AN: Hope you enjoy chapter 2!
Disclaimer: I do not own Pokémon nor am I affiliated with Nintendo or Gamefreak or any company that produce Pokémon.
Now that that's settled, let the story continue!
Hilbert got out of the laboratory to find Cheren and Bianca confronted with his mother.
"Mom?" Hilbert asked.
"Oh there you are," she replied. "I wanted to give you something."
She handed him a rather high-tech, blue device.
"An Xtransceiver?" Hilbert asked.
"Yep," Hilbert's mom replied. "Remember? You broke it, so I finally repaired it."
"Right..." Hilbert said as he accepted the device.
"It still has all of your contacts so give me a call anytime, okay?" she said.
"Alright, I got it," Hilbert said.
He put the device on his arm and turned it back on.
"Now you two," she said to Cheren and Bianca. "Please take care of him for me. Don't let him do anything reckless like always, okay?"
"Mom!" Hilbert yelled embarrassed.
"Yes, Ma'am!" Bianca said.
"We'll make sure of it," Cheren said calmly.
Hilbert facepalmed himself in embarrassment, but only to be answered by his mom embracing him all of a sudden.
"Huh!?" he blurted, surprised by her sudden reaction.
"Just please, be careful," she said.
"...Okay..." Hilbert said.
"C'mon, Professor Juniper told us to meet her at Route 1!" Bianca exclaimed, grabbing Hilbert's and Cheren's arms and pulled them away.
"What the-!?" Cheren yelled.
"Yo, cool it Bianca!" Hilbert yelled. "Bye Mom!"
As the two were dragged out of sight by Bianca, Hilbert's mom only saw them off again. Tears started to flow from her eyes.
"...I know he'll be fine..." she said to herself. "This is what he wants. I can't deny him the privilege. No matter what...right? Roy?"
As the group reached the entrance to Route 1, Bianca stopped, causing the two boys to fall forward a little.
"Bianca?" Cheren asked.
"This is gonna be our first time going outside of Nuvema Town," Bianca said. "Let's take our first steps outside together!"
"Alright then," Hilbert said.
"Sounds fair, I guess..." Cheren said, seeing no way out of it.
The three stood next to each other as they took out their Pokémon. The three starters appeared in front of them, where Snivy and Oshawott started to glare at each other once more. Tepig tried to calm the two down, but they paid no attention to him.
"Again?" Hilbert asked. "God...why do these two hate each other?"
"I can probably guess it's because of that fight," Cheren said sighing. "I guess these two both hate losing..."
The two boys picked up their respective Pokémon to prevent them from fighting, but the two Pokemon still glared at each other.
"Come on, Oshawott," Hilbert said. "Calm down, okay?"
Oshawott glanced at Hilbert, then calmed down. Snivy only snickered silently.
"Snivy!" Cheren scolded.
"Come on!" Bianca said, picking up Tepig. "Let's go, Cheren! Hilbert!"
They all looked straight ahead and walked into Route 1 at the same time. The petals flowing in the breeze welcomed them as they walked into a beautiful landscape.
"This is so exciting!" she squealed. "C'mon! Let's go!"
"Hold up, Bianca!" Cheren yelled.
The two raced on ahead along with their partners, leaving Hilbert and Oshawott in the dust.
"So much for starting our journeys together," Hilbert joked, but was interrupted by Oshawott tugging at his leg.
"I know," Hilbert said. "Let's go!"
Hilbert and Oshawott raced after the two, until they reached Professor Juniper, who was waiting for them up ahead.
"There you guys are," she answered. "Now, you know that the Pokédex will automatically record the data for the Pokémon you meet, right?"
"Of course," Cheren said.
"But, in order to learn the Pokémon more thoroughly," Juniper explained. "You need to catch them. By doing so, you can learn more things that you can't tell just by meeting them, such as weight, height, and what moves they know."
"So you're going to teach us how to catch a Pokemon?" Hilbert asked.
"Exactly," Juniper answered.
As soon as she said that, something jumped out of the tall grass.
"Kyaa!" Bianca cried.
"Oh! Right on cue," Juniper said.
They turned to see a brown chipmunk with large red and yellow eyes and puffed up cheeks.
"A Patrat?" Cheren asked.
"Watch closely, you three," Juniper said as she took out her own Pokéball. "Class is in session! Minccino!"
From the stream of light released from the Pokéball, a gray furry chinchilla appeared in front of her.
"Pound!" Professor Juniper commanded.
Minccino quickly jumped towards the Patrat and slammed its tail at Patrat's head. As it flinched, it began to leer at Minccino.
"It's trying to lower Minccino's defense!" Cheren exclaimed.
"Is that so?" Juniper responded. "Minccino, use Tickle!"
Minccino ran up around Patrat and started to tickle it with its tail, making it laugh.
"Even if it got Minccino's defenses down," Professor Juniper explained. "If it can't move, then there's no point!"
She took out an empty Pokéball as Patrat was still laughing and threw it at the Patrat. When it hit Patrat, the Pokéball opened up and shot a red light at Patrat, where it instantly dragged the chipmunk Pokémon into the ball and trapped it in there. The ball dropped to the ground and shook a little, until a light sparked around it and stopped moving.
"And that's how it's done," Professor Juniper aid with confidence.
"Wow...!" Bianca exclaimed.
"I'm not sure we can do that," Hilbert said.
"Well you basically weaken the Pokémon and then capture them with the Pokéball like so," Professor Juniper explained. "But as you can see, there are many ways to capture Pokémon. It's up to you to capture Pokémon."
"So you're telling us to utilize our Pokémon's skills to capture Pokémon?" Cheren asked.
"Exactly," Professor Juniper said as she returned Minccino into its Pokéball. "And to start you off, here."
The professor took out several empty Pokéball and handed each of them five balls each.
"Thank you, Professor," Hilbert said.
"You're welcome," she responded as she took out another Pokéball, and unleashed a large gray pheasant and rode on it. "I'll be up ahead in Accumula Town. Meet me back up there."
"Yes Ma'am!" the kids replied.
With that, the professor headed to Accumula Town on the bird Pokémon, leaving the three to finally start their journey. The three looked ahead to the long road which marked the start of their journey.
"I question the logic," Hilbert said. "Of leaving three kids in the wilderness while she just takes off like that."
"Now, now," Cheren said. "It's no point of the journey if we don't explore the area ourselves."
"I guess..." Hilbert said. "But I still question the logic."
"Hey you guys!" Bianca suddenly said. "I have a fun idea!"
"Huh?" Cheren asked. "We need to head to Accumula Town. We can't really be wasting time."
"Just hear me out, jeez..." Bianca protested. "Why don't we catch the Pokémon in this route and compare how many we got, including the ones we got from professor Juniper!"
"That's...actually an interesting idea..." Cheren said, surprised by Bianca's idea. "This could help fill the Pokédex, and it could help train our Pokémon."
"Right?" Bianca asked. "C'mon, let's go! Tepig and I'll sure win this!"
"Don't be so sure," Cheren said rather excitedly. "Snivy and I won't let you win!"
The two ran off ahead, leaving Hilbert in the dust once again.
"And here we go again..." Hilbert said with a sigh. "And Cheren's the one who told me to calm down...look who's talking now..."
Oshawott tugged at Hilbert's pants, getting his attention. He looked down and saw Oshawott's expression. He was raring to go off to meet other wild Pokémon.
"...Alright then," Hilbert said. "Let's get going!"
As the two started to make their way ahead, Hilbert suddenly stopped. He felt a sharp pain in his head that made him writhe in the pain.
"Guh...!? What the...!?" he muttered as he limped around.
He removed his hat, which revealed a large scar on his forehead and had his hand on it, as he tried to withstand the pain. Eventually, the pain stopped.
"What...was that...?" Hilbert asked.
He looked around, and saw Oshawott, who looked rather worried for his master.
"I'm fine..." Hilbert said as he put on his hat. "C'mon...let's go..."
Hilbert headed on ahead, where a rather concerned Oshawott tried to regain its confidence and followed its trainer.
At Accumula Town, Professor Juniper arrived at Accumula Town alongside her bird Pokémon, where the sun was starting to set.
"Thanks, Unfezant," Professor Juniper said as she returned Unfezant to its Pokéball. "Now then, I should contact them to see how they're doing. But first, I should get to the Pokémon Center to get Minccino and Unfezant some well-deserved rest."
As she headed to the pokécenter she noticed some construction going on fat up ahead.
"? What's going on?" she asked herself.
She decided to check it out and headed towards the park. When she got there, a bunch of people wearing similar medieval-like uniforms were busy with construction of some sort.
"Is there a rally or something?" she asked.
"You there! Quit slacking and pick up the pace!" a voice ordered.
"Yes, Ma'am!" a reply was given.
Professor Juniper looked to see a young girl with brown hair and a slightly different styled uniform watching over the construction.
"Excuse me!" the professor called out.
The woman turned to see who was calling her, but looked a bit surprised.
"Can you tell me what's going on here?" Professor Juniper asked.
"...We're holding a rally tomorrow here," the girl responded. "So we are preparing for it with the construction of a stage fit for the occasion."
"I see," Professor Juniper said. "And what is this rally about?"
"Oh, you'll find out tomorrow," the girl replied.
"...I see," the professor responded, suspicious of the girl.
"LOOK OUT!"
A voice suddenly caught the two's attention, as a large metal girder fell at them. As the professor stepped back, the girl quickly took out a pokeball and released a beam of light. Before Juniper could do anything, the girder was cut clean in half, as the halves landed besides them. The professor looked astonished, as from the air, an Oshawott landed in front of the girl. The Oshawott looked similar to Hilbert's Oshawott, but it had a brighter blue color, had turquoise colored ears, a pink nose and carried a light pink scalchop which formed a blue blade.
"A Shiny Oshawott!?" Professor Juniper exclaimed amazed.
The Oshawott had a rather bored expression on its face as it put away its shell.
"Thank you Oshawott..." the girl said softly while she returned Oshawott to its pokéball. The Oshawaott only nodded in response as it was recalled back. The girl quickly faced the two men who were responsible for dropping the girder with anger in her eyes.
"What're you doing!?" she yelled. "There is a civilian here! Be more careful!"
"O-Our apologies, Ma'am!" the two yelled in response and quickly went back to work.
"Are you okay, ma'am?" the girl asked the professor.
"Huh? Oh, I'm fine," she responded. "Thank you though...that was an impressive Oshawott."
"Thank you," the girl said with some pride. "Oshawott is my best friend and my best partner. But more importantly, are you okay?"
"I'm fine," Professor Juniper said. "But I think I shouldn't get in the way of this. I'm sorry to intrude."
"No, its fine," the girl responded. "If you would like, please attend our rally tomorrow."
"I would love to," Professor Juniper said. "But I need to head back to Nuvema Town later."
"I see..." the girl said, a little disappointed. "Well, it was nice meeting you."
"Likewise," Professor Juniper replied. "Good luck with your rally!"
Professor Juniper made her leave and headed back to the pokécenter. While she didn't notice it, the girl as glaring at her the whole time until she was out of sight.
"Was it really okay to let her go, Ma'am?" a man in uniform asked. "She was Professor Cedric Juniper's daughter, right?"
"We can't make any unnecessary commotions until we have announced ourselves..." the girl said. "For now, continue on the construction."
"As you wish, Ma'am," the man responded, then headed back to the construction site.
At the brink of twilight, the three finally made it to the entrance of Accumula Town, but they were all tired and desperate for some rest.
"All of that, and I couldn't capture a single Pokémon..." Cheren said defeated while Snivy was worn out. "Catching Pokémon is harder than it looks..."
"Oshawott kept beating the shit out of the Pokémon we meet before I can capture them..." Hilbert said. "Oh look, he's doing it now..."
From not so far from them, Oshawott was angrily slapping a wild Patrat with his shell mercilessly, then kicked then in the lower part of the body, sending them away.
"From all of that brutal carnage..." Hilbert said. "He managed to learn some new moves...but damn is that one aggressive Oshawott."
"More like blood-thirsty to me..." Cheren said. "How did you do, Bianca?"
Bianca turned to the two boys, holding a tan-colored small dog Pokémon in her arms while Tepig was walking besides her.
"I caught a Lillipup!" Bianca said happily. "I guess we win then!"
Tepig made a triumphic snort, while Lillipup barked happily and started to lick Bianca.
"How did she!?" Cheren yelled.
"Just admit defeat..." Hilbert said. "At least you tried to capture something. Oshawott..."
Oshawott returned to Hilbert's side, looking victorious with a rather devilish grin.
"I guess good work..." Hilbert said, unsure if he should praise Oshawott for the unnecessary carnage, but did so anyway to appease the battle-craving otter. As soon as they took a rest, Hilbert's Xtranceiver started to ring.
"Huh!?" Hilbert exclaimed as he checked it out. "It's the professor!"
They all gathered around as Hilbert answered the call.
"Hello there!" the professor appeared on the screen of the Xtranceiver. "How're you guys doing?"
"Not so good..." Hilbert said. "Only Bianca managed to capture a Pokémon..."
"Well good for you, Bianca!" Professor Juniper congratulated. "What did you capture?"
"A Lillipup!" Bianca reported. Lillipup barked in response at the screen.
"A Lillipup, eh?" Professor asked. "A good start! Good work!"
The two boys didn't feel any better.
"Now, now," Professor Juniper said. "Practice makes perfect. Don't give up!"
"I guess..." Hilbert said.
"So have you three made it to Accumula Town?" Professor Juniper asked.
"We're just about to enter the town," Cheren reported.
"Good! Meet me at the Pokémon Center," Professor Juniper said.
"Understood," Cheren said.
With that, Professor Juniper cut off the call, where they all headed into Accumula Town. It was already twilight, so the kids quickly found the pokecenter, where Professor Juniper was waiting for them.
"Over here!" Professor Juniper called out.
As Bianca and Cheren headed towards her, Hilbert followed them, but then suddenly bumped into someone.
"Whoa!?"
"Kya!"
Hilbert fell back a little, where Oshawott managed to stop him by pushing against his leg.
"Ow...are you okay?" Hilbert asked, turning around to see a girl with brown hair and blue eyes and wearing a medieval outfit. She looked rather surprised at the sight of Hilbert, but snapped out of it.
"Oh, I'm fine...thank you for your concern," the girl replied.
With that, the girl left. Hilbert couldn't help but stare at the girl, however. She was a great beauty to his eyes, someone that captivated him to no end. Oshawott took notice to that and put a lewd grin on his face, unnoticed to Hilbert.
"Hilbert?" Cheren called out.
Hilbert snapped out of his trance.
"Wha-? Oh, sorry!" Hilbert exclaimed and rushed back to the pokécenter, with Oshawott following from behind.
"What was that about?" Cheren asked.
"What? Oh, nothing," Hilbert said. "So why are we here?"
"You three never visited a real pokécenter, have you?" Professor Juniper asked.
"No ma'am," Cheren said.
"Then follow me," Professor Juniper said as she led them in.
Cheren and Bianca followed the professor, but Hilbert was staring out into the direction that the girl went.
"Hilbert!" Bianca called out.
"Wha-! Crap, coming!" Hilbert blurted.
Hilbert and Oshawott entered the pokécenter, where they were amazed at the place. As they entered the center, a blue counter with several items were displayed, a red counter with a nurse with pink hair was in front of them, and there were stairs leading to a second floor.
"Over here," Professor Juniper said. "You can heal your Pokémon."
The three followed her to the front, where the nurse behind the counter smiled at them. The three recalled their Pokémon and handed the pokéballs to the nurse.
"Alright," the nurse said. "Just give me a second."
She placed the four pokéballs in a device which made the balls shine in a frequent light. When they were done, she handed the pokéballs back to them.
"There you go," she said. "They're all healed up and ready to go."
"Thank you," the three said.
"And over here," Professor Juniper guided them to the blue counter. "You can buy all sorts of items you need for the journey up ahead."
"Hey mister," Hilbert suddenly said. "Can I have three potions?"
"That'll be 900 poké," the clerk said.
Hilbert handed the clerk the money, where the clerk handed him three spray-like objects.
"Thank you and please come again!" the clerk said.
"Now that that's settled," Professor Juniper said. "It looks like you three are all set!"
"Really!?" Bianca exclaimed.
"Yep," Professor Juniper said. "Oh wait, there's one more thing..."
She pointed to a computer that was sitting next to the counter with the nurse.
"That's the PC," she explained. "On hand, you can carry up to 6 Pokémon. When you get more than 6, then they will automatically be transferred to storage. Afterwards, you can access the PC to change your team or to check up on them. You can use this method to evolve Pokémon that require trade."
"Pokémon that require trade to evolve?" Hilbert asked.
"You may meet one someday," she said. "Now then, that's all I need to teach you three. I need to return to Nuvema Town, so I'll leave you three to continue your journey. Don't forget the task at hand, and if you need help on anything, feel free to call me."
"Yes Ma'am!" the three addressed. The professor smiled in relief.
"Good luck on your journeys!" she said, then headed out of the pokécenter.
"Okay then," Cheren said. "I suggest we rest up for the day."
"You're right," Hilbert said. "It's almost nightfall. Let's find a place to crash, then continue tomorrow."
"Okay!" Bianca said. "So where do we stay?"
"If you need a place to stay," the clerk said. "Then the pokécenter has a place for trainers to stay for free in the second floor."
"Really?" Hilbert asked.
"Yep," the clerk said cheerfully. "Just go to the second floor and there should be a room open for the three of you."
"Thank you very much," Cheren said.
The clerk smiled as the three headed upstairs. They managed to find an empty room, with two bunk beds. Bianca took the left side, while Cheren and Hilbert took the right side.
"Starting tomorrow," Cheren said. "We're going to explore Unova on our own, huh..."
"We can do it!" Bianca cheered Cheren. "As long as we're together, the three of us can do anything!"
"That's the spirit, Bianca," Hilbert said. "We're all in this together!"
"...You're right," Cheren said. "Sorry..."
"Why're you apologizing, Cheren?" Hilbert asked. "It's normal for someone to be nervous. I mean we're going to go into the world! It's gonna be nerve-wrecking. But we can do it!"
"Right!" Bianca agreed.
Cheren smiled and nodded in response.
"Well, good night you two," Hilbert said.
"Goodnight!" the two responded.
As the two started to go to sleep in their beds, Hilbert was about to go to sleep, but looked out of the window to see someone passing by.
"Is that...?" Hilbert asked.
He quickly got out of bed and quietly left the room without disturbing Cheren and Bianca.
Hilbert quickly got out of the pokécenter and headed behind it, only to bump into someone again.
"Gah!"
"Kya!"
Two thudding sounds were made as Hilbert fell back.
"Ow..." he moaned. "Why is this so familiar?"
He looked to see the same girl that he met before entering the pokécenter.
"You're the girl from before!" Hilbert exclaimed.
"Huh?" she asked as she looked up to see Hilbert. "You're the boy from before..."
"What're you doing here?" Hilbert asked as he lent the girl a hand.
"Thank you..." the girl said as he accepted the help and got back up. "Well..."
Hilbert looked around and saw a bunch of fliers scattered everywhere, where a bunch of bozes were lying on the ground.
"Oh..." Hilbert said. "Sorry..."
"It's okay," the girl said. "No damage has been done."
The girl picked up a box and started to pick up the fliers. To her surprise, Hilbert started to pick up the fliers too.
"Huh?" she asked.
"It was my fault that you dropped the fliers," Hilbert said. "This is the least I can do."
"Thank you," the girl said with a smile. "You are a nice person."
Hilbert became flustered and focused on picking up the fliers.
"This could take a while..." Hilbert said, then came up with an idea. "Oshawott!"
Hilbert took out Oshawott's pokéball and released him into the world. Oshawott yawned a little as he looked up to see his master and the girl from before.
"Can you help us pick up the fliers?" Hilbert asked.
Oshawott looked around, then grinned rather lewdly and giggled a little, scaring the trainer.
"What's with that look?" he asked. "Can you just help us? You're scaring me..."
Oshawott only snickered as he started to pick up the fliers and handed them to Hilbert.
"Thanks," Hilbert said.
The girl only looked a little disappointed, but more astonished.
"Is that your Oshawott?" the girl asked.
"I guess..." Hilbert said. "But I consider Oshawott more of a partner than my Pokémon."
"What do you mean?" the girl asked.
"I mean," Hilbert said. "Oshawott's my partner. I'm gonna have to rely on him constantly against other Pokémon, since well, I can't fight other Pokémon. And in return, I can do anything that Oshawott can't, like deal with other trainers. It's an equal standing ground, so calling Oshawott 'my' Oshawott is just plain disrespecting the effort he's making for me, so I treat him with the same respect that I want him to treat me."
Oshawott tripped on a rock, then angrily stomped on it.
"Although I have no idea why he's so aggressive..." Hilbert said.
The girl seemed rather surprised by Hilbert's answer.
"What am I saying...that sounds stupid..." Hilbert said.
"No, not at all," the girl said. "That is a wonderful ideal. You should be proud of it."
Hilbert blushed as he continued to focus on picking up the fliers, where Oshawott was only grinning at them. Eventually, they managed to get all of the fliers.
"That's all of them," Hilbert said as he picked up a box. Oshawott tried to lift a box over his head. "Yo, you okay?"
Oshawott lost his balance and dropped the box along with the fliers.
"Oshawott!" Hilbert exclaimed as he helped him up. "Aw, jeez..."
He picked up the fliers again.
"Sorry about that..." Hilbert said.
"It's alright," the girl said. "If you're done, then I'll take the boxes, then."
Hilbert managed to get the box on top of the one he was carrying.
"Nah, I'll carry it," Hilbert said.
"Eh!?" the girl blurted. "Are you sure?"
"It's fine!" Hilbert said. "Now, where to?"
"I see..." the girl said. "Then follow me."
The girl went ahead, with Hilbert and Oshawott following. As Hilbert followed her, he noticed that the girl's shoulders and back was showing, and stared at it.
"By the way," the girl said, surprising Hilbert and almost making him drop the box, but managed to catch it.
"Y-yes?" Hilbert asked.
"Is this the start of your journey?" the girl asked.
"Yeah," Hilbert answered. "I received Oshawott from Professor Juniper."
"...Really?" the girl said, rather intrigued.
"Yeah," he replied. "I'm really grateful for her...if it wasn't for her help, then I wouldn't be able to explore Unova."
"And are you going to be completing the Pokédex?" the girl asked.
"Not really..." Hilbert said. "I'm more interested in becoming stronger with Oshawott."
"I see..." the girl said, a little relieved. "You know, I have an Oshawott too."
"Really?" he asked interested. "Do you mind if I see it?'
"Sure," the girl said as she set down the box and took out a pokéball. "Oshawott!"
The girl released her Oshawott, which was more teal than light blue with a purple nose, turquoise ears, and a light pink shell. As it was released, a sparkle of light shined around it. It had a more serious expression compared to Hilbert's aggressive Oshawott.
"A Shiny Oshawott!?" Hilbert blurted in astonishment.
Hilbert's Oshawott greeted her Oshawott with a friendly smile. Her Oshawott nodded in response to his greeting.
"You could say that Oshawott is my partner," the girl said. "He's been with me ever since I could remember."
The four reached the park, where the girl put down the box.
"Okay, we're here," the girl said. "You can just set the box over there."
"Okay," Hilbert said as he set the two boxes next to the first box.
"Thank you for helping me out though," the girl said. "It was much appreciated.
"You're welcome, uh..." Hilbert said, but realized that he didn't even know her name.
"? Oh right, I never introduced myself..." the girl said in embarrassment. "My name is Hilda."
"My name's Hilbert," Hilbert introduced himself. "Nice to meet you."
"Likewise," Hilda giggled. "Oh, if you would like, please come to our rally tomorrow."
She took a flier from one of the boxes and handed it to Hilbert.
"I would be happy if you attended it," Hilda said.
"Alright then," Hilbert said without giving a second thought. "When is it?"
"Tomorrow morning," Hilda said.
"I'll be there," Hilbert said. "See ya then!"
Hilda smiled as she and her Oshawott headed back to the park. Hilbert was still staring back at her, until Oshawott managed to throw his shell at him, snapping him out of the trance.
"Ow! What the-!?" Hilbert yelled.
Oshawott was pointing at the pokécenter.
"Oh right, we should get some sleep," Hilbert said. "Thanks for the help, Oshawott."
Hilbert recalled his Oshawott, then returned to the pokécenter. He looked at the flier, where some text was on it, along with a symbol that looked like a P with a lightning sign under it on a black and white shield. The text read 'Team Plasma'.
"Team Plasma?" he asked himself.
Back at the park, Hilda was watching Hilbert as he headed back to the pokécenter.
"What an interesting boy," a voice interrupted.
Hilda turned to see a man with green hair and a black hat.
"Lord N!" she exclaimed as her Oshawott bowed in front of N. "Indeed, he is an interesting boy. I'm sure he will understand our goals."
"Don't be so sure," N said. "He doesn't even know of it, so he could have some second thoughts."
"I see," Hilda said. "But I'm confident that when he comes to the rally, he will certainly agree with us."
"If you say so," N said. "But I do wish to see how he is with his 'friends'. I'm starting to look forward to tomorrow."
"Then let us rest," Hilda said. "Everything shall begin tomorrow, my lord."
The two headed back to the park, where a large stage now stood in the middle of the night.
To be continued
AN: And we introduce Hilda, the heroine (or should I say 'anti-heroine') of the story. But in a rather interesting twist, she's a part of Team Plasma. And judging from the other men (i.e. grunts) attitude towards her, she's rather high up there. Since there wasn't the presence of a commander you could fight in Black and White (if you don't count N and Ghetsis, who are the king and leader), I decided to give Hilda that role, where her outfit is different to the grunt outfit, indicating her authority as a commander. Something interesting is her Shiny Oshawott, which is going to serve as her main Pokémon. I also made her very devoted to N (also making his involvement in Team Plasma more obvious from the start than in the game), but also make it so she shows an interest in Hilbert.
Another thing. As you may have noticed, Hilbert seems a little laid back, while his Oshawott is excessively aggressive. I was trying to portray a contrast in personality with trainer and partner Pokémon. And regarding Hilbert's task to complete the Pokédex, Hilbert isn't going to be as conscious about it as Bianca or Cheren, as his aim is just to become stronger as trainer. Another thing I'd like to mention is Hilbert's scar. It might have seemed weird for him to just get hurt mentally all of a sudden, but I'm going to give Hilbert a backstory that's connected to the scar. It's all part of the plot, so it'll make sense eventually as the story progresses (I hope...).