1 00:00:09,385 --> 00:00:10,970 [frightened whimper] 2 00:00:15,433 --> 00:00:18,895 [crashing] 3 00:00:21,313 --> 00:00:22,565 [grunt] 4 00:00:23,858 --> 00:00:26,778 [hiss] 5 00:00:28,112 --> 00:00:32,992 Well, don't stop there! You read; I pack. That's the deal! 6 00:00:33,033 --> 00:00:35,661 I'm sorry, Rainbow Dash. I just keep thinking about 7 00:00:35,703 --> 00:00:36,689 how much fun you're going to have 8 00:00:36,704 --> 00:00:38,915 at the Daring Do Convention. 9 00:00:38,957 --> 00:00:41,041 I wish Princess Celestia didn't need my help 10 00:00:41,083 --> 00:00:43,252 with the friendship summit in Griffonstone. 11 00:00:43,294 --> 00:00:47,590 Don't worry. I'll make sure AK Yearling signs your book. 12 00:00:47,632 --> 00:00:49,258 I can't believe she's going to be there. 13 00:00:49,300 --> 00:00:51,135 She never goes to conventions. 14 00:00:51,176 --> 00:00:52,176 [sigh] 15 00:00:54,013 --> 00:00:57,683 Which I guess will be cool for all those other fan-ponies, 16 00:00:57,725 --> 00:01:01,771 but since you and I know AK Yearling personally... 17 00:01:01,813 --> 00:01:05,190 and we know that she's secretly Daring Do, herself... 18 00:01:05,232 --> 00:01:06,358 It's no big deal. 19 00:01:06,400 --> 00:01:07,944 This convention'll be fun, 20 00:01:07,986 --> 00:01:10,947 but it's nothing to get too excited about. 21 00:01:12,156 --> 00:01:14,074 So! Excited! 22 00:01:19,831 --> 00:01:23,250 * My little pony, my little pony * 23 00:01:23,292 --> 00:01:25,210 * Aaaahhh * 24 00:01:25,252 --> 00:01:27,797 * My little Pony * 25 00:01:27,839 --> 00:01:29,715 * I used to wonder what friendship could be. * 26 00:01:29,757 --> 00:01:31,550 * My Little Pony * 27 00:01:31,592 --> 00:01:34,136 * Until you all shared its magic with me. * 28 00:01:34,178 --> 00:01:36,138 * Big adventure! * * Tons of fun * 29 00:01:36,180 --> 00:01:38,140 * A beautiful heart! * * Faithful and strong! * 30 00:01:38,182 --> 00:01:40,518 * Sharing kindness * * it's an easy feat * 31 00:01:40,559 --> 00:01:42,561 * And magic makes it all complete! * 32 00:01:42,603 --> 00:01:44,730 * To have my little pony * 33 00:01:44,772 --> 00:01:48,150 * Do you know you're all my very best friends? * 34 00:01:59,996 --> 00:02:02,581 You look like a pony who'd be up for an all-inclusive, 35 00:02:02,623 --> 00:02:05,167 one-of-a-kind, adventu-cation where you get to live 36 00:02:05,209 --> 00:02:07,795 "The Daring Do Experience." 37 00:02:07,837 --> 00:02:09,547 No thanks. Did that already. 38 00:02:13,551 --> 00:02:15,135 [whoosh] 39 00:02:16,637 --> 00:02:17,763 This is the awe... 40 00:02:17,805 --> 00:02:19,682 Both: someest thing ever! 41 00:02:21,141 --> 00:02:24,186 Now this is something that only a true fan can appreciate. 42 00:02:24,228 --> 00:02:27,189 They even put the tiles in the right order! 43 00:02:27,231 --> 00:02:30,484 Good catch. I'm Quibble Pants. Nice to meet you. 44 00:02:30,526 --> 00:02:33,195 Rainbow Dash. Nice costume. 45 00:02:33,237 --> 00:02:34,530 You too. 46 00:02:34,572 --> 00:02:36,615 Thanks. The hard part was figuring out the right... 47 00:02:36,657 --> 00:02:38,743 Both: number of arrow holes. 48 00:02:38,784 --> 00:02:41,328 B-because on page eighty-four of Sapphire Stone, 49 00:02:41,370 --> 00:02:44,707 it describes her dodging a quote "score of arrows shooting forth 50 00:02:44,749 --> 00:02:46,375 from holes in the very walls," unquote, 51 00:02:46,417 --> 00:02:50,379 but then on page one hundred and seven, Daring Do says she quote 52 00:02:50,421 --> 00:02:54,592 "barely made it past the trap's barrage of arrows" unquote. 53 00:02:54,633 --> 00:02:56,677 But clearly, Daring Do is embellishing 54 00:02:56,719 --> 00:02:58,220 and the correct number of arrows is... 55 00:02:58,262 --> 00:02:59,262 Both: Twenty. 56 00:03:01,057 --> 00:03:02,516 [chuckling] 57 00:03:32,588 --> 00:03:34,548 I am so glad I ran into you. 58 00:03:34,590 --> 00:03:35,883 Even though I knew the convention 59 00:03:35,925 --> 00:03:37,509 would be totally awesome, 60 00:03:37,551 --> 00:03:39,011 it's more fun when you're with someone 61 00:03:39,053 --> 00:03:40,846 who really knows Daring Do. 62 00:03:40,888 --> 00:03:42,264 I know what you mean. 63 00:03:42,306 --> 00:03:45,059 It's so hard to find a pony who really gets it. 64 00:03:46,477 --> 00:03:49,271 That's weird. We've only done stuff from the first trilogy. 65 00:03:49,313 --> 00:03:51,690 After lunch, we should probably start working our way back 66 00:03:51,732 --> 00:03:53,275 through the other books. 67 00:03:53,317 --> 00:03:57,279 Whoa, whoa, whoa. There are no "other books." 68 00:03:57,321 --> 00:03:58,530 Of course there are. 69 00:03:58,572 --> 00:04:00,449 Daring Do and the Trek of the Terrifying Tower, 70 00:04:00,491 --> 00:04:02,034 Daring Do and the Many Faces of... 71 00:04:02,076 --> 00:04:06,455 Uh, please, please don't. Just don't even mention the titles. 72 00:04:06,497 --> 00:04:08,040 I'm not saying those books don't exist. 73 00:04:08,082 --> 00:04:11,877 I'm saying that I refuse to acknowledge them. 74 00:04:11,919 --> 00:04:12,962 Why? 75 00:04:13,004 --> 00:04:14,421 Because they're horrible! 76 00:04:14,463 --> 00:04:16,841 I mean, there isn't a single thing after Ring of Destiny 77 00:04:16,882 --> 00:04:19,301 that is even remotely in the realm of the possible. 78 00:04:19,343 --> 00:04:22,304 WHAT! I know for a fact that everything 79 00:04:22,346 --> 00:04:25,808 in every one of those books is one hundred percent possible! 80 00:04:25,850 --> 00:04:29,145 And how could you possibly know that? 81 00:04:29,187 --> 00:04:31,063 I just do. 82 00:04:31,105 --> 00:04:33,816 Well, that's a compelling argument! 83 00:04:33,858 --> 00:04:35,484 Why would you even come to this convention 84 00:04:35,526 --> 00:04:37,611 if you hate Daring Do so much?! 85 00:04:37,653 --> 00:04:39,905 I don't hate Daring Do. 86 00:04:39,947 --> 00:04:42,491 The first series was smart and cool 87 00:04:42,533 --> 00:04:45,744 and an amazing nod to old-time serialized adventure books 88 00:04:45,786 --> 00:04:48,664 that somehow manages to be self-reflexive and ironic 89 00:04:48,706 --> 00:04:51,333 while at the same time celebrating the art form 90 00:04:51,375 --> 00:04:53,293 without a hint of cynicism. 91 00:04:53,335 --> 00:04:57,089 Which is why I came here to ask AK Yearling, muzzle-to-muzzle, 92 00:04:57,131 --> 00:04:59,925 why she sold out and dumbed down the rest of her books 93 00:04:59,967 --> 00:05:03,345 into just a series of impossible action sequences. 94 00:05:03,387 --> 00:05:06,098 OK, now I know you're crazy. 95 00:05:06,140 --> 00:05:09,601 AK Yearling is awesome and every Daring Do book that comes out 96 00:05:09,643 --> 00:05:12,354 is better than the last. 97 00:05:12,396 --> 00:05:16,901 Wow. OK. Yeah. I'm-I'm sorry but I could never be friends 98 00:05:16,942 --> 00:05:20,362 with somepony who's willing to believe impossible stuff 99 00:05:20,404 --> 00:05:22,489 is possible as long as Daring Do does it. 100 00:05:22,531 --> 00:05:25,367 That's OK, because I could never be friends with somepony 101 00:05:25,409 --> 00:05:27,870 who's so focused on things being possible 102 00:05:27,912 --> 00:05:29,454 that he's willing to turn his back 103 00:05:29,496 --> 00:05:31,373 on the coolest hero of all time! 104 00:05:31,415 --> 00:05:32,151 Fine! 105 00:05:32,166 --> 00:05:33,333 Fine! 106 00:05:35,419 --> 00:05:39,381 Look, just tell AK Yearling that Rainbow Dash is here 107 00:05:39,423 --> 00:05:41,592 and I need her help to convince a know-it-all pony 108 00:05:41,633 --> 00:05:44,929 that everything Daring Do's ever done actually happened. 109 00:05:47,431 --> 00:05:49,267 Rainbow Dash? 110 00:05:49,308 --> 00:05:52,352 AK! I've got to talk to you! It's an emergency! 111 00:05:53,478 --> 00:05:54,478 Not here. 112 00:05:59,651 --> 00:06:04,073 Now, tell me what's going on. Is it Caballeron? Did you see him? 113 00:06:04,115 --> 00:06:05,490 What? No. 114 00:06:05,532 --> 00:06:08,452 But there is a pony downstairs who thinks everything 115 00:06:08,493 --> 00:06:11,455 you've written after the first trilogy is totally unrealistic 116 00:06:11,496 --> 00:06:14,250 and terrible and I need you to help me prove to him 117 00:06:14,292 --> 00:06:16,127 that it's all totally possible. 118 00:06:16,168 --> 00:06:17,669 I've got bigger problems on my hoofs 119 00:06:17,711 --> 00:06:19,379 than dissatisfied fan-ponies. 120 00:06:21,465 --> 00:06:22,716 Whoa! 121 00:06:22,758 --> 00:06:26,595 The Amulet of Culhuacan. And Caballeron wants it. 122 00:06:26,637 --> 00:06:29,431 But the amulet's only a key. [chuckle] 123 00:06:29,473 --> 00:06:32,268 The real treasure is hidden in a lost temple, 124 00:06:32,310 --> 00:06:35,229 The Seven-Sided Chest of Chicomoztoc. 125 00:06:35,271 --> 00:06:38,232 Caballeron wants to sell it to the highest bidder, of course, 126 00:06:38,274 --> 00:06:40,442 which is why I need to find it first. 127 00:06:40,484 --> 00:06:44,446 YES! Sounds like another awesome Daring Do Adventure! 128 00:06:44,488 --> 00:06:46,782 But what are you doing here? 129 00:06:46,824 --> 00:06:48,450 Since I haven't found the temple yet, 130 00:06:48,492 --> 00:06:50,577 it's the safest place for me and the Amulet. 131 00:06:50,619 --> 00:06:53,413 It's crawling with security and if I get into trouble, 132 00:06:55,457 --> 00:06:58,460 I can just blend in with all the Daring Do cos-players. 133 00:06:58,502 --> 00:06:59,837 How can I help? 134 00:06:59,878 --> 00:07:02,464 Just keep your eyes out for anything suspicious. 135 00:07:02,506 --> 00:07:03,506 Got it. 136 00:07:03,966 --> 00:07:05,301 [knock at door] 137 00:07:05,343 --> 00:07:07,928 Does a pony who only likes your first trilogy 138 00:07:07,970 --> 00:07:09,554 qualify as suspicious? 139 00:07:11,515 --> 00:07:12,501 Just checking. 140 00:07:12,516 --> 00:07:13,516 [door closes] 141 00:07:17,229 --> 00:07:22,109 [sigh] I find all this fanfare around my archenemy disturbing. 142 00:07:24,528 --> 00:07:27,572 I mean, where is the booth for Caballeron? 143 00:07:30,951 --> 00:07:32,452 I do not see the likeness. 144 00:07:34,538 --> 00:07:37,499 Come. Let us find Daring Do and the Amulet of Culhuacan. 145 00:07:37,541 --> 00:07:40,336 I don't want to spend any more time in this place 146 00:07:40,378 --> 00:07:41,461 than I have to. 147 00:07:48,427 --> 00:07:51,638 Well, if it isn't the pony who knows impossible things 148 00:07:51,680 --> 00:07:55,393 can happen because she just does. 149 00:07:55,434 --> 00:07:58,603 Ugh. Sorry, Quibble, I've got more important things to do 150 00:07:58,645 --> 00:08:00,147 than argue with a pony 151 00:08:00,189 --> 00:08:02,482 who thinks awesome means unrealistic. 152 00:08:03,608 --> 00:08:07,446 No, wait. I wanna hear more about how you're 100% sure 153 00:08:07,487 --> 00:08:10,032 that in Curse of the Jungle Queen, Daring Do could survive 154 00:08:10,074 --> 00:08:13,202 a sixty-story drop from the top of a waterfall 155 00:08:13,244 --> 00:08:16,580 after sustaining a broken wing in a category six rapid. 156 00:08:16,621 --> 00:08:17,915 Ugh. 157 00:08:17,956 --> 00:08:20,459 Obviously her wing wasn't broke... 158 00:08:20,500 --> 00:08:22,169 Caballeron! 159 00:08:22,211 --> 00:08:24,546 See, now THAT'S a great character! 160 00:08:24,588 --> 00:08:27,425 Solid backstory. Good motivations. 161 00:08:27,466 --> 00:08:29,801 No-no-no! Caballeron is right there! 162 00:08:29,843 --> 00:08:32,346 Of course he is. 163 00:08:32,388 --> 00:08:34,973 He's also over there, over there, 164 00:08:35,015 --> 00:08:39,561 Oh-oh over there, and over there. 165 00:08:39,603 --> 00:08:41,021 Where are you going? 166 00:08:44,024 --> 00:08:46,651 And we're out here because... 167 00:08:46,693 --> 00:08:48,570 Daring Do told me that Caballeron 168 00:08:48,612 --> 00:08:51,573 came to this convention to steal the Amulet of Culhuacan 169 00:08:51,615 --> 00:08:54,576 and I just saw him and his henchponies come this way. 170 00:08:54,618 --> 00:08:57,413 OK. I'm gonna head back inside. 171 00:08:57,455 --> 00:08:59,581 Just a little too much crazy out here 172 00:08:59,623 --> 00:09:01,333 for the both of us. 173 00:09:01,375 --> 00:09:02,460 [gasp] 174 00:09:07,631 --> 00:09:10,301 I do not know what Daring Do is playing at, 175 00:09:10,342 --> 00:09:12,761 but if she told you two fanponies of my plan 176 00:09:12,803 --> 00:09:17,391 to steal the Amulet, you must work for her. 177 00:09:17,433 --> 00:09:21,353 Caballeron! HA! What do you have to say NOW, Quibble? 178 00:09:21,395 --> 00:09:24,940 This was your plan to prove the Daring Do books are realistic? 179 00:09:24,982 --> 00:09:28,610 You bought a "Daring Do Experience, Adventu-cation"? 180 00:09:28,652 --> 00:09:30,070 Really? 181 00:09:30,112 --> 00:09:34,950 What?! NO! Look around us! Henchponies. Caballeron! 182 00:09:34,992 --> 00:09:38,620 The jungle it took forever to get to! This is the real deal! 183 00:09:38,662 --> 00:09:42,707 Right. We're ACTUALLY being held captive by Caballeron. 184 00:09:42,749 --> 00:09:46,295 Please. This guy's accent is all over the place. 185 00:09:46,337 --> 00:09:47,463 No offense. 186 00:09:47,505 --> 00:09:48,713 I... 187 00:09:48,755 --> 00:09:51,216 So, what's the setup, here? You've kidnapped us 188 00:09:51,258 --> 00:09:54,553 and taken us to the middle of nowhere because...? 189 00:09:54,594 --> 00:09:58,307 The Temple of Chicomoztoc is somewhere in this jungle! 190 00:09:58,349 --> 00:10:02,769 When I find it, the Seven-Sided Chest is as good as mine! 191 00:10:02,811 --> 00:10:06,357 I just need the Amulet of Culhuacan to unlock it! 192 00:10:06,398 --> 00:10:08,900 Uh-huh. And Daring Do has the Amulet, 193 00:10:08,942 --> 00:10:11,653 so you came up with this overcomplicated plot 194 00:10:11,695 --> 00:10:14,906 to lure her into the jungle and exchange it for us? 195 00:10:14,948 --> 00:10:18,536 I wouldn't call it overcomplicated, but yes. 196 00:10:18,577 --> 00:10:20,120 OK, we're done here. Great work. 197 00:10:20,162 --> 00:10:22,789 Seriously. Very believable. 198 00:10:24,916 --> 00:10:26,377 [slap and shout] 199 00:10:27,586 --> 00:10:30,672 Listen pal, you can keep her money, but I'm not... 200 00:10:30,714 --> 00:10:32,632 Going anywhere. 201 00:10:32,674 --> 00:10:37,137 You may not approve of my plan, but I'm the mastermind here. 202 00:10:37,179 --> 00:10:38,805 Debatable. 203 00:10:38,847 --> 00:10:42,142 AND I SAY you will remain here until Daring Do 204 00:10:42,184 --> 00:10:45,854 comes to rescue you. And if she wants you back in one piece, 205 00:10:45,896 --> 00:10:48,815 she will give me the Amulet! Tie them up. 206 00:10:51,818 --> 00:10:53,445 The Griffon's Lock! 207 00:10:53,487 --> 00:10:54,779 You know of it! 208 00:10:54,821 --> 00:10:57,282 Further proof that you are an agent of Daring Do. 209 00:10:57,324 --> 00:10:58,658 Or an avid reader. 210 00:10:59,618 --> 00:11:04,623 And now I will continue my search for the Temple. 211 00:11:04,664 --> 00:11:10,546 Don't go anywhere. [evil laugh] 212 00:11:10,588 --> 00:11:13,090 Listen, if I pretend to believe this nonsense is real, 213 00:11:13,131 --> 00:11:17,677 will you call off the henchpony repertory theater over there? 214 00:11:17,719 --> 00:11:20,931 They're not going to listen to me. They abducted us BOTH! 215 00:11:20,972 --> 00:11:23,601 Oh, wow. So you're going to stick with that script? 216 00:11:23,642 --> 00:11:26,978 Oh, OK fine. We're in a Daring Do adventure. 217 00:11:30,649 --> 00:11:32,150 What was that? 218 00:11:32,192 --> 00:11:36,530 DARING DO! THANK GOODNESS! WE'RE OVER HERE! 219 00:11:36,572 --> 00:11:40,200 Fan out! We can't let Daring Do rescue these two. 220 00:11:42,077 --> 00:11:45,914 All four? I mean, shouldn't at least one of them stay behind 221 00:11:45,956 --> 00:11:48,542 to guard us? Oh-oh wait, no because then 222 00:11:48,584 --> 00:11:51,753 it wouldn't be a terrible Daring Do adventure! 223 00:11:51,795 --> 00:11:53,297 It doesn't matter. 224 00:11:53,338 --> 00:11:55,715 We'll never solve the Griffon's Lock before they get back. 225 00:11:58,552 --> 00:12:00,762 OK, that was pretty good. 226 00:12:00,804 --> 00:12:03,390 Quick! We've got to get out of here and warn Daring Do! 227 00:12:03,432 --> 00:12:05,767 No way. Just point me to the hotel 228 00:12:05,809 --> 00:12:07,852 and you can play fanpony 229 00:12:07,894 --> 00:12:10,188 and hunt treasure out here all day long. 230 00:12:10,230 --> 00:12:15,360 Fine. Let's say this IS a Daring Do Adventu-cation. 231 00:12:15,402 --> 00:12:18,530 The only way to get back to the convention is to go through it. 232 00:12:18,572 --> 00:12:22,826 So just follow me and I'll lead you out. Deal? 233 00:12:22,867 --> 00:12:25,120 Ugh. Fine. 234 00:12:25,162 --> 00:12:29,583 Maybe if I just leave you in the jungle, it'll convince you. 235 00:12:29,625 --> 00:12:32,752 Which would make Daring Do left- hoofed, which we KNOW is false! 236 00:12:32,794 --> 00:12:35,547 And THAT is everything that's wrong with Daring Do 237 00:12:35,589 --> 00:12:37,341 and the Trek to the Terrifying Tower. 238 00:12:37,382 --> 00:12:39,677 Now the problems with the next book are even... 239 00:12:42,429 --> 00:12:45,890 Oh, right. What Daring Do adventure would be complete 240 00:12:45,932 --> 00:12:48,893 without the precarious rope bridge? 241 00:12:52,564 --> 00:12:55,150 I'm all for making things feel as real as possible 242 00:12:55,192 --> 00:12:59,112 but are these adventu-cation ponies sure this thing is safe? 243 00:12:59,154 --> 00:13:01,657 Is it too "realistic" for you? 244 00:13:01,699 --> 00:13:04,409 Wouldn't want THAT on a Daring Do adventure, would we? 245 00:13:04,451 --> 00:13:06,662 If this were really a Daring Do adventure, 246 00:13:06,704 --> 00:13:09,748 I'm sure I'd step on the wrong plank at exactly the wrong mo... 247 00:13:09,789 --> 00:13:10,832 [shout] 248 00:13:13,877 --> 00:13:16,838 Heh. Good thing this is all just a pretend adventure. 249 00:13:16,880 --> 00:13:18,840 At least we know all of this struggling 250 00:13:18,882 --> 00:13:20,842 won't make the bridge fall apart. 251 00:13:20,884 --> 00:13:21,884 [snap] 252 00:13:22,886 --> 00:13:24,638 You need to get your money back. 253 00:13:24,680 --> 00:13:25,847 [snap] 254 00:13:25,889 --> 00:13:27,932 [screaming] 255 00:13:29,893 --> 00:13:32,187 [screaming] 256 00:13:39,570 --> 00:13:41,112 [screaming] 257 00:13:42,573 --> 00:13:43,573 [thud] 258 00:13:44,408 --> 00:13:47,411 Ha! How's THAT for not possible! 259 00:13:47,452 --> 00:13:50,830 THAT. WAS. AWESOME! I-I-I thought we... 260 00:13:50,872 --> 00:13:53,083 And then you... and the flying... 261 00:13:53,124 --> 00:13:55,168 Wow, and I was like WHERE ARE YOU GOING?! 262 00:13:55,210 --> 00:13:56,836 And then you swerved! 263 00:13:56,878 --> 00:14:01,800 And I was-was-was on the water! And the-the rocks?! WOW. 264 00:14:01,841 --> 00:14:03,468 Yeah. If you read that in a book 265 00:14:03,510 --> 00:14:06,221 you might even think it was unrealistic. 266 00:14:06,263 --> 00:14:07,889 OK. I'll give you that one. 267 00:14:07,931 --> 00:14:09,891 I mean we could have been done for. 268 00:14:09,933 --> 00:14:11,309 We could have been done for! 269 00:14:11,351 --> 00:14:13,604 What kind of Adventu-cation IS this? 270 00:14:13,645 --> 00:14:17,232 I mean that's just bad business! What are these ponies thinking? 271 00:14:17,274 --> 00:14:18,900 [foreign accent] Right now? 272 00:14:18,942 --> 00:14:22,320 We are thinking that we should thank you for escaping. 273 00:14:25,657 --> 00:14:30,954 For you have led us directly to the Lost Temple of Chicomoztoc! 274 00:14:30,995 --> 00:14:33,331 [evil laugh] 275 00:14:39,212 --> 00:14:40,922 Make sure they are secure this time! 276 00:14:40,964 --> 00:14:43,049 We can't have them escaping again. 277 00:14:43,091 --> 00:14:46,177 You'll never get away with this. 278 00:14:46,219 --> 00:14:48,930 Won't I? You've led me to the temple. 279 00:14:48,972 --> 00:14:53,017 And Daring Do is too noble to let harm befall her companions 280 00:14:53,059 --> 00:14:57,063 so the amulet is as good as mine. 281 00:14:57,105 --> 00:15:01,526 What? No witty remarks this time about how silly my plan is? 282 00:15:01,568 --> 00:15:04,362 This isn't the official Daring Do Experience 283 00:15:04,404 --> 00:15:06,281 Adventu-cation, is it? 284 00:15:06,323 --> 00:15:07,949 FINALLY! 285 00:15:07,991 --> 00:15:10,952 It's some cheap knock-off run by a bunch of incompetent ponies 286 00:15:10,994 --> 00:15:13,288 that have no idea how to execute this adventure 287 00:15:13,330 --> 00:15:14,998 with any level of safety! 288 00:15:15,999 --> 00:15:17,459 Ugh. 289 00:15:17,501 --> 00:15:20,003 What was that with the bridge! We were in serious danger! 290 00:15:20,044 --> 00:15:22,046 I'm reporting you all to... 291 00:15:22,088 --> 00:15:23,381 Well, I don't know who I'm reporting you to, 292 00:15:23,423 --> 00:15:26,009 but it's gonna be somepony important! 293 00:15:26,050 --> 00:15:29,847 Oh, and this cut-rate excuse for an "experience" 294 00:15:29,888 --> 00:15:31,973 hasn't proved anything except that I'm right. 295 00:15:32,015 --> 00:15:35,018 It has all the hallmarks of a lame Daring Do adventure. 296 00:15:37,312 --> 00:15:38,522 Uh... Quibble? 297 00:15:38,563 --> 00:15:41,775 No. I'M talking! Generic jungle locations? Check. 298 00:15:41,817 --> 00:15:44,903 Overly complicated villain plot? Check. 299 00:15:44,944 --> 00:15:46,988 Random coincidences that conveniently 300 00:15:47,030 --> 00:15:49,741 get us to the next big set piece? CHECK! 301 00:15:51,368 --> 00:15:53,704 Watch where you are stepping, you fool! 302 00:15:53,745 --> 00:15:55,831 Listen, buddy, I don't take orders 303 00:15:55,873 --> 00:15:58,500 from some second-rate performer who learned acting 304 00:15:58,542 --> 00:16:01,378 from the supervillain school of bad accents. 305 00:16:01,419 --> 00:16:04,005 The only thing this mess is missing is some giant 306 00:16:04,047 --> 00:16:07,008 Ahuizotl wanna be monster and I have a feeling 307 00:16:07,050 --> 00:16:08,677 that would be a bit too much 308 00:16:08,719 --> 00:16:10,970 for you bargain basement adventurers to pull off. 309 00:16:15,058 --> 00:16:16,393 [roar] 310 00:16:16,434 --> 00:16:18,395 Um. You're real. 311 00:16:18,436 --> 00:16:19,855 This is real? 312 00:16:19,897 --> 00:16:20,590 [snap] 313 00:16:20,605 --> 00:16:22,023 THIS IS REAL! 314 00:16:34,118 --> 00:16:36,705 I told you to warn me of anything suspicious, 315 00:16:36,747 --> 00:16:39,457 not run off on an adventure without me. 316 00:16:39,499 --> 00:16:42,586 Whoa whoa whoa. You're real. 317 00:16:42,627 --> 00:16:44,838 You're-you're... friends with her? 318 00:16:47,048 --> 00:16:49,050 Uh, we'll have to do introductions later. 319 00:16:49,092 --> 00:16:50,301 Right now we have to... 320 00:16:50,343 --> 00:16:53,179 Get out of here. Yes! Thank you! 321 00:16:53,221 --> 00:16:55,014 Actually, no. 322 00:16:55,056 --> 00:16:56,099 WHAT? 323 00:16:56,140 --> 00:16:58,268 We can't leave without the treasure. 324 00:16:58,309 --> 00:17:00,604 And we should probably get to it before our friend 325 00:17:00,645 --> 00:17:02,105 gets any higher. 326 00:17:02,146 --> 00:17:03,732 [splash] 327 00:17:07,110 --> 00:17:08,904 Whoa! 328 00:17:08,946 --> 00:17:13,116 Seven doors, Seven locks. One of them leads to the treasure. 329 00:17:13,157 --> 00:17:15,953 I'd rather not think about what the others lead to. 330 00:17:15,994 --> 00:17:18,329 Yeah, yeah. The classic pony and the tiger bit. 331 00:17:18,371 --> 00:17:19,873 All you have to do is... 332 00:17:19,915 --> 00:17:22,626 Um... Maybe you should let Daring Do figure it out? 333 00:17:22,667 --> 00:17:24,210 Oh, excuse me. 334 00:17:29,257 --> 00:17:30,675 [fake cough] Not that one. 335 00:17:35,639 --> 00:17:38,516 Eeeeeeeeeeeeeeeehhhhhhh. 336 00:17:38,558 --> 00:17:40,393 Is he always like this? 337 00:17:40,435 --> 00:17:43,438 Yeah. But... he's usually right. 338 00:17:43,480 --> 00:17:44,731 [sigh] 339 00:17:44,773 --> 00:17:46,149 Which lock do YOU think it is? 340 00:17:46,190 --> 00:17:50,612 FINALLY! Look. Each door has another door that matches. 341 00:17:50,654 --> 00:17:54,115 THESE two both have earth ponies fighting serpents. 342 00:17:54,157 --> 00:17:57,118 THESE two have Pegasi fighting Griffons. 343 00:17:57,160 --> 00:18:03,124 THESE two have unicorns fighting bears. But THIS one... 344 00:18:03,166 --> 00:18:05,209 Has an alicorn on it! 345 00:18:05,251 --> 00:18:09,255 It's the only one without a match. How did I miss that? 346 00:18:09,297 --> 00:18:12,091 I've been asking myself that ever since book four. 347 00:18:18,097 --> 00:18:21,100 The Seven-Sided Chest of Chicomoztoc. 348 00:18:23,394 --> 00:18:25,104 Uh, guys? 349 00:18:28,441 --> 00:18:29,943 The way out is totally covered! 350 00:18:29,985 --> 00:18:31,945 How are we gonna get out of here? 351 00:18:32,654 --> 00:18:33,864 There! 352 00:18:35,365 --> 00:18:36,825 Seriously, do you ever NOT escape 353 00:18:36,867 --> 00:18:38,702 out of the top of a temple? 354 00:18:39,410 --> 00:18:42,163 We'll have to carry mister adventure critic out with us. 355 00:18:42,205 --> 00:18:44,457 We won't be fast enough! We'll never make it! 356 00:18:44,499 --> 00:18:46,043 Guys! 357 00:18:47,251 --> 00:18:49,420 I think Rainbow Dash and I have this covered. 358 00:18:56,094 --> 00:18:59,097 Go around! You can't go over him! 359 00:18:59,138 --> 00:19:01,766 Go over him? Are you crazy? 360 00:19:01,808 --> 00:19:05,520 If Quibble says go over him, go over him! 361 00:19:05,562 --> 00:19:07,146 [scream] 362 00:19:11,568 --> 00:19:13,444 You two are insane! 363 00:19:13,486 --> 00:19:15,613 You SAID go over him! 364 00:19:15,655 --> 00:19:17,866 I SAID go around him! 365 00:19:17,908 --> 00:19:19,951 And I said be quiet! 366 00:19:19,993 --> 00:19:22,829 This way! I heard them! 367 00:19:22,871 --> 00:19:25,415 OK, I've got it. Let's create a fake treasure 368 00:19:25,456 --> 00:19:28,710 out of mud and rocks, give THAT to Caballeron and then when... 369 00:19:28,752 --> 00:19:32,171 Not EVERY Daring Do plan has to be super complicated. 370 00:19:34,257 --> 00:19:36,551 I swear I heard them! 371 00:19:36,593 --> 00:19:38,595 [crash] 372 00:19:38,636 --> 00:19:40,221 [roar] 373 00:19:40,263 --> 00:19:41,639 [scream] 374 00:19:41,681 --> 00:19:44,183 I'll get you Daring Doooooooo! 375 00:19:47,604 --> 00:19:51,649 Uh. Not particularly original or inspired, but it worked. 376 00:19:51,691 --> 00:19:52,776 Who are you again? 377 00:19:52,817 --> 00:19:54,360 He's a fan. 378 00:19:54,402 --> 00:19:57,655 Uh-huh. There's some stairs on the other side of the temple 379 00:19:57,697 --> 00:19:59,240 that lead out of the ravine. 380 00:19:59,282 --> 00:20:01,785 I suggest you two take them and head west. 381 00:20:01,826 --> 00:20:03,244 What about you? 382 00:20:03,286 --> 00:20:06,706 I've got to get this to a museum. Thanks for your help. 383 00:20:06,748 --> 00:20:09,751 I couldn't have done it without you. Both of you. 384 00:20:14,422 --> 00:20:16,424 So? 385 00:20:16,466 --> 00:20:20,137 So. Maybe the later books ARE slightly more realistic 386 00:20:20,178 --> 00:20:22,764 than I gave them credit for. I still don't like them. 387 00:20:22,806 --> 00:20:24,265 What? How can you... 388 00:20:24,307 --> 00:20:26,893 Wait! Hold on! Before we get in another fight, 389 00:20:26,935 --> 00:20:29,270 I think I finally figured it out! 390 00:20:29,312 --> 00:20:33,024 I love the Daring Do that solves puzzles and uses her brain 391 00:20:33,066 --> 00:20:34,818 to get out of tough situations. 392 00:20:34,859 --> 00:20:37,236 And she did WAY more of that in the original trilogy. 393 00:20:37,278 --> 00:20:40,281 YOU love the Daring Do that is brave and awesome 394 00:20:40,323 --> 00:20:43,284 and comes out on top no matter what the odds. 395 00:20:43,326 --> 00:20:44,911 OK. 396 00:20:44,953 --> 00:20:46,788 And that's OK! 397 00:20:46,830 --> 00:20:49,290 We might never agree on what makes Daring Do cool. 398 00:20:49,332 --> 00:20:52,919 But YOU are definitely cool. 399 00:20:52,961 --> 00:20:56,673 I mean the way you saved me on the bridge? Wow. 400 00:20:56,714 --> 00:21:02,929 And escaping from the temple! You, Rainbow Dash, are AWESOME. 401 00:21:02,971 --> 00:21:06,557 Well. I'm not the one who can locate a treasure 402 00:21:06,599 --> 00:21:09,310 in half the time Daring Do can. 403 00:21:09,352 --> 00:21:11,312 You may have terrible taste in books, 404 00:21:11,354 --> 00:21:14,357 but you're pretty awesome yourself. 405 00:21:14,398 --> 00:21:17,568 In a brainy egghead puzzle- solving kind of way. 406 00:21:17,610 --> 00:21:20,697 I guess we don't have to agree on everything to get along. 407 00:21:20,738 --> 00:21:21,823 Friends? 408 00:21:21,865 --> 00:21:23,449 DEFINITELY friends. 409 00:21:25,869 --> 00:21:27,954 Do you think AK Yearling would consider 410 00:21:27,996 --> 00:21:29,330 letting ME write the next book? 411 00:21:29,372 --> 00:21:31,833 I mean, think I could make things way clearer. 412 00:21:31,875 --> 00:21:33,918 I mean for instance, in the second adventure 413 00:21:33,960 --> 00:21:35,212 there's a side character; 414 00:21:35,253 --> 00:21:37,172 I don't want to kind of name it right now, 415 00:21:37,214 --> 00:21:39,716 because it's sort of this thing that I've already written 416 00:21:39,757 --> 00:21:42,343 a lot of fan fiction on I don't want, you know... not that I'm saying that you would steal it. 417 00:21:42,385 --> 00:21:44,971 But I am saying that this would totally go along 418 00:21:45,013 --> 00:21:47,057 my whole thing about puzzle solving. 419 00:21:47,098 --> 00:21:49,350 Except what if each puzzle that was solved 420 00:21:49,392 --> 00:21:51,352 unlocked a new karate move? 421 00:21:51,394 --> 00:21:52,812 Think of it that way, right? 422 00:21:52,854 --> 00:21:54,605 I'm kind of a Yearlite myself, 423 00:21:54,647 --> 00:21:56,357 so I'm sure she'd be open to... 424 00:21:56,399 --> 00:21:58,276 Rainbow Dash: Uh, Quibble? 425 00:21:58,317 --> 00:21:59,317 Sorry!