Title: Nature VS Nurture
Author: Shadow/Phantomness
Pairing: Championshipping (Lance x Red)
Fandom: Pokémon
Theme: #7, Nature VS Nurture
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, het, zoofic

Lance snarled as he bared his fangs, pushing Red behind him, as his ears lay flat against his head. In a second, his claws were unsheathed and he charged towards the Yellow, startling the researchers.

One of the men quickly injected him with a tranquilizer dart, and the Champion slumped to the floor, paws twitching angrily.

What was going on?

The Red whined in her high voice and ran to her Mate’s side. She licked his face, trembling, trying to wake him up.

That other creature was dangerous! She needed him to protect her! What had the humans done to him?

“Well,” The lead researcher said dryly, “That obviously proves that even domesticated Champions still retain the hostility towards Yellows.”

“It’s genetic then, not environmental?”

“That is our current hypothesis,” He continued speaking. “This is the third generation raised in captivity, by human fosterers. It takes many years for the undesirable traits to be bred out.”

The woman sighed. “And I was so looking forwards to keeping a Yellow…”

“Better keep them separate than, ma’am. They’re natural enemies.” He snapped his laptop shut and nodded to his team as they left the room.

It was only later that they realized the wild Yellow had escaped.

End Fic

Completed 12/9/06

Edited 7/3/09

Nature VS Nurture is one of the biggest arguments in Psychology. How do differences in behavior relate to differences in heredity and environment? Which has more impact? In this fic, nature does – genetics.