"This is Pidge in the cell hall," Pidge still call through the inner comm. "Calling on Lance,"

"This is Lance," Lance replied through the inner comm. "Matt and I are at the Mother's Quarter's, so what's up Pidge?"

"Hunk and I have found Keith," Pidge nearly bragged through the comm link. "And he's defiantly in the cell hold,"

"Before we were ambushed," Hunk added.

"Ambushed?" Matt asked through the inner comm. "By what?"

"Not by what, Matt. By who!" Hunk corrected him, "We got attacked by people in black, they're like ninja's that easily blend in the shadows for crying out loud!"

"But luckily they have retreated when Keith got out," Pidge added. "So, there's no harm done, yet."

"Well, lucky for you," Lance replied in irritation. "Matt and I didn't find Keith in here, at Mother's Quarters' like it said it would. But we did found something in it,"

"What did you find?" Pidge asked,

"Nothing much," Lance shrugged. "We only just found a crystal ball that is glowing like the Northern Lights. But only has red, black and purple in it."

"Did it have by any chance have a rose wrapped around it?" a familiar have asked through the inner comm.

"Well, hello to you too mullet." Lance smiled as he sneakered, "How are things going since you've been here? Cozy?"

"Don't change the subject Lance," Keith growled.

Lance jumped a bit as he sworn that he has hear an actual growl. Like a lion or a bear. But he doesn't know which.

"Just answer the question, it's very important."

Well, Lance thought. If you insist, he sighed. "Yeah," Lance replied through comm link. "The orb does have a rose wrapped around it, why did you ask mullet?"

"If you drop it or break it fully Lance," Keith begun. "I will haunt you for the rest of your life. Figuratively and literally Lance,"

"What?" Lance asked as his eyes widened,

"That orb that you are holding right now, it is part of my soul, Lance." Keith begun, "If it breaks, I truly will die." Lance remain silent for a few ticks as the orb lightly flickers within his hands.

"YOU GOT TO BE QUIZNAKING THE JOKES RIGHT OUT OF ME KEITH!!" Lance shouted through the comm link.

"Nope," Keith barked. "I'm dead serious Lance,"

"Then give an explanation why you have to say that?"

"Fine..." Keith sighed, "It goes like this," then Keith begun to tell booth sides of the team about what has happened to him and what is the reason that the orb that Lance is holding.

Within the hallways, both teams are running through. Making sure that both would be able to make to the hanger in time. "Okay," Lance shouted through the inner comm. "Let me get this straight, some girl who is in fact a shadow. That has put you under a spell,"

"Forced to turn into a galra actually," Matt corrected him.

"Whatever!" Lance shouted, "But this...this orb is actually your leash?"

"Almost like that," Keith spoke through the inner comm. "But yeah," then both Lance and Matt turned to one corner and kept on running.

"And do you know how to break the spell?" Lance asked, "You know, to be off the leash actually? Oh...you know what I mean!"

"I have not a clue," Keith replied as everyone is running out of breath.

At the opposite side of the ship, Pidge, Keith and Hunk are running as fast as they could. But Keith can feel the irritation that is within his ears as they are against his helmet. But he ignored it as he kept on running. "Hey Keith," Hunk spoke.

"Yeah Hunk?" Keith replied,

"What happens if Lance does drop it and breaks it?" Hunk asked,

"After the orb shatters," Keith begun. "I will die instantly,"

Hunk gulped, "Not good," he muttered.

"But if we get that orb off of this ship," Keith begun. "I will live and I won't be tortured by that shadow again,"

"Let's get that to a part of the plan," Lance spoke through the inner comm.

Keith nodded,

"Let's get to the lions first," Pidge suggested. "So, we could get to Atlas and get away from here, so we could be safe. Including you Keith,"

"Good thinking Pidge," Keith smiled.

"I agree," Lance, Matt and Hunk nodded.

"See you guys at the hanger," Lance spoke as he and Matt turned off their inner comm.

While Keith Pidge and Hunk are running through the halls, Keith felt a familiar pull from earlier. He went to a dead stop, "Keith?" Pidge asked as she too has stopped, "What's wrong?"

"Did Lance dropped the orb or something?" Hunk asked, "If he has, I can call him to check."

"No, it's not that," Keith shook his head.

"Then what is it?" Pidge asked,

"I-I sense Black..." Keith answered, "It's waiting for me at a different hanger,"

"He wants us to split up?" Hunk asked,

"I think so," Keith shrugged.

"Well then," Pidge spoke. "Will you be okay on your own?"

"Huh?" Hunk jumped,

"Hey, he's been on the ship a lot longer than any of us." Pidge almost throw her arms around, "So he might have known where to go, but without an escort of course."

"Oh," Hunk understood.

"Don't worry guys," Keith spoke. "I'll be fine and yes; I know my way around the ship. And I will be careful," Including that if I ran into any of those so-called Shadow Ninja's, Keith thought as his eyes nearly brought coldness to them. I have business to attend to, Keith slightly

"Okay," Pidge nodded. "Then we'll stay out of your way, because something tells me that you have a bone to pick with."

"You've got that right," Keith nodded as he felt his left ear twitch within his helmet.

"Well, should we know who it is?" Hunk asked,

"Later," Keith nearly growled. "But I'll see you guys at Atlas,"

"You got it Keith," both Pidge and Hunk has brought thumbs up.

"You got it Keith," both Pidge and Hunk has brought a thumbs up.

"Oh, by the way," Keith spoke. "If I don't get there in time, remind Lance that..."

"I know, I know." Pidge spoke, "You'll haunt him for rest of his life if he ever drops the ball,"

"Great," Keith smiled. "I know I can count on you,"

"Good luck Keith," Hunk spoke. "You'll be needing it,"

"Thanks, and you too." Keith replied as Pidge and Hunk went one direction and Keith went to the other.

As the paladins and Matt are continue running through the halls, hoping that they won't be able to run into something that will ambush them. Within the shadows, someone is lurking and waiting for the right moment to strike a paladin.