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Oh, and here's a preview of what the first chapter of Crystal Beasts!

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Preview of Chapter One

 After their return to the Castle of Lions, the Paladins of Voltron along with Coran and Allura were having their Paladin Lunch and were enjoying every minute of it. Keith, however wasn't hungry at all and decided to skip the lunch and head into the castle's Bridge where it was quiet for him, quiet enough for him to have some time for himself, but the red jewel he had found was getting him more focused on it. He looked at it once again, and much to his shock, its light died down. “It... it stopped glowing,” he whispered. “Just what is this jewel?”

Keith tried to sum up on how did the jewel get to Arus, although he had just found it and why was it there, but the doors soon open and the mullethead turned around to see Allura as well as the others entering the room after they noticed him not joining them for lunch. “There you are, man! We've been looking for you,” Lance said, being the first one to speak. “We've already started chowing down and here you are being emo as ever.”

Keith scowled, “Piss off, Lance. I'm not really hungry.”

“ Is everything going okay with you? You never turn down lunch, especially when it comes to Hunk's cooking,” Pidge spoke up next followed by Hunk nodding. “Yeah, what's with the silent treatment?”

“ Keith. What's going on? You weren't this quiet since we came back,” Shiro explained. “What made you change so suddenly?”

“ Did something happen?” Allura questioned after and Keith lets out a sigh for he was having so many questions slamming into his mind.

“ Yeah, something did happen... but it's not big or anything like that. It's just that... I found this when I was coming back to the Castle,” Keith said as he looked at his friends and started showing them the red jewel in his hand and almost within seconds, everyone was in complete surprise... almost everyone.

“ Whoa! Is... is that a Ruby gemstone!?” Hunk cried out.

“ It kinda looks like it,” Keith said.

“ So that's why you've been quiet? All because you found some lame gemstone?” Lance scoffed out looking very unimpressed and earned a glare from the mullethead. “Hey, it was glowing when I found it!” he stung out at the Blue Paladin earning shocked reactions from everyone which caught him off guard.

“ Glowing?” Allura questioned.

“ Yeah, it starting to emit some kind of red light. I didn't know how it could do that, but when it did, I started to feel something warm surge within me,” Keith explained.

“ That might explain why you're were so quiet,” Pidge spoke.

“ Maybe so,” Keith replied. “ But something tells me that this jewel is no ordinary jewel.”

Allura's eyes started to furrow slightly after listening everything that Keith told them while looking at the red jewel at the same time. “Keith, when did you find that gem?” she asked.

“ Not too long ago. Why did you ask?”

<p align="LEFT" style="margin-bottom:0in">“ Allura, what's the matter?” Shiro turned to the Altean princess with a look of concern.

<p align="LEFT" style="margin-bottom:0in">“ Let me see that gem.” Allura takes the red ruby from Keith and took a good look at the stone as it stated to glow once again, “This stone... it looks familiar,” she whispered to herself as she looked closely to the jewel until her eyes widened as her mind was struck like a ton of bricks with a gasp to go with her jolted expression and everyone took notice. “I don't believe this!” a stammer came out of her mouth.

<p align="LEFT" style="margin-bottom:0in">“ What is it, Princess?” Coran questioned.

<p align="LEFT" style="margin-bottom:0in"> She turned back to Keith, her face completely written with the same shock, “Keith... the gem you found. It's a Crystal Gem!” she exclaimed and as she started to have a flashback.

<p align="LEFT" style="margin-bottom:0in">“''What? Crystal Gems?”''

<p align="LEFT" style="margin-bottom:0in">A confused look came across a young Allura's face for she was sitting in her bedroom with her father, King Alfor who nodded as an answer while showing her a book written in a strange native language, showing a page which depicted five animals: a lion, pegasus, dragon, eagle, and tiger and above them were five jewels, each of them taking the form of five shapes: a reuleaux triangle, a hexgon, a square diamond, a five-pointed star, and a heart.

<p align="LEFT" style="margin-bottom:0in">“''That's right, my daughter. They along with five robotic animals they call the Gem Beasts became the relics of Altea after being found by our ancestors because of their attributes representing the ruby, emerald, sapphire, diamond, and rubellite, followed by their elemental powers. They were protected by the first ruler of the kingdom and they use their abilities to bring balance to our planet,” Alfor explained clearly.''

<p align="LEFT" style="margin-bottom:0in">“''Father, are you sure what you are telling me is true?” Allura questioned. “Because I don't remember any of this happening.”''

<p align="LEFT" style="margin-bottom:0in">“''But it has. They were around eons ago and they were released out of the planet by the second ruler because the Kingdom's former adviser, Gaaron became corrupted with power and wanted the Gems and the Beasts to bring domination to the universe.” Alfor turned the page where it showed a purple-skinned and yellow eyed being who was male had his hands over the Crystal Gems and the Gem Beasts with a dark expression on his face and it gave Allura a complete scare.''

<p align="LEFT" style="margin-bottom:0in">“He's scary.”

<p align="LEFT" style="margin-bottom:0in">“''Yes, he is. He's was part of the Galra race and the kingdom's adviser. He was banished by the first King when he tried to steal the Gems, and once the Gems and their Beasts were released, he vanished and was never seen since then. No one knew where he went, and they didn't know where the Gems or the Gem Beast had gone to. But they had to be released in order for Altea to be saved for they had been protecting it for many years and if they fell into Gaaron's hands, it would bring danger to everyone.”''

<p align="LEFT" style="margin-bottom:0in">Allura shook her head, “Father, this can't be-”

<p align="LEFT" style="margin-bottom:0in">“''I know, this is all new to you. But one day you will understand, and maybe you will find them again. And maybe  you  will protect them whenever Gaaron return to claim them. You have a lot to learn from this, my daughter and when you do, you will know what I am telling you.”''

<p align="LEFT" style="margin-bottom:0in"> Once Allura's flashback ended, the Red Paladin's eyes widened, “What?” he questioned.