Twilight invites Celestia to Castle Friendship for lunch. Great times were had.

Cover art by me and Vertex

After being chased out of the Cul-de-sac the Eds find themselves somehow in Equestria. Not only are they stuck being with ponies but one of the kids from the cul-de-sac is tracking them down. Things just keep getting better and better don't they?

Collaboration with CluelessDetective and JakeTheBrony

Note: this takes place after the chase at the beginning of 'Big Picture show' and after the season 4 opener.

Recently featured on Jan 6/ 7 2018

This story is a sequel to Changeling Space Program

Twilight Sparkle's experimental interplanetary drive has malfunctioned, stranding Starlight Glimmer, Spitfire, Cherry Berry, a changeling and a dragon on a hostile planet in another universe. With limited food supplies, very little magic, no communications with home, and no way to leave the planet, they must survive until somepony rescues them.

Fortunately they crashed right next door to another creature with the exact same problem- a creature named Mark Watney.

They're going to science the buck out of everything- and do whatever it takes to survive Mars and get everybody home.

TVTropes page here! Thanks to GymQuirk for making it!

Commissioned art and fan works from the readers! Thanks, everybody!

This experiment in an updates-daily story was made possible by a generous grant from Canary in the Coal Mine and viewers like you.

(Sex tag for crude talk about sex, but no actual sex in the story.)