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"You have no conception of how important this meeting is, Hayden. Never in your life has more hinged on how your next few hours resolve themselves. If ever you've devoted yourself to the service of Shaymin House, this is the time. If you hope for dispensation in the future, now is where you earn it." Lady Gracidea stalked around the bathroom, occasionally stopping to check on what the servants were doing with her hair. From the moment she'd woken up, Hayden was given no control over her…-
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Hayden walked slowly through the library, searching for any sign of the other mew. The space was big for the home of one person, with two floors and many study tables and comfortable chairs to read from. There were signs of occupation everywhere—piles of books were arranged near many of them, with many titles propped open. He's not a ghost. There's a mew in here somewhere. She stopped by the door Ilene had used, levitating it open a crack. But there was no one there, mew or otherwise. "I…
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Summer stared down at her screen, letting the ominous message run over and over in her head. It just didn't make sense. Kate had tried to impersonate her in front of everyone after they arrived. She'd threatened a child, she'd tried to bomb the damn observatory. Maybe Corey was just wrong? Brooks had come to them first. But she had been talking to Kate too, and hadn't seemed eager to share what had been decided between them.She's fucking dangerous, Summer responded. She didn't want to send a long message,…-
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Summer fell amid a gale of roaring updrafts, each one rising from the front of a different skyscraper. Some part of her had wondered why there were so few ponies flying between the dense skyscrapers, and now she learned. The sky didn’t want her here. What was worse: Summer wasn’t some master aerial navigator, able to dodge and weave and dart through the sky with dozens of named maneuvers. Emerald wanted her to learn, but Emerald wasn’t here.They’re behind me. Someone as powerful as Kate will have…
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Restructure housing and offer better accommodations to anyone who joins. This new space will be secured by expanding beyond the federal limits of the Isolation Zone. 45%Sunburst's plan was far more than a single suggestion, of course. A nation was not going to be built purely by supplying more labor, or making that labor more useful. But the population of infected did represent by far the greatest waste of an incredibly valuable resource. Why leave everyone sitting around doing nothing with their time?It…-
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"Right," Dad said awkwardly. It looked like she wouldn't have to work hard to convince them to leave—if anything, they seemed eager to be gone. "We'll see about those... issues." "Oh!" She turned hastily, focusing briefly on her mom's phone and levitating it back to her. "Here's this. I, uh... wanted it to be gone so you wouldn't call the police earlier. Sorry, I... I just thought you'd probably be flipping out. Like I did when this started. I wanted it to just go away, but... yeah. I keep saying…-
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“Slowly, Lyra. The last place you want to invite paradox is with your own pattern. Take as much time as you need.”Her familiar spoke so gently now that his words were not even vocalized. She heard them just the same, through the gradually-strengthening mental link the two of them had built over the last few weeks. Strong enough to hear everything he wanted to say, but also weak enough to dislodge him when he got too nosy or annoying.Lyra rested in meditative repose in the center of the Free Council's…-
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Quinn should have seen this coming. As they crept towards the rear parking lot, no less than three harsh figures in Plasma uniforms shuffled around the space. One lingered by the door, another by the security booth leading to the road, and a third patrolled between cars. All were armed, and looked to have Poké Balls protruding from their vests and coats as well. There would be no quiet exit from the BBLEC. Quinn, Avery, and their Pokémon companions lingered in the trees overlooking the parking lot,…-
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For all that she had just done, the princess seemed unchanged from her usual self. Star followed close behind, clipboard of interview notes still levitating along beside her.The princess took them behind the throne, to where the castle was built not of shining crystal but reinforced stone. There were occasional cracks in the low hallway, or bits of metal stuck into the wall from ancient weapons. Equestria had not always been so pleased to serve under the princess’s rule.“With that failure, Equestria is…-
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Kyle’s mind raced, and she turned desperately towards the door. It shook and rattled, and something metallic slid inside. She only had seconds then to stop her, before she found her own way in. Her voice would sound absurd, but at least there was still a chance of fooling her with it. She clutched the little bundle that still held a damp and squirming Fay in her forelegs, as though some instinct demanded she protect her even from Kara.She cleared her throat, making her voice as low as it would go. It…
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