Where Black Seas Lap the Shores of Dead Stars
A mysterious probe arrives in the skies above Equestria after a 5000-year-journey. Once discovered, a mare's voice tells of a lost colony at the galaxy's edge and begs for rescue before giving these last words: "I am sorry. I hope this was enough."
In the distant future, a probe arrives in the skies above Equestria after a journey of five thousand years.
Once discovered, a mare's voice tells of a lost colony on the galaxy's edge, and begs for rescue before speaking these mysterious last words: "I am sorry... I hope this was enough..."
Submitted for the Science Fiction Contest #3, 2024.
Cover by OutterBozak.
9756 words: Estimated about 1 hour to read
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11 Chapters:
- 1. Of a Strange and Distant Time 2024-05-14 23:50:21 UTC859
- 2. Waiting and Watching 2024-05-14 23:51:48 UTC767
- 3. In the Eyes of a Child, Part 1 2024-05-14 23:52:20 UTC1335
- 4. In the Eyes of a Child, Part 2 2024-05-14 23:53:10 UTC1452
- 5. A Curiosity 2024-05-14 23:53:44 UTC620
- 6. Out and In 2024-05-14 23:54:12 UTC670
- 7. The Bare Basics 2024-05-14 23:54:35 UTC527
- 8. The Voice Below 2024-05-14 23:55:15 UTC1515
- 9. Travel an Eternity Road 2024-05-14 23:55:40 UTC746
- 10. Burn Slowly the Candle of Life 2024-05-14 23:56:09 UTC1041
- Epilogue: Watching and Waiting 2024-05-14 23:56:34 UTC224