The Galran Princess (Shidge)

An Honest Talk...

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"Something seems to be on your mind my daughter" Zarkon voice broke threw the princess thoughts as she stood in her amour, her helmet in hand ready for to enter the gladiator Colosseum. 

"I-It's nothing" Pidge quickly replied, slightly embarrassed he caught her while she was lost in thought.

"I may be King but I'm still your father, speak your mind if you can't speak to any other" Zarkon sighed, giving a slight smile that one would have to look close to see if they didn't know him like she did. 

"Are you sure, over tomorrow plans" Pidge nervously asked, her grip tightening on her helmet.

"Lotor is my son if I like it or not, I can't leave him in the paladins hands. All the trouble we've faced since he was seen in the paladins hands is prove he told them over our plans or routes. He hates me and it's fair for him to do but risking the galra empire losing reign over the universe is pushing his luck too far. I may not be the father he wants but our people do not deserve to be betrayed by him. If Voltron wins, do you truly think the galra race will hold a place within the universe ever again. They'll be feared publicly or secretly even as time moves on, It's my job for them to never be forced into live being fearfully hated for who we are. With power over the universe, we can be us without fear of being killed over it" Zarkon explained with a slight frown, glancing to the wall as he knew he should have been a better parent but Lotor way of thinking as a child would have made the galran race seem weak. 

"You know Lotor wouldn't just join us, he will have a plan where only one of you will walk away after" Pidge warned, concern and fear in her eyes as she would be losing a father or brother by tomorrow.

"I know and I'll face him as my enemy not as my son if he tries to fight. He has my blood within him, he deserves to be face me in a full fight of our strength. I won't dishonour him by holding back" Zarkon answered making Pidge freeze up and stare at her helmet as she didn't want to hear such words.

"I don't want to lose either one of you, I don't want to grow up having to either be a hero or an enemy. I just want us to be us again, We don't have to get along just like before, we can be happy by doing our own things" Pidge mumbled, her hands shaking slightly making Zarkon look to her.

"You are more clever then you let others know, I'm sure you knew this day was coming" Zarkon replied, seeing the slight guilt in his daughter eyes letting him know he was right.

"I hoped I was wrong, I hoped that maybe we could stay the same. Lotor could be the prince he want's even if you don't agree while you stayed being you. No one truly evil, not in my eyes" Pidge admitted and Zarkon gave a slight laugh.

"War is not kind, a side must lose and after a thousands years it seems mine might be coming to an end. I've grown weaker and I've sensed distrust within my troops as Voltron grew stronger. I only fear what may happen to you, in the end you were the only one to not betray me" Zarkon sighed, looking to his feet as he knew he already took away his daughter future by making her so loyal to him.

"As were you, I don't fear death since I've felt something must more painful then death ever could be. I just wished I could have had a place to call home even if you may leave as well" Pidge weakly smiled, lifting her head as she looked to her father.

"The crown is your home, believe me or not but its your home. No one but you can belong to it and only you have gained the rightful ownership to keep it. You hold the strength and power to be princess, to keep the true heart of the galran safe within you .. never think you never belonged to it" Zarkon proudly answered, taking his daughter helmet out of her hands and lifting it.

"Thank you" Pidge warmly smiled, tears filling her eyes as she allowed him to place her helmet on her head.

"If I fall, join your brother in his fight with Voltron. I hate for the galra to fall to them but I would never forgive him if he allowed you to fall with them. Some might have called you a mistake that should have died long ago but to me, you were the greatest gift given to us even if I'm the only one who saw it" Zarkon spoke up, a calm and smooth voice as he let a little of his old self escape threw his walls.

"He expects me to take his hand, He won't notice how much I've already learnt over his plans and actions all these years. He hasn't noticed that I knew he planned to betray me one day while needing me .. once I'm no longer needed, I will fall as well but until I promised to be the sister he needed" Pidge replied, her voice small but honest as she knew her fate while Zarkon froze, wondering how much burden she been carrying all this time. 

"It's time for your fight, don't bring defeat until you can die an honourable death without any regret" Zarkon spoke up, giving the small advice he could give her before walking away to the box to watch her fight. 

"A place to belong, I finally have it and yet soon I will lose it. How unfair must the gods be to my heart" Pidge whispered under her breath, stepping into the gladiator ring as cheers filled the crowds ready to see their princess fight in action. 

Sam stuck sitting in prince lotor old chair within the box, nervously looking to Zarkon who sat in the king chair ready to watch his daughter win one of her oncoming battles. 

"Tell me Samuel, If the time came would you kill your son or allow him to kill you instead" Zarkon asked, his eyes staying on his daughter while she fought with a set goal in mind and letting all her pent up anger, frustration and sadness leak out within the fight.

"I would die for him, if he turned evil or good I'll lay my life down for his future" Sam answered without missing a beat.

"Even if that means your daughter will soon follow your fate" Zarkon shot back, feeling Sam tense behind him.

"I have no other children" Sam weakly answered making Zarkon roll his eyes.

"If you did, who would you chose to save. The one that held a place within the universe or the one who'll fade into nothingness without anyone ever trying to save her" Zarkon sighed, waiting for Sam answer.

"I do not know, I would want to save both my children if I could" Sam replied instead.

"Hmm, I see and what makes a child evil. Is it the loyalty to the only person to take notice of her and giving her a chance to life or becuase they don't agree with the rightfulness you see" Zarkon asked last. 

"Good and Bad exists for a reason" Sam answered instead.

"Who decides what is bad and what is good? Who decides who can be saved and who can not?" Zarkon muttered back unamused and turned to the human behind him.

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