Dawn of Day 1 (72 hours till the trip)
Daring, now happy that she’s going to Egypt, was thinking about what to do. She’s staying in the Royal Guest Room of Princess Celestia’s Palace until the day of the trip. When Luna’s personal guards told her that they would be ready in 3 days for the trip, she need to find something to do to kill some time. “Hmm…I guess I should check the Royal Library to see if there‘s any more clues about the Blood Jade Emerald,” said Daring as she goes and get her hat and starts to head out. Just when she headed out of her room, Applejack was standing outside waiting for her. “Howdy, sugarcube! So what‘s you doing today?” asked Applejack with a smile on her face. “Well, I‘m going to the Royal Library so I can dig up more info on the emerald, Applejack,” said Daring. “Really? What so fancyin’ sancyin’ about some ol’ gemstone?” said Applejack. “This emerald is very dangerous, Applejack. A few thousand years ago, two warring tribes had fought over for it. I need to know what I’m up against,” said Daring in a serious tone. “Hmm…while Twi should help ya out. After all, she’s Princess Celestia’s faithful student so she might got some books for you,” said Applejack. “Thanks, Applejack. Can you lead me to her?” asked Daring. “Sure thing, sugarcube. Follow me,” said Applejack as she starts galloping to the Royal Library. Daring follows her Applejack to the library. Cadence was on the balcony looking at Daring & Applejack galloping away. She smiles softly and said; “I need to take care of things too. I’ll let my husband, Shining Armor, know what’s going on.” A few minutes later, Applejack and Daring made it to the Royal Library, where Twilight and Spike was busy reading up about Egypt. “Come on, Spike. We need to get ready for the trip we’ve got 3 days to be prepared,” said Twilight as she keeps reading book called ‘1001 Things You Need to Know about Egypt’. “I’m trying Twilight. The Princess said that we need to relax and have fun till then,” said Spike in a worried voice. “I know, but I need to be extra ready. I mean what if she need me to make a report of things in Egypt, knowing differences between Ponyville and Egypt, or do my daily Friendship reports?” said Twilight as she keeps on reading. Daring and Applejack moves towards her and Twilight looks up to see them. “Howdy, Twi. I see you reading again,” said Applejack. “Oh, hello Applejack and Daring. I was busy reading the book about Egypt. So, what brings you here?” asked Twilight in a calm voice. “I need to get some more information about the Blood Jade Emerald. There has to be some clues about it,” said Daring. “Hmm…there is a book about mystic gems, Daring. Let me go get it for you,” said Twilight as she goes and get the book for her. Spike walks up to Daring and Applejack and said; “Do you guys in something to snack on while she come back?” “Sure, Spike. I would like some juice,” said Daring with a smile. “Ah’m good, partner. Ah still got some cider left in my room,” said Applejack. Spike nods as he goes and gets Daring. “That’s Spike for ya. He’s Twi’s assistant since day 1,” said Applejack. “Really? How did those two meet?” asked Daring. “It happened during Twilight’s entrance exam. Twilight and her folks were invited by Princess Celestia to join the Canterlot School for Gifted Unicorns, a school made by Celestia herself. Anywho, she was performing a basic spell, to hatch a baby dragon from its egg. Twi was trying her best to hatch the egg, but being a young filly she wasn’t doing a good job. She was about to fail her entrance exam until Rainbow Dash’s Sonic Rainboom filled the sky which help Twilight perform the spell perfect to hatch the dragon. So, not only did she passed her exam, she got her cutie mark and Spike on the same day,” said Applejack with a smile. “Wow! A Sonic Rainboom huh? I’ve heard about it and I thought it was just an old pony tail, Applejack. Furthermore, how did Rainbow Dash perform that?” asked Daring while rubbing her mane. “Well, you can ask Dashie when you see her,” said Applejack with a smile, “well, I’m going to tries to sell some of these apple treats to the other ponies to earn some bits. I’ll see ya later, Daring.” With that said, Applejack heads out to the library just when Spike comes back with Daring’s juice. “Hey, where’s Applejack?” asked Spike while handing Daring her juice. “She said that she needed to sell some of her apple treats to the other ponies, Spike,” said Daring as she drinks her juice. “Oh. I see. That’s good. Applejack’s a hard worker. Day in and Day out, she’s been working at the fields in Sweet Apple Acres and her apples taste very good. I’ll eat them over gems any day,” said Spike with a smile. Daring grins at him when Twilight comes back with the book Daring need. “Here you go, Daring. Mystic Gems & Powerful Stones: What You Need To Know About Magic Objects. I think this might help you out,” said Twilight as she hand her the book. “Thanks Twilight. This will come in handy,” said Daring as she gets the book and heads to a table to read it. “Let see…Blood Jade Emerald, pg. 56,” said Daring as she turns to the page and starts reading it.
Blood Jade Emerald: Heart of Darkness
“The Blood Jade Emerald has evil powers behind its mysterious beauty. The two warring tribes, Shiyakubi & Koryoshiko, were fighting over the emerald unaware of its true powers. The heart is a shining beacon of love and friendship. However, in every heart, there’s a hint of darkness in it. The darkness surrounding in everyone’s hearts is the perfect catalyst for the emerald. The Blood Jade Emerald can draw its power from the dark energy of a person’s heart. The darker the heart the more dark energy being fed to the emerald. The ponies of the Shiyakubi Tribe was unaffected by the emerald’s dark powers because of their hearts are at their purest form. The cats of the Koryoshiko Tribe however, their hearts were full of darkness. The Koryoshiko cats crave on fighting and stealing, showing no honor to their enemies and being heartless warriors. Krios, Chief of Koryoshiko, was the strongest, if not ruthless, ruler of the tribe. He trains his warriors daily in hopes of finding some treasure. One of his closest advisors, Koruna, informed him that the Shiyakubi Tribe has gotten their hooves on a very rare emerald. Hearing this information made Krios grins evilly. He rallies his warriors and prepares himself as the Koryoshiko Tribe marched for battle. One of the Shiyakubi ponies saw the invading army and rallies their troops to fight the cats off. As the battle begins, Koruna was sneaking in with two other warriors as part of an infiltration team. Once in the village, Koruna’s team was searching for the emerald till her squad member pointed out a large shrine next to the Chief Star Heart’s hut. As Koruna and her team enters the shrine, they sensed some dark yet forbidding presence in the air, as if someone or something was looking at them with evil intentions. They deeper they go, the more darkness they see and the more of the unholy presence. When they made it to the inner sanctum, they see the emerald glowing brightly. As Koruna goes and snags the emerald, the shrine was shaking as it was getting ready to collapse. Koruna and her squad starts running out of the caves for their 9 lives with the prize. It was close, but they manage to escape from the shrine. Meanwhile, the battle was bloody and brutal. Many fallen pony and cat warriors lay on the ground lifeless while the wounded was being tended by healers. The two warriors who are still standing were Star Heart and Krios…”
When Daring flip to the next page to continue the story, she notices that the page has been torn out of the book. “A page is missing? Hmm…either this might be an old book or somepony doesn’t want somepony to know about the emerald,” said Daring in a calm voice, “however, I think I can manage to figure out the local of the emerald by following the clues.” Before she can do anything, the clock chimes. Daring looked up and see that it’s 8:00 pm. “Oh man. It’s late. I guess I should retire to my room. Tomorrow I should enjoy a nice day in Canterlot,” said Daring as she yawns softly and heads back to her room.
Night of Day 1 (60 hours till the trip)
It was nighttime in Canterlot. Many mares, fillies, foals, and colts are sleeping and dreaming sweet dreams. On the balcony of Princess Celestia’s Palace, Celestia & Luna were going over some plans. “My dearest sister Luna, I understand your concern, but please be calm and let’s talk it over,” said Celestia in a calm voice. “Look, sister. I know you want to have eyes on you and everything, but we need to be extra careful when we’re going to Egypt in a few days,” said Luna in a worried voice. “Luna, we’ve already decided who’s going with whom on the trip and we’ll have our guards with us,” said Celestia. “I know, but I can shake that feeling,” said Luna while looking at the moon. Celestia move closer to her and rubs her mane. “My dearest sister,” said Celestia in a soft voice. Luna smiles softly at her and said; “Right back at ya sister.” Meanwhile in the other Royal Guestroom, Applejack & Rainbow Dash was relaxing in their beds. “Golly, these beds are so fancy,” said Applejack while fluffing up her pillow. “I can’t believe I’ve met Spitfire of the Wonderbolts! Today was so awesome! Hey, where was Daring? I haven‘t see her all day today,” asked Rainbow as she was flying around. “Well, she‘s was in the library reading up about the emerald thingy,” said Applejack as she yawns and get ready to sleep. “Hmm…my tomorrow me, her and Spitfire will have a friendly race on the Canterlot Raceway to see who is truly the fastest Pegasus in all of Equestria,” said Rainbow as she lays down in the bed and gets some shut-eye. In the home of Princess Cadence & Shining Armor, the two of them was sitting at the table as they were talking about the trip. “Cadence, what do you want to talk about?” asked Shining while sipping some of Cadence homemade tea. “Shining, my love. I’m going away on a trip with Celestia and Luna to Egypt,” said Cadence in a calm voice. “Really? Why, my love?” asked Shining in a worried voice. “Egypt is having their Annual Festival for four weeks and the Royal Sisters are going to be there to look over it. I‘ll be going be with them to perform an aria to starts the festival on a good note,” said Cadence in a soft voice. “But what about guards?” asked Shining. “It’s already being taken care of, Shining. Both Celestia and Luna’s guards will be companying us around Egypt. Plus, Twilight and her friends will be with us too,” said Cadence in a calm voice. “My sister and her friends are going too? Well I’m glad for that. Just be careful, my dear,” said Shining as he goes to her and kisses her deeply. She kisses him back deeply as they both head to bed for the night.
Dawn of Day 2 (48 hours till the trip)
It was another beautiful day in Canterlot. Daring wakes up from her slumber and see her mane is in a classic bed head style. She yawns softly and said; “Another beautiful morning in Canterlot. Hmm…well I guess I should get ready for the day.” She moves off the bed, gets her comb and starts combing her mane. While she was combing her mane, there was a knock on her door. “Who is it?” said Daring. “It’s us, Ms. Do. Rarity and Fluttershy,” said Rarity outside her room. “Please come in,” said Daring in a calm voice. Rarity and Fluttershy walks in to Daring’s room. “Um…hi, Ms. Do,” said Fluttershy in a very shy voice. “Fluttershy, you don’t have to be shy around me,” said Daring with a smile. “O…ok. So what plans do you have for today?” said Fluttershy. “Hmm…I don’t know, Fluttershy,” said Daring while combing her mane, “what plans do you two have today?” “Well, Fluttershy and I are going to Canterlot Spa for our spa day today. We have to look good for our trip to Egypt,” said Rarity while looking radiant. “A spa day? What’s that?” asked Daring. Rarity was shocked and said; “What?! You don’t know what a spa day is?! This will not stand! Fluttershy, grab Ms. Do and let’s take her to the spa.” “Y…yes, Rarity,” said Fluttershy as she moves to Daring and grabs her. “What the?! Hey! Let go of me, Fluttershy!” screamed Daring as she was being carried off by Fluttershy to the spa with Rarity. Cadence was heading to the Palace as she sees Daring being carried off by Fluttershy and Rarity to the spa. “Poor Daring. She’s can tackle anything except Rarity. She’s very brave, that’s for sure. I’ll be her guidance, for her sake,” said Cadence as she chuckles. A few minutes later, the 3 mares arrived at Canterlot Spa. “Alright! You win! Can you please put me down?” said Daring. “Ok, Daring. You were getting a little heavy,” said Fluttershy as she puts her down. Daring sighs in defeat as she enters the spa. Inside the spa, the two spa mares greeted him. “Welcome to the Canterlot Spa: The Premier Spa of all Equestria!” said the spa mares in union. Daring gulps softly and said in a low voice, “Somehow I‘m starting to miss the snakes.” “Aloe & Lotus, so nice to see you again. I have a spa emergency,” said Rarity. “An emergency?” said Aloe in a puzzled voice. Lotus look at Daring’s unkempt mane, her hooves covered with dried mud, and her messy tail. “Dear sister! She needs our help!” said Lotus in a worried voice. Before Daring can do anything, the spa twins grabs her can carries her to a room to give her the full spa treatment. “Oh…I hope she’ll be ok,” said Fluttershy in a worried voice. “Don’t worry, Fluttershy. In just a few hours, she’ll look like a respective mare,” said Rarity as the two mares goes to enjoy the spa.
3 hours later
Daring come out of the spa looking very beautiful. Her mane and tail was cleaned up, her hooves are flawless and her body was clean and beautiful. “Ugh! I hope I don’t go through that ever again,” said Daring while catching her breath. Just then, Rainbow Dash and another pony in blue flight suit walked up to her. “Hey, DD! I want you to meet Spitfire, leader of the Wonderbolts,” said Rainbow with a smile. “Dash told me about you and your adventures, Ms. Do. Very impressive stuff,” said Spitfire with a smile. “Thanks, Spitfire. And please just call me Daring. So, what are you two doing here?” asked Daring with a smile. “Well, I’ve been practicing my flying skills for the festival in Egypt. Me and the Wonderbolts will be doing an aerial flying show,” said Spitfire with a smile. “That should be fun, Spitfire,” said Daring with a grin. “Yeah. It was Princess Celestia’s idea and we think it would be pretty cool. Plus, Rainbow Dash will be in our formation patterns,” said Spitfire. “This is totally awesome! I finally get to fly with them on the biggest stage! I’ve been dreaming this day since I was a foal and now my dream is finally here. Plus, I wanted to ask you, Daring, a question,” said Rainbow with a huge grin on her face. “Ok, Dash. I’ll bite. What’s the question?” asked Daring. “Well, Spitfire and I are going to the Canterlot Raceway to have a friendly race to see who the fastest Pegasus in Equestria is and I was wondering if you want in?” asked Rainbow. Daring grins softly and said; “Sure, Dash. Beside, I’ve been itching to get my rematch with you.” “That’s the spirit, Daring. Well, let’s head to raceway and settle this,” said Spitfire with a smile. Spitfire, Rainbow Dash & Daring Do flies over to Canterlot Raceway, unaware that some ponies overheard their talks and starts spreading the word about the race. A few minutes later, when the Pegasi made it to the raceway, every pony in Equestria was in the seats to see the big race between them. Even the Royal Sisters and Rainbow Dash’s friends are here to can watch this race. “Whoa! Big turnout, huh? Last chance to chicken out you two,” said Spitfire with a grin. “Yeah right! Rainbow Dash never chicken out!” screamed Rainbow Dash proudly with her wings up. “That’s goes for me too, Spitfire,” said Daring with a grin. The three mares head to the start line. “Ok, DD and Spitfire. The Pegasus that crosses the finish line 1st wins,” said Rainbow. “I got this race in the bag,” said Spitfire in a calm voice. “I’ll win this time,” said Daring. Every pony took a deep breath and said; “3...2...1...Go!” Once they heard go, the 3 mares took off at the same time at record speed. Daring, Spitfire, and Dash was keeping each other close; either of them gives the other a break. When they hit the 1st turn, Spitfire took the early lead, leaving Dash in 2nd place and Daring in 3rd place. Every pony in the stands was getting excited from this performance. One group is pulling for Spitfire, another group for Rainbow Dash, and the other group for Daring Do. Dash was keeping close to Spitfire, drafting her so that she can make her move. Daring was buying some time to make her move to get 1st place. Once they hit the 2nd corner, Dash took the lead while Daring took 2nd place, leaving Spitfire in 3rd place. “What the hay?!” screamed Spitfire as she tries to catch up. “Ah yeah! 1st place is mine,” said Dash as she keeps the lead. “I’m catching up to you, Dash,” said Daring as she keeps drafting her. “Yeah right! I beat you once, DD! I can do it again,” said Dash as she lets out an extra burst of speed. Daring started to fly faster to catch up to her. When the 3 mares hit the 3rd and final corner, both Daring and Dash was neck and neck and Spitfire is still 3rd. Every pony was holding their breath as Daring and Dash was coming down the home stretch. Both of them crossed the finish line at the same time and every pony in the stands was going crazy over the race and wondering who won. Spitfire, who came in 3rd place, was trying to figure it out too. Both Daring and Dash was panting hard. Both of them are tired, drained of energy, and gasping for air. Lucky for them, there was a photo finish of the race and Celestia brings the picture to her using her magic. She took a look at it, gets up, clears her throat and said; “Fillies and Gentlecolts, I would like to congrats on the three lovely and fast mares for entertaining all of us. Now it’s time to find out who really won the race. In 3rd place is Spitfire of the Wonderbolts!” Every pony was clopping their hooves in the stands to praise Spitfire’s efforts as she bows at the crowd. “Now in 2nd is…” said Celestia as she looks at the picture while Daring and Dash both waiting for their places. Celestia looks up and said; “In 2nd place is Rainbow Dash of Cloudsdale, which mean the winner of this race, by a nose, is Daring Do of Ponyville!” Dash couldn’t believe. She lost to Daring Do by a nose. “Well, I know when I’m beat. Congrats DD. You beat me,” said Dash with a smile. “Thanks, Dash. I have to admit it was fun,” said Daring with a smile. So, Daring spent the rest of the day celebrating her huge win.
Night of Day 2 (38 hours till the trip)
It was another quiet night in Canterlot. In Princess Celestia’s Palace, Daring was heading to her room after going to her own party to retire for the night. After winning the big race against Rainbow Dash & Spitfire, she was treated to a huge party in her honor. “That was awesome,” said Daring as she hopes in her bed and get ready for sleep, “tomorrow’s the last day in Canterlot. So, I’ll need a good night’s rest.” She closes her eyes and drifts off to sleep, not knowing that she’ll regret saying those words. In the dream world, Daring wakes up to find herself in a twisted temple of her last adventure. “What the hay?! I’ve been here before,” said Daring in a worried voice. She looks as she see the Sapphire Stone, the one she got and donated a few months ago. “The Sapphire Stone?! But how is that possible?!” said Daring while she trying to figure out what’s going on. She goes up to the statue and tries to get it, but the statue started to melt like a wax statue in the sunlight. Before she can react, she heard a sinister laughter filling the room. “W…who’s doing that?! Show yourself,” said Daring, trying to hide that fact that she’s scared. “Well well well, what do we have here? A pony? My, aren’t we a little far from home?” asked the sinister voice. “Stop hiding and show yourself!” screamed Daring as she was getting a little freaked out. “Oh I will, in due time. When you survive, if you survive, I will reveal myself to you, pony. I get out of that room if I was you,” said the voice with an evil chuckle. After the voice said that, the skeletons in the shrine start to come alive and starts to come after Daring. Daring started to run for her life from the skeletons. Fighting skeletons is not on her mind right now. As she galloped out of the room and tries to find a way out, the voice keeps mocking her everyway she goes. “Oh, pony…where can you go? No matter where you go, I’ll always keep an eye on you,” said the voice while laughing evilly. Daring found a door, kicks it open, and enters it. But, to her dismay, the room was filled with cobras. “Snakes?! You gotta be flippin’ kidding me!” screamed Daring knowing that she hates snakes. “You hate snakes, pony? Hmm…you’re giving me a helpful hint,” said the voice evilly. Daring started to dodge the snakes’ strikes, knowing the one bite from them will hit her with poison. “Dang snakes. Why does it has to be flippin’ snakes?” said Daring as she made it to the end of the room. She entered the room and sees a cat ruler sitting in a throne made out of bones, most of them belong to ponies. “Oh, C-Celestia! What is this?!” said Daring as the fear has crept in her heart. “Welcome to my throne, pony. This will be your grave,” said the voice while laughing evilly. Daring grows at the voice and screamed; “Show yourself, coward!” “Heh…as you wish, pony,” said the voice. Just then, the cat’s body started to move and starts to get up. His clothing was standard tribal ruler outfit, his fur is midnight black with white marking, a tribal head dress, and red eyes. “W…who are you?!” asked Daring with fear in her voice. “I guess you should know who I am, pony. But for you, I’ll tell you. My name is Krios, chief of the Koryoshiko Tribe,” said the cat with a chuckle. “K…Krios? The one who led an invasion on the Shiyakubi Tribe to steal the Blood Jade Emerald?” asked Daring. “The very same. I see you did your research on me, pony. I must say, I’m impressive you’ve learned about that. Tis’ a shame that I have to kill you, pony,” said Krios as he unsheathed his feline claws. “W…what?! You’re not killing this pony,” said Daring as she get ready to fight Krios. Krios laughs as he said; “So you’re going to fight me, pony? I admire your bravery, but you should know that you’re fight a battle that you cannot win.” “Well, I guess we won’t know until we find out. Right, Krios?” said Daring as she gets into her stance. “Indeed. Your move, pony,” said Krios while letting Daring get a chance to attack him. Daring dashes at Krios and tries to attack him, but he dodges her attack with ease. She tries to attack him again, this time Krios dodges it and hits her with a counter. “Is that all can you do, pony? I hate to see if that’s all of your so-called combat. I fought ponies tougher than you,” said Krios in a taunting voice. Daring growls as she starts to prepare to charge at him. “You’re kidding? You’re kidding, right?” said Krios while flicking his tail in the air. Daring starts charging at him, but Krios smacks her hard and she flew and hit the wall hard. She slumps to the ground as Krios walks over to her. “That’s right, pony. You’re fighting big game, too big for you. I’ve grown tiresome from this little façade,” said Krios as he grabs Daring by her neck, choking the life out of her and taking her to a blood-stained slab. Daring was fighting helplessly, trying to break free and get some air. Krios slams her to the slab hard and pulls out a dagger and aims it at her chest. “Please…no! Don’t!” said Daring in a whimpering voice. “Good bye, pony,” said Krios as he drives the dagger to Daring’s heart. Just when the tip of the dagger touches her skin, she wakes up sweating and gasping for air. “Oh, Celestia! What a bad dream! What was that about? How did Krios get into my dreams? Well, I need to try to dream something else tonight,” said Daring as she calm down and goes back to sleep, hoping that she doesn’t get another nightmare.
Dawn of Final Day (24 hours till the trip)
Today’s the final day Daring and the gang staying in Canterlot. After today, they’re heading to Egypt. Daring was in Princess Luna’s room talking to Luna about the final preparations on the trip. “It’s pretty simple, Ms. Do. We’ll be leaving during the night while my sister will be leaving tomorrow morning,” said Luna in a calm voice. “Will there be guards for Princess Celestia, Princess Cadence and the others?” said Daring in a worried voice. “Don’t worry Ms. Do. The Royal Guards will be there to protect them. Now I have to get ready for tonight’s trip. I’ll see you later,” said Luna as she goes and get ready. Daring bows at her and heads out of her room. “Hmm…today’s the final day being in Canterlot. I guess I should walk around town for one last time,” said Daring in a calm voice. As she heads out of the palace, she saw Pinkie Pie talking to a zebra with unique marking on her body in front of a shop. Wanting to know who the zebra is, she goes over to them a friendly chat. Pinkie turns to see Daring with a smile. “Hiya, DD! What’s up? I heard you did good job at the racetrack yesterday,” said Pinkie with a smile. “Yeah, Pinkie. I did a good job,” said Daring with a smile. The zebra looks as Daring and said; “Greetings young and adventurous one, trying to get everything done?” “Um…yeah. May I ask for name?” asked Daring with a smile. “Zecora’s the name and potions my game. I make potions to cure aliments all, itches, rashes and mostly boils,” said Zecora with a smile. “Wow, that’s interesting Zecora. I’m Daring Do, legendary adventurer and treasure hunter of all Equestria,” said Daring while tipping her hat at her. “Oh my, is that so? It’s very nice to meet you Miss Do,” said Zecora with a smile, “When I come to here, scared ponies be among, even Miss Pie has made me a song,” Zecora with a chuckle. “Really? What was the song, Pinkie?” asked Daring with a smile. Pinkie takes a deep breath and starts to sing her song about Zecora.
She’s an evil enchantress,
And she does evil dances,
And when you look into her eyes,
She put you an trances,
And what does she do?
She makes up an evil brew,
And then she’ll gobble you up,
In a big tasty stew.
So watch out!!
“That’s one catchy song, Pinkie,” said Daring. “Thanks DD, it’s still a work in progress,” said Pinkie with a smile. “So, what are you two doing today?” asked Daring. “Egypt is the first trip I ever took, so all I need is an exotic plant book,” said Zecora. “Plant book?” asked Daring. “There are many exotic plants for me, make new set of potions you see,” said Zecora. “I see. Before you go, Zecora I have one more question. Where do you live in Ponyville?” asked Daring in a calm voice. “A place where I needed my rest, I live deep in the Everfree Forest,” said Zecora with a smile. “The Everfree Forest? That’s interesting, Zecora. Well, I have to go get a new bag for tomorrow,” said Daring. “Ah I see, you have things to do, so I must bid you a fond adieu,” said Zecora in a calm voice as she goes into the book store. “Well, I’ve got to do some shopping to do before we leave too. Catch ya later, DD,” said Pinkie as she starts hopping to the store. Daring smiles as she goes and enters the shop. Once in the shop, she looks for a new satchel. Her old one had been through enough and she can’t use it anymore. Her eyes looked on a beautiful satchel on sale and it’s worth 60 bits. “Hmm…I can afford that,” said Daring as she gets the satchel and takes it to the check-out counter. She pays the counter with the many bits that she earned from her adventures and goes out of the store with her new satchel. “This one’s bigger than my last one,” said Daring as she looks at her new satchel. As she looks at Canterlot, she smiles softly. “Wow! I’ve been gone for a long time and just when I got here, I have to leave. Well, I have fun walking around and enjoying my time here. I guess I should get some rest for tonight,” said Daring as she head back to the palace to get some rest.
Night of Final Day (12 hours till the trip)
It was nighttime in Canterlot. Many ponies are in their homes sleeping peaceful dreams. At Princess Celestia’s Palace, a night carriage is being prep and loaded with the ponies’ belongings. Applejack, Daring Do, and Rainbow Dash was heading to the carriage to get ready for the trip to Egypt. Luna was standing in front of the carriage, waiting for them. “It’s great to see you here, you three. Princess Celestia, Princess Cadence, Twilight Sparkle, Rarity, Fluttershy, Pinkie Pie, and others will be going during the day. That way we don’t cause any panic,” said Luna. “That’s good, Luna,” said Daring with a smile. One of Luna’s Shadow Guards walked up to her with Zercora. “Your Highness, this zebra wanted to accompany with you. What say you?” said the guard. “Zecora’s the name, making potions’ my game. I’m here to ask a simple request if I can aid you on your quest,” said Zecora with a smile. Daring goes to Luna and said; “Let’s take Zecora with us, Luna. She got a book about plant life and she needs her plants for her potions.” “Hmm…that would come in handy for Ponyville and Canterlot. Alright. Zecora will come with us,” said Luna. Zecora bows at her and goes to the carriage to put her belongings in. “Don’t worry, no need to be uptight, I’m always on the move and I always travel light,” said Zecora with a smile. “Alright! Let’s get in,” said Luna with a smile. Luna, Daring, Applejack, Rainbow & Zecora got in the carriage and signals her guards to start the flying out of Canterlot. “Next stop: Egypt,” said Daring in a calm voice. Unknown to her, evil forces are brewing in Egypt, waiting for her failure and her untimely demise.
