Disclaimer: I do not own Pokémon, I do not have any rights to Pokémon and I do not make any money from writing these fic's.

A/N: Written for Remi's Chapter by Chapter 10 Prompt Challenge. The prompt I got for this chapter is Sleepiness.

Chapter One

Ash let out a relaxed yawn as he sat lazily on the sofa with his buddy Pikachu happily sitting next to him eating a bottle of tomato sauce. A happy smile made its way to Ash's face as he watched the TV, even though he loved being a Pokémon trainer and travelling there was some home comforts that you could not beat, like sleeping in your own bed, watching TV and being able to relax without the fear of wild Pokémon attacking you during the night.

Feeling sleepiness starting to settle in Ash placed the TV control in front of Pikachu, Ash trusted his partner to know when to come to bed, and slowly made his way towards his bedroom. Sleepily making his way out of the living room and into the hallway Ash paused as he came to his mother's bedroom where he noticed that the light was still on and the door was slightly open.

'Strange, mum is normally fast asleep by now' Ash thought in confusion as he remembered the DVD player saying it was 11.45.p.m 'I wonder if she is alright...'

Worried for his mother Ash found all trace of sleepiness gone from his body replaced with worry for his mother Ash quickly turned and knocked on his mother's door. A few seconds later much to Ash's relief the door opened to show his smiling mother standing in front of him with one of her large normal smiles.

"Ash! I thought you would of been on your way to bed or asleep by now!" Delia cried out as she looked her son over carefully, "Oh! Did I wake you up with the noise I was making?"

"No mum, I was on my way to bed when I saw your light was still on...and normally you are fast asleep by now," Ash replied with a small blush on his face as a light of understanding appeared on Delia's face.

"And you was worried about me!" Delia said in understanding only for a glint to appear in her eyes, "Ash...I was going to talk to you about this tomorrow but I guess the Meowth is out of its Pokeball now."

Making a motion for Ash to follow her Delia turned and walked into her bedroom leaving a confused Ash to follow. Walking into his mother's bedroom what Ash saw was the total opposite of what he had expected. Clothes, books, toilets, shoes, bags and items Ash did not even want to know about littered the room, the only way Ash could describe it was the fact that it looked like his did when he was packing for his first Pokémon journey.

"Sorry about the mess Ash but I never realised just how hard it is to decide what to take with me when I am packing for myself," Delia apologised as she began to clear some space on her soft pink bed, "Now I understand just how you seem to get yourself into just a state!"

"Mum...what's going on?" Ash asked in confusion as he looked around his mother's messy bedroom once again, "What is happening?"

Taking a deep breath Delia sat down on her bed with a heavy sigh and stared up at the ceiling with a nostalgic look on her face. Ash watched his mother's face closely as a soft smile full of memories appeared on her face, the same one that Ash often wore when he remembered the adventures with his friends and Pokémon.

"Ash...I have only travelled for a set reason, even when I was your age I was not able to go on my own Pokémon journey as I had to stay in normal school and get a job as my parents were no longer able to look after themselves," Delia said softly with a soft sigh as she turned to look at her son with a small smile, "I think it is time for me to begin my own Pokémon Journey, Mimey has agreed to travel with me and explore..."

"So...we are both going to be going on our own Pokémon journey's then," Ash said softly as he ran the idea though his mind, "It sounds like we are going to be able to talk a lot less then but at least when we meet next we will have new friends to introduce to each other and new stories to tell each other."

"Ash...this is what I wanted to talk to you about tomorrow," Delia admitted as she looked at Ash with an unsure expression on her face, "I was wondering if you would not mind helping me to prepare for my Pokémon journey and...and would it be alright if I travelled with you for my first journey? I want to see what it is like and if I should go on another journey or if it is not for me."

Delia's words caused Ash to freeze as his mind ran through the many adventures that he had gone on during his journey. Fear for his mother suddenly hit him hard and fast as he wondered if his mother could cope with the life on the road.

'If I agree to mum travelling around with me for however long she wants then at least I will know that she is safe and nothing bad has happened to her' Ash thought as he weighed up his options.

"I also have another...more personal reason I want to go on a Pokémon journey," Delia admitted catching her son's full attention, "I was hoping that I might run into your father while we travel in whatever region we chose to go to..."

At those words Ash knew that his mother had won, that she would be travelling with him on his next journey. Through that was not what had him in just a state, it was the fact that after all this time, after so many years of him never showing up or sending word to them that his mother still waited for him. That was why Ash hated his father with a passion, he hated what he had done to his mother.

"Alright mum, I do not mind us travelling together, we can get ready together though I have not decided on where to travel to next," Ash admitted, unable to not smile as his mother let out a happy squeal, "So...do you have any ideas on where we should travel too next?"

"Oh thank you Ash! This will be so much fun!" Delia cried out happily as she ran over and pulled her son into a tight hug, "I'm not sure where we should travel too! Maybe a new region?"

"Maybe, well we have a few days of preparation before we have to start worrying about where we want to go. Why don't you think on it for a bit?" Ash suggested kindly knowing the importance of a person's first journey.

"I will and thank you Ash!" Delia said happily with a giggle as she gently began to herd her son out of her room, "Now I think it is time we both went to bed! We have a long day planning ahead of us!"

"Okay mum, I was just heading to bed before all of this happened," Ash replied sheepishly as he walked out into the hallway, "Pikachu is still up, I think he plans to watch a romantic movie with that bottle of tomato sauce!"

"Well knowing Pikachu he'll come to bed once the movie is over or the bottle of tomato sauce is empty, whichever comes first," Delia said with a fond smile, "Well Ash I'll see you in the morning bright and early!"

"Alright, Night mum!" Ash answered and with one last smile he turned and headed towards his own bedroom, his sleepiness returning now that he knew everything was alright.

To Be Continued...

I know that Delia is rumoured to have been part of Team Rocket at one point and all but I'm making this fic AU. I haven't made up my mind what region they will travel too. Hope everyone enjoys my first multichapter Pokémon fic, I don't know how many times I've had to stop myself from writing the HP Character names!