Disclaimer: I don't own Pokemon, but I do own Ashley, Aaron, and Steven.

Chapter 16: Ash Is In Trouble!

After finding out that Ash is pregnant for the second time, Ash, Ashley and Aaron will have a lot of fun with Ash's idea.

They were lying in bed when Ash thought of something.

"Hey, Ashley. I just though of something." said Ash, looking down at her.

"What is it, Ash?" asked Ashley as she laid her head down on his shoulder.

"I was thinking about all of us going on a one-day vacation tomorrow." replied Ash.

"That sounds like fun. Where were you thinking about going?" asked Ashley curiously.

"I was thinking about going to the lake by the Battle Tower because I want to be able to fit into my swimsuit before I start to show and before Steven gets here that day after tomorrow." replied Ash as he out his left hand on his stomach.

"That'll be great, Ash, but I don't think that you'll have to worry too much about your swimsuit fitting you." said Ashley as she put her right hand on top of his.

"Ok. Night." said Ash as he blushed a little.

"Night." said Ashley as they were falling asleep.

(The Next Day)

They got up early to get packed and to get Aaron up to have some breakfast before they left.

Before they left, they put their swimsuits on underneath their clothes and while Ashley was helping Aaron get into his swimsuit, Ash put his swimsuit on and was quite content that it still fit him like always.

Then, they left on Ashley's Ponyta to get to the lake quickly so no one saw them and want Ash's autograph or pictures of him.

(At The Lake Near The Battle Tower)

They arrived an hour after they left the house and started to set their things up.

Ashley went into the woods a little ways where she took her clothes off to reveal a blue one-piece with a blue and white flower on the front of it.

Then, she took Aaron into the woods where she took off his clothes to reveal a pair of blue swim trunks, which were plain.

When they came out of the woods, Ash went into the woods where he took his clothes off to reveal a pair of dark blue swim trunks that had white pokeballs on the sides.

Both Ashley and Aaron were shocked that Ash still looked like himself even though he was in his second month.

All three of them jumped into the water, with Aaron wearing arm floaties, along with the two Pikachus and the Pichu.

"I'm so glad that Misty was able to teach Aaron how to swim two months ago." said Ash as he and Ashley was watching Aaron swim to them.

"Yeah and I'm glad that she taught me how to do this!" said Ashley as she pushed Ash's head under the water.

"Now that was a dirty trick!" said Ash, gasping for air.

"Actually, we thought that it was pretty funny!" said Ashley as Aaron and her were laughing at Ash.

He couldn't stay mad at her for long because he started to laugh too.

(An Hour Later)

They were relaxing after swimming for 30 minutes while Aaron was wandering around the lake.

They could still see him since he wasn't that far away from them, but they didn't see what happens next until it was too late.

Aaron was walking around when he saw a marble-sized rock that was like a normal rock.

He picked it up and threw it into a tree, but it hit a Fearow in the head and it flew out of the tree with a loud shriek high into the sky.

Both Ash and Ashley looked up to where the sound came from and saw a Fearow heading straight at Aaron.

Ashley ran over to protect Aaron while Ash was in shock of what was happening and stayed where he was.

Ashley covered Aaron so that he wouldn't see her get hurt in the back by the Fearow's claws.

As soon as Ash saw that, he ran over and took Fearow's claws on his chest, which left a good number of little scratches, and it left by flying high into the sky, but it wasn't through yet.

Ashley noticed that she didn't get hit and her and Aaron looked to see Ash standing there and Fearow flying away.

"Are you two ok?" asked Ash as he kept his eyes on the Fearow.

"Yeah. We're fine." replied Ashley, looking at Ash with Aaron hugging her tightly.

"Good. Now, I want you to get back to the spot as fast as you can with Aaron." said Ash as he kept looking at the Fearow and wondering what it was planning on doing next.

"But…" said Ashley and Aaron in unison as they started to protest, but Ash stopped them before they could say anything else.

"No buts! Just get out of here! I'll take care of the Fearow!" said Ash as he looked back at them.

"Ok. Just be careful, Ash." said Ashley as she and Aaron left as Ash bent down to pick up a rock.

"Ok. Fearow, come and get me!" said Ash as he threw a rock at Fearow.

It didn't waste anytime at all before it started to go after Ash at an incredible speed and Ash noticed where it was aiming for.

"I can't believe that it's going after my stomach! I need to protect the baby before anything happens to it!" thought Ash as he wrapped his arms protectively around his stomach so that Fearow will hit his arms and not his stomach.

Just as he did that, the Fearow hit him hard with its sharp claws, leaving a good number of scratches on his arms.

He closed his eyes as he felt each claw dig into his skin and he was even wincing in pain when it did that.

Then, it grabbed him by his shoulders and flew over the lake when it dropped him into the middle of the lake.

He kept his arms around his stomach when he fell into the lake, stomach first.

Once he realized that he was okay, he started to swim up to the surface, but he was stopped when he felt something wrap around his right ankle.

He looked down and saw a Tentacruel holding onto him and it started to pull him down towards the bottom of the lake.

He tried to break away from the Tentacruel, but it wouldn't let him go until it got to some seaweed and tied it around the ankle that it was holding onto.

He tried to untie the seaweed, but he couldn't so he tried to swim, but he knew that he wasn't going to get out of the situation that way.

"I wish that there was a way to get out of this situation. Please stay with me, baby." thought Ash as he put his right hand on his stomach and fell unconscious.

(With Ashley And Aaron)

She was in shock when she saw the Fearow pick Ash up and drop him into the lake.

She was hoping to see Ash come swimming to the surface and meet up with them, but he didn't show up at all.

She couldn't take it anymore and she started to give out orders like crazy after putting Aaron the ground.

"Aaron, I want you to stay here while I go and get Daddy. Pikachu, Pikachu, and Pichu, I want you to take care of Aaron so that he won't case any trouble while I'm gone. Go Buizel! Buizel, let's go!" said Ashley, grabbing Buizel's pokeball and releasing it and she grabbed a knife and put it into her mouth sideways as she jumped into the lake with Buizel.

The two Pikachus and the Pichu saluted her when she told them that and watched her jump into the lake with Ash's Buizel and then, they put their attention on Aaron so that he would be entertained while his Mommy when to save his Daddy.

(With Ashley And Buizel)

She had just spotted Ash when the Tentacruel came out of the seaweed and started to attack them with Poison Sting, but they dodged it without any problems.

She let go of Buizel so that she could cut the seaweed around his ankle and so that Buizel could take care of the Tentacruel.

It didn't take her too long to reach Ash and she cut the seaweed with the knife in one swing.

She grabbed Ash, who still had his hand on his stomach, and grabbed Buizel, since it already took care of the Tentacruel, and rode it up to the surface.

As soon as they broke through the surface, she pulled him onto the ground that was a little ways away from the spot where Aaron was.

She checked for a pulse and she didn't find one and she even noticed that he wasn't breathing either.

She started to give him CPR and after that, she gave him the kiss of life three times before he finally gasped for air and started to cough the water in his lungs out.

"Ash!" said Ashley as she hugged him tightly.

"Ashley!" said Ash as he did the same.

"Are you ok?" asked Ashley as they looked at each other after their hug.

"I'm fine, but I can't wait until Steven comes tomorrow so that I know that I have the baby inside me." said Ash as he put his right hand back onto his stomach as they were getting up.

"Yeah. Same here." said Ashley, looking at his stomach.

Then, they went back to the spot where Ash was greeted by Aaron jumping into his arms as he was happy to see his Daddy again.

They stayed there for a couple of hours longer before they went back to the house on Ponyta.

(At Ash And Ashley's House)

"I wish that I could feel a small bump on my stomach so that I would know that the baby's ok in here." said Ash, looking at his stomach before he fell asleep.

"Oh, Ash. I wish that you relax because you're already starting to show, but I won't tell you no matter what." thought Ashley before she fell asleep.

(The Next Day)

Steven had arrived right lunch to check on Ash and the baby.

He set up the equipment and as soon as Ashley and Aaron sat on the bed, he poured the get onto Ash's stomach and he put the wand on his stomach to look for the baby.

He found it in a few minutes with good news for Ash.

"I'm happy to say that the baby's fine and healthy just like Aaron was when he was this size inside you." said Steven as Aaron blushed a little at that.

"That's such a relief. I thought that I lost it yesterday." said Ash as he closed his eyes with a smile on his face.

"What happened yesterday?" asked Steven curiously as he cleaned off Ash's stomach.

"A Fearow went after Aaron yesterday and I was hoping to take the hit, but Ash came and distracted the Fearow while we went back to our spot that we set things up. Then, the Fearow picked him up and dropped him into the middle of the lake where a Tentacruel pulled him down and tied seaweed around his ankle. I jumped into the water and cut the seaweed with a knife and when I brought him onto the land, I had to give him CPR because he didn't have a pulse and he wasn't breathing either, but after a couple of tries, I brought him back." replied Ashley as she explained what happened yesterday.

"Oh. Well, I'm glad to see you up and moving like normal, Ash, despite yesterday. I'll see you next month. Bye." said Steven, leaving.

"Ok. Bye." said the three of them in unison.

"I can't wait until I see my brother or sister again!" said Aaron as he hugged Ash's stomach when they were sitting on the couch.

Ash and Ashley were surprised when Aaron did that, but they thought that Aaron was happy to be a big brother than being an only child.

"Me too, Aaron. Me too." said Ash as he gave Aaron a big hug.

When it was time for Aaron to go to bed, he kissed Ash's stomach and then, he kissed both of them good night and they didn't know what to do when he did that.

When they went to bed, Ash forgot to put his t-shirt on so he got up and put it on.

"Ash, you're starting to show again." said Ashley as she looked at Ash while he was putting his shirt on.

He pulled his shirt as tight as it could and found that she was right.

He put a hand on his stomach to make sure that the bump was real and it was.

His eyes went wide as he looked at her with a big smile on his face.

Then, he hopped back into bed and they both fell asleep with hands on his stomach and smiles on their faces.

After a near-death experience for Ash and the baby, Ash, Ashley, and Aaron will be surprised when they get a call from Brock that's urgent.

Hope you enjoyed Chapter 16! Told you there was a lot of action suspense! Next chapter is gonna be quite interesting because you're gonna get a clue as to what the gender of the baby is. Not saying where or what the clue is. You just have to keep an eye out for it. Another snow day is the reason why I'm updating so fast. Yay! :) See ya later!

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