I was thinking about the early days of manned space flight, of Yuri Gararin and John Glen... too extraordinary men. I brought some of these exciting times to Equestria.

This is a one-pony story, staring who else, Captain Rainbow Dash!

This story is a reminder that, although space exploration is wonderful and exciting, it is also very, very dangerous.

No animals or ponies are harmed in this story. And no humans are involved... at all.

SGT Jennings dropped into New Mombasa to take over a Covenant cruiser. When a lucky Anti-Aircraft shot takes away his ability to control his pod, he careens end-over-end into a slipspace portal, and emerges in Equestria.

Be warned, there is more cursing in the beginning then there will be later, due to an all-military environment in the beginning.

Pinkie Pie decides that Twilight isn't safe in her castle. Her solution: team up with Rainbow Dash to kidnap Twilight and show just how vulnerable the new princess is.

This story is a sequel to How to Kidnap a Princess

After their attempt to kidnap Princess Twilight landed them in Tartarus, Pinkie Pie and Rainbow Dash decide to break out and regain their freedom.

Equestria is broken. Its leadership, crippled. Many have paid the ultimate price to fight the endless changeling swarms. Now ponies hold a desperate last stand against the onslaught.

Twilight Sparkle has a solution.

All it would take is one last sacrifice.

When your life is as dull a gray as the world that surrounds you, the mundanities can make it all seem meaningless. Sometimes all we need is a little color -- or six -- to reintroduce us to what truly makes life worth living.

*6-16-2017 Edit, added Rainbow Dash tag because it triggered knighty.*

Pinkie Pie loves pies. She adores them so much, she's determined to make the best pie anypony has ever tasted. After a lot of experimentation, she thinks she's finally made the perfect pie and has her friends over to taste it.

Problems arise, though, when nopony can figure out what flavor the pie is supposed to taste like.

Rainbow Dash flies east.

Commander Hurricane sought only the best and hardiest of pegasi for her warflock.

She failed. Instead, Private Pansy found her.

Cover art from the tumblr of mariponihoney. Proofread by themaskedferret. Written for the Military March prompt for the Time Action Glory Challenge! group.

I'm lost, but I don't know where I'm from.
I miss them, but I don't know who they are.
My name is Rainbow Dash, but I don't know who I am, or what happened to me.

And I don't know if I'll ever be the same again.

Editing provided by LoyalLiar, Ruirik, and Mooretis. Cover art also provided by Ruirik.
Russian translation provided by Athlete; you can find it here.