Disclaimer: I don't own Pokemon, But I do own Steven, Ashley, and the baby.

Chapter 9: Checking To Make Sure That The Baby's Alright!

After having the baby move around in his stomach, Ash and Ashley will be surprised at what happens next to them.

It was the day of the last check-up that Steven was doing for them before the baby was born and Ash was feeling really bad.

He didn't even feel like getting up for breakfast that morning and when he got done eating, he rushed to the bathroom and threw it right back up.

He laid down on the bed with his eyes closed to try and get some sleep, but Ashley came in to check on how he was doing after rushing out of the kitchen.

"Ash? Are you awake?" asked Ashley, walking into the bedroom.

"Yes, I am, Ashley." replied Ash, opening his eyes and looking at Ashley.

"Are you ok?" asked Ashley, sitting next to him.

"No. I feel like I could pass out any minute now." replied Ash, putting his right hand over his eyes.

"Let me see. Wow. You're running a slight fever." said Ashley, putting her right hand on his forehead underneath his bangs.

"Maybe we should have Steven look at me while he's here." said Ash with his hand still over his eyes.

"That's a great idea, Ash. Why don't you get some rest until Steven gets here?" asked Ashley, getting up.

Ash just nodded before he dozed off for about an hour.

(An Hour Later)

Ash was awoken by the sound of the doorbell ringing and the sound of Steven's voice.

"Steven, Ash hasn't been feeling too good today so I was wondering if you could take a look at Ash before you take a look at the baby." said Ashley as they were standing by the front door.

"Sure, Ashley. I'll do what I can for him to make him comfortable for the rest of the pregnancy." said Steven as they were headed for the bedroom.

"Ash, Steven's here to check you and the baby out." said Ashley as they were entering the bedroom.

"Hey, Ash. How are you feeling now?" asked Steven, taking a look over Ash.

"I feel like I could sleep and throw up at the same time." replied Ash, sitting on the bed as Steven checked his lungs with his stethoscope.

"I'm sorry if you feel like that. Well, it looks like you have a stomach virus that should last 24 hours and then, it will be gone and you'll feel better than ever. Now, let's see how the baby's doing with only a month left." said Steven, getting everything prepared.

As soon as he put the gel and the wand onto Ash's stomach, he found the baby quickly.

"I'm to say that the baby is still healthy as ever. Now, let's see about talking about what you should do when it's time for the baby." said Steven, cleaning up Ash's stomach.

"Ok." said Ash and Ashley in unison as Ash was sitting up.

"Now, Ash, the sign that the baby's on its way is if you feel a sudden gush of water come from you followed by some pain in your stomach. When you feel those two symptoms, go to the Viridian City Hospital immediately because I will be there as soon as you call me that you're on your way. I would like to see you give birth the natural way, but if something comes up and the baby turns the other way, then we'll have to perform a C-Section, which means that we'll have to cut your stomach open and go in for the baby to be delivered that way." said Steven, looking at Ash and Ashley.

"Ok, but how will you know if the baby isn't going the right way?" asked Ashley as Ash looked shocked.

"Once you're at the hospital and you're in a room, I'll do an ultrasound to see where the baby is inside you and we'll take it from there." replied Steven, trying to reassure Ash, but failed.

Ash just looked at him with a shocked and scared look on his face before he stood up from the bed.

"Excuse me for a sec." said Ash, heading for the bathroom.

Ashley and Steven just looked at each other before they heard Ash throw up in the bathroom.

"I guess that he couldn't take the news too well." said Steven, looking at the bathroom door.

"That or the stomach virus." said Ashley, looking the same direction as he was.

After a couple of minutes, Ash came back out and laid back down on the bed.

"I'm sorry about that." said Ash as he had a look of embarrassment on his face because they heard that.

"That's ok, Ash. That's expected when you have a bad stomach virus." said Steven, reassuring Ash.

He said goodbye to Steven while he was lying on the bed.

As soon as Steven left after Ashley said goodbye to him, she went back to check on how Ash was doing and found that he was fast asleep.

"Poor Ash. I hope he feels better tomorrow." said Ashley, sitting down on the couch with the two Pikachus and the Pichu, which was a boy, sitting next to her.

"Pikapi." said the two Pikachus in unison while Pichu looked sad.

"Don't worry, you three. He'll feel better by tomorrow." said Ashley as she each gave them a rub on the head.

"Pika!" said the two Pikachus in unison when she did that.

"Pi. Pichu. Pi!" said Pichu, starting to jump up and down until Ash's Pikachu stopped him and told him to be quiet because Ash was sleeping.

"Thanks, Pikachu. I knew I could count on you." said Ashley with a smile.

(Later That Night)

Ash was fast asleep when he started to toss and turn, as best as he could, and as much as he could without waking Ashley up at all.

He even had a scared look on his face because he was dreaming about something in particular which he wished wouldn't even happen to him in his entire life or the baby's.

(In Ash's Dream)

Ash was dreaming about giving birth when Steven said that a C-Section was the best thing possible for him and he was scared to death when Steven told him that.

Steven had just wheeled him into the operating room where he was left alone for a minute so that Steven could get prepped for surgery.

As soon as he came back, he lifted Ash's hospital gown and grabbed a scalpel.

Once Ash saw that, he tried to stop Steven by putting his arms around his stomach, but he found that he was tied to the operating table.

Steven put the scalpel on Ash's stomach and started to cut him up.

Ash only released a blood-curdling scream when he felt Steven cut into him more until he felt Steven put both of his hands into Ash's stomach to grab the baby.

When Steven grabbed the baby and lifted it out of him, Ash saw something that frightened him the most.

The baby that he thought would be human was a miniature Were-Pokemon.

He just let out a blood-curdling scream that woke both him and Ashley up.

(Back In The Real World)

Ash woke up screaming and he sat up while he was clutching his stomach with Ashley waking up too.

"What's wrong, Ahs?" asked Ashley, looking at him without her glasses on.

"I had a really bad nightmare, Ashley." replied Ash, still clutching his stomach.

"Do you want to tell me about?" asked Ashley as they laid down.

"Yeah." replied Ash, letting go of his stomach and laid his head down on Ashley's shoulder, which she insisted on.

He told her every last detail of his dream before they went right back to sleep.

(The Next Day)

Ash was feeling a lot better than he was yesterday and he wasn't even throwing up like he was doing before and Ashley was very happy that he wasn't doing that because now, she could spend a lot of time with her favorite guy and their unborn child.

(A Month Later)

It was towards the end of the pregnancy for Ash, which he was excited about.

It was morning on a day that would be the longest day for both Ash and Ashley.

Ash woke up with a feeling that he needed to go to the bathroom, but when he got to the toilet, a sudden burst of water came from him, which was followed by some pain in his stomach.

He went into the bedroom and woke Ashley up quickly.

"What's the matter, Ash?" asked Ashley, putting her glasses on.

"The baby's on its way now." replied Ash, wincing in pain from a contraction hitting him.

After finding out that the baby's on his way, Ash and Ashley are gonna be parents soon enough.

Hope you enjoyed Chapter 9! Wonder what will happen next? Only I know and I'm not telling. ;) Can't wait to type the next one up because you will love it. Don't count on any chapters Monday, Tuesday, or Wednesday as I have exams to study for. Finally new semester is getting here! Chapter 10 is kind of a long one so it will take me a little while, but I'll try to have it out sometime Sunday. See ya later!

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