Howdy Do buckaroos? Darksteele0224 here with a new chapter to SR:RR. Sorry for not updating in forever, but this is one of the seven stories I am writing all at . But anyways:

Last Time: The World Grand Prix is back up, but who is the host? The reward is the seven Chaos Emeralds, but who will want it more? Sonic and his team have already made new friends, with team Rainbooms. Now Sonic and Rainbow Dash are going for a night stroll. Who are the three riders watching the two? Find out now!

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Chapter 2

Old Rivals

(Sonic and Rainbow Dash POV)

Sonic and Rainbow Dash were riding through the night skies of Megalo City.

"Wow, although I've seen Megalo Station at night, this is a beautiful sight." Sonic said looking over the lit streets.

"Yeah, it's actually nice to go for a stride every now and then." Rainbow said.

"Hey Rainbow, mind if I ask why you and your team are entering the Grand Prix?" Sonic asked.

"Just for a friendly competition." Rainbow said grinning, then she looked at Sonic, "Why are you and your team?"

Sonic looked ahead of him and glared, "Because it is being hosted by an 'unknown' host. And I have a feeling it's Eggman up to no good."

"Eggman? You mean the one who everyone is calling 'Baldy Mcnosehair'?" Rainbow said.

Sonic cracked a smile and began laughing, "Yeup. That's him."

The two continued to laugh and talk, when Sonic noticed three other riders speeding towards them.

"Huh? Wait a minute. Is that?" Sonic said looking at the group.

The three riders stopped in front of the two.

"Well well, look who it is." Jet the Hawk said, "It's been a while, Sonic the Hedgehog."

"Same to you, Jet." Sonic said.

"Who's this, Sonic?" Rainbow asked, pointing at the Rogues.

"Who are we? We're the Babylon Rogues." Jet said, "I'm Jet the Hawk, Fastest thing in the Universe."

"Pfft. Hahahaha! Yeah right. Sonic here is the fastest thing alive. There is nothing and no one who is faster than him." Rainbow said.

Jet growled and jabbed his finger at the two, "Well that's gonna change soon. After this Grand Prix, you won't be calling yourself the fastest thing alive ever again!" Then he turned on his gear.

"You think you can win with those boards?" Wave said looking at Sonic and Rainbow's boards, "Ha. What a joke."

"You better watch yourself, Sonic. Cause we're not holding back." Storm said pounding his fists, "Your little girlfriend too."

Rainbow's cheeks flared, "I-I'm not his girlfriend."

"Whatever, just be prepared to lose Sonic. You're going down." Jet said.

The Babylon Rogues then flew off.

"Well at least we know one of the other teams." Sonic said.

Rainbow's cheeks were still red.

"Yo, Rainbow? Anyone home?" Sonic said waving his hand in front of her face.

Rainbow snapped back into reality, "W-What? Uh, yeah. Don't worry about them, they're the ones going down."

Sonic smiled and gave Rainbow a thumbs up, "Race you back to the plaza."

Rainbow smiled, "Oh you're so on."

And with that, the two dashed off to the plaza.

(Grand Prix Plaza)

When Sonic and Rainbow blasted into the plaza, they cheered.

"I won!" They said in union.

Then they laughed.

"We'll call it a tie." Sonic said as he got off his board.

"Ok." Rainbow said jumping off her board.

Before Sonic could do anything else, he heard a horrifyingly familiar voice, "SONIC!"

"Uh oh." Sonic said as his eyes dilated. He turned and saw Amy running towards him, arms outstretched, "GAH! Amy no!"

Too late, Amy jumped and tackled Sonic into a tight hug, "I missed you Sonic." Then she saw Rainbow staring down at the two, "Who are you?"

"I'm Rainbow Dash, nice to meet you." Rainbow said, "Who are you?"

"Rainbow, this is Amy Rose. One of my biggest fans." Sonic said through Amy's tight grip.

"And I'm also Sonic's girlfriend." Amy said.

Rainbow's heart sank slightly, "Oh."

"No she's not." Sonic said getting out of Amy's hug, "How many more times do I have to say it Amy. You're not my girlfriend. You are my friend."

Rainbow's heart then rose back up.

"I know you Sonic, and I know you just absolutely love me. You're just too embarrassed to say anything." Amy said winking at Sonic.

Sonic only facepalmed, "Amy what are you even doing here?"

"Well isn't it obvious? I'm here to race." Amy said.

"Wait what? You're entering the Grand Prix?" Sonic said.

"Isn't that what I just said, silly?" Amy said.

"Well where is your team?" Sonic said.

"Hello Mr. Sonic." Sonic heard a quiet and young voice say.

Sonic turned and saw Cream the Rabbit and her Chao, Cheese, "Cream?"

"And don't forget about me." Vector the Crocodile said walking up behind Cream.

"Vector?" Sonic said.

"And this time, we're going to win the Grand Prix, unlike last time. And no one is going to slack off." Amy said glaring at Vector.

"Hey, I tried my hardest." Vector said.

"Sure you did." Amy said, then she turned back to see Sonic and Rainbow walking towards the elevator. Her eyes widened and she glared at Rainbow, "You even think about taking my Sonic, and I'll turn you into a rainbow pincushion."

(Upstairs)

Sonic and Rainbow got out of the elevator and were heading for their rooms.

"So where are you guys put in?" Rainbow asked Sonic.

"We're in room 24S." Sonic said.

"Sweet! My team and I are in room 25S. We're straight across from you guys." Rainbow said.

"Cool." Sonic said.

As the two turned the corner, Sonic bumped into someone, "Whoops. Sorry about that."

"Watch where you're going… faker." A deep voice said.

Sonic looked at the person he bumped into and saw it was Shadow the Hedgehog, "Shadow!? You're entering the Grand Prix too?"

"No, I'm here to sell guns." Shadow said, "Of course I'm here to enter the race, stupid."

"Who are you talking to, Shadow?" Someone said.

Rouge the Bat came around the corner and she saw Sonic, "Oh hi Sonic."

"Hey Rouge." Sonic said.

Rouge then saw Rainbow, "Oh, has Blue Boy finally slowed down to find a girl for himself?"

Both Sonic and Rainbow's cheek flared, "I'm/She's not his/my girlfriend!" Then they realized they spoke at the same time, and their cheeks flared even more.

"Oh how cute, saying each other's thoughts." Rouge said, "However, it's not going to stop us from winning the grand prize of this Prix."

Sonic grinned, "Same here. Team Heroes is gonna give it all we got, and we're not losing."

"Neither is Team Rainbooms." Rainbow said pumping her fist.

"Team Dark will not race easy for a bunch of losers like you." Shadow said walking past Sonic.

"See you later Sonic." Rouge said following Shadow.

"What's up with that Shadow guy? Is he always angry?" Rainbow asked.

"Pretty much." Sonic said. Then he saw his room, "Ah. Looks like we're here."

"Yeup." Rainbow said walking over to her room's door, "Well, see you tomorrow. First race."

"Yeup. And I expect to see you behind me at all times." Sonic said winking at Rainbow.

Rainbow's cheeks flared, "Yeup. Or better yet, in front of you."

Sonic chuckled, "We'll see. Goodnight Rainbow." And Sonic went into his room and shut the door.

"Night Blue Boy." Rainbow said entering her room.

(Rainbow, Twilight, and Applejack POV)

(Rainboom's Room)

Rainbow entered her team's room and was greeted to a very angry looking Twilight, "Uhh… Hi Twi."

Twilight glared and growled, "Where have you been! We've been worried for you!"

"No honestly it was only her. I knew you were out riding. You always are at this time." A female echidna said. She was wearing a jean skirt, a white button up shirt and was wearing a cowboy hat. She had coffee colored skin, had emerald green eyes, and had cream colored hair that was tied up into a ponytail that fell down to the middle of her back. She also had brown leather boots with three apples on each. She had a lasso on the side of her jeans.

"Hey Applejack." Rainbow said, then she turned back to Twilight.

"I need your board so I can do a tune up on it before the first race." Twilight said.

Rainbow handed the purple hedgehog her board, "I'm going to go take a shower. Then I'm going lights out."

"Ok. Don't take too long. I want to take one too." Applejack said.

Rainbow nodded and went into the bathroom.

(5 Minutes Later)

(Rainbow POV)

(Rainbow's Bedroom)

Rainbow laid in her bed, quills still a bit wet from her shower. She was thinking about the race tomorrow afternoon, but her thoughts kept getting interrupted by thoughts of Sonic, "Gah! Why can't I think of anything without Sonic popping into my head?"

"Because someone has developed a crush on him." Rainbow heard coming from her door.

She sat up and saw Applejack standing in the doorway, "AJ? How much of that did you hear?"

"All of it." Applejack said, "And I also heard you talkin to yerself about him while you were in the shower."

Rainbow's cheeks flared, "I do not have a crush on Sonic."

"Rainbow, you know you're the worst liar in the universe." Applejack said sitting on the edge of Rainbow's bed, "Admit it to yerself. You have a crush on that there hedgehog, and you know it."

Rainbow hugged her knees, "I hate you Applejack. Why did I chose you instead of Sunset Shimmer?"

"Because Sunset's not a strength type like me." Applejack said, "She's a speed/grind type, and so are you."

Rainbow growled, then sighed, "Ok fine. You win. I have a crush on Sonic… But I have no idea how to express my feelings. Nor do I think I have the guts to do it."

Applejack patted Rainbow on the back, "You do to have the guts, you just need to find the right time, place, and words to talk to him." Then Applejack got up and began walking towards the door.

"Applejack." Rainbow began.

Applejack stopped at the door and looked back at Rainbow, "Yeah Dash?"

"I'm glad I chose you to be on my team." Rainbow said.

"No problem Dash." Then she went to leave, but leaned back in one more time, "Oh, and that's our team."

"Yeah. That's what I meant." Rainbow said.

Applejack chuckled, "G'night Rainbow."

"Night AJ." Rainbow said as Applejack closed her door.

However, from the security camera in the corner had been recording the entire scene back to its watcher.

(Security Room)

A shadowed figure watched all the contestants from his security cameras.

Listening to Rainbow and Applejack's conversation began to give him an idea, "Hehehe. Perhaps I can add a little fun to the next few races."

Darksteele0224: And that's chapter 2. So, Sonic and Rainbow have met up with a few more of the opposing teams. However, they seem to want the reward more than anything, and will not let anyone get in their way. Rainbow seems to have developed feelings for Sonic, but will these feelings get in the way of winning the Grand Prix? And who is the host? What is he planning to do? Find out soon. Until then, PEACEOUT PEEPS!