Ash was running alongside Goh towards a giant Charizard, "Pikachu use ThunderBolt!"
Pikachu unleashed a large lightning bolt at the large Charizard, causing it to fall over, "Alright. Goh go!"
Goh threw a Pokeball, capturing the Charizard, "Got 'em!"
Ash took out his Pokedex Phone thing and dialed up Oak, "We've got it."
"Excellent work-"
Oak started coughing and fell over. Ash looked on in horror, "Professor?!"
The Next Day
Ash, Gary, and Delia were standing next to Oak's bed as Oak was looking at them all weakly, "I'm so glad that you all could make it."
Gary held onto Oak's hand, "C'mon Gramps. You're going to be fine."
Oak gripped Gary's hand, "You're right…..What was your name again?"
Gary started laughing at that, "You always loved that joke."
Oak laughed along with his grandson, until his eyes shut. Gary and Ash started crying over Oak's body.
Later
Ash was standing outside, watching the sunset, with Pikachu on his shoulder, "I feel like it was just yesterday when Oak gave you to me."
Pikachu nuzzled on his cheek as Delia walked up next to him, "You okay?"
"Yeah. It's just..hard to believe that he's gone."
"I know, but that just happens when you get old."
Ash turned to Delia, "Old?"
Delia smiled and looked at her hand, "Yes. It happens to all of us."
Ash blinked and saw his mother looked different. She had wrinkles on her face and was shorter than he was.
Delia hugged Ash, "Listen to me talking about this. Let's go back inside."
Ash held her tightly as a Raichu hugged his leg.
I wrote this to put my headcanon on Ash being ten years old throughout the whole show into perspective.
My theory is that since Ash is our POV character, we're seeing his age and such from his perspective. He doesn't look like he's aged a day, but that time has passed somewhat fairly.
About a decade or so passes considering all the stuff that's happened.
I don't really have any evidence to support this as fact, but this is just me thinking about it.
You could infer Ash looking younger in Sun and Moon as well as Journey's as evidence to this, but I think that's a bit of a stretch.
What do you guys think? Do you think it's a perspective thing or did Dialoga get drunk and made a time bubble? Let me know. I'd love to talk about it.
