Upon coming to, Sonic groaned, feeling a slight pain in his head. It wasn't until a few seconds that he realized where he was...or where he wasn't. All he could see was a heavenly void and nothing more. He looked around and still found nothing. He also found himself floating.

"What the…? Where am I? Where'd everything go?" he asked. His voice echoed into the distance.

"Could this really be the end?"

Sonic suddenly heard a familiar voice. "Don't worry Sonic. This is all just a vision from my magic. You did well Sonic. You defeated Discord and imprisoned him back into stone. On behalf of all of Equestria, I say thank for all that you've done to restore this land back to normal." she said before creating a real time simulation of Equestria. The darkened sky had returned to its natural state, all the ponies were happily celebrating from Canterlot to Cloudsdale, and a huge rainbow swept over the sky.

Sonic chuckled, rubbing the back of his head. "Just doing what I gotta do though I really couldn't have done it without the girls' help. I knew friendship was a thing but I never knew it would be so important. Guess I learned something today." he said.

Princess Celestia nodded as the simulation faded. "That's just one of the many wonders that the magic for friendship has to offer. Not only have you defeated Dr. Eggman and Discord, but you've also shown that the magic of friendship doesn't just exist in Equestria. It's everywhere. You can seek it out like Shadow and Tails have or you can forever be alone as Dr. Eggman has chosen. You truly are a hero Sonic the Hedgehog." she added.

Sonic smiled and gave a thumbs up before everything went white again.

"Sonic?"

"You alright there?"

"Wake up!"

"C'mon! Wake up!"

Sonic's vision quickly returned to normal as he woke up lying on the outskirts of Ponyville surrounded by Twilight and her friends.

"W-What happened?" he asked.

Twilight beamed. "We saved Equestria! That's what happened!"

Applejack nodded. "And how! Now we can finally relax and not have to worry about anything!" she said.

Tails flew over and helped Sonic up before landing. "You did it again Sonic! Way to go, bro!" he congratulated.

Sonic smiled. "Thanks buddy!" he replied before noticing one last portal open up nearby. Sonic looked to Tails and nodded.

Princess Luna gazed at it confused. "Another portal? What is it this time?" she asked.

Tails sighed while Shadow approached the two, ready to go home.

Fluttershy took notice of this and gave a worried look. "Wh-What's wrong? Is everything alright?" she asked.

The two-tailed fox looked up at all the ponies watching. "I'm sorry everypony...but I think it's time for us to leave." he explained.

Everypony but The Mane 6, Spike, and the 2 princesses left for home.

Sonic frowned. "I know...goodbyes aren't always the greatest." he said.

Shadow was the first to enter, leaving Sonic and Tails to say farewell.

Princess Celestia looked towards her younger sister before nodding. "I think it's time we showed them OUR gift to them. "

Luna nodded. "I couldn't agree more sister." she said before using her magic to show an image:

Deep in the Everfree Forest, in the darkest point where only one light shines through the trees, stood a golden statue of Sonic, Tails, and the Mane 6. On the bottom was a message inscribed that read:

"Sonic the Hedgehog, Tails the Fox, and The Elements of Harmony.

Our brave heroes of harmony live on."

Sonic and Tails smiled at the image. before turning back to the two princesses.

"Thanks. Good to know we have our own little spot in Equestrian history!" Sonic said.

Twilight and the girls ran over into a group hug.

Tails looked back to Sonic. "I'll see you on the other side." he said before grabbing his handheld and flying into the portal, leaving Sonic alone with the girls.

Pinkie Pie stepped forward. "It's been a lot of fun with you here!"

"But now I guess we gotta go our separate ways." Applejack added.

Fluttershy nodded. "Please take care of yourselves and try not to get hurt!" she warned.

"Good luck out there blue blur and keep rocking!" Rainbow Dash said.

Rarity smiled. "So long Sonic! Stay strong!"

Twilight stepped forward and held out a hoof. "Do us all a favor and never stop running!" she said.

Sonic grinned and gave Twilight a hoofbump. "Thanks a lot girls. And don't worry! I have my reputation to keep up anyway!" he said.

Sonic turned to face the portal then turned his head back to the girls and gave a thumbs up with his hot-headed grin before spin-dashing into the portal which closed afterwards, leaving Princess Celestia, Princess Luna, Twilight, Fluttershy, Rarity, Rainbow Dash, Pinkie Pie, Applejack, and Spike smiling.

Back on Mobius, Shadow was long gone but Tails remained, awaiting the arrival of Sonic. The blue hedgehog flew out of the portal just before it closed and landed perfectly on the grass.

Tails ran over and greeted his friend. "Hey Sonic! Looks like we're finally back!" he said.

Sonic nodded, smiling. "Yeah...hopefully we have some time to relax before Egghead gets another plan in that noggin of his! I'm pretty beat!" he stated.

Tails chuckled before noticing something. "Hey Sonic...aren't those the shoes that Rarity made you?" he asked.

Sonic looked down and to his surprise, he was wearing the shoes only they appeared more like his original sneakers. The only few differences were that the buckles were made of real gold and the white stripes had a softer texture like silk but still had an elastic and durable feel to them. The blue hedgehog grinned. "No worries! I kinda like them! They're extremely comfy!" he commented.

Tails nodded. "Hopefully they last long too. C'mon! There's something I need to test out and I'm gonna need your help with it! I know the perfect place!" he said before spinning his two tails and taking flight.

Sonic waved. "You go ahead! I'll catch up with you in a bit!" he yelled before turning back to the empty space where the portal once was and suddenly hearing Princess Celestia's voice one last time.

[On behalf of all Equestria, I wish you the best of luck on your adventures in the future and as the girls said: Never stop running and always keep on rocking. We hope you can return soon. Until then, farewell Sonic the Hedgehog.]

Sonic nodded with a hot-headed grin before giving a thumbs up and running off to catch up with Tails.

Their next adventure awaits!

THE END