Da Future

[50shadesofprotag]

Soooo in the future! Hilda managed to woo Silver and keep him for more than a week.

When Hilda's about 26 and Silver's 24, she's finally got him doing more "couple"-like things with her.




It's a good thing they're a somewhat decent age to be parents?

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[tsuntrader]

Alright. One grilled cheese with pickles, one slice of pizza, and then we all grab Casteliacones.

Does that sound good?

[shhhspoilers]

[GASP] Casteliacones! I'm ready, I'm ready!

[Barett is wordless, but his eyes are sparkling with joy...]

[tsuntrader]

[Best family.

And so they go to grab food! They can feed their Pokémon, too.

It's once they start enjoying their Casteliacones on some bench in a less busy part of Castelia that Silver really starts to get thoughtful. Training his kids already?...]

...Hey, Blue.

[shhhspoilers]

[They were both enjoying their meals and their dessert! Even though Silver was talking to Blue, Barett also looks at him.]

Yeah, daddy?

[tsuntrader]

What would you do?

...No. What will you do? What will you do when you're as big and tough as I am? [There's no doubt in his mind that she'll be that strong one day. That they'll both be that strong.]

[shhhspoilers]

...Whatever I want. I can go out and you can't be scared because I'll be strong enough and stuff.

[tsuntrader]

[...] Yeah, you're right. I can't deny that. [...But that's still years from now.]

What do you want to do? Do you know?

[shhhspoilers]

Um... I know! I'll beat the gym leaders and beat the Elite Four, just like mom!

[tsuntrader]

[...Heh.] That's a good goal. I know you can do it.

But there's something else that mom did. Something I want both of you to do.

[shhhspoilers]

[They both lean in and listen intently!]

1/2

[tsuntrader]

Your mother was known as the Hero of Unova.

Before I came to Unova, there was a big danger threatening the region. A group of people that called themselves Team Plasma wanted to make everyone release their Pokémon. [He idly pets Weavile's head for a moment before continuing.]

The leader of their group was going to use a really powerful Pokémon to do it. The Pokémon was a legend. Its name was Reshiram. It represented "Truth". It accepted the man's truth and chose him as his partner.

There was a second legendary Pokémon called Zekrom. It represented "Ideals". Your mother battled and caught him and soon enough, Zekrom accepted Hilda's ideals.

The two of them clashed. Your mother won, of course. You could say a lot of things about what she did, but the most important thing...

...Is that she protected the entire region.

[tsuntrader]

I'll protect you two. I'll protect you two and teach you to be strong so you can protect yourselves. You'll grow up soon, and when that happens, you'll make more and more of your own decisions, just like you did today. I may not always agree with those decisions, but I'll be proud of you no matter what.

But you need to remember two things.

The first is to protect others. To use your strength for good. To always try to do the right thing.

The second is to never give up. Everyone makes mistakes. There will be times when you fail. No one's perfect, but...

As long as you keep trying and put your all into it, there's nothing you can't do.

[morelikethedude]

[Blue grins and nods enthusiastically, but it's Barett that speaks up.]

You never give up either. Our family doesn't give up.

1/2

[tsuntrader]

[Our family doesn't give up.

That's what you said, wasn't it, Hilda? And... And he has to live to be sixty or older. He's not even halfway done.

...No. He doesn't want to be halfway done. He wants to be there for his kids. He wants to be with them for as long as he can be. He wants to see them happy. He wants to see them grow and go through their own trials. He wants to see them overcome their challenges and fulfill their dreams. He wants to see them be as old as his dads are.]

[tsuntrader]

You got that right.

[No matter what happens, he won't give up. Not now, not ever.]