//------------------------------// // The Life and Times at the Casino // Story: The Blue Blur and the Lavender Magician // by Antmix762 //------------------------------// Chapter 9: The Life and Times At The Casino It was a good night out in Green Hill Zone, the stars are out, the crickets chirping, the moon shining brightly on the landscape. The lights were on at the vacation home of the friendly hero, Sonic, as he was getting ready to go someplace with his otherworldly friend, Twilight Sparkle. Why was this happening you ask? Well it all started this afternoon where Twilight was sitting in Sonic's study, and was looking up things in a book Sonic gave her for wanting to know more about the island they were in, it was called "Places of Interest On South Island" "Wow these places look interesting!" Twilight said in her mind as her eyes were glued to the book. "I wish maybe Sonic can take me to some of them so I can look at them more closely." she said with she looked at it for about an hour looking thoroughly at each detail of the zones, but then there was one zone that struck out in her mind and placed it with curiosity, it was a zone that was called " Casino Night Zone" she then looked at the spot on the map that Sonic had of South Island to find the zone. "Huh, it says here that this place is not to far from here, and it looks interesting, maybe I can get Sonic to take me there" She thought to herself as she took the book to see Sonic. She went out of his study and to check if he was in the living room she looked and there didn't seem to be anyone here, she then heard a loud rushing noise from outside she guessed it was probably Sonic. She went outside and saw a blue blur going around, she knew it was Sonic, doing one of his "daily running exercises" as he likes to call them. "HEY SONIC!" She yelled out trying to get his attention, luckily his hearing caught that and he came to Twilight. "What is it Twi? Is there something you need?" He asked wanting to know why Twilight was calling him. "I want to show you this." She said as she showed the book she was reading to Sonic. "Um, that's a book Twi I kinda know what that is." He said, as she looked a little annoyed at him not getting the idea. "Not the book, you dolt!" She said with an annoyed look on her face. "I mean one of the pages of one of the zones here." She said to further her point. "Yeah I know Twi I was just joking with ya."He said in a teasing matter, as Twilight rolled her eyes to what Sonic said. She then showed Sonic the page she was looking at. "It's this place Casino Night, I want to check it out since I've never actually been to a real casino, can you take me there since you know the island better than I do?" She said to him with a pleading look. Sonic then looked worried and then tried to think on what Twilight said. "Well, I don't know," He said worried that she might get overwhelmed from all the things in the casino, but then Twilight played the pleading method as she gave Sonic the puppy eyes treatment. "Pleeeeeeeease?" She said to him begging for him to take her there, Sonic then blushed at this, being overwhelmed by the cuteness that was Twilight's pleading face with her puppy eyes sparking in the light. Welll, I don't know Twi, I-." He paused as he was trying to comprehend her looking at him. "I mean I don't know if I can uhhh." He still sees her face pouting and he promptly surrenders from her face. Ok, ok we'll go! just don't do that again it's too ...cute." he said surrendering to her, and Twilight then jumped and flew into the air and shouted in excitement. "YEEEES!" She then was hopping around as she was cheering to herself. Sonic, in a surprised look was watching Twilight prance around like a little kid. " Wow, she looks silly, but it still looked cute for a nerd." He thought about it as he was blushing, but then she noticed him watching her bounce and stopped, looking blushing and embarrassed. "Uh, sorry about that, uh I get kind of giddy when I'm excited, I'll stop." Twilight said, looking down embarrassed. Sonic, then was thinking Twilight got the wrong idea, tried to cheer her up. "Hey, It's alright, I don't mind Twi really I don't." She heard this and then smiled and walked towards him asked "So when do we go?". "We'll go at night, Ok?" she nodded, and they went back to the house and proceeded to plan for the night. Then later at night, they were getting ready for the night out to the Casino, Sonic was in his bedroom and was putting on somewhat fancy clothes to go to the casino, with a suit that any normal person would put on, and pale trousers. "We'll like I always say, if your going someplace fancy, you got to go with style." he said to himself as he was looking at himself in the mirror, he then thought to himself. "I hope Twi knows what she's doing, if she wants to go there, but it's what the princess girl wants right? I mean it's not like I like her or anything." He then thought about how his vacation has been. " Man I wish Tails was here to talk with me, man it stinks being out on vacation without any of my friends around, though Twilight's has been here keeping me company, and she's has been courteous to me." Twilight was in the bathroom, putting on some cool clothes that Sonic found for her in the clothes shop in Gigalopolis that she found, she also was thankful for Sonic taking her there. "Man, he sure is generous, and I do look fancy, maybe Sonic can notice me again like in the sleepover?" She then was surprised and blushed at what she meant by when she said that. "Wh-Why did I say that? I don't like him, do I?, I mean I like him like a friend would, do I?" She then got out of the bathroom and went to meet with Sonic in the living room. He was there sitting in the chair waiting for her. "Ok, I'm prepared for this are you ready?" "Yep, I'm ready for this, Sonic." She said with passion in her voice. Sonic then picks up Twilight and then heads off towards their destination. As they were off they were going to the casino , they passed through the Aquatic Ruins Zone, though Twilight briefly noticed it, they then got towards the destination. They reach a casino building, then Sonic stops and puts Twilight down, "Alright Twilight since we're here and you don't know this place, stay with me and be careful, ok?" He asked as she nods. "Sure, Sonic I will." She reassured him and they went inside into the Casino. (Music Insert- Casino Park-Sonic Heroes) They went through the doors and inside they saw the place, it had neon flashy lights shining everywhere with rows of slot machines and pinball tables around every corner, with tables that have people playing poker. To Twilight it was something to behold, as she felt as she was being overwhelmed by the lights of this place. Sonic and Twilight first went off to what people were saying was the "Children games " which were the slot machines and pinball tables, he first wanted to try out the slot machines She went up to it and went to the slots to see if he can score anything as Twilight was watching, though as he tried to he kept losing to which Sonic then backed out not wanting to lose any more that he lost. "DAHHHHHGH STUPID SLOTS!" He yelled as he got off the seat of the slot machine, Twilight saw this and she was curious. Sonic, this doesn't look hard you just have to figure out the pattern on how these symbols appear." Sonic heard what Twilight said. "Well if you think if its so easy then you try it?" He told her. She thought of this as a challenge to him, "Yeah maybe I will. "I'll make you eat those words." She then got on the seat and tried to play the slots, then after a few rounds of slots she somehow gets matching symbols on the slots every-time, even scoring a lucky sevens once and a while. Sonic was flabbergasted. "WAIT, how do you keep doing this? he was asking her on how she was able to get all the slot on the right symbols. "Well, I just told you a few moments ago, I just sensed the right pattern for each of the symbol and there you go." She said nonchalantly. "Okay then let's see if you can play pinball."He then lead her to a pinball machine, Twilight wanted to try it out, then Sonic then told Twilight the "Ways of the Pinball" as he called it. "First you try to get the ball up to those corners, by using the flippers and try to get a lot of points by bumping the ball into those bumpers, think you can do that, and try to beat the high score?" He told her. She looks nervous at first but nods confidently she plays and at first it looks like she might be bad at it, but then she got better at it and was racking up the points, she kept a steady eye on the ball and was looking at how the flippers move the ball, and knew when to fire at the trajectory, then after a few minutes she manages to beat the highest score on the pinball table. "Oh yeah, what do you think of that Mr pinball master? She said sassingly as she was looking at Sonic as she was putting her hands on her hips, Sonic then looked at her and smiled. "W-W-Well uh beginners luck?" He said questioningly. "Sure lets go with that." She said, both walking to counter. (Casino Music 4 Poker Game: Midnight Piano Bar Background Music) Sonic went to the counter to get some of his money exchanged for poker chips, he then went to Twilight and handed her some. "Alright Twilight I'm giving you these chips so we can play out in there Ok?" She nodded to acknowledge that she listening. "Also as a bit of a warning, don't go to far in gambling Ok?" He said being careful and Twilight questioned. "Why's that?" She said to him questioning him, he gave a worried look and tried to explain it to Twilight slowly as he can. "Well Twi when people bet too much on a game and then when they lose they lose everything they have, so try to not go that route ok?" She nodded again and then they were off to go into the poker and lottery games. Twilight looked at the table and saw a bunch of people who looked shady, she was curious on what they were playing, "Hey what are you people playing?" she asked one of the shady men and one of them responded grudgingly. "We're playing poker here kiddies, would you two like two play?" she then gave a worried look, but Sonic assured her. "Sure we'll play." Sonic and Twilight both sat down near each other. "So you to know how to play?" Sonic and Twilight both nodded. "Okay then boys, let's play!" he yelled out and they started the game. After a few hours of poker, Sonic wasn't doing so good as lady luck wasn't on his side today, he keep on playing and he always losing more of his chips as he kept on betting and he's been losing. Twilight though on other hand was doing surprisingly well, she did know when to bet on her chips and she was a winner. "Yes. I'm winning." She cheered to herself lightly as she was ready to play more poker, Sonic was then looking at Twilight and he was actually getting worried about Twilight and that she was getting cocky like him, and from the constant wins, but that wasn't the only thing he was worried about. Some of the people who were playing were looking pissed and cursing at how they lost, more directly at Twilight. Sonic was getting nervous at this his face with a nervous look on his face. "Man, these people sure do look angry, maybe we should bail." He thought to himself as he was going up to Twilight. "Hey uh Twi? she then looked annoyed as he called her. "What is it Sonic?" "We gotta bail like NOW." he said with urgency in his voice. "But why, I'm winning against these guys." she said with confidence in her voice. "Yeah well these guys look kinda pissed at you winning." She heard him and looked at the table and she noticed how everyone was looking at her angrily, she got nervous and went up to Sonic, "OK maybe we should go now." He nodded, "Hey guys uh we've had a good time here, you know playing cards, dicking with one another in these games, right Twilight?" He said towards her and she nods quickly at him. "Yeah, we're going now so uh Toodles." he said jokingly at them as he slightly waved his hand, and then immediately grabbed Twilight's arm and then he and Twilight were running away. "Get back here with that purple haired chick!" One of the guys got up and yelled out at the duo leaving the table, he then faced the men on the table who were looking at the duo who were getting way. The guy then faced the men on the table. "Why are you idiots standing around for, don't let those kids get away!" They heard him and they immediately gave chase after the duo. Sonic with Twilight struggling to hold tight on to Sonic, were desperately trying to run away from the said men, though he was having trouble running around the tables in the casino. He was zipping around left and right through the tables, and was bumping into people in the process. "There, Twi we're almost there!" he said as they were almost to the exit. As they passed out though the exit, the men from before were now surrounding them in a circle, putting both Sonic and Twilight against each other's back. As you can tell Twilight was nervous to see what were they going to do. "Look guys, we have don't have to fight here, just let us go." he said pleading to the men who were surrounding them." One of them nodded no at him. "Nope, we've got orders from the boss to get you, also we've got a bone to pick with your girl." "Hey Twi?" He whispered with a smirk. "Yeah?" She whispered nervously towards him. "We've got no other choice, we've got to fight these guys." She heard him and got worried. "But Sonic I don't want to hurt these people." Twilight said as she looks at the men closing in. "Don't worry I won't hurt them, you use your magic to just incapacitate them OK? "She heard him and had a surprised look. "Of course, why didn't I think of that, sure I can do that." She said now with a smirk. They then immediately stand their ground, the men were now charging at them. Sonic now was running around, dodging all the men's attacks and he retaliated with making them trip and falling to the concrete floor, and making others dizzy by just running around them in circles, and hitting their necks lightly and making them fall unconscious. Twilight was also dodging their attacks with using her teleporting techniques to mess them up, then she instantly used her magic to make them fall off their feet, and then make them faint. Sonic, then saw the last guy standing as he then runs away scared from Sonic. He doesn't do anything and lets the him get away only out of mercy. "Hey Twi are you done?" He said yelling out turning back to see her. "Why don't you tell her right her?" He then heard a gruff voice and turned around. There he sees the same guy who ordered those men on them was now holding Twilight around his arms, with a knife in his hand. Sonic was now tensed as he sees Twilight looking scared, her arms trembling and trying to get out of his grip. "You leave my girl alone buddy." He said calmly. She then heard this and blushed lightly, "Wait, his girl, what does that mean?" thou the man looked at her and motioned. "Hey pay attention, sweet cheeks." She heard him and obeyed. "Now look here blue boy, I'm gonna take this here gal and be on my way, come closer and I'll mess with her makeup if you know what I mean. He held his knife towards her throat and grinned at Sonic. Sonic cursed at himself for not paying attention to her, now he was thinking on how to get her away from him. He then saw Twilight motioning her face looking like it's pointing at her arms, he probably didn't know Twilight had powers and maybe she was using her magic to lift something towards him. He probably needed to stall him so Twilight can knock him out. "So what's it going to be man?" He said now Sonic. "Well, uh I need to know why were you angry at us." He asked him, as he was telling Sonic why he was doing this while Twilight was using her magic to get a bat that was laying from the mooks. "...and that's why I'm taking her, so what's it going to be?" Sonic then pointed his thumb behind him. He looked behind him, "WHAAAAAAM", he got the end of the bat and got hit really hard and fell down unconscious. She then ran towards Sonic, she glomped him and placed her head on his chest, her arms grabbing his neck, feeling glad and relived that Sonic saved her, he tightly grabbed her and was feeling happy with himself that shes safe. "Thank you Sonic, for saving me I almost felt terrified." She said as she still felt his chest. "Hey it's nothing, you getting that bat was really awesome." He said happily. They were now both looking at each other with their eyes both looking at one another, they then looked at their position they were in and both got out of their embrace and looked flustered. She then looked at Sonic. "So Sonic, can I ask you something?" He noticed her asking him something. "What is it Twi?" He asked. "What did you mean by when you told him, his girl?" Sonic heard this and blushed at her mentioning him say that line. "Oh uhhhmm well what meant is uhhhhh." Sonic was nervous as he might of said something he didn't want to. "What's the matter Sonic, cat got your tongue?" She said as she was grinning at Sonic's predicament, Sonic was now trying to figure out what to say. "It's uh means your one of my good friends." He said just trying to make up an excuse. "Hmmmm, sure, I'll go with that." She said grinning and taking Sonic's hand. "Let's go home, I don't think I want to be here, I think this place ." He calmed down and took Twilight's hand. "Sure let's go home." "But I want to walk back, please?" She said asking his permission. "Sure I'll do it, for you." He smiled and they both walked off Casino Nights, both holding their hands. Then as they were walking, a robot had a camera in it's head and was spying at them. MEANWHILE, IN EGGMAN'S BASE IN THE MYSTIC RUINS Eggman was looking at the video feed and was taking notes at the entire fight that just happened. He was grinning as he now figures out now what to do. "Excellent, I've collected enough data, now let's get begin the test." He grinned as he walked off going into his lab. BACK TO SONIC AND TWILIGHT They were walking back to his house that was back in Green Hill as it's already night, They get there and they then were now getting ready for bed. Twilight was now getting ready for bed, but then she passes by his room and sees Sonic sleeping in his bed he was breathing softly as he was sleeping. "Wow when he's not running around and saving people, he really looks cute and calm when he sleeps." She then blushed to herself when she thought about that. "W-Wait I don't mean I like him that way, Humph I really need to talk with someone about these feelings or else I'll just be confused." She then went back to her own room and lay on her bed, with these feeling and wondered if she'll ever tell Sonic about what she's thinking.