Not that he'd expected to be a father, back when he was trying to become a Pokemon Master. Years of travel, combined with adventures where danger and learning were all around him, had made it seem like the trip would never end. He'd kept going, knowing that someday, his dreams would be come reality in the future.
In the end, they had, but they'd also changed and grown. He'd gone from an energetic kid, to a realitively awkward teenager, to a grown man, and it had seemed like he'd only just left Professor Oak's lab with a surly Pikachu and a dream. Now, he had a kid of his own, and was likely to be the one to be saying 'remember to have clean underwear', just like his mother had told him.
Of course, he wouldn't surprised if he got told that he was going to be the parent of a Pokemon trainer. After all, his kid was as mad about Pokemon as he was. But then, what kid of his wouldn't be? Growing up with Pokemon all around, and a father who was totally into being a trainer when young, made it hard not to be completely involved with Pokemon. Then again, too much of something could make a child rebel, but in this case, it wasn't a problem. His child was as excited over the many different types as he had always been. Heck, he still travelled to find new things, and see all the kinds of Pokemon.
Today, however, he hadn't had to travel long. He'd merely gone out to get his kid for a meal, and that meant that he hadn't even left the town. The moment was rather nice though, as he couldn't help enjoying the sight of his progeny having a wonderful time. It actually amazed him, what with the great joy he got from being a father, from time to time that this child was his and:
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