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Even without making an auditory sound, that speaker had a great way of inspiring confidence. Degenerate mutation. Yet curiosity kept him from trying to flee, along with an ample helping of fear. There in that open doorway, several figures appeared, each one a little larger than himself, with fur in different shades of pink. They were Mew, though not like the tiny one that he was protecting. These were larger, more developed. Their tails were several times the size of his body, with sharp eyes that jumped…-
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For the first time since his transformation, Quinn's sleep was sightless and dreamless. He saw no higher-dimensional metaspace, no population of inhuman monsters and things that were somehow both human and not human at the same time. One moment he was on the little landing craft, and the next—he felt pain on his back, the cramps of his wings pressed for too long in the wrong direction. Quinn jerked upright, pushing away from the floor beneath him and up an inch into the air. He wasn't on the…
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Quinn stumbled out of his room, through a set of simple automatic doors that hissed and vibrated. He remained on his feet, though each step was slightly uncomfortable. Not just because of the pressure; he felt in danger, as though any second something might strike him from the side and catch him before he could flee. But staying on the ground meant Cedrin could keep pace, following along while clinging to his arm every step. "Why would you run away?" he thought, so subtle that Quinn almost missed…
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Quinn found a fully automatic door waiting at the upper balcony, made of a sturdy-looking metal. Lights came on as he approached, and a camera followed his movements, pivoting as his antennae twitched. A second later there was a click, and a tiny metal compartment opened beside the door. A voice echoed through speakers there, slightly distorted by the volume and their low quality. "Place the inhibitor around your neck. It will make a sound when it is working correctly." "Inhibitor."…
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Quinn took a few minutes to catch his breath, there atop the upper balcony. There were no chairs or cushions here, just the rails and the security hardware facilitating the way back inside. He sat on the edge, not caring about the dirty looks the guard inside occasionally shot his way. The mew don't like the Pokémon who came from them. They're trying to cure us so desperately they don't care if anyone gets hurt in the process. The why was less clear. The other Pokémon already existed, and…
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Quinn was back in his apartment. "His" and "apartment" were both exaggerations in this case. An impossible Silurian civilization of cat Pokémon had given him the space to live during his time at the "hospital" for treatment. It had some of the same amenities he might be used to, but other unplaceable choices. Importantly, there was no food stored inside, or any means to keep it fresh. But that might mean less about the sophistication of the era, and more about his…
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It didn't take long to gather everyone together. Sickly Astrid and young Manny were both asleep, so not hard to carry into a clearing surrounded by false trees. Quinn floated in the center of their makeshift circle, above Mythical Pokémon with expressions ranging from hope to skepticism. Aster lay curled against her mother, her breathing shallow but steadier than before. Manny slept peacefully in Sable's arms, oblivious to the tension surrounding them. "Everyone ready?" Quinn asked,…
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Quinn shifted, groaning as pain racked through his body. His head pounded, and distant voices magnified until they were shrill screams. "Just a little quieter, please." He tucked his knees up close, wrapping his arms around them. This was exactly why he didn't drink anymore. Because of mornings like this. "Can you please..." But no one was listening to him. He massaged his temples, or tried. But this new body didn't have the same parts. He was a plant now. Might not even have…
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Lane stood atop the prow of the Kanto Defense rescue ship Thanatos, as it passed through a bank of thick fog. Thanks to the ship's aerofoils, it sailed at incredible speed, fast enough to lift her long pink hair into a trail behind her. Despite the terrible danger, she wore only an outfit that might be typical to any Pokémon trainer—short skirt with shorts underneath, a multilayered vest, and bits of pink jewelry clipped into her hair. And of course, she wouldn’t go anywhere without her scarf,…-
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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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