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Shiloh should be used to this by now. The teleport came so unexpectedly that she didn't know how to react, and was helpless to stop herself. She barely had time to scream, bright lights blurring past her for an instant before she hit water. It felt like icy meltwater, so cold it made her instantly start shivering. Yet there was also heat rising from around her, in ways she didn't understand. At least the water wasn't deep. Her feet found the bottom—a flat cement pool. She touched up…-
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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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Landing on the roof meant avoiding many of the threats outside, but that was not the same as simply walking inside. Shiloh had been to this arena before, more than once. He had never seen it so full. Or at least, it had been full. There was ample evidence of the presence of soldiers here, the ill-fated Orre self-defense army. Unfortunately for them, it didn’t seem like this attempt at self-defense had done them any good. There were half a dozen chokepoints and reinforced fallbacks, and each one showed…
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Lane paced back and forth behind the computer, growing increasingly frustrated as the minutes passed. Within her little barrier the strange influence emanating from the ruined ship could not reach her—but maintaining such a powerful mental effect for so long was wearing her down. "How much longer?" she asked, nudging the Pokémon’s shoulder gently. "Not to rush you, Akiko. But I’m rushing you." She glared over her shoulder at Lane. She would probably think it was strange to see…
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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 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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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 appeared outside the nursery, ears flat and tail drooping. She nearly fell out of the air from the effort of the simple teleport, but caught herself a few inches from the damp jungle floor. She touched both paws against it, breathing in the familiar heat and damp of the Guyana jungle. When the world was insane, at least she had some small refuge. The building might be human-sized, but it was so well-concealed that she had no fear of the location being discovered. She'd chosen a rocky chasm so far…
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Gather camp first. 77% After everything that had happened, Twilight couldn’t imagine leaving Proximus B with every one of their turrets and other automatic weapons behind. She sent Rainbow, Apple Bloom, and Pinkie back down to get everything packed, while she set her engineers loose on the remaining damage Cozy Glow had done to the Equinox.Or is it even the Equinox anymore? Did they damage Spike instead? But those thoughts hurt her brain, so she banished them quickly enough. Just like she banished all…-
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Take the chance to get them out intact. 48% “I don’t understand why I shouldn’t just let them decide,” Spike said, meeting Node’s eyes with a flat stare. “Why would I bet the one to make this decision?”“Because some of them don’t want to leave,” Node said. “I am one of those. But I am as unreal as you are, so I do not have the luxury of an excuse.” She tugged towards Spike, forcing him to listen. “Just imagine for a second what your farmer would say. The perfect excuse for her to…
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