Sonic was walking along the halls of Twilight's humble castle abode. The blue speedster wanted to enjoy a little quiet and he knew Twilight was hard at work throwing herself into her studies even though there wasn't really a need for it, he knew she just couldn't help herself.
"She's basically a book worm… or as rainbow so anxiously put it, an egghead… still, sometimes that girl stresses herself out more than anyone else for that matter." Sonic thought to himself as he sighed. As because of this, him and Twilight had spent very little time, if any at all together, due to her Princess duties getting in the way. And Sonic was becoming discouraged because of it. Everyone else had time with their significant other but him, as that was his unfortunate luck in love, as it had always been, despite his status in life.
He approached the doors of the library. Only to find it an absolute mess, books were laying around a bit and there were stacks on a desk nearby. Sonic just slapped his head a bit "Another all-nighter… sigh…. You can just tell based on this place and how the seat looks like it was used recently…. Man twilight you're almost as bad as tails…. Why am I talking to myself? Ah, whatever… I better help clean this place up before she wakes up." Sonic said frustrated to himself being resigned as Princess Twilight Sparkles personal housekeeper. However as he was cleaning up he began to reminisce about something that was deeply troubling him.
"This was just like what it was like for me and Sal once…. once we had saved her father and reunited her family she became less and less involved with the gang and….. me, and more and more passionately involved in her royal lineage? Sure we got engaged, and she seemed fine at first…. but then." Sonic soon began to recall the traumatic and heart breaking events that caused Sally to discard him like trash because he wouldn't relinquish his role as hero in the war. As she had become completely unhinged from his year away from saving Mobius from annihilation. Sonic had not seen it at the time, and still quite frankly had trouble seeing it, but it was due to her own pretentious and narcissistic delusions of grandeur that had ruined their relationship together. Though that had not left Sonic any less scared from said event's and put him off of pursuing any other relationship, especially after the equally horrible fall out he had with Fiona. However Sonic was soooo, caught up and distracted in past hurtful memories, Sonic failed to notice what would cause events to soon turn his life upside down.
Sonic then started to gather up the books laying all over the floor as he set them up on the desk, figuring Twilight would want to give them a read later. He was making some decent progress as he spotted the last two books, wanting to speed this up he rushed over and snatched them up no worries as he turned back, but just as he did something snagged his feet as he went tumbling before slamming into something metallic. Sonic held his head a bit groaning "Agh…. ow… What the?" He looks down finding his shoes tangled up in something. It looked to be some kind of a strange mess of cables, picking up one of them, Sonic followed the trail a bit as it led him to turn his head left turning a 180 degrees till he was looking at some strange device. it was a large oval-shaped mirror with gold color accented framing and near it was a strange pedestal with a book on it. Sonic scratched his head at this in an inquisitive manner, wondering what this was for? However, the force from his impact on it must've made something slip cause the next he knew the mirror was fritzing as it began to spark up a bit.
As he watched he got up and backed up a bit. "Crap crap crap…. Uh… Ok, don't panic maybe Twilight won't notice… as long as it doesn't explode!" Sonic said in a panic as the machine started to get more intense. He then turned away as a bright flash caught him off guard as he turned away a bit. It wasn't long before he turned around and noticed that the mirror now had a pink swirl on it… all of the sudden the mirror began to create a vacuum suction that was pulling Sonic and anything that wasn't bolted to the floor near him, towards it. Sonic turned around and tried to start running from it, however, the suction began to pull books towards him, at first he tried to sidestep left and right dodging them… however as it by a curse of nature, he tripped once again over the stupid wires which did him in and he was sucked in. Sonic was able to grab onto the edge of the portal as he held on tightly. He grunted as he tried to pull himself up trying not to get pulled in.
All the while the suction was getting stronger as the wind rippled harder against his clothes. Suddenly his shirt started to tear apart piece by piece and no sooner did that start happening he felt his pants starting to slip off. "Ohhh c'mon…. don't tell me I'm literally going for a spin in the naked tornado!" he called out as he felt his pants give out all the while his shoes were being pulled in from his feet leaving the poor guy bare footed. Sonic started blushing in embarrassment wondering if he wanted somebody to come by and save him or be spared being seen like this, as Eggman or anyone of his mean friends would love to torment him with this for a long time. As he suddenly felt an unwanted draft beginning to start as his only article of clothing left was his boxers that hid his last shred of dignity and the wormhole was even going to take that from him as they began to slip from his waist side, exposing a bit of his ass and threaten to expose his other private part. Sonic then out of a desperate fit of embarrassment, relinquished one of his arms just in time to pull his boxers back into place. But that was all was needed Sonic soon began to lose his grip as his remaining hand that was holding the frame was pried from it as Sonic fell through the nauseating vortex.
Sunset shimmer, a teenage girl that goes to Canterlot high, dressed in a black jacket, a violet-colored shirt with a red and orange sun on the front part with a pair of green pants on, and a pair of black shoes was sitting outside the school sketchbook in hand trying filling the page below with a nice picture. The day was rather nice and perfect, a perfect 83 degrees made it great to draw. She was letting her creative mind fly. As she was beginning to finish up she looked at the results with a confident smile. She had finished drawing the front of the school as she sat near the fountain where the portal to Equestria was… she couldn't help but enjoy the peace and quiet after that whole disaster with the sirens. "Mmm, maybe I should ask the others if they want to go to the park? I might ask Twilight if she wants to join us as well, it has been a little while since she last came here… I'm sure it would be refreshing for the other girls to see her again." Sunset then stood up as she closed her sketch pad before walking towards the school. Her free period ended in about 10 minutes and she didn't want to be late for class, yet she then felt something that compelled her to stop right there, dead in her tracks. Sunset turned around to the fountain and noticed the mirror seemed to be reacting to something… Was it twilight perhaps? Sunset rushed over to see for herself…. However, what she was presented with instead caught her off guard, the first thing was what looked to be the tattered remains of what looked to be a shirt reduced to the size of handkerchiefs, which stumped her a bit as she looked down. "Ok….. what in the—" Before she could reach down to pick them up all the sudden books came flying at her smacking her in the face hard as she fell back a bit as she held her nose… they looked like they were sort of in tacked…. The covers on them were torn but thankfully that was about it. "Ok… this had better not be a prank…. Cause this really ain't funny." All of a sudden the next things to emerge from the portal was what looked to be pairs of shoes which were sent flying and landed near the stairs of the school's front doors while some torn what looked to be pants that were ripped all over especially around the waist area landed in her legs as she looked at them. Sunset then gave a sort of cringe annoyance look as she looked at them "Ok that does it…" She then stands up and begins to walk over to the portal to try and have a chat with twilight. She was not prepared for what came next though, as someone came flying at her slamming into her hard as the two went tumbling for a bit as they went skidding across the ground a bit.
Sunset groaned a bit as she tried to recover from the impact. "Owwww…. Now what…" She asked as she tried to shake her head a bit. She moved a hand over her head a bit but as she did she felt something wrapped around her in what felt like a protective embrace. Curious about this Sunset moves her free hand down to what it was as she felt a hand and the arm connected to it. She then sighed in a bit of relief. "Well thank you twilight but you know that doesn't explain why your….you're…." Sunset had felt the arm further downwards… only it didn't feel like that as a small slender arm that she was used to with Twilight, she could feel a more muscular build, it wasn't nothing to muscular like some kind of wrestler but one feel and she could tell whoever it was, was an athlete…. Ok definitely not Twilight. The embrace slowly relinquished it's grip from her, as the person in question started to come to.
Sonics eyes were shut the whole time as he grabbed whoever was in front of him… he recalled in that split second seeing someone pop up right in front of him so he had reached out and grabbing whoever it was before turning on his back and falling flat on it as he skids across the ground a bit as he groaned. "Ow man that smarts…. Ugh…" He thought to himself… Feeling the figure was safe he had released his grip on whoever it was as he began to open his eyes nice and slowly feeling sunlight hit them hard "Ugh… sorry about that… are you ok? I didn't mean to hit you so hard." He asked as he opened his eyes…. Only to find that he…. or rather… She had a mix of red and yellow hair pushed right in front of his face as he looked curious, the hair was nice and long and well-groomed, and it smelled rather nice…. However, he had a thought that made him feel a shock of dread hit him and that's when he heard a voice sounding nice and feminine. "Mmm yes I'm fine… thank you I think? But who are you?" Sonic felt his whole body freeze…. It was a girl… he recalled his clothes had gone flying off his body, he was outside in the open in nothing but his boxers practically butt naked… and the person on top of him was a girl of all things. He watched the girl begin to stand up slowly as she began to brush herself off a bit as her back was turned to him. Sonic tried to stand up as quickly as possible so he could try to make a run for it but unfortunately today fate was a cruel mistress. The girl had ended up turning around as she smiled "Sorry I thought you might've been a friend I kno—"
Sunset had turned around to meet the gaze of a boy with blue hair… and in nothing but some lightning bolt boxers. She had a good glance over him and while this was a very embarrassing situation a part of her had to admit he was a hunk. However the boy turned a hue of red on his cheeks as he covered himself "I uh…. listen before you get the wrong idea I just wanna say this is all a big misunderstanding! I was… I uh…" Sunset realizing what she was doing, turned away blushing a bit and turned away. "No no no I'm sorry…. I uh… I didn't realize… you weren't properly dressed." This was a bit of an awkward moment as the two looked away. The blue hair one looked at Sunset as he still had his hands over his boxers. Sonic swore if a police patrol car came by and saw this…. he was sunk, as he didn't look forward to seeing the back of a police cruiser.
Sunset then realized the bell rang informing all students that class was going to start soon, as Sonic looked around in a panic as he asked; "Oh…. please tell me that isn't the school is out bell is it!?" Sonic said as he tried to find a good place to hide, though with his shoes off and his socks nowhere to be seen, he wasn't going to get there too quickly as he needed his footwear to protect him from extreme terrain friction when running at super high speeds for his feet. Not to mention he was starting to feel his back feel like he had sunburns from his neck down to his ass.
Sunset shook her head to try and calm him a bit; "No…. thankfully that's the bell before the last period of the day, then the school is out…. Mmm… ok, we need somewhere to hide you until the end of school." She then looked around to try and look for a possible solution to his, she came to the conclusion that, those clothes were his taht came flying at her, and with that was clearly ruined beyond use for him. And they needed to find him some at least temporary attire for him to wear, to at least protect his modest…. but she didn't know where she could find anything that could fit him, and Rarity wasn't available to help, or likely had anything for him on her at the moment.
As she looked around she then spotted the school's outdoor locker room that their football team, the Wonderbolts, used to prepare for matches against rival schools of the county. She thought it was perfect since the PE classes were usually indoors and no one used them at this hour…. though…. after school was a different story…. as the team had after school practice…. and that would be problematic. As Sonic began to anxiously jump up and down, as for once…. he was in a predicament he couldn't think his way out of…. and from what he'd heard about high school…. it was a brutal place…. especially if you were caught in an embarrassing situation like this, your'd life would be ruined after that. As Sunset began to look at him with sympathy as well as a bit of remorse. Not too long ago… she would of been the type of person to exploit this type of situation he was in, and cruelly use it for possible leverage to get what she wanted, as she then grabbed his hand. She was going to get a tardy for this for sure, but if it helped redeem past sin's then it would be worth it for her.
"C'mon." she said as she pulled his arm as he gathered up what remained of his clothes…. And most of the books that came through as well, but just as Sunset began to tug him, he let out a hiss of pain, as she looked back in concern.
"Are you alright?!" She asked with a bit of alarm in her voice as he replied; "No…. it's my back…. I think I…. hisssss!" Sonic said as his back had really started to hurt. Sunset then carefully looked at his back and her eyes widened at what she saw.
On the center of his back were three large abrasion marks with a hint of burns as well. He must of gotten them when he came sliding and taken the brunt of the impact when they landed. As Sunset said to herself; "He got those…. from…. protecting me?" She said as she remembered when he grabbed her…. he somehow remarkably swung his weight so he'd take the brunt of the impact instead of her…. so she wouldn't get hurt from his blunder. Sunset felt an increase in her sympathy from this random stranger who had just protected her and is not even acknowledging it as he refrained from mentioning it…. though…. that was likely because he was more concerned with being seen in his boxers. Sunset then smiled a bit. "Here come on I know a quick way to the gym, if we hurry I think I can help ya slip in with no problems. Plus there should be a medi-kit in there for those burns." Sonic turned to her, he at first looked weary and unsure considering the situation… however considering his options were pretty much limited he kinda was at her mercy… and besides that his instincts were telling him he could trust her. "Mmm alright….. I guess I don't have a choice but to follow you." he said in a weary state as his injuries had started to get to him. Sunset nods as the two made a run for the inside of the school. Sunset had gone in first to scope things out for Sonic to make sure he could walk through without getting spotted… and so far it seemed everyone was mostly in class… though there were a few close calls here and there, mostly with a few guys and some girls who were grabbing something from the vending machine… Thankfully Sunset was able to get Sonic to the locker/washrooms without being discovered.
Sunset had gone into the girls locker room as Sonic sat on a bench outside of the guys locker room. Even though they were the only ones in there Sunset didn't think it was such a good idea in case one of teh jockeys came by and they were in the locker room together… especially in Sonic's case, that would have just sent the wrong message. Same could be said if they were in the girls bathroom. Sunset soon returned later with the medi-kit in her hands as she smiled "Alright now lets have a look at that burn mark."
Sonic had his back turned to her as Sunset looked over it. The burn mark was still pretty bad but hopefully the first aid would have what they needed. "You know you could get in trouble for being late to class…. especially for helping me?" Sonic said as Sunset found the ointment she was looking for as she smiled. "Maybe but, well…. I couldn't just leave you to deal with this on your own… especially with burns these bad. Now if you could let me focus a bit." She then squirted out a small dab of the ointment before slowly and carefully reaching out as she brushed his back. Sonic immediately felt the cold icky ointment hit his back as he hissed and groaned "Ow that stings!"
"Well what did you expect to happen? You have burns here that look like you laid on your belly in the blazing sun for too long!" Sunset said annoyingly as she continued to apply the ointment. However as she continued, Sonic then began to relax as he found her touch soothing once the pain had subsided, Sunset at the same time had a good look at his back, aside from the burn marks Sonic had quite the sturdy back, even as she went over it with the ointment she had to admit he could probably take some good licks here and there. It was well developed honestly, as she felt the muscular strands of his back, and getting a little transfixed as well, as she began to blush. This was the most intimate with a boy she had ever got, especially with one she just met none the less.
Meanwhile Sonic was getting so relaxed from Sunset's soothing gentle touch on his injured back, that he was getting lulled into a sleepy state that he began to bend over as if to lay down to rest his head. He then began to gradually open his eye's a bit when he felt his sternum touch his knee caps as he gradually began to get back in the sitting position as Sunset chuckled at this reaction.
"First you say you're in pain from me treating you, and now you're so relaxed you nearly fall asleep on me? I must be doing something right?" She said as Sonic smiled at her.
"Sorry…. it's your touch…. it's very soothing…. I guess I got so tired I must've fallen asleep, whatever is in that stuff is really doing the trick. Have you ever thought of becoming a nurse…. or a masseuse?" Sonic somehow had blurted out. As just a minute ago he was not only in severe pain but also was in a state of panic, as he was afraid this would lead to some very unpleasant predicaments he…. or anyone else for that matter would rather avoid then face.
Sunset then began to retrieve some gauze bandages and began to cover him, to avoid infection and to hopefully help mend his injuries, though he likely was going to need more professional care later on, as she began to wrap him. All the while when Sunset had then shifted her position to his front as she to lean down she couldn't help but admire his abs as she continue to wrap around his left shoulder and then around his chest, as she began to blush and look down to avoid eye contact.
Usually Sonic would have replied with a quippey one-liner…. like; "You see something you like?" But he was strangely feeling lethargic for some reason, as he too was kinda staring at her extremely pretty face, as he then looked away to spare her some awkwardness, as well as feeling a bit uncharacteristically shy for some reason. He had to admit he was actually feeling some glimmer of solstice from this abysmal situation. Usually in situations like this he had to rely on only himself. So it was nice for a change someone was actually lending him a hand in a situation like this, and he couldn't help but feel reassuringly grateful for someone actually taking care of him like this. The moment was finally broken however as Sunset finally finished patching him up as she cut the bandage around sonic away from the roll and applied it. "Ok that should do it." Sunset said trying not to sound nervous or anything… and failing of course as she began to put it all away. Sonic snapped out of his thoughts as he heard her as he rubbed the bandages wrapped around him. The awkward silence returned again between the two as they sat there… they wouldn't face each other for a bit as they tried to think of something to say to the other.
Sunset then stood up. "I'm uh… gonna go put this away." She said. Sonic perking up at this began to nod. "Right… Well thank you for patching me up really, and for getting me here… if you hadn't… well… uh I think i would be either in the middle of this school full of students in an embarrassing situation or being sent to a police station for question… and probably sharing a cell with someone I probably don't want to be around practically undressed with." He gave a small light chuckle as sweat dripped from the back of his head. Sunset couldn't help but chuckle as well though a part of her thought that was a bit much to hear. "Your thanks is unnecessary really… I didn't do much." She said turning away.
Sonic then warmly smiled at her and said; "No seriously thank you…. most people wouldn't have helped me out the way you did. I'm extremely grateful to you." He said in a genuine tone that felt extremely heartfelt from him. As Sunset couldn't help but feel a rising sense of happy flusteredness of doing a good deed for someone. It made the image of what she once was diminish all the more because of it, and it made her feel good about herself.
A little bit later Sunset soon returned to Sonic. "Hey I do need to get back to class before my teacher starts to wonder where I wandered off to… you should be fine here till I get back. Worse case scenario you could tell like the janitor or PE teacher you were changing into your gym clothes or something?" Sonic looked at her with a look of uncertainty and a bit of annoyance. "Seriously? That's the best you got for me? What if they realize I'm not one of their students? Or what if one of the students shows up?"
"Trust me the teachers won't know the difference and as for the others… it's the men's locker room I doubt they'll give you too hard of a time… I think… Look just try and stay out of trouble ok? We'll talk later, I gotta go." Sunset said before she rushed off leaving Sonic for a bit. SOnic just sighed as he was left there on his own for a bit, thinking there was really nothing else to do he decided to just relax on the bench, for once it seemed like he could finally catch his breath and establish what the heck happened to him, he didn't want to let Sunset see it but inside he was in shock about the fact he was actually turned into a human however given the circumstances, that was not the best time to be screaming about it or adding it to the list of things to panic about… Sonic was about to try and start making sense of everything that just occurred but… unfortunately… lady luck once again had other ideas for the poor guy. Sonic heard the sounds of doors close from a good few feet away along with two people talking… and they were heading his way. He went wide eyed, 'Crap! I gotta hide!' Sonic thought as he leaped up. He then decided he couldn't stay outside the locker room anymore as he decided to barrage into the room through the doorway as he quickly shut the door as two teachers came walking by.
"- Should wrap up the exercises then for the team. Unless you have any objections to that Sourin?" Sonic could hear a female voice on the other side speak. There was a second voice that sounded like a males as he sighed. "Nah I know better than to try to argue with you when it comes to that. Still though the next soccer game ain't for another week or so, don't you think we're pushing them a little too hard spitfire?" The male asked, a little concerned. Spitfire shook her head "No way not a chance especially when it comes to crystal prep. We have to be at a 100%, especially after hearing the new star striker they have…. they say he's untouchable on the field. Honestly some of the students say he may even rival our very own star kicker on the field."
"Come on, someone rivaling our very own Rainbow Dash? As if… huh thats odd…" Soarin turned to the door and looked at it. "Could've sworn I locked this door." The woman on the other side grumbled "Soarin are you kidding me? Come on that's the third time you've done this… sigh I swear you need to put like a reminder or something on your phone… or maybe an alert to make sure you lock the door… I'd rather not go repeating that incident that happened a year ago with one of the students… even though it was in the female locker room I had trusted you to lock the door and you totally forgot to." Soarin turned to her as he got out his keys "Ok A. it's actually only the second time. B. that incident was not all my fault, you're the one who's suppose to be keeping an eye on what goes on in there, and C. you are still bringing that up! Jeez I can't walk anywhere in this whole dang school without hearing you bring that up once a day like it's a ritual or something with you." Sonic heard the sound of keys jingling as Soarin locked the door. After removing his key the two gym teachers turned and walked away as they continued their argument.
Sonic soon sighed in relief, on one hand he at least was safe from anyone seeing him… on the other hand… he was kinda stuck. He didn't exactly have anything to unlock the doors with so he decided that it might be best to at least try to look around the locker rooms. Maybe even at this point at least try to take the time to relax… though he was so caught up in relief and thought he failed to notice his undies got caught in the door, in his rush to close the door and hide he had not noticed the waistband got caught. Sonic blushes "Oh nonono." He said quietly as he was now stuck in place as he tried to tug at his waist band hoping to pry, it didn't seem to work as a small tear began to form. Sonic however was being too oblivious as he didn't want to lose the last shred of dignity he had left, he struggled for a bit not getting anywhere. He then began to try and pull and run a bit to try and pull the strap out of the doorway… at first it seemed to have been coming loose as he ran and tugged harder however that was misleading as he was actually only making the tear worse and worse through his desperation… and before he had a chance to react.
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Sonic went flying hitting the floor a bit thankfully on his chest and hands cause his back had been through enough… but as he felt that small draft blow as well as the cold linoleum floor from every part of his now bare body…. and we mean…. every part of his bare body over him he knew immediately that he just screwed up big time. He turned around to find half his boxers still stuck in the door and the other half laying down on the ground. He turned crimson red as he covered himself as he began to curse himself. Through his whole life he had battled monsters, genies, aliens, and mechanical robots and yeah once in a while his clothes would get a little torn up… but of all things, a portal to another world and then a door…. A simple metal door… was the thing to finally leave Sonic in nothing more than his birthday suit. "I could just die of embarrassment right here….Despite how sexy I may look!" Sonic said to himself lowering his head. He then looks around as he stands up. "Sigh… at least I'm safe I guess…. For who knows how long…." Standing up once more he then walks further into the locker room, thankfully no one was in there… though he thought why would the teachers literally locked the door behind him. He then lowers his cover and sighs as he lays down on a bench, as he folded his hands behind his head to offer some comfort. "Sigh…. Ok Sonic…. Lets see what the situation is… lets see you were pulled through a mysterious portal… have burns on your back that look worse than most of the scars you had gotten over the years, ramed your almost nude body into a teenage girl of all people, got patched up by said girl, and now your locked in the locker room in nothing but your birthday suit and you have to try and escape the school and meet up said girl to figure out what to do….. Grah…. Yeah its been one of those hell days for me hasn't it…." He said as he laid there naked on the bench… oddly comfortable…. all things considered, as he looked away embarrassed to admit it to himself, as he didn't plan on making this a habit.
Sunset was sitting there for a bit as she was writing down some notes the teacher was giving out on multiply decimals. Though she was rather having trouble focusing on her work as her thoughts brought her back to that mysterious boy she met. Despite the fact he was in nothing more than his boxers the boy had done nothing but though about her safety and Attendance at school. She had initially thought he was a creep or some kind of perv who was just wanting to attack her… yet no he was very kind and honestly more embarrassed about his situation than anything. Her eyes then went wide eyed for a second, she recalled that the boy basically had nothing to wear except for those boxers… she had turned to the desk beside her as Rarity sat there. She had taken a break from taking notes to look over her fashion book looking at all the different outfits. Sunset rolled her eyes a bit, typical Rarity, of course she'd be looking at different ideas for clothing.
Reaching out Sunset tapped on Rarity's shoulder, at first the tap went unnoticed as Rarity continued to look over her notes. After a few more attempts Rarity finally looked up at Sunset as she pulled her hand back from the tapping. "Oh Sunset. May I ask why you were trying to grab my attention? You were tapping rather hard on my poor shoulder" She said rubbing it a bit. Sunset scratched her head a minute as she whispered. "Sorry didn't mean to be so hard but you weren't responding. Anyways I wanted to ask you a favor?"
"A favor you say? What is this favor?" Rarity whispered back. Sunset looked back at the board as the teacher had her back turned for a bit so Sunset took the opportunity to continue the conversation. "Well theres this new guy here at our school… I bumped into him actually during my break period by accident." She explained. Rarity nodded signalling Sunset that she was following along. "Well uh… here's the thing, the guy kinda lives on his own and his clothes well… are rather raggedy and he says he doesn't have a whole lot of them so… I was hoping maybe you might be able to provide him some… I mean you do own a boutique and your one of the best fashion designers I know so…" Rarity's eyes lit up. "Why darling I would be quite honored to… honestly though I've never tried my hand at fashioning a males clothing but I think this is a good chance for me to expand my horizons a bit. So of course, I would love to give this a good attempt." She said with brimming pride at the possible challenge.
But then Rarity then asked; "By the way darling…. what are his exact measurements…. I can't make anything for this fellow, if I don't have the right measurements….. by the way…. is he….. cute by any chance…. that would…. help the creativity move along?" Rarity said though clearly had some possible ulterior motives if the later proved to be true. Upon that Sunset then looked away as she blushed upon hearing…. measurements…. and cute…. as she was wondering now how she was going to manage this and Rarity reaction if she actually knew the true nature of the situation she was in? "Ohhhh…. that depends on how thorough your measurements need to be?" She said with a tad bit of guilt mixed with a large quantity of embarrassment. Though she wasn't sure who to be embarrassed about…. herself for hiding a nearly naked hot guy…. or for the guy in question upon a very possible encounter she needed to bring Rarity into this…. sensitive affair.
Rarity then lowered her eyelids and gave a knowing smirk, as her women's intuition was simple right on the money at a possible suspicion. "Sunset, darling…. you wouldn't happen to…. fancy this gentlemen would you?" She said as smuggly tapped her pen against her wondering what response she was going to get from Sunset. Upon hearing that Sunset instantly turned around red in the face and panicked as she practically nearly shouted…."W-What…. N-No, I wouldn't, what would make you say that!" She then winced upon hearing the teacher's voice. "Miss. Sunset Shimmer…. is there something you'd like to share with the rest of the class." The teacher asked in a scolding tone.
"N-N-No ma'am…. I-I don't." She said through gritted embarrassed teeth as the rest of the class snickered along. As she then sent an annoyed death glare at Rarity, as Rarity then smirked nervously at causing her friend to get into trouble. Class had come to an end a few minutes later, Sunset promising to meet Rarity at her boutique a little later as she had to go get Sonic… however as she was walking through the halls a bunch of jocks passing by in a jog. She looked a little curious as she spotted her friend rainbow heading in the same direction.
"Hey Rainbow. Whats up? What's with everyone running around for?" She asked. Rainbow was pacing a bit in place kind trying to keep her pace. "Coach Spitfire and Soarin had called in for a last minute meeting. Likely wanted to talk about the soccer game coming up soon against Crystal Empire prep. Anyways I have to hurry and go get changed see ya." Rainbow took off without a second thought leaving Sunset along for a bit… she then went wide eyed, she recalled that Sonic was still in the guys locker room and while maybe it wasn't as bad as she thought, something told her to get over there and help him out before he unwillingly gets dragged into a practice session with Spitfire.
Sonic had enjoyed the comforting peace and quiet as he had come to terms with his human physiology… he even had just given himself a small test run discovering his speed did indeed transfer over with his human form so…. positive thing he supposed… the problem was without his shoes, there wasn't a whole lot he could do running wise as he would burn through every other kind of shoe. Another problem he would need to take care of… although his time of rest came to an end when he started to hear the sounds of running like a group approaching as he got a little close to the door to listen as the group came running but all the sudden they stopped in front of the door. Sonic was curious why it was so silent for a split second before he saw the door handle jiggle. It looked like someone was trying to open it but failing since it was locked as he backed up. "Oh come on your kidding me!" It must be the schools soccer team coming to get in their gym clothes for practice or something. He recalled his exposure and realized that there was no said excuse for the poor guy to explain why he was naked without a towel in the men's locker room. He looked around real quick as he backed away slowly. He then heard a familiar voice speak "Alright alright settle down everyone, let me get the door unlocked." Sonic froze… he knew this was it… total exposure… how rotten could his luck get…. Well that would be if his eyes hadn't turned to the left, out of the corner he spotted what looked to be his only chance, it was a hamper that looked to have some dirty stuff in it. Though he knew that stuff was likely disgusting… he could hear the lock start to turn… and at that point, smelling like sweat and workout was way better than being naked in front of a whole soccer team. He quickly bolted and dove in, the hamper was filled with a few dirty towels, not exactly good cover but there was enough for him to bury himself in to hide as the team entered the gym room.
Sonic slipped down into this huge hamper filled with mostly towels as he groans a bit. "Ugh…" As he stood up he could hear the sounds of guys chuckling and stuff from about as he sighed. "Phew… that was close… although now…" *He then looks around to his surroundings… he was definitely in some other area of the school… where? He had no idea to be honest. It looked to be a laundry room he supposed… however thinking on it Sonic looked down in the hamper "Come on if that was some kind of laundry shoot there should be some kind clothes right?" As Sonic looks in the hamper he's in he sadly came across only towels as he searched… he then hops out and looks around and his luck looked like it was finally turning around as he found what looked to be a regular white T-shirt and some red shorts. "Huh these look like the clothes from the lockers…." He looks at the shelf were they came from and noticed there were a few extras… however upon closer inspection most of these looked to be a size slightly bigger… and unfortunately there weren't exactly any other pairs around. "Oh well better than nothing I guess, hope no one would mind if I 'borrowed' a pair" Wasting no time Sonic began to scramble to get the gym clothes on. He had to tie the shorts strings that adjusted the size, nice and tight as they were slipping off as Sonic got them off. The string was pretty tight but at least it would keep the dang pair from falling off.
Sonic looked down looking a little concerned. "Ugh… I must look a little ridiculous… but its better than having nothing on so i better just take what I can get." Sonic looked over to see a door on the far side of the room, it looked to be slightly opened as he walked over, it looked like someone had left it open and was planning on returning later, since he didnt hear it open he figured they had not returned yet. Rather than stick around he ventured outwards to try and find that girl he met earlier. Hoping she would have a better solution to his lack of a wardrobe. It wasn't long before the two had finally met back up in the middle of a hallway as Sunset was panting a bit. "Whew… *pant* There you are." She said trying to catch her breath. Sonic looked at her concerned. "Whoa whoa cool yourself down girl where's the fire?"
"Its you dummy… You had me worried… I saw the soccer team was heading for the lockers and I had this bad feeling so I came running over there to make sure you were ok or help you out in case Soarin and Spitfire got you caught up in there practice… but when you weren't with the group and the guys said there was no sign of you I had to try and track you down… I figured you might have ended up here so I ran from the second floor down to here." Sonic scratched the back of his head. "Yeah sorry about that… The situation kinda forced my hand.. I had thought that diving down the clothes chute was better than explaining myself." He explained sweat dropping a bit. He'd rather not tell her what type of peril he was in while she was gone and he was alone in the locker room, as Sunset had gotten enough of an eye full of his…. anatomy. "Well in any event, at least you got yourself some clothes although…. They do look rather— Baggy, way to lose, looking like they could slip off any moment? Yeah I know… unfortunately they didn't have any in my size so I had to find the one closest and this was it." He explained.
Sunset sighed. "Well don't worry… I have a friend who will be able to help you with that problem. She's a great fashion designer, whose designs some of the best dresses around, she even owns a boutique of her own…. Well shared owned at the moment since she's still a minor but she told us we could meet with her there. She should definitely be able to fashion you some new clothes." Sonic smiled slightly, finally some good news, after what he had been through… although a certain question then popped up into his mind considering what had happened not too long ago. "Um…. would that happen to also include a fresh pair of…. Boxers by chance?" He asked blushing a bit, as he was almost too embarrassed to ask, but didn't want to go commando for the remainder of his stay here. Sunset raised a brow a bit. "Um… I'm pretty sure we can just get a few from a local clothes store… why do you ask?"
"Uhhh No particular reason… Let's just get going, shall we?" Sonic said as he walks ahead trying to resist the urge to cover his crotch area so no one would suspect the reason why. Sunset soon guided Sonic over to the boutique as they entered through the front doors. "Rarity? You here?"
"In a minute darling I'm in the middle of my sketching." Rarity called out. Sunset and Sonic both rolled there eyes. Both kinda figured this would happen… cause after all it is Rarity. It was a bit of a few minutes before Rarity finally came from another room, "Sigh sorry about that, I had been trying to sketch out a few possible ideas for this new friend you had mentioned." She said while pre-occupied looking at a sketch book. "I must say the designs I made should be quite…. sufficient." Rarity trailed off as she looked up at the newcomer as she removed her horn rimmed glasses. Lost in awe at the male specimen Sunset had brought her, as Rarity began to blush.
"*Ahem* Right…. Rarity…. this is…. Sonic…. you know….. the guy I mentioned to you in last period class. I was hoping you'd help him with his…. wardrobe issue…. Right Sonic?" She said as she gently elbowed him to speak up, as Sonic looked confused at first, but then recovered as he already had a cover story handled for this very situation.
"Huh…. oh yeah…. there was this fire at my home, and alas all my clothes were lost in the fire and now we're kinda homeless at the moment… but don't worry…. my dad's in reality…. he'll have a new place for us in no time." Sonic said not sure revealing himself was really necessary as he wasn't sure if his stay was going to be a long one.
"Uh-huh…" Rarity said as she continued to blush and stare vacantly at their guest. Sonic took note of her stares a bit and raised a brow a bit. "Um… Rarity? You ok?" Sonic asked. Rarity snapped out of her gaze. "Huh? Oh! Sorry my bad… I must've wandered off into my own thoughts for a bit. My mistake... " She then walked over to one of her shelfs opening the second drawer as she got some out a measuring tape. "Alright…. let's get your measurements then…. shall we?" She walked over to Sonic, but before she could commenced she then said. "But really…. we must do something with those baggy clothes…. I can't take accurate measurements with those on. If you'd kindly undress for a moment, this won't take long, plus…. I'll be quite professional about this." Rarity said in a serious dignified tone.
Sonic however soon became alarmed upon hearing that as he drastically looked left and right for a possible way out of this. "Uhhh…. I'm not sure if…. that's such a good idea?" He said as he began to blush. Not very comfortable about seeing two ladies…. let alone two very attractive ladies see him completely naked. He had no idea what would happen in this scenario…. though he suspected he had a very good idea on what might happen….. as being not only being a world wide hero, but also a royal prince and a very attractive prince at that, would ensue…. he did have legions of fan girls not only back in Mobius but Equestria as well, as none of them would think twice about having his baby. As he began to sweat profusely.
"Oh come now…. don't be shy…. Again I assure you, I'm quite the professional when it comes to this sort of thing. And I'm sure you have quite the modest body." She said as she began to advance with an unsuspecting smile. Not knowing the visual treat she would get if she did have Sonic disrobe right in front of her and Sunset.
"I-I-I don't know…. I've got this bad burn on my back from last nights fire…. I'm not sure if it's worth seeing all bandaged up." Sonic said as he was getting frantic right now.
Sunset though…. thought he was just being a bit too melodramatic now as she then decided to take matters into her own hand and get this over with. "Oh come on…. stop being such a baby and get undressed will you" She said as she reached out for him. Sonic tried to push her back a bit as he tried to push her hands away but in one fluid motion she slipped his shirt off with one hand and pants him with the other. Sonic just froze, his brain turned off and his face turned a dark red… if he were to die of embarrassment he would honestly be fine with it…. He instinctively covered himself down below before turning away. The girls both turned red with embarrassment as Rarity covered her mouth and Sunset just looked at him holding the shorts in her hands.. Both girls were basically mortified… they were expecting him to at least have his boxers on or something…. However now Sunset fully understood why he asked his question at school and why he did not want to strip. Rarity then giggles a bit. "Oh my… I had no idea you were quite the bold one there deary."
Sonic literally felt his face burn like a microwave as he turned to Sunset. "Can I please have my pants back?" He asked, whimpering slightly. Sunset had kinda just froze for a bit, the poor girl was basically modified… she had basically just stripped a guy nude and she wasn't even trying to,... however the moment soon passed upon hearing a small whimpering before she looked at Sonic. "Oh uh… s-sorry here." Sunset said as she quickly tossed them to him. It took SOnic a split second to slide them on, all the while Rarity couldn't help but continue to chuckle at the poor teen as he slid in his pants. After a bit of calming down and Sonic taking a minute to tie the shorts as Rarity took her composure. "Ahem… well.. Um I can do the measurements without you needing to show… anymore than you have already… Just do stand up here please" She asked pointing at a small stand. Sonic's face was still crimson red, much to Rarity's amusement.
Using the tape it didn't take long for her to get most of the necessary measurements… however Rarity quickly encountered a small error. "Hmm… oh dear… this might be a problem…" Sunset looked at her friend as Rarity held her arm under her chin. "What's wrong Rarity?" Rarity turned to Sunset with a bit of discouragement. "Well… most of the measurements are accurate…. However…. I'm afraid the waist is a key problem… its those baggy shorts of his… they're much too wide… If I had a split second to just take the accurate measurements, then the pants I have in mind should fit him with no worries…. Sonic… I am sorry to ask this of you… but do you mind at least removing those shorts one last time please?"
It was then Sonic's face returned to that bright tomato shade of red as his eyes widened at embarrassment as he yelled? "I am not stripping nude, just so you can get a more accurate measurement…. seriously…. what if some guy asked you to do that while you were naked and….. taking the opportunity to grope and feel you, all over you?" Sonic shouted reminding her, her sense of modesty and decency. Rarity sighed a bit as she held her glasses. "Believe me Sonic I understand the rather… undignifying ideals of this course of action but… please try to understand if I don't get those accurate measurements it will take longer to put your new clothing together… and even more so if I dont have the right measurements I could end up making the pants too big or to tight… now would you rather walk around in a form of tight pants or baggy pants that might fall any moment… or would you rather have them done at the right size?"
"Rarity that's not the…. Grrrrrr." Sonic growled a bit at this. Today was just not his day as Sunset put an arm on his shoulder patting him a bit. "Sonic do try to calm down a bit…. I can understand your worries… but i promise you Rarity and I will not say a single word and Rarity will be nice and quick, she'll get the measurements then she will turn away and let you slip into them again without hesitation…. Right Rarity?" Sunset asked giving her that 'You better do as I say' look. Rarity nods. "Of course darling, in my honor as a fashionista I promise not to take any longer than I should." She said showing both hands. Sunset nodded as she looked at Sonic. Sonic looked at her and well… the smile on her face certainly reminded him of a comforting smile of a good friend he knows... It was kinda heart warming. He ended up sighing before standing up. "Fine… ok but Rarity please at all times only be facing my back and Sunset please keep an eye on her make sure she's not staring." He requested sounding a little desperate. Sunset just giggles. "Hehe I promise." She reassured him. Sonic just frowned and just swallowed a bit. "Ugh may lightning strike me and end this torment." Sonic thought as both girls got behind him. Sonic then squinted a bit as he untied the knot of the sports shorts before letting the baggy clothing fall from his waist down to his feet with a light thud. Rarity and Sunset both once again felt their cheeks flush looking at Sonic's back side, he had quite the firm back despite it being covering bandages… and his tush was rather firm itself… they looked for a good 30 seconds before SUnset shook her head and spoke. "Um Rarity the measurements?" Rarity snapped from her transide thoughts before speaking. "Oh yes of course." She said as she lowered down, Sonic saw her hands come around and by instinct covered his crotch area as she wrapped the measuring tape around… after a few seconds the tape was removed as Rarity made a note of the measurement. "Alright we are finished. You may put them back on." SOnic swiftly pulled them up and held them there for a bit as he tied the rope tightening his shorts once more. Rarity then walked over to her bench and began to sketch. "These honestly shouldn't take me too long… in fact I should have them done before closing shop…"
"Sigh that's good… well Sunset what should we do?" Rarity then sniffed the air a bit before holding her nose and turning to sonic. "Well darling before you make any plans might I suggest you take a bath? Im sorry dear but you are giving off the most foul odors…" Sonic raised a brow before lifting his arm pit as he sniffed himself as he cringed a bit. "Ugh… crap… must've been when I took a noise dive in that hamper of towels… great I smell like 8 different classes of sweat…. Maybe even weeks depending on how soon the school washes their towels." Sonic thought as he lowered his pit. "Uh… maybe a good idea… is it cool if I borrow your shower then?" Rarity waves him off as she returns to her work. "Yes yes yes that's fine just please go, your stench is distracting me." Sonic rolled his eyes before making his way to the stairs. "Um where is your—When you reach the top of the stairs it's down the left side of the hall and it's your third door on the right." Rarity interrupted knowing what Sonic would say. Sonic then ran up the stairs… at normal speed as to not make a racket as Sunset and Rarity were left downstairs on their own for a bit.
Once they were sure, Sonic was out of ear shot. Rarity then unloaded onto Sunset. "Oh My Gosh... Sunset…. darling…. where in heaven's name did you find this, this….. sculpted, divinely, deliciously, desirable, specimen of a man!" Rarity gushed. "He's just the male model I need to start my men's attire line of clothing!" Rarity said with excitement.
Sunset then looked away unsure as she began to rub her head. "Well…. IIIIII— I mean boys of his caliber and looks don't just fall from the sky…. unless?" Rarity said out loud as she interrupted her attempt at an explanation, as she raised her fists chest leveled and adorned an excited smile like a kid on Christmas morning. "You don't suppose he's from another world like Twilight… only a prince who comes on a royal mission…. maybe even to find his soon to be bride's hand in marriage!" Rarity said with sparkles in her eyes as she shook up and down like the equivalent of Pinkie Pie having a sugar rush, as this was a girl's wet dream fantasy come to life.
Sunset then gripped Rarity by the shoulders, just so she'd get a hold of herself. As for her answer's…. she honestly didn't have any…. as she didn't know who Sonic was…. or…. that he was even an Equestrian to begin with. "Okay first…. settle down Rarity… and second…. I'm not really sure?" As she was at least somewhat honest about that answer, as she tried to think of a possible answer that would suffice for the moment. As Sunset didn't want to allude to the fact that Sonic did come out of the same portal that lead into Equestria, as that would cause Rarity to assume what she suspected to be the truth and she didn't want Sonic's stay to be a nightmare with every girl in town harassing him to pick them to be his soon to be queen. As she knew from first hand experience where those delusions of grandeur lead. As she faux paused an answer to Rarity's question.
"I…. just…. ran straight into him during my free period is all…. you know…. maybe that story that the house he just moved into town burned down is true?" She said as she put on a nervous smile hoping Rarity would buy it, as it was somewhat true…. that she or rather he…. ran into each other. Rarity looked at her with a brow raised a bit having her doubts. Sunset had a bit of sweat go down the back of her head as she was worried Rarity would push the issue to get the real truth out but Rarity then sighed. "Well If that's what you believe then… I'll take your word for it… still though… I must ask if he could model my mens attire… it will be the only chance I have to start work on it." She said as she began to fiddle with her yarn and tools for knitting. Sunset sighed a bit in relief before backing away towards the door "Right well… you uh finish that up… im gonna go and get Sonic some fresh pairs of underwear… i'll be back in a few!" Sunset said before exiting the building leaving Rarity to her work.
A few minutes later.
Sunset had sat down looking at her phone for a bit as they heard the sounds of a door being closed as Sonic called out. "Hey Rarity how are my clothes coming along?" Rarity, hearing his voice smiled and sighed in relief as she smiled. "There ready darling! Come and get them." The next few sounds you here was thumping as Sonic came charging down the stairs in a huff as he grabbed his new clothes as well as a new pair of gray boxers as Rarity showed him to a changing room. Sonic later emerged dressed in some of your average clothes, he was wearing a new blue hoodie along with a red and white t-shirt underneath, along with a nice pair of blue jeans the fit him perfectly, sunset had even thrown in his shoes as he looked at a mirror. "Man Rarity I gotta give you props… these clothes look incredible." Sonic said with a great big smile. Rarity took the compliment with pride. "Why thank you darling I made them the best I could, I am glad they fit your criteria."
Sonic turned to Sunset as well, smiling. "And thank you Sunset for bringing my shoes, my feet were killing me without those on." Sunset scratched the back of her head. "Heh it was nothing really." She said, trying to be modest. "Now Sonic while I am glad you are satisfied with the results of your new clothes I would like to ask you something…. If it wouldn't be too much trouble." If Sonic still had his hedgehog ears they would have perked up by now as he turned to Rarity. "What is it Rarity?" Sonic asked out of curiosity. Rarity twiddled with her fingers a bit. For some reason she started to feel a little nervous as she tried to find the best way to approach this subject.
"Well darling… I can understand your reasons for rejecting this offer but…. Well as you have seen I am a fashion designer… however truth be told, this was my first ever attempt at a males attire… I'm more familiar with female clothing… mostly because i'm able to use myself or ask one of my friends to help by modeling the attire… so here is my request. I would like you to become my male model… to try out some of my new thoughts of design if you would be so interested." Rarity turned away a bit, nervous of Sonic's response… she had a feeling a big fat no was coming up, all things considered. Sonic in the meanwhile was in a deep thought… what should he say?... He didn't know how long he was sticking around in this world for one, two he wasn't really the type to stand still for too long, and three…. Most embarrassingly of all she had seen him naked. Although then again that is also why it would be ok. Most of the time models usually wear stuff that provides so much cover or barely any, along with that she did make those new garments for him free of charge, not to mention while she may not exactly be the rarity he knows, she is a good friend of his and this Rarity basically was the same as the rarity back home… just more skin than fur. His gloveless hand scratched his head… eventually he came to his answer and though a part of him screamed not to say it… he knew this was the best answer for himself. "Alright… I guess it couldn't hurt to" He said. Rarity perked up hearing his answer as a smile came to her face. However Sonic held up his hand. "Under one condition… no speedos or anything like that… seriously i've had enough exposure for one lifetime I don't need any more." Rarity held a small blush and held her hand above her mouth, giggling softly as Sunset giggled as well. Nodding Rarity holds out her hand for a handshake. "It's a deal then darling." Sonic smirked as he held his hand out and took hers in his as they shook hands.
Sonic and Sunset had left the boutique about an hour ago, returning to the school as they looked at the statue. "So… let me see if I got your explanation right Sunset…. You're telling me that this statue… is connected to a mirror in Equestria and this portal usually opens every 30 moons or something like that… is that correct?" Sunset had nodded. "Yes… though Twilight the last time she was here explained she created her own way to get to my world… which I assume you used to end up here?"
"Well if your talking about some Mirror hooked up to a crazy gizmo that basically sucked me in and almost left me stark naked in front of a school building… yeah that would be the one…. though Twilight failed to elaborate such details to me…. unfortunately….. we've…. haven't been talking…. As she's been too busy being princess and all." Sonic said in a melancholy fashion. Sunset looks concerned as she puts a hand on her shoulder. "I understand… but I'm sure she cares about you as a friend… she just sounds like she has a lot going on right now… Just give her time and you'll figure it out." Sunset said reassuringly, though Sonic did not look too convinced. "Sure... if you say so?" Sonic said as he sighed looking down, not excited about being referred to as…. just friends.
Sunset then held her chin for a bit in question. "As for the portal to do that… I guess you must've done something to it to make it go nuts… Did you mess with any of the wiring or something?"
"Well… I stumbled a bit and the thing fritzed out. So I guess yeah I did… Whoops." Sunset smacked her head a bit. "This guy sounds like he's reckless… oh boy." She thought. "Well anyways… It should be a simple matter of you just walking through the mirror and slipping back no problem." She said. Sonic looked at her and then at the mirror. "Well… okay…. if you say so." He said as he walked up to the mirror as he expected to waltz right through, yet instead he found his hand came only to contact with the mirror itself as he tried pushing through it… but nothing. "Huh? Um… Sunset… are you sure this is right?" He asked. Sunset watched a bit as Sonic struggled to go through the mirror. Sonic pulled away to let sunset give it a shot… but with the same results… it was almost like the mirror was rejecting them or maybe… maybe it was already closed. "Hmm the portal might've automatically closed on the other side… its possible.. Or perhaps when you activated its suction someone went and shut it down to make sure nothing else got brought here." She explained trying to find an answer… either way though Sonic wasn't too pleased. "Oh well that's just great… So I'm stuck here? Is that basically it?"
"Well no not really… Dont worry I have a way to fix this." She said confidently as she set her bag down and dug through it to find a book that had a sun on it with a mix of yellow and red. Sonic raised a brow unfazed by this. "A journal… ok no offense… but how in the world is a journal gonna help me out of this mess?" Sunset smirked. "Well this journal as you said is actually filled with a special binding magic. It's a long story but before Twilight I used to study under Princess Celestia… however when I had… taken my leave at the time Celestia had binded two journals together… That way if there was ever something I needed all I had to do was write in it and then the words would pop on the other book." She explained. Sonic looked a little surprised. "Your kidding… that sounds straight out of some Harry Potter stuff."
Sunset raised a brow. "Uh what?" Sonic shook his head. "Oh uh.. Heh, nothing nevermind just a reference I know of… don't mind me." He said with a few sweat drops falling from the back of his head. Sunset just held that weird look on her face. "Ok… anyways let's just hope Twilight sees this." Sonic recovering from his sweat grin looks at Sunset a bit puzzled. "Twilight? I thought you said Celestia was the one who binds them… why would Twilight have it?" "Well, I found out recently that Twilight was given the book by Celestia… it was a way for her and me to keep in touch. She after all was my first friend." Sonic then just sighed as he looked even more disheartened that Twilight had left even more information about her adventures and was begging to feel that he and her weren't getting as close as they thought they would be, as he was sure he had relayed to her of his many adventures. However Sunset remained oblivious to this as she waved it off not even looking up at his depressed state. "It's a long story I'll tell you later about it. Anyways let's just hope she sees this." She then began to write on the boom as Sonic looked over her shoulder trying to see… though after a few seconds Sunset looked a bit annoyed. "Ok do you mind? I'm trying to write and you standing over me is just throwing me off!" She shouted in annoyance. Sonic backed off holding his arms up. Sunset continued to write as Sonic stood off to the side.
As he waited though he noticed something in one of the bushes giving off a small glow… and a vibrating sound as it rattled the branches it was laying on as it appeared to be book shaped. Sonic looks a little curious as he walks over to it. Sunset had just finished writing the message as she smiled. "And there we go… now all we have to do is wait. She should be getting the message any moment now." Sonic then calls out. "Um.. Sunset… in hindsight what did the other journal look like?" Sunset looks at the book waiting for Twilight's response. "Um… I never really got a good look at it… But If I had to guess… it would probably look almost like mine only with— with a completely yellow sun instead of a yellow and red one." Sonic said, finishing the sentence for her with a hint of a bleak tone. Sunset then looked up from her writing in a perplexed look as she said in a quizzical manner; "Y-yeah how did you….?" She said as she turned around only to find Sonic in a kneeling position near a bush near the statue as he raised the aforementioned book up above his head for her to see. As she finished the last line of her sentence "know?" She said with dismay on her face as she walked over to confirm what she now feared.
"It must have gotten sucked up along with me right after I went completely through the portal myself." Sonic said in disarray, as Sunset confirmed what Sonic suspected she would say about this development. "Sonic…. this is bad…. not only does that book help link up a convenient to and go from both dimension's… but…. without this back at Equestria…. I can't even get a message to Twilight about your whereabouts or any help from Equestria when this world or friends need it." Sunset said, comprehending the magnitude of their situation.
As Sonic then handed her the book, he then slumped down on a nearby lamp post as he sulked as he said; "Great…. this day just keeps getting better…. and now…. welcome to the rollercoaster drama that is my life…. hope you don't get motion sickness." Sonic said as Sunset looked peeved.
"Y-Y-Your life!? You may have just predestined condemned us all with your clumsy reckless actions, from future mythical threats that made it into this world. Who is going to come to our aid if one of us or even… this entire world is threatened by some supernatural events, this world is not equipped to deal with them, and it's on me to…. Ugh… I don't even know how I'm gonna be able to handle this if I'm supposed to figure things out… this is really really really bad...just what am I going to do?" Sunset said to herself in dread.
"Now hold the damn phone here…. you think you may have it rough…. I have a mad war lord scientist I need to deal with on the regular that's back in your world, how are my friends supposed to deal with it on their own without my aid? He could attack at any time and if he so much as learned that I'm gone, Equestria as well as my world is gonna be conquered by that egg headed fatso!" Sonic complained back, but Sunset didn't back down as she retaliated.
"Oh, great….. so in other words… you brought a threat from your world to theirs and now the world of Equestria has to deal with a planet conquering mad man out of some sci-fi show…. great…. if you ask me…. your friends might be better off without you!" Sunset said harshly as Sonic stood erect as he then started to do something that no one saw coming…. he started to quiver his lips as tears started to well up in his eyes. As Sunset then soon saw too late what effect her hurtful words caused.
"S-Sonic…. I-I-I didn't mean…." she said as she reached out her arm to him in an attempt to amend what she said. Sonic then just threw his arm away and turned away and walked away from her a couple of paces as he said through what sounded like sobs, as he said; "Oh no…. it's like I intentionally wanted to be sent here…. it's not like I meant to cut off both worlds as well as mine to only put them in jeopardy because of it, or be separated from all my friends and to now be worried about their well being while I'm not there to help them when they need it. You think I've never been accused of wrongdoing or been put in the center of everyone's animosity before…. even when I'm trying to help, I'm always somehow on top of their shit list when something goes awry. Why do you think I live in Equestria now, considering that I just spilled the beans that I'm not originally from that world, huh? It's because I was trying to escape all the painful memories and losses from my world…. tell me…. have you ever gone through any of that? Have you ever gone through the pains of war! The loss of life! The responsibility of trying to keep your friends holding their heads high, HUH!" Sonic said as he turned towards her with angry tears in his eyes as Sunset was taken aback by his response as she then looked down ashamed. As Sonic said; "Yeah…. I didn't think so." He said as he then ran off at blinding speed leaving a gust of wind that blew at her backside and leaving her hair in a mess, as Sunset slouched forward in remorse.
"Great Sunset…. Just when you thought you had embraced friendship and have become a better person for it, your old evil ugly self rears its ugly head and says the worst possible thing to someone who has likely suffered enough hardship as it is…. great…. and to top it all off…. he can move at super speed…. which only proves he's not an equestrian from my world, but an alien from another which has gone through…..Celestia knows what, and finding him…. Is going to prove difficult."Sunset said as she knew she had just double her current plight. She then held a hand over her face in shame. "Sweet Celestia you are an idiot!"
Sunset was searching to a good long hour for Sonic trying to locate him with no ideas… she had sighed and about given up as she sat down on a bench ready to call it quits as she looked up trying to gaze at the sky as the sun was about to begin to set… that's when she went wide eyed a bit. Above a building sitting on top of a build board ad for a restaurant was none other than Sonic himself. He just sat there with his face gazing ahead. From his viewpoint he could see the whole city from there. Sunset immediately stood up a little freaked out that he was planning on jumping. "Oh my gosh…. SONIC!"
Sonic was simply looking at the view from how high he was as he sighed. He seemed rather calm outside… but in his mind his thoughts were in rage. "UGH STUPID STUPID STUPID! Why did I run off like that! And furthermore why was I not more careful in that room! I should've paid attention to avoid getting tangled! But nooooo I just had to be frickin oblivious… Now I'm trapped in who knows where! My friends have no idea I'm here… and to top it all off I just totally discouraged and possibly chased away the only friend I got in this crazy world… yeah way to go Sonic you really know how to kick yourself even further down… forget Eggbutt you are your own worst enemy you numbskull…. Ugh…." He thought as he slapped his head. For a bit he kept yelling at himself as he thought more and more and at some point even just let out a loud scream in rage to the heavens above as his face turned to the sky… Finally he began to calm himself a bit as he took in some much needed air breathing at a slow pace as he sighed before looking at the sky.
"Sigh… at least the sky is the same in this world as well… which is nice… guess that's the one good thing about alternate worlds… they mostly have the same sky… and this place is not so bad…. compared to other worlds I've been to so far." Sonic thought as he smiled a little. All the sudden his human ear reacted to something as he heard his name being called from faintly away. He thought maybe he was hearing things and chose to ignore it. However the voice continued to persist and after a bit Sonic looked around until he finally saw Sunset standing there calling his name. She looked scared and worried. Sonic thought maybe she was looking for him or maybe she had a problem or something… He couldn't tell from all the way up there. He then leaped down from the bill board as he dove for the ground. Sunset watched and her horror filled eyes, as her friend jumped from the billboard as he fell to the ground. She got scared and looked away thinking it was over for him. However last minute Sonic latched onto a light pole swinging from it like the monkey bars in the olympics before leaping off the walls of the building closest to him, catching himself on a wall of it and then flips over and lands in front of her with a little style. However she didn't quite see that as she was too scared and braced herself for some kind of splat sound.
"Hey is everything ok?" Sunset heard his voice as she began to perk her up a bit as she turned and looked to see Sonic staring at her with a concerning look. She was shocked to see him standing right in front of her, unscathed, no signs of any injuries, and no cracks on the road. She didn't move or say anything as he looked at her. "Um Sunset…. Hello?" Sonic said waving his arms in front of her. Sunset just teared up as her mouth began to quiver as she slapped him across the face for a minute. Sonic recoiled a bit. "Ow what the heck? What was that fo—" A second later he felt her just leap into his arms with a big hug as she cried a bit in his arms. "For scaring the devil out of me! I saw you jump and I… I… I thought you were gonna commit suicide… I was so frightened I pushed you to it!... I just thought I made someone commit sucidie!...I...I…" Sunset was stammering… She was both shocked at how he survived and in tears over how she almost made a new friend kill himself over not only reliving some bad memories, but also dooming three planet's and failing his friends…. And the worst part was when she had said; "Had been better off without him." However a small amount of joy seeing he was well and alive. Sonic felt her tear up as he frowned a bit at himself but returned the gesture letting her cry in his shoulders for a bit as he rubbed her back to give her reassurance. After a few seconds more Sunset began to cool down as Sonic released her a little. "Sorry for making you worry, I just thought it'd be faster to take the quicker route… didn't mean to make you have a panic attack."
Sunset rubbed her eyes trying to get rid of any tears that were left. "Well how about you don't do that again! Like I said you nearly gave me a heart attack." She shouted with some anger in her voice. Sonic nodded as the two stood there for a bit. Sonic then sighed. "Alright look it's getting late and I think the both of us have been through a lot, why don't I walk ya to your home? It's the least I can do after what you have done for me." He said offering his service. Sunset had thought about it for a moment and then smiled nodding. "That would be nice thank you. Although what about you, Sonic… you're not from here so you don't have anywhere to live." Sonic scratched his head a bit. "That is true. Eh I'll think of something, I mean it's not the first time I've slept anywhere but a house or something… maybe I can sleep at a homeless shelter or just find some nearby tree to rest in or something. I can figure it out no worries." Sonic said reassuringly to Sunset.
Sunset immediately shook her head to that idea. "No no no. There is no way I'm gonna let my new friend sleep in a tree… and I don't want you to sleep in a homeless shelter either." She then thought for a moment as she had an idea… though it made her flush a bit thinking about it but… she thought it might work… if he was willing to try. "Y-Y-You could always stay at my place… it's a nice small place in the town… it's a bit of a distance from the school… and to be honest it isn't much but… I really don't mind." She asked, twiddling her fingers, as she never expected to share her home with a boy she had just met today, but something in her told her deep inside her heart she could safely trust Sonic to be invited to stay at her home.
Sonic looked at her curiously. "Hmm? Oh Sunset that's not really necessary… I mean don't get me wrong I like the offer but I couldn't really— Please I insist. You… you've been through a lot today and… I want to also make up for what I said before so… please won't you accept my offer until we can figure something else out?" She asked with that small light flush on her. Sonic took one look at her and while he wanted to argue more he just sighed, somehow he figured this was one fight he could not win. "*Sigh* alright Sunset…. I guess it's fine, I mean i suppose it's better than…. nothing." He said. Sunset smiled slightly as the two walked ahead, Sonic letting Sunset lead the way, though on the way back Sonic heard his stomach growl as he gave a small awkward smile. "Um… but first you know a place in town where we can eat?" He said sheepishly as he was famished.
The two friends had come out of a nice hot dog joint that was famous for chili dogs, Sonic's favorite food as Sunset realized when he ate a whole platter of chili dogs to her surprise… and a bit of an awkward view for her all things considered. Sonic patted his belly chuckling. "Mmm nothing better than a whole platter of chili dogs. Whew, I'm stuffed. — I would hope so. A whole platter… I have come to understand you have speed and all that but does that mean you have some kind of super metabolism or something?" Sonic shrugged a bit. "Don't know… maybe? Sometimes I have the tendency to absorb certain energy sources sometimes, In any event are we anywhere close?" Sonic asked as Sunset looked astonished by this feat, but before she could delve any deeper into the subject they had arrived at their destination.
Sunset just stopped smiling a bit. "Yeah we're here." She said as she unlocked the door wooden door to a two story masonry building that stood alone at the edge of a block. As they entered and Sunset turned on the light to the sight Sonic was greeted with, one big entire living space that served as the interior of Sunset's home. There was a sleeping loft where Sunset's double sized bed layed, and underneath there was a small kitchenette and small refrigerator, with some sparse furniture and TV along with a game system, and at the other end of the kitchenette that was separated by large shelf was a dining table and a locker room style bathroom. Sonic couldn't help but whistle; "Not bad…. very hipster millennial, but, very homey, considering what it looks like on the outside, you really spruced this place up." Sonic said as he looked around rubbing his chin.
"Y-Yeah." Sunset said as she looked away smiling as she blushed. This was the first time she ever had a boy over to be honest. What also had her flushed was that he complimented it… despite its run down look despite Sunsets best efforts to spruce it up… he looked genuinely impressed… she had to admit to feeling a small amount of pride in this. Slowly trying to ignore her now crimson face she strolled over to the front window as she directed him over; "Anyways…. this is where you can sleep during your stay." She said as she directed him to a futon couch that folded down into a bed. As Sonic then plopped down to test the couches mattresses for its support and softness. "Hmmmm not bad… not bad at all…. I am used to sleeping on harsher surfaces, so…. this is like the lux five star edition for me." Sonic said which made Sunset giggle. "Hehe if this is your definition of Lux…. I don't think I want to even know what it is you find to be less than that."
"Trust me you don't… in any event I think i'll be fine sleeping on this." He said confidently, placing his arms on the back of his head, sighing as he closes his eyes. Sunset smiled for a bit as she sat on the bed looking at him before turning away thinking back to their conversation… the way Sonic sounded and the way he looked before running off… it made her feel guilty still about the way it was left off. "Hey Sonic…" There was no answer for a bit as she raised a brow. "Sonic?" As she turned she looked in surprise to see Sonic passed out on the bed just sleeping… his hands on the back off his head, one of his legs bent with knee up while his other was over it. Sunset called his name a few more times and even gave a finger snap or two to see if he was awake… but nothing, he was just out. Sunset couldn't blame him… the day in its entirety probably wore the poor guy out from stress and embarrassment, she decided to leave this conversation alone and save it for tomorrow before walking away as she went into her own room in the sleeping loft to get changed into something more comfortable for the night.