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    • Chapter 2: Surrender Cover
      by Starscribe — H knew that things were looking up the instant she joined the other different changelings. Some of them were like Hydrus, with a strange name and access to others like them that somehow had the power to give directions.Her guess was right—they all had names. H was placed into the back of the line, without ever having to be told exactly where she ought to go. But she was the smallest, the newest, so it made sense.The crowd of drones below moved like a single organism, with buzzing ripples that passed…
    • May 23: 5:05 AM Cover
      by Starscribe — Bring Materials from Starhall 72%Of course, Wayfinder knew Hazel wasn't going to turn her down. She was a kid, and Way was one of the few people in her whole world who had shown her kindness since she became infected. She would probably have done anything Way asked if she thought it would make her happy. That only meant an increased responsibility for Way when giving her a job.Only the total certainty of starvation made her consider any of it, and the confidence she'd seen from the population of Starhall…
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      by Starscribe — Shiloh spent her next few days in the most rigorous training of her life. She trained like she was about to challenge the Elite 4 all over again, except this time it was her own effort she spent. Her chance of successful escape, and reaching any human rescue, hung significantly on securing Aspen's help. The shaymin demanded she was able to fly—so she would fly. She had never had to teach any of her Pokémon to use their most basic abilities before. Sometimes they learned new powers naturally as…
    • Chapter 5: Otherwhere Cover
      by Starscribe — Charlie was... somewhere.For a long time, she'd been somewhere else. She remembered dark spaces, cramped hallways, riding in somewhere long and bumpy.It didn't matter that those memories were entirely incongruous—impossible, even. Somehow she had to take two pieces that didn't make sense, and assemble them into a whole. She traveled far, but nowhere exceptionally dangerous. She was worried about her friend, who grew increasingly erratic and confused in the messages she sent. Ever since Victoria left him,…
    • Chapter 1 Cover
      by Starscribe — Orson stared down at his laptop screen, trying to make sense of the blurring of his friends’ voices as they yelled over each other. This was supposed to be a dungeon map, he was pretty sure, and every now and then he thought he glimpsed a miniature. But there was a reason he wasn’t studying anything in computers, and this was part of it. This website might as well be Greek.“It’s not supposed to be like this!” Kit insisted, her voice frustrated. There was supposed to be a video of her at the…
    • Chapter 37 Cover
      by Starscribe — Tracy's world was a blur. He felt his hooves below him, scrabbling desperately at the grassy slope. One slip and he'd be sent tumbling, before he could get purchase in the air. There was no stopping now—the ground just kept getting steeper, slipping away below him faster than he could keep up.Then one hoof slipped on a bit of loose gravel. He had three others—but while galloping, only one struck at a time. By the time the next hit the ground, it only kicked out at empty air.A wall of force struck his…
    • Chapter 22: Bedside Manner Cover
      by Starscribe — Doctors’ visits were nothing new to Kyle, though her last few years had been dominated more by psychiatrists. Even so, she knew the basic procedure. Yet she’d never endured anything like this. At least those medical professionals had pretended to care about her comfort.The nameless doctor started with measurements, which he took from anywhere and everywhere. Areas of her anatomy Kyle had pretended didn’t exist were rigorously investigated by a total stranger. Honestly, that was worse than the…
    • Chapter 1: Flew Away Cover
      by Starscribe — Theo woke up, and immediately wished he hadn’t. He could feel the chill all around him, an inviting numbness that was only inches away. All he had to do was lower his head, close his eyes, and he’d never wake up again.You’re a temperature casualty, his brain thought. You’re freezing to death. If you don’t get moving, you’re dead.Theo wasn’t ready to give up yet. With incredible effort, he finally got his eyes open, breaking through a layer of melted snow as he did so.He was on his side in a…
    • Chapter 45: Celestia Cover
      by Starscribe — Harlequin could feel the eyes of dozens of ponies pressing in on her with an almost physical weight. But of the hundreds in the room—filled with hatred, anger, and suspicion—none were more important than the pony lording over her.Her future was in the hooves of this princess, whose kingdom her own kind had invaded. Harlequin could’ve kept her mouth closed, and lived forever in the world that Hydrus created. They were safe, and so long as she didn’t upset him too much, he probably would’ve kept…
    • Chapter 9: Jordan Cover
      by Starscribe — Jordan knew beyond any doubt that he had made a mistake. He should have pressured Ryan to go negotiating with Blake, and stayed back with Kaelynn. The fish might not be much of a conversationalist, but at least that way he wouldn't get himself into trouble. He'd barely been in the other world for a week and already his mind was filled with strange things.But if there was one way to fight back strange thoughts, it was work.A bell rang loudly as they stepped into the shop, loud enough that his ears twitched…
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