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Ocellus winced, taking in the skepticism and quiet plotting from the agents. They plan on fighting. If we don’t convince them not to soon. They don’t like having this conversation on someone else’s terms.“I think you might have to come in. Make sure you tell the others not to get provoked into fighting. I don’t know what these humans want, but I think they’re just as confused as we are.”Marie didn’t reply, but she could hear voices on the other side of the door. Good for her, figuring out…-
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Doing as they said involved an awful lot of waiting around. It took almost another hour, with only minor interruption. Marie kept herself tucked away in a corner, where she wouldn’t have to be in front of her friends all the time. Sure, none of them had reacted with disgust and anger towards her yet, but it was really only a matter of time.I was supposed to be back to normal before we got back. No one was supposed to see this. If Mum sees, she’ll never be able to forget it. Even if I learn what Ocellus…
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“I know this… might not be a great time…” Marie’s voice sounded stupid and fearful, even to her. But once she’d started the question, she couldn’t stop herself. Whatever vehicle MI5 had found to lock them away in, it was far more comfortable than she’d been expecting. It rode smoothly over the roads, with an interior that was comfortably air-conditioned. The lack of any sort of seats or safety equipment inside might’ve filled her with a rebellious excitement in simpler times. But now she…
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It was a good thing for everyone that Ocellus had seen the capabilities of humans and warned her friends—otherwise, she was sure that at least one of them would’ve reacted violently to the “tests” the humans had in mind. What she’d imagined as some questions and maybe an essay actually involved more of what she’d done when she impersonated Marie—lots of moving from machine to machine, along with a few long metal needles to take some of her blood and more of her dignity. All the while there…
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Marie’s changeling senses were no mercy to her as the mythical creatures got their second magical-scroll delivery she had seen.She couldn’t read thoughts. Yet with her eyes closed, she could see thick patches of anger and fear, spreading out through the building and approaching rapidly. She clutched at her stomach, groaning with the nauseating feeling of so much anger in such a small place. If being near her friends brought color back to the world, this took it away again.“We should back up,” Marie…
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Ocellus watched Commander Blackburn, her whole body tense with energy. If ever the humans were going to spring and attack, this was probably their best chance. Their soldiers were fast, skilled, and well-armed. Was this dungeon about to turn into another WW2? She followed his emotions as best she could, though he kept them so disciplined she saw only flashes. Anger, calculation, fear, skepticism.He sighed deeply, his shoulders slouching. “When is this going to happen?”“Dawn,” Smolder said,…
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“Uh…” Ocellus spoke up from the front of the group, raising her imitation human hand to get their attention. “I really don’t want to make this more difficult Princess, but when you say ‘everypony’ what about…” She looked down, struggling to complete the thought. She’d been so brave over the course of this whole adventure, but Ocellus was running out of energy. She’d already saved the world her fair share of times.Twilight waved a wing dismissively. “Oh, uh… I think that’s better…
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Marie was the only one of her friends not wearing one of the outfits chosen for them by the boring child phycologist and military people. Her dress and blouse and gold-buttoned sleeves looked quite convincingly like she’d worn the real thing. But they were as illusory as her lack of weird eyes, wings, or fangs.It was not physically uncomfortable to remove her wings, not the same as it was to keep them trapped by her clothes. But as she walked down the blind cloth tube, she found herself still feeling…
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The human airship had been impressive in its own way, even if it became incredibly frustrating as soon as the engines actually turned on. But Ocellus kept her mouth closed and didn’t complain during the flight. Compared to her friends, she was fantastically lucky. At least she didn’t have to spend the entire trip strapped into one place for fear that walking around would unbalance the whole thing.Equestria might not know how to make airships stay as warm inside, they might not know how to make them out…
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Diplomacy had never been Ocellus’s strength, even before the world got torn apart. It had taken every drop of determination and cleverness to keep her group from fracturing—or worse, from inviting the humans to go to war. But after hours of fancy parties, of listening to speeches and promises of peace from both countries, she dared let herself feel a little pride. She had done it. There would be no wars today. Humanity would’ve made a dangerous enemy, but now they would become a friend.Even so, she…
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