Rainbow Dash was the first to attack, but the second her hooves collided with the metal, a loud clanging sound was heard, and Rainbow bit her lip, trying to hold back a cry of pain. She held her hoof as she landed back on the ground. "Stupid... Metal... Things." she hissed in an unusually quiet tone.

The Egg Pawns aimed their blasters at the slightly injured pegasus. Sonic saw Rainbow in pain and ran to her as soon as he could and lifted her off the ground right as the robots began to shoot, the hedgehog running away in time before they could be caught in the crossfire.

Sonic placed Rainbow back on the ground. "Here's a tip." he said, raising a finger. "When taking down Egghead's tin cans, you have to give it your all. Use your speed to give you a small boost." he advised.

Rainbow Dash nodded, understanding his advice. She flew upwards and dove down, her speed allowing herself to drill through an Egg Pawn, she flew away from it right as it exploded, "Aw, yeah! Now we're kicking robot flank!"

Smiling, Sonic curled into a a ball, revving himself up to perform a Spin-Dash. He shot right through two Egg Pawns, destroying them almost instantly. "Heh heh. These things are too easy to destroy, Eggman! You need better material!"

"No I don't you, annoying hedgehog!" snarled Eggman.

Rainbow chuckled, "I don't know about that, doc! These things are pathetic!" she jumped on top of another Egg Pawn, making it hit its own head. She hovered in the air, and was able to see a death glare from the scientist himself.

Sonic slid underneath a robot, making it trip head first. He backflipped and curled into a ball before bouncing away. A few Egg Pawns aimed their blasters and tried to shoot the hedgehog, but he was too fast for them to hit accurately, "Gotta try harder, you guys!" he taunted them, getting closer to them.

The hedgehog moved backwards, and bent down slightly. "Sonic..." he started to say, a smirk forming on his face. The Egg Pawns readied their blasters once again, primed and ready to shoot the hero. Sonic clenched his fist.

"...BOOM!"

In a blur, Sonic managed to create a sonic boom powerful enough so that he could push himself through the robots. Most of them exploded as Sonic passed through them in a straight line. Sonic slowed to a stop, still seeing some robots left standing.

Rainbow Dash decided to cover for the speedy hedgehog. The pegasus unfurled her wings again and ascended. She dove down as fast as she could and tore through the robots once she managed to create a rainbow-colored sonic boom, almost similar to Sonic's own. The hedgehog whistled, clearly impressed.

"Not bad, Dash." he complimented.

"Thanks." replied Rainbow.

Eggman slammed his fists, seeing that his robots were gone. "You may have destroyed my robots, but I still have one more trick up my sleeve!" he boasted, pressing a button. A brown wrecking ball on a chain lowered itself from the bottom of the Egg-Mobile, and the scientist began to move it.

"Heh. Really doc? The ol' wrecking ball gizmo? That's way too old school!" Sonic insulted, Spin-Dashing underneath the flailing ball before it could hit him. Rainbow Dash chuckled at Sonic's comment, agreeing with him.

Eggman pressed another button, revealing a laser from the side of his hovercraft. It nearly missed Rainbow Dash, who barely avoided a small blast right before it hit her. "Nice shot, doc!" she taunted, hitting the side of the Egg-Mobile, "But ya gotta be faster."

"I will beat you both!"

Sonic hopped upward and used a Homing Attack to hit the doctor's hovercraft. The hedgehog performed a backflip, avoiding Eggman's lasers with ease while he was in middair. He landed safely on the ground, standing back on his feet. "Heh heh." he chuckled.

From a distance, the blue cloaked figure watched the battle from the shadows. "He may prove an asset to my cause if he can keep himself going like this. Let's see how he fares in this fight." he muttered to himself, refusing to take part in this quite yet.

'Are you sure?' asked a voice through his communicator.

The figure sighed, "Yes, Albert. I am sure. You recommended me to bring him to our Cabal for a reason. I just want to see if he can prove his worth. Do not question me."

The voice gulped, 'M-My apologies, sir!'

"Good. Now get back to building those Egg Pawns. Something tells me he's going to need as many robots as possible. The ones that we brought here are alredy gone thanks to the blue hedgehog." the figure ordered, he heard the scientist growl upon hearing that it was a blue hedgehog that was in their way.

'Y-Yes, sir.'

The blue figure groaned, "Make it quick. The doctor may prove useful in energy manipulation, but his robot designs aren't durable. I wish for you to enhance them using your own designs and my technology."

'Very well, sir.' said Albert.

Sonic hit Eggman once again with a Homing Attack, grabbing Rainbow's hoof while he was in middair, dodging Eggman's wrecking ball again. "Yo, Dash. Toss me up. It's about time I ended this!" he declared to the cyan pegasus.

Rainbow nodded and manages to throw Sonic upward, the hedgehog curled into a ball and Spin-Dashed right through the Egg-Mobile, damaging it greatly. His legs managed to absorb the impact of the fall, protecting him. "Nice toss, Dash. It's not everyday I get to do something like that, other than with Tails."

"Thanks. It's about time we send this Eggman packin'." replied Rainbow Dash, slamming her hooves together.

Eggman attempted to fix the damages on his hovercraft from his spot, but the sputtering and smoke proved to be irrepairable at the moment, so relunctantly, he had to slowly turn the Egg-Mobile around. "You may have won this round, Sonic! But you and your pony friend won't be able to stop what I have planned." he used his Chaos Emerald to warp himself away from the heroes.

Sonic crossed his arms, "I'll be waiting, doc."

"So will I!" declared Rainbow.

The hedgehog sighed, "You weren't bad in the battlefield, Dash. I think you and your friends may be just what I'm lookin' for."

"Thanks. I'll show that Eggman what for soon!" Rainbow announced loudly.

Sonic nodded, "Same here."

Sonic and Rainbow heard the sound of doors opening, the two of them completely forgetting they were fighting in front of the crystal castle. "Uh oh..." said Rainbow.

A purple unicorn with wings gritted her teeth as she stepped outside, "Rainbow! What that hay is all this noise?!"

"A friend of yours?" asked Sonic.

Nodding, Rainbow whispered, "Yep."