After the incident was over, the hedgehog and his crew were offered a warm welcome for the night. To keep the Elements of Harmony safe from Dr. Eggman's grasp, Princess Celestia advised that the Library would be the perfect place to hide them. It's the last spot he'll check, so Twilight agrees to protect them for her.
Meanwhile...in the outskirts of Ponyville, Dr. Eggman was searching for a safe place to hide, without attracting any unnecessary attention. Decoe was alone in the cockpit, while Bocoe waits for Eggman to arrive. Bocoe rushes back to warn Decoe that once again, Eggman was even more pissed off than before. They hold each other and panic when he enters the cockpit with the Egg Drones that survived.
Bocoe was shaking with fear. "Uhh...I-I-It's...G-G-Great to see you again...D-D-Dr. Did you get The Elements of H-H-Harmony?"
With a creepy chuckle, Eggman eventually becomes outraged. "Heh-Heh-Heh! No. I didn't get them. Or the other Chaos Emerald. And you want to know why?..." Eggman violently grabs both of them by the neck. "...BECAUSE SONIC SHOWED UP! And another thing!..." He slams them on the control panel, while the Egg Drones threaten to shoot Decoe and Bocoe. "...Why didn't you tell me that Celestia can use magic! For all I know, I could have been killed!"
Decoe tried to remain calm as he explained everything. "B-B-But sir, our ratings didn't say anything about that! W-We had no idea that Celestia was capable of using magic!...And what do you mean Sonic showed up? Didn't you say this world would be the perfect place to hide from him?"
Dr. Eggman responds by letting them go. "You're right. It's my fault! I underestimated their power to sense the Emerald's presence. Even if we travel to another world, somehow they found a way to track us down!" Eggman was about to reconsider his evil plan. "We're in serious trouble! Princess Celestia's not the only one here with magical power. It seems that each pony in this world has some kind of special ability. If Sonic and the others become friends with them, they'll outnumber us a million to one!"
"What should we do now Dr.?" Bocoe asked.
"There were six ponies that protected her. One of them found the Chaos Emerald, but refused to give it up until Sonic arrived! So, my instinct tells me that taking them out, will bring us one step closer to taking over Equestria!" Eggman said.
"How can we do that?" Bocoe asked.
"First, I'm gonna do what I should have done from the beginning! Hand me The Eggstractor!" He fires a beam at the Chaos Emeralds, infecting them with Dark Energy. The Emeralds turn completely black with a strange purple aura surrounding them. The three of them watch, as the machine holding the Emeralds in place becomes corrupted. While the Dark Energy takes effect, sharp glowing crystals emerge from the machine, completely destroying the CC Beacon. Decoe and Bocoe were astonished, but Eggman just grins, not caring that without Chaos Control, they're unable to transport back to their world.
"Very impressive Dr...But, how are we gonna get back home now?" Decoe said.
"We're not going back you fools! Don't you see? With Dark Energy, we can infect all of Equestria! If it can corrupt machines, just imagine what it can do to other life forms! Celestia will have no choice but to surrender!"
"But sir, what about her ponies?"
"I'll take care of them myself! In the mean time, I need the two of you to search for whatever you can find about them!" The mad engineer didn't know their names yet, but by using his memory, he was able to give exact details for the two dimwits to look up. He described Twilight as a lavender colored unicorn pony with an indigo mane and tail, who appears to be the leader of the group. Next was Rainbow Dash. She was defined as a blue colored Pegasus pony with a rainbow mane and tail. She's insanely fast, confident, and sometimes stubborn. In a way, her personality reminds him of Sonic. Applejack was interpreted as a light orange colored Earth pony with white freckles, a cowgirl hat, and a golden mane and tail. Next was Pinkie Pie, who was exemplified as a light pink colored Earth pony with a light red mane and tail. She was energetic, hyperactive, and always cheerful when there's nothing to celebrate; which gave Eggman the creeps. Rarity was portrayed as a white colored unicorn pony with a purple mane and tail. He remembers her the most, since she insulted his style and refused to give him the Chaos Emerald. And last but not least, Fluttershy was specified as a light yellow Pegasus pony with a pink mane and tail, who was too sweet and kind to defend herself during his attack. In fact, Dr. Eggman laughed so hard when she tried talking to the Egg Drone, instead of fighting it.
Bocoe salutes to his master. "We'll do our best sir!"
"Good! Now, park the Egg Carrier behind those mountains, so that I can pay Sonic a little visit!"
Once they've reached the mountainside of Equestria, the sound of the thrusters wakes up a huge dragon that was sleeping inside it's cave. The same dragon that Fluttershy reasoned with during an episode called "Dragonshy." When it roars at the Egg Carrier, Decoe and Bocoe run away like a bunch of cowards. But Eggman remains calm and presses a big red button on his left armrest. Using the Egg Carrier's most powerful weapon, The Omega Laser, he decides to use the dragon as his first test subject, in order to see what else the Dark Energy is capable of. When the Omega Laser charges up, it harnesses all the energy from the corrupted CC Beacon, and fires it directly at the dragon. He starts to mutate and can no longer control his actions, entering a deep trance that only Dr. Eggman can take away. While all this is happening, Eggman gushes out an evil laugh. "Ha-Ha-Ha-Ha! You stupid beast! Let this be a reminder to you that no one gets in my way!...Now, go back in your cave like a good boy and wait for my orders to attack!"
In a deep voice, the dragon obeys his commands. "Yes, my master!"
What extraordinary power. When living creatures are exposed to the Dark Energy, they instantly become his slaves.
After landing his Egg Carrier in the mountains, the evil scientist was now planning to attack with a brand new robot called The Egg Scorpion. It's big, it's mean, and it'll catch them by surprise. "Now, let's see if those ponies can deal with this!"
As the night slowly fades away with the golden sun rising in Sweet Apple Acres, Knuckles was relaxing inside the barn on a haystack, chewing a piece of wheat. Uninformed about her daily routine, he opens his eyes when Applejack walks in to get the supplies that she needs to work on the farm.
"Oh...sorry sugarcube. Didn't mean to wake ya!" Applejack said.
"It's alright, I was already awake." It didn't take Knuckles long to realize that she was about to work on the farm, so early in the morning. "Hey is there anything I can do to help?"
"You'd do that for me Knuckles?"
"It would be my pleasure Applejack. If you need help with anything, you can count on me."
She introduced him to the Apple Family: her grandmother Granny Smith, her brother Big Macintosh, her little sister Apple Bloom, and her dog Winona, who jumps on him and licks his face. They were happy to meet him, and thrilled that he's willing to help out. He starts things off by digging holes in the garden with the shovel claws. Now the Apple Family can easily plant seeds for the upcoming season. Applejack then demonstrates how to buck apples down from a tree, while Big Macintosh and Apple Bloom carry them all in baskets. Knuckles just grabs the tree instead and brings them down with one shake, but she giggles when one apple accidently hits him on the head. When he sees her struggling to push a haystack into the barn, Knuckles lifts it up for her and places it inside where it belongs. After working hard for three hours, they both wipe the sweat from their foreheads.
"Thanks sugarcube. Without you, we couldn' finish this early!" Applejack said.
"Oh no...I'm the one who should be thanking you A.J."
"How come?"
"You see, back in our world, the only thing I've ever done was guard the Master Emerald and help Sonic battle Dr. Eggman." Knuckles replied. "It felt as though my life just slipped away from me. But you've shown me what it's like to actually make a living and work for something. So...Thank you!"
Before heading back inside, Applejack smiled at the red Echidna. With all the apples they collected, Applejack puts them to good use by making apple pies for all their friends. Knuckles used his spiked fists to help peel the apples, while Granny Smith was in charge of baking. It smelled so good when they were pulled out of the oven. Knuckles was desperate to try a piece, but Applejack told him that there will be plenty of time to eat once they meet everyone else at Sugarcube Corner.
Outside the Carousel Boutique, Amy shouts when Rarity accidently pokes her with a needle.
"Ouch!"
"Hold still darling this will only take a second." Rarity said.
While working on a new dress, Amy was chosen as her model. Well...more like her mannequin.
Rarity was impressed with her design. "I say Amy, you look fabulous!"
Amy smiles and strikes a pose. She looked just like a real model. "Do you really think Sonic will like it?"
"I don't see why not." Rarity answered. "You'll definitely be the center of his attention!"
After introducing Amy to her little sister Sweetie Bell, Amy spotted her pet cat Opalescence, or Opal for short.
"HUH, she's so adorable!" Amy hugs it. But the cat still had a miserable look on her face.
At the Everfree Forest, Cream and Fluttershy were picking flowers. But with so many dangerous creatures out there, they stay close to her cottage and keep each other safe. Cream giggles while placing a flower on Fluttershy's mane. It was so adorable. If Cream was a pony, they can easily pull off as siblings. After helping Fluttershy feed all the baby animals in her front yard, she expresses her gratitude with a charming performance. With Cream and Cheese as her only audience, Fluttershy demonstrates her talent by singing to the birds.
"Oh that was wonderful Ms. Fluttershy!" Cream applauded.
Fluttershy smiled in the most kindhearted way. "Why, thank you sweetie!"
"Chao! Chao!" Cheese really enjoyed it as well.
Fluttershy giggled. "He's so cute!"
Up in the clear blue sky, Sonic and Rainbow Dash were playing tag, using their incredible speed all over Cloudsdale. They were having so much fun too. Ruining the other ponies manes as they rush past them like a strong wind. But running on clouds wasn't a new experience for Sonic, since he's already been to a place called "Sky Sanctuary."
"Catch me if you can Sonic!" Rainbow Dash tries to maneuver in different directions, but by using his quickstep, Sonic was right on her tail. He jumps in the air and tags her.
"Tag, you're it Dashie!" Sonic smiled.
Rainbow Dash responds. "Oh no I'm not!"
Sonic turned his head and noticed that Rainbow Dash used her boost to catch up to him. Before she can tag him with her hoof, he grabs a hold of a nearby pillar and makes a u-turn.
"Time to make a u-turn!" Sonic said.
"Hey that's not fair!" Rainbow Dash laughed.
Sonic chuckled, but realized that she wasn't chasing him anymore. Rainbow Dash was standing on a cloud looking at something. "Huh?" Sonic immediately turned around and caught up to her.
"What's wrong Dashie?" Sonic asked.
She was looking at a group of Pegasus ponies in uniforms called The Wonderbolts.
"You see those ponies over there?...They're called The Wonderbolts. It's always been my dream to fly with them one day!"
"Why don't you go talk to them?" Sonic asked.
Rainbow Dash was nervous with her reaction. "What? N-No...I can't do that!"
"Then I'll go talk to them!" Sonic replied.
"No, Sonic wait!" Rainbow Dash screamed.
When Sonic approached The Wonderbolts, they recognized him from last night. After crowding around him in excitement, he was greeted by two Wonderbolts named Spitfire and Soarin'.
"Hey you're that hedgehog that saved the Gala last night!" Spitfire announced. "Nicely done! I just wish you were a Pegasus pony so we can offer you a chance to join our team!"
"Your name's Sonic right?" Soarin' asked.
"That's right!" Sonic winks and gives them a thumbs up. "But I couldn't have done it without the help of some new friends. In fact, that's what I came here for. I'm here with one of them right now!"
As soon as he said that, Rainbow Dash was waving her hooves around, trying to make him stop. When he points at her, Spitfire immediately recognizes what new friend he was talking about.
"Hey Rainbow Dash!" Spitfire shouted.
"Aww man!" Now Dashie has no choice but to walk up to them. She was too nervous to speak.
"You know her?" Sonic asked.
"Definitely!" Spitfire answered. "We got to spend a whole day with her after she won the Best Young Flyer Competition. She really impressed us by saving Rarity with her Sonic Rainboom. She also saved us in the process!"
"Sonic Rainboom?" Sonic thought to himself. They had a move named after him? But he'll worry about that later.
"Well, you see..." Sonic started. "...You guys are her biggest idols, she'll do anything to join your team!...What do you say?"
The Wonderbolts got into a huddle, while Sonic and Rainbow Dash wait for their answer. Spitfire calmly walks up to her and explains everything.
"Uh, Rainbow Dash..." She hesitated. "...You're a great flier, and possibly one of the coolest ponies we've ever met. But you see...becoming a Wonderbolt is not just about showing off special moves and speed. We work as a team, and we fly as a team. And...we don't know how to say this, but...sometimes, you seem a little self centered and overconfident in yourself. Which is good!...But it's not what we're looking for. We expect our recruits to admit that they make mistakes, so they can learn from them. I'm....I'm sorry."
It was so hard for Rainbow Dash to take the bad news. Sonic couldn't believe what he was hearing. This was the first time he's seen her like this. Such a beautiful and strong mare, being rejected by the ones that she admired her whole life. He felt lost when she finally spoke. There's nothing he can do to make it better for her.
"I.....understand." Little Dashie was heartbroken. She was feeling dissapointed in herself, and started to cry.
As she closed her eyes and turned around, Sonic could see tears rolling down her cheeks. She didn't want to cry in front of her heroes. He knew she was in pain, and quickly defends her.
"Now wait a minute!" Sonic shouted which gets Dashie's attention. "Are you telling me she's not good enough, even after that time she saved you? This isn't right! She is without a doubt, the most amazing flier I've ever seen! Her speed is unimaginable! And this is coming from someone who's known as the fastest thing alive back in my world!"
Spitfire responds. "We understand Sonic, but..."
Sonic interrupts the female Pegasus. "Can't you just give her a chance?"
"How?" Soarin' asked.
Sonic ponders before getting an idea.
"Tell you what, let's make a bet. We were gonna have a race later on today, stop by and check it out. If she beats me, you guys have to let her join The Wonderbolts!"
The Wonderbolts looked at each other. But is gambling really the best way to decide what's right for Rainbow Dash?
"How do we know it's a fair race? You don't look like you can run that fast!" Soarin' replied.
"Oh really..." Sonic smirked and immediately ran past them, reaching the end of Cloudsdale in 0.5 seconds. Their jaws dropped in amazement as he just stood there with his eyes closed, letting out a small chuckle. When he runs back, a Wonderbolt named Fleetfoot agrees with him.
"Alright. You're on!" Fleetfoot said.
Sonic shakes her hoof, agreeing with the white-maned mare. As they walk away, Sonic thinks he took care of the problem. But Rainbow Dash wasn't happy.
"Sonic....Why did you do that?" Dashie mutters with tears in her eyes. "I can't handle this kind of pressure!....I'm....I'm not good enough for them."
Being the loyal friend that he is, Sonic cheers her up in whatever possible way he can. But this was her dream for as long as she can remember. It hurt so much to see her like this. Hopefully his supportive words can get through to Dashie, that way she'll realize that they were wrong about her. "Dash, if you have a dream, don't let anyone tell you it's not possible. I've seen what you can do, maybe not everything, but you do have what it takes...and there's no denying it! I know we just met last night, but...you should trust me on this. All my friends tell me the same thing...even Shadow. I think you can actually beat me, you just have to believe!" He smiled at her, but she still lowers her head, losing all faith in her dreams.
Dash looks up to him when he places his hand on her shoulder. "Your friends believe in you Dashie.....just like I do."
She smiles, and wipes off her tears with her hoof. "....Thanks Sonic." When she hugs him, Sonic didn't know what to do, but accept it. While holding her tight in his arms, he could feel her tears drip down his neck as she continues to sob.
"I'm here for you Dashie. It's gonna be okay."
It was very quiet as he comforts her. Dash knew she can trust him, and was feeling more comfortable with her new friend. Now that she was no longer suffering, it brought a smile to his face. To help clear her mind from this tragedy, they meet up with Fluttershy and Cream, and walk to Sugarcube Corner together. Allowing the two mares to lead the way.
Inside Sugarcube Corner, Pinkie Pie was trying her best to make Shadow smile. She danced, told jokes, and even sang her famous pig song that she borrowed from babysitting the Cake twins. Shadow just scratches his head in complete confusion, and was starting to get really annoyed by her perkiness. No matter what he does, she's always happy. Especially around him. Even after doing something so ruthless, like threatening to crush her pet baby alligator Gummy for nibbling on his shoe. All Shadow could think about was "Something's wrong with this pony! Why is she so hyper?" But then again, you would be too if your house was filled with nothing but sugar. Shadow couldn't take anymore of this...it was a living hell.
Unaware of how much she's embracing the annoyance, when Pinkie Pie offered to bake cupcakes with Shadow, she had to ruin it by singing a song about them.
"Do you always sing when you bake?" Shadow asked.
"Yeah, all the time!" Pinkie smiled.
"Ugh..." Shadow facepalms himself. To him, this was torture.
"C'mon Shadow, smiling is easy! Just try it!" Pinkie Pie shouted.
Shadow looks at her with an aggravated tone. "I don't smile!"
"Pleeeeeeaaaaassssseeee!" Pinkie Pie begged.
After letting out a big sigh of regret, Shadow grits his teeth, and tries to grin. Resulting in the creepiest expression that he could muster.
"How's this?"
From the look on her face, it appears that Shadow has rarely smiled before. It'll take a lot of effort to get it right.
"Uh...nice...try! We'll...work on it!"
Shadow rolls his eyes as Pinkie Pie opens her front door. Out in the distance, she sees Twilight walking towards her porch with Tails and Spike. Before they went to bed last night, Twilight shared the story of Equestria's history with Tails, fully clarifying the explanation that he's been looking for. She talked about where the Elements of Harmony came from, and how Equestria was found by three different pony tribes: the Pegasi, Earth ponies, and the Unicorns. At first they didn't get along, until a mysterious blizzard forced them to protect the land by working together. Gathering up any more history that she can remember, Twilight also mentioned some of the events that recently occurred: like the time when Princess Luna became Night Mare Moon, and after a daring quest to retrieve the Elements of Harmony, they were able to change her back. Spike added his own story to raise the tension, rephrasing their experience on the day of Discord's return. Thanks to Twilight and the Elements of Harmony, her friends defeated him with the power of friendship.
"And that's basically everything you need to know about Equestria Tails!" Twilight said.
"Wow! Who'd ever thought that out of all places, Eggman would pick a world that's full of magic and all sorts of possibilities!"
Spike was enthusiastic on figuring out who they were talking about. "Eggman? Was he the one who attacked the Gala last night?"
"Yeah." Tails replies.
"That's why they're here Spike, to stop him!" Twilight added.
To make their walk more interesting, Tails began discussing his grand adventures with Sonic. One was from "Sonic Generations," where they met their past selves through time travel, and got to relive some of their most classic moments in history. The other was from "Sonic Colors," where Sonic and Tails stopped Dr. Eggman from kidnapping a friendly alien race called Wisps, for his Interstellar Amusement Park. He then explained where Shadow came from, and why he's known as "The Ultimate Lifeform." Finishing his story with the scenario of Super Sonic battling Perfect Chaos after flooding Station Square.
"Woah!...Dude that's awesome!" Spike said.
"I know, right? Watch what happens when we collect all 7 Chaos Emeralds from Eggman!"
Everyone meets up at Pinkie Pie's house, where the girls had the privilege of treating their guests to breakfast. They had delicious apple pies made by the Apple Family, and cupcakes made by Shadow and Pinkie Pie. Shadow had no intention on remembering what he had to go through when they started baking.
"You know guys, I think I may have found a new hobby!" Knuckles really enjoyed baking with Applejack.
As a joke, Sonic messes with him. "Yeah, I'll let you know when I need an apple peeled Knuckles!"
Everyone but shadow laughs. Not even a chuckle.
After a delightful breakfast, the ponies offered a small tour of Equestria, showing certain locations that their new friends haven't seen yet. They met the Mayor of Ponyville in Town Hall, and visited places like the Froggy Bottom Bog, Whitetail Woods, and a small western town called Dodge Junction. Right after the tour, they head back to the Everfree Forest where Twilight asks them a simple question.
"By the way guys, I almost forgot to ask. How exactly did you get here?"
"Well um, I guess you can say we used a little magic of our own, Ms. Twilight!" Cream answered.
"Huh?" Twilight was confused.
"Here, we'll demonstrate!" Sonic said. "Shadow..."
"Got it!" Shadow pulls out the Chaos Emerald. "Chaos Control!"
In a bright flash, Shadow disappears once again. The girls stood there with their mouths agape, wondering where he went.
"Cool, but where's Shadow?" Pinkie Pie asked.
"Up here!" Shadow was standing on the branch of a tree, not too far from them. Making his warping ability look easy by tossing the Chaos Emerald back and forth.
"What in tarnation?" Applejack was surprised. "How'd he do that?"
Tails explained. "Well you see, with the Chaos Emeralds, we can perform a technique called Chaos Control. It allows us to travel great distances with just one Emerald, but so far, Sonic and Shadow are the only ones who can perform it successfully. We believe that's how Eggman got here too!"
"More than enough reasons why I love those gems so much!" Rarity announced.
"Oh Rarity!" Twilight giggles.
"Nice trick, but that's not why we're here!" Rainbow Dash said. She approaches Sonic, and taps him with her hoof. "Are you ready for this Sonic?"
"Only if you are Dashie!" He responds with a smile.
When they get into position, Sonic finally notices Amy's new dress.
"Nice dress Amy!" He smiled.
Her eyes opened wide as they sparkled. "Really, you like it Sonic? Maybe now we can finally be together!"
Rainbow Dash laughs when she hears that.
"Maybe not that nice Amy!" Sonic rolls his eyes, quickly changing his tone.
Amy was so excited that he noticed, she couldn't even speak.
Rarity complements her, but was also impressed with her own design. "See I told you, boys can't resist the art of a beautiful dress!"
Amy hugs her tight, messing up her mane. "Thank you so much Rarity!"
Rarity gently tries to push her away with her hooves. "Your welcome darling, now can you please let go of me!"
Before the race could start, four Wonderbolts were flying overhead. They spot Rainbow Dash, and land in the Everfree Forest to watch the race. Spitfire, Soarin', Fleetfoot, and a new recruit called Rapidfire, came to observe Dashie's progress, while the others were still training. Rainbow Dash was nervous, but became confident when she remembered what Sonic told her. They were all excited for this, but Shadow waits by the tree and doesn't say anything. Twilight and the girls were rooting for Dashie, while Sonic's friends root for him.
Pinkie Pie hops to the center, and raises her hoof as high as she can. Sonic and Rainbow Dash look at each other, wishing the best of luck. "On your mark!...Get set!..." Before she can say "Go!" the ground starts to rumble which puts an end to their good time. Everyone immediately reacts to it.
"Hey what's going on?" Spike shouted. The rumbling causes him to lose his balance.
"Is it an earthquake?" Knuckles asked.
"No, it's something worse!" Shadow back flips off the tree. Then teleports himself to regroup with the others.
Pinkie Pie's body was shaking off the ground. "Heeeeyyyyy, thiiiiiissss maaakkkeesss myyyyyy voiiiiicccee sooouuunnnd siiiillllyyy!"
With two giant drills emerging from the ground behind them, Dr. Eggman makes his appearance with the Egg Scorpion. A huge vehicle that resembles a scorpion with metallic armor. It has metal pinchers that can alternate between laser cannons, and drills to burrow underground. It can shoot plasma beams from it's mouth and stinger, and fire heat-seeking missiles from the hatches on it's tail. It's special attack includes burrowing underground and sticking it's tail out to open fire on it's enemies.
"Dah-Ha-Ha-Ha-Ha-Ha!" Eggman laughed.
Fluttershy hides behind Tails when she sees him.
"Eggman!" Sonic shouts.
"Well what do we have here, one big friendly reunion?....How sweet!" Eggman shows off his evil grin.
"Can't you leave us alone Egghead? We were in the middle of something!" Rainbow Dash yells.
"So am I. Now this is your last chance, hand over the Elements of Harmony and maybe I'll consider sparing your lives!"
Twilight refuses his request. "We'll never give you the Elements of Harmony Eggman!"
"Fine! If that's your choice, then I guess I'll just have to kill you! Wah-Ha-Ha-Ha-Ha-Ha-Ha!" Eggman laughs hysterically.
"Is he always this crazy?" Spike asked.
Sonic and his friends all respond at the same time. "You have no idea!"
Rainbow Dash turns to The Wonderbolts. "Spitfire, go and alert Princess Celestia!...We'll handle this!"
"Alright, just be careful!" Spitfire said. When they take off, Dr. Eggman was still laughing.
Knuckles shouts to shut him up. "Don't get too cocky Eggman, there's thirteen of us and only one of you!"
"Your right Knuckles, that hardly seems fair! But don't worry, I brought backup!" Once Eggman snaps his fingers, everyone turns around after hearing a loud roar from the distance. The dragon smashes it's way through the Everfree Forest, knocking down the trees in front of them. It growls when it spots it's prey. The beastly eyes stare down our heroes with smoke erupting from it's nostrils.
Tails was stunned. "A dragon?"
"Hold on everypony!" Applejack started. "Ain't that the same dragon that Fluttershy reasoned with before?"
"You're right." Fluttershy responds. She gently flies up to him.
"Fluttershy wait!" Twilight said.
"There, there, Mr. Dragon, we're not gonna hurt you." Fluttershy pets him with her hoof. "It's alright everyone, he's friendly."
But Twilight noticed something unusual. The dragon looks completely different from before. His colors have changed with it's whole body as a dark neon purple, while his eyes, claws, abdomen, and scales were blood red. Was he possessed or being controlled by something else? When Fluttershy turns around, the dragon opens it's massive jaws and was about to strike.
Tails panics as he points to it. "Uhh...F-Fluttershy, I don't think he's friendly!"
When Fluttershy looks back, the dragon tries to eat her. She screams and flies back to her friends.
"Ah-Ha-Ha-Ha-Ha!" Eggman laughs. "Now you overgrown reptile...ATTACK!"
The dragon attacks with it's fire breath.
"Everyone split up!" Twilight shouted.
The group splits into two teams after dodging the attack. Sonic, Rainbow Dash, Cream and Cheese, Twilight, Knuckles, and Pinkie Pie will take care of Dr. Eggman. While Shadow, Rarity, Amy, Spike, Applejack, Tails, and Fluttershy would take care of the dragon.
The dragon's roar shakes the entire Everfree Forest. Shadow and his team move in with Tails and Fluttershy flying overhead. The monster releases another devastating fire blast, but they quickly dodge it. Rarity uses her magic to lift up a tree, and throws it with all her might. He catches it in his mouth, and breaks it in half with his powerful jaws. Shadow leaps to the air, punching him multiple times across the face, while Applejack charges in and kicks the dragon in the stomach. He immediately recovers, and tries to crush Applejack with his fist. She moves out of the way, but Rarity screams when it grabs her instead.
"Rarity!" Spike shouted.
"Spike, help me!" Rarity screamed. When the dragon roars at her, she reacts to his breath. "Ugh! You really need a breath mint darling!"
Spike moves behind him and burns the dragon's tail with his own fire breath.
Amy helps out by smashing his foot with her hammer. "Let her go you beast!"
The dragon roars in pain, and releases her. Rarity screams while falling, but Tails catches her. "Don't worry Rarity, I got you!"
The dragon turns his attention to Spike and tries to crush him with his tail. Fluttershy swoops down and saves him.
Spike was relieved. "Phew...Thanks Fluttershy!"
"This is terrible! I wonder what happened to him?" Fluttershy was worried about the dragon, despite the fact that it's trying to kill them.
"Alright, no more fooling around!" Shadow growled. He tried using his spin ball attack, but the dragon smacks him with his tail. Making him crash through a line of trees and hitting the ground.
"Ugh!...Damn it!" Shadow grunts while trying to get back up.
Applejack runs up to him. "You alright sugarcube?" After helping him up, they were both spotted in the corner. The creature unleashes it's fire breath again. Igniting the trees, and trapping them in a ring of fire. To protect Applejack, Shadow grabs her hoof and teleports her to safety. After reappearing with the rest of the team, the dragon expands it's wings and tries to flee the scene.
"Oh no you don't!" When Applejack grabs his tail with her lasso, everyone holds on to it, preventing the fearsome beast from reaching higher altitude. Thinking quickly, Rarity gets an idea when she sees a huge boulder in the ground. She uses her magic to lift it up and tells Shadow to use it against the dragon.
The rope was slipping from Amy's grip. "Hurry Shadow! We can't hold him much longer!"
Shadow quickly touches the boulder with both hands, shouting out his famous form of attack. "Chaos Control!" He warps above the dragon's head and slams the boulder on him. Knocking the creature down on the solid terrain. If he wasn't hurt before...he is now.
"Hmph, too easy for me!" Shadow jumps off the boulder, thinking that it's already been taken care of. But to their surprise, the giant lizard still tries to get up and unleashes another attack with his fire breath. It barely misses them, but burns off a part of Amy's new dress.
"My dress! You ruined my new dress!" Amy loses her temper and starts hitting the dragon many times with her hammer. Effectively knocking him out before their very eyes.
Fluttershy was a little frightened by Amy's temper, so Tails tries to keep her under control. "Amy! Amy! Relax, it's okay!"
"Okay? This is a crime against fashion!"
"Oh, how dreadful!" Rarity was distressed. All her hard work on Amy's dress, was now ruined. "Not to worry Amy, I could make you another dress!"
Shadow interferes. "Look we don't have time for this! We have to see how the others are doing! Now let's go!"
Meanwhile...While Sonic and his team were pursuing Dr. Eggman. Rainbow Dash was flying next to him.
"Sorry Dash, I guess that race will just have to wait!" Sonic smiled.
"It's cool. Besides, kicking Eggbrain's butt will be so much fun!" Rainbow Dash responds.
Eggman interrupts. "I hate to ruin your little conversation, but it's time to make you fools suffer!...I'll show you what real evil is!"
The Egg Scorpion fires the laser cannons from it's pinchers.
"Dodge this!" Eggman spawns his abominable laughter.
"Watch out!" Sonic screamed. He jumps over the beams, while everyone else prepares to attack. In order to get close enough to The Egg Scorpion, Knuckles burrows underground without being noticed.
"Surprise Eggman!" He pops out and uppercuts the head with a powerful strike.
"Ngh!" Eggman grunts.
Knuckles rapidly punches it, but the tail locks on him and fires a plasma shot. Smacking him against a tree. Sonic boosts to gain more speed, and hits Eggman with a homing attack.
"Girls, Eggman always makes the same mistake. Aim for the head!" Sonic announced.
"I'm on it!" Twilight said. She zaps the energy from her horn. But it barely does anything.
"Leave him to me!" When Rainbow Dash flies towards him, Eggman tries to blast her out of the sky with the laser cannons. She does a barrel roll to avoid them, making it look way to simple for her. With another dirty trick up his sleeve, a sharp spike emerges from the tip of the tail. It stabs a huge rock, and throws it at her without mercy. Like Sonic, she boosts up to gain more speed, and actually smashes through it.
"Not bad, but you're in a no fly zone!" Eggman grins and presses another button from his control panel. The tail's hatches open up, launching all the missiles in the Everfree Forest.
"Woah!" Pinkie Pie panics, and hops around to avoid them. But one explosion sends her flying into a bush. "I'm okay!" She sticks out her hoof. Waving it to her friends without any injuries.
To get away from the missiles, Twilight gallops as fast as she can. She turns around and destroys some with her magic, but sees one heading right for her. The only way to stop it in time was to focus her energy on catching it. After successfully stopping it in it's tracks, Twilight plans to use Eggman's own missile against him. By spinning her whole body around, she hurls it back to The Egg Scorpion. But Eggman blasts it with a plasma shot before it could even hit him.
"Ha-Ha-Ha-Ha! Nice try! You think your magic can stand a chance against my intelligence?"
Just like battling the Egg Drones in Canterlot, Cream and Cheese were using the same method of attack. Only this time, he sets off to take down certain missiles. Keeping her safe along the way.
Cream calls out to him for support. "Cheese get em!" But when he accidentally misses one, Cream flaps her ears to fly off the ground. Barely avoiding the missile in midair.
Using the missiles as a step ladder to reach the cockpit, Sonic hits Eggman with another homing attack. Rainbow Dash flies through the air while the missiles chase her. She easily maneuvers around them and laughs, but is totally surprised when they turn around. Realizing that she can't escape from these projectiles, Dashie gets a brilliant idea to give Eggman a taste of his own medicine. With the missiles right on her tail, she heads straight for The Egg Scorpion and suddenly changes directions. Eggman shields himself with the Scorpion's arms, breaching for impact. After a huge explosion, Eggman's giant robot was finally damaged, but he wasn't finished yet. Sonic grabs on to Dashie's hooves when he jumps. "Thanks for the ride Dashie!"
Upon reaching their target, Sonic prepares himself with another homing attack. When he was ready to go, Rainbow Dash drops him.
"D'ah!" Eggman grunts.
"Yeah, get him Sonic!" Rainbow Dash was cheering for him.
Knuckles gets up, and pushes the tree down with all his strength, hoping that it will crush Eggman flat. The maniacal genius switches the cannons with the two drills, and burrows underground to avoid it. He sticks the tail out, and charges the plasma beam for another attack. Before Sonic can go after him, Rarity's team moves in with the others. That's when Tails remembered something important. He brought a ring with him in case of an emergency.
"Sonic here, catch this!" He throws it to Sonic.
Sonic catches it. "Thanks buddy!"
With the plasma beam fully charged, Eggman fires multiple shots to annihilate the blue hedgehog. Sonic runs towards it with the ring glowing in his hand. His quickstep allows him to move left and right, avoiding every shot. Much like in Sonic X, he can perform a super spin ball while holding on to a ring. It's super fast and powerful that it can destroy an enemy with a single blow. He smashes up the tail, completely disabling Eggman's first way of attacking.
"No! I can't believe this! Curse you Sonic! "
Eggman emerges from the ground once again. Sonic makes a u-turn and prepares for another attack with the super spin ball. Taking out all the legs on the left side of the vehicle. Forcing it to fall on it's side.
"Why you little!" Eggman shouts.
Pinkie Pie crawls out of the bush. Her mane was still covered with leaves. "Take that you big meanie!"
It didn't take long for Twilight to figure out that The Egg Scorpion is a machine; which means it's completely made of metal.
"Sonic wait, I have an idea!" Twilight gets his attention. "Fluttershy, Rainbow Dash, I'll need your help with this one!"
She conjures up another spell, and creates a small rain cloud. Fluttershy gently pushes it over the vehicle.
"Alright Sonic, it's time to show you my job as a weather pony!" Rainbow Dash said.
She jumps on the rain cloud repeatedly, causing precipitation. Eggman locks on Twilight and fires the plasma beam from it's mouth. Twilight defends herself by using the energy her horn, causing the two beams to collide. While struggling to maintain her magic, the giant machine was starting to rust from the rain.
"It's working Twilight!" Fluttershy said.
The robot's controls were shutting down.
"No, this can't be happening!" Eggman shouts.
The plasma beam deactivates when Rainbow Dash creates a lightning bolt that shocks the control panel. Twilight was now free to attack the cockpit with her magic, revealing Dr. Eggman in plain sight. With nowhere to run, Rainbow Dash decides to finish him off with her most powerful technique, The Sonic Rainboom. She flies off the rain cloud and heads straight for the sky. After reaching high altitude, she dives straight down with lightning speed, sticking her hooves out in front of her. Sonic and his friends all watch with curiosity. While teary-eyed from her speed, Dashie accelerates, but Twilight warns everyone to duck in cover. The blue Pegasus breaks the sound barrier, unleashing the miraculous Sonic Rainboom. When Eggman sees this, he quickly hits the eject button before she can hit him. A huge shockwave blows everyone away when she passes them, leaving a rainbow trail behind. Rainbow Dash penetrates through the entire Egg Scorpion, causing it to blow up instantly. The explosion can be seen throughout Ponyville. But once again, Eggman escapes in his Egg Mobile, and heads back to the Egg Carrier. Rainbow Dash was a little dizzy from the impact, but responds after recovering.
"Hey Egghead, how does it feel to get your butt kicked by a pony?"
Eggman shouts from a distance. "You annoying little pests! This isn't the end!" He flies away, eagerly planning his revenge.
Sonic and the others were completely astonished after witnessing the Sonic Rainboom for the first time.
At the sheer sight of it, Tails' eyes opened wide. "Wow...I had no idea you can do that Rainbow Dash!"
"Huh, so that's a Sonic Rainboom." Sonic said.
"So what do you think Sonic?" Rainbow Dash was proud of herself. "Sometimes I impress even myself!"
"Nice work Dashie!" They high five each other, but their victory was short lived. The Everfree Forest was still on fire from the dragon's attack, creating a huge cloud of smoke all over Ponyville. Everypony was coughing because of it, putting their health at risk. When the fire scares away the cute forest animals, Fluttershy tries to help them.
"Hold on little ones!" She cries.
"What do we do?" Amy asked.
"Twilight, be a dear and use that rain spell again please!" Rarity said.
"Sorry Rarity, I can't!" Twilight responds. "It takes a lot of magic, so I can only use it every once in a while!"
With a smirk on his face, it was now Sonic's turn to think of a plan. Giving the two unicorns a chance to catch their breath. "No worries Twilight, I'll take care of this."
Sonic used his spin dash to circle around the Everfree Forest. Dousing the flames with a special move called The Blue Tornado, a whirlwind of supersonic speed that can be perfected as an attack, and a defense to trip up his enemies.
Princess Celestia flies in with her guards to check on the young group of heroes.
"I came here as soon as I got the message! Is everyone alright?"
"We're okay Princess Celestia!" Twilight replies.
"What happened here?" Celestia looks around in complete shock. Turning her attention to Twilight. "Who did this?"
"Dr. Eggman, your highness!" Shadow bows his head with respect.
"But it wasn't just him! There was also this big scary dragon, that was like this, and this..." Pinkie Pie was reenacting everything the dragon was doing, adding her own sound effects too. "C'mon we'll show you!"
When they approach the dragon, the Dark Energy starts to wear off. His colors and personality return to normal as he slowly opens his eyes.
Fluttershy kindly asks him a question. "Oh my, are you okay?"
But Rainbow Dash was a little more assertive. "Alright fire breath, now talk! Why did you attack us like that, I thought we had an agreement?"
The dragon took quite a beating, so it was hard for him to remember anything. He finally speaks up after rubbing his head from the pain.
"I...can't seem to remember what happened! All I know is that I was taking a nap inside my old cave, minding my own business. A strange sound woke me up, so I went to investigate. Then all of a sudden, this thing just blasts me with some unknown energy, I was unable to stop it! And for some reason, I couldn't help but obey it's commands. Like I was hypnotized or something!"
"Do you have any idea what it looked like?" Celestia asked.
"If I remember correctly, it was a huge metal ship that was floating in the air! I know it sounds unusual, but that's what I saw. In all my life I've never seen anything like it! " The dragon answered.
The Egg Carrier was the first thing that popped into Sonic's mind. There's no way it could be anything else. Sonic took a minute to think. "What could Eggman possibly possess that can control an entire dragon?" He lost his train of thought when Applejack shouts.
"Well what in tarnation were you doin' back here in Equestria? You could of hurt someone!"
The dragon apologizes to the mane 6. But Fluttershy comforts him. "I'm...I'm sorry ponies. I just really missed my old cave!"
"It's alright, we know you didn't do it on purpose. But you must leave Equestria and return to your new home." She was so sweet to him after all this.
"She's right." Celestia adds. "It's the only way to guarantee your safety."
"Thank you for understanding!" The dragon spreads it's wings and flies away. Waving goodbye to everyone.
Before heading back to Ponyville, Princess Celestia restores the Everfree Forest back to it's original form with her own magic. Twilight, Rarity, and the unicorn guards help her out in the process. When it was fully restored, the forest animals were able to return home safely. In order to discuss what needed to be done about Dr. Eggman, Princess Celestia immediately calls out for a group meeting back in Canterlot. As they follow her through the forest, Sonic stops to look at the sky. He knew Eggman was still out there, plotting his next attack. What can he do to prevent it from happening?
"Sonic, are you coming?" Pinkie Pie asked.
He turns around to catch up with them.
To Be Continued...