-Equestria, My Little Pony.-
Another day has passed for the inhabitants of Equestria. For most ponies, the next 24 hours will be just a regular period that they will attempt to live through, but for some mares and stallions it's going to be filled with preparation for the upcoming event that is known as the 'Grand Galloping Gala'.
"Ahh! I... can't... believe... the Grand... Galloping... Gala... is... tonight!" exclaimed Pinkie Pie, happily jumping on her trampoline. She was very excited and could not wait to attend the upcoming royal ball. Not too far away from the pink mare her friend, Twilight Sparkle, was trying really hard to find a specific spell from the book of wizardry that was laying in front of her. However, much to the purple unicorn's annoyance, the pink earth pony made a pretty good distraction and, as a result, the task had become more challenging to complete.
"Pinkie! Please stop shouting, I'm trying to concentrate." requested Twilight Sparkle, hoping that her friend would tone it down just a little bit. However, much to the unicorn's annoyance, the pink earth pony continued expressing how thrilled she was. After a few moments, Rarity emerged from her boutique and saw what the element of laughter was doing. She gasped and began making her way towards Pinkie Pie, slightly annoyed that the pink mare was doing this.
"Pinkie Pie! Stop that right now. It's time to prepare for the Gala, and I refuse to let you put on your new dress when you're all sweaty." said the white unicorn, scolding the part organizer. Rarity was successful in stopping the pink earth pony, making Pinkie Pie pause mid-air and gently land on the trampoline. She jumped off her device and landed near Spike, who has been waiting for the purple unicorn to find the spell.
The pink earth pony momentarily shifted her gaze towards Twilight Sparkle and saw her reading the book that was in front of her. Pinkie Pie stopped looking at her friend and instead, turned her head towards the baby dragon and lowered it, bringing it slightly closer to Spike.
"What's Twilight doing?" quietly inquired the pink earth pony, not wanting to bother her friend any more than she already has. After hearing the question, the baby dragon locked eyes with Pinkie Pie and grinned.
"She's got an awesome magic spell she's been working on for the Gala!" proudly explained Spike, answering the pink earth pony's question.
"Where are the others? It's getting late." pouted the attractive unicorn, catching the dragon's and Pinkie Pie's attention. She walked past the duo and was a bit annoyed at her friends for still not showing up.
"Hold your horses, girl. We're here." said a familiar mare with a southern accent. Much to Rarity's delight, Applejack, Fluttershy and Rainbow Dash have finally arrived in the designated spot. After their appearance, the purple unicorn suddenly closed the book and grinned.
"Perfect! I'm ready." announced Twilight Sparkle, catching everyone's attention. The purple unicorn's friends came closer to her and were rather thrilled to find out what Twilight Sparkle was about to do.
"For what?" inquired Rainbow Dash, looking directly at the purple unicorn. While the cerulean pegasus attempted to gather information from her friend, Spike walked up to Twilight Sparkle and set an apple on the ground. The mares began looking at the object with curiosity, trying to understand what the purple unicorn might do with the fruit.
"All right, Spike." nodded the purple unicorn. The purple mare began preparing to cast this new spell that she has been searching for.
"An apple! Are we having pie?" ecstatically guessed Pinkie Pie, throwing her two cents in.
"Shh! Watch!" asked the baby dragon, thinking that any type of distraction would not let Twilight Sparkle cast the spell.
When suddenly, the purple unicorn's horn was coated in a brilliant, light purple aura, with the apple following suit. The fruit began growing in size and eventually, it turned into a carriage that was big enough to fit the Mane 6 and Spike into it. Twilight Sparkle was met with multiple praises from her friends, which made her smile broadly.
"Thanks. But that's just the start. Fluttershy, did you bring your friends?" wondered the purple unicorn, turning her gaze towards the yellow pegasus. Fluttershy walked up to Twilight Sparkle and lowered her head slightly. As if on cue, a couple of mice crawled out of the timid mare's mane and gently climbed down to the ground.
"Yes. Will they be safe, Twilight?" inquired the yellow pegasus, slightly worried for her pets' safety.
"You have my word." confirmed the purple unicorn, making Fluttershy far less worried. Twilight Sparkle closed her eyes and began concentrating on a spell once again, this time the yellow pegasus' mice were targeted. They rapidly grew in size and turned into beautiful stage horses. This transformation surprised the purple unicorn's friends, making them stare in awe at what had transpired in front of them.
"Neat, huh? And don't worry. They'll be mice again at midnight!" proudly stated Twilight Sparkle. Unfortunately for her, a certain cat noticed the transformation and began preparing to lunge herself towards the transformed mice. Fluttershy noticed this and became worried.
"Opalescence, no!" begged Fluttershy, hoping that the cat would not go through with its plan. Opal, however, did not listen to the timid pegasus and pounced on one of the stage horses anyway. The unfortunate creature became afraid and knocked the cat off its flank, which resulted in the stage horses galloping away from the mane 6 and Spike.
"Wait! Come back! Those horses were supposed to pull our carriage. How will we get to the Gala?" said Twilight Sparkle, becoming slightly worried that they would not make it to the ball.
"Whatever shall we do?" commented Rarity, sharing the purple unicorn's worry. When suddenly, the white unicorn got an idea...
Rarity began making her way to her neighbours, Caramel and Lucky Clover, who were just standing there, chatting and minding their own business. Eventually, the duo noticed the approaching mare and turned their eyes towards her, curious to find out what she wanted.
"Uh... ahem. Excuse me. Uh, would you boys mind pulling our carriage to the Gala?" asked the white unicorn, using a very seductive tone to get what she wanted. The two stallions were instantly swayed by Rarity's actions, immediately agreeing to help the attractive mare and her friends. She began making her way back to her friends, leading the duo to means of transport that they will haul.
After making it back, the white unicorn pointed at the carriage with her hoof, making the two stallions nod. They began walking towards the vehicle's traces and began examining them. Caramel began putting on one of the belly straps with Lucky Clover assisting him. After the belt was firmly put on the amber stallion, the grey earth pony began putting on his belly strap, but this time Caramel was assisting him. After they were done, the duo walked closer to the group of individuals that were in front of them to test out the means of transport, making the Mane 6 and Spike smile at their success.
"Oh. Yeah. Right." chuckled the purple unicorn, glad that Rarity's idea somehow worked. Twilight Sparkle and her friends were now relieved that they have acquired somepony to haul their carriage to the Gala. Now, they needed a makeover...
-Equestria, Ponyville's hospital-
Goku Black was still in his room, laying on his bed and staring at the ceiling. The false saiyan became quite bored of constantly being confined in his hospital room, eventually resorting to using Instantaneous movement from time to time to explore Equestria a little bit, much to the annoyance of the hospital staff. Though, thanks to the stunt that Goku Black pulled the other day, the doctors seemed to be a bit more cautious of the false saiyan, making them far less likely to display their annoyance in front of Goku Black.
The false saiyan turned around and glanced at the book that he had borrowed yesterday, hoping to kill some time by reading it. He was also genuinely curious to see what these pathetic mortals read. Goku Black, however, did not expect to develop any sort of liking to a book called 'Daring Do and the Quest for the Sapphire Stone.', but there he was, having enough interest to read most of it in one day. While the false saiyan hated these mortals with a passion, he had to admit that they can write some alluring and high-quality stories.
Goku Black got up and began to stretch every muscle in his body. The false saiyan suddenly remembered what the white creature said about the Gala. While Goku Black did plan to destroy this race, he was rather curious to find out more information on it. This time, he wanted to gather some knowledge on the mortals of higher stature - how they acted, how they treated each other, their manners and so on. After the false saiyan finished stretching, he swapped his hospital gown with his regular gi and left his room.
'I wonder if those six mortals are going to this event...' thought Goku Black, speculating whether or not the Mane 6 would go to the Gala. Now that the false saiyan began thinking about who would be attending the royal ball, he was quite confident that the demigoddess who defeated him will attend, along with her little sister. To this speculation, Goku Black rolled his eyes and continued walking down the hallway, hoping to find somepony that would tell him more about the Grand Galloping Gala.
Eventually, he made it to the reception desk and shifted his gaze towards the mare who worked there. The receptionist looked at the false saiyan and smiled, waiting for him to say what he wanted.
"I wish to know more about this... Gala. Tell me, mortal, where is it going to be held?" inquired Goku Black, staring the mare that was in front of him straight in the eyes. However, the receptionist, unlike the other ponies, did not cower from the mere presence of the false saiyan.
"It's going to be held at the royal castle of Canterlot." answered the mare, firmly standing her ground. Goku Black was a bit surprised but nodded none the less. Much to his disgust, however, he began to admire her bravery.
"At what time will it be held?" asked the false saiyan, upholding a rather blank demeanor.
"I would imagine that it is going to take place during the evening. Also, you need to dress appropriately. I would suggest that getting a shirt and a tuxedo at least." responded the receptionist, answering Goku Black's question. The false saiyan used magic materialization to create two Gala tickets, one for himself and the other one for the mare. He put one of the tickets on the desk, surprising the receptionist. She smiled and grabbed the ticket with her hoof, staring at it in disbelief.
"Where did you get it?" inquired the pony, curious as to how the patient had acquired the tickets.
"You're welcome." commented Goku Black, completely avoiding the question. He turned around and was about to use instantaneous movement, but was stopped by the mare who had just regained her composure.
"Could you umm... Take me to the Grand Galloping Gala later? I don't really have any means of transport that could be used to get me there..." asked the receptionist, hoping that the false saiyan would accept. Goku Black turned his head around to face the mare and nodded, making the mare's smile bigger. The false saiyan tracked Celestia's ki and used instantaneous movement to get closer to her, hoping that the princess was currently in her castle.
Goku Black appeared on one of the tall mountains and began surveying the area. He noticed a city that had numerous ivory towers with golden spires and multiple rivers and waterfalls that were running through it. The false saiyan assumed that the biggest building would be the royal castle itself. He checked the ki signatures once again and found both of the princesses' ki signatures in said building. Goku Black used instantaneous movement once more and appeared near the reception desk, catching the mare's attention.
"I forgot to say this, but thank you for the ticket... It means a lot to me..." said the receptionist, making the false saiyan feel rather... nice? Goku Black began experiencing something new and absolutely foreign to him - warmth. The false saiyan had to admit - this felt a bit different from eliminating mortals and hearing them cry out in agony. Upon realizing that this new feeling could be triggered by the spell that the mortal put on him, Goku Black began gritting his teeth in annoyance. The mare looked at the false saiyan in confusion, thinking that she could have said something wrong.
"Is everything alright?" asked the mare, puzzled by the sudden outburst. Instead of replying to her question, the false saiyan turned his back on the receptionist and began walking to his room. The mare was at a loss for words thanks to what has just transpired. She rolled her eyes and continued on with the job, hoping that the boss would be kind enough to let her go earlier today.
Goku Black made it to his room and entered it, slamming the door behind him with a substantial amount of force, making some unwanted sound in the process. He was furious with the mortals for casting such a spell on him. But, the more the false saiyan thought about it, the more he noticed how much better helping these mortals felt than killing them. Goku Black was getting... genuinely confused on what he should do. On one hand, he must carry out the Zero Mortals Plan and eradicate every living being, but on the other hand, helping these mortals seemed rather... rewarding.
'I shall think about this after the Gala... Assuming these mortals prove themselves to be worthy.' smiled the false saiyan while making his way towards the bed. He sat on the piece of furniture and grabbed his book, hoping to finish it today...
-Equestria, Canterlot-
The princess of the sun was walking down the halls of her royal castle, surveying the decorations for the upcoming royal ball. Her dearest sister, Princess Luna, was walking right beside her. Celestia looked at the princess of the night, which made the shorter alicorn meet her big sister's gaze. Both mares grinned at each other, with their stares departing afterwards.
"Lulu, have you changed your mind about not attending the Gala?" asked the white alicorn, hoping that her little sister would join her so that the princess of the sun would not have to suffer through the night alone.
"Tia, I've already told you that we don't wish to attendeth the royal ball." responded Luna, surprised by her big sister's adamancy. The greyish blue alicorn wanted to adapt to this foreign world first before she could partake in any major social gatherings. The younger mare wanted to ask the princess of the sun a question for quite a while now but ultimately decided to do it when they were alone. Princess Luna noticed that it was only her and her big sister in this huge hall, which gave her the impression that it was a pretty good time to ask it.
"Sister... How long will the reformation spell take?" inquired the younger alicorn, making Princess Celestia stop in her tracks with her sister following suit. The princess of the sun did not really expect this question to arise from the princess of the night anytime soon, if at all. Princess Celestia put one of her hooves under her chin and began thinking about how to answer her little sister's question.
"Well, it's honestly hard to tell, Luna. The spell itself only motivates Goku Black to do more good deeds and less heinous crimes. It also amplifies the sense of achievement when he helps or saves somepony. After a while, it will wear off and the saiyan will have to choose if he wishes to eradicate every being or to save every creature." answered the white alicorn, making the princess of the night feel excessively uneasy. Princess Celestia saw the look of worry on he sister's face and sighed, wrapping one of her hooves around Princess Luna with the intent of comforting her.
"Lulu, I'm confident that the spell is going to work. I have a lot of faith in the abilities of our little ponies to appropriately deal with this situation. After they stop being scared of him, that is." smiled the princess of the sun, reassuring her anxious sister with a voice that could be described as warm, soothing and even motherly. The princess of the night became slightly less concerned and grinned, returning her big sister's hug with an embrace of her own
"Tia... Why didn't Twilight useth a spell that would instantly turn Goku Black good?" Inquired Princess Luna, raising her head and locking her gaze with Celestia's magenta eyes. The white alicorn looked back at her sister's cyan eyes, thinking of an answer once again.
"I honestly don't know if that kind of spell even exists, dear sister. Though, in a way, I am happy that my faithful student used the one she did. Now... I know that the saiyan is a huge threat to our little ponies and possibly the universe, but I don't think that automatically turning him good would be the right thing to do..." commented the older alicorn, putting her hoof on Princess Luna's head and caressing her mane.
"I see..." responded the greyish blue mare, lightly blushing from the affection that her sister was displaying. The princess of the night decided to return this warmth by nuzzling Princess Celestia's neck, slightly surprising the older mare. This display of emotion lasted for a few minutes, with the duo eventually retracting their hooves and departing. Before continuing their way down the halls, the two sisters looked at each other lovingly, still overjoyed that they have finally been reunited after a millennium...