Goku in Equestria
Chapter 4
Previous ChapterNext Chapter"Rares, wait," Applejack stated, the authoritarian calm in her voice causing Raritys' ears to twitch in acknowledgement, "Apparently this here 'say-an' -" Goku interjected with the correct pronunciation, "- saiyan, right. Well, this here saiyan saved mah sister an' her crusader friends from a pack a timberwolves."
"A pack?! By itself? And you believed it? We both know that's impossible -"
"- Ah know, they jus' put themselves back together whenever ya hit 'em," Applejack shook her head a little, "But ah also know lies whenever ah hear 'em. An' my sister ain't lyin' about this."
Rarity stood there for a moment, shards of moonlight bursting through the heavy canopy and reflecting off her mane. Either it had somehow survived the dash through the forest, coming out in perfect condition, or she had found the time to style it again after stopping. Goku couldn't tell which.
Something pink twitched behind the alabaster unicorns' equally well-kept tail. Originally brushing it off as some fabric, Goku diverted his attention before returning it as he sensed a separate power to Raritys'. A small one, mind you, but definitely a real one. He leaned to one side, peering behind Rarity. The pink thing ducked further behind her cover, avoiding Gokus' gaze, before Gokus' eyes shot left. He flipped back in a display of great speed, barely avoiding the bright pink blur that almost collided with him.
"Woah!" Goku shouted, performing a perfect landing, Scootaloo clinging to his head and shaking slightly, and Sweetie Belle somehow still asleep, "What was that?"
The pink blur was now sprawled on the ground, revealing itself to be an aggressively pink (Goku could vaguely remember Vegeta once wore a shirt of similar colouring) earth pony mare, the mud that now covered her fur and mane doing nothing to dull the colour, "Hey, no fair! Nopony avoids a Pinkie Pie hug!" Pinkie pouted momentarily, before hopping over to Goku, "You must be, like super-duper ultra fast to dodge it!" she leaned in to Goku - the gesture losing a lot of its' intended effect due to her being waist height at best - and whispered, "Maybe even faster than Dashie. Don't tell her I said that, though." she gave an exaggerated wink, "Anyway, I'm Pinkie Pie, resident party pony of Ponyville! These are my friends: Applejack -" she gestured a hoof towards the stetson-wearing orange earth pony, "- she grows the bestest apples in Ponyville, Rarity -" a pointed hoof directed Gokus' eyes towards the white unicorn with the purple mane, "- she makes brilliantly fantastic dresses that are super pretty, Rainbow Dash -" the cyan blue pegasus with the rainbow mane and tail, "- she's, like, super-amazing at flying! Did you know that she's the only pegasus in history to pull off a sonic rainboom? I know, crazy, right! Anyway, fluttershy -" Pinkie pulled the pastel-yellow pegasus with the pink mane from behind Rarity, "- She's such good friends with animals! I've never seen her not be friends with an animal. I mean, can you imagine what it would be like if she wasn't friends with an animal? This one time, I met a pony who didn't want to be friends with me. Me! And I'm friends with everypony! It was terrible! And, last but definitely not least, Twilight Sparkle! -" the purple unicorn with a darker purple mane with a pink stripe, "- She's the most super-powerful unicorn ever! Of course she is! She's the element of magic! There was this one showpony who said she was more powerfuller, but Twilight sure showed her! Anyway, now you know a little about us, you can tell us all about you!" she giggled, a hoof covering her mouth slightly, "Oh wait. I forgot to ask your name." she concluded the introduction, panting slightly from speaking for a good ten seconds straight without stopping.
"Well, I'm Son Goku, but my friends just call me Goku and, erm, I'm a saiyan and..." he struggled to find the words, "Hey! How about you ask me a question, I answer it, then I can ask you a question!" Goku beamed at his idea.
"Don't tell me ya caught all a that?" Applejack asked, her disbelief evident, "Nopony's ever kept up with Pinkie Pies' introductions."
"Sure I did!" he pointed to each of the six mares present, "Twilight Sparkle, Fluttershy, Rarity, Pinkie Pie, Applejack, Rainbow Dash. See!" he gave a grin, before noticing the purple lizard on Twilights' back, "Hey, what are you?"
"Um, m-me?" asked Spike, pointing a shaking claw at himself, "I-I'm a dragon. M-my name is S-Spike." he extended a claw. At full height, Goku estimated this dragon would probably come up to his knees at best.
"A dragon? Like Shenron or Porunga or just a regular dragon?"
"Who're they? And what do you mean 'just' a regular dragon?"
"Regular it is! Although you are a little small by dragon standards. Maybe that's different here, too?"
"Small?!" Spike gave a snort of indignation, "I'm still a baby! Just you wait 'till I grow up, I'll be bigger than a house!" he puffed his chest out in pride, "Then we'll see who's 'a little small'!"
"Geez, touchy subject!" Goku whispered to Applejack, eliciting a giggle from her, "Now, who's first?" Everyones' hooves shot up in the air, even the downed Applejack, who Goku pointed towards, "Applejack."
"It's gettin' a might late, shouldn't we be headed back? This forest ain't safe at day, let alone night!" A chill seemed to pass through the whole group apart from Goku, who looked on, confused.
"Tell you what, point me in the right direction and describe someone in detail, and I'll get us there in the blink of an eye!" Applejack looked on, confused, before telling Goku about her brother, Big Macintosh. Goku smiled, nodded and placed an extended index and middle finger on his forehead, "OK, everyone, make a chain. Be sure to touch someone who is touching me, or me directly." they all obeyed the saiyans' orders with varying amounts of confusion and distrust.
Big Macintosh paced back and forth in front of the Apple family barn. His eyebrows furrowed in concentration as he stared intently at the distant Everfree and Ponyville, interchangeably. He knew the time it'd take his sisters to reach Zecoras', and that had long since passed. For what was probably the hundredth time today, he walked towards the forest, only to pause for a second before getting back to his post. He was not going to miss his sisters' safe return.
"Group teleportation... Over two miles distance... Accurate down to the inch... NO HORN!" Twilight blinked, her pupils widening as smoke billowed out of her ears in full plumes. Big mac jumped a foot in the air before turning around. A grin formed on his muzzle when he saw Applebloom unharmed, but quickly left at the sight of Applejack laying in the dirt. He rushed to her side.
"Earth to Twi... Hello, can you hear me?" Goku waved a hand in front of her face, "Great, I think I broke her."
"You have reached the answering machine of Twilight Sparkle. I'm afraid she can't take your call right now, but please leave a message after the freak out, and she'll get right on it. Have a nice day." Twilight stated in a perfectly level voice before screaming, followed by a few (read: hundreds) of choice words in quick succession. The others still occupied themselves with twisting their heads around and blinking madly. Only Pinkie Pie seemed unaffected.
Author's Note
Blegh, writing Pinkie Pie makes my head hurt. She either talks in one liners or rambles on for hundreds of words for some reason. Expect more Twilight style freakouts in the near future, they are fun to write :D
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