Four Days to Viridian

by pokekid2927

we "know" three things about ash's father, two of which aren't even cannon. based on these things and what we know about ash. This story is my take on who he is. I tried to incorporate all three facts in there somewhere. Disclaimer: I realize that the Idea introduced by this story is quite a controversial one. I was not trying to offend anyone as I was writing this.

13. the song of the universe

returning to the cliffside near the lighthouse Delia and Mark stared at the waves. After a moment Mark asked Delia, "are you ready for this?"

"I guess so" Delia told him, not knowing what to expect.

Mark began making a noise. It didn't really sound human. It was more of a song in the language of the universe, so beautiful that it was as if the heavens themselves were singing.

And then the heavens answered, singing with him.

No that wasn't it. There was something else in the fog replying to the call Mark made. Something loud. Together they began a beautiful duet that felt so magical that Delia was certain told all of nature's secrets if only she could understand them. As Mark continued, Delia began to make out the silhouette of an enormous being, Twice the height of the cliff below them and the lighthouse above together. At first, she thought it was a giant dragonite but as it came closer and the fog began to disperse she could tell it was something even more majestic and powerful. She wasn't even sure it was a pokémon; She would probably meet arceus before the day came where she would meet another being like this one. "Mark… is this your friend?!" Delia asked bewildered.

"Yep, he's one of a kind isn't he."

"And you say that you're a terrible trainer."

"By any other trainer's standards, I am. All the others only care about raw power or the size and overall rarity of your collection. But I could never bring myself to force a pokémon to come with me nor to make it fight if it doesn't want to. Me and my pokémon are partners we each get an equal say and I would never ask something of them unless I would be willing to do it myself, and not to toot my own horn but I'm not all talk either. While we all have our own strengths and weaknesses I practically refuse to let my pokémon do anything for me unless I get to do my part. Of course, if they insist that they want to do something by themselves who am I to stand in their way." Delia got the feeling Mark had been preparing that monologue for a while but she didn't call him out on it.

"Anyway," Mark continued helping Delia onto the Titan's back, "we have a wedding to get to. better not be late."