Disclaimer:

I do not own Pokémon or any of its affiliated companies including, but not limited to, 4Kids, The Pokémon Company, Game Freaks or Cartoon Network. The characters written within this fic are solely based upon the fictional characters created by these companies, and the story is not meant to, or will it receive any monetary funding.

Sarah is of my own creation.

Characters' Ages:

Ash:25

May: 23

Sarah:5

Solidad:29

Drew:23

Harley:27

Flint: 34

Gardenia: 33

THE FUTURE WITH SURPRISES

Chapter 2:

We know find Ash, Pikachu and Sarah, are currently on their way to Eterna City, flying past Mt. Coronet on Garchomp, when suddenly Ash's Pokénav starts to ring. "Hello?"

"ASH WHERE ON EARTH ARE YOU? IF YOU NOT HERE IN 20 MINUTES OR LESS MR GOODSHOW IS GOING TO THROW A FIT!" yelled Flint, "WHOA! Flint seriously calm down! No need to get hot headed… no pun intended." joked Ash "Gah whatever man! On your head be it!" "Seriously Flint tell Goodshow that I'll be there in 10 okay?" said Ash.

"Sure, so why the heck are you so late? Surely inspecting the Hearthome City Gym didn't take THAT long? "C'mon Flint really? You know Fantina! soon as I walked through the door she wanted to battle me!" said Ash "Ha-ha! Yeah so how long she last against you this time?" asked Flint.

"A solid 10 minutes, which was pretty good she's getting stronger definitely, Pikachu was still good for another hour!" "PiPika Pi!" said the electric mouse puffing out this chest, Ash chuckled at his best friend.

"Ha! Anyway c'mon Ash! Spill it I know you're hiding something, if that battle took 10 minutes and the inspection took 20, what the heck were you doing for the other 45?" asked Flint. "Well I was with Pikachu training for 30 minutes and the other 15….. Well I ran into an old friend." "Who was it?" said Flint, "May Maple I travelled through Hoenn with her, Brock and her younger brother Max."

"MAY MAPLE!" shouted Flint, "You know... THE PRINCESS OF HOENN MAY MAPLE!?" "Yes Flint, I just said that! Geez you can be such a fan boy." said Ash

"Man, you're just jealous that you can't get a girl like May Maple! "Retorted Flint "And what makes you think you can!" snapped back Ash "Easy, I'm Flint, the Sinnoh Elite Four's Fire master!" "Well I guess you got me beat there hot stuff." Ash sarcastically responded. A tick forming on Flint forehead due to the pun.

"Wow and here I was actually joking! She's great and all but too young for me, but from your reaction… you like her don't you? "Asked Flint "Of course I like her Flint she's my friend" "That's not what I meant Ash!" confusing Ash, at this moment Sarah decides to fall asleep in Ash's lap "Well Flint, Sarah's just fallen asleep and we're about 5 minutes out." "Sounds good Ash and by the way Mr Goodshow left already and asked for you to meet him in his office at the Lily of the Valley Island, HQ when you're done in Eterna City."

"Thanks for the heads up Flint, talk soon bye!" Said Ash hanging up the Pokénav, Ash looks down and sees that Sarah is sleeping like an angel and gently nudges her "Sarah it's time to wake up were near Eterna City" "Don't care" mumbled Sarah in her sleep, Ash know how much of a heavy sleeper his daughter can be, and uses her only weakness, her stomach. "Sarah it's time for lunch!"

"LUNCH!" Yells Sarah, bolting up from her sleep looking around "Works 100% of the time" said Ash slightly chuckling at his daughter's reaction.

SCENE CHANGE

Back at the Pokémon centre in Hearthome City, May's travelling companions stare at her in shock, silence seeping though, and making the atmosphere uncomfortable. May was the one who broke the silence.

"Erm… guys?"

"Guys!?"

"ANSWER ME!" yells May, snapping everyone back into reality, "May? Did… did I just hear you say that was Ash's daughter? Asked Solidad "Yes Solidad you did!" said May.

"Wow" Said Solidad, Harley and Drew in unison "But May hunnie that's just plain crazy" said Harley, "Exactly how can Ketchum of all people have a child, we may not know him as well as you do May but it's obvious how dense he is!" said Drew

"Yeah I did notice while on our journey some girls would flirt with Ash but he'd either just stare blankly at them or say something completely stupid." Said May, remembering all those girls that flirted with Ash, getting angry at the thought of those harlots, of course she felt that way as she had very strong feelings for the dense trainer at the time.

"To be honest I see why, did you notice how ripped ash was? I mean you could see his abs and pecks through that tight black shirt of his, I mean… Yummy! May you must of noticed how ripped he was while you hugging him you did get the best look out of us all." Said Solidad playfully knowing how embarrassed May would get, and right on cue May's face lit up a light crimson colour. "I... have no idea, what you're talking about Solidad!" May quickly replied trying to hide her blush "OH MY GOD YOU LIKE ASH! I mean it's so obvious!" squealed Solidad at the thought of Ash and May a couple.

"No… I don't you must be imagining it!" trying her hardest for Solidad to drop the subject. Then when she thought it couldn't get any worse Harley decides to add his own opinion of the trainer. "You know May, if you aren't going to have a run at Ash, I might I know back then he wasn't my type but I agree with Solidad YUM!" after a second Harley bursts into a fit of laughter, being disturbed by his friends sudden forwardness Drew tries to break the awkwardness. "Okay and with that disturbing thought in our heads let's say we make a move to Solaceon Town?

"Yeah lets" said Solidad and May together agreeing with Drew.

The group, packed up their stuff, grabbed their Pokémon from Nurse Joy, They then left the Pokémon centre and started to head towards Route 209.

SCENE CHANGE

Ash has now arrived in Eterna City, while flying overhead he spots Flint near the Pokémon Centre and get Sarah prepared for landing. "Sarah, Sweetie can you hold onto me please? I feel that this landing is going to be a little bumpy okay?" "Okay Daddy." Still slightly annoyed by her father's joke she then secures her by holding onto her father. "Good girl, Garchomp buddy can you land near the Pokémon centre please?" ask Ash, which he is responded with by a roar making a few people down in the street jump, and notice a rather large dragon was about to set down.

As Garchomp hit the ground Pikachu decided to show off to the spectators that gathered to see who was on the dragon by doing a back flip off the huge dragon and landing safety on the ground. Ash ten dismount the dragon with Sarah in his arms.

"OKAY PEOPLE NOTHING TO SEE HERE!" shouted Flint.

Ash recalled Garchomp as he made his way to meet Flint, he set Sarah down and took her hand, while Pikachu made his way back to his trainers shoulder, "Hey Ash, Sarah and of course Pikachu!" Flint said cheerfully seeing the trio.

"Pika! / Hey!" the three said in unison. "Good to see you flint" said Ash high fiving Flint.

"So should we make our way to the Gym?" Asked Flint, "Yeah sounds like a good idea, oh by the way Flint why does Mr Goodshow want me to meet him in this office later?" "Hmm he didn't actually say sorry" said Flint, "Ah no worries then he probably just wants the report as quickly as possible." Flint just nodded in agreement.

"So… Ash"

"Yes?" Ash asked Flint eying him carefully as he knew Flint was up to something.

"Thought about May since you saw her?" asked Flint with a slight smirk "Huh? Yeah I guess well I mean it was great to see her again but I kind of feel disappointed with myself for not keeping contact with May or anyone else for that matter, I mean they helped me out so much on my journeys and how do I repay them? By dropping contact with them" said Ash looking down. His daughter stopping to hug him trying to cheer him up she rarely sees the disappointed look in her father's eyes and doesn't like it. "Thanks Sarah" ash said hugging her back, Flint feeling warm at the Daughter/Father moment decided he would help out too.

"Don't worry too much about its Ash I'm sure none of your friends will be too mad at you when you tell them what's been going " Said Flint trying to cheer Ash up. "Yeah I guess your right" Ash said slightly perking up.

"So back to May how did she help you on your journey?" Asked Flint curious on how the well-known Co-ordinator helped Ash "Well we both helped each other really, I helped her by mentoring her as she was just beginning her journey, and she helped me mature a little bit and was someone I could always rely on" said Ash "Sounds like she was quite the friend" "Yeah the Best" said Ash smiling at the memories of his friend. Ash then remembers something he keeps in this jacket at all times his good luck charm, his half of the Terracotta Ribbon.

Sarah notices the shiny object her father pulled out from his jacket, as she never seen it before she questions him about it. "Daddy?" "Yeah?" pulling his eyes off the ribbon and looking at his daughter.

"What's that in your hand?" a curious Sarah asked.

"That Sarah this is my half of the Terracotta Ribbon!" said Ash

"The Terra… what?" Ash smiled at his daughter's interest "This is my half of a ribbon me and May won while we we're in Terracotta Town after my journey challenging the Kanto Battle Frontier, before me and May split so she could go to Johto we decide to enter the contest for fun, we both made it to the final round and it ended in a tie, they only had one ribbon so I had Septile split in half as a token of friendship, it's also my good luck charm." Said Ash "So I take it May has the other half?" asked Flint curious on his friends true feeling to the brunette, Ash nodded "I think so".

"Wow daddy that's sounds really cool!" said Sarah cheerfully as she noticed her father wasn't depressed anymore. "Thanks Sarah, Ah there's the gym let's get to work" Said Ash, Flint nodding in agreement.

As Ash, Flint Pikachu and Sarah walked through the doors of the gym, they were met by the Eterna City Gym Leader Gardenia "Ah Flint good to see you again I didn't know I was expecting you today I'd love to catch up but I'm currently waiting for the Gym Inspector to come" Gardenia said slightly nervous, some of these inspectors could be ruthless and shut down a gym for the smallest of things, Flint cracked a smirk as he noticed how nervous she was.

"Hey Gardenia, remember me? Ash Ketchum I challenged you a few years ago for the Forest Badge!" Gardenia nodded at Ash

"Of course I remember Ash, Me and Torterra haven't had a decent challenge since it was my Turtwig vs. yours, anyway what brings you back to Eterna City?" "Well I'm actually here to inspect your Gym Gardenia." At this sudden new Gardenia paled as she never realized Ash would be inspecting her Gym, it was purely up to him if she had a job or not. "Well this should take no less than 20 minutes so let's get down to business shall we?" Gardenia just silently nodded, while Sarah and Flint went to sit at the side of the battleground, Pikachu still with Ash.

After a tense 20 minutes of, Ash checking the battlefield, Pokémon and other factors Ash finally reached a verdict for the status of the Gym "Well Gardenia, your battlefield meets the league safety requirements, your Pokémon are healthy, your win loss ratio is on par and your skill at battling hasn't deteriorated at all" Ash said as Gardenia released her and was now able to breath more easily from the positive comments from Ash. "I'm glad to inform you that your gym meets and exceeds requirements for inspection and passed with flying colours!" said Ash as he gave the happy news to Gardenia he was enveloped in a bone shattering hug from Gardenia.

"Thank you Ash" Gardenia said releasing Ash from the hug and blushing slightly. "No problem just doing my job" "Still Ash thanks". Ash know finished in Eterna City decides to leave and get to Mr Goodshow as quickly as possible, "Hey Ash I'm Going to stay here and catch up with Gardenia" said Flint as he noticed Ash getting ready to leave, "Sure thing Flint, Gardenia nice seeing you again", she replied with a curt nod "Okay Sarah lets go see Mr Goodshow after that we can go see Grandma and Mommy how does that sound?" "Okay Daddy!" said Sarah happily.

End Chapter 2

Oh I know I'm evil right, want to know the identity of the mother? all will be revealed in Chapter 3

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