Ah, yes. It's that time of year again: time to celebrate the greatest ship in the world! Without further ado, let's -

Wait, what? What do you mean it's not the greatest?! GET OUT OF HERE, YOUR KIND AIN'T WELCOME HERE!

Just kidding. Enjoy!

Day 1: Future


The sun was still high in the west over Pallet Town when Ash arrived on the outskirts. He saw his house in the distance and grinned excitedly.

"There it is!" he grinned, pumping his fist. "Oh man, I can't wait to see everyone!"

"Pi pikachu!" Pikachu agreed from his shoulder.

As they walked down the pathway, Ash looked at his best friend. "It's been a long day, hasn't it, buddy?"

"Pikachu," Pikachu nodded.

"Well, don't worry," his trainer said, still grinning as he rubbed Pikachu's head. "Once we get home, we'll get you cleaned up and rested for the weekend." A small smile made its way onto his face as they walked. "I've been looking forward to this weekend for a long time now." Pikachu nodded, and the rest of the trek home was quiet. Before he knew it, Ash was standing at the front door of his house. With a smile still on his face, he pulled his keys from his pocket, turned the lock on his door, and opened it.

After closing the door behind him, he let out a brisk sigh. "Well, let's get settled in," he said.

"Pikachu," Pikachu agreed. With that, the two set off into the house. Pikachu scuttled upstairs to rest, while Ash headed over to the kitchen to prepare dinner.

"Hm," he mumbled as he looked through the fridge. "What'll it be tonight?" As he scanned through, he caught sight of some potatoes in the bottom drawer. "Taters it is, then," he grinned, bending down and opening the drawer. After taking the potatoes out, he closed the fridge and filled a pot with water. As he set it on the stove to warm it up, he heard the lock on the front door click, followed by the door opening. His eyes widened as he glanced at the clock. "4:30?" he said aloud. "Seems a little early." He shrugged it off quickly, however, and set the potatoes down before heading back to the front hall.

The sight that met him there never failed to bring a smile to his face. A brunette girl around his age was removing her shoes. She looked up, revealing her lovely sapphire eyes, and smiled back at him.

"I thought you'd be back at 5," Ash said, still smiling.

"I said I'd be back early, remember?" she replied with a mischievous wink.

"Of course I do," he replied as she stood up. He took her purse and set it to the side. "That is, if you'd be back at all," he said teasingly.

"Well why wouldn't I come back?" she said, still smiling as she walked up and put her arms around him. Ash was quick to reciprocate her gesture before their faces came together and shared a brief kiss.

"I just started the water for dinner," Ash said after they separated. "I found some potatoes in the fridge, so I thought we'd have them tonight."

"Perfect!" she grinned as she picked up her purse. "I'll be down in just a bit to help you out."

"Okay, May," he said. "Don't be too long!"

"I won't!" she called back as she headed up the stairs.

He smiled as he peeled the potatoes. "She really is perfect," he said softly to himself. "Not in the way most people expect, but she's perfect to me."

"Eievui!"

Ash's head shot up as he heard the familiar cry. "Eevee!" he exclaimed, turning and seeing the tiny evolution Pokemon pawing at his pants. She was hungry. "Not again," he moaned. "You know you're not supposed to run around the house unsupervised."

"Vui ee!" was all the baby Pokemon said in reply, her grin unshaken.

Ash just sighed and shook his head with a small smile. "All right, come on now," he said, picking her up. "Let's get you back where you should be." With that, he walked upstairs and into his room. There, Pikachu was resting in a small but homely alcove. As Ash bent down to put Eevee down, Pikachu looked up in surprise and concern. "Don't worry, Pikachu," he said with a smile. "She just wanted some food, that's all."

"Pika," Pikachu nodded, then turned to Eevee with a firm expression. "Pika pikachu," he said.

"Vui," Eevee said, bowing her head in apology.

"Say, where's Glaceon?" Ash wondered. "Didn't May let her out?"

"Pika," Pikachu shrugged.

Ash imitated his Pokemon and started to head back downstairs when he heard the doorbell ring. "Uh-oh," he grinned. "I think the munchkins are home." With that, he headed downstairs to the front door and peered out through the peephole. His grin grew wider as he opened the door.

"Daddy!" the two kids cried as they ran in and tackled him with two big hugs.

"Hiya, kiddos!" he grinned, hugging them both tightly. "How was class at Professor Oak's today?"

"Great!" the two of them said at the same time before they both started rambling about what they did that day.

"Okay, now," Ash said, gesturing for them to quiet down. "Why don't you go clean yourselves up and put your stuff away? We'll talk about our days at dinner. I only just started it, so you'll have plenty of time to do your homework before then."

"Okay!" they grinned and started running up the stairs. Ash suddenly remembered something.

"Hold it! Chase!" he said.

The boy turned around, startled. "Oh, yeah Dad?" he asked. He looked just like his father did at that age, with messy black hair contained by a cap. His eyes, however, were a deep indigo blue.

"How was Pichu today?" Ash asked.

"Oh, he was fine," Chase replied. "He spent most of the day sleeping in my backpack, so watching him was easy."

Ash had Chase turn around and looked inside his backpack. Sure enough, Pichu was asleep, sucking on his paw. "Okay," he smiled. "Go ahead and take him back to his pops, okay?"

"Okay, Dad," Chase nodded, before rushing up the stairs again.

Ash turned back into the kitchen and found the water boiling. After washing the potatoes, he dropped them in and let them sit there for a while. A few minutes passed before May came into the kitchen. "Hey," he said, giving her that absent-minded grin she loved.

"Hey," she said back, giving him that lovely smile he loved. "How was your day today?"

"Nothing out of the ordinary," he said with a shrug. "A few challengers, some paperwork...you know, the usual."

"Sounds about right," she nodded as she pulled some meat out of the fridge.

"What about you?" he asked.

"Same," she said. "Glaceon went into a little frenzy, though. She's getting cleaned up big time tonight."

"Again?" Ash said. "Is that why she's not with Pikachu right now?"

"Yep," May nodded as she put the meat into a frying pan. The sizzling sound made them both drool a little bit. Seeing her focused on the meat, Ash took the opportunity to wrap his arms around her waist from behind and lay his head on her shoulder. They looked at each other and smiled.

"Ewww! Dad, are you and Mom going to get smoochy again?!"

Ash turned and saw the kids looking at him with grimaces. "What if I said 'yes?'" he teased.

"I don't know why Mom lets you do that to her," his daughter said. "Doesn't she know boys have cooties?"

"Oh, don't worry, Elaine," May grinned knowingly, turning to them. "I know boys have cooties." She wrapped an arm around her husband and laid her head on his shoulder. "But that's what makes them special." They turned to each other and kissed once again.

"EWWWWWWW!" Chase and Elaine squealed in disgust, while Ash and May parted and began laughing uncontrollably.


I think I'm a day early on this one, but whether I'm early or late, I don't care. Why? Because I have a plan for Advanceshipping Day. The plan is simple: to upload a special story, only with much more depth to it. The key phrase here is "I have a plan," because I had a plan last year too, and that ended up failing incredibly.

As you can see, I've included the two protagonists of Pokemon: Let's Go! Pikachu & Eevee as Ash and May's children. I've always thought they looked like they could be their kids: Chase obviously looks really similar to Ash, while Elaine's brown hair reminds me of May.

I may have ended this one a little abruptly, but I think it was a good way to end it. Plus, endings have never been my strong suit. Feel free to rate and review, but be constructive, please.