Sonic arrived just in time to see the castle being blasted by badniks. Princess Celestia was knocked unconscious and fell along with the balcony as it gave way.
"PRINCESS CELESTIA!" Twilight screamed.
Sonic quickly sprang into action and homing attacked chunks of the balcony, carefully positioning them underneath the princess before quickly dropping back down and running full speed in Blue Tornado. The chunks of balcony along with the princess began slowing down before gently touching down on the ground. Sonic slowed to a stop before watching Eggman along with Nightmare Moon retreat, leaving the ship to crash into the castle like a homing missile.
Twilight and the girls rushed over to Princess Celestia, trying to wake her up while Sonic and Tails ran off to retrieve the next Element.
Later in the heart of Canterlot, Sonic and Tails had regrouped with the ponies and Spike.
Rarity stepped forward. "Where have you two been? Did you find the element?" she asked.
Sonic nodded before pulling out said element and letting it float over. "Ok Rarity. You know what to do." he said.
Rarity pulled out her necklace. The element began to spin around her before placing itself into the necklaces' slot just like the last few elements. The entire necklace glowed a matching purple before fading to its regular golden shine.
Rarity's Element of Harmony was now restored!
Rarity smiled. "Thank goodness we found it! And thank goodness Princess Celestia is alright!"
Sonic and Tails walked over to Twilight with unsure expressions. Celestia was the RULER of Equestria after all.
Princess Celestia smiled. "You must be Sonic and Tails. Twilight has told me a lot about you and your successful attempts to recover the Elements of Harmony."
Sonic smiled back. "It's no problem at all your highness! We've got it all under control!" he exclaimed.
Tails nodded. "All we need is 1 more element and we're good to go! And according to my handheld, it's right next to Ponyville in the Everfree Forest."
Fluttershy gasped. "Oh no...Maybe you're handheld's not working! Maybe it says...Whitetail woods!" she said, hoping to throw them off course. The last thing she'd want to do is go into the forest.
Tails double checked the device. "Hmm...Nah! It's working perfectly and it clearly says Everfree Forest." he corrected.
Sonic chuckled. "What's wrong Fluttershy? Afraid of a few monsters? Don't worry about it cause i'll be there to keep us safe." he assured.
Fluttershy began to feel more secure. "R-really? W-well...I can't argue with that. Ok then…" stuttered the timid pegasus.
Princess Celestia nodded. "I'll use my magic to keep contact with you. Good luck. Now if you'll excuse me, I have to see to Canterlot Castle's reconstruction." she said before flying off.
Twilight smiled. "Alright everypony! Let's go get that last element!" she exclaimed.