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"Alright." Joseph cleared his throat loudly, stepping forward towards the throne. It was an impressive construction, larger than anything Alexandria had ever had for certain. It was set on several tiered platforms, each one inlayed with something else rare and beautiful. Jade, mother-of-pearl, silver, then finally gold. It was a shame a thin layer of pale fungus had begun to coat everything in here."I don't understand," Trade Wind said from beside him, her voice only slightly distorted by the shield she…-
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Hayden couldn't fly yet, not really. She could imagine what it would be like, soaring over the treetops, holding tight to Cody's warm fingers while their daemons danced through the air ahead of them. But just because her imagination could conjure it didn't mean she was actually able to do it. Liz got them airborne, releasing them from gravity's downward drag. But that was all she could offer for that moment. With Liz's focus, they floated in place, hovering. Cody still scrambled…-
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“Well if it's all the same, I think I'd like to get back to duty," Steelshod said, nodding off towards the loudest sounds of machinery. "We don't need any special recognition, Quartermaster. Unless you see things different, Miles."The other earth pony nodded his agreement. "Maybe an extra ration of ale for building crew four. If you can find any in the stockpile."Apple Bloom nodded. "Sure. But don't ya hold yer breath fer much after tonight—it's gonna be hard enough to find enough hay to keep all these…-
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The path was almost featureless, like they were walking through a fog. Aside from the occasional sound of grinding stone or dripping water, Twilight could hear nothing but their own hooves. There was no way to tell how far they’d gone, or how long they’d been walking.“Well, it was a mighty dry year,” Applejack began. “Long time ago, when I was just a filly. Guess you would’a been too, somewhere off in Canterlot. Anyway, every now and then the weather teams schedule a nice long drought—I…-
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Lonely Day took her first breath. For a long time that was all she did, feeling the heat in her veins again, the steady beat of her heart. Sensations she had had for so much of her existence she’d never even considered them, but now… after only a short time as something else, she understood a little of her friends’ anger at being revived undead.On the ground in front of her was all that was left of her struggle against Charybdis. The Key made from Mordite hadn’t remained—on a planet filled with…
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The so-called “Tournament of Freedom” was one of the most important civic events in Accipio. Even when tensions between the great clans were highest, even when the clan lords would’ve attacked each other rather than speak publicly, the Tournament went on. That truism proved accurate even now, where the land of Accipio and all that had been accomplished there was buried under feet of ash.Gina of the Office of Imperial Enforcement, 2nd Seal, had not been kept abreast of developments in the Homeland. As…-
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The grounds of Shaymin House were vast, almost a city unto themselves. The terrain was mountainous, and so the house was encircled by various trails and paths, leading to terraced gardens and springs. Some arrangements were less graceful than others, such as the entire field of felled trees with a huge metal mast for mooring airships. Hayden's “waterfall” trail took him past this, past an overgrown hedge maze, then finally out into the forest proper. "A little better than the park pier,…
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Flynn’s friends hadn’t been lying to him when they said the new Ponypads were the best they’d ever made. Maybe not as nice as the augmented reality headsets, but… impressive nonetheless. He marveled at the immersive sound-projection, which seemed to fill the entire room when he was playing alone, but got quiet whenever he looked away or someone else came in. Even more impressive was the passive 3D, like Nintendo’s old handhelds but far more effective. The effect was so natural he hadn’t even…-
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Dear Journal,I didn’t find anyone today. Power died sometime during the night, though the batteries in the truck haven’t yet. There were no streetlights on when I woke in the morning, and while my cell phone still sometimes claims to have service, I haven’t been able to so much as reach anybody’s voicemail today. So ends the connectedness of the information age. At least until everybody comes back. I mean; if the vanishing happened all at once for no reason, I see no reason the return of humanity…-
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Hayden's disorientation didn't last long. As her mind cleared, she finally realized what Cody had actually done. She stopped abruptly on the trail. She didn't have to grab him, not when his daemon rested on her shoulder. With that exchange, he would feel the tug instantly, just as she did with Liz somewhere in his hands. Every child tried testing the boundaries of the distance their daemon could travel from them at least once. Now Hayden felt that same sensation, a sudden pain deep in her…
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