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Hilbert's POV
Hilbert and Bianca finally reached Hilbert's house. Bianca burst through the door, leaving Hilbert outside, with barely any breath left. As he panted, he heard Bianca's worried voice from inside.
"Please, Mrs. Black! You have to help my Snivy!" Her words held fear. "He- he got really injured while Hilbert and I were battling! Please, please, please help him!"
Hilbert's mom hushed her. "Calm down, Bianca. I'll take a look." Bianca thanked her as Hilbert dragged himself onto the porch. Oshawott jumped out of his arms and walked slowly to the door. He looked over his shoulder at Hilbert, as if asking for permission to enter.
"Go... ahead." Hilbert wheezed. They had sprinted about a mile, and honestly, Hilbert had never been much of a runner.
After gulping down as much air as possible, Hilbert walked into his house and slumped over on the couch. Oshawott ran over to him and jumped on the couch as well, his eyes wandering curiously around the living room.
"Hey, Oshawott." Oshawott stopped staring and turned his attention to his trainer. "You're worried about Snivy, aren't you?" Oshawott nodded, his dark eyes worried. "Well, we can watch my mom take care of him; she's really good at nursing all kinds of Pokemon back to perfect health!"
Oshawott shrugged, and it occurred to Hilbert that Oshawott might be blaming himself for Snivy's injuries.
Hilbert patted his head. "Hey, it's not your fault, you know." Oshawott looked up at him. "Accidents happen, and this one is just very unlikely." Hilbert explained. "Nobody blames you, Oshawott." He winked. "Plus, I bet Snivy will want to thank you when he wakes up." Oshawott looked away. "Without you, we'd still be picking through that bramble bush right now!" Oshawott gave a small smile and nodded. "Now, let's go see if your friend is okay."
Hilbert stood up and Oshawott jumped onto his shoulder. The two walked across the room and down the hall. Nobody was there, so Hilbert walked into his mother's medicine room. Bianca was sitting on one of the chairs with a small glass of water in her hand. Mrs. Black had her back turned as she worked hard on Snivy's injuries.
Oshawott jumped off of Hilbert's shoulder and ran over to the table Snivy was on. Mrs. Black stopped her work in surprise and looked down at the Oshawott.
"Hello, Oshawott." She said. She lifted the otter up and placed him on the bed the Grass Snake Pokemon was on. "Snivy will be fine." She promised.
"Thanks, Mom." Hilbert said, walking over to the bed. Bianca also stood up, worry stuck to her face.
"Thanks, Mrs. Black." She said.
Mrs. Black sighed. "You children should know better than to have a battle far away from a Pokemon Center. Especially with new Pokemon." She pushed a strand of hair behind her ear. "You two are lucky I got a job at a Pokemon Center after I left collage." She frowned at the trainers. "Be careful next time!"
Bianca and Hilbert lowered their heads in shame.
"Sorry." They said in unison. Mrs. Black guided them to the door.
"All your Snivy needs now is some sleep." She told Bianca. "He doesn't have any major wounds, except for one under his eye." Oshawott jumped onto Hilbert's shoulder. "Other than that, everything is fine, Bianca."
Bianca sighed in relief. "Thank goodness!" She and Hilbert walked down the hall as Mrs. Black closed the door.
"Do you want something to eat, Bianca?" Hilbert asked.
Bianca nodded. "I guess I forgot to eat lunch." She admitted. She looked out the window at the evening sky. "Now it's time for dinner."
The three headed to the kitchen. "You can get something out of the pantry." Hilbert told Bianca. He opened up a different door above the oven. "My mom keeps all kinds of Pokemon food up here." He told his Pokemon. He picked out a bag and poured some of it in a bowl for Oshawott. "Here you go. Enjoy!" Oshawott ate the first piece hesitantly, but after he tasted it, he started gobbling the rest up.
Hilbert sat at the table with Bianca. She had picked out a bag of chips, and had already started eating them. Hilbert joined her, until his mom appeared at the end of the hall and took the chips away.
"Your not going to eat only chips for dinner." She said before cooking some spaghetti. After that was ready, they ate quietly, until Mrs. Black broke the silence.
"What really happened to Snivy?"
"Oh, well," Bianca gave a quick summery of how her Snivy fell into the brambles.
While Bianca was talking, Hilbert's gaze drifted over to his Oshawott, who had just finished eating. "What would have happened if Oshawott fell into the brambles?" Hilbert realized he would have done just about anything to rescue the Sea Otter Pokemon. No wonder Bianca had ripped up her own hands just to free her Snivy. "Is that what being a trainer is all about? Caring for your Pokemon?"
Mrs. Black must have noticed her son staring at his Pokemon. "Are you glad you chose Oshawott?" She asked.
Hilbert spun around in surprise. "Y-yeah!" He exclaimed. "Why would I not?"
She shrugged. "I wasn't suggesting that you might regret your decision. I'm just glad you're happy!"
Hilbert forced himself to calm down. "She is my mother after all..."
Bianca spoke up. "Excuse me, but do you know how long it will take for Snivy to heal?" She asked.
"Not very long." She replied. "If everything turns out okay, you two can leave tomorrow." She picked up her empty plate. "And while we're here, I'd like to take a look at your Oshawott, Hilbert."
A defensive look crossed Hilbert's eyes. "Why?" He asked. "There's nothing wrong with my Oshawott!" Mrs. Black rolled her eyes.
"Remember, Oshawott battled, too. It needs to be healed as well as much as Snivy does." She walked over to the kitchen and put her dish in the sink. She reached down and lifted Oshawott off the floor. "Don't forget to clean up your dishes."
"Yes, ma'am." said Hilbert. He and Bianca finished their meals in silence. Once the two were done, they cleared their plates and hung out on the couch until Mrs. Black announced that it was time for bed.
Hilbert showed Bianca to the guest room, and Oshawott and Hilbert headed to Hilbert's room.
Hilbert tried to call Oshawott back to his Pokeball, but Oshawott had already decided he'd rather be outside of his Pokeball with Hilbert.
Hilbert didn't want to argue, so he let Oshawott sleep in his bed as well. Both of them were pretty tired, so falling sleep was no problem. No problem at all.
Until the next morning.
Hilbert had overslept again, and apparently Oshawott didn't want to go downstairs without Hilbert, so he sat around in Hilbert's room. He must have gotten bored, because Hilbert woke up with a sore head, thanks to Oshawott's strong tackle attack. That put him in a bad mood pretty quickly.
Hilbert's hair was tangled up. Badly. Normally, Hilbert could care less. But his hair was to messy that his hat refused to fit over his head. So, of course he does the obvious thing and looked for his hair brush. He spent about a half an hour just looking for it. Know where it was?
On his dresser. Somehow he missed it.
After Hilbert could get his hat on his head, he went downstairs to see Bianca waiting for him on the couch.
"There you are, Hilbert!" She said. "I thought I was going to have to drag you out of bed." She fixed her skirt. "Breakfast is on the table. Hurry and eat." She added. "You overslept again and we really need to hurry if we want to get to Accumula Town by tonight."
Hilbert grunted sleepily. He slouched into one of the dining room chairs. He helped himself to some pancakes and syrup. Oshawott had climbed on the oven and was digging through the pantry until he found the bag of Pokemon food Hilbert gave him the other night.
Once he found it, Oshawott jumped off of the oven and sat down in the middle of the kitchen and started eating out of the bag.
Once the two had their fill, Hilbert stuffed the bag of Oshawott's food into his bag and cleared his plate. "We're ready, Bianca." He said.
"Good." she replied, jumping off the couch. "Your mom gave Snivy back to me. She said to keep him in his Pokeball for a while." Her eyes became sad. "He'll be fine, but he has a nasty scar under his eye and on his tail."
Hilbert nodded. "Okay." He looked around. "Where is my mom, anyway?"
"She went to the store to run an errand." Bianca shrugged. "What are we waiting for? Let's go!" She ran towards to door.
Hilbert turned to his Oshawott. "Ready?"
Oshawott nodded and jumped on Hilbert's shoulder. Leaving his house once more, he made his way to the door. The morning air was cool, hinting autumn would be coming very soon.
Hilbert turned to his house once more. "Hopefully, next time I see you, I'll be champion of the Unova region." Being champion has been his goal for a very long time, and nothing was ever going to stop him.
"Hilbert, are you coming?" Bianca yelled to him.
"Uh-huh." He said before running to his friend. Her eyes were excited.
"Now that we know what Pokemon battles are like, we can be more careful when we battle again." She said. "Once we get to Accumula Town, of course." she added.
"Yeah. Mom told us to take it easy until we reach Accumula."
"And until we become better trainers." Bianca added.
"Yeah." Hilbert said. "And to become better trainers, we have to battle more. Which reminds me, I want to join the Battle Club."
Bianca beamed at him. "Really? I wanted to enter, too!" She clapped her hands. "Oh, this is going to be so much fun! I can hardly wait to get there now!" She started running down the road. "Come on, Hilbert! We can't waste anymore time here in Nuvema!"
Hilbert felt himself start to smile. "She's back to her old self, now that she knows her Snivy is okay." He started running after Bianca. "I'm glad Snivy's okay, too. Now all that's left to do is get to Accumula Town, and the real adventure will begin."
Now that Snivy has been healed, the two friends can restart their trip to Accumula Town. What will happen when they arrive? Hilbert might not like the fact that Hilda is also signing up for the Battle Club. How will the two rivals deal with each other there? And what did happen to Hilda after straying off the path? Find out in the next chapter!
By the way, I might not post the next chapter in a while. School just started for me, so homework and studying will take up a lot of my time. It will come, though!
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