//------------------------------// // Saving the Day // Story: Sonic and Equestria Girls: Legend of Everfree // by SonicAKG //------------------------------// Saving the Day The 6 of them arrived near the campground, surrounded by a large, thick layer of brambles, stopping them in their tracks. "Ok. Knuckles and I got this. Ready, Knux?" Sonic said as he turned to Knuckles who gave him a nod. Sonic then began to turn his legs into a figure 8 motion as he ran in place. As he did, he began to generate glowing blue energy spheres around him which he quickly absorbed. Knuckles put his two fists together as he charged himself inside a red aura with purple spheres surrounding him. As Sonic and Knuckles charged their attacks, Sunset turned to Twilight. "Twilight, are you willing to use your magic more?" She asked as Twilight looked uneasy. "'I-I'm not sure. If I use too much, Midnight Sparkle could return." She confessed. "Twilight, our friends need us." Sunset pleaded as she grabbed her friend's hands, causing her to pony up. Before Twilight could answer, the two of them were interrupted by Tails. "Sonic and Knuckles are almost ready. We should move in." Tails informed them as the two girls turned around. "Ready....go!" Sonic said as he began a lightning fast cyan energy streak as Knuckles charged forward in an almost as fast red aura. The two of them easily cleared through the brambles, making a pathway for the rest of their friends as they followed them quickly. Sonic and Knuckles arrived to see Shadow, Manic, Silver and the rest of the Rainbooms recovering from Naugus's latest attack as they rose from the floor. They were noticed by the group. "Sonic!" Manic yelled. "Knuckles!" Fluttershy stated. "Sunset, Twilight, Tails, Spike! Yer all Ok!" AppleJack added as she noticed the other four coming from behind. "Oh yeah and we-, wow, looking good AJ." Sonic said as he noticed AppleJack's outfit and gave her the thumbs up, making her cheeks turn slightly pink. "Ya think so?" She answered in a soft voice. "I think you look great. What do you think, Knuckles?" Sonic said as he elbowed Knuckles, causing him to turn a shade of red alongside AppleJack as he rubbed the back of his head. "I-uh, well, Uhhh...we have more important things to worry about!" Knuckles quickly said in a flustered tone as he pointed Gloriosa and Naugus, who noticed their arrival and he scowled heavily. "Quickster?! Why must you always get in my way?!" Naugus shouted as he saw his hated foe as Sonic gave him a smug look. "What can I say? It's part of my job! Get ready for a beatdown!" Sonic said as he rushed to Naugus alongside Knuckles and Tails. Timber was getting more engulfed by the vines as he looked on at the event. He struggled to remain free as only his head was uncovered. "Please, you have to save my sister!" He begged as tears formed in his eyes. "We will, I promise." Sunset reassured as she came near to him. She and Twilight tried to help him move from the vines that were around him but it was struggle. Naugus launched a series of floating boulders towards Sonic, Knuckles, and Tails. Knuckles smashed through them as Tails got his arm cannon to destroy them. Sonic blitz past the boulders as a blue streak as he closed in on Naugus for a good hit. Before Sonic could touch him, Naugus combusted into flames, forcing Sonic to go over him to avoid being burnt. Knuckles then came to Naugus with a fist, who released a giant crystal pillar which collided with Knuckles punch as he was set back and regrouped with Sonic next to Tails. Tails charged a shot and fired it at the evil wizard, who caught it in his hand and transformed it into a crystalline ball. He then launched it back as it crackled with electricity as the trio moved out of the way as the ball released a giant energy wave, which blew them on the ground due to its force as they approached the others. "Don't take him lightly. He's more powerful." Shadow cautioned. Sonic wiped his nose and grinned. "No biggie." Sonic said. "All right everyone, we just have to rush him! Charge!" The entire team, save for Sunset and Twilight who were still trying to help Timber and Fluttershy, who was still talking with animals to try and find a way out, headed towards Naugus. He glared at them with intensity. "Gloriosa, I require your assistance!" He commanded. Gloriosa raised her hands in the air and she formed a dark cloud in the sky. The cloud began to rumble before it started to fire green lighting strikes everywhere rapidly. Rarity made a shield to protect herself, AppleJack and Tails. Sonic and the other speedsters managed to evade the lightning but it was quite tricky due to how quick it was. Silver used his powers to levitate a chunk of the ground to form a barrier for him, Knuckles and Pinkie. At the same time, the vines started to grow wilder and managed to swoop Timber away as Twilight and Sunset tried their hardest to hold on to him. Naugus realized the lighting wasn't enough so he first snapped his fingers and Gloriosa made the cloud vanish. He then pointed his clawed glove to the ground, causing an earthquake to form, catching everyone else off balance as tumbled around due to the shaking ground. "Everyone! He's not invincible! Hit him all at once! He's bound to have a weak spot!" Sunset instructed as she approached the battle closer, leaving a still reluctant Twilight. Knuckles jumped in the air and began to glide towards Naugus. As he did, Knuckles then turned himself into a spiral drill, which Naugus countered by releasing a blast of water which kept Knuckles at bay. Silver and Rarity then floated above, which Naugus noticed as he blast them with a small tornado. Rarity generated a shield to block it as Silver held it with his powers as he struggled to take control. Naugus growled and released a stream of fire from his mouth, but it was intercepted by Tails and Pinkie, the former using his dummy rings bombs alongside Pinkie's explosions. Naugus grunted slightly as he raised many sharp stalagmites and launched them towards the team, but AppleJack caught one and used it to hack away the others while Manic used his speed to vibrate his body as he hit his sticks together, making mini sound waves repeatedly. Naugus then released a giant wave of crystals on the ground but Sonic crashed into them using his boost. Rainbow Dash backed up in the sky before she also came crashing towards the crystals, forming a mini-Sonic Rainboom around her as she helped Sonic. Naugus began to sweat due to all the pressure. Suddenly, a swarm of birds came near him and began to fly around and peck at him as he tried to swat them away with a free hand. They were being coached by Fluttershy. "Accursed creatures!" He stated before they flew away. Just as they did, Shadow teleported right in front of Naugus, much to his shock. He then generated a Chaos Spear and launched it directly as his chest. "GAAAH!" Naugus cried out as he was blown back and all his elemental attacks ceased to be. "All right, we got him!" Rainbow Dash said as she pumped her fist in the air. Naugus backed away as he clutched his chest in his pain. He then turned towards his enemies as he began to seethe with rage as his eyes began to glow alongside his horn. "YOU CAN'T STOP ME!" He roared as he lifted himself up in the air and began to glow with green energy. As he did, Gloriosa's eyes turned green as well as her vines started to multiply and they soon started to gain small green crystal bits on them. Everyone looked on in worry at the events as they were now being surrounded. "That's not good." Sonic said as Naugus rose up higher in the air. Naugus, with a maniacal look on his face, then put his hands together as created a giant tornado that was a combination of fire, water, earth and crystalline magic around him as the group retreated back from it due to its destructive force. Rarity covered everyone inside a giant diamond, with Silver adding an extra layer of rocks using his powers. "We can't reach him if he's covered by that!" Tails cried. Sunset then turned to Twilight, who still looked uneasy. "Twilight, we need you to use your magic." She told her as Twilight gripped her shoulders. "I-I can't. I might use too much magic. I could turn into Midnight Sparkle!" Twilight protested. "Twilight, that won't happen!" Sunset promised. "She's right. You have to embrace your powers. We helped the others and we're going to help you!" Sonic said. Rarity and Silver struggled to keep their barrier up as the rocks began to chip away and the diamonds formed cracks in them. "We....can't....hold this for long!" Silver grunted. "Please, Twilight." Sunset said as she gripped Twilight's shoulders. Silver soon fell to his knees as his barrier faded and Rarity fell back as she was caught by AppleJack, with her diamonds crackings. Twilight looked on. Her friends were in danger and she was their last hope. She then took a deep breath as she closed her eyes as she began to glow in a purple aura. As she did, a green energy horn formed on her forehead as she cried out in pain. Twilight was now in her subconscious, a light purple galaxy covered in many stars as she floated still. She looked lost until from behind her, a giant projection of Midnight Sparkle appeared, frightening her as her evil counterpart laughed. "You're mine!" Midnight said as she entered Twilight's body, causing her to form black wings, eyes glow green and a horn appeared as Twilight resisted. She was being consumed as she cried out in pain. "Twilight, you are not Midnight Sparkle!" She heard Sunset's voice say as she turned around to see a reddish-orange energy projection of her. "You are a shining diamond!" Rarity praised in a white aura. "You're stronger than she is. Don't back down!" Sonic urged in a dark blue one. "You got this, Twilight!" Manic encouraged as he glowed green. "Show her who's in charge!" Rainbow Dash yelled as she shone cyan. "You're not alone, Twilight!" Pinkie called out in a dark pink glimmer. "You can do this!" Tails added as he radiated orange "Focus your power!"Silver instructed as he was covered in light green energy. "You've got the power, Twilight." AppleJack cheered in yellow luminescence. "We'll always believe in you!" Fluttershy reassured as in light pink glowing color. "Come on, Twilight. Take the darkness down!" Knuckles said with support in a deep red aura. Twilight looked to see all of her friends there for her. It gave her some hope, but Midnight Sparkle struggled. "Their words have no meaning! They all don't trust you, remember?" Midnight taunted. "Wrong." Shadow's voice declared as he came down in black energy. Twilight turned to see him, not expecting to see him of all people. "I trust you, Twilight." Shadow promised as he gave her a nod. Those last words were enough to give Twilight strength as she managed to expel Midnight Sparkle from her body as she closed her eyes and released a light purple wave. The wings and horns vanished. "I am not Midnight Sparkle!" She declared with confidence. "And I...have the magic of friendship!" In the real world, Twilight gained her wings as she glowed purple, much to everyone's pleasure as she opened her eyes to see them all. "Ah sweet!" Sonic said as everyone crowded around Twilight. "Guys, I remembered how Naugus's power is being augmented by the Geodes Gloriosa is wearing. I think in order to beat him, instead of trying to take him head on, we need to take the Geodes from Gloriosa. It should affect his power." Twilight explained. "I'll head to them, but I need some cover. Sonic, can you do something about that tornado?" "I'll need some help, but you got it!" Sonic answered as he gave the thumbs up. Twilight then stood in front of the group as they looked on at the destruction. "Let's do this everyone!" Twilight said as they all spread out. Sonic dashed to the cyclone alongside Manic and Rainbow Dash. The three of them increased their speed as they left blue, green and rainbow coloured dashes behind them as they began to circle the tornado, creating mini vortexes of their own as they managed to slow it down for a while. Naugus took note of this and let out a raspy roar. "You still dare to oppose me, Quickster!?" Naugus hissed. "You still dare to be that ugly?" Sonic mocked as Naugus grit his teeth. "Go ahead, you're attempts are useless!" Naugus shot back. As the tornado was being dealt with, Twilight flew towards Gloriosa, who was covered in a series of branches. A she headed towards her, A wave of brambles came after Twilight, but Knuckles stopped it using a flaming spiral uppercut. Despite being weakened, Rarity threw some diamond shards in order to cut down some of the brambles as Silver crouched on the grown as he managed to stop some of them as they glowed green. Fluttershy managed to speak a flock of birds as they began to peck at the vines as AppleJack tackled a few of them towards the ground and pinned them there. In her hand, Pinkie held the entire container of sprinkles, causing it to glow uncontrollably as she threw it in the air. Tails then fired a charged shot from his cannon towards it, generating a large explosion that destroyed many of the branches. Twilight was closer to Gloriosa but she felt her leg being wrapped around by more brambles as they pulled her down. Twilight struggled before they were cut down by Shadow using his hands. He then grabbed Twilight's arm and teleported in a blue flash. The two of them reappeared right front of the brambles that covered Gloriosa. Using a Chaos Spear, Shadow managed to carve up a small opening before he fell to the ground. Thanks to Shadow, Twilight was able to use her powers to reveal Gloriosa inside of the branches as she saw the Geodes around her neck. Twilight focused hard as she used her powers to get a hold of the Geodes and she yanked them off Gloriosa neck as they crackled with purple electricity, which blew Twilight back "Ahhhhh!" Gloriosa yelled as the vines around her disappeared. Meanwhile, Naugus's body suddenly stopped glowing as the energy faded from his body and he began to sink to the ground, which he was not expecting as he frantically looked around. "What the?!" He stated as his tornado began to vanish as Sonic, Manic and Rainbow Dash skidded on the floor. "What is the meaning of this?!" Naugus demanded before he looked up in horror to see the Geodes floating on their own. "It means you lose!" Sonic declared. "NOOOO!!" Naugus yelled as the Geodes spread out and each of them went to the mane 7 who had their respective color. With the power of stones, the girls were transformed as their attire became more majestic and royal, resembling combat outfits somewhat. Those with wings gained crystal ones as the 7 of them rose up in the air as Sonic and the others watched. The Mane 7 each emitted a light of their personal color before they combined to form a giant white flash which engulfed everything. "This can't beeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee!" Naugus said as he blown back by the energy wave, which turned all the brambles into white crystals before imploding, releasing the camp through a giant purple shockwave. When Sonic and the rest looked around, they all saw that the branches were gone and it was raining like green spores. The students and their principals were now released from their prisons as they all looked around in awe and celebrated. Timber came to as he got up from the ground and noticed his sister on the floor, who was knocked out as brambles retreated from her. He rushed to her side as a green spore came to her, waking her up as her eyes opened slightly. "Timber?" She said weakly as her brother held her in his arms and gave her a gigantic hug. "Gloriosa, you're back to normal!" He said with joy as he held her tight. The Mane 7 looked on as they descended, holding hands and proudly displaying their new outfits. They were then approached by Sonic and co alongside Spike, who jumped into Twilights arms. "Wow, I have to say that's pretty cool." Sonic said with an impressed tone. "And the jewelry is a nice touch," Spike added as he started at Twilights new necklace, which the other girls had as well. They examined them. "What are these?" AppleJack asked as she gripped hers. "Wait a second, 7 gems with enormous power and grant a new transformation? Sounds like discount Chaos Emeralds."Manic said with slight distaste as he folded his arms. On the ground, Naugus began to stir as he got up and noticed the campers in the camp center. Everything was now back to normal. His eyes then landed on the 7 girls, who he saw were now wearing the Geodes. He then focused on the unsuspecting Sonic, whose back was turned. "(No! All that power, stolen from me! I won't forgive you for this Quickster!)" Naugus thought as he generated a crystal dagger on his lobster hand. Using air magic, he propelled himself towards Sonic in a surprising manner, much to everyone's astonishment as they turned to see him with a deranged look. "Die, Quickster!" Naugus screamed before he felt that he couldn't move as he was trapped mid-air. "I-...can't....move." Naugus was now trapped in a purple aura as Twilight's hands were glowing. She then lifted him higher above the ground for everyone to see. "Maybe yelling out your attack wasn't the best idea." She said with a slight smile. On the ground, Sonic wound up his fist using his speed while Knuckles cracked his fist as the two of them grinned. Naugus's face broke out into one of fear as he realized what was going to happen next "Drop him." They both said as Twilight released Naugus as he fell to the ground. He was then was knocked out away with colossal strength by Sonic and Knuckles as he crashed onto the ground near the forest. He was barely conscious as he slightly rose. "I'll remember this!" Naugus swore before his body turned pitch black as he began to melt into shadows generated by a nearby tree. As he did, Shadow dashed towards him, but he was too late as Naugus had already vanished. Shadow then came to a stop and bashed his fist against the tree. " He's gone. But look at the bright side, at least we won. Silver pointed out as he came up to Shadow, who just folded his arms. "I'll say! We even go these beautiful crystals as prizes!"Rarity gushed. "They'll go perfectly for my fashion show! It's still on.....right?" "Everyone, I'm sorry. I wanted this to be the best experience for Camp Everfree. Instead, I've just ruined it for everyone. Looks like Camp Everfree's final time wasn't the best after all." Gloriosa said in an apologetic tone as she marched to the center of the camp and had everyones attention. She then hung her head in shame "Gloriosa, I'm sure our students loved it here." Celestia said in a reassuring tone, making Gloriosa look up. "We did. " Luna chimed in. "We can't let the camp get closed. There has to be something we can do?" Twilight said as she looked around at her friends. Suddenly, Tails had an idea as he snapped his fingers. "I've got just the thing!" Tails announced as all eyes were on him now. "If our principals loved it here, then I'm sure there are others who did as well. We can reach out to them for help. Like....as a fundraiser!" "We can make it a ball!" Rarity suggested with glee. "That sounds awesome! Our band can play, with a new song just for the occasion." Rainbow Dash said. "And we can host it in the crystal cave," Sunset said. Everyone murmured as they all liked the ideas that were being passed around. They all seemed like great ones. "That sounds lovely," Fluttershy softly said. "I admit, it does. But how are we going to pull of this off by tomorrow?" Gloriosa asked. "Lady, just leave it to us. We got this one" Knuckles said with confidence. "Yeah!" The rest of the group agreed as they all put their hands together. And so, everyone started getting prepared for the Crystal Ball. Tails typed up all the information presented on the gift cards as Twilight and Timber prepared them for delivery in envelopes, Twilight hanging them up with her powers. In the Crystal Cave, Sunset was in charge of directing the students as they made the preparations with things such as music set up and even a large cake. Pinkie was preparing a large batch of blue cupcakes as Shadow came in holding some red ones. Pinkie took out her sprinkles and sprayed them everywhere, causing them to explode while Shadow's face remained blank as she laughed out loud. Fluttershy held Spike as she enlisted the help of her animal friends such as birds to aid with the lighting decoration while Manic used his speed to help. When they were done, some birds then came and nested in Manic's hair as he looked a little uncomfortable while Fluttershy and Spike giggled. Meanwhile, Sonic and Rainbow Dash were out sending invitations in the nearby city. The two of them made it a competition to see who could hand out the most as they dashed forward. Back at camp, some of the male students lifted some rocks in order to get rid of the blockade to the entrance. However, this was nothing compared to Knuckles and Applejack, who used their strength to remove the giant two boulders blocking the path, much to the amazement of their classmates. The two of them fist bumped before they tossed the rocks away. Rarity used her diamonds to generate a series of chandeliers, which Silver hung up using his psychic powers as they glowed a beautiful mixture of green and blue. At the same time, during the preparations, they had some time to enjoy themselves at camp. The group took a photo with them on the bridge during a hike. Later, in the waters, Sonic was in the shallow water as he freaked out and splashed everywhere, much to Knuckles laughter in the background as Fluttershy and Rarity looked concerned in boats, the latter who didn't notice she caught a fish. At the campfire during the night, Silver, Pinkie, Tails, and Rainbow Dash roasted marshmallows as Pinkie had created a gigantic array of them, much to everyone else's amusement. Twilight, Sunset, and AppleJack had a midday pillow fight before Manic accidentally dropped in. The girls responded by throwing their pillows at him as he bolted out for dear life as Shadow held his head due to Manic's actions. They took another photo with all of them relaxing out on the ground and even got another group picture as they took one in front of the Camp Entrance, everyone smiling save for Shadow of course. By the time the Crystal Ball happened, it was a huge success as a large number of people who attended. The students and guest dressed up very formally for the occasion as they all danced and enjoyed the music provided by the Rainbooms on stage, with their new song 'Legend You Were Meant To Be.' When Gloriosa got up on stage to thank everyone for coming and announced how successful the fundraiser was, she was met with a series of cheers. Except for Filthy Rich, who looked pretty unhappy, not pleased at losing his chance for a profit. Sonic turned around and noticed this and gave him his signature finger wave. Filthy Rich then scowled and adjusted his tie as exited the event. After the band performance, the students just enjoyed themselves at the ball for the remainder of it. Twilight managed to see Timber again and it seemed that the two of them had really taken a liking to each other and even discussed dating options. Before they could make it official with a kiss, Timber was interrupted by his sister, who wanted him to meet some friends of their parents. This was noticed by the most of the group, with the Rainbooms expressing approval. He managed to secure a dance from Twilight and as he walked away, he came in front of Shadow and stopped briefly. "You know, Shadow, at first, you and I got off on the wrong foot, but in the end, you're an ok guy." Timber said as he stuck his hand out for a fist bump. Shadow just stared at him wth an emotionless expression for a while, before he let out a smirk and returned his fist bump. As Timber walked away, Shadow approached Twilight as the others looked on. Twilight wasn't sure where this was going. She didn't know if Shadow's opinion of her changed and gripped her arm. It was silent between them for a while. "You know, apologies start with words." Silver said as Shadow shot him a glare. "I'm getting there." He said as he turned back to Twilight. "Twilight, I know I've given you a hard time while we were here. I felt that you couldn't be trusted after what happened at the Friendship Games. But, after all these events, I see that I was wrong. I want to apologize for the way I treated you. I was unfair and out of line." Everyone else was astonished that Shadow of all people was apologizing. Twilight was honestly touched as she put her hands together. First, he encouraged her to vanquish Midnight Sparkle and now this. Twilight broke out into a smile. "Thanks, Shadow. That means a lot coming from you." She said as she gave him a hug, which he wasn't expecting as his eyes widened slightly before she let go. "Hoho. Careful Shadow, she's taken." Manic teased as Shadow lowered his eyelids. "Do you want your head through one of the speakers?" Shadow threatened. "I'd say, this whole thing turned out pretty well." AppleJack said. "Yeah it did! We got super powers! How awesome is that!" Rainbow Dash as she zipped around the cave and even managed to get a pizza from afar. "Look how fast I am!" "But not as fast as me." Sonic joked. "We'll see about that." Rainbow Dash challenged. "Speaking of powers, we got them thanks to these crystals. I don't know about you guys, but I think we found them for a reason." Sunset said. "I think so too." Fluttershy agreed. "Works for us anyway. Now we have some extra hands in taking down Eggman." Knuckles brought up as the rest of the group was in agreement. Later, Sunset was in front of the entrance of the Crystal Ball, before she was joined by Twilight, who had just danced with Timber and then Sonic and Knuckles. The four of them sipped glasses of punch together as they enjoyed the scenery. "I'd say overall, Camp Everfree was a great experience." Sunset said. "Totally. We had some fun times and even saved the world, a bonus to punching Naugus." Sonic commented. He then turned to Knuckles. "Gotta to admit, you were pretty cool, Rad Red." "Same to you, True Blue." Knuckles replied as the two of them bumped fist. They then heard snickering to see it was coming from Twilight and Sunset. "Rad Red?" Twilight said with laughter. "True Blue?" Sunset said with a smile. Sonic and Knuckles then just shrugged. Sure it was a little silly, but it showed they were good friends despite all the arguing. "Though, I do wonder, what do you think the source of the magic was?" Sunset pondered as she looked up in the sky. "Hey, one magical problem at a time. For now, let's just kick back and relax." Sonic said as Sunset nodded with compliance. The four of them raised their glasses together. Meanwhile, back at Canterlot High where the Wondercolt statue used to be, the pillar began to glow different colors before it released a surge of magical energy. The next day, the Rainbooms with Sonic and co looked around at the dock. It had been rebuilt once more and looked even better than ever. They all seemed pretty proud of their latest work. "Finally, we completed the dock......again." Rainbow commented "This runways never looked better." Rarity said as AppleJack lowered her eyelids. "Dock." Silver corrected. "Isn't that what I said?" Rarity replied with dismissal. "With no more magical threats, I think we can safely say this is the last time we need to fix it. What could go wrong now?" Tails said with optimism. "Yeah!" Pinkie said as she excitedly threw up some confetti and marshmallows in the air. However, the marshmallows landed on the dock and due to Pinkies powers..... *BOOM!* The dock was now destroyed once more as pieces floated in the wood after the pink cloud cleared. Everyones hair was blown back and they all had dismayed and astounded looks except for Shadow, who kept his usual expression. Rarity even fainted. All their hard work...gone....again. "All right, that's it, I'm out of here." Manic said in a fed up tone as threw his arms up in the air and walked off, leaving the others behind.