forward, but then heard their Lance clear his voice.

That Hunk paused in the doorway, but the sight of the young Hunk brought back memories of their Hunk at that age. This didn't distract him from the enemy in front of him. Keith's eyes narrowed. "Who are you?"

That Hunk's eyes widened in horror, but the soft woeful look didn't dissuade Keith in any manner. "What do you mean who is he? He's Kolivan. Don't you remember, Keith?"

"That is not the red paladin of our universe."

"Hey! I'm the red paladin as I'm the pilot of the red lion!" That Lance snapped. "Well, I was before the lions disappeared."

"So on top of killing your universes Allura you ended up losing your universes lions as well?"

If they weren't in such a serious situation Keith would roll his eyes at their Lance. That Hunk noticed. "Woah. There are two Lances." That Hunk only briefly focused on that Lance and their Lance. "Could we possibly all just get along? I mean, we're not the enemy, are we Kolivan?"

"I doubt he'll trust my word on that."

"Yeah, but..."

Something blue moved out from the shadows making one of Keith's eyebrows shoot up. The creature was a beautiful cosmic wolf, yet Keith knew the beauty hid the ferocious nature of the creature which was similar to that of an Earth wolf. For some strange reason the creature perked up at seeing Keith, but his tongue lolled out in a similar manner to an excited pet dog. This made Keith feel disconcerted.

The next thing he knew the cosmic wolf was rushing towards him as that Hunk yelled out, "Cosmo! No!"

Keith's hands gripped onto the handles of his blades as the wolf lunged, yet the cosmic wolf utilized its teleportation ability so that its paws pressed onto Keith's shoulders knocking him off his feet making him drop both blades. The next thing Keith knew, he was teleporting with the cosmic wolf to some unknown location with a metal floor which he hit hard. "Owe."

He expected the wolf to lunge for his throat, but instead, the wolf simply sat on top of him. More importantly, the cosmic wolf seemed quite pleased with itself in the same way a dog might when doing something to please its owner. Keith's eyes blinked before his arm reached up and shoved the cosmic wolf off of him. A shiver ran down his spine when the cosmic wolf attempted leaning into him as he stood, almost as if begging for affection like a dog.

Seeing such a beautiful creature reduced to such a state irritated him, but he quickly realized he was standing in a room with a bunch of strangers. He did recognize one face despite the black hair having turned white, but Keith chocked out a name. "Sven."

Except the person wasn't Sven and their eyes narrowed. The cosmic wolf continued learning into Keith, but the sound of someone opening the door made Keith turn his head slightly. His throat tightened upon seeing a female Galra, but this Galra was, in fact, all to familiar.

He remembered the eyes, the hair and the markings on her face along with her pointed ears. After all, Keith still remembered the Galra attack which killed his and Sven's parents which in turn meant they were separated. Nobody believed him when he described a purple monster who'd killed his family, but she was now in front of him. "Bitch."

Sven's fist – a mechanical arm to be exact – collided with his face knocking him backward onto the floor. As Keith started blacking out from the blow he heard Sven crack his knuckles, but say, "You're not our Keith."