Sonic Forces: Resistance is Magic

by MetalJrock


Chemical Plant: Space Port

Months have passed since the apparent defeat of Sonic by Eggman's hands. With the blue hedgehog presumed dead, the odds were stacked against the remaining heroes, who banded together and formed the Resistance. Together they fought Eggman's forces and hoped to put an end to his reign.

Now only a few isolated areas haven't felt Eggman's wrath. One of them being the Resistance's Headquarters. The main room was dank, dark and only had a computer and projection screen. A certain green crocodile walked in, looking tired and rubbing his head, "Eggman's army is unstoppable!" exclaimed Vector, getting the attention of Espio, Charmy, Amy and Silver. "I was barely able to handle them out there. Luckily I got here just fine."

"Without Sonic. The people are losing hope and giving into despair." the crocodile added.

Silver folded his arms and said sternly, "Despair is a luxury we don't have, guys."

Sighing slowly, Amy held a hand to her chest and said with some hope still left in her, "I still dream that Sonic is with us. Do you think he might be--?"

"I may be an optimist, but I'm also a realist." replied the silver hedgehog in a calm, yet stern tone. "Sonic is gone, Amy... and Tails is... Tails has just lost it. He blames himself for what happened to Sonic..." he reminded her sadly. The Chaotix shook their heads at that, recalling the mindset of their two tailed friend, who decided to venture off on his own to 'make amends' as he put all those months ago. "If we're going to win we have to do it without them."

Espio slammed his hands on the table, "Silver is right. We've been hoping for a miracle these past six months, but I'm afraid we have to make our own miracle." Charmy nodded in agreement. As much as they hated to admit it, things were dire and they couldn't rely on Sonic and Tails this time.

"Eggman's army has everyone terrified. If we want the people to rally, we have to show them that strength doesn't just come from numbers." Silver said.

Charmy performed a backflip, "Not everyone is terrified. Isn't a new recruit joining us today or something?"

Amy turned on the computer and began typing, the others looking over her shoulder, a picture of their new recruit appeared on the screen only a moment later, all the necessary intel available, "I'm accessing his file now."

A few moments later, the door opened, revealing Knuckles the Echidna. Silver greeted him, "Knuckles. What's the sitrep, commander?" he wondered.

Knuckles gave a thin smile and looked to the team and everyone laitenes to what he had to say. The echidna became leader once the news of Sonic's defeat came about and Tails left. His experience was beneficial to this cause, "Happy you're all still alive. Eggman's forces have chewed through our defenses at Green Hill and our soldiers in the city is reporting that whatever it is that finished Sonic..."

He had to pause and close his eyes, clearing his throat, "Sorry, I'm still not used to saying that." he looked at the large monitor that laid on their wall, "Whatever it is has got them running in fear."

The door opened again, this time revealing a red wolf wearing a glasses headset and a belt. Knuckles continued, "All except for this brave kid, who survived the battle and made it in one piece. Meet our newest recruit, Buddy." he introduced. The echidna playfully shoved the wolf, causing him to stumble.

Charmy flew forward and got a closer look at the newbie, "Hmm... He doesn't look like much." he said at last.

Knuckles smirked, "Neither do you, Charmy. But I still found a use for your pointy butt."

Charmy scratched his head, "Teehee."

Deciding to get back on track, the Resistance commander handed Buddy a gun, "Here. Take this. We're depending on you." when given a confused glance, Knuckles explained, "This is a Wispon, a device my pal Tails created sometime ago. It can harness the energy of these little creatures called Wisps. You can't miss them. They've actually been really helpful in powering these up."

A beeping sound went off on the computer Amy was using, "What is it, Amy?" Silver asked.

The pink hedgehog began typing, "I'm getting a massive energy reading at the Chemical Plant! It isn't the same one as the monster attacking our defenses!" she pointed out.

Knuckles tapped his muzzle, his spiked namesakes seen, "This could be a good exercise for the Rookie." Buddy pointed a finger at himself when he heard that, "Ah, you'll be fine, kid. I'll send a team out there to investigate. We'll cover for Buddy as he goes for the source of the energy surge.

Vector patted Buddy's back, "Don't worry, kiddo. You got us by your side. If ya need any help, just give us a ring and we'll be right on it to lend a hand!" he assured, allowing the wolf to get a moment of relief before his first mission with the Resistance.

"We're a team after all." Charmy cheered.


"Aw man... What happened...?"

Rainbow Dash shook her head, trying to get rid of the migraine that stung her skull. Her hooves were weak, no doubt her body was tired from what she endured. And the surprise touch of cold weather to her senses. She rubbed her aching forehead, "Aw man... That was a real trip... Even for me..."

Twilight trembled up, "R-Rainbow?"

"Twi?" the cyan pegasus called out. She was grateful that she wasn't alone.

"Where the hay are we?" Applejack grumbled, the farmpony adjusted her stetson, "Cause whatever took us, it wasn't fun..."

Rarity kept her mouth shut, her stomach grumbling, still reeling from their sudden trip, she gulped and finally responded, "You aren't wrong, Applejack..." her eyes trailed the enclosed area they were in at the moment, "Oh dear, it seems we were all brought here." she observed, finding Pinkie Pie and Fluttershy.

Seeing Fluttershy and Pinkie, the ponies helped their friends up, the pink pony managed a smile before getting her bearings, "Can we do that again...?"

"I'd rather not." Fluttershy muttered. At least Pinkie was still her old self. Like that would ever change, mused the yellow pegasus. At least there was some levity.

Twilight moved frantically, her heart honestly skipping a beat at the sudden revelation, which earned an eyebrow raise from Rainbow Dash, "You okay, Twi? Ya look like you're seeing a ghost." she tried to comfort her alicorn friend, who put a hoof to her chest and her pupils shrank to pinpricks. "We'll figure it--"

"Where's Spike?!"

The girls paused upon hearing the question. Spike wasn't actually with them and they didn't notice until it was brought up. Twilight, and all of them, had every right to be concerned, "Oh dear... Spikey-Wikey is alone!" Rarity gasped.

"I hope he's alright." Fluttershy said. She shuddered, the cold weather getting to her.

"I'm sure he's fine." Rainbow said with some confidence, if not to at least assure Twilight everything's gonna all right, "He was still clinging onto his chair when that random portal or whatever grabbed us. Claws deep too. So he should be safe in Equestria getting help to get us back home." the alicorn began to pace herself, easing her mind for the moment, recalling that Spike was still holding on when they left.

"Speakin' of that portal. Ah wonder where in Equestria it brought us too. None of this looks familiar." Applejack wondered aloud, changing the subject.

They stood in a circular platform in what looked to be a giant factory. The girls could see what appeared to be a large airship. Twilight assumed it to be a dock or a port of some kind, evident by that and the various colored crates scattered around. They looked up, noticing small snowflakes and a light breeze. In the distance they saw yellow tubes with a blue liquid running through them.

"Wowie! It's winter here!" Pinkie noticed, wrapping her hooves around her body, able to see her breath when she spoke. "This place is huge! I wonder what this is all for!"

Twilight hummed lightly, trying to figure out where they ended up, "I'm not sure, Pinkie. This is unlike anything we've seen in Equestria. I doubt Princess Celestia would need a port this big... or a ship this intricately designed for that matter. This doesn't look anything natural too. Almost like everything is made of machine."

"So we're in some kinda future city? That's pretty cool." Rainbow admitted, scratching her head. Now she was believing that they travelled through time.

"I don't believe that's what she meant, Rainbow." Rarity corrected lightly, piecing things together.

Fluttershy gulped, "Then what does she mean?"

Twilight blinked, "I-I think we're in another world entirely! If this is what the map meant... how did it know we'd be needed here? Why would it want us here to begin with?"

"That darn map is weird." Applejack groaned, "As far as Ah know, none of us have no attachment to this place."

That strange sound echoed again, alarming the ponies, "Now that is untrue. So much for the Element of Honesty." came a voice, booming into their ears.

"Wha-- huh?" Applejack garbled, "How do ya know that?"

Out of nowhere appeared a strange being. He was covered in a red aura, floating, his arms folded and his face covered by a mask. A strange object was placed on his chest, glowing purple. This being was unlike the Equestrians have seen before. "I was given the knowledge of your world. I know of how the six of you were the bearers of the Elements of Harmony and you hail from the land of Equestria. It seems you got my invitation after all." he revealed coldly.

Rainbow stepped forward, unafraid of this new entity, "That doesn't answer her question."

The stranger sighed, "Ah yes. You seek answers. Do know this was something my creator seeked though." he teleported behind Rainbow Dash, catching her off guard and causing her flinch, "Nothing personal, of course." he mocked, vanishing again. "Normally, you would be placed in the Death Egg prison like his nemesis, but the doctor wants to watch you struggle first."

Twilight inhaled as Fluttershy stepped behind her large unfurled wings for protection, "And what would your creator want with us? We don't know him or this world."

Appearing in front of the alicorn, Twilight jumped upon seeing the stranger's mask and visible eye glaring at her. It was unnerving to say the least, "But you do, Princess. The doctor has called for me to use my power to summon the six of you here. Now he wants you to suffer for delaying his plan."

"Doctor..."

The being let out a dark chuckle, "It seems you're slowly figuring it out. He came to your world seeking the power of the Elements..."

"You mean Eggman?!" Twilight shouted. "This is Sonic's world?!"

The mysterious figure nodded, "That is correct. But I wish to not reveal too much of the doctor's plan. My power was what brought you here in the first place. But that is all you're learning. Just know that you cannot rely on that blue hero any longer."

"And what do ya mean by that?" Applejack growled.

The stranger replied, "Sonic the Hedgehog is gone. Defeated by my hand."

The girls gasped at that. The six of them felt something turn in their stomachs, and Fluttershy sniffled, "He's... gone?" Pinkie hung her head sadly upon hearing that. They had just arrived in Sonic's world, and he's gone? It was a horrifying thought to say the least for the Equestrians, wanting to meet up with him at some point. But now that reunion may seemingly never happen.

Rainbow unfurled her wings and shouted, "You monster!" she lunged towards the being in rage, a rainbow trail following her flight path as she zipped forward, mourning her friend. The entity merely walked to the side, avoiding her tackle. "How the--? Agh!" she was smacked by the being's boot aimed directly for her cheek, the pegasus tumbled and slid before standing up, "You're gonna pay for that."

The stranger wagged a finger, "If you value your life as well as your friends', you shall cease." he opened his palm, revealing a ball of energy that he wasn't afraid to use. Rainbow took a nervous step back, holding back tears from the revelation, realizing that if he had the guts to end Sonic, then he would definitely do the same to them. "Ah, you're smarter than I give credit. You should be afraid of what I'm capable of. Such a shame our meeting must end here. But I shall leave with a parting gift, since after all, the doctor wanted you to suffer first like he's doing with the hedgehog."

With that, the figure left in a burst of red. Fluttershy said, "W-What did he mean by that...?"

"I-I-I don't know..." mumbled Twilight, "If Sonic is..." her eyes closed, "Hold on... He said, 'like he's doing with the hedgehog'." she realized, her jaw agape. A smile crept upon Twilight's face, "Then that means he's alive! Sonic is still out there somewhere. Probably taken captive by Eggman if what that thing said was true."

"Then we're just gonna have to go out there, kick his sorry butt and save our old friend." Rainbow proudly declared.

Rarity shook her head, "This being defeated Sonic in combat still. How would we dare stand a chance against him?"

The farmpony sighed, "As much as Ah hate bein' brash, she's right, Rarity. If Sonic lost, then the least we could do is try. He saved us and our world. This is the least we could do."

"I'm not gonna stand by either with that meanie still hurting others!" Pinkie said.

Twilight exhaled, wiping her eyes and getting her composure back to explain something, "If we're in Sonic's world... We have to return the favor. He would want us to fight still, even if he wasn't around for some of it. First, we have to find Tails and Knuckles then--"

A warp sound was heard, and the alicorn stopped talking, spotting the grey round robots that suddenly appeared around them. "We just got here and we're already getting ambushed?" Rainbow groaned, "Guess we gotta send these to the trash heap too!"

"For Sonic!" Pinkie cheered.

And so the ponies jumped into action. Rainbow Dash charged first, tripping a bot, before it exploded. Twilight deflected one of their laser blasts and shot a burst of magic at it. While it was distracted, Applejack turned her body and kicked it down, causing the metal creation to fall on its face. "Ah forgot how strange it was to fight these things." the orange pony commented.

"They do seem fragile still." Rarity admitted, using her magic to throw one over the chasm that awaited them near the platform. She took notice of something, "Hm. I do wonder why rails are floating there."

Rainbow Dash drove her hoof directly into another robot, "That's what you're worried about? We got some robots to take down and you're focused on the floating rails?"

"I thought it was worth observing!" Rarity chided.

"They must be for transportation!" Pinkie answered, jumping on the head of a robot.

Fluttershy ducked under a laser, and Twilight destroyed the robot shooting at her, "Now's not the time for arguing." said Twilight, annoyed by the fact they were debating during a battle. Fluttershy shoved a robot that was coming for her right in Applejack's direction, and she bucked its head. "That's something we can ask Tails and Knuckles when we find them."

Rainbow Dash nodded, "I wonder where they're at anyway."


The Chemical Plant. This was a location that was pretty bad to begin with. It was a factory Eggman used on West-Side Island long ago. Now it's covered in ice during this time and is used as a port for imprisoning people and weapon shipments since he decided to bring it back as a major force of his conquest.

Buddy ran along the yellow tubes filled with blue liquid. The wolf extended a wrist and released his grapple, holding onto a hook point and swinging, landing on solid ground. He was debriefed on what to do and how to use his arsenal on the way over. He was nervous, but he was ready to put it to the test.

And so, the wolf pulled the trigger and fire began to burst out of the weapon. He ran forward, burning each and every robot that stood in his path with ease. "Vector, what's your status?" asked Knuckles through the communicator.

"We're handling the defenses within the tunnels." Vector answered a second later, "The Rookie is up top fending off as much as he can to clear a path."

Buddy felt his body shake and it wasn't just from being cold, hearing a distorted sound through his comms. One he heard before. He nesrly stopped, but forced himself to push on anyway. "The monster that destroyed Sonic is here! I repeat! That thing has found us!" Espio shouted.

"Get out of there now!" Knuckles ordered. "Let the Rookie continue clearing his sector and we'll rendezvous at the energy source through there. You hear that, Buddy?" the wolf nodded, understanding his orders clearly.

The Rookie leaped over a chasm and raised his arm, activating his grapple around one of the yellow tubes. He swung around them and flipped back on the ground, using his Wispon to destroy any more offenses. Buddy paused for a second and saw a floating rail. He's heard of these before and knew that Sonic used them to grind on. But this was something he hasn't done before. Pretty big demands for a first mission to do all this, he had to admit.

Despite this, he took a few steps back and ran forward, jumping so that he could land on the rail. His body leaned side to side, trying to find a good balance while keeping speed. Buddy extended his arms out, keeping himself still. The wolf bounced on a red spring and swung again, landing on a platform over some water.

Then, he grappled over and landed on a cargo train. And by land, he slid on it and just barely grabbed the edge of the car. The Rookie managed to climb up, but saw a dead end. As fast as he could, Buddy leaped up before he hit the wall. As he moved, he saw some tracks, and another train heading for his direction. Buddy needed to act quickly, and so he swung again, pulling himself towards another part of the Chemical Plant to safety.

Once he landed, Buddy held his chest, his heart beating fast from the tense moment and he panted, "You okay, Rookie?" Knuckles asked, "You made it this far. I'm impressed. Keep at it, and you should be where we're needed."

"Espio? Have you made it out?" Silver asked.

Espio replied, "We have. That monster vanished. It seems he was just toying with us. He will pay."

"We'll worry about him later," Knuckles said, "For now, we have to focus on the mission. Follow the path the Rookie made, he's clearing things up from his end."

Buddy gulped, thinking that he knew what Espio was talking about. That sound brought back a bitter memory. One he didn't want to recall right now. He pulled the trigger on his Wispon and let out more fire, destroying more robots.

He stopped once he saw an orange creature floating around. The wolf investigated it, seeing one eye and it's body was shaped like fire. Buddy believed this was a Wisp, said creature pointing at the weapon. The Rookie smiled and held it up. The Wisp nodded and allowed itself to be absorbed into the Wispon.

Feeling a new heat within his palm, Buddy pointed downward felt himself boost upwards. He began to flip in midair, his teeth gritting as he was caught off guard by this. He pulled the trigger again and he took off once more. The wolf chattered his teeth and he did it once more, reaching a higher platform. Unfortunately, the red wolf landed on his face, not used to making landings.

Buddy could feel the snow linger on his face and he wiped himself off, a little annoyed. "Hm." he hummed, seeing more grind rails leading into what he believed to be a docking platform. So, the newbie jumped down and swung towards the rails, grinding on them until he reached the end, letting himself go with the flow.

Then, the Rookie began walking once he arrived on the platform, "Not bad at all, Rookie." complimented Knuckles, "Did you find anything?" he wondered.

In his sights, much to Buddy's surprise, were six... colorful horses? All surrounded by the scrap that were once Eggman robots. Taken aback, Buddy aimed his Wispon forward, his arm shaking. "What is it, Buddy?" asked Silver.

The ponies saw the red wolf and Rainbow shouted, "Whoa! Easy, dude! We're on your side... I think."

Unsure of what to believe, the Rookie decided to lower his weapon to allow an explanation. "You're probably wondering how we got here?" Twilight asked.

"Rookie! What's your status!?" Knuckles called out, the communicator loud enough to be heard by the ponies.

Applejack blinked, "Hold on, was that Knuckles?"

"..." Knuckles was quiet. Buddy was surprised to hear that this pony may know his commander, "Is that you, Applejack?"

"Yer darn right it is. Boy are we mighty glad to see some familiar faces here." said the farmpony.

Buddy held out his communicator, allowing Knuckles to respond, "This is a surprise. Are the rest of your friends there?"

Rainbow Dash spoke, "Yep! We were brought here by some creep wearing a mask!"

"That must've been the same person that defeated Sonic. He's gonna pay for ending our friend." Knuckles replied, knowing exactly who the ponies were referring to. "I'm happy to know you all and the Rookie are fine though."

Twilight corrected the echidna, "Sonic's alive. That person said that he wanted us to suffer like the hedgehog, the doctor's nemesis, is. We have to save him right away!" she announced.

"He is?!" Amy cheered.

"We'll go over all this when we arrive." Knuckles said.


Buddy tapped his foot, spotting the Resistance members that were sent with him. Knuckles was the first to land, "Well then. Nice to see the six of you again." the echidna greeted, happy to see some more of his old friends here. They all landed and properly introduced themselves to one another.

"Likewise, Knuckles." Rarity replied. "It's a pleasure to finally meet you all."

Silver flew in, his teal aura vanishing, catching Pinkie off guard, "Wow! You can fly without wings?! Can you teach me?" she wondered, bouncing in front of the silver hedgehog. Buddy blinked, realizing that this pink pony was capable of vanishing and reappearing at a moment's notice. He was really beginning to question them.

"Uh--"

Knuckles said, "Calm down, Pinkie. Only he can do that."

Scratching his head, Silver said, "Yeah. My name is Silver. I heard about you before from Sonic, Tails and Knuckles. It's nice to finally meet you all. I just wish it wasn't like this."

Twilight nodded, "I agree. We heard things are dire over here. Whatever that monster is, he's powerful."

"And fast!" Rainbow Dash added.

"Where are we anyway?" Fluttershy wondered.

Buddy faced Knuckles, who answered, "We're in the Chemical Plant, one of Eggman's biggest factories. And a port for his fleet and shuttles. This isn't how it normally is though, since it was practically abandoned before his takeover."

"Back up... Takeover?!" Rainbow asked, unable to believe what she was hearing. "As in, Eggman took over the world?"

The Rookie nodded as did the others, "Hard to believe I know. After Sonic's defeat, we rallied together in his legacy. But Eggman's power is overwhelming. The people are losing hope by the second, and our Rookie, Buddy, is our newest recruit, the sole survivior of a recent attack made the same being that defeated Sonic."

Buddy waved, but the yellow pegasus gasped, "S-Sole survivor?"

"Whoever it is has no remorse. Yet we cannot harm him. We've been rallying a plan for a while now, but have come up fruitless each and everytime." Espio commented, recalling their (now hopeless in hindsight) attempts to bring down Eggman.

"Not even Tails?" Rainbow asked, just now noticing the fox's apparent absence, "Speaking of, where is he anyway? I thought he'd be with you or something."

The Resistance sadly shook their heads, with Knuckles answering, "He went off on his own. Blames himself for what happened the day everything changed."

"Why would he do so under such extreme conditions when you need his help?" Rarity wondered, "It doesn't sound like him."

Silver sighed, "He was present for Sonic's defeat. He was beaten by some people we never fought before while Sonic was fighting that monster. Eggman apparently said their names were Chrysalis, Sombra, and Starlight. We ran into them a few times during our missions and haven't been able to stop them."

"Wait what?!" Pinkie shouted.

"S-Starlight...?" Fluttershy muttered.

Vector nodded, "Yep. Why? Ya know these cronies?"

Twilight's jaw was agape. "We faced Chrysalis and Sombra before when they tried to rule Equestria... but Starlight... She was our friend. We thought she changed her ways... If-If what you're saying is true then... All of it was a lie?"

The echidna gave a look of sadness and said, "It seems we both lost friends to the dark side. No matter what, we will find out why she is acting like this. Same with Shadow. And hopefully we can bring them back to our side."

"I can't believe it... She lied to us!" snarled Rainbow Dash, "When I get my hooves on her..."

Charmy said, "So they're from your world, huh? That's odd."

Buddy tapped his chin and agreed, however before he could be able to speak, Amy chimed in, "So what should we do? Sonic's alive. But where would he, and the legion, be?"

"...The Death Egg." Vector deduced.

Applejack said, "What made ya go to that conclusion?"

The crocodile replied, "Heh. I'm a detective, figurin' this stuff out is what the Chaotix does best. Shame we didn't think of it sooner. Think about it, we've been around the planet countless times and we have yet to find Sonic. There's only one good hiding spot we never thought about and that's off this planet."

"You mean Sonic's in space?! Awesome!" Rainbow shouted.

Twilight sighed, "That's not awesome, Rainbow. He could've been tortured this whole time!"

"Oh... yeah."

"Why haven't you gone up there before?" the alicorn wondered.

"The Death Egg is Eggman's heavily fortified space station. His defenses are always on high alert there. But with you, and the Rookie. We may stand a chance to free Sonic." Silver elaborated, "This might be the biggest mission we've had yet. But all of us together, as long as we believe we're able to, can accomplish it."

"Silver is right. It is possible." Espio agreed.

Buddy silently gulped and went wide eyed. His first mission having him go to space? It felt a little too extreme for his start in the Resistance and he could feel his knees trembling. "You alright there, Buddy?" asked Rainbow, and the wolf relunctantly nodded.

Knuckles whispered to the ponies, "It's his first day with the Resistance. I don't blame him for being a little nervous." he faced the Rookie, "But we can still use your help. You seem to be a fast learner with that Wispon. You up for it?"

With the offer, Buddy nodded, giving his commander a determined look of confidence, "Alright!" the echidna said.

"We'll take one of the shuttles here and infiltrate the Death Egg." Amy announced.

"Space... This is new for us." Twilight murmured. "I always wanted to reach for the stars... but not like this." she exhaled.

Fluttershy gulped, "Hopefully this isn't too hard."

Pinkie wrapped her hooves around Fluttershy and Twilight, "I'm actually super duper excited for this! We get to leave the planet and go on an epic space adventure!" she cheered aloud, Charmy pumping a fist with her. Buddy scratched his head at the overenthusiastic mare and shrugged, choosing to leave things be until they got to the Death Egg.

Silver whispered to Applejack, "Is she always like this?"

The farmpony shrugged, "Most of the time, yeah."

"Good to know." Silver replied, standing up straight again.

Espio said, "So, will the six of you be joining us? Or would you wish to head home after this?"

"Of course we're staying. We made up our minds on that earlier. Sonic helped our world without any hesitation. I wouldn't feel good just leaving you all here when you're struggling to fight." Twilight responded. "And we need to find out why those three left our world and came here."

Rarity said, "Indeed. It's the least we can do."

Rainbow smiled, "So we're all going to space? Cool! Ready when you all are."

Knuckles put his hands on his hips, "Yep. It's simple. We go in there, fight off Eggman's defenses and rescue Sonic. It's time we staged an old-school jailbreak!"

"I wonder if he's fine." Amy muttered.

Applejack said, "Ah'm sure he is, Amy. Sonic doesn't look'ta be someone who'll go down easily. It took that creep and a team of villains to do the job after all. He should be safe."

"He better be. We need a rematch once we clear this mess." Rainbow declared.

Buddy rolled his eyes and folded his arms. A rematch now of all times? He wondered how it was in their world or what adventure Sonic went on there. But now wasn't time to think about it. The Rookie held up his Wispon, to which Twilight asked, "What is that in your hand anyway?" she pointed at it.

"A Wispon. A weapon Tails made sometime ago. We'll explain everything on the way there." Knuckles said.

"It sure feels like we need to catch up on a lot of things." Fluttershy quietly said.