Mm…. Lemons… ^^
Title: Production
Author: Shadow/Phantomness
Pairing: Championshipping (Lance x Red)
Fandom: Pokémon
Theme: #16, Productivity
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. Game-verse
Warnings: AU, het
Sunlight glistened over the straining backs of a hundred thousand men, browned and weary as they struggled along the desert paths, dragging flat slabs of marble behind them. Heavy iron chains ran between their ankles as they toiled under the merciless gaze of their overseer. Mirages shimmered in the distance of the desert heat.
Red took another gulp from her water bottle. “I never knew…” She whispered, cuddling into his side.
Lance shrugged. “Tis a sad fact, but Orre is much less developed than any of the other islands, and they suffer for it.”
“So this is how they work?”
“They are too…” He lowered his voice, “Corrupted to use the machinery and Pokemon we do. Even if we sent aid, the President and Council would hoard it for personal gain. This marble is for his third pleasure palace after all.”
“That’s despicable!” She hissed. “How can there be anyone so horrible?”
It was a rhetorical question, so he did not answer.
“Well, that’s the way it is.” Lance said quietly. “Should we conclude our investigation ended?”
The girl shook her head. “I’d like to observe for a few more days. Do you think it’s possible I could do it undercover?”
He nodded slowly. “But it might be difficult.”
“I’ll think about it then.” Red stated. She was not sure if she was willing to commit. While the conditions were deplorable, she did not wish to blindly risk her life.
They quietly flew off on Lance’s Flygon, certain that they had not been seen, and both brooded, silently.
What a hidden cost…
No, it was better not to interfere, he thought, for what use could they possibly be?
End Fic
Completed 1/8/07
Edited 7/30/09
Productivity is the quantity of goods and services produced from each unit of labor input. (Brief Principles of Macroeconomics, 4th Edition by N. Gregory Mankiw) Some determinants of productivity include physical capital, human capital, natural resources and technological knowledge.