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Phil led the ragtag group of desperate prisoners up the ramp, towards the heavily guarded checkpoint. On her whim, Tempest Shadow could move that crystal, crushing any realistic chances of escape. She might have moved it already, but he wouldn’t let himself consider that possibility. He needed hope right now, not reasons to doubt."Alright, everyone," Phil whispered, trying to keep his voice steady, despite the pounding in his chest. They circled around the ramp, stopping only when they were just out of…-
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Daughter of Wintergreen’s deck was packed with ponies, as all fifty of the crew jostled for the best places to watch the eruption. Of course, few of them seemed to know exactly what they were supposed to be watching. A few seemed to think Scythia itself might be about to explode, as though the griffons had built their city directly atop the volcano without noticing.The quarterdeck where Starlight Glimmer stood was not so busy, since it had been reserved particularly for their illustrious passengers.…-
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Many years later. "You sure you have to go?" Mom asked, stopping her in the kitchen. "There's no reason you have to take this assignment, kitten. You could stay here another century if that's what it takes. Or maybe get a nice job in operations or maintenance." Avery adjusted the vest on her chest, securing the buttons there one at a time. She levitated the plastic clip out of her fur, then replaced it on a thicker patch so it wouldn’t move. It didn't matter if other…-
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Take Ruby to the Police Barracks (77%)Wayfinder only needed to take one look at Ruby to know that her friend didn't need to be anywhere near those dirty, desolate quarantine shelters. The others locked in there would sense her weakness, and probably take advantage. Not that she had very much left to steal.So she brought the mare back to the barracks with her, took her to the showers, then gave up her cot for the night. "We'll have to share it unfortunately—not a lot of space in here, and Hazel gets the…-
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They walked for hours, long enough that the ground became rockier and the trees scarcer. Amie wasn’t sure Tailslide would have been able to keep going, except that they found a road. That made their progress less direct, but the grade much more manageable.He might be an alien horse-thing, but Tailslide soon reminded her of one of her boys—unwilling to admit when he was in too much pain to continue and needed a break.Fortunately for him, she could read his emotions, and knew exactly when to stop. She…-
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"We have to learn what happened to us," she finished. "How these new bodies work. Powers, if we have them. Magic that the unicorns seem to have. Looks like almost all of us turned out this way. Ruby will, I could see the horn growing. Whatever's happening out there in the rest of the world—the more we can learn, the better we can survive.""I'll share everything I know," Peter declared. The keyboard glowed faintly just beneath his hooves. Though he sat with his 'hands' positioned directly above the keys,…
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Bit moved slowly through the power plant, inspecting the old systems one at a time as they came back online. One by one the chambers filled with hissing steam, as systems long covered with ice finally melted. Bit didn't care whether the plant was hot or cold, but there was still a great deal to inspect. For power to flow, heat had to move too, drawn along thaumic conduits from the spire to her crystal.It did. There were a few moments of panic, as systems she had rebuilt crumbled under the stress of…-
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The chef aboard the train to Agate could not sate Amie's appetite, despite what he promised. But the attempt was admirable, and the conversation was better. Despite her months in Equestria, Amie had met so few ponies in total, and her curiosity for their lives was almost as boundless as her physical and magical hunger. They might be alien equines in a magical world, but talking to them wasn't that different from entertaining a group of fresh campers. Ponies wanted to talk about themselves, and were eager…
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Emperor Gaius Renault sat upon the Onyx Throne with no outward sign of the absolute despair he felt. No bird in his vast throne room—not the dozens of his Plumage Guard, not the advisors flying or scurrying about, not even the slaves—none could know what he was feeling. Such emotions from a griffon were a terrible thing. It was not wise to chum the waters in a kingdom of predators.Gaius was not an old bird, but he also was not a young bird. There were feathers missing from his vast expanse of gold…
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Every one of Flynn’s worst fears was confirmed. It wasn’t just that things at the hospice changed—things at the hospice were always changing. It was, rather, that everything changed. His friends still visited him, helped push his wheelchair around the grounds on days he could leave his bed. They still played the same handful of board games together every night.Still the arrival of Ponypads had brought change, and even with his hatred of Equestria and those who lived there, Flynn couldn’t ignore it.…-
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