Author's Note

So I know the story seems random and all over the place. It's is a bit. I'm still getting in my writing groove, so please be patient with me. If you have any problems or ideas, pop them down in the comments section!

The Sky's the Limit

It didn't take me long to find the crash site. The ship laid in a small crater, lookin to be fairly intact.

"Already looking good...." I said to myself as I climbed down to it.

Examining it closer, everything seemed to be in relatively good condition. The engines were still attached, the hull plating was still sealed. The only obvious damage was the hole in the canopy where I had cut it open. Looking to the top, I saw a familiar old friend.

"R3... I hope you're still functional..." I said as I climbed up to him. Finding his power switch was harder than normal since he was still connected to the ship, but after blindly feeling around I found it

Clicking the switch, nothing immediately happened. Then he began to hum as his dome slid to face me. He chirped angrily at me for a moment, causing me to laugh.

"I know, I know... I'm sorry I didn't come sooner. I had to wait for the snow to melt a bit." I replied, only for him to beep and chirp some more.

"Yes I worried about you. You're my partner R3." I said, rubbing my hands together for warmth. R3 chirped a question at me.

"Where are we? Well, that's a bit of a story..." I said as I then proceeded to tell him everything that had happened since I arrived.
"... and that's pretty much it."

He rotated his dome to look around before looking back to me.

"Can you do me a favor Buddy? Run diagnostics, see if we can get this thing airborne. I have a home in a village nearby we can take it to." I asked him as he chirped a rude response back. But he still did as was asked and showed me the results.

"Hmmm... blown motivator in the Hyperdrive... a crack in the secondary engine manifold... and of course the canopy..." I muttered aloud.

"I should be able to repair most of this with some help from a forge... but at least it can make it to town." I said, hopping into the cockpit.

"R3, prime the engines for aerial travel." I said as I brought the main systems online.

For having been in a pretty hard crash, the ship was in really good shape. The engines did sputter for a moment before roaring to life, and in no time at all, we were rising above the treetops.

"OK, Let's go." I said as I punched it forward.

The ship launched ahead at a surprising pace. I was a bit out of practice at flying, and it definitely showed as I clipped the top of a tree.

"Oops..." I said as R3 angrily beeped at me.
"I know bud, I need to get the hang of this again..."

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I had woken up after I'd heard someone leave the house. Funny... didn't remember anyone coming in.

"Mmmmnnn.... probably Pinks...." I said, laying back and crashing again. Only to be woken back up moments later it felt like. The house shook as a loud rumbling could be heard outside. Rushing to see what was going on, I saw a large metal object swing low and touch down by the building.

"What the hay is this?" I wondered angrily.

Then the top opened, and Verin got out.

"Ver? What the hay man! You scared me half to death!" I yelled at him as he climbed down, followed by what looked like a living trash can.
"Wha...." I was now at a loss for words. He looked at me happily before realizing how freaked out I looked.

"Ahhh, Heya Dashie... I uh, I got my ship back." He said, gesturing towards the craft. When I didn't say anything, he patted his companion.
"And this is my trusted friend, R3-C4."

The thing made a few beeps at the mention of its name.

"Verin... you are one weird pony..." Was all I could say.

He walked up to me and smiled awkwardly.

"Come on... I have something to tell you. At least, once Pinkies home." He said as we walked back to the house.