This is What I Want
Chapter 3: Jessica is not the real you.
Hilda's POV:
Hilbert, Cheren and Bianca spent the rest of the day telling me about how we met and the things we used to do as kids, and showing me around Nuvema Town. I honestly had a lot of fun! It's been forever since I had that feeling. Hilbert looked at his watch, and it was half past seven o'clock already. While walking back to our houses, I suddenly stopped as my brain suddenly gives me a memory.
Flashback:
"Hilbert, stop it! Give me my hat back!" the girl, who was about eight years old, told the boy who looked about the same age. "Mom! Hilbert's being mean!" the girl started crying.
"Hilbert! What did I tell you about taking stuff from other people? It's not nice. Return the hat." the older woman scolds him.
"But-"
"No buts, young man. Give it back." the boy reluctantly returns the hat. "Now, say sorry."
"Sorry, Hilda. I didn't think about what I was doing."
"It's fine, Hilbert." the little girl stops crying. Suddenly, the door opens.
"Kellie, I actually did it! All those years of researching worked!" a man says to the woman, clearly excited.
"Honey, are you serious? You actually invented the thing you wanted to make?"
"Yes! I actually built a machine that can travel through time! I have it in my pocket!" he grabs a small, black square from his pocket and shows it to the woman.
"How is this supposed to work, exactly?" the woman asks.
The man just laughs. "You just click this button. It will randomly teleport you to a different time."
"That's impossible! How do you know this thing actually works?"
"I…. actually don't know if it does. I've never tested it before." the man admits.
"Then you might be getting full of yourself then. I'm sorry, but those things are just impossible to be built."
"I guess you're right." the man tells her. "Hey, at least it looks nice. I'll just keep it in my office."
The couple leaves the room, and their children follow them.
Seven years later…
A teenage girl walks into her deceased father's office. She's crying, just walking around the office and rummaging through his things, just breaking all the papers and the gadgets apart.
"Dad, why did you have to leave us? I haven't even started my journey yet! Do you know how we feel right now?" the girl shouts, to nobody in particular. "Why did you sacrifice yourself, just so your research won't be exploited? You should've just given those creepy knight people your research! If you did, at least you would've still been with us!" the girl continues sobbing, just ruining all of her father's hard work all of the years. A small, black square falls from one of the shelves, and the button on its side was pushed due to the fall, and a ray of orange light appeared.
The girl notices this, and she just laughs. "I'm going insane, I can see it. There's no way that light is real." she approaches it, and as soon as her hand makes contact with the mysterious light, it fades and she drops down on the floor, unconscious.
"Hilda, I know you're upset about dad's death, but-" a boy who looks identical to the girl sees the office. "Hilda? Wake up! Hilda! Mom! Hilda's not waking up!"
Meanwhile, in a world known to people as Earth…
An eight year old girl wakes up in a bed, and she looks like she had a nightmare. She comes down the stairs and sees two people arguing.
"Where's my money? I want it now, son!" an old man demands, punching the smaller and younger guy, whose face was bleeding.
"Stop hurting him!" the girl shouts, and the older personshoves her into a closet. "Get me out of here! I don't even know who you people are!"
The older man just snickers. "Jessica, how could you forget your beloved family? I'm your father!"
"I don't remember anything! Please, just get me out of this thing!" the girl pleads, but nothing happens. She can just hear punches being given. Nearly the same thing happens for the next few weeks, until the girl just finally accepts it. 'They couldn't be lying! If they were, why would I have woken up in their house, and in their bed?' The girl thought about it, and she decides that it's the truth.
"Hilda? You've been standing there for five minutes now. What's wrong?" my twin brother asks me.
"I… I just remembered something, that's all." I replied truthfully.
"That's great! Tell me what you remember!" Hilbert looks delighted to hear it.
"Hilbert, where's dad?" I ask him.
He tensed up after I asked the question, but he regained his composure after a few seconds. "He's dead, Hilda. He was killed by these people dressed up as knights, trying to protect his research on legendary Pokemon and time travel." He admits. "That's why you got in a coma for nearly a year. The day dad was buried, you ran off crying to his office. You basically destroyed the entire room, and you were screaming something but I couldn't understand it. When I got to the office, you were just there, not responding to all of the screaming that I did. We were all really worried that day, especially since dad was just buried." I just nod, trying to prevent the tears that my body just wanted to let out.
"I couldn't handle losing both of you in one year, so I was really depressed. I was considering not leaving Nuvema Town, just so I could stay by your side when you woke up." I couldn't contain my tears any longer, so I just hugged him and started to cry. He just rubbed my back and continued talking. "After a few months though, I started losing hope. I went to your room less often, I spent more time with Bianca and Cheren, and I decided to still go on my journey. During these last few weeks, the hope that you would wake up was completely gone. The only reason why I still visited was because of mom, and she never gave up on you. I'm sorry for that, Hilda, and I know you probably won't forgive me after what I just said."
I stopped hugging him, and I looked at him. "Hilbert, I may not remember everything from my past yet, but I know that you've been trying your best to help me remember it. I forgive you. If our roles were reversed, I probably would've lost hope on the first day. You were going to give up exploring Unova for me! That's huge."
We hugged each other again, and stayed there for a few minutes. Hilbert looked at his watch, and it was already eight o'clock. We hurriedly ran to our house, and saw mom there, worried.
"Where have you two been? It's already past eight, and you guys just got home! And why does Hilda look like she's been crying? Hilbert, did you have something to do with this?" her worried tone was replaced with anger.
"I had nothing to do with it! She remembered something!" he retorts.
"Hilda, did you remember something?" I nod. "What did you remember?"
I couldn't answer, trying to hold back tears again, and Hilbert answers for me. "She remembered dad."
"Honey, do you want me to tell you more about your dad?" my mom asks. I nod. "Your dad was a famous researcher, and he was very passionate about his work. His main research is about the legendary Pokemon scattered across the various regions. However, he got interested in something else: time travel. When he wasn't studying the legendary Pokemons' movements and theorizing about why they're there, he was trying to build portals that led to the past. He was very passionate, but he usually fails when it comes to time travel. I personally think that it's not possible, but someone might prove me wrong." she chuckles, and continues talking. "If he's not working, he's a very responsible father. He always taught you guys about being independent and how Pokemon are not supposed to be treated as slaves, and he was always there for you. You were actually fonder of him than me, but even Hilbert is. He's a very inspiring person, and I'm proud to say that you two are his children."
Hilbert and I both agree, and we both realize that we're hungry. Mom just laughs, and gets our food ready.
After eating, I say good night to mom and Hilbert, and proceed to the room that I woke up in earlier this day. I try to see if Arceus can hear my thoughts.
Arceus? 'Yes, Jessica?' I'm curious. Isn't this person supposed to be only an identity? Why did I feel attached to those people? How did I get those memories? 'I knew you'd ask this eventually. The truth is, Jessica is not the real you. You're actually Hilda.' That's impossible! I came from the human world! 'No, you didn't. You got sent to the human world because of your father's invention. You did get that memory back, right?' I think I did. If I was actually Hilda though, why didn't I just come back as Hilda in the first place? 'Because I didn't know that you were her!' That's reasonable, I guess. But couldn't I just be Hilda and not worry about being two different people? 'Do you really want that?'
I thought about it for a while. If I were only Hilda, I'd always wake up and be with Hilbert, Cheren and Bianca every day, and maybe get revenge for my father. Although that sounds nice, I do want to know more about Green Oak and Red, and possibly even stop Team Rocket with them. 'Based on what I understood from your thoughts, I'm guessing you want to keep switching between Jessica and Hilda?' For now, I guess. Thank you, Arceus. 'No worries. I know you will be helping me eventually, so I wish you good luck.' Thanks, again. 'What am I supposed to call you, by the way? Jessica or Hilda?' Call me Hilda, since that's apparently the real me. 'Okay then. Goodbye, Hilda. Remember, don't make stupid mistakes!' Sure, Arceus. Sure.
Author's Note: Just to avoid any confusion in the future, I want to clear this up. If the POV is in Kanto, it will be called Jessica's POV. If the POV is in Unova, it will be called Hilda's POV. Also, I decided to use Hilbert/Hilda instead of Touya/Touko since in this fanfic, Unova is based on America, so the former is more fitting.