Title: Frozen
Author: Shadow/Phantomness
Pairing: Championshipping (Lance x Red)
Fandom: Pokémon
Theme: #17, Freeze

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

Warnings: AU, het

 

            She was vaguely aware of a voice screaming, as she stared at the sight before her. Silver crystals dripped ice-cold, keeping the Dragon Master pinned in place, shackled to the rock wall. Golden eyes were frozen in an expression of stunned silence, and the only thing Red could be grateful for was that he hadn’t started bleeding yet. The cold would keep him safe, until they got him to a Pokemon Center

            It seemed to have missed his vital organs.

            She was only half-aware of her voice calling for the medics, even as her Charizard and Typhlosion breathed out furious flame, downing the cloned Articuno. Crazed with power, it had fled Team Rocket’s laboratory on Cinnabar Island, seeking revenge, and woe to those who had crossed its path…

            An Ultra Ball sailed from her hand, capturing the specimen. No doubt the League Scientists would like a look at it later. Perhaps it could be healed, and trained. She could use an Articuno. At the moment, however, it was of little consequence.

 

            Her feet led him to the Center, and she stood, statue-still, as the medics worked over Lance’s body, but they could not replace lost bone and muscle, and the synthetics were cold, flesh-toned plastisteel. Still, he was alive and that was all that mattered, and though he lingered in sleep for almost a month, when he woke, Red was waiting for him.

            “I missed you.” She said simply, and pulled Lance into a hug, careful of the tubes and wires.

            The redhead nodded, not needing words to speak, and leaned against his wife, feeling warmer already.

            She had rescued him, but his pride was silent. And though life would be difficult, learning to readjust, he had her, and that was enough.

 

End Fic

Completed 1/19/07

Edited 9/9/09

Red: Fluffy angst!
Phantomness: ^^V