//------------------------------// // All-Out Attack on Eggman and Steam's base - Part 2 // Story: Sonic X: Friendship is Universal // by JPtheRobotHedgehog //------------------------------// Last time on SONIC X: FRIENDSHIP IS UNIVERSAL… Having had enough with Eggman’s attempts at terrorizing the world, the President has decided to unleash a full-on all-out attack on his base, with Rouge, Gilda, Trixie, Topaz and a reluctant Ricky leading a sneak attack while the war is going on. Meanwhile, Tails and the others managed to find a Chaos Emerald buried in a cornfield at Tingalin Villa, only to be attacked by Eggman and his robot henchman FunFun. The two villains got our heroes pinned down, not even the X Cylcone is match for them. Mr. Stewart and Miss Brenda, who have been keeping tabs on them inform the Thorndyke Mansion about the situation. Sonic, Rainbow Dash and the others head off to the rescue. Who will win the war? Will Sonic and the others make it on time? Find out today in SONIC X: FRIENDSHIP IS UNIVERSAL! (BGM: SONIC DRIVE - Hironobu Kageyama & Hideaki Takatori) The opening begins as a blue streak of light dashes down the road S-O-N-I-C, GO! Another streak of light appear in the sky, following the blue one, this one was rainbow colored S-O-N-I-C, GO! The two streaks slow down, the blue one reveals to be Sonic the Hedgehog while the rainbow one reveals to be Rainbow Dash. Go, go, go, go, LET'S GO! Sonic and Rainbow Dash grin at each other before they both dash toward the screen before it fades white as the title appears on it SONIC X: FRIENDSHIP IS UNIVERSAL Sonic and Rainbow Dash charge forward as they infiltrate a city that was taken over by the evil genius Dr. Eggman and the mad scientist earth pony Steam. The alarms go off as Eggman and Steam sent their robot minions to stop Sonic and Rainbow Dash. Yesterday's rules are simply loose today The best goal is to break them Sonic and Rainbow Dash race across the streets when they saw robot soldiers blocking their way. Sonic jumps and uses his homing attack on them, while Rainbow Dash speeds her way through them, knocking them down like bowling pins. They try to enter the building where their arch-enemies are, but another wave of robots chase after them out of the building. If I don't keep running There's no other meaning It's a punk philosophy On another part of town, Knuckles was driving a hover car down the road, with Cream, Cheese, Fluttershy, Angel and Applejack. They notice Sonic and Rainbow Dash greeting them, Sonic giving a thumbs up and Rainbow Dash winking them before dashing ahead of them. Then the robots that were chasing after them appear, causing Knuckles, Applejack and the others to scream in horror as they speed up and try to catch up with the two speeders. Eggman and Steam watched this whole scene from aboard their hover ships, Eggman in his Egg Mobile and Steam on his Steam Cloud. They notice Tails, along with Amy, Twilight Sparkle, Spike, Pinkie Pie and Rarity, flying in the Tornado 2. Biorhythm is a two-time rhythm The scenery instantly becomes countless lines The wind envelops me Eggman and Steam laugh evilly as they fire their missiles at the Tornado 2. Tails and the others notice them and scream in horror. Tails then transforms the Tornado 2 into its battle formation, gaining more speed as he tries to outfly the missiles, the others screaming in horror, while Pinkie Pie shouts and laughs with joy as if riding in a roller coaster. On the road, Sonic, Rainbow Dash, Knuckles and the others are still being chased by the robot soldiers, until they notice the Tornado 2, followed by Eggman and Steam's missiles, coming right at them! The two parties collide, resulting into a big explosion. Sonic and Rainbow Dash are sent flying into the sky, followed by the Tornado 2. Tails and Twilight toss each a Power Ring, one for Sonic and the other for Rainbow Dash. Inside Outside attack Surpass everything altogether I won't let no one and nothing go forward Knuckles and Applejack take down the robots, Knuckles uses his punches, while Applejack uses her bucking. Cream, Cheese, Fluttershy and Angel work together to outsmart the robots into attacking each other. A bright light shines from above them, they look up and see Sonic and Rainbow Dash coming down, with Power Rings in hand and hoof. Sonic then curls into his ball form and Spin Dashs down toward a robot, destroying it, then proceeds to destroy more robots. Rainbow Dash speed increases tenfold, that she performs her Sonic Rainboom in just a few short seconds, smashing into a robot, destroying it, then proceeds to destroy more robots. Inside Outside, GO! SONIC! Everything altogether, Yes! Sonic! "Watch out" and "Have a nice" are similar That's right – both are by the skin of your teeth Sonic and Rainbow Dash then join hand and hoof together and perform the Sonic Rainboost combo, as they charge into the building where Eggman and Steam control the city, smashing and destroying everything inside it, much to Eggman and Steam's horror. Sonic and Rainbow Dash burst out from the top of the building, as it explodes into a million pieces. While in mid-air, Sonic and Rainbow Dash look at each other and grin before they bro fist-hoof with each other, while their friends cheer for them, while Knuckles smiles warmly. Unknown to them, Shadow the Hedgehog, along with Rouge the Bat, Gilda and The Great and Powerful Trixie were watching from the top of one of the buildings. Throw boredom away And start running Sonic closes his eyes and floats up into the air, as the seven Chaos Emeralds fly around him, followed by Twilight Sparkle, Rainbow Dash, Fluttershy, Applejack, Pinkie Pie and Rarity, all wearing their respective Elements of Harmony. Then in a flash of Chaos Energy and Magic of Friendship, Sonic and the Mane 6 transform into Super Sonic, and the Super Mane 6. They stare at the shadowy figures of some mysterious enemies, before charging at them, full speed, the mystery enemies charge back at them, the two parties collide resulting into a giant explosion. S-O-N-I-C, GO! Chris, Kat, and their family and friends, Big the Cat, Froggy, Charmy and Chocola, along with the Mobian animals cheer on for Sonic and his friends, while Vanilla smiles warmly, along with Vector and Espio S-O-N-I-C, GO! The Cutie Mark Crusaders, Derpy Hooves, Lyra, Bon Bon, the ponies of Ponyville and the griffons of the Griffon Kingdom cheer on for the Mane 6 and their friends, while Princess Celestia smiles warmly, along with Princess Luna, Princess Cadance, Shining Armor, Zecora, King Czar, Hawkeem and La Tormenta Go, go, go, go, LET'S GO! Sonic and Rainbow Dash then land back on the ground and pose together for the screen, along with Chris, Kat, Tails, Twilight Sparkle and all of their friends and family. Eggman and Steam are seen cursing out to them in the background before storming off, ending the opening sequence. (BGM ends) “Fellow citizens everywhere, I’d like to announce to you all that today, we have launched an all-out attack on Eggman’s base! Ever since they’ve arrived in this world, Dr. Eggman and his band of terrorists have been constantly threatening our peaceful country. Dr. Eggman’s ultimate goal is world domination, but that is something we will not tolerate, nor will we ever forgive! We must stand united to defend not just our country, but the whole world against this madman and his accomplices!” The people on the streets of Station Square listened to the President’s speech on the giant TV screen on one of the buildings, as well as watched live footage of the war between G.U.N. and Eggman and Steam’s robot army. Danny and Nate were watching from the middle of the crowd, alongside Alfred Butler and Elmer Johnson. “Things are looking grim.” Danny said. “Do they even stand a chance?” Nate wondered. “If only they were there…” Danny muttered. “Yeah…” Nate said, knowing who Danny was referring to. Episode 16: All-Out Attack on Eggman and Steam’s base – Part 2 At Eggman and Steam’s base, the war between G.U.N. and Eggman and Steam’s robot army continues, as the second aerial squadron arrived, as they dodged the incoming enemy missiles, and fire their own back at them. Knuckles the Echidna, who secretly stowaway inside one of the fighter jets’ missile storage, braced himself as the pilot prepared to fire the missile that Knuckles was sitting on. “Lunching missile!” the pilot said as he pressed the button on top of the control stick and the missile that Knuckles was sitting on was launched, aiming at the base’s tower. “YEEEEEEEEEEEE-HAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAW!!!” Knuckles yelled like a cowboy as he stood up and surfed across the air on the missile, dodging all incoming bullets and missiles as he headed for the base. Once he got close enough, the young red echidna jumped off the missile and punched the side of the tower, digging the spikes on his fists into wall, while the missile landed and exploded just a bit below. With a sigh of relief, Knuckles headed up, using the spikes on his fists to climb up the side of the tower. Meanwhile, inside the base’s tower, Rouge, Gilda, Trixie, Topaz, Ricky and the rest of their squadron kept on running down the hallways, until the bat girl and griffon sensed something up ahead, “Stop!” they both shouted, causing everyone to stop on their tracks. “What’s the matter?” Topaz asked. “Bad news everyone: it looks like the host has sent us the welcoming committee.” Rouge said, as she pointed out a Behemoth, accompanied by two Steam Ponies coming out of the corner of the hallway. “Nothing but pieces of trash in the way of the GREAT and POWERFUL Trixie and her loyal followers!” Trixie said with confidence, as she prepared herself. “Since when did I become your follower?” Gilda asked with a deadpan expression. A sweat drop rolled down the side of her head “Don’t mind her dear, let’s go!” Rouge said as she went ahead, flying toward the enemies. “Rouge!” Topaz exclaimed, while Gilda and Trixie followed the bat girl. “Oooooh, why did I ever agree to come with you guys?” Ricky asked fearfully, “I still have nightmares about this place!” “Shut up.” Topaz said as she and the rest of the squadron prepared their assault rifles. Meanwhile, back at Tingalin Villa… Mr. Stewart and Ms. Brenda were trying to push against the strong wind in their car, but to no avail, as the wind was too strong as leafs and corn was sent flying against the windshield and turning the car to the side. “It’s no use.” Miss Brenda said, “The wind’s just too strong.” “Darn it…” Mr. Stewart cursed, “I just hope the children are safe…” Meanwhile, back at the cornfield, The X Cyclone landed back in the middle of the cornfield with a loud “thud” sound and kicking up a big dirt cloud. Inside, Tails was knocked unconscious from the impact. Chris, Frances, Kat, Lucy and Tucker were all laying on the ground, protecting themselves from the wind, while Amy, Twilight and Spike used the wooden stakes hammered onto the ground to fight against the wind. “Seriously! What is up with this wind?” Frances cried as she tried to get up. “Frances!” Chris shouted. “What are you doing!? Don’t get up!” Twilight shouted. “Yeah Frances, the wind will…WHOA!” Lucy cried as the wind carried her off the ground, along with Frances, as they both cried in panic. “FRANCES! LUCY!” the human children shouted in concern for their friends. Fortunately, Amy managed to catch Frances by her wrist and pull her back down, while Twilight did the same with Lucy, but using her levitation magic, “What did Twilight just told you? Stay down!” Amy shouted. “Sorry!” Frances and Lucy apologized as they remain pinned on the ground. “You guys over there okay!?” Spike shouted to Chris, Kat and Tucker. “Yeah, more or less.” Kat said. “But what about Tails?” Chris wondered. “I think he’s passed out.” Amy said, looking at the knocked down X Cyclone. In the X Cyclone, Tails was unconscious on the pilot’s seat, but he soon regains consciousness as the sound of loud mechanical footsteps become louder and louder. He looked up, as Funfun walked up menacingly to the X Cyclone and stomped on it with its left foot. “GAH!” Tails cried in a panic. “Tails!” Chris shouted in concern. “That’s it E-35, crush that useless mech while that worthless flea bag Tails is still inside!” Dr. Eggman ordered his robotic henchman. Funfun obeyed as it presses its foot on the X Cyclone, while Tails is still inside, with the intent of crushing them both together, as the little fox boy panicked. “TAILS!” The others shouted in concern. Eggman laughed maniacally, “Good bye Tails, you and your lame little robot never stood a chance!” he taunted him. Kat glared at him and then at Funfun, “Leave him alone!” she shouted as she focused on her magic wristwatch and then… A magic aura surrounded the X Cyclone, suddenly mixing with the energy from the green Chaos Emerald on the radar and with the Elements of Loyalty and Honesty, causing the battle mech, with Tails still inside, to suddenly move on its own and push Funfun back so hard, it destroyed its left leg, causing it to lose balance and fall on its back. “Huh!?” Tails reacted in surprise when the X Cyclone moved on its own. “WAAAAAAAAAAAAH!!!” Eggman yelled in shock and horror as Funfun fell on its back, changing the wind direction against him, sending him and his Egg Mobile flying off into the skies, “FUNFUN! STOP! SHUT IT OFF YOU IDIOT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!” he yelled in vain before he disappeared with a twinkle in the sky. Funfun shut off its wind turbine, as leafs and corn that was carried by the wind fell back down, the robot having trouble getting back up due to its now missing left leg. The X Cyclone landed back on the ground as the magic aura disappeared, as Tails looked confused by what just happened. Kat smiled weakly, “Take that…you egg-headed jerk…” she whispered before falling unconscious. Everyone looked shocked and awed, while Tails just looked confused, “What just happened?” he wondered. Meanwhile, the wind was gone, but Mr. Stewart and Ms. Brenda ended up sending the car flying down the road due to struggling against the wind, it took them by surprise as Mr. Stewart hit the brakes, skidding to a halt. “What the hell just happened?” Mr. Stewart wondered, “The wind stopped?” “Just what is going on?” Ms. Brenda wondered. Suddenly Sonic just zoomed past their car, followed by Rainbow Dash, who was pulling the hot air ballon, with Applejack, Pinkie Pie, Fluttershy, Rarity, Derpy, LT and Hawkeem inside it. The two undercover agents looked surprised by this. Back at the cornfield, Twilight, Spike and the children, except Kat, got up and rushed up to the X Tornado, “Tails! Are you okay?” Amy shouted. Tails opened the cockpit and climbed down from it, “I’m fine, but…what just happened? The X Cyclone suddenly moved on its own and…” “I think that was all Kat’s doing.” Spike said, pointing out the younger Thorndyke sibling, lying unconscious on the ground. “KAT!” Chris cried in shock as he rushed to his sister’s side, “Kat! Imōto! Are you alright?” “HEY GUYS!” Everyone turned to see Sonic, Rainbow Dash and the rest of the Mane Party in Pinkie’s hot air balloon. “Sonic!” Amy exclaimed, happy to see Sonic. “And you guys!” Twilight exclaimed to see the Mane Party, “What are you doing here and, uh, what’s with the hot air balloon?” “Pinkie Pie.” Rainbow and the others said, while the party pony herself just smiled with pride. “Oh.” Twilight felt silly for asking, then she asked, “But what are you guys doing here?” “That’s our line!” Rainbow said, “What are YOU guys doing all the way out here?” “A little birdy told us you were here and that you were in trouble.” LT said. “So we came all the way here to the rescue!” Derpy said. “We’re okay, thanks to Kat.” Spike said. “Kat?” Sonic and the Mane Party asked in confusion. “It’s kind of a long story, but…” Tails said, “As for why we’re here, we’ve learned that there was a Chaos Emerald buried here and…OH SHOOT! Almost forgot about it!” the little fox rushed over to the sport where they were digging earlier and started excavating with his own hands. “Tails…” Sonic chuckled, before turning to the others, “Anyway, what exactly did Kat do?” “She used the magic wristwatch to take control of the X Cyclone and kick that oversized electric fan’s butt!” Lucy explained in her usual excited manner. “Come again? Magic wristwatch?” Applejack asked in confusion. “Yeah, at least a prototype that Chuck and the Princesses built together and gave it to Kat to test it out.” Twilight said, “It worked without much issue, but because she wasn’t used to using magic, she collapses from exhaustion every time she casted a spell with it.” “Whoa, for real sugarcube?” Applejack asked in surprise. “But if she collapses after use, then what use is it giving magic to humans?” Hawkeem asked. “Hey!” The human children, except Kat who was still unconscious, took offense to Hawkeem’s comment. “Don’t be a racist against humans Hawkeem!” Pinkie Pie scolded, “She just needs training is all, then she’ll be able to use magic without issue!” “Not necessarily on that last bit, but yeah, training will definitely help her get a better control of her magic.” Twilight said. Suddenly they felt the ground shaking as they struggle to keep balance. “G-Guys, that thing is still kicking!” Chris shouted as he pointed out Funfun get back up by switching into flight mode as it took off into the air, then stop in midair and looked down at the heroes. “Oh no! That thing’s gonna try and blow us away again with that giant turbine of his!” Frances said. “Not if we can help it!” Sonic said confidently. “Yeah, let’s get them!” Rainbow said. “¡Bien! ¡Es hora de poner un espectáculo!” LT said. The entire group got into battle position, while the human children and Spike took cover inside the X Cyclone, with Chris carrying Kat in his arms. (BGM: Master of Shadows – Persona 3) FunFun acted first as it activated its turbine, creating a giant hurricane of wind aimed at the heroes. The group immediately splits into two groups, the one lead by Sonic dodged to the left, while the other lead by Twilight dodged to the right. Rainbow, Tails, Amy, Applejack and Pinkie Pie joined Sonic’s team. Rarity, Fluttershy, Angel Bunny, Derpy, LT and Hawkeem were part of Twilight’s group. Funfun was having a hard time, trying to aim at the attacking groups, as when he trying blowing one group away, the other would flank it with an all-out attack. Whenever Funfun tried blowing away Twilight’s group, Sonic’s group would attacking from behind, with Sonic landing some Homing Attacks, followed by Rainbow Dash and Applejack’s bucking, Tails’s twin tail swipe, Pinkie Pie firing her party cannon and Amy’s hammer attack. Funfun tried attacking Sonic’s group, but this gave Twilight’s group the opportunity to strike from behind, with Twilight firing magic beam from her horn, Rarity levitating some razor sharp gems with her horn and strike Funfun with them, Fluttershy sending Angel Bunny to attacking it with his own bucking, Derpy’s headbutting, LT body slamming it and Hawkeem striking it with his staff and then firing a magic beam from the rune powered lantern on it. Funfun became overwhelmed as it couldn’t keep up with both groups at the same time, not to mention its lack of a more varied arsenal and the lack of a foot, thanks to Kat’s earlier interference. “Sonic!” Chris shouted as he pushed a button on the X Cyclone’s console, firing a ring from the slot at the blue hedgehog. “Rainbow Dash!” Twilight shouted as she used her magic to summon her own ring and shot it at the cyan Pegasus. “Got it!” Sonic and Rainbow caught each of their own rings. They looked at each other and nodded with determination before looking at Funfun and… “SONIC RAINBOOST!” Both speedy heroes shouted as they tapped onto the power rings’ power and charged at Funfun, full speed ahead. Sonic grabs Rainbow by the hoof and the two of them curl into a ball together as Rainbow unleashes the Sonic Rainboom, combined with Sonic’s own Sonic Boom, charging with enough force to smash right through Funfun’s chest. Funfun collapsed back onto the middle of the cornfield, with a big smoking hole through the chest, as its eyes shut down and the turbine stopped working, permanently. (BGM ends) “ALRIGHT!” The team cheered in unison, as Sonic and Rainbow Dash landed back on the ground, victorious, with Sonic carrying a small Mobian bald eagle in his right arm. “Thanks Sonic, you’ve saved me!” the bald eagle said. “No problem, Locky.” Sonic said. “Geez, how many of these little guys did Eggjerk capture!?” Rainbow asked. “Enough to give power to these big ones, that’s how many.” Sonic said glaring at Funfun’s lifeless remains. “You serious, sugarhog?” Applejack asked, “If he’s captured that many, we might endin’ up runnin’ out of room back Chris and Kat’s mansion!” “Oh crap!” Chris cursed, realizing what Applejack’s meant. “I’m sure we can work it this out somehow, I mean, they need a place to stay after all.” Fluttershy said. “Yeah, we’ll worry about that later, now what about that Chaos Emerald?” Hawkeem asked. “Oh, you’re right!” Tails exclaimed as he rushed back to the digging spot and continued on digging with his bare hands. Until he dug up a yellow colored gem, “Alright!” Tails exclaimed happily as he pulled the gem out of the ground, revealing its diamond-like shape, glowing in a radiant yellow light, “We found the Chaos Emerald!” “Thanks for digging it up for me Tails!” a familiar, unwelcoming voice spoke up. “Huh?” Tails looked around for the source of the voice but couldn’t see anyone, but while he wasn’t looking he felt his hand that was holding the Chaos Emerald suddenly holding nothing but air, “Huh!?” he looked and gasped in horror to find the Emerald he found missing, “WHAT!?” “EGGMAN!” Derpy shouted while pointing up the sky. Everyone looked up and gasped in horror to see Eggman in his Egg Mobile, with a robot arm coming out from underneath the vessel, holding the Chaos Emerald in hand. The hand moved up to Eggman and handed him the Emerald, before retracting back inside, the red rod taking its place, “You guys are so easily distracted!” the evil doctor taunted, “Anyway, thanks for the Chaos Emerald! HOOOOO HO HO HO HO HO HO!!!” he laughed evilly before flying away at full speed. Rainbow was furious, “Why that dirty, filthy, cheating, piece of horse turd!” A red vein sticks out of her forehead “Tails! Everyone! Let’s go!” Sonic said. “Right!” Tails and the others said in agreement. The entire group ended up piling into the X Tornado (Pinkie Pie having already stuffed the hot air ballon inside her Party Cannon), with Sonic and Rainbow Dash riding outside, “Hey! Get off me!” Hawkeem yelled, “YOU get off ME!” Amy yelled as she smacked him with her hammer, “Who’s touching my flank!?” Rairty cried, “Not me!” Spike assured, “Sorry that was me!” Pinkie apologized, “What!? PINKIE!” Rarity cried in disgust, “Oooh, big muscles you got there LT!” Lucy said, “Gracias!” LT said proudly, “Hey, what about my muscles!?” Tucker asked jealously, “Ooooh, jealous now Tucker? I thought food was your one true love.” Lucy said with a teasing grin, “ACK!” Tucker gawked, “She totally caught you!” Frances teased, “No she didn’t!” Tucker said, “And get off my potato chips!” “Oh boy…” Chris said nervously, when he saw just how big their group was, while keeping his unconscious sister safe. A sweat drop rolled down the side of his head “Um, listen, maybe its best some of us stayed behind.” Chris suggested, “Especially you Frances, Lucy, Tucker and most of all Kat.” “Huh? Stay behind, why?” Frances asked. “Yeah, we wanna go on more exciting adventures!” Lucy pouted. “And I’m not done eating!” Tucker said, stuffing his face with chips. “Because it’s too dangerous! You might end up getting hurt, or worse!” Chris tried to reason, “Plus, Kat will keep falling unconscious if we let her keep using that wristwatch of hers!” Suddenly he felt a hand gripping on his shoulder. Chris turned his head to look behind and gasped to see Kat, glaring at him. “Nii-san, you should know better than to underestimate your Imōto…” Kat said in a low, angry tone. “K-Kat, when did you…!?” Chris was interrupted as Kat place her index finger over his lips. “You may be the big brother, but which one of us has the guts, hmm?” Kat asked with a sly grin, making Chris feel nervous. “Chris, we can take care of ourselves!” Frances said. “Yeah, besides, between you and Kat, you’ve always been the wimpy one!” Lucy said, causing Chris to flinch at her harsh words. “Oooh, BURN!” Tucker, Hawkeem and Rainbow shouted. “Guys, NOW isn’t really the time for trash talking!” Twilight scolded them, “Eggman just stole the Chaos Emerald and we need to get it back NOW!” “And we’ll need all the help we can get, so are you guys in or not?” Tails asked. “We’re in!” Kat, Frances, Lucy and Tucker shouted. Chris hesitated at first due to his own friends and sister showing more courage than him, but ultimately shrugged it off and shouted, “Alright, fine! I’m in too!” “Good! Than sit down and fasten your seat belts!” Tails said. “Roger!” Everyone said in unison, while Chris sighed deeply. Tails input the commands onto the main control console, transforming the X Cyclone back into the X Tornado. Everyone braced themselves, while Sonic stood proudly on the plane’s nose and Rainbow Dash flying above them. “Alright, let’s do it to it!” Sonic shouted, as Tails kicked the X Tornado into high gear and took off into the skies, “OOOOOOH YEEAAAAAAAAAAH!!!” Rainbow Dash shouted as she blasted off into the skies right next to the x-winged fighter jet, as they both headed in the same direction as Eggman went. Meanwhile, Mr. Stewart and Ms. Brenda came out of the car, as they saw the X Tornado and Rainbow Dash fly just above them, leaving them both gawking in awe and confusion, wondering what the hell just happened. Back at Eggman and Steam’s base… Rouge, Gilda and Trixie teamed up and unleashed their “girl power” combos on the Behemoth, as the big robot soldier kept swinging its robot claws at them. While the robot was distracted, Topaz snuck up behind it and planted a bomb on its ankle. “Girls, stand back!” Topaz warned them. Rouge, and her girls nodded as they got away from the Behemoth. Topaz did the same as she pulled out the remote and pushed the button, causing the bomb to detonate and take out its foot, and damaging the floor. The Behemoth’s weight was too much for the damaged floor to handle as the evil robot ended up falling right through. “WO-HO! That was awesome!” Gilda shouted. “Not bad, for a monkey.” Trixie said. “Nice one.” Rouge said as she and Topaz gave each other a high five. “Alright team, let’s get moving!” Topaz ordered the rest of the soldiers. “Yes ma’am!” the soldiers saluted. Ricky simply whimpered as he was forcefully dragged by the team to help them on the mission. In the control room… Decoe and Bocoe watched the situation unfold on the monitors, showing the war going on outside, and the others showing Rouge and her team going through the bases defenses, and another showing Steam and his allies doing…something. “Oh boy, what a mess…” Decoe said, “We’ve got the G.U.N. army attacking us from outside…” “…a small team of soldiers have infiltrated our base…” Bocoe added. “…and Steam and his lackeys are doing God knows what.” Decoe finished, “How can we possibly keep track of all of this!?” “I knew Steam was up to no good, but we can’t just ignore G.U.N.’s assault. Oh, what are we gonna do?” Becoe said. He then noticed a signal on the radar, “What? Another one headed our way!? No way! I’m not letting them come anywhere near our base! Time for a counterattack!” “Take them down!” Decoe shouted as Becoe started typing frantically on the main computer’s keyboard. Unbeknownst to them however is that the “mysterious” signal headed for them was none other than… Outside… “WHAT THE HELL!?!!?!” Eggman cried in shock and horror as he found himself on the receiving end of his own army’s missile attack as he frantically flew around dodging every missile, “YOU IDIOTS! IT’S ME, YOUR MASTER! STOP ATTACKING ME!!!” While still dodging the missiles around, he saw all the damage around his base as the war between G.U.N. and his army raged on, “Hoo-boy, what a complete mess…” he said as he quickly dodged another missile, “Those fools really did a number to this place, but they will soon find out what happens when you mess with Dr. Eggman!” he declared as he tried to do his usual evil laugh, only to start dodging more missiles, “WHOA! WHOA! HEY! CUT IT OUT! IT’S YOUR MASTER HERE! STOP ATTACKING ME!!!” he yelled while dodging missiles and headed back towards his base, “GRRRRR! Why is this happening!?” Meanwhile, in Station Square… Danny, Nate, Alfred and Elmer, along with the other civilians, were all watching the war unfold on the big screen TV on the side of the building, while Scarlet Garcia kept them updated on the situation. “It looks like the battle is intensifying.” Scarlet said, “Huh? What’s that? Something is approaching the base! It’s…” The camera zoomed in on the flying object headed towards the base, “It’s…a plane?” Danny and Nate gasped with joy, “That’s the X Tornado!” Danny shouted. “Huh? X Tornado? What’s that?” The other civilians around them looked confused when they heard Danny say it. “But wait! There’s something standing on top of the plane and…something small flying to the plane!” Scarlet Garcia said as the camera zoomed in some more, revealing, “It’s something blue it’s…the blue hedgehog? And the rainbow haired Pegasus?” “It’s Sonic and Rainbow Dash!” Nate shouted. “Who? Huh? Who’s that?” The citizens around asked even more confused than before. “You know who those two are?” some of the citizens asked them. “Of course we do, they’re the ones who’ve been protecting us from Eggman this whole time!” Elmer said. “They even saved the Diamond Baseball Stadium from being demolished!” Alfred said. “The rainbow haired Pegasus, that’s Rainbow Dash!” Nate answered. “And the blue hedgehog, that’s Sonic, Sonic the Hedgehog!” Danny answered. Sonic X: Friendship is Universal Card #59 Name: Rocky Age: 15 Gender: Male Species: Seal Likes: Family, Friends, socializing, doing water tricks, ball balancing on his nose, Fish Dislikes: Dr. Eggman, Evil, Disharmony, being left alone, water pollution Abilities: Swimming, Strength, Communication, Water tricks, Ball Balancing Bio: One of the animal friends from Mobius, who was captured by Dr. Eggman and used as an organic battery for E-38 Octoron, until he was saved by Sonic and Rainbow Dash, and now he is free-loading at the Thorndyke Mansion Sonic X: Friendship is Universal Card #60 Name: Ricky Age: 13 Gender: Male Species: Squirrel Likes: Family, Friends, organizing, writing stories, Stella Queen (Mobius’ own Stephen King), socializing Dislikes: Dr. Eggman, Evil, Disharmony, being bossed around, being dragged into things he wants nothing to do with, bad fanfiction, “Mary Sue” Original Characters Abilities: Climbing, Strength, Claw Attack, Jumping, Story-Writing Bio: One of the animal friends from Mobius, who was captured by Dr. Eggman and used as an organic battery for E-70 Noizi, until he was rescued by Rouge the Bat, and is now being forcefully dragged around by Rouge and her team The heroes were following Eggman’s trail as it lead them straight towards his and Steam’s base on the lone island in the middle of the ocean far off the coast. They also notice the war going on between G.U.N.’s navy and areal forces against Eggman and Steam’s robot army. “Whoa nelly! Look at ‘am go!” Applejack exclaimed. “It’s a warzone out there!” Kat said, “But we’re not scared or anything, because we won’t let Eggman get away this time, right guys?” “Yeah!” Lucy said. “You’ve heard them Tails, full speed ahead!” Sonic said. “Right! Hang on tight everyone!” Tails said as he piloted the X Tornado straight into the warzone, with the base being their destination. Along the way however, they had to fight off Eggman and Steam’s areal forces, consisting of mass-produced versions of Beacon, Teacher Robot and Super Sweeper from Eggman’s side and steampunk-styled Robot Griffons and Pegasi from Steam’s side. Tails shot them down using the X Tornado’s machine guns and homing missiles, while Sonic used his Homing attack and Rainbow Dash used her bucking on any enemies that got too close. At the same time, they had to defend the G.U.N. soldiers who were in trouble, much to their surprise. “Wait, is that…?” one soldier gasped in surprise. “It’s the blue hedgehog and the rainbow Pegasus!” another soldier exclaimed. “What did you say?” The Commander asked through the communicator. “Sir! The blue hedgehog and the rainbow Pegasus are here, riding on a white, x-winged jet fighter and they are taking down Eggman’s forces, while also defending our troops!” one of the soldiers reported. “Seriously?” the Commander gawked in surprise. Meanwhile, in Eggman and Steam’s base… Rouge and her team continued on through the base’s interior, while navigating across certain traps and obstacles, until they managed to find the Engine Room. “There it is!” Rouge said. “Finally!” Gilda said. Before they could reach the door however, another Behemoth suddenly burst through the wall from behind, as they turned to face it. “What the?! Isn’t that the same robot from before?” Topaz asked. “No, this is a mass-produced model, I’m pretty sure this one’s different from the earlier one.” Rouge said, “Gilda, Trixie and I will take care of this guy, you and the rest head for the Engine Room!” “Right, everyone, let’s go!” Topaz commanded the rest of the team. “Yes ma’am!” the other soldiers said in unison. Topaz and the others, along with a reluctant Ricky, went on ahead, leaving Rouge, Gilda and Trixie to deal with the Behemoth. “The GREAT and POWERFUL Trixie, shall not be defeated by the likes of some mechanical beast!” Trixie boasted as she throws some smoke bombs at the Behemoth, allowing her, Rouge and Gilda to sneak in for a surprise attack, as the big robot swung its arms around, trying to hit them, but to no avail. Topaz, Ricky and the other soldiers were headed for the Engine Room, when suddenly a hidden trap door opened, revealing a whole squad of Guardbots coming up on an elevating platform, blocking the entrance. “Look out!” Topaz shouted as she and the soldiers ducked, avoiding the barrage of bullets from the Guardbots’ machine guns. “Topaz!” Rouge reacted, but ends up getting caught in one of Behemoth’s claws. “Concentrate, bat girl!” Gilda let out a lion-like battle roar as she sliced the Behemoth’s claw clean off, freeing Rouge. Rouge got out of the claw, “Thanks, that was close…” “Watch it!” Trixie shouted as she used her magic to summon a barrier around Rouge, Gilda and herself, protecting them from the bullet barrage. Behemoth attacked the barrier with its remaining claw, as Trixie struggled to keep it up. “Damn it! We’re pinned down!” Gilda cursed, “Anyone got any bright ideas?” Before either Rouge or Trixie could say anything, Knuckles suddenly burst through the wall with his powerful fists, as he charged at the Behemoth and punched it so hard, it flew against the wall, exploding into pieces. “What the!?” Gilda reacted in surprise. “What in Equestria’s name!?” Trixie reacted as well. “Knuckles!?” Rouge gasped in surprise to see the red echidna. “Knuckles?” Ricky looked in surprise. The red echidna himself payed little heed to them as he dodged the barrage of bullets and charged at full speed towards the Guardbots, destroying them one by one with a combination of punches, kicks and martial arts, until they were nothing but piles of scrap metal. “Whoa…” Gilda simply said in surprise, along with Trixie, Topaz and the soldiers. Ricky immediately rushed up to Knuckles as he said, “Oh Knuckles, I’m so glad to see you!” “Ricky? What are you doing here?” Knuckles asked in surprise to see the small squirrel. “Long story short, ever since I was freed, these brutes have been dragging me around against my will!” Ricky said. Topaz ignored Ricky’s remark as she walked up to them, “Hey, thanks for the save just now! I’m guessing you’re one of Sonic’s friends, right?” “We’re NOT friends!” Knuckles shouted in denial, as he turned around with his arms crossed and an “offended” look. “Yeah right, you two worked together to defeat Dr. Eggman in the past.” Ricky said. “That doesn’t automatically make us friends!” Knuckles said, still in denial, “Teaming up with Sonic in the past was just a means to an end, and nothing more!” “But at the very least, you two know each other, right?” Topaz asked. “I guess…” Knuckles said, “But more importantly, what are you guys doing in here anyway?” While they were talking, Rouge quietly hide behind the soldiers so she could hide her wings inside her suit without Knuckles noticing, much to Gilda and Trixie’s confusion. When Knuckles asked what they were doing, the now disguised bat girl walked to him and answered, “We’re here to destroy Dr. Eggman’s base. We were just on our way to the base’s Engine Room and set up the explosives there.” Knuckles smirked, “That’s pretty reckless you know? We’re talking about a mad scientist who wants to take over the world with an army of robots. There’s no guarantee you’ll come out of this alive.” “Not to mention dragging me, an innocent bystander, into enemy territory!” Ricky complained. “We are well aware of the risks!” Topaz said with determination, but ignoring Ricky, “That’s why we’re not going to sit back and just let him do what he wants with our world!” Ricky grumbled under his breath when Topaz ignored him. “I see.” Knuckles said before he smiled, “In that case, I’ll join you guys! Dr. Eggman has threatened my world countless times and I’m not about to let this world or any other fall victim to his selfish ambitions!” “Wow, somebody’s got a sense of justice.” Rouge said in a flirty manner. “Huh? Did you say something?” Knuckles asked in confusion. “Oh nothing, it’s nothing!” Rouge giggled. “Uh…” Ricky, Topaz, Trixie and the soldiers deadpanned at them. Sweat drops roll down the side of their heads, one on each “Yuck! Get a room you two!” Gilda complained, doing a “gag me” face. Meanwhile, in the control room… “YOU IMCOMPETENT BUCKET-HEADED MORONS!!! CAN’T YOU IDIOTS TELL THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN YOUR MASTER AND YOUR ENEMIES!?!?” A very furious Dr. Eggman yelled at Decoe and Bocoe for mistaking him for an enemy earlier. A red vein sticks out of his forehead “Sorry, Doctor…” Decoe and Bocoe both looked down apologetically, ashamed of themselves for their mix-up. “Bah, never mind that…” Eggman said, turning back to the monitors, “G.U.N. attacking our base, Steam doing God knows what in the basement and now Sonic and his playmates are headed this way…” he pressed on the communications button and said, “Bokkun, head down to the basement and find out what that stupid horse and his lackeys are up to and take Metal Sonic with you, just in case!” “Aye aye, Doctor!” Bokkun said through the communicator. “Meanwhile…” Eggman suddenly started pushing buttons like mad, “I’ll deal with these little pests myself!” Outside, Sonic and Rainbow Dash looked down at Eggman and Steam’s island and noticed the hatches opening all over it, revealing a bunch of missile launchers. “Heads up guys!” Rainbow shouted. “What’s that?” Chris asked. “Anti-aircraft missiles!” Tails warned, “Everyone, hang on tight!” Back in the base, Eggman chuckled evilly, as his seat converted into a blue cockpit like seat, that resembled his Egg Mobile, but with a yellow drill on the front and a cover above. Decoe and Bocoe reacted in surprise. “Uh oh, Eggman-sama’s about to go missile happy!” Decoe said. “Take cover!” Bocoe shouted. The two robot henchmen took cover under the coffee table, as Eggman readied himself, “Get ready Sonic…for your demise!” he started mashing the buttons on his steering wheel. Outside, the missile launchers, fired a barrage of missiles into the skies, all of them aimed directly for the X Tornado. Tails used his piloting skills, from barrel rolls, to somersaults, dodging every single one of them. Rainbow Dash did the same thing using her own flying acrobat skills, while Sonic held on tight, all while they were both shouting in excitement like kids on a roller coaster ride. Everyone else inside the X Tornado held on tight as they either shouted in excitement, while others screamed in panic. “Oh my God! We’re gonna die! We’re all gonna die!” Chris shouted in panic as he held on for dear life. “WAAAAAA! I’m gonna lose my lunch and die!” Tucker shouted, before holding his mouth, feeling sick. “Will you guys, STOP PANICKING!? We are NOT gonna die!” Tails shouted with determination, “And those anti-aircraft missiles are nothing but toys compared to the might of the X Tornado!” “This thing wasn’t a match for that big electric fan robot thought, how can you-WHAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA!!!!” Hawkeem screamed in panic as Tails barrel rolled out of a barrage of missiles’ way, along with Rainbow Dash. “Oh, ye of little faith!” Tails said, “Twilight! Spike! You guys ready?” “Ready!” Twilight said. “Yeah, let’s do it!” Spike shouted. “OOOOOH, HOHOHOHOHOHOHO! Take that, and that! And that! And one more for the heck of it!” Eggman shouted as he spun his seat around while mashing the fire button, firing an endless barrage of missiles at the heroes. “RD! You’ve got this?” Sonic asked. “I’ve had this since I was born!” Rainbow said smugly. Back in Station Square… The citizens watching the broadcast gasped in worry when they saw the missile headed for the heroes. “Oh no! They are gonna get shot down!” “There’s no way they’ll survive that!” “It’s Game Over man!” “No way! Sonic and Rainbow Dash won’t be defeated that easily!” Danny shouted. “That’s right! I believe in Sonic and Rainbow Dash!” Nate shouted, “Go get them guys!” “Yeah!” Alfred and Elmer shouted in unison. Back in the fight… As the barrage of missiles came at the X Tornado from every single direction, the heroes got into position and then, “NOW!” Tails shouted. Twilight casted a spell on the X Tornado, combining with the Chaos Emerald and the Elements of Loyalty and Honesty, Spike jumped onto the mini-torrent underneath the plane. Sonic curled into a ball and started charging a spin dash, while Rainbow Dash flapped her wings up to maximum speed, and then… With a battle cry, Sonic charged off the X Tornado with a Spin Dash into the missile barrage, alongside a charging Rainbow Dash, while Tails performed a barrel roll, creating a force field, powered with Twilight’s magic, combined with the Chaos Emerald and the two elements, not only reflecting the missiles, but also firing energy blasts in every direction. At the same time, tails fired the machine guns and homing missiles, along with Spike firing the mini-torrent at the incoming missiles. Sonic and Rainbow Dash keep bouncing off every single missile in mid-flight, destroying them or deflecting them at nearby enemy robots. This went on until nothing but explosions surrounded the heroes. Everyone who was watching looked worried for a moment, and then… “OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOH YEEEEEEEEAAAAAAAAAAAAAH!!!” Rainbow Dash flew out of the explosion, with Sonic riding on her back, surfer style. Followed by the X Tornado, with half of the group cheering in excitement, while the other one looked like they were about to throw up. “WOOOOOOOOOOHOOOOOOO!!! That was AWESOME!!!” Frances shouted. “That…was…EXCITING!!!” Lucy and Pinkie Pie shouted as they gave each other a fist/hoof bump. “YEEEEEEEE-HAAAAAAAAAAAAW!!!” Applejack yelled like a cowpony, “Now that was CRAZY!” “Crazy-AWESOME, you mean!” Derpy said. “Oh yeah! We rule!” Kat shouted as she and LT gave each other a high five. “Uuuuuuuuh…” Chris groaned in sickness, along with Rarity, Fluttershy, Angel and Locky. “BLAAAAAAAAAAAAARGH!!!” Tucker and Hawkeem barfed into each of their paper bags. Rainbow landed on top of the X Tornado, as Sonic jumped off her back and landed on the plane, “That was tight!” Sonic whistled. “Yeah! We were like, awesome!” Rainbow Dash said. Meanwhile, in Station Square… The citizens were shocked, surprised and overjoyed to see that the blue hedgehog, the rainbow pony and their friends on the X Tornado came out of that just fine, as they all erupted into cheers. “Yeah! That’s it Sonic!” Danny shouted. “You show them Rainbow Dash!” Nate shouted. Soon, all the citizens watching the broadcast began chanting Sonic and Rainbow Dash’s names, now fully recognizing the two otherworldly creatures not as invaders, but as heroes. Back in Eggman and Steam’s base… “Looks like they survived your missile happy assault Eggman-sama.” Decoe said. Eggman growled in anger, “Annoying little pincushion, flying horse and their annoying friends! They are like something that gets stuck on your shoe and you can’t scrape it off no matter what you do!” A red vein sticks out of his forehead “So…now what Doctor?” Bocoe asked. “Now? Time for plan B!” Eggman said as he got off his seat and rushed toward the elevator, going up, while his two robot henchmen just watched. Back with our heroes… Tails aimed at the center of the tower and fired his machine guns, forming a large circle made of bullet holes, then fired a missile at the center of the circle, the resulting explosion creating a huge hole of the side of the tower, “We’re going in! Hang on!” Tails announced as he flew the X Tornado straight into the hole. Inside the base… Tails switched the X Tornado into X Cyclone mode as it landed right in the middle of the hallway. Sonic and Rainbow looked at each other and grinned as they went on ahead, with everyone else following inside the X Cyclone. Along the way, they keep dodging every single trap, ranging from spikes, to flamethrowers, to buzzsaws and lasers, using their speed and agility, while the X Cyclone destroyed some using its machine guns and homing missiles. They destroyed every enemy that gets in their way, ranging from Behemoths, Guardbots, Laser Turrents, Sneezers, Steampunk Ponies, Steampunk Griffons and Steampunk Dragons, with Sonic using his Spin Dash, Rainbow Dash using her flying acrobat skills and the X Cyclone used its weapons. After about half an hour of high-speed platforming action, the heroes break down the large doors, entering a large, dark room, and soon they stop on their tracks when they were greeted by none other than Dr. Eggman in his Egg Mobile. “Sonic and his silly little playmates! I applaud you for making it this far, but this is as far as you will go!” Eggman declared. (BGM: “Big Arms” – Sonic Mania Adventures – Jahn Davis’s Remix) Suddenly, the lights come on, revealing a huge, tall robot standing right before them, as they gasped in surprise. It had blue legs and arms connected to its torso with silver-plated metal alloys. Its torso was black with a red, rounded blade with edges that point upward. Its lower part of its torso was black with a stripe of yellow directly above it. Eggman chuckled maniacally as he flew up to the robots’ head and attached the Egg Mobile on top, giving him manual control of the mechanical monstrosity. “You’ve destroyed every robot I threw at you and even saved the little critters that I’ve stuffed inside them! But this time, I’ll finish you off myself, along with E-18, codename: Guerra-Hard!” Eggman declared dramatically, “Now then, shall we dance?” “Bring it Eggface!” Sonic and Rainbow shouted. “Don’t forget us!” Applejack jumped out of the X Cyclone, followed by Pinkie Pie, Fluttershy, Angel, Rarity, Derpy, LT and Hawkeem, as they joined Sonic and Rainbow Dash’s side. Twilight and Spike stayed inside the X Cyclone to assist Tails, Amy, Locky and the human children. “Let’s do it to it!” Tails said as he gripped the wheel firmly. And so the big showdown between our heroes and Eggman begins as the evil doctor pilots Guerra-Hard, throwing a punch at them, but they manage to move out of the way, as they unleash a counterattack. (BGM pause) Meanwhile, with Steam… Steam and Iron Hoof felt the tremors as the war outside raged on, as they secretly tried to work on the project, when suddenly Bokkun, accompanied by Metal Sonic came in. “Hey Steam, what’s up?” Bokkun asked. “Oh, it’s you.” Steam said with a deadpan expression, “I’m working on my secret project.” “Secret project you say?” Bokkun asked, “I wonder what that could be and why didn’t you share that info with the boss?” “Because…it’s a surprise, that’s it.” Steam said, trying to play dumb. “Oh really? But then why do you have one of our escape shuttles here?” Bokkun asked, pointing out the large red shuttle with the Eggman logo on the side. “That’s…uh…” Steam tried to come up with an excuse. “You were planning to escape and leave us to fend for ourselves, weren’t you?” Metal Sonic asked. Suddenly, Iron Hoof tackled Metal onto the ground, but the robot doppelganger managed to push him off easily, while Bokkun gasped in shock, as both Metal and Iron Hoof were engaged in combat. “Iron Hoof…” Steam grunted in annoyance, “I guess the cat’s out of the bag…” he said, “Fine, I’ll confess, I have been secretly working towards my own personal goal from behind the scenes, hiring thugs-for-rent, borrowing parts from Eggman’s own personal arsenal, and with the help of some old blueprints for the TITAN units, from my old friend and partner Dr. Horo, so I could achieve that goal.” “What goal?” Bokkun asked. “To rid every trace of evil in the entire world, until only good remains!” Steam said, as he held up the Element of Laughter, “I will use the Elements of Harmony to power up my invention and bring pure light shining over every corner of the world and destroy all shadows!” Bokkun’s pupils shrunk in horror at this, “Th-that’s…PURE INSANITY! You can’t get rid of evil! No one can!” “Just like that sorry-excuse of a goody two-shoe princess and her so-called little pony friends, you wouldn’t understand!” Steam said, “If evil didn’t exist, then we wouldn’t have threats like Nightmare Moon, Discord and the Changelings terrorizing Equestria in the first place! If they actually used the Elements the PROPER way, our world would finally know TRUE peace!” “I thought you were just a crazy pony who wanted to take over the world, just like Eggman-sama, but…turns out you’re just insane!” Bokkun said. “Well sometimes, if you wanna achieve your goals, you can never be afraid of getting your hands dirty and fight evil with evil!” Steam said, “Teaming-up with Eggman and take over the world, was nothing but a stepping stone towards my goal! And to be honest…it was rather painful pretending to be all buddy-buddy with that egg-headed moron. He claims to be an evil genius, but he’s no different than some little brat trapped in an adult’s body, throwing a temper tantrum for not having his way!” “How…stupid…” Bokkun murmured. “Huh?” Steam asked. “How stupid of you, calling Eggman-sama a brat, when you happen to be the BIGGEST brat here!” Bokkun yelled, “Ridding the world of evil? Fight evil with evil? Don’t make me laugh! You’re no evil genius yourself, you’re just an insane pony who is also nothing but a little brat trapped in a stallion’s body, throwing a temper tantrum for not having his way!” “How dare you lecture me, you piece of horse turd!?” Steam glared at Bokkun, “You’re so pathetic, playing the hero while trying to defend your so-called evil master, who happen to be a pathetic man-child of a monkey! If only he had listened to my advice before, we probably could have won together. But I guess it doesn’t matter in the long run, since I have decided to officially call off this alliance. Not that you’ll ever get to tell your master anyway, since you and your “bodyguard” are about to be scrapped here and now!” Then suddenly, the Conductor came to life and tackled Bokkun to the ground. The small messenger robot gasped as he saw the diamond dog, now with more cybernetic enhancements than before, now with both arms completely mechanical and the left side of his face was also mechanical and with a green bionic eye, gripping his now cybernetic hands around his neck, strangling him. “Iron Hoof, Conductor…finish them off!” Steam ordered as he entered the shuttle and made his escape, “So long, fools! It has NOT been a pleasure, working with you!” “NO!” Bokkun and Metal cried as the Conductor and Iron Hoof held them back, while the mad pony scientist escaped using the shuttle, as it flew out from the backside of the island, undetected by the others outside. Meanwhile, in the Engine Room… Rouge and her squad made it inside the Engine Room located underneath the room where they previously fought and defeated Noizi. It seems Eggman didn’t bother covering up the giant hole caused by the explosion during that last battle, as it left the Engine Room exposed. A careless act that may soon prove to be his own downfall as the G.U.N. soldiers used a ladder to climb down and scattered around the room, setting up the explosives in every corner of the room. Soon, once all the explosives were in place, one soldier set up the timer on the main explosive to 15 minutes. “Ma’am! The explosives are all set!” one G.U.N. soldier reported. “Excellent, our mission is complete!” Topaz said, “Alright girls, let’s move!” But then noticed that Rouge was gone and only Trixie and Gilda remained, along with Knuckles and Ricky. “Huh? Where’s Rouge?” Topaz asked. “She’s still up there.” Knuckles said, pointing up the hole. Rouge groaned in exasperation as she searched the room above for the Chaos Emerald, but no luck so far, “I guess they must have been monitoring this place and moved the Chaos Emerald somewhere else.” She assumed. “Rouge!” Topaz called. “What?” Rouge called back. “We’ve finished setting up the explosives! It’s time to leave!” Topaz informed. “You guys go on ahead and leave without me, I’ll catch up!” Rouge said. “What are you talking about? This place is gonna blow in 15 minutes!” Topaz said. “Don’t worry, I’ll be done in less than 5 minutes!” Rouge insisted. “What the heck?” Topaz asked in confusion. Meanwhile, in the control room… Decoe and Bocoe were watching the situation in the Engine Room, both of them looking puzzled by Topaz and Rouge’s banter. “Uh…do you think these guys are on our side?” Decoe asked curiously. “I have no idea, so instead of attacking…” Bocoe said as he pushed the button on the console. Back in the Engine Room… Suddenly, the only door leading out of the room was locked up by several high security doors, blocking their only exit. Rouge gasped in surprise at this, “Uh oh, I guess we’ve been spotted.” She said. “Rouge! What the heck just happened?” Topaz asked as she and the others climbed out of the Engine Room, while Gilda just flew up with Trixie riding on her back. “They put the room on lockdown, but no biggie, I’ll smash through this thing easily!” Rouge said as she rushed towards the door and unleashed several kicks on it, but none of them even scratched it, “Oh man, this is harder than I thought…” the bat girl said as she stopped kicking, after realizing she wasn’t doing any damage. “Stand back, I’ll bust this thing wide open!” Knuckles let out a battle cry as he unleashed a powerful punch on the door…and causing no damage whatsoever, “Huh? Not even a scratch?!” he asked in shock, then he starts punching the door continuously, only to leave a really tiny dent, “Damn! This really IS hard!” A sweat drop rolled down the side of his head “My turn!” Gilda let out a lion’s roar as she flew towards the door and slashed at it with her talons, multiple times…only to have the same result as Rouge and Knuckles, “What the heck!?” “Behold, the GREAT and POWERFUL Trixie’s explosive escape!” Trixie shouted as she used her magic to summon a barrage of fireworks at the door…and it resulted in the same thing, “What!? Seriously!?” Topaz looked at her watch, showing the timer for the time bomb, still counting down, and looked one of the soldiers, “Can’t we go back and disarm it?” she asked them. The soldier simply shook his head. “No…” Topaz fell to her knees, “We’re done for…” “We can’t just give up!” Knuckles said. “That’s right! It’s all over if you give up.” Rouge said. “Hey guys, instead of attacking the door individually, wouldn’t it be better if you worked together and attacked the door together at the same time?” Ricky suggested. “As much as I hate to admit it, the little squirrel is right.” Gilda said, “We might just have better luck if we work together.” “As much as she’d rather not to, Trixie will swallow her pride and…cooperate with you guys.” Trixie said a little disgusted at saying that one word. Everyone nodded in agreement and soon, Knuckles started punching, Rouge started kicking, Gilda started slashing with her talons and Trixie shot magical fireworks, at the giant door, as little by little they started doing some damage to it. In the control room… Decoe and Bocoe were still confused if they were allies or enemies as they watched Rouge’s squad and Knuckles trying to break out on the monitor. However, when they switched to the basement’s camera, they gasped in shock to see Bokkun and Metal struggling in a fight against Iron Hoof and the now cybernetic enhanced Conductor, plus Steam was long gone. “What the!? What’s going on!? Why are they fighting!?” Decoe asked in shock. “I don’t know, but it seems our suspicions were true after all! Steam wasn’t trustworthy after all!” Bocoe said. “Speaking of Steam, where the heck is he?!” Decoe wondered, as he noticed that the mad scientist pony was nowhere in sight. Back at the Eggman fight… (BGM resumes) The heroes unleashed a counterattack on Eggman and his Guerra-Hard robot, but to their surprise, they dodged, and they unleashed their own counterattack by throwing a kick, sending Sonic, Rainbow, LT, Applejack, Derpy and the X Cyclone flying up against the ceiling. Pinkie, Fluttershy, Angel, Rarity and Hawkeem tried to attack, but Eggman and Guerra-Hard countered with a spin kick, sending them flying against the wall. The group that hit the ceiling fell off it, as Eggman and Guerra-Hard rushed in and spin kicked them against the other wall. “HOOOOO, HO HO HO HO HO HO! This is so much fun!” Eggman laughed maniacally. The heroes recovered from the attack as Sonic said, “We’re not done yet!” “Yeah, it ain’t over until the fat mare sings!” Rainbow Dash declared. “Let’s get them!” Tails shouted as he piloted the X Cyclone, with Amy, Twilight, Spike, Locky and the human children assisting him. The X Cyclone fired a bunch of homing missiles on Eggman and Guerra-Hard, but they just swat them like flies with their arms and legs, destroying them. “Stupid fox boy! That useless mech of yours couldn’t even beat Funfun! What makes you think it can actually beat Guerra-hard?!” Eggman asked. “’Cause he ain’t fightin’ alone, ya rotten egg-headed varmint!” Applejack shouted as she used her lasso on Pinkie Pie and Hawkeem and swung them at the evil genius and his robot. Pinkie pulled out a giant mallet, while Hawkeem pulled out an axe, as they both unleashed their battle cries. “Fools!” Eggman said as he commanded Guerra-Hard to catch them with his right hand and threw aside. LT let out a battle cry as he rushed at them, followed by Derpy and a barrage of razor sharp jewels, courtesy of Rarity, but Eggman and his robot just kicked LT and Derpy away and then caught and crushed the jewels with his right hand, reducing them to dust, much to Rarity’s horror. “MY JEWELS!!” she cried as she fainted, landing on LT who landed next to her a second ago. Derpy landed a few feet away from them. Fluttershy flew up to Guerra-Hard’s head, where Eggman was and shouted, “Stop all this bullying right now, or else I’ll give you…the “STARE”!” she threatened him. “Ooooh, scary…” Eggman laughed. Then Fluttershy gives Eggman a terrifying, soul-piercing stare, causing the mad doctor to flinch a little, “Oh no…that’s…terrifying actually…” he admitted, “Alright, fine, I’ll give up my evil ways…” “Really?” Fluttershy asked. “NO!” Eggman shouted as he pushed the button and smashed both Fluttershy and Angel between Guerra-Hard’s palms, sending them falling unconscious. “FLUTTERSHY!” Rainbow cried as she flew as fast as she could and caught both of them in her forelegs, “Fluttershy! Fluttershy! And Angel! Are you alright!?” Fluttershy woke up, but flinched in pain, “Rainbow Dash…is Angel…?” Rainbow looked at Angel, also waking up, but in pain, “Yeah…but you two are in bad shape…” “How could this happen? I’ve never encountered anyone who could resist my “stare”.” Fluttershy wondered. “Stand back, I’ll take it from here.” Rainbow said as she set Fluttershy and Angel down and glared at Eggman, “Alright, no more horsing around!” “Let’s get them!” Sonic shouted. Sonic and Rainbow Dash charged at Eggman and Guerra-Hard at full speed, “Again, fools!” Eggman said as he and his robot dodged and then punched the two speedsters against the wall, then slamming the palm of the hand on top of them, pushing them against the solid metal. “What the hay is going on!? This guy just keeps countering all of our attacks!” Rainbow said, struggling to breathe while being pushed against the wall. “Looks like old egg for brains finally managed to build a decent robot.” Sonic admitted. “HAH, HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA! Looks like you imbeciles finally met your match, huh?” Eggman asked, “E-18 Guerra-Hard is a special robot! Instead of being powered by one of your disgusting critter friends, it is actually powered by a Chaos Emerald! Or should I say, by TWO Chaos Emeralds!” The heroes gasped in shock at this revelation, “Well, that explains it!” Sonic said. “I’ve waited for so long for this moment!” Eggman said, “I finally get to crush my arch-nemesis and his pathetic friends all at once!” RIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIING (BGM pauses) “Huh?” Eggman’s evil speech was interrupted by the sound of his phone ringing. He picked it up, “Hello?” “Dr. Eggman-sama! We’ve got two problems that we figured we need your help with!” Decoe said on the other side. “Huh? What problems?” Eggman asked in confusion. “First, we’ve trapped some people in the Engine Room, but we’re not sure if they are enemies or not.” Decoe explained, “Next, there’s a fight in the basement.” “Really now? Let me see…” Eggman turned on the monitor showing the security footage of the Engine Room, showing Rouge’s Squad and Knuckles attacking the door, “What the!? KNUCKLES!? OF COURSE THEY ARE ENEMIES YOU BUCKET HEADED RETARDS!!!” he yelled at the phone. A red vein sticks out of his forehead “Oooooooh, enemies! Of course, that makes more sense!” Decoe laughed sheepishly on the other side. “As for the basement…” Eggman switched the footage and gasped to see Metal and Bokkun trying to fight off Iron Hoof and the Conductor, “What the!? Metal and Bokkun!? Why are you two fighting against my partner’s henchmen!?” “Uh, I’m not sure, but I think it’s safe to say that Steam has decided to bail on us and left his henchmen to hold Metal and Bokkun back.” Decoe said. “WHAT!? HE BETRAYED US!?” Eggman yelled in rage, “Why that candy-colored girly horse toy bastard! Wait until I get my hands on him!” A second red vein sticks out of his forehead “Yeah…and as for the people trapped in the Engine Room…they did mention something about a…” Decoe gulps, “…time bomb…” Eggman’s pupils shrunk in horror behind his small thick glasses, “T-T-TIME BOMB!?!?!?!” he shouted in shock and horror. “TIME BOMB!?” the heroes heard it and gawked in shock and horror. Sonic X: Friendship is Universal Card #61 Name: Nathan “Nate” Age: 10 Gender: Male Species: Human Likes: Kat (his secret crush), Family, Friends, Sports, Music, Curry, Popular things Dislikes: Evil, Chaos, Disharmony, Bullies, Boredom Abilities: Athletics, Guitar playing, Cycling, Intelligence Bio: A classmate of Kat, this laidback kid may look like he doesn’t have a care in the world, but he’s actually a pretty reliable, if not somewhat naïve, hard-working guy who is always happy to help those in need. Sonic X: Friendship is Universal Card #62 Name: E-18 Codename: Guerra-Hard Abilities: Chaos Energy-based Super Speed, Chaos Energy-based Super Strength, Chaos Energy-based Agility, Martial Arts In the Engine Room… Knuckles, Rouge, Gilda and Trixie continued to work together in smashing their way through every think layer of the security door, as they managed to reach the halfway point. “Only 10 minutes remaining! At this rate we’ll never make it!” Topaz said while looking at the timer on her wristwatch. “I’ve told you not to give up!” Knuckles shouted while punching the door. Back in the Eggman fight… “Well, this complicates things…” Sonic said, as he and Rainbow Dash used their strength to push Guerra-Hard’s palm off them. “Seriously? Setting up a bomb only to get yourself locked in the same room as it? And everypony says I’m the reckless one!” Rainbow said. Soon, the two speedsters manage to break free of Guerra-Hard’s grip, much to Eggman’s surprise, “What the!?” the mad doctor cried in shock as he hung up the phone. (BGM resumes) “Everyone, REGROUP!” Sonic shouted, and the entire team rushed in and joined his and Rainbow’s side. “You heard them right?” Rainbow asked. “Yeah, a time bomb!” Twilight said. “We’ve gotta hurry and finish this guy off and get out of here!” Spike said. “But this guy can kind of predict our moves and counterattack, how are we supposed to lay a finger on them?” Hawkeem asked. “I know! Instead of just attacking him directly, wait for him to make a move and then counterattack!” Chris suggested. “Good idea!” LT said, “I’ve got an idea!” LT rushed toward Eggman and Guerra-Hard, “Hey! Cara de huevo!” “Huh!?” Eggman reacted to LT. “Your mother es una gallina fea grande y gorda!” LT threw an insult at him. At first Eggman didn’t understand what he said until he looked up on his Egg Mobile’s computer and gasped in shock and anger at the insult, “NO ONE TALKS ABOUT MY MOTHER THAT WAY! GUERRA-HARD! ATTACK!!!” A red vein sticks out of his forehead Guerra-Hard threw a kick at LT, who just stood there and with a battle cry caught the robot’s foot, “What the!?” Eggman cried in shock. “Ahora!” LT yelled. Sonic jumped on top of the robot’s leg, while LT held onto it. The blue blur then zooms up the leg and spin dashes right into the robot’s chest, smashing right through and coming out from the other side, with both the light blue and yellow Chaos Emeralds in each hand. “Wow!” Everyone reacted in awe, while Eggman screamed in horror. “Oh no!” the mad doctor cried in fear. Sonic then speed over to the X Cyclone and jumped on top, “Everyone! Get on board!” The others did just as Sonic said and got onboard the X Cyclone, Rainbow joining Sonic’s side. “Time for the big finale!” Sonic said, “Everyone! With me!” “Roger!” The others said. (BGM ends) (BGM: Sonic’s Solution – Sonic X) Sonic held both Chaos Emeralds in hand, focusing his energy onto them as the energy from the emeralds turned his thoughts into power, and sharing this energy with Rainbow Dash and the X Cyclone, along with everyone onboard. Everyone did the same as Sonic and focused their energy onto the emeralds, as Twilight, Rarity and Kat used their magic using their horns and magic wristwatch, and Tails activated the Chaos & Harmony Overdrive, using the green Chaos Emerald and the Elements of Loyalty and Honesty, as the heroes and the mech-suit started glowing. Eggman watched this, then looked at the screen with a worried expression, “This is going to suck, isn’t it?” he asked. A sweat drop rolled down the side of his head “CHARGE!” Sonic and Rainbow shouted, as the X Cyclone fired a barrage of bullets and homing missiles, all combined with Chaos Energy, blasting all over Guerra-Hard as Eggman screamed in horror. Then Sonic unleashed his almighty Light Speed Attack, followed by Rainbow Dash’s Double Rainboom, smashing through Guerra-Hard’s body like tissue. The two landed back on the X Cyclone, all of them still glowing as it switches back into the X Tornado and then blasts into Guerra-Hard’s torso, smashing right through it, leaving a gigantic hole, and then smashing through the wall. “NOOOOO, CURSE YOU SONIC! AND CURSE YOUR ANNOYING FRIENDS!” Eggman cried as he unplugged the Egg Mobile off of Guerra-Hard’s head and flew out of the room, “I HATE THAT HEDGEHOG!” Once they were gone, Guerra-Hard’s mutilated body started short-circuiting and glowing before it exploded into a giant mushroom-shaped explosion cloud, with the top shaped like Eggman’s face, as we cut back to outside the base, as the explosion was visible from the top of the tower, as the glowing X Tornado flew away. But they weren’t done yet as they started flying through the tower, multiple times, turning the whole thing into Swiss cheese. Meanwhile, in the Engine Room… Only 5 minutes remaining before the time bomb detonates, as Rouge and her girls, and Knuckles were nearly done breaking through the security door, until they hear the tremors. “Huh? What’s going on?” Topaz asked. “It must be Sonic-san’s doing!” Ricky said. “Damn it! I’m not going to play second fiddle to that guy!” Knuckles said as he shouted a battle cry, smashing right through the security door with a Megaton Punch, creating a giant hole big enough for them to escape through. “Whoa!” Gilda gawked. “Alright!” Knuckles said with pride. “LOOK OUT!” Rouge shouted as she tackled Knuckles down to the ground, as the X Tornado flew right past them, with Sonic and Rainbow Dash riding right on top of it, while still surrounded in a Chaos Energy Aura, creating an even bigger hole on the security door, before smashing through the wall. “Sonic, how dare you!” Knuckles growled in anger and jealousy, before looking at Rouge, who was on top of him, “And you! Get off of me right now!” “What the heck? Aren’t you being a bit rude?” Rouge asked, offended as she got off of him, “I’ve just saved your life! How about a little “thank you”, huh?” “I didn’t ask for your help!” Knuckles replied. “Oh, you’re seriously the worst!” Rouge pouted. “Hey love birds! Save the old couple banter for AFTER we get out of here!” Gilda shouted at them in disgust. Knuckles and Rouge shut up as they join the rest of the squadron in their escape through the big hole on the door, backtracking all the way back to their entry point. In the basement… Metal and Iron Hoof wrestled against each other as they power struggled. Bokkun tried to escape from the Conductor’s grip as the Diamond Dog, turned cyborg pointed his gun at his face. “It’s Game Over for you and your steel plated faker pal, runt!” the Conductor said as he was about to pull the trigger. “Wrong pal! It’s Game Over, for YOU!” Bokkun said as he pulled out a bomb. “WHAT THE FU-“ BOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOM!!! “Moron!” Bokkun laughed as he flew away from the Conductor after detonating the bomb on his face, leaving him standing there all covered in soot. Metal managed to win the power struggle as he threw Iron hoof off of him and sent him flying at the Conductor, knocking them both out. “Bokkun, we must report this to Eggman-sama!” Metal Sonic asked Bokkun. “Agreed!” Bokkun said. But they were suddenly interrupted by the tremors, “W-W-What the!?” Bokkun asked. “Incoming call from Decoe and Bocoe.” Metal Sonic said, as he heard his inner communicator ringing. “Metal Sonic! Bokkun! Hurry up and get out there right now, before the whole base blows up with you two still there!” Decoe shouted. “Every man, woman, child and robot for themselves!” Bocoe shouted. “Blows up!?” Bokkun reacted in shock. Metal Sonic however wasted no time as he grabbed Bokkun and activated his Maximum Overdrive, as he blasted off through the ceiling, flying away from the base, joining Eggman in his Egg Mobile, along with Decoe and Bocoe in their escape, but leaving iron Hoof and the Conductor behind, unconscious. In the Engine Room… The Time Bomb, was about to explode in 3…2…1… KA-BLAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAM!!! Once the timer reached zero, all the explosives in the Engine Room went off, blowing up the Engine Room into smithereens, as the explosion extended even further into the rest of the base. Outside… Rouge and her girls, Topaz and the soldiers, Ricky and Knuckles managed to get out of the base’s tower, just on time as they looked back and witnessed as a giant explosion formed around the tower’s base. “GET DOWN!” Topaz shouted as they all fell on the ground, taking cover from the explosion’s resulting shockwave. Meanwhile, the remaining soldiers on their military ships and jets, all watched as the explosion took out the tower’s base, causing the entire thing to collapse. Back in Station Square… The citizens witnessed the same thing on the big screen, as they all erupted into cheers, celebrating the heroes’ victory over Dr. Eggman and his terrorist group. Danny however looked concerned, along with Nate, “Sonic…Rainbow Dash…everyone…” the African boy murmured in worry. “Kat and everyone…” Nate said in worry. “Oh that’s right! Is Sonic, Rainbow and their friends okay?” Elmer wondered looking at Alfred who looked back, sharing the same concerned expression as him. At the Thorndyke Manor… Chuck and the others who stayed behind, also saw the same thing on TV, “No way, did they get caught in that explosion?” the grandfather of Chris and Kat asked in concern. “Don’t worry, I’m sure they are fine, right Cheese?” Cream asked her friend. “Chao!” Cheese chippered in agreement. “I believe in Twilight and her friends!” Celestia said with confidence. “Same here!” Luna said in agreement. “Hawkeem survived worse stuff than a big-ass explosion! He’ll live and so will his new friends!” Czar said. “Go Sonic!” The Animal Friends shouted in unison. “Come on Twily!” Shining Armor said, as he and Cadence held each other’s forelegs. The Cutie Mark Crusaders held each other’s forelegs as they prayed for Applejack, Rarity, Rainbow and the others’ safety. Back at the island… Everyone present stared at where Eggman and Steam’s base used to be, now reduced to a pile of smoking debris. Suddenly, something flies out of the smoke, revealing to be the X Tornado, with Sonic and Rainbow on top, still surrounded in a Chaos Energy aura, as they flew up high into the skies, while carrying some kind of capsule by a magnet underneath it. Once the aura died down, Sonic stood up and raised both arms with each emerald in hand. “That was TIGHT everyone!” Sonic shouted in triumph. “Oh yeah! That was 120% AWESOME!” Rainbow Dash shouted victoriously. “YEEEEEEAH!” Tails and everyone onboard the X Tornado shouted while bumping their fists/hooves/claws/talons into the air, in triumph. While the heroes celebrated their victory, Danny, Nate, Elmer, Alfred and the citizens watching in Station Square erupted into cheer as they chanted their heroes’ names “Sonic” and “Rainbow Dash”. Cream, Cheese, the Animal Friends, Shining Armor and Cadence erupted into cheers for their friends, while Chuck sighted in relief, and Celestia, Luna and Czar smiled warmly for them. (BGM: Mi-Ra-I - Run&Gun) It was night time, in the living room of Chris and Kat's mansion, Sonic and Rainbow Dash's friends are all asleep on the coach and on the floor around the couch, while Sonic and Rainbow Dash stayed up late watching clips of the episode that had just played at the time. You ready for the trip? Just one more day to go Put on a new shirt And let's sneak off in the night The sleepless city is even today Still just looking over us Why don't we sing it a new song Events that could make you cry Remembering without reason With sound of the heels of our boots Let's run through quickly Doing things skillfully may be fine But as we are clumsily standing here That's what I really like about you To shine bright, and be free Nothing to be afraid of. Since we've rode the waves of time, Let's start aiming for that far off road Saying goodbye to the boring days There's nothing to be lost Stubbornly tie the boots once more Let's open a new door The sleepless city is even today Quietly just looking over us Let's start from here! To shine bright, and be free Nothing to be confused about The waves of time are strong yet gentle Soon I will meet you there Let's light up our world After finishing watching, Sonic turned the TV off and they both went to sleep. The next morning, they woke up when suddenly Ella picked them both up and placed them on the couch. Sonic and Rainbow look at Ella wondering what that was about, Ella points out the message on the wall next to the TV. It was written in Japanese: "When watching TV, keep the lights on and a safe distance from the TV." To shine bright, and be free Nothing to be afraid of. Since we've rode the waves of time, To the other side of the far off road, Soon I will meet you there Let's go and find our future Realizing their mistake, Sonic and Rainbow Dash stared at each other embarrassed, laughing sheepishly. Sweatdrops rolled down the sides of their heads, one on each They look at Ella and apologize, promising to never stay too close to the TV and with the lights off again. (BGM ends) Soon… That evening, the X Tornado landed back near Chuck’s workshop near the Thorndyke Mansion. Chuck and the others welcomed our heroes back with open arms as not only they all came back in one piece, but brought back two more Chaos Emeralds. Unfortunately, they couldn’t find the Element of Laughter, and they had no idea where Steam ran off to. Kat also reported to Chuck and the Princesses about the prototype magic wristwatch, saying that it worked but made her fall unconscious after casting certain spells and last but not least, the wristwatch broke beyond repair after that final attack on Eggman, his robot and his base. Despite these shortcomings, it was still a huge success for our heroes as Pinkie Pie decided to throw another party to celebrate their latest victory. But before that… “By the way, what’s the deal with that capsule you brought back?” Czar asked the heroes, pointing out the capsule. “I’ve been wonderin’ that too.” Applebloom said, “What’s the big deal about it?” “Something that my pals and I from back on Mobius know all too well.” Sonic said, “Here, I’ll show you!” Everyone watched as Sonic jumped on top of the big yellow button on top of the capsule, causing it to open in half, releasing a bunch of small anthropomorphic animals, much to everyone’s surprise. “Freedom!” a small male bear shouted. “Yeah! We’re free!” a small female elephant cried with joy. “Finally! We’re safe!” a small male parrot shouted. “Thank you Sonic the Hedgehog!” all the animals cheered for the blue blur. “You’re welcome, but didn’t save you by myself. My friends here, they helped out too!” Sonic said, referring to Rainbow, Tails, Twilight, Chris, Kat and everyone else. “Well, ain’t y’all a sight for sore eyes!” an old lady’s voice called out from the capsule, that caused the Equestria group to gasp in shock, especially Applejack and Applebloom, “Applejack and Applebloom, that be them, ain’t them Big Mac?” “Eeyup!” “A sight for sore eyes they are, but their new friends, I wonder who they are?” “Is that…!?” Applejack and Applebloom, and the rest of the Equestrian group were surprised to see the three familiar figures that came out of the capsule, following the small animals. “We’re gonna need a bigger mansion…” Chris murmured in worry. “For once, I agree with you Nii-san…” Kat said sheepishly. A sweat drop rolled down the side of their heads, one on each