After their victory over the alien invaders, the group went back into Canterlot castle and made their way towards the dining hall. They were joined by a very unlikely new ally who was once the greatest enemy the Royal Sisters had ever uncounted. Broly, the Saiyan of Legend.
Along the way, Princess Celestia issued a command to the guards for a massive clean up operation. Though the battle has won, it had left some parts of the castle and the city in rubble. But the destruction caused paled in comparison to the amount of destruction the invaders would’ve done if they weren’t stopped. Furthermore herself, Luna and Cadence sent a message out to all the major cities in Equestria to inform them about the aliens’ defeat. Bringing them much deserved relief and causing celebrations all throughout the nation.
Then came the moment of truth. After being seated around a large table, the group were all given a plate of the finest meals the kitchen staff had to offer. The very moment the smell of the food reached Broly’s nose, his eyes widened in delight as he started to drool from the side of the mouth. Then… before the group were able to even pick up their forks and knives, the Saiyan wolfed down his entire plate within a matter of seconds.
By the time he placed his empty plate on the table, everyone else stared at him in complete surprise. It all happened so fast that they didn’t even see the food go down. He finished before they even started.
But Broly wasn’t finished. Far from it. After consuming the food, his stomach made another loud growl. Followed by him asking for more. Seeing that he wasn’t satisfied, Celestia made a request for another meal to be made for him. Which as soon as it was presented to him, he engulfed it quickly too. And then asked for another.
Celestia started to get the impression that it wasn’t going to end. So after Broly was presented the forth meal, she requested the kitchen staff to keep going until the Saiyan was full.
The white Alicorn heavily underestimated a Saiyan’s appetite.
A quarter of an hour had passed and most of the group barely ate their food. They were too distracted at an unbelievable sight. Broly was scoffing down food as quickly as he could. Even though the meals were mostly vegetables and salads, the Saiyan didn’t care. After being frozen in stone for a thousand years and entombed in ice for twenty, he was just glad he was able to eat anything at all. The last time he ate was way back when he was on New Planet Vegeta. As he consumed more and more meals, piles of plates continued to grow higher and higher.
In shock at the towers of plates in front of her, Cadence spoke up.
“He ate over seventy meals in one go.”
“Really!? I stopped counting at fifty-three,” Shining Armor commented.
“And he’s still eating,” Starlight whispered to the silent Rarity. Trying to comprehend what they were seeing.
“Here ah thought Rainbow Dash was a messy eater,” Applejack mentioned. Rainbow Dash was about to say something back, but realised that she had nothing to say.
“Where does it all go?” Fluttershy asked to anyone who could listen.
“Surely he must be full by now,” Spike added.
As if acknowledging what Spike said, Broly placed another empty plate down and spoke up.
“Still…hungry.”
The group couldn’t believe it. Over seventy meals and he’s still asking for more.
“A…As you wish, Broly,” Celestia replied. Her voice stuttered from shock.
As on cue, a Unicorn waiter arrived with a glass of water for Broly. He quietly gasped in shock at the amount of empty plates that were left over. The washing up team won’t be enjoying what was awaiting them.
“Excuse me, can we have another meal please?” Celestia politely asked.
After handing the Saiyan his water and using his magic to levitate all the empty plates off the table, he gave the Sun Princess the bad news.
“I’m terribly sorry, your majesty. We’re preparing meals as fast as we could, but we can’t keep up. We’re even running out of some supplies,” The waiter said before making his leave.
The group did saw some signs of the food shortage. Broly’s recent meals looked as though they were rushed and much simpler than before. One of which looked like a pile of fruit. But Broly didn’t bother to notice, he was just gorging on the food regardless.
They soon started to feel a little worried. There was no way that mere water would fully satisfy the Saiyan as he chugged it all down. Then a miracle happened in a form of Pinkie Pie.
“Oh, I know! I know!”
After bouncing out of her seat, the pink mare rushed towards some curtains and moved behind them. The group all watched her, wondering what the party pony had in mind.
“Tada!” She said as she emerged from the curtains, holding a large plate of chocolate cupcakes with pink icing on the top.
“Wh…where did you even get that from?” Rainbow Dash asked, herself and the others wondering how the Earth Pony got the plate from behind the curtain.
“What. I always keep an emergency supply of snacks stashed away,” Pinkie Pie said as she walked back to the table. Sitting at her seat next to Broly.
“I wonder how long that’s been there?” Starlight said, wondering if the food was still in date.
“Here. Try some,” Pinkie Pie continued as she slid the plate in front of the Saiyan.
At first, Broly simply stared at the cupcakes in wonder. He had never seen such decorated foods before. Especially ones that carried such a sweet sent that was almost irresistible. He picked up the top cupcake and was about to take a bite.
“Hay wait!” Twilight interrupted, gaining Broly’s attention before correcting something.
“You need to take off the paper first.” The Alicorn continued as she pointed at the cupcake wrapper. The onlookers were confused. Surely Broly would know how to eat without the wrapper.
After spotting the wrapper, the Saiyan peeled it off the cupcake. Then he sniffed it. Taking in the sent of chocolate and… strawberries. He then took his first bite. Then as soon as the taste reached his senses, Broly surprised the group by letting out a quiet gasp and looking down at the dessert in awe.
“Wh…What is this?” He asked.
Pinkie Pie blinked in confusion before answering.
“Uhh… it’s a cupcake.”
She then let out a loud gasp of shock before leaning on the table closer to Broly.
“WAIT!! You never had a cupcake before!?”
Rather than answering, Broly responded by stuffing the cupcake in his mouth. Experiencing more of its taste as he chewed. He then calmed down as soon as he swallowed it.
“Well, aren’t you going to say thank you to her?” Twilight asked him. Seeing that he was acting rude. Especially since he just ate something he never had before.
After looking at Twilight for confirmation, Broly turned towards the waiting Pinkie Pie and spoke to her.
“T-thank you...very much.”
“You’re welcome,” The pink mare said back to him. Giving him a big smile.
As the group saw Broly eating his second cupcake, they could tell that he was enjoying himself. Seeing that he finally was in a good mood, Celestia gained his attention.
“Broly. As we promised, we will answer any questions you have for us. Do you have any?”
With his mouth full, Broly responded with a light nod.
Upon first discovering him all those years ago, Celestia yearned to understand Broly and to find out what he was. But at the time, he was too dangerous to be released just for the sake of answering a few questions. But after discovering that the alien invaders knew what species he was, her curiosity, as well as the others, only peaked even higher. They wanted to know everything about him. What he was. Where he came from. And what he was doing on their world to begin with. But that would have to wait a little longer. Staying true to her word, she would let him start with the questions. He had saved their world, so it was right for him to go first.
After swallowing more of his food, Broly asked his fist question.
“What planet am I on?”
His question startled some of the anthro ponies. The way he asked showed as though he really wasn’t from their world. But with the best of her ability, Celestia answered.
“Well… the world you’re on is called Equestria. It’s our home.”
“And what are you?” Broly asked.
It was Twilight’s turn to answer. Like Pinkie Pie, she too was sitting next to the Saiyan.
“W-we are a race called ponies. As you can see, there are different types of us.”
Then Applejack spoke up. Being the first to introduce herself.
“My name is Applejack. Me and Pinkie Pie next to ya are called Earth Ponies.”
Broly looked to his left to see the pink mare waving at him. Seeing that she was the one named Pinkie Pie.
“I’m Rainbow Dash and I’m a Pegasus. So is Fluttershy here,” The blue mare said as she showed off her wings and patted the yellow girl on the head. Causing her to shrink down in her chair in embarrassment.
“H-hi,” Fluttershy quietly said to Broly.
“I’m Starlight Glimmer. And this is Rarity and Prince Shining Armor. Us three are Unicorns,” Starlight said as she pointed to the two other Unicorns. While Rarity waved with a smile, the stallion was a little hesitant. He remained intimidated at Broly’s strength.
As the Saiyan listened, he took note on the different types of ponies there were. What made it easier for him to tell apart was their wings and their horns. He then looked at Celestia, who like the other three princesses had both.
“And we are Alicorns. I’m Princess Celestia, and this is my sister Luna and my niece Cadence,” She said as she pointed to the other two. And then motioned her hand towards the fourth Alicorn.
“You already know Twilight Sparkle.”
Following her hand, Broly looked over to the young Alicorn beside him as he answered.
“Yes. You’re the one who spoke to me in my head.”
Twilight smiled sheepishly as she responded.
“Well… it was the only way I could talk to you at the time.”
Broly then looked over to the reptile sitting next to Twilight.
“And who are you?”
Spike stuttered before answering.
“Uhh… I’m Spike the dragon. I’m also Twilight’s assistant.”
Broly looked at the young dragon in thought. He somewhat remembered seeing creatures like him on other planets. But he couldn’t remember anything else about them other than the way they looked.
Then Broly turned his attention back to Celestia and Luna.
“You two. You look like the two I faced before. Are you… descendants?”
At first, the two Alicorns were puzzled at what the Saiyan was talking about. But Celestia quickly realised his meaning. And decided to correct him. Also learning that his kind don’t live up to a millennium.
“Oh no. That was us back then. Luna and I are over a thousand years old.”
To her surprise, Broly seemed awestricken at what he heard. He even leaned forward slightly as he looked at her in surprise.
“You lived that long? But you still look young. And pretty.”
The group were surprised at what the Saiyan said. Celestia even more so. The entire time she knew of him, she never thought she would hear him compliment her. She even blushed from feeling flattered.
“Oh… t-thank you, Broly. But yes, we Alicorns live for a very long time.”
Then as soon as Broly went back to eating the cupcakes, the others took it as a sign that he might had run out of things to ask.
“Umm… do you have any more questions for us?” Cadence asked him.
After swallowing another cupcake, Broly gave his answer.
“Not right now.”
“So… is it ok for us to ask you some questions?” Twilight asked.
The Saiyan looked at the lavender Alicorn before answering.
“…Ok.”
With absolutely no hesitation, Celestia was first to ask him something. Questions that she always wanted to ask him.
“Well…what exactly are you?”
Even though they already know of the name of his species from the other aliens, they wanted to hear it from Broly himself.
When he answered, he even gave the name of the planet he was born on.
“I am Broly. I’m… a Saiyan. From… Planet Vegeta.”
Despite his simple reply, it left the group with complexed feelings. They really were in a presence of an extraterrestrial.
“Wow. So you really are an alien?” Starlight asked him. With Broly nodding yes.
“If so, then what were you doing on our world all those years ago?” Cadence asked, joined by Shining Armor.
“And how did you get here?”
With the couple rushing their questions, eager to know, it left Broly confused as he tried to focus on what to think about.
“I…don’t know.”
The Alicorn and Unicorn realised that they were rushing the Saiyan and calmed down. Then, after being silent throughout the conversation, Luna spoke up.
“You.”
After gaining Broly’s attention, Luna asked her question.
“Are there any more of you…Saiyans out there?”
What gained the most attention from the group was not the question itself, but the tone Luna used. Her voice carried resentment towards Broly. It was something Celestia perfectly understood. He was the one who nearly killed her in their first meeting. In fact, just looking at the Saiyan’s face was reminding Luna of the fear and pain he left imprinted on her. Despite appearing to be cooperative, it was clear that Luna didn’t like being in the same room as him.
But ignoring the hash tone of the blue princess, Broly answered her question. And his answer left the whole group shocked.
“Not anymore.”
With wide eyes of uncertainty, the group looked at Broly in concern. Then with a worried tone, Twilight questioned his reply.
“W-What do you mean… not anymore?”
After looking at the Alicorn’s worried expression, Broly answered what he knew. Also revealing his parentage.
“I don’t know much. But my dad told me that our home planet was destroyed. And nearly all the Saiyans died with it.”
The whole room was silent with horror. They couldn’t believe what they had just heard. Broly had just revealed that his home world was gone. And that most of his own race was wiped out. Leaving him an endangered species. And with the sincere tone he was using, it was very unlikely a lie. He was being honest. And that was what frightened them. The fact that his planet really was gone.
“D…Destroyed? What happened to it?” Twilight asked, her voice quietened by the shock.
Before he ate one of the last remaining cupcakes, Broly answered Twilight’s question.
“It was blown up by a tyrant… named Frieza.”
The whole group fell silent a second time. It was the name they heard from the alien invaders. A name they kept chanting. It was even in their name. They called themselves the Frieza Force. Meaning that the tyrant Frieza was their boss. They knew that. But to find out that it was the very same being that killed off Broly’s kind made the existence of the tyrant all the more frightening. A creature that apparently has the power to eradicate whole worlds. Some of the group were even more relieved that Broly was there to get rid of them.
Celestia and Twilight felt even more remorse for Broly. Feeling that it must’ve been lonely to be one of the few left of his kind.
“I’m… so sorry to hear that. You must’ve missed your home very much,” Twilight said, her voice saddened by the news.
But Broly said something that was shocking to their ears.
“Not really. I barely know my home.”
The group were startled at what Broly said. He even sounded as though he didn’t care. As if the near extinction of his race didn’t matter to him in the slightest.
“What!? How can you not know!?” Rainbow Dash asked him in a shocked tone.
But just as the group thought that he was being heartless, he revealed something that was even more shocking.
“I was an infant at the time.”
The eyes of the whole group widened in a mixture of shock and horror. Even Luna was startled at what Broly said. Fluttershy wanted to have a clearer answer.
“You mean…you were only a baby when it happened!?”
Broly only nodded as he looked down at his near empty plate. Trying to remember more of what happened. But all he could remember was the rejection he felt from his own kind turning their backs on him. His expression softened, almost feeling sad himself. The group could see his face. They could tell that he had a very hard life growing up. Then it was Applejack’s turn to ask a question.
“Just askin’, are there any other survivors?”
While staring at his plate, Broly answered the orange mare’s question.
“Only a handful. Me and my father.”
It was the second time Broly mentioned one of his parents to the group. Of which started to intrigue them.
“Your father?” Celestia asked.
“He’s also a Saiyan. Named Paragus.”
“Paragus?” Shining Armor asked. Finding the name strange.
“If you’re here, then does that mean he’s here too?” Cadence asked Broly.
“No. He’s dead too,” Broly replied.
The group were shocked and puzzled. While it sounded like bad news, the tone Broly used sounded as though he didn’t mind his father’s death at all. Which lead Spike to ask about it.
“Wha…what happened to him?”
Then…without hesitation or even a second thought, Broly straight out told them the truth.
“I killed him.”
The group let out startled gasps of shock. They couldn’t believe that Broly had admitted to murdering his own father. Most of the group felt a little frightened from the news. Especially since the tone the Saiyan used was uncaring and even… resentful. As if he hated him.
“How…could you do that?” Starlight asked. Her voice shaken from the surprisingly cold atmosphere.
When Broly answered, his voice had a cold vibe to it. Almost heartless.
“He deserved it… for what he did.”
While the group remained scared at Broly’s sudden change of mood, they were curious at what he meant by what his father had done.
“What… did he do?” Applejack asked.
But instead of answering, Broly began to eat another cupcake. Choosing not to answer. But instead of pushing the question again and risking aggravating him, the group thought about changing the subject. Despite the uncomfortable feeling they felt. Celestia had one thing in mind that she was very curious about.
“Broly. We noticed that you use energy to fight and fly. But it’s definitely not magic. What kind of energy do you have?”
With his mood slightly lightened up by the question, Broly looked at Celestia before answering.
“I use ki.”
While most of the ponies were confused at what he said, Twilight however gasped in amazement.
“Really!? I didn’t know that was even possible!”
The group turned to the lavender Alicorn in uncertainty.
“Uhh, Twilight? What exactly is ki?” Rainbow Dash asked. A question that was on nearly everyone’s mind.
Twilight happily answered for them. Even revealing what made her excited.
“How can you not know? Ki is the life energy that exists inside all living beings. I have it. You have it. We all have it. I also once read that there was a way for a being to use their own ki for multiple uses. Mostly in martial arts.”
She then turned her attention towards Broly.
“But I never thought that it could be done. Let alone to an extreme like you do.” She said as she leaned closer to the Saiyan.
Broly was startled by the enthusiastic young Alicorn. Surprised at how friendly she was acting towards him. Especially after hearing a bad thing he had done. He guessed that the knowledge of ki completely took her mind of it. However, no one had ever acted so friendly towards him. A new feeling that he would need to get used to.
Rainbow Dash spoke up.
“Wait. So you use your own life energy to fire lasers from your hands? That’s so cool! Can I do that too!?”
Starlight chuckled before answering Rainbow Dash.
“I guess if you have enough of this ki thing.”
Broly suddenly felt like showing off. After slightly raising his hand with his palm pointing up, a small ball of green ki suddenly appeared above it. The sudden appearance of the orb caught the group off guard. Celestia and Luna were secretly scared. They remembered that even one of his small attacks was powerful enough to leave a crater a mile wide. Twilight stared at the ball of ki in complete fascination. The way it formed looked as though it popped out of Broly’s hand. Broly also noticed that Twilight was leaning even closer towards him, making him feel uncomfortable.
“Th-this is my ki,” Broly replied.
As he clenched his hand, the ball of ki vanished out of sight. Celestia and Luna secretly let out sighs of relief. Then Shining Armor spoke up.
“And when you were covered in that aura, I guess that’s your ki flowing out of your body.”
Broly nodded to confirm that the prince was correct. When the prince mentioned Broly’s aura, the Royal Sisters remembered that the Saiyan’s aura wasn’t always white. Back when they first met him, and when they released him from his stone prison, he had a goldish green aura. As well as being a different colour, the strength of his overall power was far greater than the power he had shown to the alien invaders.
Twilight then asked him another question, curious about the very same subject.
“Broly, are all Saiyans super strong like you?”
After looking at her in curiosity, Broly answered the question.
“Yes. But not as strong as me.”
In words, it looked as though he was simply boasting about his strength. But the tone he used said otherwise. He sounded genuine. Like he was telling the truth.
Starlight began to enquire his meaning.
“What do you mean by that?”
Broly looked down at his remaining two cupcakes in thought as he began to remember what he can about his past. As well as what Paragus once told him.
“I’m…different. My strength was special. My father said that I’m… the Saiyan of Legend.”
The group grew fascinated at his apparent title. Cadence repeating the words.
“The Saiyan… of Legend?”
“Perhaps it has something to do with your different hair styles,” Rarity added.
The Unicorn mentioning Broly’s hair change was the perfect moment for the Alicorn sisters to make their own enquiry of Broly’s Super Saiyan form.
“Speaking of which Broly, whenever your hair changes, your power rises drastically,” Celestia said. With Luna cutting in, bringing up a good point.
“Not to mention your aggression.”
After glancing over to her little sister, Celestia started to question.
“What was that power? Was it… some sort of condition?”
Unfortunately, Broly was too distracted in his thoughts to reply. The whole subject about the Saiyans was reminding him of the cruelty he suffered from his own kind. As well as the mistreatment he received from his father.
Rainbow Dash began to question his silence.
“So…you don’t want to talk about it?”
It appeared not. Shame. It was something the Royal Sisters really wanted to know. Since Broly was far more aggressive in his ascended state.
It became clear that the group began to feel too comfortable talking to the calm Saiyan. As Spike would find out. Thinking that the alien warrior was ok to talk about it.
“Well… is it ok to talk about that name you keep repeating when we freed you?”
“A…name?” Broly asked. His eyes slightly widen in curiosity as he looked at his near empty plate.
All the others looked to Spike in wonder as the little dragon continued.
“Yeah. K…Kakarot I think it was.”
That name. The moment that name reached Broly’s ears, he let out a quiet gasp as his eyes widened in shock. The name echoed in his damaged mind, forcing him to remember the very owner of that name. That man. The man who he hated the most. He hated his energy. His clothes. His stupid hair. His stupid face. But most of all. His stupid crying. All the memories of his hated foe began to flow back into his subconscious. Everything that happened.
With the group distracted on Spike, they failed to notice the early signs of a violent grudge.
“That is a strange name when I think about it,” Rarity said. Joined by Applejack.
“What do ya think about it, Princesses?”
“I’m afraid it’s a name we never heard of.” Celestia replied.
“Maybe it’s from another kind of alien?” Luna added.
“Well it sounds a lot like carrots. What do you think, Broly?” Pinkie Pie joked. Waiting for the Saiyan to reply.
She received no reply.
“B-Broly?” She asked again.
As well as the pink mare, the whole group turned towards the Saiyan for his lack of response. Only to see him breathing rather heavily. His head appeared to be sweating and his expression was a mix of shock and… anger. Almost traumatized.
While Celestia and Luna were getting nervous at the sight, Pinkie Pie began to grow concerned. As well as Twilight.
“Hay Broly? What’s the matter?”
“Is something wrong? Are you unwell?”
Broly didn’t reply. He continued to breathe heavily. But as he exhaled, his breathing slowly became a letter.
“Huh…huh…k…K…”
The group began to feel intimidated. His expression started to darken as he gritted his teeth. Grunting in pent-up aggression as veins in his head could be seen pulsing with every heartbeat. He then began to speak.
“K…Ka…ka…rot.”
Then to the surprise of the group, Broly’s muscular arms suddenly bulked slightly. Then as his grunts became louder, the Unicorns and Alicorns felt his power suddenly increasing. Then his voice started to carry an aggressive tone.
“Ka…karot!”
To the horror of the group, they realised what was happening. Broly was starting to rage out again!
“Everypony, get back!” Luna cried out.
Everyone started to rush out of their seats in fear. All the while Broly’s rage was building as his body started to become shrouded in a faint white aura. The colour also showed a little yellowish green.
“Kakarot!” He shouted as she started to get out of his seat. Until.
“BROLY!!!”
The enraged Saiyan paused in shock as he heard a familiar voice. Looking to his right, the angry warrior saw Twilight standing by her chair with her left arm reaching out to him. But he felt no heightened energy from the Alicorn. Which meant that she was trying to reach out to him. Despite his rage, he first looked at her hand in confusion. Then back at her.
“Remember what I said,” Twilight said to him, reminding him of what she said to him through his mind.
Broly was startled at what he heard from the Alicorn. He then remembered what she said to him before his fight with his own emotions. The way he heard those words, echoing in his mind, it was as if she spoke to him again. It was crystal clear.
With logic trying to gain a hold on him, Broly closed his eyes as he tried to calm his anger. After some effort, his aura vanished to nothing as his energy faded back to how it was. As he calmed his breathing, he sat back down on his chair. Soon after he relaxed his muscles, the group slowly made their way back to their seats. Amazed at how quickly Twilight calmed him down. Celestia smiled proudly at Twilight for accomplishing what was thought to be impossible. Calming down Broly.
Silence filled the room as the group sat back on their chairs. Seeing that the Saiyan was out of his fit. Then as Broly opened his eyes to stare blankly at the table, he spoke up.
“Is he really gone?”
The group looked at him in surprise. Both from the question itself and the fact he was talking about the person without losing his senses. From what knowledge she had, Celestia answered.
“We first met you over a thousand years ago, Broly. If this… person was around back then, then it’s very unlikely he would be around anymore. I doubt you Saiyans can live that long.”
Broly knew that Celestia was right. Saiyans can only live up to over a hundred years at best. And a thousand was ten times that amount. But despite what could’ve been good news to him, Broly looked disappointed.
“Pity.”
The others looked at Broly in confusion. Wondering why he would find the news not to his liking. He then gave his reasons.
“I wanted to kill him…with my own hands. I...hate him.”
The group sensed a lot of malice in his words. Never in their lives had they seen anyone wanting to kill someone so badly. Then Celestia said something that caught Luna off-guard.
“And that’s something you need to work on. I am proud of you for what you did for us today. The citizens here even look to you as a hero. So, it is very important for you to control your anger. Since you’re staying.”
Her little sister looked at her in shock and surprise.
“He’s…staying?” She whispered to herself.
Then to the shock of everyone, even Broly, they all heard a loud frightening gasp. All eyes turned towards Fluttershy. Who had a look of horror on her face.
“What is it Fluttershy!?” Rainbow Dash asked.
She didn’t answer at first. She was busy staring in shock at Broly. More specifically, a feature of him she had just noticed.
“Broly!? How did you get that scar!?”
All eyes turned towards in the direction where Fluttershy was pointing at. It was when they all saw the huge reddish mark across Broly’s chest. The others too were horrified at the sight of the scar. Something horrific must’ve happened for it to look that way. Meanwhile Celestia and Luna were surprised. They battled him and knew him the longest. Yet they had never noticed something so obviously visible to their very eyes.
Broly looked down at his chest to take a look for himself. Because of all the rage and all the fighting, he barely noticed the scar himself. If not at all. He too was taken back at the sight of the red scorch mark on his abdomen. But rather than the scar itself, what shocked the Saiyan the most was how he got it in the first place. A single memory flowed through his head. At a ravaged battlefield on a dying planet, he and his most hated enemy, charged at each other to deliver the final blow. His missed. But his enemy’s landed. It was that very spot on his chest. Where the punch blasted a big hole in his body. Where his energy went haywire. He could remember the rage and pain he felt at that moment. He could feel the scar stinging him. Acting as a reminder of what happened. But instead of his hate returning, Broly simply placed his hand on the scar. His expression softened, as if saddened by the fact that his life was almost taken away again. He then spoke out in a very soft tone.
“Kakarot.”
The group looked at him in surprise at what he said. He mentioned his trigger word, but he wasn’t triggered. Then Fluttershy pieced the pieces together. She perfectly understood what Broly was trying to say.
“He…did that to you?”
Though he didn’t spoke, his expression was what answered the question. The yellow Pegasus covered her mouth with her hands in response. Shocked at how hard the truth was. She could only imagine the pain he felt from receiving such a wound.
“You…poor thing.”
The room fell silent as the group tried to process their thoughts. The alien invaders couldn’t hurt Broly in the slightest. Yet whoever Kakarot was, he was strong enough to leave a scar on him. Seemed that there were people that could give even Broly a hard time.
But before they could think of the matter any longer, the whole castle suddenly shook violently. As if there was a massive earthquake. The anthro ponies panicked as some jumped out of their seats. The way the castle shook caused Twilight’s chair to tilt backwards. The Alicorn struggled to balance the chair on its two legs. Trying to shift forward. But as she was about to fall over, she suddenly stopped. Looking to her left, she saw that Broly reached his right arm out and grabbed one of the chair legs. Preventing her from falling over. When the vibrations stopped, the Saiyan pulled the chair back. Resting it back on all four legs with the Alicorn remained seated.
The startled Twilight was amazed. Broly saved her from hurting herself.
“T-Thank you, Broly,” She said to him. Broly stared back at her while eating another cupcake. Apparently not affected by what happened.
“What in the world was that just now!?” Cadence asked. Like the others, she was frightened by the sudden tremors.
“I don’t know. But it came from outside,” Luna replied.
Then to their surprise, a royal guard ran into the room. Panic and fear written on his face.
“Your highnesses!” He said as he stood behind Celestia and Luna.
“What’s going on?” Celestia asked him.
The guard then gave some shocking news.
“This is an emergency! We’re being attacked by another alien invader!”
“What!?” Most of the group shrieked in fright.
As the ponies spoke amongst themselves, Broly turned his head in the direction that lead outside. Sensing the energy of the individual.
“Another alien!?” Shining Armor asked. Followed by Applejack.
“Ya think it’s a survivor?”
The guard replied by explaining what had happened.
“I don’t know! But as we were on patrol, my comrades were suddenly ambushed by the little freak! I was just able to break out to warn you!”
The group paused in thought. But while most of them thought of sending Broly to finish the job. Luna felt differently. In her mind, by having Broly to fight off the aliens, it showed him how weak they appeared to be. Relying on outside help to win their battles. She didn’t like the thought of her kind constantly showing weakness to the Saiyan. A being who was once their enemy.
So before the group could decide, the Moon Princess asked the guard a question.
“Do tell, how many aliens are there?”
“Just one,” The guard answered.
“Only one? Very good,” She said as she rose from her chair before continuing.
“I believe we can handle this one ourselves.”
The group were startled at what Luna said. As well as the sudden rise on confidence in her tone. They were unsure if it was the best decision. True, during the siege of the Frieza Force, there were some occurrences where they got a jump on the aliens. But still.
“No offence but. Are you sure that’s a good idea?” Cadence asked. Concerned about the strength of the new enemy.
Luna then showed her absolute confidence in her plan of action.
“If we work together, I’m certain we can deal with one alien.”
Soon after, a waiter entered the room with another plate full of food. Finally got another one of Broly’s meals ready. The Saiyan looked at the plate as it was set down in front of him. Twilight could see that he had regained his interest in eating.
“I guess you’re still hungry?” She asked.
“A little,” Broly answered. He seemed ok with the idea.
The lavender Alicorn then turned her attention back to Luna.
“Well if we’re to be very careful, I guess we can do it. Since it’s only one.”
Rainbow Dash seemed very enthusiastic about the plan.
“Yeah! Let’s go kick his butt!”
As the group left their seats and out of the dining room, Celestia and Twilight remained skeptical about the idea of fighting back against the alien without Broly’s aid. The younger Alicorn even looked back at Broly as he ate his food. Hoping that the alien won’t be too difficult to deal with. Anyways, they could always return to get him to help. She then followed the others outside.
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After the guard informed the group that the incident occurred in the valley on the outskirts of Canterlot, they made their way towards their destination. To save time, they had to make the journey by flight. Twilight and Cadence using their levitation spells to pick up Applejack, Rarity, Pinkie Pie, Starlight, Shining Armor and Spike.
“Woah, don’t suppose ya could slow down a bit!?” Applejack asked, finding the experience disorientating.
“We can’t. We need to stop this alien at all costs,” Cadence replied.
“WEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!!!” Pinkie Pie cheered. Loving the rush of adrenaline from being flown through the air.
As Twilight smiled at Pinkie Pie’s innocence, she noticed that Rainbow Dash was carrying the wrist blaster she ‘borrowed’ from the alien army that Broly took down.
“You're bringing that with you?”
“What? You never know.”
But as the group reached further into the valley, the pleasantries came to an immediate halt. To their disbelief, the ground was littered with beaten royal guards. An unpleasant sight at the very least. After they touched ground, Celestia was first to reach to a fallen anthro stallion. Placing her hand on the side of his neck to check for a pulse.
“Is he…?” Fluttershy timidly asked. Hoping that it wasn’t what she was thinking.
Thankfully, Celestia breathed a sigh of relief.
“It’s ok, he’s still alive.”
The group looked around at all the other bodies. From seeing them twitching and breathing, it showed that they were all only unconscious.
“Glad that nopony is killed,” Luna added before spotting something approaching behind her.
Turning around, the Moon Princess saw two Pegasus royal guards heading towards them from Canterlot. The pair landing beside them before speaking.
“Your highness, how may we help you?” One of them asked.
Without a second thought, Luna gave an order.
“Take as many ponies you can carry back to Canterlot. They all need medical attention.”
With a quick solute, the two began to gather up their fallen comrades and made a return trip back to the capital. They would come back to pick up the rest.
As most of the group watched the Pegasi fly back to Canterlot, Spike was first to notice something further down the valley.
“Hay, look at that.”
Hearing his voice, the group turned to see what he had spotted. Ahead of them was a rocky pathway that was littered with battle damage and overturned grassland. Plus, the small smoldering piles of stone showed that it was made recently.
“Look at that damage,” Shining Armor uttered as Cadence moved closer to him. Frightened by the hauntingly quiet atmosphere.
“It looks like… a trail,” Rarity added.
Determined to find the alien responsible and put a stop to him, Celestia shared Luna’s confidence and spoke up.
“This way, everypony. And be careful.”
As quietly as they can be, the group made their way into the quiet battle zone. Their eyes wide open to spot anything that was not of their world. The overturned earth and the slabs of rock could very easily hide anyone if they wanted to make a surprise attack. But after five minutes of walking, the group found nothing. But they knew very well that they’re not alone.
Feeling as though they were being watched, Luna openly started shouting at the hidden enemy.
“We know you’re around here! Stop hiding and come out!”
To her surprise, as well as the rest of the group, they suddenly heard a reply.
“Well. Someone wants to go to the hospital very badly.”
The group looked around in a panic. The voice was definitely unfamiliar to them. It sounded somewhat high pitched. Then they heard it again.
“Over here!”
Sharply turning their heads in the direction of the voice, the whole group saw him. The alien who was apparently responsible for the destruction. Some of the group were confused at his appearance. He was short and plump. His skin was purple and had an ovular-shaped head. On the side of his face he wore a blue scouter. But despite wearing odd clothes, the group definitely recognized his black and dark blue top. The design was identical to the battle uniform of the Frieza Force that had attacked Equestria.
While Celestia and Luna stared at the enemy defiantly. The group behind them were skeptical.
“Seriously? This is the guy the guards were talking about? He looks puny,” Rainbow Dash noted. But Starlight was being more cautious.
“Remember Rainbow. Never judge anyone by their appearance.”
Twilight reinforced Starlight’s claim. Especially after sensing his energy.
“He may be small. But his power is something else,” She said in a worried tone.
As the alien squared off with the royal sisters, Celestia was first to speak up with a stern tone.
“Tell me. Are you the one responsible for hurting our guards and tearing apart this land!?”
The small alien chuckled before replying.
“That’s right. And what are you going to do about it?”
Luna felt insulted by the alien’s mocking tone. They had just fended off the invasion force and had to deal with another again. All in the same day. She snapped as she prepared an attack spell.
“We’ll make you pay!” She shouted as she fired a blast of destructive magic from her right palm. But instead of dodging, the alien stood his ground.
A large explosion followed as the attack struck the alien directly. Creating a cloud of smoke from the blast. As the vibrations died down, the group looked at the smoke cloud in astonishment.
“Well that was quick,” Pinkie Pie noted.
But Shining Armor had doubts.
“I don’t think so. It feels too easy.”
As she held her hand in the direction where the alien was standing, Luna smiled in triumphant. Only for it to disappear when she and the group heard more chuckling.
When the smoke started to clear, the alien remained standing with a grin on his face. Unaffected by the attack. But to the shock and confusion of the group, they were seeing double. An alien identical to him was standing beside him. The two chuckling sinisterly as the group tried to make heads and tails of the situation.
“Wha…What happened!?” Applejack shrieked.
“Did you make another copy of him!?” Starlight asked Luna, thinking she had used a wrong spell.
“N-No! That was an attack spell! H-How!?” Luna uttered.
Then the aliens decided to introduce themselves. Clearing up the misunderstanding.
“I’m Rasin!” The first alien said. Followed by the second with a slightly deeper voice.
“And I’m Lakasei!”
The two performed a pose as they revealed who they were.
“We’re brothers!”
The group were in complete shock at what was happening. They were informed that the guards were attacked by one alien. But what they saw proved otherwise.
“Brothers?” Twilight repeated.
“You mean we now have two aliens to beat!?” Rainbow Dash asked.
The group felt a shiver up their spines. From hearing another unfamiliar voice.
“Well someone hadn’t learnt maths in school. Because two plus one makes three.”
The whole group turned in the direction of the new voice, only to see another alien lying on the raised ground with his left hand supporting his head while tossing a stone with his right. Unlike the first two aliens, he was a completely different species. He was an average size pale man with dark teal hair with a ponytail. As well as his black and greyish blue battle uniform and a red scouter, he also wore earrings and a jewelry necklace. All gave him a punk-rock look.
“Call me Daiz,” He continued as he crushed the stone in his hand.
The group began to worry. They didn’t count on fighting against three aliens. The latter seemly stronger than the first two.
“A…another!?” Cadence shrieked in fear. Moving closer to her husband.
To add more to their rising concerns, a fourth voice caught their ears.
“Don’t stop counting yet, sweet thing.”
Looking back in the direction where they came from, they spotted a very imposing figure blocking their way back. The fourth alien was easily the biggest and the most masculine of the group. He had dark red hair and orange skin and wore a red scouter. He wore blue and red baggy trousers and a bright red sleeve covering his left arm. His battle uniform was different from the others. His was white with brown spiked shoulder pads. He also had noticeable scars on his chin and the right side of his chest. The latter could be seen under his uniform.
“The name’s Amond,” He said with a very cruel tone.
Before the group could process even more, they suddenly heard a loud whistling sound. As if something was moving at very high speeds. What came next was a loud thunderous impact. A cloud of dirt flew in the air to Amond’s right. The intimidated group watched as something rose up in the cloud of dust. To their surprise, it was a fifth alien.
The new alien looked radically different to the other four as a whole. His armour was gleaming silver. Revealing to be made out of metal. His red skin could only be seen on his arms and his face. His skin resembled magma. He had blank yellow eyes and a red scouter.
“A…A cyborg?” Twilight asked herself in both fear and fascination.
The new arrival then revealed himself. He spoke with an electronic-garbled voice.
“I am Cacao. And your probability of victory is zero,” He said as he scanned the intimidated group.
With no more sudden arrivals, the ponies and dragon eyed on the aliens. They realised that they walked right into a trap. With one of the smaller aliens acting as a decoy to lure the royals to them while the others were hiding. Then with the group right where they wanted them, they emerged to surround them. They heavily underestimated the enemy and were severely unprepared to face against five of them.
As Celestia made comparisons to all the five aliens, the one named Amond seemed to be the strongest. She turned towards him with a question.
“So I take it that you’re the one in charge?” She asked, the group heard her as they turned to face Amond.
The larger alien grinned as he corrected her.
“Huh, I wish. I’m what you’d call second in command.”
The group stared at Amond in confusion. With him being the strongest and the most imposing, they thought he was the one pulling the strings.
That was… until they heard a new voice.
“That title belongs to me.”
The group froze on the spot from hearing the stranger’s voice. It was chillingly calm. They then saw Amond pointing at something behind them. Telling them to turn around.
As the anthro ponies and dragon turned around and looked up, that was then they saw him. Standing on a small ridge above them. The one who identified himself as the leader of the band of aliens. He wore a large white cloak that covered most of his body. From his shoulders to his feet. But from what they could see, he had a red scouter and his battle uniform was blue-grey and black in colour. He also seemed to be wearing a strange brown fury belt around his waist. His skin tone was a very dull colour, almost grey. He was shorter than Amond but taller than Daiz. His most noticeable feature was his spikey hair. It looked very strange. With two spikes pointing in a way to resemble devil horns. He grinned in amusement as the group eyed him.
Celestia and Luna felt nervous. With him being the leader, it meant that he was the strongest. They could feel his energy, it was almost like darkness itself.
“W-Who are you?” Celestia demanded. Trying to hide her fear.
He closed his eyes as he chuckled in amusement.
“How rude of me. I should introduce myself properly.”
He continued after he opened his cold eyes.
“My name is Turles.”