Sonic flew through the air for a second before landing on his feet. After jumping through the warp ring, Sonic didn't exactly know where he was. Jumping through the warp ring without a second thought had seemed like a good idea at the time, but checking on where it would bring him would have been an even better idea.

Scanning his surroundings, Sonic began to get a better idea of where he was. He was standing in the middle of a road, a highway more like it. Red rails lined the sides and streetlamps had been placed in regular intervals.

As Sonic took in his surroundings, he heard a loud nose approach him. Turning towards the sound, Sonic sighed at his luck. A car was heading straight for him, and it showed no signs of stopping. Sighing, Sonic leaded into the air towards one of the streetlamps. The car barely missed his feet as Sonic soared through the air and landed on the pole.

With more cars speeding past the hero, an opportunity for a fun way of travel presented itself. Sonic's grin stretched from ear to ear as he leaped off of the pole. When it seemed like he would hit the ground, a car dashed under him just in time to catch him on its roof. Riding on the roof of that car would have been easy, but Sonic found no fun in easy. He leaped from roof to roof, hoping that the cars wouldn't stop or speed up unexpectedly.

It took about five minutes, but Sonic soon saw buildings in the distance. Taking it easy for the last bit of distance between him and the buildings, Sonic sat on the roof of the car he had been standing on. Finally able to inspect the buildings now that he was no longer jumping about, Sonic recognized the city he was approaching. The buildings of Central City were very inviting after what Sonic had just been through.

Once the car had driven close enough to the city, Sonic jumped off and landed by the road. After brushing himself off, he ran towards Tails' lab, hoping that nothing bad had happened while he was gone. As he ran, Sonic looked up at the sky. From the position of the sun in the sky, he figured that it was about noon. He had been gone for a while, and Sonic had no clue how his friends would react. At least, the friends that knew he had been missing.

When Tails' lab had come into sight, Sonic noticed his friends grouped around the door, and they didn't look happy. All it took was a quick glimpse from Tails before everyone else had turned to see him coming. Within a few more seconds, Sonic had reached the group and was receiving hugs from them all. The hugs from Twilight and Rainbow Dash were slightly tighter than the others.

"It's not like this is the first time I've vanished unexpectedly and come back." Sonic said.

"Every time that happens we feel like there's a smaller chance that you'll be coming back." Tails said.

"No need to worry about me, I'll always turn out okay." Sonic said with a smile. Twilight and Rainbow Dash stared at their hero with loving looks, and both Fluttershy and Rarity noticed.

Rarity pulled Twilight to the side as the others swarmed around Sonic. "So, did you figure out how Sonic felt about you as he walked you home?" Rarity asked.

"I already told you, a dark figure showed up and grabbed Sonic after we had walked out of the party." Twilight sighed. "I didn't even get a chance to ask." After Twilight had said that, she heard Eggman's name come up in the conversation behind them.

"Did you say, Eggman?" She asked Sonic.

"Yeah, why?" Sonic replied.

"We have to go and report this!"

"No we don't! I handled the situation, nothing went wrong."

"After what happened last time, we've been told to report all Eggman sightings."

"The only reason Eggman was able to blow up that casino was because no one told me that they saw him, not because they didn't tell G.U.N."

"We are reporting this, and that's that." Sonic knew that he could win many fights, but a fight against an determined girl wasn't one that either he or anybody could win.

"Fine, we'll go and report it..." Sonic said with a sigh. Twilight smiled at her victory and grabbed Sonic's arm.

"Let's go." She commanded, feeling in charge thanks to her little victory. Rainbow Dash grew jealous seeing someone act like that to Sonic, so she grabbed his other arm.

"You're not going without me!" She asserted. Sonic looked down at the two girls. He was used to girls trying to cling to him considering he had saved everyone on multiple occasions, but his friends never normally acted like this, it left him slightly confused, but he assumed that it was bound to happen.

"Alright, let's go then." Sonic said. He waved goodbye to the rest of his friends and grabbed the hands of both Rainbow Dash and Twilight. This brought blushes to both of their faces. Sonic then turned around to face Central City and dashed away, dragging Rainbow Dash and Twilight along.

As they screeched to a stop in front of one of the bigger buildings in the city, Sonic smiled at the two as they brushed the dust off of their clothes.

"I could have just teleported us here." Twilight said with an angry look.

"And I could have flown instead of being dragged." Rainbow Dash said indignantly.

"How would that be fun for me?" Sonic asked. The girls could do nothing but sigh at him in response. They all entered the building and were quickly swarmed by guards. Once there identities had been confirmed, they were lead through the building to an elevator. The elevator led them to the top floor, where they were led through a complex maze of hallways. The guards stopped them in front of a big door.

"You guys do know that we could walk here by ourselves, right?" Sonic questioned. The guards didn't answer, they weren't payed enough to answer questions. Two other guards approached the door and pulled out two keys. They stuck the keys into two different locks and both turned them at the same time. The door opened slowly and revealed a big office.

A chair behind the desk in the room spun around and revealed a pale skinned woman. Her hair flowed behind her as though there was an ever present fan. A horn protruded from her forehead and wings stuck out of her sides.

"To what do I owe the pleasure of this meeting?" The woman asked.

"We're here to report an Eggman sighting, Celestia." Twilight said.

"It's good that you decided to do so, after what happened last time, we can't take any chances."

"That's what I told Sonic, but he didn't want to report the sighting."

"I handled the situation. I've also handled all of the other situations involving Eggman. Meanwhile, you just sit here and pretend that you're helping me when most of the time you're getting in my way!" Sonic said angrily.

"You know that we do all we can, Sonic." Celestia said calmly.

"You have a big budget, tons of soldiers, and advanced technology, and you still don't get more done than a teenage boy."

"A teenage boy with super speed." Twilight looked at Sonic and Celestia. Sonic was angry at Celestia, but she wasn't sure why. Meanwhile, Celestia stared at Sonic coolly, unaffected by his words. Twilight began to rethink bringing Sonic to report the Eggman sighting.

"We must get back to the matter at hand." Celestia began. "Where was it that you saw Eggman?"

"It was Stardust Speedway." Sonic said. "Now, with that done, we should be on our way." He turned and began to walk towards the closed door.

"Hold on." Celestia stopped him. "What's that around your wrist?"

Sonic looked down at his wrist and noticed for the first time the ring that was wrapped around it. "A ring, apparently." He said.

"Really, because it seems like one of the rare portable warp rings. The chance of receiving one when warping through a warp ring is very small."

"Look at that, an asset that I have to fight Eggman and you don't. Does this make you feel inferior yet?"

"You have one warp ring, I have an army, weapons, and tons of money."

"You forgot to mention my many victories against Eggman and my winning smile." With those words exchanged, Sonic once again turned towards the door, knocked three times, and waited for it to open. Once it did, he stormed out of the room and was led out of the building.

The two girls stared at the door with surprised looks in their eyes. Neither of them knew what to say about Sonic's actions. Celestia was a high ranked figure in society, and everyone respected her, or, most everybody.

"Please forgive Sonic's behavior." Rainbow Dash said after a minute.

"He doesn't know what he's talking about." Twilight said, trying to smooth things over.

"While Sonic acts harsh, I know his intentions in this matter are good. There is no need to apologize for him." Celestia told the two. They all smiled at each other before Twilight and Rainbow Dash followed after Sonic. He was waiting for them outside, and he seemed happier than when he was inside.

"Now that that's finally over with, why don't we go get our friends and do something fun?" Sonic asked with a smile. The two girls smiled back and nodded eagerly, excited to spend some time with the blue hero.