Chapter 2: Emerald

"Here! I think this might fit!" Bianca walked into Hilda's room that she's been staying in for the pass 2 weeks. Before then, she was taken through a grassy field with such beautiful cherry blossoms, to another town just to take her to what she was explained to be a Pokemon center. A place where she was taken in by more strangers in lab coats and given treatment

It's been so long since she's been given a full meal and even a shower... She ate like there was no tomorrow and stayed in her shower for the pass hour or two... Nothing felt better than the first day she got there

Her skin was treated from burns, her fingers were infected so they needed wraps with treatment, she was fed more than what a normal person would get full out of, and her entire body was examined after she told them she lived in a place where she was practically surrounded by mold. Her test came out normal, which was very shocking for everyone, considering that she was inhaling toxins for so long, it's a surprise to know she was completely healthy

Hilda looked up from eating her waffles on her tray to look at Bianca walking in with a large paper bag. Bianca has been very sweet since they first met. She's been coming to visit everyday to check up on her and even bring her treats behind the doctors back. She's suppose to be eating healthy foods, but because she was told that she was already healthy, why not cheat for a dessert or two? Hilda doesn't seem to mind

"Hm?" Hilda looked at her confused, with her mouth full. Eating these wonderful foods had been amazing. She no longer gets hungry right away, it seems that her digestive system returned back to normal sooner then the doctors suspected. They called her a miracle.

Bianca giggled at how Hilda was eating her food. It's been 7 years, she didn't even care how she ate. Even though she was a princess, the sort of thing didn't even matter anymore

"I got you some clothes, I hope it'll fit" Bianca placed the bag on the bed. Hilda moved her empty tray to the side dresser and picked up the mysterious gift her friend got her this time... Friend, she never thought she would see the day when she gets one of those

Inside the bag was a large pink hoodie, a white tank top, some Jean shorts, and combat boots. Hilda stared at everything in awe. Jeans? A tank? Boots? Her father would kill her if she's caught wearing such clothing a commoner would wear, but she always wanted to try something like this

"Wow... You shouldn't have.." She hugged the hoodie closely. It was really soft and smelled like flowers...

"Don't worry about it! I got all that for you so don't you worry!" Bianca smiled happily

"But you've done so much for me already..." Hilda felt bad for all the things Bianca did for her. She feels as if she wasn't worthy of her help, since she's no longer a princess

"Hey, we're friends, aren't we? This is what friends do!"

"Really..?" She wouldn't know

"Yeah, this is my gift to you! Now all I have to do is find a way to convince my mom to pay the bill for you staying here and all your treatments" she muttered to herself

"Pardon?"

"Oh! It's nothing! Really! I'm just glad you're doing well!" Hilda smiled a little before looking back at the hoodie and hugged it. This is her first gift anyone outside her family has ever given her, and that doesn't include the treatments and dessert

"You've been very kind... How can I repay you..?"

"Let's worry about how we're going to pay for the bill first" bill..? The doctor came into the room a second later with a clipboard in hand.

"How are you doing Miss Charlotte?" Charlotte, Heart, any of which last name is acceptable to use. She told everyone that her full name was Hilda Charlotte Heart but... That's just a shorter version of it. The royal family always had the most difficult names, and Charlotte and Heart aren't really her full last name, they're just extras

"Quite well... Thank you" She bowed her head. The doctor smiled kindly and gave Bianca the clipboard

"It seems that your friend is well enough to leave, sooner than I expected. if she's this well, there's no need to keep her any further. Now with the billing, I don't expect everything to be paid up front, you may do it in payments" Bianca nodded nervously while biting her lips before looking at the clipboard. Her eyes strung out her head like she was a doll or something

"Oh my goodness! My mom and dad is going to kill me!" She panicked like a lune. Hilda sweat dropped at her behavior "alright... I guess I would have to work it off to pay everything" Hilda looked down for a moment before looking at the doctor feeling sorry for Bianca. Payment... Hm

"If it's money you require, I would happily do it myself" Bianca and the doctor looked at her confused

"What do you mean? I know you're a princess and all, but how are you going to pay the bill on your own?" Bianca frowned. Hilda dug in her hospital gown and took out a necklace with emeralds to fill up the whole band "oh my!"

"This belonged to my father, he had me wear it before I was locked up. I never took it off, so..." She used her weak fingers to try to rip off a Emerald, but got frustrated and just ripped the gold chain and gave a piece with the expensive stone to the doctor. He stared down at it with wide eyes

"I-I'll be right back" he walked out the door, completely stunned. Hilda put the broken necklace in her paper bag with her clothes inside

"How much do you think that one emerald cost?" Bianca asked

"Not sure... But if it belonged to my father, I'm sure it was a lot" she sighed and looked at the window with the curtain covering it, wondering when she can finally go out and see what's actually out there. Bianca sat on the bed next to her

"You just gave away the only thing you have of your dad... Or at least part of it" Hilda nodded without looking at her

"Yes... He's the one that locked me in that tower for no reason, I don't care nothing for anything that has to do with him..."

"I see... And what about your tiara?" Hilda played with her tiara on her forehead

"It's attached to my skin" Bianca's eyes widened

"It's what??" Hilda sighed and looked back at her shocked face

"I've had this tiara on my forehead for as long as I can remember... There's no back band to it, there's only a front to it and it's attached to my forehead. My mother gave it to be when I was a child, she said to never take it off... Not that I have the ability to..."

"How strange... Does it get annoying?"

"Not after wearing for so many years... I sometimes forget it's even there" Bianca leaned over to touch the diamond, but backed off "what's the matter?"

"I don't know, It just flashed a little" flashed? Hilda played with the diamond, confused. That's strange, did it really flash like she said it did? "Maybe I'm just seeing things" Bianca held Hilda's hands, surprising her "what do you want to do after we get out of here? Anything you want" Hilda smiled a little before thinking of all the things she wanted to do when she was little. She can scratch off going to a cotton candy field...

"I don't know anything about the outside world, the most I heard about it is in story books... May you show me something you enjoy doing?" Bianca put her hands together happily

"Then I got the perfect thing! Cheren and I have been planning this for months! Would you like to join us?"

"I'll be willing to do anything really, I never get the chance to do anything... What will we be doing?" Bianca winked cheekily

"Well, you'll just have to wait and see!" Hilda nodded and looked at the doctor walking back into the room with the Emerald in his hand

"So I got a professional to look at the Emerald you gave me..." He still looked absolutely stunned "it can absolutely pay your entire bill"

"That's great!" Bianca gasped

"And even the entire building... Possibly the entire town" he finished. Bianca was dumfounded while Hilda didn't even find this surprising "I got to say young lady... To have something so expensive around your neck in your condition and even age. Something might happen to you" She just stared. He sighed "I'll sell this stone to pay off the bill, but I'll put the rest in a trainer card"

"Trainer... Card?" Hilda asked, confused

"Oh! That's perfect! You can store money in your trainer card! If you have the card! You'll even be able to own your very own-" someone knocked on the door. Cheren walked in casually

"Bianca, your dad is looking for you"

"Oh Cheren! Couldn't you just wait for me?!"

"Not really, come on" he looked at Hilda staring with a blank face "what are you looking at? You've been in this place for a long time, are you going to live here or what?"

"Hey! Stop being mean!" Bianca slapped his shoulder. Hilda continued to stare before looking back at the doctor

"Will this card help me?" She asked

"Of course, I would gladly put the rest in your card... What about the rest of your Emeralds?" Hilda glanced to the side before looking back at him

"Do not worry about them... Just use the one I gave you, please" he nodded and walked out.

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Hilda put everything that Bianca gave her and walked down to the main room with a few other strangers standing around like they were waiting for something

Bianca and Cheren were waiting while talking to each other. Cheren has his usual annoyed look on while Bianca seemed very pissed. She looked up and smiled at what Hilda was wearing.

"You look very nice in that!" Hilda looked down at her bare legs

"Thank you... But it feels very odd to have my legs exposed like this"

"Let me guess, you wore dresses all the time because you were a princess" Cheren sassed. Hilda stared at him with slight annoyance before he suddenly flinched and fell asleep. Her eyes widened as time slowed down as he falls. Everything was going in a slow pace, she was the only one that was moving normally. She hurried to catch him and lay him on the ground before everything went back to normal

"What... Was that..?" She asked. Bianca hurried to see what happened to him

"Cheren!? Cheren! What's wrong!?" Hilda touched her tiara tingling her skin... Again..? The same thing happened when she was in that tower... She can't think of another time that actually happened... Except, the day she got locked up

Cheren woke up a few seconds later "w-what happened..?" He looked around. Hilda stared at him before walking away.

Destruction...

Her eyes widened with a source of pain coming from her heart. She gasped and held her chest tightly

"Princess..?" Bianca frowned. The pain soon disappeared like it never happened. Before she can question herself, the nurse with pink hair walked up to her with her card

"There you go Miss Charlotte, you're very own Trainer Card! Now you won't have any problem going around!" Why... Would she have a problem? "I hope you have a good day! If you have any trouble, don't be afraid to come back. You're a very lucky girl" she bowed to Hilda before walking away. Hilda stared at her before looking at Bianca and Cheren staring with unreadable eyes. She smiled a little before passing them, ignoring everything that just happened a few seconds ago

"Shall we..?" Bianca smiled before walking out with her. The first thing they saw was a crowd standing in front of banners and some people wearing the same uniform in the plaza. The people in uniform stepped aside to let another man in a large robe step forward and speak

"My name is Ghetsis, I am here representing Team Plasma. Today, ladies and gentlemen, I would like to talk to you about Pokemon Liberation" Pokemon..? What's a... Pokemon..?

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I know I said I was gonna just post one chapter, but I couldn't help myself to write this! I don't know why my brain pushes me to make such a complicated plot, that's how I end up quitting by the middle, but it's how I am and hopefully I don't abandon this, but I most likely will since it was just a testie! Hope you guys like it! See yah later! Bye now!

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