It's been just about a month since Dr. Eggman has arrived and he has already managed to set up a factory in basically every city and even some towns and they are churring out more of his robots at incredible rates. This has allowed him to push back the Tuko Huru to the edge of Equestria's borders and saved many ponies lives and helps keep them out of combat which has freed them up to take care of rebuilding and with Eggman's technology they have rebuilt cities and advanced their technology beyond any ponies wildest dreams. It made their weaponry surpass the Tuko Huru to which resulted in battles being one sided jokes when the ponies did participate and usually it was just small elite units such as the Wonderbolts who currently were on a mission to find a very important item for Dr. Eggman.
"So remind me again what the heck a Chaos Emerald is again? And why are we, the Wonderbolts, searching for it shouldn't some grunts be doing this," a very annoyed Rainbow Dash whines to her team.
"It's some sort of really powerful gem that Eggman wants. And if he thinks it is important enough to specifically request us to find it then so be it. Besides would you rather be killing more in some battle?" Spitfire retorts.
Rainbow let out a long sigh and lowers her head. "No I'm happy we don't have to go kill more but this is still boring. I mean why can't we be performing shows to raise moral?"
"Yeah that would be more entertaining, but we owe Eggman big time for the good hes done. I mean he saved us from being destroyed, helped us rebuild, and advance our technology so much its crazy. I mean look at our weapons!" Rainbow's head turns to see strapped to her side is a laser rifle that could cut through the toughest griffin armor and she had an identical one on her other side. It made the battles she has been in since Eggman arrived a lot easier and allowed them to do so impressive feats. Ironically her most trusty weapon was still her dirk.
"Well looks like things might get a bit interesting cause I have a lock on an Emerald!" Sorain exclaims to the rest of them. Sorian now pointing his forehoof towards a small clearing in the forest below. "There right down there!"
"You're joking right. Please tell me you're joking," Dash responds toward him. Sorain only gave a sad shake of his head. "...Great. Of course it's the Everfree Forest of all places."
"Well you wanted excitement here you go. Ok form up Dash on me Fleetfoot with Sorain. Let's make this quick!" With that the four pegasus made a beeline for the clearing.
Ok got to be ready for anything this is the Everfree Forest a lot of screwed up crap in here. There could be timberwolves, poison joke, maybe even some zebras. They like hiding out in there for some reason. Now if we really just have shit luck then we might get an ursa major. But at least whatever it is I'll know what it is. They land on the edge of the clearing and began to observe their surroundings. This is so bizarre it's just an open field of grass and in the middle there's a stump with a...What...What is that?! "Um Captain do you se-" Dash begins to say but Spitfire cuts her off.
"Yes I see that...thing on the stump. No I don't know what it is." Spitfire snaps at Dash before she could ask another question.
On the stump lays a blue figure with red sneakers and white gloves. It looks to have long spines also. But most importantly the Chaos Emerald laid beside it. It had a warm green glow to it. "So the scanner on this thing is going nuts!" Sorain said while looking at the small computer mounted on his forehoof.
"So does anypony got any ideas if that thing is hostile?" Spitfire asks. The three just shook their heads.
"Sorry Captain I didn't brush up on my freaks of nature reading before this," Fleetfoot responds sarcastically.
"Well since you didn't study you can have the pleasure of asking it for the emerald than."
"Fuck no! Let's just send Dash to steal it. She is the fastest so if it wakes up we can just jet out of here and it's definitely not fast enough to catch her. And if for some reason Dash is to slow and it's hostile we can just blast it into nothing."
"That's not too shabby of an idea actually. I like!"
"I don't!" Dash protested but to no avail because the other three had set their mind to this plan and gave her a look that said you're not getting out of this. "Celestia fuck me…"
Ok just slowly creeping towards a possibly dangerous blue rat thing to steal a shiny rock. No big deal I'm to awesome to mess up! I got this! You know what up close this things actually kind of adorable! No! Focus just reach out and grab the Emerald. Dash's hoof was just inches away from the Emerald until it was stopped by a voice.
"Didn't your mother teach you stealing is wrong?" The creature said without even opening his eyes to fully acknowledge her. This causes Rainbow Dash to leap back a few feet in fright. "Oh so you're also jumpy good to know." This gets Dash to train her rifles on the creature. Who has yet to even move from his position let alone open his eyes. By this point the others had flown up beside Dash to aid her. "Plus you've got friends."
Spitfire deciding this thing is not a threat currently began to speak, "Ok um… what are you?"
"A hedgehog."
"Ok hedgehog, who are you and why do you have that Chaos Emerald." Spitfire saying Chaos Emerald clearly got the hedgehog's attention because he opened one emerald colored eye to look at her.
"Tell him to scan me with that computer. It'll tell you who I am. Not exactly correct but probably as far as you're concerned it'll tell you. As to why I have the Chaos Emerald. It's mine."
Spitfire nodded at Soarian to tell him to do it. So Sorain raised his forehoof and hit a few buttons to begin the scan. In less then a second his wrist computer is flashing alerts and saying. "Priority one alert! Priority one Alert! Apprehend terrorist Sonic The Hedgehog for crimes against Eggman!"
"Spitfire! This is the guy that destroyed Eggman's planet!" Sorain shouted.
"Wait that's the story that fat prick told you? I knew he had a bad memory but this is just sad," Sonic's voice stayed as calm as can be but Rainbow caught a hint of unease and anger in his voice for the first time since he started talking.
"We need to take this guy to the Princesses he'll be a heck of a gift for Eggman!" This gets Sonic to finally move. He leaps off the stump right down to the ground in front of Rainbow Dash.
"I'm going to be honest when Eggman told us the story of how you caused him so many problems while he tried to bring peace and harmony I pictured someone bigger and tougher looking," Dash comments while observing how Sonic stood barely at eye level with her. Sonic just simply shrugs his shoulders to this.
"Can't please everyone," he replys sarcastically. "So you going to attack me, then take me to your ruler or something. Then hand me over to Eggman all gift wrapped?"
"Well you could always come willingly and we don't have to beat you silly," Spitfire retorts. This causes Sonic to just start laughing to the point where he sits on the stump and has to wipe his eyes of tears.
Dash looks at the other three with a confused look. Is this guy seriously laughing at the idea of us taking him down? He must really must be crazy. After a few more seconds Sonic wiped his eye and looks at the serious faces staring at him.
"Wait you're serious? Yep you are. Ok then try to take me, just remember I gave you a warning and a chance to walk away."
"Remember we gave you a chance to buddy," Dash counters. It's go time! Sonic stood back up as the rest them got into a fighting stance. Sonic just stood there casually. Did he just fucking yawn! Yeah he did!
"So you guys going to attack me yet? I'm getting bored."
Ok that's it! With that Rainbow launches herself at him. But instead of connecting with him she only lands atop the tree stump baffled and confused.
"See the objective when beating someone to a pulp is hitting them. It's very essential," Dash turns around to see Sonic leaning against a very befuddled Spitfire. Spitfire reaches back and grabs his arm and she sends him flying over her head towards Dash who was readying a punch. "Really you ponies can do better than that" Sonic says as he flips around to kick Dash squarely in the chest. "Please tell me this isn't the best you guys can do."
"Sorain, Fleetfoot! Hit'em on the sides!" Spitfire shouts,
"Ugh so straight forward and to the point where the style? The pizzazz?" The three closed in on Sonic and as they are about to hit him he just seems to disappear. So then Sorain and Fleetfoot crashes into each other but Spitfire manages jump over and avoid them. Dash just finished picking herself up to see fiasco take place.
"Holy crap he's fast!" She exclaims.
"I mean my name is Sonic. It would kind of be sad if I wasn't," Sonic said to her while standing right next to her. Dash then let out a fury of punches toward him which Sonic nimbly kept dodging. "Rainbow Dash come on. You're supposed to be the fast one! I mean your name has Dash in it! This is sad." Rainbow stops her failing barrage of hooves.
"Wait nopony ever said my name. How do you know thats my name?"
"Um… Lucky guess?" Sonic replies shrugging his shoulders. Then before Dash could reply he jumps into the air and spins around kicking Rainbow in the face in the process. Spitfire charges at Sonic with her sword drawn.
"Is this enough pizzazz for you?" Spitfire mumbles mockingly as she slices at him with the sword in her mouth. Sonic narrowly dodging the sword jumps back to make more distance between him and her sword.
"Not really, I've seen better. Then again it is pretty hard to top fighting a giant water god. So I'll give you an A for effort." Spitfire stops to process what he just said and barely has enough time to raise a hoof to block Sonic's incoming fist. But she does not have enough time to block his knee that hits her in the chest which he follows with a kick that sends her flying away. At this point Soarin and Fleetfoot are charging toward Fleetfoot leading with a few punches which Sonic manages to block. But Sorain leaps over Fleetfoot landing a kick to Sonic's head, sending him crashing into a tree. "Ah yeah now we're talking! Come at me!" Sonic charges at the two with a look of pure excitement mixed with the cockiest grin in the world.
"Is this guy nuts!" Dash exclaims before witnessing Sorain getting kicked right in the head by Sonic. Ok fuck it! I don't think Eggman will care if this guys dead when we bring him! Dash flips off the safety on her rifle and then bites down on the trigger, on the harness that connects her two rifles, letting the two rifles fire at the blue figure. The lasers strike him right in the side sending him flying against the stump. "Take that you blue shit!"
"Geez louise Dash! Did you really need to blast him like that?" Spitfire asks her.
"Well we clearly weren't getting anywhere fast."
"But did you really need to kill him?" The four pegasus froze when they heard a very amused laugh.
"Really you though that would be enough to off me? I've survived falling from space! I'm pretty sure I can take one of Eggy's little blasters." Sonic cockly states.
"What how!? You should be dead!" Dash stamers two of those blast would cook most griffins! Let alone a stupid hedgehog!"
"Well as you can see I'm not just any 'stupid hedgehog.' So that little fight was fun now lets go meet your little princesses."
"Wait a second you said you didn't want to go see the Princesses," Fleetfoot interjects.
"No, I said I didn't want to be your prisoner and I wouldn't be given to Eggman. But I would go. Or something like that."
"No, you didn't you just laughed at the idea after we suggested we could beat your sorry blue butt and force you," Spitfire counters.
"Oh yeah you're right. Well we all make mistakes?" Sonic replies with a sly grin.
"You're unbelievable. Unfucking believable."
Who Can't believe I knocked this one out so fast! But that is what happens when you get good old snow days. But anyways the Wonderbolts have seem to meet an "chatted with someone pretty important now. So what will happen next wait and see! But anyways please leave a review and tell me what you think! Thanks for reading!