2-18: The Memories of pain

A/N: Sorry for the delay I was having horrible writers block! Anyways this is the finale for Sophomore year! Well part 1 of 2 that is. After the second part the next chapter will be titled 3-1 as the start of Junior year! Anyways I have decided to continue this fanfic after Senior year with a new one which I will title "The Transfer Students II: Ponyville Universtiy" following the group into college! But until then as I said before if you would like to suggest an idea for a chapter please put it in a review and/or PM and if I use or base a chapter off it you will get credit for it. Also from Jume 5th to pretty much the end of July I will be working a job at a summer camp and I will only be home on Satudays so unless I can find time then or try writing on my iphone there will be a large delay in updates. But let's get to the chapter. Keep in mind this chapter will get pretty dark.

Rainbow Dash walked into the music room and sat down. She was alone and she thought about the past few years. Sunset Shimmer's bullying, the arrival of Sonic, Shadow and Rage and even before all of that. But she shook her head when dark and more depressing memories began to return to her. Lucky for her Rarity arrived shortly after.

"Morning Rainbow darling." Rarity greets.

"Hey Rarity." She replies

"Any of the others here yet?" Rarity asks.

"No, not yet, just you and I." Rainbow answers.

"That's interesting normally Twilight is here by now. Or Rage, Sonic and Shadow at least."

"Eh they're probably sleeping in. Rage doesn't have a final until last block of the day, Twilight already aced all of hers, big surprise. Sonic and Shadow will be here but you know how they are." Rainbow guesses.

"True and the other girls should be here soon." Rarity agrees. "It's been a strange while ever since the guys showed up huh?"

"Yeah. Those three sure are something else and the adventures we have been on with them are just incredible." Rainbow nods agreeing with Rarity on the matter. "But still they kept a lot of things from us and the others. Don't you find that a little strange?"

"Do you think everyone in this place would just believe that they are essentially aliens? I mean clearly they couldn't just flat out say where they really came from, nobody would ever believe them." Rarity responds.

"Yeah, I guess you're right." Rainbow nods as the door opens. The two look to see who it was, Sunset Shimmer had just entered the room.

"Morning." She says cheerfully "Have you guys seen the others this morning?"

"No," Rainbow replies "We were just discussing that."

"Oh you don't think something happened to them do you?" Sunset asks.

"I doubt it." Rainbow scoffs. "Rage won't be here until close to the end of the day. Sonic and Shadow Should be here at any time. As for the rest of the girls, Twi is in the Library studying, AJ is working on the far today, Pinkie is who knows where and Fluttershy is at the animal shelter…they did their assignments early."

"Oh…I see." Sunset says. "Wonder how they are doing"

"I am sure they are fi-" Rainbow Dash starts but she was cut off when Sonic bursts into the room looking frantic. "Sonic?"

"I found you….you guys have to come to Rage's quick!" he pants

"Why?" Sunset asks.

"I…I can't explain it." Sonic says grabbing Rarity and Rainbow Dash who out of shock grabs Sunset and they are rushed out of the room, out of the building and within no time they found themselves at Rage's house.

"Okay Sonic what is so important that you drug us all the way here?" Rarity asks.

"Go inside," Sonic replies grimly. The tone mad worry flood into the others like a river. Something bad had happened…there was no doubt. But what?

The three bared for the worst and open the door to Rage's house. Inside was Rage kneeling over what appeared to be a body. The three upon closer inspection saw white hair, a sniff was heard from Rage who failed to notice as they walked up. The body was a mobian and to them unfamiliar except that the rest of the fur was a golden color.

"Who…" Rainbow asks in shock.

"C-Ch-Chaotix…" Rage cries "no…no!"

"Chaotix?" Sunset wonders softly aloud.

"Chaotix was the one who found Rage and unlocked the Guardian's power within him. You know Rage has no parents but Rage always saw Chaotix as his father." Sonic explains.

"What happened?" Rarity asks looking at the blood clothes.

"Dex…" Rage sniffs baring his teeth so he couldn't scream. "He did this…"

"Who?" Rainbow asks.

"Another mentor." Sonic sighs. "But he turned evil at a point and now…it seems he is the one who killed Chaotix…"

"I…I am all…I am all that's left…" Rage pants trying to recover his breath from his crying.

"Huh?" Sonic asks.

"There are no other Chaos Guardians left… Chaotix wasn't the only one killed…they all were…Dex went to their own realm with Nix and…he killed all of them in cold blood…every last one…" Rage explains with a sniff

"Is there anything we can do?" Sunset asks.

"I dunno…I have never seen Rage cry in true sorrow before." Sonic answers.

"What do you mean? He's never shed a tear?" Sunset asks.

"It's a rule for Chaos Guardians…." Rage says standing up and clenching his fist. "A chaos Guardian must not show sorrow or fear those emotions risk our very abilities to fight. But today…That rule doesn't matter, everyone is gone and Dex knows that I am the last one…he wants me to live with this…"

"Rage don't worry." Sunset says putting a hand on his shoulder. "We are here for you."

"Thanks Sunset that means a lot." Rage says softly, "But it doesn't excuse what happened."

"You're right Rage and nothing can excuse what happened." Rarity says "Come on let's go get the others and we can figure something out?"

"Go…I have somethings I have to do." Rage sighs "I need to be alone for them."

"If that's what you want Rage then we will leave you alone." Sonic says leading the others to the door. However before he left he turned "Take care pal." He says waving.

Later the others had met up with the rest of the gang at the frozen yogurt place and were seated at a large table. "What?!" Twilight gasps at Sonic's explanation as to what had happened to Rage.

"Oh my…that is horrible…" Fluttershy squeaked softly.

"And he's not going all wacky bout' it?" Applejack asks.

"No." Sonic says "Rage…Rage isn't normally emotional at all…says that he can't be as a Chaos Guardian."

"I think it's a lot of bull crap." Shadow says "I think he has just suffered so much that nothing fazes him anymore."

"Well then explain his reaction to Chaotix Shadow." Sonic scoffs. "Rage probably just won't show his emotions."

"Which explains probably why Rage always seems so mellow." Sunset guesses. "If he can't show emotions like that then he has to act like nothing is wrong all the time."

"Even when everything is wrong…" Rarity sighs feeling her heart sink. This was really the first time anyone had touched on what kind of toll it was for Rage. Sonic and Shadow knew some of the chaos and carnage that the young hedgehog had seen. They were things that even adults should never see. Things that are beyond explainable horrors. So showing no emotion would not have been an easy task for him.

"Besides us Rage has nothing much else important to him. His family was killed or missing. He has seen death and failed to stop it even when it was all that mattered. Gee, it's kind of insane." Sonic sighs

"Wait you said his family is dead or missing what do you mean Sonic?" Twilight asks.

"His parents are dead and his brothers have vanished into thin air. No one on Mobius knows where they are." Sonic explains "But likelihood of them being dead is pretty high."

"Yeah," Sunset sighs thinking of what to do. "There has to be something that we can do to help cheer Rage up." She sighs.

"OOOO!" Pinkie squeals "We should have a party! That way if we can share some joy perhaps Rage will feel better and have fun with us instead!" she looks at the others before frowning "What?" she asks.

"As much as I hate to say it I think Pinkie Pie might have just thrown out the best idea." Rarity says "I for one agree."

"True I can't think of much else either…" Twilight says "But I don't have all that much knowledge on this friendship thing yet… Sunset?" she asks turning to Sunset.

"I think right now it is the best idea we have. I can't think of a thing…" Sunset sighs.

"Then it's settled we will throw Rage the bestest more awesome party ever!" Pinkie screams making the other customers look at her. "sorry." She says softly.

To be continued

Next Time The gang throws a huge party for Rage in order to bring his spirits up after Chaotix's death. But is a party for the young boy really the answer? Or could there be more scars than he is letting on? Find out next time on The Transfer Students Chapter 2-18: Party for Rage