Disclaimer: I do not own Pokemon in any way, shape, or form.

LEAF'S MOM'S POV

It was torrentially down pouring, and Leaf and the boys needed to get to school one way or another. They couldn't fly on a fire pokémon in the pouring rain.

'I'd better call Professor Oak and Delia,' I thought.

"Hi, Delia! It's Rose."

"Good morning, Rose! Are you up because of the weather too?"

"Yes, I am. How are we going to get the kids to school?"

The two of us thought about it until Delia spoke up. "I can drive them."

"Are you sure?"

"Of course. I was probably going to end up driving Ash to school anyway."

"Thank you so much, Delia. Bye."

"Bye, Rose!"

"Mom, what are you doing?" Leaf asked as she stumbled down the stairs. "I'm trying to sleep!" she screamed.

"Will you be quiet? I need to call Professor Oak about Gary."

"Why?"

"So you kids can go to school. Mrs. Ketchum is going to drive you." I told Leaf just as I finished dialing the number.

To my surprise, Gary's face appeared on the screen. "Hey, Mrs. Green. What's up?"

I was so shocked that he was actually awake.

"Mom, if he asks, I'm sleeping!" I heard followed by footsteps speeding up the stairs.

"Gary, why are you awake so early?"

"I'm working on some research. I guess I forgot to go to sleep."

I smiled. "Gary, do you want Mrs. Ketchum to drive you to school? She's already driving Ash and Leaf."

"Sure, that would be perfect. I better go. Thanks for the call. Bye!"

"Mom, are you done talking on the video phone now?"

I turned around to see her head peek out from the hallway.

"Yes, Leaf. You can come down now."

I heard a sigh of relief as she walked downstairs. "That was close. He almost saw me."

"Start to get ready, Leaf. It takes an hour by car, and you need to leave at 6:30 to get to school on time."

She groaned. "Okay. If you don't here the shower starting in half an hour, I fell back to sleep somewhere."

"Okay, sweetie. Go get ready," I said as she started up the stairs.

I walked into the kitchen and started the coffee machine. I wonder how Delia's doing with Ash.

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Delia's POV

"Ash, wake up!"

I waited and waited.

"Ash!"

No answer.

I ran upstairs and knocked on the door. Nothing. I walked in to find Ash snoring with Pikachu sleeping on his head.

"Pikachu, are you awake?"

The little pokémon sat up and yawned. He leaped off of Ash and scurried up to me.

"Good morning, Pikachu," I said as I crouched down to the little pokemon's height.

"Pika pika, chu chu!" (Good morning, Mrs. Ketchum!)

"Will you do something for me?" I whispered my plan into his ear.

"Pikapi?" (What do I get?) he asked with his arms crossed.

I sighed. "I'll give you a bottle of ketchup."

Pikachu's eyes lit up and he nodded. I went back downstairs and started cooking breakfast.

All of the sudden, I heard, "PIKA-CHUUUU!" and a loud thud onto the ground.

"Holy crap! Pikachu! What the hell was that for?"

Pikachu came running down the stairs.

"Here you go. Thank you," I told Pikachu as he snatched the bottle of ketchup and bounded into the living room.

"Mom! Pikachu thuderbolted me!"

"That's nice, dear. Now go get ready for school."

He came down the stairs fifteen minutes later in his uniform. "Where are my shoes?"

"Next to the door with all the other shoes. I have to drive you, Leaf, and Gary to school today."

Ash stared at me with horror. "Mom! Why on Earth did you do that?"

"What's such the big deal? They're both your friends, right?"

"Of course they are, but having the two of them in the same room for five minutes is dangerous. You're going to put them in the same vehicle for a whole hour? You've got to be insane!"

"Ash, it'll be fine. I'm sure they're both mature enough to behave."

He just groaned. "Mom, you have no idea what you just got yourself into."

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