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A New Battle

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"Why is it so dark? I can't even see two feet in front of me." Soler stood in a pitch black void.

Where am I and why am I here? He fretted.

"You're time is running out." He looked around for the voice, but found no one.

"Hello?" He got no response.

"I will be in control." Again, the voice was not attached to a body he could see.

"What do you want? Show yourself!" He demanded of the darkness.

"You will fade!" the voice shouted sounding like it was coming from everywhere at once. Soler took a defensive stance and tried to form a Spear. He failed.

"I'm in control now. You will give in, or you will die!" In that moment, Soler felt something and turned around. A dark tendril shot out at him.

Soler launched up in his bed, sweating and breathing harshly. He looked outside to see the sun shining bright for the new day. He looked over the side of the bed, where Wolf slept soundly in his curled up position.

Just a dream, he sighed in relief. Soler then looked down to his hand and tried to form a Spear, still unable to.

"I still can't form a simple Spear yet!" He groaned, waking Wolf up. Wolf yawned and began stretching before walking over to Soler, concerned. He placed his head on Soler's lap and whined weakly. Soler calmed himself smiled slightly as he petted Wolf. "Don't worry, boy. It's nothing. I'm sure my powers will come back today." He said. Wolf barked happily and licked the side of his face. He then walked over to the door and made a motion to Soler. Soler chuckled, knowing what he meant.

"Yeah, yeah, I'm getting up." Soler got out of bed and put his shoes on. He then opened the door and the two began their way to the kitchen, Soler brooded on his lack of powers. It had been two months since he fought Neo and he still couldn't use his Chaos Energy. With every passing day, he worried that he'd never get them back. Of course, he did his best to not show it to the others, especially Luna. He didn't want any of them to worry about him.

I'll figure this out someday. Soler and Wolf walked into the kitchen, and found Shadow reading a paper, Twilight and Spike cooking breakfast, Sonic reading the comics, and Starlight brushing out her mane.

"Morning, everyone." He said. They all greeted in return and Soler went to fill Wolf's bowl with food. Wolf delightfully began to dig in after Soler poured the food into his bowl.

"Ya know, it's a wonder how you're used to eating dog food, boy. I thought you want just meat to eat."

"Well, wolves do tend to adjust to their living environments." Twilight said, "He probably got used to it a few weeks into living here, so he probably just sees it as normal now." Soler looked back to Wolf and petted his head before opening the fridge and pulling out an apple. He took a seat next to Sonic, who was snickering at the comics.

"I'm guessing there's some pretty good ones today?" He asked.

"Oh yeah! These ponies know what they're doing with these comics." Sonic responded. Soler smirked and ate his apple. He turned his attention to Shadow, who quietly read the paper.

"So Shadow, any news today? Or is it all just mundane stuff?"

"Well, there are some reviews on Rarity's latest line of clothes, something about some sports team making a comeback victory, and more idle gossip. There was also a brief article about some strange sightings of some creature." He said.

"So the mundane then?" Soler inquired.

"The mundane indeed." Shadow answered. Soler chuckled a bit, and finished his apple. He turned to Starlight as she brushed out her mane.

"So, who are you gussying up for Starlight?" He joked.

"Not gussying up for anyone, just keeping my mane kept is all. Not every ponies' manes just keep their style." She responded. Soler nodded and threw away his apple. He went back to check on Wolf, who had finished his food and lapped up some water.

"You ready boy?" He asked. Wolf looked to him and nodded. "Alright then, let's get going."

"Where are you two off to?" Spike asked as he and Twilight finished cooking everyone's breakfast.

"Oh, we're just going out this morning for a run to the meadows. You guys enjoy your breakfast." He said and the two quickly left.

(P.O.V. none, Canterlot)

Luna yawned as she walked the halls of the castle to the throne room. When she walked in, she found her sister working on some documents, as per usual.

"Morning Tia." She said.

"Morning Luna, sleep well?" Celestia asked.

"Yes, very much so. I tried to peek into Soler's dreams, but I couldn't for some odd reason." She said.

"Oh, wanted to see if he was having any naughty dreams?" Celestia teased. Luna blushed madly.

"No, nothing like that. I've just noticed that it feels like something is wrong with him, but he won't tell me. I thought that maybe if I could see him in his dreams, he might want to tell me." She admitted. Celestia stopped her work and wrapped a wing around her sister and embraced her.

"Don't worry, Luna. I'm sure if there was something wrong with him, he'd tell you." She assured her, brightening Luna's mood a bit.

"Yeah, I think you're right, sister." Celestia nodded and went back to her work.

"And besides, what would he have to worry about? Ever since they defeated Neo, things have been peaceful." Luna smiled.

"You're right, Tia." A guard burst into the room, taking both Princesses by surprise.

"Princess, we have a major problem!" He said.

"What's happening? Is the city under attack?" Luna asked. The guard caught his breath before answering.

"I think so, ma'am. There's a giant metal machine up above the city, and it's just sitting there. You two should see this." He reported. The two Princesses quickly followed the guard outside, and were shocked by what they saw.

"Guard, send a message to Twilight, quickly! We're going to need Sonic and the others' help with this." Celestia said, and the guard swiftly went to fulfill his order. In the sky was a gigantic battleship, braced to attack. The side of it was adorned with the red insignia of a smiling man, with a moustache and glasses.

(P.O.V. Soler, Ponyville)

Having made it to the meadow, Soler played fetch with Wolf.

"Good boy, Wolf." He encouraged as Wolf brought back the stick to him. Soler was petting Wolf when his communicator went off. "What's up?"

"Soler, we got a major problem in Canterlot. We're all moving out, now." Sonic said in a rush.

"Woah, woah, Sonic, chill. What's going on in Canter… Lot-" Soler paused when he looked over in the direction of Canterlot, where the giant battleship hovered over the city.

"It's-"

"Yeah, I know. Eggman." Wolf began to growl in the direction of Canterlot. Soler looked to him. "Yeah, I know, boy. I hope you're ready for a fight."

That is the first chapter of the start of the next part of the trilogy, the Eggman Saga. Oh boy, things are about to get good again in the coming chapters. I hope you guys are as ready for it as I am. This has been Solerwolf, and it's good to be back!