It all started with an unexpected visitor. A single, curious individual from farther away than anypony could ever have fathomed. At first, a curiosity of a creature to be minded by the Princess' protégé. Then a spectacle as he took ponies where they had never gone before. And finally, an ambassador who brought an entire planet together with the simple realization that there are more important things out there than petty squabbles.

And it all almost went up in a fireball.

But friends don't let friends die so long as they have the power to rend the heavens on sheer force of will.

Now stuck in a hospital bed, Captain Randolph Edwards, commander of the one-man space mission to the anomalous planet known as 'Equestria', must wait for a rescue that will be a year in the making... Minimum.

What ever will he do with himself?

YOU decide.

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A collection of musings and short stories created by the fans of arrow 18. Credit to authors to the right of chapter titles as they appear. All I ask is to keep it in spirit of Arrow 18, and keep it safe for work. Like, really. Parents read this to children.

Full rules can be found in the following blog post:

http://www.fimfiction.net/blog/509399/arrow-18-omake-files

Cover image 'The Overview Effect' credited to bridlespark.