I'm Not Leaving You (Keith Kogane x Reader)

VII

"We'll be arriving at the Balmera soon." Started Allura, "Liberating these Balmerans from Zarkon's grasp will not be easy."
"So what's the plan? We go in there and just— pow, pow, pow!" Said Lance making finger guns, "And free the prisoners?"
"What was that noise?" Asked Keith a little amused.
"Laser guns." Responded Lance smirking.
Hunk laughed, "No, Lance, I think you mean bow, bow, bow!" He paused, "Bow!"
Lance rolled his eyes, "That sounds like fireworks."
"Technically," Started Pidge, "They're more like— ba-choo, ba-choo, ba-choo!"
I laughed, "I agree with Pidge on this one."
"Okay," Scolded Shiro, "Enough with the bad sound effects. Besides it's more like—" He got on his knees, "Blam, blam, blam!"
"What?" Asked Keith in disbelief.
"You're crazy." Said Pidge.
"Yeah, now way." Added Lance and I.
"Wrong." Agreed Hunk.
Allura shook her head, "Paladins, focus."
"Besides," Started Hunk, "We can't just shoot at the Galra. This Balmera, it's, like, alive. And from what we've seen, it doesn't look very good."
"Yes," Agreed Coran, "It's an atrocity what the Galra have been doing to this grand beast. Stealing its crystals, it's very life force, without ever performing the energy rejuvenation ceremonies to heal it."
"After seeing Shay's people enslaved, it made me realize how bad Zarkon really is. And we're the only ones who can stop him."
"Okay," Said Shiro, "So we can't go into the tunnels guns blazing. Plan B. We figure out how to draw the Galra up to the surface and battle them out there."
"Wait," Interrupted Hunk, "I know. If we attack all of this big mining stuff on the surface, the Galra troops will have to come out to defend it. Then we beat them up, head down to the tunnels, Voltron saves the day."
"How will we know how many are left down in the tunnels?" I asked.
Allura pursed her lips, "We can track the Galra and the Balmerans using Biothermal Life Indicator Point Technology."
"Oh!" Exclaimed Pidge fixing her glasses, "BLIP tech!" She paused, "It's an acronym."
"One of you will need to fly around the Balmera and drop sensors into the shafts on each side." Continued Allura, "Then we'll be able to see where the Galra and the Balmerans are. There are already sensors built into your suits."
"I can do it." Volunteered Pidge, "I just modified the Green Lion with the invisible maze's cloaking ability. I should be able to fly around unnoticed."
Coran pulled up a picture of a Galra structure on the Balmera, "That's there main power generator." He informed, "If you take that down, it will severely weaken their defenses."
"We'll stay in cloud cover and give tactical support." Said Allura, "With the Castle's defenses weakened from Sendak's crystal, we won't be of much help to you."
Shiro nodded, "I'll take out the power generator. Keith, Lance, Hunk, you take out these big mining rigs around the area."
"Yeah!" Shouted Hunk pumping his fist, "Okay, let's do this! Let's go kick some alien butt!"
"Y/N," Continued Shiro, "I want you to go with Keith in the Red Lion. I'm sorry there isn't some sort of seat for you to sit in, but we might need you out there."
I nodded my head and turned towards Keith, "You better hope that there's a handlebar in there. I'll sit in your lap if I have to, but I am not falling on the ground again."

~~In the Red Lion

"Seriously, Keith? No handle?"
"I'm sorry. I didn't think you'd be riding with me again."
"Well, here I am. Either scooch or get up and let me pilot."
"Red won't let you pilot."
"Then scooch."
He huffed and scooted over, making just enough room for me to sit. Suddenly, Lance popped up over the command console, "You think the Balmerans will have a parade for us after we've freed everybody?"
Keith rolled his eyes, "It's not about the glory, Lance. It's about freeing prisoners from Zarkon."
"No, I know, I know. But still. When they—"
Before he could finish, Keith ended the video transmission and we were flying towards the mining rigs.
"Does anything the Galra own not shoot lasers?" I asked gripping the sides of the seat.
Keith laughed, "It'll be the day when they do. Now, stop holding onto the seat so hard, your knuckles are turning white."
I let go of my grip and focused back outside, "...Sorry."
"Okay," Started Shiro, "This is it. Get your heads in the game. Remember, the Balmera is a living creature. Make sure you pinpoint only the Galra installations and not it's surface."
"Initiating cloak." Said Pidge, the Green Lion suddenly hidden from our eyes.
As she threw down the BLIP tech into the caves, the rest of us started destroying the Galra installations. Well, I was just a passenger enjoying the occasional laser being fired straight at me. Then, as if out of no where, Keith fired lava from his lion.
"Where did that come from?!" I asked in disbelief.
"Whoa!" He yelled shaking his head, "Did you guys just see that? I got fire power!"
"Hey!" Whined Lance, "I want that!"
Suddenly, one of the mining rigs started to fall and Hunk swooped down in the Yellow Lion to slow it down.
"Hey!" He yelled, "We can let this thing hurt the Balmera!"
"I think my lion knows what to do!" Exclaimed Lance.
He flew in front of the mining rig, and just like Keith fired lava, Lance fired ice, completely stopping the thing from moving.
"Aw, snap! These rays are super cool, just like me!" Yelled Lance.
I rolled my eyes, "That's a matter of opinion. Where are all the troops?"
Keith shrugged, "They're not coming to the surface."
Hunk popped up on a video transmission, "Yeah, I remember seeing a lot of Galra guys down in the mines."
Suddenly, Allura's voice was talking to us on the intercom, "We've located a hangar full of Galra fighters just below the surface. Someone has to take those out before they can launch."
Shiro grunted, "They're luring us down, but we have no choice. Keith, Lance, and Y/N, you guys hit the hangar. Hunk, head to the prison to rescue Shay and the other Balmerans. Pidge and I will track down the Galra soldiers."
"Yes, sir." Said Keith flying towards the Hangar.