//------------------------------// // 12. Super Sonic vs Knight // Story: Sonic Frontiers x My Little Pony // by BronySonicFan //------------------------------// Sonic was limping a bit more, but he didn't wanted to keep pushing anything else, so he decided to resist the pain, although he did was grabbing his right hip with his hand. Pipp was even more worried than before, and Zipp was just following the Koco that rolled away happily. Tails, on the other hand, seemed to feel down for something, and as he walked along Sonic, he suddenly stopped. "Sonic..." Tails called out, making both Sonic and Pipp to stop and turn to see him. "Am I a burden to you?" he asked suddenly with a worried expression. Zipp suddenly stopped walking, and turned to see Tails as well with a panicked expression, while Pipp's eyes went wide after hearing that. Sonic, however, only raised an eyebrow before gave off a smirk. "Wow. And how did you come to this well-thought-out concern?" he asked on a joking tone. But Tails' attitude remained the same. "Whenever there's a crisis, I'm either running away or standing on the sidelines!" he said with almost a cracked voice, closing his fists and his eyes as he fought the urge to cry. "You're always rescuing me when all I do is follow you around!" he pointed out with concern. "I've been always asking for your help, not being able to do anything on my own. And that's not even the worst!" he added. "Tails..." Zipp said with a worried frown. "Infinite attacked you, and instead of doing something, anything... I just... stood there, watching you being punched almost to death..." Tails began to list. "Chaos 0, Chaos 0, tried to attack me, and instead of fighting back, just like you will... I ducked and asked for help... I had to be saved by the other you..." he added. "And when you disappeared for 6 months... I also felt lost... I kept saying to myself that I was building that machine because I wanted to bring you back, but... I just needed to distract myself... to not think that I'm useless and worthless without you..." he finished. Tails looked at the ground with sadness and shame, also closing his fist in anger, while Zipp and Pipp were speechless about everything they just heard, specially Zipp, who never expected Tails to feel this way. And worst of all, she didn't even noticed that Tails was feeling like this. Sonic, however, looked at Tails with a raised eyebrow, before crossing his arms and step closer to him. "Hey!" he called out. "Who was it who stopped Eggman from blowing up Station Square? Huh?" he pointed out. "And who broke me out of prison, or saved me from the Deadly Six's trap?" he added. "Who has always been saving me whenever I fall to a certain death? Or who confronted Eggman on a cave with a broken tail that fixed itself? Who saved me from being shot in the back by Metal Izzy and Metal Hitch? And who's the one that's been helping me with data about the Ancients all around the Island? Who's been helping me to collect the Emeralds?" he stated with a confident smile. Tails looked at him with a thoughtful expression. "I... then I'm wildly inconsistent!" he replied, crossing his arms and turning away with a frown. Sonic chuckled lowly as he looked at him with his eyebrow still raised, then he slowly approached him with a smile. "Dude! Relax!" Tails turned to him, still frowning, and Sonic approached his hand to Tails' shoulder, but then he remembered that Tails was till half-ghost. Yet, he decided to suspend his hand in the air to pretend he was placing it over Tails' shoulder anyways. "You've got brains like Eggman, speed like me, and can fly with your butt" Sonic told him with an assuring smile. "You have helped me pass though the most difficult stages of my life, and you have accomplished so many things on your own that I cannot even number them. Everyone says you're my sidekick, but that's not true. You're my little brother, my best friend. I'm not lying when I say that I wouldn't be half of the hedgehog I'm today if you were not there by my side" he assured. Tails' face seemed to light up a bit, and a very, very little smile appeared as well. "But It's okay if you still need help sometimes" Sonic added, still smiling. "That's just part of growing up!" Tails' smile grew bigger, and now he smirked at Sonic for suddenly saying all of that so casually. "When did you get to be so insightful?" he asked after a chuckle. "I have my moments." Sonic smirked back. "But he's right, Tails" Zipp said suddenly, flying from her place and landing at his side. "I've also have seen you in action. How you have helped out others... me..." she added, blushing a bit at the last part. "You have even builded up your own business from scratch! That's something to admire!" she pointed out, with her blush increasing a bit. Tails blushed too, but his smile remained the same. "Y-You guys gave me the workshop, tho" he pointed out, scratching his head a bit ashamed. "But it doesn't change anything of what Sonic and Zipp said" Pipp assured as well. "Tails, you are as valuable as any of us. You have proved your worth and skills to us so many times, and you're also a hero like Sonic!" she pointed out with a smile. "Never forget that you are a great friend and hero by just being you" she added. "And never forget how worthy and valuable you are for me, Tails" Zipp added suddenly, but both she and Tails blushed a lot after she realized what she said. "F-For us! I-I mean for us!" she tried to correct herself, flapping her wings nervously. Tails blushed decreased a bit, and he started to chuckle at Zipp's attitude, while she was just saying weird things because of her nerves. Sonic and Pipp were smirking at them, since they knew perfectly how they felt. "Reminds me of how we used to be before becoming a thing" Sonic pointed out. "Yeah. Do you think they'll confess faster than us?" Pipp asked. "Nah. They're probably take their time as well" Sonic replied with a smile. But then, the Koco came back with the group, jumping and mumbling things with a worried expression, as they got close to Tails and talked to him. "They say the bridge is out" Tails translated to Sonic with a frown. "I'm sure we can fix that" Sonic assured. "I'll have a look around!" he stated with confidence. Tails nodded and turned his sight to the bridge with a determinate expression. Sonic ran across the elevated bridge with a smirk, charging up his Spindash and launching himself towards the sky. After that, he started to fall towards the ground at top speed, passing through a series of boost rings and also collecting some stamina ones in the air, until he finally landed in the ground with a 'super hero' pose. Then, he saw the button that could activate the bridge and smiled, walking towards it and pressing it. Well, instead of pressing it, he just placed his hand on the air and near the button, that turned on and made the bridge descend anyways. With the bridge back in place, Sonic's smile grew bigger, and then the Light Blue Chaos Emerald appeared out of nowhere, slowly descending until it was at his height. He smirked and grabbed the Emerald, then started to dance and finished by striking a pose and smiling to the camera with the Emerald on his hand. Then, the Koco arrived along Tails and the sisters, and they all walked towards the cannon at the end of the bridge. Well, the Koco ran instead, the others walked, and Sonic had to grab his hip again since he was still feeling the pain. It suddenly started to rain as well. Once they arrived with him, they heard the Koco making happy noises. The Koco jumped excited, then they turned and smiled at Tails, as they told something to him. "They say this was the last of the defensive measures" Tails translated. Despite the pain, Sonic still smiled and kneeled to face the Koco. "Way to go! Your hero will be thrilled with all your hard work" he assured to them. The Koco smiled and nodded to him. Then, they closed their eyes, and a light started to shine around them. Said light floated away towards the sky, and the Koco's body fell to the ground with no life left on it. The four of them looked in sadness at the Koco's dead body, and they all head their ears down. Sonic, however, perked them up and looked at Tails. "And I'm proud of you. Don't forget that" he told him with a worried expression, but also with honesty on his tone. Tails deep breathed and looked at him sideways. "I won't" he stated with confidence. He turned to see Sonic with a smile, and Sonic smiled back at him, glad to see that his little brother was in a better mood now. Sonic decided to explore what was left of the island and completed all the challenges, also completing the map of Chaos Island on his brain. That meant he could use the Cyber Space portals to fast travel across the island, but again, he preferred to ran across the Island on his own. Also, his condition was critical, he was in a lot of pain and he didn't wanted to forget anything either, so he was going to run normally one way or another. He arrived with Tails and Zipp, since Pipp decided to make him company on his way there, while the other two were studying another pillar that looked like a Cyber Space portal despite not being one. "Hey, little bro" Sonic greeted with the most honest smile he could make since he was still in pain. "Feeling better?" he asked. "Yeah" Tails replied then turned to him and smiled. "This experience gave me a kind of clarity" he admitted. "When this is all over... I think I need to go it alone for a while. I can't grow into my full potential if I always fall back on you!" he pointed out. Sonic felt surprised by the sudden news, since he didn't expected Tails to grew that fast, but he still smiled proudly anyway. Zipp, on the other hand, landed at his side with a worried look. "Wait, are you sure?" she asked with concern. "Totally!" Tails stated, but then he felt Sonic's sight on him and felt a bit nervous suddenly. "I-If that's okay!" he said nervously. Sonic chuckled and walked over near him as he closed his eyes. "You're free to go your own way" he said with a relaxed tone and his arms crossed, before separating them and look at Tails with a sad look. "I guess you just... grew up on me a little faster than I expected" he confessed with a sad smile. Tails worries disappeared, and he smiled back at Sonic. "Are you saying I outpaced you?" he asked with a mocking tone. Sonic smirked and snorted a bit. "Yeah, don't push it" he said with a mocking tone as well, also pointing at Tails playfully before stepping back and looking sadly at the floor, while Tails scratched his head ashamed. "It's kinda ironic how I panicked a lot on New Year's Eve when you disappeared suddenly... and now that you're flying away on your own, I just feel both proud and sad" he added with a melancholic tone. "It's going to take some getting used to, but... here's to you reaching new heights--partner" he finished, now smiling brightly and extending his hand. Tails looked at his hand confused at first, but then he smiled and extended his hand as well. However, because of the Cyber Space effect on Tails, their hand passed through each others. They stared at their hands, then they looked at each other for a few seconds... before pulling their hands away and burst out laughing at the sudden move. Despite all, they were still brothers at the end of the day, blood-related or not. Eventually, Pipp and Zipp ended up joining their conversation and even laughed a bit at their little mistake with the failed handshake. Sage heard and saw everything, hiding behind the pillar... with tears on her eyes. Yup, she was actually crying. "Such a beautiful friendship..." Sage muttered with sadness. "A family born of love and not genetics... Everything I want..." she added as she hold a sob. However, the loud laughs of the group were not helping, and Sage red and black colors started to glitch on light blue and white, as tears fell down her cheeks. "I wish I'd never seen this. It was so much easier accepting the future when they were simply enemies" Sage added, as one tear fell on her hand. And after that, her mind was invaded by the memories she made with Eggman on Cyber Space. Not only the times she reported everything about Sonic in the islands, or the times she saved her father from getting killed by Cyber Space, but also the times she was simply acting as a girl with him, when she made jokes that make him laugh, whenever she impressed Eggman and make him proud of her. Basically, she remembered everytime she felt happy with Eggman... with her father. Sage realized that she, somehow, was crying actual tears, and tried to wipe them away... but more tears kept falling, and she ended up accepting them. She looked to the sky with sadness, and by how silent everything felt suddenly, she guessed Sonic and the others already left. So, she lay on the wall, slid until she sat on the ground and buried her head between her knees, as she sobbed silently. Sonic was limping a bit as he walked towards and edge, where he found Pipp sitting as she seemed to be thinking about something. "It's something bothering you?" Sonic asked, as he sat at her side. "I... I don't know at all" Pipp confessed. "Zipp... she said that she wants to tag along with Tails on his journey" she confessed. "Really?" Sonic wondered, and Pipp nodded. "Let me guess: you feel like you're being left behind, don't you?" he supposed. "You know me so well..." Pipp said with a heavy sigh and a sad smile. "It's just... Sunny's gonna be traveling around Equestria, Knuckles and Izzy are going on their own adventure, Tails wants to fly alone for a while, Zipp wants to go with him... and I'm still here..." she said with concern. "Little Pipp, we might be separating for a while from our friends... but it won't be forever" Sonic reminded her. "We'll met with them again one day. And, if being left behind is what's bothering you... then why don't we go on our own as well?" he suggested to her. Pipp looked at him with a little sparkle on her eyes. "R-Really?" she asked with a little smile. "Have I ever failed you, my pegasus angel?" Sonic asked rhetorically with a flirty tone. Pipp giggled and blushed a bit at the nickname, also placing a hoof on her mouth. "Sounds good. But where do we go?" she asked. "Wherever we want!" Sonic replied with a smile. "It can be to the mountains to appreciate the amazing view of Equestria, or the snowiest place ever to play with the snow... You just tell me where, and I'll take you there for granted!" he stated with confidence. "You really are a Blue Prince, Sir Hedgehog" Pipp said on a flirty tone. "I think the proper title is 'Knight of the Wind', Princess Petals" Sonic replied on a flirty tone as well. For some reason, that made Pipp burst out laughing, and Sonic joined in as well. "But I'm serious here, Pipp" Sonic said after they finally calmed down. "We can go and have our own journey. It doesn't need to have a purpose at all, but it can help us to relax from everything that has happened in here" he assured with a smile. Pipp smiled back, and resisted the urge to nuzzle against him since she knew her current state won't allow it. "Thank you, Blue Star. For doing this for me" she said. "Anything for you, Little Pipp" Sonic replied with a smile. After that, they stood up and walked towards Zipp and Tails, that were standing in front of a closed cave right below the island's volcano. "Oh, there you are" Zipp said once she noticed them. "Hey guys" Sonic greeted. "What are you up to now?" he asked on a mocking tone. "We've been studying this door while you were exploring the island" Tails replied. "It sounded like it unlocked from the inside!" Zipp pointed out. "Great... So how do we open it?" Sonic asked, crossing his arms. "See that switch next to the door?" Tails asked, as he pointed to the switch. "I think it'll react to the Cyber Energy stored in your body" he explained. "We cannot tell what's on the other side, but we bet it's important" Zipp added. "If you're going inside there, be careful, Blue Star" Pipp told him with worry. "I will" Sonic said with a nod and a confident smile. After that, Sonic boosted near the entrance, that opened alone when it detected his presence, and then he boosted to the inside of the cave. Several minutes later, Tails and the sisters felt the earth rumbling, and the volcano erupted. They immediately moved away, and Sonic came boosting out of the cave, just in time since the lava of the volcano came down and covered the cave's entrance, but it also moved far enough to reach the ground and make part of the clouds disappear, showing up the Titan's location, who roared in anger after the clouds disappeared. "Whatever you did triggered an eruption!" Tails pointed out. "And the lava burned away the cloud bank and revealed... uh... whatever that is..." Zipp added, looking confused at the Titan. "I've seen my fair share of pinball machines. I know one when I see one" Sonic said suddenly. "Were those really part of the original ruins?" he questioned, crossing his arms. "I'm sorry, pinball machine?" Pipp questioned. "It's what I found inside of the cave, and what caused the eruption after I beat it apparently" Sonic explained. "Sonic!" Tails called out with a worried expression. "That Titan down there... do you really plan on fighting that?" he asked concerned. "Even as Super Sonic, that thing is..." he tried to add. "Keeping you and everyone else trapped. So yeah, I'm going to take it down" Sonic stated with confidence. "Sit tight, guys. I'll take out this last Titan and get everyone back to normal!" he assured with a smirk. "Be careful down there, Blue Star" Pipp said with a worried frown. Sonic nodded with a reassuring smile at her, and then he boosted towards the hole where the Titan was waiting for him. He launched himself, spin several times before landing on the ground and looking up at the Titan, that was roller skating around the hole until it jumped in the air, and landed in the ground, causing it to rumble. "Mortal" the voice from the sky called out. "Beware Knight, the Titan of Chaos Island" they warned. Sonic didn't said anything this time, because he was only concerned to defeat Knight and free'd his friends once and for all. Knight roller skated in circles, making giant spike appear in the ground, but Sonic dodged them all. Then, Knight launched its hand to the ground, and Sonic ran towards it, since the arm was now divided in three rails. So, Sonic dodged more spikes coming out of the ground and now moving towards him, and he reached the middle rail. Then, he climbed up Knight's torso and reached its head, where the Purple Chaos Emerald was resting. He extended his hand and the Emerald moved inside of him. Sonic smirked, got surrounded and elevated by the 7 Chaos Emeralds, and then transformed into Super Sonic. We won't back down, we won't (Yeah, yo) Knight grabbed the horn on its head and turned it into a giant sword, making Sonic gasp a bit. "Okay, now you do look like a Knight!" Sonic said with a smirk. "Too bad I'm a Knight myself! Now get ready to be scrambled by the Knight of the Wind!" he stated, boosting towards the Titan. I'm here to go beyond my limit, not to compromise And you can tell me if I mean it, looking in my eyes Knight raised its sword and tried to hit Sonic, but he stopped from his boost and parried the attack. Then, Knight placed its shield on its face, and Sonic started to punch it, even using the Loop Kick. Cause I've been waiting for my moment to strike So come close, let me show you what it's like But then, Knight parried the attacks as well and charged the shield, turning it into the saw Sonic escaped from days ago. Knight launched the shield against Sonic to cut him. Yeah, you can try to stand in my path But you're gonna regret it I'll be the one who laughs last While I’m making my exit Sonic however, waited for the exact moment and parried the shield away, but then he also launched himself in the air and landed in the shield. Cause this is only for the strong of heart Nod if you get it And no matter what the outcome You better accept it Then, Sonic started to control the shield with his own feet, moving towards Knight, who was launching missiles at him. I can cut right through steel I can bury thе pain So don't doubt for a second Just get out of my way (Out of my way) However, once Sonic dodged the missiles and got close to Knight, the Titan used its sword and parried the shield away. But Sonic didn't gave up and approached the Titan again anyways. You cheat and you steal I'm not lеtting it go So take this as a lesson Cause it's all that we know Once he got close again, the Titan wasn't fast enough to bring its sword again, and the saw of the shield ended up damaging it on the face. Will the whole world know your name When we dance with destiny? Now that Knight was stunned, Sonic started to punch him several times, then he used the Loop kick and punched him a bit more, then he used the Cyclone Kick, punched him again and finished with a Stomp Attack. I've been there, and I've seen it I'm never gonna stop believing You'll find your flame Knight tried to use its sword again to make damage to Sonic, but Sonic parried the attack and started to punch the Titan's face again, then he used the Homing Shot and the Spin Slash as well, finishing the combo with another Stomp Attack. Oh, we can save the day (The day!) Knight stepped back, and then roared in rage, making spikes came out of its shoulders and launching tons and tons of lasers towards the air. We won't back down, we won't (Yeah, alright) After that, Knight extended its right arm and activated the saw shield again, but this time it didn't launched it at Sonic, it just launched towards a wall. It's like I'm seeing double vision Take a seat, I'm on a mission We got everything to gain (Everything to gain, yeah) Sonic felt confused at first on why the Titan did that, but as soon as he saw the shield bounce off the wall and now moving towards him, he understood Knight's game. And if that wasn't enough, the Titan was roller skating around him, like dodging both his attacks and the shield. To become everything you're not You just give it all you got And take the pleasure with the pain That's when something came up to Sonic's mind: Use Knight's shield against Knight itself. He smirked, and waited for the shield to bounce on the wall again. Then, he quickly moved to be on the shield's way and stopped time for a second. Yeah, I can feel my fire awaken No time for being complacent There's a dream on the horizon You know we gotta chase it He calculated the exact spot where Knight will be moving, and then he parried the shield to move it towards the Titan. And when we get to where we're going Then we start the invasion Best me? Naw, you must be mistaken (Hey) Knight received the attack, and got stunned again, so Sonic started to punch it on the face once again, also using again the Cyclone Kick. He also used the Wild Rush, and then activated a new attack named Quick Cyloop, where he used said ability at high speed and then Knight was elevated in the air and tied up by golden chains. You know I'll turn you into rust Grind you right down to dust You thought you were the best Well, you haven’t met us Then, Sonic started to punch the Titan several times on its face and shoulders, enough to charge his Phantom Rush, which he used only on Knight's face. He used another Wild Rush, then a Homing Shot, then a Spin Slash, and finally used Quick Cyloop again, which free'd Knight from the chain, but a golden laser came from the sky and passed through its chest. I'll bring the fire and rain Call me the hurricane I'm not letting it go Cause it's all that I know Knight fell to the ground, then it got up again and prepared to use its sword, but Sonic dodged the attack once again. Will the whole world know your name (Know your name) When we dance with destiny? (Destiny) After that, Sonic charged up its Spin Dash and started to fly around Knight, hitting its legs multiple times until the Titan lost balance and fell to the ground again. Yeah! I've been there, and I've seen it I'm never gonna stop believing You'll find your flame Then, Sonic kept Spindashing in the air and charged against Knight's face, sending the Titan to the air. There, Sonic flew at high speed and punched its face, just to spin in the air and use a powerful Stomp Attack that sent Knight back to the floor. Now here we go, it's the end of the show Hear them, they're calling your name Tired of games, Knight stood up and roared once again, then it extended its sword, that seemed to dived on little sections to cause more damage on Sonic. Knight raised the sword and prepared to split Sonic in two, but Sonic grabbed the sword in time and smirked. However, Knight wasn't done there, and it jumped in the air, then landed and spin the sword around, before crashing it against a wall. Sonic was struggling a bit to hold the sword, but he managed to push it and then he kicked it, making Knight spin around and stand in a defensive pose, willing to keep fighting. Cause in the end It's you and your friends You'll find your flame (Go!) This time, however, Sonic was the one tired of games, and he charged up Chaos Energy around his body before boosting towards Knight. Knight raised the sword and prepared to attack again, but Sonic flew around the sword and the Titan's arm, then he punched Knight in the face hard enough, to the point Knight raised its hand and let go the sword by mistake. The sword landed in the volcano, and Sonic used the Cyloop around it. Then, the sword started to separate from the ground and it elevated on the air, but here's the thing: Knight didn't took the sword, Sonic did. Now here we go, it's the end of the show Hear them, they're calling your name "Alright, Caliburn. Let's put those lessons to good use!" Sonic stated with a determinate look. After that, he raised the sword and split Knight in half with a warrior cry. Cause in the end It's you and your friends You'll find your flame The Titan split, and one of the half's began to descend slowly, making the entire Titan's body explode. Knight turned into another one of those giant spheres that reduced little to little, until it exploded completely, leaving no trail of what the Titan once was. Sonic looked at the Titan's explosion with a frown, but then he suddenly got another vision... "We can't let their sacrifice be in vain! They had a plan! Let's do it!" the Ancient in the vision exclaimed with a determinate look. Sonic opened his eyes and sighed in relief. After that, he looked to the sky and nodded, also closing his hand in a fist. And then, he boosted away towards the next island, despite knowing very well that there's no one else to save now... or that's what he thinks...