Lance gasped.
He looked down at the sword through his chest that was covered in blood.
His blood.
"I am truly sorry." Lotor whispered into Lance's ear. "But you must understand, I can't leave without gaining something. That would be..." He twisted the sword, tearing a cry a pain from him. "Wasteful."
The prince pulled the dirtied blade out of Lance's body. Lance fell to his knees, arms falling limply at his sides. His mind was racing and his heart was pounding, but with each passing second, he could feel both slow down.
The world moved in slow motion.
He saw his teammates running to him, eyes filled with shock and horror.
He heard Keith's desperate yell, Hunk's painful sobs, and Shiro's sickened silence.
He felt Keith wrap his arms around his cold body and Pidge's hot tears fall on his face.
And for a moment…
He could remember the smell of his mom's cooking. The scent of his abuela's always-too-strong perfume. The stinky Garrison locker room. Fresh earth after a rainy day. The salty ocean breeze. Earth.
Suddenly, tears flooded down his face, and the only thought that he could make out in the fuzzy darkness of his brain came out in a quiet, cracked voice.
"Not yet. Please."
Two deep and sorrowful purrs rumbled through Lance's mind. Lance could feel the Red Lion growling desperately at the unfairness of it all, and could feel the Blue Lion cry with him about all that was lost. They both rang a loud, mournful message together to him.
"You matter so much. You have always been kind, helpful, brave, and smart, and no one has ever thought anything other than that. You will always be remembered. You will never be replaced. Now please. Be at peace."
And he was at peace. The pain in his body faded away, as well as the pain in his mind. He closed his eyes and slowly…
Drifted away.
A/N: well, that was angsty but good. I will be continuing this as an angsty fic, in which i will progressively make you suffer more and more with each chapter, so i hope you enjoyed your happiness while you had it, because it's gone now. Go read a fluffy fanfic to make you feel better, but not before you make sure to like/review/follow. (hint: do all of these for extra credit in karma. It makes me feel better about myself) until next time, my angsty victims!
~kgbsprite