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Needling Haystacks


Doctor of Physics and sometime Adjunct Professor. Warning: thinking required.

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This story is a sequel to The Many Deaths of Twilight Sparkle


Twilight has discovered that Alicorns can 'respawn' when they die. Think of the possibilities! She quickly assembles a crack team of scientists* to test the frontiers of this new power.

*IE whoever was willing to respond to a letter asking for 'suggestions of practical uses for the death of an alicorn'.

An unofficial sequel to "The Many Deaths of Twilight Sparkle".

Rated T for references to death and suicide, though in context those things don't really happen.
Featured on 7/6/2020! W00t!
And featured again on 7/20/2020!

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Wherever there is something to make a town, village, or arbitrary mountaintop unique, there's an opportunity for exploitation... I mean commerce. Come join Flim and Flam's Enchanted Valley Tours and see the wonders of Equestria and beyond!

Disclaimer: Flim and Flam's Enchanted Valley Tours may not tour any enchanted locations or valleys. Non-refundable deposit due on reseveration, no refunds or exchanges for delays or cancellations caused by inclement weather, war, acts of Princesses, or unscheduled attacks by ancient evils from beyond the veil of time. Not responsible for removal of unique features due to intervention by any princess, Element of Harmony, their families, students, proteges, friends, lackeys, or any other associates. Not responsible for any injuries, transformations, cutie mark removals, physical alteration, and any and all other mishaps, magical or otherwise, that may result from interaction of unique features with tourists. Copyright, trademark, and patent Flim Flam Enterprises, Ltd. All rights reserved.

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Once free of the loop, Sunset Shimmer realized she had failed to avoid Rainbow Dash's errant paddle 20 times. She conducts an experiment to determine why.

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Pinkie's friends are concerned that her obsession with the yovidiphone has become unhealthy. They get together to stage an intervention.

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On the way back to Ponyville, the girls intercept Maud to get Pinkie's things. With some help from her, they come up with a way for Pinkie Pie to enjoy the yovidiphone without disturbing others. "Tag" to the episode "Yakity Sax".

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Abstract:
For millenia, the habits and life cycles of dragons were largely a mystery to ponykind. However, with the signing of the Treaty of Ponyville (1003) and the subsequent opening of trade relations, new opportunties for their study have emerged. In this letter we a case study in the dragons' molting cycle and the role it plays in the social and biological development of adolescent dragons.

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Starlight Glimmer went through a certain... phase in her teenage years. Her recent trip home brings the whole awkward period back to mind. Sunburst's adolescence also causes him some embarassment.

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Celestia overhears Discord say he was hoping for a roommate, and arranges a demonstration of Twilight's new spell. Things don't go exactly as planned, but lessons are learned by all.

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After the fireworks are over at the Friendship Festival, Pinkie Pie arranges for Fizzlepop Berrytwist (until recently known as Tempest Shadow) to meet with her fillyhood friends. Fizzlepop has misgivings, but Spring Rain and Glitter Drops have good news to share... After they've cleared the air a bit.

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Sunburst has an unusual reluctance to be seen without his cloak. Starlight wonders why this is. In between the rest of the events of his visit, she asks her friends why this might be. This investigation leads somewhere she did not expect.

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