For many years the ponies, at least the people in the outside world, wanted to travel to Mars and there haven't been any landings yet rather than the successful Apollo moon landings from 1969-72. There is now the "Space Race" between Equestria and Russia (just a friendly competition). Most of the ponies of Equestria say they could beat Russia and most of the ponies of Russia say they could beat Equestria like both the United States and the Soviet Union bid who can land on the moon first but the United States is a winner. Both sides underwent lot of spaceflight training and only a few tests were failures (but fortunatley no fatalities). Despite some frustrating failures, they've tried harder and harder. The pony astronauts and pony cosmonauts from Equestria and Russia are really excited they could land on Mars. If the Russians landed on Mars first, we offer them congradulations. If we landed on Mars first, they offer us congradulations. Meanwhile, Princess Celestia was relaxing on her chair by the blazing fireplace in the lounge at her castle and her antique phone rang, and the phone call was from...The President of Russia (ponified)! "Hello, this is Princess Celestia speaking. Who's calling?" Princess Celestia answered. The Russian President responded, "Hi, Misses Celestia. This is the Russian President speaking, and I just to wanted to wish you and your pony astronauts good luck." Princess Celestia replyed "Thank you, Mister President. I wish you and your pony 'cosmonauts' good luck." "Thank you, Misses Celestia.
Do Svidanya (goodbye)!" said the Russian President. "Tootle-loo!" she said and they both hung up. The next day, she chose all 6 ponies (Twilight Sparkle, Rainbow Dash, Pinkie Pie, Fluttershy, Rarity, Applejack), including me (number 7)!
Princess Celestia sent each letter to each one of us. Twilight was reading a letter, "Wow, wonderful!" she celebrated. Rainbow was reading a letter, "Oh my gosh, oh my gosh, oh my gosh!" she said, excitedly. Pinkie was reading a letter, "OH MY GOSH! I'M IN SPAAACE!" she shouted, a reference to the over-excited yellow core in Portal 2. Fluttershy was reading a letter, and she felt unsure about her journey, wordlessly. Rarity was reading a letter, "Oh my, we're all gonna be famous!" she said to herself in pride. Applejack was reading a letter, "Holy moly!" she exclaimed.
Just then, I was reading a letter, "Wow! I've always wanted to be an astronaut!" I said, joyfully. In each letter the Princess sent to us, it says that delays will not be tolerated. The next day, we the 7 ponies show up in perfect timing at the EASA (Equestrian Aeronautics and Space Administration) headquarters just 5 miles north-east of Ponyville. We put spacesuits on and get ready and get fully prepared for spaceflight training. Boy, it was really difficult to suit up, so the scientists help us to! "Are you all ready for the training?" the Director of Flight Operations asked. "I'm good to go." said Twilight. "Same here." Rainbow said. Fluttershy said unsurely, "I guess so.".
"Don't you worry, Fluttershy. Just don't screw anything up. Anyway, I'm ready!" I told Fluttershy and then the Director. "Yeppers!" said Rarity. Applejack said "I'm ready!". "I'm ready, I'm ready, I'm ready, I'm ready, I'm REAAADY!" said Pinkie. "Good luck, all of you." the Director said. And then we attend the practices. At the practices,
we were like we're on the moon during the Apollo space program. "I am really excited. Is anypony excited?" Twilight asked as she plants the flag of Equestria. "Yes I am excited, Twilight." I said as I examine the fake Mars specimen. "I'm totally EXCITED!" Pinkie exclaimed as she jumps and jumps joyfully. Everypony agrees, but Fluttershy because she's unsure what the big journey may take. "Fluttershy, what's wrong? You don't look excited." Applejack asked Fluttershy. Fluttershy answered with even mentioning what reason "Nothing wrong." Rarity said to her, "Why don't you just quit worrying, Fluttershy?" Fluttershy replyed "Um...Okay..." After 2 hours of training, the whole training is complete and it was an enormous success. Now we are ready to blast off to Mars before the Russians land first. The next day after the 1 and only whole training is our big and historic day we've ever lived. There were LOT of spectators from around Ponyville and elsewhere in all of Equestria. 1 hour before launch, we had a meeting at the conference room first. The CEO and his pony assistants sit on the right side and Twilight and everypony including Me sit on the left side of the huge table with a chilly jug of ice water with drinking glasses. The CEO addresses, "My fellow pony astronauts and pony board members. Today is your biggest day you have ever had in your entire lives since July 21 of nineteen-hundred and sixty-nine. Twilight Sparkle, Rainbow Dash, Pinkie Pie, Fluttershy, Rarity, Applejack and Rahky, I wish you all good luck and the whole of Equestria is counting on you." Then he said, "Any questions? I don't mind if you have." Twilight raised her hand up, and the CEO sees her, "Yes, Twilight? What's on your mind?" Then Twilight asked the question, "Were the Russians try to land on the moon way back to over 40 years ago?" "Yes, they tried but the 2 heroic men Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin landed first. Good question, ma'am." he said and he asked "Now any OTHER questions? Just don't be shy." I raised my hand up, and the CEO asked, "Yes, Rahky?" and I said, "I have a question; how long will this mission last?", he replyed "An hour and 10 minutes, I'd say. You all will have to activiate the hyper-jump. It's a quickest way to get a Mars." Applejack said "That's quick." Then Fluttershy raised her hand up. "Yes, Fluttershy? You seemed not excited. Why is that?" The CEO asked. Fluttershy said, calmly, "Well, you see. I'm just a little afraid that there might be some disaster or something. Sorry I said that." The CEO replyed, "It's alright, Fluttershy. There's no need to apologize. I know you're unsure about this journey, but the scientists double-checked everything on the Shuttle and there are no faulty problems. You know, almost a year after the first moon landing, during the Apollo 13 mission, the Serive Module had 2 oxygen tanks exploded and all 3 crew did whatever it took to survive the whole darkest disaster; they follow instructions carefully and they avoid pressing wrong buttons. Fortunately, no one died, thank goodness! Just be careful, as for all of you, and don't worry." he also said to all of us, "So do yourselves a favour and pay much attention you can and follow each step." "YESSIR!" Twilight, Rainbow, Pinkie, Fluttershy, Rarity, Applejack and I agreed, on top of our lungs after getting up from our chairs, made everyone jump but the CEO. "Glad to hear that, ponies." the CEO said. Then he sees the clock, notifying that the Shuttle launch is in 10 minutes. "Well, once again. My fellow 'pony-nauts', I wish you luck. It seems running out of time." We all noticed, including the scientists, and zoomed out of the conference room like magic, but the CEO and his assistants still sitting. We suit up once again for our Mars journey and get ourselves ready for the Shuttle launch. The Space Shuttle is called the "Resolution" (built in 2002-03), after the long-gone Royal Navy ship which James Cook was on board and is currently used by Equestria and is not decomissioned yet but in the next 15 years or so. We got into the Shuttle in time before the launch. The scientists fastened our seatbelts and double-check everything in the Shuttle (the wiring, the lights, the landing gear, the liquid oxygen tanks, the cockpit, et cetera) in case of anything faulty that could lead to disaster but fortunatley nothing faulty. Everything is clear, and all systems go!
