Sonic and the Harmony Crystals

“...ey…”

“...ake u…”

“...ou okay?”

“Wake up!”

Sonic slowly opened his eyes to find himself inside some kind of library surrounded by stacks of books and papers. All around were shelves that seemed to be part of the crystal walls. Looking past the books, Sonic could see two staircases. One leading up and the other down. There were circular windows closed by drapes but there was still light via ceiling lights and candles. And what really stood out: The texture and colors of....everything in the world! It looked simple and colorful. Almost as if it was some animated cartoon…

“Uh...E-Excuse me mister...whatever-you-are?”

Sonic turned to see a lavender unicorn/pegasus horse creature with large, purple, adorable eyes, violet hair and tail with a magenta streak, and a weird star symbol on the flank. “Oh you’re awake! My name is Twilight Sparkle. I am glad to meet you. Do you understand?” the creature asked, making gestures with its hooves as it spoke.

Sonic nodded. “Erm...No need for charades. I know what you’re saying. First off, I’m Sonic! Sonic the Hedgehog! And second, You’re….a horse. A talking horse. Actually you’re a talking...Pegacorn...thing,” he assumed.

Twilight frowned. “1. It’s Pony, not horse. 2. It’s Alicorn, not...whatever you just said. And 3. Why don’t you start by telling me what the hay you REALLY are! I’ve seen plenty of hedgehogs here in Equestria and I know that they aren’t blue, can’t talk, and don’t look like...you,” she said.

Sonic frowned as well. “Well that was really polite! Trust me. I’m 100% hedgehog. I’m just not from around here...apparently,” he said.

Twilight’s eyes grew big. “You mean...you’re from another world? That explains why you look so different, especially with those...appendages on your arms. What are those things anyway? And why don’t they match the color of your arms?” she asked.

Sonic looked at his gloved hand. “This is a finger and this is a hand,” he said, pointing to said appendage when naming it. “It’s what the people on my world use to move stuff around. And they don’t match my arms because I have gloves on. Don’t ask me why I wear them. I just like em!” he answered, turning back to the lavender alicorn who was taking notes. “Were you even listening? And how the heck are you making that float?” he asked.

Twilight nodded. “All this information about you and your world is so intriguing, I just HAVE TO write this down! And unlike you, I move stuff around by using the magic from my horn. All unicorns do this,” she answered.

Sonic gave an unsure nod. “Erm...right. How about we save all this for later and get back to more important things. Like telling me where we are and where Tails is,” he said.

Twilight set the quill, ink, and paper down and nodded. “Certainly! Right now, you’re in my castle/library/home which is located in Ponyville, Equestria and I have no idea who or where this “Tails” is. Is he your friend? Were you two the ones that came in on the aircraft a few hours ago?” she asked.

Sonic nodded. “Yeah. And I believe that aircraft is the Tornado, AKA Tails’ plane,” he said.

Twilight raised an eyebrow. “What’s a “plane?” she asked.

Sonic frowned. “ Nevermind. I’m outta here!” he said, running towards the exit.

Twilight ran after him. “Wait! Where are you going?” she asked.

Sonic turned back, not slowing down. “To find Tails and figure out exactly where we are!” he exclaimed before sprinting out into Ponyville, leaving Twilight Sparkle in amazement.

Meanwhile in the outskirts, in a small cottage, Tails awoke to find small woodland animals all around him. They scurried and hid when the two-tailed fox sat up to look around. It looked like any normal cottage interior with a small couch, rug, fireplace, etc. except for all the animal homes such as birdhouses, mouseholes, pet beds, perches, and some fishbowls.

Tails looked around for any signs of non-woodland critter life. “Hello? Anyone here?” he asked.

No answer.

Tails got to his feet and began to explore the cottage until the front door slowly opened to reveal a cream-colored pegasus pony with a long drooping light-pink mane and tail entering, only to gasp and quickly exit, slamming the door shut.

Tails stepped back a bit from surprise. “Woah! What was that about?” he asked.

A soft and timid female voice could be heard coming from the other side of the door. “I don’t know if you’re friendly or not, or if you can eve...wait. I understood that! But you don’t look like an animal...and you definitely aren't a pony. Y-You’re not going to hurt me...are you?” the pony asked.

Tails smiled. “Of course not. To be honest...I have no idea where I am, what is going on here, and why everything looks so...different,” he explained.

The pony slowly opened the door and entered. “Um...wh-what’s your n-name?” she asked.

“I’m Miles Prower but everyone just calls me Tails. Pleased to meet you,” Tails greeted.

Fluttershy smiled. “Hi Tails. I’m Fluttershy. I-It’s nice to meet you too. So...what are you...if you don’t mind me asking,” she said.

“Well first off, I’m obviously not from this world...whatever this world is. And second, I’m a fox with two tails hence my name being Tails. And just to avoid any further questions, I do walk on two legs and these things on my arms are called hands. They’re what I use to move stuff around. Did I miss anything?” he asked.

Fluttershy was in awe. “Um...Well there’s so much I want to ask you but I wouldn’t want to waste your time…” she said.

Tails nodded. “How about we switch places and you answer my questions?” he asked.

Fluttershy nodded back. “Sure. What do you want to know?” she asked.

“Where am I? What’s going on? And do you know what happened to my friend, Sonic?” Tails asked.

“Well, right now, you’re inside my cottage outside of Ponyville. It’s one of the many places in Equestria. A few hours ago I found you unconscious in the park next to the meteor crater and another creature that looked kinda like you. Only he was taller and spikier and blue. Is that the “Sonic” you’re talking about?” she asked.

Tails smiled and nodded. “That’s him! Do you know where he is?”

Fluttershy shook her head. “I went back for him but he was gone. I thought that maybe one of my friends found him and took him back to their place so I went out and asked them. I went to check on my friend, Twilight Sparkle, to see if she knew anything but she was gone. And the weird thing was that the front of her castle/house/library had odd footprints and they were really hot to touch,” she recalled.

Tails nodded. “Then Sonic should be here any second. Right about...now!” he pointed towards the open door and just as expected, Sonic screeched to a halt.

Twilight came shortly after, panting with exhaustion. “How...are you...so fast?! If I recall...I think you made it to Transonic!!”

Sonic chuckled. “As long as I’m here, you should get used to that,” he said before noticing his friend. “Tails! There you are! You ok?” he asked.

Tails nodded. “I’m fine. I see you’ve given Ponyville the Sonic touch,” he said.

Sonic smiled. “You know it! Though I might want to go back and apologize...All those food vendors in the market won’t be too happy…” he sweatdropped.

Twilight chuckled. “Glad to see you two are reunited. Now how about we introduce you to the rest of our friends, then you can tell us everything about you and your world. Especially how you two ended up here! Maybe we can help you somehow!” she suggested.

Fluttershy nodded. “And you could learn a thing or two about us!” she added.

Tails smiled. “Sounds great! And we could use the extra help to get us back home,” he said.

Sonic nodded. “Back into town it is! Just tell us where we’re headed and I’ll lead the way!”

Twilight grinned. “Actually we’ll see what’s faster. My magic or your speed. To Sweet Apple Acres. Go!” the lavender unicorn quickly cast her teleportation spell and Sonic peeled out with his trademark figure 8 technique, instantly creating a sonic boom.

On the way to Sweet Apple Acres, Sonic was suddenly intercepted by an unlikely team of flyers. “What the??” he exclaimed before quick-stepping out of the way to avoid being dive-bombed by a white pegasus with a blue mane. “Hey watch it!!” he warned.

“You heard the royal sisters’ orders! Take him out!” ordered a fiery colored pegasus.

Sonic went wide-eyed. “Wait what?!” he exclaimed before jumping to avoid a team swoop. “I’m not the bad guy here! You got it all wrong!” he assured.

The trio of pegasi weren’t convinced. “Be quiet and hold still! With speed like that, we’re not taking any chances against a foreign threat! Wonderbolts, formation!” shouted the fiery pegasus.

Sonic frowned. “Do you REALLY want me to go all out on you?” he questioned.

“He’s gonna strike! Tactical Strike time!” the fiery pegasus commanded.

The Wonderbolts dove in for a hit but all missed thanks to Sonic’s double jump!

Sonic growled. “Alright! You asked for it!” he exclaimed before curling up, bouncing into the air, and homing attacking the three pegasi in quick succession.

The Wonderbolts stalled for a few seconds before shaking off the impact and aiming for Sonic again, this time screaming towards him in formation.

The blue blur easily quick-stepped out of the way before ramming into them with a powerful boost.

The pegasi shook it off and went in for one last group strike, this time with a boost of their own!

Sonic kicked it into high gear to try and outrun them but this time they were successful in hitting their target! The blue hedgehog flew backwards, bouncing off the ground a few times before face planting it in a cloud of dust and dirt.

The Wonderbolts landed and looked towards the thick cloud, waiting for it to clear.

Sonic shot through the cloud curled up in a high speed spinning ball before homing attacking the Wonderbolts several times and finishing it off by spindashing into them like a bowling ball.

The three pegasi groaned in pain, some coughing up a few teeth. They fell to the ground in defeat.

Sonic grinned. “Let this be a lesson for you. And you tell those royal sisters of yours to stop being so judgemental. Now if you’ll excuse me, I gotta go meet up with some new friends. Better luck next time guys,” he said before peeling out towards Sweet Apple Acres.