Daring Do is a student at the Manehattan University of Science. After studying there for a year, she is invited for her first chance at trying her hoof at an excavation by visiting a newly discovered temple. Strange rumors surround the project however, and Daring is haunted by dreams that seem a bit too real. Caught up in a horrible chain of events, Daring begins to wonder if some secrets are better left in the dark places of equestria.