Daring Do was now on another grand adventure. She was making her way though the Trottingham's Gallopwood Forest. Rumor had been going around that there was ancient relics that once belonged to the Alicorn race, but had been lost to time, due to lack of need. They were said to be even more powerful then the Crystal Heart and the Tree of Harmony combined. It was also said to have contained lost history of all sorts. And now, she caught wind that Dr. Cabeleron and Aluizotol had teamed up once again, and were in search of them.

"Alright, so that bearded guy said it was straight forward, and then the path to the left when you come to three forks in the road, as far as the legends go. Now let's see," Daring pulled out her map again to look.

As she did, she heard a little whimper. She looked in her bag, and right there was somepony she hadn't expected to be here. Her niece Rainbow Dash. "Oh my gosh Rainbow, You're supposed to be with you mom and dad right now. How in Equestria were you able to sneak into my saddle bag, let alone keep quiet?"

Rainbow merely giggled and hugged her aunt's muzzle. "Well, you are just a foal, but your mother is going to have me court marshaled when we get back," Daring Do said.

Daring Do would have taken her back to her folks had it not been for the situation. So she had to let her tag along. Soon she reached the fork in the road with the three paths. The middle looked creepy, like something from those Nightmare Night films young ponies watch. The one to the right seemed to be really dull with some butterflies and bunnies going in each direction. The one to the left, while it looked safe, seemed to be in poor shape, at least for the path. 'Guess it makes sense if no pony ever uses the road,' Daring thought to herself.

As she made her way down the path, she felt a presence. Not the presence of danger, or like somepony was following her suspiciously, but a presence of somepony, or something was watching over her. She shook it off, as she made her way further. Soon she came upon what she had been looking for. A temple, worn down from years of neglect, but still holding strong, before Daring Do took another step, something like a half sliced pedestal emerged from the ground. She then blew away the lost sand, dirt and dust. Rainbow Dash popped her head out, and saw the pedestal and what looked like ancient text, which to her were scribbles. She babbled happily, and Daring Do ruffled her niece's mane. "I see you like artifacts like your Auntie. Already you wanna be an adventurer like me. Now let's see," She said as she brushed off a little more sand.

She knew this was the ancient tongue that few ponies knew to read, and even fewer knew how to speak. It read, 'familiae tantum'. Thankfully, she was skilled in both reading and speaking the ancient tongue and knew it meant 'only family'. But that's all it said. Nothing more. She didn't understand what it meant. "'Only Family'? Why can't it be something more simple like, here's the relics, protect them for the forces of good. Am I right Rainbow Dash?" Daring asked, and giggle as her niece babbled.

She then saw what looked like a hoof print carved into it, and, with curiosity being too much, she placed her hoof on it. Out of nowhere, there was a huge boom, and the scrapping of stone against stone. She looked up and saw the stone walls separate. After she saw this, she heard someone mumbling, and the voice was familiar, and coming from her left behind a bush. She pulled the bush down, to see Dr. Cabeleron and Aluizotol laying there in an odd fashion, looking like they had been hit by the Royal Guard tazer spell. "Gah! I'll get the idol to you Tuesday sir," Cabeleron said through his nose.

"I will, GI GI! Have my, Gah Ah! Revenge," Aluizotol said no better then his partner.

"Huh, I wonder," Daring Do said, as she scratched her hoof on her chin.

She trotted into the temple, not noticing wind had blown more of the sand caught in the etched scribbles away, revealing more to the text. "Wow, whoever built this place certainly were crafty. Well, the map won't be useful at this point," Daring Do said as she placed it in the Saddle bag Rainbow wasn't currently riding in.

As the two made it deeper into the temple, there were pictures, that seemed very familiar on the walls. Others, seem so foreign to them, it was as if there were stories not yet found. Daring Do had found one room that showed Luna's night, but more complex, like the room in the Crystal Empire she had discovered. One must have gotten insparation from the other, or something. There was another room, that, to Daring, looked like an ancient nursery, but for some specific pony race, which assumed was alicorns, but something seemed off. She discovered many more rooms, and thanks to her artistic skills, she made sketches of each one. Then she came upon the final room. It had that same hoof print on it. Taking the risk once more, she placed her hoof on it, and the door open once more. It gave her the same action as the first one did.

She came to see a room full of, well, everything, from foalhood, and fillyhood/colthood days, to relecs that seemed to be of great significance. No way was she fitting that all in her saddle bag, but, thankfully, Celestia had given her a tracker before she left. She soon activated it. She was about to walk back out when she heard something like a book fall, she looked over, and there on the ground, was a book that, for a split moment added a page to itself. She picked it up and opened it. What she found intrigued her greatly. It had the family history of the Alicorn sisters and those who came before and after, including mortal relatives, which seemed to be the common trend. Only a few alicorn showed, and she knew that the ones that were not with the pony sisters, were elsewhere, or had sacrificed their physical being to protect Equestria. As she looked through, she then came upon a page that started her so much she dropped the book. It couldn't be. Her own name and picture were in the book. She read through the lineage of her family tree, and sure enough, she was a sister of Nightmare Moon, Luna, and Celestia, as well as Velvet Sparkle. That would also explain how Velvet never aged, and how her claim to be 1000's of years old was actually true, she just couldn't figure out how Velvet didn't have wings. Nor why Daring didn't have a horn. There would be a lot of explaining to do at the palace, when she got back. "I see you found the relics that we lost to time," Said a soft familiar voice.

It was Bonnie. "Your highness. Sorry, I got sidetract by a book here," Daring said as she bowed.

"I understand, and I see you uncovered an ancient truth, but we'll talk more on that later. Right now, I need you and Rainbow to prepare for teleportation," Bonnie advised.

Daring did as she said, and soon, they were back at the castle, with the relics, in the Lunar chambers. "Well, my my, I never thought we'd see these again," Luna said.

"Well it's a good thing Daring found them, because those good for nothing troublemakers she deals with were after them. Though, I doubt that they would get far, with the family security we put in. It will only allow blood relations to enter, and well, since Rainbow Dash is your niece, and was in the saddle bag, she got to tag along. That's why you were able to get through, where as those Coo Coo heads were not, and had a very shoking surprise," Bonnie said.

"Well, they did seem rather overenergized when I found them," Daring Do said, sending the family into a giggle fest.

"Oh, I forgot to mention, we had a stowaway ourselves. Say hello to my new student, and caretaker to my children, Comet Shine," Luna said as she pointed to a bat pony who was black in color, and had red eyes and a blue mane.

"Nighty and Peanut got kind of clingy to her when she offered her assistance as caretaker," Nightmare said as she pointed to Night Mist and Peanut Butter holding onto her rear legs.

"Their cute little rascals. Now the miracle will be figuring out how they let go. Not that I'm complaining," Comet Shine giggled.

The whole family laughted and soon sat down to tell Daring Do everything that they knew. That is until there was a pounding on the door. "Daring Do, I need your help!" Came the voice of Spitfire.

"Oh dear, better take Rainbow Dash to her," Daring said as she carried Rainbow to the door.

Author's Note

Well, that took longer then I had hoped, now Daring's in the family of the alicorns. Now I see how grandma wasn't affected by that potion, but I thought she and Spitfire were not relate.... oh.... Ooooh. Okay, now I'm seeing it.

Peanut Butter: See whats?

Me: Dawing had become Wainbow's adopted auntie by choice, nots by potion.

Daring Do: that's right, now come here you little knuckle head. *she starts to ruffle my mane and holds me to prevent me from escaping*

Me: Ah ah achooooo! *I teleport with Daring Do to the kitchen* Whoopsy.

Luna: At least I prevented his teleportation from making him end up outside the castle.

Bonnie: Well, while Luna finds Nighty, let him know what you think of this chapter.