Feeling Coolerby Storm ShineChaptersWaking up Cooler... And doing something Dumber.What hit me? (Oh right, a planet...)What did I do to deserve this?Well.. This was unexpectedA new base.. And an old Cooler.A Surprise MeetingWaking up Cooler... And doing something Dumber."Ugh..." I groaned, waking up slowly. "What hit me?" my eyes shot open and I sat up as realization hit me. "John!? Tony?!" I called, looking around. I barely registered that my voice sounded... Different, somehow. But there was nobody except me. Everything around me seemed to be mostly dirt and rock... Great. Alone in the middle of nowhere, somewhere around parts unknown. I crossed my arms, annoyed. "Just great. What else could possib-..." I stopped talking as I noticed my arms. "What the hell!? Why am I purple!?" I yelled, standing up and looking myself over. "Arms, check. Legs, check. Hands? Check. Purple.. Could be worse I guess. Clothes? Gone, minus some weird Armor pieces.. Tail? Wait.." I had to stop my, admittedly freaky, checklist to double-take. There it was, a swaying purple tail. What. The. Ever. Loving. FUUUU- BOOOOM! "Well great..." I muttered to myself, walking out of a rather large crater. "I know I've always had an explosive temper, but this is ridiculous." And so is the tail. I mean... I always joked about wanting a tail but, now that I have one, it's just freaky. I sat down just past the edge of the crater, "So.. New checklist." I said to myself. "I'm in an unknown place, I have no idea where my friends are, I'm in a different body, and I have super-powers." I rubbed my temples. "Yeah, just peachy." After about ten minutes of moping, I stood up and started walking in a random direction. "Well moping isn't going to do crap for me, so I guess I'd better look around." I also had a hunch about myself, but I needed something reflective to confirm it. like a mirror, or a pond. An hour of walking later, I'd finally found a small pond. I facepalmed as I looked into it, greeted by one of my old least favorite Dragon Ball Z characters... Cooler. One of my old friends used to whoop my ass with him, jokingly wishing that he could do half the stuff his character could. Oh irony, why? Still... Cooler was a pretty cool, pun not intended, character. The only real reason I never liked him, petty as it is, is because of my friend's constant video-game victories. "Well, I could be worse off." I said to myself, "I mean.. I could've ended up as Raditz or, worse, Krillin." I chuckled as I remembered the abridged series. "I wonder if this world has a Krillin?" I asked, before looking at my hand with a grin as I remembered the earlier explosion. "Oh, I can't wait to test this crap out!" I looked to my left, raising my arm at a boulder. "Bam!" I exclaimed happily, expecting a Ki blast to reduce it to smithereens... Only to be disappointed. "Come on! Explode! Blast! Attack!" I roared the last word angrily, shocking myself as a large Ki blast suddenly blew the boulder sky-high... Along with much of the surrounding landscape. "Well... Crap-baskets." I said, looking between my hand, the landscape, and back to my hand again. "I'm gonna have to practice this a lot.." Then I grinned, "Fun!" ~~~About a mile away - Third-Person/Pony POV~~~ "Oooh~, bring the cart Spike! There are more over here." A white pony said, walking away from a small purple lizard. Suddenly distant explosions began rocking the ground. "Oh my!" She cried out, stumbling to the ground as it shook. "Rarity!" Spike cried out, running over as the explosions finally stopped. "Are you okay?!" he asked, helping pony back to her hooves. "I'm fine Spikey, but we should probably tell Twilight about this..." Rarity replied to her purple-scaled companion, looking around worriedly. "We will simply have to continue gem-hunting later." Spike nodded, grabbing the handle of the small red cart and following her back to town. ~~~Dante's POV - 1 hour later~~~ "Alright, Ki blasts down. How about I try..." I focused my Ki slightly, pushing it around my feet. "Come on.. Come on... YES!!" I cheered, rising unsteadily into the air. "Time for some flying practice!" I began rising higher into the air and worked on directed flight. ~~~Third-Person/Pony POV - twenty minutes later~~~ Rarity, Spike, and a purple pony walked into the clearing that Dante had floated away from. "See Twilight? I told you it wasn't nothing." Spike declared to the unicorn mare proudly, gesturing at the landscape. "What could have caused this?!" Twilight exclaimed to herself, looking around at the many craters littering the area. She looked up, as if the sky would provide her an answer... And surprisingly enough, it did. ~~~Dante's POV~~ "Flying is awesome!" I cheered, swooping through the air. Then I looked around, feeling a little colder than normal. "Wow, outer space. Time flies when you're having fun." I chuckled a bit at the terrible pun as I floated there. "Guess it's time to go back down. Let's see how quick I can get there" I said to myself, re-orienting myself and shooting back towards the planet... Perhaps a little too fast. "CRAAAAPP-BAASSSSKEEETTTSSS~!!!!!" I yelled, remembering one little fact... I wasn't sure how to stop. BOOOOM~!!! The last thing I saw before everything turned black, was three blurry figures standing over me. ~~~Twilight's POV~~~ "Ohmygoshohmygoshohmygosh!" I squealed, dancing around like a filly as I stared at the strange creature. I knew he-she-it was hurt after that fall, but I couldn't help but be excited. "A whole new undiscovered species!" I exclaimed happily, grabbing the creature in my magic. "We have to get it back to my lab!" "I dunno Twilight, what if it's dangerous?" Spike asked, poking the creature with a stick. "Spike, that is terribly rude!" Rarity declared, taking the stick from him and tossing it aside. "All the same, I agree with Spikey-wikey. What if it's dangerous?" "Oh don't worry about that, I've got everything under control!" Twilight grinned, already walking back to Ponyville. Spike and Rarity exchanged worried glances before following. Author's Note Alrighty, finally figured out what character I wanted to make Dante. I settled on Cooler and skipped the Displacement scene, to be re-visited as a flashback or something. Funnily, I was watching 'Cooler's Revenge Abridged' when I decided to make this. I noticed that while there are other DBZ fimfics, even a Buu Displacement (Which is awesome. Buu is best Villain, and most overall OP character. Plus he's pink.), but I didn't see one for Cooler. That said, I felt an absolute need to make Dante into something... Cooler. (Sorry, I like Puns whether they're good or bad. I can't help that I find them punny. ) Anyways, lemme know what you think of the chapter. Also, opinions on the 'POV' style thing I tried here? Lemme know what you think of that, if I should do it more or less often. As much as I'm writing this story for myself, constructive criticism is always nice and I want people to enjoy the stories I make. What hit me? (Oh right, a planet...)"Ugh... Anybody get the name of that planet?" I groaned to myself as I woke up. not bothering to open my eyes, I made to rub at my face, though I was stopped from doing so by something clamped around my wrist. I opened my eyes to figure out what could have been holding it, and noticed a metal clamp... I looked over at the other side and.. Same thing. I looked around the rest of the room to find... A Purple pony. With a horn. "What the hell?!" I shouted, an instinctual reaction to any 'WTF' situation. "Oh, you're awake!" The unicorn said cheerily as she turned around. "And sapient at that! Hmm... Are you related to dragons maybe? Your physiology seems to suggest more reptilian origins." "YOU CAN TALK!?" I added, an extra heaping of disbelief. "Of course I can talk! Now then..." her horn lit up, causing a notepad and a feather to float in front of her. "What are you, exactly?" Okay, a magical talking pony.... WTF Levels Critical... Dante.EXE shutting down. Boot sequence initiated. System Check; Brain? Processing... Lag detected, Debugger started in background mode. Arms? Check Legs? Check Head? Check Tail? Check Brain Debugged, all systems clear, rebooting Dante.EXE "It looks weird... Like a dragon with no scales or something, wearing a helmet." I heard a scratchy voice say, making me a bit annoyed. "Ah still don't think it can talk Twi, you were up all night.. Maybe you should get some rest." A southern-accented voice added. "I must say, I rather like it's 'helmet' though. The gem in the center is quite striking." a very 'fancy' sounding voice said, making me feel a touch of pride... for some reason. "I-I'm sure we probably look strange to it too..." A quiet voice stuttered. Jeez, I just want to hug whoever said that for some reason. "'It' can hear you talking." I added, opening my eyes to see- DEAR GOD THEY'VE MULTIPLIED! AND EVOLVED! A yellow pony with wings - WINGS! - eeped, and quickly hid behind an orange pony wearing a stetson - A pony... With a hat. What? - at my rebuttal. "I told you it could talk!" The purple unicorn from last time said excitedly. "Ah can't believe it..." Orange said, her eye's widening. "What's your name? Where are you from? Are there others like you?" Purple asked excitedly, moving closer with each question, until we were practically nose to nose. "I... Think it's only polite to introduce yourself before asking others for their names." I replied as a sort of stalling tactic, still trying to sort out what I was seeing. Her eyes twitched slightly, a piece of hair popping up from her head, "Bu-" "I do believe he is correct Darling." A white unicorn mare with some seriously gravity-defying hair added, flipping said hair. "It is only proper to introduce one's self after all." Purple sighed and nodded, backing off slightly to my relief. "My name is Twilight Sparkle, personal student of Princess Celestia." She introduced with a tilt of her head. "Mah name's Applejack." The orange mare added, tipping her hat slightly in greeting. "F-flutershy" The yellow one said shyly. "What was that?" I asked, having a hard time hearing it. "My name is Fluttershy..." "I'm Pinkie Pie, but you can call me Pinkie, I can't wait to throw your welcome to Ponyville party!" an excitable pink pony piped up, reminding me a bit of John. "My name is Rarity, a pleasure to meet you." "And I'm Rainbow Dash, fastest flier of Equestria, and the coolest pony in Ponyville!" Added apreviously unseen - Holy crap-baskets, how did I not see THAT earlier?! - light blue pegasus with rainbow-colored hair. Not kidding, her hair was literally every color of the rainbow... Definitely makes her name a bit on-the-nose. "So what's your name?" She continued, flying up to poke my chest with a hoof. "I'm Cooler." I stated, deciding to try and just go with the flow. "Not cooler than me!" Rainbow Dash replied with a frown, jabbing her hoof into my chest again. "My name is Cooler." I clarified with a frown of my own. "Oh.." She backed off slightly, letting the pur- I mean, letting Twilight move to the front of the group. "Will you please take these off?" I asked, gesturing towards the metal clamps on my arms, legs, and tail. "It's kind of uncomfortable to be strapped onto a table. Besides, it's not like I'm going to hurt you." "Well we didn't know that for sure." Twilight replied uncertainly. "And we still don't.." I sighed with exasperation, "look, if I'd wanted to hurt you, I would have already done it." "Oh yeah!?" Rainbow piped up, "How could you hurt us like that?" I glared, "I'll tell you what, I'll show you two ways I could have hurt somebody, but didn't, and you promise not to strap me onto a table or anything anymore. Sound reasonable?" "I guess.." Twilight said reluctantly. "Alright... Twilight, do you have something you wouldn't mind getting... Destroyed? Like some trash or something?" "Um..." She looked around shiftily and her horn glowed, carrying something wrapped in a sheet out in front of me. "I was meaning to get rid of this." "Great." I replied. "Now everyone stand back." They all shuffled backwards, leaving the object in front of me. "Dākunesu Ai Bīmu" I stated -because the original technique's name sounds way cooler, no pun intended, than the translation... plus I always wanted to say a DBZ Technique and actually do it. - while gazing at it, focusing KI to my eyes in hopes that this would work. And cue awkward silence. All of the ponies looked from the object, to me, and back. They looked at me again, a few having eyebrows raised as if to say 'What?' "Okay, make that one way" I pushed away from the table I was strapped to, shattering the metal restraints like plastic and falling onto my feet, "I'm really strong." Understatement of the year... Looks like all those years of NOT going to the gym finally paid off! Take that Tony! All of the ponies eyes widened in disbelief as they, pretty much all as one, took a step back from me while I stretched a bit. "Relax, I already told you that I wasn't going to hurt you." They all sighed in relief, visibly relaxing. Twilight walked a bit closer, circling me and adding a few pokes and prods here or there. "Would you cut that out?" I asked, annoyed. "But I need to examine you!" She insisted, "For science!" "Maybe we can show him around town instead!" Pinkie suggested, "And then throw him a party!" "But-" "Twilight dear..." Rarity began, "There's always another time, maybe you can give him some time before questioning him." She gestured at me, "He did just wake up after all." "B-but-" "And Ah'd say he seems pretty honest 'bout not wantin' ta hurt any of us." Applejack added, "'Sides, the way he snapped that metal, ah reckon he could've already hurt us if he meant to." "Fine.." Twilight drooped slightly. "Yay!" Pinkie shouted, jumping into the air happily. I followed the group of mares as we started going up some stairs, coming out into a cozy little area with a lot of books "Maybe later I can show you some of my tricks!" Rainbow Dash suggested, always happy to show off. "I mean, I'd offer to race you, but I have the clear advantage with these babies." She gestured at her wings as we got outside. That's what she thinks, heh.. I looked around, noticing a lot of ponies milling about. Jeeze, every shape and color to these equines... and the eyes! Huge and expressive, almost like something straight out of a cartoon! I noticed a lot of them were staring at me, and tried to ignore that and focus on the conversation as we continued to walk. "I think I'd keep up in a race better than you think." I told the boastful pegasus. "Oh yeah?" She replied, a challenging grin on her muzzle. "Well then lets go out to the field first. and you can try your luck." Rainbow led the way to a large field outside town, "Alright, first pony-" I coughed slightly. "What?" "I'm not a pony, in case you haven't noticed." I replied, gesturing at myself. "Alright, whatever! The point is, the first one to the other side of the field wins." She replied irritably, before giving me a smirk. "I'll even go easy on you." I smirked right back, "You really shouldn't underestimate others." "Heh, we'll see who's underestimating who!" She laughed. "Y'all ready?" Applejack asked, acting as the referee. I crouched slightly, getting ready to push off the ground. "Set" Rainbow did the same, flaring her wings open slightly, a confident grin on her face. "Go!" Rainbow and I both jumped forwards, engaging our own modes of flight; Her flapping her wings and leaving a rainbow streak behind her, and me sending KI through my feet and flying through the air. Rainbow started to look back, probably expecting to see me running after her in vain, only to double-take as she saw me soaring beside her. "YOU CAN FLY!?" She shrieked. I didn't reply, instead I simply smirked and sent more KI into my feet, blasting into first place. Unfortunately, Where she stopped at the finish... I forgot one eensy, weensy, little thing... I don't know how to stop. "CRRAAAPP~!!!!" I flew past the finish, over a creepy looking forest and a castle, past some volcanos - Were those dragons?! - over the ocean, and continuing past a few more landmarks, including the completely barren wasteland I started out in. Thankfully I finally figured out the breaks just in time to stop at... The finish line. Around the world in eighty days? I just did around the world in five minutes! Albeit, it would be more impressive if it had been on purpose... "Sorry about that, I uh... Yeah, forgot to stop?" I said somewhat questioningly. "YOU CAN FLY!?" She shouted at me again, as we descended back towards the other five - well I descended, she followed in a state of shock. - only to meet... "YOU CAN FLY!?" I facepalmed, "So... This is going to be fun." What did I do to deserve this?Why... Why... What did I do to deserve this? I thought I was a pretty decent guy, I never committed any crimes or hurt anybody! "It's just not possible! You don't have any wings or external indicators that flight would be possible for your species, and I've never heard of a species that could fly without some sort of wings to assist the magic in..." The crazy purple pony rambled on like she had been for the last ten minutes. Does she never stop?! I already explained that I could use my energy to fly - All of the rest of the ponies accepted that! So... Why. Won't. She. STOP~!?! "Twilight." I said, miraculously not letting my frustration leak into my voice. "It can't be impossible, because I just did it." I let that hang in the air for a moment, along with Twilight's jaw, as her friends snickered. "Just because something's unheard of or never been seen before doesn't make it impossible. Please just drop it for now?" "Seriously Twilight, yer worrying at that idea worse than Winona with a squeaky toy" Applejack added, some of the other girls nodding along. "Don't worry Twilight, you'll have plenty of time to figure out how it works!" Pinkie chirped happily, zipping over to her purple pal with a grin, "Cooler is our friend now, so we'll see him all the time!" "But I have to know!" Twilight argued, "For SCIENCE!" I sighed heavily, "Look Twilight.. I've got a proposal for you." The ponies all gasped in surprise, "A proposal!?" Swooned Rarity, "But you've only just met!" She then proceeded to dramatically faint onto a couch she pulled from.. Where the hell did that come from!? "Where the heck did you get that couch!?" I yelled, ignoring the blushing purple pony "Oh that's hardly important right now Darling." Rarity replied, acting as if she hadn't just 'fainted'. "What's really important is what colors you want for the wedding!" "I... What?!" I stared at her like she was crazy, "Wedding? What the hell are you talking about!?" "Y-you mean you didn't just offer Twilight a marriage proposal?" "W-WHAT?!" I exclaimed in disbelief, "I- Wha- NO! I HARDLY KNOW HER!" "Well you can understand why we were surprised then." Applejack piped up, "Bit early for y'all to be gettin' hitched an' all." "THAT'S-I-..." I took a few deep breaths, putting my palm up to my face. "You ponies are going to be the death of me..." "WHAT~!" Pinkie gasped, appearing by my side in a flash of pink, "We would never hurt our friend!" "That's not what I... Forget it.." I sighed, "Look, I didn't mean a marriage proposal. I meant-" "What, so Twilight's not good enough for you?" Rainbow Dash asked, poking me in the chest with a hoof and pointing over to Twilight, who looked away in embarrassment. "You can't just mess with a mare's feelings like that, it's not cool at all!" "What, no!" I defended, shocked. "It's not like that, I never meant it as a marriage proposal is all! I'm sure that she will make some guy very happy some day, but that's not what this is about!" I desperately wished that I still had hair, just so that I could PULL IT OUT! Rainbow puffed up, getting ready to come in for a round 2, "Oh yeah, we-" "Okay, look." I said forcefully, raising a hand to forestall any further outbursts "It's nothing against Twilight - I never meant it as a marriage proposal." I clarified, "I meant proposal as in I want to make a deal." "A deal?" The ponies parroted skeptically. "Yes, a deal." This should have been so simple! How did it turn into all of that? This is the kind of craziness John usually ends up causing! Why me!? "I'll answer Twilight's questions as best as I can, if she helps me figure out a way to find my friends." "There's, uh... More like you?" Applejack asked me skeptically, "No offense, but ah don't know how ah'd feel about having more of ya around." 'Of course there's more like me - I wasn't born from nothing!' I wanted to snap at her, but I just sighed again. Not like I was born like this anyways. "No, My friends and I were tricked by a very... Well, I wouldn't say evil but.." I thought about it, "Mischievous merchant, he sold us some items that separated us and now I don't know where my friends are or how to find them again. "Deal!" Twilight exclaimed immediately. "What!? We don't even know if he's telling the truth!" Rainbow argued, "What if he's just a spy sent in advance and he's really just trying to help you bring an invasion here!?" "Now that's just silly Dashie." the pink party pony denied. "He asked for help finding them, not bringing them here! Besides, Cooler's been really really nice and we can't just leave his poor friends lost!" "Yeah, I guess so..." Dash mumbled, rolling her eyes. "But can we even find them?" Twilight nodded, "Of course! With magic it shouldn't be too hard to locate a few, uh.. Beings? And besides, think of all the knowledge!" "And the parties!" Pinkie added, blasting her party cannon. BOOOOM! Something large suddenly impacted the ground nearby as the party cannon went off, causing dust to fly up and sending the ponies around me flying back from the shockwave. "WHOAA~!!" The ponies exclaimed as they were sent flying. "What the hay was that!?" Rainbow exclaimed, picking herself up and shaking off the dust. "I don't know.." Twilight answered, "But whatever it was, it must be big!" "Oh no..." I groaned, seeing three familiar looking orbs sporting what seemed like purple jewels. "Please tell me those aren't what I think they are.." My tail began to whip around in agitation just thinking about it. "A-ha!" Rainbow Dash exclaimed, "I told you it was an invasion!" "We don't know that Rainbow, maybe they're just really odd... Meteorites?" Twilight speculated. "No.." I answered, somewhat nervously. "Those are Saiyan attack pods." "Attack pods?" Rainbow questioned, "As in an invasion, hah!" "Uh, Dash." Applejack interjected, "Ah don't think these 'Say-uns' are friends of his. Cooler looks mighty nervous-like." Any more conversation was interrupted as the front of the pods suddenly burst open to reveal.... Author's Note Hey everypony, sorry about the long wait! Really should have had this out sooner but, well... Real Life and all that, just loves to get in the way.. On the bright side, I've already got an idea in the works for the next chapter. In the meantime I hope everypony enjoys the chapter Well.. This was unexpectedThe ponies behind me put on a brave front as we stared at the pods. Though they flinched slightly when a gloved hand burst from the smoke of the lead pod, gripping at the edge. I shifted slightly, staying relaxed but on guard for whatever might come out of the pods. We watched with baited breaths as the first Saiyan stepped out of the... Wait a minute.. "Lord Cooler!" A blue-skinned humanoid exclaimed in surprise and awe. "You're alive!" I raised an eyebrow (or what would have been an eyebrow, when I was human) in surprise, not wanting to show just how much I was freaking out internally. This guy is supposed to be dead! He was Cooler's Right-hand man, he'll figure me out for sure.. "Salza, you're looking well." "Lord Cooler?" Some of the ponies questioned behind me, looking at each other in confusion. "Pffthahaha!" Rainbow Dash laughed, recovering from the shock first. "This is what you had us worried about? Some thing with a prench accent and lopsided hair?" "How dare you!" Salza said angrily, not raising his voice but very easily getting his point across by how he was now holding the pony off the ground by her throat. "You will not speak in Lord Cooler's presence unles-" "That's enough Salza, put her down." I said in a chilled tone, interrupting his monologue. "At once Lord Cooler!" He responded, dropping the Pegasus to the ground and snapping a salute. He ignored the small equine gasping for air next to him and the others worriedly making her that she was okay. "But, ah.. Sir, if you don't mind my aski-" Salza was once again interrupted, this time by a green giant. "Finally we landed, those stupid pods are so small!" A large, almost orcish man with long spiky black hair complained, finally squeezing himself out of the pod to the left. "Why did we have to use them again?" "Idiot, you know why!" What seemed to be a human with long spiky black hair insulted him. "It was the best way to get onto the planet without drawing too much attention, and besides.." He huffed, "It was the only transportation we could find on such short notice. "Don't call me an idiot you Monkey, I'll grind you to a pulp!" The green giant growled back menacingly. "Dore! Raditz! That's enough, Now's not the time for your bickering!" Salza shouted at the two. "Feh! I don't take orders from the likes of you!" Raditz replied arrogantly, "I am a saiyan warrior!" "How rude." I comment, drawing his attention to me. Taking a step forward, I notice him pale quite a bit. "Perhaps I need to teach you some manners?" I asked coldly, with a confidence I definitely didn't feel. But if I want to have any chance of controlling this situation and keeping problems to a minimum, I need to act the part. "F-frieza?" Raditz stammered at first, before taking another look at me. "N..no... You're.." "I am not my brother." I say. That sentence feels odd, given that I am- was- an only child. "You would do well to remember that." "O-of course... Lord Cooler.." The saiyan agreed, begrudgingly swallowing his pride. "Where is Neiz?" I asked curiously. "He must have flown slightly off-course Lord Cooler." Salza answered immediately, stepping right into his role as Cooler's right-hand man. "I see.." I glanced around thoughtfully. Unfortunately while I was planning on staying around here to get my bearings (And have Twilight help me track my friends down), it looks like that's no longer an option.. With Salza having choked and quite possibly almost killed one of the ponies, they will be very weary of us all now. Not to mention the fact that Raditz is here. Maybe if it was Niez I wouldn't have to worry as much, Cooler's Armored Squadron seemed to be unquestioningly loyal to Cooler, but Raditz had a penchant for destruction and violence, not to mention an arrogance that was completely unfit for his level of strength. And if it came down to a fight.. I'm not entirely sure that I would win. I may be Cooler now, and I know a bit of martial arts, but I've never fought in this body and I don't know my full capabilities or limits... In a serious fight that could cost me my life. Weighing my options, I made my decision just as Rainbow was opening her mouth to yell, "Hey, what's the big idea!" She flew over and got into Salza's face. "You can't just-" "Come. We're leaving." I said as I turned and floated into the air, moving away from 'Ponyville'. "Of course Lord Cooler!" two of the visitors immediately exclaimed, floating up to join me. The third grumbled a bit, but followed all the same. "Hey!" Pinkie shouted, "Wait, you can't leave! We haven't even had your 'Welcome to Ponyville and the Planet' party yet!!" "Yeah, get back here so I can kick your flanks!" Rainbow Dash challenged, putting her hooves up like a boxer and throwing a few punches. "Hmm... We can't leave yet." I realized aloud. "Sir?" Salza asked, surprised. "What do you mean?" "The ships." I said, starting to get somewhat used to my role. Just gotta act cold and somewhat disinterested, I can play off the protection of the ponies as not wanting to bother with small fry or something, maybe say that I'm curious about this planet. "We can't simply leave them there, take care of it." "Of course Lord Cooler!" The blue skinned leader of Cooler's Squadron (Yeah, I shortened it. It's technically my squad now, I could call it CAS if I wanted to.) pressed a button on a remote, causing the pods to launch themselves into the sky and out of sight. Without further ado the four of us then disappeared from the naked eye, flying away at speeds that couldn't be tracked by normal creatures or methods- at least, it seemed unlikely for this planet. Far away from Ponyville, above a rocky wasteland where the only noticeable landmarks were numerous volcanoes, rocky cliffs, and other rock formations, we reappeared. "Hmm... This seems like a good place to set down." I declared while looking at a cave set into the side of a nearby volcano, the sheer drop and sharp rock formations all but assured that only aerial creatures would be able to reach it. "Set down?" Salza questioned hesitantly. "I'm afraid I don't understand what you mean sir." "What I mean is that we will be staying here for a while." I replied, glancing at the Cooler Squadron's leader. "I find this planet intriguing, for reasons that are my own." "Of course sir." Salza replied dutifully. "You mean we have to stay on this ridiculous planet?" Raditz demanded angrily. "If that's a problem for you, I could always remove you from it." I replied with a carefully blank face, raising a hand where an energy ball bloomed into existence. Raditz flinched, remembering who he was talking to. "N-no Lord Cooler, it won't be a problem." "Good." I replied, crushing the energy in a fist. "Besides, we still need to locate Neiz. I would rather have my entire squadron, seeing as good soldiers are so hard to find." Not that I really considered him to be a good soldier... Or a powerful one. But it seems like a good enough excuse to forestall any further questions or complaints. "Come, let's take a look at what space is available to us." I vaguely heard some hushed comments as I descended, touching down on the ledge with the cave. "I know Lord Cooler likes wastelands, but really? Did he have to pick a cave in the middle of a volcanic wasteland?" "Unless you happen to have my ship handy instead.." I said in a slightly raised voice, just enough to let Dore know that I'd heard that comment. "I suggest you either voice a better idea or keep it to yourself." "Y-yes Lord Cooler!" I heard from behind me. "Idiot.." Raditz insulted the less than jolly green giant. "WHO DARES TO TRESSPASS INTO MY HOME!?" A loud voice roared, a fire bursting into existence onto the cave floor. We all looked up to see a massive orange dragon, dwarfing all of us in sheer size, crouching over a large pile of gold and other (Obviously valuable) objects. "W-what?" Raditz exclaimed in shock, "A-a dragon! You there, grant me immortality!" He wished, quickly getting over his shock. I put a hand to my face in exasperation and no small amount of annoyance, "That is not Shenron, Raditz. You cannot simply wish upon any dragon-like creature you come across and expect it to work." I then looked up at the dragon, raising my arms slightly in a gesture of peace. "We didn't know that this cave was occupied and we will gladly leave." "Are you sure sir? I bet we could take this overgrown lizard." Dore suggested eagerly, punching his fist into his palm. "Tch. I doubt that it would be worth the effort to show this thing just how far below a Saiyan it is.." Raditz grinned, "But it could be fun." "INSULTING ME IN MY OWN HOME!? BURN FOR YOUR INSOLENCE!!" The dragon roared once more, bathing all four of us, and even the entire cave, in an inferno large and violent enough to cause a gout of fire to escape the entrance. A new base.. And an old Cooler.I sighed slightly as the fire subsided, idly flicking a small flame from my shoulder. "How annoying.." I said, looking up at the dragon. "Let me show you just what you're dealing with here." I probably seemed to blur slightly as I moved quickly, practically appearing next to the dragon, twisting to send a kick to its back. The dragon was sent flying out of the cave from the force of it and I quickly followed, grabbing its tail to swing the large creature and throw it to the ground. I floated gently to the ground after it, landing just after it managed to stand up. "Care to test my patience further?" I asked, narrowing my eyes at the dragon. The dragon snarled and tried to fly at me, breathing fire. I sent a very weak ki blast at its open mouth, knocking it back and likely removing a few teeth. The draconic creature glared at me as my tail lashed around in agitation, occasionally carving furrows into the ground behind me. It turned and limped away, likely recognizing a losing battle as it softly growled to itself. I turned and floated back up to the cave. "Sir, are you sure you should leave that creature alive?" Salza asked, watching the creature as it struggled to leave. "It could attempt to come back with reinforcements." "If it comes back with more, we will just eradicate them!" Raditz boasted, likely hoping that it would turn out that way. I put a hand over my face in annoyance, "This is my life now.." I mumbled. Raising my voice, I addressed them all. "Don't worry about the creature, It is hardly a threat, even if there are more." I instructed "I want you all to go out and scout the planet for Neiz. Keep an eye on the locals, but don't engage them right now. Report back to me with Neiz and anything you can learn about the natives within two days of this planets time." "Yes Sir!" Salza and Dore exclaimed, blasting away. Raditz, meanwhile, simply muttered things under his breath as he flew off. Once they were gone I took a seat and breathed deeply, trying to relax. "Not even a full day with them here and I already want to kill one of them." I said to myself softly. As I relaxed further, I began feeling things.. Power levels, perhaps. Energy at the very least. I got a sense of what things were and how strong they were. I could feel the dragon I had beaten, a vaguely fiery energy but dull and weak. many similar energies could be felt in the surroundings, most of them in the opposite direction the dragon was limping. Stretching further, I could feel the ponies- a happier, almost carefree energy. Most felt weaker than the dragons, but I could feel a few rare signatures that seemed above the dragon's average.. and two, no.. three energy signatures that felt extremely strong. One felt like the sun, fiery and blazing hot, but with gently soothing undertones. Another, close to it, felt like the moon or the night. Calm, bright yet darkly shaded, and dangerous. And finally.. The last one almost felt like... That purple pony. A sense of craving for books and knowledge, with an undertone of mania. There were other energy signatures I couldn't identify, some felt almost like birds and cats, some felt.. unstable, somehow. And I could've sworn I felt an energy signature that felt.. wrong. So many different feelings, it gave me a headache. It was faded too, like it wasn't as strong as it should be. I rubbed my head, standing up. "As cool as that is, I think that's enough of that.." I said to myself, annoyed with the headache. I moved further into the cave, deciding to take a small nap. "Weak." A voice sneered at me with disgust. I opened my eyes and looked around, there's nobody here except.. me? I see Cooler, but aren't I Cooler now? "Hardly." The Cooler standing in front of me stated coldly, "You may have my form, but you are nothing like me." "What?" I stood up, "This is some freaky dream shit, right?" Cooler palmed his face, "Really, this is what I have to deal with? Is this my punishment?" He sighed, "This is your mind. I died and somehow you ended up with my mended body." "That.. doesn't make sense. And why does my mind just look like the area I'm in? Shouldn't it look like home, or somewhere I'm comfortable with at least?" "Just shut up. I can't pass on until I feel like you're someone worthy of inhabiting my body." Cooler explained, "So I'm going to train you in your mind every time you fall asleep until I feel like you're ready to go toe to toe with the universe's strongest." "Really? That's AWESO-OOFF!" I was cut off mid-exclamation as a fist buried itself into my gut, sending me flying out of the cave and skidding across the landscape. "Owww... If this is my mind, why can I feel pain..?" "Training starts now." A Surprise MeetingI opened my eyes, groaning and cracking my neck as I awoke from the dream. “Ugh, Cooler seriously needs to take a chill pill..” I muttered to myself, thinking over the various ways that the former Cooler had bashed my head in. “Sir!” Salza saluted from in front of him, having arrived during my ‘nap’. “We’ve scouted the planet and located Neiz.” I nodded absentmindedly, “Good work Salza.” “Also, sir..” Salza started, “We found an.. Anomaly of sorts.” I raised a brow. “An anomaly? Salza, we’ve been on this planet for less than a week, what could possibly count as an anomaly already?” Salza turned and indicated Dore, who was carrying what looked to be an unconscious human. “This creature seems to originate from the same planet as that one Saiyan lived on, Earth I believe.” The human was donned in black pants and shoes with a light blue shirt and dark blue jacket emblazoned with the number 23. I looked on in surprise, “A human?” my eyes were drawn to the device on the human’s wrist. ‘That looks familiar..’ I thought. “An omnitrix?” I mused aloud. "Ultimatrix actually." The human groaned, sounding pained as he opened his brown eyes. "Anyone get the plate of that truck?" I chuckled lightly, “Sadly, no. I’m afraid I couldn’t say what left you in that condition. Dore, let our friend here to the ground. Gently.” The green giant, as ordered, placed the human on the ground with some care. “Now leave us for a bit, if you would.” the Cooler Squadron saluted and left the cave, Dore dragging a swearing Raditz along behind him to prevent any insubordination. The watch-like device on the humans wrist turned yellow as Raditz was dragged by and sent a yellow beam over him. "Oh that's right, I was fighting the iccilian." The human mumbled. “Icicle-lian?” I questioned, “I’ve never heard of that before.” "It's an alien that Animo created, and judging from this place..." The human said looking around. "I'm either dreaming, or got knocked to another planet… or dimensional shenanigans" “It’s likely more dimensional than spacial.” I commented, looking the human over a bit more closely. “You look like that character from a show my friend used to watch.. Ben Tennyson, I think?” "My name's Dillan but my powers are based off Ben ten yes." Dillan nodded. "It's a mix of ultimate alien with the twenty third dimension from omniverse. Wait you're Cooler, ho-… your a displaced aren't you?" I nod, “Quick on the uptake. Yes, my name is Dante and I’ve been displaced to this…” I looked around thoughtfully, “Reality, I guess, as Cooler.” Dillan nodded. "It was kinda the only thing on how a fictional character alien would know a show from the real world. Also most displaced from what I was told are sent to Equestrias." I shrugged, “Well..” He generated a Ki orb in a hand, stared at it for a moment, and then crushed it into motes of energy that dissipated quickly. “Not so fictional anymore, I suppose. But yes, that’s how I understand it to be as well.” Dillan nods slowly. "Are the guys that left displaced? Because if so whoever chose to get displaced as Raditz is dumb." He jokes. I laughed, “Oh, that’s great.. But no, none of them are displaced. It seems in this reality, they are real. And, it seems, Cooler was real as well. I’m just somehow inhabiting his repaired and revived body, while his spirit stays until.. He finds peace or something, I guess.” Dillan blinks, simply holding up the ultimatrix as a yellow scan goes over him. "Reminds me of when I was displaced in a way. I actually ended up meeting my predecessor. Another Dillan whose world was completely erased by Eon." “Interesting..” I replied thoughtfully, “Well my predecessor seems to have an obsession with breaking my bones, except in my mind.” I winced, rotating one of my arms a bit as if to convince myself it was still working. Dillan hums. "You know, my predecessor gave me some scans as he was getting erased. One including a Namekian, would you like me to try to heal you?" I shook my head, “No, it's all in my mind. My body is fine, I just have phantom pains from hell.” Dillan nods slowly. "Well, I could also make dragon balls. And from what I learned from my predecessor I can make them stay put once used want a set in case something happens?" I stared at Dillan, “No offense.. But that’s some broken bullshit right there.” I replied incredulously. “Still.. It would be nice. Though I'm not sure if having to try and work the shaft is worth it to find my friends again.” I joke, chuckling. Dillan laughs. "There is a drawback, it's only one wish and it takes about a month longer to recharge than the normal ones. But otherwise good in a pinch." “Alright, not as broken as I thought.” I admit. “That could be really useful. I may even use the one star as my ‘token’.” Dillan smiles and nods, handing me his token. It was the face-plate of the Omnitrix that would pop up in the original show, without the base. "That's my token... Now then, this cave isn't very big. How about we go outside to make the dragon balls." I shrugged, “Sure, just make sure not to tell any of the others that I’m not actually Cooler. I don’t want them getting any ideas.” Dillan nods. "Got it." The two displaced head outside, as Dillan begins picking up some of the random gems scattered around the cave floor. I addressed my subordinates as we walked out of the cave, “This is a valuable ally for us.” I told them. “How valuable could a weak human be?” Raditz sneered. Dillan smirks, turning to me. "Mind if I demonstrate?" I nod with a smirk of my own, “Be my guest.” Dillan turns to Raditz. "Ok radish, I have the power to transform into a number of aliens. Including." He points towards me. "An Arcrosian." He points to his watch. "A Namekian." And finally to Raditz. "And a saiyan, so you tell me how just how valuable I can be." Raditz scoffed, “You could never stand up to the power of a true Saiyan warrior.” "Oh?" He smirks propping up his ultimatrix faceplate, dialing it to the new Saiyan scan and transforming. After a bright blue light engulfed Dillan in his place stood a tall Saiyan with short spiky black hair, wearing a battlesuit with the same colors as his normal clothes. A tail tightly wrapped around his waist, as he crosses his arms. "How about we spar then, if I win you have to submit and do what I say. No matter what form I'm in." Raditz crossed his arms in return, “And when I win, I’m going to enjoy killing you.” He replied arrogantly. Dillan smirks. "if you can, come at me." Raditz snarled, quickly blasting forward to land a strike towards Dillan’s chest but the former human grabbed his hand, proceeding to punch Raditz in the face, pushing him back. Raditz quickly flew backwards, throwing a barrage of Ki blasts before following behind them in hopes of an easy opening. Dillan simply flew upwards, letting all the ki blasts and Raditz run into me. I stood there unfazed as the smoke cleared, holding Raditz by the face. “You seem to enjoy testing my patience Raditz.” I said simply, before throwing the Saiyan and sending him spiraling towards Dillan. "Not smart with the ki thing while I was near Cooler." Dillan said to Raditz while chuckling. He then proceeded to Grand-Slam Raditz into the dirt, before sending a barrage of ki blasts at him. “I won’t be beaten by a fake Saiyan!” Raditz roars out, deflecting the Ki blasts. "Hey Raditz!" Dillan smirks. "Wanna see a Super Saiyan!?" Raditz glared, “You fool, only the most powerful and worthy of Saiyans could ever dream of attaining Super Saiyan!” He replied spitefully, before throwing his hands out towards Dillan, “SATURDAY CRASH!” He yells, firing a dense pink ball of Ki Dillan smirks, glancing at Cooler with a wink. He turned the symbol of the ultimatrix to the left, four spikes propping out of it. Dillan roared out as the air around him became distorted and the accumulating energy blew away the ball of pink Ki. The transformed human became engulfed in yellow light again as thunder cracked around him, his hair becoming bright yellow and his eyes teal blue as he crosses his arms before looking at Raditz. “W-what?!” Raditz trembles under the high power levels being emitted by the newest super saiyan. “H-how is this possible!?” ‘What I wouldn’t give for an ‘over nine thousand reference right now.’ I thought, amused. Dillan smirks and, as if reading my mind, speaks out "Guess what Raditz, my power level is over nine thousand!!!" “What!? Over Nine Thousand, that’s impossible!” Raditz yells, trying to hide the fear gripping his heart. Dillan points his palm at Raditz. "Begone you Saibaman wanna be!" he yelled firing a Ki ball at Raditz, purposely missing him but does immense damage to the landscape. I face-palmed discreetly at the final words of the fight, ‘of all the things to yell’, I thought, unsure whether to be amused or annoyed. Dillan lands near Raditz, returning to his human form. "Yield." Raditz snarls at Dillan, readying to continue the fight, but a death beam passing in front of his face makes him quickly reconsider. “Fine.” Dillan smiles in a friendly manner at Raditz, holding his hand out to him. "if you'd like I can teach you how to go Super Saiyan." Raditz brushes him off, walking away angrily. “I don’t need your pity.” "It's not pity, your brother Kakarot can go Super Saiyan and he even beat Prince Vegeta! I can tell you have potential, you just need to harness it if you want to surpass them both." Dillan said walking back towards me. Raditz ignores him, hearing his words but too busy stewing in his defeat to pay them any heed. “Well, I’d say that was an excellent demonstration of his combat ability.” I commented, looking towards my Squadron, “Wouldn’t you?” “While beating Raditz is hardly an accomplishment, I would say that he seems to have proven himself sufficiently. As always, we follow your lead Lord Cooler.” Salza said, saluting firmly along with the other two members. "Now then, how about those Dragon Balls?" Dillan said, catching Raditz attention again. “Dragon Balls?” Raditz asked greedily. “Yes our new friend here has the knowledge required to provide us with some new, albeit slightly different, wish granting devices.” Dillan nods. "However, I will be making it so they can't be used for evil… persay, and no immortality." Raditz looked like someone had kicked his evil puppy, “NOOOOOOOOOO!!!!” He screamed to the heavens, falling to his knees. “YOU MANIAC! YOU’VE RUINED IT! AH, DAMN YOU! DAMN YOU TO HELL!!.” Dillan chuckles. "Sorry, but that would make them still way to broken." I cleared my throat, “Anyways, the point remains that they will be useful to us. Additionally, we could likely use them to help our friend here get home. A paltry fee for the creation of a wishing device.” Dillan think is about that. "either that or Twinkie could possibly help." I couldn’t help but look amused, “Twinkie?” "Twilight, purple pony with horn." Dillan chuckles. I grimaced slightly, “Ah, the little purple… Scientist.” I said, remembering the purple unicorn whose first instinct was, apparently, to practically bolt me to a metal table in her basement. “Not the most stable of creatures, from what little I’ve observed.” "Yeah but once you get to know her she's ok." Dillan shruggs. "Even if not I could go upgrade and just make a way home with all her stuff." “Well, we are willing to assist you however we can Dillan.” I replied, “There isn’t exactly anything better that any of us would currently be doing anyway.” "I thank you then." Dillan smiles, dialing up his Namekian transformation. "Any particular preference for the dragon balls? Color, size?" I thought for a moment. “Blue and around the size of an orange.” "So normal earth dragon Ball size if I remember correctly." Dillan muttered, collecting the silver gems he collected. He then shifted into a Namekian with a blue cape like Piccolos', before his hands began glowing green with light blue border of the aura. Dillan began blasting the magical energy into the gems as they levitated into the air, shaping them into stars before they shrank. Each star and star set was bound in spheres of blue magical power before it solidified. "There." He said tiredly. "However for your preference I made it so you can name the dragon, just say whatever name you want to call it the same way they summon Shenron in the show. and it'll appear." I stepped forward, “Eternal Dragon, by your name I summon you forth: Glacier!” The spheres began to glow, a column of light bursting from them as a light blue and white Dragon appeared having ice like spines down it's back. "I am Glacier speak your wish and I shall grant it." It spoke. I tapped my chin thoughtfully, looking at the dragon. ‘Something simple, to start.’ I decided. “I wish for a bag of Senzu beans.” I told the dragon decisively. "It is done." Glacier said, it's eyes glowing white as a bag of beans appears in my hand. "Farewell." The dragon explodes in a blast of light, before seven stone orbs fall to the ground. One of them hitting Raditz toes. “Son of a-!” Raditz exclaimed angrily, hopping around while holding his pained foot Dillan Snickers, trying not to laugh. "You ok there Raditz?" Raditz stopped hopping around, crossing his arms and huffing as he looked away in an attempt to act as if that hadn’t just happened. I looked over, “I’m certain he’ll be fine. He is of the ‘proud saiyan warriors’ after all.” The air quotes were almost visible with the level of sarcasm displayed. "Considering I can become a saiyan now, I'm not sure if I should be offended by that." Dillan said. "Also I have a bad feeling…" I raised a brow curiously, wondering what he meant. Dillan rubs his head just as a bright flash catches their eyes and they see Twilight. "Someone answer that phone, because I fucking called it." I rolled my eyes at the reference, before looking over at Twilight. “Can I help you?” "Magic. So. Much. Magic power. Big dragon. Gone. EXPLAIN!" She said with a twitch in her eye. “Use your big girl words please, we believe in you.” I replied, amused. Twilight breathed in and out to calm herself. "Please explain why I felt so much magic from this area, that big dragon suddenly being gone and… whatever that thing is." She said pointing at Dillan. “Well that’s quite rude, didn’t your mother ever teach you not to point at others? And calling them 'things' at that?” I tsk'd disapprovingly before glancing over at Dillan. “He’s a human, to put it simply. And the dragon is a.. New old friend.” Dillan laughs. "that's an oxymoron." He and Twilight said together. I shrug, “Or a form of duality.” "Long story short Miss Light, I'm from another dimension, yes the multiverse theory is real and yes I'll answer any other questions you have." Dillan said as Twilight perked up. "no you may not study me." She sighs as she begins asking questions, and after roughly two hours of questions she teleports away. "God she can talk." Dillan muttered. “Perhaps we should set up a talking contest between her and the pink one.” I suggested jokingly. "Pinkie wins." Dillan said. "Already did that back home, wasn't fun." “Well, thank you for saving me the theoretical headache of the theoretical experiment I suppose.” I said simply, unable to imagine going through the trouble of actually setting that up. Dillan chuckles. "Oh, is this cave your home or something? Or are you planning on moving around?" “It was going to serve as my base for a time, but we can move if we need to.” I said, shrugging. Dillan nods slowly. "Well, I'm pretty sure I could use Swampfire to grow more Senzu Beans if you'd like a little garden. That way you don't run out." I looked around at the rocky volcanic wasteland surrounding us. “A garden out here?” I asked skeptically. Dillan smirks, shifting from human to Armodrillo, digging up the ground to make it soft. Then to water hazard to make a lake to keep it moist, finally into Swampfire to make some grass grow. "Tada." He said turning back to normal. "Ben could be a one man planet terraformer if he were smart enough." I clapped my hands lightly, impressed. “That is quite impressive.” I said, “I think we’re going to be keeping this base. Is there any way you could spread the Senzu beans around?” I asked, offering the bag to Dillan. Dillan smiles and shifts into XLR8 to plant the beans before turning back into Swampfire to help them grow. "Huh neat." He mumbled. "Apparently the minerals here mixed with the alien water makes water similar to that of what Korin uses for the Senzu in the show… handy. I could probably rig up a machine to make it rain once in a while, to keep the lake going. If not you might be able to hire a pegasus to make storm clouds, but if the lake ever dries up you can always just summon me." I nod, looking around at the newly terraformed area. “I’ll be sure to keep that in mind, thank you.” I tapped my chin lightly, “Would it be too much trouble to add some trees around the area? Preferably in a way that would hide the beans and the lake from prying eyes in the skies?” Dillan cracks his knuckles. "Give me a sec." He said turning back into XLR8 and vanishing. After a little while he returned with seeds before planting them around the garden. Once again he shifts into Swampfire and in the span of a minute, a grove of apple, orange, and banana trees stood around the lake. "The bananas are for Raditz." I picked a banana from a somewhat short banana tree, “Does Raditz want a banana?” Raditz turns and grumbles something unflattering under his breath. “I don’t even like bananas!” He yells at us, storming off.. And secretly grabbing a banana. Dillan chuckles. "I was gonna grab other fruits but I found out in my world,-not sure if it's the same for this one- that Applejack has relatives to oranges and bananas so if something happens you could just ask her." This made me mildly curious, “I wonder how much they hate the joke ‘Orange you glad I didn’t say banana..” I chuckled lightly at the horrible joke, “I wouldn’t know much about Applejack’s family however. I was in Ponyille for only a very short period of time.” Dillan nods slowly. "Ok let me think, water, plants fruit… anything else I'm forgetting…?" He mumbled crossing his arms. "Sorry I'm planning on opening a farm in my world to keep me busy, so I have a checklist. I suppose I'm using you guys as a test to see if it works " “Well, I’m happy to reap the benefits of being your test run.” I say, smiling as I look over the area. “I may not need much, but my subordinates will certainly appreciate this. Isn’t that right?” I asked the Cooler Squadron, waiting silently on the sidelines. “Of course Lord Cooler!” the blue and blonde captain of the group exclaims, “We are extremely grateful for your benevolence!” Meanwhile, Dore was already eating an apple and just nods. "Ok now then I suppose animals would help but then I'd have to terraform the whole area and don't want to do that. So I suppose that's it unless you can think of anything." Dillan said to me “This should be sufficient.” I nodded, “Anything else we might need wouldn’t take too long to find, I’m sure.” Dillan nods, blinking as he feels something strange. "Do you feel that?" I looked around, sensing a strange energy in the air. “Yes, though I’ve yet to feel an energy similar to this. It isn’t Ki.. Though it’s not magic either.” "It's time travel." A voice said, as a man in a white lab coat walks out from behind Raditz. “Hello there.. Paradox, I believe.” I guessed, remembering the strange character as being a favorite of John's. “Time Travel has its own unique energy?" "Indeed, though only…." He glances at my subordinates. "powerful people like you and Dillan can tell." “Interesting.” I replied honestly. “I’ve always been interested in the effects of time travel, paradoxes, those sorts of things.” Dillan nods. "Now that I can turn Into clockwork I'm kinda tempted to try it." I looked over at Dillan, “Probably best not to, unless you’ve got a head for it or a guide.” I warned. "I was joking." Dillan chuckles. “I wouldn’t be.” I replied, looking towards the sky. “I would love to explore time sometime, though I doubt I ever will.” "Unless you get cells/ trunks time machine I doubt it." Dillan said as he realizes something. "Paradox, the reason we can sense you… is it because you’re like us?" “Not exactly.” Paradox chuckled, “Although you’re not exactly wrong either. Anyone sufficiently experienced in some form of energy could detect time travel.. Though they might not know what it is.” He pointed at Dillan, “With a device like yours, you’ve become familiar with many types of energy, making it easier to sense such things. As for whether I’m like you two..” He glances at a pocketwatch, “I’m afraid that’s a story for another time. We’ve places to be and times to see, after all.” Dillan nods, looking at me. "Make your token and I'll take it into the void with me." I picked up the One-Star Dragonball, though currently it looked like a simple stone orb. “I am Cooler, one of universe seven’s strongest, I will help you if you don’t cross me.” I then proceeds to drop the stone on a whim, allowing it to fall through a black portal before popping out of another, copies scattering to the multiverse. A portal appears in front of Dillan, depositing a look-alike of the active version of the blue one-star dragonball in front of him. Dillan smiles, wrapping a chain around it and makes it a necklace. "Cool I got bling now." He jokes I nod, “I’ve definitely seen worse.” I reply with a small smirk. “Yes, a good fit I think.” Professor Paradox pipes up, “Now, if you would, we don’t want to be late.” "Right." Dillan said raising his hand toward me to shake. "Nice to meet you." I reciprocate, giving Dillan a firm handshake. “And it was nice to meet you as well. Best of luck to you.” I said, before leaning closer, “And if you happen to come across someone named John or Tony, let them know I’m okay, please.” I asked, before letting go and stepping away. Dillan nods. "I'll be sure to share." He said juggling the dragon Ball token. I nod in return, “Thank you.” “Lovely, absolutely lovely.” Paradox claps once, “I can’t spoil the surprise though.” He steps closer to Dillan and places a hand on his shoulder, the other pulling out his pocket watch. “So on we go then.” The professor finishes, clicking the button atop his watch. "Oh and if I do see… them, I'll bring their tokens back." Dillan said, before he disappeared with Paradox. "I don't like him." Raditz mumbled eating a banana. I raised a brow, looking over at Raditz. “I thought you didn’t like bananas?” Raditz blinks, looking away. "I didn't feel like peeling an orange and I despise apples far more than bananas." Author's Note This is a crossover with shadowshild612's story The ultimate surprise. We had a lot of fun writing this together, and laughing over the references and (of course) tormenting Raditz. Also, it only just occurred to me while writing this the kind of missed opportunity I had with the dragon. I really should have had Raditz ask the dragon for the 'dragon balls' instead of a wish and then proceeding to write the confused dragons verbal retort. So, if enough people want me to, I can go back and change that or write an optional chapter as an 'alternate ending' to that chapter, detailing the situation had that odd conversation occurred instead. There will likely soon be updates out on at least one of my other stories, as I try to finish writing some stuff before my college classes start next week. Depending on the workload, I'll try to work on writing while doing college stuffs. I really enjoy writing chapters for the stories I've made on this site, but real life troubles love to get in the way.
Waking up Cooler... And doing something Dumber."Ugh..." I groaned, waking up slowly. "What hit me?" my eyes shot open and I sat up as realization hit me. "John!? Tony?!" I called, looking around. I barely registered that my voice sounded... Different, somehow. But there was nobody except me. Everything around me seemed to be mostly dirt and rock... Great. Alone in the middle of nowhere, somewhere around parts unknown. I crossed my arms, annoyed. "Just great. What else could possib-..." I stopped talking as I noticed my arms. "What the hell!? Why am I purple!?" I yelled, standing up and looking myself over. "Arms, check. Legs, check. Hands? Check. Purple.. Could be worse I guess. Clothes? Gone, minus some weird Armor pieces.. Tail? Wait.." I had to stop my, admittedly freaky, checklist to double-take. There it was, a swaying purple tail. What. The. Ever. Loving. FUUUU- BOOOOM! "Well great..." I muttered to myself, walking out of a rather large crater. "I know I've always had an explosive temper, but this is ridiculous." And so is the tail. I mean... I always joked about wanting a tail but, now that I have one, it's just freaky. I sat down just past the edge of the crater, "So.. New checklist." I said to myself. "I'm in an unknown place, I have no idea where my friends are, I'm in a different body, and I have super-powers." I rubbed my temples. "Yeah, just peachy." After about ten minutes of moping, I stood up and started walking in a random direction. "Well moping isn't going to do crap for me, so I guess I'd better look around." I also had a hunch about myself, but I needed something reflective to confirm it. like a mirror, or a pond. An hour of walking later, I'd finally found a small pond. I facepalmed as I looked into it, greeted by one of my old least favorite Dragon Ball Z characters... Cooler. One of my old friends used to whoop my ass with him, jokingly wishing that he could do half the stuff his character could. Oh irony, why? Still... Cooler was a pretty cool, pun not intended, character. The only real reason I never liked him, petty as it is, is because of my friend's constant video-game victories. "Well, I could be worse off." I said to myself, "I mean.. I could've ended up as Raditz or, worse, Krillin." I chuckled as I remembered the abridged series. "I wonder if this world has a Krillin?" I asked, before looking at my hand with a grin as I remembered the earlier explosion. "Oh, I can't wait to test this crap out!" I looked to my left, raising my arm at a boulder. "Bam!" I exclaimed happily, expecting a Ki blast to reduce it to smithereens... Only to be disappointed. "Come on! Explode! Blast! Attack!" I roared the last word angrily, shocking myself as a large Ki blast suddenly blew the boulder sky-high... Along with much of the surrounding landscape. "Well... Crap-baskets." I said, looking between my hand, the landscape, and back to my hand again. "I'm gonna have to practice this a lot.." Then I grinned, "Fun!" ~~~About a mile away - Third-Person/Pony POV~~~ "Oooh~, bring the cart Spike! There are more over here." A white pony said, walking away from a small purple lizard. Suddenly distant explosions began rocking the ground. "Oh my!" She cried out, stumbling to the ground as it shook. "Rarity!" Spike cried out, running over as the explosions finally stopped. "Are you okay?!" he asked, helping pony back to her hooves. "I'm fine Spikey, but we should probably tell Twilight about this..." Rarity replied to her purple-scaled companion, looking around worriedly. "We will simply have to continue gem-hunting later." Spike nodded, grabbing the handle of the small red cart and following her back to town. ~~~Dante's POV - 1 hour later~~~ "Alright, Ki blasts down. How about I try..." I focused my Ki slightly, pushing it around my feet. "Come on.. Come on... YES!!" I cheered, rising unsteadily into the air. "Time for some flying practice!" I began rising higher into the air and worked on directed flight. ~~~Third-Person/Pony POV - twenty minutes later~~~ Rarity, Spike, and a purple pony walked into the clearing that Dante had floated away from. "See Twilight? I told you it wasn't nothing." Spike declared to the unicorn mare proudly, gesturing at the landscape. "What could have caused this?!" Twilight exclaimed to herself, looking around at the many craters littering the area. She looked up, as if the sky would provide her an answer... And surprisingly enough, it did. ~~~Dante's POV~~ "Flying is awesome!" I cheered, swooping through the air. Then I looked around, feeling a little colder than normal. "Wow, outer space. Time flies when you're having fun." I chuckled a bit at the terrible pun as I floated there. "Guess it's time to go back down. Let's see how quick I can get there" I said to myself, re-orienting myself and shooting back towards the planet... Perhaps a little too fast. "CRAAAAPP-BAASSSSKEEETTTSSS~!!!!!" I yelled, remembering one little fact... I wasn't sure how to stop. BOOOOM~!!! The last thing I saw before everything turned black, was three blurry figures standing over me. ~~~Twilight's POV~~~ "Ohmygoshohmygoshohmygosh!" I squealed, dancing around like a filly as I stared at the strange creature. I knew he-she-it was hurt after that fall, but I couldn't help but be excited. "A whole new undiscovered species!" I exclaimed happily, grabbing the creature in my magic. "We have to get it back to my lab!" "I dunno Twilight, what if it's dangerous?" Spike asked, poking the creature with a stick. "Spike, that is terribly rude!" Rarity declared, taking the stick from him and tossing it aside. "All the same, I agree with Spikey-wikey. What if it's dangerous?" "Oh don't worry about that, I've got everything under control!" Twilight grinned, already walking back to Ponyville. Spike and Rarity exchanged worried glances before following. Author's Note Alrighty, finally figured out what character I wanted to make Dante. I settled on Cooler and skipped the Displacement scene, to be re-visited as a flashback or something. Funnily, I was watching 'Cooler's Revenge Abridged' when I decided to make this. I noticed that while there are other DBZ fimfics, even a Buu Displacement (Which is awesome. Buu is best Villain, and most overall OP character. Plus he's pink.), but I didn't see one for Cooler. That said, I felt an absolute need to make Dante into something... Cooler. (Sorry, I like Puns whether they're good or bad. I can't help that I find them punny. ) Anyways, lemme know what you think of the chapter. Also, opinions on the 'POV' style thing I tried here? Lemme know what you think of that, if I should do it more or less often. As much as I'm writing this story for myself, constructive criticism is always nice and I want people to enjoy the stories I make.
What hit me? (Oh right, a planet...)"Ugh... Anybody get the name of that planet?" I groaned to myself as I woke up. not bothering to open my eyes, I made to rub at my face, though I was stopped from doing so by something clamped around my wrist. I opened my eyes to figure out what could have been holding it, and noticed a metal clamp... I looked over at the other side and.. Same thing. I looked around the rest of the room to find... A Purple pony. With a horn. "What the hell?!" I shouted, an instinctual reaction to any 'WTF' situation. "Oh, you're awake!" The unicorn said cheerily as she turned around. "And sapient at that! Hmm... Are you related to dragons maybe? Your physiology seems to suggest more reptilian origins." "YOU CAN TALK!?" I added, an extra heaping of disbelief. "Of course I can talk! Now then..." her horn lit up, causing a notepad and a feather to float in front of her. "What are you, exactly?" Okay, a magical talking pony.... WTF Levels Critical... Dante.EXE shutting down. Boot sequence initiated. System Check; Brain? Processing... Lag detected, Debugger started in background mode. Arms? Check Legs? Check Head? Check Tail? Check Brain Debugged, all systems clear, rebooting Dante.EXE "It looks weird... Like a dragon with no scales or something, wearing a helmet." I heard a scratchy voice say, making me a bit annoyed. "Ah still don't think it can talk Twi, you were up all night.. Maybe you should get some rest." A southern-accented voice added. "I must say, I rather like it's 'helmet' though. The gem in the center is quite striking." a very 'fancy' sounding voice said, making me feel a touch of pride... for some reason. "I-I'm sure we probably look strange to it too..." A quiet voice stuttered. Jeez, I just want to hug whoever said that for some reason. "'It' can hear you talking." I added, opening my eyes to see- DEAR GOD THEY'VE MULTIPLIED! AND EVOLVED! A yellow pony with wings - WINGS! - eeped, and quickly hid behind an orange pony wearing a stetson - A pony... With a hat. What? - at my rebuttal. "I told you it could talk!" The purple unicorn from last time said excitedly. "Ah can't believe it..." Orange said, her eye's widening. "What's your name? Where are you from? Are there others like you?" Purple asked excitedly, moving closer with each question, until we were practically nose to nose. "I... Think it's only polite to introduce yourself before asking others for their names." I replied as a sort of stalling tactic, still trying to sort out what I was seeing. Her eyes twitched slightly, a piece of hair popping up from her head, "Bu-" "I do believe he is correct Darling." A white unicorn mare with some seriously gravity-defying hair added, flipping said hair. "It is only proper to introduce one's self after all." Purple sighed and nodded, backing off slightly to my relief. "My name is Twilight Sparkle, personal student of Princess Celestia." She introduced with a tilt of her head. "Mah name's Applejack." The orange mare added, tipping her hat slightly in greeting. "F-flutershy" The yellow one said shyly. "What was that?" I asked, having a hard time hearing it. "My name is Fluttershy..." "I'm Pinkie Pie, but you can call me Pinkie, I can't wait to throw your welcome to Ponyville party!" an excitable pink pony piped up, reminding me a bit of John. "My name is Rarity, a pleasure to meet you." "And I'm Rainbow Dash, fastest flier of Equestria, and the coolest pony in Ponyville!" Added apreviously unseen - Holy crap-baskets, how did I not see THAT earlier?! - light blue pegasus with rainbow-colored hair. Not kidding, her hair was literally every color of the rainbow... Definitely makes her name a bit on-the-nose. "So what's your name?" She continued, flying up to poke my chest with a hoof. "I'm Cooler." I stated, deciding to try and just go with the flow. "Not cooler than me!" Rainbow Dash replied with a frown, jabbing her hoof into my chest again. "My name is Cooler." I clarified with a frown of my own. "Oh.." She backed off slightly, letting the pur- I mean, letting Twilight move to the front of the group. "Will you please take these off?" I asked, gesturing towards the metal clamps on my arms, legs, and tail. "It's kind of uncomfortable to be strapped onto a table. Besides, it's not like I'm going to hurt you." "Well we didn't know that for sure." Twilight replied uncertainly. "And we still don't.." I sighed with exasperation, "look, if I'd wanted to hurt you, I would have already done it." "Oh yeah!?" Rainbow piped up, "How could you hurt us like that?" I glared, "I'll tell you what, I'll show you two ways I could have hurt somebody, but didn't, and you promise not to strap me onto a table or anything anymore. Sound reasonable?" "I guess.." Twilight said reluctantly. "Alright... Twilight, do you have something you wouldn't mind getting... Destroyed? Like some trash or something?" "Um..." She looked around shiftily and her horn glowed, carrying something wrapped in a sheet out in front of me. "I was meaning to get rid of this." "Great." I replied. "Now everyone stand back." They all shuffled backwards, leaving the object in front of me. "Dākunesu Ai Bīmu" I stated -because the original technique's name sounds way cooler, no pun intended, than the translation... plus I always wanted to say a DBZ Technique and actually do it. - while gazing at it, focusing KI to my eyes in hopes that this would work. And cue awkward silence. All of the ponies looked from the object, to me, and back. They looked at me again, a few having eyebrows raised as if to say 'What?' "Okay, make that one way" I pushed away from the table I was strapped to, shattering the metal restraints like plastic and falling onto my feet, "I'm really strong." Understatement of the year... Looks like all those years of NOT going to the gym finally paid off! Take that Tony! All of the ponies eyes widened in disbelief as they, pretty much all as one, took a step back from me while I stretched a bit. "Relax, I already told you that I wasn't going to hurt you." They all sighed in relief, visibly relaxing. Twilight walked a bit closer, circling me and adding a few pokes and prods here or there. "Would you cut that out?" I asked, annoyed. "But I need to examine you!" She insisted, "For science!" "Maybe we can show him around town instead!" Pinkie suggested, "And then throw him a party!" "But-" "Twilight dear..." Rarity began, "There's always another time, maybe you can give him some time before questioning him." She gestured at me, "He did just wake up after all." "B-but-" "And Ah'd say he seems pretty honest 'bout not wantin' ta hurt any of us." Applejack added, "'Sides, the way he snapped that metal, ah reckon he could've already hurt us if he meant to." "Fine.." Twilight drooped slightly. "Yay!" Pinkie shouted, jumping into the air happily. I followed the group of mares as we started going up some stairs, coming out into a cozy little area with a lot of books "Maybe later I can show you some of my tricks!" Rainbow Dash suggested, always happy to show off. "I mean, I'd offer to race you, but I have the clear advantage with these babies." She gestured at her wings as we got outside. That's what she thinks, heh.. I looked around, noticing a lot of ponies milling about. Jeeze, every shape and color to these equines... and the eyes! Huge and expressive, almost like something straight out of a cartoon! I noticed a lot of them were staring at me, and tried to ignore that and focus on the conversation as we continued to walk. "I think I'd keep up in a race better than you think." I told the boastful pegasus. "Oh yeah?" She replied, a challenging grin on her muzzle. "Well then lets go out to the field first. and you can try your luck." Rainbow led the way to a large field outside town, "Alright, first pony-" I coughed slightly. "What?" "I'm not a pony, in case you haven't noticed." I replied, gesturing at myself. "Alright, whatever! The point is, the first one to the other side of the field wins." She replied irritably, before giving me a smirk. "I'll even go easy on you." I smirked right back, "You really shouldn't underestimate others." "Heh, we'll see who's underestimating who!" She laughed. "Y'all ready?" Applejack asked, acting as the referee. I crouched slightly, getting ready to push off the ground. "Set" Rainbow did the same, flaring her wings open slightly, a confident grin on her face. "Go!" Rainbow and I both jumped forwards, engaging our own modes of flight; Her flapping her wings and leaving a rainbow streak behind her, and me sending KI through my feet and flying through the air. Rainbow started to look back, probably expecting to see me running after her in vain, only to double-take as she saw me soaring beside her. "YOU CAN FLY!?" She shrieked. I didn't reply, instead I simply smirked and sent more KI into my feet, blasting into first place. Unfortunately, Where she stopped at the finish... I forgot one eensy, weensy, little thing... I don't know how to stop. "CRRAAAPP~!!!!" I flew past the finish, over a creepy looking forest and a castle, past some volcanos - Were those dragons?! - over the ocean, and continuing past a few more landmarks, including the completely barren wasteland I started out in. Thankfully I finally figured out the breaks just in time to stop at... The finish line. Around the world in eighty days? I just did around the world in five minutes! Albeit, it would be more impressive if it had been on purpose... "Sorry about that, I uh... Yeah, forgot to stop?" I said somewhat questioningly. "YOU CAN FLY!?" She shouted at me again, as we descended back towards the other five - well I descended, she followed in a state of shock. - only to meet... "YOU CAN FLY!?" I facepalmed, "So... This is going to be fun."
What did I do to deserve this?Why... Why... What did I do to deserve this? I thought I was a pretty decent guy, I never committed any crimes or hurt anybody! "It's just not possible! You don't have any wings or external indicators that flight would be possible for your species, and I've never heard of a species that could fly without some sort of wings to assist the magic in..." The crazy purple pony rambled on like she had been for the last ten minutes. Does she never stop?! I already explained that I could use my energy to fly - All of the rest of the ponies accepted that! So... Why. Won't. She. STOP~!?! "Twilight." I said, miraculously not letting my frustration leak into my voice. "It can't be impossible, because I just did it." I let that hang in the air for a moment, along with Twilight's jaw, as her friends snickered. "Just because something's unheard of or never been seen before doesn't make it impossible. Please just drop it for now?" "Seriously Twilight, yer worrying at that idea worse than Winona with a squeaky toy" Applejack added, some of the other girls nodding along. "Don't worry Twilight, you'll have plenty of time to figure out how it works!" Pinkie chirped happily, zipping over to her purple pal with a grin, "Cooler is our friend now, so we'll see him all the time!" "But I have to know!" Twilight argued, "For SCIENCE!" I sighed heavily, "Look Twilight.. I've got a proposal for you." The ponies all gasped in surprise, "A proposal!?" Swooned Rarity, "But you've only just met!" She then proceeded to dramatically faint onto a couch she pulled from.. Where the hell did that come from!? "Where the heck did you get that couch!?" I yelled, ignoring the blushing purple pony "Oh that's hardly important right now Darling." Rarity replied, acting as if she hadn't just 'fainted'. "What's really important is what colors you want for the wedding!" "I... What?!" I stared at her like she was crazy, "Wedding? What the hell are you talking about!?" "Y-you mean you didn't just offer Twilight a marriage proposal?" "W-WHAT?!" I exclaimed in disbelief, "I- Wha- NO! I HARDLY KNOW HER!" "Well you can understand why we were surprised then." Applejack piped up, "Bit early for y'all to be gettin' hitched an' all." "THAT'S-I-..." I took a few deep breaths, putting my palm up to my face. "You ponies are going to be the death of me..." "WHAT~!" Pinkie gasped, appearing by my side in a flash of pink, "We would never hurt our friend!" "That's not what I... Forget it.." I sighed, "Look, I didn't mean a marriage proposal. I meant-" "What, so Twilight's not good enough for you?" Rainbow Dash asked, poking me in the chest with a hoof and pointing over to Twilight, who looked away in embarrassment. "You can't just mess with a mare's feelings like that, it's not cool at all!" "What, no!" I defended, shocked. "It's not like that, I never meant it as a marriage proposal is all! I'm sure that she will make some guy very happy some day, but that's not what this is about!" I desperately wished that I still had hair, just so that I could PULL IT OUT! Rainbow puffed up, getting ready to come in for a round 2, "Oh yeah, we-" "Okay, look." I said forcefully, raising a hand to forestall any further outbursts "It's nothing against Twilight - I never meant it as a marriage proposal." I clarified, "I meant proposal as in I want to make a deal." "A deal?" The ponies parroted skeptically. "Yes, a deal." This should have been so simple! How did it turn into all of that? This is the kind of craziness John usually ends up causing! Why me!? "I'll answer Twilight's questions as best as I can, if she helps me figure out a way to find my friends." "There's, uh... More like you?" Applejack asked me skeptically, "No offense, but ah don't know how ah'd feel about having more of ya around." 'Of course there's more like me - I wasn't born from nothing!' I wanted to snap at her, but I just sighed again. Not like I was born like this anyways. "No, My friends and I were tricked by a very... Well, I wouldn't say evil but.." I thought about it, "Mischievous merchant, he sold us some items that separated us and now I don't know where my friends are or how to find them again. "Deal!" Twilight exclaimed immediately. "What!? We don't even know if he's telling the truth!" Rainbow argued, "What if he's just a spy sent in advance and he's really just trying to help you bring an invasion here!?" "Now that's just silly Dashie." the pink party pony denied. "He asked for help finding them, not bringing them here! Besides, Cooler's been really really nice and we can't just leave his poor friends lost!" "Yeah, I guess so..." Dash mumbled, rolling her eyes. "But can we even find them?" Twilight nodded, "Of course! With magic it shouldn't be too hard to locate a few, uh.. Beings? And besides, think of all the knowledge!" "And the parties!" Pinkie added, blasting her party cannon. BOOOOM! Something large suddenly impacted the ground nearby as the party cannon went off, causing dust to fly up and sending the ponies around me flying back from the shockwave. "WHOAA~!!" The ponies exclaimed as they were sent flying. "What the hay was that!?" Rainbow exclaimed, picking herself up and shaking off the dust. "I don't know.." Twilight answered, "But whatever it was, it must be big!" "Oh no..." I groaned, seeing three familiar looking orbs sporting what seemed like purple jewels. "Please tell me those aren't what I think they are.." My tail began to whip around in agitation just thinking about it. "A-ha!" Rainbow Dash exclaimed, "I told you it was an invasion!" "We don't know that Rainbow, maybe they're just really odd... Meteorites?" Twilight speculated. "No.." I answered, somewhat nervously. "Those are Saiyan attack pods." "Attack pods?" Rainbow questioned, "As in an invasion, hah!" "Uh, Dash." Applejack interjected, "Ah don't think these 'Say-uns' are friends of his. Cooler looks mighty nervous-like." Any more conversation was interrupted as the front of the pods suddenly burst open to reveal.... Author's Note Hey everypony, sorry about the long wait! Really should have had this out sooner but, well... Real Life and all that, just loves to get in the way.. On the bright side, I've already got an idea in the works for the next chapter. In the meantime I hope everypony enjoys the chapter
Well.. This was unexpectedThe ponies behind me put on a brave front as we stared at the pods. Though they flinched slightly when a gloved hand burst from the smoke of the lead pod, gripping at the edge. I shifted slightly, staying relaxed but on guard for whatever might come out of the pods. We watched with baited breaths as the first Saiyan stepped out of the... Wait a minute.. "Lord Cooler!" A blue-skinned humanoid exclaimed in surprise and awe. "You're alive!" I raised an eyebrow (or what would have been an eyebrow, when I was human) in surprise, not wanting to show just how much I was freaking out internally. This guy is supposed to be dead! He was Cooler's Right-hand man, he'll figure me out for sure.. "Salza, you're looking well." "Lord Cooler?" Some of the ponies questioned behind me, looking at each other in confusion. "Pffthahaha!" Rainbow Dash laughed, recovering from the shock first. "This is what you had us worried about? Some thing with a prench accent and lopsided hair?" "How dare you!" Salza said angrily, not raising his voice but very easily getting his point across by how he was now holding the pony off the ground by her throat. "You will not speak in Lord Cooler's presence unles-" "That's enough Salza, put her down." I said in a chilled tone, interrupting his monologue. "At once Lord Cooler!" He responded, dropping the Pegasus to the ground and snapping a salute. He ignored the small equine gasping for air next to him and the others worriedly making her that she was okay. "But, ah.. Sir, if you don't mind my aski-" Salza was once again interrupted, this time by a green giant. "Finally we landed, those stupid pods are so small!" A large, almost orcish man with long spiky black hair complained, finally squeezing himself out of the pod to the left. "Why did we have to use them again?" "Idiot, you know why!" What seemed to be a human with long spiky black hair insulted him. "It was the best way to get onto the planet without drawing too much attention, and besides.." He huffed, "It was the only transportation we could find on such short notice. "Don't call me an idiot you Monkey, I'll grind you to a pulp!" The green giant growled back menacingly. "Dore! Raditz! That's enough, Now's not the time for your bickering!" Salza shouted at the two. "Feh! I don't take orders from the likes of you!" Raditz replied arrogantly, "I am a saiyan warrior!" "How rude." I comment, drawing his attention to me. Taking a step forward, I notice him pale quite a bit. "Perhaps I need to teach you some manners?" I asked coldly, with a confidence I definitely didn't feel. But if I want to have any chance of controlling this situation and keeping problems to a minimum, I need to act the part. "F-frieza?" Raditz stammered at first, before taking another look at me. "N..no... You're.." "I am not my brother." I say. That sentence feels odd, given that I am- was- an only child. "You would do well to remember that." "O-of course... Lord Cooler.." The saiyan agreed, begrudgingly swallowing his pride. "Where is Neiz?" I asked curiously. "He must have flown slightly off-course Lord Cooler." Salza answered immediately, stepping right into his role as Cooler's right-hand man. "I see.." I glanced around thoughtfully. Unfortunately while I was planning on staying around here to get my bearings (And have Twilight help me track my friends down), it looks like that's no longer an option.. With Salza having choked and quite possibly almost killed one of the ponies, they will be very weary of us all now. Not to mention the fact that Raditz is here. Maybe if it was Niez I wouldn't have to worry as much, Cooler's Armored Squadron seemed to be unquestioningly loyal to Cooler, but Raditz had a penchant for destruction and violence, not to mention an arrogance that was completely unfit for his level of strength. And if it came down to a fight.. I'm not entirely sure that I would win. I may be Cooler now, and I know a bit of martial arts, but I've never fought in this body and I don't know my full capabilities or limits... In a serious fight that could cost me my life. Weighing my options, I made my decision just as Rainbow was opening her mouth to yell, "Hey, what's the big idea!" She flew over and got into Salza's face. "You can't just-" "Come. We're leaving." I said as I turned and floated into the air, moving away from 'Ponyville'. "Of course Lord Cooler!" two of the visitors immediately exclaimed, floating up to join me. The third grumbled a bit, but followed all the same. "Hey!" Pinkie shouted, "Wait, you can't leave! We haven't even had your 'Welcome to Ponyville and the Planet' party yet!!" "Yeah, get back here so I can kick your flanks!" Rainbow Dash challenged, putting her hooves up like a boxer and throwing a few punches. "Hmm... We can't leave yet." I realized aloud. "Sir?" Salza asked, surprised. "What do you mean?" "The ships." I said, starting to get somewhat used to my role. Just gotta act cold and somewhat disinterested, I can play off the protection of the ponies as not wanting to bother with small fry or something, maybe say that I'm curious about this planet. "We can't simply leave them there, take care of it." "Of course Lord Cooler!" The blue skinned leader of Cooler's Squadron (Yeah, I shortened it. It's technically my squad now, I could call it CAS if I wanted to.) pressed a button on a remote, causing the pods to launch themselves into the sky and out of sight. Without further ado the four of us then disappeared from the naked eye, flying away at speeds that couldn't be tracked by normal creatures or methods- at least, it seemed unlikely for this planet. Far away from Ponyville, above a rocky wasteland where the only noticeable landmarks were numerous volcanoes, rocky cliffs, and other rock formations, we reappeared. "Hmm... This seems like a good place to set down." I declared while looking at a cave set into the side of a nearby volcano, the sheer drop and sharp rock formations all but assured that only aerial creatures would be able to reach it. "Set down?" Salza questioned hesitantly. "I'm afraid I don't understand what you mean sir." "What I mean is that we will be staying here for a while." I replied, glancing at the Cooler Squadron's leader. "I find this planet intriguing, for reasons that are my own." "Of course sir." Salza replied dutifully. "You mean we have to stay on this ridiculous planet?" Raditz demanded angrily. "If that's a problem for you, I could always remove you from it." I replied with a carefully blank face, raising a hand where an energy ball bloomed into existence. Raditz flinched, remembering who he was talking to. "N-no Lord Cooler, it won't be a problem." "Good." I replied, crushing the energy in a fist. "Besides, we still need to locate Neiz. I would rather have my entire squadron, seeing as good soldiers are so hard to find." Not that I really considered him to be a good soldier... Or a powerful one. But it seems like a good enough excuse to forestall any further questions or complaints. "Come, let's take a look at what space is available to us." I vaguely heard some hushed comments as I descended, touching down on the ledge with the cave. "I know Lord Cooler likes wastelands, but really? Did he have to pick a cave in the middle of a volcanic wasteland?" "Unless you happen to have my ship handy instead.." I said in a slightly raised voice, just enough to let Dore know that I'd heard that comment. "I suggest you either voice a better idea or keep it to yourself." "Y-yes Lord Cooler!" I heard from behind me. "Idiot.." Raditz insulted the less than jolly green giant. "WHO DARES TO TRESSPASS INTO MY HOME!?" A loud voice roared, a fire bursting into existence onto the cave floor. We all looked up to see a massive orange dragon, dwarfing all of us in sheer size, crouching over a large pile of gold and other (Obviously valuable) objects. "W-what?" Raditz exclaimed in shock, "A-a dragon! You there, grant me immortality!" He wished, quickly getting over his shock. I put a hand to my face in exasperation and no small amount of annoyance, "That is not Shenron, Raditz. You cannot simply wish upon any dragon-like creature you come across and expect it to work." I then looked up at the dragon, raising my arms slightly in a gesture of peace. "We didn't know that this cave was occupied and we will gladly leave." "Are you sure sir? I bet we could take this overgrown lizard." Dore suggested eagerly, punching his fist into his palm. "Tch. I doubt that it would be worth the effort to show this thing just how far below a Saiyan it is.." Raditz grinned, "But it could be fun." "INSULTING ME IN MY OWN HOME!? BURN FOR YOUR INSOLENCE!!" The dragon roared once more, bathing all four of us, and even the entire cave, in an inferno large and violent enough to cause a gout of fire to escape the entrance.
A new base.. And an old Cooler.I sighed slightly as the fire subsided, idly flicking a small flame from my shoulder. "How annoying.." I said, looking up at the dragon. "Let me show you just what you're dealing with here." I probably seemed to blur slightly as I moved quickly, practically appearing next to the dragon, twisting to send a kick to its back. The dragon was sent flying out of the cave from the force of it and I quickly followed, grabbing its tail to swing the large creature and throw it to the ground. I floated gently to the ground after it, landing just after it managed to stand up. "Care to test my patience further?" I asked, narrowing my eyes at the dragon. The dragon snarled and tried to fly at me, breathing fire. I sent a very weak ki blast at its open mouth, knocking it back and likely removing a few teeth. The draconic creature glared at me as my tail lashed around in agitation, occasionally carving furrows into the ground behind me. It turned and limped away, likely recognizing a losing battle as it softly growled to itself. I turned and floated back up to the cave. "Sir, are you sure you should leave that creature alive?" Salza asked, watching the creature as it struggled to leave. "It could attempt to come back with reinforcements." "If it comes back with more, we will just eradicate them!" Raditz boasted, likely hoping that it would turn out that way. I put a hand over my face in annoyance, "This is my life now.." I mumbled. Raising my voice, I addressed them all. "Don't worry about the creature, It is hardly a threat, even if there are more." I instructed "I want you all to go out and scout the planet for Neiz. Keep an eye on the locals, but don't engage them right now. Report back to me with Neiz and anything you can learn about the natives within two days of this planets time." "Yes Sir!" Salza and Dore exclaimed, blasting away. Raditz, meanwhile, simply muttered things under his breath as he flew off. Once they were gone I took a seat and breathed deeply, trying to relax. "Not even a full day with them here and I already want to kill one of them." I said to myself softly. As I relaxed further, I began feeling things.. Power levels, perhaps. Energy at the very least. I got a sense of what things were and how strong they were. I could feel the dragon I had beaten, a vaguely fiery energy but dull and weak. many similar energies could be felt in the surroundings, most of them in the opposite direction the dragon was limping. Stretching further, I could feel the ponies- a happier, almost carefree energy. Most felt weaker than the dragons, but I could feel a few rare signatures that seemed above the dragon's average.. and two, no.. three energy signatures that felt extremely strong. One felt like the sun, fiery and blazing hot, but with gently soothing undertones. Another, close to it, felt like the moon or the night. Calm, bright yet darkly shaded, and dangerous. And finally.. The last one almost felt like... That purple pony. A sense of craving for books and knowledge, with an undertone of mania. There were other energy signatures I couldn't identify, some felt almost like birds and cats, some felt.. unstable, somehow. And I could've sworn I felt an energy signature that felt.. wrong. So many different feelings, it gave me a headache. It was faded too, like it wasn't as strong as it should be. I rubbed my head, standing up. "As cool as that is, I think that's enough of that.." I said to myself, annoyed with the headache. I moved further into the cave, deciding to take a small nap. "Weak." A voice sneered at me with disgust. I opened my eyes and looked around, there's nobody here except.. me? I see Cooler, but aren't I Cooler now? "Hardly." The Cooler standing in front of me stated coldly, "You may have my form, but you are nothing like me." "What?" I stood up, "This is some freaky dream shit, right?" Cooler palmed his face, "Really, this is what I have to deal with? Is this my punishment?" He sighed, "This is your mind. I died and somehow you ended up with my mended body." "That.. doesn't make sense. And why does my mind just look like the area I'm in? Shouldn't it look like home, or somewhere I'm comfortable with at least?" "Just shut up. I can't pass on until I feel like you're someone worthy of inhabiting my body." Cooler explained, "So I'm going to train you in your mind every time you fall asleep until I feel like you're ready to go toe to toe with the universe's strongest." "Really? That's AWESO-OOFF!" I was cut off mid-exclamation as a fist buried itself into my gut, sending me flying out of the cave and skidding across the landscape. "Owww... If this is my mind, why can I feel pain..?" "Training starts now."
A Surprise MeetingI opened my eyes, groaning and cracking my neck as I awoke from the dream. “Ugh, Cooler seriously needs to take a chill pill..” I muttered to myself, thinking over the various ways that the former Cooler had bashed my head in. “Sir!” Salza saluted from in front of him, having arrived during my ‘nap’. “We’ve scouted the planet and located Neiz.” I nodded absentmindedly, “Good work Salza.” “Also, sir..” Salza started, “We found an.. Anomaly of sorts.” I raised a brow. “An anomaly? Salza, we’ve been on this planet for less than a week, what could possibly count as an anomaly already?” Salza turned and indicated Dore, who was carrying what looked to be an unconscious human. “This creature seems to originate from the same planet as that one Saiyan lived on, Earth I believe.” The human was donned in black pants and shoes with a light blue shirt and dark blue jacket emblazoned with the number 23. I looked on in surprise, “A human?” my eyes were drawn to the device on the human’s wrist. ‘That looks familiar..’ I thought. “An omnitrix?” I mused aloud. "Ultimatrix actually." The human groaned, sounding pained as he opened his brown eyes. "Anyone get the plate of that truck?" I chuckled lightly, “Sadly, no. I’m afraid I couldn’t say what left you in that condition. Dore, let our friend here to the ground. Gently.” The green giant, as ordered, placed the human on the ground with some care. “Now leave us for a bit, if you would.” the Cooler Squadron saluted and left the cave, Dore dragging a swearing Raditz along behind him to prevent any insubordination. The watch-like device on the humans wrist turned yellow as Raditz was dragged by and sent a yellow beam over him. "Oh that's right, I was fighting the iccilian." The human mumbled. “Icicle-lian?” I questioned, “I’ve never heard of that before.” "It's an alien that Animo created, and judging from this place..." The human said looking around. "I'm either dreaming, or got knocked to another planet… or dimensional shenanigans" “It’s likely more dimensional than spacial.” I commented, looking the human over a bit more closely. “You look like that character from a show my friend used to watch.. Ben Tennyson, I think?” "My name's Dillan but my powers are based off Ben ten yes." Dillan nodded. "It's a mix of ultimate alien with the twenty third dimension from omniverse. Wait you're Cooler, ho-… your a displaced aren't you?" I nod, “Quick on the uptake. Yes, my name is Dante and I’ve been displaced to this…” I looked around thoughtfully, “Reality, I guess, as Cooler.” Dillan nodded. "It was kinda the only thing on how a fictional character alien would know a show from the real world. Also most displaced from what I was told are sent to Equestrias." I shrugged, “Well..” He generated a Ki orb in a hand, stared at it for a moment, and then crushed it into motes of energy that dissipated quickly. “Not so fictional anymore, I suppose. But yes, that’s how I understand it to be as well.” Dillan nods slowly. "Are the guys that left displaced? Because if so whoever chose to get displaced as Raditz is dumb." He jokes. I laughed, “Oh, that’s great.. But no, none of them are displaced. It seems in this reality, they are real. And, it seems, Cooler was real as well. I’m just somehow inhabiting his repaired and revived body, while his spirit stays until.. He finds peace or something, I guess.” Dillan blinks, simply holding up the ultimatrix as a yellow scan goes over him. "Reminds me of when I was displaced in a way. I actually ended up meeting my predecessor. Another Dillan whose world was completely erased by Eon." “Interesting..” I replied thoughtfully, “Well my predecessor seems to have an obsession with breaking my bones, except in my mind.” I winced, rotating one of my arms a bit as if to convince myself it was still working. Dillan hums. "You know, my predecessor gave me some scans as he was getting erased. One including a Namekian, would you like me to try to heal you?" I shook my head, “No, it's all in my mind. My body is fine, I just have phantom pains from hell.” Dillan nods slowly. "Well, I could also make dragon balls. And from what I learned from my predecessor I can make them stay put once used want a set in case something happens?" I stared at Dillan, “No offense.. But that’s some broken bullshit right there.” I replied incredulously. “Still.. It would be nice. Though I'm not sure if having to try and work the shaft is worth it to find my friends again.” I joke, chuckling. Dillan laughs. "There is a drawback, it's only one wish and it takes about a month longer to recharge than the normal ones. But otherwise good in a pinch." “Alright, not as broken as I thought.” I admit. “That could be really useful. I may even use the one star as my ‘token’.” Dillan smiles and nods, handing me his token. It was the face-plate of the Omnitrix that would pop up in the original show, without the base. "That's my token... Now then, this cave isn't very big. How about we go outside to make the dragon balls." I shrugged, “Sure, just make sure not to tell any of the others that I’m not actually Cooler. I don’t want them getting any ideas.” Dillan nods. "Got it." The two displaced head outside, as Dillan begins picking up some of the random gems scattered around the cave floor. I addressed my subordinates as we walked out of the cave, “This is a valuable ally for us.” I told them. “How valuable could a weak human be?” Raditz sneered. Dillan smirks, turning to me. "Mind if I demonstrate?" I nod with a smirk of my own, “Be my guest.” Dillan turns to Raditz. "Ok radish, I have the power to transform into a number of aliens. Including." He points towards me. "An Arcrosian." He points to his watch. "A Namekian." And finally to Raditz. "And a saiyan, so you tell me how just how valuable I can be." Raditz scoffed, “You could never stand up to the power of a true Saiyan warrior.” "Oh?" He smirks propping up his ultimatrix faceplate, dialing it to the new Saiyan scan and transforming. After a bright blue light engulfed Dillan in his place stood a tall Saiyan with short spiky black hair, wearing a battlesuit with the same colors as his normal clothes. A tail tightly wrapped around his waist, as he crosses his arms. "How about we spar then, if I win you have to submit and do what I say. No matter what form I'm in." Raditz crossed his arms in return, “And when I win, I’m going to enjoy killing you.” He replied arrogantly. Dillan smirks. "if you can, come at me." Raditz snarled, quickly blasting forward to land a strike towards Dillan’s chest but the former human grabbed his hand, proceeding to punch Raditz in the face, pushing him back. Raditz quickly flew backwards, throwing a barrage of Ki blasts before following behind them in hopes of an easy opening. Dillan simply flew upwards, letting all the ki blasts and Raditz run into me. I stood there unfazed as the smoke cleared, holding Raditz by the face. “You seem to enjoy testing my patience Raditz.” I said simply, before throwing the Saiyan and sending him spiraling towards Dillan. "Not smart with the ki thing while I was near Cooler." Dillan said to Raditz while chuckling. He then proceeded to Grand-Slam Raditz into the dirt, before sending a barrage of ki blasts at him. “I won’t be beaten by a fake Saiyan!” Raditz roars out, deflecting the Ki blasts. "Hey Raditz!" Dillan smirks. "Wanna see a Super Saiyan!?" Raditz glared, “You fool, only the most powerful and worthy of Saiyans could ever dream of attaining Super Saiyan!” He replied spitefully, before throwing his hands out towards Dillan, “SATURDAY CRASH!” He yells, firing a dense pink ball of Ki Dillan smirks, glancing at Cooler with a wink. He turned the symbol of the ultimatrix to the left, four spikes propping out of it. Dillan roared out as the air around him became distorted and the accumulating energy blew away the ball of pink Ki. The transformed human became engulfed in yellow light again as thunder cracked around him, his hair becoming bright yellow and his eyes teal blue as he crosses his arms before looking at Raditz. “W-what?!” Raditz trembles under the high power levels being emitted by the newest super saiyan. “H-how is this possible!?” ‘What I wouldn’t give for an ‘over nine thousand reference right now.’ I thought, amused. Dillan smirks and, as if reading my mind, speaks out "Guess what Raditz, my power level is over nine thousand!!!" “What!? Over Nine Thousand, that’s impossible!” Raditz yells, trying to hide the fear gripping his heart. Dillan points his palm at Raditz. "Begone you Saibaman wanna be!" he yelled firing a Ki ball at Raditz, purposely missing him but does immense damage to the landscape. I face-palmed discreetly at the final words of the fight, ‘of all the things to yell’, I thought, unsure whether to be amused or annoyed. Dillan lands near Raditz, returning to his human form. "Yield." Raditz snarls at Dillan, readying to continue the fight, but a death beam passing in front of his face makes him quickly reconsider. “Fine.” Dillan smiles in a friendly manner at Raditz, holding his hand out to him. "if you'd like I can teach you how to go Super Saiyan." Raditz brushes him off, walking away angrily. “I don’t need your pity.” "It's not pity, your brother Kakarot can go Super Saiyan and he even beat Prince Vegeta! I can tell you have potential, you just need to harness it if you want to surpass them both." Dillan said walking back towards me. Raditz ignores him, hearing his words but too busy stewing in his defeat to pay them any heed. “Well, I’d say that was an excellent demonstration of his combat ability.” I commented, looking towards my Squadron, “Wouldn’t you?” “While beating Raditz is hardly an accomplishment, I would say that he seems to have proven himself sufficiently. As always, we follow your lead Lord Cooler.” Salza said, saluting firmly along with the other two members. "Now then, how about those Dragon Balls?" Dillan said, catching Raditz attention again. “Dragon Balls?” Raditz asked greedily. “Yes our new friend here has the knowledge required to provide us with some new, albeit slightly different, wish granting devices.” Dillan nods. "However, I will be making it so they can't be used for evil… persay, and no immortality." Raditz looked like someone had kicked his evil puppy, “NOOOOOOOOOO!!!!” He screamed to the heavens, falling to his knees. “YOU MANIAC! YOU’VE RUINED IT! AH, DAMN YOU! DAMN YOU TO HELL!!.” Dillan chuckles. "Sorry, but that would make them still way to broken." I cleared my throat, “Anyways, the point remains that they will be useful to us. Additionally, we could likely use them to help our friend here get home. A paltry fee for the creation of a wishing device.” Dillan think is about that. "either that or Twinkie could possibly help." I couldn’t help but look amused, “Twinkie?” "Twilight, purple pony with horn." Dillan chuckles. I grimaced slightly, “Ah, the little purple… Scientist.” I said, remembering the purple unicorn whose first instinct was, apparently, to practically bolt me to a metal table in her basement. “Not the most stable of creatures, from what little I’ve observed.” "Yeah but once you get to know her she's ok." Dillan shruggs. "Even if not I could go upgrade and just make a way home with all her stuff." “Well, we are willing to assist you however we can Dillan.” I replied, “There isn’t exactly anything better that any of us would currently be doing anyway.” "I thank you then." Dillan smiles, dialing up his Namekian transformation. "Any particular preference for the dragon balls? Color, size?" I thought for a moment. “Blue and around the size of an orange.” "So normal earth dragon Ball size if I remember correctly." Dillan muttered, collecting the silver gems he collected. He then shifted into a Namekian with a blue cape like Piccolos', before his hands began glowing green with light blue border of the aura. Dillan began blasting the magical energy into the gems as they levitated into the air, shaping them into stars before they shrank. Each star and star set was bound in spheres of blue magical power before it solidified. "There." He said tiredly. "However for your preference I made it so you can name the dragon, just say whatever name you want to call it the same way they summon Shenron in the show. and it'll appear." I stepped forward, “Eternal Dragon, by your name I summon you forth: Glacier!” The spheres began to glow, a column of light bursting from them as a light blue and white Dragon appeared having ice like spines down it's back. "I am Glacier speak your wish and I shall grant it." It spoke. I tapped my chin thoughtfully, looking at the dragon. ‘Something simple, to start.’ I decided. “I wish for a bag of Senzu beans.” I told the dragon decisively. "It is done." Glacier said, it's eyes glowing white as a bag of beans appears in my hand. "Farewell." The dragon explodes in a blast of light, before seven stone orbs fall to the ground. One of them hitting Raditz toes. “Son of a-!” Raditz exclaimed angrily, hopping around while holding his pained foot Dillan Snickers, trying not to laugh. "You ok there Raditz?" Raditz stopped hopping around, crossing his arms and huffing as he looked away in an attempt to act as if that hadn’t just happened. I looked over, “I’m certain he’ll be fine. He is of the ‘proud saiyan warriors’ after all.” The air quotes were almost visible with the level of sarcasm displayed. "Considering I can become a saiyan now, I'm not sure if I should be offended by that." Dillan said. "Also I have a bad feeling…" I raised a brow curiously, wondering what he meant. Dillan rubs his head just as a bright flash catches their eyes and they see Twilight. "Someone answer that phone, because I fucking called it." I rolled my eyes at the reference, before looking over at Twilight. “Can I help you?” "Magic. So. Much. Magic power. Big dragon. Gone. EXPLAIN!" She said with a twitch in her eye. “Use your big girl words please, we believe in you.” I replied, amused. Twilight breathed in and out to calm herself. "Please explain why I felt so much magic from this area, that big dragon suddenly being gone and… whatever that thing is." She said pointing at Dillan. “Well that’s quite rude, didn’t your mother ever teach you not to point at others? And calling them 'things' at that?” I tsk'd disapprovingly before glancing over at Dillan. “He’s a human, to put it simply. And the dragon is a.. New old friend.” Dillan laughs. "that's an oxymoron." He and Twilight said together. I shrug, “Or a form of duality.” "Long story short Miss Light, I'm from another dimension, yes the multiverse theory is real and yes I'll answer any other questions you have." Dillan said as Twilight perked up. "no you may not study me." She sighs as she begins asking questions, and after roughly two hours of questions she teleports away. "God she can talk." Dillan muttered. “Perhaps we should set up a talking contest between her and the pink one.” I suggested jokingly. "Pinkie wins." Dillan said. "Already did that back home, wasn't fun." “Well, thank you for saving me the theoretical headache of the theoretical experiment I suppose.” I said simply, unable to imagine going through the trouble of actually setting that up. Dillan chuckles. "Oh, is this cave your home or something? Or are you planning on moving around?" “It was going to serve as my base for a time, but we can move if we need to.” I said, shrugging. Dillan nods slowly. "Well, I'm pretty sure I could use Swampfire to grow more Senzu Beans if you'd like a little garden. That way you don't run out." I looked around at the rocky volcanic wasteland surrounding us. “A garden out here?” I asked skeptically. Dillan smirks, shifting from human to Armodrillo, digging up the ground to make it soft. Then to water hazard to make a lake to keep it moist, finally into Swampfire to make some grass grow. "Tada." He said turning back to normal. "Ben could be a one man planet terraformer if he were smart enough." I clapped my hands lightly, impressed. “That is quite impressive.” I said, “I think we’re going to be keeping this base. Is there any way you could spread the Senzu beans around?” I asked, offering the bag to Dillan. Dillan smiles and shifts into XLR8 to plant the beans before turning back into Swampfire to help them grow. "Huh neat." He mumbled. "Apparently the minerals here mixed with the alien water makes water similar to that of what Korin uses for the Senzu in the show… handy. I could probably rig up a machine to make it rain once in a while, to keep the lake going. If not you might be able to hire a pegasus to make storm clouds, but if the lake ever dries up you can always just summon me." I nod, looking around at the newly terraformed area. “I’ll be sure to keep that in mind, thank you.” I tapped my chin lightly, “Would it be too much trouble to add some trees around the area? Preferably in a way that would hide the beans and the lake from prying eyes in the skies?” Dillan cracks his knuckles. "Give me a sec." He said turning back into XLR8 and vanishing. After a little while he returned with seeds before planting them around the garden. Once again he shifts into Swampfire and in the span of a minute, a grove of apple, orange, and banana trees stood around the lake. "The bananas are for Raditz." I picked a banana from a somewhat short banana tree, “Does Raditz want a banana?” Raditz turns and grumbles something unflattering under his breath. “I don’t even like bananas!” He yells at us, storming off.. And secretly grabbing a banana. Dillan chuckles. "I was gonna grab other fruits but I found out in my world,-not sure if it's the same for this one- that Applejack has relatives to oranges and bananas so if something happens you could just ask her." This made me mildly curious, “I wonder how much they hate the joke ‘Orange you glad I didn’t say banana..” I chuckled lightly at the horrible joke, “I wouldn’t know much about Applejack’s family however. I was in Ponyille for only a very short period of time.” Dillan nods slowly. "Ok let me think, water, plants fruit… anything else I'm forgetting…?" He mumbled crossing his arms. "Sorry I'm planning on opening a farm in my world to keep me busy, so I have a checklist. I suppose I'm using you guys as a test to see if it works " “Well, I’m happy to reap the benefits of being your test run.” I say, smiling as I look over the area. “I may not need much, but my subordinates will certainly appreciate this. Isn’t that right?” I asked the Cooler Squadron, waiting silently on the sidelines. “Of course Lord Cooler!” the blue and blonde captain of the group exclaims, “We are extremely grateful for your benevolence!” Meanwhile, Dore was already eating an apple and just nods. "Ok now then I suppose animals would help but then I'd have to terraform the whole area and don't want to do that. So I suppose that's it unless you can think of anything." Dillan said to me “This should be sufficient.” I nodded, “Anything else we might need wouldn’t take too long to find, I’m sure.” Dillan nods, blinking as he feels something strange. "Do you feel that?" I looked around, sensing a strange energy in the air. “Yes, though I’ve yet to feel an energy similar to this. It isn’t Ki.. Though it’s not magic either.” "It's time travel." A voice said, as a man in a white lab coat walks out from behind Raditz. “Hello there.. Paradox, I believe.” I guessed, remembering the strange character as being a favorite of John's. “Time Travel has its own unique energy?" "Indeed, though only…." He glances at my subordinates. "powerful people like you and Dillan can tell." “Interesting.” I replied honestly. “I’ve always been interested in the effects of time travel, paradoxes, those sorts of things.” Dillan nods. "Now that I can turn Into clockwork I'm kinda tempted to try it." I looked over at Dillan, “Probably best not to, unless you’ve got a head for it or a guide.” I warned. "I was joking." Dillan chuckles. “I wouldn’t be.” I replied, looking towards the sky. “I would love to explore time sometime, though I doubt I ever will.” "Unless you get cells/ trunks time machine I doubt it." Dillan said as he realizes something. "Paradox, the reason we can sense you… is it because you’re like us?" “Not exactly.” Paradox chuckled, “Although you’re not exactly wrong either. Anyone sufficiently experienced in some form of energy could detect time travel.. Though they might not know what it is.” He pointed at Dillan, “With a device like yours, you’ve become familiar with many types of energy, making it easier to sense such things. As for whether I’m like you two..” He glances at a pocketwatch, “I’m afraid that’s a story for another time. We’ve places to be and times to see, after all.” Dillan nods, looking at me. "Make your token and I'll take it into the void with me." I picked up the One-Star Dragonball, though currently it looked like a simple stone orb. “I am Cooler, one of universe seven’s strongest, I will help you if you don’t cross me.” I then proceeds to drop the stone on a whim, allowing it to fall through a black portal before popping out of another, copies scattering to the multiverse. A portal appears in front of Dillan, depositing a look-alike of the active version of the blue one-star dragonball in front of him. Dillan smiles, wrapping a chain around it and makes it a necklace. "Cool I got bling now." He jokes I nod, “I’ve definitely seen worse.” I reply with a small smirk. “Yes, a good fit I think.” Professor Paradox pipes up, “Now, if you would, we don’t want to be late.” "Right." Dillan said raising his hand toward me to shake. "Nice to meet you." I reciprocate, giving Dillan a firm handshake. “And it was nice to meet you as well. Best of luck to you.” I said, before leaning closer, “And if you happen to come across someone named John or Tony, let them know I’m okay, please.” I asked, before letting go and stepping away. Dillan nods. "I'll be sure to share." He said juggling the dragon Ball token. I nod in return, “Thank you.” “Lovely, absolutely lovely.” Paradox claps once, “I can’t spoil the surprise though.” He steps closer to Dillan and places a hand on his shoulder, the other pulling out his pocket watch. “So on we go then.” The professor finishes, clicking the button atop his watch. "Oh and if I do see… them, I'll bring their tokens back." Dillan said, before he disappeared with Paradox. "I don't like him." Raditz mumbled eating a banana. I raised a brow, looking over at Raditz. “I thought you didn’t like bananas?” Raditz blinks, looking away. "I didn't feel like peeling an orange and I despise apples far more than bananas." Author's Note This is a crossover with shadowshild612's story The ultimate surprise. We had a lot of fun writing this together, and laughing over the references and (of course) tormenting Raditz. Also, it only just occurred to me while writing this the kind of missed opportunity I had with the dragon. I really should have had Raditz ask the dragon for the 'dragon balls' instead of a wish and then proceeding to write the confused dragons verbal retort. So, if enough people want me to, I can go back and change that or write an optional chapter as an 'alternate ending' to that chapter, detailing the situation had that odd conversation occurred instead. There will likely soon be updates out on at least one of my other stories, as I try to finish writing some stuff before my college classes start next week. Depending on the workload, I'll try to work on writing while doing college stuffs. I really enjoy writing chapters for the stories I've made on this site, but real life troubles love to get in the way.
