The Color of Life is Red

The End: Part 1

"Keith, are you crazy?!" Lance shook him by the shoulders.

Keith held his cheeks in his hands, "Lance, just trust me."

Keith, I can't just set them off with you guys in there!

"You're gonna have to!" Keith ran to the side of the roof and inspected the ground. "Where's Coran?"

Four minutes out!

Keith shook his head, "We can't wait that long."

Lance limped to his side and looked to the ground. He couldn't understand what Keith was thinking. There were no bodies of water. No cushion. No way. "Keith, how the hell are we gonna do that?!"

He ignored him, "Pidge, which way is the building gonna fall?"

If it doesn't fall perfectly down, then it will fall to the northwest.

Keith jogged over to the opposite side, "Alright." He stared at the ground for a while, "Shiro?! Are you there?!"

There was no answer.

Lance sighed, "I hope he's okay."

"He'll be fine." He ran back to Lance and grabbed his face, "Alright, when we jump, keep close to me. As long as we are together, our chances of survival are almost 100%."

He softly grabbed Keith's wrists, "Keith, you're scaring me."

"Relax your muscles, bend your knees slightly, don't hit your head."

Lance's eyes teared up and he shook his head. The pounding of the roof door caught their attention.

"Damn it!" He kissed Lance to take care of his leg, "When you hit the ground, land on your feet. Immediately after you land, roll your body to the side. There's gonna be a lot of dust and debris, so be careful."

"Keith, please."

More door pounding filled the air. Keith kept Lance's face away from it, "You can do it, I know you can. I love you so much." He rested their foreheads together, "Do you trust me?"

Lance let out a frightened sob and held his cheek with a shaky hand, "We're a team, remember?"

He brought him into a hug, "Pidge! Set them off!"

But-

"Take this building down!"

...Okay. Bombs set to go off in five,

Keith readied his stance, setting the reluctant Lance up as well.

Four

Keith gave Lance's hand one last squeeze, then let go.

Three

The doors to the roof finally gave in, bringing out attacking Galra members.

Two

Keith ran forward, "Go!"

Lance followed closely beside him, heart pounding and head spinning.

One.

Loud booms shook the building, going from one side to the other. Keith and Lance jumped from the roof just as it started to give out. Large clouds of smoke burst through the air, engulfing them in grey. Pieces of the walls and brick flew through the air, bringing smoke behind them. Flames appeared between the collapsing floors; screaming came with them.

Lance's stomach dropped with his body, he kept his muscles relaxed and followed Keith's instructions. Even with the advice, when he touched the ground he landed incorrectly. His left knee was shot with an excruciatingly sharp pain. His body rolled to the side through the debris. He covered his head as he slowed down. Adrenaline kept him from feeling half of the pain in his body, but it felt like he was witnessing all of it. Thick wind hammered his back and hit him with various items. When the loud crashing quieted down, Lance opened his eyes and immediately recoiled at the pain in his leg. He hesitantly lowered his eyes to see the damage. Through the thick blanket of grey, he could see a pool of blood under his leg. Bone stuck through his knee, piercing his skin.