//------------------------------// // chapter 1 ravenhoof reveals // Story: daring do and the griffons goblet // by daring do biggest fan //------------------------------// Daring do sat in her favorite plushy green chair. She was sipping some hot cocoa and was reading the newspaper. "We thank daring do for bringing back the sapphire stone into our museum" an article read. It was the museum that daring do had given the stone to. they never stopped thanking her. Before she had given them the stone the museum was falling to pieces, no one ever visited, why should some pony go there if they could see more cooler artifacts at the museum of pony history on trotter street a few blocks down. it was daring's favorite museum as a filly and to think she saved it from no pony EVER going there EVER again made her feel proud. She was about to refill her cocoa with more marshmallows when she heard a knock at the door. She ducked down before the pony at the door looked through the window at spotted her. After about two minutes the pony knocked again. Daring do cautiously crawled on the floor to the window, she took a quick peep out the window to see who was at the door. She saw a stallion with a green cardigan and black wire glasses, Daring do quickly recognized the pony "So, raven hoof i'm assuming your here to congratulate me on my feat of saving the sapphire stone?" "Oh i see a congratulations is in order but that's not why i'm here" Raven hoof stated Daring do saw that he was being serious "Well c'mon in then....." daring do said opening the door wider. She got him a cup of cocoa and he sat in the chair across from her. "I need you to retrieve another artifact." Raven hoof said nonchalantly. Daring do perked up her ears "I can get you an artifact by the end of the week, just tell me what it is and where i can get it and i'll fend off the bad guys" she said confidently. "Well that's the thing...." Raven hoof said ".......we don't know where it is" Daring do looked at him with wide eyes. "You don't know where it is?" she said confused. "I need you to find it and bring it back to the museum." Raven hoof said looking at her dead in the eyes. "Well what is it then? i have to at least know what i'm looking for" daring do said "it's called the griffon's goblet, rumors say it was once owned by discord....." Raven hoof continued... "..... whoever finds this goblet will rule griffon stone. We can't have just any pony not fit to rule find the goblet and rule griffon stone! it will collapse!" "Why does griffon stone even have this rule for the goblet?" daring do asked confused "Because they had no choice!" Raven hoof said "did you not read pony history letters G-H?" he asked "Sorry i was reading A-B when I had to go save a particular ancient stone.......... ring a bell?" daring do said smirking "Well then i guess its time for a history lesson" Raven said putting up his hooves on her coffee table. "Oh do tell" daring do said also placing her hooves on the coffee table. "Long ago in the city of griffon stone there lived a king named Tharous, he was a noble ruler who was kind generous and loyal to his people, not to mention honest! Anyway that's besides the point..... Tharous was getting older and he had a son who would take the throne after him, however...... his son wasn't fit to rule and griffon stone would slowly crumble.... one night he was eating dinner thinking of what he would do....... some day or another he would have to step down from the throne and his son would rule. He then had a brilliant idea...... he took his favorite goblet and made a rule that only the next king could remove. He decided to hide the goblet and whatever creature found it would be the next king. All of his pupils thought this was a good idea because they all wanted to be king and thought it would be easy to find his goblet. Tharous went out for thirty moons and came back to have the hunt begin. No one was successful and griffons still look for it to this day." Daring do was silent.... How could she find the goblet if an entire town couldn't? "You must find it..... or at least try......" Raven hoof begged "....or griffon stone will fall off the map........ forever...."