The train that Trenderhoof sits in screeches to a halt. Trenderhoof jumps out of the train with a smile on his face just as the doors open. A couple of ponies leave with him. A bunch of them quickly walk towards their destinations.
Trenderhoof thinks that this train has taken him to an art contest in Manehatten. He stares at the land around him. It doesn't seem like the art contest he's been told to go to. Heck, it doesn't seem like there's a art contest anywhere here. He doesn't see the booths. He doesn't see the artwork. Maybe the contest is couple of miles away. He suddenly then hears a flap of pegasus from above. He stares up at the sky that is hidden by some tall trees.
"Hello! Can you help me find an art contest?" He says. No reply comes for a mater of minutes but then a pegasus soars next to him and lands. He stares at the pegasus. The pegasus has yellow fur and a gray and black and gray mane and tail. She also wears a green and tan hat.
"An art contest? I don't think there's an art contest here. I could be wrong. I really don't care about that sort of stuff." The pegasus says in a no nonsense sort of mood.
"Can you help me find a map?" Trenderhoof says.
"No need. I can tell you how to get to your destination."
"Ok, I guess. Can you tell me how to get to the humongous art contest that's here? You probably know of it. Hasn't everypony heard of it. Well it's call-"
"I told you! There's no art contest here! I heard there's a big one in Manehatten but that's not here! You probably got on the wrong train." She slams a hoof against the ground.
"MANEHATTEN! I thought this was Manehatten!" Trenderhoof presses the hooves on his forelegs onto his head and desperately takes in a calming deep breath. Of course, it doesn't work at all.
"Yup. You got on the wrong train." The pegasus rolls her eyes dramatically.
"Maybe I can find another train." He looks extremely desperate and helpless.
He sounds like he couldn't find his way out of a bread box, the pegasus thinks. She then rolls her eyes again.
"Oh sweet Celestia! I'm stuck here! I need to contact the manager and such! I hope she'll understand.. She probably will. I should just stallion up and tell her the truth.."
"Look, is there anyway I could possibly help you?" She flutters her wings slightly gives him more: let's just cut this crud and leave it in a ditch looks.
"Housing would be nice.."
"I think I can. Do you want to stay at my house?' Trenderhoof smiles. Mares have always want to spend time with him but now he had to spend time with one.
"That would be very nice. If we're going to spend time with one another we better break the ice. My name's Trenderhoof, what's yours?"
"Daring Do is the name." The mare turns around and starts to head home with the stallion on her hooves.
After a couple of minutes they come to Daring's home. The house wouldn't win any awards but it suits Trenderhoof's needs.
"I'm going to go to sleep soon but if you need me you can wake me. I have guest room for you . It's down that corridor right there." Daring Do says with a point of her hoof. Trenderhoof starts walking down the corridor. He finds his room and he starts to settle into it.
After a couple of hours, Daring and Trenderhoof both quickly fall asleep.
Far away from them a weird creature named Ahuizotl stands in front of his small group of followers and criminals in a dark temple.
"I want to take over Daring Do and all of Equestria!" He screams as he wildly shakes his hands in front of his face.
"That's all ways the plan!" A random earth pony says. Ahuizotl snarls loudly immediately after he speaks.
"Do you have a problem with that!?" Ahuizotl yells. He stares at the crowd. He's looking for the pony who offends him. He can't find the pony so he continues. "We've all ways failed. Any way we can do this without failure. Any idea?" No pony speaks. He scowls. "This will take a while."
A new creature rushes into the room. It's a griffin. He bows quickly in front of Ahuizotl and then stands up. "Sir, me and Sparks Delight put a train that was heading to Manehatten off course."
"How will that me?" He lowers his face so that he can see the griffin eye to eye. The griffin surprisingly doesn't back down.
"A couple of unexacting ponies are here. Daring Do will have to help them out. It'll most definitely help us in the long run." He stares at Ahuizotl with a griffin's version of a smug smile.
"Well, okay then. Good job..." He pauses as he tries to figure out this griffin's name.
"The name's Sharp-Stick." The griffin's smile looks even cockier and he lifts up his wings.
"Well, good job anyways. You know what, why don't you become one of my generals." Ahuizotl's followers stare and murmur with awe at Sharp-Stick."
"Sure, I'll make sure we'll actually achieve our goal this one time." The griffin leaps into the air and starts soaring around the room. "I'm going to go get some work done." He then soars out of the room.
