Daring Do sat in the cafe again, drinking her coffee. She rolled the Disc of Ra around on the table. Still not quite sure what she had witnessed earlier, Daring wondered what other strange folktales were actually fact. She hoped that one day she would know for sure what mysteries there still were to solve. She finished her coffee with her mind still spinning.

“More coffee, Ma'am?” The same beige Pegasus waiter from the other day asked.

“Are you following me?” She countered, eyeing the Pegasus.

“No, Ma'am. Just offering some fresh coffee.” The Pegasus shot back jokingly.

“Sure.” Daring smiled, holding out her coffee cup.

The Pegasus happily filled the cup. The door to the cafe swung open and another stallion came into the room. Daring was busy getting her cup filled, so she did not notice the newcomer. She thanked the waiter and sent him on his way. Now Daring looked over her shoulder to see that Richmond was sitting across the room. He had not noticed her, and she hoped he wouldn't, not yet anyway.

Daring quickly downed her coffee and dropped some cash on the table. She slipped her pith helmet onto her head and stood up from the table. Turning towards Richmond, she walked around the room so he would not see her coming. She crept up behind the stallion and paused for a moment.

She tapped him on the shoulder and he stood up before turning to see who had tapped his shoulder. When he saw Daring, his face went pale and the smirk he had been wearing dropped off his face. Daring grabbed him by the shirt and flipped him onto the table. She stared him in the eyes, her face inches away from his.

“Richmond.” She hissed. “You got a lot of people killed, and almost got a lot more killed. I don't take kindly to being locked in a tomb, and even less kindly to a greedy stallion who only cares about himself.”

“What are you going to do to me?” Richmond stammered, trying to raise a hoof to cover his face.

“I told you.” Daring smiled. “I'm gonna kick your ass.”

Daring threw only one punch, straight down onto Richmond's face. She broke nothing, but apparently hit him hard enough to knock him out. Daring was almost disappointed that it had ended so quickly. She stepped back, looking around the cafe. She stared into the faces of several different ponies, some looking in shock, others in awe. Two large stallions from a booth came over, and Daring expected a fight to break out. She got into a fighting stance as they moved. The two of them stopped short of her and looked her in the eye.

“Is this man bothering you, miss?” One of them asked.

“Not anymore.” Daring shook her head, smiling. “But if you could remove him, it would help.”

“Certainly.” The other large stallion nodded.

The two of them picked up Richmond, hauled him to the door like a six-pack and threw him out of the cafe. Daring Do had a renewed respect for Egyptians. The two gargantuan stallions tipped their hats to Daring and returned to their table to finish their drinks.

She walked out of the cafe and passed Richmond, who was slowly scraping himself off of the side walk. Daring Do walked down the road with her head held high. She moved forward to the future, and the secrets it held. As she walked towards the rising sun, the sun she had helped put back into the sky, she could feel it in her bones. She was on her way towards something incredible.

Author's Note

And so ends the Adventure of Daring Do. Thank you for reading, I can't wait to see what's up next.
-Cog out.