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Chapter 8: Camping it Up!

As our hero's barely making it to their one week course at the Pokémon Summer Academy, they check to see what team they are on for the week.

"Kay, I'm on the red team." Ash stated.

"Hey me too." Dawn stated.

"And me." Brock stated.

"Well it looks like I'm on the Blue Team." Conway stated from behind the group. Everyone turned around in shock that Conway was there.

"You're here too?!" Ash yelled as he turned around. Dawn then noticed Paul walking towards the board.

"Hey Paul." Dawn stated as she walked towards Paul.

"Great she's here. I was supposed to get her out of my mind for a while. But I guess that's not gonna happen." Paul thought

"So how many badges do you have?" Ash questioned.

"I don't see how that's any of your business." Paul stated as he walked away.

"Gee I feel sorry for whatever team he's on." Ash snapped.

"Well then you should feel sorry for us 'cause he's on the red team." Brock answered.

"What?!" Ash and Dawn yelled. The kids then had a basic run down on what the next week was about. The trainers then chose there Pokémon from the cardboard box. Ash then met a tomboyish young girl named Angie, and soon after their meeting they started to fight.

"You two are pathetic." Paul stated as he grabbed his pokeball from the box. He released a small Riolu that had a similar personality to Paul's. Everyone else got there Pokémon and introduced themselves. The day went on normally with some distraction from Ash and Angie, like taking a nap in class. That night, Dawn, Ash, Brock, and Angie were up past curfew playing cards.

"So Angie you haven't started on your journey?" Ash questioned.

"No I work at a Pokémon Day Care Center. It's so busy. I hardly have a free moment." Angie stated.

"I know that feeling. After I moved to Kanto, Dad became a business man and he always pushed me to be my best in my studies. All I really wanted was to go back to Sinnoh and travel with Dawn and the others." Paul thought.

"My dream is to become a top coordinator." Dawn stated answering Angie's question.

"Well I can say one thing you all dream real big." Angie stated. Angie then noticed Dawn's chocker which she had forgotten to take off. "Hey Dawn, do you sleep in that?" Dawn looked down and noticed she was still wearing her chocker.

"Oh no I don't. I guess I forgot to take it off." Dawn replied.

"So what's inside the locket?" Angie questioned.

"It's just a picture of me and a friend that moved away a long time ago." Dawn answered. She took off the choker and opened the locket. "I haven't seen him in 5 years but I know that I'll find him some day in the near future."

"What part of light out don't you understand?!" One of Professor Rowan's assistants yelled at them. Everyone scurried into bed. The next morning everyone was training for the battles.

"You three are as slow as molasses!" Angie teased as she ran up in front of Ash, Pikachu, and Raichu.

"Oh yeah! Watch!" Ash yelled as he sped up in front of Angie. Dawn and Brock were both watching them through the window.

"Now we only have to make sure that those two don't beat us." Brock joked.

"The only thing I'm thinking about is making Grimer shine like a star." Dawn stated.

"Alright Riolu use Force Palm now!" a voice from the other side of the school yelled. Dawn walked over to the other window and saw Paul outside training his Riolu. Riolu dashed towards the target and shattered it with Force Palm.

"Oh wow." Dawn stated. Paul heard Dawn and looked over in her direction.

"You spying on me." Paul stated. Dawn blushed.

"Oh please like I'd wanna spy on you!" Dawn yelled.

"Riolu quick attack let's go." Riolu dashed along the ground in circles.

"Doesn't it get dizzy? Just watching it make my head spin." Dawn stated. She walked out the door towards Paul.

"I never properly thanked you for saving me back in Veilstone." Paul stated.

"Aww come on it was nothing! I would have done it for anyone!" Dawn yelled and started to blush again.

"Riolu Iron tail now!" Paul yelled. Riolu hit the target and broke it off the stand. "Nice Job Riolu. Take a break."

"Somehow this Paul seems different from before I saved him. Is that the reason for why he's being so nice?" Dawn thought.

"Attention trainers you have 1 more hour until the battles. Use this time wisely to train." Professor Rowan stated over the intercom.

"Well I should get training. Later Paul!" Dawn yelled as she ran off. An hour later the battles began.

"Alright the first battle will be Dawn and Paul." Professor Rowan's assistant stated. Paul and Dawn walked up to the opposite sides of the battle field. "Alright begin."

"Grimer spotlight!" Dawn threw her Poké ball into the air and Grimer came out surrounded by hearts.

"Lucario stand by for battle." Paul threw his Poké ball and out came Lucario.

"I see that Riolu evolved. But I won't let that stop me! Now Grimer use Poison Gas!" Dawn yelled. Grimer shot out gas from its mouth and it surrounded Lucario.

"Lucario jump up and use Aura Sphere!" Paul yelled. Lucario jumped into the air above and shot the Aura Sphere from its hands. It hit Grimer and sent if flying.

"Grimer, are you okay?" Dawn questioned.

"Fine." Grimer replied.

"Alright use Mud Bomb!" Dawn yelled. Grimer shot the Mud Bomb and hit Lucario.

"Lucario use Dark Pulse!" Lucario shot dark energy and came straight at Grimer.

"Spin and dodge it!" Dawn yelled. "Now use Sludge!" The sludge hit Lucario but did no damage.

"You apparently didn't know that poison type attacks have no effect on steel types like Lucario. Now use Iron Tail!" Paul yelled. Lucario's tail started to glow and it came hurdling towards Grimer.

"Catch it." Dawn stated. Grimer let Lucario hit it and it trapped Lucario's tail in its muck.

"Lucario get out of their!" Paul yelled. It was no use. Lucario was stuck.

"Use Mud Bomb!" Dawn yelled. Grimer hit Lucario head on with the Mud Bomb and sent it flying.

"That's it time's up!" Rowan's assistant stated. Dawn and Paul walked up to each other.

"That was fun!" Dawn stated. Dawn and Paul shook hands and went over to the others.

"Alright now I will award points according by how much you bonded with your Pokémon over the course of the two day you spent time with it. We have 2 this session and both are from the red team and that's Dawn and Paul." Professor Rowan stated.

"Alright way to go you two!" Angie congratulated. That ended the 2nd day at the Pokemon Summer Academy.