Dear Princess Twilight and Friends
Yes, the wormhole is stable. Thank you for expressing worry, none of my crew thought of the possibility of collapse. I trust everything on your end is stable too. By the way, my crew are wondering if you are ponies, for context, we are ponies. Equines. Four legged animals with a few subspecies. The most common ones are Earth Ponies, Pegasi, and Unicorns.
-Pheonix Temple
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"I am a pony, an alicorn. That means I have the power of unicorns, pegasi, and earth ponies. Do you have any over there?"
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Dear Princess Twilight and Friends
No. The only alicorns we've heard of are from folktales and myths. The crew and I are excited at the prospect of meeting a real life alicorn! Could we meet perhaps? There has to be a way, if we can send letters through, then it must be possible to send ponies through. If you deem it unsafe, though, we understand.
-Pheonix Temple
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"I'm coming through."
Captain Mad Scientist stepped back. The box they'd been sending audio recordings through, looked worn down. Scrapes and dents lined the entire casing. They'd been increasing with every pass and the Captain had to wonder what it meant.
"Sir. Should we prepare a shuttle?" Second in Command Chestnut asked, her frown quite evident.
"Shuttle? For what?"
"For Princess Twilight Sparkle."
"Ah, yes yes. Thank you assistant. You go do that…" He let his thoughts drift. He ignored all the hustle and bustle his assistant was creating. Then a certain idea popped into his head, or, more like a memory.
He burst out of the storage bay and marched towards the Captain's Quarters. A little thing has been nagging at his head the entire time they've been sending out audio recordings. He was certain he'd heard the name Twilight Sparkle before, but didn't realize it was a name back then. Yes. That must be it.
He slammed the door open and started rummaging through every drawer and locker until he found it. A millennia old letter, preserved in a state of the art capsule. He carefully unfolded it and his eyes widened.
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Dear Princess Twilight and Friends
We'd be delighted to have you over. Do remember that we're in space, so if you have a spell or something. Once you come out of the wormhole, we'll be next to it in a space shuttle, so do not be afraid. We await your arrival!
-Pheonix Temple
"Awww yeah! This is going to be so awesome!"
"Now hold an apple pickin' minute, Dash. We gotta let Twi do her thing 'fore we do anythin' rash."
"Alright alright! Jeez."
"Ooooh, we're going to space! Can you believe it, Fluttershy? Oh, what should I pack? A scarf? Is it cold in space? Ohhh, there are too many options and too much I don't know. Twilight! Ask them what the fashion trend is! This is of utmost importance!"
"Oh…um, I think you can just go like you are now."
Rarity put a hoof on her chest and gasped dramatically. "Why, I never! Fashion is what makes us ponies, cultured and refined! Without anything, we'd be no better than beastly beasts!"
"Ah think yer being a tad dramatic, Rares."
"Nonsense!"
"I agree." Pinkie nodded sagely.
"..."
"Who are you agreeing with?"
"Everypony!" She cheered, spraying confetti everywhere.
"Okay, Pinkie Pie, that was pretty funny."
"Right?"
"Girls!" Everypony went quiet and looked towards Twilight. "I think I've stabalized the machine enough so we can go through and then come back later. I also have a spell so we can live in space. Anypony who wants to go, raise your hooves."
Every hoof shot up. A yellow one seemed to be held up by a cyan one.
"Then, here, we, go!" Twilight cast her spell and then jumped in, followed by Pinkie, and then everypony else.
Lots of screaming, gasps of awe, more screaming, shock, admiration, glee later and now the girls are inside the Captain's Quarters. Rarity and Rainbow Dash were comforting Fluttershy as she took deep breaths, trying to calm her racing heart. Pinkie Pie was admiring every little trinket in the cabin while Twilight Sparkle and Rarity were looking out the window to reveal the cosmos.
"Beautiful, isn't it?"
"Yes."
"I never get bored of it. How the stars, cosmic clouds, and planets, asteroids, comets, and space anomalies all align to make this beautiful tapestry."
"It truly is wonderful, darling."
"It really is."
The three ponies stand there quietly.
"Oh, I'm terribly sorry. Pleased to finally make your acquaintance. I'm Pheonix Temple, captain of the Reality spaceship, El Psy Kongroo."
"That's incorrect Old Ponish!"
"Oh, I know." The pale white unicorn chuckled. His messy black mane added to his charm.
"Then why name your spaceship that?"
"Because it's fun."
"...huh."
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Dear Future Captains
Do not fear the unknown, do not fear the incorrect. Enjoy all that there is to give, for one day, you won't be able to anymore. Once that happens, make sure your Twilight Sparkle. El Psy Kongroo, my fellow spacefarers.
-Pheonix Temple
The Captain stumbled back a bit. This Twilight, has been alive for a millennium, maybe even more! And she knew Pheonix Temple, his idol. He felt his hooves move without his telling, before he realized it, he was on the bridge.
"Bring up the viewscreen."
"Aye."
The glass shimmered and then projected an enlargened image of the wormhole. As they watched, it seemed to shake and then sparkle. Then, with an inaudible crack, a small form floated away from the wormhole. A small shuttle moved to intercept, but before it could reach, there was a blinding flash.
When the Captain regained his vision, he noticed a very, very tall pony in front of him. He swiped at his eyes, wondering if the light was playing tricks on him, but when he looked back, the pony was still there. He gulped and took a step back.
"Captain Mad Scientist."
"Princess Twilight Sparkle. Welcome to the Pheonix Temple." He tried for a grin, it didn't reach very far.