//------------------------------// // The rise of Dark Sonic // Story: Prince Sonic the Hedgehog // by castroedgar316 //------------------------------// The mane six were absolutely shocked to see Sonic in his current condition. They could feel negativity radiating off of him and couldn't help but shudder at the feeling. Wanting answers, Twilight asked, "Sonic, what happened to you!?" This caused said hedgehog to frown before yelling in his slightly deeper voice, "It's Dark Sonic! And I don't know what you're talking about!" "Come on Sonic, it's us your friends! Don't you recognize us?" Rainbow Dash asked. "I don't need friends!" Dark Sonic responded, "Having anyone around me, let alone friends, will slow me down. I'd rather be alone." The six couldn't believe their ears. Sonic, their closest friend, said he didn't need friends and that he would rather be alone! Although they knew it was Discord's magic making him act this way, they couldn't help but feel heartbroken at the claim. Twilight then began to wonder why Sonic seemed to be affected differently than she and the other five were. While they simply turned gray and acted the exact opposite of what their elements represent, Sonic was darker to the point were he was almost black (except for his arms, belly, and mussel), he had a blackish-blue aura around him, and his eyes were completely while. Wanting to know how he acts a bit more, Twilight asked, "Hey Sonic, what do you think about your daily runs?" Dark Sonic turned towards Twilight and responded, "They're a complete waste of time and I don't enjoy them one bit!" Knowing that was a lie, Twilight then asked, "What about singing for other ponies? You seem to make everypony happy when you sing." "I'd rather make ponies sad instead of making them happy, there's no point in being happy." Already getting tired of Twilight's questions, Dark Sonic then said, "You've wasted enough of my time already, leave me alone." "We're not leaving without you Sonic," Twilight argued, "and I know just the thing that can help!" With that Twilight quickly charges here memory spell and fires it at Dark Sonic. Before the spell could hit however, Dark Sonic seemed to have teleported without saying "chaos control". "Where did he go!?" Applejack exclaimed. They then hear a light chuckle before hearing Dark Sonic say, "Did you really think you can hit me with a straightforward attack like that?!" Looking around they noticed Dark Sonic had moved onto a branch that was directly above his previous position. "How the hay did he get up there!?!" Rainbow Dash exclaimed. "If I had to guess, his speed must have been increased so much we can't see him once he starts running." Twilight theorized. "Impressed?" Dark Sonic asked with a smirk. "Come on Sonic now's not the time to show off." Rainbow Dash said. "Says the Pegasus who does so every opportunity she gets." Dark Sonic countered. "Sonic please, equestria really needs our help and we need you!" Fluttershy said. "Zip it Fluttercry! Of all ponies you're the least likely to save anything." Dark Sonic yelled. Dark Sonic's sudden outburst caused Fluttershy to shriek and hide behind Rainbow Dash. "Hey! Don't make fun of Fluttershy like that!" Rainbow Dash yelled. "And you're going to make me, Rainbow Crash?" Dark Sonic smirked. Not wanting to have her friends fight, Twilight quickly says, "Sonic, if you're not going to help us at least give us the chaos emeralds so we can..." Upon hearing "chaos emeralds" Dark Sonic suddenly yelled, "You think I'll simply give you the chaos emeralds!? Forget it! The chaos emeralds are mine and mine alone, so don't think you're going to get them without a fight!" "Sonic please we don't want to fight, all we need is you're help!" Rarity said, trying to reason with him. "And why should I help you?! What do I get out of this?!" Dark Sonic asked. "Come on Sonic if you won't do it for us, do it for the Princess!" Pinkie exclaimed. "Why her?" Dark Sonic asked as he raised an eyebrow. "Because Sonic, she's your mother and you'll loose her if you do!" Twilight said desperately. Dark Sonic let out a huff before saying in a dark tone, "She's NOT my mother!" That caused the mane six to freeze, never in their lives did they think they would ever say those words together. This caused most of them to become more heartbroken, but it caused Rainbow Dash to become enraged. "You don't mean that!" She yelled. "Oh, I do!" Dark Sonic said back. "But Sonic how could you say that!?" Twilight exclaimed, "She raised you, she fed you, and she loved you with all her heart!" "It doesn't mean anything! Just because she did that doesn't mean she's my mother." Dark Sonic said. 'Forgive me for this Sonic' Rainbow Dash said to herself before flying off. Before anyone could abject, they noticed Rainbow Dash was charging towards Dark Sonic with great speed. Dark Sonic simply said, "Chaos shield," and a green barrier with a dark aura surrounded him. Because she was moving so fast, Rainbow Dash couldn't pull up in time and smacked herself into the barrier. After that happened, Rainbow Dash began to slowly slide off until she fell onto the ground. After which, Dark Sonic powered down the barrier. "What was that!?" Twilight asked. "That was chaos shield," Dark Sonic explained, "I've been practicing it for the last few months and it seems I've perfected it." "How did you find out you can do that?" Applejack asked. "That's non of your business! Now of you excuse me, I want to be alone!" Dark Sonic said as he turned away from them. "I guess we can't persuade him now." Rainbow Dash said. "Come on girls, I guess we'll have to stop Discord ourselves." Twilight said as she began to walk away. Upon hearing "Discord", Dark Sonic's ears perked and he immediately looked towards Twilight before using his speed to disappear from the tree branch and reappearing in front of Twilight. "Did you say, DISCORD!?!" Dark Sonic asked angrily. "Y-Yes. W-Why do you want to know?" Twilight asked nervously. "I have a bone to pick with him! He'll pay for what he's done to me!!!" Dark Sonic replied angrily. "What has Discord done to you?" Applejack asked. "That's non of your concern!" Dark Sonic replied, "If anyone is going to deal with him, it's going to be me! Now tell me where he is!" "Calm down Sonic, I'm sure we can come up with something together." Pinkie said. "I've already told you, I work alone! And you're going to tell me where he is or I'll make you!" Dark Sonic yelled. While Dark Sonic was yelling, Rainbow Dash had snuck up behind him and was about to buck him. But before she could, Dark Sonic suddenly turned around and roundhouse kicked her in the back the head, sending her flying into a tree. "So you want it to be that way?" Dark Sonic asked before cracking his knuckles, "Fine! Your funeral!" Dark Sonic slowly walked towards Rainbow Dash but stopped when Twilight teleported in front of him. "No! If you're going to fight somepony, fight me!" Twilight said looking like she was about to charge towards him. "With pleasure!" Dark Sonic said as he raised his hand and summoned a large chaos spear. As he brought him arm back, Twilight was frozen with fear and couldn't move. As Dark Sonic was about to throw the chaos spear, Twilight closed her eyes, expecting the worse. Only it didn't come. When Twilight opened her eyes, she saw Dark Sonic was shaking and his eyes were closed, almost like he was in pain. The chaos spear vanished as Dark Sonic gripped his head and fell to his knees. "I was so close! But why can't I do it!?!" Dark Sonic muttered, struggling to move. "Twilight! Now's your chance!" Rainbow Dash yelled as Fluttershy helped her get back up. Seeing that Rainbow Dash was right, Twilight changes her memory spell again and fires it at Dark Sonic, only this time it hit him. As the spell took affect, Dark Sonic was screaming at the top of his lungs before he collapsed onto the ground. Concerned for their friend, the mane six slowly makes their way towards Dark Sonic to see if the spell worked. Before they could reach him, Dark Sonic suddenly jolted upwards and looked their direction. The six freeze and began to think the spell didn't work. After a moment of silence, with a concerned look, Dark Sonic said, "Girls, I'm so sorry." "Huh?!" The six said in confusion. "I said I'm sorry, I hope you can forgive me." Dark Sonic said as he drooped his head down. Put two and two together, Twilight asked, "Sonic, is it really you?!" "Yeah, it's me Twi." Dark Sonic said as he got back up. Dark Sonic then made his way towards Rainbow Dash. Rainbow Dash was about to get away but Fluttershy stopped her. One he was close enough, Dark Sonic took out a chaos emerald, touched Rainbow Dash's back and said, "Chaos rejuvenation." After he said that, a green aura surrounds Rainbow Dash and right before their very eyes, everyone sees Rainbow Dash's wounds vanish. Once the Dark Sonic finished, Rainbow Dash flapped her wings and found she wasn't in pain by doing so. "Wow, I'm as good as new!" Rainbow Dash exclaimed. Twilight was about to say something when Dark Sonic said, "Yes Twilight, I learned to do this alongside chaos shield for the last few months." "Actually I was going to ask what happened to you and why do you look the way you do now." Twilight corrected. "Well, it happened after Discord knocked me out," Dark Sonic began to explain, "I woke up and found myself outside a chaos-filled ponyville, I was about to investigate when Discord appeared. I wound up fighting him and I was about to turn into my super form when some lightning from one of his cotton candy clouds struck me. As I began to turn gray, Discord decided to leave saying his 'work here is done', but not too long after that I started to feel a lot of anger towards him and next thing I know, I look like this! In fact I still feel some anger towards him." "So some of Discord's magic got mixed with chaos emeralds' energy plus all that anger made you like this." Twilight said, "But what I don't get if why are you still in this 'dark form'? You should of turned back to normal just like we were. "Maybe it's the anger I still have," Dark Sonic guessed, "Being that I use positive energy from the chaos emeralds, maybe this is what happens when I use negative energy." "So negative energy from the chaos emeralds makes you all dark and angry?" Rainbow Dash asked. Dark Sonic shrugged, "I guess so. But we should worry about this later." "He's right, we still need to stop Discord. But do you think you can control yourself Sonic?" Twilight asked as she turns towards him. "Hey, if I couldn't control myself I wouldn't be reasoning with you, now would I?" Dark Sonic asked. "He's got a point there Twilight." Applejack said. "Alright everyone, let's go save equestria!" Twilight said before she and the others began to run, ready to stop Discord once and for all.