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"You have no conception of how important this meeting is, Hayden. Never in your life has more hinged on how your next few hours resolve themselves. If ever you've devoted yourself to the service of Shaymin House, this is the time. If you hope for dispensation in the future, now is where you earn it." Lady Gracidea stalked around the bathroom, occasionally stopping to check on what the servants were doing with her hair. From the moment she'd woken up, Hayden was given no control over her…-
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Hayden floated in the girls' bath. It was much bigger than anything on the other side, big enough for several to share it all at once if they wanted. Importantly, there was no one to tell her that she couldn't do it. There was no one to tell her not to fill the whole thing with hot water, and dump all kinds of different soaps in. These were her rules to make, or to break, however she wanted. She was still embarrassed when she looked down at herself in the water, at least some part of her was.…
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A week passed for Hayden, a blur of pain and joy and heartache. She lived wild in the windswept mountains, eating berries beside the pokémon without humans. They were utterly fearless around her, often outright protective or helpful. She slept beside Cody and Sierra in the shelter they had apparently built together—or would build, one day. Hayden did not know how to camp, or how to live off the land. That was the recreation of the rich, who could afford to leave their shop behind for vacation and put…
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Hayden couldn't fly yet, not really. She could imagine what it would be like, soaring over the treetops, holding tight to Cody's warm fingers while their daemons danced through the air ahead of them. But just because her imagination could conjure it didn't mean she was actually able to do it. Liz got them airborne, releasing them from gravity's downward drag. But that was all she could offer for that moment. With Liz's focus, they floated in place, hovering. Cody still scrambled…
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Hayden's disorientation didn't last long. As her mind cleared, she finally realized what Cody had actually done. She stopped abruptly on the trail. She didn't have to grab him, not when his daemon rested on her shoulder. With that exchange, he would feel the tug instantly, just as she did with Liz somewhere in his hands. Every child tried testing the boundaries of the distance their daemon could travel from them at least once. Now Hayden felt that same sensation, a sudden pain deep in her…
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Hayden ate without objection. Eleanor was right about the importance of preparing before she left the mansion. Besides, if she left well-prepared, it meant she could stay out longer without needing to come back for supplies. The longer she was out there, the better her chances of finding Cody. She would know how to help. Or maybe she could take Hayden back in time, and stop Lady Gracidea from changing him. Was that how time travel worked? The two of them certainly attracted stares crossing Shaymin House…
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Hayden wanted to rush through everything, but her new hair made that task incredibly difficult. After a brief rinse, Eleanor whipped the towel off of her and sent her straight back. "Maybe with an inch of guy's hair you could get away with that. You're a disaster. You need to soap everywhere, then I want you to use like... a ton of conditioner. I should smell it so strong my eyes water. Got it?" She did. The second time Hayden stood in the steamy water until it actually started to make…
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To his surprise, Eleanor had plenty of clothes that didn't bother him. Instead of a wardrobe filled with ancient relics, she had all kinds of amazing things, in styles and sizes to fit a wide variety of different people. The guys' clothes didn't fit quite right anymore, though. It stretched in some places where it shouldn't, and rubbed against his chest with a persistent discomfort whenever he moved. He wore it anyway, even if the reflection staring back at him in Eleanor's…
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Hayden awoke in someone else's bed. He took a few seconds to understand his surroundings—the oversized soft sheets, the strange smells that did not belong in his own quarters. Most of those came through Liz, with her pokémon senses so much sharper than his own. But even with only the dim senses of the human body, Hayden couldn't lay there without realizing things were different. His whole world was different now. Every place the silk sheets touched against skin was another reminder. Some…
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The next thing Hayden knew, he was on his back in the sand, staring up at a glass ceiling. Everything hurt, but some parts more than others. Something blocked his vision at first, and he reached up to brush it away. Long strands of something pink, hanging in front of his eyes. His hair had changed! "L-Liz?" he whimpered, reaching for her. The voice was wrong—it sounded like the one from his vision. That made his heart start to race, and panic flood into his chest. "Liz, where are…
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