//------------------------------// // episode 21: A Perilous Turn of Events! // Story: Dragonball MLP: Buu's Calamity! // by ultrapoknee //------------------------------// [Intro.] High over the horizon, a long, serpentine-like dragon, Shenron, soars through the skies. Upon his head were the likes of Gohan, Goten, and Trunks enjoying the ride. Moments later, a portal opens. Flying past the dragon, Vegeta and Piccolo enters the portal first as the trio looks on in awe. Shenron lets out a roar as he follows the two through it. The scenery quickly changes from Earth to Equis. Celestia was enjoying a cup of tea on her balcony with her sister Luna as Shenron exits the portal in the background. Fluttershy was busy tending to the animals in her sanctuary as Angel bunny frantically points to the dragon above. The yellow pegasus looks up and gasps at the sight. Over in Sweet Apple Acres, Applejack hauling in her product before a large gust of wind from Shenron's passing blows her hat off. The farm mare puts down her produce and gives chase. In Ponyville, Pinkie gasps as she hovers in the air while Shenron passes. A moment later, the party mare disappears, leaving behind an outline of smoke. At the carousel boutique, Rarity struggling on a new line featuring the combat Gi's Spike and Scootaloo wore before Shenron passes by her window. A look of inspiration hit the fashion mare as she quickly stretches something out before running outside. Rainbow Dash was resting on a cloud when she spotted Shenron in the skies. Looking at their destination, Rainbow shot off her perch with her signature sonic rain-boom. The trios of Saiyans leap off the great dragon while landing in front of the castle. There, Twilight is standing at the entrance, waving them over. The rest of the elements of harmony, Piccolo and Vegeta, were there to greet them. Elsewhere, Dragonlord Ember was walking through a hellish landscape. The silhouette of a massive dragon was reaching toward her. She closes her eyes only to open them again as Spike looks at her with concern. In a coliseum filled with cheering spectators, Scootaloo walks in with the EAT belt around her waist. Her opponent was a man in a brown and white Gi that sported an afro. She shots her opponent a confident grin as the two charges one another. A second later, Scootaloo sends her rival out of bounds as two announcers - one blond human and Earth pony of similar features - declare her the winner. High above the castle of friendship, the Great Saiyaman floats above the structure as the sun rises. He smirks as he flies off into the rising sun. The sunsets as the moon rising over a statue of Goku. Spike and Scootaloo stood there wearing somber expressions at the loss of their beloved mentor. However, the transparent image of Goku puts a reassuring hand on Scootaloo's and Spike's shoulders. They turn around in shock at his appearance. He smiles at his pupils before he fades away, with the two of them chasing after him. They don't get far as several figures cloaked in shadows appear before them. Gohan, Piccolo, Vegeta, Trunks, and Goten land beside them as they all take combat stances. There was a staredown between the two factions before they collide in an explosion of light. Finally, the ponies and dragons stand next to the Z fighters in front of the School of Friendship. Goku lands between his wife while draping his arm over Gohan's shoulder. They both share wide grins for their friends and family. [EAT Colosseum - A few minutes earlier - Smolder's POV.] "Yona! I can walk on my own! You don't have to lug me along like a newborn hatchling," I mean, seriously, I don't want any other dragons seeing me like this. "She has to hang on. Otherwise, you'll let your nerves get the better of you," Ocellus said. "...Stupid feeling sensing ability..." It didn't take much longer to find the others. They were all watching the adult file in for their battles now. As we got closer, I could hear Goten talking. "Are you really going to do it?" Goten said. "I don't why you're so surprised. You would've done the same thing if you won, that is," Trunks said smugly. "Golly, fighting both Earth's and Equis champion seems impossible," Cozy Glow uttered. "Can all the losers don't worrying about the junior division champ?" "You wouldn't have won if some dragon didn't front stabbed me!" Flurry Heart said while turning to me. I didn't realize I was standing behind Yona the whole time. As I looked at everyone, Gallus turns away from me as I thought he would. I wouldn't want to be near myself either. I rubbed my arm as every creature was staring at me. I hate being the center of attention. But, I figured saying sorry was easier than pulling scales, so here goes something. "I..." Come on, say it. "I w-wanted to say..." What's wrong with me?! It's just two little words! I open my mouth again; only this time, I felt a sharp pain in my tail. "I'm SORRY!!!" "There, that wasn't so hard!" Ocellus said with an innocent smile. "Thanks, Ocellus!" I growled at her. Turning back to everyone present, I knew I had to say more. "Look, I was wrong. I wasn't trying to hurt you - any of you - I tried to end my fights as quickly as possible. But, I still ended up going too far. I hurt my friends for a stupid reason, like winning. But, it's not worth abandoning the friendships I made..." None of them said anything as Silverstream came up to me. I couldn't get a read on her; she just kept staring at me. This silence was annoying. I almost turned away, convinced they wanted nothing to do with me before Sliverpounce, and pulled me into a hug. "Wha-" "I thought I was the only one! The only reason I kept fighting was that I didn't want to disappoint the hippogriffs. I didn't even consider that I would hurt my friends. I just cracked under pressure," Silverstream said. "It's not the same thing..." "Then, what was it?" I heard Gallus ask. At least he still wants to talk. "Feeling the pressure is hardly an excuse for the stuff you pulled!" "What do you want from me? I said I was sorry!" I snapped, but I felt bad right after. Walking to the rail, we saw that the fighting had started. I was only focused on the Dragonlord and her consort. All anyone could see were flashes of blue and green fire. "Truth is that I did feel the pressure. You could say my teacher had certain tests for me that only a "true dragon" could do. I know dragons are standoffish toward other species. But, that's not what I want anymore," "Yona is confused. Smolder is sad because of her teacher? But, teachers help us," "Yeah, well, I think my teacher miss the memo on that," "I still don't get it," Goten said. "I think those two dragons she was with turned out to be a jerk or something," Trunks said. "That's not true! Uncle Spike wouldn't do that!" The princess said. Right as she said that, a roar got our attention. We looked toward the sky to see Spike and Ember clearing out the fighters in the skies. You could tell my master was more aggressive in his takedowns. We saw a griffin take a swipe at Spike. But he leans back and punches down on the wing joints. Pretty much everyone with wings winced at that. Instead of letting the sorry griffin fall, Spike's hand grips at the throat and tosses his enemy into an incoming flock. "Uncle Spike?" "Yeah, you're seeing what I always see whenever I train with him," "I still don't see what's wrong. Isn't he just fighting?" Goten asks. "It's the way he's fighting that supposed to be bad. It's hard to tell when his opponents are so weak," Trunks said. "If he's the problem, then make like a canary and sing to the head mare," Gallus said. I saw the princess slump at that suggestion. "Uncle Spike hasn't been answering any letters we sent him recently," "Golly, maybe Spike has changed more than we thought if he is ignoring everypony," Cozy glow stated. "Well, let's ask him ourselves," Ocellus said. "That parts already covered. Your dad met up with them," I said to Goten. Looking away from my jerk of a master, I looked at Goten's dad and his group. They all passed that dumb punching test, and they are crazy strong. All the other fighters might as well be hatchlings. Maybe, I don't have anything to worry about anymore. Turning back to Gallus, I saw him staring at me with his arms crossed. "So, are we good?" He looks at me, then to the others. Everyone seems to be urging him on, but it didn't look like he was in the forgiving mood. "As long as you promise to remember our friendship, then yeah, we're good," He offers his fist, and I bumped mine into him as Silverstream squeaks out like how the ponies sometimes do. "And that you knock some sense into that teacher of yours," "Look at them! They make this stuff look easy!" Silverstream said. She wasn't wrong. Hay, even Professor Rainbow, was cracking scales. "Hey, what are those two ponies doing?" Yona pointed out. We all looked to the opposite side to see those two stallions from the test fighting. I didn't see the point until I saw them take out this weird weapon that looked like a turkey baser. "What is that thing?" Ocellus asked. The big stallion slammed a kirin into the dirt, then stabs the weapon into their stomach. "A knife apparently," Trunks said. "Is that allowed?" Goten asks. "I don't know, but do you all feel that? Whenever they stab someone with those things, their energy drops," Flurry Heart stated. "What are those idiots doing!?" Cozy Glow muttered. "You know them?" I asked. "N-no, I am saying they are idiots because they look like they are hurting others too much," "Oh, no...!" We heard the princess said. "I know what's going on! My dad told me to be on the lookout for some bad ponies! It must be them!" "Golly! That sounds serious, but we shouldn't jump to conclusions because some ponies play too rough with others," Cozy said. Looking back at the stallons, the bigger one tackled that human girl with Professor Dash and the champ. The smaller than put some shield around them We all looked unsure about what the heck to do when Flurry Heart shook her head. "We need to tell my aunts about this now!" Flurry Heart vanished and reappeared in the royals both. I doubt anyone else could tell, but I saw the princesses look worried. "Does this mean the tournaments over?" Goten asked. "I think it means things got a lot more interesting," Trunks said. [EAT Arena - Third Person POV.] "So, what we are looking at, oh Supreme Kai of everything balanced and orderly wants?" Discord asks. "You do well to show the Supreme Kai respect, Chimera!" Kibito warned. In response, Discord snaps a pale of water above his head and poured chocolate milk onto his person. Kibito's expression remained stone-faced as a shockwave dried him off. "Cute," "Discord!" Fluttershy reprimanded. Ignoring the chaos spirit antics, Supreme Kai points over to where Scootaloo and the others were fighting. "There. Do you see the symbol? That letter is the insignia for Majin, meaning those stallions are under Babdi's thrall. And they are the ones responsible for the disappearances happening of late," "Oh, um, Mr. Sumpreme Kai--" Fluttershy began, ut Supreme Kai politely cut her off. "Just Supreme Kai is fine, dear," "Well, it seems like you know a lot about what's been going on in Equis. Why wouldn't you help us if we have the same goal?" Before Supreme Kai could answer, Discord spoke. "It's Supreme bore here is about as snobby as a Canterlot foal in a flank-kissing contest. He doesn't have time for little problems of mortals," "That is where you are wrong, Discord. It's the supreme kai's duty to govern over this entire universe. If he is here right now, it's only because there's a monumental threat to the universe. That includes all of us!" Piccolo stated. "At least one of you understands the importance of our presence," Kibito said with something vaguely resembling a smile. "Please, you're just the hired help. He's the big cheese around here," Discord said while eyeing the two. "Supposedly, of course, but you're missing something..." Discord snaps his talon again, and a large slice of cheese appeared on the Kaioshin's head. "There we are; it's perfect!" This action spark more of a reaction out of Kibito. "Peturalent trickster!" "It's quite fine, Kibito. I much prefer this magic than that of Babadi's," Supreme Kai removes the cheese and holds it in his hand until it turns into a dove. Fluttershy giggles as the bird hover over her while Discord frowns. "At any rate, Babadi's henchmen are about to act. Again I ask that you do not interfere until I tell you otherwise," (Skip to 1:10) "Hold still!" Rotten Core shouted as he slammed his fist into the ground. "WHAT A HARROWING PREDICAMENT WE HAVE HERE FOLKS! VIDEL HAS EFFECTIVELY BEEN ISOLATED FROM HER TEAMMATES, AND NOW MUST FACE THIS MONSTER OF A STALLION ALONE! CAN SHE OVERCOME THE ODDS?!" Videl recovers from her flip as she rushes in, planting her knee against Rotten's face. Rotten stumbles back while shaking his head. Videl closes the distance while bringing her leg down against the stallions' neck. Rotten falls to one knee while gritting his teeth. He tries to grab Videl's extended leg, but she spins around and delivers an elbow in between his eyes. Now blinded, Videl presses her advantage. She struck Rotten's body in several places in rapid succession as Rotten found himself retreating. Throwing a wild punch prove fruitless as Videl ducks underneath and shoulder toss him. Rotten was able to roll through the momentum and stand back up. However, Videl leaps into the air and locks her legs around Rotten's head. She shifts her waist, causing the bulky stallion to flip, and slams his head into the ground. Videl jumps back as the dirt rustles from the impact. Rotten laid sprawled out on the ground as Videl turns and face Spoiled Brat while taking a stance. "One down, one to go," Videl said confidently. Spoiled merely smiles at the challenge. "Funny. You get a few lucky hits and think you've won. You're almost as bad as Dodoloo over there," "Why do you have to spoil the surprise?" Videl's eyes shot open as she sees rotten Core dusting himself off. All the damage she delt so far seems to have vanished. "I always wondered if you monkeys were tough. It turns out you're even weaker than a newborn foal. What a shocker,' Rotten said sarcastically. Videl gritted her teeth and charged in again. Rotten snorts out of his nostrils while bringing up his arm. A vicious smack spun Videl on her heels, throwing off her momentum, and staggering her very core. Videl managed to stay upright, only for Rotten Core to plant his hoof into her stomach. Videl felt her arms and legs fold themselves around Rotten's leg before her body flew away from him. Her body rebounded off the barrier as the air left her lungs, causing her to gasp and fall to her knees. She stood back up with trembling legs before coughing up a spurt of blood and clutches her stomach. Rotten Core smile at the damage he inflicted as he stalks towards her. Videl snarls back in defiance as she gets into a runner's position and flies toward her opponent. Rotten smirks and meets her charge. He throws a roundhouse, but Videl flips over the attack and thrusts her leg forward. Rotten allows the kick to connect. Unlike before, He remained unfazed by the blow. Videl's eyes widen as Rotten grabs her leg and slam Videl two times on the ground before throwing her towards Scootaloo and Rainbow Dash. Videl tried to get up, but her breathing was labored, and she spat out blood again. "Leave her alone, Rotten! This between you and me!!!" Scootaloo shouted. "Yeah, why don't you drop this shield and fight like a stallion!!!" Rainbow Dash mocked. "Oh, I'll get to you two. Count on that. But, right now, hurting your pet monkey while you two watch is more fun. I mean, can you blame me? Look at her! It almost hurts to watch. But, not as much as the idea that she can hang with me!" Rotten made a dramatic showing by draping his arm across his head. "I never felt so insulted!" *WHAM* A heavy thud from against the shield made Rotten flinch. He looks back to Spoiled, who was now gritting his teeth in concentration. Turning back to Scootaloo, the current EAT champ had a look that could melt a glacier. He also noted a small crack where her fist connected. "You're going to be feeling more than insulted when I'm done...!" Scootaloo promised. "Hurry it up. We got plenty of energy now. And I'm sick of breathing the same air as that thing," Spoiled said. "Yeah..." Rotten began, pulling out the Ki absorber. "But, one more wouldn't hurt, even if it is from a weak source," *COUGH* "...Shut up...!" video grunted out. "Hmm? What's that? I can't hear you over how pathetic you sound," Rotten taunted. "Videl. Stay down! We're coming!" Scootaloo said. "I said, shut up!!!" In a last-ditch effort, Videl pushes herself off the ground while twisting her body. She threw her leg out and connected with the side of Rotten's head. There was a sickening crack that echoed throughout the arena. As Videl landed, she smiles at the sound of Rotten's body hitting the floor, assuring a knockout blow. "See? That's what you get for underestimating me-- Huh?" Videl took one look at Scootaloo and Rainbow Dash to realize something was wrong. She turned back to rotten Core and gasped at the sight. "OH MY!!! ROTTEN CORE'S NECK HAS COMPLETELY DID A ONE-EIGHT DEGREE TURN! HE LYING ON THE GROUND MOTIONLESS WITH A PAINED EXPRESSION!" "I-I NEVER THOUGHT SUCH A TRAGEDY WOULD TAKE PLACE WITHIN THE EAT TOURNAMENT! I AM AFRAID, AS PER THE RULES, THAT I MUST ANNOUNCE VIDEL'S DISQUALIFICATION FOR USING LETHAL FORCE..." "Is that stallion really dead?" "Do you even have to ask?! Look at him!" "Can we really expect anything less from these humans with all the trouble they've caused," "Darn it, Videl! What did you do?!" Applebloom asked. Sweetie Belle and Sliverspoon shielded themselves from the sight as Diamond spoke. "I know we hate them, but..." "Oh, drake! I didn't know you had it in you, Videl," Spike stated. Ember frowns at Spike's words and the scene before her. "Well, things just got more interesting," Crystal said, observing the scene while sitting on top of a pile of other fighters. Videl drowned the audience out. All the noise drowned out as her heartbeat became louder and louder. '...I killed him...' She thought. Even against the worse criminals Hercule city offers, Videl never exerted this much force in her attacks. Why did she do so this time? Did all of Rotten's taunting push her too much? Or did she wanted to prove to herself that she could fight at their level? She didn't have time to ruminate on her internal struggle as a grunt got her attention. Slowly, she turned her head as her eyes grew wider and wider. Scootaloo and Rainbow Dash, along with the entire arena, wore the same expression. Rotten Core's seemingly lifeless body was standing upright once more. His movements were jerky and spastic. Agony racked his features as he grunted in pain, yet his arms slowly went towards his head and begun twisting it. He grunted the entire time as his eyes met with Videl's before stretching his head up to near obscene levels and snapping it back in place. "Whoof. I got to admit that stings. At least you got rid of that kink in my neck. You should've been a chiropractor. At least that way, you would've had a future," Rotten core said in a deadly tone. "WHAT A MIRCALOUS TURN OF EVENTS! ROTTEN CORE SET HIS BROKE NECK BACK INTO PLACE!!!" "WHAT SORT OF BIZARRE TECHNIQUE ALWAYS SOMEONE TO DO SUCH A THING?!" "No way! That's not possible! What did you do to yourself?! Nothing about this change of yours is natural! Answer me!!!" Scootaloo demanded, but Rotten merely smirks at her. "Videl! Stay away from him!!!" "It doesn't matter! All this means is that I'm not out of the tournament!!!" Videl said, taking another stance. "Haha! You honestly don't get it, huh? Tell you what; if you get on the floor and lick my hoof, I promise only to knock you out. Refuse, and I promise you to make you hurt in ways you'd never going to believe!" "You took the words right out of my mouth!" Videl stated, charging in again despite Scootaloo's protests. She thrust her right leg into Rotten's muzzle. Rotten stumbled briefly before Videl drove her elbow into his cranium. She landed on the ground and attacked his abdomen with a flurry of punches. Once again, Rotten barely moved, adding to Videl's frustration. Videl shifts her attack to his face again, alternating between punches and kicks, still to minimal effect. Rotten's smirk never left his features as her rears back headbutted his opponent. Videl was instantly thrown off as Rotten grabs her by the head and slammed her into the dirt face first. He picks her back as Videl tried to pry his handoff. However, a shift knee to her face stopped her attempts. Many of the spectators gasp as blood dripped from her nose and mouth. But Rotten wasn't satisfied with this. He cocks back his left arm and thrust it into Videl's stomach, knocking her back toward Scootaloo and Rainbow and forcing her to cough up more blood. Rotten broke into a sprint and kicked Videl into the shield. Following up, he pinned the Earth's champ daughter to with his hand, making sure Scootaloo could see the pain Videl was enduring. Videl weakly tried to free herself, but Roten applied more pressure against the shield, forcing her to scream out. "AAAH!!!" "She has a nice pair of lungs, isn't that right, Dodo?" Rotten said. Amidst Videl's screaming, tears began to spill from her eyes as Scootaloo's aura erupted. "YOU'RE GOING TO PAY!!!" The force of her Ki was like the gale of a hurricane, blowing Rainbow Dash skyward as the prismatic mare tried to recover. Meanwhile, Scootaloo's KI forms around her hand as she cocks it back. At the same time, Rotten tosses Videl to the side and pulls out the Ki absorb again. Scootaloo's fist connects, and the dome separating them collapses instantly. Spoiled Brat falls to the ground while Rotten shields himself. Scootaloo stared daggers into Rotten's soul as the stallion felt a chill go up to his spine for a moment. Scootaloo didn't waste any more time and shot after Rotten like a cannonball. Rotten met her charge with the point of his Ki absorber aimed for the EAT champ's body. In the background, the Supreme Kai raises his hands. "Here we go! HAAAA!!!" Scootaloo suddenly froze mid-stride as her body locked up. "Wha-" "I got you!!!" Rotten proclaimed, jabbing the point into Scootaloo's abdomen. Pain shot through Scootaloo's being like millions of insects stinging at her body. She tried to struggle, but Spoiled Brat appears behind her and restrains her head. "Having fun, Dodo?" A bright light emitted from the device as the pain intensified. "AAAH!!!" Scootaloo's cries gained the attention of the other z warriors, especially Gohan's. "Scoots? Scootaloo!!!" However, before he could get closer, the same binding force stopped him in his tracks as well. "I can't move!!!" "Gohan? What's happening?" Goku asked. However, Goku felt the same force restricting his movements. Looking around, he saw that most of his friends and the remaining competitors were struggling to move as well. 'I forbid you all from taking any actions!' Supreme Kai commanded telepathically. 'Are you crazy?! They're killing her!!!' Gohan shouted back. 'Who the heck are you anyway!?" Krillin asked. 'I am the Supreme Kai. I will explain more once the process is complete," "You can't just expect us to do nothing!!!" Fluttershy exclaimed. Before she could go further, Piccolo holds her back as well. "Piccolo. Let me go! Please!" "...Sorry for this..." Piccolo said, much to Fluttershy's shock. "Discord! Do something!!!" Discord weighed his options as he served the scene before him. "Hang on, Scoots!!!" Everyone turned to see Scootaloo's herd mates and the elements rushing down into the arena floor. The four princesses were also present as they flew in with several royal guards in tow. In response to this, Supreme Kai glances over to Kibito, who nods in response. Raising his hand like his master, Kibito forms a transparent barrier around the arena. He looks over to Discord as if daring the spirit of chaos to defy them. With a sigh of defeat, Discord wraps Fluttershy in a comforting hug while taking over for Piccolo. "AAAAARGH!!!!!!!" Scootaloo screams out again. Her aura evaporating as more of her energy is stolen away. "SCOOTALOO!!!" Gohan hollers in dismay. Gohan watched as Scootaloo's screams died down. The normally vibrant purple pupils started to dim and fade away. All the while, her two captors laugh. "Wow. That's some colt friend you got, Dodo. Too much of a chicken to save you!" Rotten taunted. "A dodo and a chicken. They're made for each other!" Spoiled added. "HAAA!!!!" Gohan ascends to his Super Saiyan form and fond his bindings loosened slightly. "...Need! More! Power! HAAAAAA!!!" Electricity danced around Gohan's form as he ascends again. However, despite this increase in power, Gohan was only able to take shaky steps at best. Sadly, it was all for naught as the Supreme Kai increased is hold on Gohan. The light from the device increased to its zenith as a dome of light shrouded the area. The light faded away as the Ki absorber glowed like a night light. Scootaloo had passed out as Spoiled unceremoniously drops her. 'Well, well. We got enough power and then some," Rotten Core said. To add insult to injury, Spoiled grinds his oof on Scootaloo's head. "Thanks for the donation, Dodo," "Let. Her. Go!!!" Both stallions turned their attention to Videl, who, despite her injuries, was standing on her feet. However, she hardly fit to continue fighting as she could barely hold herself up. "Seriously? You, humans, are harder to squash than parasites. Luckily, I have an answer..." Rotten said, rearing back his leg and kick Scootaloo into Videl. In her weakened state, Videl could do little to stop Scootaloo's flight as they both skidded across the ground. "Wow, that was better than theory," "Yes, but it looks like we're surrounded by the princesses and their stooges," Spoiled stated. "Who cares," Finally satisfied, Rotten and Spoiled take to the skies. However, the princesses were waiting for them. "That's far enough!" Twilight said sternly. Unbeknownst to either group, Kibito drops the shield. "Uh, oh. The princess of friendship wants to give us a lecture," Rotten taunted. "You both will get forty lashes and imprisonment for your transgressions!!" Luna threatened. "Maybe, you'll give us a cozy cell in your old him," Spoiled said, causing Luna to cowl. "You two have nowhere to go. Surrender peacefully!" Cadence stated, only for both Rotten and Spoiled to laugh in response. "It's funny how you all think you got us in a bind. You don't even realize you're not on top anymore," Roten stated. The princesses seem confused by that remark. "You both are rather confident in your abilities. Tell me; how do you plan on leaving unscathed?" Celestia inquired. At that moment, Cozy Glow and the exchange students were hovering in the background, watching the events unfold. Rotten and Spoiled smiled at each other before vanishing from sight. "Ah!!!" Coxy Glow screamed. Rotten Core held the filly in a headlock as they grinned evilly at the assembled crowd. "No!" Celestia exclaimed. "To answer your question, Princess Sunbutt, a hostage usually make others very cooperative," Spoiled said. "Try and play the hero, and this filly gets it!" Rotten stated. With that said, they both flew off into the distance. "AFTER THEM!!!" Luna commanded. However, Supreme Kai and Kibito appeared before them. "Forgive the intrusion, but I must ask that you reframe from this action. We cannot waste this opportunity," Supreme Kai said.