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Lane tucked her tail in close, then shot down through the trees, weaving slow enough that she could easily avoid the worst of the branches and spines. What might've been an annoying thorn when she was human easily could've impaled her now. She probably wouldn't be much use to her friends if she landed in front of them as a corpse. A few dangerous seconds and she was through, flying lower and lower towards the bridge from one side. The obstruction that had stymied her friends completely was…-
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Quinn shifted, groaning as pain racked through his body. His head pounded, and distant voices magnified until they were shrill screams. "Just a little quieter, please." He tucked his knees up close, wrapping his arms around them. This was exactly why he didn't drink anymore. Because of mornings like this. "Can you please..." But no one was listening to him. He massaged his temples, or tried. But this new body didn't have the same parts. He was a plant now. Might not even have…-
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Lane's heart was still racing, hours after the fight. Some part of her couldn't accept that she was out of danger. That salamence might be stalking her even now, for the crime of getting anywhere close to its children. Didn't dragons live a really long time? Maybe as long as mew. "I don't... I don't think that was fair," she said. It was as brave as she could manage, under the circumstances. She wanted to scream at Korina, or maybe hit her with a psychic attack. But she…
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It didn't take long to gather everyone together. Sickly Astrid and young Manny were both asleep, so not hard to carry into a clearing surrounded by false trees. Quinn floated in the center of their makeshift circle, above Mythical Pokémon with expressions ranging from hope to skepticism. Aster lay curled against her mother, her breathing shallow but steadier than before. Manny slept peacefully in Sable's arms, oblivious to the tension surrounding them. "Everyone ready?" Quinn asked,…
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For a few seconds Lane was completely overwhelmed. The field of strange-smelling grass might not be tall, but it was tall enough to curl around her and make her coat itch terribly where it rubbed against her skin. She whimpered, then took off into the air, hovering high enough that she wasn't surrounded by dirt and grass. "Hello, Korina? It's okay, you can stop now! Whatever you want me to think, I agree with you!" Please don't leave me alone. But her kidnapper didn't…
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Quinn was back in his apartment. "His" and "apartment" were both exaggerations in this case. An impossible Silurian civilization of cat Pokémon had given him the space to live during his time at the "hospital" for treatment. It had some of the same amenities he might be used to, but other unplaceable choices. Importantly, there was no food stored inside, or any means to keep it fresh. But that might mean less about the sophistication of the era, and more about his…
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Lane floated through the jungle, only bobbing slightly as she flew. So long as she didn't try to move too quickly, it was easy enough to keep herself above the ground while simultaneously moving forward. But try to move too fast along one axis, and she'd lag in the other. "Do I have to find more motivation for you, kitten? I will let you eat meat if you do this. I'm not just saying that. It’s so much tastier than seaweed." Korina bobbed along behind her through the early…
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Quinn took a few minutes to catch his breath, there atop the upper balcony. There were no chairs or cushions here, just the rails and the security hardware facilitating the way back inside. He sat on the edge, not caring about the dirty looks the guard inside occasionally shot his way. The mew don't like the Pokémon who came from them. They're trying to cure us so desperately they don't care if anyone gets hurt in the process. The why was less clear. The other Pokémon already existed, and…
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"Did you honestly think you could get away, kitten?" Korina asked, drifting through the entrance towards her. "I know humans have trouble conceptualizing the future, but come on. Even if I gave you a week head start, I would be there the instant I stopped waiting." There was a flash of bright light from where she floated, and a faint glow across the tent. Suddenly she was on the other end, still baring down on Lane with no less malicious an expression on her face. "Just like that.…
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Quinn found a fully automatic door waiting at the upper balcony, made of a sturdy-looking metal. Lights came on as he approached, and a camera followed his movements, pivoting as his antennae twitched. A second later there was a click, and a tiny metal compartment opened beside the door. A voice echoed through speakers there, slightly distorted by the volume and their low quality. "Place the inhibitor around your neck. It will make a sound when it is working correctly." "Inhibitor."…
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