//------------------------------// // Trio Duo // Story: Sonic: Friendship is Eternal // by VGFanatic20 //------------------------------// Eggman was heading toward an emerald signal. His robots behind him as he got closer and closer. The area was dark and wooded, what was weirder was when they got to ground level there were more robots. Standing there, waiting for them. Eggman arched a brow at that before stroking his mustache and grinning. Looking down at his console he could see these robots had internal organs from the scans that were made. "Shape shifters." He said with a grin. "Actually we prefer the term Changelings" Chrysalis's voice said as she approached him. Eggman looked at her, his scanners alerting him to the chaos emerald in her possession. "So you must be the Queen?" he asked. She smiled. "Yes, I am Queen Chrysalis" she said. "Tell me, when did you come across that Emerald?" Eggman asked. She was a bit surprised he knew about it. "Just recently" she said simply, using her magic to hold it out. "Well I've got an idea, you and your changelings can come to my base. There I can help train them for any conflict. As well as help you master that emerald" he said with a confident smirk. Chrysalis thought for a moment before smiling more. "It's a deal" she said. "Oh where are my manners? I am Dr. Eggman." He said with some sincerity. She smiled. "Lead the way, Eggman" Twilight's House Shadow was reading a book, silent as he read each page. Twilight saw him and remembered the previous night, sighing in her mind she started to go up to him. "Hey Shadow," she began, trying to get his attention. He stopped and looked at her. "About last night…I. I'm sorry" she said. Shadow set the book down and got up before going over to her and hugging her. "It's alright. It was a long night and I shouldn't have been so harsh" he said softly. "Sorry" he said quietly, though she did hear it. "It's alright. Let's go see if we can bug our friends today" she said before heading outside with him to visit their friends. Eggman's Base "Fancy" Chrysalis said before something on a monitor caught her eye. It looked like a power generator with slots for power sources. One big slot in the center surrounded by 7 smaller slots, and what looked like a matrix for another power source. "What on earth?" she asked before the video feed stopped. "That is something I'm working on. Don't worry about it" Eggman said before showing her and the changelings around the facility. Sweet Apple Acres "And you're sure you'll only be in my bed for 2 more nights?" Knuckles asked. "And here I thought you liked extra company" Applejack teased. "Never had any for most of my life" he said. Applejack sighed. "I know sugarcube, I was just teasin is all" she said with an easy smile to the echidna. He smiled back at her. "To think, all this started with a friendly celebration of crushing Eggman" Knuckles said with a sigh as he looked to the sky. "I'd say you guys showing up when ya'll did was a blessing in and of itself. We couldn't have gotten this far without ya" Applejack said with a happy smile. Knuckles looked at her and smiled more. Applejack noticed they had both locked eyes. A blush appearing on her cheeks as she felt butterflies, as well as her heart racing. "Are you two gonna kiss?" Applebloom asked, having walked out to that scene. Applejack blushed madly and Knuckles did too before they both started laughing. "Nah Applebloom, don't you worry none" Applejack said. Applebloom just blinked before trotting along to go meet with the crusaders. Leaving Knuckles and Applejack to laugh nervously before going to harvest apples. Cloudsdale Rainbow Dash smiled as she watched Scootaloo fly, having been training the little filly. "Do a Barrel Roll!" she called out. Scootaloo grinned before doing a barrel roll, almost losing her grip on flight after coming out of it. Though it was better than last time. "Excellent work Scoot!" she called out happily before Scoot landed next to her. Rainbow Dash smiled happily and pulled her closer before wrapping a foreleg around her and giving her a hug. "I'm real proud of you kiddo" she said happily. Scoot just nuzzled her older sister, happy to hear such praise. "thanks sis" she said happily before remembering she was supposed to go crusading today. "shoot I almost forgot I was supposed to meet my friends at the clubhouse" she said. Dash smiled before offering a ride to the little filly. Scoot smiled and got on her sisters back. Dash took off at high speed. Scoot managed to hang on, watching the ground just blur by as they flew to the clubhouse. Sweet Apple Acres "and then Applebloom asked if we were gonna kiss" Applejack said to her brother. He just laughed. "that sounds like Applebloom alright. Though how much of it was true?" Big Mac asked, causing Applejack to blush. "umm, uh, well…" she said, unable to speak since her brother caught her off guard with that. Big Mac chuckled at his little sister. "don't hurt yourself sis" he joked before going over to Knuckles. She just stood there, her mind going a mile a minute. /how on earth does he do that?/ she wondered. "heya Knuckles" Big Mac said. "hey Big Mac" Knuckles said before punching the tree and getting the apples. "so I hear Applebloom asked if you and my sister were gonna kiss" he said, causing Knuckles to stop mid punch and turn to face the stallion. "yeah, that's right. She did ask that" Knuckles said. "was there any truth to it?" he asked. Knuckles felt heat rise to his cheeks but did his best to keep composure. "are you asking if I have feelings for your sister?" he asked. "eeyup" Big Mac replied. Knuckles just sighed "I don't know Big Mac." He said. "take your time, you and her got a lotta thinkin to do. And, if it turns into a thing with you and her." He said before turning dead serious in his expression "I won't hesitate to break every bone in your body if you hurt her" he said sternly. Knuckles just nodded. "yes sir" he said. Fluttershy's Cottage Fluttershy was happily feeding her animals. happy to see them happy. She turned to the couch and saw Tails, lying on his back and gazing at the ceiling. "Tails?" "hm?" he asked looking at her. "you've been looking at the ceiling for the past hour now, what's wrong?" she asked, going over to him. He just sighed. "last night. My insides just twist at the fact he was so easily able to lay a hand on you. If he could manage that…it scares me to think what he could've done" he said. Fluttershy smiled before going over to him and kissing him on the cheek before nuzzling her head against his. "I just don't know what I'd do if anything happened to you. I'd probably snap" he said. She smiled more. "it's okay Tails, with you around I know he'll think twice about trying to do anything to me" she said feeling safe whenever around him. Tails smiled a bit at her naivety, happy to be around her, happy to make her smile. Cake Shop Cream and Charmy were outside, advertising the special deal for the cake shop. Doing a good job at getting the attention of ponies. "Vector I can't even begin to thank you and your friends for helping us out so much" Mrs. Cake said to the crocodile. Vector smiled at her. "it's no trouble at all Mrs. Cake. I'm glad I could be of help." He said. Mr. and Mrs. Cake just smiled at him, happy that Sonic and all his friends arrived in Ponyville. It really livened the place up. Canterlot Palace Silver was on his way to the palace hot spring. Needing a good soak after all the exercise he did that day. Without even thinking he opened a door and walked in, having no idea he walked into the Mare's bathing room for the hot spring. Screaming jarred him out of his trance and he ran like hell out of there. Followed by a fireball, since Blaze was in there. Blaze's fist smoldered a bit as she growled. "now now Blaze. I'm sure it was an accident" Celestia said with a smile, sitting beside her sister. Luna was in better spirits today, though she usually was after getting a nice soak in the hot spring. She even giggled at the scene. "I'm still gonna bop him" Blaze said as she sat back down to relax. Celestia and Luna both sweat dropped. Giggling nervously at each other. Zecora's Hut Zecora was busy getting her cauldron to a boil for a potion until she heard a knock and turned to see Twilight, Fluttershy, Pinkie Pie, Rainbow Dash, Rarity, and Applejack enter her hut. Though something felt different, they seemed to be radiating a nasty aura. "What evil do I sense?" she asked as the 6 chuckled, their eyes glowing green.