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If Apple Bloom isn’t contagious, have her investigate the contingency 41%Twilight woke in the middle of the night, to the unmistakable rumble of a hydrogen igniter. But the time she’d darted out of bed, she could feel the ground shaking all around her. She darted out the airlock, waiting the painful seconds it took to cycle, and emerged just in time to see the distant purple glow of the Prospector as it rumbled up into the sky.She considered briefly whether or not she should try to teleport aboard and…-
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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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Invite her to the meeting 46% Twilight wasn’t the only one who would be attending the meeting with Apple Bloom in bed. She felt well enough to walk around after a good night’s sleep, but Fluttershy insisted she needed to wait at least one more day before she would be allowed to move again. For Applejack, the time would be far longer.At least her friend finally seemed relaxed. After all the struggling she’d done, Applejack rested back in the cot, wincing occasionally when Fluttershy arrived to change…
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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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Let the infection take its course 72%There was no doubt in Twilight’s mind that this was the right course—as she watched Fluttershy’s scanners, more and more she realized that they were completely out of their league. Trying to teleport the infection out might have made for a daring last-second-save, but more likely it would’ve just made Apple Bloom bleed to death on the operating table. Twilight had not studied medical magic, she couldn’t close thousands of little capillaries and veins at the…
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Unfortunately for Twilight, she wouldn’t be waking in the medical bay with every problem in her world already resolved.Twilight takes five points of lethal psychic damage. Her whole body felt like it was on fire, her head most of all. But there were shouting voices in her ear, the voices of her crew. “Ugh… what?” she sat up, shaking her head once and trying to make her eyes focus on them.Has Twilight received the gift of INSIפH┴? Critical yes. She’s burning her fur is melted oh Celestia what…
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Twilight uses the Perseverance of Insight 57% “Anything I should know before I try this thing, Node?” Twilight said, hesitating on the edge of the chair. But after considering her options, there was really no way around it. Node’s loyalties were still questionable, and Rainbow Dash just didn’t have the mental fortitude to withstand the effects of an alien device. That left her.Node shrugged one plastic shoulder. It was a convincing imitation of something Twilight might’ve done. “You will have…
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Perseverance and sleeping ponies 37% Twilight had a bad feeling about what she was about to do.There was no arguing with the hunger for information in her gut, the quiet flame that had stayed burning since her first expedition into the Memorial. Twilight had been leading this expedition in ignorance for long enough—it was time to rectify the situation.She started with a trip to visit Node, in the workshop they’d given the machine more to placate it than because they thought they would get anything…
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Have a crew meeting 65%“So that’s where we stand,” Twilight said, as soon as she had finished summarizing all of the relevant facts. They were all gathered together in the workshop, the largest enclosed space in the camp. Well, everypony except Node. The construct hadn’t ever really acted like a member of her crew, and less so lately. It had its own workshop, and refused to leave for days at a time.But the others were all here, gathered around the table. Rainbow Dash with her weather jumpsuit and…
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Six Months. 51% Twilight Sparkle adjusted her woven plastic hat under the harsh Proximus sun. Sweat brimmed on her brow, and the smell of dirt filled the air around her like earth pony perfume. She could feel the soreness in her muscles, roughly proportional to how full the wheelbarrow was in front of her. Fresh carrots were piled inside, each one half as big around as her hoof and glittering with moisture.“We ain’t done,” Applejack called from beside her, eyes narrowing slightly. “We rest when the…
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