I can't imagine how pissed and sick of waiting you guys are, ya see I bought Skyward Sword about last month and I've been playing it pretty much nonstop and I finally beat the game so now I have more time for you guys. Enjoy!
"So you're saying that emerald I found was a Chaos Emerald and there are seven of them in total?" Twilight had seemed completely obsessed with the matter of the Chaos Emeralds ever since Sonic told her the story.
"For the nine-thousandth and first time, yes Twilight!" Sonic told her, exasperated with her constantly asking the exact same question so many times.
"I just can't believe this, it's so amazing!" Twilight said as her eyes sparkled with excitement and wonder. Sonic just looked at her, raised his eyebrow and tilted his head.
"I don't see why it's so shocking to you…" Sonic started but was quickly cut off when Twilight was in his face.
"What do you mean, It's not every day that a majestically powerful Emerald falls from the sky!" Twilight yelled and Sonic raised a brow at her and had an 'are you serious' look on his face.
"Well, it's not every day that you see a mage, a rainbow headed girl that can move at alarming speeds, a super strong cowgirl, a psycho party animal, a shy animal caretaker, a fashion crazed mage and lastly a devilishly handsome blue haired teenager that can move faster than the speed of sound and all of them saving Mobius from an evil Princess." Sonic bluntly told her and she lowered her head in embarrassment.
"I guess you have a point." Twilight spoke, while Tails and Rainbow Dash watched the exchange in wonder until it seemed to get on Dash's nerves.
"Would you quit it already!" Dash yelled at the two and 'their argument' was over as they quickly turned to her direction. "This isn't doing anything useful ya know!"
"Rainbow has a point, this is getting us nowhere." Tails said as they both looked sheepish.
"Well, anyway we still need a way to track down the other emeralds." Sonic said and Tails only smiled as he looked at Sonic.
"Leave that to me!" As Tails said this both Twilight and Rainbow looked at Tails in disbelief, while Sonic only smirked.
"L-leave to you, but you're only a kid." The girls said in unison as they looked blankly at the young boy.
"Tails may be a kid but he's a real genius, just about the smartest kid I've ever met and also one of the kindest." Sonic told them both and wrapped his arm around his buddy's shoulder.
"I guess I could make a tracker for the Chaos Emeralds, but it'll take a few months." Tails told them and Sonic shrugged.
"If that's how long it takes, I guess we'll just have to wait for you to finish." Sonic said and the girls' eyes shot open.
"But what if that Robotnik guy gets his obese fingers on them." Dash said and Sonic just shrugged.
"We'd get them back, no reason to worry." Sonic told them as he relaxed back on Twilight's couch.
"Don't you think you're being a little too calm about this whole situation?" Twilight asked and he shook his and smirked.
"Nah, well anyway, I need a nap after fighting that fat doctor and dealing with all this Chaos Emerald business." Sonic let out a yawn and not wasting any time, he was fast asleep on the couch.
"Is he always like this?" Twilight asked the young genius next to her.
"Sonic's just kinda lazy, but when the time comes, he'll get the job done." Tails told her and gave her a smile.
Hours passed as the heroes made small talk as Sonic slept on the couch, the subject of the Emeralds coming up more than once in their conversations. Suddenly, Spike let out a burp of green fire and a letter was revealed afterwards, Twilight looked to Spike expectantly. Spike picked it up and read aloud, "My most faithful student Twilight I have sent a letter, but it is not for you. This letter is a request for your friend, Sonic. I have acknowledged his strength, speed, and physical prowess and this goes to him, I'd like for you all to come to The North of the City in Station Square, I will patiently await your arrival."
"So, Sonic has to go to Station Square and we get to tag along?" Rainbow asked the young boy who read the letter and he shrugged.
"I guess…" Spike said and Twilight crossed her arms and shook her head.
"Doesn't matter, Princess Celestia has summoned us, so we need to wake Sonic up, gather the others and be on our way!" Twilight exclaimed as the others made haste to wake the bluenette up and begin packing their things. They went out to gather the others and began on their way to the train station to get to Station Square.
"So, we're heading to Station Square because the Princess asked for me?" Sonic asked as to which Twilight nodded and Sonic just laid back in his seat and slipped his hands behind his head.
"What could possibly be so important that I had to wake up for it?" Sonic asked and Twilight just whacked him upside the head with an irritated look on her face.
"She's the Princess, if she says jump you ask how high and do it!" Twilight snapped and Sonic just yawned in boredom.
"Yeah, yeah, Twilight." Sonic replied in boredom and Twilight growled.
"I wonder what the Princess has in store for Sonic?" Tails wondered aloud and the others started taking their guesses.
"Maybe she wants to honor him for going head on against Nightmare Moon?" Twilight guessed while placing her finger on her chin.
"Or ta give him some kinda challenge?" Applejack wondered and shrugged her shoulders.
"Or maybe the Princess baked the hero a super duper tasty cake with strawberries and icing and apple slices and more icing!" Pinkie Pie said as she bounced around the train on her feet, while the others looked at her oddly.
"Well, whatever the Princess has for me, we'll just have to wait and see." Sonic told them laying back in his seat in his usual lazy fashion.
A few hours passed as they arrived at Canterlot, it was beginning to get late. They would have to hurry to get to the Castle before nightfall.
"It's getting dark out here, c'mon let's get going." Sonic said as they all got off the train and they were on their way to the castle.
Upon arrival at the castle, the guards blocked their path with their spears. "State your business here." The guards said simply as Twilight showed them the letter and they unblocked the path and they all stepped into the castle making their way to the throne room and they now stood in front of the Princess.
"Ah, Sonic, I see you have arrived along with Twilight and your other friends." Sonic nodded as he was kneeling in front of the Princess along with the others.
"Yes, Princess, and if I can ask, why did you call me here?" Sonic asked respectfully and the Princess smiled.
"Well, my dear boy, after realizing the kind of strength you possess and your simply shocking speed, I would like to give you a challenge, a challenge that I simply dub as a Hero's Trial." The Princess told him and Sonic looked up and stared at the Princess.
"A Hero's Trial, what would that be exactly?" Sonic asked her and she simply let out a small giggle.
"The Trial is a test of your strengths and Physical prowess." Princess Celestia said as she used her magic to give a visual presentation of Mobius' legendary heroes going through the same trial.
"So, since Sonic was strong enough to defeat Nightmare Moon he can take the trial and prove himself." Twilight elaborated for the rest of the group. Rainbow crossed her arms under her bust and rolled her eyes.
"Just because he beat up Nightmare, he's automatically recognized as a hero, if ask me, I should be participating in this stupid trial." Rainbow said angered at being showed up by a blue head that thought he was fast.
The others just gaped and Sonic and the princess smirked.
"Now, Rainbow do you have any actual fighting skill whatsoever?" Sonic asked as to which her eyes widened ever so slightly.
"Because, you'll need to know how to fight to compete." Celestia told her and the boastful girl just turned away.
"Whatever…" Rainbow muttered as growled.
"Back to the matter at hand, the trial begins in approximately 3 hours." Celestia told the bluenette who just smirked and gave a thumbs up.
"I'll be there!"
Three hours later…
Sonic and the others were outside of Station Square's combat arena, which highly resembled the coliseum stood tall and intact despite its many years of fierce battle.
"Whoa, this place sure looks old." Sonic stated as he stared at the tall mass of architectural structure as the eight of them took the final steps into Celestia's arena.
When Sonic stepped into the arena he was greeted by Celestia who sat in Royal chair high above the arena. The arena was also packed-full of people who came to watch the event.
"Ah, Sonic, it is nice to see you have finally arrived!" Celestia shouted as she stood up.
"Wouldn't have missed it Princess!" Sonic shouted back as he turned to his friends. "I think you guys should up into the stands." Sonic told them.
"You got it!" They all told him and headed up to the stands leaving only Twilight and Tails.
Tails walked up to Sonic and bumped his fist. "Good luck, Sonic!" Tails told him and Sonic grinned in confidence.
"I wish you good luck, Sonic and… be careful the princess is very honorable and caring, but even I have to admit she can be a little reckless." Twilight told him and Sonic gave her a thumbs up.
"Have more faith in me, Twilight, I can handle this." Sonic told her and he turned his back to her.
"C'mon Twilight, let's go!" Tails exclaimed and they went into the stands.
"Okay Princess, bring it on!" Sonic shouted and the princess grinned.
"Soldier, the princess calls you!" Celestia yelled as she demanded a soldier to the arena. "He is your opponent." Celestia said as she motioned to Sonic. The soldier went on without question and charged at Sonic with his sword in hand.
Sonic ducked under a sword swing of the sword and gave the soldier an uppercut sending the soldier into the air, he started falling to the ground in the span of 2 seconds before ground contact Sonic smacked him with a 360 flare(A flare is a break dance move that Sonic used as an attack in Sonic Battle for GBA) sending the poor soldier flying into far wall and making a crater in it.
"Is that really your best protection around here, Princess, seems pretty crappy to me." Sonic said arrogantly and the princess gave him a smirk.
"I hope I wipe that smug look off your face with your next opponent." The princess told him as she called in the commander of the army.
"The commander, bringing out the big guns, I see!" Sonic said as the commander stepped onto the fighting grounds, wielding a war hammer and two broadswords on his sides.
"You will stand no chance against me, boy!" The commander proclaimed and Sonic smirked.
"Bring it, gramps!" Sonic taunted as he charged the commander, the aged man brought his hammer down, almost catching his speedy opponent under, said opponent rolled around to his back and kicked him in the back and also grabbing a sword from his waist.
Sonic stood his ground with the sword in his right hand and charged, swinging the sword at the commander catching him in the shoulder leaving a small cut but in the span of the time, Sonic left himself wide open and the commander drove his hammer into the boy's stomach sending him sky high.
Sonic fell to the ground falling onto his face with a loud thud. The others gasped in shock and worry as it, looked like the hero wasn't getting up.
The commander raised his hammer above his head ready to crush the hero under its mighty weight. "This is what the princess deemed her hero, no endurance, no skill, just an arrogant kid, say goodbye!" He brought the hammer down.
(Music Insert: Kingdom Hearts: Night of Fate)
In the blink of an eye the hammer was caught in a gloved hand, the hand belonging to the hero himself and being held in place as he slowly stood up with a grin on his face his bangs hiding his eyes.
"No endurance, no skill, just an arrogant kid, huh?" Sonic said as he threw the hammer to the far side of the arena. "I'll show you no endurance!" Sonic said as he gave the commander a roundhouse kick sending him flying far off and Sonic curled into a ball and started spinning blazing off and rolling under the flying commander and bouncing up kicking him from under, sending him soaring high into the air, Sonic jumped onto a wall and jumped up after the commander flying above him. "SONIC DRIVE!" Sonic yelled out as he drove the heel of his foot into the commander's face sending him head first onto the ground knocking him unconscious.
(Music End)
Sonic landed on the ground in front of the commander and looked down on him. "Never insult me, you bastard or I won't hold back next time."
Celestia as well as all of the audience stared in silence and then broke out in a cheering fit, the loudest being Sonic's friends, Sonic waved to them all with a grin on his face.
"You have done, well so far, Sir Sonic!" Celestia shouted and Sonic smirked. "But you have plenty of opponents, let's see how long you last!"
So, that's a wrap, I hope you guys enjoyed, oh and I placed about two references in this chapter, if you find them you get a virtual cookie! Oh and leave your guesses in a PM, please!
Fun Fact: Sonic was originally supposed to be the Element of Justice but I changed it to Courage for my own reasons.
Anyway, hope you liked the chapter.