My Little Pony: My Little Pony The Martian

AMICITAS Mission Three – Mission Day 549

ARES 3 solar day 538

The giant battery held by the fireball feels heavy.

Not right.

In fact, it's not a big deal - he can probably carry two pieces together easily. However, they must now make sure to handle these huge crystals as gently as possible. put. After driving across Mars, Starlight discovered five cracks on those batteries—none of them were big, but any one of them could cause the crystal to completely shatter once the repulsive propulsion enchantment on top of the crystal was activated. She used some magic and spent some time casting a mending spell to repair the cracks, leaving the crystal - and the enchantment embedded within it - intact. At this juncture, no small crack can be spared.

No matter how crucial it was to remain extremely cautious, Fireball couldn't completely focus on the task at hand. His brain always reminded him from time to time. After moving the ninth battery and spending two days with EVA clearing the pile of gadgets removed from the Phoenix out of the launch area to make room for the battery, he felt... ...there is no other word to describe it...very weak. And tiring. All in all, it's very unlike what a dragon should look like.

Could this thing that Ting Ting is suffering from be contagious? He glanced furtively at the changeling next to him who was slowly connecting the wires between the batteries and linking them to the main switch. All batteries should be turned upside down and placed on the ground, with the electrodes and battery counter facing up, so that it is easier to operate when wiring. The bug was really exhausted now, and she didn't have the energy to hide her misery anymore, but at least she was still working.

There are only thirteen days left. Once you get through it, it's over. Once the thirteen days are up, we'll be on our way home. Then we can lie down and rest and do nothing until we fly to a place where we can experience real magic and the crystals are not just quartz!

"Okay, put the fireball here." Starlight Glimmer ordered, "The lighter, the better. Keep the metal away from the spacecraft."

"Okay, I know," Fireball's mind was called back to the here and now, and he slowly loosened his claws and carefully placed the one-and-a-half-meter-long quartz metal pillar firmly on the dusty ground, "Okay. If we It will look nicer if you put them upright.”

"Of course," Starlight disagreed, "Then they will somersault and fall into pieces when they take off. Putting them like this now will not affect their use, and there is no problem of tipping over."

"We can dig a hole."

"They're not stable enough just like that. And don't forget the controls and electrodes are on the bottom. I can't imagine what would happen if we put them upside down when we launched."

"Ha. How about we put a piece upside down on the top of the spacecraft and open it to see?" Fireball grinned, "Then we can watch the battery fly into the sky."

"It's not funny. And it might damage the ship. Remember the forces are equal and opposite, right? Come on, it's time to move the next booster piece. Only five left."

Fireball followed the unicorn back to the rover, "Can I ask you something?"

"Okay."

"Have you tried using magic without batteries recently? Does it feel stronger or weaker?"

"No, at most it has only been used on things the size of potatoes. Why do you ask?"

When it comes to most topics, Fireball usually adheres to the principle of being outspoken; however, when it is his turn to feel weak or other feelings in his heart, he can pretend to be like a rhinestone and tell lies to completely explain the situation. The color does not change and the heart does not beat. "The latest mana ration is two minutes a day. The bug situation is getting worse and worse, and it's getting worse very quickly." He found another excuse, "I'm just curious if you ponies have been affected in any way."

"Hmm." Starlight replied, "It's not really appropriate to compare me to that. Because I have to channel the magic energy of the battery, I'm exposed to more magical environments than you all combined." She said, stopping. , looked at the MAV where Cherry Berry and Spitfire were undergoing manipulation and control consolidation training, "If you ask me, I feel that at this time, even if Berry can feel that she is weaker, she will not admit it. It’s even more impossible to fly fire.”

"Ah," Fireball shrugged, "Then what can we do?"

Starlight calculated it, "We have nine fully charged batteries," she thought for a moment and replied, "We hoisted the last few pieces of equipment—the flash engine, a few RTGs, and the batteries that were still there when the Phoenix was installed. We need to consume some magic energy. Maybe we can extend the magic field to three minutes, of course, provided that Mars doesn't play any new tricks on us."

Fireball tried again in the direction of Dragonfly, "Maybe it's a good idea," he said, "The more, the better."

Starlight shook her head, "If we still have extra magic energy the night before the launch, we can naturally squander it by then. But I just don't feel safe..."

"Yes," Fireball replied without thinking before she finished her sentence, "No one will feel safe until we leave this stone."

They continued walking. The fireball gently removed another giant battery, which had traveled 3,700 kilometers on the surface of Mars and came all the way from the Ashidaria Plain, from its fixed rigging. The battery fell tightly into his arms, as heavy as the several pieces he had just moved.

Increased from two minutes to three minutes. Hope that's enough.

Thirteen days to go.