Disclaimer: Here we go since this is it, my dear readers, the first ending, which is the good ending. Well, that all depends on how many of you view which endings I will post you like the most.
Since I have gotten many reviews saying they hope Ash and the others stay as hybrids. Some had even said they hoped Ash and the others would keep their minds free from Setsuna. So, this means those wanting a certain ending will need to wait.
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Albitross: Oh, I am, and this is the good ending.
Chapter 26: The End of Setsuna
Delia was still worried for Ash's well-being, especially as he hadn't called for a long time, and she had no idea where he was or what he was doing other than traveling through the Kalos region. "I know that they say no news is good news, but I'm still worried about him," she said to herself, hoping that he hadn't gotten himself hurt or sick with Mimey the Mr. Mime being just as concerned as he saw her looking out the window of her house. "I just wish that I knew what's happening."
She then suddenly felt something that surprised her. "What was that?" she asked herself. Although the phone began ringing, she immediately answered. "Hello?"
"Delia? It's me, Professor Oak."
"Professor?" asked Delia, somewhat disappointed that it wasn't Ash, but she was glad to hear from Oak nonetheless. "What is it?"
"I have something to tell you, but you're really not going to like it," said Oak with fear, remembering when Setsuna had contacted him from Brock's Pokégear earlier. "It's about Ash and the others, even Tracey, Gary, and the Sensational Sisters from the Cerulean Gym…."
"Oh?" wondered a concerned Delia. "Does it have something to do with what I felt all of a sudden?"
This left Oak speechless when hearing this coming from Ash's mother shocked to hear this from her. "Wait, you sensed something?" he asked her, becoming even more confused than he was before and wanting to know more from Delia.
"Yes, and I don't know why either," she replied, wishing she was making it up, but it wasn't the case, and part of her feared the worse if she could feel something from where they were. "I'm hoping I'm not going crazy right now."
The aging professor didn't say much, knowing Ash and his friends did seem to find trouble somehow. "I'm sure you're not going crazy. I mean, Ash and the others did mention they went through some crazy things throughout the course of their journey, after all."
"That's true," said Delia, then thought about what Oak stated earlier and decided to hear what he had to say since it was one of the reasons why he called in the first place. "Now, what's this about Ash and the others, Professor? What exactly happened to them?"
The professor looked at Delia. He could see the fear and concern for her son, and all he could do was sigh. "Delia, your son, my grandson, along with many they all know, have transformed into hybrids."
Delia was at a loss for words as she looked at her old friends and teacher. She wondered what he was talking about, but the growing feeling of dread filled her stomach. "What, how?" Delia asked as she looked at Oak, shocked to hear what had become of her son. "Who did this? Why did they do this?" Delia asked, wanting any answers she could get.
Samuel could still remember the words that Setsuna had spoken to him, and he was happy he had talked to Lance. He was thankful that Lance had sent a few to help deal with the growing situation within the forest.
However, Lance knew he couldn't send everyone to the forest. "Yes, an evil spirit did this to him and the others. You see, she contacted me, Delia telling me what she plans to do. Not only does she want to take over the world, but she wants to turn everyone in the world into female hybrids."
Delia couldn't say a word hearing what had become of her son and his friends. She could only look at Samuel with tears having this ominous feeling that Misty's sisters had suffered the same fate.
"What are we going to do?" Delia questioned, with her eyes looking at Samuel for any solution to help stop this mad woman. Despite the small glimmer of hope and determination, Delia could see the fear within Samuel's eyes.
Samuel sighed since he had told Lance he felt there wasn't much anyone could do with Setsuna. "I'm not sure if there is anything we can do, Delia."
Delia could tell Samuel had no ideas on how to combat Setsuna, but there was nothing, and the two felt nothing but helplessness. All Delia could think about at the moment, and the only thoughts were on her son.
Delia placed a hand over her heart as she felt the very ill sense of dread beginning to creep back, and she wished the dreadful feeling would stop. Delia didn't say much sitting down, and she would need to wait and see what fate would bring.
Unknown to the two of them, Ash screamed as she used her aura and strength on the amulet as she looked at Setsuna, seeing how close she was to her.
The Pikachu woman growled as sparks were coming from her red cheeks. She cried as the amulet she held soon shattered while Setsuna cried with fury, seeing what Ash had done. "NO!" she wailed, feeling immense pain throughout her ghostly body. "This can't be happening!"
Setsuna could see her body fading as her amulet was destroyed, and a flash of white light engulfed the forest. Setsuna watched, in utter shock seeing all the hybrids she had created crying out in pain as she noticed Ash's friends had fallen.
The Pokémon around her had even started to turn back to their old form as well as many tried to speak but could only say their name.
"Ahh, help, it hurts!" Carol cried, seeing her wonderful green arms turning pink while the leaf on her head soon vanished. "No, I won't be human again! I-I," Carol began as tears escaped her eyes, remembering what she had done. "Lisa..."
Lisa smiled, seeing she had also become human again while others were still transforming back into being human. Lisa looked over at Ash, seeing she was now also turning back into her human form. "Yes, it's worked. We're all turning back!"
Ash only smiled, noticing that her female body was becoming male again, but Ash then noticed Setsuna. The ghost woman scowled at him, and Ash could tell it was over for her as her presence here on Earth was over. "It's over, Setsuna," Ash said with a frown hating what this woman had done to everyone she had made into a hybrid.
"NO, IT CAN'T BE OVER!"
However, she could see that she was starting to immediately fade away from this world, especially as her legs were becoming nothing more than glowing particles. "I REFUSE TO LET THIS BE MY FATE. YOUR BODY WILL BELONG TO ME!" screamed the spirit once again as she changed towards Ash, determined to have a new vessel no matter what, but she wasn't fast enough in the end as she ultimately faded completely before she could reach the young Trainer from Pallet Town.
Lisa made her way to Ash. "Is she really…" she spoke but stopped herself from finishing her sentence as a smile formed on her hopeful face.
"Yes," Ash replied cheerfully to Lisa, then Ash approached Korrina and her injured Pokémon. They were badly hurt by the battle that had taken place but prayed they would be okay. "Korrina… we did it. We finally beat Setsuna and destroyed her amulet."
"Well, that's a relief," began the injured Shalour Gym Leader, smiling brightly as she noticed that Ash was returning to being a male human, which added to her relief, and all three injured Fighting types were helping each other back onto their feet. "And the others?"
"They're returning to normal too," Ash replied before something clicked into the transforming Pikachu hybrid's mind. "Wait a minute, Bonnie and the Pokémon with her… I almost forgot about them!"
'It's okay. We're all fine.'
Ash and Korrina immediately heard Espeon's voice, which meant she was now contacting them and the others through her telepathy. "Espeon?" asked the young Trainer from Pallet Town, grateful to hear her voice even if she wasn't physically present at the very moment due to the circumstances.
'Yes, it's me,' said the female Psychic-type, making everyone even more relieved hearing this, even the Team Rocket trio, as they were grateful that they and their respective Pokémon didn't get killed. 'Yes, Team Rocket, since I know you three can hear me too.'
Jessie, James, and Meowth didn't get a chance to speak as Alakzam continued. 'We sensed what was happening from where we were, even when we've been having our hands full with the ensuing battle that occurred,' said the male Psychic-type. 'Still, why exactly did you decide to come back anyway? I doubt it was out of goodwill from your heart.'
"Well, some things are better left unsaid," Jessie replied with her arms crossed while James and Meowth nodded in agreement. "And we'll leave it at that."
'Right, whatever you say,' commented Metagross, suspecting there was more to why the Team Rocket trio had chosen to come back when help was needed, and at the same time, he never would've guessed that Lana and Korrina would aid them as well. 'Still, you three did some good with what happened. All three of you. That's all I can say.'
"Whatever, at least dat bitch of a spirit is finally out of hairs for good," said Meowth since neither of the three was all that pleased when hearing how they did good given their reputations.
Ash and the others shook their heads, knowing that the trio helping them would ultimately be temporary no matter what common foe they always ended up having to fight against. "Wait, what about my little brother, Max?" asked May, remembering that her brother was one of Setsuna's victims. "How is' doing?"
'He's actually fine,' said Espeon, assuring May that Max would return to his normal human state in no time, much like everyone else was undergoing said treatment. 'Well, he should be a male again soon enough.'
'It will take a little while but trust us it'll be worth it,' added Metagross. 'We even sense that our mistress should be coming back to her regular senses too.'
May sighed, happy to hear her brother would be okay. All the thoughts on this quickly vanished as she looked around and then at her body. Only now did she soon notice she was naked. "Ahh, we're all naked!" she cried, her face turning red, and the brunette tried covering her naked body.
Everyone else started doing the same, all blushing like crazy still, and for some, it didn't matter. "Well, I don't care about being naked," Hilda said as she looked at Bianca. The blonde was rubbing her head, looking around, and seeing Hilda. "Ow, my head, what happened?" Bianca cried as she soon noticed Hilda.
"Are you okay?" Hilda asked, still worried but could see the confused looks from many. "Take it slow okay."
Bianca still felt confused but felt better seeing Hilda smiling. "What the hell is going on, Hilda?" the blonde asked with a frown but blushed once she took notice of Ash and many others.
Ash smiled as he walked over to the two, and Bianca cried once she noticed Ash and Hilda were naked. "Ahh, what's going on? Why am I naked, Hilda? Why are you naked?" Bianca questioned, her face turning to an even darker shade of red.
Hilda didn't say much since all she could feel was happiness and pulled Bianca into a tight hug. "Nothing we're all safe now," Hilda said with a smile.
"Look, I think we should find some clothes," Misty said as she looked at the ground. "Then find the Pokémon who didn't join Setsuna in this fight."
The others all nodded, knowing this felt too embarrassing, and all everyone wanted was to find some clothes and then leave this forest. "Yeah," Zoey said as she felt the same, looking for anything, but she did eye Dawn. "Sorry for attacking you, Dawn," Zoey said, feeling bad for what happened when she was a hybrid.
Dawn only smiled as she looked at Zoey. "Hey, no need to worry. I know that wasn't you. I should be the one to say sorry," Dawn expressed with sadness, knowing she had helped Setsuna before getting her mind back.
"Hey, none of this was anyone's fault," Lisa began knowing how many would feel guilty over the actions Setsuna had made all of them do when they were hybrids. "All of us were victims of Setsuna and the madness of what she wanted to do."
Brock sighed, shocked by all that had happened and how sick Setsuna was, and he knew his family would have all become hybrids if she had won. "Do you think everyone is back to their old forms?" Brock asked, looking at Lisa and seeing many former hybrids still passed out from their transformation.
Still feeling guilty for helping the mad woman, Carol nodded as she tried not to look at anyone. "Yeah, they should since everything was tied to the amulet. With it gone, all the damage she caused is over. Fucking bitch twisted my mind and made me do things I never wanted," Carol said, feeling nothing but rage at the dead woman and all the pain she had caused her friends. "Lisa, I'm sorry for all the pain I caused you when I became a hybrid. And Ash, sorry for what I did to you and Misty. I wasn't in my right mind."
"It's okay, don't worry, it wasn't your fault. Setsuna's magic manipulated all of us."
"Lisa's right," Ash replied with a nod. "Plus, you don't have to worry anymore, especially since she's finally gone and won't be coming back now that her amulet's destroyed."
"That's a relief," Carol replied, although she didn't look at the group due to her actions prior, even when being assured that everything was fine now with everyone back to their normal states. Then something hit her almost right away. "You know, I just realized something."
"Oh?" asked Lisa. "What is it?"
Carol thought about it for only a very brief moment, knowing they weren't the only ones turned into hybrids. "If we're back to our normal selves, then wouldn't that mean…" she began before a familiar cry came from nearby, and Pikachu ran up towards Ash, jumping into his arms almost immediately.
"Pikachu, it's so good to see you again!" said Ash with a smile. Although he was naked, he was glad to see that his buddy was back to his normal state, and soon some of the other Pokémon, such as May's Glaceon and Dawn's Buneary, arrived at the scene. "Wait, isn't that?"
He didn't get to finish his sentence as Latias rubbed her cheek against his, something that made him blush, and at the same time, he smiled even more than ever. "Wait, you know this Pokémon?" asked Lisa with surprise as she and everyone else was surprised at the sight of Latias, although Brock and Misty recognized her, as did Jessie, James, and Meowth.
"Yes, I do," said Ash with a smile. "Her name is Latias, and she's a Pokémon that Brock, Misty, and I met at Alto Mare back when we were traveling through the Johto region."
The young man from Pallet Town turned his attention toward the female Dragon/Psychic-type. "Still, what are you doing here in Kalos?" he asked her, still confused since he was curious about why she was here rather than at Alto Mare.
'It's a long story, but I started missing you after a while and really wanted to see how you've been doing after what happened in Johto,' said Latias, smiling with her cheeks turned bright red when she told Ash about it. 'After a talk with Bianca and her grandfather, she and I were allowed the chance to see you again, and it took a while for us to find out that you were here though and well….'
"Wait, Bianca is here too?"
Latias nodded silently to confirm, and May couldn't help but smile at this sweet moment between them. "Aww, isn't that sweet?" she said in a slightly teasing tone, but she also wanted to clarify that she wasn't trying to be mean. "It looks like she and Biancatually have a crush on you too, Ash."
"Wow, didn't know you knew another girl by that name," Bianca said, looking at Ash with a grin, but she couldn't help but blush as she looked at Ash. "I have to say it is odd," the blonde said as she couldn't help but laugh.
Hilda didn't say anything as she held her friend close to her, not caring she was naked. All the brunette wanted was to hold the blonde close, but she could tell that was the same for everyone. "Yeah, but none of it matters. We won and saved everyone from that evil witch."
"Hmm, I could relax after everything. It's a shame we never got the chance to mate thou with Ash," Bianca teased her friend, seeing the brunette only blushed as she looked at Ash. "Ohh, I take it that you wanted to?"
Hilda couldn't say anything as her face started to turn a dark shade of red when Bianca said this with a teasing grin, while Ash soon started doing the same. "Bianca, come on," Hilda began looking away from her friend while doing everything she could to hide the blush from the blonde.
"Well, we couldn't do much since we wanted to stop Setsuna," Hilda expressed, with growing embarrassment hoping Bianca would stop, but the brunette could tell the teasing wouldn't stop.
"True, Hilda," Bianca began with a grin, but she did keep looking at Ash, with her face heating up before looking at Hilda. "Still, I think the love thing we had could still be a thing," she added, seeing Hilda blush.
"Well, we did kiss," Hilda told Bianca with a tiny whisper that only Bianca could hear. Although Hilda could see Bianca smiling while Ash and the others were all blushing. "But we didn't do anything Bianca!" Hilda cried as she noticed.
"Well, we were all under a lot of stress," May added as she looked at the two, but she could see that Bianca continued smirking at the group that helped save everyone.
"Look, we should talk about this once we're all dressed," Ash told Bianca, seeing the blonde still smirking, but Bianca nodded at what Ash was telling her as she looked at Ash and the others.
"I can call someone to pick us up and bring everyone here some clothes," Korrina began with a smile.
Ash smiled as he looked at her and nodded. He then looked at Serena, who felt bad for attacking, as did the others. "Serena, it's okay we're all human again and are Pokémon are safe too," Ash began, now seeing the guilt Serena had felt.
"I know," she began feeling comforted hearing Ash telling her this, but there was this nagging feeling hearing how many girls Ash had and the ones who loved him. "Still, how and what should we do with the situation," Serena said, looking at everyone. "Ash, I know girls like Misty and the many other girls, but how can we all be with you?"
"I hate to say it, but Serena is right," Carol said with a deep and sad sigh. "Look, I know I wasn't in the right state of mind, but I know that part of me did enjoy when we were all mates. So, the thing we need to all talk about is how we should deal with what happened."
Ash was shocked to hear this since he knew what Serena and Carol said was true. He even waited for the voice to say something, but thanks to Setsuna no longer being around, he felt his mind free from the influence she had over everyone.
The last thing he wanted to do was leave any of the girls with a broken heart, and he hated the idea of even having to pick just one to be with. Honestly, before this whole mess, he had always thought he would have ended up with Misty as the young trainer couldn't deny the feelings he slowly, over time, had for her.
"Well, we're all human again so we can't all be with Ash," May added as she looked at Misty, who now was deep in thought. The one thing that came to mind was she couldn't backstab her friend.
"But what about the fact we all got pregnant with Ash's child? Okay, not all of us got pregnant, but most of us did when we were still hybrids."
"Wait, wait, wait, time out!" began Meowth, raising his paws to try and make a "time out" symbol as he, Jessie, and James were completely shocked by what was just revealed. "Did you just say da twerp got you and some of his friends pregnant, and we didn't even know that?!"
"Yeah, that's exactly what I just said, Meowth," Lisa informed the male Scratch Cat with a frown on her face, having a feeling the trio wasn't aware of what Ash had done before he regained his human mind back when he and the others were still hybrids under Setsuna's control. "We mated with Ash not too long ago, and now we are each carrying his child inside of us as a result."
This caused the girls to start all frowning when Lisa reminded them of that small little detail. "Oh yeah, I forgot about that," May commented, wondering if they'd still be pregnant even after returning to normal. "What do you suppose we do if we are pregnant?"
"To be honest, I'm not even sure," Misty replied, frowning. "Besides, I'm still the Gym Leader of Cerulean City, thanks to my sisters."
"Wait, is this true?" asked Carol with a frown.
Misty nodded her head. "Yes, this has been the case after Ash, Brock, and I returned from the Johto League following the Johto League Silver Conference," she explained to Carol, thinking about the moment that led to the three of them splitting up in the first place.
"I see. I'm sorry to hear that since it that must have been really hard for you when first receiving that position, huh?"
"It was, but I got used to it after a while," said Misty, taking this moment to think back to when she eventually started adapting to being the Cerulean Gym Leader, especially ever since having to save it from being shut down after returning home to perform her duty. "Although part of me wishes I could've continued traveling with Ash, what's done is done unfortunately."
Hearing her say that made Ash and the others frown; they had no idea she still wanted to travel with the young man from Pallet Town. "Misty, I…" he tried to speak, but no words left his mouth given the circumstance he contributed to causing.
"Is something the matter, Ash?"
"It's nothing…" Ash tried to hide it, but he seemed to be doing a poor job as the others could tell that something was still bothering him, and they became worried. "I'm sorry about what happened, including getting you pregnant and all… I just wish I could've…."
"Ash, you need to stop... blaming yourself and what happened in the past," Misty said; she was still blushing when reminded about what transpired in this forest. "You can't change what happened in the past none of us can. All we can do is keep moving forward, and learour mistakeswe make. That's what my mom told me before she died."
Ash and the others were left completely speechless; they had no idea that Misty's mother was even dead; then again, she was not usually one to keep secrets from anyone. "Your mother is dead?" asked the young man once again, becoming worried.
She nodded her head silently. "Oh my god…" muttered Lisa, completely at a loss for words.
"Why didn't you tell me about this before?" Ash asked, shocked to hear this.
Misty said nothing looking at her friends as her sister all looked at her since they were also feeling the same pain. "Because it hurts talking about losing them," Daisy said with a frown. "Can we just leave it at that? It still hurts us talking about how we lost them, and it's why we never told some of you," Daisy finished.
Tracey didn't say much as he pulled Daisy into a hug feeling the woman tense. All he wanted to do after sensing and seeing the pain over still losing their parents. "Daisy, don't worry."
Daisy said nothing as she hugged her boyfriend close, not caring she was naked. "At least I know you're okay, Misty," Daisy said with a small smile as she looked at her two other sisters.
Daisy could see Lily hugging Mindy, and she didn't want to say anything, well not yet, since they had to leave this place and find any of their missing Pokémon.
The others all looked at the sisters and didn't say anything else, seeing the prominent pain that all four of the sisters had. They could all tell it was painful and decided not to say anything.
"Still, what shall we do with what happened to us?" Dawn questioned, looking at the others, knowing that for some, it wasn't hard, but for her and the others, she knew the situation needed to get resolved.
Casey and a few others didn't say anything, with all of them wanting to work this out, and soon Hilda snapped her fingers as she looked at everyone. "Okay, I think I have an idea, and well, this is a little out there," she began as Bianca looked at the brunette.
"What do you mean, Hilda?" Lillie asked, seeing she had come up with something, and she wanted to know what this idea was from the brunette from Unova.
"I think I would like to know that too," Mallow said as she rubbed her left arm, still hating she had lost her mind thanks to Setsuna, but she was thankful the evil ghost witch who was now gone and could never harm anyone again.
Anabel, for her part, didn't say much she was mainly looking at Hilda and could already tell what her plan was, and this made her smile. "I know the idea she has, and I will take it to be with Ash," Anabel thought as she looked at Ash, seeing he was now looking at Hilda. Anabel did wonder if this was also something everyone would agree with what Hilda would tell everyone.
Hilda rubbed her chin and then looked at the group, her face turning red as Hilda started rubbing the back of her head and looking to the ground feeling somewhat embarrassed. "Well, what if we all just stay together, and all of us stay together as lovers? That way, none of us can be hurt, and Ash doesn't have the difficult task of picking only one of us."
Bianca was shocked to hear this, but the blonde couldn't help but smile and pulled the brunette into a kiss, leaving Hilda shocked by this sudden action. While the kiss the lovers shared was brief, Hilda still enjoyed it as Bianca pulled away. "Well, I know I wouldn't mind this," Bianca said with a smile as she stared at Hilda.
Nothing was coming from the group, but silence, and Ash looked at all the girls who, when he lost his mind. Ash did look at the other girls seeing all of them were thinking about what Hilda had suggested. He couldn't help but wonder what they were thinking.
"I think I would be okay with it," Misty spoke as many looked at her, shocked to hear the young woman say this. She could see the others looking at her, shocked to hear she was okay with this, and Misty could tell. "Hilda is right. No matter what, Ash can only pick one of us, and before this, that could have happened to us," Misty explained as she looked at girls she knew and others she had only recently gotten the chance to meet.
"But what would my mum say?" Ash asked, feeling shocked to hear this, but he knew it did prevent so many problems of who to pick, and he had to admit many of the girls he did mate with looked lovely.
May looked at Misty, and then she looked at Ash, knowing her friend was right, as she placed her hand on her stomach. "Misty's right," the brunette began looking at the others as she couldn't help but blush with some memories of what they had done as hybrids. "We're most likely knocked up to thank to our wilder side when we became hybrids."
Casey shivered, knowing what her transformation felt like and how the voice told her to mate with Ash. "Well, not all of us," Casey said with a thankful sigh that she had kept her mind when she became a hybrid. "I don't want to think what I would have done if I lost my mind," she finished looking at Ash.
No one said anything, knowing what Casey said was true. But no one would let the negative thoughts stop them since Dawn looked at the group making up her mind on what Hilda and the others suggested. As she then looked at Ash, and like May, her checks went red. "I think we should go with it. We all like you, Ash," Dawn said, but her gaze looked at Zoey with some hope, her rival and her second crush. "Zoey, I wouldn't mind if you join us too."
Zoey was left shocked hearing this, and she could see the blush on Dawn's face, and Zoey could feel her face heating up at what Dawn told her. "Did Dawn just ask me to join Ash in this Harem?" Zoey thought, still feeling shocked as she looked at Dawn, seeing the blue-haired young woman was now waiting for an answer.
"Is something the matter?"
Zoey heard Lana asking her, which led to her turning her attention to the blue-haired girl from the Alola region. "Oh, nothing…" she replied, although Lana could tell she was lying since there was a blush on her cheeks.
"Doesn't sound like nothing to me," informed Lana with a frown. "Is there a reason then why you were blushing when Dawn asked you to be part of the harem?"
This made the red-haired girl from Snowpoint City even more speechless than ever. "Well, I…" she spoke, only for May to interrupt before she could finish.
"I think I know why," Lana began with a smile, her gaze never leaving the two young women. "I know, girls. I have a feeling that Dawn may have a crush on Zoey."
Hearing May say that made Ash and the others, even more so Dawn and Zoey, speechless… even Jessie, James, and Meowth were at a loss for words when this was brought up. "Wait, is this true?" asked Zoey with her attention towards Dawn specifically, who looked away while blushing, which made her and the rest of the group even more worried than ever.
"Hold on a minute…" said Ash, looking towards May as did Brock. "How did you know Dawn had a crush on Zoey?"
"Isn't it obvious? I mean, she just asked if Zoey can be part of your harem with the rest of us," May replied with a shrug. "Also, I've noticed that she's had feeling for Zoey ever since we participated in the Wallace Cup, as memory serves."
"Okay, I didn't see that coming," began Lisa, scratching the back of her head while having a sheepish expression the entire time.
"You said it," added Meowth, since he and his partners in crime didn't know that females, ones that weren't hybrids at all, could be with each other. "Then again, Jessie, James, and I had always known that the twerp and the redhead from Cerulean had always liked each but didn't want to admit it."
"Don't start!" snapped Ash, his cheeks turning bright red as he hadn't forgotten when Jessie, James, and Meowth teased him and Misty about being lovers back during the time Brock initially chose to stay on Valencia Island after the group went there to pick up the GS Ball for Oak.
"Yeah, we just got back to our normal states, Meowth!" Misty told the male Scratch Cat with a frown on her face. "Besides, we don't want you three ruining the mood of this moment."
"And besides, I have a feeling that your partners like each other as well," commented Anabel, having sensed that Jessie and James had feelings for one another themselves as she could sense it with her Psychic powers. "So far, neither of them acted on their feelings even now."
"Hey!" snapped Jessie with a frown. "Don't try to change the subject here!"
"Jessie and I are not lovers, so don't start spreading rumors that we are!" James added while scowling himself since they wanted to make it clear they hadn't gone soft.
"Wobbuffet!"
"Right… whatever you say…" said Anabel with a shrug, knowing that the two would eventually come around and confess their feelings sooner or later, and then looked towards Lana. "Well, what do you think about joining Ash's harem, Lana?"
"Wait, what?" asked Lana as she started blushing when asked this, much like when Dawn previously asked Zoey about joining. "You want me to join too?"
"Well, why not?" asked Lisa with a shrug, but she still smiled as she looked at Ash. "The more, the merrier, as they always say. Plus, I sensed that you started developing feelings for Ash like your friend Mallow did beforehand."
"She makes a good point, Lana," said Anabel, smiling at the blue-haired girl from Alola, who was still blushing at the thought of becoming one of Ash's lovers. "Even case, I'm sure Ash and the other girls won't mind at all, same with Casey, Melody, and Korrina joining as well."
Korrina was left shocked as she looked at Anabel, hearing what she had suggested, and wasn't alone as Lana had the same thoughts. "Well, I think you might be jumping the gun there," she replied, still shocked by what was happening but couldn't blame the group.
Lana had the same thoughts as she looked at Anabel, seeing the smile still on her face. "Umm, I'm not sure," she said as she could see her friend Mallow, who had already decided. "I take it you're going to stay with Ash then?"
Mallow only gave a blush before nodding her head as she looked at Ash and continued smiling. "Yeah, I think I will," she said with a smile. "I know we'll leave you to decide what you want to do, Lana."
"Yeah, I'm good too. I also need to call Lance and the others to let him know what happened here," Korrina explained to the group before taking out her Pokégear so she could call Lance and let him know what happened here.
The group nodded as Korrina grabbed her Pokégear and called Lance while the others hoped Lance and the others would bring some clothes. After all, she knew Lance was sending others to try and stop Setsuna, and she had arrived before the others. "Hey, Lance, it's me."
The others said nothing since they watched her as Korrina told Lance what had happened before Lillie looked at everyone and smiled at the group. "You know, I don't think many of you have been to Alola," she said with a sudden surge of confidence. "If there is one thing Setsuna helped me with, it's being brave," Lillie thought, knowing one good thing had come out of her becoming a hybrid.
Ash only looked at Lillie, and he wanted time to relax after all the stress of the last few days. "You know," Ash began looking at Lillie, knowing he hadn't gone to the region since he was still trying to gain the badges he needed to get here in Kalos. "I wouldn't mind visiting the region, but I still need to train. Since I want to compete in the league here."
"I think with everything that happened, I'm sure everyone will be busy dealing with what happened here," Lisa explained, trying her best to smile for Ash. "Setsuna had changed so many people here, and many are all lost in the woods, all confused by what happened."
"Yeah, they will want to know what happened, andsee their families again. I know I want to see my mum too. Still, I wouldn't mind going to see Alola too," Carol said, unsure of how much time had passed since she had become a hybrid.
"I'm sure Lance will contact our families, Carol," Dawn said, hoping to make her feel better from the unneeded stress. "Besides, I think we need this, Ash."
"I hope there is a beach there," Misty said with a dreamy smile, thinking about all the water Pokémon she could see in this Alola region.
"Well, I think you will enjoy it Misty," Mallow said while the others from Aloha couldn't help but agree with her. "And since you like Water Pokémon, I know you'll love the ones we have there too."
Ash thought about it and could see the girls smiling since he knew they wanted to go and forget about what happened here in this forest. Plus, Ash knew everyone would need some checking over to make sure Setsuna didn't leave anything inside them.
The last thing Ash wanted was for Setsuna to get the last laugh on them, and they would all change back into hybrids in the distant future. Add that he had a feeling his mother wanted to see how he was, and he was thankful Setsuna had lost, as it would have meant she would have become a hybrid if the crazy bitch had won. "At least she is gone," Ash thought with a smile.
It didn't take long before the group noticed Korrina had returned and saw the smile on her face. "So, Lance should be sending someone here in the next two hours. He wants to try and let the families know, too," she added, looking at many other confused former hybrids. "We have a list of missing who had come this way, so I guess we know what happened, but Lance and others will still want to know the full story from many of you."
"Not much to tell," Lisa said as she couldn't help but frown. "Many who came here were turned into sex-crazed female Pokémon hybrids who waited until more people arrived, and then we would turn them into hybrids," Lisa expressed, looking at Korrina.
"I hope we can still find our Pokémon," Zack said with a frown, shocked and angered by how his mind became twisted thanks to Setsuna, how he had turned his younger brother into a hybrid.
Zack couldn't help but tighten his fists, feeling nothing but total anger at Setsuna. He only wished he had regained his mind so he could have helped his new friends beat the ghost. "I think many of our Pokémon were getting ready to leave the forest to attack the town nearby, while others, some of our own, wanted to have fun before Setsuna's victory. I'm just happy it failed."
Korrina nodded as she knew many would need to talk about what they had gone through. "Where there any younger kids here?" she asked, knowing Max and Bonnie had come to this place, and she wouldn't like to think what this would have meant to kids who were younger than they were.
Carol shook her head at what Korrina had asked. "No, both Bonnie and Max were the first two kids their age who came here. Anyone else was either older or a trainer who found themselves trapped here."
"Well, that is good then?" May said as she didn't want to know what it would have been like for children her brother's age." I know I will need to take him back home after all of this," May added before sighing.
As time moved on, Ash sat with his lovers. Many had fallen asleep, Lisa was talking with Carol, and Ash wasn't sure what it was about, but he knew it was private. The silence was soon broken as the sound of a helicopter came into view, and Ash could see it wasn't just one but five helicopters.
"Looks like our rides are here."
Lisa smiled, looking forward to seeing her parents again, as they were most likely worried sick about her at this very moment. "About time too, I was starting to think we weren't going to be leaving anytime soon," she said to Ash and the others, then turned to where Jessie, James, and Meowth were located, only to see that the trio wasn't there anymore. "Wait, where are they?"
"Huh?" asked Carol, looking back at her friend, still slightly confused by what she was saying. "Where are who?"
"Jessie, James, and Meowth of Team Rocket…" said Lisa with concern. "They were there a second ago before Korrina made contact with Lance, but now that the helicopters are coming to pick us up, they've just disappeared."
"More like those three took off without us knowing!" Ash replied with a scowl on his face. "Why am I not surprised."
"Wait, theally done something like this before?" asked Carol in surprise.
"Yeah, usually they use one of their own Pokémon as a means to cover their escape," said Ash with a frown on his face, knowing that the trio would eventually be back to try and still their Pokémon again, so it's no surprise. "Most of the time, however, my friends or I would usually send them blasting off."
This made Carol and Lisa the two were, both frowning, hearing all that from the raven-haired young man. "Is that right?" asked the former, making the two wonder what could happen from here on. "lly think theally go this far as to steal our Pokémon now that Setsuna's gone?"
"Probably," said Ash with a shrug. "The good news is none of our Pokémon were stolen, but then again, who knows what could happen with those three around planning to cause trouble sooner or later."
"I see."
"It's really a shame, too," Lisa said with a frown. "Part of mehoping that thally start changing for the better due to helping us stop Setsuna and all."
"Maybe, but I'm not sure if they'll ever change their ways at all," Ash replied to Lisa, frowning, especially as part of them kind of wished they did. "Oh well, what's done is done."
He then turned his attention towards Brock. "Say, Brock… is your Pokégear working?" he asked the former Gym Leader of Pewter City, wanting to know if the item that Khoury's dad hadn't been seriously damaged from the conflict earlier.
"Hold on a second…" the Pokémon doctor replied, checking his Pokégear to see if it had any potential errors or flaws, and then smiled. "Yeah, everything seems to be working just fine."
"That's a relief," Ash replied with a smile of his own, knowing that he needed to contact Pallet Town to let everyone there know the good news. "I'd like to borrow it for a bit."
"So, who are you hoping to call at a time like this?" asked Carol since she was curious to know who exactly Ash wanted to contact since she knew how the Pokégear worked. "I bet it's someone very important since we're about to be picked up soon."
"It's my mom."
"Your mom?" asked Lisa, still feeling he'd want to let his mother know that things were finally okay. "Guess that makes sense, especially since you've been away from home for quite some time yourself."
"Yes, you can say that," said Ash with a slight nod. "The last time I've been back at my home in Pallet Town was when Alexa and I arrived there before I learned about the Kalos League."
"Hmmmm… that explains your reason for being in the Kalos region then," commented Carol, having never expected to hear why Ash had come to this place, to begin with, before the mess that occurred inside the forest in question.
"I'll say," added Lisa, part of her wanted to wish Ash luck when he had the eight badges needed to participate in the competition, but she guessed it'll have to wait until they were out of the forest. "You know, you mentioned your mother but not your father. Did something happen to him like with Misty's parents?"
"Actually, he just went on a journey and hadn't come home since," Ash told Lisa and Carol, assuring them that his father's alive and well, much to their relief. "Although he's been away since before, I started my journey. He hasn't called either, so I have no idea where he is or what he's been doing."
"What will you tell her then?" Hilda said with a happy smile, knowing Ash now had a harem of girls. "I mean, about us," she added with a blush.
Ash was shocked hearing this, and he couldn't help but look at Hilda while many others also started blushing. He had to admit that Hilda was right since this would leave his mother shocked when he told her the news. "I don't know. I guess I'll have to tell her," Ash began as he soon called his mother, wanting to let her know he was fine.
Ash soon used the Pokégear to call his mum, hoping to ease the fear she must be feeling. "Hello!" the voice from the other end called out in a fearful cry, and Ash could tell his mum was more worried than he thought.
"Mum, it's me," Ash began hoping to ease his mother's fears. "I'm okay, mum, that crazed ghost who did this to us, she's gone," he told, hoping to ease the stress.
"Ash!" Delia cried, and Ash could tell by her voice how nervous she was for her only son. "I was so worried when I got told what happened to you," she cried from her end, and Ash could hear her weeping from everything she must have heard. "When Professor Oak told me what happened, I didn't know what to think," she said with sobs on her end, and it made Ash feel better that Setsuna lost.
"Mum, it's okay. Setsuna, she's gone," he said with a smile, even know Ash knew his mother couldn't see them smile.
Delia only sighed, feeling relieved to hear this. At this moment, she wanted nothing more than to see her son to ensure nothing else happened to him. "Ash, what about the others? Are they also fine?"
"Everyone's fine," Ash began knowing this was it. He knew this was when he would need to tell his mum what happened. "It came close, but we beat her. Now she can't hurt anyone ever again."
"Yeah, she got what was coming to her," Misty added as she looked at Ash, knowing what he wanted to tell her. Misty moved closer and soon whispered in his ear. "You are going to need to tell her, Ash," She whispered while giving him a warm smile.
Ash only smiled, using his free hand to take hold of Misty's hand, so he took a deep breath. "Yeah, Mum, I need to tell you something."
"Ash, you can tell me anything. I'm just glad you're safe," Delia said, but she could tell something had happened when Ash became a hybrid.
"Yeah, me too, but something did happen, you see. I did lose my mind and would have done anything Setsuna said," Ash began, and the others all nodded, hating the power Setsuna had used over them. "When I became a hybrid, I mated with Misty and the other girls."
Delia was shocked to hear this but knew this was thanks to Setsuna; still, she was thankful her son was safe. She wanted to tell him it was fine and that they could talk once he was home safe and the others got a much-needed chance for everyone to rest. "That doesn't matter to me, Ash. I'm just happy all of you are safe."
"Mum, listen," Ash began knowing this was it. He knew this was when he would tell her what he and the others had decided. "I know, but now we're human again, the girls and myself. We were all thinking about how to handle what happened. Since I don't want to break anyone's heart."
"And we didn't want Ash to pick one of us, and well, since we all mated, I don't think you want to know what we did while our minds were all fucked up by that bitch," Misty added as she looked at the others who didn't say anything.
"So, rather than picking one, some of the girls I ended up mating with before I got my mind back suggested that we stay together," Ash told his mother as the others all waited to hear her exact reaction to the news.
"I hope she will be okay with all of us with you, Ash," Dawn said with a whisper, worried Delia would find something like this odd.
Zoey nodded, but she knew that this forest also affected many others. "I take it before we showed up many others had harems too?" Zoey asked, looking at Lisa and Carol.
Carol nodded, looking at Zoey as she sighed. "Yeah, three weeks before you arrived, some trainers arrived here, a boy and two girls. I was sent to deal with them after we took their Pokémon. The two girls said they both liked the boy they were with, and that was before they became hybrids. After the three turned, they all became mates."
Zoey and Dawn were shocked and knew the three were in the forest somewhere. "Well, I guess many more would have become lovers then," Dawn said with a smile, hoping she could still stay with the ones she loved.
Carol only laughed at this, but it wasn't joyful. "Yeah, but I did help turn them, just like I did with you," she said with a frown as Lisa brought her friend into a hug.
"Ash," Delia said, still shocked to know Ash wanted to stay with all the girls he had decided to be with. It did shock her.
"I know, Mum, this is strange and unheard of, but I wanted to tell you that I be'll with the girls I have with me. All of us," Ash said and turned to the other girls to see them smiling or even blushing.
"Even me?" asked Lana, feeling somewhat curious if that also included her.
"Yes, even you, Lana," Ash replied with a smile. "All of you."
"Do you mean it?" Lana asked, unsure if she wanted to join, only meeting Ash. She still wanted to think about the offer. "Can I think about this first, Ash?"
"Of course, I do," said Ash in a reassuring tone, which caused her to be surprised, but part of her was also relieved to hear him say that, and he turned towards Casey, Macy, Melody, Bianca from Johto, Spring, Summer, Autumn, and Anabel. "I also care for you girls, believe it or not."
Hearing him say that led to them blushing and being left speechless. At the same time, though, they were all touched when hearing this, especially Macy. "I'm honestly happy to hear you say that, Ash, and I'm glad that you haven't forgotten your feelings for me," Macy said to Ash, smiling as she cuddled up to the raven-haired young man.
"Uh, you know I'm standing right here, right?" reminded Misty with a frown, noticing that never changed, even when they were back in Johto for the Silver Conference.
"Oh, come on, you know as well as I do that my feelings for Ash haven't changed even to this day," Macy replied with a blush and an adorable smile, making the young man even more flustered than ever when remembering this. "Dawn just told me you have a Quilava now too. Am I right?"
"Well, actually, both Ash and I have Quilavas since my Cyndaquil evolved before I reunited with Ash in the Unova region," reminded Dawn, smiling at the Johto-born girl. "She's gotten a lot stronger since the Pokémon World Tournament Junior Cup that the two of us participated in, along with Iris and Cilan."
"Is that right?" asked Macy, glad she wasn't the only one with a Quilava. "In any case, I hope to meet your respective Quilavas sometime. I'm sure mine would be happy to have other members of her species to interact with, especially yours, Ashy."
"Uh, sure, no problem…" said Ash while still blushing. "Let's wait until we get home, okay? I mean, we've all had it rough after everything that Setsuna put us all through."
"Okay, you do make a good point there."
Dawn nodded her head in agreement. "Yeah, I mean, we all deserve a chance to finally relax now that things are starting to go back to normal," she said to Macy with a smile.
Delia saw that Ash cared for all the girls with him, which made her unsure of what to say, and she smiled since he loved them very much. "You really are very much like your father," she said to him, which surprised the young man to hear her say that.
"Oh?" he asked his mother. "Do you really think so?"
"Of course, dear," said Delia, smiling once again at her only son, and soon enough, Mimey, the Mr. Mime, appeared next to her, showing relief of his own. "Even Mimey here is relieved to see you're all safe and sound."
"Well, that's good," said Ash with a smile of his own, especially as it was a while since he saw Mimey due to the fact he often never stayed in Pallet Town for long due to often immediately heading to the next region to travel through. Well, not immediately, but there were still Pokémon out there for him to encounter on his quest to become a Pokémon Master. "Oh yeah, there's something else that I wanted to bring up."
"Oh? What is it?"
"Yeah, I'd like to know too," added Lillie, wondering what Ash was talking about. It was the same with the other girls, which made them even more worried since it hadn't been brought up until now. "Is there something you're not telling us?"
"Well, it's about something that happened during the moment that Setsuna's amulet was finally destroyed," Ash replied, thinking about something that he thought would make the others think he was crazy, but it needed to be said. "I saw countless realities that were different from this world."
This left the others surprised when hearing this from Ash. 'You mean like the Mirror World that we once ended up in?' asked Pikachu, remembering when the two of them had ended up in the Mirror World in question during the early stages of their journey through Kalos.
"Yeah, something like that," said Ash with a frown, knowing Pikachu had a good point, and paused momentarily. "In those countless realities, there were many differences that left me shocked, and yet at the same time, there are ones with events that happened the same way as they did here before diverging from what transpired."
"Okay, but what does that mean?"
"I'm not sure to be honest," Ash replied to Dawn. "But it was at that very moment I realized that our world is actually but one of the infinite universe possibilities."
"I hope none of them would have to deal with Setsuna," Hilda said as the helicopter landed and Lance and others came out and brought some much-needed clothes.
"Lance!" Ash cried out and saw Lance smiling. It felt good to see him again after so long. "Thanks for coming here. We still don't know how many people are still here in the forest."
Lance looked at the group and smiled. He did feel worried when Korrina called him, thinking this was a trap, but he felt optimistic. Everyone was human, even if they were all naked, but he handed Ash and the girls some clothes. "Yeah, I have teams that will look over this place to send them home and find the Pokémon too," Lance told the group as they nodded, and slowly, the group went into the helicopter.
As the helicopter began to rise into the sky, everyone looked outside the window glancing at the dense forest. "I hope they can find our Pokémon," Dawn said, hating the thought of leaving her Pokémon.
Zoey hugged her girlfriend, a thought making her blush, but she knew they would return once they got a change of clothes and were all checked over. "We'll come back for them. We need to make sure we're all okay."
"She's right. I know you hate the idea of leaving your Pokémon," Lance said, knowing he would have hated leaving his Pokémon here in this forsaken place.
"Yeah, I know. I just hate it," Dawn said with a frown, hoping to get back here and help the others still lost in the forest.
Ash could feel Dawn and the others were all worried, and he just pulled Dawn closer, and she didn't care as she hugged her boyfriend back and sighed with delight. "Hey, no need to worry, Dawn, right?" Ash asked her, smiling at her.
A few hours later, the group was at the hospital. Ash was waiting for the girls to get checked over. Brock and the other males were with Ash, all thinking about what they would do. "Hey, Ash, I'm sure it will be okay," Brock said, hoping to ease his friend's fears.
Ash didn't say much since he knew what he had done as a hybrid and looked at Brock. "I know, but we all know what we did when we became hybrids and what some of us did," Ash spoke, and Brock said nothing when hearing this.
"It seems that..." Gary began knowing what he and his Umbreon had done when Setsuna turned him into a hybrid. "Well, you see it seems that when our Pokémon reverted back to their former forms, any who would have gotten pregnant seemed to have destroyed the embryo."
Ash was left shocked as he looked at the others. "Don't worry," Zack said with a smile. "From what I have heard, the girls you would have knocked up should be fine," Zack added, looking at the trainer from Pallet Town.
Ash said nothing and soon sighed, waiting to hear what they would say. Another hour passed by, and he could see more people being brought into the hospital. The group could see a few victims of Setsuna were confused, wondering what was going on. Some didn't even speak, only growling.
Korrina had to hold one of them back, who growled. "Let me go. Need to find my mate..." he growled at Korrina while Officer Jenny had to cuff him.
"Hold still; this is for your own good!" she yelled as more police officers helped Jenny drag him away.
Everyone watched as they saw the unstable man thrown into a cell as he continued fighting Jenny and the other officers. He kept growling and screaming to be with his mate even once he got locked in the cell.
Korrina sighed as she at Ash and the others. "Damn it, that's the fourth one we've had acting like this," she said, worried knowing the ones who were acting like this.
"We're not going to turn out like that, are we?" Max asked, turning to look at Ash, and Ash didn't know what he could tell him, but with May still getting checked over, he had to do what he could to help Max.
"I think we'll be fine, Max," Ash said as the others all looked at the young trainer with a smile. "After all, we would have gone crazy by now."
Korrina smiled as she looked at the trainers and knew Ash was right, seeing others she and her team had found in the forest. "You know Ash is right. They are the only four who have become like this. We're still trying to find out why that is."
"So, how's it going?" Brock asked, turning to look at Korrina, and Ash had to find it odd as, by now, Brock would have tried to ask Korrina out, yet here he was, not trying anything.
Ash did find it odd, but the last few days had been a crazy mess for everyone, so Ash knew Brock was worried for the others. "Any luck finding our Pokémon?" Ash asked, hoping the change the topic since he wanted to avoid talking about Setsuna.
"We have found some of them and were still looking," Korrina told the trainers, who breathed out with much relief. "We're bringing the ones we have found here."
Zack nodded, hoping his Pokémon would be safe, but would know things would also feel awkward. The only solace he found was his younger brother was no longer a hybrid and was free from what Setsuna had done.
"Well, good I hope they haven't given you any trouble," Ash said, staring at Korrina, who only looked at him and laughed.
"Nah, we can handle it," she said but stopped when seeing a doctor walking out of the room. "Well, what's the news?" Korrina questioned, still worried about how Ash's lovers were doing.
"Well, it seems a number of them are pregnant," the doctor said, looking at his notes.
"Wait, is this true?" asked Ash in shock, realizing that all of them being pregnant even after being restored to their human forms was indeed proven to be true.
"I wouldn't be telling you this if that isn't the case."
"I see," Ash replied with a frown on his face, unsure what to make of any of this, knowing that Korrina was among the few whom he didn't impregnate but was still at a loss for words. "Anyway, thanks for telling me."
The doctor nodded and took his leave. "Are you okay, Ash?" asked Korrina with concern on her face, knowing that he was being bothered.
"It's nothing," Ash tried to brush it off, still somewhat distant lately. "Don't worry."
"You're lying," said Korrina, and she wasn't angry but worried that something was making him not act like himself lately, and it worried her more than ever. "You seemed down ever since you learned that the girls you mated with became pregnant."
"I know that, but still…." Ash told her again while not looking at the Shalour Gym Leader. Part of him should be happy about it, but on the other hand, he wasn't sure how he'd even do at being a father since the young man had never really had his father around when he was growing up. "I don't know if I'll be a good father…"
"Does it have something to do with your father being away on a Pokémon Journey?" asked Korrina, recalling the conversation before they met Lance.
"In a way, yes…" answered Ash while nodding slowly. "Plus, there's the matter of me still being on my Journey through the Kalos region and considering going to Alola after we all get some rest."
"Sounds to me that you're worried about not being there for your kids because of the Journey you're currently going on."
"Yeah, plus there's how my mom and Professor Oak are going to react to this," added Ash as he thought about other factors that would complicate matters even more. "There's also Misty's sisters, May's parents and Max, Dawn's mother, Lisa's mother, Lillie's mother, and even Serena's own mother to take into account as well."
"Understandable, especially given how the ones who did become pregnant would feel about telling their respective families about it," said a frowning Korrina. "I'm assuming that Misty's speaking with her older sisters and Tracey about it, plus there's May having a word with Max."
"Oh right, plus Tracey and Daisy are currently dating and have just got engaged too," Ash replied, knowing Korrina made a good point. "And then there's Team Rocket as well, especially as one has to wonder what they'll do if they find out."
"Try not to think about Team Rocket," Korrina assured Ash the best she could. "Those three aren't worth it, although I'm still surprised, they helped us out in stopping Setsuna. Why would they even do so in the first place despite being bad guys themselves?"
"Well, it's complicated…" began Ash, knowing it wasn't the first time Jessie, James, and Meowth even helped them despite their role as criminals throughout his journey with Pikachu through the Pokémon World.
"Oh? What do you mean?"
"I'll explain later," Ash said to Korrina, knowing it was a lot to talk about regarding the Team Rocket trio and his mixed feelings when it came to them. "Right now, I think we should stay focused on how we're going to explain this to our respective families when they arrive."
"Point taken," Korrina frowned, thinking about what she wanted to say next. "You know, I have thought about it for a while, but I think I have an idea on how to help cheer you up."
"Is that right?" asked Ash with some slight surprise, which changed into a huge surprise when Korrina kissed him without hesitation. "Korrina, what are you…."
"I really hope you won't mind if I join you and the others in your harem," Korrina asked of him. Her cheeks were slowly turning bright red the more she thought about it.
"Uh, don't you think it's a little soon to be asking me this?" asked Ash, still at a loss for words when being asked to join his relationship, one that he hadn't even considered making official yet despite having found out some of the girls he mated with were pregnant. "I mean, there's still the matter of how the others would react to hearing you say…."
"I'm sure they'll be fine with it," Korrina interrupted before he could finish his sentence, smiling at him more than ever. "Besides, I spoke with Lana, Casey, Macy, Spring, Summer, Autumn, Anabel, Melody, Mallow, and Bianca, they want to join as well after taking some time to think about it following our arrival to the hospital."
"Wait, you did?"
"Yes, I did… although Zoey is still thinking about it and especially given that Dawn has a crush on both her and you," she told the young man from Pallet Town. "Also, it seems Pikachu might be getting his own harem as well, since he mated with May's Glaceon and Dawn's Buneary."
Ash's eyes widened in disbelief at what he heard and noticed Pikachu, who had been resting by his side the entire time but woke up when seeing his best friend talking with Korrina in his room. "Pikachu, is this true?" he asked the male Electric-type.
Pikachu stayed silent for a moment, but he nodded his head. 'Yes, it's true,' said the male Mouse Pokémon, knowing Ash needed to know what he did.
"I think the three of them would be absolutely adorable together," said Korrina as she thought the idea of Pikachu having his own harem would be wonderful for him. "See, having a harem wouldn't actually be a bad thing. Just take some time to think about it, okay?"
Korrina smiled, but she could see how tired the group was. Even looking out the window, she could see it was growing late. "We're going to get some rest," Brock told Ash, and Zack nodded, feeling tired, and looked to his younger brother.
"We should go and sleep too," Zack told his brother and nodded as the three left to get the much-needed rest they all earned.
Ash only smiled, watching the three leave while Max stayed with Ash, and he knew why. Max was still waiting and would wait until his sister had come out from getting checked over. "Max, are you sure you don't want to go with the others?"
"No," Max began, still not looking away from the door. All he wanted to know was when he would see his sister. He kept feeling worried for her, but he did turn to look at Ash. "I want to stay here until I see her again."
Ash didn't say anything feeling worried for his brunette girlfriend, but that soon changed once the girls started walking out of the room. It seems they were told the news about their pregnancy. "So, how did everything go?" Ash asked the girls seeing a few of them placing their hands on their stomachs.
"We're fine, Ash," Misty said with a smile. "I'm still shocked by what happened, but Daisy is the same. She's going to be a mother, too, from what I learned."
"Tracey is with her right now," Lily said, hugging her new girlfriend with a grin. Lily then looked at Violet and smiled at her sister. "Seems like you're the odd one out now sis," Lily said as she kissed her girlfriend.
Misty said nothing looking at her sister as the others smiled. "So, I guess tomorrow or in a few days we can all leave?" Misty asked, turning to the doctor.
"In the next few days," the doctor told the group with a smile. "We just want to make sure you'll all safe and nothing else is wrong."
No one could argue with that as May looked at her brother. "Yeah, I think you're right, I don't want to leave until we get our Pokemon back, and I know Max is okay," May spoke as she looked at her brother. "Once we get the rest, we need also call mum and dad and let them know we're okay."
Max nodded, but he wondered how his parents would take the news of her being with Ash. "May, what are you going to tell them?" Max asked his sister, and the brunette smiled at her brother.
"I'll work something out," May told her brother with a smile, but she kept thinking how they would react to the news. May then looked at the others with a loving smile at her girlfriends, knowing she would have all of them and Ash by her side. "Now, I want you to go and get some rest, alright."
After Max had gone to bed, the only ones left were Ash and the others, as all his lovers looked at him. "Well, what should we do?" Hilda asked with a smile as she moved closer to her new boyfriend.
Bianca giggled as she watched Lance leave, and Bianca then turned to look at the others with a grin. The blonde soon moved closer to Ash and kissed him, and Hilda was left shocked by how bold her friend was. "Come on, Hilda, we never did get a chance with Ash," Bianca teased her friend. "We're all lovers now right?" Bianca questioned, even if she knew the answer. The blonde couldn't help but smile as she looked at Hilda.
Ash could see the blush on Hilda's face as the others all laughed and looked around. "Well, I think there is a room we can all go to," Korrina teased the others, seeing everyone blushing.
Hilda soon shrugged and ran into Ash's arms as she kissed him. "Well, we might as well have some fun," she said, still blushing. "So, let's just have a good time together," Hilda said as she soon kissed Ash.
Bianca smiled as she joined the two, and all three kissed the other, with Hilda letting out a few soft moans. "Ahh Hilda!" Bianca moaned as her friend and lover began sucking on her neck. "Please don't stop, I want us to keep going."
"Zoey?" Dawn said, looking at her friend with a small amount of hope that her friend and now lover would still want to join. "I still want you to join us, Zoey," Dawn said, and she took hold of her friend's hand and looked at Zoey with a loving smile.
Ash looked at the two, and he had decided to leave and headed over to Cilan and Iris. The couple were talking about what to do as Iris placed a hand on her stomach. "Hey, you two are you okay?" Ash asked them, knowing they had gone through a rough time.
"Well, Ash, I think after we get our Pokémon back. We'll head back home," Cilan said with a weak smile, pulling Iris closer. "We both need it after what happened in the forest," Cilan said, and Ash could tell he wasn't as lively as he used to be, thanks to Setsuna.
"Iris?" Ash asked as she looked up, seeing she had been crying.
"Ash, I killed people, Team Rocket agents but Cilan and myself we still killed," she said with tears and covered her face while Cilan pulled her closer to do everything to comfort her.
He hated seeing his friends in pain. Even gone, Setsuna would still cause pain in the ones she had affected. "I'm sorry Iris, but the one who did this she's gone, and she'll never hurt us again," Ash said, hoping it would ease Iris.
Iris said nothing as she looked at Ash and smiled weakly at him. "Thanks, Ash, look Cilan, and I will be going to bed, so we'll see you in the morning," Iris said as the two left.
Ash said nothing and soon went back to sitting since all he could do was look at the clock.
Over the next couple of weeks, more people were found, along with their Pokémon. Zack and his brother Darwin had found their Pokémon thanks to Lance and his team, and Zack bid his new friends a fond farewell hoping to see each other again. A few days after Zack and Darwin left, Carol and Lisa had their Pokémon and old friends back. Many still wanted to know what happened but were happy to be going home. "Don't worry, we'll come and visit," Carol said as she kissed her boyfriend.
"Yeah, since we want to have time to relax," Lisa said as she kissed Ash before leaving, as Ash watched the two leave, and they were not the last as the others who had their Pokémon returned to them. As more weeks passed, Ash had his Pokémon returned to him, and so did the others; with many going home to recover, Ash looked at Pikachu sleeping on the bed and smiled, knowing this was one adventure he and his friends wouldn't forget.
Five years later
"You can't catch me, daddy!"
A pink-haired little girl was playing with Ash and Pikachu. All three were having fun together, to boot, as they enjoyed their time at the park. 'Alright, here I come!' began the male Electric-type, using his Agility attack to catch up with the pinkette before jumping onto her back, leading her to be completely surprised the moment he did so. 'Gotcha!'
"Oh, no fair!" the little girl pouted, although she did enjoy her fun. "You use your Agility attack to give you're an advantage, Pikachu."
Ash couldn't help but laugh at his daughter, seeing the look she had on her face. "Don't worry, Hanami," Ash said with a smile as he picked her up and kissed her head. "You'll get a chance next time."
Hanami smiled and nodded as she hugged her father before running off to Pikachu, who kept smiling at Hanami.
'You didn't say anything about no Agility,' reminded Pikachu, starting to understand how Glaceon felt whenever she jumped on him back when she was an Eevee, and the pink-haired little girl smiled as Ash soon joined with the two. 'Still, it's been a very long time since I've ever used it, and the first time it wasn't even during a battle, now that I think about it.'
Ash found himself smiling as Pikachu and the pink-haired little girl started playing together, which reminded the man of when his buddy bonded with Misty in the Viridian Forest all those years ago. "Surprise, Daddy!" came another female voice as out popped another girl with blue hair and golden eyes. She immediately landed on Ash's back with a bright smile before tickling him with a grin, causing her father to laugh.
"Hey, no fair!" Ash told the blue-haired little girl, being reminded of when Meowth of Team Rocket once tickled him in an attempt to take the flame of Moltres from him, and now the new girl was doing the same thing, only it was for fun.
This made the pink-haired little girl smile the moment she saw her sister. "There you are, Ruby," she said, running over to her, Ash, and Pikachu. "You're late."
"Sorry, sorry, I had been busy helping mommy with something special," the blue-haired girl named Ruby apologized to her sister. "I hope I'm not too late to join the fun."
"Actually, no, you're just in time," the pinkette replied with a smile, assuring Ruby that there wasn't anything to worry about. "Daddy, Pikachu, and I were just playing a game of tag, and you're welcome to join us."
"Really?" asked Ruby, smiling back. "Can I really join in?"
"Of course, you are my sister after all, and I can't leave you out of the fun we're having."
"She's right," said Ash, patting Lisa's head. "Besides, we still have plenty of time before we have to head back home."
Hearing this made Lisa smile more than ever, leading her to hug her father. "Thank you so much!" she said, looking forward to enjoying her fun with her two family members before speaking again. "Oh, by the way… you're it!"
"Hey! I'm coming for you, Ruby!" said Ash before chasing after both his daughters; while doing so, he thought about his experiences throughout his journey with Pikachu, regardless of whether it was in the Kalos region, the Alola region, or even his brief visits to the Galar region. While he ultimately managed to acquire all eight Gym Badges in Kalos and take on its Pokémon League, he was defeated in the final round by a young man named Alain, who later assisted him and his friends in stopping Team Flare and the Giant Rock. However, when he eventually traveled through the Alola region and studied at the Pokémon School there, even completing all of Alola's Trials as well as its Grand Trials, he finally won his first ever Pokémon League since the Orange League, and over time, he also defeated Leon, the champion of the Galar region, in the Pokémon World Championship.
During that time, he also made some new friends in the form of Gladion, Hau, Sophocles, Kiawe, Goh, and Chloe, the latter two having married each other in the years following the Pokémon World Championship. Then again, Leon and Sonia had also gotten together themselves, same with Iris and Cilan, the former having finally helped Axew in achieving his dream of fully evolving into a Haxorus, and what surprised him the most was the fact Jessie and James married each other, he never expected that the two Team Rocket members actually cared for one another that much, or maybe he and his friends never really noticed up until now.
"I hope we're not interrupting anything!"
It wasn't long before Ash, his two daughters, and Pikachu turned to see Misty and May standing nearby, with both women smiling down at them. "Mommy, Mama May!" said the pinkette when she saw two of her mothers had come by.
"Mommy! Mama Misty!" said Ruby, and soon both she and her sister hugged their respective mothers while Ash and Pikachu approached the two, having been unaware of them having arrived until just recently, although at the same time, they were also happy that they had come. "How have you two been?"
May couldn't help but look at her daughter with a smile and then turn to look at her wife. "Oh, just setting dinner with the others since your grandmothers are coming over today and some good friends."
The two children smiled upon hearing this as they looked at each other. "Yes we get to see Uncle Brock!" the two cried out simultaneously.
Ash smiled at his two daughters as he looked at Misty and May, seeing their smiles. The two sisters continued to smile, running off to find their other siblings. "Our little angles," Misty said with a smile.
Ash and May nodded as the two soon noticed the others walking out of the house. Ash smiled at the other girls he had married. All of his lovers were still happy they had all stayed with Ash.
Dawn smiled at her family as she looked at Zoey with a smile and then at Ash and the other two women. "So, how's it going out here?" Dawn asked the three with a grin as she and Zoey walked out with their children.
The brother and sister smiled as they did look at their two mothers. "Yeah, I know seeing nanny Delia will be nice. I hope we get to see Uncle Brock too," the young boy said with a smile having his mother's orange hair.
Zoey smiled at her son and nodded, knowing this was a party. "I'm sure she'll be happy to see you too, Quin," Zoey said while Dawn hugged her wife from behind. "Now, why don't you take your sister Lizzie and have fun with your siblings."
"Okay, mum," Lizzie said with a smile as Dawn kissed her daughter, who had long black hair but deep blue eyes.
The two women were wearing their bikinis, with Dawn wearing a navy blue one and Zoey wearing an orange bikini. Ash smiled at the two walking over to his wives and gave the two a sweet kiss on the lips.
Dawn smiled, feeling her lover's lips on hers, and watched Ash kiss Zoey. Something Zoey smiled when Ash did this and brought him closer, and she could hear Dawn giggle at her. "I'm still happy you're here with all of us, Zoey."
Pulling Ash closer, Zoey only turned to look at Dawn and used a free hand to pull her closer. "Oh, I am," Zoey told her wife and husband. "I know I made the best decision, Dawn," Zoey told Dawn with a smile before kissing her again.
"Well, I know many of us feel the same, too," Hilda said, stepping out of the house with Bianca by her side as the brunette looked at her wife. "I know today will be fun too," Hilda said with a smile.
Bianca said nothing as she hugged her wife and looked at the rest of her family and lovers as her daughter and Hilda's rushed out and jumped into the family pool. The two smiled at their daughters, who started splashing water at each other, causing the two mothers to smile.
"Mina, be careful, okay," Hilda told her daughter as the brunette felt Bianca taking hold of her hand.
"She'll be fine, Hilda," Bianca said, looking at her daughter Cindy seeing how her daughter had the same blonde hair as she got, but she did have her father's eyes.
Hilda's daughter had darker hair than hers, but she did have her father's eyes. "I love you," she said lovingly to Bianca before bringing her into a loving kiss.
Ash smiled and kissed the two girls. "Hmm, still love this too," Bianca whispered to Hilda and Ash, and the two nodded. "Well, I'm going to the pool," she told the two and soon left.
Hilda smiled at her wife and looked at her husband. "I'm going to join her and watch the others," Hilda told Ash as she kissed him and left to join Bianca.
Ash didn't say anything but looked at his lovers and the family he had with him. He could already see Hilda and Bianca by the pool. The two were talking as they held hands and kissed each other on the cheek.
Dawn and Zoey were talking with Lisa and Carol. In the years after becoming human again, the two reunited with their families, and the parents were happy to see their lost daughters. "You know I'm happy," Carol began as she looked away from her daughter and Lisa's son. "With the life we have and free to do what we want."
"I'm going to become an awesome trainer just like dad!" her son cried with a grin.
Lisa nodded and rested her head on Carol's shoulder. "Oh, me too," Lisa began looking at her son. "I'm happy with this too, Carol," Lisa said, looking at Zoey and Dawn.
"I'm just happy things all worked out for all of us," Zoey said, looking at her wives, and she laughed a little. "Even after five years, this still leaves me shocked."
"Yeah, I agree," Melody said, sitting beside the others. "The first time I told my sister we were all going to be a thing, she was left speechless," Melody laughed, thinking back to when she told her and still, to this day, liked to make fun of her older sister.
Spring and Summer giggled as Autumn nodded as she was pregnant with her first child with Ash, while her two older sisters were waiting until after their sister had her to get the chance with Ash.
Macey, Casey, Serena, and Mallow were playing a game of volleyball with their fellow wives, Lillie, Korrina, Anabel, and Lyra. Their children cheered for their mothers, waiting to see which side would win.
"Ha no way will your side win!" Serena cried as she hit the ball. Lillie tried to hit it back but just missed.
"Oh, not so fast we're not going to lose!" Lyra cried with determination before looking at her team. "Come on, girls, we've got this!" Lyra and the other women cried, and Ash couldn't help but smile.
He still hated what Setsuna had done, but one good thing had come from all of this. And that was his children and lovers looking at him, even if Brock and his male friends still liked to tease the number of girls he had.
"Ash come on!" Misty cried over to her husband.
"Yeah, Ash, come on!" May cried at him as she pulled Misty closer and grinned at him. "You'll miss out on the fun and food!"
Ash said nothing since he could only smile at his wives and rush to join them.
A/N And here we are, the good ending I will list below everyone's child, but I hope you all like the good ending for this story, and as for the darker ending that will be in the next and last chapter.
Sadly couldn't name every child, but I will name them below.
Ash-Misty's daughter Hanami
May-Ash's daughter Ruby
Dawn-Ash's daughter Lizzie
Serena-Ash's daughter Nami
Zoey-Ash's son Quin
Lillie-Ash's daughter Luna
Mallow-Ash's daughter Kim
Korrina-Ash's son
Anabel-Ash's son
Hilda-Ash's daughter Mina
Bianca-Ash's daughter Cindy
Lyra-Ash's son Michael
Macey-Ash's daughter Misaka
Casey-Ash's son Harvey
Melody-Ash's daughter Yumi
Lisa-Ash's daughter Rinko
Carol-Ash's daughter Meiko
