Maybe he's dead. Maybe he finally got sniped or captured or taken down, and this is the version of the afterlife he gets. Or maybe they never escaped, maybe this is a new prison the Galra have created and his whole escape, his time with the rebels was just a hallucination.

It doesn't matter which one. If he gets to see Shiro again, Matt will take it. He pushes up to his feet, wobbling dangerously, drawing in ragged, shaky breaths.

"I-I'm here! I'm here."