Lance's POV
I knew it was a bad idea to split up. Once we all get seperated, all hell breaks loose. But we didn't really have a choice. This mission was too complicated, and was too huge for us to be able to be together. So now, here we are, running around some Galra ship trying not to get killed
Just a typical mission for us, really.
My job was to go to the armory, and try to figure out, or better yet, find the weapon they are making. We have no idea what kind of weapon it is, which makes it even more dangerous.
"Pidge, how close am I to the Armory?" I asked through our headgear. She stayed at the castle so she could help guide us through the ship.
"Your pretty close, just keep going straight." So I did.
I thought I heard someone try and speech, but it was too fuzzy, and get cutting off.
"Hello?" I asked. "Is anyone there?"
Silence.
Something must have been interfering with the systems. I wasn't too worried though, because I'm sure Pidge will have it fixed soon enough.I kept going straight, trying to be quiet an alert, since there could be other soldiers around the ship. Though, it honestly didn't seem like it. It seemed almost empty. Abandoned, even. Because I know I should have seen someone, or something already.
Oh I am not liking this.
But soon enough, I made it to the armory. Or at least what I think is the armory, since it's the only room I've seen so far. And oddly enough, no was guarding it. You would think that if they were making some secret, deadly weapon, they would want to have it guarded.
But I went in, anyway and my mouth feel when I realized what I was looking at.
Nothing.
The room was completely empty.
Maybe this was the wrong room? It couldn't be, though, I knew it. I walked more into the room, until I was in the center of it, and then I heard something from my helmet. Someone was trying to speak to me.
"Hey, Guys." I tried again. "Helloooo."
The voice kept getting cut off, until finally, "RUN!"
Was that keith's voice?
"Lance, whatever you do, don't go into the Armory."
"Why?" I asked nervously.
"It's Zarkon! He's going towards you."
"Lance!" I heard Keith again. "Just don't go in."
"Uh, a little too late for that."
"Then get the hell out."
I was about to turn around before I heard someone's voice.
"You are not getting away, Blue Paladin."
"Guys." I said, my voice shakily, though I really tried not to show it. "There's no need to worry about Zarkon. I found him"
"Lance!" Keith's voice yelled. "Were coming for you!"
"Say goodbye to your friends, Paladin."
"Guys-" Was all I managed to say before everything turned black and I fell to the ground.
Keith's POV
"Lance?" I asked again. "Lance!"
There was no answer.
I started running to the armory, not knowing what else to do, but knowing I was the closest one there.
"Keith," I heard Shiro. "Keith, don't go in alone." I didn't answer, and I sure as hell wasn't listening.
So I continued running down the hill, trying my best to remember where the room was. And when I made it down the long hallway and saw the already open room, I was out of breath. But I ran in,
and saw no one in there.
Just in the center of the room, laid Lance's blue helmet.
"Lance!" I yelled. "Lance!"
"Keith." I turned around to see Shiro, who also looked out of breath.
"He's gone." I said, and then the ship started to shake, causing us to lose our balance.
"Come on, we have to go back to the ship."
"What about Lance?"
"We'll find him Keith, I promise." he put his hands on my shoulder. "But we can't figure out how to find him in here. And certainly not when it feels like the ship is about to blow."
I just nodded, and then we ran out of the room.
"Everyone go back to their Lions and meet back at the ship."
"Got it!" I hear Hunk yell.
Shiro and I continued to run to out Lions, and once we did we got back to the ship as quickly as possible. But as we were flying out Lions back I looked back to the Galra ship, and then it suddenly Exploded.
"What the hell was that!" I yelled.
"It seems as though the ship had a timed bomb in there."
"What about Lance." I heard Hunk ask, I could tell he was nervous about the answer.
But before I could even think to say anything, I saw a smaller ship, a safety Pod most likely come up from the smoke and flames, and fly away.
"Did you guys see that?" I yelled.
"It seems to be a Pod of some type coming from the Ship."
"Paige, can you get a lock on it, Lance is most likely on that." Shiro asked.
"I'll try my best, but it was going too fast I don't know what I'll be able to get."
"Hunk, Keith, lets head back to the ship." Shiro said. I hesitated, and he saw that.
"Keith, let's head back." he said to me. "We'll figure out what to do once were no longer in the heat of the moment. We need to be able to think rationally."
I know he was right, but that doesn't mean it felt right.
I sighed, but fly my Lion back to the ship. And once we got back to the ship, everyone got out. But I took a moment to just sit. To really think about everything that had just happened.
They took Lance.
That was the only thing really going through my head right now. I could barely focus on anything else. The only thing I wanted to do was go follow that stupid space pod and find wherever the hell they took him. But I knew that everyone else was waiting for me, so I reluctantly got out and meet with everyone else.
They all looked terrible.
They all looked tired, and sad. I'm sure I didn't look much better.
"Let's all meet up with Allura and Coran." was all Shiro said, and we all nodded and followed him.
When we walked in, Allura grabbed us and pulled all of us into a huge hug.
"You guys are alright!" She cried. "What happened in there?"
She looked at me, but I put my head down, and then she looked to Shiro.
"Lance w-"
He was cut off when a huge roar rippe through the castle.
"Was that Blue?" I asked.
"It must be." said Shiro.
Allura was the first one to run to where the sound came from, and we all followed quickly. Andwhen we got down, there was Blue. But the Lion was going on a tantrum.
"What's happening?" Yelled Hunk.
"It's Lance." explained Allura. "He's not here. Where is he."
"He was taken." Shiro said.
Allura looked at him, shocked. "What?"
"Zarkon took him." Shiro yelled over the ruckus that Blue was making.
"Then that's why Blue is acting like this. She must sense that Lance in gone."
"What do we do?" I asked.
"We have to get her to calm down?" Allura explained.
"How?" Yelled Pidge.
"I'm not sure." She admitted.
We were all trying to think about how we could calm Blue down. I had an idea, it was crazy, but crazy enough that it might just work.
"Shiro," I said, and he looked at me. "Get everyone else out of here, I'm going to try and calm BlueDown."
"What?" he said. "That's crazy."
"There's too many people in here for Blue to calm down." I tried to explain. "I think I can get through to her." he looked unsure. "Trust me." he hesitated, but finally nodded.
"Everyone," His voice was loud. "We need to leave, let Keith calm blue down."
They all nodded, but I could tell that they all looked nervous.
Hell, I was nervous.
I didn't even really have a plan. I had no idea what I was doing. But I had to Try. I can't just not do anything.
Once everyone had left, I walked up to Blue slowly.
"Blue," I spoke, which blue responded by Growling. "You need to calm down. I know you miss Lance, we all do." I do. "But we can't find him by acting like this."
Blue seemed to calm down a bit. It was working.
"Please, Blue." I begged. "We need to calm down so we can all help find him. You want that, right? To help find him." Blue stopped, and I swear she was looking right into my damn soul. "Please help me find him." I walked up closer, and and placed my hand onto her head. She had finally calmedDown.
"Thank you." I said, and she purred slightly.
I made a promise right then and there.
Not just to myself, or to blue, but to Lance.
I will find you, Lance. I promise.
And I know that he knows that. He knows that we will never stop looking until we find him.
I made a promise to the damn stars.
Here's chapter 1! I've been working on it for a bit and have a few chapters already so I hope you guys like it so far:) It was a bit rushed I think, but I really just wanted to get into it... It'll slow down soon, I just really wanted to get the plot going:)
