Title: Mate
Author: Shadow/Phantomness
Pairing: Championshipping (Lance x Red/Ash)
Fandom: Pokémon
Theme: #35, Mate
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: Zoofic, shonen-ai

“Daddy?”

“Yes, Red?” Daddy-Red asked, folding his paws in his lap. He was neatly groomed, wearing his red-and-white and blue pelts.

Red sniffed as he climbed onto Daddy-Red’s lap. “How did you find Father-Lance?”

“Ahh…” The Champion smiled. “Why?”

“I want a mate someday.” Red said.

Daddy-Red laughed. “You’re still little, Red. You’ll have one soon enough, never fear, but if it’s a story you want, I’ll tell you.”

Red sat up, and nuzzled his head into Daddy-Red’s shoulder.

“It was a dark and stormy night,” Daddy-Red spoke. “There was lots of snow falling. I was alone, since my parents had left me the den long ago. I, very much like you, wanted a mate too.”

Red nodded.

“Soon, I heard sounds outside, and I peeked out and saw a Lance being chased by a wild Yellow.”

“And that was Father-Lance?”

“And that was your father. He fought bravely against the Yellow, and he won, but he was very sick for a long time. I fed him snow and berries and slowly he got better, and he agreed to be my mate.”

Red smiled.

A scraping sound at the den’s entrance alerted Red to his Father’s return, and he ran outside, purring happily. Father-Lance had brought rabbits again.

He still had time to grow up. When he did, maybe he’d find a mate too… but for now, he chewed on fresh rabbit as Father-Lance watched him, and Daddy-Red smiled.

End Fic

Completed 3/14/07

(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.