> Adventure of a Lifetime
>  by Pure Note
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> Prologue
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Date: June 22, 2012
Time: 14:00
Location: southern mexico dig site

Notes: The dig thus far has gone without a hitch, and we have finally found the entrance to the lost Mayan temple of Chi', hool. the entrance as I write these notes is almost cleared of debris, in a few more minutes we'll be the first people to set foot in that temple in over 1000 years, all we can do now is wait.

Drake Winchester

you snap closed your field journal and turn towards the entrance of the temple, The temple you have been digging up for the past three months. Now after backbreaking and tiresome work you're mere moments away from "popping the cork".

"Senior Drake!" Its was Manny, your loyal friend and guide during your three months here in mexico.

"Is it done?" you were strait to the point, do to you trying to control your excitement, after all, this was going to be the biggest find in your career.

"Yes senior Drake, its just..."

"Just what Manny?"

"the others they where worried about what will happen once were inside".

"I see... Tell the men if it makes them feel any better I will take point"

"yes senior Drake" with that Manny turned and began rushing towards the large stone door.

You however took your time, sizing up what you would be up against, most likely spike traps and poison darts you thought to your self as you neared the large stone door. "Alright boys" you start, announcing your presence to the workforce, "Lets pop this cork!"


*****


After a grueling amount of work the most difficult part was over, the most dangerous part however was soon to begin.
You take out your flashlight and step though the now archway with 5 other close behind you. After the dust kicked up clears you see a long tunnel with large carved stone walls and pillars as far as your flashlight will allow.

Then you hear the dreaded sound, the worst sound you can hear during an expedition, the "Shhh, Click" sound, the very same sound your average stone pressure plate makes. You quickly dodge the incoming darts, and are left unscathed then you look behind you.

Manny was standing behind you when the trap was set off, and much to your horror there are three darts sticking out of his chest. He begins to topple forward but your quick to catch him.

"Manny! come on Manny, Stay with me buddy!" you start, holding your dying friend in your arms.

"D-Drake"

"No, save your strength. GET THE DOCTOR NOW!"

Then you here the horrible sound one more time, only this time in reverse. You quickly look up the the door, only to see it shutting, and fast.

"Damn it!"

"Drake..."

you look down to your friend, his breath is growing more ragged and shallow by the second.

"Go... on... without me".

Those were his last words before his final breath escaped his body, he's dead. Not 5 minutes in and your best friend is dead and to make matters worse you're trapped in a booby trapped Mayan temple. you gently lay his head on the stone and stand up to look at the four remaining men.

You don't say anything to them, you only make brief eye contact with them and turn to advance deeper into the temple.
Something tells me this is not going to end well


*****


That something was right, all of your companions are dead, their deaths each more more gruesome than the last.
The 2nd guy to go fell though a false floor, the next was hit by a swinging log. The rest well you don't want to think about it.
Now its just you alone in this god forsaken cave. you continue walking down the tunnel you've been traveling down for... God knows how long, being extra careful not to set off any traps.

Then you see... it, the light at the end of the tunnel as the saying goes. at the end of the tunnel is what appears to be a large diamond, a diamond with the glow of the sun, you step into the large central room, to your surprise you see no other doors or pathways. Why would they make such a large temple to hold only one thing? you thought as you drew closer to the shining gem.

You stopped a good few feet from the pedestal in which the diamond resided, you begin to look at the ground, the roof then to the rest of the room. as far as you can tell they're are no more traps. then again you've been wrong about that before. a goofy smile comes to your face as you remember the time you took a golden statue from a pedestal only to be chased down by a boulder.

Now your standing directly in front of the bright gem, you lean towards it and begin to rub your chin thinking of how your going to do this exactly. after several minutes of pondering a plan of attack and a escape plan you just up and grab the diamond, you turn and prime to run for when you here a sliding sound or the rumbling of a boulder coming towards you but noting comes.

you relax a little and begin to closer examine the diamond you now hold in your hands. its a bright blue, like the sunniest day and glows like the sun. you continue to examine your prize when you start to feel an odd sensation. you shake your head in an attempt to cast away the feeling but if anything it just made it worse.

To make matters worse the diamond is glowing more bright and on top of that the feeling has been doubled. Your head is swimming and vision blurring as a loud ringing noise begins to enter your ears. At his point you've dropped the diamond on the cold stone and are now knelled over from the pain.

You fall over on your side and grasp your skull, the pain is like nothing like you have ever felt. And that's saying something, you have hurt yourself in almost every way imaginable, you scream but you can barely hear anything, you open your eyes but there is nothing to see, the diamonds bright light has blocked your entire vision. Then your body begins to falter from the pain you cant take it anymore and you black out.
 



> Chapter one: Morning after
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(Here is chapter two, enjoy)

A few hours later your eyes blink open, as it would you're still in the central chamber. You shake your head trying to remember what happened exactly, all you can recall is is a bright light and an immense pain and... a diamond! You quickly stand up and begin to search for the large diamond that caused this hole mess, but much too your dismay its nowhere to be found.

You face palm at the thought of all of this being for naught, you lower your hand and begin to look around for the exit when you notice your surroundings, the once pitch dark cavern is now bright and lit up. You look around for the source of the light, left, right, you see nothing then you look up.

Above is a sunroof -so to speak-, a large rectangular hole in the ceiling. "How the hell" you think out loud, you turn towards the hall in which you trekked down for ages, it is also lit up by skylights. You begin to walk down the tunnel once again, after several minutes of walking you begin to hear a noise, not the noise of a trap being set off but the sound of someone walking.

you quickly dash behind one of the pillars hoping that whoever walking down that tunnel hasn't spotted you yet, you draw the knife from its sheath on your upper arm and prepare to strike. the sounds are growing louder but at the same pace, that means you haven't been spotted thus far.

you grasp your knife firmly and begin to count, one, two... three! you whip from behind the pillar, your knife hitting nothing but air, Then before you have time you react you've been shoved, you slide back a few feet, your staggered and off balance. you quickly gain footing and you move into and aggressive stance, knife in hand. your heart skips a beat when you get a proper look at your foe.

standing at least seven feet in front of you is a horse, no its to small to be a horse, its a pony. usually seeing a pony would not leave one stunned as you, its was the fact that one: it was wearing a hat and jacket. A two: it has wings, wings in which are flaring as a form of aggression.

You get a hold of yourself as the pony begins to charge in your direction, you tense yourself and brace for impact. Instead of ramming you as you suspected this pony would do it jumped over you and began to gallop down the tunnel in the direction you woke from.  you pick up your jaw and run after it, but begin to lag behind. Damn that thing is fast you think as you lungs begin to burn as you continue chasing the pony.


*****


You finally make it into the central room, chest heaving from exhaustion. The pony is there, back turned to you, looking at the pedestal where the diamond once resided. Then before you have any time to react the pony whipped around and tackled you to the ground.

"Where is it!?" the pony screamed, a look of anger and disappointment on -as the voice would suggest- her face. the kind of look you would get if you told a four year old there is no Santa.

You say noting, part of your reason for doing so is because the pony just spoke... the other reason... shes standing on your testicles.

You do say something but its to far quiet for her to hear.

"What, Speak up!" she says, now her face has an added emotion, confusion. then she her eyes begin to trail down your body, and finds the source of your silence. She quickly moves her hoof, as soon as she does so you throw her of you and enter a coughing fit.

"Now, the diamond, where is it!" she yells getting back on topic.

"Hell if I know" you start, "one minute I had it, the next i'm unconscious on the floor" you say gesturing to the spot on the stone floor you woke up on once your coughing fit subsided.

The pony was now looking at you, eyeing you up and down, examining you. after several moments of staring she finally speaks.

"How do I know you're not lying?".

"Oh I don't know, does it look like have a giant blue diamond on me" you say with a hint of venom in your words.

The pony looked at you for a few moments longer then sighed, lowering her head close to the ground, looking utterly spent. "Damn it" she mutters to herself under her breath and began walking toward the exit. However you quickly stand up and block her escape. 

"Whoa there" you start "where are you off to?".

The pony raised her head and looked you in the eyes before she spoke "i'm going to look for that diamond" she said trying to worm her way past you.

"Then i'm coming with you" you said lowering yourself to her level. (4 feet)

"I don't think so!"

"Try and stop me"

"why should I let you come, you just want the diamond for yourself"

"well so do you!" you retort.

She opened her mouth to speak but closed it when she fully realized your point.

"Besides, last time a checked ponies didn't talk, so wherever I am now its not where I was. and that diamond is the only thing that could get me home"

"Fine, but i get the the diamond when you go"

"Deal" you said putting out your hand to shake on the agreement.

"The names Daring Do"  she said taking your hand.

"Drake, Drake Winchester" you replied to the pony and shook her hoof.

"Well then Drake"  Daring started, "we got a diamond to find!"

(And that's all she (He) wrote, next chapter will be up in a week or so (When i have time to write) But for now you'll have to wait, (or not) Cheers!)