Located south of Horseshoe Bay is the city of Caballuston. A sleepy little seaside town with few inhabitants but lingering history, the residents go about their average lives as great forces work below the surface. For this is the city that houses the Equestrian Expedition Keep, a privately funded group that collaborates with museums and researchers throughout Equestria in need of talented individuals to brave the ruins of the ancients for discovery and science.

Of course, if only it was that simple.

Seeking out the strongest and smartest of our fair nation, the Keep secretly funds the organization known as the Specialized Team for Obtaining Museum Pieces. It's true goal is to find dangerous artifacts before they fall into the hands of evil. Many unsavory villains would seek out such wonders to plunge the world into chaos for their own fiendish desires. But never fear folks. The heroes are ever ready to discover new wonders, buck the plans of villainy, and STOMP out evil!

The Explorers of STOMP:
Brisk Iron - The Boss.
Amber Spark - The Unicorn Researcher.
Rhapsody - The Pegasus Astronomer.
Windrose Weave - The Earth Pony who looks at things.
Night Cap - The Brave Earth Pony Explorer.
Light Fantastic - The Unicorn Dancer.
Willow Wisp - The Angry Pegasus.
Zig Zag - The Zebra Tour Guide.
Dusty Winds - The Pegasus Janitor.

It's hard being the one no one pays any attention to, even worse when your Royalty and it feels like no one knows you exist. Luna starting to get tired of it, goes to drastic measures to show off all the hard work she puts making the night to a group of foals. Meanwhile Celestia fears for the worst when she's awoken in the middle of the night to claims of kidnapped children. so she and Luna's Guard Captain Black Night attempts to find Luna, while Black Night wrestles with an important decision.

Based on Spritto's Children of the Night Animatic done with permission.

Cover by Aeritus91 used with permission.

Vinyl Scratch holds a concert for ponyville, before the show she takes time to remember what is important to her. Meanwhile Octavia has a surprise waiting for her best friend.

A very quick story I did for a contest over on DA, which had a 1000 word limit. First story I've done that was ever this short.

NEW: Decided to expand on this, while leaving the original up for any one that liked it or want to compare versions.

The Equestrian Box, an object of legend said to drive all the open it completely insane. As rumors of it resurfacing start to rise, Princess Celestia has no choice but to send her apprentice Twilight Sparkle and her friends to search for it. Along the way they encounter new threats, a forgotten god, a mysterious train, as well the lost city of Shadow Mane and it's mysterious ruler who is believed to be a Vampony. Will they find the Equestrian Box before someone loses their mind to it or will it be used to drive all of Equestria to insanity?

Set Sometime between the end of Season 2 and before "Magical Mystery Cure".

Co-written by Videomaster21xx who helps me keep everypony in character And was nearly driven insane after Zecora's inclusion.

Dark and Tragedy tags ticked for content in later chapters, but don't plan for anything that couldn't be shown on daytime TV.

This is my first Pony Fic, and had planned for the first chapter to be longer; but decided to break the second half into part Chapter 2 as I felt there was a good stopping point and wanted to have a story on here.