"Is this really necessary?" Lance looked down seeing a cuff on his ankle as Lotor had the same thing looking unamused.

"Yes," Allura walked pass them and the two men looked at each other as Lance gave him a 'I told you so' look.

"It's ironic how I'm a prisoner of Voltron but never was one with the galra, ish," Lance looked at him smirking and Lotor shrugged.

"You've destroyed my father, almost," Lotor sent a look at Allura and she sharply turned around sending him a death glare.

"You know it's so funny how she'd immediately change her opinion on you if she knew of your mother," Lance whispered as they followed Allura as she walked faster in anger and out of range to hear them.

"I rather not," Lotor sighed even if he knew that was the truth. If she knew he was altean as well things would be different. Good or bad.

They walked into the control room as everyone stiffened seeing the prince and general walk in. Most eyes where on Lance, he felt them staring and he kept his gaze down, he couldn't handle it.

Lotor looked back at Lance and frowned.

"Shall we start on how we will defeat zarkon?" Lotor asked as he was almost basically in front of Lance, protecting him from the stares.

"Yes, to start with, what do you know on zarkon? He's returned right?" Shiro asked staying in front of his own team.

"Zarkon will not come out for a fight unless something is big enough to drag him out, such as the red lion," Lotor motioned to Keith.

"How do you know of that?" Keith glared.

"I stay in touch with the galra, my generals would give me Intel," Lotor said with his stern yet smooth voice, it was like velvet.

"And where are those generals now?" Allura scoffed remembering the fight they faced them in.

"Saving their own asses," Lance rolled his eyes and Lotor nodded.

"Yet you stayed? Seems like you only care about yourself, big ol' princey keeping you safe?" Pidge spat at him and Lance looked at her with wide eyes and his hands fell to his sides.

"Not like any of you did," he said under his breath so no one could hear.

"Anyways," Shiro coughed to stop the near fight. "Is there any chance to kill zarkon?"

"Of course, you kill the witch first, she is his power source, that's how he returned and continues to terrorize the universe," Lotor nodded.

"You can kill Hagar?" Matt frowned but his eyes widen.

"Eh, tried too," Lance shrugged and lotor sent him a look. "She deserves it!"

"Enough, if Hagar dies then the empire itself if weakened, with the comet and Voltron we can take out my father," Lotor said seriously with his leader like voice as Lance put his hands behind his back innocently.

"If I had my fellow generals we could have more intel but that has been delayed," he sighed in irritation.

"I can't show my face there," Lance said softly. He'd be killed on sight or worst.

"Don't you have the codes?" Pidge asked Lotor.

"We're fugitives of the empire... course we do," Lance said as it was obvious and the prince nodded.

"No one asked you traitor," Pidge glared.

"Yes you did, but so then your not getting any," Lance smirked challengingly.

"Lance-" "-Pidge,"

"He's the traitor! Let's just give him to zarkon," Pidge yelled and Lance felt his breath hitch and Lotors face slowly turned to anger.

"Say that one more time," Lotor Warned in a low tone.

"Lotor no, she doesn't mean it, it's not going to happen," Lance grabbed his wrist to stop him with a harsh whisper.

"Try me traitor," Pidge hissed.

"You don't say that to anybody ever katie," Matt snapped at his little sister with a stern look. Everyone went silent.

"Never wish anyone to be a prisoner of the galra, got it," he told her and Pidge looked at him with wide eyes as Shiro nodded and Lance looked away.

They all knew that pain.

Lance felt his breathing speed up as he felt the room getting smaller as his grip on Lotor tightened in fear knowing that voltron would give him to the galra, they would. Flashbacks rapidly played in his head.

He'd be dragged to be beaten.

Called a liar when he screamed the truth.

Left behind for nothing.

No one of the Voltron Paladins bothered to rescue him.

His skin was torn open by a electric whip. Five times.

His screams didn't even sound like him.

Hunks eyes widen as he took a step forward but they saw Lotor hold up three fingers for Lance and counted them down as Lance took steady breaths as he held onto Lotors wrist but Lotor slid his hand into his instead to comfort him more as Lance inhaled and exhaled quietly counting to himself now.

"Pidge, that's enough," Shiro whispered and Pidge felt guilt weld up, she knew Lance got panic attacks but not since garrisons in a while.

She turned away.

Keith watched Lance hold Lotors hand tightly with their fingers weaved together and Lance taking small breaths with his head down. His eyes narrowed seeing the way Lotor looked down at Lance, how he protected Lance from them as if...

Keith took it back in his head, they where the enemy, they did do wrong to Lance. But they were not just general and Prince.

"Excuse me for that, it was uncalled for," Lance took his hand back, he had to be formal like he would back at the galra bases, had to be a general, it was the same here, talking about war.

Keith looked at him worriedly. This was not the Lance they remembered, he didn't smile as much, then again, they didn't deserve his smile. Lance was more serious now, more mature it was almost scary. But they noticed Lance had more respect for Lotor than he ever showed them, to Shiro who was his hero, but he is loyal to the galra Prince and trusted him more.

"Lanc-" "enough of this distraction, I apologize for my behavior, we need to plan an attack just for zarkon to go on a wild goose chase, a distraction," Lance took a deep breath but his voice was raw from trying to contain himself before.

"My general is right, to buy time for now, we can send a false ship for zarkon to follow, say it's me, no doubt he will go after it," Lotor nodded agreeingly.

"Why you?" Allura glared crossing her arms.

"Have you not listened to me princess? I am the galra's most wanted basically," Lotor scowled back.

"Brutal," hunk said simply.