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The wasteland continued as far as she could see.James had seen the maps, so she had a fair idea how long it would take to reach the alien settlement. Even so, knowing she had sixty kilometers to cross and walking that distance were two very different things.James was nowhere near as young as her body appeared. She had been fifty-three years old at the moment her training had finally been certified as complete and her Mindprint had been taken. Being changed so completely was therefore an extremely jarring…-
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Hayden was slow to wake, in the cold and the dark. His memory was a mess, and what he did remember just didn't make any sense. His weekend hikes were always an adventure, even though he was walking trails he had visited many times before. He remembered the voice, a voice that came from his earbuds over the music he'd been listening to. It hadn't been a call—that was the first thing he'd checked. There was no service in Denver’s mountains. That was the whole reason he came out in the first place.Then…-
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Tracy could feel the effects of Celestia's tea wearing off already. She had given him a bit of grace—long enough to have that last conversation with her. He certainly couldn't be upset with her over that.All this time I thought Discord would trick me into breaking my contract. I watched that so carefully, I had no idea what he was really doing. But now it was done, and Tracy's fate was sealed. This is my home now.He nudged Rose in the side with one hoof, grinning awkwardly at her. "I'm sorry... I'm sorry…-
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Time passed in Hono. One day turned into another, while they waited for the princess to rescue them. Soon all three of them had duties to perform. Iron worked in the air, flying high to trim branches and other areas that the kirin could not reach easily. As soon as the kirin realized Gus couldn’t fly very well yet, they sent him off to work with the butcher instead. He was still practicing, and he would keep getting better.Gus didn't seem to mind that—if anything, he returned from each day of work with…-
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Hayden had less than an hour to pack away his whole life. What were you supposed to bring when a Great Family forced you to leave against your will? At least he had Evelynn beside him, suggesting things and rejecting others. Little clothing made it—but aside from another outfit to change into, his sister suggested his version of the family's matching oversized tee-shirts. He cried as he held it up, looking at each eevee stitched into it in turn. It had everyone represented, though Liz was an eevee…-
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Hayden landed atop the shrine's topmost platform. Instead of grass, sand covered the space, with a thin ridge around the outside. A man sat at the center, with his back to them. He wore the same style as the ceremonial clothing, a plain cloth vest open at the front and pants tied with a simple rope. "Where's his daemon?" Liz asked. It was a simple question, but came with terrifying weight underneath. A person without a daemon was as horrifying as a person without a head. Yet they saw no…
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Ryan looked out around the deck. Ponies whimpered in pain, others huddled in small groups, flush with victory but also overwhelmed by the crash. There was so much to do, and the pressure mounting to get it done. He looked like their leader, but that didn't mean he knew how to lead them.Then again, who could? Blake had always been in charge, but that was over a hobby! They were supposed to brave forbidden places, not fight for their lives. Not kill people."Jordan, you're hurt. You go with the injured.…-
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Dear journal, Here's a list of some things that suck. Item one: traveling through the desert Item two: drinking gross water through a life straw Item three: starving to deathItem four: slipping into quicksand Item five: The way they look at meItem six: knowing I'm going to die out here. Item seven: knowing I only have one change of batteries for my voice recorder. Item eight: being so close to discovering something that might change the world, but knowing I'll be dead and won't get to enjoy it.That is my…
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“You’re sure about this?” It took less than two hours—two hours for Elise to finish looking over the code and for him to gather together the other members of their growing conspiracy. Katie had agreed to come without question, but she hadn’t been sure about her older sister. They weren’t sure about Harley either, though none of them actually knew where she was.Elise gestured pointedly at the scribbles she had made on the page. Her mouth writing was impressive for being so new, better than he…-
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Ryan backed away from the approaching monster, at least until he smacked into the side of Kaelynn's harness. This creature towered over them—its appearance was alien, and its teeth were glittering sharp. Yet it was also unarmed, and apparently intelligent enough to speak to them. That made about as much sense from the tomb-guardian than anything else they'd encountered so far.More importantly, Ryan could feel him, the same way he felt the others in their group. He overflowed with satisfaction at having…
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