Author: Heyyo, I'm finally back and I can get to work on this now. I've been busy like a lot. School has been giving me a lot of work which cause to delay my work. I'm sorry that I couldn't make them by weekly since I have another work being worked on to the other websites. So, I hope you all understand my situation for the delay of every chapter. That's all and let's get to the story.
Chapter 22: A Freezing Chaos
The party became a success thanks to the citizens of Ponyville all worked on and helped one another. The is still on going and everyone else is having a great time. Although, Rarity is sitting on her chair while her arm is on the table supporting her head. She looked bored as she just watch the others dancing. Whether the music is pretty sad and beautiful or it's lonely and boring. Not until she felt a tap on her shoulder. She quickly looked behind her and it was just Sonic.
Rarity sighed, "What do yo want Sonic?" She said with a cold tune on her voice.
"Well, whatcha doin here all by yourself?" Sonic asked her as he kneeled down.
"I am waiting for my darling to ask me out on the dance. But it seems he is not here. Probably he is hanging out with Fluttershy by now." Rarity said with her hands clenching.
Sonic noticed this and started to get nervous, "W-Well actually, no one could find Silver. That is why I went to find you if you atleast saw him." Sonic said as he scratches his back.
"Oh I'm afraid not!" She said as she put her head on the table while covering herself with her arms.
Sonic went a bit closer and he heard Rarity is crying which he just roll his eyes out. He stood up and thought, "Well, looks like she hasn't found Silver as well. Where the heck Silver is?"
Sonic then looked around and walk on a different direction leaving Rarity. She then felt another tap. She didn't look this time, but when she felt someone holding her hand. She tried to check to see who it was. It was Silver. She quickly stood up and clean her eyes. She smiled with Silver, but she then lose the smile and slaps Silver.
"Ow! What's that for?" Silver wondered as he holds on to the slap.
"You know what it is for." Rarity said with an angry face.
"Look, I'm very sorry that I can't be found by anyone else. You see, I don't want to be seen by Sonic and the others asking you out on a dance." Silver said as he looked down and a blush formed.
Rarity was surprised by this and she did also form a blush. She smiled and kiss Silver on the cheeks which both of them blush even more. They were quiet but they manage to laugh it out. Silver then gives out a hand for Rarity. She accepts it and both of them walked in the dance floor. The two started dancing in the middle of the stage and Rarity is feeling alive and well. As for Silver, experiencing as amazing as this, he felt really happy. Both of them smiled and laugh.
"This... this feels amazing. If only you're here Blaze... I guess you'll be laughing at me by now or you'll be happy to see me with someone else huh?" Silver said in his thought as he smiled.
"I-I never thought this would happen! W-Well, I tried to hangout with someone who shares a royal blood and then I felt just being used on. But Silver... you're not a prince, but you are just a thief.. a thief that stoles my darling heart!" She said in her thoughts as she went to hug Silver.
"Silver! Silver..." Sonic said as he kept looking around.
"Have you find him?" Twilight asked Sonic as he still looking around.
"Not yet. Where could that guy be anyways?" Sonic said as he look around.
Twilight looked at the citizens that are dancing in the middle of the stage. She then hold her own hand started to imagine something. She went closer a bit and started to shake. Her face is looking down and she is blushing knowing that she wants a dance. She was about to say something until Sonic sighed.
"If I can't find him outside. Maybe he is dancing with someone inside the crowd. Come on Twilight, we might find Silver there." Sonic said as he quickly grab Twilight's hand.
"W-Wah? W-Wait!" Sonic didn't her as both of them got inside.
Shadow is jumping from roof to the other roof. As he tried to look for the same hedgehog as well.
"Damn, where the hell is that guy." Shadow said as Rainbow landed beside him.
"I couldn't find him around Ponyville. I searched around at my fastest speed and it seems the only place he could be is here." Rainbow said as she looked at the citizens dancing, "I wish I could be dancing with you right now."
Shadow and Rainbow noticed Pinkie jumped beside them with her giant ball. As she landed on the roof, she hops out of the ball and the ball disappeared from their sight.
"I couldn't find Silver around! I've check the Sugarcube Corner and he is not there! Not even at Fluttershy's cottage or Rarity's home." Pinkie said as she frown and eat a cupcake.
"Hmph!" Shadow moves out and jumps on the roof and landed on the ground in a cool way.
Rainbow just gently followed him and walked beside him. As for Pinkie, she bounces as she landed and approached Shadow.
"Why are we looking for Silver again exactly? Are we playing hide and seek? Why didn't no one told me!" Pinkie started to ask Shadow a bunch of questions.
"Because! i sensed a chaos energy staying on a dormant form. I can't tell if it's activated or not, but I can feel the presence. Additionally, I need Silver for something." Shadow said as he looked around.
"Anddd what's that?" Rainbow tilted her head.
"Don't get worried, panic, nor mad at me from this guess. But, I'm certain of where the energy is coming from." Shadow stopped and looked at the two.
"You can count on us, Shady!" Pinkie said as she made a salute.
Shadow sighed, "Alright, I just recently sensed an energy coming from one of your friends. Rarity." Shadow said leaving Rainbow slightly surprise while Pinkie is just smiling.
"R-Rarity has a chaos energy? That's bad right?" Rainbow wondered about that as she remember the experience that happened on Pinkie.
"It will be worse if we don't find Silver and purify her already. I need him to cleanse Rarity's emotion or thoughts, that way using Chaos Purification will work on her." Shadow explained which Rainbow started to get slight of worry.
Back at Sonic and Twilight, both of them are very quiet at their place thinking how awkward that Sonic just took Twilight on a dance without permission. Neither of them nor looking at each others faces. As they didn't notice their situation, they accidentally bump into each other closer. Which made the situation, alot more awkward.
"I-I'm sorry for dragging you into this Twi." Sonic said as he taking a quick glance to look on to Twilight's face.
"I-It's okay Sonic... I-I mean, we need to find S-Silver anyway." Twilight said as she is looking down.
"Well, I'm sure that- oof." Sonic again bump into someone but this time, they notice who it is.
"Silver!" Sonic yelled out,
"Sonic?" Silver was surprised,
"Twilight darling?!" Rarity was surprised to see the two,
"R-Rarity, it's not what it looks li-" Twilight didn't finish her sentence as Sonic steps in.
"Come along Silver, Shadow's been looking for ya. He needs you or something." Sonic said as he grabs Silver.
"W-Wait? What? S-Stay there Rarity, I'll be back!" Silver said as he was drag away.
The girls were left alone on the dance floor. Rarity was bit sad but Twilight sighed in relief which Rarity took a notice about it.
"Well, looks like someone making a move." Rarity said as she smirk.
"W-What? Look, Sonic took me to a dance because all of us been looking for Silver." Twilight said as she trying to make excuses and also hiding her cheeks from Rarity.
"Is that so? Why did you dance with Sonic if both of you could just look for us directly in the stage floor?" Rarity said as she crossed her arms and smirk again.
Twilight didn't answer as she wasn't sure why Sonic took her hand in the first place, "I don't know exactly... B-But, that is not an excuse for you not telling me about Silver's location." Twilight tried to change the subject.
"Well, he just came out of nowhere darling. More or less, what do you all need of him?" Rarity tilts her head from curiosity.
"I'm not sure, but Shadow called us out to look for Silver without any reasons." Twilight said as she looks around, "Maybe we should catch up with Sonic and Silver. Shadow may explain it to us more."
Rarity nodded from Twilight's suggestion as they head to where Sonic and Silver went. Back to those two, Sonic drag Silver out of the crowd.
"Finally, a safe place. Now, where would Shadow be..." Sonic said as he stood on a chair and looks for Shadow.
"Listen Sonic, I love the appreciation of you ruining my moment but can you tell me what the hell is your problem?!" Silver yelled out and Sonic looked at him.
"I think you should ask Shadow about that. He seems dead serious on looking for you. Trust me, you don't want to see him dead serious." Sonic said as he went back to his search.
Silver sighed in defeat, "Well, I hope this is important."
Sonic kept looking around but he couldn't find him. He started to lose patience and he jumps down from the chair.
"This is getting nowhere. Stay here and I'll look for Shadow." Sonic told Silver and he started to walk away, "I knew we should have made a post to where to meet up." Sonic said to himself.
Silver again sigh but someone tap his shoulder.
"Hm?" Silver turn around and saw Fluttershy hiding her face, "Fluttershy? What are you doing here?"
Fluttershy was quiet. She remove her hands from her face but she is looking down.
"Hey, you can tell me anything. Is there something wrong?" Silver asks as he tried to look at her face.
"Silver. I-I'm sorry." She said with a decent tone.
"Sorry? For what?" Silver stood and wondered.
"Because, I've been a troublesome for you and Rarity. Especially, Rarity. I know that you know that I have feelings for you..." Fluttershy said as she raised her head up.
Silver didn't speak as he has no answer to this situation, "It's true that she has feelings for me, but how will I answer to that?!"
"But I guess I should let you be with Rarity. I understand your way of looking at her. You're having a great time even." Fluttershy said as she smile at him.
"Fluttershy, I-" Silver was cut off as Fluttershy spoke before him.
"You don't have to say anything Silver. I know you liked her in the first place. I'm just... I just wanna let things out and spill out my feelings. I know I've been holding the pain, the grudge.. and I think it's time I let all of those things go. In fact, I should be proud of you. I should be happy for you since you are happy with her." She said as she starts to form tears.
"Fluttershy. I don't know what to say... I-" He was again cut off by Fluttershy as she shake her head.
"You don't need to apologize Silver, I understand. Really. Instead of me hoping to be with you. I think it's best that I support your decisions and support your love." She said as she clean her tears.
"L-Love? Heh, Fluttershy you don't have to." Silver said as he blushed and looked away.
Fluttershy giggle at this, "See? We both laugh at this way. It's best that I will be your friend."
"It sure is. Thank you, Fluttershy. Huh?" Silver was surprised that Fluttershy hugged him.
"No, thank you Silver. For making me understand." She said as more tears formed.
"You're welcome? I mean, you'll do good anyway." Silver replied.
"Heh, yeah." Fluttershy said as she continues to hug him.
"Silver?"
Both of them let go as they saw Rarity with Twilight beside her.
"W-What is the meaning of this?" Rarity said as her eye is sort of twitching.
"Rarity, I could explain." Silver said as he tried to walk closer to Rarity.
"Silence!" Rarity shouted as a cyan like color of lightning hit Silver and knocks him away. The citizens of Ponyville started to stop dancing and wondered what is going on.
"Rarity! Calm down, I just told Silver my feelings. I'm just his friend now!" Fluttershy tried to reason with her.
"Lies! You think I would trust you for stealing Silver away from me?!" Rarity points a palm at Fluttershy.
The same cyan lightning came out of Rarity's hand and was about to hit Fluttershy. As it collided, a smoke started to form. The citizens of Ponyville started to run away from the fight. The smoke disperse as a purple barrier surrounds Fluttershy.
"What?!" Rarity was surprised to see Fluttershy has a barrier.
"Rarity. Stop this. This isn't you." Twilight said as she is floating in the air.
"You too Twilight?! Oh, how dreadful it is!" Rarity shouted as her hands glowed in a cyan lightning.
"What? What are you talking about?" Twilight didn't get what Rarity said but she fired the same thing.
Twilight didn't get prepared from Rarity's attack, "Oh no! I guess... I have to take... it!" She closed her eyes hoping that she will alright from the impact. Before the lightning reached her, a blue blur appeared in front of her and both of them disappeared. Making the attack, miss.
"Tch!" Rarity looked at Fluttershy trying to wake Silver up, "If I can't have Silver. No one will." Rarity's eyes turned in a full cyan color. A sphere formed on her chest and it started to expand as she screamed. The sphere started to grow alot faster. While the sphere is growing, lightning started to form around it and it starts to shoot everywhere.
Sonic and Twilight reappeared on a spot that is close in the combat.
"What is going on here?" Sonic wondered as he noticed that some of the anthroponies where trapped.
"I don't know. But I think I understand why Shadow needed Silver." Twilight said as Sonic looked at her.
"And why is that?" Sonic asked,
"Because, Rarity is covered in chaos energy." Shadow said as he came out of nowhere.
"Why didn't you tell me that in the first place. Plus, it's only a few words of information." Sonic said as he is annoyed.
"Hmph, you don't need information faker." Shadow said as he head towards to the giant sphere being formed.
"Hey Shadow! Damn it." Sonic tried to stop Shadow but it was too late.
"Sonic. Think you can save Fluttershy and Silver out of there?" Twilight asked Sonic and he just smirk and gives her a thumbs up.
He sped off and at the same time, Rainbow and Pinkie, along with Applejack reached Twilight.
"What in the tarnation is goin' on here sugarcube?" Applejack wondered as Twilight looked at them.
"There is no time to explain, but those citizens need some saving." She said as she points at the trapped citizens.
"Alright! Finally, some action!" Rainbow Dash said as she fly towards to the one who needs saving.
"Rainbow wait up! Oh, darn it." Applejack just run and follow her.
"Come on Pinkie, we need to get in there as well." Twilight said as she starts to fly off,
"Oh! Okie Dokie!" Pinkie said as she follows Twilight.
Shadow is rushing towards the giant cyan sphere. A lightning zaps directly at him but he dodge this easily. The impact from the lightning formed an ice spike. Shadow stood and look at it.
"Ice element? She definitely has chaos energy in her." Shadow said in his thought and True Chaos revealed again.
"What is the meaning of this?" He said while crossing his arms.
"Looks like another one got possessed of the chaos energy. This time, she has magic of ice. This might be difficult if I'm not mistaken."
"Hmph. I'm sure you got this. Finish this, and another piece of the puzzle will form." True Chaos said before he disappeared again.
"Piece of the puzzle? What are you talking about? Hey! Talk to me damn it!" Shadow was preoccupied a bit as he didn't notice the lightning is heading straight at him. He tried to move his head and it slightly graze his cheek. A small ice spikes formed on his cheeks. As he dodged this, he still went on ahead.
"True Chaos!" Shadow shouted as his body transformed into his magic form. The purple flames surrounded him and once it disperse he became True Chaos.
He then use his hands to create an explosion or a bounce and then he use his rocket boots to fly straight at the sphere. Back at Fluttershy, who is still waking Silver up.
"Silver? Please wake up!" Fluttershy said as she tried to shake Silver up.
Little did she know is that her surroundings are filled with ice spikes. What's more is that there is an ice spike above her. As the lightning from the sphere shoots out at any direction. It hit the ice spike that is on top of them that causes it to shake.
Silver then slowly open his eyes, "F-Fluttershy?"
"Silver!" Fluttershy cried as she hugged Silver.
Silver's vision got clear as he saw that the ice spike is about to fall.
"Fluttershy above!" He said as Fluttershy turned her head it fell.
Fluttershy didn't have time to react but before it reached a magic ball hits it and it exploded. Both of them looked to where it come from and it is from Sonic.
"You guys okay?" Sonic said as he run towards them.
"Yeah. Thanks. What is happening Sonic?" Silver wondered.
"You know that Shadow need you, right? Yeah, he needs you so that we can purify Rarity. She has a chaos energy." Sonic explain in a very short matter.
"W-What? Rarity has a... w-wait! I'm coming." Silver said as he tried to stand up but even before he could really stand up, he fell but Fluttershy caught him.
"I'm sorry buddy, but I think you're staying here for awhile. Stay here and I'll be right back." Sonic said as he dashed inside.
"N-No!" Silver said as he tried to let go of Fluttershy.
"Silver! Don't do this!" Fluttershy said as she tried to hold Silver off.
"I'll be fine, don't worry." Silver noticed Rainbow Dash flying towards it. "Rainbow? Applejack? Twilight and Pinkie? Oh no!"
"Fluttershy, our friends are gonna hurt Rarity. I can't let that happen." Silver said as he tried to force himself.
"N-No! The Rarity we knew is not there, I can't simply let you get hurt more." Fluttershy said as she tried to fly ahead of him but he grab her at her feet, "W-What?"
"I'm sorry Fluttershy, but I can't let you get hurt either. Stay here and you take care of the situation." Silver order her.
"But!"
"Don't worry! I am the one who will bring her back." Silver stood up and he raised his hands. "Golden Cyan!" Silver shouted and he transformed into his magic form.
He looked at Fluttershy one more and smiled while giving her a thumbs up. Fluttershy took the note of it and she nod. Silver looked at the sphere and sigh. His body glowed in cyan color and he started to float. He then went on to the field of battle, inside of the cyan sphere. As Silver is flying through the sphere, he could feel and sense the immense amount of magic and chaos. As he reach the inside, everything is frozen solid. He looked behind him and the exit is not there.
"An entrance only? I guess saving her would be the only reason to get out of here. One more thing is..." Silver is gripping his arms and started to shake them from the temperature, "Why does it have to be cold?"
After Silver's complaints, he heard some noise coming from the other side. He checked to see what is was and he saw his friends stuck on the wall. "Guys!" Silver looked at an diamond ice shape. He believes that Rarity was there.
"Argh!" Silver heard the familiar voice as he noticed that it was Shadow charging towards at the diamond ice shape.
Shadow use his agility and speed from dodging several ice spikes that are being shot at. Some almost hit his face but he managed to reach to the diamond ice shape. Shadow landed on the diamond and he put both of his hands on the diamond.
"Chaos Magic: Chaotic Burst!" A barrage of purple explosions formed from Shadow's hand that almost tried to break the diamond.
But as the smoke clears, it didn't leave a scratch.
"What?" Shadow became surprised from his attack being pointless.
His senses kicked in and he use his boots to create a big explosion under from his boots. As he manage to get out, an ice spike formed around the diamond which Shadow luckily escape from it. Shadow landed on a ceiling and performs another explosion from the boots. He rushed towards to the diamond shape again this time with force. His fist grew in larger flames as he is about to punch right through.
"Chaos Magic: Dark Flame Fist!" The flames from his hand grew larger and the flames from the boots boosts Shadow even further for more of the impact.
As it collided with the diamond, it created a huge shockwave that it reaches throughout the entire field. After from the shockwave, Shadow checked the result as it created a dent to it. Shadow looked at it dead serious as he raised his fist for another punch, but before he could an ice fist was formed from where Shadow is standing, punching him and putting him on the edge of the ceiling. Shadow tried to escape but his body quickly got covered in ice.
Silver watched Shadow from the distance as he couldn't believe that Shadow was defeated, "This can't be... I have to do something."
Silver charges in to the battlefield to help out the others.
"Shady!" Pinkie cried out as Rainbow clenched her fist.
"This is going no where! I have to fight." Rainbow said as she is about to fly but Sonic stopped her.
"I can't let you do something like that simple Dash. Shadow told us to stay put. He will take care of the diamond as we will take care of Rarity." Sonic explained to her which Rainbow looked down hopelessly, "But I won't just stand here and let Rarity get taken away from the chaos."
The girls looked at Sonic with a some of puzzled look.
"What do you mean sugar cube?" Applejack asks.
"You don't mean, you're gonna take her on, right?" Twilight thought of it, which Sonic nod his head.
"That's crazy! You don't have a magic form that would be best against that amount of chaos, plus how will you gain more power even?" Twilight wondered as Sonic smirk from that.
"I'm pretty sure you girls remembered what I am. Shadow maybe more stronger than me, physically, but not really. The thing is, I have more power inside of me. I can handle this." Sonic's last words before he looked at front. He took a step forward and raised his arm.
A hilt was formed and then a sword came out. The girls knew what Sonic meant about his forms.
"Caliburn!" Rainbow called out which the sword opens it eyes as Sonic wields it.
"Yes fair Rainbow. It is, I, Caliburn." Caliburn said as Sonic lowers him down.
"You ready to show the true power of Sir Sonic Knight of the Wind, again?" Sonic asks the sword as he got on to a stance.
"It would be glad to give all I have Sir Sonic." Caliburn said as he started to glow in a flash of light.
The girls hide their face from the light. As the light fades, a golden armor shines infront of them.
"Excalibur Sonic..." Twilight whispers as she looks at the shiny armor Sonic wore.
"Let's go. Excalibur." Sonic said as he quickly flew towards the diamond ice shape.
"I'm going to help him." Rainbow said as she started to fly behind.
"Wait Rainbow, argh, that girl. Stay here!" Twilight ordered the other two to stand down. She flew to catch up with Rainbow.
Pinkie slowly moves away just to follow them.
"Pinkie... where are you going? You did just heard that Twilight told us to stay right?" Applejack reminded her with a crossed arms.
"But Aplpejack, I'm just going to save Shadow. You do want to save him too right?" Pinkie asks which made Applejack surprised.
Applejack sighed in defeat as she lowers her hat, "Sorry Twilight. But if you guys need help, we have to save Shadow." Applejack said in her thought.
"Let's go." Applejack said as Pinkie cheered from that.
Back with Sonic, RD, and Twilight. Sonic was rushing with a great speed. The sword was covered in a blue aura as it contains magic.
"I'm prepared for this alright!" Sonic said as he slash the ice spikes that are supposed to hit on him.
Sonic then reaches the diamond and gives a slice to it. But just like what happened, it didn't leave any scratch.
"What? That's impossible." Sonic said to himself as Twilight gently flew behind Sonic.
"Maybe, you need to cut the point where it will totally do some damage." Twilight said which gave Sonic a surprise.
"Twilight? I told you to stay put." Sonic said which started to make him worried.
"I'm sorry Sonic! I tried to stop Rainbow but she-" Twilight was cutoff as they heard a battlecry.
They looked to where the sound came from. They saw Rainbow Dash rushing towards the diamond. A quick punch and a sonic wave formed around. Rainbow flew back and tried it multiple times. The ice spikes that are shooting at her failed to hit her due to her extreme speeds.
"Since when did Rainbow got so much faster in combat?" Sonic said in his thought as he observes Rainbow.
"The sonic waves are pretty intense. I could feel them. How much Rainbow been training." Twilight said thought as she is blocking herself from the winds.
"Hahaha! Is that the best you can do?!" Rainbow taunted Rarity as the whole place started to shake.
"What the?" Silver felt the tremble going on to the place.
"How futile." A familiar voice was heard around.
Ice spikes fired off around the corners and it hit Twilight.
"Ah!" She screamed as the ice spike hit her back and it pushed her downward. As she crashed down, Twilight got covered in ice.
"Twilight!" Sonic shouted as the sword move on it's own to break an incoming ice spike.
"Focus, Sir Sonic. Her advice and actions won't be in vain." Excalibur told Sonic as he nod and charges at the diamond.
Rainbow starts to dodge more of the ice spikes that is being fired around. She tried to catch up with the speed of her surroundings but she got hit on her wing which she starts to crash down.
"No! This can't be not yet!" Rainbow said as she crashed down and ice covered her entire body.
"What is going on?" Pinkie asked Applejack while trying their best finding Shadow.
"I don't know Pinkie. But we need to be careful." Applejack said as she had a step, her body starts to cover in ice, "Wha? Pinkie!"
"Applejack!" Pinkie screamed as she is also getting covered in ice.
Silver looked at the surroundings and ice spikes are flying around. He saw Sonic charging up to the diamond.
"Sonic? I have to help him." Silver said as he flew towards into the battle.
The ice spikes are also getting to him but he used his magic powers creating a barrier which made the ice spikes on contact became slow.
"Silver? Wait, that's it!" Sonic said in his thought while destroying the ice spikes targeting him and those getting on his way.
As Silver get a distance, the barrier around him grew small and was placed on his palm. Silver decided to throw the barrier towards the diamond. The sphere barrier made a contact and it grew big again. It surrounds the diamond. Sonic then flies faster than before rushing towards to the diamond. The sword got covered in blue aura as Sonic is putting everything on the attack.
"Time to break ya!" Sonic said as he sliced the diamond.
A bright blue light flashed. Sonic and Silver landed on the ground as they both high five.
"Nice one Silver! How did you know that putting your barrier around the diamond would make the ice spikes lose it's power?" Sonic wondered about the idea.
"I knew that Rarity is controlling them via magic or signal. Which I covered in my barrier to make that signal lose it's speed. What is more, is that you knew what I was planning to do." Silver said as they both laugh.
"Well we have our laughs. But the battle is not over yet." Sonic said as Silver nodded.
Both of them looked at the flashing light.
"I'll save you. No matter what!" Silver said in his thought as the flash faded revealing Rarity in a chaos form.
To be continued...
Author: I'm very sorry for the massive delay on the chapter. You guys have no idea how busy I've been with schooling. Events keep on coming and I had to do my best for a high rank on the events. Naturally, I could have finish this on the last week but I got tied up with assignments. So much stress. And because of that, I started to lose the flow of the chapter. Which it might be weird, but please forgive me. I've been having troubles as well with personal stuffs. Supposed to be, the arc would be finish in this chapter but I decided to cut it since it's been too long. Again I'm very sorry for the delay. I'll keep on working on the chapters, I Pinkie promise. That is all for me, Moonlight Arc here, over and out.