After freeing herself from Munchlax hug, Ashley took a towel from the bathroom and cleaned herself. Once she exited the bathroom, she and her mother heard the door opening.
“I’m home” Professor Kukui said as soon as he entered the house. And when she heard her father’s voice, Ashley rushed to the door.
“Papa” Ashley almost screamed with joy by jumping into professor Kukui’s arms.
“EHI, my little girl is back. How was your journey Ashley?” Kukui asked by hugging his daughter back.
“DAD, I’m not a little girl anymore!” Ashley said while still hugging her father.
“Sorry kiddo, but I’m afraid you’ll always be my little girl to me” Kukui responded by taking her daughter by the neck and ruffling her hairs, causing Ashley and her father to laugh.
“Ehi you two” Burnet suddenly intervened with a serious expression “I understand you are happy to see each other, but the special dinner for my daughter is ready and waiting to be consumed, so you better go and wash your hands, unless you want to send you to bed without dinner” Burnet concluded.
This caused Kukui and Ashley to stop immediately, and then with a very worried look on their faces
“I’m sorry mom, but please don’t do it” Ashley quickly said horrified.
“I’m sorry too Burnet, we will behave” Kukui said horrified as well.
Burnet serious expression quickly changed into an amused one, and she immediately started to laugh, and after a few seconds Kukui and Ashley started to laugh as well. After a little while, Burnet intervened once again “Okay you two, get yourself nice and clean so we can start our dinner”
“Yes ma’am” both Kukui and Ashley said in a military tone, and then they both went to the bathroom together while laughing. A minute later, the family of three were all sitting on the table, while all the pokemon were on the ground enjoying their pokemon food.
Noticing a few changes in his daughter pokemon team, Kukui asked Ashley to tell him all about her adventures on Ula’ula island, and so Ashley, like she did with her mother, she restarded her story telling her father all the details, about her journey, her trainings, her pokemon, her new friends and her Grand Trial. Sometime later, Ashley had finished telling his father everything about her last week.
“Wow. You had a real overheat week Ashley, and you also passed your third grand trial. I am very proud of you” Kukui said with real pride in his voice.
“Thanks dad” Ashley said with a smile on her face, but after a few seconds she put her face back on her plate and continued her dinner, while her parents watched her with great joy in their eyes.
An hour later
“Phhheewww I’m full” Ashley said with a big smile on face while massaging her inflated tummy, like a small soccerball “Thanks for the food mom. It was delicious”
“Happy to know dear.” Burnet said while getting up from her chair and approaching her daughter “And I think this little tummy here agrees with you” Burnet concluded by poking her daughter's tummy with a finger, causing both of them to laugh.
“And it’s not just her tummy Burnet” Professor Kukui said, causing Burnet and Ashley to look back at Kukui, who pointed at Ashley’s pokemon, who were all on the ground massaging their inflated tummies with a look of satisfaction on their faces. As soon as they saw that, Kukui, Burnet and Ashley started to laugh.
After that Ashley got up and started fixing her tummy in her trousers, then she started cleaning the table alongside her parents. After 10 minutes, the house was cristal clear once again. Ashley then