CHAPTER 16: LOST AND FOUND!

"Just keep runnin'!" shouted Applejack as she and Applebloom, a small, yellow-ish pony with a rose red mane and tail, also Applejack's sister, fled from a Stinger Badnik, one of Eggman's evil robotic minions. Trees and plants blurred past as they ran through Everfree Forest.

"How long until we get to Ponyville?" asked Applebloom, dodging a projectile.

"I don't know!" Applejack replied.

Then, a blue streak came flying past and hit the Badnik, making it fly into a tree and explode.

"Sonic?!" exclaimed Applejack, still running, or in this case galloping.

"That's the name!" said Sonic as he landed in front of the two ponies and ran along side. "Where've you two been?"

"We went out to get apples off the tree for our stall when some of those things attacked us." explained Applebloom.

"Follow me back to Ponyville." said Sonic, slowing down so the two ponies could keep up.

"So, how long have you been running?" asked Sonic.

"Well, we DID hide for about 5 minutes, but they found us and we continued running deeper into the woods." explained Applejack.

Later...

"Cheese!" exclaimed Cream as she hugged Cheese the Chao.

"Choo choo!" said the Chao, happy again.

The group, reunited with the Mane Six, were in Ponyville Square, which was getting rebuilt by Sonic with the power of the three Chaos Emeralds they have. They only need four more. Building parts were floating everywhere and getting put together while Sonic concentrated with the three emeralds floating above him..

"Does Sonic really know how to use them?" asked Rainbow Dash.

"Yup!" answered Tails, "We wouldn't be alive if it wasn't for him." Then, his PDA beeped. He picked it up and looked. A Chaos Emerald was being used somewhere away from Ponyville!

"Sonic!" Tails shouted over to him. No response. He went over and said in his ear: "Chili dogs."

Sonic instantly dropped two bricks and a 5m pipe. "Where? Where?!" he said, catching the Emeralds as they dropped as well. Tails giggled, and so did the rest exept Shadow, who was looking at a Alchemist Stall. It had a purple roof and loads of bottles of liquids and powders were behind him. It was held up by wood posts.

The alchemist noticed Shadow looking at him and started shouting advertisements. "The best alchemist in Equestria! Potions, drinks, medicine, anything! All is a match for the great Medini!"

Shadow smiled and turned away to see what Tails had found. The great Medini turned away, too, but sulking.

"What's the alarm?" said Shadow.

"Seems like a Chaos Emerald is being used outside Ponyville!" exclaimed Tails.

"What's the range on that thing?" asked Pinki-pie.

"To be honest, I don't know..." answered Tails.

"That's the Chrystal Kingdom!" exclaimed the healed Twilight Sparkles.

"Where's that?" asked Silver.

"It's a long train ride through a cold tundra, then we will end up in a city made mostly of crystals." explained Twilight.

"Oooooo! Also my favorite place!" said Rarity.

The rest of the group facepalmed.

"Well, I guess I know where were going." said Sonic.

"To the station!" exclaimed Cream.

"Choo" Cheese join in.

"'Choo' indeed." joked Shadow.

"A sense of humor from SHADOW?" said Sonic sarcastically. "Who knew of such a thing?!"

"Humph. Let's go." said Shadow, and the group walked off.