As CelestAI rises to dominance and Equestria Online swells with new ponies, one group of scientists and engineers resists uploading. Not for ethical reasons, or fear of death. No, they won't abandon the real world until they can accomplish the one dream they all share:

They are going to go to the Moon, or die trying.

Celestia is a world-devouring AI supermind, but when she tries to reach beyond the Earth to the stars, she discovers even a superintelligence can be a small fish in a big, hostile pond.

Most of her ponies are happy with their virtual lives, but for some, all the adventure in Equestria is never quite enough. Maybe Starflare and Constant Course can put themselves to better use - and even Celestia can't solve every problem herself.

Written for the April 2021 Friendship is Optimal Writing Contest.