History Fanfic / ChangelingSpaceProgramAndTheMaretian

* TryNotToDie:
-->Changeling Space Program:
--->'''Chrysalis''' ''(to Cherry Berry, about to fly CSP-06)'': Remember this, pony. Don’t mess this up. You are not allowed to mess this up. Nopony wants a [[DeadlyEuphemism Bad Day]].
-->The Maretian:
--->'''Sol 109:''' \\
ESA: To Fireball. Message begins. Quote. By power of the Bloodstone Scepter you are ordered to not die, nor allow anyone with you to die, until we come to rescue you. You will demonstrate superior dragon strength, courage and wisdom by protecting your crewmates and keeping them safe from harm. This is a command from your lawful Dragonlord, and you shall obey! Got it? End quote. Over.

* YourOtherLeft: A recurring problem upon the first test of the "Whinnybago", since the cockpit of the ex-''Amicitas'' is mounted backward relative to the rover carrying it. Thus, the steering of the landing gear used must be reversed from whatever direction the rover is taking, leading to a lot of confusion and frustration for the designated pilot (Fireball). This is later solved by putting two half-circles of metal with graduations that are mirror-imaged over the respective steering wheels.

* DeadlyEuphemism: "Have a Bad Day."

* FasterThanLightTravel: Happens unintentionally when a computer keyboard failure results in [[OverDrive overclocking]] the Sparkle Drive. One billion jumps per second, at half a meter per jump, equals 1.6 times the speed of light.

* MultistageTeleport: Because the magic cost of a single teleport scales exponentially with distance jumped, the underlying mechanism of the Sparkle Drive is very short (under 5 meters) jumps performed very quickly (thousands of times a second).

--->"It's the copper inclusions that really make it!"

* MundaneUtility: The Equestrians figure out a way to use the water dispensers in their spacesuits as a telegraph to communicate with their home.

* FasterThanLightTravel: Happens unintentionally via accidentally [[OverDrive overclocking]] the "Many Short Teleports Very Quickly" drive.

* ScrapbookStory: Much of the story is told through mission logs (some written by Mark, others by the ponies) and transcripts of communications between Mars, Earth, and Equestria.

* ScrapbookStory: Much of the story is told through mission logs (some written by Mark, others by the ponies) and transcripts of communications between Mars and Equestria.

* ''[[https://www.fimfiction.net/story/327551/changeling-space-program Changeling Space Program]]'': The space race is on. Can Queen Chrysalis and her hive of enthusiastic, but not-too-bright changelings beat Twilight Sparkle and her friends to the first moon landing? (Crossover with ''VideoGame/KerbalSpaceProgram''. In Progress[[note]]Put on hiatus while ''The Maretian'' was written[[/note]].)

* ''[[https://www.fimfiction.net/story/327551/changeling-space-program Changeling Space Program]]'': The space race is on. Can Queen Chrysalis and her hive of enthusiastic, but not-too-bright changelings beat Twilight Sparkle and her friends to the first moon landing? (Crossover with VideoGame/KerbalSpaceProgram. In Progress[[note]]Put on hiatus while ''The Maretian'' was written[[/note]].)

* EasyLogistics: Sorta. Taking its cue from Kerbal Space Program, the life support transmission crystals can supply effectively unlimited water and air, but due to bugs in the transmission spells, carbon compounds (i.e. food and many fuels) cannot be safely transferred through the system. (Yes, electrolyzing water can yield hydrogen for fuel, but that has its own storage issues.)

* MadeOfExplodium: In the tradition of Kerbal Space Program...

* ''[[https://www.fimfiction.net/story/327551/changeling-space-program Changeling Space Program]]'': The space race is on. Can Queen Chrysalis and her hive of enthusiastic, but not-too-bright changelings beat Twilight Sparkle and her friends to the first moon landing? (Crossover with VideoGame/KerbalSpaceProgram. In progress[[note]]Put on hiatus while ''The Maretian'' was written[[/note]].)

* DoorStopper: Over 450,000 words.

* YourOtherLeft: A recurring problem upon the first test of the "Whinnybago", since the cockpit of the ex-Amicitas is mounted backward relative to the rover carrying it. Thus, the steering of the landing gear used must be reversed from whatever direction the rover is taking, leading to a lot of confusion and frustration for the designed pilot (Fireball). This is later solved by putting two half-circles of metal with graduations that are mirror-imaged over the respective steering wheels.

* {{Retconjuration}}: A benevolent EldritchAbomination [[RealityWarper Pinkie]] applies this to Angel 16's film record, ensuring that no unfortunate inter-dimensional leakage can occur, because said film record never existed in the first place.

* {{Retconjuration}}: A benevolent EldritchAbomination [[RealityWarper Pinkie]] applies this to Angel 16's film record, ensuring that no unfortunate inter-dimensional leakage can occur, because said fim record never existed in the first place.

* ForeignQueasine: The Vehicle Assembly Supervisor at Jiuquan contemplates subjecting Mitch Henderson to this (“...the traditional dishes of our back-country work force...”); Mitch has been expressing his anxiety by trying to boss around the Chinese engineers working to complete the ''Sleipnir'' 5 resupply rocket.