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Something big, Twilight said. Capstone project, the last thing she’d ever do at the friendship school. Proof that Silverstream was ready to leave it behind. Of course there were plenty of other things—but most of that had been with her friends, and they’d soared through with perfect scores and lots of approval from the princess.But the capstone was something else, her chance to go out into the world and prove that she’d mastered the principles of friendship.Silverstream’s capstone project leaned…-
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They say that in the battle for Datong, whole nations died. Songs often tell that sacred story—of the brave who gave their lives after Earth’s rightful protectors had been struck down. Many remembered that day in their songs, pouring drink or blood into the sand to pay their respects. Time was the end of pain, and for all that battle eventually became a distant memory, it’s wounds healed.All but one.In some ways, Jackie was the oldest pony now living. She had not spent long years dead, or grown in…-
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"So, you realize this is a bad idea," Alex said, her voice exasperated. "Like, maybe the dumbest idea ever."Richard had spent his whole life hearing ponies talk about how important Alex had been as mayor of Alexandria. He found it a little hard to believe now that she was working behind the desk at a pharmacy, shorter than he was, and probably younger too. But she also happened to be working the hospital pharmacy, and so there would be no way to buy what he wanted without getting her approval.Richard…
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“That’s it, Joe.” Archive was bloody, weary, and broken. She had healed so many wounds that she no longer had the magic left to spare. She had seen so many ponies die that she couldn’t abide the pain anymore. She wanted to lie down on the stone of Mundi and give up. Charybdis would sweep over them and consume all that she loved, but at least she could rest. “That’s it.”Joseph’s workshop used the same design it had back in ancient Alexandria—a university closer to its original namesake in…
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Today was a completely ordinary day for Lyra Heartstrings, just like thousands that had come before. She woke up earlier than she wanted to but later than her roommate would've liked, enjoyed an almost warm breakfast that had been left for her and headed out to the park with her lyre for another day as a "freelance musician."It was a real job! She could make some good bits on a nice clear day like this, at least enough to keep her going between real performance gigs. It was an enjoyable enough existence,…-
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Levi settled the wrapped box onto the heavy oak desk. Next to a handful of modest photos and knick-knacks for clients to distract themselves with when they came to talk, it looked almost comical in its generic holiday paper.He glanced once through the tiny window in his office door, making sure no one was watching. The firm already knew he’d won, and half of them were probably laughing about this.“Maybe I can stop at the fire department on the way home, see that it goes to someone who will use it.”…-
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Dusty Sprocket had been waiting years for a chance to visit Skijoring. The mountains hosted a resort, reserved only for the wealthiest of Canterlot’s elite. Unfortunately for Dusty, he wasn't the kind of pony with a fancy name and enough bits to fill a swimming pool. But love, as it turned out, could solve all kinds of problems, even the ones he never imagined had solutions. The day he met Calamine was when everything changed. Having another pony in his life—someone who shared his passions, his hopes,…
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Archive passed outside the inner gate with a quick teleport. She wore the fine white armor Athena had created for her, carried Athena’s mightiest weapons. But the AI’s best tools were nothing compared to the one worn around her neck. She could sense its attention about her even now, whispering to her how easy death would be. Joseph had not realized the extent of what he had created—not a mere tool, but an intelligent thing, shouting its demands at her. If she would not obey it, then it wanted at…
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Lyra Heartstrings stood upon the foundation of Platform 1, her magnetic boots holding her EVA suit firmly to the platform's exterior. Before her in the airless abyss, the vast ring of the Celestial glowed in its moorings. "I've never seen anything so beautiful."The Celestial was easily the largest structure ponies had ever built, a barrel-shaped vessel with a diameter of just over a kilometer and a length of several. Its shell was more-or-less uniform, save for the massive structural supports linking the…-
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In Port Jouster the storms came only once a year. But when they came, they roared.The ocean's vast strength was not something that a typical weather-team could tame, let alone one that could be fielded by the modest seaside town. So they built high above the waterline, and when the storm warnings came in, ponies ran.All except for Clear Reason. That was his name now, Clear Reason. A good name, one he'd been given on a day much like this one. The day of the greatest storm that Port Jouster had ever seen.He…
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