Task 1.1

"The Lost Idol"


Somewhere in Columbia, there lays a disconnected town of Griffon Stone/Rock, a name which spark debates among cartographers to this day over its real name. Legends say that the residents had this idol where their pride and power comes from. Unfortunately, the idol was lost generations ago and the town has since fallen into disrepair. So far, barely anyone has ever dared trying to get that idol back, because it is at the a very windy ravine, and no one has the nerve to get down there.

The first stop on this vacation takes the families and friends to this place, where Sonic and Rainbow will be tested to see if they deserve the legacy powers they are given.. Upon arriving to this place, they soon come across several complications.

Based on the Friendship is Magic episode, "The Lost Treasure of Griffonstone" (S5E09). Though, with a wildly different outcome.


[Beginning of Episode]

Rainbow Dash is one of A. K. Yearling's biggest fans. Being one of her students, she has created a close friendshiip with the autnor behind her faviorite book series, Darling Do. While normally she can be seen wearing a cyan jacket and pink pants with vertical white bands, for this vacation she'll be donning her Daring Do cosplay outfit. She has an all olivine safari uniform with a tan hat with olivine bands. Completing her cosplay is the brown boots.

Rainbow is just checking on her uniform to see if it fits nicely while A. K. Yearling and her parents are watching.

"You know, AK," Rainbow began, "it feels find of weird to have a celebrity walking around in someone's house, particularly a close friend who happens to be a commoner. Of course, being a daughter of two of the four defenders of Columbia and have protected this land several times with my friends, I find it hardly surprising."

"Good thing no one is around to swarm us and take pictures," Miss Yearling replies. "Hey, how about you get yourself a mansion someday? Something that can suit two households. I heard that you and your friend's family are quite rich form the high paying careers."

Rainbow thought about the jobs her parents are currently having, and how much they are being paid. She compares the lifestyle of the rich to her currently lifestyle. After much analysis, she makes her decision. "No thanks," she said, declining the suggestion. "I'm residing in a base for me and my friends for now."

"And besides," Firefly added, "that base was a huge investment from us. We had to pay hundreds of thousands of dollars to purchase the base. It'll take years before we bounce back from that investment."

Miss Yearling smiles. "Who knows?" she asks. "Maybe someday, when all this is over, you'll live in a mansion."

Rainbow's parents smiled and laughed at this idea, and so does Miss Yearling.

With several pieces of luggage packed and ready, it is time for the vacation to begin.

"Okay, daughter," Bow called. "Got everything packed up?"

Rainbow entered the room with her backpack full of extra changes of clothing. "I'm as ready as you are!" she answers.

Miss Yearling smiled. "That's my biggest fan!" she said. Then the group begins to leave. But before that, Miss Yearling has one more thing to say. "Oh, and bring your bike along, would you?"


Sonic is the second of the two leaders of The Sonic Rainbooms. He is a lot like his partner and close friend, Rainbow Dash, in almost every way aside from their experiences before they met. He is normally seen in a blue and yellow jacket and blue pants with white bands over the knees, but he is wearing a deep blue safari jacket and pants with a brown scarf tied around his neck.

He is traveling with Cliff Drake, one of his teachers, and his parents. In recent times, his father was nearly seriously injured while riding on a train because of reasons he prefers to keep silent about. After this, a vacation was scheduled.

Sonic and the adults are at an airport waiting for the others to arrive. Sonic has his motorcycle he got as a gift from his parents and friends, brought along with him as requested by Cliff.

After a long time of waiting, the car arrives and out comes the very people they are waiting for.

"There you are!" Sonic said. "We've been waiting in here for an hour."

Rainbow then comes in riding her bike. She lands as if it were an airplane, letting the back wheel touch the ground before bringing the front down to touch the ground. She stops right in front of Sonic.

"Took you guys long enough," Chuck said, waving to his friends. "We were wondering how much stuff you're going to bring."

Bow carried a piece of luggage up to the rest of the group. he sets it down near his feet. "Not much," he replies, feeling a slight strain on his back. "Just a weeks worth of clothes for changing and some spare uniforms just in case. Oh yeah. I also got clothing repairing kits in handy, if you don't mind."

Aleena looked at her checklist of everything she requested. She looks over everything that was needed for this vacation, and nods when she sees that it all checks out. "Perfect!" she said. "Everything that we need is here."

Cliff smiles and nodded. "Great!" he said, enthusiastically. "Let's get this vacation started!"

Miss Yearling then looks over to Chuck and Firefly. "Chuck Rush and Firefly Dash?" she asks, getting their attention. "You two are pilots, aren't you? Leading a team of flight capable teenagers with attitude?" The two saluted, confirming that they are pilots even though everyone knows this. "Now, would you mind if you pilot us for this vacation? Take us around on a grand tour?"

"I'm happy to guide us to our destinations," Firefly replies.

"Sure. Let's take our children on an adventure," Chuck responded.

Everyone then laughs.


The traveling group then approaches the plane that they'll be using for the vacation. It looks like an old plane constructed decades ago, built for invasions and bombings. It doesn't look very big. If this was an actual commercial plane, it'll probably hold a little under two hundred passengers.

"This plane was a decommissioned strategic bomber plane that has been modified to suit our needs," Firefly introduces. "This plane has been equipped with two large engines, as they are more efficient than the smaller engines used before. All things that we do not need are gone. It has been repurposed as a private jet."

"Sure, this thing might be old and war has long passed us," Chuck remarks. "Mostly. But this thing has been equipped with modern technology to keep us safe."

Miss Yearling nodded in approval and clapped her hands. "Good enough," she said. "Let's start the boarding process."

The adults climbed up the steps entering into the plane. Meanwhile, Sonic and Rainbow are on their bikes, on a platform connected to the plane. They are then lifted up into the interior, and soon they found themselves in what appears to be a storage area for bombs.

"Whoa! Awesome!" Rainbow said, looking around in awe.

The doors then close from beneath.

"I can't believe that they managed to repurpose a old military aircraft to house up to eight people for a flight," Sonic said.

The two then got off and entered the cabin of the plane. It's a bit cramped up, even if there is a lot of space. There are eight beds, two sets of tables that each sit four, a seating area, and a kitchen. At the other end is the door to the cockpit.

"With a little more fuel and more efficient engines, I'm sure that we gave this thing enough range to make it from here to across the Atlantic," Aleena told the others. "Though normally, this plane can make it from Columbia to across the Atlantic, the modifications made has boosted its range by a few percent. Small, but enough."

Sonic and Rainbow then take a seat and buckled their seatbelts.

Cliff then makes a call to the cockpit. "Chuck! Firefly!" he calls. "Got all systems running?"

Pilot Firefly and System Operator Chuck are at the cockpit, checking all systems to see if they are working.

"All systems are running smoothly," Chuck communicated back. "We are clear to takeoff!"

"Here it goes!" Firefly said as she throttled the engines.

The plane speeds down the runway, picking up more and more speed until it lifts off. Another typical liftoff sequence that is running smoothly.


They are on their way to their first destination. Question is, what is it? Their itinerary was a little vague on the first day, describing some sort of training/warm up mission. This is what they are hoping to get by asking the veterans about it.

"Okay, Miss Yearling," Rainbow said, beginning the conversation. Next to her is Sonic and across the table are the two veteran adventurers. "What's our first destination?"

Miss Yearling leans forward, making sure that they heard her among the faint sounds of the engines running. "You guys got the Adventurer's Scanner I sent you, have I?"

Sonic and Rainbow took out their Adventurer's Scanner confirming that they brought it along. "Yep!" they both answer.

"Couldn't throw away an important gift," Sonic remarks.

Miss Yearling giggled, smiling at them. "Well, you need to prove to us that you are worthy of welding these legacy powers, as you call them."

Sonic and Rainbow were shocked to hear that they have to prove themselves as effective adventurers to their mentors. "What?" they both yell.

"This is why we are getting a bit of a change of plans," Miss Yearling continued. "We are going to Griffon Stone!"

Both were excited to hear that they are going to another place as their first destination. However, Sonic is more confused than excited.

"It's Griffon Rock, isn't it?" Sonic asks. "I swear, I saw that name on my atlas."

Rainbow's smile turns into a frown as she looks at Sonic. "What are you talking about?" she asks. "It's Griffon Stone! Like what she told us and what I saw on my atlas."

Sonic looks back at Rainbow with an annoyed look. "No, it's clearly Griffon Rock!"

"Stone!" Rainbow insisted.

"Rock!" Sonic shouted back.

"Stone!"

"Rock!"

"I'm pretty sure cartographers have gotten into fights over something as silly as the name of a isolated settlement," Cliff said, breaking this argument. "Let's not argue for any longer, shall we?"

Sonic and Rainbow stared at their mentors, still confused over the name of the town they are traveling to.

Miss Yearling then does some briefing on the upcoming mission. "Okay, so here's the action plan," she began. "Griffon...whatever is home to the Idol of Boreas. It was a gift from the early settles to this land, and it has represented the settlement's pride and symbol of unity. However, it got lost in the nearby abyss a long time ago, and the town as since fallen into misery. People moved away and infrastructure has fallen. Today, it is one of the poorest and sickest places in the world."

"People have spent years trying to restore that town back into its former glory," Cliff added. "They tried repairing the road, repairing buildings, sending money and resources to that place, anything." He then lets out a heavy sigh as he gets to the next section. "However, the residents are greedy, and they took the money and resources and tried doing all of that on their own, much to the frustration of the others who noted that they make quite poor people for rebuilding their own town. They eventually gave up and abandoned the project, leaving the town back into a decaying state."

"There is an runway that we'll be landing on that is intended to be used by the locals until the project was abandoned," Miss Yearling also added. "It was used for regional planes, transporting people and goods in and out of the town. Now, it's just a gravel runway. I hope the landing gear can handle rough terrain."

The plane then went into a decent. Outside, a town was visible.

"See that right there?" Cliff said, pointing out the window towards the visible town. "That's Griffon...something...something...earth related."

"That's it?" Rainbow asks. "Is it really that close to home?"

"So close," Sonic remarks. "Yet, we need a plane to get in there..."

The plane lowers its landing gear, getting ready to land on the rocky runway. It then lands, but not without giving the passengers and crew a shaky experience. After this, it comes to a complete stop.

"And we're here," Chuck said, relaxing for the day over the successful flight. "Griffon..." He then gives up while trying to figure out the second part of the town's name. "Bah! Why even bother? It's silly arguments like these that cause the world to be so divided!"


The destination town is visible in the distance, high up in the mountains. Based on how short the flight is, they estimate that they are currently situated in the Columbia Mountains, the mountains that divide the wet west and the dry east. They think that they are pretty high up, maybe around two kilometers above sea level.

"The roads leading up to this place are poorly maintained," Miss Yearling explains. "There's rocks everywhere, and there's plants popping all over the place. It's a good thing that you have flying bikes with you. Then you can just fly over the road and bypass that entirety."

Sonic and Rainbow settled on their bikes, making sure that all systems are running as smoothly as the last time they were using this. Hopefully, the bumpy landing didn't damage the internal wiring of the bikes that much.

"Good thing we never travel very far without this," Sonic remarks, starting up his motorcycle.

"From this point onwards, you'll be on your own," Cliff said. "You'll have to complete the objective set to you by yourself. Got it?"

Sonic and Rainbow nodded. "Yes," they promised.

"If anything happens that worries you, you can always use your Adventurer's Scanner and notify us," Miss Yearling reminded. "Then we'll be on our way. Then she looks at the roads leading up to the town high up on the mountains. "Though the rugged terrain..."

Cliff stared at the town and on the plateau, then looks back at the rookie adventurers. "Well, I hope you enjoy your first mission with us," he bids. "The adults will stay behind and have a chat with each other."

Sonic and Rainbow nodded at their parents and their mentors. They hovered over the ground, blowing air away. Then they fly away to the town, with the adults watching from behind waving towards them.

"Good luck out there!" Firefly hoped.


Before landing, Sonic and Rainbow decided to perform a survey above the town, getting to know the town a little better. The area surrounding the town is barren, with the area to the north leading into a ravine. It is also very windy. From here, they can see that the area they're about to land in is in ruins.

"Aww, man!" Rainbow groans. "Look at this place! It's a dump! The buildings, they look like they are decaying right before our eyes."

Sonic and Rainbow guided their bikes down to the ground, letting the wheels return to a vertical position as they land on the ground with a thud. They got off their bikes and saw the town from below. It still looks like a mess.

"Well, it doesn't look better when on the ground," Sonic remarks. Then he looks at the residents lounging outside the buildings looking miserable. "The people here are quite miserable. You know, I'm not sure what embitters them more. The loss of their idol, or the cancelation of the project that will restore this town." He looks around, seeing the bad stare the buildings are in. He is not sure how long they've been decaying for. "This town looks like its been miserable for so long, that it isn't clear what contributed to this."

The two take their first steps into the town, looking at the residents as the lounge or run around. Rainbow turned her head and caught someone jumping out of a window, with someone else going out to yell at the thief.

Rainbow sighs heavily, seeing that a crime has happened right in front of her eyes, and that no one is bothering to stop them, not even herself and Sonic. "Even in a miserable place, people are desperate enough to steal from other desperate people," she said. "Man, I wish Rarity would come here. I should send her a message, telling her to come here and beautify the place." She reaches for her communicator, about to send a message back to her friends, before developing second thoughts about doing this. "Although, this is a obscure town. With all the crazy things going on back at the base, the last thing she would want to do is to beautify a town she has never heard before."

As they continue to walk around this town, more and more questions begin to fill their heads. With each resident that they pass, the questions pile up more and more.

"Why would anyone spend their time on a town like this?" Sonic asks. "It's been decaying for years, yet people still insist on living in this rotting corpse of a town?"

As they tour the area, they notice that the wind is being taken advantage of, and that there are wells in the town. "Well, at least they got all the basic utilities down for a town to thrive, she remarks. "They have access to water, a place to dispose sewage, and use wind turbines as sources of electricity."

Sonic looks up at the wind turbines. "Speaking of wind," he said, waiting for a moment to feel the wind blowing through him, "this place is windy. Either we are that high up, or we are in the middle of a pressure gradient."

They continue to look around, trying to find anything else. "Unfortunately, they don't have basic services other than..." Rainbow said as she turns to the only clinic in town. "...Health of all things." She then look around a little more. "This feels like stepping back in time to a period before all those modern advancement came and improved the standards of living."

Sonic looks around a little bit more before something catches his eye. It's a large building. Though with pieces missing and cracks everywhere, it still maintains its impressive status.

"Hmm, that building looks like it could be important," he said. "Let's head there and see what we can find." He pointed towards the building for Rainbow and he runs towards it, with Rainbow following behind him.

The approached the building and read the sigh in front of it. It reads "Town Hall." Out of all the thing that are still being maintained, a sigh has to be one of them. Apparently, it is cheaper to repaint a faded sign than it is to replace it. It looks like it's been used for a pretty long time.

Sonic walks up the stairs, approaching the door. He observes its poorly maintained state. Seeing this, he decides to tap the door in order to gain permission to enter. After a few taps, the door suddenly falls on the ground, much to their confusion.

"Gah!" a grouchy old man yelled, causing both of them to jump in surprise. "How many times to I have to tell you? The hinge is weak! Knocking on the door causes it to fall!"

Sonic and Rainbow looks ahead and saw a old man sitting at a desk. Around him are a group of chairs, with some with missing legs.

"Sorry!" Sonic apologizes, saying that it was accidental and he didn't knew about the door. "We were just being polite."

The old man opened his eyes and saw that the people who knocked doesn't look like anyone he's seen before. "Who are you?" he asks. "You don't look like you're around here."

Rainbow took a step forward. "That's because we're visitors," she answers. "Visitors with a goal in mind."

Sonic also took a step forward. "We're going to do something once thought impossible," he told the old man. "A thing in which no one has the nerve to do, until now."

The old man realizes exactly what their goal is. "Wait, so are you after the Idol of Boreas?!" he asks, shocked to hear that someone is up to that task. It's been a while since someone las attempted to do just that, and he has lost hope that his town's idol will be lost forever.

Sonic and Rainbow nodded. "Yes," Rainbow answers.

The old man was sweating, his heart pounding hard in his chest. "And, what are you planning to do with it?" he asks.

"Simple," Rainbow replies. "Returning it back into the hands of you."

The old man got excited when he hears that his town's idol was finally going to be. "Ah!" he said, excitedly. "You two must be the saviors that we desperately needs." He got off his chair and approached the two rookie adventurers, shaking their hands for an introduction. "I'm Grampa Gruff. I'm the head of this town of Griffon Town."

This shocks Sonic and Rainbow once they heard the true name of the town they're in.

"That's what it's called?" Sonic asks. Then he and Rainbow looks at each other, their jaws dropped in shock. "Why do cartographers named this differently?"

Grampa Gruff looks at the visitors, wondering who they are. "You names?

Sonic realizes that he completely forgot to introduce himself. "Oh! Sorry!' he apologizes. "I'm Sonic Rush, but you can just call me Sonic."

"I'm Rainbow Dash," Rainbow introduces herself, "his partner in defending the world. We've had a lot of experiences together, and have gone into a lot of missions."

"We can save the details for later because it'll take a while to get through al of that," Sonic remarks. "Now, about that Idol of Boreas."

Grampa Gruff nodded in agreement. "I can show you the way, if you so please," he said. "Follow me!" He then walks out of the town hall. For an old man living in a decaying town, he sure can move. Sonic and Rainbow followed Grampa Gruff, always making sure that they're behind him and that their instincts doesn't get them.


Sonic and Rainbow are at a ravine, spitting this plateau in two. The wind howls as it blows across the area, to the point where Rainbow had to take her hat off and hang I around her neck. The winds seem to be getting a bit stronger around this point, as if this place wasn't windy enough.

"This right here is the Abysmal Abyss," Grampa Gruff introduced the location, "though some call it Gale Ravine. It got the first name for being the cause of my town's miserable state. And it got the second for...well, you can figure that out."

Sonic picks up a few pebbles and tosses them into the ravine. He watches as the pebbles get blown away down the ravine at high speeds.

"Wow. That's quite a breeze," Sonic remarks. "I knew this place was windy."

"Yeah, we're right in the middle of the mountains dividing the cool west and the hot east known as the Columbian Desert," Grampa Gruff admits, confirming their current location. "Right here, it maintains a constant wind force all the time."

"A pressure gradient this extreme that stays year round?" Rainbow remarks. "That's something crazy."

"This is why no one has the nerve to get down there," Grampa Gruff said. He steps over to where the wind is coming from, and points to a ledge on the northern wall. "See that over there?"

Rainbow takes a closer look at the ravine when something catches her eye. "The Idol of Boreas!" she said. "It's right there!"

There on the ledge is a gold idol depicting a winged figurine. Next to it are the bone remains of a one-eyed creature.

"Yeah, it's been sitting there for decades now," Grampa Gruff said. "Being visible is the good news. The bad news is that the winds down there are strong enough to blow anyone away, regardless of their weight. People feared being blown away, and some who did try have lost their grip and has been sent all the way to the desert." He recalls the moments where these brave men and women attempted to retrieve the Idol, only for some of them to lose confidents while others got blown off the cliff and their ropes. The bodies were later found in the desert mountain slopes days or even years later.

"Wow. That's just brutal," Rainbow remarked.

Sonic leans down, looking over the windy ravine. "This is a climbing expedition, so we're going to need some climbing gear." He grabs his Adventurer's Scanner and makes a call to the adults. "A. K. Yearling, got some climbing gear for us?" he asks.

A drone flies over their heads and sets down a box. Then it flies away. Sonic and Rainbow opened the box, and inside there was climbing gear.

"Ah, this will do," Rainbow said, picking up the ropes. "Okay. Sonic, you go retrieve that idol while I hold this rope. No way I'm going to risk my Daring Do adventure hat."

Sonic strapped himself to the rope, as well, as strapping the included helmet to his head. It's a bit uncomfortable considering that his hair is big compared to his head, but he has to live with it.

"Before you jump down there," Grampa Gruff said, pausing them for a brief moment, "I would like to tell you the story of this town, straight from the record books."

Sonic and Rainbow stop to listen to the story of this town of Griffon Town, sometimes worded with Rock or Stone.


"Hundreds of years ago, before the settlers of the Old World arrived, a group of ancients settled on the mountains to form a settlement high in the sky, where the wind constantly blows and they can see both sides of the land from here. Initially, the names of the rulers started with any letter. Over time, it became common practice to name the leaders starting with the letter G, and soon everyone's name starts with that letter."

A flashcard containing a painting depicting the town's beginning was shown.

"When outsiders came, they saw how grand the town was, being so successful for being so high up. For this, they gave us one of the four wind idols as a gift of gratitude. They gifted us the Idol of Boreas. That idol became a symbol of pride among the residents."

A flashcard containing a painting depicting the gift of the idol from the explorers to the residents was then shown.

"However, this period of pride would soon come to an end. Around 1978, a monster named Arimaspi attacked this town to steal the idol. The mayor of the time, known previously as the king, Mayor Guto, tried to intervene, but the monster was chased into the Abysmal Abyss, where it fell along with the idol. We watched as it decayed, leaving behind the idol it has stolen."

A flashcard containing photo evidence of the event was shown. It's a bit blurry with muted colors, but the image was still readable.

"Because the idol was a symbol for our pride and unity, the town soon fell into disrepair. Pride was diminishing, and the sense of unity was gone. Frustrated, Mayoy Guto resigned from office and left the town along with many young people who grew up here in 1985. The title was mayor was soon held by me, Mayor Gruff, all the way until now."

More flashcards are then shown, with several images and paintings depicting the project to save Griffon Town from its current miserable state.

"Recently, people have tried to help us by doing a major project that will revolutionize the town, bringing it back to its former glory without the idol. I agreed to this plan, hoping that it would be successful. However, I watched in horror as the residents butchered the plan. Funds were being stolen, resources were stolen, and people are rude to those that tried to help. In the end, the only thing that was accomplished that can be considered a success is the installation of the wind turbines which generate the town's power. After this, they canceled the project, much to our dismay."

Several more flashcards are shown, containing pictures of the workers and events that took place that will eventually made the workers want to quit.

I searched long and hard to find a person who can recover the Idol of Boreas for us, as no one, not even me, is willing to do it. Time and time again, these people would decline. Those that did accept either find the task too difficult and scary to bother or are blown away by the strong winds of the Abysmal Abyss. Either way, we did not find someone who can retrieve the idol. The town continued to decay, both its structures and its people, from this point onwards."

The final set of flashcards contains pictures of everyone who dares to retrieve the Idol of Boreas from that ravine. Those who died trying are marked with a special symbol.


"That's a depressing story," Rainbow said, frowning and nearly tearing up. "A grand town, once the pinnacle of human endurance, fell due to the loss of an idol."

A picture was then taken for archiving purposes.

"Yeah," Grampa Gruff agreed. "I've heard that there are three more Wind Idols floating around, usually placed in towns located in mountainous regions. There's the Idol of Notus, the Idol of Eurus in , and the Idol of Zephyrus."

Rainbow suddenly freaks out upon hearing a name she didn't wish to hear. "Wait, Zephyr?!" she asks.

Grampa Gruff stares at Rainbow in confusion. "What are you reacting so strange, young one?"

Rainbow looks around, and all she can find is the confused look of Grampa Gruff and the disapproving look of Sonic. She realizes her mistake and corrects herself. "Oh, sorry," she apologizes. "My mind panicked when you said Zephyrus, which reminds be someone who totally acts like Amy, but in the opposite gender and to me instead of Sonic."

Sonic sighs. "Rainbow, don't being personal relationships into this," he said.

"These Idols are named after wind gods since they reflect the windy status these select towns are known for," Grampa Gruff continued to explain. "Out of all of them, only the Idol of Boreas has been lost. The rest are kept safely in their respective towns, and so far no one has successfully stolen them."

There was a brief pause there for a moment as the young adventurers and Grampa Gruff stared at each other.

"Well, explanation time is over," Sonic declares. Then he and Rainbow turns around towards the ravine. "Now we just have to get down there and retrieve that idol, fighting against the wind."


The entire town of Griffon Town gathered around the southern edge of the Abysmal Abyss, witnessing the successful attempt at recovering their lost idol. Rainbow is at the top holding the rope in place while being tied to a rock. Tensions are high as they wait fir the results.

Rainbow feels stressed letting Sonic risking his life for something as silly as a useless idol, but this is a mission meant to test out their treasure hunting skills. Besides, they've seen worse stuff before.

Sonic took little steps as he make his way down towards the idol. He knew that if he let his impatience get the better of him, he might end up having the same fate as all those brave people who sacrificed their lives trying to get that idol. As he descends lower and lower, things are getting more tense. People are getting more stressed, their hearts pound harder and harder as this attempt continues.

Only a few more steps before he is within reach of that idol. There is a ledge below him that he can stand up. Hopefully, he won't get blown away by the strong winds. Determined not to disappoint his mentors, he decides to make the leap. He jumps down from the cliff and lands on the ledge, grabbing on to the ledges to hold him in place.

"He's made it!" Grampa Gruff cheers as all the residents start to cheer. "He has gotten so close to getting that idol! The only thing standing between him and getting that idol back is the journey back up."

Rainbow was getting happy that this attempt is going well for the first time. After all those attempts, she and Sonic are finally the first ones to successfully do it. "Hang in there, Sonic!" she yells. "I know you can do it!"

Sonic crawls his way up the ledge, slowly making it towards the idol. Upon getting within arm's reach, he stretches his right arm to grab it. He nudges it with the tips of is fingers, pulling it towards him. Then, when it is curtain that he can close his hands on the idol, he grabs it firmly. "Got it!" he announces.

Grampa Gruff and the entire town got into a cheering frenzy. "He's got it!" Grampa Gruff cheers, this time more loudly. "Finally! The Idol of Boreas is finally going to be back in our hands!"

"Great job, Sonic!" Rainbow congratulated. "Now, it's time to bring you back up!"

Happy to see this result, Sonic makes his way back up the cliff. However, as soon as he does so, a mysterious voice echoes throughout the area.

"Rise, my new minion!" a ragged, woman's voice said.

The cheering suddenly died when the mysterious voice boomed across the area.

"What was that?" one asks.

"Who said it?" another asks.

"Where is it coming from?" a third wonders.

Sonic looks around the ravine, trying to find the source of that voice. "Huh?" he said, baffled that he cannot see the one who said that. "Hey, who goes there?"

"Rise, my minion!" the voice said again. "It is time for you to get back into action! Rise up, and attack these rangers!"

This time, the voice was clear, and Sonic and Rainbow realize who that voice belongs to.

Grampa Gruff turns to Rainbow, asking her about that mysterious voice that showed up. "Who is that person who said it?" he asks.

Rainbow growled, gripping on the rope tighter. "Rita..." she answers.

Sonic growls as he looks around, trying to find Rita. "Hey, Rita! Guess what?" he yells. "You have no business stepping in and ruining my vacation. Give me a break already!"

But Rita would not listen, for she is in a different place, watching the rangers from afar. "Rise! Rise!" she said.

Suddenly, lighting strikes on the bones on the ledge, causing everyone to jump. Sonic nearly lost his grip and got himself blown off. Then, there was an explosion, which nearly took out Sonic. He shut his eyes, shielding them from the blast. When he opened them, there was a surprise.

There in front of him is a one-eyed beast in black and yellow. It roars at him.

"I-it's...it's the Arimaspi!" one of the resident gasped. "It's back!"

"Run!" Grampa Gruff hollered.

Everyone then makes a run back to the town, while Rainbow stays behind trying to pull Sonic back up.

Arimaspi swipes its arm at Sonic, hitting him and causing him to lose his grip on the Idol of Boreas. He reaches out to it as it fell down the Abysmal Abyss. "No!" he yells, seeing all this effort come into waste.

"Oh, come on!" Rainbow yells. "All this effort, all this time trying to get back a lost idol, only for it to be knocked back by our enemy. Ritaaaaaa!

Sonic got attacked repeatedly as he makes his way up. "Need some help here!" he yells.

Rainbow pulls out her Adventurer's Scanner, keeping one hand firmly grasping on the rope. "AK! Cliff!" she calls. "We need your help right now! We're under attack and our mission is failed because of it. I repeat! We need help now!"

To be Continued...


From the Author:

If you thought Griffon Rock/Stone/Town/whatever was going to have a happy ending then maybe Pinkie Pire should've been sent here instead. Here, we have someone who is nearly identical to Rainbow joining her in recovering the lost idol, and since they're rangers, this cannot end well. So instead of dropping the idol in favor of [SPOILER], the idol was lost forever because the monster that stole it got revived and slapped it away.

Sonic and Rainbow was warned that the troubles that come with being a ranger won't go away simply because they went away. They passed it off as a joke, but it turns out that on this vacation, they will be doing exactly what they would be going if they had stayed.

Anyone here a busman and wanted to go in vacation...by driving your own bus?


Written by TheAPPstore

Sonic the Hedgehog characters, property of Sega

My Little Pony characters, property of Hasbro

Series inspired by Super Sentai/Power Rangers, property of Toei Company/Saban Brands

Inspired by Super Sentai Season 30: Boukenger