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Welcome back, I'm sure you missed me more than I missed you. Seriously, there hasn't been a single day I don't think about ya'll.

Well, I'm continuing with the story, and I hate to admit that after this long of putting the main story down, you do seem to get a little lost. Still, my feet are wet and we're getting back on track.

To tell everyone the truth… I might rewrite this story much later in the future. I know this story could have been better, and there was so much I wanted to do but couldn't. What I envisioned this before turned out to be much different now.

When the days come that I can call myself a real writer, I'll redo this story… Illustrated, professionally edited, and a much deeper story line than now. I know that a lot of you sense that this could have been better, and you're right; I wasn't ready to make a full blown master piece. This was just a fraction of what I was aiming for.

I've finally seen Equestia Girls on the HUB. Here's what I have to say… I didn't like it. I know that a lot of people were saying that it was a good show, but it left a bad after taste in my mouth. I'm sitting there watching the show, every part of the movie completely predictable, and there were parts where I cringed. It felt rushed, there was nothing special about the writing or plot. Of course, it wasn't like Hasbro was aiming for an Oscar. It did its job as a kids movie, but nothing more.

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Shoutouts:

Chocos Forever: Yea I did a little digging into it. She posts crap like that just to troll the fandom sometimes. Personally, I don't mind Equestia Girls being 'partially' canon. Just don't let Flash be canon, that's all I'm asking for… I know that a lot of fans don't like him, and I especially don't like him. Twilight deserves better than a stereotypical teenager.

Captainawsum9999: It appears that some of you didn't understand the last bit of that bonus.

As far as age goes, they didn't age a bit. If you look back, Tails was eight since he was announced on the genesis, and is still eight in Sonic Generations. Notice that he didn't look ANY different from Sonic Heroes than Sonic Generations? This applies for everyone else too. Sonic is still sixteen, even though in Sonic Generations was celebrating his 'birthday'. On the contrary, they were celebrating the Genre's birthday, which means he was still physically sixteen.

However, since they stayed the same age since the Genesis, I could imagine them maturing mentally during those twenty years. Think of it as an adult stuck inside a kid's body. This is exactly why I deemed TwiTails not taboo, because Tails would be fully matured inside his own mind, even though if he is still a 'kid'.

Inspired Fox: Let me say this again… The bible verses have absolutely nothing to do with the story! It is there for inspiration, that's it! It's just there for me to read and for everyone else.

Please enjoy.

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If there was one thing that Sonic could say about the streets of Canterlot… it was quiet.

Countless ponies were coming and going, and the only sound that can be heard were hoof steps. No one talked, cried, or even whispered, just a deafening stillness and quiet as Sonic and the rest of his friends began to make their way out of town. Even they didn't say a word, especially when they saw the death of the princess right before their eyes. Their heads were hung low in mourning. There were even light sniffles from the few girls, especially Twilight.

She hasn't stopped sobbing ever since they left the hospital. So many tears came from her until she couldn't cry anymore. She just lost her dearest teacher, a mother figure that no one can replace.

But the question that came to Sonic, Tails, Knuckles, and Amy's mind of what would come of this world. As soon as the sun settles, that will be it… there will be no more tomorrow.

Finally, what felt like hours of silence, Amy raised her head and stared towards the road with tears on her cheeks. She quickened her pace towards Tails, keeping her voice low to let the ponies mourn for their dear princess.

"What do we do now?" She whispered.

Tails slowly turned his head towards her and whispered back to her, just wiping away a few stray tears.

"Simple… we regroup and find the last emerald."

Amy remained quiet for a couple of seconds, a thought accruing to her.

"Can we use the Emeralds to revive the Princess?"

Tails slowed his pace, making sure that he was a good distance away from the six ponies before saying anything.

"I'm not for sure," He said, "We have brought back Sonic with it before, and even a human with Chaos Energy… to revive someone as powerful as Celestia, I have no idea what the outcome of it will be."

"What do you mean?" Amy asked with a raised eyebrow, "Why does her power have anything to do with this?"

"Remember when Shadow went over his brief fight with Luna before escaping with the crown? He said that his emerald counteracted with the Element of Magic.

"So?"

"So… If Princess Celestia's magic is composed of the same magic as the crown, how are the emeralds supposed to revive her if her magic counteracts the Emerald's power?"

She blankly stared at him for a second before retorting, "We still have to try, Tails. It's not like we could do her any further harm."

The fox sighed, "I didn't mention this back at the hospital because I don't want to bring anyone's hope up. We need all seven of the emeralds to heal a body completely and bring a soul back to its host. I also thought of using the six emeralds we had to try to keep Celestia alive, but as I said, I have no idea what the Emeralds will do to her. Her magic is completely foreign to us; the emeralds will either do nothing or kill her on the spot."

Amy narrowed her eyes at him, "We could have saved her the entire time!"

"We don't know if the emeralds would heal her," Tails reasoned, "If her magic violently counteracted with the Emerald's magic, we could have killed everyone in the hospital. Chaos energy is unstable, Amy. I didn't want to take any chances."

She was about to argue but stopped herself. Amy knew that letting one life die was better than taking a chance of killing. She had a hunch that Sonic and Knuckles knew of this too and didn't bring anything up because of that exact reason.

Twilight's mind could do nothing more but revive memories that she shared with the princess. She could still remember the first time she studied with her dear tutor, laying in front of a fire place with a thick book of basic magic before her. Celestia was lying right beside her, letting the young filly rest on her stomach when sleep began to befall upon her. Twilight remembered the lullaby she would hum to her, softly nuzzling her neck until the small filly faded away into a deep slumber.

She burst out into another wale of tears, her throat constricting from the amount of agony her mind was giving her. All Tails could do was walk right beside her and give her a comforting hand and a shoulder to cry on… Even he wasn't enough to sooth her heart.

"I'm going to miss her too," He softly spoke, "She wasn't just an inspiration just towards you, Twilight, but to all of us-"

She let her body go limp as her emotions drained her, "W-why did she have to die? She wasn't meant to die, she was a princess, she wasn't meant to die-"

"Everyone is meant to die sometimes, Twilight," He said while shaking his head, "You should be proud of her. She gave her life so Equestia could see another sun ri-"

"SHE WAS THE PRINCESS!"

Her sudden outburst froze everyone on the spot, grabbing everyone's attention immediately.

"SHE WAS THE PRINCESS OF THE SUN!" She screamed, "ALL OF EQUESTIA RESTED ON HER SHOULDERS! SHE COULD NOT DIE! IT WAS IMPOSSIBLE FOR HER TO BE KILLED! I-"

She broke down again, almost making Tails topple over from supporting her.

No one has any idea what to say to her…of course, Applejack, Pinkie, Rarity, Fluttershy, and Rainbow were still grieving over the princess, she meant as much to them as everyone in Equestia. A soul was lost, though. Death hurts, there's nothing anyone can do.

Yet again, Twilight has been working under Princess Celestia's wings for almost all of her life. This loss must have meant much more to her than to them by a long shot.

But they didn't dare mention anything to her. There was nothing they could have said that can bring her back… what they could do at most was comfort her by being there, and that was exactly what they did.

The other five mares trotted towards her and circled her and the Fox. One by one, they began to embrace her.

"This hurts us as much this hurts you," Rainbow said, "We want her back as much as you do, Twilie."

Twilight fought through her sobs, "But…"

"No one meant for any of this to happen," Rarity said.

"Especially fer the death uf Celestia," Applejack sobbed, "Am gonna miss her too, Twilight. Me and the rest of us are gonna miss her."

Pinkie was the last to join the group hug. She placed herself right in front of her, making sure to look her in the eye.

"Twilight… No matter what happens to any of us, we will always have each other. It doesn't matter what happens, we will be here for you. If you hurt, I hurt. If you cry, I cry. If you are happy, then I am happy."

Sonic, Tails, Knuckles, and Amy watched from the side lines as the six mares embraced each other. They poured their hearts out, letting their emotions cry out in agony for their loss ruler.

Suddenly, Sonic and his friends heard a faint ting from behind. When they turned around, they found Shadow, giving a death glare towards the blue hedgehog.

"Shadow?" Tails called, "What are you-"

"Let me take this time right now, Sonic, to congratulate you for making the stupidest decision of your life!" He growled.

Sonic recoiled a bit, "What are you talking about?"

"YOU!"

Shadow shot his head up and saw Rainbow charging right for him with her enchanted wing completely extended and ready to slice in half. With no time to counter, he ducked; letting her extended wing nick the tip of his spines as she flew over him. She quickly landed several yards away from him, spinning around quickly and facing him.

"You're not going to get away with this, Shadow!" Rainbow screamed, "This whole world will freeze all because of you!"

Shadow felt an excruciating pain shooting though his body as electricity struck his side. He kept himself from falling and faced the would-be attacker, grinding his teeth together in pain as he saw Twilight charging her horn again.

"You've taken everything that meant to this kingdom. EVERYTHING!" Twilight screamed with tears falling down her cheeks, "If it wasn't for you, Celestia will still be alive!"

Shadow fought through the pain and instantly stood up, summoning two chaos spears and arching them back to impel, "I will not hesitate to kill you, pony!"

"Wait!"

Sonic jumped between him and the rest of the mares with his arms stretched out.

"Move, Sonic!" Rainbow shouted at him, her magical wing taking aim at the black hedgehog, "We're not going to sit back and let him get away with this!"

"I'm just as upset about Celestia's death as you are," Sonic shouted back, "But taking your anger out on him won't change anything!"

Twilight took a step forward, "This is not anger, Sonic; this is justice. We're not going to let anyone get away with murder, especially if that someone feels no remorse for the loss."

Tails took Sonic's side, "You think that killing him will right Celestia's death?"

"No!" Applejack shouted, readying her rope, "But ah do know that ah lot of ponies will sleep at night knowing that he'd kicked the bucket!"

Shadow teleported away from the crowd and reappeared a few feet away from them, grabbing their attention immediately. Any thoughts of guilt has to be shoved aside for now, there were more pressing matters.

"We don't have time for this debacle," He hissed, "Robotnik's masterpiece is flying over here right now and we're all going to be dead if we don't prepare."

Tails just stared at him, "That's impossible! Nothing in history has survived the Pit."

"I saw it with my own eyes," Shadow quickly said, "Not only that, but when Cyber X flew out, it destroyed the entire infrastructure in the process of escaping, releasing a whole army of dark monsters that were locked up in that place."

Twilight and the other five mares turned cold. They didn't believe him, not for a second. They didn't believe that the most notorious prison hold has been destroyed… a prison hold that quarantined the darkest and vile monsters in Equestia.

"Why should we believe you!?" Twilight shouted at him.

Shadow ignored her and turned to Sonic, "I need your emeralds, Sonic."

"Don't listen to him, Sonic!" Rainbow shouted at him.

"We have only moments before Cyber X flies here," Shadow continued, "I can drive it away from Canterlot while you and the rest of your team fight off the invasion. You have little time to assemble the Royal Guards before they get here."

The rainbow mane pegasus snorted and marched right towards him, holding herself back with all she had to keep herself from attacking him.

"Why should we believe you!?" She shouted.

(SCREEEEEEEECH!)

Everyone cringed to a sudden high pitch screech that boomed over the horizon. While they set their eyes towards the west, they suddenly saw a small speck of bright red approaching from the skies. It looked like nothing but a dot at first, but not a second passed and this dot suddenly grew bigger as it approached. The heroes felt sweat dripping from their foreheads as heat suddenly seeped from the approaching object.

"Emeralds, NOW!"

Sonic didn't even think twice as he summoned the six emeralds and quickly hand him the Chaos Emeralds. They floated towards him, circling him until Shadow began to rise in the air from the enormous amount of energy surging through his body.

"One of the beasts is holding a Chaos Emerald," Shadow continued, his voice becoming deeper and louder, "I'll hold off Cyber X for as long as I can; run towards the mountain when you have obtained it."

The red dot continued to approach at supersonic speeds until a bird like shape could be made out.

"This is it, Sonic." Shadow remarked as he began to hover, his Chaos Spears growing twice its length, "Once we have the last emerald, we can finish this war with Eggman once and for all. There will be nothing that he can throw at us."

With a sudden shock wave he burst towards the direction of the mechanical bird.

"Well…" Knuckles shook his head and turned to his friends, his seriousness that has remained dormant within him for so long has finally emerged, "You all heard him! Gather the Royal guards and Princess Luna! If there is a wild army of Shadow beasts marching this way, we're going to need all the help we can get!"

Sonic, Tails, and Amy wasted no time following Knuckles to the Iron Gates. The Mane Six too just a second to watch the first seconds of the fight as Shadow began to engage. There was a sudden heat wave as the mechanical bird began to charge energy

"Ya'll coming!?" Knuckles shouted for them.

The group quickly shook their heads and ran after him.

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Celestia's death was an event no one wanted to contemplate; a figure that almost represented life itself being slain by a vengeful hedgehog. Everyone was impacted by the news, especially for the guards that once stood by her side.

Captain Shining Armor was no exception to this grief, his heart shattered as well as everypony below him. He as well as the rest of his guards has failed to complete the one task that they were sworn to do. The entirety of Equestia is now doomed to a certain destruction, and there was nothing that can be done.

As he began to make his way upstairs to Luna's chamber, he couldn't help but recall his career as Captain… He hated to admit it, but it wasn't really a hard task considering that this Kingdom was at peace with its neighboring countries. Sure, there was the task of updating the defenses, signing a couple of papers here and there, and the occasional drill that Luna implemented just in case of an attack, but other than that, most of his duty was spent right beside Celestia's throne. She was more than a mere ruler to him, even though there were days he wanted to simply throw down his helmet and storm out of the castle because of Celestia's cruel sense of humor… she was a mother figure to him.

When he thought about it, he might miss Celestia's antics. Even if those antics scared his reputation among his guards for life… they still haven't gotten over Twilight and Cadence's hoof shake!

He shook his head and proceeded through the double doors, nodding to the four elite solders that stood guard. As usual, Luna's bed chamber was always as mystifying as ever. Fancy ornaments hanging from the ceiling, a large cushion lying on the floor, a giant mat with a crescent painted in the middle; he often compared this room to Celestia's, always thought that this room was slightly fancier.

As he walked in he saw Luna standing on the balcony, staring to the morning sky as the Sun began to slowly seek its way upwards. It was kind of hard looking at the sun knowing that once it goes down, it'll begin the last age of civilization.

Princess Luna had a cold, stone face. He would predict her to be mourning over her sister's death, but to his surprise, her stare was completely blank.

"You know you're not allowed to enter my chamber without permission." Luna addressed to the captain without looking back.

"I was just concern for your well-being," Shining Armor answered, "Celestia's death was harsh for all of us."

"I'm perfectly fine, Captain," Luna quickly answered, "You should not worry about me."

Shining Armor slowly walked to the balcony to her, standing right by her side as they watched over the city. Luna really wanted her privacy to dwell with her thoughts, to remark the time that she has spent with her sister.

But she didn't say anything. She could use the company anyways.

"Have you ordered your guards to begin storing rations for our Kingdom?" Luna asked, still gazing towards the horizon.

"They're flying to every corner of this country to order every farmer to stock pile as we speak."

She just nodded and continued to stare over the balcony. Shining Armor predicted that she wouldn't express her emotions towards anypony, even for her closest friends. He knows that she's saddened, just by quickly glancing towards her eyes he could see a couple of straining tears.

"…Armor," Luna lowly called.

"Yes?"

Luna closed her eyes and let out a deep sigh, "What do you think of Shadow?"

The Captain recoiled from this question, "My guards hated and feared him more than anything that has ever set foot in our castle," He shook his head and huffed, "I would like nothing more but to skewer him with my spear, he has caused more death and misery than anything Equestia has ever seen. Not even Discord could come close to what this hedgehog has done." Anger began to build in him, "He even went as far as risking the extension of existence as we know it to slay you… That Chaos Rift, that's beyond you or Celestia, even the Elements of Harmony."

Princess Luna put a hoof to her chin, looking disturbed, "As much as you and your soldiers may hate him… I can't find it within myself to hold a grudge against him."

Shining Armor gasped, "But… he has killed your sister, you're majesty!"

"I know, and I will never forgive him for what he has done," Luna snorted, eyes narrowed, "But…" Her expression soften, "Even with everything that has happened, I can't help but feel sympathy… Sonic has shared his story with me shortly after they arrived. He has lost someone very close to him and was manipulated during his time on his world. Pain and betrayal was the only two things he knew before arriving here."

"That's no excuse."

"I know," Luna said, "But he doesn't sympathize like we do. He was trained by a cruel government to hunt and kill when he was created to heal a very close friend of his." She then turned to him, "Any kind of emotion was smothered out of him while under training. By the time his dear beloved died, he had no other ambitions but for the well-being of himself."

Shining Armor just stared at him in confusion, "But… Canterlot seen him helping Sonic fighting that metal bird, though."

"He believes that his only goal is to do good, even though he couldn't care less of what happens to others," Luna answered, "He has a strong sense of purpose, and he believes that his soul purpose of his creation was to benefit society…" Luna closed her eyes to think, "When Discord cast a delusion spell on him, he thought that he was fighting against tyrants that persecute their own citizens."

Armor sighed, "So I guess we can't hold him completely accountable."

"However," Luna continued, "He has caused so much death and destruction to achieve that goal."

Luna then began to trot away from the balcony, "I may never forgive him for what he has done to me and to your precious stallions, but I can't help but pity him at the same time. Sonic and his friends may be helping him, but one could only do so much to repair a shattered mirror."

Shining Armor suddenly halted his hoof steps while following her back into her chamber. As much as he wanted to argue, he had no choice but to swallow his pride for himself and for the rest of his stallions… He hated this hedgehog; there was no doubt in his mind, even after hearing Luna's words.

One thing may be for certain. If there was any chance that Shadow regretted his actions, he would forever be haunted by innocent blood.

As Captain Shining Armor began to follow to the double doors that lead to the hallway, the doors suddenly slammed open. Luna and the Captain jumped back as they saw Sonic running in along with his company and the Elements of Harmony.

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Author notes

I know this may not be much, but it's setting up for the things to come.

From the looks of it, I may not be able to complete it before the year was over with after all… Just so much to type and do!

Deadline: another two weeks… It could be a little late, though.

And I got a comment about some mlp/Sonic writers copying my material… Here's all I have to say about that.

I'm not concerned at all.

Here's why… Readers are not stupid, I know that fans a lot of Sonic/ MLP and can tell between a chocolate pie or a rotten apple. Do you know what turns down readers? An author that is completely incompetent of writing for themselves.

So go ahead and copy my work, you'll only be hurting yourself.

That's all… See ya'll later!

From America with love.

Harry.

Flying Demon Monkey – I'm so sorry readers that this took so long to edit… let's just say some real life events happened to me very quickly, and I needed the time to respond to this things… especially when one of the events was a car accident I had earlier today x.x No worries, everything is settling for both parties, and I managed to get back to finish the edits in this chapter, and hoping to curb stomp the evil typos this demon snuck into this chapter :D

I promise I will reveal my name soon… ya gotta be patient… hehehe ;D

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"Before I formed you in the belly I knew you: and before you came forth out of th womb I sanctified you, and I ordained you a Prophet unto the nations."

Jeremiah 1: 5

God has a plan for all of us… All we have to do is turn our lives to him. And the only way to turn to God is by going to the son.

"Therefore being Justified by Faith we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ"

Romans 5: 1

We are saved for believing what he did at the cross.