As the clouds of war loom on the horizon, Daring Do embarks on a desperate mission to retrieve the Crown of the Changelings. An ancient artifact used by the queens of old to establish absolute dominion over their subjects, the plucky pegasus cannot stand to see it fall into Chrysalis' hooves. And considering the queen's recent warmongering maneuvers, the safety of Equestria could very well depend on her mission...

This is a story set in the universe of Equestria at War, after the changeling conquest of Olenia and before the attack on Equestria. It was written for the Equestria at War writing contest.