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There had been casualties, it turned out. Without enough of the sword-proof armor to go around, her cannon crews wore only what most of Hayden’s soldiers wore: cloth uniforms. They had spent their resources on better weapons, not anything else. It was the best they could do.Three of her ponies had been killed—though one of those was assumed, as a heroic earth pony named Bronze Bell had severed the cables holding in one of the guns, using it to dislodge the remaining griffons and save the rest of his…-
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Hayden felt the eyes on her at every moment. She moved through the dark space with Achelois strapped across her back and two of the Blackwings flanking her. She wore her own armored uniform as well, though without the rifle. It wasn’t proper for a general commanding an army to also wield common weapons as though she were nothing more than one of the enlisted troops.This was far from the elegant, courtly dance she had expected. The commanding officers here were all haggard and desperate. She expected to…
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"Admiral, meet Delta," Felicity said, the first to break the silence. She walked along beside the plant, close enough that she could be near her the whole way. Someone had to be close enough to protect her. For whatever good it would do them."I am... friendly to meet you," Delta said. Her whiplike tail flicked through the air behind her. But Felicity wasn't sure the admiral would even understand equine body language. Maybe some of these scientists would.One of them was the first to break the silence.…-
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“That sword… it’s yours now,” Hydrus said, as soon as his entourage were done encouraging her. But for all their support, none of them had done anything for Dark’s fallen body. “Here, the scabbard.”Hydrus removed a belt from the dead guard, made of the same gold-looking metal as the hilt of the sword. He settled it around her, tightening it until it held fast without constricting her wings. “It’s been a long time since I first killed. I wish I could remember. But now you can.” He turned…-
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Lane couldn't read a single thing from Mewtwo—not a single stray thought, not a flicker of emotion. There was little more on his face, though there was a hint of something in his scent. Amusement? But even the feeble wind moved so quickly that it stole any scents away from her, out of reach. "You were brave to come here, kitten," he began. "Since my creation, I have spent years cultivating a reputation of respect. I do not abide distraction or pointless interference. There are some…-
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Golden Wind had never seen real war before—unless the occasional rewatch of Gladiator or Hurt Locker counted. Perhaps it was inevitable that his next few days would feel like preparing for a championship game instead of a battle. But even in the most intense games, no opponent he'd ever faced had actually wanted to kill him. No matter what the ponies said to the contrary, no matter how barbaric they claimed it would be for one warrior to kill another in battle, Golden knew the truth. He'd felt it in the…-
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Hayden floated through a strange place. She had never seen its like before—yet she had visited many, and knew them all. Time was often this way for her now, bending backwards and curved inwards. Better to accept the strangeness of every moment, without ever trying to completely understand them. Much easier for everyone that way. The future was one with electric lights in every hall, but thick stone walls, fine polished floors, and the distant hum of climate control. Heat at that moment, emerging from…-
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I don't know what time it is. I don't know where this is. I don't know when this is. I don't know what I am. Right. Deep breath, Ryan, we can do this. We can do this. I can do this. Okay, good. The others can't hear me here. God only knows how this recording is going to turn out when this is all said and done, but if I don't get it all down, then I never will.I'm going to die in this desert, and no one will ever find it. But hey, at least if future archeologists ever find this voice recorder they’ll be…-
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Ryan watched the sunrise on an alien world.It wasn't like this was the first time he'd ever seen it, or even the first time he'd been watching to see an enemy vessel appear to darken the sky behind him. Yet as the sky split with orange and yellow light, he saw no dark outlines emerge from the clouds.He leaned off the back railing, watching the sky behind them just to be sure. Could the pirates have some other way of hiding from view, and appear now to wreak terrifying revenge?Not that he saw. "Nothing…
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Twilight wasn’t sure when the smoke finally cleared. She didn’t fight nearly as long as some of her friends did—mostly she just wanted to get out of the way. Some part of her mind raged at the destruction of her territory—priceless tapestries burned, and a few thrones broken in various ways.All the time we’ve been together, and I’ve never seen the girls fight like that. There was an obvious cause for all of it—their instincts. Instincts powerful enough that good friends could resort to… was…-
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