Equestria Girls 4: Save the Childhood Camp by throwing a Crystal Galaby Tennis Match FanChaptersLegend of Everfree, Part 1Legend of Everfree, Part 2Legend of Everfree, Part 3Legend of Everfree, Part 4Legend of Everfree, Part 5Legend of Everfree, Part 6Legend of Everfree, Part 1"Guys?" When Sunset Shimmer the glorious overlord spoke, everyone stopped and listened. "Why are we still in high school?" Sunset asked, looking at the ten girls that surrounded her. "I mean, I should be in college by now. The Dazzlings are independent enough to get working class jobs. And Silver Arrow-" she gestured to her human friend who was actually a goddess "-is Cupid. She doesn't need schooling." Sonata raised her hand. "I only come for the tacos." "I come to seduce boys with my enchanting appearance." Adagio grinned. "You invited me to become part of your friend group at the end of the friendship games," Silver Arrow pointed out, twirling a curl of pink-turquoise-white hair around her tan finger. "So do you just want me to leave?" Sunset suddenly felt claustrophobic like the time Celestia had accidentally sat on her as a foal. (It didn't help that her highness had just eaten twelve tons of cake.) "How many friends do we have in our group?" she asked. "I can count!" Sonata supplied, raising her hand. "I learned in math! There's me, Sonata, and then Aria, Adagio, Applejack, Silver Arrow, Rainbow Dash, Rarity, Glasses, Fluttershy, Pinkie Pie, and Sunset Shimmer! That's eleven!" "Very good Sonata." Rarity and Adagio clapped approvingly. Sunset felt sick. "This isn't good." "Why?" everyone asked in unison. "I had a vision last night." Sunset shut her eyes, trying to remember her dream. "A tall giant man named Hasbro insisted that there can only be eight characters in the next movie. But what does that even mean?" "It's probably just the illuminati," Applejack suggested, holding up an apple with the sacred eye on it. "Don't worry about them." "May I suggest that you're delusional?" Glasses asked, taking out a notepad. "Maybe Sunset means we're in a reality tv show," suggested The Dasher, as she had taken to calling herself. "It has 20% better ratings because I'm in it." "OH MY CELESTIA!" Sonata shrieked, jumping up. "I JUST REMEMBERED ADAGIO AND ARIA AND I RECEIVED A SCholARSHIP TO THE TOP FASHION DESIGN INSTITUTION IN A-MARE-ICA!!! KJGHBFBGFVJNLJIEURHIFOV!!" "How do you pronounce KJGHBFBGFVJNLJIEURHIFOV?" Fluttershy asked, furrowing her brow in confusion. Aria started strangling Sonata. "HOW DARE YOU LOSE THE ENVELOPE AND NOT TELL US THERE WAS A WAY OUT OF THIS MISERY?!" "Girls! The bus is here!" Adagio called, dragging Sonata and Aria away screaming. "Sorry!" she called apologetically before the bus pulled away. "I'll write!" The group of eight sat quietly at the edge of Canterlot High. "So, are we gonna brutally kill each other to find out which seven get to stay?" Glasses asked pleasantly. "If so, I have an algorithm-" "No!" Sunset proclaimed. "I think it's pretty obvious who needs to leave." "So," Silver Arrow said, "what's next?" The Cupid-girl sat in a circle with Sunset, Glasses, Rarity, Fluttershy, Pinkie, and The Dasher in the music room. "Hey, here's an idea," suggested The Dasher. "We should totally visit my old stompin' grounds over Fall Break!" "Your old 'stomping rounds'." Rarity made air quotes, clearing unimpressed. "Yeah, Camp Everfree," the Dasher elaborated, pulling out a convenient map. "Everfree is north west of Canterlot." "Strange, it's the other way around in Equestria," Sunset commented. "Let's do it!" "Do you think I'll meet cute little bunnies?" Fluttershy asked hopefully. "Of course not," The Dashed answered. "The Everfree is filled with bugbears." As soon as bugbears left her lips, Bon Bon and Lyra charged into the room. "We're coming with you," Bon Bon demanded, striking a heroic pose. "Don't try and stop us!" Lyra added. "Who are you two?" Glasses asked. "I literally know the names of seven students here." Bon Bon looked her dead in the eye. "I'd tell you, but I'd have to kill you." "Her name's Bon," Lyra supplied. "Bon Bon." "Mine was better," Bon Bon grumbled. "I'd let you guys come with, but we're only supposed to have seven friends on the trip," Sunset said, looking to the girls in concern. "We'll just be supporting characters, then," Lyra suggested. "We'll go separately and only show up in the background from time to time." "Sounds good," Sunset conceded. "Alright, you're in." "Hey, Glasses, remember when I said you should get us a van and I might call you awesome?" The Dasher asked, dragging five backpacks behind her. "Well, you're awesome!" "I finally get the reference." Glasses grinned as her friends loaded up the trunk of her parent's old van. "Do you think this is enough make-up?" Rarity asked anxiously, checking over her bags. The Dasher cackled as she patted Rarity on the back. "Who has time for make-up when you're running from bugbears?" "I take that as a challenge, The Dasher," Rarity answered. "I guarantee you I can apply eyeliner to look 'on fleek' while running from a monster. "Especially if it's one as ugly as you," added the self-proclaimed lady. Everyone oooohed. "Do you need some ice for that burn?" Pinkie taunted, throwing a water balloon in The Dasher's face. "Quiet!" The Dasher scowled, her cheeks blazin' hot. She picked up the last few bags and violently tossed them in the trunk. "If we're all ready, let's head out!" Glasses grinned as her friends climbed on board. Glasses was driving. The Dasher had called shotgun; Pinkie and Silver Arrow sat together, as did Rarity and Sunset Shimmer. The last pairing was Pinkie Pie and Fluttershy. Glasses floored it, and the girls were off. A few miles away, an old farmtruck rumbled to life. Legend of Everfree, Part 2The group was well on their way to Everfree when- "Guys, I think someone's following us," Fluttershy remarked, twisting in her seat to look out the back window. "You're just being paranoid as usual," Silver Arrow commented. Still, she, along with everyone except glasses, turned to look at the tow truck that was following them. "Hey, that thing looks kinda familiar," The Dasher remarked. "What do we do?" Rarity asked. "Pull over?" "Glasses, floor it," Sunset commanded. "We're not going to have our vacay ruined by a creeper." "Roger, Sunset!" Glasses floored it, putting on an extra burst of speed. "Woah!" The Dasher cried. She had been out of her seat and fell to the floor. "So that's what they mean by 'floor it'." Silver Arrow smirked. "Creepy deepy spider-guy is still following us!" Pinkie reported from the back seat. "Captain Shimmer, permission to speak!" Sunset rolled her eyes. "Speak, Pinkie." "I suggest Silver Arrow gets out and uses her arrows to divert him away from us!" Pinkie suggested before launching into a somersault routine. Everyone turned to Silver Arrow. "Why not?" the girl in question shrugged and stood up. In a flash, she transformed into her Cupid self- greek toga, large feathery wings, glitter decals on her eyes, and she was equipped with a bow and arrows. "If I don't come back," Silver Arrow said, looking each person dead in the eye, "I want Bon Bon to take my place in this group." "That's awfully grim," Rarity remarked as Silver Arrow jumped out the window. Everyone crowded around the vechile's window to watch as Silver Arrow pelted the psycho stalker with arrows. "Lookie!" Pinkie gasped suddenly. "Silver Arrow's arrows are missing!" Surprisingly, Silver Arrow's weapons weren't hitting their mark. The truck was swerving back and forth to dodge them. "It's almost as if whoever's in that car has memorized Silver Arrow's style," commented Sunset. Suddenly, an arm appeared out of the window! "Does he have a gun?!" Rarity shrieked. Fluttershy started sobbing. "Hey! Quit with the drama!" The Dasher demanded as the arm fired the gun. The van skidded to a halt. "He hit the tires!" Sunset gasped in horror. The girls waited in anguishing silence before they heard a thump on the top of the van. "Did they just leap onto the roof?!" the Dasher asked, looking uncharacteristically worried. "Hi ya'll!" Applejack suddenly leaped inside through the window. "AJ?" Glasses raised an eyebrow. "Sunset said we could only have seven-" "Do you see Silver Arrow anywhere around? No? See, there's seven of us now." Applejack whistled as she resumed driving. "Hey, the wheels are working!" Fluttershy pointed out. "Changed the tires," Applejack commented casually. Pinkie and Sunset glanced out the window, where Silver Arrow was fading into the distance. "She's Cupid, I'm sure she's fine," Sunset reasoned. "Who wants to sing campfire songs?" Pinkie cheered, grabbing everyone into a hug. "99 buckets of oats on the wall! "98 buckets of oats on the wall! "97 buckets of oats on the wall! "96 buckets of oats on the wall! "95 buckets of oats on the wall! "94 buckets of oats on the wall! "93 buckets of oats on the wall! "92 buckets of oats on the wall! "91 buckets of oats on the wall! "90 buckets of oats on the wall!" The girls continued for the next fifty miles. Legend of Everfree, Part 3"We're here!" Applejack announced, pulling the van to a complete stop. "Yes!" The Dasher was immediately out of the car and running around the old camping grounds. "It's just like I remember it!" she shrieked. Lyra and Bon Bon's hot pink convertible pulled up next to them, and they stepped out, wearing scandalously short shorts and t-shirts. "Get out of your van, losers!" Bon Bon said before applying lipstick while looking into a compact mirror. "Did Bonnie just undergo a major personality change or am I crazier than a Christmas cake in April?" Pinkie asked as the remaining girls descended the bus's steps. "It's Barbie Syndrome, it should wear off soon," Sunset assured her. As the seven girls (plus two supporting characters) grabbed their bags and headed out to the woods, two girls appeared in the distance. The first girl had pale blue skin, and shoulder-length blue curls. Her thick mascara seemed out of place at a rural camp, but no one really minded. She stood a few inches taller than the rest and appeared to be a young adult instead of a teenage girl. The second had tan skin and scruffy ivory hair. She wore a fur jacket and cargo pants/boots, and in her hair was a mauve feather. "Rara!" Applejack cried as The Dasher shrieked, "Gilda!" "AJ!" Rara, the blue girl, ran to embrace Applejack while The Dasher and Gilda performed their Junior Speedsters chant. "Oh!" Rarity wiped away tears from her eyes. "These reunions are so wonderful!" "Who the hay are these two?" Sunset asked, though maintaining a placid smile. "This is my old camp friend Coloratura," Applejack explained. "Wait, as in Countess Coloratura?" Glasses asked, looking up in surprise. "My brother listens to your music all the time! Once I even walked into his room and he was-" "And this," The Dasher interrupted, "is my camp friend, Gilda." "I'm watching the pink one," Gilda said, eyeing Pinkie suspiciously. "We're two of the camp counselors," Rara added helpfully. "I can't believe you're here, AJ! We have so much to catch up on!" "I almost didn't make it, but things worked out," Applejack answered smoothly, throwing a hand around Rara's shoulders. The duo continued to chat as Rara led them into a rather large clearing. Around ten to twelve cabins lay nestled in the underbrush, although there was still a large space for the campfire, as well as a "main hall" of sorts. All the buildings were, naturally, constructed of timber wolves. "I cal shotgun!" Pinkie cried, noticing the zipline courses that arched over the girl's heads. Several other campers were testing out the zipline, and their excited shrieks filled the air. "It's like flying," Gilda commented fondly. The Dasher smirked. "Did I ever tell you I've actually flown?" Sunset, Glasses, and Fluttershy watched with curiosity as a family of baby ducks waddled out of one bush and disappeared into the next. "AJ's told me all about you, Fluttershy," Rara commented when she noticed the apples of their eyes. "I'm sure you'll appreciate that we allow wildlife to run wild complete unsupervised here." Fluttershy fan-girled and promptly fainted. "Woah!" Sunset and Glasses thankfully caught their lightweight friend before she hit the ground. "Rara, where are our cabins?" Sunset asked, grinning sheepishly. "Oh, well, I've split you nine up into two groups." Rara and Gilda led them over to two adjacent cabins. "Twil-er, Glasses, Sunset Shimmer, AJ, Rarity, and Fluttershy will be in this cabin," Rara said, pointing to the one on her left. "And The Dasher, Pinkie Pie, Bon Bon, and Lyra will be bunking in this one," Gilda finished, jerking her thumb towards the other cabin. "That's only four, but you'll meet your cabin-mate when she arrives." "What's her name?" Lyra asked excitedly before Bon Bon elbowed her. Gilda flipped her hair. "Gonna leave that a mystery for now." Rara gave AJ a quick hug. "I'll leave you all to get settled. Come grab me when you're ready to meet the rest of the campers!" "I call top bunk!" Rara hadn't even left before Glasses made a mad dash for her cabin. The rest of the girls followed her lead. Legend of Everfree, Part 4The Dasher slammed her bags onto the ground and hopped onto the nearest bed she saw. Bon Bon and Lyra quickly followed her inside. "Since we're best friends, we should have our own bunkbed, just for us." Bon Bon grinned and sat down on the bed opposite of The Dasher's. "I call bottom." "Good, because I'm definitely a top-bunk person," Lyra answered, winking at Bon Bon. "Or, you know, we could switch it up a bit..." Pinkie Pie bounced into the cabin, swinging her arms gaily. "I guess I'm sleeping with The Dasher then!" Pinkie dropped her backpack on the floor and jumped into her bunk bed. "Alright, let's set up our pillows," Lyra declared, pulling a fluffy headrest out of her duffel bag. Meanwhile, in the other cabin, Fluttershy's unconscious body had been laid on one of the lower bunks. Glasses had picked the bunk above Flutters, and was in the process of encasing herself in an impenetrable pillow fort. "Alrighty, folks, I suppose I'll take a top bunk," Applejack declared, tossing her hat into the bunk above Sunset's. "Are you sure you want to sleep above Sunset?" Rarity asked, fluffing her hair in the mirror on the opposite side of the cabin. "She's been known to snore very loudly." Sunset reddened. "Hey, that's no crime!" Rarity sniffed. "And then, I suppose, I'll be sleeping by myself. Which is something I'm used to." Rarity sat down on her bed and promptly swapped her boots for a pair of chic sandals. She snapped, "Don't think I'm lonely over here, because I'm not!" Applejack and Sunset exchanged glances, then shrugged. The seven protagonists and two supporting characters met at the center of the campsite. "Glad you girls are all set up," Gilda commented, nodding approvingly. "So at lunch, which is in a couple minutes, we're going to go around and introduce everybody. But here." She passed out clipboards to the group. "Write your name underneath any activity you want to participate in." "Campfire songs?" Sunset mused, writing her name down. "Pottery!" Pinkie Pie squealed, scribbling her name down beneath that and several other activities. Rainbow took the clipboard from Pinkie. "No way am I missing ziplining!" "Nature hikes sounds fun." Fluttershy smiled while Applejack looked on over her shoulder. At that moment, Coloratura walked out of the main building, hunched over as if she had been struck. "Miss Rara, are you okay?" Rarity asked, noticing. Coloratura was surprised at Rarity's comment. She straightened up and smiled. "Of course, Rarity. I took a hiatus from my music career, and my manager wants me to get back to it." "So you're leaving?" Applejack asked, raising The Eyebrow in concern. Coloratura laughed. "I'm not going anywhere until the end of the camping trip." Suddenly, one of the other camp counselors, a purple-haired girl Rarity recognized as a frequent customer, Amethyst Star, returned with a group of sophomore campers in tow. "Gilda, Rara, we're all ready for lunch," Amethyst said, grinning. Soon, more groups joined them for the lunch break. "Alright, everyone!" Gilda took control as the 70+ campers settled down. "Not everyone has arrived at camp, but those who are here, we're gonna do a fun game! If you're left handed, go to the right side of camp! And if you're left-handed, go to the left side!" There was a low murmur as the campers obeyed Gilda's command. Fluttershy and Glasses, Applejack, and Rainbow Dash traveled to the right side of the clearing, along with two or three or kids. The rest of the campers were right-handed. "Hey, you know what's weird?" Fluttershy said, smiling at Glasses. "What?" Glasses asked. "The pony Twilight, your counterpart, used her right hand." Meanwhile, Gilda was issuing more directions. "Left handed people, introduce yourselves to each other! And righties, further divide yourself. If you saw The Dress as white and gold, move to the right" -she gestured with her hand- "and if you saw it as blue and black, move to the left." When the groups were small enough to be satisfactory, GIlda continued, "Now introduce yourself to each other!" Sunset, who was right-handed and saw the dress as white and gold, turned to a girl with pale skin and curly pink hair. "Hi, my name's Sunset Shimmer-" "I'm Fluer De Lis," the other girl said, smiling wryly. "We participated in the Friendship Games together." "...Oh." The Dasher was busy befriending a girl named Lightning Dust. Glasses and Fluttershy, both introverted creatures, were sticking close together and watched as The Dasher and Lightning Dust talked. Only five other kids shared their rare handedness. "Hi, I'm Soarin," one of the kids said. He had whispy blue hair and cheerful green eyes. "I'm Twilight, but you can call me Glasses." Glasses smiled weakly and pushed her glasses further up the bridge of her nose. "I'm Fluttershy," the butter-skinned girl whispered. "I like animals..." "My name's Little Strongheart," said a second girl, who had skin and hair the color of squash. "Mighty nice to meet you." Applejack grinned at her. Pinkie Pie, on the other side of camp (blue and black) was talking to everyone in her group. "Hiya, I'm Pinkie Pie, and I like parties and cupcakes and X rated movies!" No one else could get a word in edge-wise. Eventually, Gilda held up her hand. "Now that everyone has become acquainted with at least one or two new friends, the counselors are going to lead you on a nature hike!" "That's right!" Coloratura added, stepping up next to the white-haired girl. "Everyone line up!" As luck would have it, the left-handers, Glasses, Applejack, The Dasher, and Fluttershy ended up in the back of the line. "I hope we get to see some baby tarantulas!" Fluttershy whispered excitedly as they walked. "And I hope to find a rare specimen of moss!" Glasses said, grinning excitedly. "I left my field journal back in the cabin but I should be able to locate-" "Lighten up and just enjoy the view," Applejack retorted. "Oopsies, hold on, I need to tie my shoe." "We'll wait for you," the Dasher offered loyally. The three girls waited for AJ to fix her footwear, wish kept them a few yards behind the rest of the group. Applejack stood up, and suddenly gasped. "Something just grabbed my shoe!" Everyone looked down in horror at the pink hand that clutched Applejack's left shoe. Legend of Everfree, Part 5Glasses, and Fluttershy gazed in horror at the pink appendage that protruded out of the bush and grabbed onto AJ's boot. The Dasher had other ideas. "Get off Applejack!" she screamed at the hand. The Dasher tried to kick the hand, but a second hand emerged and grabbed her ankle. "Agh!" The Dasher lost her balance and fell into Applejack. "Who's there?" Glasses asked, crouching down. A soft, melodic voice answered. "49 times..." "Is this some sort of horror movie?" Fluttershy whispered inaudibly. The voice continued, and Glasses, the Dasher, and AJ listened in interest. "Everyday I worry all day about what's waiting in the bushes of love." Glasses took a chance. Her scrawny hands grabbed onto the bush branches and she pulled with all her might. "Ack!" Glasses and the bush flew into Fluttershy. "Hey! What's the deal?" The Dasher shrieked at the girl that was crouching where the bush had been. The group was looking at a pink-skinned girl. Her hair, straight like Glasses's, was three different shades of red, and she looked up at the campers with round, moss-green eyes. "I'm Gloriosa," she said, standing up to reveal her outfit. It was a plain yellow dress that transitioned into pink. A simple green belt hung around her waist. She extended a hand to AJ and The Dasher. "Sorry about that, I'm kinda a prankster." "Uh, okay." AJ took her hand and shook it. "What was that about 49 and bushes o' love or somethin'?" Gloriosa chuckled. "Something's waitin' in the bushes for us. It's just a song, don't worry." "Nice to meet you, Gloriosa," Glasses said matter-of-factly. "My name's Twilight, but you can call me Glasses. These are Fluttershy, Applejack-" "And The Dasher," Gloriosa finished. "I'm sharing a cabin with her." "You're the bunkmate?" The Dasher's magenta eyes bugged out. "Please don't grab my foot while I'm sleeping." "I wouldn't dream of it," Gloriosa answered, smiling amiably. "We s-should probably get back to the group," Fluttershy piped up. "We're getting pretty far behind." No one paid attention to her, as usual. "Have you ever been to Camp Everfree before?" The Dasher asked. "No, but I have a special connection with nature," Gloriosa answered. Gingerly, she picked up the bush from Glasses's hands and set the plant back on the ground. "Did we ask?" AJ muttered. "We should probably go," Fluttershy whispered. "I used to go to Crystal Prep academy before I dropped out and homeschooled myself," Gloriosa continued. "I live in the woods." "Wait!" Glasses cut her off. "We're off schedule! We have to catch up with the group! Why didn't anyone say anything?" Fluttershy rolled her eyes, annoyed, but the five girls ran down the trail, hoping to catch up with Coloratura and Gilda. "Up ahead, we're going to be approaching the Cloudsdale falls," Gilda commented as she led the group. "It's tradition for couples who attend camp to kiss under the Falls." Gilda winked. "You know what that means, right?' Lyra looked over at Bon Bon. "Yeah," Bon Bon answered, narrowing her eyes and grinning. "Waterfall jumping!" the best friends chorused. Rarity, Sunset, and Pinkie Pie were walking with Little Strongheart and Soarin. Sunset glanced behind her. "Guys, do you see Glasses, the Dasher, 'Shy, or AJ?" "Nope!" Pinkie answered, cheerfully skipping beside the group. "I bet they got lost," Little Strongheart remarked. "No offense, but that 'Dash' fellow couldn't navigate to save her life." "They have Glasses," Sunset countered. "She knows everything about geography and just about every other subject." As the group rounded a corner, Cloudsdale Falls revealed itself. The water fell from a mountain and into a lake below. "Wow," Soarin breathed. "Look how pretty it is!" Pinkie giggled and leaned over the railing. "I can't wait to rock climb," Bon Bon squealed. "My training has prepared me for this moment!" Sunset was hypnotized by the cascading water. Beside her, Little Strongheart was shivering. "Are you cold?" Rarity inquired. "It's way warmer where I come from," Little Strongheart confessed. "It's just a chill, really." "Here, take my shawl," Rarity offered, taking off the lavender garment. "Really? I'll give it back to you once we get back to camp," Little Strongheart promised. "No, keep it." Rarity laughed heartily. "I can just make myself another one." As she spoke, Rarity's ear disappeared, and they were replaced with fuzzy pony ears. She beamed as her hair extended into a pony tail. "Is that all it takes for someone to pony up?" Lyra asked, eyeing Rarity's ears. "How long will the transformations last?" Sunset pondered. "I hope forever," Rarity answered dreamily. Coloratura and Gilda looked over at them. "That's crazy," Gilda commented. "Let's go back to camp before someone turns into a griffon." She rolled her eyes. Author's Note Legend of Everfree, Part 6While the main group returned to camp, Gloriosa's group had already reached it. "Oh my gosh," Glasses whispered, halting before they went into the clearing. "Do you see that?" All the girls looked at the two strange men that stood in the middle of clearing. One was brown-skinned with greasy black hair. The second was pale, and a mop of curly pink hair sat on his head. Both were wearing business suits. "What do they want?" AJ asked. Fluttershy cowered behind her friends. "Maybe they want to P-E-A-R us!" "There's only on way to find out," Gloriosa said confidently. She ran forward and hollered, "What are you two doing here on my daddy's land?" Everyone exchanged glances. The Dasher whispered, "Gloriosa owns Camp Everfree?" "She's bluffing," Glasses answered. "I can tell by her stance." The men walked closer to their cooky new friend. The Dasher ran up to Gloriosa's side. "Not a step more!" "You tell us what ya doin' here right now!" Applejack demanded. She, as well as Glasses and Fluttershy, joined the other friends. "Or face the consequences," Gloriosa hissed, tossing her ruby-red hair. The man with the pink hair spoke first. "Young lady, this land belongs to the state. I, as well as my companion Mr. Filthy Rich, have the right to be here." He regarded the girls with a look of disdain. "I happen to be Svengallop, Countess Coloratura's manager." "We'll see about that," Glasses said. Adjusting her glasses, she asked, "May we see your identification?" "Hey, I've heard of you," Filthy Rich broke in, eyeing Glasses warily. "You're Twilight Sparkle, the transfer student who turned into a demon. My Diamond Tiara goes to CHS, and I can't approve-" Suddenly, Gilda, Rara, and the group returned, singing 'A bicycle built for two' in a loud chorus. "Rara!" Applejack cried when she saw the counselor. "AJ?" Coloratura stopped singing. "Why are you girls back at camp?" "AJ! Fluttershy! The Dasher!" Sunset's head poked out of the mass. "We've been wondering where you guys where!" "Coloratura?" Svengallop raised his bushy eyebrows. "We have some business to discuss, do we not?" Coloratura's turquoise eyes scanned the group, trying to decide what she should do. "Right. I'll be back in a minute; Counselor Gilda and Counselor Sunflower Seed will help get you all into your groups for the afternoon activities." Coloratura followed Svengallop and Filthy Rich into the main house. The campers started muttering to themselves. Sunset, Pinkie Pie, and Rarity joined The Dasher, Glasses, Fluttershy, and AJ. "Dears, where did you go?" Rarity asked curiously. "You missed the Cloudsdale Falls!" "We met our bunkmate," The Dasher explained. "She pulled a trick on me." Gloriosa grinned and stepped forward. "Hey, nice to meet you. I guess you're the remaining three out of your friend group." "Heeeeey, Glori-Glori!" Pinkie shrieked, wrapping Gloriosa in a hug. "Four, three, seven, eight," Sunset mused, stroking her beard thoughtfully. Suddenly, she gasped in an uncharacteristically loud way. "Girls, Gloriosa is the eighth!" "The eighth? From your vision?" Glasses asked. "She's the one?" Fluttershy whispered. "Oh boy oh boy oh boy!" Pinkie started hyperventilating. "This is fantasticarific!" Applejack rolled her eyes. "That ain't a word, is it, Pinkie?" "Spoilsport." Pinkie's hair became ominously flat before it puffed up again. "I have no idea what you're talking about." Gloriosa laughed mechanically. "But I'll go along with it." "Everyone!" Sunflower Seed clapped her hands. Even though she was Applejack's cousin, she had waist-length golden hair that wouldn't be compatible with AJ's farm. "We have three activities that you can participate in this afternoon. Tomorrow, you'll have more choices, like my favorite, dagger-throwing-" Sunflower coughed. "Right." Gilda rolled her eyes. Then she started grouping the cabins together. Gilda would be teaching survival skills like CPR and how to make a splint (because you never know when you'll be maimed by a bear!). Sunflower was in charge of leading counselors and cabins in artistic activities. The final group was with Coloratura, and they would be learning new campfire songs. Our heroes were sorted into this last group. Applejack chewed her lip, her eyes focused on the main building. "What's keeping Rara?" "Don't worry, darling," Rarity said in an attempt to be helpful. "Yeah," The Dasher added, "We don't need a popstar to teach us campfire songs! I'm awesome enough to learn them myself!" Everyone shot The Dasher a death glare. "What do we do while we wait?" Bon Bon asked. "Let's tell funny stories!" Pinkie Pie crawled out of a log, imitating a long squirmy centipede. "I have a funny story!" Glasses volunteered. "Once, I accidentally added too much hydrogen into my chemical formula. So instead of I2H3Ne6, I got a poisonous reactant that leaked into my family's pipes and landed us all in the hospital for a week!" Glasses grinned obviously pleased she had succeeded in a social scene. "Isn't that the stuff in the school hotdogs?" Fluttershy whispered. Suddenly, Coloratura reemerged from the office. Her usually immaculate hair appeared a bit razzled. "Rara!" AJ gasped. "Are ya okay?" "I'm fine, AJ," Coloratura answered as she sat down with the group. "Sometimes legal stuff comes up. When you're a celebrity, it's part of the package. Anyways, who's ready to sing some campfire songs?" "Me!" chorused all the girls. The Rainbooms, plus Glasses and Lyra and Bon Bon and Gloriosa began to sing. "Thanks for the animals and plants and the seasons, Crystal clear skies and the friends by my side Everything is a reason to be happy!" As the Rainbooms sang, the Rainbooms began to pony up. Lyra, Bon Bon, and Glasses watched with interest. Gloriosa and Coloratura were startled. "Oh my, AJ!" Coloratura remarked when the Rainbooms' song was over. "It's our special thing," AJ explained, adjusting her hat. "I just wished our pony power up stayed for longer!" Rarity sighed as she began stroking her ponytail as if it was a cat. "So many things I could do with this look!" "I could help you with that," Glasses offered. "Interesting," Gloriosa mused. "You are part animal, then?" "I am, I guess, but not the others?" Sunset furrowed her brow and rubbed her chin. "I don't think it effects their DNA." The group was silent for a minute. "Who wants hot dogs?" Pinkie chirped.
Legend of Everfree, Part 1"Guys?" When Sunset Shimmer the glorious overlord spoke, everyone stopped and listened. "Why are we still in high school?" Sunset asked, looking at the ten girls that surrounded her. "I mean, I should be in college by now. The Dazzlings are independent enough to get working class jobs. And Silver Arrow-" she gestured to her human friend who was actually a goddess "-is Cupid. She doesn't need schooling." Sonata raised her hand. "I only come for the tacos." "I come to seduce boys with my enchanting appearance." Adagio grinned. "You invited me to become part of your friend group at the end of the friendship games," Silver Arrow pointed out, twirling a curl of pink-turquoise-white hair around her tan finger. "So do you just want me to leave?" Sunset suddenly felt claustrophobic like the time Celestia had accidentally sat on her as a foal. (It didn't help that her highness had just eaten twelve tons of cake.) "How many friends do we have in our group?" she asked. "I can count!" Sonata supplied, raising her hand. "I learned in math! There's me, Sonata, and then Aria, Adagio, Applejack, Silver Arrow, Rainbow Dash, Rarity, Glasses, Fluttershy, Pinkie Pie, and Sunset Shimmer! That's eleven!" "Very good Sonata." Rarity and Adagio clapped approvingly. Sunset felt sick. "This isn't good." "Why?" everyone asked in unison. "I had a vision last night." Sunset shut her eyes, trying to remember her dream. "A tall giant man named Hasbro insisted that there can only be eight characters in the next movie. But what does that even mean?" "It's probably just the illuminati," Applejack suggested, holding up an apple with the sacred eye on it. "Don't worry about them." "May I suggest that you're delusional?" Glasses asked, taking out a notepad. "Maybe Sunset means we're in a reality tv show," suggested The Dasher, as she had taken to calling herself. "It has 20% better ratings because I'm in it." "OH MY CELESTIA!" Sonata shrieked, jumping up. "I JUST REMEMBERED ADAGIO AND ARIA AND I RECEIVED A SCholARSHIP TO THE TOP FASHION DESIGN INSTITUTION IN A-MARE-ICA!!! KJGHBFBGFVJNLJIEURHIFOV!!" "How do you pronounce KJGHBFBGFVJNLJIEURHIFOV?" Fluttershy asked, furrowing her brow in confusion. Aria started strangling Sonata. "HOW DARE YOU LOSE THE ENVELOPE AND NOT TELL US THERE WAS A WAY OUT OF THIS MISERY?!" "Girls! The bus is here!" Adagio called, dragging Sonata and Aria away screaming. "Sorry!" she called apologetically before the bus pulled away. "I'll write!" The group of eight sat quietly at the edge of Canterlot High. "So, are we gonna brutally kill each other to find out which seven get to stay?" Glasses asked pleasantly. "If so, I have an algorithm-" "No!" Sunset proclaimed. "I think it's pretty obvious who needs to leave." "So," Silver Arrow said, "what's next?" The Cupid-girl sat in a circle with Sunset, Glasses, Rarity, Fluttershy, Pinkie, and The Dasher in the music room. "Hey, here's an idea," suggested The Dasher. "We should totally visit my old stompin' grounds over Fall Break!" "Your old 'stomping rounds'." Rarity made air quotes, clearing unimpressed. "Yeah, Camp Everfree," the Dasher elaborated, pulling out a convenient map. "Everfree is north west of Canterlot." "Strange, it's the other way around in Equestria," Sunset commented. "Let's do it!" "Do you think I'll meet cute little bunnies?" Fluttershy asked hopefully. "Of course not," The Dashed answered. "The Everfree is filled with bugbears." As soon as bugbears left her lips, Bon Bon and Lyra charged into the room. "We're coming with you," Bon Bon demanded, striking a heroic pose. "Don't try and stop us!" Lyra added. "Who are you two?" Glasses asked. "I literally know the names of seven students here." Bon Bon looked her dead in the eye. "I'd tell you, but I'd have to kill you." "Her name's Bon," Lyra supplied. "Bon Bon." "Mine was better," Bon Bon grumbled. "I'd let you guys come with, but we're only supposed to have seven friends on the trip," Sunset said, looking to the girls in concern. "We'll just be supporting characters, then," Lyra suggested. "We'll go separately and only show up in the background from time to time." "Sounds good," Sunset conceded. "Alright, you're in." "Hey, Glasses, remember when I said you should get us a van and I might call you awesome?" The Dasher asked, dragging five backpacks behind her. "Well, you're awesome!" "I finally get the reference." Glasses grinned as her friends loaded up the trunk of her parent's old van. "Do you think this is enough make-up?" Rarity asked anxiously, checking over her bags. The Dasher cackled as she patted Rarity on the back. "Who has time for make-up when you're running from bugbears?" "I take that as a challenge, The Dasher," Rarity answered. "I guarantee you I can apply eyeliner to look 'on fleek' while running from a monster. "Especially if it's one as ugly as you," added the self-proclaimed lady. Everyone oooohed. "Do you need some ice for that burn?" Pinkie taunted, throwing a water balloon in The Dasher's face. "Quiet!" The Dasher scowled, her cheeks blazin' hot. She picked up the last few bags and violently tossed them in the trunk. "If we're all ready, let's head out!" Glasses grinned as her friends climbed on board. Glasses was driving. The Dasher had called shotgun; Pinkie and Silver Arrow sat together, as did Rarity and Sunset Shimmer. The last pairing was Pinkie Pie and Fluttershy. Glasses floored it, and the girls were off. A few miles away, an old farmtruck rumbled to life.
Legend of Everfree, Part 2The group was well on their way to Everfree when- "Guys, I think someone's following us," Fluttershy remarked, twisting in her seat to look out the back window. "You're just being paranoid as usual," Silver Arrow commented. Still, she, along with everyone except glasses, turned to look at the tow truck that was following them. "Hey, that thing looks kinda familiar," The Dasher remarked. "What do we do?" Rarity asked. "Pull over?" "Glasses, floor it," Sunset commanded. "We're not going to have our vacay ruined by a creeper." "Roger, Sunset!" Glasses floored it, putting on an extra burst of speed. "Woah!" The Dasher cried. She had been out of her seat and fell to the floor. "So that's what they mean by 'floor it'." Silver Arrow smirked. "Creepy deepy spider-guy is still following us!" Pinkie reported from the back seat. "Captain Shimmer, permission to speak!" Sunset rolled her eyes. "Speak, Pinkie." "I suggest Silver Arrow gets out and uses her arrows to divert him away from us!" Pinkie suggested before launching into a somersault routine. Everyone turned to Silver Arrow. "Why not?" the girl in question shrugged and stood up. In a flash, she transformed into her Cupid self- greek toga, large feathery wings, glitter decals on her eyes, and she was equipped with a bow and arrows. "If I don't come back," Silver Arrow said, looking each person dead in the eye, "I want Bon Bon to take my place in this group." "That's awfully grim," Rarity remarked as Silver Arrow jumped out the window. Everyone crowded around the vechile's window to watch as Silver Arrow pelted the psycho stalker with arrows. "Lookie!" Pinkie gasped suddenly. "Silver Arrow's arrows are missing!" Surprisingly, Silver Arrow's weapons weren't hitting their mark. The truck was swerving back and forth to dodge them. "It's almost as if whoever's in that car has memorized Silver Arrow's style," commented Sunset. Suddenly, an arm appeared out of the window! "Does he have a gun?!" Rarity shrieked. Fluttershy started sobbing. "Hey! Quit with the drama!" The Dasher demanded as the arm fired the gun. The van skidded to a halt. "He hit the tires!" Sunset gasped in horror. The girls waited in anguishing silence before they heard a thump on the top of the van. "Did they just leap onto the roof?!" the Dasher asked, looking uncharacteristically worried. "Hi ya'll!" Applejack suddenly leaped inside through the window. "AJ?" Glasses raised an eyebrow. "Sunset said we could only have seven-" "Do you see Silver Arrow anywhere around? No? See, there's seven of us now." Applejack whistled as she resumed driving. "Hey, the wheels are working!" Fluttershy pointed out. "Changed the tires," Applejack commented casually. Pinkie and Sunset glanced out the window, where Silver Arrow was fading into the distance. "She's Cupid, I'm sure she's fine," Sunset reasoned. "Who wants to sing campfire songs?" Pinkie cheered, grabbing everyone into a hug. "99 buckets of oats on the wall! "98 buckets of oats on the wall! "97 buckets of oats on the wall! "96 buckets of oats on the wall! "95 buckets of oats on the wall! "94 buckets of oats on the wall! "93 buckets of oats on the wall! "92 buckets of oats on the wall! "91 buckets of oats on the wall! "90 buckets of oats on the wall!" The girls continued for the next fifty miles.
Legend of Everfree, Part 3"We're here!" Applejack announced, pulling the van to a complete stop. "Yes!" The Dasher was immediately out of the car and running around the old camping grounds. "It's just like I remember it!" she shrieked. Lyra and Bon Bon's hot pink convertible pulled up next to them, and they stepped out, wearing scandalously short shorts and t-shirts. "Get out of your van, losers!" Bon Bon said before applying lipstick while looking into a compact mirror. "Did Bonnie just undergo a major personality change or am I crazier than a Christmas cake in April?" Pinkie asked as the remaining girls descended the bus's steps. "It's Barbie Syndrome, it should wear off soon," Sunset assured her. As the seven girls (plus two supporting characters) grabbed their bags and headed out to the woods, two girls appeared in the distance. The first girl had pale blue skin, and shoulder-length blue curls. Her thick mascara seemed out of place at a rural camp, but no one really minded. She stood a few inches taller than the rest and appeared to be a young adult instead of a teenage girl. The second had tan skin and scruffy ivory hair. She wore a fur jacket and cargo pants/boots, and in her hair was a mauve feather. "Rara!" Applejack cried as The Dasher shrieked, "Gilda!" "AJ!" Rara, the blue girl, ran to embrace Applejack while The Dasher and Gilda performed their Junior Speedsters chant. "Oh!" Rarity wiped away tears from her eyes. "These reunions are so wonderful!" "Who the hay are these two?" Sunset asked, though maintaining a placid smile. "This is my old camp friend Coloratura," Applejack explained. "Wait, as in Countess Coloratura?" Glasses asked, looking up in surprise. "My brother listens to your music all the time! Once I even walked into his room and he was-" "And this," The Dasher interrupted, "is my camp friend, Gilda." "I'm watching the pink one," Gilda said, eyeing Pinkie suspiciously. "We're two of the camp counselors," Rara added helpfully. "I can't believe you're here, AJ! We have so much to catch up on!" "I almost didn't make it, but things worked out," Applejack answered smoothly, throwing a hand around Rara's shoulders. The duo continued to chat as Rara led them into a rather large clearing. Around ten to twelve cabins lay nestled in the underbrush, although there was still a large space for the campfire, as well as a "main hall" of sorts. All the buildings were, naturally, constructed of timber wolves. "I cal shotgun!" Pinkie cried, noticing the zipline courses that arched over the girl's heads. Several other campers were testing out the zipline, and their excited shrieks filled the air. "It's like flying," Gilda commented fondly. The Dasher smirked. "Did I ever tell you I've actually flown?" Sunset, Glasses, and Fluttershy watched with curiosity as a family of baby ducks waddled out of one bush and disappeared into the next. "AJ's told me all about you, Fluttershy," Rara commented when she noticed the apples of their eyes. "I'm sure you'll appreciate that we allow wildlife to run wild complete unsupervised here." Fluttershy fan-girled and promptly fainted. "Woah!" Sunset and Glasses thankfully caught their lightweight friend before she hit the ground. "Rara, where are our cabins?" Sunset asked, grinning sheepishly. "Oh, well, I've split you nine up into two groups." Rara and Gilda led them over to two adjacent cabins. "Twil-er, Glasses, Sunset Shimmer, AJ, Rarity, and Fluttershy will be in this cabin," Rara said, pointing to the one on her left. "And The Dasher, Pinkie Pie, Bon Bon, and Lyra will be bunking in this one," Gilda finished, jerking her thumb towards the other cabin. "That's only four, but you'll meet your cabin-mate when she arrives." "What's her name?" Lyra asked excitedly before Bon Bon elbowed her. Gilda flipped her hair. "Gonna leave that a mystery for now." Rara gave AJ a quick hug. "I'll leave you all to get settled. Come grab me when you're ready to meet the rest of the campers!" "I call top bunk!" Rara hadn't even left before Glasses made a mad dash for her cabin. The rest of the girls followed her lead.
Legend of Everfree, Part 4The Dasher slammed her bags onto the ground and hopped onto the nearest bed she saw. Bon Bon and Lyra quickly followed her inside. "Since we're best friends, we should have our own bunkbed, just for us." Bon Bon grinned and sat down on the bed opposite of The Dasher's. "I call bottom." "Good, because I'm definitely a top-bunk person," Lyra answered, winking at Bon Bon. "Or, you know, we could switch it up a bit..." Pinkie Pie bounced into the cabin, swinging her arms gaily. "I guess I'm sleeping with The Dasher then!" Pinkie dropped her backpack on the floor and jumped into her bunk bed. "Alright, let's set up our pillows," Lyra declared, pulling a fluffy headrest out of her duffel bag. Meanwhile, in the other cabin, Fluttershy's unconscious body had been laid on one of the lower bunks. Glasses had picked the bunk above Flutters, and was in the process of encasing herself in an impenetrable pillow fort. "Alrighty, folks, I suppose I'll take a top bunk," Applejack declared, tossing her hat into the bunk above Sunset's. "Are you sure you want to sleep above Sunset?" Rarity asked, fluffing her hair in the mirror on the opposite side of the cabin. "She's been known to snore very loudly." Sunset reddened. "Hey, that's no crime!" Rarity sniffed. "And then, I suppose, I'll be sleeping by myself. Which is something I'm used to." Rarity sat down on her bed and promptly swapped her boots for a pair of chic sandals. She snapped, "Don't think I'm lonely over here, because I'm not!" Applejack and Sunset exchanged glances, then shrugged. The seven protagonists and two supporting characters met at the center of the campsite. "Glad you girls are all set up," Gilda commented, nodding approvingly. "So at lunch, which is in a couple minutes, we're going to go around and introduce everybody. But here." She passed out clipboards to the group. "Write your name underneath any activity you want to participate in." "Campfire songs?" Sunset mused, writing her name down. "Pottery!" Pinkie Pie squealed, scribbling her name down beneath that and several other activities. Rainbow took the clipboard from Pinkie. "No way am I missing ziplining!" "Nature hikes sounds fun." Fluttershy smiled while Applejack looked on over her shoulder. At that moment, Coloratura walked out of the main building, hunched over as if she had been struck. "Miss Rara, are you okay?" Rarity asked, noticing. Coloratura was surprised at Rarity's comment. She straightened up and smiled. "Of course, Rarity. I took a hiatus from my music career, and my manager wants me to get back to it." "So you're leaving?" Applejack asked, raising The Eyebrow in concern. Coloratura laughed. "I'm not going anywhere until the end of the camping trip." Suddenly, one of the other camp counselors, a purple-haired girl Rarity recognized as a frequent customer, Amethyst Star, returned with a group of sophomore campers in tow. "Gilda, Rara, we're all ready for lunch," Amethyst said, grinning. Soon, more groups joined them for the lunch break. "Alright, everyone!" Gilda took control as the 70+ campers settled down. "Not everyone has arrived at camp, but those who are here, we're gonna do a fun game! If you're left handed, go to the right side of camp! And if you're left-handed, go to the left side!" There was a low murmur as the campers obeyed Gilda's command. Fluttershy and Glasses, Applejack, and Rainbow Dash traveled to the right side of the clearing, along with two or three or kids. The rest of the campers were right-handed. "Hey, you know what's weird?" Fluttershy said, smiling at Glasses. "What?" Glasses asked. "The pony Twilight, your counterpart, used her right hand." Meanwhile, Gilda was issuing more directions. "Left handed people, introduce yourselves to each other! And righties, further divide yourself. If you saw The Dress as white and gold, move to the right" -she gestured with her hand- "and if you saw it as blue and black, move to the left." When the groups were small enough to be satisfactory, GIlda continued, "Now introduce yourself to each other!" Sunset, who was right-handed and saw the dress as white and gold, turned to a girl with pale skin and curly pink hair. "Hi, my name's Sunset Shimmer-" "I'm Fluer De Lis," the other girl said, smiling wryly. "We participated in the Friendship Games together." "...Oh." The Dasher was busy befriending a girl named Lightning Dust. Glasses and Fluttershy, both introverted creatures, were sticking close together and watched as The Dasher and Lightning Dust talked. Only five other kids shared their rare handedness. "Hi, I'm Soarin," one of the kids said. He had whispy blue hair and cheerful green eyes. "I'm Twilight, but you can call me Glasses." Glasses smiled weakly and pushed her glasses further up the bridge of her nose. "I'm Fluttershy," the butter-skinned girl whispered. "I like animals..." "My name's Little Strongheart," said a second girl, who had skin and hair the color of squash. "Mighty nice to meet you." Applejack grinned at her. Pinkie Pie, on the other side of camp (blue and black) was talking to everyone in her group. "Hiya, I'm Pinkie Pie, and I like parties and cupcakes and X rated movies!" No one else could get a word in edge-wise. Eventually, Gilda held up her hand. "Now that everyone has become acquainted with at least one or two new friends, the counselors are going to lead you on a nature hike!" "That's right!" Coloratura added, stepping up next to the white-haired girl. "Everyone line up!" As luck would have it, the left-handers, Glasses, Applejack, The Dasher, and Fluttershy ended up in the back of the line. "I hope we get to see some baby tarantulas!" Fluttershy whispered excitedly as they walked. "And I hope to find a rare specimen of moss!" Glasses said, grinning excitedly. "I left my field journal back in the cabin but I should be able to locate-" "Lighten up and just enjoy the view," Applejack retorted. "Oopsies, hold on, I need to tie my shoe." "We'll wait for you," the Dasher offered loyally. The three girls waited for AJ to fix her footwear, wish kept them a few yards behind the rest of the group. Applejack stood up, and suddenly gasped. "Something just grabbed my shoe!" Everyone looked down in horror at the pink hand that clutched Applejack's left shoe.
Legend of Everfree, Part 5Glasses, and Fluttershy gazed in horror at the pink appendage that protruded out of the bush and grabbed onto AJ's boot. The Dasher had other ideas. "Get off Applejack!" she screamed at the hand. The Dasher tried to kick the hand, but a second hand emerged and grabbed her ankle. "Agh!" The Dasher lost her balance and fell into Applejack. "Who's there?" Glasses asked, crouching down. A soft, melodic voice answered. "49 times..." "Is this some sort of horror movie?" Fluttershy whispered inaudibly. The voice continued, and Glasses, the Dasher, and AJ listened in interest. "Everyday I worry all day about what's waiting in the bushes of love." Glasses took a chance. Her scrawny hands grabbed onto the bush branches and she pulled with all her might. "Ack!" Glasses and the bush flew into Fluttershy. "Hey! What's the deal?" The Dasher shrieked at the girl that was crouching where the bush had been. The group was looking at a pink-skinned girl. Her hair, straight like Glasses's, was three different shades of red, and she looked up at the campers with round, moss-green eyes. "I'm Gloriosa," she said, standing up to reveal her outfit. It was a plain yellow dress that transitioned into pink. A simple green belt hung around her waist. She extended a hand to AJ and The Dasher. "Sorry about that, I'm kinda a prankster." "Uh, okay." AJ took her hand and shook it. "What was that about 49 and bushes o' love or somethin'?" Gloriosa chuckled. "Something's waitin' in the bushes for us. It's just a song, don't worry." "Nice to meet you, Gloriosa," Glasses said matter-of-factly. "My name's Twilight, but you can call me Glasses. These are Fluttershy, Applejack-" "And The Dasher," Gloriosa finished. "I'm sharing a cabin with her." "You're the bunkmate?" The Dasher's magenta eyes bugged out. "Please don't grab my foot while I'm sleeping." "I wouldn't dream of it," Gloriosa answered, smiling amiably. "We s-should probably get back to the group," Fluttershy piped up. "We're getting pretty far behind." No one paid attention to her, as usual. "Have you ever been to Camp Everfree before?" The Dasher asked. "No, but I have a special connection with nature," Gloriosa answered. Gingerly, she picked up the bush from Glasses's hands and set the plant back on the ground. "Did we ask?" AJ muttered. "We should probably go," Fluttershy whispered. "I used to go to Crystal Prep academy before I dropped out and homeschooled myself," Gloriosa continued. "I live in the woods." "Wait!" Glasses cut her off. "We're off schedule! We have to catch up with the group! Why didn't anyone say anything?" Fluttershy rolled her eyes, annoyed, but the five girls ran down the trail, hoping to catch up with Coloratura and Gilda. "Up ahead, we're going to be approaching the Cloudsdale falls," Gilda commented as she led the group. "It's tradition for couples who attend camp to kiss under the Falls." Gilda winked. "You know what that means, right?' Lyra looked over at Bon Bon. "Yeah," Bon Bon answered, narrowing her eyes and grinning. "Waterfall jumping!" the best friends chorused. Rarity, Sunset, and Pinkie Pie were walking with Little Strongheart and Soarin. Sunset glanced behind her. "Guys, do you see Glasses, the Dasher, 'Shy, or AJ?" "Nope!" Pinkie answered, cheerfully skipping beside the group. "I bet they got lost," Little Strongheart remarked. "No offense, but that 'Dash' fellow couldn't navigate to save her life." "They have Glasses," Sunset countered. "She knows everything about geography and just about every other subject." As the group rounded a corner, Cloudsdale Falls revealed itself. The water fell from a mountain and into a lake below. "Wow," Soarin breathed. "Look how pretty it is!" Pinkie giggled and leaned over the railing. "I can't wait to rock climb," Bon Bon squealed. "My training has prepared me for this moment!" Sunset was hypnotized by the cascading water. Beside her, Little Strongheart was shivering. "Are you cold?" Rarity inquired. "It's way warmer where I come from," Little Strongheart confessed. "It's just a chill, really." "Here, take my shawl," Rarity offered, taking off the lavender garment. "Really? I'll give it back to you once we get back to camp," Little Strongheart promised. "No, keep it." Rarity laughed heartily. "I can just make myself another one." As she spoke, Rarity's ear disappeared, and they were replaced with fuzzy pony ears. She beamed as her hair extended into a pony tail. "Is that all it takes for someone to pony up?" Lyra asked, eyeing Rarity's ears. "How long will the transformations last?" Sunset pondered. "I hope forever," Rarity answered dreamily. Coloratura and Gilda looked over at them. "That's crazy," Gilda commented. "Let's go back to camp before someone turns into a griffon." She rolled her eyes. Author's Note
Legend of Everfree, Part 6While the main group returned to camp, Gloriosa's group had already reached it. "Oh my gosh," Glasses whispered, halting before they went into the clearing. "Do you see that?" All the girls looked at the two strange men that stood in the middle of clearing. One was brown-skinned with greasy black hair. The second was pale, and a mop of curly pink hair sat on his head. Both were wearing business suits. "What do they want?" AJ asked. Fluttershy cowered behind her friends. "Maybe they want to P-E-A-R us!" "There's only on way to find out," Gloriosa said confidently. She ran forward and hollered, "What are you two doing here on my daddy's land?" Everyone exchanged glances. The Dasher whispered, "Gloriosa owns Camp Everfree?" "She's bluffing," Glasses answered. "I can tell by her stance." The men walked closer to their cooky new friend. The Dasher ran up to Gloriosa's side. "Not a step more!" "You tell us what ya doin' here right now!" Applejack demanded. She, as well as Glasses and Fluttershy, joined the other friends. "Or face the consequences," Gloriosa hissed, tossing her ruby-red hair. The man with the pink hair spoke first. "Young lady, this land belongs to the state. I, as well as my companion Mr. Filthy Rich, have the right to be here." He regarded the girls with a look of disdain. "I happen to be Svengallop, Countess Coloratura's manager." "We'll see about that," Glasses said. Adjusting her glasses, she asked, "May we see your identification?" "Hey, I've heard of you," Filthy Rich broke in, eyeing Glasses warily. "You're Twilight Sparkle, the transfer student who turned into a demon. My Diamond Tiara goes to CHS, and I can't approve-" Suddenly, Gilda, Rara, and the group returned, singing 'A bicycle built for two' in a loud chorus. "Rara!" Applejack cried when she saw the counselor. "AJ?" Coloratura stopped singing. "Why are you girls back at camp?" "AJ! Fluttershy! The Dasher!" Sunset's head poked out of the mass. "We've been wondering where you guys where!" "Coloratura?" Svengallop raised his bushy eyebrows. "We have some business to discuss, do we not?" Coloratura's turquoise eyes scanned the group, trying to decide what she should do. "Right. I'll be back in a minute; Counselor Gilda and Counselor Sunflower Seed will help get you all into your groups for the afternoon activities." Coloratura followed Svengallop and Filthy Rich into the main house. The campers started muttering to themselves. Sunset, Pinkie Pie, and Rarity joined The Dasher, Glasses, Fluttershy, and AJ. "Dears, where did you go?" Rarity asked curiously. "You missed the Cloudsdale Falls!" "We met our bunkmate," The Dasher explained. "She pulled a trick on me." Gloriosa grinned and stepped forward. "Hey, nice to meet you. I guess you're the remaining three out of your friend group." "Heeeeey, Glori-Glori!" Pinkie shrieked, wrapping Gloriosa in a hug. "Four, three, seven, eight," Sunset mused, stroking her beard thoughtfully. Suddenly, she gasped in an uncharacteristically loud way. "Girls, Gloriosa is the eighth!" "The eighth? From your vision?" Glasses asked. "She's the one?" Fluttershy whispered. "Oh boy oh boy oh boy!" Pinkie started hyperventilating. "This is fantasticarific!" Applejack rolled her eyes. "That ain't a word, is it, Pinkie?" "Spoilsport." Pinkie's hair became ominously flat before it puffed up again. "I have no idea what you're talking about." Gloriosa laughed mechanically. "But I'll go along with it." "Everyone!" Sunflower Seed clapped her hands. Even though she was Applejack's cousin, she had waist-length golden hair that wouldn't be compatible with AJ's farm. "We have three activities that you can participate in this afternoon. Tomorrow, you'll have more choices, like my favorite, dagger-throwing-" Sunflower coughed. "Right." Gilda rolled her eyes. Then she started grouping the cabins together. Gilda would be teaching survival skills like CPR and how to make a splint (because you never know when you'll be maimed by a bear!). Sunflower was in charge of leading counselors and cabins in artistic activities. The final group was with Coloratura, and they would be learning new campfire songs. Our heroes were sorted into this last group. Applejack chewed her lip, her eyes focused on the main building. "What's keeping Rara?" "Don't worry, darling," Rarity said in an attempt to be helpful. "Yeah," The Dasher added, "We don't need a popstar to teach us campfire songs! I'm awesome enough to learn them myself!" Everyone shot The Dasher a death glare. "What do we do while we wait?" Bon Bon asked. "Let's tell funny stories!" Pinkie Pie crawled out of a log, imitating a long squirmy centipede. "I have a funny story!" Glasses volunteered. "Once, I accidentally added too much hydrogen into my chemical formula. So instead of I2H3Ne6, I got a poisonous reactant that leaked into my family's pipes and landed us all in the hospital for a week!" Glasses grinned obviously pleased she had succeeded in a social scene. "Isn't that the stuff in the school hotdogs?" Fluttershy whispered. Suddenly, Coloratura reemerged from the office. Her usually immaculate hair appeared a bit razzled. "Rara!" AJ gasped. "Are ya okay?" "I'm fine, AJ," Coloratura answered as she sat down with the group. "Sometimes legal stuff comes up. When you're a celebrity, it's part of the package. Anyways, who's ready to sing some campfire songs?" "Me!" chorused all the girls. The Rainbooms, plus Glasses and Lyra and Bon Bon and Gloriosa began to sing. "Thanks for the animals and plants and the seasons, Crystal clear skies and the friends by my side Everything is a reason to be happy!" As the Rainbooms sang, the Rainbooms began to pony up. Lyra, Bon Bon, and Glasses watched with interest. Gloriosa and Coloratura were startled. "Oh my, AJ!" Coloratura remarked when the Rainbooms' song was over. "It's our special thing," AJ explained, adjusting her hat. "I just wished our pony power up stayed for longer!" Rarity sighed as she began stroking her ponytail as if it was a cat. "So many things I could do with this look!" "I could help you with that," Glasses offered. "Interesting," Gloriosa mused. "You are part animal, then?" "I am, I guess, but not the others?" Sunset furrowed her brow and rubbed her chin. "I don't think it effects their DNA." The group was silent for a minute. "Who wants hot dogs?" Pinkie chirped.
