FAE 10

This chapter will all be from Rainbow Dash's POV, Plus Celestia's.

Dash's POV

I look around me in the throne room. The Guards are tied up to pillars, the CMC are temporarily immobilized, other officers of the secret police are KO'd for the time being, the two sisters are whispering to each other, and the rest of us are trying to pull ourselves together.

It's all just happened so fast. If it hadn't been all at once, it wouldn't have been so overwhelming.

Sonic. My Sonic, the blue blur, the speed demon, the savior of both Mobius and equestria, is a horsemen. He was Death. Questions fly in my mind. How had this happened? Why is he doing this? What is the purpose? So many unanswered questions, I want to scream. When had he gone insane? Was he even insane? I just don't know what to believe any more. My emotions are so jumbled, I can't even think straight. There's joy that Sonic is still alive. Horror because of what he's done, shock and frustration because of the twist and turns that have come up since this started.

What happened to you, Sonic?

The princesses turn to us and beckon to us. We walk forward. Twilight looks at me worriedly. I don't blame her. I'm taking this very badly.

"Due to the recent…developments…" Celestia says.

"That's an understatement, your majesty." Rotor mutters.

"…we've decided we need to consider all our options."

"Meaning?" Fluttershy asks, confusion appearing on her face.

"We need to see if Sonic was being truthful about Sombra. Which means…" Celestia breaths in deeply.

Twilight looks at the rest of us. None of us seem to like where this is going.

"…we need to visit the Crystal Empire."

Everyone except me looks at the princesses in surprise.

"Are ya sure that's the best idea, princesses?" AJ asks.

"We want to see for ourselves if Sombra has really returned to the good side. The only way we can do that is by going to the empire."

"If that's your decision, we won't try to stop you." Twilight says.

"Also…"Luna says"…we have decided to reveal the seventh element."

"Seventh?" AJ asked. She looks at Twilight for clarification, but she seems just as confuse. "What is it?"

"Humility." Celestia says. "And we have just the person for it."

She turns to look behind her. "You may come out now."

The girl walks out. Fluttershy's jaw drops in surprise.

"Hey, guys." Says Sunset Shimmer.

Twilight manage to smile. "Hey, Sunset." She says weakly.

Celestia clears her throat. "Any way, Luna and I will head to the castle and see if what Sonic said is true. Meanwhile, you 13 will follow the horsemen and try to talk to them. We don't there to be any tensions between them and us."

"Alright, then." Twilight says.

"Good luck." Luna says. Then, the two sisters fly off.

Fluttershy looks at me. I haven't said a word since Sonic literally walked out of the building. The others look at me in concern.

Rarity begins to speak. "Dash, darling, are you alright?"

I remains silent.

"Dash?" Sunset asks.

"He wouldn't tell me. Why couldn't he at least tell me?" I mumble.

"Dash, look, I'm sure he had good reas-"

I roar and punch one of the pillars, leaving a crack in it. Fluttershy shrinks back. "Reasons, Twilight? Reasons?! He lied to me! Oh, wait let me guess, his father told him not to, huh?! The Sonic I knew never followed orders without questioning them! Now, all of a sudden, he's the perfect fucking toy soldier!" I scream.

I looks down, trying to blink out tears. Rarity walks over to me and puts a hand on my shoulder.

"Dash, darling, this is hard to take in for all of us. But, right now, we need to concentrate on finding them before we start asking questions. Pull yourself together, please."

I dry my eyes. "Alright. Where do we start?"

"I think I might know a place." Everyone turns and looks at Rouge.

"Really? Where?" I ask.

"Well, it's not so much the place as a specific person there herself." Rouge says.

Sally's eyes grow wide.

"Please tell me you're joking."

I look at her. "Who's she talking about?" I ask.

"Fiona Fox."

Sally rubs her head and groans.

"Who's Fiona Fox?" AJ asks

"She's an ex-freedom fighter. Turned traitor and ran off with one of our enemy's for a while before becoming a good guy again. She and Rouge co-own a bar." Bunnie explains.

"Then why aren't you anxious to talk to her?" Twilight asks

"Fiona's relationship with the freedom fighters is friendly, but tense. She's also…" Bunnie hesitates and looks at Sally. Sally nods.

"….She's also Sonic's ex." Bunnie finishes.

My eyes grow wide. This whole concept just completely changed.

"Why should we contact her then?" Rarity asks.

"She has friends all over that give her info on the big events. If anyone has any info on them, it's her." Rouge says

"And she's a freedom fighter, she just wasn't picked for the mission." Rotor adds.

"Anything else we need to know before we head out?" Twilight asks.

"If anyone tries to make a move on you, just punch 'em in the face."

Two hours later.

We walk into the bar. A Fox looked up from the bar and did a half grin-half grimace.

"Hey, guys."

"Hey, Fiona." Rouge replies. "The bar looks like you've been taking care of the bar while I was gone."

"Hershey and Cream helped out." She turns to the rest of us. "What can I do for you?"

'We need info on Sonic and his group's whereabouts." I reply.

Fiona's eyes widen. "UM, well…most of them left 5 minutes ago."

"Most?" Sally asks.

"Yeah, Sonic stayed a little longer. He's here somewhere."

"We'll go look for him." The others walk off.

I sit down at the bar,

"You want something to drink?" Fiona asks.

"Glass of apple cider." I reply.

"Coming right up." Fiona walks off to find the cider.

"It's no use, you know?"

I glance at the guy sitting next to me. "Huh?"

"Your quest to find Sonic. He's not trying to hurt you, he's just keeping his distance."

"How did you-?"

"I overheard you talking to Fiona."

Fiona hands me a glass. I gulp some Cider down.

"Isn't that a bit too much alcohol for a girl lie you?"

I turn around. Here's a guy standing there, grinning like an idiot.

I roll my eyes and turn around.

"Ooh, quiet. I like that type of gal." He touches my hips. I push him away.

"Ooh, feisty. You'll be a nice partner." The pervert touches my chest.

I blush like crazy in embarrassment and kick him away. He hits his head on a post and slumps to the ground a little. He then growls and gets back up. "All right, that's it. Now I'm gonna-"

There's a bang that comes from behind me. Something whizzes past my head. The guy's eyes roll into his skull and he collapses to the floor. There's a bullet in his skull.

I turn around. Sonic stands before me, a smoking gun in his hand.

He holsters the gun and turns to Fiona. "Put the money on my tab."

He turns back to me. "What was it you wanted to talk to me and the guys about?"

Celestia POV.

Luna and I walk into the main chamber of the crystal empire's castle. The seat turns toward us.

"Sombra."

"Celestia. Luna." He gets up. "Come. We have things to discuss."