“Why haven’t you hanging out with Watermelody recently, Lemon?” Rarity asked as she watched Lyra and a few others walk down the newly completed dock.
“It’s complicated. She’s cool and all, I’m just getting my thoughts sorted out. You get me?”
“Yeah. Is it because she kissed you?” Rarity asked with a smirk.
“Yeah. Wait how did you know about that?” Lemon stared at her in surprise. “I didn’t tell anyone about that.”
“I was there. Walking to the bathroom. Quite bold on her part to be honest, I wouldn’t have done that.”
“It was,” Lemon sighed. “I don’t know what to do.”
“Well, do you like her?” Rarity questioned. Lemon threw her hands up in frustration.
“I have no clue! She’s cute yeah and she can rock that red skirt but I don’t even know,” Lemon sighed. “Don’t even get me started on her legs or her shirt or her gloves.”
“Sure sounds like you like her to me,” Rarity shrugged. “Go for it.”
“We will see. I just don’t want to ruin things.”
“You won’t,” Rarity promised. “Why is Indigo running to us?” Lemon turned and faced the athlete running at them with a nervous expression.
“Have you guys seen Sunset or Twilight?” She panted.
“No. Not since breakfast, they went on a walk they said,” Rarity told her.
“No one has seen them since. Lyra hasn’t, Bulk hasn’t. Nor has Derpy or Octavia,” Indigo told them. “We’re getting nervous.”
“Uh what is that?” Lyra pointed behind them nervously. A floating girl was levitating their way.
“I have no clue,” Indigo admitted as she took a step back. “But I have a feeling we aren’t going to like it.”
“Attention campers!” She shouted.
“It’s Gaia Everfree!” Trixie screamed and pointed.
“She’s real!” Sunny and Flash screamed in unison.
“We’re doomed!”
“I have a feeling our day is going from decent to shitty real fast,” Sugarcoat stated and adjusted her glasses.
“Thanka for pointing that out dear,” Sour snapped. “Because none of us came to that conclusion on our own!”
“Gloriosa? What are on earth you doing?” Timber demanded nervously.
“That’s Gloriosa?” Applejack asked. “Am Ah going crazy or are her feet not touching the ground?”
“Freaky deaky!” Pinkie shouted.
“How are you that high up without a ladder?” Sunny asked.
“Movie magic!” Pinkie exclaimed. “You can do anything in a movie.”
“Uh okay?”
“I have an announcement to make! Spoiled Milk wants this to be the last session of Camp Everfree. But don’t worry, I got this!” Gloriosa screamed.
“I think we should probably get away from her,” Lemon mumbled. She stared nervously at a bunch of branches growing around them. She yanked Rainbow and jumped off the dock with everyone else, landing on her back.
“Oh come on! We literally just got done building that!” Rainbow shouted.
“I think we have bigger problems than that right now.”
”I have waited for the day, to send this greedy wolf away. Now the magic is my salvation, gather close in my protection. We will stand for Everfree!”
“Oh joy,” Flash grumbled. “They always have to sing a song.”
”We hold the beauty of nature, in all it’s glory. No need to fear the vultures at the door,” Gloriosa stroked Starlights chin before letting go of her. She ran away and hide behind Celestia along with Mystery Mint, Vinyl and Derpy.
”Right here you have me to protect you within these walls of thorns, for Everfree. For ever more. They have come into our domain, here to seal our camp in chains. But we have held it for generations, this just a complication. We will stand for Everfree!”
“I don’t even know what she’s trying to do here,” Lightning growled.
”Trust in me, this is for your own good. Don’t be afraid, nature is our friend. All of this beauty that surrounds us, every lovely bloom designed to defend,” she climbed onto a bird bath. ”Let them come, just let them try. I’m not about to say goodbye! This camp will be here throughout the ages, written into fhe history pages. We will stand for Everfree!”
“Why were we just standing here when we could have been fighting her?” Rainbow wondered as she and the others dove behind some kayaks.
“Why does this always happen to us?” Fluttershy grumbled.
“What are we gonna do?” Applejack asked.
“Duh! What we always do. Save the day!” Rainbow held out her hand with a grin. The others put their hands in the middle. “Indigo, help Fluttershy get Lyra, Bon Bon and Sandalwood out of here with the animals. Pinkie and Lemon, use your sprinkles to destroy the thorns in an attempt to get others out. Applejack and Sugarcoat, use your strength to do something. Rarity and Sunny, do something!” Rainbow took charge in absence of Sunset.
“If you could give us a hand or well a paw and get us out of her, we would greatly appreciate it!” Fluttershy tapped the ground and a bunch of beavers or whatever they were popped up. Indigo didn’t really know much about them. “Alrighty, you first Bon Bon.” Bon Bon gave a smile and a nod.
“See you on the other side, Lyra.” Bon Bon stepped to it and Indigo yanked her back before some tree branches shot out of it, missing her head. “My god!” She and Indigo looked around as a bunch of thorns encased the pair, Lyra and Sandalwood.
“This blows,” Indigo grumbled as she kicked the branchs.
“Why did you save me?” Bon Bon asked.
“Because I would much rather you not die,” Indigo commented idly as she started pulling on the branches. “Even though you hate me, I still don’t want you or Lyra dead.”
“We don’t hate you,” Lyra announced. “We just didn’t trust you at first.”
“We do now,” Bon Bon chimed in.
“Let’s get the hell out of here!” Lyra agreed as the two started yanking fhe branches too. Shrugging, Sandalwood started to help.
“My god, this is the fucking worst!” Aria shouted as she paced around her small thorny prison.
“It could be worse. We could have been impaled by some branches,” Sonata pointed out.
“I would much rather get killed instantly inside of starve to death in here,” Aria grumbled.
“I’d rather not die at all!” Adagio snapped back. She gave the branches a swift kick and grunted. “Fucking branches. Fucking Gloriosa.” She plopped down next to Sonata and Aria joined her.
“We’re gonna die in here,” Aria sighed.
“Sorry for being so annoying,” Sonata mumbled.
“Sorry for being mean to you both,” Aria grumbled.
“Sorry for not taking your guys thoughts and feelings into consideration,” Adagio admitted. “At least we can die with that out of the way.”
“I like plants but this is too much!” Roseluck screamed as she and her two sisters, Daisy and Lily were imprisoned in trees. Rainbow tripped over a green haired girl and faceplanted.
“What on earth did I just trip over?” She looked around and groaned when she saw nothing. Shrugging, she got up and kept running.
“How does no one notice me?” The girl mumbled.
“Baton!” Sour hugged her sister as they fell next to the green girl and were surrounded by thorns.
“Well shit,” Baton Switch rolled her eyes.
“Don’t talk like that. You’re not old enough.”
“You’re only a year older than me!” Baton pointed out angrily.
“Okay you’re right, just don’t get caught by grandma and grandpa.”
“Thanks for the hug by the way. If we’re gonna die in this hellhole, at least I’m not alone.”
“We aren’t gonna die in here,” Sour retorted. “Rainbow and the others will get us out of here in no time.” How, she had no idea but she wasn’t gonna admit to that.
“Ow!” Lemon yelped as she yanked a roses thorn out of her fist. “Damn flowers with thorns.”
“Are you okay?” Watermelody asked hesitantly.
“Watermelody?” Lemon spun around and stared at her. “You’re trapped here too?”
“Yep,” the girl sighed. “Octavia is in here too.” Lemon glanced at the girl and recoiled at the dirty look she received from Octavia.
“Aren’t you Vinyl’s girlfriend?”
“I am, yes.”
“Nice to finally meet you. She talks about you a lot,” Lemon smiled at her. “I’ve heard great things.”
“Wait? She’s not cheating on me with you?” Octavia asked incredulously.
“No!” Lemon gave a laugh. “She’s in love with you. Besides, I like someone else.” She gave a glance at Watermelody’s excited expression.
“Wait who?” Octavia asked. Lemon ignored her and stepped to Watermelody.
“I’m sorry for avoiding you these past few days. I just needed to get my thoughts together. I shouldn’t have waited until the last day of camp to talk to you. Some last day this is, huh?”
“It’s okay. I don’t blame you. I still like you though,” Watermelody smiled.
“Wait. You’re the one who Lyra was talking about liking Lemon?” Octavia pointed at her.
“Yes,” Watermelody nodded.
“I’m sorry,” Lemon sighed. “So here.” She stepped closer to Watermelody and kissed her. Watermelody’s eyes widened before she kissed her back eagerly.
“Adorable,” Octavia grinned.
“So do you wanna go out?” Lemon asked with a grin.
“I think me kissing you back was the answer that you needed,” Watermelody grinned. “Wanna go again?” Lemon nodded and Watermelody kissed her again.
“Well this sucks,” Trixie sighed.
“That it does,” Sugarcoat agreed.
“So what now?” Flash asked.
“Well there three things we can do,” Sugarcoat held up three fingers. “One, we have a fight to the death, two we starve. Three we just sit around and talk while we wait for someone to save us.”
“Or we have a massive orgy?” Cloudkicker suggested with a grin.
“I’m down,” Strawberry Sunrise shrugged.
“Absolutely not,” Sugarcoat snapped.
“Trixie agrees with her,” Trixie nodded.
“Same here!” Flash shouted. “Besides, it’s just the four of us and Blossomforth in here.”
“Fine,” Cloudkicker sighed.
“You’re no fun,” Strawberry whined.
“Me you and Blossomforth can just have sex then,” Cloudkicker grinned. Sugarcoat rolled her eyes.
“God kill me now.”
“I feel it says a lot about our performance and abilities that all of us got caught in this godforsaken thing,” Sunny snapped.
“Agreed,” Cloudchaser nodded and Sweet Leafs sighed as she sat down.
“I think it’s quite beautiful. If it wasn’t created to trap us by a magical maniac,” Sweet Leafs smiled.
“We have different definitions of beautiful,” Cloudchaser scoffed.
“What’s your definition?” Sweet Leafs asked as she stroked a plant.
“Anything but this!”
“God give us strength,” Flitter sighed. “From what I saw before we got trapped in this thing, all our classmates got trapped in similar ones spread throughout the camp.”
“Well damn,” Cloudchaser sighed. “At least we aren’t the only ones I guess. Rainbow will save us, she’s done it before.”
“Hey look,” Flitter pointed. “The stupid branches are going away.”
“Thank god!” Sunny exclaimed. They all stepped and looked around curiously.
“Well this was a fucking trip,” Flitter grumbled. “Literally because we are away from home.”
“Haha, very funny sis.” Sunny approached Sunset nervously.
“What just happened?” She hesitantly asked.
“A whole lot of things but it’s chill now,” Sunset sighed.
“What do we do now?” Timber asked, looking at his sleeping sister. Sunset placed a hand on his shoulder and smiled.
“You help her keep the camp.”