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The SunThe longhouse didn’t look like a longhouse on the inside. A younger Jackie—so long ago that she could barely even remember being that person—would’ve loved it.The entire structure was bright pink and lace, with artificial elegance dripping from every corner. There was no sign of the salvaged look of the village outside—it was the Lolita’s wet dream.Except that ponies all around her weren’t dressed the part. There were dozens of posing dummies around the edge of the room, each one…-
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The MoonSo far as transitions went, at least they hadn’t fallen to their deaths or been beaten to a bloody pulp this time. Jackie felt a little pain in her eyes adjusting to the light, but not for long. It was only the moon, and the cold evening air was refreshing against her coat. She shook once, soaking it in and letting herself breathe.She could hear the sound of numberless changelings in a swarm chittering and calling to one another, then a crack as the portal behind them sealed closed. Then it was…
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The StarIf this had been a physical place, it was possible that the transition to below-ground would’ve killed her. All that wood and glass and debris tumbling down would certainly not have held their shape, and would’ve served only like the stones in a rock-polisher, but with their bodies.But though the others didn’t believe her, Jackie was convinced she was dreaming… or at least that she was in the Dreamlands. Dreaming was impossible for someone with no more physical body.Jackie didn’t get…
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The TowerJackie landed in a tumble, knocking Squeak from her shoulders and rolling for a few feet before coming to a stop in a field of sand and burned grass. She moaned, trying to get her legs under her, but for the first few moments she didn’t try very hard. So long as she could still move, that was what mattered.“I don’t…” squeaked the little voice from nearby. “Where the fuck is the receiving portal? There’s supposed to be a huge building, lots of ponies. Warm bath, plenty of bugs to…
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The DevilThe portal closed shut behind Jackie with a terrifying roar of finality, and she knew she would not be able to return to that otherworldly airport by any magic she knew. It hadn’t been part of the Dreamlands, but this… this felt familiar to her.She was standing in an orchard of somewhat undersized trees, with a modest castle rising just through them. From the empty sky all around her, she guessed this was somewhere near the library, where dreams of enlightenment and enrichment dwelt. If I’m…
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Temperance“Jackie,” said a voice, so sudden and real that Jackie’s entire reality came crashing into focus. It was a familiar voice—one she’d known for thousands of years. Alex. Where everything else in the universe was transparent and ever changing, the pony that pushed it all aside was violently real. Her coat was sharply green, her mane stark white, and her eyes seemed to cut right through her. “We’re almost there.”Holding up one leg, Jackie could see that she too was transparent. Only…
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Twilight Sparkle was a coward.She had no delusions about her qualifications for battle, no part of her thought that she was secretly a brave pony who belonged with these other brilliant, brave, kind creatures. So when the Princess of Equestria stood between them and casting the spell, Twilight ran with the others.Some part of her was glad that the spell wouldn’t work out. She already had been on the verge of denying the spell to begin with, looking for any excuse she could find to refuse. The others…-
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Twilight stood atop the deck of the airship, watching as the wasteland of Equestria blurred by beneath her. She could always tell when civilization was below her, thanks to the little circles of green around the snowy wasteland. So little is left. It was a good thing they were about to pull the reset switch and put the world right, because she didn’t think this planet had much longer. Nightmare Moon isn’t stupid, is she? She had to know this wasn’t sustainable. Is she really willing to watch the…
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Twilight couldn’t have said where the transport circle brought them. Not to the palace as she had guessed it would, or anywhere else in the city. A runic circle like that might go a hundred meters or a hundred miles, and so long as something supplied it with power, it wouldn’t matter.They stood near the edge of a plateau, where a thin layer of ice covered the ground, making every step treacherous. Twilight could see no sign of civilization in any direction.One thing she didn’t do was step out of the…
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Twilight didn’t march straight for the pony upstairs—if Twilight saw her coming, she was very likely to panic. On the other hoof, a sudden appearance would briefly startle her, but there was very little chance of her being able to escape once she got close. Twilight remembered perfectly well how awful it was to cast any meaningful spells while under Starlight’s curse. There was no chance of being overpowered here.Twilight walked to one side of the bottom floor, where she would have a good view of top…
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