Jirachi looked through the library in N's castle. The Pokémon had taken a book with a green cover off the shelf and began to read it nervously. Jirachi was happy that Hilda was back with N, but it was also nervous. What if Team Plasma encounters N again and kills Hilda a second time? Jirachi had revealed to N after Hilda's first death that it could only grant three wishes before going back to asleep for a thousand years. The first wish had been granted and the brown-haired female was now alive like nothing happened.
"N is happy but how long WILL he be happy?" asked Jirachi as it scratched its yellow, star-shaped head. It's sparkling, black eyes looked through the book.
Back in N's bedroom, Hilda and N were enjoying the company of Tepig and Lillipup. The two Pokémon were making Hilda and N happy. After several minutes, N began to ask a question to Hilda.
"So, Hilda… What do you want to do now?" asked N with a sweet smile.
"What do you mean? I'm happy with Tepig and Lillipup keeping us company!" said Hilda happily.
"You know how Jirachi teleported you to my room? Jirachi can teleport us anywhere! I've been kind of wanting to go to Nimbasa City to ride the Ferris wheel there…" said N politely.
Hilda began to think. Riding a Ferris wheel sounded fun, but her Pokémon party was kind of small. Maybe Jirachi could teleport her back to Accumula Town to catch some Pokémon, but would Cheren and Bianca still be there? The brown-haired female scratched her head of brown hair and fixed her cap.
"Well, you see N, I only have two Pokémon in my party. Maybe we could catch Pokemon together?" asked Hilda.
"That sounds wonderful!" said N happily. "But before Jirachi gets here, you should return your Pokémon to their pokéballs."
"Got it! Tepig! Lillipup! Return!" said Hilda as she put her Pokémon back in their pokéballs.
Jirachi came back into the room and went up to N.
"I'm back!" said Jirachi. "Does Hilda need anything?"
"Yes Jirachi." said N. "Hilda would like to be teleported back to Accumula Town to catch some Pokémon. Since I freed all my friends in the past, I might have to do some catching too."
"Okay!" said Jirachi with a smile. "To Accumula Town!" Jirachi used teleport to teleport itself, Hilda, and N to Accumula Town. Once they got there, N saw a Purrloin walking around in the tall grass outside the town.
"Looks like this'll be the first Pokémon I catch in a while!" said N as he pulled out one of the red and white balls that were in his pocket. "I hope it becomes my friend!"
The green-haired male then walked into the grass and threw the ball at the unsuspecting cat-like Pokémon. The pokéball opened and it absorbed the Purrloin inside. The ball shook once, then twice, then a third time…
Click!
N had successfully caught the Purrloin. Hilda and Jirachi clapped for him.
"Way to go N!" said the blue-eyed female. N walked out of the green grass and walked up to her and Jirachi. "But you do realize that you have to weaken the Pokemon first before you catch it, right?"
"I didn't have any Pokémon in my party, so I had no choice." N explained. "I don't have any starter Pokémon."
"Well maybe Professor Juniper can get you a starter Pokémon!" shouted Hilda.
"You're right. You know what, I can get one now!" exclaimed N. He turned to Jirachi. "Jirachi! Teleport some starter Pokémon here!"
"I'm on it!" shouted Jirachi. Then, a gift box was teleported in front of the two Pokémon trainers. Hilda's eyes widened.
"What?! Where'd that box come from?! That looks like the same kind of gift box where me, Cheren, and Bianca got our starters!" shouted Hilda.
N undid the green ribbon and opened the box. Two pokéballs were inside, but where was the third pokéball?
"Did you tell Jirachi to steal that from the Professor's place?" asked Hilda as she pointed a finger at the box.
"It's not stealing if you don't get caught." said N guiltily. "We're just "borrowing" the box. I wonder what happened to the third pokéball?"
N grabbed the pokéball on the right. He threw it and out came an Oshawott, just like the one Cheren had. N smiled.
"I think I'll take Oshawott as my starter." N said as he began to pet his new friend.
"Well… What about the Tepig and Snivy?" asked Hilda worriedly. "The Professor will notice!"
"Jirachi will teleport the box back to the Professor's place. For some odd reason, the Snivy is missing…" said N as he put a hand on his chin.
"Hey!" Suddenly, the two trainers were interrupted by a voice. A Pokémon trainer around Hilda's age with brown hair walked up to the two. This trainer was Hilbert.
"Can we help you?" asked N politely.
"Don't play dumb!" shouted Hilbert harshly as he pointed at N. "I saw that! You made that Jirachi steal Professor Juniper's box! I know so because I took Snivy with me when I was at the Pokémon research lab and the box there has the two other Pokémon! It's obvious that you stole it!"
Oshawott and Jirachi jumped in the way of Hilbert.
"You don't understand! We were just "borrowing" the box." N explained.
"Jirachi was going to teleport it back!" said Hilda.
Jirachi quickly teleported the box back to the research lab. Hilbert scowled angrily.
"You STOLE that Oshawott!" complained Hilbert. His angry expression quickly softened. "By the way, is your name Hilda? Cheren and Bianca have been looking for you."
Hilda's blue eyes widened. Cheren and Bianca were looking for her?
"Cheren and Bianca are heading to the first gym. You match the description they gave me, so you must be Hilda!" shouted Hilbert.
"Well… Uh…" said Hilda nervously and sadly.
N began to cry silently. His tears ran down his light-skinned face like a waterfall.
"Come on!" shouted Hilbert as he ran up to Hilda and grabbed her wrist. "Your friends are worried about you!"
The brown-haired boy ran off with the brown-haired girl. Jirachi and Oshawott looked at N with worried looks on their faces.
"Even here, everyone is trying to separate me and Hilda!" cried N. "Jirachi! Use Psychic!"
"But N…" said Jirachi sadly.
"I said use Psychic!" commanded N.
Suddenly, a force of psychic energy hit Hilbert, causing him to let go of Hilda's hand and fall over. N ran up to Hilda and hugged her, Jirachi and Oshawott went in front of the two trainers.
"You! What was that for?! You don't go using your Pokémon to attack innocent people!" complained Hilbert as he got up.
"I'm sorry, but I can't let you take her away from me! Jirachi! Teleport us out of here!" said N.
"Roger!" said Jirachi. The star-shaped Pokemon teleported itself, N, Hilda, and Oshawott out of Accumula Town. Hilbert scowled angrily.
"Sheesh. What's his problem?! First, he uses a Pokémon to steal another Pokémon and then he tells his Pokémon to attack me?! What kind of bee is in his cap?! I better go tell Cheren and Bianca what happened… Time to go to the first gym!" with those words, Hilbert ran out of Accumula Town.
Jirachi teleported itself, N, Hilda, and N's Oshawott back to N's Castle. Hilda was horrified at what had happened back in Accumula Town.
"You didn't have to attack him!" said Hilda.
"I had to." said N as tears ran down his face. "I thought I was going to lose you again!"
"You forced me to attack somebody! An innocent trainer!" complained Jirachi. "I know you didn't want to be separated from Hilda again, but that was uncalled for!"
"It was." said N. He stopped crying and smiled gently. "But look at the bright side, that means Hilda won't leave me again."
"I mean WE ARE trying to protect her, but you have to promise not to make me attack people again!" said Jirachi.
"I promise I won't attack people again." said N with a calm tone in his voice. He turned to Hilda. "I'm sorry about earlier, we didn't catch as many Pokémon as we wanted, did we?"
"I didn't even get to catch the Purrloin I wanted!" said Hilda.
"I'm sorry. Maybe we can catch Pokémon tomorrow." N said in a sorry tone of voice. He then hugged Hilda gently.
Hilda hugged the green-haired male back. The white shirt that clung to N's black shirt, as well as his slim frame, smelled like grass. After their hug was over, N took his cap off and scratched his head of tea green hair.
"So…" said N. His cream-colored cheeks were turning a tiny bit pink.
"So…" answered Hilda.
N quickly put his hat back on shyly. "I'm going to take a bath. Jirachi can cook dinner!"
N used a pokéball to call Oshawott back. He then hurried out of his bedroom. After he left, Jirachi smiled.
"You can cook?" asked Hilda in surprise.
"That's right! I can cook all kinds of stuff! What do you want to eat for dinner?" asked Jirachi.
The brown-haired female hummed as she began to think. After several seconds, she spoke. "Maybe some pizza?"
"Okay!" exclaimed Jirachi.
Jirachi then floated out of the bedroom and hurried to the kitchen. Hilda sat on N's bed and sighed. Today was a crazy day.
"Well… I guess this is my life now…" said Hilda.
A single tear fell out of Hilda's right eye. "That trainer said that Cheren and Bianca were worried about me and that they were looking for me".
She began to cry. "They must be worried sick! I really must be a bad friend!"
The blue-eyed girl cried for about ten minutes. After those ten minutes were up, N walked into his bedroom and saw the girl he loved was crying.
"What's wrong, Hilda?" asked N as he went up to her. "Why are you crying?"
"Well, that trainer from earlier said that my friends Cheren and Bianca were "worried about me" and that "they were looking for me". I feel like a bad friend!"
N gently touched Hilda's shoulders. "You're not a bad friend! How about this? I'll let Jirachi teleport us to Striaton City tomorrow!" said N. "I think I might know who your friends are! One of them wears glasses and the other has blonde hair, right?"
"You'd do that for me?" asked the young girl. "But have you met my friends before?"
"I talked to them when Jirachi teleported you away earlier today. They might be suspicious of me, but all I wanna do is make you happy." N explained.
He held Hilda's hands. Her hands were so thin, and petite compared to his bigger, more masculine hands.
"And that trainer could be there too! He's DEFINITELY suspicious of you!" said Hilda.
N frowned sadly. "I made a dumb decision. I shouldn't have told Jirachi to attack him… When we see the three of them tomorrow, I should apologize for my rudeness."
"You should." Hilda said as she hugged N. A smile was slowly forming on her face. "But look on the bright side, if we tell them you're not a bad person, then they'll believe that I'm okay!"
Hilda's thin arms wrapped around N's slim waist. The blue-eyed male smiled.
"Sounds good." said N.
Jirachi floated back into the room. "Hilda! I made you pizza-!"
Jirachi saw the two trainers hugging. A small smile appeared on the wish making Pokémon's face
"Looks like they're having a moment. Guess I'll leave them alone for now." thought Jirachi as it quietly left the room.
Author's Notes
In this chapter, we are introduced to Hilbert. I gave Hilbert a hot-headed and stubborn personality, so his personality clashes with N's softer, gentle personality. I hope you enjoyed this chapter!