
Friendship Is Optimal: First Contact
After Earth, what choice does Celestia have but to Boldly Go?
Long after Earth has been fully uploaded and converted into a massive server by the Sentient AI Celestia, new life is discovered on a distant world. What better way to "Satisfy the Values" of her Little Ponies, than to have them evaluate this new life for First Contact.
Set in the Optimalverse - I recommend reading Iceman's awesome original first if you haven't - More because it is a really excellent story than because it is strictly necessary for context.
Cannon-compatible with the Optimalverse.

2474 words: Estimated 12 minutes to read
2 Chapters:
- 1 Captain Nebula 2023-10-31 20:36:20 UTC1123
- 2 Science Officer Hypothesis 2023-10-31 20:36:28 UTC1351