The space colony of Equestria provides you with everything* you need to survive in this unforgiving asteroid we call home.
Equestria is a thriving space colony inside an asteroid. Here, everypony is provided with everything they need to live a happy*, healthy**, and fulfilling*** life.
*Friendship not included. **Oxygen not included. ***Terms and conditions may apply.
Cover art by ZettaiDullahan. Crossover with Oxygen Not Included, although prior knowledge to the game is not needed to enjoy the story.
27 Ounces is the story of eight and one half ponies, set within the Conversion Bureau universe.
The pocket universe of Equestria expands in the North Pacific of a dying future earth. Celestia offers escape to a better life - but survival has a price. 27 Ounces follows the dramatic transformations that arise from one single container of Ponification Serum.
First Lieutenant Jake Carson is aboard the Starstreaker, the most intelligently designed space craft ever conceived by humanity. During his time on board they are ambushed by a Verix fleet and forced to take drastic measures
It's the year 2853 and the human race is more threatened than ever. The cybernetic species known as the "Verix" had been eliminating any and all life they could find. The war began many years ago, when human kind had been branching itself out to new planets, in hope to control it's growing population. After the discovery of the hostile lifeforms, planets have been under constant war. Human kind is slowly losing the fight, and realized they needed to think of a new strategy, or they'll be eradicated. And so began the age of genetic modifications.
Second Lieutenant Jake Carson, a man fighting in the war for humanities survival, returns from his latest mission. Upon returning he is granted the promotion of First Lieutenant, and is scheduled to begin genetic modifications the next day. Then all hell breaks loose.
Arcs are written below (Spoilers for future chapters, separated and blacked out)
Arc One: Contact- Jake finds himself stranded on a planet he's never seen before with other intelligent life. He's on a strict schedule and must make it back to home base before his enemy does, to prepare for the massive battle ahead. Chapters 1-18
Arc Two: Crossfire- The battle is on as Jake (And a certain friend) say their goodbyes for now and make it back to Earth. All of humanity, and more, is at risk of collapse. Not only that, but Jake discovers a small spark in a certain pony... Chapters 19-32
Arc Three: Momentum- With the immediate threat taken care of, Jake and his allies attempt to fortify atop their newfound ally planet. However, before any real progress can be made they are hit with a surprise attack, pushing Luna to make a dire decision. Chapters 33-43
Arc Four: Visions- Jake recovers from his near-death experience with a newfound perspective on the past. While attempting to supress his memories, he was also suppressing his feelings of attachment. Now breaking through these barriers, he will begin to care more for those around him. Chapters 44-54
Arc Five: Relations- Being on temporary leave, Jake uses this chance to get closer to someone he has begun having feelings towards. Hoping to have it flourish into something more. Meanwhile the Verix lurks in the background, learning what they can about this new species. Chapters 55-??
[The the first 12 or so chapters are mostly the events leading up to where Jake is now, and are in 3rd person. The story switches to 1st person after that]
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Edit: For the many more times this has appeared in the feature box again... thank you so much for this great honor! I never thought I would make a story that could constantly make the featured box. And to any new readers here, I hope you have a great time reading
This is my LATEST story I have created. I am working on this in hopes that I can finally make the kind of story I always wanted to. This story will be VERY long, so be ready to grab some popcorn and stay a while if you are late to the party!
I hope you all enjoy the story as much as I enjoy writing it!
LABELED MATURE FOR.... reasons.... (Luna x Human eventually...)
Story starts in third person and transitions into first person. Third person is used in early chapters to catch up the story.
A machine built for exploring new worlds and preparing them for possible coloization. A land of magic and friendship that has not seen the blight of war in over a thousand years. This is what happens when the two come crashing together.
.........Um, hello, my name is Doctor Daniel Phillips, and I am the lead scientist overseeing the Gateway Project, one of the most cutting-edge technologies in existence today. With it, we can open wormholes to worlds far beyond the reach of conventional space travel, and even into other dimensions if we can work out the right frequency. As of late we have discovered over a dozen habitable worlds that have been slated for colonization, but as of yet no signs of intelligent life. Yet I hold out hope that one day we might find such a world, however remote, and put our best foot forward in opening relations with our new galactic neighbors. Yet not all of the planets we find are poppies and roses, so instead of sending in humans to explore them, we have these little babies.
Oh, right, you can't see me because this is an audio-only feed. My mistake. Well, I guess I'll just have to explain it to you. These cybernetic wolves, known in our group as the Mech Hounds, are outfitted with the most advanced computers in the world, along with some of the most cutting-edge robotics and weapons money can buy. Now right at the moment we only have a dozen of these little critters, but don't let that fool you. Each of these little babies carries enough firepower to level a small town, although it would take them a couple days to do so if they were working alone. They also have the programing to work out almost any situation in a matter of seconds, although they still have many of the logic problems that most computers face when confronted with something that does not fit within the established parameters of their programming. Yet, regardless of their possible shortcomings, they do the heavy lifting upon initial exploration where humans cannot, dealing with threats as they see fit in order to assess the habitability of a planet for human use. I could tell you more, but that would be breaking protocol.
So, without further ado, I'll turn you over to our logistics specialist, who will be happy to tell you all about how these little babies are going to change the world, or rather, worlds, that humanity has come to call home.................
End Audio Recording........
This is a story that delves into the boundary between life and machine, where AI is something that has only been dreamed of, even with the most advanced computers available. Then again, these machines have never encountered magic before, so who knows what might happen. I guess you'll just have to read the book to find out for yourself.
A last minute assignment takes newfoal reporter Frontpage to the very greatest secret of Equestria... and beyond.
Newfoal reporter 'Frontpage' has always yearned for the ultimate scoop. A last minute assignment for the centennial of Zero Point - the last moment of the doomed earth - leads not only to the biggest story of his career, but the greatest secrets of Equestria... and far, far beyond.
This is a partial sequel to HUMAN In Equestria, but knowledge of that story is not required to enjoy it. This is the final Conversion Bureau novel.
You, Anonymous, ends up meeting your demise in an unfortunate work accident... or so you thought. After waking up in a crazy new world, you end up getting caught up in a war between equestria and a dark force, and you’re prophesied to stop it.
You are Anonymous, a young scientist working for NASA. Well, worked for NASA that is. A catastrophic work accident resulted in your “death” and ended up sending you to a new dimension, one full of ponies rather than humans. You befriend many of these creatures, meet the princess, and try and find a way for you to get home. However, a dark evil happens to rise from the depths of equestrian hell, and evidently you’re prophesied to stop it. Great.
A mission to investigate a far off world takes an interesting twist.
The star system Omega Centauri was just another oddity on a map to scientists in the not too distant future. However when they found the star was orbiting an earth-sized, earth-like planet instead of a black hole as its motion had suggested, a mission was scrambled to investigate this most unusual of celestial behaviors.
Hamstrung by politics, and nearly crippled before it began, the 'Lone Ranger' mission was reduced to just one crew member and left to his own devices.
These are the logs of Arrow 18 and its lone commander. This information is classified TOP SECRET by the Global Space Agency.
Three millions years ago, at very dawn of the starfaring era, the daughter of a powerful noble heads out into the galaxy. Ready to uncover the mysteries of the Milky Way, but she never expected her greatest discovery would be hidden inside a nebulae.
Three million years ago, at the very beginning of the starfaring era, the daughter of a powerful noble house headed out into the galaxy, ready to uncover the mysteries of the Milky Way. However, Helena never expected her greatest discovery would be hidden away inside a foreboding nebula.
Twilight Sparkle's love of astronomy was well known, but she never imagined a day would come when she aimed her telescope to the heavens and found nothing but a dark, empty void.
Additional notes: -First contact story with an ominous setting and mild conflict between human and ponies- -The main character is not your average human-
Cadance decides to help those most in need of her expertise, whether they want it or not
In an effort to find the couple that truly needs her help to find some romance in their life, Cadance develops a spell to send her to them.
It's just that when she gets there, neither of the creatures seem that interested in her help. They want to talk about silly stuff like her magic, the existence of other dimensions, stupid government conspiracies meant to keep aliens under wraps, and whether she is a winged unicorn, or a pegasus with a horn when they should just KISS ALREADY!
Lyra discovers a cell phone that has ended up in Equestria. To her surprise, it can send messages to humans!
Lyra Heartstrings has always known that humans exist, even if none of the other ponies in her life have ever appreciated that fact. But aside from a few enigmatic ancient prophecies and a popular fantasy series, there haven't ever really been any authoritative sources on what humans were really like. Years of discouragement begin to take their toll on Lyra's faith in the strange and wondrous beings with their strange limbs and ways of sitting.
Until one day, when Lyra finds a strange device on the ground outside Ponyville, and it starts talking to her with short messages printed on its tiny screen. So instead of search for the device's proper owner, Lyra takes it home, hoping for the chance to talk to a real human.
Takes place ostensibly in the universe of My Little Apprentice, though very little connection with that story is expected. Familiarity with that story and its sequel are neither expected nor required.
The space race is on, and Chrysalis is determined to win it. With an earth pony test pilot and a hive full of brave-but-dim changelings, can she be the first pony on the moon? Inspired by Kerbal Space Program.
It turns out that the magical land of Equestria is not a flat plane covered by a bowl of stars after all. This is big news to Queen Chrysalis. If the moon is actually a place, then she can travel there, claim its magical energies, and finally get revenge on Celestia, Twilight Sparkle, and everypony else.
Of course, there are problems. One problem is that everypony else is also rushing to get into space. Another problem is that Chrysalis really has no idea how to do it. Fortunately a certain earth pony with a taste for cherries is willing to help... provided she gets to fly the ship, and provided Chrysalis keeps the space program honest and open and legal.
Together, Chrysalis, Cherry Berry, and a horde of brave-but-dumb changelings will make world history... or, more likely, they'll make a lot of really big explosions.
Inspired by Kerbal Space Program. Current cover art by Jason Meador aka texasuberalles.
Long after MLP faded into obscurity, Ron and the other volunteers slaved away to build a game populated by the characters he loved. He never expected they might wake up. He was wrong.
Ronald Lee is the systems administrator for one of the largest fan-made online games in the world. Though nothing new has been produced for MLP for decades now, fans old and young continue to flock to the online version of Equestria they're building together.
Of course he knew that the programs they wrote would grow more intelligent over time. With cheaper hardware and better AI, this was always expected, and a user experience allowing for content similar to the show to be produced in real time for every user was always tantalizingly close.
Then Starlight Glimmer started talking to him.
This story is a prequel to Synthesis, and doesn't require knowledge of that story. You may want to check it out when you're done here, however.
This story was commissioned by Two Bit, who also helped edit because he is an absolute mad lad. Sparktail helped too.
The Anomaly was a star in the Equestrian night sky that was unlike all the others in the heavens. Advances in science and magic had only deepened the mystery. Finally it was decided to send a starship to learn what they could. This is their story.
Advances in science and magic had detected the Anomaly – a star in the heavens that was unlike all the others in the night sky. Intense research had only served to deepen the mystery. Although Equus had a vibrant space program, going forty-two light years to investigate had been considered impossible until now. The Cosmic Lotus program was born, and over a hundred crew-members of multiple species were sent into the void to discover the unknown. After a journey of years, what they would find would both amaze and terrify them.
An exploration ship from a far off, far future humanity crashes bow first directly into the planet of Equus, leading to the eight individuals on board changing the course of history
Sometimes, things don't go exactly as one plans. Sometimes one spills their coffee, sometimes they might be late to a meeting, sometimes an entire eight-person exploration ship rams a planet that they didn't notice at significant speeds.
This is one of those times, with the UGS Possibility smashing into the planet of Equus, bringing a veritable cache of impossible wonders... if only its keepers can be convinced to share it. Needless to say, every sizeable power that hears of it wants a piece of the pie, some with far less scrupulous methods than others.
On hiatus until I'm more confident in my skills to do a good first contact story, see blog entry.
It is Year Five, and Dr. Calloway Kotani is stuck in evacuated Peru. The Barrier moves relentlessly inland at 14 kilometers per day. It never stops. It never slows down. No Potion. No rescue. South America is 4353 kilometers wide. Run, Dr. Kotani. Run for your life.
Things can go wrong quickly in the 25th century. What was a vacation for your average kid is now an identity crisis in a world that isn't black and white and line between real and unreal is erased. Your friends aren't who you think they are
Note: Characters Humanized. Takes place in an a future Earth that blends elements from the present with the future. Also, warning label, this story is quite old and long and serves as my benchmark for my writing. Filled with plenty of small errors that high school me promised to fix but university me failed to deliver on. You've been warned.
Spitfire is happy once again. Things have finally quieted down and the Wonderbolts have returned to doing their airshows instead of military missions. And what better way to kick off a new tour season with a brand new trick? Teaming up with a legendary magician they set out to perform their most spectacular stunt yet! But something goes wrong with one of the spells involved and Spitfire goes missing...
Welcome to the future. Jett's world. The year is 2412 and the future is here. All the wonders of Tomorrow are now a part of everyday life. Humanity now lives spread out across the Solar System. Jett Halsey isn't like the other kids who live on Ganymede. He doesn't pay attention to the latest Football game, he's not fawning over all the perfect Barbies in town like other guys, hell he isn't even relaxing on his summer vacation but is instead taking summer classes. If anyone needs a vacation, it's him. But when the skydiving trip his sister planned for them goes wrong he makes a discovery that even he himself refuses to believe.
Now stuck on Earth with a plus one fate will make him contend with his identity in a world where the line between real and unreal is blurred.
Your friends aren't who you think they are...
Rated Teen for: -Socially awkward situations. -Language. -Violence. -Suggestive dialog.
Rating may change to mature depending on feedback (likely at this point). Comments Contain Spoilers.
Strangely, this story still makes me smile just as often as cringe with what high school me wrote. Oh my god. Still, I can't help but laugh at just what this strange weird story did for me.
Daring Do finds an artifact that does... something. She just doesn't know what.
As an archeologist with a reputation to uphold, she is determined to figure out what, precisely, it does. Twilight Sparkle might just be able to assist in this endeavor.
Or maybe they'll both panic about not knowing together. That works too.
No humans. In Equestria's past, ponies exist only to serve their creators. One such pony is accidentally released from her mental chains, but how can one mare save herself and her people if she doesn't even know she's a slave?
SF (canon species only; no humans) Ponies were magically and genetically engineered to be the perfect servitor race. They are powerful, adaptable, intelligent and completely under the control of their creators. A laboratory accident frees one such pony from her mental chains, but how can one mare save herself and the rest of her kind if she doesn't even know she's a slave? This is not the Equestria you know and these are not your little ponies... not yet, anyway.
Tags: Adventure, Diamond Dogs, Gryphons, NO HUMANS (did I mention that already?) Other tags: historical, mind control, Clarke's 3rd Law, excessive use of high energy physics, before they were famous. Detailed review by PaulAsaran. Cover art by endrome , used with permission. A Soot-Covered World, book 1.
Doom and Gloom while things go Boom in . . . Equestria?
An accident in the lab sends our favorite boy genius to Equestria, as a pony. What will he do and how will he get back? The answer: Science! (Cover Art Updated!) New FAQ! and TV Tropes! Planned Phrases from Dexter: “Pinkie Pie! Don’t push that Button!” /to Pinkie “Please, Magic is the word simpletons and the ignorant use to describe what they cannot understand.”/ to Twilight “No, I didn't strap a rocket to you. I strapped you to a rocket.” /to Rainbow Dash “Friends? Who needs friends?”
Dexter is a boy super-genius with a disdain for anything girlish and no desire for friendship. After an mishap in his lab, he gets stuck in Equestria. How will he cope with the over-friendly ponies, and the girlish everything? For any who do not know Dexter's Lab: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dexter's_Laboratory [RIP Christine Cavanaugh: 8/16/63-12/22/2014] - Dexter's Original Voice Actress
A human colony vessel is sent to Equestria, and does not expect sapient inhabitants.
Humanity has grown to control most of the Sol system, and looks to distant stars for further expansion options. When probes discover an uncannily-earthlike planet at a vast distance, the Solar Government takes on a project larger than any before it.
A colony ship, carrying over seven thousand people, the Eclipse is constructed. Thanks to its translight engine, it is capable of making the journey within two decades. The expedition is launched with high hopes, its crew made up of the best and brightest, setting out to prove that the vastness of space was no longer an insurmountable obstacle, that landing on distant worlds full of life was no longer just a pipe dream.
What happens when this colony ship's crew arrives at their destination would forever change humanity's outlook on the rest of the universe, as well as what could be deemed possible. Supernatural beings, energies unexplainable, and most importantly, sapient organisms all populate this mysterious, fertile world. In all of its extensive preparations, is the Eclipse versatile enough to tackle the task assigned to it? Or, more importantly, is its crew?
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