My Diary I wrote in Ponyville: Daring for an Adventureby HoobeChaptersAn unexpected start: Part 1An unexpected start: Part 2The Daring BoxThe uncovered tomb: Part 1The uncovered tomb: Part 2The uncovered tomb: Part 3The truth about the itemA new adventure awaitsAn unexpected start: Part 1The first days of Ponyville were great but also unexpected for me. I made new friends, had a big adventure, and even have my own pet. This adventure however was unlike anything that I had. This time, it was outside of Ponyville and also outside of Everfree Forest. It all started when I decided to have a walk around, this time with my pet and who now happens to be my friend. We decided to have a look around Twilight's castle. I volunteered to help Twilight with her books on shelving. When I arrived, Twilight was happy to see me and my pet Wind. She gave me some instructions on shelving in what order do I need to shelve and also on which section do I need to shelve on. I started after she gave me the instructions. Wind helped me eventually, even when it was not book shelving. While I was helping her with shelving the books, I lost the grip and dropped one of the books by accident. When I picked up the book, I was a little curious to what that book is. "Hey Twilight" I said. "Yes Hoobe?" Twilight asked. "What book is this?" I asked Twilight. She told me that it was a book about a Pegasus named Daring Do who travels on a journey. Rainbow Dash came along and also told me about Daring Do. They told me all about Daring Do's adventures from all of the series they have read and has been published. After they were done, I continued to help Twilight shelving books. By the time I was about to pick up and shelve back the last book of Daring Do and done with shelving, the dust was flying around me. I made a very big sneeze that I got dizzy and had to close my eyes. When I opened my eyes, I was not at Twilight's Castle. I was confused and did not know where I am, except that I was at the group of trees. I realized that I have teleported to the place that I have never been before. It was not like Everfree forest, despite the fact that it had a lot of trees. I thought that, because I just teleported to this place, why not try to teleport back to Ponyville? I tried to teleport, but for some reasons, it did not work. Realizing that I will get lost soon, I searched around to see if I could get help. While I was searching around, I heard voices. It was a group of unfamiliar voices. Because they were unfamiliar and I thought they would eventually find me, I hid on the tree and also used the invisibility magic, that Twilight taught me about, so that no one can see me. I later noticed that it was a group of strange creatures, that I have never seen before. They were scary looking creatures, but they did not looked like anything from what Twilight and Rainbow told me. However one of those creatures said something like, Daring Do. I could not hear them clearly at first but later I heard them exactly that they were talking about Daring Do. However, I was confused because none of them are the creatures that I have never seen or heard before, even from Twilight and Rainbow and even from Daring Do's adventure books. So the question that I am asking is, what are all those creatures and what are they up to with or against Daring Do? Soon enough, they left and I was glad that they did not spotted me. After they left, I was glad that I can stop using the invisibility magic, though I still wondered how come the teleport magic did not work on me. I continued to look around to see if I could get any help back to Ponyville or just a shelter for me to stay for the night. I did not even realized that it was dark already. As I kept on searching, I saw a house that was in a wreck. I knocked on the door, but there was no answer. However, strangely enough, the door opened. "Hello!" I said "Anybody home?" There was no answer. I can see that there was a big mess around. I thought maybe I can clean up the mess and fix things that are needed, while leaving most of the stuffs, like books or papers or just about anything else similar to those. So I started cleaning up and also fix things that are broken or looked like they are broken. By the time I was done with cleaning and fixing, I heard someone coming. I tried to find the place to hide but I could not find any. When it was too late to hide, I noticed a Pegasus coming inside. "What are you doing here!?" the Pegasus asked me. "Please forgive me" I said. "The house looked abandoned that I had no idea who lives here." "I live here" the Pegasus said "I see that you have cleaned and fixed up my house pretty well." "Who are you?" I asked. She introduced herself to me and said "Who are you and what are you doing here, besides cleaning around?" I introduced myself and said "I got lost and do not know my way around here. Will you be willing to give me a hand around this place? I will pay you back on whatever I can do!" She looked suspiciously at me at first. Then she said "I will, but you must not get in my way. I work alone. Understand?" "I understand" I said. I later noticed that she is A. K. Yearling. She then told me her whole story about the adventure she just had. I was amazed to hear the story she told me. She told me all about the books she wrote and also about the adventures of Daring Do, the story that she writes about, whether you would have already guessed or not. An unexpected start: Part 2Author's Note As I have explained from the description, just stick with the story that I have never heard about A.K. Yearling before as I explore through this adventure. Even for some of the My Little Pony fans, while most may have heard already, some are still new to her stories. An unexpected start: Part 2 The morning approached. I still have no idea how I teleported to this place in the middle of the trees, also how come I could not teleport again, despite the fact that I can use some of the other magics. When I woke up, I saw that A. K. Yearling was busy with organizing things and also checking things. I knew that she needed to be extra cautious because there can be danger coming. While I was seeing that A. K. was busy with organizing and checking, I heard someone coming. I searched around but saw no one, except Ms. Yearling. I thought my mind was playing tricks again. It was not. I later realized that someone was invading her house. "I believe we've got company" I said. "Stand back!" said A. K. Yearling. "You would not want to get hurt." "But there are four of them" I said. "That's being outnumbered, I don't mind if you are going to handle this but I don't think it would be good enough." "They may not be familiar" she said. "But I can defeat them on my own. Now stand back, or you will get hurt!" I did what she told me. However, I was shocked to see that A. K. Yearling is Daring Do herself. I thought to myself if my friends told me about her identity or not. I can see that she is battling against those creatures. At first, just like from her books, I can see that she is able to take care of herself battling against them. Suddenly, one of them made a swift movement that it made Daring Do, tripped and get hurt. The group escaped. I did not realized what just happened. I quickly ran over to Daring Do and asked. "Are you OK? What's the matter?" "They got it!" she said. "Got what?" I asked. She explained to me the item that the creatures just stole. "Have you ever met any of those creatures before?" I asked. "No, I haven't" she said. I don't know what to do, except to help her that's for sure. Then I realized something. "I suggest that we should follow up those creatures" I said. "You said that you did not heard about them before and neither did I. However, I have seen them yesterday and I know what they are up to. I did not get the full details but I soon figured it out. They did mention your name but I had no idea what item were they taking about. When you explained to me the item it makes a perfect sense, whether you believe it or not. Though I still have no idea what those creatures are, we'd better get going. Who knows what will happens next." "You are right" said Daring Do. "Let's go!" She was confused with how I was able to get all of those information and also how I figured it all out. I asked her how come she had never heard anything about them. Before she explained to me, she told me that she does not just trust anyone, even to those who are Pegasi or Earth Ponies or Unicorns like me. "I know that you do not trust anyone, especially for those you have never met before like me" I said "but I am willing to help till the end. I can't just go anywhere, especially when I am lost and need help. If you leave me here, I will get lost forever." "As I said before, I don't trust anyone" she said. "But if you really need my help, you must follow my way. Do you get it?" "I got it, Daring" I said. "But I think it is the time that I explain about those creatures that you have never met before, if you don't mind. I did what you told me but I think if I could just explain, maybe it should be better, whether you do need help or not Daring." "Since it is better than just not knowing, why don't you go ahead and tell me the creatures what they said about me and what are they up to?" "Sure then I will explain on the way" I said as we walked together. "The creatures that I saw yesterday and that you just fought are not really well known, but as far as I can remember, they are more to like pirates, or thieves in this case. One of them was a Pegasus just like you, another was a Unicorn. Third one in the group was a very strange creature that I cannot tell. The last one in the group, who is a Pegasus just like the first one, was the leader I believe, because that Pegasus was giving orders and saying what they need to do. As far as I have heard, they are trying to recover something and said something about you. At first I had no idea what they were talking about, when they mentioned your name. However, they did said something about the item you had. They also said that if they can just retrieve the item, they will be unstoppable and even to you Daring Do. That is as far as I have heard. It may make sense for me now, but there can be more." "Well we should not be backing up" she said. "We will go together, but we must follow my way. Are you with me for that?" "Sure" I said "I will be following you so that we can stop that group." We went on together to stop the group I was telling about. I knew that going on a trip with Daring Do is going to be very dangerous, because just like Twilight and Rainbow said, she faced many dangers from her journey. But I do need help and if I was ever going to find my was and do not get lost, I need to follow her. The Daring BoxSomething has gone wrong. We don't seem to have an archived copy of that chapter.The uncovered tomb: Part 1After receiving the statue, we went out of the swamp a little faster than we'd expected, thanks to the crocodiles. Not only did they let us pass the swamp but also they help us go back the was we came from for us to head to the next stop. The reason why they helped us get out of the swamp and also let us pass is because I helped one of them with its tail, before we started crossing the swamp. It was badly injured. I helped the way Fluttershy helped the crocodiles. I am not really master at helping the animals, as in curing or healing the animals in the way Fluttershy does. This is just the fact that I saw how Fluttrshy deals with it and that I know how to help that crocodile. After Daring and I said goodbye to the crocodiles, we continued walking to the path we need to take. "I believe that the group said something about the tomb" I said. "That tomb should not be too far from here." Daring and I went to the location of the tomb. Since it was not too hard to reach that location, we eventually arrived. When we arrived, it looked just like maybe the antique castle, except that it is not very complex like Twilight's castle. It was rather simple and was a resemblance of a temple but looked more to the pyramid, except that it was not exactly a pyramid shape. "So you are saying that the tomb you are explaining to me is in there?" I asked. "Yes" she said. "Who's inside that tomb?" I said "it must have been more than years for that tomb to be put there." "It is not" she said. I was surprised so she explained to me why and what is in that tomb. So she explained to me what is in that tomb. "You may think that the important king or the queen is buried in this tomb but it is not." she explained. "While it is true that the king did live here with many ponies and even creatures, this tomb contains the important treasure for the King." "Then how come they did not put it in the usual treasure box?" I asked. "I don't know" she said "the king had a reason for that and only he and his creatures know the answer. Many explorers and I tried to find the answer but no pony was able to find it to this day." I still got confused as no one else knew the answer to that question. "Do you think there is some trying to go after that treasure?" I asked. "Yes" she said. "Believe me. I had many creatures trying to get my treasures. One of them is Ahuizotl." I had no idea who or what is Ahuizotl so she explained to me. "Have you ever met Ahuizotl recently?" I asked "not before as in before we even met." "No, I haven't" she said "but beware because he can strike at any moment." We began to open that tomb. However for some reasons it would not budge. We tried again, but it still did not work. I couldn't understand why. However I found something on the floor when I laid down. When I got a look at it, It seemed like it was the important key to open the tomb. I asked Daring of she saw this image before. She said that she had no idea about it. "Where can we even locate these keys?" I asked. Daring looked at the map in every direction and said "The location is a little awkward because it is going to be the long trip and the map also tells about the traps that are located while searching for these keys." "Well we better get going." I said "Who knows what danger is going to lie up ahead." "Before we even head on, there are couple of things you should know. Yes there are going to be traps but I feel that the creatures we just saw are close by. They were after me and took away the item that I had. The keys may have something in common with the item that I used to had. It we will figure it out soon enough." While we went on a path to find those keys, I asked Daring Do a question that I could not stop wondering. "I still do not understand why they would be out for your item." I said. "I mean is it something really or too valuable for one pony?" "Legends said that the item that I used to have, but now stolen, contains the road to the sacred treasure or even grants a pony almost any kind of power the pony wants." she said "However, no one knows what the item really contains. I found it while I was venturing out on one of my adventures. Strangely enough, it was not hidden in temples or in the rivers or under the waterfalls. It was just on the ground while I was just having a walk. When I picked it up, I had no idea why and how come it was left there. I do not know anything about it, but while I was doing a research on this item, something caught my eyes. It was antique but nothing really expensive as in high value. The other thing that I do not know is how that item and the statue even have a relationship with each other." "I am pretty sure we will find out" I said. "As you may know or not, not every answers and answered right away. There are mysteries that are still to be found and remained unsolved." "You are correct" said Daring Do, as we continued on our journey. The uncovered tomb: Part 2It was a long trip for both Daring Do and I to find those keys to open that tomb. You would be asking how come we can't just skip the tomb. I will tell you later why because that is not what this chapter is about. This chapter is about how daring and I eventually got the key. The key was not anything ordinary, like the door keys almost everyone use and the ones for most locks. However, when we arrived at our destination, we later figured it out that it was not. The place we arrived was not like the temple. It was more like the maze, except that it was more simple maze though it looked hard. Before we even got to the maze, we had to pass through several obstacle courses. While Daring may have solved many puzzles and passed several traps, there were some of them that were actually new to her. I knew that she would not trust anyone but there were some of them where I had to help her. Before the maze, there were three traps to pass or puzzles we needed to solve. The first one and the second one looked familiar but the third one looked like the brand new one. "Give me a hand here will you?" she said. I was a little surprised to what she said, because this was the first time I have never heard her say that. Since she asked me for a help, I helped her. The third one we solved together was unlike any puzzle she have ever seen. It requires two ponies like us and without having two ponies, the puzzle is unsolvable. There were buttons we needed to push, switches we needed to shift, and even the shapes we needed to match. Though the puzzle was simple enough for both of us, it was a hard puzzle, because there were some of them that were stuck and for some others were a little too heavy for us to either lift or push even when we worked together. I cannot tell you exactly what they are but what I could tell you is that they are very similar to the ones you see everyday. Anyway, other than that they were stuck for some, there were specific order of buttons we needed to push along with switches and shapes. It took a while for us to solve that puzzle, but eventually, we solved the puzzle. Soon enough, we encountered the start of the maze after solving all of those puzzles. The maze was not so hard and it only took a few minutes for us to solve the maze thanks to the map we found when we began to search through the maze. After we reached our destination, we eventually countered the box open by itself. There, the box contained two keys to open the tomb. The keys (as I said at the beginning of this chapter) are no ordinary keys like the ones almost everyone use at the door. The keys were two small spheres that were the size of our hooves. I was about to grab those keys but Daring stopped me. "Wait!" she said "there can be a trap lying around here!" "If you are saying that theses are the keys," I asked "and that we need it to unlock that tomb and also need to look out for the trap, then what should we do? We can't just leave without these" "We are not leaving without those" she said "We just need to observe so let me have a look around and leave it to me first, before we leave with those." Daring looked around and up and even down to make sure that it was safe to proceed and grab those keys and that there were no traps. She had some experiences that the traps would trigger only if she grabbed certain item. So she went on observing again before she began to proceed and grab the keys. She quickly grabbed those keys and gave one of them to me. "Quickly!" she said. "We need to get out of here, before we could get trapped!" I did what Daring told me. We began to race down to the exit. As we race down, we soon noticed that the traps of certain kinds were beginning to activate one by one. These include spears, twisting walls, bunch of marbles, and even spikes on the floor. We knew how to get out of that maze as we followed exactly the path back to where we headed. Soon enough, we reached the exit and went out of that maze. I could not even realized that I made it with Daring. She and I still have the keys we needed for later which was good for us. While we were on the way to the tomb, I later noticed that Daring had a pain feeling. "Are you OK?" I asked. "No, not really" she said. "Then what's the matter?" I asked. "I think I hurt one of my hooves a little" she said. When I took a look at her hoof, it was not badly damaged. It seemed that she had a thorn stuck in that hoof. I immediately but carefully took out that thorn and aided her hoof with whatever I could do to stop or to prevent bleeding. We had to stop to take the rest so that we can regain some energy. I thought this maybe the good time for me to ask her about that tomb but I decided not to because I think that is because to save the best for later. I fear a little that there is going to be another trap to set up in there and what if there is a pony trying to catch us and trap us in that tomb right when we open it. So I decided not to ask her and save for later. After we took the rest, we continued to walk to the location of that tomb. The uncovered tomb: Part 3After Daring and I recovered the keys and exited out of the maze, we began to continue our journey. We now have the keys to the tomb we needed to open. I thought about passing the swamp again, just like the last time. However, this time we did not pass through the swamp. We eventually found the short cut through the path we needed to take to get to that tomb. Neither Daring nor I had any idea where on earth we found that shortcut. I eventually guessed that maybe those crocodiles built it for us, or maybe it was too dark or too much hidden for us to notice. Regardless of why we had no idea about the short cut, we decided to move on and pass through that short cut. After passing through the shortcut, we eventually found the tomb we needed to look for. We each inserted the keys we got from the maze. The tomb opened, and just as Daring told me, it did not contain any body; it contained treasure. While most of the values inside that tomb looked very same like gold doubloons, such as from the classic pirates, not the modern ones who travel on the boat. Anyway, we both carefully examined the inside of the tomb to make sure that there is no trap hidden. Though we were glad that there were no traps, there was no item that Daring was searching for. I could have guessed that those creatures still have the item that Daring had. "Do you have any idea where we should head next?" I asked. "I don't know" Daring said. "Well we can't just stop" I said. "We need to keep on going and stop them." "But how?" she said "I know that we need to step upward but we can't just go anywhere. We could end up in the wrong place instead." While I was thinking what we should do next, I saw something strange in that tomb. It was a strange paper, more like an old paper, like a papyrus paper. Strangely enough, it was in a language that I can understand and it seemed like it was a map to show us where to head next. "Hey Daring" I said. "I think you should look at this" Daring came along and took a look at the paper I just grabbed. She read along what the paper just said. She later explained to me that this must be the group's next step. We started going on to our next location. Who knows where they will be heading next and when will Daring ever be able to recover her items that were stolen. Before we even took a step into our next destination, we took a look at the note we found in the tomb. It was a map and with directions behind the paper. It was not too hard for us to read. The direction was a little strange for us to tell what it meant, but I somehow knew that it must means that it is our destination to our next stop. Daring however, was not too sure about this because it can be a trap. She explained to me about the traps that she encountered. I knew that there can be traps along the way but I was not too sure about it this time. "I know that you may have encountered traps before" I said, "but how do you know for sure that it is not a trap?" "Well I do not actually know about it" she said "but like I said, this paper can mean almost anything. It can be a trap or maybe short cut" "We can't just ponder around here and do nothing" I said "I suggest that we should at least go on and try to figure it out what it really is" "I guess you are right" she said "Let us go, but as I said before, you must do it my way if you do not want to get hurt" "OK" I said We soon got out of the swamp and started to head on to our next destination. But before we even headed for our next destination, we heard a noise. We figured out that it was the crocodiles. When daring and I took a close look at the crocodiles, we found out that one of the crocodiles got injured. The bird told me that while they were fixing the crocodile's teeth, they heard a tree falling down. The bird did not know that it was the company that the bird and the crocodiles were facing until one of them got injured. When I checked on the crocodile, I could see that its tail was badly wounded. I could only imagine that the hunter was the one behind all this, no matter what the reason the hunter did. I asked who it was that attacked the crocodile, after I helped that crocodile. They had no idea who it was but they did saw that one of them was a Pegasus pony and another one was a Unicorn Pony. They however did know where those ponies were heading to and told me and Daring where they were heading. We looked at the paper one more time to see if that was the place they were heading for. The direction matched the location when we compared to what these animals told us. What were not too sure about was, what were those ponies up to and why did they took Daring's items. The animals could not even tell why when I asked them. I thanked them for some help. Now Daring and I knew where we headed to next. However, we still needed to make sure that we need to be careful for any traps that might capture us. The truth about the itemWe now know where to head next. We thanked those animals and started to head for our next destination. It was hard on the way because of many trees and thick grasses we need to pass by. "By the way" I said "when we received the item, do you have any idea what we are going to do after that?" "What do you mean?" Daring asked me. "Well it is nothing really" I said. "But by the time we foil their plan and recovered the item you need to find, they would eventually try to plan up on a revenge" "Do not worry about that" she said "That is when I have new adventures just like this one. I may have had adventures before, but never had anything like this, because well the ponies that just attacked me are not even the ponies that I have never met." By the time we were done with talking, we eventually arrived at our destination. When we reached the destination, the building or the temple was not like anything we have ever seen. Even though it was big, just like a pyramid, it was different. There was a big statue at the top while there is an entrance right below the statue. "Quick Hide!" Daring Do whispered at me and pulled me to the side where no one will see us. While we were hiding, we saw the ponies that attacked Daring Do who are guarding the place to make sure that there are not even alerted to someone or something. "Do you have any idea how we can even past those ponies?" I asked Daring Do. "Surely you should have plans at a time like this." "I am not entirely sure" she said. While she and I were thinking what to do, the ponies steeped out and went to another location. I thought this might be the good time for us to take in an action. "Should we go on now?" I asked "There is no one on sight" Daring was not so sure, but she knew that we must hurry if we want to get a head on. "Let us go in" she said. "As I said before, you must follow my way" We went in and were very careful to make sure that there was no traps to trap us. When we went inside, after we solved the puzzles that were lying on the floor and stacked to the wall, we soon found the item that we were looking for. I later noticed that it was a small statue of a Pegasus pony very similar to Daring Do. We also saw that the group we saw before. I could see that they are trying to recover the item that Daring Do told me. "That is the item" she said "Once they recover it, it is too late to stop them" "Then what are we waiting for?" I said "We got to move on" We both went on and tried to stop that group. The group eventually spotted us and fought back. We tried to receive that item but we were soon captured. I did not know what to do now that they captured me and Daring Do. The leader of the group stepped up and said to us. "Now that we got the statue on our hooves, there is nothing that you can do!" Because we were captured, I thought this was going to be the end for us. Even though we were captured, I had to think something fast, if we were able to save ourselves and get the trouble out. I decided that because I am a unicorn pony, I thought maybe a magic would answer in the situation like this. Before I used magic, I searched around to see any clues that will help me and Daring escape. As I looked around, I soon figured out how Daring and I would be able to escape and get the item that Daring needed. Using the magic at the right moment, Daring and I were able to get free and working our way, we escaped and grabbed the item. The group tried to gain on us, but they got trapped instead. We could see that it was a statue of a Pegasus Pony just like Daring Do. I asked her about that statue. She explained to me that it was once kept by the king of Pegasus Pony, years ago. She has no idea what the name of that King was because it has been lost for a long time. The king was the one who made that statue but even though it was made out of gold, or just looked like it was made out of gold, no one even Daring Do had no idea how the king made it, even to this day. He kept it as a secret. Some rumored that whoever holds it would lead to the key of a treasure and some say that it could give them a mighty power for controlling something unanimous. Daring Do knew that she had to protect it; she told me that she had a dream that told her to retrieve that item and must not let it fall into a wrong hoof or it would not only be destroyed but would be too late from stopping. There are still more things that I want to learn more about that statue like how did she knew about it for the first place, unless if she really did read a book about it. However, that was almost as far as Daring and I can know of. I asked her if she was ever going to have more of a secure idea for that item because I would have figured out that there can be someone up for the revenge later. A new adventure awaits"Thank you so much for helping me" Daring Do said, after we were able to escape and also retrieved the item that we got back. "I may have had help before, but I almost never had any help like that ever since a Pegasus Pony tried to help me before I trusted her." "If you were talking about the trust from that time" I asked "are you talking about Rainbow Dash?" "How did you know that?" she asked me suspiciously. "Rainbow Dash is one of my friends" I said. "She told me all about the adventure she had with you" "You are friend with Rainbow Dash?" Daring Do asked me. "Yes" I answered. She was surprised for a while and had no idea what to say. But because I helped her and did not even make any tricks, she did told me that none of this would have been successful if I did not helped her. I hugged her and told her that it was nothing. I also told her that I just got lost and just needed help around the forest. While I was hugging Daring Do, I heard a noise. "There he is!" It was Rainbow Dash. She and my other friends came along! I was surprised that my friends were able to come all the way here. "How did you came all the way here?" I asked. It would have been difficult for you to came here. Twilight explained to me how she and our friends knew that I was with Daring Do. "When I went back to the bookshelf to the place where you were still shelving back, I noticed that I did not found you there. All I found, besides books, was your pet Wind. Wind tried to explained to me that you got teleported to the woods, but because I don't speak Breezies I did not understand what Wind said. So I visited the cottage at Fluttershy's place the next day. On the day before that, I just took Wind back to my house thinking that Wind got tired from helping you. However, while I was having breakfast with Spike, I saw Wind on the table. I was surprised in how she even got there. When Fluttershy later explained to me what Wind was really trying to tell me, I was surprised. That was when we knew that you were here." "You actually met Daring Do?" Rainbow asked me. "Well yes" I answered. "But I had no idea that really was Daring until later." "So you must be friends with them" Daring told me. "Well yes" I said. "I must go now" Daring said. "I have a book to write, be careful out there." "Thanks!" I said as Daring Do flew away. "Let's go back to Ponyville" said Twilight. After saying sorry to Wind that I was not able to take care of her, I told my friends that it was a big adventure that I had ever had. I thought maybe it would be better not to tell them my whole story until Daring Do published her book. After I arrived back in Ponyville with my friends, my life went back to normal. I was finally be able to use the magic that I was not able to use before, as I have mentioned or not. I got a book from Daring Do, just a few days later.
An unexpected start: Part 1The first days of Ponyville were great but also unexpected for me. I made new friends, had a big adventure, and even have my own pet. This adventure however was unlike anything that I had. This time, it was outside of Ponyville and also outside of Everfree Forest. It all started when I decided to have a walk around, this time with my pet and who now happens to be my friend. We decided to have a look around Twilight's castle. I volunteered to help Twilight with her books on shelving. When I arrived, Twilight was happy to see me and my pet Wind. She gave me some instructions on shelving in what order do I need to shelve and also on which section do I need to shelve on. I started after she gave me the instructions. Wind helped me eventually, even when it was not book shelving. While I was helping her with shelving the books, I lost the grip and dropped one of the books by accident. When I picked up the book, I was a little curious to what that book is. "Hey Twilight" I said. "Yes Hoobe?" Twilight asked. "What book is this?" I asked Twilight. She told me that it was a book about a Pegasus named Daring Do who travels on a journey. Rainbow Dash came along and also told me about Daring Do. They told me all about Daring Do's adventures from all of the series they have read and has been published. After they were done, I continued to help Twilight shelving books. By the time I was about to pick up and shelve back the last book of Daring Do and done with shelving, the dust was flying around me. I made a very big sneeze that I got dizzy and had to close my eyes. When I opened my eyes, I was not at Twilight's Castle. I was confused and did not know where I am, except that I was at the group of trees. I realized that I have teleported to the place that I have never been before. It was not like Everfree forest, despite the fact that it had a lot of trees. I thought that, because I just teleported to this place, why not try to teleport back to Ponyville? I tried to teleport, but for some reasons, it did not work. Realizing that I will get lost soon, I searched around to see if I could get help. While I was searching around, I heard voices. It was a group of unfamiliar voices. Because they were unfamiliar and I thought they would eventually find me, I hid on the tree and also used the invisibility magic, that Twilight taught me about, so that no one can see me. I later noticed that it was a group of strange creatures, that I have never seen before. They were scary looking creatures, but they did not looked like anything from what Twilight and Rainbow told me. However one of those creatures said something like, Daring Do. I could not hear them clearly at first but later I heard them exactly that they were talking about Daring Do. However, I was confused because none of them are the creatures that I have never seen or heard before, even from Twilight and Rainbow and even from Daring Do's adventure books. So the question that I am asking is, what are all those creatures and what are they up to with or against Daring Do? Soon enough, they left and I was glad that they did not spotted me. After they left, I was glad that I can stop using the invisibility magic, though I still wondered how come the teleport magic did not work on me. I continued to look around to see if I could get any help back to Ponyville or just a shelter for me to stay for the night. I did not even realized that it was dark already. As I kept on searching, I saw a house that was in a wreck. I knocked on the door, but there was no answer. However, strangely enough, the door opened. "Hello!" I said "Anybody home?" There was no answer. I can see that there was a big mess around. I thought maybe I can clean up the mess and fix things that are needed, while leaving most of the stuffs, like books or papers or just about anything else similar to those. So I started cleaning up and also fix things that are broken or looked like they are broken. By the time I was done with cleaning and fixing, I heard someone coming. I tried to find the place to hide but I could not find any. When it was too late to hide, I noticed a Pegasus coming inside. "What are you doing here!?" the Pegasus asked me. "Please forgive me" I said. "The house looked abandoned that I had no idea who lives here." "I live here" the Pegasus said "I see that you have cleaned and fixed up my house pretty well." "Who are you?" I asked. She introduced herself to me and said "Who are you and what are you doing here, besides cleaning around?" I introduced myself and said "I got lost and do not know my way around here. Will you be willing to give me a hand around this place? I will pay you back on whatever I can do!" She looked suspiciously at me at first. Then she said "I will, but you must not get in my way. I work alone. Understand?" "I understand" I said. I later noticed that she is A. K. Yearling. She then told me her whole story about the adventure she just had. I was amazed to hear the story she told me. She told me all about the books she wrote and also about the adventures of Daring Do, the story that she writes about, whether you would have already guessed or not.
An unexpected start: Part 2Author's Note As I have explained from the description, just stick with the story that I have never heard about A.K. Yearling before as I explore through this adventure. Even for some of the My Little Pony fans, while most may have heard already, some are still new to her stories. An unexpected start: Part 2 The morning approached. I still have no idea how I teleported to this place in the middle of the trees, also how come I could not teleport again, despite the fact that I can use some of the other magics. When I woke up, I saw that A. K. Yearling was busy with organizing things and also checking things. I knew that she needed to be extra cautious because there can be danger coming. While I was seeing that A. K. was busy with organizing and checking, I heard someone coming. I searched around but saw no one, except Ms. Yearling. I thought my mind was playing tricks again. It was not. I later realized that someone was invading her house. "I believe we've got company" I said. "Stand back!" said A. K. Yearling. "You would not want to get hurt." "But there are four of them" I said. "That's being outnumbered, I don't mind if you are going to handle this but I don't think it would be good enough." "They may not be familiar" she said. "But I can defeat them on my own. Now stand back, or you will get hurt!" I did what she told me. However, I was shocked to see that A. K. Yearling is Daring Do herself. I thought to myself if my friends told me about her identity or not. I can see that she is battling against those creatures. At first, just like from her books, I can see that she is able to take care of herself battling against them. Suddenly, one of them made a swift movement that it made Daring Do, tripped and get hurt. The group escaped. I did not realized what just happened. I quickly ran over to Daring Do and asked. "Are you OK? What's the matter?" "They got it!" she said. "Got what?" I asked. She explained to me the item that the creatures just stole. "Have you ever met any of those creatures before?" I asked. "No, I haven't" she said. I don't know what to do, except to help her that's for sure. Then I realized something. "I suggest that we should follow up those creatures" I said. "You said that you did not heard about them before and neither did I. However, I have seen them yesterday and I know what they are up to. I did not get the full details but I soon figured it out. They did mention your name but I had no idea what item were they taking about. When you explained to me the item it makes a perfect sense, whether you believe it or not. Though I still have no idea what those creatures are, we'd better get going. Who knows what will happens next." "You are right" said Daring Do. "Let's go!" She was confused with how I was able to get all of those information and also how I figured it all out. I asked her how come she had never heard anything about them. Before she explained to me, she told me that she does not just trust anyone, even to those who are Pegasi or Earth Ponies or Unicorns like me. "I know that you do not trust anyone, especially for those you have never met before like me" I said "but I am willing to help till the end. I can't just go anywhere, especially when I am lost and need help. If you leave me here, I will get lost forever." "As I said before, I don't trust anyone" she said. "But if you really need my help, you must follow my way. Do you get it?" "I got it, Daring" I said. "But I think it is the time that I explain about those creatures that you have never met before, if you don't mind. I did what you told me but I think if I could just explain, maybe it should be better, whether you do need help or not Daring." "Since it is better than just not knowing, why don't you go ahead and tell me the creatures what they said about me and what are they up to?" "Sure then I will explain on the way" I said as we walked together. "The creatures that I saw yesterday and that you just fought are not really well known, but as far as I can remember, they are more to like pirates, or thieves in this case. One of them was a Pegasus just like you, another was a Unicorn. Third one in the group was a very strange creature that I cannot tell. The last one in the group, who is a Pegasus just like the first one, was the leader I believe, because that Pegasus was giving orders and saying what they need to do. As far as I have heard, they are trying to recover something and said something about you. At first I had no idea what they were talking about, when they mentioned your name. However, they did said something about the item you had. They also said that if they can just retrieve the item, they will be unstoppable and even to you Daring Do. That is as far as I have heard. It may make sense for me now, but there can be more." "Well we should not be backing up" she said. "We will go together, but we must follow my way. Are you with me for that?" "Sure" I said "I will be following you so that we can stop that group." We went on together to stop the group I was telling about. I knew that going on a trip with Daring Do is going to be very dangerous, because just like Twilight and Rainbow said, she faced many dangers from her journey. But I do need help and if I was ever going to find my was and do not get lost, I need to follow her.
The uncovered tomb: Part 1After receiving the statue, we went out of the swamp a little faster than we'd expected, thanks to the crocodiles. Not only did they let us pass the swamp but also they help us go back the was we came from for us to head to the next stop. The reason why they helped us get out of the swamp and also let us pass is because I helped one of them with its tail, before we started crossing the swamp. It was badly injured. I helped the way Fluttershy helped the crocodiles. I am not really master at helping the animals, as in curing or healing the animals in the way Fluttershy does. This is just the fact that I saw how Fluttrshy deals with it and that I know how to help that crocodile. After Daring and I said goodbye to the crocodiles, we continued walking to the path we need to take. "I believe that the group said something about the tomb" I said. "That tomb should not be too far from here." Daring and I went to the location of the tomb. Since it was not too hard to reach that location, we eventually arrived. When we arrived, it looked just like maybe the antique castle, except that it is not very complex like Twilight's castle. It was rather simple and was a resemblance of a temple but looked more to the pyramid, except that it was not exactly a pyramid shape. "So you are saying that the tomb you are explaining to me is in there?" I asked. "Yes" she said. "Who's inside that tomb?" I said "it must have been more than years for that tomb to be put there." "It is not" she said. I was surprised so she explained to me why and what is in that tomb. So she explained to me what is in that tomb. "You may think that the important king or the queen is buried in this tomb but it is not." she explained. "While it is true that the king did live here with many ponies and even creatures, this tomb contains the important treasure for the King." "Then how come they did not put it in the usual treasure box?" I asked. "I don't know" she said "the king had a reason for that and only he and his creatures know the answer. Many explorers and I tried to find the answer but no pony was able to find it to this day." I still got confused as no one else knew the answer to that question. "Do you think there is some trying to go after that treasure?" I asked. "Yes" she said. "Believe me. I had many creatures trying to get my treasures. One of them is Ahuizotl." I had no idea who or what is Ahuizotl so she explained to me. "Have you ever met Ahuizotl recently?" I asked "not before as in before we even met." "No, I haven't" she said "but beware because he can strike at any moment." We began to open that tomb. However for some reasons it would not budge. We tried again, but it still did not work. I couldn't understand why. However I found something on the floor when I laid down. When I got a look at it, It seemed like it was the important key to open the tomb. I asked Daring of she saw this image before. She said that she had no idea about it. "Where can we even locate these keys?" I asked. Daring looked at the map in every direction and said "The location is a little awkward because it is going to be the long trip and the map also tells about the traps that are located while searching for these keys." "Well we better get going." I said "Who knows what danger is going to lie up ahead." "Before we even head on, there are couple of things you should know. Yes there are going to be traps but I feel that the creatures we just saw are close by. They were after me and took away the item that I had. The keys may have something in common with the item that I used to had. It we will figure it out soon enough." While we went on a path to find those keys, I asked Daring Do a question that I could not stop wondering. "I still do not understand why they would be out for your item." I said. "I mean is it something really or too valuable for one pony?" "Legends said that the item that I used to have, but now stolen, contains the road to the sacred treasure or even grants a pony almost any kind of power the pony wants." she said "However, no one knows what the item really contains. I found it while I was venturing out on one of my adventures. Strangely enough, it was not hidden in temples or in the rivers or under the waterfalls. It was just on the ground while I was just having a walk. When I picked it up, I had no idea why and how come it was left there. I do not know anything about it, but while I was doing a research on this item, something caught my eyes. It was antique but nothing really expensive as in high value. The other thing that I do not know is how that item and the statue even have a relationship with each other." "I am pretty sure we will find out" I said. "As you may know or not, not every answers and answered right away. There are mysteries that are still to be found and remained unsolved." "You are correct" said Daring Do, as we continued on our journey.
The uncovered tomb: Part 2It was a long trip for both Daring Do and I to find those keys to open that tomb. You would be asking how come we can't just skip the tomb. I will tell you later why because that is not what this chapter is about. This chapter is about how daring and I eventually got the key. The key was not anything ordinary, like the door keys almost everyone use and the ones for most locks. However, when we arrived at our destination, we later figured it out that it was not. The place we arrived was not like the temple. It was more like the maze, except that it was more simple maze though it looked hard. Before we even got to the maze, we had to pass through several obstacle courses. While Daring may have solved many puzzles and passed several traps, there were some of them that were actually new to her. I knew that she would not trust anyone but there were some of them where I had to help her. Before the maze, there were three traps to pass or puzzles we needed to solve. The first one and the second one looked familiar but the third one looked like the brand new one. "Give me a hand here will you?" she said. I was a little surprised to what she said, because this was the first time I have never heard her say that. Since she asked me for a help, I helped her. The third one we solved together was unlike any puzzle she have ever seen. It requires two ponies like us and without having two ponies, the puzzle is unsolvable. There were buttons we needed to push, switches we needed to shift, and even the shapes we needed to match. Though the puzzle was simple enough for both of us, it was a hard puzzle, because there were some of them that were stuck and for some others were a little too heavy for us to either lift or push even when we worked together. I cannot tell you exactly what they are but what I could tell you is that they are very similar to the ones you see everyday. Anyway, other than that they were stuck for some, there were specific order of buttons we needed to push along with switches and shapes. It took a while for us to solve that puzzle, but eventually, we solved the puzzle. Soon enough, we encountered the start of the maze after solving all of those puzzles. The maze was not so hard and it only took a few minutes for us to solve the maze thanks to the map we found when we began to search through the maze. After we reached our destination, we eventually countered the box open by itself. There, the box contained two keys to open the tomb. The keys (as I said at the beginning of this chapter) are no ordinary keys like the ones almost everyone use at the door. The keys were two small spheres that were the size of our hooves. I was about to grab those keys but Daring stopped me. "Wait!" she said "there can be a trap lying around here!" "If you are saying that theses are the keys," I asked "and that we need it to unlock that tomb and also need to look out for the trap, then what should we do? We can't just leave without these" "We are not leaving without those" she said "We just need to observe so let me have a look around and leave it to me first, before we leave with those." Daring looked around and up and even down to make sure that it was safe to proceed and grab those keys and that there were no traps. She had some experiences that the traps would trigger only if she grabbed certain item. So she went on observing again before she began to proceed and grab the keys. She quickly grabbed those keys and gave one of them to me. "Quickly!" she said. "We need to get out of here, before we could get trapped!" I did what Daring told me. We began to race down to the exit. As we race down, we soon noticed that the traps of certain kinds were beginning to activate one by one. These include spears, twisting walls, bunch of marbles, and even spikes on the floor. We knew how to get out of that maze as we followed exactly the path back to where we headed. Soon enough, we reached the exit and went out of that maze. I could not even realized that I made it with Daring. She and I still have the keys we needed for later which was good for us. While we were on the way to the tomb, I later noticed that Daring had a pain feeling. "Are you OK?" I asked. "No, not really" she said. "Then what's the matter?" I asked. "I think I hurt one of my hooves a little" she said. When I took a look at her hoof, it was not badly damaged. It seemed that she had a thorn stuck in that hoof. I immediately but carefully took out that thorn and aided her hoof with whatever I could do to stop or to prevent bleeding. We had to stop to take the rest so that we can regain some energy. I thought this maybe the good time for me to ask her about that tomb but I decided not to because I think that is because to save the best for later. I fear a little that there is going to be another trap to set up in there and what if there is a pony trying to catch us and trap us in that tomb right when we open it. So I decided not to ask her and save for later. After we took the rest, we continued to walk to the location of that tomb.
The uncovered tomb: Part 3After Daring and I recovered the keys and exited out of the maze, we began to continue our journey. We now have the keys to the tomb we needed to open. I thought about passing the swamp again, just like the last time. However, this time we did not pass through the swamp. We eventually found the short cut through the path we needed to take to get to that tomb. Neither Daring nor I had any idea where on earth we found that shortcut. I eventually guessed that maybe those crocodiles built it for us, or maybe it was too dark or too much hidden for us to notice. Regardless of why we had no idea about the short cut, we decided to move on and pass through that short cut. After passing through the shortcut, we eventually found the tomb we needed to look for. We each inserted the keys we got from the maze. The tomb opened, and just as Daring told me, it did not contain any body; it contained treasure. While most of the values inside that tomb looked very same like gold doubloons, such as from the classic pirates, not the modern ones who travel on the boat. Anyway, we both carefully examined the inside of the tomb to make sure that there is no trap hidden. Though we were glad that there were no traps, there was no item that Daring was searching for. I could have guessed that those creatures still have the item that Daring had. "Do you have any idea where we should head next?" I asked. "I don't know" Daring said. "Well we can't just stop" I said. "We need to keep on going and stop them." "But how?" she said "I know that we need to step upward but we can't just go anywhere. We could end up in the wrong place instead." While I was thinking what we should do next, I saw something strange in that tomb. It was a strange paper, more like an old paper, like a papyrus paper. Strangely enough, it was in a language that I can understand and it seemed like it was a map to show us where to head next. "Hey Daring" I said. "I think you should look at this" Daring came along and took a look at the paper I just grabbed. She read along what the paper just said. She later explained to me that this must be the group's next step. We started going on to our next location. Who knows where they will be heading next and when will Daring ever be able to recover her items that were stolen. Before we even took a step into our next destination, we took a look at the note we found in the tomb. It was a map and with directions behind the paper. It was not too hard for us to read. The direction was a little strange for us to tell what it meant, but I somehow knew that it must means that it is our destination to our next stop. Daring however, was not too sure about this because it can be a trap. She explained to me about the traps that she encountered. I knew that there can be traps along the way but I was not too sure about it this time. "I know that you may have encountered traps before" I said, "but how do you know for sure that it is not a trap?" "Well I do not actually know about it" she said "but like I said, this paper can mean almost anything. It can be a trap or maybe short cut" "We can't just ponder around here and do nothing" I said "I suggest that we should at least go on and try to figure it out what it really is" "I guess you are right" she said "Let us go, but as I said before, you must do it my way if you do not want to get hurt" "OK" I said We soon got out of the swamp and started to head on to our next destination. But before we even headed for our next destination, we heard a noise. We figured out that it was the crocodiles. When daring and I took a close look at the crocodiles, we found out that one of the crocodiles got injured. The bird told me that while they were fixing the crocodile's teeth, they heard a tree falling down. The bird did not know that it was the company that the bird and the crocodiles were facing until one of them got injured. When I checked on the crocodile, I could see that its tail was badly wounded. I could only imagine that the hunter was the one behind all this, no matter what the reason the hunter did. I asked who it was that attacked the crocodile, after I helped that crocodile. They had no idea who it was but they did saw that one of them was a Pegasus pony and another one was a Unicorn Pony. They however did know where those ponies were heading to and told me and Daring where they were heading. We looked at the paper one more time to see if that was the place they were heading for. The direction matched the location when we compared to what these animals told us. What were not too sure about was, what were those ponies up to and why did they took Daring's items. The animals could not even tell why when I asked them. I thanked them for some help. Now Daring and I knew where we headed to next. However, we still needed to make sure that we need to be careful for any traps that might capture us.
The truth about the itemWe now know where to head next. We thanked those animals and started to head for our next destination. It was hard on the way because of many trees and thick grasses we need to pass by. "By the way" I said "when we received the item, do you have any idea what we are going to do after that?" "What do you mean?" Daring asked me. "Well it is nothing really" I said. "But by the time we foil their plan and recovered the item you need to find, they would eventually try to plan up on a revenge" "Do not worry about that" she said "That is when I have new adventures just like this one. I may have had adventures before, but never had anything like this, because well the ponies that just attacked me are not even the ponies that I have never met." By the time we were done with talking, we eventually arrived at our destination. When we reached the destination, the building or the temple was not like anything we have ever seen. Even though it was big, just like a pyramid, it was different. There was a big statue at the top while there is an entrance right below the statue. "Quick Hide!" Daring Do whispered at me and pulled me to the side where no one will see us. While we were hiding, we saw the ponies that attacked Daring Do who are guarding the place to make sure that there are not even alerted to someone or something. "Do you have any idea how we can even past those ponies?" I asked Daring Do. "Surely you should have plans at a time like this." "I am not entirely sure" she said. While she and I were thinking what to do, the ponies steeped out and went to another location. I thought this might be the good time for us to take in an action. "Should we go on now?" I asked "There is no one on sight" Daring was not so sure, but she knew that we must hurry if we want to get a head on. "Let us go in" she said. "As I said before, you must follow my way" We went in and were very careful to make sure that there was no traps to trap us. When we went inside, after we solved the puzzles that were lying on the floor and stacked to the wall, we soon found the item that we were looking for. I later noticed that it was a small statue of a Pegasus pony very similar to Daring Do. We also saw that the group we saw before. I could see that they are trying to recover the item that Daring Do told me. "That is the item" she said "Once they recover it, it is too late to stop them" "Then what are we waiting for?" I said "We got to move on" We both went on and tried to stop that group. The group eventually spotted us and fought back. We tried to receive that item but we were soon captured. I did not know what to do now that they captured me and Daring Do. The leader of the group stepped up and said to us. "Now that we got the statue on our hooves, there is nothing that you can do!" Because we were captured, I thought this was going to be the end for us. Even though we were captured, I had to think something fast, if we were able to save ourselves and get the trouble out. I decided that because I am a unicorn pony, I thought maybe a magic would answer in the situation like this. Before I used magic, I searched around to see any clues that will help me and Daring escape. As I looked around, I soon figured out how Daring and I would be able to escape and get the item that Daring needed. Using the magic at the right moment, Daring and I were able to get free and working our way, we escaped and grabbed the item. The group tried to gain on us, but they got trapped instead. We could see that it was a statue of a Pegasus Pony just like Daring Do. I asked her about that statue. She explained to me that it was once kept by the king of Pegasus Pony, years ago. She has no idea what the name of that King was because it has been lost for a long time. The king was the one who made that statue but even though it was made out of gold, or just looked like it was made out of gold, no one even Daring Do had no idea how the king made it, even to this day. He kept it as a secret. Some rumored that whoever holds it would lead to the key of a treasure and some say that it could give them a mighty power for controlling something unanimous. Daring Do knew that she had to protect it; she told me that she had a dream that told her to retrieve that item and must not let it fall into a wrong hoof or it would not only be destroyed but would be too late from stopping. There are still more things that I want to learn more about that statue like how did she knew about it for the first place, unless if she really did read a book about it. However, that was almost as far as Daring and I can know of. I asked her if she was ever going to have more of a secure idea for that item because I would have figured out that there can be someone up for the revenge later.
A new adventure awaits"Thank you so much for helping me" Daring Do said, after we were able to escape and also retrieved the item that we got back. "I may have had help before, but I almost never had any help like that ever since a Pegasus Pony tried to help me before I trusted her." "If you were talking about the trust from that time" I asked "are you talking about Rainbow Dash?" "How did you know that?" she asked me suspiciously. "Rainbow Dash is one of my friends" I said. "She told me all about the adventure she had with you" "You are friend with Rainbow Dash?" Daring Do asked me. "Yes" I answered. She was surprised for a while and had no idea what to say. But because I helped her and did not even make any tricks, she did told me that none of this would have been successful if I did not helped her. I hugged her and told her that it was nothing. I also told her that I just got lost and just needed help around the forest. While I was hugging Daring Do, I heard a noise. "There he is!" It was Rainbow Dash. She and my other friends came along! I was surprised that my friends were able to come all the way here. "How did you came all the way here?" I asked. It would have been difficult for you to came here. Twilight explained to me how she and our friends knew that I was with Daring Do. "When I went back to the bookshelf to the place where you were still shelving back, I noticed that I did not found you there. All I found, besides books, was your pet Wind. Wind tried to explained to me that you got teleported to the woods, but because I don't speak Breezies I did not understand what Wind said. So I visited the cottage at Fluttershy's place the next day. On the day before that, I just took Wind back to my house thinking that Wind got tired from helping you. However, while I was having breakfast with Spike, I saw Wind on the table. I was surprised in how she even got there. When Fluttershy later explained to me what Wind was really trying to tell me, I was surprised. That was when we knew that you were here." "You actually met Daring Do?" Rainbow asked me. "Well yes" I answered. "But I had no idea that really was Daring until later." "So you must be friends with them" Daring told me. "Well yes" I said. "I must go now" Daring said. "I have a book to write, be careful out there." "Thanks!" I said as Daring Do flew away. "Let's go back to Ponyville" said Twilight. After saying sorry to Wind that I was not able to take care of her, I told my friends that it was a big adventure that I had ever had. I thought maybe it would be better not to tell them my whole story until Daring Do published her book. After I arrived back in Ponyville with my friends, my life went back to normal. I was finally be able to use the magic that I was not able to use before, as I have mentioned or not. I got a book from Daring Do, just a few days later.
