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// 13: Brain Breaking 
// Story: Memoria 
// by Li Cruz 
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	"Aces." Luna placed the cards on the table.
"Shards." Gin threw his cards down in disgust as Kin snorted into his ale.
"Quite the luck streak." Flame muttered.
Somber took a lick of a large salt crystal and hummed in agreement. Uzimaki swiped it.
"So, these conjurations were..." Luna accepted a new set of cards.
Uzimaki snorted and slurred. "Training ground."
Somber stole his crystal back. "Memoria was a training ground like our Illustrious idiot has mentioned. The holograms are part of it."
"Crystalsss..." Uzimaki lunged into Somber's back.
"Lightweight." Somber shoved Uzimaki back into his seat.
"Training ground?" Luna tilted her head.
"Aye, Lord Jiraya and the old Emperor Midori used Memoria or Omoide as it was known." Gin placed down a chip. "But that's old history,  back when Tenpou was young or something."
Flame snorted out some smoke. "Tenpou is not that old."
"Almost as old as the crone." Kin countered back, his wings flaring.
Luna almost sensing the fight about to come, guided to conversation back. "So what about these hall-e-grams?"
"Holograms. Solidified lights and shadows." Somber pinned Uzimaki to his seat with a back hoof. "And the magic imbued can make them deadly."
"Crystal?" Uzimaki's voice floated up from below the table.
"Then why?" Luna waved a hoof.
"Pocket-space, Moony!" Luna bit back a scream as the inhibitor sparked for a second.
"Done with Nue-sama?" Flame inquired.
Gear's expression was extraordinary pleased. Luna and most of the table inched away. Flame leaned forward.
"Ta Boss has approved a couple of new trap designs! Apparently, that twit, Bell Graves, and his team demolished a portion of the Chapel."
The group groaned as Luna looked lost. Gear's fangs glimmered in the light.
"No wonder. The hive must be driving her crazy." Somber sighed.
"Maybe." Gear chirped as he stole Kin's plate of potato fries.
"Who's Bell Graves?" Luna inquired.
"Sun-butt's team to free you." Gear replied. "Bell Graves is this crazy unicorn who has some mad skill with the whip."
"Despite the letters to the Princess Celestia, that madpony keeps showing up." Flame growled. "He managed to kick my plot last time in the Dance Hall."
"Told ya to mix up the pattern more." Gear pointed out. "At this rate, he'll be facing Somber soon."
"Wonderful." Somber said dryly. "I'll be sure to use my scythe." 
"Wut?" Luna choked on her drink.