Title: Grass
Author: Shadow/Phantomness
Pairing: Championshipping (Lance x Ash/Red)
Fandom: Pokémon
Theme: #43, Blade of Grass
Rating: G or PG for the really anal people
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, Zoo! Fic, Shonen-ai, implied incest

The place they are in is strange. The walls are made out of something they can’t scratch, and there is no grass beneath their feet. The ground – if this is ground – smells strange and is hard, no good for digging in.

Lance is older, so he licks Red’s face, and tries to comfort him, but Red whimpers, and the two cubs curl up together. There is something warm, not a pelt, that they can pull over them safely, and it will keep them warm, but here, there is no wind and no sun and no rain.

He misses the smell of grass.

When they were littler, they would run and tumble in it, and chase butterflies, and Father-Lance and Daddy-Red would scold them, but… they would still be home, and safe.

Now they are not home, and not safe, and he cuddles against his littermate for comfort, trying not to cry. They’re still little. All they have are their kitten pelts, black for Lance and black and blue for himself, and he’s scared.

And Lance promises to take care of him, and the next day, brings him something that is not grass, but is close enough. It is too small to roll in, but he can nibble the leaves and smell almost home again.

And their owner shakes their head and wonders where her potted fern went.

End Fic

… I have no excuse. I like zoo! Fic as much as the next hentai author, I guess… fluff, ne? Yeah…

Red and Lance mate. And they both belong to a species called ‘Champions’.

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.