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There were seven queens of any consequence in the former United States. Not that most who lived there now had ever heard that name, and certainly none of them would be willing to admit it. Those queens knew each other by many names over the years, Evoli included. Over time, their suicide pact had ensured stability in many of their domains, such that the primacy of names no longer mattered.They had come to use titles instead, and to recognize each other’s territories by those names. To Evoli, or Ajna, as…-
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Ranked against Rainbow Dash’s favorite mornings, she probably would’ve named today as a below-average 3/10.It wasn’t just that she’d woken with the cloud-bed of her cloud-house suddenly puffing away beneath her. Then her body was sent tumbling down towards Lake Ponyville, which wasn’t great either. Nevermind that she was up altogether earlier than she would’ve liked, no matter the circumstances.Falling from great height was nothing strange for Rainbow, and it wouldn’t have ordinarily pushed…-
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Eric was only a few minutes late to work that morning. Who could blame him—he'd been in an accident the day before, leaving his torso covered with a blossoming bouquet of black bruises. Then instead of getting any rest, he'd stayed up to care for the animal he hit. He thought, anyway.Kent could blame him, as it turned out. He'd barely made it out onto the line, gloves and safety-goggles in place, before Kent came marching down from the breakroom steps, past the three other packaging lines. He ignored the…-
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A journey through the Everfree could not be accomplished on an empty stomach, just as revolutionizing dimensional thaumatology was doomed without the use of a proper lab. Sauce’s arrival in Equestria might’ve tossed a few dozen curveballs his way, but one by one things were working themselves out. Granted, a pint-sized laborer-to-be and a talentless unicorn were hardly the competent friends and servants he’d once commanded. But it was a start. Every endeavor began with a single hoofstep. “We’ll…-
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The next few hours were simultaneously tense and uneventful for Hayden. He showered away the grime of his brief encounter on the street, scrubbing his cuts until they were clean. He tried, anyway. But under the dried blood he found only smooth skin, not even a stray splinter from the old dock. He felt a little better when he was clean and dressed. Nothing he owned hadn't been worn by at least two siblings before him—but at least it was intact, and any tears would be mended as soon as he…-
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Amie headed straight for the building, cutting across camp with a growing sense of purpose. Her brother was safe, and for a little while she could count on him staying that way. Wes wasn’t good with people, but he was good at staying unnoticed. Besides, a set of eyes on the outside of camp would probably be useful. What will we see up there once the sun comes up? Maybe Lakeville was still at the base of the mountain, just concealed by their shock and disorientation. Maybe they were floating on a…-
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Orson stood still through the appropriately dramatic magical transition. Lights, and the world fuzzed at the edges. But as impressive as it looked, he couldn’t forget that he was really just standing in his living room. There was nothing magical here, nothing but an overreaching toy company and some decent-enough voice recordings.Then he landed. A faint grid appeared near his back, turning darker and redder the closer he got. In front his path was unimpeded, however, giving him a clear view of the gaming…-
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The machine was speaking to her. Not the way the elevator had spoken, with its voice obviously recorded. It might’ve sounded clearer, but the spell could’ve just as easily been a gramophone. But this, this was something else. It spoke, and Lyra could hear the subtle differences in tone and pronunciation. It spoke Old Ponish as though it had done so all its life. “Where are you speaking from?” Lyra asked, propping her forelegs up on the railing and staring into the glass cube. This had to be some…-
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Scrap the WeaponsWaking from stasis was a painful process. Twilight remembered the awful discomfort she’d felt after a few training freezes. But now it was real, and she had to watch chunks of her mane crumble away from her face into the water washed of her pod. Her veins burned, and she knew a slurry of chemistry and spells blasted her from the inside. How long have we been moving? As the light gradually came up in her tiny pod, she watched the water draining away carry an awful lot of purple fur.The…-
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“O-oh.” Jacob started walking in the direction she had indicated, towards the administration building. He walked slowly, careful not to make any sudden movements. There was no missing the handgun holstered on this woman’s waist. “Sure. About what?”She didn’t rush him, but she did follow very closely, close enough that she could’ve grabbed him if he tried to run. “About your involvement with a club here on campus.” She opened the portfolio again, this time holding it out so he could get a…-
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