Sonic, Shadow and the Equestria Girls

I would like to clarify that this is the tipping point where things officially stop being rainbow rocks just sonic's there, events from this point on will be significantly different from here on out.

Chapter 5: Battle of the bands

Sonic, shadow, tails and knuckles had gotten to the school early to practice for the battle. They just finished practicing their last song.

"Not too shabby," sonic said.

"Yeah, well someone could have played a little quieter," tails shot at knuckles.

"How do you quietly play drums? Answer me that!" knuckles shot back.

"Enough, the competition is with everyone else, not each other," shadow said pushing the two apart.

"Fine," tails said.

"Fine," knuckles agreed.

The two walked away from each other and started packing up their instruments while shadow went over to sonic.

"So did your little recon mission gather any useful information?" shadow asked since sonic was vague on the night before.

"Nothing to much, although I'm starting to think adagio isn't the person she lets on to be," sonic admitted.

"And what do you mean by that?" shadow asked raising an eyebrow.

"Well, for one thing she mentioned that they grew up without parents, so she had to act more mature than the other two, also as soon as I caught her scared of something she just kinda became flustered and tried to hide it," sonic said.

"So, you're suggesting her Holier than thou attitude is to mask her insecurities," shadow said to which sonic nodded, "well, it's better than nothing."

Sonic packed up his guitar and tails said, "Come on, check in for the battle is in fifteen minutes!"

Shadow slung his base over his shoulder and he and sonic followed tails and knuckles into the gym/auditorium.

There were bands all over the place, and many familiar faces. Flash sentry with two other guys sonic and shadow didn't know, Trixie's band from the day before, and various others, like an eco-band, a bulk guy with a vilynn, the three girls from last night wearing ridiculous outfits, and one had a big guy with a mike, a ninja type guy with a cello, and a little kid with a drum on his chest. At the top of the bleachers was the dazzlings, sonic gave a little wave while the others weren't looking. Adagio waved back, but he noticed something was off about her, something in her eyes was different.

Principal celestia and vice-Principal luna walked onto the stage.

"Welcome to the first ever Canterlot High School Battle of the Bands. I believe I speak for everyone when I say it is by far the greatest thing we have ever done here at this school!," Celestia said, "we'd like to thank our newest three students for encouraging us to turn this into something exciting!"

"However, since this is now a competition there can only be one winner," Luna added, "Who is it going to be?"

"You feel that girls," adagio said as people began arguing, "Our true power is being returned, and you've yet to tap into the strongest power here."

Aria and sonata looked at each other with worried expressions.

"Adagio, you've been acting weird since last night," sonata said.

"Yeah, and you still haven't explained why your eyes and pendant changed color, and what do you mean me and sonata haven't tapped into the strongest power here?"

Adagio just ignored them and kept focus on the arguing students. Meanwhile sonic and shadow were preparing backstage along with the rainbooms.

"Nervous Shads?" sonic asked his brother.

"Am I ever?" shadow replied.

The first band was up to play, M.C. Snips and D.J. Snails.

Snips:[beatboxing poorly]

Snails: Aw, yeah! Snips and Snails indahouse, yo!

Snips: They call me MC Snips and that ain't no lie, My favorite food is like pumpkin pie

Snails: I'm DJ Snazzy Snails, I like whales, When I go to the beach, I always bring my pails

Snips: [beatboxing poorly] Everybody knows my favorite color is orange, My rhymes are so fly, they're better than... um...

Snails:Than an orange, yo!

Snips:Yeah!

Snails: Yeah!

Snips: Represent!

Snips and Snails:[beatboxing and freestyling poorly]

Snips: What do we... What do we do now?

Sonic from backstage: How bout you Get off the stage, and leave right now!

Snips and Snails: [beatboxing and freestyling poorly]

Snips: Bam! That just happened!

Snails: Aw, yeah! We out!

Snips: Snips and Snails outta here!

Snips dropped the mic leaving interference messing with everyone's ears.

"Please do not drop the microphones!" celestia said. Snips and snails went backstage and everyone was relieved.

"Aw yeah, Beat that," snails said as he past sonic and shadow.

"We intend to," shadow said.

"Alright and next up is… Dude'a'tude," celestia announced.

Knuckles: 1, 2, 1,2,3!

(Begin playing reach for the stars!)

Sonic: Take off, at the speed of sound!

shadow:Bright lights, colors all around!

Sonic: I runnin wild, liven fast! And free!

Shadow: Got no regrets in side of me!

Sonic: Not looking back! Not Looking back!

Shadow: Not giving up! Not giving up!

Both: Not letting go, I'll keep on running…"

Dude'a'tude: I'm Gonna reach for the stars! All thought they look pretty fa-ar! I'm gonna find my own way! And take a chance all toda-ay!

Sonic: The Sky with stars so bright, the colors feel so right!

Sonic and shadow: I've never felt like this, I'll keep on running!"

Sonic: I got it in my sights, the colors feel so right, Just take my hand we're gonna reach for the stars tonight!

While sonic was riffing on his guitar, his pendant began to glow a bright blue, people stopped fighting, tails and knuckles started enjoying themselves, and when the song came to a close there was a huge applause.

Adagio noticed this and realised what was happening, "did he just, undue our magic?"

"Seems like that to me," aria said.

"Does it matter, we've had enough negative energy to last us a week already," sonata said trying to be the voice of reason.

"No, we need to sing again, and this time it has to be a kicker, we need as much negative energy as this school can muster," adagio yelled at them while her eyes glow a deeper blue. The three got up and moved back stage, dude a'tude was exiting at the time, sonic wishing adagio luck, but getting no response.

"Man that was awesome, tails how you learn to get the keys so fast?" knuckles asked.

"You kidding, you drumming was way better," tails replied.

"They, stopped fighting," shadow said.

"Yeah but how?" sonic asked.

The rainboom played a song next which didn't go to badley, apart from a magnet incident. But sonic was really worried when the dazzlings took the stage and started playing even better than the day before.

The Dazzlings: Oh-whoa-oh, oh-whoa-oh, You didn't know that you fell, Oh-whoa-oh, oh-whoa-oh

Adagio Dazzle: Now that you're under our spell! Blindsided by the beat,Clapping your hands, stomping your feet, You didn't know that you fell…

Sonata Dusk and Aria Blaze:Oh-whoa-oh-oh-oh

Adagio Dazzle:Now you've fallen under our spell

Sonata Dusk and Aria Blaze: Oh-whoa-oh-oh-oh-oh

The Dazzlings: We've got the music, makes you move it, Got the song that makes you lose it, We say "jump", you say "how high?" Put your hands up to the sky! We've got the music, makes you move it, Got the song that makes you lose it, We say "jump", you say "how high?" Put your hands up to the sky! Oh-whoa-oh, oh-whoa-oh, You didn't know that you fell, Oh-whoa-oh, oh-whoa-oh,Now that you're under our spell!

Adagio Dazzle:Listen to the sound of my voice

Sonata Dusk and Aria Blaze:Oh-oh, whoa-oh-oh

Adagio Dazzle:Soon you'll find you don't have a choice

Sonata Dusk and Aria Blaze:Oh-oh, whoa-oh-oh

Adagio Dazzle:Captured in the web of my song

Sonata Dusk and Aria Blaze: Oh-oh, whoa-oh-oh

Adagio:soon you'll all be singing along

Sonata Dusk and Aria Blaze:Oh, whoa, oh

The Dazzlings: We've got the music, makes you move it, Got the song that makes you lose it, We say "jump", you say "how high?" Put your hands up to the sky! We've got the music, makes you move it, Got the song that makes you lose it, We say "jump", you say "how high?" Put your hands up to the sky! Oh-whoa-oh, oh-whoa-oh, You didn't know that you fell, Oh-whoa-oh, oh-whoa-oh, Now that you're under our spell, Oh-whoa-oh, oh-whoa-oh, You didn't know that you fell,Oh-whoa-oh, oh-whoa-oh, Now that you're under our…

Adagio Dazzle: Spell!

After that a ton of different bands played, eventually it was the semi-finals. The rainbooms versus Trixie and the illusions, and Dude'a'tude versus the dazzlings. Sonic and shadow also noticed how everyone's hatred for each other just suddenly returned, much faster this time as well.

"Alright, for the first spot in the semi-finals, please welcome the rainbooms!" celestia announced. The rainbooms entered the stage, but Only sonic really applauded them.

(play awesome as I wanna be,)

The Rainbooms:Hey! Hey! Hey! Hey! Hey! Hey!

Rainbow Dash: Awesome as I wanna be! First you see me riding on a sonic boom, Got my guitar shreddin' up my latest tune! There is nothin' you can do to beat me, I'm so good that you can't defeat me!

Rainbow Dash and the Rainbooms: Yeah, I'm awesome, take caution, Watch out for me, I'm awesome as I wanna be! (Yeah!) I'm awesome, take caution,Watch out for me, I'm awesome as I wanna be!

The Rainbooms:Hey! Hey! Hey! Hey! Hey! Hey! Hey! Hey! Hey! Hey! Hey! Hey!

Rainbow dash almost ponied up, but before she did completely, sunset tackled her. This set off a chain-reaction that generally just ruined the performance, to the display shadow let out a small chuckle. Sunset got up and immediately realised that all eyes were on her.

"Yeah, now there's the bad girl we love to hate!" Flash yelled from the crowd.

"I knew she was still trouble," yelled some girl with a cello.

"Looks like the Real, sunset shimmer is back!" another guy yelled.

Sunset ran off stage, but the rants continued. Hearing all those harsh, not to mention false, words about sunset, sonic just felt something snap inside of him. Before shadow had the chance to stop him, sonic got up and whistled to get the crowd's attention. Everyone turned to him and he had quite the rant to share, "What are you all doing, look I know I've only been here for like, three days, but in that time I actually got to know sunset, the real her, not what you all seem to think of her, and the real her is nice, caring, honest and willing to help, even if all the things you say used to be true, I can say with certainty that isn't the person she is today. And if she can make the effort to treat all of you differently, the least you can do is the same!"

"You weren't they when she went all demon crazy, so what do you know," someone yelled.

"Oh, yeah I wasn't here for that, but I did hear what exactly happened in the aftermath," sonic shot back, "and you are completely missing the point, sunset may have done some bad things in the past, but the past isn't today, and I personally am all about the here and now, so I don't care what any of you say, I'm sticking by her," sonic said leaving the gym.

"Such loyalty…" he heard an all too familiar voice.

"What do you want, adagio?" sonic asked as the three syrens came behind him.

"I was just saying, sticking up for someone you only just met, despite all those horrible things she did," adagio said, "it takes a lot of loyalty to do that."

"If it wasn't already obvious, I'm not in the mood," sonic said, his pendant sparking black for a second.

"Come on big blue, I thought you liked me," adagio said, "After all, you and me had that little heart to heart last night."

"I said I'm not in the mood!" sonic yelled. For a moment he looked almost completely different, with white eyes and black hair, when that passed his expression was visibly an angry one. Aria and sonata started backing up, but adagio was feeling daring.

"Oh, big and scary are we?" she mocked.

"Adagio, maybe this would be a good time to back off," Aria warned her.

"Fine, we need to be on stage soon anyway," adagio said turning around.

"I know what you are, syren" sonic said stopping her in her tracks. Adagio turned around this time visibly annoyed.

"So then, you know, guess after tonight it won't matter," adagio said, "oh, and because I'll never get the chance to tell you again, I never really liked you, I only went on a date with you because you had magic I wanted, and now I have that, so you're no longer of use. Just see it as, Bad Break-up."

The trio walked away. Sonic wondered what she meant by he had magic they wanted, but he honestly didn't care. Then for a second he heard crying, he ran down the hall to the source, which of course was sunset.

"Heya sun-shim," sonic said sympathetically as he sat next to her.

She just eyed him through her tears, "what are you doing here, you heard what they all said."

"Heh, hearing and believing are two different things," sonic said trying to cheer her up.

"Sonic, why do still want to be my friend, I used to be a horrible, dishonest, cruel, backstabing…" sunset began but sonic cut her off, "you don't seem like that now."

"What?" she questioned.

"They see you as the type to hurt or betray anyone," sonic said, "I see a kind, honest, loyal friend who's not gonna bail based on what she did in the past. I know you did some bad things, but I can't see you doing any of that now, most people like to live in the past, or think about the future, I don't do either, I'm about the here and now, and right now you've been the nicest person since I got here. You don't have to worry about your past anymore, your past doesn't define you, cause your past is not today."

"Sonic… that's beautiful," sunset said wiping away her tears.

The two just stared into each other's eyes before someone said, "Am I interrupting something?"

They two turned to see shadow and both instinctively said, "We weren't doing anything!"

"Okay, shifting gears completely," shadow said, "sonic come on the dazzlings are almost done, this is our last shot."

'Right, gotta try and knock them out of the competition, I don't know what, but something big is going down tonight," sonic said.

"Tonight!" sunset said in realisation, "they're waiting till the last round later tonight it's at an outdoor theatre in the middle of town, who knows how many people will hear them!

"We gotta move!" sonic said.

He and shadow took off as sunset yelled, "Good luck out there!"

"We won't need it!" sonic called back.

"Okay, we have to play a song that has so much positivity it will drown out the dazzlings," shadow said.

"I know just the thing," sonic said as they got back stage.

"Alright, and for the final round of the semi-finals, Dude'a'tude!" celestia announced.

Knuckles: 1, 2, a 1,2,3,4!

(begin playing endless possibilities!)

Sonic: now this is my escape, i'm running through this world and i'm not looking back! Cause I know, I can go, where no one's ever gone, and i'm not looking back!

Shadow: But how will I know when I get there? And how will I know when to leave?

Sonic: We all gotta start from somewhere, and it's right there for me, the possibilities, are never ending!

Dude'a'tude:I see it! I see it, and now it's all within my reach! (endless Possibilities!) I see it, I see it now, it's always been inside of me, (and now I feel so free! Endless possibilities!)

When the song came to a close everyone applauded, and dude a'tude went backstage.

"Well, we have hope that you guys get picked over the dazzlings, because us getting picked at this point is impossible," rarity said eyeing sunset.

Sonic and sunset noticed the dazzlings go near celestia and luna and looked at each other.

"I've got a bad feeling about this," sunset said.