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In Port Jouster the storms came only once a year. But when they came, they roared.The ocean's vast strength was not something that a typical weather-team could tame, let alone one that could be fielded by the modest seaside town. So they built high above the waterline, and when the storm warnings came in, ponies ran.All except for Clear Reason. That was his name now, Clear Reason. A good name, one he'd been given on a day much like this one. The day of the greatest storm that Port Jouster had ever seen.He…-
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Something big, Twilight said. Capstone project, the last thing she’d ever do at the friendship school. Proof that Silverstream was ready to leave it behind. Of course there were plenty of other things—but most of that had been with her friends, and they’d soared through with perfect scores and lots of approval from the princess.But the capstone was something else, her chance to go out into the world and prove that she’d mastered the principles of friendship.Silverstream’s capstone project leaned…
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Arthur dragged himself through the forest, with all the coordination of a one-legged penguin. Some part of him wanted to find a sturdy tree, curl up, and wait to die—but that was a small part. He’d known that the moment he stepped through the many-angled door that almost anything could be on the other side. They won’t find me here. At least there’s some consolation to all this. Suck a dick, Agular. Send the Cabal after me, see how much good it does.Of course, some part of him suspected Hierophant…
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Four minutes until detonation.Mossy could do nothing about the timer, just as she could do nothing about a great deal of things in her life. But in this case, it was a decision she'd made—either she would succeed in this mission, or they wouldn't bring her in alive. There would be no switching off the bomb.Before her was the municipal adjunct relay—a structure so vast and complex that she could imagine no creature from Equestria building it. And indeed, none had.A construction of vast metal spires…
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Midnight Lilly stalked back and forth down the vault, her hoofsteps growing increasingly agitated. She'd passed this way at least a half-dozen times by now, and with each time her anxiety grew.The ponies of Celestia’s Imperial Monastery were some of the densest, most naïve creatures she'd encountered in her brief, troubled life. But even they had some sense of security, or else there would be no treasures left to steal.After today, there would be far fewer. She caught her stray reflection in a bit of…
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Twilight's brow twisted in concentration. Sweat slid down her face in a slow, distracting trickle. She needed perfect concentration. Over an hour of time went into this moment, the culmination of focus and discipline required to deliver her here.Before her she saw an infinity of possible futures, each one more disastrous than the last. Her opponent Rainbow Dash had made such deviously clever plays, gradually stacking the odds against her with every turn.The future of Equestria might not hinge on this…
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Blair knew she was on the right track.She'd known it for weeks, maybe months. But this time, she was certain. Three times she had propped the 14th District, located deep under Nova Canterlot's incredible concrete pylons. Three times her drones had reported massive cavities filled with organic material, arranged in orderly rows, before vanishing from the grid.Now at long last she had learned all she could from the electronic eyes of disposable drones, and it was time to go down for real.She dressed the part…
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SMILE agent Sweetie Drops looked over the mission file resting in front of her, next to the pastry and coffee delivered a few minutes ago by the Canterlot Express brunch service. She held it slightly behind the newspaper, so her girlfriend wouldn't see what she was reading.It sometimes worked. Now that the truth of her identity was revealed, Lyra sometimes realized when their vacation trips served some greater purpose. Blessedly, she still played along with Bon Bon's role, never asking questions unless…
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At long last, Captain Vector Beacon had reached the moment that every leader dreaded.He made the slow procession through Remote Observation Station Horseshoe-Gamma, his hooves muffled against worn composite. Here on the very edge of Equestrian space, where Celestia's light was as distant as the memory of home, he felt the weight of all they had lost.He passed windows along his right, curving with the gentle rotation of their artificial gravity. Through them was a gulf, far fewer stars visible to the naked…
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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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