Author's Note
Swearing words are marked with a spoiler.
Secret moon mission
Saturn V rocket parts landed near the Atlantic ocean and were left behind untouched after reentering the atmosphere. The parts were severely damaged and have filled with water. Canadian sailor ventures to the middle of the Atlantic ocean to pick up all the parts, hoping they still can be recovered.
The parts picked up were the first stage and the Apollo service module. They are trying to find the crew module but were never found because the American Space Aeronautics, NASA, has picked it up and put it into the museum of spaceflight. The Canadian sailor departs to Kennedy Space Center in hopes of finding at least one crew module.
NASA hands in one crew module without knowing what the sailor is going to do, he expected the sailor is going to put it in a museum. The sailor returns to Canada and builds just another Saturn V Rocket to send himself to the moon, and probably become the first Canadian to fly to the moon.
The Canadian focuses on sending himself to the moon, yet he doesn't get married yet. He wants the rocket to be launched nearer to Greenland because it is the best choice for secret spaceflight. The rocket parts were transported to Grise Flord at Nunavut, Canada, and assembled there. It took about 8 months to complete the rocket, not including the fuel and the lunar module, but just stage one, stage two, stage three, fairing, service module, and the crew capsule. The rocket, however, is slightly different than the original Saturn V rocket, what's different is that the service module is slightly longer and stage 2 has a bigger fuel capacity.
After 8 months of construction, 3 days of fuel preparation, and 2 days of filling the tanks, the Saturn V was finally ready for the 22nd flight.
Shit, the launchpad didn't present yet, he has no idea what to do, but he made one using the rocket holder he has constructed before assembling the rocket. The launchpad he made was similar to the launchpad of the Soyuz rocket. He has 3 friends at work, so he invited them to his house. He says he moved to Grise Flord for some reason. His friends were excited to see his new house. But on their way to his house, he spoils the secret Apollo 22 mission to his friends. They exit the office because they are having a friend time, but unfortunately, this sailor is inviting them to go to the moon with him.
His friends are happy because he was going to send them to the moon. The flight was controlled in the crew capsule and has programmed to be a manned flight without any office controlling the rocket parts.
At T-min 5 minutes, fuel began to refill and replace the old fuel. The flight system he designed was connected via cable to the launchpad.
At T-min 20 seconds, all has aboard, and the pre-liftoff period has started. This is the period where the gambling system was tested.
"Twenty seconds and counting. T minus 15 seconds, guidance is internal. Twelve, 11, 10, 9, ignition sequence starts... 8, 7, 6..."
It was all successful until the liftoff period at T-min 5 seconds, where the engines start. Burnup of fuel at the engines triggers the rocket holder to release the rocket, thereby the rocket stands alone controlled by the three astronauts inside. Their names were Bob Stanley (the rocket assembler), Stevenson, and Mike.
"5, 4… 3... 2... 1, zero, all engine running..."
"Liftoff! We have a liftoff! Apollo 22 mission to the moon!"
"Tower cleared!"
As the rocket leaves the Nunavut launchpad it began to take a roll. However, since Nunavut is far from the equator they need to accelerate more.
The fuel is running out in the first stage, so the procedure of staging takes part. First, the engine cuts off. Then the explosive bolt ignites, releasing the first stage and the rest of the stages on the rocket, leaving stages 2, 3, the LM (Lunar Module, originally the LEM or Lunar Excursion Module), and CSM (Crew Service Module). The Launch Escape Tower also flies off the rocket, which is used for rescue in case the rocket gets severely damaged. Ignition takes place.
As they go faster penetrating the atmosphere, the Apoapsis, the highest orbit of a rocket or a spacecraft gets higher and higher and higher, meaning the rocket accelerates more. The 2nd stage runs low on fuel, so staging takes place again. The rocket is already past the Karman Line, the lowest orbit point of any spacecraft which is also likely the end of the atmosphere of the earth, where air friction does not take place. Their mission currently is only for Low Earth Orbit (LEO) insertion with the 3rd stage burnup. Orbital velocity had reached, which is about 7.9 kilometers per second.
"COURSE SET FOR LUNAR TRANSMISSION"
The 3rd stage burns up again for Lunar Orbital Insertion. This time all the procedures are done in the CSM. That means Bob Stanley has control over everything as he was not only a shipmaster but also has studied plenty about rocketry.
The 3rd stage burnup causes the Apoapsis to rise again, this time for Lunar Orbit Insertion procedure. The burnup was done, as their target had reached, The Moon. The fairing separates, which exposes the LM and separates the 3rd stage-LM and the CSM. The CSM rotates 180 degrees so that its docking port faces the LM's docking port. Both modules dock and they separate from the 3rd stage, leaving the 3rd stage orbits with extremely high Apoapsis for... eternity.
LM-CSM begins their procedure for the Lunar Module Insertion.
"S...Stanley?" Asked Mike
"Yes, my friend?"
"I am a bit... nervous. Do you think this will work?"
"I have studied plenty about rocketry. Trust me, we're gonna make it."
"O...ok" Mike began to feel the shiver as they drive further from earth, making its size smaller than a marble.
Yes, as Stanley had said before, they're gonna make it. they get closer to The Moon and fly at the furthest point between Earth and The Moon. Stevenson, which sits next to a window facing the surface of the Moon saw a glowing bluish aura at the surface of the Moon and asked Stanley what is it.
"Don't worry, we are going to inspect that one," said Stanley.
"But how are we going to make it to there?" Asked Stevenson,
"The procedure that tasks place isn't landing, but now a Lunar Orbit Insertion. We will orbit the moon once again, making sure the LM lands next to that bluish aura."
"You're a genius, Stanley! Wish I studied plenty like this before"
"Hehe, you must be proud of having a friend like me, do you?"
"Oh shut up!"
"Hehe, now back to the procedure. Look at the speed pane. It shows that we are orbiting at 1 kilometer per second. That means some of us are going to descend to the Moon because it is time for landing. But because our target is that bluish aura you noticed earlier so we are going to orbit the Moon once again. The Moon's equator circumference is about 10 000 kilometers so one orbit may take around 3 hours." Stanley explains
"Aww does that mean we have nothing to do in the 3 hours?" Mike said
"We can prepare everything for the landing - 3 hours is enough for this. All supplies like water, food, oxygen, CO2 scrubber, we must prepare these otherwise we won't make it back to earth after a certain amount of time."
"Oh, I see. I thought you have prepared it all. Aren't they in the CSM cargo?"
"There is no cargo at the CSM - if they do, it will make the rocket much heavier. But don't worry, everything has been prepared. All we need to do is to crosscheck everything in the LM."
"Yes, Captain!" Mike salutes with a little laugh at his mouth.
"Oh how dare you haha" The three astronauts laughed for a moment.
"Oh yeah, hey Steve, did you bring the camera?" Stanley asks
"Never forget about my plenty camera - it's on me!"
"Great! We can spread the footage of the moon landing across Canada, or just keep it a secret between us until someone finds out about it."
2 hours passed, they are getting closer to the landing site they planned.
"There, the aura! It's blinking!" Mike told to his friends
"Sadly, only two of us can land on the moon. The other one had to stay here to maintain CSM control. Otherwise, it will orbit unmanned." Stanley stated
"You had that radar, right? And the futuristic map you installed at the CSM makes it possible for the CSM to orbit unmanned!" Mike stated
"You're right! The same map is also installed at the LM in case the astronaut is... I mean... pass out or something."
"That's horrible! Anyway, I almost passed out when we are getting further from the Earth. Exactly 2 days ago."
"This is why astronauts are expected to have stronger mental," Stanley said
"You got your point there."
"Anyway since the three of us can land so what are we waiting for? Let's enter the LM and begin the landing procedure!" Stanley said
"Sure do, buddy!" Stevenson said
The there of them hopped into the LM and separates the LM. But it is a big blunder they haven't closed the airtight door, making oxygen leak out the LM. Thankfully Stanley immediately closes the airtight door, leaving the CSM oxygen-poor.
"Why did you let the oxygen leak out?" Mike asked
"Big sorry about that." Stanley apologized
"I forgive you. Anyway, we are getting closer to the landing site. Shall we begin the procedure?"
"All to your seats, men! We better wait for moments for a better landing. If we begin the landing procedure at this point our target will be miles away. What do you think?"
"Okay, let's wait for some time. Also, where can I sit?"
"Did you master like anything in rocketry?"
"I don't know, but you have control over almost everything there," Mike stated
"Only the thrust, not the landing legs and communication."
"I'll take the landing legs! Seems easy though" Mike says
"They are as easy as extending them just before touchdown burnup."
"So after that, I am a passenger?"
"An Astro-passenger, to be clear. Or Cosmo-passenger, but the 'cosmo' is for Russian astronauts."
"Ah, I see. So how do I extend them?"
Stanley points at the landing legs lever and Mike flips it. The landing legs extend and the landing procedure begins.
"Alright, boys we are going to land!" Stanley stated
"Dude, you called us men at first, now we are boys?" Stevenson asked
"Rocket captain boys. You must be proud!" Stanley said
"Ah, I see."
As they got closer to the landing site they began to burn up for deceleration, thereby descending the orbit line towards the surface of the Moon, and its landing point gets closer to the landing site they planned.
When the rocket passes the 50 meters at altitude, they began to lower the burnup to prevent the rocket from lifting off the Moon and thereby extending the landing time or maybe, canceling it.
Touchdown!
"See? I told you we're gonna make it." Stanley proudly says that.
"Also we may need to walk a few meters to the site," Stevenson stated
"That's only a few meters, this is the Moon! We can jump higher than on Earth! Meaning that walking there will be a bit hard because the gravity of the moon is weaker than Earth's."
"Really?" Mike is curious about the statement Stanley has given
"Give it a try, trust me, it's safe."
Mike steps out of the rocket as the first man who steps on the moon in the Apollo 21 mission, so he was the 3rd least person who steps on the moon.
"It's... real! I am standing on the moon! I AM WALKING ON THE MOON!" Mike was happy as he can stand and feel the surface of the moon.
"My turn!" Stanley also hops out of the moon, followed by Stevenson.
"Wait... who will be in charge of the LM?" Stevenson asks
"Everything will be fine. Did you turn off the power?" Stanley replied
"No, I didn't. Do you want me to?"
"Sure, saving power at the LM will be important," Stanley stated.
Stevenson walks back to the LM and turns off everything, including the oxygen and CO2 Scrubber, while Stanley plants a Canadian flag. Then the two walked to the bluish aura that is still lingering in the caves. Mike has fear of dying on the moon, but Stanley said everything will be fine. After Stevenson turns off the power he got back to his friends, but Stanley had walked far away.
"Wait, aren't you coming with him?" Stevenson asks
"I'll wait for him to identify what was that blue thing," Mike replied.
Unfortunately, the bluish aura was gone. Bob started to panic, but he tries to calm himself down. Stevenson is the master at cave exploration but he resisted the urge to call him in. Bob keeps exploring up the mountain, where he lost contact with his friends. He had no idea what was happening, until a creature, sitting at the nearest crater, and he can overhear crying noises. How can he hear something from the vacuum?
"Prithee, who was this?"
Stanley was shocked, he looked nearby at the moon but no one was there. Stanley starts approaching the creature. Her mane was bluish and flows to the surface of the moon. He had no idea what it was, but all of sudden a beautiful bluish and magical gaze appears towards him. He stepped back, thinking that this is a threat, but the creature approaches him and hugs him.
"I'm so happy thou art here... it was lonely and cold, and dark!" The creature said.
Stanley felt the four, feet? holding himself. Now he knows, the creature he stumbled upon, was a horse. An alicorn, to be clear. Magical tears flowed down his spacesuit, and he lost contact with his friends.
"Who art thou?" The alicorn asked
"Stanley. Bob Stanley. Nice to meet you. And you?"
"I am Luna."
The mythology was right about a winged unicorn who was trapped in the moon for 1000 years. Although he heard it from only a cartoon they were real and present. Only the rest of the horses are not on the earth nor in their solar system.
"So... what were thou doing here?" Stanley asked
"I was trapped in the moon, banished very far away which must be the moon of Equestria but we think our sister banished us in the wrong place," said Luna
"We? What do you mean by we?"
Luna shows the three of her form. Luna, Princess Luna, and Nightmare Moon.
"Oh... so you guys are ponies?"
"Yes, we are. I heard thou were talking with thy friends, can thou bring them here?"
"Yes, of course. One minute," Stanley said and leaves Luna, and calls the two of his friends.
"Hey guys, hey guys! It's magical!" Stanley said to the two of his friends
"What was magical?" Stevenson asked
"Come on, you won't believe it was real but she is real! The mare who was trapped on the moon!"
"A mare? What mare?" Mike asked
"You know, ponies, but this time it was a winged unicorn dubbing themselves as Alicorns."
"They were real?!" Stevenson can't believe
"Yeah, come take a look!"
The three of them walked to the crater again with high curiosity, except for Stanley, he had seen it all by his both eyes. A beautiful bluish gaze at them again, and they think by themselves 'so it was real...'.
"Prithee, introduce yourselves."
"Stevenson." Followed by Mike, "I am Mike."
"Luna. So thou were from the Earth above us?"
"Exactly," Stevenson replied.
"Thank thou for visiting me. Our world was very, very, far away from here. I just can't imagine how my sister banished me to the moon."
"You were banished here?" Stevenson asked
"Wait, what's happening with my oxygen?" Mike was confused as he can breathe without oxygen.
"Mine as well! Is it because of magic?" Stevenson asked
"Does that mean..." Mike asked and takes off his helmet, and 'breathes' on the vacuum of the moon.
"You're right! We don't need this. They're too heavy."
The three started to take off their spacesuits and comes out with three gentlemen who were wearing formal suits.
"We forgot to take off the suits, gentlemen."
"Hehe, yeah. This is transcendence! How can I live without oxygen!" Mike starts to walk away, but he didn't expect the magical aura's end, making him suffocate.
"No! Don't go furthereth! Our magical aura ends nearly 25 yards!"
Stevenson quickly jump to Mike before he died from suffocation.
"Thank you. I was almost dead."
"You got the flashback?"
"Nope"
"Next time ask how far the range of the magical aura. It's only 25 yards from Luna's location. That's about 22.9 meters."
"Copy. I'll nail that in my mind."
"Okay, let's go back."
While the two were on their way back to Luna and Stanley, Stanley asked,
"So how were the ponies look like?"
"They are like us, only with shorter hooves and pointy nose tip. Except for the stallions, they have a rectangle-like mouth and nose. How ye can find out about us?"
"I was about to do a secretive illegal moon landing."
"Illegal? Why is that?"
"You see, only two countries on the earth that had access to the Moon, and it were only the US and Soviet."
"Thou art not from any of those?"
"No, I was in Canada."
"Wait, looks like we have heareth about it before."
"You know Canada?"
"Canada in the Americas right?"
"Yeah! How do you know?"
"That's where we ponies originated!"
"Ponies came from Canada?? But I didn't see any ponies there."
"All of us moved to nowhere, and we build a civilization there. Now we were living far away from thy Earth."
"Oh, so... why do you move?"
"Thou have no idea, but our ancestors are still unknown. Legends say that our ancestors moveth to Equestria because of the somewhat magical book they grabbed, and they are dragged in the book."
"So it is like they are in a fantasy world or, something?"
"Yes, now we just realize our world was... fake!"
"And there is no way you ponies can get out of the fantasy world where you were trapped in?"
"Fausticorn is the one who owns the book, but she had arisen from the Earth. All she left were not only ponies but a book. A pony touched the book 25 years after Fausticorn arose, and then all of a sudden everypony get sucked into a fantasy world."
"That must have been happened long ago, right?"
"It's just a legend that we ponies came from Earth because how did we get whiteth eyes, and most of thy Earth organisms had whiteth eyes as well."
"It's still a mystery?"
"Many theories about how we ended up on the magical land of Equestria. Rumors about we cameth from thy Earth, some others say that my sister ain't a goddess because a goddess shouldn't live in this, and thy worlds."
"You know, we believe our God sent his son to our Earth to save us, humans, from sins."
"We've heard about Him as well, He created the Earth right?"
"Yes, and He probably created you, or... well I don't know."
The two walked back to Stanley and Luna. Luna told them that the moment humans visited them, it is time to return to Equestria.
"May the stars aid our escapeth from the Moon!" Luna said.
"Wait, this is a prison?" Mike askd
"Yes, but a prison for us."
"So you are going to escape." Stanley asked
"We don't know how to thank thee humans. But we offer thou, dost thou willing to join us in Equestria?"
The three were happy, and sad at the sad time. The reason is that they are going to leave the Earth forever, and meet new and fantasy species called Little Ponies.
"Mike, leave a message in case anyone finds out the LM and the flying CSM," Stanley ordered.
"Yes, sir. What will be the message?"
"Anything, let's say we will leave forever."
Mike hopped to the LM and leaves a voice recording that says:
If anyone hearing this, I am Mike. Bob Stanley brought me and my friend Stevenson here. Our mission was only for moonlanding, but we found a strange bluish aura that was considered a mythology. Now that it was real, and she offered us to join them in a magical land of Equestria. She was a very beautiful, winged unicorn dubbing themselves as Alicorns. We may won't return for a long time, or maybe forever.
Mike saved that in a recorder and left it on a control panel. He hopped out of the LM with high happiness because he had enough of the bullies attacking him.
"So, what did you say?" Stanley asked
"Pretty much ready, of course," Mike replied
"I meant the voice message."
"Oh..." Mike said the message he left as a voice message in the LM.
"Wow you made it more dramatic haha," Stanley stated
"Just imagine someone finds out about this, maybe the Soviets or the future Moon Landing, they may try to solve this 21st Moonlanding mystery," Stevenson stated
"Haha, let's go then!" Stanley said
"Brace thyselves, humans!" Luna started intoning a spell to free herself from the moon. And yes, the three astronauts were gone too. What's left on the moon were three spacesuits, a perfect Lunar Module, hasn't detached yet, and a Canadian flag they planted earlier.
2 days after the Apollo 22nd mission launched, ROSCOSMOS assembles their N1 rocket to send Cosmonauts to the Moon via LK-LOK Module. Currently, the LK is no longer used but the LOK is used for manned spaceflight Союз (Soyuz). The three Cosmonauts are sent to the launchpad and it was intended for mission "посадка на Луну" (Pronounced 'posadka na Lunu' (Moon landing)).
"Все готово, сэр," (Everything is ready, sir,) said the launchpad guard via walkie-talkie.
"Хороший. Теперь приступим к последовательности запуска," (Good. Now let's begin the launch sequence,) the launch commander replies.
Meet the three Cosmonauts:
1. Yefrem Morozov (эфрем Морозов)
2. Goga Nikolaev (Гога Николаев)
3. Lazar Morozov (Лазар Морозов)
Launch Control for the N1 rocket at the Baikonur Cosmodrome Site 110. All systems are optimal. Power transfer is complete. Fuel transfer is complete. Passing the T-min 15 seconds mark.
"Т-минус двенадцать, одинадцать, десять, девять, начало последовательности зажигания!" (T-minus twelve, eleven, ten, nine, ignition sequence start!)
Main engines of the N1 Rocket starts to blastoff, launch clamps retract
"пять, четыре, три, два, один, отрыв!" (five, four, three, two, one, lift-off!)
The LK-LOK module safely reached the Karman line along with the N1 Block V (The third stage of the N1 rocket, to be clear). As always, the rocket must enter Terran orbit to fire up and set course for Lunar Transmission. At one point the third stage fires up, ascending the Apoapsis to the moon.
The LOK fairing and the N1 payload fairing separate, exposing the LK-LOK module. The LOK module separates from the N1 block V and LK module, and rotates 180 degrees, pointing its docking port to LK's docking port. Both modules dock, then separate from Block V. The docked modules begins their transmission to the Moon. As they approach the moon, they slow down at the Apoapsis of the Earth, Periapsis of the Moon. But as they slow down, an unmanned Apollo Service Module appears and almost damages the LK-LOK module.
"О мой Сталин, что это было?" (Oh my Stalin, what was that?) Yefrem asks
"Что ж, это было странно. Кто бы ни покинул этот служебный модуль Аполлона на орбите Луны, возможно, он спит," (Well, that was strange. Whoever left this Apollo Service Module orbit the Moon might be asleep,) Goga says. Also, if the crew were awake, he must've noticed the LK-LOK module. But it's not what they think...
"Мы проверим этот служебный модуль после завершения нашей Лунной миссии," (We'll check on that Service Module after we finished our Lunar Mission,) Lazar Stated. Lazar and Goga moved to the LK module preparing for landing, while Yefrem stays alone at the LOK module orbiting the Moon. Especially the Service Module might be a danger for the LOK module.
The two modules undock from each other and wait 'till the right time for the LK module to slow down the module, while Yefrem keeps an eye on the Service module, in case the Service Module approaches the LOK module. The LK module reaches the safe point to slow and descend, so they fire up and slow down the LK module. As the module slows down, the surface of the Moon begins to get closer, so they rotate with the main engine facing the surface of the Moon, with an inclination of about 45 degrees, to slow down the rocket. Main engines fire up, slowing down the module again, until they touchdown.
Meanwhile, in the LOK module, the Apolo Service Module flies by the module again, increasing the curiosity of Yefrem, so he asked permission to dock with the Service module. Both Lunar Astronauts approve, so Yefrem descends a bit until its speed with the Service Module is almost equal, then the LOK module slowly approaches the Service Module, and docks with it. Making sure everything was safe to open the hatch, then he opened the hatch.
What he found was very shocking.
"Ефрем? Ефрем? LK to LOK модуль, вы копируете?" (Yefrem? Yefrem? LK to LOK module, do you copy?) Goga asked, and started to worry about Yefrem. Yefrem walks back into the LOK module and starts to communicate with the LK module.
"Это Ефрем, я в порядке. Как луна?" (This is Yefrem, I am fine. How's the Moon?)
"Мы благополучно приземлились," (We have safely landed,) Goga stated.
"Копировать. Но здесь что-то странное." (Copy. But something odd is here.)
"Что это было?" (What was that?)
"Беспилотный служебный модуль, вращающийся сам по себе. Внутри никого не было." (An Unmanned Service Module orbiting by itself. No one was inside.)
"Хм? Это странно..." (Huh? That's odd...)
"Я знаю. Но это хорошо. У меня есть дополнительный кислородный баллон. Не беспокойтесь о кислороде здесь!" (I know. But this is good. I have extra oxygen tank to use. Worry less about the oxygen up here!)
"Очень хорошо." (Very well.) *chhk*, a Soviet flag has been planted on the moon. The thing is... nobody hears that. "Еще мы установили флаг СССР, который привезли с космодрома 110." (Very well. Also we've planted the USSR flag we brought from Cosmodrome Site 110.)
"Для Родины!" (For the motherland!) Lazar shouted as he successfully planted the Soviet flag on the Moon. The two astronauts laugh, and Goga steps out of the LK module.
As the Lunar Cosmonauts walk further from LK module they noticed something even very odd. A stand-alone LM complete with both Ascend and Descend stage.
"Ugh what NASA had done..." Goga mumbled. Lazar however, inspected the LM and found out nothing was there. He tried to contact the Kennedy Space Center Mission Control but nothing works because the rocket sent from Canada, not United States.
Lazar contacts ROSCOSMOS, saying:
"LK Роскосмосу мы заметили автономный американский лунный модуль. Он пуст, но все припасы в полном порядке." (LK to ROSCOSMOS, we noticed a stand-alone American lunar module. It's empty, but all the supplies are perfectly fine.)
"Американский лунный модуль? Что ты имеешь в виду?" (American Lunar Module? What do you mean?)
"Здесь сказано, что это часть ракеты Сатурн V." (It says here this is a part of a Saturn V rocket.)
"Сатурн V... звучит по-американски. Но ты уверен, что рядом никого не было?" (Saturn V... sounds American. But you sure nobody was near?)
"Да." (Yes.)
"Следите за этим модулем. Мы можем попытаться выяснить, что, черт возьми, только что произошло." (Keep an eye on that module. We may can try to figure out what the hell just happened.)
"Копия." (Copy.)
Lazar finished inspecting the LM and returned to Goga, while ROSCOSMOS broadcasts this as a news to the whole Soviet Union. But for better or worse, the news crossed the borders.
Soon enough the news reached NASA, so they began a mission to track and bring back the lost astronaut. Working together with ROSCOSMOS they assemble a rocket capable of rescuing 3 astronauts while the rocket has capacity of 7 astronauts (2 seats shared by 2 astronauts and the other 2 shared by 2 cosmonauts.)
Author's Note
The story will continue with a bit of 'flashbacks'. Also yes, the three cosmonauts didn't realize there were spacesuits.
News... news... always has been
ROSCOSMOS requested for more informations for the stand-alone LM and orbiting CSM with nobody inside. Yefrem took pictures of CSM details, as well as Lazar took pictures of the LM along with the Canadian flag. Soon enough, they spotted a bunch of footsteps heading to somewhere, and then it's just... halted there. Are the three astronauts flewn? Has an asteroid struck the Moon throwing all astronauts off the Moon? Why there are three astronauts, not two? Why nobody kept an eye on CSM???
Noone knows why. No craters formed - nearest crater formed millions of years ago. No astronauts have thrusters on their suits. Not even Cosmonauts. It will be dangerous if they had because being left in space does not sound very good.
"Лазар... ты хоть представляешь, что это за чертовщина?" (Lazar... you have any idea what the hell are these?) Goga asked. Lazar shrugged, so they go back to LK and broadcasting the mysterious LM and CSM.
"Это Гога. Мы заметили автономный американский лунный модуль с флагом Канады. Когда мы проверили, что внутри, ничего, кроме груды жизненных средств, там не было. Мы также заметили трех астронавтов, идущих по Луне, и мы заметили примерно 40 шагов и 26 круговых шагов. Похоже, мы не одни. Гога вон." (This is Goga. We spotted an autonomous American Lunar Module with Canada flag. When we checked what's inside, nothing but a pile of life supplies there. We also spotted three astronauts walking on the moon, and we spotted roughly 40 steps and 26 round step. Seems like we are not alone. Goga out.)
ROSCOSMOS however, got all of the messages from launch to this point recorded, but this time, the line Goga explained about LM and CSM is the special and took it as news. Believe it or not, it crossed the borders of Soviet.
NASA got all the news about the lost astronauts and round... steps on the Moon.
"Wait... HOW HORSES END UP ON THE MOON???" NASA agent furiously asked if someone snook a horse onto the CSM. He immediately had a the theory explaining this.
His theory in a nutshell says that someone put a random horse right before it is assembled. One blunder: the Canada flag.
NASA agents broadcast the news to the world without changing every single details of the news.
Meanwhile in Equestria, it was Luna's return to Canterlot, kidnapping Princess Celestia. Soon enough the guards gather around to fight Nightmare Moon. Stanley had no idea what she is doing, but he asked Celestia who at this time hidden somewhere.
"What is she doing?"
Celestia startled. She never saw such species with two 'branchy hooves' and two 'hanging branchy hooves'. But to explain, Celestia told the story about Luna getting jealous of her sister, so she rise the Moon and refuse to lower it-
"Rise the Moon?" Stevenson cutted. Certainly Equestria is very different than the Earth. Celestia nodded, but the three astronauts thinks that this is ridiculous. Mike begins to explain that no effort needed for the moon to be risen in the Earth.
"Earth?" Celestia's curiousity begin to build up, as she never saw such species before. "What do you three call yourself?"
"We are Humans. We came to the Moon and spotted Luna there crying." Stanley, the lead of SLM (Secret Lunar Mission) explained.
"Humans... I have heard about it before. How is life on Ear-" Right when Celestia spoke, Nightmare Moon appeared to threaten them four.
"You... you TRAITOR!" Nightmare Moon shouted at the three astronauts. The bravery Stevenson had forced him to exclaim:
"No. We found out the truth, Nightmare Moon. I know it is hard to guard the night, while your sister took over the day. But it was your duty, you have to sti-"
Nightmare Moon charged on Celestia. Lucky enough Celestia was able to evade the attack.
While the fight on Equestria continues, we're going to shift our story back to the Earth.
NASA wrote a petition to ROSCOSMOS asking them to work together. ROSCOSMOS signed it and they both assembled a Celestial Agency to find the lost astronaut. And to discover the truth about the round step left on the moon. Soon enough, more countries joined the effort in search for those astronauts. These countries include: Japan, China, Canada, Mexico, Germany, France, Indonesia, and India.
Let the countries introduce their roles in this mission:
Japan's role is in making Ultra HD 4K camera to inspect every single angle of the space.
China's role is leading the Asia's supply production. As well as designing best rocket to carry at least 7 peoples to the Moon as well as preparing launchpads.
Indonesia and India's role is in preparing launchpads and brewing best foods for the astronauts to eat.
Canada and Mexico will prepare some astronauts to help. So there will be 12 shelters for 12 astronauts, putting yes, more effort for China.
Germany and France will design all the rockets.
I have mentioned about China before, but their rocket is just a part for the astronauts to stay and live. While Germany and France will work together on the beginning thrust until returning to Earth.
Of course, ordinary kerosene fuel is not capable of sending anything thousands of miles away from Moon. Not even Hydrogen-Oxygen fuel. But Germany and France came up with an idea of making a nuclear-powered rocket. They also asked China to change their propulsion to fusion propulsion that can generate kilos of Newtons. However, the first stage won't be powered with nuclear, and it will be powered with kerosene and hydrogen instead.
Back in Equestria
Meanwhile in Equestria the fighr goes cold for a while. Stanley stumbled upon main/mane 6 neutralizing Nightmare Moon and returning Princess Luna. Soon enough, a familiar alicorn appears as the Elements of Harmony succeeded on defeating Nightmare Moon.
She is Luna... with lighter coat, but her mane and tail not flowing.
While Stanley watched everything, Mike and Stevenson searched the whole Equestria for Celestia. They found her near the Castle of the Two Sisters laying on ground passed out. Mike nudged on her, and she opened her eyes.
"You okay, Tia?" Stevenson asked
"Just a little scratch, don't worry. I can heal myself with magic."
Her horn lit up signing shd is about to cast a spell. Soon enough, she fully healed and fly to fhe place where Luna stands.
They both reunited.
Stanley shed his tears watching this. Mike noticed his tears and hugged him.
"I'm happy to have you guys assisting me on that SLM..." Stanley stated.
"That is what best friends are here for. Even when we are left out, someone is there loving you." Stevenson comforted Stanley, knowing their past is too dark and too alone.