Chapter 21

A negative sign appears on the pregnancy test.

"Oh thank god it is negative! Oh sweetie, you don't realize how relieved I am that I'm not pregnant, yet! But Samuel, honey, do you think we should tell everyone about this? And if yes, how?" A relieved Delia asks.

"I think we should, especially Ash. I'll start calling them when it is a reasonable hour. Right now it is a quarter to four in the morning. I think we should go back to sleep. I love you Deli!" Professor Oak says as Delia washes up.

"I love you too, Sammie! Let's just get some sleep!" Delia says, as they walk bavk into the bedroom. hand in hand.

Back at Ash and Misty's...

"I just cannot believe my mother is remarrying. I mean it took her long enough but still this is so exciting! I'm finally going to get a father!" Ash tells his sexy wife.

"Ash, don't ever forget the one who helped create you. And speaking of creating, do you think they'll try for kids? I mean, with almost everyone getting pregnant, she must have gotten jealous after a while. Do you know if she ever wanted another baby?" A curious Misty inquires.

"Actually, before my dad died, when I was about 5 years old, they asked me my opinion on having a little sibling, I said that I would enjoy one very much, so thy had planned to try the following week, but then the accident, and they never were able to. I'm not saying that she's been using Professor Oak to get it done, because she clearly loves him."

"That's pretty interesting, but deeply depressing. I have a feeling that her and Caroline will be spending a lot more time together once she does conceive, if she does it in the next 8 1/2 months. They'll probably show off their swollen pregnancy stomachs like crazy, since it's been a long time for the two of them! So what was the phone call from Professor Oak about?" Misty asks while fantasizing.

"Oh yeah, well he's planning to propose to Mom on New Year's, and he was asking me, since she was asleep, what kind of ring she would like. I told him that she's always loved the color yellow, and ever since I have had Pikachu, she's loved it, so I recommended a yellow-tinted diamond in the shape of the Mouse Pokemon. He's coming over later today to use Lucario to chisel and shape the diamond." Ash explains.

"Well that's cute, and it saves them a lot of money, considering the money spending on wedding preparations and probable baby. But he's so unoriginal! The Ketchum family now always seems to choose New Year's Eve as Romance Night! Our kiss, and now the Professor's proposal! But seriously, we gotta get some sleep!" Misty says.

"You're right. Good night Mist, I love you!" Ash says, putting his head on his pillow.

Later that day the doorbell rings...

"Hey professor, do you have the ring? Where's Mom? Right now Misty's putting the kids down fior a nap." Ash asks after answering the door and then looks around outside for any sign of his mother.

"Of course I have it. And don't worry, your Deli is out shopping for various items, and going to the doctor, but she'll be over later, and so will May and Gary, because something happened after I called you, you know, when I heard her awake and I hung up, and what happened sort of scared us." Professor Oak explains, handing over the yellow-tinted diamond ring.

"Wait, what happened? Why is she at the doctor? Are you two all right? Anyway, getting back to the ring, alright, Lucario! I choose you! Pikachu, get over here to help Lucario! Lucario, sculpt my mother's engagement ring to look like Pikachu using your horn on the back of your hand!" Ash shouts, able to be heard from upstairs.

"WAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA!! WAAAAAAAAAAAA!! WAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA!!" Lou, Jax, and Alexis, in that order, then in unison, cry after hearing their father scream, permanently eliminating all chances of a nap for the day.

"Way to go Ash! I almost had them calm enough to sleep when you just had to scream at the top of your lungs!" A very angry Misty says, with steam coming out of every opening on her head.

"Sorry, Misty, sweetheart, force of habit. Oh, thanks Lucario! Here you go Professor Oak, it looks great! Hey Misty, wanna see your mother-in-law's engagement ring?"

"Would I!? Oh it's purely beautiful! Delia's going to love it! Just keep it somewhere safe, hidden, and where you can remember where it is!" Misty reminds her old friend.

"You're right. Well, see you two later! Bye!" Professor Oak says as he walks away with his newly sculpted engagement ring.

That night at Ash and Misty's...

"Hi Mom! Hi Professor Oak!"

"Hi sweetie, Misty, May, and Gary! Look, Sammy and I have to talk to all of you, and it is very important!" Delia says, surprisingly confident, and hand in hand with her lover.

"What is it? It's not like anyone told us you were coming!" Ash asks, winking at his future stepdad.

"Yeah, are you pregnant or something?" May asks.

"Actually, it involves that." Delia says as she sits down. "First, can't a grandmother visit her son and grandchildren? Well, anyway, at about 3 this morning, I was going to the bathroom, but then a warm sensation consumed my head, and I started throwing up. Then, we remembered we were, shall we say, sexually active over the last few nights." Delia explains.

"AHA! SO YOU ARE PREGNANT!" Gary interrupts, apparently learning another thing from his wife-to-be.

"Lemme finish! After what happened with the last Ketchum family pregnancy, we didn't want to go through deja vu. I took a pregnancy test and it was negative. We were so relieved. We're still planning to have children, but not until after the wedding." Delia finishes explaining.

"Oh thank heavens. Thanks for telling us. Well, see you tomorrow for New Year's. Bye!" Misty says, but sees Sam and Delia making out. "Awww, so cute! But man was I close!"

On New Year's Eve, we see Ash & Misty playing with their newborns, Gary & May, Brock & a glowing Pewty tickling Pewty's stomach area, Kenny and Dawn, Max and Molly, Spencer, Patricia and Bryce, and most importantly, Sam and Delia on the deck outside of Delia's home, all making out watching the fireworks and the ball drop on TV. Kenny and Dawn brought over his 4 month old little brother Johnny Donald, to introduce them to Dawn's friends. Kenny begged his mother to bring John because then he can meet Bryce, Jax, Louis, and Alexis. His mother agreed, but only if he used Alakazam's Teleport as transportation. Also, because Dawn was such a big help, Johnny's middle name comes from a morphed, masculine form of Dawn. All of a sudden, Sam breaks free stops, and everyone knows what's happening next...

"Delia, you know how much I love you, you're beautiful, smart, a great mom, and you know how everything I said in those poems were about you, and how I felt. You know, let this thing take over for me!"

He takes out a red silky box and opens it exposing the Pikachu ring. It starts sparking at the red cheeks, and a message in midair appears, probably using nanobots, saying in capital letters:

WILL YOU MARRY ME?

"Oh Sammie, it's beautiful! Yes! Yes! I will marry you!"

The clock strikes midnight right after Delia finishes acceting her boyfriend's proposal.

"HAPPY NEW YEAR!" Everyone screams, then start kissing again.

"Googoogaaagaaaagoo!" the babies say, probably congratulating the couple.

"Gwaaama! Gwaaama!" the Ketchum kids scream, probably wanting to hug their newly-engaged grandmother.

Misty hears this, and breaks off her kissing with her husband. "Sweetie, did you just hear that?"

"Yeah, they want to learn about the most harmful form of radiation and the letter in the Greek Alphabet! Didn't you hear them say 'gamma, gamma!'?"

"NO YOU IDIOT! They just said their first words! They're calling for Grandma, to congratulate her! And at only a week old! What a great start to the new year!" Misty says, with tears in her eyes.

"A very happy new year indeed!" Delia whispers to her husband-to-be, while holding her grandkids.

"Wait, May, I just realized something, if we're getting married soon, shouldn't we find somewhere to live, together?" Gary realizes, breaking off his smooches with his wife-to-be.

"Yeah, you're right, where are we going to live?" May ponders.

"Well I hear that the people in the apartment accross from us are moving out, so maybe you could live there! They're in such a rush to get out that their literally giving it away! What do you think about that?

"That's a great idea! But not until my mom delivers. She might really need me. I wish we would be able to pick out dresses without having to travel back and forth, but it might have to be that way!"

"I Won't Lose-Haruka's Theme" plays once more. "Wait, it's Mom again. Gotta get this."

"Alright see you inside!" Her family and best friends say.

"I guess we might as well go home, Bryce must be really tired, because he's getting a bit cranky." Patricia says.

"Come with us, Alakazam will drop you off. Mom said that I needed to bring Johnny home by 12:30." Kenny says

"Alright, just don't literally 'drop' us off."

"Hi Mom, hi Dad, happy new year! How are you?" May says, answering the phone and greeting her parents.

"Happy new year to you too! The severe morning sickness goes great with my dresses! Well, I know we've been drenching you lately with big news, but, we've given away Petalburg Gym! We're moving!" Caroline announces.

"Where are you moving to? Who did you give the Gym to?" A confused May asks.

"I guess you are still outside, so take a look around. Do you se that pile of wood and concrete directly north of the porch?" Caroline leads.

"Yeah, I see it. Wait are you saying..." May says, looking beyond the fence.

"Yep! We're moving to Pallet Tow-oo!" Caroline says.

"Lemme guess, baby kick? So who did you give the Gym to, and why? When are you coming?"

"Yeah, it was! Remember Uncle Cleo? He's got Dark Pokemon, and since Normal and Dark Pokemon share weaknesses, they thought it wouldn't make a difference. Plus, all your friends are in Kanto, so that makes it very convenient. We didn't really sell the Gym, we're just taking a vacation. But we're considering making it permanent. And do you remember how busy your father was at the gym while I was pregnant with Max? Well, that's why we're taking this vacation, to focus on your wedding and baby number three on the way." Caroline explains.

"Wow! So when are you coming?"

"In three days! Do you remember if you left Snorlax with us? We need it to use Forced Metronome, Teleport us, then Forced Metronome again, to use Roar of Time and speed up construction."

"Yeah, it's in my closet. You might want Dad to get it, because it's on the highest shelf. I don't wan't you to hurt yourself, or, you know, the baby."

"Duh. Well see you soon...lup! Gotta go!"

"Alright, bye Mom!"

May starts walking back into the Ketchum-Oak household "Hey Misty!"

"Yeah, what is it?"

"Change of plans!"