Chapter 6: I Need to Know

"Princess Luna?" I called. My voice echoed. I was in a strange world filled with nothing but night and stars. I could see Luna emulate out of no where. She walked towards me.

"What is it Shadow?" she answered. I bowed down like I did before.

"I need to know what to do. I don't believe that heading to the Dr. is the right decision. What do you think I should do?" I asked. "Rise and walk with me." Luna answered.

As we walked, screens of past images could be seen. They were all from my past, including being on the Ark.

"Shadow, you are a strong, fast, humble, dependable, and trustworthy hedgehog. All you need is to have faith in others and in yourself. Your past might not have been good, but that doesn't mean that you can't be good. I also have a tragic past." There was a picture of her turning into a monster called Nightmare Moon. "I also needed to have faith in myself and others. You must choose what is right and have faith. Believe that good will rise again, and you shall succeed. Take your friends for example. When you were angry at the people in your world, your friends believed that there was still good in you." There was a screen that showed most of what happened after I was released by the Dr. "Now you must do the same." The universe started to fade again and I woke from it.

It was only midnight and everyone was asleep. I know now that I needed to believe that there is good in the world and that it will rise up to conquer evil. We weren't even near our destination so I decided to get a head start. I jumped out of the cart and started to run to the desert. Luna's full moon was my light tonight. After only a few seconds I was already way ahead of the express. In no time at all I reached the desert only to find nothing but sand. I looked at my chaos emerald to find the Dr. It eventually led me to a base that had bug like ponies surrounding it. Dodging them quickly and quietly, I then made my way inside the base. In no time I found where he was. As I ran towards the light in his room I heard more than just his voice. I slowed down and had my back against the wall behind the door.

"I'll make it simple for you." I heard the Dr.'s voice say. "You help me find the emeralds and the elements of harmony, and I will make sure you have all the energy you need."

"And you'll allow me to rule Equestria and Mobius with you!" spoke a calm yet incredibly cold tone of voice. I peered over to see the Dr. and a tall, green, vaguely Alicorn shaped creature full of holes.

"Of course Queen Chrysalis, And I know just the food supply for you to feed on." the Dr. laughed and so did Chrysalis. I knew they were talking about Sonic and his pony friends. I got out of the base, ran back to the express, and started to come up with a plan.