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"Wake up, sleepyhead!" Raichu said as she pounced on Pikachu, waking him up from his peaceful slumber. Pikachu stared at her with a shocked expression, visibly tired from last night's events. He lifted his head and verified that it wasn't a dream. Raichu just laughed at his reaction, as she plopped down in his lap.

"Pikachu" she said in a light sing-song voice. "You just made me the proudest Raichu on the planet" as she smiled happily. Even though she didn't intended Pikachu to take it very serously, the truth was that he started to think about something he just hadn't think of before.

"Raichu, tell me. What was the happiest moment in your life? please, be sincere" he said.

Raichu blinked and thought for a few moments. She couldn't think of any single moment happier than today. She wondered where did Pikachu want to go from here.

"Well, definitely, the happiest moment in my life was last night, without a doubt" she said as she gently caressed one of the asleep newborns on top of her stomach. "Why did you ask that?"

Pikachu was really surprised to hear her answer. "Well, since I knew you won the World Championship, I thought that day would be the best for you. I mean, literally hundreds of millions of independent fighters as well as trainers dread to win that contest. You're the Ultimate Champion, and the symbol of success in the world, so why won't you say that day would be your best day?"

Raichu looked down at the group of newborns on top of her. One of the newborns on her belly had her eyes shut as she slept peacefully, while another was sucking on her teats. The situation made her smile peacefully as she caressed Pikachu with her tail. "I still think that winning the World Championship was a remarkable feat, but, for me, there's no way I'd be happier than at this very same moment, nursing my newborn offspring, with my Pikachu mate by my side. I wouldn't trade it for anything, Pikachu. I love you more than anything."

Pikachu was still shocked.

"Well, now what, Pikachu?" Raichu said as she sat up and adjusted the sleeping baby on her belly. She thought about the Society, and how to approach Eevee, Espeon, Pidgeot and the others. "We must return to the orphanage to tell the others what happened. we just disappeared without telling no one!"

Pikachu sighed. She was right. He had been too busy preparing themselves for the cubs' arrival that he had not thought of that.

"All right, we will do it. How about we go today, after breakfast?" Pikachu said.

Raichu smiled as she nodded in agreement.

"Okay, let's get a move on! We have a long day ahead of us" Raichu said as she stood up and started get the cubs inside the baby cart.

They carefully covered the babies with blankets, and soon started to walk towards the orphanage. Pikachu looked at Raichu as she admired her strength. It had been just a few hours since she gave birth, and was already able to walk anywhere as if nothing happened.

"Raichu, I am truly impressed" Pikachu said in an admiring tone.

Raichu smiled softly as she glanced at him. "You have just given birth! Shouldn't you stay at home?"

"No, Pikachu. I am prepared for this, so I can do this. Wherever our little Pichu go, I will go too" she said as she looked at Pikachu with a big loving smile.

At that moment, Pikachu told her what he was thinking. "Raichu, I will never grow tired of telling you that you are the sweetest pokémon I've ever met" he said.

"It's not me, it's you, Pikachu" she said as she leaned over to give him a big kiss on the cheek.

The two hugged and began to smile as they continued their journey towards the orphanage. As Raichu was pushing the baby cart, it took a while longer than usual to reach the orphanage, but Raichu was so determined to get there, that nothing could stop her.

It was in the afternoon by the time they arrived at their destination. Nothing seemed to have changed since the last time they were here. The very same cubs were still running around, playing with each other as they eagerly prepared for having dinner. The same people were still working there, and Pikachu's group were still in the same rooms.

"Raichu, let's go talk to them!" Said Pikachu.

"Sure" Raichu replied as she began to slowly make her way to the main hall.

As the two entered the door, they were greeted by a woman who both remembered perfectly.

"Oh! Hey guys" She said. Just as she looked at them, she noticed the baby cart that Raichu was pushing. "You look like you just had a litter! Congratulations!" She said with a smile.

"Thank you, Ms. Millers" Raichu said with a smile as she was handed a bunch of rare candies. "I'm sure you'll give them very good use!"

"Oh, I will! They will certainly make them very happy in the future!" She exclaimed. Then, Pikachu noticed some vintage pictures exposed in the main hall.

"What's that?" asked Pikachu.

"Oh, those are some of the old pictures of this building when it was first built" said the woman. "You see, this place was first run by a group of scientists who decided to invest their efforts in trying to provide young Pokémon a loving home instead of researching in war with the military. They sure were very brave to do that, as those days were so different. And that's how the 'Pokémon Society' was founded".

Pikachu was shocked by this revelation. He had never heard that this place was created to help out cubs who suffered wars long, long ago.

"Today, the only surviving member of that group is Carl Welby. He created himself the charge you two are currently holding now". The woman continued.

"Yes, I have heard of him once" Raichu replied.

"Well, he rarely comes around anymore due to his very advanced age, so you haven't met him, but he has been visiting this place since its inauguration nearly ninety years ago".

Pikachu and Raichu looked at each other, looking very surprised and in awe.

"Wait, how is that possible? How can someone be that old?" said Raichu.

"Well, I don't really know, but he always says that caring for others is the most important thing in life" the woman said. "So whatever he does to be true to his ideals works for him, that's for sure. About this exposition, we prepared it because the president of Kanto himself is going to be here in a few days to award him with honors, and also would like to meet the people who are working here. You can also assist the ceremony if you like, just be sure to arrive on time".

As someone called her to go, Ms. Millers left. In that very moment, they decided to go to their rooms to remember the start of their relationship.

When they were walking towards the rooms, they saw outside the door of one of the rooms a pink-purple figure talking to another smaller brown-colored Pokémon. The two looked engaged in a conversation. But, as the Eevee cub spotted Pikachu, the brown-haired pokémon ran to him.

"HEY!!! IT'S PIKACHU AND RAICHU!!!" exclaimed the cub excitedly.

"Yes, it is" said Pikachu as he opened his arms. "I'm so glad to see you again!! And I'm glad you are both doing well!" The cub said as he began to barrel roll on the floor again.

Meanwhile, as Espeon also approached to greet them, noticed the baby cart Raichu was pushing. "CONGRATULATIONS!" said Espeon as she gave Raichu a big, fluffy hug. The orange-haired pokémon gasped.

"Oh, thanks, Espeon" Raichu said, surprised as Espeon let go of her.

"I was wondering what happened to you since you vanished for a while! So you have been doing romantic things, I see..." Espeon inquired with a mischievous look on her face, but soon smiled again at them again.

"Yes, we went to live together to start a family" said Pikachu. Espeon knew that these two were meant for each other, so she couldn't help but admire their relationship.

"Do you want to see them?" Raichu asked. Espeon nodded, so Raichu and Espeon walked inside her room and affectionately watched the Pichu cubs sleeping peacefully.

When they came out again, they saw Eevee in the corridor with a confused expression. As he was still young to understand relationships, everyone decided to just go out of the corridor and talk.

"Hey, do you know about Pidgeot and Sceptile?" asked Pikachu, as there were no trace of them left.

"They are both running errands together for the entire month" Espeon replied as she giggled. "After they had a strong discussion, Ms. Millers punished them by doing everything together. It's already been over two weeks since then".

"Oh, I see" said Pikachu with a faint smile on his face. He though that the whole situation was really fun.

"And do you plan to return here?" Espeon asked.

"Yes, I'll keep working here!" answered Pikachu. "Great! That would be great!" said Espeon with joy in her voice. Raichu looked at Pikachu in admiration. Even though he knew now that she would take care of him and his offspring for the rest of their lives, Pikachu's will to help everyone around him was so strong that he would keep working there no matter what.

After sharing a very good time with their peers, Espeon and Eevee said goodbye to the chu family, as they returned home.

As they walked towards back home, Pikachu and Raichu kept talking about all the memories they shared together. Raichu was talking with her partner and it really made her feel a lot better. Once they got home, Pikachu decided to relax and go to their room to have a nap. Raichu followed him to their room. The Pichu were also pretty sleepy, so the whole family took a quick nap.

Hours later, Pikachu started to wake up, noticing that it was later in the day, as the warm, orange sunset light shone through the window. He also noticed that Raichu had already woken up earlier as she wasn't sleeping in the room anymore, so he also decided to get up, but a weight kept him laying down.

Then, a very calming emotion came over him, as he saw his five newborns sleeping on top of him, being bathed by the cozy sunset light. Then, as he thought to himself while watching the lovely scene, he understood perfectly Carl's advice to always care for others. He had been left without anything but his loving soul. However, by being always supportive and working as hard as he could to make everyone around him happier, he was able to make his life became fulfilling and pleasant, and definitely recover his will to live to see another day.

As his family slept, he realized that all the things he could have wished for came true. He was loved by her mate to no end, and now he was the father of five beautiful living beings. For all his worrying in the past, everything was perfect now. As he shed a single tear of joy, he realized that now, finally, he was the happiest Pikachu alive.

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