Voltron Coran' Squad Logbook 1

Log 003 - Bare spirit

Sitting in the back seat of the bridge, Nakia looked at the paladins preparing their strategy for the next step. Sighing, she put her fingers against her forehead, barely holding the headache. It didn't stop after the fight against the Robeast they had defeated on the Balmera planet.

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"Woo! We did it!" Lance cheered from the Blue lion as the Robeast stayed frozen in the crystals. "I knew Allura would help us a lot!"

Lance earned some grunts and offended humming across the mic. "Sure, we didn't help enough. Sorry if we were stuck in the Castle. We helped Coran to distract that beast so you guys could form Voltron."

"Nakia.. You should sit for a bit..." Leila said. Nakia half-lidded her eyes and forcefully sat on Pidge's seat - she hated staying on the sidelines. Sighing, Leila took the mic and appeared on everyone's dash. "Let's get in and bring Princess Allura back to her quarters. She pulled a lot of energy to save the Balmeran from the giant robot."

"Leila is right. Let's get back and bring Allura in." Shiro commented with a serious tone. The lions scattered to land back in their hangars. Coming on the bridge, Allura came back with Coran at her side. She sat down calmly next to the stairs. Standing up, Nakia walked in front of Allura and took her hands. The Altean princess was a little surprised of her kindness until a soft light emitted from Nakia's hands.

Her auburn bangs lifted a little with the sudden wind picking up from nowhere. Allura's eyes widened in astonishment. They drifted to the certainly noticeable scar near the mage's eyebrow. The energy slowly returned to Nakia's body and the magic suddenly ceased.

Standing up, Nakia looked at the princess and then at Coran. "She should have enough energy to move to her room. Have a good rest, Princess." She smiled, passing through the hydraulic doors. After she waited for them to close, her fingers touched her forehead where a slight bloodline had been dripping. She still wasn't ready for the task, she thought to herself.

"I really need to sleep..."

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Shaking the memory away, Nakia looked through a cabinet in the altean infirmary. She found some strange bottles with the alien scribbling on them. She couldn't take it much longer. The pain didn't go away with any sleep nor training or even a slight try of eating the alien's food. Resulting to catapult the usual bickering duo across the face with space goo with high precision of aim - which Coran complimented on.

Sliding against the wall, her hair soon followed with a small bundle in the back of her neck. Was it even a good idea for her to be here? She wouldn't complain about the fact the flight training got delayed because of Sendak's coup d'état against the Castle of Lions, rendering Lance unconscious for a couple of hours. She and Leila got locked into their rooms to the Galra commander's unknown knowledge.

Small squeaking noises brought her attention back to reality. They were perched on her knees. "Hey, guys." She softly smiled as she scratched a few of the mice's ears, squeaking with delight. She giggled silently. "Thanks for the support. I appreciate it."

Shuffling a little, the mice climbed up on her shoulders and the fattest on the top of her head. Stepping out of the medbay, she caught sight of Keith walking down the hallway. Probably towards the training deck. She pondered one time and decided to follow him.

Her ears heard the clash sounds of a sword against the Gladiator. Peeking through the glass of the door, she gazed in awe. Keith was quicker than she had expected him to be. Agile, yet fast. Blocking any angles and charges of the Gladiator against his own weapon... she was impressed.

CLASH...CLING! KABLAM!

Her eyes followed every fluid movement he was making. His hair flowing around, slow motion like until... his foot slipped on the side... Time stopped... Stepping in with a slow movement, time fled back to its original pace. A spinning sword reached the head of the Gladiator, shattering him to pieces. Panting, Nakia looked at the empty space. Her mindset back to reality once more. Her eyes met Keith's.