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

XII

(Keith's POV)

"Pidge, scan the download from the ship. Find out where Zarkon's central command is." Instructed Shiro taking off his helmet.
"On it!" Exclaimed Pidge already at her seat.
Coran looked around confused, "What happened? Where's Allura? And Y/N?"
"The Galra captured them." Explained Shiro, "They sacrificed themselves to save me and the information. I-" He closed his eyes tightly, "I didn't have a choice."
"How is that possible?"
Shiro's expression hardened, "Coran, I'm sorry things didn't go as planned, but we can't focus on what went wrong. We've got to figure out how to make it right. Pidge, anything?"
"Guys, look at this." Pidge pulled up an image of Central Command on the main screen.
"Look at the size of it..." Said Coran.
"I think we should go in right away." Informed Pidge, "Every minute we waste gives Zarkon time to prepare for us."
Lance nodded his head, "I agree. We form Voltron, fly in, fly out, dust off our hands, and walk away."
Hunk put his finger up, "Um, do you guys not remember the Balmera? We could barely take out one fleet. But this... a base this size could hold a thousand fleets!"
I clenched my fists. I wanted to get Y/M back, but, at the same time, I knew she wouldn't want us to risk our lives for hers. She'd say something about her life being one in a million, only that one in a million means everything to me. "Or maybe we just shouldn't go on this at all. Think about it. We'll be delivering the universe's only hope the universe's biggest enemy."
"Keith," Began Hunk, "That's cold, even for you. What if it was one of us? What if it was me? You wouldn't leave me, would you?"
I looked at the ground, "That's the thing, Hunk. It isn't you. It's Sarah. And she'd want us to be safe! Look, I'm not saying I like the idea. I'm just thinking like a paladin."
Lance scoffed, "No, you're thinking of yourself because you're too scared to do what's right! Y/N is counting on us, Keith. She's counting on you. If you can't see that then maybe you don't deserve her."
I shook my head, "What are you talking about?! 'I don't deserve her.' I'm not with her in the first place!"
"Okay!" Butted in Pidge, "We're all upset because we lost Allura and Y/N."
"No!" Yelled Coran stepping up to Shiro, "Shiro lost them!"
"Okay, okay!" Yelled Hunk moving his hands as if to calm the room, "This isn't helping. We can't just sit here and bicker like this."
Shiro took a deep breath, "Let's focus. How are we going to get Y/N and Allura?"

***

We all sat down in our chairs and searched for any way to get them back.
"Anything?" Asked Shiro crouching next to Lance.
He shook his head, "There's just no way in. They'll have us tracked from every direction."
"There's got to be something. Keep looking."
Shiro stood up and began to talk to Coran. I couldn't make out what they were saying, but the look on Coran's face told me it was about Allura.

***

"Everyone," Began Shiro, "Eyes front. We've got a plan to get Y/N and Allura. We're going to jump to the heart of the enemy, unseen and undetected."
"I thought we needed Allura to open up a wormhole." Said Pidge.
Coran nodded his head, "It's true that Allura powers the Castle's ability to travel through wormholes. However, I think we have enough of her residual essence stored in the system to make one jump." He turned around and activated the computer, revealing an image of Zarkon's Central Command, "We'll hide the Castle here inside one of these giant gas planets in Zarkon's command system. The gas is so dense, we'll be hidden."
Shiro turned back to us, "From there, we'll use the Castle to scan for Y/N and Allura on Zarkon's ship and attack before Zarkon knows what hit him."
"There's only one hiccup." Started Coran, "We have enough energy to wormhole in, but without Allura, we won't have enough energy to wormhole out."
Shiro pinched the bridge of his nose, "It doesn't matter. We're not leaving without them."

***

"We're here." Said Shiro as we exited the wormhole.
I looked out to see planets and Galra tech all built in to one complete unit, or, structure. It was impressive, but that thought scared me the most. Y/N was in there. If the Galra already have this type of advanced technology, then what could be happening to her? And how hard is it gonna be to find her?
"I'm detecting Allura's energy signature." Stated Coran, "From this distance the signal's pretty weak, but she's somewhere in Zarkon's main ship."
My heart sunk to the floor, leaving an empty feeling where it used to be. Y/N was in the worst place they could have possibly put her.
"Any sign of Y/N?" I asked, my breaths a bit shaky.
"Unfortunately, no." Said Coran, "I'm not seeing any sign of her. Allura's energy is much more powerful though." He turned to me with a look of pity on his face, "Don't feel discouraged, Keith. She's in there somewhere."
I looked down to my feet and sighed deeply, "At least we have a starting point."
Coran nodded, "Once we get closer, we'll be able to narrow down the location where they are both being held."
Shiro looked around at all of us, "Okay, guys, this is it. Voltron is going to come in fast and without warning. We'll smash our way into Zarkon's ship and grab Y/N and the Princess. Before they know what hit em, we'll have the girls and be on our way."