Hey, guys! I'm back again with another chapter! It's not long after I posted the last one. In fact, I'm writing this directly after posting the last chapter. Yes, that is the exact same thing that started off the last chapter. Anyway, let's get straight to the chapter!
"So," Sycamore started, holding up a list of names. "First off, we have the award for teamwork, and this goes to Michelle!"
The crowd applauded as a girl called Michelle stood up, smiling widely before gratefully accepting the award, shaking Sycamore's hand and going to sit back down, admiring the award resting in her hands.
"Next, we have the award for best Pokémon battle, and, of course, we had to decide who earns this when we did the battling activities. But, anyway, this goes to David!"
David headed up and accepting the award, like Michelle, he was smiling as he shook Sycamore's hand before heading back to sit down.
The same thing followed for a while, a few more awards were given out before...
"The award for most athletic goes to Ash!"
Ash stood up, honestly, he wasn't surprised. He was the only one to complete every single obstacle course and, not only that, he was the only camper to even attempt the last one!
"Well done, Ash," Sycamore said as Ash approached, grabbing Ash's hand and shaking it while patting him on the shoulder, handing him the award medal when he let go.
Ash headed back to sit down next to Clemont, Bonnie and Serena, who congratulated him despite, like Ash, not being surprised at all.
"Now, the award for most useful camper goes to Serena!"
Taken aback a little, Serena stood up and headed over to the front, shaking Sycamore's hand before accepting the award. "Why am I getting this?" She asked Sycamore when she took the medal.
"Without you, I highly doubt that we would've been able to see everyone race on a Rhyhorn, or even learn how to ride one! You made the process so much faster!" Sycamore explained, Serena agreeing with him as it was very true.
Serena nodded at him before heading to sit down again with her friends, a smile etched on her face the whole time.
The award ceremony finished half an hour later, with at least half of the campers holding awards. At that moment, everyone was waiting while Sycamore and his assistant set up the camera for the photo.
Serena sighed, shaking Ash's arm to get his attention, which he gave her immediately. "Yeah?" Ash asked, wondering what she wanted.
"I just can't believe that our time together is almost over!" Serena exclaimed, donning a sad look on her face.
Ash smiled a little before placing his hand on her shoulder in a comforting manner. "Don't worry, Serena. We've got another hour here, maybe a little less than that. Then, after that, we have the rest of today, and I'll be heading back to Kanto in the morning, and in a month or so, I'll be back for our journey!"
Serena smiled, realising that Ash was right. "Yeah, we have some time," Serena muttered, placing her hand on top of Ash's hand which rested on her shoulder, smiling at him.
The two of them paid no attention to the few campers who were whispering to each other while watching Ash and Serena having their little moment, but everything was short-lived as Sycamore came over to announce that everything was set up.
All of the campers followed Sycamore over to the camera, ready to take the picture; the last activity of the Summer camp.
"Okay, so I'd like the tallest at the back and the shortest at the front," Sycamore told everyone. "Pretty much, if you're shorter than everyone at the back then you go in front of them, and if you're taller than everyone in the front, go behind them. Just make sure that the camera can see your face!"
Everyone arranged themselves in order, making sure that they weren't blocking the person behind them as they posed. Everyone who had earned an award had it held up next to their face to show the camera that they are great at something.
"Okay, I've set the camera up with a timer of ten seconds, so as soon as I press the button, I'm going to sprint around you all in order to get to the back, so be prepared to catch me if I fall!" Sycamore told everyone, causing some people to laugh.
Sycamore pressed the button to take the picture before sprinting over to the back of the crowd, luckily not falling over. He pulled a pose and a few seconds later the picture was taken.
"Okay, there we go!" Sycamore exclaimed, leaving his position at the back and heading over to the camera and turning it off, taking the SD card out of it. "I'm going to print off forty copies of that picture and frame them all. You'll all be given one in about half an hour, so, until then, go and relax. Say farewell to your peers as the camp ends in forty minutes."
Everyone dispersed from their positions and headed back to their cabins to relax a little and make sure they had packed everything.
"So," Ash started, looking over at Serena, Clemont and Bonnie as the four of them made their way back to the cabin. "I guess this is going to be the last time we see each other for a little while."
"Or forever," Serena added with a sad tone, looking at both Clemont and Bonnie with tears in her eyes.
"We'll meet again!" Clemont said, reassuring both Ash and Serena, maybe even himself.
"Yeah! And I'll make sure it won't be too long before we do!" Bonnie exclaimed, smiling despite the situation.
"That will be nice," Ash muttered, nodding at the two of them before they all entered the cabin to relax a little.
"May everyone come here? The camp is over! Gather your things and come outside!"
Those were Sycamore's words, alerting everyone that time was up.
Ash, Serena, Clemont and Bonnie grabbed their things and headed outside, Pikachu resting on Ash's head as they, like all the other campers, headed over to where Sycamore was.
"It's been a great pleasure having you all here!" Sycamore exclaimed when they all reached him. "My assistant will hand out the pictures now, and I have phoned everyone's parents or guardians to tell them to come and pick you up!"
Sycamore's assistant started handing out all the pictures to everyone as a few cars pulled up, inside were some of the parents to the campers.
"I hope to see you all again at some point!" Sycamore finished, heading off the podium and to Ash and Serena, who were stood in the middle of a fast-moving crowd of campers heading to their parents, ready to go home.
"So," Sycamore started as he reached the two of them. "I'm going to be staying here along with my assistant to pack everything up, but we have a driver in the minibus that brought us here. She's going to take you both back to Lumiose. Is that okay?" Sycamore asked the two of them who nodded in response. "Brilliant! They should be arriving in the next few minutes, so would both of you wait here? I believe she'll most likely arrive when everyone else is gone." And with that, Sycamore headed over to aid his assistant with packing everything away, leaving both Ash and Serena standing alone, waiting for the minibus to arrive and pick them both up.
Serena sighed, grabbing Ash's hand and squeezing it a little, smiling as she watched his face go from a neutral, slightly bored look to one of shock and confusion as he looked at her, causing her to giggle a little. "Sorry," she said nonchalantly. "I just like holding your hand."
Ash smiled, chuckling a little. "Okay," he said, interlocking his fingers with hers. "Honestly, I like it too."
The two of them stood there in awkward silence for a moment before Ash got an idea. "I know!" He exclaimed out of nowhere, startling Serena a little.
"Yeah?" She asked, confused.
"How about we both go out to dinner tonight? You know a special thing before I leave again?" Ash asked Serena, causing her to blush profusely.
"Y-Yeah!" Serena exclaimed, incredibly fast. "L-Like a date?"
"Well," Ash started, trying to think of the right words. "Not like a romantic date, but more like dinner between really close friends?"
Serena nodded in understanding, slightly disappointed that Ash wasn't asking her out on a romantic where he'd possibly ask her to be his girlfriend, but she was still thrilled that they were going to go out for dinner together.
A few moments later, the minibus pulled up. The woman in the driver's seat rolled down the window, revealing an attractive, petite girl with light-pink hair reaching a little below her shoulders.
She opened the door and hopped out, showing both Ash and Serena that she was quite short, maybe five-foot and six inches? A little less than that, maybe?
"Hey," she greeted them, a slightly nervous aura surrounding her.
"Hello," both Ash and Serena replied in unison, causing the girl to giggle.
"I'm Evie, I'm going to take you back to Lumiose," she said.
"Fine by me," Ash said, winking at her, causing the girl to giggle and blush.
"Before you try anything, I have a girlfriend," she told them before smiling at them both, who were both smiling back.
"I don't think I've ever met a lesbian before," Serena whispered to Ash who laughed a little.
"What are you laughing about, Cutie?" Evie asked Ash, causing him to blush and causing Serena to feel a little jealous.
"O-Oh, Serena was just saying that she hasn't met a lesbian before," Ash explained, causing Evie to giggle.
"Don't worry, I won't bite your cute boyfriend," Evie said to Serena, winking at her when she suggested the relationship, causing both Ash and Serena to blush. "Right," she said. "Get in!"
Ash got in first with Serena following, both of them sitting next to each other.
Evie hopped into the driver's seat and started the minibus, driving away from the camp while making small talk with both Ash and Serena as they made their way back to Lumiose.
There we go! The camp is over! There will be one more chapter for this story, and then it will be over. However, I have something big to announce at the end of the next chapter; the last one. Oh, by the way, in case you're wondering why this chapter was a bit longer, it was only because I wanted some extra details in this chapter and because I wanted it to be longer in general. Anyway, leave a review with anything you want in it, as I will approve. Yes, even 'hate.' It's merely constructive criticism, so I'll be happy to hear about what I need to improve. BYE!