#911 id like to report a murder

[hvbris]

It had been the tiniest of steps to take, for their lips to meet. And yet when he captured her in a kiss, she was transported all the same. The warmth spread from the point of contact, burning her. It was dizzying, it was quenching a hunger, deep within her chest. She had forgotten everything but his lips, the way his arm wrapped around her to pull her even closer.

She kissed him back, of course she did. Softly but intensely, inhaling the scent of him to drown in it. In this moment, there was nothing else she wanted in the world. Nothing else she could possibly need.

Her own hands ventured around his waist, timid -as to not hurt him- but still there, brushing the warm skin. She didn't want to let go, not even to catch her breath. How could she let go? She had wanted this for longer than she'd have admitted out loud, but here in the unspoken world of their embrace, she could silently tell him.

It seemed to have worked, he had not misread despite some self doubt. She came with his invitation, followed weightlessly with his guidance, closer until he could feel the heat coming from her, could take in her scent which he savoured as if it was the rarest in the world. He kept his hand cupping her cheek, almost fearful of letting go as if she might vanish if he did so.

His name on her lips was different again, his whole body felt like it was electric from that whisper alone. Then her lips brushed against his and he chased her, softly nuzzling as he did. Eager to taste more but never forceful. His hand stayed feather light but did shift to further back on her head, his fingers ending up in her hair just as he captured her lips.

The warmth felt immense, a soft press of lips and a sharp inhale of breath while his other arm moved to her shoulders, daring her closer despite his healing chest, wanting whatever little space was left between them to be filled, gone. He felt everything else go numb, no pain only the electrified feeling of the moment he had been quietly craving, her lips on his.

[eqan]

911 id like to report a murder

[the-firebird69]

Accused Identity Thief Who Allegedly Called 911, Staged Fake Bear Attack is Arrested for Murder

23 hours ago

People.com

Are the office exactly what it is it's the identity thing and my power is very low I guess and didn't do anything but expose me so what kind of fool leaves his ID at the scene of the crime and he says every single one of these women that goes by me. They are announcing who they are and what they're up to and it's ridiculous and he says we look like them and sound like them and it's horrific there you go there's my ID I'm you your meeting I'll get over it and I did not do it out of Mercy it was Dan you can tell it with him he does have a small head. It's hell okay this guy is a pain in the ass everything out of him it seems like this b**** s*** and some old lady crap it's terrible he is a horrendous person to our friend I've never heard such stupid profane crap coming out of someone as I hear it coming out of this a****** you might as well be talking out his a****** it's very very rude and I'm fairly rude but boy this guy is heinous these two are heinous he said it too they're not humans they're so freaking dumb and mean and just sit there picking on him like they're in the schoolyard and it's something they should do I've got a report and I'm going to send it out I'm sick and tired of hearing them and having them ride everything and everybody and they're going to go down it's ridiculous but yeah this movie has started the bears are already out there and everybody is in some kind of panic cuz I can't read or search Tennessee on Google for Christ's sake everyone's dumber than a block of wood and he's been trying to tell me they're not doing procedures for radiation and they're not helping themselves and they're sitting there dying and yeah they're committing suicide thinking the boy will be on his own and will be sick or something and that they're helping and they're really stupid and we saw what happened to Sarah and your bodies are not that mutinative and you are a weaklings when it comes to radiation and you should stay home close the windows and turn the oxygen on and you should leave here I'm sick of hearing it you're dying of cancer and you're very dumb there's so much Swiss cheese around here it's going to be Switzerland.

Honest to God the guy ran off a cliff and died and he knows it and the barrel is chasing him and he's trying to play me saying it's cocaine bear and her friend says it's not cocaine there yet but you know some complicity there but for some reason he saved your life and why would that be this is saving it for later okay it's better than nothing I heard it got real mad and he says it's better than nothing yeah and he's a prick and it's not going well for them cocaine bear has started no but it's probably going to so you have to watch the movie I guess

Tommy f

Coke Tom he says yeah this is fine okay Kramer and he says wait till I get a car in so Ford sedan we're going to drive around and that's a lot of fun right there too working whatever that might be okay the trunk is big it's kind of round and it's easier to use

Lol the car is uglier than sin and it's his idea and it turns out the cars are starting to look like that and that's nasty

Ken

Wow a nightmare again his stuff everywhere and hers it's really awful and they say weird stuff but it's really stupid because they're trying to have just a regular life and there's all this work they have to do and he says I don't want to hear it from you too so we're moving on this is going to happen really soon no it's already started and it was Coca-Cola bear he says that's fun

Thor Freya

Olympus

[dykeseinfeld]

hello 911 id like to report a crime. my best friends ever polastri and villanelle were murdered on screen in front of me. because of misogyny.

[captain-krow-drozdov]

*Takes Psychic Damage* HEY NOW!

you made an isat uquiz?

yea!! feel free to take it here :)

[officialtayley]

911 id like to report an attempted murder https://x.com/butterfingleee/status/1789805233545318848

[castle-dominion]

5x19 the lives of others

lol fries she looks angel murdering this fellow

Oh no not a kneecap you're missing on his bday!? castle you are insane spa trip not a guilt trip XD I can't believe they are here sjdkfaksjldfhasdjh they are just here in his house & using his binoculars XD *whispers* voyeurism as in watching other ppl or as in watching this individual with the towel (or without the towel *raises eyebrows*) K here's the scene: MR opens the door to leave and she runs into Kevin Ryan & Javier Esposito. MR: Oh! Katherine, your ride is here! KB: Oh, great. RC: Ride? KB: Yeah. We had a body drop. I asked the boys to pick me up so I’d have enough time to make you breakfast. She heads to grab her stuff and he wheels himself after her. RC: I’m missing another case? No! C’mon! Take me with you! KB: No! Not until you get better. KR: Castle. How’s the knee? RC: It’s not the knee so much as the boredom. JE: I thought you writers liked being alone. RC: Yeah, if I could write. But the painkillers make me a little loopy. Last night I used the word ‘speculate’ three times in the same sentence. KR notices a pair of binoculars on the table. He picks them up. KR: Hmm. You must be bored. You’ve actually gone Rear Window. He trains the binoculars at the building across the street. RC: Alexis got me those as a joke to cheer me up. I have not yet resorted to voyeurism. KR: Then you are missing out. (he whistles) JE: What? Let me see. They wrestle for the binoculars. KR: Hey, no! JE: Give me those! JE yanks them away. KR: Dude, she was just about to take off her towel. JE: Oh, the towel’s off. KR: Yeah. RC is amused. KB: Unless the body you’re looking at is dead, I suggest you drop those binoculars. (JE: does) Okay, Castle – (she kisses her hand and presses it to his foot) - I will call you and check on you soon. She leaves with KR and JE. RC: Hey, what if I consult by phone? We could pretend I’m Charlie and you’re my angels. KR and JE pause and strike a pose in the doorway, but they leave him alone anyway. there are surely enough pics online that I do not need to take one of these making this pose

"you're making it up" magazine? See? Ryan walked off to the side & rejoined em later with more info

just a headlight? Huh. Sus.

Oh yeah ppl in the usa hate the irs. Remember that veggie tales episode where larry lets everyone in including a burglar & santa except he closes the door on the irs agent?

Oh no castle! Nooo (going to clip this)

Oh of course. Reporting threats is annoying bc of this?

Sammy keyes moments! RC: Oh, to be young and underemployed. no nonn onono no no the hat! 'slpaining

Castle loopy with the painkillers

Kate’s phone rings and she checks the ID. KB: Hey, Castle. RC: Where are you? He’s bored. He’s playing with a magnifying glass. KB: I’m … at work. Why? RC: You said you were bringing home dinner. KR& JE stop working. They’re more interested in KB's conversation. KB: Yes, on my way home. RC: So when are you leaving? KB: Soon. RC: When soon? KB: Like in … half an hour? RC: Fine. He hangs up. KB looks at KR and JE. KB: Shut up. JE: shrugs.

Ohhhhh here's the thing Martha has binoculars! "action" when ready! the soda from the fridge Oh no the knife castle maybe call 911 or smth? Oooooh it falls down 100th episode!

fafjsdl;aksdjfksdhfdsfjkasdf Ryan shrugs out at the window bc he knows castle is watching They are actually great at Their "Jobs" here rn Why are they On Top of the covers & wearing their clothes?

clipping that uwu

jimmy stewart

so THAT is det wilson

Ryan pretty af wow

Castle is SO me, talking out loud to himself Castle snap a pic

Why does she have her phone OUT tho? At least it is on vibrate This is where mom said she wanted to disappear & succeeded lol he couldn't get thru to beckett so he called ryan

Good point, how do you know it is the same girl? Blood looks way different, trust me I'm a chef & a self harmer Beckett is not choosing the right things to say

See? This convo can be taken both ways!

Good a camera! NOOOOO HE GOT NOTHING SJDFHJSDKFHSJDH

Alexis acting tho lol she has a nice ring ALEXIS WATCHING HIM TAKE OFF HIS CLOTHES LMAO

KR: Staring at the phone won’t make it ring. I learned that in junior high.

Tommy Valentino?

POPCORN

I practiced my lockpicking bc of this episode lol his crutches lol RC: Oh, no, no, no. If you get caught you get a B and E on your record and you’ll never become President.

Shark: You bet your ass. No one’s going to Al Capone me.

Ryan looking hecking season two vibes here with that face those lips that hair love it sm.

glad they have radios Bleach & paint explains the mask & gloves except he can't get OUT he needs to HIDE

radio silence hun radio silence Taking the entire bag

double indemnity lunch break

Why would he not shred that one? nice push, dramatic Castle making her do unscripted stuff lol

KB: You’re talking about an illegal search. RC: When you do it it’s an illegal search. When I do it it’s just illegal.

too thin for a body wig XD, mum guessed it

GATES SFDJKHSDJHFSJKDFH Mould can be red love gates sm

Soda soda soda I didn't notice it the first time

Happy birthday to me sdhfjksdhfjj she SAID a drink from the fridge on purpose fhskjdfhsdkjfsdfjskdk

RC: I rescind the apology. I take it back. She’s in the fridge.

KB: Not as dangerous as me if you blow up my plans. RC: (hesitates) Well what if he doesn’t let you in? KB: Look at me. He’s gonna let me in.

Ooh the lights go out

RC: limps across the street. He has called for backup, and KR and JE are just getting there in their nice red car. KR: Where is she? RC: She’s upstairs! She’s in the apartment! KR and JE run into the building. They’re followed by some uniformed officers. RC hobbles behind them. RC: Wait for me!

KR and JE are at Michael’s door, guns drawn, before RC can get off the elevator. KR knocks on the door. KR: NYPD! Open up! JE: Open up now! There’s no response and KR starts to shoulder the door. RC: Kick it! Kick it! JE: Yeah! KR and JE kick in the door together and burst through. RC is right behind them. RC: Beckett! JE: Beckett! KR: Beckett! JE: Beckett you there? KR: Beckett! RC: Beckett, where are you?

The apartment is dark and still. There’s no response. Suddenly the lights come up. KB is standing front and center in their group of friends. She’s fine. It’s a surprise party. They all yell ‘surprise’ and clap. KB: Happy birthday! RC is confused. He watches as MICHAEL gives BRENT back his hat with a smile and a shrug. EMILY comes from the bedroom. RC: It was all fake? His low tone quiet. the guests, Martha, Alexis & Kate are worried now. RC: Nothing was real. You – you let me think I was crazy? You let me think you were going to die. She puts down the champagne she was going to hand him. KB: But Castle, you were – you were so bored over the last couple of weeks stuck at home with no case to solve and I saw that this apartment was for rent and I just – I thought that – I – MR: Richard … RC: No. No. This is … (they all watch, afraid) … without a doubt … the greatest birthday gift of my life! The group cheers in relief. KB sighs and gives MR a hug. She was really afraid he was mad. RC is still in shock and disbelief. KR and JE congratulate each other and AC just smiles.

RC: How did you do it? KB: Well, I did have a lot of help. She hugs MR again. MR: Yes, you did indeed. RC: You were all in on it? MR: Mmhmm. (she points) Michael, Brent, Emily. My brilliant acting students. (the bow) I, of course, was the director. RC: And the boys? JE: Yep. KR: nods. KB: Oh, yeah. They were great. Except you didn’t have to kick down the door. JE: I was in the moment. KR: We wanted to be convincing. JE: Yeah. RC: Alexis, you too? AC: (smiles) It’s why I bought you the binoculars. RC: Even Captain Gates? KR: Yeah. She jumped at the chance to dress you down for any reason. KB makes a tiger gesture. RC: Where is Captain Gates? JE: She couldn’t make it. RC: Good. He can’t stop looking at Kate. KB just smiles, so happy that he’s happy. RC: Wow. He comes forward and she meets him in a kiss. MICHAEL: All right! The rest of the crowd claps and cheers. RC and KB don’t care; they’re in their own little world. RC laughs. OH THE MUSIC RC: (incredulously) You really blew my mind. KB: Yeah well, I figured the trickiest part would be fooling you and keep a straight face. RC: Well you win the Oscar for best pretend murder. I cannot believe the whole thing was staged. She nods and laughs happily, then her smile drops. KB: Staged? RC: What? KB: I think I just solved my case! RC: Does that mean you’re going to go run off and arrest someone now? KB: (smiles) No. (she takes the champagne form him) Right now I’ve got other plans. She kisses him and holds up her glass in a toast. KB: Happy birthday.

I like how she at least decides to wait until tomorrow to arrest the person

Did they not have a time of death?

except some of the episodes had multiple murders (or way more than just multiple) & some had none & you solved cases off-screen too, you have referenced at least one. But yeah about 100 ish.

rolling her on his chair so romantic

[panicpossum]

hello yes. 911 id like to report a murder. yeah there’s a lot of crows outside my house and it’s starting to really freak me out

[daenerys-targaryen]

Ok case the link I previously sent did not work, I saw this in Instagram and inmediatly thought of you 😂😂😂

[astrugglestreet]

I’ve never screamed so hard in my life.

[gustavlindstrom]

i can make you scream louder then a 16 year old cheering for jack hughes 🥴

NIC YOU JUST MURDERED ALL 16 YEAR OLDS WTF

[jediexile]

The other day I said to my coworker ‘I’m doing nightly crosswords now so I guess this makes me an old man’ and she was like ‘what do you mean you already were one’

[venomdoves]

My dad calling Riza and Gianna bad singers?? It’s more likely than you think

[decoyhounds]

anne hathaway raw me challenge

[i-am-pask]

klance dream I had a while ago

Just as Hunk destroyed the last of the fighters in his lion, Keith saw Red stop flying. She just floated in space. He stopped everything to catch her and her paladin to bring them to safety.

Black nudged her nose under Red and Keith flew them back towards the Castle of Lions.

“Great job, Paladins,” Allura said over the com. “Zarkon’s forces are retreating.”

“Glad they did,” Pidge said. “I'm not sure we could've held out much longer being down a lion.”

“Yeah, Lance, what happened out there? You were doing so well,” Hunk asked. There was no reply.

“Maybe he took a hit and was knocked out?” Pidge asked, looking at Hunk through Green’s eyes.

“Who knows,” Keith said. “Let's get back to the castle.”

That night, Keith sat in his room. His jacket was hung up and he was staring at his Marmora blade, wishing he could meet his mom.

He didn't know what to think about her, was he mad that she abandon him? Yes, very much so. But what if it was because she had to in order to survive? Was he upset that she was never there? Oh yeah, because he had to survive 18 years without her. But why would he need her now? Was he glad she was never there? No, he wished he could've had a mother.

He jumped when there was a knock on his door.

“Yeah?”

The door opened and Pidge stood there, adjusting her glasses. “Do you know where Lance is? I've been looking for him all day.”

Keith furrowed his eyebrows and thought. “No I...I haven't seen him since the battle.”

“Yeah…” she looked down, a bit guiltily. “I wonder if he's in the infirmary.”

“I didn't take him there, do you think Hunk or Shiro did?”

Pidge shook her head. “No, I asked them where he was first. They had no idea. I was hoping you did,” she looked down the hallway, almost sadly. “You don't think he ran away, do you?”

Keith shook his head this time. “It's Lance. He wouldn't be able to leave without at least one of us knowing.”

“Are you sure?” Pidge asked, skeptically adjusting her glasses. “He is a goofball, but he's not stupid. If he wanted to be gone, he'd make sure he did it silently.”

Keith didn't reply and crossed his arms. Yeah, Lance hadn’t been seen around since the battle. He could've been resting in his room with an injury, or he could just be in his room asleep.

Then again, if Pidge was looking for him, she'd check his room first. And if he wasn't there, she'd ask everyone else.

Looking at her, Keith took notice of the guilt on her face. Did she feel bad for not noticing he was gone? Now that Keith thought about it, it'd been so long and none of them even brought up the fact that Lance hadn't shown up even for dinner.

“I'll check the Red Lion bay,” Keith said.

“I'll come with you. Let's just check everywhere else first.”

Keith nodded and followed Pidge out. They started looking around the castle, the kitchen, the dining room, the control room, his room, even the blue lion bay.

There was only a sliver of hope that Lance would still be in Red.

The two got to the bay and saw that Red was laying down, rather than sitting up. Pidge scrambled after Keith as he climbed into Red’s control room. It was empty.

The sliver of hope was crushed.

“He's gone,” he whispered as Pidge walked around the seat and calculating everything. Each crack, each button, each screen.

“There's no way he could've been forced out of the lion,” Pidge said. “There's no evidence of forceful entry or removal. It's like he was never in the lion.”

He didn't reply for a few minutes. “You go ahead Pidge, I’ll keep looking in here for something.” She nodded, giving him a look before leaving him in the red lion.

Keith stared at the controls. He didn't plan on looking. He already knew that Lance was gone and that he wasn't in the castle. He just needed a minute to himself to think clearly.

He sat in the seat and put his head in his hands. He didn't know what to do, yes he was the leader, but Lance was his right hand man. His impulse control. If anything, Lance was the reason the team was still alive. Keith didn't trust himself with the team, the only way he would was if Lance was there to talk him out of doing something stupid.

The red lion suddenly sprung to life. All the lights flicked on, the computer's turned on and she moved into a sitting position, as if waiting for Keith to control her. But he didn't make a move to touch the controls. He didn't think she would respond anyway. And he was right, after a few seconds of staring curiously at the screens, Red mind linked with him, showing him exactly what happened.

He found Pidge at the kitchen, who looked up and opened her mouth but Keith beat her to it.

“I know what happened.”

---

They all gathered in the control room and faced Keith, who stood with his arms crossed. “He was forcibly removed from the lion by Haggar. I'm only assuming that much because everything Red showed me was Lance disappearing after a flash of purple light.”

“Altean magic,” Allura muttered. “Haggar was Altean.”

“Teleportation can be used with Altean magic?” Shiro asked.

“Who cares about that? Is there any way you can scan for his life force or something?” Keith asked desperately.

“Like a heat signature or maybe some lack-of-a-chemical-compound that aliens tend to have and we humans don't?” Hunk asked, right after.

“Maybe you can scan for his neurological activity?” Pidge asked.

“We’re trying the best we can,” Allura assured. “Wherever he is, Zarkon most likely has him. And Zarkon’s ships all have technology that dampens our sensors.”

Keith chewed on his lip and looked away angrily. He frowned and crossed his arms, impatiently tapping his fingers on his arms. He could feel Shiro staring at him, but he refused to look up. For one, he was mad at himself for not even noticing that Lance was missing. He was also mad at the alteans and Shiro for being so calm about it, like they didn't even care. Pidge and Hunk kept glancing at each other.

“I want to know why would Zarkon take Lance and not the red lion as well,” Allura suddenly said, drawing everyone’s attention.

“Why does it matter?” Keith snapped. “We have the red lion, but we lost her paladin.”

“If Lance was hurt, wouldn't the red lion attack Zarkon’s ship to get to Lance, like it did Keith?” Pidge asked. “That must mean Lance isn't hurt, right?”

Allura shook her head. “Keith and the red lion had a different bond. Keith treated her as a being on equal grounds, Lance treats her as a being more powerful than him.”

Suddenly, Keith’s heart sank. Lance had gone to him about his insecurities, how he felt he was the weakest link on the team and how someone else should take his place. Keith told him not to worry about who flies what, and after Black didn't respond to Shiro, Lance had been acting differently, especially in Red.

He didn't think he deserved Red.

Keith didn't say anything to them. It was silent as Allura and Coran worked on finding him through the sensors.

“To interrogate him,” Shiro said suddenly, growing pale. “That's why they took him and not the red lion...they wanted us to forget about him. To prove to Lance that we weren't his friends and to get him to betray us.”

There was an eerie silence throughout the control room. For a moment it felt like everything had fallen apart.

---

A few days of the paladins obsessively hanging around them later, Allura told the three paladins to relax, that it would take a while to get the sensors to be able to break through the barrier Zarkon was using to block them out.

They knew those were orders, and though they didn't like them, they sat on the couches in the lounge and solemnly looked at the floor.

“If I'm being totally honest,” Pidge sighed, getting Hunk and Keith to look up. “I kind of miss him bugging me. It was one of the only constants in my life and now even that's gone. He and Hunk used to bug me to no end when I would work at the garrison...I guess I actually didn't mind it now that I think about it.” She looked up at Hunk. “That's not an invitation to touch my equipment.”

Hunk waved her off. “In the garrison, he would drag me off to go places without Iverson knowing. Sometimes he'd let me stop in the kitchen and get a late night snack.”

Pidge smiled a little. “And during that flight simulation, when I snapped at Iverson, he saved my neck and ended up getting yelled at instead.”

“Remember that time we passed the simulation?” Hunk laughed. “He celebrated for weeks until the next simulation. We failed that one and he said that we passed one so it was okay.”

Pidge’s smile fell. “I feel bad for not celebrating with him,” she replied. There was a few seconds of silence before she sighed. “After the exercise where we were allowed to look in each other’s brains, I noticed how big his family was and he was the youngest of his siblings,” she said. “Maybe...maybe he was so intent on succeeding because he wanted to be like his siblings.”

Keith frowned. That was a good point. It made him feel bad for being a natural pilot, but it wasn't his fault his mom was an alien.

He grunted and stood up. “I'm going to the training deck.”

---

Weeks. It'd been weeks and they still hadn't found Lance. Pidge, Hunk and Keith were getting desperate.

Hunk spent most of his time with the mice or in the kitchen, Pidge stopped showing up for meals and spent all her time in mechanical areas. Every once in awhile someone would bring food to her, which she'd pick at before going back to her projects. Keith spent his time on the training deck or in his room.

“Paladins, I need you in the control room immediately,” Allura said through the castle’s speaker system.

Keith looked up and sighed. “End training session.”

The gladiator froze and powered down as Keith put his bayard away.

In the control room, Coran and Allura stood, facing them. Shiro had obviously gotten there first, then Hunk and Pidge and Keith.

Coran pointed to the screen above them. “We managed to track his heat signature somehow,” he said. Through the corner of his eye, he saw Pidge readjust her glasses, signifying that she altered the castle’s sensors. “He's on Zarkon’s main ship.”

Without a second’s hesitation, all three paladins turned towards their bay doors.

“Hold it,” Allura said, stopping each of them. “Zarkon’s ship will sense the lions approaching and he will send every force he has to obtain them. We need a plan of action—”

“We don't have time to strategize, Princess,” Keith snapped. “If you haven't noticed, one of your paladins is missing. The galra could be doing who knows what to him to get answers from him!”

“Like I said before,” Pidge said, drawing everyone's attention. “Lance may be a goofball, but he's not stupid. You underestimate him.”

“As much as I love flying in on these super cool lions and blowing stuff up,” Hunk said. “Our buddy’s life is on the line. If we barge in there guns blazing, they'll kill him.”

“Hunk’s got a point,” Shiro sighed, giving Keith a look. “Let's come up with a plan.”

Keith crossed his arms and looked away. Luckily, he didn't have to wait long for someone to speak up.

After a few minutes of discussing, Pidge stood up. “I can modify a pod with the cloaking device I used on the pod Coran and Hunk used to get the crystal from the Balmera. Unfortunately, only one person will be able to go to leave a seat open for Lance and if I were to modify a pod bigger than that, it’ll take longer.”

“Excellent,” Allura said. “Now we have to decide who goes.”

“I'll start on the pod right now,” Pidge said, disappearing through the doors.

“Go get into your paladin armor, we’ll decide who goes in.” Keith and Hunk nodded, disappearing the same way Pidge did. “So who’s going in?” Allura asked.

Shiro was staring at the ground, thinking. “Hunk is selfless to no end, he'd definitely to put Lance’s life above his own and attack full force if he had to, but we need someone who's calm and stealthy—galra tech will also be a problem for him. Pidge is very good at stealth and is good at being calm despite the situation, technology won't be an issue for her, but if Lance is hurt she won't be able to carry him out and they'll both end up captured. Keith, despite being driven by his feelings, he will listen to orders if it's Lance’s life on the line. His instincts will also tell him when he needs to get it together. And he has Galra blood, so opening doors and all won't be an issue,” he replied. “My only concern with Keith is if he finds Lance, in whatever state he's in, we won't know how he’ll react. It's obvious he cares so much about Lance, just look at how he reacted when he realized he went missing. We don't know what will happen.”

Allura stayed silent. “Then we’ve decided?”

Shiro frowned. “I guess so.”

---

“The cloaking device is easy,” Pidge said. “Press the button, you're invisible to most sensors and cameras. Except you only have an hour of cloaking. I wish I had more time to give you a longer cloaking time but,” she shrugged. Keith nodded and she slapped his lower back, considering she couldn't reach his shoulder. “Good luck.”

Hunk stared at him intensely. “Bring him back safely, okay?” When Keith nodded, smiled.

“If you lose your cool, he's as good as dead,” Shiro said. Keith didn't show much reaction, but Shiro guessed it hit him dead on. “You've got this.”

He glanced at Allura and Coran, who both nodded silently.

Keith climbed into the pod, hesitating. “You're sure I'm the right person to do this?”

Shiro smiled confidently and nodded. “Like I said,” he replied. “You've got this.”

He nodded, pressing a button as the glass slid closed over top of him. The pod was activated and lifted off, he saw his team give him one last wave before he was off in the direction of Zarkon’s ship.

“Remember,” Allura said through the radio in his helmet. “Once you're past Zarkon’s border, it will be increasingly hard for us to contact you, but you are able to contact us. The interference only works one way.”

“Got it,” he replied, tightening his grip on the controls. “Hey, Allura?”

“Yes?”

“How will I know where he is?”

“I slapped a little tracking device on you,” Pidge said. He could almost imagine her smug little grin. “It's a heat signature module that was coded to sense and alert you when you're getting closer to Lance. In other words, it’ll beep over your com.”

“Pidge you little genius,” Hunk laughed.

“I know.”

Keith grinned a little. “I'll get him back,” he said confidently, despite feeling terrified of messing everything up and getting him killed. For the next few minutes, the team kept their radio on so Keith could hear them. After about ten minutes, it started crackling. “I'm getting close, I'll keep you updated.”

“Wait Keith—” Pidge’s voice was cut out by static. “—a map of—ship—”

“Pidge you’re cutting out.”

“—wrist—”

He supposed she was saying that there was a map of the routes he could take, but he didn't plan on using it.

In the distance he could see the enormous ship coming into view. As he neared, the static over the radio was deafening so he ended up turning it off. He took a deep breath and waited, hand over the cloaking button. It was a gamble, pressing it so close to the ship, but he needed every minute of cloaking he could muster.

He saw the border approaching and he braced himself. He trusted Pidge’s work, but there was always a chance it wouldn’t work. He passed through and opened his eyes. The ship was enormous with fighters flying every which way. The ship was positioned right in the center of the border, the farthest distance from each side of the sphere.

Keith pushed forward on the controls, going right to the ship. As soon as he got close, a fighter ran into the pod and knocked him away. The fighter exploded, damaging the pod in the process. Alerts popped up on the screen, warning him that the cloaking module was damaged and he was now visible.

“Shit,” he grunted, trying the controls again. No use, he was visible again. He pressed the button on his helmet, bringing down the glass and opening the hatch.

He jumped out. Lucky for him, he was miniscule and unnoticeable next to the ship, so the fighters wouldn’t be concerned with him if the pod was still intact.

The fighter ships swarmed the pod and the pod exploded behind him, slamming him against the giant galra ship. At least I didn’t need to use my jetpack was the only positive thought he could think of in that situation.

Using his bayard, he cut his way into the ship, landing directly in a hallway surrounded by centuries.

“This never ends, does it?” he groaned to himself, spinning on his heel and slashing through one of the robots and twisting to stab through another. He made quick work of them, except one of them retreated and managed to get away. That meant he only had a few minutes before Zarkon was alerted.

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this is only part one ho ho ho wait till part two

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u know what. mayhaps i should stick to bastille tumblr