Solar was floating in a star field. The beautiful constellation of Orion floating by gracefully. Entire solar systems with ecologically stable habitats, waiting to breed the first seeds of life. The Horsehead nebula shining in its glory. And more stunning than all of that was the center of the Galaxy. An amazing white ball, with a black dot at the center. He approached it, moving only by thought towards the amazing sphere before him. He reached his hoof out slowly, in total fascination of the object in front of him. Only mere inches from the ….
"YOU GOT THE TOUCH, YOU GOT THE POWER"
His alarm clock blared in his ear. And solar reacted they only way any sensible Pegasus would to a loud noise out of the blue. He jumped up screaming, startled from his sleep to face his alarm clock, a custom made "Heroes of Stalliongrad" featuring of one of the many factions symbols. He clicked the top of clock and stretched out his legs and wings. Getting up from his bed, he took a look at his calendar which read "Situation 225"
"Wha?!" he whispered, still in a waking daze. He then remembered the record and situation book he kept on the shelf next to his bed. Reaching for it and accessing the vast amount knowledge within the book, he found 225.
225: Clear skies in local area allow for great star gazing and cartography. Recommend using high power telescope and accurate measuring equipment.
“Note to self” don’t confuse the crystal lens with the normal lens this time” He said under his breath.
After reading this Solar went over to the high powered telescope in his closet, and gathered the necessary cartography equipment, and placed it in his room, to be used when it became night time.
“Now to find the right spot” He thought to himself. With this, he crept out the front door, and trotted toward the center of town.