HELLOOO!! Well dang its been a hot minute since ive updated on here so how the hecky dizzle are you guys doing? still alive? still being the lovely, funky humans that you are? Good, good. that's swell. Ha anyway, season 7 was an emotional rollercoaster and i love Lance's family and uhm yeah okay im gonna write some angsty shiz now so lets go-
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"What?" Hunk exclaimed the second after Allura stopped talking.
Allura just pulled up a screen of the distress signal in response.
"That's pinpointing the location from where the signal came from.." Pidge said as she stared at the screen in shock, her breathing shaking slightly.
"It's.." Shiro began softly before clearing his throat and trying again, "It's coming from the Garrison."
Lance's hands shook at his sides as his eyes locked onto the hologram of Earth that lay before him. A large red dot covered where the Garrison was on the planet.
Lance knew that the others were talking but he could only make out a low ring due to the pounding of his heart in his ears. The moment those words left Allura's mouth, he froze.
"-ance?" A hand on his shoulder made Lance jump and pulled him back to reality as his eyes focused on the concerned face that belonged to said hand.
"Are you okay?" Keith asked the question in such a way that Lance assumed that the boy had said his name a couple of times before he had made a response.
Lance shook his head slightly, his throat closing up and threatening to block off his air way. He opened his mouth to say something but ended up closing it again as he stared back at the planet.
His planet.
His home.
His home that was now under attack from lord knows what while he was galaxies away.
"When was the signal put out?" Shiro's voice suddenly cut through the tense silence as he stepped closer to the control panel.
"Uhm.. well due to the time differences.." Allura began quietly as her fingers glided over the panel in order to get an answer.
She stopped abruptly as a time appeared on the screen, "It was sent out about a.. what you would call a week ago."
"A week ago?!" Pidge exclaimed, her voice unsteady, "Do you know how much could have happened in a week??"
"Allura, we need to get to Earth immediately." Shiro stated as he stared at the Princess.
Allura held his gaze before giving a curt nod and turning towards the controls, "I'll get the ship ready for a wormhole, meanwhile you all need to go get ready for whatever we're about to be met with on Earth." Her voice was chillingly steady as she spoke.
"Come on, team." Shiro waved his hand for the paladins to follow him as he headed towards the hangars.
Keith's grip on Lance's shoulder tightened when the blue paladin made no move to leave the room, "Lance?"
Keith placed both his hands on either side of the boy before shaking him slightly, "Hey, are you okay?"
Lance's eyes quickly snapped from the picture of Earth to Keith as he unintentionally answered, "Yeah."
Keith blinked at him, his eyebrows arched, "You sure?"
Lance spared a glance towards the planet one more time before looking back to Keith, "Um.. I- we should go to-to the lions." Before Keith could interject, Lance had shaken him off and headed towards his lions hangar.
Keith stood there for a second before quickly following.
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Lance's fingers twitched as he held his helmet in front of him. He stared at the newly fixed visor and repared shell with a tight feeling in his chest.
He took a deep breath before reaching up to place it over his head. Lance stopped breathing for a moment as he clicked the helmet into place, half of himself expecting the screen to cover up with ice any second.
"Lance, you there buddy?" Hunk's voice filtered through the comms, causing Lance to immediately let out the breath that he didn't know he was holding.
"Y-yeah, I'm here." Lance answered as he looked up at his lion before walking towards her.
"Okay.. thats good um just.. say something if you um.." Hunk trailed off as he searched for the right words.
Lance guiltily felt a pang of annoyance at his friend as he entered his lion, "Sure thing, Hunk."
Lance sat down in the pilots chair and felt his breath hitch as he looked through Blue's eyes. He felt a cold chill run down his back, causing him to grip onto the controls tight enough for his fingers to go numb.
"Lance?" Pidge asked when she noticed Lance's labored breathing in the back of the comms.
"Hm?" Lance responded, not trusting himself to open his mouth at that moment.
"Are you sure you're good?" Her voice seemed hesitant as she spoke.
The familiar annoyed burn fluttered through Lance, "Yes." He answered curtly.
"Lance, it's okay if you're not-" Shiro began but was cut off by Lance.
"I said I'm fine!" His voice came out louder than he meant it to but his words kept falling out of his mouth nonetheless, "Jesus, all I'm doing is sitting in my lion! Lay off!"
The comms went silent for a second before Shiro spoke again, "We're just worried about you, Lance."
"Well knock it off! You weren't worried before so why the hell are you guys suddenly so worried about me now? We're not even doing anything and you're acting like I'm about to shatter into pieces!" Lance yelled through the comms as he gripped onto the controls harder.
He was met with stunned silence again, the only sound being his unsteady breathing.
Hunk talked first, "We.. I.. Lance.." His words caught in his throat as they hesitantly left his mouth.
Lance almost laughed, "See? You don't know what to say because you know it's true! You guys didn't pay attention to me before and you're only just now saying something because I almost died!" Lance was yelling before he could understand what he was saying,
"I don't need you guys to constantly be babysitting me all of sudden, because I was able to handle it before so I can fucking handle it now, okay? Someone had to point it out to you before you even said anything! Just ignore it, you've already done it so perfectly before!" Lance's voice broke as his eyes filled with hot, unwelcome tears that fell down his face.
He angrily wiped at them with back of his hands as he finally let go of the controls.
A choked sob escaped his throat, causing Lance to clasp a hand over his mouth as he wiped at his eyes with the other.
The comms filled with the shocked silence of the other paladins as they processed what he said.. and how it all made sense.
"Lance.." Keith began quietly as he broke the unrelenting silence.
"Shut up! Just shut up, please, shut up!" Lance cried as he ripped his helmet off and threw it to the ground.
He let out a yell as he leaned forward and slammed his hands onto the panel in front of him.. again.. and again.. and again.
He kicked one of the controls with a scream before getting up and making his way behind the pilots chair before falling to his knees. His fists collided with the floor as he bent low to the ground, a scream escaping his throat.
Lance's scream faded to a raspy cry as he placed his forehead on the cool surface of the cockpit, tears streaming down his face.
His shoulders shook as he let out all the anger that he had with himself and this whole shit show of a situation that he ended up in.
Lance choked out a breath when he heard the doors to the lion open. He didn't lift his head as he felt their footsteps thud on the floor before stopping so they could kneel next to him.
He curled into himself as he felt a smaller pair of feet cross the floor before stopping in front of him. He tensed up as they too kneeled down and placed their hands on his shoulders.
"Lance?" Hunk's voice sounded distant and timid as he spoke his friends name.
"Lance.. please.. look up, please." Pidge's voice came out strained and far too small than she wanted it to be.
Due to the fact that both of them sounded like they were on the brink of tears, Lance slowly lifted his head and was met with Pidge's red rimmed, bright hazel eyes.
He glanced over to Hunk, who wore the same expression.
Lance felt his bottom lip tremble before throwing himself in between them, his arms wrapping around both of them.
They returned the action without hesitation, tears finally falling from their eyes.
"We got you buddy.." Hunk whispered, his voice barely audible.
"I'm sorry." Pidge cried as she burried her face into Lance's hair.
Lance shook his head, "Don't be.." His voice was muffled but Pidge could still make out how it broke.
Lance pulled back but kept a firm grip on their hands, "I- I didn't mean any of that- I don't know why I said that because I know you guys care and I-" Lance's voice was shaking so badly that it forced him to stop.
Hunk shook his head, "No.. no, you were right.. I mean, you're my bestfriend and I.. I didn't even notice a-and that sucks and I am so sorry, Lance. Be-because you've always- always been there for us and we're never there for you and that- that just-" Hunk's body shook as tears fell down his face.
"It's terrible." Pidge said quietly as she looked up at Lance, "It's terrible, okay? We.. we should've never believed that that was okay because.. you don't deserve that and we.. we love you okay?" Pidge's voice broke as she reached up and cupped the side of Lance's face with her free hand, "We love you and we won't ever let you go again."
Lance stared at her in shock before looking over at Hunk and then back at Pidge. He just gave a small shake of his head before falling into her, his free arm wrapping around Hunk as the yellow paladin held onto both of them.
They sat there in the cockpit of the blue lion for what seemed like ages. So long that they didn't notice when Keith and Shiro came in and joined them.
"I love you guys, too." Lance's voice was muffled by Pidge's shoulder, but seemed so loud to those that he was saying it to.
They slowly broke apart, but kept their arms around eachother as they took a minute to breathe.
"You okay?" Hunk asked Lance quietly.
Lance gave him a sad smile, "I will be."
Hunk nodded before looking over to Shiro.
The black paladin stared back before looking over his team.
Before looking over his family.
"Alright." He said softly, "Let's go save our home."
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"Paladins?" Allura's voice cut through the comms after everyone was situated again, "Are you ready?"
There was a hesitating silence before Shiro said the words that everyone was thinking, "Well, we'll just have to see when we get there."
Allura let out a soft laugh, "I guess we will."
"Alright Paladins, the wormhole is opening so once we make our way through, it is best that you stay in the Castle of Lions until Allura and I have surveyed the situation, alright?" Coran instructed, his voice calmingly steady.
"Alright." Shiro responded, "Let's go home."
"Entering the wormhole in 3.. 2.. 1.." Allura counted off before the castle lurched through the opening, causing the tension to build even more throughout the team.
"We're here." Was all Coran said before the comms went silent while he and Allura worked.
"What.. what do you think happened?" Hunk asked quietly as the paladins waited.
"I don't know.. I've been trying to get in contact with the Garrison but.. the signals all messed up." Pidge answered, strain and frustration leaking into her words.
"I'm sure that whatever it is, we'll be able to handle it. Together." Shiro said.
"I hope so.." Lance all but whispered, his shoulders tense as he tapped his foot impatiently on the floor.
"You don't think.." Keith started but then cut himself off before he could continue the thought.
"Think what?" Pidge asked.
Keith sighed, "I just.. you don't think it's the Galra, right?"
His question was met with a relentless silence that hung in the air.
"It could be. But whatever it is.. we can beat it." Shiro responded after moment.
Lance nodded along with Shiro's words, his throat going dry at how possible it was that the Galra had gone for Earth.
"Paladins?" Coran spoke suddenly, making Lance jump slightly.
"Yes, what do you see?" Shiro asked.
Coran was quiet for a second, "Well that's the thing.. we don't see anything."
"Sorry?" Pidge asked.
"Well, there's nothing around the planet and we can't see what's happening on the planet so if you go out there.. you'll be going in blind." Allura answered.
Lance tried to swallow the lump in his throat before he spoke timidly, "Well it's better now than never, right?"
"Right." Shiro began, "We don't know why Earth is under attack but we do know that they need our help so.. we get down there and we do just that."
"Well, let's go save our home then." Pidge stated as she powered on her lion.
"Did anyone else always have a sort of hunch that we'd have to do this eventually or is that just me?" Hunk asked as he tightened his grip on yellow's controls.
"Earth is a part of the universe so, I guess it's crossed my mind a couple of times." Keith answered him, shifting in his seat as he prepared himself to leave.
Lance nodded and cleared his throat, "Yeah, me too.. but I never actually thought that we'd have to actually do it though."
"Well, Earth is our home.. and as Voltron, we are sworn to defend it." Shiro's voice came through the comms steadily, "So let's get down there and make whoever's attacking it regret even thinking about going to Earth."
"We'll be right behind you." Allura said as the lions began to take off.
Lance took in a deep breath as he tightened his grip on Blue's controls, "Let's go, girl."
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Blue kept up a steady hum in the back of Lance's mind as he flew her towards Earth.
"God, I've missed this." Pidge breathed as they entered Earth's atmosphere.
"Your planet is beautiful, Paladins." Allura sighed as she flew the castle after the lions.
"It's too bad that we're not coming back to it on better terms." Hunk said quietly as he flew Yellow in the direction of the Garrison.
"You think Iverson will be mad at us for just kinda.. dropping out?" Lance asked, his nervousness causing him to resort to a lame attempt at humor in order to lessen the tension.
To Lance's relief, Pidge let out a soft laugh, "He would be the type of guy to be pissed at some cadets for leaving the school in order to save the universe."
"So he hasn't changed, then?" Keith asked.
"Nope. He's still the same tense bag of beans that we know and love." Hunk responded lightly.
"I'm sorry, Iverson is..?" Coran asked.
"Just this guy in charge of the cadets.. you know, acts like he was more power than he ever will and stuff like that." Pidge answered him.
"Ah.. I knew someone like that." Coran sighed.
"You're not talking about Lixen, are you?" Allura asked, a slight chuckle breaking through her words.
"Oh you know I am, Allura." Coran laughed.
"I think we all know people like that, honestly." Shiro said softly as they neared the Garrison.
The short light hearted feeling in the air soon dissolved as they came close enough to the ground to see what had become of the planet.
"Oh my God.." Pidge breathed as her eyes flittered over the ground.
Lance felt his breath hitch as he took in what he knew to be the Garrison. What was once a clean, well constructed building, was now one of flames and destruction.
"How..?" Hunk asked as they flew the lions to the ground, "What did this??"
"I thought the Garrison had a defense system, how is it just.. half of it's gone.." Keith stuttered as Red hit the ground, kicking up dust and rubble.
"There's only one way to find out." Shiro stated before exiting his lion.
Lance blinked before processing what he had said and following him.
"Allura and Coran, stay in the Castle and keep a look out for anything." Shiro instructed as he stepped onto the dirt.
"Be careful." Allura responded.
Lance felt a gasp escape his lips when he was able to see the Garrison clearly. His feet moved automatically over the dirt as he followed the rest of the team to the building.
"It looks like half of the building is still operational, save for some burn marks that could've came from lasers.. or bombs." Shiro said his thoughts aloud as they neared the entrance.
"Jesus.." Pidge muttered as she stepped over a piece of rubble. Her eyes fluttered over the field in front of the school before falling on something that made her gasp and stumble backwards.
Lance grabbed onto her shoulders as she collided into him, "Pidge, what-" He cut off as he looked up and caught sight of what she was looking at, "Oh my god.."
"Um, guys?" Lance called to the others, who were a bit in front of him and Pidge.
"Yeah?" Hunk asked as he turned around.
Lance just pointed across the field.
Hunk followed his gaze and felt his heart drop.
At the far edge of the field lay what was undoubtedly a crumpled galra ship. And laying beside it in a heap was a body.
It's pilot.
"Shit." Keith muttered as he reached down for his bayard.
"We- come on we have to get inside, now." Shiro instructed as he headed towards the doors quickly.
"Come on." Lance's voice was barely audible as he grabbed Pidge's hand and raced to follow the others.
"Th-that was a Galra ship!" Pidge suttered as they made their way into the dim building.
"Yeah I-I kind of figured that out.." Lance muttered as his heart pounded in his chest.
"What do we do what do we do what do we-" Hunk rambled as he rubbed the back of his neck.
"Hunk." Shiro stopped the paladin as he spoke, "What we need to do is stay calm and try to find someone to talk to."
"Right. Right, of course that makes sense. It's just um this is a lot a-and my family's here and I don't know if they're okay or if-" Hunk took a deep breath as Lance placed a hand on his shoulder.
"Breathe, buddy. We.. we'll figure it out soon, okay? We just need to keep walking." Lance's voice was low as he spoke to his friend.
Hunk nodded and breathed in through his noss before nodding again.
"Okay.. let's go." Shiro said as he waved his hand forward.
Lance squeezed Hunk's shoulder reassuringly before following Shiro down the dark hallway.
The group walked in silence, the only sound being there feet crunching over broken glass and rubble.
Lance subconsciously formed his bayard in his gun as they walked through the empty hallways.
"I'm picking up heat signatures to the left." Pidge said suddenly from where she walked in the back of the group.
"How many?" Shiro asked, looking back to her.
Pidge was silent for a moment before she looked up at him, "Hundreds."
Lance's eyes widened as he looked at Pidge and then the screen projecting from her arm plate, "C-can you tell.. uh, what kind of signatures they are?" He asked hesitantly.
Pidge hummed in response while she typed something in. Her shoulders relaxed slightly as she let out a sigh, "They're human."
Lance breathed out as Shiro spoke again, "Well, let's go find them, then." He said before walking towards where Pidge said that the signatures were.
As they neared the left of the hallway, Lance began to hear muffled voices coming through the walls.
"They're on the main deck." Keith stated as they turned and were met with a pair of large, double doors.
"I'm guessing that the Garrison is being used as a safe place, right? I mean it's a military base so they have like, bunkers and stuff ready for.. Endoftheworldscenarios.." Hunk sighed as he put away his bayard.
Shiro nodded at what Hunk said before stopping in front of the doors.
"So.. should we knock?" Lance asked.
Pidge chuckled, "You would think to knock."
Lance motioned towards the doors in exasperation, "Well it worked for Blue."
"These are two completely different things." Keith pointed out.
Lance opened his mouth to say something back but was cut off by a raised voice behind the doors.
"This is war, Iverson! I am trained to deal with these types of things whether we understand what's happening or not, understood?" A woman snapped.
The room grew quiet before muttering broke out.
"Okay.. I guess now is a good time to go in..?" Lance asked as he motioned towards the doors again.
"That would be ideal." Shiro answered as he reached down to pull the door open.
But just as his hand touched the handle, a large explosion was heard in the distance before the building trembled for a moment.
"What the hell?" Lance asked as he looked around.
"It's another attack- everyone to the bunkers!" The woman yelled before her voice was overpowered by the hundreds of people yelling over one another.
"Guys, step back-" Shiro began as he pushed the team back with his arm before the double doors bursted open, revealing the flushed faces of the people packed inside.
The people stared at them for a second before pushing their way through the doors and in the direction of the bunkers.
"Everyone stay together!" Shiro yelled as he tried his best to push the paladins away from the river of people flowing out of the doors.
Lance turned to follow the others as they veered out of the way of the people, but his foot caught on a piece of rubble and he stumbled to the ground.
"Shit." Lance cursed as his knees skimmed over the ground before he picked himself up again. Someone bumped into his shoulder as he stood up, "Sorry." Lance called after the person as he tried to reorient himself.
Lance felt sweat break out across his neck as he realised that he was now in the middle of the swarm of people that were pushing him in the opposite direction of his team.
The building trembled once more, causing screams to erupt through the crowd before they began moving faster in their haste to get to safety.
"Wait- excuse me- I have to-" Lance stuttered as he tried to move through the crowd.
"Get out of the way!" A panicked man yelled as he shoved past Lance, knocking the paladin into the wall.
"S-sorry- I just-" Lance was cut off by the pounding in his ears as the hallway became too hot and crowded far too fast.
The yelling of the terrified people only grew as the building shook enough for parts of the ceiling to fall.
Lance lurched forward and pushed a child out of the way of a fallen piece of concrete before returning them to their family, "Everyone, watch out!" Lance yelled as he formed his bayard and shot at the falling pieces of debris.
He felt his heart jump as the shaking building made him stumble forward. On instinct, Lance formed his shield and held it over a family as another chunk of the ceiling fell.
"Go go go-" He urged the family as he pushed the debris off to the side, allowing them to move on to safety.
Lance veered out of the way of a different family as they ran passed him. The voices and screams of the crowd grew as more and more people pushed themselves out of the doors.
Lance pushed himself up against a wall in an attempt to get out of the way as they pushed past him. His heart pounded in his chest as he looked around for his friends or even a room for him to escape to.
His breathing became uneven as Lance tried to make himself walk towards where he last saw his team running to. The sea of people scrambled past him, some pulling them with him in the process.
"Sorry! Excuse me- I'm sorry, I just- I need- Hey, LOOK OUT!" Lance's pleads to get through the crowd were cut off as his voice grew into a yell.
He lunged towards a small child, tucking them into his chest as he pushed people out of the way with his shield before a part of the ceiling fell on to where they were just standing.
Lance let out a breath of relief as he looked down at the toddler he was still holding. The little girl looked up at him with big, scared eyes.
"H-hey are you okay?" He asked quietly as he released her.
She kept a firm grip on his arm as she nodded slightly before looking around. A soft whimper released her mouth as her bottom lip trembled.
"Oh no, hey, it's alright! Are you looking for your parents- were you with them?" Lance asked as he gently pulled her out of the way of the crowd.
The little girl nodded again, "Mommy."
"Your mom? Okay, you can stay with me while I help you find her, is that alright?" Lance asked as he reached over and wiped a tear off of her cheek.
She nodded again before latching her arms around his neck.
Lance offered her a soft smile as he lifted her while he stood up.
"Just hang tight kiddo, we'll find your mom." He said to her as he began walking forward with the rest of the people heading towards the bunkers.
Lance subconsciously rubbed the little girls back gently as she buried her face into his neck, her body trembling slightly.
Looking down at her, Lance got an idea, "So.. we never introduced ourselves, I'm Lance, what's your name?" He asked as they made their way through the winding hallways, the distant explosions making her tense up.
"Mia." She answered quietly.
"Mia? That's a pretty name. How old are you, Mia?" Lance asked, a grin growing on his face as the little girl relaxed a little.
"I'm almost this many." She said proudly as she held up four fingers.
"Almost four? Oh my goodness, that's amazing!" Lance gasped in awe at her as she let out a giggle. He smiled at her before making his way down the steps with everyone else.
"Are you a superhero?" Mia asked.
Lance looked down at her, "A superhero?"
Mia nodded and then tapped his chest plate, "Yeah. You have a supersuit so.. you're a superhero? Coming to stop the bad guys?"
Lance's heart swelled as he watched the awe grow in her round eyes, "Well, yeah. You can call me a superhero. I'm actually a paladin Voltron. It's this big robot that defends the Universe from bad guys."
Mia gasped as she listened to him talk about Voltron and Space and Aliens, "Woah.. I wanna be a paladin!" She exclaimed after he had finished, her eyes wide.
Lance stared at her as she looked back at him in amazement. He smiled widely as a warm feeling grew within him, "Well, Mia, maybe someday you will be. But you don't need Voltron to be a paladin; you can be one right now. You can help people here and be you're own superhero. The best superhero around."
Mia giggled before she puffed out her chest and raised her little fist, "I'm gonna protect Earth!" She yelled before jumping into a ramble of all the things she would do to help.
As she spoke, Lance's smile grew as she excitedly told him how she's always wanted to be a superhero. In a way, she reminded him of himself when he was younger.
Lance looked up as the crowd slowed down in order to enter the bunker doors. A feeling of unease flooded over Lance as the lights flickered and dust fell from the ceiling.
"Lance?" Mia asked as she watched him look around.
"Yeah?" He asked as he looked back at her.
"You're gonna save Earth, right?" She asked quietly.
Lance stared at her for a moment before nodding, "Of course I will. The team and I will stop the bad guys and then you'll be able to go home."
Mia blinked at him and then let out a sigh as she rested her head against his shoulder, "Bad guys took my home away.." She whispered before going silent.
Lance felt his heart break as he tightened his hold on Mia. He tried to swallow the lump in his throat before continuing forward through the crowd.
"Don't worry, Mia. Everything will be okay soon." He told her quietly as he scanned over the never ending swarm of people.
"I know.. you'll save everyone..just like a superhero." Mia responded, her small hand tapping the emblem on his chest again.
Lance rubbed her back, "Yeah.."
As he walked through the doors, Lance felt his breath hitch as his eyes fell open the seemingly endless rows upon rows of bunkbeds.
He watched as all of the families made their way to their bunks, quiet mummering spread throughout them all.
"Mommy?" Mia asked suddenly as she sat up.
"Do you see your mom?" Lance asked as he lifted her higher so she could look through the crowd.
Mia nodded as she pointed down the staircase to a woman with blonde hair. She was making her way through the crowd, her face panicked.
"Mommy!!" Mia called, making the woman stop and look around frantically.
"Mia, whats her name??" Lance asked as he tried to move past the people going down the stairs.
"Sophie!" Mia answered him.
"Sophie!!" Lance yelled as he ran down the staircase, careful not to knock anyone over.
Sophie whipped around at the sound of her name, a relieved cry escaping her mouth as she layed eyes on her daughter.
"Mia!" She cried as she rushed forward and took her up in her arms, holding her tightly as tears fell from her eyes.
Lance let out a breath as he watched Mia hug her back, her little hands playing with her mother's hair.
Sophie looked up from her child and at Lance, her face kind, "Thank you, thank you so much!"
Lance nodded and smiled as his face flushed.
"Attention the bunker doors are now closing, everyone stand clear." A voice suddenly boomed throughout the room.
Lance felt his heart drop as he caught sight of the huge metal doors slowly sliding shut.
"I have to go- take care, okay?" Lance said hurriedly as Mia turned towards him.
"Go superhero!" Mia called after him as Lance ran up the stairs.
Despite his haste to get to the closing doors, Lance waved after her before taking the steps two at a time.
"Sorry, boys- maybe another time!" Lance said as he skidded under the arms of a couple of guards trying to stop him from leaving the safe room.
Lance pushed himself off of the ground and through the gap between the two doors just as they were closing. He stumbled to the floor as the doors shut with a loud band.
Brushing himself off, Lance stood up and stared at the closed doors for a moment before hurrying up the steps.
Lance jumped over fallen pieces of debris as he ran up the stairs, his heart pounding.
He reached the top of the stairs and let out a yell of surprise as he ran into someone. Lance almost fell back down the stairs but said someone grabbed his hand and pulled him into the hallway.
Lance stumbled forwards and bumped shoulders with the owner of the hand, which was still clasped around his own.
"Keith?" Lance asked as he looked at the red paladin.
"Where did you go??" Keith asked, his brows arched in worry.
Lance swallowed dryly as he stared at Keith's expression, "Uh.. I um- there was just a lot of people and I kinda got swept away.." He answered awkwardly, his eyes drifting down to their tightly clasped hands.
Keith followed his gaze and pulled his hand away quickly as if he just noticed what it was holding.
"Oh.. I just thou- We thought something bad had happened and um.." Keith explained as he looked up at Lance, which he immediately regretted because that boy was staring at him with a damn look.
Lance blinked before clearing his throat, "No- no, I'm fine.. I um.. where's everybody else?" He asked.
Keith stepped back a little as he motioned down the hallway, "Looking for you and Pidge."
"What- what happened to Pidge??" Lance asked immediately.
"Same thing as you- but we found her and she's fine- it's fine- we're all fine." Keith suttered, internally cursing his ability to talk like a normal fucking person.
The feeling of tension left Lance almost as quickly as it came, "Okay.. that's good.. that's good.." He sighed as he rubbed at his eyes with his hand, "So where's everyone now?"
"Shiro and Pidge are in this room we found while Hunk and I have been looking for you." Keith answered as he began walking down the hallway.
Lance quickly followed him, his throat going dry as he looked around the collapsing ceiling and walls.
"Lance!" Upon hearing his name, Lance turned around only to be met with a mass of yellow as Hunk hugged him.
"Oh, hey buddy." Lance said, his voice muffle by Hunk's armor.
Hunk pulled him back suddenly and looked him over before he released Lance, "Oh god, I was so worried. You and Pidge just disappeared and we thought that you two were together but then we found Pidge alone and you weren't answering your comms and I thought something had happened and-"
"Hunk." Lance stopped his friend from rambling as he placed a hand on his shoulder, "I'm okay, I just got swept away with all of those people."
Hunk relaxed as he let out a sigh, "I know, I know. I'm just on edge.." He said as they continued down the hallway with Keith.
"We all are." Lance told him.
Hunk just nodded.
After a moment of walking in silence, the trio reached a door, in which was jerked open as they neared it.
Keith and Hunk entered and Lance made to follow him but was stopped as a flash of green ran at him.
Pidge buried her face in his chest and wrapped her arms around his middle the moment Lance was in the doorway.
"Stop disappearing." Pidge said quietly, her voice muffled.
Lance hugged her back and ruffled her hair as she pulled away, "Sorry, Pidgeon, I'll try not to."
Pidge looked up at him for a moment before visibly relaxing, "You better." She mumbled before allowing him to enter the room.
Shiro sighed in relief as he turned around, "Oh thank God, we're all here."
Lance took off his helmet to wipe the sweat off of his forehead as he took in a deep breath before nodding.
"So.. what do we do now?" Hunk asked Shiro, who opened his mouth to say something but stopped when he looked towards the doorway.
Lance gave him a confused look but went rigid as he felt a cold rim pressed to the back of his head.
He froze, his eyes trained on the ground as a voice behind him spoke, "Who the hell are you?"
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Muhahahahahahaha..
So I talked to my friend about this chapter and she suggested the whole Lance getting lost in the crowd thing and then Keith finding him and stuff and I was like oh yes and she just goes, "ie, the gay." And so I just had to do it to em.
Alsooo, Klance is like the only un-platonic relationship happening as of right now, but feel free to tell me about any other ships ya wanna see.
Oh I have so many ideas for this story and god dang get ready for the McClain fam bc they're a cominggg