In the grand scheme of things, Rhymey Ward hasn't been through near as much as most of Starfleet, or even of the world. His commander survived the near death of one planet and the total annihilation of another. The Princess of the Crystal Empire, besides losing two siblings, ran to escape a curse of no one's making. 

And yet, just like them, he's having nightmares. 

The source is admittedly of a much smaller scale than Lightning's or Cadance's - he fears losing his talent, in brief. Logistically, the Phantom of Magic shouldn't be able to touch him to take the eponymous; but the dream pours it into him anyway. And after a streak of... less-well-received works of late, who's to say that he can stay as acclaimed a poet as he is a soldier even without that threat?

To the desperate writer, there is only one solution to this. A magnum opus, a work of his greater than United Equestria has ever seen. 

Will his duties aid him in this great task, or drag him down still further? What role will his sister play? And how much of himself must Rhymey lay bare to bring the Taleweaver to life?

A Starfleet Magic 'slice-of-life-esque' reconstruction, intended to slot into Season Four. MLP:FiM and characters © Hasbro and Lauren Faust. Some very minor original characters © myself, with one exception; the rest (incl Rhymey) © DakariKingMykan. Hack Writer © Ferry.