Chapters
-
Kyle stared down at the notepad, her brow furrowed in concentration. She'd been looking at the same nearly complete diagram for several hours now, puzzling out what might be wrong with it. But how could she possibly be expected to master an entirely new field of study within a few weeks of encountering it?The paper was so marred with erase marks that it had torn in several places. She was so close to figuring this out. Even so, the pressure continued to mount. She knew that just outside her sister would be…-
129.9 K •
-
-
Harlequin could feel herself getting closer before she could actually see anything. Changelings had incredibly weak emotions, nothing that could be fed on. But when there were enough all packed in one place… that changed the math. Still not enough to eat, but enough to feel.Harlequin could feel them now, desperate fearful bugs living somewhere just ahead. “Harlequin, we need to slow down! What are you doing?”She didn’t slow, but she did turn to call back through the cave. “We’re close to…-
102.0 K •
-
-
Things didn’t go nearly so smoothly with all the other dreamcrafters. They had far less experience—in some cases no more than a single night’s accelerated time. But Jackie didn’t have much of a choice, they needed everyone’s work to build before the whole city collapsed.That left a great deal for her and Hat Trick to do, moving between identical sections of city and fixing similar problems. It was the same stuff she was used to with novice dreamcrafters—doors that were just walls, machines that…-
99.8 K •
-
-
Sunset Shimmer was a wiser mare.In terms of subjective time, she had spent decades, years spent cramped in identical benches in identical classrooms, with the same handful of teachers. She had discovered on her second class that the teachers weren't smart enough to tell if she was paying attention to them, and they'd never move on until she responded to their questions and took their tests.Thus, with a few mental tricks she'd learned from Celestia, Sunset could ignore the mental compulsion trying to force…-
37.2 K •
-
-
Amie wasn't sure how long they waited in the ruins of an interrogation room. There were no windows, and the ponies didn't stick clocks in their prison cells. At least the soldiers didn't try to lock them up again, or return with fresh restraints. They backed out the door, then split into two groups. One aimed their weapons inward, the other out at the hall, sending anypony who approached away in different directions.Without restraints, there was plenty here Amie might use as a weapon. But if it came down…-
195.0 K •
-
-
Kyle held perfectly still, her mind focused on the image in front of her with the same attention she might’ve poured into the last few minutes of a raid. Only instead of snap-decisions and rapidly assessing the state of a digital battle, here it was all about focus. She could think of nothing else, consider nothing else. The “spell” required total precision.Kyle didn’t even open her eyes, for fear that the room around her would be enough of a distraction to break her concentration. Everything was…
-
129.9 K •
-
-
Ocellus watched Commander Blackburn, her whole body tense with energy. If ever the humans were going to spring and attack, this was probably their best chance. Their soldiers were fast, skilled, and well-armed. Was this dungeon about to turn into another WW2? She followed his emotions as best she could, though he kept them so disciplined she saw only flashes. Anger, calculation, fear, skepticism.He sighed deeply, his shoulders slouching. “When is this going to happen?”“Dawn,” Smolder said,…-
68.0 K •
-
-
“Uh…” Ocellus spoke up from the front of the group, raising her imitation human hand to get their attention. “I really don’t want to make this more difficult Princess, but when you say ‘everypony’ what about…” She looked down, struggling to complete the thought. She’d been so brave over the course of this whole adventure, but Ocellus was running out of energy. She’d already saved the world her fair share of times.Twilight waved a wing dismissively. “Oh, uh… I think that’s better…
-
68.0 K •
-
-
Lotus had all kinds of ways to keep herself busy. But of them all, the most important labor waiting for her was the spell back to Equestria. They were truly living on borrowed time now, hunted by more than a few uneasy feelings and eyes that seemed to watch from the pages of her book.Searing Gale could animate servants to fight them. She still felt the ache of the wounds they inflicted, and the sure knowledge that much worse could follow. Servants made of wood don't seem too useful to a fire creature.…-
133.2 K •
-
-
Mrs. Boylston did not arrive the next day. Hayden did, as much out of spite as fear for what her adoptive mother would do. Part of her—or maybe part of Liz—wanted her to try and attack them again. Lady Gracadia hadn't technically told them they couldn't fight back, after all. They wouldn't have to break any instructions. But the tutor wasn't there. She waited in her seat, while the mew drifted lazily through the room, trying and failing to contain her boredom. She wasn't sure…-
169.6 K • Completed
-
- Previous 1 … 129 130 131 … 222 Next
