Ultraman Tiga: The Equestrian Hero

Ultraman Tiga Chapter 2

Awakening the Giant

Intro theme: Take me Higher

"So, through the Everfree forest," Twilight said as the group approached the deep woods. Fluttershy backed away in fear she shook. "Um, do, do we have to go through that dark forest?"

AppleJack came up to the Yellow Pegasus from behind. " We all have to go in there and look for it together if were gonna find this so called pyramid of light."

Fluttershy whimpered and gulped, "Can't I please just stay here?"

That was when Cory stepped in. "Hey, look, were all here, there's not a thing in there that will get to you if were here. Right guys?" The ponies didn't say anything, they just stood there and made unsure facial expressions. "It's that bad huh?" he asked. The Mane Six nodded their heads in unison.

Twilight spoke up, "But still, we've got to find that pyramid and the statue if were gonna be able save Equestria, let's do this, together."

Everyone agreed except for Fluttershy, who was still hunched over. Rainbow Dash flew over to Fluttershy and landed by her side. "Come on Fluttershy, like Twilight said, we need to work together, do you really want Equestria to be destroyed by those two, um, I forget their names, but come on! You HAVE to come with us!"

Fluttershy slowly got to her feet, still sobbing. "Ok." she sobbed, " I'll go"

"There yah go Fluttersy!" cheered Pinkie pie.

"Alright!" Twilight nodded, "Now lets go!".

The forest, even in the day time was eerie, and gave you the feeling that you were being watched. However, it was daylight, and most of the monsters and demonic entities were resting, awaiting the night. But still, the dark forest gave the 6 ponies, even Cory a feeling of fear. The woods was getting thicker and darker, and the air was thick and humid.

Rarity screamed as A large Spider web seemingly appeared right before her face, "Ewww!" She shuddered, "Why must there be so many disgusting bugs?"

"Oh I dunno Rarity, maybe cause yer in a forest?" AppleJack replied.

"This pyramid better exist, or the princess is definitely gonna hear it from me" cringing at the sight of a large Stag Beetle crawling out of her way.

"Don't worry Rarity." said Pinkie Pie as he held a large Stick insect "These guys are harmless!".

"Until one bites you, stings you, or even worse." she gulped,"Crawls on your neck as you sleep." Rarity shuddered again at the thought.

"I think bugs should be the last of our worries." Cory brushed a tree branch away from his face. "We've got to find that statue, and fast.".

"Yes." Twilight agreed. "He's right. If we're going to find it we're gonna have to focus on what we came here for and only that." Despite her words, Rarity still did complain. When they came to a patch of mud, that's when Rarity drew the line. "No, no way in Equestria am I walking in that disgusting mud!" Cory rolled his eyes at the situation. He lifted Rarity off the ground and carried her over the mud trail.

"Oh thank you Cory! How can I repay you for doing this most generous favor?" Rarity said. Cory stretched his arms, for a small pony she was pretty heavy, "It was nothing at all, right now we just need too get to the pyramid, now let's go".

The group finally made they're way out of the forest, and could see a large mountain range. Twilight looked at the Mountains before her, "Well guys, looks like our search isn't over yet, we've still got a lot of ground to cover.".

The others groaned, even Cory rolled his eyes. As they walked through the crevice of the great mountains, AppleJack's ears perked up. "Hold up ya'll, I hear somethin..."

Pinkie looked around, "I don't hear anythi-"

"Shhhh! Just listen, you'll hear it." There was a sound, the sound of flapping wings, and it was getting closer.

Suddenly a strange winged beast landed in front of them. It looked sapient, but had long claws, and an extended snout and a tail.

The group slowly backed from the creature, "What do you ponies think your doing walking around these mountains?". The gnarled creature spoke, flicking out its tongue like a snake.

Twilight gulped and stepped back a few paces. "Um we were just, searching for um, a, pyramid…" She began to shake and in fear.

The gargoyle only laughed. "Oh don't worry, we always welcome the likes of you ponies" Saliva dripped down the monsters chin. "So um," Twilight said timidly, "We'll be on our way home now". The Gargoyle laughed "Oh do stay, usually it's a stallion who stumbles upon these parts, but the meats to tough for our liking, I hardly ever find a nice young tender mare,"

And with that the monster leapt at Twilight, attempting to rip her apart with his claws, but as soon as he could do so much as touch her, he felt a blunt and agonizing pain in his snout. It was Cory, delivering a powerful flying side kick into the monster, focusing all his power and kinetic energy into that one bone shattering kick. The force nearly caused Cory's knee to buckle under. The monster fell onto his back, bellowing while holding it's broken and bleeding snout.

"Run!" yelled Cory. As soon as they started running, the monster was hot on their heels, shrieking n anger, but instead of going after the ponies, he was more focused on Cory. As they ran, Twilight's horn glowed, attempting to teleport them with her magic. She strained, mustering all the magic she could, and teleported the seven of them away from the gargoyle.

The confused beast stopped in mid air, looking around as to where his prey had went. He roared in Anguish, so loud that even the ponies could hear him despite being so far away.

"Cory," Said Twilight, "You, you saved me, by the time I would've used my protection spell I would've already been dead, Tha-Thank you."

AppleJack nodded in agreement, "He saved all of us, we all owe yah one sugarcube!"

"Yeah! And that kick was just pure awesome!" added RainbowDash. She gave his shoulder a punch followed by a hoof bump.

"Look!" Fluttershy pointed towards the top of a mountain. "I can see the tip of the pyramid, over there." Everyone looked in the direction she was facing, and saw the glowing tip of the pyramid.

"I see it!" chirped Pinkie Pie.

"Me too!" yelled AppleJack.

Twilight turned to her friends, "Let's go guys, we don't have a moment to waste!"

The seven travelers ran towards the light, passing through crevices, RainbowDash took flight and soared over the mountain. When the other ponies made it to the other side of the mountain, they found Rainbow staring at the pyramid. They were all in awe; the sheer beauty, the colors, everything about it amazed them.

"So um, isn't there supposed to be a statue around here?" asked RainbowDash.

"Yes, I don't see a statue" Fluttershy added.

"Perhaps." Cory said "The statue is inside the pyramid!"

Twilight looked at the group, "Alright, we all go in there together, ok?"

"Ok!" the ponies announced together. "Wait!" Shouted Pinkie, "Where's Cory?".

The six ponies glanced around. "There!" shouted Applejack, "He's runnin towards the pyramid!"

"Cory! Cory wait! Comeback!" shouted the ponies, but Cory did not listen, he kept going till he reached the pyramid. He placed a hand on it, only to have it go through it. The light was warm, and felt, welcoming of his presence, Cory ever so slowly walked into the pyramid. He had to squint because the light was so bright at first, but when his eyes adjusted, what he saw amazed him.

"Cory!" they all shouted, each one running into the pyramid. There they found Cory looking up, as if he was in a trance. "Cory" the all said as they ran up to him. "Cory, are you alright?" They heard Fluttershy whimper, when they looked at her they saw her point up to what Cory was staring at; there they saw it. A statue, easily 168 feet tall, of a giant sapient being. They all stared at the statue; it was enormous, largest thing either of them has ever seen.

Twilight, still looking up at the statue, slowly said "Ok, were here, but, how do we wake up a giant statue?"

"Hit it with a giant pillow?" Pinkie giggled.

"There must be some way.." Thought Twilight. The ponies conversed on what and how they should awaken the statue, while Cory stared at the statue, not once taking his eyes off of it. Suddenly from inside the pyramid, they hear a loud roar. And it sounded fairly close.. It was Golza, he was already making his way through the mountains, closing in on the pyramid.
"Oh no! They're here!" shouted Twilight! The other ponies panicked, but Cory who finally looked away from the statue, he said to them "Lets go, we need to get out of here now! Follow me!" Cory darted towards where they came with the ponies following behind him. As they made their way out, there they saw Golza raise his head from behind the mountain, and released another ear splitting bellow. He saw the ponies and the human fleeing from the pyramid, but paid them little attention, he came here for one and one reason only.

While the group fled from the pyramid, Fluttershy tripped, twisting the ankle on her front leg. She let out a yelp of pain as she collapsed on the ground. Cory saw this, and dashed back to the injured yellow Pegasus. "Fluttershy, are you ok?"

Cory held Fluttershy'ss injured ankle as tears streamed down her face, "My ankle, Its twisted, I can't run!" Fluttershy began to cry, covering her face with her left front hoof.

Cory wiped the tears from her face and lifted her up. "There's no way I'm gonna leave you here."

Soon he caught up with the other ponies, laying Fluttershy down in a patch of soft grass. "You should be safe here, Don't worry." He moved her pink forelock away from her eyes.

With tears in her eyes, Fluttershy gave Cory a smile. "Thank you Cory, you, you saved me, again". Cory smiled at her. and nodded.

They all turned their attention back to Golza and the pyramid. Golza unleashed a powerful energy blast from his forehead that dissolved the pyramid and left the statue exposed. Moments later, the winged monster Melba arrived to assist her ally. Swooping down, she toppled the statue with her right wing, causing it to fall to the ground with a loud thud.

Cory and the mane six looked on with horror at what they were seeing. "No! They're not gonna get that statue without a fight!" yelled both Cory and Rainbow Dash. The two darted over to where the monsters were, with their friends yelling at them to come back.

Raindow Dash flew to eye level with Golza. "Hey you! Leave that statue alone or I'll!" Before she could finish her sentence, the monster swatted her away from his sight, sending Rainbow Dash crashing into the ground.

"Rainbow!" yelled Cory as he ran over to his friend. "Rainbow Dash, are you ok?" Rainbow Dash looked at him and said "Yeah, I'm fine, you, we need to protect the statue…" Cory cut her off, "Get back to the others, I'll distract them." As Rainbow Dash flew back to the group, Cory then felt something strange rise within him, soon, his body began to glow, he felt, alive, he felt, like he was, becoming.. Light. Turning into a bright light, Cory (Now and Aura of light energy) soared to the head of the statue and was absorbed into the Clear gem on its forehead.

Cory felt as if he was in a dream state, but at the same time, he heard someone calling his name.. "Cory…Cory…" is what the voice he heard say. Cory opened his eyes slightly, he was floating, his body was glowing with light "Where, where am I? Who's calling my name?" He looked up and he saw a giant being, whose body glowed with light energy, giving off a pure aura.

Cory did not know if he should be afraid, or calm. "Who are you?" he asked. Then he heard the being of light speak to him once again. "I am the ancient protector of Equestria, one that you may call Ultraman."

"Did you save me?" asked Cory.

"I observed your bravery by sacrificing yourself to save your friends, I felt a similar personality with you. By uniting with you, I'll be able to fight for a limited amount of time." The being opened his hand, and a small item floated towards Cory, "I would like to borrow your strength. Use this, when you cannot protect precious lives on your own".

When Cory grasped the small relic, he felt a surge of energy within him, and an overwhelming sensation of great power. He began to scream as the power rippled through his body, reviving the heart of the dormant giant.

Golza walked over to the fallen statue, intending to crush it with his foot. He lifted his foot, but before he could stomp on the statue, he felt resistance against him. The confused Golza looked down at the statue, and noticed a blue light glowing on the its chest, then suddenly, Golza was pushed off of his feet as the statue rose up, awakened at last.

A blinding light glowed from the giant as it rose to its feet, making Golza and Melba stumble and fall back, with Golza letting out a shriek of great surprise. The light slowly faded, revealing the revived invincible Tiga warrior.

"Look!" shouted Pinkie Pie; "The statue, it's alive!" the ponies looked in awe and disbelief at the sight before them.

"I don't believe it," Twilight said to herself, "The legend, it must be true…"

The Giant of Light, Tiga, retained his fighting stance in front of the shocked Golza and Melba, both of them angered by the giant's revival. Golza roared as it charged first, only for Tiga to nod and jump into the air, giving the monster a solid chop to it's hood with his right hand. Golza stumbled back, it never felt a physical blow as strong as that in it's life. The dinosaur got back up, only for Tiga to deliver a chop to it's chest. As Golza recovered itself Tiga held the beast's head tightly, giving several powerful knee jerks into Golza's ribs. The ancient monster gave out a growl of pain as Melba landed behind Tiga, screeching in anger.

Melba went forward, only for Tiga, still having Golza in his grips, to deliver a side kick with his right leg to Melba's stomach, sending the bird falling back in pain. Melba collapsed to the ground as Golza releases itself from Tiga's grip, waking backwards as it gathered purple energy into it's neck. Seeing that Golza is about to fire his forehead beam, Tiga lunged forward, grabbing the beast's head with both hands, cancelling the charge. Golza immediately grabbed Tiga's hands and the two soon wrestled around. This leaves Tiga open for attack, however, as Melba stood up, taking off to the sky as it knocks Tiga away from Golza with it's club-shaped feet.

Tiga rolled away, giving some space between him and the Super Ancient Monsters. Golza roared, firing it's previously cancelled forehead beam. Tiga cartwheeled himself away from the incoming beam, before dodging more of the purple energy beams. Melba went in for the offensive, grabbing Tiga's wrists with it's claws. The flying terror held Tiga in place, allowing Golza to have another go with it's forehead beam, striking Tiga on the back. The warrior of light knelt down, pain surging through his body, only for Melba to grab his neck, forcing him to stood up, and knock him away with a swift hook from Melba's left claw.

Tiga collapsed to the ground, apparently the two-against-one thing isn't doing very good to him. The Giant of Light stood on his knees, his forehead jewel glowing red as he crosses his arms over it. He then thrusts his arms apart as he stood up, the purple coloration on his body turning into red as his muscle mass increases significantly. Tiga then prepared his fighting stance once again, this time with both fists clenched.

Golza roared, unleashing another one of his forehead beams, but Tiga saw this coming. He crosses his arms above his chests and throws them apart, creating a circular yet transparent barrier of energy in front of him. The beam crashes into the barrier harmlessly, prompting Melba to fire it's own eye bolts at the giant. The bolts, like the beam before, failed miserably as it was harmlessly dispersed by the barrier.

Golza roared in anger, charging forward towards Tiga, only for the warrior of light to ram himself into the incoming Golza, knocking the beast off his feet. As Golza recovered himself, Tiga wrapped his arms around the ancient monster, squeezing it tightly. Sounds of bones being cracked and snapped could be heard clearly as Golza lets out a groan of pain. Tiga released his grip, allowing Golza to limp away in pain, before proceeding to grab the beast on the head and performs a shoulder throw on the ancient dinosaur. Melba lets out a worried screech as Golza plummets into the dirt, causing even more internal damage.

Seeing that her breathren has been hurt, Melba charged forward. Tiga tried to deliver a roundhouse kick to her,but she took off to the skies. The Giant of Light then turned his attention towards Golza, only for the dinosaur to make a hasty escape by burrowing underground. Before Tiga could stop Golza, however, Melba turned around, firing it's eye bolts on the advancing Tiga, forcing the hero to fall down to his knees, reeling from the pain that the bolts gave. As Golza escaped the battleground, the light on his chest began to flash red. Tiga could easily feel that his energy was failing him, and that he needs to wrap up this fight or else.

Tiga stood up, looking above as Melba flew towards him again. The jewel on Tiga's forehead flashed blue, prompting Tiga to cross his arms above his forehead jewel and thrusts them apart, the red coloration on his body turning purple as his body became slim, even slimmer than his previous red and purple form. Tiga took his fighting stance again, this time with both fists opened up, before jumping into the air. Tiga performed a somersault in mid-air and performed a flying side kick position, kicking Melba right in the head.

Tiga performed another somersault and landed on the ground gracefully, as Melba crashes down into the ground behind him. The Giant of Light turned around, assuming his fighting pose once more, allowing Melba to stood up. With lightning fast agility, Tiga spreads his arms upward, blue lightning energy cackling between his arms. He then places his arms together on his left side, his left hand cupped, and his right hand open over it. Tiga then released a blue energy arrow from his hand. The Rambalt Ray Bomb hit home in the chest cavity of Melba. Her arms went limp as she screamed in agony, before she exploded into a million tiny pieces which scattered across the forest.

Tiga nodded his head, satisfied with his victory. Looking to the sky, the hero took off towards the sun, having achieved his first victory in this new age of monsters. The Ponies stood there, still taking in the awesome battle that occurred before their eyes...

Rainbow Dash opened her mouth and said slowly at first, "That..Was…AWEESOMEE! I mean did you see that! How he just used that one attack and just blew that guy with the wings to pieces like nothing! I wonder what he would've done to that other one if it wouldn't have escaped!"

Rarity was just as excited as everyone else, "I think that giant has the most beautiful shades red and blue, my, just the way the colors go is simply gorgeous!" The whole group was frantic about the event for a minute, but then realized; Cory was gone..

But soon over the field came Cory running, calling their names. "Hey guys! Over here!"

"Cory!" They shouted. All were all relieved to see him alive.

Twilight wrapped her hooves around him in a tight embrace. "Don't ever scare us like that again!".

"How did you even survive, if that's ok if I ask…?" Fluttershy said quietly

"Well, least we know were all ok, safe and sound." Rarity sighed.

While all the other ponies rejoiced over each other being alive and safe, and each and every one of them told Cory about the story of the fight between the giant and the two monsters. While this happened; Twilight sat down, and began to think. "That giant, what is his name?" She pondered. "When I get back to the library I'm sure to do some research on him."

"Yeah, what is his name?" asked RainbowDash. All the ponies thought quietly for a moment.

Cory looked on towards the sky where Tiga departed just a minute ago. "Ultraman…His name is Ultraman… Ultraman Tiga..."

Chapter 2, End

Ending Theme: Brave Love Tiga