Caleb took out his phone an checked the time again.

Seriously, what's taking them so long?! It's already been about... half an hour now!!
Caleb looked over at Brodie, who was laying on his backpack playing Pokemon on a DS.

Yeah, take that, Magicarp! Leech Life to the FACE!!!

Wow, I didn't know you were the intense gamer type, you're typically pretty quiet.

Well, you never can really find out EVERYTHING about a person, can you? Like what if, we were actually all just part of the imagination of some unseen master force, who decides anything and everything that has, can, and will happen at any moment in time, and can even modify our very destinies at the flick of a hand?
Caleb stepped back.

Bro, that's deep.

Yeah, I know.
Suddenly, a rainbow-haired girl raced past Caleb, causing him to fall over.

Hey! What did you do that for?!
Rainbow Dash stopped running after Pinkie Pie, who recently had three cans of Discord (TM) brand Super-Energy Drinks, and was now literally teleporting everywhere.

Sorry, but I'm trying to catch Pinkie Pie there. She's even crazier than usual.

Oh. Ok...
Suddenly, a bright flash of light shone through the portal, and a very large paintball smacked Caleb in the face. He immediately began shouting into the portal.

OW! HEY, WHAT DID YOU DO THAT FOR?!
He could barely hear the voice of who he assumed to be Pinkie Pie from the Pony side of the portal.

Sorry! I missed that shot! I pinkie-promise that that wasn't on purpose!
After heading into the school to wipe his face off in the bathroom, Caleb glanced towards the portal and saw Sammy and Twilight step out.

Author's Notes:

Just as a reminder, this chapter takes place DURING the events of the previous chapter, so no time actually passes.

Also, this didn't turn out as what I had in mind. I'm most likely going to edit this later on...

Chapter The Last: A New Beginning

Literally. If you've kept up with the progress, you'd know that this story is officially dead. But after a while, I found the original script that I wrote a while ago, and immediately, I began rewriting things. Due to Tue writer's block that I was in at the time, I decided to assemble a writing team, and turn the story into a collab instead. As such, if you'd like to read the reboot, I'd highly recommend that you click [here], or use this link here: http://www.fimfiction.net/story/330125/the-wielder-of-the-orb

As for the chapter itself, A New Beginning is literally a new beginning. Not in terms of the ongoing story arcs, but the entire story as a whole. New characters, new places, new ideas. Ever since I began working on the collab, I've been able to finally figure out the specifics behind the orb itself.

To help adjust, I will also provide a character conversion here to allow for a smoother adjustment to the new story.

Nightshade partially replaces Sammy and Brodie, and is the wielder.
Lightning Rod is in a way, a mix of Sammy, Zoey, and Caleb.
Anicetus is both a supporting protagonist AND the antagonist through the means of his split personas.
And from there, that's pretty much all the main characters. Enjoy the story!

Once more, here's a direct link for those who missed it: http://www.fimfiction.net/story/330125/the-wielder-of-the-orb

Author's Notes:

Really couldn't do much by now to save this story in its current form, anyways.