Over the next few weeks, Coran had to try and fix the armour and got Lance into the pods for checkups on a near-weekly basis as he found more and more burn damage and dried blood. Lance enjoyed his time with Keith and unless it was necessary for them to be there they were practically stuck at the hip. After a week Shiro tried and failed to get Lance away from Keith cause Keith was going into rut and since it was his first since he started to awake his galra DNA he could be dangerous but Lance clawed Shiro's arm, it was still the fake but cause of Shiro's memories he protected Lance. Lance hissed "You have no right to get between me and my mate." Shiro held his arm as the blood dripped on the white metal floor "You fool! If you want Shiro back he has to use this body." Lance rolled his eyes "Prosthetics exist. Like his right arm." Lance went to Keith and didn't leave the room for 3 days with Keith carrying him and a hand over his neck. By the time they came out, Shiro was back in his body and his arm was still bandaged. he saw Keith and Lance "Allura filled me in. 3 days Keith? From what Coran said that will happen soon" Keith froze "I forgot about that..." Lance winced and started to shrink back to his height before he left accounting for the time that passed and opened his eyes "S-Shiro? Is it really you?... Sorry bout the arm" Shiro sighed "I'm more worried bout you Lance. Alfor was concerned and left getting revenge to us cause he said that you would need a father figure and from the looks of it I failed" Lance moved his hands and Shiro saw a bite "Keith you marked him?!" Keith put Lance down gently and Lance managed to stand on his own "It's none of your business Shiro. You're human we're not and if you tell Allura before we do I will do worse than a few scars"
After a few days, Allura called everyone to the bridge when they came to the bridge Lance saw Lotor who looked just as shocked as Lance. Lance held his chest as tears formed in his eyes and they clouded over, to him he was back in that prison cell and the time back with the group was a dream. in reality, Keith held him up and glared at Lotor while defending Lance "What are you doing here?" Lotor looked to Keith "I came to try and make an alliance but I didn't expect to see him here of all places. I thought he was dead" Keith growled as his teeth sharpened "You knew he was alive! Your mother did this to him!!" Lotor bared his teeth "The witch is not my mother! She kept him as a pet project but I admit I saw the advantage of having a galra with his aim so I put something in those needles" Allura glared at him "What did you do Lotor!" Lotor rolled his eyes "Oh Alla did you forget what my favourite thing to play with as a kid" Alura had to think then went white as her hair "Puppets..." Lotor clicked his fingers and Lance stood up, his eyes were pure yellow and heavy-lidded but before Lotor could give an order his eyes went blue and he sucker punched Lotor in his smug face knocking him to the ground "No one controls me! Honerva saw you do that and to keep her 'pet project' uncontaminated she threw them out. I'm a prince just like you and since your mother was the altean and she was a scientist you are technically in enemy territory after committing treason. As per the laws of both planets, the punishment is death. But I'll give you something you didn't give me, Mercy. Do you want death by gunfire or combat?" Lotor backed away from Lance on the floor "Lala old pal we don't have to do this. Can't we talk it out like the good old days?" Lance sighed "If my sister weren't here I'd let my mate rip your throat open! You lost the right to a friendly chat when you took my people for quintessence. I have chosen one for you. combat. one on two." Keith looked to Lance "You ok Lance?" Lance's eyes returned to normal and he smiled slightly "My dad gave me something after all. It's super rare but not the time. I'm gonna go lay down kitty. Can someone lock him up or something? If he can escape we will have the full army after us." Keith helped Lance to his room and felt his forehead "Lance you're burning up! You need rest. I'll keep the others updated but if you need me just yell" Lance couldn't even sit up and sighed "Like I have a choice. Give that spoiled brat a good beating"
Keith came back and Hunk had Pidge and Allura off the ground as they had murder in their eyes "Let me go! I will kill him!" Keith smirked "Princess calm down and tell me what the hell was up with Lance" Allura sighed and Hunk put her down "It is a very rare thing cause of the boxes that have to be ticked. If a Prince is an omega after a king of my father's rank if he is under stress or is angry enough he can call on an alpha potential in him, It only happened once in recorded history and it caused the loss of the child being carried." Keith sighed "anything about a fever or anything. He was burning up and I know it wasn't heat because I was right there and didn't smell anything. I even smelled Shiro's ruts when he got them... Where is Shiro?" Allura smiled slightly "Beating up that spoiled brat. He has a killer right hook and I gave my permission. I'm surprised that Lance knew the royal laws if I followed them at the start we would had a lot fewer fights and about the fever you might want to call Kolivan. It might be a reaction with the galra" Keith sighed "Thanks, princess. I'll go see mom when I'm there"
a few hours later at the blade main base
Keith went to Kolivan and started to see double before it went black. He woke up 2 days later in his room and his mother next to him "You awoke your galra. How are you feeling?" Keith sat up and hit his head on the shelf he put up for his knife "Mixed emotions? Did you move down the shelf?" she smiled slightly "No, you got tall genes they were just hidden" Keith smiled slightly "I'm tall!" he got up and noticed the fur "I came to ask Kolivan about something. No offense but it's about omegas..." Krolia went wide eyes "Is Lance pregnant!?" Keith went red "NO!... At least I hope not... It's complicated" She brought Keith his blade armour so they could change it. After that was done he went to Kolivan and knocked "Kolivan sir. Can I talk to you in private It concerned my omega" Kolivan nodded and Keith came in as two Galra which previously towered over Keith bumped shoulders with him on the way out, he closed the door and Kolivan sighed "What's your question, Keith?" Keith stumbled over his words trying to find the right ones "As you know Lance was a half-breed for lack of a better word but due to a rare Altean thing he is in a terrible state, Allura said its can happen to omega princes but I don't understand all I care about is he is burning up and I'm worried about him... I marked him" Kolivan sighed "That can happen. If Altean history can be believed the fever is a very good sign or bad sign" Keith tilted his head "What you mean sir" Kolivan smirked, "did you Lance you know?" Keith went red "We did. I was in a rut so I don't remember it much. It was like a hot dream" Kolivan smirked "Well then it's best you get back. He might need you to get through it. If you were in rut the only way you would be calm now is if you mated and from what I learned from the castle an Altean can only be marked while in heat. congrats" Keith went running back to the ships and flew back to the castle but Lance was in quarantine for a few days for his benefit
