It has been 800 years or so since a new layer of the dream realm formed, and in those 800 years a new visitor to Equis has been learning about the world from those inhabitants whom it can pull into it's realm.

Much to the surprise of Luna, this being is more than meets the eye and is certainly powerful, to an extent. Do they mean any harm, or do they have something more sinister planned? there is only one way to find out...

This story contains inspiration from bloodborne and in turn, H.P.Lovecraft with my own twists and changes to make it more my own.
spoilers for later chapters: this will be revealed as a human in equestria, though not via some kind of merchant or some such. death, gore, violence and swearing tags are for what will likely come in the future.

This story is a sequel to Daring Do: The Morning After

After an interesting night followed by an even more interesting morning, Daring Do and Dr. Caballeron head out of their hotel and grab breakfast at a cafe, here they decide to actually talk about what happened, their new relationship, and their past lives before they met.

The "sex" tag is for references.

Daring Winifred Do, the youngest daughter of one of the wealthiest families in Equestria, is dispatched with her elder sister to oversee an archaeological expedition deep on the farthest edge of Southern Equestria.

Deep in the Red Desert, archaeologists have unearthed a strange and ominous pyramid. A pyramid that the locals desperately fear--even as they refuse to acknowledge its existence.

Its purpose was forgotten millennia prior. It was abandoned and forgotten, lost to the sands.

And Daring Do quickly realizes that perhaps it was better off left that way.

The Kumquat of Aris, the fruit of legend. The thing dreams are made of.

Daring has heard about this ancient fruit in her childhood but was never ready or able to see this fruit for herself. Until now.

Daring is going on her most personal mission yet to find this magical fruit that she has wanted to see all of her life. Now there is only one question.

Will it be worth it?

I wrote this story for an Iron Author contest. It was my first time trying something like this, and I hope I did a good job.

This story is a sequel to Trouble in Tiatarta

Reading Trouble in Tiatarta is not necessary to enjoy this story, but you should probably read Queen Chrysalis Reforms (Accidentally)

Rainbow Dash is certain she's about to have the best week ever! She's gotten a letter from her idol Daring Do, inviting her to an expedition to the ancient Centaurian ruin of Midnight Castle to retrieve a lost Equestrian artifact! A daring adventure with Daring Do? What could go wrong?

Well, for one thing, Doctor Caballeron could show up, chasing after the same artifact. For another, Lord Tirek and Cozy Glow could show up too, with their own nefarious plans. Wait, but they're supposed to be in Tartarus!

Maybe this isn't going to be such a great week after all...

Spike and Dr. Cabelleron head into the Badlands searching for a legend.

The original version of this story placed sixth in the March 2020 WriteOff contest with the nonsense syllable "Ot" as the prompt, and this rewritten version was my entry in the Original Pairings group's 2020 May Pairing Contest.

Dr. Caballeron had once again taken hold of an artifact of evil darkness, and it's up to Daring Do to stop him and return the artifact to their daughter.

Contains DaringXCaballeron. Daballeron. It's now the official shipping portmanteau and you can do nothing to make me think otherwise.

After being saved by Derring Do in one of her ruins exploration, Ahuizota discovered an old book that contains pieces of information and details about old species. One of those wakens her interest and now she is forward to discover its veracity.

Cheese Sandwich walked a long, unbeaten path in the years after Pinkie Pie introduced him to his calling as a party pony. He wandered throughout (and beyond) Equestria, spreading joy to others while also trying to find her again.

But the danger of unbeaten paths is that you can get beaten on them, especially when crossing paths with a deadly and determined seeker of the legendary Alicorn Amulet...

This story took second place in the September 2019 'Friendship is Short Shorts' Writeoff, "Uncharted Territory."

WARNING: Minor spoilers for Season 9.

Daring Do is an adventurer who transforms the tales of her adventures into stories for all of Equestria to enjoy. Now that she and Caballeron have become a team and Ahuizotl was revealed to have good intentions from the start, there's not much material to write about anymore.

Hungry for new adventures, Daring Do and Caballeron set out to find an adventure they could go on. Unfortunate for them, they find an adventure that's more dangerous than meets the eye. Tangled up in a new villain's scheme to steal artifacts from Ahuizotl, they might just find the greatest adventure of all is their path to becoming more than just friends.

Author's Note: A shipping experiment because... Quibble Pants x Daring Do is no longer possible due to the new episode in Season 9.