Chapter 1

The Speech

Ash+Hilda

Non Character view

Ash Ketchum walked with his friends Iris and Cilan on his way to Opelucid City. They had just visited Mall 9, and Ash was keen to get to his gym challenge against Drayden. As he walked into the city, he noticed that Team Plasma was having a speech on Pokemon liberation in the square. With raised eyebrows, Ash and his friends sat down to listen. Ash noticed a girl sitting next to a man with bright orange hair. The girl had long chocolate brown hair tied up in a messy ponytail, and was wearing a white tank top with a black sleeveless jacket. She was wearing black and pink combat boots and a white and pink poke-ball hat. Her long legs were crossed and she was watching the speech with some apprehension. Ash looked away. She is kind of pretty, he thought. I wonder why she's here.

Hilda's thoughts

I was listening to Team Plasma going on and on about Pokemon liberation. Seriously, do they really think that anyone is going to listen to them? I looked round at the people who were listening, and my eyes fell on a dark haired boy. At least he didn't look like he would listen to Team Plasma. Unfortunately, other people did. I saw a woman release her Munna, and a boy releasing a Trubbish. I knew that I would have to report back to the Elite four soon, but I had time. I walked over to the boy and said "Do you believe them?" He shook his head. "So are you planning on collecting all the badges and challenging the champion?" I asked. "Yeah, I want to become a Pokemon master" he said. "Well good luck with that then" I said with a nod. Cilan looked as if he was going to say something, but I shook my head. Well, back to the Elite Four.