Daring Do Adventures: Daring Do and The Sapphire Stone

Chapter 3: “A Not-So-Smooth Landing.”

Daring Do pulled up on the plane’s steering lever with all her might,but the scrapped together mess of a heap continued to sail down towards the wide expansive jungle below. What was left of the engines groaned and whined along with the sound of grating metal on metal. “Come On! Pull up. Pull up!” Daring cried out ,as she struggled to make the plane go up. Or at this point any direction besides straight down. Daring finally gave up on the lever and braced herself for the crash. The plane collided with a tall tree,but surprisingly daring was mostly unharmed. The plane tilted forward,then fell and hit the ground. Hard. Daring emerged from the plane wreckage which lay in bits and pieces over the area. Daring looked up to see the planes propeller sail through the air and bury itself in a nearby tree’s trunk. Daring tried to walk but pain stopped her. She felt her left wing was now broken,and her legs were very sore and beat up. Daring coughed from the smoke of the flaming cockpit. “Next time *cough* ill spring for a better airplane.” Daring said looking at the wreckage. Daring bandaged her wing,then began to trek through the jungle.

Back To The Present: Amazon Jungle, Temple Of The Twin Jackals

There was no more time for reminiscing. The smell of decay and danger hit Daring Do,as she peered into the entrance of the ancient temple. Her broken wing twitched painfully. She ignored it. Now it was time to focus. Daring made her way through the ancient lobby towards the greater part of the temple. The sun beamed down on the room from a large hole in the ceiling. A group of bats opened their eyes in slits,watching her as she walked. Various bones littered the floor. “Lets see. Is this going to be one of those functional temples or one of those deathtrap temples?” Daring wondered aloud. Daring received her answer when her hoof caught a tripwire,sending a shuriken speeding past her head. “Deathtrap. Definitely Deathtrap.” Daring said now completely alert with her eyes wide. She stood frozen for a second. Cautious. Daring continued onward. “okay, tripwires trigger flying shurikens,what else we have here?” Daring said taking mental note of her environment. A pit opened in front of her and flames poured out from below. “Fire pit.” Daring noted casually. This was certainly not the first tomb Daring had explored,and she knew how they worked pretty well at this point. She ran down the list as she made her way to the main temple room. A huge saw blade came through the hallway behind daring. “Giant Blade:” Next, Several poison tipped darts shot out from the walls as daring ducked underneath them. “Deadly darts” Daring looked as the door at the other end of the hallway began to slowly close. She smiled at her expertise. “Slowly closing door at the end of the hallway.” Daring raced for the exit,only to find spikes pop from the ground wherever she stepped. She ran even faster,dodging spikes and darts,until finally she slid under the door just before it closed. Daring gave herself a moment to catch her breath. “Right… Next time I’ll try not to step on one of those floor panels.” Daring said confidently. She turned from the door and took a step…onto another floor panel. “Aww.” Daring said sadly, as all manner of traps activated around her.