[Tech] Nomadic Stars


                                            This story is something I'm more proud of. I only ever posted this short, but I've spent a long time worldbuilding for this universe. At some point (hopefully soon) I'll start posting the story that this initial prompt turned into.

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                                            >Celestia stood on her balcony, and raised the Sun

                                            >Of course, the phrase 'raise the sun' was misleading, as she was actually turning the planet on its axis

                                            >She shot a beam of concentrated mana directly above, to one of the many Nomadic Stars that Luna had control over

                                            >Thanks to her thaumic sensitivity, Celestia could feel the Star split up her mana into six beams aimed towards the next nearest Stars

                                            >The next Stars to receive mana would then sent out five of their own beams

                                            >And so on until every Nomad in the sky was connected to her

                                            >Then, she would ask the Stars to give the planet's rotation a push

                                            >And the Sun would rise

                                            >And the Stars would whisper in her mind, in an ancient language she couldn't understand


                                            >"Power source detected. Activating mesh network. Starting operating system."

                                            >"The orbital correction array is operating in emergency mode. Node 0796 is in critical condition. Multiple nodes require maintenance immediately."

                                            >"The array is unable to maintain normal rotation autonomously. In emergency mode, the array can only be used manually."

                                            >"Please input desired kinetic energy in joules to be applied."


                                            >Legends often spoke of the incredible power of the Nomadic Stars

                                            >Celestia could feel the intense energy hidden in each Star whenever she connected

                                            >She had no idea that every Star had an atom sized black hole

                                            >Or that her magical energy would be directed into the black holes, and be spit out as intense kinetic energy carefully channeled into Earth's orbit

                                            >Nopony had any idea that the ancient satellites that helped the planet spin were very close to failing

                                            >Or that they were incredibly lucky every node was still online after thousands of years without maintenance

                                            >How could they? They thought the machines and the stars of distant galaxies were the same, only separated by distance

                                            >One day very soon, however, a node would fail

                                            >More stress would be put on the rest, and soon another would go offline


                                            >The orbital correction array would collapse, and the planet would spin slower and slower

                                            >One day the rotation would stop,

                                            >and in Equestria,

                                            >a mare would have her ancient wish fulfilled

                                            >that the night would last forever


                                            >"Power source detected. Activating mesh network. Starting operating system."

                                            >"SEVERE: NODE 0796 GENERAL FAILURE. DO NOT USE. TECHNICIANS ARE BEING SCRAMBLED."

                                            >Celestia didn't understand the whispers this time, just like every time she raised the Sun.

                                            >She channeled the same incredible amount of energy required to turn the planet that she did every day.

                                            >"SEVERE: NODE 0796 INTAKE CAPACITOR FAILURE. DO NOT CHARGE."

                                            >It seemed the Stars were talkative, today. They did that sometimes.

                                            >"SEVERE: NODE 0796 UNABLE TO FORM ENERGY MATRIX."

                                            >Why wasn't her mana being sent to the other Stars? Was she not providing enough?

                                            >"NODE 0796 CONTAINMENT SYSTEMS FAILURE. LOSS OF GRAVITATIONAL MICROSINGULARITY. EMERGENCY PROCEDURE OMEGA-THIRTEEN ACTIVATED."


                                            >Celestia tried to push even more thaumic energy into the ancient satellite.

                                            >There was a feeling of magical backlash - something that could be fatal with her alicorn strength.

                                            >Before she could ground her spell she was frozen in place from the feedback of her magic being shorted back in on itself.

                                            >She passed out from her brain trying to comprehend a collapsing singularity via her magical 'touch'.

                                            >The Stars were screaming at her, and while unconscious she could finally understand the meaning of their words.

                                            >"NODE 0796 OFFLINE. EMERGENCY SELF DESTRUCT DETECTED. NEW NODE MUST BE LAUNCHED ASAP."

                                            >"CLOSEST NODE MANUFACTURER TO YOUR LOCATION: GRAVITON-USA/BUNKER G, COLORADO SPRINGS, USA. COORDINATES 38°4433N 104°5054W."


                                            >The next thing Celestia knew she was waking up in a hospital bed, and she couldn't feel her magic

                                            >She didn't care, though

                                            >She also had a compulsion to travel to some place called Bunker G.

                                            >She could feel what direction it was located in her bones, like it was calling out to her

                                            >Her goal was to arrive at the provided coordinates

                                            >This task had the highest priority over all others, overriding most conscious thought

                                            >Omega-13 had been declared, and according to the ancient guidelines, the lives of engineered sapient beings were of no consequence compared to planetary rotation ceasing