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// Super Sonic Racing 
// Story: Sonic Boom To Sonic Rainboom 
// by Mat the Brawler 
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Chapter 5: Super Sonic Racing

The next morning I woke up and went through my normal routine. Get out of bed, eat some cereal, stretch out, and fix the weather. After that I met up with Sonic in Ponyville town square.
“Hey Rainbow, what was with you moving the clouds around?” He asked.
“What do you mean? Doesn’t anypony fix the weather in your world?” I responded.
“No nature usually sorts itself… LOOK OUT!” He jumped in the air and pushed me as a bright yellow-orange light crossed behind him.
“Whoa, thanks.”
We looked to where the shot came from. There a metallic version of sonic stood. It had a hole in its chest with yellow plates going in to it. He had claws instead of fingers.
“Well if it isn’t Metal Sonic.” Sonic taunted.
“Metal Sonic?” I pondered.
“Inferior robotic copy of me.” Sonic clarified.
“Incoming transmission.” It said in a voice that echoed and fluctuated in an unnatural way.
Suddenly, Metal’s red eyes turned blue and an image popped out. 
“Hohoho-ohoh *cough* *cough*.” A pale hair less ape with a tuft of hair under his nose broke out.
“Don’t hurt yourself.” Sonic said sarcastically.
“I would… *cough* *cough* …n’t worry about me. Not when Metal here is tracking an emerald near a clearing with a ruin in a forest.” The ape corrected.
“Why would you tell us that?” I asked.
“Because…,” He searched for a justification as a smug grin came to our faces. “Shut up!”
“Looks like you got him! Good job rainbow.” Sonic congratulated. “Now where is this ruin?”
“It’s in that direction,” I pointed to the Everfree Forest. “But it’s really dangerous.”
“Never stopped me before!” He remarked as he darted out.
The doppelganger chased after him, and so did I. We were neck and neck trying to whack each other. A blue blur was headed to the Everfree Forest right ahead of us. Just before it entered the Forest I caught up alongside it, managing to knock Metal Sonic away. The blur shaped into the familiar hedgehog when I caught up alongside it. 
“Wow I’m impressed, you really are fast!” He congratulated, trees zooming around us.
“Well I hope this isn’t top speed.” I quoted.
“Trust me, it’s not.” He quoted back. 
The replica caught up again. Flames shot out of its back and its “eyes” were focused on us.
“Allow me.” Sonic boasted.
He leaped into the air curled up and shot at his twin who was sent rolling on the ground.
“How do you do that?” I asked
“What, the homing attack?” He wanted to know.
“I guess so.”
“I just jump and air dash at the target.”
Behind us Lightning was surging. Metal Sonic was incased in it. I flew over and sonic jumped it managing to homing attack the robot when it went ahead.
“That thing doesn’t give up!” I commented.
The Everfree forest has always been weird, but something was even more amiss. A slope curled into a ceiling and then sloped down to the ground. Sonic showed no sign of going around the loop.
“Come on,” I started. “You’re not thinking of going around that loop, are you?”
Sonic sped up. He went up the slope, his feet slowing at the top then he rolled into a ball letting gravity work for him.
“You’re just full of surprises.” I told him.
“Thanks!”
Metal sonic was once again hot on our trail and coming up fast.
 “That’s it I’m sick of this!” He impatiently yelled. “Rainbow prepare for top speed.” I could tell he meant business. 
The aura formed around him again. I did my best to keep up. A rainbow colored aura began to form around me as Metal Sonic was getting farther and farther away. ‘I’ve never done this without gravity helping me. I hope I can now.’ A moment later, we both broke the sound barrier. I peered behind me as a rainbow materialized behind me. ‘I did it!’ Behind Sonic was a blue afterimage. 
“Whoa!” He exclaimed as he looked at me. “I’m not sure what’s more amazing; the rainbow, or the fact that you can keep up!”
I smiled. Soon a green light was shining behind a rope bridge. Sonic jumped the gap and grabbed the light. 
“We got it!” I yelled.
We bro-hooved as Metal Sonic came up.
“Incoming transmission.” He repeated.
“I’m a busy man Sonic, so I’ll cut to the chase.” The creature announced. “Give me the seven chaos emeralds or your friends get it.”
He lifted a yellow fox with gloves into view. He had red and white shoes and… TWO TAILS!
“Sonic…” He weakly pleaded.
“TAILS!” Sonic shouted. “Eggman let him go!”
“Let’s strike a deal.” He proposed. “I’m sure you saw that loop, it’s but one of many things that will crossover. In 48 hours the crossover will be complete, you have until then to hand over the emeralds!”