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Quinn stumbled out of his room, through a set of simple automatic doors that hissed and vibrated. He remained on his feet, though each step was slightly uncomfortable. Not just because of the pressure; he felt in danger, as though any second something might strike him from the side and catch him before he could flee. But staying on the ground meant Cedrin could keep pace, following along while clinging to his arm every step. "Why would you run away?" he thought, so subtle that Quinn almost missed…-
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It wasn't a long fight—eevee weren't the kind of daemons to keep going until they were bloody and exhausted. It only took a few seconds for Liz to end up on top, holding Loch down under her forepaws. But they did have a lifetime of practice. Eleanor stared, glancing between the daemons then back up at Hayden. "H-how? I've never seen anyone else who can do it. Everyone else is stuck." Hayden shrugged. He didn't want to look too proud in victory, or else she might still try…-
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“I’m sorry you died here.”The words felt alien on her tongue, as strange as the horse she was looking at. Four people had died tonight, all because Albrecht wanted to capture and dissect her brother.She pushed, but the horse was so much heavier than she looked. Amie had to crawl right up next to the corpse, shoving through the mud. Deep red blood splashed up against her body, mixing freely with the chilly water.Something… happened. Amie wasn’t exactly sure what. It felt more exhausting than…-
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Even the game room was transformed. Right down to the grain of the wood and the flicker of the exaggerated fantasy torches that lit their “strategic planning sessions.” He stepped out of the portal and stopped beside vast shelves of figures and miniatures, each one rising far overhead. Their GM had wings after all, so he could just fly up to reach anything he wanted.“Took me a long while to realize what was going on,” Kit muttered from behind him. “It wasn’t Murphy buying more miniatures.…-
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Try to win them over. 38%The stakes were so incredibly high. But in the end, Twilight couldn't fight her nature. It was tempting to banish the problem completely, considering the absurdity of attacking the princess, the only Alicorn these ponies had left. The one whose crew had just saved them. But she resisted. She couldn't leave them in prison forever, when they were the ones who knew the Canterlot as it was better than any of her own ponies. That kind of expertise couldn't be easily replaced.But…-
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Refuse the Bargain 69% Some part of Twilight was tempted by what the speaker offered. The essence of Hunger? Embodiment of entropy? She was the only princess left to make decisions, and she could guarantee the safety for Equestria’s survivors forever. A powerful temptation.She probably would’ve taken the deal, if it wasn’t for Node. In her was an echo of their past, their creators. The others like her had sacrificed much to give Equestria life. Could she decide for ponies and griffins and changelings…
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Visit the castle relay 52% Twilight knew something was wrong, even if she couldn’t quite explain why. She couldn’t be home again, not now. Something happened, and now…She emerged from the Golden Oaks library, into a street that was… wrong. The grass was gray, the flowers chalk-white. There were no birds humming overhead, no bees. Not even a passing butterfly.She passed the deserved train station first, the HV-rail buzzing away. A train sat on the platform, its doors open. Leaves clogged the…
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Slow and Methodical 64% If a repair this serious had been on Twilight’s own ship, she probably would’ve jumped at the chance to try something more radical. She had some interesting ideas based on the Signaler tech she’d seen on Proximus B. But in the end, those ideas had to fall away beyond the simple, terrifying reality of what they faced.This was the last of their species. Princess Celestia had apparently died to get this ship here. Luna too, by the sound of it, and Cadence. She could not treat…
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Twilight knew what her next priority would be, now that the Canterlot was intact. She glanced down at the struggling shiprats, feeling a tug of guilt for the pain they were feeling. None seemed to be catastrophically wounded, but if the damage was internal how could she even know that for sure? She turned over her shoulder. “Flywheel, can you walk? I’d like you with me when we start on Life Support.”For a moment it seemed like he was going to let her go. But then she said where she’d be going, and…
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Repair Life Support 83%It was time to take the lives of her entire species into her hooves. Twilight settled into the controls, strapping herself in and resting securely against the helmet. She felt the eyes of several shiprats on her, tiny and almost unblinking. She couldn’t imagine they’d do well under real sunlight. Or real gravity for that matter—these creatures would live their whole lives in space even if she could save the Canterlot.“Any advice?” she asked conversationally. “We are about…
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