I think the author of the book I am basing this one would kill me if she ever saw this fanficc.

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Notes: <> for telepathy, ** for thoughts, italics if a pokemon talks

Chapter 6

 

            Red yawned as he woke up the next morning. He had spent a couple of hours in the virtual reality booth with his pokémon; though it was nice how they stretched time so a few minutes could correspond to a day. It was wonderful. Then, he had fixed himself a frozen dinner and done his homework.

            He slept well that night, maybe a bit too well, because he woke up with sticky sheets. But as his mother was still off on a business trip and his father was dead, he did his own laundry. He bundled the sheets into the laundry hamper, and then carried it downstairs to where the machine waited.

            After he had done his laundry, he fixed himself instant oatmeal for breakfast, and headed off to class. It was quite boring, as classes often were, but after school, he headed to the Gaming Center.

 

            The secretary today was still the same, and she shook her head at his inquiry. He opted to join three other kids in a multiplayer game of Dungeons and Dragons, and for a while, lost himself as they sacked cities and killed monsters.

            There was a very nice girl with pink hair, who was their Healer, and a boy who was playing as a barbarian dwarf. There was a warrior with a bow and a belt full of poisoned darts, and he himself was a beast-master, using his pocket monsters against the foe. It was quite fun, especially when they managed to defeat the cave troll.

            Still, he was getting bored, and after their second break, waved goodbye and went to the concession stand to get some refreshments.

            He bought himself some popcorn and a soda, and went inside to watch one of the pokémon movies. They were always quite entertaining, and it gave one quite a feeling of superiority to feel they were not a hopeless loser like Ash Ketchum.

            c Though being able to ride a Lugia would be cool.

 

            And then there was that episode he had seen a while back, with Lance and Ash saving the world from Kyogre and Groudon. That was interesting. He was a tad jealous of Ash though, just a little bit.

            Red, listen to yourself! Youfre falling in love with a character!

            Red took another sip of his soda. So? There had been worse things. Perhaps he could buy somethingc like an AI designed after Lancec

            He still wanted to finish Heir Apparent, but it had slid to the back of the mind. He really, really wanted to see Lance again.

 

            Lance was wicked, no matter what game he was in. He wore polished black edged with red in the animation movies, and Red had to concentrate on the plot and not on how Lance looked. But who would know of his perverted thoughts anyway?

            There were only the game mechanisms that connected to his mind. So? They were only there to make the game more interactive and enjoyable for the player.

            Maybe he could influence his Leaf Green game? After all, he was already a Pokemon Master. Some code to let him stay at Indigo Plateau and interact with the trainers there?

            That would be fun!

 

            Then again, there was the mangaverse game, which he had also tried, called simply, Pocket Monsters Special or Adventures depending on the region. That was a lot cooler, and he also had it installed along with Leaf Green.

            It was nice how the various Pocket monsters games were pretty compatible, and could all be installed in a home entertainment system. He had Silver and Sapphire too, but did not play them as often.

            After the shows were over, he headed home and downloaded them off the enet. It was nice, especially since they did not cost too much. He spent time playing the four episodes, and watched through all of them, smiling.

            Lance was so handsomec

            He sighed, and told himself not to act like some star-struck girl, but it was so hardc

            Without warning, his hands slipped, and he lost himself in sensation as he gasped breathily.

 

            Unbeknownst to him, two pairs of eyes watched his every move.

            gDo you think he is ready yet?h

            gA bit more.h

            gHe will break if that is what you are planning.h

            gBut that makes things morec interestingch

            gIndeed.h

 

End Chapter

Completed 8/18/06

Yes, Ifm poking fun at the anime there. *Shrug* I donft like the anime very much, although itfs nice that Lance x Ash is an OTP! ^^