The rain poured down outside. Like always here, it seemed to go from sunny to cloudy to waterfall in about thirty seconds so the moment things got dark, I retreated to the closest cover there was.
Which sadly, was the chamber of skulls.
I was hardly the only pony in there of course. Midnight and Moon Dancer were having another conversation about something. Tempest stood next to Midnight, looking slightly confused.
Don't blame her there, I been caught in their magibabble a time or two, I had the same reaction.
Other ponies were here too, a couple of archeologists were studying the pile of skulls, the rest likely still working their way through the lower level.
Dee was off in a corner by a torch, scribbling something in her notebook.
...Oh damn it, I forgot my satchel in my tent. Could I risk dashing out to get it?
I looked back out through the hallway to the outside, an almost solid wall of water outside the entrance.
Nope, fuck that. I'd drown before I reached it.
"Escaping the rain?" Dee asked with a smile as she crossed the room over to me.
"Yeeep," I agreed and shook my head, "I'm starting to get really sick of this jungle. I mean, barring the predators and rains it’s kinda nice, but..."
She grinned and flicked her ears, "Not the only one," she admitted, "And I'm used to them."
I nodded and then frowned, lowering my voice, "Hey... I'm sorry for before."
Dee looked at me in surprise, "For what?"
"For when you talked some sense into me over there," I said and motioned towards the hallway outside with my wing, "You shouldn't have needed to do that. It's my expedition, I should have kept it together instead of..." I trailed off and shook my head, "I'm sorry."
Dee rolled her eyes, muttering something beneath her breath before she shook her head, "You just had a rather emotional surprise," she then said, "I'd be surprised if you didn't freak a bit. And that's after we lost six ponies to the jungle."
"And I shouldn't have put any of that on you."
Now she looked annoyed, "And you didn't."
"But I'm trying to-"
"Stop talking," Dee said and I snapped my mouth closed and she moved a bit closer,
"You're the leader of this expedition," she said quietly, "But that doesn't mean it all has to rest on your wings. Things have happened, bad things. Everypony needs somepony to talk to sometimes and everypony needs friends. We're friends, right?"
I nodded.
"Sometimes it helps to talk things over with a friend," Dee said, looking up at me, moving a bit closer, "Even just go get to vent or get a new and different perspective of things."
I nodded again, swallowing. We were almost close enough to touch.
"If I told you something I was having trouble with, would that be me 'heaping' that problem onto you?" she asked.
I shook my head.
"So why would it be the reverse?"
"...It wouldn't," I admitted with a small sigh.
Dee nodded and put her hoof against my chest, "We're friends, we can talk about things."
I nodded, "Yeah. Sorry."
She rolled her eyes again and dropped her hoof.
I grinned, "So," I asked, "Does that mean if I ask what your actual name is, you'll tell me?"
Dee smirked, "Nooope," and trotted past me towards the outside, "Oh, look. It's stopped raining."
I glanced at her for a second before I followed her outside. The sun was starting to break through the clouds already and I took a deep breath from the clear air.
"...Might not be overly fond of rain," I admitted, "But I like the scent when it's over."
"Me too," Dee agreed and looked up towards the sky, "...I'm tired of a bedroll, I should be able to catch a stray bit of cloud before it's completely gone. Want one?"
I really, really liked that idea.
"Show me how?" I asked.
She nodded, "Come on, we need to hurry before they dissipate!" and then she took to the air.
I quickly followed her into the sky.
Why do i feel like dee is being built up to die at his hooves and send him into nightmare mode? Also thanks for chapter.
3vs1, poor page
I'm just waiting for Hiver to drop the other boot by making Dee Dee NOT be daring doo. It's a feeling I get from their work with all the twist they pull.
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Because you haven't noticed that she's a canon character who has episodes left to be in? Episodes that revolve around in her in a way that makes them completely stop working if she dies?
I wonder if bat ponies can manipulate the weather or clouds
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True, but it's not like Hiver haven't killed off significant charectera before, Tirek for example.
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If you examine the release dates closely, you'll notice he doesn't kill off characters he'd have known would appear later.
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You have not read some of my other stories I see.
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Only if you mean the off-site stuff. As far as this story goes, you killed off Tirek well before School Raze brought him back, making 10470581's example invalid.
is dee dee dareing doo DD also compas cutie mark i dont rember if there was other description of her but ya know
*Reeeeally pinning for Subject 6 in this chapter. I will have to inform Boss Cadence about this new information.
... and get somepony to do a thorough background check on "DeeDee". Nopony is that good at hiding their identity to get aboard a royal expedition.*
So, how long until they start sharing a cloud?
Nice
Dee Dee: Page! PAGE! Come here~!!
*Dee Dee leads Page to a large cloud with a bunch of heart shaped tiny clouds surrounding it*
Dee Dee: I found the perfect cloud! Let's sit here and eat this lunch I brought with us! *holding up a picnic basket*
Page: Well I am hungry so okay! Let me just move these cloud fragments so we can see the jungle better!
*Page destroys all the tiny hearts and then splits the big cloud in half*
Page: Here! You can take this cloud and I'll take this one......what's wrong?
Dee Dee: *frustrated sigh* Nothing's wrong...nothing at all. *eye twitch*
“...and with that Daring Doo, spent the night in the clouds with her new Thestral lover. She of course would be gone by dawn, leaving him wanting more, for despite his yearning to discover the secrets of his species past, he found that is was she that was his greatest adventure and mystery... are you serious?” Page looks to her incredulously.
“What?” Daring Doo looks innocently.
“I liked it, magical.” Sunset said from her spot on the bed.
“Verily we agree.” Luna nodded.
“I’ve bloody outnumbered myself with you three.”
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Who else could it be?
Why does it seem like we are building towards a third member of his herd.
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Faintly heard in the background noises, a groaning Discord and a facehoofing Cadence.
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Possibly a daring doo sidekick who writes about daring in order to fund their expeditions? Idk really. Just feels like the kind of twist Hiver would pull.
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Chrysalis, Skitter, Celestia: "Are we a joke to you?!"
All together now:
" SHIP! SHIP! SHIP! SHIP! SHIP!" (chanting endures through several chapters)
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Daring’s long-suffering twin sister Daisy, who just so happens to be a capable explorer in her own right. Who else?
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Daisy Dandelion, to be precise.
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Cadance: And then they kissed! Mwah, mwah!
She pushes figurines of Dee and Page together, making increasingly disgusting noises.
Discord: Actually, Dee friendzoned him immediately after.
Cadance: DON'T TAKE THIS FROM ME!
Discord: But-
Cadance: So help me, if you say another word, Fluttershy will never find the body.
Discord cowers in abject terror, silently begging smol hors mom Windy Prance to save him.
I am very loopy right now.
I grinned, "So," I asked, "Does that mean if I ask what your actual name is, you'll tell me?"
Dee smirked, "Nooope,"
Sorry but I'd be demanding royalties if my likeness and batpony temple suspiciously popped up in a daring doo novel.
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Rule N1 of herding (or whatever it’s called): Never go in without a bro-friend as backup.
It's daring Doo fuck just now I see this god damnit
Since friend do things for friends...
Sooo... DeeDee get foalservice? 🤝
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Luna, Celestia, Twilight, Midnight, Skitter, Chrysalis
& Cadance... Just saying...
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Before the herd there was the singel stallion...
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Guess the jungle adventure expert part was not that obvious?
It would be awesome if we learned that "Dee Dee" was from the human world and really was ripping off "Indiana Jones"!
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