The delay was wrong, sorry, I got into Naruto part of this website, and stayed there for a while. On that note, read my new Naruto story, The Hat Hangs Heavy! It has gotten a fantastic response, and I want you to share in it success. So, finally I reveal the identity of Ash's new sibling and sorry to say no one guessed it. Enjoy the story, and please review

Ash returned that night to his home, with the awkward information of who was crushing on his mother and the great information that his mother had accepted his relationship with Anabel. Once he returned his Heracross to his pokeball (Ash still did not have a license), he entered the house, intent on thanking his mother. Instead, he found himself to an empty house, with Pikachu napping in the living room, and a phone ringing. He quickly made his way to the kitchen to answer the phone.

"Hello?" He asked, before he saw who it was.

"Hey, Ash!" Misty called to him, a fake smile on. She had been hoping to talk to Delia.

"Oh, Misty, umm…hi." Ash felt very awkward around Misty, which he thought was understandable.

Misty noticed. "So, what's going on?" She asked carefully.

Ash gave a small smile. "Uh, me and Anabel are going on a date tomorrow."

Misty began to nod. "That's good to hear." She paused, thinking, before getting an uneasy look. "So Anabel told you that she told me?"

Ash nodded. "Yeah."

"What else did she tell you?"

Ash began to cough nervously, and scratched the back of his head. "Um, well, she told me about… she told me… Misty, do you really like my mom?"

Misty began to blush, and shook her head. "No."

Ash sighed in relief, "Okay."

Misty continued. "I'm in love with her."

Ash froze. A look of shock was on his face. "Love? B-b-but why?"

Misty began to rub her elbow, showing her discomfort. "I just do. She… she makes me happy. I can be myself around her. I trust her. And… I know that she has raised you alone. And been alone for awhile. I want to be the one that gives her comfort. Do you understand?" She forced out all the words, uncomfortable with admitting this to her best friend.

Ash took in the information, and tried to compare it to the only standard he had. Anabel. And he found a lot of similarities. "I think I do. It is really weird for me though. I mean, my best friend is in love with my mom. And she is gay! I mean, I know I called you a tomboy and stuff, but I didn't think, you know…"

Misty began to nod. "I understand, Ash, it is weird for me to-" Misty paused, thinking of what Ash said. "Gay? What do you mean I'm gay."

"Well, you are in love with a girl, and you're a girl, so doesn't that make you a lesbian or something?" Ash hesitantly deduced, afraid of a possible verbal lashing.

Misty's first instinct was to yell, but she was internally overrided and she considered his point, It did make since. She thought about it a little more, then shrugged.

"I don't know, maybe. But that really isn't the point here, now is it?"

Ash nodded. "Yeah, I guess. So, I am guessing you are looking for my mom, right?"

She nodded. "Yeah, I wanted to tell her that I'm coming up tomorrow with Lily so that we can…talk and stuff."

Ash nodded. "Okay, well, she isn't here right now. I have no clue where she is."

…

Delia Ketchum was at the base of the Oak laboratory, trying to work up the courage to tell the father. She felt horrible, since the father did not even know anything happened between them, as he did not do well with drinking, and there had been a lot of it on Ash's birthday. When she had woken up the next morning in the woods with him naked, and remembered what happened, she made a fast getaway and promised to never think about that night again. But it had bitten her in the butt, and know she was growing the bag. A small part of her brain was pitying him, because he wondered what would happen when Misty found out what he did, and how he had cheated on his sister with the women she loved…

…

Misty sighed. "That kind of sucks. So, where are you taking Anabel for your date. An all you can eat buffet?" She teased him slightly.

Ash frowne. "Even I know better than that. I'm taking her to see Meowth's in Celadon, and where having dinner at El Macargo."

Misty's eyes widened. "Wow, that is a lot more fancy that I thought you were capable of."

Ash shrugged it off. "Well, I kind of got Anabel mad when I said I didn't see the point of a date, so I went full out to fix it."

Misty shook her head. "You are an idiot, you know that?"

Ash smirked. "No, but you are still a runt."

Misty grew red in anger. "What did you call me?"

Ash's smirk turned into a smile. "Runt."

Misty lost it. "I swear to god Ash Ketchum, I will slaughter your water unicorns and eat them for breakfast!"

Ash just looked at her, as if it to ask, "What the hell?"

Misty blushed. "I have been on, um, this website call , and that was on there and um… I use it to scare my sisters about these stuffed animals they have. It has kind of become my go to insult."

Ash could only slowly nod his head. "Sure, that makes sense, Scrawny."

Misty's embarrassment disappeared. "That's it. Delia is losing a child when I come up there tomorrow."

Ash, to his eternal embarrassment, trembled. Misty smirked. "Just tell your mom I'm heading over, alright?"

Ash, downcast, nodded his head. "See ya later, Mist."

"You too, Ashy Boy." Misty quickly logged off, before Ash could realize what she called him. Ash wanted to get mad, but what was the point? He instead decided to relax next to Pikachu, slowly scratching his head, waiting for his mom to come home.

…

It was a long boat ride from Pacificdog Town to Cerulean City, so Red decided to take a little rest in his cabin. He wasn't the biggest fans of ships, since he got seasickness once in a while, but it was nothing. He laid down on the cot in the private room he had scored, and tried to think about what Pokemon would be best for the Battle Frontier challenge from what he had heard. He knew of only a few of the people and what they did. He heard that one girl had no defensive strategy at all, just an offensive berserker who would pound down your pokémon. He heard of another was a famous archaeologist who used legendary Pokemon, and another about a guy had a huge collection of Pokemon and you could face any of them of your choosing. He heard that Delia's kid challenged an Articuno of all things and beat it with his ringer Pokemon.

Delia's kid. He must be about 18 by now. He wondered what he looked like. He had thought about searching through the records for him, but thought that would be a little odd and decided against it. He honestly sure if he wanted to meet the kid or not. On one hand, the kid had survived without him until adulthood so he wasn't exactly needed. On the other hand… it was his kid too. A kid he didn't want, a kid he thought he never had, but still his kid. He knew if his dad wasn't with him throughout his life and could show up, he would want to meet him.

Or he could go and apologize to Delia. He would admit that he didn't handle their departure nearly 19 years ago very well. Handing her the money to deal with the problem and leaving on the day he was planning to leave regardless of what was said was terrible and tactless, but what was done was done. He had the entire trip to figure out what he should go.

…

Delia had managed to shake Professor Oak and his questions on why she needed to talk with Tracey, and had managed to find him feeding the Pokemon their suppers. She checked over her shoulder to make sure that they were all alone, and coughed.

"Huh?" Tracey was startled by the cough and looked around. "Oh, hi Ms. Ketchum. Professor Oak is in the lab."

"I know, Tracey, I need to talk with you."

"Me? What for?"

Delia took a deep breath in. "Do you remember Ash's birthday party a few months back?"

Tracey laughed nervously. "I don't really. Remember? Gary spiked the punchbowl to make Ash look like an idiot but I ended up drinking half the bowl since I was so thirsty. I don't remember anything from that nught."

Delia blushed. "I figured as much. I wasn't holding my wine that well that night myself." She let out a giggle in spite of the atmosphere, and Tracey followed with his chuckle.

She stopped and quietly whispered. "Probably how it happened, too."

Despite the whisper, Tracey caught it. He had to have acute senses, working with pokémon all day. "What do you mean?"

Delia gathered her willpower up, and confessed. "We had sex that night."

Tracey froze at that, and began to hyperventilate. Surprised by that reaction, Delia tried to calm him down, gently rubbing his back and whispering calming phrased to him. After a minute, he calmed himself down, and let his face be taken over in terror. "Really?"

Delia nodded her head softly. "Yes. I'm sorry I didn't tell you, but you and Lily were in a rough patch, and I didn't want to ruin things between you two. I know you love her a lot."

Tracey just nodded still scared. "Misty will kill me for cheating on her sister if she ever finds out." Tracey desperately looked at Delia. "You won't tell them, will you? Please say you won't." He grabbed her hands, pleading with her.

Delia slowly removed them. "I won't, but they will find out."

"W-why?" Tracey stuttered out.

Delia looked into Tracey's eyes, and looked to her stomach, which she gently touched with one of her hands.

At that moment, it all became clear to Tracey. Why she was telling him this, why they would find out. He was going to be a father.

He passed out.