Charming Thunder helped the students with building the dock as Rainbow hammered a nail. "Huh, nice hammer," Applejack said. "Where did you get it?"
"Uh, duh," Rainbow said. "The toolbox?"
"Ha, that's cool. I made mine." Charming Thunder chuckled a little before he continued to work on the dock. He placed down another piece of wood and hammered the nails to seal it down.
"All right, now," Celestia announced. "You've made a lot of progress, but it's going to be getting dark soon. 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 announced.
"S'mores!" Pinkie said as she held bags of marshmallows.
"Could use a long break anyway," Charming Thunder said as he wiped a sweat and carried the tools he used and put them back in the toolbox.
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The students sat around a campfire as Rarity told them a scary story. They ate s'mores as they listened Rarity say, "...And that's when she looked down and realized she was wearing purple socks with a burgundy dress!" Rarity cried out in fear as everyone looked bored, even Danny and Charming were rolling their eyes. Pinkie was eating a lot of marshmallows. Rarity stopped, noticing everyone wasn't even scared. She tried to explain and cried out again but it did no good.
"Uh...that was a terrifying story," Applejack commented, causing Rainbow and Danny to snicker.
"Yeah, I'm terrified she'll try to tell it again," Rainbow said.
"Anyone else have a spooky story?" Luna asked. Danny grinned and got up.
"I have several, but I have one in mind," Danny said. Everyone looked at him and darkness around them seemed to have grown darker. Charming Thunder and Twilight felt a ripple in the force and the dark side had spiked all of a sudden and disappeared the same time it had appeared. "How about I tell you about a Sith known as Darth Nox?" The name alone made Charming Thunder and the girls tense. For what they were told by Danny of Equestria, the Sith were Dark Side users.
"Who is this 'Darth Nox', Danny?" Charming Thunder asked.
"They say he appeared from the shadows, out of the blue. No one knows who he is, but they say he appeared as both a Anti-Hero. They say he shoots lightning out of his fingertips, he disappears into the shadows without a trace, and they say that he is like a sorcerer. There is a legend saying that ghosts fear this hooded masked man, it is said that this man could 'consume' ghosts like a snack and they say his power grows even stronger. Even the government fear him for they tried to send their entire military to capture this man and they say that the weather shot down purple lightning from the sky, they say that tanks, helicopters, even jets were taken down by a flicker of his power." Everyone was in awe by the sound of this power, even Charming Thunder and Twilight were surprised to hear this. "And here is what they say to those who anger him. 'Beware the feeling of dread, the shadows darkening, the signs of black clouds shooting purple lightning, and the glowing blood red eyes staring down to your soul. For you have met with the wraith of evil itself, you have met the dark sorcerer! Darth Nox!" A lot of people screamed in fear of the warning while Danny and the doppelgangers laughed up a storm.
When everyone stopped, Rainbow looked away and muttered, "Probably isn't real."
"Oh, he's real all right. I've only met him once when the man who did this..." He gestured all across his body where the cybernetic parts were at. "...Attempted to kill me. My dad thanked Darth Nox for saving my life, and they say that ever since that day, Darth Nox has been following me like a guardian angel to watch over me for the suffering he could not save me from." This made everyone whisper amongst themselves, even Charming and Twilight were intrigued. Charming, suddenly, felt a feeling of dread and looked over his shoulder. When he did, his eyes widen in surprise. In the shadows of the night, a pair of glowing red eyes were on him and suddenly, the eyes disappeared the moment they appeared to Charming Thunder. He shuddered, thinking that this 'Darth Nox' was more than a false rumor. "Anyone else who could match that?"
"I have one," Timber said. "But I'm warning you, you might as well hug a friend now. That's how scary it is!" The students except Danny hugged the person next to them. Charming Thunder held Twilight's hand in case she got scared. "It's time I told you about the legend of Gaia Everfree. 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! 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 Gaia Everfree – an ancient spirit who held domain over the forest, and that my great-grandparents were trespassing on her land. They begged her to let them stay and build their camp, to share this wonderful place with others. Gaia 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. So if you see a trail of gem dust, you'll know that it is...Gaia Everfree!" A shadow figure appeared behind him which caused the students except Danny to scream. It turned out to be Gloriosa the whole time.
"Hey, guys!" Gloriosa said. "Sorry, didn't mean to scare you!"
"Then why'd you come out of the bushes?" Sunset asked.
"I... took the scenic route, because the forest is beautiful at night. But no one else should do it without a guide, kay? All right, everybody, time to head to your tents."
Snips approached Gloriosa and asked, "Oh, hey, Gloriosa. Do you have extra toothbrushes? I forgot mine."
"Sure do! I'll get one for you."
"I'm scared of the dark!" Snails said, shuddering. "Do you have flashlights?"
"Of course! I got this!" Fluttershy hugged Spike tight after hearing Timber's story.
"Fluttershy?" Spike said as he struggled.
"Sorry, Spike," Fluttershy said. "I guess that story got to me."
"Why?" Applejack asked. "It can't be real."
"I don't know," Rainbow said. "Gaia Everfree could be some creature that got booted from Equestria and ended up in this world. That's what happened with the sirens."
"Sounded more like something that Timber was makin' up just to scare us. At least I hope it was. Last thing I want is to have camp ruined by some power-crazed magical creature."
"Oh, hear-hear," Rarity said in agreement. "We've had to deal with more than our fair share of those. At the Fall Formal, a musical showcase, the Friendship Ga— Well, I mean, you know, everything turned out all right, of course."
"I'm kinda tired," Twilight said as she laid her head on Charming Thunder's chest. "I'm gonna turn in." She then got up and stretched and walked off to her tent. Charming Thunder wanted to say something to her, but he didn't get a chance to since she already took her leave.
"Maybe lay off bringing up what happened at the Friendship Games?" Sunset said. "I think she's still pretty sensitive about it."
"Our lips are sealed," Pinkie said with her mouth full of marshmallows. Charming Thunder had a thought about something which got the girls curious.
"Oh, don't tell me you got scared of Danny's story," Rarity said.
"A little bit," Charming Thunder said. "But I did sense the dark side then it just...vanished real quick before he told the story of Darth Nox."
"Come on, Charming," Rainbow reassured. "It can't be real. Trust me." Charming Thunder smiled and nodded as he got up and walked with his friends back to their tents.