A Moon's Shadow

Shadow and Luna couldn't tell where the next chaos emerald was...or where it was going. As Luna tried to follow the emerald using her gem finding spell again, Shadow was getting impatient about the fact that it kept moving from place to place. Luna walked one way, then another way, then another way, but she couldn't figure out where to go.

"Do you have any idea where that DAMN fourth chaos emerald is?!" Shadow said impatiently.

"It feels like it's on the move, and fast." Luna replied. Then her horn stopped glowing. "Maybe I'll find something from a bird's eye view." She said. She spread her wings and flew up into the nighttime sky. She looked behind her to look back at Shadow, but he wasn't on the ground. Instead, he was...flying? No, floating. Well, something was powering my shoes that lifted him into the air. Luna was shocked. "I didn't know you could do that!" Luna said to Shadow as he got closer to Luna.

"Well then behold, I can fly." Shadow proudly told Luna with a grin on his face. Luna put her hoof to her mouth to hide her giggle. Then, Luna lit her horn again, and they flew on. They looked all over the forest, the desert, and the plains. Finally, as they headed toward the ocean, they saw two figures standing on the beach. Luna felt the emerald coming from the figures.

"There." Luna pointed to the two figures. They flew down into the trees to hide from the figures. They peeked from behind the trees and they were both relieved and disappointed at who they saw.

"I want a rematch!" said the Rainbow pegasus.

"Oh, come on Dash. That was already the third rematch. I'm starting to get a little tired of this." said the blue hedgehog.

"Just one more, I know I'll beat you this time."

"You and I both know that was a close race."

"I know, that's why I want a rematch."

"Thank heaven." Luna said, relieved to finally see one of Twilight's friends.

"Oh, no." Shadow said, disappointed to see his faker. Then the two friends looked into the forest, where Shadow and Luna hid. Quickly, they both went back behind the trees again, but the two friends could see Shadow's red strips on his hair and Luna's flowing mane.

"Nice to see ya again, Shadow." said the blue hedgehog.

"And you too, Princess Luna." said the rainbow pegasus. Then they stepped out of the shadows and walked toward the two friends.

"And to you as well, my good friend." Luna stepped out of the shadows. Shadow sighed and followed.

"WHOA! I didn't know you had a twin!" the rainbow pegasus said to the blue hedgehog.

"Actually, he's my faker. Meet Shadow the hedgehog." the blue hedgehog gestured Shadow. "By the way, did you say princess?" he asked the pegasus.

"Oh yeah, this is Princess Luna." the pegasus gestured Luna. The blue hedgehog bowed his head as customary.

"It seems you know us well, now what are your names?" Luna asked.

"I'm Sonic, Sonic the Hedgehog." announced the blue hedgehog.

"And I'm Rainbow Dash." announced the rainbow pegasus.

"Do you guys know why the eclipse hasn't passed yet?" Sonic asked. Luna lowered her head in shame. Shadow, moved, explained for her. He told them about how the emeralds and the elements both reacted to each other when both solar eclipses occurred. He also explained how Celestia was kidnapped by the Doctor and how he and Luna are now in search for the chaos emerald to try and fight him off to rescue her.

"We already have three and we tracked one here." Shadow concluded.

"You mean this?" Sonic pulled out his chaos emerald which was yellow/gold in color.

"How come they're called emeralds if they're not all green?" Rainbow Dash asked.

"I didn't name them." Sonic replied. "And, another thing, why are you doing this alone? You know I like kicking Eggman's butt."

"Eggman?" Luna asked.

"A name Sonic and his friends call the Doctor." Shadow explained. "And, if you don't mind, we've been doing just fine on our own."

"Oh, come on Shadow. Don't take all the fun." Sonic complained.

"Is it fun to beat him at everything?" Rainbow asked.

"It's a little similar to winning, Dash." Sonic replied.

"Well, I like that feeling!" Rainbow boasted.

"I have an idea." Luna interrupted. Everyone looked at her to hear what she had to say. "What if we, Shadow and I, race you two for the emerald."

"Are you sure, Princess?" Sonic asked.

"Yeah, we're like the fastest things alive. How can you two defeat us?" Rainbow added. Luna looked at the nighttime sky and smiled.

"I have my ways." Luna, then, looked at Shadow and winked. Shadow, having no clue what she was thinking, looked back at Sonic.

"Are you guys in, or not?" Shadow asked.

"I'm in, Dash?" Sonic said.

"Definitely." Rainbow replied.

"Then, it's settled. We'll race from here to the forest, to the desert, and back." Shadow explained.

"Good luck everypony." Luna smiled.

"You, the same." Sonic replied.