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// 123 
// Story: Supernova 
// by Incredible_E 
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"We need to try again. I don't think we held the spell long enough."

"Alright . . ."

Starlight joined Twilight and sprinted outside once again to fight back against the sun. Twilight's horn lit up as she conducted the spell. Starlight began her donation spell, increasing the magical power of Twilight. The purple blast of Spherical Prison blew out of her horn and raced toward the growing star.

They both stood there as the heat rose exponentially. Starlight continued her donation spell even while she struggled. She was not the only one. Twilight was audibly groaning through her efforts.

Twilight watched the spell reach the sun and begin wrapping around it.

"It's working!" Her heart skipped a beat. Was it because of the jolt of excitement or the stroke-inducing heat?

Starlight stopped the donation spell and celebrated with Twilight. "We did it! The sun has stopped!"

"It will be perpetually hot though . . ."

Starlight shook her head and waved her hoof as if it wasn't a big deal, "That will be dealt with later. I'm sure Princess Celestia can move the entire thing farther away."

They both gazed upon their success with pride. Then Starlight cocked her head, "Uh . . . is it still getting brighter?"

Twilight took a moment and noticed the same thing. "How is it getting brighter? We stopped it."

"Maybe we shoul—"

Before they could even mentally register what had happened, the shield broke and allowed the sun to rapidly expand once again. The planet was mercilessly evaporated by an explosion of pure plasmic fire within milliseconds.