Daring Do and the Temple of Ra(pe)

The next three months couldn't pass by quick enough for Daring Do, but the time finally came where summer break started and she, along with four other lucky ponies, were now on a train and on their way with Professor Blackbeak south to the area beyond the San Palomino Desert where the Temple of Ra was being excavated.

Daring had kept to her promise and had not only managed to keep her grades high enough to pass her other classes, but she managed to bring all her grades up by one letter. All her other professors were shocked by the sudden raise in her grades, but Daring was taking no chances; she was going on this expedition, and her hard work paid off.

Professor Blackbeak motioned for his students to quiet down momentarily. "Now students, can anypony tell me the significance of Ra?" he asked. Not surprisingly, Daring Do quickly shot her hoof up, almost jumping up onto her seat in eagerness. Blackbeak nodded to her, curious to see just how much she knew on the hazy subject.

"Before Princess Celestia assumed the duty of raising the sun, the tribal Ponies of the Sands believed that Ra, a giant eagle, was the beast responsible for raising and lowering the sun. To ensure that Ra didn't fly away and leave the ancient ponies in the dark, they built a massive temple to house the eagle and keep it appeased. However, when Princess Celestia took over raising the sun, it is rumored that Ra sealed himself in the temple along with his followers. The temple was eventually overtaken by the desert and buried for centuries, and was only discovered a few years ago by... well, you, Professor."

Blackbeak nodded in satisfaction. "Very good, Miss Do. Yes, you are correct; this temple is a very recent find, and due to some complications with the weather in the area we've had to delay exploring the inner passages. We've uncovered almost everything and are now in the process of deciphering the hieroglyphics in the various chambers."

One of the other students raised his hoof to ask the question on everypony's mind. "Sir, did you find any evidence of the eagle Ra?" he asked.

Professor Blackbeak shook his head no. "It appears that Ra is just a myth. The scriptures we've uncovered so far say that the great eagle had a wingspan of over fifteen yards, but none of the chambers we have found are large enough to house a bird of that size. Besides, no other ancient tribes ever recall seeing a giant eagle raising the sun."

After a brief discussion on the itinerary for the week-long trip, the other students either fell asleep or simply stared out the window at the passing scenery as the train sped south. Daring, however, was still wide awake and eagerly asking Professor Blackbeak a barrage of questions. He was more than happy to spend the rest of the day answering her questions, happy to see that one of his students was so interested in the actual history and artifacts that were being uncovered instead of fantasizing about finding some treasure and becoming instantly famous and wealthy. They talked long into the night, finally going to bed only when Blackbeak realized how late it had become. He bid Daring good night and returned to his sleeping quarters as the other ponies had hours ago, but Daring stayed up a little bit longer, too excited about what lay ahead. That, and her body seemed a little more restless than usual...

Sitting back in her seat, Daring let her hoof wander aimlessly along the side of the seat and over to her thigh. Once she made contact with her own leg her hoof wandered up towards her crotch where she found herself much warmer than usual, but the self stimulation felt so good she couldn't stop herself. As soon as her hoof touched her hot crotch everything in Daring's mind was forgotten except how good her hoof felt. It was only thanks to a slight bump in the railroad that Daring finally managed to come back to reality, her face turning red as she realized that she had begun to masturbate out in the middle of the train car. Thank Celestia everypony else was asleep and not around to see her.

Still blushing, Daring quickly rushed to her cabin and jumped in the shower, keeping the water as cold as possible while she tried to douse the growing heat inside of her body. However, it proved to be futile, causing Daring to curse aloud. "No no no! Why now?" she asked, angrily stomping a hoof on the floor.

There was no mistake about it; she was starting to go into heat.

Daring's mind flashed back to the packet Blackbeak had given her months ago. It had stated that there was an inherent danger for mares in heat as they would be isolated with other stallions and other creatures, sometimes in confined spaces. Thus, Professor Blackbeak had created a policy that he would not allow mares in heat to join any of his expeditions, and any mares that went into heat during a trip would promptly be escorted back home.

"No, there's no way I can go back now!" Daring said defiantly. She thought of how hard she worked to get accepted to Canterlot University, not to mention all she went through to bring her grades up to ensure she wouldn't flunk out before the trip. Besides, she had managed to keep her body in check during her past periods of estrus. How hard could another one be?

Morning found the train finally nearing its final destination; a makeshift train station out in the middle of the lifeless desert. Gathering his students all together, Professor Blackbeak went through one final check to make sure his charges were mentally and physically prepared for the next week out in the desert. "This is your last chance to back out. Once it leaves, the train won't return until next week." he warned.

The four other ponies, all stallions, nodded and went off to double check their bags. Now alone with the only female, Professor Blackbeak could speak to Daring in private. "You're all set, Miss Do? Anything I need to be aware of?" he asked.

Daring shook her head. "I'm ready to go!" she said excitedly.

Blackbeak nodded. "Very good, very good... I must admit I am envious of your energy and motivation. Just one last thing... when was your last estrus? The heat out there can do some strange things to stallions, and a mare in heat is too tempting of a target. I don't want to risk anything, especially if it means the compromise of my favorite student's safety."

Daring Do's heart almost stopped as she heard her idol call her his favorite student. However, her stubbornness and overconfidence retained its hold on her. "It's okay, I'm not due for it for a while. There's nothing to worry about." she lied.

Blackbeak nodded in satisfaction. "Very good. Go and grab your gear, Miss Do. It's time to go on a little trek."

Fifteen minutes later the small group was on their way to the famed temple. They met up with one of the archaeologists, Doctor Dig Down, the pony in charge of the excavation and exploration in Professor Blackbeak's absence. The doctor was going over the supplies that had been delivered by the train, and once everything was determined to be in order he motioned for the professor and his five students to join the convoy of ponies and zebras who had been brought along to help carry everything.

Only another fifteen minutes had passed before everypony in the group was sweating profusely. It was an absolute amazement that Professor Blackbeak hadn't passed out from heatstroke as his feathery body was more suited for the cold north, but his lack of complaining kept the other ponies quiet. The pony who was suffering the most was Daring, but not because she was tiring in the heat. She had taken up a position near the rear of the group to avoid anypony seeing her slightly aroused state, but by doing so she was catching the odor of all the ponies and zebras in front of her. The smell of hot, masculine sweat was causing her primal desire to mare intensify, and more than once she had to forcefully remove the desire to stop and masturbate in the middle of the desert from her head. Trying to preoccupy herself with other thoughts proved useless as her mind kept on returning to the sweaty, muscular stallions ahead of her as they grunted under the weight of the crates and sacks of supplies on their backs.

'Come on Daring, you can't crack now. You've gone through worse. Gotta stop thinking of those stallions up there, especially that brown coated on... carrying that crate... with his muscled body... gah! No!'

Nothing Daring Do did could fully take her mind off of each stallion in the group, not to mention a few fantasies of Professor Blackbeak as well. Her face grew extremely red as thoughts of the griffon mounting her as everypony else watched them crossed her mind, but thankfully the ponies who noticed her flushed face attributed it to the heat of the desert.

Finally, after what seemed like an eternity of walking through the desert, the group finally reached the collection of tents that made up the main camp. With sighs of relief everypony dropped their loads and gratefully accepted canteens of water from the ponies in charge of storing the new supplies. Daring took a sip of water and then splashed the rest on her face to help cool off herself, and thankfully it seemed to help dissipate the urge to let one of the stallions mount her right then and there. However, there was no time to rest as Blackbeak called for his students to follow him up a nearby dune.

"You can rest after this. Just one last bit of walking." he said to his weary students. He was impressed that all of them had managed to avoid complaining about walking in the hot desert for over four hours, and this was the best way he could think of rewarding their efforts. As the ponies reached the top of the dune, Blackbeak smiled as he saw that he had been right; the looks on the faces of his students told him that the climb had been well worth it.

Looking down from their position, Daring and the other ponies stared in awe at the large sandstone temple that lay a few hundred yards away. The temple wasn't extremely tall, but the footprint of the building was of considerable size and the awestruck students could only guess how many various chambers filled the ancient building.

"Welcome to the Temple of Ra." Professor Blackbeak said.