"Morning, Hilda!" Marlon said, looking up from his forms to see the promising ten year old Scout. She wore a vest and shorts, and her Grassside Girls sash was borne prominently. Her hair was long and messy.
"Morning, Scoutmaster!" she said back. She turned around, and beckoned to a girl around the corner. She followed Hilda nervously. She was wearing a shirt and a skirt, and her sash looked a little too big for her. Her hair was neatly tucked up into two sweeping odango. Marlon checked his notes, and found that this was Rosetta.
"Morning, Rosetta," he said gently. Rosetta was six years old and seemed to flinch at the sight of Marlon. Sure enough, she did so again, pulling herself into Hilda's side. Marlon sighed. He had no idea what the Grassside Girls were supposed to do with her.
"Scoutmaster, I was wondering if I could privately train this one? She's good… almost better than me," Hilda asked.
"Of course you can! She's not going to learn much from me as scared as that, is she?" Marlon said. Hilda nodded, and took Rosetta to another room.
"Hello, Marlon…" a man said as Marlon was on his morning run. He had green hair, a red eyepiece, and was clad in a garment strangely akin to an ornately carved chess rook.
"Hey, whatup, big dude? I'm gonna have to ask you what you're doing in Humilau, though!" Marlon insisted. The man licked his lips.
"A little Pidove told me I might find a young girl of immense potential here. I was simply curious if I could actually find out some more about her," the man said.
"Well, here at Humilau, the girls only leave at the consent of the girls, or on holidays. Since it ain't no holiday right now, you'll need the girl's consent. Happen to know who you're looking for?" Marlon said, gesturing to the Grassside Girls who followed him. The man looked among them. He shook his head.
"Well, tough luck, friend! There are only two Grassside Girls not here, yo. Both are in the Lodge, and good luck getting either to budge. The small one's terrified of me, she'll be terrified of you. And I don't think Hilda will let that small one go," Marlon told him, pointing towards the wooden building that served as the Grassside Girl's Lodge. The man curled his lip in distaste.
"I must insist on taking her as the general of my army. There's nothing you can do about it, surfer boy!" the man roared, and sent out a Bouffalant. The Bouffalant charged towards the Lodge.
"Rosetta, you have to know your Pokémon in and out," Hilda encouraged. Rosetta sent out her Cottonee, and knelt down to face it. She started to size it up, thinking about its good tactics.
"Little girl, watch what I can do!" the Cottonee exclaimed. Taking aim at a vaguely-shaped dummy, Cottonee let out a tuft of energy, and shot a Leech Seed at it. The attack flew so fast, the dummy fell on its back.
"Not many Pokémon can Leech Seed that fast!" Cottonee said triumphantly.
"Oh… if only I could understand what you're saying!" Rosetta moaned.
*Crack*
Hilda and Rosetta's heads whipped around. They stood absolutely still, waiting to hear the sound again.
*CRACK*
The sound was a lot louder, and Hilda and Rosetta were knocked off their feet by the accompanying tremor. Rosetta leaped to her feet, and tried the door. There was a jam somewhere in the wood, and the door wouldn't budge!
"Little girl! Come out and play!" the man called out sadistically.
"MARLON! HELP!" a young girl cried out. Marlon jumped, and grabbed a Poké Ball from his belt. He swung it around.
Scoutmaster Marlon sent out Jellicent!
Team Plasma Ghetsis sent out Eelektross!
"Don't try anything heroic, Marlon. Your girl is going to join my army, and there's nothing you can do about it!" Ghetsis taunted. A Grassside Girl stepped forward, Pokémon at the ready, but Marlon held a hand out.
"He's too dangerous. I will fight him alone," Marlon said gently, yet firmly. The Grassside Girl stood down. While Marlon's attention was diverted, the Eelektross used a Wild Charge to finish off the Jellicent.
"That was my… we're outmatched, girls!" Marlon said in fright. The Girls crowded behind his back, terrified of the Eelektross. Ghetsis wasn't paying attention. He was staring at the Lodge, which Bouffalant continued to smash.
With another *CRACK*, Hilda and Rosetta were flung at the side wall, and a small wedge appeared in the cabin's side. It was large enough to admit just one person, and with a terrifying moment of realisation, they heard a loud, snarling dragon. They both realised that, if one of them were to get out, the other wouldn't have a chance.
"Rosetta! Save yourself! I will stay behind if it means that you get your chance at life!" Hilda said. Rosetta shook her head. She grabbed Hilda by the shoulders, and shoved her through the gap. Hilda looked back. The cabin was crushed under a Hydreigon. Ghetsis strolled up to the cabin, and poked around the ruins of Rosetta's final resting place. Hilda turned away, and ran to the ocean to throw up.