Author: Heyo, it's a me. Moonlight here, back with another chapter of Friendship is Fate. Right now it will be just a break for a "based-episode" from the last chapter and this will be short. Because there will be atleast... 5 or more chapters are gonna be posted her before the first EG movie starts. Also this will also needs to be updated while the EG movie is on going. Alright that's it for now and let's go on for Chapter 8 of the story.
Chapter 8: A Day of Training
Several days has passed and everything went to there daily lives. Sonic reading Twilight's books. Shadow meditating and channeling the chaos emeralds. Silver helping Rarity to make a dress by using his psychokinesis to deliver her needed items. So yeah, nothing much is going on until Sonic came up with an idea.
At Twilight's home, she is also reading a book about being a princess. Sonic then came in to her room to talk about his 'idea.'
"Hey Twi. Watcha readin?" Sonic greeted that made Twilight surprised.
"Oh Sonic, I-I'm just reading this book about- wait did you call me 'Twi'?" Twilight wondered.
"Yeah, well is it wrong?" Sonic thought wanting to take it back.
"Oh no no no, it's fine... it's just... it's..."
"Different?" Sonic guessed.
"Y-Yeah, something like that. But it's fine if you call me that way." She said hiding her face from Sonic since she is blushing.
"Well alright then, can you help me with something Twi?" Sonic asks.
"What is it?" She wondered as her blushes faded.
"How about we go to a training combat?" Sonic suggested making Twilight confused.
"Training, combat?"
"Yeah. You know where you fight and stuff." Sonic explains.
"I don't know Sonic, I mean I'm not sure if I can fight normally with my fists. I use my magic in some fights." Twilight said while looking at her hands.
"That's alright, I can teach you. Not to mention, help you aswell to use your wings in battle." Sonic said pointing at the wings.
"I'm not sure about this Sonic." Twilight said as she looked down and hold on to her arm.
"Oh... alright then, I'll check on Rainbow Dash since she is my next best option for sparring partner." Sonic said as he was about to leave the room though he's feet where stopped, "What the..."
"I'll be your sparring partner." Twilight quickly said so.
"Oh cool! Good thing too, I don't have to work a hard time to get to Cloudsdale." Sonic said in relief, "Anyways, I'll wait for you outside." With that Sonic went outside.
"What was that all about?" Spike wondered as he walked beside Twilight.
"I-I don't know Spike. I know I don't wanna fight Sonic, but something made me feel I should." Twilight thought of it.
"Like when he suggested Rainbow to be his next one to ask?" Spike nudges Twilight making her to blush.
"I-It's not like that! Rainbow's a friend and there is nothing to be jealous of." Twilight fought back though Spike has other ideas.
"If you do train your wings harder enough like Rainbow, you could go as fast as Sonic runs. You don't want to be left behind and let Rainbow take Sonic do you?" Spike said that made Twilight realizing it.
"Spike... Don't be silly. I don't have feelings for Sonic, and there is no way in Equestria I am jealous of Rainbow Dash's speed." Twilight said as she stood up and walked out of the room.
Spike sighed and look at the table and noticed it's title, "You actually do Twilight. The book tells so." Spike then picks up the book and places it where it belongs, "Heh, reading how to be a better flyer. No feelings huh? We'll see about that." Spike then rubs his palms thinking of a situation.
Sonic was outside waiting for Twilight and he does his stretches. While he is doing that, Twilight then came outside with a different clothes for the respective training. Instead of the blue shirt that she wears, she wears a purple short sleeve hoodie for the training. Sonic looked at her and this made his eyes wide.
"Woah, you look amazing Twi, and looking ready as well." Sonic said as he gave Twilight a thumbs up.
"O-Oh thank you Sonic." Twilight said as she looked down and blushed.
"Come on, we better find a spot to train and stuff." Sonic said as Twilight nodded.
They're on a far place to train with. Their on a plain field and Twilight starting to regret this. He let her stand still in a spot and Sonic walks away in her direction and turns around as he gained distance.
"Alright are you ready?" Sonic said as Twilight shake her head.
"S-Sonic, I'm not sure about this." Twilight said with a worried tone.
"That's alright. I'll stand here and see how much you can deal a punch." Sonic said as he raise his arms.
"B-But, I don't want to."
"It's okay just go and hit me with everything you've got."
And then Twilight closed her eyes and she formed a fist. Her fist glowed and got covered in a purple like aura and she teleports away. She reappeared infront of Sonic and dealt a massive punch in his stomach.
"GAH!" Sonic shouted as he got knock back from afar.
"Oh my gosh Sonic, I-I'm sorry!" Twilight said with her regrets flowing in her.
"N-No, it's okay. Because now, your ready." Sonic said as he got too closed to Twilight was about to punch her.
She noticed this and casts a shield in time. Sonic's fist collided with Twilight's shield and she bounced Sonic off. He countered this with a spindash and Twilight used her shield again to block it. But Sonic constantly performing a homing attack at Twilight causing to break the shield. Sonic then disappeared in Twilight's sight and reappearing below her and Sonic performed a low kick causing Twilight to lose her balance.
"Hey! No fair!" Twilight yelled out as she shoots a beam at Sonic as he stood up.
"Woah! That was close." Sonic said as he just dodged the beam by tilting his head backwards.
He quickly dashed away and Twilight then performs a massive barrage of beams.
In the far view from the fight. Shadow was meditating until he heard the sounds of explosion.
"What was that...?" Shadow thought as he stops meditating.
Shadow then was about to head to the explosions but Applejack came around in the corner carrying a bucket full of apples. He accidentally bumped into her causing Applejack to throw the bucket upwards. Shadow grabbed Applejack with his left arm and he holds the buck with his right arm and catches the apples.
After Shadow caught all the apples falling, he then make Applejack stood up and gave her the apple bucket. "Here you go AJ."
"Gee, thanks a lot Shadow. I could really use yer help to be honest." Applejack said taking the bucket from Shadow.
"Sorry Applejack but I hav-" Shadow was stunned by Applejack's begging face.
Shadow's eye twitched and sighed in defeat, "Fine. What is this help you needed. I'm in a hurry so make it quick."
Applejack became happy and excited, "Hoowie, thanks a bunch Shadow. And uh, wait for me at the orchards over there." She said pointing at the direction.
Shadow nodded and decides to go to the area that Applejack meant. As soon Shadow reached to that place. Shadow's eyes where amazed with how many apple trees in the view.
"Wow..." Shadow thought as he then heard Applejack.
"Alright you ready to help me bucking Shadow?" Applejack asked.
"Excuse me, buck. Ing?" Shadow wondered.
"Well, bucking is what we call of harvesting, but uh we're just gonna harvest these apples by means of punching instead." Applejack said moving her arm to the fields of apple trees.
"Alright. Punching a tree. Sounds easy enough." Shadow said as he walked near to a tree and performed a punch, though as he punched it, the tree broke in half, "What?!"
"Maybe ya doing it wrong partner." Applejack said as she punched the tree and the apples fallen over.
"H-How are you doing that?" Shadow was surprised to see Applejack's balanced strength.
"It's what I call hard but no-to hard punch sugarcube, wanna learn that?" Applejack questions and Shadow quickly forgets the explosions.
"I'm ready." He said.
The explosion was heard in a distance where Silver and Rarity are hanging out. Silver was tasked by Rarity to get some crystals in the sight to where Rarity gets one since Rarity was running low on the crystals. Also, Silver doesn't know the direction he supposed to be so Rarity decides to come by. And right now, Silver and Rarity did heard the explosion and got worried about that.
"I wonder what's that all about." Silver wondered, of course.
"Maybe that is just Twilight practicing her magic or whatever." Rarity guessed making them both calmed.
"She's using explosion magics?" Silver thought.
"Not really darling. If Twilight's cutie mark talent is to learn all sorts of magics. MY talent is finding the crystals. Ooh!" Rarity was surprised that her horn is picking up some gems, "Follow me Silvy."
Silver was shocked to be called by that again, "P-Please don't call me that." He said as he followed Rarity.
As Silver managed to catch up. He saw Rarity trying to lift a heavy rock.
"Come on! Break!" Rarity shouts though this made Silver confused.
"Uh, what are you doing Rarity?" Silver wondered.
"Oh just breaking it to half because the gems. Are. Insiiiiiddee..." Rarity forcing herself to break the giant rock in half.
"How about I do it Rarity, I mean, my powers kinda works like you do." Silver suggested.
"Are you sure you can handle it darling?" Rarity starts to wondered.
Silver was blushing to be called as 'darling' knowing he thought of a couple of some sorts, "U-Uh. Yes! A-Absolutely."
"Ookay then, I'll just watch here." Rarity said while watching Silver do his work.
"Alright Silver. You got this, for Rarity!" He focused himself as his hands glowed in cyan color and so does the giant rock that he needs to break in half, "I-If you can recycled a pile of rocks to a wall! R-Reversing i-it would be e-easy!"
Few several minutes and the giant rock starts to split in half and it worked successfully. After doing so in the processes, Silver fell to his knee and breathing heavily.
"Oh my stars look!" Rarity points out and Silver slowly opened his eyes.
"Woah..." Silver was amazed from the bright light coming from the giant rock that he broke.
"Looks like we found a jackpot Silver, darling." Rarity came closer to Silver to check on him, "Are you alright Silvy?"
"Me? I-I'm fine!" Silver said as he stood up.
"Oh no... we still have more to find, and I don't think that my magic would cover everything." Rarity said because of her horn glowing wildly where ever she points it.
"Oh maybe my friends can help?" A voice was heard and they looked at to where it come from.
They all saw Fluttershy with some squirrels along with her.
"Fluttershy sweetie, what do you mean by help?" Rarity wondered.
"Oh, um, I decided to bring my friends along to help out the search." Fluttershy said with a smile.
"That's perfect, mind helping me to find and break them?" Silver asks Flutters.
"S-Sure thing! Alright, help out Silver to find the right stones to break okay?" Fluttershy asked for the squirrels to use their instincts or whatever to find the gems.
"But Silver darling, didn't you get overworked with the one you just cut in half?" Rarity said in a worried tone.
"This is nothing Rarity, in fact it would be a great thing for me to practice with considering I need more harder things to manipulate with my psychokinesis." Silver said as he head towards with the animals.
Rarity then looked at Fluttershy from oddly suspicious, "Tell me Fluttershy, what are doing here? Helping me and Silver to look for gems for my jewellery?"
Fluttershy blushed and quickly hides it with her hair, "Y-Yes, I'm helping..."
Rarity then raised her eyebrow, "Really then, I was thinking that you decide to help because Silver was here."
"Oh no, that's not the reason at all." Fluttershy said while she kept hiding in her hair.
"Does Fluttershy has feelings for my Silver?! Ack! Wait... what did I just experienced? Jealousy? Oh no, Rarity! You didn't realize that you also have feelings for Silver too, oh I now just don't want to lose to Fluttershy!" Rarity thought as she glared at Fluttershy while she is staring at Silver doing his sort of training.
Back to Shadow and Applejack. He has been punching through alot though nothing seem to survive his blows.
"Argh! Again?!" Shadow yells out as he kept breaking the trees, Shadow sighed and looked at Applejack, "I'm sorry AJ for ruining your trees..."
"Oh don't worry Shadow, there's still plenty more trees on the other side of the orchard." Applejack replied with a smile, "I sure do like him for calling me AJ... wait what?"
While Shadow is training for his harden quick punches, Pinkie came out of nowhere and starts cheering for Shadow for no apparent reason.
"Go! Go! Shadow! not so shavy he's my Shady!" Pinkie Pie cheered that just annoyed Shadow.
"Pinkie! Don't call me that. It's not appropriate." Shadow said while Pinkie bounced beside him.
"Watcha doin Shadow?" Pinkie asked.
"He's training Pinkie, and I suggest you watched him do his thing." Applejack answered, "What in the hay am I saying?"
"Okie dokie Applejack!" Pinkie said as she playfully bounce and stands beside Applejack as they both watch Shadow trains to punch the apple tree without breaking it.
And lastly to Sonic and Twilight. Both of them breathing heavily as they took the hardest training out of the others.
"I... I didn't expect you to be strong as... you.. should be Twi..." Sonic said as he tried to catch his breathe.
"Well, I... have some... tricks up on my... sleeve." Twilight said while trying to catch a breathe as well.
Sonic then makes a inhale and exhale motion and went to his stance, "One last time Twilight."
"I don't know Sonic, you must be pretty beaten with my magic, are you sure about that?" Twilight asked while she is worried for Sonic.
"It's fine don't worry about it Twi" Sonic said so.
"Okay. Then here goes nothi-" Twilight was cutoff as a voice was heard above them.
"Hey guys! What ya'll doing down there?" It was Rainbow who called them.
"Oh hey Dash! We're doing some training. Twilight and I. Wanna d 1?" Sonic asked Rainbow to join.
"Wait, 2 v 1? Is it gonna be me against both of them? Or me and Sonic against Rainbow Dash since both of us are pretty out of shape..." Twilight thought but then Rainbow went close to Sonic.
"Oh sure! Whose fighting who?" Rainbow wondered as she flew down.
"Well, how about you and Twilight vs me?" Sonic suggested.
"Wait what?! He's kidding isn't he?" Twilight thought.
"You serious about this?" Rainbow questioned him.
"Of course, get to your position. If the race won't tell our best, how about the fight will decide?" Sonic told her.
"Alright! I'm down with that!" Rainbow said as she flew besides Twilight, "Hey Twilight! Let's do our best to win this."
"But Rainbow don't go too hard on him, we already trained and I just don't want Sonic to get hurt too much." Twilight said worried.
"Is that so? Alright, but if he-"
"Hey, I won't go easy on both of you." Sonic said as he got to his stance.
"Sonic..." Twilight is getting alot worried.
"See? He'll be fine." Rainbow said trying to calm her down.
"Lets go!" Sonic said as he dashed straight towards them.
Rainbow then did the same leaving Twilight surprised. She just watched both of them fight. Their combat skills are quite evenly match and none of them aren't backing down. Twilight then just remembered what Spike has said to her... "You don't want to be left behind and let Rainbow take Sonic do you? Do you? Do you?" The words kept echoing in her head and she felt jealousy like she doesn't understands it. But with that, she just charged in to the fight.
"I won't let Rainbow beat me to Sonic!" Twilight thought determined to beat Sonic by herself.
While Twilight wasn't charging ahead, Rainbow and Sonic were on their top skills in combat.
"I can't believe Sonic is cool! He's amazing and everything! I wish I could... n-no focus Rainbow Dash! I have to beat him. I had to!" Rainbow thoughts said as she constantly throwing punches and kicks.
"I" Sonic said in his thoughts while fighting Rainbow and Twilight.
"WILL" Shadow said in his thoughts while punching the trees that are starting to just bend instead of breaking down.
"BE" Silver said in his thoughts while his breaking mutiple rocks in to halves.
"STRONGER!" They both yelled in their minds as Sonic's hands glowed and there came an explosion, Shadow then successfully punched an apple tree that only apple fell down, Silver then has broken an entire field of rocks that not even the rocks that has the gems inside of it were affected.
All the girls were amazed on how did the boys improved their current strengths and feats. Twilight was on her knees and Rainbow is resting holding on to her arm.
"What in the hay was that!" Rainbow yelled out.
"Sonic... has magic?!" Twilight yelling it out as they looked at Sonic floating in mid-air while his eyes where glowing in a purple light.
Applejack smiled and Pinkie cheering at Shadow who successfully performed a punch that goes is weak on impact but a brutal result if got hit. Kinda pointless for Shadow, maybe so. But I do need to put some buffs in him just so he won't get to use his chaos powers much more often. Oh and Shadow can now perform quicker attacks with a strong hits. Not to mention, this also increased his chaos strengths and feats.
"Go Shady!" Pinkie said while she pops out a confetti around.
"Well this is a surprise." Applejack comments with a smile in her face.
Rarity was surprised that Silver destroyed every rock pile that Rarity can't even detect any more gems that are hidden around. Fluttershy was in shock along with her squirrel friends.
"Si-Si-Silver!" Rarity said while her eyes where being hit by a light.
"I-I can't see!" Fluttershy said while she is blocking her eyes though they both see the glimpse of Silver, whose sweating and breathing heavily, levitating a massive ball filled gems that shining their eyes.
"Amazing!" "Wow..." "Awesome!" The girls said in their heads as they just watched the hedgehog trio improve with their training in just under a single day. (Pretty cool right?)
Author: That's it for this chapter. I had more ideas coming so don't worry. I will also add more "based-off" chapters just because the reviewers recommended them, and besides, I do need ideas so I guess that's that. The story will go on with the next being answers, more hints, more messed up stuffs, and after that will be another "based-off" chapter. With that being said, please leave a review about how the story so far was going, and I'll be continue to write more and update whenever I can! That's all for me now, buh-bye! (-^.^-)/