Collected Q&B Fixes

The doors to the library stood little chance when Crystal found them.  They may have been locked for all she knew, but her panic-fueled magic shoved them open with such force that nothing could have stopped it.

Sapphire Pageturn sat behind the front desk, her eyes wide.  "H-Hello?"  She cleared her throat.  "May I help you?"

Crystal's cheeks were hot with tears, and the hitch in her voice only made her feel worse.  "I need—I need information.  All your books on martial arts. Particularly anything by the Knights of the Moon." An eerie calm descended over Crystal.  "This time he won't be alone," she said with absolute conviction.

Crystal remained still for a moment, then tried to smile.  "Do you have any tea?"

"Tea?"  Sapphire's lips twitched upward and she shook her head.  "Normally, we don't allow food or drinks in the library."

Finishing flipping through the first book Crystal turned to Sapphire. "I know Kung Fu."

The door opened and Silent stepped inside, freezing when their eyes met.  His gaze flicked briefly to the newspaper, and he knew.  They both knew.

Front flipping over the dinning room table Crystal ran through a series of katas before striking a pose before Silent. "I'm going with you."

Silent's jaw dropped. "Uh—"

Crystal pressed a hoof to his mouth. "I accept who you are Siley, all of you. As the saying goes, the pen is mightier than the sword. Now I have both."

Ruining the moment Velvet chose that instant to leap through the still open door. "Surprise," she shouted.

"Velvet?"

"Crystal."

"Crystal."

"Silent? What is Velvet wearing?"

Pulling himself together Silent untangled himself from Crystal and stepped back to face both mares. "I never intended to leave you behind again Crystal." Gesturing at Velvet's skin-tight body suit he continued, "Runic has built some kind of crazy giant mechanical monstrosity. It's something straight out of Airship 40k." Seeing Crystal's eyes start to glaze over he pulled out a second suit. "For some reason the C.W. Step, yes that's its name, needs two pilots who have a deep childhood connection. That's you and Velvet, Crystal."

Beckoning her outside Silent pointed up and up and up at the towering mech. "That's her Crystal. My two favorite ladies are coming with me and that's what you're piloting."