//------------------------------// // Rainbow Rocks part 3 // Story: Prince Sonic the Hedgehog // by castroedgar316 //------------------------------// The battle of the bands was nearing it's end. The Dazzlings had managed to win their place in the finals while the group was currently getting ready for the semi-final match against Trixie and the Illusions (the latter of which were currently on stage and performing). Despite having a lot of time on her hands, Twilight wasn't able to complete the counter-spell, leaving the group wondering what song they should play in the meantime. "So, what song should we play this time?" Sonic asked. "Um, I was kind of wondering if we can play one of my songs." Fluttershy said. "It's the semi-finals," Rainbow said, ignoring Fluttershy's suggestion, "We're going to do Awesome As I Wanna Be." "...Did you actually write a song about yourself?" Sonic asked with a puzzled expression on his face. "I did it because it's true." Rainbow Dash confidentiality said, causing Applejack to roll her eyes. "Not that I want to question your decision, but I think we should play Fist Bump instead." Sonic said. "And why would that be?" Rainbow Dash asked, feeling a bit offended. "Rainbow, I'm certain a song like that would make you get carried away," Sonic began to explain, "and if you get carried away, you might end up activating your magic, and that's the last thing we want to happen, especially with how close we are to confronting the sirens." "He's got a point you know." Applejack said, "Whenever we practice Awesome As I Wanna Be, you do tend to get a bit carried away." After hearing the rest of the the girls (sans Twilight) voice out their agreements, Rainbow Dash let out a huff before saying, "Fine, but I'm doing the guitar solo for Fist Bump." "Fair enough I suppose." Sonic said. After hearing cheering from the other side of the stage, the group saw Trixie and the Illusionists making their way backstage, confronting them with a smug grin. "You're never going to top that performance, 'Rain-goons.'" Trixie taunted, "None of you deserve to even compete when you have an advantage over the rest of us." "You mean with my superior guitar skills and epic singing?" Rainbow asked. "No, Trixie is talking about them" Trixie said, pointing a finger at Twilight and Sonic, "If you were really all that, Rainbow Dash, you wouldn't have needed some magical ringer and a superior guitar player/singer to pull all of your weight. Everyone is talking about how lame you are behind your backs with your little crutch." "Oh yeah!?" Rainbow Dash asked angrily, "I could win this whole thing as a solo act! I proved it to you back in the music store over that flashy guitar!" Hearing that made the rest of the group a bit angry, having a hard time believing how arrogant Rainbow Dash was being. "We'll just see about that." Trixie said before pulling out a smoke bomb underneath the cloak she wore, tossing it to the ground and blinding everyone as they coughed from inhaling the smoke. When it cleared, Pinkie gasped in shock as she miraculously disappeared. "She's gone!" "Actually, she's over there." Sonic said, pointing behind the drum set on stage. With her disappearing act failing, Trixie fled to the other end of the stage, now out of sight from them. "Next up, the Rainbooms!" Principal Celestia announced, though the audience didn't cheer. "Good luck guys." Spike said to the group. "Thanks Spike." Sonic said as he and the group made their way on stage. Once the group was done setting up, they began to play. [Sonic] I can't do this alone! Even though I am strong! Need something more than me! Someone to push me to victory! Let's see what we can do! Together, me and you! Can't be afraid to try! [Sonic and Rainbow Dash) Kiss your fears goodbye! [Sonic] No looking back! You and I, we're on the attack! Full speed ahead! Running to the sunset! Such a different feeling! Both of us believing! [Sonic and Rainbow Dash] We can make it better! [Sonic] Together, we can show the world what we can do! You are next to me and I'm next to you! Push me on through until the battle's won! No one's gonna give a thing to us! Into each other we put our trust! [Sonic and Rainbow Dash] Standing united, after the fight! All alone! [Sonic] We will never be! [Sonic and Rainbow Dash] The two of us, [Sonic] Are holding the key! [Sonic and Rainbow Dash] We see today, [Sonic] a world we couldn't see! [Sonic and Rainbow Dash] Before I say goodbye to you, [Sonic] one more last fist bump...! As the song continued, Rainbow Dash began to walk around the rest of the group, acting like she was the star of the show, while she continued to play, making her bandmates become angry (but they did their best to not show it. [Sonic] Together, we can show the world what we can do! You are next to me and I'm next to you! Push me on through until the battle's won! No one's gonna give a thing to us! Into each other we put our trust! [Sonic and Rainbow Dash] Standing united, after the fight is done!!! With the guitar solo up next, Sonic made sure to keep an extra close eye on Rainbow Dash since the rainbow-haired girl seemed to be more focused on looking good than making sure she doesn't accidentally reveal her magic. However, once Rainbow Dash began to play the solo, her equine ears starting to form in a bright light on her head, causing the rest of the group to internally panic. 'Darn it Rainbow!' Sonic shouted in his thoughts, 'I have to stop her before it's too late!' Before Sonic could do anything, everyone (except for Rainbow Dash) saw Sunset run onto stage and tackle Rainbow Dash, sending them flying back toward Twilight and Sonic, and knocking them over too. Twilight accidentally grabbed Rarity's keytar to lessen her fall, which caused her to fall forward, one of her feet kicking Applejack's bass out of her hands, sending it flying neck first into one of Pinkie's drums, stopping the song before it was even finished. As the lights turned back on, Fluttershy fled backstage, the whole room was silent after seeing the display before them. '...I knew I was forgetting something.' Sonic thought to himself as he and the others got back up, barely remembering that he didn't tell Sunset about his countermeasure to stop the girls from revealing their magic. "Now THAT'S the bad girl we all love to hate!" Flash yelled out, sparking the rest of the crowd to tell at the girl. "The real monster's back, just as we thought!" Another student said among the others booing at Sunset. "N-No." Sunset tried to say, her voice having been caught in her throat, "I-It's not like that..." Sunset began to back away where she ran out from, feeling the urge to cry as everything she worked hard for to make up her mistakes in the past were all thrown away. Under a spell or not, no one wanted anything to do with her. With their performance ruined, the group headed backstage, knowing their one chance to stop the sirens were ruined. "What the heck was all that about, Sunset!?" Rainbow Dash yelled angrily. "I-I'm sorry." Sunset apologized, "You were showing your magic. I-I didn't know what to do." "Maybe close the curtain on us?" Rarity bitterly said, "Unplug her amp? Let us deal with it?" "Hey back off you guys!" Sonic exclaimed, "She was only trying to help!" "Well how come you didn't do anything!" Rainbow argued. "I was about to, but since I forgot to tell Sunset about our countermeasure against you guys showing your magic, I didn't have the chance." Sonic explained. "Then all of this is your fault then!" Rainbow Dash yelled, getting into Sonic's face. "No, it's your fault!" Sonic yelled back butting heads with Rainbow Dash. "My fault!" Rainbow Dash exclaimed, feeling extremely offended, "How is it my fault!" "Because you were showboating, that's why!" Sonic yelled, "You allowed Trixie to get under your skin, you decided that you wanted to prove her wrong, and you didn't watch yourself to make sure that you didn't accidentally reveal your magic! Now we've lost our chance to face the sirens in the finals before because you were more focused on maintaining you ego!" Once Sonic stopped, he began to take some deep breaths (having not taken a breath while he yelled), allowing him to see the shocked expressions on everyone elses faces. After regaining Sonic breath, an upset expression formed on his face before he said, "Sorry, that was a little too far." "No, I should be the one apologizing." Rainbow Dash said glumly, "You're right, it's all my fault. If I had just ignored Trixie, we more than likely would of made it to the finals. I guess I screwed up big-time, huh?" "Yes, yes you did." Trixie said as she approached the group, "Trixie believes you gave her the win by default." "Now's not the time, Trixie." Sonic growled. "Trixie actually enjoyed the part where Sunset Shimmer barged right on stage and threw you 'Rain-blowouts' off." Trixie teased, earing glares from the group as she approached Sunset, "She tackled Rainbow Dash, mid-guitar solo in a fit of jealous rage! That was perfect!" "It was not a fit of jealous rage!" Sunset growled. "If you say so." Trixie jokingly said before noticing Principal Celestia and Vice Principal Luna walk on stage, "Ooh! Looks like they've already decided who'll be moving on to the finals! I'm guessing it wasn't too difficult a decision." Once on stage, Princess Celestia, almost as if she was in a trance, said monotonously, "The band to face off against the Dazzlings in the finals is...the Rainbooms." "What!?" Trixie exclaimed. "What!?" the group exclaimed as well, completely shocked by this twist. "Did she just say 'the Rainbooms'!?" Pinkie asked, making sure she heard correctly. Growling, Trixie said, "This isn't over!" before storming off. Although confused the group (sans Sunset) walked on stage where Principal Celestia, Vice Principal Luna, and the Dazzling waited. "Congratulations, on your performance." Principal Celestia said, "We'll see you all in the finals." "But, we didn't even finish-" Sonic tried to say. "See you all tonight at the big show, Rainbooms." Adagio said as she Aria, and Sonata began to walk off, "We're looking forward to it." Hearing this made the group feel on edge. They knew the sirens wanted to face them in the finals, and that they meant business. "Come on guys." Sonic said, gesturing the group to follow him off stage, "We might as well get ready for tonight. The sirens are planning something, and we might as well be ready to taken them on when they put whatever plan they have in action." With that said, the group began to make their way off stage, knowing that the fate of the school is under their hands. A couple hours had passed and we know see the group on stage where the finals will take place, prepping themselves so that they could take out the sirens. "Check, one, two, testing, testing..." Rainbow Dash said into a microphone, testing it to make sure if it could work. While that was happening, Fluttershy couldn't help but say, "This doesn't make any sense. We were awful. Doesn't anybody else think it's strange that we're the ones that made it to the finals?" "Very strange." Said a voice from behind the group. Looking to see who it was, the group saw Trixie standing in front of them with a smirk on her face. "What are you doing here, Trixie?" Rainbow Dash asked, "I'm pretty sure the losers are supposed to be up there in the cheap seats." "The Great and Powerful Trixie is the most talented girl at Canterlot High." Trixie said, "It is I who deserves to be in the finals. And I will not be denied!" As soon as Trixie finished talking, she snapped her fingers. While confused at first, the group let out a scream as a trapdoor suddenly opened underneath them, causing them to fall underneath the stage and land in a big pile. Trixie let out a wicked laugh before saying, "See you never!" After recovering from the fall, Sonic attempted to fly out of the trap but was cut off when the trapdoor closed, nearly causing him to crash into the wooden ceiling. "Aww, crud!" Sonic said, banging the trapdoor in irritation for not expecting something like this to happen.