//------------------------------// // A day in Ponyville // Story: Prince Sonic the Hedgehog // by castroedgar316 //------------------------------// "Here we are, Ponyville!" Sonic said in a excited tone as he, Spike, and Twilight exited the chariot. After looking at his new surroundings, Spike said, "This place sure looks nice." "I'll admit, this place isn't half bad." Twilight admitted. "Thanks for the ride guys." Sonic said to the pegasus gaurds who pulled the carriage they arrived in. "No need to thank us Prince Sonic," said one of the gaurds. "It's our duty to make sure you stay safe." "Well, we can take it from here," Sonic assured them. "We'll see you tomorrow." "As will we, our Prince." the other guard said before he and the others guard made their leave. Once the guards were gone, Sonic said in an excited tone, "Welp, let's get this day started." "I agree, that way I can find proof of Nightmare Moon already." Twilight said, wanting to get everything over with. "Come on Twilight, like the princess said, you can't spend your entire life doing research." Spike said. "Spike's right Twilight," Sonic said before adding, "you need to learn to do something besides being locked up in a library with you face in a book." Having had enough, Twilight exclaimed, "Let's just get started already!" before storming off, prompting the baby dragon and hedgehog to follow her. As the trio made their way to town, they spotted a pink earth pony who was hopping along. Deciding to get the pony's attention and possibly make her Twilight's new friend, Sonic called out, "Hi there." Upon hearing Sonic's call, the earth pony stopped in her tracks and turned towards the source of the call. After noticing the trio, the mare let out a gasp before running off. "...Well that was weird." Sonic said in a confused tone, confused as to why the mare ran off. "Maybe she recognized you and decided to tell the town." Spike said. "If that's the case, let's just hope everypony doesn't go crazy when they see me." Sonic said uneasily, not wanting the whole town to swarm them. "Come on guys, we need to stay focused," Twilight spoke up before turning to Spike and asked, "What's first on the list Spike?" Spike then took out said list and read, "Summer Sun Celebration official overseer's checklist. Number one, banquet preparations: Sweet Apple Acres." Before anything else was said, they heard a "yeehaw" before spotting an orange earth pony buck a tree, which made a load of apples fell out of said tree a moment later. "I guess we're here." Sonic said. Deciding to get the earth pony's attention, Twilight called out,"Hello there, I'm Twilight Sparkle, and these two are Sonic, and Spike." Turning towards the trio, the earth pony smiled before saying, "Well howdy y'all, I'm Applejack, how can I help y'all?" Before Twilight could say anything, Applejack made her way towards her before grabbing one of Twilight's hooves and gave it a hard hooveshake. (So hard that it shook Twilight's body. "We here a Sweet Apple Acers sure do like making new friends." Applejack said as sch continued to shake Twilight's hooves. "Fre-e-ends?" Twilight said, her voice warbling from the vigorous greeting. After finally letting Twilight's hoove go, Applejack asked"Now, what can I do you for?" "We're here to check on how the catering for the Summer Sun Celebration is going." Sonic spoke up. Upon noticing Sonic, Applejack squinted her eyes and made her way towards the hedgehog for a better look as she said, "Hmmm, I've never seen a critter like you around these parts before." "It's my first time I've been this way before." Sonic said, "I usually just travel anywhere near canterlot being that I can't go anywhere too far from there." "You ain't one of them highfalutin' types, are ya?" Applejack asked, the suspicion in her tone showing she didn't think too highly of ponies like that. "High- what?" Spike asked, a little confused as to what the cowmare meant. "She means if I'm one of those types of pony, in my case hedgehog, whose extremely fancy and looks over anypony who isn't as high as status as us," Sonic explained, "And no I am not, can't say the same for cousin Blueblood though." "You're a hedgehog?" Applejack asked, confused by what Sonic said, "You don't look like any hedgehog I've ever seen before, no offence." "Non taken, I get that a lot actually." Sonic assured her. "Getting back to why we're here," Twilight said,"We're here to supervise the preparations for the Summer Sun Celebration, are you in charge of the food?" "We sure are sugarcubes, care to sample some?" "Well as long as it doesn't take too long..."Twilight was cut short when Applejack rang a triangle. "Soups on everypony,"Applejack yelled. A bunch of ponies then ran towards them and when Twilight blinked, she found herself, Sonic, and Spike at a table. Applejack then asked, "Why don't I introduce y'all to the Apple family?" "But I'm in kind of a hurry..." Twilight tried to say but was cut off again. "This here's Apple Fritter, Apple Bumpkin, Red Gala, Red Delicious, Golden Delicious, Caramel Apple, Apple Strudel, Apple Tart, Baked Apples, Apple Brioche, Apple Cinnamon Crisp..."AJ took a deep breath, "Big McIntosh, Apple Bloom and Granny Smith. Up'n'attem, Granny Smith, we got guests." Said pony then awoke saying,"Wha..? Soup's on? I'm up, here I come, ahm comin'..." "Why, I'd say you're already part of the family!" Applejack said happily. "Wow quite the family you've got here Applejack and..." Sonic said before he was cut off by Twilight. "We can see the food situation is handled, so we'll be on our way." Twilight said in a slightly nervous tone. "Aren't you gonna stay for brunch?" Apple Bloom asked looking all cute. "Sorry but we really have a lot to do..." Twilight said before she heard a lot of disappointed sighs, "Okay,fine." As they cheered Twi just sighed. "Well that takes care of the food." Sonic said while Twilight and Spike moaned in response. "Oooooh, how do you not have a bellyache like we do Sonic?" asked Twilight. "Twilight, your asking the hedgehog who makes 10 large cakes for himself every now and then,and doesn't get a bellyache after eating them all." "Touchè," was all Twilight said. Due to his speed Sonic needs a lot of energy, with allows his to eat large amounts of food without any negative affects. He one time ate 5 cakes, 20 cupcakes, 10 milkshakes, and 100 cookies and still didn't get a bellyache. With all this eating you'd think he'd be fat by now, but takes to all the running he does ,and his metabolism, Sonic remains as his slender self. "What's next Spike?" Twilight asked. "Let's see, next up is weather." Spike replied. "There should be a Pegasus named Rainbow Dash clearing the clouds." "Well whoever she is, she isn't doing a good job." Twilight said taking note of all the clouds in the sky. "Come on Twilight that isn't nice." Sonic said frowning at her. Before she could reply Twilight felt something bump her which made her fall into some nearby mud. "Oops, sorry here let me help with that." A rainbow-maned Pegasus said as she brought a cloud. She then kicked it causing it to rain on Twilight. "It's c-c-cold!" Twilight said shivering. "I guess I over did it... how about this? My very own patented Rain-Blow Dry!" The mare then sped past Twilight causing a gust of wind to blow past her."No no, don't thank me, you're quite welcome." Twilight looked annoyed as her mane was all messed up, Sonic, Spike, and the pegasus started laughing. "Let me guess, you're Rainbow Dash." Said mare stopped laughing and puffed out her chest,"The one and only, why have you heard of me?" "I heard you were supposed to be keeping the sky clear. I'm Twilight Sparkle, and the Princess sent me and my friends to check on the weather." "Yeah that will be a snap, I'll do it in a jiffy after I'm done practicing." "Practicing for what exactly?" Sonic asked. "The Wonderbolts! They are going to perform tomorrow at the celebration and I'm going to show them my stuff." Rainbow Dash explained. "The Wonderbolts?" Twilight asked. "Yup!" "The most talented fliers in equestria?" "That's them!" "Oh please," Twilight said, "They'd never accept a Pegasus who can't even keep the sky clear for one measly day."  "Oh yeah! Well can clear the sky ten seconds flat!" Rainbow Dash claimed "Prove it!" Twilight challenged her. It was obvious the rainbow-maned mare was quick to rise to a challenge; namely because she took off like a shot, bucking, punching, and plowing through every visible cloud up there. Within seconds, the sky was devoid of any cloud cover. Twilight and Spike were speechless, while Sonic was impressed. "Ha! You she the look on your guy's face!" Rainbow laughed, that's when she noticed Sonic. "I don't know why, but you look familiar." "Am I now?" Sonic Asked with a smirk. It didn't take long for Rainbow Dash to put two-and-two together. "Holy Celestia!" Rainbow Dash exclaimed, "Your Sonic! Otherwise known as the Blue Blur!" "So you've heard of me?" "Are you kidding?! I'm your biggest Fan! What's it like running on two legs? How fast can you go? Is it true you have seven magical gems that give you cool powers?" "OK, I think we've spent enough time here, we better get going." Twilight said that way she check the rest of the preparations and to save Sonic from another fanmare. "How about I answer questions later?" Sonic asked, "And maybe we can have race later as well. I'm quite impressed with your speed and would like to test it." "Deal!" Rainbow Dash said before flying off. "Well that happened." Said Spike. As they made their way to the building the festival was to be held at, Twilight tried her best to fix her mane, but nothing seemed to work. "You have to admit Twilight, its kinda cute when you get used to it." Sonic said, trying to cheer her up. "Whatever," she huffed,"What's next Spike?" "Next up is the decora...tions...." He trailed off at the interior, "Whoa!" Sonic whistled,"Whoever did this sure does have nice touch." "I'll say." agreed Twilight. Looking around they noticed a white unicorn setting some decorations up. "That must be the pony's in charge." Sonic said. They then made their way to her when Twilight spoke up. "Good afternoon we..." "Just a moment, please." The unicorn chirped,cutting Twilight off, "I'm the zone, as it were!" She continued rifling through the ribbons, "No...no..no...oh, heaven's no! Ah!" She smiled, using her magic to tie the selected ribbon to a pole, "Sparkle always does the trick! Rarity, you've done it again!" Satisfied with her worked, she turned she attention towards them, "Now, how can I....help....you....?" Her voice suddenly trailed off into a high squeak when she saw Sonic. "Oh....oh...my.....oh my! OH MY!" She said, her face contorting into a look of unabashed glee. "Is everything alright?" Sonic asked with concern. "YOUR HIGHNESS!" She squealed, "Oh my word! Oh my heavens! I never thought I'd see this day! You're Sonic! The Crown Prince of Equestria!" "Well I'm not up for formalities, so please call me Sonic." "Wait, you know him? But the other ponies..." Twilight started. "Oh, I subscribe to every paper in Canterlot!" Her eyes never left him, "Lets me keep tabs on all the latest fashion coming and going. Not many in town are willing to pay that much money for newspaper, but to me, it's worth it!" She sighed, "I have ALWAYS dreamed of meeting a member of royalty! Especially a prince!" The she was almost swooning by then, "Oh, just the thought of him sweeping me off my hooves...!" "Huh?" Was all Sonic would say. Twilight so to say was NOT happy at the unicorn. 'She doesn't even know him!' Twilight thought angerly, 'Yet she expects him to all that!' Twilight resisted the urge to beat her to pulp for thinking about her childhood friend like before saying, "Yes that's...nice, but we're just here to check up on the decorations." "Oh, of courseeEEEEEK!" She screamed once she laid eyes on Twilight, "Oh, darling, what in Equestria happened to your coiffure!?" Twilight blinked, her irritation thrown out of wack by the remark, "My what? Oh, you mean my mane? It's a long story. We're just here to check on things then we'll both be out of your hair." She said. "MY hair!? What about yours!?" Rarity suddenly dragged Twilight off. "Hey! What the? Where are we..?" She sputtered as she was dragged off, a somewhat confused Sonic and Spike following quickly behind. Twilight's head was swimming a little by the end of it all. After this Rarity had dragged her to the shop she owned, a place called the Carousel Boutique, she found herself being stuffed into so many dresses she'd lost count. She'd even managed to somehow get Sonic and Spike into a couple of outfits (despite how reluctant Sonic was to put any clothes on, especially pants!), though she did think the tux looked GOOD on him. "Now Darling, you were saying?" Rarity asked as she tugged on the laces of the corset she'd managed to get Twilight into. Twilight grunted slightly from the squeezing, "P-Princess Celestia...sent..us..to check on.....the decorations...!" "She sent you both!?" Rarity inadvertently let go of the laces, causing them both to go sprawling on the floor, though she was back on her hooves in an instant. "Yeah, Twilight's her personal student." Spike added, as he and Sonic removed the outfits they currently had on. "Oh! You are SO lucky!" She gushed, "To spend so much time around the Princess AND Prince! The glamor, the sophistication! Living in Canterlot has always been my greatest dream. I can't wait to hear all about it. You and I are going to be the best of friends!" She looked at Twilight had on, "Cotton!? What WAS I thinking? Let me find you something in silk!" With that, she trotted off. As soon as she was gone, Twilight grabbed Sonic and Spike and started pushing them to the door, "Quick! Let's get out of here before she decides to dye my fur!" After leaving the Carousel Boutique Spike sighed, "Wasn't she wonderful?" "Looks like someone has a crush." Sonic teased. "Come on guys stay focused!" Said Twilight who was more than stressed, "What's next Spike?" "Oh uh, music, that's what's left on the list." They heard distant songbird fanfare, and they looked to see a yellow pegasus who was apparently conducting a group of birds. "Oh, my. Um, stop please, everyone, umm. Excuse me, sir? I mean, no offense, but your rhythm is just a teeny-tiny bit off. Now, follow me, please. A-one, a-two, a-one two three-" "Um, excuse me?" Said Twilight. Twilight's sudden interruption startled the yellow Pegasus, causing the birds to fly away. "Oh I'm sorry! I didn't mean to scare away your birds!" Twilight apologized,"I'm just here to check on the music, and it sounded beautiful!" The Pegasus just stood there in silence. "I'm Twilight Sparkle, What's your name?" She simply gave her a sidelong look, her pink mane hiding most of her face. "What's your name?" "I..I'm..." The rest was said to quietly for Twilight to hear. "I'm sorry, what was that?" Again, the pegasus's voice was too soft to understand. "Didn't quite catch that." This time, only a whimper escaped her lips. "Maybe she's a little upset you scared away her birds Twilight." Sonic said. "Hang on, I have an idea." Sonic then let's out a few whistles and to everyone's surprise, all the the birds that were scared away came back, some of them even perched on Sonic. "Wow!" The Pegasus said coming up to Sonic, "That was amazing." "Sonic, how long were you able to do that?" Asked Twilight. "I learned to do that years ago," Sonic replied, "Whever I go on a run, I usually stop and hangout with any animals I come across." After the birds flew of Sonic and landed on their perches, the Pegasus asked Sonic, "What are you and what's your name? That is, if you don't mind me asking." "Not at all," Sonic said, "I'm Sonic, Sonic the hedgehog." "I'm Fluttershy, and did you say hedgehog?" "I know I don't look like a normal hedgehog, but that's what I am." "Wow that's amazing!" "Looks like you got yourself a new fan Sonic." Spike said. Fluttershy gasped, "A baby dragon! Oh, I've never seen a baby dragon before, he's so cute! Is he yours?" "Actually he's my assistant." Twilight said. "Wow, I have so many questions to ask you two." Fluttershy said to Sonic and Spike. "I'm sure you do, but we need to get going." Twilight said as levitated Spike onto her back and started pushing Sonic. "I can tell you all about me and Sonic, what do you want to know about?" Spike asked. "Absolutely everything."Fluttershy said, which caused Twilight to groan. "Well for Sonic, it all started one night..." About an hour later they finally made it to the library, "...and that's the story of our whole entire life! Well, up until today, do you wanna hear about today?" "Oh yes please!" Twilight stopped making Spike cry out, "I am so sorry, how did we get here so fast? This is where I'm staying while in Ponyville and Spike needs his sleep." "No, I don't..." She bumped him off, "Aww, look at that, he's so sweepy he can't even keep his widdle balance!" She said awkwardly smiling at Fluttershy. "Poor thing, you simply must get into bed..." Fluttershy said trying to carry Spike inside, but Twilight took him and pushed Sonic in, "Yes, yes, we'll get right on that. Well, good night!" She slammed the door. "Huh, rude much?"Spike said as he and Sonic frowned at her. "Sorry, guys, but I have to convince the Princess that Nightmare Moon is coming, and we're running out of time! I just need to be alone so I can study without a bunch of crazy ponies trying to make friends with me all the time. Now, where's the light?" As if on cue, the place suddenly lit up, temporarily dazing the trio. "SURPRISE"