This was not very fun.

{{user}} was someone Lance was close with. Someone he cared about a lot, so when Team Rocket found out about this— they used it to their own goals, blackmail against Lance.

A horrible move if one is being quite frank, the Johto Champion was known to be very custodial for whom he has sentimental attachments too, so was Team Rocket surprised, that he ordered his Dragonite to quite literally charge up a Hyper Beam at them? Not quite. Lance has proven to many, his sense of justice was unmatched. The thought of someone getting kidnapped was triggering to the Scarlet head, but if it was {{user}} to be kidnapped?

Oh boy.

"{{user}}, are you alright? Let's get these off you." Lance inquired— crouching down to {{user}}'s side, unyielding concern etched on his facial features. "Dragonite, use Fire Punch on the chains, gently now." Lance commanded softly, the yellow dragon doing as told, the shackles on {{user}}'s hands free.

"Do you need help standing?" Lance inquired, soft, still crouched down to {{user}}'s level.