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If Apple Bloom isn’t contagious, have her investigate the contingency 41%Twilight woke in the middle of the night, to the unmistakable rumble of a hydrogen igniter. But the time she’d darted out of bed, she could feel the ground shaking all around her. She darted out the airlock, waiting the painful seconds it took to cycle, and emerged just in time to see the distant purple glow of the Prospector as it rumbled up into the sky.She considered briefly whether or not she should try to teleport aboard and…-
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Kaelynn was making progress.Every morning she told herself that—or at least, she assumed they were mornings. Her prison had no windows, nothing more than the magical glow of crystals they could brighten or dim on command. But she could keep track of the days in other ways. The demands of Morningtide made that easy enough.Most of the time, she just wanted to show her off. Groups of well-dressed ponies visited their tank. They weren't what she imagined when she pictured a group of people willing to look at…-
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Flying into Canterlot was like something out of a dream. Firefly knew she was somewhere special long before she actually arrived. As they drew closer, the number of other ponies passing in either direction in the sky increased, until a small handful filled to dozens, then hundreds of creatures. They passed entire suburbs of cloud-houses, floating over other mountains. Others passed over the fields all around Canterlot, watering the crops in a continuous circuit.“Those are... like in the maze,…-
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"What do I have to do?" Hayden finally asked. "I've made my choice. How do I make it happen?" "To unravel their ancient magic? Survive. With every day, the damage grows. Every other soul to make it through spreads that damage further. The celebi you saved, he is one. When there are enough, the torrent will flow without ceasing, and all will be accomplished." Mesprit floated slowly past her, bobbing up and down. Was she already bored? "You might decide to do…-
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Weapons clattered against each other, jostling on their straps as several of the assembled guards pointed them in her direction. She was surrounded by workers, so there would be no clear shots. Even so, she kept her attention sharply focused on their emotions. If one of them was about to pull a trigger on her, she needed to know.“We don’t know that,” said Armando, frustrated. “We’ve seen some of her campers copy her now. You can’t just shoot someone.”Would you be okay with killing me if you…-
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It took about a day to make the preparations to finally wake Sunset Shimmer. As a result, Twilight was in a wheelchair when the time finally came, instead of lying in bed. She still had bandages running down the length of her spine, which Fluttershy would periodically remove and inject her with more neuro-regenerative. But the five-centimeter needles had stopped hurting after the third or fourth time anyway.Applejack had been moved to the furthest bed, giving Fluttershy, Rarity, and Spike the largest…
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Ryan walked with Aerial down the hall towards the exit. "Thank you," he said, and meant it. "You can't possibly know how much this means to me.""I know exactly how much it means to you," she said, poking him in the chest with one leg. "You radiate it like flames. That kind of love burns all it touches. It burned the queen, and it will burn you if you aren't careful. Like all flames, you must not let it master you."She fished around in a pocket, withdrawing something with her mouth and tossing it to him.…
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The flight to Equestria was certainly not uneventful, taking Silver Star, Daystar, and the princess just over three days to complete. There were a few systems adjustments to be made along the way, and some minor emergencies corrected with nervous calls back to ground control. But in the end, their mission was a success.And the great blue-green marble of Equus grew larger and larger in their view until they finally entered into a slow, regular orbit. “It's so much bigger,” Daystar muttered, mostly to…-
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Iris Vale paced nervously back and forth in the fine glass elevator, as it ascended above the streets of Willowbrook. Of course she could have afforded to remain there herself—House Vale was not instantly impoverished by the destruction of a building. The Lightless Star would never allow her to remain away from them for that long. Iris had been on an increasingly short leash since the moment she defied his will, and insisted the imperfectly-resurrected gods be preserved. With the death of her husband,…
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Vision swirled through her mind, ancient memories that were not hers, yet became real through Uxie’s mastery of recollection. Just as it could take away the knowledge of all things, so too could it make those memories present and real. An ancient throne, surrounded by marble pillars and stained glass. Intricate, impossible patterns filled the space, where smoke billowed and darkened silhouettes moved. She couldn't even imagine how many years this must be—yet one was familiar to her. Camael stood…
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