It had been a blur, ironically enough, for Sonic. One minute he, Tails, and Shadow were stopping Eggman's fleet of airships before he could destroy the planet and turn it into his robotic empire. The last thing the blue hedgehog could recall was that Shadow had used Chaos Control to release the contained energy of the Chaos Emeralds and must have warped them to a faraway world, as far as he was aware.

'Because despite everything I have seen in my time, waking up in a clubhouse with three small horses is not what I had in mind for today.' Sonic thought, looking at the small fillies. Deciding that he had enough silence, he decided to speak, "Uh. Hello there." he said slowly with a wave.

"Ah thought I was hearin' things. You can talk!" shouted the yellow filly.

The orange horse laughed, "Told you!"

"Yeah, I can say the same with you three." replied Sonic. "Who are you, anyway? How the heck did I even manage to get here in the first place?"

"My name's Applebloom!" said the yellow filly.

"Scootaloo!" said the orange pegasus.

"I'm Sweetie Belle." revealed the white unicorn. "Who are you?"

"Heh. I'm Sonic, Sonic the Hedgehog." introduced the hedgehog with a thumbs up, "I'm the coolest hedgehog in all of Mobius!" he boasted to the fillies. "Anyway, how'd ya even find me?"

"We saw you sleeping next to our clubhouse and brought you in here." answered Sweetie Belle.

Scratching his head, Sonic spoke, "Alright, then. Where on Mobius am I anyhow? In all my time exploring, I don't think I've ever seen a place like this before."

"Mobius? This is Equestria!" Scootaloo revealed.

Sonic spoke, "Equestria? Huh, never heard of it. Y'know, Shadow really needs to figure out where he's going to warp to... Oh, crud. I'm not even in Mobius anymore!"

"What are ya talkin' about, mister Sonic?" Applebloom wondered.

"Mobius is the world I'm from! Travelling to another world was definitely not a part of the plan today." he huffed, crossing arms, "The last thing I need is to leave Mobius unprotected." he said. 'Then again, I'm sure Knuckles and Amy, heck even Rouge or Omega can take care of things while I'm gone.' he thought, recalling that his friends can handle themselves just fine without him. 'At the worst, Silver or Blaze will step in.'

Putting his thoughts aside, Sonic stood up, doing his best not to bump his head on the ceiling, "Thanks for the save, girls. But I gotta find my way back home."

"Where are you going?" Scootaloo questioned.

The hedgehog paused and shrugged, "Uh... I dunno? Wherever the wind takes me, I guess. I'll take any chance of getting home. But first I gotta find Shadow." he said, pointing out the door. "How far to the nearest town or whatever?"

"We're near Ponyville!" replied Sweetie Belle.

'Ponyville? How subtle. Then again, so does my name.' mused Sonic. "Good to know. You three live there?"

The fillies nodded, and Sonic answered, "Alright then. I'll just get a quick second to run." he zipped off in a blue blur, leaving the ponies to wonder where he went. In an instant, Sonic returned, leaning on the wall of the clubhouse, acting as though he never left to begin with. "Pretty nice town." he complimented, "Let's just hope it stays peaceful."

"H-How did you do that?" Sweetie Belle wondered.

"Oh, right. Well, I don't mean to brag, but back on my world I'm known as the Fastest Thing Alive!" Sonic boasted his proclaimed title to the confused fillies. "So, I just sorta took a quick jog and made my way back here."

"Fastest Thing Alive? Yeah right!" scoffed Scootaloo.

Raising a brow, Sonic looked at the other two, who gave the orange pegasus a deadpan expression, "What's the deal?" he asked Applebloom and Sweetie Belle.

"She's Rainbow Dash's biggest fan." Applebloom explained.

"Who's Rainbow Dash?"

Scootaloo spoke, "Rainbow Dash is the coolest, awesomest pony in all of Equestria! She's the fastest flyer!" she boasted to the blue hero, who merely shrugged.

"She sounds pretty cool. But if we ever meet, we'll see if she can keep up with the likes of me! I mean, there are others almost as fast as me, like my buddy Tails, Shadow, and heck, even Silver." said Sonic, a smirk on his face. "But I'll give anyone the benefit of the doubt." he added.

"Yeah! Let's go see her, now!" shouted Scootaloo with determination.

Sweetie Belle put a hoof to her head, "Do we have to?"

"Hey, usually I'm all for a competition, but I got more important things to worry about, like finding my friend- er ally. I never know what to call that guy." Sonic rubbed his head. "Though, I wonder if Tails made it as well... If that's the case..." his thoughts trailed off, but he shook his head. "Look, how about this? I'll take ya back home and find a way to show this, uh, Ponyville town that I'm not a threat and that once I find what I'm lookin' for, I'll leave."

"We trust you, Sonic!" assured Applebloom.

"Yeah, but you can never be too careful." muttered Sonic, "And I'm speaking from experience." he looked at the three once more, "Alright. So how am I gonna do this?" he asked himself, "I've never really carried ponies around when I'm running. Heck, I never take anyone while I'm moving unless they can catch up. Eh, you know what? I'll just walk. Come on."

The fillies followed Sonic out of the door, guiding him to where they needed to go.

"Hm? What's this?"

Rarity stepped out of her boutique upon seeing a strange glow outside her window while working. The white unicorn's head faced downward to a strange green emerald. "Oh, this gem looks lovely." she said, holding up the gem in a blue aura, smiling as she looked at the shine and shape of it, "It does looks quite rare." she told herself, observing it once more.

"It won't be much good out here. I'll just take it inside for now. Maybe Twilight will want to see it for herself." Rarity mused as she walked back into the boutique, emerald in her possession, "And Sweetie Belle should be home soon. I'm sure she'd be surprised to see such a gem."