My Little Pony: My Little Pony The Martian
Chapter 142 Sun Day 248
AMICITAS Mission Three – Mission Day 251
ARES 3 solar day 248
Dawn finally arrives, dappled sunlight streaming through the surviving magic crystals awakens the fireball. The atmosphere in the cave was a bit cold, so he woke up to find two ponies, Starlight Glimmer and Spitfire, using his belly as a pillow. Mark lay with his head on Spitfire's belly, while Cherry Berry lay spread out on Mark.
The others' breakfast consisted of leftovers from the night before; cold roast potatoes, hay, and a leftover food packet for condiment. Fireball himself picked out a few large pieces from the crystal fragments that were broken by lightning in the field and washed them to satisfy his hunger.
Then it’s time to inspect the damage and repair it if possible.
The dust storm did not trigger a landslide and bury the airlock, but the dust blown by the strong wind still accumulated half a meter deep outside the airlock door. It took a lot of trouble to open the hatch. After that, Mark and Fireball began to clean the airlock mechanism, and several others went to the top of the mountain to check the sun collector of the cave.
While Fireball and Mark were working hard to clean the dust, they didn't forget to listen to the gossip on the space suit's communication channel. CherryBerry and Spitfire went to the top of the cave to check the solar array there. The dust storm only covered the solar panels with a layer of Martian dust and caused no substantial damage. (The dust was easily swept away, indicating that the improvised electrical grounding system had come in handy.) The solar-power supply crystal was also intact, but that had nothing to do with them. Fortunately, they didn't win the lottery for the third time, but the two lightning strikes still damaged the five enchanted crystals on the roof of the cave. The Sun Collector Crystals linked to these broken crystals can only be used as snacks for the fireballs...provided they can still distinguish the good from the bad.
After cleaning the cave's solar array, Berry and Spitfire hiked over the ancient volcano to check on the No. 2 rover parked on the other side. Mark parked the vehicle next to a steep slope on the northwest side of Area E according to the instructions. From his observation, there was only a little dust accumulated on the wheels, and the roof of the vehicle was also covered with a thin layer of dust. The vehicle airbrake is operating completely normally, and the environment inside the vehicle appears to be in good condition with no leaks.
While everyone was working outdoors, Starlight was tending the farm in the cave, sifting the small pieces of crystal debris out of the soil. Falling debris doesn't cause much damage to plants, but these sharp pieces can be a huge safety hazard for hooves or boots if not cleaned up promptly. The broken crystals were as big as Mark's palm and as small as dotted sequins, but Starlight still carefully and methodically combed the entire farmland, using magic to pick out every fragment. Fireball asked her to keep these bits and pieces, because she was thrifty and had enough food and clothing.
When Berry and Spitfire walked back to the entrance of the cave, Mark and Fireball had just finished clearing the airlock door. After the team members gathered in the cave, Starlight used today's magic field time to cut five new sunlight collector crystals from the ceiling of the cave and enchant them according to the same spell as the original crystals. After finishing, everyone took turns to hug the dragonfly's cocoon goodbye, put on their spacesuits again, and left. They loaded the new collectors on the top of the mountain and then walked back to the rover.
There is little communication throughout the work process. No one wanted to speak. This is exactly what Huoqiu wants, after all, he usually doesn't want to take the initiative to speak. As long as you start communicating with those ponies, sooner or later emotions and other messy things will be involved.
However, when the rover drove out of the last ravine and the residential area appeared in the field of view of the front window, Fireball still had to silently admit to himself that he also felt a moment of relief; it was a bit more dusty than when he left before. Weathered, but obviously still inflated and structurally intact.
"Thank God." Cherry Berry breathed a sigh of relief.
"I want to be the first to take a shower." Feihuo said his first English sentence today.
"There's no way to take a shower right now," Mark replied. "I have to turn everything back on and run a full diagnostic. And aside from that, we first need to clean the solar panels and send a message to NASA. .”
"I'm going to bed," Fireball suddenly began to complain in a rough voice, "go to bed in a place where there won't be thunder indoors. There will be more than one exit. And there won't be anything as sharp as a knife blade hitting our heads at any time. .I can have my own bed. And no pony will put his head on my belly while I sleep!”
It took him a few beats to realize that he had inadvertently said something that he shouldn't have said.
"Uh, I already apologized just now." Fei Huo had a complicated expression.
"I think this is the longest piece of coherent English I've ever heard you speak." Starlight sighed from the side.
Fireball changed his mind, and no matter what he asked, his reply would be a simple word, "Bed."
Those pony emotions are so stupid.
Transcript – Coded Communication – ESA spacecraft AMICITAS <-> Earth Deep Space Communication Network (NASA)
(Note: Taking into account the speed of light delay and the time required to translate Morse code, the average turnaround time from sending a message to receiving a reply is about one hour and five minutes. Due to the automated Morse code translation and transmission software on the earth side, This process is significantly accelerated.)
AMICITAS: Friendship call to NASA. Friendship calls NASA. Peace to all. Habitat module intact. Ready to restore power to Pathfinder. Please indicate, over.
NASA: JSC calls Friendship. The signal is weak and discernible, accompanied by strong solar interference. It is recommended to check the Pathfinder case for residual static electricity before restoring power. The operation is as follows: take the longest fragment of the antenna assembly, use a long cable to connect it to the ground of the habitat, and then let Starlight Glimmer use magic to hold the antenna in contact with the Pathfinder shell. Care must be taken to ensure that the antenna is kept away from any other components when operating. complete.
AMICITAS: Please repeat the operation process, completed.
NASA: Take a fragment of the antenna. Connect long cables. Connect to the cabin grounding system. Use magic to make the antenna touch the Pathfinder case and only the case. Keep the antenna away from all other components of the Pathfinder. complete.
AMICITAS: Operation completed. The sparks produced were frighteningly large. Good thing I checked with you before trying to restore power to the Pathfinder. Power is being restored, complete.
NASA: Got it. Please report on the situation in the residential area, over.
AMICITAS: All residential systems are back online and diagnostic procedures are in progress. No issues so far. Solar panels covered with dust. Airlock No. 1 moved about half a foot. The auxiliary potato shed had cracks and was filled with sand from the wind. The Friendship has no displacement. Rover No. 1 is structurally complete. Rover 2 is fully functional. The discharge damaged five sunlight-harvesting crystals in the cave farm. complete.
NASA: Very good. Please use the radio again at 8:30 local time to report daily conditions until Pathfinder communications links are restored. Communication completed.
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