Rainbow Dash and Twilight are sent into the multiverse by touching a shard from the Rainbow comet and they are separated as the result of it but they're not alone. At the same time, another multiverse versions of themselves also touched the shard of their own world comet. Both groups are on quest to not only get back home but also have to go through the multiverse to get to find each other but there's a problem. They don't remember each other names or why they need to find each other...Meanwhile(and the main story), other versions of themselves are showing up at the crater of comet shard site and are trying to understand what's going on.
Dash side of her adventure can be found here
Twilight Side of her adventure can be found here

This story is a sequel to To Dust You Shall Return

There is something wrong with Twilight, and the Mane Six have to figure out what before it’s too late.

Here’s my entry to Quills and Sofas Speedwriting’s latest Expanded Universe contest! This is a prequel fic to Silent Whisper’s To Dust You Shall Return, which I highly recommend reading either before or after this story. Probably before, if you want to get the contest experience. Go check it out and give it some love!

War. Noun. (1) : a state of armed conflict between different nations or states or different groups within a nation or state.

"Soldiers are always preparing to fight the previous war" is a saying that is common amongst those of military profession. Equestria has not seen a war on her own soil in several hundred years. As such, would she be prepared for when such a thing happens? Of course not.

Battling the griffons and the minotaurs has been a challenge due to lack of experience. Fortunately, her armies adapted and started to hold her own. That was, until Tirek returned and aided in the fight to defeat Equestria. To keep his friends safe, Discord successfully defeated Tirek and sealed him away. The cost of fighting Tirek? Dying. Knowing that he would die, Discord summoned several creatures to protect his friends. These creatures, never seen before in Equestria, are very familiar with the concept of war.

This world has experienced their second industrial revolution and Equestria is at war, a World War, the first this world has seen. Equestria and her citizens have a lot to learn if they want to see the end of this conflict with their culture and way of life preserved.

Author's Note: I have deployed so updates won't exactly be plentiful. I'll definitely try to put them out but I'm pretty busy.

Author's Note V2: Deployment is done.

Author's Note V3: Gearing up for the next deployment, busy again.

Author's Note V4: Not deploying with unit, got run over by a car while walking

Aphelion is a young unicorn raised by an anti-royal organization called the Crescent Pact, which aims to take over Equestria by getting rid of Princess Celestia. As he undertakes a strange mission for the Pact, he begins to uncover the truth about the people that raised him, as well as their true goals.

This story begins a week before the first episode of the series.
(Potential spoilers in the comments)

The Fire of Friendship has all but faded. One thousand years ago, Equestria fractured... those who disagreed with Celestia's rule left under the leadership of Princess Luna to found their own nation, their own way of life. Seventy years later, Celestia and Luna both disappeared during the first war, leaving the battered nations leaderless in their absence.

Over the last nine hundred years wars have frequently waged between Equestria and Lunaria, each seeking to unite ponykind under their own ideals. Equestria's mastery of magic often gave it the edge in battle, but never enough for a decisive victory. Peace reigns for now, but recent developments in Lunaria signal a shift in the balance between the two divided nations...

This story is a sequel to The Painless Murders

The graveside is a place of deep reflection. On friends who will never forget. On lives touched, even saved, and forever changed. On a legacy that will carry into future generations.

Featured Jul 26-27, 2023.

Written for Bicyclette's A Thousand Words Contest II 2023.

This story is part of the Dark Steel series and makes use of characters found in those stories. Being familiar with them is helpful, but not required.

Thanks to OConnerGT-R for pre-reading, Airy Words for proofreading.

Cover art photo by Katharine Sparrow, licensed for free use from https://www.stockvault.net/