Author's Note

Hey guys! I'm sorry about this, but that last chapter will be the only one involving heat season! I know some of you are likely to be upset, but I hit a massive case of writer's block. I decided to just take a break and focus on Zipp for this chapter at least. That's why I'm having her fight a real enemy from the pages of Dragonball in order to move things along in showing how far she's progressed. I'm sorry if I disappointed anyone. AGAIN.

Chapter 10: Zipp's First Test! Pegasus Vs. Saibamen!

MARETIME BAY, 9:15AM: AGE 779

Zipp, Cyre, and the rest of their friend group had just gotten done with an outing at breakfast, invited by Hitch and Sunny. It had been almost 2 weeks since heat season had passed. The week was long and sensual for both Zipp and Cyre. More so than he'd admit actually. It hardly mattered now though as they walked through the streets of the town, happier than ever as the group shared idle conversation, namely Hitch and Cyre. It was only natural the two of them gravitated to each other, seeing as they were the only two males in the group.

"Seriously Hitch you'd think that you'd deserve a day off or something. There's gotta be somebody willing to work for law enforcement, especially with all the ponies moving here and looking for jobs! Even I take a day off from training now and then!"

"That's just the thing though! While ponies are applying for the job a multitude of things has to be considered! Different backgrounds to be checked, attitudes to be adjusted, training to conduct, rules to be learned on the job. I can't just hire ponies who have almost no clue how to do their job!"

"Respectfully Hitch, but other than paperwork, the most I see you doing is telling ponies to pick up litter. I don't call that kinda work demanding in any sort of way. Unless there's something I'm missing here from all this..."

"Hey! Picking up litter keeps this town sanitary! I will not feel bad one bit about that!"

Cyre just shook his head as he looked towards the others. Pipp was doing her usual thing, sharing the events of her morning with her followers. Sunny was having a conversation with Izzy, mostly talking about how they would reorganize everything once the lighthouse was finally fixed up. Zipp was surprisingly silent, though that would change soon enough. Cyre and Zipp's relationship had evolved heavily in the past two weeks. Their sexual side had grown immensely, due to the heat season. Night after countless nights, the two reveled in their love, which continued to grow. Their training had rapidly evolved as well, Zipp learning more advanced concepts. She had learned them in the past two weeks, and that was because of a portable hyperbolic time chamber. Zipp's power was greatly increased due to this, with it now being a whopping 750, as as opposed to the meager 240 from before. Zipp was also engaged in actual combat scenarios, such as the one Cyre had done for her in the past week.

GRASSLANDS NEAR ZEPHYR HEIGHTS: LAST FRIDAY AT NOON

Zipp was awaiting her new training exercise as Cyre stood up and pulled a few things out of his bag, which he had brought with him, speaking to her as he did so.

"Alright Zipp, I feel like you've progressed well enough that I can start teaching you how to do fighting. I'll be honest, you haven't been doing too much fighting. I've been training your body, helping you master techniques. This was to help you lead to this moment... well, the moments here. I'm gonna have you fight somebody. And before you ask, no. It won't be me."

"What? Why not you? I've been training with you this whole time and you seem to be-"

"That's just it. You've been training with me. And we've been dating. Emotions would get in the way, and I would have to hold myself back immensely. On top of that, you know how I fight, how I would react to given situations. You'd have an advantage, and that won't always be the case in a random battle, as there will always be somebody smarter or stronger than yourself. Sometimes it's both these things. Unless you train under these conditions, it won't help you progress in any sort of manner. That's why I have a new fighting partner for you with no sort of emotional or... physical attachments to you. And that partner is right... here." Cyre quickly pulled out a small jar that had three green seeds, and a strange green liquid. Cyre quickly made three holes and put one seed in each of them before covering them up. Cyre then poured the liquid into the ground, to which it quickly absorbed into the ground. Cyre smirked as he threw the bottle away. Zipp was confused, but that quickly changed once she saw what was happening to the ground in front of her.

The ground began to split open in three different spots. What emerged in the place of the three seeds were now Three green humanoid aliens, with claws for hands, and red, bloodshot eyes to add to their creepy appearance. Once all three of them had emerged completely, they all turned to face Zipp, who had frozen up at the sight. Soon enough the creatures started to do tricks, flips, and other movements, shattering the ground with their kicks and punches as they soon pounced and surrounded the pegasus princess, grunting, laughing, and smiling all around her. Zipp was looking all around herself, feeling far from confident now. She took a quick look at Cyre, who just smirked evilly.

"Cyre! What are these things?!?! And how do I make them stop being creepy?"

"Zipp meet the saibamen. These three will be your opponents. And you'll be happy to know that despite their looks, they're still stronger than you are."

"Stronger... than me? Even after all the training, all the effort, all the long, gruesome hours I spent in the gravity room... I'm still not stronger than these... these MONSTERS?!?!!!"

"Unfortunately, yes. Naturally, with no power boosts of any sort, these three are stronger than you are. Their power level each is 1,200. A Saiyan... my deceased cousin Raditz... had a power level similar to this, so you'll essentially be fighting three lower-class Saiyan warriors. Don't underestimate them though. You're sitting at a good 750 at full strength, so you're behind by almost 500. I did all this to make a point as I said before. You can face multiple enemies, and they may be stronger or smarter than you are. These saibamen are smart enough to understand my commands, and that's it. So you're smarter. If you can manage to defeat them all without being overwhelmed and forced to have me step in and save you, I'll promote you from trainee to fighting partner, just to sweeten the deal a little bit. Besides, I've taught you multiple techniques that can get you out of this! It's just a matter of remembering them well enough before you get pummeled into the dirt."

Zipp could only take deep breaths as she looked at all three of her aggressors. She was being thrown to the sharks essentially, and her blood was in the water. Zipp steeled her nerves, before nodding and preparing for the battle ahead. If she was going to win, she would need to be smart. They were all stronger than she was so this would be significantly tougher for her than what she'd used to. Cyre snapped his fingers, indicating that the battle has begun. All three Saibamen charged her, as she quickly took off into the air. One of the Saibamen quickly followed after her, appearing above the princess and delivering a double axe handle to her back, which made her shout out in clear physical pain. She'd never experienced such horrible sensations in her life, even in her stunts and it showed as her back contorted. She was sent flying into the ground, hitting it with a loud SLAM. Zipp was incredibly slow to get up. Just as she was getting her bearings, she was immediately pounced on, receiving an uppercut to the face before being caught by the other saibamen nearby. One Saibamen held her in a full nelson as another saibamen landed in front of her. before it started to punch her repeatedly in the chest. Each time a punch connected, she barely had any time to scream in pain, as she was getting the wind knocked out of her entirely. Soon enough she was coughing up her spit, and in enough time, her blood. Zipp was losing the battle physically and was almost ready to give up mentally as well. She could barely move and didn't feel like she had the strength to break free of the hold. She hadn't even thrown a punch yet as they had her on the ropes. Zipp managed to open her eyes and she managed to look at Cyre, who had looked like he'd made a huge mistake. And that hit Zipp the hardest. Cyre thought she was ready to handle this pressure, ready to fight beside him. And it was all slipping away from her. What hope could she ever have of defending equestrian when she can even beat these pint-sized aliens? That's when Zipp grunted audibly as she gritted her teeth, tears rolling down her face in determination and pain. Cyre could feel her power rising quickly.

"I... won't give up! I won't let these things beat me! And even if I pass out right here while fighting, every breath in my body will be spent defeating the three of you!!!! KAI....O.....KEN!!!!!!!" Zipp then went kaioken as the saibamen tried to go for another hit. Zipp quickly broke free from the hold as she sent all the Saibamen flying backward and away from her, the intense explosion of power catching them off guard. Zipp was surrounded by the crimson aura, a red glow covering her body as she breathed heavily. The Saibamen quickly regroup as one behind her fired an acid shot, Zipp turned around and managed to dodge it just before it could hit her, watching as to where she just stood was evaporated from the acid shot.

Before the Saibamen in her sight could escape her, she quickly charged at it, before using a soaring dragon strike, followed by a heavy stomp on the Saibamen's head, killing it instantly as its head got mercilessly stomped on. Zipp froze for a moment at the fact that she killed it, but could waste no further time on it now. she still had two more to take down. Zipp made a run for the nearest one and immediately went into a fistfight with it, with the other Saibamen soon joining the fray. Their movements were a blur, though the contact was there as mini-explosions sounded as Zipp appeared and disappeared in rapid succession, surrounded by the two Saibamen. In Zipp's case, while she was managing to keep up, she couldn't quite get ahead of the two Saibamen. she would have to raise the kaioken to X3, which she could do. But it could cause very bad complications due to her previous injuries and already being worn down in the fight from just using normal kaioken. She would just have to risk it to put these two down.

"My body can't keep this up forever... let's end this! KAIOKEN TIMES THREE!!!!" Zipp let out a pained shout as she did so, feeling the pain starting to creep back in, her adrenaline starting to wear off. Zipp wasted no further time, quickly knocking the two of the Saibamen down to the ground, who was now completely outmatched by Zipp's newfound speed and strength. Zipp then prepared to fire one of the attacks she learned from Cyre... the Explosive Assault attack. Zipp raises her hooves to her sides and charges a yellow energy sphere in each hoof, before putting her hooves forward and firing a barrage of yellow energy waves against the Saibamen, who got caught in the huge blasts. as an added measure she fired a Masenko into the large cloud of energy, causing it all to explode even further. Once it all had cleared, there was no trace of the two Saibamen, only a crater in the ground. Zipp sighed as she dropped out of kaioken, closing her eyes as she let herself fall to the ground below, too exhausted to fly. Cyre managed to catch her before she hit the ground, before pulling out a senzu bean. As Cyre fed her the bean, Cyre got a good look at her, she had multiple cuts and scratches, dirt marks all over her body. Cyre grimaced, but he ultimately felt he did the right thing. Zipp would need to face diversity like this if she was ever going to progress. this was just one of many challenges that she would need to face in her life as a warrior. Once the bean took effect, Zipp looked up at Cyre with pride.

"I did it! I can't believe I did it! Can you believe it?"

"Yep... I can believe it, I just watched you do it. I'm so proud of you Zipp. You've just one your first real battle against unknown opponents. And on top of that, they were nearly as strong as Saiyans... lower-class Saiyans mind you, but for a pony that's incredibly impressive to pull off. Your training will now get tougher, as you've proven that you can handle high-stress situations somewhat well. You're no longer a student. You're my fighting partner, so get ready Zipp. Things will get way more exciting for you."

"Thank you Cyre. You don't know how glad I am to know you trust me that much."

"I already fucked you like nine times, our trust level was pretty high as it was, even before then."

"Oh, hush up and just kiss me, you sappy little spaceman." Zipp went in for the kiss and Cyre relented, kissing passionately in the grassy field as Cyre landed back on the ground. They were true partners now: in love, bed, and the battlefield. If only they knew how that would be tested in the coming weeks...

PRESENT DAY, 10:30AM

Zipp and Cyre, as well as the rest of their friends, continued to walk through town. The day was beautiful, not a cloud in the sky. The group's plan for the day was to head to the beach for a lovely day of fun in the sun. Sunny suggested it, to which the rest of them agreed. It was either that or going to the theater to see judgment neigh, which Cyre technically already saw with the human equivalent a few years back. one of the reviews in Maretime Bay was three stars, yet they said it was pretty good. Critics made as much sense on his planet then they did here, which was to mean they made no sense whatsoever. The beach was starting to get active, other ponies started to play in the water, or build sandcastles. It was a very fascinating feeling for the pegasi and the unicorns, who had never seen the sea like this. Cyre did bring a pair of swimming trunks just in case (Chi-Chi made him do that), though the others had to buy their own swimwear. Though that line of thought didn't make sense to him, since they were already naked pretty much all the time. Regardless, they all made, their way down to the water. Cyre started to dig into the ground to make a natural water pool. He used to do that all the time when he was younger. Zipp started to swim through the water before leaping out of it and flying through the air before diving downwards, just avoiding hitting the water as a wingtip touched the water, causing a line of water to shoot upwards as she raced by. Sunny And Izzy raced each other on the edge of the water, splashing everypony nearby them. Hitch was doing doggy-style swimming in the water on the deeper end of the beach. And Pipp was live streaming it all for the citizens of Zephyr Heights, giving her own commentary every now and then to the others!

"Looking good, Cyre! Have you reached the waterline yet?"

"Almost there... I'll make a decent-sized pool on a beach yet, you hear me universe? I WILL accomplish this one day!"

"Good to know... moving on! Zipp doing some lovely tricks... you go, Zipp, show these ponies what you've been training to achieve! That's my sister! Look at Izzy and Sunny go! Who will win this race I wonder? It's gonna be close... Sunny wins! Better luck next time Izzy. And Hitch! Oh Hitch, you lovely pony! He's so cute swimming like that!"

"Hey! I heard that I am not cute! I am Maretime Bay's law and order! I am- Gahh!!!!" Hitch was unable to finish his rant as a wave of water smacked against his face, causing him to cough and sputter water from his mouth. He promptly exited the water and shook himself off, which made his fur puff up and make him look like a fluff ball. This made Pipp laugh uncontrollably as Hitch blushed and could find nothing to say that could save him from the embarrassment.

"Alright, Pippsqueaks! I'm gonna have some fun of my own on this lovely beach, I'll make sure to update you guys later! Pipp Pipp Pipp hooray!" She then turned off the live stream and put her phone away, before walking over and nuzzling the furball that was Hitch Trailblazer. The day was going well for everybody, surely nothing could ruin it...

UNKNOWN REALM: AGE ???

"I think It's high time... to commence our plans."

"I shall prepare myself to leave immediately. The inhabitants of that puny little planet won't. know what hit them. None will stop me... Not even Cyre and his pathetic trainee girlfriend. They will never forget my-"

"NO... You will stay here. I wish to test their true skills in combat first. Particularly in these ponies... Zipp most of all. I wonder... if she could handle a fight with one from the same species as Cyre... worry not, my dear. You shall have your chance to gain some sort of revenge. You scratch my back, I scratch yours."

"Ha! I'm only doing this to get back at that Saiyan. He shall suffer immensely for the humiliation he put me through in front of my entire hive, dethroning me and allowing that little traitor to replace me... once I get my hooves on him, he will know true suffering... Both him AND Starlight Glimmer alike, once I return to my proper world once again."

"Hmph. Just know that I'm not sending you there by yourself. You'll merely act as a distraction for Cyre. Zipp is the one I'm interested in currently. Play with the Saiyan to your heart's content. But do not interfere with my experiment."

"I give no promises."