Daring Do and the tale of the one from Ponyville

After all the commotion of Daring Do's visit, Samantha decided she would simply rest, and maybe have a bite to eat.

She prepared herself a delicious daffodil sandwich and placed herself on a bench out side of the school, watching all the young  colts and fillies play about on the grounds.

A voice  came from beside her, and she realised that once again, Jade Smith was by her side.

"Listen," she said in a calmed and relaxed tone "I'm going to Manehattan in a few days for vacation and I was wondering if you would want to come with me."

Samantha was puzzled, why would would she want her to come with her on her vacation? It made no sense.

Jade continued to speak "I realise you will have no idea why I am asking you if you want to come with me but I do, everpony will have an adventure in their lives, an experience that changes them forever. I have a strong feeling that your's will start in Manehattan."

Samantha never shied from the promise of an adventure, something she had quickly learned from Daring, she looked at Jade and simply said "Yes"

Following that conversation Samantha had hurriedly returned to her house and packed her things with such haste she knocked over two statuettes and a vase she had sworn she had placed in the attic and rushed over to Apple Acres to meet with Jade Smith.

Jade herself had only just finished packing when a continuous knock on the door occurred and when she answered it, a tired Samantha waved a hello, walked in and fell asleep immediately on the new green couch.

The next day went by like a blur, things seemed slow one hour and fast as lightning the next but even with that Samantha seemed content to just lay on the couch, waiting for the day to end.

Eventually the morning came and within minutes the duo had made it on the train bound for Manehattan, apparently there was a massive construction going on in Manehattan, something about a structure called the Equestrian State Building.

Nevertheless Samantha read a decent book on the way to the city:Hoof G. Wells' The time machine.

At last the train pulled to a halt, steam and noise and smoke filled the air for a minute on the train station but quickly dissipated, all but the noise, which never got any quieter.

It was unimaginable, grey steel and red brick made up massive buildings that stretched to the sky or jutted up from the ground that stretched on for miles until you hit the massive skyscrapers and the Equestrian State Building which dominated the area and could be seen from all around.

After walking along the long avenues of Manehattan, Jade took her to the place they would be staying, the Luna Palace Hotel.

The Luna Palace Hotel was the most expensive hotel around and Samantha wondered exactly how Jade had managed to secure them not only a room, but the Presidential suite no less.

Jade simply said "If you know the right people, do a good thing here and there, you'd be surprised at what the rewards are."

After checking in Samantha immediately suggested they go to the museum, to which Jade had asked "Why the museum? We are in one of the greatest cities in Equestria and you want to go to the museum?" to which Samantha had simply said "yes."

As the reached the white stone steps that lead to the oak double doors of the Manehattan museum two ponies bolted out the doors, down the stairs. One was a filly with a grey coat and a frilly blonde mane, the other was a colt with a chestnut coat and brown mane who as he ran past muttered something about "Daleks in Manehattan?". The pair ignored them and Jane and Samantha went up the steps and through the doors.

What the pair saw next wasn't what they were expecting, right in front of them, examining a tyrannosaurus skeleton, was Daring Do, without her green jacket and safari hat; But what was even weirder, was that there were no fans asking for auto graphs, nopony fainting or getting extremely excited, she was just by herself.

Samantha asked Jade to do something, which had something to do with staying back for a minute, as she made her way across the room towards the tyrannosaurus skeleton.

Daring was looking at the plaque in front of the display when Samantha walked up next to her and made Daring jump for possibly the first time in years.

"Okay, I thought the ninjas in the temple of Gechang were quiet, you are something new altogethe-hang on, aren't you... YES you are! your'e that girl from Ponyville! ha!" she exclaimed as she shook her hoof firmly "What was your name? I never did think to ask earlier." she said still shaking her hoof.

Samantha managed to stop shaking hooves and said as calmly as possible "Samantha, Samantha Cheerilee."

Daring raised an eyebrow "Cheerilee, huh? Well, what brings you to the Manehattan museum?"

Samantha actually managed to become perfectly calm "Well, its the architecture mainly, I like the look of old things, but its also history and the culture that really draws me in."

Daring Do was almost blown off her hooves "you know something? I think we have a lot more in common with each other than you think, we should chat some time, where you staying?"

The answer hit Miss Do like a brick covered in mirrors, she was staying at the Luna Palace Hotel as well.