Holy Quiznack guys, I'm back! No more kidney failure for me. Updating should resume to once every two weeks. (I fecking hope) I have some requests I'm going to do but I thought to celebrate the fact I'm back I'll try do one myself. Thanks so much to those guys who gave me support when I got hospitalised. U GUYS ARE DA BEST! What did a boy like me do to deserve you guys idk... anyway on with the story!!!

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Keiths P.O.V

Lance was going to change the world. Thats what he used to say back at the garrison anyway. Keith remembered Lance always bragging about what he was going to do for the world. Lance would always tell Pidge and Hunk during lunch. Keith remembered Lance's obnoxious voice through the cafeteria.

"I'm telling you Pidge, I may be just a cargo pilot now, but even a cargo pilot can help! I could transport supplies all over the world at light speed! Food, water, all of them! When I become a proper pilot- just you wait! Then I'll go on rescue missions and raise money, and I won't stop until I change the world!"

Keith never thought Lance would change the world, intact when he heard the cuban boys unrealistic goals he couldn't help but laugh at him. He couldn't even remember to change his shirt everyday, how was he going to change the world?

Now they're a billion miles away in space and they're all defending the world. So in an ironic way, Kieth supposed Lance was right. But now wasn't the time to think about Lance and his unrealistic goals. Now was the time to think about Zarkon's giant death ray that was pointed in an exact straight line through fifty different solar systems, including earths.

Team Voltron was in ahead battle with a load of glare ships, and Kieth and the rest of the blades were making their way with rebel forces to deactivate Zarkon's giant death ray. Team Voltron was being pushed back and couldn't hold on much longer.

"Kieth, how are you guys doing with the death ray?" Shiro's voice crackled through Keiths spare headset.

"Nearly there Shiro, Matt has just dropped us off behind the back of the dam thing. We should be able to use the vents to climb in a deactivate it! "

"Good going Keith! Hurry up though we can't keep going on like this. Voltron at this rate is going to brake apart!"Pidge called in. There was a loud blast a load if screams and then Pidges voice returned.

"Scrap that, Voltron just took a bad blow and now our lions are scattered everywhere!"

Keith felt a a wave of pressure run over him.

"Guys, I'm on the death ray now, I'll only be ten minutes, can you guys hold off the ships with just you lions for now?"

"We'll try! Hunk take out the ship on the right, Lance? Can you get inside that big one, and Allura, you back him up!" Shiro commanded. There was an agreed chorus of "yes" and "you got it."

"Good luck Keith!" yelled Allura as loud blasts echoed through the com.

Kieth took a deep breath as he followed the blades through the dark musty vents. It was dim and this whole thing was really stressing him out.

"Go save the world mullet!" Lances voice cut in. 

Kieth was happy to hear his friend at this moment. He wouldn't admit it though.

"Sure thing sharp shooter!"

Up ahead one of the blades shushed Keith. 

"Were here, the main panel room"

Keith drew out his knife and got ready to fight some galra thank fully there were none there. He rushed to the main battery, which was almost as big as one of the lions and began checking the wires leading out of it.

"Pidge which ones do I cut?" he asked desperately as the death ray kept up its low threatening buzz.

"The orange wires! All the orange ones!"

Keith told the blades and in a moment all the wires were severed and the distant buzz of the ray cut out. There was a moment of relief and cheers through the coms as everyone celebrated, but then, to Keiths horror the noise returned and the machine lit up once more.

"Its not working what do we do!?"

"Zarkon must be controlling it directly from his ship!" Pidge said worried.

Kieth inwardly scolded himself for no realising the obvious distraction in the first place. Theres no way Zarkon would have made the Death Ray so defenceless against them, I mean no guards? come on Keith! That was so obvious. Arguing burst out through the coms as the Death Ray began to click into action, a faint glow at the tip of the laser growing brighter every second it was warming up.

"Guys! Im on Zarkons ship! I can reach him." Lances voice flooded the coms and drowned out the panicked arguing of the other paladins.

There was a moment of heavy silence.

"Lance how about you wait for back up, I'll be there in only a moment-" 

"No Shiro, we don't have time for me to wait, its now or never. I've got to change the world remember?" Lance cut Shiro off.

There was a short silence. Then all the paladins seemed to come to an agreement and wished Lance luck.

"We are depending on you sharpshooter!" Keith said smirking, though he knew Lance couldn't see him.

Everyone listened over the coms intently as Lance fought Zarkon, he could hear they're swords clashing in the background, and Lance switching his bayard between gun and blade. Every now and then something would smash and everyone would hold their breath until they heard Lances reassuring voice yelling something at Zarkon, proving he was still alive. As the minutes went on and the lasers light began to grow, Kieth realised they were running out of time. The suspense was killing everyone.

Suddenly, the light on the Death Ray died out and the whole thing shut down, Glara troops started retreating and fleeing in all directions, and Lance yelled in joy. 

"YESSS!"

"YOU DID IT LANCE!"

"You saved us!"

"Zarkons dead!"

"Finally!!!"

Keith was overwhelmed with relief. His heart began to glow with the thought that from now on everything would be okay. Lotor would take over and make the Glaran empire a better place, team Voltron would have won! Maybe... he could even go back to earth with Lance and the others. 

"Ugh guys?" Lances voice came on through the coms cutting through the cheering.

"Right sorry Lance, we'll get Hunk to come get you from the ship. We're proud of you sharp shooter." Shiro said sounding happy again.

'T..thats not it Shiro.." Lances voice came again slightly strained this time. Everyone stopped talking almost immediately. There was terrible silence.

"Lance are you alright?" Allura asked concerned. 

"Y.. yeah I'm fine I .." Lance inhaled before speaking again "I.. when I got close to Zarkon to finish him off.. might have gotten, slightly scratched by his sword."

A pit of dread filled Keiths stomach as he began to run toward the blade of mamoras ship.

"Hold on Lance were coming!"Shiro and Keith yelled in unison.

"How hurt are you buddy?" Hunk asked worried.

Lance gave a small pained whine thorough the com, then more slurred than before spoke up.

"Impaled... me...my chest it.. hurts.. I ...." Lance let out what sounded a bit like a small sob. "Im not.. going to make it."

The Voltron crew was silent. Zarkons ship was coming closer into to view, but Keith could tell by the sound of Laces voice that he only had are second left.

"Lance keep talking to us please buddy..." Hunks voice was chocked and filled with sadness.

"I want to see you guys... one last time.. please... I just want to see your faces ... its lonely here." Lances voice was suddenly very timid and shaky, his over confident ego was gone and it didn't feel right at all. 

"Your not alone Lance, were coming hold on." Pidge tried her best through tears to reassure him. Kieth couldn't believe that Lance wouldn't be here in a mere few minutes. It wouldn't happen, it couldn't happen, he's here now, he won't go...

"I... was going to change the world... I was going.. to see my family.. I .. Im scared, I want you guys here... I ...."

There it was. The sudden dreaded silence they had all feared.

"Lance...?"

Silence 

"Lance!"

Kieths heart was racing. He had been here just a moment ago, it didn't make sense. Lance was gone? They hadn't even been there beside him! Keith began to cry as he realised he would never hear Lance again. The other paladins began to cry out as well. Mounring the death of their friend who had died scared and alone. It was so unplanned for, he needed more time, there were things he wanted to do! Thats when Keith realised...

Lance didn't change the world. 

He changed the universe. In thirty seconds, the safety of the universe was restored all because of Lance. 

In thirty second Lance was gone.