Title: Fire and Water
Author: Shadow/Phantomness
Pairing: Championshipping (Lance x Ash/Red)
Fandom: Pokémon
Theme: #16, How Fire took Water to Wife
Rating: G
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, Shonen-ai implied

Mother?

Yes?

Can you tell me a story?

Oh all right… the three baby Dratinis cheered as their mother curled around them protectively. The Dragonair closed her eyes.

Let me think… it happened to my distant cousin’s Master, who, as you know, is the Dragon Master, the Lord of Dragons, or was, while he still lived…

Yes, yes! Her children chirped. We know!

They did know, for all dragons were taught the story of the Dragon Master, and almost all of them felt his touch even while still in the egg…

He was young, as I said, but with great power, for his Father was the great dragon of the seas, Lugia, and upon his birth, the lady of Viridian had gifted him with her power as well. So he traveled the land, bringing peace to all pokémon.

They listened raptly, their little tails not even twitching.

The mother continued placidly. Then one day, tragedy befell him, for the Dragon Master had loved one who did not love him back.

The Chosen One! One of them chirruped. The Chosen One…

I think the Chosen One is very stupid. Another baby said.

Now, now children, who is telling this story?

Properly chastened, they quieted down.

Yes, the Dragon Master loved the Chosen One, but the Chosen One had succumbed to the charms of the Water Demon once again, and so she quenched his flame of power, and he became nothing more than a mere mortal.

How sad… one Dratini sniffled.

So what happened? To the Lord of Dragons! And the Lady of Flame!

I am getting there. Dragonair admonished gently. The Lord of Dragons mourned for his lost love, of course, but he also knew that nothing he did would change the Chosen One’s feelings, so the Lord of Dragons took the Ice into his heart, and chose to forget, and the Lady of Flame and Lugia, The great Dragon of the Seas judged this to be well, so they aided him in his quest.

But then what happened?

Then tragedy struck. For the Lord of Dragons met the Chosen One again…

And did he fall in love, Mother?

A little, for you must remember, he knew naught of betrayal then…

Oh no!

Do not worry. The Lady of Flame and the Dragon of the Seas guarded his heart, and so when he did recall, it was not too late.

And what happened in the end, Mother?

Dragonair shrugged. The Dragon Master left the Chosen One and journeyed to the Realm of Dreams alone.

So he stopped loving him?

Well, not quite… Dragonair paused. How best to explain this? The Dragon Master loves the Chosen One, but if the Chosen One is not faithful, then… things are different.

Really?

You’ll learn more when you’re older. She promised. Now, it is high time you three were asleep.

Aww!

No, children. You must sleep now. She said firmly. I shall tell you more tomorrow.

Really, Mother?

Yes. Now go to sleep!

The baby Dratinis obligingly did so, and that night, dreamed sweet dreams.

End Fic

Completed 11/21/06

Blasted chem. Midterm is over, yay! Random fluff. The story Dragonair tells is ‘Cuanto, Cuando’. And come on, you must know that I’m referring to Lance as the ‘Dragon Master’, Ash as the ‘Chosen One’, and Charlotte as the ‘Lady of Flame’.