This is the transcript for Sonic: Adventures in Equestria: Injustice for All
Prologue/A Wedding in Ruins[]
Narrator: The multiverse, it's a mysterious place. But it is home to many different universes - in each one, the reality or certain events are quite different from our own...
[The scene cuts to a alternate Equestria]
Narrator: However, one small mistake can have disastrous consequences... It was supposed to be a perfect day; the wedding of Princess Mi Amore Cadenza, Cadance for short, to Captain Shining Armor of the royal guard. However, things didn’t turn out quite as perfect as everypony expected. The bride-to-be wasn’t what she appeared to be. Before the wedding, Princess Cadance was abducted and impersonated by Chrysalis, the queen of a race of insect-like, love-sucking, shapeshifters called changelings. The only ones who even suspected something suspicious about the so-called bride was Twilight Sparkle, Shining Armor’s younger sister, and her friends, Applejack, Fluttershy, Pinkie Pie, Rarity, and Rainbow Dash, all whom the imposter had attempted to manipulate by making them her bridemaids to no avail.
[The scene shows the wedding rehersal scene]
Narrator: Unfortunately, when they tried to warn everypony, the imposter already had them wrapped around her hooves. Shining Armor banished them from the wedding. Not a single member of Team Sonic supported then. Even Princess Celestia, Cadance’s aunt and Twilight’s mentor, turned her back on her faithful student and her friends. Regretfully, the Jewel Pixie Animals didn't exist in this specific timeline so they did walk out on them in their time of need, unknowingly planting the seeds of darkness into the young girls' hearts.
[The scene shows more events from this alternate world]
Narrator: By the time the real Cadance was found and the truth was revealed, it was too late. Chrysalis’s army had overrun Canterlot and she had consumed enough of Shining Armor’s love to defeat Celestia and Luna in battle... But the six ponies quickly fought back...
[Canterlot, the capital of all of Equestria, the home to many colorful ponies, such as unicorns, pegasi, and earth ponies, the magnificent home of the royal alicorns Princess Celestia and her younger sister Luna, the spark where hope for Equestria shines from... Well, not today it isn't]
[Now, monsters fly across the skies upon the city, laying siege. These vicious black colored incectoid monsters, black with white fangs, no mane or tail, except for the green transparent wings and the crystal blue eyes, and some of them using green colored magic and flames to turn into other ponies. These were Changelings, monsters that can shapeshift into other ponies and other creatures, and drain the love and emotions from their victims too. How all this started, that's a long story]
[This day was suppose to be perfect, the kind of day of which everypony dreamed since they were small. It was suppose to be the grand royal wedding between Princess Mi Amore Cadenza, the Princess of Love and Celestia's adopted niece, and Captain Shining Armor, the leader of the Canterlot Royal Guards, and the elder brother of Twilight Sparkle, who is the faithful student of Princess Celestia herself. But it all turns out, it was a trap for the Changelings to lead their army upon the city, where their queen, Queen Chrysalis, posed herself as the Princess of Love to feed on the love of the Captain of the Royal Guards to weaken his shield. And she had succeeded, and now the barrier was down, and the monsters are now attacking the kingdom!]
[However, the Mane Six were fighting back and had just made it to the tower containing the Elements of Harmony, fighting alongside them were the traito... eh... their friends. Sonic the Hedgehog, Miles Tails Prower, Knuckles the Echidna, Amy Rose, Cream the Rabbit, (and Cheese), Shadow the Hedgehog, Rouge the Bat, Silver the Hedgehog, and Blaze the Cat]
[The fifteen heroes had been able to push back the numbers of Changelings, but more were coming, as the sounds of buzzing wings above were signaling more on the way, almost ready to corner the group]
Applejack: There's too many of them!
Rainbow Dash: What do we do?
[Twilight looked around, and saw the entrance of Canterlot Tower, the place where the Elements of Harmony are stored]
Twilight Sparkle: The Elements of Harmony! Let's move!
[As on command, the group ran quickly to the Tower, as the changeling drones gave chase. As the group made it, Twilight was the first to grab the handles, opening the doors. However, grimaces of shock appeared on their faces, as they saw up on the ceiling, hundreds of changelings waiting inside, slowly descending to the ground. Turning around, they saw the other changelings, walking up to them]
Sonic: Wait, how did they get here so fast?!
Cream: [gulps] What do we do, there's no where left to run!
[Twilight turned back into the tower, and sparked an idea]
Twilight Sparkle: Everypony, get behind me! [as the group got behind her. With all her might, Twilight shot out a powerful blast, blowing the changelings away, and stunning them immediately] Now! Go, Go, Go!
[Everyone then rushed into the room, heading for the treasure chest that contained the elements. Twilight using her magic to unpick the lock, the chest opened, revealing a powerful glow, causing the changelings to be pushed back]
Tails: Alright, we made it!
Twilight Sparkle: The Elements of Harmony...! [she smiled as the magical necklaces attached themselves to her friends] Applejack represents the Element of Honesty. Rainbow Dash represents the Element of Loyalty. Rarity represents the Element of Generosity. Fluttershy represents the Element of Kindness. Pinkie Pie represents the Element of Laughter. And I, Twilight Sparkle, represent the spark that brings the elements together. The Element of Magic! [the magical tiara with the six pointed magenta star magically appeared on her head, and the six friends began to glow brightly]
Blaze: We did it!
Knuckles: Alright. [cracks his knuckles] Time to end this!
Twilight Sparkle: Right... They may have bigger numbers, but friendship is what binds us together and it's friendship that brought us together in the first place!
Shining Armor: [flashback audio] And you can forget about being best mare.
[Twilight froze, hearing Shining's words ringing in her head, as the image of her brother disowning and leaving her behind to check on his bride popped in]
Shadow: [having noticed this] Twilight? You doing okay?
Shining Armor: [flashback audio] In fact, if I were you six, I wouldn't show up to the wedding at all!
[The rest of the Mane Six froze up as well]
Rouge: Uh, girls... Are you gonna say something?!
Sonic: [flashback audio] You six have changed for the far worst and I can’t stand your pathetic behavior anymore! You girls are nothing but INSENSITIVE!
Twilight Sparkle: [flashback audio] P-Pathetic... [sighs sadly] Sonic... I-
Sonic: [flashback audio] SHUT UP! YOU HAVE NO REASON TO TALK TO ME RIGHT NOW. [to the rest of Team Sonic] C'mon, let's get out of here.
Amy Rose: [flashback audio; to the Mane Six; annoyed] Nice going.
Shadow: [flashback audio] I hope you're proud of yourselves!
[With that, the nine mobians left the six mares behind, as they watched them leave them... they left them... Turning, they saw Princess Celestia, with a look so disappointing]
Princess Celestia: [flashback audio; not bothering to even look at them] You have a lot to think about, young ladies, I'm very disappointed in all of you. [she left, leaving the six mares stunned, Twilight looking on with tears down her eyes, seeing her mentor leave her to check on the fake bride, and closing the door]
Fake Cadance: [flashback audio] And no one will ever think to look for you or your friends, either.
[The Mane Six gasped, as the light in their eyes disappeared and the words of the fake Cadance echoed in their heads. Then suddenly, the Elements of Harmony began to spark, their lights suddenly turning black, and then, everything shattered, and the light collapsed around the six girls, causing them to drop on the floor. The tiara on Twilight's head fell off her head and onto the ground, and the necklaces fell off the other Element bearers too]
Silver: Wha, what just happened?
Cream: I think the magic just shorted out...
Cheese: Chao-chao...
[The Changeling soldiers looked and saw, the light was gone, and what was suppose to happen, didn't happen at all! They looked at each other, and they all gave laughs and evil smiles as they approached the heroes]
Amy Rose: Uh... Girls, what happened?
Tails: Girls? [seeing that the Mane Six glanced at the floor, thinking of that horrible thought]
Sonic: Uh, hello? Girls, can you hear us?
Mane Six: [quietly] You abandoned us... [those words were spoken so softly that the others had a hard time wondering what they meant]
Sonic: Girls? What in Aleena's name are you talking about?
[Twilight glanced back at the mobians, with a look so sad, and yet angry]
Twilight Sparkle: You all abandoned us...
[Then Team Sonic realized what she and the others were talking about! The rehearsal! When Twilight's brother disowned her accusations, and they and her mentor left her and her friends. But their realization came to a close as they, except the Mane Six, saw the Changelings approaching them, ready to capture them]
Sonic: Oh crud...
[The heroes were soon escorted back to the wedding hall, where the others stood captured as well, it was over, it looked as if Chrysalis had won]
Queen Chrysalis: Well, well, well... If it isn't Princess Celestia's faithful student, Twilight Sparkle. I'm quite surprised that you and your friends made it this far.
Twilight Sparkle: You monster! You won't get away with this!
Queen Chrysalis: I already have. And you thought your Elements of Harmony could save you? Well, they didn't. But why? Why did they fail? Oh that's right, because your so-called mobian friends didn't care about you. [Team Sonic then lowered their heads, while Twilight's friends glanced back at them; laughing] It's funny, really. Twilight and her five friends here were suspicious of my behavior all along. Too bad everyone else was too caught up in your wedding planning to realize those suspicions were correct! [laughing]
[Twilight lowered her head, and remembered her words]
Fake Cadance: [flashback audio] And no one will ever think to look for you or your friends, either.
Twilight Sparkle: She's right, you know. Look where your negligence got us, Equestria is doomed now, thanks to all of you.
Knuckles: We never wanted this...
Sonic: Look, we're sorry, girls, we should've listened to you.
Rainbow Dash: I wish we could believe that.
Fluttershy: Like, really, are you sorry though? Otherwise, save your fake remorse.
Amy Rose: Seriously, but we're-
Mane Six: SHUT UP!!!
[Hearing this made Team Sonic feel worse as they lowered their heads in shame]
Sonic: You're never gonna let us live this down, are you?
Queen Chrysalis: That's true. You should all feel bad for leaving them in their time of need. Like seriously, even from somepony like me, it was quite cold on how you left them. But you know what they say, with friends like these, who needs enemies...
Amy Rose: Stay out of this! Aren’t we feeling bad enough as it is?
Queen Chrysalis: You all are, aren’t you?
[While Chrysalis was overlooking her soldiers overrun the city from the wedding tower, Twilight snuck up to Cadance]
Twilight Sparkle: Quick! Go to him while you still have the chance! [used her magic to dissolve the green substance that held her hooves to the floor like glue]
[Cadance approached her beloved Shining Armor and tearfully embraced him. Then she used one of her love spells to free him from the trance Chrysalis had cast on him]
Shining Armor: Wha– where... huh? [saw his beloved special somepony] Cadance...? What happened? Is...is the wedding over?
[Chrysalis suddenly landed in front of them]
Queen Chrysalis: Ah. Shining. I completely forgot about you. To answer your question, yes - It's all over!
[Shining then realized what has happened. Canterlot had been breached!]
Twilight Sparkle: Your spell! Perform your spell!
Queen Chrysalis: [laughing] You poor fool, it’s over. What good would that do anyway? My changelings already roam free.
Shining Armor: No! [Making haste upon realizing he had failed his duties, the captain of the Royal Guard quickly began to harness his magic in a desperate attempt to perform his shield spell again. But despite all the concentration, he could not perform his magic, only a feeble glow from the tip of his horn, he was simply too weak] My power is useless now. [lowering his head in defeat] I don't have the strength to repel them.
Princess Cadance: Wrong. My love will give you the strength you need.
Queen Chrysalis: No you don’t! [She knew what could happen if she just continued gloating and let them do what they thought they needed to do. So she unleashed a devastating blast at the real bride, everyone gasped in horror, the blast would've made direct contact... Had it not been repelled by... Metal Sonic?!] What?! How did- [suddenly hears a laser gun being activated]
Dr. Eggman: Don't. Even. Think about it!
Sonic: Eggman! You made it.
Dr. Eggman: What? You thought I wouldn't, partner?
[Yes, this is a surprise isn't it, in this world, Sonic and Eggman are actually allies if not friends]
Dr. Eggman: So you're the so-called queen of the changelings I've heard so much about. Honestly, I- [gets blasted through the wall] Ow...
Metal Sonic: How dare you! I swear I’ll make you pay for this, you monster! [charges at the queen only to get repelled back towards Sonic]
Queen Chrysalis: Sorry, but I can’t have anypony mess up everything now that I’ve come this far. [turns to Cadance] Now to-
Twilight Sparkle: Don't bother, your fight's with me!
Queen Chrysalis: Oh please, your brother failed to stop me, and Celestia and Luna failed to stop me. What makes you think you will succeed where they failed?
[Rather than answer the question, Twilight shot a beam of magic at her foe who counted it with a magic beam of her own. Both beams intercepted each other and the two combatants were engaged in a magical power struggle to see whose beam was stronger. For a moment, it looked like Chrysalis had the upper hoof until Twilight began to use a strange magic that the others had never seen before. Her eyes started glowing bright green with purple mist flowing from them and her horn was engulfed in a purple haze. Celestia watched what was happening from her cocoon and she knew what kind of magic Twilight had just discovered. She started desperately bagging on the walls of her prison trying to break free to prevent something terrible from happening, but the cocoon was too strong. Twilight continued her struggle with Chrysalis who was surprised at the dark magic the little unicorn was using. Her surprise soon turned to fear as Twilight’s magic started to overwhelm hers, and eventually sent her flying backwards hitting the wall behind her. As the changeling queen struggled to get back up, she looked and saw her opponent standing over her with hatred and fury in her eyes]
Queen Chrysalis: [shocked; somehow, this little unicorn had gained a new powerful magic that had made her more powerful than her] How... how did you-
Twilight Sparkle: [in a cold tone of voice as her friends walked to her] Best not to ask questions...
[Team Sonic all stared in horror at the sight of what was happening]
Queen Chrysalis: [looked at Twilight worried, against a unicorn with such dangerous power, she had no chance of winning; in a pleading tone] Wait, this isn’t my fault!
Rainbow Dash: Not your fault?! You impersonated and almost murdered Cadance, turned Twilight's brother, our friends, and the princess against us, and tried to take over all of Canterlot!
Queen Chrysalis: [slyly] Or did I? Don’t you think if Shining Armor really did love Cadance he would’ve seen through my obvious façade? If Cadance was really Princess Celestia’s favorite niece she would’ve known if there was something out of place with her? If your so-called friends really cared about anything besides what they could’ve gained from playing their parts in all this they would’ve known better and followed the pony who had the most common sense?
Twilight Sparkle: STOP TALKING!!!
[The mobians began to fear that Twilight was about to make a very terrible decision]
Cream: Don’t listen to her, Twilight!
Tails: She’s trying to trick you!
[Twilight shot them a furious glare. How dare they tell her not to let herself be tricked by this fiend when she and her friends tried to do the same to them]
Princess Luna: Girls, don’t. She's defeated, don't stoop down to her level.
Princess Celestia: Twilight, stop! You’re using a dark and terrible magic that will consume you, don’t give in to your negative feelings!
[But the princess’s pleas fell on deaf ears]
Queen Chrysalis: Think you’ll ever trust your friends and family again? What is the lesson to be learned here?
[The screen cut to black]
Meanwhile, in Equestria Prime/Shining and Cadance's Wedding Anniversary/Visitor from an Alternate World[]
[The scene cuts to the prime universe, where things went as they should've]
Sonic: I do not have time for this! [punches Zavok near the edge of a cliff] There's no way I'm missing the beginning of another anniversary, so why not go back to the Lost Hex where you belong!
Zavok: Hmm. You're lucky Eggman told me about this. Very well. But I won't be so merciful the next time we meet, I swear it. [heads off]
Sonic: [sighs] Some scum just can't take a hint...
Sapphire: Well, shouldn't we be headed to Ponyville now?
Sonic: Right, let's go! [runs off with Sapphire flying after him]
[The day was sunny and things were hopping at the Castle of Friendship. Team Sonic and the Mane Nine were all getting ready for a big celebration in Canterlot. Shining Armor and Princess Cadance were returning to Canterlot to celebrate their wedding anniversary. Everypony was excited, particularly Twilight Sparkle, for this was a rare opportunity to spend some time with her BBBFF and sister-in-law]
Twilight Sparkle: Is everything ready for tonight, Spike?
Spike: [had a list and a pen ready while he looked to see if all the girls were wearing their gowns for the party] Let’s see, dresses? [made a check on the list] Check. Gifts? [then looked to see if everypony had the gifts they intended to give] Check. Invitations? [The Mane Nine each showed Spike their invitations] Check. Awesome dragon assistant? Double check.
[Then, there was a knock on the door, and Twilight opened it to see Team Sonic waiting outside]
Sonic: Hey girls!
Sapphire: Hello!
Twilight Sparkle: Sonic, everyone! You're just in time.
Sonic: What else can we say? We're always on time. Excited to spend more time with your BBBFF and sister-in-law?
???
Rainbow Dash: Speaking of which, where's Shadow?
Rouge: If I know him, he's probably brooding over in Station Square.
Shadow: I'm right here actually.
Rouge: Oh.
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Twilight Sparkle: Alright, everypony. Shall we proceed?
[Everyone nod before Twilight knocks on the door. The door opens, revealing it to be Cadance]
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Princess Cadance: Now come in, everypony. Shining Armor and the Princesses are waiting and the guests will be here shortly.
Rainbow Dash: Especially our friends! Whoo!
[Cadance closes the door behind her once Team Sonic, the Mane Nine, Spike, and the Jewel Pixie Animals are all in. Later, they're seen walking in the castle hallway]
Pinkie Pie: I can’t believe Gilda actually agreed to come.
Rainbow Dash: Yeah, it’ll be great to hear how things have improved in Griffonstone.
Rarity: I can’t wait to hear how Sassy Saddles has been handling the boutique in Canterlot.
Fluttershy: Discord will be there, and I made him promise to be on his best behavior.
Twilight Sparkle: I’m looking forward to spending some time with my brother and sister-in-law!
Applejack: I hear ya, sugarcube. first you hear that you’re going to be an aunt and now you’ll get to spent some more quality time celebrating the two of them getting married.
Twilight Sparkle: I'll say, it's quite the surprise.
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Sonia: Welcome to the Canterlot Wedding Anniversary!
Manic: Or as we like to call it, the C.W.A. for short!
Knuckles: Um, you are aware that "cwa" isn't a word, right?
Sonia: I told you the acronym was a stretch...
Manic: You couldn't just go with it, huh?
???
[Later that night, everyone was hanging out in the ballroom. Shadow, Rouge, Trixie, Rainbow and Pinkie met up with Gilda, Fluttershy and Cream mingled with Discord, Amy, Blaze, Silver and Rarity chatted with Sassy, Knuckles, Applejack and Princess Luna conversed, Spike was helping himself to the buffet table, and Sonic, Tails, Twilight, Sunset, and Starlight met up with Princess Celestia, Shining Armor, and Cadance]
[Not only that, some of the Jewel Pixie Animals provide entertainment, such as Ruby dancing with flower petals around her and offering some flower crowns or bouquets to the guests, Sapphire creating speeds of light and thunder that turn into a shower of sparkles with Digit as his assistant, and Tunette creating a shower of diamonds around her and offering some diamond jewelry to the ladies]
Twilight Sparkle: This is an amazing party, you two.
???
[Ruby and Tunette presented the couple with a beautiful garland of flowers in blues and pinks in varying shades (light and dark)]
Ruby/Tunette: [in unison] Happy anniversary, Shining Armor and your highness!
Princess Cadance: [gasps] My goodness, it's lovely!
Shining Armor: Absolutely gorgeous. Thank you.
???
[While everypony was enjoying the party inside the ballroom, a couple royal guards were patrolling the garden outside. Suddenly, a blinding flash appeared in the middle of the garden. After the light had completely faded, two guards rushed over to investigate. They were greeted with a shocking sight. Sitting where the flash had come was what looked like a heavily breathing hedgehog]
???: Wow... I can't believe it worked... [notices the guards] Uh...
Royal Guard #1: STOP RIGHT THERE!!!
???: [sighs] Just do whatever you need to do.
[Back at the party]
Princess Celestia: It is so nice that we get these rare opportunities to spend some quality time with each other.
Sonic: So any news on when the foal is due?
Princess Cadance: The doctor says that we should be expecting it in three months.
Twilight Sparkle: [jumping with excitement] Yes! I’m gonna be an aunt in three months!
Shining Armor: And I’m gonna be a daddy!
Shadow: Hmm. I can just imagine telling how the little one’s parents saved all of Canterlot from a changeling invasion.
Princess Luna: You left out a very important character, Shadow. How the little one’s heroic aunt and her friends saved the parents so they could save Canterlot.
Twilight Sparkle: You all give us too much credit.
Shining Armor: No, she’s right Twily. We wouldn’t even be celebrating our anniversary tonight if it weren’t for you and your friends.
[Twilight could see deep down that he still felt bad for the way he acted to her back then. But she had long forgiven him and everyone else since then and was happy to still have a good relationship with her brother]
[Just then, a guard entered the ballroom]
Royal Guard #1: Your Highness, a mysterious hedgehog appeared out of nowhere in the garden a few minutes ago. We’ve apprehended him and thought you might want to see him.
Princess Celestia: Is he some kind of thief?
Royal Guartd #1: I don’t know but he looks an awful lot like-
[Before the guard could finish, two more guards escorted the hedgehog into the ballroom. Everyone gasped when they saw him. The mysterious uninvited guest looked a lot like Sonic; except he covered in bruises and scratches, his gloves and shoes looked a bit damaged, and he was was wearing a cape too, but he had the same emerald green eyes. When the hedgehog saw the princesses, he tried to approach them]
Alternate Sonic: Your highnesses, I- [his voice even sounded exactly like the blue blur, but was stopped by the guards]
Royal Guard #2: Not so fast! Careful everypony, he could be a changeling in disguise.
Royal Guard #3: A very bad one, I don’t remember Sonic looking so beat up.
Alternate Sonic: Wait. Seriously? I didn’t fight my way through a horde of griffon mercenaries just to be called a vile changeling! Although it does beat being called a rodent...
[Everyone was confused, especially Twilight. Her BBBFF was standing with her, Cadance, and the Princess. If this unexpected visitor wasn’t a changeling, then what was he?]
The Alternate Sonic's story/The Crystal Empire falls to darkness yet again/Part of Your World/Team Sonic and the Mane Nine agree to help[]
[Shining Armor and Princess Cadance’s wedding anniversary had just been interrupted by a hedgehog bearing a striking resemblance to Sonic. Everyone in the ballroom was completely baffled, some looked like they were about to freakout]
Fluttershy: What's going on?
Sonic: Well, this is a surprise. But, what are you and why do you look like me?
???: Because, Sonic the Hedgehog, I am you. Well, actually I’m a different you from a different Earth.
Rainbow Dash: Are we sure he’s not a changeling?
Tails: Well, considering our adventures looking for the Chaos Emeralds in those other dimensions to stop Nazo not too long ago, so alternate dimensions aren't out of the question.
???
Sonic: Wouldn't be the first time, we did have to go to the future one time to deal with evil versions of the Mane Six in case you forgot.
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Shine: So I speculate that this Sonic is from one of those different worlds.
Alternate Sonic: That's right.
Digit: But what version of our world do you come from? And why do look like you’ve this? [noticing this alternate hedgehog's injuries]
Alternate Sonic: Before I can answer any of your questions, first I’d like to ask some of my own. First, how did the Canterlot wedding in this world go?
Princess Cadance: The wedding was a success. [affectionately nuzzled her husband]
Alternate Sonic: So the changelings didn’t invade Canterlot?
Starlight Glimmer: Actually, they did. From what I was told, anyway.
Alternate Sonic: Then you all listened to the girls' warnings about the evil bride?
Cream: No, we didn’t listen to a word they said until our Jewel Pixie Animals convinced out otherwise. [that was not something she or any of Team Sonic were proud of]
Silver: Boy, was that stupid of us.
Salt: No kidding.
Alternate Sonic: But then how are Shining and Cadance married? How are the Mane Six still here and... are they alicorns?
Princess Celestia: We almost lost everything that day. But thanks to the girls' genius and bravery and Cadance and Shining Armor’s love, the changelings were expelled from Canterlot and everypony was able to have a real wedding.
Rainbow Dash: [happily remembering that momentous day] And it was the best wedding ever!
[This explanation caused the other Sonic to bow his head in guilt]
Sunset Shimmer: Did the wedding in your world not end the same?
Alternate Sonic: The wedding in my world was an absolute disaster. [Everypony was surprised to hear this]
Twilight Sparkle: [concerned] You mean Shining and Cadance never got married?
Alternate Sonic: No, at least, not yet, anyway.
Rainbow Dash: So in your world, the changelings won?
Alternate Sonic: Not exactly. It's complicated... Heck, before she could give Shining her love and the power she needed to repel the invaders, she was almost struck down by Chrysalis, this was prevented thankfully, but then our world’s Twilight, fueled by all the negative emotions she felt for what had happened to her and her friends at the wedding rehearsal, unwittingly discovered how to use dark magic on her own. You know what I’m talking about do you, Princess?
[Celestia nodded her head. She was quite familiar with the dark magic once used by a certain evil unicorn king]
Discord: Wow! I didn’t think any version of Twilight had it in her.
Alternate Sonic: I know. She could've easily used that power to destroy Chrysalis, but she never did, instead she shrunk her and the rest of changelings down to size and trapped them all in a jar, the day had been saved, but the damage had been done.
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Alternate Sonic: Right. So let me explain the whole story...
[the scene cut back to the prologue]
Queen Chrysalis: Think you’ll ever trust your friends and family again? What is the lesson to be learned here?
[Seconds before she could do the killing blow, Twilight took a moment to calm down and the glowing green disappeared from her eyes. At that moment, Pinkie pulled out a glass jar]
Queen Chrysalis: Ha! How is that going to stop us? [Twilight began lighting up her horn] What?!
[Then with Twilight’s horn let out a huge blinding light that engulfed the entire city of Canterlot. When the light had cleared, the changelings were all gone. Everyone looked down at the jar and trapped inside it was Chrysalis and her army, shrunken down to the size of tiny insects. Twilight was panting heavily, performing that spell took a lot out of her]
Rainbow Dash: We'll deal with you, later!
Dr. Eggman: Huh, neat. Guess the invaders have been defeated.
[Shadow slowly started clapping, then everyone in the room started cheering their victory. The sounds of cheering erupting through the streets of the city as well]
[Even though Team Sonic were now thanking them for saving the day. For some reason, the Mane Six weren't feeling happy at all. Look at them, they thought. They ditched them at the rehearsal room hours ago and they just pretend like nothing ever happened now?! It's almost as if they had forgotten their sins and just are happy. Happy? The girls couldn't help but feel confused... and disgusted]
Mane Six: (Hypocrites. All of them.)
They just turned themselves around, taking one more look at the mobians and began walking away toward the door, only to see Celestia and Luna almost struggling to get up after falling from the coccoons. Celestia lifted her head up to see the girls]
Princess Celestia: No need to worry about us. We're fine.
Princess Luna: Presides, you have a real wedding to put together.
[The white alicorn extended her hoof out, ready to thank her student once again for saving Equestria. As Twilight looks up to the sun monarch, the words she spoke to her at the rehearsal began to rang in her head]
Princess Celestia: [flashback audio] You have a lot to think about... You have a lot to think about...
[As the words repeated in her and her friends' heads, they couldn't help but feel... resentful. As they did, the words from the Changeling Queen spoke in their minds]
Fake Cadance: [flashback audio] And no one will ever think to look for you or your friends, either.
[Twilight's eyes widened as she heard the voice again, those words kept echoing in the young unicorn’s head until something finally snapped. She then looked up at Princess Celestia, her hoof still extending for her student to accept it. Then, Twilight did the unthinkable... She just slapped it away bitterly, surprising the Sun Monarch greatly]
Twilight Sparkle: You know what, Princess... You want a real wedding to be put on, put it on by yourself, because we're not. C'mon girls, let's get out of here.
[The Mane Six walked pass the shocked princess, and headed straight for the door. The others heard this harsh response and turned to see their friends walking away]
Shining Armor: Girls? Where are you going?
Pinkie Pie: [coldly] We're going home, we recall that you don't want us at your wedding. So we're going away, since that's all you want us to do.
Shining Armor: Look, if this is about everything that happened at the rehearsal, I'm sorry, I'm so sorry.
Twilight Sparkle: [with icy venom in her voice and a look of pure, unfiltered hate on her face] You will be...
[Shining Armor was surprised at his sister’s harsh reply]
Shadow: Okay, stop being so negative and chin up, we've got a wedding to plan here!
[The ponies stopped in their tracks, and their eyes bulged open, pupils shrunk down to the size of pencil tips, as if something in their heads just.. snapped. They were beyond angry at this point]
Applejack: IS THAT ALL YOU IDIOTS CAN THINK ABOUT?!
Knuckles: Okay, seriously, what's your problem?!
Twilight Sparkle: What's our problem?! AFTER WHAT YOU DID TO US, YOU HAVE THE AUDACITY TO ASK US 'WHAT'S OUR PROBLEM'?! ARE YOU BUCKING KIDDING ME?!?!?!
Rainbow Dash: Can you not see what has just happened?! We nearly lost Canterlot to a group of monsters that wanted our love! They nearly got all of Equestria, and still all you care about is the darn wedding?!
Sonic: Girls, calm down-
Fluttershy: SHOVE IT! This is all your fault! None of this would’ve happened if you had just listened to us!
Princess Cadance: [to Shining Armor] What did you do?
Sonic: Look, we get it, we messed up, but-
Rarity: SILENCE!!!
Spike: [watching this from behind Eggman] What have we done? She's right... Why did I leave them...
Shadow: Okay, yeah, we did leave you girls and the changeling queen showed you her wrath, but what could you six have lost?
Twilight Sparkle: OUR LIVES! The Changeling Queen trapped us in the gemstone caverns, where she said that no pony would ever think to look for us! We only managed to escape because I found the real Cadance! But what if we never did? What if we died of starvation or worse? What if instead of sending us below, what if the Changeling Queen killed us?!
[Team Sonic stood there in shock. That bug monster banished them below the castle where no pony would find them! But what if instead she took the lives of their friends. How their actions could've caused the deaths of their pony friends... The idea came to their minds, making them feel guilty]
Sonic: W-We were just-
Twilight Sparkle: Forget it, Sonic! We understand now, we were never really your friends, we were just an obligation so the Elements of Harmony can function! So Equestria's defenses aren't tampered with! You were just using us for your own gain, I don't know why we didn't see it sooner! Well we know when we're not wanted! THIS FRIENDSHIP IS OVER!!!
[Team Sonic gasped in shock, their jaws agape, tears in their eyes. They couldn't believe this was happening, but what's worse was that they were right]
Princess Celestia: Girls, please stop this. This is a terrible mistake that has brought terrible consequences to all of us. All of this could've been prevented if we’d just been more open minded and observant, we understand that. But shutting out your friends isn’t the way to handle this.
Twilight Sparkle: Says the one who's rule is as weak as her teaching skills. [Celestia was taken back by this unexpected hostility] Back at the rehearsal, you told us we ‘had a lot to think about.’ Well, now we’ve learned the ultimate lesson: you can’t trust anyone, especially your ‘friends.’ With that being said, you all can have your stupid little wedding without us, because I hearby resign myself as your stupid little faithful student, and all six of us relinquish our titles as the Elements of Harmony.
[Everyone in the room was horrified at what Twilight had just said. They all looked at her as if she was crazy]
Princess Luna: Twilight, please think about what you’re doing. Without the Elements of Harmony, Equestria is left without one of its greatest means of protection.
Mane Six: [darkly] Nothing is worth protecting anymore...
Twilight Sparkle: [turned to Shining Armor] I never wanted this for you, my former BBBFF. [the sad expression on her face which then changed to an angry one] This outcome is of your own choosing.
Shining Armor: Twily, you and your friends were right all along. We should’ve listened to you, and I shouldn’t had treated you like that. I’m sor- [before he knew it, he was bucked right in the face by his own sister, sending him across the floor, much to everypony's shock]
Princess Cadance: Shining! [galloped toward the stallion. He wasn't injured, but he did receive a black eye from the kick however]
Twilight Sparkle: Your foolish and selfish actions could have gotten all of us, including Cadance, killed! This is unforgivable! My friends and I acted the way we did at the rehearsal because we were trying to prevent something like this from happening. Because I did care about your stupid wedding. But apparently, it was you who didn’t care for it as much as you claimed! [Shining Armor felt as if he had been blasted through the chest leaving a huge hole as his sister berated him. With each word, more and more guilt consumed him] You are starting to feel what I felt when you said what you said to me, aren’t you?
Spike: Twilight... Girls... Please, calm yourselves...
[The girls looked to the dragon with looks of disappointment, even though he left them too, he was still too young to understand]
Twilight Sparkle: [with disappointment in her voice] Think for yourself next time, Spike.
[Spike looked in surprise, almost expecting to be fired from his position of number #1 assistant]
Mane Six: [in dark unison] Mark our words this time, everypony. This won’t be the last time you all see us. When we're stronger, we will return and everything you have ever known will suffer because of your self-driven ignorance! You, Princesses, have proven yourselves unworthy of ruling Equestria any longer. It needs more competent and responsible ponies to make sure its inhabitants will be safe, and those ponies will be us!
[Before anyone could stop them, Twilight used a teleportation spell and she and her friends teleported away, taking the jar holding the changelings with them, Shining Armor stood in the spot his sister once stood processing what had just happened before breaking down into tears. He was supposed to be the captain of the guard, how could he had let this happen? The others weren’t taking things very well either. They all had their heads bowed in shame, some were shedding tears. This seemingly perfect day had become the worst day ever]
[Because of all this mess, the wedding was postponed until further notice, though Cadance did threaten to cancel it for how Shining treated her own sister, she ultimately decided not to, but it didn't matter, the damage had been done, and this alternate universe would suffer for it...]
Alternate Sonic: [sighs] And that's what happened...
[Everyone was absolutely horrified and disturbed by the other Sonic’s tragic story. It brought back memories of the same mistake they made in their version of the wedding. The possibility that the same outcome could have happened to them scared them]
Fluttershy: That’s terrible...
Princess Celestia: I’ve known Twilight Sparkle ever since I made her my personal student. She and her friends would never resort to what you just described.
Alternate Sonic: I know, but I’m afraid things just got worse from there. That was the last time any of us saw the girls. Needless to say, the Princess had Sally Acorn organize search parties to search every part of the globe to find the girls. Cadance vowed she would never rest or get married unless Twilight would be there by her and Shining's side, where she rightfully belonged. We searched for weeks but found no sign of her or her friends. Eventually, we had to put the search on hold because a new important issue arose in the northern part of Equestria.
Omega: The Crystal Empire.
Alternate Sonic: Yes, but without her prized pupil or her friends to take up the task of defending the empire from its tyrannical ruler, King Sombra, the Princess had to send her sister to accompany us instead. I really didn’t want to give up on the search for the Mane Six, but this was a task that needed our full attention.
Twilight Sparkle: In our world, Cadance used a barrier spell to keep Sombra out of the empire.
Alternate Sonic: My Cadance and Shining Armor did much the same to ward off Sombra, it took a lot out of them to do it. But the strange thing was, he never made any attempts to break through the force field. He just stood there outside as if he was waiting for something.
Princess Cadance: That is strange. What could the King Sombra in your world bide his time for?
Alternate Sonic: Well, we eventually learned we needed to find the Crystal Heart in order to keep the empire out of his grasp for good. It took some time but Princess Luna eventually figured out where Sombra had hidden the Heart.
Rarity: Spike and we found the Crystal Heart hidden in one of the castle towers. It took some figuring out with all the king’s traps though.
Alternate Sonic: Our Mane Six figured it out too.
Cream: Wait, I thought you said your Mane Six wasn’t with you during that time.
Cheese: Chao-chao-chao.
Alternate Sonic: They weren't with us. During the time they went missing, they had stumbled across the Crystal Empire first and... and... They allied themselves with King Sombra!
[Everyone in the room gasped in shock and horror when they heard this. The Mane Six allying themselves with evil? It was an unthinkable idea]
Rouge: No way!
Knuckles: They would never do something like that!
Rainbow Dash: Yeah! No way in the right mind we would ever do such a thing!
Princess Celestia: Perhaps you’re mistaken, I can’t believe any version of my faithful student or her friends would take things that far.
Silver: Yeah, they're our friends!
Alternate Sonic: At first, I didn’t want to believe it either. But this was no trick, it was all true. The Mane Six had turned their back on all of Equestria!
[Flashback]
[In the crystal tower, Sonic, Shadow, Silver, Omega, Eggman, Metal, Princess Luna, Princess Cadance, Spike, and Shining Armor were staring in disbelief at the area were the Crystal Heart should’ve been and in its place stood six young mares with very dark expressions on their faces. At first, they thought it might’ve been another one of Sombra’s tricks, but they eventually came to face the facts; The Mane Six, the ponies they had been looking for ever since the disastrous first wedding, was standing right in front of them and they were not here to help save the day this time]
Sonic: Girls?
Twilight Sparkle: In the flesh and fur.
Shadow: I don't understand, where is the Crystal Heart?
???: Someplace only they would ever think of looking.
[Everyone turned to see Chrysalis flying down, leaving them all in shock]
Sonic: Chrysalis, how did you escape?
Queen Chrysalis: That's none of your concern.
[Eggman took time to notice that the Mane Six looked a little different somewhat. They were now wearing eyeshadow based on their eye colors, but they now looked like they were wearing mascara as well, and their manes and tails were shimmering with what looked like stars. The final thing different about them was their eyes themselves; they weren't their normal colors and eye shapes, now crimson red and menacingly slender along with snake-eye pupils. They looked so ominously beautiful, yet there was something really dark and chaotic about the air they were giving aside from their disquieting yet queenly beauty]
Dr. Eggman: Well, I like the new looks. Doesn't really suit you though.
Silver: You all look... different.
Shining Armor: And definitely not the you I've known.
Shadow: What have you six done...?
Twilight Sparkle: Take a breath.
Princess Cadence: [dismayed] The Crystal Heart, Twilight?
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Shadow: Forget it, girls! As much as we miss you, we're not surrendering!
Applejack: You might want to reconsider, that is if you want everypony in the Crystal Empire to make out of here alive.
[Chrysalis quickly pulled out the Crystal Heart, causing everyone to gasp in horror]
Silver: The Crystal Heart?!
Sonic: So you did have it? But how did you...
Twilight Sparkle: Yes, so unless you want to lose the Crystal Empire to a never-ending winter storm, you'll either make the right choice and leave, or we'll make it for you by shattering this thing, what's it going to be?
Shadow: You wouldn't dare. You’ll throw away everything the Elements of Harmony stand for. Everything you six stand for.
Sonic: If you destroy the Crystal Heart, the Crystal Empire is doomed!
Fluttershy: And who's to say you won't doom the crystal ponies?!
Shadow: No. You’re better than this. You have to be, or the consequences of your actions could be fatal.
Princess Luna: Thou does honestly believe that allying with monsters like Chrysalis and Sombra will protect them?
Rarity: King Sombra is a means to an end. We convinced him that in order to regain his empire and not lose it to the princesses again, he would need help. So we offered our assistance and in exchange he taught us more about dark magic.
Pinkie Pie: Or the dark arts in general. [giggles darkly]
Applejack: And we also realized Chrysalis and her minions could be useful, that's why we ultimately spared and allied with them.
Shining Armor: Twily! [with pleading eyes] Girls, please, we’ve all been looking everywhere for you ever since the wedding. Your families have been worried sick, Team Sonic and the Freedom Fighters haven’t taken a single break, and Celestia has poured so many resources in the search for you six. I know all of you are angry and I don’t blame you, I’ve been such an irresponsible and insensitive fool. [tears started welling up in the stallion’s eyes] But please, for the sake of your families, your friends, the Princess, everypony, and yourself; come home. I almost lost Cadance, but I can’t bear to lose my little sister because of it.
Princess Cadance: I would urge you to listen to Shiny’s words and take them to heart. Please... I don't want to fight you...
[Twilight stared into her brother’s sad eyes with a look of pity on her face, but then she hardened her heart]
Twilight Sparkle: No, I have no brother! And you didn’t lose me, you threw me away like a broken toy! And now you and everypony else will reap what you sow! [sported an evilly malicious smile as she blasted a beam of magic, right into the Crystal Heart. As the beam pierced through, the Crystal Heart began to crack, and then... The Crystal Heart shattered into pieces, all of them dropping to the floor]
[Everyone gasped in horror, while Sonic watched with disbelief. The Crystal Heart was destroyed!]
Sonic: [angrily as he snapped] TWILIGHT!!! [ran off, but before he could reach her, Twilight let out a blast of magic that would've hit him had Metal Sonic not repelled the attack]
Shining Armor: [desperately] TWILY, PLEASE! I beg of you don’t do this!
Shadow: Couldn't you of said that before the Crystal Heart was destroyed?!
Mane Six: Everything you’ve ever known will now suffer because of your unfaithfulness!
[At that moment, the girls and Chrysalis teleported away. Sonic quietly gulped, seeing the never-ending snow storm blazing through in the distance. Down in the town surrounding the crystal castle, the rest of Team Sonic were desperately trying to boost the crystal ponies’ happiness with the Crystal Faire they set up and keep them from panicking, but it wasn't helping, considering Changelings had already began rampaging around]
Amy Rose: It's not adding up, why are the changelings here?! What's going on?!?
Tails: I don't know, but we won’t let them ruin the Crystal Faire!
Queen Chrysalis: [as she landed] You’re going to protect these ponies?! [laughs] You couldn’t even protect Canterlot from my changelings! Maybe it was because you cared more about the stupid wedding than your roles as friends!
Blaze: Chrysalis!
Twilight Sparkle: And that's not all.
[The Mane Six finally revealed themselves]
Cream: Girls, you're here?!
Pinkie Pie: That's right. Your worst mistake has come back to haunt you!
Amy Rose: Look, we’re so sorry for what we did! Okay!
Rarity: It's already too late! The damage has already been done!
Blaze: Listen, we know we haven’t been the best of friends as we should’ve been. But now that we’ve finally found you, we’re ready to make amends as much as we can for the wrong we caused you.
Tails: We should’ve been better friends than we were.
Knuckles: Please hear us out and try to understand.
Rainbow Dash: You all betrayed our trust once, what makes you think we'll let you do it again?!
Twilight Sparkle: Now, we'd ask you if you would swear your allegiance to us, the changelings and King Sombra. But we know what the answer to that already is, so, we'll just end this now!
[Twilight then charged up a spell with her horn, and released a purple wave of magic that soared all over the empire. When it made contact with the inside of Cadance and Shining Armor’s shield, it broke the spell and the shield shattered. Seeing that his opportunity had finally come, Sombra’s shadows started entering the empire. Panicking crystal ponies started running in all directions. Soon the dreaded unicorn tyrant finally took his physical form]
King Sombra: At long last, the Crystal Empire is MINE AGAIN! [cackled wickedly as dark crystal shards started appearing everywhere]
[Team Sonic looked on in horror and despair at the chaos around them. Then another flash of light appeared, and from it came Sonic, Shadow, Silver, Omega, Eggman, Metal, Princess Luna, Princess Cadance, Spike, and Shining Armor]
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Twilight Sparkle: [growing frustrated] "Who knew", "I can't believe it".... You talk as if it has nothing to do with you. Ponies and mobians are so selfish - you think it's not your problem, you're only concerned about yourself and don't care about others, you prioritize impulses and keep making foolish decisions. That is why we've made all your nightmares come true. We won't let anyone else make the same errors as you did, so you cannot stop us!
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Twilight Sparkle: Your only duty is to pay the price for acting accordingly to your own desires by continuing the bluster as false heroes and rulers and endangering the innocent with the poorest decisions you've made!!
[Twilight then casts a torturous spell on Team Sonic, Spike, the Princesses, and Shining Armor with her horn that inflicts excruciating pain, causing them all to scream in pain]
Twilight Sparkle: Once we put you in your places by giving you the fitting punishment you all deserved, we shall take pride in ourselves for the first time! [breaks down into evil cackling]
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Princess Luna: The Crystal Empire is lost, and without the Crystal Heart, we don't stand a chance! We have to retreat!
[It took a moment, but the six finally snapped out of their trance and joined with the others. Using another spell, Luna teleported everyone outside the empire. Once out, they immediately started running back to the train station that would take them back to Canterlot, the winter storm further raging on]
Mane Six: [in unison] Yes! Run everypony! Tell your Princess that her and her sister's time is coming to an end and ours is just beginning!
[Shining Armor looked back once to see the Crystal Empire being engulfed in darkness. One last tear fell from his eye as he knew he would have to deliver the bad news to the Princess, his family, and the rest of Equestria. Not only had he failed to save the Crystal Empire but he might have lost his beloved Twily forever, and it was his fault]
[Everyone in the ballroom was horrified. Never had they heard such a dark and tragic tale]
Sonic: Oh my Aleena, that's horrible!
Pinkie Pie: [with tears running down her cheeks] That was the saddest story I ever heard!
Alternate Sonic: When our Princess Celestia heard the news of the girls' fall into darkness, just like her sister before, she was so devastated. She wept for days.
Rouge: That's awful.
Alternate Sonic: Sometime later, the Mane Six, the changelings and King Sombra raised a huge army of crystal slaves and declared war. For awhile we were able to defend most of Equestria, but then the girls began gathering more allies to their cause; like the Spirit of Chaos, Discord, the magic-stealing centaur, Tirek. The Black Arms, the Metarex, Neo Metal Sonic. She even bought the loyalty of the griffons.
[Rainbow said turning her attention toward her griffon friend who looked just as disturbed]
Alternate Sonic: Eventually some ponies, like the former bridemaids, started turning over to the other side. Either out of fear or they believed that the girls were right and gave in to their madness. With more powerful allies joining the girls' side, the tide of the war turned in their favor. Towns and cities started falling one by one, we took one last stand against them. But it was all for nought and every pony had to evacuate from their homes to safety.
[The scene showed a ferocious battle for Canterlot]
Alternate Sonic: The Canterlot Royal Guards fought hard, but were taken down. [the scenes shows the heroes losing, badly] The rest of us didn't last much longer. Eventually, we had to retreat into the Everfree Forest and the Badlands. To which thankfully, both of those areas were safe havens for survivors and we've been planning to take back our world ever since.
[Another scene shows Sonic, bandaged up after the previous battle, resting against a rock somewhere in the Everfree Forest, regretting everything of being more concerned about the wedding than the Mane Six before looking at the photo of Team Sonic and the Mane Six together]
[Sonic]
Risking it all only to fall
Back where I started
Back near the shore, back to before
You took my hand
Betcha on land they understand
And they don't strand you, brokenhearted
What did I give to live where you are?
Where do I go with nowhere to turn to?
[Sonic then let the picture fall out of his hand before the wind carries it away before he broke down into tears of regret and despair]
[End of flashback]
Alternate Sonic: Our only hope now is the Elements of Harmony, but with all six of their bearers having turned over a darker leaf, that hope was nearly lost. But then while looking through the books in Canterlot’s library in hopes of finding something that might help end this war, Celestia came across a notebook by Star Swirl the Bearded. The book contained notes of Star Swirl learning how to travel to different worlds. Hence the Multiverse Theory was made. The Princess taught Shining how to perform the spell in the book and tasked me with traveling to a world where the Mane Six didn’t become the greatest threat Equestria had ever faced and to ask for their help. That’s why I’m here; to ask you, Princesses of Harmony, for your help. Things are looking pretty bad in my world and the citizens need heroes. Please, I beg of you.
[The Mane Nine looked into the other Sonic’s eyes which were filled with sadness, remorse, and desperation. Everyone else in the ballroom stared at them waiting for their decision]
[It had been a whole minute since the end of the other Sonic’s tragic tale. Everyone looked to the Mane Nine awaiting their answer. Twilight stood thinking to herself]
Cream: What are we going to do, girls?
Cheese: Chao-chao?
Shining Armor: Twily, what do you think?
[Then the girls raised head and everyone saw they had a serious and determined expression on their face. They walked by everyone as they approached the other Sonic]
Twilight Sparkle: How do we get to your world?
Alternate Sonic: You’re going to help me?
Sunset Shimmer: Our duties as the Princesses of Harmony don’t stop at the borders of our world.
Alternate Sonic: Oh, thank you. Thank you so much.
Sonic: We'll go too. We may not be the Avengers or the Justice League, but we're still pretty capable as a team.
Amy Rose: And we are their friends after all.
Alternate Sonic: Well, I can see that the friendship between all of you is still intact, so I guess that could prove useful.
???
Manic: Wait, does that mean you guys are leaving the C.W.A. early? 'Cause we had a Mina Mongoose concert planned and everything.
Mina Mongoose: I mean, I'm okay with waiting a bit. Plus, Ash still needs to set everything up, so...
Sonia: Yeah, don't worry about it. [to Manic] Why are you still calling it the C.W.A. by the way? [Manic shrugs]
???
Sally Acron: Sonic, Twilight. Promise us that you'll stay in one piece when you're in the other Sonic's dimension, okay?
???
[Hearing their answer in satisfaction, everyone broke down into a thunderous applause for Team Sonic and the Mane Nine, cheering for them]
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Arriving in the Alternate Equestria/Meeting the Alternate Eggman/Meanwhile, with the Alternate Mane Six[]
[The group of heroes suddenly found themselves standing in the castle yard of Canterlot. The weather seemed a little bleak, the sky was gray and cloudy, not a single ray of sunlight anywhere and occasional heavy rain and thunder. The grass wasn’t as green and lush as it was back in their world. This version of Equestria didn’t look at all like the one they lived in. They were all speechless as they stared with disturbed expressions on their faces]
Fluttershy: What... happened here?
Rarity: Everything looks so awfully bleak than I imagined.
Alternate Sonic: There haven’t been many sunny days since the war started.
Amy Rose: Oh my goodness...
Alternate Sonic: I’m afraid things are much worse than they seem.
Trixie Lulamoon: Where’s your world’s Princess Celestia?
Alternate Eggman: [having just arrived] At the Castle of the Two Sisters. I’ll lead you to her, if you'd like.
[Team Sonic stared at the Egghead in shock]
Shadow: What is this?!
Blaze: How are you even alive?
Alternate Sonic: He's with me.
Alternate Eggman: Unlike your Eggman, I've never indulged in world domination. Though I can understand your distrust, given my evil twin's history with you.
Sonic: A actual universe where Eggman isn't the enemy. Okay, I have seen everything...
???
Alternate Sonic: That ought to keep them at bay for now. Though, be aware - you may feel a wave of despair. It will pass.
Sonic: Thanks for the warning.
Alternate Sonic: This really is a dismal place. But we'll be out of danger once we escape surveillance. Now, follow me and mind your step.
???
Silver: I never thought I'd see the alternate version after Twilight and the girls snapped at us at the wedding rehearsal.
Alternate Eggman: Nasty villains, not even I was interested in being in league with them when they lost their minds. There's no need for such monsters.
???
[The Crystal Empire was a dark, grim, and unpleasant place. There were no citizens, just slaves. When Sombra took over the empire many years ago, he enslaved its citizens and forced them to do horrible back-breaking labor. When he returned from his banishment, he was able to regain control of the empire with the help of six young and gifted rogue ponies. Now once again the crystal ponies found themselves subjected to a life a slavery. However, this time some of them found it a lot less horrible than it was in the past. They had six new queens who weren’t nearly as abusive as their king and often gave charismatic motivational speeches that encouraged the crystal ponies to do their best and made them feel like the work they were doing was for a good cause]
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Alternate Rarity: [turned to Sombra] If you recall, when we joined the Crystal Empire, we agreed to work with you, not for you. You would be wise to remember the difference if you know what's good for you.
???
Alternate Twilight Sparkle: Now... Let's see how our good counterparts are capable of... [a twinkle shined at the corner of her eye]
Meeting with the Alternate Celestia/The Elements of Harmony Powerless?/The Rainbow Stone[]
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Knuckles: I should’ve brought some more grapes with me before this!
Shadow: Those are your last words?!
Knuckles: Yes! They were very good!
???
[The group soon arrived at the Castle of the Two Sisters, however, it looked like it had been rebuilt, probably due to them losing Canterlot and needing a new home]
Sonic: They rebuilt their old castle?
Alternate Sonic: Of course. Once Canterlot went down, it was no longer safe to live there.
Alternate Eggman: After we fled into the Everfree Forest, we decided to restore the castle's former glory so we can use it as our proper headquarters.
???
Alternate Shining Armor: You made it back!
Alternate Sonic: Yeah, and I got help.
Sonic: He filled us in on everything. Now, what of Princess Celestia?
???: I’m afraid she hasn’t been fairing well either.
[They all turned to see... Princess Luna. No, this was the Other Princess Luna from this world. The Princess of the Night had a serious and slightly sad expression on her face when she appeared, but managed to give a little smile when she saw that the Other Sonic managed to return with some help. The fact that the help all looked very familiar made it even better]
Alternate Princess Luna: It is good to see you back safe and sound, Sonic. And it pleases me to see you’ve found help.
Twilight Sparkle: He filled us in on everything that has happened. Where is Princess Celestia, the one in your world I mean.
[That question brought a frown to the moon princess’s face. Apparently, her older sister wasn’t doing too well]
Alternate Princess Luna: You’d better come with me.
[While guiding the group through the castle to Celestia’s royal chambers, Luna told them the terrible state of depression and despair her sister had been in lately]
Alternate Princess Luna: Ever since our Mane Six turned their backs on Equestria, my sister hasn’t been herself at all. Nopony sees her anymore because she’s confined herself to her chambers. Most of the time she wallows in despair and sometimes cries for long hours. Occasionally, I’m barely able to calm her down enough so she can help with battle strategies but other than that I’m the one who’s been running the kingdom most of the time.
Blaze: That’s terrible.
[Twilight agreed. The idea that her beloved mentor could fall into such a state of depression was both alien and horrifying to her]
Twilight Sparkle: If I may, can you take us to her?
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[They eventually arrived at the doors to Alternate Celestia’s personal chambers. Alternate Luna opened the doors and led the group in. Once they entered, they were presented with a very sad and disturbing sight. Sitting on her bed was the Princess Celestia of this world, she looked vastly different than the one back in their world. Her mane was limp and colorless, her eyes had a little redness in them indicating she had been crying a lot, and her expression looked full of despair and almost completely devoid of hope. For a moment, the Mane Nine and Team Sonic almost didn’t recognize her]
Alternate Princess Luna: Sister. I’m here to inform you that Sonic has succeeded in his mission and he has brought with him heroes that could help us.
Alternate Princess Celestia: Thank you, Luna. [turned to look at the heroes her sister had brought]
[Twilight and her friends bowed their heads respectfully to the princess]
Twilight Sparkle: Your Highness. It is with great honor that- [before she could finish her sentence, Alternate Celestia suddenly enveloped the young alicorn in a warm hug, much to her surprise]
Alternate Princess Celestia: [with tears dripping from her eyes] I know you are not my pupil, but it fills me with joy to see versions of you and your friends that has not fallen to darkness.
Applejack: We heard about what happened to your Mane Six.
Fluttershy: We're so sorry. Even I’m having a difficult time trying to imagine ourselves ever turning against you and going down a dark path.
Alternate Princess Celestia: Terrible mistakes were made on both sides, but much of the blame falls to me. As ruler of Equestria, aunt to Cadance, and mentor to... Twilight, I had responsibility. To guide them, to look after them, and to care for them. But now I’ve lost them all because of one foolish mistake. If I had been more observant and listened to my student and her friends, none of this would've happened and I wouldn’t be fighting this terrible war with Equestria's former protectors.
Twilight Sparkle: A few of the same mistakes were made in my world, but everything turned out fine, Cadance and Shining Armor are married with a foal on the way. But despite what happened in this world, it’s still not right what our counterparts are doing and they need to be stopped.
Rarity: I assume you have a plan since you sent your Sonic to our world to ask for our assistance.
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Twilight Sparkle: What happened to the Elements?
Auto: Why are they such a grayish color?
Alternate Princess Celestia: It is because they’ve lost their power...
Alternate Princess Luna: They are now as useless as a fireplace during a hot summer day.
Starlight Glimmer: How could this have happened?
Alternate Princess Luna: The Elements lost all their power sometime after the wedding, and they only grew worse after the failed mission to the Crystal Empire. They were our last hope of putting an end to this, but now they’re just rusty old relics. Only somepony as smart as Twilight could be able to remedy this.
Tails: But because your Twilight and her friends turned on you, you needed to find another Mane Six to do this task. You discovered the possibility of alternate worlds, with alternate Equestrias, and possibly alternate Mane Sixes. So you sent your Sonic to find those that had not been corrupted.
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Alternate Sonic: There is one solution left.
Sonic: A solution?
[Alternate Luna pulled out a small box wrapped up in a light purple handkerchief. Unwrapping it, Alternate Sonic opens the box to reveal a beautiful yet small stone coated in the bright colors of a rainbow along with a gleaming crystalline texture]
Alternate Sonic: This is the stone and not just any stone. This is the Rainbow Stone, we found it in the grounds of the Everfree Forest after we lost the war in Canterlot. Tails, Luna and Eggman did some research and we found that it has powerful magic beyond our imagination.
Twilight Sparkle: As in much stronger yet powerful than the Elements of Harmony?
Alternate Sonic: Indeed. But there is one setback.
Twilight Sparkle: A setback?
Alternate Princess Luna: It only had one singular use. We tried to use it in our battles against our Mane Six, but to no avail until Eggman and I did more research.
Alternate Princess Celestia: In the end, we came to a realization that only a group of who can use this stone is from the main dimension. [to the Mane Nine] Which of course are you nine.
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Turning of the Tides/The Resistance takes back Ponyville and Canterlot[]
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Alternate Princess Luna: [shoots at the enemies] Steer them this way! We shall make quick work of them! [continues shooting at the enemies]
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The Alternate's Mane Six's Plan/Discussing Strategies[]
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Alternate Twilight Sparkle: Once we've taken back Ponyville and Canterlot, we'll find the dimension these duplicates came from and destroy them and it. They'll pay for interfering.
Alternate Gilda: Wait. We're wiping out whole dimensions?!
Alternate Rainbow Dash: You have a problem, Gilda.
Alternate Gilda: Well, yeah... It's crazy. It's going too far. There have to be limits. Even for us. Especially on us!
Alternate Pinkie Pie: That's enough!
Alternate Gilda: We can't do this! Have you six gone nuts?! Why even do all this in the first place?!
Alternate Applejack: You're talking out of line, Gilda.
Alternate Gilda: No-no-no-no-no! Answer the question! Why do all this?!
Alternate Twilight Sparkle: If they prefer chaos, we'll give it to them.
Alternate Rainbow Dash: We made them safe. Shielded them.
Alternate Rarity: But are they grateful? Do they appreciate our protection?
Alternate Pinkie Pie: No. They whine. Complain. Side with those criminals.
Alternate Gilda: [angrily] So you're just gonna destroy a whole universe just because your counterparts from that world are trying to stop you?! That's just pretty selfish, you egotistical ponies!
[The Alternate Mane Six started to shake]
Alternate Lightning Dust: Uh, Gilda, I don't think-
Alternate Gilda: DON'T THINK WHAT, HUH?! That we shouldn't stand up to these tyrants?! They're taking our homes, and our freedom, AND I'M NOT GONNA STAND FOR IT ANY LONGER! [having finally had enough, the Mane Six fired their magic at her; scared] NO! I'M SORRY!!! [got turned into stone]
[Everyone in the room looked in utter shock]
Alternate Rarity: Anyone else? Well...? Want her fate?
Alternate Queen Chrysalis: N-No, ma'am!
Alternate King Sombra: We stand with you, your highnesses.
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Alternate Lord Tirek: What? You gonna get moving, or what?
Alternate Discord: [looks at Gilda's statue] She was right. This isn't what we signed up for. When I was released, I let myself believe we were making things better. But we're not. I can't do this anymore. I'm done.
Alternate Lord Tirek: You have a death wish?! There is no 'done'!
Alternate Discord: Maybe not for you. Goodbye, Tirek. [was about to teleport away]
Alternate Lord Tirek: Leave now and you'll end up like her!
Alternate Discord: Not my problem. [knocks out his former acquaintance with a single punch] Huh. I thought with all that magic he stole, he'd be a lot stronger...
Alternate Fluttershy: [having walked back into the room; sighs] Desertion, Discord? Poor timing, don't you think?
Alternate Discord: You’re right. I should have done this a lot sooner. [teleports away with Gilda's statue on tow]
[Canterlot Castle]
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Alternate Discord: [sighs in relief that he hadn't been followed] Made it... Now to just... [undoes the petrification spell on Gilda]
Alternate Gilda: [gasps for air] I live!
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Alternate Discord: Where’s the Mane Six, the Mane Six from the otherworld that is.
Alternate Shining Armor: They're off somewhere. Not being tyrants.
Alternate Gilda: So, we're playing the waiting game then?
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Alternate Discord: That doesn't matter, what matters is that I need you all to listen to me.
Alternate Gilda: And me as well, actually.
[Discord soon got to explaining the plan]
Alternate Discord: I'm telling you. Once they've taken back Ponyville and Canterlot and killed you. They're coming after your world.
Alternate Gilda: I tried to talk them out of it, but they're too far gone now...
Knuckles: I can't believe they'd do it. It's insane.
Silver: We have to stop them!
Shadow: It’s gonna be a heck of a fight.
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Alternate Shining Armor: You go. Somepony needs to stay here to fend off the rest of them.
[Sonic nodded before he, Twilight, and the other rushed into the castle as Alternate Sonic and the others continue fighting the soldiers]
Battle for the Crystal Empire/Chrysalis and Sombra defeated![]
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[With the nine finally back together, they turned to face the army of soldiers converging on them. But they weren’t scared, they were ready to remind everypony how powerful the Magic of Friendship is]
Cream: Quick, unleash the Magic of Friendship!
Mane Nine: ENOUGH! [activated the Elements of Harmony and unleashed a huge blinding light of magic that engulfed the entire empire]
[The alternate Mane Six and Celestia and Luna witnessed the magical light from where they were. The Alternate Mane Six were forced to shield their eyes from the blinding light while Celestia and Luna just looked on in pride and hope. They had done it]
[When the light had cleared, the houses were no longer on fire and the attacking soldiers were all encased in stone. The once frightened citizens of the Crystal Empire were cheering for their saviors]
Twilight Sparkle: Don’t worry. Unlike Discord, their imprisonment in stone won’t be permanent, we’ll deal with these poor misguided ponies right after we deal with our counterparts.
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[Meanwhile, with alternate Twilight Sparkle]
Alternate Twilight Sparkle: To think, they even defeated Sombra and Chrysalis with no trouble at all. Alright then, time for a rousing game of tag.
The Final Battle/Extreme Miracle Burst!/The Alternate Mane Six surrender/Returning home[]
[Back with Team Sonic and the Mane Nine, they were racing up the spiral staircase]
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Fluttershy: [fearfully] What horrors will we have to fight beyond these doors?
Sonic: I'm not sure. But if any one of us knows how to push their buttons, it'll be a cakewalk.
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Rainbow Dash: [growls a bit] I figured this is where we'll find your sorry flanks!
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Alternate Twilight Sparkle: [chuckles a bit] I never thought that we meet our main dimensional counterparts in person. You don't belong here, you know.
Twilight Sparkle: Our obligations of friendship don't end at the borders of our dimension.
[Spike, Auto, Pandora, and the Jewel Pixie Animals were seen behind one of the pillars before Tails motions them to stay put for their own safety, which they nod]
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Alternate Fluttershy: [smiles mockingly] Thanks for the worthless explanation.
Alternate Rarity: Now, we’d ask you not to interfere. But clearly, we're beyond negotiating.
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Alternate Twilight Sparkle: Oh, come come. No need for such theatrics. In light of those traitors whom you called loved ones, you must agree that our interests are aligned.
Twilight Sparkle: Our interests will never be aligned!
Alternate Twilight Sparkle: You would let those imperfect traitors like your older brother walk all over you? The world itself needs much better control where we can't make mistakes, we would be fools not to work together.
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Alternate Twilight Sparkle: [notices the Rainbow Stone in Sonic's hand] What's that you go there?
[Reacting quickly, Sonic puts the Rainbow Stone in Twilight's saddlebag]
Alternate Twilight Sparkle: Might our former friends have something to do with your recent meddlesome actions?
Sonic: We don't know what you're taking about.
Alternate Pinkie Pie: Then would you just leave already?! We're Equestria's protectors, we protect it!
Pinkie Pie: That's what's happening out there? Protection?!? 'Cause it sure doesn't look like it to me, doesn't even look like a party.
Alternate Rainbow Dash: Disobedient children will be punished.
Shadow: Children?! We're not gods, we don't get to decide who lives and who dies.
Alternate Twilight Sparkle: THIS DECISION IS OURS! IT BECAME OURS WHEN ALL OUR FRIENDS TURNED THEIR BACKS ON US! AND YET, YOU JUDGE US?!
Twilight Sparkle: Your dimension's Princess Celestia would never wanted you six to give into your darkest feelings!
Alternate Twilight Sparkle: [taken aback by her counterpart's words before regaining her composure and wickedly chuckling; icily] The arrogance. I knew it was useless to try and reason with our main counterparts. I've always said children should be seen and not heard. [to the Alternate Mane Five, who were readying their attacks] Get them.
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Alternate Twilight Sparkle: [coldly scoffs] You and your big mouth.
Alternate Pinkie Pie: [scoffs] What does it matter? After all, they won't be needed in our world anyway. Their knowing won't affect anything.
Alternate Rainbow Dash: We'll use all we have to get rid of them, won't we?
Alternate Twilight Sparkle: [smirks smugly] Of course we will.
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Sonic: We're going to put an end to your reign of terror! You hear me?!
[The rest of Team Sonic and the Mane Nine gathered together with their leaders]
Twilight Sparkle: It's because of your selfishness, that so many ponies have to flee!
Starlight Glimmer: Because of you, they had to go into hiding while having to endure your tyranny! You robbed the ponies of their homes, their freedom, and their lives!
[The alternate Mane Six chuckle wickedly, uncaring about everything they done]
Silver: Time to think of a new strategy, we won't be able to reach out to them if they're like this. Let's hear what Auto and Pandora think.
Sonic: [nods] Right.
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Alternate Twilight Sparkle: Here's the thing, after we've killed you and destroyed your universe, we'll find whoever survives and bring them here, and when they see how we perfected this world-
Sonic: They'll be afraid and disgusted! Justified or not, you stole your Equestria's freedom! It's time to give it back!
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Fluttershy: [to her counterpart] The thought of becoming like you sickens me, but I won't blame Celestia. You chose to hold on to a grudge when you could've easily talked it out!
Alternate Fluttershy: Fear's the only thing these fools understand. One day you'll learn.
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Alternate Twilight Sparkle: Do you really think you won?
[The alternate Mane Six summoned their last bits of their powers]
Alternate Twilight Sparkle: Your precious lives and bonds with your loved ones shall shatter and fade to dust!
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Alternate Twilight Sparkle: ME AND MY FRIENDS SAVED THIS WORLD!
Twilight Sparkle: Now we'll save it from you.
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Sonic: Okay! Everyone ready?
Twilight Sparkle: This is our chance to finish them, but remember that we only get one shot so we can't mess this up.
Pandora: One messed-up shot, and both our dimensions will be at risk!
Sonic: So, let's give it our all!
Auto: Give it all your best shot!
Team Sonic/Mane Nine: [in unison] Right!
[Team Sonic's Jewel Pixie Animals transformed into their jewelry forms before Sonic and Twilight both hold out the Rainbow Stone upwards together]
Team Sonic/Mane Nine: [in unison] Colors of hope, lend us your power!
[A shower of rainbows appear before surrounding the heroes, changing their attires to royal attires, varying accessories appearing, their manes and hair lengthening and changing in style, and lastly, a crown as the finishing touch]
Sonic/Twilight Sparkle: [in unison] Elements of Courage and Magic!
Tails/Pinkie Pie: [in unison] Elements of Knowledge and Laughter!
Knuckles/Applejack: [in unison] Elements of Reliability and Honesty!
Amy Rose/Rarity: [in unison] Elements of Enthusiasm and Generosity!
Cream/Fluttershy: [in unison] Elements of Sincerity and Kindness!
Shadow/Rainbow Dash: [in unison] Elements of Faith and Loyalty!
Rouge/Trixie Lulamoon: [in unison] Elements of Determination and Humility!
Silver/Sunset Shimmer: [in unison] Elements of Hope and Empathy!
Blaze/Starlight Glimmer: [in unison] Elements of Wisdom and Compassion!
[The heroes gather around as flashes of light shoot upwards to the sky like fireworks]
Team Sonic/Mane Nine: [in unison] Future Forms!
[The Rainbow Stone shines again before creating a flame]
Sonic/Twilight Sparkle: [in unison] Oh, delivering light of hope and extraordinary miracles!
Tails/Pinkie Pie/Knuckles/Applejack/Amy Rose/Rarity/Cream/Fluttershy: [in unison] Oh, wondrous magic!
Shadow/Rainbow Dash/Rouge/Trixie Lulamoon/Silver/Sunset Shimmer/Blaze/Starlight Glimmer: [in unison] Oh, everlasting happiness!
Team Sonic/Mane Nine: [in unison] Now, come to us and soar into the future shining with light! [wave their hands/hooves around the flaming Rainbow Stone, lighting up in different colors. They then let their arms down before the flame grows larger and larger] Extreme Miracle Burst!
[Right on cue, the Rainbow Stone fires a burning beam of vibrant-colored fire at the Alternate Mane Six]
Team Sonic/Mane Nine: [in unison] The Magic of Friendship!
[At the last end of the incantation, the Alternate Mane Six were purified before a rainbow arch appears in the sky as the dark clouds covering the sky dissipate]
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Sonic: Your reign is over... You won't terrorize these people any longer.
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[a wall explosion suddenly appeared covering the throneroom in smoke. As it started to clear up, everyone groaned as they looked up in surprise]
Alternate Shadow: It's over, girls.
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Alternate Twilight Sparkle: No, get back! Don't make us destroy you all!
Alternate Sonic: Is that what you want? More destruction? Look outside! [everyone looked at all the destruction outside] I'm sorry for everything, girls. Even though we had no idea about the changelings at the time, we never meant to hurt you.
Alternate Rainbow Dash: But, you did. And none of you even said you were sorry.
Alternate Sonic: [sighs] I know, and by doing that, we lost 6 really important friends that day. But friends talk it out. They don't turn their backs on each other and fight to the death.
Alternate Discord: The hedgehog makes a good point.
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Sonic: Girls, this world is for all of us, not just you. You must think of the good of the many over the good of the few or the one. It will, ultimately, make you... most mortal...
Alternate Pinkie Pie: Woah... Are you quoting some old movie?
Sonic: Totally. I've been dying to use that line but I had to make sure it would clear with legal. Auto, we're good?
Auto: Legal eagle says [beep] A-okay!
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[As the alternate Mane Six looked on at the destruction they caused, the weight of all their actions came back to them like a freight train, guilt finally consuming them]
Alternate Twilight Sparkle: How did we let it get to this? We pushed things too far. This wasn't supposed to happen. I... I'm sorry, Sonic.
Alternate Sonic: Thank you. Some of us can't forgive you that easily, but I appriciate it.
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Alternate Twilight Sparkle: Just finish us off, it's the least we deserve.
Alternate Shadow: No, despite everything, you don't deserve to suffer that much, you'll still need to answer for your crimes, but as long as you and your friends show remorse, the verdict might be a little lighter. And even if you are sent to the dungeons, you’ll be let out when we need you.
Alternate Fluttershy: That won’t be necessary. We’ll stay wherever you put us.
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Everyone Returns Home/Happy Ending/Epilogue[]
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Twilight Sparkle: You know something, Sonic. Put in the same position, we might have done the same thing. We never know what we're truly capable of.
Sonic: I hope for our sake, we never find out. Although, just keep this is mind.
Twilight Sparkle: Yeah?
Sonic: If anything happens and you and your friends do lose it, you’ll always be my friends.
Twilight Sparkle: Mine too.
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[Meanwhile, back in the main Equestria]
Gilda: Welp, it’s been 24 hours and they STILL haven’t come back! Maybe they all died or something.
Moon Dancer: Come on, have some hope here!
Lightning Dust: Yeah, surely they'll be back any moment.
Fiona: Hope so...
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[At that moment, a portal opened up, and our heroes finally hopped out]
Sonic: [having fallen flat on his face, again] Man, I'm really tired of this gag...
Princess Cadance: Hey, you guys are back!
Swifty: Finally, took long enough... AM I RIGHT- [gets hit by a frying pan] I'm okay.
Comedy Chimp: I knew that emergency frying pan would come in handy.
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