"It's so beautiful!" Dawn gasped in awe as she and the boys stared at a lake. Brock took the time to take out a small book and look at it.

"Weird," he said. "The guidebook mentions nothing about a lake."

"What good is that thing anyway?" asked Dawn as she took it from Brock. "Who actually gives a care if the guidebook mentions about a lake. Maybe no one mentioned it so that it would remain a secret."

"Or perhaps no one even knows it's here," Ash said.

"You think?" Dawn asked.

"I'm not completely sure," Ash modestly replied, causing the other two to sigh. "But any way, I think it would be a great place to set up camp."

"I totally agree," Dawn said excitedly.

"Yeah," Brock said. "And I think we should let our pokemon out as well."

"Alright then," Ash said as he threw four red and white balls into the air. "Come on out, everybody." The poke balls stopped in midair and released flashes of light, which all turned into different creatures.

Aside from Pikachu, there was a bird with a really weird hair style on its head known as Staravia. The next one was a green, four legged pokemon with a small twig sprouting from its head known as Turtwig. The third was a monkey with fire for a tail known as Chimchar. The fourth was an otter with two tails known as Buizel.

Dawn was next to release her pokemon. They consisted of a blue penguin named Piplup, a bunny with fluff on its lower half and on both its ears named Buneary, a squirrel with spikes on its tail named Pachirisu, and a monkey with two tails named Aibipom.

Brock released his pokemon which consisted of a round, pink pokemon named Happiny, a walking tree named Sudowoodo, and a purple toad with barely any expression named Croagunk.

"Alright you guys," Ash said. "We're all camping out here by this lake for the night. So you all enjoy." The pokemon cheered in excitement as they all rushed off to enjoy their day. However, unbeknownst to the trainers and their pokemon, they were all being watched from some nearby bushes.

Eight pairs of eyes watched as they all had fun, envious that they weren't in the same situation themselves. On was a girl with long red hair that went down and curled at the end. The second was a boy with lavender hair. Both of them wore white uniforms with a red R on their shirts. Between the two was a catlike pokemon with a charm on its head. The pokemon next to the girl was a big, blue blob with a flat tail.

The boy sighed. "It sure must be fun getting to have so many adventures and just hanging out at different locations."

"Yeah," the cat pokemon said. "And I bet that food tastes good as well."

"Shut it, the both of you," the girl said.

"But Jessie," the boy whined. "Just look at the way they have fun together. Since when was the last time we had that much fun?" The girl named Jessie could only sigh.

"I guess you're right," she said. "But the problem is we can't get close enough without getting blasted off again."

"(I'm hungry,)" the blob pokemon said, causing Jessie to get angry.

"You'll get your share fair when we steal that food," Jessie said, recalling her pokemon.

"Just how do you plan on grabbing all that food?" the cat pokemon asked.

"I have an idea," Jessie said. "We wait until they're all asleep. Then we just take what we need and make off with it."

"How about we try taking that twerp's Happiny?" the cat pokemon suggested. "I mean aside from its strength, its completely harmless most of the time."

"Good plan, Meowth," the boy said. "And we could possibly take that Piplup, Buneary, and Pachirisu all our own too."

"Good thinking, James," Jessie said. "And let's grab that Turtwig and most importantly, Staravia. That way those twerps can't spot us."

"What a clever idea," James chuckled as the three went back to watching the trainers and their pokemon.

Brock was busy preparing lunch for his friends while Dawn and Ash were in the lake with most of their pokemon. The only ones who weren't were Turtwig, who was busy collecting berries, Sudowoodo, who was holding a rope that was tied to Happiny's inner tube, Croagunk, who was sitting on the edge of the lake with his feet in the water, Staravia who was perched in a tree, Chimchar who was sleeping in the warmth of the sun, and Buneary who was busily looking for flowers.

She looked out in the lake and watched as Pikachu dove below the water. Buneary sighed as a small blush came to her face.

"(He's so good looking!)" she thought as she watched him rise above the surface. She noticed Piplup sneaking up behind him while he was busy splashing Ash. Buneary watched as Pikachu's ears pricked up while he was still splashing Ash. Suddenly, Pikachu's tail smacked down, sending a spray of water right at Piplup who was surprised.

Pikachu turned around, smirking and laughing. "(You'll have to do better than that,)" he said before being tackled by Aibipom. Buneary smiled dreamily as she watched them all have a good time. She was so entranced that she didn't even notice Turtwig right next to her until he spoke.

"(Staring at Pikachu again, aren't you?)" he asked, even though he knew the answer.

"(What?)" Buneary asked, caught off guard and blushing furiously. "(Says who?)"

"(It's pretty obvious to everyone, just about,)" Turtwig replied. "(The only ones who don't know are Ash and Pikachu.)"

"(Even Buizel and Croagunk know!?)" Buneary asked surprised, blushing like mad.

"(Them too,)" Turtwig said. Buneary was so embarrassed to know this that she lifted her fluff over face. "(Aw come on. There's nothing to be embarrassed about. Love is natural. It's alright to love somebody as long as you don't go overboard.)"

"(Really?)" Buneary asked, lowering the fluff a little to show her eyes.

"(Would I lie to you?)" Turtwig asked.

"(No,)" Buneary answered, showing her face again as she groomed her fluff.

"(Look,)" Turtwig said. "(I know how much you like Pikachu. Trust me, we all do. But if you want to win his heart, you're going to have to play it right.)"

"(But how do I do that?)" Buneary asked.

"(Buneary, you're about to get a little help from the love expert,)" Turtwig said.