This story is a sequel to The Titans' Orb: Rising Storm

Nearly a year has passed since a company of ponies arrived on Earth, and with Callum's help, they have since found half of the Orb's fragments. Their quest however, is far from over; the remaining pieces are still scattered to different parts of the globe, their whereabouts unknown.

Upon finding a mysterious underground desert temple, Callum makes a discovery there which only further solidifies his role in Equus' fate. But even with this newfound destiny, an ever lurking shadow looms over the seven friends as they hunt down the rest of the Titans' Orb.

Nah'Lek the Defiler, is closing in...

The worlds are changed.

Where Equestria was set to follow a familiar path of harmony and friendship, the path is waylaid by the appearance of a creature out of myth, bearing grave tidings.

On Earth at the dawn of the third millennium, a war that should have never been rages between humanity and the ones who would seek to perfect it.

For down the road less travelled, Equestria is Empire, a dark mirror of what it once was and should be.

Lyra Heartstrings, musician and dreamer, previously content to spend her life in the shadow of Princesses or their faithful students, must now decide the role she’ll play in this new reality. But within the threads that connect us all, just as even Princess Celestia can have the humblest desires, the smallest person may change the future.

Authored by Team Spectrum, currently consisting of Sledge115, VoxAdam, and RoyalPsycho.

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Equestria
The First Second of Eternity, by Sledge115.
A Sun in Winter, by Sledge115 and VoxAdam.
In Night's Garden, by Sledge115.
Celestia Regina, by Sledge115.
The Rose of Florentina, by Sledge115.
Wallflower of Canterlot, by Sledge115.
Sogno di Volare, by Sledge115.
Velvet Quill & Sunny Skies, by Sledge115
Joy to the Worlds, by VoxAdam, TB3 and Sledge115.

Earth
Story of the Asian Front, by Kizuna Tallis.
Snowbound, by DoctorFluffy.
The Slow Mutants, by DoctorFluffy.
The Light Despondent, Remixed, by DoctorFluffy.
Dissonance, by RanOutOfIdeas.
Starvation, by DoctorFluffy.

This story is a sequel to Triptych

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Chiaroscuro - Twilight and Chrysalis discuss the changeling problem.

This story is a sequel to The Titans' Orb

Now a third of the way into their quest, Callum and the Mane Six are well on their way to collecting the next fragment of the Titans' Orb, but after their mission is discovered by Nah'Lek the Defiler, they are now in a race against time. Can they find the remaining shards, before Nah'Lek finds them?

As the dark path ahead becomes even more treacherous, friendships are pushed to the limits and tensions begin to rise, and not just between Callum and Twilight. Will the group be able to stick together as a unit, as they continue along their increasingly dangerous mission?
And will they all be able to make it to the end, alive?

Now that Earth and Equestria have made contact, lots of ponies dream of visiting Earth, and while tourist visas are hard to come by, a few lucky students each year can participate in a foreign-exchange program.

Silver Glow is one of those lucky ponies.

She thought she was prepared for Earth, but can you ever be fully prepared for a truly foreign exchange?

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