"What's going on?" Allura gasped when Keith brought Lance into the control room after everyone came back empty handed.

He threw the communicator to her.

"Lance did something to it, no signals are picking it up, and it's not working, just suddenly it's useless," Keith told her and Lance glared back at him.

"I didn't-" "its self destructed," Allura said and everyone looked at her. She clenched the communicator tightly.

"Why would you self destruct it?" Allura looked at Lance with a sharpe glare.

"He's working for Lotor," Keith crossed his arms. He couldn't even look at him.

"I don't work for anyone!"

"Then what? Why did it stop working?" Shiro asked.

"I... I..." Lance closed his eyes.

"You worked for the galra?" Allura grabbed him by the collar pulling him close.

"Not like you guys looked for me! You would've left me in a cell to rot! Where Hagar tortured me and wouldn't killed me if it wasn't for Lotor!" Lance yelled back and shoved her away.

"Did you even look? Did you look for me or did you just want Shiro back, then you finally got those you gave a damn about back?" He whispered looking back at them all.

"Lance I told you-" "who's the liar now?" Lance spat at Keith.

Slap

"Get. Out. Of. My. Castle." Allura hissed at him as Lance held his face in shock.

"All-" "shut your damn mouth, you-you-" Allura turned away.

"You traitor," she glared at him over her shoulder.

Lance felt his heart being torn from his chest as he took a step back and looked at the others. Shiro had a stern glare as Keith crossed his arms. Hunk turned away but tears ran down his face. Matt held Pidge as she couldn't look at him either.

"I'm the reason your all standing still," Lance felt a tear crawl down his face and he walked out.

"I can't believe I wasted time coming back," he hissed keeping his back to them.

"Lance," Pidge called after him and he stopped but didn't look back.

"Don't come back this time," she said.

"Wasn't planning on it," Lance gulped and the doors closed behind him. Once they shut Lance took off in a sprint as more and more tears escaped from his eyes

"Shit," he rasped wiping his face quickly as he raced to his room.

He grabbed his armor he kept hidden from his team, he grabbed his hand gun that shifted into two other types of weapons. He went to the pods after hearing blues cries in his head.

"Forget me blue, go with Matt, I'll see you around beautiful," Lance hoped in a pod as he turned it on without second thoughts.

He just had to get back. Back to those he felt wanted. He missed his girls, he missed his lover.

He took off quickly into space as he typed into the system. Typing coordinates to locate Lotors cruiser. He remembered the codes and sent a signal out only the generals or Lotor knew off.

He clenched the control tightly as he remembered the looks on those he thought of family, disowning him, kicking him out. It was happening all over again.

"I'm sorry,"

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Lance walked down the halls to the control room where he'd meet again with the man he loved and friends he desired. He hugged his body tightly with his head down as he entered the room.

It took a moment for the others realized someone was in the room as lance looked at them hopeful a little but his heart sunk when it seemed like he was invisible to them. He sniffled a little and everyone turned to him with wide surprised eyes.

"Lance?" Acxa spoke first as Lotor got up from his chair.

"Hey... Guys," Lance smiled sadly at them but his eyes held a different story that his smile did.

Lotor walked up to him with a calm face and Lance looked down with tears in his eyes.

"I'm sorry... Sir... They found the communicator, they thought I was a spy and-" Lance felt arms wrap around him and Lotors warm breath close to him as his scent surrounded him in comfort.

"Never mind them, I'm just glad you've came back to us my love," Lotor held his head close and Lance closed his eyes leaning on Lotor as a few tears escaped his eyes.

"They kicked me out and replaced me," Lance covered his mouth.

"I'm sorry I'm sorry," Lance buried his face in his shoulder as Lotor frowned knowing Lance was trying not to cry but failing, he held him tighter trying to make the world go away.

"They hate me, a-Allura hit me and they all hate me, I lost Hunk and Pidge," his breath hitched as he inhaled deeply. Lotor tightened his hold on him.

"Don't apologize, your always welcomed here pip squeak," Zethrid crossed her arms as she looked at them.

"Your our sharpshooter," Ezor smiled sadly at him.

"Your part of our family Lance, even if your from theirs," Acxa put a hand on his shoulder and Lotor smiled at her.

Narti nodded as well as Kova rubbed against lances leg.

"Thank you guys," Lance smiled at Acxa as he stayed in Lotors arms.

"I was missing having all my generals," Lotor rubbed the back of his head gently as lance closed his eyes with a few more tears running down his face. He felt safe.

Lotor brushed through lances hair and looked at his other generals who looked angered seeing one of their own hurt. A kind heart being stepped on by them, ungrateful for what they had. Lotor and the girls wouldn't take advantage of the greatness lance showed.

The Paladins would no longer be shown mercy, they no longer had the reason.