Chapters
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And so it was that the two factions that had spent almost a year at war and another year in uneasy stalemate finally joined together in an alliance, however fleeting it might be. Olivia was among those assigned to work more closely with the newcomers, despite their tense relationship. But however much disagreement she might have with them, she was also one who knew them best, after working so closely with the weather contractors. She couldn’t really fault Lucky for the assignment, even if she still…-
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Flurry Heart could always tell when a pony was humoring her.If she wanted to go on missions with any of the Elements, they would always agree. It didn’t matter if she asked for something absurd, didn’t matter if she wanted to go into danger or a social situation where another Alicorn would make things worse. They always said yes.Which was how she knew that she didn’t belong. It seemed very likely to her—practically a guarantee—that her aunt had asked them to go easy on her. They were close…
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Sarah could hear the swarm. Her ears and brain were overwhelmed with the sound of scurrying legs and clicking mandibles. There was so much sound from up ahead that she could no longer imagine a clear picture of the cavern they were climbing through, except that it might as well be made of bodies.“So, these are the same guys you said could break us down into atoms, right?” James asked, his voice a nervous squeak. Barely even audible over the noise from the massive crowd of drones. “Why are we going…
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As it turned out, James had been lying. Badly. Sarah felt like she was being suffocated and dissolved at once, but without the control of her own body to stop breathing and let herself die. Each “breath” of the awful liquid only made her change faster and more deeply. She wavered on the edge of consciousness, almost but not quite in pain.Eventually it stopped hurting, and she could think again. Sarah already knew what to expect, but it was still more than a little jarring. Her trousers now hung in…
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Sarah could hear the changelings moving on the other side of the stone now. Their words were muffled by the barrier between them and all the refuse on the floor, but Sarah could still make them out quite clearly. We don’t have much time. She had thought it might be days before Pharynx moved against them, and that he might at least have some restraint against his own kind. But why would he? They kill each other all the time in Irkalla. They can just come back, they don’t think of it as being that…
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Olivia knew there were some things she must not do. When she was a child, she had been taught not to run with scissors, not to expose her public Ident to strangers, and never to board a spacecraft unless she knew where it was going. But the years had changed her, and she had learned a great deal. She knew there was information she must not reveal to the enemy, even when she was captured and interrogated. As with all high officers of the United Nations Interstellar Navy, she had been implanted with training…
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Lucky Break stood at the head of a dozen marines in the cargo hold of the Wing of Midnight, watching the countdown timer on her screen shrink down. The ship shook violently to one side, then the other, and she heard the constant rumble of gunfire from outside. But what Forerunner and its crew were dealing with out there, he hadn’t said.Beside her, Lightning Dust stood in gleaming armor of her own—the same armor she’d been given before Othar had fallen. Where even her friends had failed her—or maybe…
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Flurry Heart caught the falling creature right out of the air in front of her. Not a simple catch—it was moving so fast, with enough energy to kill several ponies with the impact. She blasted all that away in a wave of heat and sound, filling the room with white for a few seconds. Her horn steamed from the effort, and an involuntary squeak of pain escaped her lips.This was exactly the kind of spell her aunt had lectured her about in her early years. The foundations could save your life one day!The pony…
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“What do you mean you found…” Sarah was the first to break the silence. It wasn’t just the three of them that were watching Martin anymore. It seemed like all activity in the room had ceased. Even the other native that Sarah had briefly met was watching now. Apparently they all knew what Earth was, and how much it meant. “Show us!”Martin approached the holotable, his horn glowing faintly. Something moved through the surface above it, and the starfield began to change. It zoomed in on the blue…
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Sarah did not enjoy her second trip through the liquid bowels of Sanctuary. At least the first time had been something new and different, with the company of another human who wanted nothing more than to return to Othar.Now their expedition had just under a dozen members in all, counting the four from each court and the few of them acting as extra hangers-on. They had acquired a few guards and technicians as well, who professed no particular allegiance and had no experience on the surface.“But we will…
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