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True to Sunset's word, Eric and the rest of their party arrived before nightfall. They stumbled inside in a daze, with even the savvy Jackie walking in wide-eyed and staring.Katie was in front, collapsing on the nearest cot and staring down at her hands. "This place can't be real…""That's how we felt," Jacob said, rising to his hooves to greet them. None had belongings, except Eric with his sketchpad. Vagabonds and pilgrims. "You must like it down here, Jackie. Bats like caves, right?""Oh yeah." Jackie…-
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Something was different. Hayden wasn't sure exactly what had changed—but something had. She sat up in the empty study. Except she wasn't there anymore. Her legs floated beneath her, resting on something softer than any cloth. Liz floated from her dress, emerging from her sleeve to hover near her head. What she had taken for the dark room was now a sky full of stars. "There's no wind," she whispered, holding the kitten close to her. "Are you doing that?" The little…-
169.6 K • Completed
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Jacob felt very tired when he was done, his extremities cold and his skin pale. Even so, he felt good. Lives would continue because of what he had done, even if they might be… ponies. He still didn’t understand that, and just now he was too tired to care. He slumped into one of the window-seats and barely thought about anything. Clouds and blue sky gradually darkened as they flew, but he didn’t mind. His whole life had been uprooted, possibly with dire consequences, and he couldn’t feel anything…
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Hayden was in the wrong part of town. Sunyshore City had its many unspoken rules, and by crossing onto the piers, he had broken most of them. A townie just didn't belong on the pier, and the local children weren't about to yield their territory easily. He hoisted his threadbare coat high on his shoulders, covering his face as best he could. Maybe they would mistake who he was, long enough for him to cross back to the shore side. "They still following us?" Hayden might be only twelve…
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Even through the walls, James could recognize the familiar sound of quadcopter rotors spinning somewhere nearby. She rose from where she'd been studying, ignoring her racing heart as she darted to the window, and scanned the sky with acute eyes. The quality of pony eyesight in daylight was one of the many wonders James had discovered since leaving her confines of the basement, and it was an ability that came even more naturally than flight. There was no need to run outside and get the attention of the…-
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Harley pulled up in a car so quiet Jacob didn’t realize she was there until she rolled down the window and called out from a street over. “Hey guys, let’s go.”They hurried over, Jacob bringing up the rear (as was always the case) as the slowest and least-coordinated. “How did you get here so quietly?”“Prius. They’re pretty much silent if you’re under 25.” Katie opened the side door to the back, and they all piled inside. He introduced Michelle, and they set off.Jacob found himself…
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The first thing Quinn knew was pain. It burned through everything, so powerful that it should've sent him into shock. Maybe it had—he lay flat on the floor, barely breathing. It hurt so much in fact that he couldn't clearly feel one limb from another—all was pain, broken only by the occasional few notes of that strange melody echoing in his head. He mouthed along with it through numb lips, taking something, anything to keep himself from drifting away again. There were other sensations here,…-
80.7 K • Completed
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Quinn took a few minutes to catch his breath, there atop the upper balcony. There were no chairs or cushions here, just the rails and the security hardware facilitating the way back inside. He sat on the edge, not caring about the dirty looks the guard inside occasionally shot his way. The mew don't like the Pokémon who came from them. They're trying to cure us so desperately they don't care if anyone gets hurt in the process. The why was less clear. The other Pokémon already existed, and…
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Amie wasn't sure exactly how long she spent studying underground in Sonoma, surrounded by the gently pulsating eggs of the next generation of orange bugs. Dozens of changelings came and went in the background, tending to the eggs in ways that probably made sense to them, but that Amie did not understand.At no point did she ever feel safe in the presence of Kaya. This was an incredibly powerful, dangerous being, one that could kill her without much effort if she wanted. She might survive because the…-
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Lilac Empathy remembered this place.She passed through a set of glass doors, along an indoor concourse with a large fountain filled with lilies, then up to an elevator with mirrored walls. She thumbed the button for the third floor, then stared back at her reflection. The dirty mirrors gave her a place to adjust her blue dress, and make a few changes to her makeup. She'd been crying again, so it ran down her cheek, and threatened to stain her blouse.The door opened a few seconds after the chime, but she…-
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