Chapter 7: The perfect host

At night, after the two activities were completed, each student met with their respective cabin chief and formed their groups to make campfire. In the girls's group there were P Twilight, D Spike, the cabin chief Discord and his 3 interns: the sirens Adagio, Aria and Sonata. There was some tension in both groups. The girls (except H Twilight, Pinkie Pie and P Spike) and D Spike looked serious at Dazzlings, like them (except Sonata). Pinkie Pie and Sonata were the only ones who have a looked either happy or lost. (The girls wore the outfits that Rarity made for them-the ones that appear in the original movie).

Discord: Well, there seems to be some tension between my interns and my campers. I wonder why.

Adagio: It's a long story.

Pinkie Pie: That includes mental control, music and transformations.

Sonata: Don't forget the Taco's Tuesday and the fruit punch.

Pinkie Pie: That too.

Aria: It was enough when only one said what she thought

Rainbow Dash: For the first time, I agree with you.

Discord: My interns singing? Ha, ha. The last time they sang, I thought an animal was suffering.

The 3 sirens watched him badly.

Discord: What? Look at the bright side: The video that I recorded of you for my jokes's page is one of 50 most viewed.

Adagio: Yes, but all the comments make fun of us.

Discord: Aww, not all. Let's see.

Discord took out his cell and saw his page.

Discord: "Worse than my sister", "shut the poor animal," "that is destroying my eardrums"...

The 3 sirens were upset while Rainbow Dash let out a little laugh.

Discord: Okay, okay. I admit that the comments are horrible, but at least is a much viewed video. Not to mention that one when you three fell into the lake is receiving more visits, which it is enough for me.

Suddenly, the Forester Zecora appeared.

Forester Zecora: Are you enjoying your stay with your chief, my campers?

Fluttershy: Mmmhh

Rarity, Sunset Shimmer, Applejack, P Twilight: Yes

The Spikes barked.

H Twilight and Pinkie Pie: Of course

Rainbow Dash: More or less. (Whispering) Although it would be better if he didn't do so many jokes and the 3 weren't here.

Forester Zecora: Discord, I hope you control your joking way, so for these girls and your interns don't be discomfort.

Discord: Oh do not worry, boss. You will see that I can handle the responsibility of a cabin (whispering) but running a cabin with my jokes is much more fun. You know forester, my campers are very intrigued about the events in that area of forest of Camp Everfree you forbade. You would talk them with more details.

The Forester Zecora hesitated, but decided to do it. The girls were not sure, not because they were afraid of the story but because the forester was going to tell them in front of the sirens, if the 3 suspected that it could be magic, it would be more difficult to locate it. The forester approached to the campfire

Forester Zecora: Attention, campers, rumors speak, hear what frightens. The legend of Everfree will you know.

The girls and the Spikes payed attention to what Zecora spoke, Discord was filming, while Aria Adagio just got bored. Sonata was the only one paying attention.

Zecora: Something is living there, for a long time, an animal that even with the light can't be seen. That for many is feared. It never leaves that area, so I built the wooden wall.

Sunset Shimmer: Do you know its appearance or something specific about it?

Zecora: The last camper went in and out, speak of blue and black colors. I warn you, do not cross, because you will face what you fear most.

The girls, including Rainbow Dash, were somewhat frightened by the way Zecora spoke. She left to see the other campers. Adagio and Aria just yawned.

Adagio: A story just to attract people, we have heard of urban legends since we arrived.

Aria: And really, this was the most boring of all.

Sonata: Are you kidding? It scared me.

Aria: You are scared of a sandwich that you think it doesn't have ham when it really has.

Sonata: Seeing the ham it's better than not seeing it.

Adagio: Ajj, this cannot be.

The girls and the Spike saw the sirens. Despite being evil, it seemed that the way of the sirens to bump each other was sign of affection to each other. At that, H Twilight's spectrometer started to shine and pointed to the Camp Everfree's forbidden area. She warned P Twilight. The princess did the same to the others and they caught the message.

Discord: Well, girls, it's time to sleep. Tomorrow, there will be more activities to do.

All stood while Discord put out the fire. Similarly, the other students went to their cabins on the orders of their cabin chiefs.

The girls walked to their cabin when, accidentally, P Twilight bumped the same person who she always bump

Flash Sentry: Hi, Twilight.

P Twilight: Heh, heh, heh, hi, Flash.

Flash Sentry: Did you like the first day at camp?

P Twilight: Yes, it is not something that hasn't happened in Equestria.

Flash Sentry: You know, I could not help overhearing the fascination that you had about the legend of Camp Everfree. Do it have something to do with magic or the return of those problematic sirens?

P Twilight: Well, they do not wreak havoc as before, while the other, yes, it is magic.

Flash Sentry: You know, if you do not mind ... I could help you. I know I do not have magic, but after what happened in the battle of the bands, I feel that I owe you.

P Twilight: Flash, it was not your fault. They put a spell on everyone at the school.

Flash Sentry: I know, but I would like to help.

P Twilight could not help blushing by Flash, he always trying to help her, even if he do not possess magic.

P Twilight: Okay. My friends and I will meet near the wooden fence within 2 hours. We wait you there.

Flash Sentry: Okay.

Both go and she reached her friends and the Spikes.

Applejack: Twilight, why it take you so long?

P Twilight: Oh nothing. Flash wants to help us to locate the magic creature so I said he could meet us within 2 hours on the fence.

Her friends let out a giggle that made P Twilight blush. H Twilight laughed like the others, but that smile went off seconds later. She did not understand but seeing as Flash and her pony counterpart were together, made her feeling sad.

Sunset Shimmer: Are you right, Twi?

H Twilight: Oh, yeah, Sunset. Only I was thinking about what we are going to do.

Rainbow Dash: That's easy, we will enter the forbidden zone and stop that thing that lives with our cool magic.

Fluttershy: Aww, I hope it's not dangerous.

Rarity: Oh, I don't think I have the dresses for our adventure.

Applejack: Rarity No offense, but it will not be necessary.

Pinkie Pie: Yes, because we can leave that for our party of freeing the camp from evil magical creatures.

P Twilight: Well, see you in two hours, girls. Let's go, Spike.

D Spike: All right, Twilight. See you in 2 hours, dog Spike.

P Spike: So within 2 hours, dragon Spike.

P Twilight and D Spike went to Zecora's cabin and the girls went to their. Discord made sure all were there. He saw everyone and closed the door. Discord also ordered the 3 sirens to go to their cabin, so they could start early in the morning.

2 hours later…

All students, teachers, cabins's chiefs and coordinators were asleep and the camp was totally silent. H Twilight was the first to wake, along with P Spike.

H Twilight: Pss, girls, it's time.

The 6 left their beds and dressed (which the clothes they always used) and took lanterns. They and P Spike tiptoed out and later met P Twilight and D Spike.

P Twilight: It was hard not to make noise without Zecora moved from her bed all the time.

Applejack: Well, let's meet with Flash on the fence.

The 8 girls and Spike arrived and saw that Flash was expecting them.

P Twilight: Well, we're all here. Now everything depends on you, Twi.

H Twilight activated her spectrometer and saw that the signal was the same and pointed into the forbidden area.

H Twilight: It's here, follow me.

The girls, the Spikes and Flash pass the wooden fence and entered the forest. Although there were sign of fear in Fluttershy and even in Rainbow Dash, they didn't stop. After all, that area of the forest itself was tenebrous. H Twilight was the one in front of everyone while her spectrometer pointed front, then to the right and then left.

Rainbow Dash: Hey, do not take offense Twi but you know where are we going?

H Twilight: My spectrometer tracks the frequency of that magic and what we have heard of Discord and Zecora, it has been here too long.

P Twilight: For that reason, it's hard to track it.

H Twilight: Exactly.

Fluttershy: Ahh, I do not like being here. I do not think Angel should be alone in the cabin.

Rarity: You're not the only one, dear. Have to tread much land is not good for my shoes.

Applejack: I think there is a bigger than that, Rarity problem.

Pinkie Pie: Like there is no moonlight? That we are in a forest with a dark legend? That we seek can be a Timebrwolve?

Applejack: Ok, maybe there's more trouble than one.

P Spike: You know, dragon Spike, I think we should stay in our cabin.

D Spike: Ok, yes I agree with you dog Spike, this place is really frightened at night.

Without anyone noticing. Behind them there was a completely black tree, suddenly a kind of liquid down the tree and it returned to its original color, but its leaves were wilted. The liquid was dark blue and moved like a snake. The liquid saw a deer near him. He approached the deer and grabbed him...

While everyone was following H Twilight, she noticed that the light of her spectrometer started flashing.

H Twilight: We are close, my spectrometer detects the magical energy.

The girls got a little nervous, even Sunset Shimmer, the Spikes went with their respective Twilights and Flash looked around to see if there was something. The light of her spectrometer continued flashing until stopped only showed the opposite direction of the path they took.

H Twilight: According to the trail, this ... evil magic behind us.

Flash turned and saw a creature leaped toward them.

Flash Sentry: Get down!

The girls did what Flash said and saw that the creature had jumped over them. They saw and had a strange appearance. It looked like a four-legged animal with hooves, a long tail and horns, but they were strangers, also was big and his eyes were deep red. The color of his skin was black-blue. The creature let out grunts that frightened them.

Rarity: BUT WHAT IS THAT THING?!

P Spike: IS IT NOT A TIMBERWOLVE?

D Spike: No, definitely not!

The creature was toward them, dodged and divided into two groups. To the right were Sunset Shimmer, Rainbow Dash, P Twilight, D Spike, and Fluttershy; left, Rarity, Pinkie Pie, Applejack, H Twilight, P Spike and Flash. The beast loose a roar again, H Twilight looked at her spectrometer, it pointed at the beast.

H Twilight: The magic comes from him.

Applejack: What kind of creature is this in Equestria?

P Twilight: Never saw it.

Sunset Shimmer Neither I nor in the books I had, show something like that.

The creature looked at the groups seemed to smell them.

Rarity: It would be a good time to pony-up.

The girls tried to pull the ears and tails as the other times, but it was hard to concentrate.

Rainbow Dash: I would like to have my wings to face that thing.

The girls could not turn and they were a little scared. The creature watched. It was like he wanted to choose a dam. It was when someone threw small stones.

Flash Sentry: Hey beast, face with someone of your own size or even someone bigger.

The creature growled and went after him.

P Twilight: Flash!

Flash once again reached down and grabbed a piece of log. The creature just looked at him. It seemed evaluate it. Flash took the log to defend himself and the creature went to him. They fell into a corner. The girls and the Spikes ran quickly to the place where they fell.

P Twilight: Flash!

They saw Flash was getting up and rubbing his head.

Flash Sentry: Auch that hurt.

P Twilight: Flash, are you okay?

Flash Sentry: Yes, I think it was a mild stroke.

P Twilight: What were you thinking?

Flash Sentry: That thing was going to hurt you, I didn't want anything bad happens.

Sunset Shimmer: Calm down, Twilight. The important thing is that we are all fine.

Applejack: Hey, what about the creature?

Suddenly, out of the bushes a noise was heard. They were terrified thinking it was the creature, but instead, came a deer that just seemed frightened and ran away from them.

Fluttershy: It was a deer, poor thing. That horrible monster must have scared him.

H Twilight looked back her spectrometer and noticed that the light had gone out.

H Twilight: It seems he left, my spectrometer does not capture the magic.

P Twilight: I guess we will have to continue tomorrow.

D Spike: Yes, please, this forest is very scary.

Flash rose and all decided to go back to Camp Everfree to avoid getting into trouble if they knew they were not in their cabins. Nobody noticed, but there was a kind of dark liquid behind Flash's jacket, the same color of the creature and the same who had left the tree.

Passing again wooden fence, Flash said goodbye to the girls and went slowly to prevent teachers or cabin chiefs to hear him. The girls and the Spikes went to the cabin 105.

P Twilight: We will continue tomorrow. Twi, let us know immediately when your spectrometer captures again the dark magic or the creature.

H Twilight: Okay. Good night, Twilight.

P Twilight: Good night, Twi. Good night, girls.

Girls: Good night.

P Twilight: Come on, Spike.

D Spike followed P Twilight while the other girls and P Spike entered the cabin 105. They put their pajamas and lay each in their beds. They were 6 cabins and a single bed. It was down Fluttershy, Rainbow Dash above, the same was Applejack and Pinkie Pie in the same order, H Twilight with P Spike and Sunset Shimmer in the same order. Rarity was sleeping in the single bed.

Fluttershy (petting Angel): Definitely not going back to that dark place.

Rainbow Dash: But we have to go, we have faced worse.

Applejack: I know, but even I have to admit that creature gave a quite scared.

Rarity: Yes, I thought the fear I had was going to ruin my skin. Sunset, dear, are you sure that there is no a similar creature in Equestria?

Sunset Shimmer: No, never saw anything like that. Moreover, I do not think it is from Equestria.

Pinkie Pie: Wait ... This bed is very soft ... .If it is not from Equestria How can emanated dark magic?

Sunset Shimmer: I do not know.

H Twilight: The oddest thing is that when it disappeared, my spectrometer stopped shining as if he had vanished.

P Spike: But according Zecora, that thing never leaves that area of the forest. Sure it have stayed there (yawning): Well, whatever it is, I know you will discover it tomorrow. The best would be... go to sleep.

Just like that, P Spike fell asleep in the arms of H Twilight, the girls let out a giggle.

H Twilight: You're right, Spike, It'd be better go to sleep. Goodnight.

Sunset Shimmer, Fluttershy, Rainbow Dash, Pinkie Pie, Applejack and Rarity: Good night.

Those in the bottom bed turned off the lights and went to sleep. Meanwhile, P Twilight and D Spike came to Zecora's cabin tiptoed entered and went to the room of P Twilight. She put one of H Twilight's pajamas that her counterpart lent her and went to bed. D Spike climbed too.

D Spike: Wow, Twilight. That creature itself was more frightening than a Timberwolve.

P Twilight: I know, Spike. I had never seen something similar. I didn't know even there was that kind of creature. Better I ask Sunset in the morning that she sends a message to Princess Celestia, if she know what kind of magical creature we are facing.

D Spike: It seems a good idea. (Yawned): I want to sleep and forget that awful forest of my mind.

P Twilight: Ha, ha, ha, okay. Rest well. Goodnight.

D Spike: Good night.

P Twilight turned out the light and D Spike slept. P Twilight was going to sleep, but she could not stop thinking about the creature or its mysterious disappearance. Finally, she closed her eyes and fell asleep.

Back in the cabin 105, H Twilight keeps rolling in her bed, she seemed to have a nightmare.

In the nightmare, she was running in the halls of Canterlot High, while listening to a sinister laugh. She ran and ran, but the hallways seemed endless until she reached an impasse. The sinister laughter was heard louder and turned to see who it was. She was a girl of light and dark purples, blue crystal shoes, had dark purple wings, celestial fire eyebrows like her horn and eyes and her hair looked like a flame. She was H Twilight's dark magic form.

Midnight Sparkle: Are you glad to see me?

H Twilight: No, you're not here anymore. The magic of my friends was able to destroy and make me come to sense.

Midnight Sparkle: You cannot get rid of me, I'm your hunger for knowledge, your thirst for magic. While you're with them, I will always exist, HAHAHAHA.

H Twilight covered her ears until finally woke up. All her friends were asleep and she just sighed, but her nightmare was waking her dog.

P Spike: Twilight, are you okay?

H Twilight: Yes, Spike. It was just a nightmare. Let's go back to sleep.

P Spike lay back down on the bed of H Twilight and she, frightened by her dark side but calmed down, she went back to sleep.

After the conversation of the girls, the intrigues of P Twilight and H Twilight's nightmare, something happened in another cabin. In it were Sandalwood, Micro Chips, Brawly Beats, Captain Planet, Norman and Flash Sentry. The 6 boys were asleep and without noticing, from Flash's jacket came out a dark blue liquid. The liquid watched the boys, seemed looking for something or rather, someone. He focused on Flash, who slept in the down bed while Sandalwood on top. The liquid came crawling until he reached the top of Flash's bed. Then, the liquid first adhered to the right hand of Flash, followed by the entire right arm, then his chest, legs, when he came to his head, began to cover it all. Flash was when suddenly awoke, tried to speak but could not, was already over his mouth and then the rest of his face covering everything, even the eyes...

Everything was black for Flash, was when he felt he was waking up from a dream.

Flash Sentry: What happened?

Upon awakening he realized he was not in his cabin, but in the Forbidden Zone of Camp Everfree in the top of an old and withered tree, where he and his friends encountered the creature. He felt strange and looked at his hands. He could not believe it, his whole body was covered with a kind of blackish blue suit and it looked like an armor. The robust parts were in his thighs, his chest has the symbol of his shirt: the shield with lightning. His shoulders and arms, plus the color of them were dark blue, the rest (hands, forearms, legs and feet that seemed boots) were dark purple. He left the tree and headed for the lake that was near him. He saw his reflection and noticed that his head was a kind of organic helmet (which is part of his head) in black color with some blackish blue, his face was completely dark purple, seemed to have no mouth and saw his nose, yet he could breathe and speak. His eyes were red. He didn't understand what happened, so he flicker to see if he was dreaming. It was not a dream, but on the contrary, real at all.

Flash Sentry: What's this?

He felt his voice was more serious than usual. He started moving his hands, his arms. He felt something, something I had never felt before, it was kind of…power.

Flash Sentry: Wow, I feel different. This...feels...good.

Flash could feel the power that gave him this form. He simply put in position "on your marks" and pushed so he jumped high. It was amazing, then he ended up in a tree in which he was held, and then grabbed a piece of thick branch and tore the tree, he became stronger than before. He jumped again and came to a small mountain where his hands out claws used to keep sticking to it. Then, he return to the forest taking a big leap and felt he was faster than before. He ran at a speed that every athlete would dream of doing. After these tests, he was amazed. Without him did it, the thing that covered his face started to disappear until he could see his face again. Flash's eyes reflected amazement, admiration and happiness.

Flash Sentry: I like this.