Progress report.

Days later, the Blades announced that it was time to move their base to Mystacor. They said they were going to use a spacial pocket to teleport it to us. It would take time, but the empire would have no way of detecting it.

~~Why don't you just use… wait. Kolivan?~~

"Yes?"

~~Have you ever heard of… the Alteans?~~

"The Alteans? …No, I don't believe I have. Why?"
The Alteans don't exist here? Guess that's another difference.

~~The source of all my information said there was once a race of beings called the Alteans. They were the Galras greatest threat. To the point that instead of enslaving their home planet, Zarkon destroyed it as the Alteans were too powerful and resisted too much.~~ Kolivan looks at me with confusion.

"I have never heard of such a thing. The Galra have almost never failed to enslave a planet. They are too powerful. It is why the blades undermine the Galra from the inside, instead of facing them head on. What is this source of information?"
Shoot.

~~You wouldn't understand~~. I say tersely. Kolivan glares at me.

"I thought we stopped keeping secrets from each other." He says.

~~Ugh. Kolivan, I~~ promise ~~I will tell you. And the Blades, just… not now.~~ I respond. Kolivan stares at me for a few seconds.

"I'll hold you to that." Kolivan finally says, looking back at the landing preparation area.

~~Thanks.~~ I say. ~~So, how long will it take to finish the transfer?~~ I ask.

"A few Movements. Maybe a Phoeb." Kolivan answers.

~~You work fast.~~ I say, slightly surprised.

"We are at war. In war, you must be swift, or you get left behind. That is an unfortunate truth." Kolivan says solemnly.

~~Unfortunate truth indeed.~~

"I have a question for you but I would understand if you cannot answer." Kolivan says after a few seconds.

~~Shoot.~~ I respond.

"This- careful with that!" Kolivan suddenly yells at one of the workers. "It's volatile! If you drop it, you could be gravely injured!" Kolivan shouts at the volunteer worker, making him move more carefully.

"As I was saying. This forest you grew, the quintessence output of it is greater than any but the most mature of Balmeras. How did you grow it?" Kolivan asks.
Voltron?

Answer: Information classified.
Thought so.

~~Honestly, I don't know. Voltron was the one in control at the time and he won't tell me, so I doubt either of us will be able to find out.~~ I answer truthfully.

"I see. I appreci- a little to the left with that!"

"My left or your left?"

"Mine! …There! That's good."

~~Am I distracting you?~~ I ask.

"No. I don't deny that command work can be tedious. Having someone I can simply talk to is… refreshing. Thank you." Kolivan answers.

~~Your welcome.~~ I say. We continue standing there, enjoying the fine summer air…
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And then the sky explodes.

~~What the?!~~ I shout as I look up and see the cause of the sonic wave. A small ship is burning through the air.

"What is that?!" A worker shouts.

~~Small space ship, I'd say an escape pod. I'm going to go catch it!~~ I say, blasting off into the air. In less than a minute, I catch up to the familiar looking ship, flying alongside it.
Let's get you to a more manageable speed.

I fly forward to its nose, pushing against the ship with my arms and thrusters. 15 seconds later, the ship has basically stopped, the flames almost extinguished.
Now let's calmly go- suhupow?! I exclaim as the ship charges forward, into me.
What the heck?! Why is this thing… I stop as I notice something. The engines aren't running.
So how is this thing pushing me?

*Thunk!* We crash into the ground, which is much closer than I expected.

~~Oof. You're heavy.~~ I say as I push the ship off of me and out of the new hole in the ground. Kolivan appears next to it, his sabre out at the ready.

"Diego, are you alright?" He asks me.

~~Yeah! Just a bit surprised.~~

"What happened? It looked like you caught this ship before it suddenly accelerated." Kolivan asks me.

~~I have no idea. Whatever happened, it was weird. One second, I'm about to calmy set this thing down, the next… I get piledriven into the ground by a ship with its engines off.~~ I explain, getting out of the ground and shaking myself off as I do.

"It's engines were off?" Kolivan asks me.

~~Yeah. I believe so. Let's see if there are any survivors.~~ I say, moving to the back of the ship.

"It's an Olkari escape pod, the hatch controls should be on the side of the door." Kolivan says.
Olkari? No wonder it looked familiar.

Opening the door, I look at the cargo hold, seeing no one.

~~Voltron, any life signs?~~

Response: One life sign detected. Warning: Quantum energy detected.

~~Quantum energy?~~ I ask.

"Quantum energy? Where?" Kolivan asks, suddenly looking worried.
Voltron?

Response: Source untraceable.

~~Voltron doesn't know where it's coming from. There is a life sign though.~~

Location: Bridge

~~On the bridge.~~

"Then let's see if the pilot knows what's wrong with this ship." Kolivan says, moving to the door with his sabre in hand. We open the door, storming in to see a lone female Olkaran, trembling and crying.

"Please don't hurt me!" She shouts.

Author's Note

A small interlude chapter for things to come. Enjo-

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