Go Gallant and the Dreaded Dead Temple

by Barrobroadcaster

Made in Taiwan

Reed Roamer held up the gem stone in his paw. He looked at it with the grin of a dog who saw the great many things he'd spend the money on. It was almost translucent but he knew it had to be worth a fortune. Trekking for days through the desert just to reach this one temple in the middle of the sand, it had been sheer luck that they had beaten Go Gallant here. World's greatest archaeologist, it was clear he wasn't the fastest.

"Look at it boys... the Eye of Zebropolis itself," Reed said, holding it up for his cronies to see. His voice echoed off the walls of the small chamber the four dogs stood in. While Reed Roamer himself hadn't led his men into the dark room, greed had overcome fear of a trap in the last instance of their journey. When he saw the gleaming green jewel sitting atop the pedestal, the portly brown hound had simply ran up and snatched it.

"Yeah... good job, boss," the first lackey said. He shifted uncomfortably; unlike their obese dog boss who was dressed in a white double-breasted coat with matching pants and hat, Reed's "associates" were wearing more conventional clothing and weighted down by bandoleers of ammo and supplies. It was all on the off-chance that they would run into a certain pony with a penchant for getting his muzzle into business it didn't belong in, especially the kind Shiversly was interested in.

It was in this moment of sheer triumph that Reed and his men heard something. A stone dislodged from the wall and fell to the ground with a dull thud, busting on impact. The dogs noticed this and turned their faces to the ceiling to see a figure clinging to the side of the wall. Reed didn't need to see his face to know exactly who it was. The helmet and wings gave him away, they always did.

"Gallant!" Reed shouted. "You're too late, Gallant! I've already got the Eye and there's nothing you can do about it!"

"I'd love to stay and chat Rover but I'm afraid I'd be late for something else!" Go Gallant said back, dropping down to the floor and dashing out of the hallway.

"It's Roamer!" Reed shouted. That pony absolutely infuriated Reed Roamer. But he had the Eye of Zebropolis. Still, this was the perfect opportunity to be rid of the Pegasus once and for all. "Don't just stand there you dolts! Shoot him!"

Gallant ran to the end of the corridor and turned right. Another long hallway full of already-sprung booby traps lay ahead of him. Both paths were so narrow that even if he tried to fly straight, the dogs running after him would have a perfect shot. He had to think of another way out.

"What are you going to tell me now, Gallant? That this jewel belongs in a museum?" Reed shouted down the corridor.

"Actually, it belongs propped up against my friend's door," Go quickly replied. He took off his hat, he had one shot at this. The dogs, still running down the corridor were almost on him. He flew up and grasped the ceiling again just as they rounded the corner. As Go Gallant predicted, they turned right and began running down the other hallway, too preoccupied with the chase to look up and see the Pegasus hanging from the ceiling.

That's when Go Gallant got their attention. "Hey guys, you wanna help me out?" he shouted down to the dogs. The two dogs stopped running and turned. They looked up to see the smug smile of the Pegasus clinging to the roof and aimed their rifles at him. Without a word, they fired. Go Gallant dodged quickly, jumping around the corner as bullets peppered the place were he'd just hung. Pieces of the ceiling came down and light illuminated the tunnel, a way out.

"I appreciate it fellas! And tell your boss to take a closer look at that gem!" Go said. He quickly dashed out of the hole the rifle fire had made in the roof of the hallway and flew away, free.

Back in the chamber of the desert temple, Reed Roamer ran the length of the corridor and stopped in front of the pile of rubble that had rained down from above. His men stared up at the hole in the ceiling. Gallant was clever indeed; he'd managed to use Reed's own men to escape. But he still hadn't been quick enough to get the Eye.

"What do we do now, boss?" one of the dogs asked. "We go after him?"

"Crafty colt's probably already halfway back to Ponyburg by now. Let him go."

"Sure thing, boss," the dog obeyed.

Reed pulled the green jewel out of his pocket and smiled. For once, he had beaten the legendary Go Gallant. He held it up and in the light of the ceiling's new opening, he saw something he hadn't in the darkness of the chamber. The jewel was translucent but light caught the edges of some kind of inscription on the back, letters. Reed furrowed his brow and turned the jewel over. Was it some kind of message? A description of the gem from the ancient zebra civilization? He quickly made a startling discovery: the words were in English.

"Made in Taiwan?" Reed read out loud. His two cronies looked at each other, puzzled. The realization then hit the villainous dog like a stone from above. He was holding a doorstop.

Reed Roamer's blood began to boil. Anger filled every fiber of his being. He shook with rage, crushed the doorstop in his paw and shouted the name that he hated, the Pegasus that had gotten to the chamber first and switched the real Eye of Zebropolis for a piece of garbage, the colt who had outwitted him:

"GO GALLANT!!!"

The scream echoed through the chambers and was heard by the name's owner. Go Gallant turned his head back to the temple and grinned as he flew back to Ponyburg.

Author's Note:

Dedicated to Daringdo, a user on this site and all Daring Do fans, let another adventure begin with an interesting twist.
I'm not going to spoil the ending but I would like to say that ALIENS WILL NOT BE INVOLVED IN ANY WAY. Thank you.

Update for JZ1: OR INTERDIMENSIONAL TIME TRAVELERS WITH CRYSTAL SKELETONS.

Comments

[jz1]

Okay, no aliens, but how about inter dimensional travelers with Crystal Skeletons?

[Flash_Magnus]

LOL!!!! this was a really good and funny start i'm happy that you did this!,I love it

[Barrobroadcaster]

2679899 This one's for you, Daring Do.

[Flash_Magnus]

2680063

And I you for that

[ShadowBrony]

Epic. I am excited to see where this story goes. It also seems that since I am a Daring Do fan, I would have enjoyed this either way, but coming from you I know it is going to be awesome and well worth the read.

[Barrobroadcaster]

2684833 Awww shucks, Shadow. That brought a smile to my face. I was going to wait till later to release the next chapter but since you said that, I think I'll post it now. Thanks so much my friend.