Pinkie Pie: Yippy, it's finally time! It's finally time for another chapter!

Yes it's finally time for another chapter of Sonic the Stallion.

Pinkie Pie: I bet this one is going to have even more action, and romance, and even better, this one even has me in it.

Yes it does, but it won't if you don't get back to Equestria.

Pinkie Pie: Oh your right.

Yes I am.

Pinkie Pie: I had better get back, see you later Writer; she leaves the way that she came (which I still have no idea what is.)

Well I guess I have a little quiet for the time being, so let's get started.

Disclaimer:

My Little Pony is property of Hasbro and the Hub

Sonic the hedgehog is property of Sega and Sonic Team

Now to the story… (Hmm, why do I feel like I'm forgetting something?)

Preview: AAAAppaloosa! Must I say more?

Chapter 25- Bathed in the light (pt. 2)

Appaloosa (town center): Past Morning

In the dusty town of Appaloosa, where ponies and buffalo alike live together in perfect harmony (now), another large ball of light began to appear in the center of town. Many town ponies and buffalo ran from the sight, but one certain yellow coated, brown maned stallion; dressed in a cowboy hat and vest; donning the cutie-mark of a large apple, decided to stay and see what it was. Soon enough, three ponies, Applejack, Sonic Stallion, and Pinkie Pie, appeared from within the light. Applejack and Sonic landed hoof first, while Pinkie landed back down.

"Well I'll be," the stallion said as he approached, "if it ain't cousin Applejack and friends."

"Braeburn," Applejack responded, "glad we could run into ya."

"Well actually you more 'poofed' into me," Braeburn stated, "where did you come from anyway?"

"It's a long story," Applejack answered, "but right now…"

"And it looks like ya brought another one of your friends," Braeburn addressed Sonic, "Howdy friend, names Braeburn," he shock Sonic's hoof, "and you'd be?"

"Uh…Sonic Stallion," Sonic answered uncomfortably.

"It's a pleasure to meechya' 'Sonic Stallion,' welcome to, Appaloosa!" Braeburn said in excitement.

"Braeburn, we don't have time for this, we really need to…" Applejack tried to say.

"'No time,'" Braeburn interrupted again, "horse pucky, why ever since you ponies arrived last, we've had all the time in the world now that we getting' along with the buffalo folk, just look," Braeburn directed their eyes toward the town, but realized that there was no one to be seen.

"Where is every-pony?" Pinkie asked, now off of the ground.

"Huh, it was bustling this morning; ya'll must have scared them off with that light show of yours."

"Well sorry about that," Applejack tried talking again, "but now we need ya to…"

"Oh, think nothin' of it, In fact if ya'll really want to see how far we've come already, just come with me." Braeburn started pushing the group through the town, despite them dragging their hooves and Applejack still trying to get the 'excited' pony's attention.

Appaloosa (apple orchard): Noon

Braeburn had dragged the group all the way outside of town, and then some, to lead them into the Appaloosen Apple orchard. Both ponies and buffalo were all hard at work picking apple after apple, the way that only ponies and buffalo could. Settler ponies were bucking at the trunks of the trees, causing apples to fall to the ground, while some buffalo stampeded around the orchard and others rammed into trees, causing the same effect.

"Yes sir, a finely tuned machine it is," Braeburn said, looking at the sight with pride, "this is what happens when ponies and buffalo come together."

"That's great Braeburn (the last thing we need now is more conflict with these freaky emeralds around), but right now…"

"Wow," Pinkie yelled, "you were right; you all really learned how to share."

"How to share and to care, right?" Braeburn responded to Pinkie.

"Awe, you remembered, that's so sweet," Pinkie pretended to weep with joy (or maybe she was actually crying; I still don't get that pony). Applejack just slammed a hoof on her face in irritation; she was obvious not getting a word in.

"AJ," Sonic called the frustrated farm-pony, "What's wrong?"

"Do you think Pinkie even remembers why we're here," she asked.

"Hmm," Sonic thought, "maybe." Applejack dropped her head. The two started to recall their actual mission, while Braeburn and Pinkie… were just being Braeburn and Pinkie.

Canterlot Castle (throne room): Past morning

Princess Luna was still waiting eagerly by the looking-glass, hoping for Tails call to come in soon, even though they had only been gone for about ten minutes. Soon, as if answering her prayers, the interface for the looking-glass's communicator activated and Luna wasted no time answering.

"Princess, are you there?" Tails voice came through the interface.

"Tails," the princess said franticly, "what happened? Are you alright?"

"Oh I'm fine, thanks for asking," he answered sarcastically.

"I meant all of you wise fox," Luna said in irritation.

"Ha, I know, I know," Tails said with a chuckle. "We're all fine," he said "The trip was a little shaky, but it was nothing that we couldn't handle. Feel free to send the next group out when ever you're ready."

"Alright, I'll leave you to your search then," Luna instructed Tails, "and Tails,"

"Yes princess?" Tails listened intently.

"Remember this; if you run into Quetzal, do not try to fight him, call me immediately," Luna put all seriousness into those last words, "agreed?"

"Of course prin…"

"Tails!" Twilight's voice shouted in the distance, interrupting the conversation.

"Huh," Tails now put his attention on her, "I had better go princess, looks like the girls have found something, good luck," Tails cut off communications.

Luna gave a big sigh of relief, knowing that the ponies and fox had arrived at their destination unharmed (well…mostly unharmed anyway). "Thank goodness their safe," she said, "now for the next." Luna took another look at the dome's indicators and was ready to send the next team.

"Well princess," Rainbow appeared right in front of Luna's face.

"Ah!" Luna jumped back in shock, not expecting Rainbow Dash to be there.

"All you have to do is give the word," Rainbow said, still flying in front of Luna's face.

Luna walked past Rainbow Dash and tried to collect her thoughts, "ahem," she cleared her throat, "Applejack," she called out, "come here please." Applejack listened and walked up to the looking-glass; "look here," Luna directed her eyes to the green indicator, "does this location look familiar to you?"

Applejack looked closely at the map within the glass's dome and quickly recognized the location, "yeah," she said, "That's Appaloosa."

"Then you realize what I'm going to say next, correct?" Luna said with certainty.

"Yeah I get it," Applejack answered back, "Ay know more about Appaloosa than any-pony else, so ya want me to find the next emerald."

"Correct," Luna went to lift to last saddle bag.

"So I guess you'll want me to go too then," Sonic said, speeding right in front of Luna's face.

"Gah!" Luna jumped again, "(I'm really starting to hate super speed) yes, as I said before, I'll be counting on your knowledge of the emeralds to keep the girls safe."

"No problem," Sonic responded, "but I doubt their going to need the protection."

"I agree, but still…"

"Can I go too!?" Pinkie said as she… you know what, I'm sure you can guess what she did by now.

"Ah!" Luna jumped again, "(Is this suppose to be a collective joke, because I am not laughing) Pinkie Pie why would you…"

"Oh pleeeeease," Pinkie begged, "I'm the only one who hasn't gotten to go anywhere on these missions, please let me go, please, please, please, please, please…" Pinkie just kept going like that.

"Pinkie Pie I…" Pinkie was still begging, "…I just don't think…," still begging, "…it's just not a good…," still begging, "Pinkie could you…," it's not going to end, "OKAY!" Luna finally gave in, "If you stop doing that, you can go."

"Yippee," Pinkie finally stopped. (Thank Celestia; or thank Luna; idk)

Rainbow Dash just hovered behind Luna as she placed the saddle bag on Applejack's back and sent the group through the looking-glass to their next destination. "Well," Rainbow dash said, "I did say I wanted a day off."

Appaloosa (apple orchard): Noon

Back in Appaloosa, a large commotion could be heard from deep within the Orchard. A closer look reveled something small and fast working its way through the thicket of the trees.

"What the…?" Applejack noticed the figure moving bellow, "What is that?"

"It's an old friend cuz," Braeburn said.

"Wow, she's pretty fast," Sonic added.

"She?" Applejack wasn't sure what he was talking about; all she could see was a big blur.

"Com' on, I'll show ya," Braeburn led the group down into the apple orchard to meet with the quick figure below.

Below in the orchard, the figure was still zipping from tree to tree, bouncing off of trunk after trunk, causing large amounts of apples to fall to the ground as 'she' did.

"Yeah, she is one hard worker ain't she," Braeburn commented on the speedy creature.

"Yeah she is," Pinkie agreed.

"I'll say," Sonic responded.

"Alright, is every-pony just seein' something ay ain't," Applejack grew frustrated with every-pony being in the loop but her.

"Just look closer cuz." Applejack did as Braeburn said and looked as hard as she could to catch a glimpse of the figure. After only a moment, she finally noticed the familiar sight of a single feather. "Wait, ain't that…"

"Now you got it," Braeburn said in congratulations to Applejack. Eventually the figure stopped moving long enough to be seen. She was a young buffalo girl with curly brown hair; wearing a triangular patterned headband with a single feather sticking out of the top of it.

"Little Strongheart?" Applejack announced, "What's she doing here?"

"Well not long after the Appaloosens and the buffalo made piece, she started showing up here more and more, till eventually she decided that she wanted to help out." Strongheart finally finished knocking all of the apples to the ground and rushed over to a pile of barrels, kicking each one across the ground and causing them to collect every apple in their path until they were filled to the brim and the ground was clear. "And man, she really is one heck of a… a… worker."

"Of a 'worker' huh," Sonic said accusingly.

"Huh?" Braeburn said in confusion.

"Ooo," Pinkie said, "it sounds like some-pony has a pony crush."

"More like a buffalo crush," Sonic added.

"What are ya'll talking about," Braeburn said, blushing beat red, "I only said that she was a hard worker," he couldn't look them in the eyes.

"Yeah, and I'm so sure that's the only thing that you've noticed," Braeburn was trying desperately not to look their way.

"Either way, I'm sure with her help, you guys can pick all of these apples in no time at all," Pinkie noticed.

"Well, yeah" Braeburn answered, trying to keep the subject changed, "for the most part anyway."

"What do you mean 'for the most part,' just look at her," they looked a Little Strongheart, still hard at work, "I bet she could pick this entire orchard by herself." Applejack was admittedly annoyed by that comment.

"Normally I'd agree, but now, there's this one spot that no pony can work."

"Well where's that?" Sonic asked curiously.

"Follow me," Braeburn headed deeper into the orchard, toward the area that 'no pony could work.'

"Looks like we'll have that emerald in no time now," Pinkie exclaimed.

"I guess so, nice work Pinkie," Sonic said, apparently seeing what Pinkie was up to (At least he could.)

"Thanks Sonic, I try," Pinkie answered back.

"What are ya'll talking about," Applejack was confused again. (She ain't the only one)

"You know, how Pinkie Pie talked up Braeburn so he would mention the emerald," Sonic explained, "It's a pretty good way to get things out of people who talk too much, I use it on a certain giant egg all the time,"

"We had to find out where the emerald was somehow, that 'is' the whole reason that we came here right" Pinkie explained, Applejack was getting more confused by the second.

"Anyway, let's get moving," Sonic said.

"Okie dokie," Pinkie responded with a big grin on her face, that wouldn't last, "(Huh?)"

Sonic ran after Braeburn with Pinkie close behind, leaving Applejack to wonder what was going on. "…I should have dumped these emeralds in the nearest gorge when I had the chance," Applejack grumbled as she followed after the group.

The group arrived at a small section of the orchard where a large group of buffalo and ponies were trying desperately to get apples down from the trees, but with no luck. The trees in the area began to chip, they were being bucked and charged at so much, but none of the fruit ever fell. Other ponies tried picking the apples directly, but even that didn't work, and no matter how the buffalo stomped, the force was never enough.

"Do ya see what I mean now?" Braeburn said in disappointment, "no matter what we do, none of the apples in this area will fall."

"Even I can't do anything to help," the pony bunch turned to the location of the voice to see Little Strongheart, who had followed them.

"Oh, Little Strongheart, long time no see," Pinkie said, excitedly.

"It's good to see you two again," Strongheart greeted, "and it's nice to meet you…uh…"

"Sonic," Sonic finished for her, "Sonic Stallion."

"…Sonic Stallion, it's very nice to meet you, and good to see you all."

"The feelings mutual," Applejack claimed, "So do ya'll have any idea what's goin' on."

"No, none," Strongheart answered, depressed.

"Honestly, I was hoping that you might know," Braeburn added on.

"Yeah Applejack, do you know?" Sonic said sarcastically.

"What, how should I…"

"Come on Applejack, the answer is right in your bag," Pinkie pointed out.

"Huh?" Applejack looked at her saddle bag and noticed that it had begun to glow. When she took out the small looking-glass that was causing it, a long red light shot out and stopped at the trunk of one of the larger of the stubborn, no-fruit-giving trees, causing something inside of it to react and glow an 'emerald' green.

"What's that?" Braeburn said as he walked over to the tree, Little Strongheart following.

"See, it was just the emerald messing with the environment," Sonic said, like it was so obvious.

"Yeah, it 'was' pretty obvious, right Applejack," Pinkie added to the 'obvious.'

"What are ya'll talking about," Applejack snapped, "how is that obvious?" she got in Sonic's face.

"Hey relax," he backed off, "this is just what the emeralds do; they mess with things."

"Exactly, I mean it should have been easy to guess, based on the stories main plot.

"Quit talkin' like that," Applejack shouted at both of them now, "this stuff may be common sense for you two, but what normal pony could get that.

"Look we are just saying…"

"How is any-pony supposed to figure out…"

"This stuff is going to happen…"

The ponies just kept arguing while Braeburn and Strongheart got to the tree that the light was coming from. "Let's see," Braeburn said as he reached his hoof into a hole at the base of the apple tree and felt around until he noticed something… unusual, "What's this?" he pulled out the small object to see that it was a large green gem that seemed to be giving off it own light.

"Wow," Strongheart said, "It's beautiful."

"Yeah, it is," Braeburn agreed, "it's like… it's giving off it's own energy. It feels… amazing," Braeburn held the emerald close to his body as the light kept shining across it, "it's… so warm."

"Really," Little Strongheart looked into the light as Braeburn held the emerald, "could… I feel it," she didn't even no why, but as she looked at the light, her face started blushing intensely.

Braeburn looked at the young buffalo and gave a sly smile her way, "sure," he said as he looked at her with a new pair of bright-glowing green eyes.

Somewhere deep in Equestria(high mountains): Past Morning

High in a mountainous region deep within Equestria, Changeling children could be seen flying freely through the skies, never getting too far from the peak of the mountains, and loving every second of it. Upon the ledge of the highest mountain peak in the region, Quetzal was looking out to the farthest reaches of Equestria, as if looking at something.

Quetzal: Hmm; her emerald green eyes shined as she worked her gave on the distance; I see, so the ponies have already found the emeralds, well good for them. Things seem to be going pretty smoothly, but then again, I can't make this too easy for them now can I.

She put her hoof to her mouth and gave a loud whistle, calling over one of the many changelings flying in the skies.

Quetzal: Hello my child; the changeling bowed before his new mother; I have a little of a job for you; she raised one of the many snake tails from her neck; now just hold still.

The snake Tail jabbed into the changeling with great force, breaking through its exoskeleton. As the tail lifted him into the air, it began giving off a strong glow as energy began to flowing into the changeling. Although he started out screaming in pain, the changeling child soon began giving out a low, maniacal laugh as the energy poured into him. Reacting to the energy, his body began morphing into another ponies form, the one Quetzal wanted; the change caused the changeling's voice to shift from a low tone into a more feminine one, a very 'quiet' feminine tone.

Next Chapter: Rainbow Dash is left behind again, how will she ever coupe with the boredom.

Alright, another chapter comes and goes.

Pinkie Pie: I still don't get why AJ got so mad.

Oh, Pinkie, welcome back.

Pinkie Pie: I mean it wasn't that hard to get, was it? I bet all of the readers know the emerald was involved once Braeburn said there was something strange going on.

Pinkie, the most of the readers probably knew all about emeralds before they ever read the first chapter; I told you about the emeralds; Sonic and Tails pretty much grew up with them; it's not exactly something that just any-pony would know like the back of their hoof.

Pinkie Pie: Hmm… and speaking of not knowing, what did you mean when you said that my smile wouldn't last?

Uh…Pinkie! That reminds me!

Pinkie Pie: Huh?

I've been meaning to ask, we're missing someone here, aren't we?

Pinkie Pie: We are?

Yes, we are. Where is Discord? He should have interrupted me about ten times since we started this talk.

Pinkie Pie: Oh, he's taking time off.

Time off?

Pinkie Pie: Yeah, he told me 'it's coming to an end soon and he has to get something ready for the next.' he didn't tell me anything else.

…Oh no. Well then while I'm trembling in fear off what ever he's talking about, let's end this chapter already.

Pinkie Pie: Wait, but you still haven't told me…

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Pinkie Pie: Writer, are you ever going to tell me what you meant before.

I might, if Discord tells me what he meant by 'getting something ready.'

So… until then…