Note: Italics mean thoughts. Kanto=English, Kalos=French. Sorry if I screwed up the French, I used Google Translate and my personal knowledge.
DISCLAIMER: I don't own Pokémon or the iDOLM@STER franchise (all rights go to their respective owners)
"What is it?" Grace asked worriedly. "Arceus forbid something happened to her..."
"Do you want to hear the good news or the bad news first?" Ritsuko asked.
"Good news!" Ash and Grace said in unison.
"Well, the triplets should be released in a few hours."
"The bad news...?" Ash asked. "Please let Serena feel better quickly..."
"Your wife's fever isn't dropping. She might need to stay in the hospital for a few days." Ritsuko answered.
"...Can I visit her now?" Ash questioned.
"Yep, we moved her to the recovery ward. It's room 409." Ritsuko responded.
Ash rushed up to and saw Serena, who was still unconscious, and somehow, looked worse than before. Her face was extremely sweaty and pale, which just worried Ash even more.
"Oh my gosh...what the heck happened to cause this..." Ash thought sadly.
Once again, Ash reached for the clipboard with the doctors notes attached to it. It read:
Serena Ketchum
Gave birth to triplets at 11:36 am
Diagnosis: Idiopathic hyperpyrexia
Heart rate as of 2:00 pm- 100/bpm
Temperature as of 2:00 pm- 106.7 F
"She was right...Serena's fever hasn't dropped yet. But what can you do about a fever if you don't know what caused it?Ash thought sadly.
Grace then entered the room, and much like Ash, had a sad expression on her face.
"She looks awful..." Grace whispered.
"Yeah, but I have a feeling that she'll get better. The Lumiose hospital is the best in all of Kalos, so I'm sure she'll be fine." Ash answered.
"I sure hope so..."
"A-Ash..?" Serena whispered weakly.
"What the-?! You're awake?" Ash answered, shocked.
Serena nodded and said "I-I guess so. Where's the babies? Are they alright?"
"Yep, there in the maturity ward. Shauna is looking after them."
"Ok. Why is it so hot in here?" Serena asked curiously, almost completely oblivious to the fact that she had a major fever.
"Uhhh...it's actually pretty cold in here. Not sure if you know this or not, but you have idiopathic hyperpyrexia."
"Kanto please?"
Ash rolled his eyes and said, "It's a very high fever with an unknown cause."
"Oh..."
A few minutes of complete silence afterwards, Serena began to tear up.
"A-Ash! M-my head really hurts!" She said as she began to cry.
"Probably because of the fever..." Ash thought. "Want me to call the nurse?" He asked worriedly.
Serena nodded her head, being careful not to let any of the ice packs fall.
Grace called the nurse and the conversation ended with her seeming quite upset.
"Most of the nurses are at a meeting, and the doctors are busy upstairs. Since Serena isn't considered a 'critical' patient, we might need to wait a bit." Grace frowned.
"B-but mom!" Serena exclaimed as she began to cry.
"I know sweetheart. Just hang in there for a few more minutes.ok?"
"'Kay."
At that moment, a nurse came running into Serena's room, took her temperature and smiled.
"Ummm...why are you smiling?"
"Her fever dropped six degrees! We should be able to release her by tonight!"
"R-really?!" Serena asked, overhearing the conversation with Ash and the nurse.
"Yep!"
"Thank you!"
That night...
Serena and the triplets were all released from the hospital, and the family was living happily in the Le Château apartment complex, about a five minute drive from downtown Lumiose.
"Ash?! Is dinner ready?" Serena asked.
"In a minute!" Ash responded.
"Well hurry up! Your flight to Kanto leaves in a few hours!"
"Oh shoot, I forgot!" Ash thought. "Right! Ok I'm ready to go now. Are you sure you'll be able to take care of the triplets by yourself?"
"Yeah. Besides, you'll be back home in a few days, right?"
Ash nodded his head. "Yep. See you in a few days!" Ash said as he gave Serena a kiss and left.
Once Ash left the building, Serena began to speak to the triplets in Kalos. "Best to teach them from a young age!" Serena always told herself.
"Lumea, Allison, Crystal, on dirait que nous sommes seuls pour les prochains jours...mais j'espčre que vous ętes dans votre meilleur comportement, d'accord?" Serena said in a cheerful voice.
The triplets just ignored her, because they had no idea of what she saying.
A few hours later, the three girls were sleeping in their cribs, and Serena was watching Pokémon Showcases on TV. Then there was a knock at the door. It was Clemont and Bonnie.
"Clemont! Bonnie! So nice to see you two again!" Serena greeted happily.
"Thanks Serena. Can I see the babies?" Bonnie asked.
"The triplets are asleep right now. But as long as your quiet you can see them."
"Yay! Lets go!"
Serena, Clemont and Bonnie all went upstairs to the nursery and saw three baby girls sleeping peacefully. Then Crystal began to cry.
"Did we wake her?" Clemont and Bonnie said in unison.
"Nope. Her pacifier just fell out of her mouth. Ok, mommy's here. Calm down." Serena said calmly as she picked up Crystal and cradled her in her arms.
"There. All better." Serena whispered as she put the child back into her crib.
With Serena taking care of the triplets on her own for a few days, how will she handle it? And how will Ash do as a new member of the Elite Four? All this and more...As the journey continues!!
Hi everyone! Sorry for taking so long to publish this...I've had a rough couple of days. But it's all good now, but I probably won't be posting every single day. Sorry for the inconvenience. Anyways, I hope you enjoyed this fanfic and as always, please leave a review and PM me if you have any suggestions or criticisms. This is Pokegirl2017, signing off!