Pony Ball Z: Equestrian Tenkaichi

The Complication! A Battle of Wits!

"Alright, I'm going to try and have this be as peaceful as can be. We're going to let you out of the Galactic Donuts. If you try anything, if you run or attack any of us, you'll feel the power I used to beat Celestia-hime... and you won't have a body to take the hit for you." Dóchas' glare following his statement made the smoke creature slowly nod, and the Saiyan signaled Calem, who dismissed the Galactic Donuts technique.

Nova slammed his foot onto the table next to the creature, "First off, who and WHAT in the HELL are you?"

The creature pulled back in accordance to Nova's roars, and then flung itself into his face in response, "I am the TRUE ruler of this kingdom, ape! I am the mighty Sombra, Crystal King and soon-to-be ruler of this land!"

Twilight stumbled back, "Sombra? B-but I saw the Crystal Heart destroy you! You COULDN'T have survived!"

Calem looked, "The who-wha?"

Another voice answered Calem's question, "The Crystal Heart is an ancient artifact that harnesses the crystal ponies' love and happiness, and it protects all of Equestria." The body belonging to the voice was a dark blue alicorn, much resembling Celestia, but her mane and tail had something that resembled stars in them.

Dóchas raised an inquisitive eyebrow in response, "And you are...?"

The alicorn in question rose a hoof to her chest and dramatically called, "I am Princess Luna, sister to Princess Celestia, and ruler of the Moon."

Dóchas nodded, "I see... so every pony that has a horn and wings has a crown stuck to their head... that is... a rather simple way to do things." He then turned back to Sombra, "But introductions can wait. For now, we've got trash to take out." He cracked his knuckles, the sound of pressure exiting the spaces between bone echoing in the halls.

"Ooooooohhhh.... What? Where... Twilight?" Celestia awoke on a hospital bed in the Royal Infirmary.

"Princess, good to see you're up." A unicorn doctor was levitating a clipboard, and then called down the hall. He looked back, "How're you feeling?"

"Never better."

The doctor laughed at her reply, "That's good to hear. Drink some water. You've been out some time now."

"I was... what happened, exactly?"

"Sombra got inside your head. Those aliens beat the dang unicorn outta ya."

"Aliens? Oh, no! I've got to- GAH!" Celestia stood up, then collapsed instantly.

The doctor shook his head, "I don't think you can see them, not with those wounds. But THEY can see YOU."

The three Saiyans entered the room, "Hello, Celestia-hime. I apologize for your condition. It was I who defeated this 'Sombra' by beating him out of you."

Celestia shook her head, "That's alright. But I have one question for you."

"Say it."

"How?"

"How what?"

Celestia's smile turned to a serious stare, "How did you beat me? I'm an alicorn, I move the sun through the sky, how did you best my magic? I know Sombra was possessing me, and that should've ADDED to my power. How did you best both my magic AND Sombra's?"

Dóchas sighs, and sits down in a chair, "You know, I once met a wise, but still perverted, old man. He told me, 'there's always someone who's going to be better than you'. Of course, I ended up besting that old leacher, but you can see the point. There is a whole universe out there, Celestia. Worlds that have harsher conditions, vast resources, conditions which make them simply be better than you. I apologize for having to be the one to break the news, but yes. I'm stronger than you." Celestia couldn't believe her ears. There was a whole universe full of creatures with strength like theirs?

Dóchas then raised a single claw into the air, "And before we go, I HAVE to correct you on something. What you call 'magic' isn't really 'magic', but more of an internal energy called ki."

"What? Of course it's magic! Look!" Celestia levitated a vase in the air, and spun it around.

She was surprised when Dóchas did the exact same thing with her bed. "Magic is drawn from the very power of the universe itself, allowing one to rewrite the laws of time and space. Ki comes from one's own internal strength, because I know that if you use too much at once, you tire out, correct?"

"Correct."

"If you want to see magic, watch closely." He held his appendages in front of himself, so that the palms were facing each other, and the claws were touching each other. Between them, a sudden spark of energy appeared. Multiple others joined it, until they became a solid ball. He drew his limbs apart, and the ball stretched, becoming a sword. He waved it around, and then crushed it, making it turn into nothing again, "Making something from nothing, taking control of whole armies, changing that which exists, creating or summoning life, that is magic. Ki is simply energy from the body sent out to produce any variety of effects, based on the user's preference. With ki, one can create huge waves of raw power, annihilating that which stands before you, enhance your own strength temporarily by forcing ki into your muscles and bones, or even fly without the use of wings. Observe."

Dóchas hovered into the air, and then created a small ball of energy on the tip of his claw. Celestia gasped, "But... you need a horn for that! You can't just... use energy without a focus point!"

Nova chuckled, "Worst idea EVER. You can only concentrate energy through that boner on your forehead." He and Calem bumped their fists against each other's, "Ki in MOST creatures can go through all of the body. That's why you can't have a flight technique, because we focus ki through our feet, and YOU can't. I don't know WHAT went wrong with your species' evolution, or WHY only a third of you can use ki techniques naturally, but it's what everything else in the universe does."

Dóchas somberly nodded in agreement, then turned to exit, "I believe that our business is done here. If you don't mind, I shall head to the vault and retrieve the Dragon Ball, and we'll be on our merry way."

"Oi, oi, oi, oi! Missing someone?"

"..."

"Dóchas? Something wrong?"

"...aaaaaaaaaaa"

"I can't hear ya, speak up."

"aaaaaaaaaaaaaAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA!" He dashed away, leaving a trail of dust in his wake.

"What's his problem? Eh, must be having a stomach ache, right Calem? Calem? Oh CRAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAP!"

The taller Saiyan disappeared, with a long trail of dust and smoke identifying his path as well.

Celestia silently stared as the two vanished, and the doctor scratched his head. "The little guy? He was just here, but it can't be THAT bad, right?"

The young Saiyan chuckled, "This is gonna be SWEET!" He grasped at a rope, and tugged hard. From underneath a rug, the rope rose up instantly, and hit in front of the two guards walking in the hall. The soldiers fell over, and tumbled onto each other. Calem chuckles, drawing the attention of the two guards. They glare, and before they can grab him, he disappears by means of Zankozen*.

"The fun's just getting started!"

"Where'd the bugger go? We can't let him run around, you KNOW what he's capable of!"

"He's keeping his energy levels pretty damn low, I can't tell him apart from all the others in here! And my scouter can't pick up his bio-signature! Are these walls solid concrete? Who the hell makes walls from solid concrete? I can't scan through this!" Nova angrily punches a neat hole in the wall, making his frustrations evident. He turned, and breathed out slowly, trying to calm himself.

"There you guys are! I was wondering when you'd come out to play!"

There he was. Calem was sitting on one of the rafters, sitting on his arms with his legs wrapped Indian style around them. He grinned cheekily, and flew down.

Dóchas pat the boy on the head, and smiled, releasing a sigh of relief, "Oh, good. There you are. Don't worry, we were just finished. Now we're going to go down to the vault and get the Dragon Ball."

Calem grinned, and then kicked Dóchas in the shin. "D'OH! WHY YOU LITTLE!"

"You can't catch me! Nya, nya, nya nya nya~!" The boy disappeared without a trace.

Nova glared, and pushed the button on his scouter, making it access tracker mode.

"I'M GONNA KILL THAT KID!"

Nova steps out of the way as Eagal,, now in control of Dóchas' body, dashes forwards, trying to chase down the youngest pure-blooded Saiyan**.

"COME BACK HERE!"

"Make me! BLEH!" Calem stuck out his tongue while pulling down his eyelid towards the split personality. He giggled, and dashed off, twice as fast as before. Eagal speeds up in turn, his Green Flame Aura trailing behind him.

"Hmm... how does it work?" Twilight was analyzing the Saiyan shuttle, trying to understand the advanced machine. It showed no signs of actual entries, or exits, for that matter. In fact, the entire thing looked like it might not even be a ship at all. She kept on sending magic pulses around, trying to sense any doors, but to no avail. She reached, and touched the side of it. The blue lines along the shuttle's chrome walls turned red, and an alarm blared out from ir.

"ALERT! ALERT! INTRUDER DETECTED! INTRUDER DETECTED! INITIATING SAFETY PROTOCOL!" From the side of the ship, multiple long tendrils of the very wall itself poured out, and reshaped themselves into hefty cylinders with three prongs on the ends. the prongs began rotating, and electricity began charging at the center.

"That can't be good."

"Oh, what now?" Nova reached for the small remote on his pocket, and saw that the defense mechanisms were activated.

"GET YOUR FILTHY HOOVES OFF MY SHIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIP!"

"Now I got ya, little prick!" Eagal, a sadistic look in his eye, clenched onto Calem's tail tightly, preventing the boy from running away. Calem struggled, but to no avail. He swallowed loudly, in fear of what the split personality had in store.

"OUT OF MY WAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAYYYYYYYYYYYYYY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!1!!"

Nova crashed into the two Saiyans, an electrical energy surrounding his body (Machine Impact, Android 16). He flew straight through them, and kept on going, trying to get to his ship.

"Now's my chance!" Calem rose into the air and dashed away.

"Oh... my head... what happened?" Dóchas rubbed his head slowly, and stood up.

"THAT LITTLE BRAT KICKED US IN THE SHIN! GET HIM BEFORE HE ESCAPES!" The hallucination of Eagal pointed down a hallway, and Dóchas followed his instructions.

"Princess... what do we do?" The weaponry was gaining momentum, and the electric charge on it was growing even stronger.

"EXTERMINATE INTRUDERS! EXTERMINATE! EXTERMINATE!"***

"Uhm... uh... we're not intruders! Don't shoot! Please!"

"VERIFICATION NOT AVAILABLE! INITIATING EXTERMINATION OF INTRUDERS IN 5... 4... 3... 2... 1..."

"TAKE THIS!" A lightning bolt appeared from nowhere, and hit the charging railgun. The weapon, along with a good portion of the ship, became engulfed in a fiery glow.

"HIT THE DECK!" The shuttle spat out a fiery plume, going straight into the sky, incinerating the cloud that was used to disable the weapon.

"Wh... what happened?"

"You were rescued by none other than the mighty RAINBOW DASH!" A columbus blue pegasus flew down to the ground, her multicolored mane whipping in the wind from the explosion.

A high pitched squeak echoed upon the platform, and there stood Nova, gawking, and he made another squeak noise, falling to his knees. "What... what have you done?"

Author's Note

*Afterimage

**What? He is! All others are half-human! Goten, Gohan, Trunks, shall I go on?

***I had to do it.

"YOU FREAKING IDIOTS!"

"Stranded on a rock at the corner of the universe..."

"Oh, look! A puppy!"