In the blink of an eye, Rainbow Dash and Sonic blasted off the starting line. Rainbow left behind an aura of colour behind her, while Sonic's boost caused a shockwave of wind to hit the trees, an explosion sounding off into the distance. The crowd of ponies were blasted back by the sheer force of the combined sonic booms. Those who managed to stay rooted to the ground all stared in amazement at the speed of the two, the exceptions being Shadow who simply looked off into the distance and the hooded girl, who just watched from a tree. The wind caused by the sonic boom hit the trees, blowing off some leaves. The wind caused her hood to fall off; she shielded her eyes from the sun. After having the hood shadowing her eyes the whole time, she was not used to the sunlight. She narrowed her yellow eyes as she put her hood back up. She looked up at the hot-air balloon in the sky and the 2 commentators looking over the course.
"And they're off! That has to be the fastest start to a race in history!", Spike announced happily. He looked over to Pinkie Pie, looking down from the balloon.
"I know! They are going at supersonic speeds!", she replied excitedly.
"They sure are! This race will be over quick-", he replied back, before being cut off by Pinkie.
"Oh! They're racing! They're going at supersonic speeds! One of the racers is Sonic....They're supersonic racing!", Pinkie cried out through the microphone for all the ponies to hear. Spike looked at her, with a raised brow.
"Um...yeah, sure-"
"I should write a song about it!"
♪Everybody's Super Sonic Racing
Gotta keep your feet-
"Yea, that's plenty Pinkie"
As Pinkie continued to hum, Spike rolled his eyes and raised a hand to his face. He continued to look down at the two racers, who were darting around the course at breakneck speeds. Sonic was running fast enough that a blue aura formed around him, breaking the sound barrier as if it was nothing. Rainbow was flying next to him, a similar aura forming around her, rainbow colored.
"You run pretty fast! For a hedgehog!", Rainbow taunted. Sonic grinned and looked at her.
"I could say the same about you! You could give Tails some pointers!", he replied. "Heh, try to keep up!" and he blasted forward even more. Rainbow smiled and followed on.
"Hey, do you think that's the Sonic that Rarity mentioned?", Fluttershy asked Shadow. He simply closed his eyes.
"I know that's Sonic..."
"How?"
"He's from my world", he said sternly. Fluttershy lowered her head.
"Oh...I should have seen that, sorry....", she said quietly. Shadow opened his eyes again and looked at her.
"Hmph, it's fine, really", he said calmly. Fluttershy looked up and smiled. Shadow felt more optimistic around the yellow pegasus. He looked up as he felt a strong, unnatural wind. Before he could figure out what it was, Sonic and Rainbow Dash blasted past the crowd of ponies, leaving behind a strong gust of wind. The ponies cheered, some cheering for Rainbow Dash, others cheering for Sonic. As the wind hit the trees, the hooded figure held her hood in her hand. It fluttered, blowing cool air into the hood and through her hair.
"Come on, Sonic, you know you can do this", she muttered quietly.
"And that's a lap done! 4 to go!", Pinkie announced from the sky.
Twilight had moved to a hill to get a good, quiet view of the race. She sat attentively as she admired the trails of colour that shot around the area. If she had brought a good book to read, she'd be in the best mood imaginable.
"Enjoying the race, Twilight?", asked an elegant voice. Her peace was interrupted by the soft footsteps of another pony. She turned to see her teacher and friend. Princess Celestia. She gasped and got up with a smile.
"Princess! I didn't expect you so soon", she said excitedly. Celestia smiled at her student, her mane flowing as usual.
"Well, you say you saw a new creature, naturally I was curious. Sorry I couldn't come right away, I had things to take care of. So...", she looked up towards the race, just as Sonic and Rainbow Dash completed yet another lap, to the cheering of the surrounding ponies. The princess couldn't help but smile. "I'm going to take a wild guess and say the one running is this hedgehog you mentioned"
"Yep. Call yourself the fastest hedgehog and Rainbow Dash will want to see how fast you are"
"If what he said about being in another world is true, then your task to help him with getting back to his world. If that's not possible, then find out why. Maybe you can ask about other things that exist where he comes from. You could learn much from someone new. I think you know that better than anyone. However, be careful Twilight", she warned.
"What's the matter? Sonic is harmless"
"He is, but anyone from his world may not be, something hasn't been feeling right since yesterday. I will be back later, after that I leave this up to you Twilight. Farewell" and in a bright light, she was gone. Twilight stood there, bemused by what happened and contemplated her vague advice. She decided to turn to the race once more.
Time passed as 2 more laps were completed. Dust and dirt clouds faintly floated in the air, kicked up by the frantic racing. Rainbow Dash and Sonic were neck and neck, both seemingly giving it their all. During the final stretch, Rainbow turned to Sonic.
"See if you can keep up with this!", she shouted as the cone forming around her grew stronger, forming the beginning of a Sonic Rainboom.
"Oh no you don't!", he shouted, as his speed doubled instantaneously, giving himself on final effort. He caught up to Rainbow, but didn't manage to pass her. Ponies were eagerly watching the race come to its speedy conclusion.
"AND HERE THEY COME NOW!!!", Pinkie yelled down the microphone, some feedback sounding off as well. "AND THE WINNER IS!...."
Sonic and Rainbow boosted past the finish line in the blink of an eye. Sonic dug his feet hard into the dirt trying to stop. Dirt spat high into the air in front of him as he screeched to a halt, the cone around him disappearing. Rainbow gracefully stopped as she landed on the ground. Ponies crowded around them, all chanting their names, until one broke the commotion.
"Who won?", asked Applejack. "Ya'll went so fast we couldn't see" Rainbow grinned, chuckling lightly.
"Well, clearly I won", boasted Rainbow with a smile. Her triumph was interrupted by Sonic.
"You’re kidding right? I won that one", he replied.
"No you didn't!"
"Yes I did!"
"I pulled in front"
"I caught up again!"
They were now arguing, both at each other’s faces yelling loudly. The words they were spouting couldn't be heart over one and other, until the fighting was broken up by a mare in the sky.
"Will you two stop it? We saw what happened. Sonic and Rainbow tied!, Pinkie announced. All the ponies looked at each other with confusion before cheering again. Rainbow's jaw dropped. How can someone be equal to her in speed? Sonic shrugged and walked off.
"Heh, good enough for me. I'll catch you all later", he said. Rainbow turned to her opponent.
"Hey! Where are you going?! This isn't over yet!", Rainbow yelled angrily.
"Whatever, I'm off to the library. See ya Rainbow Dash", he calmly replied with a wave. Rainbow groaned at this and flew off away from the crowd. Among the crowd, Shadow chuckled under his breath as Fluttershy turned to him.
"What's so funny Shadow?", she asked.
"Heh, I'm surprised it was a draw. That's all", he replied. Fluttershy turned to look at the blue hedgehog that was slowly walking away. Deciding to show off a little, he blasted away from the crowds in a flash, as the crowds cheered in delight. The girl in the tree smiled and turned to the direction Sonic went. She jumped from the tree and blasted away. Her aura being red and rather fiery.
Sonic walked into the empty library and lay on the sofa. He still had a smile on his face. He had only been in the world a day and yet he was already having fun. he already made some friends and a rival. His concerns about getting home weren't major. He liked this world. A lot.
However, more thoughts entered his head. What happened before. He was fighting Eggman as usual. A bright light shone from a large machine that Eggman was piloting. He ran alongside someone, a female. She called his name as the light caught up to him.... His thoughts were interrupted by a knock at the door. He sat up and looked at the doorway. Standing there was the girl in the hood. Sonic could see her face. He vaguely recognized it...
"Well, nice to see you're enjoying yourself, Sonic", she said quietly.
"Who are you?", he replied. The figure chuckled as she walked towards him, removing her cloak. Within an instant, Sonic knew who it was. She wore a strange purple coat with a golden neck piece. Her hair was bunched up in a ponytail with a red dot on her forehead. Her fur was lavender colored with a white muzzle.
"Well, don't look too surprised", she quipped sarcastically.
"Blaze...what are you doing here?!", Sonic asked in shock as the cat shook his hand. Blaze raised an eyebrow at his remark.
"I was with you before...remember?", she replied. Inside Sonic's head, he put the pieces of the puzzle together. Blaze was the voice that was calling his name before he blacked out.
"I, uh, don't remember a lot of what happened. But, what are you doing here?", he asked again.
"I could ask you the same thing. I must say I'm surprised you allowed yourself to be seen so easily. I kept myself hidden from these ponies, who know what they are capable of", she turned and wandered around the room before looking at him again. "Nice race by the way"
Sonic scratched his head nervously. "Heh, thanks. Do you know how we got here?" he asked.
"Well, I remember we were fighting Eggman. Then he did something that caused an explosion. After that, nothing. Woke up in an ally way and I went from there", she said. Blaze turned to the concerned hedgehog and gave a friendly smile. "I'm glad I managed to find you though", she smiled. Before another word could be said. A voice came from the doorway.
"Are we interrupting you?", asked Princess Celestia. She was joined by Twilight and Rarity. Blaze's eyes widened at the sight of the tall pony. Sonic's did too. Royal instinct caused Blaze to bow at Celestia's feet. She was a princess too, it was only natural. Celestia smiled at this act of kindness.
"There is no need to bow. But I must ask, who are you two?", Celestia asked. Twilight looked at Blaze in shock.
"Another one?! What are you? Another hedgehog?", she asked.
"I'm a cat...", Blaze said sternly. Twilight didn't know what to say and Rarity stood bewildered at it all. Rarity stared at Blaze, she seemed familiar.
"You know what? I'm not going to ask. Anyway, this is Princess Celestia. Celestia, this is Sonic the Hedgehog. I don't know the other one though..."
"My name is Blaze the Cat, a friend of Sonic's", replied Blaze.
"It's nice to meet both of you. Though how you both got here concerns me" Celestia wandered around the room. Any ideas?", she asked. Sonic stepped forward.
"We were actually just talking about that. Back on our worlds, there is a guy called Dr Eggman. He's basically a scientist who keeps trying to take over the world and when I say 'try' I mean, 'try'. We think he did something that sent us here", he explained. Blaze stepped forward as well.
"As for me, I was involved in the same incident. When I woke up, I was right in the middle of this town and because I didn't know where I was or who might be watching, I put on a cloak on roamed the area. I would roamed aimlessly, not knowing what to do until-", and before she could finish, Rarity stepped in.
"It was you wasn't it?! You were the one who wanted my emerald!", she pointed. Blaze crossed her arms and looked at the pony.
"Yes, I am. That emerald is a Sol Emerald. They are incredibly powerful and must be taken care of. I am.the guardian of them after all", replied Blaze. Sonic stood back in shock.
"The emeralds are here?! What about the Chaos Emeralds?!", Sonic demanded in a panic. Blaze looked at the ground with a look of uncertainty.
"I don't know, but we need to find them and fast", she replied. The ponies remained silent until this point, then Celestia spoke.
"I and my sister will look over the land for these emeralds of yours. But you must find a way back soon. Who knows that kind of danger our worlds are in. I will look for you. Farewell" and with that, she was gone in a bright light, leaving the 4 in the room, awkwardly looking at each other. The silence was interrupted by a waddling purple dragon.
"Hey guys, did I miss anything?....who's the purple one", asked Spike, pointing at Blaze. Everyone just rolled their eyes. "You know this sounds like the beginning of a joke. 2 ponies, a hedgehog and a purple girl walk into a library", he joked. Suddenly, from the outside was a loud explosion followed by screams from several ponies. Everyone ran out to find the source of the noise, It came from the center of Ponyville. Sonic and Blaze blasted into the town while Twilight teleported after them, leaving Spike and Rarity standing alone. They groaned and ran after them, following a pillar of smoke forming in the town.
Sonic and Blaze stopped at the source. At that moment, Twilight magically appeared beside them. They all stared at the source. A figure was standing in the smoke. It wasn't a pony, or a hedgehog, or a cat. It was something else. Something menacing. Sonic stared at it. It has thing arms and legs with a rather mechanical body. He knew what it was. And shock and fear filled his body. It stared at him with red, piercing eyes. Blaze and Twilight looked at it, Twilight has a slight look of wonder in her eyes. At that moment, Rarity and Spike joined them.
"NEVER leave me like that agai-....what is that thing?", she asked. Sonic looked at it, as if he was looking into a rather strange mirror.
"That....is a robot...", he could barely fathom his words. He wasn't scared of it, he was scared of what it meant.
"Mwhahaha!! Ponies of Ponyville! Lend me your ears!", echoed a very familiar voice. They all looked up to the metal ball hovering in the air. In it was a large-ish man. He wore a red jacket with a large smile. And anyone could recognize that mustache. "Ah, Sonic! My most loathsome enemy...."
"Eggman! What are you doing here?!", he demanded. "And what is Metal Sonic doing here as well?!", he pointed to the blue robot, who just stood there.
"Huh, he really is like an egg", muttered Twilight to herself.
"Ah, all in good time you meddlesome pincushion, but I will own both world when I'm done! And NOTHING will get in my way. Consider this a quick warning...Now....get a load of THIS!!", Eggman cried out load. At that moment, Metal Sonic raised into the air. They turned to look at the blue robot. Eggman made a hasty retreat, letting his robotic lacky do the dirty work. Metal Sonic looked at his organic counterpart. Without warning, he charged at him, hovering above the ground. Sonic braced himself for the attack, but he didn't have to. Before Metal Sonic could reach him, he was tacked by a cyan blur, being launched into a building. Sonic looked in awe at the pony that saved him as Rainbow landed gracefully on the ground and looked at the impact. Metal simply got up and looked at his attacker without emotion.
"Rainbow! What are you?-", asked Sonic.
"Never mind me! What is that thing?!", she replied, still staring at the robot.
"That's Metal Sonic. He is a robotic version of me. Believe me, he dangerous!", he cried out.
"Heh...this should be fun. Come on Sonic, let's take this guy out!", she turned to him. Sonic suddenly grinned and joined at Rainbow's side. Blaze look on in fear of what was going to happen. Twilight and Rarity just looked at them.
..."WHAT IS GOING ON?!", cried the two ponies, almost in unison.
"Isn't it obvious? They about to fight” Blaze quietly replied. Metal began to hover. He signaled to Rainbow and Sonic to come to him.
"Or race...” Blaze muttered. He turned and flew off deeper into the town. Sonic and Rainbow followed. Several ponies watched in the direction they went. Blaze's eyes widened even more.
"....or both...."