The next morning, at Canterlot High, the Rainbooms were talking about the fight from last night.

"So, apparently, Strike gave us an alert for if we need him?" Twilight asked.

"Yeah," Rainbow said, "And we may not be able to defeat Darkness without him or Specter's help. We've seen how powerful they are. We'll need them."

"If we're gonna need them to stop Darkness, then I guess it is worth a shot," Fluttershy said.

"Okay," Twilight said, "Anyways, I've heard about how your dates went from last night. Congratulations, girls."

Fluttershy, Pinkie, Applejack, and Rarity blushed but they smiled as well. Everyone else congratulated them too. Even though they were all in different bands, they all felt happy for them. Now the whole Mane Six in CHS each had a boyfriend.

Sonic and his band were walking down the halls finding the Rainbooms. Some of the students that they were passing by were congratulating them for their dates. Then Celestia and Luna came to them.

"Hello, Sonic," Celestia said, "We have heard about what happened last night. How did your dates go?"

"They were wonderful, for all of us," Sonic said.

"Congratulations, boys," Luna said, "We've also heard about the battle between you and Darkness. What happened?"

"We've had a little bit of an intense battle, but he escaped and sent another one of his super powered servants named Fleet Frost, but we managed to defeat her with Strike and Specter's help," Tails answered.

"Strike and Specter?" Celestia asked.

"Those are the names of those boys," Shadow said.

"I see," Luna said.

"We'd better get going to see the others," Sonic said, "We need to talk to them about something."

"Sonic, there is one other thing you need to know," Celestia said.

"Yeah?" Sonic asked.

"We had decided, that for your friends' girlfriends' safety, the Rainbooms will stay out of this round of the competition," Luna said.

Sonic and the other Mobains were surprised, but then they all smiled. "Thank you, Principle Celestia."

Celestia and Luna nodded as the Sonic Heroes left to find the Rainbooms. Later, the Sonic Heroes and the Rainbooms appeared in the band room.

"Okay, everyone," Twilight said, "Let's see what we've got to worry about this round."

Everyone turned their attention to a board. All of the bands were on there. Some were crossed off with a red marker, while others were moved to the second round.

Everyone went and took a seat. Sonic sat in a chair and Rainbow sat right beside him. Tails and Fluttershy sat on the floor with Spike. Shadow and Sunset leaned on the piano. Manic and Pinkie sat in chair next to each other. And Knuckles, Applejack, Silver and Rarity stood next to the board.

"Okay, y'all, listen here," Applejack said, "Now that we're in the second round, things are gonna be tougher."

"Not exactly," Sonic said, "We've talked to Principle Celestia. She and Luna said the Rainbooms are to stay out of this round of the competition."

"Wait, really?" Twilight asked.

"Yes," Shadow said, "It is for your safety."

"Well, then," Rarity said, "I guess we're gonna have a little less trouble after all."

"Yeah, but what we need is a plan," Tails said, "A smart one too."

"He's right," Twilight said, "But the least thing is I just may get enough time to work on the counter-spell."

"It's kind of too bad that we don't really get to face off against each other," Rainbow said, "Whether the Rainbooms or the Sonic Heroes won, it would be the most awesome rock battle ever."

"Yeah," Sonic said, "But if we do this together, we can both perform at the end of the competition. But for now, we need to focus."

"Agreed," everyone said.

"Sonic," Twilight said, "A quick word in private, please."

"Sure," Sonic said.

Twilight and Sonic walked out of the music room and went into a quiet conversation.

"Okay," Twilight said, "So, you got an alert device from Strike, right?"

"Yeah," Sonic said, "He said if we run into really big trouble, I would use it to get him and Specter's help."

"How can you even trust them?" Twilight asked, "They've shown us what they can do, impossible things."

"Twilight," Sonic placed his hands on Twilight's shoulders, "Listen, we've both got through something like this before. I know who they are. We can trust them; they're not with Darkness or the Sirens."

Twilight thought about this, and then nodded, "Okay. I trust you. But wait. There's something else."

"What is it?" Sonic asked.

"It's from the battle from last night," Twilight said, "When you fought Fleet Frost, she said she was really Fleetfoot from Strike and Specter's world. Do you think it's possible that Darkness might have also servants that are…?"

"Doppelgangers of all of us?" Sonic finished her question.

Twilight nodded. "I don't know, but we'll have to wait and see," Sonic said.

Sonic and Twilight walked back into the music room. "Everything okay, bro?" Manic asked.

"Twilight and I have a feeling that Darkness may have servants that are doppelgangers of us all," Sonic answered.

"Doppelgangers?" Rainbow asked, "What does that mean?"

"It means people who happen to be a double of someone," Tails said.

"In other words," Shadow said, "A doppelganger is a person who looks just like any one of us."

"Oh, man," Knuckles said, "If that were true, we would probably have a hard time telling who is who."

"Not entirely," Twilight said, "There just may be a possibility that even with we have doppelgangers, they may not look the very same."

"Well," Silver said, "We'll have to wait and see. And be prepared."

"Come on," Sonic said, "Let's go."

The bands began to leave the room, but Shadow spoke to Sonic, "Wait, Sonic."

Sonic turned to Shadow, "Yeah? What is it, Shadow?"

"It's about Sunset," Shadow said.

"What exactly about her?" Sonic asked.

"Well, she just still doesn't really seem happy," Shadow said, "I think it's because of how the Sirens and Darkness had treated her yesterday."

"Believe me," Sonic said, "Their words were painful, and I really do want to help her, but I don't know if we can. You should probably talk to her. After all, you're her friend."

"Sonic," Shadow said as tears began to form in his eyes, "Please, don't mention anything to me about Maria."

"Sorry," Sonic apologized, "But just try to talk to her, okay?"

Shadow sighed, "All right, I'll try."

Shadow began to walk out of the room, but Sonic stood where he was. "You okay, Sonic?"

"I'm fine, Shadow," Sonic said, "You go ahead. I just need a minute."

"All right," Shadow said.

Meanwhile, Darkness and the Sirens were in a dark hallway of the school, discussing about what things have changed to.

"So the Rainbooms have been given the opportunity to compete in the finals?" Adagio asked.

"Yes," Darkness said, "It may be a little bit of a disappointment, but everything is still going to plan."

"But do you have any other servants?" Sonata asked.

"She makes a good point," Aria said, "Who else do you have?"

"That doesn't matter," Darkness said, and then smirked, "But their powers are beyond anything anyone can ever imagine."

"Like what?" Adagio asked curiously.

"All in good time," Darkness said.

Later, Sonic came out of the music room and began to walk through the halls to find the others. As he came around the corner, he stopped when he saw the Sirens and Darkness standing against a wall.

Adagio walked over and stood in front of Sonic while Sonata and Aria walked around him. Sonic was now inside a triangle.

Sonic was being serious, "What do you want?"

"Straight to the point, are we now?" Adagio asked, "I like that in a man like you."

"So cool," Sonata said.

"I'm in a hurry," Sonic said, "So make this quick."

"You really want to leave us so soon, do you?" Aria asked.

"Obviously," Sonic answered, "Rainbow and my friends are waiting for me."

"Why bother with that rainbow-haired girl when you can rather play with us?" Adagio asked.

"None of you are my style," Sonic said.

"But you haven't heard our proposal," Adagio said as she got closer to Sonic and put her hand on his chin. This made Sonic give her a look that said, "You better not kiss me."

"What could you and Darkness possibly offer me and my friends?" Sonic asked.

"How about I bring us back to Mobius?" Darkness asked, "We can rather settle our battle there than here. It's simple; open the portal to get us home, and we can finish our unfinished business. That way, your girlfriend and the rest will be left untouched by me."

Darkness and the Sirens were surrounded by red energy and they began to disappear as Darkness said to Sonic, "Think about it, Sonic."

Sonic just walked away to find the others. Later, he arrived in the gym where the bands were all still glaring at each other. He came to his band and the Rainbooms.

"Hey, Sonic," Rainbow said.

That was when she and the others noticed Sonic had a bit of an annoyed look on his face, "You okay?" Applejack asked.

"I had a run in with Darkness and the Sirens," Sonic answered.

The Mobains went wide-eyed in surprise as the girls gasped and surrounded Sonic.

"What happened, darling?" Rarity asked.

"Are you okay?" Rainbow asked looking over her boyfriend.

"You're not a mind-controlled zombie, are you?" Pinkie asked.

"Girls, I'm fine," Sonic said before turning to the Mobians who just looked at him, "Sorry, guys. I've just known them a little longer than you guys. But what really happened was Darkness offered to bring us back to Mobius."

"What? Why would he do that?" Tails asked.

"He's really eager to finish our fight, and apparently, he wants to do it at home," Sonic said.

"Why would we trust him?" Knuckles asked.

"It sounds to me like it's all he wants," Twilight said, "But I don't believe that's what he really wants."

"It isn't," a familiar male voice said.

Everyone saw Strike and Specter standing against the main entrance doors, but with their identities revealed. Everyone else was a little afraid, until Sonic spoke, "Don't worry, everyone. They're on their side."

Silver spoke to Strike and Specter, "Do you know what he really plans to do?"

"We're not entirely sure," Specter said, "But Strike and I know this."

"He's brining some of the villains from our world to fight us," Strike said, "What if he was using them to distract us from what he's really planning?"

"That could be the case," Manic said, "Something tells me he really wants to use his and the Sirens' power for control."

"Worse," Shadow said, "He wants to be the most powerful living being in the multiverse."

"Yes," Strike said, "But I've discovered something else. Darkness brought two of my greatest enemies."

"Who are they?" Rainbow asked.

"Their names are Twivine and Fluttershout, but we don't know who the rest of his crew are," Strike answered.

"What can they do?" Pinkie asked.

"Twivine and Fluttershout are mysterious clones of our worlds' Twilight and Fluttershy," Specter said, "Fluttershout has the ability to make insane sonic wails with her voice."

"Twivine has the ability to somehow control plants and force them to do anything," Strike said.

"Why is there always a villain who so happens to have powers like a comic book character?" Pinkie said.

"Who knows?" Specter said.

"We got an alert about them somewhere near the city's docks half an hour ago," Strike said, "That's where they are."

"Then we better move," Sonic said.

"But not empty-handed," Strike said, "If you're gonna fight Fluttershout, you're gonna need something to protect you from her wailing."

Strike put his hand in his pocket and took it out revealing pairs of earbuds. He handed them to the Mobians, and the girls who have a Chaos Emerald.

While Strike was doing that, somehow, Sunset could see something strange. In Strike's eyes, just around the pupil was a small amount of bright crimson red, "What the-? Why is there some red in Strike's eyes?"

"I've developed those myself," Strike said, "I've calculated how high Fluttershout can really make her voice."

Sonic nodded, "Come on. Let's move."

The heroes, and the girls put their earbuds in their ears and went to find Twivine and Fluttershout while Sunset and Twilight stayed in.

"I really hope they'll be all right," Sunset said.

"They will be," Twilight said.

Later, at the docks in the city, the heroes and the girls arrived.

"This is the place," Strike said.

"Now where could they be?" Specter said.

"Best thing to do is to split up," Sonic said.

"Good thinking," Rainbow said.

"Agreed," Applejack said, "We'll be able to cover more ground."

"Yes, and they can pick us off easier," Specter said.

"Remember, Tails," Strike said, "If you see Fluttershout or Twivine, they don't look entirely the same."

"You got it," Tails said.

The group then saw Darkness with two figures standing near the water. Sonic called out, "Darkness!"

Darkness turned to face the heroes with an evil chuckle, "Hello there, heroes. You're here, just as I have expected."

"We figured you knew," Rainbow said.

"How about I introduce to you these two girls that I've brought with me this time?" Darkness said, "Meet Fluttershout and Twivine."

The figures turned around revealing what they looked like. Fluttershout looked just like Fluttershy, and Twivine looked just like Twilight, but their looks were different.

Fluttershout's hair was crimson red, her right eye had a strange red scar around it while the iris was crimson red, and both the irises were small. She was wearing a crimson red and white skintight suit with boots while her arms and hands were visible, and she had wings on her back.

Twivine's hair was black with two streaks; seafoam green and violet purple, the whiteness of her eyes were rather parakeet green while the irises were the same color of Twilight's, and strange violet purple mist was coming out of her eyes. She was wearing a dark parakeet green skintight suit and boots, a black cape, and she also had large wings on her back.

"Well, hello there," Fluttershout said. She sounded just like Fluttershy, but evil.

"A pleasure to meet you," Twivine said, and just like Fluttershout, she sounded just like Twilight, but evil.

"We've never had the pleasure of meeting," Sonic said.

Specter put his hands behind his back and brought them back out with a high-tech looking pistol in each hand, "I wouldn't advise shouting, Fluttershout. These things can turn that right back at you."

"Ooh, I'm so scared," Fluttershout taunted, "Allow me to show you what I can do."

"Everyone, brace yourselves!" Strike yelled.

Fluttershout took a deep breath, and then screamed with a loud sonic wail at the heroes. Specter aimed his pistols and used them to absorb the wail, but then they stated to fizzle. And then, they exploded and Specter was sent flying back. He flew right into a truck, knocking it over onto its side.

Specter vanished. The heroes groaned, but Strike said, "He'll come back. He's just frustrated that his toys are broken."

Fluttershout turned to the others and used her wail on them, but the earbuds that Strike gave them were protecting their ears, "See? I told you." Strike said.

Tails taunted Fluttershout, "What, you lose your voice?"

Fluttershout scoffed and turned to Twivine, "Twivine? If you please."

"With pleasure," Twivine said.

Twivine held her hands out as the green of her eyes glowed brightly. The ground began to shake and crack and large, long plants grew out of the ground. Twivine used her hands to control the plants and forced them to attack the heroes.

Twivine's plants charged at the heroes. Rainbow, Applejack, and Rarity took out their Morphers and fired at the plants, destroying them. Fluttershy quickly shot hers at Twivine, but Twivine used another plant to block the blast.

Fluttershout flew at Pinkie, but Pinkie saw her coming. She quickly grabbed her cannon and blasted Fluttershout away. Rainbow threw five of her shurikens around Twivine's shield and they hit her in the back. Twivine flew up in the air and dark green energy surrounded her hands. She was about to fire a massive wave of green energy at the heroes, but Strike quickly rotated his arms and wind was pushing Twivine back.

Darkness watched as they fight went on. He really seemed to be impressed, "Oh, how impressive. The abilities that the girls are using against Twivine and Fluttershout are incredible."

Darkness was then hit in the back by red energy. He turned to see Specter with his sword and his pistols each in a holster, "Sorry, did I just give you a booboo?"

"You just got me angry!" Darkness yelled.

Darkness appeared right in front of Specter and gave him a really hard punch to his face. Specter was knocked away, but he quickly activated his jet shoes and flew right back at Darkness. He grabbed and pushed him right into and through a warehouse. Specter then forced Darkness to the ground.

Darkness bent his legs and kicked Specter off of him. Sonic spin dashed and attacked Darkness in the head. He quickly used his Sonic wind attack, but Darkness did the same. They dodged the attacks, and then they charged at each other at the same time. They collided with their arms and stared at each other angrily like reflections in a mirror.

"You will never stop me," Darkness said.

"That's only what you think," Sonic said.

Sonic slammed his head on Darkness's, making him step back. Sonic then jumped, spun, and gave Darkness a strong dropkick. Darkness landed on his face on the ground.

Darkness groaned in pain as he tried to stand up, "Well, it's good to see you've gotten stronger than our previous fight."

"That's why I train everyday," Sonic said.

Sonic then saw Rainbow, Pinkie, and Strike were getting trapped in Twivine's plants, "Sonic! Give us a hand here, darn it!" Strike yelled.

Sonic quickly went into his spin dash and cut the plants into pieces. Strike threw lightning while Rainbow threw her shurikens at Twivine. Twivine screamed in pain as she began to fall to the ground.

Fluttershout shrieked loudly at Rarity, Fluttershy, and Applejack. They dodged the attack. Applejack quickly took out her whip and swung it at Fluttershout and tied her up. Rarity shot three of her arrows at once at Fluttershout, but Fluttershout quickly used her wail to destroy them and then she got out of the grip from Applejack's Chaos Whip.

Fluttershy then appeared right behind Fluttershout and gave her a hard bang in the back with her hammer. Fluttershout was knocked into a cargo crate.

Fluttershout groaned, "Now you're gonna pay."

Specter then appeared out of nowhere with his pistols fixed. Fluttershout thought that they were going to fail again, so she used her wail on Specter, but this time, the pistols were able to absorb the attack.

"Now you're in for a doozy," Specter said.

Specter's pistols now charged up, and then they launched Fluttershout's own attack right back at her. Fluttershout got a taste of her own medicine. She screamed loudly in utter pain.

"How'd you like your own medicine?" Specter taunted.

Fluttershout growled and flew right at Specter. She grabbed him by the collar of his coat, and brought him up high in the air. Specter's opacity then began to fade, and Fluttershout's hands were not touching him. As Specter went sky diving, he threw red energy at Fluttershout's wings. Fluttershout went screaming as she began to fall. She hit the ground hard while Specter landed on his feet.

Fluttershout groaned as she stood up, "You miserable little pest."

"Na-ah-ah, language, Shout," Specter said, "Kids are watching."

Fluttershout's right hand had red energy surrounding it as she fired an orb at Specter. It hit Specter hard in his stomach. He groaned in pain from the impact.

Twivine and Darkness appeared next to Fluttershout. They each had cuts and bruises. The heroes and Rangers all appeared together.

"This isn't over, fools," Darkness said, "We'll be back, and we'll be stronger. Count on it."

The villains were surrounded by dark red energy and they disappeared. The heroes and Rangers all sighed. The girls were out of their suits once again.

"Is everyone all right?" Sonic asked.

"We're fine," everyone said.

"Well, that was difficult," Specter said, "We may need to get stronger."

"Or rather use enough types of gears that can give us a boost," Strike said, "And I have just the place."

"Huh?" the others said.

Strike put his hand in his pocket and pulled out some sort of remote control. He pressed a button, and they all disappeared out of the docks.

Somewhere on the hill where the heroes fought Darkness and Fleet Frost, they appeared there.

"What are we doing back here?" Sonic asked.

Strike put away his teleportation device. He then lowered himself and placed his hand on the ground. Then, a strange blue glowed appeared around his hand. Then between the heroes, a part of the ground that was really a disguised door opened up. There were stairs that lead inside.

"A secret hideout?" Tails asked.

"Convenient," Sonic said.

"Follow me," Strike said.

The heroes followed Strike into the secret hideout. It was completely dark in there. But Strike then flicked a switch, and lights turned on. When the rest of the heroes saw what they witnessed, they were amazed.

The room in the secret hideout was full of super advanced futuristic technology. There were different areas with many types of equipment in the room. One part had a satellite with a few large screens on the wall. Another part appeared to have some types of gears and armor systems. There was also a whole bunch of food and medical supplies.

"Apparently, while Specter had been 'very busy' doing his own stuff, I've been building this place for us for shelter until we figured out how to get home," Strike said.

"Whoa, it's so much stuff," Tails said.

"Dude," Specter said, "Why didn't you tell me you did any of this?"

"Does it really matter while we're in the middle of a really bad situation?" Strike said with his arms crossed.

The Mobains and girls all looked around the area. "And don't touch anything," Strike said.

"How long ago did you build this?" Tails asked.

"Since about three weeks ago," Strike said.

The others then heard Rarity say to Strike, "Strike, is this yours?"

The others came to see what Rarity was talking about. When they saw it, they were all witnessing a skintight suit with a mask and fingerless gloves attached to it. It was Aegean blue with some parts of it black and bright silver. Most of the whole suit looked like armor while the black was the suit itself, and it looked a lot like it was made out of technology. The black was seen on the center front of the lower body, around the elbows and knees, and a bit under the shoulders. On the chest was Strike's emblem, but it was mounted into the suit. There was also some lightning looking earpieces on the sides of the mask where the ears could be.

"Yes, this suit is mine," Strike said, "I've built it myself. It's made of a reinforce tri-polymer. It's heat and abrasive resistant; other way of saying friction proof. That way, it can be able to withstand my moving at high velocity speeds. And the designs are made to help me with maintaining control. Super advanced futuristic technology that I had created with my powers."

"How long have you had this thing for?" Silver asked.

"The only other time that I wore that was when my world was being invaded by an alien army," Strike said, "It was one of the mightiest battles I had ever been in. Yet, I was the very person who saved my world, and everyone had learned my secret identity. But now that we're here, I decided to use this until Specter and I can get home."

"That can be something that happens with a lot of super heroes," Sonic said.

"And the symbol on the suit," Strike said, "That's the emblem I used before. I used it for increasing my speed if I was being chased and I needed to make a quick getaway."

Sonic turned to Strike," So, that explains why you're faster than me."

Strike then turned to the Mobains and their girlfriends, "You guys should head back. See if your Sunset and Twilight are all right."

The Mobians and the girls nodded as they went out of the hideout and headed back to Canterlot High.

Later, as it came close to the end of the day, Twilight, Spike, and Sunset were in the music room. They waited for their friends to come back. Then, the doors opened and the Mobians and the rest of the girls came in.

"You're back," Twilight said.

Sunset ran up to Shadow and hugged him, "We were so worried."

"Don't worry," Shadow said as he hugged Sunset back, "We're fine."

"Did you take them down?" Spike asked.

"We beat them," Sonic said, "But they got away."

"What about Strike and Specter?" Twilight asked.

"Strike showed us a hidden hideout he made when he and Specter got here," Silver said.

"They have super advanced tech," Tails said, "Strike said we could use those to give us a boost with our powers."

"Let's hope he's right," Manic said.

Sonic then spoke, "Okay, here's what we'll do. Twilight, you and the Rainbooms try practicing the counter-spell in your spare time. My friends will keep an eye out for trouble."

Twilight nodded, "Sounds good."

"We should probably head home," Knuckles said.

"Yeah," Tails said, "I feel pretty beat from that fight."

Back with Strike, he was inside his hideout. He was trying to have some rest on his bed. But he looked like he was having a nightmare.

Inside his head, Strike was in an area that was pitch black.

"What is this place? Where am I?" Strike said to himself, before he called out, "Hello?"

Strike could then hear a voice from right behind him, "Hello, Strike."

Strike, feeling a little terrified, slowly turned around to witness something he wasn't expecting. There standing in front of him… was a male teenager who looked just like him, but in a dark form.

The stranger's skin was coal black, his hair was metal black with charcoal black highlights, and his eyes were crimson red. His hoodie was midnight black, his shirt was grease black while the symbol was crimson red and the lightning bolt was backwards, his sweatpants was coal black, and his shoes were leather black. His glasses were midnight black, his bandana was jade black, and his accessories on his hands were obsidian black.

"Who are you?" Strike asked.

"Well, it really doesn't matter," the stranger said, "But you can call me Vezon."

"Okay, what do you want?" Strike asked.

"All I want in life is to be free," Vezon said.

"From what?" Strike asked.

"You," Vezon answered.

"Me? What are you talking about?" Strike asked.

"The very night that you got your powers, I've been trapped inside you," Vezon explained, "But one thing I feel lucky about is I've been watching you."

"Am I talking to the Speed Force?" Strike asked.

"Not quite," Vezon said, "I am half human, half the Negative Speed Force."

"What the…" Strike said.

"Allow me to tell you what I want with you," Vezon said, "I want to be free from this lousy prison, and the only way to do that… is for your friend, Sonic's demon, Darkness to use his powers to separate us."

Strike suddenly knew what Vezon was trying to do. "You think I'll fall for you?"

"Oh, no, not at all," Vezon said, "But if you won't let me out, then I'll just have to control you to do it."

Strike got in a fighting position, but Vezon stayed calm, "Do you not see it, Strike? You are destined to be the greatest being of all time. Why should you let Specter take all the credit for himself when you can be so much more?"

"What do you mean?" Strike asked.

"If you won't agree to let me out, then we shall become one, join forces with each other, share and embrace our power, and together we can be the dark storming speedster of time," Vezon said with a smirk on his face.

"No!" Strike yelled, "I will not have any bit of this!"

"Join me, Strike," Vezon said.

"NO!" Strike yelled louder.

"JOIN ME!" Vezon yelled.

"NOOOOOOO!" Strike screamed really loudly.

In the real world, Strike had his hands hard on his head as he screamed. Then he suddenly woke up in a fright. He breathed heavily from that nightmare.

Specter suddenly appeared at the door, "Strike, what's wrong?! I heard you screaming!"

"I…" Strike said, "I'm fine, just a bad dream."

"Are you sure?" Specter asked.

"Specter," Strike growled as he lay back down on his bed and turned his head away, "Get. Out."

"Okay, then," Specter said.

Specter turned away and began to walk out of the room. Strike sighed as he thought about Vezon, "Vezon… who is he? WHAT is he?"

Meanwhile, Darkness, Twivine, Fluttershout, and the Sirens were having a discussion from the battle.

"It would seem they've gotten smarter and stronger," Fluttershout said.

"But they don't know what my real plan is," Darkness said.

"And what is it you plan to do?" Adagio asked.

"In order for it to work, all I need is Strike," Darkness said.

"What for?" Sonata asked.

"I've simply seen the darkness in him," Darkness explained, "He is the only other person in all of the multiverse who is the most powerful thing ever. He can accomplish it from his anger."

"So, you're saying all we need is to get him angry to unleash his dark powers?" Aria asked, "Sounds risky."

"Yes, but that way, it can help me with finally unleashing the darkest of my powers," Darkness said.

"You need to separate Strike's dark side from him?" Sonata asked.

"That's right," Darkness said.

"And we have one other person who'll help us," Fluttershout said.

"Who?" Adagio asked.

A strange male voice spoke from behind Darkness, "Me."

Darkness stepped aside revealing someone standing in the dark.

"And who are you?" Adagio asked.

"That will have to wait," the stranger said, "For we still have business to accomplish."

"And that you shall do," Darkness said, "…Scourge the Hedgehog."