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Some part of Theo wondered if she should be worried about their unexpected invitation to visit the queen. Certainly it would’ve frightened her if she stepped off a plane during her first visit to the United States and had a few police officers show up to escort her to the president. But one sidelong glance at Sharp didn’t suggest any distress on his face. If it was weird to receive treatment like this, he didn’t show it.They didn’t threaten us. They let us do whatever we wanted, let us stay…-
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Alex Haggard woke on the edge of the Supernal Sea surrounded by old friends. The crash of the distant waves faded into white noise. There were numberless concourses of people here—some of them were ponies. For all its terrible might, the Stygian Key was undone.“I’ve wondered for a long time if there was anything up there,” Archive said, staring off across the sea. She saw the center of everything, the core of magic that existed at the heart of the galaxy. The same force that had killed so much…-
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There were probably more important things Ryan could be doing, more productive ways for him to find useful information. But the words "changeling embassy" had cemented themselves in his brain like a brand scoured on his shell. He had to investigate it for himself.It would be so easy to lose himself in a city like this. Here he could vanish into the crowd of ponies, let their incredible emotions sweep over and drown him. With such strong feelings pressing in on him from all sides, it was easy to forget…-
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Ryan could've stayed with his friends while they asked around the city, gathering all the information they could on Kaelynn's disappearance. That was probably the smarter play, considering how little they knew. Maybe each of them was a target, and the deceptive note was a multilayered lie, meant to lull them into underestimating their enemy. Maybe they would get picked off one by one.All that might be true, but he just couldn't bring himself to care. His own selfish eagerness to see Earth again might just…
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Amie woke in an infinite, featureless wasteland.Unbroken gray stone extended as far as she could see in all directions, covered only with a thin layer of swirling mist. She stood awkwardly, barely stable on four legs. "Hello? Is anyone... there?"The nest was gone, along with Tailslide, Mrs. Sobol and the mine. Where am I? "The end," said a voice. Amie recognized it, though she had only heard it once before. She turned and found a towering figure looming over her. The Alicorn was even more frightening the…-
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Autumn Blaze led them to Hono's larger buildings. Lotus hadn't even seen it at first, concealed behind many layers of trees on the outskirts of the village. Up close it was impossible to miss: a castle, albeit of a decidedly nonwestern style. Its foundation was entirely of stone, rising up a few stories before floors of wooden walls. Each had its own steepled roof, higher than the last. It opened in only one place, where a pair of stern-looking kirin watched a gate into a tiny internal courtyard.…-
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Hayden was in her bed when Julian entered early the next morning. The next morning for him, anyway. For her—maybe a little longer. Physically she hadn’t changed much, except that her hair was brushed and trimmed instead of the frizzy mess of a thousand different transformations. Well that, and new set of pajamas with little ribbons stitched under the collar, a sleeveless tank top and shorts. Both words that she hadn’t even known the last time she was in that bed. It wasn’t long after sunrise when…-
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The further they flew, the colder it got.Soon enough it became clear that their strategy of avoiding Feather by staying away from civilization had a price—they couldn’t descend again without buying or finding gas, and so they never did. But not landing meant they had a limited supply of food, and an even more limited supply of fuel.The little firebox struggled to keep the cabin warm against the blasting arctic chill, except when filled almost to capacity. But they were running out of coal much too fast…
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They left the temple, or at least that part of it, descending a set of stairs near the back to a basement level. The rooms were all decorated in a similar style, with lunar and night-based tapestries and mosaics wherever there was room. This seemed to be the quarters for the priests, judging by the modest bedrooms they passed, along with a cooking and bathing area, all clean but looking lived-in.“Of all the ponies I thought might visit…” Nightbreeze said. “I never imagined she would send you. Guess…-
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Shining was the last pony to suggest needless relaxation after the worst of a crisis was over. After all, she had no reliable information about what was outside the shield, and every reason to suspect that the Empire might be under siege again at any moment.But the Crystal Empire’s unique magical defenses created an incentive to keep ponies as relaxed and happy as she possibly could. She had tried to call Canterlot for aid, but no phone in the city could reach beyond the Empire’s borders. Their enemy…-
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