Intruder Alert

Chapter 12

Allura came back to stand in front of Lance her eyes searching his, "Lance what happened?" she asked her voice just above a whisper. Behind her, Shiro and Keith shifted. Hunk glanced down the tunnel nervously.

"Princess we shouldn't stay here much longer," Coran mumbled from her side.

Allura acknowledged him with a nod not removing her gaze from Lance. Coran was right they shouldn't stay here much longer. It wouldn't take long for the creatures to find them. However, they couldn't leave without Lance, he appeared to be traumatized enough, and leaving him here in the tunnel would drive him mad.

Leaned back against the tunnel wall arms wrapped around himself, Lance was staring at the tunnel floor, his eyes vacant, face blank. Slowly he starts to shake his head, refusing to speak.

Flashing a glance back at the others she sighed and tried again.

"Lance come with us. We'll keep you safe," she placed a hand on his bare shoulder. It was cold as ice. He shifted slightly before pushing himself off the wall and grabbing Allura's hand.

Pidge had officially decided that this creature was not going to be alive by the time she cut herself free from the chair she had been forced into. She glared at him as he rummaged through the cabinets. Adjusting her hands against her bindings she muttered a curse under her breath as her eyes caught a blade sitting on the counter just out of her reach.

Before she had a chance to even think about how she was going to reach it he turned back around. He looked her over for what felt like the millionth time since she had been released from the pod. He clearly was in no rush with allowing her to wander into death, rather instead he seemed to enjoy watching her squirm every time he looked her way.

"I would say it's time," he said approaching her. He swiped the blade from the table and sliced her bindings.

She remained seated not bothering to run. If he thought he had control over her he was dead wrong. She'd rather die by his hands then running away in fear and being killed by her friend's hands.

He gripped her arm and pulled her forward resting the blade against her neck. His face was mere inches from hers, his eyes full of absolute disdain.

"You will go into the tunnels, and you will be killed by your friends or I will personally find them and give them a very slow and painful death-" he gripped her arm tighter- "I will make you helplessly watch. Your friends will plead for your help but you won't be able to do a damn thing."

She knew it shouldn't have but the words sent chills through her. Her heart was pounding against her chest and she was finding it difficult to breathe. She fought to keep herself from shrinking back in the chair.

Without warning he dragged her from the chair and towards the wall. Pressing a panel to the side she watched in horror as a section of the wall swung open sending a cool breeze into the room. He shoved her into the passage shutting the entrance behind her almost immediately leaving her I complete and utter darkness.

Allura has planted herself next to Lance refusing to leave his side. It had taking them forever to get him to come with them and she refused to leave him behind. The ever decreasing temperature made her and the others even more determined to find the hidden bunker. She passed by several panels all a possible entrance to the bunker, but some kind of energy kept pulling her past them and deeper into the maze of tunnels.

Several moments passed before Allura stopped. Lance stopped just behind her and the others behind them. Shiro came up to her other side whispered in her ear, fearful of drawing unwanted attention.

"What is it?" he glanced ahead into the dark tunnel half expecting something to crawl out of the darkness and into the ring of light the penlight provided. Ever since they had found Lance he had been on his toes freaking out if he heard anything that could raise suspicion.

"Were close." Is all Allura said before she continued forward again.