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// 143 
// Story: Supernova 
// by Incredible_E 
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Feeling bad for ignoring everything up until now, Twilight got up and left the castle to join Starlight.

"Oh, hi Twilight. I didn't expect to see you out here," Starlight said dismissively.

Slightly offended, Twilight replied, "Why is that?"

"Oh, you know. Just ignoring everything I said about the sun and temperature."

"Yeah . . . Sorry, I wasn't being myself."

Starlight sighed, "Well, you are here now. Help us move these clouds into position."

The resident pegasuses and unicorns were moving local clouds above Ponyville to block out the sun's harmful rays. Unfortunately, the earth ponies could not help in the weather department but found a way to help out by supplying food and drink.

As the day progressed and grew hotter, the clouds became less dense, forcing the ponies to condense them again. Only to repeat the process shortly after once they inevitably heated up more. The clouds rose in altitude in search of cooler temperatures, but the unicorns kept shoving them back where they needed to be.

Their struggle to keep the clouds dense and at the right altitude became exponentially tedious. Nothing was stopping the sun from growing and plunging the planet into a more powerful heat. Even the clouds seemed to do very little to help at this point. The air was so hot that shade was rendered useless, except to prevent instant sunburn.

Eventually, the clouds could no longer take it. They evaporated into pure humidity, making the heat worse than it needed to be. Just like the clouds, Ponyville could no longer take the heat. Finally, the planet could also no longer take the heat of the ever-expanding sun.