Ai, it never works when I want it to…

Title: Enthralled
Author: Shadow/Phantomness
Pairing: Championshipping (Lance x Red)
Fandom: Pokémon
Theme: #36, Enthralled
Rating: PG-13
Disclaimer: Pokemon belongs to Nintendo and Shogakukan Comics. This non-profit, non-copyright infringing fanfiction belongs to me under international copyright laws and taking it is plagiarism. Thank you. *Phantomness bows*

Notes: <> for telepathy, ** for thoughts, italics if a pokemon talks

Warnings: AU, het, gender-bending

It’s a very beautiful sight when someone dies. The bracelets on her wrists are cold, above her pristine white gloves. They don’t match her silversteel armor very well, but does it matter? Her long red hair falls to her waist and on her forehead blazes the symbol of Neptune in dark blue. She watches in fascination as the flowers bloom and open, revealing a crystal of purest white… oh?

This one isn’t white. It’s changing color, a beautiful golden yellow… a familiar golden-yellow, like the ice-blue she once held in her heart…

She looks at the fallen soldier again. She’s a strong one, with her beautiful black-feathered wings. It would be a pity to let her die, so… she splits her bracelets, and places two on the other soldier’s wrists, to stop her from fading away.

Crimson meets gold as the other soldier shivers once or twice, before standing next to her, her white fuku with the golden and black accents rustling. She has armor too, similar armor, beautiful golden armor…

Why does she feel like she should remember her?

“Lance…”

“I don’t remember your name,” She says, as she traces tear tracks with her white-gloved hands. “But you are familiar to me…”

“Lance,” Red sighs, leaning her head against her lover’s shoulder. “It’s all right. As long as we’re together, I don’t care what happens. The people can all die, you know. All I need is you.”

She stands up a little straighter, and pulls the other guardian into a surprised kiss. He reciprocates, and Red sighs inwardly in relief.

At least some things don’t change…

They will always be together, even as the galaxies fall apart around them… and even as she swears allegiance to Galaxia, she doesn’t mind. Her husband will protect her, and she will love him, and eventually, they will triumph. It is only a matter of time.

For the rest, well, one nice long session in bed should bring his memory back soon enough!

End Fic

Edited 6/2/09

Completed 10/16/06

As long as I have something to focus on, I can continue to live…

Bit of a crossover with Sailor Moon… I’ll see if I can write more fics in this universe… I usually see Lance and Red as Neptune n’ Uranus, Outer Senshi kick butt!

Lance changes gender to female when he transforms. *Shrug* But he is still a man!