My Little Pony/Sonic the Hedgehog

CHAOS IS MAGIC

Updated! DX Edition!

Chapter 2: Deceptive Rebirth

New Megaopolis. Inside the Eggdome, Doctor Robotnik observes his work on finding the Chaos Energy signals. Snively enters the room. "Doctor... Sir?"

"Snively." He turns around to him. "How goes the search?"

Snively gulps. "Progress has been slow... and I cannot locate the other beacon."

"May I ask, Snively? How exactly did these beacons show up?"

"Well, sir. It may have been the repercussion of Chaos power fused with some kind of elemental magic. Thus a chain reaction was created."

Eggman points the map screen. "These beacons are those from another dimension. As I thought. Their power seems even more matched than the Chaos Emeralds. They seem to be of elemental magic origin, but they look less powerful than the six main ones. And the seventh could be... As powerful as the rest of them." He smiles. "If we somehow brought all of these beacons together, we should be able to have the final location of the seventh beacon on our radar. And once I have it, I will drain this Chaos Beacon and use all of it's power to dominate everything. And then nothing in the world can stop the all powerful Eggman Empire. Hahahahahaha!"

Snively laughs with him. "Hahahahaha!"

"Now go fix me a sandwich, Snively." He asks him. "All this gloating is making me hungry." He says as he sits back down and Snively walks away down the catwalk while groaning.

Meanwhile... At the Dragon Kingdom.

"Angel?" Called out a soft voice. It's Fluttershy and she's looking around for Angel. She looks under a flat rock. "Angel?" She calls out again "Angel?" but there was no response. "Ohhhh... where could you be?"

"WHEEEE!" Pinkie suddenly appeared sliding in front of Fluttershy's way on. "This is fun! Don't you think, Fluttershy?" Pinkie slides over a loop and jumps around on three rock pillars. "It's so 'rocky' if you ask me." While Pinkie plays around a tilting rock sitting on the tip of a pillar, Fluttershy begins to worry more.

"Oh, Pinkie. I'm just so worried about Angel." She said. "I just hope he's okay. But I also hope our friends are okay too."

"Don't feel so glum, just be all fun. Worrying makes it sad, being happy makes you glad. That's what I always say." Pinkie says as she jumps off the rock and back on the ground.

"Oh... okay. I guess I have to be strong for Angel then. Right." Fluttershy tries to but breaks down the worry works again. "Ohhhh, it's not working. What if something bad happens to him. What if he's hungry, or... lost... or maybe even..."

Pinkie cheers her up. "Aww... don't worry, Fluttershy. I'm sure he's okay. Remember, he's a good swimmer."

"But that's the thing." Fluttershy becomes teary eyed. "What if he fell into a river and hurt his leg or worse, he got eaten by a carnivorous crocodile? Or what if a python spotted him and gobbled him up. Or... or... or what if a raging grizzly tore him to shreds. Ohhhhhhhh! I can't bare to think more!" She covers her eyes in fear.

Pinkie still tries to cheer her up despite trying to keep her smile up. "I'm sure Angel is just fine."

"Really?" She looks up at Pinkie.

"Absolutely. And I'm sure we'll find him and bring him back home." Pinkie said and Fluttershy hugs her.

"Oh, thank you, Pinkie. You're a good friend." She lets go and continues to walk. "I just wonder where we are right now."

Pinkie bounces along with Fluttershy. "Hmm... I dunno. But it's seems familiar. I know that smell from anywhere." She sniffs. "Smell like dragons."

Fluttershy then stops dead in her tracks and her pupils shrink in fear. "D-D... Dragons?"

"Yep. Smell like dragons, alright." She sniffs again. "And I smell chili-dogs. Or maybe it's apple sauce. Apple dumpling?"

"We... we should probably leave before the d-d-dragons come home." Fluttershy turns the other direction and walks with fear. "We don't want to be *gulp* eaten..."

"Aww... Relax, silly. I'm sure there aren't any around here to be all billy." Pinkie says.

Then, a roar boomed in the air and rumbled the ground, causing Fluttershy even more fear and faint on the ground like a goat, she even bleats like one. Pinkie looked around to see where the roar came from. With a worried expression on her face, Pinkie moved backwards but then bumps into a metal nose. She turns back and examines it.

"Wow! I didn't know their bones were metal. These dragons must be from the future." Pinkie happily says but gets a puff of smoke to the face from the nose as it turns out... "Wait a minute..." Pinkie then sees that the dragon facing her is a robot dragon. "That is a real metal fire breathing future dragon! Run for your liiiiiiiiives!" Pinkie screams as the Robian dragon roars.

Pinkie runs past Fluttershy who is petrified by the Robian dragon and could not move. Pinkie bites onto her tail and pulls her away before the dragon could chomp her. Pinkie and Fluttershy gallop away screaming as more Robian dragons start chasing after them.

"You know what's scarier than giant fire breathing pony eating dragons?" Fluttershy asked Pinkie.

"No, what?"

"Being eaten by giant metal fire breathing pony eating dragons!" She yelled.

The two then stop at two cross paths, unsure of which direction to go. "Oh no! Which way?" Fluttershy asked as she looked back to see the robots coming closer.

Pinkie decides the only way she knows how to decide. "Hmm... eenie, meanie, minie, moe, catch a manticore by the toe..." Pinkie then points to the left direction. "It's that way! C'mon!" They gallop to the left only to be greeted by a horde of Robian Dragons. "Holy moly! That's a lot of dragonolies!" They roar and the two ponies scream.

Over at the Great Forest. Bean the Duck and his polar bear buddy, Bark are looking for Apple Bloom and Silver Spoon whom they lost.

"C'mon, Bark! They could've gone this way!" Bean said to his rather mute friend. "I can't believe we saw some ponies, and I wanted to ride one."

They pass through the bushes which reveal where the two fillies are hiding. Once they think they've lost them, they continue their feud quietly.

"*sigh* Thank goodness. If wasn't for you to scream so loud, this wouldn't have happened." Spoon says.

"Me screamin'?" AB points her hoof forward. "If Ah hadn't been stuck with you Ah could've taken care of mahself just fine."

"Like you know how to take care of yourself." Spoon said as she got up. "Well, it was nice knowing you, blank flank, but I'm not spending another hour with you." She walks out of the bushes.

"Good enough for me." AB said as she left the bushes. She then turns around huffs to let the steam out but then hears Spoon yell in terror. Apple Bloom peeks out from the bushes to see Spoon grabbed by her hooves by Bark.

Bean runs up to him and praises him. "A pony! Bark! You got the pony! YAY! Let's keep her... I'll feed her and comb her hair and name her 'Daniella'."

Spoon is shocked by Bean's antics and Apple Bloom watches them go off with her. Somehow, even though Apple Bloom despises Silver Spoon, she somehow feels guilty about letting her get taken away by crazy maniacs like them. Just then, Bean then spots Silver Spoon's cutie mark which is a spoon and it sparkles, triggering Bean's mind of mood swings. "Shiny?" Bean grabs Silver Spoon off of Bark and tries to pull the 'shiny' off her flank. "SHINY!"

"What?! What are doing?"

"Give me that shiny! I want it! I want it!" He claws at it.

"OW! Stop it! You're ruining my lovely cutie mark!" Spoon panicked.

AB sees that she's in trouble and tries to think of something. She sees Bean trying to get 'his shiny' off her. AB gasps at the thought of an idea. She pulls out a cowbell from her bow. "Granny Smith's lucky cowbell." She jumps out of the bushes and rings the cowbell to get his attention. "Hey! Mr. Duck, sir! Over here!" She called out and Bean stops to see Apple Bloom holding a shiny cowbell and his eyes become crazy yellow. "Shiiiny!"

"Go git it!" Apple Bloom tosses through the trees allowing Bean to chase after it. After dealing with him, Apple Bloom did not notice Bark, who is not so stupid as he looks and tries to squash Apple Bloom with his fists. She dodges them and bucks Bark in the knee, making him howl and hops around holding his knee. She helps Silver Spoon up and they both make a run for it back into the woods. Bark loses them and cringes in frustration.

Over to Bean. He is desperately trying to find the cowbell in the bushes but fails to find it. "Shiny?" He starts tearing up. "Shiny..." He begins to cry as sad music plays in the background. "My beautiful shiny... I thought what we had was SPECIAAAALLLLLL!"

Back over to Apple Bloom and Silver Spoon, they have managed to survive that encounter and they begin to talk.

"Why? Why did you come back for me?" Spoon asked.

"I was... just helping out somepony in need." AB said and Spoon frowns.

"It was stupid. I could've saved myself." Spoon and AB start walking.

"Yeah, and let that duck try to rip out your cutie mark? Not a chance. I couldn't leave anypony behind, especially if it was mah arch enemy."

"I still hate you. But then again... what you actually did back there was very helpful... where did you get that bell?"

"It was Granny Smith's good luck charm. She used it to herd in all of the cows into the Apple Farm for milking. She gave it to me for mah birthday."

"Hmph. Some lousy present to drive that loony crazy must have been good luck."

"A lousy present that came in handy at a rightful time, Ah should say."

"I suppose so." Spoon grunts. "Ugh! I can't believe I'm actually talking to you. After what we've been through; Calling you names, calling you talentless, calling you..."

"Blank flanks?"

"Yes. Blank flanks. You know... despite what has happened and you saving my life... I'm actually starting to get along with you." Spoon said but quickly noticing AB smiling. "But don't get too soft. Just because you helped me doesn't mean we're friends.

"Whatever you say." AB replied and looked away.

"Oh... and thanks... Apple Bloom." Spoon smiles at her for the first time and AB smiles back.

"Don't mention it." She replied.

Silver Spoon then expresses worry. "I just wonder where Diamond Tiara is right now..."

Cut over to the Chaos Chamber in Downunda. "...I hope she's safe." Doctor Finitevus holds up the unconscious Diamond Tiara up to an altar similar to the Master Emerald altar on Angel Island, whilst still in her bubble, surrounded by the seven multi colored Chaos Emeralds. Mammoth Mogul sets up the Chaos Syphon beam and aims at DT with it.

"It is ready, Doctor."

"After all these years, Locke, fate still haunts you. Now you get to taste it's blood." Finitevus says as he places Diamond in place. "Mogul... start the machine."

Mammoth uses his Ixis powers to power up the Chaos Syphon and red electricity flows within it. Doctor Finitevus then begins the ritual and extends his arms. The Chaos Emeralds then glows with red aura. Finitevus then renounce his hex. "The servants are the seven Chaos. Chaos is power. Enriched by MY WILL!" His hands glow dark and the Chaos Emeralds link into Diamond Tiara in the bubble and she groans in pain. "Now, Mogul! Activate the beam! Hurry!" Mogul turns the machine on and it shoots a powerful red beam at Diamond Tiara and she screams.

Mogul checks the temperature of the beam and it's way to high. "It's imcomplete, Finitevus. Stop the ritual!"

"NO! I have waited far too long for this! I will have my revenge! Enerjak will be reborn!" The 'good' doctor tries his hardest while the effects become too high.

While that's happening... back at Angel Island. Applejack and Rarity are confronted by Locke himself.

"And who might you be, you... porcupine?" Rarity questioned.

"I am Locke, guardian of Angel Island and the Master Emerald. Who are you?"

"Well, I am Rarity, fashionista and artistic designer of Ponyville. And this is my dear friend Applejack, the best farm pony in Sweet Apple Acres."

Locke still isn't convinced they are thieves. "Who are you working for? Nack the Weasel? Rouge? Scourge?"

"Listen, mister." Applejack talks. "We ain't lookin' for trouble."

"Really. Usually when the thieves say that, they actually are looking for trouble." He points at the Master Emerald to the ponies. "The Master Emerald is a very rare relic to be stolen. And once I sense the presence of someone about to take it... I must do my part and drive you thieves off!" He charges at them and Rarity dodges out of the way.

"Oh please. Not right now! I just got my mane done." She complained.

Locke puts on his battle pose. While Applejack tries to convince him. "We ain't thieves! Honest!" Locke charges again with his fist forward and Applejack ducks beneath him.

"I can see through your lies! Don't take me for a fool!" He charges at her again and she dodges.

"I ain't lying! We just want to know where we are that's all." Suddenly Locke slams the ground with his spikey fist, causing a shockwave and sends Applejack into the air and back down. "So much for being the Element of Honesty." She says getting up.

Locke then turns his attention on Rarity and begins throwing stones at her. "Oh my!" She says in shock. Locke throws a stone that impacts the wall but also gets dust all over Rarity's mane. "Ahh! Dirt!" She then gets angry and looks at Locke. "Oh... IT. IS. ON!" Locke charges up at Rarity and tries to throw strikes at her but she ducks and bucks him in the face. "Take that, you ruffian!" He grabs her tail and she yelps. Locke hurls her around and tosses her over to the Master Emerald. As she gets up, she gazes the Emerald with widen eyes as she takes in all of it's beauty. "Why this gem is so beautiful."

Locke tries to stop her. "Get away from the Emerald!" But just then, his legs get lassoed by Applejack and he trips. "Sorry. Ah mean nothin' by it."

Rarity puts her hoof on the Master Emerald but it suddenly sparks up and it zaps her. "Ow! What was that?" Suddenly the emerald glows insanely bright and Locke senses it's power. "No..." He mutters and the Emerald surges, creating a shockwave that sends Rarity flying off the altar and hits a wall. As she falls to the ground, Applejack comes to her aid.

"Rarity!" She cried and helps her up as the two watch the Emerald explode in light.

Back in the Chaos Chamber, Finitevus is struggling to reawaken Enerjak as the machine goes out of control and so do the Chaos Emeralds. "Enerjak! Hear me! Reawaken your soul! Embrace your new host!" Green energy surges around Diamond Tiara as she moans. "Become reborn!" The monster that is Enerjak glows inside Diamond Tiara as she opens her eyes. They turn from blue to green with red pupils. The machine's power is at maximum temperature and short circuits. Mogul finds some cover while the energy becomes too much. Soon enough, Diamond's body starts to stretch. Her legs are taller and blue hoof slippers appear with yellow tape around. Her tiara becomes yellow and pointy and grows a unicorn horn from her forehead, as well as sprouting red wings on her back. Finally she gains yellow and blue armor and her mane and tail glows with green aura. Finitevus grins evilly at his success and stops the ritual. The sparks were gone and the Chaos Emeralds fall to the ground along with the Diamond Tiara.

Back on Angel Island, the light from the Master Emerald has dimmed and Rarity and Applejack open their shielded eyes to see that the Emerald has shattered. Locke looks upon the shattered emerald and has a thought. "No... He's back... Finitevus you fool."

Mogul sees that Finitevus has done it and he floats over to DT now powered by Enerjak. "How I lived to see this day. Enerjak... Welcome back..." He lends a hand to her but Diamond's eyes open and shoots a beam at Finitevus with her horn, he crashes into a pillar and falls down. The Enerjak-powered Diamond Tiara then sees herself and laughs hysterically. Finitevus weakly gets up and sees what has happened.

"What is this?" He asks in astonishment. "I released you! You are to obey me now!"

"Obey you?" Diamond Tiara says with a dark and eerie voice. She then uses her horn's magic and lifts Finitevus up in the air and rams him over to Mogul as he trips over to the Chaos Syphon machine and destroys it. "Look at me!" Diamond looks herself in the mirror. "I'm an... alicorn now! But I also have so much power!" Electricity sparks within her hooves. "And with it... I can do whatever I want with it. I can be the most powerful princess in this world."

Finitevus gets angry, pushes Mogul off of him and shoots Chaos spears at her. "No! YOU WILL OBEY ME!" Diamond simply just knocks the spears away with her hooves. Finitevus then comes up with the theory. "No... I harnessed the energy of the Chaos Emeralds and the Master Emerald and send it directly to this body to reawaken Enerjak... but all it lacked was a conscious? And now... she's taken it over." Dr. Finitevus gathers his energy. "Well... if I brought you back, I can take you back where you belong."

"No, you won't!" Diamond glares and shoots a green beam at Dr. Finitevus. Draining him of his powers and leaving him on the floor. Mogul sees this and looks at Enerjak Diamond as she sprouts her wings and takes flight. "This is the most greatest day of my life! And the best part is... I'm unstoppable! Hahahahahahahaha!" Mogul looks at her in a very scared way as Diamond takes off and leaves the chamber laughing. Mogul runs up to the weakened Finitevus and feels his pulse. He's still alive but for how long? Mogul has no choice but to do one thing he'll truly regret.

Back at the dragon kingdom... Pinkie Pie and Fluttershy are cornered by the Robian Dragons.

Fluttershy gulps in fear. "This... is... bad."

"Fluttershy, if we do get eaten, I want to tell you. When I was watching Angel back at the cottage, I accidently fed him three carrots instead of two." Fluttershy's widen and looks to Pinkie. "What? He was really, really hungry."

The Robians move in on them and one of them stomps a passing butterfly. Fluttershy gasped in shock as she witnessed the Robian stepped on the butterfly. This causes her to tick at the topic of seeing innocent animals or insects being harmed and becomes infuriated. "Are you... KIDDING ME!" She flies up to one of them. "How dare you! How dare you hurt that poor butterfly!" She screamed at his face in anger. "I mean... I know you're dragons and all but you had to step on a poor, harmless, little butterfly. It makes me so frustrated. If he had a family who worries for him, would you feel bad? No! Because, you are just big meanies!"

The Robians then burst into tears and cry out oil from their eyes. Fluttershy sees that they are crying and floats over to them to comfort. "Aww... There, there. It might have just been an accident. I know you didn't mean to hurt him. I'm sorry I yelled at you." The Robian dragon looks at Fluttershy and licks her with his metal, oil dripping tongue.

"Aww..." Pinkie says. "I think he likes you." She bounces.

The dragons then look innocent at Fluttershy and she commands them. "Umm... so... can you please leave us alone so we can find our friends in this terrifying world? Pretty please with a cherry on top?"

The Robians nod and they leave the area. Pinkie bounces along, cheering for Fluttershy's efforts. "Whoo-hoo! Go Fluttershy! You rock!"

Fluttershy blushes and giggles. "Wow. I do rock!"

"No really..." Pinkie stands on another giant rock on a pillar. "You rock the yard." She looks at the reader. "Get it? Rock the yard?"

Pinkie slides off the rock and somersaults back over to Fluttershy and they smile. Pinkie then turns and sees a sign post. "Hey look! A sign post. That way we don't lost!" The signs on it say: United Federation and Acorn Kingdom.

"Where did that sign post came from?" Fluttershy asked.

"I dunno. But look at that one. Acorn Kingdom. Maybe there are acorns all over it. *gasps* And maybe even sweets!"

"Oh, I don't know. I mean, I still have to find Angel."

"Maybe that's where Angel is. We should go that way." Pinkie points and bounces along the path.

"Are you sure?"

"Sure I'm sure. I'm the gosh-darn Pinkie Pie and I'm always right."

"Oh, okay. I supposes that's right... um, right." Fluttershy follows Pinkie to the Acorn Kingdom. "Oh, Angel... Where are you?"

Back in Robotnik's lair. "This is it? I sent those SWATbots to retrieve an anomaly from the castle, and all I get... IS THIS?!" He points at... Angel the Bunny, being restrained by Robotnik's SWATbots. "A stupid bunny rabbit?!" He glares at Snively. "Either your theory about the Chaos remnants are false or you simply think they were nothing but fluffy animals."

"Sir, I guarantee you, I am not lying!" Snively says. "The machine was just malfunctioning!"

Eggman grabs Snively by the collar and threatens him. "You better tell me the truth then, or I'll-"

Suddenly he gets cut off as something powerful blasts the door open. Eggman drops Snively and tumble along the floor. They look up to see a black hedgehog walking up to them. "You?" Eggman recognizes him.

The black hedgehog's hands then glow with Chaos Energy and threatens them while Angel watches. "Where is Professor Robotnik's diary, Doctor?" Said Shadow. Shadow the Hedgehog.

Back at Angel Island, the three look at the shattered Master Emerald. Rarity picks up some of the pieces. "Oooh! They more beautiful, cut down to this size. They would make good for a fabulous dress."

Locke snatches it off her hoof and collects the pieces. "How could this be?"

"What's going on, Locke?" Applejack asks.

"The Master Emerald's power has been drained and has broken apart. If we don't get it's power back, Angel Island will plummet down into the ocean." Locke says.

"Well, that doesn't sound pleasant." Rarity says.

"The Master Emerald was created by the echidnas long ago. To hold a very powerful entity from ever causing chaos." Locke says.

"What kind of entity?" Applejack asks.

But as they converse, a Warp Ring appears and Mammoth Mogul steps out with the unconscious Finitevus in his arms. The ponies and Locke gasp and put up their battle stance, but Mogul, with regret on his face, tells him. "Locke, Finitevus needs help."

Finitevus holds out his hand weakly toward Locke. "Ener...jak...returned...out of... control." His tells him before passing out again.

Locke becomes horrified about hearing his words.

Back to Apple Bloom and Silver Spoon, they take a break from all that walking. Apple Bloom bucks an apple tree which drops some apple and she catches one.

"If bucking apples is so easy for you, how come it's not your talent?" Spoon asks.

"It runs in the family." Apple Bloom says before taking a bite of the apple. "Mmm! Go on, try one. It's good."

Spoon sees an apple roll to her hooves and she picks it up. "You know, I've never eaten any apples in my whole life."

"Never?" AB is shocked to hear. "Why?"

"You know why?"

"Oh? Well, now's the time ta try one." She insisted.

Spoon stares at the apple for a moment and takes a bite from it. "Mmm... Mmm! This is actually delicious." She said with shock.

"There's more where that came from." AB bucks the tree again and more apples rain down.

"You know, Apple Bloom? I used to think whatever you and your friends do is completely useless. But this... well... you are quite nice." Spoon says. "I really mean it... despite our differences... this has turned out to be overriding experience."

"Thanks, Silver Spoon."

"Listen... I'm sorry for calling you and the others blank flanks earlier. Ugh, I'm sorry for always calling you that actually."

"That's okay. At least with mah resources and your charm, we kinda make a pretty good team." She said but just then two pony figures jump out of the bushes and surprised AB and Spoon. "WAAAAH!" They screamed.

They then reveal to be Scootaloo and Sweetie Belle. "Apple Bloom? We found you!" Scootaloo cried and she hugs AB.

"Scootaloo? Sweetie Belle!" AB happily exclaims as Sweetie Belle also hugs her. "You've been looking for me this whole time?"

"Of course. We are Crusaders. And... I'd thought that if we came to find you, we would get a 'finding our lost friend' cutie mark." Sweetie Belle said.

AB tears. "You did all that fer me? Thanks."

The two then spot Silver Spoon with her. "What's she doing here!?" Sweetie Belle protests.

"Yeah? Was she tormenting you this whole time, Apple Bloom?" Scootaloo asked. They apparently still think Spoon as their bully.

"Girls! Wait! Silver Spoon is not what you think she is." AB defended Spoon.

"Well, duh!" Sweetie Belle sarcastically says as Scoots glares. "We know exactly what she is! She and Diamond Tiara always picked on us, you know that."

"I do. Err...? Used to. But... that's not the point." AB explains. "We kinda settled our differences... and... we're friends now." Spoon was shocked of what she said.

"Friends?" She asked in confusion.

This also caused Sweetie Belle and Scootaloo to gasp in fright of what she said.

Back in Robotnik's lab.

Shadow holds Eggman with one hand demanding the diary. "Where's is it, doctor? Professor Gerald's diary! I must know who I am."

"Put me down! Gerald Robotnik is my grandfather and you're his creation, Shadow. I practically own you." Eggman screamed.

Snively tried to flee but Shadow grabbed him by his hair and interrogates him by pulling on it. "Snively... where is Professor Gerald's diary?"

He tugs his hair and he screams in pain. "Please... Not the hair! Anything but the hair!" Shadow tugs it again and he howls again.

"The diary. WHERE?" Shadow demanded.

Snively could not take the pain and spills the beans. "On... Robotnik's desk study. It's right there!"

Shadow smiles coldly. "Thank you." He throws Eggman off his hand. He then carelessly rips off Snively's hair and he shrieks in heavy pain. "That's for wasting my time." He said before going into the study and Snively drops to the ground and cries. Angel watching this, laughs at his misfortune.

Shadow grabs Gerald Robotnik's diary and opens it, while still holding Snively's hair and finds a optical disk inside. "This might explain some answers. But I need to find a computer to play it. And I know just where."

Snively continues to cry while Eggman accuses him for betraying him. "You traitor!"

"HE TOOK MY HAIR!" He cried.

"So what? Being bald is beautiful!"

"Those were my last six hairs."

Shadow leaves the base but Angel hops off the machine and tags along with him, hanging by his quills. Eggman then calls his SWATbots. "Attention SWATbots. Your new target is Shadow the Hedgehog. Stop him at all costs!" The SWATbots awaken and start to chase Shadow.

High in the sky, Twilight Sparkle flies through the air with Spike riding on her, looking for Knothole Village.

"Wait, Twilight!" Spike asks. "Where are we going again?"

"I bumped into a singing mongoose who told me where I can find help to get back to Equestria. She was nice enough to tell me the exact location." Twilight says. "And ever since I got used to these wings, it's making flying to places even more easier."

"So where is this place we're going to?"

"She said Knothole Village is to the North from here. I just have to keep flying and I'll find it."

Spike then begins to wonder. "I wonder how Equestria is holding up."

"Me too, Spike... me too." Twilight worries. Twilight then spots down below; the Cutie Mark Crusaders and Silver Spoon and gasps. "The Crusaders!"

Down there, they continue to argue. "Your friend?!" Scootaloo said in anger. "But I thought we're your friends, Apple Bloom?"

"You are!" AB said as she continues defending Spoon. "It's just... Silver Spoon's changed."

"And you actually believe that?" Sweetie Belle says. "Think of all the things she's done to us. Making us cry, making us look stupid..." She walks up to Spoon. "She is worse than Diamond Tiara." Sweetie Belle then realizes. "Where is she anyway."

"She's missing." Silver Spoon says. "And it's true. I have changed... Apple Bloom showed me all I had to know about my actions." SB and Scoots find that hard to believe. "I know I was hard on you but you have to trust me. I know you don't want to and I understand that, but I am telling you this; we have to find Diamond Tiara."

Twilight then lands right in the middle of the discussion. "Are you girls okay?"

"Twilight!" Sweetie Belle cried in joy.

"We're happy to see you are okay, Twilight." Apple Bloom said.

"Where were you? What happened?" Twilight asked.

"Me and Scootaloo found ourselves lost in the woods." Sweetie said.

"But we managed to storm through these scary woods and found Apple Bloom." Scootaloo added. "And apparently we found with Silver Spoon."

"Silver Spoon?" Twilight then notices Silver Spoon. "Have you... been with them this whole time?" She asks and Silver Spoon looks to them.

"Yes... I have... But Diamond Tiara is still missing. I don't know where she is and I've been staying with them to help me find her." Spoon says.

Twilight looks a bit confused. "Is that true?"

The Crusaders nod.

"Well... This is a sudden surprise. And here I thought you two weren't getting along at first." Twilight remembered.

"Oh, we've been getting along." Scootaloo smiles.

Twilight smiles too. "Well, that's a relief."

"Umm... Twilight?" Spike asks her. "Aren't we supposed to be somewhere, right now?"

"Oh right." Twilight uses her magic to create makeshift saddle bags using tree leaves to carry the other ponies. "Hold on, my little ponies. It's going to be a bumpy ride." Twilight takes off with the fillies in her saddle bags.

"Y-you don't s-s-say." Sweetie Belle says while the basket shakes her.

Over back at Knothole, inside Freedom HQ. Sonic plays around with his guitar and stings a few beats while Rainbow Dash looked around the area.

"Wow." She says in awe. "This place is amazing."

"Pretty nifty, huh?" Sonic asked.

"Totally! Hey, nice guitar by the way." Dashie asked as she landed on the ground.

"Thanks. It used to belong to my father... before he got roboticized."

"Uhh... ro-what?" Dashie tilted her head in confusion.

"Huh? You mean, you don't know what a robot is?" Sonic asked as Rainbow Dash has no clue of one.

"Don't think I've ever seen one." Dash said.

Sonic then started to explain what had happened. "Dr. Robotnik turned almost all of Mobotropolis into robots and made them his own private force. We call them, Robians. They took over our city and renamed it Robotropolis. My mom and dad fell victim to the roboticization before they left me in my uncle's care, but he got turned into a robot shortly after too. I defeated Robotnik and freed everyone, but most of the roboticized victims were destined to stay that way. Then there were these aliens called the Bem. They cured every Robian and made most Mobians immune to roboticization. It was a happy time we lived in."

"And your dad is still a robot?" RD asked.

"Yep. He wanted to stay that way. He knew that if he was going to be de-roboticized, the injuries he endured during the war would be fatal." Sonic said. "Still, having a dad who's a robot just makes me want to hate Robotnik more." Sonic put down his guitar and stretches his arms.

"I'm sorry." Dash felt guilty.

"Don't be. At least it's better this way." Sonic said and then asked Rainbow. "So, have you ever had chili dogs?"

"A chili-what?" Dash asked in shock.

Sonic then face palms. "Oh man. You need to see the world more."

"Sonic!" Sally called to him. "Nicole has picked up beacon points on the Mobius map. I think they could be Rainbow Dash's friends."

"Lemme see!" Dashie speeds to the lab, while the two followed.

Rainbow Dash watches as Tails, Rotor and the computer; Nicole track the beacons via the map of Mobius on screen.

"It wasn't easy to locate. Their energy must be more hard to track." Rotor said.

"Are you sure that's them?" Dash asks him.

"Do not worry, Rainbow Dash. My sonar resonance can detect Chaos energy from miles away. I am pretty certain they are your friends power trying to communicate". Said Nicole.

"But it's not just their Chaos energy. They have a very slight reading of magical properties in them." Tails said.

Dashie knew it was her friends. "Alright!" Dash cheered.

"Way to go, Dash! Let's go get 'em!" Sonic was about to speed off but Tails looked at the monitors.

"Hold on. These beacons." He notices the beacons were coming closer to Knothole. "They're all coming to Knothole!"

And just then, outside Freedom HQ, a Warp Ring appears just by the doorstep, and Rainbow Dash, Sonic and the other Freedom Fighters gathered to watch. Locke exits the ring and Knuckles sees him. "Dad?" He runs up to him who is all weak and nearly dropped to the ground. "Dad!"

Locke looks up to his son. "Son..." But just then, Rarity and Applejack exited out of the ring as well.

"Well, that was certainly quite the transport you've got." Rarity said as she flexes her mane.

Applejack then sees her rainbow-mane friend among the crowd. "Rainbow Dash!" She cried out and gallop toward her.

"Applejack?" Rainbow is surprised to see her friend as she ran up to hug her.

"Ah knew you'd be in this weird world too." AJ embraced her friend.

Rarity then trots over to them. "Well, that leaves only half of us and our sisters. Where could they be?"

"They're on their way." Rainbow Dash said. "Tails, here managed to-" Suddenly Pinkie Pie jumps in and tackles Dashie to the ground in joy.

"WHEE! Rainbow Dash! We found you!" Pinkie excitingly exclaims.

Mighty, Espio and Vector were surprised to see another pony. "How many more ponies are here in this world?" Mighty asked.

"I never did Math." Vector says.

"Pinkie Pie?" Dash is surprised even more.

And then Fluttershy came up to Charmy Bee. "Oh my, that's the most cutest bee I've ever seen." She says and Charmy blushes in embarrassment.

"Aww... I'm not that cute." Charmy replied.

"Fluttershy!" Dash says again. "I can't believe it. You all came here... to find me."

"Well, actually..." Applejack speaks. "We didn't know you were here. We just came through the ring."

"Quite the trouble it is of finding one though." Rarity said.

Pinkie bounces up. "But I did. I totally knew where you were."

"You did?" RD gives off a weird expression.

"First, me and Fluttershy were surrounded by robotic dragons and-"

Sonic then notices what she said and cut in. "Wait! Robot Dragons?"

"Please, you didn't let me finish." Pinkie shushed Sonic and continued. "And then we found this sign and I knew for certain that 'Acorn' is where you would be. Although I didn't know you'd be here, but maybe Applejack would, cause she bucks for apples. And acorns live in trees as well as apples. But then again, I thought that's where Angel would be, but then I thought to myself... Bunnies don't eat acorns, they eat carrots, but there could be carrots here anyway... *big gasp* so, then I thought 'maybe Rainbow Dash is here' because you like to sleep on trees, I mean, trees that have acorns and then make friends with giant talking, cute, little, fluffy animals and I knew that's the place to be." *squee* Pinkie smiles.

"How did you...?" Rainbow Dash asks in confusion.

"Just a hunch." Pinkie says.

"Oi me. My poor head hurts." Antoine places his hand on his head, feeling nauseous from Pinkie's long but quick speech.

Rainbow Dash then notices. "Hey, where's Twilight?"

"Hmm..." Pinkie thinks. "I don't know. *Gasps* Wait a minute! What about the Cake Twins?"

"What?!" RD becomes shocked. "I thought you had them. Maybe Twilight's got them?" Still... Pinkie looks worried.

"Well, Ah hope they're all okay." Applejack says. "But at least it's good to know we're together again."

"Yeah, you're right." Dash notices the ring isn't closing. "By the way, why isn't the ring closing?"

The Freedom Fighters and Mane 5 watch as another figure walks out of the ring and much to the gasps and surprise of everyone. Knuckles is the only one glaring.

"Finitevus? Mogul?!" Knuckles exclaims.

Mogul is carrying the weakened Doctor Finitevus and addresses to Knuckles. "Knuckles. We have a problem. Enerjak has returned" Said Mogul in regret and Knuckles becomes horrified to hear that and looks to his father who nods to him.

The group take one last look at Finitevus's face before taking him in. "Ener...jak... My fault..." Were his last words before fading back into unconsciousness.

To be continued...

These days aren't looking good. Diamond Tiara is now the new host of Enerjak, Knuckles' worst enemy. Although almost everyone is united, Twilight, the Crusaders and Angel are on their way but... the Cake Twins are still missing. Will everything turn out right or will this be the final trip for these ponies? Tune in next time!