Chapters Frieza couldn't believe it.
Not only had this insufferable ape made an absolute fool out of him, the Lord Frieza, but the damned oaf even spared some of his energy so that Frieza may escape the inevitable explosion on this loathsome space rock! Frieza could not stand for it, and he would not be subjected to this mockery any further!
"Suffer your fate, at the hands of your superior!" Frieza arches his arm back, and swings forward to release a bright purple beam of malice and hatred. He shouts, infuriated that he allowed this monkey to get as far as he did.
Goku grunts, knowing full and well that he should have expected this kind of outburst from someone such as Frieza.
"You fool!" With not but a minimal amount of energy wasted, he releases an even more powerful wave than Friezas, causing collateral damage. A scream can be heard, but it quickly fades, as dust and rocks fly about. The land that once harbored the tyrannical overlord has been reduced to not but ash and smoke, and the threat known as Frieza is no more.
Goku stands motionless, with nothing but the wind to blow past his hair and his clothes. He stares somberly at nothing in particular, a whole slew of complex emotions fill him. Anger, contempt... sorrow. He clenches his fists, grits his teeth, and turns back.
Goku's top priority right now is to find Frieza's ship, and get out of here. He shouldn't have too much of a problem with it, seeing as he operated Dr. Brief's ship with relative ease.
"C'mon, c'mon, where is it!?!" Goku exclaims, growing impatient by every second he spends searching. A massive weight is lifted off his chest when he finally spots the ship, settled on the ground below. "There!"
He runs inside, and heads straight for the main control panel, pressing every button there is in hopes of making the ship take off. It doesn't budge.
"Come on, you worthless piece of junk! Get me outta here!" The ship sinks a bit below the crumbling terrain. "Alright alright I take it back, just start up!" He slams his fists on the panel. The rocks give way to the magma below, as the ship plummets into the inferno awaiting it.
"No!" The realization hits him. He won't be making it off this planet in time, there's no way he could possibly-
Interrupting his train of thought, a small pod falls just outside the ill-fated ship. He can make it.
He runs straight for it, jumping in moments before it lands into the magma. He frantically mashes buttons, desperate for it to aid him in his escape. He had no time to plot any coordinates, as anywhere would be better than his current location. The ship immediately halts, and then takes off, as Goku feels himself slip out of consciousness and take a well-deserved rest. Only one thing thought lingered about in his mind before he passed out.
Just where is it that he's going?
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"So, I was thinking we should all go out to the spa to celebrate our triumph over that dreaded Discord! We could all use a little decompression, and this feels like the perfect way to go about doing so!" Said Rarity, whom's eyes sparkled at the very thought of relaxing with her best friends whilst participating in such an activity. Applejack shrugs nervously.
"I dunno, Rares. I've never really been the spa type'a mare. Maybe we could just... set up a lil' picnic of some sort? I'll be the first ta' tell ya, granny can make one heck of an apple pie!" Suggested Applejack, sweat beads prominently strewn across her forehead. While yeah, she agrees the fight with Discord was definitely one of the most stressful events to take place in her life, a spa isn't really her way of "decompressing" as Rarity put it.
"Come now Applejack, you simply cannot detest the more lady-like activities one can experience for much longer. As your friend, I am almost certain you'll find some sort of enjoyment out of the trip, I promise!" Retorted Rarity. She really doesn't understand why Applejack must always reject her own femininity, especially something so essential such as a weekly spa visit. Or daily. Yeah, daily sounds much more pleasant. If only finances were not an issue.
"Well, if everypony else is gonna be there, I'd best be coming along with too. We are friends, after all. I'll trust ya, Rares." She sighs in defeat, placing trust in her friends judgement.
"Wonderful! We'll meet up at 3 o'clock sharp! I can't wait to see everypony there! Toodles!" Rarity waves her hoof, and trots away with a smile plastered on her face.
Applejack sighs once more, and heads back inside. It may come as no surprise, but she's never been one to really indulge in that kind of stuff. The only reason she's coming along is because all her friends will be there, and that she trusts Rarity will at least try to make the visit relaxing for her. Maybe it won't be so bad. Besides, she could probably use a massage after all her labor at the farm. It's apple bucking season, after all.
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Twilight is sat firmly in her chair, clearly engrossed in her book. It's about two ponies looking for jobs during a period of war, one of which is scrawny and quick-thinking, and the other is bulky yet a little slow.
"Hey, Twilight! We just got the new shipment of books, and I can't find any room for them!" Shouted a male voice from downstairs.
"Who?" Voiced another (supposed) male.
"Not you, Owlowiscious! I'm talking to Twilight!"
"Who?"
"Ugh, right... anyway..." Footsteps can be heard, as a baby dragon places himself into Twilights vision after coming upstairs.
Twilight raises an eyebrow. "Where are the books at?" she asked, closing her book and stretching.
"Uh, I can't carry all those! There's like, a bajillion of 'em! I'd have to gain some sort of super strength to care them all like in my comics!"
Twilight giggles, imagining a buff Spike at his stature wearing a Power Pony uniform. She sets her book down, and trots downstairs with Spike following behind. She wonders what kind of books were shipped over? Maybe it's that new issue of Daring Do that she ordered? She'll have to show that to Rainbow some time, she's sure she'd love it. Well... if she gave books a chance. The day she sees Rainbow read a book is the day Equestria is taken over by aliens with blasters and oddly shaped heads with names of fruits. That's kind of specific, actually.
"Uh, Twi? Where are you going? The door's over here." Twilight immediately snapped out of her trance, feeling pressure against her horn. She looks forward to see that she'd literally just walked into a wall and penetrated a book with her horn.
"You really need to be more in touch with reality, and not your own head. And the wall, apparently." Spike quipped, opening the door to reveal several boxes of what one could presume contain a whole bunch of books.
"Sorry about that, you know I tend to get lost in my thoughts. Especially when I indulge in them for more than a few seconds." Removing the book kebab from her horn and placing into a nearby trash can, Twilight then proceeds to trot towards the door, and lifts up a box with her magic. "You're helping carry these, you know that right?"
Spike sighs. "Yeah, I know." Spike grabs a box, and lifts it up. To the left of his peripheral vision, he notices Fluttershy walking down the street. He waves, and calls her out by name.
"Hey Fluttershy! What're ya doin' here?" Fluttershy jumps back a bit at the mention of her name, but notices the bearer of the voice to be Spike and quickly relaxes. She trots towards him, noticing Twilight opening up a box and placing books on shelves in order. Always neat and tidy, that Twilight.
"Hello there, Spike. I was just heading over to the spa that we're all going to," Twilights ears perk up. "despite my tiny bit of reluctance. Oh! Twilight, won't you be coming too? I think Rarity invited you along with the rest of us."
"Yeah, I'll be heading over in just a minute. I just need to assort these books by genre, and I'll be on my way. This last box, and I should be all done." Spike raises his eyebrow.
"What'dya mean 'this last box'? Are you implying I'll be organizing all these boxes and cleaning up while you're out?" Spike groans, clearly against the unfair responsibilities given to him. Twilight places the last book, and walks up to pat him on the head.
"Don't worry, just leave half the boxes to me when I come back. I won't be long, I promise." She smiles. Spike nods, fully aware that it's not in his place to continue the discussion.
"Well, shall we get going?" Twilight asks. Fluttershy nods, and the two wave goodbye to Spike. Obtaining the same gesture from him, as he watches them trot out from his vision.
Well, he'd best get started. He's got a lot of work ahead of him. Maybe he should start with the Drama books, their genre is closer to the ground, despite still being taller than he can reach.
He places a ladder on a wall, and climbs up whilst carrying a few books. He really wished Twilight would be a little more e-
BOOM
"W-Woah, woah!" Spike is snapped out of his thoughts, falling off the wobbling ladder and precariously into a pile of books. Spikes groans, nursing his back with his claw.
What the hay was that all about?
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Pain. That's really the only word Goku could describe himself as physically, feeling the wind brush past him as he's forcefully ejected out of his pod due to what he presumes to be a rough landing. He couldn't even open his eyes without immediately being greeted with a stinging sensation around them and the urge to close them. Where did he land? And who are those voices he's faintly hearing?
Out of pure willpower, Goku forces his eyes open to sate his curiosity as to where he is. A tiny, yellow... horse? It's too blurry for Goku to see straight, but he knows that it jumped back when he opened his eyes.
No words come out of his mouth, despite knowing his lips are moving. He closes his eyes again, no longer able to keep them open. Back to bed, he guesses. At least he's not cramped in a little ball anymore. This hard dirt doesn't do much for comfort either, though.
Also, what smells like burned apples?
Author's Note
Hey'a. This isn't my first story I've made, but it's something I made in my free time. If there's any interest, do make yourself known in the comments. I also would greatly appreciate criticism, as I'm looking to improve.
I've got a bit of a story brewing in my head, but I'd like to see how the reception to this story pans out. Thanks for reading!
EDIT: A few minor dialogue changes, nothing plot related.
"So anyway, I'm just not sure what to do with Angel. He's a really sweet bunny, I swear! But he just has a tendency to be... mischievous. I really don't know what I can do." Fluttershy stated, a solemn expression featured visibly. She stares at the floor as she continues her trot towards the spa.
"I think you may need to attempt some sort of disciplinary action, 'Shy. He needs to learn that kicking mailstallions in the shins for walking up to your door isn't right. Nor is it a pleasant experience, I'd guess." Twilight suggests. Fluttershy's eye widened, no longer transfixed to the ground as they were earlier.
"Oh I-I can't do that to Angel, h-he was just protecting me! and I've already used the stare on him, but he just gets even more fuss-" she cuts off.
BOOM
Twilight's ears perk up, propping herself into a defensive position with her eyes scanning all around her area, as Fluttershy yelped and hid behind her friend. She doesn't do well with loud noises that aren't related to her animals. And apparently neither does all of Ponyville, evident by the screams of terror filling Fluttershys ears. Along with her own.
Twilight's eyes fixated solely on the dust forming above the northern side of Ponyville. An explosion?
"Fluttershy, stay here. I'm gonna go check out what that was, I'll be right back." Twilight sparks her horn, preparing for a basic teleportation spell. Her concentration is broken when she feels pressure on her withers.
"I won't leave you alone, Twilight. We're friends, and if that impact happens to be due to a creature of any sort, I'd like to be there to help." Fluttershy stated, determination in her eyes. Her friends need her to be more courageous in the face of fear, and this would be the perfect time to learn to control it. Or not, but she can't let the terrible possibilities get to her!
Twilight nods, and in a flash of purple and white, they disappeared.
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A blotch of sparkling colors appear, and the two mares are now set in an unfamiliar setting. They cough a bit, dust still prevalent through the air.
Twilight has no idea where she's ended up, she just sent her magical signature to the closest area she believed the impact to be. She squints, trying to see through the now fading dust. Upon closer inspection...
"Hey wait a second, isn't this Sweet Apple Acres?" Twilight tilts her head. What could Applejack have to cause such a massive explosion? Buck a tree too hard? Accidently invent a grenade out apples? The latter seemed the least likely, but ideas floated around her head like nats to apples. Or any fruit for that matter, but to fit the theme apples work best.
Fluttershy's eyes shrink. "Twilight, look!" She points her hoof to one of the patches of land. What was once comprised of greenery, living trees and dirt was now not but a crater. Dead trees lay crooked around the center, and twigs scattered across the soil.
"Wh-What... what happened?" Twilight asked in shock, not expecting an answer from her equally appalled friend.
A voice could be heard in the distance, one of distress and frustration. The two ran towards it, words becoming clearer the closer they ran.
"-and I was jus' sittin' on my haunches, minding my own business, when this big ball of who-knows-what just falls right outta the dang sky! Nearly gave my poor ol' heart a much unneeded stoppin'!" The old mare, whom Twilight remembered as Applejack's grandma, Granny Apple, recalled. Granny immediately focuses her sight on the two running up to her.
"Hey, you two over there! D'ya got any explanation for this here sight? I know y'all bin gettin' into some mystical phooey with Applejack as o' recent!" They stop, noticing the red stallion standing in front of her.
"We came here to investigate what happened. You said it was a big spherical object?" Twilight questions Granny, staring quizically at the now barren patch of land harboring a white dot at its center.
"A big ball , yeah, and I've gots me a nice patch o' land to get 'ta fixin! Nearly most o' my trees turned ta' firewood!" She sighs, dreading the sudden complications she's now forced to deal with. Why couldn't this just be a normal day? Everything's just been going south and thensome in the life of poor old Granny Apple.
"Would you mind if we check it out?" Twilight asks, chiming in due to Fluttershys silence throughout this encounter.
"Nnope." The stallion known as Big Macintosh, or Big Mac, stated. He stares back at the crater, sighing at the inevitable labor to take place in the near future.
Twilight nods, and along with Fluttershy, trots to the site of the wreckage. Stepping on the rubble of dead tree twigs caught in crash, and slowly descending into the crater.
Fluttershy can feel her heart race. Why did she agree to this? What if there's a scary monster in it that can't be tamed unlike the manticore? What if it trys to hurt her and Twilight, what will she do then? What if...
...No. No no, she can't think like that. It's thoughts like those that always fuel her fear of the unknown. She came here to conquer her terror, and by Faust she will. For her friends sake, and her own.
With newfound determination shining bright in her eyes, Fluttershy trots ever so faster towards the odd white ball. Twilight wonders why Fluttershy suddenly insists on rushing, but catches up with her pace anyway.
They stop, now merely feet away from the cause of disturbance.
"What do you think it is?" Asks Fluttershy, stepping forward a bit to see if there's anything inside of the purple glass in front of the object.
"It looks kind of like a jawbreaker. However, it's got a rounded slit, so I'm going to assume this is some sort of po-"
The door descends violently.
Fluttershy's heart sinks, taken aback by the sudden movement as she jumps back and catches her breath.
Something's inside.
It ejects out of the sphere, and collapses onto the dirt. It appears to be a creature that is...
"It's injured!" She runs back up to it, checking its pulse. Does it have a pulse? Where would it be? Well it resembles a monkey to some degree, so she'd assume it's-
"Fluttershy, get back!" Twilight exclaims, not noticing her outburst caused the creature to scrunch up its eyes.
Fluttershy looks back at Twilight, and looks down. It's eyes have opened. And it's staring directly at her.
She shrieks, and jumps back. Its eyes staring at her loosely, as if it was barely focused. They're locked in eyesight despite that, until its lips move. No sound seem to eminate from it though, causing visible distress for the creature. It breaths in and out, before closing its eyes once again. It begins to snore.
Twilight trots up to it, noticing that its breath has shallowed. She lifts it with her magic, trying not to disturb it from its slumber.
"T-Twilight, we can't just leave him here!" Fluttershy exclaimed, noticing its several injuries and torn clothes. She recieves a puzzled expression from Twilight.
"How could you tell it's a he?" She questioned.
"He resembles a monkey, just without all the hair. I'm just making an assumption based off of apes and those similar that I've seen before, since Ive gotten used to differentiating genders."
Twilight nods. "What should we do with it- er, him?"
Fluttershy ponders. "We can take him back to my home, I think he just needs some bandages and rest."
Suddenly, it dawned on Twilight. This is an extraterrestrial being she's currently holding. And as far as she knows, is one of which all ponykind has never discovered before. It wears clothing, and it appeared to be attempting to utter syllables while it was conscious, so it must be a sapient creature. She might be jumping to conclusions, but she didn't seem to pay as much mind to that as she did the prospect of new life being studied!
If her theory is true, there are so many things she could ask it! What is its culture like? What does it eat? Where is it from? Why does it have hair protruding from its head like a mane, but not everywhere else?
"Ehm... Twilight?" Fluttershy states.
How many of them are there? Did they descend from monkeys? How do the sun and moon work for them? Heck, do they even have a sun and moon? Are all of his kind this unreasonably buff?
"Twilight?"
On the other hoof, they may also be dangerous, and she may need to exhibit a fair amount of caution. How does this pod work? It could be some serious magic, implying that this creature might be rather proficient at spellcasting. But without a horn to cast spells? How did it-
"Twilight!"
Twilight is jolted out of her thoughts at Fluttershy's yell.
"S-Sorry, but we need to get going. I-If you dont mind, could you maybe teleport us?" She asks. Twilight pushes her thoughts aside for later, focusing on the task at hoof. This is no time to get lost in thought, she's got a duty to uphold.
"Right. Let's get going." She sparks her horn, and teleports. Not noticing the panting Applejack running towards them.
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Frieza.
Just what made him the way he was? If he were only a better person, Goku knows for sure they'd have been good rivals. It's a shame, really. On a more important note, he hopes Gohan and the others are fine, especially K...
...Krillin.
That heartless bastard, Frieza. Krillin didn't deserve that, not even a little bit. He was a good man, and being dealt such a death was beyond a level Goku could forgive.
Goku glosses over these thoughts, stuck in a state where he's not quite asleep, but not exactly awake either. His boiling anger slowly slipping him back into consciousness.
Goku feels his surroundings, where was he again? Oh right, little horse thing and... that's it. Wait a second, is he on a bed? There are beds on wherever he is?
He opens his eyes, haziness all around his vision. It's too blurry to concentrate on certain things, so he just looks around absentmindedly.
He'd also been ignoring a light pressure on his stomach, and upon further analysis it feels like it's tapping him. He looks forward to his front, the source of the physical disturbance.
He sees a really angry white blob standing on him holding something orange.
What?
Author's Note
Sorry for the long wait everyone, I was really busy this week. More-so than I had anticipated to be. The next chapter should be longer, and where the plot picks up. Little over 2000 words I'd say, maybe more. I'd like to make this a slow transition, but not boring slow.
Thanks for reading, do leave comments on grammatical errors, opinions, or general critiquing in the comments below. I'll make sure to fix any errors.
"So lemme get this straight. You've got this big, buff, hairless monkey just sitting in your bed snoozin' Celestias day away, and you didn't tell us until 2 days after the fact?" The rainbow-maned pompous pony exclaimed, gesturing her hooves in several manners for emphasize.
"S-Sorry Rainbow, I just... didn't want to get anypony involved. Twilight already sent a letter to Celestia about the situation, and she is a very busy pony, and I just thou-" she cut off.
"It's alright, Fluttershy. We know you didn't want to burden us, but as your friends, we will always be there to help. Don't be scared to ask for our assistance, darling." Rarity reassured, placing a hoof on Fluttershy's shoulder.
"Th-Thank you Rarity, but I really should have told everypony sooner. I'm sorry for being such a bad friend. I promise I'll ask for help next time." She exhibits guilt just by the tone of her voice and expression, but smiles at her friends care for her. Princess Celestia, in her reply to Twilight's letter, told them to keep the incident a secret, and to say the explosion was just a little mishap of magic by an unknown pony. Fluttershy decided against informing them about this, and instead took the blame on herself.
Celestia has stated she'll be taking the pod into her care, for further inspection. She also said she'd be compensating the Apple family for their loss of land caused by the crash. She approved of Fluttershy's decision to take care of him, stating how she trusts Fluttershy's abilities with animals, and Fluttershy doesn't want to let Celestia down.
"Well, it's in the past now. And you're not a bad friend, Shy. None of us think that, and we wouldn't be here if that was the case." Applejack said, putting on a smile.
Oh, that reminds her. "If you don't mind me asking, why did you all come to my house? U-Uh, not to say you aren't welcome in my home, you are! But... did you need something?" She asks them.
From out of literally nowhere, Pinkie Pie bounces up infront of Fluttershy, having no idea what the definition of personal space is. Fluttershy jumps back a bit in retaliation.
"Ooh, ooh! I can answer that! It's cause we didn't get to go the spa last time, and Rarity wants us to go today since we skipped last time due that big kabloowie on Applejacks farm! It's weird though, cause my Pinkie Sense totally didn't pick up on it! I thought it was gonna rain chocolate milk again, but instead all we got was a big marshmellow looking rock thingy that-" Applejack places a hoof over Pinkie Pie's mouth. She mumbles, until she realized nobody hears her over Applejacks hoof, and slowly ceased her incessant mumbling.
"Thank you, Pinkie... Even if you went off-topic." Rarity said, now looking back up at Fluttershy. "So, what do you say?"
"I-I'd love to, but I can't leave him alone up there. He's still recovering, and..." She trails off, now only mumbling at a speed even Pinkie can't compete against.
"It'll be fine , sheesh Flutters. Ease up, will ya? Besides, if he tries anything funny I'll just fly back here super fast and put him in check!" Rainbow flies up and poses, confident in her own abilities. It'll be easy! No matter how buff he looks, he can't hit what's too fast to be seen."
Fluttershy, clearly not picking up in Rainbows violent motives, nods. "O-Okay, I guess." She trots up to follow them on their journey to the land of relaxation.
"Glad to have ya on board! Now, we've gotta go get Twilight. She's coming along with." Rainbow said, patting her on the back as they trot off to the spa. Maybe it won't be so bad...
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Goku's got to pee. Like, really really bad. And this bunny thing on his chest isn't helping at all. Goku's stomach grumbles.
Oh, and he's really hungry, apparently.
The hazy fog around him fades into not but a light blur, and he's now able to see much clearer. He really needs to get going before he ends up pissing himself. He sits up, with the semi-threatening bunny falling off his chest and back onto the beds mattress. The bunny starts grunting, jumping around and waving the carrot in anger. Did he do something to this guy? Right, not the time to ponder on it right now.
Goku flies up, and searches frantically for a bathroom. The bunny stares in awe at Goku, taken aback by his sudden flight.
"Come on, there's got to be a toilet somewhere! Maybe a urinal? Anything!" He holds his hands over his shins and starts swaying back and forth whilst flying. He scans the room, and notices a window. "Ooh, there's bushes out there! Maybe I can use those!" He opens the window, and flies out as fast as he can. Pulling down his torn pants, and showering the poor unsuspecting bush with... well, you know. He sighs in relief.
Too bad that there's a bear sleeping right next to him. What's worse is the bear just woke up. It sits up, and glares at the odd creature before it. Is this one of Fluttershy's new animals? Wait a second...
Is this thing taking a leak in its berry bush?
The bear sits up, and roars directl towards Goku. Goku finishes, and turns his head to see the cause of the loud noise. Is that a bear?
The bear is obviously pissed off at him, and solely him. What did he do?
Goku looks down, only to discover that the bush had berries in it.
Whoops.
It swings its claws to come crashing down at Goku, missing as it was easily dodged. "H-Hey wait, I didn't know this was your bush! Sorry, but I really had to go, and I couldn't find a bathroom fast enough!" The bear is having none of that. It was looking forward to eating those berries when it woke up, it wasn't expecting a side of lemonade to go with them!
"I'm sorry, I'm sorry! There are other bushes over there, they've even got more berries! Just use those!" Goku points behind the bear, stopping it as its interest was piqued. It turns to look at where Goku is pointing.
There was nothing there except grass and berry-less bushes.
"Sorry again!" By the time the poor bear had realized he'd been duped, Goku had already flown back up through the window, and retreated back inside the house. The bear roars in anguish, as Goku closes the window.
"Sheesh, I already apologized like a hundred times." He huffs, and turns back. He begins walking around the house. Where exactly is he? Did someone take him in? This place kind of looks like Earth, and even has animals from it. The greenery's about the same, too. Did he really end up back on Earth? Talk about some serious luck! He really should get back home soon, though. Chi-Chi's gotta be worried sick.
Hey wait, what was up with that horse thing he saw when he first woke up?
Maybe he was just jumping to conclusions with what he saw. It was too blurry to make it out right anyways. Goku's stomach grumbles again.
Oh right, he's really hungry. Is there any food around here? Maybe whoever lives here wouldn't mind if he got just a little something to eat...
He walks downstairs, noticing the bunnys eyes glued to Goku. No longer with anger, but shock. What an odd ball of fluff.
He notices a rug, some chairs, and a few decorations around the room. It has a tree-like theme to it. Wait, is he actually inside of a tree right now? That would explain the exterior when he flew outside. Where's the owner of this house? They probably left while he was passed out. Goku looks around a bit, and notices a door near the steps. He walks up and opens it.
Food!
He runs up to the fridge, and opens the door. "Phew, I'm starvin'! What d'ya got to eat, mysterious rescuer?"
He notices raw fish and flowers, along with oats and nuts. There's also raw meat from animals unknown to him. Nothing good, it seems. Plus, he's been getting Chi-Chi to do his cooking so often, he's nearly forgotten how to even cook meat! Maybe he should've payed more attention to how she was cooking instead of, well, training...
His stomach grumbles again, this time even louder. It hurts, and Goku clutches his hand over his stomach. He grunts, kneeling. Well, its either oats and nuts or starving to death. That's a bit over the top, but it's life or death in Goku's eyes.
He opens the fridge again, and forces the oats down. They're disgusting, like they weren't meant for saiyan consumption. They're also bland.
He swallows, coughing and gagging a bit. Ok, maybe he's being a little overdramatic again, but they really are that terrible! He'd rather have starved than scarfed that slop down.
Well, his stomach doesn't hurt as much, but he's still hungry. Maybe he could try eating the bear?
No, no. It probably belongs to whoever lives here. And eating their pet bear would be considered "rude", as Chi-Chi calls it, to do that to the person who took him in.
Hey wait, if he just shoots some ki at the meat in the fridge, it'll be fully cooked!
Oh wait, no, that won't work. He's literally inside of a tree, so he'd just burn everything down. What if he walks outside? Yeah, that'd work! Goku swears, he can be such a genius sometimes.
He grabs all the meat inside the fridge, clumsily holding every piece, and darts outside like a saibamen to Yamcha. He throws them into the air, and fires multiple ki blasts, each one specifically targeted towards a slab of meat. He catches each piece of meat, smiling giddily. He'd been so busy with cooking his food, that he doesn't pay attention to his surroundings. Or anything watching.
Goku's smile then warps to that of a pained expression. "Ooh, hot, hot!" He runs back inside, and places them onto the table. He rubs his hands together, licking his lips in the process, and proceeds to gorge himself on the meat like the champ he is.
The animals outside can only stare in horror through the window as this creature shoves down chunk after chunk of cooked flesh, repulsed looks on their faces. The bear glares with animosity and jealousy.
After a solid 5 minutes of saiyan savagery later, the newly full Goku stretches and exhales delighted to have eaten so much.
"Phew, that was great! I wonder what animal that was. I'll have to ask Chi-Chi to make it when I get back, no doubt she'd make it even better." Goku saids to nobody in particular.
He sighs, rubbing his stomach. He's all full now, but he's still a bit fatigued. Maybe he could rest a bit more?
Goku takes his bandages off, finding no further use for them as he's already healed completely from his battle. He also needs new clothes, because these torn pants and shoes are all he's got on right now.
He lays down on the long green chair, and drifts off into snoozeville. Maybe whoever sent him here will show up when he comes back, so he can thank them properly. And then, he'll be heading back home. Besides, he's on Earth, so it shouldn't be too hard to just fly back. Odd that he hasn't sensed anyone else's ki up to this point though, except some odd energy outside this house. Goku doesn't think much of it, and drifts off to sleep.
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"See, what did I tell you? The spa truly is one of the most magnificently relaxing activities to partake in of our time!" Said Rarity, an evidently joyous tone in her voice.
"Meh, I prefer the thrill of a race more than sitting in a hot-tub doing nothing, but I guess it was kind of cool. Too bad Twilight couldn't come, something to do with her books or research I bet. What an egghead." Rainbow replied, snickering as she walked out of the spa.
"Might've been a better experience if Pinkie over here stopped talking 'bout how cupcakes are made and how they'll 'eventually take over Ponyville ' or some phooey like that." Applejack states, a little irked.
Pinkie Pie gasps in shock. "You take that back! I was just warning everyone to be mindful of our soon-to-be confectionary overlords!"
"Uh-huh. Maybe you could've also warned me about that space ship do-hickey falling into my land, speaking of that... Fluttershy, there's somethi-"
Fluttershy trots ahead, obviously not hearing Applejack earlier. She looks back. "Thank you very much for bringing me to the spa, I enjoyed it. But I've got to get back to my animals. I don't want to be late on their feeding." She smiles, waving a hoof to indicate her departure.
"Alright now, do be careful!" Shouts Rarity.
"Remember, if that macho muscle meathead monkey tries anything funny, just give me the word and it's down to pound town with it!" Rainbow exclaims, displaying the protective side of her loyalty.
Fluttershy gulps. She just now understands what Rainbow's talking about earlier. "W-Will do, thank you. Goodbye."
She walks away, as the other ponies continue chatting.
Applejack sighs, maybe she'll ask her later.
Walking past everypony in town, Fluttershy arrives at her home. She hears a roar from behind the house.
"Hm? Mr. Bear, is that you?" Did something happen here? He sounds upset.
The bear appears from behind the house, visibily distressed and perturbed. Its stomach grumbles.
"Oh, you're hungry? Have you eaten all the berries in the bush?" She looks back, seeing every berry is still on the bush. It also smells... terrible.
The bear made a lot of paw motions and pointed at the window, dragging his paw down to the berries, and back up to the window. Fluttershy doesn't understa-
Wait a second... isn't that where...
Did he wake up?
Fluttershy flies up to the window, gazing through. He's no longer in his bed.
"Oh no! He woke up when I wasn't there! Ohh, I knew I shouldn't have come with! I've... I've gotta tell Twilight. She'll know what to do." Where could he have gone off to?
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"Twilight, why've you been re-reading that same book over and over? It's kind'a freaky." Spike asks, a bowl full of gems in his claw. He puts one in his mouth, chewing.
Twilight sighs, placing a hoof over her head. "I've been looking for any sort of records on that creature, but the closest I got to its description was a monkey." She points a hoof at a picture of a absent-minded monkey, scratching his head. "Other than that, there's really nothing on it. Do you know what this means, Spike?!?"
Spike shuffles back, noticably uncomfortable. "Uh, that you're at risk of going looney again?"
Twilight doesn't seem to notice the comment, an eerie smile finds its way to her face. "It's a completely undiscovered species, and it's fr-"
Knock knock
Twilight shakes her head, staring at the door. "Spike, could you-"
"Yeah yeah, I've got it." Spike places his bowl of gems down, and walks towards the door. He opens it, only to be greeted by a frantically pacing Fluttershy.
"Oh, hey Fluttershy. What brings you here? Something happen? Cause you look really worried." He asked.
"I-Is Twilight still here?" She saids as fast as she can, Spike noting how she's in a hurry.
"Uh, yeah, sure. She's sitting over on the chair."
Fluttershy runs up to Twilight, knocking down a few books and wooden chairs accidently.
Twilight tilts her head, raising an eyebrow. "Hey, Fluttershy. Ehm, are you alright? Wh-
"He's gone!" Fluttershy shouts. Twilight's eyes shrink.
"What?"
"H-He wasn't there when I looked through the window, I think he ran out!"
"Fluttershy, calm down. Be more specific, what do you mean 'he'?"
Fluttershy breaths in heavily. "Th-The monkey alien, Twilight!"
"Did you check downstairs or anywhere else?" Twilight asked.
Fluttershy stops.
No, she didn't.
She was so scared when she noticed he wasn't on the bed that she jumped to conclusions and ran straight to Twilight.
Twilight could tell by Fluttershy's silence that the answer was no. "C'mon, if it's downstairs and he's awake now, I've got so many questions to ask it. I mean, safety precautions come first, buuut...~" Twilight trails off.
Fluttershy nods, and they trot out of Twilight's treehouse, and into Fluttershy's. Leaving a perplexed Spike to be the one to clean up Fluttershy's little outburst.
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He couldn't believe it.
That... that infernal ape! How could he, Lord Frieza, lose to such a weakling?
Right... that super saiyan ability. Mayhaps it would have been in Frieza's best interest to kill the saiyan first, and then his friends. His unforseen end may have been dealt to him from his own carelessness.
No! He refused to accept such a silly notion such as that. Especially since he's now dead, so he can save his worries for hell.
Hell feels oddly cold, though.
Author's Note
This chapter came out pretty fast, but don't expect such speedy chapters this often, this was basically a 2 parter.
As always, do leave all critiques below.
"G-Goku, help!"
Goku turned around, not exactly aware of what's going on. He recognized that shrill voice, though.
"Krillin? I-Is that you? What happened, where are we?" Goku notices the fearful expression that Krillin displays. He's seen it somewhere...
Before Krillin could mutter another utterance, a white apendage appears from beyond the shadows, wrapping around Krillin's neck, choking him.
"Krillin!" Goku screams. He reaches his hand out, flying as fast as he can towards his friend in peril. But it was too late, as both the apendage and Krillin had dissapeared in an instant, leaving behind a wicked laugh distinguishable to eminate from only one being. Now surrounded by darkness, and unaware of where he was before said darkness, Goku searches for his friend.
But where is he going? Everywhere is the same as before, dark and devoid of life. He calls out, with no audible voice to be heard. He can't even sense any energy around, not near nor far.
"Wake up, Kakarot." Emanated a mysterious voice to the side of Goku, glaring at him. Kakarot? Only Vegeta calls him that, and the other Saiyan's that showed up on Earth.
Is that... himself? What's up with the bandana? Before he could evaluate his look alike any further, a gust of wind and pure force pushes him towards a light not seen to him before. The air suddenly becoming much denser, as Goku yelps and strains his eyes closed as he is engulfed in light.
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How could she be so stupid? She didn't even look inside of the house! She let her fear get the best of her again, and ran off to pester her friend instead of just facing her problem on her own! Why is she such a wuss? Why does she always have to be so fearful and useless to her friends? Why can't she just suck it up and stop being such a little filly at the very thought of something that scares her?
Twilight turns her head to face her friend, her mind plagued by something that's concerned her for a while.
"Fluttershy, is something wrong? We're almost there, but you don't have to go inside if you don't feel up to it." She said, completely cutting off Fluttershy's thoughts. She'd been so distracted thinking about how much she messed up, that she hadn't noticed Twilight had stopped trotting towards the house.
"N-No, it's nothing. I'm fine, no need to worry about me." Twilight didn't buy it.
"Something's been up ever since Discord, you seem like you've been distracted. Did something happen?" Her eyes lower, and her head tilts.
"Really, I'm fine. I'll be better when this is all over with." She won't.
Twilight knows that something happened before this alien incident to cause her friend to be so distressed, but she won't pressure Fluttershy to blurt outright what's eating her. She's needs to wait for when she's most comfortable to consult her.
Wow, these friendship lessons are really paying off for Twilight.
They continue back on the trail. It was evident that the creature had yet to leave the home based off the lack of... screaming, in the town. Ponies don't take the sight of new creatures well. Either that or it ran off to the Everfree Forest, which would be much more of a hassle. Twilight prays such events have not occurred.
Finally, they had reached their destination, standing just outside the tree themed house.
"Well, we're here." Twilight glares straight ahead. Several animals whom are too fearful to go inside sit on the grass, including angsty the bear, still sobbing about his new lemon flavored berries.
Both mares know exactly what's made them so fearful.
She can do this. She'll just open the door, and if anything happens she'll defend herself and Fluttershy with her magic. She's confident in her abilities taught to her by her mentor.
She places her hoof on the handle, and breathes in. Slow breaths, in and out, each one meant to calm herself down so she may have a level head. She's faced a ravenous alter-ego princess filled with jealousy and a monstrous hybrid with the power to do literally anything by snapping his claws. She can handle something like this, especially with her friend to help her.
The door creeks open, and she peers inside, with Fluttershy peeking just behind her friend. Twilight preps her horn, an attack could come from anywhere. It could be plotting something for all she knows. She's unaware of what it's capable of, so she needs to be on guard in case it does something. She can't seem to find it. Maybe it's using some sort of invisibility magic, or it might actually be in the Everfree-
Uh, scratch that. It's passed out on the couch snoring. How come she didn't hear it earlier? It's loud enough to wake the whole house up! Twilight really needs to get out of her own head.
She tiptoes inside, and stares at the table covered in some sort of greasy substance. Its smell is putrid, yet it has some sort of familiarity to its scent.
Fluttershy enters, seeing as Twilight hasn't expressed any distress with her observations. What's that noise? Oh, he's just snoring... on her couch. Why did he he move? And why does it smell like meat in here? Fluttershy quickly scans the room, and notices Twilight staring at the oddly shiny table.
Oh wait, that must be it! He was probably hungry, so he came down to eat. She really should have put something out for him, in hindsight. With this, it's safe to say he's either a carnivore or an omnivore, presumably the latter.
"K...r..." It muttered, turning on it's side to face the two. Twilight jumped back a bit, instinctually lowering her horn towards it out of shock. It sounded like it was trying to mutter something other than a random noise like most animals, so Twilight assumes it may actually be sapient. She lowers her guard, and displays a grin that gradually widens. This exact moment has been on her mind ever since the crash, she's so giddy about her future question vomit that she doesn't notice its eyes twitch and waver.
But, where does she go from here? It's passed out like Spike when he stays up too late reading comic books.
"Twilight-", Fluttershy whispers, "-should we wake him up?"
"As much as I'd like to so I can ask him some questions, we still need to take precautions in case our bipedal visitor is here to do... well, bad things."
"B-But he was horribly wounded when he arrived in that pod, I don't think he would come here with evil intentions without at least being in good shape." Fluttershy defended.
"Still, being injured doesn't imply good intentions. And, we know nothing of it's race nor its personality, so it's alignment is an enigma. Therefore, we must take a precautionary neutral route." Twilight countered.
Fluttershy sighed. As much as she has hope for him, Twilight has a point. They really do know nothing about him, other than some theories with little to no ground behind them. But...
"Well, we won't know until he wakes up."
"Won't know what?" Said the... couch?
Both mares whipped their heads in it's direction. Uh-oh.
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So, he did see right after all, they were totally ponies. Also, are they powering up or something? Because they're both screaming a lot.
Also, why is everything purple? Goku realised he was in some sort of dome, with a strange foreign energy as it's material. Well, using the term "energy" loosely, because it's similar feeling but... not quite.
Their screaming quiets down, as the purple pony displays a more serious expression, prepping itself to ask him something.
"Y-You know Ponish?" It asks, hiding it's obviously prevalent fear through a mask of confidence. It's clear to Goku that he needs to find some way to ease their minds.
"Well... I'm not sure what that is, but I'm gonna assume it's another word for English... Because, well, that's what you're speaking." Goku scratches his head.
"English? I-I've never heard of the term... Well, why are you here? You're a species we've never encountered before." Twilight asks, taken aback by the seemingly innocent tone of voice and responses this creature gives.
"Uh... that's a bit of a story to explain. You mind taking me out of this bubble thingy? It's kinda hard to hear you when your voice is all muffled by it." Goku asks, not wanting to break it himself in order to keep them at ease.
The yellow pony whispers to the purple one, both nodding and talking while simultaneously taking a glance at Goku. He cusps his hand, and places it on his ear. What're they saying?
"Alright," the purple one said, "we'll set you free, but under one condition. Promise not to attack any living being, or even the house for that matter." Those are some easy demands.
"Yeah, that's fine. It's not like I was going to even if you didn't put me in this though." He complies, watching as the purple ponies horn glows as the bubble dissapears. Goku plops back onto the couch he was originally sleeping in.
Suddenly, Goku's body starts to emit a purple light, shocking Goku momentarily. "Uh, what's this?"
Twilight grins. "That, my bipedal friend, is a spell. Basically, we're going to ask questions, and we expect the total truth. If not, the spell will set off, and you'll be right back in that bubble." She omitted the part where any intent of attacking them also sets off the bubble, just so she can test him.
Goku feels the energy of it. It's foreign, but it could easily be dispelled if he wanted to. But he's going to try and gain their trust, since this is probably some other part of Earth he's never seen. After this though, he'll need to thank them frt fixing him up, and then he'll be headed off back home.
"Alrighty then... What'dya wanna know?" He asks.
"For starters, what's your name? And why are you on this planet? It's obvious by the pod that you're some sort of alien."
Goku puts his index finger on his chin. "Well, I didn't really put any coordinates, I just had to escape the explosion so I just... button mashed. Lucky me that I ended up back on my own planet though. And my name's Son Goku, but just call me Goku for short."
Okay, that answered some questions, but with it being so vague it just called for more questions. "Wait," Twilight begun, "explosion? Coordinates? And, you're from here?"
Goku realised why she was confused. "Right right right... Well, I guess I'll just have to start from the beginning of the trip to Namek. This is a bit of a long story though, so I'll try and shorten it."
Both ponies listen closely.
"Well, I'm a saiyan raised on this planet. My friends and I went to a different planet called Namek, in order to collect these magical wish-granting orbs called 'dragon balls'. I wasn't there immediately, though. I was coming in on a separate ship."
Twilight raised an eyebrow. "Dragon balls, huh? Interesting, we've never heard of such artifacts in Equestria."
Goku scratches the brim of his nose. "Equestria, huh? That's a funny name."
Twilight furls her eyebrows. "Hey, that's not fair! What kind'a name is Goku, anyway?!?"
Goku chuckles. "Heh, that's true. Anyway, when I finally caught up to my friends, they'd been beaten up pretty badly by these goons hired by Frieza."
Fluttershy, slightly less scared but still very much-so uneased, speaks up. "F-Frieza?"
Goku's happy-go-lucky expression fades, replaced by discontempt and anger. "Yeah, Frieza. He's the guy who did this to me. He was an evil dictator who'd enslave planets, I think. He was cruel, selfish, and had no regard for the sacred value of life." A dreaded laugh played in Goku's head. "H-He killed my friend mercilessly, and brought tears out of a truly proud man I respected, before finishing him off."
Both mares, visibly shocked beyond words, placed a hoof on their muzzles.
Fluttershy was fixated on Goku's expression.
Sadness.
And yet, no hatred.
"Heh, yeah. It was bad. I'm su-" Goku was cut off by the sudden embrace of warmth and softness, looking to his front to be surrounded by yellow.
"Fluttershy, stop!" Twilight exclaimed. Her warning went unheeded.
"It's alright, Twilight." Fluttershy states softly, tightening her embrace on Goku. "I'm so sorry."
Goku chuckles softly, placing a hand on the ponys back. He reverts back to his happier self just like that. "Hey, don't worry 'bout it! My friends should be back here on Earth right now, and I bet they'll use the dragon balls to wish my friend back like they did Vegeta! Er, I mean, the proud man."
Fluttershy eased up, before returning to Twilight's side.
"Fluttershy, that was very reckless! You could've got seriously hurt! You need to be more careful, there's no telling what could have happened." Twilight lectured.
Fluttershy smiled. "But nothing did happen, right? I could tell, Twilight, he's a good pony. He just seemed so... sad. I couldn't not do anything!" Fluttershy retorted, a glimmer of resolve in her eyes.
Twilight sighs, shaking her head. "I understand, Fluttershy. Just, please, do be more careful. We're friends, and I don't want anything happening to you that I could have prevented."
Fluttershy nods. "I understand, I'm sorry for making you worry about me again."
Goku crosses his arms, and smiles. "You two are good friends, really. Cherish that."
Both mares stare at Goku, and nod their heads. They already do. Goku exhales, leaning back in seat. "Phew, bit of a story, huh? And I haven't even scratched the surface! Heh!"
Twilight smiles, but furls an eyebrow. She speaks up.
"There's one thing that doesn't sit right by me, though."
"Hm? What's that?" Goku asked, raising his head up.
"You referred to the planet as 'Earth' , right? We only use that term for earth ponies and earth as terrain, not the name of our planet, Equis."
Goku tilted his head. "Huh? Eck-wus? Never heard of it."
Twilight nods. "Just as I feared. You're not from this planet, Goku. It's just most likely similar to yours."
"What? Aww, really? And here I thought I just got really lucky!" Goku whined, rubbing the back of his head. "Oh well, guess it can't be helped. Any idea on where the space pod I came from is at right now, though?"
"Princess Celestia, our ruler, is currently in possession of it. Oh! That reminds me!" Twilight jolts up from her once comfortable position on the floor, "I need to send a letter to the princess! She's instructed me personally to keep her updated on this situation, and I can't let her down! Fluttershy, do you have any paper?"
"Twilight, I don't think now is the best time to send the princess a letter." Fluttershy stated.
"Oh... right. We still need to inform the others, and Spike isn't even here to send the letter to the princess anyway." Twilight sighs, "This is turning out to be a really long day. Well, I'll be back in a few minutes." After this was said, Twilight charges up her horn, and vanishes in a flash of purple sparkley light.
Goku's eyes bulge. "Woah, did she just teleport? That's so cool!"
Fluttershy nods. "All unicorns are able to use magic like that from their horns."
Goku crosses his arms, raises his eyebrow. "I wonder if I could do somethin' like that." Fluttershy shakes her head.
"Only unicorns can use magic that way, they turn them into spells."
"Really? So basic ki control is foreign here, huh? Or is magic just another name for it?"
Fluttershy raised an eyebrow. "Ki control?"
"Oh, right. I didn't mention anything to do with energy in my interrogation, or even super saiyan for that matter. Sorry, I just assumed it didn't need an explanation 'cause I thought that bubble thing was energy. Guess it's called magic here, huh? No wonder it felt odd, it must be exclusive to your race. Uh... maybe."
"I don't mean to sound rude, but this entire conversation isn't making any sense to me."
Goku nods. "Yeah, guess I'll just have to show you for it to actually make sense.' Before any action could be made, Twilight suddenly poofed back into existence.
"Alright, I told everypony we'll all be meeting up here, since we can't take Goku into town without risking widespread pony panic." Twilight concluded.
"What'dya mean 'we' ?" Goku asked.
"Our friends, the other elements. Speaking of that, you've got to apologize to one of them for ruining their apple farm!" Twilight exclaimed.
Goku backed up a bit, raising his hands in the air in defense. A nervous chuckle escapes his lips. "H-Hey, it's not like I meant to totally wreck their farm! I didn't choose to land here!"
Twilight shakes her head. "That's no excuse. Anyway, everypony will be here soon. We'll explain the situation to them, figure this out, and I'll get Spike to send a letter to the princess. Then we're all good!" Twilight claps her hooves together, grinning. She didn't mention the fact that she's using her friend's arrival as an excuse to ask more questions to Goku. This'll be the most interesting discovery in all of Equus, she just knows it!
Goku scratches the back of his head. "Uh, why are you staring at me like that? It's kinda creepy."
Twilight chuckles nervously, lowering her excited grin to that if a sheepish one.. "S-Sorry, just got a little giddy. Ooh, I feel like a little school filly learning about Star Swirl the Bearded's theory of magical compression and detonation!"
"Uh, what?"
"Nothing."
"So, anyway Goku..." Fluttershy trailed off.
Goku tilts his head, then jolts up. "Right right right, anyway... Ki control is basically manipulation of ener-"
A rhythmic knock on the door is head, followed by the faint murmuring of voices beyond it. Twilight trots towards it, shuttering at the thought of what a wellspring of knowledge this Goku could bring about.
Guess Goku won't be able to explain anything after all.
"Hey everypony!"
"Twilight?" The white pony with a purple carpet for hair questioned, tilting her head. "You're awfully exhilarated for one whom warned us of an emergency."
Yeah Twi," replied the orange pony with a stetson hat, "next time ya poof into our personal space like that shoutin' 'EMERGENCY, COME TO FLUTTERSHY'S QUICK' and all that phooey, don't be so darn vague."
Twilight blushed. "I-I didn't sound like that."
"Uh, yeah, ya did!" Said the blue one with a rainbow for hair.
The pink one with fluffy hair giggled.
"W-Well, this is important! See, the-" Twilight was interrupted by a sudden outburst coming from behind her.
"Hey'a, monkey monster man stranger! I'm Pinkie Pie, who're you?" Said the pink one, now know as Pinkie Pie, exclaimed.
Goku didn't even see her move, that's impressive. "Uh, hey I'm Goku! Nice to meet'cha." Goku shook her hand, er, hoof. Raising her in the air like a ragdoll, inciting a giggle out of the pink pony.
The rainbow haired one took notice of this, and feeling her friend to be threatened, shouted. "Hey! You let go of my friend, you macho monkey macadamia nuthead!" She took flight with her tiny wings... somehow, and raised her hoof towards Goku, charging at him.
Goku put Pinkie down, and set her aside so no harm comes to her. He raises his palm up, effortlessly catching the clumsy blow with not but a blink and a breath.
"W-What? How did-..."
Goku interrupted her. "Your technique, if any, is sloppy. Raising your arm before you even get close to contact is an easy way to be predicted, and countered." Informed Goku, a stern gaze throughout his analysis. "Also, you don't seem to actually know how to fight, based off that punch."
The rainbow haired pony grunted, twitching her eye a bit. "Oh yeah!?! Well let's see you predict this!-"
"STOP IT!" boomed a voice throughout the house, the voice of none other than Fluttershy.
All was silent, for everyponys attention was directed towards Fluttershy. "Rainbow Dash! I do not appreciate you charging your hoof straight towards our guest like that!" Fluttershy said, trotting towards Rainbow with power in each step.
"W-What!?! What'dya mean 'guest'? He just grabbed Pinkie Pie like a toy!"
"Uhm, actually Dashie," Pinkie Pie intervened, "it was just a silly way of giving me a hoofshake. He wasn't trying to be a meanie or anything."
Rainbow's eyes shrunk. "W-What? But..."
"Not only that, but if he had not put her aside, you could've hurt Pinkie Pie! You're lucky he had such a quick reaction!"
Rainbow fell silent. She was right, she could've seriously hurt the friend she was trying to protect. Rainbow hung her head in shame, her ears drooping below the chin.
Fluttershy then went to her next victim. "And you !-"
Goku raised an eyebrow. "Huh, me?" Goku pointed at himself, shocked. "What did I do?"
"You can't just provoke Rainbow like that, saying she's 'sloppy' when she charges at you! That'll just make things worse, escalating the situation to the point of unnecessary conflict rising!"
"B-But I was being honest! It was just some constructive criticism!-"
Fluttershy glares at Goku, sending a chill down his spine. He is nothing, he is but a grain of rice among a vast sea of it. No, less than that, as he is but a blemish in the perfect world that is-
Goku snapped out of his odd thoughts. "Eek! Alright alright, I'm sorry okay? I didn't mean to make you angrier, you were just trying to protect your friend. And I can respect that, trust me I should know. We good?" Fluttershy nods approvingly, then moves her sights towards Rainbow.
"Yeah, whatever-" Fluttershy glares. "U-Uh, I mean I a-accept your apology! We're good, y-yeah... No ill-will here..."
Fluttershy smiles, nodding.
Everypony's jaws basically fused with the floor, not noticing a particular baby dragon walking in.
"Uh, hey gals... Sorry I'm late, what did I miss?"
Author's Note
Hope that cliff you're hanging from doesn't break.
Holy moly, a month and a half to get this out to the public! I can't believe it took that long.
I'm so sorry, I've been really busy with personal problems that I hadn't been given any time to tend to this chapter.
I'm not certain if I'll continue this. If you guys liked this chapter, please express to below. It'll probably boost my motivation to continue it. If you didn't, I urge you to comment down below too. I can't improve if I'm fed nothing but good reviews, can I?
Also, I was DM'd a question, as to why some characters refer to Goku as he, and others as it.
I was trying to distinguish multiple perspectives on how the ponies view Goku, as this is a third person omniscient PoV. So, characters like Fluttershy refer to him as he, as they see him as a person. While characters like Twilight (before this chapter) refer to him as it, like some sort of animal to be studied.
Catch ya later.
EDIT: Goku's explanation is no longer a cutaway, but fully detailed.
Introductions of the Pony Variety
"Woah nelly 'Shy, never would'a thought you'd have in in ya." Stated the orange pony, tipping her stetson hat in respect.
"H-Huh? O-Oh, I didn't mean to yell, I'm sorry... It's just... I don't want to see my friends fight... It's not how friends should act..." Fluttershy expressed, sullen after realizing her sudden outburst.
"Wait a moment, 'friends' ? Fluttershy, are you telling me you've befriended this..." The purple haired pony trailed off.
"His name is Goku," began Twilight, "and he's a 'saiyan' raised on 'Earth'. "
Goku frowned. "H-Hey, that's my line!" He scratched his head. "So uh, who're you all?"
"These are our friends, Goku. The elements." Twilight raised a hoof in the direction of the 4 other mares.
"The uh... elements? What, is that like some sort of secret club or somethin'?"
Pinkie Pie spoke up. "Nah, if we were a club we'd have a clubhouse!" She giggled at the thought of a clubhouse modeled off her friends, where they all dance to a song about hotdogs while helping ponies with problems.
"We're more like... hmm..." Twilight places a hoof on her chin. "-How can I put this without sounding boastful..."
"We're the super awesome mega defenders of Equestria! Saving the day by beating evil princesses and turning chaotic noodle monsters into stone!" Boasted the rainbow haired one.
"Being humble is definitely not your strong suit, Rainbow." Twilight rolled her eyes.
"I'm Rainbow Dash, the element of loyalty!" Loyal to her friends, and her ego. "And uh, I still don't trust you, but if Flutters' does then I'll try and make an exception for her sake."
"I'm Applejack, the element of honesty." Honest to a fault at times. "And I think ya owe me an apology for wrecking my farm."
"Huh? That was you? Oh, I really am sorry then. I didn't mean to... well... turn your farm into apple juice."
Applejack sighed. "No harm done, Princess Celestia was kind enough to give us funds to help restore it'ta it's former glory. But, it's gonna take months to grow new trees to replace the ones your ship doo-hickey dun smashed. You owe us, got it?"
"Uh, well... I'm not sure how I could help, but I do feel bad so... sure?" Goku replied, albeit reluctantly.
"Good. I'll keep ya to that." Uh-oh.
Pinkie once again entered Goku's personal space without his knowing. How does she do that? Goku's starting to wonder if she's a martial artist. Maybe they could go a few rounds?
"I'm Pinkie Pie! But you already knew that, didn't you! What you didn't know, is that I'm the element of laughter! See!" Pinkie then proceeded to laugh hysterically, as if she'd belted out the funniest joke she could think of. She's funny, not crazy, we promise.
"I, dear, am Rarity. I am known as the element of generosity." Because reversing pre-concieved notions on snobby characters is clever or something. "And, please do not take offense, but your clothing is not but a sin to even gaze upon! What could have caused such a terrible disfiguration?"
"Aww man! Am I gonna have'ta tell the whole story again?" Goku protested, scratching the brim of his nose. He also has no idea what half those words she said were.
"We can fill them in later, so don't worry." Said Fluttershy, "I am the element of kindness." Kind to all, unless she's mad at saiyans and rainbow haired ponies.
"And I," Twilight dramatically paused, "am the element of magic." Pride shining through her cadence.
Goku furled an eyebrow. "Huh? Something ain't right there. Everyone's got this 'element' thing based off emotions 'n stuff, but yours is different. Was everything else taken or somethin'?"
Twilight blushed furiously. "W-What? No! I-It's symbolic for the magic of friendship, one of the most wondrous things to share between ponies!"
"Symbollic?"
Twilight deadpans. "Ugh, the symbolism is wasted on you. Anyway, we as the elements are tasked with protecting Ponyville, along with all other parts of Equis, with the Elements of Harmony. They combine our friendship into one, harmonizing us, and warding off evil."
"So, you don't actually fight or anything? Sounds kind'a lame."
"Hey, you take that back! The Elements of Harmony are the most powerful things in all of Equestria and Equis alike! And we totally do fight 'n stuff!" Shouted Rainbow Dash. This monkey thinks he can just mock the elements of harmony? Who does he think he is?
"Really? Can I see?"
"Sure, they'll totally vaporize you though!" Rainbow puffed out her chest, with a smug grin.
"Rainbow, the elements only affect evil. And even though we just met Goku, he seems far from it. He's a bit too... ehm..." Twilight trailed off, she didn't want to sound rude with her next choice of words.
"And you just believed whatever he said? Look, I know I said I'd make an exception for him but how can we really trust him?"
"Well, I placed a spell on him, so if he ever lied during his story we would-"
"So? He's an alien from some planet we had no idea even existed! What if he has some weird magicy voo-doo stuff that stopped your spell from working?" Rainbow questioned. "I mean, he totally wrecked AJ's farm, and did... something, to make Flutter's bear hate his guts! Also, Princess Celestia now has a whole lot more problems to deal with because of him! Why should I trust his word, when he could have... alter...oolter...?" Rainbow trailed off.
"Ulterior." Twilight implemented.
"Yeah, ulterior! What if he has ulterior motives!" Rainbow finished. There was a brief silence. Goku opened his mouth as if he were to respond, but another voice disrupted the silence before he could.
"I trust 'im."
"What?" Rainbow turned her heard towards Applejack, raising an eyebrow at her friend.
"I said, I trust 'im. I know a liar when I see 'em, and that's before they even say a word. This 'Goku' feller doesn't seem to be much for deception. Trust me, Rainbow. If not him, me."
"I..." Rainbow trailed off. She can't argue with the element of honesty, it's in the frikkin' name!
Goku sighs. This is his mess. He wanted to see his fight to the end instead of finishing Frieza off, and look where it got him. Being a burden to enhabitants of some foreign planet.
"Look, I get why you wouldn't trust me. So far after landing on this planet, all I've done is cause trouble. But believe me, I'd like to go home just as much as you don't want me here. There are people waiting for me back on Earth. But, I'll be needing the pod I came here to do just that."
Twilight grits her teeth. Does he not know? She remembers telling him.
"Ahem. I do believe the Princess has it at Canterlot, but..." Rarity pauses. "After your 'abrupt arrival', it is most likely out of commission."
Goku's eyes widen, the 'Rarity' pony is right. That pod's probably busted up good after Goku's landing, and he has no idea how to fix it. Not only that, but even if it is somehow in working condition, there's no way Goku would be able to send it's coordinates back home. Only those 'Gyunyu' guys knew how to operate it, all Goku did was button mash until it sent him somewhere.
Oh wait, there's another option.
"Hey, uh, Twilight! What about that teleporty thing you did earlier? Could you maybe try that?" Goku asks.
Twilight shakes her head. "Teleportation is limited. Not only is travelling long distance incredibly straining on ones magical usage, but I also have to have some sort of knowledge about the location in order to focus on it and teleport to it. For all we know, your home planet is trillions of miles away. No pony has ever been documented to teleport such a distance. Sorry."
Well there goes that option. Goku isn't sure what to do. Will he ever be able to get back home? Goku displays a disgruntled expression.
Pinkie notices this. She doesn't like when ponies are sad, not even monkey ponies. "Don't be so down, Goku! That just means you've just gotta stay a teeny-weeny~ bit longer so we can figure this out!" Pinkie smiles, not in her trademark wide-grin, but a reassuring smile. Goku scratched his nose, grinning a bit.
"I'll be sending a letter to the Princess in order to update her on these events. She'll know what to do, I'm sure of it."
"Yeah," said Pinkie. "So don't you worry your furless head over it!"
Goku chuckled a bit. He feels that it'd be best to trust these ponies, in this game of patience. He's also curious about this magic stuff, so maybe in the meantime he could ask a few questions about it and find out if it's possible for him to do it himself.
Applejack yawns. "I dunno 'bout y'all, but I'm pooped. I'd say we jus' hit the hay, and worry 'bout this whole ordeal in the mornin'."
"Applejack does have a point," stated Rarity, "it's getting awfully late. A lady must never skip her beauty sleep, you know."
"B-But, where will Goku be staying?" Fluttershy asks.
Everypony pauses. Twilight speaks up. "I could bring him to my treehouse, I've got a spare bed I no longer use in my basement, he could sleep there for the meantime while we settle everything."
"Whatever works, Twi. Just make sure none of them ponies notice 'im, it'll be panic in Ponyville." Applejack yawns again. "Well, I'm headin' back to the farm. Needs to get me some shut eye."
Applejack stretches her limbs, and releases. She makes eye contact with Goku. "I'll be keepin' you t'ya word, got it?"
Goku nervously chuckles. Something about the way she said it sends a chill down Goku's spine. "U-Uh, yeah... got it."
Applejack nods, and leaves, along with Rarity. Rarity stares at Goku's clothes in digust one more time, and then leaves.
"It was super-duper nice meeting ya, Goku! Once everypony knows you're a neat guy and not an evil monster here to sell our planet or something, I'm going to throw you the superest duperest welcome to Ponyville and-technically-all-of-Equis surprise party!" Pinkie throws her forelegs in the air, and makes noise from a party blower that was not there before.
Wait, if Goku already knows about it, then it's not a surprise... oh well. He nods, and gives a thumbs up. Pinkie Pie has no idea what it means, but appreciates the good-willed gesture anyway. She bounces out of the treehouse to plan out her Pinkie strategy to befriending every pony in existence with sweets... or something.
Rainbow notices she's the last one out, and stutters a bit. "U-Uh, yeah. See ya." She waves a hood, and flies off. Not much for conversation unless it involves arguing, apparently.
That just leaves two mares, one saiyan. Goku crosses his arms. "This has been a really weird day."
Twilight and Fluttershy nod. "Well, I guess we'll be off then. Take care Fluttershy." She waves.
"Y-Yeah, I hope you manage to get home soon Goku." Fluttershy replies.
"Me too. I've still got a lot for training to do, and the Earth is like, always in danger of something." He waves.
"Oh, and by the way Fluttershy," Twilight adds, "...if you're feeling upset, just know... Your friends have your back, so please come to us if you ever need to talk. Okay?"
Fluttershy stares blankly, but smiles soon after. She nods.
"Hey, wait!" A voice cries out.
Twilight looks to her left. "Spike? When did you get here?"
"Uh, Twilight? I've been here for a good while now. Apparently, nopony heard me so I just kind of... sat here listening. In plain sight, too."
"Uh, well, you might as well come with us. We're heading back to the treehouse."
Spikes nods, and runs over to Twilight and Goku. They were gone as soon as Twilight lit up her horn.
Fluttershy sighs, and sits down. She sheds a tear. She'll need to overcome these fears that plague her, but how? For her friends, she'll attempt the impossible.
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In the blink of an eye, they were at the treehouse. Goku felt a little light-headed, but not overbearingly so. Still, he had to place a hand on his forehead to ease it a bit.
Twilight nervously chuckled. "Yeah, that tends to happen with those unfamiliar with magic and it's properties. Give it enough time, you'll be used to it."
Goku shakes his head, and looks around his surroundings. Another tree, huh? Is that just a thing here when it comes to houses on this planet? This one was filled with a bunch of books, and a staircase with hearts on it. Otherwise, nothing really note-worthy.
"Well, this'll be where you can stay t'ill we fix this whole mess. Downstairs is my basement, there's a spare bed down there that I no longer use. It's not dusty or dirty or anything like that. I know you already slept, but I suggest getting some more shut eye. There'll be a lot of stuff to do tomorrow, so until then it'd be beneficial to be well rested."
"Heh, yeah." Goku puts his hands on his hips. "I really appreciate you lettin' me stay here t'ill I can head on back home, everyone here seems to be relatively friendly. I don't suppose being on this planet for a few days or so doesn't seem so bad. So uh, is that a town?" Goku points at all the buildings through the window, it's dark out now so most ponies are asleep. Most.
"It is, allow me to officially welcome you to Ponyville. Just uh, please refrain from actually heading outside. If just one pony looks at you, there'll be widespread panic. Ponies don't really take the sight of other creatures well." Twilight warns.
Goku nods. He's not really tired though, he's been asleep for, like, a really long time in that pod. He needs to stretch and train a bit before he gets rusty. Sure, healing up did make him a lil' bit stronger cause of his genetics, but that's no excuse to slack off on his training.
"Well, I'm off to write to the Princess. Spike, time for you to head to bed." Stated Twilight.
"What~? But I'm not tired..." Spike pouted, crossing his claws with a sour expression.
Twilight sighs, and picks Spike up with her magic against his will. He struggles, but his actions are for not. The evil temptress has him in her clutches, and she shan't release until he sleeps.
"Good night, Goku. The door to the basement is over there." She points towards a wooden door near a bookshelf.
"Got it, thanks." He gives the thumbs up, and heads downstairs to check it out.
It seems to be like a storage room, except not as cluttered as the average storage room is. A few items lay on a table, some vials and little jar thingys. Next to the table is a red sheeted bed, with a white blanket. Goku plops on the bed, and stretches. He ponders.
So, to recap, he's on a foreign planet with foreign enhabitants that are surprisingly friendly, they've got this odd variant of energy called magic that Goku swears he's heard somewhere before, and it's possible he may never return home if that pod isn't fixed. Also, he smells terrible and his clothes are ripped, but Goku doesn't care much for appearance.
Goku lays down. That form... super saiyan. Can he really control such a form? That power he felt from it, it was like nothing he's ever experienced before. But can he transform without getting angry? Not only that, but it felt like that form has a massive stamina drain on his body. How is he gonna be able to handle it? Maybe extended exposure to the form may lessen it's negative effects. There's no way to find out until he tries, but he can't. Not here.
Goku sits up, and walks back upstairs. He peers out through the window. Doesn't look like there's any ponies out, they're probably all asleep right now. He opens the door ever so gently, and quickly darts off into the sky. Hoping no pony sees him, and not noticing one mare staring out through her window. He looks around, and notices two options. A dark forest, and some sort of grasslands. Well, the grasslands will definitely be better for training. Less cluttered trees all over the place. He heads off.
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Twilight passed out whilst writing her letter, but Spike was still awake. He sits up from his little bed, and looks out the window. Today's been a really weird day, and it's entirely cause of that monkey guy, Goku was his name if he remembers correctly.
A flash of light fills his vision, and ascends upward. Spike gasps, and runs downstairs. He opens the door, and sees a streak of blue light heading directly forwards. Spike runs, a sneaking suspicion as to what it may be.
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After reaching his destination, Goku lands down on the field. After all that time cooped up in a pod unconscious for an unclear amount of time, it's finally time to get back into the swing of things. Time to train.
He breaths in and out. Slowly, he raises both arms towards his waist, as he steadily builds up a light blue energy that shakes around him. He yells, beginning to engulf his body in this blue light. A purple dot comes closer towards his direction, but he doesn't pay much mind to it. He stops, and the light dissipates. He grits his teeth, and cusps his hands.
"Ka..." He begins. He extends both hands backwards.
"Me..." His feet change position, digging into the soil of the ground.
"Ha..." A light emanates from the cusp of his hand, blue as an outline but white in the middle. It's condensed into a spherical shape.
"Me..." His voice begins to echo, as wind wraps around him like an elemental cocoon of sheer force. His eyes widen, and his arms immediately thrust forward.
" HAAAAAAAAA!" A blue beam of energy rockets forward at an incredibly fast rate, decimating the greenery below it. The wind follows it's direction, as it spirals at a set direction.
Goku's hands then bend, and so does the beam. Upward, then forward, the beam then begins its collision course straight towards Goku. Goku extends both hands, and catches the beam as soon as it makes contact. He grits his teeth, and grunts as the energy begins to push him back.
A trail of dirt follows his feet as he's pushed back, as he and the beam struggle against eachothers force. It continues it's assault, but Goku doesn't stop. An aura of yellow encompasses his body, and his hair flickers between yellow and black, standing up and lowering between each fluctuation in color.
Finally, both forces stop, and Goku yells. It echoes, and his body explodes with a warm yet bright yellow light. The beam flies off into the atmosphere, and Goku twitches. He falls to his knees, gasping for breath. Slowly, he ascends, until he stands tall, staring at nothing in particular. The yellow light fades, and Goku reverts. He collapses, but does not lose consciousness, landing on his hands.
A certain Drake stands in awe, as to the spectacle he's just witnessed.
"That... was totally awesome!"
Author's Note
Hey all! Hope you didn't think I gave up on the story!
Sorry for the incredibly long wait, and I've got plans for the next series of events so don't worry the next chapter shouldn't take too long. If you enjoy the story, please be sure to leave a comment. Any grammatical errors or maybe plot-holes I didn't notice, point those out too. Thanks again for reading!
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You believed me to be gone, but it is I, POTADIO !
In all seriousness, thank you all so much for waiting this long. It's been several months, and I thank you all for coming back. I'll be honest, I spent a larger majority of this time tending to my personal life rather than editing this chapter, but I've settled a few personal issues so I should be back in the swing of things.
Also, on a side now, I implore you to re-read the story. Not just because you may have forgotten, but because I've changed a lot of dialogue, added some minor edits, all that jazz. The largest change was chapter 4 with Goku's exposition, try checkin' it out.
To any newer readers, welcome to the ride. To older viewers, welcome back... to the... ride.
Yeah.
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The Etheric Mentor
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"How did you even do all that!?! Holy Celestia! It was like you came straight outta one my comic books, it was totally awesome!" Spike exclaims, pacing back and forth whilst making hand gestures as he speaks. Dust flies in the wind.
Goku turns around, and furls his eyebrow. He sighs. "Huh? Oh, darn. I didn't mean to wake you up with that. But uh, guess I should've went a lil' further out, huh? Sorry... hehe..." Goku, still on his hands and knees, slowly rises back to his feet, wincing a bit. That form is really draining, and it wasn't nearly as draining in his fight with Frieza as it was just then. He'll need to get on top of that issue, eventually.
"H-Huh? Oh no, I wasn't even sleeping anyway. But uh... don't tell Twilight about that, please. She tends to get mad at me for not sticking to my sleep schedule." Spike nervously grins, glancing at the ground, then back to Goku.
Goku puts a finger over his lips. "It'll be our little secret then, heh." He stretches, exhaling audibly.
"Thanks. Anyway... What the hay was all that? It was so cool! You were all like 'ka...miii..haaah....meeeiii' and this big blue beam goes 'pshoom' and-..." Spike trails on, Goku now deaf to it because he already knows what happened. I mean, he's the one who made it all happen. "...but the yellow mane thing went away. Was that all magic? I don't see a horn anywhere on you. Unless it's in-between your l-..." Spike then stops himself, forgetting what usually resides there. Goku doesn't notice.
"It's just energy. Y'know, KI?" Goku explains.
Spikes tilts his head. "I've heard of energy, but never described as 'KI'. And absolutely never used the way you just did."
"Well, it's just basic energy manipulation. Anyone can do it." Goku shrugs. It feels weird to him explaining something he so commonly thinks of as natural.
"A-...Anyone?" Spike's eyes glimmer.
"Well, yeah. With a little dilligence, determination, and lot's of training, it becomes second nature. Kind of like with your 'magic', I'd assume. See?" Goku lifts a finger towards the night sky, and shoots a small ball of light into it, as Spike watches it fly off into space in awe. It wasn't anything particularly special, though. Not to Goku, anyway.
"C-...Can you... teach me?"
Teaching? "Huh? You want me to teach you? I dunno... I've never really 'taught' anyone, except when I spar with someone and we both kind teach eachothers in a way, but even then..."
Spike runs up to Goku at a surprisingly fast pace, eyes shimmering. "Please? C'mon, I promise I won't be a burden to your own training. I really wanna learn it! I'll be a good student!" Spike gets on his knees, clasps his claws together, and shakes them back and forth pleadingly. Goku's no Master Roshi, so he's not really the 'teaching' type. But...
If he somehow manages to trains this little dragon just right, he may end up becoming a good sparring partner while Goku stays here. He throws his hands to his waist, shrugging. "Alright, if you think you can keep up, I'll teach ya. Understand though, it'll be gruelin'." Spike jumps into the air at least 10 feet, and grins.
"Yes!" He exclaims, falling back down to the ground... on his rump. He groans in pain, but quickly shakes it off and stares at Goku sheepishly. The saiyan chuckles.
"So uh... could we... start now? I mean, I know it's late and all, but... Just a little bit? Please?" Spike asks.
Goku thinks. It is getting pretty late, but he never really thought of time and day as a factor towards when you should and shouldn't train. Whenever he could, he would. He shrugs again. "Alright, we can start now. But only a little bit, otherwise Twilight may scream at us both if you wake up with bags under your eyes. I don't know her much, but I can kinda tell. She uh... reminds me of a certain girl I know. Or, two mixed into one."
Spike laughs. "Trust me, you've got her pegged down pretty accurately. Anyway, how do we start?"
Goku crosses his arms, and hums. "Well, do you have any abilities at all? Outside of being able to use those claws of yours that uh, don't seem to be fully finished growing."
"Well, I can breath fire!" Spikes inhales, and shoots out a mid-range torch of green fire. He stops, and smoke emits from his mouth. "It only comes from my mouth, though. It's mostly used to send letters to Princess Celestia from Twilight."
Goku stares blankly, he'll get to that last part later if he remembers it. "Fire breath, huh? I should've guessed, you being a dragon and all. You look nothing like any dragons I know, though."
"Huh? You have dragons where you're from, too?" Spike asks.
Goku nods. "Yeah, but they don't really talk at all. They just grunt and roar a lot, outside of Shenron and Porunga anyway. Those ones grant wishes 'n stuff." Goku refrains from stating how he's eaten one before. "Anyway, we should get started now." Goku thinks. He can't just start him out by training him physically, he's got to get a good grip on energy itself before he can make constructs like energy balls or blasts. Goku nods to himself, then looks back to Spike.
"Alright, I want you to sit down on the grass, and get into the most comfortable position you possibly can. Relax all tension in your muscles 'n whatnot."
Spike complies, but questions Goku's methods. "Why am I doing this, though?"
"To get yourself in a better state of mind. Now, I want you to close your eyes." Spike carries out Goku's request.
"Breath. In, and out, each breath slowly relaxing you further." Spike does as such. The air shifts to a calmer mood, as Spike's posture slowly straightens unbeknownst to him. "Just breath." Goku reiterates.
"Now, where does all that fire come from?"
Spike thinks. "It's kind'a from my belly, actually. I never really thought about where it was, though. Just where it comes out."
Goku nods again, and sits down in front of Spike. "I want you to visualize, now. Kind of like using your imagination, but trying hard to really uh... see it, y'know?"
Spike tilts his head, eyes still closed. "What's using my imagination gonna do? Isn't that for little baby dragons 'n stuff?"
Goku shakes his head, forgetting Spike can't actually see him right now. "It's just gonna help, you've gotta trust me, really. Can ya do that?" He asks.
Spike pauses, and then nods. "Good." Goku states.
"Now, I want you visualize that fire spreading throughout your entire body. Not just your belly and mouth. Start with your chest, then arms, then legs, claws, feet, tail, and finally your head. Then, think of the feeling you get when you release that fire from your mouth, but this time, from every aspect of your body."
Spike's confused, but he goes along with it. He focuses on his chest, and visualizes it spreading throughout his body. It feels weird, and kind'a silly, since he's just imagining it happening. It's not really happening, so he doesn't know what Goku's on about. Also, he never noticed how hot Luna's moon was before just now, weird.
Goku isn't accustomed to this sort of energy, because magic feels a whole bunch more different than the energy he's used to, but he knows he can feel that heat rising. And he also knows exactly where it's coming from. He grins a bit.
"Augh!" Spike's eyes burst open, catching his breath. He shakes his head. "Darn it, I lost focus."
Goku places a hand on his shoulder. "Hey, don't worry about it! You don't have to get it immediately! It's almost always impossible to get it right on the first try. It takes weeks, then months, then years of practice to really get it down."
"What? Years? Aww man... but that's like, forever!" Spike groans.
Goku pats his head, smiling. "If you really wanna get stronger and learn it, then the years go by quickly. Honest." Goku yawns. You'd think with all that sleeping, Goku would be wide awake for days, but that super saiyan form really took the energy outta him, along with his beam struggle. Sheesh, he's really getting out of shape. However, he needs to keep training to get rid of his rust. Spike then follows Goku's lead and yawns too, it's contagious.
"Anyway, we should probably head back in. C'mon." Spike sighs, but Goku's right. It's gotten really late, and Spike's finally feeling tired. He also feels odd, like his body is really hot right now. But pleasantly, somehow. Like the warmth of a fireplace during the rapid frigid winds brought about by winter.
Spike stares at Goku as they both gradually stand up, and start walking. "So uh..." Spike trails off.
Goku hums in response, eyes transfixed on the town he's headed to. "Could you maybe... ehm..." He understands what Spike's asking.
Goku picks Spike up by the arms, surprising him. Goku thrb rises into the air, placing Spike on his back as he ascends. Spike's eyes widen. "Woah! This is so cool! I mean, I've been in a carriage before, but that has a bunch of borders preventing me from falling and stuff. Here, I can see everything! I can't wait to grow big, get wings, and fly by myself." He raises his arms, feeling the cool air brush past them. Wait. Spike eyes the flying alien he's currently using as a carriage. "How are you even flying?"
"Energy." Spike should've guessed that response.
"You're making it sound like a multi-purposed tool used solely for convenience."
Goku chuckles, he's kinda right. But energy is no tool, once you're accustomed to it, it's like a second skin. Of course, there was no adjustment period for Goku, but he's assuming those who are transitioning from abstinence to novicehood would think of it like a tool. Soon enough they're outside the town, and Goku lands by a nearby tree. He places Spike down, and stretches. "So uh, you go on ahead. I've gotta sneak up inside so nobody sees me." Goku raises his hand, and disappears back to the basement to get some shut eye.
"W-What? He can teleport like a unicorn, too? Or is he just that fast?" What is Spike even dealing with here? Whatever he is, he's totally cool. He should also probably refrain from telling Rainbow that, though. He doesn't want a sonic rainboom to the face. Spike begins walking, noticing the door is already opened. He closes it, and sneaks back upstairs, noticing that Twilight was somehow still asleep.
Poor Twilight.
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"Nnghh..." Intelligently stated Goku, sitting up from the bed he was just sleeping on
"Ugh, what time is it? Does this place even have time?" He asked to nobody in particular, putting a hand to his head and scratching.
-o you mean?!?/i] Exclaimed a frantic voice coming from upstairs. Goku ceased his scratching, now more focused on the yelling coming from upstairs. Insistent on being nosy, he gently flies up the stairs as to make no noise by walking on the steps. He presses an ear to the door.
" If my guess is right, their arrival is most likely related to Goku's landing. Their? Stay here, Spike. I'll handle it." Handle what? What's happening?
"No, Twilight! What if they're totally strong? We need to get Goku to help!" Spike suggests. Twilight shakes her head.
"These guys are most likely directly involved with Goku, there's no way we're sending him out there. Their arrival alongside Goku's is absolutely no coincidence, given the short time frame. Who knows what could happen if we do?" What? Does she still suspect Goku of being a bad guy? He's almost certain he's a good guy! Probably. He w-
"W-Woah!!" Goku exclaims in shock, falling flat on his face. He'd been so enthralled in the conversation, that he wasn't aware he'd been leaning on the door and wee bit too hard.
"G-Goku?!? What're you..." Twilight trails off. "...were you eavesdropping?!? That's very rude, y'know! And you just broke my door, you jerk!" She lectures. Goku tends to his new splinter on his face.
"Ow ow ow ow ow! That hurts!" He rubs his cheek, disregarding any sort of embarrassing display he may be exhibiting at the moment. Twilight shakes her head, sighing.
"How much did you hear?" She asks. Goku removes his hands from his face, and begins to gradually stand up on his feet.
"Uhh, that there's some really strong guys outside? I dunno if they're actually involved with me or not, but I still wanna check it out." He replies, move his hand back to his cheek to nurture the stinging sensation.
Twilight furls an eyebrow. What exactly would he do to help? He never explained how he escaped that Frieza character, and he was totally banged up from the escape, anyway. "Goku, it's better if you stay here. We've faced bigger threats than a few aliens, we can handle it."
Goku whines. "Aw, really? C'mon, gimme a chance!" He clasps his hands together, pleading.
"No."
"Pleeeeease?"
"No!"
"Pretty please with a dragon ball on to-"
Twilight huffs. "Ugh, no Goku! That's the last time I'll say it! By Celestia, you're like a filly." Twilight puts a hoof to her head. "Now I've got to get going, and you'd better stay behind. If anypony sees you, we'll have to go through a whole lot of trouble." She shakes her head, opens the door, and runs off to the site of the issue.
Goku hangs his arms low, lowering his eyes. "Well, that sucked " Spike puts a claw on his arms, patting it.
"Welcome to my life." Spike states, giggling a bit. "Trust me, they've got this."
Goku straightens up, folding his arms. "Yeah, I don't doubt that. I'm just checkin' now, but I ain't picking up on anything over there except some really small power levels. It's the big guy I'm worried about."
Spike nods. "Yeah, ponies aren't the sturdiest bunch." He pauses. Wait. "The big guy?!?"
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This isn't the way Orlen wanted to spend his Friezunday. He shouldn't be here on a backwater planet where all the lowly residents fell into a paint bucket and puked out architecture which was then constructed by a child.
"Hey, Orlen! They're all hiding in their lil' houses! gingerbread houses! Maybe we should tell them it isn't nice to close doors on a couple'a guests, eh?" Stated Raspberry, grinning madly while holding his blaster. Orlen rolls his eyes.
"Always the brute, Raspberry. The great and intellectual Orlen has no use to effortlessly slaughter a bunch of weaklings when that is not at all the prime objective that King Cold...'s henchmen instructed us to enact upon!" Orlen proudly stated, placing a hand upon his chest in a dignified mannerism.
"'Great and intellectual', eh? Coming from a low-ranker, hah! That's rich!" Raspberry retorts, heartily laughing. Orlen's face scrunches up.
"Ghg... Sh-Shut up! You're the same rank as me you miserable cretin!" Orlen angrily replies, shaking his fist at his brutish partner.
Raspberry chuckles, hands now placed on his blaster again. "Just messin' with ya. You're too easy, y'know know that?" He states.
"Sh-Shut up! Let's just... just get this over with already!" Orlen bellows, grabbing his blaster from it's holster. He loads it, and taps a button that releases the door Raspberry does the same, grinning once more. "Now, we've got about 25, er, 24 soldiers on this ship right now. Despite this towns grotesque architecture, we mustn't underestima-" Orlen was then cut off by Raspberry's apparent lack of existence within the ship. He just walked right on out!
"R-Raspberry, you dolt! What the hell do you think you're doing!" Orlen crys out, infuriated. This damn idiot's just doing his own thing!
"Just livening up the party, y'know?" Raspberry laughs. He runs off ahead.
Orlen grunts, stomping his feet. "Damn that fool! Egh, no matter. Alright boys, let's get goin'." He declares, as 24 foot soldiers leave the ship, snickering at Orlen and Raspberry's antics.
Once he'd finally reached the town, Raspberry cusped his hand to his mouth, and shouted.
"Hey! Citizens of children's book land! We're here on a mission from the mighty King Cold 'imself to retrieve a certain somebody who came here in a pod, and we believe you're holdin' 'em here as captive! If ya don't do nothin' in the next 30 seconds, heh, well I'mma just gonna have a lil' fun tearing yer' town to shreds, capiche?" Raspberry raises his thumb to the air, and twist it around dramatically. He points his blaster at a nearby house. "Startin' with this tree one!"
"That's my house, and I'd appreciate it if you don't lay a hoof on it, you jerk." Bellows a voice.
"Eh? Who's got the balls?" Raspberry exclaims, eyeing his surrounding, before shooting the house directly.
"Me." A giant ball of purple light shoots right through the blast, and hits Raspberry directly in the face. He falls on his back, grunting.
A figure arises from the purple fog the blast created. "And, what exactly do you mean 'captive'? Are you allies with him?"
Raspberry placed a hand on his forehead, and shakes his head. "The hell do'ya mean, kid? Of course we are, and you're all holdin' Lord Jeice captive!" He stands up, aiming his blaster. "Now die!"
Jeice? Twilight pulls up a barrier, which immediately shatters on contact with the blast. "There is nobody on this planet named Jeice. You have us mistaken."
Raspberry laughs. "Don't play dumb with me, little girl. The coordinates of his ship trace directly to this location. You ain't foolin' no-one." This freakish purple ball of fluff thinks it can lie to Raspberry of the Frieza Force directly to his face and get away with it? Laughable!
"Raspberry, you insufferable dolt! You can't just run off like that, moron!" Orlen exclaims whilst running, stopping only to catch his breath before resuming his pace. Raspberry laughs. "We've got men behind us that could've been implemented in a strategic fashion! You had to go and ruin it all, didn't you?"
"Heh, you ain't exactly the boss of me, bud." Replied Raspberry, wiping off a bit of blood from his chin. He grins, tapping buttons on his blaster. "Not like it matters, we don't exactly need 'em. I can take 'em all... a... yeah... all ..." He trails off, slurring. Orlen furls an eyebrow.
"The hell're you doing, Raspberry!" Raspberry drops to the ground. "What!?!"
Twilight trots up closer. "Don't worry, your friend's just incapacitated from a spell I placed on him. Look, this was all just a big misunderstanding! The guy you're looking for isn't here!"
Orlen scoffs. "Tch, like I'd believe you, pint-size. Besides, even if you are telling the truth, there's no way we're letting you out of this alive. An attack on the Frieza Force is an attack on Lord Frieza himself!"
Twilight steps back, eyes now widened.
Frieza.
The pieces of the puzzle begin to connect in her brain. Goku must have stolen this 'Jeice' guys ship in order to escape his encounter with Frieza, it's the only explanation!... That she could think of in such a short time period, anyway. Now he's brought along a bunch of Frieza's goonies chasing his tail, putting himself and Equestria in peril!
Twilight sighs, this is really just one big mess.
"Twilight, are you alright?" Shouts a distance voice to the left of Twilight. She turns around, and is delighted to see that her friends have ended up finding her.
"Applejack! Rarity, Pinkie!" Twilight exclaims, smiling.
"Oh dear, Twilight did these brutes harm you in any way? I swear by Celestia, if they landed so much as a single hoof on you..."
"Rarity, I'm fine! Really. See?" Twilight twirls around in a circular exhibitory motion to show that she is indeed unharmed.
"What happened, Twi? We heard this kabloowie sound, kind of like the funny monkey man Goku's ship but less crashy and more landy. Was it that darn god of destruction again? I already told him, no sweets until he's officially canon!"
Orlen's face scrunches up. There's more of them? These cotton candy colored cretins seem to pop up like weeds! In terms of numbers though, Orlen definitely has the advantage, since the rest of them are hiding like cowardly mice. The vermin are ignoring him though, which is a big mistake on their part. Raising his blaster, he inputs a code, and seems to enter it in. He then grins, and waits.
Twilight's expression then darkens. "Alright, right now we've got an alien problem. Let's send them packing, shall we?"
"Yeah! You try and hurt my friends, and you're gonna get real nice and acquainted with a buck to the face!" Applejack exclaims.
Orlen laughs, walking backwards a bit. "Heheh, you? Defeat me! What a truly laughable prospect, you hick!"
Applejack snarls. "What'd just call me?"
He laughs again. "You're nothing but another race of useless creatures on some useless planet in the middle of nowhere that'll soon he dominated by the great Frieza Force! Doesn't that just sound great? Heheh."
"I've heard enough of you, jerk!" With a swift kick from a rainbow blur appearing from the sky, the great and powerful Orlen was no more. Well, no more conscious, anyway.
Rainbow huffs. "That's for insulting my friend."
"Rainbow!" Twilight shouts, smile brimming.
"Woah, Dashie! That was totally cool! You were like 'psheoowmn' and he was like 'oh no my face owww' and then you were all like 'That's for being a meanie.'"
Rainbow nervously chuckles. "Uh, yeah Pinkie. That's what happened." She crosses her forelegs, flying into the air. "I am pretty cool though, you have to admit."
A collection of cluttering stomps and stamps fill the ears of the 5 ponies.
"Hey uh, any of you girls hear that?" Asks Applejack.
"Hear that? I feel that!" Replied Rainbow.
Twilight grimaced. "H-He must have called for reinforcements that had already landed before the kick."
Rainbow grins. "So? Let's just take them all down, too!"
Twilight shakes her head. "it's not that simple, Rainbow. We don't want Innocent ponies getting hurt. There's too many of them, and if we fight them here, it'll just cause problems for everypony."
"So then..." Applejack began. "...what do we do?"
Twilight thinks. There's absolutely no way the town will come out unscathed if they end up fighting in it. She'd have to lure them out, but how?"
She looks to her friends, all of them with eyes of expectancy, and trust. They're all counting on her to help lead them.
She can't let them down.
"Pinkie," Twilight begins, "I want you to grab their attention. Taunt them, anger them, do whatever you can to make them follow you. Just lure them out of the town, and into the grasslands." Pinkie nods, as she takes out a ridiculous looking mask and wears it. " I was born for this very moment.
"Applejack, I'm gonna need you to team up with Rainbow to prevent any harm from coming to the town and Pinkie Pid. I'm going to grant you both shield spells that should be able to dissipate energy-based attacks. It's a little something I thought of myself, based off how those clearly aren't magical weapons they world." The two ponies nod.
"I can totally do that! Though I'd prefer more buttkicking."
"No objections 'ere."
Twilight nods. "Rarity, I need you to come with me." Rarity furls an eyebrow.
"Hm? What ever will we be doing?" She asks.
"They're coming! Here we go!" Applejack exclaims.
Twilight shakes her head. "No time to explain, just come with me! I'll explain on the way." Her horn glows, and two translucent purple shields appear in front of Applejack and Rainbow Dash.
"You, you bunch of meanies! You're all a bunch of butthead doo doo face silly fillies! That's right! Silly fillies!" Pinkie taunts, dancing in an odd fashion to atract their attention.
The force murmur in confusion. One speaks up.
"Ey, don't you talk 'bout my mama like that!"
"Yeah, don't talk about his mother in such a mannerism!" Another chimes in.
"Wuh? B-But I didn't even... eh, oh well! Same result! Your mothers are all silly fillies too!" The mob of foot soldiers roar in anger due to Pinkie's most insulting and scathing remarks about their mothers. They fire at her.
"Nopers! Try again!" States Rainbow, snickering behind the shield. Applejack right below her on the ground, fending off again similar blasts.
Meanwhile, the two unicorns ran towards the grassland.
"Twilight? Inform me on what we're doing again?" Rarity asks.
"I need to start up a spell that can incapacitate them all in one fell swoop. Normally I'd be capable of doing it by myself, but I've got to focus my magic on the shields I made for Applejack and Rainbow Dash to keep them up That'd be where you come in!"
Rarity's eyes widen. "What? Twilight, you know I'm not as particularly advanced at magic as you are. I'm uncertain at how helpful I'd be."
"Don't worry about it! All I need you to help me with is to expel a little magic that I can use to create the spell." She reassures.
Rarity is still uncertain if she'll truly be of any use in this regard, but she will try anyway. For her friends. "Alright then, how shall we start?"
The pace of the mob of Frieza Force foot soldiers quickens, shots of blasters hitting shields and pink ponies insulting unsuspecting meanies.
The two unicorns choose to ignore the chaotic sounds, instead focused on this goal at hand. "Here, just emit some of your magic into this sphere." Twilight's horn glows, constructing a small purple ball that would fit on the front of anyponys hooves easily. Rarity nods, her horn now glowing as she concentrates for her light blue magic to enter the sphere.
Twilight begins her spell, as the sphere fills.
"Hey, you two almost done over there?" Hollered out Applejack.
"Yeah, just about a minute left!" Twilight responded. The ball was now filled to the brim with blue-colored magic, surrounded by a purple shell, almost as if it were to protect the contents within. The shell begins to expand in size, from what was once the size of a mere little filly's toy ball, had now grown in size rivaling a pony in both width and weight. The ball floats towards Twilight, mere inches away from her.
Twilight then punctures the ball with her horn, and the ball begins to shrink, as its contents are absorbed by her horn.
The ball was gone, and Twilight's horn now glowed a powerful blue-violet, waving and swaying around it gracefully and diligently.
Rarity slurs. "Ehm, Twilight? I'm... I'm feeling a tad... lightheaded."
Twilight nods. "You did great, Rarity. Thank you. Go rest up, that was a lot of magic you just released at once." Rarity makes no apprehension in Twilight's offer, deciding to sit on a nearby bench in town.
Twilight then stares back at the mob. "Alright, everypony! Stand back! It's all ready!"
The three ponies nods, jumping out of the way of whatever Twilight plans to do.
The mob of foot soldiers murmur in confusion once more.
"Stand back?"
"What's that thing mean?"
Twilight teleports behind them, so no collateral damage is to take place in the town.
"Huh? Where'd she go?" One asked.
"Heheh, probably ran off with her tail between her legs!" Another replied.
"Wrong." Twilight answered. "I'm right here. Now, get off my planet!"
The force look behind them, and shriek at the sight. The freaks horn was growing this weird glowy stuff violently, what the hell is it doing?
Suddenly, a powerful wave of blue-violet surges out of the horn, cutting the grass beneath it, and it's target? Directly for them.
The mob begins shouting in unison like a terrified chorus, running away from the wave as fast as they can. But they could not out run it, and a blinding light of blue-violet encompasses the area they formerly stood in, knocking them over like bowling ball pins.
The ponies shield their eyes from the painfully bright light, wincing. Its radial glow fluctuating.
The light dims slightly, before dissipating completely, revealing scorched land and grunting foot soldiers, lying in pain.
The ponies stare in awe at what had just happened. The shields around Rainbow and Applejack vanish.
"Woah, Twi! That was totally cool! You blew 'em all away like they were nothin'! Not bad for an egghead!" Rainbow snorts, posing in the sky for emphasis.
"Yeah, what she said! Except with more kaboom noises!" Pinkie chimes in.
Twilight chuckles. "Well, don't just thank me. If it weren't for Rarity, I wouldn't have been able to pull that all off. And I can't thank everypony enough for the help, I don't know what I would've done without my friends backing me up." They all smile.
"So uh, gals? I don't mean to ruin the moment or nothin', but what're we gonna do with them?" Applejack points in the direction of the fallen foot soldiers, still grunting.
Twilight puts a hoof to her chin. "Well, right now they're incapacitated, so they can't do any harm to anypony."
The group turns around. "I say, we lock 'em up in cells!"
Twilight shakes her head. "That would only worsen the problem. Don't you think? They'd definitely be suspicious that their men hadn't come back from here, and we'd have a whole lot more of them to deal with."
Applejack nods."Well, how about-"
"Hey! Watch out!"
The sound of energy dissipating is heard, and a tall bipedal creature stands in front of them. "Sorry to interrupt your battle, but I'm not gonna let a dirty trick like that slide."
Twilight steps back. What? How did he get over here that fast? Can he teleport like a unicorn? How would that even be possible?
Hey, what's he looking at?
Twilight and the others look in the air, the direction Goku faces, and notice somepony flying.
A red monster, with green and black attire, is all they could make out from so far away.
"Just stand back, I can take 'em."
