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After a couple of days of getting used to each other at their father's house in Star City, Ash and Ivy decided to join each other on their journeys. Sure, things were still a bit weird between the two, suddenly finding out that they were siblings, and all, but they wanted to make it work. They wanted to be brother and sister, for real, and they wanted to work through the awkwardness so they could be close. That's how siblings were supposed to be, right?

They left Star City, without either one of them challenging David, their father, to a Gym Battle. Ivy still wasn't sure if she really wanted to continue with Gym Battles, and there was something weird to Ash about battling the man who he found out was his father only a few days earlier. With Daisy and Peter at their sides, the two newfound siblings left town, heading to the next one. They were going to Valleyville, where Daisy, and possibly Ivy, were going to compete in the Pokémon Contest.

Little did they know, as the walked down the road leading away from David Ketchum's house, that they were both being watched.

"Sir, the boy and the girl are still together," James informed Dr. Zager, watching the blue and red dots travel along the map on his computer device.

"That's not a problem," Dr. Zager shrugged. He was still completely focused on whatever he was doing on his computer. "If they stay together, that'll only make it easier to take them both out of the way efficiently when the time comes."

"And when will that be?" Jessie inquired from behind her large sunglasses. "I've been itching to take the twerp down for years."

"Not yet," Dr. Zager answered. "We need them to find the target first. Without the boy, we can't find the target. We'll need to let them go on their own for a while before we capture them."

"So…," Ash drawled, trying to make conversation as he sat across from his new little sister in a café they found along the road. "Um, what kind of Pokémon is going to hatch from your egg, Ivy?"

"I don't know," Ivy smiled in response. She smiled whenever her brother spoke to her, a gesture that Ash couldn't reciprocate just yet. Laying a loving hand on her pink egg with white stars, she added, "Dad wouldn't tell me, since he wanted it to be a surprise. I don't really care what kind it is, I'll just be happy to meet it."

"I bet its gonna be so cute," Daisy sighed, dropping her chin in her palms as she moved super close to the egg in Ivy's arms. "Even the egg is adorable! Imagine what the little Pokémon's gonna look like!"

"Who says it'll be little?" Peter asked, sipping his coffee. "Pokémon even as big as Onix come out of eggs."

Rolling her eyes, Daisy said, "But obviously Ivy's egg isn't gonna be an Onix. Onix isn't pink...what Pokémon are pink, then?"

"Some Nidoran are pinkish," Ash piped up. "And there's Jigglypuff, Skitty, Clefairy, Hoppip, Happiny, Munna, Slowpoke, Audino…"

"Ugh, I don't want it to be a Slowpoke!" Daisy shrieked, sticking her nose in the air. "They're not cute!"

"Well, I wouldn't mind having a Slowpoke," Ivy shrugged.

"But you already have a Water-type," Daisy replied. "You have Gyarados, remember?"

"Yeah," Ivy nodded. "I can't have two of the same type?"

"You have a Gyarados?" Ash inquired. "That's a Kanto Pokémon."

"Mhm," Ivy nodded again. "Gyarados may look scary, but it's actually one of the sweetest things."

"Really?" Ash asked, cringing along with his Pikachu. He couldn't imagine a sweet Gyarados. Slightly changing the subject, he inquired, "What other Pokémon do you have?"

"I have Gyarados, Arcanine, Ivysaur, and Dragonite with me, along with Pikachu and my egg," Ivy answered.

"Wow, that's a pretty strong lineup," Ash praised.

"Thanks!" Ivy grinned. "What about you?"

"Pikachu, Bulbasaur, Pidgeotto, Charizard, Wartortle and Muk are with me," Ash responded. "I decided to bring along my earliest-caught Pokémon."

"Cool!" Daisy chimed in. With a glance of realization, she then asked, "I don't think you guys, Ash and Peter, have met my Pokémon yet, have you?"

Both of the boys shook their heads, and said, "No."

"Alright!" Daisy shrieked, ecstatically leaping from her seat. Thank god they were sitting on the patio of the cafe, because Daisy was making quite the scene as she tossed out five Pokéballs and announced, "Here come all my shining stars!"

Ivy rolled her eyes, as the boys watched Daisy's Pokémon emerge from their Pokéballs. She had Swampert, Skitty, Jolteon, Vulpix and Roselia with her, all of which joined their Trainer in striking eccentric poses, like they were at some sort of photoshoot. The ridiculous spectacle caused everyone else to grin and laugh awkwardly, not exactly knowing how else to react.

"Well they look healthy," Peter complimented. "You've obviously raised them well."

"Thanks!" Daisy beamed. Pulling out the Pokéballs again, she said, "C'mon back guys! You'll get to meet everyone some more later!"

Just as quickly as she'd gotten up, she sat back down.

"I hope it's a Hoppip," Daisy said suddenly, deciding to talk about the egg again. Then, tracing her fingers around one of the stars on the it, she added, "That would be adorable."

"Hey, Daisy, I think you're forgetting that it's not your egg," Peter said. "So, Hoppip or not, you're gonna have to live with it."

Almost as soon as Peter finished speaking, the egg started glowing in Ivy's arms. Everyone shut up, including the two Pikachus, who'd been playing together under the table. The two yellow Pokémon leapt up onto their Trainer's shoulders', as their eyes grew as wide as everyone elses', watching the egg glow more and more intensely as each second passed.

"It's...hatching," Daisy mumbled in awe.

"Wow," Ash muttered.

"Amazing," Peter commented.

And, before they knew it, a little Pokémon had been born before their eyes. Ivy welcomed it into the world with a big hug and kiss, while Daisy's eyes glazed over with hearts as she saw it.

"IT'S SO CUTE!" she shrieked. "I LOVE IT!"

So...what kind of Pokémon do you think hatched from Ivy's egg? Leave your guesses below as well!