The last paladin

E l e v e n

"So what'd the doctor say?" Megan asked as she and Lance hung out in front of his creamy White House as they could smell the oceans salt and they laid on the roof inhaling the seas salty air and felt the cool breeze. Megan loved it here, it was a real home to her, he was like a brother.

"Two weeks I should be able to get the cast off but I shouldn't rough house or anything," Lance rolled his eyes.

"Yea like I'm going to rough house with you," she giggled.

"Have you been going to therapy lately?" Megan asked softly. "I know you still get nightmares,"

"I can't bring myself to those things, it doesn't seem worth the time," he leaned on her shoulder. "No one has the time or experience to help me,"

"Besides, your like my mini therapy session," he giggled which made the Martian smile.

"I visit red a lot lately too, I might go back to space," he whispered and Megan's smile dropped.

"Space?" She looked at Lance as he sat back up straight.

"The galra are still out there red, terrorizing planets, hell, zarkons might be still out there, the galra have some sort of leader if they- if they attacked all those years ago," Lance looked at the roof while he could feel his heart thumping against his chest in fear. The thing that killed his friends is still out there.

"I can come, the team can handle without me, and you shouldn't do this alone," Megan said quickly.

"Megan I can't risk your life out there, this is bigger than anyone could experience, people die out there more than earth, planets are killed and enslaved, besides Al might come," he explained.

"I know Lance, you told me, I'm not even from earth,"

"I am," he looked at her.

"Will you come back?" She looked away.

"Of course, hey if I'm lucky..." Maybe I'll even find a lion...

Megan looked at him sadly and hugged Lance around his bare chest tightly as Lance had tears in his eyes.

"I'm going with you," she told him as Lance hugged her back.

"I don't want to force yo-" "your not,"

"Are you sure?"

"Yes,"

Lance held her tightly as tears dropped down his face but couldn't let his friend see. It's like hunk all over again, bringing someone so kind and heart warming into the depths of space, staying by his side. It was his fault they all where killed, if Lance never went to even think about leaving garrisons just for stupid girls... Maybe they'd still be alive.

"Or maybe zarkon would've destroyed earth," Megan told him.

"It's rude reading people's thoughts," Lance smiled down at her.

"It's rude thinking so loudly," she smiled back.

"Zarkon won't stop if he has the lions and needs mine..." He whispered. "He's almost destroyed the earth before,"

"Because he knew there's no Voltron," she smiled a little.

"There's still no Voltron," Lance closed his eyes.

There was a dark pause as they where left in thought as Lance pursed his lips thinking of everything. He has to go back into the war and finish what he started.

"Alright I'm getting hot, lets head inside, make some cookies? Hopefully not burn the house down," Lance smiled standing up and helped Megan up as she flew them down to the back so no one heard.