In a marathon of editing and rewriting, I and Sharp Logic have published the concluding chapter of This Quiet Earth: Only Hope.

Working with Sharp Logic was truly a pleasure and a great learning experience. As I state in the introduction, the concept for this story was originally proposed by him, and it's been a blast to take his idea and run with it!

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Chapter seven of This Quiet Earth is hours away from publication. And, chapter eight is only days away from release as well. Something 'big' is goin' down, and Twilight is in the middle of all of it, at least until the music stops.

Twilight has always prided herself on being a creature of Logic and Harmony. (Yes, they both start with capital letters in her mind's eye!) When Discord said he had had a hand, hoof, paw? claw? in her creation, she was more than a bit miffed. The last thing she was expecting from the trickster was a logical explanation, one that not only called into doubt many of the ideas she held dear, but that changed her very conception of the Cosmos itself.

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Okay, so Discord has entered the building. Let the rumble begin.

Princess Twilight is at first confused with Discord - he seems genuinely contrite about something. Maybe some of Fluttershy's concern for others is finally rubbing off on the pesky trickster. Or maybe, this time, he really has something worth a major guilt trip, even for a being as irreverent as he is. What could it possibly be?

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Twilight is concerned for Starswirl as they discover both pleasant and unpleasant truths about the world on which they find themselves. She's thrilled to have met her idol, but the circumstances are taking a toll on the famous mage. Not to mention that Twilight is finding some aspects of human culture disturbingly familiar. What does it all mean to her Equestria? And why have they been brought to this barren world?

Twilight and Starswirl explore a lonely land, magic and their own lives, seeking to find some meaning behind their exile and the truth of what happened to the world's inhabitants. And though the truth is often beautiful, it sometimes is dark and terrible.

Here is The refuge that wasn't.

The Quiet Earth - Chapter Two: The Big Empty. Starswirl and Twilight continue their exploration of the empty country in which they find themselves. As Starswirl's unease grows, so does his respect for the young alicorn princess. Twilight, of course, is absolutely thrilled to be spending time with her lifelong hero, but the empty world, and it's effect on Starswirl, is impacting her more deeply than she would

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Dear Friends,

A few weeks ago Sharp Logic posted an idea that became the seed of a new Starswirl story: This Quiet Earth. I had intended to do something else entirely, but the premise was so engaging that I couldn't resist, and so with the ample assistance of Sharp Logic as editor and TotallyNotaBrony for awesome artwork, today I posted the first chapter. As always I would much appreciate comments, critiques and suggestions.

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