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Refuse to give the order. “You know I wouldn’t do that,” Twilight said. “If you’re willing to go through the process, or maybe to use the contingency device, then that’s your choice to make. I won’t force you to… subject yourself to that. I would suggest that you should spend more of your time near medical, if you want to be alive when we arrive at… wherever we’re going.” She raised a wing, interrupting whatever Sunset was about to say. “I’m calling a general meeting of the crew.…-
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Starlight Glimmer couldn’t be sure that she would win user Ronald’s support for her plan. She couldn’t be sure of anything when it came to user behavior, no matter how predictable they could sometimes be. He drove the same route home from work every day. He spent the same hours sitting in the same chair. He consumed the same foods. Yet when she tried to use that information to predict his responses, she often failed.“You invented something,” he said. “You and the other agents, interacting. You…-
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Study the remains. 44%Twilight was back in the hospital for the next few days. Considering the number of times she’d been bruised, bloodied, or otherwise injured since being first defrosted, she was starting to miss the beep of the monitoring system whenever she couldn’t hear it.At least there was one consolation to her visit this time: she could be there to see Applejack walk for the first time.Everypony who wasn’t involved in their research on the mysterious creature was there, though there was…
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Tracy stood at the edge of the road; his car keys still held in one hand. Whatever he'd thought about this being some secret plan to steal his organs or kidnap him into some bizarre human-trafficking scheme—vanished as the strange realtor retreated into the night.It's obviously insane, right? It couldn't actually do anything. There was no such thing as the supernatural, no matter the form it claimed to take. Whatever he remembered must be a mistake.He wandered a few steps closer to his car, taking each…-
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Begin the Journey 75% “And you’ll be the last pony who has to go through this. We’re suspending all mining operations and preparing to leave.” Twilight didn’t want to watch an alien virus devour someone’s body and replace it with artificial substitutes. But some part of this was her fault—she owed Sunset staying until she’d been completely overcome. Twilight couldn’t give her a reassuring pat on the shoulder, or get anywhere close enough to risk exposure. She could still see the betrayal…
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Go take a Cold Shower 55%There were many ways she wanted to answer his question. Her body supplied her with all the information she could possibly desire in that regard, and it wasn't inclined to do much thinking right now. There was no time to stop and consider. Only a simple fact in her desire, and a way to fulfill it.Just get a little closer, give him permission, and Peter would take care of the rest. She wouldn't be alone anymore, wouldn't be abandoned.If it wasn't for all her magical practice over the…-
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Focus on her Brain 67% Not everyone could be in attendance for the surgery, despite how much they might want to. After an initial prep on Proximus B, Fluttershy loaded what was left of Sunset Shimmer onto the Prospector.Twilight was there to hold her in total antigravity, even during transit, while Spike worked the controls. Only Node came along, since her direct involvement would be needed to get the artificial limbs working. Twilight managed the trip up without difficulty, with only a minor hiccup that…
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Scootaloo glared down at the empty glass in front of her, her wings buzzing occasionally with her displeasure. When she was younger, she’d loved dressing up for Nightmare Night. But now that she was older it felt childish to parade around Ponyville in costume. Of course there were plenty of others at Pinkie’s Solstice celebration who were dressed for the occasion. Scootaloo hadn’t bothered.She took her empty glass, wandering past the dance floor to the bar. Pinkie Pie stared from behind the counter,…-
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Silver Star crossed the boarding platform, one hoof extended to touch the railing. He’d never seen the moon from so high before, where even the newest domes looked like little mounds of gray dirt broken by the occasional skylight. Thousands of ponies were down there now, all watching this mission.Guess they got their invasion after all, he thought, stopping beside the waiting outer airlock door. We knew we would be returning for revenge on Equestria for hundreds of years. Hopefully our ancestors don’t…-
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Seal the hull breaches 54%Twilight rested on a medical bay cot. She couldn’t have said how long she slept, only that her body was barely working as it was and if she didn’t sleep, she would’ve died instead.Twilight heals all bashing damage and all damage incurred by exhaustion. Waking up surrounded by her unconscious friends and coworkers certainly wasn’t a pleasant experience, but at least she woke up. The air was still flowing. Cozy Glow had failed in her work.She ate emergency rations beside…
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