While Keith is breathing very carefully, his leg still broken with blood slowly seeps through the make a deep dark stain. Keith sighed in pain while his comm link is still on.

"Keith," Pidge spoke through the comm link. "Keith, are you there?"

Keith grunted, "Yeah, I'm here."

"Keith, are you alright?" Shiro asked,

"I don't know," Keith slightly nodded his head. "My leg is broken, and I can't seem to move at all,"

"Just hang in there, we'll get to you as soon as you know it." Shiro spoke, "Are you by any chance be near at the control council?"

"I'm not," Keith replied.

"Say that again, mullet." Lance is lost,

"I'm not near the control council," Keith grunted.

"Keith, where are you exactly?" Hunk asked,

"I'm near at the air lock," Keith answered. "I could barely crawl towards the door at first, but now. I could barely move a muscle...while I'm still bleed,"

"So that means that Black is flying automatically?" Pidge asked,

"Automatically?" Keith nearly raised an eyebrow, "What do you mean about that?"

"Keith," Shiro spoke. "Black is heading to the opposite direction, away from Atlas. We trying to catch up, but it seems that Black is flying faster for some reason."

"He does that when he gets worries for one of his paladins," Keith exclaimed.

"True, but..." Pidge spoke. "Can you at least ask Black to turn around and head straight to Atlas? So, we could help you,"

"I don't know," Keith shrugged. "But let me try to ask," Keith calms down and clear his mind. Trying to hear Black Lion's voice.

A comforting, concern hum has echoed throughout Black and straight through Keith's mind. All at once, Keith understood it.

"Black said that it's too dangerous for me to go to Atlas,"

"What?" Lance piped up through the comm link. Sighed as he almost dropped the orb again,

"Why would he said that?" Hunk asked,

"Don't know," Keith shrugged. "Probably he knows that I could be found anywhere near you or anywhere else by that Shadow Mother. Possibly for one of her first guess to be able to track me down."

"That's very likely possible," Matt nearly agreed.

"Keith," a voice that is in charge and full of concern. Keith cracked a smile as he recognized it,

"Kolivan," Keith muttered.

"Everyone in the Garrison, on Atlas, your friends, the Blades, and I are willing to protect you. Not just Black alone," Kolivan continue through the inner comm,

"I agree," a pipping voice full of joy spoke through the inner comm.

"Coran," Keith muttered.

"Does Black know about that?" Kolivan asked,

"He does," Keith answered. "But...I'm not really sure," Keith blinked as he tried to get the blurriness out of his eyes.

"If not to Atlas, where Black is possibly heading to?" Coran asked,

"Maybe Black knows where the Paladin of the Blue Lion is," Lance spoke.

"What?" Keith asked,

"Yeah," Hunk pipped up.

"That's right," Matt added.

"Keith," Pidge spoke. "If you find the paladin, maybe he or she could take care of you while they maybe help you to break the spell." Keith remain silent for a few ticks.

"That could work," Keith shrugged. "Don't know for how long, but it's worth a shot."

"Great," Lance smiled.

"Okay," Shiro spoke. "Before you get into that, what spell are you guys are talking about?"

"Uh, Matt." Pidge spoke, "Bring out an example that is easy to picture with,"

"I know one," Matt spoke. "Shiro, have you ever heard or seen the movie: Beauty and the Beast?"

"Don't supposed that I have, why?"

"Well," Hunk spoke. "Picture that Keith as the beast but only in Galra form,"

"Wait," both Kolivan and Coran spoke. "Galra?"

"So that's what Shadow Mother meant," Shiro spoke. "She turned you into a full Galra?"

"Yup," Keith answered. "I've been force to turned into full Galra with cat like eyes alright,"

"What? Cat like?" Lance jumped,

Keith lightly chuckled, knowing that Lance is jealous.

"And Keith has the rose to tell the time when the last petal falls," Matt replied.

"That's right," Lance back Matt up. "And plus, the rose that has wrapped around a glowing orb is containing his life force. So, we must be very careful not to drop it, like I have."

"Let's keep that in mind," Pidge spoke.

Matt snickered within the background.

"I heard that Matt," Lance grumbled.

"And Lance," Keith growled.

"Yeah?"

"When I can stand again, I will hit you for breaking my leg!"

"For the third time, I said that I was sorry Keith." Lance barked, "Sheesh, you always a hot head."

"I heard that," and he could nearly sworn that he heard Lance jumped.

"How...?"

"But how can you break the spell Keith?" Coran asked,

"Don't know," Keith shrugged. "But I hope that I will find out soon enough,"

"Let's hope so," Hunk begun to worry.

"Alright," Keith nodded. "I'll make sure of that, and Lance."

"Yeah?" Lance replied.

"Give the orb to someone else instead of you,"

"Oh, don't worry Keith," Lance replied. "I have someone else in mind,"

Keith chuckled, "Thanks,"

"No problem,"

"Good luck Keith," Shiro spoke. "Make sure that you are safe and sound, and full of health again."

"Roger that," Keith nodded. "Over and out," Keith turn off the comm link and took his helmet off.

When Keith took his helmet off, his ears felt so much better for stretch. He sighed in painfully relief, "Black," Keith spoke. "By any chance that you have any first-aid kit still lying around when we last had saw it?"

Black purred as a draw appeared and showed spare clothes, medicine, first aid and materials that Keith needed for his leg.

"Thanks Black," Keith smiled as he slowly crawled to there.

Black roared gently as he glides through space and find somewhere safe for Black and its paladin to hide.