Phase 2: To Cheat or not to Cheat Pidgies began to sing as the early morning sun rose over the high Pallet mountains. Ash had gotten up early and was seated by the open window watching the sun rise. Ash was glad to be home, and wanted to spend as much time as possible with his mom but he had a wedding to stop. As much as he wanted his mom to be happy he didn’t want her to marry Tom for obvious reasons. Ash looked over at Misty who was fast asleep in her sleeping bag. With a heavy sigh ash turned his attention back to the rising sun. It was only 6:30 a.m. and already people in Pallet were out watering their flowers, and going for morning walks. Ash was so caught up with all this that he didn’t hear Misty creep up behind him. “Well well, This certainly is a surprise...Ash Ketchum up before noon, I better call the Pallet news paper, this is a break in history”, grinned Misty as she grabbed ashes hat from behind. Ash rolled his eyes. “What ARE you doing up this early?”, asked Misty sitting next to him. “Thinking”. “About....?” “Stuff, just stuff” “Like what Ash?” “Like, how beautiful the scenery is from here, and how I want to spend more time with my mom, and how I wish you’d stop stealing my cap”, ash said as he pulled to cap from here hands. “Oh I get it, you wish you could spend more time with your mom instead of having to stop this wedding”. “You guys don’t have to stop the wedding”, said a Voice from behind. It was Brock. “Yes we do”, said Ash. “Not exactly, you could just decide to stop being selfish and let you parents get married”, said Brock. “We are not being selfish Brock, just stay out of this because obviously your not going to help”, snarled Ash. Brock became angry. “Your right, I’m not going to help, in fact I am going to help, help keep this wedding going, I’m not going to let you ruin this”, said Brock. “What are you talking about? this goes both ways Brock, you don’t even see the problem in this!”, growled Misty. “The only problem I see is you an Ash”, Snarled Brock as he went down stairs. “I don’t want him traveling....”, Misty was cut off by Ash. “THE MAIL MANS HERE, Phase 2 BEGIN”, Ash shouted as he ran down stairs to the door. Misty followed. Ash opened the door to the mail man before he knocked. “Well hello Ash, back in town I see”, smiled Kevin, the mail man. “Yep, I:d like you to meet my girlfriend Misty an my EX- best friend Brock”< shouted Ash. “You say that like I care”, Brock shouted Back. “....Anyway, I have lots of mail for your mother”, said Kevin. “talking about my mother, why don’t you take her out tonight, as a sort of ‘Congratulations” dinner”, asked Ash with a smile on his face. “Nah, I don’t think she’d want to”, said Kevin. “OH, I know she’d love to”, smiled Misty, “I’ll ask her for you”, Misty ran into the kitchen. “Erm... well.... If she says yes then I’m up to it”, said Kevin. Meanwhile in the kitchen... “Mrs. Ketchum, Kevin, the mail man wants to know if you’d go on a congratulations date with him”, grinned Misty. “Kevin? That poor fool, well I feel the need to say yes, you say it isn’t a real date?”, asked Delia. “Not at all”, smiled Misty. “Mrs. Ketchum, there’s still a lot of planning to do, maybe you shouldn’t”, said Brock. “It’s due time Mrs. Ketchum has so single fun before her wedding”, snarled Misty . “And it’s due time you butted out of her life”, Brock snarled back. “Children, calm down, yes I’ll go with Kevin, Misty tell him to pick me up at seven”, said Delia. Misty ran out towards Ash an Kevin. “She said you can pick her up at seven”, smiled Misty. Ash couldn’t believe it, he was very much happy. “Really? wow a date with Delia”, Kevin said as he walked down the road. “I can’t believe my mom said yes”, shouted ash, happily. “I know, my dad will be furious, this is the best news yet” grinned Misty. Around 6 that night Tom came home to find Delia all prepped up. “Well well, may I ask to what I owe this pleasant surprise”, grinned Tom as he put him arms around Delia. Ash and Misty were watching at the stare case, Brock was also. “Oh Tom, you silly man”, laughed Delia, “Kevin is taking me out tonight”. “Delia... what are you talking about”, said Tom with surprise. “Kevin is taking me out on a ‘Congratulations’ date”, said Delia. “Delia, don’t do this, you already being unfaithful”, said Tom. “EXCUSE ME, we are not married yet, an its not even a real date, I’m having second thoughts about you Tommy Waterflower”, shouted Delia. “Same here, Delia Ketchum”, Tom shouted back as he grabbed his coat. “Where do you think your going, I need you to stay here with the kids”, said Delia. “Their old enough to fend for themselves, I need a drink... I need a HUGE drink”, shouted Tom as he slammed the door. Ash an Misty were overcome with happiness, but at the same time, they felt bad. “Well, I hope your happy, seems like this wedding went go on”, whispered Brock. “I can;t believe your 3 are still arguing” said Lila as she walked past them an down the stairs. “Oh, hello Lila, would you and Brock mind watching over the house, I have a date”, smiled Delia. “Tom taking you out again”, grinned Lila. “No, Kevin is”, Delia said with a smile. “Oh.... so is the wedding off?”, asked Lila. “Not sure”, said Delia as the door bell rang, “That’ll be for me, Ash honey, be good, bye everyone”, said Delia as she left. Ash an Misty jumped up happily an hugged. “We did it, we did it”, they shouted. “I can’t believe you two”, snarled Brock. “Brock, honey, don’t tell me your against Ash an Misty”, said Lila. “WHAT?!?, your on their side”, shouted Brock with surprise. “No, I’m on nobodies side, all I’m saying is, number one, you’d do the same if my dad an your mom were getting married, or at least I hope you would and number two, It’s a true sign of love when two people work together to accomplish something”, smiled Lila. “As much as I love you honey, I don’t think I’d try to sop my parents wedding”, said Brock. “Then you love for me isn’t as strong as Ashes love for Misty”, snarled Lila. “No, my love is stronger, that’s why I would carry you away to another country, an marry you there, there’s an idea, Ash, take Misty to another country”, said Brock with an evil grin. “Why?”, asked Ash. “So I never have to see your faces again”, laughed Brock. Ash snarled at his statement. “Brock, don’t act like that, that’s not the man I married”, shouted Lila. “And Ash isn’t the virgin I started traveling with”, said Brock as he burst out laughing “THAT’S NOT FUNNY”, Ash shouted as he leaped to punch Brock, Misty tried to hold him back. Lila smacked Brock and said “How would you know, you must do some spying”. This argument went on till Delia got home, as she walked through the door she couldn’t believe it, Misty was arguing with Lila an Ash with Brock, it was a mess. “Children, what’s wrong?”, shouted Delia, They stopped arguing. “Nothing”, they all said. Tom walked through the door way. “Tom honey, I am so sorry, please forgive me”, said Delia almost crying,. “I love you to much to lose you”, Delia burst into tears. “I...I guess one ‘Congratulations’ date shouldn’t ruin our happiness”, said Tom as he held her in his arms, Ash sighed. “Guess we’ll have to try again” said Ash as he, Misty, Brock an Lila walked up the stairs. “This is getting hard”, sighed Misty. “I’m still against you guys, an I assure you, they will marry”, said Brock. “Ok, everyone lets just see what happens, I don’t know if anyone cares, put i’m carrying a baby in my stomach, I can hardly walk”, said Lila. Brock turned around an helped her up the stairs. “I’ve got a plan for tomorrow”, said Misty. “What is it”, asked Ash. “I’ll tell you tomorrow”. To Be Continued.... OK, the ending was a little lame, but I think the story turned out fine, Please review!!! an don’t forget to read my other fics!!!