After several moments of romance, we took a break to catch our breaths from all the kissing. I am the happiest and the luckiest stallion in the world right now. I looked to see Rarity on my left side of the bed who perked up as if she remembered something.

"Oooh darling, I promised myself I would have a get together with Fluttershy today." she said as she got up.

"Oh do you? That's perfectly fine and plus, you haven't done that for a long time. You deserve it." I replied with a smile.

"Thank you dear, this is why I love you so much." she paused to kiss me. "I'll be alright with Fluttershy, I'll see you later, Bond."

"Okay, I'll see you then, Rarity."

She then left my house as soon as I got off my bed, I thought of seeing Applejack and Rainbow Dash, finding out more about thier bee challenge or something. After I left my house and seeing Rarity already walking to Fluttershy's home, I walked on over to the apple farm where my earlier ideas came true. I walked to the side of the into a huge pen where I saw both mares staring at each other covered in bees.

"I'm not gonna move. You move." Dash said.

"Uh-uh. There is no way ah'm movin'." Applejack replied.

I was standing there confused on why this is happening, till I noticed on my left was Pinkie with a pink table and her pet, Gummy on it, she seemed to be holding a notebook.

"This is the most daring dare anypony ever dared dare another pony to dare!" she exclaimed.

"Wait a minute, this is a dare?" I asked.

"Why yeah! Rainbow Dash and Applejack are competing for the title of "Most Daring Pony"! This is the final test: the Bee Stare! Last pony to blink wins!"

I then saw a bee keeper approaching us.

"I'm gonna need my bees back." he said.

"But then we'll never find out who the Most Daring Pony is!" Dash moaned.

"Eh, sorry about that."

He then whistled and soon the swarm of bees left the mares and followed the bee keeper. I then noticed that they were wearing protective suits as well...good thinking, I thought there was gonna be a mountain of stings and lumps by the end of it.

"Well, what do we do now?" Applejack asked.

"How about a running of the leaves again?" I suggested randomly.

"Running of the leaves isn't for another four months."

"Don't worry, ladies, I've been keeping excellent score all day! Hmm, move the decimal, carry the 2, and...Congratulations! You're tied!" Pinkie yelled.

"Tied?"

"Oh the irony!" I exclaimed to nopony in particular.

"You can't be tied for the Most Daring Pony!" Dash protested.

"I dunno! Numbers don't lie!" Pinkie then showed not numbers but pictures which got us never asking for this. "I'd love to stay and keep keeping score, but I promised to help test the new school bell. I get to ring it all week, non-stop! And I don't even have to take turns, because no one else volunteered!"

Pinkie then bounced away from the farm with Gummy on her tail, leaving the three of us behind. Both of the mares got out of thier protective suits.

"Okay, no problem. We just have to come up with another daring dare."

"Right. Ah think ah might have an idea of what we can do." Applejack said as she put a hoof below her chin.

"And what kind of dare are we talking about?"

"Ah dare both of us to go into the Everfree Forest, to the abandoned old castle and scare somepony who happens to go in there. The one who gets scared the most, loses."

"Hmmm, you're on!"

"I better come with you, just in case." I advised. "I haven't got anything else to do anyway."

"Alright, sugarcube, follow us."

So Applejack, Dash and myself all trotted into the forest and with it being still daylight in the afternoon, we were able to find the castle a lot easier this time around. When we got there, we began walking towards the castle, not noticing that it was almost sunset.

"Well, here we are!" Applejack stated.

"This is where we got the Elements of Harmony." Dash pointed out.

Way to state the totally obvious fact, miss Rainbow.

"When ah was just a filly, Granny Smith told me of an ancient legend. When Nightmare Moon was banished, not every last bit of her dark magic went with her. Granny used to say, when night falls on the castle, that magic takes the form of...the Pony of Shadows!"

"You mean, like a ghost?"

"Nopony knows!"

"Ugh."

"So we're now in this castle that's laid in ruins and becomes haunted at night?" I asked.

Applejack nodded.

"Right, if Casper does not appear during the night, I'm gonna be disappointed."

"Who?" Dash asked in confusion.

"Seriously, you don't read any of the ghostly books?"

"Duh, I read Daring Do stories, not other books."

"Uhh...moving on."

We then walked further into the castle where it was getting a bit cold, I looked up to see the sun setting. How on earth can it be night-time already?

"I don't see what's so daring about an old legend. Plus, I don't believe in ghosts." Dash exclaimed.

"You might wanna rethink your position on that." Applejack retorted.

Suddenly, we then heard a somewhat high-pitched scream from another part of the castle.

"ARGH!" Applejack and Dash yelled.

"You saw that, right?" Applejack asked whilst shivering.

"I didn't see anything, all I heard was a light scream." I replied.

"Run!" Dash yelled as she galloped away along with Applejack.

They left me behind without even knowing as I looked up to see the moon up in the sky, it was the beginning of the night and if the legends were true, I would need to find the mares and get them out of here before the pony of shadows finds them.

But not before I shout out a line I wanted to say for a long time...

"SCOOBY DOO, WHERE ARE YOU?!" I shouted out of the blue. "Okay, let's back to searching those two."

As I walked among the corridors, I used my magic to create a bright light around me so it would appear to be daylight where I go. Soon afterwards, I found myself in a room that was more like a dead end, just then I heard another loud yell, but it wasn't the same one.

"Whoa! The Journal of the Two Sisters." Twilight exclaimed from another room. "Maybe this is the book Princess Celestia was talking about!"

"Twilight?! Is that you?!" I asked loudly.

"Bond Racer, it is me, but what are you doing here?"

"Well, it appears that I'm on the other side of this wall."

"Okay, stay where you are, I'll find a way to come and get you."

"Wouldn't it be better for me to just teleport?"

"I tired doing that earlier, but for some reason, a kind of magic is preventing me from doing it."

So the legend is indeed true...but if Twilight is here along with Applejack and Dash, then what are the chances that the others might be here as well? I couldn't stay here, now I had to double time it and find them faster.

"Okay, I'll stay here for now...hurry!" I said.

"I will..." Twilight replied before I heard galloping noises.

I then heard two more familiar voices coming my way.

"I'm starting to wonder if maybe this castle doesn't want my expertise!" Rarity commented.

"Oh dear. Angel? Rarity, have you seen him?" Fluttershy asked.

"I'm not sure he made the trip down with us, dear."

"Oh, goodness! We have to find him. An ancient castle is no place for a bunny. He could get hit by falling debris, or the floor could give out under him! Oh! He could be trapped in a dark place with no way out!"

"I can only imagine how that might feel. Hmm..."

"Fluttershy? Rarity?" I called out, seeing them approaching towards me.

The two mares gasped slightly as they saw me.

"Bond Racer? What are you doing here?" Fluttershy asked.

"Well, I was following Applejack and Rainbow Dash into the castle because of a dare and now it looks like we're all stuck in what appears to be now haunted by the pony of shadows, according to a legend." I explained.

"P-p-p-p-pony of s-s-s-shadows?" Fluttershy shivered.

"Oh come on dear, there's no such thing as legends, it's just a ruined castle, nothing more." Rarity dismissed.

"Were you two looking for Angel?" I asked.

"Yes, have you seen him?"

"Nope...but I did hear Twilight's voice from the other side of the wall, she says she was coming to get me so I have to stay right here."

Just then, I began to hear organ music playing...now this was starting to get slightly creepy. Where's the Ghostbusters team when you need them?

"I guess we can't stay here...hold my hoof Rarity, we're gonna find the others and get out of here."

Rarity grabbed on to my hoof tightly as Fluttershy walked closely beside us. We started hearing more screams around the castle, which caused us to pick up the pace. We then stopped into another room which was looked like another dead end.

"Oh great, another room with no other way out."

"I'm scared darling." Rarity cried as she held onto me tight.

"M-m-m-m-me too." Fluttershy added who was shivering more.

We then heard gallop noises coming into the same room, it was Applejack and Dash who saw us. But before they could say anything, Twilight showed up along with Spike who was holding on to a book.

"Alright, everypony, stop!" she yelled.

"Twilight?" Applejack said.

"Fluttershy? What are you doing here?" Dash asked.

"She's with me..." Rarity replied as she let go of me and placed a hoof around Fluttershy.

"Have you all spent the whole night running around, scaring each other?" Twilight asked.

"Not me, I was trying to look for these two when they planned to do a dare here which I guess isn't a dare anymore." I replied.

"Okay, well apart from you Bond."

"Well, that depends." Applejack answered.

"On what?"

"On whether or not you're the Pony of Shadows."

"What's...the Pony of Shadows?" Spike asked shivering with the book.

"Oh, that's just an old ponies' tale." Twilight dismissed.

We then heard organ music play again.

"Then who's playing...that?"

"We're going to find out."

We then walked into another room where the music was coming from, we saw the organ player and a big blind, I took the bravery of pulling it to one side to reveal...

"PINKIE!" We all exclaimed in unison.

"Hey, you guys! Did you know I can totally play the organ? Because I didn't!" she responded as she play a famous theme with the organ.

"CHARGE!" I shouted randomly which got me confused looks. "What?..."

"You're the Pony of Shadows?" Dash asked.

"The pony of what?" Pinkie asked as she got off the organ player chair.

"See? What'd I tell ya?" Twilight stated.

"Ah thought you went to ring the school bell all week!" Applejack said.

"Oh, yeah! I only had to ring it for, like, five minutes! They said that was good enough! Eh, can't imagine why..."

"I see...well since we've caught you in some way, explain to us about it all."

"Okie dokie lokie. I decided to throw a "finish ringing the school bell" party! But I didn't have any bluebells, and you can't throw a "finish ringing the school bell" party without bluebells, so I went to Everfree Forest to pick some, but it started to get so chilly. I had to wrap myself up in the tarp I was gonna use to gather flowers, and then I saw Fluttershy and Rarity. But they went into the castle before I could invite them to my party. Luckily, I followed them inside so I could help you all with your party!"

"What party is that?" Rarity asked.

"Uh, the "everypony come to the scary old castle and hide from each other while I play the organ" party? Duh!"

"And you would've gotten away with it too, if it weren't for us meddling ponies." I said with a slight smirk.

The other ponies laughed at my one-liner, before we thought about what to do next.

"But seriously," I added. "I think we've learnt that sometimes, we let our imaginations get the best of us."

"Ah think we all did tonight." Applejack corrected.

"I always let my imagination run away from me! Then it comes back... with cake!" Pinkie added as she showed a small cake and ate it quickly.

"Well, it's good to know that whenever your imagination is getting away from you, a good friend can help you rein it in. And even though I didn't find anything out about the mysterious chest, I'm glad I was here to help all of you." Twilight said boldly.

"You certainly did that, Twilight." Rarity agreed.

"Yeah! Why weren't you scared?" Dash asked.

"Reading Celestia's diary made it hard to be afraid, because I knew what it was like when she and Luna lived here. Knowing something about the past made it easier to deal with my problems in the present, even the scary ones." Twilight explained.

We all agreed to that one as we began to make our way out of the castle.

"I've just thought of a great idea! Why don't we keep a journal, just like the royal pony sisters?

"All of us?" Fluttershy asked.

"Sure! That way we can learn from each other! And maybe some day, other ponies will read it and learn something, too!"

"What a splendid idea!" Rarity responded.

"Ah know what my first entry will be! 'Dear Diary, Ah'm glad Granny Smith's legend wasn't true.'" Applejack added.

"Me too!" Dash added.

"Me three! Because that means you two are still tied for Most Daring Pony!" Pinkie intervened.

"Pinkie, I think we've had more than enough for today. Let's just put the most daring thingy away for now." I suggested to which all the others agreed.

"Heh, Shadow Ponies... How ridiculous is that?" Spike asked.

"Well, I wouldn't go that far, but anyways, we should get back home and call it a night."

There was a long silence until we all made it by Twilight's home, everypony exchanged our farewells with tighter and closer hugs after what most of went through that night. As all the others left, I took Rarity's hoof and brought her to my house. She had quite an awful fright and I knew she needed comfort for tonight.

As we got in, I locked the door behind me and took Rarity to my bed. I could see that she was still slightly shaken up and tired from today. So I was going to do my best to keep her loved and protected, maybe even Princess Luna could help if possible.

"Thank you so much Bond...I feel so much better to be sleeping with you. I love you so much darling..." she said in a quiet tone.

"It's alright Rarity, I could see that you went through a lot today and tonight, I love you so much too, my love." I replied.

We then got on my king size bed and began to get cosy, sharing a passionate kiss and waiting for our eyes to close and sleep away, I hope the dreams we have will be much better than my mind recapped on.

What an eventful day and night, it amazes me that one dare could lead to new heights of scared moments. I guess the castle at night has it's share of tricks, but with Pinkie being the one playing that organ, I had my doubts about the legend again. But that didn't matter now, I'm sleeping with Rarity in my bed and once again, I feel like the luckiest stallion ever.

As for what I learned well it was obvious, Scooby Doo is awesome! Next Chapter: Daring Don't Estimated time remaining: 12 Hours, 2 Minutes