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**A Glimpse of the Magic** (Japanese: *The Maho Hearts' Debut! A New Day!*) is the 1st round of the *Magical Heart Beginnings* manga. It is based on the anime episode *A New Beginning*.

## Summary

### Official

*Our heroes had always thought they were just ordinary Trainers, that humans couldn't use magic like a certain type of Pokémon... Today, they're starting their journey.*

*In the land of Yumesora*, *however*, *an evil is brewing. Queen Cosmica is still exhausted from the fight with Queen Vera, who has taken over Yumesora, leaving most fairy inhabitants weakened or dead. Even worse, she has help - her loyal right-hand woman who is even stronger than her own master is helping her take over the world. She arrives in Unova and starts causing havoc via a Nightmare, cornering the heroes! But the heroes were taught their whole lives that humans can't use magic. So what can they possibly do?*

### Sneak Peek Preview

*Nina Aarden is a 18-year old girl who is finally beginning her journey as a Pokémon Trainer after being delayed as a 10-year old. However, when a servant of the evil Queen Vera shows up, Nina and friends meet Rose, a Dream Pixie who says she is looking for the legendary warriors. Just what will happen?*

## Chapter Plot

The chapter starts with Nina Aarden getting out of bed, quickly going to brush her hair and get dressed. She is excited that she'll get her first Pokémon today and quickly calls Professor Juniper she's on her way to the lab.

Meanwhile, in Yumesora, Queen Cosmica is still exhausted from the evenly-matched fight against Queen Vera and is discussing the Nightmare situation with Rose. She realizes that Queen Vera also has a subordinate helping her, who appears to be even more powerful than her own master. She tells Rose that she must go to the human world to find any human willing to fight the Nightmares, but before she can explain any further, Rose trips and falls into a portal. Rose ends up falling into the human world, where she falls right on Nina's head, knocking her out. Bianca and Cheren quickly rush her to Professor Juniper, who concludes that she has suffered a concussion but decides to run a few more tests.

Mallow, Lillie, Lana, Elio, Selene and Pollen rush into the scene, the boy saying they had a hard time looking for the lab but managed to make it. After Nina gets out of bed, she agrees to let them send out their Pokémon if any, to which Lillie replies she doesn't have any. Event Horizon, meanwhile, overhears the Trainers' conversation and decides to disguise herself as a blue-haired girl "coincidentally" also named Nina. She then pretends to be lost and asks the real Nina where the lab is, and the real Nina asks for her name. She says her name is also Nina, which the real Nina doesn't think is unusual since there are plenty of other Ninas in the world.

## Major Events

* The heroes meet Event Horizon and transform for the first time.
* Nina, Bianca and Cheren receive their Starter Pokémon from Professor Juniper.
* The Alolan Trainers are revealed to have already gotten a Pokémon of their own.

## Characters

### Heroes

* Nina Aarden (debut)
* Cheren Harkabune (debut)
* Bianca Tulip (debut)
* Elio Sunne (debut)
* Selene Moonne (debut)
* Mallow Floris (debut)
* Lana Davis (debut)
* Lillie Aether (debut)
* Pollen Yellow (debut)

### Pokémon

* Axew (Iris's; Axi; debut)
* Minccino (Professor Juniper's; Cina; debut)
* Snivy (Cheren's; Leif; new; debut) (Bianca's; Ivy; PokéPet; debut)
* Tepig (Bianca's; Wilbur; new; debut) (Nina's; Tep; PokéPet; debut)
* Oshawott (Nina's; Zach; new; debut) (Cheren's; Kazmar; PokéPet; debut)
* Bounsweet (Mallow's; Aki; debut)
* Rowlet (Selene's; Feathers; debut)
* Litten (Elio's; Whiskers; debut)
* Popplio (Lana's; Poppy; debut)
* Patrat (Professor Juniper's; Pam; new; debut)

### Villains

* Event Horizon/"Nina" (human disguise) (debut)

### Secondary Characters

* Iris Scalehart (debut)
* Professor Juniper (debut)
* Queen Cosmica (debut)

## Trivia

### Differences from the anime and novel

* In the anime, Queen Cosmica is still exhausted from the fight with Queen Vera, while in the manga, she is also exhausted from being punched in the face by her loyal right-hand woman who is stronger than her own master.