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Nothing sucked more than a life cut short.
All my ambitions and dreams, gone just like that - all to be forgotten in the future
Fuck
When I opened my eyes, instead of being welcomed by trumpets and querubins in a cloud kingdom, I found myself surrounded by a vast darkness, empty and void of life besides me, if I still count myself as alive.
"Hello?" - I call out, but only my voice echoes back a few seconds later - "Great-Great Grandpa? Hello? Is anyone out there?"
Again, it's only me. No loved ones that passed out waiting for me on the other side.
Was this hell? My personal hell?
One of a kind just for me?
Or just some kind of limbo and I'm waiting for my turn to be attended?
If this is a yes, then maybe I should have fight harder to keep living. This is so damn boring!
Fuck no!
Like hell I'll be standing here by myself!
I can't stay here! Or I'll become crazy!
“You See? I Told You This One Was Feisty!”
“Seems Clearly Energetic. Are You Sure This Is Cut For The Job?”
“We Don't Have A Lot Of Options. Besides, When Is Gonna Be The Next Time We Find A Conscious Soul In This Dimension?”
This strange, gender-neutral voices echoes in this dark pit. Well, not exactly. The sound never came to my ears but instead was coming from inside... My head?
“Over Here Young One. Look Above You”
I lift my head to see three color coded balls of light. Blue, Yellow and Red. They started to aproach me, but instead of feeling fear or distrust, something tell me they didn't have I'll intentions with me. The lights became bigger as they approached, the light dying and revealing the humaniod beings. Aliens, told my brain. No, more fairy-like than extraterrestrial type. Pretty cute actually, an very familiar also.
They all had long, ribbon-like tails, and shining red jewels between their amber eyes. One had blue markings and a cone shaped head with fin-like ridges on either side of it's head. The next was pink with four long, drooping appendages. The final creature was partially yellow with a helmet-like structure. Strangely, this one's eyes were closed.
"Pokémon!?" - I asked, not expecting an aswer - "I'm allucinating? Or this is real?"
The Blue one nodded, speaking in a deep male voice - “Correct. I Am Azelf”
“Mesprit” - said the pink one, in a distinctly more feminine tone.
The last one, eyes still closed, muttered in a gender-neutral voice - “Uxie”
"... Did I really died?" - i asked
“You Could Said So... ” - called Mesprit - “But At The Same Time You Don't”
This confused me, I'm not good with riddles - "Come again?"
The pink one was pushed by Azelf while taking control over the conversation - “Well, Let's Put It This Way. In Your Universe Humans Have This Thing Called Fanfiction. Some More Embarassing Than Others. As An Example, You Had A Bunch Of The Spicy Ones In Your Phone ”
Mesprit's hand suddenly darted out and hit Azelf on the side of his head. Eyes narrowing, he yelled - “What The Heck Was That For?” - His limp caressed the side of his face as if he had been dealt a great injury.
Pouting angrily, Mesprit growled - “Don't Scare Her Away! It's Already Bad Enough That You're Being A Big Mean Jerk!”
Both the pink and the blue Pokemon were face to face, looking as if they would leap into battle at any moment. They probably would have, too, if it weren't for Uxie's intervention.
With a quiet sigh of 'Why me,' he floated to the two and forced them apart.
“Not. Now” - He hissed. Through all of this, his eyes remained persistently closed.
They all glanced at me in apology before resuming their circle around me. Uxie was next, and he glided over so that he was facing me.
“As Azelf Was Saying, The Humans From Your Dimension Had.... A Taste For Stories And The Innate Capacity To Have An Actual Look On These Alternative Universes And Bring Them To Life In Yours Through Stories” - What - “The Population Of Your Earth Is In Deep Touch With What Your People Calls Ley Lines. Those Ley Lines Emit Certain Waves That Sharp Minds Came To Contact With And Are Brought To Life As Books Or Other Media”
"Are you telling me there's a chance all the awkard romance bullshit of Twilight actually happened?"
“That's A Way To Put Ot” - Said Uxie while Mesprit seemed to be containing their laughs - “Anyway. As I said, Your Earth Is Like A... Giant Antena That Catches Signals From Another Worlds.. Like Ours But Not Exactly ”
I stayed silent, not knowing what to say - "And how's that coming to me?"
“Well Get To That Part” - Azelf inserted on the conversation - “Our Universe, Or More Like, Multiverse, Is Linked To Your World Since The Day a Certain Scientist Fell Through An Ultra Wormhole And Landed In Your Universe, Amnesic, Meet The One You Call Satoshi Tajiri And Gave Him The Inspiration To Create Us In Your World”
"I still don't get how that is related to me"
“You Don't Remember How You Died Didn't You?” - asked Azelf with a stern face, How? I don't know..
"Nooooo?" - I tried, but nothing came up, just the fact that I was dead
“An Ultra Wormhole Openned Into Your Dimension And Let Loose A Guzzlord That Almost Devoured Your Country. You Were One of Their Victims”
The statement of my death provoqued an unexpected reaction from me. I actually stopped breathing and I felt that I was chocking while the phantom ghost of being crushed—while my head was cracked like an egg by a chunk of concrete—
I was capable of breathing again when a light blue paw was pressed on my chest. I took a couple of deep breaths while the numbing sensation fulled my chest. I looked forward to see Mesprit giving me an apologetic look
“We Are Sorry To Have Triggered That Bad Memories. We Should've Been More Carefull, Your Death Was Particulary Gruesome”
"Yeah" - I said weakly, feeling tired... Wait... Guzzlord killed me... And nearly destroyed my home.. MY FAMILY!!!
“Calm Down, It's Okay Now” - said Mesprit, having his/her.. They? Their paw on my chest, holding me back, my emotions being midly drained
"What... What do you mean by It's okay now?" - I asked, taking a deep breath, wanting nothing more than sleep
“Giratina Happened” - said Azelf, from behind their silbings - “And Celebi, They Send That Oversized Beast Back Where They Belonged And Make Sure That It Never Came Back To Your Dimension”
"But I'm still dead... Aren't I?"
The gem on Uxie's forehead glowed, showing me a proyected image. It was me, smiling and laughing with my family during a familiar dinner, unamused.
“You Died, But When Celebi Time Traveled They Supposedly Erased That Timelime, Except That Your Soul Traveled To This Astral Plane Between Dimensios. Until We Found You And Decided To Take You To Our Plane Of Existence In Our Universe. I Belived Having Shown That Your Original Is Still Alive Could Have Calmed You Down And Take Our Proposition.. If You Want...” - said Uxie
That's... That's an honest good offer. Also, it's true. I'm still me but... Not me... It's like the Loki series in which he's a variant from the original Loki and it's taken by the TVA...
"This is too good to be true, isn't it?" - I asked to Uxie, what remained whit their eyes closed - "You didnt do this out of kidness.. There's something you need from me?"
The Lake Trio standed up straight - “That's Right” - said Uxie - “I'm Afraid You Wouldn't Be Brought Back With Pure Intentions, And Your New Life Wouldn't Be Easier As Well. I Sense You Are Expecting Answers And We Shall Give Them To You, After All You're Our Only Hope, Since We Won't Be So Lucky In The Unlikely Case We Found Another Soul Wandering In This Realm”
The three red gems glowed at the same time, transforming the dark void into a giant proyector. The scenario changed to what seems to be a rusty tower.
I took a few steps before my foot passed thorough something. I looked down and I found a head, a stone head that probably belonged to a statue. It's the face of a boy, it had long hair to his shoulders. But instead of having a stoic face like most of statues he seems to have being caught in motion. I looked forward only to found more broken statues. These statues looked like teenagers, two girls and two boys. One of the boys doesn't have the shirt on, shocked face like the rest of them, has his inferior half ripped apart and is holding a girl, which statue is missing her righ leg and the left arm. That specifically, is a very familiar scene.
I know this scene
I know these people
These aren't statues — These are–
The scene changes again, this time it's a castle. Said castle is completly covered in ice. Before I can wonder what the Lake Trio is going to show me, I found myself looking at a face I can recognize, an this person is truly a son of a bitch.
Ghenthis, the villain from Black and White, and their sequels, is laughing like the mad-man it is. It's comanding Kyurem, no, not Kyurem, the fusion of Kyurem and Reshiram, while not so far I can see the motive of his laughter. Trapped in ice, there are the bodies of his son, N, and the protagonists of the games, Nate and Rosa. Not so far, also trapped in a block of ice, are the Sword Trio with Keldeo, the Trio seeming to have tried to shield their apprentice from the attacks, not being strong enough.
The scenario changes, and i can't be mentally prepared to see May — not May, May never wore blue — holding and crying over a boy, his eyes are still open and blurry, he has a scar on the side of his forehead. It's only a small fragment of the giant fight behind her, this time the actual Kyogre, in his Primal Form, has a giant bite mark on his yugular and bleeding some kind of glowing purple ooze, while Groudon also in his Primal Form has his mouth drippling what seems to be Kyroge's blood, vapor surounds him, producing enough heat to keep the gigantic waves to wash him over, but it's a battle that will lost eventually if Kyroge doesn't fall first. And there's no Rayquaza around to stop them.
The scenarios have stopped and i'm again facing the Lake Trio. My mind can't actually belive it. I knew this people. And they died. They fucking died before my eyes.
I.... I think i need to take a seat...
“We find Out About This Thanks To Celebi... Well, Our World's Celebi. Right Now Cyrus Is On His Way To Capture Our Physical Bodies And Take Control Over Dialga And Palkia, Trying To Create His "Perrfect World" But Only Will Result On This One Being Destroyed... Celebi's Time Travel Will Be Nothing Compared To Dialga”
"And Arceus wouldn't do anything?"
“That's The Main Problem. While Exists Diferent Universes, Also Exists Multiple Versions Of My Brothers And I, As Alternative Versions Of Legendary Pokémon Like Ho-oh, Solgaleo, Rayquaza, And Even Necrozma, But There's Only Exists One Version Of Dialga, Palkia, Giratina And Arceus Itself. While Father Of All Take Breaks From His Work, He Is The One That Gave Birth To Different Worlds, And Right Now The Birth Of A New World Is Taking Plac . .. We're On Our Own"
I stayed silent during what seemed to be hours but we're probably less in real life. Taking a deep breath, i made my choice
"How can I help?"
Uxie seemed surprised, even with his eyes closed - “Are You Sure You Want To Walk This road? There Will Be Inmese Difficulties, You May Die Trying...”
"Well, I'm already dead, so yes, why not? Besides I have nothing to lose. I'm not even... Me, I'm just some damn variant that could have been lost in this void, and you will give me another chance. And my family in my Universe is safe, and that's all that matters me. And they'll be fine, I'm with them after all!" - I finished, smilling all the way
The only thing I could miss from my Universe would be the people. My parents mainly. But I was with them so... I'm just overreacting. Of course they'll be fine without me.
The Lake Trio looked between them, before floated back a few feet, and uttered in unison
“Very Well”
Before they did anything else, Uxie hovered forward so that he was about a foot from my face. His long motionless eyes twitched.
“I Have One Last Offer For You. You See, I Have The Power To Erase Minds. In One moment, Your Memories Can Be Wiped Away. I Won't Erase Them Completly, Just Memories That Could Hold You Back, Like Your Family, Only Leaving The Events To Come In The Future. If You Accept, You Will Live Like A True Kid, But Your Old Life Will Be Gone For Good. All If I Just Open My Eyes. What Do You Say?” - Their voice was sly, one that I was not sure if I could trust
Forgetting my parents? - "I think...." - I mean... It's not like I'll be able to meet them again. And the memories only bring pain - "You know what. Do it. Erase my memories. I have no use for them. "
Uxie joined his siblings, and murmured - “As You Wish”
Once again in unison, the Lake Trio speak - “Farwell”
Their images faded away, and I was left in the dark. Just as I considered calling out, a welcoming light shine before me. I extended a curious hand, and the light consumed me.
Giovanni was a lot of things depending who you asked
A Gym Leader
A Ground Type Specialist
A lovable husband
An absent son
But for the most part of his subordinates, Giovanni was one thing
Heir of the Team Rocket
You know, just the typical criminal band that comerced Pokemon in illegal ways
But Team Rocket wasn't just that
Let's go back in time, a few years, more like a couple of decades ago
Rockette Sinclair looked like any typical woman from suburbs. Beautiful. Elegant. Waved to her neighbors when they passed in front of her house. Was a loving wife and a caring mother. Giovanni memories of those days were like one of those old movies in black and white. The way his mother used to tend his wounds when he came back home after some kids from school dragged him over the floor and left with blooded scratches. The image would burn from his mind and now replaced for Madame Rocket, allmighty and unbothered in her throne, face obscured by the shadows.
There was an unspoken rule in this kind of work. One that had all of his respect. If you can cheat the person that sleeps next to you, then you didn't deserve anyone's trust. That's how his mother took his father's position so easily.
His father was nothing more than a goon in the organization when his mother took his place. A woman in that kind of environment with a child wouldn't look too threatening. At first. But when the men started to die like Rattatas, no matter how skilled that person was while training Pokemon. His mother had found the humanity's Achiles Talon and abused of it.
The bonds between humans and Pokemon make the human weak
Humans grow too dependable on Pokemon, she'd said
His mother's point was proved when he enlisted to the war, like everyone from his group of age.
Memories he wasn't proud of.
The war between Kanto-Jotho and Unova and their colonies lasted less than a decade but left deep scars. There was no true winner in this battle.
After coming back from the war, the Team Rocket took strength, feeding the lack of men in the country and the ashes of the war. Like birds of prey. Disgusting, but efficient.
War can do things to a person
Sometimes, it was like Giovanni had left the remainings of his heart in that battlefield across the sea.
Until one day, when was his time to check what had Ariana so busy that he found himself in that little town forgotten by Arceus.
Pallet Town was... Ridiculous...
How could these people live in such a sedentary life completely ignoring what was going on in the outside world?
He stopped in front of the direction that indicated Ariana's house
He was... I'm expecting more when taking Ariana's salary in consideration...
A loud crash startled his trained senses of fight and run, his hand already having his Breedill's ball ready to stung the intruder. But when he peeked to the source of the noise instead of an enemy, he found the most clumsiest, full of dirt with messy hair he'd seen in his life.
A familiar face from the past.
From when he was still stupid and young and had decided to run away from home to try to have a piece of the world for himself.
"Delia?"
"Boss, the meeting shall be starting in a few minutes, Sir" - called one of his subordinates, whisking away the memories, the warm of Delia's background was replaced by the cold office.
Giovanni blinked, noticing he had been playing with his ring the whole time. One quick look to the ring before standing up.
"You may retire," - he said, dismissing the grunt who gave a respectful bow before getting out of his office
Persian nuzzled his head against his hands, and Giovanni let out a sigh of relief before scratching behind Persian's chin, getting a purr from the feline. Giovanni gave another stroke before standing up, Persian was annoyed by the lack of attention, but didn't complain when he was put to rest inside his Pokeball.
The meeting room wasn't the big deal, not much different to a corporative, just... Illegal..
There was a large meeting table with ten chairs, Giovanni took a seat at the end of the table, finally giving a look to the other people in the room.
Ariana and Petrel were the closest people to his seat, both sitting with stoic faces and keeping their postures straight. Proton was slaking in his seat in front of an annoyed Archer. They were the men he had under his charge. Now, the other two are on the other end of the table. Two complete opposites. A woman with magenta hair and the resting face bitch in front of her. Miyamoto and Arlo were two of his mother most loyal and compelling executives, among a few more, but at least these were the tolerable ones.
"Shall we begin?" - asked Giovanni, looking at the people in the table, not really expecting someone to answer - "Good, let's start. "
Now the table changes, the brown color revealing being a facade and wiping in pixilated images, pixel spurts, and holographic constructions start to take form. A world map appeared. Kanto-Jotho, Unova, and Kalos were highlighted in red. Giovanni's brows twitched at the memories. Not. Now.
"As we stated in our last meeting" - Giovanni gave the word to Archer - "It's been 5 years since the sign of the peace treaty put end of the Kanto-Unova conflict. As consequence, Jhoto separated from Kanto, and with that the region lost the 47% of the economic advantage. The crime rates have been rising since then and within it the men in our ranks as well. Speaking of it, we wouldn't be doing better... But"
The world map disappeared, only leaving Kalos and Unova.
"Yes, Unova's economy is actually decreasing and they're taking their sweet time to recover. But they had started to require help, economically speaking" - the map nade zoom on the French region
"What has to do Kalos with all of this?" - interrupted Proton, to Archer disgust
"I was getting to the point" - started Proton, eyebrow twitching at Proton's antics - "As we well know, in the past and in previous years Kalos had tried to put their hands on our territory. Now while it maintained a neutral stance, it's in a more advantageous position than we've been. Of the previous Elite Four only has left that old hag of Agatha and old Samuel Oak quited after the war ended. In other words, ladies and gentlemen, we're vulnerable to possible attacks. Vulnerable and alone"
"There's a chance that Kalos could take advantage of our position?" - asked Ariana, stealing glances around the room
"There's always the chance we get attacked. It's a matter of when and if we'll be ready"
"So now we're playing heroes?" - mocked Arlo, and yes, definitely teasing - "We're supposed to stop this hypothetical invasion?"
"It's our territory, no matter how, it's ours" - interrupted Giovanni, slightly pleased by the scrunch on Arlo's face, his eyes narrowing through his glasses - "Keep going Archer"
"As I was saying, we're in a vulnerable state and we're on our own. We can't afford weaknesses. We need to find a way to get the upper hand on this before it's too late"
It's sadly true. Forty years prior the last attempt of taking Kantonian territory ws made by the kalosian army. They were defeated thanks to the champion of back then, but now they're weakened. Kanto's Elite Four was being reconstructed and all the experienced Gym leaders were men under his command, including himself. What should they do? Koga and Surge had control of the main ports in Kanto, Blaine didn't count since Cinnabar was most of a touristic trap than anything else. But tourists generally carried with them exotic Pokemon. Maybe they could expand themselves to the traffic of Pokemon to other regions. Celadon seemed like a nice place to start a base.
"It's time to expand is to other regions" - declared Archer
"Woah, easy dude" - interrupted Petrel - "You're taking things too fast. We still have reached the capacity to start taking territories. If we start going around like these, " - he pulled the shirt of his suit - "people is going to rise suspicions. "
"We can afford the risk" - bite back Archer, then looked at Giovanni - "If you'll allow me to demonstrate boss"
Giovanni wanted to light up a cigarette and drink his stress away because Archer always made his blood pressure rise on levels Proton would never reach.
"Go on," - he said, wanted to just said 'Get to the fucking point'.
Archer just returned to the world map, this time the map zooming to the screwed up region of Orre. Orre was like a damn graveyard, in the sense they didn't exist a sole wild Pokemon since the Great War. Why Archer was so interested in this wasteland?
"Oh, I see where this is going," - snorted Arlo, not bothering to hide the smile on his face
Archer just shrugged him off and kept going - "I've come with a business proposition."
The holographic screen changed to show a Pocheena in screen, would have looked like any from their species, except this one was albino looking and had pitch black eyes.
"This is what their creators name a shadow Pokemon. Our possible commercial partners had successfully mutated regular Pokemon in a new kind of artificial type, " - explained Archer, slightly proud at the amused looks he was getting, especially the wide open jaw from Proton - "This new type doesn't possess any type disvantage to the moment, and it's extremely effective against all types, the updated Pokemon had shown a new level of obedience, they only live to the combat. Besides, most of the moves the Pokemon had learned will turn into 'Shadow' type moves. And this is only one of the beta versions. This still can be improved "
"Okey, this sounds way too good to be truth," - complained Proton
"It's good. Who are the people you said... Made those...?" - asked quietly Giovanni
"Cipher Corporation "
"I know them" - speaked up Ariana - "Though Proton's right, it's almost too good"
"Because it is" - interrupted Arlo, happily to annoy Archer - "A few minor details, like the Shadow Pokemon are extremely violent, some of them had actually managed to kill a few of the scientists" - he said with a smirk at the rest of Rocket executives distrustful looks - "Besides that, the Pokemon can't learn new moves, as it lost the capacities of evolve or improve their strengths. But well, it's still an excellent deal, after all. "
Arlo smiled, as discord was flourishing in Giovanni's ranks. Perfect, just like Madame would like.
"You said this little project of them was still in probation, right?" - interrupted Giovanni, shutting the voices in the room
Archer could breathe, feeling relieved - "Exactly, Boss. They're still open for improvement. I'll be glad to pass your concerns about this little project of them"
"Don't bother" - interrupted Giovanni, for Archer's distress and wide open mouth - "We're not going to waste resources in this research, for the moment. If they show improvement, they have our support. Until then, we won't waste a cent on them. "
There was a silence in the table for a couple of seconds before Archer shoulder went down and looked defeated - "You know the best, Sir. "
The ring of a phone moved the attention of everyone in the room to the source of the sound. Giovanni shrieked in embarrassment before standing up and fake coughing.
"I'll be right back," - he said before getting out of the room and getting his phone, only to see it was a call from the school. Doubting, he responded - "Yes?"
A squeaky that couldn't be heard by anyone that wasn't Giovanni came from the phone, making Giovanni turned pale - "Yes. Understood. I'll be on my way. " - he said about to hang up - "Thanks for informing me. "
After the phone call ended, Giovanni passed a hand over his face with frustration. He returned to the meeting room, but instead of sitting back, he recovered his stuff.
"Something came up, so I need to leave. I'm ending this meeting for the moment. " - he said before storming out of the room
No one tried to stop the gym leader from leaving. Most of them just accepting it was one of Giovanni's family emergencies. Arlo just scrunched his nose with disgust but shrugged off the carpet.
Giovanni looked incredulous as the nurses didn't let him into the labor room. HIM!! JUST BECAUSE HE WAS LATE A FEW MINUTES!! DELIA NEEDED HIM!
"We're sorry Leader Giovanni" - said one of the nurses, without guilt on her tone - "But we're afraid your disrupting your wife, please remain calm and let the profesionals handle it" - said the same nurse before shutting the doors in his face
Not far beyond him, stood Ariadna in casual clothes, he slowly turned around when he noticed from his pherisferic view a cup full with a dark liquid. Ariadna's lips made contact with the glass and left a mark of her red lipstick.
"Did you sneak wine to your nephews birth??" - he said incredulously
"Oh please, don't act surprised. I wonder how people here can work while being sober" - Ariadna take another sip of the cup, then catched Giovanni staring blankly at her - "Don't beg me, I'm not gonna share. "
"I wasn't going to ask for that" - Giovanni turned around, crossed arms and gripping his own elbows when another scream could be heard from inside the labor room
Ariadna noticed the small twitch on Giovanni's face and sighed - "Hey, Romeo" - she called out for him, waiting for her boss to turn around - "Delia's strong and more resilent than a Tauros, she'll be fine. "
"I know that" - said Giovanni while sitting outside the labor room, inhaled sharply, the screams of Delia's pain came muffled, knuckles becoming white of his grip
Not much after, a baby's cry could be heard, Giovanni's head snapped and stand, rushing through the door, only to a nurse block his way, coming out of the door and blocking the door.
"What's the meaning of this, is Delia okay?" - asked Giovanni looking over the glass
"Miss Ketchum is still in labor I'm afraid" - said the nurse, holding Giovanni back with surprising strength - "Apparently, his brother was blocking his silbing on the scan. But congratulations Leader Giovanni, you're having twins..."
"..... Twins?" - muttered Giovanni with an empty look... TWINS? Screamed his mind.. How...? HOW!? Like NOW!? HERE!?
"I CAN SEE THE HEAD!" - annuncied one of the nurses from the inside
Giovanni could only look into the void while thousands of thoughts of faceless fusions of him and Delia running inside the Gym, and they being crushed, pinched of poisoned in ways wasn't logically possible.
"Hey" - Ariadna's voice snapped him from his thoughts - "Look over there. Seems like it's a girl. "
Giovanni followed the direction Ariadna was pointing and his eyes softened at the sight of a baby in a pink towel being handed to Delia
They standed in a awkard silence until one of the nurses opened the door - "Mister Ketchum, you may pass"
Giovanni closed his eyes, inhaling and openign his eyes, one of the nurses guided him to put his arms in certain position, only to a baby in a blue clothing being handed to him. Giovanni frozed, the pink baby with barely something of red hair in the top of his head. Oh, he was just like his aunt.
"Dear" - Giovanni lifted his gaze, Delia smiling at him while holding at his little girl - "I see you already meet Silver" - said Delia, looking tired but still smiling
Giovanni take a seat next to his wife, the baby in her arms having a small puff of dark hair in the top of the head. Giovanni looked as his little girl, gazing at the boy in his arms. He actually help to make these... Tiny beings?
"You want to swap?" - asked Delia smiling at him
"Not so sure...." - said Giovanni, worried... What if his hands slipped? What if he dropped both? What they got hurt because of him and—
"Darling" - Delia's voice come softly as she put a hand in his hand, directing his gaze to her - "It's okay...."
The girl was placed in his arms, he was holding her head with a steel grip, afraid of letting her go... What if—
"You know how are things in Pallet Town" - said Delia. Ah, that horrendous tradition of naming their kids after a color... Don't tell me Delia was actually thinking— - "And since you already decided Silver's name since before he was born" - Oh for Arceus's sake.. Delia! - "I was thinking of naming her Rainbow... What do you think dear?" - asked Delia, looking at him with puppy eyes
A terrible, terrible idea - "I think.. That our daugther is not a Pokemon Delia..."
"Gio!"
Well... Existed worst names out there.... Like Green - "We could agree that as a middle name... Just in case?"
"Okay, mister seriousness, what are you thinking?" - said Delia with an offended look
Damn, his mother was right, he was weak - "Ash... Hmmm... Asher...?"
"I tought you said our daugther wasn't a Pokemon"
"And that's why you never will see me nicknaming my team" - said Giovanni darkly
"Asher... Asher sounds good..."
"Asher Ketchum sounds good"
"Silver Ketchum also sounds good"
Giovanni smiled at his wife, standing from his seat and kissing her on the top of her head.. - "I love you..." - muttered against her hair
"Love you too" - responded Delia, smiling back
What the fuck was that about!? Screamed said reincarnator on her mind What the fuck Lake Trio!? WHY THE PROTAGONIST!?