Spirits (on ＨＯＬＤ）

Lance

"Wake up!"

Lance's eyes shot open essentially he looked around trying to find the source of who had woke him before he groaned silently, he had a feeling today wasn't going to be his day. when he reached his desk he grasped on a tablet before he realized it was from the meeting from his dream.

"Goddammit."

Why he questioned to himself, why him of all people in the entire universe.

"Lance wake up! We have a new mission to complete."

The faint sound of Keith's voice called from the other side of the door. Lance groaned even more before looking down at the tablet, pondering if he should bring it or not.

"I'll do it to see if it works..."

"Keith, Hunk and I will take the right, Allura, Pidge and La- where did Lance go?"

"He left a while ago, he's already in the temple."

"Pidge why didn't you stop him?"

"Because by the time I saw he was already sliding in!"

Lance turned on the small tablet and it lightened up with life, soon the screen showed purple dots in between the lines.

"Alright..?"

When he looked up instantly there was a purple gem floating in the air, reaching over he grasped it and grinned as the tablet number went down by one,

₂₄₉

"So that's how it works, alright!"

Thus the story has begun!

He ran around collecting what he needed sometimes finding secret files with the tracker. Soon he heard a low whimper and stopped in his tracks. What the hell?

Turning down the hall where he heard the whine he spotted a small looking fox. it was sitting next to another one that was in a red gem looking thing. Lance tried to walk to them but the small dog noticed and growled.

"I'm not here to hurt you..."

The small fox looked both ways before moving Lance to the gem. He looked slightly confused before the fox placed the gem in his arms. The fox then pushed him out of the small cage and closed the door. Suddenly a loud growl could be heard in the cage. Suddenly two blue iris's glowed above the small fox and Lance's eyes widened. Lance took a few steps backward before running away, holding the big gem in one arm and his bayard on the other hand.

The bashing of the cell door caused Lance's spine to shiver. whatever that thing was it was trying to get after this gem. if the thing got out then he would either run or fight it but not knowing the size and its power he decided to just run.

Just as he made it a few feet the sound of the metal clanked down on the ground. Heavy panting and sounds of faint gruffs were coming from the figure before it walked out and turned to where Lance was standing fifty feet away.

Its head tilted up and a big fat grin was plastered on its face. It had long red hair that spiked out near to the floor, Its gray fur slightly dirty with blood stains and scratches.

"Lance where are you!?!"

Now was his chance! He ran quickly to the end of the hall where there was an electric door with a key panel. Heavy footsteps were following after him, slowly catching up. The beast hit the walls a few times, tongue hanging out the side of its mouth laughing like a hyena in delight.

As Lance reached the door he placed the tablet down on the keypad and suddenly the tablet was able to get the door to start closing. The door was taking its sweet little time like that one old woman crossing the road.

More and more the figure starts running up to the door that was already half-closed. Lance grunted softly as it was 3/4 closed and the beast was only a few feet away. just as the door closed the beast shoved its hand through the door trying to reach for lance like a dog getting its favorite toy from the back of the couch.

He pulled out his bayard and allowed it to turn into a weapon, not looking to see it was the one he always used. Soon he could hear sniffing then a low growl. The beast started bashing its head on the door leaving a dent.

Lance knew it was time for more runny and not stayye so he started speed walking down one of the halls not daring to look back as the beast was still trying to get through the half-closed door.

"Hello?"

He called looking around for the voice again.

"Lance?"

Lance turned down the hall and instantly saw Keith but now with any of the others.

"Lance! There you are!"

The mullet boi smiled, waving over the Cuban but Lance didn't budge.

"Why are you not with the others?"

Keith stopped and thought for a second before answering his question.

"I was looking for you silly!"

Lance knew that wasn't the Keith he knew. He just knew it because Keith never called him silly in that manner.

"Well, where are the others?"

Lance asked suspiciously slowly walking up to the fake Keith, holding his bayard behind him.

"They're trying to look for you right now, dummies."

Lance soon stopped in front of the faker and asked,

"Why would you call them dummies Keith?"

The faker tried to respond but Lance cut them off.

"Because you're a faker!"

As quick as light he had stabbed his bayard into the fake Keith's chest, twisting it and then shoving the weapon to the floor with fake Keith on it. The blood looked dark blue and not red like human blood.

Apparently, Lance was right because the Keith he saw poofed and became the big beast he saw not too long ago.

"Interesting."

He noticed a small lizard that looked slightly like that small Chinese lizard from the Mulan movie. It was dark blue and its body was literally water with little living fish swimming around in it.

The small dragon gave Lance two needle and pointed to the beast. Lance got the memo and took blood from it. The dragon took one in its mouth and rubbed Lance's leg like a cat would before walking away and disappearing. When Lance looked down he saw a box and picked it up and placed the syringe before closing it back up and placing it in his pocket.

When Lance looked at the beast again he noticed it looked kind of like the little fox he had seen from before but more grown. 'Maybe it was the mother' he thought to himself as he watched her fade away. when the beast was gone lance took the weapon out of the ground and noticed it was a Lance from way back when they were used by a horseman in charging.

"Sweet."

He then started walking back to the entrance before a soft bark was heard behind him. Turning he saw the small fox who was smiling ear to ear. It ran at him and jumped in his arms. Lance caught the little thing with his bayard now back in its original form and the huge gem sitting in his other arm.

"Hey, there little guy!"

The fox licked his face all over and he laughed silently.

"I'll take you with me."

He soon continued his way back not noticing the spirit of the Mother watching over the three.

                                                                    "Thank you Lance..."