Where it all Began - Part 4

(Keith)

Mistakes were made. I wish I could say the mistake was about climbing into a strange alien blue lion ship. No it was talking to Shiro for just a bit too long because. He caught onto my underlying feelings for Lance. Maybe his gaydar was too good. It didn't help that after that Lance continued to prove himself as more and more of an idiot.

It didn't help that literally everything was going in Lance's favor. The blue lion thing had somehow responded and opened up to him. I had been in that cave millions of times and it never lit up. Then somehow the lion was speaking to him? What did that even mean? I was the one who discovered the energy in the first place why wasn't I the chosen one? Plus Lance was a horrible pilot and he was leading us into deep space, what the hell, I mean I think this is considered kidnapping.

Then we land in this mystical castle and he starts flirting with the first thing he finds, what an immature idiot. I should have known he was straight, he had the worst pick-up lines. It was great when the princess trashed his ears, which I actually thought were cute, they stuck out just a bit from his short hair cut.

And who the hell taught this kid math? I flunked out of school a ton, but at least I could do basic math. In what reality did the thousand equal one thousand plus ten. So stupid. What was this, I was blushing? No, impossible, why would someone being incompetent be cute? Oh and to think after I corrected him he had the decency to call me a drop out. Ugh.

This kid was going to be the bane of my existence. It didn't help that every chance he had he would take a jab at me. So annoying.

Wow, I had just traveled across the universe, met two aliens who had been asleep for ten thousands years and learned that there was some psycho space war lord and I was thinking about Lance.

Focus, Allura was speaking, something important. Shiro piloting the black lion, or supposed leader of the group. Seemed reasonable. Pidge as the curious and intellectual lion, made sense. Oh there goes Lance saying something stupid again, haha, too good, the princess didn't even bother finishing what she was going to say about the blue lion, but honestly know I am a little curious.

Hunk had the might yellow lion, he did seem rather strong and caring. Allura turned her gaze over to me.

"The red lion is temperamental and the most difficult to master. It's faster and more agile than the others, but also more unstable. It's pilot needs to be someone who relies more in instincts than skill alone. Keith, you will fly the red lion."

Temperamental, check. Difficult, check. Unstable, check. I felt like there were more insults in there than compliments, but being the red lion made me Shiro's right hand man, which seemed fitting, he was like a brother to me. What I wouldn't do for him? Instincts huh? Isn't that what Shiro told me when he told me to come to the Garrison, something about being a natural, acting on a whim.

Well, unfortunately I was going to have to wait to find my lion, once again the jealousy set in. Everyone else had their damn lions and here I was the one who did all the hard work to find the blue lion to be lion-less.

I wandered around the castle, Coran and Allura were so busy trying to figure out what happened in the past ten thousand years, and I just wanted to be myself. Always. Wanting. To. Be. Alone.

Everyone returned and I made my way up, I guess Lance and Hunk had a hard time escaping, Lance went into this super storytelling mode, throwing his arms in every direction and making crazy sound effects.

"I thought I was a goner, when last minute Hunk, POOSH, came out of the ground and BAM BAM took out the missiles heading right for me, then he KRAWK crushed the ships under him. I could have died, but ol' blue and yellow saved the day," Lance said leaning against Hunk, ha, such a child, it was almost adorable.

The alarm sounded, the galra ship was approaching, didn't Coran say we had days or something? It had been a few hours at most.

There was so much arguing. What were they talking about, running away? Why would we run away from this fight? Didn't we have the most powerful weapons in the universe or something? I may be great at running away from my feelings, but running away from things like this, not for me. We had a chance.

"Staying is our only option," I blurted out.

"Here's an option: Shut your quiznak!" Lance yelled back, ugh what the hell was his problem. We were called here, we were here for a purpose bigger than ourselves.

"I don't think you are using that work correctly," I yelled back.

"What do you know mullet?" he yelled back, ugh why did he keep mentioning my mullet? I kinda liked it. Keith shut your mind up and focus, fighting with Lance was more important than thinking about your haircut.

"We are staying," I said taking a step forward, maybe I could get him to back down, I was probably a bit buffer than him.

"Leaving," he said, he put his head right up next to mine, I probably had more muscle, but he balanced me out in his physique and stature. He also didn't seem like he was about to back down. Thankfully Shiro butted in. I crossed my arms aggressively, back to brooding then. Lance had shove his hands in his coat pockets, stretching out his coat. I rolled my eyes.

Eventually Lance stopped getting on my nerves every damn second, and we decided to stay and fight. Time to get my lion. Finally. Pidge flew us up to the ship, Here goes nothing, second alien ship of the day.

"That crazy energy," huh, I said, I was running through the halls of the Galra ship alone, confused, and a little frustrated, okay super frustrated. Pidge dragged Shiro away from me. I was left alone to find my lion and I couldn't get Lance's stupid voice out of my head describing the "crazy energy" that I had originally described.

I closed my eyes, come on, come on, we were running out of time. There it was. I could feel it, the crazy energy. I ran towards it. It was smaller than blue, it's fine. Don't get all butt hurt, Allura said it was faster and more agile, it had to compensate right?
Come on red lion, I am right here, open up. Come on. Come on. Ugh, why wasn't it working, the enemies were going to be on top of me any moment now.
Spoke too soon. There they were, why the hell wasn't this stupid lion responding to me? I opened the hatch, great idea, just rip everyone out into space, including yourself. Heh, at least you aren't as much of an idiot as Lance. Nope, just as big of an idiot. I was dangling to the ship, nope, I was falling into space now. Great.

Then I was eaten by a giant red lion. My day was getting weirder and weirder. I made my way to the control panel, Lance was right, it was speaking to me, in a weird, unexplainable way. Ooh, yeah this was going to be fun. I dove and flew around in circles, this was way more fun than any ship or simulator I had ever been in before.

Somehow we managed to ward of the attack from Sendak, the whole thing was incredible. I didn't have words. We came together, formed the ultimate weapon in the universe and took out an entire ship. Who even knew how. It was amazing. I could get used to this. Being a part of something greater than myself. Yeah, I need something greater than myself. I need it.