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Through the Aurora

by Starscribe
Theo knew arctic research was dangerous. He didn't know those dangers involved getting sucked into other worlds, changing into a bird, and having to somehow find a way home. Turns out it was more dangerous than he thought.

Theodor Pichler knew joining the Barrow Observatory's winter crew would be a difficult position. He thought he knew the danger--freezing temperatures, gale-force winds, and terribly spotty broadband coverage. What he didn't expect was for an experimental new telescope array to interact with an unusual storm and send him screaming helplessly into the sky.

Instead of falling to his death, Theo landed in an alien world, populated by colorful horses he can't understand. What's worse: the body he landed in isn't his own, and he's not sure anything is where it should be. Having wings might be cool if he didn't have to be naked all the time...

With limited supplies and no help from the Observatory, Theo has to somehow navigate this new land, making new friends and encountering terrible dangers along the way. It will take all his cleverness, and a healthy dose of luck, if he's ever to be human again.

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This story was a commission for Lucky Ray on my Patreon. Feel free to PM me if you'd like one of your own. It was edited by Two Bit and Sparktail. Coverart by FoxHatArt. Where chapters have art, it was done by Jasper.

Zutcha was here too.

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53 Chapters:

  1. Prologue 2019-04-06 05:24:36 UTC
    2025
  2. Chapter 1: Flew Away 2019-04-06 05:24:42 UTC
    2176
  3. Chapter 2: To a Strange Place 2019-04-09 13:00:04 UTC
    2103
  4. Chapter 3: Filled With Strange People 2019-04-10 13:00:05 UTC
    2101
  5. Chapter 4: Who Are Kinder Than They Seem 2019-04-11 13:00:05 UTC
    2044
  6. Chapter 5: Take a Trip 2019-04-12 13:00:05 UTC
    2152
  7. Chapter 6: To a Snowy Door 2019-04-13 13:00:06 UTC
    2012
  8. Chapter 7: But it was Locked 2019-04-14 13:00:06 UTC
    2377
  9. Chapter 8: So We Packed 2019-04-21 13:00:08 UTC
    2123
  10. Chapter 9: For a Long Trip 2019-04-28 13:00:01 UTC
    2163
  11. Chapter 10: Up Above 2019-05-05 13:00:02 UTC
    2093
  12. Chapter 11: To a Crystal City 2019-05-12 16:00:03 UTC
    2089
  13. Chapter 12: Filled with Wonderful Things 2019-05-19 16:00:02 UTC
    2075
  14. Chapter 13: Some Pieces were Missing 2019-05-26 16:00:02 UTC
    2172
  15. Chapter 14: And Some Were Broken 2019-06-02 16:00:02 UTC
    2004
  16. Chapter 15: Things Got Worse 2019-06-09 16:00:03 UTC
    3883
  17. Chapter 16: And They Got Lost 2019-06-16 16:00:02 UTC
    4464
  18. Chapter 17: But not for Very Long 2019-06-23 19:43:39 UTC
    3933
  19. Chapter 18: Then They Reached the Capital 2019-06-30 16:00:03 UTC
    4061
  20. Chapter 19: Filled with Strange Creatures 2019-07-07 19:00:01 UTC
    4215
  21. Chapter 20: So We Changed Our Plans 2019-07-14 16:00:03 UTC
    4412
  22. Chapter 21: And Did Something Else 2019-07-21 19:00:02 UTC
    4359
  23. Chapter 22: Learning a Few Things 2019-07-28 19:00:05 UTC
    3798
  24. Chapter 23: About Ourselves 2019-08-04 18:00:02 UTC
    4048
  25. Chapter 24: And Each Other 2019-08-11 18:00:02 UTC
    4061
  26. Chapter 25: On Her Birthday 2019-08-18 17:00:03 UTC
    3817
  27. Chapter 26: I Made My Move 2019-08-25 17:00:05 UTC
    4264
  28. Chapter 27: And Ran Away 2019-09-01 17:00:02 UTC
    2981
  29. Chapter 28: To My Family 2019-09-08 17:00:02 UTC
    3363
  30. Chapter 29: Beneath the Waves 2019-09-15 17:00:02 UTC
    3012
  31. Chapter 30: Leaving a Piece 2019-09-22 17:00:01 UTC
    3073
  32. Chapter 31: And Made Ourselves Guests 2019-09-29 17:00:02 UTC
    3215
  33. Chapter 32: In Someone Else's Home 2019-10-06 19:52:52 UTC
    3538
  34. Chapter 33: Where We Tried New Things 2019-10-27 16:00:01 UTC
    3977
  35. Chapter 34: With Mixed Results 2019-10-13 17:00:01 UTC
  36. Chapter 35: Then We Set Sail 2019-10-20 19:06:52 UTC
    3254
  37. Chapter 36: Into the Cold 2019-11-03 21:44:16 UTC
    3046
  38. Chapter 37: And the Dark 2019-11-10 18:00:01 UTC
    2733
  39. Chapter 38: Where We Saw 2019-11-17 18:00:02 UTC
    3070
  40. Chapter 39: The Truth 2019-11-24 18:00:00 UTC
    3080
  41. Chapter 40: Somewhere Unexpected 2019-12-01 18:00:01 UTC
    2990
  42. Chapter 41: Then We Said Hello 2019-12-08 18:00:01 UTC
    2921
  43. Chapter 42: To Somewhere New 2019-12-15 18:00:01 UTC
    3042
  44. Chapter 43: With a Minor Setback 2019-12-22 18:00:01 UTC
    3192
  45. Chapter 44: Locked in a Cage 2019-12-29 18:00:01 UTC
    3027
  46. Chapter 45: We Met Someone Important 2020-01-05 18:00:00 UTC
    3242
  47. Chapter 46: And An Old Friend 2020-01-12 18:00:00 UTC
    3424
  48. Chapter 47: We Caught Up 2020-01-19 18:00:00 UTC
    3059
  49. Chapter 48: Checked Out 2020-01-26 17:59:59 UTC
    2993
  50. Chapter 49: Pulled the Trigger 2020-02-02 22:41:26 UTC
    3520
  51. Chapter 50: And Said Our Goodbyes 2020-02-09 17:59:58 UTC
    3032
  52. Chapter 51: To Home 2020-02-16 17:59:57 UTC
    3973
  53. Epilogue 2020-03-01 12:37:13 UTC
    2542