Chapter 1:
(Howdy-do! I'm Doze, I'm a Christian and this is my little series of Pokeships and Pokebabies! I can sorta think of it a lot like Pokemon Bluey, u know? But each turn, I will do a different perspective of Poke-fams! Enjoy!)
Andre Bernard swapped out the batteries to his flashlight, watching the light shine through the place he was working. He was tired and wanted to go home, crawl into bed with his Josephine. "Two more hours and you can go, Andre." The Pokemon said, taking the solace. Andre was a security guard for the museum that they went to, he worked during the night shift. Any case of a break in would be immediately scared by whatever Andre could do. He remembered one time he scared a few kids out of breaking in once. The Pokemon couldn't help but laugh when he taught those punks a lesson. "I seriously hope Louis doesn't get into that trouble when he gets older." He thought to himself, believing that to be a bad scenario for his child.
(Later)
Andre was beat, his "fur" was all bristled and he wanted to go to sleep. He was finally happy to be home, "Dada! Dada!" A young Galarian Zigzagoon walked all the way up to him, the "Pangoro" was happy while still being tired and picked up his son, "Heya, furball, how's your day?" Andre had asked, with Louis snuggling as much as he could with his dada. Josephine was working on dinner, "Hi, hon. How was work last night? I'll have dinner ready, soon." The Obstagoon had said, "Smells good, dear. I'll have it later, though." Andre had said, yawning. "You go play, Lou, okay? Dada's gotta sleep for a little bit." Josephine had taken the baby from him, she was beginning to worry about how well Andre was. She was beginning to think if he could manage staying how he would normally.
(The next day)
Andre's family was invited by his friends Ahonui & Miyo to a birthday party for their son Yasuo. The "Pangoro" held his child up in his arms, who was drinking his bottle. "Got everything you need, babe?" Andre had asked, with Josephine getting all the stuff from her purse, and grabbing the keys. "Yeah, I got everything. You have the baby's bag, right?" Josephine asked, with Andre adjusting how he held Louis and put the strap of his bag on his shoulder. "Yeah, we should be good. Miyo should have a room where we can change his diaper there." Josephine explained, with her husband nodding.
(At the party)
A few of the neighbors and close friends of the Lycanroc and Gardevoir couple. "Andy! Glad you could make it!" There was the Lycanroc in question, Ahonui Ito. "So, I bet Yasuo's excited for his birthday." Andre smirked, "You bet he is. He's been waiting to see his cousins for a while." Ahonui said, "Plus, he's really excited about learning how to fight this year." Andre just chuckled, "Your kid really takes after you, 'Nui." Lycanroc had rolled his eyes, "I try not to think about it. I've changed with age, Andy." And then without warning, his brother had appeared in a thick of smoke. "There's my little brother! Oh, Andre, great to see you!" A Greninja had shown up, "It's great you and 'Lyn could make it, Hiro!" Ahonui hugged his brother. "Like I'd miss an Ito family party." Hiroshi looked at Andre's son in his arms, before revealing his youngest. It was...baby Chespin? Hiroshi must've adopted another one.
"I see I'm not the only designated parent." He said to him, Louis trying to reach out for Hiroshi. "Whoa, easy there, furball." The "Pangoro" said to his baby, "You don't wanna catch Hiro's germs from that thing he's "wearing."" Hiroshi rolled his eyes, "I brushed my teeth this morning and clean up, and this is the thanks I get." Andre had chuckled. "So, I see you look real strong now, Andy." Ahonui said to his friend, "Yeah, don't let the potbelly fool you, I've been keeping up. Got this furball to look after." Andre explained, "As always, you act admirably." Hiroshi said, before realizing his son was getting restless. "Is it really a pot-belly? That's normal weight for a Pangoro, I think, so you did a good job with that." Ahonui said. Andre nodded, "Hah, thanks. I mean, that's how I want to be and be seen as, you know?" Andre said, before the three of them heard something disgusting happen. "I think that might be yours, Hiro." Andre said.
(Meanwhile)
Josephine was talking to Miyo, Evelyn, and Vincent while their children played. "Aww, Vin, I didn't know you had a child." Miyo said to her brother, "I know it came off as a surprise, but I've been taking care of him for a while now. His name is Felix." The Lucario patted the baby Pichu, gently. Josephine giggled, "Is a family tradition for Elliots to adopt children, too?" She asked, Vincent merely smiled. "Naturally, of course." He said, making Miyo and Evelyn laugh. Evelyn brushed her ears up, "I mean, they're sweethearts and it's why I love Hiroshi." Evelyn said, looking at her husband talk to his friends. "So, Joe, how've you and Andy been since Louis was born?" Vincent asked. "Tired, to say the least. I've been trying to handle him, but I can tell Andre's having a rough time with being a father now." Josephine had said, "Yeah, I suppose." Miyo said, "But I don't understand why he stays as a Pangoro." Josephine smirked, "Jealous, sweetie?" She asked. Miyo folded her arms, "Oho, don't make me regret inviting you, Joe." Miyo said to her, "Besides, my Hon is the sweetest."
(One diaper change later)
Louis looked at his dada in happiness, he loved it when Dada would play peekaboo with him and show his funny faces. "Peekaboo!" Dada said again, making him laugh.
"Boo! Boo!" Louis babbled in his words, asking for more. He watched his Dada get big and small because he was having fun. "Phew…Way to tire your old man out, kid." Dada had said to him, getting big again, and picking him up. "Boo! Boo!" Louis babbled again, begging for more peekaboo. "Shhh…It's nap time now, Louis." Dada had said, patting his back gently.
Andre had sat down during the party, trying to rock Louis. "Mr. Bernie!" A young Oshawott had said, "Oh, Yasuo. To what do I owe a visit from the birthday boy?" He asked, "Why can't Louis play with us?" Yasuo had asked, curiosity. "Can he play with us?" Andre sadly shook his head no, "Sorry, kid, but I'm putting him down for a nap. And he's too young to play like you and your cousins." Andre explained, "But we can house and we need a baby!" Yasuo said, "Sorry, kid. Gonna have to use a doll then, Louis has to take a nap." Andre said, "You're mean, Mr. Bernie." Yasuo said to him, to which the man chuckled. "Yeah, yeah, I'm sure." Andre took the insult in stride, he continued to rock the chair until Louis began to fall asleep. "Yasuo, we need to let Louis sleep, go play with your cousins." Miyo had said, "Awww…Okay, Momma." Yasuo said, deciding to head back to his cousins to break the tragic news. "I'm sorry about him, Andy." Miyo apologized to him, "Nah, it's fine. Let him know he and Louis can play when he gets old enough." Andre said, waving his hand in a friendly gesture.
(Later)
"So, I think you did pretty well with Louis. I'm sorry I had you hold him most of the day, hon?" Josephine apologized, getting the bedsheets ready. "No, no, honey, it's fine. He only cried two times when I held him." Andre explained, rubbing his eyes. Josephine looked at her husband, that "two" was actually a five, and she knows how much of a strain Andre could have. "Why don't you return to your form? I know transforming can exhaust you sometimes." Josephine had said. "No, no, honey. I'm all right. I just need a good amount of sleep. Besides, I'm exactly how I need to be, I would hope." He explained, "What do you mean by that?" She asked.
"Easy. I want to be a good parent, and for that, I need to be two things. A fun-loving guy, and a guy who's willing to put his foot down when needed." Andre also explained that he'd want to be strong, but not scary looking, either. "Yeah, but there were tons of other Pokemon you could've transformed into." Josephine said to her husband. "Probably, but I found a form I can be in to take care of the baby, either way." The "Pangoro" had said.
"I know he's gonna need someone better than that bloody scamp I used to be. You do too, hon." Andre kissed his wife, before Josephine continued to object. "Andre, I already have you in my life. I know you'd do a great job of raising Louis."The Obstagoon said. "Besides, you can't go through our baby's entire life just staying in this form." Andre just sighed and returned to his original form. In place of the seeming Pangoro was a Ditto sighing, "I know…but that form should be me. Not this." The Ditto had said, "You don't have to transform physically to be a better parent, honey." Josephine advised. "I know, dear, but at the very least..."
He transformed back into his preferred form, "I can look as strong and kind as I would hope to be. Plus, you fell in love with me when I looked like this." Andre explained, making his wife giggle. "Honey, I didn't fall in love with you because you looked like that. Besides..." Josephine wrapped her arm around her husband, "You're handsome and my love, no matter what form you are." Andre smiled, giving his wife a kiss. "Thanks, hon." Andre said. "Now, let's get some sleep." Andre nodded, sure, he may not have been an actual Pangoro, but he could be himself, knowing he's gonna find a good way to be a good parent to his little Louis and a great husband to his Josephine.
Andre smiled, heading to bed, and getting ready for another day at Poké-City.
(Okay, I'm done! So quick note, this is mostly based on fan art, fan ships, bonds I've seen, and a lot of stuff, and just a few ideas for storylines. I loved writing Andre's character, giving a bit of who he is, how he imagines himself and how he presents it. I more or less based it off of Stripe and Trixie's story in Bluey of how they are still new to parenting and try to approach things differently. With that out of the way, I'll come up with some other ideas. Stay strong and awesome!)