Title: Pride
Author: Shadow/Phantomness
Pairing: Championshipping (Lance x Red/Ash)
Fandom: Pokémon
Theme: #17, Pride
Rating: PG
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, Zoofic, shonen-ai

“Daddy?” The kitten Red cocked his head to the side. “What’s wrong?”

The older Red sighed, nudging his cub closer. “It is nothing.”

“But Father-Lance is gone! Is he coming back soon?”

“Yes.” The older Champion reassured. “Now go to sleep.” Red frowned, but when his Daddy nudged him into a pile with the rest of the cubs, he obligingly went to sleep. They’d had a good litter this year, the crimson-eyed Champion thought with a fond smile, five cubs.

Moments later, the older Lance returned, followed by the two older children he had taken with him to hunt. All three of them were covered with blood, but they had done well, and that night, they all feasted well.

Red cuddled against his brother’s side, and Lance smiled, spreading his warm dark over-pelt over them both.

Father-Lance smiled. Those two would probably wind up a mated pair. It was common, though with odd litters, the leftovers would wander until they found a mate of their own. He nudged his own mate, fed him another piece of liver to keep his strength up, and licked his chin.

That was the way the circle of life was.

End Fic

Completed 5/21/07

So I thought of lions…and got zoofic. Whee! ^^

(ZOOFIC INFORMATION)

Some Zoofic Information I have complied (I created this!)

Lance and Red are members of a species called ‘Champions’ who only mate with each other. Their pokemon are summoned as they acquire ‘shinies’ (gym badges) and grow older. Their pelt patterns also change then. Young Reds wear a blue pelt (jeans) and black pelt (black T-shirt), and as he grows older he acquires black hand-pelts (his electric-proof gloves), a red-and-white head pelt (League cap) and red-and-white outer pelt (red-and-white jacket). Young Lances were a pure black pelt (black bodysuit), and as they grow older, acquire the red and black pelt (red-and-black bodysuit of anime! Lance). Then, if they get evil enough or fierce enough, they grow a pure black pelt with a red over-pelt and a black pelt over that (manga! Lance attire with red jacket and black cape).

Lances hate Yellows. They are both predators but attack each other. Yellows will kill both Reds and Lances, though if they kill a Red that already has a Pikachu, they will steal it.

Lance’s partner pokemon is Dratini who soon evolves into Dragonair. Red’s partner pokemon is Poliwag who soon evolves into Poliwhirl.

Red is the one who carries the babies, though some strange reproductive process (MPREG?) and Lance has sharp claws and teeth that he hunts with. He provides food for his mate.

Brothers will mate each other.

Manga! Lance has healing powers and can communicate telepathically with pokémon, so that stays.