We don't go to Sub-Level Five
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Astral Sentinel is just a typical security guard. The job pays well, has decent hours, and it's basically glorified customer service. There was just one odd thing stamped on the job description. Never ask about Sub-Level Five, ever.
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"Sub-Level Five doesn't exist." That's the official statement of the Stairway company.
Washing out from the Night Guard program is usually a death sentence to any similar career. When Astral Sentinel was asked if he was interested in a security job, the Thestral obviously jumped at the chance.
There was just one oddity about the job. Well, there were quite a few, but mainly just one.
He just never, ever could acknowledge the existence of Sub-Level Five.
When a complete lock-down traps the Thestral inside the odd facility, he has to break that one rule. As the security systems begin to eradicate all life inside the building, Astral has to venture down to the elevators that officially don't exist, to a floor nopony alive will speak of.
He soon finds out that some things are best left buried beneath rock and stone.
*Warning. Hitchhikers may be escaped convicts.
"This story is simultaneously horrifying and adorable." -Witchery
Takes place far after Season 9. Although, it could take place at any time...(or in the Radverse, as some people call it.) This thing took on a mind of its own.
Seriously.
Read on if you want to join Astral for the ride.
I hope you brought your crowbar.
In later chapters, loose spoilers for Timeless, Sunspots, and Cure for a Toxin
Warnings for creepy atmosphere, gore, violence, and brief mentions of sexual content/assault (nothing explicit, only implied.)
Despite this being a horror story with unpleasant elements, it's not grimdark or a depressing tale. Lots more ups and downs, but overall it's a positive read of good vs evil, love and fluff; those are the types stories I write, after all. I just want to let everyone know what they're getting into, and don't want any readers blindsided due to some of the content.
(Not a romance involving a 'herd')
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Introduction [Cache]
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Chapter One: Strawberry Jam [Cache]
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Chapter Two: All systems normal. Cleaning teams assigned. [Cache]
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Chapter Three: Take my breath away [Cache]
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Chapter Four: It sees you when you're sleeping [Cache]
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Chapter Five: Sub-Level Five [Cache]
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Chapter Six: Bountiful Brass Bouquets [Cache]
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Chapter Seven: Wake up. Smell the ashes. [Cache]
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Chapter Eight: Tenacious Trams Travail a Tired Traveler [Cache]
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Chapter Nine: A friendly face? [Cache]
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Chapter Ten: Haven [Cache]
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Chapter Eleven: Situation Rundown [Cache]
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Chapter Twelve: Who's Who? [Cache]
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Chapter Thirteen: Numbers and concerns [Cache]
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Chapter Fourteen: Reckoning [Cache]
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Chapter Fifteen: Tosses, Turns, and Plans [Cache]
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Chapter Sixteen: Crashing Hopes [Cache]
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Chapter Seventeen: Run from it, Hide from it [Cache]
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Chapter Eighteen: An unruly hello [Cache]
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Chapter Nineteen: Save a life 101 [Cache]
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Chapter Twenty: Getting to know you over a cup of poison. [Cache]
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Chapter Twenty One: Percentages [Cache]
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Chapter Twenty Two: Truth [Cache]
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Chapter Twenty Three: Ten Minutes [Cache]
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Chapter Twenty Four: Rest and Revelations [Cache]
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Chapter Twenty Five: Heart to Heart. [Cache]
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Chapter Twenty Six: Untangling Threads. [Cache]
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Chapter Twenty Seven: Comforts [Cache]
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Chapter Twenty Eight: Curse of Knowledge [Cache]
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Chapter Twenty Nine: Progress [Cache]
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Chapter Thirty: Relief [Cache]
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Chapter Thirty One: News and FRE's [Cache]
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Chapter Thirty Two: Four Letters [Cache]
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Chapter Thirty Three: Updated Objective [Cache]
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Chapter Thirty Four: Flickering Lights [Cache]
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Chapter Thirty Five: Cracked Foundations [Cache]
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Chapter Thirty Six: Woes of Green [Cache]
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Chapter Thirty Seven: Five Leafed Clover [Cache]
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Chapter Thirty Eight: Gravity of the Situation [Cache]
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Chapter Thirty Nine: Hippity Hoppity [Cache]
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Chapter Forty: Decompression [Cache]
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Chapter Forty One: Fire [Cache]
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Chapter Forty Two: Inconceivable [Cache]
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Chapter Forty Three: Static [Cache]
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Chapter Forty Four: Defragmenting [Cache]
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Chapter Forty Five: Grounding [Cache]
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Chapter Forty Six: Truth 2.0 [Cache]
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Chapter Forty Seven: Castling [Cache]
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Chapter Forty Eight: Who really is in the cage? [Cache]
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Chapter Forty Nine: We are who we choose to be [Cache]
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Chapter Fifty: Warnings and Friends [Cache]
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Chapter Fifty One: Don't Breathe [Cache]
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Chapter Fifty Two: Torn [Cache]
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Chapter Fifty Three: A Promise [Cache]
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Chapter Fifty Four: Small Steps [Cache]
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Chapter Fifty Five: Galactic Shift [Cache]
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Chapter Fifty Six: Knife's Edge [Cache]
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Chapter Fifty Seven: Snake Pit [Cache]
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Chapter Fifty Eight: Ignition [Cache]
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Chapter Fifty Nine: RASP [Cache]
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Chapter Sixty: Si vis pacem, para bellum [Cache]
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Chapter Sixty One: We send unto her...only you. [Cache]
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Chapter Sixty Two: Rip and tear, until it is done [Cache]
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Chapter Sixty Three: A Promise [Cache]
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Chapter Sixty Four: Intermission, Part 1 [Cache]
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Chapter Sixty Five: Intermission, Part 2 [Cache]
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Chapter Sixty Six: Return [Cache]
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Chapter Sixty Seven: We don’t go to Silo Three [Cache]
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Chapter Sixty Eight: Outage [Cache]
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Chapter Sixty Nine: Security [Cache]
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Chapter Seventy: On Air [Cache]
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Chapter Seventy One: Stabilization [Cache]
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Chapter Seventy Two: The Viewscreen Cracks [Cache]
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Chapter Seventy Three: Coasting the Rapids [Cache]
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Chapter Seventy Four: Awake? [Cache]
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Chapter Seventy Five: Loopy Pancakes [Cache]
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Chapter Seventy Six: Critical Failure [Cache]
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Chapter Seventy Seven:...Conquers All [Cache]
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Chapter Seventy Eight: Awake 2.0 [Cache]
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Chapter Seventy Nine: Don't let the bedbugs... [Cache]
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Chapter Eighty: Moving day with extra “AAAH!” [Cache]
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Chapter Eighty One: A Dash of Chaos [Cache]
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Chapter Eighty Two: Roller Coaster of the Heart [Cache]
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Chapter Eighty Three: A Voice From The Dark [Cache]
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Chapter Eighty Four: Drums in the deep [Cache]
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Chapter Eighty Five: Reboot [Cache]
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Chapter Eighty Six: Temporal Tears [Cache]
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Chapter Eighty Seven: Bro Talk [Cache]
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Chapter Eighty Eight: The Ball is Rolling [Cache]
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Chaptery Eighty Nine: Discoveries [Cache]
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Chapter Ninety: Chaos Storm [Cache]
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Chapter Ninety-One: Arrow Released [Cache]
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Chapter Ninety-Two: Silo Three Bids Thee Welcome [Cache]
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Chapter Ninety-Three: Run [Cache]
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Chapter Ninety-Four: Fracture [Cache]
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Chapter Ninety-Five: Sunlight [Cache]
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Chapter Ninety-Six: Spicy Cotton Candy [Cache]
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Chapter Ninety-Seven: Reality [Cache]
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Chapter Ninety-Eight: Onwards and Downwards [Cache]
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Chapter Ninety-Nine: Green Tartarus [Cache]
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Chapter 100: High Clarity [Cache]
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Chapter 101: Lovely Liminal Location [Cache]
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Chapter 102: Libraries [Cache]
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Chapter 103: Down The Rabbit Hole [Cache]
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Chapter 104: Reality [Cache]
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Chapter 105: Sanctuary [Cache]
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Chapter 106: Recovery [Cache]
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Chapter 107: Simply Sublime Suburb. [Cache]
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Chapter 108: Dawn of the Dastardly Evil, Abandoned Decorations [Cache]
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Chapter 109: Warning: Hitchhikers may be escaped convicts. [Cache]
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Chapter 110: The Maw [Cache]
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Chapter 111: Mouthwash [Cache]
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Chapter 112: Condemned [Cache]
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Chapter 113: Belly of the Beast [Cache]
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Chapter 114: Two Tin Cans and a String [Cache]
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Chapter 115: Out Of Service [Cache]
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Chapter 116: Tethered [Cache]
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Chapter 117: Step by Step [Cache]
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Chapter 118: Mutual Fiend [Cache]
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Chapter 119: Pillar of Autumn [Cache]
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Chapter 120: Sunlight [Cache]
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Chapter 121: Healing [Cache]
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Chapter 122: Waking [Cache]
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Chapter 123: Realm of the Real [Cache]
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Chapter 124: Counterbalance [Cache]
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Chapter 125: Lines in the Sand [Cache]
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Chapter 126: Elevator, going up! [Cache]
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Epilogue 1: Arcane Tales [Cache]
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Epilogue 2: Containment Failure [Cache]
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Epilogue 3: The Adventure Continues. [Cache]
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