Legend of Everfree: Another Story

by ArcanaMaverick7


Rising Tension

Sunset Shimmer and Azalea were heading off to find Twilight and try to explain that she could do good things with her new magical abilities. Soon, they passed by the boathouse near the lake and overheard an argument. "I just wish you didn't tell them that ridiculous story," a muffled voice exclaimed inside the building. Hearing the voice was Gloriosa's, Sunset and Azalea went to investigate. Sneaking up to the door, the two began to eavesdrop on the rest of the argument.

"Ah, this is all too much for you! You have to let it go," shouted Timber as he fought with his sister.

"I knew it! He wants her to get rid of the camp," Sunset Shimmer told Azalea as her suspicions seemed to be confirmed.

"Yeah, but this could easily be taken out of context. He said 'it', not the camp specifically," Azalea remarked.

Suddenly, the door slammed open and Gloriosa stormed out of the boathouse with Timber following. Azalea used her Semblance to hide herself and Shimmer just as they left, making sure that they weren't caught. Sighing in relief, Sunset looked at Azalea when the Faunus stopped using her Semblance. "Come on, let's follow him," Shimmer told Azalea before she started tailing Timber Spruce. However, she wasn't looking where she was going and bumped into Flash Sentry as he walked by.

"Sunset Shimmer? Azalea? What were you two doing behind that door," Flash asked in surprise when he saw the two girls near the boathouse.

"What? Um, nothing! We, um, I lost an earring. And... Azalea is helping me find it. Uh, there it is," Sunset said as she thought of an excuse. Kneeling down to the ground, Sunset picked up a pebble and hid it from Flash's sight to have him believe it actually was a dropped earring. As she placed the rock in her pocket, Flash spoke to her.

"Hey, listen. I'm glad I ran into you. I really wanted to thank you."

"For what," Sunset asked in confusion.

"For the tough love. Telling me I should get over Twilight. I needed to hear that," Flash explained.

"Sure, no problem," Sunset replied as she looked around for any sign of Timber Spruce with Azalea.

"Is something wrong," Flash asked as he noticed Sunset's odd behavior.

"What? No. Why," Sunset Shimmer claimed as she pretended nothing was wrong.

"Come on, Sunset. We used to date," Flash reminded his ex-girlfriend as he called her out on her secrecy. "I know when something's bothering you."

"My mom can tell the same thing with my dad," Azalea mentioned. "Usually if something bad happened on a mission he recently finished and he won't say anything immediately."

"Okay, here's the deal," Sunset Shimmer sighed in defeat as she prepared to explain her situation to Flash. "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. You know?"

"Nnnno," Flash stated as he was lost and didn't know what Sunset was talking about specifically. "But what I do know is that your friend is lucky to have someone like you to look out for them."

"Really," Sunset asked with a surprised smile on her face.

"Yeah. You know, you've changed a lot since we went out. You're so much... nicer," Flash remarked as he remembered Sunset's more power-hungry side before the Fall Formal and how much has changed since then.

"Thanks. I'm glad you noticed," Sunset replied as she was flattered by Flash's words.

As they had their little moment, Azalea smirked as she saw the way Sunset Shimmer and Flash looked at each other. "Seems like old flames are reigniting," the Cow Faunus said as she smiled at the two.

Hearing what Azalea said, Sunset and Flash were surprised by her comment and blushed furiously. Flash couldn't even get a full sentence out because of the initial shock. "No! I mean... Um... It's just..." Taking a deep breath to calm himself down, he turned back to Sunset Shimmer. "Uh, look, maybe you and me, we could start over as... friends."

As Sunset tried to look away from Flash to hide her embarrassment, she saw Timber walking off into the woods. "Uh, uh, sounds great. I gotta go," she agreed, but was more focused on figuring out what Timber was doing.

As Sunset ran off, Flash tried to call out to her. "Cool, yeah! I want to start over later, too," he said before sighing at the fact Sunset mostly ignored him as she left. Derpy soon came up to the guy and consoled him by patting him on the back.

"Don't worry. I'm sure you two will get back together someday," Azalea told him as she followed after Sunset.

"IT'S NOT LIKE THAT," Flash shouted with a red face from embarrassment as Azalea followed after Sunset.


In the forest, Azalea caught up with Sunset and the two continued to tail after Timber. Sunset's suspicions only grew as Timber tried to make sure nobody was following him before he ran deeper into the woods. As the two girls chased after him, they soon lost his trail. Realizing that they couldn't find him, Sunset groaned in frustration. "Oh man, we lost him."

"Too bad Silver isn't here with us. He could turn into a wolf with his Semblance and follow Timber by scent alone," Azalea remarked.

Suddenly, the girls felt the ground shaking and they flinched. "Another earthquake," Sunset asked as she worried about any natural disasters that could occur near the camp.

"Doesn't feel like one. I think someone or something moved a giant rock," Azalea stated. The girls continued their way forward and soon came across the rock quarry that Timber warned them about. Looking at a nearby cave, they saw somebody enter and a mysterious glow was coming from inside. "Guess that explains the quake just now," Azalea said.

"Ah, shoot! He's definitely up to something," Sunset exclaimed as she pulled out her phone and messaged Twilight.


Back in the Sapphire Tent, Twilight was enjoying a book when she and Spike heard her phone sound off. Checking it, she saw that there was a message. "It's Sunset. She says to meet her and Azalea by the rock quarry," she told Spike.

"I thought we weren't supposed to hike out that far," Spike mentioned as he remembered what Timber and Gloriosa said before.

"She says it's important," Twilight added as she read the rest of the message. Concerned for her friends, Twilight ran off for the rock quarry with Spike coming with her. As they made their way through the woods, Twilight saw a strange glow coming from the direction of the quarry when she looked up at the trees. "What is that," she said to herself and failed to notice she was walking straight into a spider web. Shrieking at the web hitting her face, she was soon silenced by Sunset Shimmer. Signalling for her to keep quiet, Sunset guided her to the quarry. "What's going on down there? And where's Azalea," Twilight asked.

"Azalea went on further ahead to check it out. But we think it's Gaea Everfree. Or rather, someone who wants us to think she's back," Shimmer explained. Seeing Azalea wave to the girls before turning invisible again, Sunset turned back to Twilight. "C'mon!"

As the girls and Spike entered the cave, they were amazed at the sight of its interior. There was a large cavern that was lined with all sorts of crystals, but the center had a opening in the ceiling that shined a light down on a natural trunk-like podium of rocks that held two crystals. "This place is beautiful," Twilight said as she was captivated by the natural beauty of the cave.

As they walked through the cave, Sunset sensed something all too familiar to her. "There's Equestrian magic here. I can... I can feel it," she stated.

"Wait. I thought Timber was just faking there was a magical nature creature," Spike said, forgetting that Twilight was next to him. "Are you saying it's real?"

"Timber? What does he have to do with any of this," Twilight questioned as she faced Sunset.

"Nothing," a voice softly stated before stepping out of the shadows to reveal herself as Gloriosa Daisy. "It's all me." Looking at the girls, Gloriosa gave a wicked grin that gave the hidden Azalea a disturbed feeling.

"Gloriosa? But... Timber. I was sure he was the one trying to make it seem like Gaea Everfree was back," Sunset said as she tried to make sense of the situation. "It was you who was trying to scare everyone away?"

"I would never try to scare anyone away from Camp Everfree," Gloriosa stated as she walked past Sunset and Twilight. Wondering what she meant by that, Sunset grabbed at Gloriosa's arm and started to use her new magic to search the camp counselor's memories.