//------------------------------// // Equestria and the Mysterious Stones-Chapter 22 // Story: Equestria and the Mysterious Stones // by LunicStream1105 //------------------------------// Chapter 22: Bad Canterlot impressions It was a good distance flight before anyone spoke up, "Well, JetStream apparently you know Canterlot. Do you suggest where we land?" JetStream shrugged. "Not a clue..." Tails groaned. "Well..." "Sorry." JetStream apologized, utterly awkward about it. "Oh, don't worry, it's no big deal." "But this is Canterlot we're talking about..." JetStream forewarned. "It's alright, JetStream. We'll just find an open area." Tails reassured. Sonic was quiet, looking into space, or whatever is up there. Knuckles was sound asleep. Tails looked sharp and something caught his eye, "Ah, there we go. Found a spot." Sonic's eyes jumped from the sky to Tails. "Alright, nice eyes." Tails smiled. "... Where exactly?" JetStream didn't mean to start the sentence like that. "Behind that... What is that? A castle?" Tails's head turned to JetStream, keeping his eyes ahead of the plane as well. 'Oh no...' JetStream decided to laugh his distress away, "Yeah, that's a castle." he stated matter-of-factly. "Alright, I hope they don't mind us landing here." "Me too." JetStream muttered and he tapped his forehoofs together as they flew in close, they reached a certain distance before the castle. Something gave JetStream a chill, 'No...' as soon as they landed, JetStream hopped out with his saddle-bag. "JetStream!" Sonic and Tails turned as soon as the plane stopped they jumped out too. Knuckles snorted himself awake. "Wha-?" Sonic back. "Com' on, Knuckles." "Oh, right." he vaulted over his seat, Tails saw that JetStream was galloping toward the gates of the castle. "What's got into him!?" 'Something's definitely wrong...' in the sky above, clouds started to form, JetStream sighed but continued. "Com' on you two, we gotta catch up to, JetStream." Tails and Knuckles were stumbling, it was a good 45 minute flight. They all reached the entrance, there seemed to be tons amounts of metal covering the marble floor. JetStream was shocked beyond belief. "JetStream, what's... Oh my... S-Sonic..." Tails motioned Sonic to get to them. "What is it, Tails?" he pointed inside without saying a word. "... Eggman!" JetStream's expression broke and looked at Sonic. "Let's go quickly." they rushed inside, when they entered, a loud beep was audible. Making Sonic and JetStream stop. JetStream fell over, but pushed himself back up. "Don't move, JetStream..." he didn't say anything, he just agreed. "Hey, why are you two just standing there?" Sonic wasn't even able to turn, Tails peeked through the crack of the door hinges, "Oh, it's Eggman's robots." Knuckles looked at Tails questionably. He nodded as Knuckles started beating his fists together, he jumped to the top of the huge door and went over it. Landing directly on the robot targeting Sonic, the loud crash got Eggman's attention, as he walked through the doorway in front of him. JetStream gasped. "What did you do to, Celestia!?" he had an outburst. "Her...? We, were, wrapped up in a conversation, until you pesky rodents decided to crash it..." JetStream was seemingly to boil, but the robot targeting him told him otherwise. Eggman let off a laugh, "My, aren't we in a tight spot..." Eggman turned waving his hand in the air like it was limbless, "Attack when ready..." JetStream got another cold chill, he closed his eyes and waited for anything to come. "..." his eyes opened and his neck went back up when he heard another crash, the robot fell as Sonic stood behind it. JetStream looked over to him, his eyes widened, and then he sighed, "T-thanks, Sonic." he gave a thumbs up. "No need, now go who you're after." he was about to move, but he didn't expect Sonic to word it the way he expected. "What?" "Go!" Sonic said the shortest sentence as JetStream jolted toward the door, and past Eggman. "... Excellent..." he quietly told himself victory as he gained the slightest grin. "Celestia! Celes-...!" the door shut behind hi, JetStream turned to the door just as Eggman closed it. He then had some sort of lock after it closed, "Hey!" JetStream galloped back to the door and tried to buck it open, "... No use..." something shifted in JetStream's Aura as he looked at the door. Something suddenly appeared in the room he was currently in, and without turning around spoke out, "H-hello?" somepony was there but she, or he, was extremely quiet. Looking down, JetStream slowly turned behind him, what he saw he couldn't believe, it wasn't Celestia. But a young mare had taken her place. She had the same glowing red eyes, her fur was a soft violet, with a navy blue, violet and pink colored mane and tail. Celestia obviously wasn't standing, she was on her side next to the throne. JetStream knew where this will be going, and he obviously doesn't like it. "I hope you like another dose of the 'ippos-manipulation!" Eggman exclaimed. ~~~Chapter End~~~