It's now morning and the (Hu)Mane 5 are busy rebuilding the docks. Rainbow Dash is walking across the docks with some planks in her arms while taking very careful steps so she doesn't accidently activate her super speed then she lets out a sigh of relief before looking at Rarity who is sitting down on an chair and working on some clothing.
Rainbow Dash: "Uh, you gonna give us a hand here Rarity?"
Rarity: "Oh I'd love to but I really need to get the stitching on this poncho done if it's going o make it into the camp fashion show. Though at the pace you and Applejack are moving, I don't know that the runway will ever be finished."
Applejack: "The "dock" is our gift to the camp and it's gonna get finished. That is, if Rainbow Dash would hurry up and bring me more wood."
Rainbow Dash: "I can't go any faster! I don't want to end up in the woods."
Applejack: "Don't be silly." She tells Rainbow Dash who drops the planks she was carrying.
Rainbow Dash: "Really?" She said as she does an hammer motion with her right hand, referencing that Applejack has been hammering nails slowly which makes AJ sigh.
Applejack: "I know we said we should try to forgot all about the new magic business but I can't. What if I hammer the board into splinters?" She said and the girls nodded in agreement. "Aw, shoot! I'm all out of nails."
Pinkie Pie: "Oh, here you go!" She said as she grabbed an box of nails and tossed them into the air.
Rarity, Fluttershy, Applejack and Rarity: "PINKIE, NO!" They screamed as they believed the box of nails Pinkie toss will explode like the sprinkles she tossed the other day.
Applejack jumps down to avoid the box of nails which fly towards Rarity who reacts by creating an force field out of her magical diamonds which pushes both Rainbow Dash and Fluttershy to the ground and the box of nails hit the forcefield and land on the ground in front of Applejack.
But nothing happens, the box of nails don't explode which makes Applejack sigh in relief and then glare at Pinkie.
Pinkie Pie: "What? Ohhh, did you think the nails would explode like the sprinkles? Wow! Glad that didn't happen, huh?"
Rarity: "Sorry girls. I didn't mean to." She apologized to Rainbow Dash and Fluttershy and helped them back up. "I don't know how to control this."
Rainbow Dash: "It's okay."
Fluttershy: "Oh, none of us do."
Then you, Sunset and Twilight appeared and approached them.
Sunset Shimmer: "Which is why we shouldn't pretend this isn't happening?"
Twilight Sparkle: "Sunset's right, we can't ignore this any loner."
F/N: "Cause if we do, we could cause an accident with our new magical powers."
Rainbow Dash: "Do you have your magical powers too Sunset?"
Sunset Shimmer: "It started last night. When I touch people, it's like I can feel what they're feeling and see their memories." She explained what her new magical ability is.
Pinkie Pie: "Oooh, fancy! Try me, try me!" She said as she grabbed Sunset's hand and place it on her forehead.
(Inside Pinkie's Mindscape)
Sunset's eyes flash white as she saw Pinkie's mindscape...which Sunset wasn't ready for.
Pinkie walking down the road cheerily until she grabbed some taffy off of...a taffy creature...I think that's what that thing is...I don't know...look if it's Pinkie Pie, don't question it.
Pinkie Pie: "La-la-la-la. Ooh! Taffy!" She said and took an bite out of the taffy.
(Back in the Real World)
Sunset's eyes turn back to normal and she has an indescribable look on her face while Pinkie just smiles.
Sunset Shimmer: "That explains so much."
Pinkie Pie: "Yep!"
F/N: "What do you see Sunset?" You asked curiously.
Sunset Shimmer: "I...don't know how to describe what I just saw."
Pinkie Pie: "Why don't you see for yourself F/N?" She asked and put your hand on her forehead.
F/N: "Sure why not." You said and used your magic to see Pinkie's mindscape and saw what Sunset saw a moment ago for a few seconds and moved your hand away while having an indescribable look on your face. "...I...don't know what to say to that except that's it just Pinkie being Pinkie."
Sunset Shimmer: "That makes sense." She said before looking to her friends. "Girls, 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?"
Play Song: Embrace the Magic [AN: This chapter is name after this song.]
https://youtu.be/dyB1fXhH264
Sunset Shimmer (Singing):
So you have magic
And it's not that great
But when it found you
You know it was fate
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?
Soon nearly everyone got to work on the docks.
Sunset Shimmer (Singing):
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
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
Pinkie uses her new magic to ignite some sprinkles and drops them carefully on some wooden boards, causing tiny explosions that make small holes for nails to be put in. Pinkie picks up the wooden boards and shows them to Rainbow Dash who looks super confident and then uses her super speed to zip around wooden boards in an rainbow blur while Pinkie takes out an can of paint and paintbrush and seems to paint through the rainbow blur. Once Rainbow Dash stops running, she and Pinkie look to see the newly constructed bench they made and high-five.
Sunset Shimmer (Singing):
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
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
Flash, Bulk Biceps and Valhallen raise up one of the signpost, only to watch Applejack carry the other signpost with one arm with her super strength and eating an apple with her other hand. Applejack places her signpost in the right place with her super strength while the other campers were shocked by this.
Sunset Shimmer (Singing):
No need to shield yourself
From the magic that can help
Protect from any harm that might come
Rarity is painting a fish on an feeding box when she looks up at the lake to see Derpy about to fall out of the sailboat into the lake so she quickly creates a diamond shelf and flings it across the lake which Derpy falls onto, preventing Derpy from falling into lake and getting soaked.
Sunset Shimmer (Singing):
So you have magic
And it's not that great
But when it found you
You know it was fate
So if you listen close
You might make a new friend
And together we can make it!
Fluttershy is sitting alone on a log by herself until Sunset next down to her and gave her an one-armed hug. Then a red robin landed on Fluttershy's shoulder and asked if Fluttershy wanted help which she accepted so the red robin picks up Fluttershy's flower wreath and drapes it over the dock's sign.
Sunset Shimmer (Singing):
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
Once the magic is part of you
Once the magic is part of you
Once the magic is part of you
[End Song: Embrace the Magic]
The docks were finally finished and nearly everyone was admiring the docks.
Rainbow Dash: "Okay, that was pretty awesome!"
Sunset Shimmer: "And look what you manage to accomplish!"
Rarity: "Please, please, please can we do a run-through for the fashion show on it right this minute?"
Applejack: "Thought ya weren't finished with the stitching on your poncho." She points out to Rarity who then grabs the poncho she was working on and makes one last stitch on it.
Rarity: "I am now."
Sunset Shimmer: "Get started without me. I've gotta go get F/N and the Twilights."
Fluttershy: "Where are they?"
Sunset Shimmer: "Sci-Twi's been feeling under the weather so she staying in our tent and Princess Twilight is checking on her, making sure she is alright while F/N went to go speak with Timber and Gloriosa. If Sci-Twi sees what we've been able to do here, this might make her embrace the new magic too! Uh, not that she has any." She said and left the docks.
Nearby the camp's boat house, Flash is walking by when her overhears an conversation going on between you, Timber and Gloriosa inside.
Gloriosa Daisy: "I just wish you didn't tell them that ridiculous story!"
Timber Spruce: "This is all too much for you! You have to let it go!"
F/N: "Accept it Gloriosa! All it's ever done is create a new problem for us to deal with! You need to get rid of it before it's too late!"
Flash Sentry: 'Could they be talking about selling the camp? That doesn't make sense. F/N said that he loved this camp so why would he want it gone?' He thought and then his face gets slammed by the door when Gloriosa stormed out with you and Timber following suit then he jumps and accidently bumps into Sunset.
Sunset Shimmer: "Flash? What were you doing behind that door?"
Flash Sentry: "What? Um, nothing! I, um, lost my lucky penny." He excused.
Sunset Shimmer: "Hey listen. I'm glad I ran into you. I really wanted to thank you."
Flash Sentry: "For what?"
Sunset Shimmer: "For the tough love. Telling me that I should get over how much time F/N is spending with Sci-Twi lately. I needed to hear that."
Flash Sentry: "Sure, no problem." He said as Sunset noticed he had a look of worry on his face.
Sunset Shimmer: "Is something wrong?"
Flash Sentry: "No. Why?"
Sunset Shimmer: "Come on Flash, we used to date and I know when something is bothering you." She said which made Flash sigh.
Flash Sentry: "Okay, here's the deal. My best friend thinks that his childhood friend is a good guy but I don't think is as good as he thinks they are. I don't want to upset my friend by telling him what I think because I also want to protect him because if what I think is happening is really happening then he deserves to know. You know?" He said to Sunset.
Sunset Shimmer: "Nnno but what I do know is that...wait a second. Are you talking about F/N?"
Flash Sentry: "...Yes...it's about F/N and his childhood friends here at this camp."
Sunset Shimmer: "So what happened?"
Flash Sentry: "I sort of overheard them talking in the boathouse and I think it was about Timber wanting to sell this camp." He said which surprised Sunset.
Sunset Shimmer: "Really? What did F/N say about it?"
Flash Sentry: "That's the thing. I heard F/N say "Accept it Gloriosa! All it's ever done is create a new problem for us to deal with! You need to get rid of it before it's too late!" It sounded to me that he is agreeing Timber about selling this camp." He said which widen Sunset's eyes.
Sunset Shimmer: "Are...are you sure F/N said that?"
Flash Sentry: "I heard those exact words in his voice." He said and just then, he noticed you and Timber go into the woods. "There they are!"
Sunset Shimmer: "Where?"
Flash Sentry: "They went into the woods but why though?"
Sunset Shimmer: "I don't know but I think we should follow them and find out what's going on." She suggested which Flash nodded to and they went into the woods to follow you.
You and Timber are walking through the woods while looking around the surroundings to make sure you weren't being followed.
Timber Spruce: "F/N, are you sure about this?"
F/N: "I'm sure. Gloriosa already has five of the eight geodes and we both know what she can do with them. If Gloriosa obtains the last three geodes, who knows what she'll do or what could happen to her."
Timber Spruce: "Your right F/N. Gloriosa is messing with forces she doesn't understand and I don't want anything bad to happen to her. Let's hurry up and find Gloriosa before it's too late." He tells you which you nodded to and the both of you took off while Sunset and Flash entered the area.
Then Sunset and Flash hear an rumble as Flash runs over in between a few trees and peeked out from behind them.
Flash Sentry: "Sunset, over here." He calls out to her and she approaches him as they someone enter the rock quarry's entrance between two boulders.
Sunset Shimmer: "Shoot! Something definitely not right here Flash." She said and takes out her phone and starts to text someone.
Flash Sentry: "Who are you texting?"
Sunset Shimmer: "The Twilights. They might be able to help, especially Princess Twilight."
Sci-Twi is in her tent along with her Equestrian counterpart and Spike, talking for a bit until Sci-Twi's phone goes off which she picks up and checks it.
Twilight Sparkle: "What is it Sci-Twi?"
Sci-Twi: "It's Sunset. She says to meet her by the rock quarry."
Spike: "I thought we weren't supposed to hike out that far."
Sci-Twi: "She says it's important."
Twilight Sparkle: "If it's important then let's go."
Twilight, Sci-Twi and Spike left the tent and are going down an trail in the woods until they saw an bright purple explosion.
Sci-Twi: "What is that?" She wondered, only to walked into an spider web which covered her face and made her scream until Sunset appeared and put on her mouth and shushed her.
Flash Sentry: "Come on." He tells them and they run through the woods until they arrive at the near the entrance to the rock quarry and see an glowing purple light coming from behind the boulders.
Sci-Twi: "What's going on down there?"
Sunset Shimmer: "I think it's Gaea Evefree or rather, someone who wants us to think she's back."
Flash Sentry: "I agree."
Spike: "But I thought she was some legend made up by Timber."
Sci-Twi: "Do you think Gaea Everfree is real and that she was a creature from Equestria and banished to this world?"
Twilight Sparkle: "No I don't think so. I've read nearly every book on myths, legends and mythical creatures in Equestria and never heard of Gaea Everfree. There's something else going on here."
Sunset Shimmer: "Come on. Let's find out." She said and they headed toward the rock quarry.
The group enter the rock quarry's entrance and go through the quarry until they arrived in an cave decorated with rupees and white little mountain that was in a spotlight coming from the sun.
Sci-Twi: "This place is beautiful."
Twilight Sparkle: "You should see the Crystal Empire in Equestria."
Sunset Shimmer: "There's Equestrian magic here. I can...I can feel it."
Flash Sentry: "Wait, could this be what F/N, Timber and Gloriosa were talking about? Maybe Timber and F/N don't want to sell the camp."
Sunset Shimmer: "But F/N and Timber said that Gloriosa needed to let go of something."
Sci-Twi: "F/N? What does he and Timber have to do with any of this?"
???: "Nothing..." She said a voice softy which made everyone turn to see who it was and it turns out to be...
Gloriosa Daisy: "It's all me." She revealed with an wicked grin!
Sunset Shimmer: "Gloriosa? But...Timber...I was sure he was the one trying to make it seem like Gaea Everfree was back and that F/N knew something. It was you who was trying to scare everyone away?"
Gloriosa Daisy: "I would never scare anyone away from Camp Everfree." She said as she pass the group.
As Gloriosa walks pass Sunset, the fiery-hair girl grabs Gloriosa's arm and started to see Gloriosa's thoughts and memories.
(Inside Gloriosa's Mind)
Sunset began to see Glorisoa's memories which started with the memories you saw on the first day at Camp Everfree which included Filthy Rich giving Gloriosa until the end of the month to get the money if she wants to save Camp Everfree, her crying at the pond area until she saw the trail of magic which she followed to the rock quarry and found the crystal cave inside the quarry, her finding the eight magic geoes and taking five out of the eight geoes and accidently discovering their magical abilities. Sunset then sees Gloriosa showing the magic geoes abilities to her brother who isn't too sure about them but Gloriosa says they will help make the last week of camp count.
Then Sunset sees more memories, starting with when Derpy and Sandalwood were sailing in the lake but there was no wind so Gloriosa puts her right hand on the geodes around her neck and lifts her left hand out at the lake and two vines come out of the water to gave the boat a push but the vines push too hard and sent the sailboat crashing into the docks which leaves Gloriosa with a face of regret.
The next memory shows Trixie and Micro Chips with fishing rods and are about to go fishing are an nearby river but there wasn't any water. Gloriosa, who is spying on them looks around and sees a pile of boulders blocking the river current so she uses the magic geodes to summon an bunch of vines to dislodge the boulders, causing an rockslide that made the earthquake the other day but allowed water to flow through the river again.
The last memory shows Gloriosa arguing with you and Timber in the boat house.
F/N: "You know that was inhumane right?"
Gloriosa Daisy: "Hey! You have magic powers too F/N!"
F/N: "That maybe but I trained and studied to use my magic carefully and not constantly abuse it too much that someone could accidently get hurt!"
Timber Spruce: "He's right Gloriosa! You were using magic all over the place! I had to tell them something to cover for you! What did you want me to say?!"
Gloriosa Daisy: "I just wish you didn't tell them that ridiculous story!"
Timber Spruce: "This is all too much for you! You have to let it go!"
F/N: "Accept it Gloriosa! All it's ever done is create a new problem for us to deal with! You need to get rid of it before it's too late!"
(Back in the Real World)
Gloriosa gets her arm away from Sunset whose eyes turn to normal and realizes what's going on now.
Sunset Shimmer: "F/N and Timber weren't talking about letting go of the camp, they were talking you letting go of the magical geoes! 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! Just like F/N...Timber and F/N...were covering for you."
Flash Sentry: "I should have known. F/N would never let anything happen to Camp Everfree, he wouldn't let anyone try to take this camp away from you or Timber."
Twilight Sparkle: "It would be most out of character for F/N."
Gloriosa Daisy: "How do you know what I was doing with the geodes? How do you about the magic?"
Sunset Shimmer: "I can see things. Feel things. Because I have magic too and so does Twilight and Sci-Twi here and the rest of our friends." She revealed.
Flash Sentry: "I don't have magic."
Sunset Shimmer: "At least not yet Flash. Remember this world used to have magic a long time ago and now magic is slowly returning to this world so maybe everyone can use magic again."
Twilight Sparkle: "Gloriosa, Timber and F/N aren't wrong. Maybe you should stop using magic."
Sci-Twi: "She's right. Too much of it can be dangerous if you can't control it. I should know."
Gloriosa Daisy: "Oh, I got this and I'm going to use it to save my camp. I just need more power!" She said as she puts her left hand on the three geodes in the little mountain.
Everyone Else: "NO!" They yelled as Gloriosa puts her right hand up at them and makes vines appear to trap them in place.
Gloriosa grabs the last three geodes and adds them to her necklace with the other five geodes which causes her to transform into a corrupted being!
Gaea Everfree: "I am no longer Gloriosa Daisy. I am Gaea Everfree and I will not allow anyone to take away my beloved Camp Everfree."
Sci-Twi: 'Oh no! She transformed like I did during the Friendship Games!' She thought.
Gaea Evefree: "Sorry everyone. I know what I need to do but I feel like we're not on the same page. So..." She said she floats away from them.
Everyone: "Gloriosa!" They called out to them and she glares back.
Gaea Everfree: "I told you, I'm not Gloriosa Daisy. I am Gaea Everfree now and I will never let anyone take Camp Everfree away from me, no matter what." She said and left everyone in the cave and uses her magic to summon vines to move the boulders to seal the entrance away.
Everyone: "NO!!"
Gaea Everfree then floats through the woods, heading to Camp Everfree and to make sure that no one can take it away from her.
You and Timber are still in the woods, looking for Gloriosa.
Timber Spruce: "F/N, I think we lost her."
F/N: "You're right Timber. I think Gloriosa may have used the geodes' magic to trick us into going the wrong way so we won't find her."
Timber Spruce: "So what do we do?"
F/N: "Let me try to sense the geodes' magical energy." You said and went to sense the geodes' energy, only to see an powerful and dark energy which made you gasp. "Oh no!"
Timber Spruce: "What's wrong F/N?"
F/N: "I'm sensing the geodes' magical energy and it's more powerful than before and even darker now."
Timber Spruce: "What does this mean?"
F/N: "Timber...your sister's desire to keep this camp running from any means necessary along with the magic of the geodes have started to mess with her and if she got the last three geodes then she has mostly likely been transformed into an dark and twisted being." You informed Timber whose eyes widen in shock.
Timber Spruce: "Y-You don't mean..."
F/N: "Yeah, Gloriosa must have gotten the last three geodes and as an result, the geodes' magic have twisted her in giving into her desires to preventing anyone from taking over Camp Everfree, causing her transform into an dark being who will do anything to prevent anyone from taking Camp Everfree away from her and I can sense her going to the camp and that's where everyone else is."
Timber Spruce: "N-No, it's can't be..."
F/N: "Maybe this being isn't Gloriosa and took away the geodes from her and used the geodes on themselves and transformed into this dark being. Look, we got to get back to Camp Everfree before this being seriously hurts someone."
Timber Spruce: "...You're right F/N. Let's go." He said and you nodded.
You and Timber ran through the woods and towards Camp Everfree, hoping this dark being really isn't Gloriosa and hoped that this being won't hurt anyone.
[End of Chapter]
[AN: And another chapter. Looks like we're getting closer to finishing the Legend of Everfree arc. Maybe this arc will end with two or three chapters left since there's something else I want to add into this story that will explain a few things, most notably, how the Human World used to have magic and what caused this world to lose it's magic. Now the next chapter will probably take a little while to write it up since it's going to have an fight scene in it so get ready for that.]
[Next Chapter: F/N & the Rainbooms face off against Gaea Everfree!]