Sickened Mind

Chapter 4

Shiro was already on the bridge of the ship in full armor. Lance looked out the window and gasped. Hundreds of Galra ships and cruisers were visible. Little ships were seen zooming closer.

"Oh no..." Lance said. His mind trailed to Keith. Why? Why was he the first thing he thought about? Not his own health but Keith's. He shook it off.

Hunk and pidge ran in and gasped.

"That's a lot of ships..."Hunk whispered to himself.

No one said It, but they all thought it. They needed Voltron, and with how Badley Ill Keith was, he won't be able to pilate the Red lion, hence, no Voltron. They were outnumbered. No way in Hell they would make it out without any casualties. Lance glanced at the door, hoping to see Keith walk in fully dressed and awake. Healthy and ready for battle. But it never happened.

Shiro furrowed his brows, "Everyone! To your lions!"

"What about keith?" Lance cut in. Allura looked at him and sighed.

"I checked him earlier, his fever is way too high for him to be up and about."

Lance drowned slightly, before they all ran to their lions.

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Keith's eyes opened slowly. His vision was blurred as he scans the room. He pushed himself to a sitting position and rubbed his eyes. His chest felt tight and his head felt like it was full of condensed air that could blow at any moment. He let out a series of sighs, hoping to relieve the pressure on his head. Minutes later, he swings his legs over the side in an attempt to stand. His head Immediately feels pressurized again. He held onto the wall as the world began to spin. His stomach turned and he put a hand over his mouth to keep himself from puking. Luckily, he was able to stop himself. He grabbed a sweater of his and draped it over his shoulders, it was quite cold but he knew he didn't have enough energy to get dressed. He opened the door and glanced out.

The ground shook violently, making Keith fly back and land on the floor. He couldn't stop it this time. He turned over and threw up on the floor. He held his stomach tightly as the vomit escaped him. He gasped for breaths  as he threw out any food that had previously been in his body. Everything shook again as Keith tried to grab the floor as to not move.

"What the..." he asked himself weakly.

He grabbed onto his bed to help him stand. He went over to the door and opened it once again. Alarms blared in his ears as red lights flashed in the hallways. He winced from the sound as he trailed the wall making his way to the control room. Once at the door he was thrown again into the wall. He held in a groan of pain as he held his shoulder. Keith walked into the room, Suddenly, panic arose from the sight and sounds.

"Watch out! It's coming for you!"

"Pidge watch your lef- Agh!"

"Hunk! Stay with us"

"I cant shake him!"

"I'm coming lance- Ah!"

"Shiro! No!"

"Were outnumbered!"

"We need Voltron!"

"Keith isn't here!"

"We need backup!"

"Agh!"

"Lance!"

Screams were herd left and right. Corran was frantically working on the control panels. "Particle barrier is done for!"

Allura just stood there in shock, she didn't know what to do. The Castle didn't have enough power to help at all. They were all gonna die, because of Keith. Keith frowned and ran out back to his room. The running made his head hurt and the need to lay down and sleep was quickly growing. Keith changed fast and ran to his Lion. He reached Reds paw and nearly fell over. He leaned over her paw, the need to puke came again but he held it in. Beeds of sweat were already lining his forehead.

"C-common Red..." Keith looked up at the large red Lion. "They need us-" he finished weakly.

A small growl was herd from her as she lowered her head for Keith to walk in. He nearly tripped walking in, but mad either to the controls and fell in his seat, panting.

No! We don't have time! Come on Keith! They need you!

Thoughts blazed through his head as he put his helmet on and grasped the controls. Red shot out of the hanger and on twords the fight. His vision blurred again, but he trusted Red, so she did the guiding during that time. Keith breathed to try and calm his shake to make him seem stronger than he was.

"Anyone call for backup?"

"Keith?!" They all yelled.

"You should be in Bed!" Lance yelled, concern lining his voice. "Your in no condition to be here!"

"What? Scared I'll destroy more Galra ships than you?" He tried to act a bit cocky but it was tiring.

"Lance is right, Keith." Shiro popped in. "You arnt well."

Keith griped tighter on the controls, getting pissed off. His eyes flashed yellow. "Are we forming Voltron or not?!" He yelled.

Silence.

"Alright..." shiro said, unsure. "Form Voltron!"

Simply fusing the Lions took everything out off Keith. He leaned forwards and rested his forehead on his arm, panting. He felt claustrophobic. He thought he was going to suffocate. He ripped his helmet off with a growl and threw it at the wall. He breathed, before sitting up, and continuing the fight.

The rest was a blur. There was so much yelling, it made Keith's insides hurt and gave him the urge to throw up again. After what seemed like hours, the last ship was destroyed. The paladins all cheered, except Keith. He held his stomach and covered his mouth, slouching over. His breathing was fast and unsteady. His hearing was shot, nothing anyone said made sense.

"Keith? Keith come on. Answer!" Lance yelled. At this time all the lions had separated. Lance pulled up the visual communications. "Keith, Buddy. Come on." He saw him turned to the side and leaning over. His gaze softened. He closed communications. "Someone take Blue in, I'll ride back with keith." He put his helmet on and flew to Red.

Hunk took Blue back to the castle. Lance landed inside and took his helmet off. He walked over to him. He was hunched over on his chair, covering his mouth and gripping his stomach. "Keith..." Lance said sympathetically. Lance sat in front of him and put a hand on his shoulder. Keith gage slightly, nothing came out. Lance stood next to him and rubbed his back. "Alright.. come on..." he said in a soothing tone. "Its ok.."

Eventually, Keith sat up and slouched in his chair. He looked at Lance, his Vision was still blurred. Lance gave a small smirk. "Told you so." He teased. Keith groaned.

Lance couldn't help but laugh. "Alright Red, how about you take us home?"

A flash of light, and a huge... huge Galra cruiser showed up. Lance widened his eyes as Keith gasped. "Oh no-"

A laser was shot aiming for the red Lion.

BAM!

Impact...