Digital Dustin - Campout or Freakout

by Prince Dustin Hogan

Rating: teen
Tags: Gloriosa Daisy, Romance, Equestria Girls, Science Fiction, Main 7 (EqG), Profanity, Adventure, Human, Timber Spruce, Original Character
Length: 39804

Dustin and company go on a camping trip that goes wild.

When Canterlot High goes on a field trip to Camp Everfree, they discover a mysterious magical force that causes strange things to happen around the camp. Add that with a digital entity lurking within the forests of the campsite and keeping a sharp watch on our heroes, Dustin and company are guaranteed have quite the adventure.

There will be drama, laughs, suspense, and romance along the way. So pack your camping gear and get ready to join our group of heroes on a camping trip to never forget.

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Published 2023-07-02 23:00:00 UTC
Last updated 2023-07-08 14:05:18 UTC

Heading to camp

“Talking”

“YELLING”

‘Thinking’

“Telepathic link”

Songs

Flashback

"Transformation Index”

Heading to camp

OP - The Voice by Celtic Woman

"Midnight Sparkle..." Twilight muttered as she begab squirming obviously having a nightmare "How is this possible...? No! STOP!" Twilight screamed before waking up, seeing that she was in the bus with her friends, who were looking to her concerned.

"We can't stop, silly!" Pinkie's said with a chuckle. "We're not there yet!"

"Hey, are you okay?" Sunset asked worriedly, having noticed Twilight friend's distressed cry within her sleep.

"Heh…I'm fine…" Twilight dismissed with a nervous laugh. But Salazar and Dustin weren't quite so convinced, though they decided to not pry.

"We are gonna have so much fun!" Pinkie exclaimed as Sonata grinned with glee. "We're gonna roast marshmallows and eat marshmallows and sleep on marshmallow pillows!"

"And not to mention we have two weeks to get away from all of the chaos." Dustin retorted with a sigh of content. "Just us and the great out doors. Fresh air, grass of green, skies of blue, this will be quite a refreshing trip."

"Attention, students," a resounding voice chimed in, catching their attentions as they looked out to the front of the bus to see Principal Celestia and Vice Principal Luna looking at them, wearing camping gear, "we're almost there." Celestia said. "But before we arrive, we just wanted to say how proud we are of you for raising enough money to go on this class field trip," she said gratefully.

"When we were your age, we made some of our favorite memories in these woods, and we're sure you will, too." Luna added.

"I'm certain we will." Dustin replied to the two faculty with a smile. "I know I'm gonna have the time of my life."

"Glad to know, Dustin." Celestia said with a chuckle. "What about the rest of you? Who's excited for Camp Everfree?!" Everyone else cheered in response.

"In the meantime," Adagio started, looking to her friends, "how about some music to pass the time?"

Will you be lost by time or be part of history?
Will your story be told or remain a mystery?
Will they sing your song, telling all that you have done?
Time to make your choice, only you can be the one
Oh, oh, oh-oh-whoa
As you join in the Legend of Everfree! (Hey!)
Oh, oh, oh-oh-whoa
As you join in the Legend of Everfree! (Hey! Hey! Hey!)
Will you do something great with the time that you have here?
Will you make your mark? Will you conquer what you fear?
And when you go back home, everybody there will see
You were part of the Legend of Everfree!
Oh, oh, oh-oh-whoa
As you join in the Legend of Everfree! (Hey!)
Oh, oh, oh-oh-whoa
As you join in the Legend of Everfree! (Hey!)
Will you find your greatest glory?
Will you be a falling star?
Here to learn what nature teaches
Here to learn more who you are
Will you be lost by time or be part of history?
Will your story be told or remain a mystery?
And when you go back home, everybody there will see
You were part of the Legend of Everfree!
Oh, oh, oh-oh-whoa
As you join in the Legend of Everfree! (Hey!)
Oh, oh, oh-oh-whoa
As you join in the Legend of Everfree!
Hey!﻿

After a long drive, the bus had finally arrived at the camp grounds, being a quaint little area in the middle of a field, surrounded by trees and lake water.

"Whoa." Dustin uttered in awe. "This place is freaking awesome!"

Everyone all went ahead and disembarked from the vessel, pulling out their luggage from the bottom sections of it.

"Isn't Camp Everfree just beautiful?" Fluttershy asked as she examined the place. "I can't wait until we have our first nature walk."

"I definitely wanna go on one of those." Spike said while panting.

"Love going on nature walks." Dustin nodded in agreement to the purple cNine.

"You wanna see all the adorable woodland creatures, too?" Flutterhsy asked the two.

"Yeah! Specifically squirrels. More specifically, so I can chase 'em!" Spike replied, barking happily.

"I'm open to seeing anything this place has." Dustin said with a smirk. "But I've always been quite a bug fanatic since inwas a kid. Still am."

"You bring any bugs near me, and you'll be sorry!" Rarity warned Dustin with a furrowed brow.

"Relax, Rares. I would never do that." Dustin shrugged with a smile and a chuckle. "I still remember that time you were running like a chicken with its head cut off and screaming like a banshee when a little jumping spider got on your shirt."

"Oh sure, you can laugh about it!" Rarity scoffed. "That little monster jumped right onto me! It freaking jumped!"

"Uh, no duh. Why else do you think they're called jumping spiders?" Dustin retorted with a deadpan expression. "Plus, those little guys pretty cute."

"What's the big deal, drama queen?" Aria asked with a shrug. "Dustin can turn into Sonicada, who is a humanoid bug, and you never freak out over that."

"That's different!" Rarity replied in defense.

"Alright, thats enough!" Applejack intervened as she in between the three. "Me personally, I'm just lookin' forward to roughin' it. I'm gonna make my own shelter, forage for food...

"Uh, you know they provide us with food and tents, right?" Rainbow Dash asked with a confused expression.

"Yup!" Applejack nodded. "Still gonna forage though."

"I'm just after some R&R." Rarity sighed. "The past year has all been a bit too much for my tastes."

"I'll say!" Pinkie replied in agreement. "We fought two evil sirens who tried to hypnotize everybody with their singing, one Cybergeist who threated to rule thebworld with music, one ridiculously competitive rival school, and two demon friends!" Pinkie then looks to Susnet, Twilight, Aria and Sonata, realizing what she said with an akward laugh. "Uh, heh-heh, no offense."

"None taken." Sunset replied before looking to Twilight. "You'll get used to it."

"Yep. Canterlot High has become a regular magic magnet. As well as a target for anything from Cyberspace." Applejack said as she did some stretched. "Gonna be nice gettin' away to a place where we don't have to worry about that kinda stuff."

"Amen to that, girlfriend." Pixel nodded in agreement. "I needed some down time.
The stress is really getting to my motherboard."

"Here ya go, Twilight," A familiar voice said, making Dustin and Salazar looke to see Flash Sentry handing the bag off to the Twilight, who took it and slung her arms through the straps.

"Thanks," Twilight said in gratitude, "It's… Flash, right?"

"Ooh, looks like Twilight's got a crush." Salazar muttered to Dustinbwith teasing grin while Dustin looks to Flash.

"Yup, that's me!" Flash replied, gesturing at himself, "And you're you," he added as he pointed at her, developing a frown on his face, "And we don't know each other very well…" he realized, rubbing the back of his neck and turning away in a downcast manner, "Cool story, bro…" he muttered.

"Right…" Twilight replied somewhat nervously, "I guess I'll... see you around…" Twilight grimacing a little as she watched him head off with an anxious grin.

"Poor dude." Dustin said, feeling rather sorry for Flash.

"What was that about?" Salazar asked with confusion.

"You know how there's that girl who looks just like Twilight when she's here but lives in another dimension and she's a pony princess?" Sunset asked, making Salazar nod before he had a look of realization on his face.

"Oooohh...." Salazar uttered in understanding. "You mean..."

"Yeah. Flash kinda had a... thing for her." Sunset told Salazar.

"Oh," Twilight realized, hearing the conversation.

"Wait!" Salazar replied, a surorised look on hisnface. "You mean the guy was hitting on a.... a magical talking horse?"

"If you want to put it that way, then yes." Dustin nodded in response before face-palming his head. "You know, I'm not sure if that counts as zoophilia!"

Suddenly, the camp speakers rung to life as a voice spoke. "Hey, everyone! If you could start heading to the courtyard, that would be rad! It's time to start the best week of camp ever!"

A everyond had gathered at the center of the campgrounds, where at a gazebo in the area, there were two people who they looked over at.

One was a girl with pale amaranth skin, freckled cheeks, light green eyes, long braided hair that was two shades of moderate raspberry amd braw. She bore a yellow blouse and jean shorts over her form, a crystal necklace around her neck, along with a floral crown upon her head.

The other was a broad-shouldered boy with short hair that was two shades of dark aquamarine, grayish green, and a light tangelo complexion. He donned a black and grey cap over his head, a red t-shirt with the Camp Everfree logo upon it, and green cargo shorts.

"Hi, everyone! Welcome to Camp Everfree! I'm Gloriosa Daisy, your camp director!" The girl named Gloriosa greeted to the crowd before motioning t the boy next to her. "Think of me as your friendly camp and nature guide. And this is my brother, Timber Spruce!"

"Think of me as that awesome guy..." Timber said while taking the microphone and flipping it over to his other hand, much to his sister's amusement, "who should always be invited to fun things."

From within the crowd, Dustin was looking to Gloriosa with a blush of his cheeks. 'Wow...' Dustin thought to himself, a smile slowly forming kn his face.

"We aim to please," Gloriosa said as she got hold of the microphone, "so before we hand out our tent assignments, we'd like to hear from all of you. You're free to do whatever you like here."

"Uh, except hike near the rock quarry." Timber chimed in, holding out his hands, "That's off-limits."

"Y-Yes," Gloriosa nodded in agreements, "but otherwise, your options are wide open. So what activities will make this the very best week of your lives ever?

"Ooh! Rock climbing!" Rainbow exclaimed, holding up her left arm and waving it around.

"Done!" Gloriosa promised.

"Archery!" Rainbow continued, raising her hand again

"Of course!" Gloriosa replied.

"Tetherball!" Rainbow spoke, still holding her hand up.

"Naturally!" Gloriosa acknowledged.

"Rainbow, I know you're excited." Sunset said to Rainbow. "But maybe give somebody else a chance to make a suggestion."

"Arts and crafts!" Bulk Biceps cried out excitedly, causing both Sandalwood and Flash to look at him skeptically. "My mom... needs new pot holders."

"I'll supply the looms!" Gloriosa replied.

"Cookie decorating!" Pinkie called out.

"Ooh, I do make a mean sugar cookie." Gloriosa replied with a chortle.

"Early morning nature walks?" Fluttershy asked witha a raised hand.

"With walking sticks for everyone!" Gloriosa responded.

As Dustin continued to look to Gloriosa while smiling like an idiot, he felt as if somebody was watching him. He turns around, only to find nothing but shrubbery and trees. With a shrug he turns his attention Gloriosa and Timber.

"I'll be taking requests the rest of the time you're here," Gloriosa responded to the group. "So if there's anything you'd like to do, anything you need, just ask."

"What about the camp gift?" Celestia asked, sitting upon a picnic table, while her sister stood beside her, "That was my favorite Camp Everfree tradition," she noted as everyone was looking over at her.

"The camp gift!" Gloriosa recalled excitedly, "Of course!" she exclaimed.

"Really?" Timber whispered to her sarcastically.

"Yes, really," Gloriosa replied, placing her hand atop the microphone to prevent anyone from hearing their conversation, forcing a small smile across her lips.

"Well, I just thought..." spikd Timber.

"Then you thought wrong!" Gloriosa interjected defiantly, causing him to frown deeply, while she glared at him.

"Anyone else picking up on a little tension between Gloriosa and her brother?" Sunset inquired to those around her.

"Oh yeah." Adagio nodded. "Most definitely."

"Mm-hm!" Pixel nodded.

"Every year, campers work together to create something useful." Gloriosa told everyone listening through the microphone, "A gift for future campers." Gloriosa added, gesturing towards the whole crowd, "Working toward this common goal is key to forming the strong bonds that will last well beyond your time here at camp! Which is why it's so important…" she muttered angrily to Timber as he was frowning, covering the microphone with her hand.

"This gazebo was a gift from last year's group," she pointed out, looking up at the ceiling of the structure they were upon, "Oh, oh, oh, and the totem pole and the sundial were also made by campers!"

"The sundial was our year's gift!" Celestia told her students, causing Luna to feign a cough.

"Even though 'some people' thought it was a little impractical, since the sundial can't be used at night…" Luna explained in a sarcastic tone.

"Well, it's the thought that counts right?" Dustin said, walking to Luna sbd Celestia with a wink to the two. "Never knew you two were craftsmman."

"You all seem like a really amazing group," Gloriosa said to the campers, "So I'm certain you'll come up with something inspiring to leave behind," she confessed, causing everyone to start cheering excitedly.

"Speaking of leaving things behind," Timber chimed in, catching his sister's attention, "now's the time when we give out tent assignments," he told the group while holding out his right hand, "So you can leave your heavy bags behind," he added with a wink, while Gloriosa just smiled, shaking her head towards him.

"Uh, girls will be getting their assignments from Timber," Gloriosa told the group, gesturing towards her brother, "Guys, you're with me," she said through the microphone, waving the males over to her direction.

Dustin then felt like he was being watched again, uring him to look only to find nothing there again. 'OK, This is creeping me out a little.'

"Hey, you alright dude?" Flash asked, making Dusitn jump a bit in surprise.

"Wha-oh. Y-yeah. Thought I heard something." Dustin said dismissively.

"Well, alright." Flash replied with a shrug. "Come on. Gloriosa's assigning us tents."

As he and Dustin both walked off, a pair of glowing green eyes were watching them. Well, heir focus were moreso on Dustin, and when they noticed the Digitrix on his wrist, the eyes furrowed in anger while a low growl was heard.

Getting settled

“Talking”

“YELLING”

‘Thinking’

“Telepathic link”

Songs

Flashback

"Transformation Index”

Getting Settled

OP - The Voice by Celtic Woman

Gloriosa was holding a sack that had cards inside, handing it to the various boys innthe crowd.

"Sweet! Garnet, my birthstone!" Dustin said with a smirk, holding a card that had an oval-shaped red gem on it.

"Mine too." Salazar said as he wallked to Dustin, holding a card with a matching gem. "Guess that means we're bunkin'."

"Aw Hell to the yeah, brotha!" Dustin said enthusiastically as the the two shared a high-five.

Meanwhile, Timber was doing the same with the girls as Pinkie fished out a card that a rectangular-shaped gem upon it. "Yay!" she yelped happily, "I'm in the Emerald Tent!" she exclaimed, hopping off as Rarity took out her own card, seeing the exact same gem upon it.

"Ooh, me too!" Rarity noted, walking after the puffy haired girl.

"Aquamarine," Applejack realized upon viewing the round gem on her card.

"Me too!" Rainbow replied, jumping in to show her the matching card of her own.

"I got Amethyst," Fluttershy noted, looking at the purple gem and then seeing DJ Pon-3 with the matching card, as she shot her a thumbs-up.

"Ooh, Rose Quartz." Adagio said as Pixel walked with a matching card, making Adagio smirk.

"Citrine?" Sonata asked as Aria had the same card. "YAY! WE'RE ROOMIES!" Sonata grabbed Aria in a tight hug, making Aria roll her eyes in mild annoyance.

"We share a place together back home!" Aria saidnwith a deadpan look to Sonata.

"Sapphire." Sunset said upon viewing her card.

"Me too!" Twilight's added, catching Sunset's attention as she looked over to see her with the matching card of the blue gem, "I mean, I'm assuming I am," she corrected, adjusting her glasses, "Heh, heh…" she chuckled, "Technically, sapphires aren't just blue, they can be pink, purple, yellow..." she listed off, not noticing the camp guide walking over to her.

"Yeah, but they're mostly blue." Timber said as he walks to her. "That's why they're named after the Latin word sapphirus. That means "blue".

"I know." Twilight replied. But did you know that sapphires are just rubies without chromium?"

"No. But did you know that Sapphire Tent is the best one?" Tinper asked.

"No. Why's that?" Twilight responds with confusion.

"Because you're in it." Timber replied with a cheeky grin, wiggling his eyebrows up and down in a flirtatious manner,

Dustin and Salazar looks to the two with knowing smirks.

"Now this time, Twi's got herself a catch." Dustin said with a nudge to Salazar. But ook notice of a pair of green eyes hidden within the trees, looking to Twilight before vanishing. "Holy crap! Did you see that?"

"See what?" Salazar asked with a raised eyebrow as he looks to the trees. "I don't see anything.

"I just saw a pair of green peepers within the trees!" Dustin said to Salazar. "You didn't see that?"

"No." Salazar replied with a shake of his head. "It's probably one of the animals lurking around.

"With glowimg green eyes?!" Dustin asked with a credulous expression. "What freaking animal has green glowing eyes?!"

"Is everything ok, fellas?" Gloriosa asked, making the two look to her.

"Oh, my bud here is probably just tripping over seeing an animal." Salazar motions to Dustin, but he sees that said boy was blushing a bit. "Uh... dude?"

Dustin said nothing as he looked to Gloriosa with a blush before blinking and shaking his head. "Huh? You say something Sal?"

"You ok?" Salazar asked with confusion. "What was that?"

"What was what?" Dustin she'd with a shrug and a perplexed look.

"You were a little red just a second ago and staring off into space." Salazar said, then looks to Gloriosa, then back to Dustin. He then had a look of realization on his face. "Dude!" Salazar then had a smirk. "Are you seriously hit..." Dustin punches Salazar in the gut in response, making him groan in pain.

"Whoops! Eheheh, sorry bro, you had a bug on ya!" Dustin said to Salazar before looking to Gloriosa. "Excuse me, I'm gonna go get my things."

And with that, Dustin walks off while Gloriosa looks to him with a confused look.

"What the Hell man...?" Salazar groaned in slight discomfort as he rubbed his gut. "Damn, for a skinny dude you pack a punch."

"Do you want me to take you to the nurse's office?" Gloriosa asked with midl concern.

"Nah, I'm good." Salazar said with a disnissive wave of his hand. "I've taken worse than this."

"Okay, everyone," Gloriosa said to the campers "Go get settled in," she advised, "We'll be meeting at the docks in fifteen minutes to go over some camp safety rules!" Gloriosa checked the sheet upon her clipboard, not hearing the sound of an approaching car, "Lemme know if you need anything!" she yelled to Timber.

All of a sudden, the sound of a door opening caught her attention as she looked over to see a well-dressed man with combed and gelled black hair, and brown skin as he trotted over from his limousine to the camp director, who frowned deeply.

"I need somethin'," the man stated with a snooty expression on his face as Gloriosa dropped her clipboard, walking over to him, while the others watched on nervously.

"Filthy Rich!" she said, trying to feign an excited expression as she put her left arm around his right one, "So nice to see you," she grumbled.

Gloriosa wansn't the only one glaring at the man, Dustin too was glaring daggers at the guy. 'Don't know who this dicksstain is, but I already don't like him!'

"What are you doing here?!" Gloriosa whispered angrily in question, placing her hands at her hips as he adjusted the cuffs to his suit, "Camp is just getting started!" she mentioned to him.

"Just takin' in the scenery, Gloriosa Daisy," he replied while turning to face her, seeing her expression of suspicion. "It's so... hmm... relaxin'," he told her with a chuckle.

Dustin grabbed a stick before snapping it in half, catching the attention of the two.

"Oh, don't mind me. Just picking up a few sticks for the fire." Dustin said before picking up another while looking to Filthy Rich. "Gotta get careful though, wouldn't want them up in certain places." Dustin emphasized this by forming his index and thumb into a ring-shape before placing it on the tip of the stick and sliding itnhalfway down the base. "If you catch my drift, good sir."

"Ooooohh.." Salazar, Flash, and DJ PON-3 muttered in slight shock as Filthy Rich glared at Dustin.

"Oh boy." Sunset uttered in concern.

"Beg your pardon, son?" Filthy Rich asked in mild anger. "I'm a little deaf in this ear! Care to speak up?"

"You sure it ain't a bug buzzing nearby?" Dustin retorted with a roll of his eyes. "Or maybe you have an earwig jammined up in there. I hear those little buggers have a nasty habit of crawling up people ears. But in sure you're plenty set up to fix that." Filthy Rich was slowly losing his cool.

"What is he doing?!" Rarity whispered to her friends in shock and disbelief.

"Dunno!" Sonata ripped in a whisper. "But it looks like he's really pushing that guy's buttons!"

"Ok, ok. Let's not get too riled up here." Gloriosa said awkwardly, hoping things don't go out of hand.

Meanwhile, the pair of green glowing peepers appeared and were looking at Filthy Rich. Suddenly, with audible snort, a cloud of yellow dust flew towards him.

"Now see here you little..." Filthy Rich growled before the cloud of yellow dust hits him, making him having a sneezing fit.

"Well, you can look around when camp is over!" Gloriosa said to Filthy Rich angrily, gesturing him to leave. "Now, if you don't mind…"

"Fine… I need some antihistamines anyway!" Filthy Rich agreed, still sneezing up a storm before hopping into his limo and driving of.

"Heheh. Looks like Boss Hog ain't much of an outdoorsman." Dustin said with a smirk.

"What was that?!" Allister said as he, Luna, and Celestia approached him. "Are you trying to get yourself into trouble?!"

"Hey, I was sticking up for Gloriosa here!" Dustin said in defense. "It's obvious she doesn't like that pompous dickhead! And honestly, I don't blame her!"

"I appreciate it," Gloriosa said as shebwalked to him. "But just leave him to me from now on. Filthy Rich is, uh, an alumni of the camp. He likes to check on his old stomping grounds every now and again."

"Then why was he asking for something?" Duatin asked with a concerned look toward her. "Honeslty he came here for something. And I think I know what that something is."

"Well... enough about him." Gloriosa reassured as she waved her hand. "Just go your tent. and put away your things" she advised, but then she noticed a pair of glowing green eyes from withing the trees. "Uh... I'm sorry, I've got something to take care of real quick!"

Gloriosa darted off, making Dustin and the three faculty members look onnwith perplexed expressions.

Deep in the forest, Gloriosa was wading through the underbrush with a scowl on her face.

"Pendragon!" Gloriosa called out. "I know you're out here!"

Suddenly, the sound of heavy footsteps was heard. And before her appeared what looked a dragon composed of plant matter.

"You called for me, Gloriosa?" The creature named Pendragon asked, bowing his head as if her were infront of royalty.

"Pendragon, what did I say about stalking the campers?!" Gloriosa declared in annoyance. "We had this discussion just yesterday!"

"Aye! We did!" Pendragon said woth a nod. "But one particular student caught my interest! And quite frankly, I do not trust him!"

Gloriosa raised an eyebrow upon hearing that. "And which one are you talking about, Pendragon?"

"The red-haired gnave clad in gray?! The one with the unique wristwatch on his wrist?" Pendragon implied, earning a confused look.

"Red_haired knave?" Gloriosa asked.

"He's talking about the guy named Dustin Miller." Timber said as he apporached the two. "The guy who talked smack to Filthy Rich?"

"Oh him?" Gloriosa said before looking to Pendragon. "What about him has you so upset?"

"Have you failed to notice that watch the boy wields" Pendragon asked, further fueling Gloriosa's confusion. "Did you not find ianything... peculiar on it?"

"Juat what are you trying yo imply, Pendragon?!" Gloriosa asked with more annoyance. "Stop being cryptic and just give me a straight answer already!"

"Glori, I'll handle this from here." Timber said with a reassuring look to Gloriosa. With a sigh, she casts another look to Pendragon.

"We'll continue this talk later!" Gloriosa declared before walking out and back to among.

Timber then looks to Pendragon, a knowing look visible on his face. "Alright Pen! Care to explain that little "weclome" you gave to Fikthy Rich earlier?"

"That vermin has overstayed his welcome as it is, stripling!" Pendragon declared. "I share just as much disdain for that greedy wretch as much as you and Gloriosa do!"

"Ok, but what about Dustin?" Tinber asked with a skeptical look. "That gut doesn't look like he's a threat! So what's your beef with him?!"

"No "beef"! At leaast not yet!" Pendragon declared, earning a raised eyebrow from Timebr. "Have you took notice of..."

"If it's about that watch the guy has, yeah! I noticed!" Tinber said before fishing out his phone. "And before you ask, I'm well aware that the symbol on it is just like those weird heroes that show up on the news!" Timber then tuented his phone to Pendragon, showing images of the various Digitirix forms.

"So you know?" Pendragon asked. "And you have not confronted him, or informed Gloriosa of this?!"

"Gloriosa has a lot on her plat as it is dude! You know that!" Timber shot back. "Plus, I'm sure the guy likes to keep a low profile! I don't see what has your tail in a twist, so get off his back!"

"It's not just that knave that has my concern piqued!" Pendragon replied. "It's thisd maidens that acomany him as well!"

"Maidens? You mean Tsikight and her friends?" Timber asked.

"Who else do you think I speak of?!" Pendragon retorted. "And don't think I have not noticed your advances to the bespectacled one!"

"Hey, back off!" Timber replied, making Pendragon snarl in response to that. "I'm warning you, Pen! And I'm saying this once, so listen carefully! This stalking better stop now! If it doesn't, weren't going to have a problem!"

"Do you not know to who you speak, stripling?!" Pendragon growled as he got into Timber's face. "You do know that I am older than you, and a former royal! So you better mind what you say to me!"

"Yeah. Key word, "formal"!" Timber shot back. "Remember, you're not in your world from Cyberspace anymore! You're on Earth!" Timber poked at Pendragon's snout. "I mean it Pendragon! Stop harassing the campers! Got it?"

Pendragon growled, but bowed his head. "I understand you!"

"You better!" Timber said warningly before walking off. All the while Pemdragon watched on with a scowl.

Author's Note

Well, looks like now know what is lurking in the woods of Camp Everfree. Or rather... "who" is lurking in the woods. And it seems Gloriosa and Timber know this Pendragon fellow.

:ajsmug: And it seems Twilight and Timber are the only items here in this camping trip.

Anyways, hope ypu guys like this story so far.

Make a splash

“Talking”

“YELLING”

‘Thinking’

“Telepathic link”

Songs

Flashback

"Transformation Index”

Make a splash

OP - The Voice by Celtic Woman

"Huh…" the fashionista sighed, "I'm all for learning safety rules," Rarity admitted, glancing up at the sky, "but I do hope I can get started on my designs for the camp fashion show sooner rather than later."

"I still can't believe you talked Gloriosa into havin' a fashion show," Applejack retorted. "We're in the middle of the woods for cryin' out loud! We're s'posed to be roughin' it!"

"It's clear from Gloriosa's own wardrobe that she appreciates a well put together look," Rarity responded, gesturing towards her own outfit. "Even if we are in the middle of the woods."

Meanwhile, Dustin was walking around, looking at the Digitrix. The screen of it flashed like it was glitching while emitting strange beeks.

"What's your with this thing?" Dustin asked in confusjon, but then he sees Timber emerge from the trees with a frown. "Hey, you ok dude?"

"Huh?" Timber asked before turning to face Duatin. "Oh, yeah. I'm alright. Aren't you that guy that talked down to Filthy Rich?"

"That's me." Dustin nodded. "Name's Dustin Miller."

"I'll admit, you've got sine guts talking to him like that." Timber stated with a smirk. "To be honest, that's the first time I've seen anyone do what you did."

"Hey, I didn't like that douchebag as much as Glori did." Dustin said with a roll ofnhis eyes.

"Glori?" Timber asked qithba smirk and a raised eyebrow. "Already giving my sister nicknames, eh?"

"Yeah I..." Dustin said, his face then going red as his eyes widened. "I mean no! I meant to say Gloriosa! Yeah-eheh, That's what I meant to say."

"Hasn't been 24 hours, and my sister has an admirer." Timber said in a teasing manner. "About time my sis got a boy toy."

"What?! M-Me?! In..." Dustin stammered like an idiot, face going red. "Ok yes. I have a bit of a crush."

"A bit of a crush my ass!" Salazar said, approaching him. "Earlier you were staring into space, gawking like a deer caught in headlights!" Salazar laughed a bit. "You're practically head over heels for her."

"Dude!" Dustin exclaimed with a light glare, and Timber smirks.

"You don't say." Timber chuckled in response.

Dustin then felt a tugging on his pant leg, making him look to see Spike. "Spike, what is it little guy?" Spike responded by nudging his head to the tent Twilight and Sunset stayed in, obviously not speaking because Timber was present. "Oh, excuse us. Well, talk some other time dude."

Dustin picked up Spike as he and Salazar walked to the tent.

"Everything alright?" Salazar asked the purple canine.

"It's better to see for yourselves." Spike said as Dustin and Salazar entered the tent.

"Hey girls, everything al..." Dustin siad, but stopped when he saw things levitate in a purple aura.

"What in God's name?" Dustinasked with a dumbfounded before looking Twilight. "Twi? Are you...?"

"I think so…" Twilight answered honestly many things levitated while violet aura. "I can't believe this…" Twilight uttered frightfully, having her arms close to her chest, "It's..."

"Amazing/Terrible!" Sunset and Twilight said in unison, and the objects floating about dropping back into regular positions

"This is just awful!" Twilight exclaimed, her arms crossed over her chest protectively.

"Are you kidding?" Sunset asked rhetorically, "This is great! I mean, we've all ponied up before, gotten the whole ears and wings and tail thing, shot magical rainbow lasers, but nothing like this has ever happened!"

"But Twilight didn't pony up." Dustin replied with confusion. "I didn't see any pony ears or tails."

"Neither did I." Salazar nodded. "Wait! Pony up?" Salazar looks to Dustin. "That's what you guys call it?"

"How did you do it?" she asked her glasses-wearing friend, placing her hands upon her hips.

"I don't know!" Twilight replied, shaking her head as she was evidently freaked out. But then she took notice of the Digitrix still glitching.

"Maybe I didn't…" she said out of thought, placing her hands upon her head. But then she saw the Digitrix was acting rather funny.

Sunset took notice of this too. "What's your with the Digitrix?"

"Huh?" Dustin asked as he looked to the Digitrix, "Oh this. Damn things been doing that the past minute."

"Should we have Allister check that out?" Teilight asked with concern. "It could be infected with malware." Suddenly, the Digitrix stopped the glitching.

"Huh. Maybe not." Dustin saidn with a shrug.

"Guys?" Twilight said, getting Sunset, Dustin, and Salazar's attention. "Could you please not bring this whole levitating thing up to the others?" she asked pleadingly while waving her right arm up towards the ceiling, much to the surprise of her pals.

"Why not?" Sunset asked worriedly.

"You heard Applejack," Twilight pointed out. "This is supposed to be the place where everyone can get away from magic,"

"Yeah, she did say that." Dustin said with a shrug.

"I don't want them to know I brought some crazy new kind with me…" Twilight told them, about to head outside.

"If you really don't want us to, we won't say anything." Sunset promised as wilight opened up the tent flaps and left

"Somethings bothering her." Salazar said and was about to walk off to her, but Dustin stopped him by placing a hand in his shoulder.

"Maybe we should just give her some space." Dustin advised his friend. "She's already got alot on her plate as it is."

With a sigh, Dustin walks out the tent and accidentally bumps into someone. "Oh! Sorry I.... I...." Dustin stammered, seeing he bumped into none other than Gloriosa. "Oh... uh-Gloriosa. Hey..."

"Oh, hey." Gloriosa greeted. "You're Duatin Miller, right?"

"Yes!" Dustin said in a high voice before clearing his throat. "Uh yes, I am." Dustin spoke, blushing a bit.

"Are you ok?" Gloriosa asked with concern. "You're face is awful red."

"Oh-uh... I'm fine. Just snacked on some spicy chips." Dustin stammered, his face blushing red. 'Come on you jackass, get it together!'

"Oh, well ok." Gloriosa said with a soft smile. "Just here to make sure everyone was headed over to the docks! Did you need something?"

"Oh... uh-well... I...." Dustin stammered, nervousness really taking a hold a him. "I cant seem to think of anything at the moment."

"Well, ok then." Gloriosa said with a confused look. "If you need anything, just let me know."

"Ok then. Will do, eheh..." Dustin replied as Gloriosa walked, berating himself in the process. 'Wow! You've fought bad guys and monsters before, but you cant ask a woman out on a fucking date?! IDIOT!!!'

"Oh! My! God!" A voice said, making him turn to see Sunset, Rarity, and Adagio look to him with knowing smirks. "You've got the hots for Glotiosa!"

"What?!" Dustin said in surprise. "No! No I don't!"

"Don't lie to us, Romeo!" Rarity said with a wide grin in a playful manner. "I know romance when I see it!"

"Come on now!" Dustin waved dismissively. "You're talking crazy ta-whoa!" Dustin gasped as he held his stomach with wide eyes.

"You alright?" Sunset asked with a perplexed look.

"My stomach is having a really heated argument with those Cayenne Crisps I snacked on earlier!" Dustin said as his stomach gurgle. "Uh oh! Porcelain throne calls!" Dustin ran off to the restrooms. "Mayday! Mayday! Code brown!"

While the gang weren't expecting it, Pendragon was watching Dustin while staying hidden in the woods.

"Oh, it's beautiful, isn't it?" Rarity uttered in awe. "It looks like a diamond shining in the sun!"

"Truly marvelous." Adagio said in agreement with Rarity. "I could live in a houseboat on their."

"Reminds me a lot of home." Sonata said woth a soft smile.

"It is lovely out here." Fluttershy said, soghing in content as a light breeze blew through her hair. "The fresh air, the cool breeze, the birds that land on your finger.

"I think that only happens to you." Rainbow replied with a smirk.

"Lake activities are available every day until sunset, so if you want to canoe, sail, windsurf, or swim, just let me know." Gloriosa said to the group.

Flutterhsy looks to a duck and a couple of ducklings of queack as the swam to Fluttershy's feet. "Aren't they just the cutest?"

Twilight was walking along thebpiers when a bord she stood on broke, making her fall.

"Whoa!" Timber caught Twilight. "I know I'm charming, but you don't have to fall for me." Timber said in a playful manner, earning a smile and a blush for Twilight.

Not too far off, Flash was watching with a sad look with Sunset right beside him. "Guess I can't get too jealous, right? After all, she isn't my Twilight. Not that the other Twilight was mine! But we were... you know."

"Yeah. I get it." Sunset said, feeling sorry for Flash. "But your Twilight is a princess in Equestria. Hate to break it to you, but that's where she's gonna spend most of her time."

Gloriosa was walking off to somewhere when she sees Dustin doodling a otebook at a nearby picnic table.

Meanwhile, Dustin hummed as he did his sketching.

"That looks nice." Gloriosa said, making Dustin jump a but in surprise before looking to Gloriosa. "Oh, sorry. Didn't mean to startle you."

"How long have you been tending there." Dustin asked bashfully.

"Not long enough." Gloriosa giggled as she looked to Dustin's sketch. "Never took you for an artist."

"It's a hobby of mine." Dustin siad as he looked to hisnartwork. "Something I do on my free time."

Gloriosa then noticed the Digitrix. "Oh, that's a nice looking watch." Gloriosa said, looking to the device.

"Oh this?" Dustin asked, to the Digitrix. "Its... uh... a unique model! Yeah, my grandpa owns a Digital Watch company."

"Really?" Gloriosa said as she eyed the Digitrixm "Doesn't look like any model I've seen before."

"Oh it's.. custom made." Dustin said, clearly lying. 'Should I tell her that it's not really a digital watch?'

"That symbol..." Gloriosa said as she eyed the hourglass symbol on the Digitrix. "Why do I feel like I've seen it before?"

"This is a safety hazard." Luna said making the two look to Luna. "I suggest we close down the dock for the remainder of the camp.".This earned a bunch oc implants from the other campers.

"Oh, I'm sure it won't have to be for the remainder of camp." Gloriosa said as she gets up and walks to Luna. "Just needs to be patched up a bit. I've got this!"

"Wait!" Dustin said as he walks to the dock. "Why don't we do it?" Dustin suggested. "This whole thing looks like it could go anyhow. Building a new one could be our camp gift."

"Hey, that ain't a bad idea!" Applejack aggreed with a nod. "Sure, it would benefit us, but a nice new dock would benefit future campers, too." The other campers cheered in response to that.

"I don't know." Timber said with a skeptical look. "It's an awful lot of work. I wouldn't want you guys to miss out on doing other fun camp stuff because you're so busy building a dock for future campers."

"I hear what you're saying, Timber." Rainbow declared with a confident grin. "But we're Canterlot Wondercolts. We've got a reputation to uphold!" Rianbow boasted. "And there was no way we were gonna leave this place without contributing the most awesome camp gift ever! I'm with AJ and Duatin. Building a new dock is definitely it! What do you guys think?

"Count me in." Salazar said with a grin. "I've done quite a lot of work as a kid. How hard could building a dock be?" The other campers cheered yet again in tesponse.

"Looks like it's settled, then." Gloriosa said with a grin.

"Looks like it." Timber said with a roll of his eyes.

Dustin was working with Flash, Trixie, Microsoft Chips, and Bulk Biceps on dismantling the old dock.

Meanwhile, Sunset and the other girls were going over designs, which were drawn

"We can reinforce the foundation," Twilight pointed out to drawer.

"Make it nice and sturdy," Applejack continued.

"And we can add a wood-carved sign that says "Camp Everfree"," Sunset added.

"Oh!" Rainbow yelped in realization, catching their attentions, "We'll add lanterns so you can see at night!" she suggested excitedly with outstretched arms.

With a few more adjustments, thenartistic student working on the bluepirints holds up her notepad to show the group.

Rarity gasps in awe. "It's stunning! And will make an absolutely perfect runway for my camp fashion show!"

"More importantly," Applejack rerorted, a deadpan expression to Rarity, "it will be a great place for docking canoes and feeding the wildlife.

"Oh, you say "tomato", I say "perfect place to showcase glamorous boho-chic stylings". Rarity said with a dismissive wave.

"Really?" Aria deadpanned.

"Hey, best not dampen her enthusiasm." Allister said with a smirk.

"What do you guys think?" Twilight asked the three faculty members.

"It's going to be a lot of work, but we can do it!" Celestia said with a smile.

"Hey, when have these kids ever disappointed us?" Alister asked to Celestia with a smile.

"Alright folks." Dustin said with a smile on his face. "This old dock is nealrllrly 100% removed. And soon we'll be bukding that" Before Dustin could even finished, a tentacke emerged from the water and grabbed him bybthe waist before dragging him in, much to thebsurprise of everyone else.

"Dustin!" Sunset called out in worry as she and and everyone else ran to the lake's edge.

"Oh no!" Timber uttered in shock before running off. "I better get Gloriosa!"

Under the water, Dustin struggled as he managed to free himself. But when looks down, he only saw a pair of red eyes as more tentacles came at him.

"AAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHH!!!!!" Dustin screamed in terror before miraculously swimming his way out. Sunset and Adagio grabbed onto him and pulled him to the shore.

"Dude! Are you alright?" Flash asked in worry when all of a sudden, a large squid emerged from the lake.

"What the...?!" Applejack cried out in shock as many campers backed away in terror.

"How in the actual Hell did a Megalopod get here?!" Allister asked in total disbelief.

"Megalo-what?" Sunset asked.

"Megalopod!" Allister called out. "Giant squids that are capable of surviving in fresh and salt water! But they're only found on a Site in Cyberspace called Hydropolis!"

The megalopod looks to Dustin, and sends a tentacle at him, attempting to grab him. But Dustin dodges whole glaring at thebgiant cephalopod.

"That's it! I'm making calamari out of your candy ass!" Dustin fiddled with his Digitrix and was enveloped in a bright blue flash and transformed into a familiar piscine humanoid.

"Rip Tide!" The piscine hero named Rip Tide appeared. "Time to make some sushi!" Suddenlt, our of nowhere, Rip Tide was then consumed by a bright multicolored luminescent energy field while his appearance changed.

Everyone present was stunned when Rip Tide changed to Somethings that closely resembled his base form, albeit with some differences.

His color pallette changed to pruple with a grayish purple underbellt, his legs were replaced with a long tail that measures to around 15 feet, his fins were now orange colored while the dorsal fin that reached from his head to his mid back resembled a crazy long mullet, and on his upper lip were two long whiskers that looked like a ridiculously long mustache.

"Wrasse-stache!" The new form declared in voice to character Bobobo-bo Bo-bobo from the anime of the same name while looking at himself with surprise. "What the... what just happened?"

(Transformation Index)

Name: Wrasse-stache

Species: Aquarian Piscus

Well... this an unexpected surprise. It appears that Rip Tide has gained a new form, and a new name. What can this guy do, I wonder. Also... Wrasse-stache?! Really?!

"Ok... that's new!" Spike said in confusion.

The Megalopod glared at Wrasse-stache and wrapped two of its tentacles around his neck, tightening its grip. Wrasse-stache groaned and gasped before his right whisker changed to the shape of a muscular and socked the Megalopod and making the creature lose its grip.

"What the... ooh!" Wrasse-stache smirked in glee. "Multipurpose facial hair, eh? A bit goofy, but I like it! What esle can this bad boy turn into?"

As soon as he said that, both whiskers morphed and changed to form a pair of spiked morningstars.

"A weaponized mustache?" Sunset asked witha perplexed look. "I'm not sure if I should be amazed or wielded out!"

Timber and Gloriosa arrived at the scene, the two suddenly looked on in stunned shock at seeing Wrasse-stache fighting the megalopod with his weaponised mustache.

"What the heck?!" Timbr asked with a perplexed look.

Gloriosa saw a symbol on Wrasse-stache's chest, one that seemed... oddly familiar.

Flashback

Gloriosa then noticed the Digitrix. "Oh, that's a nice looking watch." Gloriosa said, looking to the device.

"Oh this?" Dustin asked, to the Digitrix. "Its... uh... a unique model! Yeah, my grandpa owns a Digital Watch company."

"Really?" Gloriosa said as she eyed the Digitrixm "Doesn't look like any model I've seen before."

"Oh it's.. custom made." Dustin said, clearly lying.

"That symbol..." Gloriosa said as she eyed the hourglass symbol on the Digitrix. "Why do I feel like I've seen it before?"

End Flashback

Gloriosa then gasped as shevfished out her phone, scrolling through various photos of Digitrix transformations thar had the same symbol.

'No way!' Gloriosa thought to hsrselfnin disbelief.

End Flashback

"The red-haired gnave clad in gray?! The one with the unique wristwatch on his wrist?" Pendragon implied, earning a confused look.

"Red-haired knave?" Gloriosa asked.

"He's talking about the guy named Dustin Miller." Timber said as he apporached the two. "The guy who talked smack to Filthy Rich?"

"Oh him?" Gloriosa said before looking to Pendragon. "What about him has you so upset?"

"Have you failed to notice that watch the boy wields" Pendragon asked, further fueling Gloriosa's confusion. "Did you not find anything... peculiar on it?"

End Flashback

Gloriosa tighten her fists in anger upon realizing what was going on.

'Pemdragon, you did NOT!' Gloriosa thought to herself.

Meanwhile, Wrasse-stache was striking with his weaponized mustache while consoling the water to firing waters pouts at the megalopod.

The monstrous cephalop glared furiously before firing a blast of ink at Wrasse-stache's face, making him sputter while whiping his eyes, giving the megaloped to grab the Wrasse-stache by yhr neck eith two tentacles and slamming him into the ground.

The resulting attack caused Wrasse-stache to revert back to Dustin in a bright blue flash.

Gloriosa and Timber gasped in shock before she saw a nearby pitchfork. Upon grabbing it, she ran to Dustin's aid and stabbed the prongs of the utensil into one of the mehalopod's tentacles. This caused the megalopod to howl in agony while releasing Dustin.

Gloriosa aimed the pitchfork ar the megalopod, making the giant cephalopod cower before retreating into the water.

"Dustin!" Suanet cried out in concern as she, Twilight, and Adagio ranto Dustin to help him up. "Are you ok?"

"Buttermilk biscuits..." Dustin said inna dizzied state.

"Ill take thatbas a maybe." Adagio said with a comfused look.

"Timber," Gloriosa said to Timber, a swrious expression visible on her face, "stay here with the others! I'll be right back!" And with that, Glorioisa stormed off while Timer looks knnwith worry.

"How did such a beast get in the lake!" Luna asked in shock and worry for the wellbeing of her students. "How can outnstudents build the dock with that think lurking in the lake?!"

"It won't be coming back." Timber said, making the others turning to see him. "There is a hole that feeds the nearby river into the lake. It must have entered through there."

"We better take Dustin to the nurses' office." Pinkie said with worry for her friend. "Just to ake sure he didn't suffer anything serious."

"No momma... I don't want to go to school today...!" Dustin said, still dizzied, as he latched himself onto Sunset while making the girl look with slight discomfort. "I wanna stay home and bake cookies with you..."

"Yeah, we better get him there." Sunset said with a deadpan look.

Pendragon was waiting by a river deep in the woods when the Megalopod from before surfaced.

"Well?" Pendragon asked with a quicker eyebrow. "Did you get it done?"

"Get what done, may I ask?!" Gloriosa's voice asked, making Pendragon turn to the girl while the Megalopod dove into the water. "Kraekan! Come on out! Now!" Gloriosa demanded, and the monstrous cephalopod slowly emerged.

"Pendragon..." Gloriosa declared, her anger never ceasing. "Care to explain why Kraekan was attacking Dustin earlier?!"

Pendragon, rather than denying or coming up with excuses, gave her the straightens face he could muster. "I simply told Kraekan to do whatever means necessary to get rid of that nuisance!"

"BY KILLING HIM?!" Gloriosa barked furiously. "Are you trying to tarnish my family camp's reputation?!"

"Gloriosa, that boy is nothing but trouble!" Pendragon declared. "The sooner he is taken out of the picture, the better!"

"You don't even know him!" Gloriosa shot back.

"Know him?! KNOW HIM?!" Pendragon asked with anger slowly rising. "I don't have to know him. I don't like the boy, and I do not trust him! And don't go pretending that you know him as well!" Pendragon then got up close and personal Gloriosa. "Gloriosa, our goal is close at hand! And that boy is becoming nothing short of a distraction! From now, I don't want you anywhere the boy!"

"What?!" Gloriosa replied, her anger rising more than it was. "You are not my father!"

"No, but I am your friend!" Pendragon shot back, his expression softllening slightly. "Gloriosa, I'm not doing this to he a bad guy, but..."

"I am not child!" Gloriisa interrupted with a scowl. "I m a grown woman, capable of making my own decisions."

"Gloriosa, if you would just..."

"I'm don't talking about this!" Gloriosa declared with a scowl. "I dont want this conversation again! Because if I do, there will be Hell to pay!" And with that, Gloriosa stormed out, leaving an angry Pendragon growling a bit.

Author's Note

Yikes! Things are getting pretty tense here!

And it looks like there might be some kind of glitch in the Digitrix.

In the dark of the night

“Talking”

“YELLING”

‘Thinking’

“Telepathic link”

Songs

Flashback

"Transformation Index”

In the dark of the night

OP - The Voice by Celtic Woman

In the infirmary, Dustin was nownfully concious again as his friends crowded around him.

"What's the damage?" Applejack asked.

"Thankfully, I've detected no damages." Pixel spoke as she completed a scan. "Only a slightly featured wrist, but nothing too serious."

"I still can't believe you're a robot!" Timber said with a surprised look to Pixel. "You look so... human!"

"I know." Pixel said.

Timber than looked to Dustin. "You know, I never thought I'd meet with a superhero." The others look to Timber I'm shock. "Yeah, I know. I've seen the mysterious heroes and saw that they had one thing they had in common" Timber fished out his phond before showing then a snapshot of Wrasse-stache and zoomed in on the symbol on his chest.

"Oooh.." Pinkie said as she looked to the symbol on the Digitrix. "Wait! You Mena you knew the whole time?!"

"It doesn't take a rocket scientist!" Timber shrugged his shoulders.

Gloriosa then came in, looking to Dustin with relief. "Oh thank goodness you're ok." Gloriosa ran to Dustin with concern visible. "You are OK, right? Did you suffer any injuries?"

"Relax, I'm good." Dustin said with a dismissive wave. "I've taken worse beatings than that."

"Good to hear." Gloriosa said with a sigh of relief before looking to Timber. "Timber, can I talk to you in private please?"

Before Timber could responded, Gloriosa drags him out of the infirmary.

"That was... weird." Sonata stated before looking to the others. "Don't you guys thinks she's acting a little... off?"

"You just now noticed?" Aria replied with rolled her eyes. "It's obvious she's hiding something."

"We'll worry about that later." Sunset said before looking to Dustin. "Hpw did you turn into... Whatever that thing was?"

"You mean Wrasse-stache?" Dustin asked in response.

"Wrasse-stache?" Twilight asked with a deadpan expression. "That's the best name you came up with?"

"Hey, I don't come up with the names!" Dustin retorted. "But to answer your question Sunny, I'm not sure how that happened. I was going to go Rip Tide and turn that oversized squid into sushi!"

"Speaking of which, I hope we don't have to worry about that tentacled terror again." Rarity spoke with a shudder. "I don't think I'd want to go for a dip knowing that thing could be lurking in there."

"Though for some reason, it had it sights on you." Adagio said with a puzzled look. "It didn't seem to show any interest in us."

"Yeah, I noticed that too!" Rainbow replied with agreement. "But the question is... why?"

"Maybe it was hungry and thought Dustin was food?" Flutterhsy asked with a shrug.

"If it wanted it him, it would have done so already." Twilight retorted. "Fron what I could tell, it looked like it perceived Dustin as a threat."

"You sure?" Sunseg asked with concern. "Maybe it was a territorial display!" Sunset shrugged. "I mean, it showed up in the same lake we were working on."

"But if that was the case, why attack Dustin specifically and ignore us?" Rarity asked while Dustin seemed a bit scared by hearing that.

Afte the attack from the Megalopod, the gang went back to work on the new dock being built. Meanwhile, Dustin was sitting on a at a picnic table and doodling while he watched the gang work.

"You guys sure you don't want me to help?" Dustin asked.

"No worries, sugar." Applejack replied with a dismissive wave.

"Ok then..." Dustin said, feeling a bit down that he wanst helping out.

"Is this seat taken?" Gloriosa asked as she appeared next to Dustin. With a nod and motion for Gloriosa to take a seat, she sits next to him. "Hey, I'm really sorry about what happened to you earlier."

"Glori, now worries." Dustin said before his eyes widened a bit. "Uh... Gloriosa I mean."

"Glori?" Gloriosa asked with chuckle. "I actually like that." Gloriosa then looked to the sketch that Dustin was currently working on. "Another masterpiece I take it?"

"Y-Yeah..." Dustin replied bashfully. "I don't mean to brag, but I've been quite an artist when I was younger. I could draw a cartoon character with a pen on paper and make very little errors."

"I see." Gloriosa chuckled, blushing a bit. "Can I get you anything?"

"Not really, Gloriosa." Dustin replied with a smirk. "I appreciate it though."

Meanwhile, Twilight was with Timber who was making lanterns.

"Making lanterns out of solar-powered garden lights!" Twilight stated, quite impressed with Timber's craftsmanship. "Pretty crafty there, Timber!"

"You think that's crafty? You should see my macaroni art." Timber responded, bragging a bit. "I'm like the Picasso of noodles." Twilight giggled a bit in response.

Sunset watched on with Allister, both watching with impressed smiles. "All right, now. You've made a lot of progress, but it's going to be getting dark soon." Celestia said.

"Indeed." Allister nods in response. "We can pick this up tomorrow between our other camp activities."

"Everyone, get cleaned up, and we'll gather by the fire pit at eight to share s'mores and scary stories!" Gloriosa said as Pinkie went excited after hearing the s'mores bit.

Meanwhile, Pendragon watched Dustin and Twilight with a scowl visible.

"Looks like Timber is also smitten with one of those witches!" Pendragon muttered to himself. "But for now my main focus is on the changeling!"

"And that's when she looked down and realized she was wearing purple socks with a burgundy dress!" Rarity said, replied in terror. "Purple and burgundy, darlings! The same color family!" Rarity screamed while the others weren't so.

"Oh dear God!" Duatin groaned with a deadpan look. "Rarity, no offense, but by God that was weak!"

"Oh really?" Rarity asked witha furrowed eyebrow. "If you've got a better story, then by all means tell it!"

"Oh, I've got one alright." Dustin said with a grin. "Hope you folks like exotic, because the one I'm about to share is an urban legend hailing from Venezuela and Colombia."

"Ooh, now I'm interest." Adagio said with intruige. "What do you have in mind?"

"I'm glad you asked." Dustin saidnwith a grin. "Gather round as I tell you the cilling story of a wandering spirit known as El Silbon. Or translated in English as "The Whistler"."

"Never heard of that one." Rainbow said with a raised eyebrow.

"Well, better buckle up because this one will is quite a bone chiller." Dustin cleared his throat before he began. "Long ago, there was a young boy who lived with his parents and grandfather. The boy's parents couldnt say no ti him, and as a result, the boy became spoiled. He would have fits until he had what he wanted. But the boy was about to learn that actions have consequences."

"So far so good." Aria uttered.

"One day, the boy and his father went out into the woods when the boy said he was hungry and wanted venison." Dustin explained as Fluttershy gasped. "Desperate to please his son, the father searched for hours on end. But sadly, he came up empty handed." Dustin Spike with a mock evil smirk. "Here's where things get a little grim. Furious, the boy grabbed his father's knife and murdered him before ripping his heart and liver and brings them back to his mother."

"Oh my!" Rariy uttered, feeling a little unselted.

"The moment the boy brought the entrails to his mother, he said "cook this"." Dustin continued. "When his mother asked where he got them, the boy said "I got them from father". When his mother asked where his father got them the boy answered with "he grew them in his belly". His mother was absolutely horrified by such an answer, while the grandfather overheard the conversation. And he decided it was time teach the boy a lesson." Everyone present had unsettled and creeped out expressions on their faces. "As punishment for his grizzly act, the grandfather tied the boy to a post and whipped his back until it was raw and bloody. Then he rubbed lemon, gin, and chille peppers into his wounds to make them sting."

"Yikes!" Pinkie declared in horror. "Talk about adding insult to injury!"

"Oh just wait! It's gets worse!" Dustin replied with a smirk. "The grandfather then had the boy carry a sack filled with the father's remains while trying to outrun the grandfather's dogs. But the boy failed as the dogs devoured him in seconds. But just before the boy's final hours, the grandfather's last words to him were; "You should not have done that to your father! I curse you! You will be damned for all eternity!" And the curse turned the boy into the spirit known as El Silbon." Dustin eyed the creeper out expressions from the others with a smile. "The curse made him taller than the trees, skeletally emaciated, wearing a wide brimmed hat and a white tattered suit, and carrying a sack of his fathers bones on his tender back."

Pinkie hid behind Applejack out of fright while Spike shook in terror.

"And there is a good reason why he is known as the whistler." Dustin explained with a smirk. "You'll know he's around because he has a distinct whistle. Whenever he is around, this is what you'll hear." Dustin then whistled a creepier version of the Tonic Solfa, making the others shake in fear. "They say when the whistling is in your ear, that means he's at a distance, which is a good thing. But if the whistling is heard from a distance, that actually means he's right behind you. Something you do not want to happen." Dustin smirked as he was enjoying seeing the terrorized looks the others had. "But you don't even have to leave the house for a midnight stroll to encounter him. For legend has it that he enters people's houses at night in search for a quite place to count his bony collection. Should you here this commotion, then you're safe. But if he goes on unnoticed by sunrise, then somebody in the house is doomed to die. So, better pray to God that you're not a deep sleeper."

As soon as Dustin had finished, the sound ofnsomebody whistling a creepy version of the Tonic Solfa was heard, making everyone jump. But they see Allister was the one making the whistling as Dustin laughed.

"Oh my God!" Dustin said, laughing like a hyena. "You should have seen your faces!" Dustin and Allister shared a high-five.

"Oh... you think that is funny?!" Rarity growled in mild anger. "You nearly gave us heart attacks!"

"You mean this was all a prank?!" Applejack asked with mild anger. "That story you've told was made up to scare us?!"

"Oh no, it's an actual legend." Dustin shrugged. "Seriously, look it up."

"Anyone else have a spooky story?" Luna saidnwith a clear of her throat. "Probably one less... grizzly?"

"I have one. But I'm warning you, you might as well hug a friend now. That's how scary it is!" Timber said as Fluttershy gasps while Spike whimpers and Bulk Biceps' teeth chatters.

"I'm interested already." Dustin said with a grin.

"It's time I told you about the legend of Gaea Everfree." Timber spoke with a smirk. "Many years ago, my great-grandparents came to this forest. Seeing its beauty, they decided that it would be the perfect place for a camp. But once they started building, strange things started to happen. One pitch black night, when the wind was howling, a tree branch crashed through the roof of their cabin!" Dustin listened onnwith intrigue rather than fear as he listened. "They screamed and ran outside, only to see the giant creature rising from the earth! She had wild hair like the roots of a tree. Her mouth had jagged rock teeth and her eyes were pools of black tar. But her aura shimmered like diamonds. Anywhere she went, she left a trail of gem dust in her wake. Trembling, my great-grandparents asked who she was and what she wanted. In a deep and hollow voice, she told them that her name was Gaea Everfree – an ancient spirit who held domain over the forest, and that my great-grandparents were trespassing on her land."

'Ooh, this just got interesting.' Dustin thought to himself with excitement.

"They begged her to let them stay and build their camp, to share this wonderful place with others. Gaea Everfree finally agreed but warned them that they would not be able to keep it forever. Someday, she will return and reclaim the forest as her own." Timber Spruce finished his tale. "So if you see a trail of gem dust, you'll know that it is... Gaea Everfree!"

Suddenly, was visible eyes was visible in the shadows.

Everyone freaked out, but the figure revealed itself to be Gloriosa.

"Hey, guys!" Gloriosa said with a chuckle. "Sorry, didn't mean to scare you!"

"That was quite a riveting tale, Timber." Allister said with a smirk. "But it pails in comparison to a story I have to share. One from my days as an Enforcer."

"Oh?" Gloriosa asked with intruige. " You mean you were a part of a Special Ops unit?"

"You can say that." Allister replied. "I recall one of my more thrilling missions where I was sent with a squad to clear a site from an outbreak of Writhing Redness."

"Wrighting Redness?" Timber asked with confusion. "Never heard of it."

"Well... instead of telling you, why don't I show you instead." Allister said before projecting a holographic screen that displayed a countdown. And sure enough the screen projected something that was truly horrific.

It appeared to be a first person video recording of a bunch of men in power armor traversing throug a landscape that looked like it was composed of red flesh. And suddenly, from the ground emerged a massive ecrrature that lioked yo be composed of bone and muscle. Somebody was heard saying "open fire" while the creature emitted a sound that sounded like a combination of a screaming crowd and an animalistic roars.

"How's this for a scary story?" Allister Spike with a grin while everyone else watched the footage in absolute horror.

"Oh my God!" Sunset declared in disgust while Rarity faints and Fluttershy covers her eyes. Even Celestia and Luna were unsettled by what they were sawing in the video.

And it only got worse as the creature in the footage shot a stream of what appeared to be bile from its mouth at some of the troops, the men screaming in horror as their bodies dissolved.

Pinkie threw up I'm her mouth a bit while Bulk Biceps screamed like a little girl. Suddenly, a bunch of red humanoid figured with tentacles and multiple limbs appeared on the screen and began to attack many of the remaining troops. The sounds of screams amd gunfire audible.

"AL, SHUT THAT SHIT OFF!" Dustin declared in horror. "SHUT IT OFF!" With a sigh, Allister cuts off the video.

"Dear God almighty!" Adagio said with a shudder. "How are you not scarred to life after that ordeal?!"

"What's the big deal?" Allister shrugged nonchalantly. "You kids watch horror movies that are chalked full of blood and gore."

"Yeah, but all other that is fake!" Salazar declared. "That... whatever in God's name it was you've just subjected us to, that was real!"

"Wait!" Gloriosa called out in shock. "That was real?! All of it?!"

"Yes, but thankfully the site was successful cleared." Allister said with a dismissive wave. "Took a scorched earth level of policy, but we got it done."

"Scorched earth?!" Pixel gasped in horror. "Please tell me the area was evacuated!:

"It was! We got all survivors we could find and that weren't infected safely evacuated." Allister replied.

"Anyway.... uh, why don't we play some music?" Dustin explained as he brought out a guitar. "You know, to calm everyone's nerves."

"Oh, you play a guitar?" Gloriosa asked in intrigued as she sat next to Timber.

"A little bit." Dustin replied with a bashful smile. "I can play a few songs before we hit the hay you you guys want."

"Ooh, yes please!" Photo Finish exclaimed in glee.

"I'm game." Octavia smiled agreement.

"YEAH!" Bulk Biceps cheered as he and everyone else sat. Everyone eventually looked to Dustin with eager smiles.

"Well... you guys are quite eager crowd eh?" Dustin asked with a chuckle. "Well... first one is a song about a local legend inhabiting the forests of Berkshire, England named Herne the Hunter. For act 1, I give you Herne by Jen Greene." And with that, Dustin pluckced the strings of his guitar and began to play.

Once the song was finished, the crowd clapped in applause.

"That was fantastic." Celestia said with a chuckle.

"Yeah." Timber said with a nod of agreement. "Think you.can do one more?"

"Well... I suppose i can do an encore." Dustin tuned his guitar before plucking the strings, the tones were just thebway hebwanted. " This one isna song I listened to a lot with my old man when I was a kid. For our encore , give you El Paso by Marty Robbins."

When Dustin had finished, he too was tearing up a bit, but he wipes them away while the others clapped.

"That was beautiful." Adagio said with a smile.

"Truly moving." Rarity agreed while she used a hanky to while away her tears. "Such a tragic story."

"All right, everybody, time to head to your tents." Gloriosa spoke.

"Yeah.... good idea." Dustin spoke with a yawn.

While hidden in the forest, Pendragon snarled furiously.

"It appears Gloriosa has already fallen for the fool!" Pemdragon scowled. "I knew this would happen!" Pendragon then looks behind him. "I'm counting on you to make sure that nuisance is taken care of! We cannot afford any obstacles!"

A growl was hears while a pairnofnglowijg yellow eyes appeared in the darkness.

"And just to make sure that nobody interferes..." Pendragon said before looking to his left, three pair of glowing violet eyes shinning threw the dark as a series of chuckles was heard.

Late at night, Dustin was stirring in his sleep before getting up. With a yawn he gets out of bed and walks into the woods, but only a foot away until hecstoppec at a nearby tree before pulling the hem of his pants down to... "do his business".

When he was finished, he heard a growling sound. He looks behind him with a tired expression before looking back forwards to ull up his pants. But suddenly his eyes widened as slowly turned his head back again to see what he saw. Before him.stood what appeared to be a massive brow wolf with yellow eyes and fangs that looked like those of a sabertooth tiger.

"Whoa!" Dustin uttered in shock as the giant canine slowly approached him. "What the have have you been eating to get this huge, kujo?!"

The canine snarled before barking, lunging at him. Dustin had managed to dodge and run. "Guys! Guys!"

Dustin arrived back to his tent, approaching Salazar. "Sal! Get up man! There's a big as wolf with Saber fangs to..." As Dustin said this, Salazar didn't seem to wake up. "Sal? Sal?!" He shopl Salazar, but he didn't seem to wake up. Thankfully he was still breathing, so he wasn't dead. "Dude, you're one heavy sleeper."

Then he looks to his tent entrance, seeing that the monstrous wold was looking at him through the opening. With a panic, he slid under the opposite side and ran for it.

"Guys! Wake up!" Dustin called out, but nobody seemed to respond as the monster wolf approached. "Shit!" Dustin then looked to his Digitrix before having a deadpan ook. "Wait... what the Hell am I doing?!"

With a press of a button and a Tao on the Digitrix's screen, Dustin was enveloped I'm a bright blue flash as he changed into a familiar humanoid insect.

"Sonicada!" Sonicada declared before he was enveloped in a multicolored energy wave like Rip Tide was earlier, changing his appearance slightly while having a more electric theme. "Lightning Bug!"

(Transformation Index)

Name: Lightning Bug

Species: Cicadoidean

Oops, he did it again. Brittney Spears references aside, it seems Sonicada went through the same thing Rip Tide did earlier. With a name like Lightning Bug, which is a tad bit more creative, it's obvious that he has gained some electrical abilities. But hey, this was a shocking surprise, eh? Ugh... kill me!

"Oooh... I like this one!" Lightning Bug said as he examined himself, looking to the wolf. "Well, looks like you're in for a shock, ya fleabag!"

The wolf snarled viciously as it charged at him, only for the electric insectoid to fly away at incredible speed. Something not even Sonicada could do.

"Ooh, Enhanced flight speed too?!" Lightning Bug chuckled. "Alright Balto, get ready to do the Electric Boogaloo!" Lightning Bug then fired a blast of electricity at the monster canine, making it yelp in pain as it knelt to the ground.

"Ha! What's the matter Fido?! Weren't ready to feel the thunder?!" Lightning Bug chuckled.

"Don't think you've won yet, foolish child!" A voice spoke, catching Lightning Bug by surprise.

He turns around to see three women near the fire pit, each one dressed like Voodoo witch doctors.

"So this is our target?" The woman in yellow asked with a smirk.

"You may have easily beaten the last few enemies." The woman in red spoke with a sinister rgrin.

"But let us see how you fare against three!" The womann in blue finished, chuckling slightly.

"What the... who are you?!" Lightning Bug asked in shock.

"I am Rouge!" The woman in red eplied.

"I am Amarillo!" The woman in yellow added.

"And I am Ciel!" The woman in blue finished.

"And we are the Laveau sisters." Rouge spoke with a smug grin. "Three of the most resound Voodoo queens in Cyberspace."

"You three are from Cyberspace too?!" Lightning Bug declared in shock. "First that giant squid, than this flea bitten Montreal, and now this?! God, if only the girls were here to help me right now!"

"I'm afraid that won't be a possibility." Ciel said with a chortle. "We've managed to put everyone else around here into a deep sleep. But they'll awaken by sunrise of course."

"But I'm sad to say that you won't live to see the coming of dawn!" Rouge spoke, then Amarillo extended her hand and breathed put a purple colored smoke to Lightning Bug.

The humanoid insect coughed before falling to the ground and reverting back to Dustin. He tried to get up, but he couldn't even move a muscle. Its like he lost esensation in his body.

"If you're wandering why you cannot move," Amarillo started, "I used a little paralytic numbing agent we use while we hunt." Amarillo chuckled as Dustin was terrified. "You won't be able to feel any pain from what is about to come."

The monstrous canine got back up and pins Dustin to the ground while he watches on in terror. But just as the monster wolf was about to devour him, it began to whimper in pain as it held onto its ears.

"What's the matter with you?!" Rouge asked the canine.

"Oh dear!" Ciel said in a panic. "We've got company!" Ciel, Rouge, and Amarillo look to see Timber had arrived, a dog whistle in hand.

"Oh great." Rouge called out in terror. "We've been compromised! Retreat!" The Laveau sisters vanished in a thick puff of deep purple smoke while the canine monster ran into the woods.

Timber with a sigh appraches to the still paralyzed Dustin before kneeling down. "I'm sorry dude, please don't hate me." Timber replied before punching Dustin, knocking him unconcious. Timber then picks him up while casting a glare at the forest.

"You what?!" Timber asked angrily as he stood face to face with Peendragon while the Leveau sisters, the sabertooth wolf, and even Kraeken were watching from behind the trees. "Pendragon, what were you thinking?!"

"That boy is nothing but trouble, Timber!" Pendragon shot back. "We're so close to ensuring the safety of Camp Everfree, and that boy is the only obstacle standing in the way!"

"So you plan to have him killed?!" Timber replied, still furious. "Pendragon, this a camp were running! Not a slaughter house! The last thing we want is to have a murder ruining our camp's reputation!"

"Dash it all, boy! Are you not seeing the bigger picture?!" Pendragon replied, slowly losing his temper. "I am doing this to ensure Camp Everfree's immortalization! To ensure its never removed by that swine Filthy Rich!"

"I get it! I don't want to lose this came as much as you or Gloriosa do!" Timber nods in understanding. "But killing a camper because of you being paranoid iis not going to help!"

"I am not taking any chances, Timber Spruce?!" Pendragon shot baback. "That boy will only get in the way, and I am certain those maidens accompanying him will as well."

"You mean Twilight and her friends?" Tinber asked. "What do thay have to do with this?!"

"I've sensed something from them! Something not normal!" Timber then got into Timber's personal bubble. "And don't think I haven't noticed your infatuation with the one in spectacles!"

"That is none of your business Pendragon!" Tinber barked.

"It is my business!" Pendragon spoke in a low growl. "I have said this to Gloriosa, and I am telling you the same! I do not want you near those humans, especially that bespectacled witch!"

"Hey!" Timber growled in anger. "That bespectacled witch has a name you judgemental ass!"

The Leveau sisters gasped collectively while the sabertooth wolf pinned its ears back in fear.

"I guarantee this, stripling!" Pendragon spoke with a low growl in rage "If you were my son, I would not be hearing this tone in your voice nor would I hear such crass choice of words escaping your lips!"

"Oh! You must want to slap me!" Timber shot back!

"Slap you? No!" Pendragon retorted as he got right into Tinber's face. "Flog you senseless with my tail? Oh absolutely!"

At this point, Kraekan apprached and held Pendragon back with its tentacles as the Leveau sisters got in between Pendragon and Timber.

"Timber, I think it's time you head back with Gloriosa!" Rougue said to Timber in a warning tone, making Timber scoff before storming his way out. But Timber had one last thing to say.

"You're lucky I'm not telling Gloriosa about this." Timber said to Pendragon warningly. "But if you ever pull something like this again, then I will be sure Gloriosa gives you the tongue of fury!"

"Is that a threat I hear?!" Pebdragon roared furiously.

"A threat? No!" Timber replied. "A promise? Hell yeah!" And with that, Timber made his leave.

Pendragon was so furious by this point that he raised hisnhead up and breathed out a massive plume of green fire. Thankfully there was a large gap in the canopy so nothing was burnt. Kraekan, the Leveau sisters, and the sabertooth wolf watch on in worry and a hint of fear.

Mysterious happenings

“Talking”

“YELLING”

‘Thinking’

“Telepathic link”

Songs

Flashback

"Transformation Index”

Mysterious Happenings

OP - The Voice by Celtic Woman

Dustin was in bed, clearly asleep while Sunset and Salazar loomed over him.

"Hey dude, wake up. It's almost noon." Salazar shook Dustin lightly, making Dustin groaned before sitting up.

"Ugh... five more minutes..." Dustin moaned groggily before turning to the two, and Salazar and Sunset flinched.

"Oh my God!" Susnet gasped, covering her mouth in shock.

"What?" Dustin asked with a perplexed look. "What is it?"

"What the Hell happened to you?" Salazar asked.

"What are you talking about?" Dustin asked with confusion.

"Is Dustin up ye...." Rarity said ashe she entered, "GREAT SCOTT!!!" Rarity jumped a back in shock.

Rainbow then entered the tent soon afterwards. "What's going... HOLY MOTHER OF GOD!!!"

"What?!" Dustin asked. "Is there something on my face?! What is it?!"

Rarity pulled put a makeup mirror before turning it to Dustin, and he sees a black eye that was swollen shut He placed a hand on the bruised eye, making him flinch in pain.

"What the...?!" Dustin gasped in shock. "Where did this come from?!"

"Damn dude! Thats quite a shiner!" Ranbow declared. "Did you get into a scuffle last night?"

"I don't remember!" Dustin said with a shrug. "I remember I just got up to take a piss last night, but that's about it!"

"You don't remember how you got the black eye?" Rarity asked, making Dustin shake his head.

"We better get you to the infirmary." Sunsetvsaid with concern. "That black eye looks pretty gnarly."

In the infirmary, Dustin was with his friends while Gloriosa placed an ice pack on his black eye.

"You seriously don't know how you've got that injury?" Gloriosa asked. "Are you sure you don't remember anything after you... did your own thing?"

"I really can't." Dustin said with a shake of his head. "I tell you one thing though, this black eye hurts like Hell."

"Well, try to think back." Applejack replied. "Close your eyes, and try to emember about everything that night."

Dustin took a deep breath, then closed his eyes and thought back to last night.

"Ok." Applejack said. "What can you recall after you relieved yourself."

"I..." Dustin uttered, his eyebrows forrowed as he beganbto recall vague images. "I recall being attacked by a large wolf... with large fangs, like those of a sabertooth cat...."

Gloriosa's eyes widened upon hearing that.

"A wolf with saber fangs?" Adagio asked Sunset with a confused expression.

"What else can you recall." Applejack asked, her eyebrow raised in confusion.

"I remember seeing three women who... looked like witch doctors.... and that's it." Dustin replied before opening his eyes.

"That's it?" Sunset asked. "Ate you sure?"

"Yes, that's it!" Dustin replied with a mild annoyed look. "I still don't know how I...." Dustin looks to Glotiosa, who seemed upset about something. "Uh... you ok?"

"Y-Yeah!" Gloriosa stammered a bit. "I'll be right back, I've got something to do." Gloriosa then stormed out of the building, making the others look at rachother in confusion.

"Pendragon!" Gloriosa declared angrily as she apporachsd the floral dragon. "Pendragon, we need to talk!"

Pendragon turned to face Gloriosa. "About what, may I ask?"

"I think you know exactly what?!" Gloriosa demanded. "Care to explain why Fehng and the Leveau sisters were attacking Dustin last night?!"

"What the... Timber told you?!" Pendragon replied in shock.

"Timber knew of this?!" Gloriosa asked out of disbelief. "I was actually informed by Dustin himself?! I was treating a black eye he sustained last night! Care to explain how he got that?!"

"How the devil should I know?!" Pendragon replied defensively. "For all I know that little welp could have gotten into a scuffle earlier!"

"He woke up with it!" Gloriosa snapped furiously. "You better not be lying to me, Pendragon!"

"When have I ever decieved you?!" Pendragon shot back. "Yes, I admit I've sent both Fehng and the Laveau sisters after him, but I seriously know not as to how the boy got the black eye!"

"Dammit Pen, this has to stop!" Gloriosa shot back, losing her composure. "I know you don't trust Dustin and all, but must you resort to murder?!"

"I'm doing this for the sake of Camp Everfree!" Pendragon declared! "The moment our plan to ensure this place's continuation is put into motion, he's definitely going to ruin it all!"

"Not if he joined us!" Gloriosa barked back, confusing Pendragon.

"You think he he will aid us in our endeavor?!" Pendragon retorted. "Your infatuation for that boy has really started to could your mind!" Gloriosa gasped in disbelief upon hearing that. "Yes! I've noticed how you've eyed him last night!"

"That's none of your business, Pendragon!" Gloriosa barked angrily.

"Anything that involves you and your brother is my business, Gloriosa!" Pendragon retorted. "Asnwer me this! If he denies your request, if he was to fight you when the time of reckoning arrives, what then?"

Gloriosa would have said something, but she couldn't think of anything to say.

"Have you no answer Gloriosa?" Pendragon asked, but Gloriosa then turned aroubd and walked away. "Where are you going?! Gloriosa!" Gloriosa didn't respond as she walked off. "Gloriosa Daisy, don't ignore me! Gloriosa!" Gloriosa still said nothing, nor did she bother to look at him as she made her way out of the woods. "Youth these days!" Pemdragon sighed incredulously.

"Rock climbing is all about perseverance and trust." Celestia spoke
"Rarity, you can trust that Applejack will spot you.

"Yeah, so you can totally go faster than you're going." Rainbow Dash said sarcastically, eanring a glare from Applejack. "Sorry. I've been waiting to do this since we got here."

"Well, you have to wait a little longer, darling." Rarity spoke as she continued to climb.

Meanehile, Dustin was sitting nearby to watch the gang while still holding the nice pack into his black eye, which was thankfully less swollen then before.

"Hey Dustin." Dustin looks to see Twilight, Adagio, Timber, and Pixel. "How's your black eye doing?" Twilight asked with a soft smile.

"Better than it was this morning." Dustin said with a nod.

"Oh, good! " Rainbow Dash said as she noticed Twilight. "Twilight, if you spot me, I can finally go. I'll go get another harness."

"I can slot you if you like, chica." Dustin said with a smirk. "Twilight pull use some quality time with her man." Dustin waved his eyebrows in a playful manner to the two.

"This coming fro the guy whose hitting on my sister." Timber shot back teasingly, making Twilight and the others turn to see Dustin.

"What?!" Rarity asked with shock.

"God dammit dude!" Dustin groaned.

"You're flirting with Gloriosa?" Applejack asked with a smirk. "Well, 'bout time you got yourself a girl, sugar!"

"Speaking of which, I better make sure my sister doesn't need anything." Timber said before lokimg to Twilight. "See you later?" Twilight nods as Timber walks away, then shebturns her attention to Dustin.

"So." Twilight spoke with a playful smirk "You and Gloriosa, huh?"

"You guys aren't gonna let me live this down, are you?" Dustin asked.

"I knew there was a reason your heart rate was increasing when I saw you eyeing up Gloriosa." Pixel spoke with a smirk. "You dog."

"Ok... yes! I'm hitting on Gloriosa but..." Dustin admitted.

"You're flirting with Gloriosa?!" Sunset said as she approached woth Spike in her hands. But before anything else was said, the ground began to shake.

"Was that an earthquake?" Spike asked.

"We aren't near any fault lines." Twilight replied.

"Hey!" Bulk Biceps asked. "Who left this crystaly dusty stuff here?!"

Suddenly, Rarity suddenly lost her grip on the rock climbing wall, yelping as she flailed her arms wildly before grasping the rope that was holding her, tucking her legs in.

"Uh... I-I believe I'd like to come down now!" Rarirty spoke in a bit of a panic while Applejack was having some trouble with the rope.

"Sorry," she apologized up to her friend, "it's a little bit stuck," she pointed out as she attempted to pull at it again. All of a sudden, an orange aura lit up over her hands, allowing her to finally pull the rope. However, she apparently pulled too hard as the indigo haired girl shot up to the top of the wall with a shriek. The cowgirl then let go of the rope in surprise, causing her to plummet down towards the ground quickly.

"Shit!" Dustin said as he ran to Rarity! "Aj, release the rope! Rarity, I've got you!"

"What?!" Applejack asked in shock.

"JUST DO IT, GOD DAMMIT!" Dustin shouted, and Applejack released the rope. Rariy yelled but was thankfully caught by Dustin. "Gotcha!"

"APPLEJACK! WHAT ARE YOU DOING?!" Rarity exclaimed angrily.

"Is everything okay over there?" Celestia asked in concern, going over to the group as the others began approaching.

"Uh, I don't know what happened…" Applejack replied while Dustin let's go of Rarity. "I didn't even pull the rope that hard, It's like she was light as a feather all of a sudden,"

"I was scared half to death!" Rarity declared, still having to inhale and exhale rapidly.

"Jeez, calm your tits." Adagio declared with a roll of her eyes. "It was am accident."

"Rarity, just calm yourself." Dustin said in concern. "It was..."

"Stay out of this!" Rarity replied while sticking her hands out, suddenly creating a diamond-shaped energy shield from them that shoved Dustin with with a scream, followed by the sound of a splash.

"GOD FUCKING DAMMIT!!!" Dustin roared out as he walkd out moments, an angry expression as he was now soaking wet. "Great! First I wake up with a black eye, and now I get soaking wet! Can this day get any shittier?!"

"What in the world just happened?!" Celestia asked, going over to the Dustin.

"Don't...!" Dustin said, holding his hand up to stop Celestial, "Just don’t!" Rarity andnApplejack look to Dustin with concsrn while everyone else had widened eyes in surprise.

"Oh, dear!" Rarity said as she glanced back at her hands, "I am so sorry!"

"I need to be alone right now!" Dustin declared as he stormed off.

"Oh boy." Applejack said in mild concern for her male friend.

"Did I just do… whatever that was?" Rarity asked as the others gathered around her.

"I… don't think it was your fault…" Twilight pointed out quietly, fidgeting with her fingers as she caught the attentions of Sunset and Spike, "I'm gonna go talk to him.".

Dustin was sitting along on a log, scribbling in the dirt with a stick when suddenly he felt a towel land on him, and he he looks up to see looks to see Twilight and Sunset.

"I know you said you wanted yo be alone, but we figured you wanted somebody to talk to." Sunset said before looking to Twilight. "On the bright side, you're not the only one with a new kind of magic! This is great!"

"No, it's not!" she disagreed defiantly after turning around to face her, "Rarity and Applejack could have really hurt each other!" she told her with clenched fists.

"But they didn't." Dustin interjected. "Thankfully I was there to help."

"Hi, girls!" Gloriosa greeted, them seeing Dustin in his curreng state. "Oh dear! What happened?" Gloriosa asked in concern.

"He fell into the lake!" Twilight told her in reply, much to her surprise.

"Oh no!" Gloriosa yelped, "You're gonna need warm towels, dry clothes," she listed off, "ooh, and a hot cocoa!" she added,

"Glori, I'm fine." Dustin interrupted with a polite smile. "I appreciate your concern though."

"Well, if you need anything..." Gloriosa said before Sunset got to her.

"Actually, Dustin could use a minute of your time." Sunset suggested, much to the boy's shock.

"I do?" Dustin asked in confusion.

"Of course." Sunset replied. "I think you two need to get to know each other more."

"Oh, well... I suppose I have some time on my hands." Gloriosa said as she sat next to Duatin.

"Don't us keep you." Susnet stated, flashing a wink to Dustin beforenshe and Twilight were off.

"Uh..." Dustin stammered as looks to Gloriosa, his stomach in knots as his heart beats fatser than Lightspeed could run. "S-So... uh...lovely weather were having huh?" 'Really?! That's the line you chose to start a conversation?!'

"Yes." Gloriosa nodded in agreement. "It looks like that black eye is looking better."

"Y-Yeah..." Dustin nodded. 'God, what are you doing?! Just tell her.' Woth a deep breath, steeling hie nerves. 'Here goes!'

"I have a crush on you!" Dustin and Gloriosa said to one another simultaneously before looking in shock. "You do?!" Both said simultaneously again.

"Did... Did I just hear you right?!" Dustin asked with shock.

"I should be asking that." Gloriosa asked with a blush. Both of them blushed madly while looking at eachother in the eye.

"Uh... y-yeah." Dustin nodded while looking away, his blush still present. "As cheesy as it sounds, I kinda fell for you since day 1."

"R-Really?" Gloriosa asked, taken aback while internally she was screaming in joy. "Uh... that's nice to hear."

Both of them stayed silent for a good minute before Gloriosa decided to speak again.

"Hey, Dustin?" Gloriosa asked, grabbing his attention. "There's something that... that I... uh..."

"Gloriosa!" Timber called. "Do you know wherr..." Timber then approaches the two, a surpriaed look on his face. "Oh. Uh... am I interrupting something?"

"Oh n-no." Gloriosa stuttered before getting up. "You were saying, Timber?"

"I was wondering if you know where the power saw is." Timber stated with a grin. "But I guess I caught you I the middle of something. "I'll go get it, Timber." Gloriosa said before looking to Dustin. "I'm sorry, Dustin."

"No, don't worry about it." Dustin said with a dismissive smile. "I've got to check in with my friends anyway." Suddenly, Glorioisa came in and kissed Dustin on the cheek, making go wide-eyed while his face went redder than even a rose before Gloriosa walked away.

"Well, you two finally hit it off, hm?" Timber asked teasingly. "Good for you, dude."

"Uh.... yeah..." Dustin said to the Timber in a dumbstruck manner. "Anyway, I better get going." Dustin then walks off while Timber watches on with a chuckle.

Hidden in the trees, Pendragon watched Dustin woth a flare as his nostrils flared a bit.

"Hey guys I..." Dustin said as he sees was a bunch of sprinkled cookie dough splattered everywhere on the tables and the ceiling as Flutterhsy, Pinkie, Sonata, Twikight and Sunset were the only ones there, also looking messy.

"What in the fuck happened here?!" Dustin asked in shock. "Did a bunch of chimps come over and have a food fight?!"

"I don't know!" Fluttershy responded as she wiped her cheek. "We were just decorating cookies and-"

"And I was all," Pinkie interjected, "'You need more sprinkles!'" she exclaimed while waving her arms towards the cookie dough splattered on the table, "'And you need more sprinkles!'" she added cheerily.

"So how the Hell is there cookie dough all over the place?" Dustin asked as he examine the room. "My God, it looks like the Muffin Man puked in here!"

"Well... I was just tossing sprinkles to Fluttershy," Pinkie continued as she reached into the open container of Jimmies, "when all of a sudden they glowed pink and exploded!" she exclaimed, pulling a bunch of them out and tossing them as they shined a hot pink, suddenly exploding in a sparkly blast, blowing everyone's hair back splattering them with cookie dough. "Just like that, only earlier!"

"Explosive sprinkles?!" Dustin asked in shock. "Pinkie, be sure to never come near me with those tnings!"

"Oookaay…" Sunset said as she walked over to Pinkie, "Why don't you lay off touching stuff for a while?" she suggested, taking her hand away from the table she had it on.

"Yeah, the last thing we need to do is cause damages." Dustin said as he wiped some of the cookie dough on the table with his index finger before tasting it. "Ooh. That's mighty good!"

"Oh, dear! We really should clean all of this up!" she advised, jogging over to the rack where the paper towels were. Unfortunately, they were high up out of her reach as she struggled to try and grab them. "Can someone help me out?" Luckily, a little orange bird flying by, going up to the paper towels and grasping one with his feet, flapping his wings before dropping it into the girl's hands.

"Well, good thing that little guy was here." Dustin said with a smile.

"Thank you, mister Bird," Fluttershy thanked the bird, the bird tweeting back. "Why of course I can get you a little something to-" Fluttershy stopped her sentence with a gasp as she realized something, turning to face the bird on her finger. "Did you just... talk?"

"Wait!" Dustin said in surprise. "You can speak bird?"

"I don't know if you're the only bird I can understand," Fluttershy responded, while amother chirp emerged from the bird, causing Fluttershy's to widen her eyes "Oh, no! Please don't call for your friends!"

All of a sudden, a plethora of birds and owls flew in, perching themselves upon her arms as she was left stunned.

"It's… nice to meet all of you, too," Fluttershy greeted, eliciting a bunch of tweets and hoots.

"Were you just talking to the birds?" Sunset asked, glancing over at her.

"Um… yes?" she replied nervously, feeling somewhat overwhelmed by the attention.

With a sigh, Dustin transformed into a familiar shadow figure.

"Freakshow!" Freakshow exclaimed before he was enveloped in a wave of multicolored energy while his body changed to a more demonic shape. "Fright-Gaunt!"

(Transformation Index)

Name: Fright-Gaunt

Species: Erebonite

DEAR GOD ALMIGHTY!!! Ahem... sorry about that. If Freakshow wasn't terrifying before, then he is absolutely horrific now as Fright-Gaunt!

"Fuck! What is up with this thing?!" Fright-Gaunt growled in annoyance before he looks to the girls. Sunset was wide-eyed, Twilight backed up a bit as Sonata hid under the table. He then looks to Fluttershy, who was now white as a ghost while the birds on her were horrified as they flew off. And suddenly, Fluttershy fainted.

"Flutters?" Fright-Gaunt asked in worry for his timid animal-living friend.

"Hey, is everything okay?" Applejack asked as she and Rarity when they took notice of Fright-Gaunt, both going wide-eyed in terror.

"AAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHH!!!!" Rarity screamed in pure horror before fainting.

"Oh fuck me!" Fright-Gaunt sighed with a deadpan look.

"What happened?' Salazar called out before he, Pixel, Aria, and Adagio entered. "We heard somebody... SWEET MARY MOTHER OF GOD! WHAT THE FRESH HELL IS THAT?!"

"Oh come on!" Fright-Gaunt sighed with an offended expression. "Am I seriously that scary?!"

"Wait!" Pixel gasped, looking at the symbol on Fright-Gaunt chest. "Dustin?! Is that you?!"

"And what exactly happened in here?" Applejack asked as she saw the cookie dough falling from the ceiling.

"For real! Do I really that scary?!" Fright-Gaunt asked as Adagio presented him a makeup mirror, making Fright-Gaunt jump in terror upon seeing his reflection. "Whoa! Ok... I do look that scary!"

"Ugh..." Rarity groaned as she got up. "What happened?" Rarity saw Fright-Gaunt before fainting yet again.

"You should probably change back, Dustin." Sunset suggested with an unsettled expression.

"Yeah, I should." Fright-Gaunt stated before pressing on the Digitrix symbol, reverting back to Dustin in a blue flash of light.

"This day just got crazy! I hoisted Rarity up the rock climbin' wall like it was nothin'!" Applejack explained as Rarity got back up. "Like I had way more strength than I usually do."

"And I made a diamondy thing appear out of nowhere," Rarity chimed in. "Which normally I'd be excited about," she continued, causing both the freckled girl and the shadow dragon slayer to give off annoyed looks toward her, "I mean, the facets were just perfect, and the-"

"Rarity!" Applejack and Aria both shouted in simultaniously in annoyance.

"Ooh, sorry," Raritu apologized, regaining her focus, "It knocked Dusin over and then it disappeared!" Rarity then looks to Dustin apologetically. "Sorry about that, by the way."

"It's fine." Dustin replied, rubbing the back of his head. "Sorry I fussed at you."

"Speaoing of dissappearing," Applejack started as sheclooked around, "has anybody seen Rainbow Dash?"

All of a sudden, a rainbow-colored blur raced through the doors, zooming by the group.

"What the Hell?!" Salazar jumped in shock as the blur dashed by, slamming into the wall. It turned out to be Rainbow Dash, who fell down onto the floor with a thud.

"My God!" Dustin uttered in surprise at what he had just seen.

"How'd you do that?" Applejack asked with an arched eyebrow.

"I dunno!" Rainbow responded with a shake of her head, "I started running to get the harness, and the next thing I knew, I was practically back in town!" she told the group as they were all surprised.

"But if you had some sort of super speed, why you were gone for so long?" Rarity questioned while placing her hands at her hips.

"Because I lost it when I got far away! And then it came back when I got close to camp," Rainbow replied. All of a sudden, Pinkie gasped, catching everyone's attention.

"Being at camp is giving us all new magical abilities!" she realized, hopping up and down excitedly.

"Not all of us have gotten new abilities
" Sunset mentioned as she stood up from her seat upon the table, "I haven't. But Twilight..." Sunset looks to Tailight, the bespectacled girl shakin her head in disapproval "...hasn't, either…" she quickly corrected, glancing up at the ceiling.

"So much for my theory that leavin' CHS would mean leavin' any new magic business behind!" Applejack muttered with a sigh.

"Wait!" Sunset pondered, making the others look to her. "Maybe the reason we've have been getting new magical abilities might have some connection as to why the Digitrix has been acting funny."

"You mean like that time you went Rip Tide, then automatcally turned into Wrasse-stache afterwards?" Twilight pondered.

"Yeah. Speaking of which...." Sunset pondered. "Wrasse-stache looked vary similar to a sea serpent from Equestria. And Fright-Gaunt looked similar my demon self back at the Fall Formal."

"Fright-Gaunt? You mean that shadowy devil?!" Rarity spoke shudder. "That thing was even more terrifying than your she-devil look."

"Wow! Thanks alot!" Dustin said with a deadpan look.

"Maybe you're might be onto something there." Adagio pondered. "After all, Dustin did gain this newfound... ability I guess, before you guys gained new abilities."

"Dustin!" Sunset said, looking back to Sunset. "Change into something else!"

"What?" Dustin asked with confusion. "Why?"

"To test my theory!" Sunset replied, earning a shrug from Dustin.

In a blue flash, Dustin changed to Somicada before automatically changing into Lighning Bug.

"My word!" Rarity declared in surprise.

"Now that's a shock!" Pinkiebsaid, obviously making a pun, much to the annoyance of the others.

"That definitely looks like a Twittermite!" Adagio explained, getting the others' attention. "Nasty little bugs that shoot bolts of electricity at unsuspecting victims, and can launch larger ones when in swarms." Adagio look to Sonata with a deadpan look. "Ask me how I know."

"Oh come on!" Sonata replied with a groan. "I thought they were fireflies!"

"A good start." Sunset declared. "Change into another form" Sunset scratched her chin. "Like.... Rockweiler!"

Lightning Bug changed Rockweiler in a blue flash.

"Rockweiler!" Rockweiler esclained with a growl. Then just like before, he was engulfed in a multicolored wave of energy as he changed into something fiercer than regular Rockwwiler.

"Terra Terrier!" The anthropomorphic canine roared in a low drawl and a gruff voice like that of a troll. The others jumped a bit in surprise.

(Transformation Index)

Name: Rockweiler

Species: Geocanis

Wow! Ok, now that's a dog you don't want to mess with! With a name like Terra Terrier, I think it's safe to assume what this guy can do.

"Ok!" Susnet said with a nod. "Now I know that closely resembles a Diamond Dog!"

"Uh..." Rainbow asked with a confused loom "A diamond what?"

"Diamond Dogs are dog-like creatures from Equestria." Adagio explained. "Greedy little must that spend most ofntheirndays digging up gems, and not to mention those mongers are quite prudish!"

"So, the Digitrix is affected by Equestrian magic?" Terra Terrier asked Sunset with a perplexed expression.

"I think so." Sunset nodded. "And I'm starting to think that there is something from Equestria in this camp that's causing all of this."

"Probably..." Terra Terrier said before he started sniffing the air. "Wait! That scent!"

"Huh?" Pinkie asked as she whiffed the air. "I don't smell anything."

Terra Terrier got onto hianhaunches and sniffed before panting. "It's nearby!" Andnwith that, he bursts out of the back door, leaving the others confused.

Outside, Terra Terrier tracked the scent to the fire pit before he began digging up the soil in it. The others walked up to him, still confused.

"What is he doing?" Fluttershynasked.

"I don't know." Applejack shrugged before.

"Aha! Found it!" Terra Terrier said, his tail wagging.

"Ahem!" Rarity called out, making Terra Terrier look to see that she was covered in dirt with an angry expression.

"Oops." Terra Terrier said shamefully, rubbing his neck. "Sorry."

"What did you find?" Twikight asked. Terra Terrie reached into the fire pit before pulling what he found out of it. The object was small shiny red ball with a bright red symbol of a flame on it.

"Ooh!" Pinkie said as she eyed the ball. "Shiny!"

"Wait! Let me look at that!" Pixel said as Terra Terrier handed her the red ball. "Strange..." Pixel uttered as she examined the orb. "I'm detecting a strange energy signature from it."

"Equestrian kind?" Sonata asked.

"Doubt it." Pixel said as she closed examined it. "Definitely a mineral of some kind. But the chemical composition is nothing like the gems found on Earth."

"Sp it's from Cyberspace?" Applejack asked with a confused look.

"Apparently so." Pixel said as she gave the gem back to Terra Terrier. "Better hold on to that. We better show this to Allister."

"Good idea!" Terra Terrier spoke, then suddenly the red orb was engulfed in red energy that resembled flame while the Digitrix symbol on his belt flashed dand beeped. And before anybody could blink, the red stone was beamed into the Digitrix before Terra Twrrier changed back into Dustin.

"What just happened?!" Sunset asked in surprise. "What did you do?!"

"Don't ask me!" Dustin replied as the Digitrix beeped a but more as the Digitrix' screen displayed the flame symbol the red stone had.

"Wait!" Twilight realized. "If that stone supposedly came from Cyberspace, then how did it end up here?"

"It doubt it just fell from a rift and landed here." Pixel pondered. "Perhaps someone or something put there. But who put it here, and for what reason?

"Um, Gaea Everfree?" Fluttershy guessed, shaking in terror. "You don't suppose Gaea Everfree could be a Cybergeist that ended up here, do you."

"Hey there." A voice called, making Flutterhsybscream as the others turn to see Gloriosa.

"Oh. Sorry about that." Gloriosa said with a soft chucklem "Also, what happened int the mess hall?"

"We're kinda trying to figure that out." Susnet replied.

"Well, don't worry about it. I got this!" Gloriosa said, but Sandalwood called her.

"Gloriosa, I kicked my beanbag into the lake!"

"I'll get you another one!" Gloriosa said with an eyebtwitch.

"And I'm all out of arrows!" Derpy called out.

"Guys, guys!" Dustin called to them. "Give her a break, will ya?! Applejack, go fetch Sandalwood a new beanbag. Raimbow, go get Derpy some more arrows." The two girls nodded before walking off, Dustin then looks to Gloriosa. "Glori, you really should take it easy for a bit."

Gloriosa said nothing, her face blushing a bit when Timber came up to her.

"There you are!" Timber said before leaning to her. "Filthy Rich is back. Do you want me to handle it?" Timber whispered.

"Absolutely not!" Gloriosa whispered back before clearing her throat. "I've got this!" And with that, Gloriosa walks off.

"Fluttershy, enough with the screaming!" Sunset said to Fluttershy, much to thenshy irl's confusion.

"I didn't scream." Fluttershy replied with a confused look.

"I didn't hear any screaming." Dustin chimed in with a perplexed expression.

"Attention, campers! Anyone who's interested in making floating paper lanterns, please meet us by the picnic tables." Celestia announced through the P.A.

Meanwhile, the Laveau sisters were hidden in the woods, each of them having eyes widened in shock.

"We better inform Pendragon!" Rouge said to her two sisters, nodding in agreements.

"What?!" Pendragon asked incredulously, hisneyes widened in shock. "Are you sure?!" Pendragon asked the Leveau sisters

"Affirmative!" Rouge declared with a nod.

"Round, red, and having a symbol of a flame on it? That's definitely it!" Ciel chimed in.

"So far, it's the only one he's found!" Amarillo announced. "Let's hope he doesn't find out about the others that are hidden!"

"Dash it all!" Pendragon declared, trying to keep his cool. "That boy is progressingly becoming more troublesome with each passing day!" Suddenly, he started coughing a bit, small droplets of a pale green fluid escaping his maw with each cough and hack.

"Pen!" Rouge called out in worry as she and her two sisters attended to him. "Your condition is worsening!"

"I'll be fine!" Pendragon declared. "Just... allow me a moment alone!"

The Leveau sisters looked to him in concern, but decided to give him some space. When Pendragon was a lone, he coughed a bit more, a glob of pale green fluid landed on a nearby shrub, the eaves of said bush wilted and shriveled up.

'Dash it all! My final hour is drawing nearer!' Pendragon spoke with a soft expression. 'I hope I have a bit more tiime until my final hour comes!'

Author's Note

Well, things are starting to get crazy for our heroes. First the girls gain some new magical power, and now Dustin has found a strange stone from Cyberspace.

Rough night

“Talking”

“YELLING”

‘Thinking’

“Telepathic link”

Songs

Flashback

"Transformation Index”

Rough night

OP - The Voice by Celtic Woman

Many of the campers were building some lanterns of their own, and Rarity sees Pinkie putting Marshmallows on her.

"Um, Pinkie Pie, what are you doing?" Rarity asked with confusion.

"Putting marshmallows in my lantern." Pinoiebreplied. "Then when we light them, mine will be beautiful and delicious!"

Meanwhile, Twilight was sitting by herself, making her own lantern with Spike beside her. "Hey, Twilight, why aren't you with everyone else?" Spike asked in concern for his owner.

"Sunset said something at camp is causing the other girls to get new magic." Twilight reolied. "I think it's Midnight Sparkle. She's still part of me. I can feel it. And I think her magic is infecting my friends."

"What are we gonna do?" Spike asked in concern.

"I don't know what I can do." Twilight replied.

Dustin was the only one not participating in the lanterns crafting, examining the Digitrix's screen that still displayed the red flame symbol. As hebdoes so, many thought were racing in his head

'Just what exactly was that thing?' Dustin thought to himself. 'Did it really come from Cyberspace? And if so, how did it end up here?' Dustin sighed as he hekd hisnhead on his right hand. 'First the girls got new powers and now this?'

"Hey kiddo." Allister said, making Dustin to see that he and Celestia were standing before him. "Still pondering on that rock you've found earlier, huh?"

"Yeah." Dustin nodded, looking back to the screen of the Digitrix. "Itnjust doesn't make any sense. How could a rock that supposedly come from Cyberspace end up here?"

"I'm sure you and the others will figure it out eventually." Celestia said as she sat next to Dustin on the log and placed a hand on his shoulder.

"Okay, everyone!" Gloriosa spoke. "It's time to watch your lanterns fly!"

With their lanterns fully constructed, everyone, minus Dustin, walled to the docks to test their flying lanterns.

"Hey, cool lantern! Mine's my face!" Timber said as he presented his lantern, which had his face painted on it. Twilight only laughed nervously in response before walking off, and Timber looks in worry. "Uh, you okay? You don't seem like yourself tonight."

"Ready?" Gloriosa asked, everumyobody readying their lanterns. "And... go!" And with that, everybody released their lanterns.

Pinkiebwas about to let her lantern fly, only for it to fall with a thud "Aw! Oh, well! Now I get to eat it!" Pinkie stated before she ate the marshmallows off of her lantern. "Yep, beautiful and delicious."

"I never get you sometimes." Aria said with a face-palm.

Duatin was standing out by the lake, basking in the moonlight, enjoying the calming sounds of the night life I'm the area.

"Hey Dustin." Gloriosa called as she walks to him.

"Glori. Hey." Dustin said with a nod. "Awfully late, isn't it?"

"Yeas... uh, listen." Gloriosa stated before looking aroubd before looking back to Dustin. "Can we talk?"

"Oh, uh... sure." Dustin stated with a shrug before Gloriosa lead him to the main cabin.

Meanwhile

In her tent, Sunset was a sleep before she stirred awake when she heard footsteps. And when she woke up, she saw that Twilight was gone.

Speaking of Twilight, she was walking through the woods.

"Twilight?" Twilight jumped before turning to face Sunset. "What are you doing out here?"

"We're..." Twilight spoke, looking away, "we're meeting a cab to take us home."

"She thought you'd talk her out of it." Spike chimed in.

"Because I would." Sunset said in response.

"And not just you, Sunny." Salazar spoke as he appraoched the two girls. "Twilight, you can't leave."

"Come on Twilight, I'm sure we'll...." Sunset placed a hand on Twilight's arm, making her eyes glow white and gasping while Twilight and Salazar looked on in surprise.

Flashback

"You don't think it was the spirit, do you?!" Pinkie asked.

"No, it was me." Twilight uttered to herself. "I think it's Midnight Sparkle. She's still part of me. I can feel it. And I think her magic is infecting my friends.

End Flashback

Sunset then released Twilight's arm and looks to the girl. "Twilight, there's no Midnight Sparkle. There's only you."

"Wait! Midnight?" Salazar asked in surprise, looking to Twikight. "That's why you've been acting so weird."

"How did you know what I was thinking?" Twilight asked Sunset in disbelief.

"When I touched your hand, I could see things." Sunset stayed, now understanding what Twilight is going through. "I could understand why you were leaving. My new magic...! This is my new magic! This is incredible!"

"No, it's not! I'm infecting you now!" Twilight interjected.

"Twilight, you have to stop looking at this as a bad thing." Sunset replied.

"Easy for you to say. Magic turned you into something beautiful." Twilight explained as she looked back at the events of the Friendship Games. "The last time I tried to use it, it turned me into a monster. I'm just so afraid it's gonna happen again."

"Yes, last time I turned into something amazing," Sunsetn explained, "but I've let magic turn me into a monster, too. So if anyone understands what you're going through, it's me."

"We can help you, Twi." Salazar said with a soft smile. "And the rest of our friends can be there for you, too. But not if you run away."

"Salazar..." Twilight uttered, tears firming in her eyes.

"Remember the day we first met back at Crystal Prep?" Salazar said as he placed a hand on her shoulder.

Flashback

At Crystal Prep, Dumbell, Hopps, and Score were looming over Twilight while said girl was cowering in fear.

"Well, look who we've got here boys." Dumbell spoke with a cruel chuckle. "It's the little mouse."

Twilight said nothing as she cowered while the three boys grinned to her with wicked intent.

"Hey!" A voice called, making the three boys and Twikight look to see Salazar. "You three stooges want to pick on somebody," salazar pops his knuckles, "then try me on for size!"

"Get lost, pal!" Dumbell shot back defiantly. "This doesn't involve you!"

"If it involves innocent girls, then I make it my business you piece of shit!" Salazar declared, making Twilight look on surprise.

"So you've got a death wish huh?" Dumbell said with a smirk. "Fine by me. Let him have it boys!"

Hoops and Score dashed at Salazar, but whennthey got close enough Salzar grabbed them and slammed their head together and knocking them out. Then he looks to Dumbell, who was shocked while Teikight looked on in surprise.

"Now then." Salazar declared withba pop of his neck. "Unless you don't won't to end up with your two front teeth knocked out and a boot up your ass, I suggest you pick up your crap and beat it!"

Dumbell, shaking a bit, looks to Hoops and Score. "C-Come on boys! Let's go!"

And just like that, the three ran off. Salazar then approaches Salazar while the girl backed up a bit

"Easy there." Salazar said softly. "I'm not gonna hurt you." Salazar said, smiling softly. "You alright."

"What... oh. Y-yes." Twilight said bashfully. "Th-Thank you for standing up for me." Twilight then looks to Salazar. "Aren't you the new student?"

"Yes. I am." Salazar said with a nod. "Salazar Rodriguez is my name. But you cam just call me Salazar or Sal."

Twilight smiled fondly at the kindness Salazar showed. "Salazar. I like that." Twilight blushed a bit. "S-Sorry.... it's thebgirst time I've had somebody stand up for me."

"I've noticed." Salazar said with a nod. "I take it you don't have much friends here?"

"Not really." Twilight replied with a sigh and a sorrowful look. "I hardly have any friends, actually."

Salazar loomed to Twikight with pity. "Well, if Somethings is on your mind, or if you need somwbody to talk to," Salazar said, placing a hand on Twilight's shoulder , "you can talk to me. Ok?"

Twilight blushed madly, a soft smile forming on her face. "S-Sure. I'm Twikight Sparkle, by the way."

End Flashback

Twilight smiled, tears falling down her face as she hugged him. "Thank you Sal." Salazar returned the gesture while Sunset and Spike watched on with warm smiles.

Suddenly, a rustling sound was heard, making the group jump.

"What was that?!" Sunset asked as she sees an axe head, making her and Twikight scream Salazar got in front of two girls in a protective manner and morphed both of his hands into Firefox swords."

"Wait!" Timber said as he emerged. "Twilight?" Timber then took notice of Salazar's swords. "Whoa! What the..?"

"Timber?" Twilight asked with a surprised look. "What are you doing out here?"
siblings?

Gloriosa and Dustin were in the office room of the cabin.

"So, you wanted to talk?" Dustin asked Gloriosa.

"Yes." Gloriosa said with a nod. "Before we talk though, I want you to promise me something." Gloriosa gave Dustin the straightest to faces. "This conversation stays between us. You are not to tell anyone else." Gloriosa placed a hand on his shoulder. "Got it?"

"Uh... sure." Dustin nods with a confused look.

"Good." Gloriosa responds with a smile. "Now, I'm sure you've noticed the various things that have been occurring lately."

"Yeah." Dustin nods when the Digitrx started beeping.

"Warning! Energy signature detected!" The Digitrix annoubced before showing the image of a yellow dot withba red dot to it.

"Energy signature?" Dustin asked as he looks to Gloriosa. "Gloriosa, there's something near..." Dustin stops himself mid-sentence when he sees the necklace she wore. "Wait! Gloriosa.... those....

"These geodes," Gloriosa said looking to her necklace, "Aren't ordinary crystals." Gloriosa said before looking to Dustin. "Listen, you remember Filthy Rich?" Duatin nods in response. "Well, he's planning on buying the land."

"Oh..." Dustin said with a sad look.

"But I'm not going to give this place up so easily." Gloriosa looks back to her necklace. "These geodes are my ticket to making sure thisnplace lives on." As Gloriosa spoke, Dustin looks to her with a mild look of concern.

"Gloriosa..." Dustin said.

"Butbm if these geodes aren't enough, I have another tool to use." Gloriosa said before looking to the Digitrix. "Your watch, it has the same symbol those strange heroes have." Gloriosa said as she presented Dustin with her phone, showing images of the Digitrix heroes Dustin turns into.

"Gloriosa, I..." Dustin spike, but Gloriosa interrupted.

"You and me, we could make sure Camp Everfree stays around for generations to come." Gloriosa beamed in joy. "We could..." Gloriosa then sees Dustin extend his hand. "Dustin?"

"Glori, I think it's best if you gave me that necklace." Dustin said with a sad look, surprising Gloriosa.

"Wh-What?" Gloriosa asked in surprise.

"Glori, I mean no offense, but you have no idea what power those things have." Duatin said, and Gloriosa was taken aback by what she heard.

"But...but..." Gloriosa spoke, her heart sinking to her stomach. "Dustin, without these... "

"I don't want this place to go as much as you do. Believe me." Dustin nods his head. "But whatever you have in store with those geodes, it's going to backfire pn you."

"I... I don't believe this!" Gloriosa said, her heart slowly breaking as tears formed in her eyes. "You don't know that!"

"I do!" Dustin retorted. "I know, I have two friends who tried to use magic for their own gain, but it came back to bite them in the ass." Dsuton then placed a hand on her shoulder "If that happened, I would have no choice but to fight until you come to yours senses. I really don't want that."

Gloriosa then thought back to what Penrragon told her the previously.

Flashback

"Asnwer me this! If he denies your request, if he was to fight you when the time of reckoning arrives, what then?"

Gloriosa would have said something, but she couldn't think of anything to say.

"Have you no answer Gloriosa?" Pendragon asked, but Gloriosa then turned aroubd and walked away. "Where are you going?! Gloriosa!" Gloriosa didn't respond as she walked off. "Gloriosa Daisy, don't ignore me! Gloriosa!" Gloriosa still said nothing, nor did she bother to look at him as she made her way out of the woods. "Youth these days!" Pemdragon sighed incredulously.

End Flashback

Gloriosa began to tear up, her lower lip quivering as she began to tremble a it. "He... he was right..." Gloriosa muttered.

"I think we just found our "Gaea Everfree"." Sunset said to Spike and Salazar.

"But why would he work so hard to make us think she was real?" Slike asked with co Fusion.

"You heard what he said about wishing his sister would sell this camp." Sunset replied. "If nobody wants to come here because it's home to some angry ancient nature spirit, it sure would help his cause."

"I dunno, Sunset." Salazar stated with a perplexed look, scratching his head. "Something doesn't add up here."

"Glori, wait!" Dustin called, making Susnet, Salazar, and Spike look to see Gloriosa storming off with an upset look with Dustin following.

"Oh boy." Salazar uttered in worry. "This don't look good."

"Glori, just listen..." Dustin called out, but Gloriosa turned to him with a look ofnrage and heartbreak.

"I've heard enough!" Gloriosa declared, tears rolling down her face "And never call me that again!" Gloriosa the turned around, tears streaming down her face. "Better yet, don't call me ever!"

Gloriosa stormed off, leaving a heartbroken Dustin hanging his head. Salazar and Sunset looked to Dustin in Pittsburgh and walked to him.

"Dude? You ok?" Salazar asked in concern for his friend, who stayed silent.

"What happened?" Sunset asked as shebwas about to comfort him.

"Don't!" Dustin spoke with a disheartened tone. "I need to be alone!" Dustin ran off, and Sunset and Salazar both look to each other in worry.

In the forest, Gloriosa was sitting on a log near a river crying while Pendragon approached her.

"Gloriosa?" Pendragon asked in concer as he knelt besides her. "Gloriosa, what's troubling you so?"

"I tried to convince Dustin to help..." Gloriosa spoke, her voice cracking, "and... he... he... I though I could convince him!"

"Oh, I'm sorry dear." Pendragon said as he draped his wing over her. The Laveau sisters, Fehng, and Kraekan then appeared with pitiful looks to Gloriosa while she sobbed.

The Dragon and the Maiden

“Talking”

“YELLING”

‘Thinking’

“Telepathic link”

Songs

Flashback

"Transformation Index”

The Dragon and the Maiden

OP - The Voice by Celtic Woman

Twilight and Spike were running along the pathway into the woods on route to the location. All of a sudden, she saw a shining pink light glowing in the distance, causing her to slow down for a moment.

"What is that?" Twilight asked before accidentally having her face catch a spider web, making her shriek immediately while brushing it off of. A hand came over her mouth, being to Sunset while said girl shushed her

"I better go Digital!" Dustin readied his Digitrix before taping the screen, becoming the all too familiar humanoid fox named Firefox.

"Firefox!" Firefox exclaimed before a raimbow energy wave enveloped him, making him change to a new fork composed of plant matter and having green glowing eyes instead of the usual red. "Foxglove!"

(Transformation Index)

Name: Foxglove

Species: Vulpisapien

Not going to lie, this one looks pretty cool. Judging by thelooks, it's probably obvious that he has plant-based powers.

"Whoa." Twilight uttered in awe.

"That looks like a Timberwolf back in Equestria." Sunset said when she noticed Spike was looking to Foxglovs with w mouth wide open and drooling.

"Don't even think abkut it!" Foxgllve said in a warning tone, snapling Spike back to reality. "Lets move!"

They moved through the underbrush of the forest, Sunset rabbing Twilight's right arm as they raced off to the cave. They then arrived at the quarry, peeking out from behind the trees as they saw the somewhat ominous glow emanating from the cave.

"What's going on down there?" Twilight asked, an eyebrow raised in confusion.

"I think it's Gaea Everfree," Sunset responded. "Or rather, someone who wants us to think she's back…"

The gang then proceeded to walk out and head into the cavern, Sunset and Twilight grimacing worriedly upon entering. Once inside, they saw that there were red crystals all around them, glowing brightly to illuminate the area, including a giant white one at the very end of the tunnel.

"Whoa..." Sunset uttered out of shock at the majesty of what she saw.

"This place is beautiful," the scientist commented while glancing around.

"Dear God almighty." Foxglove spoke in awe. "This is a miner's wet dream!" Sunset and Twilight shot a surprised expression to Foxglove. "Yes, I've heard it." Foxglove sighed with a deadpan look.

Suddenly, the Digitrix symbol on Foxglove's chest beeped profusely.

"Energy Signature Detected." The Digitrix AI spoke before a projection of a map with four yellow dots and a single red dot located not to far away.

"That's new!" Foxglove asked with a surprised look. "We must be close."

"There's… Equestrian magic here…" Sunset pointed out after a moment as they all stopped before the large, white stalagmite before them, "I can feel it!" Suddenly, a growl was heard, catching the gang by surprise as the Digitrix beeped again.

"Warning! Digital Lifeform Detected!" The Digitrix AI spoke as a larger red symbol appeared near the red dot. "Threat Level: Unknown! Intelligence Level: Sapient! Proceed with caution!"

"Oh great!" Foxglove rerorted with a scowl. "Just what we needed!"

"We better keep our guard up!" Sunset stated while Twilight looked around nervously.

"Judging by the size of this dot displayed," Fixglove said, pointing to theblarge red dot, "it looks like it's a big one."

"And its sapient to boot?!" Twilight declared, shaking in worry. "I dint think I want to find out what it is."

"Then we better make this quick!" Sunset replied as then took notice of the two gemstones upon the stalagmite, with five other indentations upon it. Upon closer inspection, she noticed the crystals colors were red and violet respectively. "Five are missing…"

Suddenly, the Digitrix then began beeping again.

"Now what?!" Foxglove asked as the map vanished.

"Digitalisman Detected!" The Digitrix AI said, making the other look to each other in confusion. "Scanning Now! Please Syand By!"

The Digitrix then began to beep non-stop whike the Digitrix screen glowed a bright white.

Then, just from a stalagmite near them, an a small oval-shaped orange stone hovered upwards. They grouo were stunned upon seeing the stone, but they see that it had a symbol that resembled four diamonds aligned to form a bigger one.

"What the..." Sunset uttered in disbelief upon seeing the stone.

"It looks almost like that red stone Dustin found earlier." Twilight uttered in awe.

"Beginning Scanning Process!" The Digitrix AI declared as the orange stone turned into orange energy before getting sucked into the Digitrix. "Digitalisman Scanned And Acquired!" After that, the symbol that was shown on the orange stone was displayed onto the Digitrix's screen.

"Digitalisman?" Sunset asked woth a perplexed expression. "Maybe that's what that red stone you found earlier was!"

"Maybe that stone, as well as the one you've just obtained, actually did come from Cyberspace." Twilight pondered.

"So you've now two of the Digitalismans already, young knave!" A deep voice spoke, echoing through the cavern walls while the gang looked around in shock. "Tis a pitty that you shan't live long to utilize them!"

"What the..." Foxglove declared in shock before getting ready to fight. "Alright! Whoever you are, come on out!"

"If you come to fight, then you've pick the wrong people to mess with!" Sunset chimed in while Tiwkight hid behind her.

"Such mighty words from such frail little heathens!" The voice replied in a taunting manner, an antagonizing chortle audible. "Trust me when I say that you do not wish to challenge me, maiden!"

"Sounds like we've got a big shot with a big mouth!" Foxglove said fo Sunset and Twilight. "You gonna hide in the dark like a little pussy?! Or are you gonna come out and confront us face to face?!"

"Youth these days have no control of the words that escape their lips!" The Voice spoke said as the sound of heavy footsteps was heard approaching. "Make no mistake, stripling!" The gang held their ground as Pendragon stepped into the light. "A quarrel with me, is a guaranteed execution!"

"Holy crap!" Sunset uttered in shock upon seeing the floral dragon. "Please tell me I'm not the only one seeing this!"

"I assure you, maiden! I am as real as the ground stand upon!" Pendragon retorted woth a snarl.

Foxglove's right ear twitched, making himook to the space beside Pendragon. "I know you're here Gloriosa! Come on out!"

"Perceptive…" a familiar voice responded softly, and they see Gloriosa coming out from the shadows of the cavern. "I honestly expect nothing else."

"Gloriosa?!" Sunset exclaimed out of surprise, while the others were somewhat stunned, "But... Timber…" she uttered slowly as she placed her hand upon her head in confusion, "I was sure he was the one trying to make it seem like Gaea Everfree was back."

"So it was you!" Foxglove declared. "You were the trying to scare everyone away?"

"I would never try to scare anyone away from Camp Everfree," Gloriosa responded in a somewhat hypnotized-sounding tone as she stood beside Pendragon. "And I see you've met Pendragon."

"Charmed, I'm sure." Pendragon chimed in with a smirk.

"Gloriosa..." Foxglove looked to Gloriosa, a soft expression visible. "Just listen to me. It doesn’t have to be like this!" Foxglove pleaded to Gloriosa. "I know you don't want to lose the camp, and niehrwr do I or the others, but what your planning is not the way! Please, reconsider it!"

"What are you talking about?" Sunset asked, her eyebrow cocked up in confusion.

"See for yourself, wench!" Pendragon said, mototioning his head towards Gloriosa. "Go ahead!"

Sunset looks to Pendragon with a skeptical look, butbshe walked to Gloriosa and grabbed the woman's right arm, letting her eyes flash a bright white before peering into the girl's memories.

Flashback

"My, oh, my," Filthy Rich uttered as he stood before Gloriosa at her desk in the camp office building, "You fell behind on your payments, Gloriosa. I own the land now,"

"Please! My great grandparents founded this place!" Gloriosa pleaded in desperation "It's been in our family for generations! You have to let the camp stay!" she exclaimed.

"Instead of turning it into a spa resort that will line my pockets with more money than this camp ever could?" I don't think so." Filthy Rich concurred with a shake of his head.

"Please!" Gloriosa begged, clasping her hands together, "I-I-I-I just need a little more time!" she stammered with a breaking voice, practically on the verge of tears.

"Fine!" Filthy Rich reluctantly agreed as he turned around, "I'll give you 'til the end of the month." With a scoff, he walking out of the office. The girl broke down into tears after he departed, evidently distraught by the situation at hand.

(Later)

She was out in the woods, sitting upon a log before the river while still crying.

Pendragon approached Gloriosa, draping his wing over her while looking to her in sympathy.

"What'll I do?" she asked Pendragon, sobbing.

"I'm not sure Gloriosa." Pendragon retorted, before going into thought. But then he had an idea in his mind. "Actually... I might have a solution." Pendragon suggested, looking to her.

After a brief flight, Pendragon landed onto the ground near the mountainside

"I've discovered this earlier this morning." Pendragon said to Gloriosa. "Come." Carefully, Gloriosa looked back to see if anyone else was around before following Pendragon and made her way towards the fissure between the large boulders.

Upon entering, she took the scenery before her.

"Wow…" she uttered in amazement, clasping her hands before herself upon the crystalized stalagmite before her.

"Incredible, is it not?" Pendragon said with with a amused chuckle at seeing Gloriosa's reaction.

Out of curiosity, she placed her hand upon them, suddenly causing an unknown energy to surge in her arm
She gasped in schock, attempting to pry her arm free. She did so and fell back, but luckily landed upon some brambles that came out of ground, much to her surprise.

"Thanks for that, Pen." Gloriosa thanked Pendragon, only making him look to her.

"What? That was not I." Pendragon retorted.

Gloriosa looked to brambles she landed on, then she looked in her left hand to see that she had pulled out the later five crystals, staring at them in wonder as they floated above her hand.

"What you now posses are not ordinary jewels." Pendragon said as he examined the crystals. "When I examined them earlier, I've felt a strange surge of powerful emanating from them." Pendragon explained, looking to Gloriosa. "The moment I saw them, I figured they could provide the solution to your problem."

(Later)

A while later, she was back in the office, confronting Timber over the revelation of her new abilities.

"You don't know what those things are!" he argued, noting how she had organized the shiny rocks into a necklace, which glowed ominously.

"But I know what they can do!" Gloriosa retorted angrily, letting her right hand become immersed within a greenish aura as she threw it up, "I've been practicing with Pendragon!" she yelled as vines began growing rapidly from the plants hanging on the ceiling, grabbing her laptop and pencil cup off of the desk and hoisting them up slightly, "I can control their power now!"

"You don't know that for sure! Pendragon said that he only found those things earlisr this morning" he shouted back at her defiantly while placing his left index finger against the tabletop. "And speaking of..." Timber then walked to the door and opened it, seeing Pendragon standing there. "Just what were you thinking showing her those things?!"

"I admit it's an extreme idea," Pendragon admitted, "but those stones could be the way that this camp your great-grandparents founded remains!"

"Yeah!" Timber rolled his eyes with sarcasm in his tone. "Can't wait to see this blow up in your face."

"Timber, I was the reason your great-grandparents founded this place!" Pendragon declared with a flare of his nostrils. "I saved them from near death, and they founded this campsite as a token of their appreciation! And I will be damned if I'm going to let it be taken by that swine in clothing!" Pemdragon gets into Timber's personal space. "I'd sooner kill him let him take the only thing I have to remember your great-grandparents by!"

"You better get out of my face, Pendragon!" Tinber growled.

"That's enough! Both of you!" Gloriosa declared as she got in-between the two.

"Ugh! Fine! Do whatever you want! Just leave me out of it!" Timber groaned, waving them off as he was about to leave. But Pendragon wrapped his tail and brought him back to where he originally was.

"Do not walk away from me, stripling!" Pendragon declared angrily.

"This is our camp, and it's being taken away!" Gloriosa pointed out in a desperate tone. "If this has to be our last week here, Pen and I are going to use whatever it takes to make it count!"

"And we won't let your lack of passion for the forest get in the way of it!" Pendragon declared angrily, then suddenly, Timber grabbed an axe and cuts off the tip of his tail. "OW!"

"Pendragon!" Gloriosa called out in worry, but luckily Pendragon's severed tail regenerated. "What the Hell, Timber?!" Gloriosa declared to Timber in anger.

"I keep telling you I don't like to be manhandled, Pendragon!" Timber exclaimed, making Pendragon growl furiously at him before taking off in the air.

"Pen!" Gloriosa called out in concern before looking to Timber with anger. "Fine! Me and Pen will do this without you!"

(Timeskip)

"You were using magic all over the place!" he noted to her, "I had to tell them something to cover for you!" he mentioned out of frustration as she kept on looking away, "What did you want me to do?!" he asked angrily while shrugging.

"I just wish you didn't tell them that ridiculous story!" she replied out of rage, waving him off before turning around and heading towards the door.

"Ah, this is all too much for you!" Timber pointed out as his arms were stretched to their respective sides, "You have to let it go!" he demanded desperately.

“At least Pendragon believes I can do it!” Gloriosa hot.

“That senile garden weed is just as in over his head as you are!” Timber argued. "No wonder you and Dustin had that argument last night!"

Gloriosa gasped in shock before growling in absolute rage, grabbing Timber by the collar of his shirt.

"Don't you ever insult Pendragon in front of me, you bastard!" Gloriosa growled angrily while Timber looked to her in shock. "And never mention that name to me again!"

End Flashback

After Sunset witnessed the Gloriosa's memories, she grabbed her head in agony and lets go.

"Timber wasn't talking about letting go of the camp…" Sunset realized, "He was talking about you letting go of the magical gemstones! All those things you were doing to make this week the best week ever… every time you used magic to do them, you caused another problem somewhere else! Timber was... covering for you!"

"Gloriosa, I told you those geodes were bad luck." Foxglove said with concern for her. "It's not too late. Just give us the geodes, and we'll try to work something out."

"I'm afraid that will not be a possibility!" Pendragon declared before taking a deep breath, then breathing a plume of green fire at Foxglove soon afterwards. Foxglove was ae to dodge the attack as the flames struck a fee stalagmites. "You may have avoided your peril at the hands of my colleagues, but this time you will not escape your coming end!"

"What are you..." Foxglove asked in confusion, his eyes widened in realization. "You've sent that squid after me?! That was you?!"

"You mean Kraekan?" Pendragon retorted a chortle. "Most definitely. As well as Fehng and the Leveau sisters!"

"Leveau sister?" Foxgloves asked before a memory popped up in his mind."

Flashback

But suddenly his eyes widened as slowly turned his head back again to see what he saw. Before him stood what appeared to be a massive brow wolf with yellow eyes and fangs that looked like those of a sabertooth tiger.

"Whoa!" Dustin uttered in shock as the giant canine slowly approached him. "What the have have you been eating to get this huge, kujo?!"

***

"Don't think you've won yet, foolish child!" A voice spoke, catching Lightning Bug by surprise.

He turns around to see three women near the fire pit, each one dressed like Voodoo witch doctors.

"So this is our target?" The woman in yellow asked with a smirk.

"You may have easily beaten the last few enemies." The woman in red spoke with a sinister rgrin.

"But let us see how you fare against three!" The womann in blue finished, chuckling slightly.

"What the... who are you?!" Lightning Bug asked in shock.

"I am Rouge!" The woman in red eplied.

"I am Amarillo!" The woman in yellow added.

"And I am Ciel!" The woman in blue finished.

"And we are the Laveau sisters." Rouge spoke with a smug grin. "Three of the most resound Voodoo queens in Cyberspace."

End Flashback

"That big sabertooth and those three voodo chicks!" Foxglove declared in disbelief.

"And they would have succeeded in their task, had Timber Spruce not intervene!" Pendragon declared, allowing another memory to pop up in Foxglove's head.

Flashback

Just as the monster wolf was about to devour him, it began to whimper in pain as it held onto its ears.

"What's the matter with you?!" Rouge asked the canine.

"Oh dear!" Ciel said in a panic. "We've got company!" Ciel, Rouge, and Amarillo look to see Timber had arrived, a dog whistle in hand.

"Oh great." Rouge called out in terror. "We've been compromised! Retreat!" The Laveau sisters vanished in a thick puff of deep purple smoke while the canine monster ran into the woods.

Timber with a sigh appraches to the still paralyzed Dustin before kneeling down. "I'm sorry dude, please don't hate me." Timber replied before punching Dustin, knocking him unconcious. Timber then picks him up while casting a glare at the forest.

End Flashback

"No way!" Foxglove declared in shock.

"Timber saved your life..." Twilight uttered in disbelief.

"He's the reason I've got that black the following morning!" Foxglove exclaimed in shock while Sunset and Twilight looked at him with deadpan expressions.

"So you've gunning been after Dustin this whole time?!" Sunset asked to Pendragon in rage. "Why?! He's never done you wrong!"

"No, he has not." Pendragon admitted. "But to ensure Camp Everfree stays forever more, we must remove all obstacles in out way!"

"And by obstacle, you mean Dustin!" Twikight gasped, a look of disbelief visible on her face.

"Yes. Or that was the original plan." Pendragon looks to Sunset and Twikight as he spoke. "But he is not the only thing standing in the way of our goal!"

"Me and my frisnds!" Sunset declared through clenched teeth, glaring at Pendragon in rage.

"Indeed." Pendragon nodded. "Now that you know the secrets, it's time for you to perish!"

"Yeah, I don't fucking think so!" Foxglove declared before leaping upwards, and with a wave of his arms he sent a barrage of leaves like daggers at Pendragon. The attack only did some light scratches on him though.

"Surely that couldn't be your best move." Pendragon taunted with a chuckle. "If so, then I'm quite disappointed."

Foxglove smirked in response. "I'm just getting started!" He then suddenly vanished on a shower if what looked like blossom petals, taking the others by surprise as Foxglove reappeared before punching Pendragon at the top of his head.

"You little mongrel!" Pendrgaon roared in rage, onlynfor Foxglove to fire puffs of red fog from his hands into Pendragon's face. Suddebly Pendragon roared in agony as he clawed at his eyes. "GAH... WHAT WAS THAT?!"

"Irritant Spores!" Foxglove declared with a chuckle. "Can cause itching and skin irritation upon physical contact! But it's a real bitch when it gets in your eyes!"

"How do you know what that stuff does?" Spike asked in confusion.

"The powers of my transformations come to me naturally." Foxglove shrugged in reply.

"Pendragon!" Glorisa declared in worry, then looking to Foxglove in anger. "You're going to regret that!" Gloriosa then grabbed the last two geodes, letting them combine with the ones already on her necklace.

Her hair was noa moderate cyan and   light brilliant turquoise in color while being more wild and unkempt, her eyes became blue violetish black with light brilliant harlequin pupils, and her skin tone changed to a ceriseish gray. Her clothing has also been altered into a floral dress.

"Oh shit!" Foxglove uttered in fear.

“Oh shit is right!” Gloriosa grinned maliciously conjured vines under Sunset and Twilight, even Spike got ensnared.

"Dammit Gloriosa, release them now!" Foxglove declared, only for Pendragon to smack him to the ground with his tail, causing thr ground to shake a bit.

"Dustin!" Sunset and Twilight cried out in horror as Foxglove reverted back to Dustin.

Gloriosa grabs him by the color of his shirt and lifts him up. "I'm afraid Gloriosa is gone, sweetheart." Gloriosa said with a wicked grin. "The name's Gaea Everfree now. And don't worry about your friends. They'll live." Gaea's face then contorted to a scowl. "Just long enough to see you suffer for breaking a girl's heart!"

Pendragon then wrapped his tail around around Dustin while Gloriosa hopped onto Pendragon's back.

"Sorry, girls," Gaea Everfree said to the two girl, "I know what I need to do, But I feel like we're not on the same page. So..." Pendragon heads out with Gloriosa on his back and Dustin bound in his tail.

As Gaea Pendragon both exited the cavern, Gaea hops off and turns around before her hands up in a green aura, grinning evilly as she made brambles come out of the earth and push the boulders in front of the entrance towards each other, sealing it off.

"Dammit!" Dustin yelled as he struggled to escape. "I swear you big weed, when I get out this you...!" Dustin was interrupted as when Gloriosa conjured a vine to cover his mouth.

"That's quite enough lip out of you, sugar." Gaea declared as she got back onto Pendragon's back.

Pendragon took a deep breath before raising his head and breathed large plume of green fire that reached above the canopy.

In another part of the forest, Rouge was perched on a branch when she took noticed of the stream of green fire.

"That's the signal!" Rouge declared before grabbing a conch whistle and blew into it.

Not too far off, Ciel, Amarillo, Fehng, and Kraekan were near the river when the heard the sound of the conch horn.

"Excellent!" Amarillo declared with grin.

"Kraekan! Fehng!" Ciel said to the two animals. "Ready the troops!"

Fehng barked in response while Kraekan saluted before both went to ready thwir respective squadrons.

"Ready sister?" Amarillo said to Ciel.

"When you are!" Amarillos noted before she extended her hands forward, causing a large violet magical seal to appear in the ground.

"By the power of the of the ancient forces, we call upon the aid of the land!" Ciel and Amarillo chanted as the seal glowed a bright violet. "Spirits of the natural world, request your assistance! Heed our call! We beseech you!"

A bunch of rocks and stones then began to hober from the ground and float towards the circle, the rocks being bound together by vines and brambles intertwining them.

"Skin of stone! Bones of vines! Though the blessings of nature, be breathe life into you!" Ciel and Amarillo continued to chant as th more stones and rocks piled up together to form humanoid figures as tall as semi trucks. "Step forward, and aid our cause!"

A series of strange glowing purple symbols appeared on them and strange tribal masks manifested on top of them to act as heads.

Once the seal had vanished, the nearly constructed golems released mighty roars while Ciel and Amarillo chuckled.

This means war

“Talking”

“YELLING”

‘Thinking’

“Telepathic link”

Songs

Flashback

"Transformation Index”

Rough night

OP - The Voice by Celtic Woman

Back at the campgrounds, the fashion show was getting organized on the new dock as Rainbow, Pinkie, Applejack, Rarity, Fluttershy, Adagio, Sonata, Aria, and Salazar were now dressed in the outfits organized by the indigo haired girl.

"Ugh... I can't believe i got involved!" Salazar spoke as he looks at the indigo suit with golden yellow trims he wore, "I freaking hate tuxedos."

"Oh come on, I think you look good." Pixel said.

"Oh come on, I look...." Salazar said, turning to face Pixel. But he stops midsentence imupon seeing Pixel in a larjling turquoise dress with silver lines resembling circuitry and a cyan hair ornament decorated to resemble a motherboard.

Pixel giggles upon seeing Salazar's reaction. "I take you like what you see?" Pixel asked in a teasing manner, snapping Salazar out of his stupor.

"Uh... ahem, s-sorry." Salazar stammered with a blush on his face. "You look... God you look gorgeous."

"Oh you." Pixel replied playfully. "And you don't look too bad yourself."

"I look ridiculous." Salazar saidnwhile looking to the tux he wore. "No shade to Rarity, she does God's work. I'm just not too fond of buttons and sleeves."

"I've never been a fan of dresses, but here I am." Pixel said, placing a hand on Salazar's shoulder while said boy blushed. "After all, it never hurts to try something new."

And with that Pixel walked off to meet with Applejack and Fluttershy, while Salazar looks to her with a soft smile. He then looks to Allister, Luna, and Luna, the three faculty members casting knowing smiles to him.

"What?" Salazar said with a quicker eyebrow.

"I think you know, Romeo." Allister replied with a chuckle, nudging Salazar in a playful manner.

"Seems somebody's smitten with a certain android girl." Celeatia chimed in to join in on the teasing.

"What... me?!" Salazar replied with a nervous laugh. "Oh no, no! She's just a friend! That's all!"

"Oh?" Luna asked, a playful grin on her face. "Then why pray tell is your face red?"

"Oh that?" Salazar asked. "It's just that... this tux is getting stuffy! Yeah! Ehehehe... Oh, I hear Flash calling me so gotta jet!" Salazar darted off, and Allister, Luna, and Celestia chuckle.

"Looks like Twilight and Timber Spruce aren't the only item made here in this camp." Luna said, looking to Pixdl with a soft smile.

"Yes, indeed." Celestia said before having a sad look. "Though I'm still disheartened about what happened between Gloriosa and Dustin." Celestia placed a handnover hee chest with a sigh. "I wander what happened between those two?"

"Speaking of which..." Allister stated, "I haven't seen much of him at all." Allister looked around. "Plus, Sunset and Twilight have been gone for a while now."

Adagio was chatting with Sonata, Aria, and Fluttershy. "Hey, have you guys seen Twilight, Sunset, and Dustin? I have seen them around."

Suddenly, Sonata looked up in the sky, where she saw something. "Hey, what's that?" Adagio, Aria, and Fluttershy looked up to see Pendragon flying twloards them. And everyone else present saw this too.

"What the..." Pixel said as she gasped in surprise, making Rarity and Applejack look to her. "Oh crap! Guys, we better step off the dock! Now!"

"Why?" Rarity asked with confusion. "Is everything alright?"

That question was answered as Kraekan emerged from the water, catching the others by surprise. And sure enough, many other bizarre creatures emerged from the lake water as well. One resembled a turquoise humanoid turtle with a seafoam green shell on its back, another resembled a man fused with to the back of a one-eyed horse while looking like it was made of wood, even one resembled a cross between a frog and a lizard with a tail resembling that if a fish.

"What in tarnation?!" Applejack cried out in shock as she and the others got off the docks.

From the forest emerged Fengh gnashing his teeth at the campers.

"A Gladius Lupus!" Allister declared in shock while Fehng released a mighty howl, causing more creatures to emerge from the woods. One resembled a brown colored gnome with a bulbous gnostic and weilding an axe, a swarm of large wasp-like insects with hand legs that looked like they could stab and large stingers flew around, there were even two towering robotic humanoids that had heads resembling siren towers.

The Leveau sister had also arrived with their golem minions marching towards the campers. Pendragon landed, and Gaea hopped off of his back.

"Is that... Gloriosa?!" Adagio asked in disbelief.

"Oh my God!" Pixel gasped as she looked to Gaea. "Guys... I think Gloriosa is using Equestrian magic! These energy reading I'm picking up from her are off the charts!"

"Forget that, where'd a dragon made of plants come from?!" Rainbow asked incredulously.

"That's no dragon!" Allister declared in disbelief. "That's a Dracoflorasian!"

"A what?" Aria asked in confusion.

"Digital lifeforms resembling dragons made of plant matter. They're only found in Cyberspace, specifically on the Site Avalora!" Allister explained. "But how did it get here?!"

Flutterhsy then sees Dustin bound in Pendragon's tail, gasping in terror. "It's got Dustin!"

"Not for long he doesn't!" Rainbow declared and was about to save her masculine friend, only for a bird-like creature to fly forward and zap her with electricity.

"Hang on, buddy!" Applejack called out to Dustin, but Pendragon breathed a blast of green fire towards Applejack. Luckily Rarity conjured a diamond shield to deflect the attack before sending said barrier towards Pendragon, topping him over.

Sonata was about to rescue Dustin, but Rouge pulled out a blow pipe and loaded a dart into it before firing said dart Sonata. Once hit, Sonata began to feel woozy before ultimate falling to the ground, snoring loudly.

"Sonata!" Adagio called out to her friend while Aria charged at Rouge. Only for Amarillo to step in and blow some purple powder at Aria, making the twin-tailed siren fall to the ground unable to move.

Pendragon gets back up before stopping his right foreleg onto the ground, binding the gang in vines.

However Pendragon failed to notice Dustin fiddling with his Digitix before tapping the device's screen, turning into Indestructile.

"Indestructile!" Indestructile roared out before getting consumed by a bright multi-colored luminescent energy field and morphing into a verison of himself composed of rocks and stones. "Rockodile!"

(Transformation Index)

Name: Rockodile

Species: Lacertian

Rockodile?! Really?! Well, I guess it's quite obvious what this one does, based on his physical appearance.

"Alright you four-legged weed!" Rockodile declared as he raised his tail. "Get ready fo rock!" Rockodile then slashed at Oendrgaon with his tail, makinc a large gash on Pendragon's right hindleg while eliciting a roar from the Dracoflorasian. But as soon as the cut appeared, the would quickly healed.

"You walking pile of cobblestone!" Pendragon growled furiously at Rockodile as one of the golem's socked Rockodile in the jaw, toppling the rocky Laceratian over.

"Maybe Rockodile isn't your thing!" Rockodile declared before being enveloped in, changing into Lightning Bug.

"Then how about something more electrifying with Lightning Bug!" Lightning Bug stated as he fired a blast of electricity from his stinger towards Pendrgon, only for another golem to take the attack for Pemdragon while suffering no damamge.

As this happened, Gaea arrived on the campgrounds, much to the shock of everyone.

"It's Gaea Everfree!" Trixie screamed, pointing at her.

"She's real!" Flash realized on shock.

"Round them up!" Gaea ordered as Amarillo and Ciel surrounded the campers with their golems.

"Gloriosa?!" Timber guessed out of complete shoc. "What are you doing?!" he asked, much to the surprise of the others as their eyes all widened.

"That's Gloriosa?" Applejack questioned with an arched eyebrow, while Fluttershy nervously held her left arm in fright, "Am I going crazy, or are her feet not touching the ground?" she inquired, pointing towards the demonic being as her friends and comrades were all gathered with her.

"Freaky-deaky!" Pinkie concurred out of nowhere, as everyone was quite stunned.

"Filthy Rich wants this to be the last session of Camp Everfree," Gaea explained as Pendragon Fehng apporachsd to her side. "But don't worry…I got this!" With that, raising her arms up as they sparkled with green electricity before shoveling her fingers into the ground beneath her. This caused a surge of green to spread before, causing thenentire area to be surrounded by a wall of giant thorny stalks.

"Dammit!" Lightning Bug declared, looking to Gaea before charging his stinger with electricity and amined at her. "I'm sorry, Glori!"

"You will not do anything of the sort!" Pendragon wrapped his tail around Lightnig Bug before slamming the electric insectoid into the ground with a powerful thud, causing Lightning Bug to revert back to Dustin.

"Ugh....God that hurts!" Dustin groaned in pain.

Gaea: I have waited for the day
To send this greedy wolf away
Now the magic is my salvation
Gather close in my protection

Gaea and Pendragon: We will stand for Everfree

The campers are getting scared, while Dustin truned into Foxglov and vanished in a cloud of losses petals before appearing before Gaea. Gaea however conjured a mass of vines to ensnare Foxglove ambefore pining him to the ground.

Gaea: Behold the beauty of nature in all its glory
No need to fear the vultures at the door
Right here you have us to protect you

Foxglove changed to Terra Terrier and clawed his way out, but the two mechanical Sirenheads both unleashed a dealing blast of sound at the humanoid canine, making him cover his ears as one of the golems punched near Timber.

Gaea: Within these walls of thorns
Gloriosa and Pendragon: Forever free, forevermore!

Timber look around until he spotted the axe, quickly grabbing it to chop the wooden veins down to make a path, but but the troll/gnome like creature got in his way while brandishing his own axe, causing the two to clash blows.

Pendragon: They have come into our domain
Here to seal our camp in chains
But we have held it for generations
This is just a complication

Gaea and Pendragon: We will stand for Everfree!

Terra Terrier then got back up and changed into Fraight-Gaunt and flew towards Gaea, only for Pendragon to send him back with his fire breath. Knocking him to the ground and changing back to Dustin again.

Ciel: Trust in us, this is for your own good
Rouge: Don't be afraid, nature is our friend
Amarillo: All of this beauty that surrounds us
Leveau Soster: Every lovely bloom designed to defend

Pixel saw a Pendragon loom over Dustin, who was struggling to get up, so she morphed her hand into a blaster and fired at Pendragon. Pendragin looks to her before stopping his right foreleg on the ground to encase her in brambles. Pendragon then had Dustin pinned with his other foreleg.

Pendragon: Let them come, just let them try!
Gaea: We’re not about to say goodbye!
Pendraon: This camp will be here throughout the ages
Gaea: Written into the history pages
Gaea and Pendrago: We... will... stand for Everfree!

Timber was still fighting off the gnome/troll creature until Allister pulled out a laser gun and fired a blast of green energy at the creature, causing a surge of green electricity to overwhelm it.

Timber looks on with a perplexed look, then looks to Allister. "Thanks." Timber thanks Allister.

Pixel managed to cut her way out of the brambles while Adagio and Aria stuck at Pendragon, infuriating the floral dragon.

"Dammit, there's so many of these freaks!" Salazar declared as a small humanoild mushroom like creature jumped at him, only for Salazar to punch the fungal creature away.

“Oh, why do these kinds of things always happen to us?” Fluttershy sighed,

“What are we going to do?” Rarity asked and Rainbow Dash stands up.

"I'll tell you what we're gonna do!" Allister declared with a determined look. "We're going to fight these things with all that we have!" Allister then looks to Celestia and Luna. "Celestia! Luna! Get the campers somewhere safe! Me and the kids will hold them off as long as possible!"

Pendragon was still dealing with Aria and Adagio, until he decided to end the confrontation and emitted large puffs of yellow fog from his nostrils.

"Ugh... that stank!" Aria said inbetween coughs. "That is just na-ah-ACHOO!" Aria sneezed, and so did Adagio.

"What wa-ACHOO! Was tha-ACHOO!" Aadagio cried ot in between sneezes.

"A special kind of pollen that elicits allergic reactions." Pendragon declared with a chortle before smacking the two sirens away. "I will deal with you wenches later! For now I..." Pendragon was cut off by a fist collided to his face, which was from Terra Terrier.

"Never call my friends that, you son of a bitch!" Terra Terrier declared before changing into Rockodile, then opened his mouth to fire a blast of swamp mud at Pendragon.

"Eww!" Many of the girls present cried out in disgust.

"My word!" Rarity declared, her face turning a bit green at the gross sight. "And I thought that was disgusting from Indestructile!"

"You putrid heathen!" Pendragon roared out in anger and annoyance. "How about I cleanse that pallet of yours?!" Pendragon's nostrils then flared, creating puffs of a magenta colored fist clouds whike the petals around his head span rapidly like the blades of a fan. This caused magenta dust flew directly at Rockodile.

"What the... what is... thiiii...." Rockodile slurred out, wobbling around like he was suffering from vertigo. "Whoa...." Rockodile then started giggling like an idiot as he rolled on his back. "So many colors...."

The others watched on with erplexed expressions on thsir faces. "What was that?" Adgio asked out of confusion.

"Hallucinogenic spores." Pendragon replied with a wicked chortle. "A puff of this stuff and you'll be, as you children say these days, "tripping balls"."

"You drugged him?!" Rainbow declared in anger before speeding to Pendragon, striking him with blinding speed before Applejack used her super strength to knock Pendrgaon back with a single roundhouse.

"You're awfully unruly, aren't you?" Gaea declared in mild annoyance.

"Miss Daisy!" Allistsr declared, grabbing Gaea's attention as he aimed his laser gun. "Surrender yourself now, or I will fire!"

"I think not!" Gaea retorted with a snap of her fingers, causing Fehng to pounce on him.

One of the golems approached Lyra Heartstrings and Sweetie Drops, making both girls scream in terror. But fortunately, Aria and Sonata swooped in and sent it back with their sonic screams.

The robotic Sirenheands apprached Pinkie, but the girl used her magical explosions to knock them down.

Applejack managed to destroy many golems with her punches as Fluttershy got some help from the local wildlife to helpf fight of many of the digital enemies. Rainbow Dash using her superspeed to strike at the Leveau sisters while Rarity used her diamond shields to block a swarm of hornet-like creatures.

Kraekan sent its tentacles after Pinkie, but Pixel grabbed into them before electrocuting it with a surge of cyan electricity at the giant cephalopod. Sonata was dealing with Pendragon while Salazar morphed his arms into both Firefox Sword and Indestructile Blaster respectively and attacked at Gloriosa

“ENOUGH OF THIS!" Pendragon declared before emitting a mighty roars, causing the gang of heroes to get ensnraned in thick vines. "Your efforts... are nothing short... OF MANINGLESS!!!" Pendragon then breathed out a massive plune if green fire at the group, only for a tremendous blast of water to appear and cancel out the attack while also sending him crashing into the wall of brambles.

"Pendragon!" Gaea cried out in concern as she helped Pendrgaon up before looking to theblake to see Wrasse-stache was the one who sent the attack. "You!"

"You were expecting someone else?" Wrasse-stache replied in a sly manner before using his whisker to cut the brambles that held his friends. "Guys, hang tight for a bit! I'm gonna go get Twilight and Sunset!"

In a bright blue flash, Wrasse-stache changed to Terra Terrier and tunneled into the ground.

Meanwhile

In the crystals cavern, Spike managed to chew himself and bith Twilight and Sunsst free from the vines.

"Nice work, Spike!" Sunset thanked Spike as she jogged towards the sealed entrance befode trying to push the boulders with her own strength. "Twilight, you have to use your magic!"

"I don't think I can lift something that big." Twilight replied honestly with a shake of her head, her voice filled with self-doubt.

"It's our only chance of getting out of here and helping our friends!" Susnset declared, and although Twilight was still hesitant, she knew her friend had a valid point.

Twilight sepped forward and held out her hands towards the boulder sealing off the entrance, her hands glowed in a violet light before shrouding the blockage within a sparkling aura. The boulder then began to move forward, tugging at the brambles holding it down.

But suddenly a slashing sound was heard as the boulder was shot a good few feet away. The two girls and dog were selurprised, but were then relieved upon seeing Terra Terrier standing at the entrance.

"You rang?" Terra Terrier declared before reverting to Dustin.

"Dustin!" Twilight and Sunset said at once, running to their male friend and embracing him in a tight hug.

"New Binary DNA sample acquired!" The Digitrix AI declared, making Dustin look to the Digitirx's screen to see what lookedike a less withered version of Pendragon

"A new guy!" Dustin said with a grin. "Quite convenient!" With a tap of of the Digitrix's screen, his body was surrounded by a ring of Bar Code, making an all too egg shaped dome to appear.

Inside, his skin began to glow so his entire body was now a shining silhouette as two the vertrical rectangular 'plates' appeared and surrounded Dustin's glowing form before inching closer forwards him.

As this happened, a splayed out image of the dragon's underside was visible on the front plate while the topside was visible on the back one before both fused onto his body. In an explosion of light, the new Dracoflorasian form Dustin had acquired flew thrkugh through the air and landed on the familair platform bearing the Digitrix Symbol, realizing a mighty roar.

"SNAPDRAGON!"" Snapdragon cried out in a deep yet smooth voice as the data egg dome that surround him dissipated revealing the new transformation.

(Transformation Index)

Name: Snapdragon

Species: Dracoflorasian

What do you get when you cross a dragon with a plant? Well, you get Snapdragon! Like your average dragon, he can fly and breath fire! Add that with the plant-like a abilities we've seen from Snapdragon and you've got yourself a beast that will leave even the bravest of knights shaking in their boots!

"Ohohoh Hell yeah!" Snapdragon chuckled as he examined his new form. "This is freaking awesome!"

"Alright!" Sunset declared as Twilight picked Spike up before the two girls hopped on Spaldragon's back. "Next stop, Camp Everfree!"

"Fasten your seatbelts!" Snapdragon exclaimed before he flapped his wings and took off into the air.

Back at the camp, Pendragon was dealing with Rainbow, Aria, Salazar, and Pixel while the others were dealing with Gaea.

"Why are you fighting us?!" Gloriosa declared in annoyance. "I'm doing this to save our camp! I'm doing this for you!"

"Seriously?!" Salazar retorted to a sarcastic tone! "Look around you!"

"Mind your tone, heathen!" Snapdragon roared out in anger as he lashed his tail at him, only for to be severed by Pixel with her arm morphed into an energy blade.

“Now, let's just think about this for a moment, shall we?" Rarity said nervously. "I mean, I think Camp Everfree is absolutely delightful, but I just don't know that I'm quite ready to give up my weekly trips to the spa.” Rarity said, hoping to reason with Gloriosa.

“To the spa...?" Gaea asked, her left eye twitching before getting ready angry. "TO THE SPA?!” Gloriosa shouted in rage growing more veins.

But suddenly, a green fireball was shot at Gloriosa, surprising Pendrgaon before another one was shot at him.

"What the..." Rainbow asked as as she and the others see Snapdragon land, along with Twilight, Sunset, and Spike hopping off.

"There's another one?!" Sonata asked in shock. Even Gaea and Gloriosa were taken aback by the sight of Snapdragon.

"Wait!" Pendragon uttered, noticing the familiar Digitrix Symbol on Snapdragon's chest before looking to him in rage. "You! That form is not yours to flaunt, you wretched heathen!"

"Cry me a river, gramps!" Snapdragon declared before his eyes glowed green, causing the nearby brambles that attacked the nearby campus to lash at Gaea and Pendragon instead.

"What is this?!" Gaea asked in shock, looking to Snapdragon in rage. "You truly have a death wish, don't you?!"

"I didn't want it to come to this, Gloriosa!" Snapdragon exclaimed with a soft glare. "But if I've got to fight you to snap you back to your senses, then by God I will do it!" Snapdragon stomps his right foreleg onto the ground for emphasis. "I don't give damn if I die here today, I will be break the hold those damned stones have over you!"

Everyone present, human and digital, were stunned upon hearing this.

"My, that was a beautiful speech." Gaea said with a soft smile before scowling venomous. "You've just dug up your grave!"

"The only way you are getting to Gloriosa..." Pendragon started, getting in front of Gaea, "is over my dead body!" Suddebly, he started coughing violently, much to Gaea's concern.

"Pen!" Gloriosa called outnin terror, approaching her draconian friend. "Oh no, your condition is getting worse!"

"I'll... muscle it through..." Pendragon said inbetween coughs, wheezing heavily.

"Dear God! What's up with you?" Snapdragon asked, looking slightly concerned to Pendragon.

"Pendragon, you should rest for a bit!" Gaea said to Pendragon before looking to Snapdragon, her hands hands sparkling with green energy. "I'll deal with him!"

"Gloriosa!" Timber called out, approaching Gaea. "This isn't then way!"

"I appreciate your concern, Timber!" Gaea said as Pendragon smacked him away with his tail. "But I got this!" Timber was about to get up, only or Ciel to to breath purple dust onto him, paralyzing Timber.

"I'll try to make this as quick and painless as I possibly can!" Snapdragon declared before shooting another green fireball at Gloriosa, who conjures a wall of brambles to block the attack.

"What happened to us, Dustin?" Gaea spoke in rage as she conjured more brambles to lash at Snapdragon while he dodges. "You and me, we could have ruled this place like a king and queen! But instead you denied my offer! I was an idiot to think you could see things my way!"

"I do want this place to stick around! Believe me, I do!" Snapdragon said, hisneyes glowing green as he used Gaea's brambles against her. "But is this really how you want to do it?! Look around you Gloriosa!" Snapdragon said, extending his right wing to his surrounding. "Your converting this place from a regular camp into a penile camp!"

"If this is the only way to ensure Camp Everfree stays..." Gaea replied, her fists tightening as her hands glowed a bright green. "THEN SO BE IT!"

Sunndely, Pendrgaon was wrapped in brambles before said brambles generated sharp spikes, many of them piercing into him while elicting a blood curdling scream as lime green blood seeped from them.

"DUSTIN!" Sunset cried out in fear.

"Gloriosa stop it!" Timber uttered as he still tried to get up, but couldn't due to the paralysis.

"You broke my heart that night!" Gaea declared angrily through clenched teeth as another bramble emerged from the ground and wrapped around Pendragon's neck. "So now..." The bramble then began to tug violently, much to the horror of the other campers, "I'M GOING TO BREAK YOU!!!" And suddebly, the brambles pulled Snapdragon's head off of his neck, making his body go limp!

"NO!" Sunset cried out in horror while Twilight gasped in horror and Rarity, and Fluttershy covered their mouths in shock. Pinkie bent forwards and puked as Sonata began to shed tears. Even Allister, Celestia, and Luna were horrified by what had just happened.

"Oh God!" Timber uttered in horror upon seeing his own sister decapitate Snapdragon.

The other campers watched on in horror as the decapitated body of Snapdragon fell to the ground with a loud thud.

"Dustin... No!" Pixel uttered as tears ran down her face while she embraced Salazar, crying into his chest.

"You were a fool to defy me, Dustin!" Gaea said with a smirk. But she then lost her smirk as Snapdragon's headless body twitched before standing up while the headless neck rose and a new head.

"Ugh.... man!" Snapdragon groaned, dizzied a bit before shaking his head. "That's gonna take some getting used to."

"What?!" Gaea declared in disbelief while the gang were shocked but relieved.

"I should mention that when one of our kind loses a lime, such as a tail or even a head, we regrow a new one!" Pendragon replied, making Gaea turn to face him.

"AND YOU WAITED UNTIL NOW TO TELL ME THIS?!" Gaea declared in rage.

"Twilight," Sunset started to Twilight, "Do you think you can use your magic?"

"I don't want to use too much." Twilight replied, clearly apprehensive. "Midnight Sparkle could take over."

"Twilight, he need our help!" Sunset replied, motioning to Snapdragon.

"You've got magic now too?" Rarity asked in surprise.

"Took you long, but excellent timing!" Rairty said with a smile.

"Actually... I've... I've always had it." Twilight admitted, making the others gasp in surprise.

"I knew it." Pixel replied with a smirk, the others look towards her. "I knew that's why I've detected some energy spikes from you."

"Can we focus on helping Dustin out please?!" Aria replied, motioning to Snapdragon, who was still fighting Gaea.

"You are really trying my patiense!" Gaea growled, conjuring more brambles to trap Snadragon. But the Dracoflorasian flew upwards and breathed green fire at the brambles. Snapdragon lashed at Gloriosa with his tail, sending her skidding across the ground.

"Gloriosa!" Pendragon cried out to Gaea before casting a glare to Snapdragon. "Nobody... and I mean nobody..." Pendragon rises up and lowers to his haunches, "HURTS HER!!!"

Pendragon then charged at Snapdragon, toppled him over. But Pendragon wasn't done, not by a long shot. He breathes a stream of fire into Snapdragon's face, then wraps his tail around his waist before tossing him into the air. Snapdragon however managed to flap his wings and take into the air, and Pendragon followed in hot pursuit.

"Hang on!" Sonata declared as she was about to take off to the air to help, only for her and thebothers to be ensnared into a bunch of more brambles.

"Ah, ah, ah!" Gaea declared with a smirk and a wag of her finger.

In the sky, Pendragon managed to wraps his tail around Snapdragon and locked hia limbs around him before tucking his wings in, causing the two to fall th enter ground. Pendragon was able to position themselves so Snapdragon would take the fall.

"OH CRAAAAAAP!!!" Snapdragon cried out before he landed with a owerful thud, causing the ground to shake and a great sockwave to appear. Pendragon gets up with a triumphant smirk, while Snapdragon groaned in pain before reverting back to Dustin.

"Ugh.... that's gonna hurt tomorrow." Dustin groaned in agony as Pendragon pins hom down with his right foreleg.

"For you, there is no tomorrow!" Pendragon declared before taking in a deep breath and breathing anither plume of green fire at him.

"DUSTIN!" Sunset cried out in worry as Dustin screamed in blistering agony.

"Pendragon! stop it!" Timber cried out, and thankfully Pendrgaon did, leaving a singed Dustin groaning in agony.

"And now, we finish this!" Gaea said with a wicked cackle a she propped the injured Dustin with a few brambles while she conjured two more to wrap around his neck with intent to strangle him.

"NO!" Twilight cried out as she struggled to escape.

"GLORIOSA STOP! YOU'LL KILL HIM!" Timber cried out.

"That's the idea!" Gaea declared wickedly.

Suddenly, the Digitrix emitted a bright blue glow before generating a blue surge of energy that destroyed the brambles, much to Gaea's surprise. The the aurlised only keep on coming as the Digitrix beeped profusely.

"Multiple Digitalismans Detected!" The Digitrix AI declared.

"What?!" Pendragon gasped in shock as a wave of energy emerged from the Digitrix, taking everyone by surprise.

"What's happening?" Bulk Biceps asked in shock.

"I dont know!" Sweetie Drops replied before noticing something in the lake. "Look!"

Suddenly, a bright light shined under the lake, making Kraekan look in surprise. And suddenly, a white diamond shaped jewel with a symbol of a snowflake. The jewel emitted a bright cyan glow while creating a small circular sheet of beneath it.

"Whoa..." Snips and Snails both said simultaneously in awe.

"The White Digitalisman!" Pendragon declared in disbelief before noticing a few sparkles of electricity near the P.A. From the ground beside emerged a rainbow gemstone shaped as vertical oval while having the symbol of a lightning bolt on it, floating while emitting multicolored electricity.

"What's going on?" Twilight asked as a breeze kicked up, and from nearby in woods emerged two more stones. One was a bright yellow jewel shaped as a vertical rectangle bearing the image of a leaf while being encased in a ball of wind.

The other was a round pink jewel with a the image of a heart on it while emitting a pink glow.

"This can't be happening!" Gaea declared, a sens of fear rushed over her.

Suddenly, the stones in the chest of one of the golems cracked before shattering to pieces, revealing a purple light purple hexagonal stone with a symbol ofna magic circle on it.

"Beginning Scanning Process!" The Digitrix AI declared as the stones turned into white, violet, multicolored, pink, and yellow energy respectively before getting sucked into the Digitrix. "All 7 Digitalisman Have Been Scanned And Acquired! New feature uploaded!" The Digitrix's screen displayed a rainbow color with the trademark Digitirix symbol visible in the background.

"Well alright!" Dustin declared with a smug grin to a shocked Gaea and Pendragon. "Let's give it a whirl!" Dustin declared before changing into Firefox. And suddenly, the Digitrix Symbol on his chest displayed the red flame symbol the Red Digitalisman bore.

"Red Digitalisman, Gemplify!" Firefox declared as he was enveloped in a red aura that resembled flames. "LIGHT MY FIRE!"

And with that, Firefox was enveloped in a egg-shaped dome made of red and yellow colored bar code.

Inside, Firefox was floating in a void composed of fire as a phoenic made of red energy shrieks. Firefox outstretched as the energy pheonix flew above him as it's body began splitting into many streaks of red flame.

These streaks, upon contact, created red crystalline parts. On his head were two crystalline horns, his claws were also red crystals while longer than normal, his forearms and thighs were clad in black leather, and he was adorned with a black leather blazer that was opened along with a red chryatal chestplate shaped like a skull. Aside from that though, this new look for Firefox looked no different than his regular form.

"Emboldened by the flame of strength and valor," Firefox chanted as lenlanded on the familar square podium bearing the Digitrix Symbol, "No evil shall escape my sight!" Firefox struck a mighty pose as his hands erupted in crimson flames. "PREPARE FOR BATTLE!" Once the transformation was complete, the egg dome that surround him dissipated to reveal Forefox's new look for all to bask.

"Dustin?" Sunset and Twilight asked in surprise.

"I-Impossible!" Pendragon gasped in shock as Firefox glared to him and Gaea.

"What is this?!" Gaea asked in disbelief.

"A new kind of firepower!" Firefox declared I'm confidence as the many Digital Life Forms present cowered a way in fear. "That's what it is!"

"Now then, let's see what this new look provides!" Firefox declared as his crystal claws glowed a bright red before slashing, sending waves of red energy at his entrapped friends, utting the brambles and freeing them.

Fehng snarled viciously before charging at Forefox. But Firfos was ready as he left up to avoid the attack, then charged a massive ball of fire before sending to Fehng. The attack sent Fehng back a bit whilst a small portion of his fur was singed.

"DAMN YOU!" Pendragon roared dangrily as he charged at Forefox, only for the humanoid kitsune to to punch send him back with a flaming punch. "You little...." Pendragon stopped hinselfnas he began to hack a small bit of pail green goo.

"PEN!" Gaea cried in worry before casting a furious glare to Firefox. "YOU BASTARD!!!" Glorios then sent a bunch of spiked brambles at Firefox, but luckily then gang regrouped with him, Dazzlings’ using their sonic screams whils Rarity forms a shield on Applejack’s command.

“I can't keep this up forever!” Rarity struggled to keep the diamond shield up.

“It's up to you. You can use your magic to pull the brambles apart!” Sunset said.

“No. There's too many of them. It would take too much magic. I can't!” Twilight worried.

"Twikight, I know your scared!" Firefox said, placing a hand on Twilight's shoulder while looking her in the eyes. "But we need your help! Otherwise, we're done for."

“He's right. you have to face Midnight Sparkle and embrace your magic." Sunset explained reassuringly with a soft smile. "Remember you have us. we’re all here for you.”

Twilight thought about it and decided that it’s about time to face Midnight Sparkle and end the fears she had for good. Tiwlight shut her eyes before focusing on, trying to unleash her power again,

While this happened, the Digitrix's screen glowed a bright rainbow glow, much to thebsurprise of the others.

Within her mind, she found herself floating about in a space of nothingness, only to find her evil alter-ego Midnight Sparkle to manifest behind, cackling wickedly.

"You will never control me! I will always be a part of you!" she declared, transforming into a turquoise-colored aura that went into the Twilight's body.

Twilight whimpered in pain as dark, feathery wings emerged from her form as her eyes glowed ominously, followed by her glasses disappearing into the spectacle-like aura and the energy horn showing up on her forehead, sticking through her hair.

"NNNOOOO!" she screamed, about to lose control of herself.

"Fret not young one!" A deep masculie voice called, making her perk up and turn around to a strange figure resembling a humanoid bird.

"We heed the call to those who bare our might!" Another male voice spoke as six more figured appeared. One was wizard clad pruple robes and lavender crrystal armor holding a staff.

"We aid those who are in need our help!" A high-pitched voice spoke as a chid-sized creature appeared. It was hot pink in color with big blue eyes, floppy ears, small angelic wings, and a pink crystal hears on its midsection

"When the weak are in need, we anzwer their prayers!" A feline voice similar to Fluttershy's declared as another figur manifested. This one resembled a humanoid butterfly that was mostly yellow in color with flew pink marking on the wings and light pink fuzz on the arms and legs.

"Its time you've put this past trauma to rest!" A feline voice with a Scottish accent spoke as another figure appeared, this one resembling a pale gray horse clad in white armor with bright blue eyes, a floating aquamarine mane, and a fish tail with a tail fin of the same color.

"The time has come, child! To face your inner demon head-on!" A robotic male spoke as yet another figure manifested. This one was a robotic humanoid composed of armor made of multicolored crystal and having wheels for feet.

"We, the ancient heroes of the Armonía network, will aid you!" A gtuff feminine voice spoke as a final figure emerged. This one resembling a female anthropomorphic American Bison clad in attire reminiscent to those of the Native Americans and holding a tomahawk and shield.

"Who are you guys?" Twilight asked, dumbfounded by the newcomers.

"We are the remnants of ancient heroes ofnthe Armonía Network! A collection of Peaceful Sites in Cyberspace!" The bird man declared before bowing bis head. "I am Bontyoukan!"

"I am Merlidomus!" the wizard introduced with a nod.

"Hi! I'm Arros!" The pink creature spoke with a giggle.

"I'm Papilloma!" The humaold butterfly introduced with a brush of her upper arm.

"I'm Hippos! A pleasure, lass! " The horse spoke with a nod of her head.

"Spectride! At your service!" The robot introduced with a salute.

"And I am Comapache!" The Bison woman spoke with a bow.

"This fiend may be apart of you," Bantyouken declared with a smile, "But you are the one who is in charge!"

"You are a light, lass!" Hippos exclaimed, "A force for good!" she added.

"Yeah!" Spectride chimed in, "You can kick the darkness's butt!"

"We are here for you, just like your friends!" Arros declared with a nod.

"You and your friends bear our power!" Comapache chimed in. "And as such, we provide guidance!"

"We believe in you!" Papilloma said with a soft smile. "Just as your friends do!"

Twilight lookes to these mysterious figures, but she sensed that they were genuine and want to help. She smiles, becoming more and more inspired by their words.

"You are not the succubus named Midnight Sparkle!" Merlidomus spoke with a soft smile. "You are Twilight Sparkle!"

In a bright light, Midnight was expelled from Twilight's body, the demoness shocked beyond belief.

"What?!" Midnight gasped in disbelief. "What's going on?!"

"And now to purge this evil!" Bontyoukan declared before hisnfists were engulfed in flame! "PHOENIX TALONS!" Bontyoukan swiped his claws, sending a waves of fire at Midnight.

"NOX ARCANA!" Merlidomus roared our as he aimed his staff at Midnight, sending a blast of perplexed energy at her.

"CYCLONE WINGS!" Papilloma exclaimed as she fires twik tornados form thebeyebspots of her wings.

"BLEEDING HEART!" Arros cried out, firing a pink energy blast from the heart shape jewel on its chest.

"MOUNTIAN SPLITTER!" Comapache shouted as she raised her tomahawk, the blade glowed a bright orange before swinging it, sending a wave of orange energy at Midnight.

"ARCTIC BLAST!" Hippos cried out as her horn emitted a bright blue glow before firing a beam at Midnight.

"SPECTRUM STORM!" Spectride yelled as his arms sparked with multicolored electricity before firing the bolts to Midnight.

The combined attack struck Midnight, causing a tremendous explosion while Midnight shrieked in blistering pain. "NNNOOOO! This... cannot... be!"

"Now Twilight!" Bontyoukan said to tiwkight. "Deliver the finishing blow!"

With confidence in herself, Twilight emitted a violet aura that engulfed the area, causing Midnight to screech before disappearing into oblivion

Back in the real world, the purple light Twilight created within the bramble trap appeared, glowing woth such intensity that caused the vines snapped apart with the barricade beneath, as a figure zoomed out from it up into the air.

"What?!" Pendragon exclaimed din shock as Twilight flew to Gloriosa amd grabbed the geodes! "RELINQUISH THOSE AT ONCE, WENCH!"

"Come and get 'em then!" Twilight shot back before firing a firing a purple laser at Pendragon to knock him back. The crystals then emitted a glow before detaching themselves from each other.

They crystals then floated down to the respective Equestrian magic user one by one, spinning around as they hovered over their hands. Flashes of light emerged from them before they began to morph the clothes upon the girls, gifting them eight their own unique style of uniform.

Gaea, Pendragon, and their army were down right flabbergasted upon seeing this.

"No!" Rouge uttered in disbelief. "No way!"

"This cannot be!" Amarillo declared as the girls emitted a a bright glow of thsir respective color.

Pemdragon looks to the girls in disbelief, then looks to Firefox. "You!" Pendragon exclaimed in rage! "You are the cause of all of this!" Pendrgaon took a deep breath, but Firefox was ready to counter.

Firefox uppled his hands together and closed his eyes. "Rin! Pyo! To! Sha! Kai! Jin! Retsu! Zai! Zen!" Firefox chanted as each of his tails were engulfed in red flames with each word spoken, each one forming into the head of a dragon while Pendragon was wide-eyed in fear. "KYU TATSU NO KAGUTSUCHI!"

(AN: That's Nine Dragons of Kautsuchi in Japanese)

Both Firefox and The Mane 7 fired their respective attacks, resulting in a huge explosion that blew away the brambles first turning them in crystals and shattered into little green light balls floating down like snowflakes.

"Now that's an explosive victory!" Firefox said be hereverted back to Dustin. He then turns around to see Gloriosa on the ground, running to her.

"Glori." Dustin said, placing a hand on her shoulder. Gloriosa wakes up, and looks to see Dustin.

"Dustin?" Gloriosa asked, her tears watering before she wraps her arms around him. "Dustin! I'm so sorry!"

"It's alright." Dustin said reassuring ly, routing the gesture wholeheartedly. "It's alright. Thank God you're safe." The Mane 7 and Dazzlingnwatched with soft smiles at the scene.

"Pendragon!" Timber voice called out, making her turn to see Pendragon was laying on the ground, looking like he was in really rough shape.

"Oh no!" Gloriosa declared in worry as she ran to her brother's side. "Timber, how bad is it!"

"Really bad!" Timber stated as the others crowded to him. "Come on buddy... wake up!"

Pendragon fluttered his eyes open, his breath slowed as he looks to see both Timber and Gloriosa.

"G-Glori...osa...." Pendragon uttered weakly, a smile forming, "you live.... or have we all perished?"

"No... everything back to normal..." Gloriosa spoke, tears falling down her face. "Oh, this is all my fault! If I didn't touch those stupid rocks..."

"No..." Pendragon interrupted Gloriosa, "If anyone is at fault... tis I.... had I known this is what would result from..." Pendragon then coughed, wheezing heavily as Gloriosa and Tinber were starting to worry.

"Don't talk, Pen!" Timber said with a sad expression. "We've got to get you some medical help! The Leveau sisters can patch you up!"

"No need my boy... I'm b-beyond saving..." Pendragon uttered, wheezing still.

"Don't talk like that Pen!" Gloriosa said, struggling to hold her tears when she sees Pendragon starts to flutter his eyes closed. "No... Pendragon, don't you dare close those eyes! Don't you dare!"

As this happened everyone else present was starting to tear up from the sad scene unfolding, even Dustin and his friends were feeling pretty bad.

"Gloriosa... Timber... take... care of... yourselves...." Pendragon said bis final words before drawing his final breath, his closing for good. His body lost all color he had, his body slowly dissolving with green flakes floating away in a breeze.

Gloriosa covered her mouth in shock while Timber gasped. "No! No! Pendragon! PENDRAGON! DON'T LEAVE US!" Gloriosa cried out, tears falling down her face as she embraced Timber who sobs as well.

Fehng howls I sadness, Kraekan looks down in sorrow, the Leveau sisters embrace eachother in while crying, even the campers were teary eyed. Fluttershy hugged Pinkie, the Dazzlings embraced eachother, Snips and Snails were crying while Sweety Drops and Lyra held eachother sobbing, even Cestia amd Luna were devastated by the heartbreaking scene.

Dustin even looks down with tears in his eyes. Then suddenly the Digitrix's glowed a bright red in color and everyone looked to see the transparent form of Bantyouken appeared. Everyone looked on with both shock and confusion.

"Is that...?" Ciel asked, dumbfounded by what she was seeing.

"It is!" Rouge declared, just as shocked

"Bantyouken?" Twilight asked, making her friends look to her in confusion.

Bantyoukan sees the deceased Pendragon, whose body was close to being halfway dissolved, and proceeds towards him and Gloriosa got in between him and Pendragon.

"What are you going to do?" Gloriosa asked.

Bantyoukan looks at Ryuko and back to Pendragon's body and placed its hand on Pendragon's snout. Bantyoukan closed hisneyes as a single tear falls from his face and lands on Pendragon. And suddenly, Pendragon's corpse was enveloped in a red aura as the faded half of his body was restored, his color restored and now lighter as the sickly splotches on his body faded. Everyone watched in shock as Pendragon groaned, his eyes fluttering open.

Everyone was dumbfounded to see that Pendragon was resurrected, the collective sadness was replaced with joy.

"Gloriosa?" Pendragona asked in surprise.

"Pendragon..." Gloriosa uttered, a smile visible on her face before she and Timber hugged their friend. "PENDRAGON! THANK GOD!"

"It's a miracle!" Timber uttered, sobbing in joynalong side his sister. The Leveau sisters joined in on the embrace, followed by Kraekan, and Fehng joins in by licking at Pendragon's face.

Pendrgaon rises and examines himself. "I'm alive? And my Blight is gone? But... how...?" Pendragon asked when he took notice of Bantyouken, his eyes widened in shock. "Is that...?"

Bantyouken smiled fondly to Pendragon before looking to Dustin, nodding his head as he reverts into red energy and is sucked back into the Digitrix.

"You..." Pendrgaon uttered, looking to Dustin. "You saved my life..."

"I guess I did." Dustin replied perplexed with a shrug.

"Dustin...!" Gloriosa uttered in joy as she hugged Dustin tightly. "You're a miracle worker!" Timber then joined in on the hug.

Pendragon genuflects with his head bowed, and so does every other Digital Lifeform present. "My boy... it appears I have misjudged you." Pendragon spoke, looking to him army. "No. Me and my followers have all gravely misjudged you."

"We bed your forgiveness." Rouge spoke with a look of guilt, and her sisters shared the feeling.

"We are truly sorry for the hostilities." Amarillo said.

"We do not blame you if you and your allies are displeased against us." Ciel uttered in shame. "Our actions cannot be overlooked." Fehng whimpers as he too feels guilty while Kraekan twiddle two of his tentacles.

Dustin was surprised, unsure what to think. He looks to his friends, who only shrugged for they were just as unsure as he was. "Well..." Dustin looks to Pendragon, "I'm not one to gold grudges." Dustin then looks to Sunset, Aria, Adagio, and Twilight, who were smiling fondly at him. "Plus, I'm the kind of guy who believes in second chances."

"You did it!" Spike xheered before noticing the geides. "Whoa. Nice bling."

"What... What are these?" Applejack asked in awe as shsblooked at her gemstone.

"I'm not sure." Sunset replied with confusion. "But clearly we have some kind of connection to them."

"And not just the geodes, young one." A familiar voice before the geodes glowed whike the Digitrix's screen beeped profusely. Sudddbly, the geodes emitted a bright light as the figures Twilight saw earlier appeared.

"Whoa!" Flash uttered in awe.

"Awesome!" Rianbow declared with a smile.

"The Primordials!" Pendragon gasped in awe as he knelt in respect.

"The what?" Sunset asked in confusion. "Who are you guys?"

"As Pendragon said, we are the Primordials." Bantyouken declared with a nod of his head. "We were once legendary heroes that defended our home, the Armonía Network!"

"Armonía Network?" Applejack asked, quirw puzzled.

"Think of it as Cyberspace's equivalent to a planetary system." Merlidomus explained. "The Armonía Network consists of 7 Sites in total. Each one bing our respective homeland."

"Ok?" Sunset replied. "So, how'd you end up in these Geodes.

"Not the Geodes, dearie." Hippos spoke. "The Digitalismans."

"The Digitalismans?!" Dustin gasped in disbelief. "Those things I've aqcuired?!"

"Yes, indeed." Melidomus nods in response. "During our final moments, we've created the Digitalismans and imbued our essence into them. So that way those who wield them possess our power."

"We know not as to how they ended up in this world, unfortunately." Comapache said before she looks to the Geodes. "But somehow, the Digitalismans share some sort of connection to the geodes you now possess."

"Wait!" Twilight stated in realization. "Earlier, when you guys helped me in overcoming Midnight Slarkle, you said that you aid those who bare your might!" Twikight motions to herself and her friends. "Does that mean that you guys not only do you guys give Dustin an advantage, but us as well?!"

"Apparently." Merlidomus replied, scratching his chin. "Based on the connection between the Geodes and the Digitalismans, I'd say it's a possibility."

"I guess we'll find out in due time." Bantyouken said with a chuckle. "Until then, young warriors!" The seven digital guardians vanished.

"Well as I'll live I'm breathe." Allister uttered in amazement, smiling at the kids. "Looks like this trip was quite an interesting one."

"Indeed." Luna nodded in agreement.

"We're so sorry." Gloriosa apologized. "Pendragon and I only wanted this to be the best week Camp Everfree has ever had, and instead we've made it the worst. Maybe it's for the best that I'm losing the camp to Filthy Rich."

"It will be a shame to lose the only thing I have to remember your great grandparents by, Gloriosa." Pendrgaon uttered in sadness. "But I will cherish the memories I have made here."

"Wait! What?!" Adagio asked in shock. "You know her great grandparents?!"

"Do I know them?" Pendragon chortle. "Milady, I've known them for years! In fact, I was the reason this place was made."

"You?!" Dustin and Salazar asked, completely taken aback by thereveal.

"You mean that story of Gaia Everfree was actually real?!" Sonata asked."You're Gaia Everfree?!"

"No, not really." Timber answered with a chuckle. "That was all made up to cover for Gloriosa." Timber looks to Pendragon. "Though, there is one truth to that story. Amd that is something extraordinary led to Camp Everfree's founding

"Wait a second!" Dustin looks to Luna and Celestia with a skeptical look. "I'm starting to think there's a reason we're here."

"Well, this camp has meant so much to so many people, my sister and me included." Celestia admitted with a chortle.

"Why do you think we wanted you and the others to come here?" Luna chimed in. The young heroes were surprised, but they now have a problem.

"We can't let Filthy Rich take this place away!" Twilight declared. "If this camp meant so much to you two, maybe it meant as much to the other campers who came here in years past."

"And maybe we can get them to help save it!" Sunset chimes in.

"Uh... speaking of..." Allister said, making everyone look to him, as a familiar limousine pulled up the driveway.

"Filthy Rich!" Timber groaned, but Gloriosa placed a hand on his shoulder.

"Relax, Timebr. I..." Gloriosa said before looking to Pendragon and Dustin, "We got this."

Gloriosa was waiting for Filthy Rich to arrive, and he did.

"Hello Gloriosa!" Filthy Rich greeted with a wicked grin. "I assume you know why I'm here?"

"Why yes, I do." Gloriosa declared with scowl. "And I just want to tell you, you'll have to find another place to build your spa!"

"Beg your pardon?" Filthy Rick asked with a raised eyebrow.

"You heard me! Camp Everfree will nerver be claimed by you, you pig in clothing!" Gloriosa declared as Timber got beside her, the two glaring at him. "Now if you would be so kind as to leave before my associates chase you out!"

"What the... now see here!" Filthy Rich replied in anger. "I'll have you know that..."

"I'd do as she says if I were you, pal!" A deep voice said, catching Filthy Rich by surprise before he sees both Pendragon amd Indestructile looking down on him, makingbthe man bsck away in fear. "You've got until the count of three to hightail out of here before things get ugly real quick!"

"Uh...." Filthy Rich stuttered, sweating bullets and swallowing a lump in his throat. "On second thought.... keep the land!" Filthy Rich stated with a nervous laugh. "I'll take my business elsewhere! P-Pleasure doing business with you!" Amd with that, Filthy Rich got into the limousine and drove as fast as he could out of the place.

"And good riddance!" Indestructile said before changing back to Dustin, and Gloriosa kisses his cheek.

"So, what now?" Timber asked, and Pemdragon had a smirk on his face.

"I think I have an idea." Pendragon replied.

Author's Note

Well, that's one way to end a fight, eh? Anyways, this story is nearly complete.

The Crystal Ball

“Talking”

“YELLING”

‘Thinking’

“Telepathic link”

Songs

Flashback

"Transformation Index”

The Crystal Ball

OP - The Voice by Celtic Woman

In the crystal caverns, a party was taking place. The campers, and many Digital Lifeforms affiliated with Pendragon were enjoying themselves.

The Leveau sisters were conversing with the Dazzlings, Fehng was getting some belly rubs and he'd pats by some of the campers, amd even Kraekan in a makeshift pool performing some water tricks from an audience.

Dustin, Sunset, and Twilight were standing beside Oendragon as they watched everyone have a good time. "A crystal ball." Dustin said, looking to Pendragon. "I'll admit, I like the way you think, Pen."

"Hey, what can I say." Pendragon replied with a chortle. "It's been a while since I've thrown a ball."

"Are you really a royal?" Twilight asked in amazement to Pendrgagon. "You're a king?"

"I used to be." Pendrgaon replied with a nod. "Eventually it was time for me to retire from my position, and the throne was spassed to my nephew."

"So, how did you end up here?" Sunset asked. "Ifnyou don't mind me asking."

"Well, I was out on a stroll in the forests of Avalora when suddebly a rift appeared before me." Pendragon explained with a look of embarrassment. "And for some reason, I approached it out of curiosity, and so I wound up getting transported to here."

"Is that when you've met Gloriosa and Tinber's great grandparents?" Twilight asked in intrigue.

"We met a few days afterward." Pendragon replied. "They were attacked by a pack of wolves, but thankfully I was there to help."

"You saved their lives!" Dustin retorted in awe. "And that how they founded the place?"

"Of course." Gloriosa nods in reply. "They made it as a symbol of their appreciation. Since then, we've became in separable." Pendragon sighed in nostalgia. "I remember a few years later, I was introduced to Gloriosa and Timber when they were just toddlers."

"You've known eachother for that long?" Sunset asked in amazement. "That explains alot."

"Pardon me, guys." Gloriosa spoke as she appraoched the group. "May I borrow him for a bit please?" Glorisa grabs Dustin by the arm and leads him to a good distance. Whennthey were alone, Gloriosa looks sadly to Dustin. "Dustin... that night when I told you my plans... I've said somethings that I cannot take back...."

Dustin however places a finger on her lips to silence her. "No need." Dustin replied a with smile. "You were influenced by the geodes."

"But I ruined what we've had..." Gloriosa said, shame in her face. "I want to tell you that... I want to start over.... if that's..." Dustin cuts her off again by kissing her cheek, making her blush deeply.

"I'd love that." Dustin replied, making Gloriosa smile at that. Pendragon watched them with a fond smile, then he had an idea.

"Miladies, if I may..." Pendragon said to Sunset and Twilight, the thre huddled together as Pendragon whispered something.

Allister with Celestia and Luna by the punch bowl, conversing with the two.

"Well, I have to admit ladies, Pendragon knows how to throw a ball." Allister said as Rouge arrived with a platter of hors d'oeuvres.

"Care to sample some finger foods made from me and my Site of Creole?" Rouge asked.

"Ooh, don't mind if I do." Allister grabbed an hors d'oeuvre and bit into it, hisnface lighting up with in delight. "Oh my, is that Samedi Sage tickling my tastebuds?"

"You bet." Rouge replied with a giggle. "A spicy flavor that makes your tasteebuds sing an dance." Celestia and Luna took an hors d'oeuvre and munched onto them, having the same reaction as Allister, eanring a big smile from Rouge. "There's plenty more at the concessions table."

The ambience then stopped, making everyone looks to see Pendragonbwas on the stage.

"Pardon me everyone, if you would lend me your ears for a moment." Pendragon stated, and everyone gave him their attention. "I would like to take this opportunity to sing a little song dedicated to my dear friend Gloriosa Daisy."

Everyone clapped as Gloriosa and Dustin shared a perplexed look.

"Gloriosa, I must say that I am proud to see that you've found your significant other." Pendragon said, earning an "aaw" from the crowd. "So, here's a little something from your childhood days."

As the music played, Dustin extended a hand to Gloriosa.

"Shall we?" Dustin asked with a goofy grin.

"Yes." Gloriosa nodded as she tko khia hand. "I'd love to." The two walked the center of the dance floor and began to slow dance.

Once the song was over, Gloriosa wrapped her arms around Dustin's neck while he wrapped his arms around Gloriosa's waist, the two sharing a passionate kiss. Everyone applauded in joy and happiness as Gloriosa and Dustin separated with a deep blush.

Suddenly, Dustin felt Kraekan wrap a tentacle around him, pullig him in for a hug. Gloriosa giggled in response while many of the crowd laughed. Fehng the apprached and kicked his cheek like a dog would it's owner and the Leveau approached with smirks.

"Way to go, lucky dog." Amarillo said with a playful nudge. The Mane 7, the Dazzlings, Allister, and both Luna and Celestia looked to Dustin with smiles.

Pendragon was about to step off the stage, when Timber gets on with him

"I think they want another one." Timber said to Pendragon, the floral dragon looking to the crowd who were cheering.

Pendragon smiled and chuckled a it before giving in. "Ok, ok. If you request and emcore, than you shall have it." Pendragon said, earning another cheer from the crowd. "But I'm going to retire your aid, Timber." Pendragon then looks to Dusyin. "And you as well, my boy."

Dustin smiled as he walled his way to the stage. "What have you got in mind, man?"

Pendragon used his wings to pulls the two boys to him, whispering something to them. The boys smiling in response.

"Ooh! I canr recall the last time Gloriosa and I sung that with you." Timber said befode look to Dustin. "You know this song, don't you?"

"You kidding?" Dustin replied with a smirk. "I'd play it all the time on St. Patrick's day!"

"Then it's settled." Pendragon stated as a fee of his followers came into the stage with their instruments; a troll-like creature with a set of drums that looked like they were made of tree stumps, a humanoid tree with a lyre composed of wood and strings that looked like they were made if vines, and an elf-like woman holding a flute made of a milky-white crystal. And with that, the music began to play.

The crowd went absolutely wild as Timber, Dustin, and Pendragon took a bow.

(Later)

Gloriosa and Pendragon apprached to the Mane 7 and Dazzling. "Thank you." Gloriosa thanked as Pendragon bowed his head. "For everything. Oh, if I'd just asked for help in the first place..."

"Hey, don't sweat it, it's kinda what we do." Rianbow replied with a proud smirk.

"We are forever in your debt." Pendragon spoke, a soft smile to them. "And I can guarantee the geodes and Digitalismans are both in capable hands."

Timber then approached Twilight, making the bespectacled girl blush and giggle.

"I'm really glad I met you." Twilight spoke with a smile.

"Uh-oh." Timber uttered. "Timber Spruce: That sounds like a goodbye. And here I was hoping we'd still be able to hang out. Maybe get dinner and catch a movie?"

"Yeah. I'd really like that." Twilight replied while her friends looked with a smirk.

"While we're on the subject..." Gloriosa spoke with a soft smile as she apporached to Dustin, "I was wondering if you could... go for a date? If you've got nothing planned, that is?"

"I'll check my calender, sugar." Dustin said with a wink. "Maybe a trip to the Canterlot Zoo or the Botanical Garden?"

"I'd love that." Gloriosa spoke reolied with a giggle.

"Young love." Allister replied with a soft smile.

"I'll say." An elderly male male voice spoke, making them turn to see an elderly couple. One was a man pale tangelo skin with hair and a mustache that were two shades of grayish aquamarine, and grayish green. The other was a woman with pale amaranth skin, short hair that was two shades of moderate raspberry, light green eyes.

Gloruosa gasped in joy upon seeing the two. "Mammy! Pappy!" Glorios exclaimed as she and Timber hugged the two.

"Old Spice. Dove." Pendragon said with a smile before bowing to him. "What an unexpected surprise.

"Pendragon?" Dove asked with surprise. "Is that you?" Dove and Old Spice apporached Pendragon.

"My word." Old Spice uttered, just as surprised as his wife was. "You look younger last time I've seen ya. And it looks like your blight has cleared up."

"Blight?" Sunset asked, looking to Allister for insight.

"A type of disease Dracoflorasians get." Allister replied. "It's a rare disease, but it's fatal."

"I had some help with that, of course." Pendragon said, looking to Duatin and his friends. "Young friends, allow me to introduce you to Old Spice and Dove. The founders of Camp Everfree."

"HUH?!" Pinkie shouted incredulously.

"Pleasure." Old Spice replied with a smile, then looking to Dustin and Twilight. "And good to know our great-grandkids have found themselves

"Oh, juat look at these two." Dove said with a soft smile to Dustin and Twilight. "If we're lucky, we could live long enough to see some great-great-grandbabies!"

"Mammy!" Gloriosa and Timber called put in embarrassment while Twilight blushed madly and Dustin did a spit take from his drink.

"Easy now, honey." Old Spice said to Dove. "They're still in school."

"Plus, Shinning would blow a gasket if Twilight got..." Spike declared before he started hiccuping.

"Spike?" Twilight asked with a confused look. "Did you eat too fast again?"

"I don't think..." Spike said, but was interrupted with a blech as a ball off green flame escaped his mouth, the fireball hitting a nearby stalagmite while creating a cluster of bright green crystals.

The others were taken aback by what they had just seen.

"What... just happened?" Dustin asked, taken aback bybwhat he saw Spike do.

"Did I... Did I do that?" Spike asked in disbelief before belching again, only creating a small puff of green fire, much to the canine's shock.

"No way!" Sunset uttered in awe. "It looks like Spike can expel crystalizing fire."

"Really?" Spike asked, a big smile visible on his muzzle. "Awesome!"

"You don't suppose the Equestrian magic could be affecting Spike too, don't you?" Adagio pondered as Pixel examined Spike.

"I'm detecting some energy signatures from Spike," Pixel said with a surprised smile, "So it would appear so."

"Krypto, eat your heart out." Salazar uttered with a smirk towards Spike.

"Come, we have much catching up to do." Pendragon spoke as he walked off with Dove and Old Spice to the concession, and Timber and Gloriosa joined them. "I trust youve had a safe trip?"

Sunset looks to Twilight, a teasing smile on her face. "He does seem like a pretty cool guy." Sunset said, happy for Twilight.

"You know what else is cool?" Rainbow asked, "Our awesome new superpowers! I handed out, like, four hundred fliers, set up the stage, and still had time to pick up pizza! I love my super-speed!"

"And not to mention Dustin got a kickass new power from those Digitalismans." Aria said, nudging at Dustin.

"About that." Sunset said in thought. "I think the crystals are the source of the superpowers."

"You're not gonna ask us to give them up, are you?" Twilight asked.

"No." Sunset replied with a shake of her head. "In fact, I think maybe we were meant to have them all along."

"Me, too." Twilight agreed, and so did the others.

"But two two questions remina." Dustin pondered. "First, Where did the magic that hit this cave come from? And secondl, how did the Digitalismans end up here?"

Meanwhile

Back at Canterlot High, we see the the podium where the horse statue that once stood, a smakk crack was visible on it.

Seems like nothing out of the ordinary right? Wrong!

The crack began to get bugger, and from it came multiple streaks of magic.

In a dark area, where we bunch of glowing eyes of various colors looking at a sphere. Within the sphere was a projectjon of none other than our young heroes.

Author's Note

Only one chapter left. And of course, a follower of the series named nightshroud96 wanted Spike to be included in the action. So, I gave Spike the power of crystallizing fire protection.

All that's left is the Epilogue and this story will be finished.

Epilogue: Explosive Ending

“Talking”

“YELLING”

‘Thinking’

“Telepathic link”

Songs

Flashback

"Transformation Index”

Epilogue: Explosive Ending

Our youngbheroes were looking at the dock they had put back together with the help if Kraekan and a few of the aquatic DLFs.

"Third time is a charm." Rainbow declared. "Or is it fifth? I've lost track."

"All that matters is that the runway is finished.' Rarity exclaimed in satisfaction.

"I think you mean the "dock"?" Applejack said with a deadpan look.

"Oh, to-mah-to, tomato." Rarity said dismissively.

"I thought it was potato, po-tah-to." Salazar chimed with confusion.

"Not important." Dustin saidnwith a roll of his eyes in annoyance. "We finally got this damned thing fixed!"

"Thanks for your help, Kraekan." Flutterhsy said to Kraekan, the cephalopod blushing bashfully while waving a tentacle.

"Hopefully nothing happened this time!" Dustin said with a sigh.

"Let's celebrate!" Pinkie declared, tossing a bunch of streamers, confetti, and marshmelloes. But when the marshmallows landed on the dock, the marshmallows exploded, leaving everyone shocked.

Rarity just faints while in response while Dustin got on his knees on defeat.

"GOD FUCKING DAMMIT!" Dustin yelled, pulling his hair out. "WHY?!"

"Hey kids, how's the dock coming...." Allister said, stopping when he noticed the destroyed dock. "Uh.... I'll go get the tools." Salazar walks off while the gang still looked dumbfounded to the sight of their hard work trashed yet again.

Author's Note

Amd there you have it! Another story done. And I managed to get it all done without a proof reader.

I hope you folks enjoyed this story, and I will see you on the next one. Until then.

Prologue: Cash Grab

Author's Note

Hey folks. So, before we start, I want to let you all know that my proofreader/editor GoldenHeartofMorioh decided it was time for him to retire. Which I totally respect, because he has quite a lot on his plate.

So, from here on out, the chapters of this story, and many others stories, are all done with no proofreading or edits.

Prologue: Cash Grab

“Talking”

“YELLING”

‘Thinking’

“Telepathic link”

Songs

Flashback

"Transformation Index”

Prologue: Cash Grab

OP - Campfire Song from SpongeBob SquarePants

NAH! Just kidding! This is the OP for this story

Real OP - The Voice by Celtic Woman

It was a nice and sunny day out, a huge fundraiser event at CHS was taking place. The goal for the fundraiser was to save money for a trip to Camp Everfree.

Youbsee, every year the older students raise money to go camping for two whole weeks. And this year, the students are going all out with the fundraiser.

Outside at the parking are, Dustin was with Flash Sentry, Sunset Shimmer, Salazar, and Aria. Dustin had finished scrubbing one car with a smile as the driver paid him.

"Pleasure doing business with ya." Dustin said as the driver nods before driving off. "Alright, another job well done."

"So, ho many do we have now?" Flash asked as Dustin counted the money.

"Let's see... twenty, fourty, sixty bucks!" Dustin said with a smirk.

"Let's see how thebothers are doing." Aria said as she pulled out a walkie-talkie. "Yo Pinkie! How are you and the others doing?

"Doing good!" Pinkie said as she, Applejack, and Adagio were at a bakesale selling baked goods Pinkie and Applejack baked.

"Thanknyou again, sugar." Appeljack said as she accepted then money from another customer. "Alright, so far we've got sixty bucks on our end.

Pinkie nods vefofe turning back to the walkie talkie. "So far we've raked up sixty smackeroons."

"We've got sixty!" Aria spoke through the walkie-talkie. "Oh, better make that sixty five."

"Alright, so far so good." Adagio said, sharing a high-five with Pinkie. "Let's keep up the good work girls."

"Speaking of which..." Pinkie uttered before dialing a different channel on her walkie-talkie. "Rarity, how's the garage sale going?"

In the garage of CHS' autoshop, many people were purchasing many items or just browsing. Rarity smiled happily that things were going as planned.

"Quite swimmingly darling." Rarity spoke as Fluttershy was standing beside her counting the money. "So far we've received over a hundred dollars."

"Awesome!" Aria spoke with a smirk. "We keep thisnup, we'll probably have more than enough for the trip.

"Hopefully." Salazar said, wiping some sweat away from his brow.

“Yeah, I can’t wait for the trip; two weeks of spending the great outdoors!” Sunset spoke with excitement.

"Yeah." Dustin with a smirk. "Two whole weeks with no figjing bad guys or problems with magic is just what we all needed."

"Amen to that, bro." Flash nodded in agreement. “Sounds like you guys needed a vacation.” Flash pointed out.

“Oh you have no idea." Sunset sighed. “We have been dealing with magic problems lately.”

"And notnto mention we've had some DLFs popping up lately." Dustin groaned.

"DLFs" asked Flashbwith a confused look.

"Digital Lifeforms." Dustin replied. "Come to think of it, those instances have been occurring since the aftermath of the Friendship Games."

"Yeah, I noticed that too." Salazar nodded, puzzled a bit as he began to ponder. "You think something happened during the games?"

"Maybe." Sunset pondered. "But if so, what? Idon't think Twilight had something to do with it".

"Who can say?" Aria shrugged. "But so far, looks like there hadn't been any activity today."

Suddenly, from a few blocks down, the sound of people sreaming was heard.

"I think I spoke too soon." Aria said as Sunset casts a deadpan look.

"Let's make this a quick one." Dustin said before hiding behind a truck and looked to the Digitrix.

At a local restaurant called "Big Betty's Buffet.", people were either hiding or running out in a panic as a tall gaunt purple humanoid prowler the interior of the building.

So far it had not its sights on the people, but rather the vast assortment of foods the place had to offer. I meam, the place is a buffet afterall. The creature just ate whatever food it saw with no hesitation, and it made sure nothing was left.

"Hey, skinny!" A voice called out, I terupting the creature's feast as it turned to see Hard Core had entered.

"Looks like somebody ain't familiar with the concept of tabld manners!" Hard Core aid, popping her knuckles while many onlookers looked to her.

"Who! Who is she?" One of the male patrons asked with a blush.

"No clue." Another guy next to him shrugged. "But I'll tell you one thing. She sure is hot!"

"Hey! I ain't into danlgy bits, so dont ypu fellers better not get any ideas!" Hard Core siad before looking back to the creature. "And you, I sure hope ya've got some room left, because I'm about ta give ya one big knuckle sandwich!"

The creature snarled before charging at Hard Core, but the digital gal countered by pushing thebcreatufes right into the ground.

"And how about I wash that down for ya with a little punch!" Hard Core quipped by punching the creature, killing the creature instantly as it fell limp before fading into dark pruple colored glowing flakes that blew away in a breeze.

The spectators were in awe upon seeing this as Hard Core dusted herself.

"Well, looks like mah work here is done!" Hard Core said before walking out while he spectators watched in surprise.

It was now late evening, the whole fundraiser had closed as many students were packing things up.

Meanwhile, in Principal Celestia's office, our young heroes had met up as Luna and Celestia where at the desk.

"Well, everybody, looks like we've save quite enough to for ylthe trip." Celestia said with a smirknto the young heroes. "Splendid work."

“Weve even donated the money we've made from our jobs at the mall.” Rainbow said with a confident smile.

“And not to mention another threat from Cyberspace has been vanquished." Luna said as she pulled out her phone to show a recorded video from the events earlput.

"Another Cybergeist attack?!" Rainbow declared in shock, looking to Dustin. "You didn't invite me?!"

"Hey, there was only one of those skinny bastards prowling around." Dustin replied nonchalantly with a shrug. "Thankfully Gorgers are easy to deal with."

"Gorgers?" Twilight asked in curiousity.

"They're a type of Cybergiests that have quite voracious appetites." Pixel replied. "And let me tell you, they eat like pigs!"

"Cybergeists?" Twilight aske before looking to Adagio. "You mean like that Decibus guy you told me about?"

"Pretty much." Adagio nodded. "At least he was more sophisticated that that thing."

“Those things, so we'll as many DLFs have been popping about quite alot." Applejack pondered. "In fact, this all happened after the Friendship Games."

Twilight looked down with guilt, feeling that she may be the contributor to it. The others took notice of this.

"Hey now." Dustin said to Twilight in a reassuring. "You had no involvement in that. So toss those worries away."

"You don't suppose that fiend Lucius had a hand in it" Rarity asked, scratching her chin with a perplexed expression.

"I don't know." Pixel Prada replied. "Who can say?"

"So... anyway, when do we head out for the trip?" Dustina asked Celestia.

“Not until the end of the week." Celestia replied. "You kids have plenty of time to pack up your things and prepare."

"I wander if Allister will come along." Fluttershy spoke.

“Well, lucky you, I will indeed be accompanying you." A familiar voice said as Allister made his way in. "And as the adult supervisor like Lulu and Tia. After all, three is a charm.”

“Indeed so, Al." Celestia smirked. "Plus, it's a good way to kick back and unwind after dealing with magic and Cyberslace related things."

"But what if there is Cybergesit or DLF running around?" Salazar asked.

"Relax." Allister spokewith a smile. "Ive cashed in a few favors from some fellow Enforcers of mine. They'll be on patrol while we're out."

"A law enforcement organization that makes tasked to protect both the real world and Cyberspace from various threats and attacks." Allister replied with a nod. "Kinda like the police or FBI."

“Alright, with the funds collected, you kids better be off to get packing and be ready for camp.” Luna said with a smile.

With all of that said, ths gang walked out and made their way out.

Pain and Empathy

“Talking”

“YELLING”

‘Thinking’

“Telepathic link”

Songs

Flashback

"Transformation Index”

Rough night

OP - The Voice by Celtic Woman

Applejack, Fluttershy, Pinkie, Rainbow, Rarity, the Dazzlings, and Pixel were working on the dock, with Rarity sitting upon a beach chair, stitching an indigo poncho together, while the others were hard at work.

Rainbow breathed, wiping the sweat away from her forehead while looking to Rarity. "Uh, you gonna give us a hand here, Rarity?"

"Oh, I'd love to," Rarity replied, "but I really need to get the stitching on this poncho done if it's going to make it into the camp fashion show.' Rainbow looks to the dock. "Though at the pace you are moving, I don't know that the runway will ever be finished."

"The dock is our gift to the camp, and it's gonna get finished." Applejack stated, casting a look to Rainbow Dash. "That is, if Rainbow Dash would hurry up and bring me more wood."

"Oh, I can't go any faster! I don't want to end up in the woods again." Rainbow deapanned.

"Knock it off!" Adagio said with an annoyed look. "It's bad enough that I have to hear Aria and Sonata bicker like an old married couple."

"Hey!" Both Aria and Sonata cried out.

"I've got your back, AJ." Salazar said as he brought more wood to girls.

"Thanks, Sal." Applejack said before looking aroubd. "Hey, where's Dustin at?"

"Uh..." Salazar stuttered, and the others look to him. "He had a rough night last night."

"Uh-oh." Rainbow said in worry. "What happened?"

"I'd rather not say." Salazar said, glancing to the tent he and Dustin stayed in.

Speaking of Dustin, he was still in his bed with a depressed look. Sunset and Twilight were there to watch over him in case he needed anything.

"I feel awful for him." Twilight whispered to Sunset. "I wonder what happened?"

"I don't know." Sunset replied in a hushed tone. "I asked him, but he tell me. He hasn't said a word since last night."

"Can't you do... whatever you did with me last night?" Twilight asked. "You know, how you saw what I was thinking?"

"I would, but I don't want to pry." Sunset answered before she and Twilight looked back to Dustin. "Dustin... is there anything we can do for you?"

"Yeah... just leave me alone." Dustin said in a depressed tone.

"Dustin..." Twilight spoke, but Sunset placed a hand on her shoulder to stop her. And with that, the two left. "Oh... I hate seeing him like this!"

"Whatever happened beteen him and Gloriosa last night, he must be taking it hard." Sunset stated as they apprached.

"Dustin and Gloriosa?" Rarity asked, making the two girls look to her and the others. "Oh no!" Rarity gasped, "Tell me thay didn't..."

"I'm afraid so." Sunset replied with a sad nod. "I'm not 100% certain, but it looks like it."

"Oooh..." Adagio stated in pity. "Should we confront him?"

"I'd rather not." Sunset advised. "He's pretty depressed. He hasn't gotten out of bed since this morning."

"Poor thing." Fluttershy said out of sympathy, "I wish there something we could do to cheer him up."

"The only thing we can do right now is give him some space." Sunset said with a melancholic sigh. "He's pretty heartbroken."

"I know I said we should try to forget all about this new magic business, but I can't." Applejack said with a light groan. "What if I hammer the board into splinters?" Applejack was aboutbto reach for another nail, only to see that she was feesh out. "Aw, shoot! I'm all out of nails.

"Oh, here you go!" Pinkie exclaimed, making the others scream a bit. "What? Ohhh, did you think the nails would explode like the sprinkles?" Pinkie giggled at the thought. "Wow! Glad that didn't happen, huh?"

"Sorry, girls." Rarity said with a sigh. "I didn't mean to. I don't know how to control this."

"It's okay." Rainbow replied with a nod.

"Oh, none of us do." Fluttershy said.

"Which is why we shouldn't pretend this isn't happening." Sunset stated, making the others look to her.

"Do you have them now, too?" Aria asked.

"It started last night." Sunset admitted. "When I touch people, it's like I can feel what they're feeling and see their memories."

"Did you do the same on Dustin?" Pixel pried.

"No." Susnet shook her head. "I dint want to intrude. But anyways, we can't just brush these powers aside because it doesn't seem like the ideal time to get them. What if it turns out that they could actually make things better?

Sunset: So you have magic
And it's not that great
But when it found you
You know it was fate

Sunset went up to each of her friends in reassuring manner, much to their surprise as they blinked as they are considering Sunset’s words.

Sunset: And it might seem scary now
But it can be wonderful, too
So how about we embrace the magic
And make the magic part of you?

Moments later, the gang were hard at work, feeling more confident in themselves. And many other campers decided to lend a hand.

Sunset: You take a little dash of magic
And you let it ignite
Mix things up a little bit
And it might start to go right

With a handful sprinkles, Pinkie used her magic to make holes on a few wooden boards and holding them up for Rainbow Dash to use her superspeed to make a bench.

Sunset: In just five seconds flat
How the story has changed
All 'cause now you've embraced the magic
And it just got better in every way

Some of the campers seemed upset as the handsaw they were using was ineffective for cutting the boards up. Pixel approached with jer right arm turning into a plasma buzzsaw and cuts the board cleanly, much to the shock of the others.

Sunset: I say embrace the magic
No more holding back, just let it out
If you can take the magic
And learn a little more what it can do
Once the magic is part of you

Three boys are struggling a little to pull up a wooden pillar for the dock, but thankfully Applejack was there to help as she used super strength to sit the pillar up.

Sunset: What's standing in your way
That you can't move today?
You've got the strength in you
To make your dreams come true

Rarity is sitting on the beach doing some sewing again until her eyes widen in surprise upon seeing Derpy about to fall into the lake from the sailboat she was upon. On instinct, she quickly uses her diamond magic to save her from the water just in time, glad that she was okay.

Sunset: No need to shield yourself
From the magic that can help
Protect from any harm that might come
So you have magic
And it's not that great
But when it found you
You know it was fate

A bird lands on Fluttershy’s shoulder asking her if she needs help. She nodded and handed the bird the chain flowers she was working on as bird hangs it on the front gate of the dock.

Sunset: So if you listen close
You might make a new friend
And together we can make it!

Sonata, Aria, and Adagio were putting up the sign while Pixel and Salazar were setting up the lanterns. Pixel was setting up another lantern until she slipped and was about to fall in the lake, but Salazar was able to catch her. The two look to eachother with blushes while the Dazzlings looked to them with knowing smirks.

Sunset: I say embrace the magic
No more holding back, just let it out
If you can take the magic
And learn a little more what it can do

After gathering with her friends and comrades as they finished setting up the food boxes and lanterns on the dock, Sunset walks down the now completed dock with her friends walking behind her to the end and standing side by side, the wind rush through their hair before taking a look back at what they had completed.

Sunset: Once the magic is part of you
Once the magic is part of you
Once the magic is part of you
Once the magic is part of you

"Okay, that was pretty awesome!" Rainbow said in pride.

"And look what you managed to accomplish!" Sunset added, gesturing towards the completed structure that all of the students were awing.

"Please, please, please can we do a run-through for the fashion show on it right this minute?" Rarity pleaded to Sunset, catching everyone's attention.

"Thought you weren't finished with the stitchin' on yer poncho," Salazar chimed i . Upon hearing her remark, the Rarity immediately reached over and grabbed the article of clothing, taking the needle and making another stitch.

"I am now," Rarity retorted.

"Hey girls," Salazar said as he appraoched them, "Have you seen Dustin anywhere?"

"He's in our tent." Salazar replied.

"I went to check on him, and he's not there!" Allister replied.

"What?!" Sunset declared in concern, running to the tent to see that Dustin wasn't in bed. "Oh no! Where is he?!"

"Twilight saw him walk into the woods." Spike called out as he approached her. "She went to follow him."

"Can you lead me to them?" Sunset asked, really starting to worry.

Dustin was sitting near a waterfall, his guitar in hand with a saddened look on his face.

He was tuning the strings of his guitar, and when he had tuned the way he wanted, he began to play.

Sunset placed a hand on his shoulder, feeling awful for him. "Figured you could use some company."

"We're sorry about what happened between you and Gloriosa." Twilight spoke in sympathy. "You must be taking it really hard."

"Yeah. I am." Dustin said, trying his best not to cry. Twilight and Sunset embraced in in a group hug, and Spike nuzzled his leg. Dustin sighed melancholically up as he wraps his arms aroubd the two girls.

Twilight, Spike, Dustin, and Sunset were walking back to camp, casting a sad smile to his friends.

"Thanks guys..." Dustin to Sunset and Twilight. "I needed a shoulder to cry on."

"No worries." Twilight said as she picked up Spike. "I'll be in my tent if you need me." Twilight then walked off.

"I just wish you didn't tell them that ridiculous story!" Gloriosa's muffled voice screamed from inside the edifice, getting Sunset and Dustin's attention.

"Ugh! This is all too much for you!" Timber's voice yelled from beyond the logged walls of the building, making the Sunset arch an eyebrow. "You have to let it go!"

"I knew it!" Sunset exclaimed quietly towards Dustin. "He wants her to get rid of the camp!"

"Wait, what?!" Dustin declared in shock. All of a sudden, the door was swiftly swung open by Gloriosa, hitting Sunset in the face as she grimaced while also noticing the angered expression upon her. Timber after her, not noticing the three behind the open access.

Dustin helps Sunset up while she slowly pushed the door away with a creak afterwards.

"Hey, there you are! Flash called put as he appraoched Sunset. "I wanted to talk to you." Flash then looks to Dustin and Twilight. "Could you excuse us for a bit."

"Oh, sure." Dustin said with a nod before walking off, leaving Sunset and Flash.

"Hey, listen," Flash began, "I really wanted to thank you."

"For what?" Sunset replied in confusion.

"For the tough love." Flash answered with a chuckle. "Telling me I should get over Twilight. I needed to hear that," he said.

"Sure, no problem…" Sunset replied before going back to looking around, much to Flash's confusion.

"Is… something wrong?" Asked Flash, raising an eyebrow.

"What? No… Why?" Sunset claimed while still searching the area.

"Come on, Sunset. We used to date." Flash said out of exasperation. "I know when something's bothering you." As Flash and Sunset talked, Dustin was listening in.

Sunset sighed, realizing that she needed to tell him before he could get any more suspicious. "Okay, here's the deal." Sunset started. "My friend really likes someone, but I don't think that someone is who she thinks they are. I don't wanna upset my friend by telling her what I think, because I also want to protect her, because if what I think is happening is really happening, then she deserves to know."

Dustin was perplexed at first, but he then realized that she was talking about Timber.

"Well...I think that your friend is lucky to have someone like you to look out for them." Flash stated with a smile.

"Really?" Sunset responded while Dustin smiled to Flash.

"Yeah." Flash replied. "You know, you've changed a lot since we went out. You're so much... nicer…".

'She certainly has.' Dustin thought as he looks to Sunset, a fond smile to her. 'I guess Princess Twilight and I were a good influence on her.'

"Thanks," Sunset said in gratitude as she brushed her hair back, "I'm glad you noticed.".

However, Sunset and Dustin both took notice of Timber heading towards the woods.

'The Hell?' Dustin thought to himself in confusion as he sees Timber enter the forest .

"Uh, look." Flash said, rubbing his neck. "Maybe you and me, we could start over as... friends."

"Uh, uh, sounds great," Sunset concurred, patting him on the shoulder as she passed him by, surprising him a little, "Gotta go!" she cried out. Dustin then ran to follow Sunset, leaving Flash to look in confusion.

Meanwhile, Timber was carefully navigating through the woods, looking around to make sure no one was following him before jogging off into the depths of the trees.

"Now where in the Hell…" Dustin muttered out of suspicion as he and Sunset jogged along the path before stopping, standing back-to-back as they glanced around. "Dammit! Where is he?!"

All of a sudden, the rumbling in the ground caught their attentions as they gasped. It stopped quickly though, causing them to both arch an eyebrow out of confusion. Sunset pushed a few pine needles away to see Timber head into a cave.

"He's definitely up to something…" Sunset realized, pulling out her phone.

"I don't get it!" Dustin said with a puzzled look while scratching his head. "Why would Timber want to pawn this place off?"

"That's what were going to find out." Sunset declared, typing on it.

Back at the Sapphire Tent, Twilight was sitting cross-legged upon her bed, reading a book as Spike was resting beside her. All of a sudden, the sound of a phone ringing caught their attentions, enticing her to grab her upon the dresser as her pet woke up, noticing a text message immediately upon it as it was in her hands.

"It's Sunset," Twilight spoke. "She says to meet her by the rock quarry," she told the two with her.

"I though we weren't supposed to hike out that far. " Spike said, arching an eyebrow out of confusion.

"She says it's important," Twilight replied as a concerned expression came across her face, getting off the bed with them and standing up.

Ciel was looking into a bowl of water that was displaying Sunset and Dustin near the quarry.

"Looks like the boy and one if his feminine comrades are going somewhere they aren't supposed to be!" Ciel spoke with a scowl.

"Let them come!" Pendragon declared with a snarl. "By the time they arrive, it will be too late!"

"Pendragon." Rouge declared, walking alongside him. "I've amassed the army, as you've requested!"

"Good!" Pendragon declared as the army Rouge gathered showed up. "Today is the day we show them that nature has a spiteful side underneath its majesty!"