Title: Implosion
Author: Shadow/Phantomness
Pairing: Championshipping (Lance x Red)
Fandom: Pokémon
Theme: #38, Implosion
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: Het, arachnophobia, fluff, AU

 

            There were spiders all over him! He couldn’t move, he couldn’t get away… they were going to kill him, and then he’d never see anyone ever again! He screamed, and dimly, he was aware of a voice calling out his name, but then there was nothing but darkness… and the horrible feeling of too many legs that just wouldn’t go away…

            Lance glared at Professor Oak. “Well, that was smart of you.” She snapped. She walked into the room and the arachnids scattered, as she carefully unbuckled Red from his restraints. The Spinarak and Ariados looked shocked, but said nothing.

            “I didn’t think he’d react that badly.” The Professor said.

            “You should have used another method.” The Dragon Master shot back, before she swung Red into her arms. “I’m taking him home.”

            Oak sighed, and watched them leave. He had only been trying to help…

 

            When Red woke up, he half expected to still feel the prick of legs on his body, but to his surprise, he was lying in Lance’s bed, dressed in his normal Pichu-print pajamas and not tied down.

            She smiled. “Awake?”

            “What happened?” Red shuddered. Had it all been a dream? He slipped out from underneath the covers and walked to Lance’s side. “Was it a dream?”

            “Yes.” His wife crooned, drawing him close. “It was only a nightmare.”

            Red sighed in relief, as Lance pulled him into a kiss, and resolved to conquer this fear later. For now, the fact that she still loved him despite his fears was enough.

 

End Fic

Completed 12/10/06

Edited 4/10/09

Implosion, also known as flooding, is another behavior therapy for phobias. It involves a sudden and large-scale exposure to the object under controlled conditions. (Introductory Psychology, 7th Edition by James Kalat)

 

And yes, I think Lance would lie to Red to ‘protect’ him. Please remember that the Dragon Master may be a bit skewed…