"Pikachu? Where'd you run off to?" Ash called out. Professor Cerise said he had a big surprise for them today, and Pikachu had run off out of nowhere.
"Well hello there Pikachu." Delia said.
"Mom! What are you doing here?" Ash said shocked.
"Hello again Ashley." Goh's mom said, walking in behind Delia. "That's a, interesting look for someone who works in a lab."
Ash looked down at himself, some high waisted shorts, a shirt that hung over one shoulder, and some socks that went to his mid calf. He didn't know his mom would be visiting, or he might've dressed a bit nicer.
"Now leave Ash alone. She's allowed to dress however she feels comfortable." Delia said.
"Delia, Camille, I'm so glad you two could make it." Chloe's mom Talia said. "Come with me, my husband wants to show you around a bit."
With that, the three moms were off, leaving a still confused Ash at the front door.
"What's going on?!" Ash cried out.
"Seriously, it's Mother's Day." Chloe said pointedly.
"I completely forgot!" Ash said, defeated. "I need to figure something out!"
Thirty minutes later, with little to no success, Ahs heard a knock at his door.
"Ash, Professor Cerise said you'd be in here." Delia said.
"Come on in." Ash said, unlocking the door.
Delia came into the room, with several more of Ash's pokemon than she'd had when he last saw her.
"I just love all these cute Pokémon you've caught." Delia said, holding up Snom.
"nom". Snom said blushing.
"Here, give him this." Ash said digging through a drawer and pulling out a small cookie.
"Is that okay for this little guy?" Delia asked.
"He hasn't gotten sick yet." Ash said. "Oh! You should meet Impidimp."
At the sound of its name, Impidimp came scrambling out of the vent, followed by an assortment of treasures of his.
"An adventurous little one, aren't you." Delia said.
"So I was thinking I could take you for flying on Charizard, or maybe…". Ash said, getting cut off.
"Ash, I'm your mother, I had a feeling you didn't know what today was." Delia said.
"Sorry, everywhere is booked." Ash admitted.
"Don't worry so much, I made some reservations in Celadon, but we should get going if we want to make it in time." Delia said, setting down Snom and Impidimp. "And bring Pikachu with you."
At Celadon
"This doesn't look like a restaurant." Ash said, seeing the tent in front of them.
"It's not, now come on, I want to spend time doing what you love." Delia said leading Ash in. "Hi, we're the Ketchum's, I signed up online." Delila said to a worker.
"You're just in time, the first round will begin soon." The worker said.
"Mom, what exactly are we doing here?" Ash asked.
"Just look sweetie." Delila said, pointing Ash at a monitor. On screen a Rhyperior was charging straight at a Floatzel, as a Machamp was wrestling an Ambipom.
'Ketchum's to entry two. Ketchum's to entry two." Was said over the intercom.
"I guess we're up." Delia said.
"Wait, we?" Ash said surprised.
"In this corner we have The Ketchum family. Mom Delia is a single mom and a restaurant owner, while her child Ash is a research assistant at the Cerise Lab. Their opponents are the Masters; Mrs. Masters is the whole package looks and smarts, developing new cleaner energy, while her daughter Amelia is on her third fashion line, and still only ten." The announcer said.
"The lower class is so, rustic." Mrs Masters scoffed. "Let's make quick work of them dear. Cinccino take care of this problem."
"Gladly mother." Amelia responded. "Lilligant take the stage."
"Ready Mom?" Ash asked.
"Whenever you are sweetie." Delia responded.
"Pikachu I choose you!"
"Come on out Mimey!"
"Cincinno use Bullet Seed."
"Lilligant use Swords Dance."
"Pikachu use Quick Attack!"
"Mimey use Focus Punch!"
Pikachu sped across the arena, slamming into Lilligant, as Mimey expertly dodged the Seeds, striking Cinccino from the side.
"Mother. They aren't battling properly." Amelia complained.
"Well what do you expect from people from Pallet Town, they wouldn't know proper etiquette if it was shoved down their throats." Mrs. Masters said.
"Pikachu come here for a second." Ash said, digging through his bag. "Here, let's show them proper battling." Ash said putting the collar back on Pikachu.
"Oh look mother, their pet has a collar now." Amelia scoffed.
"Pikachu is family, and that's no ordinary collar. Pikachu use Thunderbolt!" Ash called out.
Electricity surged from around Pikachu, then shot out straight at Lilligant.
"Mimey use Psychic!"
Cinccino was lifted into the air, then thrown at the recovering Lilligant.
"Lilligant and Cinccino are unable to battle, the winners are the Ketchum's!" The announcer called out.
"That's how you do it Pallet style." Ash taunted, before leaving the arena.
Back outside the main arena
"Ash, hold still a moment." Delia said, approaching her son.
"Gah, Mom." Ash fussed, as his hair was messed with.
"Oh just sit still, it'll be over quickly." Delia said. "Honestly how someone can have such messy hair is beyond me."
Round 3
"Pelliper, I choose you!"
"Cramorant! Come on out!"
"Easy peasey. Pikachu let's do this!"
"Mimey, let's go!"
"Cramorant use Surf!"
"Pelliper use Stockpile!"
"Mimey use Barrier!"
"Pikachu use Quick Attack!"
As water flooded the arena, all of the Pokémon had been hit in the oncoming wave.
"Great." Ash said, his clothes dripping wet.
"Wait where's Pikachu?!" Delia called out.
"Mm-mm-mm". A muffled voice cried out.
Ash looked across the battlefield to see Pikachu stuck in Cramorant's beak.
"Pikachu! If you can hear me, use Thunderbolt!"
"Mimey use Psychic!"
"Cramorant use Hydro Pump!"
"Pelliper use Stockpile!"
Pikachu was launched out of Cramorant from the force of the two attacks, as Mimey caught him in midair.
"Mom! You attack low, and I'll attack high." Ash said. "Pikachu use Iron Tail!"
"Mimey use Focus Punch!"
"Pelliper use Spit up!"
Pelliper's attack struck Mimey, breaking his concentration, as Pikachu slammed down from above.
"Pikachu use Discharge!"
The battle had easily been won.
"Ash, can I ask what's with Pikachu's collar?" Delia asked, holding Pikachu up. "Not that I don't think it's nice, but why is he wearing one for battles?"
"Take a look at the place where a tag would normally be." Ash said, trying to dry off.
"This yellow orb, what exactly is it?" Delia said examining it.
"It's called a light ball, it take a Pikachu's power and cranks it up to twenty." Ash replied. "He doesn't mind it for battles, but if we aren't fighting, or planning on it, I usually let him keep it off."
"Heh, cute." A man said approaching. "Looks like you're our last opponent."
"See you in the ring then." Ash said happily.
"He was a ray of sunshine." Delia commented as the man left.
"I wonder what his mom is like, if he's like that." Ash wondered.
Final Round
"Pikachu, I choose you!"
"Come on out Mimey!"
"Krookodile! Decimate them!" The man shouted.
A slightly older woman stepped forward, gently holding a Pokeball. "Alright Butterfree, let's try our best."
"Pikachu use Quick Attack!"
"Mimey use Focus Punch!"
"Butterfree use Sleep Powder."
"Krookodile use Crunch!"
In the blink of an eye, Krookodile was in front of Mimey, and then Mimey had been sent flying. Pikachu slammed into the Butterfree, as its spores missed either opponent.
"Oh, sorry I missed." The woman said.
"Don't worry about it mom. Now Krookodile use Earthquake!"
"Pikachu use Iron Tail on the ground!"
"Mimey use Protect!"
"Butterfree use Confusion."
The ground shook as Krookodile's attack went about, shaking up all sorts of dust, knocking Mimey out as a result.
"Sorry Ash." Delia said, returning Mimey.
"It's okay mom. Pikachu let's even up the odds with Thunderbolt!"
"No you don't! Krookodile use Stone Edge!"
Pikachu prepped for the coming attack, only for Butterfree to cry out. The man had attacked and defeated his own ally!
"What did you do that for!" Ash berated.
"It's called tactics, Krookodile gets stronger with each Pokémon it defeats in a single battle." The man said.
"This tournament is about spending time with your mom, and you just knocked her out!" Ash yelled.
"She agreed to my tactics ahead of time." The man said.
"Pikachu use Double Iron Tail!"
"Krookodile use Outrage!"
Pikachu landed on Krookodile, striking it one way, before sending it back the other. Krookodile in a fit of rage swung wildly, throwing Pikachu off of it.
"Pikachu use Quick Attack!"
"Keep using Outrage!"
Pikachu had barely made it to the Krookodile before being knocked away again.
"Pikachu use Discharge!"
Electricity flew around the arena, being absorbed and nullified by the Krookodile.
"So you finally learned to wait, to bad it's over. Krookodile use Earthquake!"
The damage from the powered up Outrages, along with the now powered up Earthquake was too much for Pikachu as it was knocked out.
"Sorry about that Mom, I know you would have liked to win." Ash apologized.
"Ash, I spent the afternoon spending time with my only child, that's more than I could've asked for." Delia said proudly. "Now let's get cleaned up, I made dinner reservations as well."
"Do you mind if we make a call before dinner, there's one other person I need to talk too." Ash said.
"I think she'd be happy to hear from you, go ahead honey."
"Aether Foundation, Burnett speaking." Professor Burnett said.
"Alola Professor Burnett." Ash said.
"Ash, what has you calling me at this time?" Burnett said looking at a clock.
"I was just calling to wish my Alolan Mom a Happy Mother's Day." Ash said.
"Oh, thank you Ash, tell your mom I said hi, and we'll talk soon okay?" Burnett said.
"Okay Professor." Ash said with a smile.
Authors Note
Somewhat fluff chapter, I know but I felt it was important. If you're reading this the day it comes out, go and wish your mom a happy birthday, go and see her, if you can't do that call her. Also Ash and Delia's final opponents use mine and my Moms favorite Pokémon respectively.