A New Boy From Another World

After school had ended, Astral Shadow met up with the girls and followed Twilight to her house. He told himself, "They deserve to know the truth. Principal Celestia picked them as my first friends, if she trusts them, so do I."

As Twilight took out her key, she asked him, "Astral? You ok?"

Astral nodded, "Yeah, just a bit nervous."

As they walked in, Twilight set out some soda and snacks. When she opened her soda, she asked, "So, what's so important that you wanted to talk in private?"

Astral stood up and said, "What I'm about to tell you never leaves this room, promise?"

All the girls nodded and said in union, "Cross my heart, and hope to fly, stick a cupcake in my eye."

Astral was a bit confused with they way they made their promise, but smiled and took a deep breath before unravelling his tail, showing that it wasn't a belt, but a tail. The girls nearly spit out their soda and Rainbow Dash cried out, "What the!? You have a monkey tail!?"

Astral Shadow nodded, sitting back down and wrapping his tail back against his waist. "I'm not a human, and my name isn't really Astral Shadow. My real name is Butarega, and I'm a Saiyan from Planet Vegeta, light years away from Earth."

Sunset Shimmer thought for a moment and said, "Well, it's certainly not any stranger than the fact that I came to Earth from Equestria, so I can't say I don't believe you."

Astral didn't bother to ask what Equestria was and continued explaining, "My people, the Saiyans, are a race of proud and violent warriors. Like I told you in school, we put more value on strength than we do education, and most couples got together for the sake of preserving bloodlines, not love. I was an outcast back home because I didn't agree with my people's use of violence to conquer other planets."

Fluttershy gulped, "So, if you're an alien, does that mean other people from your planet could show up here?"

Astral Shadow shook his head, "Earth is a vibrant planet that would make good money, but Saiyans don't go after planets that have low power levels. Power levels are basically the fighting ability of any person or planet. Saiyans like challenges, if something doesn't pose a challenge, it's not worth our time. So planets with low power levels like Earth have nothing to worry about when it comes to Saiyan invasion."

Fluttershy sighed in relief, but asked, "So, you came here because you didn't agree with your people's opinions?"

Astral Shadow nodded, "Yeah, that's right. I'm not anti-violence, but I don't like the idea of hurting innocent people for personal gain. That's what made me different from other Saiyans, and they didn't like me for it, so I decided to find a planet with a low power level I could live on. That's when I arrived on Earth."

Sugarcoat asked in an uncharacteristically excited manner, "So, if you're an alien who came to Earth... does that mean you have a spaceship!?"

Astral nodded, "Well, sort of, it's only big enough for a single person, we call them battle pods, and we use them to send warriors to other planets that we intend to conquer." He could tell Sugarcoat was interested in the fact he was an alien, and told her, "Maybe I can show it to you some time. I had to hide it away so humans wouldn't find it, but I still know where I hid it."

Sugarcoat giggled and said, "I'll hold you to that" winking at him, causing him to blush, which made her giggle even more.

Pinkie Pie raised her soda, "To a new friend from another world, just like Sunset!"

As the others raised their soda cans, Astral Shadow smiled and lifted his can as well, "Thank you for this, you've made me feel very welcome here, and after only knowing me for a few days. I can tell living on earth will have its own excitements that don't involve senseless violence."

Meanwhile, in a galaxy far, far away...

Another Saiyan was programming her own battle pod, and a taller Saiyan asked her, "Peppa, are you sure about this?"

The female Saiyan nodded, "Yes, I'm sure. Butarega may not like our ways, but he's still my greatest rival. If he really thinks he can wimp out on me to live a peaceful life on a weak planet, he's dead wrong."

The taller Saiyan sighed, "There's no stopping you. But if you ever need anything, let us know."

Peppa got into her battle pod, saying to herself, "Not likely. Butarega may be strong, but he's a low class warrior. He's gotten lucky up to this point against an elite like me, that luck has just run out." before heading off towards Earth, napping as her battle pod took her to Earth.

And so, Astral Shadow has revealed his secret to his new friends, and while they still accept him as their friend, someone from Butarega's past is coming towards Earth. Who is this mysterious Saiyan, and what will happen when she lands on Earth herself?

Find out in the next chapter!