I'm baaack! Of course I am. I didn't go anywhere.

So, I figured I would put this chapter up before I went to driving lessons. See, I really don't want to drive, and I'm pretty sure I had nightmares about the class last night XD I'm really scared. Anyway, I know people were excited for the sequel (or so they said...ha :P) so I thought I'd put it up now and maybe come home to some excited reviews ^^ I love it when my readers are all happy/super excited! It makes me happy too haha.

This chapter is a little shorter than most of the chapters that will be in this story (although it's still like 2,400 words so it's definitely not lacking) but...just thought I'd let everyone know.

So, I'm going to shut up now, and you can all begin the SEQUEL to Double Trouble!

"So, we're really going to do this again?"

Misty tilted her head at her husband's seemingly foolish question. Ash, in turn, raised an eyebrow, not really understanding Misty's silent criticism.

"Well, we don't exactly have much of a choice. I'm already pregnant."

Ash groaned slightly and put his head down, pulling at his thick raven hair.

"Why?" Misty folded her arms, "are you really miserable over this?"

"No," Ash shook his head, looking up again, "I don't want you to think that. I'm happy! I love Aiden and Michelle, and I know I'll love this baby too. But…" He trailed off, his eyes beginning to wander.

"But what, Ash?"

It had been several hours since Misty had told Ash about their new baby-to-be. It was now early the next morning, and Misty couldn't quite understand why Ash was freaking out. When she thought back to the night before, everything seemed to be so…different.

"Ash…I'm pregnant."

Misty watched his face. She was searching for some kind of emotion. Shock, anger, anything. But it appeared blank to her. He wasn't even blinking his big, adorable eyes.

"Ash?" Misty squeaked quietly.

Then, seemingly out of nowhere, the biggest grin Ash could possibly make showed up on his face. He squeezed Misty's hand even harder, staring right into her emerald eyes.

"Misty," Ash breathed, "you're really pregnant again?"

"I'm pretty sure," Misty nodded. "I mean, I haven't gone to the doctor's yet or anything but…I took tests."

"Tests?" Ash raised an eyebrow. "As in…plural?"

"I bought five," Misty blushed. "I…just wanted to make sure."

At this, Ash chuckled. "Oh Misty. That is definitely something you would do." Composing himself, he looked back at Misty and cooed softly. "I can't believe I'm going to be a Daddy again."

"Well," Misty brushed the top of his hand, "you are." Thinking a little, Misty quickly added, "So…you're not mad? Even though we said no more kids?"

"Of course I'm not mad," Ash shook his head. "Besides, just like Aiden and Michelle, this little one wasn't planned. So technically we're not breaking our word. You can't do anything about accidents."

"Surprises," Misty quickly corrected. Although neither of her pregnancies had been planned, she absolutely hated the idea of calling her children accidents or mistakes. Because they weren't. They were just…surprises.

"But, just out of curiosity," Ash was now blushing slightly, "haven't you been on birth control since after the twins were born?"

"Yes," Misty responded. She knew where this inquiry was headed.

"So…if you were on that…how did you end up pregnant?"

Turning red, Misty answered, "I…kind of forgot to take my last cycle. Because we were away on vacation and…I just forgot."

"Well, that's alright," Ash assured, his eyes twinkling. "Because we got another little baby out of it."

Lowering his voice to a whisper, Ash continued, "Do you really think we can handle three kids? I mean, we make a good amount of time for Aiden and Michelle, but we're both pretty busy. I don't want to neglect our baby."

"Is that why you sound so hesitant all of a sudden?" Misty asked sympathetically.

Ash nodded in response. "I'm not upset about the baby, Mist. My tune hasn't changed since last night. I'm still excited. I just…I want it to be loved. I'm so afraid of not spending enough time with the new baby."

"We won't neglect it," Misty hushed, a smile growing on her sweet face, "we are going to pay just as much attention to this little one as we do to Aiden and Michelle."

"But how?" Ash furrowed his brow lightly.

"Well, you're busier than I am. You have to travel a bit, I suppose. I just stay here and run the gym. I usually never have more than one or two battles a day."

"That's true."

"Besides, if I really have to, I can keep the baby nearby while I battle."

"Is that really good for such a little thing?" Ash asked incredulously.

"I'm not going to be battling with it in my arms! It's not much different than running the gym now while I'm pregnant."

"I guess…wait, what?"

Misty raised an eyebrow, confused by Ash's sudden outburst.

"What's wrong now?" She placed her hands on her hips.

"Did you just say you plan on battling while you're pregnant?" Ash asked, his mouth remaining agape when he was finished talking.

"Yeah…" Misty nodded slowly.

"No way!" Ash jumped up, his eyes searching Misty for some kind of lie.

"Ash, you can't tell me what to do," Misty responded tiredly. She was completely worn out, and in no mood to argue.

"Yes I can!" Ash wailed; panic overtaking his entire face, "I'm your husband! And I will not allow you to hurt yourself!"

"I'm not gonna hurt myself," Misty rubbed her temples.

"No, not intentionally," Ash began to pace back and forth, "but there's so many bad things that could happen on accident! You could get hit by an attack! Or your Pokémon could get hit by a powerful attack and go flying backwards! Not to mention, you're the leader of a water type gym! You could slip on a wet spot, or fall in the pool and drown!" He began to breathe in and out quite deeply, turning to Misty to see if she understood what he was saying.

"Are you finished?" Misty deadpanned. Clearly she had not.

"Misty please," Ash begged, gently grabbing her shoulders, "you can't do this. Don't you remember what happened last time?"

"No," Misty blinked innocently, "what happened?"

Sighing deeply, Ash continued sadly, "When you went to the gym the last time you were pregnant. Gyrados knocked you over. How can you not remember that?"

"I do," Misty answered quietly. The memory was not a pleasant one for her.

"Then how come when I asked you the first time, you said you didn't remember?" Ash began to sound panicked again.

"Because that was an accident," Misty stressed, "but you're treating it like it was on purpose. Gyrados would never hurt me like that if he knew what he was doing. He was confused from battle."

"I understand that. But what if that happens again? What if Gyardos becomes confused and knocks you down again? We might not be as lucky as we were last time."

"Ash, I know I'm going to be okay," Misty pressed her palms against his cheeks, "I wouldn't be doing this if I knew I was in serious danger."

"But you are," Ash frowned.

"I know you think so, but I'm going to be just fine. You have to believe me."

Ash groaned and looked away from Misty in silent thought. He didn't know what to do. He was absolutely terrified for Misty's health and the baby's safety, but she was so good at convincing him she'd be fine.

"Please Ash," she begged softly.

"Alright," Ash finally gave in, although he refused to show his jubilant wife a smile, "you can keep on battling. But you'd better be extremely careful."

"Thank you Ashy!" Misty cheered, hugging Ash so tightly he could hardly breathe.

"You're…welcome…" Ash choked out, giving Misty a gentle squeeze in return. Even if he could hug as strongly as her, he wouldn't do it for fear of crushing the baby.

"Now, here's our next problem," Misty's tone became serious as she separated from Ash.

"Ugh, why are there so many problems?" Ash's shoulders sagged, his head bowing in misery.

"It's not too bad," Misty bit her lip, "at least I hope it won't be."

"What are you talking about Mist?" Ash folded his arms.

"We need to tell Aiden and Michelle about the baby," Misty continued.

"So why are you worried about that?" Ash furrowed his brow, "that doesn't seem like it'll be so hard."

"Ash, you don't understand because you're an only child," Misty chuckled lightly, shaking her head. Ash continued to stare at her, not understanding what Misty meant by that. Sighing, she explained, "Sometimes kids don't take the news of a new sibling very well. My sisters absolutely hated the idea of having me around."

"But Aiden and Michelle aren't like that," Ash smiled comfortingly, "they're going to be so excited!"

"Just because they're typically good kids doesn't mean they won't get jealous," Misty shook her head yet again.

"But they already have each other. What's one more sibling going to hurt?"

"Exactly, they already have each other," Misty repeated, "and you know how often they fight with one another. The thought of having another kid around might drive them a little crazy."

"I bet you're wrong," Ash continued to smile boldly; "they'll love it."

"We'll see who's right after this," Misty sighed, tugging at Ash's shirt, "come along, Mr. Pokémon master."

"Wait!" Ash giggled, wrapping a strong hand around Misty's delicate wrist.

"What is it now?" Misty arched one of her slender eyebrows.

"Let's make a bet," Ash answered deviously.

"You mean on whether or not the kids will take this well?"

"Exactly."

"Why do you always have to do this?" Misty sighed, shaking her head. In return, Ash simply shrugged and chuckled quietly.

"It's more fun this way. Plus, I know I'll be right."

"Fine," Misty snarled ever so slightly, balling her fists at her sides as she took a somewhat threatening step forward. Ash recoiled slightly, but didn't make too big of a fuss. At this point, he pretty much knew he was getting on Misty's highly worn nerves. "What exactly are we betting?"

"If I win," Ash mused thoughtfully before getting a brilliant idea, "you're going to have to give me a very romantic night, if you know what I mean."

"Of course I know what you mean," Misty narrowed her eyes, "I'm not as dense as you."

"Ouch," Ash winced slightly, "harsh."

"Well, if I win, you have to go shopping with me on your day off next week," Misty countered with a smirk.

"Oh Misty, anything but that!" Ash whined, his eyes growing comically wide.

"Nope, sorry. That's what I want if I win."

"Well, you're not going to," Ash smiled proudly, "because Aiden and Michelle are going to be overjoyed by this news. I just know it!"

"Yeah, and I have a feeling they'll be absolutely miserable," Misty rolled her eyes, "so let's just find out, shall we? Because if I'm right, which I suspect I will be, we're going to have a lot of work on our hands in order to get them used to the idea."

"Let's just find out," Ash smirked, walking down the stairs. Misty bit her lip and followed silently after the confident raven haired master. The two walked right into the family room, where they found their five year old twins playing with Pikachu.

"See? They're in a good mood," Ash whispered to Misty, "this is gonna work out just fine!"

"We'll see," was Misty's only response.

"Aiden! Michelle!" Ash called sweetly. The young children looked up curiously, as did Pikachu.

"Daddy!" Michelle giggled as she jumped to her feet. She hurried over to her father and hugged his legs tightly, causing Ash to laugh lovingly.

"Pikachu, have you been having fun with Aiden and Michelle?" Misty asked the electric type kindly. He nodded excitedly, jumping atop Aiden's head.

"Did you come to play Daddy?" Michelle gazed up at Ash, her deep green eyes shimmering with glee.

"Well, no, that's not why I came down here," Ash smiled.

"Oh. Well, can we play anyway?"

"Maybe after," Ash suggested as he patted the girl's head.

"After what?" Aiden piped up.

"Well, there's something that Daddy and I would like to tell the both of you," Misty smiled weakly, switching her attention between her two young children.

"Are we goin' on vacation?" Michelle asked excitedly.

"Yeah, I wanna go back to Unova!" Aiden cheered, "I like all the Pokémon there, and Iris and Cilan too!"

"No, it's not a vacation," Ash smirked.

"Well, what is it?" Aiden tilted his head. Michelle let go of Ash's legs and climbed up onto the couch, looking ahead sweetly at her parents.

"That's a good idea Shelly," Ash used Michelle's nickname, "why don't you go sit down next to your sister, Aiden?"

"Okay," Aiden looked up at Pikachu, who was still sitting happily atop the boy's head, "let's go Pikachu."

"Pika," Pikachu squeaked. Aiden pulled himself up next to Michelle, looking back at Ash and Misty with a curious expression on his face.

"Aiden, Michelle," Misty began slowly, "there's going to be a new addition to our family."

"Did Daddy catch a new Pokémon?" Michelle asked excitedly, "Is it something really cute? Like a Skitty?"

"No, I bet its something cool," Aiden scoffed, "like Sharpedo!"

"Guys, it isn't a new Pokémon," Ash chuckled heartily. Both the children frowned slightly and looked puzzled. They really had no idea what this 'new addition' could be.

"Sweethearts," Misty smiled, kneeling down in front of the twins, "what we're trying to say is…is well…I'm going to have a baby." Aiden and Michelle's expressions didn't change.

"Aren't you two excited?" Ash grinned, "You're going to have a little brother or sister!" Suddenly, a huge smile appeared on Michelle's face, and the little red head began to clap her hands.

"I get to be a big sister!" Michelle cheered, jumping into her mother's arms. Misty giggled and returned her daughter's hug, gently rocking her back and forth.

"What about you Aiden?" Ash now turned to his son, "are you happy or what?"

"No," Aiden replied, his brow furrowing in disbelief. At that instant, a sense of shock washed over Ash and Misty.

"Why not champ?" Ash asked.

"Because I'm not," Aiden stormed, sliding off the couch, "I don't wanna' be a big brother."

"But you'll be so good at it honey!" Misty tried sweetly, "the baby is going to love you!"

"But I don't want it!" Aiden cried.

"Aiden!" Misty gasped, stunned by her son's statement.

"Pika?" Pikachu frowned sympathetically as he looked after Aiden. In turn, the young boy simply huffed and marched out of the room, hands balled into fists at his sides.

"Well," Ash broke the uncomfortable silence that had sat in the room for a while after Aiden's exit, "looks like I was half right."

Scowling, Misty punched her husband in the arm, causing him to let out a soft "ow." Now she was going to have to work to fix this.

A jealous Aiden is a funny Aiden. That's all I'm gonna say.

So, what did you think? Good start for the new story? I hope so, I'm pretty proud of it. It's going to get more action-y later on, I promise. It just has to get started first! I hope everyone is excited for this story. If it gets HALF the attention that Double Trouble got, I'll be floored. You're all awesome!

So, until next time, see you! I have to go hope my legs, which are extremely sore from 2 hours of dance class, don't give out in the car XD