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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…-
77.2 K • Completed
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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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77.2 K • Completed
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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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Lyra Heartstrings stood upon the foundation of Platform 1, her magnetic boots holding her EVA suit firmly to the platform's exterior. Before her in the airless abyss, the vast ring of the Celestial glowed in its moorings. "I've never seen anything so beautiful."The Celestial was easily the largest structure ponies had ever built, a barrel-shaped vessel with a diameter of just over a kilometer and a length of several. Its shell was more-or-less uniform, save for the massive structural supports linking the…-
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Lilac Empathy listened to the words of the strange hymn, moving her mouth along to each verse. Her school had so many students that one little pony in the back who wasn't singing could hardly be noticed.The other students each sang along as though it were music they’d heard for a lifetime, as familiar in their way as the old Christmas tunes that came back onto the radio year after year. They sang with much of that same energy that a child's choir ought to.But the words they sang—that was where she…-
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Firefly didn't usually take the stairs up to her apartment anymore. It wasn't just that the climb was long and inconvenient, though it certainly was. But the instant she learned how to fly, why would she ever waste her time trudging up step after step.She had a painful reminder of just how miserable that process could be, now that she had heavy bags weighing her down.There was simply no chance she could fly with that much weight. As she got higher in her building, even the apartment seemed to struggle to…
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"Are you sure I have to dress like this?" Lilac stared at her reflection, ears folding and tail tucked between her legs. It didn't matter how formal the clothing looked, how close the family tailor had made it to her actual body—it was far from anything she would ever be willing to wear.But Iris Vale and her family were not the sort of ponies to ask whether she wanted something or not. Lilac would do it because it was expected, and her complaint would mean nothing. "We used the same style as the ancient…
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They went to the excavation early in the evening, once the streets of Ponyville had emptied and ordinary people were all at home having dinner with their families. Lyra and Bonnie sat together in the back of an old van, while Reagan had the wheel.“First mission!” Tabitha exclaimed, from the seat just beside Bonnie. “Are you excited? I'd be excited. Maybe a little terrified. Jumping in with both feet on this one!”They all wore practical clothing now, sturdy and unremarkable. That meant something a…-
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Reagan and Tabitha returned at some point that day. Lyra wasn’t exactly sure when—long enough that she didn’t feel so tired, or too anxious to stalk along behind them as they came inside. Tabitha went straight down the hall to the Sanctum’s luxurious indoor spa (her own addition, of course), while Reagan made her way to the kitchen.Lyra followed her inside, hopping up on the counter to watch as Reagan worked. Disinterested at first, until she took a fresh fish from the fridge along with a knife.…
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Lyra shuddered as she stepped through the ghostly portal, the chill of the Underworld seeping through her. They walked through fog for a long time, with only the occasional flash of dark stone or the glow of a candle flame to suggest light in this place. After a few minutes spent hiking nearly blind, she worked a little magic. Being a cat in a place like this would make her too weak, and unable to wield most useful weapons. But if she changed her ears, made them able to move independently and follow any…
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