***Lances POV***
"Okay team." Shiro said sternly, his face appearing on the screen, "Let's split up and try to find Lotor."
I nodded and grinned slightly, "Yes sir!" I flew Blue onto the planet a little faster.
Shiro didn't respond and his face disappeared off my screen.
I sighed, "Space Dad hates me~" I couldn't help but hum. Blue landed on the planet outside of what looked like a little stone city. I got out of Blue and put my hand against her paw, "You stay here girl." I looked at the city. It seemed pretty empty.
'Okay Lance.' Her thoughts poured into mine.
I smiled at her fondness, "Okay Blue." I drew my bayard and looked around for any signs of life. I didn't want to just rush into this place and blow our cover.
"Hey baby." Keith's voice whispered in my ear through the comm. I was so glad he couldn't see me because DAMN that voice could make anyone weak in the knees. I couldn't wait til this was over and I could take Keith back into my chambers and just kiss him for as long as I wanted.
"Hey. Where are you?" I asked. Still no signs of life.
"I landed around a city." Keith said quietly. There must have been no people where he landed as well.
"Oh me too!" I said excitedly as I began to walk into the city. It was too quiet so I made sure to keep my volume low. I saw there was a building without a door and I walked inside. It was mostly rubble and dirt. There was a moldy chair, a table with only three legs and a box with nothing inside of it. I decided there was no reason to search the rest of the building.
"Pidge, Hunk," Shiro said through the comm, "Where are you?"
"I landed in a forest." Pidge said, "I figured it would be a good place for Lotor and his crew to hide."
Pidge is so smart. I thought fondly. She was like a little sister to me.
"Yeah and I found these caves. Pretty deserted though." Hunk sounded a little nervous. But he was almost always nervous.
"I'll be there to search the caves with you Hunk. Allura anything unusual about this planet that we should know of?" Shiro asked. Everything seemed unusual about this planet to me.
"This planet is called Cusim." Allura responded.
"That's very unusual." Pidge said sarcastically.
"Hey Allura?" I couldn't help but speak up. It was so empty, "Are you sure the distress signal came from this planet?"
"Yes... " She sounded puzzled, "Why?"
"Well I'm not sure about the others but I don't see anyone. And half these buildings-" I never got to finish because something painful hit the back of my head. Black clouded my vision and I fell into the dirt. I was too stunned to even spit it out of my mouth. I felt blood rise from my throat.
"Lance?" Allura said worriedly.
Get up. I thought.
I was still awake, but everything hurt. Especially my head.
Come on Lance! I got angry at myself.
"Lance!" It was Keith this time, "Lance what happened?!" Now he was worried.
I can't speak! I began to panic silently. I needed to get up. My head was pounding...
"Well look what I found." A husky voice breathed into my ear. He wasn't on the comms.
I blinked rapidly and slowly my vision came back. I glaced to my side. I could only see the male's long silver hair. I spit out the dirt and blood.
"Lance!" Keith yelled.
Stop worrying.
"Lance who is that?" Shiro yelled into the comms.
"Who… The hell are you?" I managed to say. I felt so pathetic. I was down from one blow. But seriously.. My head..
"Why my dear blue paladin.." I couldn't see his face but I could tell he was smirking, "I am Lotor. Son of Zarkon."
Quiznak.
"Lance!" Keith practically screamed, "Where are you?!"
I already told you, you stupid mullet! I thought angrily. I opened my mouth to speak.
"Paladins I need you!" Allura yelled through the comms, "It was a trap!"
"Keith you go get Lance!" Shiro commanded, "Pidge, Hunk. Let's go!" I felt touched that Shiro was started to warm up to me. Maybe he approved of me dating his 'baby brother' after all.
I felt hands touch my waist and although my my head was pounding and my body was aching I managed to roll away from him, "Don't touch me you freak!" I saw the Yellow Lion fly into the sky. Dammit.. I looked back at Lotor. I saw his face now. He wasn't terribly bad looking but Keith was the one who had my heart. And plus, he seemed like a creep.
Lotor licked his lips and I flinched. I saw the Black Lion out of the corner of my eye.
"You're so fiesty." He chuckled. He took a step closer to me.
"Get away from me." I growled, grabbing my bayard. Then the Green Lion flew away.
The Lion distracted me and he ended up kicking it out of my hands. He grabbed my wrists and lifted me up. All I could think of was my aching head. He started looking me up and down like some sort of animal and I began kicking at him in a panic. I tried to put on a brave front but before I could stop myself the word came out, "Keith.."
"I'm coming Lance. Hold on. Please." He sounded desperate and scared. I didn't want Keith to feel scared.
Lotor blinked and grinned, "Who's this Keith?"
"Don't talk about him!" I snapped. I silently hoped Keith wouldn't get here in case Lotor decided he wanted to mess with Keith too.
"Then don't bring him up." He shrugged carefreely and slammed my head into the nearest building. Now I saw black with red dots everywhere. I groaned and I felt my body go limp.
"Ezor. Bring my ship down. We need to leave now." He said.
I was hoping the others could hear him and I leaned a little bit so the comm was facing him.
Let me go I thought, Let me go...
"I know that was the plan but I got something better... My own little pet paladin."
