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// Equestria and the Mysterious Stones-Chapter 59 
// Story: Equestria and the Mysterious Stones 
// by LunicStream1105 
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Chapter 59: Time Eater Tricks


As time passed, nothing seemed to be done. Two ponies were asleep as they tried and wait. Tails is sitting on the steps. Sonic and Knuckles are walking back and forth right above Tails, "What time is it?" Midnight Blossom asked. JetStream wasn't sure, they couldn't see the Sun, but the moon was visible, but it hasn't moved since they ended up in this nothingness of space. Celestia seemed to sink as time passed.

"Something is not right, it isn't possible for me to lose strength being stationary as we all are." JetStream looked back at Celestia over his shoulders with a blank stare. Twilight looked up to her mentor.

"Then why don't you lie down?" she looked at Twilight.

"Although nothing has changed for however long it has been, matters are too ominous to take a rest..." Twilight nodded.

"I see." JetStream smiled.

"That's how I know, Celestia." suddenly something was shot through one of the window near JetStream, the window burst open and showered on him, "Agh!" he covered himself so he wouldn't get cut.

"JetStream, behind you!" Midnight Blossom shouted, he turned around to notice the same black was jumping onto him.

"What?" he felt it stick to him, sending a shiver up his spine, "Get! off!" he kicked it off as soon as he could so he could get away from it. Tails stood up and looked at it himself.

"Isn't this the same thing from before?" Celestia looked over to Tails.

"What do you imply?" he scratched his head.

"Well, before we ever got to Canterlot, that over there was with Eggman. So that must mean that the Time Eater is near here." JetStream looked out the windows. Getting the rest off of his left ear.

"And I bet that's why we ended up here."

"Because of this, Time Eater?" Twilight asked, JetStream turned and nodded.

"Yeah."

"I agree, the same effect that took earlier is taking place now." JetStream still shivered from see it.

"Then where did that come from?" Another spot of the black goo burst through another window, shattering the glass and landing next to Sonic as another went through the window aimed at JetStream.

"Ah!" it landed directly on his head, he couldn't communicate as all everyone heard was distorted speech, Tails jumped up.

"JetStream!" he ran to him to pry it off, but it didn't seem to budge. JetStream suddenly felt light-headed, he fell to the floor on his own limbs. Then shortly after, he couldn't bare it any more, he gave up as it was to much to handle, it got the advantage of being sudden and without warning. Everything he heard from there on out was muffled and couldn't be deciphered.

Until something was heard very clearly...

"JetStream..." there was a pause, "... JetStream." there was another, "... JetStream!" everything suddenly felt like he just rose to the surface of water, he flung up and landed on all fours as Knuckles jumped from not expecting his reaction, JetStream looked back at Knuckles, "Are you okay?" he asked, JetStream looked at himself, then back to Knuckles.

"Yeah, I'm pretty sure." he gave a sheepish smile as Knuckles sighed.

"Although that maybe true, your saddle-bag is missing." JetStream looked at his back.

"It is?!" he frantically looked around, "Where'd it go?" he looked at Knuckles. He pointed outside of the cell.

"Outside those bars." JetStream nodded and turned around.

"Thanks, Knuckles." he sighed again.

"Don't mention it." JetStream approached the bars, and without noticing, walked right into the bars, leaving a bruise on the top of his head, "... You ever notice that were held here?" JetStream looked back at him after examining the bars.

"But just seconds ago, we were... in the main room of the castle..." Knuckles rolled his eyes.

"Eggman used the Time Eater to put us here, without even knowing it." JetStream sighed.

"... So it was a dream?" he shrugged.

"If you call it those..." JetStream rubbed his head and tried to look out the bars.

"Where are the others?"

"In the other cells along the same hallway." JetStream tried to look down the hallway.

"Really?" he saw a couple figures down in the cells.

"Knuckles you're right!" Knuckles shushed JetStream as he coiled.

"Be quiet! the guards will here you." JetStream looked left of the hallway.

"Who are these, guards?"

"Robots, what else?" JetStream shook his head as he agreed he wasn't surprised to know. There was a long pause afterward.

"... Hey Knuckles, how do you expect us to communicate with them then?" he shrugged again.

"Do you have an idea?" he insisted.

"Yeah, but I'll need all the time I can have." Knuckles laughed at that remark.

"Go right ahead, nothing, is stopping you." he replied as he lied back on the wall, 'This is a great opportunity for my telepathy!' he thought excitedly, 'I'll finally be able to use it.' he focused on Knuckles.

"What are you doing?" he opened one of his eyes, JetStream smiled.

"I'm making sure this will help." Knuckles raised an eyebrow, "Now tell me if it works..."


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