It was a cold morning in December. Wild Pokémon were searching for shelter and storing food. Ash and his friends were trudging through the deep snow looking for some where to stay. Soon, they come to a small, wooden cabin.
"It's freezing Clemont. Can we just go in the Cabin?" Bonnie complained.
"Bonnie, you know we can't go in uninvited"
"Well, can we at least see if anyone's in there"
"We don't have any other choice, so I guess we have too"
Ash knocked on the door, but no one answered. Something catches his eye when he backs away. On the door, a small note says the words:
To whoever finds this cabin, anyone can use it, this cabin is for everyone.
They all look at each other happily before they head in. Inside the cabin there is a stone fireplace with a crackling fire and pillows and blankets. In the corner, there is a small kitchen with tables and chairs. Beside the fireplace are two bunk beds. One on the left side and one on the right. The group settles in around the fireplace warming up.
"This is much better than staying outside freezing" Serena said drinking hot cocoa.
"Christmas is coming soon, I think we should do secret Santa" Ash suggested.
"That's a great idea and we can include the Pokémon in this"
"I can't wait" Bonnie squealed.
"We can plan this out tomorrow" Ash said yawning.
"Time for bed Bonnie" Clemont ordered.
"But, I'm not tired" Bonnie pouted.
"Clemont is right and if you want, I'll let you sleep on the top bunk" Serena suggested.
Bonnie smiles and climbs the ladder to the top bunk. Ash and Clemont share one bunk bed and Serena goes in to the bottom bunk under Bonnie. They soon fall asleep in peace. Early in the morning, Serena quietly snuck out of bed and into the kitchen. She takes out Fennekins Poke ball and lets her out.
"Morning Serena" Fennekin says happily.
"Shh, we need to be quiet"
The scent of fresh gingerbread fills the air. Serena just finished topping the gingerbread cookies with candies and frosting. Ash, Clemont, and Bonnie wake up yawning.
"Something smells good" Ash said stretching.
Serena smiled at them.
"I made gingerbread cookies"
"Thanks Serena, these are delicious" Ash said trying one.
Serena had turned away just in time before she started blushing.
"Alright then, while the cookies were baking, I put everyone's name on a piece of paper but, I don't have any scissors.
Clemont flipped his glasses and took out a strange machine.
"It's time for science to open up the future! Clemontic gear on!"
The machine was cutting the paper into tiny rectangles. Everything was fine until it started going faster and faster. Eventually it exploded.
"Nice going bro" Bonnie cried.
"At least we have the paper slips"
The trainers decided to let all their Pokémon out.
"Everyone, take one paper slip and whoever you get, you need to find a gift for them. Do you all understand?"
All the Pokémon nodded their head and lined up. At the end, Ash, Serena, Clemont, and Bonnie take the last four slips. Serena looked at her slip of paper with disappointment, instead of Ash's name it was Bonnies.
What Serena didn't know was that Ash had her name.