Daring Do and the Really Important Thing

Chapters

1. Daring Do, I Choose You!
2. Better Late Than Never
3. Night and Day
4. Holes in the Wall
5. Sweet... Victory?

1. Daring Do, I Choose You!

“Excuse me, are you that adventure pony?”

Daring Do looked up from her drink and saw a smiling gray pegasus staring back at her.

At least… she thought that the mare was looking back at her. Her eyes didn't quite match up and seemed to be looking in two completely different directions.

“Um, if you mean if I’m an adventurer, than yes, I am.” Daring replied, not quite sure who the pony in front of her was. She didn't look like anypony associated with one of her enemies, but it wouldn’t be the first time she was fooled and caught off guard.

At Daring Do’s confirmation, the mare’s awkward eyes lit up and she flapped her wings in excitement. “Oh, you are! Yes! I found you at last! I’m saved!”

Curiosity grabbed a hold of Daring. “Whoa, slow down there. Who are you and why did you need to find me?” she asked, motioning for her to sit down.

Taking a bit longer than a normal pony should, the gray pegasus finally managed to sit and started her explanation. “Okay, well, I kinda messed up and my boss is really mad, so I gotta fix it soon or else I’ll be fired. I only need one more thing, but I can’t get it by myself and nopony in town it. One of the shop keepers told me where I can find it, but I need somepony who’s familiar with the area to help me. Oh! My name is Ditzy Doo, but my friends call me Derpy.”

“I’m Daring Do.” Daring replied, shaking Derpy’s hoof a bit reluctantly.

Derpy’s eyes widened with wonder. “Really? Do you think we’re sisters?” she asked excitedly.

Daring laughed nervously. “Heh, I… I don’t think so. I think I would know if somepony like you was related to me.” she replied.

“Oh.” Derpy said, looking a little crestfallen.

“So, what’s this thing you have to find, and why do you need an adventurer to help you find it?” Daring asked, wanting to change the subject.

Derpy’s eyes lit back up. “Oh, that’s right! Well, the item I need is rare, very rare. I was told that the only place to find it is the Equestrian Rein Forest. Twilight told me I could find it at some temple. I think she said Candy Temple or something. I forgot what the exact name is. Oh, here. She wrote it down, and I can’t pronounce it.”

Looking at the scroll Derpy pushed towards her, Daring’s eyes widened in excitement as she saw the name of the temple inscribed above a detailed map and list of directions. “This… this is to the Temple of Qandisa! How did… who… I've been looking for this temple for ages!”

Derpy shrugged. “I dunno, Twilight found it in one of her books.” she said.

Making a mental note to speak more to this Twilight, Daring Do looked over the map and nodded. “I know where this is. We’re going to need the standard supplies, and my time isn't cheap either…”

“Oh, don’t worry.” Derpy said. Reaching into her saddle pack, she brought out a heavy sack and tossed it onto the table, landing with a heavy ’thunk’. The noise alone told Daring that there was a considerable amount of bits inside, to which Derpy confirmed. “Will three thousand bits cover it? I really need to get the thing, so could we leave tomorrow?”

Daring’s jaw dropped at the hefty sum of bits. Her normal charge for an expedition usually averaged a thousand bits, plus extra for any special equipment she may not normally bring. However, three thousand bits was an extraordinary sum for a pony to pay her, especially for exploring the Temple of Qandisa. Besides the location of it being lost for so long, there wasn't any research showing that the temple would be any more dangerous than the average tomb. A simple booby trap or two, but that’s it. ’This pony must really need that relic badly.’ Daring thought. “So what did you do that your boss needs this so badly? What are we getting?”

Derpy’s ears drooped. “I… I can’t say yet, I’m sorry.” she said sadly. “It’s a surprise for him and I can’t let anypony know or else he may not forgive me. But it’s really important.”

Daring nodded. Many of the ponies who hired her didn't like to disclose what they were looking for or why, and she prided herself for respecting other pony’s privacy. She thought it would be best to leave the topic for now, and besides, she would find out sooner or later what they were looking for once they arrived at the temple. It was most likely some artifact or relic deep inside the temple; it usually was. “Alright, we leave tomorrow then.” Daring Do said.

In a split second, she found herself knocked over as Derpy zipped over and tackled her with a giant hug. “Really?! Oh thank you thank you thank you thank you!” she said excitedly.

Before Daring Do could push Derpy off of her, she turned beet red in the face as she then felt Derpy mash her lips against hers, kissing her a little too friendly for two ponies that just met. Just as suddenly as it happened, Derpy broke off and zipped out the door and back home to prepare for her journey tomorrow. Dazed by what had just happened, Daring Do eventually picked herself up off of the floor and retrieved her trademark pith helmet from where it had landed. Shaking her head to clear her thoughts, she collected her payment and the map, tucking both of them into her bag before setting off to collect the items she would need for her new assignment. “That’s one strange mare. Hopefully this is as strange as it gets.” Daring said to herself. “Hopefully she’ll have the common sense to meet me here in the morning.”

To Daring Do’s surprise, she found Derpy waiting for her outside of the tavern they had met in the night before. However, Daring couldn’t help but burst out in laughter as she saw the assortment of items Derpy had collected for the adventure.

“D-Derpy, what in… what in Celestia’s name is all of this?” Daring managed to ask in between laughs.

Genuinly confused, Derpy looked at the items on her back. “Well, it’s an old temple, so I figured we’d need to change a few light bulbs to see. And this stepladder may help if the thing is up high. Oh, and I brought plenty of clothes in case we show up underdressed. And in here is…”

Afraid she may die of laughter, Daring shushed Derpy with her hoof. “Haha! D-don’t, please stop! Ahaha, okay, okay… calm down, Daring.” the professional adventurer said more to herself before addressing Derpy. “Okay, I thought something like this would happen. Well, not quite this bad. No offense, but you don’t look like the adventuring type. I packed you a rucksack and got you some clothes that will be comfortable but sturdy enough. Let’s go back to your place and dump this junk and get you prepared.”

After dropping off Derpy’s ‘adventure kit’ back at her house and preparing her for the trip, both pegasi emerged prepped and ready to go. Derpy sported the same outfit that Daring Do wore, the adventurer having graciously donated one of her extra vests and helmets, and while Daring carried most of the equipment that would be needed to travers any obstacles, Derpy carried most of the medical, food, and water supplies. There wasn’t much overall since the expedition was estimated to take two or three days, but as always Daring packed a little extra, just in case.

Checking over everything one last time, Daring nodded to Derpy. “Alright, looks like we have everything we need. You ready?” she asked.

Derpy nodded excitedly. “Yeah, let’s go!” she said. Flapping her wings, the bubbly mare took off and started flying away, excitedly yelling ‘Adventure!’ as she flew off.

Smacking her forehead, Daring quickly took off after her employer. “Derpy, stop! Stop! You’re going the wrong way!” she yelled after her.

Author's Note

So... the adventure begins.

I'd like to take this time now to apologize to Daring Do for what I'm about to put her through.

2. Better Late Than Never

“We’re here! We’re here!” Derpy shouted in excitement as she came in for a landing.

’Thank Celestia, we’re finally here.’ Daring Do thought to herself as she landed behind Derpy.

From the scuffs, bruises, and rips in her clothes, anypony would have thought that Daring Do had just finished raiding a dangerous temple and barely escaped with her life. And to be quite honest, Daring would have preferred to go through all of that than repeat the mess she had just experienced. Never in her life had she had so much trouble simply getting to the site of a temple to explore, and if it weren’t for the massive payment Derpy had made she would have called off the expedition hours ago.

Looking at the already setting sun, Daring sighed and put down her pack. “Let’s set up camp here for the night and we’ll scout out the area in the morning.” she said. Normally Daring would scout out the area around the temple to determine the safest place to make camp, but after her strenuous day all she wanted to do was go to sleep and rest.

Derpy ears drooped down. “Aww, we can’t start looking for the thing now?” she asked.

Daring huffed again. “Not with darkness falling. Besides, I think we’ve been through enough already. Being attacked by quarry eels, a pack of timberwolves, falling into a swamp filled with cragadiles, and then fleeing from a dragon is more than enough for one day.”

“I said I was sorry. I didn’t mean to cause all of that.” Derpy said, looking even more depressed.

Daring took a deep sigh. It hadn’t taken her long to figure out the kind of pony Derpy was; the bubbly gray mare meant well and genuinely wanted to help, but whether by her poor eye-hoof coordination or just plain bad luck, she always managed to make things worse. “It’s okay, really. Things from here should be much easier.” Daring Do said, patting her back. “By this time tomorrow we’ll be back in Ponyville celebrating a successful exploration.”

Daring’s words seemed to cheer Derpy back up a little bit. “Oh, okay.” she said with a small smile.

Daring returned the smile. “Hey, toss me the canteen. I need a drink.” she said, busying herself with starting a campfire.

“Okay!” Derpy said, rummaging through her pack. “Where is… here it is! Oh…”

Bringing out the canteen, Derpy saw that the cap had been knocked off and the water had spilled out. “Oopsie.” she said.

Daring Do saw that Derpy was starting to become teary-eyed from yet another mistake. “Don’t worry, it’s not a big deal. I saw a small stream nearby before we landed. Give me the other canteens, I’ll go refill them while you finish setting up camp.”

“Okay.” Derpy said, retrieving the other empty canteens for Daring. Having started the fire already, Daring told Derpy not to touch the fire until she got back and headed off to locate water.

It took Daring only a few minutes to locate the stream she had seen from the air. However, she didn’t see the pond it fed into but the pool of water was a very welcome sight. It only took a few moments to refill their water supplies, but as Daring capped the last canteen she took a look at her clothes and body. The harrowing trip today took its toll and had coated her with dirt, dust, mud, and sludge, and an opportunity to clean herself off was too good to pass up.

Tossing the canteens and her pith helmet aside for now, Daring started to unbutton her top before she remembered that it too needed to be washed, so why not kill two birds with one stone? She finished unbuttoning her shirt and then jumped in the water with it still on, letting her entire body submerge into the cool refreshing water before coming back up for air.

“Phwaah! Oh Celestia, that feels good!” she shouted as she resurfaced. Feeling much more refreshed, Daring dipped her head back under the water and emerged slower this time to keep her mane out of her face. Already she felt much cleaner, and her vest looked almost like its normal color as well. With only a few spots left on it, Daring began to scrub out the remaining dirt marks on it.

It didn’t take long before she was satisfied with her cleaning job. “There, all done.” she said satisfied. “Though how in Tartarus did Derpy not get a single speck of dirt on her?!”

With no other choice but to explain Derpy remaining completely unscathed to pure luck, Daring stripped off her vest and hung it on a nearby tree branch before returning to the water to clean up her body. Daring did her best to clean out the dirt and much embedded in her coat, and thankfully nothing seemed too embedded for her to be unable to remove with a bit of thorough scrubbing. However, as she worked on some of the tougher spots in her coat her hoof ran over one of her erect nipples, causing her to jump slightly as electricity seemed to hit her body.

“Hnng! What the…” she wondered. Though the water was a bit chilly and had caused her nipples to harden considerably, the feeling that she had just felt was much too strong to be only because of the water and her touch. Thinking hard, her face reddened as she remembered a very, very crucial fact that she had forgotten until now.

“Aw crap, I’m starting to go into heat!”

Daring dunked her head back underwater momentarily, face-hoofing herself once she returned up for air. “Stupid stupid stupid!” she said to herself with each hit. “Why did you have to get so excited about all those bits?”

One of her very first expeditions caused her to adopt the policy to never go on any explorations while in heat. Overconfident and inexperienced, she had gone out on an expedition with a few other well-known archeologists to explore a freshly unearthed tomb in the Saddle Arabian Desert. She started to go into heat the day before everypony was due to leave, but she naively joined the group anyways.

As luck would have it, she single hoofedly discovered a hidden side passage that lead to one of the greatest artifacts that was up until then thought to be only a legend, but there was a problem; the leader of the group, a griffon named Professor Blackbeak, wanted to take sole credit for her find. Having put her hoof down and refusing all his offers of bits, fame, and a job as his assistant, she fell for his advances as he tried wooing her instead, and thanks to her desire to mate she not only lost the artifact and the credit for finding it, but she lost her virginity quite painfully and humiliatingly as well.

Disgusted with her lack of common sense, Daring trudged back to dry ground and shook herself as dry as she could. Thinking back, she remembered the whole reason she was in Ponyville in the first place; she was going to surprise Rainbow Dash the next day and spend some time with her number one fan, as well as maybe learn a few of those aerial tricks the new Wonderbolt was so good at. However, the offer of three thousand bits was too good to pass up, especially since she had been hospitalized with yet another wing injury during her last exploration adventure. Her excitement had clouded her judgment and caused her to forget all about her upcoming heat, and by her current feeling it would hit her by tomorrow afternoon or evening.

“Okay Daring, calm down. This is a relatively easy temple to explore.” she said to herself as she redressed herself. “The ancient zebras in this area were peaceful, so there shouldn’t be many traps if any at all. I’ll have to skip out on scouting out the area in the morning, but if I get right to work at sun up we can head for home by tomorrow afternoon. In and out, nice and easy.”

Splashing one last bit of water on her face, Daring stared at her reflection in the water. “Maybe I’m worrying about this all too much. I’ve become a lot tougher and stronger since then. Besides, it’s only me and another mare. She seems nice enough, and I’m sure I could easily beat her if I had to. But her reaction earlier tonight, I don’t think Derpy would betray me.”

Smiling, she took a sip of water before she spit out the contents of her mouth and bolted upright in horror. “Oh Luna’s flank, I left Derpy at the camp. With fire!” she remembered. Quickly tossing her helmet on her head and grabbing the canteens, Daring ran full speed back to camp.

Author's Note

Hmm... did I hint somewhere in this chapter what other story this one may be connected to? Is it connected to any other story at all? Or am I just messing with your heads?

3. Night and Day

“Derpy!” Daring Do cried out as she cleared the final cluster of bushes and burst into the clearing where they had made camp. Coming to a screeching halt, Daring stood shocked by the scene in front of her.

Derpy looked over from where she was sitting by the fire and waved happily at Daring. “Oh, you’re back! Hi!” she said. “Hungry?”

Looking at the campsite, Daring was blown away by the devastation and mayhem that… seemed to be missing. Everything seemed to be set up correctly, not to mention Derpy had restocked the fire with more wood without causing half the Equestrian Rein Forest also going up in flames. The tent was pitched in the ideal spot and even had the mosquito netting already in place, and from the smell coming from the pot that was suspended over the fire it seemed like Derpy had already prepared dinner.

“D-Derpy… did… did you do all of this?” Daring asked in amazement, not sure if she was really seeing everything correctly.

Unsure what Daring meant, Derpy looked around, unsure what she meant by her statement. “Uh oh, is something not right?” she asked worriedly.

Daring shook her head. “No, everything is… everything’s perfect.” she said, unable to find anything wrong with the way things were set up.

“Oh, good! Let’s eat then!” Derpy said, lifting the cover off of the pot and ladling some stew into two bowls for them.

Taking a bowl and sniffing the contents, Daring took an experimental bite. While the stew wasn’t five-star restaurant quality, it was exponentially better than the usual dried fruit and energy bars usually brought on her adventures. ’Wow, she’s a really good cook. Heh, maybe I should hire her as my cook for these trips. My usual stuff doesn’t taste nearly as good as- wait a second…’

Stopping mid-chew, Daring realized that nothing in the stew resembled any of the supplies she had packed the night before. “Um, Derpy? Where did you find the stuff for this?” she asked reluctantly.

“Oh, I found everything pretty close by the camp. Let’s see, I found some carrots, leeks, and yams over there. Oh, and I found some wild herbs when I went to get the water.”

Poking through the items in her bowl, Daring saw nothing that warranted any concern or alarm. “Uh, okay… just wondering.” she said with a smile. ’Is this really the same pony that almost got me killed just flying here? How is this possible?’

Despite a small part of her brain remaining alert for any side effects to Derpy’s food, the stew proved to be completely safe and edible. The rest of the night went smoothly as well, though Daring did decide to turn in a little earlier than normal due to her strenuous day. She still felt a little uneasy going to sleep without doing a full analysis for the surrounding area, but a quick patrol around the camp site showed no signs of any hostile animals or inhabitants.

With everything cleaned up and prepared for a quick exit in the morning, Daring and Derpy climbed into their tent and disrobed. Due to the humid tropical weather, both ponies decided to sleep on top of their sleeping bags to stay cool. Making sure everything was safe and secure, Daring blew out the lantern and lay back on her sleeping bag. “Alright, we’ll get up at sunrise and head right for the temple. We should be back in Ponyville by the afternoon. Sound good? Hey!”

Before she could get an answer from Derpy, Daring looked down and saw that the gray pegasus had wrapped her forehooves around her waist and was resting her head on Daring’s stomach. “H-hey! Derpy, what are you… I’m not your pillow!” Daring said.

A light snore signaled that Derpy wasn’t listening as she was fast asleep. Wriggling slightly in an attempt to free herself, Daring soon found her efforts completely futile as Derpy had a surprisingly strong grip on her. “Oh jeez.” she groaned. It only took a few more moments for Daring Do to give up trying to free herself, and while it wasn’t with her secret lover, it was still nice to have the warmth of another pony next to her like this.

“I guess it should be fine for just one night.” Daring sighed.

Morning came all too soon for the two pegasus mares. Despite wanting to sleep in a bit longer, Daring managed to force her eyes open just as the first rays of Celestia’s sunlight began to shine through the canvas of the tent. Contrary to belief, Daring Do was not a morning pony and despised always having to wake up so early whenever she was out on an expedition, so she always tried to sleep in whenever possible. However, now she had to add in the factor of starting to feel the uncomfortable aching and restlessness of her body going in to heat, everything adding to equal one night of horrible sleep.

Sitting up, Daring yawned and stretched her forehooves. Glancing down, she saw that Derpy had finally released her death grip sometime in the night and was now peacefully curled up on her sleeping bag. Daring reached over and gently shook her companion awake. “Hey, time to wake up.” she said.

To her surprise, Derpy’s eyes snapped open and she awoke almost as if she hadn’t been asleep at all. “Is it time to start looking?” she asked excitedly, getting up and quickly donning her outfit and hat.

Daring couldn’t help but chuckle. “Yeah, it’s time.” she yawned, still not quite up herself.

Already dressed, Derpy dashed for the tent flap to start packing up their camp, but as soon as she exited the tent she tripped over one of the anchor ropes and caused it to snap. The damage caused the tent to collapse on Daring Do who was still inside getting dressed, leaving her no choice but to struggle to free herself from the collapsed canvas. After a few irritating moments of struggling she finally found the opening and poked her head out, gasping for air and looking at the pony responsible.

“Oopsie, my bad.” Derpy apologized.

Daring rolled her eyes and sighed. ’Maybe I did imagine last night after all.’ she thought.

After a few more small mishaps, Daring Do and Derpy finally managed to pack up all their items and began the short trek to the Temple of Qandisa. The directions and map Derpy had acquired had proven extremely useful as the temple wasn’t a building that was exposed and visible from the air, but a building carved into the side of a cliff and hidden by a large waterfall.

Staring at the temple’s exposed façade through the water, Daring Do stood in awe, admiring the lengths the ancient zebras must have gone through in hiding the temple and its secrets. Derpy, on the other hoof, wanted to move on and find the item she needed so desperately, and lucky for her Daring also remembered her own time restraint.

“Alright, well, from my own research and Twilight’s notes, the zebra tribe who built this temple were peaceful and not very technologically advanced.” Daring said. “I don’t think this will take too long.”

“Okay. Let’s go!” Derpy said, but the very first step she took caused her to fall face first into the muddy embankment.

Wincing, Daring helped the klutzy pony up and wiped off her face. “You know, maybe it would be quicker if I went in alone.” she said.

“What do you mean?” Derpy said, cocking her head to one side in confusion.

“Well, even though this tomb is relatively safe, even a basic trap can be deadly if you drop your guard.” Daring cautioned. “It takes a lot of studying to be able to know what to look for and avoid. No offense, but it’d be safer for you to stay here and let me go in alone. Besides, I’m much faster when I work by myself.”

Derpy took in Daring’s words rather well. “Well, okay, but…”

Daring shushed Derpy with her hoof, not wanting to waste time arguing. Her heat was coming on a little faster than she expected, so time was of the essence. “No ‘buts’. I’ll be in and out before you know it. Besides, it’s a small temple. I doubt there’s much to explore, so don’t worry about me missing whatever it is you’re looking for.”

Not giving Derpy any time to form a rebuttal, Daring grabbed her trusty whip and dashed off to the temple, jumping gracefully through the waterfall and entering the long lost building.

“Um, okay. I think.” Derpy said, sitting down and scratching her head. “I wonder why she went in there?”

Author's Note

Your lack of comments is disheartening.
Sexy time comes next chapter!

4. Holes in the Wall

Bursting out the other side of the waterfall, Daring Do landed on her hooves on the stone steps carved into the rock. With the waterfall out of the way, Daring now had an unobstructed view of the until-now lost temple. The temple’s exterior was overgrown with moss and vines, but the intricate carvings made by the zebra tribe were still visible as rough outlines through the overgrowth. Using her hoof to clear some of the flora Daring saw the typical carvings for an ancient temple; depictions of the zebra tribes’ daily lives and making offerings to their gods.

Checking the entrance for signs of booby traps, Daring found nothing suspicious. Still, she cautiously made her way inside, keeping an eye out for any trip wires, pressure plates, or false floors. It wasn’t until she had made it over fifty yards inside the main entrance did she stop and look around in suspicion, lighting a torch to see in the growing darkness. ’Not a single trap or anything.’ she thought. ’I guess these zebras really were the peaceful type. No wonder they disappeared.’

Though still aware of her surroundings, Daring allowed herself to ease up slightly. It wouldn’t be the first time she had explored a temple that was void of any traps or other defensive measures, though such temples were usually ransacked by looters or completely destroyed. This tomb seemed perfectly intact and untouched, her hoofsteps being the first in possibly hundreds of years.

Venturing further down the hallway, Daring finally came to the first chamber. Taking her time to inspect the room, she once again found it void of anything dangerous, but also found something she wasn’t expecting to see.

“Well… hello there.” she said in genuine surprise. Guarding the exit on the other side of the room were two stone zebras, both of them posed in a somewhat provocative and exposed manner as their forelegs were splayed out in front of them while their flanks were raised up in the air, facing the wall. Glancing at the wall behind the statues, Daring noticed two holes in the wall at the same level as the statues’ rears. Though there was nothing indicating the purpose of the holes in the wall, Daring Do nevertheless felt a surge of heat pass through her body and growled in annoyance as an itch began to form in her crotch.

“Stupid heat.” she muttered, managing to divert her gaze from the statues. Pressing on, Daring exited the room and made her way down the hall to the next chamber. Thinking that the next room would contain something more traditional like she was used to, her jaw dropped in shock as she entered chamber two and saw something she had never seen before.

Inside the new chamber were more stone statues, but these statues were littered around the floor haphazardly. Each statue was set in a different provocative pose; some that most ponies knew well while others displayed poses Daring didn’t even know was possible. Also unlike the previous room, these statues were very ‘detailed’. The creators of these stone zebras had gone through the trouble of carving the female genitals into every statue, some normal looking while others were gaping open, showing off the almost lifelike inner details of the female sex.

It took Daring Do a few moments to recover from the shock. “What the buck is all of this?” she wondered aloud. She silently thanked Celestia that Derpy was waiting outside as she didn’t want to have to explain everything here to her, but at the same time Daring had absolutely no idea what Derpy could want with anything inside this temple.

With no choice but to press on, Daring tried her best to keep from staring at the sexually instigating statues. However, some of the more complex positions peaked her curiosity and she began to wonder how it would feel to have a stallion rut her while in those poses. ’I bet somepony could get really deep if I was like that. Nothing would spill out when he… gah! Stop it Daring, get a hold of yourself!’

Shaking her head to clear the dirty thoughts from her mind, Daring ran past the statues and bolted for the next hallway, not caring any more about remaining cautious for traps. Like before, her advancement into the temple was unimpeded, and as she entered the third chamber she saw that she had already reached the end. The room’s only exit was the hallway she had just come in through, and as she looked around the large room she saw a simple stone altar set up on the far end of the room. On the wall above the altar were a series of holes, similar in size to the ones that she saw earlier in the first room. Once again their purpose was a mystery to Daring, but as she approached the altar she stepped on a hidden pressure plate, the stone slab sinking an inch into the floor.

“Oh, you have got to be bucking kidding me.” she groaned aloud. Her eyes darted around the room, wondering if there were going to be a flurry of poisoned arrows flying at her or if the floor was going to start falling away. A hiss of pressurized air came from the ceiling, but only a cloud of old dust and dirt came down.

Remaining frozen to see what kind of trap she set off, Daring eventually relaxed as she saw that nothing had happened and breathed a heavy sigh of relief. “Phew. Guess it’s broken or they never finished it.” she said. Daring coughed lightly to clear her lungs of the dirt she had inhaled and brushed her shirt off, paying little mind to the pink-tinted dust and dirt. Airing on the side of caution, Daring decided to take the time to inspect the rest of the chamber for any more traps, but as she took a few steps forward a sharp twinge in her crotch struck her and she began to feel extremely hot.

“What the buck?” she gasped as her pussy began to throb almost painfully. Instinctively, she brought a hoof to her sex and moaned as she felt a wave of relief wash over her body once she made contact. She was shocked at how wet she found herself and was slightly embarrassed as she felt her fluids beginning to trickle down her hind legs. On a hunch, she collected some of the dust that had fallen on her helmet and carefully sniffed it, trying not to inhale too much of it. She detected a very faint aroma from the powder on her hoof, and as she took a second whiff she finally recognized what it was; clavohuasco mixed with rosewood oil, a powerful aphrodisiac formula for mares.

“No… Celestia no, why now?!” Daring gritted in frustration. It was bad enough that she had been feeling the effects of her heat before, but to now be covered head to tail in an aphrodisiac that was known to turn a normal mare into a cock-craving whorse was cause for real worry. Trying to take a few more steps forward, Daring had to stop once more as the friction of her legs moving was causing her too much stimulation in her crotch. Taking smaller steps offered no relief, and as she dragged herself up the three steps to where the altar was she had left a noticeable trail of fluids behind her on the floor.

Daring Do had only one thing on her mind at this point; she needed relief, and she needed it now. Panting heavily, she dragged herself up on the altar and tried to brush off as much of the aphrodisiac powder from her body as possible, but touching herself all over just increased her state of arousal. “I… just one… that’s all I need.” she said, giving in to her desires. “I can continue to… to look for… after… after just one…”

Stripping her vest off and tossing her helmet aside, Daring lay back on the cool stone slab and began to feverishly rub at her pussy, an animalistic moan escaping her lips as she finally began to feel a slight feeling of relief. Her crotch was wetter than it had ever been before, but in her lust-driven state she didn’t notice the fluids coming from her pussy were being absorbed by the stone. All she cared about was feeling good and bringing herself to an orgasm to clear her head, but as she continued to play with herself she began to become more impatient.

“Come on… no, that’s not… rrgghhh!” she growled in frustration. She arched her back in impatience as her hooves just weren’t enough to satisfy her right now. She clenched her eyes shut as she thought back to collection of adult toys that she had hidden in her closet at home, the wooden box filled with life-size dildos of various creatures from all across Equestria. Though she had actual experience with only three or four of the creatures in her collection, she had heard tales of other ponies mating with the other creatures and her curiosity had caused her to purchase the strange looking dildos.

Hoping it would help her in her current situation, she tried to imagine some of her favorite toys; the minotaur one was always a challenge to get inside of her, but the quarray eel dildo could reach further inside of her than any other toy. However, sometimes there was nothing like the traditional equine dildos she owned, and it was always fulfilling to take two of them at the same time…

“Grr! So… close!” she yelled out through clenched teeth. The mental pictures helped a bit, but again it just wasn’t enough. Her hind legs twitched in impatience, and with absolute surprise she felt her leg bump up against something that was in between her legs. Opening her eyes and looking down towards her crotch, Daring Do was shocked to see that there was a stone dildo lying between her legs, it’s smooth rounded head pointed straight at her aching nether regions. There was nothing spectacular about it; it was completely void of any bumps or ridges, and it was just a tad smaller than the average stallion’s cock, but in her desperate state it was a more welcome sight than anything else in Equestria. Not questioning where it had come from or if it was another trap, Daring quickly snatched up the stone phallus and sunk it straight into her greedy pussy.

“Ooh YYEEESSSSSSSS…” she moaned in satisfaction. As the stone tip bumped up against her cervix she let her head snap back as her body spasmed, having finally achieved what it had been trying to do for so long. Her pussy clamped down on the dildo as she finally came, a surge of fluid escaping her sex and flowing out on the altar before being absorbed like before. Not satisfied with just one, Daring then began to thrust the dildo in and out of her foal hole as quickly as possible, her body writhing on the stone slab as she fucked herself into another orgasm. Her second orgasm was followed by a third, and then a fourth, but that too wasn’t enough to satisfy her as the heat in her loins seemed to stubbornly stay put inside of her deepest parts, all the while her fluids were sucked up by the altar as if it were made of sponge.

Finally, after her sixth screaming orgasm, Daring finally let go of the dildo and let her hooves fall to her sides. Panting, she lie still as she fought to catch her breath, her masturbation session driving her to the point of complete exhaustion. Still twitching slightly, her pussy finally let the stone dildo slip out from her body and landed with a clunk onto the altar and then the floor. Despite her numerous orgasms and squirting, not a single drop of fluid remained on the altar. The stone was considerably warmer than stone should be, but the warmth on her back didn’t register in her head as she tried to clear the cobwebs from her mind now that she could finally think clearly again.

’Oh Celestia and Luna, that so felt good.’ she thought as her chest heaved up and down. ’I’ve never cum that many times in a row before. Thank Celestia Derpy wasn’t here to see this. Okay, I think I should be able to manage to search this room for whatever it is she needs and get out before this stuff overpowers me again. Ugh, I don’t want to think of what she’s going to use anything in here for to apologize to her boss… okay, let’s go, Daring Do; time to get back to work.’

Trying to sit up, Daring’s mind became stumped when she supposedly couldn’t find the strength to. Trying harder, she still couldn’t manage to sit herself up, nor could she roll over and use the altar’s height to help her get back to her hooves. Come to think of it, Daring couldn’t move her hooves or body at all…

Looking down at her body, Daring gasped in horror as she saw why she couldn’t move; while she had been recovering from her numerous orgasms, almost a dozen green vines had supposedly grown out from under the altar and had tied all four of her legs, her torso, and her chest down to the stone. Though not uncomfortable as long as she remained still, the vines refused to budge even an inch as she tried to struggle free. Instinctively, she lifted up her head to get her knife from her vest, but she quickly remembered that her clothing was discarded on the floor of the chamber, way out of her reach.

“Celestia’s twat, I’m so fucked.” Daring Do groaned. As she tried to brainstorm an escape plan, her eye caught something beginning to poke out from one of the holes in the wall above her. Her eyes widened in horror as she saw a long, thick vine creeping out from the hole, and it wasn’t long before it was joined by more vines from the other holes. Slowly but steadily they all moved towards her and it didn’t take long for Daring Do to finally piece everything together she had seen in the temple.

“Yeah, I’m fucked.” she gulped.

5. Sweet... Victory?

Daring Do struggled against her bindings as the larger vines made their way towards her, but as before her efforts were futile. A total of eight large vines slowly reached out towards her, none of them seeming rushed, almost as if they knew that their prey was incapable of escaping. They soon reached the altar and began prodding around blindly, but as the first four made contact with her they wrapped themselves around each of her limbs, securing her even further. The remaining four vines dragged themselves over her body from top to bottom, seeming to be determining her outline and size. Though the vines themselves were dry, the rounded ends were oozing a greenish sticky substance which was extremely sticky, but as a trail of the substance was trailed across her muzzle she couldn’t help but notice the sweet aroma it was giving off.

Daring couldn’t help but wonder if the sappy substance tasted as sweet as it smelled, nor did she have to wait too long. Retracing its path, the vine reversed direction and left a trail of sap that crossed her mouth. A trace amount managed to slip into Daring’s mouth, and as she suspected she found the sap extremely sweet, though she was in no rush to try any more of it.

Her body shivered involuntarily as one of the vines brushed up against her still sensitive crotch; whether it was out of disgust or from wanting more was completely unknown to the trapped adventurer. What she did know that she still was unable to escape from her vice-like bindings and that the larger vines were starting to position themselves in places that started firing off alarms in her head.

“You have got to be bucking kidding me.” Daring groaned as she lifted her head up and saw where the vines had stopped moving; two of them had come to rest between her hind legs while the other two hovered just above her head. Daring bared her teeth at the ones nearest to her head, hoping that it would somehow intimidate the vines to let her go. She kept up her show of force as one of the vines moved slightly closer to her, almost as if it sensed her hostility. To Daring Do’s surprise a small flower bud emerged from the tip of the vine, and it didn’t take long for the bud to bloom into a pink-striped purple flower.

Daring looked at the strange flower with some suspicion. “Uh… okay? Is this a peace offering? I can’t exactly take it since, you know, I’m kinda still tied u- phhbbbtt! Hey!”

Unable to help her sarcasm, Daring was caught completely by surprise as the innocent looking flower suddenly shot a cloud of familiar smelling dust at her. As soon as she could, Daring spit out as much of the powdery aphrodisiac as she could and tried to clear her nose, but as she feared she wasn’t able to get much out of her lungs.

“Oh come on! Enough of that stuff already!” she said angrily, spitting at the flower as it closed up and retreated back into its host. Daring snapped her jaws more in aggravation than actual attempt to bite anything, and as the vines remained motionless in their current position it was all too clear what they were waiting for.

Daring gritted her teeth, trying to suppress the increasing heat she was felt building up inside of her. Trying to rub her thighs together in discomfort, all she managed to do was increase the urge to find relief any way possible, but unfortunately for her the stone dildo she had used earlier was out of hoof’s reach.

Finally deciding that their captive victim was ready, the vines moved in on Daring Do. The two vines between her legs moved up to her crotch and began prodding at her vulnerable holes. Daring was more than aware of their presence and what they were trying to do, but thanks to the blast of aphrodisiac she just experienced her mind wasn’t sure what she wanted to happen.

‘Yes, yes! More! Ye- No no no! Stop it, you stupid plants! Get a hold of yourself, Daring, you don’t know what those things are going to end up putting in you… in me… oh Celestia, I need them in me so badly…’

Daring wasn’t able to put what she wanted into words, though it wouldn’t have mattered in the end as the plants knew what they wanted. Pushing forward, the two vines slowly but forcefully entered her body, penetrating both her pussy and ass. Daring’s mouth opened to scream, but her mind couldn’t decide if it should be a cry of pleasure or fear. As her mouth hung open in silence the third vine entered her mouth, burying itself down her throat and to her stomach.

Daring’s eyes flew wide in horror as she tried to get the vine out of her throat, but all she could manage was a meager muffled cough. She then felt the vine in her pussy finally bottom out inside of her, and shortly after the last vine in her ass stopped moving, having reached Luna-knows how far inside of her.

‘Ghh! So… full…’ Daring thought drowsily as she tried to adjust to the three large vines inside of her. Though they weren’t the largest thing in girth that she had ever taken (her chimera dildo held that title), these vines definitely reached further into her than anything ever had before. She couldn’t help but admit to herself that it felt good being so full, despite the fact that she was involuntarily being subjected to this treatment, not to mention it was the first time she had ever been triple penetrated.

Daring couldn’t help but think back to her first time; she had been lead to a small side tomb by one of her classmates who told her that he had found something important, but all that was in the secluded chamber was Blackbeak. After managing to ‘persuade’ her to give up all credit on her amazing find, he then rewarded his accomplice by allowing him to be her first anal experience, and soon after they finished one last time inside of her at the same time, the griffon in her pussy and the pony in her ass. After the brutal double penetration, Daring vowed to never use two holes at once ever again, not even with her toys, but she sickeningly admitted to herself that these three vines inside of her all at once felt good.

Daring let out a yelp of surprise as the vine in her rear hole started squirming slightly. Trying to see what was going on she found it impossible to lift her head enough thanks to the vine shoved down her throat. All she could do was groan uncomfortably as the wriggling vine reached slightly deeper than before, but her groan turned to a muffled scream as she felt the vine suddenly release a torrent of its sweet, sticky sap deep into her bowels. Her stomach cramped up from the sudden flooding but all Daring Do could think of was if this sap would harden inside of her if she wasn’t able to get it out of her body. Her worries mattered little though, as the big and small vines were still restraining her and there was no way she could attempt to squeeze the sap out as long as the vines remained inside of her.

As the vine in her rectum finally began to go still the vine in her twat began to squirm next. ‘Oh buck, no no no! Don’t!’ Daring panicked. She felt the vine pushing up against her cervix, almost as if it was mad that it wasn’t able to penetrate her as deep as its two brothers had. The pushing escalated in severity as the plant seemed to be getting impatient, causing Daring to start yelping out in pain. Despite the plant’s best efforts it was unable to penetrate her any further, though it cut Daring’s sigh of relief short as it then proceeded to fill up her foal hole with more of the sticky sap.

Daring winced as she felt the sap filling every single crevice inside of her. She shuddered as she realized that there was still one vine that hadn’t released anything yet, and though the taste of the sap wasn’t bad at all she still wasn’t even remotely looking forward to having her stomach filled with it.

Unfortunately for her, the vine shoved down her throat planned on doing just that. Not waiting for the vine embedded in her pussy to finish it began to writhe slightly, causing Daring to gag from the movement. It only took a few more seconds for the vine to begin pumping its load into her stomach, the heavy fluid quickly filling her up and soon began to come back up her throat, somehow managing to squeeze between the intruding vine and the walls of her throat. The backwash managed to seep up into Daring’s mouth and nose, making it even more difficult to breathe and almost causing her to pass out. However, just before she blacked out the vine abruptly stopped wriggling around and surprisingly began to withdraw itself. As soon as the vine cleared her mouth Daring coughed up a sizeable amount of the fluid, clearing her airway as much as she could as to avoid drowning in the sap. The taste of the sweet sap sent a tingle down her spine, but despite the good taste she turned her head to the side and spit out the lingering bits that remained in her mouth.

Having seemed to have finished as well, the other two vines pulled out of her body and retreated back through the holes in the wall, soon followed by the other two. Daring’s eyes darted around the temple, expecting some sort of monster to emerge from a hidden entrance or trap door and violate her while she remained helpless, but to her surprise she felt the vines around her legs loosening up their grip. Unsure if they were truly done with her or it was a mistake, Daring quickly pulled her hooves away from the constricting vines and rolled off the altar, wanting to get as far away as possible from them before they changed their mind. The rolling motion caused a large amount of the sap inside of her to leak out and she left a considerable trail of the sweet sap behind her, and as she finally came to a rest on the temple floor she coughed up and spit out another sizeable amount onto the ground.

Hearing a rustling noise behind her, Daring spread her wings and bolted straight for the exit, not wanting to slow down and look at what may have been coming for her next. She was relieved that the goo inside of her wasn’t hardening, not to mention it seemed to quell her heat despite the aphrodisiac, but exploring for whatever treasure Derpy was after would have to wait for some other day.

Emerging to the second chamber Daring skidded to a halt as she saw the transformation the statues had undergone. The same sappy liquid that had been pumped into her now covered certain portions of the statues. All of the statues had the sap leaking out from their mouths, pussies, and asses, despite Daring able to swear that there was nothing inside of them before when she entered the temple the first time. She didn’t know how the sap was now leaking out of the statues, nor did she want to find out. She took her time navigating around the statues, not wanting to set off any more hidden traps, and then sped down the hallway to the first room.

Once again caught off by surprise, Daring tripped and tumbled to the ground as her eyes saw the two zebra statues on either side of the door. Somehow, a carving of the vines was now poking out from the holes behind the zebras, the stone tentacles wrapped around each zebra statue. She knew for absolute certain that those stone vines were definitely not there before, and as before she didn’t waste any time to find out how they got there and instead ran for the exit.

Spreading her wings as she passed through the final entryway, Daring soared through the waterfall and dove into the pond in front of her. She swam up and broke the surface, gasping for air and thankfully felt the sap inside of her pussy beginning to loosen up thanks to the water. She quickly gulped down a few mouthfuls of water and sighed happily as she felt the sap in her stomach beginning to ease up.

The water felt amazingly refreshing, but Daring’s body was also beginning to show just how tired and achy it had become from being tied up for so long, not to mention being violated. Dragging herself back to shore, Daring fell on her back and stared up at the clear blue sky, her view interrupted a few moments later by another pegasus…

“Hey, you’re back! I was wondering where you were.” Derpy said.

Daring smiled, happy to see a friendly face, as well as that nothing bad had happened to her employer. “Ah, sorry that took so long. Look, we’re going to have to come back some other time to find what you were looking for, or I can give you a refund. I… I wasn’t able to get your treasure. You see, when I went inside…”

“Oh, don’t worry about that. I found what I needed.”

“… I didn’t think find any traps at first and-” Daring stopped midsentence, not sure if she heard Derpy correctly just now. “What… what did you just say?”

“I found the thing I needed. We can go home now.” Derpy said smiling.

The gears in Daring Do’s head ground to an abrupt halt. “Wait, what… but how did… what in the hay did you need?” she asked in confusion, unable to think of what Derpy could have wanted.

“Well… okay, but it’s a secret, so don’t tell anypony!” Derpy hissed. Glancing left and right, she walked over to her pack and rummaged around for a bit, finally exclaiming ‘aha!’ before dramatically bringing her hoof back out. “Ta-dah!” she said, showing Daring what she had needed. Daring Do’s jaw dropped as she felt like she could shoot the gray mare into the sun. In Derpy’s hoof were six large…

“Cocoa beans?! We came all this way for cocoa beans?!” Daring yelled out.

“Shh! Not so loud!” Derpy hissed again, but Daring wasn’t listening.

“What in Celestia’s name did we need to come all this way for those? Why couldn’t you have just gone to the market for those?”

Derpy shuffled her hooves and blushed. “Well, I needed something special for my boss when I lost a really important package, so I thought I’d make him my super special chocolate muffins. I got them but lost them somehow, and the marketpony was all out by the time I got back. I needed them now and he wouldn’t have any more until next week, so I asked Twilight where I could find more. She said the best cocoa beans grew by the Candy Temple, which makes sense because it’s candy, but I would need help, so I hired you!”

Daring couldn’t even bring herself to correct Derpy calling the temple by the wrong name. In a slight daze, Daring reached for the map Twilight had drawn and looked at it again. Yes, the Temple of Qandisa was on the page, but so were drawings of cocoa beans above certain patches of trees close by. She then turned the map over and saw a recipe for chocolate muffins scribbled on the back, confirming Derpy’s story. “This is… I can’t believe…” she murmured.

“Here, try one!” Derpy suddenly said. Cracking open one of the pods, Derpy shoved a raw cocoa bean into Daring’s open mouth. As soon as the bean entered her mouth, Daring went to go spit it out, preparing to yell at Derpy that she needed to cook and sweeten the beans with sugar, but to her absolute amazement the cocoa bean was already sweetened despite being raw.

“What the?” Daring said in confusion.

Derpy smiled back at her. “See? I told you these were the best. These cocoa beans are naturally sweet, which is why I use them in my super special muffins. Nopony knows why they’re so sweet, but they only grow around here.” she said proudly.

Daring had to admit that the bean tasted good, but the taste was also very familiar. She couldn’t quite put her hoof on it until Derpy spoke up again.

“It’s also weird how they grow. They grow on these vines instead of on trees.”