"Father," Ash said bitterly, Delia who was getting their luggage out of the G-Wagon that Grace picked them up in Tensed visibly, She knew it was going to be a bittersweet reunion, She loved her husband and knew how to deal with it because she understood why Richard left them,
Ash on the other hand since the age of 10 had a pure distaste towards him, To a level of hate, But he never hated him, Ash understood he had to leave but he never thought why or for what reason, And to be honest he wouldn't care,
Serena who just entered the scene placed a hand on ash's shoulder, His eyes turned back to their usual amber colour from the Teal which shows his anger, Serena knew that look, She was never the cause of his anger and to be frank Ash wasn't a short-tempered person, he was calm, collected and level headed,
But sometimes He gets PISSED, a few examples being when people mistreat Pokemon, When women aren't treated properly and when food is wasted among others, he let his heart do the right thing always no matter the consequences because to be frankly honest he could afford to deal with them.
But This was a new level of anger, Ash loved his mother to the moon and back, Mind you he loved Serena just as much if not more but It is the relationship between a single mother who raised her son and A son who considered his mother his everything.
He provided anything and everything that she ever needed or wanted, He was grateful to his mother for sticking with him and guiding him through his tough times because life isn't just Ice-cream, Cakes and roses, Life was, is and will always be a roller coaster ride with the ups and downs and loops and whatnot
But something's were constant, Ash and Serena's undeniable love for each other was constant no matter what, But each still had their insecurities. To Ash his biggest Insecurity was when he realised that he was going to become a father, What if he was like his own father, What he would leave, what if this what if that When he began explaining all this to Serena, she shut him off with a kiss,
She took her time explaining why he was what he is and how he reached where he was in the world, He was a different person and She trusted in him to take care of their child with the love and affection he or she deserves,
"Serena I'm gonna go for a drive, I need to clear my mind," Ash said so only she could hear, She nodded and Ash left to their room leaving Serena with both their mothers and Ash's Father,
Serena looked at Richard and gave him a small smile, She pushed the front door wider allowing the three adults to enter, "I'm Serena, Nice to meet you Mr Ketchum" She said, "I know who you are dear, Delia wouldn't stop talking about you throughout the flight" Richard said with a chuckle, A chuckle similar to that of Ash,
"He'll come back soon enough, Dinners gonna be ready in 2 or 3 hours, Why don't you guys go and settle down ?" Serena said cheerfully and went inside,
Ash walked into the garage, He wasn't exactly pissed at his father rather he was disappointed, "Oh the irony" He thought out loud bitterly, He went towards the keys room and selected the keys to his Porsche 918 Spyder, 1 or the 3 Spyders he owned,
It was safe to say that he was obsessed with Porsche's, He owned most of the iconic road cars, Special editions, New cars, old cars And everything in between, The exposed carbon fibre Dark red 918, with special All black wheels and red callipers and a black, red and white interior, He got the car custom made with Porsche Design,
He had already gotten a few deals with Porsche and Porsche design to become Their Brand Ambassador, Serena had gotten him to agree for it, If you couldn't tell, She was a bit possessive of him and it didn't help that he was and certainly is a handsome chunk of a man, He wasn't buff but he didn't lack muscle, He was tall at 6 ft 5' while Serena was only 5ft 3. Not that it mattered anyway She would put him in his place not that she would have to he was, he was always the mature one among them.
Serena made herself busy with designing clothes and managing her company, Yes she was CEO, Well she is a Co-CEO, She and Delia's sister Ayla had hit it off pretty well, Ayla is a 38 yr old married woman, Her wife lives in Unova, A fellow psychic Elite 4 Caitlyn Anderson, The two are very lovey-dovey, But currently both of them are in Alola, In their beach house,
About 15 yrs into their relationship they are still very mischievous in love with each other, They do have a surrogate Daughter, Amity Anderson, 12 yrs old, A very cute little girl who gives Serena company sometimes, Usually every day nowadays since it is the summer vacation.
The Brand was named, Serenity, After Serena and Amity, Because Ayla and Caitlyn May or may not have threatened her. But that's beside the point,
Speaking of Amity, The little girl was now making her way to Ash and Serena's place, Amity is young but she's intelligent, smart and beautiful even for a girl of her age, A perfect candidate to take on the world as a pro golfer/elite 4 and an actress and supermodels daughter, She held that authority and power over others, She wasn't commanding or the snobby rich one with a stick up their arse, It was an authoritative behaviour. The kind where you just want to give them respect, The kind which Ash held or the kind which Grey held. Although Grey gave the 'Fuck off if you wanna live' vibes,
Ash was driving through the streets of the Main city, His disappointment is what lead him to make the decision that he took at the spur of the moment, He loved driving there was no denying it, but he forgot that he wasn't just Ash Ketchum now, He was Much more, And people seemed to care, Every-time he stopped at a signal some people were taking photos of his, He did not like it, Not one bit, Otherwise Serena would be with him while he drove mainly because she was used to the attention that she got from others, Ash though on-field he did get attention, That was the field,
On the battlefield no one other than the trainers and the Pokemon mattered, Pure adrenaline rushed through them as they commanded the Pokemon to battle for glory, with respect to each other and their partners, This wasn't that. Not by a long shot, This was going against one's privacy. Not cool
The roof was down, The red carbon fibre glistening under the Alolan Skies, The car looked in true Porsche fashion. Beautiful. Ash was also wearing His favourite Porsche Design Aviators, Apple car play blasting his playlist on Spotify just enhancing his experience, and the Roaring V8 was just the cherry on top, All the upshifts and downshift were helping him calm down,
He knew he couldn't forgive his father anytime soon but he wasn't just thinking for himself, He might not have had a father growing up but he sure as well would be sure that his child Will have a grandfather.
With his final thought Ash returned home, The private road that connected his mansion to the rest of the island, Ash drove up to the parking and parked his car, He parked the 918 between His Chiron and 911 speedster
He made his way up the stairs to the living room, He was in awe at the sight, Serena was sleeping with her head on her mother's lap, Amity was sleeping on his mother's lap, His fathers' hand draped around his mother, Her head leaning on his shoulder, The adults, Serena and All the Kids were watching A movie, He slowly made his way next to Grace and sat himself down, this was it, He knew it was, His family, and it included all the hormonal teenagers that are his students and his Pokemon who were also scattered across on the kid's laps at least the small ones,
His family.
9 Months,
Her water broke, and thank god that They decided to stay at the hospital, She had a normal pregnancy by all means except Ash had to go into the labour room with her and listen to every blame she put on him, And she squeezed the living hell out of his hand, He knew Arceus would have a good laugh at that one. He knew. The Pokemon weren't allowed.
2 weeks post-pregnancy, Ash and Were sleeping soundly, their Daughter, Lyra Anderson Ketchum, she had her moms honey Blonde hair although only a slight amount was visible, you could tell, She had her fathers Amber Eyes, and she was a good girl mainly because she allowed her parents to get the sleep that they deserved.
Ash and his father were now on better terms, Now doing father and Son things, The kids had gone back to School, But Dawn had accidentally Put up baby Lyra's Picture along with Ash and all the guys on the gram, yes the news of her pregnancy was now out, But she couldn't care less about that, Because for now, it was time for her family, Her Ash, Her baby Lyra and Her parents and her Pokemon, nothing more nothing less,
Another week and Ash and Serena had to move back to Galar, Ash's father and mother decided to go back to Kanto, Grace decided to go back to Kalos, Ash now couldn't go back to teach at school, Nor could Serena, Now Ash had to Manipulate his aura so that people won't notice him,
Everything was peaceful. A bit too peaceful to Ash's Liking and his suspicion was justified when They skies of galar darken out, Red Beams Passing through the skies randomly, It was like that repeat of the darkest day all over again, Ash had read about that earlier, And after Talking about it to prof. Mongolia only confirmed his suspicions.
This was the DARKEST DAY.