Sonic Equestria Ch. 12: Gallop Cove

It was a bright, hot, and sunny morning. The water was crystal clear and sparkling. The sky was free of clouds. The nearby town was calm and peaceful as smiling ponies filled the streets. Some were vacationing here. Others lived here, running the many markets and stores or just out enjoying themselves. The beach was crowded as well with ponies tanning, swimming, surfing, snorkeling, or just going for a walk along the shore and boardwalk. This was the small town by the sea: Gallop Cove.

The calm silence would soon be broken as the Tornado zoomed overhead, coming in for a landing. Not far behind were the girls in the hot air balloon. Everypony along with Spike was asleep...well except for Twilight who was forced to steer the balloon the old fashioned way.

Seconds after landing, Tails slowed the plane down to a stop before turning off the engine and climbing out of the cockpit and looking around. “Ok. Here we are! Gallop Cove!” he announced.

Sonic hopped off the roof and landed on the bright yellow sand. “Wow! Talk about a paradise on earth! This place has vacation written all over it!” he commented, looking around in amazement.

Twilight maneuvered the balloon and gently set it down nearby.

“Phew! Thank Celestia I was curious enough to read that book on how to pilot a hot air balloon…” she panted, exhausted before turning back to the girls who were asleep in the basket.

“Girls! Wake up! We’re here!” she exclaimed.

None of her friends responded. Twilight facehooved before using her magic to create a loud BANG. This time, the girls and spike awoke with a startle.

“Nap time’s over, Everypony. Let’s get going!” she ordered before climbing out of the basket.

Everypony except Spike followed who, like always, was too lazy to get up.

(One Burst tutorial later)

Sonic dashed along the shoreline after getting his usual head start Only this time, Twilight and the girls were keeping up with him thanks to the superspeed spell.

“Ok girls, I’ll take the shore. You can head to the boardwalk!” Sonic informed.

The 6 friends nodded in agreement before heading off the boardwalk

Sonic noticed a line of Crabmeats and grinned before accelerating into a rolling spin attack, plowing right through the line of Badniks. He then proceeded onward towards a canyon-like cliff with a long drop into the water below. Sonic boosted, taking running leap of faith. He soon noticed a huge Chopper in front of him. The blue hero saw an opportunity and homing attacked the robotic fish before safely landing on the other side.


Twilight and the girls had obeyed Sonic and were now speeding through the boardwalk. Rainbow Dash noticed a broken section up ahead before quickly flying below the gap and whirling around in rapid circles, creating a rising wind current, lifting the girls to safety.

Applejack noticed some Egg Pawns in the way before rushing to the front of the group and pulling out her trusty lasso. She managed to rope one of the unsuspecting minions before swinging the rope around like crazy, transforming the Egg Pawn into a mace-like weapon. “Yeehaw! Ya’ll better be ready for a wild ride!” Applejack exclaimed before slamming the robot into it’s allies then flinging it into the ocean below.