Sonic Squadron Chapter 44: Major Mule Competition

Sonic Squadron in Equestria Chapter 44: Major Mule Competition

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Sonic (comes up to the audience): Don't worry, nobody was really hurt during the filming of this episode.

It was another hectic day for the citizens because THE CITY OF PONYVILLE WAS ON FIRE! 5 gigantic vehicles were en route to the blaze. Piloting these massive machines, called the Chaos Mobiles were 5 aliens to the planet of Equestria. They resembled humanoid animals instead of the 4-legged horse like beings that lived there. Each alien was clad in a different colored suit, like the type you'd expect the Power Rangers to wear, called a Chaos Force Suit. This was the team of heroes known to the galaxy as the Sonic Squadron. Within his cockpit, Sonic the Hedgehog, also known as Chaos Ruby in his red Chaos Force Suit spoke to his lifelong friend since before they joined the Intergalactic Guard, Tails by communicator. Tails, or Chaos Sapphire, wore his blue Chaos Force Suit over his yellow fur, save for an opening that allowed both of his tails to poke out.

Sonic: You ready, Tails?

Tails: You bet I'm ready. The Flame Breaker system's about to get it's first run.

Tails was a proud young fox who had created firefighting equipment for their super robot, Emerl. It took days to perfect the system, with a few problems rising in the hoses, the delivery system, the tanks. But this was the perfect time to field test this baby. Sapphire could already imagine it now, the simulations he ran on the computer back at the Crystal Fortress coming to fruition in real life. As Emerl finished combining, Sapphire felt his chair slide back, snapping him out of his daydreaming & bringing him into the robot's unified cockpit (Emerl's "third eye") with the rest of his team. He was off to Ruby's right, with Amy, or Chaos Tourmaline in her pink Chaos Force Suit, next to him on his right.

Sonic: Well Tails, since you invented it, can you do the honors & activate the Flame Breaker?

Tails: (crying happy tears) I though you'd never ask. (wipes away the tears forming on his helmet's visor) Flame Breaker, activate! (presses the button)

Outside, panels on Emerl's body rotated or flipped open, revealing guns, missiles & other weapons that had been adapted for quenching the inferno before them. Before they could fire, though, a huge gust of air swept in from behind the giant robot, extinguishing the flames and sending him & his pilots tumbling.

Sonic Squadron: Whoa!

The Sonic Squadron braced for impact. The fire was out, and Ponyville was saved - thanks to...

We looked to the Sonic Squadron, who were now quite disheveled and confused at this turn of events, after Emerl had pitched face first into a building, then landed into the square on his back.

Sonic: Hey, don't look at us. We didn't do it.

No... where did...wait a second! Who did save Ponyville?

A crowd looked up, catching our attention.

Snips: Wait! Look, up in the sky!

Big McIntosh: Is it a stallion?

Rarity: A gentle colt?

Derpy Hooves: A fellow?

The Mobian Doctor: A colt, perhaps?

Random pony: No, it's…

Then down came a muscular mule. He wore a white jumpsuit and blue gloves, boots, and spandex with a red cape, as well as a large blue "M" on his chest, and a belt with the letters "MM." He had a blonde mane styled in a pompadour. The tip of his tail was also blond. The crowd expressed it's awe.

Octavia: The Mysterious Maestro!

Snails: Naw, it's the Mail Mule.

Silver Spoon: No, he's not. He's the Midnight Marauder!

Vinyl Scratch: Nah, it's obviously the Muscle Master.

The onlookers began to argue among themselves as to what "MM" stood for.
After a few seconds, the Sonic Squadron got out of their cockpit, while the Mane 6 walked right up to him.

Twilight Sparkle: Excuse me, sir, but who exactly are you?

The stranger raised one eyebrow to this query. When he spoke, his voice boomed out- a cross between the old Superman cartoons and the Douglas Fairbanks/Errol Flynn sort of action movie hero.

Blond figure: I am the crusher of crime! The demolisher of disorder! And the eliminator of evil! I am...

He raised his left hoof & snapped a military salute.

Blond figure: MAJOR MULE!

He released the salute and grinned, revealing a mouthful of brilliant white teeth. The Mane 6 & aliens seemed rather less than awestruck by the entire display.

Sonic: Major Mule? What kind of name is that?

Diamond Tiara: Wow! Now that's a superhero!

Snips: You said it!

Some photographers popped up, cameras in hand, uh, hoof I mean. The crowd turned its entire collective attention to this new arrival, completely forgetting that the Sonic Squadron were even present.

Voice: All right!

The sound of a gun being cocked was heard, and the gang quickly turned around. The source of the voice was a mugger, holding an old mare at arrow point with a crossbow.

Mugger: Uh...everypony freeze or the old gray mare gets it!

The crowd gasped in terror.

Major Mule: Halt, vile villain, or taste the bitter flavor of justice that Major Mule will serve you!

Shadow: Only one word describes that line, Dash.

RD: I think we both know what that is.

Shadow & RD: Corny!

The crowd shushed them both.

Mugger: I'm sorry, Major Mule. My doctor told me to cut down on justice. (snickering) But he did say I can have all the greens I want!

On the end of this line, he reached into the old mare's saddlebag, coming up with a fistful of cash on the word "greens." He ran off, snickering, as the crowd gasped again. Major Mule pushed them aside.

Major Mule: Stand back!

He took off, straight up; the gang looking after him.

Rarity: Where's he going?

Sonic: I know where I'm going, up, over, & after this crook!

And Ruby was off. He chased after the crook with his super speed, who was still snickering. Meanwhile, out in space, Major Mule rose above planet Equus. He stopped, then plunged back toward the atmosphere feet first. The mugger kept running down the street, cash in hand, I mean hoof, with the Sonic Squad's leader chasing him, but was stopped when Ruby tackled him.

Sonic: Alright, bucko, you're charged with the following: assault, armed robbery, resisting arrest. Care to say something in your defense, you...

But before the mugger could be sentenced, the superhero landed just in front of him; the shockwave threw both him & the Mobian ambassador to the ground. The crowd cheered wildly, well except for the medical officer in the pink Chaos Force Suit & the sky blue Pegasus. They were shocked.

Amy & RD: (gasp) Sonic!

There was Sonic, laying there after being thrown to the ground by some muscle-bound mule. His Chaos Force Suit deactivated after taking the brunt of the quake that tossed it's wearer like a rag doll. Trying to move, he winced & hissed in pain. Then suddenly, 3 certain angry robots came charging into the fray.

Scratch: Hey, buddy!

Grounder: We got a bone to pick with you!

Major Mule just pushed them aside. The Sonic Squadron picked up their leader & took Emerl, who walked away, slowly & sadly, back to the Crystal Fortress. Snips & Snails walked up to Scratch, Grounder & Coconuts, who were left wondering where the geese laying their golden eggs were going.

Snips: Wow! Did you Three Robot Stooges see that? Now that's a hero!

Coconuts: Hey, where are they going? We wanted to see the Flame Breaker in action. (turns to the audience) It'd have made a nice expansion pack for the Emerl action figures we were selling before that mule guy showed up & wrecked our business.

Snails: Sorry, guys. Looks like Ponyville - no, Equestria's got a new, even cooler protector - Major Mule!

Then a theme song began

(Dramatic music began as we cut to a train barreling along a bridge. Zoom in on the engineer, his expression changing from contentment to shock and terror. The train careened down through a break in the tracks. Major Mule lifted it back into view as a male chorus began to sing.)

Male chorus: Major Mule, a hero to everyone,

(He straightened the rails and welded them together with laser beams from his eyes.)

Fights his battles to the end, never giving up.

(He flew along, then stopped short in surprise.)

Seeking justice, never far away,

(A certain turtle in a wheelchair skidded on a banana peel; he tumbled down a flight of steps.)

Always there to help the weak, fending off the bad.

(Major Mule caught him, got a hug, and set him back in his chair.)

Loved by all, he'll never let us down,

(The superhero saluted and took off. Bentley also saluted, his glasses catching Major Mule's reflection.)

We'll never lose the faith for Major Mule.

(Various shots were seen of Major Mule in action.)

Seeking truth, defeating lies,

Flying high through clear blue skies.

Finding ways to protect us all,

He's our mule, standing strong and tall.

(He turned his head, catching sight of something. An old stallion was being threatened by a gang of thugs.)

Major Mule, a hero to everyone,

(He appeared on the scene; the thugs were quickly dispatched.)

Fights his battles to the end, never giving up.

(The old stallion hugged him and was set safely on the ground.)

Loved by all, he'll never let us down,

(His reflection appeared in the stallion's dark glasses as he takes off.)

We will never lose the faith...

(Pull back from Major Mule to show him atop the Statue of Harmony. His figure was blue; the sky behind him was in red and white stripes.)

...for Major Mule!
(end song)

In the Crystal Fortress's living area, the Sonic Squadron & the Mane Six sat by the hotline. The Sonic Squadron sat next to it, looking dejectedly toward it with Sonic still healing from earlier after chasing the mugger. The Mobian Doctor, Rainbow Dash, Applejack, Twilight Sparkle, Pinkie Pie, Rarity & Fluttershy sat on or near the couch across the room from it, each pony wearing a frustrated expression. Finally, Twilight spoke up.

TS: Boy. The hotline hasn't rung in ages.

It immediately did so, and all their faces brightened in a flash. Amy picked it up.

Amy: (eagerly) Hello, Mayor Mare? What can we do for you? Put out a fire? Save a helpless foal? Try to catch Sly Cooper in the act of theft? Fight a monster?

Mayor Mare was in her office, feeling like a teenage girl about to break up with her long time boyfriend on the phone for the first time.

Mayor Mare: Uh...no. (stammering) You see, Sonic Squadron...

Amy: Don't be scared, Mayor Mare. We can handle it. Go ahead.

Mayor Mare: (stammering) We've...just grown apart, you see, and... (very quickly) ...well, there's somepony else, I'm sorry, we can still be friends, goodbye.

In the living room, Amy looked in disbelief at the receiver. A click and dial tone were heard over the line.

Silver: What? What is it? What happened?

FS: Amy?

Tears formed in Amy's eyes as she hung up the phone.

Amy: (sobbing) We just got dumped. (cries)

Rarity gave the heartbroken heroine a hug.

Rar: There, there, it's okay, Amelia. There are plenty of fish in the sea, & plenty of towns that'll still require the Sonic Squadron's services.

Back to the Mayor. Her head was bowed in sadness, and her hoof still rested on the hotline, which she had used time & again to summon the Sonic Squadron.

Mayor Mare: (crying) That was...so hard to do!

Major Mule's hooves landed on her shoulders, and she raised her head to the superhero, looking down at her in encouragement. She brightened, then pushed the hotline off the desk.

Mayor Mare: Anyway, time to move on and forget about the past.

The mayor then reached under the desk and came up with a rotary phone that bore a statuette of Major Mule as its receiver.

Mayor Mare: Gotta make room for... the future!

She jumped up and hugged Major Mule at hip level. The hero's face had a sly grin at the corner of his mouth.

Meanwhile, across town, business was bad for Scratch, Grounder & Coconuts. Nopony wanted a Sonic Squadron action figure no matter how low the prices had been slashed, which had been the only get rich quick scam that actually worked. The three of them all sat down in front of their stand, recycled from a lemonade stand they built from a kit they ordered from Get Rich Quick (GRQ for short) magazine, & moped. Those 3 robot guys had fallen into a massive slump because Major Mule had killed their golden goose, well, golden geese.

Scratch: (sighs) I miss our regular customers.

Grounder: Yeah, me too. Ever since Major Jack-

Coconuts: Grounder, ease up on the curse words! This is a kid's show, for goodness sake.

Grounder: Oh, sorry. Ever since Major Pain-in-the-plot showed his mug, we haven't seen a single bit from these toys.

Meanwhile, elsewhere in the Everfree Forest, Stagatron, in his Stag Beetle like Ship Mode, was hiding amongst the brush. Now if Stagatron's here, that would also mean… oh no, it can't be. It is! It's that master of crime, the only thief brave enough to face the Sonic Squadron, daring enough to rob Equestria & other worlds of their treasure! That raccoon rogue! That smug, cane wielding…

Sly Cooper: Hey, hey, don't make such a fuss. I'm just Sly Cooper, is all.

Sly was sitting in his seat in the robot's living area, reading the newspaper. On the front was a drawing of this "Major Mule" joker taking the fame & glory away from the Sonic Squadron, who had fallen into a slump even worse than Coconuts, Scratch & Grounder's.

Sly: (reading headline) "Major Mule saves town & replaces the Sonic Squadron as the better hero." Major Mule, eh? Better hero, huh? Murray, turn on the tube.

Murray: OK, Sly.

The hippo turned the TV on with the remote control. Back with the Sonic Squadron & their horse-like friends, Amy was still crying, though now Sonic had her in his arms.

FS: I...I...I can't believe this is happening.

Spike: Guys! Hurry! Come quick!

Applejack: Whoowee, Spike's in trouble.

The gang raced down the hall & stopped at the couch, ready for anything.

Tails: Spike!?

TS: Spike?

Spike: Hey.

Spike popped up from behind the couch, wearing a Major Mule mask. The gang gasped sharply, then Spike lifted up the mask.

Spike: Hurry, guys! Major Mule is on TV!

His news didn't elicit much enthusiasm from them, but they poked their heads up over his shoulders as he watched the broadcast. He was transfixed. On TV, the Mayor addressed a crowd, with Major Mule on the stage next to her. Pinkie Pie had thrown a party in his honor, which was within earshot of the robot trio.

Mayor Mare: Thank you, Major Mule. Thank you for saving Ponyville.

Major Mule saluted and grinned.

PP: Boy, what I wouldn't do to be able to fight the forces of evil like you! (saluting) Major Mare, that's what I'd be called. (losing steam) Uh, but...I'd never be able to get to the crime scene as fast as you do.

Major Mule: (chuckling) Of course not, Miss Pie. You'd have to know about it in advance, like I do.

Pinkie: What?!

The ponies' eyes popped wide open as they gasped. Spike's expression, however, didn't change one single bit.

Major Mule: Um...I mean...that's right, Miss Pie, you wouldn't have a chance. Now how about that theme song, huh Ms. Mayor?

Mayor Mare: Oh, yes!

It started up. Spike stood up, obviously lost in his own superhero fantasy.

Spike: I'm strong like Major Mule! Major Dragon to the rescue!

He started to run back and forth, making whooshing noises as if flying. Tails, Dash, Twilight & AJ turned to each other.

Tails: Did you hear that?

RD: Yeah!

TS: You know, there's something major fishy about that Major Mule.

PP: Hey! Did you guys know Spike could fly?

Silver shot her a disgusted look.

Silver: Come on then, let's go!

Spike kept on "flying" around while Tails, Fluttershy & Dash took off, carrying Twilight, Silver & Applejack respectively.

Meanwhile, in two separate places, Sly & Coconuts were thinking the exact same thing. The Three Robot Stooges & the Cooper Gang decided to investigate the same matter as the Mane Six. Stagatron crawled behind a building big enough to hide him. Once Sly & Murray got on the roof, joined by Bentley, Sly called Stagatron back.

Sly: Stagatron, I command you to return to the Stag Cane at once.

Two laser ropes shot from the tops of the fork that formed the stag beetle's horns. When they made contact, Stagatron turned into green energy & changed into a green crystal ball that rested within the horns of Sly's Stag Cane, while the Cooper Gang got out their binocucoms. Major Mule was in flight. Tails, Dash & Flutter pulled up behind him, carrying Twilight, AJ, & Silver, respectively. He stopped, noticing a dog next to a fire hydrant at a street corner.

Major Mule: Hmmm.

Dash & Tails ducked into a nearby cloud. Flutter stayed put, but was yanked inside a moment later. Major Mule looked around, then flew down as the Three Robot Stooges poked their heads out of a doorway to watch what happened. He ducked behind a building, well away from the dog, and poked his head around to watch it. Nothing. Then he zipped across the street and just around the corner from the hydrant. Still nothing. He stepped up just next to the dog, waited for a long, silent moment, and then booted it into the street. The animal suddenly found several carts bearing down on it. It covered it's eyes with it's paws and hunched down, waiting to get flattened. A huge crash was heard, and the scene filled with smoke. The Cooper Gang, watching the scene from their Binocucoms, gasped in shock and fear. Back to the smoke-filled scene at the crash site. When the view cleared, Major Mule was holding two of the horses apart, the dog cowering between his spread legs. A jubilant crowd surrounded him.

Crowd: Hey, look! Major Mule saved a puppy!

They talked excitedly as he held the dog up; it looked back at him with a very puzzled expression. The 3 parties looked quite disgusted with the situation.

FS: Did you see what he did to that poor dog?

Tails: Of course I did.

RD: What a creep!

Bentley: Major Mule's been setting up his own disasters the whole time!

Scratch: So that's how he always knew to be there before the crime happened!

Murray: Let's go beat the stuffing out of him, I say!

TS: No. We have to expose him for the phony that he is.

Silver: I quite agree with you, Twilight, but how?

The screen split three ways as Twi, Bentley & Coconuts began thinking. After a moment, something popped up between the 3 ponies & the 2 mobians, roaring. The color of its eyes gave it away as Dash's, the rest of her was covered with bits of cloud. Suddenly, without knowing it, all 3 of the parties came up with the same idea.

TS: That's it!

FS: What's it?

TS: We use the only dragon we have on hoof.

AJ: What, Spike?

Tails: No, the Cyclone Dragon!

The Sonic Squadron had kept the Cyclone Dragon chained up since Jet was captured, while Big & Ashiya were put on guard duty to keep it from getting stolen by anyone from their rogues gallery. If the Sonic Squadron hadn't destroyed it yet, they were about to use it.

Inside Stagatron, Bentley hatched a plan. Meanwhile, the same plan was being hatched at both the Golden Oaks library & the Egg Castle. A slideshow played with Bentley providing the plan.

Bentley (offscreen): Okay, if were going to steal the Sonic Squadron's reputation back, we'll have to hijack the only giant robot that almost beat us: the Cyclone Dragon. First, Sly, you'll need to infiltrate the Carousel Boutique & snatch a keycard from Rarity's desk. Once that's done, I'll deactivate the booby traps in the Crystal Fortress, then meet you guys at the hangar. I've gotta warn you though, Tails has beefed up security since the last time we came to this planet. Once there, I'll knock Big & Ashiya out long enough for you to pickpocket the Green Chaos Emerald from Big. You'll hand it to Murray, who'll lower himself into the cockpit, so that he can start that monster up & we can go to town on Ponyville! After I hack into the mainframe & get the shackles off of it first.

Sly snuck into the Carousel Boutique. While Rarity had her back turned, Sly snuck past the lasers, went right into her office & searched her desk. Then Rarity came into her office, looking for something. Sly however hid behind the thick purple curtain, then with her back turned again, she found what she was looking for as Sly dug into the pouch on her left flank, which acted as a pocket, snatched her keycard & switched it with his calling card, then out the window he jumped. Not without landing on Coconuts, though.

Sly: Excuse me, coming through.

Sly met up with Bentley at the front entrance. Bentley slid the card into the receptacle, which managed to scan the key card, but it didn't quite shut off all the booby traps. Sly dodged the arrows, swung over the spike pit, then smashed the alarm with his cane.

Sly: Those guys would have to get up pretty early to get me.

Bentley wheeled himself over to where Sly was, then prepared to snipe Big at the hangar. Sly got the door open, then waited for Big & Ashiya to see what was going on.

Bentley: This should put them to sleep for 2 hours.

Bentley fired a sleeping dart which, unknowingly along with a sleeping gas bomb from Scratch & a sleeping spell from Twilight, did the trick. Sly went to pick Big's pocket, when suddenly, he ran right into Scratch. The robot chicken tried to snatch the Chaos Emerald out of Big's pocket, as did the raccoon thief, but the green jewel was nowhere to be found.

Scratch: Sly Cooper? Hey, you stole the Green Chaos Emerald.

Sly: I stole it? It was my gang's plan, you stole it & the Gem, you KFR*.

TS: Looking for this, boys?

Twilight revealed herself, levitating the jewel with her magic. What started out as a plan to steal the Cyclone Dragon turned into a snatch battle, then became a tug of war between Sly's cane, Scratch's hand & Twilight's magic. Whenever Scratch got the gem, Sly bopped him with his cane. However, when Twilight got the rock, he tickled her with his tail, which broke her concentration, then he tossed the key up. Once the Chaos Emerald was airborne, Murray grabbed it, then got the wind knocked out of him by AJ. She got bashed by Grounder, who then dropped the key when The Murray kicked him. Then the process repeated itself until a voice was heard.

Voice: THAT IS ENOUGH!

The voice belonged to the Princess of the planet, the one who, as Nightmare Moon, had the Dark Armorsuit called Selene, Princess Luna. She walked into the Crystal Fortress with Rarity, Pinkie & Coconuts hung by his tail. The six of them stopped fighting & turned their attention to the royal Alicorn.

Rarity: Here now, you ought to be ashamed of yourselves, fighting over a jewel when clearly there seems to be a common goal amongst our 3 organizations.

Scratch: Oh yeah, what's this "common goal" you're talking about, hmm?

Luna: I believe there's somebody who wishes to succeed in business & the Sonic Squadron happens to the geese laying their golden eggs, somepony who hangs around those aliens & is tired of Major Mule stealing their spotlight, & somebody who sees running from the Sonic Squadron as fun on the job & does not want to be caught by a simple minded charlatan. The thread that binds these 3 motives together is restoring the Sonic Squadron's fame.

Sly: So in other words, our goals seem to be the same.

Scratch: Wow!

TS: In a creepy way, it's as if our minds are becoming one.

Many minutes later, the robotic reptilian beast reared up, roared, and began knocking buildings down with it's weapons.

Murray: *offscreen* Let's start smashing stuff.

Oh, no. Ponyville's under attack. However, the townspeople weren't too worried.

Bentley: *offscreen* Dragon Beam.

The mechanical monster shot a beam of energy from it's eyes down toward the street, blowing a hole in the pavement. A mare pushed a baby carriage into view near this. She was not particularly concerned.

Grounder: *offscreen* They didn't even flinch. Dragon Missiles! *chest panels open up, revealing launcher, missiles fire*

Diamond Tiara was with her mother when the Dragon Missiles fired.

Diamond Tiara: Nothing to worry about, Mommy. Major Mule will save us.

AJ: *offscreen* Think we're just trying too hard?

RD: *offscreen* Nah, we're just not trying hard enough. Tail Thrasher! *Cyclone Dragon swipes tail*

The dragon then swiped it's Tail Thrasher. A building collapsed and cracked open; a stallion poked his head out of the wreckage. He too seemed rather chipper.

Random stallion: That's right, leave it to Major Mule.

Murray: *offscreen* Well, that didn't work.

AJ: *offscreen* Let me try something. Dragon Typhoon! *Cyclone Dragon blows a tornado from it's mouth, blows down a building.*

Despite the fact that the creature was wreaking havoc, the ponies of Ponyville had slipped into a state of total complacency. In her office, Mayor Mare was at her desk, looking quite bored, with the Major Mule hotline at her elbow. She picked up the receiver and talked into it.

Mayor Mare: Oh, hello, Major Mule. Say, did you know that there's a giant metal dragon destroying Ponyville?

Major Mule was at his home, phone in hand, I mean hoof.

Major Mule: Impossible! I didn't set up for any...

He trailed off into a yell of surprise as the robotic dragon monster's hand smashed through the window and seized him. It held him up in front of it's face and roared.

PP: *offscreen* Dragon Bite!

RD: *offscreen* Hey, that ain't a weapon. It's not even an attack.

PP: *offscreen* Well, it is now.

Major Mule was now in the creature's jaws and trying desperately to keep them from closing on him.

Major Mule: (sobbing) Help! Help! Help me!

The onlookers screamed and ran in all directions, panicked. Suddenly, who should reappear but the villainess Nightmare Moon.

Random stallion: Oh, no. It's Nightmare Moon!

Nightmare Moon (Luna in disguise): (laughs evilly) That's right, everypony. I have returned & nothing can save you foals now.

Random mare: I think that's her right hand, Shadow Knight & that winged monkey Balphazor with her.

Shadow Knight (Sly in disguise): Yes, 'tis us attacking yon town with the Cyclone Dragon. As thou can see, thy so called "hero" is naught but a charlatan coward (laughs).

Balphazor (Coconuts in disguise): Yeah, nopony's gonna save ya now (laughs).

Celestia contacted the Sonic Squadron.

Celestia: Sonic Squadron, Nightmare Moon has returned & she's hijacked the Cyclone Dragon.

Sonic: And why should we help, huh? Let Major Mule take care of it.

Celestia: I believe Major Mule was only making up those other disasters for his own glory. Observe the viewing screen if you won't believe me.

All of the destruction was seen on the View screen in the Crystal Fortress. Then they saw the idiot in the mechanical monster's jaws.

Sonic: Well, it looks like we're needed once again, Celestia.

Celestia: Good luck, Sonic Squadron, & may our planet's power protect you.

Sonic: Sonic Squadron, move out!

Sonic Squadron: Chaos Force, power up!(Wakusei Henshin! Chaos Brace!)

The Sonic Squadron activated their Chaos Braces by extending a key from the right piece and inserting it into the left piece. Golden energy surrounded their bodies, compressing into colorful skintight bodysuits with belts around their waists, then the same energy formed motorcycle helmets themed after them around their heads. Later, they went into their Chaos Mobiles. In the town, the residents were panicking.

Diamond Tiara: Won't somepony please help this hero in distress?

Fluttershy: (loudly) Look, up in the sky. (normal) I'm gonna need a lozenge after this.

Snips: Hey, it's a bunch of vehicles.

Rarity: Why, Snips, I do believe it's the Sonic Squadron.

Crowd: Who?

Snips & Rarity were right. Those 5 gigantic vehicles that were about to combine into the Armorsuit that had defended Equestria before that dopey donkey showed up belonged to none other than the Sonic Squadron.

Scratch: You know... The Sonic Squadron. (holds up action figures)

The vehicles flew past them with the folks looking into the cockpits

Crowd: Oh, yeah! Hooray!

The Chaos Mobiles moved in on the metallic creature and blasted it from all sides as it tried to swat them away without success.

Sonic Squadron: Galaxy Formation! (Wakusei Gattai!)

The Shadow Tank transformed into a waist with a pair of legs with feet. The Rose Cruiser transformed into the midriff & shoulders, while the Tail Gyro & Knuckle Jet each became an arm. The 4 components attached to one another, then the Sonic Shuttle flew up over the back, then attached itself, transforming into the jetpack, chest, shoulder pads & head.

Sonic Squadron: *offscreen* Emerl, Gizoid Assembly complete (Kansei, Mobi Lord)

Emerl went into a fighting stance, ready to confront the Cyclone Dragon, which still had Major Mule in it's jaws.

Major Mule: (sobbing) Help! Please, help me!

Sonic: (in the unified cockpit) Why? You've been doing fine on your own.

Amy: Why don't you destroy the monster yourself?

Sonic Squadron: Hmmm?

Major Mule: (softly) I-I can't. Well, you see...

He trailed off.

Knuckles: (cupping a hand to his ear) Hey mule, could you speak up? We can't quite hear you!

Major Mule: I set up all of those other disasters so I could go in, save everypony, and get all the fame and glory. Now please help!

The crowd gasped in shock at this revelation.

Tails: You mean the giant fire?

Major Mule: I started it.

The crowd gasped.

Sonic: The robber and the old mare?

Major Mule: My cousin and grandmother.

The crowd gasped.

Amy: The train wreck?

Major Mule: Bent the tracks.

The crowd gasped.

Knuckles: And the colts who beat up the old stallion?

Major Mule: Paid them. Please, help me!

The crowd booed after hearing the confessions.

Sonic: Major Mule, you stand charged of fraudulent actions. I'd send you to the prizone, but it looks like you're facing a worse end, so we'll make a deal with you.

Tails: Do you promise to leave the heroics up to the real heroes?

Major Mule: Yes, yes!

The Cyclone Dragon's jaws snapped shut.

Sonic Squadron (except Shadow): Well...

Shadow: After what he did? No way. I say we let the Cyclone Dragon eat him!

Sonic, Amy & Knuckles shouted in agreement.

Tails: Guys, that's not what the Galactic Council intended us to do, so let's help the mule out.

Shadow, Amy, Sonic & Knuckles groaned.

Sonic: Do we have to?

Tails: Of course. Besides, I made him promise to leave the heroics to us. So, what do you say?

Major Mule forced the Dragon's mouth open again.

Major Mule: Oh, please! Oh, please!

Sonic Squadron (Sonic, Shadow, Amy & Knuckles were less enthusiastic): Okay.

Emerl charged to take on it's draconic opponent. The 2 robots grappled like wrestlers, then Emerl made his move. First, Emerl smacked it in the nose, then he knocked the wind out of it with a side kick, then decked it with an uppercut. The Cyclone Dragon tried hitting the other robot with it's tail, but Emerl grabbed it, swung it over his head & let it fly. The Cyclone Dragon hit the pavement, then got back up.

Sonic: Tails, will the Flame Breaker work as a weapon?

Tails: I get it. You want to use it to fight the Cyclone Dragon, right?

Sonic: Right you are, Tails!

Tails: Gotcha. Flame Breaker, activate! (presses the button)

The Flame Breaker activated, but this time it was about to be used to halt the rampaging Dragon in front of them.

Sonic Squadron: Flame Breaker, Lock on & Fire!

The Flame Breaker spewed mighty jets of water, let loose missiles filled with extinguisher foam in the warheads, & finally shot a freeze ray, which literally froze the Dragon in it's tracks. The frozen Dragon collapsed face first into the pavement. It's head landed by Nightmare Moon & her gang. The mouth opened up, creaking like the hood of a rusty old car and revealing a very chastened Major Mule.

Nightmare Moon: Now, begone with you! You are banished from Ponyville forever. (Shadow Knight points out of town)

Major Mule floated off in the direction Shadow Knight pointed. Then she & her gang turned their attention to the Sonic Squadron, at which she winked.

Nightmare Moon: As for you, Sonic Squadron, *wink* we'll settle this another time!

She then disappeared in a cloud of smoke, taking Shadow Knight & Balphazor with her. Later, the Sonic Squadron triumphantly exited their super robot & were met with a crowd of humbled ponies.

Mayor Mare: Sonic Squadron...we want to apologize.

Silver Spoon: Yeah, we didn't realize how special you are to us.

Snips: We didn't know how good we had it.

Snails: We're all very sorry.

Apple Bloom: Will you give Equestria another chance?

Sonic Squadron: Well...*indistinct conversation*

The Sonic Squadron huddled together, talking amongst themselves about what they would say, but Sonic already had the answer. As soon as they broke their huddle, Sonic spoke for them.

Sonic: Sure, why not?

The crowd cheered.

Mayor Mare: Come on, everypony! Let's go reinstall the hotline!

Crowd (following her): Yeah!

Hours later, the Cyclone Dragon was put back in the hangar, while Big, who had shaken off all 3 methods that had put him to sleep long enough to raise the alarm to the Sonic Squadron, relocked the shackles on the metal beast. As Princess Luna, Sly & Coconuts got their costumes off, Twilight wrote a letter to Celestia on how 3 sets of minds can think alike, especially when they come up with the same plan. The letter went:

Dear Princess Celestia,

Today I learned that, sometimes, great minds think alike, especially when my friends, the Cooper gang & the Three Robot Stooges all came up with the same plan, even though neither of us dreamed we'd think of the same thing at the same time. It was your sister who convinced us our ideas were one & the same, so it took a surprising amount of pride for us to swallow to work together with those goobers, even if they're the Sonic Squadron's enemies. Your faithful student, Twilight Sparkle. PS, please don't tell the Sonic Squadron I did that! I don't want to lose them as friends.

TS: Coast is clear, guys. (The Dragon's cockpit opened & out popped Applejack, Rainbow Dash, Pinkie Pie, Grounder, Bentley & Murray.)

Tails: Sorry the Sonic Squadron had to rough the Cyclone Dragon up so much.

Murray: That's OK.

Grounder: We were good, weren't we? Weren't we?

AJ: You guys were perfect.

RD: Yeah. Nopony, not even the Sonic Squadron, suspected we set the whole thing up. Thanks.

Bentley: Aw...anytime, guys. Oh, but next time, Tails...could you tell the rest of the Sonic Squadron not so rough?

They all laughed. Sly let out an "Oh, Bentley."

Celestia: Oh, guys. I knew he was a big fake the whole time. Major Mule! Why, I betcha he wasn't even a real major. Hmm!


So, once again, the Sonic Squadron has saved the day.


Sonic Squadron says: Calling 911

Nightmare Moon & her gang have the CMC & Sadao surrounded.

Apple Bloom: We're surrounded!

Sweetie Belle: Call the Sonic Squadron!

Scootaloo: Or 911!

Sadao: No way, girls, this is nothing to an Alliance Soldier. *Pounds the bad guys* 911 or the SS hotline is for real emergencies. Besides, if we used 911 or the SS hotline for something that isn't an emergency, someone who really needed help could be in really big danger. If someone's hurt, or there's a fire, or somepony's trying to break into your home, that's when you should call 911, while the Sonic Squadron is for different situations, like if there's a giant monster rampaging through town, or one of Eggman's bots got loose, or if Cooper's causing trouble. *turns to the audience* So remember, never use an emergency line for whatever isn't an emergency, because your bad joke could be someone else's disaster.