*Welcome, welcome, one and all! To chapter 2 of this fanfic! Aww-yeah!

*Alright, this chapter is going to be about Lance, and then split to where we left off with Keith, Shiro and Matthew.

*Lance still thinks that Keith is "dead", just saying in case it causes confusion to you guys.

*Let's begin!

Lance took the escape pod at 1:15 in the morning. Before he did, he snuck out of his room, being careful not to wake Matthew by getting up and replacing himself with a decoy. Lance then proceeded to sneak out of the room, not hearing the other getting in contact with Keith, heading to the escape pods.

Lance hopped into one of them, starting it and taking off to get comfort away from where the worries were.

While flying the pod, Lance was thinking of Keith and thinking of whether he should send the team a video message or not. And if he did, what would he say? He decided to send the team a video message, which went like this:

"Okay..is this thing recording? I don't know..uhhh.." Lance was fixing his hair, the camera was on and recording. He didn't know, so he was practicing how to greet them.

"Yeah, hey guys, its me….no no no, not like that, ah, I got it." He did a few others before settling on the one he liked best. "Okay, here we go..hey guys, its me..I'm sorry I left this morning, I just had to get away from where the worries were, haha." Lance scratched his head. "I just..need comfort somewhere away from the worries, you know? I can't tell you guys how I'm feeling right now, It'll just put me in more of a depressed mood...well, that's all for now, don't worry, I'll be back soon..just tell me about Keith, if you do get in contact with him..see you guys."

With that, the video ended and he sent it to the team.

Not knowing that Keith, Shiro and Matthew were on their way trying to find him, he sent the video to Allura and them, which they opened right away.

Lance arrived to his location, the Galra empire to see Prince Lotor, the son of Zarkon, for some sort of comfort. As he got out of the escape pod, he walked towards the doors of the empire. He lifted his hand up, about ready to knock, when the door flew open. It scared Lance, knocking him off his feet. Three Galra guards came out, grabbed him and dragged him in.

When the guards let Lance go, he looked up and saw him. Who was him? It was Zarkon, with Lotor beside him. They were looking at Lance with curious looks on their faces. Zarkon spoke up. "What are you doing here, blue Paladin?" Lance flinched at the question, then answered while looking down at the floor. "I..I came to see Lotor, sir.."

"I should kill you right now, but.." Zarkon went on, but stopped, seeing that something was bothering the blue Paladin, which he sighed, irritated at the thought of asking him why. He growled, "What..what is the matter, Lance, is it?" Lance then looked up to him. "I'm surprised you know my name..-" Lance was cut off by Zarkon raising his voice slightly, making Lance shake. "I asked why you are here and why you look upset. Don't make me ask again, boy, or I will-" Then Zarkon was cut off by Lotor.

"Stop raising your voice," Lotor intervened. "He wants to speak with me, so I will take him." Lotor then stepped down and picked Lance up, holding his arm firmly and saying in his ear. "Come on now, I'm gentler than he is, okay?" Lance shook slightly, looking at Lotor in the eyes. Lotor smirked slightly. "Well, don't you trust me, gorgeous?" Lance's face lit up, not in a joyful way, but in a bright red way. Before he could respond, Lotor had already started taking him down a hallway to where the rooms were.

For Lance, it seemed like forever before they reached Lotor's room. "Come now, don't be afraid. There's nothing to worry about. I think you'll like my room, actually." That said, Lotor turned the doorknob of his room and opened the door. Right when it opened, Lance's face lit up, in a happy way. Lotor's room was blue and purple, along with some black in the mix. Lotor took his arm and brought him inside, closing the door behind them.

"Now, you asked to see me. What's the matter? Did something happen? Did the your team do something to you? Tell me." Lance sat himself on Lotor's bed, which had a blue and purple mix blanket. Kind of like tie-dye. Lotor sat beside him, listening fully.

Lance glanced up at Lotor, his face went depressed in a second. He grabbed a pillow from off the bed and held it to his chest. "I..I got scared and left...n-not permanently, but just to get away from being worried about something for a little while and I came here..I sent a video message to them explaining that I will be gone for a short time..I thought you would take my mind off of it until I know he's okay or not.." Lotor looked down at Lance. "Lance, the blue Paladin, what are you worried about exactly?" Lotor took Lance's hand in his. Lance flinched slightly, then closed his eyes. "Keith sacrificed himself, you know that.." Lance hid his face in the pillow. Lotor thought it sounded like he was crying between his words.

"I didn't want to be there..and hear bad news..I want to know that Keith's alive..I miss him..do you understand what I mean, Lotor..?" Lance looked up at Lotor, his cheeks covered with tears. Lotor cupped Lance's cheeks in his hands, bringing him into a hug. "Want to know what I think? I think he is alive, trying to find you with your team. But, if you really want to stay here for a small while, you can. Alright, gorgeous?" Lance, smiling slightly, nodded. "Thank you, Lotor.."

Back with Keith, Shiro and Matthew…

Keith was irritated. He was trying to track down the pod Lance used. He got mad and almost broke the controls. Shiro laid a hand on his shoulder. "Keith, let me fly. You need a break.." Keith sighed then nodded. "Fine.." That said, Keith got out of the seat and let Shiro pilot the lion. Keith sat beside Matthew, hugging his knees with a mix of sadness and anger.

"So..hi, Keith. I heard good things about you from Lance. I'm Matthew, Pidge's older brother." Matthew held out his hand to Keith, who shot him an angry look. 'Don't you fucking dare talk about my man, new guy.' Keith thought, sitting up and looking towards Matthew. Matthew hesitated to speak for a second, but eventually spoke. "Listen, I'm sorry for Lance disappearing, I'm a heavy sleeper so I didn't feel him get out of the bed and I-" He was cut off by Keith yelling. "You didn't FEEL him GET OUT OF THE BED?!" Keith grabbed Matthew by the collar and pushed him against the wall. "You were SLEEPING with my BOYFRIEND?! Oh, you are so DEAD!"

"It was only to comfort him!" Matthew replied, terrified.

"No, you're trying to take him! Well guess what? I WON'T LET YOU!" Keith had his fist held up, ready to punch Matthew straight in the face, but before he could, Shiro grabbed Keith in an arm lock which made him dorp Matthew back down on the seat. "Keith, stop! He was just trying to help Lance because I asked him to and they fell asleep together, calm down!"

Keith clinched his fists and Shiro let go of him. Keith went to the opposite side of the lion and sat down, crossing his arms with his eyes closed, still angry. Shiro made sure that Matthew was okay before going back to pilot. Shortly after, they got a message from Allura. It was the video message Lance sent! "Matt, Keith, we have a video message Allura sent us. It's Lance!"

When Shiro said that Keith shot up and went straight to the the screen, but Shiro moved him to behind the pilot seat. Matthew stood in the same place, Keith glaring at him, still angry. They all watched the video. Keith looked like he was about to cry. "Lance, I'm not dead.." Keith punched the seat Shiro was in. "We have to find him before he gets hurt," He then looked to Matthew, who backed away as Keith did so. "Or I am blaming you for it, you boyfriend stealing son of a bi-" Keith was cut off by Shiro.

"Hey, calm down, Keith. We'll find him. Just stay calm and don't hurt anyone. Okay?" Shiro said, looking to Keith. Keith then cursed under his breath. "Fine..but this guy won't get off that easy." Keith then went back to his seat, hugging his knees. Matthew went back to his seat as well. After a moment of silence, Shiro spoke. "Hopefully he isn't in any trouble.."

*Well, there's chapter 2! Yay!

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*Also, since it wouldn't let me upload this chapter during school today (Oct. 25, 2017), I am going to wait every 90 day of the "life days" before I put out each chapter. Sorry, but that is the way!

*See ya next chapter!

*Sara/Septic-Sara