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Metal ground on stone above them, an ominous, sustained rattle. None of them spoke: there were no plans to formulate, nothing to do but hide and wait. Eventually something whined and scraped on stone, and something rattled down the shaft. A steel cage of sorts, apparently winched down by cable. There were two soldiers inside, both in something like riot gear, massive weapons over each shoulder. Jacob had never actually seen the ECU in action, but he recognized the patches on their shoulders. They hopped…-
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For a long time the Alicorn only looked at her. Oracle’s knowing glances were always infuriating, the way he always let on that he knew something she didn’t. And more often than not, he did.“You’re constructing an Imperial spell,” he eventually said. He didn’t get up—maybe he couldn’t. The chair itself was made of metal instead of cloud, with a few glowing screens whose purpose she couldn’t guess. But the tubes attached directly to Oracle’s underbelly, at a metallic gasket that…-
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No, only Hazel can be trusted. 52%It wasn't that Wayfinder didn't believe that Peter was on her side. He'd sacrificed as much as she did to get Ruby released, even though the mare was only an acquaintance to him. He had no obligation to offer anything, not even advice. Yet he'd saved and sacrificed and risked. But for all that, something about the way he ended up with Lance just didn't sit well with Way. He'd been a soldier before he was anything else, with deep connections to the same base that once…-
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Hayden’s search for a mirror paid dividends in very short order. The tower had a bathroom, though like everything else it was built to a medieval standard. That meant it was part of the same room as the bedroom, with a woven screen to separate it and nothing else. The rest of the facilities were… similarly primitive, betraying an underlying ignorance of sanitation and hygiene.What I could do with a handful of general contractors and a trip to the Home Depot… but there were no general contractors…-
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Dear Journal,We know now.Okay, maybe I should rephrase that. We know whether the “people” we saw were hostile. Or… we have a better idea? All of this is so freakin’ confusing. I want to go back to being a mechanic. Life was easy and safe then. I knew what I was doing, I knew I wasn’t going to hurt anybody by accident.We’re playing with fire here, and we’re not the only ones who pay if we lose. The future generations of tiny, helpless, horsebeasts will pay too. Though it’s probably for the…-
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“Alright, alright, think.” Jackie slipped sideways into the air, but not actually traveling anywhere. She stepped into the dream, and slowed time down around her to a trickle. That was one of the advantages to the sleeping world—time was fickle. Years could pass in a single evening, or else eight hours could feel like seconds. Obviously the former was more useful to her here.She floated through the void between dreams, conjuring herself an environment more out of instinct than desire. A model of the…
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“Twilight, wake up!” Twilight felt something shaking her, something violent and strong. She jerked to one side, pulling away from it—and found her face completely covered with dirt.She was lying in front of the altar in Fluttershy’s subterranean temple, a bit of her mane singed near the edges. The statue was exactly where she’d left it—the ground wasn’t cracked from it jumping around, and the map was still firmly in place. As though her conversation hadn’t even happened.Fluttershy was still…-
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“I want out,” Jackie said flatly. “We all do. But just because we want what you’re offering doesn’t mean it’s possible. I want you to explain exactly what you plan on doing. I’ll tell you if it’s feasible. Then.” She pointed back at Bree. “She’ll promise to shut her damn mouth, and you’ll change her back. Got it?”Sunset hesitated a moment, considering. Then she nodded. “If she wants to, sure. I’ll agree.” There was little chance of that, at least if what she thought she’d…-
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It took hours, but Harlequin had never had a more attentive student. Actually, she’d never had any kind of student who actually cared about what she was teaching before. For everything Codex had been, full of resentment and anger at her for what she’d done, this pony was all gratitude. Silver Smith had no idea what was ahead of him—he’d given up more than drinking tea. But considering it was that or being dead, he seemed to think it was a worthwhile trade.It was only afternoon by the time she…-
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“…the horrific displays of this afternoon. Casualty reports are still coming in from the affected villages, but initial estimates by the security service put the casualties at over five hundred, mostly pensioners located at one of several retirement communities who could not be evacuated in time. We go now to—”Ocellus watched in fascination and horror as the enchanted tablet attached to the ceiling continued its report, with a constantly cycling series of humans.She had been taken with David and…-
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