Akito and the Spell of the Unknown

chapter 21

As soon as the Ketchums and Fudo's got to the house, Delia and Satoshi began to start getting dinner ready. Pikachu hopped down from Ash's shoulder and rested on the couch.

"So, Molly is your cousin?" Akito asked Emi and Ash.

"Her mother is Dad's sister." Emi explained.

"Cool." Akito said.

"So, where has she been?" Estelle asked.

"Um..." Ash looked curious himself. "Hey, Dad? Dad!"

"Yes, Ash?" Satoshi called from the kitchen.

"Do you know where Molly's mom has been?" Ash called back.

"Oh, well, she's been away on work for a while now, but she will be returning soon." Satoshi told him.

"Thanks, Dad!" Ash called back.

"Of course!" Satoshi called again.

"I really miss her," Emi said softly. "She was always so kind, warm, and gentle... She always listened to Molly's stories, dreams, and wishes."

"She sounds like a wonderful woman/mother." Estelle smiled.

"I bet you would make a nice one too," Emi said to her, gently poking the tip of her nose to tickle it. "You're so good with Teddyursa, even before he was hatched."

"Thanks, Emi." Estelle smiled.

Emi smiled back. "I wonder if I should be a Pokemon nurse?" she then wondered out loud, remembering when she found out her destiny as a Pokemon healer.

"Maybe someday." Akito smiled fondly to her.

Delia answered the phone while cooking. "Sure, just a sec," she said, then lowered the phone. "Akito, Estelle, Vincent, phone for you!" she then called to the Fudo siblings.

"Coming!" The Fudo siblings called out before going over to the phone.

Delia handed them the phone and put it on speaker so they could all talk to whoever was on the phone and she went back to cooking with Satoshi.

"Hello?" the Fudo siblings asked together.

'Hi, kids!' Mo happily greeted. 'I haven't heard from you in a while, I was a little worried, but I saw on my computer that there was this weird unknown case in Greenfield. Are you all okay?'

"Yeah, Mom, we're okay." Estelle smiled.

"Just had a crazy adventure with the others." Akito added.

"We'll tell you all about it." Vincent smiled back.

'Well, I hope it didn't get in the way of your visit with Ash and Emi,' Mo said softly. 'At least you were all together though.'

"Yeah, and we got to battle with our Pokemon against others we hadn't seen before!" Vincent beamed.

"Yep, oh, and Professor Oak gave us each Pokeballs and each one of us a Pokedex." Estelle smiled.

'That was nice of him,' Mo smiled. 'Did you remember to say thank you?'

"Yes, Mom." the Fudo siblings reassured her.

'Good,' Mo was glad that the kids remembered their manners. 'At least you all got to go out and have fun, I was just here doing housework while Angel and Scamp slept most of the day.'

"That's good to know and what about Dad and Patch?" Akito asked.

'Your father's been in his office here and there, but we've spent more alone time together,' Mo hid a giggle, not exactly telling them what she meant by that, but still... 'Patch came back from a mission not too long ago, but since you kids weren't here after he told us, he went to see Colette. That reminds me, we should plan a visit to my parents sometime.'