CHAPTER 2: A NEW WORLD

Sonic's eyes flickered open. "Is this what it's like to be dead?" he said to himself. No. He can't be dead. Everything around him was pretty much alive. Trees were green as ever, birds were singing as before, but something was different. He seems to be in a different part of the world. When he stood up, he heard a voice behind him that made him jump.

"Hi!" Sonic turned swiftly around to see a light-blue pony with a rainbow colored mane and tail and wings on her sides. "You don't look like you're from around here don't you? What's your name?" Sonic thought for a moment. "I'm Sonic. Sonic the Hedgehog!" he replied. The pony looked at him for a moment in a puzzled way. "I'm Rainbow Dash. I'm the fastest thing in Equestria!" She then shot up into the sky and did a loop. Then dropped back down again.

So that's what this place is called, Sonic thought. Equestria.

"I think I can beat that. I'm as fast as you." said Sonic. Rainbow Dash then burst into laughter. "You, fast as me?! Ha! You've got to be kidding me! Prove it then! Ha ha!"

And that's what Sonic did. He looked around. Saw a few trees and ran towards them at a very fast pace. Rainbow dash was astounded to see the Hedgehog jump from tree to tree, somersaulting through the air like it's no big deal, then run back. All in ten seconds flat. "Alright, looks like I have a challenge to deal with." said Rainbow Dash, "I'll race you to Ponyville."

"But I have no idea where that is!" exclaimed Sonic. It's true. This was a different word. Maybe even dimension. That's when it struck him to ask a question.

"Have you seen a yellow fox with two tails around here?" he asked.

"Err, I have, actually. He's in Ponyville right now. To get there, you go past those trees, down the path, over the river, and hey-presto! Your there."

So Tails IS alive, thought Sonic.

Sonic and Rainbow Dash lined up. Rainbow Dash counted down."Ready... Set... GO!" The two were off.

The race had begun. Sonic and Rainbow Dash were so fast, the trees blurred in their vision. Then came the path. Rainbow Dash was surprised on how Sonic could keep up on this two legs. At the top of the hill that the path went over, Sonic couldn't believe his eyes. A whole village, painted in bright colors. It was the first time he saw so many colors since the whole Wisps and Dr Eggman's Amusement Park thing.

The river then came. Sonic jumped over it like is was no problem at all. Rainbow Dash flew over it. They were almost there. They crossed the border.

It was a tie.