Paladin | The Meeting of Lion and Paladin

by Rubymoon_Snape

Summary:

Calvin finds a pregnant Krolia sitting with the Blue Lion talking to her. | Krolia takes her tiny kit to see the Blue Lion and finds out that he is destined to fly the Red Lion.

Chapter 1: Paladin

Summary:

Calvin finds a pregnant Krolia sitting with the Blue Lion talking to her.

Notes:

Author Note: This is Krolia/Keith's Dad, who's named Calvin (in this). This is also pre-canon.

"Paladin"

"'Lia?" Calvin peeked into their room, where his bed had been turned into their nest. Initially, Krolia had been fine with the bed; she just added a few more pillows and blankets. However, soon enough, he had gone out and bought more bedding supplies with the specific instructions to only get the softest ones. It had been a sign that she was expecting, which was a surprise to both but a welcome one. She was in her third trimester but insisting that she was fine and that he didn't need to hover her, but he couldn't help it. This was his child too. However, he couldn't find his pregnant...she used to term mate...anywhere in the house.

He sighed. There was only one place she would go. He grabbed a backpack and packed some supplies (food, water, and as many blankets as he could). He left his house and climbed aboard his red and white hover bike, driving it into the desert. When he reached the caves that led to the Blue Lion, he parked his bike and shouldered his bag.

He carefully navigated the cave system until he came upon a relatively small opening he and Krolia used to check on the Blue Lion. He squeezed through and heard his mate's beautiful voice, apparently talking to the lion.

"We haven't been able to locate your Paladin, but that could be because he's not here. He could be on a different planet...or maybe he hasn't been born yet." Krolia placed a hand on her large belly. "Maybe my kit is your Paladin. That could be why I was led here."

"It was fate, darlin'."

Krolia looked up and saw her mate walking her way. "Cal."

Calvin smiled as he slipped the bag from his shoulder and pulled out the blankets from it. Krolia smiled and held out her hands for them. Calvin handed them over and watched his mate construct a small nest near the blue particle barrier. Krolia held her arms out and beckoned Calvin inside. He stepped in and swept her into his arms. They both sank down until they were sitting in the nest.

Krolia was nuzzling Calvin, even as the human spoke. "I was worried when I couldn't find you in the house. I'm not saying that you can't take care of yourself, but you have a little one to protect as well."

"Our kit is a priority of course, but I felt the Blue Lion call to me. I had to see her."

"Why did she call to you?"

"I'm starting to think that our kit might be her Paladin. It could be the reason for everything."

Calvin let out a soft, low whistle. "Ain't that something?" He gently placed his hand on her belly. "Hear that, little one? You're destined for great things."

"What else could our kit expect when the dad is a firefighter?"

"And the mom is a space ninja."

Krolia leaned against her mate and purred. Whatever the reason, there was no other place she would rather be other than right here with her mate and kit. It was perfect.

Fin

Chapter 2: The Meeting of Lion and Paladin

Summary:

Krolia takes her tiny kit to see the Blue Lion and finds out that he is destined to fly the Red Lion.

Notes:

Author Note: This is pre-canon with Krolia/Keith's Dad and baby Keith.

"The Meeting of Lion and Paladin"

Krolia clutched her blanket covered kit close to her chest as she traversed the rocky terrain. She wouldn't have normally taken her kit out in the desert heat, but the Blue Lion called to her, which didn't happen often, so when it did, she always went to see her.

Once she entered the cave, she uncovered her kit, pleased that he wasn't fussy and the tiniest purrs were escaping him. She approached the Blue Lion, who still had her particle carrier up. Krolia stopped mere inches from it and angled her arms to show the Blue Lion to her kit. "Look, Keith. It's the Blue Lion. Isn't she magnificent?"

To Krolia's surprise, the particle barrier disappeared, and the lion bent down as if to look at her kit. A loud echoing purr filled the cave, drowning out the returning purr from Keith.

"He is adorable, but he is not my Paladin."

Krolia gasped. She had heard the Blue Lion clearly, but she was also sad that her kit wasn't a Paladin.

"I said he wasn't my Paladin, but I didn't say he wasn't a Paladin. He is destined to fly Red."

"The Red Lion? So Sendak loses possession of the lion, good." Krolia stroked her kit's hair gently.

"'Lia? Keith? Are you two down here?"

Krolia recognized the voice of her mate. "We're here, Cal."

Once Calvin entered the cave, Keith chirped and reached for him. Krolia tucked Keith into his dad's arms, and the tiny kit snuggled into his dad's chest. "Thanks for the note, darlin.'"

Krolia smiled and tucked herself against her mate's side, making sure to not squish her kit. "I remember what you said last time I left the house."

"Let's get back to the house. I have the groceries for dinner."

As Calvin led her away, Krolia looked over her shoulder at the Blue Lion, whose eyes glowed briefly before she put up her particle barrier again. Krolia smiled as her little family left the cave.

Fin

Series this work belongs to:

• Part 27 of Sequels