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Shiloh had been in hundreds of Pokémon battles over the course of her career. As she rose through the ranks, that meant seeing more and more powerful attacks, moves that would cause swift and painful death to any human caught in the crossfire. But never in her career had those attacks been aimed at her. An attack like that meant certain death. She heard the crash of thunder, felt the air blasting around her—but no pain. She opened one eye, and found the world stained pink. They were in a shield. Energy…-
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Lane left a trail of destruction through the airship. At first that just meant turning aside anyone who stumbled into them by accident—but eventually the alarms started blaring, and the marines poured across the deck. She couldn't change them all—it might make for a dramatic entry, but it would also leave her weak for whatever defenses Team Plasma left to defend such a valuable airship. Thousands of personnel and just as many tons of steel and computers had to be out here doing something. She…
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Shiloh was in the presence of a god. In all her research hunting for the perfect team, with every firm she paid to search for something special for her, she had barely even extracted whispers of this creature. Mew were already so incredibly rare that most believed them extinct. She had treated old stories about its genetically-engineered successor to be just that—stories. I had no idea what I was getting myself into by battling mew. The more she saw of Lane's world, the more Shiloh realized she…
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Lane felt a little better after she got some coffee in her system. Her mom could caution her as often as she wanted about how her body wasn't built to eat human food, and how much happier she would be if she just accepted that plants were all she was meant to eat. But Korina wasn't the one out here saving the world. Let her complain about Lane's diet all she wanted while safely surrounded by luxury. At least she got to watch Shiloh struggle through her breakfast. It wasn't morning, but…
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Shiloh hovered opposite the celebi, there in the backyard of some small town house. She couldn’t describe exactly what about the other Pokémon made him so interesting to her. Maybe it was being about the same size—maybe it was the pleasant mixture of natural smells and ozone from his jaunt through space and time. Maybe it was those dark eyes, that looked right into hers and seemed to know all kinds of things about her. "How do you know my name?" she repeated. "Celebi?" Aspen…
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Shiloh watched the tearful reunion, without getting anywhere near either of them. Her old human memories insisted that she shouldn't care what she was seeing here. It was right to be bitter towards Lane after what she'd done to her. The mew deserved to feel a little of the pain that she inflicted on others. But how could she stay resentful, knowing the ones Lane lost. It wasn't just the mother who suffered—Aspen lost her sisters. Shiloh herself had lost Briar, along with all the other…
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Lane fell. She hurt everywhere—burns down her back, fur singed from blows that would’ve taken a human being and vaporized them instantly. But the deeper pain didn't come from any Pokémon attack, that would all heal. There was agony that went deeper, of factors beyond her control, and mistakes she should've seen coming. Somewhere safe. Maybe Korina will notice. The familiar warmth and humidity of the jungle was waiting below—and the Nursery, she would find healing supplies. She wasn't…
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Shiloh didn't think about what would be waiting for her as soon as she passed out of the cave; otherwise, her fear would overwhelm her, and she might just find a quiet corner to curl up in. That worked to get her out into the open air. But then she flew past the waterfall, into the sky. At her size, she might as well have jumped out of an airplane for how small everything looked below, and how the winds buffeted and flung her. Aspen went first, so she didn't even see her, zipping straight down…
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Shiloh wasn't quite sure what happened next. There was a bumpy ride up the cliffside, with water showering down around her. She saw the occasional flash of light, thought maybe she heard the roaring blades of the ornithopter—then she was somewhere safe. Time passed, it was hard to say how much. She was cold, damp, and dreamed miserable dreams. Dreams of Pokémon fighting and dying, of Briar and Mirage dragged away while she was powerless to help. She dreamed of guilt, wondering if and how the attack…
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Shiloh stared down the forces brought against Aspen. She was completely surrounded, with a full six different Pokémon and armed soldiers. At least none of them were aiming their firearms in her direction. Of course they aren’t, she's a rare Pokémon. She's too valuable to shoot. With that realization, Shiloh felt something even more terrifying. I'm valuable. Anyone in the world would want to capture me. If they didn't win this fight, it wasn't just Aspen who would end up…
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