FiMFiction DEATH BATTLE

by TheShadowKnight

Season 1 Finale: Sunset Shimmer vs Tai Lung

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“Woohoo! It’s finally the Season 1 finale. Time to celebrate!” Boomstick shouted with Joy while opening a can of beer.

“No time to celebrate, Boomstick. We still have an episode to do.” Wiz stated to his co-host.

“C’mon Wiz, let him celebrate the moment. Besides it’s been a long season. So we might as well celebrate.” Kiryu assured the scientist as she had her arm around him.

“Well... I guess we could celebrate. Hey Boomstick, hand me a beer, would you?.” Wiz asked.

“Coming at ya buddy!” Boomstick replied as he tossed Wiz a beer.

The scientist opens up the cap and takes a taste, his face tensed up from the taste. “Damn that’s strong.” He said, causing Kiryu to giggle quietly to avoid him hearing her.

“A toasts to one hell of a season.” Boomstick spoke. His two co-hosts both cheered with him as they celebrated before the episode was about to start.

"In many universes, we have seen all kinds of relationships. Such as relations between friends, soulmates, and families. But in some major universes; like Star Wars for example; the relationship that is well known is between student and master." Wiz explained.

"And in most universes, the student would always end up turning to the dark side. Like Sunset Shimmer, the first and former student of Princess Celestia." Boomstick introduced the first combatant.

"And Tai Lung, the adoptive son and former student of Master Shifu." Kiryu introduced the second combatant.

"To ensure this to be a fair fight, we'll only be focusing on the abilities that both fighters possess on their own. Meaning we won't be including any magical artifacts they stole from others; so in Sunset's case we will not be including Twilight's Crown or her Demon Form; sorry." Wiz mentioned to the fans.

"He's Wiz, she's Kiryu, and I'm Boomstick." Boomstick said.

"And it's our job to analyze their weapons, armor, and skills, to find out who would win a Death Battle!" Kiryu proclaimed.

"Wow, she's getting the hang of it." Wiz spoke.

"Yeah, a whole season would do that to ya." Boomstick replied.


SUNSET SHIMMER

"Sunset Shimmer, you all know and love her; well at least after her first appearance in the Equestria Girls Universe." Wiz said.

"Yeah, cause in her beginnings, she was kinda a, like how everyone at CHS puts it; the school's biggest meanie." Boomstick. "Hell, she was even in the school year book for that."

BACKGROUND

"But as we know, Sunset didn't start out that way. As a unicorn filly growing up in her original home-world, the land of Equestria, Sunset's talent in her magic was so impressive that it even impressed Princess Celestia herself." Kiryu explained.

"You all know who she is, the solar princess who misjudges others and sits her butt on her throne all day; and is also a cake addict." Boomstick stated.

"Thanks for that information, Boomstick. Anyway, after an impressive display in a magic test, Princess Celestia took Sunset on as her personal protégé and taught her how to harness and control her magic." Wiz said.

"She went on training the young unicorn until, like a lot of teachers in fiction, end up doing something the student was not ready for." Boomstick added.

"One day, Celestia decided to show Sunset a powerful artifact that she had kept under lock for many years. One that will change her fate for the worst. A magic mirror." Kiryu stated.

"Mirror, mirror, on the wall, why am I still here?" Boomstick asked, sarcastically.

"This mirror showed Sunset what she believed to be her destiny. She saw herself as a powerful princess. An equal to Celestia; if not, her superior. So after that impactful moment, she goes to the Celestia and demands that she be made a princess. Celestia refused and Sunset was her student no longer." Wiz exclaimed.

"So after she was disowned by her teacher and forbidden to enter the royal palace, Sunset returned the mirror and instantly jumped into it. There Sunset arrived into a new world. A strange world with a race of aliens called... Humans." Kiryu said.

"Dun dun duuuuuuun!... So yeah somewhere out there we got a unicorn pony walking around." Boomstick stated.

"You would be correct, Boomstick. But after entering the human world, Sunset was no longer a unicorn. She too had become a human." Wiz mentioned

"..... How?!" Boomstick asked in disbelief.

"Magic, Boomstick. Magic." Wiz replied.

"And after entering this strange world, Sunset soon learned that she could not return home. At least not for another 30 moons." Kiryu stated.

"Uhhhh..." Boomstick said with confusion.

"Two and half years, you idiot." Kiryu answered him simply.

"Oh, thank you." Boomstick replied.

"During this time, she went to Canterlot High School where she became, in a way, its ruler." Wiz said.

"I couldn't be a ruler in my home, so I'll take over a high school from another world. Yeah that'll be just as good as a kingdom." Boomstick responded with sarcasm in his voice.

"Later after 30 moons, Sunset found Celestia's new student, Twilight Sparkle became a princess. She returned to her home and stole her crown." Kiryu mentioned.

"So after stealing the crown, then losing the crown, both of them went to the human world to get the crown back. One of them should gotten Spongebob to help. He could get the crown back." Boomstick jokes a bit.

"In the end, Twilight and human versions of friends, they faced off with Sunset. And thanks to the magic of friendship, they not only defeat Sunset, but reformed her as well." Wiz stated.

"Blast someone in the face with a fucking rainbow and they become your friend. Because why not?" Boomstick replied sarcastically.

"After her defeat and had been dethroned from her title as the Queen Bee of CHS, Sunset was sadden with regret of what she had done to others and vowed to change her ways and make up for everything she did. Of course her road to redemption and forgiveness was long and hard." Kiryu explains.

"And along her journey, she would come across many other magic wielding villains. But luckily she has her friends and new magical abilities to overcome them." Wiz stated.

SKILLS & ABILITIES

FORMS

"Even though she started as a newest member in the Humane 7, but as time went on, Sunset has shown incredible skills of leadership and has been the voice of reason in the group when in difficult situations like the Battle of the Bands and Camp Everfree." Wiz said.

"And like Rainbow Dash, Sunset has her own geode; the Geode of Empathy as the fandom calls it. But instead of it giving her the super speed like Dash's; Sunset's geode gives her the ability to read people's minds and see their memories. Don't bother trying to hide your secrets from her, cause not even Sunset knows how to turn it off when she doesn't like to hear what she doesn't want to know. And with the geode, she can transform into 2-separate forms, such as her Pony-Up form and her Crystal Guardian form; both which doubles her physical abilities and magic power." Boomstick stated Sunset's geode's abilities. "But that's not the only ability it provides her. As it was shown in a music video, starring her, Sunset can shoot magic beams and lightning out of her own hands!"

"Also, while she may be a high school student, Sunset also knows how to hold her own in a fight, especially in hand-to-hand combat." Kiryu mentioned. "She's also strong as well, like the time she once crushed a skull made of coal; which turned into a diamond; with her bare hands. In order to do this, Sunset must have applied 11.19 MegaJoules of Energy, which is equivalent to 0.0027 tons of TNT."

"Damn! Who knew Sunset was so strong." Boomstick replied.

"But that is child's play when she pony-up. Her power increases more than her original power output alone." Kiryu added. "And the greatest feat is when she and her friends use their magic to create a massive explosion which blow apart the massive tree dorm that surrounds Camp Everfree. By measuring the height of the surrounding pine trees, the size of the dome and the size of the blast. The explosion must be equivalent to 11.9 Kilotons of TNT. But since we're focusing on Sunset, we had to divide the explosion by 7; which are her friends and her. Which means that Sunset, alone, is capable of exerting 1.7 Kilotons of Energy."

Boomstick was too shocked to say anything.

"Not only that, Sunset once even dodge a blast from her former rival; Midnight Sparkle. And we did close inspection to the scene in Friendship Games; with the blast having the qualities of being actual lasers, the blast took 2 seconds to reach their target. So by using that time result and determining the reaction speed; Sunset must have reacted at a speed of 335,308,214 MPH. Which is about 50% the Speed of Light." Wiz said

"Holy shit! She's that fast?! What else does this bacon haired chick have." Boomstick asked. "Oh wait, I can think of something. Like how in the first movie of Equestria Girls, Sunset once took a magic blast to the face, which formed a big crater in the school yard. By measuring the size of the crater and the explosion itself; the blast is worth over 40 tons of TNT."

"But Sunset's most powerful magic of all, is the Magic of Friendship. Of course, she does need her friends to use this power; however, in the events of the Friendship Games; Sunset can call upon the Magic of Friendship and use it on her own. And when she does, she transforms into her most powerful form: Daydream Shimmer." Kiryu said.

"Daydream Shimmer? Whoever made up that name is a pure genius! Anyway, in this form, Sunset becomes a freakin goddess! Her magic and physical capabilities are increased exponentially, and she's even powerful enough to match Midnight Sparkle, the EgG villain who is powerful enough to literally break holes through the boundaries of reality across dimensions!" Boomstick said.

FEATS

"With all this power in her fingertips, Sunset has accomplished many amazing feats over the course of the Equestria Girls series. She's defeated numerous magic villains, saved her school countless times, risk losing her memories to protect her friends, and also she returned to Equestria for the 3rd time and made amends with Princess Celestia." Wiz stated.

"Yeah, while Sunset seems to be a strong-willed, powerful high school girl; however she does have a few downsides." Kiryu mentioned.

"Yeah, she has troubles containing in her anger and would unknowingly take it out on others. But that also leads into her other great weakness. After being defeated at the Fall Formal and showed the error of her ways, Sunset is led to believe that she'll never live up to others' expectations and be the good person that her friends believe that she can be." Boomstick explained. "Dang, that's really tough for her. Someone needs to give this gal a hug and an extensive paid trip to Hawaii."

"But even with her self-doubt, Sunset Shimmer would always stand up and face any danger alongside her friends; no matter what comes in her way." Wiz said.

"True magic comes from honesty! Loyalty! Laughter! Generosity! Kindness! I understand you, Twilight, and I want to show you the most important magic of all..." Sunset destroys Sci-Twi's device and then transforms into Daydream Shimmer. "The Magic of Friendship!"


TAI LUNG

"Tai Lung has been known for many things. He was a student of Kung-Fu, the adoptive son of Master Shifu, and resides in the Jade Palace. But being passive and merciful, was never a fact about him" Wiz said.

"Yeah, if the phrase 'No more Mr.Nice Guy' rang anyone's bells? Well let's say that phrase perfectly fits Tai Lung's picture." Boomstick stated.

BACKGROUND

"Left at the threshold of the Jade Palace gates when he was a cub, Tai Lung was taken in and adopted by Master Shifu. The master cared and raised him as his own and lovingly trained him in the arts of Kung-Fu. As he trained and cared for the young cub, Shifu was fully convince that Tai Lung was the Dragon Warrior that was foretold in legend." Kiryu explained Tai Lung's early life.

"Awww, lucky bastard. I never got any of that from my dad. All I got was a sore cheek and him not even being a part of my life." Boomstick expresses his sad life.

Wiz and Kiryu didn't had the guts to reply towards his statement. "Okay then, over time, Tai Lung became proud and overly confident in his abilities, having mastered the Leopard Style of kung fu and advanced techniques such as nerve attacks, as well as all one-thousand scrolls of kung fu. Despite all his accomplishments, Tai Lung still sought the power of the Dragon Scroll and firmly believed he was the Dragon Warrior." Wiz said.

"But it was this overwhelming pride and lust for power that alerted Oogway of the darkness in Tai Lung's heart. And so the master of the Jade Palace, denied Tai Lung the title; which surprised and disappointed both Shifu and him. When Tai Lung look to his father for support; only to see that his father could not disobey his master's decision; which put Tai Lung through dismay." Kiryu added.

"Welcome to the club, Tai Lung, ole' buddy." Boomstick said to the Kung Fu snow leopard.

SKILLS & ABILITIES

"Confused and outrage by this, Tai Lung went on a rampage on the Valley of Peace. And after that, he attempted to take the Dragon Scroll by force. But was stopped by Master Oogway before he could and was sent away to Chorh-Gom Prison. There, Tai Lung was chained and fitted with a restraining tortoise shell, with various acupuncture needles in crucial places along his back, keeping his chi blocked and making him almost fully immobile." Wiz stated.

"Damn! But that really wasn't gonna stop him cause 20 years later, Tai Lung got out. All by breaking a locking mechanism with nothing but a feather and his tail! Oh and beating up the 1,000 guards that were in the prison with him." Boomstick mentioned.

"His escape from the prison, really showed everyone how dangerous Tai Lung is." Kiryu added.

FEATS

"After his escape, Tai Lung made his way towards the Jade Palace. Along the way he came across the Furious Five and fought them all at once. Even matching the strength of Tigress, who is powerful enough to destroy a large rock when she was younger. By measuring the size of the rock and calculating the force needed to shatter it. Tigress must have exerted 1,614,600,000 joules; equivalent to 0.39 tons of TNT." Wiz stated.

"Not only is Tai Lung is strong, he's also fast. Like the time he travelled up the stairs of the Jade Palace during the period of lightning. In the video it took around 2.5 seconds, and lightning bursts like that last for around 2 seconds apparently. So my using that time length and the length of the massive stairwell of the palace; Tai Lung must have traveled around 280.4 MPH." Kiryu explained.

"Also the big guy can take a hit, like the time he fought Po, who crashed him through multiple buildings without any visible damage, and the amount of force he took, is likely around the same ballpark with Tigress's rock shattering feat." Boomstick added. "Man this guy sounds unstoppable!"

"Well, really Boomstick. Tai Lung still has some major flaws. His overconfidence had gotten the better of him not once but three times. And he's mentally unstable, so should he be angry; he would become reckless and careless in battle. Which resulted in his demise by Po." Wiz explained.

"Well, the guy may be a bit loco in the head, but he's proven to all of China and the world, that he's one tough badass you don't want to mess with." Boomstick stated.

A scene is shown with Tai Lung jumping behind the Furious Five. "Shifu taught you well." He said as he disables Monkey with a nerve strike. "But he didn't teach you everything." He said again as he lunges at the remaining Furious Five members while growling.


"Alright the combatants are set and we run our data through all possibilities." Wiz said.

"Lets kick of this exciting match-up and end this long lasted debate, once and for all." Kiryu added.

Then it was left to Boomstick to start them off. "Its time for a DEATH BATTLLLLLLLLLLLLLEEEEEEEE!!!!!!!!"


It was a nice sunny day in Canterlot City, and another quiet day at Canterlot High. It was during lunch period and every student in the school was in the cafeteria, eating their lunch and conversing with friends. Well, except one of them.

Outside, sitting on the steps in front of the school, Sunset Shimmer is writing another message to Princess Twilight. To keep tabs with her since it's been awhile since they spoke to each other.

"Dear Princess Twilight,

How's life in Equestria? I bet it must be great for you, since you're now the Ruler of Equestria. I don't know, I guess I just want to keep in touch with you, since we never spoke to each other in... well, months. If you received this message, maybe you and I could hang out some time. Like the good old-"

Sunset paused in her writing when she heard a loud thud in front of her and felt a small shock wave that nearly pushed her off from her seat. After the bacon-haired girl gets herself up and sees Tai Lung, standing in a small crater, in front of her.

Surrounded by smoke, the leopard kung-fu master observed his surroundings and had a grim, yet calm look on his face while doing so.

"Well... This isn't the Valley of Peace. Seems the old wretch from outside of this village, gave me the wrong direction." He said to himself. As he observes the area he's in, he then hears Sunset's voice calling out to him.

"Hello, Is there anything I can help you with?" She asked.

Tai Lung turns around to face the CHS student, he doesn't have a very amusing look on his face as she stares down at her. "You there, what village is this? Where can I find my way to the Valley of Peace?" He asked with a commanding tone.

Sunset didn't really appreciate the kung-fu master's tone and approached him with caution.

"Well, Mr...... Uh..." Sunset tries to respond nicely.

"Tai Lung. A Kung-Fu master of the Jade Palace and the rightful Dragon Warrior." Tai Lung replied.

"Well then, Mr. Tai Lung." Sunset spoke, anxiously, as she was faced to face with the kung-fu leopard. “Since you're new around these parts, allow me to show you around and-” As soon as Sunset placed her hand on Tai Lung’s arm, her Mind Reading ability is then activated.

She soon sees all of Tai Lung’s memories and his past.. She was a bit happy to see how Tai Lung was raised by Master Shifu; however, that feeling went away when she saw his path to destruction and sorrow, pain and misery; but mostly, rage. And soon she sees all the horrible things he did and the many lives he’s hurt.

Seeing too much of this, Sunset immediately lets go of Tai Lung’s arm and breaths uncontrollably in shock. "Don't you have any shame for what you've done to those poor villagers and the torment you put them through?! Dragon Warrior, my foot. You're far from being that if all you do is lust for power. Trust me, you're better off giving up that selfish dream," she said.

Tai Lung was surprised that Sunset had knowledge of his past and the deeds he commited. "It seems you're no ordinary girl, my dear. I'm not sure how you figured it out, but now that you know, I'm afraid I can't let you live." Tai Lung said. The evil leopard took on a fighting stance, and then charged at Sunset, lunging at the highschooler while growling at her.

However, Sunset swiftly raises up her hand and soon a bright beam of golden light shoots out from her hand and stunned Tai Lung, sending him flying in the air.

The kung-fu master swiftly landed on his legs and paws, while staring hatefully and snarling at Sunset, as she grasped her Geode of Empathy and transformed her Pony-up form. She then gets into a battle stance as she and Tai Lung stare at each other.

“You should not have underestimated me.” She said.

FIGHT!!!!

Tai Lung charges in, striking at Sunset with intense ferocity, slashing and kicking from above and below, but she dodges and blocks all of his attacks. She retaliates with a swift light beam, but Tai Lung backs away in time to avoid the blast. Sunset shoots out artificial lighting at her corrupt adversary.

He dodges most of the attacks, but gets grazed by a few of them. He's knocked off balance, but recovers and charges again.

He delivers swift high flying kicks and strikes at the high schooler, Sunset dodges the majority of them until one of Tai Lung’s kicks landed a blow into her abdomen and sent her flying across the school grounds.

Sunset lands harshly into the pavement, but immediately gets up from the attack and faces off with Tai Lung as he draws closer to her with his claws out. Sunset dodges him by jumping to the side. Tai Lung gains his ground and turns to Sunset, who surprises him with a kick to the face.

Tai Lung growls in anger as he continuously throws many kicks and punches at the bacon-haired girl, who effortlessly dodges the leopard’s attacks while taking a few hits from them.

Sunset then goes on the offensive and delivers several kicks and punches of her own. Being the more experienced fighter, Tai Lung blocks and dodges her attacks and retaliates by doing the same. But unbeknownst to the kung-fu master, everytime Sunset’s hand touches his skin, she sees his memories and thoughts, allowing her to see his attacks before he could throw them.

Soon, Tai Lung realizes that his opponent was keeping up with his fight pattern and matching his speed. The two combatants traded blow for blow, Sunset taking much of Tai Lung’s brute force in his strong punches; and Tai Lung took many of Sunset’s small magic blasts and quick attacks.

Tai Lung then yells in anger as he forcefully pushes Sunset, sending her flying and crashing into the Canterlot High statue. As Sunset slowly regains consciousness, Tai Lung runs at her on all fours, growling with rage. Right when he was just 2 feet from her, Sunset regains consciousness and immediately rolls out of the way, just as Tai Lung makes a rough impact right into the statue’s base.

The rogue kung-fu master gets up from his forceful crash and stares at Sunset, who was facing towards him with an exhausted look on her face.

"Impressive reflexes… but it won't save you here," Tai Lung then charges at Sunset quickly and uses his signature Nerve Strike.

Every nerve in Sunset’s body was numb, instantly. She fell to the ground, unable to move her limbs as she stared helplessly towards her opponent.

“Seems that you’re now at the mercy of my hand.” Tai Lung boasted. “What ever shall you do?” He said as he stomped harshly into Sunset’s side. She grunts as her evil foe continues to humiliate and abuse her.

Right as Sunset was losing her will to go on, she then hears several voices calling out to her. They were the voices of her friends.

"Come on, Sunset! You can do it!" Twilight's voice called out.

"Hang in there, sugarcube!" Applejack's voice called out.

"Go for it, Sunset!" Rainbow's voice echoed.

"We believe in you, Sunset!" Fluttershy's voice echoed.

"Don't give up, darling!" Rarity's voice rang inside her head.

"Show him true strength, Sunset!!!" Pinkie called out to her.

Hearing the voices of her friends, slowly restores Sunset’s will to fight on. Soon streams of magic aura, each in different colors like a rainbow, forces Tai Lung off of Sunset and from into a large ball of white light. Tai Lung watches as Sunset is levitated up from the ground and into the massive magic sphere.

He shields his eyes as the light grew brighter and brighter until it finally ceased. As it did, Tai Lung turns to where he last saw Sunset, only to see her hovering above the ground and transforming into her most powerful form: Daydream Shimmer.

Daydream stares down at her foe, with a serious look on her face.

“You believe that power is the only thing that’ll aid you to achieve your goals.” She said with a commanding tone of voice. “Well… You’re wrong.”

"Impossible! No one could recover from an attack from the Nerve Strike! How can this be?" Tai Lung asked, staring in disbelief.

“You may be a skilled fighter and you may have more experience than I could have. But I have something that you never took into account. A power far stronger than any power you seek…. The Magic Of Friendship.” Daydream stated.

"How cheesy," Tai Lung cringed. Sunset aimed her palms at Tai Lung and blasted him with a strong energy blast. Which indefinitely sends Tai Lung soaring through the air and crashing into the earth, creating a long, deep crater.

After the strong blast, Tai Lung tries to get up, despite his critical injuries. But before he could get up completely, Daydream Shimmer teleports right in front of him and grabs at his neck. Then later, she spins round with supernatural speed and with massive force, she tosses the leopard 50ft straight into the air.

Tai Lung yelled in fright as he was flying into the air, then after a few seconds, he then began to fall straight to where Sunset was standing. As he fell, Tai Lung then decided to dive towards his opponent, attempting to deliver one final strike to end her.

But as he was falling, Daydream lifted herself into the air and then brought her hands together to form a magic sphere in between them. As Tai Lung was drawing closer, Sunset then brings her hands up towards the falling kung-fu master and then unleashes her most powerful attack she could give.

It sped towards Tai Lung like a speeding missile and instantly, engulfs and incenerates him down to the last living cell in his body until nothing remains.

"How sad. If only you learned what true martial arts and what true power… was all about," Daydream Shimmer said.

Soon she starts to hear sounds of cheering and shouting behind her. Daydream turns around and sees all her classmates and including her friends, standing by the front entrance of the school. Clapping and cheering for her.

Seeing her friends cheering for her and clapping for her, brought a warm smile to her face.

KO!!!!

"DAMN!!! That the most AWESOME fight I've ever seen! The chick's got some serious kicks!" Boomstick complimented.

“There was a lot going on here, while Tai Lung had the most combat experience and is a well skilled fighter, so it would have scored him a victory. However Sunset had him outclassed in everything else.” Wiz stated.

“Sunset had all the advantages needed to take Tai Lung out. Her mind reading abilities allow her to see into Tai Lung’s thoughts and predict his attacks before he could unleash them. Also when it came to speed, Sunset was over 17.5 million times faster than Tai Lung. And when it came to durability, Sunset withstood an explosion worth 40 tons of TNT in the first Equestria Girls Movie, while Tai Lung can withstand a force that is equivalent to his own attacks. So surprisingly, Sunset is tough enough to take all of his punishment.” Kiryu explained.

“But durability and speed aside, we still need to compare both combatants’ power output. And obviously, that advantage goes to Sunset. By taking her dome destruction feat and comparing that to Tigress’s rock destruction feat; Sunset Shimmer is 4,360x more powerful than Tai Lung.” Wiz said.

“This bacon haired high schooler, is on a whole different level than the kung-fu leopard. And soon as she called upon the Friendship Magic and reached her full potential, Tai Lung just didn’t have any skills or badass moves to prevent the inevitable.” Boomstick added.

“Tai Lung may have been a serious and difficult opponent to take on; but was ultimately outmatched by Sunset’s speed, magic abilities, durability, and awesome power.” Wiz stated.

“Yeah, it looks like Sunset had traveled a ‘lung’ way to ‘shimmering’ victory.” Boomstick punned.

"Ugh! I swear I should punch you for that cheesy joke," Kiryu said.

"The winner is Sunset Shimmer," Wiz said.

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