Fluttersaiyan

                                                                       Chapter 22: It Begins

“Twilight, listen to me, you have to round everyone up and hide them somewhere, the Everfree forest, somewhere!” I shouted in panic.

“Okay, I’ll run and tell everyone!” She said as she headed for the door.

“Wait! Be careful Twilight, whatever you do, do not let him catch you, don’t fight, just run.” I told her in a serious tone.

She ran off tell the others. Spike walked in again, confused.

“What is it this time?” he asked.

“Spike, hold down the library. You’re the man of the house now, I gotta go. Oh yeah, hide.” I told him before running out the door.

I took off as fast as I could without breaking the sound barrier right within Ponyville. I flew straight up into the air, then I began scanning the skies. I slowly looked all around me, trying to see if I could find him. I didn’t need to look any farther, I heard a deep boom, and then some terrified screams right behind me. I turned around and saw a small dot in the sky, and below it, a huge column of dust, smoke, and debris rising into the air.

“No! You son of a bitch! I’ll make you regret that!” I yelled at the top of my lungs as I took off straight for him.

I was flying straight at him with all my power and speed available with a fist cocked back. As I got closer I saw him turn and look at me. He saw me coming and dodged out of the way at the last second. I slammed on the brakes and turned around on the spot. He was right behind me, swinging his fist with full force, with my new training I quickly countered with my forearm. The impact made a loud sound like a baseball hitting brick wall at 100 miles an hour.

He brought up a knee which I blocked with my own, then I punched him straight in the stomach, sending him back about ten feet. He stopped and floated there, silent.

“My my! You aren’t any stronger, but you certainly are a much better fighter! Tell me, how did you do that in just two days?” He asked.

“Wouldn’t you like to know? I’ve got a question for you. Why are you back, didn’t learn your lesson the first time?” I asked.

“What makes you think that little beating you gave me would hold me off? You do know saiyan nature, right? Now that I’ve recovered I’m several times stronger, so why pass up the opportunity to get rid of you? I must thank you though, if it weren’t for you, I wouldn’t be strong enough to crush you now and still have energy left to conquer this planet.” He snarled evilly.

“Sorry, that won’t happen, trust me. The good guy always wins. I’m gonna beat the shit out of you, again. And this time, I’ll kill you!” I yelled as I leaped straight for him.

We began exchanging punch after punch, kick after kick. It was the most brutal thing I ever took part in. He was definitely stronger now, and I was surprised I didn’t need the Kaio-ken’s help yet. I soon realized that he was holding back. Especially when he sent the mother of all punches flying straight for my face. I was lucky enough to block it by crossing my forearms over each other in front of my face. I was thrown back about 20 feet. I stopped myself as quickly as I could. I held out both my hands, then fired two energy balls at him. Two bright yellow orbs of energy the size of basketballs shot out towards him as I flew after him. He smacked either one away using the back of his hand, but left himself open to my attack. I kicked him squared in the stomach as hard as I could.

He doubled over in pain, gasping and coughing for air, holding his stomach, hanging his head. At least that did something to him. I flew straight towards him with a punch ready to connect with his face. I swung out as hard as I could, but was stopped as he caught my fist. He never looked up, he just caught my fist. I heard him chuckle softly, which turned into maniacal, evil laughter. He slowly looked up.

“Gotcha!” He whispered. He then pulled me towards him with my fist and slammed his knee into my stomach.

“How do you like it!? Huh!?” he shouted as he continued driving his knee into my stomach. I gasped in pain, and coughed on the first hit, then after the third or fourth hit, nothing, I couldn’t gasp, I couldn’t breath, and I’m pretty sure I’d be pissing blood later, or at least coughing it up.

“Now! Get out of my way, you pesky, ignorant, fool!” he shouted as he held me by my arm, then began swinging me around in circles. He spun faster and faster until he finally let go and I went flying towards the ground. There was no stopping it, I was flying head first towards town hall.

I made impact with the roof and tore through to building. As I went through the ceiling, rafters, and all, I pulled down a shower of debris, dust, and splintered chunks of wood. Because of the angle I hit I finally exited the building when I flew through a wall, hitting the ground hard, bouncing once, then sliding to a stop in the snow covered grass.

“Ugh, why didn’t I, urg, use the Kaio-ken!?” I asked myself dazedly as I struggled to get to my feet. My head was ringing, but I could hear terrified screaming all around me as ponies ran out of the town. My vision was blurred, but I could see them running.

I finally got to my knees, then to my feet. I wiped the blood from my nose. My shirt was torn to shreds as I passed through town hall, only my blue undershirt was spared, along with my pants and everything else.

“Come on, motherfucker.” I slurred. “I can still take you.”

“Dako!” I heard Twilight’s voice shout. I slowly, and numbly turned around.

“Twilight? Twilight! Get out of here, it’s not sa-!” I was cut off by an explosion just a couple of feet in front of me. I was thrown back by the shock wave as I was showered with dirt, snow, and grass. I hit the ground landing on my back. I slowly sat up and looked above me. Sure enough, there was Xendo, pointing his hand down towards me.

“I’m sorry! Am I interrupting something!?” He shouted down at me. “If I may remind you we are still fighting, yes? So allow me to remove, the distraction!” He fired an energy orb straight towards Twilight. Without hesitation I went Kaio-ken times five and went straight for the orb, kicking it away from Twilight just in time.

“Ooh! That was fast! Looks like you’re not too badly hurt! And look, your red glow has returned! Does this mean you’re ready to really take me on!?” He shouted.

“Does this answer your question?!” I yelled as I flew up to him in a split second, aiming to punch him right under the chin, except he dodged.

“Too slow!” he yelled from behind as he kicked me in the kidney. I bent backwards in pain, grabbing my side.

“What the hell!?” I thought to myself. “Why am I letting him do this? I’m gonna get beat the hell up unless I start blocking some of this. Even worse, at the rate we’re going, even if I do beat him, Ponyville will be destroyed by the time this is over.”

I did the only thing I could think of in this situation. I turned and blasted him. He was hit with a beam of blue energy, square in the chest.

“TAG! YOU’RE IT!” I yelled out as I took off at full speed out of Ponyville.

“Why you, impudent, irritating, little!” He followed right behind me, just as I had planned. The only problem now, where the hell am I going?

“Get back here you cowardly excuse for a warrior!” He shouted as he got closer and closer to me.

I started flying in a serpentine pattern, doing what, I have no idea, but I was. He came up right above me, smiling diabolically, possibly insane.

“Gotcha again!” He yelled as he brought both his fists down above my head.

Things went black for about 3 seconds, and I saw a flash of light and color as my brain rattled off of the inside of my skull. I went down, spiraling. I saw sky, then ground, then sky, then ground, sky one more time, then I felt the ground, but not before I fell through some of the thickest, scratchiest branches ever. I slowly rolled onto my back, waiting for my vision to come back into focus. I heard a small explosion, then sat up and looked.

A tree was falling straight towards me. My eyes went wide as I rolled out of the way as quickly as I could, seconds before the tree came down right where I landed, shaking the ground. I looked behind me after hearing another explosion. Another tree was falling straight after me. I began running. As I ran, I ran past every tree, weaving in and out, trying to stay in the areas I could run through. There was a flash of light above me, then a string of thundering, ground shaking explosions that sounded like fireworks. Xendo was trying to crush me under a tree. He followed above me, laughing like some crazy person, felling tree after tree in my direction. The falling trees were catching up, until I saw a clearing up ahead. I dove into flying position, turned in midair putting my back to the ground facing upward, then fired a beam of energy at Xendo. A bright blue beam tore through leaves and branches, blowing around limbs from the immense winds. I saw Xendo’s figure dodge it through the trees. I flew straight up and out of the clearing, turning again to put myself the right way as I continued flying.

I could see where I was headed now, to Canterlot. Maybe the Princess could help, even though Xendo was powerful, surely there was something Princess Celestia could do.

“Where are you going!? Why are you running!? There’s nowhere to hide!” Xendo shouted from behind. I could tell he was getting close again.

“Kaio-ken! Times ten!” I shouted, taking off in a burst of unreal speed. I flew faster and faster. I was getting close to Canterlot now. I could see the castle, and the roofs, covered in snow.

I looked at my uniform, my orange outershirt was almost completely gone, just tattered pieces that hung out of the belt were blowing in the wind. My pants were dusty and slightly ripped in places, but other than that I was fine. You know, except for the thousand scratches all over my face and arms from falling through a building, and several trees.

I was home free now, at least a mile from Canterlot and closing, when Xendo snuck up above me again.

“ENOUGH!” he shouted angrily. He blasted me right in the back with his strongest, quickest blast. I felt the scorching, blistering, painful heat of the blast as it blew right through my shirt.

“AAHH!” I shouted in pain as I fell to the ground once more. As I fell to the ground I tried to at least steer myself, but the blinding pain of my scorched back made it difficult. As I got closer I could start to make out the shapes of ponies on the street. I could see them panic and run out of the way, ‘cause I was comin’ in hot.

“Man, this is getting’ old!” I thought to myself, seconds before I hit the icy snow.

Unfortunately, this being Canterlot, I hit a hard, iced over cobble stone street, no more soft and comfy dirt and grass. I slid over the icy road until I slammed into some sort of produce stand, going straight through the ply-wood as though it were wet toilet paper. At least the brick wall of the building behind it stopped me from going any further.

I heard the screaming of several ponies and their hooves hitting the ground as they ran away into the distance. I slowly stood up, shaking with pain. I heard footsteps in the snow, but they suddenly stopped right behind me. I turned to see Xendo standing on the other side of the fruit stand glaring angrily at me.

“I’m sorry sir,” I slurred, blood dripping from my mouth. “But we’re closed for the day.” He didn’t find it as funny as I thought it’d be.

He shot out his hand around my throat and squeezed tightly. I choked and my eyes widened as he pulled me through the stand and threw me to the ground. Then he pulled me towards him by the collar of my shirt, which seemed backward to me, since he already had me by the throat. Guess he just wanted to throw me on the ground.

“You! You have tried my patience for the last time! Fight like a man, or surrender!” He said to my face.

“How about C, neither, pfft!” I slurred, spitting blood in his face. He didn’t think that was funny either, this time he threw me straight through the wall.

I was fine going through the wall of town hall, it was wood and plaster. This was solid brick and cinder block. I hit my everything so hard when I went through the wall, even my head, that I thought I was gonna pass out. He stepped through the hole in the wall and picked me up again by the collar.

“Fight or surrender!” He shouted again, even louder and closer to my face.

“Maybe brush your fuckin’ teeth, and then we can talk.” I replied weakly.

That time, I thought he was going to have a stroke. All I had to do, was at least tire him out, or so my genius brain thought.