History Fanfic / SonicGenerationsFriendshipIsTimeless

''Sonic Generations: Friendship is Timeless'' is a {{Crossover}} FanFiction between ''WesternAnimation/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagic'' and ''VideoGame/SonicGenerations'', created by [[http://www.fanfiction.net/u/2025847 GreenSonic21.]] It can be found on Website/FimfictionDotNet [[http://www.fimfiction.net/story/13892/sonic-generations-friendship-is-timeless here.]]

Some time later, a SpinOff story has been released, entitled ''Adventures on the Friendship Express'', explaining exactly what happened during chapters 15 and 16 of the original story. It can be found Website/FimfictionDotNet [[https://www.fimfiction.net/story/149663/adventures-on-the-friendship-express here]]. Stages used so far include:

** This could have something to do with the story being hosted on Website/FanFictionDotNet, which does not allow links to be placed in stories, while the other stories are hosted on [=FIMFiction.net=], which does.
** The version of the fanfic found on [=FIMFiction.net=] fixes this problem by having the actual links to the songs show up exactly where they are supposed to be played, as opposed to the version of the fanfic found on Website/FanFictionDotNet that simply lists the links at the end of the chapter.

# [[UsefulNotes/The16bitEraOfConsoleVideoGames Classic Era]]: Chapters 2-6 ([[VideoGame/SonicTheHedgehog1 Green Hill]], [[VideoGame/SonicTheHedgehog2 Metropolis]], [[VideoGame/Sonic3AndKnuckles Ice Cap]])
# [[UsefulNotes/TheSixthGenerationOfConsoleVideoGames Dreamcast Era]]: Chapters 7-11 ([[VideoGame/SonicAdventure Lost World/Windy Valley]], [[VideoGame/SonicAdventure2 Mission Street]], [[VideoGame/SonicHeroes Frog Forest]])
# [[UsefulNotes/TheSeventhGenerationOfConsoleVideoGames Modern Era]]: Chapters 12-15 ([[VideoGame/SonicTheHedgehog2006 Flame Core]], [[VideoGame/SonicUnleashed Dragon Road]], [[VideoGame/SonicColors Sweet Mountain/Planet Wisp]])

** In addition, even though the story takes mostly elements from the 360/[=PS3=]/PC versions of Sonic Generations, it also uses elements from the UsefulNotes/Nintendo3DS version of the game.

* AscendedExtra: [[VideoGame/SonicRushSeries Marine]] plays an important role in chapter 14, despite not being featured at all in the original game. [[VideoGame/SonicColors Orbot and Cubot]] also make an appearance, despite only showing up in a {{flashback}} in the original game.

* AlternateSelf: The Secret Rings and Black Knight arcs bring back the doppelgangers of Sonic’s friends seen in the original games and even introduces a few new ones.

-->'''Princess Celestia''': I know your kind. What you two think is best is only what's best for you. You don't care who you hurt or what anypony else thinks. ''[holds her head high and closes her eyes]'' Your words contain nothing but selfishness and greed. I don't have to listen to them.\\

'''Princess Celestia''': ''[opens her eyes, looking like she's been slapped]'' I…! You…! That's…!\\

-->'''Spike''': WHY WOULD YOU LEAVE ME WITH SOMEONE LIKE HER?\\
'''Sonic''': WHY DO YOU THINK I SAID DON'T MAKE HER ANGRY? WHAT, YOU THINK I WAS BEING CUTE?

-->'''Rarity''': What are you talking about? That was utterly terrifying! My beautiful body was completely white! And I was floating around like a ghost! Of all the worst things that could happen, that was the. Worst. POSSIBLE. THING!

* FastballSpecial: Twice during the FinalBattle. First, [[spoiler:after Discord summoned [[VideoGame/SonicUnleashed the Werehog]] from Sonic's own Chaos Energy in the hopes of getting an extra ally, only for the Werehog to have a HeelFaceTurn after it was summoned, Super Sonic used it in this manner to distract Discord.]] Then, [[spoiler:after Discord managed to have a little more success with [[VideoGame/SonicStorybookSeries a Black Knight version of Excalibur Sonic]] that was created from the Shadowbolts being blasted by the Element of Loyalty, after it turned on him because it was loyal to Princess Luna, when Discord pulled a YouHaveOutlivedYourUsefulness and made Black Knight Sonic start to disintegrate, he got a DyingMomentOfAwesome by using his {{BFS}} to pull one of these with Super Sonic, sending him right at the Time Eater so he could retrieve the Element of Magic.]]

-->'''Applejack''': Ah don't what that is, but Ah don't think Pinkie Pie knows anythin' about no nin… ten… du…\\
'''Espio''': Ninjutsu.\\
'''Rainbow Dash''': Gesundheit.

-->'''Dr. Eggman''': We'll see who has issues after I've taken care of both Sonic and the Spirits of Harmony… FOREVER!\\
'''Pinkie Pie''': HEY! That's my line!

-->'''Shadow''': I won't have to chase you down like the coward you are.\\

* LetsDuet: Sonic and Twilight sing Music/{{Crush 40}}'s "Live Life" together in chapter 13. Tails and Trixie also sing a couple of lines.

-->'''Twilight''': [[VideoGame/SonicTheHedgehog2 His factories and bases are pumping pollution into the environment!]]\\
'''Spike''': [[VideoGame/SonicAdventure He summons ancient]] [[VideoGame/SonicTheHedgehog2006 creatures to help him]] [[VideoGame/SonicUnleashed take over the world!]]\\
'''Fluttershy''': [[VideoGame/SonicColors He imprisons poor little animals and uses them to power his machines!]]\\
'''Applejack''': [[VideoGame/SonicAdventure2 He blew up half o’ their Moon!]]\\
'''Rarity''': [[ItsAllAboutMe He only thinks of himself!]]\\
'''Pinkie''': [[ArsonMurderAndJaywalking He’s a bad, bad, BAD guy!]]

-->'''Tails''': We should be right under the control room.\\
'''Vector''': Right under the computer room?\\
'''Espio''': Vector, if you say that one more time…\\
'''Vector''': What? I'm just asking a question!

-->'''Sonic''': Who’s Discord? That snake-looking thing up there?\\
'''Twilight''': That’s right, Sonic. Discord is a draconequus.\\
'''Sonic''': A what?

-->'''Spike''': He must've been going for 'so obvious it's overlooked'.\\

-->'''Dr. Eggman''': Stop. Just stop right there, Celestia. You've embarrassed yourself enough. I let you speak because I was willing to give you a chance to prove me wrong about your relationship with Twilight, but you've done nothing but disappoint me! You haven't told me anything I don't already know, and you clearly can't take a bone when it's thrown at you... why do you hardly ever see her on your own time anymore? Why does your faith in her seem to be off and on? Why can't you just be open with her? Because you image is more important than anything you care about?! If you do care about her, Celestia, you have a funny way of showing it... you still think that, despite everything, you and Twilight share something special? [[IronicEcho I believe you had some good words of wisdom for this kind of situation. How did they go again? Oh yes, I remember:]] [[Recap/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagicS2E25ACanterlotWeddingPart1 You have a lot to think about.]]\\
'''Dr. Eggman''': Oh, shut up! Don’t embarrass yourself the way Celestia did! Hang on to whatever dignity you have, you pathetic excuse for an intelligent being! You gave Twilight some minor comfort, yes, but it’s meaningless when you consider that, whenever one of you does something, she’s often there to comfort you and you can’t return the favor! [[Recap/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagicS2E3LessonZero Like the friendship report incident.]] When all was said and done, it was out of sight, out of mind. [[Recap/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagicS2E20ItsAboutTime Just like with the whole time travel loop.]] [[IronicEcho After all, it’s Past Twilight’s problem]], isn’t it, Pinkie Pie? [[Recap/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagicS2E25ACanterlotWeddingPart1 And of course,]] [[Recap/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagicS2E26ACanterlotWeddingPart2 her brother’s wedding.]] You think you can ignore what your decision to not trust Twilight could have led to after it was over and the problem and everything associated with it will go away, just like that? [[ShoutOut Well, get a load of THIS]], ponies: it doesn’t work that way!

---> '''Dr. Eggman''': Oh sure, Rarity, stick to that same old attitude of yours! Turn your back when you don’t want to hear something and wait until the last minute to do something about it! It’s the same thing with all of you! Heck, Twilight’s brother did it and everything turned out fine in the end!\\
'''Shining Armor''': What’s that supposed to mean?! My special talent is defending the weak; that’s what my cutie mark represents! I joined the Royal Guard and became Captain to protect those ponies, and I would never turn my back on them or Twilight!\\
'''Dr. Eggman''': Oh no? [[Recap/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagicS2E25ACanterlotWeddingPart1 What about the day you were supposed to be married to Cadance]] [[Recap/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagicS2E26ACanterlotWeddingPart2 and ended up at the altar with the Changeling Queen instead?]] Do you remember what happened that day, pretty boy? How you threw away all the trust you had for your sister just to fulfill what you wanted?\\
'''Shining Armor''': I was under Chrysalis’ spell! I wasn’t in control of what I was doing!\\
'''Dr. Eggman''': Indeed you were, but do you know what that spell actually did to you?\\
'''Shining Armor''': I-It stole my love and brainwashed me to neglect Twilight.\\
'''Dr. Eggman''': Not quite, Shining Armor. Yes, it stole your love and fed Queen Chrysalis, but the only other thing it did to you was make you believe she was Cadance, no matter what she did. [[EvenEvilHasStandards Everything you said to your sister, you said it of your own free will! Her spell had no influence over you in that regard!]]

--> '''Rarity:''' So we're all taking part in this?
--> '''Sonic:''' Seems that way. Unless you want to hope you'll win by doing absolutely nothing?

* LoadsAndLoadsOfCharacters: This story features a ''lot'' of Sonic characters (more than the original game) and plenty of ponies, including background ones, get some time in the sun.

* YouAreNotAlone: Like in the original game, everybody ([[HoldYourHippogriffs and everypony]]) shows up to help Sonic and the Mane 6 during the final boss battle. And it's [[LoadsAndLoadsOfCharacters more than twice the amount of characters than in the original game.]]

* DramaQueen: Rarity, of course, from the second she turns back to normal. The narration even refers to her as such. (She's the [[ImageSource trope image]] ''and'' the page quote for a good reason.) Even what she says is reminiscent of what she said before:

This fanfic received two sequels: ''[[https://www.fimfiction.net/story/416811/equestria-girls-sonic-boom-the-crossover-series-pre-sequel-sequel Equestria Girls/Sonic Boom: The Crossover Series Pre-Sequel Sequel]]'' and ''[[https://www.fimfiction.net/story/469800/sonic-forces-into-the-mania Sonic Forces: Into the Mania]]''. The former is a sequel to ''[[VideoGame/SonicBoom Sonic Boom: Shattered Crystal]]'' while the latter adapts the storyline of ''VideoGame/SonicForces''.

* PoliticallyIncorrectVillain: In one chapter, [[InsufferableGenius Eggman]] insults Applejack by calling her a "country-side hick" and saying he would be impressed if she could count to ten properly. (Which angers her) This is an obvious reference to the stereotype of Southerners being ignorant and uneducated.

* UnexpectedCharacter: Where did Babs come from?
** As a matter of fact, where did half of the ponies come from? They weren't with the rest in chapter 1.

* YouAreNotAlone: Like in the original game, everybody ([[HoldYourHippogriffs and everypony]]) shows up to help Sonic and the Mane 6 during the final boss battle. And it's [[Main/LoadsAndLoadsOfCharacters more than twice the amount of characters than in the original game.]]

* ShownTheirWork: [=GreenSonic21=] has clearly done plenty of research on not only pretty much all of the Sonic games, but also [[Anime/SonicX the]] {{WesternAnimation/Sonic|SatAM}} [[WesternAnimation/AdventuresOfSonicTheHedgehog cartoons]] and [[ComicBook/SonicTheComic comic]] [[ComicBook/SonicTheHedgehogArchieComics books]], and it clearly shows. He's even referenced events from [[ComicBook/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagicIDW the FiM comic books]] into the story.

* BerserkButton: In Chapter 14, Shining Armor accuses Shadow of never doing anything for Maria and that his decision to move on from her death means he doesn't love her anymore. This results in a pretty nasty confrontation.

* ShownTheirWork: [=GreenSonic21=] has clearly done plenty of research on not only pretty much all of the Sonic games, but also [[Anime/SonicX the]] {{WesternAnimation/Sonic|SatAM}} [[WesternAnimation/AdventuresOfSonicTheHedgehog cartoons]] and [[ComicBook/SonicTheComic comic]] [[ComicBook/SonicTheHedgehog books]], and it clearly shows. He's even referenced events from [[ComicBook/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagicIDW the FiM comic books]] into the story.

* AdaptedOut: Classic Sonic is ousted from the story in favor of MLP characters.

* BerserkButton: In Chapter 14, Shining Armor accuses Shadow of never doing anything in return for [[PosthumousCharacter Maria]] and that his decision to move on from her death means he doesn't love her anymore. This results in a pretty nasty confrontation.

BewareTheNiceOnes: Do not make Amy angry. Spike learns this the hard way.

* BerserkButton[=/=]BewareTheNiceOnes: Do not make Amy angry. Spike learns this the hard way.

** Also, don't insinuate that Shadow's decision to move on means that he doesn't love Maria any more. [[spoiler: Too bad Shining Armor didn't know when to stop.]]
** For that matter, Princess Luna was livid after learning from Applejack that Eggman destroyed half of his world's moon. To the point that she ordered Shining Armor to arrest him.

* ArmorPiercingResponse: More like an Armor Piercing Retort, but during his TheReasonYouSuckSpeech to Celestia, Eggman uses one to first make her seriously falter when she tries to ignore his words.

* ''Videogame/SonicCD'': Final Fever

** For that matter, Princess Luna was livid after learning from Applejack that Eggman blew up his world's moon in half, to the point that she ordered Shining Armor to arrest him.

Some time later, a SpinOff story has been released, entitled ''Adventures on the Friendship Express'', explaining exactly what happened during chapters 15 and 16 of the original story. It can be found on Website/FanFictionDotNet [[https://www.fanfiction.net/s/9893193/ here]] and on Website/FimfictionDotNet [[https://www.fimfiction.net/story/149663/adventures-on-the-friendship-express here]]. Stages used so far include: