Madison Hayes

[Parugi]

Username: Parugi
Name: Sophia Baron
--Alias: Madison Hayes (Hojohsin pseudonym)
Faction: Hojohsin League
Hometown: Accumula Town, Unova
Age: 31 (b. June 16th, 1986)

Appearance: Hayes stands at 5'7". She is pale with purple eyes and brown hair that she tends to keep pulled back into a loose bun. Aside from her height, she looks almost identical to her sister, Sonja. Her typical outfit is the Hojohsin uniform that she was provided with upon joining with Ford. This consists of brown pants, black shoes, a black coat with purple buttons and a white scarf, and purple, fingerless gloves.

Personality: Hayes is an intense, aloof individual constantly in conflict between various facets of her life. At her core, she is a firm believer in Ford's ideals, completely loyal to him and his mission. Despite the Vow of Silence necessitating the lack of ability to share the secrets of his end goal, and thus necessitating that no one but his inner circle could ever know the reasoning behind his actions, she is dismissing and judgmental of those who oppose Ford, thinking them foolish and idiotic. She is blunt, haughty, and prideful, seeing her unique position in life as a pedestal placing her above others. Even to the other Children of Ford, she is often short and sure of herself. Ford is the only one who seems to be safe from Hayes's typical attitude, as she regards him with a unique reverence and respect.

Despite all of this, she does have some redeeming qualities. She genuinely cares for her sister and certain others, even if this care is difficult for her to express. She was also deeply affected by the murder of her and Sonja's parents; it was this event, along with her desire to achieve greater things in life, that drew Ford to her, and which prompted her to accept a position in his group. She bears a deep hatred for Team Plasma, which can override her judgment--causing her to, for instance, forego a smaller-scale method of affecting Unova in favor of bombing the near-entirety of Castelia City. Despite what she might say, she is also deeply regretful of some of the worse actions she has committed, though she would be hard-pressed to admit this outright.

Background: Madison Hayes (born Sophia Baron) is the older sister of Sonja Baron. Hailing from Accumula Town, she was gifted from birth with psychic abilities. As a kid, she was incredibly studious, focused, and just as intense and closed-off as she is as an adult; she focused much of her time studying academically and learning to play the piccolo, isolating herself from many of her peers. With a vested interest in achieving greater things in life--and a self-assurance of her abilities--she set out at the age of 13 on a Pokémon journey. She kept in touch with home, regularly checking in on her parents and her newborn sister.

At the age of 15, Sophia suffered an accident from overuse of her psychic abilities. During her recovery, she was visited by an individual named John Ford, who identified her frustration with her stagnating journey, the lack of challenge in her adventures, and her desire toward greatness. Fascinated by his offerings, she agreed to join his group, becoming the Second Child and taking on the name of Madison Hayes in the plot to divert Missing Zero from the world. After joining Ford's group, she dropped all contact with her family. She would not attempt contact again until 2013 where, upon hearing of a disturbance in her hometown involving her parents, she went to visit her home. She found only a burned-down house, with no signs of her sister, parents, or the Kantonian refugees they had been harboring. Hayes took a small piece of the ruins before returning to base, where she elected to focus her energy into Ford's endeavors--all the while harboring a newly-formed hatred of Team Plasma.

Hayes participated in numerous missions throughout her time operating under Ford. With her abilities, she acted primarily in the realm of subterfuge, acting behind the scenes and negotiating where necessary. After the Battle of Four Island, Hayes was sent by Ford to form an alliance with Team Galactic, successfully inducting them into the Hojohsin League. After this, she was ordered by Ford to work on the news blackouts in Unova toward the Kanto regions. Seeing this as an opportunity for revenge, she dispersed numerous explosives throughout Castelia City, planning to force Team Plasma into acknowledging what kind of damage their years-long inaction had allowed to occur across the sea. Her actions did not go unnoticed, as she came into conflict with--at varying points--Executive Richie Eston, Liberty Agent Kyle Eston, and future-Plasma Knight Evan Tierra during her preparations. She also recruited the help of several individuals for her set-up, including Ryan Hikari. She eventually came into contact with a group that included her estranged sister, Sonja Baron, and a girl named Ellen Burks. She took the two hostage and brought them to her final bomb location, attempting to convince them to join with her as she prepared to destroy Castelia City. The timely intervention of the Unova Group resulted in Ellen and Sonja's rescue, though Hayes managed to set off her explosives, killing the Alternate Dimension Suicune traveling with them, and escape. Despite her overall success, the overexertion of her psychic powers rendered her comatose for several months. Her actions and words haunted the group--particularly Ellen, Sonja, and Kyle--for some time afterwards.

After awakening in July of 2017, a weakened Hayes attempted to track down Ellen in Fortree City. She was encountered by several members of the Unova Group at the home of Ryan Sanders, who had been housing Ellen. With Ellen gone, Hayes attempted to leave quietly, but was hounded by Sonja, who demanded to know what Ford and Hayes's intentions were. After threatening Sonja, and just barely surviving a fatal fall caused by Ryan (which caused him and Ray Hakuda to flee after backlash from Sonja), Hayes was challenged to a fight by Evan Tierra, Jenny Hakuda, and Sonja. During this, Sonja continued to try and get Hayes to talk, eventually calling off the fight when she realized that Hayes could not do so under Ford's magic compulsion. Sonja asked to go with Hayes and the newly-arrived McKinley, which Hayes agreed to. After Sonja's induction, Hayes and Sonja had a heart to heart, wherein Hayes admitted that she was scared of what they were trying to fight.

Hayes was present on Two Island on July 31st, 2017. While she was stationed in the 10th Chamber, her consciousness was projected into the 2nd Chamber, where she spoke with the assembled group that had come to face Ford. Her team fought and stalled Jenny Hakuda and Evan Tierra, though eventually lost. Hayes witnessed the combination of McKinley's betrayal and Missing Zero's arrival within the Egg; she was the only one of Ford's original Children to escape alive. She was taken into Liberty custody, kept in a VIP cell near Ford himself. She assisted Ford in providing information that set Vorhut on the path to the Signs, in the hopes that the organization would be able to assist against Missing Zero.

In October of 2017, after the return of Pokémon powers, Hayes and Ford remained in prison at the Alamo, powerless to assist against Missing Zero. This would change with an attack by a pair of Shadow Suits sent by an unknown faction, one that was targeting those involved in Ford's ritual. As a GEIST Unit attempted to subdue Ford, a SLAVE Unit dragged Hayes from her cell, freeing her from the anti-psychic field within and allowing her to catch the SLAVE by surprise. After managing to kill its operator, she moved to defend Ford, alongside the imprisoned James Arthur and his Mega Chandelure. After promising to look into James's situation regarding his alleged assassination of Goldhawk, Hayes and Ford teleported out and met up with Sonja and Ethan Worth. The group moved into Vertrag, where they caught up on the situation and realized the common theme between the attacks. After managing to contact Ellen in Ecruteak, Hayes utilized Vertrag's power to teleport there to retrieve her.

Equipment:

• Poké Gear
• Piccolo: Used as a psychic focus; she is able to command her Pokémon in battle by playing it.

Pokémon: Exploud, Chimecho, Wigglytuff, Jynx, Kricketune, Bronzong

-Exploud--Scrappy: Ice Fang, Hyper Voice, Take Down, Howl, Supersonic, Screech

-Chimecho--Levitate: Protect, Heal Pulse, Hypnosis, Thunder Wave, Heal Bell, Trick Room

-Wigglytuff--Cute Charm: Sing, Disable, Thunderbolt, Ice Beam, Flamethrower, Protect

-Jynx--Forewarn: Ice Beam, Protect, Perish Song, Hidden Power (Ground,) Shadow Ball, Nasty Plot

-Kricketune--Swarm: Night Slash, Brick Break, Fury Cutter, Perish Song, Screech, Hone Claws

-Bronzong--Heatproof: Block, Protect, Hypnosis, Psychic, Payback, Heavy Slam