//------------------------------// // The Lovely Phantom Thief Rouge and her Girls // Story: Sonic X: Friendship is Universal // by JPtheRobotHedgehog //------------------------------// (BGM: SONIC DRIVE - Hironobu Kageyama & Hideaki Takatori) The opening begins as a blue streak of light dashes down the road S-O-N-I-C, GO! Another streak of light appear in the sky, following the blue one, this one was rainbow colored S-O-N-I-C, GO! The two streaks slow down, the blue one reveals to be Sonic the Hedgehog while the rainbow one reveals to be Rainbow Dash. Go, go, go, go, LET'S GO! Sonic and Rainbow Dash grin at each other before they both dash toward the screen before it fades white as the title appears on it SONIC X: FRIENDSHIP IS UNIVERSAL Sonic and Rainbow Dash charge forward as they infiltrate a city that was taken over by the evil genius Dr. Eggman and the mad scientist earth pony Steam. The alarms go off as Eggman and Steam sent their robot minions to stop Sonic and Rainbow Dash. Yesterday's rules are simply loose today The best goal is to break them Sonic and Rainbow Dash race across the streets when they saw robot soldiers blocking their way. Sonic jumps and uses his homing attack on them, while Rainbow Dash speeds her way through them, knocking them down like bowling pins. They try to enter the building where their arch-enemies are, but another wave of robots chase after them out of the building. If I don't keep running There's no other meaning It's a punk philosophy On another part of town, Knuckles was driving a hover car down the road, with Cream, Cheese, Fluttershy, Angel and Applejack. They notice Sonic and Rainbow Dash greeting them, Sonic giving a thumbs up and Rainbow Dash winking them before dashing ahead of them. Then the robots that were chasing after them appear, causing Knuckles, Applejack and the others to scream in horror as they speed up and try to catch up with the two speeders. Eggman and Steam watched this whole scene from aboard their hover ships, Eggman in his Egg Mobile and Steam on his Steam Cloud. They notice Tails, along with Amy, Twilight Sparkle, Spike, Pinkie Pie and Rarity, flying in the Tornado 2. Biorhythm is a two-time rhythm The scenery instantly becomes countless lines The wind envelops me Eggman and Steam laugh evilly as they fire their missiles at the Tornado 2. Tails and the others notice them and scream in horror. Tails then transforms the Tornado 2 into its battle formation, gaining more speed as he tries to outfly the missiles, the others screaming in horror, while Pinkie Pie shouts and laughs with joy as if riding in a roller coaster. On the road, Sonic, Rainbow Dash, Knuckles and the others are still being chased by the robot soldiers, until they notice the Tornado 2, followed by Eggman and Steam's missiles, coming right at them! The two parties collide, resulting into a big explosion. Sonic and Rainbow Dash are sent flying into the sky, followed by the Tornado 2. Tails and Twilight toss each a Power Ring, one for Sonic and the other for Rainbow Dash. Inside Outside attack Surpass everything altogether I won't let no one and nothing go forward Knuckles and Applejack take down the robots, Knuckles uses his punches, while Applejack uses her bucking. Cream, Cheese, Fluttershy and Angel work together to outsmart the robots into attacking each other. A bright light shines from above them, they look up and see Sonic and Rainbow Dash coming down, with Power Rings in hand and hoof. Sonic then curls into his ball form and Spin Dashs down toward a robot, destroying it, then proceeds to destroy more robots. Rainbow Dash speed increases tenfold, that she performs her Sonic Rainboom in just a few short seconds, smashing into a robot, destroying it, then proceeds to destroy more robots. Inside Outside, GO! SONIC! Everything altogether, Yes! Sonic! "Watch out" and "Have a nice" are similar That's right – both are by the skin of your teeth Sonic and Rainbow Dash then join hand and hoof together and perform the Sonic Rainboost combo, as they charge into the building where Eggman and Steam control the city, smashing and destroying everything inside it, much to Eggman and Steam's horror. Sonic and Rainbow Dash burst out from the top of the building, as it explodes into a million pieces. While in mid-air, Sonic and Rainbow Dash look at each other and grin before they bro fist-hoof with each other, while their friends cheer for them, while Knuckles smiles warmly. Unknown to them, Shadow the Hedgehog, along with Rouge the Bat, Gilda and The Great and Powerful Trixie were watching from the top of one of the buildings. Throw boredom away And start running Sonic closes his eyes and floats up into the air, as the seven Chaos Emeralds fly around him, followed by Twilight Sparkle, Rainbow Dash, Fluttershy, Applejack, Pinkie Pie and Rarity, all wearing their respective Elements of Harmony. Then in a flash of Chaos Energy and Magic of Friendship, Sonic and the Mane 6 transform into Super Sonic, and the Super Mane 6. They stare at the shadowy figures of some mysterious enemies, before charging at them, full speed, the mystery enemies charge back at them, the two parties collide resulting into a giant explosion. S-O-N-I-C, GO! Chris, Kat, and their family and friends, Big the Cat, Froggy, Charmy and Chocola, along with the Mobian animals cheer on for Sonic and his friends, while Vanilla smiles warmly, along with Vector and Espio S-O-N-I-C, GO! The Cutie Mark Crusaders, Derpy Hooves, Lyra, Bon Bon, the ponies of Ponyville and the griffons of the Griffon Kingdom cheer on for the Mane 6 and their friends, while Princess Celestia smiles warmly, along with Princess Luna, Princess Cadance, Shining Armor, Zecora, King Czar, Hawkeem and La Tormenta Go, go, go go, LET'S GO! Sonic and Rainbow Dash then land back on the ground and pose together for the screen, along with Chris, Kat, Tails, Twilight Sparkle and all of their friends and family. Eggman and Steam are seen cursing out to them in the background before storming off, ending the opening sequence. (BGM ends) It was nighttime in the city of Station Square. Mostly everyone turned in for the night, like our heroes whom after the baseball game, they needed a good night sleep. However, near Station Square’s State Museum, a certain someone was watching the building from within the trees, as she looked through a scouter-like device, scanning it for treasures. She smiled as she took the device off and whispered, “Alright girls, you ready for a little heist?” “Like I have anything better to do…” a gruff female voice spoke. “The Great and Sneaky Trixie was born ready.” Another female voice spoke in an arrogant manner. “Great, let’s head out!” the shadowy figure flew out of the trees. She was an 18-year-old anthropomorphic bat girl with white hair, teal colored eyes and tan skin. She wore white form-fitting, elbow length gloves with pink cuffs, a contoured black jumpsuit which covers from the chest down, with a pink and heart-shaped with white trim breast plate and white long-stocking high-heel boots, with pink cuffs and heart-shaped motif at the toes, along with metal soles and heels. She also wore make-up, consisting of powder blue eyeshadow, pink lipstick and mascara. Her name is Rouge the Bat, a self-proclaimed treasure hunter who seeks to make all of the world’s gems her personal possessions. Following after her was a 15-year-old female griffon, with light brilliant amber colored eyes with violet flame shaped face painting over them, moderate gamboge colored coat, white feathers on her head and moderate gamboge on her wings and brilliant gold talons. Her name was Gilda the Griffon, a brash and arrogant griffon who only wants to have fun in any possible way. And last, following them from the ground was a 15-year-old unicorn mare, with dark grayish violet eyes, pale cornflower blue mane with very pale cornflower blue stripes, brilliant azure coat and the mark of a magic wand with pixie dust coming out from the star on its tip on her flank. She was wearing a purple magician’s hat decorated with light blue stars and moons and a cape of the same design, with a cyan gem ornament securing it around her neck. Her name was Trixie Lulamoon, a traveling magician who constantly boats about her talents, much to others’ annoyance. The three of them head down toward the building up ahead, sneaking in through their own entry ways in order to avoid get caught together and keeping in touch using the same device as Rouge, which also allowed them to see hidden treasure and security devices that will set off the alarm if they make a wrong move. Meanwhile, in the museum’s Security Control Room, three security guards were working late at night. One was looking over the security cameras while reading a book at the same time, while the other two were sitting at the table playing a game of Black Jack. “I’ve got you this time…” one guard said confidently. “Alright…” The other guard however turned one of the cards and smiled as he got up and threw his arms up, while shouting, “Black Jack! Yeah, that’s five wins for me!” “What!? I lost again!? NOOOOOOO!!!” the guard who lost shouted in frustration. “Huh? You lost again!?” the guard who was watching the cameras asked, as he chuckled, “Man, you are pathetic!” Then, out the corner of his eye, he noticed something on the security camera, as he saw the shadowy figure of an anthropomorphic bat walking up toward the glass case containing a large diamond inside it. The figure then jumped over the barrier line around the case and stepped onto the pedestal which that glass case stood on, setting off the alarm. “Wha!?” the guard reacted. “What’s that? What’s going on!?” the other two guards rushed over to see the cameras. The figure, who turned out to be Rouge, as she stepped into the light, placed her hands over the glass case, admiring the large diamond, like a child looking at a store’s window. “It’s so pretty!” Rouge said dreamingly, before she stood back, flew up and sliced the glass case open in half with a single kick. She took the diamond out as she continued on staring at it, “There, there little one. Mommy will take you to a new home.” The guards who watched from the security room were not pleased by this, “Oh yeah? That’s what YOU think!” the guard said, “Commence lockdown!” The guard pressed a few buttons on the control panel, activating the emergency security lockdown, as large steel doors block off every hallway and every window in the building. “Ha! Take that!” the guard shouted, “You’re like a rat trapped in a maze, now! Well, a bat to be exact.” “Let’s go!” the other two guards shouted as they pulled out a night cane and a gun each. The third guard pulled out his gun as the three guards rushed out of the office and headed straight down to the large diamond’s display room. “Alright, put your hands where I can see them!” the security guards shouted as they pointed their guns and night cane. Suddenly, smoke bombs landed right in front of them, blocking their view and causing them to cough, before they got party poppers blasted at their faces and finally, buckets of water landed on their heads. “Ow! Hey! Cough! Cough! Cough! What the hell! Goddammit! Gah!” the guards reacted as they fell for a prank that was set-up at the door they came in through. “Ha! What a bunch of lame-os!” a female voice laughed in a cocky manner, but it wasn’t Rouge’s. “They fell for it just as predicted!” another female voice, that wasn’t Rouge’s either, laughed. After a while, the three guards recovered from that and looked around with angry expressions on their faces, “Ya think that’s funny a little bitches!?” one of the guards yelled. However, they notice that there was no one around. All they saw was the glass case slice open in half and there was now something inside it in the large diamond’s place. One of the guards walked up to it and examined it. It was a calling card with the shadowy figure of Rouge on it and the message “Thank you” written on it, in a rather feminine writing, along with some other feminine decorations around it. “Damn it, where did that bat girl go!?” the guard cursed as he glared at the card in his hand. “And apparently she wasn’t alone.” The guard with the night cane said. “Indeed, there were three different voices we heard.” The other guard with the gun said, “All female, but different tones.” “But where could they have escaped through?” the guard with the card in hand asked, “There are no exits here, besides…” That’s when it hit them. They looked up and noticed that the glass dome above the room had been lifted up by a crane, and since one was a bat, she could have flown out through the gaping hole on the ceiling, while the other two probably had their own ways of escaping through there as well. The three guards screamed in horror at this realization. Meanwhile… Rouge was flying through the night sky of Station Square, followed by Gilda the Griffon and Trixie who was riding on Gilda’s back, much to her discomfort. “Aw, so beautiful, isn’t it?” Rouge said while admiring the diamond in her hand. “Ugh, I still can’t believe we did all of that for a measly piece of jewelry.” Trixie groaned. “At least pranking the guards was worth it.” Gilda said, “Plus, we can sell this baby for a whole bunch of cash, right?” Rouge gave a slight glare, “I’d never trade jewelry for something trivial like money.” She said in a flat tone before looking back at the diamond, “Still, this diamond is pretty bland when compared to the Chaos Emeralds.” “Seriously!? You’re just stealing them because you like shiny things?” Gilda asked. “Of course!” Rouge said, “All of the world’s gems are mine for the taking! The Chaos Emeralds being my top priority!” “Well, as long as I get to pull more pranks, that’s fine, I guess.” Gilda said, “That at least will keep me entertained.” “I suppose a bit of pranking mixed with magic can be fun from time to time, though I do still wish for my days back on stage.” Trixie said as she laid back on Gilda’s back. “Hell yeah, we’re going to rock this new world!” Gilda shouted. “Well, now that we’ve got an agreement, let’s go look for more jewelry!” Rouge said, “And hopefully we find some Chaos Emeralds along the way!” “Right!” Gilda and Trixie said unison. The three phantom thieves flew across the skies of Station Square while the moon shone down upon them. Episode 14 The Lovely Phantom Thief Rouge and her Girls Last night, after the baseball match was over, our heroes returned back to the Mansion. Shining Armor and Princess Cadence, along with the steampunk robot mole Burrower were introduced to the butler and maid of the Thorndyke family, plus Shining and Cadance were happy to see both Celestia and Luna were safe and sound, along with Skylord Czar. Though skeptical about Burrower at first, Cadence explained his situation and soon, all doubts about him faded, slowly but surely. Knuckles however, didn’t stay with them and went off on his lonely journey in search of the Chaos Emeralds, much to Cadance’s disappointment and confusion, until Sonic and his friends explained his situation. After a few introductions here and there, Shining Armor, Cadance and Burrower were welcomed and allowed to stay at the Mansion. Burrower however was taken to Chuck’s workshop for some repairs and giving him a few upgrades and a new shiny armor. Today, it was a peaceful morning at the Thorndyke Mansion… At Chuck’s room, Cream, Cheese, Fluttershy, Angel, the CMC and the Animal Friends were sitting down on their puff pillows as they watched the news on TV. “Last night, what was considered to be the largest diamond in the world was stolen from a display at the State Museum.” Scarlet Garcia stated her report on the news, “From the audacity of the crime, authorities suspect that it is the same thieves involved in a rash of jewel heists and assaults using childish pranks that have taken place recently. More details of these events will be coming soon as the investigation goes on. Reporting live from the State Museum, this is Scarlet Garcia of SSTV.” “Oh dear, that isn’t very nice.” Fluttershy said. “I agree, who would do something so mean and childish like thieving and pranking the guards at the same time?” Picky said. “Thievery and prankin’.” Applebloom said, “Two thangs Ah know we’ll never gonna get cutie marks fer.” “You said it Applebloom.” Scootaloo said. “Stealing jewels…” Flicky wondered, “Wasn’t there someone like that back in Mobius?” “Oh yeah, what was the thief’s name again?” Clucky wondered. “I think the thief’s name was…um…” Flicky tried to remember. “Fang the Sniper?” Rocky asked. “Close, but he was placed behind bars by Sonic, remember?” Flicky said, “I was talking about that other thief.” “Oh.” Rocky said. “Do you mean Rouge the Bat?” Pocky asked. “Yes! What you said!” Flicky confirmed. “Rouge the Bat? Who’s that?” Sweetie Bell asked. “A jewel thief bat girl from our world.” Pocky said, “She goes around the world stealing jewels and so far managed to escape arrest every time.” “Oh my, she sounds like a very bad girl.” Fluttershy said. “Do you think she’s…?” Flicky asked. “Nah, it can’t be…Rouge works alone and the news lady just said that there was more than one thief.” Rocky said, “She does work alone, right?” “Who knows?” Pocky said, “For all we know, she could work with anyone as long as jewels are involved.” “Sonic?” Amy came into the room while carrying a platter with pizza on it as she looked around for Sonic, “Huh? He’s not here either?” “Hi Amy, if you are looking for Sonic, he already left with Tails and the others to search for the other Chaos Emeralds and Elements of Harmony.” Cream explained. “We don’t know when they will be back sadly.” “Chao, chao.” Cheese chippered. “Aw man…” Amy said disappointed, “And I was hoping to get him to try out this pizza I’ve made for him.” “Pizza!?” Scootaloo asked with glimmer in her eyes. Amy looked sadly for a moment but then smiled cheerfully as she turned to Cream and the others, “Oh well, since he’s gone, why don’t we all enjoy this pizza together?” “Really? You’re okay with that?” Cream asked in excitement. “Chao, chao?” Cheese chippered in excitement as well. “Of course, of course!” Amy said, “Now come on, let’s all eat it all up while it’s still warm!” “YAY!” Cream and everyone cheered, while Cheese chippered in excitement. Meanwhile… In the skies of Station Square, Tails was piloting the X-Tornado while keeping his eyes on the Emerald radar along with Chris, while Twilight kept her eyes on the Element Radar along with Kat and Spike. Sonic was lying back on the outside of the plane while spinning a baseball on top of his index finger. Rainbow was flying around, while LT and Hawkeem were in their own cockpit, the three of them were keeping their eyes peeled for anything. “Find anything?” Chris asked Tails. “Well…” Tails said as he looked at the radar. However, he accidentally veered the plane to the left, causing Sonic to lose balance and nearly drop his baseball as he ended up falling off the plane. No one seemed to notice though. “Sorry, nothing…” Tails said. “I don’t see anything either.” Twilight said. “Man, this is taking forever…maybe we should go home and call it a day.” Spike said. “Come on, just a little more.” Kat said. “Yeah, there are still five emeralds and three elements left to find! We need to find them before Eggman and Steam do!” Chris said, “Isn’t that right Sonic?” When Chris turned to see Sonic, he noticed he wasn’t where he last was lying, “Huh, Sonic?” he asked as he looked around, “Where did Sonic go!?” he asked in confusion. “Guys! Where’s Sonic?” “Huh?” LT and Hawkeem noticed Sonic was gone as well. “Hey, you’re right! Where did Sonic go?” Spike noticed it as well, so did everyone else. “Rainbow! Did you see where Sonic go?” Twilight called. “Huh?” Rainbow was still looking around when she turned to the X Tornado after hearing twilight calling her. She then noticed Sonic hanging on for dear life under the X Tornado, as well as holding onto his baseball, “Uh, dude? What are you doing under the plane?” she asked. “Under?” The others asked in confusion. “Don’t ask.” Sonic simply said with a deadpan expression. A sweatdrop rolled down the side of his head Meanwhile, at President’s office… “We cannot wait any longer!” The President said, “Dr. Eggman is a threat to our nation! We must deploy an all-out attack on his headquarters!” “But Mr. President, with our current military strength, do you honestly think we have a chance of defeating him?” one his agents asked. The other agent was skipping through some files, “Our scientists from Area 99 have examined the remains of some of Dr. Eggman’s robots that were destroyed, as well as some weapons used by those criminals working for him, and we have discovered that the technology he uses is far more advanced than ours. No, I’d say they are far superior than anyone else’s.” “Even so, we can’t just sit here and watch!” Jerome Wise, the President’s secretary, said. “At this point, our only hope to stop Dr. Eggman would be Sonic and Rainbow Dash.” One of the assistants said. “Sonic and Rainbow Dash?” the President asked. “Whenever Eggman attacked, the only ones who were able to stand up against Dr. Eggman’s robots were these creatures that resemble a hedgehog and a horse with wings, both referred to as “Sonic” and “Rainbow Dash” respectively.” The assistant said. “If we can get them to fight for our side, maybe we’ll…” “But the big question is: are Sonic and Rainbow Dash willing to help us?” The President asked, “Do you honestly think that they will accept our request?” “We don’t even know if they understand our language or not.” The assistant admitted, “Still, even if they refuse, we won’t take a “no” for an answer and MAKE them accept.” The President was skeptical about that idea, and yet, he still wanted to put an end to Eggman’s reign of terror once and for all. Seeing no other option, he let out a deep sight as he turned to his assistant, “Very well, you have my permission.” “Excellent. Thank you very much.” The assistant said with pleasure. The next day… At SS Elementary School, Chris and Kat were back to their usual everyday school life, while the Sonic Heroes and the Mane party remained back at the mansion. With Chris’ class, they were now having art class and the theme Mr. Stewart chose for today’s class was “Things that I want” as he wrote it on the chalkboard. Danny was drawing a soccer ball, Francis was drawing a star, while the rest of the class drew a puppy, or piece of candy, or a slice of cake, or a flower pot with a flower growing on it, etc. Chris however was a bit less discrete as he drew the Red Chaos Emerald. Both Danny and Francis noticed this as they looked at him curiously. “Hey Chris, is that one of the Chaos Emeralds that Sonic and his friends are searching for?” Francis asked. “Yeah.” Chris replied. “I hope you guys can find them soon.” Danny said. “I don’t mind you kids talking, as long as you don’t stop working.” Chris and Danny turned, while Francis looked up and saw Mr. Stewart looking at them while smiling. “Oh, sorry!” the three of them said in unison as they went back to work on their drawings. Mr. Stewart then noticed Chris’ drawing, “Is that an Emerald?” he asked curiously. “Y-Yeah…” Chris replied hesitantly. “Aren’t Emeralds supposed to be green?” Mr. Stewart asked. “Yikes!” Chris reacted in realization, “You’re right! I guess I better fix it right away!” “Oh, that’s alright, use whatever color you like.” Mr. Stewart reasoned. He then said, “Come to think of it, I heard about a red emerald found in the Silky Heights area.” “Really!?” Chris shouted as he suddenly got up from his seat, accidentally knocking it back onto the floor, in excitement. This however attracted the unneeded attention of the rest of the class who stared at him in confusion. Chris realized this and said, “Ah, sorry.” in an embarrassed tone. A sweat drop rolled down the side of his head Mr. Stewart cleared his throat as he continued, “If I’m not mistaken, it was found in an abandoned factory in the Silky Heights area.” Little did they know, Rouge the Bat, Gilda and Trixie were listening in on their conversation, while they were hiding in a nearby tree. “Well, well.” Rouge said with a devious smile, “I thought I’d come here to see what Sonic and his little friends were up to, but this is even better.” “We’re going to get that red emerald thingy before Rainbow Dash and her pals do right?” Gilda asked. “The Sly and Sneaky Trixie is all for one-upping Twilight Sparkle.” Trixie said. “Of course we are getting it before they do.” Rouge said, “Who knows? Maybe we get to play a little trick on them while we’re at it.” “Hell yeah!” Gilda exclaimed as the three of them quickly left before anyone could see them. Meanwhile… Kat and her class were having English class and Ms. Brenda has asked the students to write down sentences that start with a “I wish for…”. Everyone in class complied as they started writing down their own sentences on their notebooks. Nate wrote down “I wish for the world to always be at peace.”, Lucy wrote down “I wish for more excitement in life”, Tucker wrote down, “I wish for a life-supply of snacks.” And finally Kat wrote down “I wish for an Element of Harmony.” Nate, Lucy and Tucker noticed this and looked at her. “Hey Kat, if you’re helping Rainbow Dash and her friends find these Elements of Harmony, do you think we can join in on the fun?” Lucy asked. “Sure.” Kat said, “I just wished I could have done this sooner.” “It’s okay Kat, we’re all willing to help out after all.” Nate said. “T-Thanks, Nate.” Kat said nervously, trying to hide her blush as she looked away. Lucy giggled at this. “I wish I could join, but my Mom’s making home-made pizza tonight. It’s pepperoni and cheese!” Tucker said in excitement, “So, maybe next time.” “Whatever you say Tucker.” Kat said. “Aw come on Tucker, is food all you really think about?” Lucy asked. “Not always, but…” Tucker tried to reason. Ms. Brenda however noticed them talking as she spoke up, “Miss Kat, Nate, Lucy and Tucker, turn your attention back to your exercise please. There will be plenty of time to talk during recess.” “Sorry Ms. Brenda.” Kat and her friends said in unison as they turned their attention back to the exercise. Ms. Brenda then turned her attention toward Kat as she silently walked up to her and looked down to her notebook. Kat sensed some tension as she sweated nervously. “An Element of Harmony, huh?” Ms. Brenda asked, “You couldn’t possibly mean one of those golden necklaces with the jewels on them, which I kept hearing on the news, could it?” “Uh, maybe?” Kat said nervously. “You know? I’ve heard rumors of a golden necklace with a strangely shaped jewel on it that was found in the Silky Heights area.” Ms. Brenda said. “For real?” Kat couldn’t contain her excitement over the news as she got up from her chair, causing the entire class to stare at her in confusion. “Calm down Kat, you’re disturbing the whole class.” Nate said, trying to calm her friend down. Kat realized this as she noticed everyone staring at her, “Ooops…sorry guys.” She apologized, while rubbing the back of her head in embarrassment. A sweat drop rolled down the side of her head Ms. Brenda gestured the class to get back to work before turning back to Kat, “I heard that it was found inside an abandoned factory in the Silky Heights area.” She said, “If you go there after school, you might be able to find it before anyone does.” “YES…Uh, I mean, thanks for sharing Ms. Brenda.” Kat thanked her teacher, while trying to contain her excitement. After School… As soon as the final school bell rang, Chris and Kat immediately rushed out of their classrooms and met up at the entrance. “Kat, you’re not going to believe it: they found a Chaos Emerald in an abandoned factory in the Silky Heights!” Chris said. “Huh?” Kat looked at her brother, “Funny, I just heard they found an Element of Harmony there too.” “Seriously?” Chris said. “Yeah, what luck, huh?” Kat said, “Two for the price of one!” “We better shake a leg and head on home!” Chris said “Yeah, Rainbow and the others are gonna be so happy!” Kat agreed. “Hey guys! Wait for us!” Chris and Kat turned to see Danny, Nate and Lucy rushing up to them. “Oh, hey guys.” Kat said, “You wanna join us on adventure?” “You know it!” Lucy said, “I wanna meet that Rainbow Dash pony!” “Yeah, and I wanna meet Sonic!” Danny said. “Alright, let’s go!” Chris said. Meanwhile, back in the Thorndyke Mansion… In Chuck’s workshop, Tails, Chuck, Twilight and Spike were still researching the Chaos Emeralds and the Elements of Harmony, as well as trying to uncover the secrets hidden in the Mobian Sorcerer Spell Book. Celestia, Luna, Czar, Shining and Cadance gathered around to watch their progress. Meanwhile, Amy, Cream and Cheese were helping Rarity designing some new outfits and Hawkeem was lying on the bed, reading a magazine. The rest were in the mansion doing their own thing, or helping out Ella in the kitchen. “The Chaos Emerald and the Elements of Harmony, seem to be interacting with one another.” Shining said, “Most interesting.” “You’re right!” Cadance said. Celestia giggled, “You should have seen what they were capable of doing by mixing the two relics’ powers together.” “Indeed, it was quite a show.” Luna said. “Steam and that Eggman fella didn’t even know what hit them!” Czar said. Shining Armor and Cadance looked at the curiously. Celestia, Luna and Czar explained to them about the battle in the stratosphere against one of Eggman’s robots, leaving them astonished when they were finished. “I never would have guessed that the Elements could work well with powers from other worlds!” Shining said. “You and me both.” Cadance said, “I wonder what would happen if they were all together?” “That is the question, isn’t it?” Chuck asked, “These things possess so much power, there’s no telling what they are capable of. And in the wrong hands…I shudder to think of what would happen.” “Perish the thought then.” Luna suggested. “Will do, though it’s easier said than done.” Chuck said. “Hey guys!” They heard Chris’ voice calling. Everyone stopped what they were doing and turned to see Chris and Kat come into the room, “Welcome home.” Celestia said. “Hey kids, how was school?” Chuck asked his grandchildren. “It was fine, but you’re not going to believe this!” Chris said. “We heard rumors that there might be a Chaos Emerald and an Element of Harmony in an abandoned factory in the Silky Heights area!” Kat said in excitement. “Wait, what!?” Everyone in the room exclaimed in surprise. “Those are indeed good news!” Celestia said. “Indeed, you should head there and get them before those villains do!” Czar said. “Before that, there’s some friends of ours who would like to meet you.” Chris said as he and Kat turned to the door. “Okay, come on in now!” Kat said. Danny, Nate and Lucy came in. The three of them gasped in surprise and awe at seeing the otherworldly beings, who looked back in surprise, but pleased to meet some new faces. “Guys, we’d like you to meet mine and Nii-Chan’s classmates, Danny, Nate and Lucy!” Kat introduced them. “Danny, Nate and Lucy, these are Sonic and Rainbow Dash’s friends.” Chris said, introducing the Sonic Heroes and the Mane Party to their classmates. “WOW!” Lucy exclaimed, as she rushed over to Spike, “Are you a real dragon!?” “Uh, yup, I’m a dragon.” Spike said. “Can you breath fire?” Lucy asked. “To a certain extent, yes.” Spike said. “COOL!” Lucy exclaimed. Danny walked over to Tails and shook hands with him, “Hey, I’m Danny. Chris told me about you.” “I’m Tails, pleased to meet you Danny.” Tails said as he shook hands with him, “Over there is Amy, Cream and Cheese, helping out Rarity.” “Hi, I’m Amy Rose!” “I’m Cream and this is my Chao friend, Cheese.” “Chao, chao!” “Yo, I’m Nate!” Nate greeted them, “And that is my little sis, Lucy.” “Oh, yeah, silly me, I’m Lucy! Nice to meet you all!” Lucy introduced herself. “I’m Twilight Sparkle, and the dragon is named Spike, he’s my assistant.” Twilight introduced herself and Spike. “I am Rarity, pleased to meet you all.” Rarity introduced herself. “I am Celestia, this is my little sister Luna.” Celestia introduced herself and her sister. “Salutations to you all.” Luna greeted. “And I’m Czar and the sad sack over there is Hawkeem.” Czar introduced himself and Hawkeem, pointing his “thumb” talon back at him. “Hey…” Hawkeem greeted indifferently, without taking his eyes off his magazine. “Don’t worry, that’s just the way he is.” Luna said. “I’m Cadance, and this is my husband Shinning Armor!” Cadence introduced herself and her husband. “Hey.” Shinning Armor greeted, “And I am also Twily’s BBBFF.” “BBBFF?” Nate asked. “That’s Big Brother Best Friend Forever!” Twilight explained, “Which makes Cadance my sister-in-law.” “Cool!” Danny said. “So Chris, Kat, I see you decided to bring your friends over, huh?” Chuck asked. “I’ve been wanting to introduce my new friends to my friends at school since I’ve met Rainbow Dash!” Kat said, “By the way, do you guys know where she is?” “Yeah and where’s Sonic?” Chris asked. “They left for a quick run somewhere out there.” Tails said, “They should be back, right about…” “HEY!” Everyone, except Celestia and Luna, jumped in surprise at the sudden shout, as they turned around to see Rainbow Dash by the window, with Sonic right next to her. “…now.” Tails finished his sentence. “What’s up everyone?” Rainbow asked as she came in through the window, followed by Sonic. “Rainbow Dash! You KNOW I hate it when you do that!” Twilight yelled angrily at Rainbow. “Honestly Rainbow, I though a Manticore was just outside ready to feast on us!” Rarity huffed. “Geez…you guys need to chill.” Rainbow said apathetically. “Hey Chris, hey Kat.” Sonic greeted his human friends, when he took notice of Danny, Nate and Lucy, “Oh, hey, you guys are…?” “I’m Danny, I’m classmates with Chris!” Danny introduced himself, “Wow, I can’t believe it! It really is you! Sonic, the blue hedgehog who bested Eggman so far!” “I’m Lucy! And this is my big brother Nate!” Lucy introduced herself and Nate to Sonic and Rainbow, though she focused more on Rainbow, “Wow! That rainbow pony who showed that big meanie who’s the boss, with her flying skills and that rainbow trail you leave behind, that was so cool! That was really all you, right?” “The one and only!” Rainbow smirked with a pose of pride. “So, what’s up?” Sonic asked. “A Chao Emerald and an Element of Harmony were found inside an abandoned factory in the Silky Heights area!” Chris said. “And we are going to join you on the adventure!” Lucy added in excitement. “Then what are we waiting for? Let’s go!” Rainbow shouted in excitement. “HOLD IT!” Pinkie came out of nowhere with an “Objection” like pose, causing everyone to jump in surprise, “First: no running off on adventures with new friends unless I’m invited! And second: its snack time!” “Hey Pinkie.” Chris said, before everyone’s stomachs started growling in hunger. Chuck chuckled at this, “She’s right tough, no point going on an adventure on an empty stomach.” “Indeed.” Celestia said in agreement. “Plus, I REALLY, REALLY, REEEEEEEALLY wanna meet Chris and Kat’s friends!” Pinkie said looking at Danny Nate and especially Lucy, who looked back with excitement. “Yeah, me too!” Lucy exclaimed. Sonic shrugged and before saying with a sly grin, “Then let’s go pig out first, and after that, time for some Emerald and Element of Harmony hunt!” “Oh, alright, let’s go.” Rainbow said, shrugging it off. Snack time… The Sonic Heroes, the Mane Party and their human friends were all gathered together at the dining room, having a big lunch, made by Ella, Pinkie, LT, Applejack and Derpy with a little assistance from Tanaka, the CMC and the Animal Friends. Chris and Kat also took this opportunity to introduce their classmates to the rest of the otherworldly beings they haven’t met yet and, needless to say, they were able to get along quite well, even though Danny was a bit skeptical at first when he saw LT, but he later calmed down after he swore that he only eats wild animals that can’t talk or are pets. As Kat predicted, Pinkie and Lucy were getting along swimmingly. Both of them loved parties and having fun and they even now have their own greeting. First, they say “Pinkie and Lucy…” as they pose, then they say “…parties and fun…” while making another pose, and then they say “…they go together like cake and frosting!” they bump their hips against each other before posing a final time while shouting “WOO!” as confetti shot out of nowhere. None were able to figure out where that last bit came from, but Twilight said it’s probably best not to question it, saying she learned it the hard way. Chris and Kat remembered Twilight telling them that as they explained it to their school friends. Cadance giggled however as it reminded her of the same greeting that she and Twilight used to do when she was still her foalsitter. After snack time… After everyone’s finished eating, our heroes headed straight back to Chuck’s Workshop. Tails, Amy, Cream, Cheese, Twilight, Spike, Applejack, Chris, Kat, Danny, Nate and Lucy got onboard the X Tornado, while Pinkie, Fluttershy, Angel, Rarity, the CMC, LT and Hawkeem got on Chuck’s car, with Chuck himself at the wheel. Sonic would go on foot and Rainbow Dash would go flying, as usual. The Animal Friends, Celestia, Luna, Czar, Shining Armor, Cadance, Ella and Tanaka stayed behind as they watched them leave on their adventure. Derpy said she would stay behind as well, saying that she was working on a “secret project” and could afford to put aside for whatever reason. “Take off!” Tails shouted as he piloted the X Tornado, as they took off into the skies. Meanwhile, Sonic and Rainbow Dash already went ahead of them at supersonic speed, while Chuck drove after them. “YAHOO!” This is so AWESOME, Chris!!” Danny exclaimed in excitement. “I know, I know! Please calm down Danny!” Chris shouted trying to calm his friend down. “YAAAY! This is SO COOL!” Lucy exclaimed in excitement, “No wait, it’s so…EXCITING!” “I can’t believe we’re flying in an awesome jet fighter!” Nate shouted in excitement, “I’m really glad you brought us along Kat!” “What are friends for?” Kat smiled, but looked away while blushing a bit. Tails, Twilight and the others looked back and smiled, “Sounds like they’re havin’ fun.” Applejack said. “Yeah, now we’ve got more friends to help us out!” Spike said. “I just hope it will be okay.” Twilight said. “I’m sure it will be fine Twilight.” Amy said, “After all, they got us now.” “Yeah, let’s just focus on finding that abandoned factory and get the Chaos Emerald and Element of Harmony.” Tails said. “Right.” Twilight agreed. Meanwhile, in Chuck’s car, Fluttershy looked up at the X Tornado flying over them, “I sure do hope Mr. Danny, Mr. Nate and Miss Lucy are doing okay.” She said. “The kids looked pretty excited to me.” Tormenta said, “No se preocupe, everything will be fine.” “Fine? Like how Steam and Eggman got away with the Emerald last time!?” Hawkeem asked, “I’ve TOLD you that the game was a waste of time!” “Oh please, we may have not been able to get the Chaos Emerald, but at least we saved that stadium from being destroyed by giving the crowd the BEST Baseball match EVER!” Pinkie said optimistically, “Don’t worry, we’ll get it back and get payback for breaking his promise!” “Pinkie’s right darlings, what happened, happened, and all we must do is moving on forward.” Rarity said, “Eggman and Steam are the foul players here and they will pay dearly for it.” “And with Danny, Nate and Lucy on our side, our search for the rest of the Elements and the Emeralds will be easier!” Sweetie Belle said. “Yeah!” Applebloom and Scotaloo said in unsion. “Alright everyone focus, we need to keep our eyes peeled for the Emerald and the Element.” Chuck said while driving the car. “Right!” the others said. “Fine, let’s just get this over with…” Hawkeem said. Meanwhile, both Sonic and Rainbow Dash were running and flying respectively, way ahead of the others as they raced through the city at supersonic speed. “I’m gonna beat you this time!” Rainbow said smugly. “Heh!” Sonic grinned slyly as he boosted on ahead, while Rainbow did the same. They raced so fast, they leave behind a blue and rainbow colored streak of light behind as they raced through the road so fast, they were practically invisible to the naked eye, until 5 minutes later, they reached the crossroad in the middle of the Silky Heights area, as they both tagged the sign at the same time, ending their race with yet another tie. “I got here first!” Rainbow shouted. “You wish! I got it first!” Sonic said smugly. “You just don’t want to admit I got you beat!” Rainbow accused. “Heh, heh.” Sonic chuckled as he scratched his nose, “No shame in admitting defeat.” “As if!” Rainbow shouted. She then paused for 2 seconds before asking, “It’s another tie, isn’t it?” “Looks like it.” Sonic said. “Darn! Why does this keep happening!?” Rainbow asked in frustration. “Hey, relax, it’s not so bad.” Sonic said, “Just keep on training and maybe one day you’ll be faster than me. Of course, that is a huge “Maybe”.” “Oh it’s on!” Rainbow shouted, taking that as a challenge. “That’s the spirit!” Sonic said with a thumbs up. Rainbow smiled before noticing the sign saying “Factory” and an arrow pointing to the right, “Looks like the factory is to the right side.” She said. Sonic looked back and up, “And here comes the rest of the gang.” He said as he noticed the X Tornado and Chuck’s car headed toward them and waved at them, “Hey! Over here!” Meanwhile, Tails, Chuck and the others noticed Sonic and Rainbow Dash, who was also waving at them. “There they are!” Amy exclaimed. “Let’s go!” They said as both Sonic and Rainbow Dash raced down the right road, while they followed them on the X Tornado and Chuck’s car. Once they were gone however, the arrow on the sign fell off, as Rouge, Gilda and Trixie came out of the bushes, the three of them smiling mischievously. “Ha! Suckers!” Gilda gloated, “They fell right for it!” “Trixie already set up a little surprise just for them a little while ahead.” Trixie said with a mischievous grin, “They are in for quite a show!” Rouge nodded, “Right, so let’s go grab that Chaos Emerald before they realize they have been fooled.” She said as she flew ahead. Gilda and Trixie followed suit. Later… Rouge and the girls soon arrived at an abandoned factory as shown by the deteriorating building with broken windows and a “Keep Out” sign attached to the gate. “This must be the place.” Rouge said, “You girls ready?” “Born ready!” Gilda said. “The Great and Powerful Trixie was born ready as well.” Trixie said. “Then let’s go!” Rouge said leading the way. Rouge and Gilda, who had Trixie riding on her back, flew over the gate and entered the building through one of the broken windows. The three of them looked around the place as they walked down the catwalk. It was dark and covered in dust and spider webs, with piles of crates all over the place. Rouge noticed something shining on the ground below the catwalk, “Girls, I found something!” she called. “What is it?” Trixie asked as she and Gilda looked at where Rouge pointed at. Out of curiosity, they jumped down from the catwalk and walked up to the object as Rouge picked it up and examined. “It’s…a glass ball?” Rouge asked in confusion. “So I’m gonna go ahead and guess that’s NOT a Chaos Emerald?” Gilda asked. “FREEZE!” The girls jumped as lights came on, flashing at them, followed by GUN soldiers pointing their guns at them, “Alright you three, stay where you are and put your hands and, uh, talons and hooves, where we can see them!” the captain of the team ordered while aiming his rifle at them. “Crap! It was a trap!” Gilda cursed, “Now what!?” “Shall Trixie use it?” Trixie asked. Rouge stopped her, “Not in front of these guys, not while they are aiming their weapons at us.” She said. “Hey! He said put your hands, hooves or talons where we can see them!” a female soldier yelled. Rouge sighed as she raise both hands, “Alright, you’ve caught us.” She said. “Seriously?” Gilda gave Rouge a dirty look before sighing and playing along, “Yeah, sure, whatever you say.” “The Busted and Captured Trixie surrenders as well.” Trixie reluctantly played along as well. A female soldier walked up to them. She had peach-colored skin, a slim figure, blue eyes and sandy brown hair and, besides her GUN uniform, she was also wore earrings and lipstick. She pulled out a pair of hand cuffs as she grabbed Rouge’s arm with the intent to cuff her, but… “I guess YOU’RE into S&M, huh?” Rouge asked with a naughty expression. “W-W-W-WHAT!?” the female soldier reacted in shock, as the other soldiers struggled to hold back their laughter. “Ooooooh, burn!” Gilda laughed. “That was kind of lewd, but hilarious at the same time. Trixie approves!” Trixie giggled. The female soldier blushed in anger and embarrassment as she glared at her laughing colleagues, “What are you all laughing at!? Captain!?” she shouted as she looked at the captain, who was laughing as well, but stopped when he noticed her glaring at him. “Um, right…my apologies.” The captain said. Rouge giggled, “We’re not going to try and escape. Besides, I despise pretend jewelry.” “Uh, yup, we have no means of escaping anyway.” Gilda said sarcastically. “Trixie won’t pull off any stunts and try to escape.” Trixie said reluctantly. The captain nodded as he looked at the female soldier, “Put the cuffs away.” He ordered. The female soldier reluctantly did so as she stepped aside as the captain walked up to the three female creatures, “What are your names?” he asked them. “Rouge. Rouge the Bat.” Rouge introduced herself. “Gilda, don’t wear it out.” Gilda said. “I am the Great and Powerful Trixie!” Trixie said with a pose of pride and arrogance. The captain looked at them in suspicion, “You three look familiar…” he said, when suddenly, it hit them, “Ah yes, I remember now! You three are the thieves who stole the world’s largest diamond that was being exhibited at the State Museum, are you?” he asked them. “You could say that.” Rouge said, not willing to hide it. ‘Dude, how can she be so calm?’ Gilda wondered in her thoughts. ‘I can’t believe the audacity of this bat girl.’ Trixie said in her thoughts. “We set up this trap to capture Sonic, Rainbow Dash and their friends, but instead we ended up catching some unexpected…creatures.” The captain said, “And since they appear to be from the same world as Sonic and Rainbow Dash, we might as well take them with us.” He said as he looked at the three girls, “Come you three, it is time to meet the President.” Rouge simply smiled slyly as she played along, except Gilda and Trixie were reluctant about it as they decided to play along as well. Rouge, Gilda and Trixie ended up going with the GUN soldiers. Sonic X: Friendship is Universal Card #51 Name: Rouge the Bat Age: 17 Gender: Female Species: Bat Likes: Jewels, Chaos Emeralds, the Master Emerald, Winning, being rich, teasing her opponents, Knuckles (her secret crush) Dislikes: Losing, fake jewelry, being made a fool of herself Abilities: Flying, Gliding, Climbing, Kickboxing, Screw Kick, Black Wave, Hip Drop, thieving skills, spying Bio: A world-famous treasure hunter, jewel thief and government spy, Rouge the Bat’s goal is to collect every precious jewel in the world, with the Chaos Emeralds and the Master Emerald being her top priority. Sonic X: Friendship is Universal Card #52 Name: Gilda the Griffon Age: 15 Gender: Female Species: Griffon Likes: Pranking others, her idea of fun, proving she is better than Rainbow Dash, Pastries, Spicy Food, Meat Dislikes: Losing, Boredom, being proven wrong, anyone she considers “lame”, being forced to do things she dislikes Abilities: Flying, Cloud Walking, Talon Slash, Strength, limited Griffon Magic, Pranking Bio: A former friend of Rainbow Dash, Gilda loves to prank others she considers lame and hates being bored. Meanwhile, with Sonic and Rainbow’s group… Our heroes have been heading down the path that they believed would lead them to the abandoned factory. They have been going on for hours but found no factory yet. On the X Tornado… “We’ve been going on this road for about three hours now…” Applejack said in boredom, “Are you sure this is the right way to where the Element and the Emerald are?” “That’s what the sign said.” Rainbow said, while flying next to the X Tornado, “But you’re right, we’ve been going on for a long time and no sight of a factory!” On Chuck’s car… “See any factories?” LT asked. “No, but I do see a lot of open space!” Pinkie said. “Unless someone decided to demolish it, I think we’ve been had.” Hawkeem said. “Let’s not give up hope yet everyone, we’ll find it.” Chuck said. Back on the X Tornado… “Huh? What is that?” Spike pointed something out below. Everyone in the X Tornado and Rainbow Dash looked down. Sonic, who was running on the ground noticed it as well, along with Chuck and the others who were in his car. They saw what appeared to be some kind of building, except there was something off about it as Sonic slowed down to a stop in front of it. Rainbow landed right next to him, followed by the X Tornado. Tails, Amy, Cream, Cheese, Twilight, Spike, Applejack, Chris. Kat, Danny, Nate and Lucy all got off as they join their side. Chuck stopped the car next to the X Tornado and got off, along with Pinkie, Rarity, Fluttershy, Angel, the CMC, LT and Hawkeem. “Is this the factory?” Applebloom asked. “Looks like it but…doesn’t it look a bit too clean to be abandoned?” Kat wondered in suspicion. “So what? Let’s go inside and get the Emerald and the Element, and get home before dinner!” Rainbow said. “Even so, some of us should stay out here and remain on guard, in case it’s a trap.” Chuck said. “You never know what might await inside.” “Yeah, like Eggman and Steam might have sent one of their goons to go inside and look for it.” LT said. The others thought about it for a moment, eventually coming to agree on that statement, “Alright, let’s go with that idea.” Chris said. “I’ll go inside.” Sonic said, “Who is coming with me?” “I’ll go, so I can keep a better eye on you.” Amy said, not wanting to leave her beloved blue hedgehog alone, causing him to roll his eyes in dismay. A sweat drop rolled down the side of his head “No way I’m staying out of the action.” Rainbow Dash said, “So I’ll go!” “Ah might as well go ahead and join y’all.” Applejack said. “I’ll go too.” LT said. Tails, Chris, Kat, Danny, Nate, Lucy, Twilight, LT and last Pinkie Pie joined the group as well, as Chuck said, “The rest of us shall remain on guard out here. Call us if you run into trouble.” He handed each of them their own infrared scopes. Sonic’s party nodded in agreement as they equipped themselves each with their own infrared scopes, before they walked inside the building, while the rest remained outside on guard. Inside the “factory”… Sonic, Rainbow and the others entered the factory, or at least that is what they thought it was, as they looked around. The whole place seemed empty and dark, except for the light coming from the windows. “It sure is dark in here.” Nate said, “And I didn’t bring a flashlight.” “Let me help with that.” Twilight said as her horn became surrounded by a magenta aura, as she concentrated on her illumination spell, lighting up the place with her horn. “COOL!” Danny and Lucy exclaimed, while Nate looked astonished. “That’s the power of unicorn magic for you!” Kat said, “Even though Twilight is the expert when it comes to all sorts of magic.” “Wow, thanks Twilight, I can see better now!” Nate said. “No problem!” Twilight said. Chris and the rest looked around the area, but noticed in the dark, “Hey Twilight, could you point the light over there?” he asked. Twilight looked at where Chris and the others were looking and pointed her glowing horn at the said direction, revealing what looked like a note on the floor. “What’s that?” Applejack wondered, “Some kind of note?” Tails picked it up and read, “If you want what you’re looking for, just say the magic words.” He looked weirded out by this, “Magic words?” “I have a bad feeling about this…” Chris said. “Yeah, and this place is too empty to be deserted and a bit too clean to be abandoned.” Kat said, “I think someone’s trying to…” “OH! OH! OH!” Pinkie Pie exclaimed, “I know this trick! ABRA CADABRA!” Before anyone could react, the note on Tails’ hand suddenly turned to smoke as it flew up into the air and formed letters that spelled out “Surprise losers!” before it evaporated. Then suddenly, the lights come on, revealing what appeared to be a series of gags and catapults, and a show of fireworks. “What the hay!?” Rainbow gawked. Next thing they knew, buckets of water, water balloons and flour bags fell from the ceiling on top of them and the catapults launched all kinds of pies at them, as they cried in shock and surprise, and not in a good way, as they struggled to dodge, but weren’t as lucky. “GAH! IT’S A TRAP!” Danny cried as he got hit by a lemon pie and was all went and covered in flour. “I KNEW SOMETHING WAS OFF!” Kat cried as she struggled to dodge the pies, but wasn’t as lucky with the water buckets, water balloons and flour. “HOLD ON, I’LL...” Twilight gets interrupted when she got hit in the face with a cherry pie, before she could activate a shield spell. “AAAAH! SONIC HELP!” Amy cried as she pulled out her hammer and tried to swing it around and knock the pies, buckets, balloons and flour away, but it wasn’t enough. Sonic growled as he curled into his spin dash form and shredded his way through the chaos. Rainbow Dash and Applejack, along with Tails and LT, struggled to do the same and fight back, while Twilight struggled to activate her shield spell, trying to defend the human children. Pinkie Pie and Lucy on the other hand appeared to be enjoying themselves as they laughed and giggled while getting hit in the face with pies, despite the flour and water mixed on their bodies and/or clothes. Sonic smashed the catapults with his spin dash, followed by Applejack using her bucking and LT using his strength. Rainbow Dash and Tails flew up and destroyed the machines dropping down the water buckets, water balloons and flour bags. About one minute later, all the catapults and machines were destroyed by Sonic and the others, ending the chaos. They looked around and saw the mess that was made, as flour and water mixed with pie pieces was all over the place. They saw that Chris and the others, including themselves, were all covered in the same mess. At the same time, Chuck and the others came barging in, using Hawkeem’s battering ram to knock the doors down, “Is everyone okay?” Chuck asked. But then they paused when they saw the mess, along with Sonic and the others all covered in pie, water and flour. This caused a moment of awkwardness for both groups as they remained silent, before Pinkie Pie asked, “Want some pie?” The silence remained as the factory walls came down all around them and the ceiling landed on top of them. If it was made of stone, that would have been a big problem, except… “Hey! These walls and ceilings…they’re CARDBOARD!” Kat reacted when she touched them, “I KNEW this was all a prank!” “Oh, I bet Eggman is behind all of this!” Amy growled, “How dare he pull off such a childish prank on ME and in front of MY SONIC!? He is so DEAD!” “What about the Chaos Emerald?” Chuck asked, “Or the Element of Harmony?” “Nothing…” Sonic said, “And since this factory isn’t real, that came only mean…” “Eggman and Steam already stole them right under our noses and left this prank behind as a parting gift!” LT said. “Great…just great…” Hawkeem said, but then he grinned, “Even though I’m GLAD I didn’t fall for their trick!” Except he ended up getting hit in the face by pies, thrown by Rainbow and Amy, as they turned around in anger. Red veins stick out of their foreheads, one on each Twilight was inspecting the cardboard ceiling and found out something, “Uh, guys? I don’t think Eggman and Steam were behind this prank.” “Huh!?” The others asked. Twilight used her magic to rip a piece of the cardboard ceiling and showed it to them something that the others missed: a symbol depicting a magic wand surrounded by pixie dust. Rainbow, Applejack and Rarity reacted in shock and rage when they recognized the symbol. “Trixie!” they growled. “Who?” Chris and the others asked in confusion. Meanwhile, with Rouge and her girls… Rouge, Gilda and Trixie were taken to the President’s office. They were told to stay there and wait for the President to arrive as three took their seats, with the female GUN soldier and her captain, both now wearing formal uniforms instead of their combat ones. Trixie hid a grin as she was aware that Twilight and the others had fallen for hers and Gilda’s prank, as she recorded the whole thing on a spy crystal she hide in the area where the fake factory was built, which was transmitted to another crystal she held. She would be sure to share it with Gilda and Rouge later. “Hey! Aren’t you supposed to be serving me some coffee?” Rouge asked the soldier. “Yeah! And where’s my soda?” Gilda asked. “The Great and Powerful Trixie demands some peanut butter crackers.” Trixie added. “Hey missies! Do you know in what position you are right now?” the female soldier asked, as she glared at them. “We’re just a trio of kidnaped girls.” Rouge said, “And you’re just a kidnapping old woman.” “O-Old!?” the female soldier gawked in shock and anger. “Yeah, and you’ve got wrinkles all over your eyes!” Gilda laughed, “Loser…” “Trixie thinks you should’ve retired while you were still in diapers.” Trixie added with a smirk. “W-Who do you think you’re talking to!?!” the female soldier yelled in rage. A red vein sticks out of her forehead “Topaz, give them what they asked for.” The captain said calmly. The female soldier, known as Topaz, gritted her teeth in anger before she calmed down as she complied, “Aye Aye, sir.” She said reluctantly as she went to get Rouge and her girls’ orders, “Why am I stuck with this job?” Gilda looked at Trixie, “So did you get it?” “Trixie got the whole footage.” Trixie said, “She’ll show it to you later.” “Awesome!” Gilda sneakered. Rouge however was staring curiously at Topaz, who was busy preparing the coffee, “So her name is Topaz.” She said to herself, “Isn’t that the name of a jewel?” The sound of a door opening was heard. Rouge and her girls looked to the other side of the room and saw the President and his secretaries come into the room. Topaz looked back while she was pouring coffee into the mug, as she accidentally poured it all the way up as some coffee spilled on her hand, “AH! HOT!” she cried in pain as she burned herself from the hot coffee, dropping the mug on the floor and spilling the coffee all over the floor. Gilda burst into laughing at this, while Trixie and Rouge giggled. “Well, well, aren’t WE having fun in here?” the President asked as he took his seat at his desk. “Oh, I’m very sorry about that.” Topaz apologized as she used a towel to clean up the spilled coffee. “Miss Rouge, Miss Gilda and Miss Trixie.” Jerome Wise spoke up. “Hi!” Rouge greeted cheerfully. “Hey! NEVER call me “Miss”. It’s just Gilda, got it lame-o!?” Gilda retorted in annoyance. “And that’s the GREAT and POWERFUL Trixie to you, peasant.” Trixie said. Jerome glared angrily at them, “You three do seem pretty relaxed for a bunch of wanted criminals on the FBI’s most wanted list.” Rouge smiled innocently, while Gilda rolled her eyes and Trixie huffed in annoyance. “Anyway, we’ll get straight to the point: we would like to make a deal with you three.” The President’s assistant said. “A deal?” The three of them asked. “We are willing to drop all charges regarding your jewel heists, as well as your assaults on security members with childish pranks, if you agree to become members of our staff.” The President said. “Staff? You want us to become your secretaries?” Rouge asked. “No Miss Rouge. We want you, as well as Gilda and the “Great” and “Powerful” Trixie, to become government agents, under direct orders from the President.” The assistant explained. “Wow!” the three exclaimed. “So you want a jewel thief, a magician and a griffon who loves to prank others, to work for the government as your agents?” Gilda asked, “Not saying that I ain’t interested, but do you really think that’s a smart move?” “The Unsure and Doubtful Trixie thinks that is a rather unorthodox request, even by government standards.” Trixie said. “I must agree with my girls here.” Rouge said, “Do you really think that the taxpayers will approve of any of this?” “You don’t need to worry about any of that.” The President said, “So, what’s your answer?” “Hmm, let me see…” Rouge said as she thought about it, “If I become a government agent, I might be able to gather more information about the Chaos Emeralds’ whereabouts.” “If I work for the government, maybe I could learn more about authority and find a loop-hole where I can get away with any prank I pull.” Gilda thought to herself." “If I join the government, I could show that Twilight Sparkle not to mess with me.” Trixie said to herself in her thoughts, and in first person, which was rare for her." “Okay, I’ll join you!” Rouge said. “Count me in.” Gilda said. “The Great and Powerful Trixie accepts your request!” Trixie said. “Excellent.” The President said, “Then it’s settled. Welcome aboard, Agents Rouge, Gilda and Trixie.” The President extended his hand to shake. Rouge was the first one to, but before she did, she asked, “But does this mean I have to return the diamond I stole?” The President thought about as he looked at Jerome, “What are your thoughts on this?” Jerome replied, “The perpetrator behind the jewel thefts and assaults with pranks remains unknown to the public. With that in mind, I believe it is safe to say that the stolen diamond isn’t going to turn up anytime soon, nor will anyone ever know who was behind the pranks.” “I see.” The President said, before looking back to Rouge, “Well you heard him. You don’t need to worry about returning the diamond. You may keep it.” “Whoa, covering up for our sake? That’s pretty dirty!” Gilda exclaimed before she grinned, “I like that!” she added, while Rouge and Trixie smiled slyly. Meanwhile… “Uh oh…” Sonic said as he and Rainbow Dash arrived back at the fork in the road where the sign pointing to where the factory was, only to notice that the arrow had fallen off the sign. “Okay, why’s the arrow on the ground instead of being attached to the sign?” Rainbow asked, “Oh, I bet Trixie did it to throw us off the tracks!” “Maybe, but…” Sonic inspected the arrow sign, “I don’t see any proof that it was her on this arrow. It could have been someone else, or maybe she was working with others.” “Trixie? Working with others? Yeah right, she’s too egotistical to admit that she needs help from anyone else!” Rainbow said. “You’re one to talk, Miss Charge-First-And-Ask-Questions-Never.” Sonic teased her. “Hey! At least I never said I’m better than anypony else!” Rainbow retorted. “Whatever…” Sonic shrugged it off as he looked at the other road, “Anyway, let’s try the left road.” “Fine…” Rainbow said. As Tails, Chuck and the others catch up on their vehicles, Sonic signals them as he and Rainbow take the left road. Onboard the X Tornado, Tails, Amy, Cream and Cheese were able to maintain their ground,, along with Twilight and Applejack but Chris and the human children, and Spike, were starting to grow weary and tired of the journey, while Lucy still had some energy left, but not much. In Chuck’s car, Hawkeem looked bored as hell, while LT and Rarity maintained their ground, while Pinkie still had energy left along with the CMC. Fluttershy remained neutral about it as Angel slept inside her mane. Chuck still managed to maintain his ground as he drove the car. X Tornado… “Hey…are you guys feeling hungry?” Danny asked. “It’s been nearly four hours since we took the wrong road…” Chris said, “So yeah…” “Hey Lucy? Do you still have any left overs?” Kat asked her friend. “Sure!” Lucy said as she handed each of her friends some mini-sandwiches. “Thanks.” Nate said as he took a bite out of his sandwich. “Thank you, Lucy-san!” Cream said. “Chao!” Cheese chippered. “You’re welcome!” Lucy said, before yawning. Then everyone else started yawning as well, as they try and enjoy their sandwiches, while Tails piloted the X Tornado. Chuck’s car… “You don’t think Trixie switched the sign to fool us into taking the wrong road, so she could take the emerald and/or the element herself, did she?” LT asked. “Oh, if she did, she’s going to regret doing so!” Rarity said in anger, before she calmed down, “But then again, how did she found out about the emerald and the element? And what does she want them for?” “Oh! OH! Maybe she’s working with a sneaky bat thief and a certain angry griffon to do all kinds of mischief and robberies!” Pinkie blurted out her wild assumption. Everyone just stares at her with dumbfounded expressions, but end up shrugging it off as Chuck said, “Anyway, let’s keep our eyes peeled for that abandoned factory.” “Right!” the others said. “Okey Dokey Lockey!” Pinkie said. With that said, our heroes headed down the road leading up to the Silky Heigths area, where the abandoned factory was, as the sun set and nighttime fell. Meanwhile… Rouge, Gilda and Trixie have accepted becoming government agents working under the President’s orders and for their first assignment, the three of them along with a team of G.U.N. agents were to infiltrate Eggman and Steam’s base, locate its engine room and destroy it. They were now currently riding a G.U.N. airship on its way to the island where the base was located. Topaz and her captain (back in their combat uniforms) were among the team they have been assigned with. Topaz had placed a golden bracelet with fake red gems around them on each of the three otherworldly girls. One on Rouge’s left arm, one of Gilda’s left talon and one on Trixie’s left foreleg. “What are these?” Rouge asked looking at the bracelet, while Gilda and Trixie looked at theirs. “They’re bombs.” The captain said. “Bombs!?” the three girls exclaimed as they looked at the captain. “That’s right.” The captain said as he showed them a remote, “See this remote? Once I press this button, during the mission, they will detonate.” “The hell!? Why would you want to blow us to bits!? I thought we were one of you now!?” Gilda protested. “Sorry, it’s nothing personal.” The captain said calmly, “We just don’t trust you three, yet.” “So you’re saying, either we behave ourselves or get blown to bits, right?” Trixie asked. “Exactly.” The captain said. “You like jewelry, don’t you?” Topaz asked them as she put on her helmet. “The Great and Powerful Trixie doesn’t really care much for jewelry.” Trixie said. “Me neither…” Gilda said, “Only Rouge here does.” “Well, I do like jewelry, but I don’t like imitation jewelry.” Rouge said. “Well of course the jewels are fake.” Topaz said, “I mean, who in their right mind would use real jewelry to make bombs?” “True, but still, these things look tacky…” Rouge said before giving Topaz a sly grin, “But then again, so are you, right?” Topaz reacted in shock and anger, “What the hell is that supposed to mean!?” “Exactly what it means!” Rouge giggled. “Yeah, a tacky old fart who loves fake stuff!” Gilda laughed. “Indeed, these “bracelets” pretty much suit an ugly and old hairless ape as you, Tospaz!” Trixie giggled. Topaz’s cheeks turned red in anger and humiliation as she gritted her teeth in rage before she looked at the captain, “Can I press the button myself? PLEASE!?” A red vein sticks out of her forehead The captain sighed, “Oh, just ignore them Topaz…” “Attention everyone! We’ll be arriving at the landing point in a few short minutes!” the pilot announced. “Roger that.” The captain said, “Everyone, get ready!” “Aye Aye, sir!” the G.U.N. soldiers said in unison. The scene cuts to the airship flying through the night sky as it slowed down for a landing on Eggman and Steam’s island. Sonic X: Friendship is Universal Card #53 Name: Trixie Lulamoon Age: 15 Gender: Female Species: Unicorn Likes: Magic Shows, Performing Magic Spells and Tricks, Boasting about herself, Attention, being right, proving she is better than Twilight Sparkle Dislikes: Twilight Sparkle and her friends, Criticism, being ignored, anyone who is better than her, being made a fool of herself, being corrected Abilities: Unicorn Magic, Magic Tricks, Acting, Storytelling, Prosecuting Bio: A former traveling magician who loves to boast about her magical talents and proving she is better than Twilight Sparkle, whom she considers her inferior rival Sonic X: Friendship is Universal Card #54 Name: Topaz Age: 28 Gender: Female Species: Human Likes: G.U.N., Peace, Fighting for Justice, Rouge and her girls, Mr. Tanaka, Vacations, Chocolate-flavoured Ice Cream Dislikes: Dr. Eggman, Evil, Chaos, Disharmony, Rouge’s greed for jewelry, Gilda’s bullish and childish behavior, Trixie’s egotistical and boastful attitude, being called old or fat Abilities: Skilled Black Ops agent, Usage of firearms Bio: A human G.U.N. agent who is partners with Rouge, Gilda and Trixie, whose main assignments involve striking at Dr. Eggman and retrieving the Chaos Emeralds, as well as serving as envoys between Sonic the Hedgehog and his friends and the government. Meanwhile… The sun had already set and nighttime had fallen. The heroes had finally arrived at the abandoned factory as Sonic and Rainbow Dash stopped by the gate, while Tails landed the X Tornado nearby and Chuck stopped the car close by. “Now THIS looks like an abandoned factory.” Kat said. “Yup.” Sonic said, “Let’s go inside.” LT punched the gates open as they headed inside the abandoned factory. It was all dark and abandoned like with broken windows and crates all over the place, not to mention dust and spider webs, much to Rarity’s disgust. “What a filthy place!” Rarity complained, “How is anyone supposed to find anything in here?” “They don’t, Rarity.” Applejack said, “That’s why this here place is abandoned. Meaning no one ever comes here without a reason.” “But where’s the Emerald? Or the Element?” Nate asked. “Let’s split up and search the place.” Twilight said as she lit up the place with her illumination spell, “Leave no stone unturned.” “Got it.” The others said. The heroes split up and searched the entire factory for the Emerald and the Element. At the same time, Nate looked at Kat, “Hey Kat? That illumination thing Twilight is doing with her horn…how is she doing that?” “It’s magic Nate.” Kat explained, “Unicorns like her can use their horns to perform all kinds of crazy magic spells. Illumination and levitation being two of the most basic spells that “anypony” can learn.” “Oh, I see.” Nate said. “However, Twilight says that most unicorns can only use spells that are related to their special talent.” Kat said, “You can tell by their Cutie Marks.” “Oh, those tattoo things on their flanks?” Nate asked, only to get slapped on the back of his head, “Ow!” “Cutie Marks Nate, not tattoos.” Kat said sternly, “They are totally different things altogether!” “Okay, sorry…geez…” Nate said as he rubbed the back of his head. “That’s okay, I forgive you.” Kat said, then she muttered, “Your clumsiness with words is kind of cute though…" “What?” Nate looked at her with confusion. “Uh, I mean, let’s just keep our eyes open for the Emerald and the Element for now, ‘kay, cool!” Kat quickly caught herself and decided to change the subject as she looked away while blushing, 'I can’t believe I said that in front of him. How embarrassing…' Nate looked at her in confusion, but decided to shrug it off as he said, “Okay…?” An hour later… The heroes all gathered by the entrance after they finished searching the place, “Find anything?” Twilight asked. “Nothing…” Hawkeem said. “Nada…” LT said. “We didn’t find anything…” Scootaloo said, “Except for spider webs and dust bunnies.” “All Lucy and I found was some candy wrappers.” Pinkie Pie said. The rest just shook their heads, as they didn’t find anything. “What is going on here? Was this all just a hoax?” Amy asked. “Who could have switched the signs? Assuming that this “Trixie” character wasn’t working alone?” Tails wondered. “Who knows?” Sonic said. “Welp, I hate to say it, but this turned out to be one fruitless Element and Emerald huntin’ expedition.” Applejack said, “We didn’t find anything here.” “Aww, that sucks…” Lucy said. Chris and Danny both starting yawning, followed by Kat, Nate and Lucy. Soon Pinkie, the CMC, Cream and Cheese, and Rainbow started yawning along. Chuck said, “Well, it’s getting late. We should just go home now.” “Yeah…” Spike said, “Still, it really bites that we ended up coming all this way for nothing in the end.” “I agree…” Twilight said. The heroes all ended up agreed as they left the abandoned factory and headed back home on their vehicles, while Sonic and Rainbow went on foot and flying respectively. Meanwhile… After landing successfully next to the island’s jungle area, Rouge and her team snuck toward the tower through the trees and other vegetation. Once they reach the edge, they stop and hide behind some rocks and bushes. The captain took out a pair of binoculars and looked through them as he inspected the tower. “Where’s the entrance?” he asked to himself while looking through the binoculars, “Damn it, I can’t find it.” Rouge sighed, “I can’t take this anymore. Give me that rope!” she said as she snatched the rope from the captain’s belt and flew up toward the tower. “Hey! What’re you doing?” Gilda asked as she flew after her, with Trixie riding on her back. “Damn it!” The captain cursed as he was about to press the button, but Topaz stopped him. “Wait!” she said as she looked up to see Rouge and her girls fly up to a certain part of the tower. On the tower’s wall, Rouge flew up toward a door with a small handle next to it and attached the rope onto it, as Gilda and Trixie caught up with her. “The heck you doing?” Gilda asked, “You’re gonna get us blown up!” “The Great and Powerful Trixie doesn’t know what you’re up to, but don’t pull of tricks like that on us again!” Trixie said. “My, my, you two really need to chill.” Rouge said, “Trust me, I KNOW what I’m doing. I’ve been here before after all.” “Come again?” Gilda asked. “This is the exact same base that Eggman was using right before we were sent to this world.” Rouge explained as she dropped the rope down for Topaz and the others to climb up, “So I know my way around it.” “Is that right?” Gilda asked, “You could have just told us before.” “Well, you never asked.” Rouge said, causing Gilda to fall over, anime style, along with Trixie. Rouge looked down and signaled Topaz and the others with a wink and thumbs up. Topaz signaled back in a similar fashion. Soon… Rouge and her team were now inside the tower, as the bat thief lead the way, “This way!” she said, but the captain stopped her, “What the!?” “Where do you think you’re going?” the captain asked. “I know EXACTLY where I’m going!” Rouge retorted, “I’ve snuck in here before after all.” “Are you sure?” The captain asked as Rouge broke her arm free of his grip. “Why would I lie about that?” Rouge asked. “Yeah, cut the girl some slack! If she knows her way around, then just let her lead the way!” Gilda said. “It’s not like we can do anything to betray you, so long as we have these things on.” Trixie said, referring to the bombs attached to her, Rouge and Gilda. “Alright, just give me a second…” the captain said as he activated his map scanner, “Alright, let’s go!” With that, Rouge continued to lead the way, with Gilda, Trixie and the rest of the team following behind her. Because both Eggman and Steam were both asleep, along with the Conductor and Iron Hoof, while Metal Sonic, Decoe, Bocoe, Bokkun and Metal Sonic were in standby mode to recharge, they were all unaware of the intruders that snuck inside. And because of Rouge’s knowledge of the place, due to having snuck inside before, they were able to avoid all the traps or set off any alarms. About three hours later, the team managed to cover about 90% of the base as the captain checked his map scanner. “The map is almost complete.” The captain said, “All we need to do now is find the Engine Room.” Topaz looked at Rouge, “If you know where that is, then tell us.” “I’m not into engines.” Rouge simply said. “Is that a “no”?” Gilda asked. Trixie ends up yawning, “Well, Trixie is getting tired of all this and wishes to end this silly mission quickly.” Topaz looked at her watch, “So now what? It will be daybreak soon.” She said. “I’m afraid there is nothing more to be done.” The captain said, “We should retreat for now.” The others complied as they started to leave, but Rouge on the other hand looked at one corridor, that she seemed to recognize, “Wait!” she called them, as they stopped, “I am going to explore a bit further.” “We can’t let you go on your own.” The captain said. “I know…” Rouge said, “I’ll be right back. Let’s go girls!” Gilda and Trixie groaned as they end up joining Rouge’s side reluctantly. Topaz ended up volunteering in joining them, “I’ll go as well.” She said. “What a party pooper…” Rouge complained. “Very well.” The captain said as he handed both the remote and the map scanner to Topaz, “Don’t do anything rash you four.” “Aye…” “Aye Aye, sir!” Rouge, Gilda and Trixie said as they saluted, much to Topaz’s annoyance. While the captain and the rest of the team decided to leave the base and wait for them on the airship, Rouge, Gilda, Trixie and Topaz went down the corridor, but also avoiding triggering any traps or set off any alarms. Rouge signaled the rest as they stopped in front of a closed door. “This should be it.” Rouge said, “This could be dangerous, so watch your backs.” “Let’s just get this over with…Trixie is missing her beauty nap.” Trixie said. Ignoring Trixie’s remark, Rouge sliced the door open with her kicks, as it fell to pieces. The four girls walk inside, finding themselves in a room that Rouge is very familiar with. “Is this the Engine Room?” Topaz asked. Rouge however ignored Topaz as she focused her attention on the large pillar-like console in the middle of the room, with a familiar looking light blue gemstone and an unfamiliar looking golden necklace with a light-blue balloon shaped gem on it, “There it is!” the female bat squealed with joy as she flew over to the console as she leaned her hands against the glass, admiring the gemstone, “The Chaos Emerald…so beautiful…” Gilda, Trixie and Topaz walked up to her, as the griffon and the unicorn looked at the Emerald curiously, while Trixie was more interested in the necklace. “So that’s a Chaos Emerald?” Gilda asked, “Aren’t they usually green or something?” “Chaos Emeralds come in various colors.” Rouge said, still keeping her eyes on the light blue Chaos Emerald. “Trixie is less concerned about the emerald and more so about that necklace…” Trixie said, staring at the necklace, “There is something…familiar about it…” “I’m less concerned about the emerald or the necklace and I’m more concerned about know if this is really the Engine Room or not.” Topaz said. Suddenly, Topaz screamed as she was grabbed and lifted up in the air by a large robot claw. Rouge and the girls turned and noticed this and dodged, another robot claw. “The heck is that thing!?” Gilda demanded when she and the others saw the owner of the robot claws. What they saw was a tall, red robot, with a single red glowing eye on the top side, very short legs and large feet, and robot arms coming out of its hips, each with robot claws, the left one holding Topaz hostage. It came equipped with ultrasonic wave generators. Its name was E-70, Codename: Noizi. “H-Help me!” Topaz pleaded. “Geez, what a klutz…” Rouge sighed as she and the others dodged Noizi’s robot claw attack. “How dare you attack the GREAT and POWERFUL Trixie, you piece of junk!? TAKE THIS!” Trixie yelled as she used her magic to summon a deck of cards and shoots them at Noizi, who just brushed them off with its robot claw. Gilda flew up with Rouge up high and both dive down toward the robot, “SCREW KICK!” Rouge yelled as she aimed her foot toward Noizi and spun like a tornado, while Gilda aimed her razor sharp talons while diving toward the robot, while letting out a lion-like roar as a battle cry. However, Noizi was ready to counter their assault as it summoned a large megaphone-like device from the top and aimed at the two girls. Before their attacks could land, powerful ultrasonic soundwaves were shot out of the megaphone. Rouge and Gilda cried in pain as their assault was stopped, while being forced to cover their ears. Both Trixie and Topaz scream in pain as they cover their ears as well. Outside… The noise was sound loud, the captain and the other soldiers covered their ears. “The hell is that noise!?” the captain demanded while covering his ears. Control room… Eggman, Steam and the others (except the robots) cried in surprise as the noise caused by Noizi, woke them up from their sleep, “GAH! The hell is going on!? It’s way too early in the morning!” Eggman complained. “Ugh! So loud!” Steam complained. “WHAT IN TARTARUS’S NAME IS THAT HELLISH NOISE!!?!?” Iron Hoof demanded in rage. “Nooooo! My beauty nap is ruined!” the Conductor cried. Console room… Rouge and her girls flinched in pain as they were forced to cover their ears as they were being subdued by Noizi’s attacks, while Topaz was still being held by the evil robot’s grip. “So noisy…” Gilda grunted. “It’s so powerful…” Trixie grunted as well. “This thing…seems to be equipped with ultrasonic wave generators…” Rouge said as she struggled against Noizi’s assault, “Have to…destroy that…device…on top…” Rouge, Gilda and Trxie struggled to stand on their feet and reach the robot, but Noizi wasn’t going to make things easy for them as it turned the volume dial, on its chest with its free claw, increasing the volume and power of its ultrasonic sounds and… “NOOOOOOOO!!!” A high-pitched little girl’s voice was heard screaming in between Noizi’s ultrasonic waves, “I’M SCARED!!! PLEASE DON’T!!!” The girls screamed in agony as the ultrasonic sounds, mixed with the sounds of what Gilda mentally described as a “little mare foal getting rapped by stallion pedophiles”. “Somebody save me! My head’s about to explode!!!” Topaz cried in agony as she covered her ears. Control room… “Dr. Eggman, WHAT IS THAT HORRIBLE SOUND!?!!?” Iron Hoof yelled while covering his ears. “That would be the robot I assigned to protect the vault containing the Chaos Emerald and the Element of Laughter, E-70 Noizi.” Dr. Eggman said while covering his ears, “If she is making this much noise, that would mean someone must have infiltrated the base and is trying to steal them!” “Tell it stop this horrible noise then, ITS GIVING ME A HEADACHE!” Steam yelled. “MY BEAUTY SLEEP!!!” The Conductor yelled. Eggman growled in annoyance as he pressed some button on his console, “Guard robots, move out!” he ordered. After issuing the orders, Eggman, Steam, the Conductor and Iron Hoof took the elevator down, while still covering their ears. “God, she is loud!” Eggman grumbled under his breath, as he began to wonder why he built such a noisy robot. Sonic X: Friendship is Universal Card #55 Name: Pecky Age: 13 Gender: Male Species: Pinguin Likes: Friends, Family, Teaching, Learning, Fish and other kinds of sea food Dislikes: Dr. Eggman, Evil, Bullies, Slackers Abilities: Pecking, Wing Slap, Swimming, Limited flying, Teaching Bio: One of the small animal friends from Mobius, he was used as an organic battery for Dr. Eggman’s E-51 Teacher Robot, until he was saved by Sonic, now he is freeloading at the Thorndyke Mansion. Sonic X: Friendship is Universal Card #56 Name: E-70 Codename: Noizi Abilities: Ultrasonic Wave Generators, Robot Claw Attack Vault Room… “I’M SCARED!!! NOOOOOOOOOOO!!!” the girl screams echoed through the room as they came out in between every ultrasonic wave Noizi shot at Rouge and the girls. “We have to do something…quickly!” Rouge grunted. “Uh, I think we’ve got company!” Gilda exclaimed when she noticed three robots coming into the room. The first one was a giant humanoid robot, with a grey and yellow color scheme, and a single pink rose eye, known as E-12, codenamed: Behemoth. The second one was basically a machine gun turret on tank treads with a single yellow eye in the middle with the number “13” on its chest, known as E-13, codenamed: Guardbot. And the third one was a gray robot with a light gray, red and dark gray color scheme that had treads which enabled it to move. It wielded two boxes of missile launchers that act as its "arms" and also had a missile launcher on its head. It was known as E-14, codenamed: Sneezer. “Three more of them!? Give me a break!” Trixie complained as she covered her ears. “Look out!” Rouge shouted as they dodged Guardbot’s machine gun shots and Sneezer’s missiles, which exploded upon impacting the floor or walls. “Girls!” Topaz shouted in concern, but then noticed that one of Sneezer’s missiles destroyed a part of the floor, revealing another room below it. There was some kind of machine in it that looked like a large engine, “So THAT’S the engine room!” the female G.U.N. agent exclaimed. Rouge and her girls continued on dodging Guardbot and Sneezer’s shots at them, as Behemoth charged in for a melee assault, but Gilda and Trixie intercept it as they dodge its robot claws. Gilda unleashed a lion-like roar as she slashed at it with her talons while Trixie summoned some lightning bolt strikes from her horn, dealing some damage to Behemoth. Rouge flew up toward the wall and jumped from it toward Noizi as she tried to use her Screw Kick move on it, but Noizi turned up the volume even more as it unleashed its ultrasonic waves, mixed with the crying girl’s voice, “I’M SCARED!!! SAVE ME!!! NO! NO! NO! NO! NO!”, causing Rouge to cry in pain as she covered her ears. “This thing is really starting to piss me off!” Rouge cursed under her breath while covering her ears. Guardbot fired rounds of bullets at Rouge as she dodged with her acrobatics, as she backflip jumped over Sneezer, tricking the machine gun turret robot to hit its own ally. The missle launching robot was now filled with led as it fell, but not before firing two more missiles. One of them was headed for Gilda and Trixie as the magician mare shouted, “Look out!” as she pushed Gilda to safety, as they both dodged the missile, which ended up hitting Behemoth, destroying it. The second missile however ended up hitting the console containing both the Chaos Emerald and the Element of Laughter, much to Rouge’s horror. “Oh no! The Chaos Emerald!” Rouge shouted in concern. “NOOO!!! I’M SCARED!!!” Noizi continued on with her assault, as Rouge, Gilda, Trixie and Topaz were forced to cover their ears. “If we don’t do something, I’m gonna become deaf!” Gilda shouted. While struggling to cover their ears, Rouge just remembered the bracelets that she and the girls were given, “Wait a minute…that’s it!” she shouted as she slice kicked the bracelet off her arm, “Gilda! Trixie! Your bracelets!” “Huh?” The two looked confused. “Show them to me! I have a plan!” Rouge said. The two looked at each other and shrugged as they showed Rouge their bracelets. The bat girl then slice kicked them off their arms, much to their surprise. Then Rouge took the three bracelets and threw them into Noizi’s megaphone, clogging it. “Okay, so that stopped the noise, but not all of it.” Trixie said. “Topaz! Press the button!” Rouge yelled. Topaz realized what Rouge meant by that, “Oh, right!” she said as she pulled out the remote and pressed the button. This caused the three bracelets clogging Noizi’s megaphone to explode taking it with them. Noizi reacted in horror as she could no longer use her ultrasonic wave generator against them, dropping Topaz in the process. “YES! Now it can’t make us deaf anymore!” Gilda shouted. Guardbot fired its machine guns at them as the girls scattered. Gilda and Trixie double assault Guardbot as Gilda tore it to pieces with her talons, and then Trixie finished it off by throwing cards at its remains which impaled and then exploded, destroying it completely. “SCREW KICK!” Rouge yelled as she unleashed her attack on Noizi, drilling right through the robot’s chest. When Rouge came out from the other side, she was holding a small humanoid squirrel in her arms. “Thank you…Miss…Rouge…?” the squirrel known as Ricky said, unsure of how to feel being saved by a jewel thief. “Your welcome.” Rouge said, ignoring Ricky’s uneasiness as she flew up to Topaz and grabbed her, “Let’s get out of here!” “Right!” the others said as Trixie jumped on Gilda’s back as they flew out of the room. Meanwhile, Eggman, Steam, the Conductor and Iron Hoof were on their way to the room, when suddenly Rouge and Gilda (the former carrying Topaz and Ricky, while the latter carrying Trixie) flew right past them, “Out of the way!” the two of them shouted. “Yes, sir! Sorry sir!” the four villains immediately got out of their way, unaware that they just let the intruders escape until it was too late, “Wait a minute, what the hell…!?” Eggman said. “Uh…Doctor?” Steam called. “What?” Eggman looked and then they notice Nozi’s damaged remains as sparks flew out of it’s hole just before it started to glow and… KA-BOOOOOOOOOOOOM!!! Eggman and his allies screamed in horror as they were caught in the explosion caused by Noizi’s destruction. Meanwhile, Rouge and her girls, and Ricky managed to reach the exit and escape from the base before the blast could catch them. The captain and the rest of the G.U.N. team saw them escape, giving them a sense of relief. “Thank you, Rouge…and you too Gilda and Trixie.” Topaz said. “Yeah, same here. Thanks.” Ricky said. “Don’t mention it.” Rouge said. “Yeah, I guess so…” Trixie said. “What did I do?” Gilda asked acting all clueless. “But seriously, you and squirrel boy need to lose weight.” Rouge teased out of nowhere, much to Topaz’s annoyance, while Gilda and Trixie laughed at this as the sun rose in the horizon, as a new day started. Back in the base… After the explosion, the whole place was in shambles and smoking. Decoe, Bocoe, Bokkun and Metal Sonic arrived at the scene after waking up from their stand by modes, once their batteries were fully charged, only to find their master and his allies just standing there, covered in soot and ashes. “D-Damn it all…” Eggman coughed as he fell unconscious. “This is…your fault…” Steam cursed at Eggman before falling unconscious. “I…think I’ll take my beauty nap right here…good night…” the Conductor said as he fell conscious too. “Damn it all to Tartarus…” Iron Hoof cursed before falling unconscious last. The four robots just stared at them before staring at each other, and then they break the fourth wall by looking at the screen with ‘What the hell just happened!?’ expressions. Later that morning… At SS Elementary School, both Chris and Danny had fallen asleep in the middle of class. Last night, the heroes arrived very late at home and empty handed. Pinkie continues on insisting that Trixie may have had cooperation with a “thieving bat” and a certain “grumpy griffon”, but without solid evidence, nobody bought it and just ignore her. In the end, everyone concluded and agreed that the whole story about a Chaos Emerald and an Element of Harmony hidden in the abandoned factory on Silky Highs, was nothing but a hoax. Chris, Kat, Danny and Nate were extremely sleepy, while Lucy just barely managed to remain awake. Danny, Nate and Lucy were all sent back to their homes, while Chris and Kat went straight to bed after dinner. This was one adventure that felt completely fruitless for our heroes. Chuck, Celestia and the others comforted them, assuring them that they will have better luck next time. The heroes thanked them for the encouragement, as they went to sleep for the night and pray that the next time they learn about an Emerald or Element’s location, it is legit. Mr. Stewart noticed both of his students sleeping in class as he walked up to them and nudged them, “Chris. Danny. Wake up.” Both Chris and Danny wake up as they got up from the seat and shouted “It was a hoax!” in unison. This caused the rest of class, except for Francis to stare at them in confusion, making Chris and Danny to feel embarrassed as they turned to Mr. Stewart, “Sorry Mr. Stewart.” “It’s alright…” Mr. Stewart said, then he whispered to Chris, “By the way Chris: just so you know, I’m sorry that you probably ended up staying up all night looking for the Chaos Emerald. I was mistaken.” “Huh? So it WAS a hoax after all?” Chris asked. “Yes. I apologise.” Mr. Stewart said. “Naw, it’s okay.” Both Chris and Danny said as they all laughed together. Meanwhile, in Kat’s class… Similar to Chris and Danny, Kat and Nate had fallen asleep, while Lucy somehow managed to stay awake, despite having but up all night yesterday. Miss Brenda ended up nudging them, “Katherine, Nathan, wake up.” She said as the two of them woke up as they shouted, “PIES!” in unsion. “Pies!?” Tucker asked with hunger in his face, while the rest of class stared at them in confusion. “Nii-san, Kat-chan, don’t you know you can’t sleep in class?” Lucy said innocently. Kat and Nate grumbled under their breath as they ignore Lucy and look at Miss Brenda, “Sorry Miss Brenda.” “It’s okay…” Miss Brenda said, “Actually, I’m the one who should apologize to you Miss Thorndyke. That story about an Element of Harmony being found at the factory…it’s not true. It was a hoax after all.” “For real?” Kat asked. “For real.” Miss Brenda said. “Oh well, it is okay…” Kat said. “Yeah, no hard feelings here.” Nate said. “Um, what was that about “pies”? Tucker asked them. “Oh, we fell for a trap that involved catapults launching pies at the face and water and four falling on our heads.” Lucy said innocently, causing the entire class to erupt into laughter, while Kat and Nate laughed sheepishly. “Alright class that’s enough fun for now.” Miss Brenda said, “Let us focus back on today’s class, shall we?” “Yes Miss Brenda…” Kat and the others, along with the rest of the class said in unison. As the camera zoomed away into a full view of the school, as the rest of the school day proceeded as normal, without anymore “incidents”. As for Rouge and her girls, thanks to the success of their first mission as G.U.N. agents, they have gained President and the government’s trust, as well as the trust of their fellow agents Topaz, the captain and others. Ricky the squirrel however remained confused as to what was going on, despite being grateful that he was finally set free from being used as a power source for one of Eggman’s machines. Will he ever get to reunite with his fellow Animal Friends? Only time will tell… (BGM: Mi-Ra-I - Run&Gun) It was night time, in the living room of Chris and Kat's mansion, Sonic and Rainbow Dash's friends are all asleep on the coach and on the floor around the couch, while Sonic and Rainbow Dash stayed up late watching clips of the episode that had just played at the time. You ready for the trip? Just one more day to go Put on a new shirt And let's sneak off in the night The sleepless city is even today Still just looking over us Why don't we sing it a new song Events that could make you cry Remembering without reason With sound of the heels of our boots Let's run through quickly Doing things skillfully may be fine But as we are clumsily standing here That's what I really like about you To shine bright, and be free Nothing to be afraid of. Since we've rode the waves of time, Let's start aiming for that far off road Saying goodbye to the boring days There's nothing to be lost Stubbornly tie the boots once more Let's open a new door The sleepless city is even today Quietly just looking over us Let's start from here! To shine bright, and be free Nothing to be confused about The waves of time are strong yet gentle Soon I will meet you there Let's light up our world After finishing watching, Sonic turned the TV off and they both went to sleep. The next morning, they woke up when suddenly Ella picked them both up and placed them on the couch. Sonic and Rainbow look at Ella wondering what that was about, Ella points out the message on the wall next to the TV. It was written in Japanese: "When watching TV, keep the lights on and a safe distance from the TV." To shine bright, and be free Nothing to be afraid of. Since we've rode the waves of time, To the other side of the far off road, Soon I will meet you there Let's go and find our future Realizing their mistake, Sonic and Rainbow Dash stared at each other embarrassed, laughing sheepishly. Sweatdrops rolled down the sides of their heads, one on each They look at Ella and apologize, promising to never stay too close to the TV and with the lights off again.