Volume II - Chapter 8: Fun Time at Zappers
It has been fifteen minutes since their phone call with Robotnik and everyone was still rattled from his threat. While Sunset eventually calmed down somewhat from her nervous breakdown, but the fear still lingered that the mad doctor knew all about her and her home. The only saving grace was him not knowing about the portal and where it was located. As long as he doesn't poke around near the entrance of the school and the portal stays hidden, her world will be safe. As bad as it was, her biggest fear was knowing what he’ll do if he ever catches her friends. She doesn’t care what happens to her if she gets caught, but if anything happens to her friends, she would never forgive herself.
Twilight was another story. Even after she stopped crying, the girl genius became quiet with a forlorn expression. Just moments ago, her whole world was shattered from Robotnik’s words. Not only did he cruelly remind her how much of an outcast she was with her dead parents, but he had also dropped a bombshell that she wasn’t even related to them, let alone her family. She couldn’t help but question everything in her life: How long was she adopted? Did her brother know about this? What about Cadance? And most importantly, who are her real parents? The more she questioned things about her life, the more sad and empty she felt.
Her friends couldn’t blame either of them for their dilemma. As much scared and uncertain they were with their current circumstance, their concern with their two best friends comes first. After spending their time comforting them, Applejack proposed they should probably get some food for the road. Before anyone could express their concern about using their credits, Pinkie cheerfully announced she kept a bag of cash in her hair in case of emergencies.
No one knew how or why Pinkie managed to carry a bag of money in her hair, but no one dared to question it.
After Sunset reassured them that they’ll be fine and they’ll wait outside, her friends entered the mini-mart, leaving her and Twilight behind.
The two of them stood outside the mart in silence for quite some time. While Sunset has her own issues, she was more worried about Twilight. Even throughout her friends' comfort, Twilight hasn't said a single word. Not wanting to see her friend suffer any longer, Sunset decided to put her own sake aside and decided to help her the best she could.
"Twilight, you feeling okay?" Sunset asked, only to cringe at her own lame question.
Idiot! Sunset inwardly scolded herself. Her whole world just turned upside down minutes ago! Of course, she is not okay!
Thankfully, her question somewhat affected Twilight as she let out a sad sigh.
"I'll… be lying if I say I'm okay," Twilight said quietly while still looking down at the ground. "I'm so confused right now. Was Robotnik telling the truth about me? Am I not a Sparkle this whole time? I… don't even know who I am anymore."
Sunset frowned. This was worse than she thought. Robotnik’s words were terrible to the point of making her friend question everything about her own life.
“Twilight… you shouldn’t believe everything that rat said to you," Sunset insisted. "He was only trying to get to us!”
Her words, however, only caused Twilight to face her with an angry look.
"Then why is Shining not telling him that he's wrong?" Twilight retorted.
Sunset flinched from her friend's angry tone. While Sunset knew that her friend isn't mad at her, but seeing her react this way really unnerved her. After seeing her friend's reaction, Twilight gave her an apologetic look before she looked down with a sigh again.
“To tell you the truth… there is some truth to his words,” Twilight confessed quietly. “When I was very young, my mom and dad died in a car crash by a bad driver. And since then, it has always been Shining and then later, Cadance who was there with me. I always ask my brother what our… parents were like, since I barely remembered them, and he always had that sad smile and some hesitation before he answered. Other than that, he barely talks about them… at least in front of me.
"I always thought it was either too painful for him to talk about them, or he was trying to protect me for having that pain, or maybe both. But then, I wondered… if there was something about them that Shining kept from me. What if he… never really… loved me… because I’m not a true Sparkle. After all… I’ve always been an outcast both at school… and my family.” Tears began pouring from her eyes again, but Twilight didn't even bother to hide or even wipe them. “Maybe… there is some truth to Robotnik’s words about me being adopted after all.”
Sunset felt her heartbreak into two after hearing that broken tone from her emotionally distraught friend. She couldn't stand seeing her in pain anymore, so she shot forward and pulled Twilight into a hug. She felt her shirt getting soaked from Twilight’s tears, but she paid no mind as she rubbed gently on her friend's back.
“Oh, Twilight…” Sunset soothed. “You know that’s not true. Shining loves you with all his heart, and Cadance too! I’ve seen the love and pride in their eyes every time I come over. Heck, I remembered how often he spoke highly of you and how proud he is with you in school and how you finally made friends. He is happy to have you as his sister.”
Sunset could hear Twilight sniffing through her chest. “Then… why didn’t he tell me that I was adopted?”
Sunset let out a soft sigh. “I don’t know. I wish I had the answer, but that’s something you have to ask Shining yourself.” Sunset broke the hug so that she could look at Twilight in the eyes. “And don’t forget, we don’t know if Robotnik was telling you the truth.”
“Keyword being ‘if’,” Twilight muttered.
Sunset gently squeezed Twilight’s shoulders to keep her friend focused. “And even if you were adopted, so what? I was also adopted too… back from my homeworld.”
Twilight blinked, slightly surprised by Sunset’s confession. “You mean with Princess Celestia?”
“...yeah,” Sunset answered while reminiscing both in fondness and regret from her time with her mentor and mother figure. She quickly shook those thoughts out and pressed on. “While things are better between us now, we… don’t always see eye to eye. But despite that, I know she cares for me. And I know Shining cares for you too.” Her expression then softened. “And don’t forget, you also have us too. Whether you’re a Sparkle or not, we all still care about you… and our very dear friend.”
Twilight sniffed again and to Sunset’s relief, Twilight smiled. While she was still conflicted about herself, her friend’s words helped cheered her up somewhat. She was happy that Sunset, as well as the rest of her friends, won’t treat her differently.
“Thank you, Sunset,” Twilight said softly.
“Anytime Twilight,” Sunset replied with a soft smile. “It’s the least I can do after you helped me earlier back at the camp.”
Twilight then had a worried expression as she remembered the current predicament with Robotnik. “We still don’t know what to do about Robotnik finding out about Equestria.”
“I know,” said Sunset, feeling anxious herself. “Honestly… I’m terrified. Both our friends and my homeworld are in grave danger.” She sighed. “But as scared as I was, I have to focus on getting us all to Manehattan and worry about it later… for the sake of our friends.”
Twilight frowned. “What about your sake Sunset?”
Before Sunset could answer, they heard automatic doors from the mart open from beside them. All of their friends soon stepped out with Pinkie and Fluttershy carrying plastic bags and Applejack holding a tray of drinks.
“We’re back y’all!” Applejack announced.
“And we got some food!” Pinkie cheered, as she held up bags of food they bought from the store.
Rarity huffed as she followed behind with a pout. “Honestly, are these the only food they have? All those calories from that junk won’t be so good for my thighs!”
Applejack rolled her eyes. “Well, what do ya expect Rarity? This is a convenience store, not a five-star restaurant. We can either take what they have or starve.”
“But this will mess up my diet!” Rarity whined.
Applejack had a deadpan expression. “You never mentioned anythang about yer diet when you ordered dat milkshake the other day!”
“That was my cheat day!” Rarity defended.
Fluttershy shook her head at her friend’s display before facing Sunset and Twilight with a concerned look. “Are you both feeling okay?”
“We’re okay… more or less,” Twilight answered for the both of them. “But we’re both ready to move on!”
“Are you sure dear?” Rarity asked in concern. “We can try to find a different spot to camp out for the night so you can recover.”
“Thanks for your concern Rarity, but I’ll be okay,” Twilight insisted. “Besides, Agent Tempest is still trailing us, so we’re not taking any more chances!”
“I hate to say this, but Twilight’s right,” Sunset added. “We wasted enough time, so we should head back to our bus and leave as soon as possible.”
While many were still concerned about the two of them, they reluctantly agreed as they walked back to the bus. Once they reached their destination, Pinkie skipped ahead and entered the bus with bags of food in her arms.
“We’re back everyone!” Pinkie chirped. “Sorry to keep you all waiting. While these aren’t exactly the best, but we got some food for–”
Pinkie immediately stopped speaking as she and the rest of the girls realized that there was nobody in the bus at all, causing everyone, especially Applejack, Rarity, and Rainbow Dash, into a panic.
“T-they’re gone!” Applejack yelped as she looked around frantically. “Where did they go!?”
“You don’t think they were kidnapped do you?” Rarity asked, fearing for her younger sister.
“I don’t think so. There weren't any signs of struggle,” Twilight answered as she inspected the state of the bus.
“Then where can they be?” Rainbow Dash yelled in worry and impatience.
“Um… girls?” Fluttershy uttered nervously as she pointed at something outside of the window, gesturing everyone to look.
Everyone looked out the window where Fluttershy was pointing at and they noticed the flashy building across the street. They noticed many people were out there having fun from the outside and inside of the restaurant of the building. What really caught their attention was the main sign on the building which said, Zappers, which happens to be the CMCs, as well as Sunset’s favorite hangout at a similar arcade from their town.
“Girls,” Fluttershy spoke up. “You don’t think…”
Sunset, as well as the rest of the girls' eyes widened in realization at the implication of Fluttershy’s unspoken question.
“No… they wouldn’t!” Sunset cried.
“They would,” Applejack, Rarity, and Rainbow Dash said in unison, knowing the antics of their younger sisters.
“Oh no! Oh no no no no!” Twilight shouted as she turned and ran out of the bus to head over to the building, followed by Sunset, Applejack, Rarity, and Rainbow Dash.
Fluttershy groaned as she, as well as Pinkie Pie, were the last to step out of the bus to follow their friends.
“Oooh, why won’t things ever go exactly as planned for a change?” Fluttershy complained.
“Well, if things go as planned, then this story would’ve been boring for our readers silly!” Pinkie answered cheerfully, much to Fluttershy’s confusion.
Zappers arcade is the ultimate definition of gamers paradise. The inside of the building had a nice gray carpet floor and walls, but blue fluorescent lights bounced everywhere in the area. There were various sounds like beeps, zings, and booms from various games and epic music from a video game soundtrack playing in the background. There was a store at the other side of the building to trade-in tickets for prizes and there was even a sports bar in the center of the area for food, drinks, or even just to hang out.
Many different kinds of games and arcade cabinets were everywhere with a lot of people playing them and having fun, including the CMCs, who were hanging around near an arcade game called Tirek’s Revenge. Scootaloo was focusing on the game, trying to defeat a graphic minotaur with her character while her two friends cheered her on. Seconds later, the minotaur from the game exploded, and then shortly afterward her screen displayed “You Win!” with her overall score underneath it.
"Yes!" Scootaloo cheered as she fist-pumped. "New high score!"
Apple Bloom let out a long whistle, impressed with her friend's skills. “Wow, yer weren't kiddin’ Scoots! You kicked butt at this game!”
“Heh, I may have learned a thing or two about this game from Rainbow Dash,” Scootaloo bragged, causing Apple Bloom to roll her eyes.
Sweetie Belle, who only watched quietly from the sideline frowned worriedly. "Speaking of which, I couldn’t help but feel nervous. We'll definitely be in trouble once our sisters found out that we disobeyed them."
"Chillax Sweetie Belle," Scootaloo assured. "We won’t be here for long. Besides, we'll only get in trouble if we're caught."
"Found you!"
The three girls felt an icy chill down their spines when they heard a familiar angry voice from behind them. They slowly turned around and their faces turned pale when they saw the Equestria Girls, sans Pinkie, were given them stern, angry looks.
Scootaloo gulped. "Okay, now we're in trouble."
Applejack crossed her arms. "What do you three think yer doing? We told ya to stay on the bus!"
“And where’s Spike? He was supposed to keep watch of you three!” Twilight demanded.
Before any of the younger girls could answer, Spike conveniently showed up with a bunch of tickets in his mouth.
"Hey girls, check this out!" Spike loudly announced, despite his mouth being stuffed with tickets. "Someone left a bunch of these tickets behind one of the arcade cabinets! With these, I'm definitely going to get that plushie from the–!"
As soon as he glanced around the trio, Spike immediately froze in place when she finally noticed Twilight and her friends. He became incredibly nervous when Twilight placed her hands on her hips and narrowed her eyes at him in anger. He gulped as sweat poured down from both sides of his head.
"Uhh… I can explain," he said lamely.
With a frustrated grunt, Sunset stepped towards the trio and dog.
"Girls, Spike… this is a very bad time to fool around and our patience is low. If you don't tell us where Sonic is right now in the next few seconds, you're in deeper trouble than you are already!"
Without missing a beat, the CMCs and Spike pointed towards the direction at one of the tables with one occupant, assuming Sonic, near the sports bar.
With a peeved look, Sunset made her way over to that table with her friends, CMCs, and Spike in tow. They eventually reached the table behind Sonic with his back towards them. With a huff, Sunset tapped Sonic in the shoulder, causing the blue blur to spin around on his stool to face them.
Everyone, sans Spike and CMCs, was taken aback when they noticed the strange outfit Sonic was wearing for the first time they got here. He wore a long-sleeved pink shirt with two yellow stripes on the wrist of each arm, short blue pants, yellow socks, a huge pair of sunglasses, and a pink hat which was worn backward in his head. There was a purple arrow with an "M" symbol on the left side of his shirt and another "M" symbol on the left side of his shorts. He even has a huge headphone around his neck. The only part of his clothing he still has on is his white gloves and his mismatched shoes on his feet.
Sonic smiled widely at the sight of Sunset and the others and gave them his peace sign. "Sup dudes!"
"Sonic?" Sunset quietly exclaimed, eyeing the hedgehog's clothes. "What are you wearing?"
Sonic grinned. "You like this outfit? Scootaloo gave it to me!"
Everyone turned and stared at the young athlete in question who blushed in embarrassment.
"My… aunts bought me that as my birthday gift," Scootaloo explained sheepishly.
"You're aunts bought you that!?" Rarity questioned in disbelief. "No offense darling, but your aunts have a really bad taste of fashion."
“I think these clothes are awesome!” Sonic said cheerfully. “And it’s a good thing that they did! With this disguise, I’m just an ordinary kid!”
“Yeah… from the nineties!” Rainbow muttered, getting elbowed by Applejack as a result.
Sunset shook her head with a huff. “Sonic, you shouldn’t even be here! Let’s go, fun time is over!”
"But the cover band is about to perform a song by PostCrush!" Sonic insisted.
Sunset blinked. “They’re going to do a cover song by PostCrush? Which song?”
"Sunset!" Her friends exclaimed.
"Oh right!” She said sheepishly with a blush before she narrowed her eyes at Sonic. “Don't try to distract us! We are leaving and that's final!"
“Listen, if we stay, I promise I won't say another word for the rest of the trip," Sonic bargained with his hand up before smiling. "Starting... now!”
The Equestria Girls, except for Pinkie, stared at Sonic with frowns on their faces, not amused by Sonic’s antics. Before Sunset could speak again, a female waitress wearing a green shirt with a black pixel alien and black shorts and shoes arrived near their table.
“Hi, welcome to Zappers! What can I get you?” The waitress greeted politely.
“Oh, I’ll have nachos, buffalo wings– oh, and guac!" Sonic listed excitedly, oblivious to the girls silently telling him no out of frustration. "Funny word, isn’t it! Guac, guac. Guac!”
Pinkie giggled. “Y’know somethin’, guac is a funny word!”
The waitress looked over the blue hedgehog with a weird expression. “Um… what’s wrong with that child? And why is his face all blue… and hairy?”
“Hey, uh, listen,” Rainbow Dash said suddenly in a low voice as she pulled the waitress aside, coming up with a lie as she did so. “That’s my… younger cousin and he suffers from this very rare skin disease that stuns his growth and makes him look, um… like that.”
“The face I was born with. The confidence, I picked up along the way.” Sonic added with a grin.
Rainbow Dash cleared her throat. “Just… get us some cola and maybe a couple of Apple Ciders if you please. Non-alcoholic.”
The waitress smiled awkwardly but complied with Rainbow’s order as she walked away.
“Dash, must we order some drinks?” Sunset scolded.
“It’s fine!” Rainbow Dash assured as she took her seat at the table. “The girls and this little guy said he wanted to hang out and have fun for a bit. If that's the case, then I say we let him.” She then turned to the hedgehog in question with a stern expression. “Speaking of which, you owe me one, hedgehog!”
Despite Rainbow’s sternness, Sonic simply smiled at her, who simply looked away in embarrassment.
"Well, it can't be helped," Sunset sighed as she sat down in one of the chairs. "We might as well hang out and have a quick drink."
Twilight frowned as she and the rest of the girls took their seats as well. "I guess, although I prefer we didn’t get dragged into this place."
“How could you possibly not want to stay in this place? It's awesome!” Sonic said excitedly. “All these fun games, the food, and this barstool! It’s so squishy! And it spins too!”
To demonstrate, Sonic began to spin around in his seat, laughing along as he did so. He eventually stopped spinning, but his sunglasses flew off of his face. He flashed them a smile despite feeling so dizzy.
“Whoa… I feel sick!” he commented.
As annoyed as they were with his persistence in staying in the arcade, the girls admitted that it was hard to stay mad at him for his innocence and fun personality. Despite that he is a hedgehog, he was acting like a happy little kid. Heck, he was acting like another version of Pinkie Pie.
“So, are you having fun, Sonic?” Sunset asked.
“I am so far,” Sonic replied. “I haven’t done much here yet, but I always wanted to come to a place like this!”
“Ooh! I bet yer gonna check this off the old bucket list, huh?” Pinkie asked with a huge grin. “It’s important to keep track of your accomplishments! On my list, I always wanted to try out this Yovidaphone, which is usually played out in Yakyakistan!”
While everyone shook their heads in amusement at Pinkie’s randomness, Sonic titled his head with a confused expression.
"What's a bucket list?" Sonic asked.
The girls, sans the CMCs and Spike, looked at each other, not sure who and how to explain this concept to a young hedgehog. After a silent debate among friends, it was Applejack who spoke up.
"Well,” Applejack began slowly, “It's… basically the list of things you wanna do in yer life before you, well… kick a bucket."
While the girls were satisfied with Applejack’s decent phrasing, Sonic’s eyes lit up in excitement.
"Wow! I've never kicked a bucket either!” Sonic exclaimed. “Oh, I gotta make my list!"
Before anyone could blink, Sonic sped towards a nearby waitress, who was taking someone’s order and snatched her notepad and pencil, much to the waitress’s confusion. He then appeared back to his table again and started writing his own “list” on a notepad. At first, Sonic appeared to be excited, which brought a smile to everyone’s faces. But then they watched in confusion when Sonic suddenly lost his smile and became sad as he stared at his own list.
“What’s wrong Sonic?” Sunset asked with a concerned expression.
Sonic glanced at Sunset before he looked down again with a sad sigh. “There's so much stuff I've never done. And now that I'm leaving Earth forever, I guess I miss my chance.”
The gang all stared at him with sad expressions, feeling pity for the blue hedgehog, especially Sunset. Thanks to her empathy vision, Sunset understood Sonic’s pain. Even though they were on the run by G.U.N. all day, he had been running in his entire life. Neither have any idea what is like to run all the time and never have any fun once. The Equestria Girls weren't sure what to say or do to make the hedgehog feel better until someone, who they at least expected spoke up.
“Hey, may I see your list?” Rainbow Dash requested suddenly, catching everyone by surprise.
“Uh… sure,” said Sonic as he handed his list over to Rainbow.
Rainbow Dash retrieved Sonic's list and spent a few minutes looking over the list. Many watched in wonder why Rainbow Dash had a sudden interest until she simply placed the list on the table and looked up.
“Alright, I think I know a solution,” Rainbow announced with a serious expression.
She paused for a dramatic effect before Rainbow suddenly smirked. “We’ll just do everything on your list right now!”
Everyone, even Sonic was taken aback by Rainbow’s proposal.
“What? Are you serious Rainbow Dash?” Rarity exclaimed.
"Well, yeah,” Rainbow Dash replied with a shrug. “Since we're all here in this arcade and restaurant, it's pretty much perfect to do almost everything he wants to do in a short period of time. Plus, we can all use a break too after everything we've been through.”
"Really? You're gonna "bucket list" with me?" Sonic asked with hope.
Rainbow Dash rubbed the back of her head. “Well, I wouldn’t use those words exactly, but yes.”
“Whoo-hoo! I’m game!” Pinkie cheered, raising her hands in excitement.
“Me too!” Scootaloo cried as she fist-pumped.
“Now wait a second Rainbow!" Twilight interrupted. "I don’t think this is such a good idea. Don’t forget, we’re still on a run and we don’t know how much longer until Agent Tempest–”
“Hang on Twilight," Sunset interjected with a thoughtful look. "I think Rainbow Dash is right.”
Everyone, including Sonic, was surprised by Sunset’s statement.
“She is?” Twilight exclaimed.
“I am?” Rainbow Dash asked in shock, not expecting Sunset to side with her.
Sunset nodded. “We’re pretty much too far away from Agent Tempest, let alone G.U.N. to come to find us, and I don't see any harm to have some fun for a little bit,” she explained. She then faced Twilight with her hand slightly over her mouth and spoke quietly for Twilight to hear. “And besides, all of our friends' morale is low after our little ‘phone call’ with Robotnik. And I think that they need this… and so do you.”
Twilight’s stern expression softened somewhat at that. It was sweet that Sunset was with Rainbow's idea not only for their friends and Sonic's sake but also for her too. While it warmed her heart that Sunset was still thinking of her, she was still hesitant to the idea.
“I…”
“Twilight,” Apple Bloom spoke up, getting the spectacle girl’s attention. “The reason we brought him here because he wanted to have fun. We only met to hang out here for a while before we leave.”
“And Sonic never had the chance to experience this when he first arrived on Earth so we figured we let him before he leaves,” Scootaloo added.
“Please, won’t you give him a chance?” Sweetie Belle pleaded, giving Twilight her puppy dog eyes.
While the girls understood CMCs reasoning, Twilight was still feeling conflicted about the idea of staying. Even her friends looked at her expediently, waiting for her response. It warmed her heart that her friends relied on her for her input, which was something she always yearned back at Crystal Prep. While her brain was telling her that they should stick to the plan and leave for their safety, her heart also told her to stay to help the hedgehog and also lift her friends' spirits. After a long debate with herself, Twilight let out a long sigh.
"Okay… we’ll stay, but only for an hour!" Twilight allowed, causing everyone to smile.
Rainbow smirked as she stood up. "Well, what are we waiting for? Let's have some fun!"
Nearly everyone cheered in response.
“Oh yeah, you won’t regret this!” Sonic assured as he and the others were heading in different directions in the arcade, leaving Twilight and Sunset behind.
“Yeah… I’m pretty sure we will,” Twilight muttered with a sigh, wondering how she was dragged into this.
As Sunset was about to follow her friends, Twilight stopped her.
"And Sunset... thanks," Twilight said with a small smile.
Sunset simply smiled back in response.
Rarity, Sweetie Belle, and Sonic were in their own lanes as they played a friendly game of Skee Ball. Rarity rolled her skee ball across the lane and it landed into the middle ring, earning her forty points. Sweetie Belle then rolled hers over, and unlike her sister’s, hers landed in the top ring, earning her fifty points and a clap from Rarity.
When it was Sonic’s turn, both sisters watched in curiosity and anticipation as he rolled up his sleeves. With a look of confidence, Sonic held the ball and eyed the board for a moment before he rapidly rolled multiple balls across the lane. To the sisters' astonishment, every one of his skee balls landed in the ring at the far top right side of the board, earning him a hundred points multiple times.
“Whoo-hoo! Skee Ball Champion!” Sonic exclaimed, earning a giggle from Sweetie Belle and an impressed look from Rarity.
compete in a sport
Rainbow Dash and Scootaloo were playing a game of Hoop Toss as they took turns tossing a basketball into the hoop for points. Scootaloo only managed to take a shot only some of the time while Rainbow Dash scored a shot almost every single time. Despite that her sister was beating her, Scootaloo was having a blast, as well as Rainbow Dash.
At one point, Scootaloo picked up a “blue ball” and tossed it towards the hoop. Sonic uncurled itself as he landed and sat on top of the hoop. He then rapidly stepped his feet into the hoop in his super speed, increasing Scootaloo’s score and surpassing Rainbow’s by the second.
“Haha! New high score!” Sonic bantered playfully.
Scootaloo gave Sonic a thumbs up with a victorious grin while Rainbow rolled her eyes and shook her head, but had an amused smile on her face.
do a SLAM DUNK
Sonic and Sunset Shimmer were neck-to-neck as they competed with each other over a video game on a big vertical game in front of them. The game in question was about flying squirrels trying to stay in the air by flapping their arms while dodging many pipes by going through the spaces without touching them. With two different colored squirrels on screen, the two raced against each other, slapping on their buttons as they dodged pipes and got as far as possible.
“Ha! I’m winning!” Sonic taunted playfully.
“In your dreams, blue boy!” Sunset remarked.
The two continued to have their squirrels dodging the pipes, playfully bantering with each other all the while. Eventually, Sunset’s green squirrel crashed against the pipe, while Sonic’s blue squirrel crashed shortly afterward by ten points.
“Aw!” Sunset groaned in disappointment.
“Ha! Told ya I would beat you!” Sonic boasted.
Before Sunset could throw back at him, her eyes widened in shock. Confused, Sonic turned where Sunset was facing and his eyes widened in shock too. In front of them, Fluttershy was playing the same game on a different machine, easily dodging one pipe after another with her purple squirrel without breaking a sweat. The real kicker was, Fluttershy had over one thousand points; which was way more than Sonic’s and Sunset’s scores combined.
“He he he! This game is so fun!” Fluttershy giggled, not noticing Sunset and Sonic were watching her with gaping jaws.
play a video game
Twilight and Sonic were playing one on one on a giant screen, trying to get all four of their color first. Sonic representing the blue circles while Twilight was red. The board was almost filled with various color circles with neither side being any closer to get four in a row.
Twilight studied the board critically, thinking carefully before placing the next circle in any of the slots. After a long pause, Twilight placed her red circle in the fourth slot, blocking Sonic’s blue circles from getting the fourth row across. Twilight crossed her arms with a smirk, believing she had the game in the bag. As soon as Sonic began his turn, he placed his blue circle in the same slot as Twilight’s red circle. In doing so, Sonic ends up winning the game with four of his circles in a diagonal, much to Twilight’s surprise and disbelief. Sonic lets out a huge cheer while Twilight, despite losing the game, gave Sonic a thumbs up with a smile.
play a board game
The mechanical bull machine was a recent new addition to the arcade according to the regulars of the place. Despite many never lasting for so long, it is a very popular attraction for people testing their skills as cow folks. Thinking it was a fun opportunity to be like a cowboy, Sonic decided to give a ride a try while Applejack and Apple Bloom stood by to see if Sonic really has the skills to “dominate” the bull. Once they knew Sonic was in position with one hand gripping the handle and the other hand up in the air, Apple Bloom used her membership card to activate the machine on “Shaken, Not Steered”, which was the easy difficulty.
As the machine was activating, Sonic had a sudden thought as he examined the “bull” he was sitting on. “Wait a second… is this bull missing a head or does it have two butts?”
Applejack shook her head in amusement while Apple Bloom yawned mockingly as Sonic easily rode the mechanical bull like it was nothing.
“Oh-ho! This is easy!” said Sonic, feeling a bit cocky as he still hung on to the bull.
Amused from his display, the two Apple sisters shared a look with smirks on their faces.
“Ah think it’s time we crank this up lil’ sis!” said Applejack with a mischievous glint in her eyes.
With a snicker, Apple Bloom placed her card in the reader again, but this time she set the difficulty all the way to the hardest setting, which was “Deadly Desperado”.
Suddenly, the “bull” started to move around really fast and was shaking in many different directions. Despite being caught off guard by the “bull’s” sudden speed, Sonic managed to keep himself hanging on to the handle, even as his whole body was bouncing and flapping off the bull a few times.
“Oh-ho-ho, I'm a cowboy, baby!” Sonic shouted in a warped voice due to being shaken around a lot.
The sisters laughed both out of amusement of his performance and good-heartedly. They became concerned however when a mechanical bull was getting faster and faster, causing Sonic to bounce around even more. Sonic desperately used both hands to hang on to the handle, but it was proven too much as he eventually threw off the "bull" and flew across the arcade.
The Apple siblings were worried about Sonic's wellbeing, but it was short-lived when Sonic zoomed back on top of the "bull" and gave them two thumbs up.
“I’m okay!” Sonic announced, causing Applejack and Apple Bloom to chuckle in amusement and relief.
tame a wild animal
Both Sonic and Pinkie Pie watched in excitement as the waitress finally arrived with their order: An Extra-Large Chili Cheese Pizza. They nearly drooled as the waitress placed the pizza on the table in front of them. Before the waitress could utter a word, the two dig into a pizza like there was no tomorrow.
The waitress and the others watched with fascinated and disturbed expressions as Pinkie and Sonic tore into their pizza with cheese and sauce spread in different directions. Seconds later, the pizza that was on the serving tray has disappeared, leaving nothing but crumbs, sauce, and bits of cheese. They both burped loudly and then leaned back into their chairs and massaged their now satisfied stomachs.
“Boy… that hit the spot!” Sonic praised happily.
Pinkie hummed in agreement as she licked her lips. “It sure is… let’s order another one!”
Sonic grinned. “Great idea! Hey waiter, we would like to have another one!”
“Yeah, another!” Pinkie whooped.
The gang stared at them in disbelief while the waitress let out a tired sigh.
eat a whole pizza
The gang was at the dance center of the arcade where everyone danced to the music from various video games. They all joined in the fun by dancing along with the crowd with their own dance style.
Apple Bloom was rotating her arms in a half circle then folding back on her chest, then repeating the motion in the opposite direction. Scootaloo was doing her chicken dance. Sweetie Belle kept shifting from one foot and shoulder to the other. Applejack was skipping in place with a grin. Rainbow Dash was shaking her hips and moving her arms in motion with the music. Pinkie was doing the monkey. Fluttershy did a simple yet graceful Batusi dance. Rarity was somewhat crouching as she slowly swayed her hips. Sunset was doing the “running man” dance. Spike was simply bobbing his head at the rhythm of the music. And Twilight… let’s just say her dance style was very unique to some people.
Sonic pretty much copied everyone’s dance moves and tried to make it his own style. At one point, he started walking backward as if he was walking on the moon. Of course, most of his footwork was not perfect and a bit clumsy, but he doesn’t care. He was having a blast and happy that he was a part of the fun for once.
At one point, Sonic backed up too far to the point that he accidentally bumped into someone’s behind. Shocked from the touch, the teen girl turned around. Instead of seeing the blue hedgehog beneath her, her sight was on Rainbow Dash who was next to her. Thinking that the girl was impressed with her dancing moves, Rainbow Dash winked with a cocky smile.
“Hey! How do you like my moves?”
The teen girl threw a drink at Rainbow’s face.
After that huge drama bomb from the previous chapter, our heroes deserved some good time. 
Anyway, onto some notes and reference:
Once again, Zappers arcade was based on Dave and Buster's.
Tirek's Revenge the arcade game was a reference to Tirek's Revenge the video game from the Equestria Girls short: A Fine Line
The clothes that Sonic was wearing from Scootaloo was a call-back to Sonic's "favorite clothing" from 1996 Sonic the Hedgehog the Movie, aka Sonic the Hedgehog OVA
That awesome artwork of Movie Sonic wearing his favorite clothes belonged to Kirby-Popstar from DeviantArt. Please check out this person's work! 
Pinkie mentioning that she wanted to play the Yovidaphone was a call-back to her pony counterpart who loves to play the Yovidaphone from MLP:FiM Season 8, Episode 18: Yakity-Sax.
Yes, the Flying Squirrel game that Sonic, Sunset, and Fluttershy was playing was an obvious reference to Flappy Birds. But, it was also a call-back to a squirrel game that both Sunset and Fluttershy played from the EqG short: Game Stream.
Most of the dances from the main girls and CMCs were the same dances from the Fall Formal scene from the first Equestria Girls movie, including Twilight's "unique" dance.
Sunset's "Running Man" dance was from the EqG short: Do It For the Ponygram!
Special thanks to MLPSolarDash1907 for assisting with some of the dancing descriptions. You rule pal!
Hope you all enjoyed this chapter because next time... there will be some serious talk between two certain characters. 
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NOW COMES MY FAVORITE PART OF THE MOVIE!!
Again, the exchanges, characterizations and future chapter set-up are all well done, including, of course, both the continuity nods AND Mythology Gags. I definitely appreciated the others comforting and reassuring Twilight after that call, even with Sunset also understandably worried about Equestria. Also appreciated Sunset mentioning that, even if Robotnik WASN'T lying just to make Twilight upset, Sunset herself was adopted. And, yeah, really understood how upset the girls were that Sonic, the Crusaders and Spike went to the arcade before allowing Sonic to do most of the things that were on his list before they left. Unfortunately, it's only a matter of time before Robotnik and his forces show up.
VERY certainly looking forward to more of this.
Well, now that the drama and good times are over now, its.....
FIGHT TIME!!!!
And with this breather, we'll be getting to one of my favorite parts from the movie. Sonic's slow-motion pranking during the bar fight.
Great job with all the activities. That ending moment was also hilarious with Rainbow and the random girl having a misunderstanding. I really hope the next part has the moment we are all hoping happens.
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Sorry to disappoint, but there won't be any fight scene next week. The one after next week's chapter is going to be the fight scene. So don't you fret.
The time draws near.
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oh well.
(voice as a ring announcer from dragon quest) LETS GET READY TO RRRRRUUUUUUMMMMMBBBBLLLLLLLLE!!!!!
Fluttershy is cheating and you can't change my mind
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Hold your announcement announcer, there won't be a fight scene next week.
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Nope. Fluttershy's game play is 100% legit.
Sonic: ...
Rainbow: ...
The entire bar/arcade: "Get them!"
Sonic: crosses off "start a bar fight"
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100% legit cheating. She has the animals in the game do her bidding so she never loses, and never let anyone else win against her
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Or, she was that good without even realizing it, especially if it's a game about animals.
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Nope :p
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don't take this away from me dude. i always wanted to sound like that dude.
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Yep.
Fun fact: The waitress in the movie is played by Shannon Chan-Kent who is not only the voice of Silver Spoon and Bon Bon, but also the singing voice for Pinkie Pie.
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Really!? I did not know that! And what a coincidence!
Still, cool fact!
Now that was amazing and awesome at the same time. Plus I loved how they spent time with one another. Wish I was that lucky.
You know, now that I think about it, in both the movie and the story, Sonic should've said "I guess "I'll" miss my chance, not "I miss my chance."
Nice chapter. Love the references and the chili cheese pizza part.
I wonder what two characters are gonna talk
Glad I could help you a little with this chapter. :D
Anyway, it was comforting and sweet to see Sunset comfort Sci-Twi after the shocking reveal, and it was also a little surprising to hear Sunset herself was also adopted, too.
And of course the CMC, Spike and Sonic went to Zappers, but it's completely understandable as they wanted to give Sonic a great time, and it was pretty nice of Rainbow to suggest they'd do his bucket list. :) The scenes where they were doing Sonic's bucket list were fun and even amusing. XD Especially when Fluttershy was schooling Sonic and Sunset's scores, LOL!
While we are having fun for now, I have a feeling something will pop up soon.
THEORY TIME: Twilight is related to Robotnik, which by extenction makes her related to Gerald Robotnik, Maria Robotnik and Shadow the Hedgehog (IF that story line is even canon of course).
It kinda makes sense, all members of the Robotnik bloodline are geniouses, capable of scientifc achievements normal scientists wouldn't be able to accomplish. Or at least Ivo, Gerald and Twilight are capable of such feats.
Well it’s pretty fitting I finished reading this today considering what was announced.
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Anyways nice cute and fun chapter. A nice little break from the heavy chapter beforehand.
Although couldn’t Sunset tell pony Twilight to close the portal for now?
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Ok apparently both Twilights’ need dance lessons! Where’s John Travolta when you need him?!
Sure is a lot to take in.
Take it or leave it.
Right...
Just what we needed Pinkie, another fourth wall break.
when he finally noticed*
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I feel ya girls.
I may not be a fan but I can tell it's a James Bond reference.
Oof.
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