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I woke up again and NOPE! Not telling this part. Help. 1 like equals one prayer that I'll stop saying this and I won't go insane from Coronavirus. Anyways, I went out for my morning walk to see what was popping. Obviously nothing since it was the crack of dawn and ponies just starting to wake up as the sun was coming up on the horizon. After my walk, I came back to the castle to find some breakfast. YES! Three chapters in a row. There was actually good food in here. I took it out and devoured it. Hmm. Even though I've been out today, I haven't seen what the news says. I hope it's more reliable than all the CNN and MSNBC crap back home. Ugh. I can't stand them because of all the lies they tell. Anyways, I headed out the door when Twilight came up and said "Another trip somewhere?" I said "Unfortunately, yes." Twilight looked down and sighed. She said "Well, I guess you'll have fun then. Don't mind me. I'll just be reading more books in this castle." I looked at Twilight and said "What do you mean?" Twilight looked at me and said through saddened eyes "Well, it just gets lonely in here and it's a lot more fun when you're around. I guess maybe I'm a bit jealous that you go out different places while I stare at the same four walls all day."

I sighed and then looked at her. I said "It's not that I want to, but it's just what's required of me these days. I wish I could bring you along, but unfortunately, the author just doesn't know what to do with you in this chapter. He wants you to be involved more, since you're his favorite character, but he doesn't know where to include you, so he makes me go out to different places while you kinda sit in the background. Right now, he's very disheartened and upset that he can't have you in this story, but he doesn't know what to do about it. He says that he's very sorry about it and he'll try to get you more involved. He cares for you very much and besides, not everyone has the same favorite character, so the author is forced to balance it out so no one complains too much. Oh, he says that very soon, that you'll be directly involved with something that will require both of us. Don't worry. I'll be back at the end of the day and I promise maybe just maybe we could have romantic fun then." Twilight looked at me for a second and put a faint smile on her face. She said "I think I'll like that."

I said "I promise I will be back." I then embraced her in a hug and gave her all the comfort she needed. Then, after a few seconds, I said "I'll be back" and dashed out the door. No pun intended. I went out to the town square to pick up a copy of The Ponyville Chronicle to see what the latest news was. I saw Pinkie go by and I went over to where she was. She noticed me and said "Hey Zachary! What are you doing around here?" I said "Just seeing what's popping in town. Unfortunately, poor Twilight is stuck in the castle because I can't really take her out anywhere and it's a hot mess." Pinkie said "Oh, that's sad." I said "Don't worry about it. I basically gave her the comfort she needed and she seemed slightly in a better mood." After that, she hopped on the bench and Rainbow sat beside her. I just sat on a cloud behind the bench. Pinkie said to Rainbow "I just LOVE to read about happy happenings and to be a pony in the know you know?" I said "I do." Rainbow then looked at me in shock and said "Woah. How did you get there?" I said "Eh. Overpowered magic I guess." and just laid back in the cloud reading toe boring news. I think she's jealous that I'm stealing her swag.

I don't mean to, it just happens. It's still funny though regardless of what you think. Pinkie said "And there's so much to KNOW!" Rainbow said bored "Eh. Seems like a bunch of boring hooey to me." That's exactly how I describe the American media back home. Just a bunch of boring crap and lies. I could literally write an entire story on why the whole media is a joke, but this is fanfiction, so I'll keep it out of here. Also, politics are not welcome here. You leave them at the door and DON'T bring them in. Otherwise, I'll kick you out. No excuses. Pinkie said with some sort of offense "Does new shrubbery in castle gardens sound like BORING HOOEY TO YOU?!" Probably. Sorry all the environmentalists, but I don't care. So just leave me alone and go bother someone else. Rainbow said even more bored "Snooze." I said "That's pretty much how I describe baseball. It's pretty much an eight hour snoozefest." Rainbow looked at me and said "What's baseball?" I said "It's basically a kind of sport. I'll show you how boring it is." I pointed my scepter in front of them and a screen appeared with a random baseball game on it.

After about like 30 seconds, Rainbow fake yawned and said "BORING!" I made the screen disappear and said "Now you see why it's so boring. To me, that's literally an entire road trip from Richmond, VA to Myrtle Beach, SC. Most of the time, they'll have a game that runs for four hours, then they'll have the same two teams play another one right after it. I don't know how some humans can watch it, but whatever." Rainbow nodded her head in agreement and Pinkie said "What about Parasprite infestation in Fillydelphia eradicated?" I guess that's nice, but the media often hypes up things that aren't that big of a deal. Trust me, after all the events in American history, you know what I'm talking about. "That's great news!" Rainbow didn't seem convinced at all though. She said "Nah. Another day. Another parasprite hype story." What I'd tell you? Hasbro basically turned Equestrian News into the American Media! I can't have that. They're already a pain in the behind to deal with, but having talking horses doing it, it's a mere nightmare. Pinkie however, was still determined to get Rainbow to change her mind. So she read off a bunch of headlines at supersonic speed.

She said "Noodles named official food of Whinnyapolis. Author A.K. Yearling announces retirement. Cloudsdale election heating up for favor in candidate Cleana Down." All of those sound kinda boring. However, one of those headlines grabbed Rainbow's attention. If you watched the episode, you know which one it is. For those that don't, you'll see in a second. Rainbow said really loud in shock "WHAT?!" She grabbed the paper and said "Let me see that." Pinkie said obviously with the wrong idea "I never knew you were so into politics Rainbow." HA! Not in a million years. Politics are dumb and stupid. I hate talking about them. This is why I don't do Debate Club because all they talk about these days are ridiculous politics. Whenever I talk about them, I get heated very quickly and go entirely overboard. Basically, it's not a pretty sight to talk about politics since it's a trigger for me. I have my own opinions and I am NOT sharing them because politics are NOT WELCOME here! Period. Anyways, I doubt Rainbow actually cares about that, and to be honest, most people don't. Rainbow said with panic in her voice "No. THIS! It can't be true!" Sometimes people twist stories to fit their agendas. Trust me, the mainstream media does it all the time. And DON'T even lie about it. I know that's true and I don't care if people say otherwise. If you say they don't do that, then screw you and you need to reevaluate your life choices because you are living a lie.

Pinkie said still not picking up what was going on "Well, I'd never pick noodles as the official food of Whinnyapolis either, but here we are." I said "That's not what she's talking about Pinkie." Rainbow said with anger "NO Pinkie! I can't believe that the greatest author and secret pony adventurer of all time, A.K. Yearling, is RETIRING!" Oh dear. I said "well, I guess that means Rainbow will try and talk to the author to get her to change her mind and whatnot." Rainbow looked at me and said "THAT'S EXACTLY WHAT I'M GONNA DO! NOW COME ON!" Ok, ok. Chill, Rainbow. Both of them took off running and I followed in pursuit after them. If I can fly as fast as a F-35 Lightning II Fighter Jet, then I should be able to keep up with them no problem. Pinkie said to Rainbow "A.K. Yearling just retired like today. Are you sure she wants visitors?" I'm not sure friends count as visitors in this case, but whatever. Rainbow however, said undeterred "Pinkie. The A.K. Yearling I know would NEVER quit and retire out of the blue! Something could be really wrong. And we need to make sure she's okay." I said "Or maybe she's just retiring because of bad rumors spreading around. That can happen too you know." Rainbow looked up and said "I doubt that." I said "Fine, whatever. But don't complain to me when I'm right."

Pinkie said "Ok!" Then she looked at Rainbow with suspicion and asked "Hey. You're not just trying to make sure she writes more Daring Do books, are you?" I said "Probably. Don't even think about lying about it, because I know that's what you are thinking." Rainbow said "OF COURSE NOT! How would someone like you know that?" I said "Because the scepter can read your thoughts and actions with ease whenever it wants to. Don't ask how, it's just overpowered magic." Rainbow stared blankly for a second and then said "But it wouldn't hurt to have some more written. Now COME ON!" We arrived at the house and Rainbow banged on the door a bunch of times like cops showing up at your house. When they knock that much, they mean business. It reminds me of the meme "FBI! OPEN UP!" I consider that the second best meme of all time. The title goes to "Squidward on a chair!" Yes, I know they are probably dead memes at this point, but I don't flipping care. I like it, and nothing will EVER make me change my mind no matter how hard you try. But, now's not the time to be making jokes, so I'll save that for later. Rainbow sighed and said "Ugh. Maybe she's not home." Oh, she's home alright. "Maybe she went to the editor-in-chief of The Ponyville Chronicle to correct the misprint they made." That does happen, but it's completely true this time whether you like it or not.

Pinkie said "Nope. She's home." Rainbow looked at her annoyed and said "How do you know?" Because Pinkie is staring through the window and can see her through it? Use some common sense, Rainbow! Pinkie said "Because she's right there!" What did I tell you? "Looking all sad and alone." That's disheartening. I hope Twilight is alright. It makes me sad that she's still in the castle with nothing to do, but read books all day, but the author did say he has her best interest at heart and promises to make it up to her. I do as well. I'm sure the author will give me the details later on. I know the feeling. I dealt with it over the years, but it never got to me. But now that I have somepony I care about very dearly with my life, it became a problem for me and was actually something hindering my life. But enough talking about that. It makes me too sad. Don't worry Twilight. We'll have all the fun together later on, just you and me. I promise that. Rainbow said gasping "I KNEW IT! Something is WRONG! A.K.!" Pinkie said torturing Rainbow unintentionally "Now she's sighing with the weight of the world, now she's hanging her head in utter despair, and now she's shaking her hoof and cursing the heavens like nothing will be possibly the same again. Why oh why did this HAPPEN TO HER?!"

I said "STOP! You are literally making me feel bad. Please, don't make me suffer this torture." It made me feel worse about leaving Twilight in the castle and she could be suffering the same fate right now and it's something I don't want to think about. The thought is too unbearable to think about. Pinkie said "Okay. Didn't mean for that to happen. Kinda happens." I said "It's fine. Just don't do that again." Rainbow said "WHAT?!" Pinkie looked inside again and said "Whoops. That time, she was just stretching." What?! I gritted my teeth and growled in anger because that was no laughing matter. You do that again Pinkie and you'll regret ever DEFYING ME! Rainbow said even more panicked "A.K.! IT'S US! RAINBOW DASH AND PINKIE PIE! YOUR FRIENDS!" Since probably A.K. doesn't know me, I decided to hide inside the house so I wouldn't be seen and so I could protect her from danger. My protection extends to all of Equestria whether I like them or not. A.K. opened the door and motioned for the two of them to come in. They came in and Pinkie closed the door. Once they came in, Rainbow immediately started asking questions. She said "Oh no! Did somepony ransack your cottage again and steal some ancient mysterious relic that's the key to saving all of EQUESTRIA?!"

Pinkie saw something gold and picked it up like a child wandering and touching stuff they're not supposed to. She said "Ooohhh. Sparky!" A.K. saw this and immediately gasped and put it back in the box closing it. She sighed and said "Nothing's been stolen." Rainbow said "Then is somepony blackmailing you and FORCING you to retire?! CAUSE IF THEY ARE-" She stood up in a ready to defend position and made a horse noise. A.K. said slightly annoyed "No. Nothing like that." Rainbow said panicking "So you're just QUITTING and moving AWAY?! WHY. WOULD. YOU. DO. THAT?!" A.K. stayed calm and said "I already explained everything to The Ponyville Chronicle." Umm, I don't know about that. Seemed pretty vague to me. Rainbow gasped in disgust at this statement and said hotly "Oh REALLY? Author A.K. Yearling announced yesterday that the next adventure novel in her popular series "Daring Do and The Curse of Pharaohs Tomb" will be her LAST! Yearling looks forward to her retirement! That doesn't explain ANYTHING!" It definitely doesn't.

A.K. sighed and Rainbow came down saying further "It just says that you're giving up writing stories! But most ponies don't know that you ACTUALLY ARE Daring Do and that the stories are REAL! So what you're really saying you're giving up Daring Do, but you're NOT SAYING WHY!" I know you're mad Rainbow, but just calm down a little. You're making her feel bad. I'm sure she has a good explanation, but you can't go completely off on her like this. Pinkie stood in between the two and said "Of course, if you don't feel like talking about it, that's A-ok A.K. As your friends, we completely understand. Right Rainbow Dash?" Yeah, Rainbow. Pinkie brings up a very good point and you shouldn't go off on the author like that without allowing her to explain herself. That's just bad friendship if you ask me. Rainbow said realizing what Pinkie was saying "Oh. Yeah! We just came to make sure you're alright. That's really why we wanted to find out what's going on." Well, you sure do have a weird way of showing it. A.K. said "If you really want to know, my last quest took me to a village in southern Equestria, where I started seeing these." She handed over a bunch of files of articles about how "bad" Daring Do was. I know exactly what this is. Someone is making false accusations against A.K. I think I may have an idea of who.

For some dumb reason, both Rainbow and Pinkie had to read the titles out loud, which isn't really a good idea since it just slaps around the shame some more and it's pretty much beating a dead horse and yeah. Pinkie said "Wake of Destruction: Daring Do ruins entire village marketplace." The worst part about it is that Pinkie added emphasis to it which just adds more insult to injury here and it's not very helpful. Rainbow said "Dare or Scare? Local rogue Daring Do involved in frightful fiasco." Pinkie said again "Daring Do leads bull into China shop during high speed chase." Wait what? Okay, I know that other stuff is bad, but if you destroy China, that's pretty much a disgrace handed down to you. Elderly people really care about the China and if you break it, you'll be on their bad side forever. They pretty much say this: DON'T TOUCH THE CHINA! It's that valuable. Kids, make sure you don't do that, otherwise you might end up in a very bad place. A.K. said finally having enough "That's enough! *sighs* Everypony I try to help is mad at me." Pinkie said "That's not true. They're not mad at A.K. Yearling, they're mad at Daring Do!" I guess you have a point, but that's not what she means.

A.K. said "They don't sell my books in southern Equestria." Gee, I wonder why. "The ponies there don't know who A.K. Yearling is. They only know Daring Do." That makes sense. Since books aren't sold down there, they are unaware that Daring Do is the author that wrote the books. So based on what they see and hear, they assume Daring Do is the bad guy and try and not take the time to listen. "And apparently, she does more harm than good." That's pretty much a lie. Pinkie said "And I guess it's a good thing that you look so different as A.K. Yearling." I see where you're going with this. Rainbow said with confidence "So all we have to do is go down there and explain to these ponies that none of this stuff is TRUE!" Actually, it's a lot harder than it looks. Just wait. Pinkie said "Easy-peasy-cheesy!" A.K. said "But that's just the thing. It is true." Pinkie and Rainbow said loudly in shock "WHAT?!" A.K. explained saying "I guess I've always been so focused on saving priceless relics and stopping the bad guys, I never really thought about the mess I leave behind."

That's why when you're done saving the day, you try and go back to fix the damage. However, it's not always easy. Pinkie said "Then you ARE in a tricky pickle." Thanks for stating the obvious Pinkie. "But why is all of this happening now?" Because some things just push people or ponies over the edge. A.K. said "I guess ponies are finally fed up." Some issues are quick to boil over, while others take longer. "Either way, I'm DONE with adventures! Having or writing!" Rainbow said unconvinced "COME ON! For every one pony that's upset, there must be a hundred that know you're a hero." I think it's more complicated than that, Rainbow. A.K. said "I don't think so Dash." Rainbow said not giving up "Well, WHY don't we go visit this village Somnambula? and see for ourselves?" A.K. said "Those articles seem to make it pretty clear how the villagers feel." Maybe, but they are only getting half the story. They're only reading what they see and hear. Pinkie said "But if we go there, the ponies can tell you in person just how much they appreciate you!" Rainbow added "And what a HEAP OF ROTTEN APPLE CORES THESE ARTICLES ARE!" A.K. said with hope "You really think so?" Rainbow said confidently "I KNOW SO! LET'S GO!"

I said revealing myself "That's where I come in." A.K. jumped at the sight of me and said in shock "What in Equestria is that?!" I said "Oh. I'm just the Prince of Equestria. Anyway, I don't bite. But I know what exactly is going on and I know how to solve this." A.K. narrowed her eyes and said "You do?" I said "Somepony is falsely accusing you of things you never did. Basically, they are trying to destroy your reputation. I have an idea who it may be, but we need to go to this village to make sure I'm correct." A.K. sighed and said "I guess so." We all headed out the door and headed south. It was a super long journey. Rainbow said when we finally arrived "This IS SO COOL!" It basically looks like Egypt during the time of Moses. However, I don't see the Egyptians using weapons on the Israelites just so they could have bricks lifted and moved from one place to another to build pyramids. It's good that these ponies aren't suffering torture because they would probably die before the end of the week. Rainbow continued by saying "It looks just like that village in her last book where DARING DO recovers the doom diadem from the wildbunch gang who chased after her through the DESERT!" That's oddly specific. I guess somepony knows her books pretty well.

A.K. said "It should. I based that entire chapter on my experiences here in Somnambula." Pinkie said loudly to Rainbow "What HAPPENS?! No way, don't tell me. I CHANGED MY MIND TELL ME!" That was pretty quick. Rainbow said "Daring Do thwarts Ahuizotl's evil plot to separate the Sister Crown relics. And if it wasn't for her, the region would be cursed with eternal night and the entire town of Somnambula would have sunk into the ground!" That's quite interesting. Pinkie said "Ah Pssht! There's no chance that these ponies don't think you're a hero." I said "That may be true, but you need to listen to both sides of the story first before you can make judgement." Rainbow said confidently "Watch this." Okay. She went up to an elderly pony and said "Hiya there, Mister! I was hoping you could tell me about a pony named Daring Do." I have a bad feeling about this. "I hear she's an awesome adventure-pony hero." That is true, but let's see what he has to say without blowing up if you know what I mean. The elderly pony said "Daring Do? Oh, she's awesome, all right." Rainbow looked over in happiness, but I knew that wasn't it. The pony said with frustration "Awesome at destroying ponies' apple carts and priceless, sacred, statues!" He pointed to a destroyed statue of something. I think that's the statue of Somnambula. Wait. Is that who I think it is? Dr. Caballeron! Time to troll him.

I turned into my shadow form and went inside his mind. I said to him tormenting him "So, the Dr. Caballeron has returned eh? Come back for revenge on Daring Do? Well, that won't happen my friend. You know, you could always reveal yourself to her and the rest of the village so you will NEVER show your face here AGAIN!" Caballeron said under his breath "Who are you and what do you want from me?" I said "hehe. I am THE KING OF ALL CREATURES and I DEMAND YOU leave her alone or else, you will never see Celestia's sun EVER AGAIN!" Caballeron said "That won't happen. Now go away, you vile creature." Excuse me? I raised my paw and gave him a claw mark across his face for that insult. No one EVER CALLS ME THAT! NO ONE! He then turned towards Rainbow and A.K. and said "Indeed. Daring Do is a menace who destroys everything she touches!" Yeah right, you idiot. Rainbow said "What? NO! Daring Do is the exact opposite of a menace!" A.K. was upset and said "I tried to tell you! Coming back here was a mistake!" I wouldn't give up hope just yet. She turned and ran off leaving the rest of us standing there.

We chased after her and Rainbow said "Come on A.K.! So we picked a bad example." I think all of the ponies would have been the same. "That was just one angry pony!" Pinkie added "Two angry ponies!" A.K. said "It doesn't matter! I never should have come with you! You three should just go home!" She continued running off and we had to stop. Rainbow said "Come on! We gotta follow her!" Pinkie said "I dunno… it really seemed like she doesn't want us cramping her saddle." I said "She's only doing that because she's afraid of confronting her fear. I'm telling you, somepony is destroying her reputation just so they could take advantage of her and make her quit forever." Rainbow said "He's right. We have to convince her that ponies do appreciate her!" I agree on that. "As her friend, I have to make sure she believes that." Sometimes, you have to risk your reputation for what's right and even though it might hurt at first, it will come back to bless you. We headed away from the town and somewhere else. Finally, we arrived at some building that maybe looks like a hotel. Is this the Days Inn commercial where the man and woman are walking and find the lodge there while the sun is setting? Sure does feel like it.

Rainbow said "Look, Pinkie, Zachary! It's the "Get On Inn!" I have a feeling that title may be a bit suggestive if you're picking up what I'm putting down. "Daring Do stays here all the time in her adventures!" That's great I guess. "Which means there must be ponies here who love Daring Do!" I doubt that. "Maybe they can help us." I wouldn't count on it. I am suddenly getting a vacation vibe out of this. Growing up, my vacation state was the one I currently live in. None other than Florida. It was always so fun to go there, but it always took half a day since we lived in the middle of the east coast. Suddenly an aroma of muffin smells came to Pinkie and hmm, they smelled pretty good. She said "Mmmmm. My nose is telling me to help myself to muffins." Hmm, I could use some muffins around here. I was starting to get hungry. We went inside and Rainbow pressed the bell thing that you would always hear in like a Denny's or something when food was ready and had to be served. Rainbow became impatient and started pressing it multiple times. She said frustrated "Come on."

Finally, a pony came out and it was clear that she wasn't very happy. She came out and said "Prince Zachary! Oh my, what an honor! What can I ever do for you?" I said sighing "Nothing. I was just out strolling. No need to be so formal. I'm just a normal creature like everypony else. Anyways, like the dress." She said "Oh this? It's nothing." I said "It looks good on you. Take my word for it. Anyways, hope you have a good night." Rainbow whispered to me "Does this always happen?" I said "It's just part of being royalty. It's not that bad whenever I think about it." Pinkie said "Ooo, she's fancy." I guess so. It did match her fur, so I can agree with that statement. "I got this!" Be my guest. No pun intended. I'm going to eat those muffins over there. Pinkie said "A good evening to you, Madame! We are but weary travelers who humbly wish to inquire on the status of a certain mare of intrigue taking residence here." Uh Pinkie? No one lives here. This isn't an apartment, it's a hotel. You pay money each night and make reservations and blah, blah, blah. You get the idea. The pony looked at her confused and said "What in Southern Equestria are you on about?" Drugs I think. Kidding. Don't get mad. I had to.

Pinkie asked "Is it true that Daring Do stays here?" The pony sounded offended by this and said "Ha! Not anymore, she doesn't!" Rainbow asked in confusion "Why not?" The desk pony said "The last time I rented that rascal a room, she was in a such a rush to high-tail it outta here, she didn't even pay her bill!" Oh dear. If this was an apartment, townhouse, single family home, or multifamily home, you would get evicted. Here, I don't know what would happen. Jail time maybe? Fine? Misdemeanor? Who knows? Rainbow said "But-" before getting cut off by the desk pony saying "After that, a band of ruffians showed up and destroyed half the rooms looking for her. Guess she made them even more mad than she made me!" I understand the first part. But the second part, I don't at all. If a gang does property damage looking for someone, the person in question, it's not their fault. They cannot control who decides to do property damage to a hotel. You can't put that blame on her. It wasn't her fault that Dr. Caballeron and his goons came destroying hotel rooms looking for her as revenge against her.

Rainbow said "No, no, no. You've got it all wrong!" Maybe. Do explain. The desk pony looked skeptical and asked "How do ya figure?" Rainbow said "Daring Do was trying to save everypony from the Curse of the Doomed Diadem of Xilati! And she was only in a rush because she had to get the crown back to the Tiara of Teotlale before the curse took effect." That was very technical and oddly specific. She said "Chapter seventeen." Go figure. I wonder how many chapters there were in that book. The desk pony said unconvinced "Sounds like a tall tale to me." I guess I could see why. But it was all real. "And a hard one to believe now that I know Daring Do is a scoundrel and a thief!" Hold up. What? Okay, now you're just making false accusations against her. The pony continued saying "Every year, ponies come to offer precious glowpaz to the Sonmambula statue in the village in hopes for a good future." That seems promising. She pointed over to that same cloaked guy at the entrance yesterday. I believe Caballeron told this pony a fake story about how Daring Do "stole" his "glowpaz" all for herself and that she's a thief. That's just ridiculous.

The pony said "Why that poor fella had his glowpaz necklace stolen by Daring Do just yesterday!" No, he's the thief. Daring Do is the poor pony who can't get a break because of false accusations by an enemy. Rainbow didn't seem convinced at this and followed this cloaked pony. Pinkie followed behind her and so did I. Both of them gasped and said "THERE'S A.K.!" we went over and listened to the conversion that Caballeron was saying to the ponies. He said "Daring Do RUINED our town and stole our precious glowpaz!" That's a giant white lie. "We need to make sure that if she turns up again, there will be consequences!" Oh, I'll give you consequences if you dare pulling a dirty act like this again, Caballeron! "Everypony who's with me, meet at the statue tomorrow!" We'll see about that. A.K. sighed and said "Now I'm getting blamed for things I didn't even do?" I said "Unfortunately, yes. When ponies make accusations about others, they tell white lies to make it sound more convincing and make everypony agree that that pony is a bad one. It sucks, but that's how they do it." A.K. said "Why would I steal from them?" "I said "You wouldn't. Somepony just doesn't like your presence for some reason."

Pinkie said "They are SUPER BAD!" Only for believing in the lies made by Caballeron. "But… we're still staying the night, right?" I believe so. OH CRAP! I TOLD TWILIGHT I WOULD BE BACK AT THE END OF THE DAY! I DIDN'T REALIZE THIS WOULD BE MORE THAN A ONE DAY TRIP! Oh, I hope Twilight isn't too mad with me. No pun intended. I think hope is the word of the day. "Because I already ate all the free mini muffins!" Dang boi. You tore right through those. Rainbow said "Listen, A.K., after a good night's sleep, we're gonna fix all of this. I promise." I said "Besides, I know what that pony is up to, and once he is revealed, he will pay for trying to make ridiculous accusations against another pony."

The next morning….

We made it to the remains of the statue and of course A.K. said "I shouldn't be here, Rainbow Dash! This is never going to work." I said "Only if you allow it to. If you face your fear and confront this pony, then your reputation will be restored. I know it seems vague, but it's all I can give right now." Rainbow said "Of course it will!" Thanks, Dash. I guess. "All I have to do is go up there and explain to everypony how WRONG they all are!" Pinkie added "Yeah! And then I'll be like what she said!" A.K. sighed and said "Easy-peasy-cheesy." Pinkie said "Exactly!" Suddenly, Caballeron appeared and said "Here it is! The remains of your-I mean our Somnambula statue!" Notice how he keeps messing up? That's obviously very suspicious. "Now that Daring Do has destroyed it, tell me… where will we hang our glowpaz?" Daring Do didn't mean to destroy it you idiot! One pony said "We don't even have any glowpaz because they were stolen by Daring Do!" NO SHE DIDN'T! THE PONY YOU ARE LOOKING AT STOLE THE GLOWPAZ! YOU FOOLS! The rest of the group agreed and shouted boos like this was a football game with the home team fans booing the visiting team. Rainbow flew up and stood on the platform. She said "Daring Do would NEVER steal anything!" Exactly. "And ok, she destroyed your statue, but it was because she was trying to save you all from Ahuizotl!" I don't think these ponies know who that is. They looked amongst each other and began chattering with each other to try and figure out what she was saying. Rainbow said "Ahuizotl? He's about yea big? Long neck? Itty-bitty face? Weird claw thingy on his tail?" They all looked at her in confusion when Pinkie said "Ooo! Ooo! I know him! He's a baddie." Definitely.

Once again, the villagers discussed amongst themselves as they were getting this new information. I became my shadow form and went inside Caballeron's mind again. I said "Seems like your plans are getting exposed here. Guess that means you have to reveal yourself Caballeron!" HE said under his breath "NO! I will not. You will see." Rainbow said to Caballeron "Trust me, if Ahuizotl had gotten away with the Doomed Diadem, your entire village would have been swallowed up!" I said "Basically, it would be cast into eternal night and have a giant sinkhole destroying everything." This got ponies wide eyed and started panicking. Rainbow said "And that's a lot worse than losing some CRUMMY old statue!" I think Rainbow, that it actually holds a lot more value than you think. This caused the ponies to gasp in horror and the elderly pony from yesterday said "Ahem! This was not some crummy old statue! It was the namesake of our town! If you want to understand us, you must first understand her." Rainbow asked "Who?" The pony replied "Somnambula…" Here comes the ancient Eygptian story.

"Long ago, this village fell prey to an evil Sphinx who demanded most of their crops." Basically sounds like the Pharaoh during the time of Moses. He treated the Israelites horribly and demanded a lot of things from them just to satisfy his wants. "Like her fellow villagers, Somnambula didn't have much, but she used what she had to keep others from giving up hope." That's how every person on this Earth should act. It's how Jesus would have acted in a time like this. Hearing this story makes me appreciate that I don't suffer from being poor or not having very much. It means I'm blessed and I should be grateful for what I have and envy for things I don't have. "The son of the Pharaoh, Prince Hisan, was so moved by her compassion, that he decreed that nopony would go hungry again." But the Sphinx is not going to like that. "But when Hisan stood up to the Sphinx, the beast captured him, telling the Pharaoh the only way to get Hisan back was to solve her riddle." That actually doesn't sound as bad as to what happened to the Israelites when they didn't listen to the Pharaoh's orders.

"Nopony would volunteer to save the prince." Figures. They were all cowards and tried to preserve their lives instead of sacrificing it to save the prince. "Nopony except Somnambula." Now, that's a righteous pony. She flew towards the pyramid and went inside to face the Sphinx. "The Sphinx gave her the riddle, "I shine brightest in the dark. I am there but cannot be seen. To have me costs you nothing. To be without me costs you everything." As Somnambula thought of the hardship she and her fellow villagers had experienced, she instantly knew the answer. "HOPE!" she shouted." She smiled and then the Sphinx realized that was the correct answer. So she became enraged and slammed her paws in anger. "The Sphinx was so enraged, it seemed she might still refuse to release the prince. So Somnambula asked her for one more challenge, but if she accomplished it, the Sphinx would leave the kingdom forever." Seems fair enough. The Sphinx smiled devilishly and began setting up twists. "The Sphinx quickly agreed, asking only that Somnambula walk to the prince… across a deep chasm, blindfolded!"

It was really a deep pit that was covered in slime, but whatever. "Further, the Sphinx has cast a powerful spell that prevented Somnambula from flying." That just adds more insult to injury to be honest. The Sphinx let out an evil laugh and pushed Somnambula over to the bridge. "But Somnambula never lost HOPE!" That's good. Despite the circumstances, she relied on the hope she had to free the prince. It's also pretty much how Christians should live out their faith. No matter what situation you are in, always rely on the hope you have in him and he will be your anchor. Yes, I went religious, but I don't care. It's necessary for the story. Don't ask questions. Just deal with it. "She knew she'd need to make a leap of faith to save the prince." Pretty much. "Guided by the sound of the prince's voice… she made it easily across." She put up her ears to listen and heard the voice of the prince. She was able to walk over to him and she freed him. The Sphinx saw what was happening and was enraged. She spread her wings and left the kingdom forever. Somnambula freed the prince from the rope and the prince took the blindfold off of her.

"The Pharaoh asked how Somnambula prevailed and she explained that she had always hoped she could make things better for her people and that hope had carried her through." Sounds so good. Really it does. "The Prince replaced the pearls Somnambula gave up with a string of Glowpaz. And around her neck, they glowed bright enough to light the entire kingdom." That's why these villagers consider glowpaz so valuable because it represented Somnambula. "Forever after, Glowpaz became our symbol of hope." The ponies agreed and Rainbow said "Wow. I had no idea how special the statue was to you." You should have. It's disrespectful and rude to devalue someone else's things in life. Especially if you don't know them and have no idea about their history. "Somnambula sounds like a pretty cool pony." Once again, I'm surprised that religion doesn't exist in Equestria, because Somnambula would be the perfect presentation on how Christians should act in tough situations and when dealing with the poor.

"But I bet if she were here, she'd tell you how cool Daring Do is too because they both fought to protect this town." I can agree with that statement. Besides, I don't think she would honestly care if there was a statue of her. Sure, she might be honored, but she wouldn't be disappointed if something were to happen. The ponies all agreed, but then Caballeron had to twist the story yet again just to make Daring Do look bad. Idiot. He said "If Somnambula were here today, she would condemn Daring Do for destroying yo- OUR symbol of hope!" Lie. You don't even know her and don't even try to pretend acting like you do. You only care about yourself and that material because it looks good. The crowd booed yet again and A.K. headed off in the other direction. The crowd scattered and left. Okay, that's it. Time to expose him. Rainbow asked furious "Hey, buddy! What did Daring Do ever do to you to deserve all this?" I said "Try a bitter enemy." I blasted my magic at the cloak and it disappeared.

Caballeron said "Only… everything!" Rainbow said in shock "Dr. Caballeron?" He said "Yes… Rainbow Dash." He gave an evil laugh and I was about to turn him into my dinner if he didn't shut up. "When I saw you, her closest friend, I knew that Daring Do would not be far behind. I really do owe you for leading her right to me." You won't get away with this. Rainbow said scared "But I didn't mean-" before getting cut off by Caballeron saying "Thank you for helping me break Daring Do's spirit by destroying her reputation, but I can't have you running off and telling her my plan." I said "That was YOU, IDIOT! Now how about you get out of here before you turn into dinner?" Caballeron said "BE QUIET!" WHAT?! I said 'SILENCE! I AM A ROYAL OF EQUESTRIA AND ONLY I TELL YOU TO BE QUIET!" I slammed my paw down and of course lightning and thunder appeared behind it scaring the crap out of Caballeron. I said more calmly "Now, I DEMAND that you release my friend or else you will never see the light of day again. IS THAT CLEAR?!"

Caballeron said "NEVER! NOW GET OUT OF MY WAY YOU BEAST!" That's the last straw. I raised my paw and left a giant claw mark on his face. I said in my Royal Canterlot Voice "DON'T YOU EVER CALL ME A BEAST AGAIN! I WILL MAKE YOU PAY FOR SAYING THAT! NOW GET OUT OF MY PRESENCE BEFORE YOU BECOME MY DINNER!" Unfortunately, I didn't pay attention to what happened and Rainbow got captured. It must have slipped my mind. She screamed out help and A.K. saw what happened. She said "Caballeron? No!" I said "I tried to stop them, but it slipped my mind. He won't get away this time." Pinkie said "He's got Rainbow Dash! Come on!" Pinkie dashed off and I immediately turned on the supersonic speed. I was literally going 1,200 mph an hour and was making loud jet noises so Caballeron knew I was nearby. However, I saw Pinkie couldn't keep up, so I slowed down and came to the ground. She said out of breath "I'm… coming… Rainbow… Dash…" Suddenly, A.K. became Daring Do and Pinkie said "I knew you'd come!" A.K. was surprised at this and said "you did? I sure didn't. What if I cause more trouble?"

Pinkie said "You won't." A.K. asked "How do you know?" Pinkie said "I just do!" I said "Don't question it. She's just Pinkie. But she is right. You are standing up for what's right and believe me, your reputation will be restored." Pinkie said "You wouldn't let anything happen to Rainbow Dash. You care too much." A.K. said "You're right. Which way did they go?" I said "Towards the pyramid." A.K. looked through the binoculars and nodded in agreement. She said "To the pyramid!" I turned on my speed again and we dashed in there. However, once we entered the building, I fell down and I was headed towards the slime. NO! I think the spell is still in place here. I couldn't slow myself down nor could I summon an obsidian wall to stop myself. I was able to grab onto the edge and managed to lift myself up before falling in. That was really close. Unfortunately, Rainbow was still stuck. Rainbow shouted "SOMEPONY HELP! SOMEPONY! ANYPONY! Pinkie Pie! Daring Do! Zachary! Is that you?!" I said "Yes it's us. Hold on. We'll figure out how to get you out of here." Pinkie said "Don't worry Rainbow! We'll save you!"

Suddenly, the pillar in the middle of the room started moving and began descending towards the slime. Then, an evil laugh from Caballeron directed our attention to him from above. He said "If my previous plan didn't cause you to give up Daring Do, then the shame of losing your dear friend Rainbow Dash to the slime will!" Oh shut up fool. "Oh, and that ancient magic from the legend is real." Yeah, I think I figured that out when I almost fell to my near death in a pit of green slime because I couldn't slow myself down. "There'll be no flying in the pyramid!" I don't think we can. "Good luck Daring Do! HAHAHA!" He shut the door above him and ran away leaving us stuck in here. A.K. tried shuffling her wings around, but she couldn't get them to spread out. Let me try. Nope. She said "He's right! We'll never get to her in time!" Pinkie asked me "Couldn't you cast a spell to get rid of this non-flying magic?" I said "I could, but that could take WEEKS to master. I'm afraid there isn't enough time to try and take risks with magic I'm not familiar with."

Pinkie said "If this really is like Somnambula's story, then we just have to have hope that we can!" A.K. said "I think we may need more than hope, Pinkie. There was a bridge in the story and there's no bridge here. What are we gonna do?" I said "I believe there's actually something down there that may help us. It's a risk, but it will help accomplish the goal." Pinkie nodded and said "I don't know what he means, but Rainbow Dash is our friend! Just like Somnambula, we need to make a leap of faith and hope that we can save her!" She jumped down into the pit and followed with her. A.K. shouted "PINKIE!" She then sighed and went down with her hooves over her eyes. However, it wasn't as bad as she thought it would be. It was actually mini geysers that prevented us from touching the green slime. We made it across and got onto the platform. Pinkie said "I knew we'd do it!" A.K. said "Thanks for reminding me to never give up hope, Pinkie." Yes, yes. But we must save this for later. We need to rescue Rainbow Dash and then stop Caballeron. Rainbow said in frustration "And I'm kinda hoping you ponies will untie me before we all take a bath in bubbling GREEN SLIME!" It was almost at our hooves and paws, so we made our move before it got worse.

A.K. said "We're on it!" A.K. untied the rope, while I used my fangs to break off the ropes. Pinkie then took off the blindfold and we headed towards the exit. We hopped across and we made it outside. We saw Caballeron and his minions running away and we all took off after them. Yes! It's so good to have my magic back. I spread out my wings and took off going at the speeds of the F-35 Lightning II Fighter Jet. It was pretty fast. We made it back and I saw Caballeron and his goons leaving with all the glowpaz. Not on my watch. I immediately summoned an obsidian wall in front of him blocking the exit and I came down with lightning and thunder going off. I said "Where do you think you are going criminal?" The crowd gasped and Caballeron said "GET OUT OF MY WAY BEAST!" I said "SILENCE! Since you refuse to listen to my orders as Prince of Equestria, how about you explain to the town about this?!" I blasted my magic at the bag and all the glowpaz came out. The crowd gasped again and one of the ponies said "YOU stole our glowpaz!"

This caused the crowds to go in an uproar and began mobbing around Caballeron and his team. A.K. said "I should have known you were just trying to sully my name so that you'd be free to steal whatever you wanted!" Caballeron said "OF COURSE that was the plan, Daring Do! At first, I just wanted the glowpaz… But then I saw an opportunity to write you out of the story FOR GOOD! Hehehahaha!" This caused the crowd to gasp in shock and turn angry at him. He got up in her face and said "And with the destruction you leave in your wake, it didn't take too much to convince ponies YOU were the villain!" A.K. said "You're wrong Caballeron! And I won't let you break my spirit again! Because I will never give up hope that I can protect ponies and ancient treasures from miscreants like you!" The crowd shouted all the more and I said looking at him in my shadow form "Why do you have all this sin in your heart? You know it's wrong to make false accusations about somepony and destroy their reputation just so you can steal valuable items. I'll say this: Anyone who has been stealing must steal no longer, but must work, doing something useful with their own hands, that they may have something to share with those in need."

Caballeron said "Remember! She ruined your statue! You're FOOLS to believe in HER!" I said "The only fool I see is you. Now, since you have committed theft and kidnapping in Equestria, I shall place you on a restraining order saying you must NEVER return to this town again. If me or anypony else finds you here, YOU will be placed in the dungeon in Canterlot and you will never come out again! So flee this place and NEVER return, or you can be placed in the dungeons of Canterlot. Your choice." The rest of the ponies gathered in agreement and Caballeron just screamed in frustration. He ran off with the rest of his minions and he said "YOU'LL PAY FOR THIS, DARING DO!" I said "Not on my watch." The ponies cheered and lifted up A.K. Yearling or rather Daring Do and oh. They lifted me up too. Uh, probably because I'm a royal and I made him leave. Fair enough. A.K. said "Ok, ok. That's enough." They put her and me down and she said to all three of us "Thanks for helping me come to my senses. You three are true friends." Yeah, you can say that. 75% of the scepter's magic runs on my friendship between Twilight and the rest of my friends. The other 25% comes from the Tree of Harmony.

Rainbow said "ARE you kidding?! That. Was. AWESOME!" Yes, yes. It very much was. Pinkie said "We're just glad you're back to your old self again!" I definitely am. A.K. said "Me too. But I'm glad I realized that even if you're fighting for something good, you're still responsible for your actions." That would be correct. Rainbow said "And if something bad happens that you didn't intend, you shouldn't give up hope or lose faith in yourself." It's all true. Pinkie said "Yeah! All ya gotta do is make it right." I said "Basically, to sum up things, sometimes you have to take risks in order to save your reputation, and that if you have great faith, it shall be restored. Because the truth shall set you free." Pinkie said "Feel free to use that in your next book!" A.K. said "You know, I think I will." They both squealed in happiness and I just smiled. Over the next few days, A.K. restored everything back to the way it was all brand new. Finally, after a long two days, I was able to go home and relax. Or so I thought.

When I made it back to the castle, I was immediately tackled by Twilight. I said "Dang. You miss me that much?" Twilight said "Where have you been all this time?! You said you'd be home last night." I said "I'm sorry. This adventure took longer than I expected. Long story short, A.K. Yearling supposedly retired but it turns out that Dr. Caballeron was trying to destroy her reputation and steal glowpaz from Somnambula." Twilight said "Oh, that sounds interesting. I hope she's okay." I said "Don't worry. Everything got fixed and she'll continue writing books. Now, did you really miss me that much?" Twilight got up in my face and said "YES! It's been so boring without you here." I said "Well, I will admit this. When I was gone, I did feel bad that you weren't there with me. It was unbearable to think that you were sitting here with nothing to do except read a bunch of books all day while I go run around Equestria doing adventures. I think we've become too dependent on each other. Not that I'm complaining." Twilight said "I'm not complaining either. It just proves how much you mean to me." Thanks?

I said "Well, since I'm back and it's night time, I guess that means romantic fun?" Twilight nodded and said to me, dragging me to the "royal" chambers "Come on! It isn't going to happen itself." This was going to be fun. I'm back and now Twilight has me back. It feels good though regardless.

AN: Another chapter done! This has been an interesting chapter to write. It is true that Twilight is my favorite character and that I don't know how to use her in some of these episodes only because I don't know where to start. Writing fanfiction is a lot harder than it looks. Anyways, I try my best to balance it out since I know you guys have different favorite characters of the show and I don't want hate comments saying one particular character wasn't featured enough. So I'm trying. Also, I don't know what else to say, so have a good day and I'll see you in the next chapter.

Next Chapter: Mane Disaster! After Rarity accidentally gets the wrong shampoo for a photo shoot, she tries to do everything she can from not being embarrassed. Zachary tries to solve this, but he has no idea how. Will he be able to solve it, or will he let his friend suffer and fall to the hands of bullying from other ponies?

Until then, my fellow readers