//------------------------------// // Georg's Microscopic Appeal (Estee's "George Lucas was on the verge of writing fanfiction...") // Story: Never the Final Word (Vol. 2) // by FanOfMostEverything //------------------------------// "Hi girls!" Star Power bounced into the staff reading room with her usual energy and thunked down onto her purple cushion. "This season is going to be terrific, won't it?" Five silent mares looked up at the young actress, then First Take let out a frustrated huff of breath and buried her nose back into the script. "Somepony tell her. I can't take it." "Not it!" called Barnstormer and Pan Flash at the same time, then the two young mares exchanged a conspiratorial glance and mutual giggle. Deep Cover shook her head and rolled her eyes. "Ah swear you two are getting more like your characters every year. Just... read your script, Star." "I made a down payment, I made a down payment," muttered Butter Up. "It's just one season. I can do one season. Even this." "Oh...kay." Star Power hunched over the table and opened the script. The room remained silent other than the turning of the pages, although five sets of eyes kept watch on their youngest member. Finally, Star looked up, cleared her throat, and asked Barnstormer, "This is a practical joke, right? You and Pan decided to get a good start on the season. Come on. You can tell me. Right?" Star looked around the table, her eyes growing larger. "I mean we get shrunk down and travel through Princess Celestia's bloodstream? It's educational, I'll admit, and will expose young foals to new ideas, but..."