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Keith sighed looking up at cork board layed out in front of him. Different newspaper clippings drawings handwritten notes and photos were layed out cross a regional map.
Red string connected them all together in one way or another. Keith shook his head before sitting down in his sofa chair.
“Might as well see whats on Tv.”
He turned it on and immediately was met with a news bullitan. A video feed of a comet or asteroid something caught his attention
“Watch tonight as a rare occurrence unfolds for millions watching. One of the only largest meteors on record predicted to survive impact on earth. Scientists are calling it a huge break through in the study of space. Jonus where can we expect this to hit?” She turned and the feed switched to show an older man with brown graying hair.
“Well Ellen you’d think it would hit in the middle of some uninhabited land but this isnt the case. The meteor is determined to hit in the middle of the Arizona desert just 50 miles from a small town”
Keith tuned out everything instantly. He jumped up running to his cork board eyes scanning across the papers until he found it.
“They predicted something happening tonight” he whispered his eyes going wide.
He ripped the paper off and grabbed his jacket and his knife shoving it in the sheath on his belt.
He had to get to that meteor.
She sat up looking around the cockpit. It hit her what happened and Allura screamed hitting the dash with her fists as a sob flew from her.
“Father why?” She whispered.
Her grief was interrupted, however, when a growl came from the lion. She jumped back startled before relaxing.
“Take me back! I want to go back!” She yelled tears falling like the rain from her eyes.
The lion growled back a reply and she collapsed onto the dash crying. There was dead silence for a moment and then the lion got up.
It started to walk off and Allura almost fell on to the floor. It purred gently and Allura felt her shoulders slump
“He’s really gone isn’t he?” She whispered. There was a responding whine and Allura could feel her grief mirroring the lions.
She sighed going quiet and lay in the seat curled onto her side, fat tears still rolling down her cheeks.. There was a few moments of silence before she spoke up.
“Where are we going?” She croaked The lion growled softly and Allura nodded
“Do you know what planet we’re on?” She asked
The lion growled again and Allura felt the curiosity in her spark.
“I-I’ve never been here” she mumbled perhaps she could find a way to get away from here and try to find the other lions.
She watched as darkness over took her the Lion walking into a cave. It purred again gently the sound of it motherly and commanding and Allura nodded too tired to put up a fight.
She slowly lay down the adrenaline from the crash and her crying finally getting to her. The last thing she saw was the glowing outline of the dash and then it was dark.
Keith slowed his hover bike down seeing the crash site just ahead of him. It was empty and Keith raised an eyebrow in shock at seeing large foot prints leading away from the sight.
“I don’t think a meteor walks off” he said eyes following the foot prints. He moved his bike over the tracks the breeze from it blowing away any trace of tracks.
This was the best clue he had to finding his mother in years. He wasn’t about to let some inexperienced feds ruin his chances.
He slowly followed the tracks erasing them as he went. Before locked he to rocky ground and the tracks disappeared.
He groaned in frustration taking off his hat and running a hand through his hair
“What am I gonna do now” he muttered
He sighed starting the bike back up before he realized there was a cave there. He raised his eyebrows.
The cave looked big enough that whatever walked away from that crash could fit easily.
It was worth a shot he decided putting back on his hat and and moving his bike where it couldn’t be seen.
He stood in the enterence of the cave studying it before cautiously walking in. It was dark and Keith fished out a flashlight from his belt
He pressed forward His hand instinctively rested on his knife sheath ready to pull it out at a moments notice.
“Hello?” He called out hellos echoing around the cave bouncing from wall to wall.
He took a small step forward swinging the flashlight around to look. There was a crack and he looked down terror flashing in his eyes.
He started screaming as the ground beneath him cracked sending his falling down. He hit the hard sloped surface and started to slide down it. He lifted his hands to shield him from the spray of water as he slid down.
He suddenly felt the ground beneath him disappear. Keith felt all gravity vanish for a second before he yelled as he plummeted down once again.
He hit a small pool of water, It splashing him soaking his hair. He growled grabbing his hat and frowning.
“Darnit, This is my favorite hat” He sighed he put it back on after attempting to shake out some of the water. He looked up and immediately his eyes widened.
In front of him was a huge lion filling the huge cavern he had fallen into. A glowing sphere of blue webbed light surrounded it and Keith assumed it was a force field.
It was strange but Keith couldn’t help but feel a shiver fall down his spine. There was something off about the lion but Keith didn’t know what.
He suddenly jumped hearing voices. He cursed running up the tunnel and stopped seeing the small pond he came from.
“Darnit! I can’t get back up that way” He huffed He crossed his arms tapping his feet as he tried to think of a solution.
“Hello? Is someone here? Is that your vehicle out front?” A voice suddenly called down where he was. Keith winced shielding himself from the bright light shining in his face
“Yeah! Can you stop shining that thing in my face” He yelled up The light dissapeared and Keith scowled looking up at where he fell from.
“Sir can I ask what your doing down there?” The agent asked
“I’m an archaeologist I was here studying the drawings in this cave and the ones around it when I fell” Keith answered dryly
“Do you need any help? are you injured in any way?” The man asked frowning
“No I’m fine I’ve been studying these caves since I graduated a year ago I know every inch of these caves, But thank you though” Keith rolled his eyes
“Have you seen any strange phenomena lately?” The man continued raising an eyebrow and narrowing his eyes
Keith instantly thought of the Lion. That was his only ticket to finding out what happened to make his mother leave, he wasn’t letting it get found out.
“No other than that meteor crashing somewhere out in the desert, Pretty wild huh?” He asked faking a smile
“Certainly, Thank you for your time, We saw the vehicle and wanted to make sure you were okay” The agent replied sighing as he left.
Keith nodded still faking a smile and waved. The light dissapeared along with the agent and Keith waited until he was sure they were gone before letting out a deep breath.
He slowly walked back to where the lion was only to find the force field was gone. He raised an eyebrow curiously walking up.
“That’s weird I wonder why it-” Keith was cut off as someone suddenly pressed a staff against his throat locking him in a headlock
“What do you want?” a voice growled in ear. Keith struggled gritting his teeth and trying to pull off the staff but it didnt budge. They pulled it closer and he growled out in frustration
“My name’s Keith! I’m not trying to hurt you!” He yelled
“How am I supposed to believe that” He growled in frustration still trying to wiggle free.
“Look! Those guys up there could have found you but I let them think there was nothing here but me! I just want to find my mom!” He finally yelled before he froze eyes widening
The grip loosened and Keith was still processing what he said. He hadn’t meant to yell that out.
“Why are you searching for your mother here?” Asked the voice carefully
“Because … .” Keith looked down squeezing his eyes shut “My mom is an alien and I’m looking for her” He sighed
The staff dissapeared and he was shoved forward. He rolled his eyes rubbing his neck before turning around. He was shocked to find a young woman staring back at him.
She had long white hair that curled down in waves to her hips. Her eyes were a bright sky blue that was currently glaring at him. she had two pink crescent marks on her cheeks on the corners of her eyes and elf-like ears.
To summarize, Keith had never seen anything like her.
“What do you mean your searching for your mother?” She asked her voice ringing with authority
He rolled his eyes before holding up his dagger. Her eyes widened and she took a way step back from him.
“It’s my mom’s, She was part of a peace movement for her species and the blades were ceremonial for the group” He explained slowly
He closed his eyes and the blade glowed causing her to gasp and jump back making him smile. The blade lengthened into a sword revealing a glowing purple symbol on the side.
“My mom just took off one day and told my dad to keep me safe, She left this for me and I’ve been looking for her since I was 16” He mumbled deactivating the blade and tucking it back into it’s sheath.
“Are you sure your mom was part of a peace organization?” She asked sharply still in a defensive stance. He gave her a confused look
“Yeah, I am why?” He asked starting to become slightly suspicious
“Because that symbol is Galran” She snapped her eyes narrowing
Keith’s eyes widened. Galra. That was his other half. His mother’s race. He finally figured it out, He could find her.
“That’s her race?” He said quietly still stunned.
“They’re the ones who destroyed my entire planet yes” Allura said coldly glaring at him.
He was instantly snapped out of his happy daze. “W-what?” He whispered. He didnt want it to be true. He didnt want his mothers race to be the reason for the destruction of a planet.
“The galra are the ones, who destroyed my entire planet and my family, I’m the only survivor” Allura voice softened seeing Keith’s reaction. She hadn’t meant to upset him.
Keith felt his world fall apart. It wasn’t his mom. It was him. He was part of a race that murdered her entire family, what did that mean about him?
“I’m sorry” He croaked his throat closing up with emotion
“No! I … . .I was wrong . . I should’ve trusted your words, You said your mother was part of a Peace movement” she said sighing and looking down.
“Your right, My mom is part of a rebellion, that has to count for something” He nodded showing her he felt better but he still felt bad about it. He couldn’t shake the image of him being a monster.
She nodded looking down but looked up with a small smile and held out her hand. Keith looked up startled at her.
“Your different Keith … but maybe that’s what I need”
Keith stared at her hand for a second still thinking about what she said earlier but he shook it off. He wasn’t a monster.