The first day of camp ended well in the good Professor's opinion as he watched the children turn in for the night. They were sleeping in the tents they had set up by themselves, learning the basics may have been very boring but in the long run, it would help them should they decide to become trainers in the future. He rubbed Charizard's neck as he also decided to turn in for the night after realizing he was the only one left.
The second day of the camp saw the children waking up to the chrips and calls from the Pokemon around them. Zoey swears the Dodrio could replace the alarm clock in his room as he doesn't wake till the fourth ring at least. Ritchie giggles sleepily at his friend before going out to wash up, he greeted the others who had woken up just like he and Zoey had. Ash and Gary had just returned from the bath house that was prepared for the boys separately from the girls.
Ash, "Good morning Ritchie! Clean up quickly we'll be doing a group pick today."
Ritchie woke up at that, "Group pick? What activity?"
Gary shrugged, "Not sure! We are to meet up for breakfast first which will be in twenty minutes."
Ritchie hurried to clean up and finish his morning routine before going over to the eating area. One of the volunteers, Red introduced himself before explaining the rules to them. The other volunteer Blue would make a round holding a bowl with papers on it, they were to take only one and see what was written in the paper. The kids who got A would be one group and the kids who got B would be another group. After breakfast was over all of the kids took part in the activity curious about what group they would be in.
Once they were in their respective groups Red explained, "Alright kids, the reason we did this was simple, we'll be teaching you how to make food on alternative days. Suppose today group A will make dinner then tomorrow it'll be group B's turn. Do not worry we will show you the basics first as well as safety you need to practice while handling open fire on the first day. It's from the second and third day we'll show you how to cook."
Gary, "I got group A."
Misty, "Same."
Zoey, "Me too!"
Ash, "Group B."
Duplica, "Yep."
Ritchie, "B."
Leaf and Green, "We are both in Group B."
Misty sighed, "Looks like I'm the only girl here."
Gary, "Oi! We aren't that bad."
Misty, "Of course not... Just saying I don't know the other girls."
Misty looked at the other girls in the group, and they looked too girlie for her taste and reminded her of her sisters. She didn't hate her sisters but sometimes they could be too much. Duplica gave her a sympathetic smile at that knowing full well what it was like to be different from the other girls.
Leaf, "Well it's only for dinner time right? From morning till afternoon we get to spend time together looking for Pokemon."
Green gave Misty a side hug, "My sister's right, it's just for one part of the day, not the whole day."
Misty smiled, "You are right. Thanks girls!"
Blue got everyone's attention, "Alright everyone! Now that you all know which group you are part of, remember it is group A's turn today, so group A kids do not be late. Group B your turn will be tomorrow. Now please stay close to your teachers and the assistants when you go out to watch Pokemon. Also do not under any circumstance wander off on your own. You will be grounded for the rest of the camp time if you do. Okay!"
Blue got a chorus of "Okay"s from all the kids before they cleaned up and left to see and observe the Pokemon in the wild. Blue watched them go with a smile remembering his own summer camp that he had with Red when he was younger. He walked back to Red who was talking with one of the assistants about the Pokemon they would introduce today for group B to interact with during the 'Care and Cleaning of Pokemon' activity.
Blue, "Still have not decided what Pokemon you want to introduce?"
Red turned, "Blue! Ah, actually we were thinking of introducing the Kanto starters today and tomorrow for the groups to spend time with."
Blue, "To let them get a heads up on what they are dealing with and how to handle their care, cleaning, feeding and training. That's not a bad idea."
Robert smiled, "That and if they do become trainers and pass the trainers test, they know at least the basics of what they are getting into."
Blue nodded, "Cool! I'm going to help the cooks, smell ya later."
Red snorted, "Sure!"
Robert shook his head, "You kids have interesting catchphrases nowadays."
Red shrugged before he bend down to the level of the three starters and started to explain to them the plan for the day. The young Pokemon were very excited, they had been told by their parent Pokemon and breeders that they would one day be picked by someone special. They wondered if one of the kids would be that someone for them, they understood they were still too young and it was still too early for them but still, curiosity is curiosity.
Red rubbed their heads as he smiled at their excited chatter, personally he loved all the three starters and if he could he would have a team with all three of them in it, he had no doubt they would be powerful together. Meanwhile Misty, Leaf, Green and Duplica were by the lake adjacent to the lab cooing over the water types. Miss Gina was watching over them to make sure they didn't slip into the water accidentally. Some of the trainers sponsored by the Professor had Gyarados that were swimming around in the deeper part of the lake and it wouldn't do well to anger them. Ash, Gary, Ritchie and Zoey were by the berry fields watching the grass types care for the plants. A teacher from Viridian, a Mr Cole was explaining how grass type Pokemon instinctively knew to care about plants and help them grow healthy.
The group returned to the camp by late afternoon for a late lunch before breaking up into two groups. One group went with one of the Chefs while the second group stayed and learned about the starter Pokemon of the Kanto region. The kids were delighted when they realized they would be interacting with a Charmander, Bulbasaur and Squirtle. Ash noticed that Leaf had stars in their eyes over Bulbasaur. Ash giggled as he and Ritchie cooed over Charmender and Squirtle. Duplica and Green squealed over the cute three Pokemon not having a favorite yet. They took turns in caring and cleaning them one by one under the watchful eyes of the assistants.
Among the sixteen kids helping care for them, the young starters were clean and shiny in no time. They spent the day playing with the three Pokemon till dark, when Group B joined them holding food they helped prepare. As they had lunch together Gary, Misty and Zoey told the others how the chef had them learn, how to properly clean the raw ingredients first, before showing them how to safely cut the ingredients up for cooking. The chef had also explained how to handle open fire safely and they had watched as the chef did the main cooking. Ash, Ritchie, Leaf, Green and Duplica also shared what they did getting a pout from Misty for missing out playing with Squirtle. The second day at the camp soon came to an end, and the kids turned in for the night excited for the next day.