@Cosmas-the-Explorer
Imagine that happens due to spike and rarity

Having a sea monster on your side would be invaluble military wise.

Maybe Equestria should hire a sea dragon corps for their navy.

nostalgia to see steven

@Background Pony #D680
 
That, or Stephen was giving them a boost underwater, which could have significantly increased their sailing speed.

Anyone remember that brief moment in Season 2’s “Dragon Quest” in which Spike was on a river raft with Cranky?

After reading the comic, it seems that the donkeys like Cranky are versed in seamanship - as he owned a fully rigged sailing ship that had to have a crew of at least half a dozen or less, as they use special handling methods to use the sailing rig. The ship is modeled after a commercial frigate from the beginning of the 19th century and appeared to have several cannons by having cannon ports. It is not known if they knew about gunpowder as most of the projectile weapons in the MLP G4 seemed to use air pressure like the Pinkie Pie`s cannon.
 
The journey took a week. As they followed the shipping lane from Equestria - it is not known if they sailed off the west coast or the east coast as they left an unknown port - they can go very far as the rigging is based on the clipper ship. A speed of about 15 knots will not be unexpected. Cranky can thus sail 4,500 kilometers (2,800 miles) in one week. It is the distance between Wilmington in North Carolina and the mouth of the Amazon in Brazil. It is 5,200 miles or 8,400 miles from Wilmington to the Golden Coast.
 
As they came out for the narwhals, which lived in the southern hemisphere of the planet, it meant that Farasi - it is not known if this is a coast, land or continent - is located immediately south or southeast / southwest of the continent on which Equestria is located. So either the planet is only half the size of human Earth - or Whitley has no idea of ​​geographical distance. I believe in the latter, it is enough if the travel time is two weeks instead of just one. It takes several days to cross Equestria by train between the coasts.

Steven the Fabulous Sea Serpent.
 
That’s a Bill Peet reference in case you didn’t get it.

A sea serpent out to prevent oceanic calamity. There’s a nice change of pace.

Cranky’s quest for Matilda and what he did during it could probably be a mini-series unto itself.

Waterworld!

These two being adventuring buddies is one of the better things to come out of “Slice of Life.”

Release the Steven!