Daring Do and the Ring of Faikok

The mare entered her silver saloon car as she drove home. On her way she managed to get a glimpse of the spectacular view of the sun setting and the moon rising up to the night sky. After an exhausting hour of driving, she finally reached her house on the outskirts of Canterlot.

"Oh, it's good to be home." the mare said as she got out of the car.

She took the box, as well as the papers before locking her car. She took out her keys from her purse and opened the door. She flipped the light switch, revealing the main hall. She headed to her room upstairs where she took off her sun hat that let her black and grey mane flow, showing its rather smooth edges. Her shades were next as they released the beauty of the mares attractive purple eyes. Her cream dress was replaced with a tank top and brown short shorts. At that moment, no anthro could mistake the identity of the mare. She was no longer the innocent author A.K Yearling but the adventurous Daring Do. She gave a light stretch to ease her body as well as her pegassi wings. As she went downstairs, she had a distinct feeling she was being watched. She ignored it as she went to the living room. Little did she know that there was a mare hiding in her closet.

"Well, well, looks like i found out about your little secret Yearling, or should I say Daring Do." the mare said.

Daring sat at her dining table, with the box on her left side along with the papers and her laptop on her right. Before she did anything, she made a call to an old friend of hers.

"Yello, this is Jack Miller speaking." said a stallion voice.

"Hey Jack, its Daring." she said.

"Oh, whats up?" he replied in a dull voice.

"Well somebody ain't in a good mood today."

"Nah, I'm just messing," shouted the mare happily, "there is never a single dull moment in my life!"

"It's great to see you haven't changed a bit Jake." Daring said with a light chuckle.

"Well, you know me." he said, "Man, how long has it been since we last talked?"

"Umm.... about two months or so."

"Well, it's good to hear your sweet voice again. So what up?"

Before Daring could even answer, she heard a thump form up stairs. Instantly, she knew something was wrong. She had to end the conversation a bit early.

"I need you to search information about the ring of Xaralil. Alright? I gotta go."

Before Jake could reply, Daring had already cut the line. Daring looked up at the staircase wondering what had caused the sudden thud. Could it be a box that tipped over, a burglar, a bird that simply lost its way and met her window?  Either way she had to be very cautious. She reached out for her P-9mm that was attached under the table as she screwed the silencer into place. She slowly went up stairs with both hands on the gun and her finger on the trigger. She stood at the center of the hall waiting to hear another sound. Her ear flicked to the sound of shuffling from her room. She stealthily opened the door to find a mare going through her stuff.

"Don't move." she said pointing the gun at the mare.

"Shit." the mare whispered as she froze in her tracks.

"Turn around." Daring said.

The mare slowly turned around as she kept her hands up. Daring couldn't recognize the mare due to the mask she was wearing, that only revealed her eyes.

"Wait, I can explain." the mare said as she slowly approached her.

"Stay right there." she said holding her gun firm.

"Look, I just want us to talk this through." said the mare as she continued approaching her.

"I said stay right there or I'll put a bullet right between your eyes!" Daring said in a dead serious voice, showing no signs of hesitation.

Basically, the mare was just stalling in order to get closer to Daring. Once she was close enough, she want for the attack. The mare slapped the gun out of Daring's hands causing it to fall off the stairs. The mare quickly followed it up with a right jab across Daring's temple. This caused Daring to be slightly dazed as she lightly staggered backwards. Seeing an opportunity to escape, the mare pushed Daring out of her way as she ran down the stairs. Despite Daring's current state, she was hot on the mares tail. A few meters from the door, the mare tripped over a wire as she fell to the ground with a thud. Just about a meter away laid Daring's gun. By then, Daring was on her back tugging against her blue pegassi wings. The mare stretched out for the gun, but she was just a few inches too short. The mare's wings became stiff due to the painful tugging. The sharp pain made her grip the red shag carpet as she winced in pain.

"Why did you invade my house?" Daring asked in fury.

"Let me go!" the mare said groaning in pain.

"Answer me!" Daring roared as she tugged harder onto the mare's sensitive wings.

The mare was defenseless, all she could do was scream in agony as surges of pain coursed through her wings as they fluttered helplessly. Daring's temper began to rise up as she lost her patience. She twisted the poor mares wings, inflicting more torment. The pain was too much for the poor mare to handle as she reached her breaking point.

"Daring, please stop!" she cried, "I'll talk! I'll talk!"

Daring was stunned by the mare stating her name. How could a simple mare know her secret? And better yet, for how long?

"How do you know my name?" she asked yanking her wings.

"Just  let me go and I'll tell you everything." she pleaded, "Please"

Convinced by the mares tone, Daring let go of the mares wings. She grabbed her gun and pointed it at the mare. The mare slowly stood up as she massaged her wings that were flinching in pain.

"First show me who you are." she ordered.

The mare slowly pulled off her mask revealing her true identity. Once Daring saw the mare behind the mask, she slowly lowered her gun.