By human reckoning, the year is 2409. Or some incalculable stardate. We're still using the Standard Celestial Calendar, and it is LR 35, or YCR 1035.

Thirty years ago, humans came to Equestria to study us. Instead, we studied them and they showed us the stars. Today, we launch our first real starship.

The galaxy isn't as safe as it used to be. Equestria is on what the Federation calls the Klingon Front, the line of battle between Federation starships and Klingon warships as two massive powers fight for…we don't really know what. The Federation told us we shouldn't go into the galaxy for a few more years, when everything's settled down.

The Princess has other plans. The ESS Harmony is clearly needed in the galaxy, now more than ever. These are the voyages…