Hello, everyone. Welcome to the thirtieth part of the 151 Pokeshipping Stories. Now, in the last section, Pikachu goes through the evolution of his trainer's relationship with Misty through his own perspective. And I think I did an excellent job on it. A story I did NOT do a good job on was #25, "Mother Delia." Ever since the negative criticism came out for the story, I knew I had to do better for the Father's Day chapter in this series. (And redo the whole 25th story, which I will get around to soon, at least a month from today.) This story is about Ash and Misty learning about their dads' identities and why they left them. Why did they do so? Well, the answer may surprise you. Now let's get going with chapter three times ten! (Oh, and if you are wondering how both THIS story and the last one are #30, read until the end for an explanation. Now let's get going with this story!)

"Mom," Ash asked his mother as he sat down at the breakfast table, "Who is he?"

Delia looked up from the cup of coffee in her hands, "Who is who, Ash?"

"You know who I am talking about," Ash said, "My dad."

Delia sighed. She was happy to talk about anything with Ash. It is anything except for his dad, who was out of their lives for the past 15 years. "Ashton, this is the third time you tried to talk to me about your dad. When are you going to accept I will not give you any answers about him?"

Ash scowled, "Mom. I am eighteen years old. I deserve to know who my dad is. Almost all of my friends have dads to spend this Father's Day weekend with, while I don't even know what my dad looks like!"

Delia sighed. She knew Ash was not going to accept "no" for an answer, and he brought up some valid points on why he should know what his dad was like.

"Fine," Delia said, "But I am only telling you this once. Clear?"

"Clear as the sky outside, mom," Ash said to her.

Delia smiled, "Good. Now let me go get some things so I can tell you more about him." She then got up from the kitchen table and went into the closet and pulled out a box.

"What's in the box, mom?" Ash asked his mother.

"Open it to find out for yourself," Delia said to her son. Ash smiled as he slowly opened the box. Inside the box were a couple of pictures. They all had a man who looked like an older version of Ash.

"That man looks a lot like me," Ash said.

"That is because that man is your father," Delia replied. "After all, how could I be the parent you got your good looks from?"

Ash chuckles at the joke as he looks at the pictures. It looked like Ash's father was pretty happy with Ash and Delia. That made him more confused. If Ash's dad was so pleased with his family, why did he leave them? He decided to ask that to the auburn-haired woman.

"It is true," Delia said as tears formed in her eyes. "Your dad loved both of us very much, but when you were only three, he told me that he could only see me as a friend after so many years."

"As a friend?" Ash asked, "What do you mean by that?"

"To get the full answers, your dad told me to tell you to find his house near Mt. Silver."

Ash nods with a determined look on his face. "Alright then!" he said, "I am going to Mt. Silver right now!" He then went upstairs to pack his things for his next adventure, and the one that meant the most in his life: Who his father is and why he left. However, he knew that it would be dangerous for him and his Pokemon to go by themselves. So he decided to call one of his friends to get through the harsh environment that was Mt. Silver. He went through all of his friends' choices to ask to come along with him, and only one of them was fatherless and nearby. And that person was none other than his friend from Cerulean City, Misty Waterflower. So he called her up on the cell phone that Delia got him for his last birthday.

"Hello?" Misty asked as she picked up the phone.

"Hey Misty," Ash said, "It's me, Ash!"

"Hey, Ash!" Misty said to her friend, "Why are you calling me?"

"I am just calling to ask you a question."

"What is it?"

"I was wondering if you want to go to Mt. Silver with me…" Ash then took his time to explain the situation to her.

"Of course, I am willing to help you find out who your dad is!" Misty said with a smile, "Just let me get ready, and I will meet you at the foot of the mountain in an hour!"

"Alright then!" Ash said as he smiled, "See you then!" He hung up the phone before looking down at his electric-type partner, who was by his side as usual.

"Ready to get going?" Ash asked him.

"Of course!" Pikachu said, "I cannot wait to meet your dad and see Misty again!"

Ash chuckled as the trainer and Pokemon duo headed outside. ASh sent out his trusty Charizard and asked him to fly him to Mt. Silver. Charizard nods as Ash got on his back. He then took off towards the snowy mountain infamous across the Kanto and Johto regions.

An hour later, Ash and his Pokemon have arrived at the foot of Mt. Silver.

"Thanks for the lift, Charizard!" Ash said to his fire and flying-type Pokemon. Charizard gave a roar as if to say thank you as he was returned to his Pokeball for some rest. Ash and his loyal Pikachu then looked up at the mountain, and it was super tall.

"It looks intimidating," Pikachu said to his trainer.

"Which is exactly why I called Misty to help us out, Pikachu," Ash said to his partner Pokemon.

"Speaking of that," Pikachu said, "When should she come over here, anyway?"

Ash looked at the time on his phone and said, "Right about… now!"

As if on cue, Misty came swooping down on her Pelipper with her Marrill in her arms.

"Thanks," Misty said to water and flying-type Pokemon from the Hoenn region.

Pelipper smiled as it was returned to his Pokeball.

"Hey, Misty!" Ash said to the orange-haired girl, "Glad you could make it to help me find my father!"

"I am glad to help you," Misty said.

Ash smiled before asking her a question, "So Mist, what happened to your father? Did he die somehow?"

Misty frowned and shook her head, "I am honestly not sure. He left my sisters and me when I was only 2 years old."

"How awful!" Ash said before he asked her what her last memory of her daddy was.

"Well, I was only two, so I don't remember much," Misty said, "But I believe my dad and I were on a fishing trip with one of his friends and his son."

"That's nice," Ash said, "Do you remember anything about the son?"

"Nothing much," Misty said, "I really do not remember anything that happened during the trip."

"That's okay," Ash said. "I don't remember much about my dad, either."

"Well, that is the reason you are climbing this mountain, is it not?" Misty asked the trainer with raven hair.

"That's true," Ash said, "Now come on, let's go!"

Misty smiled as they and their Pokemon went on their way up the mountain to find out where Ash's dad was and answers about his disappearance.

An hour later, Ash and Misty were about halfway up the mountain. And even though it was the middle of June, the weather on Mt. Silver was not pleasant at all! It was snowing so hard that both of the trainers were blinding, and both were freezing their buns off.

"A-A-Ash?!" Misty said to the trainer in front of her, "C-c-can, we turn around and head back to Pallet Town?"

"Why?" Ash asked, "I d-d-don't think we are far from finding him now!"

Misty sighed, "Well, can we at least rest before continuing on?!"

"Fine!" Ash said, "But only for a couple of minutes!"

"Thank you," Misty said, "I c-c-can see a cave over there! Or, at least, I think it is! The snow is making things hard to see!"

Ash nods as they head into the cave for shelter from the storm. Neither of them knew that an Ursaring lived in this cave, and he did not like visitors to cave, especially if they were trainers!

"Thank Arceus, we found somewhere safe so we could hide from the storm!" Ash said.

"Yeah," Misty said as they got comfortable in the cave. "There is no way that the quest to find your father can get any worse!"

Then all of a sudden, it got worse. A whole lot worse. As the duo was resting, they did not see the normal-type Pokemon. He was fast asleep and awoke when he heard their footsteps and saw them sitting down when he got up. He growled at the intruders. He then decided to make his move. He let out a loud roar. Ash and Misty turned around and saw the 180-centimeter tall brown bear. Both trainers screamed in horror as their Pokemon leaped in front of them to defend their trainers. They were ready to protect them whatever it took. Pikachu fired a Thunderbolt attack at the Ursaring, while Marrill uses her Water Gun ability. Neither attack seemed to do much to the ursine Pokemon. Ursaring then roared again as it was about to use Slash on the two mouse Pokemon. The two Pokemon braced themselves for the attack. However, it never came.

Both were very confused, as were their trainers. Both Ash and Misty looked up to see what happened. And in between them and the bear was a mighty four-armed Pokemon, Machamp. Ash and Misty both smiled. Machamp was a fighting-type Pokemon, meaning it would be perfect against the wild Ursaring, as it was a normal-type. The Machamp then used Cross Chop, which knocked the wild Pokemon back by a couple of meters. Knowing it could not even come close to matching the strength of one of the most potent offensive Pokemon in the world, it ran away, never to be seen again. The raven-haired and redhead trainers got up off of their feet. They looked up at the 68th Pokemon in the Kanto region and National Pokedexes. It took a long while before either one of them could speak.

"Uh…" Ash said to the powerful Pokemon, "Thank you…"

"You should not thank the Machamp," a voice said. Both Ash and Misty turned around and saw a man. This man looked a lot like Ash Ketchum, as both had black hair, brown eyes, and baseball caps on their heads. But the man had longer hair than Ash and a beard for being up on the mountain for a long time. The man was also taller than the boy by a few inches and had more muscles.

"Who should we thank then if we should not thank the Pokemon, mister?" Misty asked the man, hoping to get his name.

"Richard," the man said, "My name is Richard Ketchum." Ash's jaw hit the floor from shock. His eyes also popped out so wide he was worried that they might fall out. And he should be, as he had just met the man he was concerned was out of his life forever!

"K…" Ash studdered. "K… KETCHUM?!" He got up and ran to the man. He hugged him tightly before he explained to him that Ketchum was also his last name, and he came up to the mountain to find out who his father was.

Richard chuckled, "Well, it has been Ash, and I am happy to see my first son again. I love you." The two then broke their hug as Ash introduces his father to his friend, Misty.

"Hello, Mr. K," Misty said, "My name is Misty Waterflower, and I am Ash's friend." She told him all about the times they were together, from their time traveling through Kanto, the Orange Islands, and Johto, to when they temporarily reunited in Hoenn and Alola.

"Waterflower?" Richard asked Misty. She nods as he gasps, as Waterflower was the original name of his new partner! He then asked the dynamic duo if they would like to return to his cabin to meet his partner. Ash and Misty agreed as his dad smiled. He then returned his Machamp and sent out his Arcanine. He told the children to get on, as Arcanine would take them to the cabin and keep them warm at the same time. Ash and Misty complied and got comfy in the fur of the fire-type Pokemon. Richard told his Pokemon to return him to his home, and Arcanine ran off. Within only a few minutes, Arcanine returned his master to his house, where an orange-haired man with a beard was waiting outside.

"Hey there!" the orange-haired man said to Red as he got off of his Arcanine. Red waved back and said that he brought some guests over. "Who might the guests be, Richard?" The black-haired man smiled and told the two teenagers to get off. Ash and Misty jumped off of the back of Arcanine, and their partner Pokemon followed. Both of the trainers smiled and waved.

"Hello there!" Ash said, "My name is Ash Ketchum, Richard's son!" The man with the orange beard gasped and looked at Richard, and then at Ash. They looked very similar. Ash, in particular, looked precisely like the trainer that he fell for many years ago.

"Nice to meet you, Ash." the man said to the trainer with a Pikachu on his shoulder. "My name is Marco Waterflower Ketchum, and I am your father's husband." Ash gasped when those words came out of Marco's mouth. Misty did the same. One, because the man shared her last name. And two, because both of their fathers were in love with one another!

"D…" Ash stumbled to get out, "D… D… Dad… I had no idea that you were gay." He ran into the arms of his dad and hugged him.

Richard just nods. "Yeah, I just did not want to shame you, as the Kanto region was not very kind to homosexual trainers when you were born." Ash gasped and explained a lot had changed since he left him and Delia when it came to Kanto's gay trainers. He even said that there were two gym leaders in a same-sex relationship!

"Is that true?!" Marco asked the two trainers. His youngest daughter nods and confirms this, and says that gay people have been able to compete in official Pokemon battles for the past 11 years.

Richard gasps. He nor Marco had any idea that this happened. It meant that he missed a lot more of his son's life than he had to! He starts crying and hugging his son tighter. "I am so sorry, Ash!" Ash nods and informed his father that he could not breathe and asked him to let go. Richard nods and asks his son what he missed in his son's life over the past 16 years.

"A lot actually," Ash said as he lists off everything that happened to him that Richard was not there for. He has missed sixteen birthdays, 8 league appearances, 2 league championships, and, most importantly, the start of his journey.

"Well, I will make sure I will never, ever, EVER miss anything that happens in your life again!" Richard said to his son. Ash smiled and thanked him before Richard made a guess at what the next major event in his son's life would be.

"Is it the wedding between you and my daughter?!" Marco asked the boy from Pallet Town. Misty and Ash both blushed out of embarrassment and asked why he would guess it. Marco pointed out that they were holding hands, and it would be pretty soon before they start to lock lips.

"He is right you know," Richard said, "And if you two plan on tieing the knot soon, I guess we will do it again, in front of the public this time!"

Ash and Misty laughed as they hugged their dads. "We love you, Dad," they both said at the same time. It was the first time they said that to their fathers, so they had to make it worthwhile.

"We love you as well, kids," Marco and Richard said to their children before heading inside of the cabin to rest up before leaving the mountain for good. Marco and Richard could now express their love without the fear of getting in trouble with the law, or worse, the league.

And that is the end of my second thirtieth chapter of this Pokeshipping Marathon! The explanation of why this and "Through the Eyes of an Electric Rodent" are both story #30. I got a review from Ol' 3lue Eyes calling me out for what I did in "Mallace at the Pallet" during Chapter 29. At first, I did what I usually did when I got a negative review on my story and got it out of my mind. Still, when he did it again for last week's chapter, I decided that he was right, and I did wrong. It was either rude, offensive, or inappropriate (or sometimes all three) to anyone of my readers. So I decided to replace the episode with a quick apology and a promise for a better chapter next week. Well, next week will be the chapter I talked about in the apology. And also, I would like to thank him for his advice when it came to paragraphs and not to make every single one end with dialogue. That's what I did in the second half of this chapter, and the next one will be the first full one, where I try not to end most of my paragraphs with dialogue. I cannot wait to see you there.

Oh, and before I sign off, here is the question of the week. What are your plans for Father's Day? I don't have any plans to be completely honest, and I'll probably just do a couple of raids with him on Pokemon GO. Zekrom just dropped in raids, and I want to add him to my Pokedex in the game.

I look forward to reading your reviews from everyone here! I will see you all next time, happy father's day, and always dare to Pokeship!