Chapter 12
After escaping the destruction of the Guys in White's secret base, the group was currently flying in no general direction. Tails was seen helping Tucker with trying to track down the remaining Chaos Emeralds, and with it, tracking down Discord as well. Tails looked over his scanner for any lead but to no avail.
Sonic turned to Tails and asked, "Any luck buddy?" Tails shook his head in response. Feeling that this may take a while, Sonic decides to pass the time by talking with the group. As he looked at the ponies, a thought crosses his mind. He asks Twilight, "I just realized that you and your friends have been wearing your Elements of Harmony this whole time. Might as well put them away for now. It's gonna be a while until we find Discord."
Twilight answers, "We don't have anything to put them away in." Hearing this, Ed says, "Oh! I can carry them for you!" He then pulls his jacket and reveals a fridge door on the inside of his jacket, startling the group, excluding Double D and Eddy, in the process. Noticing the fridge door, Ed says, "Whoops, hold on." He then closes his jacket and re-opens it, revealing that the door is gone. Curiosity getting the best of her, Pinkie goes up to Ed and puts her head in the inside pocket. Her head then came out of the other inside pocket of Ed's jacket and she says with a smile, "There's plenty of room for the Elements in here!" Seeing this left everyone, excluding the Eds and the ponies, speechless.
Noticing the nonchalant behavior, Danny turned to them and said, "I'm gonna take it that you seven are used to stuff like this with them." Rainbow Dash shrugs at the comment and says, "More or less." Pinkie's head lowered and came out of the inside pocket she had stuck her head in, but she had some mysterious food substance covered in lint in her mane. Ed plucked it and tucked it back in this jacket. Feeling uncomfortable with the thought, Rarity said, "I think I'll just put my element in Finn's pack if he doesn't mind, that is." Finn said, "Nah, I don't mind. I can even hold the Chaos Emeralds for you guys too." He takes his pack off, opens it, and the ponies placed their elements in it. Finn then gestured for the others to put the emeralds in the pack, but they declined.
As Twilight was putting her element away, she turned to Danny and asked, "Hey Danny, what was up with that Skulktech? I remember before they separated and were captured, he acted very strange after he crash-landed." Danny did his best to not laugh and thought, "I know he doesn't want anyone to know this, but he brought this on himself for his reaction." Knowing who he was talking to, Danny was hoping this wouldn't hurt their feelings. He turned to them and said, "Try not to take this the wrong way, but Skulker is afraid of unicorns." With this bit of information, the ponies looked on in confusion, but not as confused as Twilight and Rarity. Among the group, most of them tried not to laugh at this information, Shadow, Rigby, and Eddy, on the other hand, weren't as considerate and laughed hard at the revelation.
After letting it sink in, and with the laughter settled down, Twilight asked, "Why would he be afraid of unicorns?" Danny said, "Just a bad experience in the Ghost Zone. While I was looking for Pandora a while ago, I saw him getting chased by three monstrous-looking unicorns. He even went on saying, ‘I never understood why people think those things are cute.’" Twilight and Rarity had sullen looks on their faces, something Danny took notice of. He immediately said, “But those were from Pandora’s Box, you two are cute in your rights compared to what I saw.” They both gave Danny a half-smile from this but still felt down from this. Mordecai thought about changing the subject and asked, "So about Skulktech? You said that he was a future ghost, right?" Hearing this, Danny turned to him and said, "Yes, Skulktech is a future ghost, that’s a partnership that isn't supposed to exist for a while." Hearing this, Shadow said, "What I want to know is how did they get their hands on this?" He held up the green Chaos Emerald. The group started thinking over how they got the emerald to begin with. Knuckles said, "I scattered those emeralds when Discord showed himself the first time, then Time Eater showed up and they got scattered worldwide. I wouldn't know how a ghost was able to get their hands on one of them."
Remembering a few days ago, Danny remembered the green glow that shot through Amity Park. He said with a sheepish grin, "Oh, um…I think I might know how that happened. I remember Sam, Tucker, and I saw a green light flying through the sky. I thought it was a rouge ghost and I ended up catching it in the thermos. I had already captured Skulker in the thermos, to begin with. I'm guessing he talked with Technus after I sent him back into the Ghost Zone with the emerald." Shadow rolled his eyes, while Sam said, "That explains that at least." Danny said with a smile, "Who would have thought a little mistake like that would give us a chance to team up with Sonic? I'm not complaining about that at all." After saying this, Sam couldn't help but smile at Danny's excitement.
Shadow says, "At least the three of you have been of good use. I still question the three stooges here," saying the last part as he gestures to the Eds. Feeling insulted, Eddy says, "Oh, come on! Don't pretend that we don't pull our weight with this group! Don't forget who saved you back in the base. And Ed here went full Rambo on those guys using Twilight." Hearing how it was phrased, Mordecai and the others, excluding the ponies, looked on in confusion. Ed then said, "Yeah, that wedding thing Pinkie told me was no lie." Confused by this, Mordecai asks, "What wedding was that?" Twilight simply responds, "My brother's wedding." Hearing this, Mordecai instantly pales after hearing that she had a brother. Twilight continues talking about her brother, the wedding, how close she and Shining Armor are, her now sister-in-law who foalsat her when she was a filly, and what had happened on the wedding day.
Mordecai wasn't paying attention to the conversation; fear has overtaken his mindset at the possibility of one-day meeting Twilight’s brother. He snaps out of it when he hears Sonic say, "Big Brother Best Friend Forever." Twilight says in excitement, "Yes! Thank you! I was worried no one wasn't going to get it." Sonic shrugs and says, "I've used acronyms before, it wasn't that hard to figure out."
Noticing the look on Mordecai's face, Sonic continued the conversation and asked, "So Twi, how did you guys defeat the Changelings?" Twilight answered, "Actually, we didn't defeat them. Shining Armor and Cadence did." The group looked on in confusion, leading Twilight to continue the story. She said, "Cadence first broke Shining Armor out of Queen Chrysalis' grip, and with how drained he was from Chrysalis' mind control, she helped him with her magic. She touched her horn with his, ultimately creating a powerful enough spell that sent Chrysalis and the other changelings out of Canterlot and back to where they came from." After hearing this, most of the group thought, "So cheesy." The only one who enjoyed it, other than the ponies, was Amy as she says with her hands clasped, "That's the power of love for you."
The group continued having a peaceful conversation amongst themselves, all but Mordecai who was still getting his bearings away from the group. While everyone was distracted from Danny's story, Sonic went over to Mordecai to talk to him privately. He leaned over to Mordecai and whispered, "You're a dead duck dude." Mordecai facepalmed at what Sonic said and replied, "Not helping dude." Sonic shrugs and says, "What? I'm not the one freaking out about my crush having a brother." Mordecai blushed at this as he released a frustrated sigh and says, "It's not just that. From what Twilight said, she and Shining Armor are very close, and by the sounds of it, he's the older brother. So, I'm pretty sure he's going to be the overprotective type." Sonic then says, "As any good brother looking out for their sister should. From what Twilight was saying about him, Shining Armor sounds pretty cool. The two of you could end up getting along, and that can be a good thing in Twilight's eyes if you did."
Mordecai looked at him in confusion and asked, “You think so? You don't think he'd kill me if I tried to date his sister?” Sonic grinned at this and said, "Date Twilight? Sounds like you’ve been thinking about this.” Mordecai says with a blush, “After what happened with Discord, I don’t want to lose her.” Sonic chuckles and says, “He might, but it's up to you to make it work. Better to know now, rather than on the first date when she says that she has a brother." Mordecai still seemed unsure of the given information, but Sonic pressed on and said, "Look Mordo, no one said it would be easy. When it comes to these kinds of things, you're not only building a relationship with Twilight, you're building it with her friends and you’ll eventually do the same with her family too, don't forget that you'll one day meet her parents too. You wouldn't want to tear Twi away from her friends or family, would you?" Shocked by the question, Mordecai says, "No way! I wouldn't dream of doing anything like that." Mordecai looks back at the group and sees that they were laughing at something together. Seeing the happiness on her face, Mordecai couldn’t help but smile. He continues and says, "I can see that her friends mean a lot to her, and I know that I can get along with them." Sonic said, "The same thing has to be done with her family too, you and I both know that. If you can get along with her friends, then you can get along with her parents and her brother just as easily. Only a jerk would want to tear someone away from their family and friends for their selfish wants, and I know you aren't like that."
After saying this, Mordecai let what Sonic said sink in. He knows that this is a standard for anyone. He never had that chance when he tried to get with Margaret, so naturally, he was afraid of the circumstances. With the feeling of support on this, Mordecai felt motivated that he could befriend Twilight's parents and her brother. Mordecai said, "Hmm-hmm. Thanks, Sonic." Sonic gives him a thumbs up and begins walking toward the group, until Mordecai asked, "Is this how it is with you and Amy?" The question froze Sonic on the spot. The group didn't seem to hear Mordecai's question, Sonic being thankful for that.
Before Mordecai could push the subject any further, Tails said, "I got a lock on the last of the Chaos Emeralds!" With that, Sonic ran up to Tails, as the rest of the group was now focused on what he had said. Sonic asked, "How far is he?" Tails said, "Not too far." Double D said, "This seems easy." Tucker added, "Too easy if you ask me." Tails said, "You have that feeling that he's trying to set us up too?" Being on the same page as Tails, the duo nodded to his question. Sonic said, "Set up or not, he still has three of the Chaos Emeralds, and we can't let him keep them."
Knowing that Sonic had a point, Tails input the coordinates to the location, and the Specter Speeder was set to find the last of the Chaos Emeralds.
After flying for half an hour, the Specter Speeder reached its destination. Sonic recognized the land as the same area Eggman tried to build Eggmanland on when the world was broken. After landing the Specter Speeder, the group exited and began their search for Discord.
The group looked around the place as best as they could but to no avail. They split up into a group of three in an attempt to find Discord a lot quicker. The group was led by Danny, Sam, and Tucker thanks to them having the Fenton Phones to keep everyone in the groups updated. They searched each end of the island, but they still couldn't find any trace of him.
As the group split up, Sonic had a nagging thought pop up in the back of his head. The conversation Time Eater had with him has been bothering him in that moment of unconsciousness in the Land of Ooo, and has continued to do so ever since. “You’ll fail again, Sonic, but this time, the stakes will be much higher. You’ll be letting down many more of these creatures and this time, you won’t have your younger self to back you up.” These words ring through his head and he’s starting to doubt himself at keeping everyone safe.
He knew that this was almost over, but as he looked at his group, seeing Mordecai talking with Twilight, and saw how they are interacting with each other, enjoying being with one another. He's also seeing the Eds acting like regular kids, goofing around, not taking this very seriously or thinking about a potential no-win scenario for them, and seeing Danny having the time of his life based on the fact that he’s excited just working with him. As much as he's enjoyed what has been going on with this unique group, deep down, he didn't want to put their lives at risk.
Noticing the sullen look on his face, Amy slowed her pace down and asked, "Is everything okay Sonic?" Snapping out of his thoughts, Sonic turned to Amy and said, "It's nothing, I'm fine." He wore a fake smile, trying to cover up his thoughts, but Amy saw right through it. Shadow overheard the conversation and noticed Sonic's expression. He fell back to Sonic and Amy and said, "You have that feeling too, don't you?" Caught off guard by Shadow's question, Sonic asked, "What?" Shadow then said, "Don't play dumb, I know you don't want these guys getting hurt." Sonic then said, "What am I supposed to do?" Shadow said, "You invited them, it's your call."
He didn’t like that answer, but Sonic knew Shadow was right about that. As they keep looking for Discord, Sonic started weighing the possibility of winning.
After searching for what felt like an hour, Danny started feeling as though this were a wild goose chase, He was about to phone it in on the Fenton Phones, but to his surprise, he saw something that stopped him in his tracks. He said on the Fenton Phones, "Guys, I think I found something."
It took a while for the groups to meet up at the location, but once gathered together, they see what Danny had found. It was a portal in the middle of the forest. It didn't look like a ghost portal, but it felt odd seeing a portal of any kind just sitting out in the open. Sam broke the silence and asked, "Do you think this might be it?" Danny said, "It has to be."
Feeling as though this adventure was coming to an end, Sonic got in front of the group and said, "Thank you guys for your help, we can handle the rest of this from here." Confused by the sudden declaration, Danny asked, "What do you mean by that Sonic?" Sonic then said, "If this portal is leading to Discord, then it would be best to assume that he and Time Eater are waiting on the other side, and we don't want them to get their hands on the remaining Chaos Emeralds with all of you there." Sonic then pulled out the cyan emerald. He continued and said, "You all helped enough, we have gathered four of the emeralds throughout this journey thanks to all of you, but I don't want any of you getting hurt from here on out."
Confused by this, Twilight asked, "What about the Elements of Harmony? These are supposed to help stop Discord for good." Sonic didn't know how to answer that, he knew deep down that the Elements of Harmony were to help stop Discord, but he didn't want the ponies to get hurt, especially knowing that Time Eater was with Discord and three of the Chaos Emeralds on their side. Shadow said, "To put it simply, you all will get in the way and will be nothing but a distraction. We've faced Time Eater before, and with you guys here, it would make it harder to fight them. If we can take down Time Eater, Discord should face the same fate Eggman did when Time Eater was beaten the last time. Plus, Time Eater should be a lot weaker from the last fight, he hasn't shown himself throughout this whole ordeal."
After Shadow's explanation, everyone felt insulted by how it was phrased, Eddy said, "Why you dirty-!" Danny interrupted what Eddy had to say, and said, "Look, I didn't come all this way just to be told to go home. We've faced worse than what Discord has brought, we can handle Time Eater too." Sonic said, "I'm sorry, but this is for the best. We'll celebrate when it's all over." Sonic, Tails, Knuckles, Amy, Shadow, Rouge, Silver, and Blaze walked into the portal without another word being said.
Feeling upset with the sudden turn of events, the remaining group members didn't know what to do. Eddy said, "This stinks! Should we just go home?" Angered by the question, Mordecai said, "NO! Why would you think about going home at a time like this?! Time is literally against us and you just want to quit?! I don't care how bad things look, I'm not gonna give up, and I know deep down, none of you want to either! No matter what happens, I want to see this through to the end!" The group focused on Mordecai's speech, feeling doubt fading away and slowly becoming inspired. Twilight was going to say something first, but she didn’t expect Mordecai to take charge of the situation and couldn't help but blush at how inspiring he sounded.
Mordecai continued and said, "Yes, Discord is a problem we all know this, we’ve each seen what he can do, especially with the Chaos Emeralds in his possession; and even if Time Eater hasn’t done too much, he’s still a threat that we shouldn’t overlook. Even with all that we’ve seen, and all that we’ve been through, I believe in all of us. I believe that this team can stand up to any threat that comes our way. We're all here not just because of personal reasons, but we’re here because we wanted to help Sonic and his friends, and he believed that we were right for the job.” The group listened intently to Mordecai’s words, feeling like they could do anything together.
“We all know how serious this is and I know that no matter how hard things will get, we can protect each other. So, no matter what happens in there, I know that we’re more than capable of helping and we’re each going to give it our all. Who's with me?!" It didn't take long for a response, as Rigby, Finn, and Jake yelled, "YEAH!" Still feeling pumped from the speech, Mordecai yelled, "Who's with me?!" Danny, Sam, Tucker, Ed, Edd, and Eddy yelled, "YEAH!" Wanting to hear everyone, Mordecai said one more time, "Who's with me?!" Twilight, Rarity, Pinky Pie, Rainbow Dash, Applejack, and Fluttershy yelled, "YEAH!" Seeing that everyone was on board, Mordecai unsheathed the Root Sword, pointed it at the portal, and yelled, "Whatever it takes to bring them down, LET'S MAKE IT HAPPEN! CHARGE!"
And with that, the remaining group charged into the portal, ready to help Sonic and his friends defeat Discord and Time Eater once and for all.
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I have every intention to finish the story, and I just got a new chapter up right now.
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I'm doing the best I can, I never had a project this big before. I'm closing in on the purpose to the cover art.
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I thought that the Time Eater was a machine created by Dr. Robotnik, not a living, sentient creature.
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It was a creature of its own, before Eggman made it more machine-like on the final boss. I see it as a creature that has silhouettes of gears to represent its influence on time.
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Thank you!
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welcome
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i cant wait for your next chapter this story has brought back a lot of fond memories and i eagerly await for more of that nostalgic feeling.
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Thank you very much, I just finished one of the chapters and I'm working on the others. I plan to release them in a timely manner. This story has at least 3 or 4 more chapters to go.