I do not own Pokemon, or any of the characters in this fic.
"Hey, Mom," Ash asked, as he ran downstairs,
"Yes?" She replied, as she started to cook dinner.
"Where's my birth cirtificate? I need it so I can regerster at Celedon U."
"Upstairs, in my room, in the closet, dear." She told him,
"Thanks, mom." Ash said, as he ran upstairs.
"His... Birth Certificate..." She thought to herself, when she realised, "Ash! W-wait!"
She ran upstairs, after him, he was sitting on her bed, looking at the stuff in the box
Delia had in her closet, "Mom, why dont we have any pictures of dad?" Ash asked,
"I see this one, of you, & Prof. Oak outside of the hospital, and he's holding me, And,
this one of my 3rd Birthday, Christmas, Why isn't dad in any of these?" He asked again,
"...Ash... I was, we... were going to wait untill you were a bit older, but I guess I can tell you now..."
"What, mom?" Ash asked, as his mom sat next to him,
"...Michael Ketchum... Isn't your father..." She told him, as tears form into her eyes.
"Really? Who is, then?" Ash asked,
"Samuel Oak... Is your father..." She said, as Ash got a surprised look on his face,
"Prof. Oak is my dad? ...Haha! Nice joke, mom! Really, who is he?"
"Prof. Oak." She said as Ash leaned away from her,
"You're not joking, are you?" Delia shook her head, "All these years, I've been lied to..."
"Ash, No... You havent--"
"Well? What about all those Birthdays? You said dad gave me those gifts?"
"He did... Prof. Oak..."
"But--"
"Ash, I'm sorry, that I didn't tell you sooner..."
"...Why..." Ash said, as tears formed into his eyes.
"Pii?" Pikachu said, as he walked into the room,
"Come on, Pikachu. Let's go..."
Pikachu hopped onto his shoulder, as they left her room, "Ash, wait--" Delia yelled, but he
Had left. Delia quickly ran downstairs, and called Prof. Oak. "Sammy, Ash found out..." She almost
couldn't say, because she was crying too hard, "How? I thought we were waiting?"
"He found the stuff I had in my room..." Delia cried.
"Want me to talk to him?" The Prof. Asked,
"Not now... Maybe tomorrow."
"Okay."
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"Pi? Pika?" Pikachu yelled, as he tried to wake Ash up,
"No... Dad... Mom... Da...Prof...Dad..." Ash muttered in his sleep,
"Pika!! Pii??? Ka? PIKACHU!"
"Whaaat???" Ash quickly sat up and saw Pikachu sitting there,
"Pi. Pika, Pikachu." Pikachu said,
"Oh..."
Ash walked downstairs, and saw his mom in the kitchen,
"Morning, Mom." He said when he walked into the kitchen,
"Ash, After breakfast, Prof. Oak wants to see you." She told him,
"Why?" Ash asked,
"Because, he wants to talk to you... Father and... Son..."
Ash looked worried, "Why?"
"He just does, now please, Ash, do this, for me, It would make him very happy."
Ash looked at her, "Fine." He replied as she sat a plate of food infront of him.
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After Ash ate, he left for the Lab. "This feels... Wierd." He said, to Pikachu.
"Pii." Ash rang to doorbell, and Prof. Oak opened it up, "Ash, I'm glad your here."
Ash walked in, "So, you found out?" He asked,
"Yeah... Why did you keep it a secret from me?" He asked,
"Ash, sit down..." So they sat down on the couch,
"Ash, I'm sorry we didn't tell you, but, we couldn't..."
"But why all of the lies? Like, my dad being a Pokemon trainer?"
"He...I was... Remember? When you met me when I was younger?"
Ash quickly remembered when he met Prof. Oak & Celebi that time,
"Yeah, that is true, but, why is my name Ketchum if Michael Ketchum's not my dad?"
"Okay, Ash, this is a long story..."