52. Ponytropico
In Maretime Bay, Hitch couldn't stop blowing his whistle to everypony around town.
He had and extremely tired expression, with eye bags below his eyes and everything, and he was also sweating desperately.
"Is the daily grind of your life getting you down?" Sky's voice asked with a relaxed tone.
In Mane Melody, Pipp also seemed to have an extremely tired expression, as she was doing Posey's mane with a mane iron.
Suddenly, however, Pipp stopped for a second since she was feeling sleepy, which made Posey scream in panic, because Pipp accidentally burned a part of her mane.
Of course, Posey was beyond mad, and Pipp was trying to calm her down, even though she still felt incredibly tired.
"Does it seem like nothing is going right?" Sky's voice spoke again, still with a relaxed tone.
In the Brighthouse, Izzy seemed to be working on something for 'Izzy Does It' on her crafting corner.
She placed some kind of blue glittering glue in a tree's trunk, but she putted way too much, because now her hooves and cheek were stuck to the trunk as well.
"Oh... That's not good..." Izzy muttered with concern.
Knuckles, who was with her the entire time, grabbed her from her belly and started to pull in order to free her from her situation.
Yet, he probably pulled too hard, because even if he did managed to get her free from the trunk, they both got sent backwards, and they landed in a bunch of pillows in the middle of the living room.
Knuckles was on bottom, and Izzy ended up in top of him, as they both had incredibly dizzy eyes because of the crash.
"... Okay... Maybe that wasn't a smart idea..." Knuckles complained with a chuckle.
Izzy shook her head and giggled, before placing a little kiss on his cheek.
In Maretime Bay, Sunny also had a really tired expression, as she roller skated around with her Smoothie Cart on her back.
However, she slipped so badly and tiredly that her cart and her smoothies flew away, crashing against Zipp and Rufus, with the latter being dressed as a clown for some reason.
Zipp groaned in annoyance at the smoothies falling over her, and she simply flew away.
Then, Sunny came by and looked at Rufus with a sheepish smile, grabbing a cup that ended on his clown hair and then purring the smoothie contents on the cup.
"No charge for this one!" Sunny said nervously, as he gave the smoothie to Rufus, who smiled back at her.
"Don't you wish you could just get away and take a brake from it all?" Sky's voice spoke once again, but this time, it came from Rufus's phone, that fell to the ground after the smoothies crashed with him and Zipp.
We get a better view of what the phone is showing.
Some bushed appeared in the middle of what Sky was saying, and when they moved away, Sky was now wearing sunglasses instead of his regular ones, as well as a beach hat on his head.
"Well, you can!" Sky announced happily with a smile. "Paradise is much closer than you think! Isn't that right, Dazzle?" he asked to his co-worker.
Then, Dazzle entered to the scene, also wearing sunglasses and a beach hat, although she also had a coconut beverage on her hoof. "It certainly is, Sky!" she assured with a smile. "Here at Ponytropico, there is something for everypony!" she said.
Then, both Sky and Dazzle had to duck down, because an earth pony stallion on a paraglider passed right above them with a smile.
The scene changes, and now, Sky and Dazzle are at the top of a hill, while in the background, we see two earth ponies with paragliders having fun in the sky.
"As you can see: Ponytropico has it all!" Sky announced, as an earth pony mare passed by with a paraglider, but she ended up falling into the ocean.
Then, an earth pony stallion was driving a yacht, while dragging an earth pony mare above water, both smiling brightly.
"Whether you're looking for adventure..." Sky kept narrating.
"Or to find your inner creative!" Dazzle added.
The scene changed again, and now it showed and earth pony mare making an abstract paint of three unicorns in the sand, levitating a bunch of rocks with smiles.
"To be pampered in luxury!" Sky announced joyfully, as the scene changed again.
This time, it showed Flare applying some facial mask over her face, also wearing kiwis over her eyes, while Jazz was lying over another bed at her side, also with kiwis in her eyes.
"Or to just get some much needed rest and relaxation while you enjoy gourmet meals!" Dazzle added with a relaxed tone.
Now the scene showed Dahlia and an earth pony stallion making a toast with non-alcoholic drinks (this story is still rate # for Everyone, alcohol is not allowed here).
Behind the two earth ponies, and just like Dazzle said, there was a huge gourmet banquet with all kinds of food.
Finally, Sky and Dazzle were standing in a hill, not so far from Ponytropico, a massive 5 star hotel, while many ponies travelled across sea over some boats.
"So what are you waiting for?" Sky asked with a smile.
"Book your vacation to Ponytropico today!" Dazzle added, also smiling.
The Mane 5 were watching the announcement through Sunny's phones this whole time.
They all had sparkling eyes as they watched the entire commercial, while Sunny only smiled at their reactions. Even so, it was clear that they all loved the idea of going to Ponytropico.
"Ugh... Ponytropico..." Hitch sighed with a sad smile. "I can sure use a relaxing trip like that..." he said.
As he was telling this, Sparky was running around the Brighthouse happily, until he made something crash, which made both Hitch and Sunny's eyes open wide.
"Sparky!" Hitch called out with panic, as he ran towards his baby dragon.
"And did you see those ponies on waterskis?!" Zipp asked to Izzy with a smile, while Izzy smiled back and nodded her head. "I'd love to drive that!" she added with sparkling eyes, and Izzy also got sparkles in her eyes.
"Well..." Sunny's voice spoke, calling her friends' attention. "I sure am glad you ponies think it looks fun! Because..." she smirked, before squealing in excitement, and then brought out eight tickets for a ferry that lead to Ponytropico. "Everypony pack your bags! Ponytropico, here we come!" she declared with a smile.
At this, the rest of the Mane 5 smiled and cheered with sparkling eyes, impatient to go and enjoy everything Ponytropico has to offer.
Sunny went over and closed her Smoothie Stand, even placing a picture that indicated she went on vacation.
Pipp turned around the 'Open' sign of Mane Melody to 'Closed', also closing the curtains of the salon.
Izzy literally just placed her Unicycling Cart in a random place, but she also placed a chain with a padlock on the front wheel, before walking away as she hummed to herself.
Knuckles, who passed by her, noticed that she was way too, happy, but when he noticed the Cart in the middle of nowhere and just with the chain and the padlock, he facepalmed.
"I love that more, but CHAOS DANG IT, she's just too oblivious sometimes..." Knuckles said with a bored expression, as he grabbed the Cart and walked towards the Crystal Brighthouse. "I'll have a talk with her later..." he added with concern.
And finally, Hitch closed the Sheriff Station, since he was sure that Knuckles was going to Ponytropico as well.
However, as he turned around, he felt surprised when he saw his critters very sad because he was leaving. They were all crying, and the raccoonicorns and bunnycorns where all hugging his hooves.
"Come on! It's only for a week!" Hitch said with a sheepish smile, before starting to walk away. "You critters will be fine!" he assured.
One of the racconicorns sniffed a bit more, before grabbing a pegasnail, who was also crying. "We have to... Stay strong for each other..." the raccoonicorn told the pegasnail.
However, not even himself believed on his own words, because he started to cry dramatically, while the pegasnail that he was hugging also started to cry.
Later on, the Mane 5 were getting their things ready for their trip towards the ferry that would take them to Ponytropico.
Team Sonic was doing this as well in the bedroom... But then, a bip sound came from Tails' Miles Electric, and once he checked what was it, his eyes widened.
"Guys! Eggman's at it again!" Tails announced with panic.
At this, Sonic and Knuckles' eyes also widened. "That son of his egg mother!" the latter groaned.
"Alright, Team! Forget the bags! We have an Egg that must be stopped!" Sonic declared with a smirk.
With this, Team Sonic dropped everything and boosted downstairs towards the exit.
However, as the Mane 5 were packing their things for Ponytropico in the living room, Team Sonic rushed out past them at full speed, something that the ponies noticed, so they quickly rushed towards them.
Once outside, they noticed that Team Sonic were boarding the Tornado IV, but judging by their expressions, they seemed to be in a rush.
"Hey guys!" Sunny called out. "Where are you going?!" she asked confused.
"Sorry, Sunny. We should told you earlier..." Sonic said with a sheepish smile. "I promise we'll explain everything when we catch up with you, guys!" he assured, now with confidence.
"Wait... You guys are not going to Ponytropico with us?!" Pipp asked in panic.
"We are, but we need to take care of something else first!" Knuckles replied, while Tails turned the plane on, with the plane elevating on its place, as the wheels retracted to hide inside the flying vehicle.
"So you'll catch up with us on the ferry?!" Zipp asked. "But then... Who's gonna fly the Marestream?!" she questioned in panic.
"You literally got a license, Zipp!" Tails pointed out. "Hitch even registered it and all, remember?!" he added.
"Oh... right..." Zipp said with a sheepish smile, since she actually forgot about that.
"Be careful on whatever you're gonna do!" Hitch shouted to them with a smile.
"Careful? Where's the fun in that?!" Sonic snorted with a confident smirk.
"Make sure to text me, honey! Love you!" Izzy shouted cheerfully to Knuckles.
"I will, babe! Love you too!" Knuckles said with a smile and a wave of his hand to his girlfriend.
However, as he sat normally again, he felt surprised when he saw that Tails and Sonic where looking at him with mocking smirks.
And then, he realized why, so he frowned. "Ugh! Grow up, you two!" Knuckles said with annoyance, also crossing his arms, while Sonic and Tails chuckled.
And then, Tails made the Tornado IV boost away.
A little bit later, the Mane 5 were ready to head towards Ponytropico.
They were all wearing vacation outfits, and they got into the Marestream. The first one was Pipp, who giggled as she went in, followed by Hitch, who laughed with Sparky on his back, then Sunny entered next with a giggle, and finally Izzy, who twirled around before heading inside, as the door closed, since Zipp was already inside.
Thanks to Tails' guidance and Hitch's supervision, Zipp managed to get a driving license for the Marestream by the legal way, so she was authorized and trained to drive the Marestream now. She pressed the flying button with a smile, and the Marestream started up by moving forward... But it didn't took fly, because it was really heavy.
Zipp kept pressing the button, now starting to grunt frustrated, looking at the lantern and the steering wheel. "Come on! Ugh!" she groaned in frustration, before looking at her sister next to her with a frown. "Pipp!" she yelled to her, who was holding out her phone.
"Ugh, fine!" Pipp said annoyed, as she tossed her overpacked luggage out of the Marestream and dusted her hooves.
With that, the door of the Marestream closed, and the vehicle finally took off.
On the other hand, Tails landed the Tornado IV in a random place in Bridlewood, while he, Sonic and Knuckles decided to keep going by walking.
Usually, they would directly run towards the forest... but they needed to be careful on this one, and you soon will understand why.
The team finally stopped right behind a bush, and they looked at each other before nodding in agreement. So, the three of them popped their heads from the bush and looked ahead.
What where they seeing? A whole army of Egg Pawns digging and mining over the magic glowing crystals from Bridlewood that were inside a cave, while Eggman himself supervised the entire thing with an Egg Pawn holding a clipboard at his side.
"There he is..." Sonic muttered with a frown. "Mining the crystals of Bridlewood from a cave, just like you said, Tails..." he pointed out with anger.
"He's been doing it by weeks now... I thought at first that this was maybe for Opaline, or even that it wasn't even related to anything bad... But then I remembered that its Eggman we're talking about" Tails explained with concern.
"Why would Eggman want to steal this many crystals?" Knuckles questioned with a raised eyebrow, but also frowning. "If he wants to do something like lecture their energy and power, one crystal should be enough for that task..." he pointed out.
"When it comes to Eggman, there's nothing as 'enough' for him..." Sonic pointed out with anger. "If it was, he would have stopped trying to take over the world years ago" he added with concern.
"Well, I've been making analysis to the crystals energy for a while, but there's nothing that tells me what's Eggman's goal here..." Tails pointed out with concern. "But again, its Eggman we're talking about. Nothing's ever good when it comes to him..." he added with a frown.
"So, what do we do?" Knuckles asked.
"So far, he hasn't noticed us" Sonic said with a whisper. "Let's keep it that way for now" he stated. "Tails, you go and find a way to deactivate all the Egg Pawns in one shot" he instructed
"Got it!" Tails replied with a smirk and a thumbs up, before ducking down entirely and then crawl in the ground, as he moved away from Sonic and Knuckles, but still being sneaky so Eggman wouldn't notice them.
"Knux, you and I will attack Eggman by surprise!" Sonic muttered with a smirk.
"An ambush, huh?" Knuckles snickered with a grin, smashing his fists together quietly. "I smell a funeral, instead!" he stated confidently.
"Oh, and it'll be a good one!" Sonic said with confidence as well.
And then, Knuckles dig in the ground and entered the hole he made while Sonic followed behind.
Meanwhile, the Marestream zoomed through the sky, as the ponies were watching the clouds pass out of the window.
"I spy... Ooh!" Izzy called out, as she and the others saw something. "A bunch of very dangerous-looking storm clouds!" she said... cheerfully... as usual...
"Uh, Zipp? Are you sure we––?" Sunny tried to ask with concern.
"Don't worry, ponies. I've got everything under control!" Zipp assured her, not noticing the lightning strikes that were flashing ahead. "I'm sure it's nothing to worry about. Just a little rain!" she added with a slight chuckle.
Thanks for the jinx, Zipp.
Right after she said that, thunder started to form, while the Marestream shook around and Zipp tried to keep it balanced. Meanwhile, behind her, the rest of the Mane 5 started to scream, while being rattled around the Marestream, except Izzy and Sparky, who just laughed around.
Then, the Marestream was struck by lightning, which caused Sunny's lantern to go off, as the rainbow and prism beam magic faded, which made the Marestream loose power and fell from the sky.
With this, the Mane 5 started to scream again, except Sparky and Izzy, who kept cheering as they fell from the sky.
Back with Eggman, he was still supervising the carving for the crystals in that cave on Bridlewood.
"How's the production going?" Eggman asked with a serious expression.
"Thanks to the new units arrival, production grew a 30%. We should have finished looking for crystals on this cave by sundown" the Egg Pawn with the clipboard replied in a robotic voice.
"Eggcellent!" Eggman stated with a huge grin. "Then that means that I can finally find a connection between those crystals and the Chaos Emeralds! After all, there's a reason to why they only worked after the magical properties of the crystals got into them..." he pointed out. "How long would it take to transport the crystals to my hideout?" he asked.
However, he got no response at all. In fact, the robot's eyes stopped glowing suddenly, and it just freeze'd in the last position it was when it talked to the doctor.
"... Did you heard anything? I asked––" Eggman tried to repeat himself with an angry tone, but it was then when he noticed that the robot was shut down.
Then, he looked around, and his eyes widened even more, because all the Egg Pawns stopped working, all with their eyes completely off and freeze'd in several positions.
Eggman was confused on how this happened... but then he frowned, because he could now tell what was doing this. Or rather, who was doing this. "You certainly know how to pull off your tricks, Young Prower" Eggman said with a snort, before slowly turn around and look at Tails with anger.
The young fox was standing in front of a small and yellow device that sent a wave across the area. This wave deactivated all kind of technology from a near radius, which meant that all the Egg Pawns won't move again until Tails shuts off his device.
"I may not be a genius at your level, Eggman. But even I know when to pull my cards!" Tails stated with his arms crossed and a confident smirk.
As Tails had Eggman's attention, Sonic and Knuckles quietly came out of a hole behind the doctor, and they both prepared to jump behind him and surprise him.
"True... However, you know what they say: 'Better alone than in bad company'. And I come very well accompanied!" Eggman mocked up with a sinister grin.
Right then, Sonic and Knuckles jumped towards him... just to be sent away by something else that approached and saved Eggman.
"What the––" Tails exclaimed confused.
On the other hand, Sonic and Knuckles shook their heads and looked up confused... just for their eyes to widened at the sight of an old and familiar figure.
"Well, well, well... Look what the Egg brought..." Sonic said with a mocking smirk, although he was also frowning.
"It's been a while... Mecha Sonic..." Knuckles added with anger, as his electrical powers showed up and his eyes turned red.
Right in front of the duo, Mecha Sonic Mark II was standing, but what we could consider as his 'eyes' were blue instead of the regular yellow.
Then, Eggman's Egg Bouncer arrived, and Eggman jumped inside the vehicle, while the capsule closed, and the doctor stared down at Tails with a grin.
"T-This doesn't make any sense!" Tails said confused. "How are your machine and Mecha Sonic still on?!" he questioned.
"There's no better combo for a fight than high tech and magic!" Eggman stated. "Thanks to my partner, Mecha Sonic and my Egg Bouncer are immune to any signal that deactivates them!" he explained with a grin.
"It seems like this funeral's gonna be a lot more complicated than we thought..." Sonic muttered with a frown.
Meanwhile, the Mane 5 were thankfully fine, but the Marestream got stuck in a pile of mud.
Zipp was inside the vehicle, grunting and pressing a few buttons, while the others were behind the Marestream, hoping that she would made the vehicle turn on again.
"Almost got it...!" Zipp grunted, as she kept pressing buttons.
And then, the Marestream's engine started up once again, as the tailpipes sputtered out rainbow color.
The others cheered at this, but then, the Marestream splattered some mud over them, as they groaned in annoyance and disgust, while Sparky fell from Hitch. Only Izzy didn't minded the mud, since she was smiling.
"It’s very facial!" Izzy said cheerfully, before turning to her friends with a smile. "Hey, everypony, look on the bright side. At least Pipp still got her spa day!" she joked as she snickered. "Dah-dah, dah!" she imitated a drum shot with a smile and a wave of her hooves.
However, Pipp was covered in mud, giving whimpering sounds and not happy. "Too soon, Izzy... Too soon!" she whimpered, as she glared daggers to Izzy for her terrible joke.
"All we need to do is stay calm" Hitch advised with a smile, and Izzy nodded in agreement. "Luckily for all of you, I packed a map that will show us exactly how to get––" he said confidently, as he held up a map, but then he saw Sparky eating the map up, as the baby dragon dangled from the map with his mouth. "Aah!" Hitch called out in surprise, as he dropped what's left of the map and Sparky.
Sparky landed on the floor and ate up the rest of the map, before burping it and rub his stomach, also spitting up a little bit of dragon fire.
At this, Hitch only sighed disappointed.
Pipp, on the other hand, groaned in frustration, not liking the situation they were in. "Not only are we gonna miss the ferry to Ponytropico, now we are lost, too?! Ugh! Could this day get any worse?!" she questioned in frustration.
And right then, as everyone could have expected, thunder struck, followed by rain, which made the Mane 5 gave dull expressions from the karma. Thanks for nothing, Pipp.
However, Sparky smiled when he saw the puddles of mud being formed, and then, he jumped into the mud puddle, starting to giggle and toss some mud around while having fun.
The Mane 5 looked at Sparky playing in the mud, then, they looked up at the rain clouds as they took off their sunglasses for a better look. Then, the laughed and smiled at each other, having the very same idea, while Izzy hopped and splashed some mud on her friends.
And just like that, the Mane 5 were having a mud fight, as Sunny threw some mud at Pipp's face, who gave an irritated look, before smirking mischievously.
Just a little touch-up
Just a little paint
And we'll be done in no time
Hey, this is looking great!
Meanwhile, Zipp was chasing Hitch and Sparky with a laugh, while Izzy rubbed some mud on her face with a smile.
Then, Hitch splashed some mud on Sunny, while the earth pony mare giggled and covered her face with a hoof, but then they, including Sparky, suddenly got covered completely in mud from above. When they looked up, they saw Zipp and Pipp, holding a sheet filled with mud and smiling playfully at the two earth ponies and baby dragon, while they smiled back at the sisters playful trick.
'Cause they say there is magic
In every pony
Inside the Marestream, the Mane 5 hunkered down and cleaned off the mud on them with towels wrapped around them, also and having some cup of tea, while Pipp was doing her mane.
Then, Sunny came behind Zipp and Pipp with a smile, as she held out a picnic blanket and spread it out.
And when I need a hoof
I've got you there beside me
Later, they spread out the food they packed as a picnic inside of the Marestream.
As they enjoyed their meal, Sparky suddenly got between Sunny and Hitch, as they and Zipp were eating their food peacefully, but then, Sparky grabbed Hitch's food and ate it all in one bite. At this, Hitch turned and saw in surprise that his food was gone, while his friends saw this in surprise as well.
Gonna work, work, work
Got so much to do
Well, I don't mind the work
After their meal, they decided to past the time to play cards.
Zipp looked at her sister's while whistling innocently, but then Pipp turned in shock at her sister looking at her cards, while Zipp gave an innocent smile and sweated nervously. At this, Pipp gave a dull look and pushed Zipp back.
Then, Hitch placed down his last card, while he and Sparky raised their arms/hooves in victory, and the others smiled or laughed. Zipp, however, looked down at the fact that she lost.
After this, the Mane 5 huddled and sang together, while Pipp fled around and sang through her microphone.
'Cause I get to work with you (I get to work with you!)
Gonna work, work, work
Make our dreams come true
Then, the Mane 5's Cutie Marks started to glow and sparkle, and that magic started to flow int Sunny's lantern, as its rainbow and magic got recharged and levitated to its spot, hooking on its place.
'Cause when we work together
There's nothing we, nothing we can't do!
And so, the lantern’s magic powered up the Marestream again, with Zipp getting back on the wheel, as the vehicle got out of the mud, while the Mane 5 gasped in amazement and smiled awe, some with sparkling eyes like Pipp.
"Whoo-hoo!" Sunny cheered with her hoof raised. "Come on, ponies! If we hurry, we might still be able to catch the last ferry of Ponytropico!" she announced with a smile, while the Mane 5 cheered. "And hopefully, Team Sonic will catch up there with us!" she added.
Speaking of them, however, they were pretty busy dealing with Mecha Sonic and Eggman.
Sonic and Knuckles got sent backwards after getting hit by Mecha Sonic, but they still managed to stand still, while Eggman launched many fake Eggmans to Tails in order to avoid him of getting closer.
"Mecha! Kill those two pests while I deal with the fox!" Eggman instructed with a grin.
"Hah! You think you're gonna have it easy, huh?!" Tails asked with a snort, before charging his electrical powers around his body to seem more intimidating. "Think again!" he challenged with a huge grin.
However, this only made Eggman chuckle and grin even more. "Bring it on, Miles!" he mocked up.
And with this, Team Sonic started to fight against Eggman and Mecha Sonic.
One one hand, we have Tails fighting against Eggman and his Egg Bouncer, as Eggman launched one of the seven orbs surrounding his Eggmobile. Said orb turned into an Eggman decoy with the same Eggmobile, that also had the ability to shoot lasers towards the enemy.
However, Tails has faced this machine along Sonic before, when they were kids, so he already knew perfectly the trick to defeat it: Just dodge the lasers and punch the decoy one time to destroy it, then take his chance and hit Eggman's Eggmobile, which he could do easier now days thanks to the Homing Attack.
So, that's exactly what Tails did: He dodged the few lasers the decoy was launching to him, before using his Tails to cut in several pieces the fake Eggman, before Homing Attack the real one, who got sent a bit backwards and growled in anger.
That's why he launched three more of the orbs, that also turned into Eggman decoys, and they all launched a bunch of lasers towards the young fox.
Yet, Tails only chuckled at this, before spinning his tails at fast paste and elevating in the air, as he not only dodged all the lasers thrown at him like a freaking pro, but he also used his tails to cut the decoys once again, before cloning himself two with his watch, and then, he and his two clones charged their Homing Attacks, hitting Eggman one by one in the process.
Meanwhile, Sonic and Knuckles were fighting two against one with Mecha Sonic.
The robot had bigger upgrades this time around, because it could actually move as fast as Sonic and Knuckles, thanks to Sonic's quill power. Yet, this fact didn't seemed to be a problem for Sonic and Knuckles, because as Sonic distracted the robot into making it think he was going to attack it, Knuckles sneaked from behind and blasted a punch into its back.
With this, Mecha Sonic curled into a ball, showing off his spiky quills, and he jumped in the air high enough, before diving into the ground, and even if both Sonic and Knuckles dodged, he did made the ground rumble, making them loose their balances for a second.
Taking advantage of this, Mecha Sonic quickly used the powers of Sonic's quill and rushed towards Knuckles, grabbing the echidna from his neck and preparing to blast him with laser eyes, a new upgrade Eggman added to Mark II, but then, Sonic used the watch and created a sword, which he used quickly to make a deeper cut in Mecha Sonic's back.
The robot turned his entire face around after that and prepared to shot a laser towards Sonic, but then, Knuckles took advantage of this and sent a punch straight to Mecha Sonic's chest, which not only made him get free of the robot's grip, but it also allowed Sonic to kick Mecha's face, as the robot's eyes went from blue to red.
"I think we finally got him nuts!" Sonic said with a smirk.
"Good, then let's make sure he stays that way!" Knuckles stated with a grin, as both him and Sonic jumped towards Mecha Sonic.
Back with Eggman and Tails, the latter already took down another of the decoys, this time using a plasma a gun and another Homing Attack against Eggman's Eggmobile.
"Grr! This is completely useless!" Eggman said with anger, before launching the last two decoys, and then boost himself towards the young fox.
However, Tails only smirked at this, as he used his plasma guns to destroy the remaining decoys. Then, as Eggman charged a laser with his Eggmobile and shoot him, Tails twirled in the air like a pro, before shooting with his plasma gun at Eggman's laser, then charge up a Spindash and then boost towards Eggman, not only sending him backwards, but also making the Eggmobile crash against a wall.
With that, Eggman fell from his Eggmobile and landed facewards to the ground, while his now damaged Eggmobile landed behind him.
And finally, we have Sonic and Knuckles, who both Homing Attacked Mecha Sonic, but the robot shielded their face with their arms, although that also made the two anthropomorphic creatures get on their sides.
Then, Knuckles tried to punch Mecha, but the robot ducked and dodged the attack, while Sonic tried to kick them, but Mecha grabbed his feet and not only moved it down, but they also ducked again and dodged a kick from Knuckles. Next, mecha tried to Kick Knuckles this time, but the echidna managed to block the kick with his arm, before trying to punch the robot again. However, mecha not only grabbed Knuckles' arm, but he also punched his chest, making Knuckles groan in pain and then fall on his knees, also grabbing his chest.
Tails noticed this, and since Eggman was still a bit dizzy in the ground, he decided to go over and assist his friends.
So, Tails used his powers to create a bow, but instead of an arrow, he also created a spear, before pointing it right at Mecha Sonic's chest.
"Sonic, Knuckles! MOVE!" Tails instructed from the air.
Both Sonic and Knuckles looked up, and when they saw what Tails had planned, they smirked and nodded at him, before charging up their Spindashes towards Mecha Sonic.
Of course, Mecha just punched both creatures in their ball forms and sent them backwards... but as the machine did that, Tails let go of the spear, that traversed Mecha Sonic's chest, which not only startled the robot, but it also made its systems start to fail.
So, with Mecha Sonic finally being vulnerable, Sonic and Knuckles looked at each other with smirks, before activating their electrical powers and then put their right hands together, before charging up a double boost attack and launch it towards Mecha Sonic, destroying the robot entirely.
Both Sonic and Knuckles landed like superheroes, while Mecha Sonic's parts landed around them, and when Knuckles looked up, he smirked and extended his hand, while Mecha Sonic's head landed on it.
"We definitely crushed his spirit. Am I right? Huh, huh?" Knuckles said with a smirk, as he lightly pushed Sonic's elbow.
Sonic snorted at the joke, actually find it great. "Alright, I'll admit it... That's a clever one, Knux!" he said joyfully.
"You guys okay?" Tails asked, as he landed in front of Sonic and Knuckles.
"Oh, we are. He's not!" Sonic said mockingly, as he pointed at Mecha Sonic's head, while Knuckles chuckled and fist bumped with him, and Tails only rolled his eyes with a smirk.
However, as they did this, they didn't noticed that Eggman already woke up and sneaked behind Tails' device that was still shutting down the Egg Pawns.
Then, Eggman smashed the machine with his feet, which made the Egg Pawns turn on again, startling Team Sonic.
"Retreat!" Eggman shouted with anger.
After shouting this, one of the Egg Pawns shoot a smoke bomb to the ground, which made Team Sonic cover their faces and cough a lot.
When the smoke dissipated, however, all the Egg Pawns, the Eggmobile and Eggman himself where gone, although he left all the crystals behind, as well as Mecha Sonic's destroyed body.
"Oh come on!" Knuckles groaned with frustration. "We were finally going to find out about his plan, and he escapes!" he said with anger.
"Fan-freaking-tastic..." Tails complained as well, crossing his arms madly. "It seemed like we were close to something, and now we're back to the speculation zone..." he pointed out with concern, also rubbing his chin.
"He had expected us to arrive if he had th Egg Bouncer and Mecha Sonic Mark II ready..." Sonic pointed out, with a frown, before looking back at the crystals. "But the questions remains... What's Eggman's goal with these crystals?" he questioned with concern.
The Mane 5 made it to the docks in their vacation gear, but they looked off in the distance with shocked looks.
"Oh, there it goes!" Izzy cheered, as she pointed her hoof in the distance, showing that the ferry already shipped off, too far to even fly there or called it out. "Ohhhh, there it goes..." Izzy repeated, realizing what she said.
Sunny blinked a few times, before giving a small smile. “Hey, there's always next year, ponies!" she said to her friends, while they gave down expressions, and Pipp even started to tear up. "Anyway, we don't need Ponytropico to have fun. Right?" Sunny asked her friends with a smile.
Pipp thought about it for a second, before smiling and wipe her tears away. "Yeah! I can't believe I'm saying this, but who needs a luxury spa?" She asked her friends with a smile.
"Or pony paragliding?" Zipp added, as she took off her sunglasses with a smile.
"Or a restful day at the beach?" Hitch spoke next with a smile.
Then, Izzy lifted her sunglasses over her head. "Or a beautiful seashell mosaic?" she added.
"All we really need for an amazing holiday is... each other!" Sunny finished, as they huddled together and leaned at each other's heads with smiles, while their Cutie Marks started to glow again.
And then, Zipp gasped with an idea, before looking at her friends with a smile. "You ponies thinkin' what I'm thinkin'?" she asked her friends with a smile, as they smiled in return.
Later, the Mane 5 returned to the Marestream and landed back at the spot they crashed in with laughs.
...I don't mind the work
'Cause I get to work with you
Then, they got out of the Marestream and Zipp set up some lights around the vehicle.
Meanwhile, Izzy and Pipp are in the mud puddle, taking a mud bath while taping each other's glass cups, with their faces being covered in mud masks.
Gonna work, work, work
Make our dreams come true
Inside the Marestream, Sunny was blending some smoothies in her blender, as Hitch came in with a basket full of berries with a smile to Sunny, and she smiled wide at the berries.
Outside, Zipp is roasting a marshmallow on a fire, while the Mane 5 all enjoy their vacation together.
'Cause when we work together
There's nothing we, nothing we can't do!
Then, Sparky burped out some dragon fire to the air after eating a bowl full of snacks, which startled the group for a moment, before they bursted out laughing.
However as they seemed to enjoy their picnic, they suddenly hear an engine roaring.
They looked upwards, and so, they saw the Tornado IV making several spins in the air, before finally landing near the Marestream, as the flying vehicle shut down and Team Sonic immediately got out of the plane, with Tails carrying Mecha Sonic's head.
At this, the group immediately smiled and rushed to them, with Izzy hugging tightly Knuckles, as he hugged her tightly back and twirled her in the air, before kissing her lovingly.
Meanwhile, Sunny dragged Tails into a hug like an older sister would, and Tails not only chuckled, but he also placed Mecha Sonic's head on the ground to return the hug to Sunny.
Finally, Pipp also hugged tightly Sonic, who got startled and confused at first, but seeing that it was just Pipp, he smiled and caressed her mane softly.
"Wow, there!" Zipp exclaimed amazed, as she looked over to Mecha Sonic's head with surprise. "What is that thing?" she asked, also pointing at the robot's head.
"A little souvenir..." Knuckles said with a smirk. "We tracked Eggman and found him extracting crystals from Bridlewood" he explained, now frowning.
The Mane 5 gasped at this, while Tails grabbed Mecha Sonic's head. "Don't worry! We managed to stop him and the other Sonic robo-copy he invented after Metal Sonic failed" he explained with a smile. "However, and even if he didn't managed to take any crystals––" he tried to say.
"As far as we know..." Sonic said with concern.
"We're still wondering why he's been mining them for weeks now..." Tails kept going with a slight frown. "Hopefully, there's some info inside this thing that can tell us something about what Eggman's up to. Heck, it might even say where he's hiding with Opaline!" he pointed out with a slight chuckle.
"But before we go to that... Did you guys missed the ferry to that Ponytropical thing, or however it is called?" Knuckles asked confused, finally noticing the camping and the different place they were in.
"Yeah..." Sunny replied with a chuckle. "We got a lot to explain ourselves, too. But don't worry! We can tell you everything as we eat! You can even explain us everything you did, too" she said with a smile.
And with that, everyone smiled and cheered except for Sonic, who was deep in thought.
As the rest headed to the Marestream so they could eat and explain what they had to, Sonic stood behind and frowned, something that only Pipp noticed, because she could feel that he was worried about something.
"There's a reason to why the Emeralds only worked after the magical properties of the crystals got into them..." Eggman's voice echoed on Sonic's mind.
"... Maybe he's not so incompetent..." Sonic muttered with concern.
"Blue Star?" Pipp called out, as Sonic looked at her, but he was still frowning. "Are you okay?" she asked with concern.
"... Bridlewood's magic crystals are the reason to why the Chaos Emeralds work again..." Sonic pointed out, as he raised an arm and made the Blue Chaos Emerald appear. "The question is... why?" he asked with worry.
At this, Pipp stared at both the Emerald and Sonic, now starting to wonder this herself...
In Eggman's lab, hidden under Opaline's Castle, Eggman was frowning at his computer.
He was making an analysis to the energy lectures of Bridlewood's crystals and to the Chaos Energy of the Chaos Emeralds, but there was no coincidence nor connection so far, which was what made him feel so frustrated.
"Hmm... It doesn't matter..." Eggman stated, now starting to grin. "One way or another, I'll find the connection between the Emeralds and the crystals. And then... everything will be mine!" he added with confidence, also laughing like a maniac.
THE END...?
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Wow, looks like the Mane 5 weren't the only ones who had it rough.
Great chapter, and wow the mane 5 and team sonic miss the ferry to Ponytropico, they split up since Team sonic has to deal with Eggman crystal operation in bridlewood before they catch up with the others, and a fight broke out which was pretty epic and awesome, Eggman may got away, but at least they won but are still putting the puzzles of Eggman plan together, and the mane 5 crashed due to the storm and found a way to have fun together, and once they got free, they made it to the docks to late but at least they can have fun in their own way, and team sonic caught up to the others and are enjoying their time while also trying to figure out what Eggman is up to while said mad scientist is getting his plan in motion, this was a great Chapter! Awesome job, keep up the great work
You might need to put in a new video for the second video in this chapter. The first one got deleted.
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Thanks for the heads up!