When ponies look up at night and gaze upon the stars, they can't help but feel wonder and awe. When Princess Celestia looks up at night, she feels admiration for her sister and her abilities. When Princess Luna looks up at night, she feels pride for her stars– and fear for those that aren't hers. The distant stars of the black cosmos are home to mostly nothing; no flora or fauna, just dust, ice, and gas.

But between these empty planetoids flies a ship. Small, nimble, and on a mission. It jumps from planet to planet, scavenging resources to replenish its fuel and move on, desperately escaping from its enemies. Its pilot has acquired a relic from one of the First Civilizations, and it is his job to deliver it to the other side of the Galaxy Cluster to be studied and understood. If only he weren't running low on fuel, food, and rest. He needs an exoplanet, even a small one, with just a limited amount of life. Just something with water.

His ship just found something better.