I feel the need to explain their ages. Starting in Hoenn, May and Brendan are twelve, while Wally is ten. There's six years total between the events in Hoenn and the second round of events in Unova. This story takes place after Neo-team Plasma has been defeated. Therefore, May and Brendan are eighteen, while Wally is sixteen. I bumped up Hilda's age, so she is now eighteen, instead of the sixteen she'd be if I used canon ages. N is nineteen.

Disclaimer: Pokemon isn't mine. Why would I be writing fanfiction if it were?

Two years ago, I developed a fondness for this ferris wheel. As I was about to take my routine Friday ride, I saw the trainer that had helped defeat Neo-team Plasma. Walking up behind her, I tapped her shoulder.

"I love ferris wheels. Come with me, please. It's always better with a companion."

"Sure," she replied. "I know we've battled some, but I've never gotten to properly introduce myself," she added as we got into the pokeball-shaped cart. "I'm Rosa," she said, hand out, as I stepped in after her.

I shook her hand. "My full name is Natural Harmonia Gropius, but everyone calls me N," I said. I sat down on the bench opposite of Rosa. A few minutes into the ten minute trip, I broke our silence. I couldn't help it.

"You… you remind me of that other trainer, from two years ago," I said. "Come to think of it, we rode this ferris wheel together, too. We were both trying hard to make our dreams come true. I know she did. I wonder if I'll ever meet her again." I paused. "Sorry for all of the rambling."

"It's alright," she said, curiosity coloring her voice. "Are you talking about a trainer named Hilda?"

"Yes, why?"

"So you ARE that N that she talked about! Hilda talked about you a lot after she became the champion. She never talked about looks; she just babbled on about how you were an awesome pokemon trainer."

I blushed. "Yes. How—how do you know about all of that?" I asked, twirling a strand of hair near my face.

"Hilda is my cousin," she beamed. "She's been traveling, looking for you. Just last week, she was here for a couple of days, but she didn't really talk to us, outside of letting us know she was going to Kalos. She talked about beating the gyms there, but I know that's not her only reason. That necklace you gave her? She's always wearing it."

"She's been looking for me?" I couldn't stop my face from splitting into a grin. "And she's in Kalos?"

"Yep," Rosa confirmed, smiling.

"I'm going to look for her," I said. "As soon as we get off of this wheel, I'm going to go find her."

Meanwhile, in Kalos…

"Thank you, Professor Sycamore," I said, clipping my newly acquired pokemon onto my belt. It was a chespin, named Harmonia.

"Any more questions?" he asked.

"Um, yes, but this one is a bit more personal, though," I said. "I'm looking for someone." I pulled out the picture I had of Natural and me. "This is what he looks like," I said.

He narrowed his eyes. "Yes, someone that looks like that has been in here today. He was with two others, and they were here asking questions about mega evolution. As they left, they were arguing about which pokecenter to stay at."

Of course Natural would want to know more about mega evolution. I wonder who his new companions were. His foster sisters? Someone else? "Thank you so much, Professor," I said. And with that, I turned and left, waving before I ran down the stairs.

At the first pokecenter, I was told that he wasn't there, after showing Nurse Joy my picture. Thanking her, I left, running for the other one.

"Hello, ma'am," I said looking at the Nurse Joy. "I was wondering if you have seen anyone that looks like this here today," I added.

"Yes, I believe so," she said. Looking upwards, she closed her eyes, concentrating on something. "Yes," she said, opening her eyes. "in fact, he checked in for the night, with two other friends." She opened a drawer under her desk, and I heard shuffling noises. "He's in room 210," she said, smiling at me.

"Thank you, so, so much," I said, moving so that the next person in line could step up. After walking a few steps, I couldn't restrain myself. I ran upstairs, looking for the room.

Finally, I reached the door that had '210' posted on it. Taking a deep breath, I knocked on the door.

Just as Brendan was getting into the shower, we heard a knock at the door. Confused, I got up and opened it. When I did, I heard a squeal, and suddenly had an armful of warmth.

"Natural!" she shouted, squeezing me. "I've been looking for you for so long, I'm…" she trailed off, pulling back.

"Um, who's Natural? My name is Wally," I told her.

"Oh." It was just above a whisper. "I—I just… Well, you look almost exactly like the guy I'm looking for," she said. I could see her eyes filling with tears.

May, who had apparently been right behind me the whole time, had a concerned look on her face. "What's wrong?" she asked softly.

The girl grabbed the strange pendant around her neck—was it a model of an atom?—and her tears started to fall. "I've been looking for the guy that gave me this necklace for two years now. I thought I had finally found him, but it's just another dead end. And I wound up bothering you guys, too. I'm sorry," she said, turning around to leave.

May caught her wrist, pulling her back before she could. The girl, surprised, followed May into the room. "Close the door, Wally," May gently commanded.

I did as I was told, and sat down as May started to comfort the strange girl.

I know that this first chapter is a little fast-paced, but it'll slow down some in the next chapters. I plan on using the POVs of Hilda, N, May, Brendan, and Wally. Since this is taking place around the same time as Team Flare's activities, I'm considering writing in Serena and Calem's point of view, too. If not, they will still appear in the story.

anyway, I hope you enjoyed it, despite it being short. The next chapter will be longer.