Dragon Ball TX

by MidnightTwister


Episode 4: Fun at Golden Oaks

Ponyville Saga

Episode 4: Fun at Golden Oaks

Peace, quiet, tranquil, and most important, clean.

These were the words that best described Ponyville’s very own Golden Oaks Library. Inside, all of the books had been reorganized, not alphabetically and not by genre, but instead by the year they had been released.
 
The floor had been mopped and swept, the dishes had been cleaned and put in the cabinets, the beds on the upper floor had been neatly remade, and other such chores had been completed. All of this had been done by none other than Twilight’s number one assistant, Spike!

The purple dragon currently resided on a sofa in the lounge, reading his favorite comic book, “The Adventures of Supermare!”

‘You’ll NEVER have your way, Net Worth!’ Spike read as Supermare battled a giant robot controlled by her sworn nemesis, Net Worth. ‘On the contrary, Supermare! I’ve ALREADY won!’

“Spike, I’m home!” A familiar voice called. The dragon set the comic down and leapt off the couch, making his way to the main room to see Twilight walking in, and alongside her… was… a thing… “Spike, meet Cloud!” She gestured to the boy.

“Hiya!” Cloud said happily.

Spike stared at the strange creature that sort of resembled a monkey standing next to the lavender Unicorn, unresponsive as he tried to figure out what he was. Then Twilight coughed, snapping the dragon out of his stupor. “U-uh, hi…!” The purple dragon said with a big smile, trying not to sound or look rude.

“Did you get done everything I asked for?” Twilight asked.

Spike recalled the chores she assigned him. “Oh, yeah! I was just now reading a comic!” He said to the mare. 

“Thanks, Spike. Sorry I couldn’t help. Applejack told me about Cloud here and I just had to see him for myself-!” She turned to look at the Saiyan next to her but saw that he was missing. “Where’d he go?” 

“What’s this thing?” Cloud asked from upstairs. He began tinkering with the telescope by the window as Twilight and Spike made their way up the stairs. “Oh! It makes everything smaller!” He said in astonishment, looking through the wrong end. He moved the telescope around and saw his friends.

“HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!” Cloud laughed hysterically at the sight of his shrunken friends.

Twilight giggled a little. “That’s a telescope, silly!” She said. “You were looking at it through the wrong end. What it really does is let you see farther!” 

He moved to the other end of the telescope and looked through it and out to Ponyville. “Wow! This is so COOL!” He said joyfully, aiming the telescope at different subjects at rapid speed.

Meanwhile, Spike walked up to Twilight. “Uh, Twi, what is he and why is he here?” The dragon asked.

“I brought him here to conduct some tests. I really want to learn more about his physiology!” She explained eagerly. “As for what he is, he’s… he’s… um… Actually, I forgot to ask that!” Twilight pulled her notebook out of her saddlebags and a quill from a nearby desk.

“Cloud, I forgot to ask you one question: what are you?” She asked.

The Saiyan boy turned from the telescope to look at the mare. Before he answered though, he began to scratch his temple and think. “I dunno.” He said.

Spike raised an eyebrow at his response. “What?” Spike asked. “How could you not know what you are?” 

“Wait a sec…” Twilight said as she began thinking about everything she knew about Cloud. Her horn glowed and a nearby children’s book began to levitate towards Cloud. “Can you tell me what it says on the front?”

Cloud took the book and examined it closely. After a few seconds, he looked back up at the lavender Unicorn. “I dunno what it says.” Cloud said nonchalantly.

“… Can you count for me? Count as high as you can.”

“Okay!” He said with a smile. “1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14 and… 15!”

‘At least he can count okay…’ The mare thought to herself. “Cloud… have you ever been educated in your life?” She asked, already knowing the answer.

“… Edoo… Edah… Eguh… what’s that word?” He asked, tilting his head to the side.

“Have you ever learned things? What all do you know and how did you learn them?” She asked.

“Well… I know how to talk, fight, and fish and a little bit on how to cook and count!” He said in his naturally happy nature. “I learned how to fight, fish, and cook on my own, but I learned how to talk and count a little from my parents before they left!”

“… I see…” Twilight sighed. “Looks like I’m gonna have to put you in school, but that can wait till tomorrow.”

The Saiyan thought about this ‘school’ Twilight just said. “Skuh… Skoo… Skool… School! What’s that?” He asked.

“It’s a place where you go to learn a lot of things, like reading, math, and more!” Twilight said. “I remember being in school as a filly! Trust me, it’s really fun!”

“Yeah, ‘fun’!” Spike quoted with a laugh, earning a glare from Twilight.

“Before that though, I’m going to conduct a few tests on you. Follow me.” The mare said.

“Okay!” Cloud said, following the mare down the stairs.

~ Laboratory ~

Cloud and Twilight reached the basement, which had been converted into a lab for studying science. Cloud looked in amazement at all the odd trinkets and chemicals, immediately running up to a test tubes of test tubes, half with a red liquid and half with a blue liquid. “What’s this do?!” He asked excitedly, picking one pair up. An idea popped in his head and he immediately poured the red liquid into the test tube with the blue liquid.

“Wait, DON’T-!”

*BOOM*

Cloud’s eyes were wide as plates, his face was covered in soot, and his hair blown back a bit. The test tubes were completely destroyed, along with some items near the Saiyan. Twilight sighed, using magic to grab a small broom and dust pan to collect the small shards of glass and a wet washcloth to wipe away the soot. “That was fun!” Cloud said as Twilight took a clean end of the washcloth and cleaned his face. 

“Please don’t touch anything else unless I tell you to, okay?” Twilight ask, earning a nod from the boy. Then the mare noticed something: Cloud’s face was completely unharmed by the explosion. A test formulating in her mind, she grabbed the nearby notes on the liquids and looked through them. She grabbed another test tube with red liquid and another test tube with blue liquid, tinkered with them for a minute, and then handed them to Cloud. “Hold these for a second.”

Twilight hurried behind cover a few feet away. “Now pour the red liquid into the blue liquid!” She said.

Cloud was kind of confused at this test-thingy-ma-jig but just rolled with it. He looked at the liquids for a moment, but was hit with another wave of confusion. He examined them closely and then looked back at Twilight. “What’re red and blue?”

“The red one is in your left hand!” She answered. Cloud looked back at the test tubes and smiled. He happily poured the red liquid into the test tube with the blue liquid like before and was met with an even bigger explosion than before. His face was covered in soot yet again and his hair was blown back even more. However, his smile remained the same.

“That was fun!” He said, looking back at his friend. “Can we do it again with an even BIGGER explosion?”

“Sure thing!” She said, eager to figure out just how durable he was.

~ Back With Spike ~

Spike was yet again sitting on the couch reading his Supermare comic in enjoyment, with only the sounds of explosions from the basement disturbing him every now and then, but only for a moment. But then he was further disturbed by a knock on the door. “Come on in!” He hollered, far too engrossed in the comic to get up and see who it was.

The door opened to reveal a marshmallow white unicorn with a purple mane and tail, both of which were uniquely styled and taken care of with great care. She walked inside the library and looked around. “Twilight!” She called.

The dragon recognized the voice and hurried out of the lounge to meet his crush. “Hey, Rarity! What brings you here?” He asked.

“Oh, hello Spike!” Rarity responded with a smile. “Have you any idea where Twilight is? I wanted her to see her gown for this year’s Grand Galloping Gala.”

“Oh, she’s-” Spike began.

*BOOOOM!!*

“… down in the laboratory…” Spike said.

“By Celestia’s beard, what in Equestria is she doing?” Rarity asked as she walked to the stairway leading to the laboratory below.

“She’s just doing some experiments.” Spike said as he followed the mare.

The two went down the stairs and entered the laboratory to see a huge mess. All of the experiments Twilight had had been moved to a single corner of the room, clustered all together without rhyme or reason. And there was an entire spot in the room covered in soot, with Cloud standing in the center. By now, his clothes were ruined, his hair was blown in every direction, and he was about as dirty as one could get.

“WHAT THE HAY IS GOING ON HERE?!” Rarity asked, running down the last set of stairs. Twilight walked out from behind a blast shield with a quill and clipboard.

“Hey, Rarity! I was just conducting a test on Cloud here to figure out just how durable he is. So far, it seems he can take punishment equal to that of dragon fire!” Twilight said excitedly. Cloud walked forward and extended his hand for a handshake. 

“Hiya! I’m Cloud!” He said happily. Then he looked towards Twilight. “My face is starting to tingle a little bit…” He continued, pointing towards his soot covered face and earning a laugh from the lavender mare.

“SWEET CELESTIA!! YOU’RE A TOTAL MESS!” Rarity screamed in utmost terror. “You’re… You’re all covered in soot! And just look at your mane and clothes! They’re a total wreck!” She continued. Cloud could only stare on in confusion.

“I’m fine though, really, I am!” Cloud protested, but it seemed the white unicorn was having none of it. 

“Twilight, I was going to show you your gown, but THIS is far more important!” Rarity claimed.

“Rarity, it’s fine, it really is!” Twilight protested.

Fine? THIS is anything but FINE! This. IS. THE WORST! POSSIBLE! THING!!” Rarity proclaimed dramatically. It became clear her mind was not going to be changed. “Cloud, was it? Follow me. Spike, you too! We’re going to hose him down posthaste!” Rarity ordered. Spike stood up straight with his chest out, saluting like a soldier. After that, he hurried up the stairs to get the hose ready, followed by Rarity. Cloud just stood in confusion.

“We’ll resume later.” Twilight said. “You go on up, I’ll clean this mess and be up in a minute.”

“Alright! See ya!” Cloud said happily, dismissing his confusion and hurrying up the stairs.

~ Outside Golden Oaks ~

Spike unrolled the hose from the side of the library, which was then enveloped in a blue aura. The aura carried the hose over to Rarity who readied herself for the “dirty deed”. Cloud then walked out the door to find the pony and dragon by the side of the library.

“What’s that thi-” Cloud began but was interrupted as water sprayed all over him in torrents. Out of surprise, he fell on his behind. He tried to gather himself, but found the task difficult as the water hit him.

Rarity squinted to get a good look at the soot covering Cloud’s body and saw it wasn’t fully coming off. “Spike, would you be a dear and amp it up a little?”

The dragon stood tall and saluted. “Yes, ma’am!” He said. He turned the handle at the base of the hose, and more water came out the nozzle with greater speed and force.

The unicorn looked closely at Cloud again to see that the soot was finally coming off. “Thank you Spike-wikey!” She said with glee. The love struck dragon saluted as he blushed madly, though this went unnoticed by his crush. Then Rarity said to Cloud, “Now turn around so I can get your back!”

‘Thank goodness!’ Cloud thought relieved. He turned around and the soot on his back was washed away in minutes. “Are we done yet?” He asked the mare.

Rarity took one last good look at Cloud and said, “Just a little bit more… Done!” She looked to the dragon behind her. “You can turn it off now Spike!” She said to him. He answered with yet another firm salute and turned the hose off. Rarity looked towards Cloud and examined him closely. His entire body was soaking wet, and quite frankly still dripping. His hair hung in front of his face from the weight of the water. After a moment, Rarity and Spike began to giggle, and then ultimately break out in laughter. Cloud looked at his reflection in the window and suddenly began to laugh as well.

Twilight suddenly walked out of the library with a towel levitating beside her. She saw the state her Saiyan friend was in and giggled a little bit. “Here, Cloud. Dry yourself off!” She said, holding back some laughter, but ultimately joining in with her friends.

~ Meanwhile ~

Outside a bakery, a young mare was playing with two little foals when, suddenly, she perked up and became serious. Something was happening nearby. She didn’t know what it was, but somehow she knew it involved one of her friends… and… AND!

Somepony NEW in town! 

“Sorry, Pumpkin Cake! Sorry, Pound Cake!” The pink mare said. “There’s something I need to do right now!” And with that, she made a mad dash - or rather a mad hop - to Golden Oaks Library with intentions only she knew… 


Cloud seems to find himself in all sorts of excitement, doesn’t he? And there are no signs of it stopping any time soon as a mysterious mare makes her way to him and his friends with intentions unknown! Stay tuned for the next episode of DRAGON BALL TX!!