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Theo was supposed to be helping Sharp bring the Horizon down—but instead of doing anything useful, she stood completely still, staring off the edge at what was below them.They’re supposed to be primitive. A traditional village frozen in the north, with a few bits of medieval hardware in Sharp’s tower.Everything Theo thought she knew about the ponies and their world shattered before her eyes as she got her first look at the Crystal Empire. Semitransparent spires as large as skyscrapers rose into the…-
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Morning dawned in flames.Hayden could see them from her tower—a dozen little fires, slowly spreading across Icefalls from every direction. She’d made many changes to the way the city was built—they wouldn’t burn down in a day, even without the fire-crews to put out the flames. But most pony structures were wood. It was only a matter of time before the entire city was ash.Hayden watched from behind her generals—listening as casualty reports continued to pour in. They estimated at least a hundred…-
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Hayden watched the Stonebeaks come. It was just one ship, as they had thought—but as they assembled before the city, an increasing number of vague outlines appeared there. They weren’t getting close to menace the city this time. Apparently there had been enough survivors of that first attack to guess what might happen to them if they got close enough for the canons.A shame. They might’ve been able to score several kills before the Stonebeaks got coordinated enough to attack. There would be no way to…
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“You’ve been calling every hour?” Alex frowned at Oliver, not seeming the least bit reassured.“Every thirty minutes, while we were out. Haven’t heard from Adrian or Sky in hours now.”Moriah pushed her half-eaten lunch away on the table, glaring at it. Nevermind all the effort Oliver had spent preparing it, just as he spent on every meal he prepared. It wasn’t his fault he couldn’t make a banquet out of vegetarian MREs! “We should go back right now. There’s nothing else for us to learn…-
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Mira barely understood how she’d gotten there, or how it was possible. What was worse, the pony she’d thought would be there to help had melted in front of her into a whimpering, sniveling mess.Unlike the strange circumstances around her, this made perfect sense to her. The bats of Mira’s world had a difficult life—a life spent on the edge of a knife. Every winter brought starvation for some, and every encounter with the other tribes of Equestria might bring enslavement, captivity, or torture.Those…-
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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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Arcane knew where she was going, if only through rumors and whispers. But she probably could’ve found her way there just by judging the reactions of the ponies watching them. The high-and-dry was practically newborn compared to the sunken city, but some of the creatures here looked less agreeable than any of the ancient watchers on the sunken tomb.Conversations stilled as they passed on street corners, mares held their foals closer, and even sweet old ponies crossed the street to walk away from them.…-
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“So maybe you don’t want to hurt me,” Codex said, as soon as they’d finished barricading the door. Harlequin had started dragging crates over, but the other bug was cleverer than that. He stuck a rod between the handles, and just like that it couldn’t be swung in either direction. He added a few more, and the heavy wooden doors were about as secure as any doors could be.We could break them if we were a swarm. But if we were still a swarm, we would escape this place. She hadn’t felt the Swarm…-
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Wait for Night for Rescue (58%)Elliot couldn't go right away, no matter how desperate his girlfriend's situation seemed. If he rushed right to campus in defiance of the order, he would only get himself caught, possibly imprisoned. He wasn't sure whether or not he would abandon the contract-tracing device. If the outbreak was related to his present experience, there wasn't a whole lot knowing where he went would benefit the CDC, or FEMA, or whoever else might be responsible for tracking such things.He had…-
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Amie turned to watch Ivy gallop into the room. There was no need to act to make herself look uncomfortable and want to leave—the less time she was stuck in here, the better she would feel.“Do you really have to give my friends a dressing down, Dad?” she asked, annoyed. “We had plans today. You can’t just… drag ponies in like this! She’s not even military!”Bravo settled back into his seat with exaggerated informality. He flipped the folio back open, pretending to be interested in whatever…-
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