Goku in Equestria
Chapter 8
Previous ChapterNext ChapterGoku strolled through the streets, hands behind his neck. Applejack and Applebloom trotted quickly to keep up with the saiyan, "... And so Gohan's flying head first towards the tree, me and ChiChi running as fast as possible after him, when suddenly, he holds out his hands and shoots an energy blast straight through the tree. He shot through the hole he made, before I caught him on the other side." he gave a bright laugh, "Oh man, you should've seen ChiChis' face!"
"Hold on, lemme get this straight. You went to the forest to get apples from yer favourite apple tree. Ya then forgot about yer son, who then went rollin' down a hill, fell out of the cart an' promptly blew up half the tree?"
"More like a little hole in the trunk, about a meter across. Nothing special, especially compared to what he did later."
"Ya know, Goku, when I asked you if mah familys' apples were the best y'all've ever had, ah wasn't expectin' yer ta answer."
"Ah lighten' up, sis! Those apples were from a giant forest! Maybe they're like the zap apples? Ya know, come from a forest, taste real good..."
Goku glanced around at the empty streets, "Hey Applejack? Is everyone normally gathered in one place this time of day?"
Applejack gave him a questioning look, "What do ya mean?"
"Pretty much everyone in town is in this one building a couple minutes that way." Goku pointed in the direction of Sugarcube Corner.
"An' just how do you know this?" Applejack narrowed her eyes.
"Oh I can just sense everyones' energy. There's thirty five ki levels in a single building, and only two outside it, but still in Ponyville." Goku gave a shrug, "I figure it's some kinda holiday or something." he held up a finger as he realised something, "Come to think of it, we're headed over there too, aren't we?"
Applejack shook her head to regain her senses, "Erm... Yeah! Pinkie invited y'all ta Sugarcube Corner yesterday, remember?"
"Sugarcube Corner? -"
"It's a sweet shop!" Applebloom interrupted, "One of the best in all Equestria! An' can we hurry up? I got a crusader meetin' planned at ta' -" Applejack shoved a hoof into her sisters' mouth.
"Applebloom has a point, Goku. We ain't gonna make it at this rate! Can't those legs a yours move any faster?"
Goku rubbed a finger under his nose, chuckling slightly, "Maybe a little. You up for a race?" at Applejacks' determined nod, Goku returned her smirk with his own, "So do you carry Applebloom or do I?"
"Ah wanna sit on Gokus' neck again! Can I, sis? Can I?" Applebloom pouted at her sister, watering her eyes up with a pleading look on her face. Applejack fought valiantly, but soon buckled, giving a defeated nod and a sigh. Goku picked up the crusader, placing her onto his shoulders, "Wow! Bein' tall must be awesome! Ah can nearly see mah house from here!" Applebloom held a hoof to her forehead, blocking the light of the afternoon sun from her eyes.
"Hold on tight, you hear." Goku grabbed her front hooves, linking them together on his forehead. He took a racing stance, "Ready when you are!"
"All right! Now I'll go easy on ya, make sure ya can still see me!" Applejack gave a challenging smirk, before lowering her head to a racing pose of her own, "On yer marks... Get set... Go!"
The two racers shot off. Applejack pumped her legs in perfect rhythm , propelling her forward. The path beneath her became a blur, as she shot past dozens of houses. The streets were clear, perfect for a race. She glanced behind her to make sure Goku was keeping up, before letting out a gasp of shock. Goku was keeping pace right beside her, not even breaking a sweat. He shot her a grin and a thumbs up, before blasting forwards with a speed to rival Applejacks' limit.
"So y'all wanted a real race? Well ya got one!" Applejack puffed, her words drowned out by the crazed giggling coming from the filly on Gokus' neck. The farmer pushed more power into her strides, hind legs pumping like pistons as she approached her top speed. Her mane stuck itself to her coat, both saturated with sweat. She spared a quick glance over to check on Goku and her sister, again shocked to see him keeping up, a leisurely grin on his face. He hopped over stray rocks with each stride, leaving deep footprints in the soft earth. Applejacks' eyes widened as she noticed a distinct lack of sweat polling around his person, "How *pant* are *pant* ya *pant* doin' *pant* that?" her breathing was ragged as she tried to speak while running full belt.
"Doing what?" Goku asked, placing a finger on his chin. Applejack noted that he could still pinpoint where the rocks were, even with his head facing her and his eyes closed. Applebloom clung onto his head, giggling wildly the whole time.
"That!" Applejack shouted, not caring about her breath, pointing a hoof at Goku. Her eyes widened as she realised her mistake, before jamming shut to avoid a particularly painful grazing. She held them closed, waiting for the ground to catch her face.
"Looks like we made it!" Goku said, his voice the same care-free one as before. Applejacks' eyes opened to see he was holding her , one arm around her waist, with Applebloom staring wide-eyed at where she had been a second before, "I gotta say, I wasn't expecting you to be that fast! Nice job!"
"Y-you too, Goku." Applejack stuttered out, looking up at the saiyan with amazement plastered on her face.
"How did y'all do that, Goku?" Applebloom asked, tapping on Gokus' head with a hoof, "We were there, now we're here. What did ya do?"
"Oh that? It's no big deal, really. I just saw Applejack here was gonna fall, so I caught her." he tapped Applejacks' head in an attempt to get her attention, "You really shouldn't trip up like that, could've gotten a nasty scrape."
Applejacks' face snapped from the blank expression it held before to an angry blush, "Ya call that 'a little bit'? Ya kept up with me at mah top speed! An' ya didn't even break a sweat!" her fading blush returned in full as she sniffed, taking note of how much she had actually sweat, "Put me down!" she fell the the ground with a thud as Goku looked down at her with concern.
"Hey Applejack, are you gonna be ok?" he crouched, Applebloom hopped off his head.
"Sis! Calm down, yer actin' like Twilight was last night!"
"Calm down? Calm down! Ah'm perfectly calm right now! Yer ta one-" she stopped, blinking quickly as Applebloom slapped her across the face, before letting out a slow breath, "...Yer right, ah need ta keep mah head... Yer really something else, Goku, ya know that? Not many ponies can keep up with me!"
"I'm not that good! Really!" Goku laughed awkwardly, "Anyway, we made it! This is Sugarcube Corner, right?"
"Yeah, this is it, you first, Goku." the two sisters watched as the saiyan made his way inside.
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