Fae set the hammer down beside him on a bench. He did it as though the metal and wood weighed almost nothing, yet the gesture made the floor shake with the force. He tilted his head to one side, wiping sweat away from his face with the other arm.
"I... don't believe...
2025-06-25 16:00:12 +0000 UTC View PostInterlude
Avery was small.
Of all the experiences in her life, this was new. In that regard, Quinn's tragic accident had given her an incredible gift. Humanity was so small a price to pay for everything she had gained.
L...
2025-06-24 16:00:02 +0000 UTC View PostGrey-17 did not find out where she could acquire bits that day, or indeed the next several. When Time Turner tried to explain the subject, she found it so incredibly complex as to very quickly lose track of what he was trying to explain. There were things called “jobs,” a little like ...
2025-06-20 16:00:02 +0000 UTC View PostJulian left his tower not long after, before the warm jacket could make him start sweating. He walked, though floating would probably be faster. Maybe one day he would get around to learning.
The halls students used to navigate Unity were all indoors, made from fres...
2025-06-18 16:00:15 +0000 UTC View Post"I know what would do this," said a voice, from not far away. Quinn turned to look, staring through the broken trees and dead branches. A shadow lingered in the trees, floating at about his head level. Not alive, though not dead. Sable, eyes smoldering. "I remember the discussion, before ...
2025-06-17 16:00:02 +0000 UTC View PostLyra had already seen at least a little of what the strange creatures of "Rome" were capable of. But to hear it from a changeling, and a bug with no prior exposure to what they were like in their natural state—that was something else entirely.
Lyra had not seen th...
2025-06-13 16:00:03 +0000 UTC View PostJulian always got what he wanted.
It had always been this way, from his very earliest days. Back then, his world included only Aerie, his parents, and the house steward Ilene.
Every one of them wanted to give him whatever he desired, usually i...
2025-06-11 16:00:03 +0000 UTC View PostIt was a long way to the surface; a long way through twisting tunnels, confusing passages and abandoned buildings.
In another life, Quinn would've made that trip up slowly, exploring every inch of the strange facility and learning whatever could be discovered about ...
2025-06-10 16:00:03 +0000 UTC View PostThomas was in their makeshift library when the sound of many voices broke his fragile concentration. It wasn't a difficult task to get him to put the magic aside: Thomas hadn't ever been an academic—or able to concentrate on tasks requiring focus without his prescription.
The strange ruin was unlike anything Coraline had ever imagined. Its many stone and metal walls each bore the marks of fine craftsmanship, beyond anything she had ever seen in her life.
Yet there were many signs of violence here—broken sculptures, shattered glass,...
2025-06-04 16:00:03 +0000 UTC View PostQuinn shifted, groaning as pain racked through his body. His head pounded, and distant voices magnified until they were shrill screams. "Just a little quieter, please."
He tucked his knees up close, wrapping his arms around them. This was exactly why he didn't drink...
2025-06-03 16:00:03 +0000 UTC View Post
Hey pones! Brief one this week, not a lot changing, so I'll be brief.
Last month I had hoped to post New Way Home to fimfiction, but decided to hold off a little longer so it could get more art. It's one of those stories that's probably going to have art in most chapters--but doing this req...
2025-06-01 21:28:07 +0000 UTC View PostKit was the last one left on the bridge. She stayed in her seat, helmet tethered to her by a short elastic cable. She was still there when they unclogged the coolant pump and air flowed back into the cockpit. She was still there after the multi-hour process to inflate the crew section, an...
2025-06-01 16:00:03 +0000 UTC View PostCoraline sat up in the dirt, holding Lamplight as close to her chest as she could. She spun in place, staring back at the person lingering in the doorway.
The lights were off behind her of course, and Coraline had lit no candles. Yet she was almost completely covere...
2025-05-28 16:00:07 +0000 UTC View PostIt didn't take long to gather everyone together. Sickly Astrid and young Manny were both asleep, so not hard to carry into a clearing surrounded by false trees.
Quinn floated in the center of their makeshift circle, above Mythical Pokémon with expressions ranging f...
2025-05-27 16:00:04 +0000 UTC View PostThe acceleration hit Kit far sharper than any blow she'd ever felt. She could still move—but every subtle twitch of her limbs felt like lifting a planet. Been on Mara too long. Got used to the low gravity.
But they had drilled for this, spent their hours in t...
2025-05-25 16:00:03 +0000 UTC View PostWhat was Coraline supposed to do when her whole world ended? There were never any instructions for something so horrible—nothing her father ever told her could prepare her for it, and she had no other family members to do that important work.
There was only her, a...
2025-05-21 16:00:04 +0000 UTC View PostQuinn was back in his apartment.
"His" and "apartment" were both exaggerations in this case. An impossible Silurian civilization of cat Pokémon had given him the space to live during his time at the "hospital" for treatment. It had some of the same amenities he mig...
2025-05-20 16:00:15 +0000 UTC View PostKit was the last one to reach the launch elevator.
Maddie was waiting near the bottom, dressed in the full protection of her EVA gear. She waved as Kit approached, grinning wide. Despite the spotlights shining on the Neophyte from all sides, the faceplate remained t...
2025-05-18 16:00:04 +0000 UTC View PostThe secret of reading was, it turned out, very hard indeed.
There was so much more to be learned than one bug could puzzle out in a few hours, even with the help of a friendly pony who believed she was actually someone she used to know.
...
2025-05-16 16:00:05 +0000 UTC View PostIf she could have, Coraline would've granted all her father's wishes.
She tried every day—rising with the sun each morning, before he was awake. She flipped through her mother's recipe cards, searching for something their kitchen could provide. Inevitably that mea...
2025-05-14 16:00:05 +0000 UTC View PostQuinn took a few minutes to catch his breath, there atop the upper balcony. There were no chairs or cushions here, just the rails and the security hardware facilitating the way back inside. He sat on the edge, not caring about the dirty looks the guard inside occasionally shot his way. 2025-05-13 16:00:05 +0000 UTC View Post
The Institute was no stranger to parties. Even before Kit took the Director's office, she attended her fair share. On a planet with no other civilization, where nothing had happened for over ten thousand years, it was up to them to create their own events worth commemorating. 2025-05-11 16:00:12 +0000 UTC View Post
Lyra was no expert in war. There was little she could offer to the discussion of their siege, no secret historical mysteries she could solve or questions for her to answer. Mostly, she was there to watch and listen, and only occasionally offer Stalwart information about the limits of pony...
2025-05-09 16:00:08 +0000 UTC View PostFor the second time since arriving in Alto Mare, Hayden crossed it in a canal boat. This one was even larger than the one Lord Moonstone used, with considerable space in the back for passengers.
There were four of them in total, though room for another during the return. First was Hayden, w...
2025-05-07 16:00:08 +0000 UTC View PostQuinn found a fully automatic door waiting at the upper balcony, made of a sturdy-looking metal. Lights came on as he approached, and a camera followed his movements, pivoting as his antennae twitched.
A second later there was a click, and a tiny metal compartment o...
2025-05-06 16:00:06 +0000 UTC View PostKit was on her back in the hospital bed, wearing only her underclothes. Even the suit’s inner layers would interfere with the procedure. Despite its name, the scan was far more than putting her through a machine to get a few readings.
She shifted nervously back an...
2025-05-04 16:00:10 +0000 UTC View PostLin didn't mention the date to Thomas that night—or to anypony else, for that matter. Not because she feared him telling Winston anything about her past—if he'd honored her wishes this long, she had no reason to think he would change his mind now.
Besides: it wasn't as though she intend...
2025-05-02 16:00:02 +0000 UTC View Post
Hey everyone!
Today’s a huge day for me, one I’ve been waiting on for way too long. I finally published a book!
2025-05-01 16:00:18 +0000 UTC
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Hayden and Liz couldn't hide their nature during the trip through Alto Mare to meet with its ruling family. But even if Liz had somehow managed to master the illusions that quickly, she wouldn't want to. The entire point of this transformation was to attract attention, not hide from it.
Bes...
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