Eggman, the Deadly Six, Orbot, Cubot, and General Hewdraw all stood in the impressive secret underground base that belonged to the genius doctor. They all stood before the massive portal that had previously sent Sonic to the world of Equestria, as well as the chaos emeralds. Eggman looked from each one of them to the portal, pondering the plan as he did. A cable lied in front of each of the Deadly Six that ran from them to the portal, awaiting the command from Doctor Eggman.
Eggman had already prepared the necessities for them and himself. He had made digital maps of the land of Equestria for the Deadly Six and for their leader General Hewdraw so they could easily navigate the land without getting lost. They also had homing devices on them with a little "return" button because the portal only opened in one place in Equestria, depending on its position in Mobius. Eggman deemed them ready to go after doing some double checking and making sure his calculations were correct. Eggman smiled at the sureness of his plan and clapped to get their attention.
"Alright everyone, you remember the plan, right? If not, I will go over it once more to make sure were clear. Now-," Eggman was cut off as Zazz started to speak.
"I thought you didn't like to repeat yourself Doc, what happened to that?" Zazz chuckled at what he thought was his witty humor, but Eggman was ready to respond.
"I don't, but their are some nimrods who don't like to listen. So Zazz, would you care to explain the plan to everyone?" Eggman asked with a winning smirk.
Zazz froze immediately with his eyes wide open, his chuckling ceased quickly as well. He looked back at the other 5, who began to laugh also, except for Zor. Zazz's eyes soon turned to an angry glare and turned back quickly to look at Eggman. Pointing his finger at him, Zazz yelled, "you win this round Eggman, but I'll get you back, someway, somehow." Zazz cooled down after getting that out of his system and said, "go ahead and explain it again," he said throwing his hand up as he looked away and crossed his arms, knowing he was defeated.
"As I was saying," Eggman began, "in front of each of you is a cable that is connected to an Energy Reserve Tank that is connected to my portal. All six of you will grab the cable in front of you and transmit some of your power to the cable, which in turn, will send it to the E.R.T to store it. So as to keep from becoming trapped in Equestria I will give each of you a type of remote control, which also acts as a map, that will open or close the portal upon the press of this button labeled "return". The remote has a digital map that shows the land you will traverse and a home compass that will lead you back to where the portal opens because as far as I know, it only opens in one place. Do NOT lose these, they are your only ticket back here. I believe that about covers it, now, are there any questions?" Eggman finished and waited for them to ask something. They all looked to each other to see if any had a question. It didn't look like they did until Zeena raised her hand.
"Um, yeah I have two, how will you be getting back if you don't have a remote and what exactly will we be going up against in this world," she asked with a hint of concern in her voice.
Taking the two-part question into consideration, Eggman readily replied to her question, "Good questions Zeena, I have already jury-rigged my Egg Mobile with the same capabilities as your remotes have and as for your second question, there is a big array of different creatures that inhabit this world such as manticores, dragons, but they main inhabitants of this world are colorful Equines that can either be normal, a unicorn, a pegasus, or a special mix between the two to be what is known as an Alicorn." Eggman finished the response, just as Zazz let a few laughs escape his lips until it turned into an all out fit.
"Th-That's it, were supposed to worry about a few ponies, oh no, I'm shaking already, AHAHAHAHAHAHA." Zazz said the words with obvious sarcasm as Eggman stared coldly at him. As soon as Zazz noticed him he slowly began to regain his composure before clearing his throat.
When Eggman was done glaring at him he turned to the rest and asked, "anymore questions?" Eggman was surprised to see Zavok raise his hand.
"What exactly is our objective other than destroying Sonic," Zavok asked in a stern voice.
"We won't be able to conquer that world with that blue meddling menace in the picture, but we also don't want to reveal ourselves right away because it says on the display here that they have an excellent military there. So for now we are just to observe, see who he is close with, and use that against him." Eggman was pleased when he saw all the six and Hewdraw nod their heads in agreement. Eggman was about to ready them until Zor raised his hand for a question.
"So, if you are coming with us, why do we have General Hewdraw leading us," Zor said as he pointed to General Hewdraw, "shouldn't it be you?"
Eggman pondered this for a second before finding the right words, "I lead more with robots, not Zeti, so I won't be able to keep you in line, that is why I asked him to lead you, he will know exactly how to handle you. While your power is required to power the machine, I also need you to be a sort of 'search party'."
"A search party in what, might I ask," said master Zik.
"I want you six to search for the chaos emeralds while I keep an eye on Sonic, because I know that speedy rat will be looking for them so he can come back here and try to attack me," Eggman finished with tinge of hate dripping in his voice. Master Zik nodded his head in understanding.
Eggman waited for a few seconds to see if anyone else had a question. When he was relieved that no one else raised their hands for a question, he gave the signal to ready them for the power transmission. All six stepped up, grabbed a cable and held them in both hands. Eggman nodded to them and they nodded back, then turned to the cables in their hands. They closed their eyes in concentration as they sent their mystical power from their hands to the cable. Eggman watched with glee as he saw the meter on the tank go up in glee. He chuckled lowly and got louder as the needle went higher before talking.
"Yes, YES, IT'S WORKING... AGAIN." Eggman looked on as the six slowly began to stop the transmission. They all breathed heavily from the toll of the power transmission they had just took place. He looked at them with a satisfied look on his face, he then said, "I am not sure how fast the energy will drain from the machine when we use it so I will pay close attention to the meter on my Egg Mobile to see how fast it drains and when we will need to come back for a recharge." They all looked at each other with unsure looks on their faces, still panting from the transmission, until Zazz decided to throw out a question.
"Wait a minute, this isn't a trick is it, actually deciding to use our power against us and not use it on this hunk of junk," Zazz said in an angry tone and surprising the other five with how he may have possibly discovered Eggman's true intentions. The six suddenly gave Eggman an angry look.
Eggman became nervous at this, he hadn't thought about that and the six weren't giving him any time to reject the assumption, until General Hewdraw stepped in. He spoke in a very low monotone voice.
"Eggman is not going to use your powers against you," Eggman gave General Hewdraw a thankful look, "he isn't smart enough to think of something that convoluted." Eggman's look soon became sour and hateful as he saw the six began to laugh, even Zor.
Eggman began to growl lowly, but got higher and higher until he was at screaming levels, "ARE YOU READY TO GO OR NOT??!" Eggman asked in mock frustration, instantly silencing the six. They all nodded their heads rapidly at Eggman, causing him to let out a soft laugh and say, "good."
Eggman prepared the everyone to go to Equestria by handing out the remote GPS's to them. He then asked them the most important question ever.
"Everyone remembers what they are supposed to do right, only look for the chaos emeralds right now, and General Hewdraw," Eggman said, getting the attention of the General, "make sure they remain hidden and not go looking for trouble, and keep a specially close eye on Zazz, even the other five have no idea what he will do next."
General Hewdraw nodded and said, "you have my word," and turned back to stand towards the front of the portal. Eggman brought up his calculations of everything they needed to go to Equestria.
"Computer," Eggman said.
"Yes doctor," asked the computer in a generic female voice.
"Open the portal to Equestria," Eggman said in a requesting tone.
"Right away doctor," said the computer as it flicked off and the portal began to spark to life. The needle on his Egg Mobile immediately jumped backwards half an inch at the machine turning on. Eggman took notice of this and did the calculations in his head of when they would have to come back and recharge it.
All of the Deadly Six stared at the swirly purple vortex before them. All wondering what would wait for them on the other side. General Hewdraw stood in front of them to lead them into the unknown world that lie ahead.
"Grrrr, I'm ready, I'M GONNA SHOW THAT STINKIN' HEDGEHOG WHAT FOR," Zazz said as he began to walk towards the portal in an angrily manner before he was stopped by General Hewdraw's arm. The General then looked at Zazz with his glowing yellow eyes.
"Wait for the doctor's signal," he said in a stern commanding tone. Zazz stared at him for a few seconds before nodding and stepping back.
Eggman threw his had back and began to laugh out loud, drawing the attention of everyone.
"Alright General," Eggman began as he regained his composure, "I think he has waited long enough, and I'm afraid he will have to wait a little longer because we are looking for the chaos emeralds right now." Zazz growled at this but did not do anything else. Eggman noticed the anticipation welling in everyone's eyes. All the preparations were made, it was time to head out.
"Alright everyone," Eggman said, getting the attention of everyone. He eyed them all and smiled evily before continuing his sentence, "let's MOVE OUT!!"
o.0.o
"So let me get this straight," Twilight began, "you're name is Sonic the Hedgehog and you were sent here from the world of Mobius by a crazy doctor named Eggman with these special gems called the Chaos Emeralds that can turn thought and passion into power and now you are trying to collect them all again to do what exactly?"
Sonic stood there, impressed at her absorbing the knowledge so quickly. He eyed all of the ponies that sat around to listen to his tale, especially the princesses before saying, "I need to collect them all again so I can return home before Eggman decides to do any funny business over on Mobius."
"Well these gems sound absolutely exhilarating," Rarity began," I could help you find them if you'd like. I know a spell that can track any kind of gem down."
Sonic shook his head before answering Rarity, "I appreciate the offer, Rarity was it? But these gems can only be tracked by each other. If you have one emerald they can lead you to another. You see, the chaos emeralds-,
"Did someone say chaos," asked a voice from seemingly out of nowhere.
Everyone looked around for the asker before eventually Discord came floating down from the side and walked up to where the mane six, the princesses, and Sonic were sitting where Sonic explained what happened and where he came from to every pony.
Discord walked right up to them and said, "because chaos is my specialty."