Chapter 8: The Boring Two Hours of Waiting

I'm going to skip the meeting Alteans part because I'm a shiftless writer, sorry! But let me just say, whoever created this art, you are the best person on this Earth and on the internet.

Your POV:

      "Even though you are not flying one of the lions, [Name], you are still going to need to have a weapon and basic training," Allura said to me, "however, I am not sure if the ship has enough weapons for everyone,"

     Allura was showing me and Keith around the castle. The others, not including Coran, had gone to get the lions. Keith's lion wasn't able to be located, so for now, we were being given a tour. The others would be back in about two hours.

     Keith and I made sure to save a generous amount of space between us throughout the tour, for we were still mad at each other. Allura didn't know about the whole thing that had happened between us and we were hoping to keep it that way. 

     "So basically what you're saying is that I'll need to find my own weapon?" I asked her, wondering what kind of weapon I would want to fight with. 

     "Not entirely, if we have the type of weapon that you would prefer fighting with, then you would not have to go and collect one for yourself," Allura turned to Keith, "you, on the other hand, will have a Bayard to help you fly the Red Lion. A Bayard is...,"

     As Allura continued to talk to Keith, something caught my eye in the corner of the training room: it was a metal staff. It was propped up against a wall that hung a few other weapons. I approached the staff to get a better look. The closer I got, the more the weapon enchanted me. When I got to the peculiar silver object, I picked it up and examined it closely. It looked about four feet in length and it was wide enough for me to grab it without any difficulties. It had a few buttons around the middle area where I would hold it. It was pretty lightweight so it was easy to carry it. 

     I twirled it around in my fingers, making it a blurry speedy circle to my right. I began to play with it, moving it from my left to my right in a few swift motions. After trying out a few tricks, I decided to walk back to Allura and Keith. 

     As I turned back to Allura and Keith, I saw that they had both started talking; however, they were staring at me in awe. I suddenly flushed with the sudden attention; however, I soon regained my composure. 

     "I think that I like the staff," I nervously said to Allura. Allura walked up to me, leaving an awestruck Keith behind. He noticed he was staring and he looked away.

     "It is a unique weapon for very few warriors wields it," Allura said, "however, this is a special one. May I see it?" I handed it to her. Allura took it from my hands carefully and examined it for a short while. After she was done, she pushed one of the buttons on the staff. As soon as she pushed it, the staff shrank to half its size. I watched in awe as Allura pressed the same button again and the staff grew back to its original size. 

     "If you press certain buttons, the staff will change its form," Allura explained, "It can turn into a shield, it can shoot a blast, and many more,"

     "That's so... awesome," I said in awe,"will I be able to use it in battle?" I asked her, silently asking her to give it back to me. 

     Allura gave it back to me carefully. "Yes; however, it will take a lot of practice to master. You will need to start training soon. For now, I will continue to show you both around the castle," She turned around to the threshold and started walking towards it, telling us to follow her. I put the staff back to where it was before and turned to follow Allura. As I was following her, I saw that Keith was looking at me in awe. I couldn't miss this upcoming opportunity. 

     "What are you looking at mullet?" I asked Keith in a mocking and rude voice.

     "Nothing," He answered back coldly as he followed me and Allura out of the room. 

•••

     "Here is your room, [Name]," Allura said. We were at the last part of the tour. Keith had already been shown his room and he had wanted to spend some time in there, getting used to it.

     "It's really nice." I said, "I like how it's all mostly one color," 

     "Yes. Now, I am going to leave you here so that you can get settled in. I will tell you and Keith when the others get back," Allura said and left. 

     After she left, the doors automatically closed behind her. As soon as I saw the door close, I flopped down onto my bed. It was nice and comfortable, which was exactly what you would expect a bed to be like in a giant castle. As I was laying down, I started to randomly think about why Keith and I stopped being friends. I remember that it had happened in seventh grade which was apparently the year that I started losing a lot of friends. I started to have a "temper" that year; however, it was also the year that I met Lance, who was my best friend and has been since then. 

     It was also the year that I got adopted into a new family. My single mother had left me a year earlier because she wanted to run off with her boyfriend. My father had left my mother as soon as she found out that she was pregnant. After I got adopted into a new family, I soon discovered that they were abusive. After that whole situation, I ended up getting new adoptive parents and it's been okay so far. My newest adoptive parents aren't the best, but they were at least better than my biological parents and my first adoptive ones. At least they didn't make me feel unwanted. 

     Eventually, after I finished remembering the painful memories of that year and future years, I got up and walked towards the bathroom in the room. It was a separate little room with a shower and everything that you would expect to see inside a bathroom. There was a mirror on the back of the door, which I had stopped in front of to look at my reflection. 

     My hair was still in the [hair color] tight ponytail it was in when Keith had come to get me. I was wearing my favorite [brand/color] jacket that mostly covered up my [color] tanktop. I was wearing some high-waisted black jeans along with it. I was wearing some black boots that fit in with my jeans. My face looked like it had been through a lot, based on the new look in my eyes. I didn't have the unsure look in my eyes that I had before all of this, but I had a new determined and adventurous look in them. 

     I quickly finished what I was doing in the bathroom and went back to the bedroom. I explored it a little bit until I got bored of the room. Yes, the room had cool closets and stuff, but after looking at it, I wanted to explore other parts of the castle. As soon as I was about to leave my room, I heard Allura's voice overhead:

     Everyone has returned from their quests for the lions. Please come to the bridge of the castle. 

Hey Guys! I hope that you enjoyed this chapter! If you want to know what the staff looks like in a better way, picture Allura's staff from the end of season 2 and then combine it with Rey's staff from Star Wars. It basically looks like that. If you enjoyed this chapter, make sure to comment and share it with your other Voltron-loving friends! Anyways, I hope you all have a great day!

See you later Pala-dudes!

- Vonna



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