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Lyra stumbled into the bedroom, delirious with exhaustion and pain. She reached the bed, wobbling from the effort. Finally the effects of her night were catching up with her. The last time she had felt this weak, it was while she went cold-turkey from a substance much worse than the worst mortal drug. But none of that mattered, not when she saw Bonnie's eyes open. “What happened? I thought... thought I was dead.” She held her right arm against her left, where the tourniquet had been. A faint impression…-
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“And that’s when we go in,” Arcane finished, after what felt like at least an hour of explaining. It was probably much longer, though at this point the difference between perception and reality became difficult to precisely describe.“Wait.” Domino stopped her with an extended wing, something he could only do now that his jacket was hanging off the back of a seat. “Hold on. You’re telling me there are over seventy different groups with their own responsibilities? Each one could screw up and…-
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Sunset Shimmer had emerged into what looked at first like an ancient, abandoned cathedral. The ceiling above her was huge and vaulted, in elegant stone arches that suggested a gothic construction. Where the hell am I? Some theories of the mysterious portal suggested it led to a parallel version of America, where the post office was the only government and magic was the dominant force in people’s lives. Clearly that wasn’t the case—or if it was, this America had a much longer history than the real…-
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But Lotus Cinder wasn't really alone. Now that she carried her tormentor with her, she never would be. At least not for however many months kirin took. She dropped onto the plush carpet of the study floor, turning sideways to look at her belly. As though there would be some obvious sign of whatever was taking place within. Searing Gale's severed spirit might've gone completely unnoticed, if she wasn't so desperate to manipulate Lotus.I'm the only reason she didn't kill you yet, said the voice. She still…-
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Lotus watched the flashing lights speed past outside. They came much more frequently now, at least a dozen she had counted so far. The police zipped down the highway from both directions, converged on the gas station—then split up again. Some shot down the farm road connecting the old asylum, others weaved their way down its other tributaries.Gus snored away in the other room now, content that “someone has to be awake, but it doesn't have to be me.” So, it fell to Lotus to pace back and forth next to…
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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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Tracy Maxwell made his nervous way down the elevator into the company parking structure, conscious of a dozen security cameras on him every moment. It didn’t matter that he belonged here, a part of him still didn’t believe any of this was real.Big companies like Apex Technology didn’t often hire self-taught engineers like himself. It was all about that degree, about how prestigious the school and perfect his grades. He touched the lanyard around his neck one last time for reassurance, tracing the…-
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Lotus stared stupidly back at her reflection in Autumn’s mirror. Any second now this vision would end and she would wake up. She'd be Eric again, smacking his phone to stop the awful beeping of his alarm before another dismal day of work on the factory floor. Then he'd drive home again to a beat up old house he could barely pay for, and do it all again.Lotus's reflection remained, no matter how long she looked back. Her borrowed silk dress remained, dark patterns broken by a splash of white from the…
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Jordan paced around the edge of the room, watching Ryan and Blake work. This was the largest of the ancient outpost's structures, large enough to hold a dozen carts. He might've guessed it was for stabling horses, but that would require animals. As hard as it was to adapt to the conditions of this strange place, having animals around that looked almost identical to them was one bridge he wasn't mentally ready to cross."We need more redundancy against leaks," Ryan said, gesturing away from the cart they…-
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Stephen did not like where they were taking him.Stephen did not like much of anywhere the prey took him, except when they let him loose in the forest to hunt. Yet no matter how many times he tried, he couldn't get away from the big male, the one with the spike on his head.Stephen remembered what it was like to live out in the forest, where there was ample hunting and little challenged him. Even the towering wolves had kept their distance, as was proper. Stephen was too small to hunt the things they killed,…-
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