The roosters of Sweet Apple Acres let out their morning calls to wake the family of Sweet Apple Acres early in the morning. Applejack was the first to get up, standing on her family's porch already just to take a deep breath of the refreshing morning air. She began to look across the huge apple orchard with a smirk at fields of red, green and brown. "It's applebucking season..." She whispered as a large, red stallion exited the house to stand next to her.

Big Macintosh, Big Mac to his friends and family, spent several seconds to take in the same sight, a farm that seemed to go to the horizon just brimming with one of the most beautiful apple orchards in the nation... some would even dare to say the world, but AJ knew that it was better to be humble and enjoyed in Equestria at the least. He took a small breath. "...Eeyup..."

Paolina finally had herself a bag of bits to buy with now that her appointment with Mayor Mare to discuss the exchange rate for Zeni to Bits was complete... that was a headache that she would be happy to never go through again. It took about a week for a royal treasurer to come to the town despite the fact she offered to fly right to Canterlot to deal with it, because of that she had spent an entire week practically starving as she waited to convert some bits. She gently touched down outside of her home on one of the nearest mountains and took a breath of the fresh, clean air. "Ah... Training season... best year of the time..." She gave a little chuckle as she got to work with some of the seeds she had recently purchased from Ponyville. "Hehe... year of the time... I gotta remember that one for later."

Just as she finished planting the last of the seeds she had purchased from Ponyville she straightened as a new guest arrived. "Hm... Instant transmission seems to be a favorite among the Time Patrol... doesn't it."

From behind her the baritone chuckle from Cello said it all. "Well, it's great for getting from point A to point B..."

Paolina had a small smile as she turned to look at one of her close friends. "It's been quite a while... although, it seems like you topped out, didn't you."

The albino Namekkian gives her a shrug as they start to walk towards the Saiyan's new home. "Ever since Tokitoki was rebuilt the only person I know who did any training more intense than you would be Cynder..."

Paolina perked up at that. "Really? Last time I had seen her she was just barely able to gather her energy together." She let her friend into her home first and a few of the server-bots quickly got to work preparing drinks for them.

"She... She's been following in your path, using the scroll of time to go on the same quest you did. She's already got herself training with Lord Beerus and Lord Whis." Cello explains as he takes one of the cups of tea. "She really looks up to you Paolina..."

"Yeah..." The Saiyan replied with more of a nostalgic sigh. "It's only been a couple months but I already miss her... Has she broken past the Ascended barrier yet?" Paolina asked with a smile.

Cello's serious look caused her to lose her own smile as he responded with a clear "...No..." Which caused Paolina's eyes to widen in shock.

"B-But... I couldn't even beat Beerus' test without going super saiyan!"

"I know... but she's going through the exact same path without using the addition of the Super Saiyan power... Right now though, I wouldn't be surprised if she was training right alongside Vegeta, Goku, Beerus and Whis at this very moment... She's gotten strong, as strong as you, without needing to unleash rage in order to get stronger." Cello let out a small sigh as he leaned back in his seat. "...Sometimes, I envy you Saiyans... You get stronger and stay in a battle ready condition far longer than any other race... Even I couldn't hold my own against Cell, but you, Cynder and Toma all fought him like he was a pushover..."

"Well, I wouldn't exactly say it was easy..." Paolina replied. "It still took hours and hours of training in order to be able to beat Cell. Even then, I still accepted him as a mentor because he was able to teach me even more than Piccolo had." She gives a small shudder. "If... If she's becoming as strong as I am... I fear the day she breaks the Super Saiyan barrier... because nobody may be able to stop her."

"Considering that she's training alongside gods right now... I wouldn't be surprised." Cello chuckles. "The last time I had spoken to her she still had that very childlike innocence about her despite fighting the same battles you did." He puts a hand on his chin. "It could possibly be because she knew it was all simulation instead of the real thing that she's so confident in her strength."

Paolina nodded with a small smile. "She's like a little sister to me... Or at least something like that..." She nods a little before looking back over to the pale Namekkian. "So, what brings you to Equestria?"

"Since Tokitoki has quieted down a bit and all the time patrollers are migrating away from the city the Supreme Kai of Time told me there was a position as Kami available here, so I decided I could use a nice, cushy job watching over a planet, possibly creating a set of dragon balls for the place."

Paolina let out a small chuckle. "Oh please, cushy? You wouldn't know what to do with yourself if you weren't beating someone's face in."

"That may describe you, but I do know how to keep busy when I'm not fighting." Cello replied with a smirk. "I'm not fighting right now, am I?"

"Oh, so you're just going to talk to yourself wherever your lookout happens to be?" Paolina retorted with a smirk.

"Of course not, I've already spoken with Celestia about adoption, I'm going to adopt a groundskeeper for my lookout, I will also be teaching him or her the ways of Ki so that I have someone to train with when they are strong enough." Cello answered as he slowly got up. "Now, I'm sure your friends in ponyville could use your help right about now, I get the feeling that one of them is being a tad stubborn compared to the rest." He chuckled a little as he took to the air and gave a small, two-fingered salute before taking off.

Paolina looked off towards Ponyville, nearly a speck of a town in the distance. "I wonder... What is Spike getting up to?" She muttered before taking to the air as well. There was a small sonic boom in the air as she took off towards town.

"Oh, so yer sayin' that my mouth is makin' bets my legs can't keep, is that it?" Applejack growled at her brother as he pulled a cart full of barrels down the main street of Ponyville.

"...Eeyup..." He replied simply, not taking his eyes away from the road.

Applejack's muzzle lit up red with anger. "What!? How could ya say that?! I'm yer sister, Strongest mare in Ponyville, I can handle an orchard while you handle the corn field and potato fields, We don't need no extra help on the farm." Mer muzzle seemed to twist into a grimace. "We don't have the bits to hire anypony... Or do I need to remind you of those minotaurs you tried ta hire last year..."

"...Nope... but AJ, You're still just one pony. You might be strong but strength isn't what we need more than a few helping hooves around the farm..." Big Mac sighed as he stopped outside one of the local barley mills, nodding to the earth pony workers who quickly came out to alleviate the large stallion of his heavy burden. "What we need around the farm is extra hooves so that we're not exhausted and workin' ourselves to an early grave." He rumbled as one of the workers passed a bag of bits to AJ, causing a look of confusion from the two.

The auburn earth pony gave a small smile. "Mill's under new management, with the prices changin' the new boss is giving a small advance to our suppliers to help keep them supplyin' us instead of turning away. Guy's generous like that since he doesn't want to see places like this get run down."

The explanation got both of the farm ponies to smile a bit back. "Well, thank ya kindly, we'll be sure to invest these bits wisely then." Applejack replied as her brother started pulling the empty cart away. Once out of earshot, which happened to be quite a ways for a pony, Big Mac started the conversation up again.

"Why not ask yer new friends if they would mind helpin'? I'm sure they'd be happy ta help if they knew we were in a pinch."

Applejack growled at him again. "We are NOT in a pinch!" She hissed. "We are doin' jus' fine and I'll prove it, I'll have the whole orchard harvested by the end of the week!" Big mac simply rolled his eyes as his sister stormed off to their farm.

The large stallion's ears twitched as Paolina landed nearby, he blinked a few times as she started looking around the now-empty street. "Ugh... I'm never going to get used to tha-... oh..." She hesitated the moment she saw Big Mac. "Sorry, Usually I'm greeted with an entirely empty street whenever I fly into town."

"Not surprisin'... If'n it weren't for my curiosity I woulda turned tail too, that an the fact this is the only cart large enough to fit me any more." Big Mac replies. "Don' quite want to leave it jus' anywhere, ya know?"

Paolina nodded a little as she walked up to the large stallion. "Yeah, I really seem to be able to clear the town... You happen to know where Spike is?"

"That's... Twilight's little friend, right?" Big Mac asks as they walk down the street.

"Yep, although he says he's her number one assistant, it's kinda adorable." Paolina chuckled as she started noticing a few more ponies making their way out of improvised hiding places, acting like she hadn't just scared them with her power. It was at least better than the two of them walking down a deserted street, it didn't quite hurt the fact since it did seem like they didn't know why they were scared too... since many of them waved at her as the pair passed down the street. She had a pensive frown on her face. "Maybe I shouldn't fly into town..."

"Strange that you can fly though..." Big Mac replied. "Seems to be limited to pegusai and griffons normally... least, among the critters that talk around here." He explained. "And that Spike fella is likely to be with Twilight, whenever I see him around town she's usually with him. Why do you wanna know where he is? Ain't he a bit too young for ya?" He jabs with a small smirk.

She flicked his ear as she let out a laugh. "You dolt, he seems to be interested in getting stronger... I think Twilight might be able to arrange something so that he could train and keep occupied when he's not just idling around."

"I kinda doubt that..." Mac replied.

"How so?" Paolina asked.

Big Mac put on a knowing smile. "Since he met Miss Rarity he's been tryin' to get her to notice him. He might want to have something flashy to git her attention."

Paolina put on a confident smile. "Well, my training would wring that desire right out, One should train for the desire to better the self, instead of show off." That managed to get the stallion to laugh.

"Ah, you'd like AJ then, my sis likes to work the farm just because it made her the strongest mare in ponyville, even minotaurs have good competition when she gets to the bar."

"I'd hope so, well... It was good talking to you, I'm off to find Spike, little guy could use some friends." Paolina gave the large, red stallion a friendly wave before making her way to the local library.

Big Mac stopped his walk as he looked over the Saiyan that had left his company. He hummed a little to himself as his eyes appraised the girl's form. "...Good tone, mighty strong... she might be able to help, hope she don't mind gettin' a little dirty." He mused as he continued his way to the farm.

Twilight let out a happy sigh as she finished making a self-imposed report on the behavior on local fauna, it wasn't easy to be the librarian in Ponyville since so few ponies actually wanted to use the library as often as she did when she was in Canterlot. Fortunately the occasional pony would come in looking for a book that could help them or for some light reading so she was always happy to help after memorizing nearly half the books already. Although there was one section that she refused to let Spike touch, ones that were best kept out of the claws of baby dragons. Admittedly, she really did wish that there were more books available on the subject of Dragons or Saiyans, but both races were ones that had so little interaction with pony society that it was a miracle that any pony at all knew about them. The only time dragons were seen outside of some Breezie Tale was simply as a warning that if a dragon was nearby the safest direction to go was away from the dragon and prey it didn't smell you. It certainly wasn't any help in trying to figure out some of the nutritional benefits for her little assistant, since she would estimate that by now he should have been at least a little bit bigger than he actually is.

Twilight let out a small squeak of surprise as the bell above the library door chimed to let her know someone had come in. "Hello! Welcome to the Golden Oaks Library! Oh, Paolina, how have you been?" She got up and started walking over to the Saiyan as she closed the door.

"Good, and the Library's looking really nice, it's a really nice setup you have going on here." Paolina says with a bit of an impressed tone as she looks over the shelves of books. "Anything interesting you have here?" She chuckles.

"This is a library, of course there's interesting information, what are you looking for?" Twilight asked with a smile as she got into her 'happy librarian' mode. "We have books on subjects from Astronomy to Zoology!" She chimed happily as her horn lit up and several books began to float from idle piles through the air to neatly shelf themselves nearby.

"I was looking to learn a bit more about dragons..." Paolina replied.

Twilight groaned internally, that subject being the one that she had criticized herself for being light on not mere minutes ago. "I... Would, but sadly, that's the one topic that ponies are dangerously light on..."

"Hm, and here I was, thinking that you had a dragon living with you and were able to learn so much about how a dragon lives." Paolina hummed. "Where is the little guy anyway?"

Twilight frowned a little. "He's upstairs, napping. He is a baby dragon still, but that's the thing, he only knows as much about his own kind as us ponies do, he was raised under my care after I helped hatch him."

"Well, From the earth that I spent the better part of... thirty-something years saving... I do know that dragons are an omnivorous species, much like humans but on a far wider palette."

Twilight's eyes widened a bit as she looked back to the Saiyan, "How much do you know about dragons?"

Paolina shrugged as she took a seat across from Twilight. "Only about as much as human mythology gave them... since Tokitoki City exists outside of time I had plenty of time to read up on some interesting bits of human lore."

"So... you're..." Twilight began hesitantly.

"Don't worry, due to Tokitoki being outside of the normal timeline I'm only about sixteen... all time technically stops in Tokitoki since it doesn't follow the flow of time."

"Wait... If Tokitoki is outside of time... then how do you patrol time?"

"That's the beauty of it, since Tokitoki is outside of time, we have an objective view of time and look at it more like a canvas than as a river that we float along. When you're outside of time, you can be literally anywhere else in time and not have it affect you, kinda like immortality but you can still die by normal causes... so... more like eternal youth if you stay outside of time."

Twilight was already writing in a nearby notepad out of habit. "I see... so... in this 'Toki toki city' you don't age at all?"

Paolina smiled as the inquisitive unicorn levitated a couple of cups out to them, they happened to just be water. "That's right, one example could be the Fusion dance developed by the species that inhabits the planet Yardrat, it's a special technique that's able to combine two warriors of equal strength and about equal size into one incredibly powerful warrior. The only downside is that it lasts thirty minutes, sometimes less if you're using a ton of energy."

Twilight nodded as she began a new page. "how does that prove to be an example?"

"Well, that's the great thing, when a fused warrior using the fusion dance goes to Tokitoki, they can stay fused indefinitely, no matter how much energy you use, all because Tokitoki city is outside of the flow of time." Paolina replied with a smile. "I could spend Centuries in Tokitoki and still not age a day."

Twilight nodded. "Wow, and you... helped fix time there?"

"Absolutely, I was recruited by Shenron to help save time from collapsing."

"Who's Shenron?"

Paolina put a hand on her chin. "Well, he's the only dragon I've personally met, and even that was only once... He's a giant green dragon, his entire body could likely stretch over several miles, he's super sleek and serpent-like... with these deer-like horns on his head and a really nice-looking pair of whiskers on his face."

"He sounds powerful..." Twilight replied as the quill started to sketch a description.

"Oh he is... by gathering seven magical orbs called the Dragon Balls you're able to summon him and he will grant you a wish... there are a couple limitations, but he's really powerful." Paolina explained. "...The only thing I've seen that he can't do is kill people, but I don't know if it's because it was a personal taboo that the creator of the Dragon Balls had, or if he's not actually able to do so... but he can bring people back from the dead, Many people actually... and when Dende became Kami of Earth he was able to bring back people from the dead multiple times just by sacrificing one of the three wishes that he would've been able to grant."

Twilight's eyes seemed to sparkle with interest at the brand new topic on a subject that had never been heard of before in pony history. "That's amazing! I could spend all day listen-... huh?" She paused mid-sentence as the ground seemed to rumble, a shout from outside made her quickly leave her seat, followed closely by Paolina.

"STAMPEDE!!!" Shouted Rainbow Dash from the sky as a herd of cows were quickly making their way to Ponyville, Paolina's eyes narrowed as she put two fingers to her head.

the moment she vanished from where she stood at Twilight's window was also the moment she appeared next to Rainbow Dash. "Okay... best way to stop the herd without killing them..." She muttered.

Rainbow dash chuckled and put a hoof on Paolina's shoulder before pointing towards the stampede. "Don't worry about it, AJ's got it covered." She explained as the Saiyan let a confused look watch the group of cows as a dog and orange mare made their way to the head of the herd. Paolina's expression switched to impressed as the orange farm mare used her lasso to turn the head of the herd and in turn make the rest of the stampede swerve away from the little town.

Once everyone in town had realized that they were safe everypony began to cheer for the mare that helped save their town from certain doom. "Wow... you ponies really do celebrate just about everything around here... don't ya?" Paolina asked the resting pegasus next to her.

Dash stretched out a little bit like a cat on the cloud she was laying on before curling up for her post-lunch nap, "Yeah, It's what happens when you live in the same town Pinkie lives in, everything is a cause to party for her." Dash chuckled as she flicked her tail and got comfortable. "Between my training and Pinkie throwing so many parties, I'm bushed... so if you don't mind, I'll be taking a nap until that announcement of Twilight's is ready."

Paolina nodded a little as she began to float down to the town streets, this time none of the ponies seemed to mind her. "Well... whether it's because of the event that just happened or them getting used to my power around here, I'm happy they're not all just diving for the nearest cover." she sighed mentally as she began to walk back to the Library. She rubbed the side of her face with a hand as she started to let her mind wander, in its own way it was a new concept now that she wasn't just trying to go from battle to battle to get stronger. "...Why am I even here? I know that I was a good distraction for Nightmare Moon... but... from there everything just seemed to be playing out on its own... I probably didn't even need to interfere when Twilight was running from that crowd... She probably would've just teleported back to her library and spoke with her friends there..." She slowed to a stop just to lean against the wall. "...what am I doing? I should be back at my home training for the next big threat... and here I am, in a small town just watching as perfectly-equipped ponies do what they need to in order to make the world run as it always had..." She slid down the side into a sitting position, kicking up a small cloud of dust as she landed, sighing as she continued to let her mind wander.

She was brought out of her thoughts as a stallion cleared his throat nearby, causing her to look up and look at the large, red stallion holding his hoof out to her. "...You want some help up?" He asked with a genuine smile on his face.

"I'm able to get up on my own..." She replies a little hesitantly, only causing him to smile a little more.

"I know... but sometimes it's easier to have some help..." he replied simply as she took his hand, letting him help her to her feet. "You want some work to take your mind off of somethin'?"

Paolina smiled at him as they started to walk. "What kind do you have in mind?"

"...The kind that don't require talkin'... or worryin'..." He replies.

She nodded a little bit. "I could use some work like that... it's going to be a bit before my garden's ready to grow, I might be able to learn some tips with you..."

"So... Applejack told you that she didn't want to hire any extra... hooves... around the farm this year because..." Paolina started as she drove her trowel into the dirt to dig up potatoes.

Big Mac sighed a little as he dug a row over, "...Because of last year, I tried to get us some help by hirin' some Minotaur workers who were passin' through... they demanded payment up front and I was able to haggle them to half up front and the other half when the job was done... but when they were supposed to come to help the whole group of them skipped town and left us late on the harvest..."

"That's rough... I can see why your sister wouldn't want the same mistake happening again."

"Yeah... Most ponies in town would be happy ta help... but all of them are workin' on making their own living and we just don't feel right asking them to stop what they're doing just so we could get some help on the farm."

Paolina hummed as she started to dig just a little faster, "I can actually understand how you feel... Back where I'm from... Planet Plant... in my dimension we rose in rank based on how hard we worked and how efficient we are on the battlefield. Saiyans who hadn't lost their tails in battle usually proved to be stronger, but with enough hard work a Saiyan like me could rise to be on almost the same level as the royal family." She got up and dusted off her gi as she stood so that she could go to the end of the row with Big Mac, "...It was hard for anyone to ask for help because we would rise on our individual merit much more often, teams were raised based on if they all performed well, any member found wanting would remain at their station or even fall to a lower rank if their team mates completely overshadowed their part."

"Musta' been rough..." Big Mac grunted as he kept harvesting.

"Actually, it was pretty easy living. Saiyans are born to fight, as a warrior race we keep our physical peak much longer than most others and are able to adapt to most environments. It's in our blood to get excited over the chance to fight..." Paolina replied as she went down the row with the large stallion.

"Can't say I see that in you..." He stated as he looked up at her for a moment. "You seem the right nice, quiet type."

Paolina gave a small chuckle. "That's only because the one enemy here who got my blood boiling for a fight isn't a threat until she regains her strength..."

"An' who might that be?"

"Princess Luna..." She replied, to the stallion's astonishment. "...I hope to fight Celestia as well... but I can tell that she's in a league all her own. Just thinking about fighting and training alongside those two... it just gets me so excited."

"What makes ya think that you'll just be able to fight the rulers of Equestria?"

"Because... When I was fighting Luna in her Nightmare Moon form... she practically handed me my ass on a silver platter, she was so strong that I ended up in the hospital with plenty of broken bones and in a near-death state..."

Big Mac's eyes widened a bit as he paused mid-shovel. "An'... an' yer walkin' around like it was nothin'...?"

"Oh no, I'm still sore in a couple places... while a Sensu bean is really good at healing, your muscles can still remember a bit of the pain. But for the most part I have a clean bill of health, with a Zenkai boost to help." Paolina replied with a smile as she kept digging like he was following her, getting him to shake his head and get back to digging up potatoes.

"Z-... Zen-kai?" He prodded.

"Mhmm, it's a boost that Saiyans get after recovering from near-death that helps their power spike up." She explained as she got to the end of the row, using her arm to wipe some of the sweat from her brow. "Oh wow... we're done with the potatoes already? I would've thought from the size it would've taken us at least another hour."

"Well, when we got good help we can get everything done quicker than we expect." Big Mac chuckled as a little yellow filly with a mane as red as her brother's coat came over to the pair with a tray of lemonade glasses balanced on her head. "Thanks Applebloom." He says with a smile as he takes one of the glasses.

"Yer welcome Big Mac!" She piped up as Paolina helped take hold of the tray so that they could have the remaining two glasses. "What's yer name miss?" She asked the Saiyan before taking a sip of her lemonade.

"My name is Paolina, it's good to meet you Miss Apple Bloom." the Saiyan replied, causing the filly to giggle.

"It's just Apple Bloom, I'm not an old mare yet."

"No, I guess not. You are really adorable though, I don't know why but even grown ponies look adorable." Paolina laughed as the three of them began making their way to the house.

"Are ya stayin' fer dinner?" Apple Bloom asked as she quirked her ears.

Paolina gave a nervous chuckle. "Hehe... I wouldn't dare impose..."

"It's no trouble, you did some honest work out there with me, we can even discuss yer payment after dinner." Big Mac explained with a gentle smile.

Paolina shook her head. "I'm sorry Mac, Saiyans have a REALLY big appetite, probably enough to put a full grown dragon to shame, I wouldn't feel good about putting your family out like that, and like I said before, I have a ton of money that I could get converted to bits whenever I needed... I don't need payment, just friends."

"Well, consider yerself more than that Paolina... I'd be happy to consider ya an honorary Apple." Big Mac replies.

Apple Bloom let out a gasp. "I have another sister!" She squealed with joy as she leapt up to hug the Saiyan, who chuckled and began petting the excitable filly in kind.

"That... I can live with." Paolina replied as they got to the house. "I'll see you guys tomorrow... Corn field?"

Big Mac nodded as the Saiyan took to the air. "...Eeyup..."

Paolina let out a small chuckle as she quickly took to the air, her eyes locked on a small blur that streaked along the skyline from just off of the center of town before it landed at the Library. Her curiosity piqued she quickly angled herself towards the library and soared through the air towards the Library.

Once she arrived though she definitely noticed something off about Dash since she's sprawled out on the floor in a daze and half buried in books. Paolina quickly lands and knocks on the door to the library before Twilight lets out a greeting as the door opens. "Hey Twilight, is Dash okay?" She asks with a bit of concern as she helps Spike and Twilight dig the dazed pegasus out of the pile of books.

"I don't think so... and I believe I know just the mare that I need to talk to about it..." Twilight lets out a small sigh. "I hate to ask, but can you help Spike take care of Dash until I get back?"

Paolina nodded a little before the librarian unicorn quickly made her way out of the library and back to the farm that her friend was at. Paolina gave a small sigh as she helped hoist Rainbow Dash onto one of the couches. "Hey Spike... what's the diagnosis?"

Spike blinked a little before quickly starting to examine Dash. "Well... she's been through a lot worse than this... likely just bruising... but you may want to get her to a hospital."

"No problem... I'll be right ba-... actually, Twilight would kill me if I left you alone, you should come too." Paolina hesitated as she hefted Dash over her shoulders. "Put your claw on my belt."

He nodded a little before gripping the cloth sash, watching as his surroundings immediately seemed to switch from the inside of the library to the local hospital. "Good job Spike, just wait here a second and I'll be right back." Paolina said with a smile before making her way over to one of the nurses to speak about getting some treatment for Dash. Spike had seated himself in the waiting room, just getting comfortable, before Paolina returned with a smile. "She's gonna be okay, but she'll be staying for a few hours just to be sure the bruises aren't cause for something worse."

Spike nodded a little and shifted in his seat. "So... I guess we're going back to the library?"

Paolina smiled. "Yep, we just have to wait there for Twilight."

Paolina leaned back on one of the kitchen seats, "So... you've never tried any sort of meat before?"

Spike shook his head as he continued working on a meal for the three of them, once Twilight got back, "No... Princess Celestia offered to have one of the griffon cooks make something to see if I liked it... but I could see that Twilight wasn't all that comfortable with it, so I said no."

"Well, that's good of you to not want to make your friend uncomfortable, but you really should try it. You do have quite the number of teeth made purely for eating meat."

"Maybe... but, I don't want to force Twilight around something that makes her that uncomfortable." Spike replied.

"You know, for a 'baby dragon' you really are quite mature." Paolina pointed out as she watched him make several plain cheese omelettes, dextrously adding in a few spices and herbs that made the entire kitchen smell amazing.

"Well, it comes from having such a bookworm as a sister... who also raised me... I had to read a lot of books." He chuckled with a slight blush.

"It certainly shows, those omelettes smell amazing." the Saiyan praised.

Spike shrugged. "Twilight often has really long study binges so I had to learn how to cook so that she wouldn't starve herself to death on the quest for knowledge."

"That sounds about right... if the fact she lives in a library is anything to go by."

"We've only been living here for a short time and she already has most of the library memorized." Spike complained a little. "I wish she'd take a break from books for a while so she could hang out with the girls instead of keeping to herself so much."

Paolina's eyes widened a little. "Oh, well... I could help get all six of them to train with me, they'd get super strong."

"I don't think Twilight would go for it..."

"What if I started with you then?"

Spike turned to her in confusion as he removed the omelette he was working on from the stove. "What do you mean?"

Paolina smiled at him. "One of my friends is making his way to the old Kami's Lookout for this world, and if I'm right, there's likely to be a Hyperbolic Time Chamber there. It's a great place to train, and I could bring you with me so that you could show the results of training with me, thus motivating the girls to do the same."

He put a claw on his chin, thinking it over. "But...well... I would like to, I just don't think Twilight would let me..."

She smiled as she got up. "It doesn't have to be immediately, since I still need to find out if Cello can get the position of Kami here... but I bet that she'll let you."

Twilight sighed as she got back to the library. "Why does she have to be so stuborn!?" She let out a growl as she opened the door and nearly slammed it shut behind her. "Doesn't she see that she needs help!?"

"Not many blessed with the gift of strength find the gift of humility as well, stubborn people just don't feel like they need help or need to ask for help." Paolina answered from a nearby seat, causing the unicorn to leap a little in surprise. "Come on, Spike made some dinner, a little light in my preference but it does smell really good."

Twilight let out a sigh as she calmed her racing heart. "Alright, I'll be right in."

Author's Note

With how long this chapter is, and how I found it to be a great way for character development... just... wow... I didn't expect the chapter to be this long.

Let me know what you all think, I love hearing feedback from my readers!

and btw; I'm having trouble coming up with a better title for the story, so if any of you have any ideas I'd love to hear them and if we're lucky your title idea may just become the new name of the story