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Ryan wasn't the first through the Worldgate, he never was. The back of the group was always the safest place to stand—let the bigger, stronger members be up front, and the brunt of whatever danger waited for them.Besides, being in back gave him time to move slowly, and appreciate the differences as he passed through. And there were many.There was no rush of gravity and current pulling him through to the other side. There was no flash, no instantaneous moment of realization that he'd returned to his…-
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Kaelynn rested on the edge of the railing, staring off into a gigantic herd of moving bodies. Each of them towered over her friends down on the ground, and could probably crush them dead with only a modest effort.But even in her own world, buffalo weren't terribly aggressive unless provoked. What did that mean when they became intelligent? They'd been gathered around the campfire for over an hour, and there was no blood yet. Kaelynn turned, hurrying back belowdecks and down the hall to her own quarters.…
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It didn't take long to reach the site of their negotiation with the buffalo. That made enough sense to Blake; if they had to go very far, that probably would've meant the map was bad. Either that, or the ponies had lied to them. At least so far, he had no reason to expect either one.Vesper remained surprisingly close during the brief trip, apparently watching his work. That was fine, the more of their group could sail the better. But it did seem strange that she'd taken a sudden interest, after this long…
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Vesper hadn't been there for most of the inspection. It wasn't that she didn't want to be around whenever the ship was doing interesting things—every chance to meet ponies in person was interesting!But after everyone had recovered, she needed time to rest. Even her interest in Blake needed to take a brief backseat. For once, she slept without trying to dream, sprawled awkwardly over the edge of her bed.But when she did finally wake from her dreamless sleep, it was to his voice, and a quiet rapping of…
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Blake sat up, shaking off a few stray bits of ice. He took in his surroundings in a few moments, trying to remember how he had gotten there. He was at the helm, which had changed quite a bit since the last time he'd seen it. Great gouges were ripped right into the wood in various places, with the wood compressed from the tight grip of hooves.His own. The flight came rushing back to him, the sight of a gigantic flying fortress bearing down on them from behind. The pirates they had defeated weren't quite…
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It wasn't good to be a fish.Kaelynn had ample reminders of that fact anytime she wanted to leave her sequestered corner of the Bright Hawk, even for brief social interactions with her friends.When leaving for anything more, there was a good chance she would end up getting into even more trouble.I should've just waited in the tank. There wasn't anything I could do to help. It wasn't true, though. By the time she'd dragged Ryan back to the tank, he barely had enough strength left to change back into…
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All things considered; Jordan was not having a particularly good day.It wasn't just that her time with Blake had been rudely interrupted, though considering the hours she had spent getting up the courage to try any of that, it was certainly a factor. Rather, it was that her attempts to get anywhere with Blake had been interrupted by a ship of evil pirates bent on killing them all.Jordan was no fighter, despite what she'd had to do. Anyone could fight for their survival if it came down to it. But against a…
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Blake soothed his anger at the helm of the Bright Hawk. He might not know its operation half as well as Galena yet, though he was learning quickly. But he needed to do something to keep himself busy. Otherwise he would keep replaying that trip to the ruins in his head, until the frustration boiled back over into anger against his friends.They were right, obviously they'd been right. Maybe if they'd all been armed and trained to fight, they could've won against odds like those. Maybe if they knew their…
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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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Kaelynn expected more resistance in separating out their group for this first expedition. Obviously, every human would want to go down to the Worldgate, which would probably make Galena nervous about being left behind. Or worse, maybe they should be afraid of getting their ship stolen. It wouldn’t be so bad as being sold into slavery, but for Kaelynn the result would likely be just as deadly.That wasn't what happened. They dropped almost all the way to the ground, low enough that they could extend a ramp…
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