A white shell was floating around, scanning the area, this little thing was called a Ghost, they were created by The Traveler, during its final moments, it's not dead, merely...asleep.
"Finally!" Ghost shouted, coming across a potential guardian, "Time for your story to begin..." Ghost murmurs, separating into an orb of light, and firing it at the body.
Lance awoke with a gasp, eyes darting around the area he was in, he reached out for his bayard...it didn't appear, he looked down in a panic and noticed his armor was different. "What in the..." he trailoed off, looking back up as he surveyed the area once more, right...he...didn't make it back from the last mission...did he?
"Lance!" Keith yelled, slicing down into the final Galra sentry with his sword, this was supposed to be a simple mission, get in, retrieve the target, and get out, "Lance, can you hear me?" Keith tried again, eyes darting desperately around the area, he quickly made his way over to a pile of debris, Keith gasped as his eyes widened; There Lance had been gasping for breath, face pained as he held his side in his hands...or he would be, if there hadn't been a giant metal rod sticking through it.
"Lance..." Keith whispered, rushing to the Cuban's side, grabbing his hand, Lance looked up, and smiled softly, "Hey there...Mullet..." He croaked, hissing in pain as the rod dug deeper, "Lance, don't move." Keith ordered, concern present in his tone and features.
"Keith...I'm not gonna make it am I?" Lance asks, he knew he was dying, he couldn't feel the wound anymore, or his feet, from his knowledge of injuries, he knew this wasn't a good thing.
"Lance...don't talk like t-that..." Keith whispered, holding back tears as the others rushed in, Allura gasped and rushed to their side, eyes darting over Lance, trying to find the best way to get him out of there. "N-No..." She gasped, looking up at Keith, then to Lance, her eyes holding fear.
"Lance, don't worry, you'll be fine, we just need to get you out of here." Allura announced, pulling out and activating her bayard, she had recently unlocked a new form, one that wasn't that useful in battle, but was incredibly handy in rescues, she cut him off the pipe and used the laser to cauterize the wound. "Alright, Keith, get back to the Black Lion and rush Lance to the Castle." Allura ordered, Keith nodded and picked Lance up, being careful as to not jar any of his wounds and reopen them. "Lance, you'll be fine." Keith murmured as he ran, only fast enough to put Lance through the least amount of pain.
"K-Keith..." Lance whispered, his vision darkening.
"We both know I'm not-" "Shut up!" Keith yelled, turning his attention fully to Lance. "You'll make it...you have to." he whispered, pulling Lance closer as the two of them walk into Black, Keith setting in the coordinates and Black knowing where to go.
"Lance, you can't die...who'll make fun of me?" Keith whispered, Lance let out a pained laugh, although it sounded more like a shaky sigh.
"Keith..." Lance croaked, motioning for Keith to come closer, Keith obeyed, scooting closer and lying Lance on his lap. "I just wanna tell you..." Lance said, the darkness closing in on his vision. "Bury me...on Earth..." He finishes, welcoming the darkness as he exhales for the last time.
"Lance?" Keith asks, gently shaking the Cuban, when he didn't react Keith panicked, "Lance, come on, quit messing with me!" he yells, now full on shaking his former comrade, "Lance...please, don't leave me." Keith croaks, as he reaches the Castle, Coran rushing in, Keith neglected to tell the man that it was too late.
"Guardian?" The ghost asks, watching the tan man search around for something. "Lance turns around to face it, his hands rushing up and grabbing onto it. "How did you do this?" He asks, searching it's one glowing blue eye. "I'm a ghost, well, I'm your ghost...and you've been dead for a very, very long time." Lance's eyes widen, "Wh-What happened to Voltron, what happened to the Paladins?" He asks, fear coating his tone.
The ghost stared on, clearly confused. "I don't know what you're talking about, but maybe Cayde-6, your Vanguard, will know." the white shelled thing said, beaming the two of them into a ship, "You do know how to fly...right?" it asks, Lance nods and takes the controls. "Just tell me where to go."
"We're here, follow me." the ghost said, "Alright." Lance said, raising a foot but stopped when he heard a gasp, his eyes widened as he heard the familiar voice, he turned around to confirm his suspicions.
"Lance?"