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    • Chapter 6: Maud Pie Cover
      by Starscribe Pinkie Pie bounced her way through the party with one of the biggest smiles she'd ever worn. She had to keep smiling, couldn't let herself stop for even a second. Almost nopony here was smiling, so she had to bring enough happiness to fill the whole farmhouse. It was an exhausting job. Particularly when she didn't feel like smiling herself.Maud had insisted Pinkie needed to decorate “like a going away party.” For the first time in her life, Pinkie Pie had been the one to ask for permission to use…
    • Chapter 6: Lonely no More (20 AE) Cover
      by Starscribe They didn’t sleep when the Albatross finally touched down, not then. There was still the captured servants of the Equestrian spirit to deal with. Or so Alex had suspected, right up until she got to the site the prisoners had been kept, awake only through the sheer power of earth in her bones.There were no prisoners now. No drones remained functional either. There were several new bodies on the ground, bodies of ponies and more of the hybrid water-creatures, and the wreckage of every combat-capable drone…
    • Chapter 6: Lithographic Cover
      by Starscribe Sunset Shimmer recognized the human waiting outside, as she knew she would. Bright yellow hair, sharp eyes. Well, as yellow as humans ever got. The Steel Tower had a similar range of colors as ponies did, but the living humans were much more subdued in their range. Rather like many of the animals Sunset had heard of, with only slight variation in individuals.She wore tight clothes, a clinging lower jumpsuit with a loose-fitting coat on that exposed just enough of her chest to obviously be intentional.…
    • Chapter 6: Jungle Colony Cover
      by Starscribe Julian knew he shouldn’t play favorites. Every single one of the surviving ten breezies that had been Avery wanted time with him, and they all got it in various capacities. It had been worse during the first few years, when they argued over time with him (behind his back) like children, but didn’t seem terribly interested in his own feelings on the matter.But there had always been one exception—one Avery that wasn’t like the others. She was easy to tell apart, both by her magic and the way she…
    • Chapter 6: Judgement Cover
      by Starscribe Brigid emerged from the void feeling no pain. The King of All Mankind had sworn that even cast adrift on a highband laser line, there would be neither loss nor corruption. Richard's promise had come true, and she found herself suddenly conscious aboard the single physical unit that had survived the crossing. From the jagged shards of sizzling metal scattered about the field, she could tell the crossing was not as kind to matter as it was to information. Three times she instructed the on-board systems to…
    • Chapter 6: Judgement Cover
      by Starscribe JudgementJackie kept her eyes forward and her head down as they approached the cave mouth. She didn’t need fancy sensors or magic to tell that there was heat coming from inside—there were flames burning somewhere, and not far away.“I know I’ve said this before and you didn’t listen to me…” Sarah began, stretching out one clear wing and blocking the way into the cave. “But I’ve got a bad feeling about this place. Last time I didn’t like somewhere, we gave up our mascot. Who do we give up…
    • Chapter 6: Friendship Cover
      by Starscribe "So let's start at the start," Jackie began, pacing a small circle around Sunset and looking her over. Her expression was tough to read, though she seemed to be searching for something. Whatever it was, apparently she didn't find it, because she quickly relaxed.The others all backed away, retreating towards the statue of King Richard. Then, like three of the most skilled unicorns Sunset had ever seen, each of them produced a chair of some kind from open air. The short one named Bree produced a squishy sack…
    • Chapter 6: Fiery Stone Cover
      by Starscribe Iron Quill deflated visibly as the last of the messengers finally left his chamber behind. He slouched into his chair, tossing the Lord Commander's crown angrily to the table in front of him. "I’m not sure what the point of this damn thing is if nobody is going to bucking follow my orders. I save their lives days ago, and suddenly I'm not worth listening to now?"Sylvan Shade was gone now, off to retrieve his equipment and "some friends" from Moonshadow's camp. But since he hadn't yet returned, Quill was…
    • Chapter 6: Evacuation Cover
      by Starscribe Dear Starlight Glimmer,The airships baring your writ of approval arrived in the newly created Accipion refugee territory. There was a minor dispute over borders, which has since been resolved. My friends have been on the ground helping to coordinate, but so far it looks like you were right. I know I speak for all of Equestria when I tell you how thrilled we are to be wrong about a coming invasion. To be honest, it isn’t a conflict I think we could win.We had to choose to train soldiers or train more…
    • Chapter 6: Demo Version Cover
      by Starscribe Abby stepped out from the kitchen doorway, grinning goofily all the way. She might not have been involved in the party planning, but she couldn’t be more impressed. It was exactly the same sort of party she might’ve thrown for her big sister back when they had still been kids, complete with handmade banner.Recursion looked the same as she was used to seeing her from their tutor sessions. It was very strange to be standing in a pony-sized apartment, surrounded by other ponies, and still be looking down…
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