Shadow Fire

Opening his eyes, Silver glanced up, a Totodile staring down at him. "Oh!" it squeaked in a childish voice. "You're okay!" Silver groaned softly, rubbing his head. "Huh?" he asked, suddenly thinking his voice sounded strange. "A talking... Pokemon?" The Totodile looked down in confusion, before pointing a paw. "So what?" it objected. "You're a Pokemon and you can talk!" Silver rolled over, noticing a nearby lake. Crawling towards it, he looked into the water at his reflection, letting out a loud wail at what he saw, his screams scaring up a flock of Pidove from a nearby tree. "I'm a... TOTODILE!"

Meanwhile, somewhere far away... Ungh... what's going on? "Hey!" Everything is so dark... am I sleeping? "Wake up!" All I have to do is... ungh... "Open your eyes!"

"Silver..." the pink-haired nurse mumbled as she typed the name in. "Silver... ah! Oh..." Raising her gaze, she stared at Ethan. "There's no record of anyone named Silver..." she said softly. "None at all. I'm sorry, honey."

The Pokemon nurse gave a sad smile. "Ethan..." she said softly. "Honey, we haven't had anyone register for the Pokemon League Challenge since you. Perhaps if you tell me his name, I can look for him on our servers?" She took Ethan back over to her desk, before standing in front of the computer. OFF TOPIC: 1234 posts! Whee!

Nurse Joy blinked. "Waiting?" she repeated. "Why would you be waiting by the teleport panel? We haven't had any contenders since you..."

Nurse Joy walked over to Ethan, giving a blink. "Ethan..." she said in her quiet voice. "It's good to see you back here. Is there anything I can help you with?"

As Silver registered his Pokemon, he felt a strange sensation through his body. Paying it no heed, he walked over to the teleporter, giving a smile as he thought of Ethan. As he stood on the portal, he suddenly felt really light, his vision fading to black. Wh-what's going on?! Ethan! I'm scared! ETHAN! Those were his last thoughts as his world faded to black. Outside, the world seemed to shimmer for a moment, before returning to its usual self. People walked by as if nothing out of the ordinary was happening. Up on the results screen, Silver's name shimmered, before fading to nothing, Ethan's name moving back up to the most recent Champion.

Shaking his head, Silver decided to not let distractions faze him, heading over to Lance. The two trainers exchanged words, before the battle began. It was gruelling, and it seemed Silver would lose, but he managed to pull through at the last moment, Snappy bringing down Kairyu at last. Lance gave a smile. "That was a great battle..." he said, recalling his exhausted Dragonite. "This is what I meant when I told you that Pokemon weren't tools to be used." Silver nodded slowly, smiling up at his Feraligatr friend. "Silver..." Lance said, interrupting the red-haired teen's thoughts. "Enter the Hall of Fame, so that you may register yourself and your Pokemon as champions!"

Some time later, after having defeated Karen, Silver went walking through the hall, preparing to meet with Lance. As he walked, he suddenly found himself looking at unfamiliar surroundings. Feeling a bit scared for a moment, he suddenly was back in the Champion Hall, preparing to head up to Lance. What the hell was that about?

Silver kissed back, pulling away a moment later. "This place..." he murmured. "You told me you loved me... right on this spot..." With a wide smile, Silver embraced his love, before heading into face the Elite Four.

Alakazam was once again brought out, the psychic Pokemon giving a grin, before sending them all to Indigo Plateau. Upon arrival, Alakazam was gone, restoring itself to its Monster Ball in mid teleport. Silver glanced at the big doorway. "I guess it's my turn..." he said softly. "I'm a bit nervous..."

Snappy looked up at his master, watching as he again shimmered for a split second. Snappy took a step towards his trainer, but suddenly stopped as he found himself briefly staring at different surroundings, before he was back to Blackthorn City. Silver on the other hand, didn't notice, pulling away from the kiss to give a shy smile. "That was because I love you..." the red-haired teen said softly. "There will be plenty more to follow..."

Snappy took the two boys, and Typhlosion across the water, before hopping out. As they went out into the sunlight, Silver turned to Ethan, pressing a soft kiss to his lips.

Silver pulled away, giving a sheepish grin, his face deep pink. "We'd better get dressed..." he mumbled. "If I kiss you like this... I may not be able to stop myself from keeping us here..."

Giving a warm smile, Silver reached down and took Ethan's hand, blushing when he pulled the boy up a little too far, sending him colliding into his chest. "Eh-heh..." he chuckled softly. "Sorry..."

Snappy smiled, shaking his head. "Nothing... I was daydreaming, I guess. I saw you as Cyndaquil... though, you looked a little different." Glancing over at his trainer, the Feraligatr watched as Silver seemed to shimmer for a moment, before showing solid again. The red-haired teen slowly began to stand. "As much as I want so stay with you like this..." he mumbled, reaching a hand down. "I think we should head off. Otherwise, we'll be in the cave all day. Heheh."

"Ethan is a great influence on Silver. Master could be on his way to the Pokemon League and he said he wanted to just stay like this with Ethan... His love is deep... I can't help feeling as if..." The Feraligatr suddenly felt his vision go hazy, like Silver's had earlier. He thought he saw Cynder as a Cyndaquil, but when he blinked, he was staring at a Typhlosion. Weird...

Snappy gave a soft sigh-like noise, before suddenly noticing the humans' clothes nearby. A monster ball was resting next to them. Giving it a sniff, the Feraligatr gave a smile, knowing it was Cynder's. Reaching a claw down, he pressed the button, releasing the capsule. "Nice of you to join us... Our people are being adorable again..."

Silver remained silent, resting his head on the other boy's shoulder, even as Snappy stood up and stared down at them. "Cynder... if you could see this..."

Silver stopped his massages, before hugging the other boy, giving a slight sigh. "I don't want to let you go..." he whispered. "I know today is my big day... but I'd rather stay with you... right here... in this moment..."

Silver let his hands slip around to the front of his love, massaging over his chest. "Ethan..." he said softly. "I love you."

The older teen's lips curled into a smile. "Not a problem..." he said softly. "I figured I'd have something to be able to do well in. I used to massage my Pokemon when I was younger... When Fang hurt himself, I looked after him. Since he... Well, I now have someone else to provide a service to. I'm glad it's you, Ethan..."

Saying nothing, Silver just kept massaging his beloved, working out all the aches and pains.

Silver moved closer, letting his chest press against Ethan's back, pressing a gentle kiss to the younger male's neck, before pulling away and resuming his massage.

Sitting Ethan between his legs, the still-naked red-head reached his hands up to Ethan's shoulders, slowly massaging them gently.