Title: Moving Forwards
Author: Shadow/Phantomness
Pairing: Championshipping (Lance x Red)
Fandom: Pokémon
Theme: #5, Move Forward
Rating: PG-13
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. Pokemon Special/Adventures-verse

Warnings: AU, dark, fanon

It was over.

He stood, trying to ignore the pain in his body, as he glanced around. His dragons lay fallen, blank, glassy eyes staring at him.

Hysterical laughter bubbled up in his throat, but he kept silent, even as he watched the color trainers and their allies flee the island.

Let them think he was dead!

Let them wonder, and as for his dragons… he silently walked over to them.

“I’m sorry...” He whispered, “But there’s no other way.”

He was careful, and Ptera’s wings were sharp enough to cut through tough skin, and it was bitter, but he forced himself to do it.

After he had finished with all five dragons, he felt new strength and energy flowing through his body, dragon’s power…

He laughed, and felt wings grow from his shoulders, as his injuries healed in the pale blue glow of Viridian’s Power, and he laughed.

Three weeks later, it was finished. He watched, inexplicably pleased, as the virus he had stolen from Cinnabar’s Pokemon Labs spread through the air. The humans died in droves, and the pokemon were immune…

It was perfect…

Well, almost perfect. There were a few – very few – but a few humans, who turned out to be immune. Red from Pallet Town was one of them.

He found Lance in Seafoam.

“Why?” He asked. “Why did you do it?”

Lance smirked. “How did you guess?”

“I didn’t guess.” Red said quietly. “I just… I just knew, I supposed.”

Lance smirked, catching the hint of gold in ruby. “You can drop the charade now, love. I won’t bite.”

Destiny shook his wings free, smirking back. “It’s not a clean death, Lance.”

“I know, but it served its purpose, and it’s quick.”

“I suppose…”

“Was there anything else you wanted?”

Destiny paused. “Besides the obvious?” He purred.

Lance just chuckled, pulling the other guardian into a passionate kiss. “I see…”

And that was that.

End Fic

Completed 11/28/06

Red: *Blush*

Lance: *Smirk*

Phantomness: Sometimes, I hate my chemistry class a LOT

Kairo: Oh?
Shoyko: Gyah… darkfic… poor, poor me! Your Change of Heart fic is so… creepy! *Shudders*

Phantomness: Maybe I need a horror muse…