A Lightning Reunion
In a field in Equestria, Shadow was walking through with his emerald in hand, he had his eyes closed as he was trying to sense where could the emerald be.
"Hmm, I can't sense anything from here, maybe if I could just run and maybe I can." He was thinking but was interrupted by a burst of wind.
"Hey, Shadow!" Rainbow Dash spoke up as he was not spooked by Rainbow suddenly showing up in his line of sight and his eyes just rolled as he then looked at her playfully.
"But then again I have to be with these two." He thought as he looks at Rainbow Dash.
"What is it Dash?" He asked her as he still had his mind on the emerald and Sunset. She looked disappointed that he didn't so much as a flinch from that but she continued to ask her question.
"Whatcha doing there?" She asks as Shadow humphs at her and looks away. "If you must know I'm trying to get a sense of where could our emerald be and I could do it without you bothering me." He said as he closed his eyes and gripped the emerald to concentrate. She shrugs it off as she
"CAN I HELP?" Pinkie said as she popped out of nowhere. Shadow turned his head and then backed away from her.
"GAH, how in the world did you do that?" He said out loud and as Pinkie giggled with her hand covering her mouth.
"Hehe, it's a secret! Anyways as I was saying before IsawyoutwoheadingsomewhereandIthoughtthatyoullprobablyneedmyhelpthoughitsnot..." Spoke Pinkie Pie with her manner of speaking was so fast that Shadow couldn't understand her and wasn't sure if she was speaking at all. Rainbow Dash then came near him and was whispered in his ear.
"Umm don't mind her, she usually does this sometimes." She said quietly to him though he could barely hear her with her friend's endless chatter. He tried to ignore her though her voice to him was ear grating to him as she kept on talking, he couldn't stand it as he then tried to place her hand on her mouth and then he just shushes her with the most angriest look on his face. She understood as she nods and pretended to zip her mouth.
Shadow sighed again as he then felt something in his head as he twitches.
"Shadz what happening to you? Do you have a twitching feeling?" Pinkie said as she was feeling her body shake all over.
"Yes I'm feeling the energies of the chaos emerald, it's near us!" He said as he then saw something happening on the field as there was smoke coming from. He then grabbed Pinkie's hand as she blushed from this.
"Oh, Shadow I didn't weeeeeeeeee!" She shouted as she was taken along by Shadow as he ran off to where he sensed the Emerald's energy. Meanwhile, somewhere above them, Rainbow Dash was flying through the sky looking around as she then sees an explosion happening on the ground.
"Whoa! What was that?" She said out loud as she then saw a black light zooming towards the explosion.
"FINALLY something interesting!" She shouted as she zooms towards where it was coming from.
MEANWHILE
Somewhere hiding near the trees Sunset was looking over to where the emerald's energy was coming from.
"Hmm, this seems like an interesting turn of events. Although I really need to be careful this time since I was attacked after I revealed myself to that princess but that was a mistake I won't make again!" She murmured herself as she then made a way towards the destination where Shadow and the girls were heading.
NEAR THE VILLAGE
Shadow stops near the village. He hides behind the bush, as he then released Pinkie's hand, and pushed her behind him. He then peeked out from behind the bushes to see if everything okay, and there's absolutely no danger out there. He sees there was a smoke coming from some of the buildings Pinkie Pie, however, was looking at him with an odd look on her face, as if not knowing what the hell he was doing. Seeing him serious, she thought that it might be a danger, then it means that this is some kind of an awesome adventure? She then smirked and bounced closer to him. She then stopped next to him and started to bounce up and down, as she sounded like a spring trampoline.
"Shady. Shady. Shady." She spoke in her trademark enthusiastic manner, what caused an annoyed sigh to come out of Shadow's mouth, "Shady. Shady. Shady…", Shadow then frowned deeply in irritation, as he then looked at the pink haired girl and bared his teeth, upon seeing her bouncing.
"What? What!? WHAT?!" Shadow growled, however, it didn't stop Pinkie from bouncing.
"Are we playing hide and seek?" Pinkie asked as she still sounded very much excited, "I love playing hide and seek.", Shadow decided that he's done with this, and then he walked over to her and grabbed her by the shoulder. He returned her back to the ground, however, even after she stopped bouncing, she continued to give him an excited smile on her face.
"No. I just want to make sure that the town is safe." Shadow said in a serious manner, "Stop bouncing, and be quiet!", he then turns around and walks back to his watching position, and fixes his gaze at the village.
"Ooooh, so we're going to play spies?" Pinkie Pie asked as she peeked out from behind his left shoulder much to his annoyance, "Oh, that's so awesome. You and I have like two awesome cops, who have a mission to stop the gangsters, which terrorizing the innocent people from the village, and…"
"Pinkie Pie!" Shadow snarled as he looked at her, "Stop it! Can you…" He then breathes in/out to cool down, "Can you, please be silent?"
Pinkie Pie gave him a questioning look, "Why?" She asked, "Being silent is boring. Silence has always been a wasting of time, which you can spend with a doing funny things, cheering everyone, and …", she continued to talk for two more minutes, however, for Shadow, her words sounded like, "Blah, blah, blah, blah, blah, fun, fun, fun, blah, blah, blah…", he then realized that talking to her is pointless, and turned away from her, as he returned back to his position.
He walked into the village as he noticed some parts of the place were in ruins, he then walks up to one of the house and then knocks on the door. "Hello? Anyone here?" He said normally though he got no answer, then the door opens slightly as there were eyes peering for a second until the person tried to close it but Shadow places his foot beside the door to keep it from opening.
"Wait! I just want to talk! Why is this whole place in ruins?" He said to want an answer though the person behind the door just shoves Shadow's foot out of the door and closes it.
"Go away!" The voice came from behind the door as Shadow was confused as for why were the people not answering him.
"Hey, Shadow!" A voice came from up as he raises his hands in case of danger but he instead sees Rainbow Dash. "Ok, it's just you Rainbow." He sighed as she flew down as she lands near him.
"What are you trying to look over here?" She asked him as she had her arms around her head in casual.
"I'm trying to see why the place is in ruins and also where is the Emeralds' energy." He said looking around the houses though the two then see something coming down, Shadow gets to a part near the place where the thing was going to land as he caught the thing which was a person wearing a blue covered suit had tatters everywhere and had goggles on its face and had red hair. Rainbow Dash then recognizes who the person is.
"Commander Spitfire!" She called out as she changed her carefree tone to serious as she was worried about the person. "Ma'am, are you alright?" She got near her as she shakes her to check if she was alright.
"Hmm? Commander? Why did she call her that?" He wondered as he places the person down on the ground, she then starts twitching a bit as her eyes start to open up.
"Oww, wait I think I know you?" She whispered recognizing the rainbow haired girl in front "Cadet Dash is that you?" She asked her as she opened her eyes.
"Yes ma'am that's me." She said as she had her hand in a salute. Spitfire then was trying to get up though having a bit of difficulty trying to get up but both Shadow and RD give her a hand by grabbing both her shoulders and she manages to stand up.
"Thanks, Rainbow Dash." She thanked her as she breathes a sigh. Though then she looks at Shadow and then had a confused look on her face. "And thanks umm?" She murmured as she looked at Shadow. "You look new here." She said looking at him closely. "Dash who is this guy? He seems….mysterious." She said.
"My name is Shadow, ma'am let me ask you who are you commander of exactly?" He questioned the redhead.
"Well, I'm the commander of the Wonderbolts." She said proudly at him as she has her hands on her hips, and he had his eyebrow arch up as he heard this.
"What's a Wonderbolt?"He asked playfully as Rainbow Dash just had her eyes pop out from what Shadow said and she grasped his collar and shook him.
"YOU DON'T KNOW WHAT THE WONDERBOLTS ARE? She yelled at him.
"Well no since I've been here in this world for only a day, how do you expect?" He said as he then had grins "Also you just embarrassed yourself with your commander." He said as she then got up and goes to Spitfire and tries to save face though she was looking at her with a grin.
"ANYWAY what are you doing here ma'am?" She asked her as she laughed and placed her arm on Rainbow's shoulder.
"Heh, enough of the formalities Dash, anyways we've been here in this village performing for these people."
"Performing?" He questioned her as he wondered why Dash called her that.
"Of course, we're flying performers for Equestria, we're also a kind of a military esc group in case if a danger comes near to this land." She said as Shadow looked at her in a questionable manner but then nodded.
"Hmph, so you're supposed to be stunt people and this world's air protectors. That's pretty pathetic if you ask me" He coldly said which her eyes widened in anger as she then grabs Shadow by the collar.
"What makes you think they're so pathetic, tough guy?" She angrily said to him.
"I should know since I'm a from a military group as well." He said directly to her face as Dash was worried that if he's getting on her bad side.
"I see." She said as she was about to answer though was interrupted by a certain person was skipping towards them as she stopped and see them as Shadow sighed at this.
"HEY Shadow! Dashie! I was looking for you everywhere, I tried to find if someone was here but it looks like everybody in their houses I wonder…" She stood there as the two figures fall from the sky as Shadow and RD grabbed the figures as it was two other people in the same blue costume as Spitfire was wearing.
"More of your men I presume?" Shadow said as Spitfire's eye twitched from this. "No, they're my comrades." She said as the two stood up from the two. And their commander went near them. "Soarin!, Fleetfoot! Are you guys alright?" She said to them as they were groaning.
"We're alright Spitfire, we're just a bit worn from.," Soarin said as he was interrupted by another object falling down though it landed on the ground and they got a better look at the person. The person in question was someone that was wearing a green jacket with shorts, the girl also wore gym shorts and her hair was yellow. As they all saw this person Rainbow Dash looked at her and recognized her.
"Wait a minute….. Lightning Dust?!" She called out to the girl as she then looked at Dash and she wasn't looking really looking happy.
"You…" She said as her voice sounding gruff as her body was glowing green and she then tackles her and then the yellow haired girl was then hitting her and the two were locked in fighting with each other as the others were just standing there.
"Dash!" Pinkie called out though it was ignored as the dust cloud that the two girls were in fighting against each other as then the Wonderbolts looked at Shadow and then to where the dust cloud went.
"We should probably go after them," Spitfire said as she, Soarin, and, Fleetfoot all fly there as Shadow was perplexed as to what was happening though he then follows where the brawl was happening, while he was running with his skates and then skids near where Dash and the girl are with Pinkie hopping toward him .
"Who was that person?" He said as he squinted his eyes looking at who that was trying to get a grasp of the situation. "
"Oh her well It's a long story but I'll keep it short basically when Rainbow Dash was in the Wonderbolts Academy (she wanted to be like these guys) She met this girl called Lightning Dust, she basically like Rainbow Dash only she's more of a jerk as she doesn't care about no one else and is reckless and then she got demoted." She said in one sitting as Shadow, for the most part, understood what she said.
MEANWHILE
Rainbow Dash skidded through the ground to regain her footing and sees Lightning Dust still had her angry face and the green glow was still present on her body.
"So…..Rainbow Dash….I thought we'd never see each other again." She said as her voice was sounding with anger.
"Me neither, but then again I wasn't trying to hurt people!" She said to her. And yeah, why are you doing this? Is it because of what happened back then?" She said as she then noticed where that glow was coming from as she sees in her hand that was the green emerald that Shadow was talking about.
"Lightning! I know if you're feeling a bit weird just give me that gem that you have there in your hand maybe you'll feel better…..." She said sincerely thought she was answered from a fist to her face as she punches Dash.
"NO, you can't take my gem away from me, ever since I found it I've been feeling more better than ever and it has made me faster than I've ever been before in my life and I won't let you take this like you did with my dream of becoming a Wonderbolt!" She called out to her as Dash stood back up and as she regained her composure.
"So….is that the reason why you were attacking the Wonderbolts?" The rainbow haired girl asked her.
"Yeah, that's it. And I was going to find you in your stupid town. Though you managed to find me instead and save me the trouble." She said to her as she was about to attack again but she was interrupted by the three Wonderbolts also Shadow and Pinkie.
"Ah so all come out, you other two get out of her if you don't want to get hurt." Lightning said with a cold smile on her face. Though when Shadow heard that and gripped his fist tightly meaning he was serious.
Near where they were by the side of a building, Sunset was hiding and looking over what was happening.
"Alright, I'm near the emerald, but…." She then saw Shadow and Twilight's friends near Lightning Dust and she growled slightly. "But they're in the way and I don't want to expose myself, I'll just have to wait it out." She said as she stood there watching carefully and wait for the right moment to get the emerald from Lightning Dust.
Shadow stayed silent as everyone else was as it was tense. Though suddenly he spoke up. "Lady… What you holding in your arms is a thing that belongs to my world. So, I am asking you nicely… Give it to me, and go with peace." He said acting calm at the moment and raised his hand near him, though Lightning Dust just smirked as she slapped it away.
"Are you deaf? I said no!" She called out to him though she was interrupted as a fist hits her face and she falls down and she covers her part of her face where she got hit by Shadow. Lightning Dust then recovers after the hit and looks up at the red and black haired guy. She saw his face as if devoid of emotions and him rubbing his own fist.
"I am saying one last time, girl." Shadow spoke darkly and demandingly, "Give it back, or else, I'll arrest you!" Everyone else was shocked by what they saw, and even gulped deeply, not really eager to stand in the way of this guy. Pinkie Pie then rubbed her throat.
"Ohhhh… it might be hurt." She muttered silently. Shadow heads toward her again as she stood up. "Wh-Who are you supposed to be to tell me to stop? The police?" She muttered with the strain on her voice as she then took another look at him as her breath hitched as she saw Shadow looking serious and right at her face, she flew off with Dash and the Wonderbolt on her tail while Shadow sighs.
"Why do they always run away?" He asked himself as he then jumps up and his shoes start up and he flies to where Lightning and the other flew off as Pinkie stood there as she ran.
"Hey wait you forgot me!" She cried out as she sighs that she wasn't a part of the action. "Oh well, I guess I'll try and help the civilians out." She said as she runs off to the town.
IN THE SKY
The Wonderbolts, Shadow, and Rainbow Dash were in pursuit with of Lightning Dust with the wind blowing through them as they were rushing to her. She spots them chasing her and gave them a smirk.
"So you jokers are up for round 2 eh?" She mockingly said to the Wonderbolts. Spitfire growled that she was evading arrest and also had the nerve to taunt them. She flew as fast as she could before she and her squad hit a few clouds while in pursuit, Spitfire and Soarin were close as they were about to ...
"WONDERBOLTS! FORMATION!" She called out as the two near her get close to Lightning though as they were about to close in on her though she leads them through around some clouds and goes around them.
"Spread out! We'll have a better rate of catching her!" She shouted as the three of them separated to different parts of the cloud as they each reached a different section as each of them feel like they're about to catch her though they knock right into each other.
"Everybody! Regroup and go after her!" She said as the teammates start to regain their composure as Rainbow Dash and Shadow followed her. Rainbow then followed her as she turns around to face her as she was flying.
"Give it up Rainbow Crash, you and your band of flyers can't catch me!" She laughed as she took the emerald from her pocket and then sped off. Rainbow Dash then growled from that nickname she called her though they see Shadow pass through them as he almost reaches to Lightning Dust until she notices him. She immediately got behind a cloud and then kicks it as lightning starts coming out as Shadow dodges one of the bolts.
"It will take more than lightning to stop me or…" He said as he then got hit by a stray bolt, though he then manages to shoot two chaos spears and she starts falling down with him, Shadow got closer to her and then grabs her arms. He tried to grab the emerald though she wasn't going to give it up she couldn't keep it as her hand let's go of the emerald as Shadow catches the gem and also catches Lightning as he then teleports back to the ground.
"Hey let me go I'll…." She said as Shadow then knocks her head to make her unconscious. "There, 'sigh' I thought you would go in quietly but I should've stopped you immediately." He said as he places her on the ground and takes out from the cuffs and puts them in her hands. Rainbow Dash and the Wonderbolts then land as she sees her down on the ground.
"Whoa...what did you do to her?" She said as she looks at Lightning Dust's limp body.
"She didn't want to comply I decided to stop her." He said as he goes over to the Wonderbolts. "Here your rogue team member is subdued." He said as he turns his back on them as he walks away and they look awkwardly at each other and Rainbow Dash.
"Oooook, so thanks for helping us Mr. Shadow and thank you to Rainbow Dash," Spitfire said as Soaring picking up Lightning. They then saluted to Dash as she then saluted back at them as they then left as Shadow turns to her and was about to say something until his eyebrows arched up as he sensed something.
"Get down!" He yelled out as he then shoots a chaos spear from his hand as Dash then ducked and the spear then hits the side of a building and Dash was then looking at Shadow though he then disappeared from where he was.
"Get back here, you criminal!" He shouted as he chases down Sunset as she keeps trying to teleport away from him though as she tries to get away from Shadow though she's then caught in a corner and then Shadow grabs her wrist.
"Trying to get the emeralds I see?" He said.
"So? What of it?" She said not even facing him.
"You're going to come with me whether you want to or…" He said to her sounding serious though she then disappeared in a green light as Shadow then hits his fist onto the ground. "Damn it! I should've known!" He then ran through the streets to find the real one. As Rainbow then flew down and looked at Shadow.
"Shadow what happened, why did you almost shoot me?" She asked him as he looks at her.
"I wasn't trying to shoot you! Sunset Shimmer is here, and apparently, she's made clones of herself using her magic!" He said as he kept looking around and trying to be aware and trying to sense where Sunset was. He grabbed her as he tries to find her though as she approaches on one doesn't try to place his hand on her though she fires a bolt of magic though he gets grazed by it.
"Graagh, why you!" He cursed as he then ran through the corridors of the town and then he got to the center of the town and he and Dash then see the entire place had Sunsets everywhere. Rainbow Dash was surprised from this though Shadow gritted his teeth and then stood his ground.
"Rainbow Dash!" You need to try and tackle each one of them, she must be one of them." He said as she nodded. Though as he was running into some clones and Dash tackles through them they then notice something shoot into one of them.
"Hey GUUUYS!" A voice shouted as they both see Pinkie Pie as she had a small sized cannon near her. "I see you guys are busy here, do you need any help?" She then winked as she then got behind the cannon and kept shooting out some form of pink substance.
"Wait is that thing loaded with cannon balls!" He said looking surprised at what she had.
"Don't worry, this is my party cannon and I don't load it cannon balls! I load it with confetti, but now I loaded it with my homemade cake batter which I just had with me!" She said as she then starts firing all over the place as the clones start disappearing one by one as they try to get away but they keep getting hit with the batter.
"We can do this all day Sunset I have a lot of batters to go around!" She shouted as she kept firing out the batter and it kept getting and Shadow and Rainbow kept doing what they were doing before. The number of clones kept dwindling as Shadow got the last of them.
"I think we've gotten them all, but where's Bacon hair?" Dash said looking around the surroundings though Shadow was then looking at Dash with an awkward stare.
"What?" He asked not getting it.
"Well, it's just her hair look like bacon Ya know?" She asked as she spotted her trying to sneak away."There she is!" She yelled as Shadow then teleported and Pinkie then turned her cannon and shot at her with Sunset then getting hit and tries to get out.
"UGGH I….don't ...what is this stuff?" She shouted as she squirmed around trying to break free but couldn't. She then gets lifted as she sees Shadow's face near hers and as soon as she was about to say something Shadow knocks her out by hitting her head, as she falls unconscious he goes in and raids Sunset's pockets as he then grabbed her chaos emerald.
"Hooray! We did it!" Pinkie cheered as she and Dash got near to Shadow. "Man, that was AWESOME! I didn't know you can do all of those things Shadz!" She said as soon as they were congratulating him though he then snapped his finger and the next minute they were gone from their spots.
Well that was a bit...anticlimatic.
Soooo again sorry for the delay with this chapter, I've been having a bit of writers block a few times.
And the fact that I feel like this genre is starting to fade from peoples minds and I'm barely feeling motivated at times when I think of this. If this can't be any trouble can anyone comment and let me know what you think of this story?
And I'm sorry if the other stories haven't been updated since I haven't had any ideas or motivation to go back to them.
As always I'll see you guys NEXT TIME!
