A Boy's Dazzling Girls

One night out in the woods close to the city, two men were sitting by their campfire cooking up some fish, "Boy we caught us some whoppers today, eh, Jed?" one of the men asked.

"You said it, Joe," Jed answered, until he heard a sound and looked around their campsite cautiously, "You hear that?"

"Hear what?" Joe asked in confusion.

"I thought I heard something." Jed said, as he continued to look around.

"Your ears are deceiving you, Jed. It's nature working it's magic," Joe said as he got up, "Speaking of nature, it's calling." he left the camp.

As Joe was off by a tree taking care of his business, he suddenly heard Jed screaming bloody murder. He zipped up, and called out, "Jed? Jed!" he ran back to camp. When he returned he looked in horror as the whole campsite was trashed, and worse Jed laid on the ground with his body looking torn to shreds as if he were mauled by a wild animal, "Oh, no! Jed!" he got down to his side, "Who did this?" he asked in fright, until he felt something was behind him. He slowly looked back while gasping, until he screamed as everything went dark.

The very next morning, as Spike and Twilight were walking to school, they noticed in one shop was the news on TV. The footage was of the campsite in the woods that was taped off with trails of dried blood on the ground, "Wild bear attack?" Spike asked.

"Well, what else could have done that?" Twilight asked rhetorically.

"Yeah. What?" Spike asked, as they continued on their way to school.

The day went by as it always did, and when class was over Spike headed for the club room. As he walked the hall, he was met up with the Dazzlings. Adagio spoke up, "How was class for you, Spike?"

"Still boring. Yours?"

"Likewise." Aria answered.

"I just slept through the whole thing." Sonata added.

"Wish it were that easy for me." Spike replied, as they entered the club room.

As they entered, Bonbon, Lyra, and Moondancer were sitting down at the table, "Good, we can start today's meeting." Lyra began.

"And what is today's meeting about?" Aria asked.

"Well, I'm assuming you all saw this morning's news footage about the campsite in the woods?" Lyra inquired.

"Uh-huh." Sonata nodded.

"Couldn't that have just been a bear or wolf attack?" Spike wondered.

"Under normal circumstances, yes," Bonbon admitted, "But Lyra and I have done some research and have concluded this wasn't an ordinary wildlife attack."

"Ok, geniuses, so what're we dealing with?" Spike asked.

Lyra answered, "We got us a Hidebehind."

"A what?" Spike asked in confusion. Moondancer pulled out a book on creatures and opened to a section to show them the picture.

The bookworm girl began to explain, "The Hidebehind is a mysterious nocturnal creature. They're known to prey upon humans that wander the woods at night. It's said after they kill their prey they drag the bodies back to their lairs to feast."

"Yikes," Spike gasped, "Though why are they called 'Hidebehind'?"

Bonbon answered, "A Hidebehind is famous for its ability to conceal itself. It does so by literally hiding behind anything to keep itself hidden. It can hide behind the smallest or funkiest shaped objects around."

Lyra nodded, "A creature like this is an excellent stalker since not many have actually seen it and lived."

"And it can no doubt be the best at hide and seek." Sonata spoke up, while Adagio and Aria rolled their eyes.

"So what're you suggesting, chief?" Aria asked Lyra.

"This weekend we're going to take a camping trip in the woods and see if we can find some trace of the Hidebehind." Lyra answered.

"A camping trip?" Spike asked.

"Ooh, sounds fun!" Sonata cheered.

"Lyra, speaking hypothetically, what do we do if we were to actually run into a Hidebehind?" Spike inquired, while his eyes shifted to the Dazzlings.

"According to the book, the Hidebehind's nose is sensitive to the smell of alcohol. It acts as a repellent to it." Lyra explained.

"Good plan. But there's a problem with it," Moondancer began, "We're underage to buy said product. And do you think our parents are going to buy it for us?"

"Moondancer's got a point, Lyra." Spike agreed.

"Well, we..." Lyra trailed off, until Adagio spoke up.

"Don't worry. Our uncle has a huge collection of wine and alcohol imported from around the world. I'm sure we could convince him to loan us a bottle or two."

"Really?" Bonbon asked.

"Uh-huh." Aria confirmed.

"Then that's taken care of, and now we'll need supplies for the trip this weekend," Lyra began listing off tasks for the group, "Aria, Sonata, Moondancer, you three are in charge of getting camping gear."

"On it." Sonata saluted.

Lyra turned to Spike and Adagio, "Spike, you and Adagio are in charge of getting food for our trip. Just the essentials."

"And what're you going to be doing?" Spike asked suspiciously.

"Bonbon and I have a special project to do." Lyra answered, as she slid close to Bonbon.

"You guys better get going, and we'll meet up again Friday." Bonbon instructed.

"Come on. Let's go." Moondancer said, as she, Aria, and Sonata left.

"We'll see ya soon." Spike told the two, as he and Adagio left.

With Lyra and Bonbon being the only two left, Bonbon spoke to her best friend, "Did you really have to tell them we were doing a special project?"

"It was to get them to leave." Lyra answered.

"And what if they ask what it was?"

"We'll just tell them it was something private between us," Lyra replied, "Now come on, we can still use this room for another hour before we have to officially close up."

"All right, Lyra." Bonbon smiled, as the two started removing their shirts.

Meanwhile, Spike and Adagio were at the local grocery store buying some snacks. As Spike was buying the essential foods that didn't need to be frozen or refrigerated, he noticed Adagio was putting a lot of blue cheese in the cart, "Adagio, what're you doing?"

"Stocking up." she answered, as she dropped some more blue cheese in the cart.

"This is a lot of blue cheese, and I don't think the girls will want to eat something like this so much." Spike said.

"It's not for us, Spike. It's to protect us from the Hidebehind."

"Excuse me?" Spike asked in confusion.

"While the book is right about alcohol being like a repellent to the creature, blue cheese is actually poison to it." Adagio explained.

"Poison? Seriously?"

"You're talking to a mermaid, Spike," the girl reminded him, "I know more about cryptid creatures than any of your books do."

"Point," Spike admitted, "But will Lyra, Bonbon, and Moondancer believe it?"

"That's up to them."

"Do you even think we'll find it out there?" Spike asked.

"It's possible if it comes out to eat close to where we may set up."

"Then let's hope whatever spot we choose isn't close to it's lair." Spike said.

"Don't worry," Adagio began, as she held Spike close while pressing her bosom into, "If we do I promise to take care of you."

"Adagio, we're in public." Spike said in a muffled tone.

Adagio finally released Spike from her bust, allowing him to breathe, "Come on, we should get a few more essentials." she suggested, as the two continued to get their shopping done.