"This is the life, huh, Misty?" Ash said a week later as the couple was lounging on the beach on Sunset Island. In beach chairs next to them lay Pikachu and Electra, who were enjoying their 'second honeymoon'.

"You said it, Ash," Misty smiled, reaching for her husband's hand. "The sun, the sand, the surf…"

"Wobbuffet!"

Ash and Misty turned in surprise and saw a blue bloblike Pokémon riding the ocean waves on a surfboard. Perched on Wobbuffet's shoulders was Meowth.

"All right, Wobby! Let's hang ten!" Meowth looked down at the Pokémon's feet. "Or in your case, hang four!"

"There's only one pair I know who has a Wobbuffet and a Meowth," Ash groaned.

"Prepare for trouble, but not today!" said a familiar female voice.

"And make it double, it's time to play!" added another familiar voice.

Ash and Misty turned around and standing behind them were Jessie in a red bikini and James in a pair of bright blue swim trunks.

"Surprise, twerps!" Jessie said, removing her sunglasses.

"What are you doing here?" Misty demanded angrily.

"Same as you," said James. "We're on our honeymoon."

"You're what?!" a shocked Ash and Misty exclaimed in unison.

"We saw how happy you twerps were in the hospital, so we thought we'd give marriage a try, too," Jessie explained, replacing her sunglasses. "Meowth performed the ceremony."

Ash and Misty wondered if this was some kind of Team Rocket trick, but then they spotted the gold bands on Jessie's and James's fingers.

"Come on, Jess," said James, taking his wife's hand. "Let's go get some drinks with those tiny umbrellas in them!"

"Good luck, twerps," Jessie called back as she and her husband headed off in the direction of the hotel.

"Now I've seen everything," Misty said, her mouth still hanging open in disbelief.

"I think we've been out in the sun too long," Ash said, rubbing his eyes. "I'm hallucinating."

"Well, then maybe we should head back to the room and get out of our swimsuits," Misty said, smiling seductively.

"Sounds fun to me," Ash smiled, kissing his wife hungrily. As the two walked in hand in hand through the hotel lobby, the man at the front desk stopped them.

"Is your name Ketchum?" he asked.

"Yep. Mr. and Mrs. Ketchum," Ash grinned, giving his wife's hand a loving squeeze.

"There's a call for you on the videophone," the hotel clerk said, pointing to the console in the corner of the lobby.

"Wonder who it could be?" Ash said, seating himself at the videophone and picking up the receiver.

"Hi, honey! Hi, Misty!" Delia smiled broadly as her face appeared on the screen.

"Mom?"

"I hope you two are having fun on your honeymoon," Delia said as she juggled a pair of gurgling babies in her arms.

"Mom, what's going on there?" Ash asked as a ball went whizzing by on the screen.

"Oh, I'm having so much fun!" Delia gushed. "Brock and Violet brought the twins by so I could babysit, and Daisy brought Shelly by too." She pointed to the baby sitting on the floor who had AJ's tail clasped firmly in her chubby hands. "They're taking Lily on a shopping spree to buy her some baby things."

"Uh, that's nice, Mom. But why did you call?"

"Oh honey, I have the most exciting news!" Delia said. "My doctor just called, and you're going to be a big brother again!"

"What?!" Ash and Misty's jaws dropped in shock.

"It happened the morning you got married," Delia explained, her eyes dreamy. "Sam and I were so caught up in the romance of your big day."

Ash suddenly had a flashback to the morning of his and Misty's wedding.

…is Mom up yet?

Yeah. I heard her and Daddy giggling in their room. Guess they're happy about you and Misty getting married too.

"Wow…that is pretty amazing news," Ash replied once he had gotten his voice back. "What does Sami think of becoming a big sister?"

"She's thrilled," Delia said, pointing to the girl who was busy tossing a ball to Kingler.

"And how's Dad taking the news?"

"Well, he was certainly surprised too," Delia said, turning the video screen around to reveal an unconscious Professor Oak lying in a crumpled heap on the floor.

"I think he's starting to come around now," said Tracey, who was busy trying to revive his partner.

"Poor thing," Delia said sympathetically. "He thought we were too old to have any more children. But when I explained to him that lots of women nowadays have babies in their forties, he fainted."

"Poor Daddy. Kingler, help wake Daddy up with your Water Gun," Sami said helpfully.

"Sami, don't…!"

A torrent of water shot out of Kingler's mouth, drenching both Professor Oak and Tracey. Startled, the babies in Delia's arms began to cry. Shelly then took a bite out of AJ's tail with her brand-new tooth, causing the Pokémon to squeal shrilly in pain.

"No, AJ!" Sami said, pulling her Pokémon away as sparks began flying from its cheeks. She flung her Pikachu atop her father and Tracey just as it initiated its Thundershock attack. Its conductivity enhanced by the water from Kingler's attack, the resulting electrical charge sent Professor Oak leaping to his feet.

"Hooray, Daddy's awake!" Sami said cheerfully. "Good job, AJ!"

The miffed-looking Pokémon examined its injured tail while Tracey, who had been blasted off of his feet by the force of AJ's electrical current, shakily sat up.

"Oh dear, guess I'd better go and see if I can calm everyone down," Delia sighed, rocking the crying babies in her arms.

"Take care of yourself and everyone else there, Mom," Ash said.

"I can't wait until you and Misty have a baby so I can have a whole household of children to fuss over," Delia said, cuddling the babies in her arms. "Sami, sweetheart, go help your daddy get his head out of Muk's mouth."

"See ya', Mom," Ash said, hanging up the phone.

"Your mother really loves taking care of kids," Misty smiled. "I'm glad that she's going to have another one."

"Yeah, but I'm not sure that I'm ready for us to have one just yet," Ash said.

"Don't worry about that right now, Ash," Misty smiled, rubbing her husband's shoulders. "We have plenty of time to start a family. But why don't we practice our technique in the meantime?"

"I like the way you think, Mrs. Ketchum," Ash grinned, taking his wife's hand.

And the two headed back to their room to start on their future together.

THE END