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Sarah wasn’t alone for very long. The second car hadn’t even arrived before she felt someone creeping up behind her. That awful drill made it impossible not to “see” in all directions, though those directly in front of her were still clearer. Apparently the sound all echoing together could get muddled enough that she couldn’t discern it clearly.Whoever was trying to sneak up on her wasn’t really all that sneaky. It was a mining bot, with treads instead of legs but a generally humanoid torso.…-
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“Now you’re interesting…” Sarah heard the voice in the void of unconsciousness. The sound of it brought ripples, like the echolocation of a dolphin, illuminating somewhere familiar to her mind more than her eyes. It was the shape of an alley, with an overturned dumpster and a huddle of dirty figures.Somehow she recognized them, even though she was in total darkness. The scrawniest, most pathetic of those children, huddled in back. At least it didn’t get cold enough for freezing, because she…
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The woman who was not Sarah Kaplan was not supposed to be here.She knew that the moment she woke up, with that same sense she always got whenever she was breaking some important rule. It was a sense of energy, of electricity and movement—the adrenaline she might need to escape should her ruse be discovered.Yet there was nowhere for her to run. She was somewhere closed, with barely enough room for her to twitch. There was slime all around her, constricting her limbs. Was that why her hands felt so numb?…
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The Effigy was supposedly one of the fastest pony airships ever built. It had the look of something sleek, with swept-back edges and low railings over the sides.Lucky walked slowly along the deck, her wings free to catch her if the air-shield failed and she got ripped off. But nothing like that happened. The world blurred by just over the polished wooden side, fast enough that even Lightning Dust seemed impressed.They were not alone on the sloop’s single deck—there were five or six guards, which were…
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Lucky Break worked for a year.It was a good thing that time moved differently on the inside, or else she might very well return to an Equestria that had already made important movement without her. More importantly, she was inches away from being able to see Flurry Heart again. Her friend had already endured a long time with whatever Princess Celestia had done to her. Lucky didn’t intend to keep her waiting that long.Still, she could take solace in the work. There were many dead ponies waiting to return…
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Lucky Break did not get a chance to enjoy her victory for very long. No sooner had the control room apparently accepted her instructions than she felt herself lifting into the air again. She screamed, reaching out towards her bruised and battered mother. She needed medical care, dammit! She couldn’t just leave her lying around like this!Her squeals of protest went unanswered, however, and she disappeared.She appeared in an orchard. It could’ve been anywhere in Equestria, though Lucky knew without…
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Princess Luna nodded towards the side of the controls, though there was a flash of annoyance in her eyes. I’d be upset if my sister talked to me like that. Isn’t she in charge too?Lucky started walking, following her off the edge of the glass. All this… they’d come so far, and they lost. There was no way the three of them could beat the princesses, not with one badly-injured Lightning Dust and one Forerunner with nothing but a crossbow. She didn’t even know if this was the right place—for all…
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Lucky advanced through the ancient facility, conscious of every quiet second, every hoofstep. Mogyla and Abubakar brought up the rear just behind her, protecting them from an ambush. Forerunner led them from passage to passage without much slowdown, except when they reached a place where mobility was required. Just as in Transit, there were places where flight was apparently expected, to cross between different elevations.Crossing Transit had only been possible thanks to the large number of flying…
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“How’re you feeling, sweetheart?” Lucky heard Lightning Dust’s words behind her, and she half-turned, though she didn’t look up. They were supposed to be so much more prepared than this. But what choice did they have? Equestria and Othar’s futures both hovered here, unresolved. What they did with Harmony in the next few hours would decide the future for both races. We must not fail.Lucky was sitting on the empty edge of the railway platform, sitting almost like a human might, with her hind legs…
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“It’s just too much for a pony to take in at once, that’s all.” Pear Butter led Olivia up a charming country road, through a patch of fruit orchards. Olivia found herself slowing as she walked, as she was assaulted with memories of her past. Between Pear’s accent, the village, the orchards.How do I know Harmony isn’t attacking me now? Trying to… make it so I can’t fight. She had stood bravely before Celestia even when she knew she would die. She had fought an army on her own while…
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