History Awesome / ChangelingSpaceProgramAndTheMaretian

* After an attempt to use a magic-based micro-launch system to break up a dust storm backfires spectactularly, Spitfire suggests that the experiment be attempted again with one difference: [[HumanCannonball adding a payload]]. [[spoiler: Specifically, herself, since as a pegasus with vast experience in weather management she can do what a large supersonic rock can't. The fact that, for several reasons, such a launch is suicidal only bothers her somewhat. It works. And more importantly, she SURVIVES.]]
* The cave farm, period. Mark and the gang cobble it together from little more than seeds, dirt, and their own bodily waste and soon get it producing enough food to keep them alive until rescue comes. They nurse it back to health after the Cave Fart and add refinements to regulate the atmosphere and water cycle, and Cherry Berry even gets a few cherry trees to start growing. [[spoiler:Nearly two years after they leave Mars, another Ares crew visits and finds the plants still growing like mad. The farm is overdue for some upkeep, but the fact that it's survived this long on its own speaks volumes to the ingenuity of its founders. With the help of extensive upgrades, it eventually becomes a permanent base.]]

* The cave farm, period. Mark and the gang cobble it together from little more than seeds, dirt, and their own bodily waste and soon get it producing enough food to keep them alive until rescue comes. They nurse it back to health after the Cave Fart and add refinements to regulate the atmosphere and water cycle, and Cherry Berry even gets a few cherry trees to start growing. [[spoiler:Nearly two years after they leave Mars, another Ares crew visits and finds the plants still growing like mad. The farm is overdue for some upkeep, but the fact that it's survived this long on its own speaks volumes to the ingenuity of its founders. With the help of extensive upgrades, it eventually becomes permanent base.]]

* The cave farm, period. Mark and the gang cobble it together from little more than seeds, dirt, and their own bodily waste and soon get it producing enough food to keep them alive until rescue comes. They nurse it back to health after the Cave Fart and add refinements to regulate the atmosphere and water cycle, and Cherry Berry even gets a few cherry trees to start growing. [[spoiler:Nearly two years after they leave Mars, another Ares crew visits and finds the plants still growing like mad. The farm is overdue for some upkeep, but the fact that it's survived this long on its own speaks volumes to the ingenuity of its founders. It eventually becomes a permanent base.]]

* The Cave Fart Incident (Sol 196). Starlight Glimmer is talked into running two spells at once- a spell to gather the methane out of the cave and the underlying soil, and a force field to keep the methane by the airlock until it can be vented. Everyone forgot that the closed-off area already had air inside, and Starlight wasn't able to stop the methane-gathering spell, resulting in the cave's airlock blowing out under three atmospheres of pressure. Somehow Starlight, despite being overloaded by the two spells from the start, manages to pull herself together just enough to cast a third spell to re-seal the cave just before the magic batteries powering the whole rig run dry. She saves herself, Mark, and Dragonfly from suffocating to death, and while the methane has caused extensive damage to the cave farm, her actions give the group a chance to repair it.

* The cave farm, period. Mark and the gang cobble it together from little more than seeds, dirt, and their own waste and soon get it producing enough food to keep them alive until rescue comes. They nurse it back to health after the Cave Fart and add refinements to regulate the atmosphere and water cycle, and Cherry Berry even gets a few cherry trees to start growing. [[spoiler:Nearly two years after they leave Mars, another Ares crew visits and finds the plants still growing like mad. The farm is overdue for some upkeep, but the fact that it's survived this long on its own speaks volumes to the ingenuity of its founders. It eventually becomes a permanent base.]]

* The cave farm, period. Mark and the gang cobble it together from little more than seeds, dirt, and their own waste and soon get it producing enough food to keep them alive until rescue comes. They nurse it back to health after the Cave Fart and add refinements to regulate the atmosphere and water cycle, and Cherry Berry even gets a few cherry trees to start growing. [[spoiler:Nearly two years later, another Ares crew visits Mars and finds the plants still growing like mad. The farm is overdue for some upkeep, but the fact that it's survived this long on its own speaks volumes to the ingenuity of its founders. It eventually becomes a permanent base.]]

* After an attempt to use a magic-based micro-launch system to break up a dust storm backfires spectactularly, Spitfire suggests that the experiment be attempted again with one difference: [[HumanCannonball adding a payload]]. [[spoiler: Specifically, herself, since as a pegasus with vast experience in weather management she can do what a large supersonic rock can't. The fact that, for several reasons, such a launch is suicidal only bothers her somewhat. It works. And more importantly, she SURVIVES.]]

* The Cave Fart Incident (Sol 196). Starlight Glimmer is talked into running two spells at once- a spell to gather the methane out of the cave and the underlying soil, and a force field to keep the methane by the airlock until it can be vented. Everyone forgot that the closed-off area already had air inside, and Starlight wasn't able to stop the methane-gathering spell, resulting in the cave blowing out under three atmospheres of pressure. Somehow Starlight, despite being overloaded by the two spells from the start, manages to pull herself together just enough to cast a third spell to re-seal the cave just before the magic batteries powering all of this run dry, saving not just the cave farm but three lives (Mark's, Dragonfly's, and her own).

* After an attempt to use a magic-based micro-launch system to break up a dust storm backfires spectactularly, Spitfire suggests that the experiment be attempted again with one difference: [[HumanCannonball adding a payload]]. [[spoiler: Specifically, herself, since as a pegasus with vast experience in weather management she can do what a large supersonic rock can't. The fact that, for several reasons, such a launch is suicidal only bothers her somewhat. It works. And more importantly she SURVIVES]]

* After an attempt to use a magic-based micro-launch system to break up a dust storm backfires spectactularly, Spitfire suggests that the experiment be attempted again with one difference: [[HumanCannonball adding a payload]]. [[spoiler: Specifically, herself, since as a pegasus with vast experience in weather management she can do what a large supersonic rock can't. The fact that, for several reasons, such a launch is suicidal only bothers her somewhat. It works.]]

After an attempt to use a magic-based micro-launch system to break up a dust storm backfires spectactularly, Spitfire suggests that the experiment be attempted again with one difference: [[HumanCannonball adding a payload]]. [[spoiler: Specifically, herself, since as a pegasus with vast experience in weather management she can do what a large supersonic rock can't. The fact that, for several reasons, such a launch is suicidal only bothers her somewhat. It works.]]

After an attempt to use a magic-based micro-launch system to break up a dust storm backfires spectactularly, Spitfire suggests that the experiment be attempted again with one difference: [[HumanCannonball:adding a payload]]. [[spoiler: Specifically, herself, since as a pegasus with vast experience in weather management she can do what a large supersonic rock can't. The fact that, for several reasons, such a launch is suicidal only bothers her somewhat. It works.]]