Magical Heart Beginnings (novel)

**Magical Heart Beginnings** (Japanese: **マホハート：スタート！ マホパワー！** *Magic Heart: Start! Magic Power!*) is a novel based on the series of the same name. It follows the journey of Nina Aarden, Cheren Harkabune, Bianca Tulip and their friends two years prior to the main series.

## Blurb

*Hey there! I'm Nina Aarden! I'm an 18-year old girl who lives in Nuvema Town with my friends Cheren Harkabune and Bianca Tulip. Unova is a wonderful region, filled with many sights!*

*As I was going to Professor Juniper's lab, some pink thing suddenly fell from the sky and "WONK!" hit me on the head. Ouch, that must've hurt! Wait... My friends and I are the legendary warriors?!*

*Whoa, get ready for a magical journey in the Pokemon world!*

## Characters

### Heroes

* Nina Aarden - A tomboyish 18 year-old girl who is one of the central characters. She was the only one out of the main cast who was able to hear the voices of Pokémon, but when the journey began, it seemed as if she passed the ability as a virus.
* Cheren Harkabune - A serious, pessimistic, and snarky 14 year-old boy who is a childhood friend of Bianca and Nina. Whether the others are in a jiffy, he takes things into his own hands (such as fighting back alone), but sometimes makes mistakes in doing so, especially when a Purrlion he caught ends up dying due to a sneak attack.
* Bianca Tulip - An airheaded and silly 14 year-old girl who is one of the three main characters. She is a childhood friend of Cheren and Nina who loves to make other laugh.
* Red Fire - Despite being quiet around others, this boy is actually very courageous when it comes to filling up the Pokédex. He sometimes forgets to give out commands to his Pokemon, which got him and others into trouble at one point.
* Green Leaf -
* Ethan Gold -
* Lyra Silver -
* Brendan Birch -
* May Maple - A cheerful, aspiring Pokémon Coordinator from Littleroot Town. She and her family originally lived in Olivine City in the Jotho region.
* Lucas Diamond -
* Dawn Berliz -
* Barry Pearl -
* Hilbert Black -
* Hilda White -
* Iris Scalehart - A girl who 'claims to know the hearts of Dragon-type Pokémon.' She is from the Village of Dragons and loves to swing on vines.
* Calem Xavier - A boy who is labeled a "shut-in" due to constantly being hounded by the paparazzi. He is otherwise very talented in battling, but this wasn't shown well at first.
* Serena Yvonne - A girl from Kalos who doesn't want to be a Rhyhorn racer like her mother wants to be, instead wanting to be a Pokémon Performer. In Unova, she goes on to perform Pokémon Musicals while in Kanto, she goes for Pokémon Contests.
* Elio Sunne - A headstrong boy who moved from Kanto to Alola. He is brave and hotheaded like the sun.
* Selene Moonne - A calm girl who also moved from Kanto to Alola. She is calm and flexible like the moon.
* Mallow Floris - A lively girl who helps her father in Aina's Kitchen. She is normally very upbeat and friendly but holds deep regret for the last words she said to her mother.
* Lana Davis - A calm and collected girl who is also very brave and serious if her Pokémon are in danger. She loves fishing and anything related to the ocean.
* Lillie Aether - A cheerful girl who suffers from an inability to touch Pokémon. She also has a strained relationship with her mother, who she loves with all her heart but cannot stand her embarrassing and overbearing nature.
* Pollen Yellow - A very energetic girl who ends her sentences with "~pika" when transformed. She came from Pikachu Valley in Alola, which is currently under temporary management by someone else after she got accused for stealing a variety of wild Pikachu.
* Victor Woods - An easygoing and collected boy from Galar who has a biological sister named Kimi. His mother later marries Ken Weaver (who then changes his last name to Woods), who already has a daughter named Fiona, making them family.
* Gloria Tate - A calm girl who has a strong sense of justice when it comes to wrongdoing. She is childhood friends with Victor.

### Mascots

* Rose - A rodent-like Dream Pixie from Yumesora. She is a very lively pixie who can be quite annoying. The villains are after her for some reason.

### Pokemon

* Tep - A Tepig owned by Nina.
* Lila - A Lilligant owned by Nina.

### Villains

* Event Horizon - A teenage girl who appears to be the main antagonist of the series, but in truth is brainwashed by Queen Vera to serve as her right-hand woman. Her true identity is Katrina/Glitter Starburst.

## Books

* Book 1
* Book 2
* Book 3
* Book 4
* Book 5
* Book 6
* Book 7
* Book 8
* Book 9
* Book 10