Space boy

'Kevin' 'Kevin?' 'Kevin'

Corintha looked cautious but nodded and replied "Ok, I'll guide you through it".

"Ok, first you need to wrap my wire around the crystal, do it tight. Then when it starts to get hot, point the sharp edge towards it and focus on obtaining the creatures quintessence, not your own".

With a nod, Y/N sat up slowly before following the instructions carefully, with each passing second her gaze flickered between the rat thing and the stone.

"Now, can you feel it getting hotter?" Corintha whispered, her own E/C eyes narrowing at the disease-ridden thing. Y/N nodded, causing the woman to smile thinly.

"Now point the pointed edge towards the creature, think of its quintessence. Nothing else" The sentence was reiterated, leading Y/N to believe that thinking anything else was dangerous.

All of a sudden, the previously warm crystal began to get warmer till Y/N almost dropped it from the extreme heat, tingles filled her veins whilst a small jolt passed through her.

As if by magic, a furious bolt of purple flew from the mouth of the creature and into the crystal (which had already started to become more luminous). A low, slow choked grumble left the rat-thing; its eyes rolled back to reveal a creamy yellow as its matted brown fur slowly transformed to a sickly beige.

Y/N's eyes widened as the rodent fell to the ground with a thud.

"The fuck?"

Corintha folded her arms tightly and seemed to smile slightly "One of the main reasons why Zarkon wants the crystal".

"There are more?!"

In reply, the older woman nodded "Since it's been researched, the crystal has also shown signs of the ability to multiply quintessence as well as take. However, the study was terminated after...Certain incidents".

Y/N frowned at the pause but opted not to investigate further, not wanting to repeat yesterdays events.

"But, how does that work? Taking quintessence, I mean".

"Well, we're supposed to use a massive machine that turns the neutrons in the crystal into protons, charging them so they act as some kind of quintessence magnet and attracts more quintessence".

"But why did my quintessence not get sucked out?"

"As I said, the crystal acts as some kind of magnet, meaning there's a north and south pole. The sharper edge is north and it's the attracting part". The holo-woman then went on to explain further matters "Which would mean the flatter, rounded side is the part that multiples quintessence".

A small 'oh' left Y/N's slightly parted lips. "So. Can I give the crystal a name?"

"Why?".

The younger girl nodded. "If I'm going to take care of this crystal or whatever, I'm going to give it a name".

Corintha looked highly unimpressed as the younger girl pondered. "Plus, the author doesn't want to write crystal a thousand times".

"What?".

"What?".

Y/N waved off Corintha before staring deep into the mauve crystal, a low sigh left her lips as she seemed to be thinking. E/C eyes gazed into the precious stone, each scratch igniting a well thought out name.

"Kevin".

"Kevin?"

"Kevin".

For a couple of seconds, nothing was said as Y/N felt too triumphant and Corintha was rather dumbfounded by the proud declaration. So instead, she changed the subject. 

"Will the paladins come soon?" 

Y/N blinked at the sudden question and tore her gaze from Kevin. "Uh, maybe". A sudden scowl stretched onto her complexion as she muttered darkly "If Allura hasn't convinced them I'm some kind of masochist". 

Corintha frowned, intrigued as this was the second negative comment Y/N had made about Allura. "I honestly thought you two would be best friends". 

The statement used Y/N to look down at the rich earth. There was no way Allura would ever become her friend. Besides, the title was reserved for Keith. 

An irritated sigh left the H/C haired girl's lips. "Yeah, well Allura thinks I'm a murderer and destroyer of planets...Well not me but you". 

"Oh". 

A saddened expression sidled onto Corintha's face as if she'd remembered something. "I can't believe she remembers that rumour". 

"Rumor?" 

This time, Corintha didn't shut Y/N out. "Yes, so I may or may not have accidentally enslaved a few planets because of Haggar and Zarkon". A low, bitter chuckle sounded in the cave "not to mention our parents did not help the situation". 

As if on command, Y/N brought her knees to her chest and hugged at her legs, an almost wistful fire in her eyes. 

"Oh, right. You don't know our parents". Corintha said cautiously, her eyes lingering on the slouched figure. The older woman sat down herself (though it was more like a hover) and stared at Y/N. 

"Though, if anything I would say you wouldn't really want to meet them. They weren't the most... committed towards their children". 

"So they didn't give a shit?" 

Corintha shook her head, her tone gentle, almost reminiscent. "They did at some point". 

Y/N raised a brow "And now?" 

"It's kind of hard to give a shit when you're dead and or lost". 

"Oh". 

However, before Y/N could speak a strange rumbling resonated from the surface. Upon further inspection, the rumble was not even a rumble. It was a roar. 

"I'm guessing that was Voltron?" Corintha asked, jolting up before looking around nervously. 

Y/N herself jumped up at the sudden clamour, her stare lingering before landing on the older woman. "Allura cannot see you. So is there anywhere I can...Put you?" 

A moment passed I'll turn off and make myself smaller so you can put me in your pocket". 

"What the fuck do you mean by- And she's switched off". 

The H/C haired teen became awed as the metal base of Corintha's hologram began to shrink in on itself before turning into a small cube. "Cool". 

Thudding footsteps sounded, signalling that Y/N had to hurry. She placed the cool grey cube in the small bag before clutching the crystal tightly and tossing it in as well. 

"O.K. Now, for my grand entrance!" Y/N chuckled at the ridiculous joke before looking around for some kind of skylight or rope. Fortunately, Corintha was way smarter than Y/N and had obviously used a rope for easy access to the surface. 

The rope was thick and brown, causing Y/N to shrink back as it reminded her of gym class (ew). 

Y/N clawed onto the thick rope before hoisting herself up, grunting every so often from the amount of effort she had to put in. She muttered quick thanks to Corintha before digging her hands into the fairly hard surface of the planet. 

So when a hand grabbed at hers Y/N shrieked. Unsurprisingly, the grip slackened before the unknown limb tightened their grip to make sure Y/N wouldn't almost fall to her death. 

E/C eyes darted before squeezing shut as the slender hand began to pull her up ( with y/N helping as much as possible). It wasn't long before Y/N was finally on the surface. 

A heavy breath left Y/N's lips, she looked to see her helper. Unsurprisingly, she met a pair of fiery purple eyes. 

"Keith?" 

KEVIN

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