//------------------------------// // A Sparkling Controversy // Story: A Case of Mistaken Identity Redux // by DwhitetheGamer //------------------------------// Chapter 2: A Sparkling Controversy "This can't be happening right now!" The former Blue Hedgehog was pacing around the room in Princess Twilight's castle, having quickly learned about how to walk like a pony by himself. "I just needed some rest, darn it! Now I'm in a body I have no idea about, with possibly no way to get back to being me!" "Yo, can ya calm down for ONE second?!" Rainbow Dash was getting annoyed with him. "We don't know who you are, but we're gonna help fix this situation. You're in the body of our friend, Twilight Sparkle." "..." Sonic looked at Rainbow Dash for a few moments, slowly recognizing her. "Hold on, aren't you that Pegasus that my friend Cream plays with as a plushie back at my home planet? What was your name... Rainbow Dash?" "Cream..." Rainbow had to think for a split second. "The only Cream that I know of is..." The absolute realization that hit her face was so hard that it made her faint onto the ground. "Sonic the Hedgehog?!" Pinkie Pie was absolutely excited to meet him, and spoke in an absolutely RAPID pace. "Hi! I'm Pinkie Pie! I thought you didn't exist because you were a Video Game character, but now I'm very happy to meet you! This is..." "Whoa! Slow down there, Pinks." Sonic said to the pink mare. "I'm not that fast in understanding Rap God-pace talk." "Haha! Sorry!" Pinkie smiled. "I play with the plushie of you whenever I'm at Cream's house," Amy stated to the former Alicorn. The Princess had just explained to the trio who she was, where she had come from and what had happened in her castle, with Amy talking about how Twilight was 'created' in the MLP:FiM show. "You're very popular among the kids, including some older folk here." "Huh, that's very interesting." Twilight replied. "And the same can be said about all of you and Sonic. My friend Rainbow Dash is possibly the biggest fan of him in Equestria." "With that out of the way," Knuckles chimed in, wanting to know something rather important. "Here's a chair." He pointed to the nearby chair he sat on before he stood up. "Think you can lift it up?" "I... don't know." Twilight had to think of a way to lift up the chair. "I don't have a horn..." "Use your hand," Tails suggested. The former Alicorn looked at her hands, nodded, and attempted to lift up the chair with whatever magic she could conjure with one of them. After a few minutes of trying, as well as trying two hands... nothing. "Well, great," Knuckles rolled his eyes. "Guess we're stuck like this for a long while." "I wouldn't give up hope quite yet, Knuckles." Twilight responded. "We still have a chance to make things right, and since your friend is trapped in MY body..." "So what you're telling me is that I'm supposed to learn how to Unicorn?" Sonic asked Princess Celestia, absolutely confused. They were discussing how to fix this situation, and Princess Celestia had to tell an unfortunate truth about the spell. "Yes, my friend," the Sun Princess replied, taking a look at the book that Twilight was reading before the disaster. "This spell's reversal is strictly done by the two who were affected by the initial one. If somepony else did it, there's a great chance the result would be a far worse predicament than now." Sonic sighed, then nodded slowly. "Alright. The problem is that I don't know who could teach me the ways of the Unicorn." he stated, earning a raised eyebrow and an unamused expression from the Princess of the Sun. "Oh. Never mind." Celestia chuckled. "It's fine, Mr. Sonic." "Just call me Sonic." the former Hedgehog smiled. "It's going to take a few hours for me to prepare for your lessons," Celestia stated, "as I'm about to hold a meeting in Canterlot. I will let my guards know to bring you over for your lessons." "Thank you, Princess." Sonic instinctively bowed to her. "Knowing Sonic, he may not want to learn how to use magic," Tails stated to Twilight, as Knuckles and Amy left a while ago to guard the Master Emerald and run some errands, respectively. "He has no choice," Twilight stated. "From what I read about the spell before I passed out, only the two... uh, people, as you say, affected have to be the ones using it, otherwise it'll cause more problems." "..." Tails nodded slowly, looking outside a window. "Just hope he's patient enough to get the job done." "In the meantime, what am I supposed to do in this new body?" the former Alicorn asked. Tails looked at Twilight and asked, "Do you like to run a lot?" "Not that often..." she responded. "...Why?"