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It was a strange feeling to wake up as another species. When Phil woke, his memory of the day before returned only slowly at first. His limbs didn't make sense and his world was sideways. He tried to sit up, but only flailed around with his wings. Then he remembered. There was the end zone, victory within his reach—when suddenly, his humanity was stolen before a crowd of thousands.He looked down and found the strange body he'd been given—a pegasus instead of a person. So much for the last day being a…-
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The Everfree Forest was definitely the creepiest wood Phil had ever visited. The trees were ancient old-growth monsters, further confusing his idea of scale. His own body had seemed so huge compared to the humans he left behind, but now this place made him feel small all over again.The trail was narrow and poorly maintained, so thin in places that his cart threatened to leave the path entirely and tumble into the abyss. He managed to drag it along, even when only one of its wheels was touching the ground…
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Phil continued in silence for a time, tugging the cart alongside his strange new companion. Volunteering for the hard job might have put him at risk out in the open, but that also meant he had his head up to see where he was going. They expected him to save this world somehow, and he would have to get to know it first.That would've been easier if they had arrived during the day, maybe in the center of town instead of just outside it. But he could still perceive some things—vaguely familiar trees and…
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"I'm glad," said the horse who called herself “Starlight Glimmer.” "Because I wouldn't know what to do if you hadn't."Her horn started to glow. Phil backed away, and several of his companions did as well, staring with open shock and confusion at the manifestation before them. Even stranger, something lifted into the air from her fallen clothing—a little folded sheet of paper covered in strange markings."He doesn't speak for all of us," Carlos said, his voice as angry as Phil still felt. "Your cause…
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Phil broke past the defensive end in a triumphant burst of speed. Fingers brushed against the edge of his uniform—then he was through. The yards fell away beneath him as he approached the end zone, entirely focused on his speed. Any second now there would be a crushing impact, driving him to the ground.Phil was so utterly focused that he missed what was happening to him, at least at first. He might've missed it completely, if it wasn't for the cheering. This was a season-defining moment, clutching a…
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Shiloh spent her next few days in the most rigorous training of her life. She trained like she was about to challenge the Elite 4 all over again, except this time it was her own effort she spent. Her chance of successful escape, and reaching any human rescue, hung significantly on securing Aspen's help. The shaymin demanded she was able to fly—so she would fly. She had never had to teach any of her Pokémon to use their most basic abilities before. Sometimes they learned new powers naturally as…-
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Shiloh's practice attracted an audience. Thankfully Lane was not a member of that audience—she wasn't sure she would've been able to stomach practicing anything Pokémon-related with that mew watching. She would sit there, smugly content in the fact that she'd taken away Shiloh's whole future, and there would be nothing she could do about it. But the mew was nowhere to be seen, along with the older shaymin she had seen during their battle. It was only the nursery's usual…
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Shiloh rolled to one side, staring up at the little camera lens. Behind it, a little red light flashed every few seconds, indicating that it was still recording. She acted reflexively, bringing her legs together, covering herself with a paw. This was worse than just being around other Pokémon—they were naked too, they didn't think anything of it. But this video could be seen by anyone. It wouldn't be so bad if it didn't announce who I was for everyone to see. Shiloh sat up, her ears…
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She spent the next several hours alone. Shiloh turned the screen on, and started cycling it through news channels. Most of them were talking about boring stuff like the evacuation, but a few had said more about him. They had actual special forces out there looking for him. She cried some, but not as much as she expected. Mostly she surrounded herself with the stuffed toys, explaining her various plans of escape. They didn't reply, but she could imagine they did. They spoke with the voices of…
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"Starting with me," said another voice. Shiloh spun, to find Lane making her way over. She was back to being human, with a shaymin riding her shoulder. She looked almost exactly like Shiloh had first seen her, in that underground facility. Would they have spared themselves all this heartache if she just turned away then, and tracked the mew down another time? "Seriously, Reshiram would've killed me. Don't know what his deal was, but it must be old. Maybe he remembers when there was…
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