//------------------------------// // The Summer Sun Celebration // Story: Sonic The Hedgehog X My Little Pony: Chaos & Harmony // by Battwell //------------------------------// A massive rift tore open in the skies of Equis, through the rift a giant metallic moon entered through. The Death Egg Mark II has entered Equestria. Inside the battlestation, Sonic stumbles to his feet and looks around. He touches his earpiece and tries to communicate with Tails. "Tails? Bud, you there?" "Yeah, I'm here. You okay, Sonic?" "I'm okay, pal. You have any idea what just happened?" Sonic asked his friend. "When I first discovered the anomaly, I thought it was something related to time. I am correct in that assumption, but the relation is not what I had hypothesised." Tails replied while Sonic scratched his ear in confusion. Tails continued, "I thought that going through the rift would send us through time, but now thanks to the new data I have, I now know that instead of going through time, we have traveled to another universe." "Okay, and how does messing with time factor into it?" "I believe that whatever caused the rift in the first place was a result of someone messing with time and it became to much for reality to handle." Tails finished. Sonic was about to say something but was interrupted by a blaring alarm. He looked around for a moment as the room flashed red. "Tails, I guess we'll have to figure out where we are later, right now we gotta get outta here! Meet up back at the Tornado!" Sonic said as he dashed out of the battle chamber. As Sonic dashed through the hallways of the Death Egg Mark II, several enemies fired at the speedy blue blur. Sonic leaped from wall to wall dodging the blasts and landed back onto the ground. He then boost through a horde of enemies, destroying them on impact. As he made his way through, the doors leading to the hangar bay began to close. Sonic then boosted forward and slid under the doors as they closed. He made one final push towards the hangar bay and reached the Tornado, where Tails was waiting for him. "Alright, Tails. Let's get outta here." Sonic said to his best friend. The pair then hopped into the Tornado just as a bunch of Badniks entered the hangar and started firing on the Tornado just as it began to take off. The Tornado then flew out of the hangar bay but before they could escape completely, a Badnik shot at the wing and hit it. Alarms began blaring in the Tornado as they began plummeting to the ground. Sonic held onto the wing for dear life as they drew closer to the ground. "HOLD ON!!!" Tails shouted as they crashed onto the ground, knocking them unconscious. A few hours later, Sonic stirred awake and slowly opened up his eyes. He sat up and rubbed his forehead with his hand and shook his head. He looked over and saw Tails unconscious, his eyes widened as he rushed over to his best friend's side and shook him. "Tails? Are you okay? TAILS!!!" Tails' eyes stirred open and saw Sonic with a worried expression on his face. "Sonic? Where are we?" Tails asked groggily. "Hey, bud. Glad you're okay. And to be honest, I have no clue. I don't even know where the plane is." Sonic replied as Tails sat up. Tails gave a deadpanned look and pointed behind him. Sonic arched an eyebrow and turned around to see the plane badly damaged. "To be fair, I was more concerned about your wellbeing, okay." Tails chuckled and got up to his feet, "Thank you for your concern." Sonic got up as well and they both walked towards the plane. The plane wasn't damaged too badly, but it would take some time to repair. "Well, guess we're not going anywhere for a little while." Sonic said as he kicked the plane. "Can you not kick my plane please?" "Sorry." Tails walked over to the pilot seat and picked up a toolbox that was on the floor. He then walked to the side of the plane and opened a hidden panel. After he surveyed the damage, he sighed and turned to Sonic. "It's probably gonna take me a few hours to get the plane working again." Tails explained. "And Eggman can do a lot of damage in a few hours." Sonic replied. Sonic then got an idea, "Tails, while you fix the Tornado, how about if I go for a run a get a lay of the land. You know, look for hidden dangers. And, y'know, stretch my legs." Tails deadpanned, "You've been watching too many Sci-Fi movies, but I get your point. Try and learn as much as you can about this place and what Eggman would want with it." Sonic gave him a wink and a thumbs up, "You got it, pal." Sonic then crouched down into a starting position, "I'll be back as soon as I can." Sonic then dashed off into the distance while Tails got to working on his plane. Meanwhile, in Canterlot Castle, The Mane 6 were eating in the dining hall. "So, how are things in Ponyville?" Twilight asked. "Well, things have been ah mighty quiet without you, Twi." Applejack replied. "Business at Sugarcube corner has been fantastic!!! Plus, since I'm not going on as many adventures as I used to, The Cakes can look after their twins while still making Bits thanks to me being there full time!!!" Pinkie exclaimed happily. "Things have been marvelous at the Boutique, darling. I've been getting orders from all over Equestria and let me tell you, I'm enjoying every second of it." Rarity inputted. "Well, Discord and I have just been taking care of my animal friends and drinking tea. Been making sure he hasn't been causing too much chaos." Fluttershy said. "Well, besides being a full pledge Wonderbolt, I've been hanging out with Scootaloo a lot. So, things have been pretty quiet for me as well." Rainbow said. "What about you, darling? What's it like being the Princess of Equestria?" Rarity asked. "Well, aside from the flank loads of paperwork and documents, all the meetings and courts I have to attend, and not to mention keeping peace between all the countries and Equestria, things have been pretty calm. All that's left is to raise the sun early tomorrow morning." Twilight explained. "Twilight, didn't Celestia and Luna say that when they retired, that there would be no more Summer Sun Celebrations?" Pinkie asked. "Pinkie, I already explained that in the letter I sent all of you. But if you must know, since this will be the first time as a princess that I will be raising the sun and moon, I wanted to officially end the Summer Sun Celebration with my raising of the sun, to, y'know, signal the start of a new era in Equestria. And Celestia and Luna thought it was a great idea and a great sentiment." Twilight explained. "Oh, okay. I was just wondering so that we could actually explain it to the viewers, or readers if you want to get technical." Pinkie replied. Everyone tilted their heads in confusion but just shrugged in response. Meanwhile, in the Canterlot Archives, Metal and Mecha Sonic have snuck in and are currently walking around, looking for anything of use. Mecha's visor glows red and he walks over to one side of the archives and begins to scan everything, processing the information in the various manuscripts and books into his system so he could give it to Eggman. Metal began to scan the other side of the archives, also processing any valuable information to give to his master. Once their scans were completed they began to walk out, Mecha then turned to Metal. "DESIGNATED MODEL: METAL SONIC MODEL 1993. MY OBJECTIVE IS COMPLETED. THIS UNIT IS RETURNING TO THE DEATH EGG MARK II. WHAT IS YOUR OBJECTIVE AT THIS TIME?" Mecha Sonic asked. Metal turned around and face his partner, "DESIGNATED MODEL: MECHA SONIC MODEL 1994. MY PRIMARY OBJECTIVE, IS TO DESTROY ALL OPPOSING FORCES FOR THE EGGMAN EMPIRE. STARTING WITH THE MEATBAG NAMED PRINCESS TWILIGHT SPARKLE" Metal' eyes glowed a viscous red. Mecha Sonic nodded and flew out of the archives while Metal walked into the shadows. (End song) Meanwhile back in the Death Egg, Eggman was laughing to his victory over Sonic. "I DID IT!!! I DID IT!!! Not only did I manage to make it through the rift, but that meddlesome hedgehog has finally kicked the bucket!!! Now nothing can stop me!!! HO HO HO HO HO HO!!!" Eggman laughed in victory. Orbot and Cubot just shook their heads. "Uh, he does know Sonic has survived worse, right?" Cubot asked his friend. "I think he does, but I think he is in denial." Orbot replied. Eggman then turned to the two dumbbots and glared at them, "SHUT UP AND LET ME HAVE THIS!!! A MAN CAN HOPE!!!" Suddenly, Mecha Sonic walked into the command deck and bowed to his creator. "Ah, Mecha Sonic. Did you gather the information I required?" Eggman asked. Mecha Sonic stood up and walked over to the computer console and place his hand over it. His fingertips opened up and small tentacles containing the information he stole slid into tiny holes in the computer. His visor then glowed green as the information was being placed into the EggNet. Eggman walked over to his console and began reading the information that was being displayed to him. Eggman smiled as a certain piece of information caught his eye, "The Elements of Harmony? Now you've peaked my interest." (End song) A few hours later, it was time to finally raise the sun. Twilight and her friends walked through the throne room and made their way to the balcony. Twilight looked nervous, she didn't want to mess this up. She then felt a hoof being placed on her shoulder. She turned to see Pinkie, who was giving her a kind smile. "Don't worry, Twilight. After you raise the sun, we'll have a massive party to celebrate just how fantastic you were. You'll be great!!!" Pinkie said. "She's right, sugarcube. Relax and you'll be fine." Applejack said, giving Twilight the boost she needed. She turned around and hugged her friends. She let go and smiled, "Thanks girls. Without you, I'd be a total wreck." "When aren't you a total wreck?" Rainbow muttered, to which she got a hoof to the ribs by Applejack. Twilight sighed and walked out onto the balcony. "Let's do this." Twilight muttered as she stood to the edge of the balcony. Her horn began to ignite in a violet aura as she focused her magic. She put her all into it, until finally, the sun was raised. She looked and saw it, it was beautiful. She sighed in relief and then smiled proudly as the band below began to play. With the trumpets blaring and the ponies cheering, she felt proud of her accomplishments. The rest of the girls walked out onto the balcony and hugged her, but Rainbow quickly left the embrace and noticed something in the distance. "Hey, what's that?" The girls walked over to where Rainbow was standing and saw something in the distance. Twilight squinted her eyes, it looked like it was coming right for them. Her eyes widened as Metal Sonic charged right towards her.