Hello everyone! So here is today's update, and the last Thursday update. I said in the last chapter's author's note that I'm changing my update schedule to once a week, on either Saturday or Sunday, so my next update will be on one of those days. Not the upcoming weekend, the one after.

Okay, let's get on with the chapter!

Disclaimer: I do not own Pokemon in any way, shape or size!

Picnic Day

Grade Two

May (7), Drew (8), Gary (8), Ash (8), Misty (8), Paul (8)

The day promised clear skies and warm weather, and the grade two students couldn't be more thrilled. After all, how would they have managed to have a great picnic field trip if it were raining all the time?

Grade two was going to a park as a class for a picnic. The park had a large picnic area with benches, and a large lake that was known for the many Psyduck that swam in it. There were also wide, open spaces covered in grass, and trees that surrounded the entire area.

The teachers that had come along to supervise asked that all students stay in pairs at all times. This was no difficult task for May, Drew, Gary, Ash, Misty and Paul. The six of them were best friends, and since there was an even number of them, it was not hard to figure out how they should pair up. Gary and Paul made one pair, while May and Drew made another, and then finally, Ash and Misty.

They started out with outdoor activities, like the three-legged race. Everyone tied their leg with their partner's, and tried to keep themselves balanced as they made their way to the finish line.

Drew and May had perfect balance, but they weren't fast enough. They found themselves being left behind as a bunch of other pairs passed them.

"Hurry, Drew, we're gonna lose!" May urged, speeding up a bit.

"Slow down, May!" They were starting to go a bit out of rhythm now.

"Come on, Slowpoke! We can still win!"

"May, look out for the-" Drew warned her too late. May stumbled over a large rock that was in the way, and the two ended up in a heap on the ground.

"Aww man, November!" Drew complained as he got up and dusted himself.

"My name is May!"

Up ahead, a few pairs remained standing, but only two seemed to have a chance at winning. Ash and Misty's pair, as well as Gary and Paul's were ahead of everyone else. These two teams were neck in neck as they headed for the finish line.

Ash, being determined, and Misty, being athletic, were doing very well, and were the perfect team partners. However, Gary and Paul were too, and to win, Misty knew that they would have to speed up. She attempted to, but her sudden change of pace broke their rhythm, causing Ash to stumble and bring Misty down with him.

"If it had been Leaf, we wouldn't have fallen." Misty quietly grumbled. Misty had met Leaf through Ash and Gary. Since they were both about the same age, and lived in the same neighbourhood (along with Ash and Gary) they hung out often and got along really well.

Gary and Paul eventually crossed the finish line to win. Paul settled for smirking victoriously, while Gary went on a boasting spree, working hard to rub it into everyone's face, especially Ash's.

They all continued with games for a while, often dividing into teams of four or more for some of the activities. Ash and Misty got to be winners when their team won capture-the-flag. Gary bragged that the reason his team won tug-of-war was due to his amazing strength, although Paul and some other boys, like Stephan, who were on his team, were evidently stronger than him. May's team ended up doing really well in the scavenger hunt, and was the only team that managed find a bandana from the list.

The six friends sat at a bench together, joined by a couple of other classmates, while the teachers served the food. They had all enjoyed the activities (even Drew, although May's clumsiness had cost them some of the games), and were now glad they could relax and have lunch.

"That was really fun!" Ash said happily, as a teacher placed two sandwiches and some vegetables into his plate. He began eating immediately.

"Yeah," May agreed, "but I wish we could have won more."

"You're the reason we lost so many games." Drew accused, but in a playful way.

"You didn't lose every game, though." Ash pointed out, his mouth full. "You won sometimes when you were in teams."

"But I won most of the time!" Gary bragged. "Right, Paul?" Paul didn't answer because he was currently too busy drinking orange juice through a straw from his juice box.

"No, please." Misty said politely to a teacher, who was about to put some vegetables into her plate. "I don't like carrots and peppers."

"That's funny!" Gary laughed. "Because your head is like a carrot!" His reference to her orange hair resulted with him getting a hard whack on his head.

Later, the six friends were walking along the lake's shore.

"Look at all the Pokemon!" Ash pointed to the many Psyduck swimming in the water.

"They're water type." Misty noted. Water type Pokemon were her favourite, after all.

"They're Psyduck." Gary said. "My grandpa told me."

"Look!" May giggled. A Psyduck was poking its head out of the water right in front of them, staring at May.

"I think it wants your sandwich." Drew pointed at the sandwich May was holding.

"But it's my sandwich!" May whined, unwilling to share it.

"Aw, come on, May! Just give it a little piece." Ash urged.

"Okay... Here you go, then." May reluctantly handed a piece over to the yellow Pokemon. Suddenly, another popped up.

"You want one too?" It received a piece as well. But then another arrived.

Before May knew it, she was being swarmed by a flock of Psyduck. To make matters worse, her sandwich was all gone.

"I don't have anymore!" she yelled as she tried to run away, but it seemed the Pokemon didn't understand. Eventually, a teacher had to shoo them off.

"Hey, Misty." Ash pointed to something at his friend's feet. "I think that Psyduck likes you." There was one last Psyduck left outside the water, and for some reason, it was standing beside Misty.

"I don't have any food with me. So go back into the water." Misty told the Pokemon. It just stood there, holding its head as if it had a headache, staring up at her blankly. Misty started to walk away, but it began waddling after her.

"I don't have anything." Misty informed it again.

"Psy?" It tilted its head, as if to ask "Nothing?"

"Yes, now you understand." But it didn't, because it continued following.

"Go away, you dumb Psyduck!"

"Psy-yie-yie."

"I said go away!"

The Pokemon continued following her for the rest of the picnic. It wouldn't even go away when a teacher tried to scare it off.

"I thought you liked water Pokemon." Ash commented as everyone waited for the bus that would take them back to school.

"Well, I don't like dumb Psyduck that follow you around everywhere!" Misty was getting really annoyed. It was still standing beside her.

"But it's so cute!" May gushed.

"It looks like it's lost. Maybe it wants directions from you." Drew theorized.

"The lake is right there! How can it be lost?"

"Maybe it thinks you're its mom." Gary joked. "You do look just like it!" That earned him a second whack that day.

"At least I won't have to put up with it anymore." Misty sighed in relief as the bus arrived. They all got on, and May and her friends went to sit in the back seats. Soon, they were on their way.

Everyone on the bus was discussing their day, when suddenly, Paul, who had just been quietly listening to their chatter the whole time, spoke up.

"It's still following you, Misty." Misty looked at him confusedly before realizing that he was not looking at her, but out the back window. She looked too, and sure enough, a yellow blob could be seen in the distance, making its way to them.

"WHAT?!" Looked like the Psyduck was determined to follow her home.

Oh Psyduck! That funny yellow duck that would pop out of its pokeball at the most inconvenient times. Misty actually didn't catch Psyduck herself in the anime. It was following her, Ash and Brock, and then one of Misty's pokeballs fell and Psyduck just caught itself. So Misty ended up with a Pokemon she didn't really want, but learned to love. Kind of funny.

Don't forget: next update will be on either August 16th or 17th, not this upcoming weekend or Monday/Thursday.

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Bye bye for now! And have a smiling day! :)