Warmth spread through Jirachi as she felt the impression from both trainer and pokemon. So much had gone wrong in this celebration, but at least one thing held true - pokemon and trainer, and the love they shared.
Jirachi gently placed a paw on Hazel, and took Gladion's hand in the other. A soft smile spread across her face as she closed her eyes. This wish would be less dangerous to grant than Odette's. Personal wishes were always like that. Money, riches, knowledge. Those were all the sorts of wishes that Jirachi had to pull something from somewhere else. But this? Removing something? Giving new life, instead of taking? That was the best kind.
Her tags began to glow a pale blue, and the eye on her abdomen opened, shimmering with iridescent light. It began first as a soft tugging sensation on both Gladion and Hazel, then it intensified, feeling almost as if a small piece of them was somehow pulled away. The sensation was strange and a little draining, but also not terribly unpleasant. Enough to leave one winded, but whatever energy had been taken, it seemed to return just as fast.
Drawing on Gladion's knowledge, and the gentle strength Hazel provided, Jirachi released her power into Hazel. A pleasant buzz passed through both of them, before settling on Hazel, coaslecing around her head. It lasted a few seconds, but perhaps felt longer than that. And then Hazel would begin to feel it. All the man-made, mechanical limiters and add ons, all the parts that hurt and held her down. All disppearing. A sensation of something unlocking inside her, restraints being effortlessly and cleanly wiped away leaving behind nothing but her.
Free.
