CHAPTER 14: I FORGOT!

"Sonic! Wake up!" shouted Tails as he shook Sonic.

"Ugh, what is it, Tails?" moaned Sonic. He checked the time on his watch - 6:38 AM. He looked around the room that was painted orange with apples on the walls.

"I just realized something terrible! Eggman still has Celestia! He's using her along with Twilight's aura to power his army!" explained Tails.

Sonic felt a bit dumbstruck for a moment. He got himself out of the orange bed (everything was pretty much different shades of orange), and hurried down the stairs into the kitchen where Shadow was staring out the window.

"I got a bit of excitement for you." said Sonic. "Looks like we gotta find another royal."

"I never wanted to team up, you know." said Shadow

"Well, that's a bit harsh!" said a voice behind them. It was Bab, one of Applebloom's friends.

"Ah, don't mind him. He's always like this." explained Sonic.

"Oh, OK." replied Bab. "Hey, have you seen Applebloom anywhere?"

"No, not yet. Why?" asked Sonic.

"She went out at Six o-clock with Applejack. I don't know where she is. I'm starting to get worried..." explained Bab..

"Don't worry, we'll find her. As long as we stick together, we're unstoppable!" said Sonic.

Shadow hesitated for a moment. "Fine." he said.

Tails came down the stairs. "I heard everything, and I think I have a plan! Shadow can look for the Chaos Emeralds while we look for Applejack and Pip!"

Sonic and Shadow looked at each other. Shadow nodded in agreement. "Only to stay away from you, though." he said.

"Alright. Once those two jobs are complete, we'll save Celestia!" explained Sonic.

"Wait, Celestia is still with Eggman?" asked Bab.

Sonic facepalmed. "No-one knew, eh?"

Later...

Shadow was walking through Everfree Forest. His Chaos Emerald was glowing, meaning that there was another one nearby. He climbed through a bush and found himself in a clearing where Applejack was sitting in front of a yellow Chaos Emerald. Shadow hesitated. Why didn't Sonic find her yet? And where is Pip?

"Applejack." said Shadow.

Applejack looked up to see Shadow. "Fell for it." she said.

Just then, a whole load of Applejacks suddenly dropped down next to her. There was about fifty of them.

"What?!" exclaimed Shadow.

Then, the Applejacks, including the one in front of the Emerald, seemed to morph. They turned into the hideous creatures that Tails told him about: Changelings.

"Chaos Spear!" shouted Shadow. Using his green Emerald, three spears of Energy went flying into a few Changelings, who then burst into a cloud of purple shards.

Some changelings went for Shadow, who just swatted them away like Flies.

"Chaos Blast!" Shadow shouted. An explosion of energy took out nearly 20 more Changelings.

But then a Changeling morphed into a very familiar shape. A girl with blonde hair...

Shadow hesitated. It can't be...

"Maria?"

To be Continued...