Chapter 4: Grandparents
"You're going to have to tell your Grandfather and me about ALL your adventures." Sarah Ketchem told her grandson after he introduced his friends.
"ALL of them?" Ash repeated
"There aren't enough hours in the day." Brock stated.
"What's going on Sarah?" a male voice came.
Everyone looked up the stairs and saw a black haired man with gray streaks coming down the stairs.
"We have visitors." Sarah told her husband.
"Daniel Ketchem." The man teased Ash. "Have you been playing with Celebi?"
"Very funny Grandpa." Ash said sarcastically. "You know perfectly well I'm Ash."
"I knew that." Matthew said. "You've grown up."
Matthew pulled Ash's hat over his eyes.
"So, since you're a Ketchem, how many legendaries have you seen?" Matthew asked.
"Let's see. There was Ho-oh, Moltres, Lugia, Zapdos, Articuno, Entei, Suicune, Celebi, Latios, Latias, Rai…that Raikou was fake, Mew, Mewtwo, Jirachi, Lucario,…"
"You HAD to ask." Sarah told her husband.
"Dan's going to have a heart attack." Matthew said. "That's more than he's seen."
"No. What's going to give Dad the heart attack is what happened when I saw the legendaries."
"Why?" May asked.
"Remember what happened just three days ago with Kyogre and Manaphy?"
"Oh. That." May said.
"You saw a Manaphy?" Matthew asked.
"Played with one." Brock corrected.
"Tell us all about it." Sarah said.
"Okay." Ash said unsure.
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After story time,
"Are ALL of your adventures near-death experiences?" Matthew asked.
"Not all." Ash said.
"Only most of them." Brock added.
Suddenly, a Pidgey flew into the room and dropped a letter in Sarah's hand. The Pidgey then landed on Ash's free shoulder (the other one had Pikachu).
"What does it say?" Matthew asked.
"Put two extra plates on the table for lunch." Sarah read.
"What does that mean?" Max asked.
KNOCK KNOCK
TBC