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[To say that Lance is confused would be the understatement of the forever. His life has taken a turn for the ridiculous ever since he'd found Shiro, and recently, he'd been thrown into a wormhole only to awaken in a strange cage in the rain and wind solving a word search puzzle so that he wouldn't drown. Two days later and with his life thankfully in tact, he still doesn't know where he is and why. He's talked a bit to his cagemates but their focuses were obviously on making sure they'd survive.

And so now he's just trying to throw out a communication line any way he can, as no one's responding yet to his attempts over his paladin helmet.]

Keith? Hunk? Shiro? Pidge? Allura? Coran? Anyone...? Come on, I can't be the only one thrown into wherever this is! I know a vortex in a wormhole isn't exactly the most stable of gateways, but there's gotta be someone here. Come in, anyone.

At the least someone tell me where the heck I am. Because I really need to get back. It's not like the Galrans are just going to sit on their butts while I almost drown in a cage.

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[This thing isn't as helpful as the Yellow Lion's display, but hey, there is a Video of Hunk now. He's been hovering around the medical area when no one is trying to kick him out, so he can keep an eye on Pidge and Keith.]

[He's also been looking for Lance. So hearing his voice made Hunk jump, then smile into the video.]

Oh, there you are. You realize that going through a wormhole and exiting it at different intervolts, even the slightest differences, could possibly cause us to be great big huge distances away from each other. So theoretically... it could have been very possible that you were here on your own.

But you are not.

Hey, Lance.

[Hunk? Stop making sense. You're not allowed to make sense. Not when Lance is still this confused. Hearing and seeing his best friend definitely perks him up though.]

Bro! Hunk! You're here!

[Seriously, everything is wrong and he still might be in mild shock to the whole thing. He's way calm at the moment. Maybe it was the vomiting everything up at the cages. Maybe not. Seeing and hearing Lance helps tons though.]

Not sure where "here" is. [complete with air quotes around 'here'] But yes. I'm here.

Were you in the cages too? [He gave him a more worried look at that. Bro, are you all right? Keith and Pidge are both sick.]

Yeah. I was. It...wasn't fun. Had to do a damn word search puzzle to get out! You know how hard it is to do that shit when you're almost drowning?!

[He's alright. ...well. As alright as he can be. He's not sick, at least, not like the others now. Just confused and sick to his stomach about it all.]

We had a cross word puzzle. The questions were mostly about people in this place or from this place and I was basically no help. [It was terrible.] Pidge was out there too. One cage over from me.

She's... sick. Keith too. Where ever that wormhole shot us out... is insane.

I never liked cross word puzzles.

[Hunk is here. And Shiro. And Pidge. And that stupid mullet face. All are pluses.]

Crossword puzzles are even worse. And...sick? Like, how sick? Not dying sick, right?

[He's not ran into Shiro yet, or Allura. Right now he's just pleased to hear Lance seems all right.]

Fever and restless. Coughing. Sounds terrible. Pneumonia perhaps? They have doctors looking into it though. I'm sure Pidge'll be fine.

Are you okay?

I'm fine. Totally fine.

[Physically? Mostly. Mentally? ...Not totally fine, no. It's not quite as visible over just video, but if anyone's going to know Lance's state of mind, it's Hunk.]

She'll pull through, yeah. Like we haven't been through worse. And, uh, Keith, how's that guy doing?

[He can see it. Hunk feels it too though. This entire thing was draining. Not only just showing up here and in cages of doom, but everything before that. The Galra. The battle. Losing and saving the Princess. He's not sure when he's taken an actual rest since it's all happened, and it's starting to seep into his body.]

[Sitting on the floor, like a guard, near Pidge was not the best form of rest, but it was something. Still, when he allowed himself to sleep, he was going to knock out for some time.]

Exactly. We'll get through this. Keith? He seems okay? Coughing and chills too. It was bad out there. You going to go visit them?

[When attacking/dodging the enemy wasn't occupying his mind first and foremost during the battle, he was worrying like hell for the others. Kicking himself for not being able to protect them properly. Not being able to do better. Not somehow able to fix the situation they landed in.]

Soon as I figure out this weird castle, I'll be there. The second I stop getting lost.

[Bro. Seriously. Hunk's on that same mindset. He feels like he could have done more to protect the others, both in that battle and in those cages.]

Lost? You're not wandering, are you? I don't think that's all that safe of an idea, Lance.

I might be wandering? A little bit? This place is worse than the Castle of Lions. At least that had proper lighting. This makes me feel like I'm gonna be locked up during the Spanish Inquisition or something.

[Because that...makes sense?]

Or, you can listen to your voice of reason and find someone to explore it with instead of going out there and doing it on your own. [Which is to say you should find someone who KNOWS the place... of course.]

What's a voice of reason?

[Hunk has a point, though. He usually does. Almost always does. Honestly, Hunk kind of is Lance's voice of reason.]

It's not like I'm getting lost on purpose. I think I might be getting closer, though?

Lance... [He said his name flatly, frowning. He is. He is your voice of reason, and you really should listen to him more often. Or, you know, once in a while. OR even just once, really.]

It's the, ah, first floor, I think? Or... second? I'm not sure how they're being... counted. There are design flaws all over this place.

[Lance should. He really should. But he's Lance.]

And I'm guessing there's no info directory, huh.

[He's Lance, and that's why Hunk excuses the ignoring of the voice of reason. He wouldn't be Lance if he paid attention to Hunk.]

Not that I've seen, but I haven't gone exploring yet.

Whooooo, great. Well, anyway, I think I'm almost there, so hang tight and get your body ready.

[ready for a hug, maybe. Better not be anything else than that.]

Yeah, yeah. I'll come out and see if I can see you. [and he would come out of the medical area to try and peek and look around for Lance after saying that. Mostly because this is the only area so far that he's dared to venture. Here and the kitchen.]

[There you are, Lance! Shiro's heard some back and forth about the blue paladin having possibly arrived, but since Lance hasn't been around to medical yet, he couldn't be sure.

Shiro looks tired when he responds, but everyone's tired after that two day fiasco. He's smiling at least? Not wearing his paladin armor, though. Something dark, covering, and nondescript as is his style, but nothing Lance has ever seen him wearing before.]

Good to see you, Lance.

Shiro! [Phew, that's two accounted for, then. He isn't quite sure what Shiro's wearing, but that's the least of his concerns right now.]

You have no idea how much you worried me, dude!

[Even Shiro can't wear his armor 24/7, man.

Raising an eyebrow in confusion. Why would Lance be worried about him?]

I wasn't in the cages.

[I dunno, Shiro. Since they've gotten into space, Lance has seen you in your armor more often than not.

And why wouldn't Lance be worried about him?]

The fight! The Galra base, and Zarkon, and the wormhole! I didn't know if I'd end up on the opposite end of the universe from you guys or not!

[... Okay, point.

Shiro blinks once or twice before realization dawns on his face. Oh. It's not like he's stopped thinking about what happened, but he's had enough time to get a little distance on it, and the castle has given him plenty of other things to focus on.

It's still fresh for Lance, but for Shiro...]

This place... time doesn't always line up the way it should. That fight was two months ago for me.

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Two months--?!

[Lance is more than a little shocked at first, but then again. Wormhole. He's lucky he's actually in the same place as the others. Time...what's a month or two, as long as they're all safe? It's the distance that's the problem.]

Space. I just...give up on trying to understand it.

Keith and Pidge have been here longer... You get used to it.

[That's meant to be reassuring, but... yeah.]

Has anybody given you the run down on this place yet?

Longer? How long? What kind of wormhole did we get thrown into?

[It's not the most reassuring, but he'll trust Shiro, at least. He can do that.]

I'm hearing a few things, but I really don't understand it.

About a month longer than me, I think.

[Alright, give him a second. How to phrase this as not-crazy as possible...]

The way people here tell it, we may be in a different universe altogether. Everyone here has been pulled in to help in a fight between two supposed deities, the god of light and the Queen of Shadows.

[The feed clicks on to a concerned but friendly face. She appears to be on the move as she talks. She promised she'd sit this one out, mostly, but posting to the network isn't exactly dangerous, right?

And he asked for someone she knows. Someone she knows has been desperate to see a familiar face.]

Hey, you don't know me, but I know Pidge. She's here. As far as I know, she's safe enough right now. This is The Castle, we don't really have another name for it.

We all were brought here because of a war going on between two deities. [Gentle smile] It's a lot to take in, I know. I've been here for awhile, though, so I can answer questions if you need.

The Castle? It's not the Castle I know... And, uh, two deities? Okay, I'm kind of new to this whole being in outer space thing, but I'm just getting used to aliens. Deities? What?

[He's glad to hear Pidge is alright, though.]

No, it wouldn't be. As far as any of us can tell, this castle isn't in any of our worlds. [Apologetic smile. She seems to have come to a stop in a... kitchen? She props the phone up so she can wash her hands while she talks.]

Outer space... That's pretty neat. We don't have technology like that here, sadly. You'll meet Ozuma later. You were supposed to meet him when you first arrived. He's the Avatar of the god of light, trying to retake this castle from the evil Queen of Shadows.

She's the reason a bunch of you are stuck in cages.

[Minako's face turns very, very sour for a moment.]

[He's gotten used to different planets. Worlds? That's going to take a while to sink in. Lance is confused enough right now to not even instinctively flirt with the pretty lady.]

...right. This sounds like some kind of video game or comic book. I'm not dreaming, right? Not that you'd tell me if I was...

[She laughs a little more darkly than her usual chiming bubble.]

Yeah, It does. It would be easier if we were all dreaming, but alas, no. Hang on a sec-

[She disappears off camera to have a quick conversation with... someone. Something about food, something teasing, and a... long thin wagging black tail appears for a moment on screen?

She comes back with an armful of veggies and starts chopping.]

Sorry, back.

[At seeing the vegetables, his stomach gives a loud rumble.

Thanks, tummy.]

Oh, god. Where did you get that, because I can't even remember the last time I got to eat something proper.

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Can you not scream over the network?

[ Hey Lance, guess who is peeking at you over a bunch of blankets, before falling into a coughing fit and groaning.

He still feels like shit. ]

Never thought I'd say it but, good to see you.

[He'll do whatever he wants to. You can't stop him. ...Not gonna lie, though, he's almost kind of touched to hear that from Keith. And almost kind of worried to see him in a state like that.]

Dude...you look like shit.

[That's how he shows his worry.]

Thanks.

[ Keith rolls his eyes before trying to breath through his nose and failing. ]

Yeah, well, that happens when you've been hanging in a flooded cage in the middle of a fall storm.

[ He narrows his eyes as he gets a little closer to the camera. ]

How are you not sick?

Because I'm awesome, and my element is water? Duh? Though I'm not exactly too thrilled about the whole nearly drowning in a cage thing, either, with that rain and wind.

[He sighs.]

You're in the infirmary in this place, right? You and Pidge?

[ Yup, you're getting another eye roll because, Lance, that's not how this works. ]

Yeah, Pidge is here too but I think she's sleeping...or was? Either way if you go to see her I'd be careful, the healers'll get pissy if you disturb her too much.

[ He doesn't expect Lance to come visit him, he really doesn't. ]

[That is EXACTLY how it works.]

Healers? Okay, right... I guess I'll bother her when she's awake.

[But you, Keith? You're his target now.]

[ It's really not. ]

Yeah...how are you?

Fine. Alive. Obviously better off than you. Really, you're the kind of guy who'd fall off a burning bridge and then just end up with a cold, or get hit by a car and hit your head against a pole and end up with a sprained ankle. But bend over weirdly and nope, you'd break your back or something.

[Maybe a little bit of deflection, but the point still stands. Lance doesn't get how Keith could have seriously pulled off that Zarkon stunt and been...well. Still alive and communicating afterwards, but now, he's laid up in bed with a cold.]

You'd be surprised.

[ Is that the cold/flu or was did he actually look and sound sort of grave about that.

Lance doesn't know what Keith had been though, he wasn't planning on telling any of them either. He didn't want to think about dying. It wasn't like it was something he wore as a badge of honor. Sure he protected Pidge, but he still ended up dead.

That did things to a person.

Also, he's been trying to forget the anger episode with Zarkon...it's sort of what spawned that freaky Shadow of himself. ]

[Here, have a surprised princess.]

You are not. I was trapped with Keith, and I have seen some of the others here too. Strange how this is working out.

Princess! I knew you couldn't be far. Don't you worry your pretty little head, the great knight Lancelot is here to save you from this place!

[Old habits die hard.]

Trapped with Keith, though? Man. Sorry you had to go through that.

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