Disclaimer: All characters except Rose are not mine.
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The different areas of Manhattan passed below me. Northeast area, Midtown, & then finally the southeast area. The Voltron Force�s mansion was within my sights. Cradling Rose, I folded my wings & swooped in through the Control Room window.
I was in luck. Everyone was there. No one knew I was coming. I had three surprised for them. One of them was in plain view. All my friends looked up, gasped in surprise & greeted me.
�Hi, everyone. I�ve have a few surprises & decided to drop by before I gained anymore,� I grinned.
�Who do you have there?� asked Hunk, pointing at the flesh-colored gargoyle.
�This is my daughter Rose,� I told everyone.
�When?� Allura wanted to know.
�April 1997.�
�Can she talk?�
�Only a few words. But she can walk.�
�I bet this was one of your surprises.�
�Yes, it was. Can you guess the second one?� I casually looked down at my abdomen, already into the third pregnancy month.
�You�re pregnant!� gasped Allura.
�My third month. It�s going to be a hybrid.�
�A hybrid of what?� Keith asked. Keith's question earned him a whap on the back of his head, courtesy of Lance.
I smiled at Keith's 'punishment' as I replied, �Human & gargoyle.�
�Can I hold Rose?� asked Pidge.
I smiled as I handed the young gargoyle to him. Everyone wanted to hold Rose & soon she was being passed from one set of clawed hands to another. I glanced out the window.
�It�s almost sunrise,� I said loudly so everyone heard me.
Lance�s cheeks turned slightly pink, as he turned to me.
�Um, Jasmine, do you have another amulet? I�lost mine.�
�Sure,� I dug on out & handed it to him.
�V�at avout yours? You�ll turn teux stone vit�out it,� Sven pointed out.
�You�ll see,� I said with a secretive smile. I saw the sun�s rays peek over the horizon & concentrated on my human form. I felt self-conscious about someone seeing my turn from gargoyle to human. It�s not exactly a pretty sight. I should know, I�ve seen Brooklyn�s transformation. When it was done, I saw my friends staring at me, open-mouthed.
�You�re-you�re human again!� Romelle stated obviously.
�Well, I can choose to be human or gargoyle at sunrise, but I�ll always be a gargoyle at night.�
�Is this another surprise?� asked Lance.
�Part of a surprise, actually. You see, I can help you be human at sunrise.�
�How?�
�Well, with me, my body absorbed some of the spell�s magic & turned me into a part fay being.�
�You mean one of Oberon�s children?� asked Keith.
�How do you know about Oberon?�
�It was when your friends were here for the first time.�
�Oh. Well, you�re right anyway Keith. But, none of you will be part fay.�
�Jasmine, before you do anything, we have a surprise for you,� Allura said.
�What is it?�
Allura turned to the dark Control Room doorway. �Come on out & meet Jasmine,� she beckoned to a shadowy figure.
Slowly, the figure stepped into the light. It was a male gargoyle, with purple skin, & white hair. His wings had black on the outside & a lighter shade of purple on the inside, his eyes had a yellow cat�s eye look. I studied the gargoyle�s face & clothes, which was familiar somehow. Suddenly, the recognition hit me.
�Lotor!� I exclaimed angrily. I clutched Rose (who was stone) a little bit tighter. I had to protect my daughter, my unborn child, & myself from the danger before us. I knew humans weren�t as strong as gargoyles, but I had more strength than an average human woman. I vocally growled at my enemy, feeling hot white light glow in my eyes.
�Jasmine, calm down! Lotor�s a friend now,� Allura said defensively.
My eyes returned to normal, I stepped growling, & my grip on my daughter loosened. �Is he really your friend?� I asked calmly.
�Yes, he is. We�re hoping that you two will be friends, too.�
�I�m always willing to have a new friend,� Lotor put in.
�So do I,� I added, stepping closer. I noticed he was wearing Lance�s old amulet. �Sorry about my behavior earlier. Don�t get me wrong. I�ve already made friends with three enemies.�
�Apology accepted.�
�So, um, how did you become a gargoyle?� I asked.
�Well, Father was disappointed at me for my failures of destroying Voltron, so he ordered Hagger to use her magic on me. She decided that changing me into one of Earth�s creatures was a suitable punishment.�
�But gargoyles are one of nature�s best creations,� I protested.
�She didn�t know that though. After she mixed the potion, she dumped it on me. Since it�s always dark, the spell took effect immediately.� Lotor�s face looked pained. �Oh, it hurt so much. It was like pieces of me were stretching to their limit.�
�That�s exactly how it felt when this evil gargoyle changed me,� I exclaimed.
�Anyway,� Lotor continued. �When it was complete, Hagger pushed me into a coffin & I felt the fuel lines igniting & lifting. Hours later, I crash landed near the castle. I got out of the coffin moments before it exploded. The force of it sent me toward the ground & my head hit a rock.�
�The explosion caught out attention so Keith, Lance, & I went to investigate,� Allura added.
�Yeah,� chimed in Lance. �I was really shocked when I saw Lotor as a gargoyle.�
� �ello. Mayve ve can get on vit� t�e spell,� Sven interrupted.
�Of course.� I said.
�Hold it, Jasmine,� Nanny said. �If you knew the spell already then why didn�t you come earlier?�
�I didn�t know it until this past January,� I protested.
�Then, why didn�t you come after that?�
Before I could answer, Allura spoke.
�Nanny, it doesn�t matter when she knew it, what matters is that she�s going to cure us now.�
�All right. Sorry about that.�
�Could this spell cure me as well?� That was Lotor.
�I�m not sure. We could give it a try.� I explained the spell�s details & how it worked, specifically.
All ten of them stood together in a tight cluster. I stood in front of them & began chanting in Latin. As I reached the last line I spread my hands & moved them back & forth in front of my friends.
When it was over, they were still gargoyles. Everyone was calm, except Nanny.
�We�re still gargoyles!� she exclaimed.
�Nanny, the spell won�t happen until sunrise tomorrow,� Allura assured.
I pulled out my communicator & contacted Brooklyn.
�Brooklyn, I�ll be spending today & tomorrow at the Castle of Lions. I�ll be back tomorrow night.�
�Are you sure it�s okay?� he asked.
I sighed. �Brooklyn, I�ll be fine. See you tomorrow night.� I signed off & put it away.
�What was that about?� Hunk asked.
�Brooklyn�s being overcautious. My pregnancy really has him worried as is the rest of the clan, except Elisa. She helps me convince the clan that I�m not helpless. At least not yet.�
The rest of the day & night passed without any problems. Sunrise was coming.
�Everyone,
prepare yourselves, the sun�s about to rise.� We all closed our eyes & concentrated. I felt the familiar tingle run through my body. Opening my eyes, I saw my human form. I turned around & saw a human Allura.
�You can open your eyes now,� I told them. They did so & I heard cries of �I�m human again!� & �It worked.� I remembered Lotor & turned toward him, expecting the worst.
Lotor still had his eyes closed, apparently concentrating very hard. What I noticed was that he had no wings or tail. He was back to his old self! The spell worked on him, too!
�Lotor, open your eyes. It worked,� I said. Lotor�s eyes popped open & looked at his hands. Delight filled his eyes.
�You did it,� he cried, grabbing my arms. �You did it, Jasmine!�
Turning to the others, the half-human exclaimed, �The spell worked on me!� Everyone crowded around him telling him that this was great & all that.
Coran turned to me. �Would you care to join us for a celebration breakfast?�
�Sure Coran,� I replied. Coran turned to everyone else.
�Let us go to the dining room for a celebration breakfast. In Jasmine�s honor for her gift.�
I blushed as we headed out of the Control Room. But Coran was right. My gift did help them regain their humanity in daylight.