Everything Has Changed (Sheith Week Unlimited 2018)

Day 2 - Growth

Keith woke up to the sound of an irritating beeping. He slowly opened his eyes. His vision was a bit blurred, but after blinking a couple of times it cleared.

He now saw that the incessant beeping was coming from a heart monitor. He looked around the room. It appeared to be some kind of medical room. It wasn't one of the Blades so...where the hell was he?!

Keith tried to sit up, but a sudden pain in his side stopped him. It took a moment, but he soon remembered being shot. He then remembered the fight with Zethrid and the Paladins.

The Paladins...this must their place then? That meant they had managed to save his life and the black Paladin had the drive.

Keith now had a ton of questions. What was the Paladin's name again? He knew it had been mentioned during the escape, but for the life of him he couldn't remember what it was. Had the Paladin found a way to contact Kolivan and give him the drive?

Before he could come up with anymore questions he noticed his suit on a nearby chair. His holocomputer, which was attached to his belt, was flashing. Someone had left him a message. Kolivan perhaps?

Keith tried to get up, but the pain came back and forced him to stop. He huffed. This was frustrating. He was about to try again when someone entered the room. It was the black Paladin.

"How are you feeling?" he asked.

"As well as someone can feel after getting shot." Keith replied. "Did you get the drive to Kolivan?"

"It's on his way to him as we speak."

"Thank you uh-"

"Shiro."

"Thank you Shiro."

A moment of silence was cast upon them.

"Is there anything I can get you?" Shiro asked breaking the silence.

"Can you pass me my holo-computer? It's the blinking thing attached to my suit's belt."

"You've got it." Shiro made his way across the room, took the holo-computer from the belt and gave it to Keith. "What is it?"

"A message from Kolivan. Do you mind leaving while I watch it?"

"Of course not. I'll be back a little bit later."

After Shiro had left the room, Keith loaded up the message.

"If you're watching this then you must have finally woken up. Good. I have a new mission for you..."

Once he had finished watching the message, Keith turned off his holo-computer and took a minute to process the details of his new mission. He was to spend time here and learn about the Paladins. How the hell did Kolivan expect him to do that when he was injured and trapped in this bed?

Before he could figure out a solution, Shiro came back into the room. This time he had a tray of food with him. "Hunk thought you might want something to eat."

"Hunk?"

"One of my team-mates."

As he ate, Keith and Shiro talked for a little bit. They talked about the new mission that Kolivan had given him and Shiro started to come up with different ways that would allow Keith to learn about the Paladins, while he healed.

Over the next couple of days Shiro visited Keith frequently with different logs and videos. He helped him get familiar with the other Paladins as well as a few of their allies.

"Hunk's the yellow Paladin." Shiro told him.

"The same yellow Paladin that alerted the soldiers to me when he shot at me?"