Don't You Trust me?

Captured

Sentries surrounded Lance and Keith their blasters trained on several points on them that would have devastating consequences. Ever so slightly Lance shifted her free hand towards her last blade her eyes trained on the commander in front of her. He observed them both for a moment before signaling to a couple of sentries to approach.

Lance's fingers gripped the blade ready to pull it out of its pouch. Without warning a scream that made her stomach drop escaped through Keith's lips his body instinctively sinking to the floor. Lance wrapped her arm around his waist tighter trying to keep him upright.

Glancing over she found where the blade should have been completely vacant. The fabric that hadn't been torn before but now was hanging free making the hole even bigger in his clothes. Blood soaked the jacket all the way up to the piece hanging free. Only a few drops of blood escaped from the fabric before Lance let her knife fly.

The commander stepped to the side easily dodging her blade. Behind the Commander Haggar appeared holding in her left hand the blade from Keith's shoulder, she held her right hand out, stopping Lance's blade midair before allowing it to drop to the floor. There was a moment where no one moved, they were waiting to gauge each other's movements.

Without warning, Lance felt a sharp rap on the back of her head before the room started to fade to black. She felt Keith in his panic try and help keep her upright like she had been doing for him. Without much effect, she collapsed on the floor.

Sentries surrounded them two grabbed Keith by his arms and abruptly brought him to his feet. He bit back a cry of pain as they forced him into movement and out of the room. Two more sentries picked Lance up by her arms her legs dragging behind her. Just as they were about to leave, Haggar stopped them. She reached her hand out, tilting Lance's face upward she scowled at her.

"Your family always ruined everything and now you, now it's my time to do the same for them," she whispered. She withdrew her hand and Lance's head dropped back to her chest. Signaling to the sentries to continue on, "place her with the other one. I want her completely broken by the time her team comes to rescue her. Make sure when you kill the other one that she has a front-row seat."
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"Jarep!!!" Haiethil called running into the room. Her worst fear had come true. It was way past the time for the groups to be back and it had projected a panic through her. She forced her self to wait in the control room until she got some sort of sign that told her everything was going to be okay. She received her answer a few moments later when the scanners had picked up four pods entering the atmosphere. That was when she had bolted from the room.

"Is something wrong Haiethil?" Jarep asked rising from his seat. He had been keeping the Paladins busy trying to keep them from following Lance and Keith. They had been really understanding when Jarep had sat down and explained why they couldn't follow.

"No, Everything's great! The group has finally returned!!!" She replied excitedly before running from the room towards the clearing. Jarep glanced at the Paladins informing them to stay put and that he would send someone to come get them when they could come out. He then left the room, the Paladins not hesitating to follow.

By the time Jarep had made it out to the clearing three of the four pods had been searched. He approached Haiethil who looked like she had encountered a ghost. She turned to look at him shaking her head slightly.

"The three teams that weren't sent with Lance and Keith have returned, but all of them have been shot through the head. There was no note or anything that could lead to tell us what happened-"

"Has anyone checked Lance's pod?" he asked cutting her off. When she shook her head he took off running boarding it as soon as the door was down. He walked straight through the destroyed cargo pit and entered the cockpit. There taped to the windshield was a piece of paper. He ripped it off, his stomach dropping as he flipped it opened to read it.

                                                                            She will suffer.

He crumpled the note into his fist and stormed from the pod. His blood was boiling and he was prepared at this point to kill Haggar himself. Haiethil was just outside her eyes filled with concern.

"Prepare a rescue team,"

"But sir we don't have the supplies necessary-"

"Well then find them!" he shouted causing her to coil back.

"Jarep if I may," Shiro said cutting in, "We would be happy to be the rescue team."

Jarep looked between them and sighed he looked back at the paper the three words he never wanted to see. "Fine...But I'm coming with you." several mouths opened to protest, "This is not up for negotiation."

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Lance became aware of sturdy but gentle fingers running through her hair keeping it out of her face. It was a pleasant feeling something she wished would never go away. Opening her eyes, they immediately focused on the red, black, and white boots just in front of her


"Lance, you awake?" Keith inquired his voice shaking slightly.


She sat up turning to look at him, "Yes I-oh my god," she pulled Keith's jacket back her eyes widening. Almost his whole shirt was soaked with blood. Looking back she found to see him struggling to stay awake his eyes fluttering. Beads of sweat adorned his face, matting his hair to his forehead. She placed a hand on his forehead and felt an overwhelming amount of heat radiating from him.


"Keith, I need you to stay awake for me can you do that?" she asked attempting to keep her voice calm and level. He nodded and swallowed before licking his lips.


"I'll do my best."
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AN: So I was thinking about ending this in a chapter or two and continuing the story with a second book. What do you guys think?