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// Chapter 4: The Ultimate Alien... Eclipse 
// Story: Back to the Past 
// by Mister E-Nonymous 
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Chapter 4: The Ultimate Alien... Eclipse







(M.C.'s Point of View)


These past few days have been extremely boring. There was barely anything to do here. Most of Twilight's friends were bored as well. Rarity volunteered to help out at Sonia's new boutique. Maria took Fluttershy to the zoo to look at all the animals there. And as for Pinkie Pie, she was too pooped to party, which was hard for her to be.

Twilight and her family was sitting in the living room while I was making some omelettes for them. Luckily, there was a large stove top that fits eight burners on top. I got the orders of the others on how they would like their omelettes. Even had some hash browns being made in a skillet.

Alex came into the room and said, "Well, I got to get to work. If you need anything, I'm already ahead of you."

"Easy for you," I said. "You're able to see three days ahead."

"Well, see you all later," said Alex. He then headed out.

Then I put the Omelettes onto separate plates, put some hash browns on them, and rushed them to each pony they were assigned to.

"Thanks, M.C.," said Cadance.

"Still got some things to know about this place," said M.C. "Not everyone here knows much about what comes from the future.  Except for the people who know Silver the Hedgehog."

"Who's Silver?" asked Twilight.

"He's a hedgehog from 200 years in the future," said M.C. "He has an ability that is similar to a unicorn's magic."

"How powerful is he?" asked Shining Armor.

"He only has flight and telekinesis," said M.C. "But, he's not really not that smart when it comes to trust. It's easy when we're throwing him a surprise party."

"I guess I can understand that," said Twilight. "So, is there any libraries here?"

"Actually, there's one library just down the road," I said. "It's quite a distance."

"I would like to see that library," said Twilight.

"Can I come, too?" asked Nyx. "I practically lived in a library."

"I know," I said. "I saw the pictures on that root I was hanging off of when Mutt and I got onto them."

"Well, can I?" asked Nyx.

"I don't see why not," I said. "What about you, Josh? You in?"

"Yeah, I guess," said Joshua. "Haven't been in a public library since..." He then bowed his head and said, "Well... you know."

"Since Tirek destroyed the library," said Twilight. "It's okay. We don't have to worry about that anymore. Tirek's imprisoned, King Sombra is a statue and buried deep underground, and Starlight Glimmer is reforming."

"We don't have to worry about threats to Equestria for a while," I said. "Literally."

That made Twilight laugh and say, "Time travel joke. Clever."

"Alright," I said. "We'll leave after breakfast is done."

"Okay," said Twilight. She then took a bite out of her omelette. "This is really good, by the way."

"I know," said M.C. "I had to cook for myself from time to time."

"Good call," said Twilight. "You did good. Perhaps you should cook more often."

"Everyone has to learn how to cook," said M.C. "Now, eat up." I then looked over at Spike and asked, "You coming with us, Spike?"

"Nope," said Spike. "Mutt's gonna teach us how to play this weird video game system."

"Of course he is," I said deadpanned. Guess Mutt wants to hang out with someone around his age.





I took Twilight, Nyx and Joshua to Bayside City's public library. Twilight was amazed that this library was bigger then the library she and Nyx used to live in. But it was just about as big as the library in Canterlot. Twilight wanted to check out every book in the library, but I didn't let her because she wasn't the only one in the library who wanted to check out library books.

I showed Nyx and Joshua where the children's books were. It seemed that this library had all of the children's books that were in Joshua's home world. But, they would be fine reading the books there.

"We'll be back to check on you," said M.C.

The two of them nodded. Twilight wanted to start off with reading the history books. She grabbed about a dozen books and headed for a table. I grabbed a newspaper that explains why I was officially titled "The Ultimate Avenger." It was interesting because of all of the people I have avenged before Mutt and I ended up in the future.

"M.C.?" Twilight asked, getting my attention.

"Yeah?" I asked.

"I was wondering," said Twilight. "You and Sonia dated, right?"

I sighed and said, "It was only one time. Sonia and I thought we were meant to be. Hoping that we would stay together. But that one date... we had a kiss. But there was one thing that was missing. The spark. Usually, a spark like that meant that we were destined to be with each other. But..."

"The two of you didn't feel it?" asked Twilight.

"Exactly," I said. "We haven't dated since. Although, we did talk a while."

"Guess you were waiting for the right one to come across," said Twilight, scooting her seat closer to me.

"Yeah," I said. "My mom died before she could give me... the talk."

"Birds and bees?" asked Twilight.

"Yeah," I said. "But... I guess that I can never find the right one."

"I guess... you'll find that... special someone... eventually," Twilight said, getting close to my face.

"You don't care if you and I are... different species?" I asked.

"You wanted to do what was right for Joshua," said Twilight. "Perhaps you should try to be there for him."

I smiled, and then we were about to kiss.

BOOM!!

We were interrupted when the front door of the library blew up. Twilight and I got up from our seats, and headed for the railing, looking at the front door. Coming from the smoke, there were black and red creatures.

"Oh, great," I said. "It's those black aliens again."

"Black aliens?" Twilight asked.

"We'll talk about them later," I said. "Right now, I gotta get to taking them down." I jumped over the railing. Coming in from the smoke came a black alien that looks like a mix of both Shadow and Knuckles.



"Pathetic creatures of this world!" shouted the being. "I am Eclipse the Darkling! And I have come to...!"

"Shh," I shushed him, keeping my voice low. "This is a library. It's supposed to be quiet."

"Blast it!" whispered Eclipse. "Fine! My fellow brothers in arms, attack! Quietly!"

Then the black aliens, quietly, roared and charged at me. I then used my super speed, and took them all done. But there was one missing.

"Huh?" I asked. But then, I was blown away and headed up to the second floor, and everything went back to normal speed. "Oof."

"You can't outrun me!" said Eclipse. "I am..."

"Shh!" I shushed him.

He then sighed and whispered, "I am the ultimate alien. You can't stop me."

He then jumped looked up tried attacking me with a crimson dagger, but then I countered him, and pushed him down to the ground beneath me. He then pushed me off of him, and through the railing, and down to the first floor. This won't be the end of me. It's completely impossible.

He tried getting the upper hand, but I did a sweep kick, and knocked him down. He then got up and tried punching me, but I dodged him, and jumped onto his shoulders. I then poked him in five different spots on his body. I then jumped off of him.

"What's going on?!" he whispered harshly. "I can't move!"

"I just poked you in five different parts in your body, making you immobile for a while," I whispered to him.

Then Twilight, Nyx and Joshua came up to us and Twilight asked, "Are you alright?"

"I'm fine," I told her.

"Really? Because you look like you're in need of a hospital," said Twilight.

"Oh, please," I said, waving a hand. "Eclipse barely scratched me."

"You have red and black daggers lodged in your back," said Twilight. I then turned around and saw them.

"Oh, right," I said. "It's cool. I got a healing factor." Then the daggers just fell out of my back.

Twilight shook her head and said, "I always forget about that. You're kinda freak us out when you have stuff lodged in your back."

"I get that a lot," I told her. "Let's call GUN and tell them to take care of this psycho."

"I'm on it," said the librarian. She then dialed a number, and called GUN.





Well, the black aliens were taken in, and Eclipse was sealed in a suspended animation capsule, being frozen. We came back to the apartment where we were staying at until we get back to the future.

When we got back, everyone wondered what happened to us.

"Eclipse happened," I told them.

"Eclipse?!" asked Maria. "As in Shadow's twin half-brother?"

"Wait, what?" asked Twilight. "That guy is the brother of Shadow the Hedgehog?"

"Shadow was meant to be part of the alien allowance to help destroy the planet," I told her. "But... there was one problem with their plan."

"And that is?" asked Twilight.

"Me," said Maria. Twilight looked over at Maria with confusion. "The head of the black aliens, Black Doom, was planning on trying to take over the planet and was going to make our people the food."

"But luckily, Shadow remembered what was important," I said. "He might have been the Ultimate Life Form, but his heart is what makes him truly ultimate."

"So, how did you take down Eclipse?" Maria asked me. "He's basically a softy when it comes to protecting me. Plus, he and M.C. have a bit of a rivalry."

"What kind of rivalry?" asked Twilight.

"To see who is the stronger one," I said. "But, we stopped our rivalry when Darkstrike came back."

"Yeah," said Mutt. "And Shadow is kinda like Sunset Shimmer."

"Who's Sunset Shimmer?" asked Twilight Velvet.

"She's actually one of Princess Celestia's private pupils," said Twilight. "The one before me. She... was a little bit... more unfriendly than I was when I was Princess Celestia's student."

"Back then, she was power hungry, and greedy, and wanted Celestia to make her a princess," said M.C. "But when Celestia was about to tell her that she wasn't the one who could make any pony royalty, she exiled herself into another dimension."

"She came back one time and stole my Element of Harmony so she could use it to make some of the inhabitants of that dimension to take over Equestria," said Twilight. "And the inhabitants of that world are human versions of everypony in Equestria."

"Then where's the Sunset Shimmer of that dimension?" I asked.

Then Twilight widened her eyes and said, "When we get back, remind me to ask Sunset Shimmer a question."

"Got it," I told her. "So, has anyone called?"

"Not yet," said Joshua.

"We were wondering how he knew how to use that weird device," said Night Light. "But, we kept forgetting that he lived in a world similar to this world."

Then the phone rang, and I walked over to it and picked it up. "Hello?"

"Well, right now, the power source is just starting up to charge," said Alex through the phone. "But it'll take a while for it to be finished. Might as well get a little bit of a vacation."

"What are you thinking?" I asked him.

"I'll explain it when I come back," said Alex. "But first, I know why Eclipse showed up at the library. He was on the search for something."

"What was it?" I asked.

"Ask Joshua," said Alex. "It's in his pocket."

I then looked over to Joshua. I then walked over to him and asked, "What did you find in the library?"

Joshua gave a solemn face, and from his jacket pocket, he pulled out this:



"A Chaos Emerald?!" I asked. "That explains why Eclipse was at the Library."

"A what what?!" asked Twilight.

"A Chaos Emerald is a gem that possesses powerful properties and abilities," I told her. "There are seven of them, and..." I then saw that Spike was mesmerized by it. Thinking it's one of his favorite snacks, he then tried taking a bite out of it, but I moved it out of the way. "Are not for snacking."

"Oh, c'mon!" said Spike. "I haven't had a sapphire all day. Plus, aren't emeralds supposed to be green?"

"The Chaos Emeralds evolved from their green color a long time ago," I said. "Except for one. That one stayed green." Spike wasn't paying attention and grabbed the emerald out of my hand. Then he tried taking a bite out of it, but the energy of the emerald shocked him, and he was flown back into a window. I'm surprised he didn't break through. Alex must've gotten a great deal on toughened glass. I walked over to him and said, "Like I said. Not for snacking."

"So, what are the other colors of the Chaos Emeralds?" asked Twilight.

"All of the colors; Green, Red, Blue, Gray, Light Blue, Purple, and Yellow," I said. "Just one of them can turn thoughts into power. And if all seven are gathered, something extraordinary happens. Something good, something bad. But it depends on what you'll use them for. It's usually Sonic that uses them."

"Really?" asked Twilight. "Have you ever got the chance to use them?"

"Not yet," I told her. "But, I don't have a reason to use 'em. All of the battles I had been in, I never faced an opponent that I can't face without them. But, when Sonic uses them... Well, see for yourself." I then showed them a video of when Sonic used the Chaos Emeralds.



"WHOA!" said all of the ponies.

"That... is... AWESOME!" said Rainbow Dash.

"Their power is limitless," I said. "It increases the user's power, and even gives them new powers they didn't have. All the powers Sonic had as Super Sonic were Flight, Enhanced super speed, Enhanced super strength, Enhanced jump, Enhanced acrobatic skills and reflexes, and Virtual invulnerability."

"Wow," said Twilight. "So, there are seven of them. We got one, so where are the other six?"

"Every time the Emeralds are used, they get split off into seven different locations," I said. "It just takes a matter of time to find them." Then there was a knocking on the door. I walked over to the door and Sonic was standing there.

"Is it true?" Sonic asked. "Did you guys find a Chaos Emerald?"

I handed it to Sonic and said, "Don't let Eggman get his hands on it."

"You know it," said Sonic. "Good thing Alex gave me the call."

"Indeed," said M.C. "See ya."

"Yeah," said Sonic. "Bye." Then he rushed out.

I then turned to the others and said, "If anyone sees a gem like that, let me know."

They all nodded. Hopefully, we'll get to get back to the future in no time.





Hey! Whatcha doing?!

Gah! Pinkie Pie! What are you doing?!

I just wanted to see what you were up to. Oooooh! Are you telling a story to the people reading this? Fun! I want in!

Why?

Because it looks like fun.

I wasn't talking to you that time. You know what, this story only has four points of views. Me, Twilight, Josh and Nyx. We can't afford a fifth point of view in the story.

Awww. That's not fair. I want in too! Why can't I be in on this story narrating, too?! Who's in charge of this?!

You're just lucky you're in this story. Right now, this chapter is over.

But this isn't... Mmmm! Mmmm-mmm!

The writer says you're not getting your mouth back until the next chapter. So don't do that again.

*nods*