Pony of Braves GaoGaiGarby PonyRoboChaptersChapter One: The ArrivalChapter Two: IntroductionsChapter Three: ComplicationsChapter Four: The Enemy Reborn v2: New and Improved!Chapter One: The ArrivalPony of Braves: GaoGaiGar By PonyRobo Chapter One: The Arrival Alarms blared as the brave but exhausted warriors rushed to their posts aboard the slender white cruiser. “CHIEF! This space is collapsing faster than we thought! At this rate, we only have a few more seconds until it's wiped out, and us with it!” “What? That’s impossible; our calculations couldn’t have been that far off! That also means… oh no! Mamoru and Kaidou! Fire the ES-Missiles right now! They have to escape!” “It won’t work. Since the missiles aren’t yet loaded, it will be some time before we can fire them. Even with the help of The Power, there’s no way out of this. At least we’ll all pass on together…” Suddenly, a bright green glow began to emit from a humanoid figure tied to the front of the cruiser. “No! It won’t end like this… I won’t let it! OUR COURAGE WILL NOT BE DEFEATED SO EASILY! GADGET TOOL! GALEOREA… ROOAAADD!!” A flash and they were all gone. The cruiser, the large figures attached to it, everything vanished in a burst of bright green light. Where they were headed, none could say, but it would at least be preferable to certain destruction… This is the continuation of the tale of the brave king who transcends fate. It was a perfectly ordinary day in Canterlot. The sun was shining high and bright in the sky (as it should have been), nothing was on fire (for once), and Luna was asleep (and therefore not bowling nobleponies over with The Royal Canterlot Voice; despite Ponyville’s best attempts, it hadn’t taken long before Luna forgot and relapsed). All told, it was another boring day in court for Celestia, listening to the concerns of conceited nobles while desperately wishing for something, ANYTHING, to interrupt the monotony. Well, not anything, Celestia supposed; Discord escaping would still be a step down, but not by much. Perhaps a friendship letter…? No luck on that front either, it would seem. Despite Celestia’s frustrated gaze, a letter from her faithful student (or even her friends! Celestia enjoyed their correspondence as well) still failed to materialize. At this rate, it was going to be six more boring hours until an extremely dull state dinner, and then she would lower the sun and turn things over to Luna. Perhaps they would stay up and talk; night court had been rather slow since her sister’s return. However, just as Celestia began composing a mental note to talk to Luna later, an incredibly loud boom split the sky. Ponies throughout the room cowered in terror, and a loud crash informed Celestia that her sister had been awakened as well. Immediately, thankful for the opportunity to do so, Celestia spread her wings and flew through a now-shattered window to see what had made such a noise… and stopped cold. “What is that thing… no, wait, what are those things?” Celestia thought as she observed a sight previously unknown in Equestrian history. Far off in the distance, a large green tear had been ripped through the sky, and through it emerged a large white object utterly unlike anything the princess had ever seen. Attached to it were a number of smaller objects that seemed to resemble Diamond Dogs, though the proportions were slightly off. The one in front drew the majority of her attention, as it also possessed a lion’s face set into its chest and was glowing a bright green – the same shade as the color of the rift, Celestia noticed. However, almost as soon as it began, it was over; the… objects, for lack of a better term, exited the rift, which then closed behind them, and began to fall. At first, Celestia was stunned. What were these strange items, and how had they come to Equestria? What was that rift, and how had it been created? However, confusion soon gave way to panic, as Celestia noticed the trajectory of the objects would take them straight into Ponyville, wiping it off the map. Her face set with grim determination as she formulated a plan. While the things showed no hostile intent and did not appear to be moving under their own power, the fact remained that they were threatening Ponyville with their descent. This would not be tolerated. Summoning forth reserves of power she had not used since the first confrontation with Discord, the princess of the sun tore out of Canterlot with blazing speed and threw herself in front of the objects while simultaneously attempting to grasp them with her magic. As she gritted her teeth in effort, she was able to hold the largest object in the swirling golden tendrils of her power and gently drop it between Ponyville and the Everfree Forest, though the attached objects were tossed about a bit in the process. “SISTER! THOU ART UNINJURED?” Luna shouted as she landed gracefully next to her sister. “WHAT… I mean, what are these objects, and from whence did they originate?” “Don’t worry Luna, I’ll be fine, I just need to rest for a minute.” Celestia sighed as she sank to her knees from the effort required in landing the objects safely. “As to your second question, I have no idea. I’ve never seen anything like this before, but hopefully further study will allow us to… what?” She slowly got to her feet and backed away as the objects began to glow with a bright light. Then, something extraordinary happened; the eyes of the smaller objects lit up and they began to move! “Argh, where are we, HyoRyu? This looks like Earth, but something’s off, almost like civilization disappeared or something.” “Um, EnRyu, you might want to watch what you say. It appears that we have an audience.” The princesses were too stunned to respond. There had not been a day this strange in Equestria in a very long time, and it was apparent that the strangeness was just getting started… A/N: And so it begins; my first attempt at a fanfic, and a very odd crossover to boot. I admit the use of the Galeorea Road is a bit of a stretch, but between the similarity to the Galeorea Comet and the fact that it’s never used on screen I think I get a bit of leeway. Be sure to share your thoughts in the comments below, constructive criticism is always appreciated. Chapter Two: IntroductionsPony of Braves: GaoGaiGar By PonyRobo Chapter Two: Introductions All Round Unbelievable. That was the only word the royal sisters could possibly use to describe the situation they currently found themselves in. To complicate the situation even further, as they stared in slack-jawed silence at the two strange objects that had just spoken (and in modern Equestrian, no less), more of the foreign creatures began to stir. “So, did we win?” One ramshackle gold-and-green creature that looked like the first two repainted and hastily smashed together asked. “I think so,” stated a smaller purple object as it freed itself from its bindings. “My memories of the battle are incomplete, but I believe I saw the Polturn copies disappearing before I lost consciousness. In addition, had we lost I highly doubt we would still be alive to have this conversation in the first place.” “Yeah!” piped up a pink object that carried a far more feminine air than its compatriots. “AnRyu and I were about to get skewered a dozen times over before we ended up on the J-Ark!” “What… what are you?” Celestia breathed as she found herself confronted by the strangest situation she had laid eyes on in several millennia. Whatever they were, they gave off an air of quiet menace – one that said “We’ll play nice if you will, but if you push us expect to get pushed back”. And that two-faced creature on the front, the one who hadn’t yet woken up… its thrown-together look and menacing gaze bore an uncomfortable similarity to Discord, yet it also seemed to emit an aura on some deeper level, the sort that screamed “protector and hero.” The word “brave” came to the forefront of her mind for some inexplicable reason. “Oh! How rude of us, forgetting to introduce ourselves!” a smaller blue-and-red object interjected. “My name is Mic Sounders the 13th, and my compatriots are…” despite not apparently possessing lungs, the creature paused and made a sound akin to drawing a deep breath. “Big Volfogg, HyoRyu, EnRyu, KouRyu, AnRyu, GekiRyuJin, actually, make that FuRyu and RaiRyu” he prattled on over the princesses’ horrified gasps as the ramshackle combination fell apart and split down the middle, “the big guy we’re tied to is the J-Ark, and our leader, the King of Braves, Genesic GaoGaiGar. Together, we are… the GUTSY GALAXY GUARD! Who are you?” “I am Princess Celestia, and this is my sister Princess Luna. Together, we are the rulers of Equestria.” Celestia stated after a few seconds of awkward silence, “But that can wait. Shouldn’t we tend to…? GekiRyuJin was it?” “Don’t worry about it; he was just performing Symmetrical Out. Then again, we could probably all use a tune-up, we all took a bit of a beating from the Soul Masters.” Mic stated blithely. This was followed by a chorus of agreement from all of his comrades save for GaoGaiGar, whose form still lay motionless. “You seem remarkably unfazed, given your level of injury. And who are these Soul Masters?” Celestia inquired, against her better judgment as Mic’s voice made her ears feel like they were being attacked by cheese graters. “Well, after what just happened, I think we’re all still in shock that we’re alive,” HyoRyu stated. “We should all be dead right now, but for some reason we aren’t, probably have the captain to thank for that.” He added with a nod towards GaoGaiGar. “As for the Soul Masters, they were… let’s just call them an unpleasant group of individuals who were destroying our universe and needed to be stopped.” The royal sisters both gasped at the last statement. “Destroying your universe? But that should be impossible! Besides, if the entire universe were at risk, surely we would have felt it as well!” Luna shouted. “I’m not sure, but it was us or them, and let’s just say they couldn’t quite back up their boasts.” EnRyu contributed. “You mean to say that you killed them?” Celestia inquired as a scowl briefly flitted across her features. “Indeed we did, but it was in self-defense,” Big Volfogg stated. “We attempted diplomacy, but the Soul Masters refused to listen, and our hands were forced in order to protect the universe.” Celestia then hung her head in shame, uncomfortably reminded of events one thousand years ago. “Speaking of which, you said you had no idea anything was wrong? By our accounts, total destruction was merely seconds away when we triumphed over Pisa Sol. Then again, this isn’t familiar territory, and the Galeorea Road was supposedly based off of the Galeorea Comet… could we have ended up in another parallel universe?” At this, the rest of GGG tensed up, but then relaxed when they realized that nothing was trying to kill them this time. “Well, as interesting as this conversation has been, we need to get you out of here,” Celestia said. “It’s only a matter of time before more ponies come here to see what happened, and I would prefer not to have to deal with fainting subjects at the moment. We can talk about how you got here and how to get you home once we relocate you. There are some caverns under the palace that should do nicely, though moving you in quietly is going to require some serious effort.” Unfortunately for Celestia, the worst possible thing that could have happened chose that exact moment to occur, as a bright flash of purple heralded the arrival of her student Twilight Sparkle, closely followed by the other element bearers. “Princess Celestia! I saw a boom, and I… um, are we interrupting something?” “An’ just what the hay is goin’ on here?! I’ve got the entire south orchard’s crop on the ground two days early and nopony around to grab ‘em… WHOA NELLY, what the hay are those things?!” “What happened? Who stole my sonic rainboom?! Put ‘em up… uh… huh? “Oooohhh, those ruffians! Whoever they are, I shall make them regret daring to interrupt… my… beauty sleep?” “Oh! Who are the big metal guys? Are they new in town? HI! My name’s Pinkie Pie and I know everypony in Ponyville, and I mean EVERYPONY, but I don’t know you, so you must be new! Then again, you aren’t ponies at all, are you? What are you anyway? Oh, who cares, I need to get my welcome wagon, stat!” “Oh, um, Princess, could you tell us what’s going on, I mean, if that’s all right with you…” Celestia resisted the urge to facehoof, but only just. “I would if I could Fluttershy. Right now you know almost as much as I do about our, well, let’s call them unexpected guests…” “I knew it, they ARE new in town! You know what this calls for? A PAR-mmph!” “Never fear, loyal subjects! We shall teleport everypony, well, everybody, to the Canterlot Caverns immediately! Let us merely focus for a moment…” “LUNA, NO!” KABOOM! To be continued… A/N: Well, another day, another chapter. Hopefully we can get some stuff blowing up next time… Chapter Three: ComplicationsPony of Braves: GaoGaiGar By PonyRobo Chapter Three: Complications KABOOM! “What… what happened?” a dazed Luna asked while sitting up from her sprawled position some feet away from Twilight. “Sorry about that, princess,” Twilight sheepishly apologized. “I had a few wards up in case anypony tried to use magic on me, and I wasn’t able to turn them off in time.” “Wait… did you say magic?” HyoRyu inquired. “Is magic a real force in this universe? How would that work?” Twilight was stunned. “Of course! Does magic not exist where you’re from?” Her mind swam with the possibilities. What would her life be like without magic? How would ponies accomplish tasks they took for granted, like levitation or telekinesis? Worse still, without the magic of the royal sisters, who would raise the sun and moon, and how would they do it? She needed to know. The familiar thirst for knowledge filled her mind, overriding even her concerns about the panic that would ensue if anypony else came across the strange visitors. As soon as she could get one or two of them alone, it would be time to do some research. Everyone, pony and robot alike, was so absorbed by their conversation that even as Luna teleported them to the Canterlot Caverns (after carefully ensuring that nobody else in the group was protected in a similar manner), none of them noticed the small needle-thin spore that exited through a crack in the J-Ark’s hull and attached itself to Princess Celestia… There were voices. That was all Evoluder Guy knew as he floated, cast adrift in a white void that never seemed to end. They flitted in and out of his auditory range, evading all attempts to corral and identify them. One seemed almost heavenly in its softness and calm, while another barked harsh orders to others he could not see. Then a gaggle of unfamiliar voices picked up for an instant, only to immediately die and be replaced by warm and friendly voices – familiar voices. HyoRyu and EnRyu, asking if he was alright. Volfogg, expressing concern that Mamoru may have been injured by the fall – what fall? Mic, his voice reminding Guy of overzealous cheese graters, idly pondering if exposure to the PasQ Machine could be the problem. Then… no, that was impossible. For a brief instant, Guy would have sworn he heard the voices of his father and mother, just as he did over Jupiter a mere one year ago… “Guy. You must wake up, Guy. Your time is not yet at hand. You still have some work to do.” “We’re so proud of you, Guy. You have no idea how happy we are, being able to watch your many triumphs as we have. Unfortunately, we were unable to talk to you until now, and I suspect we shall not do so again until the day you join us forever. Until then… good job, but you aren’t done just yet. One more task awaits you, my son…” And then the void was gone, replaced with a sea of concerned faces, some of them familiar, most of them, equine…? “Hurry! We can’t save this “captain” if we can’t get him out of there!” “I know, I know! I am working as fast as I am able! Were it not for this cursed orange barrier, I would have him out already! We just need a little more time!” And with that, yet another surprise revealed itself to Equestria. He glowed with a bright green aura and floated several inches off of the ground. Despite having lost more blood than a body his size should have been able to hold, he was still conscious, if only barely. Standing tall despite his grave injuries, Evoluder Guy, though he did not know it, was the first humanoid to enter Equestria. “Don’t worry, I’m fine. Someone should check on Mikoto…” was all he got out before he collapsed into a crumpled heap on the rough stone floor. “Mikoto? Who is Mikoto? Was she one of those ‘humans’ we found unconscious inside the J-Ark?” Celestia futilely inquired. “Indeed she is.” HyoRyu interjected. “She has rather distinctive red hair, I’m sure we can identify her if given a chance.” “Well, right now they have all been moved to a secret medical facility.” Celestia replied. “There will be plenty of time for reunions after… they have… recovered…” With that, Celestia set another first in Equestrian history as she suddenly and violently collapsed. “What happened? Tia? TIA? GET UP TIA!” “Oh no, Princess Celestia! We need to get her to the ER right away! Wait… what’s that? Why is she glowing?” Indeed, Celestia was glowing, and she was rising into the air, though her limbs all still hung slack. In addition, rather than her usual golden glow when she was using her magic, she was glowing a rather brilliant and, to the assembled warriors of GGG, a frighteningly familiar shade of purple. “That color… no, it can’t be. That’s impossible! Commander Guy destroyed it a year ago, we witnessed it ourselves!” Volfogg cried in a rare moment of distress. “What? Do you know what that thing is? What’s happening to her?!” Luna screamed. “I’m not sure how to put this delicately, so I won’t.” EnRyu interrupted, his face a grim mask of seriousness. “You need to get out of here right now and take everyone not combat-capable with you. If anyone weak stays around, they’ll only be a target. In addition, any machinery you possess needs to be removed from the caves immediately, or preferably the surrounding area. In the meantime, leave the battle to us.” “No!” Twilight shouted. “Whatever’s wrong with Princess Celestia, we can’t abandon her in her time of need – OOF!” she sharply exhaled as she was thrown across the room by a blast of force, a hastily-erected lunar shield the only thing saving her from splattering on the far wall. Celestia’s mouth opened in a sick parody of its normal movements as purple and gold tendrils covered her body and a voice thought long dead broadcast its chilling cry throughout the caves. “ZONUDA…” A/N: Just bear with me for a little longer, we’re finally going to get a proper fight scene next time. Chapter Four: The Enemy Reborn v2: New and Improved!Pony of Braves: GaoGaiGar By PonyRobo Chapter Four: The Enemy Reborn v2 The calm stillness of the peaceful Canterlot evening was abruptly shattered when Genesic GaoGaiGar was hurled out of the side of Canterlot Mountain and down to the plains below, much of its body shattering at impact. As if that weren’t enough, the drop was then followed by a beam whose shine overpowered even the sun's bright rays shooting out through the hole in the mountain and lancing straight into Galeon’s mouth, exploding and crippling the unpiloted mech before it had a chance to fight. Only after this crucial task was completed did the New Machine Species, Zonuda, exit through the hole as well and survey its new domain. While it had partially adapted to the shape of its new host, now sporting four legs, a differently-shaped pair of wings and a wicked-looking horn on its head, its lined golden coloration was still all too familiar to the heroes of GGG. The Zonuda had managed to regain its great size by converting Celestia’s magical energy into mass, but it wanted, nay, it needed more material to mechanize so that it could continue its mission where it had been interrupted one year ago. However, its musings were interrupted when a dark blue alicorn slammed into its side at an appreciable fraction of the speed of sound, sending it spiraling into the distance before mustering all of the power the Royal Canterlot Voice possessed. “ATTENTION CITIZENS OF EQUESTRIA! THIS IS YOUR PRINCESS LUNA, BEARING DIRE NEWS! FLEE! FLEE FOR YOUR LIVES! GET AS FAR AWAY FROM HERE AS YOU CA-!” Luna was rudely cut off when the Zonuda retaliated by enclosing her in a field of golden magic. At first nothing happened, but Luna’s surprise soon gave way to screams of pain as purple tendrils began to crawl up her legs, turning flesh and bone into metal as they went. Despite Luna’s best efforts, she was unable to extricate herself from the metal, which only accelerated its growth when exposed to her magic. With her magic slowly being drained and her wings becoming too heavy to support her, the moon princess realized that her struggle was futile and surrendered to the conversion. “So this is how it ends. We must admit to being quite surprised at this turn of events, but even alicorns must pass on someday,” Luna thought to herself as her sense of self faded. “We can only hope that these visitors can succeed where we have failed…” However, just before she lost consciousness, she felt the tendrils partially recede as a harsh blast of ice, accompanied by a cry of “Chest Thriller!” encased a spherical barrier around the Zonuda. As she too slammed into the plains below, her last thought was that hope was not lost after all… “And today had been going so well,” EnRyu grumbled. “We stopped the Soul Masters, saved the universe and made some new friends on top of that! Now we’re being slapped around by the Zonuda, which we know for a fact should be dead, and both Mamoru and the captain are out cold!” Indeed, despite HyoRyu’s limited success in saving Princess Luna, the battle had not been going well for the GGG Mobile Unit. The simple truth was that they were too damaged by their battle with the Soul Masters to fight at full capacity, which resulted in a fight that looked eerily similar to last year’s curb-stomping. In fact, the only reason any of the mecha were still standing was that they had desperately given ground to avoid the Zonuda’s touch, not at all eager to be deactivated as quickly as they had been last time. However, this led to them being virtually unable to deal any significant damage, as the Zonuda’s barrier easily shrugged off all of the attacks they could use in their damaged states. HyoRyu and EnRyu were restricted to the Freezing Gun and Melting Gun, respectively, as the Chest Thriller and Warmer’s systems had been almost completely annihilated by the Supernova and ChoRyuJin’s tonfas had been destroyed in P-Vater’s counterattack. Big Volfogg was only able to use the 4,000 Magnum, as the Murasame Sword would have forced him to close with the Zonuda, which was suicide, and his Mirror Coating was too depleted for him to use the Whirling Death Strike. To make matters worse, both of the boomerangs necessary for the Silver Moon and Silver Cross had been broken by Polturn. Quite frankly, the fact that the GunMachines were even in something approximating working order was a minor miracle. FuRyu and RaiRyu were completely useless, as their wind and lightning control mechanisms had been broken by P’tulone, thus making the Two-Headed Dragon an impossibility. KouRyu and AnRyu were similarly useless, as they were barely able to move under their own power after the use of the Bullet X Lite and their attachments had been sliced off by Puranus, rendering the Dance of Darkness and Light unusable. Mic Sounders the 13th found himself in the same boat, as his disc player was destroyed by Percurio and there were no nearby suspension bridges that could substitute. Even he, however, was infinitely more useful than the J-Ark, as the strain of getting GaoGaiGar to Pisa Sol so soon after using the J-Phoenix had been too much for it to handle, resulting in its current unresponsive state. All in all, the forces of the Gutsy Galaxy Guard were in very poor shape at the moment, and victory looked to be impossible. However, despite the Zonuda’s attempts to rectify the mistakes made in its last defeat, it had again forgotten one crucial factor: Mamoru. “What… where am I? What happened, and are those… ponies? I hear something,” At this, his hair began to glow that distinctive green, which combined with the lingering echoes of the earlier cry immediately filled his heart with dread. “No, it can’t be! The Zonuda died, I saw it happen! Guy purified it, I know it! And yet, something tells me it isn’t that simple.” With that, he spared a glance at the ponies, two of whom trotted towards him when they noticed he had awoken. “That just raises further questions, but for now GGG needs my help, and I can’t let anything stop me!” Mamoru cried as he unfurled his wings and flew out through the gaping hole in the unfamiliar wall. What he saw nearly made him pass out again – it was indeed the Zonuda, but it looked off, as if it had Zonderized a unicorn rather than a human. The Mobile Unit was attempting to fight it, but they weren’t having much success in their weakened state. No, this battle would come down to him and him alone. “Consarn it! Just when we could get some answers, that little feller had to go and fly off!” “Now, now Applejack, do try to remember that we have higher priorities at the moment. I’m sure we’ll be able to talk to him later, after that ghastly thing has been dealt with and Celestia has been saved. In the meantime, we should probably search for the Elements, no?” “Rarity’s right, Applejack. We need to free Celestia from this… Zonuda… and to do that I’m sure we’ll need the Elements! Fortunately, I’ve already teleported and gotten them, so now we just need to put them on and get… a… clear shot… Oh no! With everything that’s going on out there, it’s going to be impossible to hit that thing! What do we do?!” “Well, it isn’t that hard, Twilight. The Elements only purify things, right? Even if we miss, there won’t be any consequences, right? I say we fire away!” “But that won’t work, Dash! We won’t have enough energy for more than one shot, maybe two if we really push it! If we waste those, we won’t be able to use the Elements again for days! We have to be right on target!” “Well, there’s gotta be some chance we can hit, right? And we’re the heroes here, right?” “Yeah, but what does that have to do with anything? Are you going somewhere with this?” “Hay yes I am! If there’s one thing I know about heroes, it’s that they always come through in the clutch! What were the odds that we could have beaten Nightmare Moon? Or that dragon that Fluttershy stared down? Or Discord? And what about Shining Armor and Cadence? We can’t just let them one-up us like that! We’ve beaten the odds before, and I know we can do it again! With courage, a 1% chance becomes 100%! There’s nothing we can’t do if we put our minds to it!” “Well, I suppose we have no choice. Let’s do it!” Twilight’s eyes began to glow as the six mares were raised into the air as an incredibly bright rainbow shot out of Twilight’s tiara and flew… extremely far to the right of the target. While Twilight knew from an intellectual standpoint that the visitors couldn’t be harmed by the Elements, her subconscious had remained leery – after all, both Nightmare Moon and Discord were functionally immortal and native to Equestria, so there was no way to predict what might happen if any of them were struck by the power of harmony. As a result, Twilight had directed the beam in such a way to ensure that none of the Braves were hit – which, given the chaotic dance they were currently engaging in, meant the beam also came nowhere near the Zonuda. Unfortunately for the mares, they had put everything they had into that one shot, leaving all of them as exhausted as they had been the first time they used the Elements, weakly laying on the floor and desperately trying to summon the necessary power for another shot. Despite their best efforts, it was a lost cause, and they could do nothing but watch as the rainbow flew out towards Appleloosa. Then, to their great surprise, it turned. Despite no known force being able to stop or control the Elements of Harmony in this state, the beam was turning before their very eyes, swinging around for another shot. “But… how?” was Twilight’s sole objection before she surrendered to the impossibility of the day and sat back to watch the show. “What was that?” Mamoru thought as he saw a bright rainbow-colored beam shoot out of the mountain and past the impromptu battlefield. It was strange, but he could almost feel the energy radiating from it as if it were that of a G-Stone. In any case, it was awfully familiar… “Well, seeing as how they had us all in a hospital of sorts, I would wager that the… um, ponies… back there are friendly, and that the rainbow was some kind of weapon. Their aim could use some work, but it felt almost like a G-Stone’s energy, which I can control… I’ve got it! Maybe I CAN control it and set it on course! It’s a long shot, but I have to try!” With that, Mamoru began to focus. He concentrated harder than he ever had in his entire life, expending more energy than he had, even during the duel with Pei La Cain. The colors of the rainbow blast began to fuse together, producing a spherical beam of blindingly bright white light. The spherical beam then homed in on the Zonuda like a missile, unerringly flying between all of the other Braves and effortlessly dodging the Zonuda’s attempted counterattacks. For a brief instant, the sun itself was outshone as the greatest and most pure force of Harmony ever to be wielded raced towards the Zonuda, tearing through its barrier like it wasn’t even there and encircling it, cutting it off from the Braves and preventing it from moving. Unfortunately for all involved, the Zonuda saw its destruction inbound and knew that while fighting back was impossible in its weakened state, its new host had a variety of other options available, including long-distance teleportation. With a single thought, the golden monstrosity teleported out from the ball of energy, a faint popping noise being the only evidence of its disappearance before the ball shrank down to nothing, revealing only empty air. The Zonuda was gone, and with it all hope of avoiding a war for the very survival of Equestria. To be continued… A/N: Behold! Now with 100% less stupidity!
Chapter One: The ArrivalPony of Braves: GaoGaiGar By PonyRobo Chapter One: The Arrival Alarms blared as the brave but exhausted warriors rushed to their posts aboard the slender white cruiser. “CHIEF! This space is collapsing faster than we thought! At this rate, we only have a few more seconds until it's wiped out, and us with it!” “What? That’s impossible; our calculations couldn’t have been that far off! That also means… oh no! Mamoru and Kaidou! Fire the ES-Missiles right now! They have to escape!” “It won’t work. Since the missiles aren’t yet loaded, it will be some time before we can fire them. Even with the help of The Power, there’s no way out of this. At least we’ll all pass on together…” Suddenly, a bright green glow began to emit from a humanoid figure tied to the front of the cruiser. “No! It won’t end like this… I won’t let it! OUR COURAGE WILL NOT BE DEFEATED SO EASILY! GADGET TOOL! GALEOREA… ROOAAADD!!” A flash and they were all gone. The cruiser, the large figures attached to it, everything vanished in a burst of bright green light. Where they were headed, none could say, but it would at least be preferable to certain destruction… This is the continuation of the tale of the brave king who transcends fate. It was a perfectly ordinary day in Canterlot. The sun was shining high and bright in the sky (as it should have been), nothing was on fire (for once), and Luna was asleep (and therefore not bowling nobleponies over with The Royal Canterlot Voice; despite Ponyville’s best attempts, it hadn’t taken long before Luna forgot and relapsed). All told, it was another boring day in court for Celestia, listening to the concerns of conceited nobles while desperately wishing for something, ANYTHING, to interrupt the monotony. Well, not anything, Celestia supposed; Discord escaping would still be a step down, but not by much. Perhaps a friendship letter…? No luck on that front either, it would seem. Despite Celestia’s frustrated gaze, a letter from her faithful student (or even her friends! Celestia enjoyed their correspondence as well) still failed to materialize. At this rate, it was going to be six more boring hours until an extremely dull state dinner, and then she would lower the sun and turn things over to Luna. Perhaps they would stay up and talk; night court had been rather slow since her sister’s return. However, just as Celestia began composing a mental note to talk to Luna later, an incredibly loud boom split the sky. Ponies throughout the room cowered in terror, and a loud crash informed Celestia that her sister had been awakened as well. Immediately, thankful for the opportunity to do so, Celestia spread her wings and flew through a now-shattered window to see what had made such a noise… and stopped cold. “What is that thing… no, wait, what are those things?” Celestia thought as she observed a sight previously unknown in Equestrian history. Far off in the distance, a large green tear had been ripped through the sky, and through it emerged a large white object utterly unlike anything the princess had ever seen. Attached to it were a number of smaller objects that seemed to resemble Diamond Dogs, though the proportions were slightly off. The one in front drew the majority of her attention, as it also possessed a lion’s face set into its chest and was glowing a bright green – the same shade as the color of the rift, Celestia noticed. However, almost as soon as it began, it was over; the… objects, for lack of a better term, exited the rift, which then closed behind them, and began to fall. At first, Celestia was stunned. What were these strange items, and how had they come to Equestria? What was that rift, and how had it been created? However, confusion soon gave way to panic, as Celestia noticed the trajectory of the objects would take them straight into Ponyville, wiping it off the map. Her face set with grim determination as she formulated a plan. While the things showed no hostile intent and did not appear to be moving under their own power, the fact remained that they were threatening Ponyville with their descent. This would not be tolerated. Summoning forth reserves of power she had not used since the first confrontation with Discord, the princess of the sun tore out of Canterlot with blazing speed and threw herself in front of the objects while simultaneously attempting to grasp them with her magic. As she gritted her teeth in effort, she was able to hold the largest object in the swirling golden tendrils of her power and gently drop it between Ponyville and the Everfree Forest, though the attached objects were tossed about a bit in the process. “SISTER! THOU ART UNINJURED?” Luna shouted as she landed gracefully next to her sister. “WHAT… I mean, what are these objects, and from whence did they originate?” “Don’t worry Luna, I’ll be fine, I just need to rest for a minute.” Celestia sighed as she sank to her knees from the effort required in landing the objects safely. “As to your second question, I have no idea. I’ve never seen anything like this before, but hopefully further study will allow us to… what?” She slowly got to her feet and backed away as the objects began to glow with a bright light. Then, something extraordinary happened; the eyes of the smaller objects lit up and they began to move! “Argh, where are we, HyoRyu? This looks like Earth, but something’s off, almost like civilization disappeared or something.” “Um, EnRyu, you might want to watch what you say. It appears that we have an audience.” The princesses were too stunned to respond. There had not been a day this strange in Equestria in a very long time, and it was apparent that the strangeness was just getting started… A/N: And so it begins; my first attempt at a fanfic, and a very odd crossover to boot. I admit the use of the Galeorea Road is a bit of a stretch, but between the similarity to the Galeorea Comet and the fact that it’s never used on screen I think I get a bit of leeway. Be sure to share your thoughts in the comments below, constructive criticism is always appreciated.
Chapter Two: IntroductionsPony of Braves: GaoGaiGar By PonyRobo Chapter Two: Introductions All Round Unbelievable. That was the only word the royal sisters could possibly use to describe the situation they currently found themselves in. To complicate the situation even further, as they stared in slack-jawed silence at the two strange objects that had just spoken (and in modern Equestrian, no less), more of the foreign creatures began to stir. “So, did we win?” One ramshackle gold-and-green creature that looked like the first two repainted and hastily smashed together asked. “I think so,” stated a smaller purple object as it freed itself from its bindings. “My memories of the battle are incomplete, but I believe I saw the Polturn copies disappearing before I lost consciousness. In addition, had we lost I highly doubt we would still be alive to have this conversation in the first place.” “Yeah!” piped up a pink object that carried a far more feminine air than its compatriots. “AnRyu and I were about to get skewered a dozen times over before we ended up on the J-Ark!” “What… what are you?” Celestia breathed as she found herself confronted by the strangest situation she had laid eyes on in several millennia. Whatever they were, they gave off an air of quiet menace – one that said “We’ll play nice if you will, but if you push us expect to get pushed back”. And that two-faced creature on the front, the one who hadn’t yet woken up… its thrown-together look and menacing gaze bore an uncomfortable similarity to Discord, yet it also seemed to emit an aura on some deeper level, the sort that screamed “protector and hero.” The word “brave” came to the forefront of her mind for some inexplicable reason. “Oh! How rude of us, forgetting to introduce ourselves!” a smaller blue-and-red object interjected. “My name is Mic Sounders the 13th, and my compatriots are…” despite not apparently possessing lungs, the creature paused and made a sound akin to drawing a deep breath. “Big Volfogg, HyoRyu, EnRyu, KouRyu, AnRyu, GekiRyuJin, actually, make that FuRyu and RaiRyu” he prattled on over the princesses’ horrified gasps as the ramshackle combination fell apart and split down the middle, “the big guy we’re tied to is the J-Ark, and our leader, the King of Braves, Genesic GaoGaiGar. Together, we are… the GUTSY GALAXY GUARD! Who are you?” “I am Princess Celestia, and this is my sister Princess Luna. Together, we are the rulers of Equestria.” Celestia stated after a few seconds of awkward silence, “But that can wait. Shouldn’t we tend to…? GekiRyuJin was it?” “Don’t worry about it; he was just performing Symmetrical Out. Then again, we could probably all use a tune-up, we all took a bit of a beating from the Soul Masters.” Mic stated blithely. This was followed by a chorus of agreement from all of his comrades save for GaoGaiGar, whose form still lay motionless. “You seem remarkably unfazed, given your level of injury. And who are these Soul Masters?” Celestia inquired, against her better judgment as Mic’s voice made her ears feel like they were being attacked by cheese graters. “Well, after what just happened, I think we’re all still in shock that we’re alive,” HyoRyu stated. “We should all be dead right now, but for some reason we aren’t, probably have the captain to thank for that.” He added with a nod towards GaoGaiGar. “As for the Soul Masters, they were… let’s just call them an unpleasant group of individuals who were destroying our universe and needed to be stopped.” The royal sisters both gasped at the last statement. “Destroying your universe? But that should be impossible! Besides, if the entire universe were at risk, surely we would have felt it as well!” Luna shouted. “I’m not sure, but it was us or them, and let’s just say they couldn’t quite back up their boasts.” EnRyu contributed. “You mean to say that you killed them?” Celestia inquired as a scowl briefly flitted across her features. “Indeed we did, but it was in self-defense,” Big Volfogg stated. “We attempted diplomacy, but the Soul Masters refused to listen, and our hands were forced in order to protect the universe.” Celestia then hung her head in shame, uncomfortably reminded of events one thousand years ago. “Speaking of which, you said you had no idea anything was wrong? By our accounts, total destruction was merely seconds away when we triumphed over Pisa Sol. Then again, this isn’t familiar territory, and the Galeorea Road was supposedly based off of the Galeorea Comet… could we have ended up in another parallel universe?” At this, the rest of GGG tensed up, but then relaxed when they realized that nothing was trying to kill them this time. “Well, as interesting as this conversation has been, we need to get you out of here,” Celestia said. “It’s only a matter of time before more ponies come here to see what happened, and I would prefer not to have to deal with fainting subjects at the moment. We can talk about how you got here and how to get you home once we relocate you. There are some caverns under the palace that should do nicely, though moving you in quietly is going to require some serious effort.” Unfortunately for Celestia, the worst possible thing that could have happened chose that exact moment to occur, as a bright flash of purple heralded the arrival of her student Twilight Sparkle, closely followed by the other element bearers. “Princess Celestia! I saw a boom, and I… um, are we interrupting something?” “An’ just what the hay is goin’ on here?! I’ve got the entire south orchard’s crop on the ground two days early and nopony around to grab ‘em… WHOA NELLY, what the hay are those things?!” “What happened? Who stole my sonic rainboom?! Put ‘em up… uh… huh? “Oooohhh, those ruffians! Whoever they are, I shall make them regret daring to interrupt… my… beauty sleep?” “Oh! Who are the big metal guys? Are they new in town? HI! My name’s Pinkie Pie and I know everypony in Ponyville, and I mean EVERYPONY, but I don’t know you, so you must be new! Then again, you aren’t ponies at all, are you? What are you anyway? Oh, who cares, I need to get my welcome wagon, stat!” “Oh, um, Princess, could you tell us what’s going on, I mean, if that’s all right with you…” Celestia resisted the urge to facehoof, but only just. “I would if I could Fluttershy. Right now you know almost as much as I do about our, well, let’s call them unexpected guests…” “I knew it, they ARE new in town! You know what this calls for? A PAR-mmph!” “Never fear, loyal subjects! We shall teleport everypony, well, everybody, to the Canterlot Caverns immediately! Let us merely focus for a moment…” “LUNA, NO!” KABOOM! To be continued… A/N: Well, another day, another chapter. Hopefully we can get some stuff blowing up next time…
Chapter Three: ComplicationsPony of Braves: GaoGaiGar By PonyRobo Chapter Three: Complications KABOOM! “What… what happened?” a dazed Luna asked while sitting up from her sprawled position some feet away from Twilight. “Sorry about that, princess,” Twilight sheepishly apologized. “I had a few wards up in case anypony tried to use magic on me, and I wasn’t able to turn them off in time.” “Wait… did you say magic?” HyoRyu inquired. “Is magic a real force in this universe? How would that work?” Twilight was stunned. “Of course! Does magic not exist where you’re from?” Her mind swam with the possibilities. What would her life be like without magic? How would ponies accomplish tasks they took for granted, like levitation or telekinesis? Worse still, without the magic of the royal sisters, who would raise the sun and moon, and how would they do it? She needed to know. The familiar thirst for knowledge filled her mind, overriding even her concerns about the panic that would ensue if anypony else came across the strange visitors. As soon as she could get one or two of them alone, it would be time to do some research. Everyone, pony and robot alike, was so absorbed by their conversation that even as Luna teleported them to the Canterlot Caverns (after carefully ensuring that nobody else in the group was protected in a similar manner), none of them noticed the small needle-thin spore that exited through a crack in the J-Ark’s hull and attached itself to Princess Celestia… There were voices. That was all Evoluder Guy knew as he floated, cast adrift in a white void that never seemed to end. They flitted in and out of his auditory range, evading all attempts to corral and identify them. One seemed almost heavenly in its softness and calm, while another barked harsh orders to others he could not see. Then a gaggle of unfamiliar voices picked up for an instant, only to immediately die and be replaced by warm and friendly voices – familiar voices. HyoRyu and EnRyu, asking if he was alright. Volfogg, expressing concern that Mamoru may have been injured by the fall – what fall? Mic, his voice reminding Guy of overzealous cheese graters, idly pondering if exposure to the PasQ Machine could be the problem. Then… no, that was impossible. For a brief instant, Guy would have sworn he heard the voices of his father and mother, just as he did over Jupiter a mere one year ago… “Guy. You must wake up, Guy. Your time is not yet at hand. You still have some work to do.” “We’re so proud of you, Guy. You have no idea how happy we are, being able to watch your many triumphs as we have. Unfortunately, we were unable to talk to you until now, and I suspect we shall not do so again until the day you join us forever. Until then… good job, but you aren’t done just yet. One more task awaits you, my son…” And then the void was gone, replaced with a sea of concerned faces, some of them familiar, most of them, equine…? “Hurry! We can’t save this “captain” if we can’t get him out of there!” “I know, I know! I am working as fast as I am able! Were it not for this cursed orange barrier, I would have him out already! We just need a little more time!” And with that, yet another surprise revealed itself to Equestria. He glowed with a bright green aura and floated several inches off of the ground. Despite having lost more blood than a body his size should have been able to hold, he was still conscious, if only barely. Standing tall despite his grave injuries, Evoluder Guy, though he did not know it, was the first humanoid to enter Equestria. “Don’t worry, I’m fine. Someone should check on Mikoto…” was all he got out before he collapsed into a crumpled heap on the rough stone floor. “Mikoto? Who is Mikoto? Was she one of those ‘humans’ we found unconscious inside the J-Ark?” Celestia futilely inquired. “Indeed she is.” HyoRyu interjected. “She has rather distinctive red hair, I’m sure we can identify her if given a chance.” “Well, right now they have all been moved to a secret medical facility.” Celestia replied. “There will be plenty of time for reunions after… they have… recovered…” With that, Celestia set another first in Equestrian history as she suddenly and violently collapsed. “What happened? Tia? TIA? GET UP TIA!” “Oh no, Princess Celestia! We need to get her to the ER right away! Wait… what’s that? Why is she glowing?” Indeed, Celestia was glowing, and she was rising into the air, though her limbs all still hung slack. In addition, rather than her usual golden glow when she was using her magic, she was glowing a rather brilliant and, to the assembled warriors of GGG, a frighteningly familiar shade of purple. “That color… no, it can’t be. That’s impossible! Commander Guy destroyed it a year ago, we witnessed it ourselves!” Volfogg cried in a rare moment of distress. “What? Do you know what that thing is? What’s happening to her?!” Luna screamed. “I’m not sure how to put this delicately, so I won’t.” EnRyu interrupted, his face a grim mask of seriousness. “You need to get out of here right now and take everyone not combat-capable with you. If anyone weak stays around, they’ll only be a target. In addition, any machinery you possess needs to be removed from the caves immediately, or preferably the surrounding area. In the meantime, leave the battle to us.” “No!” Twilight shouted. “Whatever’s wrong with Princess Celestia, we can’t abandon her in her time of need – OOF!” she sharply exhaled as she was thrown across the room by a blast of force, a hastily-erected lunar shield the only thing saving her from splattering on the far wall. Celestia’s mouth opened in a sick parody of its normal movements as purple and gold tendrils covered her body and a voice thought long dead broadcast its chilling cry throughout the caves. “ZONUDA…” A/N: Just bear with me for a little longer, we’re finally going to get a proper fight scene next time.
Chapter Four: The Enemy Reborn v2: New and Improved!Pony of Braves: GaoGaiGar By PonyRobo Chapter Four: The Enemy Reborn v2 The calm stillness of the peaceful Canterlot evening was abruptly shattered when Genesic GaoGaiGar was hurled out of the side of Canterlot Mountain and down to the plains below, much of its body shattering at impact. As if that weren’t enough, the drop was then followed by a beam whose shine overpowered even the sun's bright rays shooting out through the hole in the mountain and lancing straight into Galeon’s mouth, exploding and crippling the unpiloted mech before it had a chance to fight. Only after this crucial task was completed did the New Machine Species, Zonuda, exit through the hole as well and survey its new domain. While it had partially adapted to the shape of its new host, now sporting four legs, a differently-shaped pair of wings and a wicked-looking horn on its head, its lined golden coloration was still all too familiar to the heroes of GGG. The Zonuda had managed to regain its great size by converting Celestia’s magical energy into mass, but it wanted, nay, it needed more material to mechanize so that it could continue its mission where it had been interrupted one year ago. However, its musings were interrupted when a dark blue alicorn slammed into its side at an appreciable fraction of the speed of sound, sending it spiraling into the distance before mustering all of the power the Royal Canterlot Voice possessed. “ATTENTION CITIZENS OF EQUESTRIA! THIS IS YOUR PRINCESS LUNA, BEARING DIRE NEWS! FLEE! FLEE FOR YOUR LIVES! GET AS FAR AWAY FROM HERE AS YOU CA-!” Luna was rudely cut off when the Zonuda retaliated by enclosing her in a field of golden magic. At first nothing happened, but Luna’s surprise soon gave way to screams of pain as purple tendrils began to crawl up her legs, turning flesh and bone into metal as they went. Despite Luna’s best efforts, she was unable to extricate herself from the metal, which only accelerated its growth when exposed to her magic. With her magic slowly being drained and her wings becoming too heavy to support her, the moon princess realized that her struggle was futile and surrendered to the conversion. “So this is how it ends. We must admit to being quite surprised at this turn of events, but even alicorns must pass on someday,” Luna thought to herself as her sense of self faded. “We can only hope that these visitors can succeed where we have failed…” However, just before she lost consciousness, she felt the tendrils partially recede as a harsh blast of ice, accompanied by a cry of “Chest Thriller!” encased a spherical barrier around the Zonuda. As she too slammed into the plains below, her last thought was that hope was not lost after all… “And today had been going so well,” EnRyu grumbled. “We stopped the Soul Masters, saved the universe and made some new friends on top of that! Now we’re being slapped around by the Zonuda, which we know for a fact should be dead, and both Mamoru and the captain are out cold!” Indeed, despite HyoRyu’s limited success in saving Princess Luna, the battle had not been going well for the GGG Mobile Unit. The simple truth was that they were too damaged by their battle with the Soul Masters to fight at full capacity, which resulted in a fight that looked eerily similar to last year’s curb-stomping. In fact, the only reason any of the mecha were still standing was that they had desperately given ground to avoid the Zonuda’s touch, not at all eager to be deactivated as quickly as they had been last time. However, this led to them being virtually unable to deal any significant damage, as the Zonuda’s barrier easily shrugged off all of the attacks they could use in their damaged states. HyoRyu and EnRyu were restricted to the Freezing Gun and Melting Gun, respectively, as the Chest Thriller and Warmer’s systems had been almost completely annihilated by the Supernova and ChoRyuJin’s tonfas had been destroyed in P-Vater’s counterattack. Big Volfogg was only able to use the 4,000 Magnum, as the Murasame Sword would have forced him to close with the Zonuda, which was suicide, and his Mirror Coating was too depleted for him to use the Whirling Death Strike. To make matters worse, both of the boomerangs necessary for the Silver Moon and Silver Cross had been broken by Polturn. Quite frankly, the fact that the GunMachines were even in something approximating working order was a minor miracle. FuRyu and RaiRyu were completely useless, as their wind and lightning control mechanisms had been broken by P’tulone, thus making the Two-Headed Dragon an impossibility. KouRyu and AnRyu were similarly useless, as they were barely able to move under their own power after the use of the Bullet X Lite and their attachments had been sliced off by Puranus, rendering the Dance of Darkness and Light unusable. Mic Sounders the 13th found himself in the same boat, as his disc player was destroyed by Percurio and there were no nearby suspension bridges that could substitute. Even he, however, was infinitely more useful than the J-Ark, as the strain of getting GaoGaiGar to Pisa Sol so soon after using the J-Phoenix had been too much for it to handle, resulting in its current unresponsive state. All in all, the forces of the Gutsy Galaxy Guard were in very poor shape at the moment, and victory looked to be impossible. However, despite the Zonuda’s attempts to rectify the mistakes made in its last defeat, it had again forgotten one crucial factor: Mamoru. “What… where am I? What happened, and are those… ponies? I hear something,” At this, his hair began to glow that distinctive green, which combined with the lingering echoes of the earlier cry immediately filled his heart with dread. “No, it can’t be! The Zonuda died, I saw it happen! Guy purified it, I know it! And yet, something tells me it isn’t that simple.” With that, he spared a glance at the ponies, two of whom trotted towards him when they noticed he had awoken. “That just raises further questions, but for now GGG needs my help, and I can’t let anything stop me!” Mamoru cried as he unfurled his wings and flew out through the gaping hole in the unfamiliar wall. What he saw nearly made him pass out again – it was indeed the Zonuda, but it looked off, as if it had Zonderized a unicorn rather than a human. The Mobile Unit was attempting to fight it, but they weren’t having much success in their weakened state. No, this battle would come down to him and him alone. “Consarn it! Just when we could get some answers, that little feller had to go and fly off!” “Now, now Applejack, do try to remember that we have higher priorities at the moment. I’m sure we’ll be able to talk to him later, after that ghastly thing has been dealt with and Celestia has been saved. In the meantime, we should probably search for the Elements, no?” “Rarity’s right, Applejack. We need to free Celestia from this… Zonuda… and to do that I’m sure we’ll need the Elements! Fortunately, I’ve already teleported and gotten them, so now we just need to put them on and get… a… clear shot… Oh no! With everything that’s going on out there, it’s going to be impossible to hit that thing! What do we do?!” “Well, it isn’t that hard, Twilight. The Elements only purify things, right? Even if we miss, there won’t be any consequences, right? I say we fire away!” “But that won’t work, Dash! We won’t have enough energy for more than one shot, maybe two if we really push it! If we waste those, we won’t be able to use the Elements again for days! We have to be right on target!” “Well, there’s gotta be some chance we can hit, right? And we’re the heroes here, right?” “Yeah, but what does that have to do with anything? Are you going somewhere with this?” “Hay yes I am! If there’s one thing I know about heroes, it’s that they always come through in the clutch! What were the odds that we could have beaten Nightmare Moon? Or that dragon that Fluttershy stared down? Or Discord? And what about Shining Armor and Cadence? We can’t just let them one-up us like that! We’ve beaten the odds before, and I know we can do it again! With courage, a 1% chance becomes 100%! There’s nothing we can’t do if we put our minds to it!” “Well, I suppose we have no choice. Let’s do it!” Twilight’s eyes began to glow as the six mares were raised into the air as an incredibly bright rainbow shot out of Twilight’s tiara and flew… extremely far to the right of the target. While Twilight knew from an intellectual standpoint that the visitors couldn’t be harmed by the Elements, her subconscious had remained leery – after all, both Nightmare Moon and Discord were functionally immortal and native to Equestria, so there was no way to predict what might happen if any of them were struck by the power of harmony. As a result, Twilight had directed the beam in such a way to ensure that none of the Braves were hit – which, given the chaotic dance they were currently engaging in, meant the beam also came nowhere near the Zonuda. Unfortunately for the mares, they had put everything they had into that one shot, leaving all of them as exhausted as they had been the first time they used the Elements, weakly laying on the floor and desperately trying to summon the necessary power for another shot. Despite their best efforts, it was a lost cause, and they could do nothing but watch as the rainbow flew out towards Appleloosa. Then, to their great surprise, it turned. Despite no known force being able to stop or control the Elements of Harmony in this state, the beam was turning before their very eyes, swinging around for another shot. “But… how?” was Twilight’s sole objection before she surrendered to the impossibility of the day and sat back to watch the show. “What was that?” Mamoru thought as he saw a bright rainbow-colored beam shoot out of the mountain and past the impromptu battlefield. It was strange, but he could almost feel the energy radiating from it as if it were that of a G-Stone. In any case, it was awfully familiar… “Well, seeing as how they had us all in a hospital of sorts, I would wager that the… um, ponies… back there are friendly, and that the rainbow was some kind of weapon. Their aim could use some work, but it felt almost like a G-Stone’s energy, which I can control… I’ve got it! Maybe I CAN control it and set it on course! It’s a long shot, but I have to try!” With that, Mamoru began to focus. He concentrated harder than he ever had in his entire life, expending more energy than he had, even during the duel with Pei La Cain. The colors of the rainbow blast began to fuse together, producing a spherical beam of blindingly bright white light. The spherical beam then homed in on the Zonuda like a missile, unerringly flying between all of the other Braves and effortlessly dodging the Zonuda’s attempted counterattacks. For a brief instant, the sun itself was outshone as the greatest and most pure force of Harmony ever to be wielded raced towards the Zonuda, tearing through its barrier like it wasn’t even there and encircling it, cutting it off from the Braves and preventing it from moving. Unfortunately for all involved, the Zonuda saw its destruction inbound and knew that while fighting back was impossible in its weakened state, its new host had a variety of other options available, including long-distance teleportation. With a single thought, the golden monstrosity teleported out from the ball of energy, a faint popping noise being the only evidence of its disappearance before the ball shrank down to nothing, revealing only empty air. The Zonuda was gone, and with it all hope of avoiding a war for the very survival of Equestria. To be continued… A/N: Behold! Now with 100% less stupidity!
