Sonic the Hedgehog & My Little Pony
CHAOS is MAGIC: Dark Genesis
Who's Who?
Twilight Sparkle: Alicorn Princess
Knuckles the Echidna: Unlike Sonic He Doesn't Chuckle (sometimes)
Shadow the Hedgehog: Ultimate Lifeform
E-123 Omega: Combat Robot
Wind Whistler: Intelligent and Brave
Sonic the Hedgehog: Burning Way Past Cool!
Chapter 3: The First Chaos Emerald
In the Void, a girl with blonde hair wakes up after being knocked into unconsciousness and finds herself in a beautiful plain of flowers. "Huh? Where am I?" Hope Kintobar spoke as she looked around. "Weird. It feels like I'm forgetting something."
Hope then took her attention on the flowers and starts to admire them. "Wow! These flowers look cool! I wonder who lives here."
Just as Hope is getting used to the scenery, she hears a soft voice singing a tune. "La, la, la, la."
"Huh? Who's there?" Hope walks through the plants to follow the singing voice. She is then opened with awe as she finds herself in a Chao Garden. "Whoa!"
The many Chao here are playing and having fun around the garden. Eating fruits, flying, swimming and more. "What are these?" Hope asked herself.
"Hello?" A voice is heard within the garden and Hope notices. "Is... there somepony here? It's been a while and I thought no one would find this place."
A yellow pony with a pale pink mane and a green ribbon on her head walks in with a watering can in her mouth. She then spots Hope and gasps as her mouth drops the watering can. The pony then becomes a bit skittish about her appearance. "Oh my! Oh my!"
"Wait! What's wrong?" Hope asks.
The pony then hides in the bushes while Hope runs down to calm her. "Hold on!"
"Please, don't eat me." The poor pony begged.
"Why would I do that?" Hope asks her while the pony realizes that she isn't going to harm her. "Don't be afraid. I'm not gonna hurt you."
The pony sees the good in Hope and comes out of the bush. "Sorry... I thought you were a monster."
"I'm no monster. My name is Hope. What's your name?"
"My name is Posey. Nice to meet you. Where did you come from?"
Seaside Hill
At this point in the adventure, Sonic the Hedgehog, Silver, Rainbow Dash, Pinkie Pie and newcomer; Wind Whistler are engaged in an intense battle against a crazed out E-123 Omega.
Omega starts firing bullets at them with his arm mounted machine turrets, all the while making twisted puns. "Time to lock in some full metal carnage! Fire!"
Sonic uses his quick speed to avoid the bullet fire while Silver creates a forcefield around him and Pinkie. Wind Whistler and Rainbow Dash circle around Omega in hopes to make him dizzy. "Worthless flying ponies are useless." Omega thrusts his arm forward, knocking Rainbow Dash along the ground. "Ouch!"
"Sonic! Look out!" Wind Whistler warned as Omega fires laser blasts at Sonic. Sonic speeds his feet up so fast it goes into a figure 8, and dashes up along the wall to avoid the laser missiles being fired at him. "C'mon! Step it up!" Sonic taunted the robot. Omega uses his jet boosts to get higher up to the hill Sonic just ran up.
Omega then chases Sonic along the hill and fire missile beams at him. Sonic goes through loops as Omega uses every bit of his arsenal to destroy the entire stage he is on. "Hey! I liked that loop!" Sonic growled as soon as Omega destroyed the loop he just ran across.
Omega uses his lock-on senses and aims at Sonic as he continues to run. Just as he was about to fire, Rainbow Dash rams him with her head, pushing him away with her sheer force and crashing him into a wall. Sonic bounces along some bounce pads as he goes through the ruins, while Rainbow Dash attempts to hold Omega down. "Puny pony cannot hold me forever!" Omega uses his jet booster to jet backwards and ramming his back onto a pillar, hurting Rainbow Dash in the process of course. Dashie passes out upon being crushed by the impact and falls to the ocean below. Luckily Wind Whistler catches her. "Well, that's a load off my back." Omega quips and goes after Sonic once again.
Wind Whistler settles down to the ground and lays the unconscious Rainbow down as Pinkie and Silver gather. "Is she okay?" Silver asked.
"Don't worry. We ponies are tougher than we look. She'll be fine at least until a while." Wind Whistler said.
"What was that big shootie robo guy anyway?" Pinkie asked.
"I do not know." Answer Wind Whistler. "But I have a feeling that he does not know who he is."
"Huh?" Confused Pinkie.
Hydrocity Zone
Cutting over to Twilight Sparkle and Knuckles the Echidna, the two are walking over a bridge. "Are you sure that's a good idea?" Twilight asked.
"It is. We must find the Chaos Emeralds if we're gonna get any answers about this weird amnesia." Knuckles said.
"But where are the Chaos Emeralds?" Twilight asked again.
"Leave it to me, Twily." Knuckles assured her. "I'm the world's greatest treasure hunter."
"Well, you certainly don't look like one." Twilight says under her breath. Twilight then observes the area around her and Knuckles. "Are you sure we're going the right way?"
"Trust me. I've been down in these caverns plenty of times." Knuckles said. (Waaay back in "Sonic the Hedgehog 3".) "I know the way by the back of my head."
Knuckles unfortunately steps on a button switch that causes the bridge to collapse, much to the horror of Twilight and Knuckles as they plunge down towards the water. "Except that I rigged them with traps in case of intruders!" Knuckles told Twilight as they fall. "Even if they can't swim!"
"Way to go, Knuckles." Twilight said in annoyance just before the two splash into the water.
Seaside Hill
Sonic in the meantime, jumps and hops over obstacles in his path along the stage. "Guess I lost that blunderbot, but I gotta keep moving! That thing is like nothing I've ever seen. He seems familiar too." Sonic makes a huge leap off a speed panel but Omega appears beneath him and starts shooting at him again. "Whoa! Couldn't get any the last time, huh?"
Sonic curls into a spin ball and homes in on Omega, hitting him square in his face. "Ha! In your face!" Sonic's taunt however gets sidetracked as Omega counter-attacks by punching Sonic in the gut, so hard he is sent flying through three giant rolling wheels, and crashes into a wall. Sonic flops to the ground as he has too injured to fight now. "Okay... In my face."
Omega lands in front of Sonic and walks towards him. "Okay, buddy. You bested me. Whaddya say we call it a day?" Sonic held his hand out to Omega so they can shake on this truce. Omega however aims his laser blaster at him, still wanting to kill him. "Oh, you gotta be kidding me." Grunted Sonic. "Where's 'other me' when I need him."
"Inferior life-form. Termination commencing." Omega says. "Ready... FIR-" But just before Omega could fire, a black spin ball knocks Omega, smashing through the wall. Sonic looks to his left to see a black hedgehog that looks just like him as Shadow just knocked Omega away to save Sonic.
"Oh GREAT! As if TWO mes weren't enough!" Sonic complained in disgust after seeing Shadow. Shadow then charges directly at Omega and spin dashes him multiple times, but Omega times the next one and catches the spin-balling Shadow with his gauntlets. Omega then shoots him to a pillar which Shadow perfectly latches on, but jumps away as Omega attempts to shatter him as he did that pillar. Shadow ricochets off another wall and kicks Omega in the face. Sonic watching, finds that Shadow's fighting skills are overpowered. "Wow! He's fast!"
Omega suddenly grabs Shadow and rams him through half a dozen pillars until Shadow punches him away. Shadow and Omega are now in locked combat as they trade together many kicks and thrusts but Sonic notices that they are moving slowly towards the edge below the water. "Hey, 'Black Me'! Watch your back!"
Shadow hears Sonic and notices that he is right on the edge of the platform. Omega trades in more punches at Shadow, but Shadow dodges but it suddenly makes him lose a lot of his balance. Omega then thrusts his gauntlet forward and sends Shadow off the ledge. But luckily Wind Whistler flies in and catches Shadow on her back. Omega then starts shooting bullets at the skilled Pegasus, cracking jokes in the process. "I like squishy horses when they can't fly."
Pinkie then gets in front of Omega's sights. "Hi, mister robot. Whatcha doin'?" She happily greets him, oblivious to being in danger.
Omega is now aiming at Pinkie. "Worthless consumer model." He starts firing his missiles at Pinkie who happily bounces along giant turtles while evading the missiles. "Product placement abomination. Must destroy."
Pinkie dodged a heap of Omega's missiles and giggles at his voice. "You talk funny."
Pinkie unfortunately is cornered by Omega after landing on a lone island with no where to go. Omega walks up to her with his Gatling cannon ready. "Does girly pony have anything to say before destruction?"
"Actually I do. Knock knock." Pinkie said.
"Who is there?" Omega plays along.
"Drinks!" Pinkie cheered.
"Drinks who?" Omega is confused.
And then Rainbow Dash swoops in from behind and kicks Omega into the water. "Drinks on me!" Omega falls into the water and short circuits, effectively electrocuting him. "Critical error! Error!" Omega then sinks into the water, presumed to be shut down.
Rainbow gloats in her victory. "Aww yeah! That's what I'm talking about."
"Pttf! Show off." Sonic said as he walked in.
Dashie then turned to Sonic with a glare. "Hey! What's that supposed to mean?"
"Oh nothing." Sonic said. "It's just that... I could pull off a better pun than you."
"What?!" Enraged Dashie and she glares at Sonic.
"Please, let's not try to fight again." Pinkie prayed.
Wind Whistler drops in with Silver and Shadow. "I agree with Pinkie Pie. The more we argue the less sense we'll make of this situation."
"Why does that blue hedgehog look like me?" Shadow wondered in disbelief.
Sonic walked up to him looking a tad frustrated. "What's wrong? Blue ain't your color?"
"Unless you're trying to compare yourself to me, you're not even good enough to be my fake." Shadow taunted as he smirked.
"WHAT?!" Sonic felt insulted and urged to fight Shadow. "C'mon, faker! I'll take you on! Do you know who I am?"
"Okay! I think you need to cool down, Sonic." Said Rainbow Dash as she calmed Sonic.
"Faker?" Shadow questions about that name. "Why do I get the feeling that I've heard that before?"
"You lost your memory too?" Asked Silver.
"I can't even answer that." Shadow said as he placed his hand on his head. "The only thing I can remember was a black cloud, nothing else."
Pinkie quickly leaned her head towards Shadow. "Is it the same black cloud that took away everything you ever knew about but still remember the close friends in your life afterwards even though you don't know who or what they are and you came down here to seek answers and try to solve the problem so that we maybe able to find our memories again and fix everything of what happened here and then find out who the bad guys are... *long gasp* ...and save the whole entire, gigantic, super, mega, ultra big universe?" All that in one whole mouth full she asked while fluttering her eyes.
"Yes." Shadow answer indifferently.
"Oh. Because we're doing the same thing." Pinkie said.
"Really?"
"Yeah." Sonic said. "The way you fought. Would like to have someone like you around to keep us out of trouble."
"I don't have time for this." Shadow refused his offer, saddening Pinkie and shocking the rest.
Dashie flies in his path and gets in front of him. "What do you mean 'you don't have time for this'? Can't you help us?"
"I work alone." Shadow said.
"Then why are you here?" Wind Whistler asked.
"I came here looking for a Chaos Emerald. I was told to find one here." Shadow said.
"A Chaos Emerald?" Confused Rainbow Dash.
"What is that?" Silver wondered.
"It is a gem with unlimited power." Sonic told them as they took their attention to Sonic. "I'm not going crazy, I know this stuff too."
"What does a Chaos Emerald do, Shadow?" Wind Whistler asks once again.
"I don't really care about that. All I know is that they are the key to solving this crisis." Shadow said. "I came down here and found this large robot attacking a bunch of settlers in this world. They look kind of like you two." Shadow noted to Rainbow Dash and Pinkie Pie.
"You mean... there are other ponies here too?" Wind Whistler spoke with surprise.
"Probably." Shadow answered.
Sonic wastes no time to move along. "Well, let's not just stand here. Let's juice it!" Sonic speeds ahead, along with Rainbow Dash and Shadow who keep up with him to match his speed while Wind Whistler, Pinkie Pie and Silver follow. "Hmmm... that sounded familiar somehow..."
Back in Hydrocity Zone
Knuckles and Twilight are paddling underwater, avoiding the shark-like badniks in the process. Knuckles and Twilight managed to swim up for air.
"Not the best experience I have when it comes to these tunnels." Knuckles remarked.
"Especially when we're not trying to drown." Twilight said.
"Hey, chill out!" Knuckles told her. "What else could go wrong?"
Just as things were going smoother, Twilight and Knuckles get sucked underwater by a raging flow. As the two hit the water floor, the wall starts to move in from behind, attempting to crush them. Twilight and Knuckles swam for their lives, going over steep cliffs and going under blocks, trying to make sure they don't get crushed. Twilight's face during the chase shows how much she's panicking compared to Knuckles'. Then, at the great timing, the two were saved by another flow of water as they shoot up into the air, with Twilight screaming "Waaaaaoooh!" Knuckles makes a perfect landing while Twilight slams to the ground with a bad landing.
"Well, that wasn't so tough, wasn't it?" Knuckles asked.
"Y-yeah... That was easy..." Said the groggy Twilight. Poor Twilight.
Ocean Palace
Sonic and the others enter through the Ocean Palace. Here, they see ancient ruins with rolling wheels and dangerous traps. "So if we find a Chaos Emerald, it can restore our memories?" Silver asked.
"I don't know." Shadow answered. "Why am I even bothering with this anyway?"
"So I can find out where my friends are, faker." Sonic said.
"And OUR friends." Pinkie corrected.
"You know, I'm getting pretty tired of you calling me..." Shadow was getting agitated by Sonic's name calling habit but suddenly Shadow gets a flashback in his head and hears some words.
"I found you, faker!"
"I kept my promise to you. For all the people on this world. I will give you... REVENGE!"
Shadow clutches his head and kneels down in pain while the others become concerned. "Hey, what's wrong?" Rainbow Dash asked as Shadow starts remembering a portion of his memory.
"These repressed memories seem to trigger whenever you bring up a specific point in time in which they were involved." Wind Whistler said.
Sonic understood that from before. "Hmm... just like earlier for me."
"Shadow?" Wind Whistler tried to get Shadow back up again but Shadow seems to be grunting, probably from the pain of remembering something. "Shadow? Are you okay?"
Suddenly, Shadow's gold irises on his eyes turn demonic purple as he opens them and stares right into Wind Whistler's eyes. Wind Whistler becomes uneasy of this situation now. "Shadow? Are you..."
"What's going on?" Silver asked as Shadow slowly rises on his feet.
"Ooookay... this is getting kinda creepy." Rainbow Dash is now becoming uncomfortable while Pinkie Pie just stares.
Shadow then starts breathing heavily as he stares at what seems to be in his eyes, his victims. Sonic then jabs his shoulder. "Hey. What's the matter, faker? Did you remember something?"
Shadow then quickly grabs Sonic's arm which surprises him along with the words "You're not even good enough to be my fake!" in a sinister tone. Shadow then tosses Sonic far out in the ruins and smashes into a wall. The ponies and Silver gasp as he did that and he now has his attention on them. "I remember your promise, Maria! I will give you what you wanted. REVENGE!" Shadow says in a demonic voice.
"Wind Whistler! What's happening?" Dashie asked in a panic state.
"This is quite odd. After remembering that negative part of his memories he suddenly turned evil." She stated. "Whatever kind of logic that is, it sure is surprising and unexpected."
Shadow starts walking towards them with an evil smile.
"Okay, everypony!" Pinkie puts her hoof up, acting like a leader. "Follow my lead." Pinkie jumps in the air and yells out a frightful shriek right before galloping away from Shadow.
"Yeah, great plan." Rainbow Dash said as she rolled her eyes.
Shadow then hurls Chaos Spears at Dashie which shocks her as she dodges them. "On second thought, good plan. RUUUUUN!" Dashie flies away along with Wind Whistler, however Silver stays behind as he is brave enough to hold a stand.
"Hah! It will take more than a bunch of flying spears to take me down! I won't go without a fight!" Silver gets into his battle pose.
Shadow races towards him while Silver flies straight at him while he battle cries. "Rrrrgghhhh!"
"Chaos control!" Shadow disappears and reappears behind Silver, giving him a roundhouse kick to the head. Silver gets struck by the kick to his head and falls to the ground. "Oww..." He uttered as Silver loses consciousness.
"Pathetic." Shadow taunted and then he jumps towards the others. "You're next!"
Shadow leaps towards Rainbow Dash but then Sonic spin dashes up towards Shadow and uppercuts him with the spin ball. Shadow lands back on the ground and so does Sonic. The two stare at each other for a while until Shadow moves to attack again. Shadow spin dashes towards Sonic but he jumps over him and swing-kicks him. Shadow bounces off a wall and launches himself at Sonic again. Sonic jumps a bit back as Shadow impacted next to him and the two get into a brutal hand-to-hand battle.
"Whoa! Look at him go." Rainbow Dash watches along with Pinkie and Wind Whistler as they hide away from the battle.
"Look how he swings those weird 'hooves' around." Pinkie said.
"I believe they're called 'hands', Pinkie." Wind Whistler corrected.
"What are hands?" Dashie asked and Wind Whistler responds with a facehoof.
Sonic dodges another punch from Shadow and kicks him a few feet away. But Shadow is still not tiring out. "Give up, hedgehog!"
"You first." Sonic talked back.
"THIS IS THE ULTIMATE!" Shadow screamed as soon as he takes off his inhibitor rings and starts absorbing massive amounts of power. This tactic surprises Sonic and even the ponies as they see massive energy flowing into Shadow. "Now I'll show you the true power of Chaos Control!"
"Chaos Control?" Sonic seemed confused but then another memory strikes his brain and nudges in pain. "Ugh! Not again!" Shadow shoots an array of Chaos Spears that decimate the flooring Sonic is standing on but he attempts to speed away as it crumbles. "This is a bad time to have a headache, right now!" Sonic remarks as he clutched his head while running.
Rainbow and Whistler see that Sonic is in danger at this point. "We gotta help him!" Whistler insists.
"And get blasted by that powerful energy that could destroy us? Are you insane?" Dashie protested.
"If we don't... then it will be our turn." Whistler said.
"Okay, genius. How can we stop an ultra powerful hedgehog with super blast beams that will most likely cook our rumps?" Dashie asked glaringly.
Pinkie then eyes something near her. "Hey, girls! Look what I found." She starts walking towards it.
"Not now, Pinkie." Rainbow flat out ignores her due to the situation.
In the meantime, Sonic spin dashes to the top of a wall as Shadow smashes through it and jumps up to Sonic's level. There, Sonic tries to strike a punch but Shadow teleports behind him and karate kicks his back and is sent pinballing across walls and ceilings. "I should have let that faker drowned back there." Sonic referencing the fight between Shadow and Omega. "Now he's really giving me a hard time! Huh?" Sonic does see Shadow anywhere. "Where did he go?"
Suddenly, Shadow appears in front of Sonic with quick speed and sucker-punches him, causing him to slide across the ground. Sonic gets back up but Shadow appears again in front of him and kicks his face. Sonic is getting pushed around by Shadow big time as he keeps teleporting all around him and hitting him without even countering. The power of Chaos Control is really effective here.
Dashie and Whistler fly in to see Shadow clutching Sonic by the throat and at his mercy. "Uh oh! Sonic!" Dashie worries for his safety.
Sonic gags as he tries to pull free from Shadow's hand. "I guess... You're just a regular Hedgehog after all." Shadow taunts. "But I don't have time to quip. Time to end this!"
(If... If only I can match his Chaos Control... somehow...) Sonic thought as he struggled.
"Sonic! Sonic!" Pinkie Pie calls out as she quickly gallops towards Sonic with a red gem in her hoof. "Sonic! Look what I found for you!"
"PINKIE! NO!" Whistler spots Pinkie about to enter the danger zone of Shadow and swoops down towards her at the same time as Shadow is drawn to her attention. Shadow sees the Chaos Emerald in Pinkie's hoof and grows angry. "Where did you get that!? Come here!" Shadow drops Sonic, giving him a chance to breathe.
Pinkie then notices Shadow running towards her and shrieks again, flinging the Chaos Emerald off from her hoof. Before Shadow could get his hands on her, Whistler makes the save just in time but the Chaos Emerald Pinkie flung away lands in front of Sonic. Sonic gazes at the Chaos Emerald and has a familiar feel with it. "Why... Why does this gem look so familiar?" Sonic takes hold of the Chaos Emerald in his hand and a powerful energy starts surging through him. "Wait! This power! This power does feel familiar." Shadow turns around to see Sonic grasping the Chaos Emerald in his hand. Sonic stands up straight all while giving Shadow a smirk. "All right, blacky. Time to end this! Hrrrrrrghahhh!" Sonic screamed as he held the emerald up in the air and becomes empowered by unlimited energy. Shadow rushes up to Sonic at high speed but so does Sonic. The two duel for a moment by clashing each other with their spin dashes, each spin dash collision sparks upon impact. After a while, both Sonic and Shadow bounce off pillars at fly toward each other. As they stare daggers at each other, Sonic held his emerald right in front of Shadow's face. "CHAOS CONTROL!" The Chaos Emerald somehow sends some kind of electric current into Shadow's eyes, causing him to have another repressed memory.
As Sonic and Shadow land back on the ground, Shadow falls to his knees and starts having a positive flashback.
He remembers the promise that he kept to Maria. "Shadow... I beg of you... Please help them."
"MARIA!"
"For all the people on that planet. Give them something to be happy about. Please... do it for me. Sayonara, Shadow the Hedgehog."
The dark energy from Shadow's eyes then departs out from his body and it flies away. After that, Shadow collapses to the ground and opens his eyes again. "What? What just happened?"
Sonic's usage of the emerald times out as he stands over Shadow after seeing what the emerald can do. "That was weird. What was that?"
Whistler, Dashie and Pinkie trot over to Shadow as he got back up. "Shadow? What happened?" Pinkie asked.
"I don't know. But... I remember now." Shadow said.
"Remember what?" Sonic asked.
"I remember how we stopped the Space Colony ARK from destroying the entire world." Shadow reminded him.
However, Sonic cannot remember that event. "When was that? And was I there?"
"Hey, Windy. What happened to Shadow?" Rainbow Dash asked as she floats towards him. "He was going all crazy before and now he's all calm and dandy. What was all that about?"
"It must be from the Chaos Emerald." Sonic deduced. "Do you think they may hold some link towards all of what's happening?"
"I think it's best to not think about it too much. What ever you did to Shadow must have restored his memories completely." Wind Whistler confirmed. "That's about as far as we'll know for now. The more we move on the more clearer the situation will become. And in a matter of moments we will find our friends as well."
"Okay... If whatever suits you better." Sonic said. "I just hope I'll remember mine as well."
"Hey, what about us?" Dashie reminds Sonic. "Don't forget. We have our friends to find too, so you're not alone, tough guy."
Sonic smirks and teases with Dashie. "Oh yeah? Well I would've taken that robot down to the drink if you were a little faster."
"Hey! What's that got to do with you being in danger?" Dashie teased back.
Sonic and Rainbow Dash then break into laughter along with Wind Whistler and Pinkie Pie. Shadow just turns around and crosses his arms as this moment is uninteresting. Silver appears again and walks up to Shadow who is suffering a head injury from earlier. Silver looks a bit ticked off at Shadow as the latter gives him a neutral expression.
"Never kick me in the head again." Silver said.
Shadow doesn't say anything as he goes back to overlooking the view, frustrating Silver more.
Heart of the World
A screen projector map shows Grogar that one of the Chaos Emeralds have been located. "Someone in this retched world has found one of them."
The timer reads: 2 Days and 17 Hours. "At this rate, our plan will be all for nothing. We need to change our plan." Charlatan said.
"No!" Grogar stops him. "We stay on my plan. The first Tear of Friendship has been located. Somewhere in the Ice Cap Zone. Charlatan. I think this job is suited for you. Find her. Bring her back. Do not fail me!" Grogar tells him while gazing at him seriously.
Charlatan shows his loyal allegiance towards Grogar. "Yes, Grogar. I promise you, I will not disappoint." Charlatan bows to him.
"Then go." Grogar sends him off via a portal.
Charlatan enters through the portal with all of the evil in his heart and disappears.
Grogar then walks towards one of the character projections. He stares at the one with Sonic's face on it. "I don't know what Tirek has against you, hedgehog, but sooner or later, I will find out. I will know what strange secret you are hiding and then I will plunge you into the abyss. The best part about it: You have no idea." Grogar smiles once again.
Ice Cap Zone
In this snowy part of Angel Island, Knuckles managed to dig through underground and surfaces to the top, with the help of his Shovel Claws. Knuckles climbs out and scours the area. "I can sense the emeralds in this location."
Twilight Sparkle manages to climb out of the hole Knuckles created and pants in exhaustion. Her mane is messy and is dirty all around. "Never... (breathes) am I gonna climb... (breathes) anymore holes... (breathes) again!" Twilight catches her breath and gets on her hooves again. She talks to Knuckles again. "Where are we now?"
"We're in the Ice Cap Zone." Knuckles said. "Hopefully, we will find a Chaos Emerald here."
Twilight then goes into her skeptic mode. "Hopefully? Are you sure? Doesn't seem like anyone's around here."
"Look. Are you just gonna question me over and over about where everybody is or are we going to find the emerald?" Knuckles asked.
"Okay, okay! Sorry!" Twilight said. "We'll do it your way."
"Thanks." Knuckles said.
"Geez, what's his problem?" Twilight spoke under her breath. "*sighs* So much for teaming up with a simple minded echidna."
"What?" Knuckles heard her.
"Nothing." Twilight responded.
Knuckles continues to look around at a distance and manages to spot something there. It's a giant ice temple. "Over there!" Knuckles pointed out.
"That big ice temple?" Twilight saw it too.
"I have a really good feeling about it." Knuckles said as he felt confident. "Once we find that Chaos Emerald we can restore our memories and find out what's really going on. That, and find our friends too."
Twilight then starts to believe in that, because she has to find her friends too. "I guess you're right. Okay, Knuckles! Let's go!" Twilight regains her confidence as she and Knuckles fly towards the Ice Temple ahead.
Inside the temple however, King Charlatan managed to beat them to it and has now turned the temple into his own fortress. Charlatan then views what's happening on a projector orb. He sees Knuckles and Twilight are heading towards the temple. "The alicorn-princess is still alive!?" Charlatan gets mad and starts using his ice vision to set up traps in the fortress to delay Knuckles and Twilight. "Well... I'll make sure that she doesn't reach my little captive alive. Ha ha ha ha ha!" Charlatan laughs as he holds his prisoner captive. It's Blaze the Cat and she is still incased in a frozen state.
Looks like the hunt is on. What perils will the unlikely team-up of Knuckles and Twilight face? Tune in next time!
By Star Swirl's Beard
Another flashback sequence is shown. Star Swirl the Bearded enters a room of magical objects along with his friend Princess Celestia.
"Thank you for helping me through my troubled experience, Star Swirl. I wouldn't know what to do without you."
"Princess... I know it's hard. I know Princess Luna has been quite disturbing before she..." Star Swirl stops before he continued. "...well, anyway. It's been a rather depressing day for both of us."
"How am I supposed to rule a kingdom without my sister?" Celestia asked in sadness. "We've always been such symbols for Equestria. Why would she...?" Celestia was about to break down but Star Swirl comforts her.
"There, there. Since you and your sister age differently from other ponies I am quite certain that you will be able to see Luna again." Star Swirl said.
"I hope you are right." Celestia said. "So... what is it that you wanted to show me?"
"I wanted to show you something special." Star Swirl shows Celestia a dust cloth covering a large object. Star Swirl removes the duct cloth to reveal a mirror. A magical mirror. "What do you think?"
"It's a mirror." Celestia isn't so surprised.
"Not just any mirror." Star Swirl sticks his hoof through the mirror which shocks Celestia with awe. "It's a magic mirror."
"What does it do?"
"I crafted this object myself. It is used to travel into different worlds. Think about the majestic creatures of our kind and any other. There could be a universe where rabbits live in houses or turtles with names after artists."
"It is fascinating."
"What's your favorite animal, Princess?" Star Swirl asked.
"My favorite?"
"Your favorite woodland critter."
Celestia thinks. "Well... I've always been so fascinated with hedgehogs."
Suddenly the mirror starts glowing immensely which confuses both Star Swirl and Celestia.
"What's happening?" Celestia asked.
"The mirror is reacting to a magical source within another world." Star Swirl said.
Celestia wanted to walk through the portal but Star Swirl stops her as it would put her in danger. "I'll go in first. It is far too dangerous for a princess not to expect what is out there."
"I understand." Said Celestia despite her worry.
Star Swirl walked through the portal with Celestia watching him. As soon as Star Swirl enters through, Celestia must now keep watch of the portal in case something happens. While Star Swirl travels through reality stretching existence of the portal. Star Swirl manages to exit through the other side. Star Swirl seems excited to see what majestic creatures he would meet as he entered. But instead, Star Swirl sees that he is in some sort of metallic dome, filled with robot parts and machinery.
"This is odd. Where in Equestria am I?" Star Swirl asked himself.
At that moment of curiosity, a creepy laugh is heard and Star Swirl becomes weary. "Heheheheheheheheheh. It worked. It actually worked. They do exist."
Star Swirl turns around to see a bald obese human with an orange mustache and a metallic arm. Alongside him is his lackey with a green suit and an afro. Star Swirl becomes a bit terrified of the odd looking humans. "Who...? Who are you? How did you know I was...?"
"Oh yes." Dr. Robotnik grins evilly. "You will do perfectly."
To be continued...
Off Words
Omochao: You've got a letter from Princess Celestia. Press the 'A' button to write back a response. [To Twilight Sparkle.]
Omochao: Press the 'Y' button to synchronize your view of Ponyville. [To Rainbow Dash as she stands high on a cloud.]
Omochao: Press the 'R' button to have Madame le Flour say something. [To Pinkie Pie in "Party of One".]
Omochao: Hold down the 'Square' button to cover the crack on the dam. [To Rainbow Dash in "Mysterious Mare Do-Well.] And make sure you don't let go of the button otherwise you will be washed away.
Rainbow Dash: Pttf! Washed away? It's perfectly fine. [Rainbow pulls her hoof off the dam and gets washed away anyway.]
Omochao: You've got 'Leather Boots'. [To Applejack in "Somepony to Watch Over Me".] They're black.
Applejack: What in tarnation!? Why don't you give me boots that say 'I am worst pony' on them?
Omochao: You've got the 'I Am Worst Pony Boots'. [Applejack growls at Omochao in anger.]
Omochao: You've got mail! [To Spike as he shows the reader he's got mail.]
Omochao: You've got hands. [To Twilight Sparkle in "Equestria Girls".]
Omochao: You've got serious issues. [To Diamond Tiara as she rolls his eyes away.]
Omochao: You found Boulder. [To Maud Pie.]
Omochao: Press the 'Z' to do a barrel roll. [To Fluttershy as she flies through the sky.]
Omochao: You've got Wings. [To Twilight in "Magical Mystery Cure".] Thanks Larson.
Omochao: You've got a cutie mark. [To Apple Bloom and she quickly looks at her flank but finds out she has no cutie mark.] Gotcha. [AB is not amused.]
Omochao: You've got a new dress. [To Rarity.]
Omochao: You've got an illness. [To Discord in "Three's a Crowd".]
Omochao: You've got an 'Omochao Cannon'. [To Pinkie Pie.]
[Pinkie realizes she has an Omochao Cannon and smiles. She then fires Omochao into the ocean with him screaming but then he gets chomped down by a whale and is never heard from again.]
Oh my God! Omochao is so annoying!
Anyway, sorry for the late post once again. Been so distracted with playing 'Sonic Adventure 2' on PSN. It's so fun.
So, I had a hard time putting this chapter together. I really want to get this story done soon so I can focus on a new continuity for this crossover.
Thank you for the reviews, see ya!