Hilda's POV

Hilda was leaning back lazily on the wall of the lab. She had been in that position for about thirty minutes, and was getting very bored. "We're all here now, so can we choose our Pokemon?"

Hilda felt Hilbert's challenging brown eyes drill into her back like nails. She knew he didn't want her in the Professor's lab, and she didn't want him here either.

Hilda and Hilbert have always been rivals, ever since she had moved into Nuvema Town. She hated him the moment she laid eyes on him, and she knew that they would never be friends.

Juniper nodded at Hilda. "Sure! Just let me tell you a little bit about your journey." She walked over to a small desk.

"I know you already know a lot about the Pokemon that live around Nuvema Town, like Lillipup and Pidove, but now this is your chance to travel the whole Unova region to discover all kinds of Pokemon for yourselves!"

She picked up a small tray with four Pokeballs on it. "First, each of you pick your first Pokemon."

She lifted all of the Pokeballs and dropped them on the ground. Out came each Pokemon, a Snivy, a Tepig, an Oshawott, and some other Pokemon. It couldn't have been from around here, because Hilda had never seen that Pokemon before. It looked really scared.

Cheren looked up at the Professor, with a confused look on his face. "Er... isn't Chimchar a Sinnoh Pokemon?"

"It is." The Professor laughed nervously. "Well, as you can see, there are only three Unova starters and four of you. So, I called Professor Rowan,the Sinnoh professor, and asked for the fire-type starter, Chimchar, so all of you can go on a journey." Cheren nodded, understanding what she meant.

The Professor turned toward Hilda. "Well, Hilda, you where the first here, so you can choose the Pokemon you want first."

Behind her, Hilda heard Hilbert growl under his breath, and she fought the urge to turn around and stick her tongue out at him.

Hilda turned her attention to the four Pokemon in front of her. The Sinnoh Pokemon (Chimchar, was it?) still looked terrified, as if he knew he was no longer in his home in Sinnoh. Hilda felt a bit sympathy towards him, but she knew Chimchar wasn't the Pokemon she really wanted to train.

Instead, Hilda crouched down in front of the Unova starters, the ones she knew a little bit about already. Her eyes grazed the different Pokemon, until she locked eyes with the Tepig. He was cute, and his big, solid black eyes were hopeful. He smiled up at her patiently. She smiled back at him. His eyes brightened and the fire pig Pokemon jumped into her lap.

Hilda stumbled back a little bit. She couldn't help but to laugh. "This one, please!"

The Professor smiled. "I love seeing Trainers and Pokemon getting along as soon as they meet." She said, half to herself. "Alright, here is Tepig's Pokeball, your Pokedex, and some other things that you will need on your journey."

Hilda took the items from Professor Juniper. "Thanks. I'll make the best of my journey." Tepig squealed from where he was sitting on Hilda's head. He wasn't very heavy, so Hilda let him sit there.

The Professor giggled. "I can see you two are settled, so we will move on."

"Um... Professor Juniper?"

The Professor turned her head. "Yes, Cheren?"

Cheren slightly blushed. "Well, I was wondering if I could choose my Pokemon next?"

The Professor nodded. "Go ahead."

He took a step towards the Pokemon. "If it's okay, I would like Chimchar." He admitted. Chimchar looked up at Cheren, it's gray eyes filled with surprise. "Getting a Pokemon from another region would be more exciting than getting a Unova Pokemon like every other trainer." Cheren continued.

"I see, Cheren." The Professor said. "In that case, instead of giving you a normal Pokedex, I'll give you a national Pokedex, along with Chimchar's Pokeball and some extra Pokeballs for when you see Pokemon in the wild that you want to catch." She handed the items to Cheren. He thanked her quietly and put the items in his bag. Chimchar walked up to him, hesitantly, before Cheren called him back to his Pokeball.

"Of course Cheren would want to study an out-of-region Pokemon; he's always doing that kind of stuff." Hilda thought with a small smile. She knew Cheren very well.

"Oh, oh!" Bianca suddenly shouted. "My turn, my turn!"

Hilbert sighed loudly. Hilda smirked at him, while her Tepig sat on her head, watching his Pokemon friends waiting patiently to be chosen.

Without warning, Snivy zipped across the room and cannoned into Bianca. Bianca gave a little gasp of surprise before falling to the floor. Snivy made a strange noise that sounded like laughing.

Hilda, Hilbert, and Cheren chuckled. "He's perfect for you, Bianca!" Hilda joked. "You both run around without warning!"

Bianca looked into Snivy's big brown eyes. "What do you say, Snivy?" Snivy nodded quickly as the Professor gave Bianca her things.

Hilbert walked slowly across the room and stopped in front of Oshawott. Oshawott stared at him, his eyes searching Hilbert's.

"Um... so..." Hilbert trailed off, itching his ear.

Hilda couldn't help but to smirk again. "He needs to work on his introduction." She reached up and pulled Tepig off of her head and smiled at him. He beamed at her, and Hilda couldn't help but to give her new friend a hug.

"Tepig and I are going to be the best team ever!" Hilda thought. "Take away the fact that I have to put up with Hilbert every time I happen to see him, this might be an amazing adventure!"

Hilbert called Oshawott back into his Pokeball. He looked up at Hilda suddenly. He stared at her, his brown eyes becoming narrow. Hilda stared back. "If he challenges me to a Pokemon battle, he'd have the type advantage." She realized suddenly.

Tepig must have noticed the rivalry between the trainers, because he growled softly and began scowling. Despite Hilbert's glare, Hilda suddenly felt comforted. "Tepig likes me. He's on my side." Her heart soared. "My adventure is really beginning.