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Getting a map of the Astral Sea turned out to be something easier said than done. Not just because of the constant pressure of royal discovery looming overhead, though that was certainly a big part. Mira had no idea what power she had used to banish the guards once, and didn't know if she would be able to repeat it against somepony who actually knew some dream-magic of their own.They couldn't even rely on the pony's tribe to suggest whether or not they could be trusted, since of course she had already been…-
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The day of Tracy’s flying lesson arrived without much fanfare, all things considered. He’d forced himself to stay up quite a few hours the night before, so he could sleep longer the next day and not feel so much like a zombie while in Equestria.One quick check of social media before he left to join Rose did leave him with something unusual to think about. There was a message waiting for him in group chat, sent by Keith from back home. “We haven’t seen you in too long, Tracy. It’s time for an…-
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Lyra passed through the cloud, and her clothes soaked through to her skin almost instantly, followed by a fierce wind sucking the heat from her body. She started to sag, but flew on, until finally the clouds parted and she saw the battle she had only heard from above.Black marks charred into the stone here, forming a ritual circle that somehow remained dry despite the pouring rain. Inside it was a single captive—Bonnie, bound tight by her wrists and ankles to a heavy rock. But Lyra saw no blood—her…-
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The first leg of Felicity’s voyage happened in almost total silence. That wasn’t terribly unusual for the plant-aliens when they were working, and it was a habit even she herself had often fallen into. A task brought focus, and anything that took her focus away from her task was something her mind seemed to resist.They drove for hours through a dark, sunless sea. Predators passed by outside, many glowing with eerie yellow flickers of not-sun. That light was meant to attract the attention of plants,…-
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They didn't go home right away, or even that month.As it turned out, liberating a nation from years of occupation was a messy affair, with an awful lot of loose ends and rough edges. Kidnapped or not, none of Golden's fellow players were quite mad enough to demand someone help them instead of feeding starving people, rebuilding critical water supply, or getting the power back on.There were fires to extinguish, prisons to empty, and the guilty to punish. With the princesses occupied on such important tasks,…-
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Lane probably shouldn't have been so excited about something so simple as a bath. But with as busy as Korina had kept her the last week or so, there had been very little time for anything quite so relaxed. Granted, the process of taking Elisa along made the trip a little more complicated, since she had to levitate the other cat through the air. Despite more time for practice, Elisa hadn't yet mastered anything as dramatic as levitation. "Are you feeling better?" Lane asked, as they…-
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Ocellus winced, taking in the skepticism and quiet plotting from the agents. They plan on fighting. If we don’t convince them not to soon. They don’t like having this conversation on someone else’s terms.“I think you might have to come in. Make sure you tell the others not to get provoked into fighting. I don’t know what these humans want, but I think they’re just as confused as we are.”Marie didn’t reply, but she could hear voices on the other side of the door. Good for her, figuring out…-
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I still can't believe I'm doing this. Lotus stared out the shadowy windows of her old pickup. As insane as this plan was, they'd still made it all the way out here, a short run from the gas station.Now the QuikTrip lights glowed against a foggy night, joined only by the occasional flash of headlights blazing along the highway. Almost no one stopped, and seconds turned into minutes of relatively uninterrupted peace. "The longer we sit here, the more time for somebody to roll up," Gus said. The truck was off…-
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Quinn was the first to approach the rebel settlement. To call it a "base" was a bit generous, as it clearly had no military purpose. Instead of a featureless crater, there were dozens of structures scattered through a verdant clearing. Trails of soft grass ran between buildings with entrances large and small. This was not what kept all but one of the survivors from joining him. What terrified all of them—and Quinn too, though he wouldn't admit it—was the Pokémon living there. If the…-
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A week passed for Hayden, a blur of pain and joy and heartache. She lived wild in the windswept mountains, eating berries beside the pokémon without humans. They were utterly fearless around her, often outright protective or helpful. She slept beside Cody and Sierra in the shelter they had apparently built together—or would build, one day. Hayden did not know how to camp, or how to live off the land. That was the recreation of the rich, who could afford to leave their shop behind for vacation and put…-
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