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Amie and Tailslide passed together through the tunnel entrance, and out before the full might of Commander Path's changeling isolation force.They formed a semicircle in what had once been the gift shop. Unicorn magic or simple muscle had extinguished all the flames. Plush toys, snack freezers, and displays of old mining tools now lay scattered. Ponies formed a circular rank around them, with only the pair of unicorns and Path himself in the center.Unlike Amie and Tailslide, they were all armed and armored.…-
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Amie glared at Natane, and through her to the queen who watched all the way from Sonoma. In those multifaceted eyes and a face covered in tattoos, she saw no trace of compassion, fear, or even simple concern. There was only cold calculation, acceptance of inevitability.She didn’t slow down, focusing instead on reaching the exit as quickly as she could. “You’re wrong, Kaya,” she said, focusing on the path ahead. It wasn’t much longer now, a few more turns, and they would reach the former queue…
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Amie was back in the tower. She sat up sharply, returning quickly to full alertness. This wasn’t the time to take things slowly, not with the attack on Stella Lacus at that exact moment.She could practically hear the cannonfire from the tower, though she knew that must be in her imagination. Agate and Stella Lacus were quite far from Canterlot, much too far for such sounds to travel.She imagined it anyway—felt the deep rumble in her chest from each blast, and the subsequent explosion of something…
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Amie watched the sunrise over Equestria while one real pony and one fake one slept beside her. She considered more than once how she might make her return to the camp—what route she would take, how she would get the gold, every step involved. But all those would have to wait until her royal meeting with the princesses of Equestria.She had finally done it. The mountains were climbed, and she finally found a way to make them listen. Once Equestria wasn’t trying to kill her changelings, they wouldn’t…
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Amie wasn't sure how long they waited in the ruins of an interrogation room. There were no windows, and the ponies didn't stick clocks in their prison cells. At least the soldiers didn't try to lock them up again, or return with fresh restraints. They backed out the door, then split into two groups. One aimed their weapons inward, the other out at the hall, sending anypony who approached away in different directions.Without restraints, there was plenty here Amie might use as a weapon. But if it came down…
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The fire burned low, devouring the wick with rapid speed. "Help! Anypony, please!" Amie screamed, lifting her voice as loud as she could manage. But no answer came—no sound came through the wall at all, in fact.The magister's bubble of silence is still up. No one can hear me. She was alone, other than the background panic bubbling in her mind from poor Beth. She was still here it seemed, returning now that the threat of torture was gone. It was replaced with something much worse—a threat of agonizing…
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Amie barely saw what happened next. Terrified ponies, an ambulance wagon, and dozens of guards swarming in from all sides. Rick's bloody form vanished behind a wall of armor, while others shoved her into a metal car.Beth's presence was almost as thoroughly removed from her view as the workers she usually used, so withdrawn that she felt nothing from her anymore. She saw the spear, felt the magic just as Amie had—and now faded into despair. But while she could retreat, the queen farcasting into her body…
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Amie pushed the book closed in front of her, darting across the room to meet the waiting pony. She had rarely felt such negativity coming from one creature before, let alone someone she cared about. But real ponies had much stronger feelings than any of her bugs, even when the difficulties they suffered through weren't as severe."Are you okay, Ivy? I knew you hated reading, but I didn't think it would be that bad."The unicorn shut the door behind her with a little magic, but otherwise kept her distance…
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Rick looked away from her, hiding his fear. That might have helped him if she was a pony, or something remotely similar. Unfortunately for the bug, Amie could still see his emotions. She could see his thoughts too, if she pushed hard enough. She didn't though—probing into someone's mind without their permission felt like a violation. Her loyal bugs deserved better."Where is Wes?" she repeated. "It's not like him to run off for no reason. Did he go out for groceries?""No." Rick hurried across the room,…
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Amie woke underground, surrounded by terrified faces. She sat up violently, alertness returning instantly. More like the spell itself was an attack, suppressed only by her pregnancy until that moment. She saw Tailslide first, then Mrs. Sobol, and at least a dozen of the “workers.” Despite their concern, no one got within ten feet of her, watching from well outside her ability to reach out and touch them. But it was the pony who spoke first. "She's awake!" He reached for her, then stopped short, eyes…
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