A/N: Once again, Sega owns Sonic and Hasbro owns MLP:FiM

The next morning, myself, Shadow, Knuckles and Master Espio headed to Tails' workshop. We rung the doorbell and were surprised it was the melody of "I Want To Fly High".

"Come on in guys," came Tails' voice behind the door. We walked in and saw Tails putting the finishing touches on the machine. "Just in time guys. The final adjustments had been made."

"Hopefully it won't be as messy as when we had to stop Eggman that time," I said.

"Luckily we won't have to deal with father's petty-" Shadow started to say but I interrupted him in rage

"SHADOW I TOLD YOU NOT TO CALL HIM THAT! HE'S NOTHING BUT A TRAITOR!"

"Okay sorry bro. Sheesh calm down." I mearly huffed as we waited for the machine to start.

"All systems go," Tails declared as he pressed a button and a portal appeared. "You guys ready."

"Ready," said everyone but me.

"More than ready to see the one I love again," I said. After I said that, I saw a sad look on Shadow's face. "You okay bro?"

"Do you think Twilight will know who I am?"

"With any luck your aura is the same as it was when you were still Manic."

He nods his smiled that same cocky smile from his youth. "Thanks Sonic."

"Well let's go." We grabbed our bags and walked into the vortex. We arrived outside of a village. I was able to read the sign right there in front of us thanks to Tails' Datapad. "Welcome to Ponyville, Population Density: 500."

"Dad! Uncle Sonic! Over here!" A familiar voice called. We looked up to see Silver heading towards us with a white Unicorn with a purple mane and a mark of 3 diamonds on each of her flanks. "May I introduce Rarity, Fashionista Extraordinaire."

"Oh, I wouldn't exactly say that Silvs," the white Unicorn said in response while blushing. "Nopony really notices due to me not being in any magazines."

"That doesn't matter to me." Silver then got big eyes from an idea. "Uncle Sonic how about Rares gives you a new look for your stay here?"

"Well I do want to look good to see Dashie so sure," I said as we followed them to a boutique.

"You should too, dad if you're gonna see mo-" he stopped. "I mean Twilight," he quickly rephrased which I found suspicious.

"I guess I could too." Shadow said. He seemed to ignore Silver's little wording mishap.

"Well let's get you measured," Rarity said. Her horn glowed blue as it levitated a tape measure towards my waist. It went from there down to my ankle. "Hmm about 16 inches in length." Silver wrote it down as she now measured around my waist. "18 inches around the waist which would probably put you in a medium shirt." Silver also wrote this down as Rarity made her way to Shadow. "Maybe it'd seem pointless to measure you since you look to be the same as your brother."

"Obviously," Shadow smirked. After she put the measuring tape away, Rarity got out some regal colored material. She put red and blue material in a box labelled for me while putting green and black in a box labelled for Shadow.

"Now it'll take a few hours before they're done," she said.

"Okay we can wait." I said. Shadow and I went back into the boutique's lobby with Silver to wait with Tails Knuckles and Master Espio. I pulled Silver to the side. "Can I talk to you privately Silver?"

"Sure what about Uncle Sonic?" He asked.

"That little slip-up with your words in the back room, was that on accident?" I gave him a "tell me the truth" glare.

He sighed. "Uncle Sonic if I tell you, you can't tell dad, promise?"

"Sure thing my dear nephew."

"Well you know I'm born in the future and know your brother is my dad but I never told you guys who my mother was."

"Let me guess it's Twilight?" Silver nodded at my answer. "Heh, it seems you also have your dad's taste in women too."

"W-what do you mean Uncle Sonic?"

"I mean Rarity. Quite the catch my nephew." I playfully nudged Silver and he just blushed.

"There's just something about her that makes my heart beat faster than usual."

"Have you told her you liked her yet?"

"Why do you think she's letting me 'stay' with her?" Silver started laughing.

I was shocked. "Y-you haven't done 'that' yet, have you?"

"No she keeps a barrier on her side of the bed but when I promise to behave she lets me cuddle with her some nights."

"Oh good because that could end up ruining the future you already have with her in your timeline." We rejoined the others after our discussion. Tails was getting more intel from Silver about the writing system. I went over to Master Espio to talk with him. "Have you been able to sense her energy location yet?"

"Yes but it seems that it's now local, not to mention more powerful." Master Espio said.

"Please tell me where."

"Sonic you may be King, but I won't spoil where she is."

"Fine," I scuffed as I started meditating to find her aura. I found it and was indeed more powerful. "Got her. She's at her new home on the outskirts of Ponyville." I went to see Rarity. "How much is left Rarity?"

"Just got done with yours," the white Unicorn said handing me mine as I went to put it on. It was a blue suit with red trim and red cape similar to those worn in the Earth Medieval Times. I posed in the mirror. "Does it look good on a royal Hedgehog such as yourself?"

"Most definitely." I posed again to look even more regal and important. "I'm gonna see Rainbow Dash now. It's been years since I've seen her."

"Be careful not getting it too dirty."

"Okay." I started running to my beloved's new location. "Well. She's really outdone herself for having her own home." Being a Mobian, I'm able to walk on clouds. I got up to the closest cloud by manipulating the elements around me and flying up there. I saw a light on so she was still awake. I jumped ll the way up this time and knocked on her door. "Guess who's back Dashie."

"S-sonic?" I heard a tearful feminine voice from behind the door say. When the door opened, I saw a matured mare's face looking at me with tears in her eyes. "I don't believe my eyes. It's really you!" She flung her forehooves around me and kissed me like she did when I left last time. I grabbed my rainbow maned Pegasus on her flanks which caused her to moan into our kiss which, in turn, caused me to flinch and break the kiss.

"Did I hurt you sweetie?" Rainbow Dash saw my concern and blushed as she turned her right flank toward me and I saw a mark there. It was different from Rarity's, as it was a storm cloud with a red, blue and yellow lightning bolt coming out of the bottom.

"A l-lot has changed since you left. I earned my Cutie Mark since then."

"Is that what that is?"

Rainbow Dash nodded. "An Equestrian gains this when he or she discovers their hidden talent. Mine was being the first Pegasus filly in centuries to perform the Sonic Rainboom."

"Is that similar to breaking the sound barrier?"

"That's actually very accurate. It's mostly thanks to you that it happened."

"How so baby?"

She blushes. The Sources I'm just melting at her cuteness right now. "W-well, wanting to be able to keep up with ou when you returned was my focus for a certain contest that was held in Cloudsdale after you left."

I hugged her. "Looks like I've also been able to have your loyalty as well."

"Oh! You just reminded me of something else I wanted to show you." She went over to a desk, opened a draw and pulled out a gold necklace with a ruby cut into the shape of a lightning bolt set in the center of it. "This is known as one of the six Elements of Harmony: the Element of Loyalty."

"Wow." I stared at it, then smiled. "Mind wearing it for me for a bit?"

"Sure." She clasped it around her neck and snuggled close to me. I felt like could be like this forever as she walked us upstairs to her room. "You can sleep with me tonight."

"Okay and I promise not to do anything funny until you're ready." Rainbow Dash nodded and with that, I fell asleep in her embrace, the smile never leaving my face as she held me close.