This chapter is a lot of introductions and saying who is who. I will leave a comment to show what do all of Ash's Children look like but also check outashxryuko27 site to get a better understanding of how they all got there and what they look like.
On board the train Natsuki continued their talk.
"Sakuma mentioned you came really close to representing Japan in something." Kenji jumped at the question and blushed mildly.
"Oh, come on! What's all the blushing about?"
Kenji went on to open his bento box "Well, I almost got to go to the Math Olympics this year."
"Wait, Olympics? For math? Hey, you must be pretty good then, huh?" she was impressed.
"Good thing, because I suck at everything else..."
"Seriously? Then show me what you got!" she smiled leaning towards him. He blushed at her closeness but agreed. "All right. Tell me both the year and the day that you were born."
"Okay. It was on July 19th, 2043"
"On a Sunday." Natsuki gasped "That's what day of the week July 19th, 2043 was. It was a Sunday."
She slumped back into her seat in pure amazement. "You're saying you memorized all the dates?"
Kenji chuckled "No, I used modular arithmetic." She faced palmed almost into her lunch. "So... did I get it right?" she gave a weak chuckle. "Uh, I don't even know what day it was."
"Can I ask about you family?" Kenji suddenly asked.
"Sure, what is it?"
"Are all the stories true about Ash all the adventures he had and the world he encountered?"
Natsuki beamed at him with overwhelming pride. "Yep, my grandpa is the greatest man how has ever lived and has accomplished more in his lifetime than whole nations have only dreamed of doing. And thoughts stories you have heard fall utterly short." Which made Kenji sweat with nervousness.
After a couple more, hours they finally made it to Viridian City. They departed from the station and made their way to the buses. "Oh, I forgot how old is your great-grandma turning?"
"My great-grandma's turning 90 in a couple of days. Crazy, huh?"
"Really! She was born in 1971? Talk about a full life!"
As they waited for the bus a 5'9" woman in her late thirties with short black hair with dark red tips and gold colored eyes. Wearing a white huntress' outfit and caring a massive twin crescent bladed scythe on her back. With her was a seven-year-old boy with sharp yellow eyes, brown hair, and cat ears.
"Natsuki? Natsuki, it is you! My God!" the woman cried out pulling Natsuki in for a hug.
"Aunt Summer! It's been forever!" Natsuki replied with joy.
"I've missed you!" they said together and the two laughed out load.
They all boarded the bus, but one last family jumped on. There was tall woman about 6'2" with hazel eyes. She looked to be in her mid-forties with long raven hair tied into a ponytail that went to her knees. With her was a ten-year-old girl with long blonde hair tied into pigtails. Once she saw Natsuki she beamed and moved over to them.
"Aunt Sonata!" Natsuki cried and jumped up to hug her.
"Natsuki, your looking well." Then Natsuki turned her attention to the girl.
"Hey Usagi, how's my favorite cousin?"
She smiled then 'Pow!' she hit her in the gut as Natsuki coughed and slumped to her knees.
"I'm getting stronger Nee-san!" but her head quickly received a good slap to the head.
"Usagi! You promised not to start fights while we're visiting Granny." Sonata scolded
But the girl only nodded rubbing the bump on her head. As they traveled down the dusty highway Sonata and Summer talked with Kenji.
"Kid, we used to kick butt!" Summer smirked with pride "These days we got nothing. No factories, no mines, not even a measly wholesale store! I still can't hardly believe it when I see Granny's New Year's cards pouring in. Big politicians and CEOs! Man, it's nuts!"
Sonata agreed "Yeah its nuts. I keep hearing that they want dad to run for the next election for the United Nations again." Kenji gapped at that thought but Summer and Natsuki burst into laughter.
"Dad as the next Secretary-General?! No way he will never go for it." Summer continue to laugh.
The bus traveled came to Pallet Town passing though to the small town. Natsuki point out the lab of the once great Samuel Oak; the Pokémon researcher and active poet. But unknown to the kids and the teens Summer and Sonata gazed at the building with mix feelings. Sonata gazed at it with a somber expression while Summer full out glared at it. The bus quickly made its way the other side of the town which was up on a hillside. They came to a stop and all filed out of the bus. After it left they saw two more people standing on the other side of the road near a stone path way up the hill.
"Welcome home!"
"Thanks Nana! Hi Uncle Takashi!"
The woman was 5'9" with short brown hair holding the hand of a girl with short red hair tied into small pigtails. Next to them was probably the tallest man Kenji had ever seen. He was 7' tall with a massive warrior's body. He wore a tradition Japanese jimbe with a red band tied around his head. He looked very stoic. They all started up the hill as the kids all ran up ahead with Takashi and Natsuki watching them. While the women mingled and Kenji haling all their stuff.
"Yeah, maybe that's why Granny says such terrifying things sometimes, even now at the ripe old age of 90." Nana smiled.
"It's that ninja blood, I'm telling ya." Nodded Summer.
Sonata looked over at Kenji "Oh, she's gonna have fun with you!" and they all laughed out load. As they made it to the top of the hill Kenji looked up amazement. There before him was a massive Japanese castle. They approached the main entrance they were greeted by an older woman with waist length black hair in a purple kimono with a katana tied at her hips.
"Welcome everyone. Kids there are some watermelons in the back with you grandpa and the Pokémon are out too so have fun." The kids cheered and ran off. Then she turned her attention to the rest. "Takashi, Summer go help in the kitchen. Dawn and Sakura are their now. And Summer make sure your mother stays out of the kitchen. She been taking the cookies again." Summer gave an embarrassed chuckle and followed Takashi.
"Now make yourself comfortable. Dinner will be ready by Six."
Then Kenji step forward. "Uh, excuse me, ma'am. I just wanted to wish you the very best. Happy 90th birthday." He gave a proper bow but Natsuki and the woman gasped in shock.
'Don't kill him. Don't kill him. Don't kill him.' The woman thought as a tick mark blossomed on her forehead.
"Uh... that's very sweet, but it's my mother-in-law's birthday." She twitched.
After some serious apologizing Kenji and Natsuki followed the woman who turned out to be Lady Satsuki; Natsuki great aunt. As they walked Natsuki lean in to talk with Kenji.
"I know I should have mentioned this before, but when you meet my great-grandma, just go along with whatever I say."
"Okay...What are you gonna say?"
In another part of the house was an old woman with silver hair with a few traces of auburn tied up into a high bun. Her name is Delia Ketchum; proud mother and retired ninja master. She was in a light green kimono playing cards with two young and very beautiful women. The eldest had aura of colors in her hair; soft blue, green, and pink. She skin was pure white with a pink kimono with different size sun's over it. The younger has dark blue hair which went with her midnight blue skin. She wore a light blue kimono with many crescent moons on it. Then the door slides open with Satsuki and the two teens on their knees.
"Mother." Satsuki said with a smile and moved over to let the others in. "Some of the kids have arrived and some more will be coming in as well. Can you please help with them as we get dinner together your highnesses?" she gave a bow to them. Kenji was gapping and bowed too. 'Then Ketchum's know royalty too?!'
Both women smiled and got up from the table. "We'll continue the game later and maybe have Ash, Rey and Simon join too." Said Delia.
"Of course, mother." The eldest said with a quick bow. The younger one hugged Delia. "love you mom."
"Love you both." She smiled then turned to Natsuki and Kenji. He was till coming to grips that the two young beautiful women were this old woman's mother.
"I'm home, Granny!" Natsuki smiled hugging her warmly.
"Oh! You came."
"I was worried. They told me you'd been sick."
Delia smiled "Summer heat. That's all. Stayed out too long in the sun." then she turned her attention to Kenji. "Who is this?"
"Remember what I promised?" Natsuki whispered to her.
Kenji sat on his knees in front of them.
"Th-that's the boy?" Delia asked.
"Yep, Kenji Koiso."
Kenji started to speak but still overwhelmed. "Er, pleased to meet you. Natsuki and I are both in the physics club at school, so when she asked me …" but Natsuki cough to shut him up.
"Yeah, so, we're going out."
Kenji was dumbfounded. "Huh?"
Delia was also shocked "Going out?"
Natsuki smiled "Yeah. Kenji's my fiancé actually."
'What is happening.' Kenji thought looking at Natsuki.
"Fiancé?"
"Yep, fiancé."
The two looked from Natsuki to each other in silence. "Well then..."
Kenji leaned over to Natsuki. "Um, Natsuki? What the heck is going on?"
"Kenji." Delia said with some authority. This snapped Kenji back to his original position.
"This great-granddaughter of mine is no pushover. Are you man enough to make my Natsuki happy?"
Kenji was sweating as Natsuki motioned to be strong. "Huh? Oh! Er, maybe, um, well …"
"I'm asking you if you're man enough."
"Er, yeah."
"Are you sure?"
"Yeah, I… guess."
"Man, enough to die for her?"
Kenji stared straight into her yes catching his breathe. "Yes."
After some time, Delia smiled "Lucky girl!" she then took out a wrapped gift. "Here, Natsuki. Congrats."
"Ah, the morning glory yukata! Oh, thank you." She hugged the yukata to her heart.
Delia turned her attention back to Kenji "Kenji, please enjoy your stay. I am very honored to meet you."
Kenji quickly bowed too. "No, the honor's all mine! Thank you for your hospitality."
Later the two were out back the garage to talk.
"I'm sorry."
"I can't do it." Kenji said with much discouragement.
"Come on! It's the easiest part-time job in the world."
"I can't do it!"
"Just pretend you're my boyfriend, okay? Granny and the rest of the family have to think we're a couple."
Kenji stuttered "N-n-n-n-n-n-n-n-no, absolutely not! Natsuki, I've never even taken a girl out on a date."
Natsuki grabbed his hands holding them tightly "I don't wanna let Granny down. I'm not trying to trick everyone, but they said she was really sick, so I told her she couldn't die before she met my awesome boyfriend, AKA you. So, you'll help me, right?"
Kenji who was blushing like a rose just nodded looking at their hands touching "Yeah. I guess I can help out."
Natsuki smiled "Oh, you're the greatest! Okay. Then from now on you should act really lovey-dovey around me."
"Huh?"
"And I've got your backstory. Your family is old, you're going to Tokyo U, and you just spent a year in America. Pretty much sums it up."
Kenji counted on his fingers "Old family, Tokyo U, studying abroad... But, but that's the exact opposite of me!"
Natsuki smiled "So we're good?"
"No, we're not good!"
Natsuki gave a pout "What happened to "whatever needs doing..."?" Kenji froze at the promise
"It's only four days. As soon as we are gone, I'll tell 'em we broke up. Pretty please!" Kenji slumped but agreed. It would be a long four days.
Outside in the back the kids were playing around with the Pokémon that lived on the ranch next to the castle. There sitting on the steps watching over the kids was a man in his mid-sixties but at first glance who would swear he was that he was in his early forties. He had some grey strips in his wild untamed hair. Some scruffiness to his face with some hair on his chin but the most recognizable feature was his two 'z' shape birthmarks on his cheeks. And right next to him was a Pikachu how instead of black tips on his ears and tail had turned gray with the passing of time.
"I guess we are both getting older, right buddy." He said scratching behind the Pokémon's ears.
"Cha." It agreed. The kids played as four people floated down from the sky each holing a giggling child who all wanted to fly around again.
Just then more cars arrived. One was a box truck with three men and one women, the other was a bike with a side car with a man and his sister in it, last was an old Ford model T family car pulled up with three men and two women. The ones in the truck; one was an older man in his mid-fifties and his wife with blue and white hair. The other man looked like his mom with the white and blue hair. The last man was tall with messy brown hair. On the bike was man with blue messy hair with a yellow and purple streak in his bans and purple eyes. And his sister was a very beautiful with long and wavy bright red hair and stunning blue eyes.
"Thanks for the lift Auran." She said getting out of the side car and heading to the backyard.
Auran took his helmet off and shouted to his half-sister.
"Natasha your helmet." She turned and threw it back to him.
Those in the Model T slowly followed out. Two of the men were famous Pokémon trainers. The man driving was shouting insults at the other guys for their lateness while the twin girls just gigged. Inside were two women both in their mid-sixties but you would have never guessed. One was tall with her hair tied into three buns using the force to change all the lightbulbs in a room. Right behind her was a woman with purple skin using her magic to clean the room. Not far from the Kitchen was another woman holding a baby while watching the T.V. with her son playing of the nation baseball league. So many people were here working a getting ready and many more on their way.
Later that night everyone gathered together for dinner Natsuki sat next to Kenji to help with introductions.
"Okay! Introduction time. Now Granny Delia has five children; Princess Celestia and Princess Luna, then her twins Ash and Rey, and final Simon who was adopted when he was ten. And that there is wife Nia with their son Kamina."
"And is every bit my son except of blood." Delia smiled proudly at Simon wo grinned back. Natsuki continued "Now Grandpa Ash has twelve wives, and each has a family, so we will go by marriage. First, we have my grandma Ryuko with her sister Satsuki, her eldest who is also my mom; Nodika and my uncle Matoi. Then we have aunt Twilight; she's the princess of friendship with her son Auran the master of magic. He as family too but they'll come here tomorrow. Next, we have Aunt Yoko with her daughter Kiki with her kids; Ryohei who is in the baseball tournament and her new born girl Miku. Over there is aunt Mikasa with her kids Takashi with his wife Nana and their little girl Kana and Aunt Alice, and her husband Yorihiko is middle child of three brothers that married into our family. Next to them is Kara aka Supergirl with her son Allen. Over here is Diana formerly known as Wonder Woman with her two children; Sonata with her daughter Usagi, and that's Christopher the Spartan. Now over there is Aunt Serena with her son Kieto the current champion of the Kalos region. Next to them is Aunt Dawn with her son Natsu with his daughter Sakamoto. Over here is Aunt Kari with her son Linus who as his own family that will come tomorrow too. Here is Aunt Sypha with her daughter Natasha. Aunt Sakura with her twin daughters Nami and Ayami. Nami is the one who's married and pregnant. And finally, we have Aunt Ruby with her daughter Summer with her son David. Did you get all that?"
Kenji just nodded at the family. "Uum, yeah, more or less."
Serena chuckled "Well, you get the idea."
All the Ketchum's gave a polite bow. "Please to meet you!"
Kenji bowed back "Thank you for having me." They all started digging into dinner.
"Wow, I'm amazed the Granny gave Natsuki's boyfriend the okay." Said Kiki still surprised.
"No kidding. Every time I brought a boy home, she was so mean he'd run back to the bus stop!
Tokyo U., studied abroad, old family. Of course, you like some. Quite the renaissance man." Ayami complimented.
Natasha nodded drinking her soda. "Almost sounds too good to be true."
"Maybe this spinster club should take some notes." Simon laughed drinking his beer and eating some shishimi.
Natasha glared at him. "Uncle Simon, I can bring myself a husband anytime I want to do it!"
Ash then lean over the table to look at Kenji "Hey, let me ask you." Kenji spluttered be addressed by Ash himself "When's the due date?"
"Huh?"
Ash gave a cheeky smile "You know, for the baby." Luna spitted put her beer in shock and Ryuko pushed Ash in the arm.
"Stop being a perv. What is wrong with you?" Sypha glared at her husband."
"He only came to say hello." Added Ryuko.
Ash just looked a little surprised "Huh? But I thought he came to say hello, because he got her in a family way. You've done it, right? What am I saying? You are a collage man. Of course, you've done it." Kenji went redder than ever at the mere thought of that.
"Just drink your beer." Kara said pouring him another glass.
Simon laughed loudly "Oh, let him ask! Our Kenji is gonna be family soon enough!"
Celestia sipped her tea then said "Mother's permission is all the approval that she will need.
You know how things work in this family."
Delia smiled at everyone "That's right and Kenji will make a wonderful addition to the family. These eyes of mine have never deceived me. The Ketchum Family has no need of mediocre man. Not while his family and town to protect."
"Here here." Everyone cheered giving a large toast and clanking of glasses. Kenji just looked on in utter surprise that the family in front of him.