When Lance had woken up he wasn't sure just what had happened, his memory first being fuzzy. He groaned as his limbs ached and his eyes burned. He sat up and held his head as tried to clear it. He felt his body shake as he began remembering, his stomach and heart sinking into his stomach.

She's gone.

She died in your arms.

You will never see her again.

He choked, his eyes widening and filling with more tears. Questions began to fill his head at a rapid pace as he looked around his room. How did he get here? Where are the others? How long has it been? He swung his legs over the side of his bed and stood up, still shaking but needing answers.

He grabbed a note that had been left, reading it over and over but not being able to process anything but his name and "Infirmary". He ran a hand through his hair and made his way towards the door. He might as well check for them, and the infirmary was his only clue.

His steps began to become more stable as he walked through the halls of the castle, his mind beginning to wander.

'Why would they even be hanging out in the infirmary?'

He finally made it, standing outside the door he went to walk through them but stopped short after hearing a familiar voice.

"-We don't know just what happened to them, I want everyone to be careful around them for a little bit... there is no telling how they'll respond after going through what they did."

There was no denying that it was Shiro's voice, but what had surprised him was the very distinct "They" in that sentence.

"How bad was it? I mean, when we found them-"

As he stumbled forward in an attempt to hear them both better, the door slid open automatically and suddenly his eyes connected with Hunks.

"Lance!" He watched as Hunk made his way over to him and let out a breath as he was picked up into Hunks arms and crushed by his hug.

Shiro smiled at him. "It's good to see you up, Lance. Pidge should be getting out of the healing pod soon."

His eyes widened at that. "What? She- She's okay?"

Shiro placed a hand on his shoulder. "She was almost gone when we got to you guys, luckily she's a fighter and we were able to get to her in time."

Lance let out what seemed like a mix between a sob and a laugh as he ran a hand through his hair and looked towards the ground. His entire body was filled with instant relief and joy. "She's okay!"

Shiro nodded. "If you want, we can bring you to the pod she's in."

Hunk spoke up."Allura said she only had to stay in there for about 2 vargas longer, and that was... 30 dobashes ago?"

"How long was I asleep for?"

Hunk patted him on the back. "So long that I started asking Allura if we should put you in a pod too."

The walk to the pods was short, and once they got there he started to tear up, the sight of her in the pod cementing the fact that she really was alive. She was going to be fine.

As soon as Lance's eyes landed on her pale face he felt his legs go weak, the shock of everything beginning to hit him hard. He grabbed onto Hunk as his knees buckled and he collapsed, tears building up and spilling out of his eyes as if a dam had broken. He heard Hunk and Shiro call his name in concern and grinned at them.

"I'm okay, It's just... It's been a lot."

Hunk sighed in relief and patted him on the back while Shiro just nodded.

"We've been keeping an eye on her since we got you both here, but if you'd like we can leave you two alone. I know you both must have been through a lot."

Lance smiled at him "Thanks, Shiro... I'd actually really like that."

Shiro nodded again and patted Hunk on the shoulder. "C'mon, let's go let everyone else know Lance is up."

Hunk looked a bit hesitant, but the pleading looks from both Shiro and Lance convinced him and he let Lance go and got up. Both him and Shiro left, leaving him in silence with Pidge.

Looking at her face and listening to the soft beeping of her pulse soothed him, moving to the pod she stayed stasis in he rested his head against it as his tears dried up and he felt himself drift into a peaceful sleep.

Lance woke up as his head fell forward from the pod opening and he quickly forced his eyes open and looked towards the pod where a dazed and confused Pidge stumbled out. He stumbled forward and grabbed onto her before she could fall over.

"Katie!"

"Wha- Lance?" She asked, the dazed expression on her face fading but the confusion staying in place. He watched her eyes scan her surroundings as her eyebrows became more furrowed.

"I'm alive?"

Lance laughed and nodded "Yeah, you are." His eyes began filling with tears again and he sniffled, hugging her tightly and burying his face into her neck. "You scared the quiznack out of me."

She laughed at that, hugging him back just as tightly. Lance felt his heart lighten at the sound.

"You owe me a slice of Pizza."

"After this? You're getting way more than a slice of pizza."

She pulled away just enough to see his face. "I can't believe I almost died before I could see that video of you stuck in a baby swing."

At that, Lance began laughing like he had never laughed before, Pidge soon joining in. Neither of them were sure how long they stayed like that, just laughing.

Pidge wiped a tear from her eye as both their laughing calmed down, looking back at him she found herself surprised by the pure love in his eyes as he looked at her. They both froze, taking in every bit of one another's face that they could. Suddenly, there was movement as Lance put his hand on her cheek.

Both of them moved closer, the motions feeling just right as their mouths connected. It was like a cheesy love movie, the way things seemed to freeze around them, yet somehow kept moving.

Everything was going to be okay.

I would just like to apologize for how long it took me to come out with this chapter. Due to personal reasons, I was unable to update it as soon as I had planned. I really hope you guys liked the last chapter, thank you so much for reading. 3

(Sorry about the broken text, thank you Loldino for letting me know about it in the reviews!)