Ash had just won the last of the 8 Johto League Gym Leaders!! Feeling triumphant, Ash ran to the nearest Pokemon center. They immediately had heard about Ash's defeat of the Dragon Misses, Clair, and immediately took his pokemon for healing. "You should call your mom! I'm sure she'd be happy to know, Ash," Misty exclaimed as Ash whooped for joy. "Great idea!" He ran to the phone and dialed home.

         At first, he thought he had dialed the wrong number. A man with blond hair had answered the phone and he looked vaguely familiar. "Hey, Ash! What's going on?" It was  Morty, the Ghost Gym Leader in Ecruteak City.  "Morty! What are you doing in my house?" Ash replied, acting on first instinct. "I'm your Dad, didn't Mom ever tell you?" he replied, "Hey Delia-whoa, hey watch where your going (Mimey had just hit Morty in the back with his mop)- Ash is on the phone!" Ash's mom ran into view, "Hi, honey! How are you?"

"Mom, I'm fine! Why didn't you every tell me my father was a Gym Leader?"

"I didn't tell you? Hi, Misty, Brock!"

"Hello, Mrs. Ketchum!" They both replied in unison.

"Excuse me, Mom! Don't change the subject!"

"Sorry, hon. I thought I told you before you left?"

"Well, you didn't!"

Delia looked confused. "Oh, well. Now you know!" She exclaimed, smiling. "How was your match with Clair?"

"I won! Ha ha! Typhlosion and Feraligator and Pikachu were awesome!!"

"That's great!! I must tell Proffesor Oak right away!"

Ash blushed. Mom was the grape-vine in Ketchum. She either told everything she heard or spread what was going on.

"Oh, honey! I forgot to tell you!"

Ash looked worried at this point, "Tell me what?"

"I'm going to have a baby! In a few weeks' time! It's supposed to be a girl!"

Ash's jaw dropped. "I'm not going to be an only child any more? Awesome!!" He jumped up and down!! "Woo-ee!!"

Delia was laughing too, "I'm glad your happy!"

"Happy, I'm way beyond happy! So for sure it's a girl???"

"Yeah!"

"I get to have a baby sister, I'm going to have a baby sister!" He danced around making everyone in the Pokemon Center look at him with disgust. Brock grabbed Ash's shoulder and sat him back down at his chair, "Ash, you can celebrate later!"

Nurse Joy walked over with Ash's tray of pokeballs. "They are all healed, I_" Brock ran over to her and said, "You can heal me whenever you want to! Eh…-Ouch! Misty, I'm not going to have an ear if you don't leave me alone! It's not my fault I have a weird obsession with girls!!" Misty still dragged him off and sat him down.

The phone call finally ended and Ash said bye to his Dad. Apparently, Professor Oak wanted to speak with him about something. We'll soon find out what it is… Stay Tuned. The next chapter will be up soon!