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    • Chapter 8 Cover
      by Starscribe — Korina flew with Lane through the dense jungle foliage, just fast enough that he didn’t try to separate from her. He might be able to fly—he still wasn’t sure—but he didn’t have enough control to avoid hitting branches and ariados webs and trunks that came in so fast he could barely recognize any of them. She watched his face as they came down, grinning. “Don’t worry kitten, I’ll teach you all of that. But not yet. I want to make you into a mew, not meat paste.” Lane heard something…
    • Chapter 27 Cover
      by Starscribe — There had been no time for Jacob's talents during the prison raid: however many sickly ponies there might've been, there was no way to find them and help them when there were so many just trying to escape from a small space.Then they escaped. Jacob was one of the last to pass through the doorway, when the sound of shouting and pounding on metal was loudest and they were helping the weakest through. He stood right beside Sunset on the other side as the doors were breached, giving the finger with both hands…
    • Chapter 50: Refactor Approach Cover
      by Starscribe — It took almost an hour for Theresa to finish explaining the sad story of what had happened to Flurry in the time since she'd appeared here in another world. At first there were plenty of details she'd prefer not to write—Cadance might very well have a heart attack when she learned just how narrow Flurry's survival had been. Twilight could neglect those parts of the story in favor of the more positive aspects.As strange and frightening as this particular universe seemed, there was enough good news here to…
    • Part 4 (Lainey)  – Chapter 4 Cover
      by Starscribe — Sky blinked, trying to settle in her mind which sensations came from within and which did not. “Why did you pick this house to investigate in particular? There are so many others. Have you been watching us? Do the others know?”Answer his questions, said the voice into her mind.She shook her head, gritting her teeth together and closing her eyes. “I won’t…”You will obey me — the voice changed. It was someone else. I’m your father, Lainey. You’re going to obey, or I’m going to punish you…
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      by Starscribe — Lane tucked her tail in close, then shot down through the trees, weaving slow enough that she could easily avoid the worst of the branches and spines. What might've been an annoying thorn when she was human easily could've impaled her now. She probably wouldn't be much use to her friends if she landed in front of them as a corpse. A few dangerous seconds and she was through, flying lower and lower towards the bridge from one side. The obstruction that had stymied her friends completely was…
    • Chapter 48: Body Paint Cover
      by Starscribe — Twilight needed little help to find the magical hotspot they were searching for. The closer they got, the more the tracking spell seemed to prefer this destination over others. They huddled close together, with her friends stumbling jerkily towards their destination. Only Rainbow and herself could do a passable imitation of one of the locals.The girls will get it. If we have to stay here for any length of time, they'll get it. Unfortunately there was little reason to suspect that this would be the last leg…
    • Chapter 38: July 28-29 Cover
      by Starscribe — Diary,Today Los Angeles burned.We’re alive. None of my friends died getting out, and most of our animals made it too. Very little else made it. The house is probably gone. The solar panels and atmospheric water generators are gone. The city of my adolescence, the city where I went to school and had my first drink and my first date and my first heartbreak are all gone too.Or in the process of going. It’s still orange on the horizon. The year has been so dry, I’m not sure how far the fire is going to…
    • Chapter 42: Diplomatic Encounter Cover
      by Starscribe — Twilight felt the same moment of discomfort she had become accustomed to as she crossed the world boundary, feeling the otherworldly forces fade around her until her hooves settled on solid ground. For a few seconds she remained still, catching her breath. Then she turned to look over her shoulder and see how her friends had fared.She saw more of what she'd come to expect, though their discomfort didn't reach the levels it had with Spike. She wondered briefly if there was something about dragon physiology…
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      by Starscribe — Landing on the roof meant avoiding many of the threats outside, but that was not the same as simply walking inside. Shiloh had been to this arena before, more than once. He had never seen it so full. Or at least, it had been full. There was ample evidence of the presence of soldiers here, the ill-fated Orre self-defense army. Unfortunately for them, it didn’t seem like this attempt at self-defense had done them any good. There were half a dozen chokepoints and reinforced fallbacks, and each one showed…
    • Chapter 53: Enchanted Touch Cover
      by Starscribe — Just because they'd decided to have one last conversation with their grandfather before trying to escape didn't mean that it would happen right away. Kyle called only minutes after Akiko had left, but they hadn't reached him directly. His secretary had promised that he would get back to them by evening—not much of a promise when they didn't even have a window. Kyle used the time productively. Her magical studies slowed considerably while she had Fay with her, but that was just an inevitability she would…
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