Pokemon Summer Academy

One day...
The gang was running, panicked.
"We are going to be late!" Ash shouted.
"This is because Dawn was messing around with her bedhead!" Tomo shouted.
"Hey don't put the blame on me!" Dawn shouted.
"We have to hurry!" Brock shouted.
The gang continued to run until they ran through a gate.
"Phew we made it at last." Ash sighed.
"But you are still late." A voice said.
It was Prof. Rowan. 
"I welcome you to the ruin research facility on Mt. Coronet, or for other purposes your school." The thing is, once a year Prof. Rowan and his assistants ran a Pokemon summer school for a week at one of Prof. Rowan's research facilities at Mt. Coronet. So the gang was taking a break from traveling to participate in the Pokemon summer academy.
At this academy the students who attended it would be split into three teams; a red team, a blue team and a green team. During the week students take part in different activities and earn points for their achievements. And by the end of the week you find out which team has the most points and wins the whole competition. Prof. Rowan's assistant Yuzo told everyone to look at the black board to see which team they would be in. As it turns out Ash, Tomo, Dawn and Brock were all in the red team. That was a surprise. Conway, who they met at the Hearthome tag team tournament, was attending the Pokemon summer academy too and he was in the blue team.
"I have to say it feels a bit strange attending a school again; I haven't been at school since I was nine years old." Ash said. 
"Same here." Brock said. 
"This is my first time going to school." Tomo said. 
Ranger Jenny taught him how to read and write and other things when he lived with her so he never went to school like other kids. 
"You'll be alright Tomo." Ash said. "Just pay close attention to the lessons and if you do have trouble with something just ask a teacher; they are always here to help a student. And do not yawn when you get to a boring lesson; teachers absolutely hate that." 
"Got it." Tomo said.
Prof. Rowan and his assistants welcomed all the students to the academy. Then they explained what the first activity at the academy was. The students were to have a Pokemon battle with each other, but not with their Pokemon. The activity was the students were to team up with the Pokemon they were given. One of Prof. Rowan's assistants presented a box filled with Poke Balls. No one knew what Pokemon they were getting so each student just had to pick.
Tomo made a grab for the Poke Ball, but someone else grabbed it too; it was a girl with short green hair and she looked very tomboyish. 
"Excuse me, but I got to this Poke Ball first." Tomo said.
"Oh really." The girl said. "I take it you don't know the rule about it being ladies first."
"What? You're a girl." Tomo said.
The girl looked so tomboyish Tomo didn't recognize her as being one. 
"The name is Angie." The girl said. "And I challenge you to a battle."
Tomo didn't like Angie's rude attitude and accepted the challenge.
"You have to bond with your Pokemon." Prof. Rowan reminded them. 
Angie's Pokemon turned out to be a orange monkey with a flame on it's tail.
Tomo looked at the Pokemon on the Pokedex.
"Monferno, the Playful Pokemon and the evolved form of Chimchar. To intimidate attackers, it stretches the fire on it's tail to make itself appear bigger."
"Cool, so my Chimchar will evolve into that huh?" Tomo said.
Angie said hi to Monferno, but it looked away. It was a moody Pokemon. Tomo and Growlithe thought it was a bit funny. Tomo tossed his Poke Ball and his chosen Pokemon was a Raichu. Tomo said hello to it, but Raichu dug into the ground; it was shy. Angie thought this was funny; Tomo and Angie had a rough start with each other.
Ash released his mysterious Pokemon next and it was a Smoochum.
"Hi Smoochum." Ash said.
Smoochum looked at Ash and kissed him on the cheek and then it gave Pikachu a kiss on the cheek too.
"I guess Smoochu likes us Pikachu." Ash chuckled.
Dawn's Pokemon was a Grimer. Of course the other students didn't like Grimer because of it's scary and disgusting nature. 
"I think you're cute." Dawn told it.
Grimer happily gave her a hug.
Brock's Pokemon was a Magnemite and he was happy with that.
Angie had trouble with her Monferno; it was running around like crazy and it tried to pick a fight with another student's Croconaw. Growlithe jumped in to stop Monferno from causing any more trouble, but Monferno didn't listen and hit it with Ember. Since it was a fire type, Ember hardly did anything to it but Growlithe was angry with Monferno and used Leer which made Monferno back off. 
"Hey don't treat my Monferno like that!" Angie shouted. 
She took out a Poke Ball and released a Shink; it was her own Pokemon.
"Hey!" Tomo shouted.
He had said everything. 
"My Growlithe was only stopping your Monferno from causing any more trouble than it already is!" He and Angie glared at each other; but then Prof. Rowan came over and angrily stopped them. 
Tomo told him what had happened, but Prof. Rowan stopped him again.
"Pokemon battles will take place tomorrow." He explained, hoping everyone would get along with the Pokemon.
Tomo and Angie still stared at each other, claiming it was the other's fault.
In the classroom the students were getting to know the Pokemon they had picked out. Ash was checking out Smoochu's moves and stroking her on the head. Pikachu liked playing with Smoochum. Dawn was checking out Grimer's moves, giving it some poffins and practicing some poses with it. Brock was giving Magnemite a boost of electricity from static electricity. Tomo was checking out Raichu's moves and having a chat with it to help it gain some confidence. Growlithe spoke with Raichu too. Angie however was still having trouble with her Monferno; it continued picking fights with Croconaw. The worst part was that it fired Ember at Angie which hit Growlithe.
"Take that Monferno outside, will you!" Tomo shouted.
He was getting fed up with Monferno's attitude.
"Excuse me, but you're not my father!" Angie replied.
She and Tomo were about to argue again, but Yuzo stopped them and had them run laps as punishment.
"Thanks a lot Angie." Tomo muttered as they ran.
"What was that?!" Angie argued back.
As much as they want to fight each other, what they really wanted was to finish their punishment and get some lunch because they were hungry. Fortunately, Ash and Brock saved them some lunch.
After lunch there were games like tug of war and ball games. Next there were classes held by Yuzo. Tomo did what Ash instructed and listened to what Yuzo is saying. For Tomo, it felt different learning at school rather than learning at home like he did when he lived with Ranger Jenny.
Hours later it was time for all the students to fall asleep, but Ash, Dawn, Brock and Tomo, who were sharing a room, couldn't fall asleep yet. So they decided to talk and play cards.
"School is more challenging than I thought it was." Tomo said.
"Well this is a good start for you Tomo." Brock said. "Remember you'll be going to a ranger school because you want to become a Pokemon ranger, and that will be challenging."
"But you'll be fine Tomo." Ash said. "Just remember to always pay attention in classes like you did today and study hard. And remember to ask a teacher for help if you're stuck on something."
"And also try not to argue with anyone like you do with Angie." Dawn added.
"Hey that wasn't my fault. She's the one who started it." Tomo argued.
"You know, Prof. Rowan told me that her parents run a day care center in Solaceon Town." Ash said.
"Really?" Dawn asked. "Wow, we were at Solaceon Town earlier and had no idea."
"We'll visit it next time we're in Solaceon Town." Brock said.
Suddenly Yuzo opened their door.
"Go to sleep." He told them.
The gang quickly climbed into their beds and went to sleep.
The next day
Tomo went outside to train Raichu before the Pokemon battles.
As Raichu was shy, it's attacks weren't exactly brilliant; even when using Thunderbolt against a rock it was as weak as Pichu's Thunder Shock.
"Come on Raichu." Tomo said. "I know you can do better than that."
Raichu dug back into the ground out of fright again.
"Come on, there's no need to be scared." Tomo said.
He touched Raichu and it shocked him.
"There you see." Tomo said. "If you're able to shock me like that I'm sure you can do more with your attacks. You just need to boost your confidence. Come on, we'll try again."
Raichu attacked a rock with Focus Punch and it broke the rock apart.
"That's it!" Tomo cheered. "You see Raichu, if you build up confidence while attacking like you just did, you'll beat any opponent. Come on, let's do some more."
What he wasn't aware of was Angie had seen everything; his tactics convinced her to take a shot with Monferno. She released Monferno from the Poke Ball.
"Alright Monferno, fire your Ember attack at me." She said. "Hit me with all you got."
Monferno fired a small flame but Angie easily dodged it.
"Come on, is that all you got?" Angie asked. "Put some energy into it."
Monferno tried again but Angie continued to dodge the attack. Monferno became angrier and fired a more powerful Ember which hit Angie this time.
"That's more like it." Angie said. "That was showing me some real heat. Now come at me with your Mach Punch."
Monferno tried to hit Angie with Mach Punch, but she dodged it.
"Too slow." Angie said.
It's obvious she was playing it up with Monferno to bond with it.
A few minutes later
Angie and Tomo met up. 
"Whoa, what happened to you?" Tomo asked Angie.
She looked pretty beat up by this point.
"I could ask you the same thing." Angie replied.
Tomo looked beat up as well.
After exchanging news Tomo and Angie raced each other with Monferno and Raichu. Ash, Brock and Dawn watched them race through a window.
"Well, well, well." Brock said. "It seems we're going to have some competitions on our hands."
Ash and Dawn agreed. Prof. Rowan saw Tomo and Angie race as well and he seemed pleased that despite Tomo and Angie not getting along; they had become formidable rivals.
Later that day
It was time for the Pokemon battles.
Prof. Rowan and his assistants were going to watch and judge the battles. Yuzo was going to be the referee. The battles were going to be timed. Ash and Brock were up against each other first with Smoochum and Magnemite.
"Alright Magnemite, Thunder." Brock said.
"Spin to dodge it Smoochum." Ash said.
He taught Smoochum how to spin with Pikachu's help so it was able to effortlessly dodge Thunder.
"Okay Smoochum, show Magnemite your Hidden Power." Smoochum's Hidden Power was the ground type, so it was 4x times against Magnemite. Prof. Rowan and his assistants were impressed. The match was a draw because they ran out of time. After some more students had a chance it was time for Conway and Dawn's battle. Dawn released Grimer with a heart seal to give it a nice entrance.
"Grimer, use Sludge." Dawn said.
"Venonat, Psychic." Conway said.
Psychic sent the sludge back towards Grimer. 
"One more time." Dawn had it use Sludge again. 
Conway had Venonat counter with Psychic, but Dawn then had Grimer use Poison Gas. Venonat fought back with Stun Spore but Grimer countered by spinning and using Poison Gas. Conway was impressed but he wasn't giving up and neither was Dawn. This match was also a draw. After some more students battled it was time for Tomo and Angie to battle.
"Monferno, Mach Punch go." Angie said.
"Raichu, use Focus Punch." Tomo said.
The two punches collided.
"Flame Wheel now." Angie said.
"Use Dig Raichu." Tomo said.
Raichu tunneled underground before Monferno could strike it.
"Ember in the hole." Angie said.
"Dodge and use Thunderbolt." Tomo said.
Raichu jumped out of the hole, dodging Ember and striking Monferno with Thunderbolt. Tomo and Angie's battle was a heated one. Eventually the battle was a draw after time ran out.
After the battle Prof. Rowan gave everyone a speech. 
"You did a wonderful job bonding and battling with your new Pokemon." He said. "Dawn's relationship with Grimer was developed the most. Finally blue team's in 1st place, green team is 2nd and red team's in last place."
The reason for that was Tomo and Angie's constant arguing costing them points.
Even though the gang's team was in last place there was still time for them to catch up as there were still activities at the Pokemon summer academy. This had been a exciting start for it.
Today was the third day of the Pokemon summer academy and everyone was by a lake. 
"Today's activity is to observe the water type Pokemon that live in the lake." Prof. Rowan explained.
The students had to focus on a single Pokemon and express their finding of it in a report or sketch and then they had to give a presentation at the end. The grade would depend on the presentation and report. The students were allowed to work alone or in a group. The final rule was that no one was allowed to catch any water type Pokemon or leave the area.
It wasn't long before everyone started observing the water type Pokemon to draw them or write a report. Angie and the gang went off together. There were paddle boats shaped like Lanturn on the lake and the gang decided to use them. Just then, Ash noticed a strange blue light and then Pikachu became dazed. 
"Hey Pikachu." Ash said, tapping him on the back.
Pikachu came back to his senses. Ash thought something was weird about that blue light.
Angie and the gang were soon admiring the water type Pokemon. They saw a Seel, Poliwag, Goldeen, Chinchou, Gorebyss, Dewgong and Sealeo. Tomo decided to draw Dewgong and Angie decided to draw Sealeo. Dawn liked the Gorebyss and decided to draw it. Brock decided to draw Chinchou and Ash decided to draw Goldeen. It turned out that Tomo and Angie weren't the best when it came to drawing and feared they wouldn't get a good grade. Ash then came up with a idea; he decided they should swim with the water type Pokemon to observe them before giving a report. The others liked his idea and soon everyone was swimming with the water type Pokemon. Conway was swimming around too.
"Swimming with the water type Pokemon was a great idea." Dawn said.
"Yes and now we have to think about how to do our reports." Brock said.
"Ugh I'm terrible with speeches." Angie sighed.
"I'm not so good with them either." Dawn added.
"I've never done a report before as I didn't go to school." Tomo admitted.
"I'll help you out a bit Tomo and then you can do the rest yourself." Ash offered his assistance.
"I'll gladly help by writing the report." Conway told Dawn. 
"Thanks, but I'd rather do it myself." She turned the offer down.
The thing is Conway liked her, but Dawn was rather clueless about it because she considered him to be creepy on occasion.
"Come on, let's get back to work." Ash said.
"Hold on." Angie replied. "Shinx is missing."
Shinx was in fact nowhere to be seen.
"That's odd. Shinx wouldn't just wander off like that." Brock noted.
Just as they were about to begin to search for Shinx, the blue light Ash noticed earlier was seen in the distance. This time Piplup fell into a trance. 
"It's that blue light again." Ash said. "I noticed it before we got on the boats and Pikachu fell into a trance. There's definitely something weird over there."
"Interesting. Maybe the legend associated with this lake is true." Conway said.
"The legend says that after a strange blue light, Pokemon in this area suddenly go missing." He explained.
"I don't like the sound of that." Ash said. "That blue light has to be the reason Shinx went missing. We need to head towards the light and figure out what's going on."
The others agreed. Even though they weren't allowed to leave the lake, this mystery had to be resolved. Conway agreed to go with them; he wanted to get to the bottom of this mystery too.
The group came to a area where a cave was, thanks to remembering where the blue flash came from. Suddenly it began to rain really hard and everyone ran to the cave for cover. As soon as they entered the cave, they noticed a green light coming from the end of a path.
"The legend states the strange blue light comes from the green cave." Conway said.
"Then let's go take a look at that green cave." Ash suggested.
Everyone walked to the green cave and there was a lake in the middle of it.
Just then everyone saw a blue light moving around in the lake.
"Pikachu, Growlithe, Piplup, whatever you do, don't look at that lake." Ash instructed.
The three Pokemon immediately turned away. 
"What on earth is that?" Dawn asked.
Before she could get a answer, a big fish leaped out of the water and back into it. It was a dark green and light green fish with big scales and a tail.
"That's a Lumineon." Brock answered.
Conway, being rather clever, explained what the Pokemon was.
"Lumineon, the Neon Pokemon and the evolved form of Finneon. It lives on the deep-sea floor. It attracts prey by flashing the patterns on it's four tail fins."
"So my Finneon will evolve into that, huh?" Tomo asked.
"It's such a beautiful Pokemon." Angie said.
"Something's weird though." Ash remarked. "If it lives on the deep-sea floor, why's it in a cave?"
That was a good question.
Suddenly everyone saw Shinx; Lumineon had put it in a trance. Angie ran over to Shinx and snapped it out of the trance. 
"I suggest we stay to find out more about this Lumineon and do a report on it." Brock suggested.
The others agreed and Conway wanted to find out more about it too. Just then they saw Lumineon eating some seaweed on a rock.
"That seaweed is a water type Pokemon's favorite food." Brock said.
"Lumineon probably came here to eat it." Ash added.
"But how does it get into this cave?" Dawn asked.
As soon as she said that, Lumineon dived back into the water and didn't resurface again.
"Where'd it go?" Angie asked.
Ash released his Buizel and together they searched the lake to see if Lumineon was still there, but it wasn't. They noticed a tunnel while searching though.
"Lumineon's nowhere to be seen, but we did find a tunnel." Ash told the others.
"I get it." Brock said. "That tunnel must be connected to a ocean somewhere far from here. Lumineon must've used it to enter this cave and eat the seaweed then use it to return to the ocean."
It all made sense now. Since the mystery was solved it was now time for the group to get back to the academy to give their report on Lumineon. The rain had stopped by now.
After the group got back to the academy, Ash, Brock, Dawn, Tomo and Angie informed everyone about what had happened with Lumineon and they gave a report about what they found in addition to presenting a drawing of it. Prof. Rowan was impressed with the report and gave them 10 points. But because they left the lake, 4 points were deducted and they had to clean the hallway. Conway had four points deducted as well. Despite the group needed to save Shinx, it still didn't change the fact they left the lake without permission. So by now the blue team was in first place with 230 points, the red team was still in second with 190 points and the green team was in third place with 150 points. Prof. Rowan stared at the location Lumineon had been; it seemed he also knew about it.
"It's a shame we had four points deducted even though we had to save Shinx." Ash said.
"Yeah, but it was great to see a beautiful Pokemon like Lumineon." Dawn said.
"And to think my Finneon will evolve into that." Tomo added.
It was true. Today's activity proved to be exciting for the gang.
Today was the fifth day of the Pokemon summer academy and Prof. Rowan revealed the next activity. This activity involved interacting with ghost type Pokemon. 
"The students have to pair up into twos and head to the summit ruins to retrieve a medal." Yuzo explained before adding. "The event will take place at 7pm and the final scores will be based on how long it takes you to retrieve the medal."
This activity was obviously a test of courage.
Soon all of the students began looking for partners. As Growlithe and Shinx had become good friends, Tomo and Angie agreed to team up. Despite not getting along at first, Tomo and Angie were now cooperating. Ash partnered up with a girl named Maggie. Brock was partnered up with a boy named Michael and Dawn was partnered up with a boy named Kendall.
Meanwhile
Conway was looking for a partner when suddenly a laugh interrupted him. A little girl waved her arm to make Conway come to her.
"You're on the blue team too and you don't have a partner?" Conway asked.
"Hi, let's play together. Play with me." The girl said.
Her eyes glowed light purple and Conway fell into a trance. He was in trouble.
Hours later
It was nighttime and everyone was getting ready for the test of courage event to start. All the students on the red team were given final instructions by Yuzo. The blue and green teams were at a different location with a different professor. Ash and Maggie set off first, then Tomo and Angie and then the other pairs went one by one.
"Are you okay, Maggie?" Ash asked.
"I'm alright Ash." Maggie replied. "I'm used to walking in the dark because I live on a farm and since it gets dark early in winter I walk in it to check up on our Miltank, Tauros, Ponyta and Mareep before going to bed."
"Ah, makes sense." Ash said.
Suddenly Pikachu stopped walking.
"What's up Pikachu?" Ash asked.
He pointed to some bushes.
"Ghost type Pokemon must be hiding in the bushes." Ash said.
He was right because a Gastly, Haunter and Gengar emerged from the bushes and made scary faces. Maggie was frightened while Ash held onto her for comfort. Pikachu got in front and yelled at the trio. Ash then stopped him.
"Wait." He advised. "Remember, the ghost type Pokemon are part of the activity."
He turned to the trio.
"I suggest going easy on your pranks otherwise someone will attack you." He, Pikachu and Maggie then left.
"How brave are you to talk to ghost type Pokemon?" Maggie asked.
"This isn't the first time I've encountered a ghost type Pokemon and I've caught several of them as well." Ash answered.
Meanwhile
At the blue team post the last pair just left. But then a student ran up.
"I was late because I dozed off." She informed Prof. Rowan. 
He thought this was strange because the blue team only had ten people in it, but the girl made eleven. Something weird was going on.
At that moment
Tomo and Angie were approaching the bushes. Just then a weird hand grabbed Shinx's tail and Growlithe used Ember to get it off. The hand's source was Haunter. Tomo and Angie saw the trio.
"Be careful Growlithe." Tomo said. "Remember, we're not allowed to attack the ghost type Pokemon."
"I reckon that one of the ghost type Pokemon grabbed onto Shinx and Growlithe tried to protect it." Angie said.
They let the three off the hook and continued on their way. By now Brock and Mitchell were coming up to where the ghostly trio was. Mitchell was afraid and when they saw them he was really scared. Brock bravely gave them some Pokemon food, so he and Mitchell could continue. Dawn and Kendall were coming up to the bushes, but she wasn't having a good time. It turns out Kendall was afraid of the dark and ghost type Pokemon. When they saw the trio Kendall ran away in a panic, leaving Dawn and Piplup alone. She wasn't happy about having a coward for a partner.
Suddenly she saw Conway walking alone. Conway was still in a trance and continued following the little girl. They came to a cliff and the little girl kept walking despite the fact she was no longer on land. This little girl wasn't human; she was a ghost. Conway was just about to walk off the cliff when a arm grabbed hold of him, saving his life. Conway snapped out of his trance and saw who had saved him. It was a Dusknoir, but Conway fainted due to shock. Dusknoir saw the ghost girl and it disappeared. Just then Dawn and Piplup appeared and saw a unconscious Conway. 
"Alright what did you do to Conway!" Dawn shouted at Dusknoir. 
She had no idea what actually transpired. Dusknoir quickly disappeared. Dawn rushed over to Conway and he woke up.
"What was that thing I saw?" Conway asked.
"That was a Dusknoir." Dawn answered.
She remembered Tomo also had a Dusknoir. She displayed it on her Pokedex.
"A couple more steps and I would've ended up in the spirit world." Conway said.
"Yes, that was a close one." Dawn sighed.
"What happened to the girl I was partnered up with?" Conway asked.
"You were alone when I saw you." She informed him.
They didn't know the girl was a ghost and feared Dusknoir kidnapped her.
Dawn and Conway weren't the only ones who were going to encounter Dusknoir. The other students saw it and ran, including Brock and Mitchell.
Meanwhile
Ash and Maggie were still heading to the summit ruins, when they came upon a Shuppet, Banette and Duskull.
"Hi Shuppet, Banette, Duskull." He bravely stated.
Shuppet, Banette and Duskull were surprised by the fact Ash wasn't afraid of them and greeted him back. 
"Hello." Maggie nervously said to the ghost type Pokemon. 
They greeted her back and then the three Pokemon left.
"I have to say Ash." Maggie said. "There are Duskull that roam the farm at night, but I've never spoken to them because I feel a bit scared of them."
"Ghost type Pokemon can be scary especially with the frightening faces they make." Ash admitted. "But once you get used to them, they can be friendly. You just have to give them a chance."
Maggie nodded in agreement.
Tomo and Angie were also continuing to walk to the summit when they suddenly came across a Misdreavus. It screeched, causing Tomo, Angie, Growlithe and Shinx to quickly run away.
"You sure went fast." Angie said.
"Excuse me, but you ran away first. Never mind that, we need to get to the ruins." Tomo said.
Just then, the ghost girl turned towards them.
"Follow me." She told Tomo and Angie.
Tomo and Angie figured she was leading them to the ruins, so they followed her. What they didn't know was they were heading for trouble.
Meanwhile
"We ran into a Dusknoir." The other students, including Brock and Dawn, told Prof. Rowan.
He found it to be strange because Dusknoir had never been around the area before. Then he revealed a incident that took place the other day. Some workers were at the ruins when a machine suddenly broke a wall. The wall revealed a secret cave that's said to be the entrance to the spirit world. As Dusknoir is said to be a Pokemon that brings people there, it caused him to fear that Dusknoir was present to take someone to the spirit world. Dawn and Brock didn't like the sound of that especially considering Ash, Maggie, Tomo and Angie hadn't returned yet. Conway also feared Dusknoir kidnapped the girl he was with earlier.
At this time Ash and Maggie had made it to the ruins first and they picked up a medal.
"I wonder where everyone else is?" Maggie asked.
"Oh they'll show up." Ash said.
At that moment Tomo and Angie showed up and they got the medal. 
"A girl led us here." He told his brother.
Just then the girl floated towards the broken wall and she waved her arm to get the group to follow them. Tomo and Angie were about to do that, when Ash stopped them. His eyes narrowed at the girl.
"Stay where you are. You're about to follow a ghost." He said.
"What are you talking about, Ash?" Angie asked.
Before he could answer Dusknoir appeared.
"You can tell that girl isn't human, can't you Dusknoir?" Ash asked.
Dusknoir nodded yes.
Ash turned to the ghost girl again.
"You don't smell like a human, so don't bother trying to trick us anymore." The ghost girl didn't take kindly to Ash's accusation, and then the cave started to glow purple and a gust of wind tried pulling the group into the cave. Ash grabbed hold of Maggie and Tomo grabbed hold of Angie.
"What's going on?!" Angie shouted.
"That spirit is trying to send us to the spirit world." Ash said.
Dusknoir flew in front of the group.
"Dusknoir, help us out please." Ash said.
Dusknoir didn't need to be told twice and threw a small fire ball at the ghost girl. The ghost girl was thrown into the spirit world and the cave collapsed, sealing it up again. Ash turned to Dusknoir.
"Thanks Dusknoir, you saved our lives." He said.
Dusknoir then left.
It was then Prof. Rowan, his two assistants, Dawn, Brock and Conway appeared. 
"One of the students was actually a ghost." He explained, showing them the sealed cave.
Prof. Rowan found this all mysterious.
"There are things even scientists don't understand about the world." He proclaimed.
Conway was shocked to hear that he had been partnered up with a ghost.
After that Prof. Rowan decided to give all teams 30 points. The blue team was still in first with 260 points, red was in second with 220 and green was third with 180. Ash and his team weren't discouraged because there was still a chance for them to catch up.
The Pokemon summer academy week was coming to a end and the students were going to do one last activity. This activity was called the Pokemon triathlon and it was a race. 
"You start at the academy and run to a checkpoint in the forest." Yuzo explained. "You'll find Poke Balls containing a Pokemon at the checkpoint and from there you'll ride them to the second checkpoint."
The second checkpoint was the lake and there were Poke Balls containing water type Pokemon the students had to ride to cross the river. Exchanging Pokemon was forbidden. After the river was a race to the finish line back at the academy. 
"Battling and attacking each other is also forbidden." Yuzo informed them. "1st place is 50 points, 2nd is 30, 3rd is 20 and everything else is 10 points."
"I can't wait for this race to start." Tomo said after everyone was outside.
"I wouldn't get too excited Tomo, because first place will be mine." Angie said.
"Don't underestimate me Angie." Tomo said. "I will get first place before you do."
Tomo and Angie were about to start arguing before Dawn cut it short.
"Come on, you two." Brock said. "Whether you come in first or second, you'll earn lots of points for the team." 
They decided to put their differences aside and wait to see who will finish first.
To everyone's surprise, Nurse Joy was also a judge for the race. She was going to be there in case any trainer or Pokemon got hurt. It wasn't long before everyone was ready to start the race. Dawn and Angie returned Piplup and Shinx so they would be rested for the marathon portion of the race. Soon a starting pistol went off and the racers were off.
The gang and Angie got to the checkpoint first and they each selected a Poke Ball. Ash got a Spoink, Tomo a Ponyta, Dawn a Dodrio, Brock a Onix and Angie a Ariados. The humans immediately mounted their Pokemon and they were off again. Yuzo and another assistant were watching and filming everything from a hot air balloon and Prof. Rowan and Nurse Joy watched everything from a computer monitor. By then the other students had their own riding Pokemon, but one student had trouble with a Garchomp that couldn't fly very well. Garchomp frightened a Camerupt and caused it to use Eruption. The other riding Pokemon were frightened and also fired off attacks, leaving everyone to get knocked out for a bit. This whole time Conway was on a Dugtrio and missed the commotion.
By now Angie and the gang had made it to the second checkpoint at the lake. They returned the Pokemon and picked out the water types. Angie got Lapras, Ash got Mantyke, Tomo got Starmie, Dawn got Sharpedo and Brock got Feraligatr. They were soon crossing the river with Tomo and Angie trying to overtake each other. Conway had come to the lake too and he was riding a Floatzel. The other students got their own water type Pokemon too and this time there were no accidents.
At this time Tomo and Angie made it to the other side of the lake. They returned Lapras and Starmie and then Angie sent out her Shinx to join the marathon part. Ash made it to the other side of the lake too with Conway, Dawn and Brock a little farther behind him and Pikachu ran alongside Ash.
Angie and Tomo weren't going to let the other win so easily and didn't stop running fast. At this time Ash and Pikachu were catching up and so was Conway with his Slowking. 
"These kids aren't bad, but we won't let them beat us." Conway said to Slowking.
Everyone ran through a valley, cave and towards the academy for the finish line. Prof. Rowan, his assistants and Nurse Joy were all waiting at the finish line to see who made it there first. Tomo and Angie continued their competition of wanting to cross the finish line before the other. The final result was Tomo crossing the finish line first with Angie second and Ash crossed third. All the others crossed next. Conway finished last because he made himself exhausted after running too fast. So the red team was first with 380 points, blue was second with 370 points and green was last with 280 points.
With the final activity over, the Pokemon summer academy had officially come to a end. 
"Everyone did wonderfully during the triathlon and the week of the Pokemon summer academy." Prof. Rowan gave a speech. 
All the students received a graduation certificate on a wooden plaque and that night there was a big bonfire and a feast to celebrate. Tomo and Angie were talking to each other.
Angie felt disappointed it was over so quickly because she had befriended Tomo. Tomo felt it was a shame too, but he was happy to have become friends with Angie. Their rivalry was finally over and they each gave each other their email addresses.
The next day
Everyone said goodbye to each other and left the Pokemon summer academy, happy with the experience they had. With the week at the Pokemon school over the gang could continue heading to Celestic Town.