Author: Well, here we go! Adventure through Equestria. And this time, they'll just talk about things as they walk down Canterlot to Ponyville. Nothing much is gonna happen but an argument of the duo again. As much a grumpy guy who needs a power to defeat his foe, this world is gonna break his logic of strength and power. Anyways, enjoy! (^.^)/
Chapter 3: Talking Trip and Taking Beds
Celestia entered her room and use her magic to bring down the sun. Luna went outside to tell the group about the news. As she went outside, she found out that Sonic and Silver where the only ones who talks in the group while Shadow is just leaning on the wall. She decided not to encourage him and continue to her news.
"Twilight, my sister is bringing the sun down, perhaps all of you should return back to Ponyville to get the hedgehogs some rest?" She wondered as Twilight nodded.
"Sure thing Princess, we'll get it right on." Twilight said as she then walked in the group.
As soon she got near, she heard that they are talking about their adventure, about Twilight's brother and the other princess, and also about Twilight's first visit, "So yeah, that's how we ended up being together as friends!" Rainbow said as she put her arms around the other girls and laugh alongside.
"That's amazing, never thought you girls have amazing bond to one another." Sonic said as he smiled in to it.
"No doubt that your friendship won't be broken apart." Silver added as Sonic nodded.
"Well, there is one time our friendship got thorn apart sugarcube." Applejack said that this made Sonic and Silver surprise.
"No way, that's impossible." Sonic exclaimed.
"Yeah, no kidding, I mean how it did happen anyway?" Silver thought.
Twilight then came in with the answer, "It's because of Discord."
As Twilight said that, the girls nodded along, meaning as they all knew the experience with him being in Equestria.
"Who's Discord?" Sonic wondered,
"Well, we'll tell more in the road, right now. Princess Celestia is bringing the sun down, we better head back to Ponyville." Twilight said as Silver gave her puzzled look.
"Uh, where is this place again?" Silver thought.
"Don't worry it's not that far from here... well from this view, but Ponyville is just below over there." Twilight said as she points out a village slightly far from their sight.
"Looks like we have alot of stories to know from all of you." Sonic said as he is excited to know more.
"Looks like it. Let's go girls, and boys." Twilight said as she flew slightly and the group decided to follow.
On their way out. Celestia exits the castle door and met up with Luna.
"Their leaving is it?" Celestia asked her sister,
Luna nods before she speaks, "Yes, and it seems their friendship is getting stronger already."
"That's good." Celestia said with a smile, "But..." Then her face turned to Luna with a confused look.
"Shadow. I can feel a strange presence to him that making him unable to gain friendship with the others." Luna said as she looked down remembering what Shadow asked for her.
"Give it time sister, sooner or later, Equestria will be the next target for their foe to conquer and destroy. We have to trust them in order for the safety and peace." Celestia said as she placed her hand on Luna's shoulder.
Luna sighed and looked to her sister, "Indeed sister, we shall haste to learn new magics to fight against this foe of theirs." Celestia nodded and both of them went back to the castle as Luna then raises the moon.
Back with the heroes. Sonic, Shadow, and Silver where following the group alone. Shadow then started to grow impatiently as he then whispers with the other two.
"We don't have time for this, we should ask for the map of this world and so we can get the chaos emeralds." Shadow whispered in a serious tone.
"We can't do that Shadow, it's getting dark, the girls are gonna help us and there is nothing we can do but to wait for the right moment." Sonic whispers back.
"And we can't threaten, they looked defenseless and innocent to do so, and we are not that kind of hedgehogs who does that." Silver added.
"Hmph! Fine, but next thing in the morning, we are gonna talk things through with these, anthroponies so we can get the hell out of here." Shadow whispered louder.
"Yeah, yeah, be quiet will you, they might hear us." Sonic whispered back.
"Uhm, so! You guys wanna know about Discord?" Twilight's voice was heard and the trio looked at her.
"Yeah, I wanna know about him, I mean his name is kinda the opposite for Equestria's detail." Silver said.
"What do you mean by that darling?" Rarity questions that.
"He means that one of Equestria's details is harmony which makes Discord, the opposite." Sonic put it at simpler way.
"Yes, Discord is a draconequess, his a spirit of chaos and disharmony, and once rule Equestria in state of unrest and unhappiness." Twilight explained.
"Well, there goes our reason why is called 'Discord.'" Sonic thought of it.
"Yes, until Princess Celestia and Princess Luna used the Elements of Harmony against Discord and imprisoning him for over thousands of years." Twilight added.
"Huh, I have a feeling that there is more to it." Silver thought as Rainbow then swoop beside him.
"Yeah! He got free from the magic but we kicked his butt!" Rainbow said as she does some kicks in mid-air.
"I don't think that is the only thing that happen sugarcube." Applejack mentioned.
"Yeah, our friendship was horribly ruin." Rarity said as she placed her arm in her head in a drama accent.
"What happened?" Silver wondered.
"Well, after Princess Celestia opened a room were the elements where hidden. Discord manage himself to grab the elements before we did and he hid them from us. He then say a riddle and I guessed an answer. I point out that the elements where on the palace Labyrinth." Twilight said as she looked above.
"Why did you think of there in the first place?" Silver wondered.
"Well, it's because Discord said something about twist and turns... and I forgot about his last words in the sentence, 'back where you began.' I figured that was my house when everything is too late." Twilight said as she looked at the duo.
"What do you mean too late?" Sonic wondered.
"You know the labyrinth that Twilight mentioned? Yeah. Discord use it to make us all grumpy and selfish." Pinkie said as she quickly bounces beside Sonic, though both of them didn't quite understand.
"Uh, she means that our traits turned the opposite." Applejack whispers and Sonic and Silver nodded.
"So basically, this Discord knew about the wielders of the elements and decided to ruin them?" Sonic thought.
Twilight nods, "Yes. But after I read the letters that I sent to Princess Celestia about my studies of friendship, I countered Discord's plan and recovered my friends using my memory spell. After that, we team up again and beat Discord once and for all with the Elements of Harmony."
"Alright Twilight" Sonic said as he felt the heroes are gonna win.
Twilight giggles, and Silver then wondered about something, "Memory spell... do you think you can increase the range of the magic?"
"Hm? Why did you ask?" Twilight wondered aswell.
"Well, we might able to save our friends from a mind control that we can't make them remember of who they are." Silver answered as Twilight wondered about that.
"Are you kidding? Twilight can possibly do anything! She has the Element of Magic, the most powerful of all, not to mention, she already knew alot of tricks!" Rainbow exclaimed as Twilight smiled and blushed.
"Aw thanks Rainbow, but I'm not just sure if I can do such magic like that. I mean, I haven't used the memory spell for a long time now." Twilight said as she puts her fingers in her chin.
"Can't wait to see." Sonic said.
A total silence was formed as they didn't talk about anything, until Rainbow got bored from walking, well she is floating.
"Can't me and Sonic race it towards Ponyville? I mean, I wanna feed him my dust." Rainbow said in annoyance.
"Sorry Dash, but I don't know which way is Ponyville, not to mention, its getting pretty dark. It's best if we do it in the morning." Sonic said as Shadow coughed at the back, "Come on Shadow, call me some slack..."
"Fine! Don't be late when it's morning." Rainbow said as she crossed her arms.
"I never been late." Sonic said with his smile.
"You always do actually faker. You get cocky with you speed making you late." Shadow said in the background, in surprise of most of the girls since they didn't notice Shadow tagging along with them.
"Why does he call you 'faker' sugarcube?" Applejack asks.
"Beats me, all I know Shadow wants me dead back then, right now, he is an ally." Sonic said as he looked at Shadow and he closed his eyes.
"Hey Shadow! Do you smile?!" Pinkie said as she bouncing in front of Shadow.
"Uhhh, to be honest Pinkie, Shadow doesn't laugh nor smile not even a chuckle." Sonic said that this made Pinkie gasped.
"He doesn't?! Well, mark my words Shady! I, Pinkamena Diane Pie! Cross my heart, hope to fly, sitck a cupcake in my eye, that I'll make Shadow laugh! Or smile! Or even chuckle" Pinkie said as she gotten closer to tickle Shadow though he noticed this and decided to quickly talk about it.
"If you tickle me, you're dead, and making that promise will be broken." Shadow said.
Twilight looked at Shadow, "Uhh, I don't know Shadow, Pinkie always takes her promises seriously."
"Eyup!" Applejack added with a nod.
"Totally!" Rainbow joined in.
"Looks like Pinkie will have a challange." Sonic said as they looked at Shadow as Pinkie tried to make funny faces infront of him.
"Say, I just remembered something Twilight. Why does the Element of Magic is considered as a trait?" Silver thought.
"Well, I may tell that in the beginning of my first visit in Ponyville because it may connects that to your answer." Twilight said as the girls got excited.
"Ohhh more story!" Pinkie said as she just grabbed popcorns from nowhere.
"Hey where did you-" Sonic was about to ask for it until Applejack stop him.
"Well, ever since I got to Ponyville..." Twilight continued her story when she arrived at Ponyville.
She talked about the weirdness and the reason for her being. She continued as she then mentioned Nightmare Moon. Sonic and Silver got curious... and Shadow did too. He didn't talk nor questioned he just listened and let the two asked about it. Twilight easily answered it as it was Princess Luna's dark side of having a bitter heart that wants to have eternal night. She then told that she was banished by Celestia as she used the elements. She continued about Nightmare Moon's return and the thing that only can defeat her by using the elements. She mentioned that the elements where still at the old castle of the princesses hidden in Everfree forest. Sonic and Silver got mesmerized from the name 'Everfree.' She also mentioned the trials that Nightmare given. Only ending in to a resolve of the true traits of the elements...
"And then, I told Nightmare Moon that my friends are the one who supports me, and they're the ones who showed me the spark, and thus, we beat Nightmare Moon and freed Luna from the darkness." Twilight said as they almost reached Ponyville and it's kinda dark now actually.
"Yeah! Woohoo!" The girls said as Twilight retold the story.
Sonic and Silver were clapping to the amazement.
"I never thought of you girls beat a Queen." Sonic said.
"Well, we didn't kinda beat it, we just set her free from troublesome." Twilight reassures.
"So" The group looked at to the voice to where it come from.
They all looked at Shadow while he is crossing his arms. He slowly raised his head and opened his eyes.
"You're telling me that your friendship saved Equestria from eternal darkness." Shadow said which made Twilight worried and Sonic slowly getting mad.
"I-In a way, yeah." Twilight said as she puts her hand onto her shoulder.
"That's the most pathetic thing I ever heard." Shadow said as Rainbow tried to fight him.
"Hey don't think that having friends is pointless." Rainbow said though Shadow corrected her,
"It is nice to have friends... but I can't believe this world actually needs friend just to beat an almighty foe. That's so dumb." Shadow said Rainbow about give Shadow a punch but Sonic pulled her feet away. "Hey!"
"Alright Shadow, what's you're big idea." Sonic said as he walk closer to Shadow.
"I don't know, oh wait! This world is hopeless, beating Mephiles by using the power of friendship isn't going to work. Maybe sending us here is a big waste of time for us. You should have told Tails to where we are going before he got himself stupidly sacrifice." With those words, Sonic's eyes burst to flame.
Sonic's speed quickly increased as he then punch Shadow in the face and every gasped. Shadow got knockback from the impact and gets to a stance.
"Don't you dare think Tails sacrifice himself just so we get to escape. He wasn't sure to where it's going to lead us since he never tested it out. I know Tails may lack of experience sometimes but his smart enough to deal everything on his own. He has his reasons." Sonic said as Shadow slowly walking towards him but Sonic continued, "Atleast Tails, sacrifice himself, what about you? You just stood in the fight and let Rouge sacrifice herself just so you can escape! Oh wait, what's that, oh yeah you got distracted and the Ultimate Liferform losts his partner because of being idle in a fight, how stupid and pathetic is that?!" Sonic yelled out as Shadow growls and dash towards to Sonic and Sonic is in prepare for the impact.
But before Shadow hit's Sonic. Both of their bodies glowed and covered in cyan color. They looked at the one who cast it and it was Silver.
"Both of you! Stop this fighting. This won't let us go anywhere." Silver said as he separates Shadow and Sonic far from each other.
Silver then lowers his hand on Sonic's side and the glow from Sonic disappears.
"Why did you let the faker free?" Shadow growled though Silver just glared at him.
At first, Shadow got annoyed, but when he titled his head. He saw that the girls are afraid of him as they take a step back. Shadow remembered something a nightmare, since Shadow is now working at G.U.N, in his nightmares, he is the one who killed Dr. Eggman and he saw Maria walking away from him, "Monster!" She called out to him. This then reflects Shadow right now. His anger quickly disperse and Silver noticed this.
"Are you alright now Shadow?" Silver assures.
Shadow nodded as he closed his eyes. Silver then puts him on the ground and removes the cyan glow from Shadow. Shadow walked towards to the girls but he was stopped by Sonic as he blocked his path. Shadow got annoyed by this so has to increase his voice in order for the girls to hear it.
"I'm sorry." Shadow said as he walk pass Sonic and the girls.
They just look at him walking away to the crowd. Twilight got worried and scared at the same time from a moment there. She wants to know more about Sonic and Shadow's relationship being as naturally friends. She was gonna question him but Rainbow quickly cuts in.
"What's the problem with that guy?" Rainbow said as she points her thumb at Shadow.
"That is some argument." Applejack said as she tried to recover from the situation.
"Good heavens Silver what was that all about?" Rarity said as she points out Silver's gloves.
"Oh it's just a power of mine. It's called Psychokinesis." Silver said as he looked on to his gloves.
"You mean the power to move everything using mental effort?" Twilight said as Sonic and Silver were surprised by her knowledge.
"Well, yeah. But we should discuss this by morning... I'm beat from putting two fighters separated." Silver said as she looked at Sonic.
"Hey, wasn't my fault... I just got out of control." Sonic said as Silver just glared at him.
"Where do you guys wanna stay?" Twilight questions.
"I could take Shadow with me, see if I can do something to make him open up." Applejack said as Twilight know how Applejack believes in truth and lies.
"Alright Applejack but are you sure about this?" Twilight wondered as Applejack nodded.
"I'll take Silver with me, I have a spare bed since Sweetie Belle is having a sleepover at Applejack's. Come on now Silvy." Rarity said as she pulled Silver away, "Wait whose Sweetie Belle? Can you let me walk..." Silver wondered.
"Sweetie Belle is my sister darling and no, I have to drag you since you tired you say." Rarity said as she kept dragging Silver.
"Yeah, but I'm not that tired to walk." Silver replied.
"Oh. Sorry." Rarity said as she lets go of Silver and smiled nervously at him.
Back at Sonic, he wasn't sure where to stay as he tried to stay at Fluttershy but she said the animals are hanging out on the guest room. For Pinkie, she told Sonic that her room is still a mess she didn't clean them up in time due to Celestia's order. Sonic also asked Rainbow but she declined the request as Sonic can't step on to a clouds and he also needs wings so... nope. For Applejack, he was about to join in but...
"Sorry partner, Shadow told me that you don't wanna ruin his night as well." Applejack said as she placed her hand on Sonic's shoulder.
These leave Sonic's option is with Twilight, but he know that Twilight is a princess so sleeping with the princess is not his kinda thing.
"So uhm Sonic, looks like you're staying with me." Twilight said though she is embarrassed to say it.
"Yeah, sure. I mean how bad could it be?" Sonic said so.
"Well, I have to be honest I don't have a castle just like in Canterlot, I just became a princess recently and making a castle isn't my in fav-" Twilight was cut short by Sonic.
"Atleast you have a home Twilight." Sonic said as he placed his hands on to Twilight's shoulder calming her down.
"See? That wasn't so bad was it?" Sonic asked as Twilight nodded and smiled, "Good now lets go."
They all walked back to Twilight's place and she wanna ask something while they're heading there.
"Sonic... is Shadow your friend?" Twilight asks.
"He... I don't know exactly... he is more like an acquaintance." Sonic said as Twilight quickly change the topic since she noticed Sonic's tone change.
"W-Well, how about Tails, you mentioned that he is smart." Twilight wondered.
"Yeah, he is. He kinda reminds me of you actually." Sonic said as he looks at Twilight and she is surprise that he said something like that.
"He's... amazing. He has a nerdy friend and he also face his 'friend' with ease even Shadow is angry... it seems there is more to Sonic than just speed." Twilight thought, but she didn't realise that he was just staring at Sonic.
"Uhm, Twilight? If you wanna know more about our story, maybe we can discuss that in the morning?" Sonic suggested snapping Twilight back to reality.
"Huh? Oh yeah! Sure" Twilight smiled nervously as Sonic gave her a puzzled look, "Oh Celestia! How long did I stare? Ugh... don't worry Twilight, he didn't notice it probably."
"Okay?" Sonic slowly said as he then noticed a tree house. Literally tree house.
"Well, this is home." Twilight said.
"Huh, alright then. Let's get some rest." Sonic said as Twilight nodded.
Author: And that's it for this chapter. Nothing too much for now. But in the morning I'll speed things abit. Looks like Shadow and Sonic aren't quite good in their friendship, and can Applejack make Shadow open up or can Pinkie make the Shadow laugh? Well who knows... and also, I couldn't decide on when they will have a challenge at Equestria. I know some chapters but I wanna make this longer. Got any suggestions? Alright then, this Moonlight, over and out!