Klance Truth Fruit 2023 REVISED UPDATE

Chapter 12

As Lance was fast asleep Keith got dressed and snuck out. By now he was the master at hit an runs.. He held his bayard close as he walked into the Control Room. There Pidge, Hunk, Allura, and Coran were gathered around conversing. They all looked up to Keith, the room falling silent. "Where's Lance?" Hunk asked a bit concerned. "He's asleep, he needed rest after that fight, I'm not gonna wake him.." Hunk gave a small nod as Keith walked closer, "What happened to Shiro?" Everyone seemed to avoid eye contact as his name was said. Allura looked as if she was about to cry. "Guys..?"

"Shiro is.. Missing, nowhere on the ship that is" Pidge spoke up. "He's like the best fighter here that's not possible. Y-You're lying!" Coran played a cameras footage on the large screen. In a dimly lit hall Shiro had his back to the wall, he was already bleeding.. A creature in the from of Keith came down the hall, there was no talking, the clone just held his hand out to Shiro. And Shiro took it following him down another hall. After checking every other camera it seems they both disappeared... Keith's eyes widened, "Its all my fault" He mumbled quietly tearing up. 

"What?" Pidge looked at Keith. "Its all my fault.." He said a little louder, the feeling of guilt building up again. "I left him to look for Lance, if I had stayed with him.. Or made him come with me h-he'd still be here.. Its all my fault- I'm.. so sorry"

Before anyone got a chance to say anything Keith dashed off down back to the training deck. The enemy was gone, so there was no threat. But there was an intense angry building that he needed to let out. Memories of his past played over again. "Its all my fault" He kept repeating to himself. When Keith was in the deck he locked himself in, not even stopping to take a breath or try to think clearly "Ship-! What's the hardest level?"

"Processing request." The ship responded. "Maximum difficulty. Level 10 setting 3. Only for top fighters."

"I don't care, run the simulation"

"Simulation classified."

"Wha- I'm a paladin of Voltron run the simulation."

"Pease provide identification" A part of the ship arose in front of Keith like the pillars Allura uses to fly the ship, though this was just one. Keith didn't hesitate to put his hand on the Pillar, sliming his hand down. He needed something, anything to get his anger out and take his mind off Shiro before he could even try to thing up a plan to look for him. After a minute or so the ship finally responded. Keith didn't think it would since he wasn't Altaen.. But there was a Galra paladin before.. "Galran Fighter 10133181. Clearance level- Paladin of Voltron. Do you wish to start level 10.3?"

"Fighter what?"

"Are you not Galran Fighter 10133181? The Red Paladin?"

Keith paused, his hand slowly retreating from the pillar, his mind suddenly shifting from blind rage and guilt to shock and confusion.

"I.. I guess I am..? What do those numbers mean though..."