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It would probably need to be replaced. I'll ask Allura if they have a stash of smaller crystals in the castle. Let's hope they do. It was pretty difficult getting to the Balmera last time.
This is all assuming that's even what the bayards run on. It's still just a hypothesis until we get confirmation.
This is all assuming that's even what the bayards run on. It's still just a hypothesis until we get confirmation.
I think there was some of that druid magic mixed in with the tech this time. It's just a theory, but the magic must have been interfering with my scan earlier.
[When she finally tears her eyes away from the screen, fingers pausing on her keyboard, it's to give Hunk a confident smirk. There's just something incredibly satisfying about cracking the challenges that Galra tech usually presents her with.] Anyway, I think I figured out how to get around it.
[When she finally tears her eyes away from the screen, fingers pausing on her keyboard, it's to give Hunk a confident smirk. There's just something incredibly satisfying about cracking the challenges that Galra tech usually presents her with.] Anyway, I think I figured out how to get around it.
[Shiro's voice reaches her, slowly trickling in past her intense focus to pull her from her mental calculations. She tilts her head back to blink at Shiro, then adjusts the glasses that have begun to slip down her nose.]
Don't worry. I'm used to working late. [As if that would be enough to reassure him, not cause more worry. Pidge rolls her shoulders and taps a finger against the laptop's screen.]
You know that cloaking device I used with my lion before? If I double the amount of time the device can run for without recharging, it could give us an edge the next time we run into the Galra. [The grin she gives Shiro is bright, as it usually is when she's tinkering with technology.] Once I figure that out, I can equip the rest of the lions with the device, too.
Don't worry. I'm used to working late. [As if that would be enough to reassure him, not cause more worry. Pidge rolls her shoulders and taps a finger against the laptop's screen.]
You know that cloaking device I used with my lion before? If I double the amount of time the device can run for without recharging, it could give us an edge the next time we run into the Galra. [The grin she gives Shiro is bright, as it usually is when she's tinkering with technology.] Once I figure that out, I can equip the rest of the lions with the device, too.
The what??
Even if it's a hypothesis it's something for us to work with. If we could have the smaller crystals we could at least run some tests and see how they work under different circumstances. Think she'd care that I'm messing with them even if I'm not team Voltron?
Even if it's a hypothesis it's something for us to work with. If we could have the smaller crystals we could at least run some tests and see how they work under different circumstances. Think she'd care that I'm messing with them even if I'm not team Voltron?
The Balmera. They're these huge animals that live out in space. They produce the crystals that the ships use for power.
[There's a pause before the next message gets sent.]
Mayyyybe we should test the small crystals first. Allura can be really scary if she wants to be.
[There's a pause before the next message gets sent.]
Mayyyybe we should test the small crystals first. Allura can be really scary if she wants to be.
If I ask how animals can produce crystals I'm not gonna get a real answer, am I.
And anyway I'm kind of used to scary people. But if you're that worried we'll do the small crystals first. Just in case. We can check stuff out in my lab on campus, that'll have better equipment and everything.
And anyway I'm kind of used to scary people. But if you're that worried we'll do the small crystals first. Just in case. We can check stuff out in my lab on campus, that'll have better equipment and everything.
[There's a low whistle.] Druid magic in this thing?
[It makes sense, he figures, despite it being a hard thing to stop, or even test. The magic in space is definitely amazing, but so is trying to understand it. He's definitely impressed with her findings; Pidge has a knack for picking up the most interesting bits of info, outside of just being a genius overall. Already, he's curious.]
Oh? What's your plan?
[It makes sense, he figures, despite it being a hard thing to stop, or even test. The magic in space is definitely amazing, but so is trying to understand it. He's definitely impressed with her findings; Pidge has a knack for picking up the most interesting bits of info, outside of just being a genius overall. Already, he's curious.]
Oh? What's your plan?
[ Something is falling through the air, hurtling down towards the ocean. It won't cause a tsunami, but it's big enough that the docks will be underwater. Big enough that she might not stop it, necessarily, just slow it down a lot. Kara knocks on where she sees a heat signature, hears a heartbeat. ]
Hey! Can you eject?
Hey! Can you eject?
[There's someone talking to her, Pidge realizes, thoughts fuzzy as if she had just woken up. But who would-- abruptly she gasps, jerking away in her pilot's seat as her eyes finally snap open.]
What...? [It takes a second for her to assess the situation, trying to stay calm even as her nerves begin to fray. She'd gotten knocked out in the wormhole, that much is clear. From the readings on her screen, this isn't good. That's when she sees Supergirl, flying beside her lion. ]
Hey! [Pidge shoves aside her incredulity for the moment. Right now, she's just ] Is there some place nearby I can land without hitting a bunch of people?
What...? [It takes a second for her to assess the situation, trying to stay calm even as her nerves begin to fray. She'd gotten knocked out in the wormhole, that much is clear. From the readings on her screen, this isn't good. That's when she sees Supergirl, flying beside her lion. ]
Hey! [Pidge shoves aside her incredulity for the moment. Right now, she's just ] Is there some place nearby I can land without hitting a bunch of people?
That way!
[ She gestures out farther, to the open water. ]
I'll try to slow you down!
[ Maybe it has engines, or some kind of glider folded in somewhere: Kara doesn't have the time to look. She estimates the weight (Sulls, this is lighter than it feels it should be) and strains. ]
[ She gestures out farther, to the open water. ]
I'll try to slow you down!
[ Maybe it has engines, or some kind of glider folded in somewhere: Kara doesn't have the time to look. She estimates the weight (Sulls, this is lighter than it feels it should be) and strains. ]
Please! [Mindful of all the innocent people she could end up hurting if she doesn't pull this off, Pidge forgoes the usual sarcasm, and simply accepts the help as it's offered.
Sorry, Green, she thinks at her lion. I'll fix you up after this.]
Come on, come on, come on! [Pidge clenches her jaw as she tries to steer the lion up and then over in the direction Kara had gestured. Kara's efforts don't go wasted; the lion slows in its descent.]
Sorry, Green, she thinks at her lion. I'll fix you up after this.]
Come on, come on, come on! [Pidge clenches her jaw as she tries to steer the lion up and then over in the direction Kara had gestured. Kara's efforts don't go wasted; the lion slows in its descent.]
Maybe being petrified has something to do with it.
[She's wondered that herself, though she'd had other, more urgent things on her mind when she was actually at the Balmera--things like surviving whatever horrific thing the Galrans sent to attack them.]
OK. I'll bring them over when we make our next stop on Earth. So who's this person that actually got Hiro Hamada worried?
[She's wondered that herself, though she'd had other, more urgent things on her mind when she was actually at the Balmera--things like surviving whatever horrific thing the Galrans sent to attack them.]
OK. I'll bring them over when we make our next stop on Earth. So who's this person that actually got Hiro Hamada worried?
What do you think I've been working on this whole time?
[Jerking a thumb toward the tech in his hands, Pidge just beams.]
I isolated the part that has the magic residue--if that's what it is--and redirected the wiring that used to be connected to it. Anyway, let's see if this thing works. Ready?
[Jerking a thumb toward the tech in his hands, Pidge just beams.]
I isolated the part that has the magic residue--if that's what it is--and redirected the wiring that used to be connected to it. Anyway, let's see if this thing works. Ready?
[ She strains. It's heavier than a plane, and there'll be imprints of her hands on the metal. Kara yells, ]
Can this thing float?
Can this thing float?
It's supposed to be able to fly! [Desperately, Pidge presses at the buttons in front of her, until finally, finally something responds. Though the lion still wobbles dangerously, it finally slows to a stop in the air.
Pidge breathes out a sigh of relief.]
Now we're getting somewhere.
Pidge breathes out a sigh of relief.]
Now we're getting somewhere.
[ Kara exhales in relief, staying where she is until she's sure it's not going to drop. She flies up, waving at Pidge. ]
I can lead you to a safe landing zone. How much fuel do you have?
I can lead you to a safe landing zone. How much fuel do you have?
None. [Now that she isn't about to crash land, Pidge's usual playfulness makes a comeback.] Lions like this run on another power source. It should hold up until I land somewhere.
That was a nice save, by the way. I totally owe you one. [Her curiosity makes itself known just then, too.] And you've gotta tell me how you're doing that! [No jetpack on the stranger as far as she can see.]
That was a nice save, by the way. I totally owe you one. [Her curiosity makes itself known just then, too.] And you've gotta tell me how you're doing that! [No jetpack on the stranger as far as she can see.]
I fly, too.
[ Danger passed, Kara winks at her. ]
Think you can keep up?
[ Danger passed, Kara winks at her. ]
Think you can keep up?
[Still a little high-strung from the abrupt switch from panicked to relieved, Pidge lets out a sharp laugh.]
Normally, it wouldn't even be a question, but... [She gives a little shake of the head as she reads the diagnostics on the screen again.] We're lucky I even got anything to work right now. How fast can you fly?
Normally, it wouldn't even be a question, but... [She gives a little shake of the head as she reads the diagnostics on the screen again.] We're lucky I even got anything to work right now. How fast can you fly?
[ Faster than a speeding bullet... ]
Faster than you on a good day, I bet.
[ She's still smiling, and her tone is light, but Kara circles the lion, keeping an eye and an ear out for a malfunction. She'll hear it before they both see it, she reasons. ]
Come on. This way.
Faster than you on a good day, I bet.
[ She's still smiling, and her tone is light, but Kara circles the lion, keeping an eye and an ear out for a malfunction. She'll hear it before they both see it, she reasons. ]
Come on. This way.
[A challenge!!! Pidge grins. It doesn't give her the same thrill she gets when she's presented with some particularly complex piece of tech, but she has grown to love flying. This could be fun.] We'll see about that.
[With careful hands, Pidge maneuvers her lion forward, trailing after Kara slowly.] So what's this planet called? [Might as well find out about the place, if she's going to be stuck here doing repairs for a little while.]
[With careful hands, Pidge maneuvers her lion forward, trailing after Kara slowly.] So what's this planet called? [Might as well find out about the place, if she's going to be stuck here doing repairs for a little while.]
Earth. What about you? Where are you from? Where were you going before this?
[ She's never seen anything like this lion, and as it trails along Kara's gaze drifts, lingering on the aesthetics of it. Sleek lines, radiating quiet power just like the cat it's named after. ]
[ She's never seen anything like this lion, and as it trails along Kara's gaze drifts, lingering on the aesthetics of it. Sleek lines, radiating quiet power just like the cat it's named after. ]
[Even with the whir of machinery, the sudden spike in Pidge's heartbeat would be difficult for Kara's sensitive ears to miss.]
There's no way this is Earth. [Her voice goes rough with distress.] People that can fly like you? I would've remembered hearing something on the news.
There's no way this is Earth. [Her voice goes rough with distress.] People that can fly like you? I would've remembered hearing something on the news.
You might be right. I mean they have movies and stuff all the time about people being frozen in time and still functioning. Who knows.
Dude, when you land next time let me introduce you to my friend GoGo and you'll see EXACTLY what I mean. We've been friends for a while and she's still kind of terrifying.
Dude, when you land next time let me introduce you to my friend GoGo and you'll see EXACTLY what I mean. We've been friends for a while and she's still kind of terrifying.
[ OOPS ]
Oh, don't worry, I'm an alien.
[ that's not more comforting ]
There's not a lot of us around who can do what I do.
Oh, don't worry, I'm an alien.
[ that's not more comforting ]
There's not a lot of us around who can do what I do.
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