My Little Pony: The Human Nine's Adventures In Equestria

by PikachuSkitty

Chapter 15: Daring Don’t

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Sarah's POV

"Hehe, you're such a special little girl, aren't you, Sarah?" a voice said. A blissful giggle came from the tiny baby that was currently being held in his arms. That baby... was me. It was only two weeks after I was created and since my papas and mamas started caring for me. "I'm so proud of you, you're gonna be so big and strong like me.." Donald Davenport, one my paps said to me.

"Ahem..! Donny, I think we both know that she'll have my charisma when it comes to men." Douglas Davenport, Donald's brother and my second papa, added with a smirk. Donald rolled his eyes, "Well, I hope she'll be able to keep a love one." he stated.

"Hey!" Douglas exclaimed, insulted.

"Oh what, you lost a girlfriend twice in your life."

"It was not my fault."

"Yeah, keep telling yourself that."

Douglas sighed at his big brothers' antics and I blissfully giggled at their argument. "Dada.." The two brothers looked at me with smile at me with such love in their eyes.

.... I hope they're both alright back home... I love them very much... I just have to hope they're still alive...



"Sarah!" Huh?

"Hey Newbie, you there?" Then, I came back out of my thoughts and saw Ren and the others looking at me with worried looks. "You okay there, Newbie?" Jack asked me.

"Y-Yeah..." I said quickly. "I'm alright... just thinking about my papas."

Rantaro looks at me and asks, "Does that have something to do with our current situation?"

"Want to tell us about your papas?" Carrie chimes in, seeming to have curiosity in my past.

I answer Rantaro first. "I don't think they do, but they could know something that I don't."

My papas couldn't have anything to do with it. It was a long time ago when I saw them last, possibly years. Besides, how would they know about these strange beings I am with?

Rantaro shrugged.

Then I answer to Carrie saying, "We're not here to learn about me. I can tell you another time."

Pinkie Pie goes around with a platter filled with cups of punch and a party hat on. She's laughing as Rainbow Dash comes crashing through the door of the library.

"Hi, there, Rainbow!" Pinkie greeted her with excitement.

Rainbow was confused, "What is everypony doing here?"

"Pinkie Pie decided to throw a party." Ren explained.

"What party is this?" Rainbow asked.

"National Random Party Day." Pinkie said with a smile and blew a party horn into her face.

"How come nopony bothered to tell me?" Rainbow asked incredulously.

" I came to invite you personally, but it seems you were a speck too busy reading the last Daring Do book for the twelfth time." Applejack deadpanned at Rainbow.

"Yeah, well, in three months and twenty six more days, I'll be able to read the next one." Rainbow stated.

"Oh, haven't you heard? The release of the next book got pushed another two months." Twilight said and Rainbow did a spit take of the punch, "Two more months?! I've been waiting so long already! I don't think I can take another two months! I'll never make it!"

"Yeah, I can vouch for that." Fluttershy added.

"Did they give a reason?" Rainbow asked.

"The publisher just said author A.K. Yearling won't be able to finish the book for another two months. Cupcakes?" Twilight replied.

"How could you possibly know that before me? I'm the series' biggest fan!" Rainbow stated.

"I'm just as big a fan as you! In fact, I'm the one who first introduced you to the books, remember?" Twilight reminded her.

"Oh. Right." Rainbow said.

"A.K. Yearling just might be my favorite author. I know everything about her. Where she grew up, where she studied literature, where she wrote the first Daring Do book..."

"Where she lives?"

"Uh... no, though I could probably find out somehow. Why?"

"Don't you get it? The new book is obviously delayed because she needs help dealing with whatever everyday nonsense is distracting her from spending her every living breathing second writing! So I– I mean, fans like me, can get to read the new book ASAP! Think about it! We could help her with her laundry, buy her groceries, cooking her meals, whatever! Now, who wouldn't appreciate that?"

"Um, A.K Yearling." I said to her. "Trust me, what she does during her book writing is very dangerous."

"And how do you know what she does?" Rainbow asked me with a raised eyebrow.

"I met her remember?" I deadpanned.

"But it goes deeper than that, am I right, little miss mystery?" Rantaro asked me with a raised eyebrow.

"Maybe.. anyway I'm gonna go exploring. Snowflake, Pikachu, Zoura, come on." I called and I exited the room.


Ren's POV

Okay... that was weird. Wonder what Sarah's up to now? "And... she’s gone..” Rantaro deadpanned. “Shocker...”

“Leave Private Gem Aline Private Wilde, she cant do her own things by herself.” Skye scolded him.

“Whatever.” Rantaro grumbled.

“So can we find A.K. Yearling?" Rainbow Dash asked hurriedly.

"Hm, I dunno.. What she probably wants most of all is respect for her privacy," Twilight states thoughtfully.

"She can always just say no."

Everypony nods okay.

"Ehh, I suppose you're right."

Before zipping away she says, "Of course I'm right."

“Nah, sounds like a waste of time for me.” Rantaro said with an eye roll.

“You might find something that you could possibly sell, Mr. Wilde.” Nicole said, adjusting her glasses.

“Hmmm....” Rantaro thought before he sighed, “Fine.. I’ll come only because I want to find something valuable.”

“No, it’s because you don’t want to be left alone.” Nicole stated, earning a glare from Rantaro, “Quiet you...”

"Hey, this adventure could be worthwhile," I said with a nervous smile. It really could be interesting. Maybe we could find something on the way. “And maybe we’ll see what Sarah’s doing..?”

“Hmmm... yeah. We might find what Newbie’s doing.” Jack stated.

"We've got to be careful about this if we go. We don't want to offend the author in the process of trying to help," Mason pointed out. I agree with Mason. Everyone else seems to as well.

“Alright then.” Twilight said. “Let’s go.”

“Yes!” Rainbow exclaimed happily.


Later...

We found ourselves in a remote part of Equestria. Woah.. wonder why she lives all the way out here.
“You see what I mean? Why would she live in this remote part of Equestria except to keep folks from intruding on her privacy? We should respec—“ Twilight said before Rainbow cut her off.

“I think I spotted the house! We're super close! This way!” We followed her and saw a small house that was in the middle of a clearing and it looked to be ransckaed with a chair and some items outside of a broken window.

“Wait! Oh no. What happened?” Twilight said.

“Dang..” Jack added.

“Apparently somepony has intruded on her privacy pretty hard already...” Rainbow said and we all went over to the house and I knocked on the door only for it to fall over.

Inside the house was completely torn up! “Hoo-wee, somepony really trashed this place.” Applejack said.

“Yeah like they were looking for something.” Nicole said.

“Hmm... maybe... or maybe A.K. Yearling's just a terrible, horrible, unbelievable slob!” Pinkie said.

“I hope A.K. Yearling's alright!” Rarity added.

"What are you all doing here..?" a new voice asked and we all turned and saw a mare walk in wearing a burgendy cloak, a pair of red glasses and a small hat on her head. "A-A-A K..K Yearling.." Rainbow said with a squee.

"We didn't do this, honest!" Twilight exclaimed. A.K saw the damage done to her house and her face turned into a small panic. "What did you do?" she asked as she trotted in and started pushing away some books, like she was searching for something. "We didn't do this Ms. A.K Yearling." Jamie said but A.K ignored him as she continued to search then she pulled a book from undernearth Rainbow and she moved some of the ends and placed her hoof on the front of it and turned it. The book opened... and out came a large ring...!

"Woah....! A ring..?" I asked.

A.K sighed, "It's safe..." and she put it inside her cloak.

"She was searching for some stupid ring?" Jack questioned with a skeptical look.

"No.. there's not to that ring that meets the eye." Nicole said, adjusting her glasses. More it the ring? Wonder what that means. Then Rainbow came up to her and asked, "Great! Maybe now would be a good time for me to ask her how we can help move the new book along a little faster. Chop chop!" she asked but A.K gave her a glare and rolled her eyes.

"Rainbow Dash, a minute please!" Twilight said as she dragged Rainbow outside with her magic and the rest of us follwoed, "A.K. Yearling has made it pretty clear that she wants to be left alone. We need to respect her wishes!"

"You should tell that to those guys." Rantaro stated, pointing to the three Earth Ponies breaking into the house! "Holy crap baskets..!" We looked through the window and saw the three Earth Ponies surrounding A.K Yearling. Then she threw off her cloak, glasses and hat... to reveal a pegeasus who looked exactly like Rainbow, except she was tan and her mane colors were from greyish to black and she wore a tanish helmet on her head.

Holy...!

"A.K Yearling is Daring Do....!" Twilight and Rainbow exclaimed at the same time.

"A.K. Yearling and Daring Do are one and the same! My mind is officially blown!" Twilight exclaimed in joy.

"Aw, come on, I knew it all along." Rainbow Dash bragged. Anyway, we watched as the stallions tried to take the ring that was around Daring Do's wing but she did her best to keep it away from them, but even with her attempts the stallions managed to pounce on her and the ring fell on the ground. "The ring!" I exclaimed.

Then another earth pony came up to the ring. He was dark brown with a small black beard and a black mane and tail. He wore a tanish shirt underneath his red and white pokadots tie. "Many thanks, Daring Do. As you've probably surmised, our earlier search for this treasure was... unsuccessful. So kind of you to find it for us."

Daring Do grunted and tried to stand but it looked like she sprained her hoof in the fight, "Give it back, Caballeron!"

Caballeron? Weird name. "That's Doctor Caballeron to you." he replied.

"He's from book four: Daring Do and the Razor of Dreams. He wanted to partner with Daring Do on her adventures." Rainbow said to us in a hushed tone.

"I know, but she refused! I can't believe it! The real Daring Do and the real Caballeron!" Twilight said.

"Hey nerds, try to focus on the bigger picture here.." Rantaro deadpanned.

"So let me guess: Ahuizotl has put you up to this? You're stealing the ring to give to him so his hold on the Fortress of Talacon will be good for eight centuries as foretold by prophecy!" Daring Do exclaimed at him.

"Close, but... no. I'm going to sell this to him, make a bundle, and retire from archaeology in splendor." Dr. Caballeron replied with a smirk.

Sell the ring! That can't be good.

"Caballeron, you fool! You're dooming the valley to eight centuries of unrelenting heat!" Daring Do stated. Eight centuries of unrelenting heat! Okay.. now I see what Nicole meant!

"To market, henchponies!" Caballeron said as he and his men started to take their leave but... "Not so fast..." Huh? We turned and saw another pony in the doorway. "Who are you..?" Caballeron asked before she pulled down her hood to reveal. "Sarah!" Daring Do cried with relief.

"Sarah!" "Newbie!" Me and Jack exclaimed in shock, seeing her.

"Ugh! Daring Do's little partner..." Caballeron growled.

Wait... PARTNER?!

"Sarah is Daring Do's partner..!" Rainbow exclaimed in shock.

"Hmm.. now that I think about. In some the books, Daring did mention a unicorn partner that helped her with her rescues of the artifacts, but I never through that it would be our Sarah!" Twilight exclaimed with a squeal.

"Now.. give up the ring, Caballeron.." Sarah stated.

"I don't think so, Sarah Gem..." Caballeron stated before he signaled his men to attack her but Snowflake, Pikachu and Zoura appeared and knocked them down. "Ugh...!" Caballeron growled before Sarah used her magic and took the ring herself, placing it over her neck. "Word of advice. Don't underestimate me.." Sarah smirked before Snowflake, Pikachu and Zoura regrouped and she teleported away with the ring. Daring Do smirked, "That's my partner alright.."

"Ugh... we will hunt that mare down and get back that ring!" Caballeron stated before he and his men ran off into the forest. Hunt Sarah down! Oh no..!

We all ran in to help Daring Do. Rainbow held out a hoof to her, "Are you okay?"

"I got this." Daring snapped, smacking Rainbow's hoof away from her. Okay... that was kinda mean.

"Um, she was just trying to help, Ms. Do." Fluttershy pointed out.

"Daring Do doesn't need help." Daring declared as she bandaged her hoof and limped past us, "She handles her business herself." then she flew off into the jungle to find her partner.

We all came out and Rainbow said, "We've gotta go help!"

"You heard her! She says she works alone!" Twilight exclaimed.

"So did Sarah and look what happened to her." Rantaro pointed out.

"How can we just stand by and do nothing? You know what's at stake here! Ahuizotl has sought control of the Tenochtitlan Basin since book three!" Rainbow said.

"True, but in book four, she and Sarah defeated Ahuizotl and secured control of the Amulet of Atonement, dispelling the dark magic of the Ketztwctl Empress, and thus protecting the basin with the Radiant Shield of Razdon!" Twilight pointed out.

"But the Radiant Shield of Razdon is vulnerable to the dark enchantment of the Rings of Scorchero!"

"But are you forgetting that the Rings were scattered to the four corners of Tenochtitlan, thus rendering the dark enchantment powerless?"

"Only if you assume that the Rings have yet to be retrieved, and the ring Caballeron just stole isn't the last to completely restore the dark tower and its cruel hold on Tenochtitlan! Did you ever think of that?!"

"You gotta admit, Rainbow Dash makes a pretty good point." Pinkie said. .. Okay.. I didn't really follow that but I guess I have to read the books to understand that.

"We gotta help Daring Do and Sarah safekeep that ring before it's too late!" Rainbow exclaimed.

"Skittles, is right. Those bastards want to hunt Newbie down, they'll have to get past me first." Jack added cracking his knuckles.

Twilight sighed, "Okay, but sounds to me like we're in way, way, way over our heads. We're going to need a carefully thought out plan..." Twilight said but Rainbow and Jack flew/ran off ahead. "I'm coming, Daring Do!" "Newbie, I'm coming!"

"That's not a plan!" Twilight exclaimed at them.

"Well can you blame them, they wanna help Daring Do and Sarah." Fluttershy said.

"Yeah, Twilight. Sarah's been helping Daring Do in the series so its obvious that Caballeron and this Au-whatever his name is have a grudge against her and might try to harm her." Kaede added. "Do you seriously want another similar battle to the first one we had with Void?"

Twilight winced at that memory. "Definitely not.." and then she sighed, "Fine then, we'll go after them."

"Ugh... fine... but only because Sarah has some bits that she can give to me.." Rantaro said.

"No you want to go and find them cause you care about Sarah..." Nicole replied, irking Rantaro.

"Quiet you.." Rantaro grumbled.

"Come on everypony, let's go.." Twilight said and we nodded before we headed in Rainbow and Jack's direction


Jack's POV

"Come on Newbie... where are you...?" I muttered to myself.

If those guys found her first.. ooh, they're gonna get it. Then I heard Skittles nearby and found her talking with Daring Do. "Wait, don't go! I am suuuuuch a huge fan." she said with a nervous laugh but the double of Skittles sighed and rolled her eyes before she walked away from her.

"Hey Skittles..." I called, drawing their attention.

"Who are you?" Daring Do asked me.

"Jack Yamaki, nice to figging meet ya." I gloated but the pony just rolled her eyes.

"What are you doing here, fatty?" Skittles asked me.

"Do you think I'm gonna let Newbie be out here alone while three punks are hunting her?" Jack questioned her.

"Should have seen that coming.." she deadpanned before she came in front of Daring Do again, "Wait, wait, wait! Let me help you! I promise I could be a huge, huge help if you just give me a chance." Rainbow pleaded but the copy stated to her, ""I. Work. Alone." and walked past her.

"But why won't you let me team up with you just this once?!" Rainbow asked as I tagged along

"My work always involves secrets. And since you never know who you can trust, it's best never to trust anypony." Daring Do said.

"But then why did you call Sarah, you're partner and were actually happy to see her?" Rainbow asked.

"Sarah has proven to me that I can trust her cause she has secrets too, just like me. We're alike." Daring Do explained. "But beyond her, I don't trust anypony."

"But just because you can't trust some, doesn't mean nopony can be trusted!" Skittles tried to reason with her.

"Look, I don't have time to argue—" Daring started but Skittles cut her off, "Neither do I. Let's go!" and she zipped off.

The copy of Skittles said under her breath, "Can't believe I'm even talking to her..."

"Eh, you'll get used to her after a while." I told her. Daring rolled her eyes. "And why exactly are you here?"

"I'm here cause of Newbie." I replied.

"Newbie? You mean Sarah?" Daring questioned and I nodded, "Yep. She's a friend of mine, kinda like a little sister I never had. And I am not gonna let some punks try and harm her."

"Yeah..." Daring stated as we walked on into the forest.

By the time we found Caballeron and his punks, it was nighttime. "Where's Newbie..?" I asked, before I spotted her tied up nearby. "There.." Daring said.

"I'll get Newbie..." I whispered before I sneaked off to where Newbie was tied up. Newbie saw me and she gasped in joy, "Jack.."

"Don't worry, Newbie, I'll get you out of here.." I said before I spotted her little critters in a cage. After I untied Newbie, I unlocked the cage, freeing her critters before we all saw a weird creature coming out. He looked like some kind of gorilla mixed with a cat. "Caballeron!"

"Ahuizotl!" Daring Do snarled.

"The ring!" he demanded. Caballeron dropped the ring but before Ahuizotl could grab it, Daring grabbed it instead and he roared in anger. Sarah and her creatures rushed over there, "Newbie wait!"

"The ring, Daring Do! Give it to me!" Ahuizotl demanded but Daring leaped back.

"Now, Ahuizotl, you know I love you, but I can't give you the ring 'til I've properly proposed." Daring quipped. Well damn that's a good comeback.

"Interesting, because my friends here have a proposal of their own." Ahuizotl snapped his finger and out came a panther, tiger, cheetah, lynx and a small fluffy white cat! Where the heck did they come from?!

Sarah and her creatures came in front of Daring Do. "Ah, I see you've reunited with your little partner..." Ahuizotl smirked, "Let's see if she can still fight.." The Tiger and the Panther charged Newbie but she bucked the two in the jaw sending them flying back. "Woah...!" I gasped in awe.

The lynx then pounced onto Daring Do but she pushed it off but she lost her helmet in the fight. Daring and Sarah fought off the big cats, ignoring Rainbow's call before Ahuizotl grabbed her by his tail! "Rainbow!" Sarah exclaimed and she pushed Daring out of the way of the big cats and into a bush where they pounced and a large dust cloud was seen before I saw Sarah tied up and the ring in the tigers' mouth... but I didn't see Daring Do anywhere? Huh? Where'd she go?

Rainbow gasped in horror. "Sarah! Don't worry, I'll save you.." she called but the panther tackled her out of the way.

"Ugh... I'll be fine Rainbow, just go get the others..!" Sarah called as the villains took her to a large pyramid in the middle of the jungle.

Then a minute after Daring Do appeared from the brushed. "Daring Do?" Rainbow asked.

"Where's the ring?" Daring asked looking around. Snowflake purred as she came over with the Ring. Daring sighed as Rainbow and I came over, "Wait... if that's the real ring.. what ring does Ahuizotl have when he captured Newbie?" I asked, shocking Daring.

"He captured Sarah!" she exclaimed in fear before the loser of a leader and our friends appeared. "Rainbow, Jack, thank goodness. Is everything alright?" the fashion loon asked.

"No, it's not. Newbie got captured cause Skittles screwed up." I said bluntly.

"What?!" Everyone exclaimed.

"And now she and a fake ring are captured in the pyramid." I added.

"Fake ring?" Twilight asked before she noticed Pikachu, Snowflake and one tricky fox pokemon missing. "Zoura!"

"Zoura?" Daring asked.

"That little black and red fox by her side now. It can turn into anything it wants to. Sarah must have had Zoura turn into the ring during the scuffle and allowed herself to be captured and placed an temporary invisibility spell on you, allowing you to get away." Nicole explained, adjusting her glasses.

"Oh no! We gotta rescue her and Zoura!" Ren exclaimed.

"Whatever. Let's just go home." Skittles said in a dejected tone. Huh?!

"We can't go back now! Looks a mite like Sarah needs our help more than ever!" Applejack exclaimed.

"Trying to help is how I got in this mess in the first place. You were right, Twilight. We should've stayed out of this." Rainbow said sadly.

"Look, there is more going on here than meets the eye. In every Daring Do book, there always is! We can't turn our backs on her!" Twilight said.

"But Daring was right when she said not to trust anypony." Rainbow said, looking at Daring Do.

"So? Newbie didn't trust anyone cause of annoying evil brother hunting her down to destroy her." I stated.

"Wait? What?!" Daring Do exclaimed.

"Long story. More on that later." I stated. "Either way, we showed her that she could trust us to help her against her brother. Just like how Daring trust Sarah cause of her actions in helping her. Now Newbie and that annoying fox of hers need our help and we are not leaving them behind."

Skittles looked at me for a moment... "You're right fatty. Sarah needs us! Let's go!" and then she zipped off towards the fortress. Now that's the Skittles I know..


Sarah's POV

Sigh... should have seen this coming.. Now I'm tied up with a rope hanging above rising water filled with piranhas. Apparently, Cablleron and his goons placed anti magic rings around my horn, so I couldn't use my magic. "Hahaha..." sorry it has to be this way Sarah Gem. Now, I must leave to commence the ring-placing ceremony to unleash eight hundred years of unrelenting, sweltering heat!" Ahuizotl said before he left down a hallway.

I struggled to get out of the rope but the ropes were tied tightly around me and the water and piranhas were getting closer. I tried to activate my magic but the anti magic ring prevented me from using it or my other powers. "Ugh..."

However, "Newbie...!" Huh? Jack?

I looked behind me as best I could and saw Daring Do, Jack and Ren riding on Snowflake. "Jack, Ren..!"

Snowflake cooed and she grabbed the rope, bringing me over to the path. Snowflake chewed the ropes off while Jack pulled off the ring on my horn and Ren fired a "Break" bullet at the one of my wings and it fell off. "You okay, Sarah?" Daring asked me.

"I'm good. Now come on, I have a Tricky Fox to retrieve.." I said before I ran down the hall to get to Zoura.


Kaede's POV

Me and the others peeking inside the main room of the fortress and saw Ahuizotl holding the 'ring' in his hands. "We have to get Zoura out of there.. but how...?" I asked them.

"Knowing Zoura, he'll have something sneaky planned, but we have to buy some time..." Twilight said. We all nodded nad We all came out into the room. "Drop the ring, Ahui... whatever your name is!" Applejack exclaimed before we charged them.

"Hmph, place the ring, quickly! Get it!" Ahuizotl cried but the ring suddenly glowed purple and revealed Zoura, "What?!" Ahuizotl exclaimed before Zoura used Night Daze on him, knocking him back.

Then, Snowflake, Pikachu, Ren, Jack, Daring and Sarah appeared in the room, "Sarah get the rings off of the podium." Daring said to her, "If we can remove the giant ring at the bottom, the whole fortress will collapse!"

"Collapse?!" Ren exclaimed. "No problem.." Sarah smirked before she used her magic to remove the rings from the podium, causing the fortress to start to shake and crumble. Ahuizotl saw what they were doing and ordered his men to stop them, but Zoura and I got in front of them and I fired an arrow and Zoura used Night Daze again, blasting them away.

Sarah managed to remove the final ring, "Everyone, get out! This place is coming down!" Sarah called and we all ran out of the fortress as it collapsed from within. "Ha.. Ha... phew... now that was close.." I panted.

Then, we saw Daring, and Sarah coming towards with Jack, Ren, Pikachu and Zoura on Snowflake. They all landed, "Are you all okay?" Twilight asked.

"We're fine. That was one hell of a fight though." Jack smiled with a toothily grin.

"Thanks everyone for helping me... guess I could trust more than just Sarah." Daring Do said. We all smiled and nodded at her, "Now I've got a book to finish." she smiled before she flew off.

"Well... it this was definitely a worth wild adventure, Ren." Mason smirked at Ren.

"Y-Yeah... it sure was..." Ren said with a slight blush.

"So... how exactly are we gonna get home now..?" Rantaro asked.

"I've got this..." Sarah said before she activated her magic and teleported us all home.


Sarah's POV

A few days later...

"Ugh..." I grunted as I placed ten packages on the ground. "What are the packages for Newbie?" Jack asked me.

"They're from A.K Yearling." I replied, taking mine.

"From A.K? Wonder what they are?" Ren wondered. Each of my friends took theirs and opened the package and gasped. "No way...! The next book of the series but.. its' not suppose to come until another week!" Jamie exclaimed.

I chuckled, "Well Daring decided that we'd get a first look at it.."

"Hold on.... is this really Skittles and Sarah on the cover?!" Ren exclaimed and I laughed as everyone took a closer look at the cover.

"It is..! Oh my god!" Kaede said with joy.

"Nice work Private Gem. You're on the cover!" Skye added with a grin.

"Unbelievable..!" Carrie added. I chuckled at my friends' reactions. Yeah.. having a famous author as a friend has its advantages...

To Be Continued...

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