Author's Notes: I see that my fic is actually getting more popular. I never
intended for that to happen as I was just writing for the heck of it.
Anyway, If you want to let me know something such as an idea for one of my
future chapters on my fics, but don't want to put it in a review then feel
free to e-mail me as I have my e-mail open for anyone on my author page.
Also, I'd like to give special thanks to Karen Rosalie for giving me the
information that I needed for my other fic, 'Pokemon Master Forever?' as I
needed that information for the second chapter. Currently the votes for the
ending is Misty + Ash - 4 ½ and Marin - 1 ½. Anyway, here's chapter ten.
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Brock is exhausted. They hiked all the way from Cherrygrove city to Violet city only to move on after a night's rest and press hard to Goldenrod city. They did what they could to avoid talking to anyone. They only told Gary where they were because he didn't have a microphone the media gave him, as Gary had told them that his grandfather had gotten a huge payment for him to just have that microphone around. The payment then was used to upgrade the lab so that Professor Oak could do his research much easier. Although the upgrade wasn't necessary yet, Gary was quite certain that it would become necessary in a few years.
When they got to Goldenrod city, they checked-in at a hotel and then spent the next couple of days regaining their strength. Brock was wondering when Misty was going to tell Ash what she had to tell him. Though Brock wasn't surprised this time that Misty wasn't telling Ash that she was pregnant as she didn't tell him about it until Ash noticed it the first time. Even though it was a stillbirth or their first child, Brock still didn't understand exactly why Misty was being this secretive again. Ash wasn't upset when he noticed that she was pregnant the first time and Brock couldn't think of why he'd be that way this time.
Brock sighed. It looked like he would need to talk with Misty about this as well as Ash. Yet, Brock hadn't decided what he would need to talk with Ash about, but he knew that he would need to talk with him. Brock also knew that he would need to approach the discussion with Misty about her telling Ash about telling her that she was pregnant again, as when her first child was stillborn, she was completely devastated. Brock could only guess how to initiate the conversation.
Brock began to pace around his room, as he did not know how he would actually talk with Misty. He wanted her to listen, which would require her not getting upset. He actually never knew what he should say, until he was in the situation and he then said what felt right. It never really worked the way he wanted it to, but he knew that it did work. Brock had no idea why that was; it just seemed to be that way.
Brock then begins to think about what time he should talk to them. He knew that he should talk to Misty first and while they were in their own separate rooms, he would be able to talk with Misty easily without Ash overhearing them. Brock leaves his room and is about to knock on Misty's door when he hears Misty talking with Ash. He pauses and listens for a minute.
".was something that I wanted to tell you," Misty said.
"Yeah? What is it?" Brock heard Ash reply.
Misty sighs. "Ash I don't know why I didn't tell you this time, but I'm pregnant again." Misty stops for a moment when Brock hears Ash take in a sharp breath then Misty continues, "I wanted to tell you, but I wasn't certain how you'd take it. It seems as if you're wanting to find out about your lost nine years and I didn't want to distract you from that. I just wanted to make certain you knew so that you wouldn't have to find out on your own again."
There is silence for a few minutes until Ash finally responds. "Misty. I do want to find out about my missing nine years, but I also don't want you to feel that I'm being drawn away from you. I love you with all my heart and would never want you to feel that I felt you were being a distraction. If that was true I probably would have actually gotten you a new bike already."
Brock can't see, but he figures that Misty is blushing when she continues, "Umm, I suppose. I just."
Brock begins to leave as he figures that he no longer needs to talk to either one of them as they already seemed to have gotten around to that. Brock returns to his room and begins to make certain that all the stuff he wanted to use while in Goldenrod city was accessible.
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Gary is traveling leaving a false trail for the reporters to follow. He had already made it to Blackthorn city when he was called and was told that the media had found them because Professor Oak forgot that they had given him a microphone that enabled them to hear his conversations with Ash so that they could track Ash that way. When Gary found out about that he called his grandfather to ask why he had allowed the reporters to leave a microphone around. The response was that they offered to fully fund his research for a full year and pay for any necessary expenses. With that funding apparently Professor Oak was able to get an upgrade to his lab that would be necessary for the next year.
Gary wasn't very surprised that that's what the media offered his grandfather. The media just wanted to know where Ash was so they could try to find a story about him. Now that they found out that he was in Cherrygrove city, he had to do a little backtracking to get the media back on track where they wanted them to go. Gary had suggested that they press on to Goldenrod city so that the reporters that were going there wouldn't find them as easily. Gary decided to use the Dark Cave as a way to get the reporters back on his trail so that they would think that Ash went through the cave on his way to Blackthorn city. Gary had already laid the rumors that Ash had gone through the cave and had come out on Blackthorn city's side.
Gary had already made it into the ice path, where he encountered several trainers and had asked them if they had seen his friends who had already gone that way. He knew that the trainers wouldn't know where Ash was, because they would then tell the reporters that Ash had already suposedly gone through the ice path and would then be heading towards Mahogany town. Gary also knew that he could have a little while to rest on the trip because for all the reporters knew, Ash had gotten a little lost. There was nothing they could do to prevent it, so the media would have to deal with not knowing what was all going on for a little bit.
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Marin had finally gotten over the memories of Yellow that Ash brought up. As long as she had the thought that Ash could be related to Yellow she decided to then look up Ash on a computer that was in the Pokecenter. That way she could then work on planning a trip over to wherever Ash was from as her father could easily look after the orphanage for a little while as he had often done when she was sick and unable to properly care for the pokemon in their care.
She finally finds a computer that is available in the Pokecenter and begins to do what she could to find any information about Ash. As she finds what she's looking for, she stares at the computer screen as she reads that he was the Pokemon Master until eleven years ago when he disappeared and turned up nine years ago. Marin noticed the dates that these events occurred at couldn't help but realize the possibility of Ash being Yellow. She reads further down and comes to known family members and realizes that he has no siblings. She is now positive that Ash is Yellow, but also notices the part of him being married a few days before he disappeared the first time.
Would that mean that we never were really married? Marin wondered, her heart cracking, but not breaking by sheer force of will. At least he doesn't have any children with his wife, Marin sighed to herself, relieved until she saw who his wife was. The Misty that had visited when Ash had come by. Marin could not help but wonder if they really were out preparing for Ash's attempt at reclaiming the Pokemon Master's title or if they were out searching for where Ash was for the nine years he was missing. All she knew was that Ash had to be Yellow. Even their attitude and how they acted around pokemon were the same, even though there were slight differences. And Ash having a wife already would stand to reason why she felt like Yellow didn't love her with his entire heart. Part of that heart was reserved for his wife Misty.
The more Marin thought about it the more it made sense. When Yellow named their daughter Misty he had told her that he felt close to the name for some reason and now Marin knew why he felt close to the name. Marin's heart was breaking the more she realized. All she knew was that he already had a life that she had no part of. She was ready to give up on doing what she could to get her old husband back even though he really wasn't her husband, never even was close to being that. Marin left the computer and returned home. While she was walking, she thought about how everything seemed to be against her now that she realized who Yellow was. It would also explain why he was so supportive of their daughter taking the league challenge. Marin didn't really know what she should do. This all seemed to be too cruel of a twist of fate for her and her children. Marin wanted her children know their father's side of the family, but it didn't help when the father didn't even know that he had those children.
Marin was facing new wounds that were mixing with her old wounds which were opening anew. She didn't want to believe it, but she knew that that was how things seemed to have become. She didn't even know how she should tell her children, but wasn't even certain if she should tell them at all. Tarin seemed to be content with working with the pokemon and preparing them for either a trainer to adopt it or someone looking for a pokemon to be their complete and utter friend. Misty seemed to be eager to go for the pokemon league, but was more mindful of what she needed to do about her mother and what her mother needed more than what she herself wanted to do.
Marin knew that her daughter would leave in a couple of years and was glad for her, but also was saddened by it. All Marin could do would be to support Misty in going for the challenge. Marin knew that Misty would become a better person as a whole by taking the challenge. Not only that, but it would be a sign of how good of a person she was to get however far she was to get. Marin hoped that Misty would be able to go as far her own father did.
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"Are you sure that I should do this?" Misty asked Ash.
"Yeah. We plan on doing some tough hiking and it wouldn't be too good if you're pregnant. We don't know what could happen if something terrible happened such as us getting lost and run very low on our food supply," Ash replied.
"Yeah, I remember the times when that's happened before," Misty said, laughing. Misty and Ash were saying their good-byes as Brock and Pikachu were watching them from a little distance away. They were at the Goldenrod city Magnet train station. Ash had talked Misty into going back to Pallet so she could be in a safe environment for when she was ready to deliver her baby. Ash only hoped that this one would not be another still birth. The last one really devastated both of them and Ash didn't want Misty to go through that again. "That's the only reason why I agreed to this. Even though I don't like having to do this, I know that it is necessary for the baby to be healthy."
Ash nodded his agreement as the train pulled up to the platform. Ash gave Misty one last hug and kiss before Misty got on the train. Pikachu also gave Misty one final embrace before she left them for Pallet. Ash watched as Misty faded into the distance, and finally disappeared from view. Ash turned to Brock. They both knew that they would need to hurry up their traveling now that they had a reason to return to Pallet. First, they would finish up visiting old friends and gym leaders that they knew and then they would quickly head back to Pallet. If all went according to their plan, they would be able to make the trip in a few months. If not, they would not be able to be their for the birth of Ash's child. Brock never had said anything about his thoughts on Ash asking Misty to return to Pallet, but then again, Ash didn't want Brock to. He seemed to be very adept at picking up those sort of things. All Ash knew now was that he was going to do what he could to be there for his son's or daughter's birth. He didn't care if it was a boy or girl, as long as it was as beautiful as Misty.
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Author's notes: How was that? Did anyone like how I did things. I only had the child be still born because I realized I forgot to change a few things when I altered the time frame a couple of chapter ago to make the planning for the trip take two years. I only realized it when I was writing this chapter and I knew that I needed to come up with a way to make it work. Also, I do not consider myself killing the unborn child because still births can happen no matter what. I also would like to receive reviews from people who don't even like my fic at all. So for those who don't like this; Bring on the Flames!
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Brock is exhausted. They hiked all the way from Cherrygrove city to Violet city only to move on after a night's rest and press hard to Goldenrod city. They did what they could to avoid talking to anyone. They only told Gary where they were because he didn't have a microphone the media gave him, as Gary had told them that his grandfather had gotten a huge payment for him to just have that microphone around. The payment then was used to upgrade the lab so that Professor Oak could do his research much easier. Although the upgrade wasn't necessary yet, Gary was quite certain that it would become necessary in a few years.
When they got to Goldenrod city, they checked-in at a hotel and then spent the next couple of days regaining their strength. Brock was wondering when Misty was going to tell Ash what she had to tell him. Though Brock wasn't surprised this time that Misty wasn't telling Ash that she was pregnant as she didn't tell him about it until Ash noticed it the first time. Even though it was a stillbirth or their first child, Brock still didn't understand exactly why Misty was being this secretive again. Ash wasn't upset when he noticed that she was pregnant the first time and Brock couldn't think of why he'd be that way this time.
Brock sighed. It looked like he would need to talk with Misty about this as well as Ash. Yet, Brock hadn't decided what he would need to talk with Ash about, but he knew that he would need to talk with him. Brock also knew that he would need to approach the discussion with Misty about her telling Ash about telling her that she was pregnant again, as when her first child was stillborn, she was completely devastated. Brock could only guess how to initiate the conversation.
Brock began to pace around his room, as he did not know how he would actually talk with Misty. He wanted her to listen, which would require her not getting upset. He actually never knew what he should say, until he was in the situation and he then said what felt right. It never really worked the way he wanted it to, but he knew that it did work. Brock had no idea why that was; it just seemed to be that way.
Brock then begins to think about what time he should talk to them. He knew that he should talk to Misty first and while they were in their own separate rooms, he would be able to talk with Misty easily without Ash overhearing them. Brock leaves his room and is about to knock on Misty's door when he hears Misty talking with Ash. He pauses and listens for a minute.
".was something that I wanted to tell you," Misty said.
"Yeah? What is it?" Brock heard Ash reply.
Misty sighs. "Ash I don't know why I didn't tell you this time, but I'm pregnant again." Misty stops for a moment when Brock hears Ash take in a sharp breath then Misty continues, "I wanted to tell you, but I wasn't certain how you'd take it. It seems as if you're wanting to find out about your lost nine years and I didn't want to distract you from that. I just wanted to make certain you knew so that you wouldn't have to find out on your own again."
There is silence for a few minutes until Ash finally responds. "Misty. I do want to find out about my missing nine years, but I also don't want you to feel that I'm being drawn away from you. I love you with all my heart and would never want you to feel that I felt you were being a distraction. If that was true I probably would have actually gotten you a new bike already."
Brock can't see, but he figures that Misty is blushing when she continues, "Umm, I suppose. I just."
Brock begins to leave as he figures that he no longer needs to talk to either one of them as they already seemed to have gotten around to that. Brock returns to his room and begins to make certain that all the stuff he wanted to use while in Goldenrod city was accessible.
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Gary is traveling leaving a false trail for the reporters to follow. He had already made it to Blackthorn city when he was called and was told that the media had found them because Professor Oak forgot that they had given him a microphone that enabled them to hear his conversations with Ash so that they could track Ash that way. When Gary found out about that he called his grandfather to ask why he had allowed the reporters to leave a microphone around. The response was that they offered to fully fund his research for a full year and pay for any necessary expenses. With that funding apparently Professor Oak was able to get an upgrade to his lab that would be necessary for the next year.
Gary wasn't very surprised that that's what the media offered his grandfather. The media just wanted to know where Ash was so they could try to find a story about him. Now that they found out that he was in Cherrygrove city, he had to do a little backtracking to get the media back on track where they wanted them to go. Gary had suggested that they press on to Goldenrod city so that the reporters that were going there wouldn't find them as easily. Gary decided to use the Dark Cave as a way to get the reporters back on his trail so that they would think that Ash went through the cave on his way to Blackthorn city. Gary had already laid the rumors that Ash had gone through the cave and had come out on Blackthorn city's side.
Gary had already made it into the ice path, where he encountered several trainers and had asked them if they had seen his friends who had already gone that way. He knew that the trainers wouldn't know where Ash was, because they would then tell the reporters that Ash had already suposedly gone through the ice path and would then be heading towards Mahogany town. Gary also knew that he could have a little while to rest on the trip because for all the reporters knew, Ash had gotten a little lost. There was nothing they could do to prevent it, so the media would have to deal with not knowing what was all going on for a little bit.
* * * * * * * * * * *
Marin had finally gotten over the memories of Yellow that Ash brought up. As long as she had the thought that Ash could be related to Yellow she decided to then look up Ash on a computer that was in the Pokecenter. That way she could then work on planning a trip over to wherever Ash was from as her father could easily look after the orphanage for a little while as he had often done when she was sick and unable to properly care for the pokemon in their care.
She finally finds a computer that is available in the Pokecenter and begins to do what she could to find any information about Ash. As she finds what she's looking for, she stares at the computer screen as she reads that he was the Pokemon Master until eleven years ago when he disappeared and turned up nine years ago. Marin noticed the dates that these events occurred at couldn't help but realize the possibility of Ash being Yellow. She reads further down and comes to known family members and realizes that he has no siblings. She is now positive that Ash is Yellow, but also notices the part of him being married a few days before he disappeared the first time.
Would that mean that we never were really married? Marin wondered, her heart cracking, but not breaking by sheer force of will. At least he doesn't have any children with his wife, Marin sighed to herself, relieved until she saw who his wife was. The Misty that had visited when Ash had come by. Marin could not help but wonder if they really were out preparing for Ash's attempt at reclaiming the Pokemon Master's title or if they were out searching for where Ash was for the nine years he was missing. All she knew was that Ash had to be Yellow. Even their attitude and how they acted around pokemon were the same, even though there were slight differences. And Ash having a wife already would stand to reason why she felt like Yellow didn't love her with his entire heart. Part of that heart was reserved for his wife Misty.
The more Marin thought about it the more it made sense. When Yellow named their daughter Misty he had told her that he felt close to the name for some reason and now Marin knew why he felt close to the name. Marin's heart was breaking the more she realized. All she knew was that he already had a life that she had no part of. She was ready to give up on doing what she could to get her old husband back even though he really wasn't her husband, never even was close to being that. Marin left the computer and returned home. While she was walking, she thought about how everything seemed to be against her now that she realized who Yellow was. It would also explain why he was so supportive of their daughter taking the league challenge. Marin didn't really know what she should do. This all seemed to be too cruel of a twist of fate for her and her children. Marin wanted her children know their father's side of the family, but it didn't help when the father didn't even know that he had those children.
Marin was facing new wounds that were mixing with her old wounds which were opening anew. She didn't want to believe it, but she knew that that was how things seemed to have become. She didn't even know how she should tell her children, but wasn't even certain if she should tell them at all. Tarin seemed to be content with working with the pokemon and preparing them for either a trainer to adopt it or someone looking for a pokemon to be their complete and utter friend. Misty seemed to be eager to go for the pokemon league, but was more mindful of what she needed to do about her mother and what her mother needed more than what she herself wanted to do.
Marin knew that her daughter would leave in a couple of years and was glad for her, but also was saddened by it. All Marin could do would be to support Misty in going for the challenge. Marin knew that Misty would become a better person as a whole by taking the challenge. Not only that, but it would be a sign of how good of a person she was to get however far she was to get. Marin hoped that Misty would be able to go as far her own father did.
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"Are you sure that I should do this?" Misty asked Ash.
"Yeah. We plan on doing some tough hiking and it wouldn't be too good if you're pregnant. We don't know what could happen if something terrible happened such as us getting lost and run very low on our food supply," Ash replied.
"Yeah, I remember the times when that's happened before," Misty said, laughing. Misty and Ash were saying their good-byes as Brock and Pikachu were watching them from a little distance away. They were at the Goldenrod city Magnet train station. Ash had talked Misty into going back to Pallet so she could be in a safe environment for when she was ready to deliver her baby. Ash only hoped that this one would not be another still birth. The last one really devastated both of them and Ash didn't want Misty to go through that again. "That's the only reason why I agreed to this. Even though I don't like having to do this, I know that it is necessary for the baby to be healthy."
Ash nodded his agreement as the train pulled up to the platform. Ash gave Misty one last hug and kiss before Misty got on the train. Pikachu also gave Misty one final embrace before she left them for Pallet. Ash watched as Misty faded into the distance, and finally disappeared from view. Ash turned to Brock. They both knew that they would need to hurry up their traveling now that they had a reason to return to Pallet. First, they would finish up visiting old friends and gym leaders that they knew and then they would quickly head back to Pallet. If all went according to their plan, they would be able to make the trip in a few months. If not, they would not be able to be their for the birth of Ash's child. Brock never had said anything about his thoughts on Ash asking Misty to return to Pallet, but then again, Ash didn't want Brock to. He seemed to be very adept at picking up those sort of things. All Ash knew now was that he was going to do what he could to be there for his son's or daughter's birth. He didn't care if it was a boy or girl, as long as it was as beautiful as Misty.
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Author's notes: How was that? Did anyone like how I did things. I only had the child be still born because I realized I forgot to change a few things when I altered the time frame a couple of chapter ago to make the planning for the trip take two years. I only realized it when I was writing this chapter and I knew that I needed to come up with a way to make it work. Also, I do not consider myself killing the unborn child because still births can happen no matter what. I also would like to receive reviews from people who don't even like my fic at all. So for those who don't like this; Bring on the Flames!
