//------------------------------// // Daring Do and Diamond-Chi VS. Caballeron's Henchponies // Story: Daring Do: And The Divine Crown of the End // by Diamond-ChiVA //------------------------------// As soon as she got there, she knocked on the door. After a minute, she was about to knock again, but then AK. Yearling (Daring Do) answered the door, rubbing her eyes, looked like she had just woken up. “D-Diamond?.. Do you have any idea what time it is?” asked Daring Do as she’s rubbing her eyes. “Sorry to wake you up so early, AK, but I need to talk to you, it’s an emergency.” said Diamond with a little worried look on her face. “How bad is it for you to come to me at this time in the morning?” Daring Do asked as she looks at her with the tired look. “Well… it’s real bad, it’s about Caballeron.” said Diamond. Daring Do was now shocked on what Diamond said, she looks around to see if Caballeron was around, but he wasn’t, and Daring Do pulls Diamond in quickly, and closes the door, and Daring Do looks at Diamond. “So what’s this about Caballeron?” Daring Do asked. “Well… before I explain, have you ever heard of the artifact, ‘The Divine Crown of the End’? Diamond asked. Daring Do was shocked again on what she asked, before asking her about it. “You mean the crown that almost destroyed Equestria once?” Daring Do asked. “That’s the one, Caballeron is after it, I heard that Caballeron said that you have the half of the map to the crown, is that true?” Diamond asked with a raised eyebrow. “Yeah I do have the half of the map, why? Your not gonna try to help Caballeron get the crown first, are you?” Daring Do asked. “No, I'm not, besides I never work on the enemy’s side. If I was on their side, I wouldn’t actually come to you to tell you about Caballeron’s plan on getting the other half of the map from you.” said Diamond. “Good point. So why did you ask me about that, anyway?” Daring Do asked as she nods her head in agreement. Diamond sighed, calming down a little, before answering. “Because from the last few days I kept on having the same dream about you and me going on an adventure trying to find the artifact, ‘The Divine Crown of the End’. After thinking about that, I couldn’t help, but decided to search every library in Equestria to find out information about it. And when I found it in the Crystal Empire, I took it home and read it, finding out more info about it, but what I didn’t notice though is… this” Diamond explained, while she explains it, she takes out half of the map, and shows it to her. Daring Do was shocked by what she was seeing. C-Could it be? Daring Do thought as she trots to her book, and opens it like in “Daring Don’t”, and takes out her half of the map, placed it on the ground, and unrolled it. “Place it here, Diamond.” Daring Do instructed Diamond. “Ok?” said Diamond as she placed her half of the map by Daring’s other half. It matched the other half, and came together into one whole map. Diamond was shocked, and then she used her magic to hold the map together. “I-It’s actually the other half of the map your looking for?” Diamond asked as she looked at Daring Do. “This is.. very unexpected. I didn’t even think you would have the other half of the map to the crown.” said Daring Do. Diamond looks at Daring Do, then at the full complete map. “I didn’t even know there was a half of it in the book.” said Diamond. “Well, I got some errands I need to run before I continue with my journey of finding the crown. While you’re still here, do you mind guarding the amulet and the map while I’m gone?” Daring Do asked. “Of course, you can count on me.” said Diamond with a confidential glare and a smile. “Thanks, Diam.” Daring Do said as she left her home to do some errands, leaving Diamond alone. Diamond placed the whole map back into the book with the amulet, and looked around the place. A few minutes later, Caballeron’s henchponies were hiding behind the bushes, close to Daring’s home. When they snuck into Daring’s home, they saw a pony inside from the window. They smirked, knowing that now it’s the right moment to break in. They go up to the roof. Daring Do was now a few miles from her home, but she heard something going on behind her, so she turned around and saw that Caballeron’s henchponies were breaking into her home through the window, realizing that Diamond was now in danger. “Oh no, Diamond-Chi.” said Daring Do, starting to feel a little worried. Daring Do then started to run back home to help her. Meanwhile, back at her home with Diamond, she closes the book with the amulet and the map, she picked up the book, and placed it under her wing. She got to the cracked mirror, noticing that it was crooked when she placed the mirror back into place, even though it was cracked, she saw the four henchponies through it. She gasped a bit, and she was shocked, knowing that Daring Do is not back, and the henchponies wanted the amulet and the map as well. The henchponies surrounded her. She turned around, seeing them surrounding her, and she looked at them with a confident glare. Caballeron’s henchponies.. They must be after the other half of the map and the amulet. Well that’s not gonna happen, not on my watch. I may not be a market dealer, but I do know that it could actually make him more richer that he can imagine, and I rather not have him sell it, especially if it goes into the wrong hooves. I may never had fighted more than two ponies before, but just focus on what you were taught, and protect the clues to the artifact.. at any cost. Diamond thought as she got into her fighting stance. Caballeron’s henchponies then started getting ready to attack her to get the book from her. She then walked around them with the book in her teeth, still having a glare at them, PickPocket grabbed the other side of the book with his teeth trying to get her to let go, but Diamond let go, and kicked him under the chin, making him let go of the book as it went up in the air. Diamond jumped and caught it, while Withers grabbed her by the tail, making her get close to him, before she bucked him. As she got away from Withers and slid with her book in her teeth, Rogue and PickPocket got close to her. PickPocket tried to tackle her, but Diamond bucked him away, and flipped over Rogue, before backing up. All of the henchponies then tried attacking her again, so Diamond threw the book in the air, did a tornado kick at Pickpocket, jump spin side-kicked Biff, flipped over Rogue and jump spin hook kicked him, spin side-kicking Withers to the head, before flipping and catching the book in her forehooves, landing as she looked at them with a death glare. The henchponies then started surrounding her again, before Daring Do came in through her doorway seeing, Caballeron’s henchponies surrounding her, and she was in her regular Daring Do clothing. “Diamond-Chi, Diamond-Chi!” Daring Do called out to her. Diamond looked at Daring Do at her doorway, the henchponies then tried to tackle her again, but she rolled underneath them, making them hit each other, before she threw the book to Daring Do, who then put the book in her hat as she ran off to lead the henchponies away from Diamond. With the henchponies going after Daring Do, Diamond had a moment to breathe from the fight she had with Caballeron’s henchponies with a good feeling inside. “Oh my Celestia, that was ridiculous.” Diamond panted a bit, sighing in relief. “Man that felt good, I kinda needed that fight from the little rage I had from what Tirek did to my family.” she said before spreading out her wings. “But she looks like she might need help.” Diamond then started flying after Daring Do to go and help her. Caballeron’s henchponies were still after Daring Do, since she had the book with the amulet and the map. Daring Do then started to go up to the rocky cliffs, where it would be easy for a pony to get surrounded, and when she got there, Caballeron’s henchponies surrounded her. Daring Do shot a confident glare as she got ready to fight them. Caballeron’s henchponies then started fighting Daring Do, trying to get the book from her. When Diamond found Daring Do fighting his henchponies, she flew down to them. As she did so, his henchponies thoroughly surrounded her, no way of going around them. As Caballeron’s hanchponies started slowing going towards Daring, Diamond landed a few feet from them. “Daring Do, throw the book to me!” Diamond called out to her. Daring Do then noticed Diamond behind them; she smirked and threw her hat with the book in it to her, while Diamond did a backflip to catch it, and kinda landed hard on her back after catching it. Diamond then noticed that Caballeron’s henchponies were now starting to go after her, much to her shock. Daring Do then tried stopping them from getting to Diamond. “Go hide it, I’ll hold them off!” said Daring Do as she pushed his henchponies away from herself and Diamond and attacked them. Diamond then quickly got up, put on Daring Do’s hat that has the book in it, and ran off into the deep parts of the jungle to go hide the book, while Daring Do fought his henchponies as much as she can. Diamond then got to the bridge where Rainbow Dash and Quibble Pants fell off of, and which lead Caballeron to the Temple of Chicomoztoc. Then she did remember one thing about this part of the forest, which was that there’s an underground cave under the bridge, so she flew to the broken bridge, lifted it up, and saw the cave, close to the water stream. Diamond then flew in, and sighed in relief. “Man, this stuff is happening just like in my dream. I can’t believe that this is happening.” said Diamond to herself. Diamond then dug out a hole in the wall, and placed the book inside it, before covering up the hole with the dirt she dug out of it. Diamond then flew out of the cave, and went back to go help Daring Do. The scene switches to Daring Do fighting Caballeron’s henchponies. Biff then was able to hold Daring Do down, and the rest of Caballeron’s henchponies then started to slowly walk up to her, about to tie her up. Diamond then flew in, and kicked PickPocket, making the three of them hit hard on the ground, and bucked Biff off of Daring Do, before helping her up, and pushing her to run. “Go, Go, Go!” Diamond exclaimed as she started running with Daring Do. Caballeron’s henchponies then started chasing them. “Thanks for coming back.” said Daring Do. “It’s what I do, I help ponies in need.” said Diamond. After Daring Do and Diamond ran a few miles down the forest trying to lose Caballeron’s henchponies, they both then noticed an abyss where nopony would get across to the other side, except by jumping across it, with only enough room for one pony to jump over it at a time. Daring Do then had an idea. “Get a few feet behind me, and get ready to jump!” said Daring Do as she looked at Diamond. “Are you sure?!” Diamond asked with a raised eyebrow. “Trust me!” said Daring Do. Diamond thought about it for a second, before slowing down a bit to get behind Daring Do. Daring Do then jumped to the other side, and landed. Diamond then did the same thing, and was able to make it, but slipped a bit, hanging on to the edge. Diamond pants a little, before looking up, as Daring Do got to her. “You ok?” asked Daring Do. “I’m fine, don’t worry.” said Diamond before pulling herself up. They both went deeper into the forest, leaving Caballeron’s henchponies on the other side. They soon lost them after a few miles of running, and they both soon stopped to breathe. “Thank goodness you came back, Daring Do, otherwise they would’ve gotten the book from me.” said Diamond as she looked at Daring Do. “How did you know that they started to break into your home?” “I was about to be out of the forest, but when I turned around, I noticed that Caballeron’s henchponies were breaking into my home, thinking that it was me who’s in the home, when apparently it was you. I realized that you were gonna be in danger if you didn’t know that they were coming for you.” Daring Do explained. “Well, I did know that Caballeron and his henchponies might be looking for me, because of this.” said Diamond as she takes out the book about the crown from her bag with her magic. “That would explain it.” said Daring Do. They both continued walking as Diamond put the book back in her bag. “Oh, here’s your hat.” said Diamond as she took off Daring’s hat, sweeping the dust off of the hat before she gave it back to Daring Do. “Thanks.” said Daring Do as she took the hat, and put it on her head. “Oh, speaking of that, where did you hide the amulet and the map?” “Follow me.” said Diamond as she started flying to the cave close to the broken bridge that RD and Quibble had fallen off of.  Daring Do then started running to catch up with Diamond.