//------------------------------// // Special: Happy Birthday Sonic! // Story: Prince Sonic the Hedgehog // by castroedgar316 //------------------------------// It's been a month since the "Everfree Invasion", and we now find the mane six, the princess, and the royal couple in the throne room, awaiting for Spike to arrive. After waiting for awhile, Spike finally entered the throne room before closing the door behind himself. "What's the status Spike?" Twilight asked. "He's still asleep, just like I told you he would." Spike replied. "I still find the idea of Sonic sleeping in a little weird since he usually wakes up super early before going on a run." Rainbow Dash said. "As far as I know, the only time Sonic does sleep in is when it's his birthday." Spike explained, "He told us one time that he does so that he doesn't accidentally catch anyone preparing for his birthday. Which was why I told Twilight there was no point in checking if he was asleep so that we can discuss our plans without him walking in on us sooner." "Hey! You never know when he might make an exception!" Twilight argued, "I'm just trying to be on the safe side!" "I think it's best if you both stop right there before we forgot why we're here in the first place." Rainbow Dash said. "Sorry." Twilight and Spike apologized. "Anyway, we need to think of a plan to distract Sonic long enough so that we can set up the party and bring all the invited guests to the castle." Cadence said. "I could try to distract him." Spike volunteered, "I know what he likes to do and I could think of ways to distract him if he ends up getting bored with what we're doing." "You do that then, the rest of us will find out how do set up the party." Shining Armor said. "Oh! I'll take care of the decorations!" Pinkie exclaimed, "Just tell me which room, and I'll get it party ready in no time!" "Hold on, before we get started, can somebody remind me why we celebrate Sonic's birthday today?" Rainbow Dash asked, "Is the day he appeared in front of Princess Celestia the day we count as his birthday?" "No, although I more than likely would have done that had I not had known a special spell that allows me to tell how old a creature is at the time." Princess Celestia responded. "How old was Sonic when you he appeared in front of you?" Princess Luna asked. "From what I remember, the spell indicated that Sonic was a month old when I used the spell on him." Princess Celestia said. "If he was that old at the time, it makes me wonder what exactly happened in that month before he appeared in front of you princess." Twilight said. "I sometimes wonder about that as well Twilight, but we should worry about that later and prepare for Sonic's birthday." Princess Celestia said. "Right!" Everyone else replied. "Before I forget to ask, when should I bring Sonic back to the castle?" Spike asked. "I'll be sure to send you a letter once everything is ready." Princess Celestia said, "Until then, remember to keep Sonic distracted for as long as you can." "Aye aye, Princess." Spike saluted before exiting the throne room. Once Spike was out of the room, the rest of the group continued to plan out what they should do for the next few minutes until a letter appeared in front of Princess Celestia. Picking the letter up with her magic, Princess Celestia read what was inside before letting out a gasp. "Sonic is awake and is on his way!" Princess Celestia exclaimed, causing everyone to freeze, "Quickly! Make your way to the ballroom and wait there until Sonic and Spike leave the castle. We'll set up the party there once they're gone." Nodding in agreement, everyone scrambled out of the throne room, ready to put their plan into motion. We now find Sonic and Spike making their way through the halls of the castle while having a conversation with each other. "So what you're telling me is that you have today, my birthday, all planned out with some super fun activities that the both of us will be doing together?" Sonic asked. "That's right, and it'll all begin once we have some breakfast." Spike responded. "Sounds fun, but what about everyone else?" Sonic asked, "Won't they be involved as well?" "Oh, uh, I have no idea about the others." Spike lied, "They might have gotten pretty busy lately and may have forgotten about your birthday." "...That does sound like something Twilight would do, but I'm not sure about everyone else." Sonic said. "Let's just forget about it and get some breakfast." Spike quickly said as he opened the doors to the dining room. As they stepped inside the dining room, the duo noticed that the table had a lot of Sonic's favorite breakfasts along with Princess Celestia, Princess Luna, and Cadence chatting among each other. "Morning!" Sonic called to the trio. Looking towards the duo, the princesses smiled before making their way towards them. "Happy birthday Sonic!" The three princesses exclaimed as they stopped in front of the duo, before they each have the prince a hug. "Thanks." Sonic said before saying to Cadence, "And I'm glad that you and Shining Armor were able to come over today, cuz." "Are you kidding me?" Cadence asked, "As if I would miss out on my cousin's birthday after everything said cousin did for me." "I guess you have a point there." Sonic chuckled before asking, "Hey, where's Shining Armor anyway?" "Oh, he's still asleep." Cadence lied, "I tried to wake him up so that he could join us for breakfast, but he wouldn't budge, so I was forced to leave him in bed if I wanted to make it for breakfast." "His loss then." Sonic said, "But for now, let's eat!" After breakfast, Sonic and Spike left the castle to start on the activities Spike spoke about. Unknown to Sonic, Spike secretly took out a letter he had stashed in his head spines before using his fire to send it to Princess Celestia. Said princess was in the castle's ballroom along with the others, awaiting for the letter. When the letter arrived, Princess Celestia quickly read it before announcing, "Sonic and Spike have left the castle! We can now begin setting up the party!" Upon hearing that, Pinkie (somehow) pulled out a bunch of boxes out of nowhere and began to open them, revealing a bunch of party decorations. "I'll start baking Sonic's cake while you guys set up the decorations." Pinkie said before bouncing her way to the castle's kitchen. Nodding in agreement, the rest of the group began to grab a few decorations before placing them around the ballroom. Not too long later as the ballroom was now halfway to being fully decorated, Twilight suddenly stopped before saying, "All of the party guests should be arriving at the train station by now. Someone needs to go over there and pick them up." "I'll go!" Rainbow Dash volunteered, "I should be able to get there without Sonic noticing me." "And I'll tag along and act as a extra pair of eyes to increase the chance of spotting Sonic if he comes into sight." Cadence said. "Okay, but be careful you two." Princess Celestia said. "We will." Cadence said before she and Rainbow Dash and their way out of the castle. Meanwhile, we find Sonic and Spike arriving at the entrance of canterlot as they had finished running around all the locations they have been to all around equestria. "Nothing stretches the legs better than a good run in the morning." Sonic said as he let Spike off his back, "Well, what else do you have planned for us Spike?" "Well I heard that the Wonder Bolts are going to have an air show today at the train station and I figured we could watch it." Spike suggested. "Sounds good to me." Sonic said before he and Spike made their way to the train station. When they arrived at the train station, the duo noticed that the show had begun so they found a good spot across the pick up area so that they can watch. As they watched, Spike noticed something in the corner of his eye that caught his attention. When he turned to see what it was, he froze when he saw Rainbow Dash and Cadence guiding the Cutie Mark Crusaders, Big Mac,Granny Smith, and Vinyl Scratch (with her DJ equipment) out of the train station. When said group noticed him, Spike gestured them to leave as fast as they could. Nodding, the group quickly left the station without Sonic noticing them. Later at the castle, the group of guests arrived in the ballroom and found that all the decorations were set up and that everyone there was carefully placing a large Sonic-shaped cake that was about the size of Princess Celestia, onto a table along with other snacks. "Glad to see you all made it." Twilight said when she noticed the group arrive. "I'm just glad we weren't caught by Sonic." Rainbow Dash said, "Apparently the Wonder Bolts were doing a performance at the train station when we got there, and as we were leaving, we spotted Sonic and Spike there. But luckily, only Spike saw us." "Well that's a relief." Shining Armor said, "Can't risk having Sonic find any type of clue that we're setting up a surprise party for him." "That aside, all we need to do now is put the finishing touches for the party and set up all of Sonic's presents." Princess Celestia said. "Then let's hurry up and finish them!" Rainbow Dash exclaimed before grabbing some leftover decorations. Sometime later, we find Sonic and Spike falling through the sky while cheering. As the duo approached the group, Sonic grabbed Spike before quickly turning into his super form and flew upward just as they were about to hit the ground. "Skydiving is the best thing ever!" Spike cheered. "You said it bro." Super Sonic agreed before carefully landing and turned back to his normal self. "Now what to do next." Spike wondered be letting out a belched out a letter. After reading the letter's contents, Spike said, "Okay Sonic, our next stop is the castle." "The castle, huh?" Sonic asked, "No big, I'll just use chaos control to teleport us there." "No!" Spike exclaimed before calmly saying, "I mean, no need to rush. Unless you want to enjoy what I have planned, we have to get there on foot." "If you say so Spike." Sonic said before he and said dragon began to make their way to the castle. Later in the castle, we find the duo just outside the ballroom. "So whatever it is you have next is right in the other side of this door." Sonic asked. "That's right, but just be sure to keep an open mind." Spike said. "What are we doing?" Sonic asked uneasily. "Open the doors and find out." Spike replied. Although Spike's words made him feel nervous, Sonic nodded before placing his hands on the doors and carefully pushed them open. Once the doors where open, the duo noticed that the room was completely dark. "Who turned off the lights?" Sonic asked as he Spike stepped inside. As soon as he said that, the ballroom suddenly lit up before before the princesses, the mane six, the Cutie Mark Crusaders, Big Mac, Granny Smith, Shining Armor, and Vinyl jumped out and exclaimed, "Surprise!" "Whoa!" Sonic exclaimed, "So this is what you guys were doing today." "What else would we be doing?" Shining Armor asked. "Well now that I'm here, let's get this party started!" Sonic exclaimed, earning cheers as a response. Lots of partying later,everyone began to gather around as Sonic began to open his presents. The first present he opened was from Twilight. It was the latest Daring Do book that had just came out the day before. Spike's present was similar, but it was the latest issue of Power Ponies. The next present was a new tuxedo from Rarity since his ascension caused his old tuxedo to feel a little tight. After that, Fluttershy and Rainbow Dash gave him a jar of liquid rainbow, while Applejack Big Mac, and Granny Smith gave him a jar of zap apple jam. Pinkie's present was rock candy that was perfectly shaped like Sonic. Cadence and Shining Armor's present was a crystal figurine of Sonic. The Cutie Mark Crusaders' present was a drawing of Sonic's symbol that they made themselves. And Princess Luna's present was an exchanged painting of Sonic that can change from his normal form to his super form to his dark form, to his hyper form, then his werehog form, and then his rainbow form before turning back to his normal form. All that left now was Princess Celestia's present, but the solar princess suggested that they head outside before she gave her present. Although confused as to why, Sonic agreed before he and the rest of the group made their way outside. "What exactly could you be giving me that requires us to go outside?" Sonic asked. "You'll find out soon enough." Princess Celestia responded. Once the group was outside, Princess Celestia turned to Sonic before presenting him with her present. "Happy birthday Sonic." She said, "I hope you enjoy it. I made it myself." "Thanks mom, and I'm sure I will." Sonic said before grabbing the present and began to rip off the wrapping. Once Sonic got the box opened, the hedgehog found a scarf that was red with a white stripe that went throughout the middle. At one end of the scarf, there was a yellow ring while right next to that the scarf was in the shape of a wing that was completely white. "A scarf?" Sonic asked. "Not just any scarf." Princess Celestia said as she created a spiral path upward, "Put it on and then run onto this path, you'll see what makes the scarf so special when you do so." "If you say so, mom." Sonic said as he put the scarf on. Once he had the scarf on, Sonic dashed onto the magical path, which caused the ring on his scarf to glow. "Good work Sonic, now jump!" Princess Celestia called out. Doing as he was told, Sonic jumped and was surprised to find that he was shooting into the sky. When he stopped, Sonic found that he was floating above the castle. "I'm flying!?!" Sonic exclaimed in shock. After getting over the initial shock, Sonic exclaimed, "I'm flying!!!" before zipping across the sky. After calming down, Sonic flew back to the ground where everyone (except for Princess Celestia) was looking at him in shock. "That. Was. Awesome!" Rainbow Dash exclaimed. "How did you do that, Sonic!?" Pinkie asked. "He has the scarf to thank for that." Princess Celestia spoke up, "I added an enchantment that allows the wearer to fly. I allows Sonic to fly without the need to change into his super form, which could come in handy in case he is to somehow lose any of the chaos emeralds." "Although I doubt that last part would happen, I appreciate the present mom." Sonic said before giving Princess Celestia a quick hug. Once Sonic separated from Princess Celestia, everyone except for the hedgehog exclaimed in unison, "Happy birthday Sonic!"