Hey, guys! I'm back again! I'm trying to get back in the swing of things now, seeing as I seem to alternate between posting somewhat regularly and not posting for a while, so I'm trying to post a lot more regularly now. Anyway, without further or do, let's get straight to the chapter!


The minibus pulled up to the camp, Ash, Serena, Pikachu, Sycamore and his assistant clambered out, slamming the doors before standing there for a few seconds, taking in the surroundings, which consisted of trees, fields, and about five cabins that were big enough to house around four or five people.

"Well, we're here!" Sycamore exclaimed, raising his arms above his head, stretching his legs after the journey.

"This reminds me of the old days," Ash said nonchalantly, his eyes bouncing from area to area, taking everything in with a sense of ease.

"The good old days," Serena muttered before turning to Sycamore. "So, where's everyone else?"

"They'll arrive soon. I've made sure that we could get here quickly to set things up for the day," Sycamore told them. "If you don't mind, I'd like you two to help me set up, and, in return, you can choose the cabin you'll be in."

Ash nodded, signifying that he and Serena would be alright with that. "Alright, you should go and inhabit a cabin, then. Choose one, drop your stuff off, then come back out to help."

Ash and Serena nodded in unison before walking toward the cabins together. "So, which one do you want to take?" Ash asked her, watching as Serena's eyes scanned over the five cabins, all with different Pokemon on the doors. The one on the far left was Xerneas, the one next to Xerneas was Chestnaught, the one in the centre was Greninja, the one next to Greninja was Delphox, and the last one, next to Delphox and the furthest to the right was Yveltal.

Serena pointed at the one in the centre; Greninja. Ash nodded as a response. Ever since Serena moved to Kalos, he had started to research the place a little more, seeing what types of Pokemon lived there, including the starters, to which he liked Greninja the most, although each Pokemon is as good as the other as long as they're trained right. He did all this as he planned to go at some point. And here he was!

Serena led the way, opening the door before sliding her back off her back and dropping it on the floor for the time being. Ash followed, entering the room to see that it consisted of four single beds, a television, four sperate wardrobes (British for closet), and a bathroom, connected to the whole thing by a single door in the corner.

Ash put his bag down too before grabbing Serena's arm, leading her out of the cabin and back outside to Sycamore. "So, you're chosen Greninja, huh?" Sycamore asked them, to which they both nodded. "Good choice. Greninja is an incredible Pokemon."

Ash nodded before he noticed the professor's assistant hooking up a microphone to some speakers. Noticing Ash's curiosity, Sycamore spoke up. "I'll be delivering a speech to everyone before the camp officially starts. I'll also be announcing every activity here. I'll go into more detail when the time comes, though. There's no point in explaining it twice if you're going to be present to both explanations."

"Right, so what do we need to do?"

"Not much, just help my assistant set that up," Sycamore said, pointing back at the microphone before continuing. "After that, can you help clean up the cabins? I doubt there's too big of a mess, we just need to clean up whatever's there just in case."

Ash and Serena exchanged a look of surprise before nodding nonchalantly, confirming that it was alright. "Great!" Sycamore exclaimed before heading back over to the minibus, pulling a few things out before taking them through the trees to the place he and his assistant would be staying.

Ash and Serena walked over to Sycamore's assistant, exchanging a few words before the three of them set off to work, Pikachu chasing his own tail nearby for a little fun while they worked.


Two hours later, Ash and Serena had finished their tasks, heading back to the cabins for a bit while waiting for everyone attending the camp to arrive. "So, we need to unpack," Ash told Serena, who nodded, agreeing with him before grabbing her bag and taking it over to a bed, starting to unpack.

Ash grabbed his bag too, taking it over to the bed opposite Serena's before also starting to unpack.

Pulling out the few pairs of clothes he had, Ash threw them into the wardrobe before taking his toothbrush, deodorant, etcetera in the bathroom.

"Are you done?" Ash asked Serena as he came out, seeing her nod as she zipped her bag back up, dropping it on the floor next to her bed. Ash did the same, knowing that there would be a tiny possibility for them to for some reason need their bags with them, as, most likely, the rest of the day would consist of them and the other kids getting shown around the camp and being told about everything, also being instructed on what to do and what not to do while there.

Serena left the cabin, Ash following behind her only to be greeted by a few cars pulling up outside the camp, Sycamore heading over to greet the new arrivals. "Looks like we timed that perfectly," Ash muttered, seeing Serena nod in his peripheral vision.

"I guess this is where the camp truly begins," Serena said nonchalantly, grabbing Ash's arm and dragging him with her as she walked towards Sycamore and the new arrivals, eager to talk to the people she would be spending the next week with.

"Oh. Hello, Serena, Ash," Sycamore greeted the two, clearly surprised by their sudden appearance in front of them, as if they were both Abras using Teleport.

"Hey, Professor!" Serena exclaimed before turning to face the newcomers, a smile plastered on her face.

"Professor, who's the pretty girl?" A young girl asked Sycamore, pointing at Serena, who recoiled, blushing furiously.

"She's got a point," Ash said, chuckling lightly, causing Serena to blush more, staring at Ash with a shocked look on her face, almost as if she was begging Ash to not say any more.

"Serena," Sycamore said, answering the girl's question.

A younger boy tapped Serena on the leg, getting her attention before pointing at Ash. "Is that your boyfriend?"

"No!" Ash and Serena exclaimed in unison, both of them donning massive blushes on their faces due to the idea of them being together, yet they both had mental smiles on their faces at the idea as well.

The kids laughed at Ash and Serena's awkwardness, knowing that it was a good idea to stop, heading off with Sycamore as he showed them the rest of the camp.

Ash sighed, looking over at Serena who was steadily recovering from the embarrassment, a hand on her chest as she took a few deep breaths. "It was your idea to come over here and introduce ourselves," Ash told her, causing Serena to look at him, confused. "Look what happened!"

"I didn't know that they seem to be romance-crazed kids!" Serena exclaimed, defending herself, causing Ash to laugh lightly.

"It doesn't matter."

"Yeah, it doesn't."

"We can forget about this, right?"

"Yeah, but it wasn't that bad of an idea."

Ash paused, shocked at what Serena just said. He looked her in the eyes, but he could tell she wasn't joking. "Don't be silly," Ash said, turning and heading back to Sycamore.


Another chapter is done! And it came with a bit of a strange ending. I don't know why, but that's what I want. 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!