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Don’t stop Applejack. Interrogate Apple Bloom for what she knows before moving forward 38% “You shouldn’t do that!” Fluttershy called, from the other side of Apple Bloom’s bed. Much too far away to make a difference. Twilight reached out with her magic, but hesitated. Does Pinkie’s Insight warn her to stop Applejack? No. About 38% of her will was paralyzed with indecision.Just long enough for Applejack to embrace her sister on the cot, brushing away metal fibers as she went. “I’m so glad to…-
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Repair Life Support 83%It was time to take the lives of her entire species into her hooves. Twilight settled into the controls, strapping herself in and resting securely against the helmet. She felt the eyes of several shiprats on her, tiny and almost unblinking. She couldn’t imagine they’d do well under real sunlight. Or real gravity for that matter—these creatures would live their whole lives in space even if she could save the Canterlot.“Any advice?” she asked conversationally. “We are about…
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O̡̱̝̝̗͢͞P̧̧̪̤̣̬̦̦͍͕̰̲̰̜̲̯͠E̴̛͟҉̬̖͎̰̳̖̦͙͕̣͓̠̥̟̞̱̪͍̖Ǹ̢̡͇̰͉͉̹̗͚̦͉̰̙̻͘ ̷̤̺͈̘̲̣̝̱̙̀͟͜͠T̢̢͔͖̬̻̰͈̠͘͠͝H̸̷̰̹̺̪̗̫̖͔̫̘͟E̸̪̫͎̺͉̱̦̞͖̥͘͢͞͠ͅ ̝͈̬͙̬͓̮̞̣͚͉̪̱̯̝̲̖͔̟̕͜D͞҉̬̠̯͖̝̠̻͜Ǫ̵̴̴̙͓̰͖̹͝Ò͈̥͕͕̯̟̘̤̀́͝R͏̲̺̪̖̭͓̭̜̱̮̻̖͜ͅ ∞%Whatever part of herself might’ve been able to resist, it evidently wasn’t strong enough to resist whatever was…
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Take everyone but Spike, leave him to make the repairs. 72% “You’re sure you can handle this, Spike?” Twilight’s voice was a little muffled through the hazmat suit, but not enough that the young dragon wouldn’t be able to understand even without the radio.They stood alone on the end of the docking arm, with the Prospector already packed to the gills. It was a merciful blessing from Celestia that Applejack had replaced all their deployment supplies, or else they might be stuck in a cave somewhere,…
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Fight. 56%“So you’re saying you… opened it,” Rainbow finished, her eyebrows practically vanished into her face. “You found a mysterious machine, had no idea what it did, and you opened it.”“Yes,” Twilight said.“And it attacked you. And you think it’s coming for us.”“Yes,” Twilight tensed. “Rainbow, I know it was stupid. Right now… it’s just lucky I met you first. I trust your experience when dealing with this thing. I think its magic was similar to King Sombra, so anything…
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Go left regardless of context or apparent dangers. 66% Applejack’s eyes narrowed as Twilight fought with her crowbar on the entrance to the service stairwell. A layer of creamy white film had formed over the doorway, and she had to work the prying end of the crowbar along the edge, working it gently as the metal started to give.“So… let me get this straight…” Applejack repeated. “We’re not going to try an’ fix up one of the here automated chariots and fly there. Instead we’re going……
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It took about a day to make the preparations to finally wake Sunset Shimmer. As a result, Twilight was in a wheelchair when the time finally came, instead of lying in bed. She still had bandages running down the length of her spine, which Fluttershy would periodically remove and inject her with more neuro-regenerative. But the five-centimeter needles had stopped hurting after the third or fourth time anyway.Applejack had been moved to the furthest bed, giving Fluttershy, Rarity, and Spike the largest…
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Dock with the station instead. 51% Twilight’s decision was a near thing, requiring hours of deliberation before she was finally certain of it. But after a few minutes of planning, she finally spoke up. “We’re not going to keep doing what didn’t work and what other ponies have already tried. I saw the power readings on the Prospector—that thing could tear the Equinox apart just as easily. It’s time to try something different. We’re docking with that megastructure.”Silence descended on the…
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Begin preparations, but wait for safety confirmation 45%“There’s no question in my mind.” Fluttershy finished. She sounded reluctant, as she had with every word during the presentation. “There is nothing in that land that looks dangerous to Equestrian life. There are no known poisons in the air, or water, or soil. The air has the right concentration of inert gasses and oxygen. And if you wanted anything else, look at the plants.” She flashed through a few more slides, showing the growth around…
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Time ceased to have any meaning for Twilight. She couldn't escape from her prison, though more than once she tried her horn again. Not even a simple light spell would work for her, despite her greatest concentration. Deep down she knew exactly why it wasn't working, though it was too painful to admit to herself outright. She couldn't cast spells because she didn't have a horn, only a hollow body of painted wood, precious stones, and some metal. Music boxes couldn't perform spells—her very consciousness…-
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