I have officially been dragged into Voltron hell. The show that was (probably) meant for nine year old boys has become one of my favourite things. I ship Klance, and if you are totally against it please don't leave your salty, flame reviews. Everyone is entitled to their own opinions! There won't be much romance in this, there might be subtle klance hints but I'm no good at writing anything super romantic so there definitely won't be any of that here. I haven't written any vld (Voltron legendary defenders) fan fictions buuuuuuuuuuut ya know there's a first time for everything. And it's totally not like my friend keeps pressuring to write one, pssss naw. THERE WILL BE NO OTHER PAIRINGS BESIDE SLIGHT KLANCE, NO SHIDGE, OR SHIETH OR SHANCE (Laro? Lance x Shiro? I've see it idk) Usually there won't be long author notes like this, but it's the first chapter sooooo yeh. I also don't know how in character they will seem; it's my first time writing this. Hopefully in the future it'll get better. ENJOY!

"Team, form Voltron!" Shiro's voice said as it projected out of Lance's helmet and into his eardrums.

Alright Blue, let's do this!

His lion gave a purr of agreement and started forming into the right leg of the defender of the universe: Voltron. There was a clunking noise as each of the rest of the lions turned into their respective parts, Hunk as the other leg, Pidge as the left arm, Keith as the other arm and finally Shiro as the head. They all shouted in triumph, a habit formed from the time when forming Voltron was a huge achievement.

Three fleets of Galra ships were steadily approaching and their weaponry was being armed as they got closer. The ships had spotted the castle that was stationed on a host planet a few hours ago, but just now started to attack. From the amount of crafts that were coming, the Paladins knew that Voltron was needed and they knew that it was going to be a long battle.

"Okay team. There are a lot of them out there, but we've seen worse. Right?" The leader said with a tone of forced positivity in his voice.

There were murmurs of agreement from the Paladins, but they were still worried.

"Hey!" Lance said, his voice in its usual energetic tone," Show some more spirit, guys!"

"Shut up Lance."

Keith, always the rain cloud, ruining everything.

"Guys," Shiro said with a tone of warning," Stop bickering and get ready. We need to take out the closest ships first, they pose the biggest threat."

Hunk's voice came over the communication line," H-hey, those are some big guns. You sure we can take them?"

"Hunk, stop being a baby. Let's go kick some butt!" Pidge cried, her peppy tone putting a smile on everyone's face.

Allura spoke up, as she patched into their communications," Paladins, be careful. I will be trying to get castle's weapon systems ready to fire if the need arises."

Their conversation was cut short by the sound of guns powering up.

"Let's get 'em!" Lance crowed, as Voltron flew forward with its sword drawn.

They dodged the onslaught of lasers, dipping and diving in space. No one spoke; they were a well oiled team that didn't need speech to communicate. Ship after ship went down as Voltron fought valiantly, every Paladin working to the extent of their abilities.

The silence was broken by Shiro's shout," Watch out!"

While their back was turned the main Galra ship had readied its quintessence draining gun, and fired it at them. The laser stream struck them dead on, and they all cried out in pain as the lions were forcefully separated from their combined form. Their lion's eyes went dark, and became limp.

"Paladins!" Allura shouted," I got the castle's guns ready, but it will use up all the power so I won't be able to communicate with you. Hold on longer!

No one responded, as they all were still recoiling from the pain of being forcefully broken apart. A sudden burst of purple light streamed from a far away ship that their blurry minds vaguely recognized as the ships. Allura's voice went offline with a buzz of static as the weapon fired. The Galra ships fled, leaving five lions floating in the dead of space.

"Team?" Shiro rasped, his voice tired and weary," Come in? Oh God, please respond." His voice broke on the last request, worry creeping in.

Lance groaned and opened his eyes when he heard his leader's concerned voice," H-hey Shiro. I'm feeling just sunny right now, you?" A tone of sarcasm leaked into his voice, as he looked around his cockpit.

Blue? Blue, are you there? Please tell me you're awake, that gun almost hit us right on.

No response.

Blue! Wake up beautiful, I need you online.

She still was silent.

A quiet voice broke through the silence," Lance? Shiro? Are-are you guys okay?"

"Pidge!" Shiro and Lance said simultaneously, relief coursed through Lance when he heard her voice.

"Jeez, don't yell…" A kind, but tired voice said when the two Paladins shouted.

More relief," Hunk!"

"Okay," Shiro said, his voice still scratchy," Now that everybody is-"

"Keith! We forgot about Keith! He still isn't responding, can anybody see Red?" Lance suddenly said, concerned. His eyes flitted around as he looked out of his immobile lion; he had to squint because the cockpit's lights were off due to Blue being offline.

"I see him, he's over there!" Hunk shouted.

Shiro's voice responded immediately," Hunk, we can't see you pointing. Just start flying over there and I'll follow."

"Okay, okay. Wait… what?" The yellow Paladin's voice went from nervous to confused.

Lance immediately assumed what was happening," Is your lion not responding, either? Guys, what's the status of your lions?"

"She's not responding."

"Green isn't moving or talking."

"I got nothing."

Just what I thought.

Keith could be DYING! God, Blue needs to wake up. This is bad, this is very bad…

Lance started to say something but Blue suddenly jolted to life," YES!" He shouted," Blue's alive!"

I could sense my pilots worry for Red pilot. It drew me from unconsciousness. Apologies for the wait, my pilot. But be warned, I can't stay awake very long right now.

I'm so glad you're okay, you really had me worried there Blue.

"Lance? You went silent." Shiro said.

"Oh, sorry; I was talking to Blue. Can any of you move now?" He asked, as he started flying toward the unmoving Red Lion.

"No."

"Nope."

"Nada."

Lance sighed, and continued moving, slowly, considering Blue just woke up. On his way there he saw Hunk's Lion lying still with its eyes dimmed. He eventually made his way over to Red.

"Okay guys," The Blue Paladin said shakily," I'm about to head into the Red Lion."

"Bring Keith back for us, Lance." Pidge said with a determined edge in her voice.

"I'll be trying to connect with the castle while you get Keith." Their leader reported.

"Got it."

Okay Blue, we're almost there. Hold on a bit longer.

He opened the lion's door and floated into space. There was a slam behind him, and he swiftly turned around to find a shocking sight.

"Blue!"

"Lance, what's the matter?" A chorus of questions rang out in Lance's ears after his shout.

"Crap," He sighed," Blue's out again, now I'm stranded."

There was a groan from all the Paladins at the new information, and Shiro spoke," Okay, we'll worry about that later. Try to get into Keith's Lion, maybe if you can get him awake then he could pilot you guys to the castle."

"'Kay."

It took him a few tries to get through the doors of the Red Lion, but he eventually heaved it open and walked into the Red lion.

"Keith?" Lance questioned, as he looked around. There was nothing in response, no cries for help (not that Keith would cry for help) and no movement.

As the Blue Paladin circled the chair in the cockpit he saw the crumpled form of his friend," Keith!"

He kneeled down next to Keith's unmoving body, gently shook his shoulder," Come on… wake up…"

"Lance, have you found Keith?" Shiro suddenly asked over his helmets speaker.

"Yes. But he's not responding right now," Lance assessed the damage," There's a cut on his head that's bleeding, but that's all I know until he wakes up." His worry began to grow.

There was a small pause before Pidge piped up," You need to wake him up, if it's a head injury we don't want him to stay asleep." Her voice shook slightly as she rattled off information on how to wake up Keith.

"Quiznak, my head hurts…" There was a groan as a small voice whispered.

Lance immediately looked down to see the Red Paladin shifting his body so he was laying flat on his back," Keith! Oh thank goodness. Guys he's awake!"

"Could you stop yelling? I have head headache the size of your ego." A small smile formed on Lance's face, if Keith was back to arguing with him then his injury can't be that bad.

The communication line was suddenly filled with an overwhelming amount of chatter when the team heard Keith's voice. They all spoke over each other, shouting.

"Keith! Thank God."

"If you die I'm gonna bring you back, then kill you again!"

Hunk's voice came across louder than the rest," KEITH! I'VE BEEN SO WORRIED!"

"Calm down, Hunk," Keith cringed at the loud noise," I'm gonna be fine."

Lance hadn't said anything, letting the team talk while he looked over Keith's body. The Red Paladin's eyes were glazed over and he was gripping his shoulder with one hand tightly, and his face was scrunched up in pain.

"Keith? Are you okay, what happened?" questioned Lance, his voice quiet.

"I-"A wave of pain caused Keith to tense up and hold his shoulder tighter. A groan escaped his pressed lips when he tried to talk, and his eyes closed.

"Crap! Keith, what's hurt?" The blue Paladin cautiously put an arm out to his injured friend, only to draw it back when Keith hissed in pain again.

"It's my… shoulder and head…" His voice was forced out, pain obvious in his voice.

"Lance? What's going on?" Shiro's worried voice came out of the helmet when he heard Keith.

"Um," Lance was nervous, he didn't know how to help his friend," I don't know. He said his shoulder and-"

The leader of Voltron cut him off," I can hear him, no need to repeat everything he says. Keith, can you speak to me?"

"H-Hey Shiro. Yeah I can talk…"

When Pidge and Hunk heard Keith's shaky voice both of their voices mingled together," Keith!"

Sweat was beaded on Keith's forehead and his face was pale," 'Sup…"

"Keith, what happened?" Shiro spoke, while Lance was quiet.

"When Red and I got hit, something slammed into us and threw me against the wall," He said, and pointed his head to the dented wall," I heard a loud pop and now my shoulder feels like it's on fire."

Lance's eyes were skimming over Lance's armor, noticing how the shoulder area was cracked and broken with a heavy sigh. He felt so useless as he nervously sat next to the injured Paladin and listened to Shiro calmly talk.

"Okay, Lance?" Shiro's voice snapped him out of his daze," Lance, I need you to focus, I know you're scared but you need to focus for Keith's sake."

He shook his head, clearing away the haze," S-sorry. What do you need me to do?"

The Red Lion shook slightly, and Keith groaned slightly," Whatever you're going to do, do it faster."

"Lance, you need to stabilize Keith's arm, then somehow you need to…" Getting quieter and quieter, Shiro trailed off.

Pidge butted in, and finished what the Black Paladin intended to say," You need to pilot the Red Lion."

Stunned silence filled the air, until Hunk broke it," That's impossible! You can't pilot someone else's Lion, right?"

"Lance, you know Keith better than the rest of us. His Lion should be able to recognize that." Shiro said.

"What?!" Lance exclaimed," No I don't! He's my rival."

Shiro's patience finally snapped," Lance, stop pouting! We need to get Keith to a healing pod before the Galra ships come back. So, focus on keeping him awake and pilot his Lion!" There was a click as the older man signed off of the communication line.

Lance tilted his head backwards, sighing out a puff of air in exasperation. Keith's lips were pressed tightly together and his eyes were closed as his face twisted in pain.

Okay, okay… I can do this… just find a way to make sure his arm doesn't move much then… pilot Red?

"Keith, I'm going to strap your arm to your side so it doesn't jostle very much. Tell me if it hurts too much, I'm sorry if I do hurt you." He said, while slowly inching toward Keith. His hand wrapped around his belt and he pulled it out for Keith's arm.

"Just," sighed the injured Paladin," Just hurry it up."

Gritting his teeth, Lance started tying the belt around Keith's arm and wrapping it around his body. When the belt tightened, Keith's fist slammed down on the hard metal bottom of his Lion, pain evident on his face.

"There." Keith relaxed when Lance let go of the belt and the pressure released a bit.

Now for the difficult part. He thought as he reached toward the Red Lion's controls.

So I realized that recently I had just been pumping out chapters and not really taking time to put a lot of effort into them. But I realized that halfway through the making of this chapter. So don't expect chapters as often as say, one every two days. Hopefully, that means the content will get better. There will be a chapter two, so stay tuned! (EW, that's cringy) BUH-BYE!