Episode 1 (Updated)
"First Encounters"
The Columbian Competition Center is getting ready for another annual event, ready to host matches in many skill area. People from all over the country flock to the center to watch their favorite skill athletes succeed or to participate in matches themselves.
On that faithful day, two of the attendants will encounter each other. And their lives will be changed forever.
[Beginning of Episode]
The Columbian Competition Center. It's a massive place. Spanning acres in every direction, this place has gotten many stadiums to host sport events and many buildings to host smaller skill competitions. The place is frequently used, being the site of many decisive matches of major sports teams. To date, hundreds of sports matches have been hosted in the competition center since it was founded over 25 years ago, and thousands more matches between residents of nearby cities.
Today, it is hosting a Skill Competition, where those who are skilled in several non-essential tasks gather around to test each other in various skills, like solving a maze, completing puzzles, stacking cups, and balancing plates. To top things off, the center will host a major sports battle between two major sports teams to see which one will move on to the multinational championship, where the team to beat every other team is crowned this year's champion. Tickets are in high demand right now as sports fans flock to see their favorite team win.
Out the southbound train, a young girl with prismatic hair departs from it. This is Rainbow Dash, one of the rangers from Canterlot High. She is currently a member of the Rainbooms, also known as the Equingers. She is the team leader of that team.
She steps off the train in the morning hours, only to find that she is surrounded by a lot of people who wanted to get in. The lines are long, and she couldn't quite make out what's in front of her. Surrounding her are some teens who appear to be about the same age as her. Guess she's not the only one whose parents are okay with sending their child out on their own. Or maybe they have family members joining.
"Oh my," Rainbow gasped. "This crowd is huge! No wonder the tickets are so expensive right now! The demand for them is so large for a limited amount of space." She can hear her voice being drowned out by the hundreds of people who are talking right next to her.
Right now, Rainbow's freaking out a little. She takes in a deep breath to assure herself. "Okay, Rainbow," she told herself. "This is what you wanted to go to today. Lots of people also have the same idea. Don't get impatient over a couple hundred people. You'll be fine. This is to be expected."
It took several minutes of waiting before she is even close to the ticket gate. Even now, she can feel herself getting pushed by the surrounding people.
"Hey!" she yelled as she is getting pushed. "Excuse me people. Give us some space, would you? You're making it hard for me to breathe. It's...kind of tight in here!"
After a few more minutes of waiting for people to get moving, Rainbow finally made it to the ticket gates. She scans her ticket to the center in front of the scanner to verify that the ticket she's brought is authentic and not a counterfeit. Her ticket is labeled authentic and real and she is allowed to pass.
Upon exiting the entrance, Rainbow is greeted with a huge open area, with stadiums and courts covering the entire area. Several smaller buildings were placed, presumably for the smaller, skill based competitions. Seats were being rolled out to every event site, so that everyone has a seat during their visit. Rainbow is awed by this, taking in the atmosphere of the competition center.
"This. Is. Awesome!" Rainbow shouted, pumping her fists up in the air.
Now she is near the stands as people waited for the first competition to start. Rainbow looks around the area and starts to feel lonely. She haven't brought her friends along, so she is going at this on her own. She starts to get a little bit nervous without her friends, and starts to develop concerns for them. What if they encountered a monster that they can't defeat by themselves? Then she'll have a bad situation in her hands.
Amongst the colored hair, multicolored crowd, and the spectrum of clothing colors, she spotted something. A boy. A boy with blue hair. A boy with blue hair and blue skin. Suddenly, she starts to feel a bit more comforted, as she knows that one of her friends has decided to come.
Rainbow happily approached the boy from behind. "Hey there, Soarin," she greeted the boy. "I didn't know that you were coming here. I haven't seen you in a while. Why don't we have a chat and-" She grabs what she thought was one of her old friend by the shoulder.
The boy suddenly jumps. "Hey, who is touching me?" he asks. "What is..." He then turns around to reveal his emerald colored eyes. Then, he jumps back, shrieking. "Ahh! Who are you?" He is caught by someone.
Rainbow looks down at the boy. "Soarin, is that you?" she asks.
The boy was confused. "What? Soarin?" he asked back. "Who's that? I never heard of him before."
"Oh, Soarin," Rainbow said again. "I know that it's you. Don't try to hide the fact that you've forgotten me after all those years."
The boy gets up and cleans his arms and red vest. "Lady, I have to tell you something," he said. "I am not Soarin."
"Oh yeah?" Rainbow replies. "Then who are you?"
The boy takes his time to assure himself. "My name is Sonic," he answers. "Sonic Rush. But just call me Sonic, okay?"
"Oh, so you're Sonic?" Rainbow asks. Then, she grabs his hand and shakes it. "I'm Rainbow Dash. Nice to meet you." Sonic then pulls his hand away from Rainbow. "Huh. I swear that you look like someone that I know from long ago. I mean, you've got the hair, the skin, the eyes-"
"What do you mean that I look like someone?" Sonic asks. "Do I...remind you of someone else?"
Suddenly, someone behind Sonic gasps in excitement. Behind Sonic, a girl with red hair and a familiar set of green eyes jumps out.
"Are you...Rainbow Dash?" the girl asks.
Rainbow looks at the girl in confusion. "What?"
"This is Ringo," Sonic introduces. "She's from some other country that is not here. She's accompany me here because my sister couldn't come."
Ringo leans a little closer to Rainbow. "Are you the friend of Applejack?" she asks. "She's my cousin. Did you make the connection yet?"
"Applejack's your what now?" Rainbow asks in confusion.
"My cousin," Ringo repeats herself.
Rainbow ponders for a moment. Ringo, this mysterious girl, claims to be the cousin of Applejack. Well, she can't be wrong. They've got similarly colored skin, the hair is within the same color range, and the color of her eyes is nearly identical. Sure. Ringo could be the cousin of Applejack. There's also her name. Rainbow swears that Ringo means apple in another language, but she can't pin down which.
"So, uh, Rainbow," Sonic began as he rotates his shoulder. "What are you here for?"
"Just interested in the tournaments that are being hosted here," Rainbow answers. "And also the big game this evening."
"So...what's your hobby?" Sonic asks again. "Mine is playing sports. Got to say, I'm the best young athlete the world has ever seen!"
Something about what Sonic said nudges Rainbow by an inch in an unpleasant direction. She leans a bit closer to Sonic. "What did you say?" she asks in a threatening tone.
"Uhh..." Sonic replied. "I said that I'm the best young athlete the world has ever seen. You...you got a problem with that?"
Suddenly, Rainbow is yelling right at Sonic's face. "Hey! I'm also the best young athlete in the world!" she yells. "And this world isn't big enough for the two of us, imitator!"
Ringo is seeing where this is going. "Oh boy..." she grumbles.
Sonic shot back at Rainbow. "Well, I became one first!" he tells her. "So, I'm the real best young athlete here in the world! Don't you understand?"
Rainbow fired back. "Well, I became one when I was 6 years old!" she tells him. "I'm the real best young athlete. And don't you dare use time as an excuse."
Sonic was getting increasingly frustrated by this stubborn girl. Ditto for Rainbow. It seems like they can't agree on who is the better athlete. So they started to shout at each other even more.
"Me!" yelled Rainbow.
"Me!" Sonic shouted back.
"Me!"
"Me!"
"Me!"
"Me!"
"Alright, you two," Ringo said as she walks up to them. "Calm down. You're not part of any competition. Now, just admit that you're both the best and agree that neither of you will top each other in a duel. Understand?"
Sonic and Rainbow then get into a fight, startling Ringo as she steps back.
Soon, everyone around them turns their attention to the fight that's going on. They are pretty confuses about what's going on.
"So...uh...this is fine..." Ringo commented. "You're fighting each other to see which one can beat each other to the ground. Right..."
The fight dies down and turns into a wrestling match, with each person taking turns pinning each other down. Sonic and Rainbow tossed and turned as they continued to fight. The surrounding crowd isn't sure who to root for, or if they should take action and break off the fight. It seems like they recognize them and loved them both, but they can't decide what to do.
The announcer is looking through some paperwork to check the timeline of the events. The first event of the day is the obstacle course which should be happening in about 20 minutes.
Suddenly, a security guard run into the room with something to report.
"Sir. There appears to be a fight going on near stadium 1!" he reported.
"Oh, there appears to be a fight going on?" the announcer asks. "Kick them out. We don't want anyone getting into danger. Besides, the events hasn't even begun yet."
"No," the security guard replies. "It's...those two. The leaders of the ranger teams of Columbia."
"What?" the announcer asks as he takes off his headset.
The security guard drags his coworker by the collar as they exit the room. "Here, you should have a look at this," he said.
"Oh my," the announcer comments. "Those two do look an awful like the rangers we saw defending the two major cities from time to time. Seen them on the news and media a bit more frequently recently."
"They're athletes, aren't they?" the security guard asks. "I think they specialize in sports?"
The announcer ponders a bit more. "Come to think of it, this place is the site of the final match against two sports teams," he said. "I think these two would be the perfect duo to excite the visitors about the upcoming major game tonight."
The security guard turns towards the announcer with a shocked look. "Mr. Mobius," he said. "You're not thinking-"
Sonic and Rainbow continue to fight with each other as everyone around them watches. Suddenly, they are blinded by a unnecessarily bright light from somewhere else, and they stopped fighting with each other altogether.
"Well, well, well," Mr. Mobius said from his announcer box. "Look at what we have here. Two teenagers, both leaders of the local ranger teams." Everyone stopped talking and looked at them.
Sonic and Rainbow both got up, dusting off the little bits of dust they gained from the fight.
"As some of you are aware, the nearby stadium will be hosting the big game tonight between the Beryl Knights and the Ruby Buffalos," Mr. Mobius announces. "This game will decide which of the two teams will be moving on to the International League of the North American Union. And today, these two young professional athletes will be paying against each other to get you guys excited for the big game that's coming up. What do you say?"
The crowd was silent at first, before one of them begins to cheer them up.
"Go! Go! Go! Go!" one of them said.
The cheering spread to more people. And more. And more. Soon, nearly everyone that's near them is cheering them on, getting themselves ready for the match between these two.
Sonic and Rainbow stared at each other, blaming each other for putting themselves into this situation.
"Well," Ringo sighs. "This is going to be a bit awkward."
Throughout the day, several tournaments were being held. From solving grid puzzles, to crossword puzzles, to spelling bees, to video game tournaments. Several of these are even held at the same time, meaning people had to choose which tournaments to follow. They might not get to see all the tournaments, but there's so much going on today. Battle after battle, people are getting excited to see which one will top the other.
Even the sports players who are supposed to be playing tonight are having a great time.
Except for Sonic and Rainbow. They are denied access to all of the events after noon has stuck. They had their fun for only 150 minutes before they are called to the changing room.
They sit just outside the changing rooms, sitting in front of the door that will lead them to the large field for large team games. The game that these two will be playing is kickball, one of the most popular sports in the world. Not only is it safe compared to large field sports, it is a sport that is enjoyed by everyone. It is the perfect mix of competition and safety.
The two ranger leaders are waiting for their cue to get out. They're still bitter about each other, not willing to talk to each other. But, since they're in here for half an hour, its' not like they've gotten anyone else to talk to.
"I can't believe that you've mistaken me for someone else," Sonic said to Rainbow.
"I swear," Rainbow replied. "You look so much like Soarin. The hair, the eyes, the skin. Every time I look at you, I am reminded of him. Sure, it was a long time since we last saw each other-"
"Who?" Sonic asks. "Me, or that look-alike of me?"
"I'm talking about Soarin," Rainbow answers. "It's just that...the last time I saw him was in elementary school. And after that, we barely talked to each other. But then I met you, and I'm instantly reminded of him. So, if you may reply, can I be your friend?"
Sonic scoffs at Rainbow's offering. "Well, that's not going to matter as I will beat you in this match," he replies.
Rainbow gives a smirk at Sonic. She moves herself toward him. "Well, I'm going to beat you at this match too, you know," she said back. "And that's a fact." She taps Sonic by the nose.
"Oh, quit it," Sonic said as he pushes Rainbow away from him.
"Sonic, Rainbow," Mr. Mobius announces from the speakers above. "The field is set up. You are clear to go."
Sonic and Rainbow both stand up as the doors open to them. The bright light blinds them for a moment, but they step outside without hesitation. As they stop out to the field, thousands of fans cheer them on, filling the air with the sounds of cheering. The two soon went into opposite sides of the field, with Sonic on the red corner and Rainbow on the blue.
"Here we go, everyone," Mr. Mobius said. "Sonic Rush vs. Rainbow Dash. Who is going to win this little match? Who's the better athlete? And who is the better leader of their ranger team? This is getting tense, everyone. I can feel your excitement from here. 10 minutes on the clock, Sonic and Rainbow. When the air horn goes off, begin!"
An employee walks into the field to place a kickball at the center before heading out.
Sonic and Rainbow looked at each other as they tense their muscles up. Things are heating up between the two of them. Sweat begins to drop from their head.
Then, someone pulls off the air horn, creating a loud sound that announces the beginning of the math.
And they're off! They start the games off by running straight towards the ball. Sonic reaches it first and kicks it off to the goal on the other side. Rainbow turns around and it turns into a race to see which of the two can make it to the ball quicker. The audience gets pumped up as the two race toward the ball.
Rainbow reaches the ball first and sweeps it away from Sonic. The ball bounces towards the other side, and another race is made.
The announcer is in a bit of a ham streak. He announces the actions of the players left and right as they happen.
While Sonic and Rainbow are busy fighting over the ball, two goalies entered the field. One is wearing red, the other is wearing blue. The two goalies move to their respective goals an guard them.
"What's this?" Mr. Mobius observes. "Two goalies have arrived? But this is supposed to be a one on one match! Oh well. At least these two will have a bit of challenge when scoring the goal."
Rainbow then dribbles the ball towards the red corner, with the goalie getting ready to intercept her kick. Before she could kick the ball, Sonic appeared from behind her and stole the ball from her. She then chases him down as he dribbles the ball towards the blue corner, where a goalie prepares himself to intercept the kick. Sonic then approaches the goal, kicks the ball, and it soars over the goalie's head. The ball landed in blue corner's net, scoring a point for the red corner. 8 minutes in, and someone has finally scored. The crowd is going wild as soon as one of the sides scored a point.
"1-0!" Mr. Mobius announces. "The red corner is in the lead! Can they held on to this victory before the blue corner takes it from behind?"
The blue corner goalie kicks the ball back into the field, towards Rainbow Dash. Rainbow catches the ball and proceeds to dribble it towards the red goal. She approaches the red goal and kicks the ball. But the red goalie intercepts it.
"Oh!" Mr. Mobius shouted. "The red goalie has intercepted Rainbow's attempt to score herself a point!"
The red goalie kicks the ball back onto the field, away from Rainbow. But Rainbow ran up to the ball before Sonic could reach it, and she makes another attempt at kicking the ball to the goal. The ball lands within the net, scoring the blue corner one point.
The crowd cheers as Rainbow makes a comeback after a failed attempt. "Wow!" Mr. Mobius announces. "Rainbow has made up for her failed attempt by intercepting the ball before Sonic can catch it! What an unexpected turn of events! Now, both sides have one point each. Can someone get another goal?"
The round continues for quite some time, with the ball changing hands several times throughout the match. Whenever Rainbow would approach the goal, Sonic would appear and steal the ball from her. But when he tries to do the same, Rainbow catches up to him and steals the ball from him as well. The goalies are also denying either of them the goal, with several attempts at scoring being intercepted by them. Even with those intercepted attempts, the players are still able to score.
On minute five, the halfway point in the match, Sonic scores himself a point, bringing the point total to 2-1. A minute after that, Rainbow made another goal, making the match currently a tie at 2-2. A minute after that, Sonic scored yet another point bringing the score to 3-2. And then a minute after that, Rainbow scored another point, making the score 3-3.
One minute remains on the clock. The score is currently tied at 4-4.
"The match will end in one minute," Mr. Mobius announces. "And Rainbow scored yet another point right now, making both sides tied for now. But can one of them score another point before the time runs out?"
The crowd is getting more and more excited as the seconds tick down.
Rainbow runs to the red goal, dribbling the ball as she goes. She approaches the other side of the field and gets ready to score. She cranks her leg back and surprise! Sonic swoops in and steals the ball from her, taking it to the blue goal. The crowd is getting wild.
"Oh!" Mr. Mobius said. "Sonic has stole the ball right when Rainbow is about to score another goal! 10 seconds left on the clock, everyone. Can he do it?"
The crowd is shouting go as Sonic approaches the blue goal. He kicks the ball, expecting to get another goal to win himself the game. Time seems to be slowing down as the ball soars through the air. The ball turns midair, turning the opposite direction in which it is spinning. Sonic wishes to win the match by a strange physical phenomenon.
The ball is about to enter the scoring area, exciting everyone. But at the last moment, the blue goalie intercepted and caught the ball before it could reach the scoring area. The buzzer goals off, signaling the end of the match as the goalie hits the ground. But the match is not over yet.
"NO!" Mr. Mobius yells along with the crowd. "It's not over yet! The blue corner's goalie has intercepted the legendary kick at the last moment! Sonic and Rainbow are currently tied at the moment, so we'll have to add five minutes to the clock! If nether could score within five minutes, we'll have to declare this a tie!"
Rainbow ran up and fell down to the ground. "Oh come on!" she shouted. "You have got to be kidding me!"
Sonic was shocked at what he saw. "You...you can't be serious!" he said. "We are tied right now. Are you saying that you are willing to drag on the match for even longer rather than end it right now?"
"Hey! You two!" Mr. Mobius yells. "Stop slaking and continue to play!"
The blue goalie kicks the ball towards the center of the field, hitting Rainbow in the face. She gets knocked on her back as she rubs her head. Sonic then came along and snatched the ball once again, escorting it to the blue goal. Sonic kicks the ball into the net, but his hasty actions has made the ball bounce off the top rim of the net, sending it back into the field. Rainbow snatches the ball and the match continues.
Now, Sonic and Rainbow are continuing to play for the sake of ending the match right now instead of winning. The goalies aren't helping, as just as when everyone expected the match to end with a goal, the goalie would intercept the ball before it could get into the scoring area, denying Sonic, Rainbow, and the audience for an end to this match. It seems like the goalies that ran in to help them out are now teasing them of the end and then taking it away before someone could reach it.
The match continues for another five minutes. Five minutes of running, attempts to score, and the ball changing possessions several times. Five minutes of the goalies having a little fun with the players by blocking attempts to score.
Nothing of interest happened for a while until the last few seconds, when Rainbow is dribbling the ball to the red goal. And everyone gets excited.
"Here we go!" Mr. Mobius cheers. "Rainbow is taking the ball to the red corner after several minutes of agony. Sonic might be on her toes, but surely this will end the goal that will bring an end to the match. Can she do it? Will she bring an end to this match when the buzzer goes off? Ten seconds left of the overtime clock, guys."
Rainbow approaches the red goal and kicks the ball toward it. As the ball flies through the air, time slows down as the dramatic moment comes. Tensions flair up, excitement is rising, and victory is about to be handed to one of the players.
However, the goalie seems to have other things in mind. When the ball approaches the net that he's defending, he decided to pull out the dirtiest trick in the book: denying victory to the side he's fighting against. He intercepts the ball and grabs it, never letting it pass the scoring line.
The crowed went into a bit of an uproar as the overtime buzzer goes off.
"Oh for saint's sake," Mr. Mobius mutters. "This again? What? Are you willing to repeat what happened five minutes ago? Don't make us laugh. Are you trolling these two players? If so, you are the meanest goalies I have ever seen. What's gotten into you two?"
Sonic and Rainbow, seeing that the match ended in a 4-4 tie, fell to the ground in exhaustion. Sonic fell on his face, while Rainbow fell on her back. They pounded the ground in frustration.
"Good grief," Sonic said, his voice muffled. "This again?"
"...I was trying to end the match with me being the victor," Rainbow commented. "What are the goalies thinking?"
The two goalies went up to them to have a talk.
"You two are so similar," the red goalie commented. "I mean, your styles, your skills, your determination, your attitude."
Sonic and Rainbow lifted themselves up. "Really?"
"We watched you as you played and noticed that you're both the best young athlete in quite possibly the world," the blue goalie replied. "Safe to say that we're both amazed by your abilities."
"Okay," Rainbow replies. "So, why did you block the goal attempts during overtime?"
"We just wanted to drag out the match so that the two of you better understand each other," the red goalie answered. "A little bit of more time can't hurt. Oh, and it looks like you two have developed feeling for each other."
"What?" both of them said. They looked down on their hands and discovered that they're holding each other's hand. They let out, shrieking in surprise.
The two goalies had a laugh. "Oh intense moments," the blue goalie said. "Always bringing two people closer together."
Sonic and Rainbow looked at each other for a moment. They didn't realized that the match brought them closer to each other, even if they're playing on opposite teams.
Sonic and Rainbow changed back into their normal clothes. They decided to hang out in the locker rooms for just a little longer.
"Hey, Rainbow," Sonic said.
Rainbow turned towards Sonic. "What is it?"
"Got to say, today's been a crazy day for the two of us," Sonic said. "We met each other and had a kickball match against each other. And I've got to say, I'm surprised by how that went. We were able to pull off an exciting sport match even if we're playing on our own, with the only help coming from the two goalies."
Rainbow giggled. "Sure thing," she replied. "There's also the comment about our similarities. I mean, can you believe it? We've got the same attitude, the same skill level in one area, the determination to keep going even when in despair, and we've tied in an official sports match. If this keeps on going, we're going to be shocked by how we managed to do that."
Sonic inspects Rainbow and is starting to get drawn in by one aspect of her. "Hey...you look...uh..." he said, looking at Rainbow's hair.
Rainbow notices that Sonic is looking at her prismatic hair. She performs a hair flip in front of him before posing in a sassy manner. Her fist up to her hip, turned to the side, eyes partially closed, and a smug grin. "Let me guess," Rainbow responded. "Radiant?"
Sonic isn't quite sure about how to respond to that.
The rest of the day went out well for the two of them. They attended several tournaments that were going on within the competition center. There was a ping=pong tournament going on, where spectators would get headaches from watching the ball move back and fourth around the table until someone misses. There was also cooking competitions, where aspiring chefs make food to hopefully please the judges. And there was a cup stacking competition where people stack cups into specific configurations in the shortest about of time. The amount of tournaments that centers around mundane and unnecessarily tasks hosted in this competition center is mind blowing.
To remember this event as the time where they first met each other, Sonic and Rainbow took a picture together. Two copies of the picture were printed, allowing both of them to remember this moment forever.
As evening beings to fall on the center, it is time for the big attraction: The sports match between the Beryl Knights and the Ruby Buffalos. Everyone flocks to the big stadium to see this big event between two sports teams.
As Beryl City on the lowlands and Ruby City is a lot farther from Sonic's home town, Sonic and Rainbow cheered for the Beryl Knights. Plus, knights sounds a lot more noble than a buffalo.
Sitting next to them is Ringo, along with the rest of her classmates. Ringo had a little talk with the two of them a the game goes on.
"Hey," Ringo said, grabbing the duo's attention. "I'm sorry that neither of you two won that match between each other."
"Doesn't matter," Sonic replied. "We had a lot of fun, even if neither of us claimed victory."
"Plus, we learned a lot about each other," Rainbow added. "We learned that we're very similar in a lot of area."
Ringo smiled at them. "Well, I've got to say," she admitted. "That match between you two was a blast to watch. On par with the matches between the official sports team. Oh, and Rainbow? Can you make me a promise?"
"What is it?" Rainbow asks.
"Tell Applejack that I'm visiting her hometown," Ringo tells Rainbow.
Suddenly, the crowd goes while when a famous member of the Beryl Knights is kicking the ball towards the goal.
"Go for it!" Rainbow cheers.
"Go! Go! Go! Go!" the crowd cheers. They continue to do this until the player kicks the ball into the net, scoring a point to the Beryl Knights. The crowd cheers in excitement.
The evening game took two hours to complete. It took so long that everyone is nearly tired when the game finally ended.
Thanks to the support that the fans bring in, the Beryl Knights managed to win the match, with a close 25-23, making them candidates to move on to the union finals.
The night falls and the event comes to close. Visitors were exiting the competition center for home. For this night, Rainbow offered to bring him to her house to sleep tonight before he returns to his home the following morning. Sonic agrees to this. They then board the next northbound train with destination at Canterlot City Station. There, they walked with each other a little more, sharing more information about themselves. They then arrived at Canterlot, where Sonic is awed by this strange new place. It feels the same place as his home, only the skyline out in the distance is different.
Rainbow takes Sonic to her home, where she knocks on the door and waits for someone to answer. Her parents opened the door to them.
"Welcome back, my daughter," Rainbow's father said. Her mother is also behind him.
"Hi mom," Rainbow greets back. "Hi dad."
"What's this boy you picked up?" Rainbow's dad asked, leaning closer to Sonic. "He looks a bit familiar, doesn't he?"
"Sonic's the name," Sonic introduces himself. "I'm a professional young sports athlete just like Rainbow here. I'm the son of Aleena, the principal of Emerald-"
"You're the child of a principal?" Rainbow's dad asked, with her mother also gasping. "That's so much cooler than having a coach as a father!"
Rainbow's dad then proceeded to lift Sonic up, hugging him tightly. Rainbow's mother giggled as Sonic kicked his legs in the air.
"Hey! Put me down!" Sonic demanded.
Rainbow also giggled at Sonic. "Now you know exactly how I feel around my parents in my younger years."
The next day, Sonic is waiting at a train station for a train that's going southbound towards Emerald City.
"Well, I guess this is goodbye for now," Sonic said.
"I'm looking forward into seeing you again, Sonic!" Rainbow hoped.
Sonic gave a smile at Rainbow. "You too."
The southbound train arrives and Sonic boards the train. He turns around and waves goodbye at Rainbow. Rainbow waves back. After the train went away, Rainbow realized something: her friends. Surely they must be fine without her, right? Realizing this, Rainbow makes a dash towards the local youth center to get to her friends.
Later, Sonic arrives back home to Emerald City Station, where his parents are waiting.
"Welcome back, son," Aleena greeted. "Did you have a good time there?"
"Yeah," Sonic replied. "It was a blast."
"You friends are waiting for you at the local youth center," Aleena said. "You should talk to them after being absent for a day."
Sonic makes a mad sprint out the station and towards the local youth center. He sure is excited to see what his friends are doing in his absence.
While Rainbow is wondering what happened in her absence, someone from the class from Primp Academy walked into the youth center.
"Is Applejack here?" Ringo asks as she enters.
"What? Ringo?" Applejack jumped as she saw her cousin enter the youth center. "What are you doing here, cousin? Is the Apple Family Reunion coming up?"
Ringo pinched her nose in disapproval. "No, silly cowgirl," she replied. "You do realize that the reunion happens around the same time every year: The first week of Spring!" She then leans closer to Rainbow. "You didn't warn Applejack that I'm coming, didn't you?" she whispers to Rainbow.
"I was going to tell her," Rainbow replied. "But when I came back, I found that there were some minor changes. I'm sure that something happened to my friends while I was away."
[End of Episode]
From the Author:
The Ringrangers and the Equingers have finally met, though its only the leaders that did the meeting. While their friends are busy dealing with their own problems, Sonic and Rainbow participated in a match against each other. Even though that neither of them won, they still had a blast.
This will surely shake up the status quo, as the two teams have been separate since their inception. Though small nods towards their existence have appeared in the past, this is the first time in which the two teams are crossing paths, sending ripple effects through their future forever.
As a little nod, Ringo is mentioned to be a cousin to Applejack. As all members of the Apple Family has apple related names, it might seem strange that Ringo is breaking the trend. Except she's not. While she does have warm hued hair and green eyes, her name cements herself into being an official member of the Apple Family. Can you guess? I'll give you a hint: Try translating "Ringo" into another language.
Update: 4/20/2018
-Added in a few more scenes featuring the tournaments that Sonic and Rainbow attended.
-Added a small scene depicting Ringo's class visiting Canterlot City.
-Added a deleted scene at the bottom of the page depicting the history of Puyo Puyo in this universe. And a Puyo match.
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In the early days of Primp Academy, there has been numerous reports that colored slime creatures are falling from the sky and covered the entire campus grounds. They came in seemingly endless amounts. They don't know where they came from, and they don't know their purpose.
One day, a frustrated student kicked a blue slime into a group of three blue slimes, connecting them all. Upon doing so, the cluster of four suddenly disappeared. The student shrieked as the slime disappeared. She didn't know what happened. Upon experimenting with the slimes a few more times, she discovered that clumping the slimes into four or more made them disappear. It was fun for her, so much fun that the other students jumped in and cleaned the campus free of the slime creatures. The girl who discovered the secret of the slimes was named Puyo, so the slimes became known as Puyos.
Soon, a gaming company decided to turn this real live event into a video game. Thus, the game "Puyo Puyo" came into existence.
Eventually, the students discovered that the Puyos could grant them special abilities or power up their weapons. Thus, Primp Academy became a training grounds for students interested in magic.
The class from Primp Academy is currently having a tournament playing one of the recent versions of Puyo Puyo. Apparently, the competition center holds a video game room for games that pit two players against each other.
Arle and Ringo are currently playing a match against each other, when one of them notices that someone is missing.
"Hey, where is Sonic?" Arle asks. "I thought he was going to be here."
Ringo turns to the audience and notices the same thing. "Not only that, but Rainbow is absent to," she observes. "Were they not interested in this?"
"Their match ended a few minutes ago," Arle replies. "So they may not have enough time to come here. Oh, and Ringo. Watch your board."
"Huh?" Ringo said as she turns around. Then she notices that she's about to be hit with a lot of nuisance. And she didn't set up a chain to counter it. "Wah!" she shrieks as nuisance puyos began to drop on her field. The nuisance gets to the top of the board, making Ringo the loser of the match.
"Should've paid more attention..." Ringo groans in defeat.
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