Chapters
-
Quinn needed a long time to study for this task. Personas were a complex science, even among the mew. Their creation was a lost art, vanished to workshops of their ancestors called "Starforges." They were so much more than simple AI assistants, churned out in any number of corporations in his own world. Preserving one would not be easy. More than difficult, creating a true "backup" of the persona was impossible by any definition he knew. But the persona's true self could be removed…-
80.7 K • Completed
-
-
Alex returned to work a few weeks after that, though she ended up carrying Cody around with her much of the time. With a population as small as Alexandria’s, there wasn’t too much pressure from the other ponies, so long as she got the job done. And Alex could do that. She might not be an expert in any relevant subject, or even an experienced administrator, but the longer she worked the more she read, and anything she read stayed with her forever.Keeping Cody with her was nothing like it might be if…-
107.0 K •
-
-
They say that in the battle for Datong, whole nations died. Songs often tell that sacred story—of the brave who gave their lives after Earth’s rightful protectors had been struck down. Many remembered that day in their songs, pouring drink or blood into the sand to pay their respects. Time was the end of pain, and for all that battle eventually became a distant memory, it’s wounds healed.All but one.In some ways, Jackie was the oldest pony now living. She had not spent long years dead, or grown in…-
187.6 K •
-
-
Lotus stumbled forward, hurrying over to embrace Iron. She hugged him as tight as she could, not caring about what it might do to the silk dress. "Iron! I thought you were still a prisoner!"He shrugged. "Your new friend put in a good word for me. Because of you, I'm pretty sure." Without a fancy outfit, Iron could still hold her with one of his feathery wings. He didn't smell like dirty trail and blood anymore. They hadn't given him flowery perfume, but she wouldn't want that anyway. The natural spell of…-
133.2 K •
-
-
Eric always wanted to go on a cruise. There was something magical about getting on a metal box and arriving somewhere far away, spending every day in luxury and comfort. But cruises cost money, and that family farm could barely pay for basic living expenses.Riding on the Svalinn was a little like a cruise—its own self-contained world, with amenities provided on every deck. Granted, she didn't think any cruise her human self would've taken would have quite so many soldiers.The Svalinn hadn't been built…
-
133.2 K •
-
-
Weeks turned into months, and winter came and went outside the walls of the Dressage Hotel. Much changed in that huge building, beyond renaming it to Stella Lacus and expanding into new structures in the newly-vacated buildings around it. Some of those were other facilities they needed—a shipping warehouse and processing center, along with the largest Rent-a-Friend in Equestria.There, under a different brand name, creatures of all kinds could come and meet with changelings—and anything else they wanted…-
195.0 K •
-
-
The MoonSo far as transitions went, at least they hadn’t fallen to their deaths or been beaten to a bloody pulp this time. Jackie felt a little pain in her eyes adjusting to the light, but not for long. It was only the moon, and the cold evening air was refreshing against her coat. She shook once, soaking it in and letting herself breathe.She could hear the sound of numberless changelings in a swarm chittering and calling to one another, then a crack as the portal behind them sealed closed. Then it was…-
21.3 K •
-
-
Twilight had only a single night to rest from her trip under the ocean. She slept uneasily, particularly with the tiny bar of metal under her pillow. She hadn’t ever had anything so valuable before, but considering everything riding on it, she couldn’t take the chance that something might happen.Her alarm woke her an hour before dawn, with shrill beeping that echoed through the room and caused Spike to groan and roll over. “It’s not even light yet,” Spike moaned, covering his head with his…-
68.1 K •
-
-
Lonely day wanted to strangle somepony. She wasn’t sure who to target, wasn’t sure if she would even get the chance. But it was exactly what she wanted.It wasn’t all that unusual for her to receive anonymous gifts. Her work with the HPI created a fair number of refugees who would remember her face, even if at the time they would’ve been far more concerned with simple survival. But when years passed, once they secured themselves in what was left of the earth, many wanted to express their…
-
187.6 K •
-
-
Instead of being packed into the cargo hold with the other help, Sunset got a cabin all to herself on the return voyage. Well, it was assigned to her, but she invited a certain stallion to share it with her just like their tent. Some part of her wondered if Daring Do had put the two of them together like that all along, after noticing their friendship during the trip over—but that was stupid. There was no reason for an important pony like her to care.Sunset did a lot of stupid things during the trip…-
27.2 K •
-
- Previous 1 … 61 62 63 … 222 Next
