The wild, unsettled lands of Equestria are littered with ruins. Ancient temples, tombs, and testaments to long dead groups of ponies who decided to pass on the whole "Unification" fad and lost that gamble in Ozymandian fashion.

Some are filled with powerful lost magic relics. Others are overflowing with gold and treasure. (If you believe the legends, at least.)

There exist only a rare selection of ponies who know how to safely delve these deathtraps to recover these lost pieces of history (and fewer still who would willingly accompany them).

But for these brave or foolish few, there is nothing more rewarding.

Written for the May 2024 Pairing Contest in the Original Pairings group.

Special thanks to Scream Queen for prereading and early feedback.