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    • Christmas Cover
      by Starscribe — "Are you sure I have to dress like this?" Lilac stared at her reflection, ears folding and tail tucked between her legs. It didn't matter how formal the clothing looked, how close the family tailor had made it to her actual body—it was far from anything she would ever be willing to wear.But Iris Vale and her family were not the sort of ponies to ask whether she wanted something or not. Lilac would do it because it was expected, and her complaint would mean nothing. "We used the same style as the ancient…
    • May 27, 6:40 PM Cover
      by Starscribe — Yes, take charge! 92%"It would be a lot easier to stay out of the spotlight," she began, her voice low and nervous. "Safer, too. No one can hate me if they don't know I exist. But... I know what I would think. If the person who was running our city didn't believe in their new plan enough to even show their face, I'd think they didn't care. Another bureaucrat to rule over the slums from that fancy hotel. Can't really... deny that I'm better off in here than the people outside. That's just true."Sunburst…
    • June 14, 6:12 AM Cover
      by Starscribe — You Aren't Alone Anymore 68%Wayfinder was on a journey.She did not know where she was, how she'd gotten there, or how long she'd been walking. But she was traveling somewhere important, and she could not stop until she arrived there.Great billowing fog rose up around Way as she walked, curling where her legs lifted then dissolving again as she continued. It split and reformed around her, obscuring anything more than a few feet in any direction. What she could see were enormous trees, each one on a scale…
    • Chapter 19 Cover
      by Starscribe — Elisa was right to be worried about the trip. The primary threat came not from the wild Pokémon that separated them from the middle of Mt. Union— with the altitude rising and less available to eat, there were far fewer gigantic predators and dangerous fully evolved dragons. Mostly they saw birds and rodents, with an occasional brave deerling somehow scaling the slope not far away. This was actually an opportunity for Lane, who floated over to the little green Pokémon, ignoring her friends'…
    • Chapter 28 Cover
      by Starscribe — Lotus remained frozen, facing down the group of kirin. There were three, two about her own size and one a little taller. Yet compared to her, they might as well be another species. Their manes had grown large and vibrant, more like what she'd expect on a lion than her own modest growth. The scales emerging from beneath packs of supplies were polished shiny enough to catch reflected sunlight. Their horns had that same luster, like they'd been dipped in wax."You're... here for the book, aren't you? She sent…
    • Caged Bird Cover
      by Starscribe — Chip stared at a blank stone wall, pulling the cloth of her single blanket close about herself. She had stared at this wall for a long time—long enough that her reserves of glamour were starting to dwindle and she felt hunger clawing at her empty stomach. Her captors brought a tray of mashed grain each morning along with a small wooden cup of water, and that was all. Some days she drank the water, but she never touched the grain. Eating it was completely pointless. The guards who brought it felt no pity…
    • Chapter 48 Cover
      by Starscribe — Hayden wasn't sure exactly where they were going at first. That was among the effects of her transformations—they brought changes both internal and external, warping her perception and her thoughts. She knew on some level they had somewhere important to go, and she definitely remembered that they didn't want to get caught. For a few seconds she tried tucking her tail, but abandoned that idea quickly. Eevee tails were too big. She had to keep Eleanor safe, she'd made up her mind about…
    • Chapter 1: Andromeda Cover
      by Starscribe — Star Orchid adjusted her dress, settling the high collar about her shoulders. She stared back at her reflection for several seconds, inspecting each crease and little gemstone. Her own nervous face stared back, with faint bags under her eyes and a few strands of her mane out of place.There was nothing she could do about the former—it was what came with months of service in the Twilight court. It was a privilege to be around ponies of such power—but the proximity could use a pony up and spit her out.…
    • Chapter 6.2: Rebirth Cover
      by Starscribe — There were no venues in Ponyville large enough for the event that had been gradually constructed for Sweetie Belle. So it was that they borrowed Sweet Apple Acres, along with all the land around it.Twilight wasn’t surprised to find that Pinkie had already made arrangements for a much larger space, to her usual standards of quality and coordination. Hundreds of meters of ribbons and streamers coated the trees, with firefly lanterns so bright that nopony would long for the electricity that the farm…
    • First Engagement Cover
      by Starscribe — Charybdis came. The outer fortress had already lost most of its fortifications—the gates were already torn down, sections of wall had been reduced to rubble. There was no way to hold them all, and few weapons that could hit them at range anyway. Some soldiers had bows, or javelins, and the Romans had brought some of their siege weapons, but that was it. Even if nopony in the whole base ever missed, they would run out of projectiles a long time before Charybdis ran out of soldiers.Archive saw most of it…
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