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"Yup. There's nothing I can do here." Said Lucas.
He was on his back underneath his fighter. The metal was warped and damaged, and the engines were practically fried. The warp drive was completely beyond salvation.
"I might be able to fix the engines enough to get this baby flying again, but it won't be space-faring anymore." He removed himself from the ship and dusted his hands off. He stepped around the side and ascended the ladder and entered the cockpit. The ponies had a limited view of him, but they could see he was fiddling around with something.
"Looks like the computers are operational, so is the comm..."
"That's good! You'll be able to call someone to pick you up!" Chirped Pinkie Pie. There were murmurs of agreement. Lucas just shook his head.
"I can't. Too dangerous." He said.
"But, don't you want to see some friends of yours? Maybe regroup with them or something?" Asked Rainbow Dash.
"The Jedi were systematically exterminated, Rainbow." Lucas reminded. "The Sith have taken over the Galaxy. The new Emperor has no doubt placed a 'Kill On Sight' order on all Jedi. I have to trust that some of my bretheren have made it to safety."
"Also, I took a vow to protect all life. I will not compromise the safety of your planet by sending out distress signals."
"You worry too much, sugarcube. We can handle any invaders!" Claimed Applejack. Again, there were words of agreement from the rest of the ponies.
"I doubt it. There is great technology in the universe. The new Empire could launch an orbital attack, or perhaps send asteroids to impact your planet. If they wanted to destroy you, there really isn't anything you could do." He paused. "I will admit that if they came in at a ground assualt, you do have pretty good chances. Your magic could easily even the playing field against advanced projectile weapons. But, they would quickly realize their mistake and simply attack from orbit."
His words effectively shut them up.
"Speaking of orbit..." He murmured. "Luna, Celestia...do you not tire from constantly maintaining the orbits of the planet and moon? I can sense your connection to the celestial bodies, and I sense the strain it is putting on you."
"It is tiring, but not unbearable." Said Luna. Celestia nodded her agreement. "Celestia may be more strained than I. She took over responsibility of the moon while I was...indisposed."
"It is a stressfull responsibility." Commented Celestia.
"If you sever your connections to your respective celestial bodies, would you be able to reestablish a connection at a later date?" He asked.
"Yes. Whether or not we remain connected to our celestial bodies does not impede our ability to reassert control over them. It is our special talent." Celestia said, turning her body and showing off her cutie mark.
"We can not release control of them, however, because if we do we risk flying into or away from the sun. Or losing the moon, or perhaps sending it into a collision course with our planet."
"If you could safely place the planet and moon into proper orbits, would you?"
"Certainly. We have been controlling the orbits for so long, it would be nice not to have them in our heads anymore."
"In that case, I could help relieve you of your burdens." He looked at their skeptical faces. "My ship contains a three dimensional postioning system." As if that made any sense to them.
"Incredible. Perhaps you should explain what that is so that my little ponies are not confused by this conversation." Celestia said with heavy sarcasm.
"Essentially, this machine maps out the galaxy. I can set the coordinates to show us the local system and i could guide you in placing the planet into a stable orbit." He explained.
Celestia and Luna looked at eachother, not saying anything. They had been mainting control of day and night for so long that the idea of stopping was...absurd.
But at the same time, they could not stave off the slight sense of relief. Most ponies believed that they raised the sun and moon only during the day and night, but that wasn't so. They were constantly in control of the earth and moon. Carefully manipulating orbit and rotation to make sure the days were twenty-four hours long, to make sure the moon brought the appropriate tides in. It was an unending and highly meticulous process.
"You might not be able to tell after so long, but the both of you are exhausted. I don't sense that you are in any real danger, but I gaurantee that you will feel so much better not worrying about maintaining these orbits and rotations."
The Elements and Lyra stood back silently. They had no idea how taxing maintaining their planet and moon was on their princesses. Like the rest of the world, they had developed a slight sense of worship of the Royal Pony Sisters. Many considered them to be Gods with their tremendous abilities.
Apparently they were wrong.
"So how about it? Will you let me help you?"
The ponies were once again awed at the Jedi and his Force abilities. Lucas had levitated the entire space ship out of the dungeons and out into the courtyard. All without breaking a sweat. Even Twilight would tire quickly if she were lifting something that size for such a long distance.
Still sitting in the cockpit, he started asking numerous questions.
"How many hours are in one day?" He asked.
"Twenty-four."
"How many days per year?"
"Three hundred and sixty."
"How many days to a month?"
"Thirty."
"How many months?"
"Twelve."
"What is todays date?"
"September 29th"
"And September is...?"
"The ninth month in the year."
"Do you have any seasons?"
"Yes, four. Winter, spring, summer and fall."
"What season are we in now?"
"Fall just began on the twenty-second."
"Okay, I've got what I need so far." He mumbled to himself. "Luna, while I direct Celestia in positioning the planet, I need you to keep the moon in orbit. We can't risk losing it in outer space, or worse: having crash into the planet." Luna nodded.
For a second, her horn glowed and he could feel her connecting to the moon through the Force.
"Now Celestia," He began. "I need you to move the planet west for me. I'll let you know when to stop."