Wolf Saga
"I wonder if Applejack has anything to eat..." said Cloud as he exited his ship and walked on back to the Apple house. One short walk later, and he was out of the orchard. He quickly saw AJ standing by the barn with Twilight, but they were next to a tower of hay.
"Hi girls!" He said walking up to the mares. The Saiyan-Human looked up at the towering stack of hay curiously. "What's this for?"
"I figured that the lab back at the library might not be the best place to test on you, so Applejack let me test you here!" The lavender mare explained simply.
''Oh, I think I get it now!" Cloud said, smiling brightly. He then started looking around and said, "Where's Rarity and Rainbow? I was kinda hoping they'd stick around."
"RIGHT HEEEEEEREE!" Pinkie Pie cheered. The three quickly saw her bouncing towards them with the rest of the Mane 6 and Spike. They were all carrying some sort of lab equipment.
"Thanks for grabbing the equipment everypony! And thanks for coming, all of you!" Twilight said, earning a smile from her friends.
Rainbow flew up to her friend's side and boldly said, "No problem, Twi! We're happy to help!"
"Now, are ya ready?" The unicorn asked.
*Growwwlll*
Cloud grabbed at his stomach in discomfort and groaned. "Y-yeah, in a minute! But can we please get something to eat first?"
The mares and Spike giggled for a second and all agreed to get a bite to eat first, much to the Saiyan's delight.
~ Ultra Heavy Tower of Hay Test ~
One meal later, and everything was set! Our hero stood next to the stack of hay with a contraption attached to his back like a book bag. Hovering at the top of the stack were Fluttershy and RD.
"What am I supposed to do?" He asked.
Twilight, who stood by some sort of gizmo, answered, "All you have to do is try and lift it! It's also really heavy - it should weigh a little over 600lbs! Also keep in mind that it'll wobble a lot, so try to keep it balanced! If it gets to be too much, Rainbow and Fluttershy will help you keep it balanced and-"
"I don't understand what you're sayin' at all! You're confusing me!"
Rarity said rather simply, "Just try and lift it up and don't let it fall!"
"Got it!"
Cloud looked at the stack for a second. He quickly did a few stretches, as per usual, and grabbed from the bottom. "Errrrrm! Haaaa!" He strained. With some effort he lifted the stack off the ground!
"Good! Now hold on, we'll tell you when to let go!"
The machine Twilight was next to began to glow and beep. It then proceeded to print out data. The librarian studied the sheet and began to think to herself, 'I see, I see... I think-'
"What'cha lookin' at Twilight?" Pinkie Pie asked, startling the unicorn.
"Well you see, Pinkie, I'm trying to analyze Cloud's mysterious energy readings! That backpack he's wearing is reading his energy, and that information is transmitted to this machine! Hopefully I can figure out what kind of energy it is! Maybe I can even measure it, like on a scale!"
The poofy pink haired mare humorously said, "Teehee! Silly Twilight, everypony knows power levels are bologna! *Sigh* You have much to learn my padawan!"
Twilight was a tad bit confused, but shrugged it off as Pinkie Pie being her normal random self. "Aaaaaand done! You can drop it Cloud!"
Without hesitation, our hero dropped the towering stack and was ready for the next test.
~ Amazing Boulder Breaker Test! ~
Cloud stood in front of a rather large boulder that was at least the size of one of the apple trees.
"Do you see the target on it?" Twi asked from a few feet away.
He looked back at the boulder to see a sloppily painted smiley face with its tongue stuck out. "Heehee! I see it alright!"
"Now punch it and break it apart!" She shouted.
The Saiyan grinned and cracked his knuckles. He got into a crude fighting stance and focused his energy into his fist. "HIIYAAAAA!!" His fist crashed into the target square in the face!
... But nothing happened.
Cloud then walked to his confused friends happily with his hands behind his head.
Spike said in disappointment, "Nothing happened!"
Rainbow Dash in agreement said, "WHAT WAS THAT?! That was lame!"
"I came here to see stuff blow up! I DEMAND A REFUND!" Pinkie shouted, tossing aside popcorn in exaggerated fury- wait, where'd she even get popcorn from? "You don't wanna know, Mr. Author!"
... Ooookaaaaay, let's move on...
"Wait just a sec! Trust me! Everything's fine!" Cloud reassured them. "Just look at it!"
Everypony and dragon looked back at the boulder. Suddenly, it shook and large cracks began to form in a web pattern all over it! After a few more seconds, it crumbled into tiny pieces!
"It took a while, but I finally learned how to pull off that trick!"
"Okay..." RD started off. "THAT was awesome!"
*BEEP BEEP BEEP*
Twi looked at the new data sheet and analyzed the data before her. "Yes! This is great!"
~ A Super Sonic Race Test! ~
"On your mark!" Spike said.
Cloud stretched out his legs a bit and RD stretched out her wings.
"Get set..." Said Fluttershy quietly.
RD got into a ready stance and Cloud got into his own.
"GO!" Shouted both Fluttershy and Spike (though Fluttershy was a bit quiet).
The competitors blasted off at super sonic speeds, blowing away everything they passed! But something was off...
"Where'd Pinkie Pie go?" AJ asked.
Our two racers were neck and neck. "You're a lot faster than I expected! But you're gonna have to try harder than that! Now eat my dust!" Without breaking a sweat, RD passed the Saiyan teenager, leaving a thick trail of dust.
"That little cheater! I can't see a thing!" Cloud said covering his eyes. With some smart thinking, he focused more of his energy into his legs and-
*FUUUUSH!*
He jumped high into the sky way up above Sweet Apple Acres and looked for RD. "Where is she?" His eyes moved from one location to another and he quickly spotted her just before she entered the orchard! At that moment, Cloud fell back to the ground just at the edge of the orchard and continued sprinting at super sonic speeds!
RD zoomed past every tree faster than the eye could see. She flew in the same direction for a few more seconds before making a left turn.
"That was real dirty leaving that trail of dust behind you, Rainbow Dash!" Shouted the Saiyan teenager.
She looked behind her quickly to see Cloud only a few feet behind, but it only took him a few seconds to tie her.
"Really? What'cha gonna do about it?" She taunted with a smirk. Cloud returned the favor with a smirk of his own though.
"I don't know, I was kinda thinking of winning this race!" He said as they both made a left hand turn.
Meanwhile, the others awaited their friends.
Spike asked Fluttershy, "They know this isn't an actual race right?"
"I think their competitive natures got the best of them." Said Fluttershy.
"Actually, we might get much better results now, so I guess it works out in the end." Twilight said as she read the data being printed out.
"Here they come!" Rarity shouted. Everyone but Twilight looked in the direction the racers were coming from, and they looked to be neck and neck again until-
"You're not too bad kid! I didn't think I'd have to go full speed!" RD boasted. Cloud's eyes widened in shock and awe.
*BOOOOOOOOOM!!!*
The Rainbow Dash then blasted off one final time, creating a legendary Sonic Rainboom! Her speed increased tremendously and she easily able to leave Cloud in the dust! The hybrid went full speed as well, but to no avail.
RD was able to slow herself down and come to a halt at her friends. Exhausted, she wiped sweat from her forehead. After a few seconds, Cloud stopped next to the pegasus. He then put his hands on his knees, panting and sweating.
"You alright? You look a little tired." Rainbow said.
"*Huff, huff* Yeah! That was so cool! I didn't think *huff* you were so fast!" Cloud said responded with a tired smile. "Actually, I'd like to race you again some time!"
Rainbow chuckled and said, "I'm all for a round two! Any time, any place!"
"THAT WAS AWESOME!" Pinkie shouted loudly as she appeared behind the two, startling both of them. But oddly, she was sweating just as much as them. "First you were tied, and then you flew SUPER DUPER fast, and then you jumped like WHOOSH, and then you caught up and were tied, and-"
"Whoa, whoa, whoa! Slow down, Pinkie!" Rainbow said.
"How do you know what all happened?" Cloud asked.
"How do you think? I followed you two, silly! You were kinda tough to keep up with, but not too tough!"
Both were silent at the random nature of their friend, and then broke out into laughter. Somehow, they weren't too surprised.
"EUREKA!" Shouted Twilight, jumping up and down with another sheet of data. She tossed it aside and galloped over to Cloud with the rest of the Mane 6 and Spike following her.
"Did'ya figure out what his energy is?" AJ asked.
"N-no, not really, only that it definitely isn't magic, but I think I can bring it out just for a moment using my magic!" Twi responded. "Everypony, stand back!"
Everyone did as she said and stood behind her. Her horn began to glow along with Cloud.
'Whoa! I feel incredible!' Our hero thought as he tensed his muscles.
Spike said in a worried tone, "Be careful Twilight! We don't know what wil-"
*VSSSSSSSSSSHHHHH!!!*
There was a sudden bright flash that blinded everyone! They all began to rub their eyes as their visions began to return.
"EEEEEEEEEEK!" Screamed Fluttershy, whose vision returned first.
"What's wrong Flutter-" RD began, but her vision returned to her as well and she was at a loss of words from what she saw.
Soon, everyone else's visions returned and they saw what was before them!
Rarity said, "C-Cloud! Y-y-you're... y-you're-"
"ON FIRE!" Shouted Fluttershy.
Cloud, our own young and mighty Saiyan hero, was enveloped in a fiery white aura of pure spiritual energy - Ki!! He quickly checked himself out, amazed by the amount of energy coming from his body!
"This power is AWESOME! I feel like I could do anything now!" He exclaimed.
Unfortunately, the moment was short lived, and the aura quickly dispersed.
"Cloud! Do you think you can power up like that again?!" Twilight asked eagerly.
The Saiyan shook his head. "Sorry, but now I don't feel anything anymore."
The unicorn sighed. "Well, I guess that's enough for today." She looked to her #1 assistant and said, "Spike, help me take the equipment back to the library! I have an important letter to write!"
The dragon stood firmly and saluted. "I'm on it!" and took off with the unicorn to gather the equipment.
"Oh wait!" the librarian said coming to a halt. "Do you want to come with us, Cloud?"
"Maybe later. I'm gonna go on home and nap. I'm beat from my exercise earlier and this race! So see ya guys later!" He said. Everyone responded with a wave and a 'see ya later' before he went walking back in the direction of his spaceship.