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Hayden landed in the grass, surrounded by... basically nothing. A short circle of low moss and comfortable green extended beneath her, with much taller reeds not far away. Those formed an obstructing barrier like walls. Nothing that would stop her from walking of course, though at least it gave her privacy. She couldn't hear any other voices, not the servants or the conversation of many watching pokémon—but she could feel their minds, almost all in the same direction, off on her right. At a guess,…-
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A bug on the edge of starvation had a feel to them that she would never forget. This was the way starvation manifested in their species. It came with physical withering too, damage to the hardened exoskeleton that never quite healed, and a smell. Those bugs offered her little resistance, far less than when she first worked with Beth and Rick. Physical proximity seemed to help too, or proximity of vision. Reaching them was easier than trying to see the camp from far away."I'm going to help you," she said,…-
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Have a crew meeting 65%“So that’s where we stand,” Twilight said, as soon as she had finished summarizing all of the relevant facts. They were all gathered together in the workshop, the largest enclosed space in the camp. Well, everypony except Node. The construct hadn’t ever really acted like a member of her crew, and less so lately. It had its own workshop, and refused to leave for days at a time.But the others were all here, gathered around the table. Rainbow Dash with her weather jumpsuit and…-
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Winter came to Ponyville exactly as scheduled, with regular snowfalls and cheerful decorations and lots of adorable winter clothes. Everwake might be coiling its medical grip around his hooves one at a time, but in the meantime it meant that he could go out into town with Rose almost whenever he wanted. Among other things, Tracy used his credit with the flight school to schedule a week of no-crash lessons. If he was willing to take the lessons during the day, they even volunteered to send an instructor to…-
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Vesper was in no hurry to leave the old mine—in terms of places to fly, it was about perfect. Not blinding, like the outside could be during full sun. Most of the cavern was swallowed in total darkness, but occasionally shafts of light pierced through the crystal walls from distant openings. There were magical lanterns too, but that was exactly where she shouldn't go. If a tour finds us down here, they might up their security.Maybe she should talk to Pale Light about the Worldgate they'd found—some…-
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Twilight was nearing the bottom of a long, winding ramp when she felt the first flickers of magic from far below. The soldiers escorting them had no idea what was happening, didn't even react.Applejack and Rainbow Dash were a bit more sensitive. Both looked down, and Applejack pawed nervously at the floor. "Bit far down to be living, don't you think?" she asked, turning to look back at their escort. "Couldn't we stay up top, where we can see the sky?"Twilight had a spell prepared by then, a stun that would…-
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Firefly should’ve flown directly home, cutting across Willowbrook with all the speed her body could muster. She knew thanks to her time with Rainbow that she could move with speed that other ponies could scarcely even see, avoiding terrible conditions in the air.Instead, she went all the way to the clouds, and drifted along barely faster than the breeze. The air on her feathers spoke to her of worsening conditions—of a growing storm in the distance. By this time tomorrow, there might be flash flooding…-
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Magpie was the last through the Tower airlock, slamming it shut behind her. If she’d had more magical talent, she probably would’ve put some kind of protection spell on it—for all the good it would do. Goldleaf was already way ahead of her, manipulating a set of crystal controls near the wall. A thrumming reverberated through her hooves, bringing with it the acidic tang of acetone on the air. “That should keep anything from shadow-stepping through our walls,” he muttered, only the first echoes of…-
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The Equinox Ball was never in the same place twice. Hayden didn't know exactly how that was possible—for creatures who lived so long, surely they must've brought it to just about every corner of the world by then. Every interesting natural formation, every large cave, and floating over every region and landmass. But of course she couldn't possibly know if the location they'd picked was unique, without ever attending one before. This particular ball was out in the middle of... well,…
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Tailslide faced her down “Tell me, Amie. Let's say you go forward. Tomorrow night you're in charge on that mountain, what do you do? Equestria already knows how dangerous a queen can be when her hive is threatened. There's a lot of suffering—a lot of funerals. A lot of ponies who don't come home."Amie stormed over to him, closing the distance in a few strides. She was back to being the smaller of the two, though as a pegasus the difference was less stark. She would still be easy for him to overpower,…
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