//------------------------------// // Equestria and the Mysterious Stones-Chapter 11 // Story: Equestria and the Mysterious Stones // by LunicStream1105 //------------------------------// Chapter 11: An innovation confrontation! JetStream's view was panoramic, his Auric sight let him see all 360 degrees. With the invisible wave searching for him, JetStream felt something warm, '... That's him...' JetStream closed his eyes, let everything go, and opened them again, his eyes appeared normal as he did, Sonic knew it was bleak to ask, but he was only thinking it. "Did you somehow find him?" JetStream nodded, and turned right. "Altamare's entrance..." he walked to the edge of the tower, where the stone rose a couple feet from the ground, "That way." he pointed. Tails started toward the stairs. "Well, if you say so." he turned to Sonic, "Sonic?" he shrugged. "I guess, come on, JetStream." he nodded. "Right behind you." they all headed down the stairs and exited the tower and preceded to head toward the city's entrance. Looking at the scenery pushed JetStream to ask what was on his mind, "... Knuckles said he could feel the Chaos Emeralds... Is that true?" he asked as he looked up. "Well, he's from an ancient race of echidnas who were sworn to protect the Emeralds. He protects a floating island back in our universe." JetStream's mouth was slightly open. "Wow, how much is that for him?" "He's been doing it for a long time, I can't even recall..." "Hmmm..." JetStream felt a cold chill, "Uh, we should hurry." "Right." they both replied in unison, and they sped up, hoping to meet Knuckles ahead. As soon as they got out of the building cluster, they saw the bridge ahead, Knuckles was walking at the very end, away from the city. "Does he really think he can walk all of Equestria...?" Sonic shrugged. "He tends to follow his goals..." he sighed. JetStream galloped at an incredible pace, it caught Sonic's attention, his hoofsteps not making much sound, they were almost inaudible, he wanted to get close enough to talk to him again, and as soon as he did. Knuckles heard a slight difference in his hearing, he turned around, and reacting to it, JetStream ended up skidding a long distance, stopping right in front of Knuckles, where he stood taller, he didn't look amused either. "Why are you following me?" JetStream gave a weak laughing smile. "We..." Knuckles tilted his head, looking behind JetStream, his eyes widened and pushed JetStream to the side. "Why are you two here?" JetStream nervously walked backward, looking behind him for good measure. "We're looking for the Chaos Emeralds." Tails answered. "Why am I not surprised?" "It is what it is, Knuckles." something was in the air, and it seemed like Knuckles could've been sniffing it out. "You have a Chaos Emerald with you, don't you? Hand them to me." "Actually..." Sonic pointed to the to the other side of the bridge at JetStream, scratching his ear. Knuckles turned to him. JetStream felt uneasy. 'Oh no... What do I do?' "Sonic!" Tails had his arms open, "Why put it on JetStream?" Sonic just stood there, then shrugged. "He does have an Emerald." Tails sighed. Knuckles got ever so close. "Give it to me." 'Suck it up.' "... Why don't we just, collect them... together?" Knuckles laughed instantly. "I don't think that'll happen, now give it to me." he held out his glove. "Knuckles, wait!" Tails exclaimed, Sonic was curious as to what Tails would say, "What JetStream said could be taken in consideration!" Knuckles turned back to the duo, JetStream sighed of relief. "Sorry, but I work alone." "... Why don't we work together? We have the same goals after all." All three looked toward the pony. "JetStream..." he could tell Knuckles didn't like it at all. "... Alright, fine." Knuckles walked toward JetStream, "But as long as, I, will only hold on to the Emeralds, let me see the one you have. Now." JetStream stumbled to pull it out, Knuckles swiped it from his hoofs, "The radiance..." he held the Emerald to JetStream's muzzle, "What did you do to it?" "W-w-well I-I-" "I can answer that, Knuckles." Tails called, Knuckles smiled. "Really?" he asked doubtfully. All JetStream could do was look at the blue and white cobblestone below him. "Basically, he powered them, beyond what it was originally at." "Impossible... Let me see that..." he grabbed the PDA from Tails and looked at the screen carefully, he sighed, "Alright, so you did." he tossed it back, Tails caught it nearly fell, he again walked to JetStream and pointed right between his big eyes. "You better consider yourself lucky I actually have a reason for you guys to go along with me..." Sonic sighed, shaking his head. "That's the Knuckles I know." JetStream backed away from Knuckles's glove. "So I know we're supposed to travel around Equestria, but how exactly?" "We can fly in the plane..." Tails turned to Sonic, "We, created..." Sonic smiled. "That's a good idea buddy, but it has only a one seat." "Exactly, I'm going to need to customize it." JetStream looked around. "Well, how?" Knuckles nudged JetStream. "You don't really question how Tails does it, he just can." Tails looked at JetStream and shrugged. "Okay then, where is this, plane, of yours?" Tails laughed to himself. "It's back in town." "... Where?" Tails sighed. "... Somewhere... we can find it." Sonic raised his arms. "You mean you forgot where you landed!?" Tails scratched his head. "Well ,yes and nom we'll just have to look for it, and all I know is that it's in an alleyway..." Knuckles and JetStream shrugged. "Then we'll start looking for it then..." one after another they started toward Altamare, to search for the plane. ~~~Chapter End~~~