Equestrian Space Force

Nine months after the defense force was established, Thorax was making his rounds on the ESS when a signal came up on the radar. Several mysterious signals had been seen recently, but these were mainly for asteroids that needed to be destroyed to avoid becoming a major threat. However, something about this signal was different.

When he and one of the radar technicians analyzed the signal, they saw that the object from which it came contained much more metal than any of the asteroids. Once the source had gotten close enough to be scanned properly, Thorax realized that this was a starship, not an asteroid. Upon trying to call to the ship, he was unsuccessful six times in a row, which made him suspicious that this ship was coming to attack.

He got ready to have some of the defense pilots mobilize, but then he stopped to read the scan results, which revealed the true reason why the ship's crew was not responding. The ship was damaged badly, the radio was fried, and the structure showed signs of failure any minute. Realizing this was a dire situation, he rushed to his desk to send word to Twilight.

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That evening in Canterlot, Flurry Heart was visiting Twilight during Hearth's Warming Eve. They were in the middle of dinner when a nearby alarm began beeping to indicate an incoming message.

"I'll get it.", said Flurry as she got up from the table.

Twilight nodded and Flurry headed over to answer the alarm. When she looked at the report on the computer screen, she suddenly became worried.

"Aunt Twilight, you might want to check this out. Thorax just sent it to us. It appears that an unidentified starship is on approach.", she said.

"Can he contact the ship's crew?", asked Twilight.

"That's a negative. He tried to call to the ship six times, but the radio is fried. He also says to keep an eye out for multiple streaks of fire, because the ship is badly damaged and looks like it could break apart on reentry.", Flurry replied.

"Understood, dear. Assemble the Young Six for a rescue mission.", said Twilight.

Flurry immediately radioed the Young Six and explained what was coming. They boarded flights to Canterlot in a flash and were ready to track down the ship upon reaching the palace. They knew that this would not be an easy mission, since it was likely that the crew had bailed out. However, in case the crew was hostile, they were ready to defend themselves.