> Sonic X Frontiers
>  by SonicStreak5344
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> Prologue & Intro: Departure;
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Prologue & Intro: Departure;


Everything had gone completely wrong. Horribly wrong. Shining Armor was in total disarray as he was overcome with many emotions that were taking a toll on him. Yesterday was supposed to be the happiest day of his life, only to end in total disaster. He was walking in the Cantalot train station with a rolling suitcase that had his cutie mark on the center being pulling by his magic.

He already had his train ticket and was ready to catch the train to Ponyville, where he was going to live. Yes, you heard me right. Shining was moving from Cantalot to Ponyville, and why was he doing that? Well, there’s another reason too: he wasn’t Captain of the Royal Guard anymore after the disaster of the recent Changeling Invasion that happened the other day, which left him torn up along with personal problems at home with his family. 

It all started a few days ago when Shining decided to marry Princess Cadence, who was Twilight’s foalsiter when she was young. Celestia thought it was a good idea to invite Twilight’s friends and help with the preparations since Twilight was supposed to be Shining’s best pony at the wedding since she was his sister after all. At the same time, there were rumors going around about threats being made against Equestria, and fearing an attack from an unknown enemy, Shining was put in charge of security for the wedding. Twilight was confused by Cadence’s full name since she didn’t know that her foalsiter had a pretty long name, but when Twi met her, she began to realize that Cadence didn’t even know or recognize her at all despite being really close.

At first, Shining thought it was just Twi’s imagination until Twilight began to discover Cadence was acting strange and not like the alicorn she knew when she was little. Her worst fears were confirmed when Cadence summoned green fire, acted like she was evil, and used a spell on Shining, brainwashing him. Twilight tired of telling everyone about Cadence’s behavior and tried to confront her, accusing her of being evil, only to get thrown out of the wedding by everyone, including Shining, Spike, her own friends, and Celestia herself. 

Fortunately, there was one who did believe Twilight’s warnings, which proved to be true, and that was Princess Luna, who overheard the conversation and used her magic to discover evil intentions in Cadence, making her realize that Twilight was right to be concerned about the alicorn. Luna did a little snooping around, which led her to the old catacombs underneath Cantalot, where she discovered the real Cadence, who was battered, tired, and exhausted, being used as labor to push carts filled with rocks. Luna managed to rescue her and together managed to escape before crashing the real wedding, and just in time too, Luna used a powerful spell on the fake Cadence that cancelled out her magic, revealing her to be Queen Chrysalis, the Changeling Queen of the Changelings, before weakening the shield around Cantalot, allowing her forces to enter the city in a full-scale attack. She even beat Celestia in a battle of power while Twilight’s friends went to get the Elements of Harmony until they realized that they didn’t have Twilight with them, and the Element of Magic, as they were captured, was being prepared to be used as food for Chrysalis’ subjects. Everything seemed hopeless. Luna turned the tide of battle like lightning as she knew Changelings fed off love from others for energy and were stealing love from Shining. The real Cadence was able to destroy Chrysails’ hold on him and free him by using her own magic before Luna single-handedly and literally blew away the Changeling forces with overwhelming power and strength, with Chrysalis left behind, begging the younger midnight blue alicorn that was once Nightmare Moon for mercy. Luna, enraged by what the Changeling Queen made everyone close to Twilight do to her, punished her severely by slicing off her horn and wings with a spell that transformed her horn into a long sword before blasting her away into the distance with a powerful blast of magic, leaving her badly beaten yet defeated at last.

Thanks to Luna and Cadence, Eques was safe from being taken over by the Changelings, and efforts began to clean up and repair the damage done during the invasion. However, Luna had some very stern words for Celestia and Twilight’s friends until members of the Lunar Guard arrived from Ponyville, who were to bring Twilight back to help stop the invasion, with shocking news as Twilight wasn’t at her home in Ponyville and had left a letter that told everyone that she ran away from home and was long gone, leaving the Element of Magic behind. Celestia and Twilight’s so-called friends, including Shining himself, were absolutely shocked and devastated by the news, which resulted in an argument over who was to blame for making Twilight run away. Harsh words were spoken, with a few saying they wished they were never friends to begin with after making their friend run away. Luna tried to defuse the situation before the argument led to more tragedy and did so just in time to tell Twilight’s friends to return to Ponyville with consequences for their actions. All of them had 3 weeks of community service, while Celestia was relieved of her royal duties until further notice, with Luna taking responsibility for both the sun and moon, which she got better control of to make sure Nightmare Moon didn’t return. All of them accepted their punishments without fuss or argument.

As for Shining, he was hit the hardest of all as he came to the station platform in total silence, thinking of what happened yesterday. It was something he would never forget, just as a passenger train pulled into the station to start its journey for Ponyville and points east. What happened between him and Cadence, and why was he moving to Ponyville looking so sad? Well, it happened just after Twilight’s friends left for home and Celestia was sent to her room in the castle.





Yesterday; Just after the failed Changeling Invasion by Chrysalis and her army;

Shining was by himself thinking about the argument with Twilight in the Throne Room and boy, he was in total shock and disbelief at what he just went through, not to mention ashamed of himself for making Twilight run away. He had already taken off his wedding clothes and had his armor back on, as his mind was in overdrive. How stupid he was for not listening to Twilight when she tried to warn him of Chrysalis, who used him and everyone else to get Twilight to leave so the Changelings could invade Cantalot. Thankfully, Princess Luna was there to stop the invasion in its tracks with Cadence’s help and literally beaten the evil Changeling Queen and her army as a one alicorn wrecking crew! It also became abundantly clear that the Equestrian military needed a major overhaul with Twilight missing, and without her, the Elements of Harmony were basically useless. Without the sixth barer, the military will have to pick up the slack and protect the country from invasions from foes who want to concur, like the Changelings, for example. That included technology that can get through their transforming magic, which allows them to disguise themselves as others, making them easier to detect while also making it easier to distinguish a friend from a foe.

As he thought to himself about how much he had messed up, he heard someone come into the room. Shining looked to his right and saw the worn-out and tired Cadence as she was looking at him with a look that he had never seen on her face before. Cadence looked mad, almost angry. More importantly, she was mad at him and could tell she had stern words for him.

Shining walked over to Cadence and asked her with concern, “Hey Cadence... How are you doing?”

Soon Cadence replied back to Shining, but in a sharp tone as she glared at him, “I’m doing fine... I wish I could say the same for Twilight, who tried to warn all of you about Chrysalis and her plans!”

This made Shining feel ashamed, and she said to Cadence, knowing she was mad and was mad at him personally, "Look, Cadence. I didn’t know I thought Twily was-“

But Cadence interrupted his response and said back to Shining with more rage in her voice as she seemed more angry after she was told by Spike what happened when Twilight tried to tell everyone of Chrysalis‘ true identity, “She was trying to protect you!! Not just you, but everyone else in the church, and you sent her away!! She ran away from home because of what you did, Shining! She’s your sister, and you downright abandoned her just for a stupid wedding that was all a trap to get you!”

Shining tried to say something, but he couldn’t say anything, knowing Cadence was right and there was a bit of sadness in her voice underneath all that anger. She and Twilight were very close, and she was upset about what happened to her and blamed everyone who was in the church. At that moment, angry tears formed in Cadence’s eyes as she looked at him with disgust and anger, feeling betrayed like Twilight by the one she loved most and didn’t do a thing to prevent it.

Then Cadence yelled at Shining, this time more upset and angry than before, telling him, “You should have been there for her!! Thanks to you and everypony else, Chrysalis used Twilight, is now gone!! It’s all your fault, Shining!!”

Shining tried to say something to Cadence as his face was concerned and hurt. He looked at his face and said, “But Cadence, I-“

That’s when Shining heard something that made his heart shatter as Cadence said to him with an angered look on her face, “I’m sorry, Shining, but it’s over between us! Goodbye.”

Without another word, Cadence turned around and stormed off, leaving Shining in the room in utter shock and sadness, as he was left in total shame. In one swoop, their relationship was totally destroyed, and Cadence told him she would never marry him after what he did to Twilight, as she was closer to his little sister than he would ever be. What had he done?

But his troubles were far from over when a guard came to see him and said to him, "Um, excuse me, Shining Armor, but your presence is requested immediately.”

Shining was confused at the situation that required his presence and asked the guard, “What do you mean?”

The guard sighed and said to Shining, knowing he knew why he was summoned here, “The higher-ups in the Equestrian military want you there because of your inability to protect Cantalot during the Changeling Invasion. I’m sorry to say, but you’re in deep trouble, Captain.”

Shining grimaced and knew that when the higher-ups in the military are involved, there will be major grilling for anyone who has been involved in major incidents. It was a pretty safe bet that he was going to get into hot water pretty soon. Soon Shining left the room and headed for a hall where he was being summoned as he passed members of the royal guard until, at last, he arrived at his destination. Inside there were 3 desks with 3 stallions, both of whom were high-ranking military generals of the Equestrian Military, namely Generals Star Lash, Spear Strike, and Dive Bomb, who had all seen plenty of action in their time on the battlefield. Also, there was a royal blue pegasus stallion who had a shield-like cutie mark on his flank and was wearing royal guard armor. This stallion was Shield Wing, who happened to be Shining’s 2nd in command and a fellow classmate from the military academy.

Shining was surprised by Shield Wing being called here too, but why did they call him here too? He soon found out as General Star Lash saw the unicorn arrive and said to him, “Glad that you can join us, Shining Armor.”

Shining was confused yet replied back to the general, saying to him, "Uh, sure thing, General. Why did you call me in for?”

Dive Bomb soon spoke to Shining as the pegasus said to the unicorn, “As you already know, your inability to prevent the Changeling invasion while falling under the control of their leader, who used your feelings to push your sister aside when she tried to warn you and everyone else, is a colossal mistake in judgment that has caused a major fallout in the process. Everyone knows what happened to your sister Shining, and I’m sorry to say they’re not pleased.”

Shining knew what Dive Bomb was trying to say to him, as the population outside wanted justice to be served. To give Twilight justice for what was done to her while Shining had to handle the failure to protect Cantalot from invasion force. Luna and Cadence were the heroes, yet everyone saw Shining, Celestia, and Twilight’s friends as the ones that made the element of magic leave.

Star Lash soon spoke again, this time to Shining himself, saying to him, “You have anything you want to say, Shining Armor?”

Shining Armor took a deep breath and said to Star Lash in a not-so-proud tone of voice, "Yes, sir. I take full responsibility for my actions, and I really didn’t know it was Chrysilis until it was too late.”

The three generals looked at each other and began to converse with each other as they were reaching a decision on what the verdict would be. Star Lash seemed to be arguing with his fellow generals about something and was telling them Shining was the best soldier they ever had in the military and couldn’t afford to let him be punished by what the populous wanted as he made a simple mistake in judgment. The other two generals understood what Star Lash was saying, but Shining would still be held accountable for his actions and prevent a riot from the population. 

It seemed like hours to him, but at last, the three generals reached an agreement on a decision to appease both sides of the argument. Shining gulped and hoped that the decision they made wouldn’t end with him in jail or discharged from the military, while Shield was concerned about his friend’s fate. The decision would rock Shining’s world forever.

Soon General Spear Strike said to Shining, as a decision was made and it was something that would change his life, “We have reached a verdict! Shining Armor, I have decided to indefinitely relinquish your duties and hand over your position as Captain of the Royal Guard to 1st Lieutenant Shield Wing. There will be the possibility of you rejoining the military at a later time, and until further notice, you’ll be reduced to civilian status once an open position is found.”

The verdict was devastating to him, as Shining wanted to say something, but he knew that trying to talk back wasn’t the best idea as he was already in hot water. He must comply with the order and accept it. So with a sad sigh, the unicorn said to the military higher up, “Yes sir.”

Shining then turned to the armored younger Pegasus stallion and handed over his armor with his magic to Shield, who had a sorry look for the unicorn. Once all his former armor was off him and reduced to his white coat, Shield said to him in a sorry tone, “I’m so sorry, Shining.”

Shining looked at his friend and comrade and said sadly to him, knowing there was nothing that could be done to change everyone’s minds and someone had to take the fall, “It’s alright, Shield. I have to take responsibility for my actions.”

Shield soon asked Shining, thinking of where he was going to go from here until he could return to active duty, “Will you be okay as a civilian?”

Shining nodded in response and said back to the Pegasus stallion, “Yeah. Lead the guard well, Shield, and... promise me that you won’t make the same mistakes I made.”

Shield Wing nodded in response to Shining’s request before two guards led him out of the building as the door closed behind them. Shield Wing looked at the armor that was once Shining’s armor and knew he wasn’t like his unicorn friend, but he would try his very best to live up to everyone’s expectations. Besides, Shining would want that, as it was now his duty to lead the guard and protect Eques from evil. The unicorn would return to the armed forces one day, but right now he had to pay for his actions.

Back with Shining, he was led out of the castle’s main gate before the two guards left him and went back inside before the gates closed behind him. The dishonored unicorn looked at the castle before sadly sighing and began walking away from his old stomping grounds and headed for home. However, his troubles were far from over.





It was dark when Shining reached home and his parents’ house. He was coming up the steps and opening the front door, coming into the front room. He looked up and saw his parents and Spike looking at him with angry looks on their faces. Spike’s face looked the angriest, like he wanted to yell at Shining.

Shining gulped and said to his parents and Spike, feeling like he was going to be yelled at soon, “Hi… Mom. Dad. Spike.”

There was no response from them, but they kept scowling at Shining, as he knew what they were angry about. It was about Twilight, and he knew things were going to be just as bad as the rest of his day. Soon Shining said to them, knowing that he messed up for not listening to his little sister, "Look, I’m sorry, I didn’t know Twilight was just trying to protect me from Chrysilis! I really didn’t know!”

At last, Twilight Velvet spoke to Shining in a disappointed and angry voice, "Well, you should be Shining! Tell that to your sister if we ever see her again, thanks to you!”

Shining, who was hurting on the inside, knew his mom was right, but why don’t they listen to him and tell them how bad his day was going. He tried to say something to them until his dad cut him off and said to him sharply, “We heard what happened to you today from Cadence and Spike. You finally got your just dessert for pushing your sister out! We’re absolutely ashamed and angry with you!”

Shining’s ears went down, feeling more hurt than ever as he looked down in shame before Velvet used her magic, bringing him a small rolling suitcase that was blue with his cutie mark on it over to him. The unicorn stallion saw the suitcase and looked up at his parents before asking them in confusion, “What’s with the suitcase?”

Soon Spike spoke to Shining in a low voice yet filled with anger and rage, "Isn't it obvious it’s yours, Shining! We’re kicking you out!”

This left Shining in total shock and disbelief as he was being kicked out of his home by his family and exclaimed in emotional turmoil, “WHAT?!! YOU CAN’T!! WHERE WILL I EVEN GO TO EAT OR SLEEP?!!”

All that Shining got was another sharp response from his mom, saying to him, “You’ll figure that out on your own, Shining. Your bag has already been packed with some of your things, including your personal hygiene items.”

Shining was on the verge of crying as this wasn’t even happening—first losing Cadence’s love, learning that Twilight had run away from home, being forced to resign from the Royal Guard, and now this! This can’t be happening to him, and he wishes this was a bad dream. He then said to them with a hurt and sad tone, “No… please don’t do this to me!”

But Nightlight said back to Shining in a sharp tone of voice, knowing it was something that he would never convince them not to do, “You’re not welcome here anymore, Shining. It’s time for you to leave!”

Shining soon began to beg them not to do this, as he had nowhere else to go or a place to sleep,“But Dad… I... no, you can’t!”

But Shining’s voice was drowned out as Spike then yelled at him as he had overstayed his welcome, “You heard him! Get out! And I never want to see your face again, Shining, and you’ll never get any forgiveness from me!! You broke Twilight’s heart thanks to you, and it's about time you got out of our lives! Your no brother to me anymore…”

Those hurtful words were more painful to Shining, as they were sharper than a physical injury afflicting his already broken heart. Shining wanted to say something, but he couldn’t find his voice before he reluctantly left the house with the rolling suitcase before the front door was slammed behind him. He looked back at his old home before sadly walking away from the only place where he had a family.

Now there was nothing here for him. Everyone hated him, and they had a right to, as Shining knew he must leave Cantalot. He will probably move to Ponyville, a place where he will spend the rest of his life, and fade into obscurity as just a normal civilian. 

Yeah. A civilian. With no one to care for or be here for Shining, he felt a feeling that he had never felt before, and that was loneliness.





Present Day;

As the train to Ponyville was preparing to depart, Shining was on the platform and had his suitcase next to him, feeling so hurt and alone. No one was looking at him, and he acted like he was invisible to everyone. Perhaps it was for the best.

Soon it was time for the passengers to board the train as everyone climbed aboard with Shining and his suitcase, which he pulled with his magic among the mass crowd of ponies and stallions. The white stallion came to a coach and sat in the farthest back seat he could find, as he didn’t want to be seen or have anyone else who saw him tell him of his failure. He never thought this was where he'd end up after everything that happened the last few days.

At last, the train blew its whistle before pulling out of the station with its consist and heading towards Ponyville and other destinations. As he looked at the floor in shame, Shining looked out his window and saw buildings and homes fly by until the train reached the outskirts of the city. He thought he saw Cadence watching the train roll away and eventually saw him. It was a short glance, but Cadence had a disapproving look on her face before she turned around and headed back into the city. Shining quickly got up from his seat and poked his head out of the window of the train car, looking back at where Cadence was, but saw nothing there. I guess it was all just his imagination.

Soon, Shining pulled his head into the train car and closed the window before sitting down in his seat. Everything felt different to him now, and he felt many different emotions, but mostly heartbreak, sadness, fear, and most of all, shame. But he knew that he must live his life like this for now on, as the train rumbled through one of the tunnels and went around a few curves.

As Shining looked back at his former hometown, which was fading into the distance with shame as he lost everything in one single day, His honor was tarnished by his negligence; he was fired from his job on emotion alone and not the facts; he lost Cadence’s love and respect; he was shunned by his own family, who blamed him for ripping their family apart; and now his dreams have died with any future he dreamed about. The only thing left in his heart was pain and sadness, with an empty hole in his heart that was devoid of any happiness.

Living in Ponyville will be different for him, for sure, yet there was still one thing on his mind. Twilight. His little sister that he shunned out of his wedding tried to warn everyone of Chrysilis’ evil intentions and the Changeling invasion, but no one listened to her, which proved to be a very big mistake, yet Equestria survived just barely. She was the only thing that Shining had left, and he knew that he must find his sister and bring her home. No matter how long it took him to find her.

The world wasn’t much of a forgiving place when Shining first thought about it and paid the price for it too. But now left to live on his own with no one in his life, the white unicorn stallion knew he must accept reality and do what he can to restore his honor while finding Twilight. This was a path he must walk on alone. A path that will lead him to a new destiny and propel him into not just protecting Eques with his sister and her friends, but the multiverse with a certain blue hedgehog hero and his friends from the forces of evil as everything faded into black as the train rolled out of sight.





(Intro Theme starts World without Danger (US) from Code Lyoko;)






4Kids Entertainment, Hasbro Studios, and DHX Media presents


The scene opens up in between different dimensions as it shows different portals to different worlds flying through the fabric of time and space. The camera flew down the space like a twisting tunnel as 14 objects, which appeared to be two certain sets of emeralds from two different dimensions in seven different colors (red, blue, green, yellow, cyan, purple, and white), shot down through the tunnel to an unknown destination. Then, in flashes of light in their respective colors, the emeralds, which were the legendary Sol Emeralds and the Chaos Emeralds, accelerated away from the screen at a tremendous speed as they tumbled through time and space to a new world.

When the emeralds disappeared into the distance, their destination was revealed to be a portal that lay ahead before flying through it, and everything went white before showing Equestria now in the 21st century after Shield Wing helped the country advance in technological leaps in transportation, medicine, science, military hardware, tactics, and engineering, among many other things that revolutionized Equestria after the Changeling Invasion two years ago. But the camera flew out to a nearby state-of-the art military base with advanced technology and equipment that far surpassed the average technology that everyday citizens used in a futuristic building in a canyon.

Inside Shining Armor, an alicorn stallion was getting up from his bed, and not far away was Twilight with Spike. It wasn’t long until the alarm went off, waking up Twi and Spike, as there was trouble brewing. A split screen occurred, showing a sky blue stallion that was never seen before. Eques was sleeping outside when the alarm went off, just as Twilight and Spike got up as they ran out the door with Shining before the screen changed to a single screen, this time showing the sky blue stallion. The stallion had a blue fireball cutie mark with a blue-colored tail that was spiky and wild, and his eyes were green; however, his blue mane was shaped like a hedgehog’s quills. The stallion was none other than Sonic the Hedgehog, planet Mobius, and planet Earth’s legendary hero, who thwarts the evil schemes of his arch enemy, Doctor Eggman, and his evil robot army. Sonic’s signature grin formed on his new muzzle before getting up and taking off into the air, eager for what new adventure lay in store for him today.


In association with Hasbro, Sega, Microsoft, Activison, The Pokémon Company, and Mattel


As the scene changed by a red streak of light, it showed a scene of Sonic with Rainbow Dash, who appeared to be in an Air Force fighter pilot suit, looking at something that was heading towards, most likely a robot of Eggman’s creation or a new enemy. A scene change came seconds later to a red earth stallion with a tough body like Big Mac, which is actually Knuckles the Echidna, one of Sonic’s friends and sole survivor of the Knuckles Tribe, battling a bunch of robots being Egg Pawns in Ponyville’s new nearby military base with Applejack, who appeared to have been in the new Equestrian army branch with a bit of a slightly improved muscle mass for her legs, masking her kicks even stronger in battle. The two strong power types looked at each other before nodding and saying something before jumping back into the fray!

The scene changed again, this time with a white streak showing Rarity underwater with scuba gear on, including a wetsuit, as she swam down towards a fight between Sonic and an unknown underwater foe wearing scuba gear too. She fired a beam of her magic at the foe before sending it into a pile of rocks, just as Sonic swam up towards the surface to get fresh air before he drowned. Alright on its heels was another scene change showing Spyro and Cynder battling Metal Sonic not far from Cantalot as the two dragons unleashed their Aether breaths, sending Sonic’s robotic double-ganger into the Everfree forest. Right after that, a new scene showed Liko, the oldest daughter of Ash Ketchum and Serena, looking through a window at a restrained and sedated Twilight as scientists alongside her mom were examining the barer of the element of magic as she was breathing and sleeping peacefully on the OR table inside. She looked concerned about Twilight and really wanted her to let go before something irreversible was done to her.

A blue streak flash changed the scene, showing Sonic riding on the right wing of the X-Tornado SF, a stealth fighter upgraded version of the X-Tornado piloted by his best friend/little brother/sidekick Miles Prowler, better known as Tails, who was an orange-yellow pegasus stallion flying the jet. Soarin of the Wonderbolts was riding in the co-pilot seat of the X-Tornado SF, who was now an experienced fighter pilot like Rainbow and the rest of the Wonderbolts, as Tails performed a barrel roll to dodge incoming missiles fired from one of Eggman’s robots.

Another streak of light this time cyan showed Shining, Knuckles, Sonic, and a greyish silver unicorn that was actually Silver the Hedgehog with a black unicorn stallion with a mane similar to Sonic’s mane, who turned out to be Shadow the Hedgehog duking it out with Racing Drones in Manehatten. There was another scene change showing a capri blue pegasus stallion around 18 years old with a yellow mane and tail and blue eyes, yet his mane looked familiar with a certain blue and orange symbol of a certain street racing team. The stallion was actually Vert Wheeler as he looked around the same lab that Twilight was in and was running from the rapidly closing door as the lab was going on lockdown after someone made quite a ruckus. Using his new speed and body’s capabilities, Vert was out running the doors as they closed behind him. There was another scene of Vert rescuing Twilight from the lab table she was at, and she was joined by Sonic and Shining, who were giving them cover as they made it out of lockdown at the base.

Soon, a follow-up yellow streak went by, showing a scene of Fluttershy with Pinkie Pie at Sugarcube Corner with Cheese the Chao and a cream-colored filly pegasus who turns out to be Cream the Rabbit with another pink earth pony with teen eyes, but with a lighter shade of pink who happens to be Amy Rose. The four girls were talking, and Pinkie laughed about something, probably listening to one of Amy’s stories about Sonic and his past adventures. Another scene change showed a female alicorn pony who was lavender but had fire powers battling RD-L1 and several RD-S1s, as the alicorn was in reality Blaze the Cat princess and guardian of the 7 Sol Emeralds. Using her new wings and enhanced fire-creating powers thanks to Equestrian magic, Blaze fired off a blast of raging flames from her new horn and created a swirling vortex of flaming power and strength, catching the Racing Drones within the fire tornado.

The following scene sequence after Blaze’s display of power with a green streak of light showed Sonic with Vert going up against Pikachu and Keldeo in Cantalot while Vert’s dad’s team, known as the Silencerz, were giving the two blue pegasi some cover as they battled their foes. A quick change showed a new scene of Eggman, who didn’t change into an equestrian like Sonic and his friends, yelling and blaming his assistants Decoe, Becoe, and Bokkun with his new assistants Orbot, Cubot, and the dimwitted trio of Scratch, Grounder, and Coconuts after their latest plan of world conquest was ruined by Sonic and his friends. The assistant robots held each other in terror, as they knew their creator was in a very foul mood after this recent defeat and were hoping they didn’t get turned into spare parts in the end!

A final streak of light came this time; it was purple as it showed a scene sequence of Twilight in the high-tech laboratory restrained to a lab table with a see-through advanced nozzle hooked up to a machine that extracted her magic, turning it into liquid form, and being put into a cylinder-shaped container. Twilight cries out loud in pain as there is a black rubber mask on her muzzle that is giving her oxygen and a sedative to ease the pain. Next up was of Sonic flying through the air and diving into a high-tech base before taking out Pokémon that were in his way as he was on a rescue mission. After that was a shot of Shining firing a powerful beam of magic at one of Eggman’s new creations, which appeared to be a western dragon type. The robot jumped and was about to counterattack until Silver came in and used his psychic knife to slash through the mechanical terror.

After that, it changed to a scene of Sonic in the air, using his new wings to fly before summoning the seven Chaos Emeralds around him. He then absorbed the emeralds’ positive energy to transform into Super Sonic, who had the yellow colors of Sonic’s equine form with the ruby-red eyes of his basic super form. But then Super Sonic closed his eyes and dug deeper into the Chaos Emeralds’ power as turquoise blue lightning began to come from his yellow aura before it exploded and expanded to a more powerful aura, this time with the lightning from earlier still surging from his body. However, when Super Sonic opened his eyes again, his eyes were now cyan, which indicated that Sonic had ascended to a super form beyond a normal super form with a determined look on his face, ready to fight, before the screen went white and showed the title of the show.




> Episode 1: A New Beginning and New Arrival Part 1;
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Episode 1: A New Beginning and New Arrival Part 1;



(Sonic X US English Dub intro Starts;)







(Intro Ends;)


Location: Ponyville at the nearby downtown; 2 years later;

Ponyville once home to Twilight before she left for parts unknown was enjoying a peaceful morning as the sun rose into the sky. Everyone came out of their homes to start work or just start their day. There were no clouds in the sky and everything seemed right with the world.

But there was someone in town who wasn’t as happy like everyone else more like sad and lonely than everyone else. It was at a normal house with two floors in downtown and everyone just go by it like it’s not even there. Inside the house were furniture with a tv in the living room and a kitchen while the upstairs had a bathroom and a single bedroom with one occupant in the bed. The occupant was Shining Armor who got out of bed and went over to a nearby dresser which showed his face which hadn’t changed much since the past 2 years. The place was cheep and had enough money to pay for everything from food, water, tv, and other things since his time in guard. However, Shining had to find a new job and tried many things like working with the mail, logging, working at the fire station, and other things, but in the end he just gets told that he was not meant for this kind of work except being in the fire station as he did made some progress on it and got some work yet that went up in smoke too.

Now the only thing that Shining did was run Golden Oaks Library which was Twi’s old home as Spike had moved back in with his parents. He hadn’t spoken to them in two years and wonder how they were doing. Yet a soldier like him running a library it didn’t match for him.

As Shining got himself ready for the day he looked at his face which seemed normal, but a year ago he got attacked by a group of stallions who were angered by what he did to Twilight and thought that they would take matters into their own hooves. They soon enacted an act of revenge for Twilight and one night they attacked Shining who was on his way home doing a late night shift at the post office. The former captain of the royal guard tried to defend himself, but there were too many and got knocked out cold before the stallions left him beaten up and injured. The next thing Shining remembered was waking up in the hospital with bandages over body and luckily no broken bones from his attack after a good samaritan found him and called emergency services and was rushed to the hospital while the stallions were arrested and charged with assault and several other charges before sending them to jail. It wasn’t long until Shining’s injuries were fully healed and was sent back home yet no came to visit him.

Despite this Shining kept looking for Twilight and asked around hoping someone might’ve seen her recently or where current whereabouts were, but they always end the same way. Nothing, but just glimpses of her or others saying she was in distant parts of Eques. He was so busy with search for Twilight the unicorn stallion wasn’t able to find himself a mare who he liked in Ponyville.

However, has Shining been able to ask Cadence to marry him again after their big breakup. The answer was a big no. Besides that dream died a long time ago as Shield and Cadence tied the knot while Shining was left as a bystander who no one knew his name anymore. He was happy for Cadence yet was sad at the same time. Was there anyone out there for him to be in his life after all that’s happened to him?

Someone who understands how he feels and could show compassion for him. Like anyone be there for him. He was just a civilian now nothing more who was pretty much looked down upon by everyone yet Ponyville’s residents they since forgiven him as they showed sympathy for the stallion who was left heartbroken and alone. Many tried to get Shining to smile again or feel happiness, but with varying degrees of success even Drepy Hooves invited him to her home with her family for dinner with some significant success. However, it didn’t work as Shining was still in his down state, but there was some hope of bringing him out.

Once he got his mane taken care of and scrounged up some breakfast being some cereal that he got from grocery store Shining went outside and headed into to town. As he opened the front door the unicorn came to see a usual sight that he been seeing for the past 2 years as the paved streets with sidewalks while cars drove down the city street through downtown. It was hard to believe this medium sized city was actually Ponyville thanks to the advances in technology and transportation. Shining soon closed his door behind him and locked it before going towards the location of the Golden Oak Library which was down several blocks east of Shining’s home.

The walk down the street was pretty uneventful as Shining looked around the street he was presently on passing homes and businesses on both sides of the road. However, unlike everyone else who started buying cars like the Chevy Traverse, Ford Focus, or other manufacturers Shining didn’t buy a car for his own as it would save time for his commute to the Library cause he didn’t have enough money to buy one. Besides walking to the library was better than driving and would give Shining much needed exercise.

It wasn’t long until he arrived at his sister’s old place. Golden Oaks Library still looking good after Twilight left. Once he got to the door he unlocked it with the key that was given to him by Miss Mayor when he took charge of running the place and went inside. The inside looked just the way Twilight left it, but Shining did a few tweaks to the inside like getting computers so visitors could access the World Wide Web, play games, or look for books. It was quite work, but Shining didn’t mind as it really help take his mind off things.

He went over to the close sign near the front window and used him magic to flip it around and go to its open side. Once he did that he went over to the checkout desk to spruce things up a bit as he knew there were going to be ponies and stallions coming here to check books out. As much as Shining liked this place since it was Twilight’s home he couldn’t help, but feel something was missing from his life.

As he got to his station Shining began to straighten up the desk just as he heard knocking from the front door. That was strange he wasn’t expecting anyone this early. So Shining got up from the desk and walked over to the door before opening it up with his magic opening it up. When he opened up the unicorn saw two stallions wearing military uniforms from the National Guard and standing in front of him was Shield Wing with a smile on his face now prince Shield Wing after marrying Cadence, but still maintained military rank as Captain of the National Guard. Soon Shield said to Shining with a smile as he glad to see his old friend since 2 years ago, “Morning Shining! So this is where you been for the past two years hard to believe this place used to be your sister’s home.”

Shining gave Shield a small smile and said back to the pegasus Captain for his surprise visit, “Hey Shield. It’s been a while.”

Shield nodded and said back to Shining knowing it had been a while since the two friends last seen each other, “Yeah. It has. It’s hard to believe it’s been two years already. Is it ok if we come in?”

Shining nodded and stepped out of the way and allowed Shield and his guards to come in to the room as the unicorn closed the door behind his surprise guests. Shield looked around the library and said to Shining as he saw a few improvements done to the place since the unicorn stallion took charge of the place, “Whoa. This place looks like it’s been given a renovation recently did you do it?”

Shining replied back to Shield and said to his friend with his small smile as he put some books up to their proper shelves after the Cutie Marks Crusaders returned a few books recently, “Yeah. But I kept much of the place the way it was when Twilight ran and lived in this place. Even her room, kitchen, and downstairs lab.”

Shield nodded in reply knowing that Shining wanted to keep Twi’s place clean and upkeep for when she comes home hopefully someday. Despite their argument long ago Shining still loved Twilight as his sister and couldn’t help, but feel sorry for him as she was the only thing in his life. Soon the white unicorn stallion asked Shield as he put a pile of books on their rightful shelf, “So how are things in Cantalot?”

Shield soon responded to Shining’s question as he said to the unicorn stallion with a bit of a smile, “Doing ok. The newly overhauled military is doing very well with all our new equipment and everything including the new training our recruits are having making them tech savvy. As for Cadence she’s doing pretty well too and is taking care of things back at the city with Luna. I just came down to Ponyville to see how the construction of the new Ponyville military base is coming along.”

Shining looked back at Shield and said to him as he did hear on the news that a new military base was being built near Ponyville, “Oh yeah I forgot that Ponyville is getting a new military base. I heard it’s almost finished.”

Shield nodded in agreement as he was the one who authorized the construction of the new base in Ponyville with approval of the higher ups in the military including Luna. It was make sure Eques was never taken by surprise from any new forces that wanted to invade or take over Equestria while ensuring the safety of everyone in the city. Soon Shield asked Shining with wonder, “Say Shining once you’re done here want to have dinner at one of the restaurants here in town once you get done here for the day? I won’t be going back to Cantalot until late tonight.”

Shining looked back at his old friend as walked behind the checkout desk and said to him with a small smile, “Thanks Shield. Will 7:00 o’clock do?”

Shield nodded as he had nothing at that time before he said his goodbyes to Shining and left the library with his military escort. Shining smiled as it felt good to have some company to be with him as it could get quite lonely when your by yourself and living on your own. However, the unicorn stallion couldn’t help, but feel like he was missing from his life and was trying to find it as he was lost. Right now he had to be ready as ponies, stallions, mares, and colts were about to come in to check out books or be on the computers. This was going to be a busy day.





Hours later at 7 O’Clock PM at one of Ponyville’s local restaurants near Sugar Cube Corner;

It felt like hours until Shining was able to close the library for the day after being very busy running Golden Oaks Library. Once closing time came the white unicorn closed up the place before going Streak Racks’ hay burger place which was a famous local restaurant in Ponyville that was built not far from Sugar Cube Corner where Pinkie Pie still works and lives with the Cakes, but rarely sees her come out of the place. Probably trying to keep herself busy like Fluttershy who still lived in her house outside of town while Rarity, Rainbow, and Applejack joined the new military just after they began to recruit new members including pilots and others. 

Shield was already at the restaurant with his guard escort waiting for Shining to arrive and once they got seated and their drinks with the dinner they chose. By now the duo had gotten their food and the two were eating their dinner with no word was spoken between them. After all it had been two years since they last saw each other last yet Shining knew what Shield’s been put to recently, but the Pegasus stallion never asked Shining how things been for him.

Once Shield had finished his hay burger he looked at Shining and asked him with a concerned look on his muzzle, “So… any luck on finding your sister Shining?”

Shining who was about to take another bite out of his hay burger which was floating thanks to his magic stopped eating and laid his burger on its plate before a sad look formed on his face before saying to Shield, “No… I’ve been only getting pieces and whispers from others who’ve come into the city saying they might’ve seen her in distant parts of Equestria. I even checked Cloudsdale, Manehatten, Vanhoover, Vas Pegasus, and a few other places, but there is still no sign of her.”

Soon Shield took a deep breath and said to Shining with a unsure look on his face, “Look Shining I know this is something you don’t want to hear right now, but I think it’s time to move on. It’s time for you let Twilight go.”

Shining’s eyes went wide and glared at Shield exclaiming to him as he was near his breaking point, “What?! You want me to forget about her completely after what I did to her?!”

Shield who was taken aback by Shining’s sudden outburst exclaimed back to his holding up his forelegs as the unicorn took it the wrong way, “No! That’s not what I meant! What I mean is you need to stop looking for her and get on with your life. She’ll show up when she is ready to come home!”

Shining calmed down and looked down at the table with a sad frown on his muzzle as he said to the pegasus as Twilight was all he had left, “You don’t understand Shield I’ve been searching for her for 2 years and… she’s the only thing I have in my life right now.”

Shield understood what Shining was talking about after being thrown out by his own family for breaking their family apart said to him with a look of sympathy, “You never talked to Spike or your parents since 2 years ago. I’m sure by now they’re probably worried sick about you considering the… argument you guys had before you were thrown out.”

Shining just turns his head to the left and looks down as the thought of the family that threw him out of their lives would want to talk to him said to Shield in a depressed tone, “Why would they care about me? I’m nothing to them than just a failure and a disgrace besides… I destroyed our family thanks to my actions. I just… don’t know what to do anymore…”

There was a long silence as Shining lost his appetite and wasn’t hungry anymore as Shield thought for a moment on how he could cheer the unicorn up. Shining was soldier and was born for battle as he was one of the best soldiers from the Equestrian military academy that ever graduated before the whole military was reformed and upgraded by Shield and Luna. However, Shield never told Shining there was a 2nd reason for why he can to Ponyville in the first place.

Soon Shield said to Shining as he said to him with a small smile on his muzzle, “You can rejoin the military Shining. You just got authorization to rejoin by high command, but it’s up to you to decide.”

This caught Shining’s attention who looked at his old friend with confusion as Shield pulled something out from his saddle bags with his left foreleg which had a form from the military and it had Shining’s military profile on the paper. The royal blue pegasus stallion placed the form on the table right in front of the white unicorn stallion who looked it over with disbelief at what he was seeing. This form was a resignation to rejoin the military and it had a position the Equestrian Marines of their 23rd Regiment that specialize in winter combat conditions and is considered one of the elite units in the Marines with state of the art equipment and gear with experienced members.

Shining looked at Shield with his shocked look on his face and said to the royal blue pegasus stallion, “Shield is this?”

Shield nodded in reply as he said to Shining in acknowledgement knowing this was the real thing and not of Shining’s own imagination, “You guessed it Shining. It’s your resignation form back into the military. We have a new advanced military base set up at Fort Blizzarton in Eques’ northernmost region near the Frozen North. After your um… step down from Captain of the Royal Guard the higher ups in the new military decided to bring you back into the armed forces as a soldier in the Marine branch in the 23rd regiment. There’s also a possibility of you rising in rank too. I know you been living a civilian life for 2 years now Shining, but this might be your only chance to turn your life around.”

Shining looked at the form and could see much of it already filled out and the one that authorized the resignation was Shield and to his surprise Cadence as he saw her writing on it. Did Cadence really still cared about him after all these years? It was kinda shocking yet it was hard believe for him. However, memories of his failure to protect Cantalot from the Changeling Invasion popped up in his head spreading seeds of doubt and reluctance in Shining’s brain. What if he messed up again or let everyone down like last time?

Soon Shining said to Shield as he held onto the form in a unsure tone, “I… I don’t know Shield… after what happened from the Changeling Invasion 2 years ago I’m not sure about this. I’ve been out of action for quite a while and would everyone accept me as a marine after what I’ve done?”

Shield gave Shining an understanding frown as he understood why the unicorn was so reluctant to rejoin the armed forces. He still had doubts about himself to being a good soldier or a leader after the whole Changeling Invasion fiasco 2 years ago said to him in a understanding tone of voice, “I know you can’t forgive yourself for what happened Shining and your not the stallion that you once were, but we must all move on from our pasts to live in the present. Twilight would want that from you and think about how sad she be if she found you like this.”

Shining didn’t say anything as looked down and closed his eyes knowing this was so much to take in. What if he wasn’t ready to go back into the military or lead to more disaster? He didn’t know what to do and Shield understood what he was going through right now in his mind and heart.

Soon Shield said to Shining as it was best to let the unicorn think it over in his head as he said to him in kind voice, “I understand buddy I’ll let you decide if you want to or not. It’s your choice, but just… think about ok. You know my cell number when you made up your mind.”

Soon Shield got up from his seat and left with his National Guard escort leaving Shining at his seat watching the Pegasus leave feeling like he didn’t know what to do. Yet what was his heart was telling him? Take the chance and rejoin the military as part of their new armed forces or pass it up and let time just fly by him?

Deep down Shining knew Shield was right and he couldn’t go on like this forever as he was one of the greatest soldiers that the Equestrian military academy ever had graduated and they wanted him back in their ranks. Yet would everyone accept him as one of their own again or just look down at him for his inability to prevent the Changeling Invasion. Shining didn’t know what to think so he decided to head home as the sun was beginning to set for the day.

It was an uneventful walk home as Shining walked down his street and at last came to his house. Once he got to it the unicorn unlocked the door with his magic and went inside he closed said door behind him before heading to this bedroom to get some much needed rest after a hard day’s of work. As he was heading upstairs Shining was thinking about what Shield said to him earlier when they were having dinner knowing that he was right, but wasn’t sure about it.

As he got upstairs he went to his bed and got in it as Shining laid his head down on his pillow before pulling the bed covers over his body with his magic. As he kept thinking about it Shining remembered the painful memories of when he was relieved of his royal guard duties after the fallout of the Changeling Invasion. He soon looked up and saw next to the bed was a desk that had a turned off light and next to it was a picture of Twilight and Shining himself when they were younger taken at the city park in Cantalot.

As Shining looked at his picture of himself and Twilight when they were younger and saw the happy looks on their young faces. It was hard to believe Shining used to be that happy with Twilight by his side. Now all that’s left is only regret and sadness that is part of the ever present empty hole in his heart as tears began to form in his eyes.

A hole that never seals up and grows waiting for the right moment to consume you when you’re at your lowest point in your life. Devoid of feeling any joy or happiness and wishing you never existed or wasn’t even born. That was what Shining was feeling right now in his heart. However, he remembered the day when his dream of him and Cadence being together died. A day he would never forgot.





One Year Ago;

It was a partly cloudy day as Shining was at the Ponyville Fire Department doing some maintenance on one of the respirators that the firefighters use this one in particular was the one he used. He didn’t mind the work he was doing and felt a bit happy about giving back to Ponyville’s community who by now accepted him as one of their own. The fire department was kind of enough to give him the job as a firefighter as one of their older members retired from the department and needed someone to take his spot.

Now Shining saw some action as a firefighter and saw a few fires and helped rescue some civilians trapped in burning buildings and houses. Thanks to modern firetrucks they reach fire emergencies much quicker. It made the unicorn feel like a hero which helped lift his spirits a bit.

“Nice job on the maintenance on your respirator Shining.”, came a voice as Shining looked the right and saw the Ponyville Fire Department’s fire chief Hot Spot a fire red stallion that a bit younger than him with a mane and tail that was yellow and orange like fire with a cutie mark that had a symbol for a raging fire. He had a small go t on his chin and was smiling at Shining.

Shining smiled and got up from his spot putting his gear next to the door and said to Hot Spot, “Thanks Chief! I just thought I would do some maintenance on my gear besides you want all of us to be prepared when there is a fire.”

Hot Spot nodded in agreement and said to Shining as he told something, “Oh! I was invited to a wedding in Cantalot by your old friend Shield Wing! He’s getting married today!”

Shining looked at Hot Spot with a shocked look on his face and said to him, “Shield is getting married?! That’s great! Who’s the lucky mare?”

Hot Spot grimaced and looked to the side a bit unsure how to say this to Shining as he said to him with a sigh, “Well Shield is marrying… ‘sigh’ Princess Cadence.”

Those two words hit Shining harder than a ton of bricks as his face changed to a saddened frown and said to Hot Spot, “What? Shield is marrying Cadence.”

Hot Spot nodded in reply and said to Shining with a sorry look on his face as the stallion was never given an invitation to the wedding after the Changeling Invasion fiasco not long ago, “I’m sorry Shining. I know you two were once close, but you might want to stay here in Ponyville it would save you a lot of heartbreak. I got to get home and get dressed for the wedding I’ll see you tomorrow.”

So Hot Spot went to his car being a Ford Mustang GT before driving out of the parking lot leaving Shining at the open fire station in disbelief and shock. This couldn’t be happening to him. Cadence was marrying Shield and he was never told about their marriage proposal. A sad and depressed frown formed on Shining’s face as he sadly went back into the fire station with his gear being levitated by his magic.

Several hours later the sun had begun to set as everyone had gone home and Shining was the last one to leave as he closed the last big door to the fire station and locked up the place for the night. He looked towards Cantalot in the distance which had grown into a bustling city with a few skyscrapers in the metropolis. He wanted to see Cadence or Shield and ask them why was he never told of their marriage, but would he be welcomed there or thrown out.

The unicorn decided to take that chance as his horn was charged up with magic before he used a long ranged teleportation spell and teleported to Cantalot. The next thing he knew Shining was in his old hometown and saw many guests wearing fancy suits and dresses for the wedding were heading for Cantalot Castle which had its gates open as cars were being parked and ponies, stallions, colts, fillies, and mares were getting out attending the wedding. The unicorn soon ran in dodging guests and guards who were shocked by what they saw a white and blue blur rush past them.

Shining kept running hoping he would catch them in time hopefully let them rethink this whole thing over. However, the unicorn’s timing was too late as he heard bells ringing and knew what those were. It was the wedding bells for the church and Shield and Cadence were now husband and wife meaning Shining already too late as he came to a backed up crowd who were cheering and waving their hooves in their as he saw both Shield and Cadence come out of the church wearing wedding clothes with Shield wearing a uniform similar to what Shining wore two years ago, but made for a Pegasus stallion while Cadence was wearing a beautiful white wedding dress and both were wearing wedding rings. 

As the church bells rang with the sight of the two Shining could only watch from a distance as Cadence and Shield were now husband and wife. The heart wrenching pain in his heart made him feel even more alone and now all his dreams and hopes were completely gone. His dream of marrying Cadence died as his eyes began to tear up and wanted to run away and go some place and cry.

Shining turned around and ran away from the castle and headed for the nearby forest not far from the city as tears came from his eyes. The sobbing unicorn stallion ran past shocked and surprised guests as he went by them and missed oncoming cars before he reached the forest. It wasn’t fair! Why was everyone able to have happiness while he had to suffer for his actions and be left alone by his own family?! All he asked for was to be happy again and not be alone anymore.

It felt like minutes until he reached the forest not far from the city as Shining came to a secluded area of the forest surrounded by trees before coming to a stop and flopped to the ground and began to cry. It was all his fault and now his last dream was shattered to pieces as it opened up old emotional wounds left behind. Shining heard voices from those shunned him and scolded him in his head as he felt even sadder and alone.

As he weeped he said to himself as there was one pony that he wished was here and could of made things better for him, “I’m so sorry Twilight… ‘whimpers’ I’m so sorry…”

Shining kept crying for what seemed like hours before he fell asleep filled with empty dreams until he was woken up by the sound of laughter some time later. By now the evening sky was the star filled sky of night and a sound came from his right. The unicorn soon got up and walked towards the source of the sound coming up on a hill which overlooked the royal gardens. In the garden was the wedding after party as guests and personal friends were eating, dancing, or playing games and joining the part was the newlyweds Shield and Cadence.

Both Shield and Cadence looked very happy together as Shield’s parents were talking to Luna who had a happy look on her face and even Celestia who had a bit of a smile, but looked like she had much regret and pain in her soul. There were many guests ranging from family members, relatives, and friends who were having a wonderful time. Even Nightlight and Twilight Velvet were there with Spike wearing nice clothes were also attending the party meaning they got to go the wedding too. Everyone except poor Shining who was in the forest watching what was happening.

As Shining watched the wedding after party begin the white stallion began to have tears in his eyes again as the pain and regret reminded him how much he failed everyone. He had no future, no family, and no one left to love or even fight for in his life. The heartbroken stallion watched party continue as he hearing laughter and joy from the guests before turning around and going home with his head low with tears trickling down his face. However, he didn’t know Cadence saw him in the distance as she felt his sorrow and sadness in the once proud stallion that she once loved.

The newly wedded alicorn mare just watched Shining disappear over the hill and could only have a look of sympathy for him. No one loved or cared for him anymore yet despite moving on from him and marrying Shield as her husband she couldn’t help, but feel sorry for the unicorn. A unicorn that was alone and left to suffer in grief and pain for his actions that cost him everything.

Soon Cadence utter under her voice in a sad and concerned tone wishing there was something that she could do to make him smile or feel joy again, “Oh Shining…”





Present Day;

By now Shining had stopped crying after remembering Shield and Cadence’s wedding and was laying on his right side looking at the picture of Twilight and himself. The white stallion wished things were different and how much time have passed as Shield’s words came floating back in his head, “I know you can’t forgive yourself for what happened Shining and your not the stallion that you once were, but we must all move on from our pasts to live in the present. Twilight would want that from you and think about how sad she be if she found you like this.”

Maybe Shield was right. Shining should just put his past behind him and live in the present knowing that it was best thing to do. Twilight would be sad if she saw him this way and would want him to take this chance to rejoin the military which Shields’ offer still stands. She would really want Shining to be happy.

Shining looked at Twilight in the picture before getting up and used his magic to levitate his cell phone over to him before putting in Shield’s cellphone number and called him. The phone rang and rang trying to pick up the signal until at last Shield answered the phone saying to it, “Hello?”

Shining placed his phone on speaker setting said to Shield as he finally made a decision, “Shield… I’ll take you up on your offer. I want to rejoin the military.”

Shield soon said back to Shining at his answer to rejoin the military with a pleased voice knowing he made the right choice, “That’s great news Shining! I’ll get in touch with command and send you your new uniform and gear. Also the base is expecting you to be there in several days. You might want to book a train ticket to Fort Blizzarton. Once you get there you’ll have to be trained in order for you get used to the new tech and equipment we have now.”

Shining said back to Shield as he replied back through the phone in a thankful smile and tone of voice, “Thanks for the heads up Shield. I’ll talk to you later then.”

Shield said back to Shining from the cell phone in reply with a pleased tone of voice, “You too buddy. Welcome back.”

Shining ended his call and put his cell phone down to the desk near his bed as a smile formed on his muzzle. The unicorn looked at the picture of him and Twilight when they were just kids and knew he made the right choice. It was time to stop moping around feeling sorry for himself and look towards the future.

Tomorrow he starts packing for his deployment and gets his new uniform. Shining Armor was back.





2 days later at the Ponyville Train Station;

So 2 days later Shining was shipping out to his new deployment in the new Equestrian military wearing a new winter camouflage marine uniform as he waited at the train station to catch his train heading up north with his luggage. Although he was glad to be in the military again yet a part of him knew it was going to be long time before he sees warm weather again as he was being stationed at new high tech base in the frozen north. Also he would probably never see his family again in a while.

Family. A word that meant so much to him now had an empty meaning for Shining as he had no family to go back to after being thrown out and forced to live on his own. Maybe it was for the best that no one was here to see him off which it would save them all the trouble. Yet Shining longed for being part of a family again as he never felt so alone in his life considering how much it changed.

Will his family ever forgive him for what he done in the past or just let him fade into obscurity? Those questions were left in Shining’s mind and even wondered if Twilight would ever forgive him too. Maybe or maybe not yet that was fate to decide if he’ll ever find happiness again or someone to let into his heart again.

As Shining stood on the platform by himself he heard the sound of a car coming into the parking lot which caught his attention. Coming in was a 2023 blue Chevrolet Traverse before parking in the lot near the station. Soon getting out were Twilight Valet, Nightlight, and Spike who came to see him with concerned looks on their faces.

The 3 came onto the platform and saw the unicorn stallion looking at them with a bit of surprise on his face yet an ashamed look on his face. Soon Shining said to his family after seeing them for the first time in 2 years, “Hey mom. Dad. Spike.”

Soon Nightlight said to Shining for the first time in years with a bit of a small smile, “Hi son. We heard from Shield that you rejoined the military and that your going to be stationed near the Frozen North.”

Shining nodded back at his father and said to his family as it was good thing Shield decided to tell them about where he was going, “I know I won’t be coming back for a while. But… what you all doing here? I thought you hate me for breaking our family apart.”

Nightlight sighed in regret and knew what they did wasn’t the best choice they made not understanding what their son was feeling at the time before saying to Shining, “We understand what your saying son true we did hate you at first, but when we realized what we did it made us realize that we should been there to comfort you not throwing you out of home to live by yourself.”

Spike looked down at his feet and said to Shining in regret as he had a role in this too, “Yeah… during our fight I said some things that I should never have said to you. I was so mad with you for not listening to Twilight and letting her runaway I didn’t know what I was doing until the damage was done. I didn’t listen to her warnings either.”

Shining smiled at bit and said to Spike as he understood what his little dragon brother was feeling at the time, “I know Spike. You were upset and angry with yourself for what happed, so you took it out me for not being there for Twilight or listening to her.”

Spike smiled a bit as Shining had forgiven him a long time yet he hadn’t forgiven himself for his failure that left him in this situation. Sure he wasn’t the stallion that he used to be and had to live by himself for 2 years as he searched for Twilight. That was the only thing that kept him going until now as he knew Twilight will show herself when the time was right. 

It was hard for them to accept what they did to Shining as he was suffering more than anyone else in Eques. There was one time Cadence came to their house personally just a few days after Shield and her wedding and told them that she saw Shining and how hurt he was showing that she still cared about him. Nightlight and Velvet were easier to reason with as she knew Twilight better than anyone in Eques, but Spike still harbored a few bad feelings about his unicorn brother until Candace upset with Spike’s behavior gave him a stern talking to. She told him that harboring a grudge against his own family was unacceptable especially towards a stallion who has suffered and struggled so much and show no amount of compassion for Shining as the baby dragon was blaming himself for not being there for Twilight. She told him to let go of that grudge and make things right with Shining before he looses the only chance to make amends.

That conversation made Spike really think about his behavior and became ashamed of his down right awful behavior to Shining. He was his brother and said many hurtful things to when they had that argument that one night. He even said that he didn’t deserve to be Shining’s brother after the way he treated him and wanted to make things right. Now Spike got the chance as the two were amending their brother sibling bond.

Twilight Velvet then said to Shining as she told the white stallion something that he thought he would never hear again with a kind and gentle smile, “Shining no matter what happens we’re still a family. That’s something that will never change no matter what your welcome to come home anytime when you get back.”

At that moment Shining smiled, but his eyes watered with tears of joy before he embraced his mom while the white stallion let his tear drop from his face. After all this time they still loved him and Shining thought he was all alone when everything happened two years ago with nothing left for him to hold close to his heart. Now there was something to live and fight for and that was for his family. If they forgiven him one day everyone else will too.

As Spike and Nightlight watched the touching moment between mother and son they heard a loud blast of a whistle from behind.



The family of four turned around to see puffing into the station was Southern Pacific GS-6 4-8-4 Northern type with the number 4460 was pulling in with a mixed consist of lightweight streamlined and heavyweight passenger cars with 18 car in all as the Imperial Limited bound for Eques’ west cost arrived to pick up and drop off passengers for destinations west or north.  The streamlined cars were painted in the Southern Pacific’s famous Daylight passenger train colors of red, orange, and black while the heavyweight cars were painted in the SP’s two tone grey scheme used for their heavyweights cars and some of their lightweight streamlined passenger car. The train soon came to a gentle stop at the platform as the locomotive’s bell rang before the conductor came out with a step stool and passengers began to disembark from the train. By now more passengers from Ponyville had arrived while Shining and his family were talking and were boarding the train. This train happened to be Shining’s train that he was going to catch and would take him to his destination of Fort Blizzarton.

As Shining let go of his mom and watched the passengers board he looked at his family one last time knowing it was time for him to go. Soon the white stallion said to his family with a small smile on his muzzle, “Well… here’s my train. I’ll see all of you some time soon.”

Twilight Velvet and Nightlight smiled and nodded in reply as they knew this goodbye for now, but knew Shining will be fine by himself. After all he was capable of protecting himself and others from harm. Soon Spike said to Shining as he gave out his right hand a fist for a hoof bump, “Go get em’ bro!”

Shining smiled at this and said to his little baby dragon brother as his support was greatly appreciated, “Thanks Spike. It means a lot.”

Spike smiled as Shining bumped his right foreleg with Spike’s right hand gently just as the Conductor called out loud as it was almost time for the train to depart, “All aboard!!”

Shining looked at the train and back his family before Twilight Velvet asked the unicorn stallion with a small smile as it was almost time for their son to go, “Promise us you’ll stay safe out there son. Ok?”

Shining nods in reply and said back to his mom as he promised her that would take care of himself while he was at his new post, “I promise Mom. I’ll be careful and if I find Twilight out there. I’ll bring her home.”

Then Shining gave his family three last minute hugs before he grabbed his bag with his magic and quickly got aboard the train by one of the still open passenger cars and the car he was in was a streamlined lightweight coach in the middle. Soon the conductor boarded the train with his stool as the locomotive’s bell rang as it was time to go. Soon the engineer of the locomotive got the all clear to depart the station and with steam weeshing from the cylinders alongside the opening of the locomotive’s throttle as the train moved into motion slowly at first and picked up speed as the engine blew its whistle as it departed the city.

As the train began to get farther away Shining poked his out of the window at his seat and called back to his family, “I won’t let you guys down again! I’ll make you all proud!!”

Soon Shining closed the window just as the conductor arrived to collect his train ticket as the passenger train accelerated out of town and into the distance. Spike and the rest of their family smiled and watched as the train that Shining was onboard became distant before disappearing out of sight heading for it’s destination as Nightlight said in a low yet proud voice knowing Shining will do his very best at his 1st new deployment, “I know you will son. Good luck…”

Soon the trio headed back to their car so they can head back home and hopefully wait for Shining to contact them when he gets in to the new military base at Fort Blizzarton. They knew the unicorn stallion can take care of himself as he been on his own for the last two years and with new comrades at the bees he’ll be fine. Little did they know was when Shining came back he was going to be different and in a way no one ever expected.





Somewhere near the Frozen North in the mountains 12 miles northwest of Fort Blizzarton;

The upper northern part of Equestria near the Frozen North was like the North Pole on Earth with winter conditions that would make you wish that you lived somewhere tropical. No one ever lives up in these parts. The mountains that Fort Blizzarton is situated is known for their rough terrain from the mountains themselves to even cold temperatures in the low 20s to the low 30s, but it can warm up once in a while during the spring or summer months. However, in the fall and winter months the temperatures drop down staying in the temperatures mentioned before which can cause havoc on everyday live.

Ever since Eques had advanced to the 21st century level of technology, science, and other fields, especially the military there been recent exploration into the mountains and into the Frozen North. Many scientists been studying the native wildlife that called these mountains home and even discovered aquatic life in underwater caves that connect to many spots throughout the mountains. Thankfully with the introduction of scuba gear and other equipment to help researchers survive the cold climate of these mountains and their underwater caves including lakes a lot of data had been collected on them.

However, this certain part of the mountains had somepony holding up in a nearby cave. Inside the cave was none other than Twilight Sparkle who had ran away from home after the fallout at the wedding rehearsal 2 years ago, but Twi looked sad and alone. Twilight hadn’t changed much since she left Equestria and wondered all over the place coming to towns and and cities she never been to even seeing species and animals she never saw before in her life.

Twilight had been lost for 2 years as she had no idea where she was or how long she been gone from home ever since she ran away from home after the fight she had at the wedding rehearsal. Ever since she left Eques she heard what happened in Eques after the Changelings were defeated from other travelers in her travels like her friends getting their just deserts for not listening to her warnings, Cadence’s rejection of marriage to Shining, Celestia being held responsible for not seeing the invasion coming and listening to her student, but the biggest thing she heard was Shining being fired from the Royal Guard for his negligence and was pushed out of his home by Spike and her parents. This made Twi feel better as everyone got what came to them which was out of spite. 

However, that’s when she began to change as Twi heard things about her home with devastating results that she never wanted her friends going their separate ways, Cadence marrying a stallion that was friends with Shining since their academy days, Celestia became sad and bitter rarely showed herself to anyone leaving Luna to run Eques both day and night, and biggest devastating blow to her was Shining had been left by himself and living in Ponyville with everyone shunning him or scorned him for his actions including getting beaten up in a act of revenge by several stallions who wanted to him to suffer for what he did to her. Shining was left hurt and bruised before being sent to hospital where he fully recovered before going off the radar with only a few sightings of him in town. This made all of Twi’s anger and rage at everyone turn to sorrow and guilt as she now blamed herself for destroying their lives and almost got her brother badly hurt in an act of revenge. Everyone saw her as the victim yet does everypony know what Twi’s loved ones were feeling right now.

Since then Twi been wondering across the country she ended up in the upper northern part of Eques near the Frozen North which she arrived 2 days ago. Presently was she in a cave waiting out a sudden later summer and early fall snowstorm that was blowing through the area and had a small campfire to keep her warm while having a scarf around her neck from the last Winter Wrap-Up she been to with her friends. It was hard to believe it been 2 years now and had no idea where they are now. Some friend she turned out to be to them especially to her brother who she destroyed his heart and life. She abandoned them and knew she committed a horrible mistake as the unicorn should stayed with them and prevent this from happening.

Now she had no home or friends in her life yet Twilight wondered if she never came into their lives. Could things been better off everyone if she didn’t come into this world? Would everyone be happier? No. If she didn’t come along Nightmare Moon would have taken over and Celestia would have never gotten back Luna thanks to Twi and her friends. Everyone has a purpose in life with a destiny that they must choose and those paths would be filled with moments of joy, laughter, excitement, turmoil, sadness, anger, grief, and many others. 

Then… why did Twilight feel so lost?

As Twi looked at the campfire she created laying on the snow she said to herself in a sad voice, “I really miss home… Mom, Dad, Spike, Shining, Cadence, Celestia, and… ‘whimpers’…my friends…”

Twilight began to cry as she really missed everyone as it was all her fault for not being there for everyone and now she was alone in the wild for 2 years. She had lost her way when she ran away from home and caused these consequences for her friends and loved ones. Was Twilight running away from home or was she really running away from her guilt and responsibility for the events that happened to those around her? What will she do if Twi didn’t know what to do herself?

Go home. Make things right. Be there for everyone. They need you more than ever. The little voice in her head made Twilight unsure of that choice yet deep down it felt like what was the right thing to do. She had to go home back to her family and friends. For all she knew they could searching for her and worried sick beyond belief especially her mom and dad.

As she stopped crying before drying her tears Twilight knew the little voice in her head was right. A determined face formed on Twilight’s face as she knew what she must do. It was time for her to go home and make things right.

Twilight looked at the campfire she made and put it out by slapping snow over it which extinguished the flames before leaving the cave and braved the cold weather. All she had to do was head south and if by chance she could make it back home to Equestria. That is if the weather doesn’t make her a frozen pony popsicle in the process on her journey home.

As she exited her cave Twilight then headed where she thought was south hoping to reach home. If she could reach a town or city she might be able to call any of her loved ones from home and send somepony to come pick her up then she can get a ride home. However, what Twilight didn’t realize was she heading northwest towards the mountains and was about to land herself in deep trouble and danger.





Several Minutes later…

Twilight didn’t know where she was going as she walked through the howling wind and the falling snow hopping to find a town or city where she can call for her family and get a ride home. However, she was wrong everything was being drowned out by the snowstorm she was in which had jumped to a full on blizzard with full white out conditions! Twi knew she had to find shelter before it was too late. As she was trudging through the snow and had her eyes nearly closed Twi thought she spotted something up ahead, but it was hard to tell what it was thanks to the snow. But she can make it out as a building, but it had high fences and strange design to the building.

As she looks at the strange buildings Twilight said to herself knowing if she got to that place first then she could wait out the storm, “If I can take shelter at that strange place then I can wait out the storm until it passes!”

So Twilight resumed walking until she came to sport where her right foreleg hit something metallic and hard. The was a loud clang and the smart unicorn looked down just in time to see a large metal door below her which looked alien in design. Before she had time to say something the door opened up revealing a dark abyss below and fell into it screaming as she fell in and was gone from sight just as the door closed.

Inside the shaft Twilight was tumbling down a dark metal tunnel as she was screaming in fear as it went from left and right until she spit out on a hard floor and heard a loud yelp of fright from a group of what she thought were ponies and stallions. As rolled onto her back Twilight said to herself in pain after the unexpected drop into where she was now as she had her eyes closed, “Ow… ok never do that again.”

When Twilight opened her eyes she found herself inside a large room on the floor and was surrounded by beings that were different from her kind. Instead of being ponies or stallions these creatures were humanoid beings similar to monkeys, but they lacked any tails were wearing clothing like ponies and stallions most of them were wearing lab coats and medical scrubs like doctors do at times. They had different skin colors, eye colors, different faces and looks, and different hair colors and styles with some short and some long. However, what made Twilight shocked the most was that they all had hands with two with five fingers. All of them were looking at her with surprise as one of them said to another one yet sounded feminine like a pony or mare, “Look! It’s one of those unicorn inhabitants of this world!”

Soon another one said to the voice that just spoke and this one was in a male voice, “It must of fell through one of the roof doors!”

Twilight soon got up to her hooves as she rolled off her back and managed to stand up and saw the creatures in the room. There was more too as there was strange looking animals with these beings many looking like they were elemental shaped by the elements of nature itself. Soon Twilight heard a young female who was in front of her that sounded like a teenage girl say to someone, “Mom is that one of those non Pokémon creatures you and your team been studying?!”

That question was answered by an older yet younger voice around in the early 30s or late 20s say to the younger female voice, “Yes Liko! I can’t believe found it’s way into the base!”

Twilight looked up and saw a girl with whitish peach color skin with black hair with blue highlights on the inside that is tied with a green clip, fair skin, and light blue eyes looking at her wearing teal blue shirt with paints that long and were black made for winter conditions. Beside her was a green cat like creature with grass like characteristics to it with a defensive stance and the younger one was holding onto a older who had blond color hair that tied in a bulb in the back, similar colored skin, and blue colored eyes just like the younger female being. She was wearing medical scrubs with a stethoscope around her neck and looked just as surprised as everyone else.

Soon the older one looked at the younger one and said to and it’s green cat pet, “Liko. You and Sprigatito go find your father and tell what happened! Stay there with him and your siblings until I’m done here! Ok?”

The younger one nodded in reply and said to the older with a concerned look on her face, “Yes mom.”

Twilight was shocked at what she just heard as the younger one called that older one mom that meant they were mother and daughter. The strange green cat was named Sprigatito which sounded strange to the unicorn pony. Soon the being known as Liko grabbed Sprigatito with her hands and ran outside to another room leaving poor Twilight with the rest of these beings who was beginning to feel scared.

Just then another one of the being this one having tan skin, green eyes, and black hair came up to Liko’s mother and said to her urgently, “Dr.Ketchum we need to take this creature to the lab for quarantine, examination, and testing! We can’t allow anyone here in the base to get contaminated by the strange energy it’s generating!”

The female blond humanoid being wearing the medical scrubs nodded and agreed with the male being that just spoke to her and said, “Agreed Matt. Take her to OR 1 for full examination and testing! Prep for an exploratory surgery on it too since is our first subject and we needed to know everything about it. I’ll join when I’m suited up and keep it alive.”

The male being nodded just as several beings wearing surgical gowns, masks, and gloves came out of the room that was the lab they just came from with two creatures wearing similar clothing. They all even had caps on their heads and as the female lead one was getting ready the others looked at Twilight who gulped and slowly scooted away from the beings towards a corner and started to tremble in fear. Were these things actually real extraterrestrials from another planet?

Soon the beings that just came out began to advanced on Twilight who responded by scooting back even more. The more they got close to her the move she scooted back away from these aliens. As much she didn’t want to admit it Twilight really wished she was back home with her friends and family not being here about to be taken for some examination to take peak inside her.

Twilight backed away from the humanoid gowned alien beings as they preparing to take her into the room for the an exploratory surgery on her to examine and study her. The unicorn shook her head with fear in her eyes and begged them to leave her alone, “No! Don’t come any closer!! What do you going to do to me?!!”

But the aliens didn’t answer as two of them grabbed Twi by her forelegs bringing her into the room as she let out a high pitched and terrified scream as everything went white, “AAAAAAAHHHHHH!!!”





3 Days later;

It been three days since Shining been on the train to his new deployment spot as it was arriving at Fort Blizzarton a icy modern city with roads and everything back in Eques as the train led by a Southern Pacific Railroad AC-12 Cab Forward No. 4294 with the train that originated in Ponyville. The train had locomotives switched out two days ago to handle mountain grades and the possibility of snow slides and harsh winter weather which were common in these parts. Thankfully there were days when it stops snow and everyone can enjoy the winter mountain scenery of the mountains. 

The train soon came to a gentle stop as the passengers who were waiting to disembark from the train got up as the intercom came on as the head conductor said to the passengers that were de-boarding the train, “Thank you for riding with us passengers. Please take your luggage and personal belongings out of their places when you’re leaving the train. Thank you and welcome to Fort Blizzarton.”

Shining got his bag with his magic before getting up from his seat and headed out of the car he was in presently. Once he reached the vestibule between his car and the heavyweight coach car in front of him the unicorn stallion walked down the steps before stepping onto the step stool laid out by the conductor. Soon Shining was back on firm ground as he took in his surroundings as the station platform were busy with passengers getting off or on the train while luggage was being loaded into the sleeping cars or coaches. The unicorn stallion decided to get going as he was meant to arrive at the Fort Blizzarton military base in a few hours, but first he needed transportation and hoped that someone could pick him up then take him to the base.

Despite the cold Shining was wearing a standard issue military winter jacket with the winter camo on it which was keeping him warm. He was about to go into the station when he heard a male voice with a military tone to it say to him, “Are you Corporal Shining Armor?”

Shining looked to his left and saw dark green earth stallion wearing military winter gear as well and appeared to be waiting for him. The unicorn stallion flew cleared his throat and said the the Earth Stallion, “Yes sir. I’m Shining Armor.”

The earth stallion smiled a bit and replied back to Shining as he was glad that he arrived right on time, “Well then welcome to Fort Blizzarton Shining. I’m Sargent Major Forest Rush part of your platoon, but you can call me Forest if you like.”

Shining smiled a bit and said to Forest as the two stallions shook hooves, “Thanks Forest.”

Forest smiled back and replied back to Shining as they stopped shaking hooves, “Anytime… now we better get you to base. Don’t want your first day here be wasted.”

Shining had to agree as he was led off the platform and into the parking lot of the station where a waiting military humv in winter camouflage paint was awaiting them as Forest unlocked the vehicle before getting inside on driver side while Shining on the other hoof opened the door on the passenger side with his magic before getting in with his bag. Once he was in Shining placed his bag in the back of the vehicle before buckling up in his seat before he closed the door behind him just as Forest did the same thing. Once they were in Forest turned on the vehicle and put it into drive before driving out of the parking lot with his forelegs on the steering wheel. 

Once they reached the road Forest turned on his left turn signal before turning left and drove onto the main road as they passed cars and trucks on either side of the road. Shining saw the snow covered city look pretty nice especially in this winter setting which he never about this place since he spent most of his time Cantalot and Ponyville. It was pretty clear that this town was quite the vacation spot for ponies and stallions to get away from hot weather and cool down, especially for the winter time.

As the humv rolled down the roar for a few miles before turning to the right going into a driveway Shining saw a modern building that looked it came from a comic book and it was surrounded by military personal wearing the clothing he was wearing. That was the new military base he was going to be stationed at and Shining was utterly amazed at what he was seeing presently. The unicorn stallion didn’t know what to say, but there was only one word that he can describe this place. Awesome.

Soon Forest pulled up the main gate and showed a unicorn stallion soldier on guard holding holding what appeared to be some sort of weapon like a blaster of some kind that was black in color. Normally he would see that in comic books, but in real life that was completely different story as Forest showed the guard his ID card and the stallion opened up the gate allowing the two to enter.

Soon Forest drove the humv up towards the base as the vehicle passed equestrian marines stallions, ponies, and even mares walking in the snow or on the pavement of the base coming from training exercises or drills. There were also truck like vehicles with treads made for snow conditions or even ice looking like small mobile command centers and there were some vehicles designed for snow including more humvs and even heavily armored tanks and personal carrier tanks in the same winter camo. There were even some military platoons wearing drysuits with scuba gear on them for ice diving training missions.

Shining was amazed at the equipment that the base had in their arsenal before Forest turned right again just as the main building’s left side which had hanger like doors opened up revealing a large hanger inside. Once the military vehicle drove into the building Shining saw more military vehicles inside there were F-117 Nighthawks, F/A-18 Hornets, F-16 Fighting Falcons, and even a few F/A-22 Raptors. Also there were more humvs being checked over by marine mechanics mostly unicorns or earth ponies even some pegasi.

Soon Forest brought the vehicle to a stop before turning the vehicle off and said to Shining as he looked around in utter amazement at what he was seeing, “Well Shining here we are!”

Soon Forest got out the military vehicle by opening the driver side of the vehicle before Shining followed suit doing the same and used his magic to pick up his bag. Soon he climbed out of the vehicle which his bag in tow and closed the door behind him with his magic just as the unicorn heard a male voice from the left, “So your Shining Armor that I’ve been hearing about recently!”

Shining looked to the left and saw a silver unicorn stallion that was a bit older than Forest Rush yet near the same age as Shining himself with a pale blue mane with a military cut for both his mane and tail, his eyes that were grey in color, and wearing a equestrian marine winter camo uniform with his name on the right side of his uniform. It read Lt Colonel Snow Buster which appeared to be the name of this unicorn. Forest Rush came over and gave the stallion a military salute with his left foreleg saying to him, “Lieutenant Colonel Snow Buster sir!”

Shining did the same thing gave the unicorn a military salute as well before the new unicorn stallion said to them, “At ease you two. Glad you to see our new Corporal arrived safely.”

The two stallions stopped saluting the stallion before Shining said to Snow Buster with a bit of a smile, “Nice to meet you sir. I take that you’re the leader of the 23rd Regiment?”

Snow Buster nodded and said to Shining as he spoke to him with a grin as he knew the former captain of the Royal Guard did his homework on the way to the base, “Hit the nail right on the head Corporal and your highest ranking commanding officer. I heard great things about you from Captain Shield Wing including the incident that caused you to take military leave for 2 years.”

Shining looked down feeling a bit unhappy about the mention of the Changeling Invasion that happened two years ago and said to Snow Buster in a bit of a down tone, “Yes sir. It’s… something I’m not very proud of in my life and it nearly costed me everything I held dear.”

Snow Buster gave Shining a sympathetic look and said to him knowing it was a sensitive subject that Shining really wanted to forget about, “I understand Shining. Everyone in the military doesn’t blame you for falling for Chrysalis’ disguise. You just made a simple mistake that’s all, but anyways… great to have you back in our ranks.”

Shining looked up at Snow Buster and smiled at him as it was reassuring that everyone in the military knew he made a simple mistake. It could have happened to anyone and they didn’t held anything against him for it. This was fresh start for and Shining was going to make the most of it.

Soon Snow Buster looked Forest Rush and said to the green stallion knowing that Shining needed to get situated and showed to his sleeping quarters, “Sargent Major Forest. Show Shining to his sleeping quarters in the barracks then show him around the base before reporting to the pool area for training. I want him up to date in his training before he goes on missions or any training drills.”

Forest Rush nodded in reply and said to Snow Buster with an acknowledging look on his face, “Understood sir! I’ll take him to the barracks then show him around the base.”

Shining looked at both Forest and Snow as he was wondering why he was going to a pool first instead of weapons training learning how to hold and use those new weapons he saw earlier. Soon he asked Snow Buster in a confused tone of voice, “Uh excuse me Lieutenant Colonel, but why the pool first?”

Snow Buster looks at Shining and says to him with a smile knowing he was going to learn some new skills, “Well Shining you’re going to learn how to be a scuba diver. The 23rd Regiment specializes not only in winter combat, but also underwater combat involving ice diving and diving in caves. Once your done in 4 weeks you’ll be a fully certified diver and trust me your going to learn a lot of new skills here!”

Shining was shocked at what he just heard as he was going to become a full fledged diver with scuba gear. He never thought he would become a real diver, but always wondered what was below the surface of lakes, rivers, and oceans. Now he was going to get the chance.

Soon Snow Buster walked away from Shining and Forest before the green earth stallion said to the white unicorn stallion, “Come on Shining! I’ll show you to the barracks before I show you around the base.”

Shining looked at Forest and said to him with a smile as he was going to get his first diving lesson today which he couldn’t wait, “Right behind you Forest!”

Soon Forest led Shining out of the hanger and headed into the base with their destination of the barracks that was located somewhere in the advanced base. As the two went through one of the doors Forest led Shining down a modern hallway passing more marines wearing the same kind of uniforms as Shining and Forest were wearing. Everyone looked at Shining giving looks that told him that they were glad to see him back among their ranks making Shining more comfortable than ever before.

They kept walking for a few more yards until Shining and Forest turned left going into another hallway when Shining accidentally bumped into someone head on as the two let out a yelp of surprise and shock, “Wahh/Ooof!!”

Forest stopped and looked what happened as Shining rubbed his head and said in an apologetic tone of voice as he looked up to see who he bumped into, “I’m sorry! I didn’t see you… there…”

Shining trailed off and stared in awe at the who he just bumped into as he saw a beautiful unicorn mare that was 2 years younger than him with a slightly dark ice blue coat with a long light blue and white striped mane and tail, but her mane was in the standard military bulb style, beautiful crystal blue eyes filled with compassion, kindness, great intelligence, and courage, and wearing the usual military uniform that he and everyone else was wearing, but had a stethoscope around her neck and was using her magic to levitate two files probably medical files. She looked beautiful and Shining felt his heart racing feeling quite nervous as the unicorn mare rubbed her head before looking at the unicorn stallion before she said to him smiling, “Oh! Sorry I didn’t see you there!”

Shining shook his head and exclaimed to the mare saying to her in his apologetic tone of voice as he and the mare got up to their feet, “N-no! I-It was my fault for not looking where I was going! Uh I’m Shining! Shining Armor!”

The mare looked at Shining and smiled at him warmly saying to him, “Oh so your Shining Armor the former captain of the Royal Guard before it become the National Guard I’ve been hearing about recently. I’m 2nd Class Major Ice Mist your platoon’s medical officer and surgeon.”

Shining blushed a bit gaining a dreamy look on his face as the name Ice Mist sounded lovely. However this action was making Ice Mist a bit concerned as she asked the unicorn stallion with a raised eyebrow, “Uh Shining are you ok? You look all red.”

Shining snapped out of his daze and exclaimed to her in a panic trying to regain his composure as his face blushed bright red, “Uh! Yeah! I’m fine!! Heh! Right as rain here!! Eh heh!”

Shining soon gave Ice Mist a sheepish smile who nodded in reply before saying to him with a smile, “Ok, but if you feel like something is wrong stop by the medical wing to get yourself checked over. I got to run though. I got to get these medical files to the medical wing! Talk to you later!”

Soon Ice Mist ran around Shining and head down the right hallway leaving said unicorn stallion watched her head for the medical wing feeling like his heart was stolen from him. It was a feeling that he never thought he would never feel again since he lost Cadence’s love and respect followed by Shield marring her. Forest Rush rolled his eyes and grabbed Shining by the collar of his uniform with his right foreleg and said to him with a flat tone, “Come on Romio let’s get you to the barracks before I show you around. Your first diving lesson is soon and you don’t want to be late!”

With an yoink Forest pulled the lovestruck unicorn stallion towards the direction of the barracks with Shining’s bay not far behind.





10 Minutes Later;

“Here we are Shining! Your room.”, announced Forest as the two arrived in the barracks moments ago and show Shining to his room as he opened up the door. Inside Shining saw a two bunk beds with a bit of a medium sized room that had a desk with two tables and closets for the two occupants. The unicorn sat his bag down next to one of the beds and noticed that there was another bag on the top bunk. That meant he had a roommate that was going to sleep with him.

Soon Shining asked Forest with a raised eyebrow and said to him, “Uh Forest? Whose bag is on the top bunk?”

Forest Rush just smiled and said to Shining as he explained to him, “Oh that’s Sharpshot’s bag. He’s part your platoon and is the team’s scout and sniper. Hails from Las Pegasus and is a natural sharpshooter.”

Shining nodded in reply before asking Forest with a raised eyebrow and confused look on his face, “So uh? Where is Sharpshot?”

“Oh he’s in the medical bay getting checked over. Since we need you get to know your way around here how about we start there first!”, replied Forest with a smile and began to walk away from the room before Shining followed suit and closed the door to his room behind him with his magic.

It took a few more minutes until they arrived at the medical wing as Shining saw the place look like a modern hospital with medical officers and doctors going around tending to patients with either minor injuries or just scratches and bruises. There were doors to the operating room and even a lab were medical officers do tests or other important work in the medical field. However, Shining noticed that they were heading for the OR as Shining asked Forest with concern, “Uh are we going in their Forest?”

Forest glances back at Shining said to him with a raised eyebrow and a curious smirk on his face, “What? You afraid of going into the OR Shining?”

Shining shook his head and said indignantly to the Sargent Major feeling a bit offended, “What?! No! It’s not that it’s just normal ponies and stallions aren’t normally allowed back there!”

“True, but that’s where Sharpshot is and there’s someone here I want you to meet. Come on and follow me.”, said Forest as he went through the operating room doors behind Shining followed behind him feeling a bit nervous. The duo walked down the hall and turned right before coming to a Operating Room which had OR 2 and could hear talking from two stallions one sounded like he was gripping about something to his patient, “Seriously, Sharpshot you need to take better care of yourself! Next thing you know you’ll loose one of your wings in those reckless tricks you do!”

Soon Forest led Shining inside the room as the two heard a younger voice saying to the 1st one in a nonchalant tone like it wasn’t a big deal, “Oh come on Doc it’s not that bad! It’s just a scrape and I didn’t need surgery for it!”

Once they were inside Shining saw two stallions one was on a OR table with a bandaged left wing while the other was tending to the Pegasus that the wing belonged to. The pegasus stallion was hot red with an orange and blue color mane and tail and had a military haircut to it with curl at the front of the mane. The stallion had blue eyes and target marker for a cutie mark on his flank. While the other one was a unicorn stallion, but a bit older than the stallion on the table his coat was white with a white and two thick red striped mane and tail and a light blue eyes. However, the unicorn was wearing a surgical gown with hoof gloves and cap, but wasn’t wearing a surgical mask over his muzzle and saw the annoyed look on his face while the Pegasus had a smile on his face.

Forest soon cleared his throat catching the two’s attention and saying to them, “‘Ahem’ if you two are done? There’s somestallion here you two might want to meet.”

The two stallions looked to see Shining step into the room from behind as the Pegasus stallion said in shock, “Shining Armor?! So the rumors are true!”

The stallion got off the table much to the unicorn stallion’s cringe at the Pegasus getting off his table as the red stallion said to Shining was a grateful look on his face, “It’s a honor to meet you at last sir!”

Shining raised an eyebrow with a surprised look on his face and said to the Pegasus, “Uh thanks. You must be Sharpshot?”

Sharpshot smiled and said in a cocky voice like he was ready for action and a fight, “The one and only! I heard we’re roommates now!”

Then the unicorn station that was working on Sharpshot said to the hot red pegasus as he was hoping Shining wasn’t going to follow the hot headed pegasus’ path, “I hope you don’t end up like Sharp here after he clipped his wing on a training exercise.”

Shining looked at the stallion and was about to ask Forest who was he until Sharpshot said to him, “The grouchy stallion behind me is Med Clamp. He’s a war veteran and is base’s highest skilled medical officer and surgeon.”

Shining nods in reply before asking Sharpshot about what he was doing in here in the first place, “So uh? What are you doing in here in the first place Sharp?”

Sharpshot just smirked and started to practice some moves like punches with his forelegs and kicks with his back legs before saying to Shining, “Oh I was just practicing my fighting moves in the air before I clipped one of my wings on a pole during a training drill, but I’m ok now! Watch!”

Soon the red pegasus began to show off making Shining think of Rainbow Dash as he could see the similarities between the two. However, Sharpshot was too busy showing off when he accidentally smashed his right foreleg into a piece of medical equipment being an heart monitor and sent it falling over before it hit the floor hard as the earth stallion sniper meekly frowned and said in embarrassment, “Oops!”

Med Clamp looked at the piece of equipment that Sharp knocked over and damaged it as he looked at the earth stallion and exclaimed to him in utter annoyance, “Sharpshot I needed that!!”

Sharpshot looked at the veteran combat medic from the Equestrian Army and smiled meekly saying to him, “Heh… sorry doc.”

Med Clamp just groaned and walked away to look for help getting the piece of the medical equipment fixed before there was a medical emergency that required it. Shining just watched Med leave the room as he said with a surprised look on his face, “Geez you’re right he is an old grouch.”

Sharpshot looked at Shining sand said to with a bit of a smile, “Yeah, but he’s a master in surgical operations and emergencies. Med is one of the best medical officers in the Equestrian military.”

Shining wasn’t sure before Forest Rush said to Sharpshot with a bit of smile on his face, “Sorry Sharp, but I got to show Shining around the base and get him to his first lesson.”

Sharpshot nodded and said to Forest Rush knowing he was going have to help Med clean up the mess that red hot stallion made moments ago, “Ok. I’ll probably stay here and clean the mess up that I made. I don’t want Med grilling me for that little mess up I did moments ago. I’ll talk to you tonight Shining.”

Shining nods in response to his roommate before leaving the OR with Forest in tow as the continued his tour of the base. Once they left the med wing they came to the mess hall, the armory, the recreation room where soldiers could hang out and have fun, the maintenance wing where all military equipment was repaired, laundry room, courtyard outside, and a few other places before coming to their last stop which was the pool room as Shining saw ponies, stallions, and Mares in the pool having a swim or doing scuba training. There were 4 different pools and the biggest one was the first one which was pretty deep.

Soon Forest turned around and looked at Shining with a smile as it was time for him to start training and said to him, “Ok Shining. Time for your first diving lesson you might want to suit up for this.”

Shining nods in reply knowing that he was going to get wet soon headed for the nearby Changing Room where personnel slip into their personal wetsuits or drysuits for dives. Thankfully, Shield and Cadence herself got Shining a new drysuit just before he was shipped off to the base as a gift with his own scuba gear with a new full face diving mask included. The gear was located in the changing room and when Shining found it at his locker he smiled before getting out of his uniform and changed into his drysuit before getting his scuba gear on the best he can.

Once he came out Shining looked like diver with his drysuit being sky blue and black with a rubber hood that went over his head and mane with a pocket that was made for his horn. He had two black and light blue color flippers for his back hooves to help him swim through the water, a white color scuba tank on his back on his diving saddle, a black weight belt around the center of his body, black colors hoses connected to the tank to his apparatuses, a buoyancy vest that was part of his diving saddle, a high tech dive watch, oxygen and carbon dioxide gauge, depth gauge, a sky blue colored spare regulator that were for emergencies, and around Shining’s neck was a sky blue full face mask. The suit felt a bit tight, but felt warm as the suit kept Shining’s coat dry while in water with low temperatures.

Forest looked over Shining who was already suited up for his first lesson and said to him with a smile, “Well that was quick. You ready?”

Shining nodded in reply and said to Forest with a small smile on his muzzle, “Yeah. But who’s going to be my instructor for my dive training?”

“Me of course!”, came a certain female voice from before as Shining and Forest turned around to see Ice Mist wearing scuba gear too, but her gear was a lighter shade of blue near the color of ice itself and had a custom colored full face mask, flippers, drysuit, regulator, and scuba tank in ice blue colors. Shining was surprised to see Ice Mist again and didn’t know she was also a diver too and was Shining’s dive instructor.

Shining was surprised by this revelation and said to Ice Mist with shock, “Your my dive instructor?!”

Ice Mist nodded and said back to Shining with a grin on her muzzle, “Sure and I happen to be a Divemaster too, so I have what it takes to get you trained and make you ready.”

Shining nodded in reply and knew she was right. After all he was here to get up to speed and improve his skills and make him mission ready for future missions that will require his platoon to take on. He knew there was going to be a lot of work ahead of him. Soon he put on his full face mask over his face thanks to his magic making it secure before taking breaths from his oxygen tank on his back. It wasn’t Ice did the same thing with her full face mask thanks to her magic before saying to Shining via the full face mask’s installed microphone, “Now its time to get in the pool to start your first lesson! See ya in the water.”

Soon Ice walked to the edge of the pool as and jumped into the shallow end of the pool water with a splash!

*SPLASH*

Soon Shining did the same as he walked up to the shallow end of the pool and looked down to see Ice swimming underwater as she was breathing from her gear. The white unicorn stallion then the same as he jumped in lightly before shoI g underwater with a smaller splash. He soon swam to Ice who began to give his first lesson as his new training began.

For the next 4 weeks Shining did diving lessons with Ice Mist who taught much about scuba gear maintenance and major basics about scuba diving especially Ice Diving. While this was happening Shining got weapons training learning to use the MR2490 a battle rifle that shoots polarized magic energy cases like bullets made out of pure magic energy with grenades and even learned how drive military vehicles. There was combat training including many other things including First Aid to his teammates if they ever got in trouble and needed help.

There was a few hiccups along the way, but Shining persevered through them all until he was fully trained and was now a certified diver for both normal diving with ice and cave diving. The unicorn never felt so proud about himself and his platoon congratulated him for his hard work and dedication. Soon after Shining rose up through the ranks of his team to the rank of Staff Sargent 2nd in command of his entire platoon alongside Forest Rush. But one day thing will change Shining’s life forever as a routine training mission would turn up unexpected results.





Meanwhile on Planet Mobius… (Several Months after Sonic and company returned from Space);

Sonic the Hedgehog the fastest thing alive and Planet Mobius’ heroic defender wasn’t having the best of days as he dodged left and right missing gunfire from Doctor Eggman’s tin toys that were guarding the mad doc’s newest base. This new one was a large tower like building situated not far from where Eggman’s old coastline base was located. Ironically this new one looked similar to the one that got sent to Earth by Chaos Control months ago only to get destroyed in the end by a military attack. To make matters more annoying was it was 3 o’clock in the morning and everyone was probably still fast asleep, but the stakes were pretty high right now considering Eggman had all 7 Chaos Emeralds in his greedy grasp and even had the nerve to abduct both Amy and Cream & Cheese in the middle of the early morning.

Ever since Sonic and his friends returned from space after the defeat of the Meteriex the blue blur and his friends went on many new adventures in saving the world, made new friends, discovering Shadow had survived the final battle with Dark Oak and his last two generals, got new rivals like Jet the Hawk for example, battled new enemies including a deity of night called Dark Gaia, and the best part in Sonic’s case kick Eggman’s sorry mustache to the curve. Today was no different except for the fact Eggman had picked a lousy time to enact this latest scheme in building his Eggman Empire even Sonic needs the recommended 8 hours of sleep which can make a person pretty grouchy, but on the bright side this gives Sonic the chance to take apart his arch foe’s tin toys.

As Sonic neared the base’s main gate Sneezer robots alongside with tank treaded robots, Egg Pawns with blasters of missile launchers, and Egg Fighters equipped with blasters as well were firing at the blue hero trying to stop him. But it was no use as Sonic jumped into the air and landed onto top a Egg Pawn commander causing the other robots to looked at the hedgehog teen who smirked and said in a mischievous tone, “Ohhhhh guys… looking for li’ old me?”

One of the Egg Pawns exclaimed to his fellow robots as it pointed towards the blue hero, “THERE’S THE HEDGEHOG!! BLAST HIM!!”

The robots quickly aimed their weapons at Sonic and the Egg Pawn Commander who realized he was about to get reduced to a pile of scrap metal soon exclaimed to his troops, “NO!!! APORT FIRE!!! DO NOT SHOOT AT SONIC YOU WILL HIT-”

He never got the chance to finish as the robots fired at Sonic and the Egg Pawn Commander, but the blue blur jumped off the head of the robot and over the wall. The Egg Pawn Commander, however, got fired on instead as missiles and blaster fired rained down on him and obscuring him in black smoke. When the robots stopped firing at last they found their egg pawn commander in pieces when the smoke drifted away showing what they hit instead. It was clear Sonic tricked them and to add insult to injury the blue hedgehog got into the base.

On the other side of the wall Sonic landed on the ground and was  ow racing across the courtyard of Eggman’s new base at high speed as the nearby turrets and more robots equipped with blasters fired at him trying to take him out. But Sonic was too fast for any of the blasterbolts to land a hit on him as he closed in on the tower where no doubt Eggman was with the girls alongside the Chaos Emeralds. As he got closer the blue hedgehog teen said out loud with a smirk, “Man, Eggman is sure loosing his touch! I thought there were more of his toys guarding his new base!”

But Sonic spoke too soon about that notion as he got closer to the tower when bursting out the floor were two E-12 Behemoths with two hulking Egg Hammers equipped with jet thrusters on their backs giving them the ability to fly. The four robots glared at the blue intruder that had infiltrated before Sonic quickly went to the right and kept running as a light blue streak followed behind him. The blue hero looked behind him and saw the two of the four robots were chasing him and called to the bots, “Ah you want to chase me huh? Heh well then try and catch me if you can!!”

Sonic picked up speed and ran faster leaving robots in the dust as they activated their jet thrusters and accelerated after the blue hero. The blue blur raced into a large open entrance to the tower which was almost like a hanger before his two pursuers raced in and kept chasing the hedgehog while wrecking the inside in process. They kept chasing him until the other Behemoth and Egg Hammer burst out of the left side of the hanger blocking Sonic’s path, but he managed to go through a smaller exit on the right side of the hanger evading the roadblock.

Soon Sonic raced outside of the hanger just in time for one of the Behemoth robots to burst out of the roof of the hangar. The blue hedgehog felt like he was having a case of deja vu as this felt familiar about all of this when he got out of the emergency exit. This was just like the time when they were sent to Earth and didn’t Eggman have a spring trap waiting for Sonic when he stepped on a large panel on the metal floor of the base after he got out of a similar hanger at that old tower base in the forest. 

Sonic quickly looked at the ground and saw a large panel that had Eggman’s face on it ahead of him, but he quickly went to the right and gone around around that certain spot, but one of the Egg Hammers that were chasing him landed on the ground as its thrusters were overheated as it got launched into the air. The unlucky robot landed on the ground seconds later before its hulking hammer smashed into its head taking it out in the process. Sonic smirked and called to the 3 remaining robots that were chasing him, “Hey guys! Ya missing someone? Cause I think one your pals just took a little fli-IIIIIIIGHT!!!”

Sonic was too busy taunting to the 3 robots he didn’t know there was another spring trap waiting for him which activated when he touched the panel and launched him into the air. The 2nd Egg Hammer capitalized on this mistake as it flew up up to the hedgehog and swung its hammer at Sonic which slams into him hard causing the blue blur to grunt in pain before being sent flying into the sky. Before the robots could celebrate there was a dark orange colored streak of light from the sky and slams into the Egg Hammer that just sent Sonic flying going through the chest and out the back before going after the airborne blue hero.

The streak then grabbed Sonic before it landed with the blue hero on a certain yellow wing of a X winged jet aircraft just in time. Soon the blue hedgehog opened his eyes and looked at who just saved his hide just moments ago and standing there looking at the base below was Shadow the Hedgehog and the two hedgehogs had landed on the X-Tornado piloted by Sonic’s best buddy and kid genius Tails with Knuckles the Echidna and Rouge the Bat riding separately in the two cockpits. Sonic quickly responded to Shadow for saving his tail just moments ago saying to him, “Thanks for the save Shadow!”

Shadow just scoffed and said to the blue hero for letting himself fall into the that second spring trap, “You should have been more alert to traps that the doctor placed in his base Sonic.”

Sonic just frowned and retorted back to the black hedgehog saying to him as he had no idea that Eggman had a 2nd hidden spring trap waiting for him, “Hey! At least I avoided the first one and how I was suppose to know there was a second one waiting for me! You got to give me credit there Shadow!”

Shadow was about to say something to Sonic before Tails yelled at the two hedgehogs who alongside Knuckles and Rouge could hear the two arguing, “Sonic this isn’t the time for an argument! You have to stop Eggman before he uses the Chaos Emeralds for whatever he’s planning to use them for!”

Sonic and Shadow looked at each other and nodded in agreement knowing that stopping Eggman comes first as Tails turned the X-Tornado around and headed for the base at high speed. Sonic jumped into the air just as a slot under the X-Tornado opened up and launches a power ring out of said slot before then blue hedgehog grabbed it with his right hand. A yellow light came from his hand as the blue hero spun head over heels preforming his signature Spin Attack transforming into a high speed spinning ball before racing forward for the base and its robots. Soon Sonic began to take out the robots that he didn’t take out earlier destroying the robots that were defending the front gate that he just came from earlier and smashed into the wall that was protecting the base heading straight for the two Behemoth robots. Sonic still using his Spin Attack slammed into the first Behemoth robot pushing it back into the 2nd one and onto a lower turret. The Behemoth’s armor was pretty thick and Sonic had a bit of a hard time getting through the armor, but in no time managed to smash through the two hulking robots causing them fall down on the turret causing it to explode in a ball of fire.

Just then a 3rd Egg Hammer came out of the floor and swung its hammer at the spinning hall form of Sonic only for the blue hero smash through and through the hammer wielding robot as he rocketed up towards the upper level of the tower base destroying one of the lights. With Sonic now inside the base Shadow, Tail, Knuckles, and Rouge decided to take out the remaining robots and defenses to give him alongside Amy and Cream & Cheese a clear path to get out of the base. If Sonic could get the Chaos Emeralds then he can go Super Sonic and deep fry Eggman’s plan.

Little did they things were going to be a bit different this time.





Inside the Tower;

The entire facility was going into full lockdown as alarms went off and doors were closed and locked to prevent Sonic from getting to Eggman and Sonic’s captured friends. Soon the door to the main lab slammed shut and locked itself as a console showed a display of the entire building on full lockdown. At the said console was Deco who looked back at Eggman who wasn’t too pleased about Sonic trying to interfere with his plans yet again and said to him with a delighted tone of voice, “Good news Doctor Eggman! The entire base is in full lockdown!”

Soon Beco joined in the conversation as he was at his station putting in commands at his console which was deploying robots throughout the building to stop Sonic and said, “And all your remaining robots are being deployed to stop Sonic from reaching us!”

“Yeah! Sonic can’t get through all those other robots if he tries to get to us!”, came a voice voice that sounded new, but filled with stupidity before belief causing Deco and Beco to groan in annoyance.

Soon a 2nd new voice came saying to the first one annoyed with the owner’s stupidity knowing that Sonic easily get through the remaining robots with no problem, “Doh Grounder you tank treaded bolt head! Sonic will be here any minute and he can still ruin everything!”

Deco and Beco looked at the owners of the two voices with flat looks as the two were arguing again. The voices belonged to their predecessors who were not as smart as they were. The two robots were named Scratch and Grounder who were Eggman’s first assistant robots, but also programed to hunt down and capture Sonic when he was younger. Scratch was a robot chicken who had hands and legs and was just as tall as Eggman himself while Grounder was a green robot with tank treads instead of legs, a drill cone like nose on his face, and had two short arms with drill bits in place of hands. Scratch was a bit smarter than his counterpart as Grounder was completely idiotic, but his lack of intelligence is made up by multiple features installed on him when he was first built. There is a 3rd robot named Coconuts was a monkey robot designed just like Scratch and Grounder, however, he was demoted to sanitation duty after he failed numerous times to capture Sonic before being replaced by Scratch and Grounder until Deco and Beco came along with Bokkun after the two dumb-bots failed Eggman for the last time when Sonic was 14 years old. Eggman at the time threw them out, but kept Coconuts around to take care of his bases and flying fortresses until he found the two robots recently begging the mad doc to take them back. Knowing that he was going to regret this in the end Eggman took them back and now work alongside Deco, Beco, and Bokkun. The two robots were arguing about Sonic not reaching them before Eggman enacts his new plan.

Deco was about to say something to the two dumb-bots until they heard an annoying cowboy accent voice, “Now wait a minute there’ partners! I reckon that dang gum varmint won’t get past those Sneezer bots! They’ll shoot him like a fish in a barrel!”

Then another voice saying to the cowboy voice not sure that was good idea since Sonic was known to make a mess of Eggman’s robots in the end, “Uh Cubot I don’t think Sonic will let them shoot him since they don’t have good track record.”

The two new voices belonged to Eggman’s newest assistant robots named Orbot and Cubot and they were smaller than Scratch, Grounder, Coconuts, Deco, and Becoe. Orbot was a sphere shaped robot with electronic blue eyes with a electronic blue mouth which moved up and down when he talks, had red hands, a red top that is his head, and a black bottom. Originally Orbot was grey and black with a personality that Eggman disliked immensely when he was first built and laughed at Eggman a few times like getting humiliated in a village after villager hit him with a rock and then kicked out of Möbius’ core by Dark Gaia after that Eggman reprogrammed him with a personality that he could tolerate. Cubot was similar to Orbot, but instead of being red and shaped like a sphere he was yellow and was shaped like a cube. Cubot’s hands and the top of his cubed shaped head were yellow. However, there was something wrong with him when he was first built as he had faulty voice chip which can cause him to switch to different voice settings with accompanying different personalities. His original voice is… well… let’s just say Eggman even wonders why he built him in the first place as Cubot was even more idiotic than Scratch and Grounder were combined.

At last Eggman yelled at his assistant robots as their jabbering were giving him a headache, “QUITE YOU MECHANICAL MORONS!!! YOUR GIVING ME A HEADACHE!!”

Scratch, Grounder, Cubot, and Orbot wisely shut their mouths knowing that they made their creator very annoyed with their antics. As Eggman looked at the screen showing Sonic’s attack on his new base the mad doc growled saying to himself, “Grrr that blasted Sonic! Why does he always have interfere with my plans when I try to take over the planet?”

Soon Eggman heard female voice from behind him and looked to see Amy with Cream & Cheese in a capsule like container holding them as insurance in case Sonic tried to stop the mad doc as the pink hedgehog said to him, “Because he’ll never let you get away with your plans Eggman! Sonic will stop you no matter what happens!”

Cream had agree with the pink hedgehog as she said in agreement, “That’s right! Mr.Sonic won’t get away with your plans.”

“Chao chao.”, said Cheese agreeing with Cream’s statement as Sonic had stopped almost all of Eggman’s schemes.

“Really now eh?”, began Eggman as he smirked at the trio revealed to them he was holding in his right hand the last chaos emeralds being the cyan colored one before he continued talking to them, “Well this time that meddling blue pest won’t be able to stop me! Once the final Chaos Emerald is inserted into my new energy amplifier Mk II all my robots will become invisible! Not even Sonic or Shadow will be able to stop them! Gahahahahahah!!”

Eggman laughed at the end of his speech thinking he had the upper hand, but he was wrong as a certain high spinning blue ball was heading straight for the main lab door. The mad doc was about to say something to his two captives when there was a loud explosion from behind him as someone had just busted down the door. Sweat dropped down Eggman’s face as he had a pretty good idea who it was as he looked back at who had just barged in.

The smoke drifted away and standing triumphant was Sonic who had taken care of the robots that Eggman sent to stop him Amy and Cream exclaimed in joy at the sight of the blue hedgehog who just arrived in time, “Sonic!”

Eggman who was taken by surprise just muttered in a nervous tone as he knew Sonic was head to stop him, “Sonic…”

But then the mad doc remembered his trump card causing him to regain his confidence and gained a devious grin on his face, “Heh still you’re too late!!”

Eggman put the last chaos emerald into it section of the Energy Amplifier Mk II and closed the top before quickly putting commands into his machine before looking at Sonic holding the trigger to activate the machine. Soon the evil genius said to the blue hedgehog hero that has come to stop him and his new scheme, “You won’t be able to stop me this time Sonic! Heheheh all I need to do is push the button on trigger and then you and your pesky friends are history! Hohohohohoho!!”

But Sonic just grins at Eggman as all he had to do is grab the trigger or the Chaos Emeralds and go Super Sonic to seen Eggman’s new plan down the drain as he said to his arch foe, “Oh really Eggman? I’ll just have to grab that trigger out of your hands or take the Chaos Emeralds from ya. Hope your insurance covers Super Sonic damage.”

Eggman’s face fell at that point and gulped nervously knowing he was in a tight spot. If Sonic takes the trigger from him then his entire plan fails or if Sonic gets all 7 emeralds he can go Super Sonic and destroy his entire base. Either way the mad doc was on the short end of his rope and knew Scratch and Grounder wouldn’t be able to catch Sonic since they failed at every when they try to catch hedgehog.

But then behind Sonic were two Sneezer robots appearing out of the white light and were locked onto the blue hero. This made Eggman regain his confidence and gained a relieved look on his face. Then his face changed to an evil grin and said to the blue blur, “Well I hope you have health insurance Sonic because you’re about to get skewered! BLAST HIM!!”

Then the two Sneezer robots started firing at Sonic who started to run around the lab at high speed all the while Eggman and his assistant robots cheered for the two bots as the mad doc yelled to the two, “That’s it! Keep firing! Don’t let the pest escape!!”

Blaster fire went over the place going in different directions as the two robots kept shooting at Sonic. There was even one time they almost got Grounder which caused him to loose his head which was detachable as his head landed on the ground and his eyes spun around in a dizzy state. If this kept up things could go out of control real quickly.

Soon Sonic decided to destroy the two robots as he jumped into the air did his homing attack on the first Sneezer robot before getting behind the 2nd one after the air he got from his jump after he destroyed the first robot. The second Sneezer robot turned around just in time to see Sonic coming at it as he used his boost move to ram into the bot sent it flying backwards, however, it crashed into Eggman’s energy amplifier Mk II which was right behind it!

That’s when the machine began to spark and overload as the Chaos Emeralds’ power began to activate and that meant one thing. Chaos Control.

Eggman looked at his new machine in horror before exclaiming to Sonic for his little stunt he pulled with the Sneezer robot that was sent flying into his new machine, “LOOK WHAT YOU DONE SONIC!!!”

Sonic gulped at this and looked back at the machine as it began to spiral out of control as the entire room was engulfed in a bright white light. Outside beams of white light shot out of the tower like building before it was consumed by the white light as it began to form a white dome. At the same time Tails and the others with addition of the Chaotixs, E-123 Omega, and Big the Cat who were on the ground had made a path for Sonic when they noticed the light. Tails, Knuckles, and Rouge knew what that meant and they were in for another ride to a new world.

Soon Tails said to everyone present in the X-Tornado, “Guys! Hang on tight!”

Just then the white dome began to expand catching anyone who wasn’t far from the dome as Sonic’s friends, animals, and others were caught in the light as everything went white. Little did anyone know when our heroes wake up they were going to find themselves in new forms and in a new world while being reunited with friends like Blaze the Cat from the Sol Dimension, Silver the Hedgehog from Möbius’ future, and a few others.





Back on Terra a week later after Shining became a full fledged diver and Staff Sergeant in his platoon;

It was a simple day as Shining and Ice were doing a simple Ice Diving training mission at a nearby lake that was already frozen about 20 clicks due southwest of Fort Blizzarton, but the waters were strangely warmer for the time yet they were in the 30 degrees range. It was still cold enough to give anyone hyperthermia if they stayed in the water too long. Shining and Ice were already geared up in their drysuits and scuba gear with their flippers on and the spot where they diving was put up by a flag which was opened up by cutting out a large chunk of ice or the frozen lake as Sharpshot and their comrade Sky Drop a Pegasus stallion wearing the usual winter camo marine uniform was bundled up with the equestrian battle rifle in his forelegs keeping a sharp look out for any trouble. The vehicle that brought them to spot was one of the large truck like vehicles called the Snow Crawler which was faster than the name suggested.

As Shining and Ice put their back legs into the cold water of the lake Sharpshot said to the two unicorns with concern as they had limited amount of time before their gear freezes up, “Be careful down there you two. I don’t want the Sargent Major grilling me and Sky for something happening two you two.”

Shining looked at Sharpshot and said to him with a smile, “Don’t worry Sharp. Ice and I can take care of ourselves. You and Sky will watch out flanks while we’re underwater and give us cover if something goes wrong.”

Sharpshot had to agree with Shining until Ice spoke to the white unicorn stallion, “Ready Shining?”

Shining looked at Ice and nodded reply before saying to her, “Ready!”

Soon the two put on their full face masks and strapped them onto their faces with the straps to make sure they were secure. Both took deep breaths from their masks before sliding off the icy edge of their opening and entering the cold water below. Sharpshot watch his two comrades disappear below the water and said to them with concern, “Good luck.”

Down below in the water Ice and Shining swam down to a underwater transmitter that the military had placed in the lake when Fort Blizzarton was being built as air bubbles came from their masks as breathed from their air supplies. Shining was using his horn to light the way down to the bottom of the lake floor as he said to Ice from his mask’s microphone, “Man, no wonder this place is cold! I may be used to Ice diving now, but I can’t believe there was something down here!”

Ice looked back at Shining as she spoke through her mask’s microphone and was downloading data from the transmitter on the conditions of the lake, “I know I helped put this transmitter down here in this lake. You should see this place in the spring and summer.”

Shining was about to reply when suddenly there was a loud sound which was similar to glass breaking as a wave of unknown energy flew by them and it felt even more powerful than the Elements of Harmony yet the energy felt chaotic. Soon Shining looked at Ice and said to her in shock at what they two just felt, “Whoa! Ice did you feel that just now?!”

Ice swam up to Shining and nodded in agreement as she said back to him in reply, “I did! Whatever it was had more power than the Elements of Harmony or even stronger than that!”

Just then the two heard a loud crash from the surface as something or someone hit the surface of the ice and crashed into the water below. The two unicorn military divers looked up towards the surface and saw in the distance what appeared to be a stallion sinking into the water before it began to flail and suddenly swam up to the surface, but was blocked by the ice. The stallion began to beat the ice trying to break it and get out of the water before it was too late.

That’s when both Shining and Ice’s rescue training kicked in as the stallion wasn’t going to survive long in this cold water for long. Shining looked at Ice and said to her urgently knowing they didn’t have much time to loose, “Come on Ice! We got to help that stallion get out the water before he’s done for!”

Ice nodded in agreement and said back to Shining as she had her emergency regulator ready to go, “Right behind you Shining!”

The two divers soon swam up for the surface so they can reach for the stallion who had just plunged into the lake like a rock. The only question was who was this stallion and was he connected to the strange energy they felt moments ago? More importantly who was the stallion that just fell into the lake?

(With the drowning stallion;)

The stallion was actually Sonic who was banging on the ice with all his strength with his new sky blue right foreleg which used be his right hand after Eggman’s energy amplifier Mk II went out of control and activated the Chaos Emeralds’ power induced Chaos Control sending him to a new world. This time unlike the last time Sonic and company were sent to a new world the former blue hedgehog was transformed into a Pegasus stallion. But Sonic wasn’t concerned about that right as he was desperately trying get out of the water. The water was very cold almost freezing and to make matters worse Sonic was running out of air fast and he couldn’t get through the spot he just smashed through as the ice sheet covering the spot he came through was already sealed up!

It would have been nice if Sonic had gills to help him breathe in water, but to his misfortune he didn’t and had to turn into a mythical winged horse from human legend. The blue hero knew he was so going to get Eggman for this if he can survive the cold lake water right now. Sonic kept banging on the ice and was running out of air trying to find a way out of here when he heard breathing from below him.

But then he heard something below him as Sonic looked down and saw two unicorn divers wearing drysuits and scuba gear swim up to one was white and was a stallion while the other was ice blue and was a mare. The two saw Sonic’s cheeks becoming blue as he was running out of oxygen for his lungs as the female diver said to him through her full face mask’s microphone speaking like a human, “Quick! Breathe through this!”

The mare held up her spare regulator and gave it to Sonic who put it in his mouth and breathed from her scuba tank as air bubbles came from the rebreather taking slow deep breaths. As oxygen was filling his lungs the stallion said to the mare from his mask’s microphone, “Come on Ice! Let’s get him up to the surface fast!”

The mare known as Ice nodded in reply to the stallion before she motioned Sonic to grab her left foreleg which he did without question. Soon the two led him through the lake using flippers on their back legs to help swim through the water as Sonic kept breathing through the regulator that the mare gave him seconds ago. The blue hero could feel his body temperature dropping slowly and wanted to get out of the water soon until he was opening in the ice that the divers were leading him too.

It wasn’t long until they reached the opening before Sonic and the Mare were the first to emerge from the water breaching to the surface as Sonic felt fresh air go into his new nostrils still breathing from the regulator before he and the mare were pulled out by a red hot pegasus stallion wearing military winter camo uniform with cold weather gear and some sort of gun on his back. Once they were on dry land Sonic took out the regulator from his mouth and breathed heavily from his mouth and nose catching his breath.

Soon the mare still having her scuba gear and drysuit on came over to Sonic and said to him with concern, “Sir? Are you alright?”

Sonic looked at her and was about to say something until he fell forwards, but the mare caught him with her forelegs. She noticed a red streak going across his face and felt his body temperature rise up meaning he was sick with a high fever from being in the cold water too long. She then looked at her comrades just as the stallion diver got out of the water from opening in the city and said to them urgently, “He’s got a fever and looks pretty bad! We need to get him back to base immediately!”

The other three nodded in agreement as they quickly gathered up their gear and took it to a strange vehicle that Sonic never seen before in his life. At that time his vision became blurry and started swimming before everything went black. Little did Sonic know he was in safe hooves.





2 Days Later;

Everything was black for Sonic after he lost consciousness when Ice, Shining, Sharpshot, and Drop pulled him out of the freezing water and got him to their vehicle. After that he blacked out and everything was just a blur until he was woke up by sounds. The sound of a heart monitor online registering steady slow beeps and muffled voices around him.

Sonic opened his eyes, but everything was blurry filled with movement and colors, however, the blue hero knew where he was now a hospital as he heard Shining’s voice as a white with blue blur wearing a military digital winter camo uniform asking a icy blue blur wearing light blue clothing with a stethoscope around her neck, “How’s he doing Ice?”

The blue hero closed his eyes and opened them again as Ice’s voice came as she said to Shining as Sonic’s sight began to clear up, “He’s finally regaining consciousness Shining. It’s good thing we found him in time before hyperthermia or frost bite could kick in from being in that cold water for that long when we found two days ago.”

Then Sonic groaned as he closed his eyes and opened them again like before, however, this time his eye sight came back completely as both Shining and Ice’s bodies and forms came into view as a relieved look came on Shining’s face and said to the sky blue pegasus, “Hey! He’s awake!”

Sonic who was surprised by the sight of both Shining and Ice let out a startled voice, “Aaahh!”

The sky blue pegasus now wearing a hospital gown was in a modern hospital bed and hooked up to modern monitors that were tracking his vital signs tried to get out of the bed in a state of panic as he scrambled to his new feet, but got held down by both Shining and Ice. As Sonic struggled to get up from his bed Ice exclaimed to him trying calm him down, “Easy! We’re not going to hurt you! You’re safe!!”

But Sonic didn’t listen as he let out an annoyed and aggravated reply saying the two unicorns as he struggled against them, “Ugrrr… let me go!!” 

But all he got was from Shining who was helping Ice hold him down trying to prevent him from hurting himself, “Not until you calm down!”

It wasn’t long until Sonic finally calmed down and once he did both Shining and Ice let go of him as the blue hero took in his surroundings. The sky blue pegasus was indeed in a modern hospital room yet there no windows in the room making it hard to tell where Sonic was right now. But he could tell the room looked similar to the hospital rooms that Earth had which the blue hero never been in during his time on Earth.

Soon Sonic asked out loud to Shining and Ice as he finally looked at the unicorn duo with a curious look on his face, “Where am I and… who are you two?”

Shining gave Sonic a reassuring smile knowing the former blue hedgehog been out for two days when he was brought to their present location, “Your presently in the medical wing of Fort Blizzarton’s Equestrian military base. I’m Staff Sergeant Shining Armor of platoon 24 of the 23rd Regiment of the Equestrian Marines and the unicorn mare wearing the scrubs is our platoon’s medical officer and surgeon 2nd Class Major Ice Mist.”

Ice nodded reply and said to Sonic with a kind look on her face with sincere tone of voice, “Can you tell us your name please? I’ve never seen a pegasus stallion like you before especially, with that unique Cutie Mark on your flank.”

Sonic looked at Ice Mist and could tell both her and Shining meant no harm to him. After all they did save him from becoming a frozen block of ice in that frozen lake, so he owed them that much. He might as well answer their question, but what was Ice talking about a Cutie Mark. He was more confused about this Cutie Mark business that Ice was talking about. Sonic soon looked at right flank and saw a strange blue fireball mark that seemed to be representing his super speed.

Soon Sonic looked back up at the duo and said to the two military officers with a smile on his new muzzle in his usual cocky voice, “The name is Sonic. Sonic The Hedgehog!”

Shining and Ice gained confused looks on their faces before glancing at each other thinking that when Sonic hit his head hard when he smashed through the ice when they rescued him. However, Sharpshot and Sky Drop told them when they got back to base they saw a strange portal opening in the sky when they felt that wave of unknown chaotic energy. Then they saw Sonic get spit out of the portal heading towards the frozen lake before smashes into the ice and sink into the water below. If their comrades were telling the truth it could be possible for someone from another world to come to Terra.

Soon Ice looked back at Sonic and asked him with a raised eyebrow on her face, “Are you really telling the truth here?”

Sonic nodded in acknowledgment as he was being fully honest to both Ice and Shining as it was the actual truth, “Yeah!”

Shining and Ice looked at each other and could tell Sonic was telling the truth and if it was true then they were actually speaking to a real alien from another planet. If Sonic was really an alien from another planet then why did he look like a normal Pegasus stallion for? Only one way to find out.

Soon Shining looked back at Sonic and spoke to him with a curious expression on his face asking him, “So Sonic… how in the world did you get sent to our world?”

Sonic scratched his mane with his left foreleg and said to Shining with a sheepish smile on his new muzzle, “Well… that’s a bit of a long story Shining.”

So the blue hero told his story to Shining and Ice who were amazed at what they heard from the blue blur. Sonic went over everything mostly what happened after he and his friends returned home from outer space with the Chaos Emeralds with the defeat of the Meteriex from recent adventures to making new friends and rivals. He even told them how he got here to this point now. It all started when Eggman managed to snatch the last chaos emerald from Amy who he kidnapped alongside Cream & Cheese early in the morning when they weren’t expecting it as Eggman had already collected the last 6 emeralds a few days ago. His plan was to use the emerald’s unlimited power to make his robots stronger with a new energy amplifier machine, but that proved to be a mistake as Sonic and his friends learned of what happened and raced to Eggman’s new base to stop him. When Sonic at last confronted his arch foe to rescue his friends a fight soon broke out resulting the energy amplifier Mk II go haywire and with all 7 chaos emeralds within it caused once again Chaos Control. The next thing Sonic remembered was being in this new form and crashing into the ice cover lake that Shining and Ice were diving in.

The two unicorns were shocked to say the least and didn’t know Sonic had been on so many adventures and battled all kinds of enemies. Aliens, robots, monsters, deities, and many other things that made the foes that Twilight and her friends faced 2 years ago before the whole falling out at the wedding rehearsal occurred when Twi ran away from home. Sure it was crazy to meet someone from a different world, but a superhero that has faced enemies that made Nightmare Moon and Discord alongside the Changeling Hive look like colts or fillies throwing fits.

Just then the door to the hospital room opened up and walking into the room was Snow Buster who was called in by Shining when they brought Sonic to the base. The trio looked at the Lieutenant Colonel who had just arrived as the head of the 23rd Regiment glanced back at Shining and Ice before saying to them as he looked at Sonic, “Is this the Pegasus stallion you and your team found in that frozen lake you two?”

Shining nodded in response and said to Snow as he knew that he needed to be debriefed on what they witnessed and the information that they got from the blue hero, “Yes sir. The stallion behind us is not exactly an Equestrian. He’s an alien blue hedgehog from a planet called Mobius located in a different dimension. His name is Sonic the Hedgehog.”

Snow looked at Sonic who smiled sheepishly at the Lt Colonel of the 23rd Regiment and said to the military stallion, “Uh hi.”

Snow Buster walked up to Sonic and inspected him as he said to the blue hero with an intrigued tone and look on his face, “So you’re from a different world huh? You look pretty fast for your appearance.”

Sonic nodded in reply as he said to Snow Buster knowing he wanted to be told what the blur blur told Shining and Ice with a bit of a smile, “Uh thank you sir. But… uh I never got your name.”

Shining and Ice looked at Sonic knowing the blue hero had no idea who he was talking to before this time Ice spoke to Sonic as she cleared her throat and introduced him to Snow Buster, “‘ahem’ Sonic this is Lt Colonel Snow Buster of the 23rd Regiment of the Equestrian Marines. He’s the leader of the regiment and our commanding officer.”

Sonic looked at Snow Buster and gained a bit of a sheepish look on his face knowing he hadn’t known the silver unicorn stallion was the leader of the regiment. The blue hero said to Snow in a sheepish tone of voice, “Uh heh. Sorry about that sir! I didn’t know you were a military leader!”

Snow Buster just smiled and said to Sonic understanding that he wasn’t aware of his military rank or the fact he was the leader of the 23rd Regiment, “At ease Sonic, but just call me Snow Buster. Before I came in here I heard everything that you told Shining and Ice from behind the door. I must say you seen large amounts of action on your adventures and previous battles which sounds pretty incredible.”

Sonic smiled at this as he could tell Snow Buster believed him and his story before the silver unicorn stallion looked at Ice and asked her wondering how Sonic’s condition, “Anyways how’s Sonic’s present condition Ice?”

Ice levitated at smart tablet device which had everything on Sonic ever since he was out cold at the frozen lake and brought to the base for medical treatment said to Snow, “He’s pretty much all healthy Colonel. He dodged quite a few bullets like frost bite and hyperthermia, but the only thing he got was just fever. As for physical injuries he just got some bruises from crashing into the ice of the lake that Shining and I were in on the day we found him. They all healed and Sonic can be released today given his fully recovered condition.”

Snow Buster nodded in reply knowing that was good news for sure before looking at Sonic and knowing that it was best that the blue hero stayed under Shining’s platoon’s watch just in case this Doctor Eggman character shows up to cause trouble, “Good. However, I think Sonic should remain under our watch cause I have a feeling things are going to be different tomorrow.”

Soon Snow Buster looked at Shining and said to him in a military tone of voice, “Shining! You’re in charge of Sonic! I’ll have a bed ready for him in your room if it’s alright with Sonic that is.”

Snow Buster, Shining, and Ice looked at Sonic who was contempt with the offer and the request to stay at the base for a while. After all he had no idea where he was or had a clue to where his friends were or the Chaos Emeralds, but on the bright side he had a warm place to sleep and have some local help that knows the area. At least he won’t be freezing his new tail off in a fridge place outside this place as he said to the group, “Sure thing. I hope I won’t be a burden you guys.” 

That wouldn’t be a problem for Shining and Ice with the rest of their platoon thankfully. Soon Sonic was discharged from medical care and was taken to the mess hall for some much needed food since Sonic didn’t have anything for the two days he been out for when Shining and his platoon found him. Sonic was a bit concerned about the food they were eating since it was mostly plant based foods with fruits, bread, vegetables, and dessert more importantly holding utensils with his forelegs which were once Sonic’s hands, however, getting across the base on his new legs was 2nd nature to Sonic since he did have to walk on all fours when he was turned into a Werehog when Eggman unleashed Dark Gaia back home.

At first Sonic have trouble with getting food into his mouth, but managed to to adapt to his new form 5 minutes later. After that the blue blur was eating like everyone else in the hall and managed to finish his food with no problem. Besides he hadn’t eaten since the last time he was awake. Once he was done with his dinner tray the former blue hedgehog said out loud to Shining who had just finished his food too with a smirk on his new muzzle, “Man! That hit the spot! I never knew I was that hungry!”

Shining just smiled and said to the former blue hedgehog, “I can tell. You been out for several days since you were brought here Sonic.”

Sonic opened his eyes and looked at the unicorn stallion with a smile on his face, “Yeah well since I been a sleep for a few days I need to get some much needed exercise after being cooped up in a hospital bed out cold. Does this military base have Gym or something where I can let loose a bit?”

Shining thought for a moment and remembered when he first arrived at the base Forest did show him a large gymnasium with a running track and everything. It was even big enough for pegasi to fly around at high speed. Soon the white stallion looked at Sonic and said to him with a smile, “Yeah! The base has one and it’s quite big too! I’ll take you there before we head to my room.”

Sonic grinned and the thought of him being able to see what his new body can do flew into his mind. Besides he wanted try out these new wings of his that were apart of this new form. Soon he said to the former captain of the royal guard with an eager tone of voice, “Well? What are we waiting for? Let’s get moving and head for the gym!”

Shining raised an eyebrow and thought to himself in a surprised tone of voice, ‘Whoa. I didn’t know Sonic is pretty eager to test out his new form. He kind of reminds me of Rainbow Dash.’

The thought of the element of loyalty made Shining think about Twilight’s old friends. Out of all of her friends Rainbow felt the guiltiest of all of them after she abandoned Twilight when she was hurting and tried to warn them about Chrysalis’ plans. When the newly rebuilt Equestrian military came the Wonderbolts were integrated into the Equestrian Air Force and Rainbow was old enough to enlist in the military. She soon learned how to fly a plane and become a skilled pilot. When she was sent off to boot camp for her official Air Force training she vowed that she would never leave any pony or stallion behind ever again and to honor and remember Twi. Shining did learn that Rainbow manage to get into the Air Force as a fighter pilot in one of the fighter squads that works alongside the Wonderbolts and was a hotshot pilot too. One of the best with consideration of her becoming a Captain of her squadron.

Deep down Shining knew Rainbow and the others missed Twilight so much wishing she would come home someday, so they can properly apologize to her for what happened two years ago. If Shining’s family had forgiven him for what happened then it was possible for Twilight to forgive her friends one day. But the unicorn stallion was soon shaken out from his thoughts as Sonic called to him, “Uh hello? Earth Shining! Is there anyone in there?”

Shining snapped out of his thoughts and looked at Sonic who had an impatient look on his face as he was raring to go. Soon the unicorn stallion said to Sonic as he got up from the table, “Sorry about that Sonic! I was just thinking about something… come on let’s go to the gym.”

Soon Shining began to leave the mess hall and head for the base’s gym as Sonic looked at the unicorn stallion with a raised eyebrow. The blue hero did overhear that Shining was once Captain of the Royal Guard 2 years before it was reorganized by the new Captain Shield Wing as the National Guard with the new overhauled military. If Shining was that an important military figure then what he doing here?

Sonic decided to keep that thought in the back of his mind as Shining may not want to talk about his past cause from what he heard from the other marines something pretty big happened 2 years ago. Right now he could only think about getting some much needed exercise after being knocked out for several days. The former blue hedgehog soon went after Shining using a bit of his speed to catch up with the unicorn and wondered what this gym looked like.

Several Minutes later;

Soon Sonic and Shining arrived at the northwest side of the base where the gym was located as they saw stallions and ponies from unicorns, pegasi, and earth ponies or stallions in a huge gym. Some were running on a huge track that looked several miles long while pegasi were flying through an aerial track going through hoops hanging from the sealing. There were what appeared to be basketball courts with marines playing a game similar to basketball while others were on treadmills or other equipment that could a pony or stallion work out. There was even a boxing ring for ponies or stallions to spar against others.

Sonic’s mouth dropped with shock and said in amazement, “Whoa! Now this is a gym!”

Shining nodded in agreement and said to the former blue hedgehog in agreement, “Yeah. I was quite shocked when I first saw this place.”

The sky blue pegasus stallion had to agree with that statement as the two walked for the running track as the two saw several stallions in different coat colors with a jade green earth pony behind them. The group looked like they were racing as they went around the last turn and went past the stallion duo as a dark blue earth stallion crossed a makeshift finish line first. The stallion cheered and haves in his victory as his fellow competitors came over and congratulated him for his win.

Shining soon said to Sonic as the stallions and pony were pretty fast thanks to their military training that helped increase their speed and endurance while running that fast, “Man those guys were pretty fast. They’re not like cars, but they could keep up with some.”

Sonic smirked and looked at Shining before he said to him, “Yeah. But if you want real speed I’ll show first han… err… hoof.”

Sonic corrected himself as he was getting a bit mixed up with the words here since the equestrians didn’t have hands or had humans here. Shining understood the hero’s confusion as Sonic walked onto the track. Just then the group of stallions and the single pony started racing again as they thunder down the track like a stampede. Sonic smirked at this and bend down waiting for the right moment to display a bit of his signature speed as he watched the group of Equestrian marines getting close to the first turn.

‘Now!’, thought Sonic as he rushed forward and to Shining’s surprise with everyone else in the gym felt a powerful rush of wind as the sky blue stallion raced away in a light blue colored streak and a loud whose. Shining had his eyes closed as he holding on the floor as the tailwind that Sonic made when he raced off from his starting point. How could Sonic create wind that strong not to mention run that fast on his legs as a few pegasi were known to fly faster equal to a jet plane, but running was whole other story.

Sonic was running down the track with ease and managed to catch up with the group of stallions with no problem and said to one who was red with a black mane with smile, “Hi there!”

The stallion looked at the blue stallion with confusion and exclaimed to him, “Hey! Who are you?!”

But Sonic didn’t answer as he winked and raced off again leaving a light blue streak behind leaving the group in the dust before making a lap around the track then went faster as he did more laps at a rapid pace making everyone stop what they were doing and watched him with shock. No pony or stallion had ever seen a stallion run that fast before especially a pegasus stallion which were known to fly at fast speeds in the air, but on the ground that was a different story. 

Soon on his 105th lap Sonic came back to his spot and jumped into the air and opened his new wings flying off at super sonic speeds leaving a light blue streak behind him. Everypony or stallion on the ground looked up into the air with disbelief as the sky blue stallion began going through the hoops and even jumped from the walls using his wings to navigate around the airborne track.

Everyone on the ground watch with astonishment as they never seen any stallion go that fast or fly as fast a super sonic fighter jet. Shining was utterly amazed as he saw Sonic testing out his new form’s wings before the blue hero made a sharp dive towards the ground and curled into a ball spinning head over hooves. He soon landed on the ground with a hard stomp on all four of his legs like it was nothing. All the marines looked at the blue hero as he got up from his spot and looked at everyone with a smirk on his face.

Soon Sonic said to everyone who stared at him gob smacked and in shock, “Well? What do ya think?”

Shining snapped out his daze and ran up to Sonic and said to him in amazement at the spectacle he just witnessed moments ago, “Sonic… that was amazing!! I never knew seen anypony or stallion can go that fast before!!”

Sonic chuckled at this and said to Shining as if it wasn’t a big deal since he can go even faster than that, “Well they don’t call me Sonic for nothing. Besides… I can go even faster than that and can even create a sonic boom!”

“What?! You can… make a sonic boom and go faster than what you were going at earlier?!”, exclaimed Shining as he felt his mind totally blown away at what he just heard and saw.

Sonic nodded and said to him with a grin and a wink of his right eye, “Yep. But if I was Super Sonic I can go faster than the speed of light!”

Ok. Now Shining was totally blown out of the water. He knew Rainbow Dash was fast in the air, but Sonic was not only fast on his wings, but also his legs too. And this Super Sonic form he mentioned could go faster than the speed of light or even faster than that.

But then everyone heard an unfamiliar strong voice call out to everyone in the gym, “Hey! What’s going on in here?”

The other marines looked towards the source of the new voice and saw a group of 5 stallions walking for the commotion. They were a Special Forces squad that was stationed at Fort Blizzarton and were an elite unit in the special forces taking on missions that were considered suicidal or beyond dangerous. As the pony and stallion marines stepped out of the way letting the group through giving them a path to Shining and Sonic.

Sonic looked at the newcomers with shock as he could tell from first glance these stallions were extremely well trained. Soon he looked at Shining and asked him as he looked at the new group, “Um Shining? Who are these guys?”

Shining was about to say something when the leader being a slightly younger Earth Stallion with a dark red coat, brown eyes, a military buzzcut black mane and tail with his mane with a small cow lick on the front, a well muscled body indicating he was strong, nearly as tall as Shining, and wore a Army digital camo uniform said to the sky blue stallion teen, “We’re Squad 99. An elite Equestrian Special Forces unit assigned to dangerous missions that the normal soldiers in the other branches can’t handle. The name is Hunter Tracker and I’m the team leader of the squad. But everystallion or pony just calls me Hunter.”

Sonic had to nod in reply as he could tell from his name this Hunter character was an expert tracker and hunter thanks to his name. The blue stallion looked at the other four stallions with interest as he inspected the other ones. The two on the left were different in stature, but they were just as especially well trained as Hunter. The one in the front was a unicorn stallion, but was bit slightly shorter than Hunter and had more of a high intellect and tech support, wore black glasses with clear lenses to indicate his brain power, had dark blue eyes, had a pure white coat, a short black and thin striped bright red mane and tail, and had a Equestrian Air Force uniform with their digital camouflage colors. The other one behind the smart looking stallion was a unicorn with a pale light blue with yellow buzzcut mane and tail that were short, was slightly taller than the smart one in front of him, had light brown colored eyes, and wore a standard Equestrian Marine Core digital camo uniform. However, Sonic saw that this stallion had an advanced prosthetic left foreleg that looked like it came from outer space.

The last two on the right side behind Hunter were different like their teammates and were just as skilled as the their leader. The stallion in the back which being a earth stallion was taller than the others and looked pretty strong with powerful muscles for all his legs wearing a Army Uniform like Hunter, his coat was dark green with grey colored eyes, had what appeared to be a scar on his right cheek of his face like he got it from a battle some time ago, he didn’t have a mane, but did have a military buzzcut dark red tail, and his uniform was bigger than the standard ones made for stallions or ponies. The last one in the front of the hulking stallion was a pegasus the same size as the stallion that had the advanced artificial foreleg and had a Equestrian Navy Uniform in their digital camouflage colors, he looked cunning with a calm and focused feel to him meaning he could be a sniper, had a dark blue colored coat, a thin dark grey color mane with a smooth buzzcut tail that was the same color, and had a toothpick in his mouth.

Then Hunter introduces his team to the blue hero teen glancing at the two on the left and then to the two on the right saying to him, “These are my squad mates. Tech Support our technical, scientific, and technical specialist or Tech for short and Echo Lock our team’s scout and combat specialist But we just call him Echo. The big stallion on the right is Wrecking Ball our team’s muscle and heavy weapons specialist.” 

But the big earth stallion just laughed and said to the blue hero with grin on his muzzle slamming his forelegs together like fists, “Hehehe, but just call me Wrecker for short!”

Sonic just nodded in reply before he looked at Hunter as he introduced the last member of his squad and said to him, “And our last teammate here is Long Range our sniper and he can can take out a enemy no matter of range or weather condition.”

Soon the dark blue stallion took out his toothpick with his left foreleg and said to Sonic in a low and confident voice, “Just call me Crosshairs young stallion.”

Crosshairs soon put his toothpick back in his mouth and put his left foreleg down on the ground as he looked at Shining and the blue hero. Sonic knew these guys were extremely skilled and trained for military standards as they definitely looked like they were part of the best that the Equestrian Military has to offer. Not to mention they seemed like they came from different branches of the military before being transferred to the Special Forces branch thanks to their military uniforms.

Soon Shining who was in shock to meet this squad in the flesh said to Hunter and his team as he heard of Squad 99 since he was here, “So you’re Squad 99! I heard so much about you guys from everybody else here in the base! I’m-“

“Shining Armor. Presently at the rank of Staff Sargent and 2nd in command to Commander Forest Rush of Squad 12 of the Equestrian Marine Core’s Advanced 23rd Regiment and recently reinstated in the Equestrian Military a month ago after being reduced to civilian status for two years by Captain of the National Guard and Prince Wing Shield and Princess Cadence alongside Princess Luna. Previously the Captain of the Royal Guard until 2 years ago. From Equestria’s capital city of Cantalot. Born 24 years ago at Cantalot Skylight Hospital. Blood type AB+. Parents Nightlight and Twilight Velvet before alive and well with adopted dragon sibling Spike the Dragon presently living with them in Cantalot and has one biological sibling Twilight Sparkle who is presently unaccounted for after running away from home two years ago.”, said Tech in a smart and intelligent tone as he adjusted his glasses as he spoke about Shining’s background profile from the military’ database on their active members and even their past members.

Shining just looked at Tech in awkward silence before he said to Tech feeling a bit blown away before what he heard from the smart unicorn stallion, “Uh… yeah. I guess those military background checks are pretty thorough when the military got overhauled 2 years ago.”

Sonic who heard everything looked at Shining with shock as he realized at what he heard in the Mess Hall was true and said to him, “You were Captain of the Royal Guard Shining?!”

Shining looked back at Sonic and said to him with a bit of a frown and an agitated voice, “Was Sonic. I was Captain of the Royal Guard. But not anymore…”

Sonic looked at Shining with an eyebrow raised and saw that the white unicorn stallion was agitated, but also almost sad as well. Whatever happened 2 years ago Shining didn’t want to talk about and sounded like something bad happened back then. Almost like he didn’t want to be reminded about what happened back then.

Echo looked at Shining and said to the former Captain of the Royal Guard with surprise as he never told Sonic about his past, “You never told your new friend here about what happened to you 2 years ago?”

“Yeah considering what happened with that invasion and everything I thought you didn’t forget about it.”, agreed Wrecker feeling a bit confused about Shining not telling Sonic about what happened that caused him to lose his position and spend his life as a civilian.

This made Shining even more agitated and was beginning to make him loose his temper, but he tried hard not to loose himself to his rage, “I told you! I put that behind me long ago!”

Soon Crosshair spoke to Shining saying to him as a certain question was brought up, “Then where’s your little sister? It’s been two years since she was last seen.”

Shining’s face fell before looking at the ground in shame as the sting of guilt and pain remained behind after fallout of Changeling Invasion. Sonic, however, never knew Shining had a little sister and missing at the moment, but the blue stallion was starting to get annoyed. Shining was a friend and he saved him from becoming a frozen pegasus in that lake days ago and there were a few things that Sonic didn’t tolerate or liked especially bullies.

Soon Sonic stepped up front of Shining looking at Squad 99 dead in the eye and said to them, “Alright I heard enough of this nonsense. Look I don’t know what happened with Shining two years ago, but for your sakes cut out before things turn ugly. I for one don’t like bullies picking on my friends!”

Shining looked at Sonic with amazement as he called him his friend. A smiled formed on his muzzle feeling better as Sonic had his back and didn’t cared what happened to him 2 years ago. Soon Wrecker said to the blue pegasus teen saying to him, “Hey we didn’t mean that! We know it wasn’t Shining’s fault for falling for Chrysalis’ deception. I could happen to any stallion!”

Sonic just frowned and said to Wrecker with a glare, “Oh really now? But the way I see it’s not nice to remind someone of something painful in their life that they want to put in the past! And… it sounds like your looking for a fight.”

Squad 99 looked at Sonic thinking he was crazy even the other marines, but Hunter could tell that this blue pegasus stallion was different at first glance. There was a noble warrior heart in him. A true hero that stood up for his friends and protected the innocent. Soon Wrecker said to him with an annoyed look on his face, “What?! You think can take one of us on?! You’re just a teenager!”

Sonic smirked and retorted back saying to Wrecker knowing he could beat the strong muscled earth stallion, “Yeah, but I beat foes way bigger and nastier than any of you guys ever seen. I wouldn’t have to break a sweat!”

Soon Wrecker walked forward and looked down at Sonic who was still standing there grinning at him with an annoyed frown on his muzzle. Secretly the big stallion had to give the sky blue pegasus stallion much deserved credit no stallion or pony had the guts to talk down at him right in his face. Whoever this teen stallion was he sure wasn’t afraid of him or wasn’t afraid of a fight. More like he was itching for a fight.

Soon the strong stallion said to Sonic with a growl, “Think you can take me on little guy?!”

“Yeah! I’ll even give you the free shot at me! If you can hit me that is.”, replied Sonic who was still looking at him grinning.

“Oh yeah?! Then what’s your name before I knock your light out you blue pegasus?!”, said back Wrecker now feeling more annoyed.

Sonic smirked and said back to the strong muscled earth stallion, “Just call me Sonic. Besides in a few seconds you’re not going to know what hit you!

“We’ll see about that! Take this!!”, exclaimed Wrecker as he sent his right foreleg flying for Sonic who just stander there casually. 

Everyone thought the sky blue stallion was going to get squashed including Shining, but they were soon mistaken when Sonic just simply dodged to the right with ease in a split second. Wrecker’s right fore-hoof only hit air and looked to see Sonic on the right side of his hoof with shock and said to him, “How did you-“

He couldn’t finished his sentence when Sonic quickly squatted and turned around before delivering a powerful kick to Wrecker’s chest with his new back legs. The bulky earth stallion was sent flying backwards several feet before he landed on the ground on his hooves. He groaned in pain as he felt that attack and realized that Sonic wasn’t just fast, but strong too. He never saw his attack coming before it was too late.

All the marines had seen everything with different looks on their faces and one earth stallion said to a Pegasus pony with shock, “Did you just see that?! That stallion managed to land a hit on Wrecker and dodged his attack like it was nothing!”

“I know! It was too quick for me to see what happen!”, replied the pony as she was in disbelief too. 

Soon Wrecker managed to get him back upright and looked at Sonic who just smiling at him. The strong stallion scowled and ran for Sonic trying to run him down, but the blue blur suddenly raced away in a light blue colored streak before Wrecker can hit him. The strong stallion screeched to a sudden stop and looked around in shock before Sonic began to deliver a downpour of homing attacks on him as he got pounded like a drum or a nail getting hit by a hammer multiple times. 

Tech watched in interest as Sonic kept delivering his homing attacks onto Wrecker as Echo just said to Hunter and the rest of their team, “Who is this stallion?! He’s kicking Wrecker’s flank like he was a rag-doll!”

“More than that. I believe this stallion is able to obtain super sonic speeds or more with ease and isn’t just fast on his hooves, but it is possible that he is also just as fast on his wings. It could be his talent or was born with this super speed of his when he was a colt.”, said Tech as they watched Wrecker get hammered by Sonic like it was nothing.

Hunter now interested in the fight noticing Sonic’s hits were not as damaging as the blue hero wasn’t trying to badly hurt Wrecker. He was just bruising him up and going easy on the strong stallion. It was clear Sonic was going easy on him.

Shining on the other hoof watched in amazement as he never knew Sonic was able to fight and was able curl into a ball and home in on enemies like a homing missile. If Sonic capable of this kind of combat then what could he do when he goes all out.

Soon Sonic landed on the ground in front of Wrecker with a smirk on his face and said to him as he had a few bruises on his body, “Give up big guy?”

Wrecker now really annoyed with Sonic glared at the blue hero and exclaimed to him as he got to his hooves and ran towards him, “NOT IN YOUR LIFE!!”

The strong stallion brought up his forelegs into the air when he reached Sonic and slammed them into him. With a tremendous crash dirt and debris went to the air after Wrecker’s attack landed its mark. Everyone knew Sonic was probably in a crater banged up a bit and Shining hoped the sky blue stallion was okey.

At last Wrecker said in triumph as he managed to land a hit on Sonic at last, “Haha! I got him!”

But he was wrong when the dust cleared Sonic wasn’t in the created that Wrecker made with his forelegs like he wasn’t there in the spot at all! Wrecker looked around in shock realizing he didn’t hit him before he heard Sonic’s voice above him, “Hey! Muscle head! Heads up!”

Wrecker looked up just in time to see Sonic who had made a huge jump into the air as he was coming down with his Stomp attack with a light blue cone around his right back leg. Sonic soon landing a powerful hit on the strong stallion’s right side and with tremendous slam smashed him into the ground. Dust and dirt flew into the air after the strong crash before Sonic burst out of the cloud and landed in front of it looking back at it with a smirk. 

Within the dust cloud poor Wrecker was on his back and moaned in pain as he felt like he got run over by a large dump truck thanks to Sonic’s Stomp Attack, “Oooow… that kind of hurt.”

Once the dust cloud disappeared and everyone could see him in the creator that Sonic made thanks to his Stomp Attack. No one ever imagined he had those kinds of attacks or could beat one of the members of Squad 99 in a fight. Soon a pink unicorn pony marine said out loud with amazement, “Whoa! He’s good.”

Soon Wrecker rolled onto his hooves before Sonic came over and held out a hoof causing the earth stallion look at him with confusion. Then the blue hero said to him with a smile on muzzle, “Need a hand big guy?”

Deciding take the offer of help from Sonic Wrecker got a grip on his left foreleg before the blue hero pulled him up from his spot. Soon the bulky stallion said to the blue blur still surprised that Sonic actually beat him despite being a 16 year old teen stallion, “I don’t know what to say, but your one heck of a fighter!”

Sonic smiled and said to the hulking earth stallion as he was impressed with Wrecker’s strength and skill, “Yeah. You weren’t bad yourself! Your actually ok in my book dude.”

This praise made Wrecker laugh in delight before giving the blue stallion teen a tight hug with his forelegs and said to him in joy, “Your okey you blue winged hotshot! You’re welcome to team up with us anytime!! Hahahahaha!!”

Sonic choked and gave a pained smile on his muzzle and said to Wrecker in a pained tone, “Your- ACK- welcome Wrecker! You mind letting me go? You’re crushing my spline!”

The big stallion let Sonic go and gently put him down on the ground on his hooves before Shining came over said to the blue hero, “Sonic… thanks… for sticking up for me.”

Sonic looked at Shining and said to him with a smile on his muzzle, “Heh it was nothing. Besides that’s what friends are for after all. Standing up for each other when things look tight.”

Shining smiled at this before Sonic held out his right foreleg and the unicorn stallion responded by bumping his right foreleg with Sonic’s leg. Once that was done Wrecker said to the former captain of the Royal Guard who looked at him, “Uh Shining about what we said about what happened to you two years ago. We didn’t know you still had… well… problems with accepting what happened.”

Shining sighed and said to Wrecker with a small smile, “It’s ok Wrecker. I forgive you and your squad, but I wish could forgive myself for what happened back then.”

Just then yellow pegasus stallion came in and said to the group of marines as it was time to get to bed, “Come on everybody. Time to hit the hey.”

Everyone nodded before they began to walk for their sleeping quarters to settled down for the night as some of them stayed behind to put equipment up or turn machines off. Among the group Sonic was walking beside Hunter and saw Shining in front of him as they e steered the hallway heading for the barracks. Soon Sonic looked at Hunter and asked him, “Hey Hunter? I was wondering about something. Why was Shining so agitated when you guys mentioned something happening two years ago?”

Hunter looked at Sonic and said to him knowing it was best that Shining told himself considering that it was a personal subject, “I think it’s best that Shining tells you himself Sonic. He may not like to talk about it, but if you want to know about happened he’s probably the only one who can tell you from his perspective.”

Sonic nodded in agreement before he picked up speed and caught to Shining as everyone went their separate ways. It wasn’t until Sonic and Shining arrived at the room that former Captain of the Royal Guard and Sharpshot were sharing in the barracks. Sonic looked around he was going to share with Shining and this Sharpshot stallion character that the white unicorn stallion mentioned on the way here to get some much needed rest. Once Shining opened the door they saw an inflatable bed in the center of the room with bed sheets on it which was meant for Sonic. Soon Sonic looked around the room and said to Shining with a raised eyebrow on his face, “Ok. I didn’t know you had this size of a room to sleep.”

Shining responded to Sonic’s response as he took off his military uniform and said to the blue hero with a smile, “Yeah. It’s not much, but it’s better than nothing. Besides Sharpshot is quite the snorer when he sleeps.”

Sonic groans knowing he wasn’t going to get much sleep given the fact Sharpshot wasn’t going to give him much sleep. He was about say something when a curious look formed on his face as he saw next to the bunk bed on a nearby desk was of a younger Shining when he got into the Royal Guard years ago and beside him was a younger yet older Twilight near her teenage years when she was Celestia’s student before she ran away. Soon the former blue hedgehog looked at Shining and asked him before looking back at the picture, “Hey Shining? Who’s the purple unicorn with you in this picture?”

Shining looked back at Sonic and saw the picture as a sad smile formed on his face before he joined the blue blur saying to him, “Oh. That’s my little sister Twilight Sparkle. I haven’t seen or talked to her since two years ago.”

Sonic looked back at Shining and saw the expression on his face and could tell something happened between the two of them. It may have something to do with what happened 2 years ago when Shining was Captain of the Royal Guard. Besides Hunter told Sonic if Shining wanted to talk about what happened it was up to him before the blue hero asked him with concern, “So… what happened between both of you?”

Shining sadly sighing in regret and replied to Sonic telling him what happened saying to him what happened two years ago, “Well let’s just say Twilight tried to warn me, her friends, my little dragon brother Spike, and Princess Celestia about a evil insect Equien queen that was disguised as Celestia and Luna’s niece Cadence who was I going to marry. We didn’t listen and sent her home which broke her heart later running away from home. After that Chrysalis launched her invasion on Cantalot, but the real Cadence and Luna stopped the invasion and after that things got bad. I was relieved of my position and spent most of my life as a civilian finding jobs at Ponyville. Even my own family didn’t want to talk to me for what I did and threw me out of my own home and Cadence ended up marrying another stallion last year.”

Sonic gained a sympathetic look on his face and felt sorry for Shining after hearing what happened to him two years ago. It was hard to believe how one simple mistake could cause so much damage to everyone around Shining. The blue blur could tell those painful moments still lingered in the unicorn’s heart, but seemed better with coping with them during those years.

Soon Shining smiled a bit and continued talking to Sonic as he told him, “But a month ago Cadence’s husband who happened to be a old friend of mine from my military academy days came to see me and told me that I was allowed to rejoin the military as a position opened up here in Forest’s platoon. I accepted the offer and came here, but I also managed to fix up my relationship with my family and now I can go back to Cantalot anytime. I also promised that I would find Twilight and bring her home.”

Sonic smiled at this and was glad that Shining was able to repair the damage done to his family and could guess they felt pretty terrible for throwing their own son out on the streets like that. Things looked dark at first, but eventually things got better and now Shining was glad to have a caring family that wanted to be there for him when things look grim. Soon he asked Shining with a newly formed look of concern as he glanced back at the picture of the younger Shining and Twilight together in the park, “You think you’ll find your little sister Shining?”

Shining just said to Sonic shaking his head with an unsure look on his face before saying to the blue hero, “I’m not sure Sonic… but, I’ll find her one day.”

Sonic smiled at his new unicorn friend before he looked at the picture of Twilight and Shining together knowing that one day the two will be together again. Soon after that the duo got into their beds as Sharpshot came in and was introduced to Sonic by Shining before all 3 of them went to sleep. They had training drills tomorrow and Sonic was tagging along with them on their training mission as they were going have to get up early. Once Shining turned out the light both he and Sharpshot fell asleep while Sonic just looked up at the sealing of their room wondering where Twilight was in the first place. According to what Shining said to him Twilight hadn’t been seen in any part of Eques except rumors of her being sighted by different individuals saying she was heading up north around Fort Blizzarton after that she just went off the radar. Sonic couldn’t place it, but something in his bones were telling him that Twilight could be in big trouble right now. But the real question on Sonic’s mind as he closed his eyes going to sleep was where was Twilight now.





At the Hidden Base not far from Fort Blizzarton;

*ALARM SOUND*

Twilight was running down the sleek looking hallway as the light blue hospital gown she was wearing flapped in the air. She felt so tired and weak, but she had to keep going or she’ll get captured again and taken back to that lab she was in. This was her one and only chance to escape and get out of this place before these aliens or better known as human beings with their elemental powered creatures called Pokémon catch her.

Soon the smart unicorn came to an intersection where multiple hallways converged as a female voice came on the intercom of the base exclaiming to all personal, “ALERT! SUBJECT 1 HAS ESCAPED FROM LAB 1 AND IS TRYING TO ESCAPE THE BASE!! ALL TEAMS INTERCEPT THE SUBJECT BEFORE IT GETS TO A ESCAPE EXIT!! COMMENCING LOCKDOWN IN CORRIDORS 3 & 4!”

Twilight looked back and saw high tech doors closing behind her and quickly started running again as she made a right turn to the left heading down corridor 5. She knew it led to another escape exit out of this place and she would have to run fast to reach it. Like really fast like Rainbow goes at times.

As she ran down the corridor Twilight thought of how long she been here as a lab rat for these humans which was a month with a week added to it. The humans did some painful tests on her, but they showed her mercy giving her anesthesia to numb the pain and the anesthetic gas they gave her was advanced one of them called it Neo Nitrous which was like Nitrous Oxide what hospitals and dental offices use for patients, however, it was perfectly safer to use on her alongside humans and Pokémon. The smart unicorn was given many anesthetic inductions while having flashbacks of what was being done to her like implants, extracting genetic samples from her body, tissue samples, and other things. However, she later that the humans found a way to artificially extract her magic from her horn, so they can study it in a liquified form. 

Also Twilight overheard from one of the scientists that they captured a pegasus stallion just the other day when a mysterious group with advanced cars and tech were spying on the base, however, caught onto the group making them retreat. But one car got left behind before it disappeared in a strange purple and white light it’s driver, however, was left behind when one of the team leaders grabbed him or her out of the vehicle before it vanished wearing a strange suit before transforming into a Pegasus. They were doing some tests on him or her right now, but Twilight had to get out of here first and find a military base hopefully finding someone who can help her rescue the stallion or pony that was captured. So she waited for the right chance to escape and got her chance when some scientists were getting situated for the night and had accidentally loosen her restraints and that’s when Twi made her move knocking out the two humans with a stun spell before getting out and made a break for it.

As she kept running Twi saw stairs going up towards an emergency exit that rested at the top of the stairs as she said to herself, “Almost there! Just got to keep running!”

Soon Twi made it to the stairway and began to run up the stairs as the alarm blared and right lights flashed as she kept going. It all felt like a blur to her as she went up stairs after stairs until at last she reached the top floor before coming to a door that had a red sign that said Exit at the very top. Suddenly, Twilight heard fast footsteps from behind her as she looked back and an heard unfamiliar male voice, “The subject is this way! Don’t let it reach the exit!”

Oh no! They were gaining on her! Twilight had to get out of here now before she was caught again. The smart unicorn looked at the door and used her magic to twist open the nob of the door before opening it and ran out only to come in contact with chilling cold weather and pitch black expanse of night just southeast of the entrance she fell through a month and a week ago. She quickly ran into the snow covered environment and not looking back heading southeast as she swung the door closed behind her and made it out of the complex just as her pursers came out and looked around to see Twi was long gone. They may have lost her tonight, but they were track her down tomorrow as she was implanted with 4 microchips relaying her position and location.

This was far from over. It was only just beginning.

Sonic X US Announcer: Looks like things are about to heat up for Sonic and Shining! Will they be able to save Twilight from her pursuers before it was too late? Or will this mysterious force capture her again? Find out next time on Sonic X Frontiers!


BE CONTINUED…





> Episode 2: A New Beginning and New Arrival Part 2;
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Episode 2: A New Beginning and New Arrival Part 2;


Sonic X US Dub Announcer: Previously on Sonic X Frontiers! 2 years have passed since Shining Armor moved to Ponyville after being relieved of position of Captain of the Royal Guard passing it onto his former 2nd in Command Shield Wing. During that time Eques’s technology took a dramatic leap reaching 21st Century technology with an advanced, high skilled and trained, and technological equipped military. Shining on the other hand took over as librarian of Golden Oak Library aka Twilight’s old home before she ran away from home keeping up to date and upkeep. Shining was soon visited by Shield who was now married to Cadence and the two had conversation about what’s been going on with each other since Shining left Cantalot over dinner as a new military base was being constructed in Ponyville. Shining revealed to Shield that he hadn’t found Twilight yet only getting loose pieces of information about her whereabouts. But soon Shining was given a reinstatement form to rejoin the Equestrian military and after some deep thought Shining accepted the offer and a few days later with the reconciling with his family that felt ashamed of throwing him out their home when he was suffering Shining boarded a train bound for his new deployment in Fort Blizzarton. 

Meanwhile on Mobius several months have passed since Sonic and his friends returned from space after defeating the Meteriex alongside bringing the Chaos Emeralds back with them. However, during those months Eggman and his robots were up to their usual plans in taking the world which was happening now as our heroes tried to stop the devious doc’s newest scheme in using the Chaos Emeralds to take over the planet. But things soon spiraled out of control when Sonic sent one of Eggman’s robots into the machine containing the Chaos Emeralds and accidentally induced Chaos Control sending our blue hero and his friends alongside Eggman, his robots, and Eggman’s new base to a new world. However this time Sonic was transformed into a blue pegasus stallion and crashed into a frozen lake not far from Fort Blizzarton, but was rescued by Shining and his new comrade of his new platoon Ice Mist who were ice diving in the lake to check a underwater sensor placed in the lake. Sonic was taken back to Fort Blizzarton for medical treatment and after waking up from his sleep and showing off his reflexes in his new form in a fight with a comrade of Shining’s and his squad in a different platoon the two stallions became fast friends. Little did Sonic nor Shining knew was that Twilight during this time was captured and being experimented on by humans from a different world alongside strange creatures with elemental powers. The smart unicorn pony managed to make daring escape from the secret base that her captors have built in the winter landscape knowing that she would tracked down by her captors and be recaptured! Can Sonic and Shining save Twilight from her pursuers? And kind of plans do these mysterious captors have in store for Twi? Find out now on Sonic X Frontiers!


(Sonic X US English Dub intro Starts;)






(Intro Ends;)


Location: 5 Miles Northwest of Fort Blizzarton; The next day;

Sonic was shivering in the freezing cold as Shining and his platoon were doing some training exercises. The blue blur was wearing standard military cold weather gear including a uniform with digital winter camo on it. Sure the blue blur was use to cold weather, but the temperature was another story. He felt like he was in the North Pole right now. Not only that he was not used to waking up at military time especially their wake-up calls.

The training exercise that Shining and his platoon were doing was some simple ambush tactics in winter like conditions. They did a number of drills over and over the same drill over and over again until they finished said drill before they moved onto another one which the platoon did a couple of rounds until they at last they finished their training exercises for the morning as Forest Rush said to his team, “Ok! That’s enough for right now. Let’s head back to base and warm up.”

“Great! Can’t wait to get back to recreational room back at the base and relax a bit!”, called out Sharpshot as he was already freezing his wings off already.

Soon Shining looked at Ice who was already packing up her gear in her military saddle bags with her magic and asked her with a curious look on his face, “So what are you going to do when we get back to base Ice?”

Ice glanced at Shining and before looking back at her saddle bags and her weapon as she continued put her stuff up before the unicorn mare said to him, “I’m going to do some diving in the pool. A nice dip in water helps me relax.”

Shining nodded in reply and until he saw Sonic looking at him who had gotten use to the cold by now, but not much as he said to the unicorn stallion shivering a bit, “Um… c-c-can w-w-w-we please g-g-g-go now Shining? I’m fr-fr-fr-freezing off my new tail here in this weather!”

Shining had to agree with Sonic as he said to the sky blue pegasus stallion understand what he was talking about, “Don’t worry Sonic we’re leaving right now.”

The blue stallion let out a shivering sigh of relief as the team finally got their stuff together and headed back for the Snow Crawler that brought them here. However, this training mission was about to change quickly real soon. 

The platoon was about to go back in their vehicle to head back to Base when Sonic who looked behind to see if nothing was following them noticed something in the distance. He couldn’t make it out, but it looked like a figure of a pony and was moving towards them. The former blue hedgehog hero soon said to Shining and to his platoon as the unknown figure was getting closer to them, “Uh guys… I think we got a visitor!”

Shining, Forest, Ice, Sharpshot, and Sky Drop quickly turned around and saw the figure walking for them. They quickly readied their weapons and aimed at the figure with their magic or their forelegs as Forest Rush yelled at the unknown figure, “HALT! THIS IS COMMANDER FOREST RUSH OF THE EQUESTRIAN MARINES’ 23RD REGIMENT! IDENTIFY YOURSELF!!”

The figure didn’t respond as it kept coming as the platoon readied for a fight as did Sonic who had his forelegs bent in a ready position and had his new wings open itching for a fight. Even though they had no idea who it was they would still need to be on their guard. The last thing they needed was getting taken by surprise by some new enemy that the Equestrian military had no info about and thanks to the snow and wind it was hard to tell who or what was coming towards them.

Everyone was on edge as the figure got closer until Sonic noticed something else about it when it stumbled a bit and tried to stay up. Whoever it was he or she were pretty tired and worn out. However, who else would be in this kind of weather in the first place.

It wasn’t long the figure got closer and to the group when they heard a female voice say to them pleading for help in a tired and pained tone, “Please… somepony help me.”

Sonic and the rest of the platoon didn’t recognize the voice all except only one in the group. That was Shining and he knew that voice from anywhere as his face gained a shocked and concerned look on his face. The voice belonged to a certain unicorn pony that had been missing for two years and the one that Shining had been searching for since the Changeling Invasion. 

“Twily?!”, shouted Shining in disbelief as the figure came into view at last and to everyone shock and disbelief it was Twilight still wearing her gown and was freezing cold with a very tired look on her face as if she had been running for several hours from something or someone. Everyone including Sonic knew there something was very wrong with her especially with her physical condition. How did she end up like that?

Twilight looked up and saw her older brother as very weak yet relieved look formed on her face saying to him, “Sh-Shining… thank goodness…”

Suddenly the lavender unicorn stumbled about to collapse and Shining quickly dropped his gear including his weapon out of his magic’s hood running for his sister catching her in time. Once she was in his forelegs he exclaimed to Twilight with a very concerned and a bit scared look on his face, “Twilight what happened to you?! Who did this?!!”

Twilight opened her eyes weakly and said to her older brother saying to him in a weak reply, “They… experimented on me… trying to know how unicorns and other Equestrians live and function. They know where I am… you and everypony else have to get away from here before it’s too late…”

Shining was now confused on what Twilight was going on about. Who was they? And did she meant get away before it was too late? He soon found out when a cyan color aura surrounded Twilight and was lifted into the air by some unknown force and lifted towards the direction of where Twi came from. Then like on cue the wind and snow stopped revealing humanoid figures wearing military winter gear with creatures that didn’t look anything that Sonic or Shining’s platoon had ever seen before. Soon Twi was lifted into one of the beings arms which seemed the leader which had a yellow mouse on its shoulder while an oddly colored owl of some kind was flying behind them and it’s eyes were glowing in the same blue aura that held Twilight in its grasp as Shining yelled in horror, “NO! TWILIGHT!!”

Sharpshot and the rest of the platoon saw the unknown visitors and creatures before saying to everyone as Sonic got into a fighting stance, “Uh I think we found our culprits guys!”

Sonic looked back at Sharp and said to him with a roll of his eyes and an annoyed look as they were presently under attack, “Geez Sharp you think?!”

Twilight tried to resist her captors, but one of them placed an inhaler mask over her muzzle as a sedative was administered to her and made fall sleep before the mask was taken off her muzzle. Then the leader of the unknown pointed at the group as the rest of the group nodded as they pulled out strange red and white ball like objects and enlarged them thanks to a white button on the front. Soon they threw the balls into the air and opened up accompanied with a strange sound as neon blue streaks revealing more creatures these comprised of a large red bug standing on two legs with sharp pinchers, yellow colored eyes, and sleek like wings, a strange white with forest green creature that looked similar to a large tree, but was able to walk and had purple colored eyes with its arms crossed, two four legged black and grey colored canine creatures with red colored eyes growling and snarling at the group like military dogs, another four legged creature this one was blue and yellow with body features looking like it can use electricity or even lightning itself, and the last one was a bipedal figure that was red, grey, and yellow with blade like features on it even with a bladed like helmet of some kind on its head. All of them had strange yet advanced gear on their heads and over their eyes like what marines wore somehow connecting with their handlers and they looked like they were wanting to fight. The red insect creature opened its pincher like hands and said to the Equestrian military platoon, “Sizzor!!”

Shining, Ice, Forest, Sky and Sonic looked back at Sharp as he gulps in fear as they were in deep trouble now. He had to open his big mouth! All that Sharp said was a meekly reply saying, “Me and my big mouth…”

Soon the strange humanoid handlers of the creatures pointed at the group as the strange animals charged for them exclaiming, “SIZZOR/MAGNETIC/RAHOOOO/ABAMASNOW/BISHARP!!!”

Sonic who knew this was trouble called to everyone in Shining’s platoon as he readied for the coming fight, “Here they come!!”

The red bipedal insect creature opened up one of its pinchers and started to build up energy inside it before firing the energy like beam of orange energy at the group. Sky Drop soon exclaims to the group as the attack was coming at them, “WATCH OUT!!”

The group of equines jumped, opened their wings of the pegasi, or leapt out of the way just in time as the attack struck the ground where they were once standing. A powerful explosion erupted from where the attack landed causing snow and black smoke to rising into the air. Sonic, Sky and Sharpshot who made it into the air in time looked at where they were just moments ago and the former blue hedgehog hero said to the two pegasi with shock, “Whoa!! What kind of an attack was that just now?!”

Sharpshot looked at Sonic and said to the blue blur knowing this wasn’t magic or technology they were dealing with, “No clue Sonic, but I think we’re dealing with something else entirely!”

Sky Drop looked down at the snow covered ground seeing Forest and Ice holding off the other attacking creatures who were using attacks that weren’t magic based. Ice was facing off the living tree creature which was using its right hand in a glowing green color. Forest on the other hand was fighting the bladed creature with his combat knife while the bladed creature was using an attack that made the sharp blades on its hands glow in a metallic silver color. The pegasus noticed that Shining was missing among the carnage and said to the two pegasi stallions, “Wait! Where’s Shining?!”

Sharpshot looked down at the fight and said to Sky Drop as he couldn’t see the white unicorn stallion, “No clue! I can’t see him in all this mess!”

Sonic looked around and saw the white unicorn stallion making a charge at the being that was holding Twilight as yelled to Sharpshot and Sky Drop, “There he is!!”

Sharpshot and Sky Drop looked down at the ground and saw Shining as well as their teammate was making a run at the being and rescue Twilight. Shining been looking for his little sister for 2 years and wasn’t going to let some unknown beings take her away from him. As he got closer to the mysterious being leader with the yellow mouse on his or her shoulder the unicorn stallion yelled at the being, “LET MY SISTER GO YOU CREEPS!!”

Shining readied his horn and fired a blast of magic from it trying to hit the being, but the being nodded to the yellow mouse who responded back by saying to it, “Pika!”

Soon the yellow mouse creature jumped into the air and yellow electricity began to spark from its red circle like cheeks, “PIKAAAA-CHUUUUU!!!”

The mouse fired off a blast of electricity at Shining’s magic blast which streaked through the air like lightning. The two attacks slammed into each other pushing back and forth against each other before an explosion happened blinding Shining for a bit as he shut his eyes blocking out the smoke. Suddenly the yellow mouse charged in through the smoke as its tail glowed becoming a metallic silver and jumped into the air yelling at Shining and swung its tail at the unicorn stallion, “CHUAAA-PIKA!!”

*SLAM*

“UGH!!!”, exclaimed Shining as the strange attack landed on his right side and the force of the  attack sent him flying out of the smoke cloud. Noticing this Sonic quickly flew down and caught Shining just in time as the white stallion slammed into him acting like a buffer to slow down the impact.

Sonic quickly flapped his wings hard into the opposite direction to push back against the force that sent Shining flying. It took some difficulty, but Sonic managed to stop and brought Shining to the ground putting him on his hooves and said to him with concern, “You ok Shining?!”

Shining opened his eyes and looked at Sonic before saying to him in a bruised tone, “Yeah… I’m good Sonic! Just got hit in the right side is all.”

Sonic nodded back at Shining in agreement as the smoke cleared showing the yellow mouse looking at the two stallions ready to deliver another attack. The former blue hedgehog knew at once this mouse was a though one, so he got in front of Shining and readied his Sonic Boost attack when the leader of the unknown attackers made a motion with his hands telling the members of his team to call off their creatures. They did so pulling out the strange red and white balls with the white buttons in the center of them. Soon red lights shot out of the balls at the strange creatures except the yellow mouse who went back to the leader. The other strange creatures vanished in the red light and went back into the balls before the attackers put their balls back where they got them. They soon began to walk back towards hummer like vehicles with advanced snow treads equipped on them taking Twilight with them!

Shining saw this and exclaimed in horror as these attackers were taking his sister away from him, “NO!!! GIVE MY SISTER BACK!!”

Sonic, however, knew what the unicorn stallion was about to do as he yelled to Shining, “SHINING NO!!”

But Shining didn’t hear the blue hero as he suddenly charged at the unknown group just as the leader said something the yellow mouse to attack the unicorn stallion. The yellow rodent nodded in agreement before jumping off the shoulder of the leader and yelled out loud as it charged up electricity in its cheeks again, “PIKAAAA-CHUUUUUU!!!”

The yellow mouse let out another blast of electricity and this time it scored a direct hit on Shining as he stopped in his tracks and screamed in pain, “AAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHH!!!”

Once the attack stopped Shining fell forward and flopped to the ground with a heavy thud before the mouse went back to the leader and mysterious group went back into their vehicles with Twilight in their grasp. As they started up their vehicles Forest looked up at Sky Drop and yelled at him knowing they had to find out where they were going with Shining’s sister, “SKY! THE TRACKER!”

Sky Drop who looked down at the Sargent Major nodded in reply as he pulled out an advanced magnetic tracking device that was shaped like a curved rectangle out of one of his vest’s pockets with his left foreleg. He then threw it at on one of the vehicles as it latched onto to top of the 1st vehicle as it activated automatically as it made contact with the unknown vehicle. Soon the 3 vehicles raced away from the military platoon kicking up snow and blinding the group as they were now gone.

Soon Sky Drop, Sharpshot, and Sonic landed on the ground and looked at Forest and Ice as Forest said to Sky, “Did you get a tracking device on one of their vehicles Sky?”

Sky Drop nodded in reply and said to Forest, “Sure did Forest. We’ll know for certain where they’re going now!”

Sharpshot, however, didn’t agree with that notion as he exclaimed to Forest as they weren’t going after their unknown attackers who had captured Twilight, “I don’t understand?! Why aren’t we going after our attackers or trying to rescue Twilight right now?!! She needs us now!”

Forest Rush looks at Sharpshot and said to him sternly knowing he was right, but they had a different problem that needed immediate attention, “I know Sharp, but we have a bigger problem right now that needs tending to!”

Soon everyone heard Shining moan in pain as he laid on the ground completely shocked from that electrical attack that the strange mouse did on him moments ago. It was clear what Forest was talking about as they needed to go back to base and regroup, but also take care of Shining. Who no doubt was hurt thanks to that strange attack he took head on.

Soon Sonic and Ice rushed over to where Shining was right now as the former blue hedgehog said to the unicorn stallion with concern, “Hang in there in buddy! We’re going get you back to base right now! Just hold on!”

Shining opened his eyes and looked at the sky blue stallion as he wanted to say something to Sonic. However, that wasn’t the case as Shining’s vision started to swim just as Ice yelled something to the rest of the platoon. He couldn’t make out what Ice just said as everything went black and silent as Shining slipped into unconsciousness.

Location Unknown;

Shining opens his eyes and finds himself in a vast empty space where everything was black with no one else with him. As he looked around his surroundings he called out loud hoping someone would hear him, “Hello? Anypony or stallion here?”

No reply came indicating that Shining was all alone in this place. He began to walk forward and could only see nothing except a vast black expanse with only the sound of his hooves and his own breathing. What was this place and what was Shining doing here by himself?

He kept walking until Shining heard slow muffled breathing, a futuristic electronic beeping, and a few other sounds surrounding him like they were coming from all around him. Then Shining felt something from the left as he looked to his left and saw a futuristic door to an advanced operating room as the sounds seemed like they coming from that door. The white unicorn stallion gulped and walked towards the doors knowing whatever was on the other side was making those sounds. As he reached the doors Shining pushed one of them open and walked inside as the door closed behind him.

On the other side of the doors Shining saw an operating room that was straight out of one of those science fiction comic books he used to read as a colt. The entire room was a bit large with a futuristic and outer space feel to it as it had a floor that had a smooth light blue colored floor with a metallic sky blue colored walls. The center of the room had 3 futuristic lights turned on shining pale blue colored light down at lab/operating table which was in the center. A surgical blue sheet was over the table with something under it as wires and hoses from different machines went to the covered object. 

Shining noticed a few of the machines were ones he recognized from hospitals like the heart monitor, IV lines hanging from metal polls, and an anesthetic machine which had light blue colored hoses connected to the machine with a black breathing bag that was growing and shrinking with each breath it was taken. However, there was a machine that Shining never seen before as on the right side was a futuristic machine the same size as the anesthetic machine, but it had two pumps installed on it, black hoses that were connected to the machine, a large clear container next to the main console of the machine showing a magenta colored liquid being pumped into the contraption with a very small amount collected. A longer black tube went from the machine to what was under the surgical blue blanket and the hose was bulging. Was this machine extracting something and what exactly and why did that color liquid look familiar?

Shining looks towards the cover object on the OR table and walks over to it going on its left  side before putting his right foreleg on the top of the blanket. The white stallion then slowly pulled the blanket down from the top of the covered object and saw what it was underneath as his eyes went wide, his coat and mane went pale, and shocked and horrified look formed on his face. It was a pony on the table, but it wasn’t just any pony. It was one Shining held dearly to his heart.

There laying on the table in a deep sleep was Twilight who had her head laying on her left side on a soft white pillow. A light blue hairnet was around her mane with the same hospital gown that Shining saw her wear earlier when he alongside Sonic and the others found her, but it was clean one. A shiny black anesthesia mask was over her muzzle strapped around her head by a head harness connected to the front of the mask with a metal adapter connected to the two light blue colored hoses to the anesthetic machine. But on her horn Shining saw a strange metallic pump on Twi’s horn and the hose bulges were coming from the metal pump. That’s when Shining made a startling and terrifying revelation of what he was seeing first hand. Twilight’s magic was being extracted by the strange machine from her horn!

“Twilight?”, said Shining as he looked at his sedated sister when he heard sounds and strange shadowy figures that looked similar to the ones that the unicorn and his platoon encountered when he was awake, but wearing surgical gowns and gear appeared around him and Twi. Shining looked around with an aggressive and yet scared look to his face, but then he looked down at himself and saw he was wearing a gown similar to what his sister was wearing.

Suddenly black tentacles extended from 4 of the shadowy beings behind him and grabbed Shining around his body as he exclaimed in fear, “HEY!! LET ME GO!!”

Then Shining began to be pulled away from the table towards another room which had had glass doors and a vast white void behind it. The stallion tried to resist the strange, but he was loosing as he kept being dragged back towards the open door. The stallion opened his eyes and saw the figures surrounding the sleeping form of Twilight and exclaimed to them, “LEAVE MY SISTER ALONE!!”

Shining tried to use his magic to fire off a beam of magic, but for some reason it wasn’t working properly. The four beings went into the white light and kept dragging Shining towards the light. The white stallion dug his hooves into the floor trying to resist one last time with all the strength he had left.

Shining opened his eyes just in time to see Twilight’s head be covered up by the blanket thanks to one of the figures around her table. Was this a dream or a nightmare? 

Suddenly, Shining lost his grip and flew back towards the white light yelling out loud in fear as everything went white around him, “NOOOOOOOOOOO…”

(Back in Reailty at Fort Blizzarton military base;)

“AAAAAHHH!!”, Shining woke up with a scared look on his face as he panted trying to catch his breath as he looked around where he was now. He was back in Fort Blizzarton’s infirmary in a hospital bed with a hospital gown identical to what that Sonic wore when he was first brought to the base. However, Shining just had wires hooked up to him underneath his gown to his chest tracking his vitals and luckily no IV drip in either of his forelegs.

It was all just a dream, but it felt like a nightmare to Shining as he never felt that scared in a long time. The last time he felt like that was when he was a colt after reading a spooky story during one nightmare night.

Then Shining heard light snoring from his right and saw Sonic sitting in a nearby chair asleep which he was waiting for him to wake up. The unicorn stallion looked up at a nearby clock and saw it been 3 hours since he was last awake as it was nearing noontime. It was clear that dream was trying to tell him something and what was going to happen to Twilight if he didn’t do something to save her.

Soon Ice Mist came into the room as she opened the door with her magic and saw Shining now awake from his knocked out state said to him with a relieved tone of voice, “Good to see your finally awake again Shining.”

Shining looked at his platoon’s medical officer and said to her as he tried to get up on his hooves, “Ice.”

The white unicorn stallion managed to get up from his hospital bed and pulled off the wires underneath his gown with his magic. Sonic who heard Shining talk woke up and saw him getting the wires off his chest. The former blue hedgehog got up from his chair and quickly ran over to the unicorn stallion and said to him with concern as Shining put his hooves on the ground, “Easy Shining! You need to rest!”

“I’m fine Sonic. It will take more than an electric shock from that electric mouse to knock me out!”, replied Shining as he began to walk, but he stumbled a bit causing both Sonic and Ice come over to him and try to help him up. However, the white unicorn stallion managed to stand up on his own before he used his magic to take the hospital gown off his body and put it over the front of the hospital bed.

Just then trio heard the door open and saw Forest Rush coming in to see Shining out of bed and said to him in disbelief, “Shining?! You should be in bed!”

The unicorn stallion looked up at his commanding officer and said to him with a grunt, “I’m fine Forest and besides I’m not laying down now with my sister in trouble!”

Forest could tell Shining was acting stubborn, but he knew that his little sister was in danger and was going to do everything to get her back. Soon the green stallion sighed and said to him knowing there was no stopping him, “Ok. But anyways Snow Busters wants us in his office immediately for a debriefing on the mysterious group we encountered hours ago. That also includes Sonic too.”

Without another word everyone walked out of the hospital room and headed for Snow Buster’s office for a debriefing on the incident that happened with the mysterious group that captured Twilight.

(A bit later);

The group at last arrived at Snow Buster’s office and everyone saw Hunter and his Squad who were waiting for them. Once the group came to the front of Snow’s desk all of them gave the leader of the 23rd Regiment a military salute with their right forelegs saying in unison including Sonic, “Sir!”

“At ease Squad 49.”, said Snow Buster as looked at the new arrived squad as Shining’s squad brought down their right forelegs. Once that was done Snow Buster asked Forest Rush, “Now then… Commander Forest. I would like to know what happened a couple hours with the mysterious enemy contact that your squad encountered on your training mission?”

Forest cleared his throat and said to Snow Buster explaining to him what happened 3 hours ago, “Well it happened so fast Snow. These unknown bipedal creatures with strange creatures with elemental powers came out of nowhere and attacked us we did our best to hold them off until pulled out after they got what they were looking for.”

This peaked Snow Buster’s curiosity and as he would like to know what these unknown attackers’ objective was when they attacked Forest’s squad. The silver unicorn stallion soon asked the squad on what was the unknown attacker’s objective, “And what would that be?”

Forest and the rest of the squad including Sonic looked at Shining who seemed emotionally distraught and concerned about something important. Snow Buster nor Squad 99 never seen Shining like this, however, this felt like a personal matter that Shining could only think about. The former captain of the Royal Guard looked at his comrades/friends who knew he had to tell Snow Buster what those attackers were after even though it would be painful for him though.

Shining looked at Snow Buster, took a deep breath, and finally spoke to him saying, “They… were after my sister… and they took her before I had a chance to stop them before one of them knocked me out cold with some kind of electric based attack of some kind.”

Snow Buster and Squad 99’s eyes went wide at what they just heard as Wrecker exclaimed to Shining in disbelief at what they just heard him say, “What?! You managed to find your sister?! And those mysterious attackers and their elemental wielding creatures took her?!!”

Shining nodded at Wrecker in reply until Sonic walked up and said to everyone in the room with a grim look on his face as knew an instant when he saw those two legged beings, “Actually guys I know what are we dealing with right now. Those attackers are actually human beings!”

Everyone looked at Sonic and exclaimed to him including Crosshairs at what the former blue hedgehog just told them, “WHAT?!! HUMANS?!”

Sonic nodded in reply before he continued talking to everyone, “Yeah. I figured out the instant when they captured Twilight and attacked us since I been to a friend of mine’s world which is Earth so I know humans better than anyone else here right now! But the humans we encountered earlier weren’t the ones I remember especially those elemental creatures that had with them.”

Snow Buster looked at Sonic and spoke to him wanting to know more on these human attackers that they encountered, “Were these humans military trained Sonic?”

Sonic nodded in reply and said to Snow Buster as he confirmed it to the military stallion, “Yeah big time. They also had advanced gear and vehicles for winter conditions that I never seen before, but we never got a chance to see their faces before they got away with Twilight.”

“But…”, began Sky Drop as told Snow Buster that they did, however, placed a military tracker on one of those vehicles that the humans made their getaway in before continuing, “…we did managed to plant a tracker on one of their vehicles that attacked us! Thanks to some luck the tracker managed to transmit the location of their base before the signal vanished completely!”

Sky Drop pulled out a military pad like device that showed Snow Buster and everyone else where the signal of the tracker came from before it vanished altogether. The location of the signal came from a large valley that surrounded by several hills and other features 30 clicks northwest of Fort Blizzarton. As the looked at the data Echo said to Sky Drop, “Whoa. These guys actually decided to set up a base in the middle of nowhere and not far from the city!”

Sky Drop had to agree with a frown on his face saying in agreement, “Yeah. Right in our own backyard.”

Soon it was Hunter’s turn to speak as he asked Snow Buster on what the plan was for this situation, “Well sir? What’s the plan?”

Snow Buster sighed and said back to Hunter including everyone else present in the room, “I don’t know Hunter, but I’ll have to talk to command about this startling development. It could take days for all I know of before we get orders on how to proceed.”

Shining’s eyes shrank in fear at what he heard from Snow. As the thought of Twilight and the state she was in when they found her was still very fresh in his mind. If they didn’t do something right now it may become too late to save Twi from some kind of human experimentation that could do serious harm to her or what his nightmare showed him seeing his sister’s magic get drained out of her horn by that strange machine.

At that moment Shining burst out loud yelling at Snow Buster slamming his forehooves on Snow’s desk, “WHAT?!! WE’RE JUST GOING TO ABANDON TWILIGHT LIKE AND LEAVE HER TO THOSE HUMANS?!!”

Snow Buster looked at Shining sternly, but understood what he was trying to say to him as he was greatly worried about his little sister who was no doubt in great danger right now, “I’m sorry Shining, but this isn’t something you can’t handle on your own or any of your comrades! I understand that Twilight is your sister and you want to go save her I really do. However, we can’t just sacrifice a number of our soldiers just to save one life without any additional information on what these humans are capable of including their elemental creatures. It’s too risky!”

Shining’s thoughts went into overdrive as he remembered what happened with him and Twilight during his former wedding two years ago. The day he broke her heart and tossed her out like garbage when Chrysalis used him and everyone else to make Twilight leave like puppets. He been searching for her for 2 years and now she was in trouble in the hands of humans for all he knew were planning to experiment on her or do something horrible to her. 

Soon Shining said to Snow Buster in a pleading yet concerned tone of voice, “Look Snow I get what your trying to say to me know, but what happened two years ago was all my fault and I abandoned Twilight on that day, but I’m not ever abandoning her again! Not like this! She’s in trouble right now with whatever those humans are planning to do to her! I have go and save her!!”

Sonic who knew Shining would do anything in his power to save Twilight from those mysterious humans and their elemental creatures soon said to Snow Buster, “Please Snow. Give us an official mission to rescue Twilight. I know I’m not in the military, but I know that Twi is a barer of an element of harmony and if we don’t help her in time we’re practically giving her to those humans! They might find a way to use her to get the elements and use them against Eques! And for all we know there could be others along with Twilight in that base that need to be save as well! You have to us go! Please.”

Snow Buster looked at the two stallions before looking at Shining. He could see that the unicorn was desperate to go after his sister and didn’t care what happened to him as long as Twilight was safe. He was concerned about Twilight’s safety and like any older brother would do want to protect them and save their younger siblings.

There was a long silence as the silver unicorn thought for a moment. Everyone including Shining and Sonic were on the edge of their seats wondering what he was going to say. At last Snow Buster said to the assembled squads knowing that Twi must be saved thanks to Sonic and Shining’s persuasion after all if they didn’t act now Twilight and many others could be put at risk, “Well then… both of your squads will be assigned a mission. A fact finding/rescue mission. Your objective is to rescue Twilight and gather intelligence on your human attackers with their strange elemental pets. You must infiltrate their base and get Twilight out of there before something happens to her. Stealth is key for this mission to succeed.”

Sonic and Shining’s faces lit up at this especially Shining himself who never felt so overjoyed in his life. They were going to have an official rescue mission to save Twilight and any others that were probably trapped in that secret human base not far from the city.

But then Tech interrupted the mood as he said to Snow Buster as showed a holographic diagram of the hidden base with the surrounding area on his hoofpad, “That could be a bit of a problem though. I managed to discover multiple security poll like sensors in a large circle around the base’s perimeter. I’m afraid normal inflation by land will be fruitless when Twilight’s captors will no doubt discover that we’re coming to rescue her.”

Tech tapped the pad with his right front hoof and showed a huge circle with 20 red dots around the perimeter of the base and even going into the nearby mountains of snow covered hills. This was going to be a major problem as if the two squads step into the circle the security system will alert the humans they were coming.

Snow Buster looked at the map and was thinking of a way somestallion or pony could get behind enemy lines without being detected by the sensors, “Hmm… that’s quite the problem. Even if Forest or Hunter’s squads manage to reach the perimeter of their base those humans will know they’re coming thanks to those sensors.”

Soon Sonic thought of something as he said to Snow Buster as an idea flew into his head, “Why not go over the sensors like jumping out of an airplane behind enemy lines? Will that work?”

Snow Buster looked at Sonic for a minute and said to the former blue hedgehog hero as that sounded like a solid idea to infiltrate the hidden base, “Actually Sonic your idea may be the thing to get somestallion or pony behind those sensors without detected. But they’ll have to do a HAHO jump in order to do that and perhaps only two may be able to get in, but the rest will have to stay out of the perimeter and take out those sensors to punch a hole through it to allow the other two escape with Twilight.”

Hearing this Shining spoke up to Snow Buster saying to him with a determined tone of voice, “I’ll go and get Twilight out of that base.”

Snow Buster looked at Shining and said to him knowing he wanted to do this as Twilight was his sister and it was a brother’s duty to protect their younger siblings, “Not alone Shining. You’ll need to have backup to help you along with your sister and any others in that base get out if you manage to get in and find them.”

Sonic spoke up next and said to Snow Buster as he would go with Shining as his backup, “I’ll go with Shining sir. Besides I have some experience in breaking into hidden military bases before, so I can help Shining get his sister out of there.”

Snow looked at Sonic and nodded in agreement before looking at Forest and Hunter and said to them, “In the meantime Forest you and the rest of your squad will have to help Squad 99 create a opening to allow Sonic and Shining to escape with Twilight. Both of your teams will leave in 20 minutes.”

“Understood Sir. I’ll get Ice, Sharpshot, and Sky ready for the mission.”, replied Forest as he Snow Buster a military salute before walking out of the office to ready his team. Hunter and his squad did the same and left the room, but not before Tech gave Sonic a small silver and blue advanced looking jump-drive.

Sonic looked at the small device and back at Teach as he asked in a confused look on his face, “What’s this?”

“A remote high capacity jump-drive. I made it myself and it can store up to 1,900 GB of data. While you and Shining are inside the base I’ll also act as your tech support and that jump-drive is remotely hooked up to my own laptop computer that will be to download the intel on our unknown attackers and find out what they plan to do with Twilight.”, explained Tech knowing that the Equestrian military needed vital intel on these humans and their elemental creatures alongside the motive for abducting Twilight.

Sonic nodded in reply understanding what Tech was saying to him and said to the smart stallion, “So all I have do is plug this thing into a computer terminal at those humans’ hidden base and you’ll take it from there?”

“That is correct. Now I must be off with the rest of my squad now. Good luck to both of you.”, replied Tech as he went off to join the rest of his squad as Squad 99 and Forest’s squad were going to be leaving in 20 minutes. Shining and Sonic watched him leave the room knowing they were counting on them to help get out of that base in one piece with Twilight.

“As for you two…”, began Snow Buster as both stallions looked at the commanding officer of the 23rd Regiment before continuing to them saying, “You’ll be leaving in 10 minutes. Make sure you take thermal insulated pressure suits they’ll not only give protection from the cold temperatures from the higher altitudes above your drop site, but they also include advanced stealth technology embedded into them to hide you two from security cameras if those humans have security systems in their base. Remember this is a stealth mission and make sure that either of you are not spotted. Understood?”

Sonic and Shining nodded in agreement and said to the silver unicorn stallion, “Yes sir.”

Snow Buster nodded back a them before saying to the duo, “Well then you two better get yourselves geared up. You got an important mission to accomplish soon.”

With that both Shining and Sonic left the room and headed for the armory to grab their gear and their pressure suits to wear for their part of the mission. Snow Buster knew this was a personal mission for Shining as Twilight was his sister and he was going to do everything in his power to rescue her. Something that Snow knows all too well as he looked at a picture showing his younger self a year ago just after he was assigned command of 23rd Regiment and beside him was a light grey unicorn pony with blue green eyes with a slightly smooth pale light blue mane and tail. He too was a big brother and had a little sister just like Shining and like all older brothers they would do everything to protect their younger siblings.

5 minutes later in the main hanger;

It was almost time for Sonic and Shining to leave on their mission to rescue Twilight while Forest and his team alongside Squad 99 were readying their own gear. All of them had their standard issue winter camouflage combat uniforms with tactical vests, combat helmets with headcams, long range microphone equipped com system, M45K Equestrian Assault rifles or K34A Equestrian Battle Rifles, Sharpshot had M82 Sniper Rifle while Crosshairs had a modified and tweaked M24 Sniper Rifle with a digital scope with different settings on it, stealth snow boots that lower down the sound of crunching snow, Wrecker had a modified and advanced rocket launcher which he calls Big Bertha with his assault rifle, and like the cherry on top all of them had advanced goggles that can pick up heat signatures or even radio signals from electronics like the sensors they were going to be taking out. This was one heck of a tense moment as a life was on the line and they must make sure their mission success in order for Sonic and Shining to escape from the hidden human base.

As they were readying their weapons and making sure they had enough ammunition for their rifles Sharpshot said to Echo as he was picking up high caliber sniper shells for him sniper rifle, “Can’t believe we’re going up against a alien species that we have no idea about yet Sonic knows very well. I just hope we can give Sonic and Shining the opening they need to escape from that base that the tracker picked up.”

Echo had to agree and said to Sharpshot as he was getting cartilages for his assault rifle as he was wondering what the humans were planning to do to poor Twilight since they had her in their grasp, “Me too. I wonder why those humans went after Twilight in the first place or what they have in store for her?”

Sky Drop was nearby the two Equien soldiers as he was testing heat signature registering goggles that were going to be used for their mission and said to them, “No idea guys, but we have to make sure we do our part on the mission. If we fail then who knows what will happen to Twilight then.”

Sharpshot and Echo agreed with Sky Drop until they saw a certain duo arrive in the hanger ready to go on their part of their mission. It was none other than Sonic and Shining wearing thermal insulated military pressure suits with helmets, military gear, parachutes, and MBU-12 type grey colored oxygen masks with grey colored hoses to their air supplies. Since they were going to jump from high altitudes they were going to need them to survive the harsh cold temperatures that they were going to be jumping out in. Also Shining had an assault rifle and pistol with magic based stun rounds in their cartridges which could knock out a hydra with a single hit which can knock out a human easily with one shot.

The duo walked past Forest, Hunter, and the others who gave them looks for good luck knowing they were going to be walking into a lion’s den. As the two stallions approached a awaiting Osprey that was going to take them to their drop site it had its cargo bay door open up to allow the two stallions inside Shining heard Ice’s voice from behind them, “Shining wait!”

Shining stopped along with Sonic as the two pressure suited stallions looked to see Ice coming up to them wearing her winter camouflage uniform and gear as she was already suited up for their mission to help give both stallions a exit when they rescue Twilight. She came to a stop in front of Shining and said to him, “Are both you and Sonic about to leave on your part of the mission?”

Shining nodded in acknowledgment as he said to Ice saying to her, “Yeah. We’re just about leave Ice.”

Ice Mist took a deep breath and said to Shining knowing if either Sonic or himself got hurt she or the others wouldn’t be there to help them if they got into trouble, “Are you sure you two will be okay by yourselves? If either of you get injured I won’t be there to help you guys!”

Shining and Sonic understood what Ice was trying to say to them, but Twilight’s life was on the line and they needed to rescue her before it was too late. They had to do this and if everyone played this right they’ll be able to give in and out of that base without a hitch with Twilight. Soon Shining said to Ice in a calm tone of voice as he reassured her, “Ice. I know you’re worried about us, but I have to do this. I abandoned Twilight two years ago thanks to my actions during the wedding rehearsal and hurt her in the process. This time I’m not abandoning her… not again. And don’t worry… Sonic will be there by my side if things get out of control.”

Sonic soon walked up beside Shining and said to Ice in agreement giving her a confident smile on his muzzle, “He’s right Ice. Besides I got Shining’s back when we get into the base! You can count on it! Besides we need you and the others to do your parts in order for us to make out of that base in one piece!”

Ice looked at Sonic and nodded in agreement knowing he was right this isn’t the time to worry or be scared. This was the time to be brave and show how far they come in their military training as Marines. Despite being a 16 year old teenage pegasus stallion Sonic had tons of experience in battle and was determined not to let anything happen to his friend or Twilight. Soon the duo heard a voice behind them as they looked to see their pilot for their Osprey named Stormfire who was a Pegasus stallion Marine pilot who has experience in flying aircraft like this in the cargo bay of their aircraft while his Co-pilot was a unicorn pony named Light Flash who was also a skilled pilot too, “Come on guys. We better go.”

Sonic and Shining nodded in agreement before they walked towards the cargo bay door of the Osprey leaving Ice to watch them board their craft. Once they went up the ramp into the cargo bay the door closed behind them leaving the icy blue unicorn mare to watch from the distance as the propellers for the Osprey came on and started spinning to full speed. At that moment the one of the main hanger doors to the base opened up allowing the lone osprey to move at last towards the runway. 

Ice watched as the aircraft began to make its way to the runway as she said to herself, “Royal Sisters. Please watch over them and make sure they come back safely with Shining’s sister.”

Soon the osprey took off from the runway into the air after it got the clearance for takeoff carrying Sonic and Shining in the back of the aircraft who were sitting down on benches. As the two stallions looked outside as the snow covered ground began to smaller Shining thought about Twilight and is she safe right now as he thought to himself as the aircraft disappeared into the cloudy sky, ‘Hang on sis. We’re coming. Just hold on and be strong.’

Location: The Hidden Human Base 30 clicks Northwest of Fort Blizzarton;

“Ugh… what happened?”, groaned Vert as he opened his eyes and was met by a bright light which blinded him before moments later his sight came back. What he saw next was one of the light fixtures found in the OR in hospitals yet this one looked advanced than the kind he seen on tv. The Teku/Silencer racer put his right hand to his head as he slowly got up from laying down on his back. 

However, Vert began to notice his hand felt different from last time when he was awake. He brought up his right hand to take a look at it and saw a capri blue foreleg of a horse foreleg staring back at him taking his hand’s place. Shocked and stunned at what he just saw Vert looked at his body to find the rest of his body had changed too now a pegasus stallion around 18 years old with the same exact capri blue color as a coat color. He also felt something on his sides which were like wings, but was covered by a medical green hospital gown made for his body’s new physiology. A slightly long blond yellow tail was at the end of his new bottom with the Teku symbol on his left flank as a mark.

He quickly got up from the table and saw a mirror on the right side of the room as he at last saw his reflection as a stallion’s face stared back him with a shocked look on his face. Vert just looked at his reflection with shock at his new appearance and said to himself, “Whoa. What the heck happened to me?!”

That’s when former human racer remembered everything before he woke up just moments ago. He was with his dad’s team exploring this new world when the Wheel of Power locked onto something in this world and came to certain part of the planet when they detected human made radio transmissions not far from this world’s North Pole which was similar to Montana in the winter when snow storms come into the air during the late fall, the winter season, and early spring. They soon got ambushed by unknown attackers with elemental creatures and Jack had order the entire team to evacuate back to Earth with their cars’ ECDRs, but Vert wasn’t able to as he got grabbed out his car before it could teleport back to Earth by the unknown attackers. Then he felt a strange sensation in his body when his camo suit got a small opening in it and his body got exposed to some kind of unknown energy and after that was all black until he woke up here.

As he looked at his body Vert said to himself in shock as he was now a young adult pegasus stallion, “I guess this world’s strange energy turned me into this form after I got exposed to it. But where the heck am I?”

Vert looked around his surroundings and saw the room was an advanced operating room/laboratory hybrid appearance to it. There was medical equipment usually found in the operating rooms in hospitals on Earth including IV drips, heart monitors, operating table, X-Ray machines, and an anesthetic machine for sedation of patients or specimens in Vert’s case. There were advanced pieces of technology that Vert never seen before and looked pretty futuristic in design probably lab equipment.

However, Vert shook his snapping out of his thoughts knowing he had to find a way out of this place before he is used as a human turned pegasus stallion guinea pig for some kind of experiment. Then the 18 year old had to find a way to contact his dad and send someone to pick him and get him back to his Earth since this planet was an Earth like planet in a different universe. Besides he been through 6 months of intense training for the Silencerz and can get out of this mess.

The first thing Vert had to do was find a door or something that can lead him out of this room. Sure enough the capri blue stallion found one which looked like one of those sliding metal doors at Silencerz HQ which probably open up automatically if he was near it. So Vert did just that as he slowly got off the OR table he was on moments ago and landing on his new hooves. As he looked at his new front legs Vert thought to himself as his legs felt a bit shaky, ‘Aw man, everything feels completely weird in this new body of mine. I just hope I know how walk on four legs or even fly with these new wings on the sides of my body!’

So Vert decided to test out his new body as he took a small step forward with his left foreleg causing him to stumble a bit, but managed to stand upright. He then took another step this time with his right foreleg and in turn made his back legs move on instinct. However, this time he fell to the ground with a flop and could only groan in annoyance. This was going to take some getting use to for sure.

As he laid on his belly Vert said to himself in an annoyed tone, “Why do I get the feeling this walking on four legs thing is going to be more complicated than I thought?”

(With Sonic and Shining);

Meanwhile high in the air the Equestrian Military’s Osprey was flying high at 18,000 feet in the air. The military aircraft was nearing its target and it won’t be too soon when both Sonic and Shining will have to make their HAHO jump. Once they get on the ground they were to infiltrate the hidden human base, find Twilight and rescue her, collect intelligence on these humans and their elemental creatures, and get out with Twi and any others that are trapped inside the base.

Inside the cargo hold of the Osprey both Shining and Sonic were on the bench of the craft waiting to make their jump. Both stallions had their MBU-12 oxygen masks on their muzzles and hooked onto their helmets as they were breathing from their air supplies. Once the Osprey reached high altitudes the pilots had to put on their oxygen masks as well as Sonic and Shining to help them breathe. Both stallions knew they can’t fail their mission considering what was at stake as Twilight’s life was on the line.

Sonic soon looked at Shining who looked like he was in deep thought as he was thinking about Twilight and hoping she was ok. Despite having his oxygen mask on over his muzzle Sonic can tell the unicorn was concerned about his little sister as Sonic said to him through his mask’s microphone, “Shining don’t worry. Nothing bad will happen to Twilight I promise you. We’re getting her back.”

Shining looks back at Sonic and said to him through his oxygen mask’s microphone as he was concerned about Twilight’s wellbeing, “I don’t know Sonic. I never thought I would be going up against human beings and strange elemental power wielding creatures who are probably doing some crazy experiments on Twilight on some kind of high tech laboratory. Sure I’m nervous and all, but you’re calm and sure of yourself that we’re going to succeed in our mission. Are you even scared a bit of failing?”

Sonic shook his head in response and said back to Shining, “Not exactly. I know it’s okey to be scared at times including on the possibility of failing, but I know you got to do things that make you face your fears all the time. Trust me I had a lot of experience in that department and right now Shining you need to be brave for Twilight. She’s counting on both of us to get her out of that base and we’re going to bring her home safe and sound.”

Shining had to agree with that statement from the blue hero as she was no doubt counting on them to get her out of that base. Then the duo heard Stormfire from the cockpit of the Osprey as they were nearing the drop zone, “Get ready guys! We right over the drop zone! Opening cargo bay door now!”

Sonic and Shining got up from their seats and walked over to the cargo bay door as the Osprey’s rear door opened up revealing the snow covered landscape below. The stallions looked up to see they still had the red light and they were suppose to jump yet. That would change as the light would change to green.

At last it did as the two heard Light Flash exclaim to them from the cockpit, “GREEN LIGHT!! GO GO GO GO!!”

Sonic and Shining didn’t hesitate at all as the two stallions ran for the open door and jumped out of the aircraft free-falling down towards the ground as the chilling wind howled around them. It was a good thing they were thermal insulated pressure suits which was keeping their bodies warm from the freezing temperatures. If they didn’t well they might’ve gotten frost-bite on their legs.

Sonic looked at Shining as the two had their legs spread out butterfly style as they kept falling towards the snow covered ground. Not far from their landing spot they saw the hidden human base not far away and could see the same structure that Twilight saw before she was captured by the humans. This was definitely the right place and Twilight no doubt had to be inside.

Shining activated his helmet’s high tech visor as he saw they nearing 10,000 feet and dropping before he said to Sonic through his mask’s microphone, “We’re getting close to 5,000 feet Sonic! Get ready to deploy your parachute!”

“Copy that buddy!”, replied Sonic as he turned on his helmet’s visor as well showing that both he and Shining were already past 6,000 feet and they were getting close.

The two stallions watched as their visor showed the decreasing altitude they were getting and had passed 5,100 feet until at last they reached 5,000 feet. At that moment the two stallions pulled their rip-cords and activated their parachutes as they came out of their parachute bags on their backs and began decrease the their descent to the ground below. The two stallions made sure to maneuver their shoots as they differ down to the ground as the their visors read 2,000 feet and dropping going to 1,000, 500, 300, and 200 feet.

At last the duo landed on the ground with a large crunch of the nearby snow that their booted hooves landed on. They soon took off their shoots and put them back into their bags before Shining lit up his horn and used a advanced long range teleportation spell to teleport the parachutes back aboard the Osprey that they just jumped out of moments ago. After that Shining said to the mission control back in Fort Blizzarton through his oxygen mask’s microphone as long range communications were opened between them and the base for a short time, “Command this is Jumper Team Leader we landed in the drop zone! We have the base in sight! Over.”

“Copy that Jumper Team Leader. Commence radio silence. Over!”, responded one of the communications officers at Fort Blizzarton.

“Understood. Over and out!”, acknowledged Shining as both he and Sonic turned off all communications between them and command. They were on their own now and it was time for them to sneak into the base and rescue Twilight.

The two stallions made their way to the building which was a bit bigger than they first thought  although they had no idea how get inside without be detected. Since the duo or the military had no physical layout of the complex this was going to be tricky in finding an entrance into this place. Soon Sonic and Shining came to the only door that they could find and Sonic tried to open it, but he soon found it didn’t have a handle on the outside meaning they weren’t going in this way. Then Shining walked up causing Sonic to walk back from the door as the white unicorn stallion tired to use an unlocking spell to open up the door, but it was no good either as the door was sealed tight. Shining stopped using his magic and groaned in annoyance as he said through his mask’s microphone, “Hayseeds! Looks like we’re not getting inside this way! We’ll have to find another way inside… somehow…”

Sonic was about to say something to Shining when he saw nearby air vents leading down below the surface. That meant one thing that the air vents must lead down to the ventilation system for the entire base and if it was like Area 99 then it may have a blind spot for security. Sonic then shook Shining’s left foreleg’s shoulder and said to him as he pointed at the vents, “What about the air vents Shining? Will that work?”

Shining looks at the air vents and saw that they were big enough to allow the duo inside which also meant they had their entrance point. The unicorn stallion looked at Sonic and said to through his oxygen mask’s microphone in an impressed tone of voice, “Good thinking Sonic! Let’s get inside!”

Sonic nodded in reply before the two stallions went over to the air vents which were open thankfully. The sky blue military pressure suit wearing pegasus stallion then helped Shining up into the vent which took some difficulty since all the military gear he was carrying including his magic stun round equipped assault rifle, but he managed to get Shining in before he slid down the vent followed by Sonic who flew in and closed his wings following the unicorn.

The two stallions soon reached the bottom of the vent and thankfully this time Sonic didn’t get skid marks on his new flank. Soon the sky blue pegasus stallion said to Shining through his mask’s microphone as they now inside the base, “Well we’re in the base now. Now we have to find a way of of this air vent.”

Shining, however, had to disagree with Sonic’s statement as he said to him as he was seeing something just in front of them, “Don’t be so sure Sonic. Turn your visor to its inferred setting and see what’s in front of us.”

Sonic confused by what Shining was talking about, but he did so without question as he changed his high tech visor to its inferred setting and found out what he meant. In front of the two were inferred motion detector lasers which were online and littered the vent, but he could see a safe path through the lasers. However, the two stallions had to tread carefully around them to make sure they didn’t set off the alarm.

Soon he said to Shining in reply through his mask’s microphone, “Whoa. Talk about high security!”

“Yeah. We better watch where we step through this vent or every human here will know they have unwanted visitors!” ,replied Shining as he poked back at Sonic before looking forward and started to carefully move around the motion detector lasers. Sonic followed suit soon after as the two made sure they didn’t step through one laser or the mission will go up in smoke and they would have to resort to plan B. Blaze a path through the defenses and reach Twilight then get her out.

After some careful maneuvering around the lasers the two stallions made it to exit point as they looked down from the access panel to see high tech security cameras looking at the floor of the hallway making sure no intruders were inside the base. Sonic and Shining looked at each other and nodded in agreement as they had to be stealthy now. Shining ignited his horn casting an advanced illusion spell on all the cameras to hide their presence once they were on the floor. Once that was done Sonic lifted up the access panel and the two landed on the floor of the hallway before Shining used his magic to levitate the access panel back to its original position.

Sonic soon looked at Shining and asked him with curious tone of voice as he wondered what kind of spell did he just cast moments ago, “Hey Shining? What was that spell you casted moments ago?”

Shining looked at Sonic and said back to him from his oxygen mask’s microphone, “It was an advanced illusion spell Sonic. I learned it while I was being retrained a month ago before I met you. The security cameras wouldn’t pick up us because what they’re seeing right now is an empty hallway, but it won’t last forever.”

“How much time we have until the spell wares off?”,replied Sonic as he knew they were on a time limit if the illusion spell was temporarily.

Shining thought for a moment before he said to Sonic as he remembered the time limit of the advanced illusion spell he casted moments ago, “About maybe 2 to 1 hours perhaps, so I suggest we get to searching for Twilight right away before it wares off!”

Sonic nodded in agreement and and two ran down the hallway heading towards the main laboratory where the humans were probably holding Twilight. As the two stallions ran down the hallway they hopped Forest and the others were having the best of luck as they were right now. They were counting on them for their escape route and if they can’t open a hole in the security perimeter around the base this rescue mission was going to be a short one.

(With the Extraction/Demolition Team;)

Meanwhile war away from the hidden base a fully geared up Forest and Hunter slowly raised up their heads from behind a large formation of rocks with their assault rifles ready to let loose some ammunition. Thanks to their uniforms’ winter digital camouflage they were pretty well blinded in with their surroundings. In front of them were several advanced pole like devices with slowly blinking red spheres on the very top. No doubt these were the sensors that were tasked on taking out to allow Sonic and Shining a opening to escape with Twilight and any other equestrian that were captured by the humans.

As they looked at the sensors that they were assigned to destroy Forest said to the leader of Squad 99, “Well… there’s our targets.”

Hunter had to agree and said to the green earth stallion as he was a bit impressed with the tech these humans were using, “Yeah and I’m a bit impressed with the hardware these humans are using.”

Suddenly Wrecker came up from behind the two leading stallions wearing his combat gear and winter digital camouflage uniform with his heavy winter digital camo jacket holding Big Bertha with his forelegs and standing on his back legs, “Then let’s knock these things out and get ready to go and get Sonic and Shining!”

Wrecker was about to fire his beloved missile launcher with a rocket primed and ready to blow something up when Echo came up and stopped him from firing the rocket saying to him, “Easy Wrecker! We don’t want to attract attention to our position!”

Wrecker looked down at Echo with a pouty look his face and said to him bummed out that wasn’t going to blow something up, “Awww I wanted to blow something up with Big Bertha!”

Sky Drop who came up behind the group looked at Wrecker and said to him with a flat look on his face, “You can blow something up after Tech deactivates the sensor’s alert system Wrecker! We don’t want the humans to figure out what we’re up to or Sonic and Shining will never get out with Twilight!”

Wrecker groaned as he saw Tech at one of the sensors hacking into its system with his laptop computer and was being covered by Ice Mist and Crosshairs as they were making sure that they weren’t expecting unexpected visitors. The smart unicorn stallion was working fast as he could knowing time was on the line. So far Tech was able to hack into the sensor’s security system with no problem now he was busy deactivating this section of the sensors to create an opening for Sonic and Shining with their objective.

Ice Mist looks back at Tech and asks him how he was coming along with the technical side of creating a hole for Sonic and Shining, “How’s it coming Tech?!”

“Nearly there. I’m in the sensors’ main operating system and nearly about to turn off their security system.”, replied Tech as he was nearly done on his end until at last he managed to deactivate this section of sensors. Once he was done Tech looked at Ice and Crosshairs before he said to them, “I have deactivated the sensors. We’re clear to destroy them.”

“About time.”, replied Crosshairs as he aimed his sniper rifle at the farthest sensor to the left and pulled the trigger causing a high velocity explosive sniper round to fly out of the barrel of the gun with a loud boom. The bullet hit the top of the sensor and exploded on impact taking out the top of the advanced sensor in a fiery explosion. 

Tech who had already put his laptop back in his saddle bag pulled out two magnetic high explosive grenades and threw one to Ice. The two nodded in agreement as they pulled the pins with their magic arming them before they threw them into two different sensor poles on the the right and one on the left. The magnetic grenades latched onto the sensor poles as they were almost ready to explode. Ice Mist, Crosshairs, and Tech ran back to their team’s position and got behind the rock they were behind just in time as the magnetic grenades exploded into large fireballs.

Once the explosions stopped the smoke blew away showing the destroyed poles now were pieces of scrap metal. Wrecker groaned in disbelief and dismay as Tech, Crosshairs, and even Ice Mist managed to destroy a few sensors, “Awww why do they get to blow stuff up while I couldn’t! I wanted to blow some stuff up too!”

Hunter rolled his eyes and smiled at the big earth stallion teammate as he said to him, “Actually Wrecker you can have the rest. Just for you.”

Hearing this from Hunter made Wrecker very happy and excited as he immediately readied Big Bertha as he aimed his beloved missile launcher at one of the remaining sensor posts. He aimed at the advanced piece of technology before he pulled the trigger causing the rocket inside to fly out of the barrel and smashed into the pole with a powerful explosion. Wrecker laughed with joy as he readied more missiles and fired them at the poles and like the one he took out came resulting explosions. Forest and his squad looked at Wrecker with raised eyebrows wondering if Wrecker had a screws loose in his brain.

Before long all the sensors in this certain section were destroyed as Wrecker laughed with total excitement saying out loud, “Hahah! That felt so good!”

Soon Tech said to everyone knowing they had a schedule to keep knowing Sonic and Shining would be out of the hidden base any moment, “We better hurry though. Sonic and Shining could be waiting for us at the extraction point.”

Everyone nodded in agreement before they quickly gathered up their gear and headed back to their Snow Crawler to meet up with Sonic and Shining at the Extraction Point. They had finished their part of the mission now it was up to them to finish their part. That is if they didn’t get caught by the humans first.

(Back with Sonic and Shining;)

Meanwhile back at the human base Shining and Sonic were running through the hallways dodging human personal of the base and the strange elemental creatures that they had with them. So far they hadn’t been spotted yet, but they were getting close to where Twilight was being kept as they did see human medical officers going towards the laboratory of their med wing.

Presently the two were coming up on a junction to two different hallways one going left while the other went right. As they neared it they heard the sound of two voices coming from the right side of the hallway. Sonic looked at Shining and said to him quietly, “More humans are coming Shining!”

“I hear you Sonic! Duck behind the corner on the right!”, responded Shining as the two dover for a nearby overhanging corner to a different room. 

The two stallions went silent as the two voices came closer as they heard a female voice talking to a male voice saying to it in a smart manner, “I heard the Doc’s husband and his team managed to recapture the escaped unicorn earlier today. Can’t believe it found a way to escape from the lab last night.”

Soon the male voice said to the female voice as their footsteps began to get closer and louder, “Yeah. That one is pretty smart. But I heard they’re going to preform that energy extraction procedure on its horn so they can study its energy in a liquified form.”

That made Shining’s eyes go wide with shock at what he just heard from the two human voices. Energy extraction procedure? Did these human learn of a way to extract a unicorn’s magic from his or hers’ horns?

Soon the female voice came again and asked the male one as they neared the corner that Sonic and Shining were right behind, “What about the other one in Lab 2? The male blue one with wings?”

Soon the two voices made another turn and went past Sonic and Shining showing two humans wearing advanced hazmat suits that were light blue with air hoses on their backs. At that moment the male human said to the female one, “They’re still examining him. I don’t know what they’re going to do with him yet, but I bet they’re going to preform tests on him.”

The two humans went down the hallway that Sonic and Shining just came from and turned right as they now out of sight. Soon the two stallions looked at each other as Shining said to Sonic, “Change of plans Sonic… I need you to go save that pegasus stallion that they have in Lab 2. I’ll go after Twilight.”

Sonic looked at Shining with a concerned look on his face despite his oxygen mask covered his muzzle, “Shining if we split up I wouldn’t be able to cover you if you managed to get caught by these humans!”

Shining nodded in reply and said back to Sonic understanding what he was saying to him, “I know Sonic, but it’s not just Twilight whose also in danger there’s that stallion those two humans were talking about earlier. Besides with your speed you can reach me in no time and trust me. I’ll be fine.”

Sonic looked down at the floor a bit before he reluctantly nodded in reply before he said to Shining, “Ok. But stay out of sight and if you managed to find Twilight whatever happens do not engage these humans head on by yourself! If they were able to capture her that easily then they could do the same to you!”

Shining nodded in reply before the two came out of their hiding spot making sure the coast was clear. Once everything was clear both Sonic and Shining ran out of their spot and ran down each of the hallways heading towards their destinations. Both knew they can handle themselves in a fight, but against these humans and unknown elemental creatures they had to tread carefully.

(With Sonic;)

Thanks to his super speed Sonic managed to find Lab 2 in no time as the name was stamped on the front of the door and it had a high tech renal scanner that will only work with personal here. It was easy to find it thanks to overhearing a couple of humans talking about it heading to different destinations. Now all that he had to do was get inside somehow which was solved by a little gadget that Tech gave him before he left Fort Blizzarton’s base.

Sonic pulled something out of his pressure suit’s pocket revealing a small high tech disk like device and said to himself out from his oxygen mask, “Ok Tech let’s see if this little gizmo of yours works!”

Without wasting time Sonic activated the disk device which glowed blue and opened up as he attached it to the scanner. The device hacked into the scanner’s system and made it use the previous eye that was scanned before Sonic got there. Once that was done it opened the door and Sonic took the small device off the small computer terminal before running into the room before the door slid closed behind him.

Inside the room Sonic saw the room looked a room usually found in hospitals with medical equipment and everything including a couple pieces of advanced lab equipment. There was also a computer terminal to the base’s database meaning Sonic can use the advanced jump drive that Tech gave him before they left on their mission and saw a opening to insert the storage device where it will hack into the system, copy important data from the database, and leave a secret bug in the system to monitor and track what the humans are up to. 

So Sonic walked over to the computer terminal and pulled out the jump drive and plugged it into the computer as it made it come online before showing a copy and download screen. At that moment the copying and download of important files and information on what was here in this base had in its database commenced. Sonic had no idea how many files were going to be copied and downloaded into the mobile storage device, but he just hoped it wasn’t too much.

As Sonic waited for the download to be completed he looked around for any sign of any Pegasus stallion that were in here. Strangely he didn’t see any sign of one around in the room, but he did have a feeling that he was being watched in the room. As he walked forward he didn’t see a certain 18 year old carpi blue pegasus stallion wearing a hospital gown hiding behind the table watching him. Suddenly the stallion raced forward and rammed into Sonic sending him to the ground as yelled out loud from his mask, “OW!!”

The former blue hedgehog squirmed against the stallion who happened to be Vert who was holding him down and yelled at the stallion, “Who are you?!”

However, Sonic managed to throw Vert off his back with a strong thrust of his back as the former human racer landed on the floor with a hard thud. At the same time Sonic managed to get back up to his hooves and turned around to see the stallion he came to rescue, but he did, however, notice that there was something strange about this one. Not only that he sounded like Shining only younger around 18 years old.

The blue blur soon ran up to the carpi blue pegasus stallion and said to him, “Sorry there I didn’t know you were in here before you jumped me!”

Vert, however, got up to his new hooves which he gotten used to by now and said to Sonic in a serious tone of voice, “Who are you anyway?!”

“Whoa! Easy dude I’m here to get you out of this place!”, exclaimed Sonic defensively as he had no intentions of hurting Vert whatsoever.

Vert’s face softened at this before he said to Sonic with shock in his voice, “Your here to get me out of this place?!”

Sonic nodded in reply which made Vert relax a bit before the former human said to the sky blue pegasus stallion, “Okey. But what’s with the Air Force oxygen mask you’re wearing right now?”

Vert pointed his right foreleg at Sonic’s mask who looked down at his mask and said with realization what he was talking about, “Oh the mask I’m wearing!”

Sonic unhooked the right side of his mask and took it off his muzzle which in turn show it to the former human as the blue blur said to him with a visible smile on his face, “This modified Equestrian Air Force oxygen mask has a built in microphone and components to act like a substitute gas mask, but just for smoke and other things. It’s hooked up to a supply on the back of my pressure suit!”

Equestrian Air Force? Vert never heard of that before, but it must be an Air Force branch of one of the countries that live on this planet. Also this stallion looked to be teenager around 16 years maybe who weren’t old enough to enlist in military especially in the Air Force. After all he had no idea who his rescuer is anyway, so he had to ask him his name. Not to mention this stallion gave Vert the feeling he can trust him.

So Vert took a deep breath and asked the Blue Blur with a raised eyebrow, “Ok? So who are you anyway?”

“The name is Sonic! Sonic The Hedgehog! And you are?”, replied Sonic as he introduced himself and asked Vert who he was since he had no idea who he was talking too either.

Vert was left in shock as his mouth dropped open like a dinner plate as the realization he was talking to a talking hedgehog probably from another planet or dimension. After taking on the Racing Drones in the Racing Realms he couldn’t believe that were some good aliens out there like Sonic who decided to came rescue him from this strange lab. What kind of world did his dad and his team find anyway?

Sonic noticed Vert’s shocked look as he stared at him with an open mouth as he raised an eyebrow at the carpi blue pegasus stallion before he asked him, “Uh? Are you okey dude? You look kind of… um… shocked about something.”

Vert quickly snapped out of his daze and looked at the blue hero and said to him rubbing his blond yellow mane which was once his hair with his right foreleg, “Well… yeah. Are you really an alien hedgehog from another planet?”

Sonic nodded in response and said to him awkwardly with a very confused look on his face, “Uh yeah? I come from Planet Möbius in a different dimensional universe until I got sent here to this world by Chaos Control. Is there something you want to tell me?”

Vert looked at the ground nervously before he gulped and said to Sonic, “Yeah. You see I’m not exactly a… um… pegasus. I was actually… a human.”

Sonic’s eyes went wide with disbelief at what he just heard from Vert and exclaimed to him in shock, “WHAT?! You’re actually a human being?! Then how in the world did you end up looking like a pegasus stallion?!”

Vert shrugged his forelegs’ shoulders and said back to Sonic with a unsure look on his face, “I don’t know when I first came here I was normal until my dad and his team picked up radio signals coming from this base and we got ambushed and were forced to teleport back to Earth before any of us were captured using ECDRs on our cars, but I grabbed by the people running this place before I had a chance to get away then my suit got torn and I got exposed to some strange energy from this planet and the next thing I knew… I woke up looking like this.”

Wait a minute? Did this former human said Earth? That can’t be right. Sonic knew for the certain the GUN wouldn’t be able to send an expedition force to explore a world like this with using the portal machine that was made to send them home. Also this guy should heard his name before after all his team spent on that planet unless he came from a different Earth from a different dimensional universe. That could be the most logical explanation to what’s happening. More importantly how could a human being transform into an equestrian in one day?

Sonic decided to put those questions in back of his mind and said to Vert gently as he looked bummed out, “Hey cheer up. I know some friends of mine who can help you get home or maybe find a way to contact your dad!”

Vert perked up at this and looked at Sonic with a surprised look on his face, “Really? You really want to help me even though I don’t even know you at all?”

Sonic nodded in response to Vert’s question as he said to the former human and gave a confident yet kind smile on his muzzle, “Absolutely! Once we find some of my friends who are probably on Terra as well with some help from Eques we’ll be able to get you home!”

Vert didn’t know what to say as he smiled at the blue hero and said to him in a grateful tone of voice, “Thanks Sonic. I… don’t know what to say.”

Sonic just smiled back and said to the former human like it was an everyday occurrence for him, “Hey you’re not only one who wants to get back home. So are you going to tell me your name or not?”

Vert remembered that part before the two got sidetracked about the whole fact he was actually a human being in an equestrian form and that Sonic was from another world. The former human scratched his mane with his right foreleg and said to the blue hero, “I’m Vert. Vert Wheeler.”

Vert held out his left foreleg which Sonic responded by holding out his own right foreleg and the two shook them like a handshake before the two new friends let go before they heard beeping from the computer terminal behind them. The two stallions saw that the download and copying of the files of from the base’s computer database was complete as the bar in the middle was full. Sonic smiled at this and went over to the computer terminal and pulled out the jump drive which surprised Vert a bit. So he then asked the blue blur, “Hey Sonic what’s on that jump drive?”

Sonic looked at the former human racer and said to Vert, “Intel Vert. I was sent here with a new friend of mine from a Equestrian military base not far from this place to gather intelligence on what these people are doing here in first place and what they’re elemental wielding creatures are, but also rescue my new friend’s little sister who’s also here like you are now!”

Vert was surprised by this and said to Sonic as he wasn’t the only here in this place, “Wait a minute?! You’re saying someone else been captured by these guys too?!”

Sonic nodded in response and said to Vert as an added note, “Yeah and the strange thing is… my new friend sounds just like you.”

“Sounds just like me?”, replied Vert as he never expected that part to come out of Sonic’s mouth. How could someone on this world that sound like him?

But then Vert remembered something before he changed into a Pegasus as one of the attackers that ambushed him and his Dad’s team called the creatures with the elemental powers something. What was it exactly? This made Vert think hard as he tried to remember what was that word until it came to him at last. Pokémon. That’s what those creatures with the elemental powers and abilities were called.

Vert then said to Sonic about what he just remembered about those elemental creatures, “Actually Sonic I think I know what those elemental wielding creatures are called!”

Sonic gained a surprised look on his face and said to the former human, “Really?!”

“Yeah! They’re called Pokémon! I overheard one of the guys that attacked me and my dad’s team say that word before I woke up in this lab as a pegasus stallion!”, replied Vert as he told Sonic what he remembered from the last time he was awake.

Sonic nodded in reply as they now had a name to what these creatures were and whatever the jump drive downloaded from this base’s database it may have more information on these Pokémon. But right now the two had to meet up with Shining and help him get Twilight before they were discovered by the personal of the base. Soon the blue blur said to Vert with a smile on his muzzle, “That’s definitely come in handy. Anyways we need to go find my friend and make sure he’s okey. He’s probably at the main lab now trying to rescue his sister!”

A determined look formed on Vert’s face as he said to the blue hero as eager to help his new friend, “Ok! I don’t know what I can do in this new form of mine, but I’ll do my best help you out Sonic!”

Sonic smiled at this before he opened the door to lab 2 and let Vert out who didn’t need to be told what to do as they had to head for the main laboratory. Once he was out Sonic closed the door behind him and chased after Vert as the two raced to meet up with Shining. Sonic just hoped they were too late to help him rescue Twilight, but now with a extra pair hooves on their side the possibility of a mission accomplished is more likely to happen.

(With Shining;)

At the same time Shining had arrived at the main laboratory as he was outside one of the two doors leading to the two operating rooms. So far he hadn’t been spotted by any humans and could feel Twilight’s presence nearby with his magic. However, something felt strange as if Twilight’s magical energy was getting weaker or being drained by something. But what had Shining secretly scared what the operating room doors matched the same ones from his nightmare after he got knocked out by that electric attack. It couldn’t be a coincidence. Right?

Soon Shining quietly walked up to the door and stood up on his back legs to allow himself to see what was going on inside the room through one of the windows of the OR doors. However, the white unicorn stallion got a shocking terrifying shock as his eyes went wide in fear at what he was seeing. The room matched what he saw in his nightmare, but this time it had humans wearing surgical gowns, rubber glosses, surgical caps, and surgical masks over their noses and mouths. There two of those elemental power wielding creatures both of them had ears that could indicate that strong hearing and had medical clothing made just for them.

However, what caught Shining’s attention was Twilight as she strapped down to lab like operating table with a light blue blanket over her body with the same hospital gown from before. She was also had black anesthesia mask identical to the one from Shining’s dream with the hoses and anesthetic machine the as said dream. But the biggest shock of all was the same strange machine that was extracting Twilight’s magic which was also the same from the dream as Shining saw the pump’s hose bulge as it extracted his sister’s magic from her horn turning it into a liquified form and put into a cylinder like container. However, Twilight was still awake and the anesthetic hadn’t taken effect yet as Shining saw Twilight in great pain. 

Twilight breathed heavily from her mask sucking in the oxygen and sedative to numb the pain of her magic energy being extracted by a machine. Her horn felt it was on fire and her own strength was slipping from her and really wanted Shining to find her. She wanted to be out this nightmare and get out of this place not knowing that was just outside the room.

Shining quickly got down to his legs and realized that his nightmare was telling the future and knew he had to save Twilight and get back her extracted magic from that machine before it was too late. But how could he do this all by himself without help? He had no idea where Sonic was or did he managed to find that pegasus stallion was also here too, but if he waited to long it could be too late to help Twilight.

Shining kept thinking of a way inside until he felt something touch him on his back. The older unicorn stallion quickly turned around to see what touched him only to come face to face with Sonic who had his oxygen mask off his muzzle and Vert who had taken off his gown and looked ready for action had just arrived at the nick of time as Shining said to the blue blur with surprise in his voice, “Sonic!”

Sonic smirked and said to the unicorn stallion with a confident tone of voice, “Don’t think I would leave a friend that needs a hoof in rescuing his sister? By the way I found our captured pegasus here at this base!”

Shining looked at Vert who then waved a hello at the unicorn stallion with his right foreleg before he looked at Sonic and said to him, “Okey. Does he know he have a name?”

Sonic nodded in reply which indicated that the stallion did have a name and let Vert walk up to the unicorn stallion and said to with a smile on his muzzle, “My name is Vert. Vert Wheeler.”

Shining was surprised by this stallion has a voice that sounded just like his, but younger around 18 years old. The unicorn stallion unhooked the right side of his oxygen mask from his helmet before pulling it off showing his muzzle as a smile formed on his face. Soon Shining held his left foreleg and said to this new stallion, “Nice to meet you Vert. I’m Shining Armor. You know we sound the same.”

Vert had to agree with that notion as he was gripping the fact that the unicorn stallion exactly like himself, but older and more military background before Sonic told Shining about their new friend, “Yeah. And Vert here too used to be a human being until he transformed into his present appearance.”

Shining’s mouth dropped open as he was shocked by this and looked at Vert who smiles sheepishly at the stallion saying to him, “Heh… yeah Sonic is telling the truth about that part of me being human.”

This took the cake for Shining as he was at a total loss of what was happening around him. First Sonic became an equestrian thanks to Chaos Control from his world sending him to Eques and now Vert who was actually a human being became one as well. He never knew it was possible for a human to become a equestrian.

Sonic decided to change the awkward subject to a more pressing matter like where was Twilight right now as he asked Shining, “Well talk about the details about that later. Right now Shining do you know where Twilight is?”

Shining snapped out of his daze as he shook his head before looking at Sonic and said to him with a nod, “I do Sonic! She in that laboratory like operating room right behind me and I think those humans are extracting her magic from her horn!”

Sonic’s eyes went wide before he opened his wings and started flapping them to get a look at what was going on inside the room. Sure enough he saw group humans medical gear found in operating rooms with two of these Pokémon creatures that Vert mentioned and these had sensitive ears of kind and were wearing similar clothing like the humans. However, when the blue hero saw Twilight it was clear that they had to act immediately to save her from the machine that was draining her magic.

Sonic landed back on the ground and looked at Shining as he said to him, “We got to get Twilight out of there now!”

“I know Sonic and that’s why I got an idea!”, replied Shining urgently as he opened a pocket of his pressure suit and used his magic to pull out a standard issue Equestrian military smoke grenade.

Sonic looked at the smoke grenade with Vert who thought Shining was a bit crazy thinking it was a bit excessive. Vert thought it was one of those explosive grenades that the US military used on the battlefield before Sonic looked at Shining and said to him with a raised eyebrow, “Uh Shining? I don’t think using an explosive weapon like a grenade to knock out those humans is good idea. It’ll just take Twilight out with them!”

Shining shook his head and said to the Blue Blur with a smile on his muzzle, “Sonic this grenade isn’t the type that explodes. It’s a smoke grenade. It creates a smokescreen to give soldiers cover on the battlefield.”

That made a lot more sense to Sonic and Vert could tell where this was going. They were going to throw this smoke grenade into the room which in turn created a smokescreen and give them the opportunity to knock out those humans with those two Pokémon with them. Vert looked at the two stallions and asked them, “So we’re going to use this smoke grenade to give us cover and we’re going to knock those guys in that room out?”

Sonic looked at the former human racer and nodded in reply saying to him with a grin, “Yep! We can use your help on this Vert. Up from some payback on guys?”

Vert smiles back at Sonic and nodded in agreement as he had a bone to pick with these guys for locking him up in a lab and capturing him. Now with the former human onboard with their plan Shining said to him as he pulled out an advanced military goggle from his military saddle bag with his right foreleg that was equipped with the same technology that their visors had installed, “Here Vert. You’re going to need this if you’re going to see through the smoke!”

Vert picked up the goggle from Shining’s foreleg with his left foreleg before putting over his eyes which fitted comfortably around his head. Once they were on the goggles came online as Vert saw they had an advanced HUD display like on the visors for Air Force pilots as he said in amazement, “Wow. Awesome gear!”

Sonic nodded in reply and said to him that he hadn’t seen anything yet, “Yeah just wait until we get out of here and see more!”

Soon Shining said to the two blue stallions knowing they had to switch to thermal vision setting of their visors and goggle, “Ok guys switch to thermal mode!”

Sonic and Vert nodded in agreement as they touched their respective gears’ visual settings switching to thermal setting. Vert had some difficulty, but Sonic helped him out a bit before he got to the right setting for his goggle. Shining soon did the same thing for his helmet’s visor setting before he and Sonic reattached their oxygen masks to their helmets taking breaths from their air supplies.

Once they were ready to do their ambush Shining used his magic to pull out the trigger to make the smoke grenade live. After that he used his magic to levitate the smoke grenade and said to Sonic and Vert, “Smoke out!”

Shining threw the smoke grenade low as it rolled under the OR’ doors and into the room just under the table that Twilight was on. None of the humans or the two Pokémon saw it until it was too late. Seconds later black and grey smoke were released from the grenade quickly filling the room causing the humans inside and the two Pokémon to cough as they were blinded by the smoke. 

As they were coughing one of the humans exclaimed in shock and confusion to one of his colleagues, “What’s going on?!”

“Someone must of thrown a smoke grenade into the room!”, replied a female human as she coughing and blinded by the smoke.

At that moment Sonic, Vert, and Shining barged into the room and began to silently knock out the humans in the room. Two of the humans were close together getting lost in the smoke not knowing a winged figure was coming out from the smoke behind them. Appearing out of the smoke was Vert who had a mischievous look on his face and tapped on the two’s shoulders with his forelegs and said to them, “Hey guys! Nightly night!”

The two humans hear Vert’s voice and turned around before Vert slammed their heads face first into each other with hard force with his forelegs. The two men fell to the ground moaning in pain before they blacked out from Vert’s attack. That took care two of them now it was time to move onto the others.

In another part of the room three more scientists were wondering around when one of them was yanked backwards into into the smoke by pressure suit covered foreleg and exclaimed in disbelief, “Whoa-!“

The two other scientists looked behind them and noticed their companion missing as the one in front of said in concern, “Mack? Where are you?! Where’d you go?!”

Suddenly the first one behind the 2nd scientist was pulled down to the floor by something strong below them yelling, “Hey!!”

The second scientist turned around to see the first scientist was missing now too and said out loud in confusion in a female voice, “Carl?! Come on guys this isn’t funny!”

The female scientist backed up a bit in fear, but didn’t see Sonic flapping his wings right behind her and lightly tapped her on the shoulder making her turn around to look right at him. The humans’ eyes went wide with shock as Sonic said to her from his oxygen mask’s microphone in a smug tone, “Hello.”

Soon Sonic pulled back his left foreleg and sent it at the human’s face and knocked her out cold sending her to the ground with strong force. The blue blur looked down at the knocked out human as he felt a little bad for knocking her out like that, but he had to do it rescue Twilight. Pretty soon their smokescreen was going to ware off and when that happens then things would turn ugly.

Meanwhile in another part of the room the lead scientist and her assistant with the two Pokémon with the ears, the pink fur, and the blue eyes called Audino were looking around the room trying to find out what was going on as they were close to Twilight on her OR table. As they looked around the lead scientist said to her assistant, “Andy were you able to contact Ash for me?! We need his help!

The assistant looked at the lead scientist and shook his head and said to her in dismay, “I can’t call your husband Serena! With all this smoke in the room I can’t even tell where the computer terminal is or even the alarm!”

The lead female researcher named Serena just looked around her surroundings with worry as they had no idea what was going on presently. She looked at her Audino and said to it with concern, “Hear anything Audino?”

Serena’s Audino looked back at her and shook its head saying to her as the it could hear sounds of pain and wailing as the entire room was in chaos, “Audino.”

Suddenly they heard pumping of an assault rifle causing the group to tense up instantly as the sound was coming from the front of them. At the moment magenta colored mana stun bullets shot out of the smoke in front of them hitting the first Audino with direct hit as it yelled out loud, “AUDIIII…”

The 2nd Audino went down completely knocked out to the stun bullets as the assistant named Andy exclaimed in disbelief, “Audino!!”

Soon two more stun bullets shot off the smoke and knocked out Andy as it slumped to the ground leaving Serena and her Audino the only ones standing. The two looked around trying to figure who fired off that rifle moment ago and since whoever it was did it from the front he or she were right in front of them. Suddenly Shining burst out of the smoke and knocked out Audino with a hook like punch from his right foreleg. Then he went after Serena as he used the unconscious form of Audino to act as a springboard and landed on the table right front of Serena who was surprised by the stallion’s sudden appearance and exclaimed to her in a angry tone of voice, “GET AWAY FROM MY LITTLE SISTER!!”

Shining charged up a stun spell from his horn and fired a magenta colored beam at the human female and knocked her out cold at it made contact. She slumped to the ground before the human female fell to the ground moaning in stunned pain. At that moment the smoke from the smoke grenade dissipated revealing Sonic and Vert who had knocked out the other human scientists with no trouble. As that was finished Vert said to Sonic and Shining as the two stallions unhooked their oxygen masks from their helmets, “Well that was easy!”

Sonic looked back at Vert and said to him with a slight frown on his muzzle, “Yeah… that was the easy part, but the hard part is getting out of here!”

Vert had to agree with Sonic as Shining managed to turn off the anesthetic machine and the machine that was draining Twi’s magic from her horn with his magic. Once that was finished he took off the mask on Twilight’s muzzle who moaned in pain before Shining took the strange nozzle over his sister’s horn off with said magic. At that moment Shining said to Twilight knowing they had to get her out of this place, “Hang in there sis. We’re getting you home now!”

Sonic came over to the machine that extracted a bit of Twi’s magic and managed to pull off the container from the machine. Once he was done with that the blue blur decided to destroy the machine by giving it a powerful kick with his back legs. The kick sent the machine flying back into the nearby wall and caused it to breaking into a million pieces. At that moment the Blue Blur said to Vert and Shining as the white unicorn stallion levitated his sister onto his back, “There! That’ll make sure these guys don’t extract more magic from unicorns again!”

Vert had to agree with the blue blur as they had to make their escape and said to him, “Then let’s get out of here!”

“I agree!”, agreed Shining as it was time to bail out of this place with Twilight and the canister that had the liquified magic extracted from the lavender unicorn.

At that moment the trio with their cargo ran out of the room and into the main hallway. Leaving the human scientists and the two Pokémon in the OR lab moaning and knocked out from the unexpected attack from the trio. However, what the trio didn’t know was that things were going get complicated.

As the trio with their cargo ran down the security camera filled hallway Vert noticed all the security cameras weren’t noticing them like they were invisible. The former human looked at Sonic and Shining and asked them with a confused look on his face, “Uh guys? Why aren’t the security cameras detecting us?”

Sonic looked back at Vert and said to him with a smile on his face, “Well before I found you in that lab Vert Shining casted a advanced illusion spell on the cameras to mask our presence when we infiltrated the base! Kind of like advanced camouflage you might say!”

Vert was impressed with what he heard and said to Shining, “Wow Shining I didn’t know you knew something like that!”

Shining looked back at Vert and said to the former human with a bit of a smile on his muzzle, “Thanks Vert. But the spell I casted is temporary I don’t know how much longer it will last!”

However, Sonic soon found out that the spell wore off as the cameras began looking straight at them and said to Shining in a nervous voice, “Uh Shining! I think time is up!”

Shining and Vert looked up to see the cameras looking at them causing the two other stallions to cringe in fear as the illusion spell wore off. One by one the cameras locked onto the trio carrying Twilight and the tank of extracted magic from the unicorn. The trio screeched to a halt as they looked at the cameras who were locked onto them with different looks on their faces with Sonic having a grimace on his face, Shining had a scowl on his face as he had his sister on his back, and Vert had a nervous look on his own face knowing they were caught red handed and had a feeling they were about to get shot at.

Soon Vert said to Sonic in a concerned tone of voice, “You guys had to say something didn’t you.”

“Not the time to argue right now Vert!”, replied Sonic as the cameras began to deploy small lasers on top of them. All of them were set to stun to make sure the trio didn’t escape from the base with their main lab specimen and the extracted sample of the magic from the unicorn pony.

Sonic soon said to Shining and Vert as it was time to run and fast as they had to reach the exit before they get caught, “Guys! Get ready to run and try to keep up with me!”

Shining nodded in reply as did Vert before Sonic raced forward and the two other stallions raced after him. At that moment the lasers from the cameras began firing at the trio as the they ran down the hallway dodging stun laser beams from both sides of the hallway. If Sonic didn’t have anything on his back presently he could put his new friends alongside Twilight on his back and use his signature speed to reach the exit.

As they kept running down the hallway the base’s alarm went off and an electronic voice came and said out loud through out the base, “INTRUDER ALERT! CORRIDOR F!”

The same message repeated over and over as Sonic and company ran past more security cameras dodging their laser blasts. As they came around a corner they saw their exit point which led up to the structure above ground. A smile formed on Sonic’s muzzle and exclaimed to his friends, “There’s our exit guys!”

Shining smiled at this and said to Sonic, “Good eyes Sonic! Let’s get out of here!”

The blue blur nodded in reply and opened up his wings before he starting using them and positioned himself above Shining who used his magic to levitate Twilight off his back allowing the sky blue stallion to grab him with his forelegs. Sonic began to lit Shining into the air before the white unicorn stallion levitated Twilight over to him and held her by her belly with his forelegs. Vert followed in suit as he opened his own wings and managed to get up off the ground as he flapped his new wings. As the reached the shaft the two pegasi flew up towards the top of the shaft dodging laser blasts at high speed. Vert had never gone this before in his life except behind a car, but now he felt like he was a living airplane.

As the neared the top Sonic yelled to Shining as they were nearing the roof of the building, “Shining! We need an opening!”

“On it!!”, exclaimed Shining as he charged up his horn and fired a powerful magic energy blast from said horn which made contact with the roof as it exploded on impact.

Vert quickly flew behind Sonic just in time as the dust cloud from the explosion revealed a large hole in the sealing allowing the trio to escape into the outside world. Everyone could feel the coldness of the temperatures now, but the two pegasi flew high into the air and headed south towards the extraction point where Forest and the others were probably waiting for them. The group managed to get out of the base now they had to get away before a pursuit team could catch them.

As the group made a lot of distance from the human base Vert said to Sonic and Shining as he shivered to the cold temperatures, “Brrrr! Talk about being cold! Where’re going anyway?!”

Sonic looked at Vert and said to him with a small smile on his muzzle, “The extraction point Vert! There’s another military team that’s going to pick us up before taking back to base!”

Shining soon added to the statement as he held onto Twilight with his forelegs, “Yeah! Let’s just hope those humans don’t send a pursuit team after us to complicate things!”

But Shining spoke too soon as different long ranged attacks were fired at them from the ground causing the two pegasi to take evasive action. Once the attacks stopped Vert exclaimed to the duo in shock, “What was that?!”

Sonic looked back and then down towards the ground and saw a pursuit team on the ground chasing them and on top of several winter conditioned vehicles were more Pokémon firing off long ranged attacks like missiles going after jet planes. Soon the blue blur said to Shining and Vert as they had trouble on their tails, “Guys! We got trouble below us!”

Shining and Vert looked back towards the sight and saw the vehicles chasing them from the ground as that didn’t made their day at all. However, something was flying towards them which looked a strange black, blue, and purple colored dragon with three heads one in the center and the other two acted like arms. Suddenly the dragon like creature was encased in neon blue aura forming what looked like a dragon barreling towards them as the strange dragon exclaimed the stallions, “HYDREIIGON!!”

Vert looks at Sonic and exclaims to him as they were about to be attacked by the strange dragon Pokémon, “SONIC!! SHINING!! LOOK OUT!!”

Sonic saw the dragon just in time to dodge the strange attack just in time, but Shining lost his grip on Twilight and accidentally let her go causing her to free fall towards the ground. A horrified look from on Shining’s face and exclaimed in horror, “TWILIGHT!!! NOOO!!”

Suddenly Shining broke free of Sonic’s grip and raced for Twilight hoping to catch her in time before she hit the ground. Sonic and Vert looked down in at where Shining was going in disbelief as they knew they had to catch them before it was too late. Sonic soon exclaimed to Vert as he raced after the two unicorns, “Come on Vert!”

Vert quickly followed the blue blur flapping his new wings as fast he could as the strange dragon Pokémon flew back to the humans on the ground for more orders. They were unaware that a great change was about to happen to Shining. A change that will change his life forever.

The wind howled against Shining’s face as he tried to reach Twilight before they reached the ground which was coming up fast. The white unicorn stallion knew he had to speed himself up somehow to reach his sister as with all the drag on him. That’s until an idea flew into his brain which might work.

Without hesitation Shining brought all his legs in to make himself more aerodynamic allowing him to pick up speed and catch up to his sister. He managed to pick up enough speed to catch Twilight with his forelegs, but he saw that the ground was coming up fast and he had to teleport out of there before it was too late! However, at the rate they were going to smash into the ground and hurt each other badly before Shining can cast a teleportation spell in time. 

As the ground was getting closer Shining tried to think of something to get out of this situation until he looked at the unconscious form of Twilight in his forelegs. As he stared at her everything what happened between them two years ago flew by him as he remembered the promise he made to his family that he was going to find and bring her little sister home safe and sound. He let Twilight down once, but this time Shining won’t let that happen again.

He had come too far to give up now! As the ground got closer and closer Shining closed his eyes and thought about Twilight and their family. Moments of his childhood to the present day flew past him and felt something inside him awaken a dormant power or something else entirely. A faint magenta colored sphere began to form around the two siblings as the ground began to get even closer to them.

At that moment Shining thought to himself as he vowed to himself as he finally forgive himself for what happened to him two years ago, ‘Twilight. I’m sorry for what I did you two years ago and wasn’t there for you when you were hurting. But this time… I won’t let you down again!’

The magenta colored sphere began to get brighter and brighter as Shining was beginning to glow in a white aura catching everyone’s attention before the white unicorn stallion at last awaken his untouched and unwavering true potential yelling out loud, “I WILL PROTECT YOU WITH VERY LAST BREATH!!!”

Suddenly the sphere’s light intensified becoming a magenta and white sphere engulfing both Twilight and Shining as everyone watched in shock at what just happened. However, the sphere was nearing the ground fast and Sonic was about to charge in save both Shining and Twilight before they smashed into got the ground hard. However, fate had other plans that Sonic nor Vert realized about.

Then as the magenta sphere neared the ground about 150 feet it sharply flew up at high speed missing the floor of the snow covered ground and into the air. Sonic and Vert were shocked at what were seeing as Shining not only saved Twilight, but also pulled up just in time to prevent a tragic accident. However, how was Shining doing it? It was almost like he had… wings.

The sphere then flew up to the two pegasi stallions just the light vanished revealing Shining holding Twilight with his forelegs baby style, but the white stallion had dramatically changed and wasn’t a unicorn anymore. On both sides of his military pressure suited body had white and blue wings flapping in the air creating lift for him while his eyes glowed white with a calm yet determined look on his face with his horn which grew a few inches and was sharper now. Sonic and Vert couldn’t believe what they were seeing as their friend saved Twilight from certain doom.

As the two stallions looked at their friend holding Twilight in his forelegs Sonic asked Shining in utter disbelief at his new transformation, “Shining?! Is that you?!”

Shining didn’t respond, but calmly nodded at Sonic indicating that it was really him in the flesh. What Sonic and Vert didn’t know was that Shining had ascended into a alicorn stallion after his determination and the rekindled spirit of his courage as he always had his honor as he restored it while risking his life to save Twi. Thanks to all those positive emotions and his spirit which was now roaring fire Shining discovered his dormant true potential within him. That explained his new wings and horn’s growth as he felt reborn and stronger than every before now he was going to show these humans and their mysterious pets how much power he now possessed.

Soon Shining’s horn flare up with the magenta color aura around it which surrounded Twilight before levitating her over to Vert who caught her with his forelegs before the aura vanished around her unconscious body. Vert held onto the unicorn with all his arm strength that his new forelegs can muster, but was strong enough to hold her before Shining turned around and looked down at the strange suited humans with their elemental pets before flying down and was right above the ground. The humans and their Pokémon just stared at the new alicorn with shock after they witnessed his ascension as a angry scowl formed on Shining’s face.

It wasn’t long until Shining landed on the ground and looked at the attacking group who were looking at him from the distance. They had the nerve to go after his sister and do this to her while treating her as a thing and not living being. It’s high time that someone teaches them a lesson when you mess with someone’s younger siblings then they answer to their older siblings.

Soon one of the male humans probably the 2nd command of the pursuit group said to his comrades in shock, “Uh… did you guys see that just now?!”

One of the other men of the pursuit team soon said to the 2nd in command in a matching tone of voice and look, “Yeah. That white stallion just grew wings in that sphere! How did he do that?!”

Soon the leader of the pursuit team said to the men that was under his command with a stern look on his face, “Never mind that men! We’ll let the docs and scientists figure that out when we bring this stallion back to base with Subjects 1 and 2 including the sky blue one that’s holding the tank of the liquified energy that the machine extracted! Now let’s knock out this one first then we can start on the other 3! Hydreigon use Dragonbreath on that stallion!”

Soon the strange hydra like dragon called Hydreigon obeyed it’s human partner as yelled out loud a blue colored dragon fire began to form its mouth of the middle head and fired it at Shining in a blast of blue fire, “HYDREIIIIGON!!!”

Then the rest of the pursuit team commanded their own Pokémon to attack Shining from the 2nd In command to the 4 soldiers, “Houndoom use your Flamethrower on that stallion!/Rhyperior use your Rock Wrecker attack!/Stoutland use Hyper Beam!/Luxray use your Charge Beam attack!/Scolipede used Venom Blast!”

Soon the canine Pokémon called Houndoom opened its mouth and yelled out loud as it unleashed a torrent of fire at Shining, “HOOOOUNDOOOOOOM!!”

“LUUUUUUXRAAAAAAAAY!!”, Exclaimed the black, yellow, and blue Pokemon called Luxray as it created blue colored electricity around itself before firing it at Shining as a beam of electrical energy.

The centipede like Pokémon called Scolipede bellowed out loud as it fired a blast of poisonous purple colored liquid at Shining, “SCOLAAAAAPEEEEEDE!!!”

“STOOOOUUUTLAND!!”, roared Stoutland as it opened its mouth and a powerful orange colored blast was shot off from its mouth at Shining.

Soon Rhyperior brought its arms together in front of its body as small rocks in a red aura were brought together and formed a large boulder which made its arms to spread out a bit more and fired the boulder at Shining yelling at him, “RHHHHHYPERIIIOR!!!”

All 6 long ranged attacks flew towards Shining who wasn’t even scared a bit as Sonic yelled at the alicorn stallion, “SHINING GET OUT OF THERE!!”

But Shining didn’t move as all six long ranged attacks merged into a massive mixed beam heading for him Shining without beating a eye as he created a shield with his magic as his horn ignited in the usual magenta colored aura as dome like shield which looked more powerful than his normal shield spell appeared around him. The beam struck the shield, but to everyone’s surprise and disbelief it wasn’t cracking or shaking at all until an explosion occurred covering the area in smoke and heat. Everyone was blinded by the explosion until it settled down as everything went quiet as the smoke covered where Shining and his shield once stood. However, everyone soon found out the alicorn stallion was still standing as the wind blew away the smoke revealing Shining in his spot with not one scratch on his body and all that massive attack did was make him mad.

Soon Shining said to the humans and Pokémon in a low tone as he spoke for the first time since he transformed into an alicorn, “My turn…”

Then Shining’s horn ignited again this time the aura around it got stronger and more intense as he charged up a massive amount of magic as everyone heard a sound of rapidly building up of energy. The aura kept getting stronger and stronger with streaks of light blue coming from it sparking and streaking from it like lightning until it reached full power as Shining let out a almighty battlecry as he released his charged up energy from his horn before firing it like out of a cannon as a huge beam and it was magenta with a light blue center. Sonic and Vert were shocked at what they were seeing as Shining’s attack struck their targets sending them flying backwards towards their base wailing and yelling in pain and disbelief as they were sent packing before they disappeared into the distance before Shining stopped his attack as the beam died down and was gone in seconds.

At that moment Shining’s eyes returned to normal as looked at the battlefield he was just in sane said with disbelief at what he just did was beyond amazing, “Whoa! Did I really do that?!”

Soon he felt his new wings and Shining looked at his new limbs with utter amazement. The white stallion couldn’t believe what he was seeing or was this a dream, but this was real. He had ascended into a alicorn. More importantly an alicorn stallion.

At last Shining spoke to himself in disbelief saying in a shocked and amazed tone of voice, “I… I don’t believe it… I’m a… alicorn now?!”

Suddenly Shining heard Sonic call to him from the sky as he alongside Vert were carrying the tank containing the extracted magic from Twilight and the unconscious unicorn pony herself, “Shining!”

The newly ascended alicorn stallion looked up to see Sonic and Vert flying down towards him still carrying the container with Twi’s extracted liquified magic and Twilight herself. The two stallions landed on the snow covered ground with their valuable cargo as Sonic continued talking to Shining with an amazed look on his face, “I can’t believe it! You totally blew those guys and they’re Pokémon away by yourself! You never had that much magical firepower before!”

Shining just smiled at this and said to Sonic, “Well guess that comes with being an alicorn now.”

“Alicorn? What’s that?”, asked Sonic with a confused expression on his face as he never heard of an alicorn before nor did Vert as well.

Shining was about to explain when they heard a loud sound from behind them as a a Equestrian military Snow Crawler came over the nearby hill and raced down it before screeching to a halt in front of the stallion trio with the unconscious lavender unicorn and the tank of liquified magic that was taken from her. The door on the left side of the back end of the military vehicle opened up and jumping out were Forest and the rest of Shining’s squad alongside Squad 99. 

While the others made sure that there no more hostiles in the area Forest and Hunter came up to Sonic and Shining as they knew they completed their mission. Soon Forest said to the duo with a smile on his muzzle, “Good job you two!”

Sonic smiled at this said to the green earth stallion, “Well it was nothing Forest, but I think the real hero today is Shining cause you might want to take a look at him.”

Forest raised an eyebrow at what Sonic meant by that and glanced at Shining before he saw the new wings. A shocked look formed on his face and looked at Shining saying to him, “Shining?! Did you become a…”

Shining nodded in response and said to Forest with smile on his muzzle, “Yep. I’m now a alicorn stallion.”

Hunter who saw this as well looked at Shining’s new blue and white wings that now were on his left and right sides of his body asked him, “How is that possible? I never knew ponies could ascend into alicorns!”

But before Shining could say anything to Hunter or Forest about his new appearance Vert interrupted the conversation saying to them, “Um guys. I hate to be a bit rude, but do you think we should get out of here before those guys coming back with reinforcements!”

Hunter and Forest looked at each other and nodded in agreement even though neither Sonic or Shining introduced them to this pegasus stallion who strangely sounded like Shining himself. It wasn’t long until both squads went back into their vehicle with the stallion trio in tow with the tank of liquified magic and Twilight herself. Once inside and in their seats the snow crawler raced away with the two military squads inside with their retrieved rescue team.

(Minutes later;)

Minutes passed and the joint team were nearing Fort Blizzarton as the Snow Crawler raced back to the base as Sharpshot with Forest as his co-driver was going as fast as the vehicle can go keeping on the gas pedal rocketing up in the 90s near the 100 mile per hour mile mark. In the back of the vehicle which was a mobile lab and med lab with medical equipment in there as Sonic and Vert were sitting in seats with the blue blur holding the canister of the liquified magic that was extracted from Twilight while Shining was holding Twi’s right foreleg as the lavender unicorn was on the stretcher breathing hard and holding on with the strength she had left. Ice wasn’t far away as she was checking Twi’s vital signs which were slowly improving, but not as much that Ice was hoping for as Shining’s sister was still in rough condition.

Squad 99 was in upper part of the back that was made as a personal carrier with several computers with a direct connection to the Equestrian military’s database. Tech was busy decoding the large amount intel that Sonic and Shining had downloaded from the hidden human base trying to get some files decoded so they can be read. However, everyone was concerned about Twilight’s physical condition. 

Back in the back Ice knew Twilight was going to need surgery done when they get back to base, but the best she can do right now was stabilize her condition. As Shining said to Twilight with a concerned look on his face, “Hang in there sis. We’re almost there!”

Twilight was taking heavy breaths and moaning in pain after going through the painful experience with those humans and their elemental pets as her entire body felt like it was on fire. As Sonic watched Twilight fighting for her life he looked at Ice with a concerned look on his face, “Can you do something for her Ice?”

Ice looked at Sonic and said to him as there was one thing she could do and that was give Twi light sedation which would help ease her pain, “I can give her light sedation which will ease the pain for Twilight. But until we reach the base she’ll need to have heavy sedation administered to her.”

Soon the female unicorn medical officer went over to the side and pulled out a anesthetic cart equipped with the basic anesthetic tanks and oxygen tanks with hoses that were light grey and a anesthesia mask that was clear with a blue rubber colored padding. She quickly opened the valves on the machine with her magic before levitating the anesthesia mask over to Twilight and placed it on her muzzle. The unicorn pony felt the mask on her muzzle with her breathing becoming muffled as a sweet scent entered her nostrils.

Twilight felt scared at that moment and wanted to thrash around in panic, but she heard her brother’s voice say to her trying to calm her down, “It’s ok Twilight! Just calm down! You need to take deep breaths!”

Twi did as she started to take slow deep breaths as the anesthetic entered her lungs and began to numb the pain. The light sedation was beginning to work on her as Twilight’s body began to relax and everything was slightly spinning it a bit. However, this was a temporary solution which was to make sure she made it back to base.

As Twilight was breathing the light sedative through the clear and blue rubber mask on her muzzle Sonic looked at Shining who was holding his little sister’s right foreleg. He could see the very worried look on the alicorn stallion’s face as he praying that Twilight can hold on long enough until they reach the base in time. After two years of searching for his sister Shining managed to find her, but was now concerned on her wellbeing after the experience she went through moments ago.

Just then the vehicle stopped and everyone heard Forest from the front of the vehicle saying to the group via the intercom of the snow based vehicle, “Guys we’re back at the base!”

After that Ice turned off the small anesthetic machine before Shining levitated Twilight onto his back who was lightly numbed thanks to the light sedation. The door to the back section of the vehicle opened up and Shining was met with Med and several military medical personal with an empty stretcher for Twilight. Shining levitated Twilight off his back and onto the stretcher as Med said to his companions with an urgent voice, “Quicky! Rush Twilight to the Operating Room immediately! We need to stabilize her immediately!”

One of the group a unicorn pony with a pink coat and light blue mane nodded in reply and said to Med, “You got it Doc! Come on guys!”

At that moment Ice Mist decided to go with them knowing that they needed all the help they could get in stabilizing Twilight’s condition as she said to Shining and the others, “I’m going with them to help take care of Twilight!”

Without another word and a nod from Forest the group alongside Ice quickly rushed Twilight to the medical wing while the icy blue unicorn mare helped monitor Twi’s vitals and condition which was slowly improving. Med was about to join them when he heard Sonic’s voice behind him, “Med wait!”

Med stopped and looked to see Sonic carrying the container that was held Twilight’s liquified magic that the humans extracted from the unicorn pony. Med was shocked at what he was seeing and said in disbelief, “By Solarius’ light… is that magic you’re carrying?!”

Sonic nodded in reply and said to the head medical officer of the base’ medical wing grimly, “Yeah the humans extracted it from Twilight by some kind of magic vacuum sucking machine that was put on her horn and drained some of Twi’s energy. It turned it into a liquified form, but only managed to get a small amount before I destroyed it to make sure it was never used again!”

Med’s horn ignited in a light blue glow and levitated the container that Sonic had over to him as he inspected it. He was fascinated, surprised, and shocked at the same time as he never knew that humans were able to find a way to extract a unicorn’s magic from their horn and turn it into a liquid form. Soon Shining said to him with a concerned look on his face, “Med can you give the extracted magic that the machine took from my sister and put her back into her horn?”

Med looked at Shining and nodded in reply as he said to him, “I think we can Shining. We were testing a new experimental magic reinfusion procedure just for unicorns, but considering what happened with your sister today I guess have to preform it on her.”

Shining nods in agreement as Med races off for the med bay to get ready to surgery for Twilight. The white alicorn stallion had a concerned look on his face hoping Twilight was going to be okey. Soon he looked at Forest who nodded in reply and said to him, “You can go.”

Shining nodded in reply before racing off for the medical wing and was followed by Sonic and Vert who knew the white alicorn stallion was going to need some company as he waited for Twilight to be done with her surgery. Sharpshot tried to stop them, but Forest stopped as the red stallion looked at green stallion who shook his head. They needed to be there for Shining during this moment cause this was going to be intense moment for him. Sharpshot looked back at where Sonic and Vert disappeared to and knew it was for the best. He hoped that Twilight would pull through this moment.

(With Shining;)

It felt like minutes as Shining arrived just outside the OR as he saw Ice Mist and several other military surgeons including Med Clamp in surgical gowns, caps, and hoof covers for their forelegs. Surgical masks were over their muzzles except for Ice Mist who had the bottom part of her mask tied around her neck. The alicorn stallion came up to the icy blue unicorn pony who noticed him arrive and asked her with concern if there was any news on Twilight’s condition, “How’s Twilight doing Ice?”

Ice looked at Shining with a mixed look on her face and said to him, “Twilight’s vitals are improving, but her injuries still need major tending too. She’s already in OR and I was about to go in and help get the operation started.”

Shining lightly nods in reply before he said to Ice with a concerned and pleading look on his face, “Ice… please watch over Twilight while you’re in there.”

Ice nodded in reply as Shining knew she gave him her word before she tied on the last part of her surgical mask with her magic before putting it over her muzzle. Then she went through the doors to the OR just as Sonic and Vert arrived just in time to see Ice go inside. They knew that Twi’s surgery was just starting.

The doors to the Operating Room closed behind Ice and the red light above the door turned on as Shining, Sonic, and Vert waited outside as Twilight’s surgery and magic energy infusion procedure from the canister that Sonic brought back that was had the liquified magic energy from Twilight’s horn began. The stallion trio stood there before Sonic and Vert looked at the alicorn stallion in the middle as Shining had a worried look on his face praying that Twilight would pull through. It was all up Med Clamp, Ice Mist, and Med’s medical team as Twi’s life was in their hooves, but the veteran military surgeon was a maestro and knew much about Equestrians especially unicorns like Twilight.

Time passed as Sonic and Vert were on the nearby benches waiting for any news on Twilight’s condition or even if the surgery was over. Shining just stood in his spot looking at the light up sign which was still red meaning they were still operating on Twilight. He just hoped his little sister was doing ok in there.

In the OR Twilight was on the OR table sleeping peacefully breathing through a black rubber mask that was hooked up to the anesthetic machine giving her oxygen and anesthetic to keep her under. A head harness was attached to the mask and went around her head to keep the mask secure on Twi’s muzzle with a cuff like nozzle with a hose attached to the cuff was part of machine that was changing Twilight’s extracted magic from its liquid form back to its original form that being pure magic energy and was being pumped back into Twi’s horn. Med Clamp and his team on the other hoof were working on the gowned unicorn pony’s injuries with their surgical masks on their muzzles. Med was presently removing a microchip implant that was placed in Twi’s left leg when those humans and their elemental pets had her in their lab. So far they found three identical implants on her neck, flank, and left ear now this new one was number four while several of Twilight’s injuries were taken care off and stitched up.

As he kept working on her Med looked at the anesthetic machine where Ice Mist was monitoring their patient’s vitals, the IV fluid for the IV pump, the magic energy infusion rate monitor, and breathing as the breathing bag grew and shrank with every breath that Twilight took with her slow muffled breathing. The heart monitor was showing a stable heart rate as the green electronic line went up and down at a slow stable rhythmic pace while the monitor that was tracking the reinfusion of Twilight’s extracted magic was at a slow rate, but the procedure was almost finished as the container was getting close to be empty before looking at the sleeping unicorn on the table. Med thought to himself as he looked at Twilight who was breathing peacefully in her sedated sleep, ‘We’re getting close Twilight. Stay strong a bit longer.’

Back outside the OR more time passed and by now the sun had gone down while the moon was already up with everyone already in bed. Sonic and Vert were now sleeping on the benches as a nurse had given them each a pillow and blanket earlier before they fell asleep while Shining was still in his spot waiting for Twilight to come out or at least hear some news. As he kept looking at the glowing red sign Shining looked a bit tired with the temptation to just close his eyes and drift off to sleep in his mind, but he didn’t want to as he wanted to be here for Twilight. He had searched for his little sister for 2 years and wasn’t going to leave her like he did during the wedding rehearsal. This time he was staying for her.

As Shining looked at the sign as the image of the sedated Twilight in the OR entered his mind asking her hopping some how she would hear him, ‘Twilight if you can hear me… please… stay strong…’

A bit more time passed before the red light in the sign turned off as surgery was complete as Shining gulped a bit hopping for good news. Soon Med and his team came out alongside Ice Mist as the unicorn stallion came up to the alicorn as Shining asked him with concern, “How’s Twilight Med?”

Med sighed, but gave Shining a tired yet pleased smile and said to the alicorn, “Twilight is going to be just fine. Surgery went well and all her extracted magic has been returned to her horn back in its original form. Now she needs to do is recover for a few days until she can go home.”

Shining let out a sigh of relief as a relieved look formed on his face that Twilight was going to be alright. He could count his lucky stars that Sonic and himself found and rescued Twi in time alongside Vert before something harmful could be done to them. Now the ordeal was over and could relax as Shining said to Med, “That’s a relief. Thanks for helping her Med!”

Med nodded in reply and said to Shining knowing he would want to see Twilight and see how she is doing right now, “You can go see her if you want Shining. However, you’ll have to wear a surgical gown while in the OR she’s in right now.”

Shining responded to Med by nodding back the stallion as it was most appreciated just as a nurse came out and led the white unicorn into the OR hall. Soon the duo reached the change room where surgical gowns were hanging up waiting to be put on. They soon found a gown made from Shining’s size before asked the nurse saying to her, “Um… think you can help me get my gown on?”

The unicorn pony nodded back at Shining and said to him with a smile on her muzzle, “Sure thing Shining!”

It was long until the nurse soon helped Shining get the surgical gown on with the cap and rubber hoof gloves, but left the surgical mask out as it was best Twilight saw a face without the mask on. The alicorn stallion never had a surgical gown on before, but was to make sure Twi or anyone else near recovery got sick. Soon Shining was led to the OR by the nurse which was being used as a temporary recovery room as the others were presently occupied by other patients.

The hallway looked like the rest of hospital wing of the base with recovery rooms containing patients who were recovering from their procedures and awaiting to be moved into hospital rooms. The walk wasn’t long when they arrived at their destination as the mare opened the doors to the OR and let Shining in as the alicorn saw his sister on the OR table resting from her surgery. Twilight had bandages on certain parts of her body and stitches were in places of where the more serious injuries were located and the black mask was still on her muzzle and strapped around her head breathing from the anesthetic machine which was now giving her oxygen as the rest of the other gas settings were turned off. A soft bed blanket was over body except her head and neck with a fresh bag of IV fluid was hooked up to her IV drip.

Shining walked over to the table where his sister was resting as the nurse checked on Twilight’s vital signs and said to her hoping she could hear him, “Twily? Can you hear me?”

Twi didn’t respond at first, but she heard her brother’s voice and slowly opened her eyes looking at him before saying in a tired tone of voice as the mask on her muzzle muffled her response saying to Shining, “Mm?”

The unicorn pony nurse soon came over and undid the top part of the head harness that was secured to the black mask with her magic before pulling the mask down off her muzzle allowing Twilight to speak to with Shining. They could hear the light hissing of oxygen from the anesthesia mask as Twilight asked Shining in a weak tone of voice like before seconds ago, “Shining?”

Shining smiled a little and asked Twilight as he was glad she was awake a bit, “Hey sis. I’m glad to see you’re ok now.”

There was a long silence between the two siblings as they hadn’t spoken to each other for two years and were waiting for each other to say something. Both had faults in the situation they were in that led to this moment and now this was the opportunity for each other to make amends. Soon Shining took a deep breath and said to Twilight as she looked at him, “Twily… I’m sorry for what I said to you during the wedding rehearsal and I should never have said those things to you. I’ve been through a lot of hard times since I was looking for you and it made realize that… I should have listened to you about Chrysalis being Cadence from the very beginning. After these past 2 years I could only think about you and how much I… messed up. I probably guess that you still hate me for abandoning and I can’t blame you for that. I should have been a better brother to you.”

Everything was quiet again as Shining closed his eyes and sighed as Twilight knew he was deeply sorry for his actions and suffered much for them too. Then Twilight sighed at her brother as the unicorn knew she made a lot of mistakes that did a lot of damage to the ones that she held dear 2 years ago and said to Shining, “Shining… I don’t hate you anymore… I’m so sorry for ruining your life and running away from home…”

Shining just gave Twi a little smile and knew she was sorry for everything that has happened for the past 2 years. He understood what Twilight felt during those two years as didn’t have anything against her as he forgiven her long ago as the alicorn stallion said to her kindly, “I know sis. I’m sorry for not listening you about Chrysalis’ plan and should been there for you when you were kicked out of the wedding.”

Twilight weakly smiled at her brother’s response as the two siblings had forgiven each other and were both sorry for their past actions. But now they were back together again as brother and sister. Even though they didn’t have the level of trust that they had once right now that doesn’t mean it can be restored and made stronger. 

Soon she weakly said to Shining knowing they both sorry for their actions, “Then let’s promise that we go to each other when something is wrong… ok?”

Shining could heartily agree as he smiled back at Twilight and said to her, “You have my word sis. Let’s never have anything come between us again.”

Twilight nodded in agreement as the nurse said to the two knowing it was time for Twi get some much needed rest after all she’s been through for the past 5 weeks, “Come on Shining it’s time to let your sister rest now.”

Shining looked at the nurse and nodded in reply before he looked at Twilight and said to her, “I’ll see you tomorrow Twily.”

Twilight nodded back at Shining in agreement as she was going to need a lot of rest to recover from her experience. The nurse soon placed the mask back on Twilight’s muzzle and reattached it to the head harness before she and Shining left as the nurse turned off the lights as darkness filled the room. Twilight breathed from the mask before she closed her eyes and went to sleep. After all this time both she and Shining were still siblings and now her brother was an alicorn stallion. She would dwell on that subject later right now she needed to recover from her experience with those humans and her surgery. For the first time in weeks Twilight was safe and drifted off to sleep.