Author: Hello again! I'm back for another chapter. This time is going to be different since I'm starting to get the connection going and how I'm going to connect this to the next arc that is going to happen after this one. I said everything that I can for now. Let's get on with the story.

Chapter 24: Darkness Within Chaos

We are back in a middle of the night at Ponyville. Everything is peace and quiet as the citizens where all busy with their doings at their home. After the clean ups of the party, our heroes got to their respective places to stay. Our heroes heard the news about Rarity's recovery has been fully completed and she went back to her home with Silver taking care of her. Shadow as always takes a rest at Applejack's barn. As for the others, well they have their places. As for Sonic, well, we are going to check on him.

Sonic is with Twilight and Spike on their dining table eating their dinner meal.

"Um, Sonic? Hello?" Spike asked as he waved his hand infront of Sonic who is just frozen in his place.

"Huh? What?" Sonic blink and looked at Spike and Twilight whose looking both worried.

"Are you alright Sonic?" Twilight tilt her head showing her concern.

"Y-Yeah, of course I'm fine. Why'd you ask?" Sonic wondered as he scratches his head.

"Well, first off, you haven't eaten your food. Secondly, you've been starring at it for around five whole minutes. It's getting pretty weird actually." Spike commented.

"Spike, don't be rude." Twilight told Spike as he lower his head.

"No, no, it's okay Twi. He's… right about it." Sonic said as he lower his head.

"Sonic…?" Twilight started to ask.

"Yeah?" Sonic raised his head after he heard his name.

"I know it's not my business, but did Shadow told you something that is troubling you?" Twilight wondered which by then Sonic looked away slightly.

Flashback: At the Hospital

"Hey, anyone noticed Shadow and Sonic?" Twilight asks her friends,

"Uh, yeah. I think I heard that Shadow wanted to talk to Sonic about something, who knows." Pinkie said and then she went back to talking to Rainbow.

Not too near to them, Sonic and Shadow where on a different room, more like a storage room.

"Well, what do you want to talk about Shads?" Sonic asked while tapping his foot.

Shadow wasn't talking, but then he quickly punched Sonic in the face. Causing Sonic to fall off balance.

"Ow! What was that for?" Sonic said as he holds on to his bruised face, "You do realize that I'm still injured in the fight?"

"Tell me, faker. How did you hold that form?" Shadow asked he gave Sonic a stern look.

"I don't know what you're talking about." Sonic said as he stood up.

"You know what I mean. That form of yours, I don't recall any information about your transformation being like that. A combination of two different souls, that shouldn't even work." Shadow wondered.

"Well, when you're experienced with the souls, I'm certain you can hold both." Sonic said as he smirked and give Shadow thumbs up.

"Hmph, not too long." Shadow said as he crossed his arms.

"What are you talking about? I know the limits of using two souls together." Sonic said only making Shadow annoyed.

"You're an idiot are you? Combining two different souls in a single body would tear you apart. It would have drained your stamina extremely fast, but no, you held it pretty longer than it should be." Shadow said as he started to walk closer.

"And you're proof?" Sonic got to his defense stance.

"I can sense your energy when I broke free from that frozen prison. A certain someone told me an energy increasing over the limits." Shadow said as he pertaining about True Chaos.

"Oh? So you have an imaginary friend that tells you about my power, that's real immature of ya Shads." Sonic said as he laughs quietly.

Shadow growled and his hand burst in purple flames, but later then he breathes deeply and the flame disperses, "Let's get to the point. You used the chaos emeralds to sustain the stamina or the energy you required. Didn't you?"

"I have no choice on beating Rarity. I gotta do what I gotta do right?" Sonic said as smiles at his choice.

"I don't know if you had forgotten about your past. But the records tells about your body can't handle exposure of chaos energy. Even using a single chaos emerald to its limit would bring pain to your mind or even to your personality." Shadow explains.

"Well, I guess I don't. Whatever it is, I'm going to take the responsibility." Sonic said as he entered his serious face.

"Fool. I'm giving you a warning here, faker. If I heard the news about your chaotic being caused havoc and destruction in these lands. I don't hesitate to stop or kill you." Shadow said as his eyes turned like his True Chaos form.

Sonic didn't speak as he became slight of afraid and worried about himself. He knows Shadow as the expert or even a master to chaos energy and all. Sonic heed the words and

give Shadow a nod. With that, Shadow leaves the room. As Shadow left, he caught up with Twilight and their friends. Shadow went ahead and Sonic came out of the room.

Flashback End

"Ever since then, you guys never talk about it to us. Is everything alright Sonic?" Twilight started to get more worried.

"Y-Yeah. Everything is alright, I'm fine Twi and thanks for your concern, really appreciate it." Sonic said as he smiles.

"R-Right. Well, I'm just worried about you Sonic, and if there is anything you need. I'm all ears." Twilight said as she flap her ears.

Both Sonic and Twilight laugh at this.

"That's adorable Twi." Sonic said as he got tear in his eye.

"O-Oh, r-really?" Twilight was surprised to hear it as it causes her to blush and decided to look away.

"Yeah." Sonic said.

A small awkward silence was formed. Spike then looked left and right at the two, waiting to see who will break the silence. Sonic's smile disappears and stands up off the chair.

"I'll be at the top. I think I need some fresh air to think about stuffs." Sonic said.

"Oh! I'm sorry for bringing it up, I mean, it's not my business at all." Twilight quickly said so.

"No, no, it's um, different. Don't worry, you didn't do anything wrong. Well, I'll be going now." Sonic said as he turned around, he wipe off the tears, "Why am I tearing up?" He said in his thought.

"Okay…" Twilight said as she watched Sonic went upstairs.

As soon Sonic was gone, Twilight moans and smashed her head on the table.

"Well that went… alright?" Spike thought of it.

"Oh! What am I saying even? 'All ears'? I don't- I- Oh this is embarrassing…" Twilight said as she put her hands above her head.

"Hey, look on the bright side. You made Sonic laugh, that's a thing right?" Spike said as he stood on the table.

"I guess you could be right. It's really adorable as well that he laughs." Twilight smiles as blushes start to form on her cheeks.

"See? I think you kinda like it as well." Spike said as he teases her.

"Oh shut up, clean the tables and I'll set up our beds." Twilight said as she stands up and started heading upstairs. "Well, he is really cute when he laughs…" Twilight thought of

it but she then shakes her head. "What's more is… I hope you're okay."

Sonic is sitting on top the tree. He is staring at the sky watching the stars sparkles.

"Kinda reminds me of you Twilight." Sonic said to himself. He then remembers about what Shadow said.

"I'm giving you a warning here, faker. If I heard the news about your chaotic being caused havoc and destruction in these lands. I don't hesitate to stop or kill you."

"I wonder what he could mean by that… Chaotic being? I don't remember anything about a chaotic being. What's more, I only know Dark Sonic to be my chaotic being, but I'm certain I'm not that destructive towards anyone." Sonic said in his thought, "Ah what ever. Oh? I'm tearing up again…"

Sonic wiped his face again but his eyes widen as he saw blood on his gloves.

"Blood? Where did it come from?" Sonic said as he yawns, "Man, all this tearing blood and thinking make me sleepy…" He then gets up and went inside.

Sonic then checks to see if Twilight is sleeping and so far, both Spike and Twilight were sleeping. Before he closes the door, he noticed Twilight's smile as he expects that she is dreaming something nice. Sonic then heads downstairs to sleep on the coach as usual.

"Alright… time to sleep…" Sonic closes his eyes.

Few hours later, inside Sonic's head, he couldn't see anything but he can hear laughter. Something evil starts to form inside of his head.

"Wha- who- who are you?!" Sonic said in his sleep.

Sonic clenched his hands on to the couch and starts to growl and grunt from the pain he is having.

"What's… happening to me…!" Sonic's eyes starting to open and as he did, his eyes are pure black with a red as the pupil and other eye is more of a swirling red eye.

A laughter has end the chapter.

Author: Well here is a quick chapter for ya. I made this quick because I'm aware I might get busy again. Hope this would be enough for now, as I will need to prepare for an upcoming new story. Well, it's not a new story, it's still the same story but a let's say less characters. That's the way I think? I don't know. Anyways, that is all for me. Moonlight Arc, signing out. Peace!