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“Alright, umm… I know this might be a little weird, but I’m gonna need you all to split up.” Julian was in constant motion—every few seconds he felt the need to twitch, to move, to make sure that he was indeed cured.The last two weeks had been an increasingly nascent haze, crowding in upon his mind until he couldn’t even get out of bed and relied on Avery for his survival. That reliance, as it turned out, had been well-founded. And it only cost her entire existence to survive. He couldn’t…-
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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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They had to travel a little ways into the jungle to reach Sunset Shimmer. Jacob wasn't surprised by this—it made sense to get away from the literal thousands of refugees when you were doing time-sensitive work to get them home. It made as much sense as coming here to a hospitable (and apparently empty) island, in case their mission did not go well or they were somehow tracked.Of course the traveling itself was far from easy for him. Standing took help, and he fell almost immediately back onto the sand to…
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Archive had gathered the greatest minds from all of Comox.The deer she'd chosen had very little in common. A handful were young, fawns in their second or third year who looked almost like adults but acted like adolescents. There was Cherry-Blossum-Always-Blooms, and her younger brother Unseen-Wind-Lifts-Many-Birds. They sat side-by-side on a single cushion made from rough fabric and stuffed with straw. They were only permitted to be so close on account of both still having their spots—once 'Birds' lost…-
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Silver wobbled on his hooves, momentarily overwhelmed by the magical strain of the jump. Even charging the return portal over a few days, the passage between still felt like it was going to suck all the heat out of his body and leave him to freeze. Considering his immunity to freezing, it was the coldest he’d ever felt.Then the world came back into focus, showing him basically what he expected. The guild’s empty hall had been fortified with pickets, sandbags, and a single mounted rotary gun, all aimed…-
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Unwilling RecruitJackie sat beside her sister on the comfortable leather seats, watching the world below retreating into indistinct shapes. So long as she didn’t think about anything, she could imagine this was just the flight back home after the convention. Her whole world didn’t have to change, she wasn’t a criminal. She hadn’t almost lost her sister through her own stupid mistakes. Up here, she could just sit comfortably and let all of that drift away.Harley seemed to recognize her discomfort,…-
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Adrian was alone in a world of pain. The spirit called Odium pressed down upon his mind, trapping him in his worst moment, stretching into forever. Thousands and thousands of times Adrian watched that memory replay. The pain of the crash was bad, but it wasn’t even close to the worst part. He saw the mare on the roof of the hotel. He heard her over and over, a hopelessness crushed by the weight of an uncaring universe. Nothing he could say made a difference. Eventually, when she thought he wasn’t…-
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Lotus rarely visited Canterlot anymore—less often than in her first year in Equestria. She could only sit for so many interviews and appear in so many elaborate public ceremonies before they all turned exhausting. Besides, she had a family to think about. Nothing could beat the peaceful, rural quiet of Hono.Until the village burned to ashes.Even so, there was something particularly impressive about arriving in Canterlot by train. Almost an hour weaving slowly up switchbacks up the mountains, until…-
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Jacob heard the sirens. He jerked upright, away from Katie and into a proper sitting position. He might've spun flailing from the edge of the roof, were it not for the little pegasus, who caught him with concern. "What's that?"It didn't really surprise him Katie didn't recognize the sound. She had never been very concerned with anything outside of weather. "It means we're under attack. There could be casualties. I need to get my things." He rose, forcing his mind to clear. Despite the blaring siren, he…
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“Exactly what kind of training is this?” Trade Wind asked, her voice more than a little nervous. She shifted uncomfortably as she surveyed the room—almost entirely empty, except for the crystals set into the walls. The spells in here looked even more complex than Mystic Rune’s teleportation spells, and those were easily the most advanced magic she had ever personally witnessed. The crystals here were much smaller, which indicated less power was involved, but the number of runes carved into…
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