Dragonball MLP: Saiyan Survivor

Kolard finally awoke and found himself in a cell of some sort. This was the first time he had been arrested by someone. He reached around back to feel where his tail was, but there wasn't anything there, he was a tailless Saiyan now. It didn't matter how many times he looked at the moon and received the Blutz Waves, he wouldn't become the Great Ape again. The Saiyan blinked as he looked around, trying to figure out where he was. His head still hurt from last night, a side effect of being turned back into this normal form from the berserk beast that he was before. A guard patrolled in front of the cell and looked at him, the two of them locked eyes and Kolard noticed that the guard was just as equine as the Princess, but he lacked wings, instead having only a horn.

Another guard walked up to the first guard, this one had wings, but lacked a horn. The first guard looked at this new guard, "Go inform Princess Celestia that the prisoner is now awake," he said to his subordinate.

The Pegasus guard nodded and left the dungeon. Kolard stood up and walked towards the bars of the cell, putting the Unicorn on edge. The guardstallion raised a spear towards the Saiyan as he backed off a step. "Relax, I was just going to ask if I couldn't trouble you for some water," Kolard said gently, not very intimidated by the spear that was pointing at his chest.

"You want water?" the guard asked for confirmation.

"Yes, I'm a bit thirsty. Still very hungry as well, so can I get some food as well?" the Saiyan asked.

The guard huffed, unable to believe this prisoner's attitude about being locked up in a cell. He didn't move however, someone needed to watch the Saiyan. Another guard, this one lacking any of the features on the other two guards walked up to the cell with a cup of water. Both of them expected the prisoner to grab the poor Earth Pony through the bars and cause harm, but instead he wrapped a hand gently around the cup, allowing the Earth Pony to let go. Kolard was happy that he was getting some water and was hopeful about the food that he was going to get.

"You fought Princess Luna, why aren't you trying to hurt us now?" the Unicorn asked.

This got the Saiyan's attention. "When a Saiyan absorbs seventeen million zenos of Blutz Waves through our eyes, it causes a reaction in our tail that causes us to transform into the Great Ape form. Once we do, we lose all sense of self and control and attack anything within sight. It has been theorized by Saiyan scientists that we retain some aspects of our subconscious in this form, however," he stated.

The Unicorn didn't believe this story and scoffed as Kolard took a drink from his cup of water. He sat back down as a tray of food was placed in the cell, it was some sort of sandwich with straw or hay, he couldn't tell which one it was. Clearly the beings of this world were herbivores, but he wasn't one. He was an omnivore and he craved some sort of meat. "I don't mean to be ungrateful, but do you perhaps have some kind of meat that I could eat," he inquired as he looked down at the tray.

This shocked the guards, they had never encountered a creature that ate meat that didn't try to attack ponies on sight. The two were afraid of him and raised their weapons, but a voice spoke up, "You may relax my guards, I'll take it from here."

The two guards turned to an unseen figure and nodded, both of them going back to a different post in the dungeon. A much taller woman showed up, it was an Alicorn, just like the one he had fought before, but he noticed she was wearing golden slippers as compared to the other's silver boots. If Kolard had to guess, the woman was at least nine feet tall, taller than any of the guards and towering over him by a full three feet. Her hair was four different colors and seemed to sparkle and move on its own, which confused him as there wasn't any wind in the dungeon.

The woman's purple eyes locked with his black ones. The two of them looked into each other's eyes. "The way my sister described you, you were a fighter. However, I can tell there's something deeper within you. Would you like to talk?" the Alicorn offered.

Kolard was a bit intimidated by this woman, she was much taller than he was and he couldn't describe what he was feeling, but it felt like he was being pushed downwards in her very presence. He couldn't focus his energy in the slightest. Something about this woman didn't make sense to him, instead of getting excited at the prospect of a strong opponent like most Saiyans, he found himself being disarmed.

"Who... are you? What are you!?" the panicked Saiyan asked.

The Alicorn opened up the cell and walked inside, it was dirtier than she was used to, but she didn't mind. She closed the door and sat on a bench so that she wouldn't tower over the prisoner anymore. It was her way of trying to foster a calmer atmosphere and a sense of trust between the two. This did nothing to put the Saiyan to ease who now found himself incapable of moving from the spot he stood in.

"We'll start with an easy one, my name is Celestia, I'm one of the two Princesses of Equestria. Last night you fought with my sister, Luna. What is your name?" the Alicorn asked.

"Kolard, I can write down how to spell it for you," the low-class warrior replied.

Celestia nodded, she was pleased with getting answers from a prisoner that was very cooperative. Most prisoners she dealt with remained hostile towards her and her guards til the end of their stay. Yet this creature was well behaved.

"Can you tell me what you are, I'm an Alicorn. We have the traits of the three pony tribes of Unicorns, Pegasi, and Earth Ponies," Celestia asked as she placed a hand on her chest.

The destruction of his home world entered his mind once more. He turned away from the Princess and he cursed himself for his cowardice, was this his punishing for fleeing from Planet Vegeta. For not facing his death like a true Saiyan warrior would. Or was this just some unfortunate circumstance. Tears started to well up in his eyes as he thought of all of the other Saiyans. He had no love for the royal family, but some of the low-class warriors like himself were good in his eyes. He felt a massive hand on his shoulder and found himself quickly spun around and drawn into a hug. It was Celestia, almost as if she had sensed how he had felt.

He didn't push away from the hug, instead he buried his face into her gown and stained it with his tears from a mix of sadness and anger. He felt a hand ruffle his hair. "You seem to have gone through a lot, you can tell me when you're ready," a gentle voice said to him.

He dried his tears and stepped back from the massive Alicorn. The two of them locked eyes again before the Saiyan turned away and walked to the bars of his cell. Despite the fact that the door was unlocked, he didn't bother to try to escape. He instead turned around and leaned on the bars with his arms folded. "I'm a low-class Saiyan Warrior from Planet Vegeta," he stated.

Princess Celestia wanted to know more about this mysterious creature before her, she sat back down and spread out her wings to make herself a bit more comfortable. "Where is your world?" she asked.

There wasn't an answer from the Saiyan, his eyes merely closed and he looked away from her. "I see, so you don't know," she said sorrowfully, she had hoped that she'd be able to return him to where he came from, but without that she would have to try to scry for it.

"It's gone, it was destroyed by the one I once called Lord Frieza."

Kolard's words shocked Celestia greatly, she didn't believe that anyone could have the capacity to destroy a planet. She knew that some of the villains she had faced in the past had the capability to ravage the entire world, but not completely obliterate it. Her horn glowed as she cast a spell to generate a blue orb. She floated it over to the arms of the Saiyan. "Grab onto it. If you're telling the truth, the orb will glow green. If you're lying to me, it will glow red instead," she stated.

The low-class warrior grabbed the orb with his right hand, "I was on Planet Vegeta when Frieza threw whatever attack he did to destroy the entire planet. I ran away hoping that I would be able to get away from the planet in time. Our Attack Balls can withstand punishment even from our own Elites, but they were never designed for the destruction of a planet. Before I woke up here, I could feel myself burning as the flames from the destruction reached me. The only clue to the fact that I'm still alive is that we Saiyans get stronger after every time we recover from near death and I felt stronger. According to Zecora, I'm not even from this plane of existence. As far as I know, there are no other Saiyans left in existence. We were all called back to the planet and I have no reason to believe that anyone refused to return," he reported.

The orb didn't do anything for a second and then started to glow green. It was apparent to Celestia that Kolard was telling the truth. "This Frieza person, does he know you're alive. Would he be able to find his way here?" she asked, worried as the orb returned to blue.

"His scouter, if it detected my low power level would've seen it drop to zero. He has no reason to believe that I'm alive. He wouldn't know where I've gone and from what I know, he's not capable of inter-universal travel, let alone inter-dimensional travel. There should be no possible way for him to arrive here. Plus with him thinking all of the Saiyans are dead, he wouldn't have any reason to search for any survivors or in this case the survivor," Kolard pointed out.

The orb again glowed green, putting Celestia's mind at ease. This creature wasn't the prelude to an invasion, he was just a survivor of a calamity. A being without a place to call home. "Do you intend to harm my little Ponies?" she asked, intently.

The Saiyan relaxed slightly, his stance shifted and he stopped leaning against the bars, instead standing straight up. "No, and I'm thankful your sister cut off my tail. I can no longer become a Great Ape. This means that I am in no danger of going berserk and bringing harm to anyone by accident. I was sent off from my world to conquer another planet, but I had refused. I instead chose to befriend and protect the locals. They looked up to me and fed me in return. I was hoping that I could befriend the locals here as well," he replied.

The orb glowed green again. Celestia nodded and smiled, dismissing the orb. "You're free to walk out of this cell. I however want to test your strength, so I will ask you to spar with some of my royal guard if that's alright," she said as her smile turned into a smirk.

Kolard got excited about a sparring match, he would get to test his new strength and the strength of these royal guards. If they were protecting someone as powerful as Celestia, they must be strong indeed he thought. However his stomach growled and the Princess laughed. "I heard that you desire meat, we ponies are herbivores, but I'm sure I can find accommodations for you. Don't worry, we'll feed you before your sparring match, I wouldn't want you to be distracted by an empty stomach," she said.

The Saiyan became even more joyful. Good food and a chance to test his strength. This day was getting better and better. "I look forward to it, but I warn you. We Saiyans eat a lot," he stated pridefully as he pointed towards himself with his thumb.

Celestia was insulted by this, "I am a Princess of Equestria! I think I can feed you!" she exclaimed in a huff with her hands on her hips and a frown on her face.

Kolard started to laugh and Celestia joined in. The two of them walked out of the cell and then towards the entrance of the dungeon. The Saiyan started to wonder if this new place would be somewhere he could call home, but his mind wondered about Zecora. Did she see him turn into the Great Ape and if so, was she afraid of him? This was something he didn't have the answer to, when he had the time after his sparring match, he would ask Celestia or Luna if they could look into this, but his stomach growled again and all he could think about after that was food.