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Jacob made his way into the office alone, waving one last goodbye to Harley as she called that she would be “waiting outside.” It was a fairly large space, with one massive window facing into the portal room. Mirrored glass, though he had seen only the reflection from that side.There was a table by the window, and two chairs, though the room's only occupant was behind her desk. He saw dark mahogany, polished glass surfaces and several fancy computer displays. The shelves held more than books, though…-
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Elise knew she should be proud. It was rare she had cause to wear her uniform, and even rarer she had the privilege of changing her rank insignia. Special Agent Avery had saved more lives in the last six months than any surviving field agent. Her strategy—hunting down the targeted class and putting them into preemptive custody—had cut kidnappings down from 3/4ths to 1/10th in just a few months.Now that the champagne was gone, the congratulations were over and her fellow agents had all returned to work,…
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"We're ready for this," Danielle repeated, for maybe the tenth time. They were walking between the buildings of a busy apartment complex, but nobody paid them any mind. They were all the right age to be living there, after all."Sunset thought so." Eric walked just in front of her, his wings hidden in a backpack he had cut the back out of. It worked, though she could still make out the strange shapes poking through the fabric. That, and she just knew it must be super uncomfortable."It's not a big deal,"…
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Jacob learned that day there was a bar somewhere near the roof of the largest structure in Unity, where there was always enough of “the good cider” for every pony returning from a difficult or successful mission. The four of them got a table near the balcony, where those who could fly were free to come and go. “That was about the smoothest mission I’ve ever seen.” Harley toasted with a rough wooden mug, and they all drank (except Danielle, who only had water).The excitement was infectious, blush…
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Jacob couldn’t have said how deep within Unity they were before he heard the first explosion. The air seemed to shake, his ears ringing despite who knew how many feet of intervening stone. Cries and whimpers echoed up from deeper into the castle, not all of them human.He tried to keep himself calmer than the other voices, following Harley down the stairs. “Unity has guns, it has guards. Ponies were ready for an attack, weren’t they?”Harley looked back, and her expression was grave. “A year ago we…
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They landed. It was rough, rough enough that he fell over sideways, probably from a sprained ankle. He rolled in the dirt, slicing open his clothes and skin on twigs and rocks and rubbing dirt all over the wet slime that covered his body. Yet at the bottom of a little hill he finally came to a stop, and Harley beside. He offered his hand to Harley. “You okay?”She seemed barely able to stand, weakness clear in her face. “Lost my damn wand with that teleport.” She held up one hand, which had numerous…
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There was no such thing as Bronytown. As it turned out, Jacob was wrong on many of his predictions. They weren’t shipped out to one of the refugee towns. He hadn’t been the only one to turn Luna down, either. Every single one of them but Elise had wanted time to recover. Some would join the fray again when that time was over… but by then, the very worst of the war would probably be resolved, for better or worse. Instead of being sent to some distant town where they wouldn’t bother natives, they had…
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Between the late hour of his last class and the isolation of the river trail, it was a rare night when Jacob met anyone else on his walk home. Despite his age, there was always something that made him nervous whenever he heard another set of footsteps.When he heard footsteps running towards him down the path, he got a little tense. Old growth pine and fir grew here, obscuring the orange of streetlights and splitting moonlight into patchwork shadows. Jacob slowed a little in his walk, wishing he had a can…
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Hey sis, you still up? It took him several hours to send the text. But after a long shower, an unhealthy meal of too much comfort food, and a few minutes quiet meditation he found the evidence and memories of his adventure remained. Maybe the girl’s appearance could be rationalized away, maybe even her behavior. Her voice had been different, so there was that. But nothing he could come up with could explain the twisted stick of polished wood that still made his fingers tingle every time he touched it.…
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“O-oh.” Jacob started walking in the direction she had indicated, towards the administration building. He walked slowly, careful not to make any sudden movements. There was no missing the handgun holstered on this woman’s waist. “Sure. About what?”She didn’t rush him, but she did follow very closely, close enough that she could’ve grabbed him if he tried to run. “About your involvement with a club here on campus.” She opened the portfolio again, this time holding it out so he could get a…
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