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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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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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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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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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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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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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Dusty Sprocket had been waiting years for a chance to visit Skijoring. The mountains hosted a resort, reserved only for the wealthiest of Canterlot’s elite. Unfortunately for Dusty, he wasn't the kind of pony with a fancy name and enough bits to fill a swimming pool. But love, as it turned out, could solve all kinds of problems, even the ones he never imagined had solutions. The day he met Calamine was when everything changed. Having another pony in his life—someone who shared his passions, his hopes,…
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“Starlight, can we go today?” It was the same question the filly had been asking Starlight every day. It felt like months, though of course the child hadn’t been in Ponyville that long. And what does study under a princess get me? Foalsitting duty.“No, Anon. We’re not going to the Everfree today. Or tomorrow, or the next day.”The earth filly was adorable, in the same way as a pet with three legs. Anon wasn’t terribly large or very memorable, but she sure had ‘pathetic’ down to a science.…
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Tracy stared down at the pony in his living room, taking in her terrified visage. She might not be physically shaking anymore, as she had been when he first arrived. But she couldn't hide the fear from her scent. This was a pony on the edge of their endurance.Now did Discord intend for you to run into me, or was that an accident? "Why don't you start with the details you remember," he said, taking the seat across from her. He shifted slightly in the seat, adjusting his legs. It had been long enough that he…-
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Roseluck should not have been excited about traveling to another world. It was dangerous—a kind of danger that couldn't be easily explained or predicted. She did not understand the place Tracy came from, and she couldn't possibly comprehend all the strange things that happened there. It was the kind of place she should continue to avoid no matter what.Yet from the very instant Tracy told her about the "holiday party" happening at his work, she found the excitement almost impossible to resist. It wasn't…
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