Heyoooo! First off, I want to sincerely apologize to all of you that have been following this story and have NOT had an update for a whole stinking month! I have been so busy with work, work, and more work! And on top of that. I had writers block out the you know what, and almost considered stopping this story. But I'm back! I've made TONS of changes to ALL of the preceding chapters, so please check those out, I'm done rambling, here's your chapter!

Disclaimer: I do NOT own Pokemon, or House, or ANY of the registered trademarked characters, they belong to Nintendo and Fox respectively

Thank Arceus the morning sickness was over and done with for Misty Ketchum, Ash had exhausted himself out of worry for her, that she took him to see Dr. Cuddy, and she albeit lightly chastised him for it.

Ash had gotten a little better over the next several months, and Misty started getting bigger. She even caught him rubbing her stomach while whispering sweet nothings to her one morning

"Ash, what are you doing?" Misty giggled while she raised one eyebrow

"Hm? Oh, just, admiring how stunning you look" Ash replied honestly, he could never get over how insanely beautiful she always was, and her being pregnant only made him even more attracted to her.

Misty's face turned bright pink at her husband's compliments

"Darling! Stop! You're making me blush! I'm getting fat!" She whined.

"Oh, stop it Misty! There's just a lot more of you for me to love!" The raven-haired young man smiled warmly at his wife who was too busy hiding her face in embarrassment

"Oh, come here you!" Misty squealed as she pulled Ash up and kissed him madly, which he didn't mind at all

The young Ketchum couple was finally going to see the baby's gender; they eagerly walked into the doctor's office and waited for said doctor to show up.

"When's Dr. Cuddy coming in? We've been in here for at least fifteen minutes." Ash complained while simultaneously pacing and staring at his watch

"Ash, please try to be patient, I know you're excited, I am too. But she has other patients too" Misty softly scolded her forever impatient husband, "Sit down next to me, now" She ordered, he obeyed like a little Growlithe and gave her a smile and a kiss on her cheek. "Good boy" Misty teased as she patted him on the head and gave him a kiss of her own.

Five minutes later, Dr. Cuddy and two other doctors came into the room; one was fairly tall, buzzed cut blonde hair, decent looking guy. The other was a brunette female; she was also quite good looking.

"Hello Misty, and Ash, this is Dr. Allison Cameron and Dr. Robert Chase" Dr. Cuddy explained

Both Ash and Misty shook their hands

"Both our kids are going to be very jealous that we got to meet the Pokemon Master and the Cerulean City gym leader" Dr. Chase smiled warmly

"How old are they if I may ask?" Misty piped up

"Our son, Robert is seven and our daughter, Amy is five" Dr. Cameron explained while grinning. "Now, why don't we check on Mrs. and Master Ketchum's baby?" Dr. Cameron supplied

Ash and Misty both raised an eyebrow

"Is something wrong?" Dr. Chase asked a little nervously, he hoped that his wife had not just offended the couple!

"No, it's just that, I would prefer if you called me Ash" The raven-haired Pokemon Master answered sheepishly

"And I'm ok with you calling me Misty," Said the red head gym leader

The two doctors nodded and smiled

"Alright then, Misty, if you could please lay down on this table over here and lift up your shirt just below your bra" Misty did as she was instructed by Dr. Cameron. The red head giggled softly as Ash's face turned a little pink, and he moved closer to stand next to her.

"Oh, Ash, I'm not taking it off!" Misty smirked at her husband, "This isn't the first time you've seen my belly or anything else underneath my shirt! Remember I used to wear that one yellow mid-drift with the suspenders and short shorts!" Misty laughed at the memory

"Oh, come on Mist! We were kids back then!" Ash defended himself, "I can't help it that I've got a red hot smoking wife like you! I mean, I love every bit of you, not just your body obviously, and" Misty sat up and put her finger to Ash's lips, shushed him quietly and winked at him

The redhead shivered slightly from the cold liquid that Dr. Cameron put on her stomach

"Sorry about that Misty" the brunette female Doctor apologized, Misty gave her thumbs up

The small ultrasound machine flickered to life, and Ash and Misty both gasped at the sight of their still growing child

"It looks like, well, you guys are expecting a girl!" Dr. Chase beamed

The young couple cheered with excitement at the news, they would have been happy with either a boy or a girl

"Oh, my Mew! Darling, she's so beautiful!" Misty cooed as a small tear slid down her porcelain face

Ash just stared at the monitor, utterly speechless; he wondered what his father thought when he had seen his older sister, Amber for the first time. Was the man happy? Overjoyed? What about when he had seen me? The young Kanto Master thought to himself, was he disappointed? Angry?

Ash shook his head of those thoughts; he has an unborn daughter, and a beautiful wife to share his life with, that gave him peace. Ash bent down and kissed Misty's stomach, then moved up to her lips, and gave her a gentle smooch

"S-She's perfect, just like her mother" Ash nuzzled his wife's cheek, earning a delightful giggle in response

It didn't take long for Ash and Misty to start discussing names for their first child, "So, what about 'Athena'?" The young redhead asked her husband as he drove back from the hospital. Ash furrowed his brow in deep thought; he honestly liked his wife's suggestion a lot. It seemed to fit his unborn daughter; she was going to be a beautiful girl, so naturally 'Athena' appeared to be perfect, but somehow, it's not what he had in mind.

"Nah, how about 'Rachel'? I mean, I know it's your middle name, but I really like it" Ash looked over at the passenger seat, expecting a smile, what he got was Misty's famous "really Ash?" look

"Absolutely not! I don't even like my middle name, why would I name our first child a name I didn't like?" The redhead gym leader crossed her arms over her chest and huffed. "Geez Mist, that's real helpful! Shoot me down after I gave one suggestion" Ash rolled his eyes. Misty put her hand on Ash's and sighed, "You're right, I know you are trying to help" she grabbed his hand and put it on her growing belly, "This baby is going to be our little girl, not just mine." She winked at him as he smiled and he only moved his hand to shift gears and turn.

The journey to and from the hospital was a little longer than the two of them liked, and Ash had decided to take the scenic route, which consisted of scenes from Misty's childhood. The parks she used to run around in, the little daycare she went to when she was just two years old, and of course, the quaint bicycle shop that she bought her first bike from, the same one that Ash had destroyed all those years ago. The young water type gym leader was yanked out of her thoughts by Ash clearing his throat and tapping her shoulder.

"Your turn Mist," he said, she thought for a few moments, "What do you think about 'Ashley'?" Misty grinned ear-to-ear, "Oh, aren't you hilarious" Ash deadpanned and rolled his eyes, to which Misty snorted in laughter like a spoink! Which caused Ash to start laughing as well, their giggles died down as they approached their house.

After a wonderful meal made by none other than Ash himself, the couple snuggled up on their bedroom sofa and gazed at the ultrasound picture.

"How about, Ariel?" Ash suggested after a few moments of relative silence, Misty furrowed her brow; she liked it better than all the names they'd talked about, she just wasn't all to sure. "That's a great suggestion Ash" Misty smiled lovingly at him, though she was tired, it had been quite the adventure for the two, no three of them that day, so, off to bed they went, in each others arms, dreaming about the future ahead.

A/N:

Boy oh boy! Thank you guys so much for putting up with my antics over the past month! I have started on chapter ten already, so it "SHOULD" be done by Christmas/Hanukkah/whatever yall wonderful people celebrate Please review, and check out the poll on my profile page if you would be so kind! That's it from me guys, bye!

Until Next Time

Stay Pokeshipping Everyone!

Written and edited by Cultofwinters