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Pokémon Journeys: Butterfly Power: Pokémon Journeys: Butterfly Power (Prologue Part 1)

by CheerfulSteekip

CheerfulSteekip How (most of) the older kids met leads to a special kind of development...?
Fated Meeting

(A/N: One; Nanette was 2-years old, so she doesn't appear until the end of part 3; Two; Bianca and Cheren attended the Summer Camp in Kanto in this canon, and if this doesn't work for you, let me know what you think really happened when Ash met Serena; and Three; the day was July 15, 2006; Four, I'll publish Butterfly Power here 'cause why not.)

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It's a sunny day in Pallet Town and it's the perfect time for a summer camp to take place. This is an event that helps many children learn about basic things that will help them on their Pokémon journey. Everyone was eager to take part in a scavenger hunt, not knowing the unexpected consequences that will follow.

There were some kids who were to face the unexpected discovery. They were kind-hearted but stubborn Ash Ketchum, aqua-teal girl Marina Daisy, energetic Goh, friendly Chloe Cerise, flighty Bianca Florence, calm Cheren Lawrence, cheerful Glorysia Melody, and shy Serena Yvonne. They were the first to receive the baskets. Only the honey-haired and blue-eyed girl was not confident on winning, as she had never been in a camp before. Eventually, the quest began and everyone went into the forest.


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It passed about thirty minutes and Serena only found one item in the list. She then let out a sigh knowing that she will never complete the full list. She hoped that she could at least get through the scavenger hunt. This was the third day of the camp and she didn't even accomplish anything. There were some kids who approached and talked to her, but she barely made eye contact. She really hated being the new kid and wished that she had courage to make friends.

Suddenly, Serena heard rustling in the bush. This startles her. "Hello? Is anyone there?" she asked in confusion. There was no response. She thought it could be a guard or some kid. "Hello?" she asked again timidly. She slowly walked towards the bush and tried to take a peek. All of a sudden, a Poliwag jumped from the bush and knocked her down. She dropped her basket and her knee got hit against a tree, causing her to moan in pain.

Serena hated this. This is why she never wanted to be in the camp. Just before she could cry for help, Bianca, Marina, Chloe and Glorysia suddenly crash into the same spot as her, knocking all 4 girls out. Ash, Cheren and Goh then emerged from the bushes and appeared to be searching for something. "Oh man, where's that Poliwag?" Ash murmured. "I can't believe you lost its track fool!" Goh yelled at Cheren. "Me?! You're the one who did it! The second day in camp and you got yourself and another girl lost!" Just when a fight was about to start, Ash confronted the other boys. "All right stop it." That was all he said to them before noticing the girls.

"Hey, are you alright?"

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"My name's Ash Ketchum!" "I'm Goh!" "Name's Cheren Lawrence." "Bianca Florence!" "Glorysia Melody's happy to meet ya!" "I'm Chloe Cerise!" "Name's Marina Daisy!" "And...uh...my name is...er...Serena Gabena..."

"We haven't seen you before. Are you the new kids?" Ash asked. "No, though it feels like a yes to Serena," Glorysia replied. "I agree with Glory. My mom and I are visiting Kanto for the next three weeks, so my friend decided to tag along after getting her grandma's permission," Serena added. "Wait, so you two know each other?" Marina asked. Both girls nodded. Just then Ash noticed Serena had bruises on her knee. "What happened to your knee?" Ash asked curiously. "I was knocked down by a Poliwag and my knee hit the tree." Serena said. "AND YOU'RE BLEEDING!" everyone except her yelled in surprise.

Just then, Ash took out his blue handkerchief from his pocket and covered her bruises by knotting it. Serena cringed in pain, but she bared it. She watched Ash in surprise because no other kids have really talked or helped her much as him. Once Ash was done, he stood up and began to wave his arm to the bruises by saying "Pain, pain, go away!"

That was when Bianca's right hand glowed a brilliant yellow. Ash looks at her and becomes shocked. A bit later, the hand stopped glowing. Despite how silly that sounded and looked, Serena smiled and thought it was really sweet. Serena saw a happy smile from Ash, actually starting to smile back at him. She felt slightly red on her cheek, but didn't show her face to Ash so he could not see.

"Thank you Ash," Serena said with a smile. "I'm glad I could help you. Can you stand?" Ash asked her. She began to try, but pain was too much. It forced her to sit down again. "No, I can't! It really hurts!" she cried. "Never give up until the end!" Ash said by offering his hand.

Serena stared in surprise and slowly slipped her hand into Ash. He then gave a tug and this forced Serena to stand up. This caused Serena to fall into Ash and it looked like they were in a hug. Serena stood in surprise and felt red on her cheek once again. Then Serena pulled away from Ash and stared Ash with wide eyed and opened mouth. Despite the fact of how dense Ash was, he didn't appear to notice the situation and gave her a huge smile. Marina unknowingly chucked at the sight.

"See, you stood!" Ash said, showing her a smile. "Let's get you back to the camp." He began to lead Serena to the camp by holding her hand out of the forest. Serena stared stared Ash in wide open eyes. No one has helped her this much aside from her mom. First, he tied up her bruises and now he was helping her to get back to the camp abandoning the scavenger hunt.

"So where are you guys from? Chloe, Goh and I are from Kanto." "Glory and I are from Kalos." "And the rest of us live in Unova!"

"Well that's all great. After camp is over, I'll introduce you to some of my friends. We can play together!" Ash said. "Thank you Ash. That's really nice of you," Serena said happily with a huge smile on her face. "No problem. I really love to make new friends. Oh, here is the camp. Let's get you to the nurse," Ash said to her.

Today was a special day for the kids. It started as a bad day for Serena, but in the end they managed to meet each other. Maybe coming to summer camp was a great idea after all. Little do they know, however, the 5th day would trigger something Bianca had noticed for a short time.
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