Title: Meetings in Space-Time
Author: Shadow/Phantomness
Pairing: Championshipping (Lance x Red)
Fandom: Pokémon
Theme: #150, Unexpected
Rating: PG
Disclaimer: Pokemon belongs to Satoshi Tajiri, 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. Pokemon Special/Adventures-verse

Warnings: Het, as Lance cross-dresses, incorrect gender pronouns.

“Lance!”

Red stares in disbelief at the other Trainer, already reaching for Poliwrath’s poke ball. The Dragon Master rolls her eyes in response.

“Fancy running into you here in Shinou, Red.” She responds dryly.

Red feels a bit better, when the older teen makes no move to attack. “What are you doing here?”

“The same thing as you, I presume.” She says. “Foiling Team Galactic.”

The Pallet Trainer goggles at ‘him’. “Huh?”

A dozen questions run through his head. Is Lance actually being good? Are they not enemies now? Should he trust him?

Lance makes the decision for him, yanking him down as a Hyper Beam attack soars over their head and cracks the boulder near them straight down the middle.

Red swallows hard.

“Ohohoho! Picked up a new boy toy, have you?” Mars chuckles.

Lance doesn’t respond – at least not verbally. She smirks, a cold, cruel smile, and tosses two Ultra Balls forward.

Mars’s smile vanishes quite quickly.

Dialga and Palkia explode free, Time Roar and Space Break wasting her Purugly and Bronzong. Golbat and Camerupt don’t fare any better.

The Ninth Kanto League Champion flushes to match his namesake when he realizes the implications, but Lance is strong…

Mars screams in fury and runs off, leaving Lake Verity and its legendary Pokemon behind.

Red watches as Lance talks softly to Mesprit. The Pokemon floats off after being healed. Lance stands, the pale blue of his Viridian Power fading away.

The black-haired boy’s mind is awash with thoughts. Lance has Dialga and Palkia, two of Shinou’s legendary Pokemon – dragon Pokemon. That’s dangerous! But he – er, she, helped defeat Team Galactic! And she healed the other Pokemon and didn’t try to capture it!

What should he do?

Should he attack?

That would be unprovoked and dishonorable though!

Lance turns to Red, quirking an eyebrow. “Well? There’s still one legendary in danger at Lake Acuity. Aren’t you coming?”
Red flushes, and nods.

Lance puts him on Palkia’s back, and then hops on Dialga.

Red tries not to think about how being held was nice, and tries to banish the idea of being Lance’s lover out of his mind! He’s not like that! Right?

But he can’t help blushing as they head to their destination.

End Fic

Completed 12/26/07

Edited 3/18/09

AU of course! *Pirouettes* ^^V

12 minutes!