Daring Do and the temple of Earth

We all went to Darings private train car. It was furnished with some simple, yet elegant red bench/couch on both sides. The walls were like had a dull white wall with a gold leaf design. In the end of train car, there was a small kitchen. Tea Cup looked like she was about to explode from the variety of teas, with an Neighish* Breakfast, and Hay tea, Rose Lavender, Orange Cinnamon, and so much more. We sat down on the bench. Every once and a while the train would rattle and the whistle would cry. For most of the ride, we sat in silence. Daring looked like she was going to burst. Every few seconds she would shift from one side to the other. Silver just played with her pocket knife. Doing fancy tricks here and there, tossing it up into the air and catching it. Tea Cup leaned towards my ear whispered,"There is somepony following us, you go tell Dr. Do". I stood up and walked towards Daring, but she winked, also knowing this. I rolled my eyes and still walked towards her. I sat down beside her and whispered, "Act normal". Daring nodded. I stood up and sat by Tea Cup.

"Hey Tea Cup, do you want help brew that Crystal tea?" I asked loudly, giving the watchers the slip. We got up and started brewing the tea. "Okay now, can you get me my strainer? It's a crystal one, and you can brew the crystal with that, no. It's left. No your left, yes there it is," I ordered. She handed me the strainer, and I started to strain the tea. A few minutes later and I was done.

"Mmm... That is good tea," Daring said after I poured her a cup, the others were drinking tea when they convinced her to try it. It took us a while but after Silver threatened to forcefully shoved it down her throat, she gave in. Silver's left ear twitched. She could her them with her heightened senses. The train suddenly jerked to a stop, throwing us and our bags forward. Silver clopped to the window and looked outside. They were in a desert, only some dead grass was there.

"That's weird, we are nowhere near the next train stop? What's going on?," Silver said

"ATTENTION PASSENGERS, WE ARE HOLDING YOU HOSTAGE UNTIL DARING DO AND HER TEAM COMES FORWARD. IF THEY DO NOT SURRENDER, WE WILL KILL EVERYPONY ON THIS TRAIN. DARING DO, YOU HAVE 10 MINUTES TO DECIDE," the Train intercom shouted. We all looked at each other, got our stuff and then going up to the front of the train.  We glanced to our left to see a mother with her two young fillies, on our right was an elderly couple having no idea what was going on. In the front of the car, there were three unicorns. The parted for us to go, but they followed us throughout the walk up to the front of the train. Tea Cup stumbled, tripping on a bag the went askew.

"Get up, or you will be punished for resisting," The leader of the trio said in a deep gruff voice. He kicked her, hard. Tea Cup stifled a cry, that was going to be a bad bruise.

"HEY, she tripped you idiot, now, you will bucking apologize to her," I yelled at him, poking him square in the chest. I immediately regretted my moment of courage. When I looked up at his face, he grinned.

"I said no resisting, and you are resisting. Usually, I would beat you, but, a pretty mare such as yourself," he leaned toward my face," I like them, but still, I will punish you. Tie her up," The two henchmen lit up their horns and tied me up with some rope. The leader picked me up and threw me on his back. The rest of the team giggled at the sight of me, forgetting that we were captured. Every now and then they would look back and giggle at me. I only rolled my eyes.

We walk through six train cars before reaching the front. In the engine room, there were six more ponies and the mastermind behind it all. He turned around and I recognize him almost instantly. The one terrorist in all of Equestria that had the nerve to stand up to the princesses. Adolf Hoofler.