Hey, all! Sorry for the REALLY late post! I have more detail about the delays on my profile, so check it out if you are really angry! Also, to avoid confusion, I'm going to mention now that the routes in my story are not super short like the routes in the game. Each of them are at least a couple of miles long. Enjoy this chapter! Disclaimer: I do not own the Pokemon game, or TV show, or the comic. I just like the series.

(Quick shout out before we start: Thanks XxDark-WritterXx, Arcanewriter17, and RosaMeiWhite2! You guys are awesome!)

Hilda's POV

Hilda watched the early sun rise from her small bed in the Pokemon Center. She had been pretty tired from her hike the other day, but she and Cheren made it to Accumula Town before the sun had set. (Hilda decided to be nice to her friend and didn't rub in the fact it was HER idea to stray off the path.) They had rented separate rooms in the Pokemon Center before they left their Pokemon with Nurse Joy and went to dinner. Neither had realized how exhausted they were until they picked up their Pokemon, who were now fully healed. They said goodnight to each other and Hilda, Tepig, and Petilil went to their room, falling asleep almost immediately.

Hilda had just woken up, but Tepig and Petilil were still sound asleep. She got out of her bed as silently as possible and went to her window to get a better view of the dawn.

She watched for a minute, but eventually, her eyelids decided to get heavy, and she started nodding off, sleep once again claiming her...

Hilda woke up to the sound of knocking at the door. She yawned and rubbed her eyes sleepily. "Coming!" she shouted, her voice cracking badly. Hilda looked out the window. The sun was high in the sky already, no longer the sunrise Hilda had been originally watching.

Hilda jumped up. Her head spun from the sudden change of position, but she shook her head to clear it. She checked her hair briefly in the mirror. She had slept in her ponytail, which resulted in a natural disaster. She wanted to fix it before anyone saw it, but the knock came again.

Forcing herself to forget her hair, she opened the door to her room. Nurse Joy stood waiting at the door. "Good morning, Hilda." She said. She eyed Hilda's hair. "Is this a good time?"

Hilda blushed in embarrassment. "I-it's fine." She said. "Did you need something?"

Nurse Joy shook her head. "No, nothing is wrong. You were just taking a long time to get out of bed, so I decided to check on you." She smiled. "Breakfast will end soon, so you and your Pokemon might want to hurry before we close it." She started to leave. She stopped suddenly and turned around to face her again. "Also, your friend left early this morning. He told me he was in a rush and had to leave quickly, and to tell you he wished you luck at the Battle Club."

"R-really?" Hilda couldn't help but to feel offended. "He left without saying good-bye to me?" Hilda knew that she might not see him again for the rest of her journey. She also knew Cheren was aware of that, as well.

Hilda thanked Nurse Joy and turned back to her room. Petilil and Tepig were just waking up, so Hilda started working on the calamity her hair had become. After brushing and pulling and grunting, her hair was finally knot-free. For the most part. By that time, Tepig and Petilil were fully awake, so the trio headed to the cafeteria for breakfast.

Once they got there, it was completely empty, except for a couple of people. Hilda grabbed some Pokemon food for Tepig and Petilil and some pancakes with Mago berries on it. She looked around for a place to sit, which wasn't very hard, because there was only a couple of trainers left in the cafe. One of them was feeding his Patrat some extra Mago berries from his pancake, another one was clearing her dishes, and one other was feeding a Pokemon Hilda had never seen before. The Pokemon had long light blue fur and a LOT of tails, all of which were blue at the tip. The strange Pokemon's trainer looked up at Hilda and waved her over. "Do ya want to sit with me?" She called. Hilda walked over with Tepig and Petilil following her.

"Hi." The trainer greeted her. "I'm Jojo." She nodded to the empty chair next to her.

Hilda sat down in it. "Hi." She said. "I'm Hilda."

Jojo winked at her. "You looked kinda lonely, so I decided you should sit with me!" She grinned at her.

Hilda smiled back."Thanks!" She eyed the Pokemon Jojo was feeding. "I've never seen that Pokemon before." She admitted, looking at the fox-like creature. It looked back at her, it's gorgeous crimson eyes searching her face. Hilda tried to look it up on her Pokedex, but it didn't have any information.

Jojo stroked the Pokemon's long fur. "This is my Ninetales. I call her Demon."

Hilda raised and eyebrow. "Demon?"

"She was my very first Pokemon." She patted Demon's head. "I've known her since she was an egg, given to me by my uncle." She gave Hilda a sad smile. "He passed away the day Vulpix hatched."

Hilda gasped. "I'm so sorry!"

She shook her head. "It's not your fault. He was a great man. I vowed to make Vulpix as strong as possible. When I evolved her, she got even stronger. I named her Demon, because the first trainer I beat with with my new Ninetales said to me, 'Wow, Jojo, that Ninetales of yours is a monster! You should name it!' So I decided to give her a name, off of what the trainer told me. Monster is too extreme, so we went with Demon. She likes it, so it all works out! Plus," she winked at Hilda. "it sounds cool." She beamed at Demon. "After that, we traveled all over Kanto, then Johto, then Sinnoh, and now Unova! We've been everywhere, meeting new friends and saying good-bye to old. But Demon and I, we've been together forever!" She picked up her glass of Oran juice and sipped it thoughtfully. "Now, Hilda, it's your turn to tell me about your journeys and why you're a trainer."

Hilda blushed. "Well, I just started my Pokemon journey, I haven't been anywhere, except Route One and here."

Jojo smirked. "Nobody's been as far as I've been." She said. "But, I've always liked a good story. Amuse me."

Hilda couldn't help but to smile. "Alright, then." Tepig and Petilil stopped eating their Pokemon food and stared up at Hilda curiously.

Hilda cleared her throat. "Well, it began when on a dark night..."

(Flashback)

Hilda poked her head around a small tree growing in Route One. She was seven years old, and her mother had told her multiple times to never go off the road in Route One. But Hilbert dared her to disobey her mother and wander in the wilderness. Cheren knew it was a bad idea and doing it could put her life in danger. But Hilda wanted to show her rival that she is much better than he is and ever will be. So she sneaked away one late afternoon.

Now it was starting to get dark, and Hilda regretted listening to Hilbert. She wanted her mom, or to see the road again, or anything, besides the dark trees.

A Tranquill chirped suddenly, making her jump. A bush not far away from her started shaking. She backed away from it, but her foot got snagged on a crooked root. She screamed as she fell to the ground. She landed hard on her backside and pain paralyzed her for a moment. She sat still, partly from pain and partly from fear of tripping again. A loud screech hit Hilda's ears. Terror seized her and she stood up and ran, no longer caring about tripping or the sharp pain in her leg.

Branches scratched her face, but she didn't care. All Hilda wanted was to get out of the forest. She was so busy running, she didn't notice the large shape in front of her, until she ran right into it. She ricocheted off it, her small body shaking. The shape moved, and narrow yellow eyes glared at Hilda. She backed up, her blood running cold. "A Scolipede." Hilda remembered reading something about the dangerous Pokemon in a book.

It roared, furious at Hilda for running into it. Hilda shrieked, her high-pitched voice ringing through the night. She turned tail and and fled as quickly as a seven year old could run.

After running for a while, she dared to turn around, only to see the angry Scolipede running behind her, hot on her trail. She wailed again, tears streaming down her face. She ran faster, but it was no use. She could feel it's warm breath on the back of her neck. A sudden pain shot in her leg, and the terror and agony became to much for the young Hilda.

She collapsed on the ground, sobbing. The Pokemon sized her up, preparing a powerful attack. Hilda squeezed her eyes shut, waiting for the worst. She waited a minute longer, but when nothing hurt her, she hesitantly opened one eye. What she saw took her breath away. A huge shape towered over the Scolipede, stopping it in it's tracks. It's eyes grew huge. The big Pokemon growled at the Scolipede. The Scolipede ducked it's head and shrank away from the dark figure, before sinking into the shadows.

Hilda stared in awe at the place the Scolipede had vanished. Her gaze shifted from the shadows to the Pokemon that had saved her. It turned it's large head and locked eyes with Hilda. Hilda stared at it's red eyes for what felt like days. The Pokemon suddenly spread it's giant wings and disappeared into the night.

(End of Flashback)

"I had never seen any Pokemon like that." Hilda explained. "I want to meet that same Pokemon and thank it for saving me." She gazed down at her Pokemon. "Now that I'm on an official journey, I can find it again."

Jojo and Demon stared at Hilda. "Wow..." Jojo spoke up. "That's intense. How many people believed you?" She winked. "I know I believe you"

"Thanks!"Hilda laughed. "No one thought I was telling the truth!" She admitted. "I told my mother what happened, and all she was concerned about was my scratches." She rubbed her fingers across her leg. "I still have a small scar from that."

Jojo's eyes widened. "Really? Can I see?"

"Yeah, it's right-"

"HEY!" The sudden yell came from across the room. Both Hilda and Jojo's head turned. A boy was running to the cafeteria door. "That's my Pokemon!" He yelled.

"What was that?" Jojo asked.

"I don't know." Hilda said. "But we should find out." Tepig jumped onto her shoulder. "Come on!"

She scooped up Petilil and ran after the boy. "This can't be good..." Hilda thought. The girls followed the boy's yelling to outside of the Pokemon Center. "Please! Come back!" He shouted, waving his arms wildly.

Hilda and Jojo caught up to him. "What's going on?" Jojo demanded. The boy turned around and faced the girls.

"They stole my Patrat!" He wailed. They continued pursuing the thieves. "Please, stop!"

The thieves kept going. From what Hilda could see, there were only two of them, so if they had to battle, the thieves would be outnumbered by one.

The group ran through the streets for a good five minutes, dodging people left and right, while keeping an eye on the thieves.

They disappeared into an ally. Hilda, Jojo, and the boy followed. They rounded the corner to a dead end. The thieves were nowhere to be seen.

Hilda looked around, confused. "Where did they go?" She said quietly. Tepig jumped off of her shoulder and started sniffing the ground.

"That's strange..." Jojo peeked behind a box. "I thought for sure they came this way..." Petilil wandered to the back of the dark ally.

The boy sniffed. "My-my Patrat..." He narrowed his eyes. "Give him back!" He yelled. He looked behind a trash can. "Patrat, if you can hear me, say something!"

Everyone looked for a couple of minuets. No thieves were hiding behind any of the unwanted rubble. There were no Patrat cries either. "I-I don't think your Patrat is here." Jojo said, her brown eyes regretful. "Maybe they snuck into a different ally when we weren't looking."

"Yeah..." Said the boy. "Maybe." They turned to go. Petilil suddenly let out a high squeal. Everyone's heads turned. The small Pokemon had vanished.

"Petilil?" Hilda called out, confused. A small laugh sounded from above them. "Oh, is this YOUR Pokemon?" a sneer greeted them. They all looked up. Two people stood on top of a building, not far above them. They both wore blue and white costumes with a large "P" symbol across both of their chests. Their faces were similar, too. They both had identical blue eyes and the same ginger hair. And they were both smugly smirking at the young trainers. They held a small net. Inside it was two Pokemon. Petilil and Patrat were struggling to escape.

"Patrat!" Cried the boy.

"Petilil!" Shouted Hilda. The Pokemon were trying to escape, but their efforts were useless.

"Give them back!" Yelled Jojo. Beside her, Demon growled.

One of the thieves snorted. "Do yall really think we'll give up these fine Pokemon we tried so hard to capture?" She sneered. "Ya jokin', right?"

The other one grinned. "She's right. Team Plasma doesn't do what others want us to do. We especially don't listen to little runts like you!"

Hilda tilted her head. "Team Plasma? What's that?"

The woman gasped. "Are ya tellin' me yall never heard of Team Plasma, the best villains in all of Unova?" She chortled. "Yall more lame then I thought!"

"I've heard of you!" Jojo yelled. "Your leader gave a speech this morning in Accumula Town about the relationship between humans and Pokemon! You said that humans and Pokemon do not belong together! I think that's a stupid opinion!" All of Demon's blue tails twitched, agreeing with what her trainer said.

"You know what I think?" growled the man. "I think you're a worthless brat!" He noticed Demon. "Interesting..." he trailed off. His eyes met the woman's. They nodded. "Let's bail, Mae. We've got better things to do than argue with these kids." They turned and fled.

"Wait!" The boy yelled. "Patrat!"

"Petilil!" Hilda yelled.

"Don't worry, they're not getting away that easily!" Jojo grabbed one of her Pokeballs. "Come out, Don!" She released the Pokeball, and a white bird came out. It winked at his trainer and waited for a command.

"Follow them!" Jojo told it. It spread it's wings and took to the sky. She turned back to Hilda. "My Togekiss is sure to find those Team Plasma grunts! Let's go!"

It wasn't hard for the Togekiss to find the thieves. He signaled to Jojo, and the trainers followed it's signals.

"They went this way!" Jojo took the lead. They dodged and weaved between people and buildings, but not long after, their breaths were becoming gasps. The only thing keeping Hilda going was the fact the Team Plasma grunts could do anything they want to Petilil, and she had to save her.

"I've... got... to keep... going... if... I want... to see... Petilil... again!" Hilda couldn't bear to think of what the crooks could be doing to her Pokemon. "I just... hope she's... okay..."

"There they are!" The boy yelled. Just ahead of them was Team Plasma, dragging the net with Petilil and Patrat in it.

"We're coming, Petilil!" Hilda shouted as loud as she could. From on top of her head, Tepig yelled just as loud, to make sure Petilil heard.

The Plasma grunts sped up. "We're losing them!" The boy wailed.

"Don't worry!" Jojo told him. "I've got a plan!" She turned her head up to her Togekiss. "Don, use Aura Sphere!"

Don put two of his wings together immediately. A small blue ball of energy appeared in them. Yelling loudly, he fired it at the Plasma grunts. They both stopped to avoid getting hit, covering their faces. Dust flew up in their faces, blinding them.

Given the advantage, the trainers ran forward. The girl glared at them, wiping debris out of one eye. "Ya leave us no choice!" She grabbed a Pokeball. "Come on, Purrloin!"

The boy also grabbed a Pokeball. "You, as well, Blitzle!"

Two Pokemon jumped out of their Pokeballs. One of them had dark purple fur and a long fork-like tail. It extended it's claws and swiped at the air. The other Pokemon next to it bucked it's back legs into the air and stomped. It sent electrical sparks into the air.

She pulled her Pokedex from her back pocket and searched the two Pokemon. Jojo waved her Togekiss back to the ground. "Thanks for your help, Don!" She called him back to his ball. "Alright, Demon! We need to show them they can't steal other people's Pokemon!" She pushed her bangs to one side. "Use Flamethrower on Blitzle!" Demon growled, threw her head back, and breathed deeply, fire coming from her jaw.

"Dodge, Blitzle!" commanded the Team Plasma grunt. The Blitzle jumped to one side, but clumsily knocked Purrloin to the ground.

"HEY!" Purrloin's trainer snapped her head to the side. "Now why'd ya go 'n do that, huh Jason?!" She punched him in the gut. He bent over, winded. He dropped the net in surprise. "I told ya not to crash into my Purrloin!" Jason gasped for breath.

The three trainers stared, unsure what to do. "What idiots..." Hilda muttered. She noticed the dropped net. "What if I..." She dashed forward suddenly, causing Tepig to fall off her head. She bent down to grab the net, but Jason caught her arm. "Sorry, but that's mine!" Hilda doubled back, trying to escape his grasp, but he held tight.

"Let go!" She yelled. Jason smirked. Tepig rushed forward and tackled the Team Plasma grunt's leg. His leg twitched. He glared down at Tepig and kicked him hard. Hilda gasped. "Tepig!" Angry, she chomped down hard on Jason's hand. He howled and released her.

She darted away from him. She tried to grab the net, but the other Team Plasma grunt had snatched it. She waved it teasingly in the air. "This what ya lookin' for?" The Pokemon inside squealed and Hilda glared at her. Jason grabbed for her again, but she ducked out of the way. Tepig suddenly yelled loudly and his tail started glowing. He drew in his breath and breathed out through his nose, spraying fire at Team Plasma. Hilda scrambled away from the thieves while they were distracted.

Jojo gasped. "That's ember!"

Hilda blinked in surprise. "Tepig, did you learn a new move?!" Tepig shook his tail happily. Hilda smiled. "Okay! Use ember on the net!" Tepig took a deep breath and his tail started glowing. He sprayed more fire, but aimed for the net this time. The net caught the flame, burning Petilil and Patrat free. They both ran away from the Team Plasma grunts.

"No!" The grunts tried to grab the fleeing Pokemon, but they were to slow.

"Petilil!" Hilda cried happily. Petilil ran up to Hilda and jumped into her arms. Hilda hugged her. "I'm so glad you're okay!"

Jason glared at them. He was holding his bloody hand close to his chest. "You brats are really getting on my nerves!" He snarled. "Come on, Mae, we can't let them win!"

Mae glared at them. "Use scratch on Tepig, Purrloin!"

Purrloin ran forward, claws unsheathed.

"Demon, use Energy Ball!" Jojo commanded. The Ninetales opened her mouth a green ball appeared in front of it. She barked and the green ball flew forward and hit the Purrloin squarely on the head. She missed Tepig and stumbled to the side.

"Blitzle, use Quick Attack on Ninetales!" Jason commanded. Blitzle ran forward at full speed. It crashed into Demon, causing her to stumble backwards. She recovered quickly, though.

"Demon, use hypnosis!" Jojo commanded. Demon's eyes started glowing. The Blitzle stared into them, confused. His eyes suddenly grew sleepy and he sat down.

"Blitzle, what are you doing?!" Jason yelled. "No slacking during a battle!" The Blitzle ignored him. He yawned and closed his eyes, falling asleep. "What?!" Jason was furious. "Fine, whatever." He called Blitzle back to his ball.

"Purrloin, it's up ta us, got it?" Mae said. "Use assist!" Purrloin held up a paw. A bright ball appeared and small icicles were fired at Tepig.

"Tepig, use ember!" Hilda demanded. Tepig took a deep breath and shot small pieces of fire at the ice. On contact, the ice melted. "Now use tackle!" Tepig rushed forward at Hilda's command and slammed into Purrloin. Purrloin stumbled backwards and landed hard on it's back.

"Purrloin, are ya okay?" Mae asked, but the Devious Pokemon didn't move. It had fainted.

"Yes!" Hilda yelled happily. "You did it, Tepig!" Tepig turned to her and wagged it's tail. Petilil jumped out of her arms and congratulated him.

The Team Plasma grunts glared at her. "You won this time, scamp, but next time you won't be lucky!" Jason and Mae frowned at them a little longer, but then turned and ran away.

"See ya!" Jojo yelled after them. Demon also barked after the fleeing trainers.

Tepig jumped onto Hilda's head and Petilil got comfortable in her arms. "I don't know who those fools are, but I have a feeling this isn't the last time we'll ever see them." Hilda said, her blue gaze lingering on the place the grunts had vanished.

Jojo laughed. "Who cares if we see them again or not? We'll just beat them up again!" She patted Demon's head. "With our Pokemon, we can do anything!"

Hilda looked down at her Petilil, now safe from harm. Petilil is very important to Hilda, as well as Tepig is. Seeing Team Plasma won't be a problem anymore. Like Jojo said, she'll just fight them and win. Anything to keep her precious Pokemon safe.

Hilda smiled at her new friend. "You're right, Jojo. Nothing can beat us."

Now that Petilil and Patrat are safe with their trainers, Hilda can continue to wait for the Battle Club to start. With new friends and new enemies, we all know that Hilda's adventure will really heat up! But what will happen if (or when) Team Plasma shows up again? Will Hilda be able to fight them off like last time? Find out in the next chapter!

Author's Notes:

Sorry, sorry, sorry, for the major delay! I don't have writer's block, just a busy schedule! I made this one longer, obviously, so I hope you enjoyed! If you have tips or suggestions, please tell me in a review!

Background Information!

Jojo is based off of one of my real life friends! The real Jojo helped me write this chapter, so shout-out to her! (Yes, she has a FanFiction account, but she doesn't use it that often.) Jojo's Ninetales is based off of the real Jojo's Ninetales, who has the same moves and is named Demon. It's at level 100 and is the real Jojo's best Pokemon in her party.

The real Jojo also has a Togekiss, but didn't name it. We named it Don on the spot, mainly because one of the main characters in the show, Dawn, has one. Yeah, it's kind of lame, but it's the best we could do in a matter of two seconds.

If you have any questions, feel free to ask! Thanks for reading!

Mae has an accent, if you haven't figured that out.