This story is a sequel to Kirin And Changeling

Limelight and Minion returns, months had passed after the events of the nirik and now the duo are back for more. This time, Limelight is determined to achieve his dream and he would finally reach the stars, especially with the help of his friend Minion.

Though their simple days must come to an end, something is on the horizon, and if left unchecked, it could spell disaster.

A kirin from a secluded village made the decision that changes his life. With this first step he sets out for an adventure that would be his very own origin story. But as fate has written, he will meet an extraordinary creature with an unknown past.

This is how it all began. How a lone kirin was destined to meet a changeling.

This story is a prequel to Kirin And Changeling: The Firefly

Pinkamena was minding her own business inside Pinkie Pie's mind, only speaking whenever her other side wanted to chat or if something interesting happened, before she was ripped out of the life she was used to living and was dropped in an entirely new world, with a body of her own no less. Due to some injuries sustained in her fall she has a fateful encounter with someone who she later learns goes by the name 'Muzan', an event that changes her life once again and sends her on a quest to save this world in her own way, all while seeking to find the figure that had changed her life and learn more about him.

(Kimetsu no Yaiba (Demon Slayer)/MLP Crossover)
(Part of the Demon War story series, but reading the others isn't required)

There are 100 billion stars in the Milky Way, and humanity is determined to explore every one. We send probes, probes with the blueprints to reproduce human explorers upon arrival. Uninhabited worlds the galaxy over can be colonized and populated, until after many years they too can join the vast throng of interstellar civilization. But if a probe is very, very lucky, it will land on a populated world instead. Equestria is one such world.

Even so, it's far from perfect for colonization, not with an environment lethal to human life. But each probe is resourceful and armed with the greatest machine intelligence mankind has devised. If placing a human mind into a newly manufactured human body won't work, it will just have to get a little more creative.

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This story was written at the behest of Canary In The Coal Mine, who is sponsoring it on my Patreon. As usual, cover by Zutcha. Editing by Two Bit and Sparktail.

Fantastic prereading help from: Chyre, Danger Noodle, Doctor Disco, and Doggyshakespeare (who also did the Esperanto translation). Thank you all for helping to make this story more readable and more consistent for everyone.

„In a secluded desert on the frontiers of Equestria, an eccentric genius works to bring the stars within reach of everypony. But can smiths and metalworkers who never made anything more difficult than ploughs or golden trinkets really make the dream a reality? Or has inspiration arrived a hundred years too early?“

Originally published on Equestria Daily (6-star), uploaded to FimFiction upon request.
Imported from GoogleDocs in order to preserve formatting (italics/etc.); this may have resulted in table-breaking and other various display bugs. Should you see such issues, please do not hesitate reporting them!

Rainbow Dash has a recurring dream where she is given an award. This would be fine, if not for the fact that it becomes all she can think about.

With this dream driving her nuts, Rainbow decides to embark on a path to end the recurring dream once and for all.

Special thanks:
totallynotabrony, for both his skills at editing, and for one of his stories inspiring me to write this one

The Kerbal Space Program developers, for allowing screenshots of their game to be used, and for making such an amazing game that also played a role in inspiring this story.

This story is a sequel to The Maretian

In the Changeling Space Program, many are chosen, but only a hoofful have the privilege to be named astromares. Never in her life had Queen Chrysalis dreamed of hosting an alien from another dimension, but yet it has to happen. Stranded on Equus until fit to fly home, Mark Watney will have to adjust to life of aliens and magic...

This is his story...

Kerbalkind has long reached for the stars. Since they were but a young species, they dreamed of going to the stars. Thirty years ago, Jebediah Kerman was the first kerbal in space. Now, Kerbalkind has set foot on every planet in their home system, including the gas giant Jool(that mission didn't turn out too well). So, they've decided to go further. Horizon is the first interstellar spacecraft Kerbalkind has ever built, capable of housing five crew for up to six and a half years. Its mission: to orbit the third planet of the star Skolo-138. The first possibly capable planet for sustaining life discovered other than Kerbin and Laythe, it was considered imperative that a mission be sent to examine it and make contact with any life that might be there.
The five crew chosen by the Kerbal Space Program's Astronaut Complex were the most experienced Kerbalnaughts in the corps: Jebediah Kerman, first Kerbal in space and first Kerbal to land on every single planet; Bob Kerman, his long-time friend and copilot; Bill Kerman, that one guy who stayed in the orbiter and was more or less forgotten; Hanald, a professional pilot and long-time test flier for the Space Program; and Alsted, a radio operator who had helped at Mission Control since before Jebediah's historic first flight.

Now back, and better maybe better hopefully the same as ever!

These first stories take place during and after 1119 (Year of the Pegasus), 119 years after the night of the thousandth year of the Summer Sun Celebration.

Series One:
1: The Pony in the Cockpit
2: The Old Terraformer
3: The Broken Filter
4: The Empty Magazine
5: The Relays
6: The Stargazers
7: The Bright Spark

Series Two:
1: The Convenience Store, The story of Kir'gle - Chapter 1 (New!)
2: The Flight Plan, The story of Aqua Flux - Chapter 1
3: The Story - The story of Sugar Dew - Chapter 1 (Coming soon)

A quick bit of world building, at this point in Equestrian space. FTL travel has been developed, a good majority of the systems population has moved out beyond it's planets. Including corporations and a good portion of the fleets, what remains are those too stubborn or unwilling to go.

For planetary reference, starting sunward and working its way out.

Sol: Sun
Temperature: hot.

Planets: 7
Name: Azar
Type: Volcanic, atmosphere, mined
Habitable: No.

Name: Ryza Prime
Type: Barren, Mined
Habitable: Yes but only in the shelters
Moons: Ryza IV

Name: Equuis Prime
Type: Varied.
Habitable: Yes
Inhabited: Multitudes. Home planet of nearly all lifeforms in Equestrian System.
Moons: Singular, Home to the "Moon Ponies"
Stations: Freyja

Name: Glass
Type: Ocean
Habitable: Yes
Inhabited: Yes, Galotian Home planet

Name: Dunhexia
Type: Rocky, Some water
Habitable: Yes
Inhabited: Changelings Homeworld after the great migration.

Name: Kollam
Type: Barren, Sandy.
Habitable: Yes, but only with special precautions.
Moons: Kollam IV (The Dust Bowl)

Name: Tharatos
Type: Barren, Mined
Habitable: Yes, But only in structures.

James Alvera, age 18, former Brony, and currently living alone on the second floor of an apartment complex. His life started smoothly when his parents enrolled him in private elementary school; with good grades and lots of friends. Along the road were a few road bumps, but James always climbed back up. Well, all of that changed just as soon as he graduated high school. After the big ceremony and family celebration, he was unfortunate to hear the news from his parents at the dinner table. They would have to leave him for their workplace.

Saddened and dejected, he struggles to find a job and sits all alone in his apartment; remembering he has until summer vacation to find a job for his college fees. But that all changed when a strange letter offering a quick salary arrived at night.

Quick money for one simple task? how hard can it be?