As the recent memory came to an end, the events they had seen left the group stunned in silence. The ponies and dragon thinking back to the first fight between Broly and Kakarot. From seeing how hesitant the good-hearted Saiyan was being, it was clear that he had no idea about what happened on Planet Vegeta. Or the reason why Broly attacked him. One would find it baffling for anyone to remember their infancy. But from seeing the hellish life Broly had to go through, the group could easily see why. Broly hated Kakarot for, in his mind, all the disasters that revolved around the orange wearing Saiyan. All that Broly was doing was payback. Revenge for what had happened.
As silence continued to flow through the group, it was Twilight who broke it.
“That look Kakarot had.”
The group turned to the purple Alicorn in wonderment. Curious to know what she was thinking. To which she explained.
“When that memory ended. The way Kakarot looked at Broly, he… must have figured something out.”
Spike made a guess of what it could be.
“Like what? That Broly is a Super Saiyan?”
But Starlight interjected.
“I don’t think it’s that.”
“What do you mean?” Rarity asked as she and the others looked at the Unicorn mare.
“The way Kakarot and that Saiyan prince spoke to each other. They clearly know each other. So Kakarot must know about Vegeta being a Super Saiyan.” Starlight answered. With Fluttershy asking a question.
“Then… what makes Broly so different?”
The group all looked at each other in confusion. Wondering what the answer could be. That was until Celestia came up with a possible solution.
“The Saiyan of Legend.”
“What?” Cadence asked as the rest of the group all locked their sights on the white Alicorn. To which the princess revealed what she had learnt from her talk with Broly.
“When I brought Broly to the guest room to sleep, he said something that puzzled me. Him being a Super Saiyan… was not the reason why he was called the Saiyan of Legend.”
“It’s not?” Applejack asked in surprise. Joined by Pinkie Pie.
“Then why is he called that?”
But rather than wasting time going around in circles, Celestia turned to Luna.
“Where will the next memory lead us?”
After bringing forth a memory orb, Luna inspected it before replying. Her voice showed a little astonishment.
“It’s the following morning. But this memory… it’s very clear. Unhindered by magic or memory loss.”
The group were relieved at the news. It meant that they could witness more of Broly’s past without missing any parts. With no hesitation, Luna brought the group into the memory. But having no idea what was in store for them. Having no idea what was to come.
After the group entered the memory, they found themselves in the middle of what looked like a road. Looking back up the road, they saw the palace where they were previously. And on the other side of the road was the massive spaceship they saw before. But looking down the road, they saw Vegeta, Broly and Paragus approaching the ship. Moving towards the three Saiyans, the ponies heard the older Saiyan’s outburst.
“Sire! Wait!”
Upon closer inspection, the group saw Broly following Vegeta. While Paragus was rushing up to them. Apparently wanting the Saiyan Prince to stay.
“Wait! Wait, King Vegeta! Please don’t go! Hear me out!”
“Wait? Is Vegeta leaving?” Shining Armor asked. Him and the rest of the group wondering why the Saiyan was leaving what seemed to be his new kingdom.
Seeing the older Saiyan approaching him, Vegeta gave Paragus an annoyed glare as the latter ran past him. Standing between the prince and the ship. After panting from exhaustion, as well as seemingly thinking of something, Paragus spoke up.
“My lord, we found him. We should be able to pinpoint his location by tomorrow at the latest.”
While the group still couldn’t figure out what was going on, but they knew that Paragus was plotting something. For some unknown reason, he was very insistent on Vegeta to remain on the planet. Something they found fishy. But unsatisfied at what he heard, Vegeta let out an annoyed grunt before continuing onward to the ship.
But the prince paused as he glanced over his shoulder. Looking back at Broly.
“Come on. What are you waiting for?”
But as the ponies and dragon looked at Broly, they were surprised at the look of anger building up on his face. Both his fists and teeth clenched as he grunted in anger. Looking at the ship in front of him, he uttered a very familiar name.
“Ka…Kakarot.”
But with the absence of Kakarot amongst them, the group were confused as to why Broly was acting up. Seemingly at the ship. That was until a very friendly voice echoed from the ship. Calling out to Vegeta.
“Vegeta! Vegeta, you in here!? I’m getting tired of waiting on you! Plus, I hadn’t eaten breakfast yet. I’m hungry!”
The voice clearly belonged to Kakarot. But while Vegeta looked baffled, the rest of the group couldn’t help but give off a smile at the Saiyan’s childishness. Which became apparent from when Kakarot tested out the echo of the ship.
“YOOOOHOOOOOOO!!! HAY!! Looks pretty cool acoustics in here. Woohoo!”
Kakarot proceeded to giggle and clap his hands. Which was followed by the sound of his stomach growling.
“Guess my stomach likes the echo too.”
Kakarot then proceeded to laugh. With the likes of Pinkie Pie, Rainbow Dash and Fluttershy finding it hard to hold in their giggles. Never had the group encountered a Saiyan warrior acting like a child before. It was such a baffling divergence of a typical Saiyan that it had to be seen to believe.
But to the surprise of the group, Kakarot switched from laughing hysterically to a much serious tone.
“Vegeta, you don’t have to go anywhere. The Super Saiyan you’re looking for is right here.”
While the ponies were startled by Kakarot’s statement, Paragus grunted in disbelief. Feeling that his scheme had been exposed. But Vegeta was there to doubt the younger Saiyan’s clams.
“Stay out of this! You have no idea what you’re talking about!”
The group then saw Kakarot flying out of the ship and heading towards the three other Saiyans. Upon landing in front of them, Kakarot turned towards Paragus with something to declare. Knowing full well what Broly was.
“Paragus. Why don’t you tell Vegeta here that Broly is the Legendary Super Saiyan?”
The group were taken aback at what Kakarot had uttered. Something that was on their minds since the destruction of the South Galaxy.
“That name again,” Twilight uttered.
The whole group began to think back to Broly’s younger years. It was the name Paragus mentioned after seeing the destruction of a whole galaxy. The same for King Vegeta when Broly was an infant. The two older Saiyans calling the name out. But at the same time, showed fear towards it. There was something about it that frightened the seemingly fearless warriors. Further proving that it might not just be a name. It could be something entirely different. But to each and every single member of the group, one question kept lingering in their minds.
What was the Legendary Super Saiyan?
But wanting to reassure Vegeta, and to preserve his plans, Paragus immediately dismissed Kakarot’s clams.
“Vegeta. He must be confused. That’s preposterous. Not to mention completely impossible, my lord.”
He continued as he walked up to Broly.
“Look at him. He has less power than I do. The boy’s pitiful. Can’t you see that?”
Some of the group felt a little ticked off from what Paragus said. The father knew full well who was the strongest of the two. But to say such things in front of Broly’s face felt as though the parent was insulting his own son.
Paragus finished his speech as he turned back towards Vegeta.
“Let’s drop this nonsense and return to your palace.”
But before more could be done, the four Saiyans, as well as the group, were surprised to hear an outburst. Defying Paragus’s wishes.
“Father! Don’t listen to him!”
Following the voice, the Saiyans and the ponies saw the jacket-wearing teen flying towards them. The group remembering him being the son of Vegeta. Upon landing, the lavender haired Saiyan revealed what he and his friends had discovered. Something that surprised the onlooking group.
“This so-called Planet Vegeta is nothing but a fake! An illusion.”
He then proceeded as he pointed out in the direction where he came from.
“Just look at that! Ruins!”
Following his finger, the group all saw in the distance some buildings. But from what they could see, the buildings were all run down or on the brink of falling down. The city looked completely deprived of any life. The teen continued. Unearthing more of Paragus’s schemes.
“He didn’t build this for you! Paragus twisted everything you see here using these disadvantaged people. They’ll tell you everything!”
The group then saw two others they saw before. The young boy and the short bald man. The two were carrying little green creatures in their arms. Following them, the ponies then saw on a nearby cliff, more of the liberated alien creatures. Cadence was first to gasp in shock from realising what the young Saiyan was talking about. It was further proven from the ragged clothes the aliens were wearing.
“Th-They’re slaves!”
The group were shocked at what Cadence discovered. Glaring back at the unmoved Paragus in spitefulness.
“So now he’s kidnapping innocent people too?” Starlight asked. But the answer was clear.
While not as bothered with the whole slave discovery, what got under Vegeta’s skin was the fact that he had been deceived. He too glared at Paragus.
“You tricked me!” He said with a slight growl.
As for Paragus, no longer needing to hide his true intentions anymore, he finally revealed himself to the heroes of his treacherous acts.
“It’s about time your spoiled minuscule brain figured it all out. Your son is most certainly right though, Vegeta. This meaningless place has no value to me. It’s been miserable here, putting on this little charade. But do you want to know what I really care about? It’s a little sphere in the North Galaxy called Earth!”
The onlooking group were stunned at the sudden discovery. They had never heard of a planet called Earth before. But since Paragus decided to boast about it, it had something to do with the heroes. Maybe a planet they were living on perhaps? Paragus continued on, firstly describing the Earth for all to hear.
“A lush green healthy planet. The most beautiful in the cosmos. You have no idea how long I’ve waited for the right time to reestablish Saiyan dominance!"
He continued as he motioned his hand towards the world around them.
"You think I want the Earth to look like this!? A barren wasteland littered with battle scares and rubble? Of course not. Which is why I’ve decided to create this elaborate rouse!”
He pointed up at the palace behind him. Further proving that what the young Saiyan said earlier was true. Paragus then started to mock Vegeta and his title.
“An imaginary town for an imaginary prince. Oh, how your father would be laughing at you right now.”
Then to the surprise of the onlooking group, Paragus revealed why he wanted Vegeta to remain on the planet so badly.
“Oh, and just one more thing I forgot to mention to you fools. I also chose this planet because in a few short hours, it will collide with Comet Camori. An astronomical object of colossal proportions.”
Some of the group gasped in surprise form the revelation.
“What!? A comet is going to smash into this planet!?” Twilight asked. With Shining Armor adding in.
“So that’s why Paragus wanted Vegeta to stay. So the comet could destroy him.”
As he stood beside Broly, Paragus revealed the grand finale of his plans.
“And when you’re gone, our rule of Earth, or any planet will go completely uncontested.”
The ponies glared at Paragus with nothing but spite. He just wanted Vegeta and his friends out of the way so he could rule unopposed. But Twilight began to notice something. Kakarot and Broly. Throughout Paragus’s entire speech, the two Saiyans kept their sights on each other. Not even paying attention to the older Saiyan in the slightest. In Kakarot’s case, it was because he knew that Broly was the true threat. And as for the taller Saiyan, it was because of his raw hatred.
Soon the rest of the group began to notice too. Because as the stare off continued, Broly began to grunt in anger. Then as his grunts grew louder, Paragus heard him and raised his hand. Ready to use the mind control device.
The ponies again were surprised. Like before, just looking at Kakarot’s face was all what Broly needed to have his temper flaring up. The group wanted to say something but were so transfixed on the scene that they couldn’t help but silently watch. As the stare off between the two continued, Broly’s face grew into fury as he began to advance towards the person he hated the most.
“Kakarot.”
The Saiyan’s advance caught Paragus by surprise. The father trying to order his son to stop as the taller Saiyan walked past him.
“Broly? Broly no! Don’t waste your time on them!”
But Paragus’s orders were ignored. Broly continued to advance as his grunts grew louder. Then as his anger began to take physical manifestation, his whole body exploded in golden energy.
“Kakarot!” He shouted as he jumped into his restrained Super Saiyan form.
Seeing Broly’s transformation caused Kakarot to take a defensive stance. Remaining still as Broly advanced. But as for Vegeta, seeing Broly becoming a Super Saiyan caused him to realise that Kakarot might had been right all the long. But feeling that Kakarot would jump in to take the glory for himself, Vegeta interjected.
“No. I don’t think so, this Saiyan is mine!”
To the surprise of the group, Vegeta roared as he too transformed into a Super Saiyan. His body exploding in fiery aura as his hair turned golden. Twilight looked at the two Super Saiyans and made a mental outcome.
‘Since Broly’s Super Saiyan power is restrained, he would have a hard time against Vegeta!’
After letting out another energized yell, Vegeta leapt into the air before diving down towards Broly. As he got in range, Vegeta delivered a hard kick to the side of Broly’s neck. But to the complete surprise of the group, especially Twilight, the blow had completely no effect on Broly. Not only Vegeta looked as though he bounced off from the failed kick, but Broly acted as though he didn’t even register the attack. Shrugging it off as he continued to walk towards his true foe.
“Kakarot!”
“Huh!?” Twilight uttered. What she and the others saw had completely defied all her predictions. Broly’s Super Saiyan hair remained neon blue, which showed that his power was restrained. Yet he completely shrugged off an attack from an unrestrained Super Saiyan.
But from Kakarot’s response, he looked more impressed than shocked.
“Woah. Vegeta’s attack was like nothing to him.”
After leaping back to gain some distance, Kakarot began to speak out to the enraged Broly.
“Let’s get something straight. Some friends call me Kakarot. But I’m Goku and you’re not my friend!”
The group stared at the defiant Saiyan in surprise. More so from his other name.
“Goku?” Starlight asked.
But the group’s attention was broken when they heard Paragus laughing manically.
“Well, I might not have to wait for the comet to see you die. Seems Broly has other plans for you. Broly attack!” He commanded. But gasped in shock to see that the mind control device was not responding.
Resisting the mind control, Broly continued to advance. But then to the surprise of the princesses, Broly’s golden aura once more began to take on a green tint like before. His feet stomping into the ground as he pressed on.
But as for the golden haired Vegeta, he prepared another form of attack. Utilizing his ki, the Super Saiyan prince formed a ball of blue energy in his right hand. To which he then proceeded to fly up to gain the right distance to use one of his techniques. Something that Goku noticed.
“No, wait!” He cried out as he moved away. Not wanting to get caught in Vegeta’s attack.
Then by throwing his arm forward, Super Saiyan Vegeta fired his Photon Bomber attack towards Broly. Whom didn’t move out of the way. The attack struck the large Saiyan in the back. The explosion from the blast was so strong it caused Paragus to be hurtled back. The blast throwing up a heap of dust and smoke into the air. Completely shrouding Broly in a blanket of debris.
The group however were more fortunate. Since it was all a memory, they were unaffected by the buffeting winds from the attack. But they still couldn’t see through the smoke as the explosion died down. But by the time the smoke cleared, the group were surprised. Broly stood still in the crater, unaffected by the attack.
Twilight remained baffled at how resilient Broly was. And he was still in his restrained Super Saiyan form.
“That attack is far stronger than all our magic combined. And it still did nothing to him.”
The group began to wonder. If Broly was able to put up such a fight while restrained, how much more powerful was he if he wasn’t?
But the group began to take note of Broly’s lack of response. Wondering why he stopped his advance towards Goku. But for the Saiyan himself, he knew very well why. Fighting Goku to make him pay for all that he had done to him. To have his revenge so he could finally have any resemblance of peace. To have Goku out of his life forever and finally put one side of his tortured mind to bed for good. It was all Broly wanted. To be finally free. But everything seemed to get in his way. Firstly, was his father’s control over him with the crown. Then there was Prince Vegeta attacking him, to his mind, for no real reason. Though he was unharmed from the Saiyan’s Photon Bomber attack, but he felt it striking his back.
The universe had tortured Broly all his life. And with salvation just mere meters away from him, the world kept putting obstacles in his way. Just for him to be tormented further.
It was the last straw that broke the camel’s back. The final nail in the coffin. Broly began to feel a surge of power welling up within him. But not his Super Saiyan power. It was something he experienced before in his life. Firstly, when his homeworld blew up. Secondly when he destroyed Planet Vampa. And thirdly when he shattered the South Galaxy. He could feel the power surging ever higher along with his emotions. Everything kept getting in his way. His father. Vegeta. Everything.
Broly has finally had enough. He decided to let his childhood power flow through. Unbound. Unrestrained. Broly held back no more.
After loudly grunting from the rush of power within him, Broly began to roar at the heavens above. His way of announcing his wrath against the universe itself. As he did, the same eerie green glow began to form around his body. But to the surprise and concern of the group, something new happened. The green glow extended. Reaching up to the sky above. Becoming brighter as the energy continued to build. But what else caught the ponies by surprise was the weather. What was once clear skies suddenly became cloudier. Dark clouds gathering as it darkened the landscape around them. After the clouds blocked out the sunlight, the group began to see thunder appearing in the distant skies. But as Broly continued to wail in fury, the world around them began to tremble and shake. Something that caught Goku and his friends by surprise. The ponies could see the shock on the faces of the other Saiyans. Showing that the aliens could sense Broly’s energy reaching heights they had never felt before. The tremors then got so violent that parts of the cliffs began to crumble away. As if the volume of his voice alone was enough to break apart the planet. All the while Broly’s body was being shrouded in the green aura.
The group were left speechless at what they were seeing. Something was happening to Broly. Paragus then tried to call out to Broly once more as dirt began to float off the ground.
“Easy! Easy!! Calm down, Broly!! You’ll destroy the planet!!”
Paragus then reached out his control device at Broly once again. Desperate to control his son.
“Enough Broly!! I said stop!!”
But Broly didn’t listen. His rage and ever building energy interfering the mind control. The Super Saiyan continued to roar in fury as the sky got darker and darker. That was when he began to laugh. The maniacal Saiyan laughed hysterically as thunderbolts began to rain down around him. Lightening up the area as he surrendered himself into his rage. The sight and sounds caused some of the group to feel frightened.
But as his decent into madness continued, Luna gasped in surprise. She had remembered something. To which she turned towards Celestia.
“Sister! Doesn’t this sight look familiar to you!?”
As she kept her sights on Broly, Celestia answered back. She knew full well what Luna was talking about.
“Yes. The yelling. The thunder. The shaking planet. Broly was doing just this… before we used the elements against him!”
The whole group looked to the Royal Sisters in shock before slowly turning back towards Broly. One thing was clear on their minds. They were about to witness what could’ve happened if Broly hadn’t been turned to stone.
Broly continued to laugh insanely as thunder rained down all over. Even Vegeta, who remained in his Super Saiyan form looked at Broly in shock. But as soon as Broly’s laughter stopped, the thunder died down. Echoing through the open air.
It was there Broly stood. Grunting lightly as the green aura continued to surround his form. But to the surprise of the group, the green glow retreated back into Broly’s body. Leaving the Saiyan unaltered. Once more, the group found themselves unable to speak up. Silenced by the unknown of what Broly was going through. Even the other Saiyans remained silent as they stared at Broly in anticipation.
It was when it happened. As he looked up at the sky, Broly suddenly roared out once more. Which then turned into an unearthly scream. His mouth and eyes shined blindly in green energy. A sight very frightening for some of the ponies. The group then saw the next horrific sight. As Broly screamed, his body looked as though it was being torn apart. Cracks appearing on his chest and arms. His checks quivered as they and his eye sockets tore apart. Beams of green light escaping from the cracks. The surge of power was so great, it shattered his mind control crown. Along with his collar and bicep bands. The sight was as though his body was being torn apart by the sheer power within. Then as he reached the top of his scream, his whole body seemed to have exploded from the inside out. Then with blinding green light, Broly roared out louder as a blast wave of green ki devastated the ground around him. The light so intense that the ponies and dragon had to shield their eyes. The energy of the Saiyan caused the world to change colour, appearing brighter. Which then reverted back to normal as Broly let out one last scream of fury.
The ponies continued to shield their eyes. Believing that the lightshow could happen again any second. But it never came. Instead, all they could hear of a massive surge of energy. Followed by an unearthly echoing growl that sent chills of fright up their spines. When the group finally opened their eyes to see, they could not believe the sight that was before them.
Broly had transformed… into something completely different. His height had grown considerably. Reaching about ten feet tall, he towered over every pony. What also drastically changed was his bulk. The muscles he possessed had grown to such an extent that it should be physically impossible to gain. As the group eyed up the Saiyan more, they noticed more changes to his form. He had green flame-like aura surging all over his body. His eyes had become completely blank. And his spikey hair was emerald green in colour.
The group were completely awe-stricken at the grunting Saiyan. Finding his new body very imposing.
“What… happened to him?” Applejack asked. Joined by Pinkie Pie who commented his new physique.
“He’s so…b-buff.”
“His aura… it’s turned completely green.” Starlight added. Feeling the same worries that Twilight felt before. Rarity then chimed in.
“Not just his aura, darling. Look at his hair,” She said, seeing that the hair too turned green.
“T-Those eyes,” Fluttershy said as she shivered in fear. She could almost see her reflection in those featureless eyes. Spike too shared the fear.
Rainbow Dash however expressed her reactions mentally as she stared at the Saiyan.
‘Sweet Celestia, he looks so cool!!!’
Shining Armor and Cadence remained silent as they looked on. There was something not right about the transformed Saiyan. He looked more powerful than ever before.
As she kept her sights on Broly, Twilight spoke up to the Royal Sisters.
“Celestia! Luna! Have either of you ever seen Broly like this before!?”
The while Alicorn was the only one to respond as she and Luna stared at Broly in complete shock. The Saiyan had truly became a giant.
“No. Never. Th-This is a first even for us.”
As she too stared at the energized Saiyan, Luna glanced over to look at Vegeta descending towards the ground. She was surprised at the expression on the prince’s face.
“Vegeta’s afraid.”
Most of the group turned to Luna as they heard her. They too saw that the prince was afraid. So much so that by the time he landed on the ground, he dropped out of his Super Saiyan form. The sight caught the group by surprise. If Broly’s power was enough to scare the Super Saiyan out of the gawking prince, then Broly’s new form was something entirely different. They looked to Broly as he stopped grunting. Glaring at Goku with unbound restraint.
As Vegeta breathed heavily from the discovery of what was in front of him with sweat dripping from his head, he uttered something that gained Celestia’s attention.
“H-He’s the one! The Saiyan of Legend!”
“What?” The white Alicorn uttered.
The group were then surprised when Broly took his first steps in his new form. Each step shook the ground beneath him. Despite it all being a memory, the group felt the vibrations in the ground. As he stopped, Broly pointed his finger at Goku.
“You, Kakarot. I chose you to be the first of my victims.”
The group were startled at Broly’s voice. It sounded gruffer and full of menace. Not even his Super Saiyan form possessed such a threatening voice.
Goku stood still at the sight of the behemoth of a Saiyan. But his son decided to jump in to get in Broly’s way.
“No, you don’t.”
Spurred on by the constant resistance of his foes, Broly roared before leaping forward towards the two Saiyans. Seeing how much of a threat Broly had become, Goku rushed to his son’s side.
“MOVE!!!” He shouted before shoving his son aside. Moments before Broly could tackle them.
After missing his targets, Broly turned around and roared once more. Green ki building up just in front of his chest before exploding in a very powerful blast. Quickly grabbing his son, Goku immediately flew high into the sky. Escaping the blast.
As the area was chocked with smoke and debris once more, the ponies and dragon could hear Vegeta’s voice. Saying something that caused them all to pause.
“HE’S THE LEGENDARY SUPER SAIYAN!!!”
Every pony paused as they stared in shock at what the Saiyan prince said. It was that very name once more. The name that kept appearing throughout Broly’s life. The group gasped in surprise then the answer had finally presented itself. The mystery of the name had been revealed. As the smoke began to fade, the ponies all turned towards the hulking form of Broly. Eyeing his new body in shock and disbelief.
“Hold on! THAT’S the Legendary Super Saiyan!?” Starlight asked in surprise.
“So, it’s not just a name. It’s…” Twilight said before pausing. The realisation left her unable to finish. But Celestia was there to finish for her.
“A transformation!”
Rainbow Dash looked at the Sun Princess in complete surprise.
“Wait!? Another one!?”
She then darted her sights back to the giant Saiyan as he glanced up at Goku and his son.
“Broly has TWO forms!!?”
Hearing the discovery in words left the group shocked even more. Not only there were more Saiyan legends, but the fact that Broly, one single Saiyan, possessed two types of power that many thought only existed in legends. Luna especially looked baffled. She thought that the Super Saiyan was the very peak of Saiyan strength. But the sight of another, possibly even stronger one left her speechless.
Leaping into the air, the Legendary Super Saiyan chased after the two airborne Saiyans. Like a hunter after its prey. But his first target was the younger Saiyan. Broly slamming his chest into the boy as a green ki ball formed at the chest. By detonating the ki ball, the explosion send the pain-riddled boy hurtling towards the forest below with Goku chasing after him.
From hearing a rush of footsteps to their right, the group saw that the son of Vegeta was preparing to join in the fray.
“They’re in trouble! Come on, dad!” He shouted as he took to the skies.
But to the shock of the group, Vegeta didn’t move. They could see his body trembling in fear as his face was stricken in terror. It was unlike what they expected a Saiyan like him would do. But they were in for a surprise when he finally spoke up.
“H-He’ll kill us. He’ll kill all of us. I’ve heard stories, but I never thought he existed.”
The group were puzzled. Turles had shown great fear towards Broly for just being a Super Saiyan. The pirate making a big deal of it. But the Saiyan prince was treating the Legendary form as if it were a stuff of nightmares. As if the legend of the Super Saiyan was fodder compared to what Broly had become. They then heard Paragus talking to the stricken prince.
“It makes sense that only you would truly feel the depth and magnitude of Broly’s power. Go on. Say it, Vegeta.”
As he continued talking to Vegeta, Paragus looked out at the carnage unfolding before his very eye. The ponies too watched the fight as they listened to Paragus’s words. Him detailing why Broly’s new form was so different from the norm. What made it so threatening. And why it was legendary.
“Broly the Legend. And now he is free. Broken from my control. From anyone’s control. He has become what I was honoured and afraid he would become. The true Super Saiyan. A killing machine! He won’t stop now. Not until he has destroyed this entire planet. Then the next! Until we reach our new homeworld!”
One of Paragus’s descriptions of Broly stayed in Twilight’s mind.
“The… true Super Saiyan?” She asked, wondering if Broly’s new form was what a Super Saiyan was supposed to be.
Paragus continued, revealing Broly’s origins to Vegeta.
“You could never know how much Broly and I hated your father. The king. When he was born, the doctors quickly informed King Vegeta of Broly’s unusual power.”
Paragus paused as he began to think back to the day he and his son were sentenced to death by the king’s orders. But both Broly and Paragus had proven that they were survivors. Surviving attacks that should’ve killed them. Paragus then continued.
“Your father was afraid Broly would become too great a threat to him. We were left to die and thrown out like garbage. Ironically enough, that same day Frieza would have our planet.”
Paragus paused once more. Thinking back to when Broly first tapped into his hidden power. Saving him and his father.
“But not us. We survived. Somehow Broly harnessed his inner power and liberated us from the blast. Since then, I have lived only for revenge. If not on King Vegeta, then on the next best thing. His son. You will now have to experience the pain and fear we endured for so long. And then you will die.”
Paragus finished with a sinister chuckle as he gazed up at his son in action. The ponies and dragon following his gaze. Since they were in unexplored territory, they had no idea what Broly was like as the Legendary Super Saiyan. Was he violent as he was as a Super Saiyan? Or like what Paragus said, far more deadly?
As the fight brought itself closer to the group, they could clearly see what was going on. As he grinned, the Legendary Saiyan threw green ki blasts from his hands. Each exploding behind the three retreating Saiyans as they were being flushed into a forest.
But Broly was about to do something that took the group completely by surprise. After chuckling madly, Broly chucked a single ki sphere into massive hole in the ground where the slaves mined for the palace. But despite the creatures running for their lives, the tiny sphere detonated deep within the mines. A colossal explosion erupted from within. And all the screaming slaves nearby were instantly silenced as their bodies were vaporized.
The group all placed their hands over their moves in horror at what they had seen. True, Broly had slaughtered countless lives in the past. But back then, the outbursts were either anger driven or at times accidental. But what Broly had just done was none of those things. Broly was in full control of his actions. He knew that he would kill those innocent slaves if he wanted to. But he did just that. He deliberately sent that blast to kill the slaves in the mine. And from his outburst of laughter. He did it for the fun of it.
The group all looked up at Broly in horror as he continued to laugh hysterically. Luna in particular felt something as she looked at the Saiyan high above her head. A frightening chill went straight up her spine as she stared at Broly in terror. A feeling very reminiscent of the day she first met him. But then as Broly stopped laughing and looked down at the ground, presumably where Goku was, something new happened to the Night Princess. As she looked at the face of the Legendary Super Saiyan, she felt that fear multiplying tenfold. Her body practically trembling in fear as she stared into his soulless white eyes. He was less of an alien warrior and more of a demonic beast.
It was all a memory. She was not really there. Yet, she was absolutely terrified of him.
Then Broly spoke out to Goku. His voice had definitely taken a different change to his previous two forms.
“If you wish not to fight back, I understand. But I’m going to destroy this planet no matter what!”
As the group all stared up at Broly, Luna finally was able to talk. Her voice shaken from her heightened fear. Comparing Broly to the Super Saiyan she fought at the Crystal Empire.
“Sister! I take back everything I said about him before! This… version of him. This… Legendary Super Saiyan. It’s… it’s far worse!!”
Celestia could see why Luna would make such a statement. But there was one thing that he had to speak up about.
“And to think… he almost became that when we first met.”
Luna and the rest of the group all gasped in surprise. But for the Moon Princess, her gasp was of horror and realisation. The thunder. The shaking planet. His insane laughter. The eerie green glow. Broly had indeed went through all those things when they fought back in Equestria. Causing Luna to think out loud.
“You’re right! And if we hadn’t used the Elements of Harmony in time…”
Luna then had a horrific vision of what might had been. If she and Celestia used the elements just a second too late, Broly may had in fact completed his ascension to his Legendary form. The image of Broly in that state while setting foot in Equestria was one of the most unsettling things Luna had ever thought off. Completing her sentence.
“… he would’ve destroyed everything.”
Not very far away, the group caught sight of Goku landing on the ground. Glaring up at Broly defiantly before getting serious.
“No, you won’t!”
Goku then had done something that took Broly off the minds of the onlooking group. After letting out an energized yell, Goku’s spikey hair began to stand up on end. And then his body was engulfed in golden light. To the group’s astonishment, Goku had transformed into a Super Saiyan.
“What!? Goku can transform too!?” Twilight asked. Astonished that another Saiyan possessed the power of legend. As well as using his other name.
As the group all took a good look at Super Saiyan Goku, they noticed that unlike Vegeta’s transformation, Goku’s hair changed shape. They didn’t know why, but they actually liked how Goku looked. As if Super Saiyan suited him well. High above, Broly grinned even more. Seeing if his hated enemy might actually put up a fight.
But what came next dumbfounded the ponies. As the young boy landed to Goku’s left, he let out a quick yell before, to their shock, he too became a Super Saiyan.
“Even the child!?” Luna asked in complete surprise.
Then landing to Goku’s right, Vegeta’s son let out a mighty yell before he too went Super Saiyan. The sudden bulk from his body caused his purple jacket to be ripped to shreds. Much to Rarity’s disappointment.
Unbeknownst to the group, the two younger Saiyans were half-breads named Gohan and Trunks. Plus, while Goku and Gohan had ascended to their ‘Full Powered’ states, Trunks went to his ‘Grade Two’ state.
Sensing that the three Saiyans had transformed, the alerted Vegeta spoke out in disbelief. Catching the attention of the onlooking ponies.
“What the…!? Are you completely insane!? He’s the most powerful Saiyan in all of history!!”
The group were astounded by Vegeta. Claiming that the Legendary Super Saiyan truly was all powerful. Paragus then moved beside Vegeta before talking to him.
“Watch, Vegeta. Because massacres like this are rarely seen. Even by Saiyan eyes.”
As the group turned back to the battle, they saw Broly dropping back to ground level. Landing firmly on the rocky ground. Then their sights turned to the three golden haired warriors. Wondering how the battle would turn out.
“So, what do you think? I mean, since the three of them went super,” Shining Armor asked.
As she looked at the three, then back at Broly, Twilight made a guess.
“From how Vegeta reacted, Broly’s new form is stronger than a single Super Saiyan. But against three of them at once, I think even he would have a difficult time. He might not be able to hold them off.”
Twilight’s theory was put to the test, because Broly was the first to make a move. The Legendary Super Saiyan, surrounded in a green barrier, charged towards the three glowing Super Saiyans. Leaving behind a massive grove in the ground as he tore through the landscape. As the ground broke apart beneath their feet, the three Super Saiyans split with Goku being the first to attack. Throwing his fist out to punch Broly. But to Goku’s surprise, Broly swiftly evaded the punch and countered it with a left elbow to the face. Then swinging his left leg back, he landed a kick to Gohan. Then turning around, Broly launched his right fist up to punch Trunks in the chin.
By the time the ground collapsed beneath them, Broly repelled three Super Saiyans. The three heroes reeling back as they retreated down a canyon with Broly chasing after them.
“OK! Maybe he can!” Twilight corrected herself. She and the others were shocked at what they saw.
The group had clearly underestimated the strength of the Legendary Super Saiyan. The sight caused the magic casters to wish that they could sense Broly’s energy through the memory. But for the same reason, it was also the reason why they’re glad they couldn’t. Broly was already tremendously strong in his Base form as it was. They weren’t even sure if they’d seen him going all out. Then for his Super Saiyan form, they felt his power multiplying exponentially. Granting him strength tens of times greater than before. But for his Legendary Super Saiyan form, a power that can fight off other Super Saiyans with ease, they couldn’t even comprehend how much more powerful he had grown.
Seeing the four Saiyans descending into the canyon, Luna used her magic to levitate herself and the others off the ground and followed them. Flying high above the canyon, the group could see Goku, Gohan and Trunks evading the falling boulders. But Broly was right behind them. Then as he laughed, he formed another green barrier around him. The energy causing the surrounding cliffs to crumble upon contact. As the Legendary Super Saiyan charged after his prey, his barrier caused everything around him to erupt in explosions that tore open the canyon further.
Seeing that the three Super Saiyans were nearing the end of the canyon, she teleported herself and the others to its end. Landing firmly on the ground. As the crack on the cliffside exploded from within, the three Super Saiyans emerged before skidding to a halt to face Broly. With Goku having a noticeable bruise on his right cheek. Then with a thunderous stomp, the Legendary Super Saiyan to touched ground before calling out to the three heroes. Further disproving Twilight’s earlier theory.
“You think three on one will do any good? Do you really believe you have enough power to beat me!?”
As Goku responded back, the Saiyan sounded more impressed then shocked. Much to the confusion of the onlooking ponies.
“Broly, you surprised me. So I’d say you won the first round.”
As Goku continued, his expression grew more serious.
“But now it’s time for round two.”
The group braced themselves. Feeling that the fight could continue. But to their surprise, they heard a series of loud rumbling sounds. Followed by the sight of the alien slaves falling to the ground behind Broly. As the pile of weary bodies stopped, it ended with the pig man they saw earlier rolling forward before coming to a stop. Which gained the attention of Broly. Upon seeing the green haired giant glaring at him, the pig man panicked before running back to the body pile.
But as the group’s attention was drawn back to Broly, they suddenly heard another rumbling sound. To their surprise, something appeared to be rising from under the pile of worn-out aliens. Their surprise was further risen from the fact that the thing that was rising from the pile, turned out to be the old man they saw before.
“Alright, I’m here. I’m here,” The elder said to the three Super Saiyans.
The ponies weren’t the only ones who stared at him in confusion. Goku, Gohan, Trunks and even Broly were eyeing the old hermit. Wondering what he was about to do. To which he explained his intentions.
“Thought you could use some of my help.”
The ponies looked baffled at what the old man suggested. With Rainbow Dash being completely skeptical.
“What? What can that old guy even do?”
The blue mare, as well as the rest of the group, were in for a shock of their lives. Because as the old man, named Master Roshi, concentrated on his energy, with a mighty yell, his body mass swelled into a hulking form of his own. His increased muscle mass tore apart his purple top.
“Wha!?” The group uttered in surprise. Seeing a wrinkly old man suddenly bulking up in muscle was probably one of the strangest things they had ever seen.
“R-Roshi?” Goku uttered. Surprised by his master’s willingness to fight against the enemy Saiyan.
Through his sunglasses, Roshi glared at Broly with determination.
“Broccoli! Just give it up! It’s all over!”
Not very far away, the pig man corrected the error in the Saiyan’s name.
“Very tough, but his name’s Broly.”
While having his back to him, the Legendary Super Saiyan glared over his shoulder at Roshi. With the surprised group curious to see what the strange man could do. But just as it looked like he was about to fight, to their surprise, pulled down a strange mask over his face. Then after moving it back up, he pulled a silly face at Broly. Which he continued over and over again. Even doing an out-of-nowhere comedic dance. To which the pig man had to escort him ‘off the stage’.
The whole act left the ponies and dragon completely baffled at what just happened. At least Pinkie Pie found Roshi’s antics amusing.
“Uhh, what?” Applejack asked. Wondering what the whole point of the act was. To which the small man, named Krillin, explained.
“Hey. Uhh, Goku, I think he’s a little sick from our flight over here.”
But as Broly looked at the small earthling, his sights fell upon the frightened aliens behind him. When he spoke, he gained the attention from the ponies.
“Oh look. The little slaves decide to be brave.”
The group looked over to the frightened creatures. They could see the young ones huddling close to the adults. Clinging to them for safety. But even the adults were terrified of the monstrous Saiyan. The ponies began to feel bad for them. But then they caught a glimpse of Broly facing away from them. He then looked up. Following his gaze, the group saw that he was looking at a distant world up in the sky. Broly then spoke on. Talking to the slaves.
“I noticed that you love to look up in the sky at your silly old planet. You’re probably dreaming you could go back some day.”
As he spoke his second sentence, the group saw that he motioned his right hand slightly. His fist clenched tight. Due to the sudden murderous nature of the Legendary form, the ponies felt that something bad was about to happen. Then to their surprise, the second Broly opened his clenched hand, the world turned green. Followed by the green light condensing into his open palm. To which he said his final piece.
“But it’s just a dream!!”
With heartless intent, Broly spun around and hurtled a single green ki sphere towards the alien slaves. But just as the group thought that the attack was about to strike them, what happened next proved that Broly had planned something far more sadistic. The ki sphere slowed down just in front of the aliens before turning around. Ascending higher into the sky as it sped towards its true target. The ki attack giving off a high-pitched sound as it left the stratosphere and disappearing towards the distant planet.
“Wh-What’s he doing!?” One of the aliens asked. But the onlooking ponies had a horrible feeling of what it was.
The feeling came true. Within seconds, a dark shadow appeared on the planet. Then in a flash of green light, the entire world exploded. The light fading away to reveal that nothing was left. The group were shaken. The attack was only the size of Broly’s palm, yet had enough power to completely vaporize a planet from existence. The alien slaves began to mourn over the loss of their homeworld.
“Oops. Did I just blow it up?” Broly mockingly asked before letting out a fit of laughter.
The group were simply horrified at how cruel Broly had become. He just took away the slaves’ home planet and treated it like a joke. Princess Celestia was stricken at the Saiyan’s acts. After they freed Broly from his stone prison back in Equestria, he had never acted in such a savage way. Not one single moment. True, he may had been violent as a Super Saiyan. But even the golden-haired form looked tamed compared to his Legendary form.
That was when Celestia realised something. Ever since he transformed into the Legendary Super Saiyan, that was the moment when his decent into madness happened. The power of the form did not just change Broly’s body, it also changed his personality. In his Base form, he was surprisingly calm. As a Super Saiyan, he was more aggressive, but still reasonable. But his green-haired form was what changed him entirely. As if… he had become a completely different person. Someone cruel. Sadistic. Uncaring.
To her in a way, Broly was once more a victim. But not a victim of the cruel universe or his father. But a victim of his own power.
Unfortunately, the other ponies didn’t see that. As well as the three Super Saiyans behind Broly. Gawking at what he had done as he chuckled.
“He’s… He’s pure evil!” Gohan uttered. Joined by Trunks.
“If we let this dirtbag live, he’ll continue to destroy the entire universe!”
As Broly turned his attention to the three heroes, Goku began to give instructions to his friends near the slaves.
“Krillin, I need you to get everyone out of here! Go! Go now! You too, Roshi!”
The three heroes got into their battle stance as the Legendary Super Saiyan stared them down. With the hulking giant’s gaze averted, the slaves made their escape. With Krillin and the depowered Roshi hesitant of leaving their friends.
“Gohan. Goku. Trunks. Please don’t do anything stupid.”
“Well, I suppose if you insist. I gotta get off this planet!”
With the innocents evacuating, the group all turned their attention back to the four Saiyans. Just in time to see Broly making his move. Leaping towards the three charging heroes. Knowing that Goku was the one being targeted, Gohan and Trunks tried to split to encircle around Broly. But at the last second, the Legendary Super Saiyan changed targets. Leaping towards the unsuspecting Trunks.
The teenage Super Saiyan only had enough time to pause in surprise before Broly struck him. Coughing blood as he was being clotheslined. To which the Legendary Saiyan then crushed him into the side of a cliff. Burying him into the rockface with his immense strength.
“That’s gotta hurt,” Applejack commented. She and some of the others squinting from the sight.
With Trunks temporarily out of action, Broly turned towards Goku with a sadistic question.
“Kakarot? How much do you love your son?”
The group were surprised. Some for Broly’s threat, but others for who the young boy was. Looking at the frightened boy.
“He’s Goku’s kid?” Spike asked. To which the answer was obvious.
Standing behind Gohan, Goku was forced to make a tough choice. Before their whole ordeal with Broly, a crisis was already unfolding on Planet Earth. Involving a very powerful bio android named Cell. During training for the upcoming Cell Games, Goku discovered that his son not only possessed immense potential for someone so young, but a level of power that no one had ever seen before. The next level of Super Saiyan. Goku knew that such power was more than potent enough to be used against Perfect Cell. Which for a brief moment, made him consider for the boy to unlock it to use it against Broly.
But that was where Goku foresaw a problem with that idea. Both Broly and Cell were very powerful, but there was a big difference. Due to his genetic makeup, being created from the DNA of all the fighters who either lived or visited Earth, Cell would more likely toy around with his foes. Possibly giving Gohan time to tap into this hidden power. The Legendary Super Saiyan however was not Cell. He was a hulking Saiyan out for blood. Broly would more likely not give Gohan the time he would need. The boy would end up dead before he would do anything about his hidden power.
Despite it being a trump card, Goku didn’t want to risk it. Deciding that it would be best for him to handle it himself. Taking steps towards his frightened son, Goku placed his hand in front of him as he spoke to him.
“Gohan. Leave.”
The group were admittingly surprised. The boy was also a Super Saiyan, yet his father chose for him not to get involved. More likely due to how dangerous Broly was. But Gohan was second guessing his father’s decision.
“But father!”
But Goku didn’t want to hear excuses.
“Now!”
Not wanting to anger his dad, Gohan hesitantly complied to his request. After surrounding himself in a golden aura, Gohan flew away towards the ruins. Leaving Goku to fight Broly alone. The group turned back to the two Saiyans. Knowing that it was a grudge match in Broly’s eyes.
Then without a moment’s notice, both Goku and Broly charged at each other. The two Saiyans grappling with each other in a manner similar to wrestling. But due to the larger frame of the Legendary Super Saiyan, he had the size advantage and began to pin the smaller Super Saiyan back. But as he found an opening, Goku launched his right knee. Landing a successful blow to Broly’s chin. Despite the blow looking very painful, Broly merely shrugged it off before lifting the surprised Goku up. Only to then boot him in the face. Sending the Super Saiyan crashing into the top of a cliff.
As the cliff crumbled away, the ponies thought that Broly would use the chance given to him to finish off Goku. But to their surprise, he didn’t. Instead, the green haired Saiyan took to the skies and heading towards the ruins. Closing the path to the retreating Gohan. Upon realising what he was doing, Luna used her magic to move the group into the ruins. Flying between the destroyed buildings in an attempt to find the two.
After passing by a building, they spotted Gohan. The boy merely trying to escape the battle zone. Only to be taken by surprise by Broly. Ambushing the boy by flying through a nearby building. Before the young Super Saiyan could react, the chuckling brute grabbed the boy’s head and squashed him against a skyscraper. Scrapping the boy’s face along the concrete before throwing him further into the building. To which then the Legendary Super Saiyan charged in and threw a single ki attack at the child. An explosion caused debris from within the building to spew out of the windows. And sent the hurtling Gohan crashing into the wall of another skyscraper.
The sudden collision of the young Saiyan caused debris in the wall to burst out. Then as the dust settled, Gohan fell unconscious from the attacks. Dropping out of Super Saiyan and being hung up by his gi by a piece of metal. The group felt sympathy for the young Saiyan as he was left dangling on the side of a building. But then felt uneasy from the sight of Broly hovering in the air. Marvelling his handiwork. But rather than finishing off Gohan, the Legendary Saiyan glanced over his shoulder before flying away. Grinning as he flew straight into several buildings.
Curious as to what he was up to, the group followed him. But upon emerging beside another building, they saw Goku and Trunks. Both Super Saiyans had recovered and were heading towards the unconscious Gohan. Only to receive a surprise attack from Broly. The two Super Saiyans clotheslined by the behemoth’s giant arms before crashing into another building. From within, Broly was crushing the pain riddled Goku and Trunks against the floor. Leaving behind a trail of destruction. But as Broly crashed through the other end of the building, Goku got slammed into a metal beam. Releasing his hold on Goku, Broly continued dragging Trunks through the open air by the neck. Leaving the winded Goku to drop to the ground.
As the ponies and dragon followed Broly, they saw that he was heading towards another building with some structure in front of it. With Trunks in tow, Broly smashed him into the structure. To which he continued on and crushing the teen into the building behind it. The Legendary Super Saiyan kept pressing his arm against Trunks to a point where the teen could no longer fight back. The pressure of Broly’s assault brought him to the brink of unconsciousness. Like Gohan, he too dropped to his Base Form.
As Broly released his hold, he grinned at the sight of Trunks’s unmoved body. To which he spoke up.
“Two down.”
Broly continued as he looked over his shoulder. His grin grew bigger at the sight of Goku getting back up on his feet.
“One to go.”
Moving down to where Goku was, the group saw the Saiyan father rushing to his son’s aid.
“Gohan!” He cried out.
But before he could get any closer, Broly appeared and blocked his path. Which was followed by the giant Saiyan forming a green ki sphere in his right hand and throwing it at Goku. Exploding on contact, the blast sent the Super Saiyan tumbling and crashing against the ground. But as he got back up, he charged towards the awaiting Broly. To which the larger Saiyan responded with a series of Blaster Shells. Despite each one landing a direct hit on Goku, exploding on impact, the golden haired Saiyan charged straight through the attacks with his arms crossed. Trying his best to block out the worst of the attacks.
But Broly kept the attacks coming. And as Goku drew closer and closer, his pace began to slow. Then as Broly threw another attack at Goku, with the latter being only a few meters away from him, the Super Saiyan was becoming weary from the constant barrage. His charge reducing to a few staggering steps as he emerged through the smoke. His clothes blasted and torn. The group had to admire the tenacity of the goodhearted Saiyan.
As Broly reared his right arm back to charge up another attack, he too took note of Goku’s stubbornness to quit.
“Why don’t you give up?”
As Goku came to a stop and relaxed his arms, the tired Saiyan could only respond in the only way he knew. Trying to get a laugh along the way.
“I-I never really learned how to.”
Then as Broly threw his Blaster Shell at Goku, the latter chuckled from seeing how outmatched he was. And when the attack collided into him, the green ki sphere pushed the Super Saiyan off his feet and into the sky. Only to explode when both it and Goku collided into a leaning building. The explosion blew off the top of the fallen tower and into thousands of pieces.
As the smoke settled, the group could see the result. Goku was laying in a pile of rubble. Exhausted, he was next to drop out of Super Saiyan. The group were astounded. The fight had only been going on for about ten minutes, and already three Super Saiyans had been defeated. They truly thought that they would offer up more a resistance against Broly. But barely stood up, to each of them, a couple of blows from the Legendary Super Saiyan. The group all looked to the hulking Saiyan in surprise. Finally realising why he was called the Saiyan of Legend. Because he was the legend. A chosen warrior born with power that put all others to shame. Something that the royal Saiyan family feared would come true. Broly was the one. The very embodiment of Saiyan savagery and brutality. The warrior the legends foretold. Whatever limits he had, he shattered them. His strength unparalleled. Unrivalled. His power was maximum.
With the sudden feeling of awe flowing through most of the group, Twilight spoke up. Her voice a whisper as she looked at the legend in front of her very eyes.
“Broly. The Legendary Super Saiyan.”
She didn’t know why, but she felt a slight shiver up her spine from putting those words together.
But awe and fear was replaced with confusion as the ponies and dragon kept their sights on Broly. He suddenly slouched forward. Painting for breath.
“Huh? Is… is he tired already?” Pinkie Pie asked.
“He can’t be. He was all over the place a moment ago,” Cadence answered. She and the others finding it strange for Broly to be worn out so quickly.
As they stood there in silent, they were surprised to hear Broly talking to himself.
“G-Getting stronger. Yes. Much stronger.”
At first, the group were puzzled as to why his growing power was causing him fatigue. But then as they watched the Saiyan grunting, sparks of green energy began to flare up randomly around Broly’s body. Causing him to grunt loudly. From seeing the green energy leaking out of the Saiyan’s bulky body, Twilight was first to discover the likely cause.
“He’s overloading!”
The others looked to the Princess of Friendship in surprise and confusion.
“What do you mean?” Shining Armor asked. To which Twilight explained.
“Just look at him. The way the energy is leaking from his body. I think the power within him is too much for him to contain.”
As the rest of the group took a good look at the Legendary Super Saiyan, they were starting to get the picture. Broly did seem to be struggling to hold in his power. Thinking that he might even explode form the overload. But as his grunts grew louder, he suddenly roared out to the heavens. Then his green flame-like aura erupted from his body. But by throwing his arms out wide, his aura transformed into a green energy barrier. The power from the barrier formed a crater beneath his feet. Then the Legendary Super Saiyan ascended higher into the sky. Rising above every skyscraper in the ruined city. The puzzled group watched on, curious of what he was about to do.
After stopping in the middle of the sky, the world around the group turned green before it condensed towards Broly. Twice it happened. Both giving off a strange sound. Then in a flash of green light, Broly roared out before unleashing his Blaster Meteor technique. Countless small ki spheres escaping his body. All raining down on the world below him. The ponies all had to get off the ground to avoid any intense light that might get in their way. Which was a good call. Because as one of the little ki attacks struck the ground they were just on, it triggered a catastrophic explosion that decimated the entire remnant of a city block. As they ponies watched the chaos, they saw that one sphere struck the cliff where the palace stood. Destroying it entirely. Another struck the big spaceship. Destroying it and any of Paragus’s solders close by.
As the group flew higher in the air, they watched the chaos continue. Far across the horizon, they could see countless green flashes of detonating ki spheres. Each exploding in city-sized blasts that more likely devastated the planet surface. If the planet was heavily populated, then the body count would’ve been incalculable.
Then as all the ki spheres disappeared from view, the group all turned back to Broly. The Legendary Super Saiyan huffing for breath after exuding so much energy. The group realized what he had done. By unleashing his overloading energy out of his body, Broly was able to stabilize his ki. Seeing that he was no longer struggling or grunting. As he began to relax his body, his surging green aura vanished from sight. Retracting back into his body.
As Broly continued to take in deep breaths, Twilight surprised the group by going off alone.
“Twilight?” Cadence called out. Wondering what her little sister-in-law was thinking.
To their surprise, the purple Alicorn was approaching Broly. As she got closer, she began to slow down. Because of all that was happening, the young Alicorn never got a chance to see the Legendary Super Saiyan up close. So, since he was taking a breather, she felt that it was her chance. Twilight hovered in place as she got just a few feet of the hulking Saiyan. Surprised at how much his body had changed upon transformation. He was already quite tall in his previous two forms. But his green haired form completely dwarfed any pony she could think of. The yacks, dragons, and even Iron Will had nothing on him.
After getting his energy in check, Broly let out a relaxed sigh. Twilight then received a little fright from Broly suddenly looking in her direction. She almost thought for a second that he was looking right at her. Seeing those white featureless eyes. Then Broly began to grin and chuckle loudly. Following his line of sight, Twilight saw that he was in fact looking at the beaten form of Goku. To which he then called him out.
“What’s the problem, Kakarot!? Have you given up!?” He shouted. His echoing through the silent ruins.
As he chuckled more, his sights fell upon the unconscious Gohan. Looking at the boy before preparing to do something that almost mirrored what happened on the day of his birth.
“You can say goodbye to your son.”
Twilight was surprised at what Broly said. The giant Saiyan truly intending to end the boy’s life right in front of Goku. Like Celestia before, Twilight too began to see that Broly had become a different person since his ascension to his Legendary super Saiyan form.
Bringing his left hand out to the side, he slightly opened his palm. To which he began to build up ki. The green ball of energy nesting somewhat nicely within Broly’s grasp. Then with a simple flex of his fingers, he fired a small but very powerful ki sphere that whistled down to the ruins. Then as if it had a mind of its own, it began to home in on the still form of Gohan. The ponies and dragon held onto their breaths, hoping that the boy won’t die.
But just as Broly’s attack was about to claim Gohan’s life, a stray orange ki sphere smacked the side of it. Knocking it out of the way before exploding into the ground below Gohan.
“What!?” Broly asked in surprise before grunting in annoyance.
Broly then began to sense a different energy. Belonging to a lifeform he had never sensed before. He turned in its direction to see who interfered. Twilight and the others too followed his line of sight. That was where they saw the person who saved the young Saiyan. Standing on top of a tall tower, was a stranger who was concealed by his white cape. But as the change in the wind caused the cape to be blown the other way, the stranger was revealed. Appearing to be a strange green man with pointy ears, a stern look and strange pink biceps. He also was wearing clothes similar to what Gohan was wearing.
The stranger, who was a Namekian named Piccolo, gave the Legendary Super Saiyan a menacing glare for his actions. The onlooking ponies gave the stranger a confused look.
“What is that?” Applejack asked. Seeing that the stranger was yet another different alien.
“I don’t know. But he looks cool,” Rainbow Dash replied. Finding Piccolo’s entrance quite awesome.
From sensing the energy of Piccolo, Broly smirked in amusement at what was to him another fly.
“A little green bug has come to get squashed,” He said. Taunting Piccolo.
Piccolo’s glare grew more intense as he responded. Disapproving the Saiyan’s actions.
“You usually pick on the children first?” He asked before flying off the tower and towards Gohan.
While the rest of the group eyed Piccolo helping the Saiyan boy down from the building, Twilight turned towards Broly. Seeing that he was responding to the question.
“I do what needs to be done. What do you expect… from a true freak!?”
He then proceeded to laugh maniacally. Leaving Twilight surprised at what he said.
“He even sees himself as a freak?” She asked before descending back towards her friends and family.
After re-joining the group, Twilight and the others watched Piccolo landing on the ground with the unconscious Gohan in his arms. He then tenderly placed the young Saiyan on the ground before giving him something. To the group, the object looked like a tiny green bean.
“Gohan. Wake up. Eat,” Piccolo said as he placed the bean in the boy’s mouth.
The onlooking group were puzzled. Why would he give him a bean while under threat. But as they watched the boy chewing the bean and swallowing it, they were surprised to see that Gohan began to wake up almost immediately.
“Huh?” Fluttershy uttered in confusion.
“That’s some bean,” Applejack commented.
As Gohan opened his eyes and looked up, he was met with a familiar green face smiling back at him.
“Piccolo? Piccolo, you’re here!”
As the Namekian left the boy to recover and move onto Goku, his name left the group baffled. Finding his name very strange.
“I’m sorry. Piccolo?” Shining Armor asked.
As Piccolo landed in front of Goku, he gave the beaten Saiyan another bean. After the consumption, Goku was wide awake while breathing in some fresh air. Surprising the ponies by his full recovery.
“Ahh. Now that hit the spot,” He commented before focusing his attention back to the green man.
“I would’ve been dead if you hadn’t shown up. And how in the world did you figure out we were way out here?”
“I heard you and King Kai. I can’t help but listen in. With my ears, I could hear just about everything in the universe,” Piccolo answered. Giving a little humour about his pointy ears.
But upon hearing Broly’s sadistic chuckle echoing through the empty streets, Piccolo and Goku looked over to him as he descended towards the top of a tower. The onlooking group then overheard the Namekian as he spoke about Broly. Giving the ponies a hint of what the energy of the Legendary Super Saiyan felt like.
“I could feel his power all the way from the Lookout. It’s a kind of feeling that gives you chills because you’ve never felt anything like it before. You’re not just fighting a Saiyan. You’re fighting a monster.”
The group, specifically the magic casters, felt a little uneasy from the description. Making them hopeful that they would never have the chance to sense his Legendary power for themselves. Since Piccolo was friends with the Saiyans, it was obvious to the group that he was all to familiar with their Super Saiyan transformations. But he admitted that he got chills from sensing Broly’s new form.
Piccolo then moved onto Trunks. As he gave the teen the magic bean, the green man revealed the name of it to the group.
“Trunks, take this Sensu Bean.”
By the time Trunks made a full recovery, the chuckling Broly landed on the top of a tall tower. Glaring down at his foes.
As the group watched on, Starlight began to notice something.
“Uhh, guys. Is the world getting brighter all of a sudden?”
The rest of the group understood what the Unicorn was talking about. They noticed too that the land had become more illuminated. As they looked around for the mysterious source, it was Rarity who looked up. Letting out a loud gasp at what she saw.
“Everypony! Up there in the sky!”
Following the direction of her finger, the whole group too saw the source of the light. All gasping in shock at what looked like a bright white object in the sky. Growing slightly larger by the second.
“Hey! Is that the comet Broly’s dad was talking about?” Spike asked.
It was a story they found unbelievable, but it was true. The object in the sky was indeed the foretold disaster. Comet Camori.
Twilight however was baffled at one aspect of it.
“Just look at that thing! It’s gigantic!”
“For us to even see it now, it must be even bigger than this planet!” Starlight joined. Unable to comprehend the true scale of the comet’s size.
Turning their attention back to the four heroes, the ponies and dragon could see that they were preparing to fight back against Broly. The fully recovered Goku, Gohan and Trunks ascended straight to their Super Saiyan forms. As for Piccolo, he removed all his weighted clothing. His shoulder pads and turban making a loud thud as he discarded them to the floor. Also revealing that he possessed antenna. While the group were unsure how strong the Namekian was, his help was better than no help at all.
The four heroes rose up to meet the Legendary Super Saiyan at the top of the tower. The group feeling the anticipation of the upcoming fight once more.
“Here we go,” Twilight uttered. She and the others then heard the snickering Broly giving a statement to his foes.
“If you had just let me kill you all before, you wouldn’t be dealing with this pain now. You’re all complete and utter waste of Saiyan blood!”
Determined to put an end to the threat of Broly, Goku was the first to attack. Charging straight at the larger Saiyan with a flurry of punches and kicks. But astonishingly, despite his gigantic body, the Legendary Super Saiyan was able to effortlessly dodge every attack despite remaining on the top of the tower. Displaying speeds that heavily betrayed his appearance. Even with Piccolo joining in the fray, the two could not land a single blow on Broly. But the large Saiyan easily pushed aside the two. Knocking them away. But it had left him open to attack.
“Take this!” Trunks and Gohan shouted as they fired a double Masenko at Broly. The two yellow ki beams striking the behemoth in a large explosion.
But the attack only destroyed the top of the tower Broly stood upon. With it gone, the Legendary Saiyan emerged from the smoke as he dropped down. Landing hard on the ground. Unaffected by the attacks. But from hearing Piccolo diving in to attack, Broly threw him off-balance by rising up early. Causing Piccolo to crash into his large shoulders. As the green man was about to fall behind him, Broly placed his right hand on the ground and spun around. Kicking Piccolo in the chest and sending him tumbling across the street. Attempting to help the downed Namekian, Super Saiyans Trunks and Gohan flew in to strike back at Broly. Only to end up being clotheslined by the stampeding legend. Broly charging down the road before kicking Piccolo high in the air. To which he then followed up by launching a green ki sphere at the wailing Namekian. The attack sending him out of sight. Exploding in the distance.
“Woah. He’s unstoppable!” Pinkie Pie exclaimed. Surprised that Broly could fight off four super powered opponents at once.
As he looked up, Broly spotted Goku and Gohan flying in the air. Clearly attempting to find an advantage over him. To stop them in their tracks, Broly flew up to intercept the two. He first fired a green ki blast that struck Gohan. Then charged in to deliver a hard punch to Goku’s face. Knocking the two out of the sky.
“Is he unbeatable in that form?” Luna asked herself. She wasn’t even sure if the Elements of Harmony could stop the Legendary Super Saiyan.
As Broly watched Goku and Gohan fall to the ground, he suddenly heard someone shouting his name.
“Hay Broly!”
Looking down to the top of a tower, Broly saw Super Saiyan Trunks standing on top of it. The palms of his hands raised in the air as he formed a large blue ki sphere. Then with a mighty yell, Trunks fired his Finish Buster attack which exploded against Broly’s body. But as the smoke filled the air, the Legendary Super Saiyan charged through the smoke and grappled onto Trunks’s face. Diving towards the ground, Broly proceeded to drag the teen’s head through the dirt. Then as he came to a stop, Broly chucked the Super Saiyan into a boulder. Shattering it upon impact.
But as Broly was about to fire a ki blast at the buried Saiyan hybrid, a pair of green arms suddenly reached out and grabbed a hold onto his arms. Looking back, Broly saw that it was Piccolo. Who was attempting to restrain him.
“Not so fast!” He shouted as he struggled to hold on.
The onlooking group were shocked at what they saw. The Namekian doing something that they had not expected.
“He can stretch his arms!? Cool,” Rainbow Dash said. Finding the ability rather unique.
Broly however had none of that. After breaking free from Piccolo’s grasp, he grabbed a hold on one of the arms and yanked the Namekian straight towards him. Only to elbow him in the gut. Piccolo gagging in pain as he was then hurtled back to where he was.
But then Broly heard another outburst. It came from Goku’s son. Charging in to protect one of his masters.
“Piccolo!”
As Super Saiyan Gohan charged in, his body engulfed in his golden aura, Legendary Super Saiyan Broly decided to toy around with him. The two fists collided, causing the ground to form a crater from the loud boom. Then as the two Saiyans clashed, the recovered Piccolo shouted out to his once pupil.
“Gohan! Keep him busy!” He ordered as he placed the index and middle finger of his right hand in the middle of his head. Sparks of purple energy forming from the tips.
The group were amazed by the teamwork between Piccolo and Gohan. While the latter distracts Broly, the former would take the time and charge up a powerful technique.
The clash between Gohan and Broly went on. The young boy using his smaller size to his advantage. Seemingly dodging the giant’s fists. But as it seemed that the boy found an opening, he launched a barrage of punches to Broly’s chest. And ended it with a spinning kick to the face. But to his shock, the kick did nothing to Broly. Causing Gohan to stutter before receiving a headbutt from the giant. Gohan briefly staggered from the pain to his face. But after getting a hold of himself, decided to charge in once more.
But as his little fist punched Broly in the chest once more, the Legendary Super Saiyan responded in kind by forming a ki sphere where Gohan’s fist was. Then with a yell Broly detonated the ball. The powerful blast sending the boy hurtling out of the ruins before skidding to a halt at a distant boulder. After colliding into it, there was no more fight left in the child. The battered Gohan reverted back to his Base form as he grunted in pain.
But as soon as Broly dispatched Gohan, he was jumped by Trunks. Whom had recovered and grabbed the giant in a headlock. Hoping to take the air out of the brute.
“Say… night, night!” He said as he tried to constrict his foe’s neck. But Broly responded back.
“Yeah. For you, boy!”
With his mighty fist, Broly landed a punch directly into Trunks’s face. The teen yelling in pain from the attack and releasing his hold. Turning around, the Legendary Saiyan backhanded Trunks away. The teen crashing into more rubble.
Then to the surprise of the group, Goku came from out of nowhere. Charging in to finish off what Gohan and Trunks had started. He dived in to punch Broly at the side of his head. But the larger Saiyan ducked down to avoid it. But just as Goku was about to pass, Broly reached up and grabbed a hold onto his left ankle. Goku yelled in surprise. But after Broly spun around several times at high speed, he flung Goku away. The Super Saiyan crashing into a far away building. The impact causing it to collapse.
But as Broly grinned in victory, he suddenly felt a rise in power. Turning around, he saw that it was Piccolo. His muscles bulging. The veins pulsing in his head. The Namekian grunting from the strain of building up so much energy for his attack. Feeling that he had enough time thanks to Gohan, Trunks and Goku, Piccolo spoke out.
“This is where you die!”
The onlooking group were admittingly excited. For the massive build up, they were quite eager to see what Piccolo’s strongest attack was.
With purple ki sparking madly from his fingertips, the Super Namekian shouted out the name of the technique. The same one that at one point, claimed the life of Goku himself.
“SPECIAL BEAM CANNON!!!”
Throwing his right hand forward, pointing at Broly, Piccolo fired his attack. A thin spiralling beam of yellow and purple shot straight across the street blocks at alarming speeds. Homing in on the Legendary Super Saiyan like a drill.
But despite the breakneck speed of the attack, Broly’s reflexes were slightly faster. Raising his left arm up just in time, the beam struck his golden bracelet. A shower of sparks went everywhere as the beam tried to drill into the ki-reinforced golden metal. Piccolo stared at Broly in shock as Broly held back the beam with a little effort. But when Broly swung his arm out to deflect the beam back at Piccolo, the Namekian only had enough time to avoid the attack hitting him in his vitals. But doing so, it left the beam to cleave off his right arm.
Piccolo cried out in agony from the loss of his arm. Much to the horror of the onlooking group. Rarity and Spike on the verge of fainting. Broly began to laugh at his foe’s misfortune. But then stopped when he saw Piccolo grunting with his stump raised in the air.
“What’s he doing?” Cadence asked, she and the rest were confused at what the green man was doing.
Then as Piccolo focused more on his body, his grunting turning into screams of pain, his stump began to twitch. To which then, to the complete surprise of the ponies, a whole new arm came bursting forth from the wound. Piccolo huffing in exhaustion from losing his stamina.
Then Broly spoke up what the onlooking ponies were thinking. Then claiming that it wouldn’t matter by the end.
“You can regenerate? Not that it matters.”
Taking the worn-out Piccolo by surprise, Broly grabbed his head and then slammed his knee into his face. The Namekian yelled in pain before being lifted up. Placing his free hand in front of the green man, Broly fired a powerful ki blast. Piccolo screamed in agony as the intense energy sent him flying out of the ruins. Crashing into the distant wasteland.
But just as it went quiet, everyone heard another outburst of resistance.
“You’ll pay for that! Yyyaaaaaaa!!”
Looking to his side, Broly saw Goku charging back in to deliver a kick. But just before he could strike Broly, the Legendary Super Saiyan caught his ankle once more. Then using his momentum against him, swatted the Super Saiyan against the rock-hard ground. Spitting it apart. Goku gagged in pain form the impact. But with his grip locked onto Goku’s foot, Broly ran through the streets with the struggling Goku in tow. Swatting the smaller Saiyan against every building that was within reach. All the while causing more pain to Goku and ripping apart his gi.
The onlooking group felt sorry for Goku. All he was trying to do was to protect his friends and family. Which was turning into a battle of staying alive. After swatting Goku into a concrete column, shattering it into pieces, Broly threw Goku away. Sending the hurtling Saiyan crashing into a fallen building.
As rubble continued to fall from the impact, the group decided to move in closer to see if Goku was alright. While relieved to see the Saiyan alive as he jumped out of the building, they were concerned as he fell to his knees. Painting from exhaustion. It seemed that even being revived by a magic bean was not enough to help him turn the tide of battle.
As Goku tried to get his breath back, he admitted to himself that he was outclassed by Broly.
“I know I’m tough. But I’m no match for him like this.”
The group found Goku admirable. Even facing an unstoppable force, he refused to give up. He would carry on fighting no matter what. Which was what Goku was doing. After getting back on his feet, he attempted to charge at Broly once more. But seeing the oncoming Super Saiyan, the green haired giant reached his right arm out and fired a blast of green ki. Exploding on impact.
But as the smoke cleared, it revealed that Goku had his arms up. Blocking the worst of the attack. He then proceeded to shout at Broly.
“Hay! What do you say you give us a handicap!”
But as Goku began to charge, Broly responded with a question. His twisted sense of humour showing.
“Is that another word for coffin?”
Broly then proceeded to fire at Goku as he laughed. Blast after blast. Again and again, he fired on Goku. The whole city block being shrouded in smoke from the continues explosions.
The group could barely see a thing through the thick smoke. But were then caught off-guard from the sight and sound of a massive green explosion that was almost blinding. As thick smoke continued to billow through the streets, the ponies finally saw movement. They could see Goku. Staggering back from being disorientated by the constant attacks and explosions. His clothes heavily ripped and torn. Then as he gained more space, Broly too then emerged from the smoke. The Legendary Super Saiyan marching towards the weary Goku. His feet stomping on the ground.
After gaining enough space, Goku decided to try out his strongest technique. After stretching his arms out at Broly, he then pulled them back to his right side. His hands almost cupping together as he got into position. Despite not being ki users, Celestia, Luna and Shining Armor knew what he was planning. He was about to use an energy attack. To which, the Super Saiyan was about to chant.
“Kaaaaaaaaameeeeeeeeeee!”
As he chanted the strange name of his attack, a bright blue ki sphere began to build up in-between his cupped hands. Beams of light shining through the gaps in his fingers. The group didn’t know why, but it was truly a sight to behold. Something that they could easily remember for a very long time. Goku then continued.
“Haaaaaaaaaaaaaameeeeeeeeeeeeeee!!
As his attack continued to build, Broly kept advancing towards him. Without a hint of fear on his face as the distance closed between him and Goku. Then… just as Broly was only a few feet from his foe…
“HAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA!!!”
Throwing his hands forward, Super Saiyan Goku fired a point-blank full powered Super Kamehameha directly at Broly. The colossal blue beam of destructive ki completely enveloping the giant’s body as the attack continued on. The following explosion completely devastating the area.
As the smoke filled the area as the tremors in the ground died down, the onlooking group were in awe. They couldn’t explain it, but seeing the technique felt as though it was something special. In fact, if some of the other ponies had the ability to use their inner energy, they might even adopt the technique.
The group began to believe that Broly might had in fact suffered damage from the blast. But once more, he proved them wrong. As the smoke cleared, the Legendary Super Saiyan remained intact. Not a single scratch was on his body. What’s more, he laughed it off. Snickering in amusement as smoke vented off his chest.
“No way!” Starlight shrieked in surprise. Not expecting Broly to be unmoved by the powerful blast. She was joined by an equally stunned Rainbow Dash.
“The guy just took it to the face… like a boss!”
Goku however was shaken. The Kamehameha was his best arsenal. Yet Broly treated it like it was nothing. Paralyzed by shock, he didn’t retaliate as Broly reached out and grabbed his head. Lifting him up by his golden hair.
“What was that supposed to be? Goku?” Broly asked. Mocking the attack and his Earth name.
After releasing his grip, it looked as though Broly was going to let Goku drop to the ground. But before he could, Broly launched a heavy gut punch. The impact shook the area and shattered the surrounding glass windows. The force of the blow sent Goku flailing out of the ruins and into the wastelands.
Broly took a moment to stand still in silence. Only to then let out a burst of laughter. Seeing that Goku’s strongest attack failed, he knew that his foe would get desperate. He felt as though his revenge was finally coming true. His salvation was close at hand.
That was… until he and the onlooking ponies and dragon heard a very familiar voice. Echoing through the empty ruins.
“I AM PRINCE VEGETA!!! RRAAAAAAAAAAAAGGGHH!!!”
The outburst was so loud, that the group couldn’t tell where it was coming from. So, they used Broly as a guide. Seeing that the hulking Saiyan was looking in one direction, they followed his line of sight. And to their amazement, it looked as though Prince Vegeta had finally gotten over his fear of Broly and the legend. In his Super Saiyan form, he stormed through the ruins. Beelining towards Broly while surrounded in his magnificent golden light. Some of the group had to admit it. It was how a proud Saiyan prince should act. Even Princess Luna felt the same.
“I’m the ruler of all Saiyans! Even you, Broly!”
“Then please try your best to make me kneel before you! Haa!” Broly responded to Vegeta. Tempting the prince to try to get serious.
As the fight was just moments away, some of the group felt as though Vegeta was the one what Broly should have his vengeance on. After all, it was his own father that tried to kill him as an infant. In a way, it made more sense.
As Super Saiyan Vegeta flew in at high speed, he reared his right fist back in an attempt to land a blow. To which he tried to punch Broly in a super charged uppercut. But Broly tilted his body back to evade the punch before moving to get behind the Saiyan prince. But doing so made Vegeta perform a back flip. Him slamming his leg against the base of Broly’s neck. While the kick made Broly budge, it was not enough to do any actual harm. Then as Vegeta landed on the ground, he launched himself up to uppercut Broly in the face. Unlike before, actually landing a blow to his chin.
However, Broly only smirked from the punch. Vegeta briefly stuttered in shock before leaping back to gain some space. Even firing a small ki shot that exploded against Broly’s chest. But failed to do anything. He tried again with a second yellow ball of ki, but again Broly simply walked through the explosion.
But as Vegeta was on the backfoot, Super Saiyan Trunks jumped in to protect his father. Firing his Burning Attack to try to do any damage to the Legendary Super Saiyan. But Broly was too strong. With Trunks ending up receiving a hard uppercut to the face. The blow however was a knockout punch. The blow sending the teen hurtling to the outskirts of the ruins. Landing on his back and back in Base form.
“Their numbers are dwindling,” Shining Armor commented. Seeing that Vegeta was the only one left seemingly fighting.
But as Broly turned to face Vegeta, much to his surprise, the Saiyan prince was gone. Trunk’s interference acted as a distraction. But he and the group noticed that the sky was shining bright with a vibrant colour of blue. Looking up, they all saw Vegeta. His right palm facing down at Broly with a bright blue ball of energy just in front of it. As he gathered enough ki, Vegeta unleashed one of his own techniques.
“BIG BANG ATTACK!!!”
In a bright flash, Vegeta fired the ball of ki directly down at the awaiting Broly. But when the ball struck the Legendary Super Saiyan, Luna’s emergency teleportation spell kicked in. Teleporting her and her friends high in the sky. But just as they were about to wonder what just happened, the whole world shook from a massive explosion back on the ground. The ponies shielding their eyes from the intense light.
Once the light died down enough for them to see, they discovered the reason why Luna’s spell kicked in. They all gasped in shock as they looked back at the ground.
“What in the world!” Spike shrieked in surprise.
From the air, they saw that half of the ruins were completely decimated. All the damaged and broken buildings had vanished from existence. All what was left was a giant smouldering crater.
But to their surprise, as well as Vegeta’s, Broly was once more unharmed. Rising from the smoke to meet up with the prince. Vegeta stuttered at the sight of the invincible Saiyan joining the skies with him. Then as he stopped, Broly began to mock him.
“You expect to hurt me with that little pop?”
Vegeta grunted in annoyance before roaring in energized energy. His body shrouded in golden flames. He roared into action as he charged to engage Broly in battle in the skies. But despite the prince’s smaller stature, Broly was outpacing him. The two exchanging blows as they thought on. But where’s Vegeta’s blows were hardly felt, Broly’s felt like freight trains. The prince’s body being rattled with each punch and kick from Broly. Being in his ‘Grade Two’ state of Super Saiyan, Vegeta was not as durable as Goku. He knew that he wouldn’t be able to win in head-to-head conflict.
But as well as being strong, Vegeta was also smart. A genius in combat.
After merely managing to evade one of Broly’s punches, Vegeta raised his hand directly at the former’s face and fired another ki shot. The explosion left Broly unharmed but created a smoke screen. With his opponent temporarily distracted, Vegeta backed off and began to dive down towards the ruins. But within seconds, Broly began to give chase. Stretching his arm out to fire several ki blasts. Once more laughing manically. After swerving to evade the attacks, the prince then tried something bold. Just as one of Broly’s attacks got near him, Vegeta quickly turned around and mustered enough strength to kick the sphere back at Broly. But it was only an inconvenience for Broly. Whom simply charged straight through the deflected attack and threw a punch at Vegeta. Though the punch was blocked, the prince grunted from the numbing pain in his wrists. The force of the blow also forced him further towards the ground.
But to the amazement of the onlooking ponies, it played well to his favour. As he got to the ground, Vegeta landed on his hands and pushed himself off. Leaving Broly to dive bomb into the ground like a cannonball. Then as Vegeta backed off to gain distance, he raised his right hand up and formed a yellow ki ball. But within moments, the ball flattened out into a shape resembling a disk. Then with a quick yell, he threw the energy disk at the rising Broly.
But seeing the incoming projectile, Broly sidestepped to the left. Avoiding the blade as it kept going… straight into Vegeta’s true target.
The energy disk cleaved into a tall building behind Broly. Causing it to slide down towards the Legendary Super Saiyan. But as Broly turned to see what the rumbling noise was, he was met with the top of a skyscraper crashing down on him. The group were impressed. Vegeta knew that his attack wouldn’t do much to Broly. So, he used the environment around him to his advantage.
But Vegeta wasn’t finished. Not by a long shot. With Broly temporarily pinned, the prince immediately flew up into the sky. Then as he got to a good height, he was getting ready for another of his techniques. After curling his fingers, Vegeta placed both his hands together to the left of his chest. Afterwards, purple ki began to build up in his palms. The prince grunting loudly as he tried to quickly gather as much energy as he could. Rays of purple light escaping from the ball.
Down below, Broly exploded out of the rubble. Hovering just above the remnants of the fallen building before a bright purple light gained his attention. The Legendary Super Saiyan looking up to find that it was Vegeta.
As the group watched on at the brilliant display of power, Super Saiyan Vegeta called out to his foe before unleashing his might.
“Welcome to oblivion! GALICK GUN!!!”
Thrusting his hands forward, Vegeta fired a powerful purple energy wave down towards Broly. But as the energy beam closed in on Broly, he simply smirked in response.
The beam collided into Broly. The resulting explosion shock the planet as a massive purple blast wave lit up the world like day. So much so that the group had to cover their eyes from the display. Then as the light died down, all that was left was a massive plume of smoke.
“Did… did he get him?” Spike asked.
Looking up, the group could see Vegeta hovering in the air. But the look on his face showed neither victory of content. Unsure if Broly truly was hurt in the blast, the prince attempted to fly off to get into a different position. But just as his back was turned, Broly suddenly came charging out of the cloud. Hurtling himself towards the prince.
And just as Vegeta turned around, the surprised prince was met with a massive clothesline to the face. To which he then proceeded towards a giant boulder. The following impact created a massive crater on the side of the rock. A sight that sent an uncomfortable vibe through the onlooking group.
“Ouch,” Rainbow Dash uttered. Somewhat unnerved from both the sight and the sound of the impact. Even for a Super Saiyan, it sounded like it hurt a lot.
As the group moved closer, they were met with a sight of Broly pressing his right hand into Vegeta’s face. Further pushing him into the crater. However, due to the lack of response from the Super Saiyan, Broly could clearly see that Vegeta was on the verge of passing out from the attack.
“What? Finished already?” Broly asked as he retracted his hand.
But with very little energy to offer up a resistance, Vegeta passed out. Dropping out of his Super Saiyan form before sliding down the crater. His body going limp. As he watched the disgraced prince fall, Broly began to mock him and his power.
“So, it’s true. You are all talk and no action. A true piece of trash.”
Despite his father being a very cruel king, some of the ponies began to feel bad for Vegeta. From what they witnessed, he had put up a very decent fight. But like the others, lacked the power to match the Legendary Super Saiyan. Seeing that he had no other opposition, Broly began to roar in triumphant. His green aura surging like fire as his energy grew. Broly then started to laugh. Experiencing what felt like a victory. The onlooking group failed to find any words to utter. Broly went up against five powerful opponents, four of which were Super Saiyans, and still came out on top. With hardly any signs of slowing down or even damage inflicted on his body.
Despite not being able to sense his energy through the memory, the group had indeed felt something from Broly. The Legendary Super Saiyan was everything Vegeta and Paragus described it as. An unstoppable, invincible fighting machine. Fuelled by malice and hatred. It was no wonder why it was greatly feared.
While most of the group kept their sights on Broly, it was Applejack who caught a sight of something far below on a faraway cliff.
“Hay y’all! That Paragus is movin’.”
Following her line of sight, the rest of the startled group too saw the father of Broly. The elder Saiyan was walking up a stone staircase. Seemingly heading to nowhere.
“He’s up to something,” Twilight uttered.
Luna felt the same way. For she decided to move the group down towards the Saiyan as he spoke up. Firstly, reminding about the oncoming comet.
“There’s just a few short hours left until this planet and everyone on it is eradicated.”
Remembering about the oncoming comet caused the group to look up in the sky at the said object. Shocked that it appeared to be getting even closer to the planet that they were on.
“It’s far away. Yet… disturbingly close,” Twilight said. She remained baffled about the existence of such a gigantic comet.
Then as Paragus reached the top of the massive plateau, the group all saw a round metal pod close by. Remembering seeing such things back in Broly’s childhood, they knew that it was a kind of spaceship. But it was what Paragus said next was what shocked the group.
“I wish it didn’t have to come to this, but it must. Now that I can’t control you anymore, my dear son Broly, you are nothing to me. You are just a thought in the back of my head.”
The group couldn’t believe what they had just heard. Not only Paragus had disowned his own son, but by heading towards the space pod, he was going to abandon him.
“So now he’s ditching his own son!?” Rainbow Dash said. Offended by Paragus’s lack of loyalty to his own family. It was shared by Rarity.
“I know Broly’s out of control. But still…”
As Paragus was a couple of feet from the space pod, he turned to take one last look at the planet’s landscape. Saying his final farewells.
“I’m sorry, son. But you’ll die with this planet.”
As Paragus proceeded to open his pod, only one pony of the group was looking at him with complete disgust. Shockingly, it was Princess Celestia. Paragus started out as a caring father. Who even risked his life to try and spare Broly from his execution when he was only an infant. But as years went on, fate had been cruel to Broly. Losing a mother figure and going through massive power surges at such a young age. But rather than stepping up to help, Paragus tried to hide his son’s power. Which was what lead to him with the idea of the mind control crown. It was there where the respect the white Alicorn had for the Saiyan father went straight out the window. Broly at times even called out to his father for help. But Paragus came too obsessed with power and revenge, he had completely overlooked the whole reason for saving his son from the beginning. To preserve the prodigy that was his offspring. But in the end, he only used his son as a tool for war and subjugation. With his control over Broly gone, he had every opportunity to atone for his crimes and try to change for the better. But it wasn’t meant to be. Paragus would rather have his son die than to make an effort to help. To step up and take responsibility.
Paragus may had started out a good father. But in the end, he was just like all the other Saiyans that shunned Broly. And just like what King Vegeta once did, try to leave Broly for dead.
As Paragus sat down in his ship, the usually pleasant Celestia glared at him in spitefulness. Even going so far as have one malicious thought.
‘I hope he gets what he deserves.’
Then, as the space pod door closed, a familiar voice answered her call.
“Where do you think you’re going, dad?”
The ponies and dragon then saw two things that sent a shiver up their spines. The look of shock from Paragus. And the grinning face of the Legendary Super Saiyan, reflected off the pod window.
Some of the ponies had to turn around. Only to see the sight of Broly standing right behind them. As Paragus stuttered for a response, the group moved away. Wanting to get a clearer picture of what was about to happen.
After struggling to find the words, the frightened Paragus answered Broly’s question. Trying to get the green haired Saiyan out of the way by false reassurance.
“Uhh…. Uh… P-Preparing the rocket so we can escape the explosion!”
However, despite his apparent insanity, Broly saw right through his father’s lie.
“In a rocket built for one person?”
It was that question where the ponies knew that Paragus had no answer for. There was nothing that the older Saiyan could say or do to alter the situation. Broly caught him red-handed trying to abandon him. And with him in his Legendary Super Saiyan form, it was likely that the consequences would be very severe.
Broly then reached down. His large hands grabbing a very firm hold onto the space pod. That was where the fearful Paragus saw it. He saw the hatred in his son’s eyes. But it wasn’t hatred for Goku. Or his friends. Or even hatred for Vegeta. It was hatred… for him. Broly hated him. For putting him under mind control. For trying to turn him into a weapon. For trying to run away. At that moment, Broly hated Paragus more than anything. And Paragus himself saw that.
In his mind, he knew that he would have to beg for forgiveness. But it was too late. Over twenty years too late. He was beyond redemption. Beyond forgiveness. Beyond help. The only thing that awaited Paragus was his punishment. A punishment only Broly knew best.
As Broly felt his hidden anger to his father flaring up, his grip on the space pod grew stronger. His hands began to dent and bend the metal. Through the window, Paragus stuttered and stared at Broly in pure horror. A look of someone… who knew that his time has come. It was the last time he ever saw the face of his son before the window cracked under the strain. As for the onlooking ponies, they remained silent. From remembering what Broly said back when they had dinner, they knew what was about to happen.
Then Broly lifted the space pod clean off the ground and raised it high above his head. The Legendary Super Saiyan roaring out in fury and hatred before squeezing his hold. The ship, that’s designed to remain intact upon entering a planet, started to crumple under the immense pressure. Crushing the pod with his bare hands. As well as cries of pain, the horrified group managed to listen to Paragus’s last words.
“What kind of an end to life is this!? Crushed by your own son who once saved your life!?”
As Broly’s grip grew tighter and tighter, the pod was no longer recognizable. And with an audible crunch, the father of Broly was crushed from inside his ship.
After fulfilling his grudge against his late father, Broly began to laugh maniacally. He then began to spin on the spot. Growing more momentum by the second. Then with a loud yell, Broly threw the crushed spaceship far across the horizon. The last sight of it was leading towards the giant comet in the sky.
From the big build up, the group knew that it would be coming. Yet, to actually see the events unfold before their very eyes… it felt truly shocking. Remembering back at dinner, the group were curious as to why Broly hated his father. As well as the reason why he ended his life. But after witnessing the string of events of his life that led up to the moment, they finally understood why. Broly wanted to be free from his father. Payback for all the pain he inflicted upon him.
After a long pause, Broly finally spoke up. Seemingly about his deceased father.
“Did he really think I would die, just because this planet is about to explode?”
The group somewhat understood what Broly was talking about. Since he was able to pull of a feat back when he was just a day old. Revealing that even if the world falls apart around him, he will survive. He would go on.
Then something caught his attention. Movement in the corner of his eye. Broly turned to face what had gained his interest. Following his line of sight, the ponies were surprised at what they saw. Far away, across the wasteland, was Goku. The Super Saiyan was walking towards him. But due to his worn-out battered body, his pace was slow. His shirt completely torn off while his trousers had massive tears in them. Orange fabric hanging loosely from the holes.
The onlooking ponies were amazed. Goku’s body was badly bruised with blood dripping from all his cuts. Yet, despite knowing that he was outmatched, he continued to stand up against Broly.
“He’s still fighting back?” Shining Armor asked. Just as amazed as everyone else.
They then heard the hateful Saiyan speak up.
“You scum. Still got some fight left in you?”
The group felt that Goku was truly up against the wall. If he and his friends flee, then Broly would be left unopposed. But if he continued on fighting, he would more likely die. Either way, the Legendary Super Saiyan would win. They then began to wonder why. Why would he keep fighting when even he admitted that he was no match for him? And it was not like he had help. As the ponies and dragon looked out at the wastelands, they could see the fallen forms of the other heroes. The four barely struggling to stake awake.
As he paused to rest a little, Goku glared up at Broly. One possible idea forming in his head. He continued to think as Broly called out to him.
“Poor Goku. Still not comfortable with the idea of dying?” He said as his body became engulfed in his Legendary aura.
Unmoved by Broly’s threat, Goku resumed his match towards him. Making the group all wonder what he had in mind.
“Don’t suppose he has any more tricks up his sleeve?” Spike asked.
“I don’t know. We can only watch how all this plays out,” Twilight answered. Wondering if Goku has a plan in mind.
But as Goku continued on his way towards Broly, the group all saw movement not too far away. Their sights fell upon the beaten form of Piccolo. To their confusion, he was raised his hand up in the air. His palm pointing towards Goku. The same said for Gohan. Who was imbedded into the side of a large rock. He too raised his arm at his father. As the confused group watched the two in wonderment, they caught a glimpse of something. They could see faint, green trails of energy leaving their raised hands. Traversing towards the Super Saiyan. The second the energy trails made contact with Goku, his whole body was engulfed in his golden aura.
Most of the group gasped in amazement at what they’re seeing. Finally figuring out the unspoken strategy.
“Th-They’re lending their energy to Goku!” Starlight uttered. The rest of the group looked out at the warrior in astonishment.
“With them helping. His power will be replenished, and then enhanced further,” Luna added. Seeing that teamwork could take on many forms.
With the assistance going unnoticed by Broly, he assumed that Goku just got a second wind in power. Going to put his foe in his place, the green haired Saiyan leapt off the cliff. His sudden ascension to the air caused the ground beneath him to crumble away. Throwing up clouds of dirt from the falling rocks and debris. After gaining enough energy to run, Goku too leapt to the skies. The group felt as though the final battle was underway.
As Goku tried to intercept Broly, the latter formed a green barrier around his body. Then as Goku tried to fly in to land a punch, he found himself unable to do so. The barrier slowing him down before halting the Super Saiyan in his tracks. Then by simply expanding the barrier, Goku was deflected away. The golden haired warrior crashing to the ground. But before he could get back up, Broly lowered just behind him and sent a pulse of ki to the ground. Causing the ground to erupt beneath the surprised Goku and sending him up in the air. Only to be then pushed away by Broly’s expanding but destructive barrier. Tearing apart the ground. The Legendary Super Saiyan then gave chase to the hurtling Super Saiyan before throwing a single Eraser Cannon at him. Giving off a large explosion as it struck the hero.
As the smoke cleared, Goku was seen lying in a crater. The group couldn’t believe it. He was given more energy from the others, yet it wasn’t anywhere near enough to fight against Broly. As he struggled to get up, the group heard him whispering.
“It’s not enough. I need more power. Hurry.”
The group then saw it again. The two faint energy trails flowing into Goku. No doubt from Piccolo and Gohan. Then to their surprise, they saw a third. Following the faint trail, they saw that it came from Trunks. The son of Vegeta rose awake to help out. With his energy increasing further, Goku’s body once more shined brightly with his Super Saiyan aura as he got back on his feet. With Broly watching him walking back out of the crater. The sight of which made him grunt in annoyance.
“So now he has the energy of that green guy and two other Saiyans within him?” Rainbow Dash asked. Still somewhat puzzled at what was going on.
“Yeah. But ah still don’t think it would be enough,” Applejack replied.
The fight resumed. Goku jumped out of the crater and attempted to fight back. But was meet with a giant arm of pure muscle as Broly clotheslined him. Leaving the Super Saiyan to fall to the ground. But torture was about to begin as Broly jumped high into the air above Goku. Only then to drop down to earth with shocking speeds. He landed straight onto Goku’s front. The Super Saiyan screaming in pain as his body was being crushed further into the ground. Making the crater larger. The sight made the ponies cringe hard.
But Broly didn’t stop. He laughed as he jumped back into the air, only to land back on Goku. The impact of the attack causing massive cracks to form in the ground. Then Broly did it again. And again. And again. Effectively using Goku as a trampoline. Creating lager cracks in the ground and leaving Goku wailing in agony. The Super Saiyan even started to couth out blood. To which was a very bad sign.
Then after landing on Goku with another forceful impact, the Legendary Super Saiyan simply stood on the near broken body. Grinning to see Goku in such pain. Then after Broly flew off of him, the ground began to crumble away. Goku’s limp body falling into the newly formed abyss. As the ground stopped cracking apart, Broly stood his ground as he awaited Goku’s rise once more.
Once more, the onlooking group saw the three energy trails. Traversing down towards the concealed body of Goku. The ponies believed that after the heavy beating he took earlier, the Super Saiyan should be in no condition to fight. But to their surprise, they saw the same golden glow. Lighting up the darkness of the abyss. They then saw Goku walking out of the giant hole in the ground.
But they then noticed that something was wrong. Despite being fuelled by the continues supply of energy, Goku’s body was incredibly worn and hurt. Even Goku’s face showed that he was struggling to keep his body from falling apart. He may have the power to continue, but his body won’t be able to carry on for much longer.
Rarity took a quick glance up at the sky. Surprised to see that the comet was edging closer and closer to the planet she and the others were standing on.
“Have those two forgotten about the comet heading towards them?” She asked.
As Goku stared defiantly at Broly, the green haired Saiyan grinned in response to seeing the desperation of his hated foe.
“I just love a dramatic ending.” Broly said before charging to attack.
As he sprinted towards Goku, the laughing Broly formed a green ki sphere in his right palm before rearing it back. He then threw his Eraser Cannon attack directly at Goku. But due to his aching body, the beaten warrior was unable to move out of the way in time. Causing the green ki to strike the Super Saiyan and blast him straight through a cliff. Rubble exploding through the other side. The green energy attack kept pushing Goku across the land before crashing into the side of another cliff. Goku crying out in pain as his body was being crushed into solid rock.
By the time the group moved themselves over to Goku, he freed himself from the cliff and landed on the ground. But he began to stumble. Despite him being energized with ki, his body was on the verge of collapsing. He was struggling to stand as he tried to raise his fists in retaliation. Looking across the broken fields, they all saw Broly standing tall. Surprised that no matter what came his way, the Legendary Super Saiyan was in full control of the fight.
But even in full control, Broly was starting to get impatient.
“Your persistence is annoying!” He shouted before launching himself off the ground. Engulfed in his green aura as he made a shockingly fast beeline to Goku.
With his muscles unable to respond in time, Goku was at the mercy of Broly. The Legendary Super Saiyan collided into him. Knocking the golden aura out of him and crushing him against the rocky cliff with his left fist. With his foe unable to move, Broly began to take steps back to gain some distance from the weary Goku. As he came to a stop, Broly pointed his palms at Goku and fired a blast of green energy. Exploding against the Super Saiyan in a cloud of smoke and dirt.
As the dust faded, Goku was revealed. Completely weary and barely standing on his feet. His face expression showed delusion from the constant pain he was in. But Broly didn’t let up. Not even a second. As he sprinted towards Goku, the whole group had to look away. Watching Broly beating Goku around like a ragdoll was almost a different kind of torture for them. They didn’t see what happened next, but they certainty heard Goku’s wailing cries of pain. Whatever Broly did to him must’ve been very painful.
But when they looked back, they were met with a sight of Goku struggling to stand back up. Covered by even more cuts and bruises. But like before, they saw the three green energy trails merging with Goku. Once more being resupplied with energy to continue the fight. But the group were doubtful that he would win.
“It doesn’t seem to matter how much energy he gets. Broly is just too strong,” Shining Armor commented.
But as they watched the sight, Twilight began to notice something off.
“Wait. There’s only three energy trails.”
The group looked to her in confusion.
“Yeah. But what’s with that?” Rainbow Dash asked. With Twilight answering back. The answer of what she had figured out.
“Someone’s not helping.”
The rest of the group soon realised that she was right. Aside from Goku, there were four others that fought against Broly. But they already know that Piccolo and Gohan were helping. Then after remembering Trunks’s involvement, they realised who the one not helping was.
“It’s Vegeta,” Fluttershy said.
After a quick look around, Luna was the first to spot the prince. Surprised at what she was seeing.
“He isn’t even unconscious. He’s just standing there.”
Most of the group were dumbfounded at what the blue Alicorn said.
“But why?” Pinkie Pie asked.
But as the group tried to figure out why the Saiyan prince was being so stubborn, they suddenly heard more sounds of struggle from Goku. He too realised that he wasn’t lending his energy. To which he then called him out on.
“Vegeta! I need your power!”
Then to the surprise of the group, Goku suddenly roared out at the air. Desperately screaming at Vegeta for help.
“VEGETAAAA!!! MORE POWER!!! RIGHT NOW!!!”
Then to the surprise of Celestia, an arm was raised to her side. Looking to her left, she saw Starlight Glimmer. Her sights transfixed on Goku with her outstretched palm pointing at him.
“Starlight?”
Hearing the white Alicorn addressing her snapped Starlight out of her trance. Blinking in confusion and realisation as she began to retract her arm.
“It’s all a memory,” Celestia continued.
After realising what she was doing, Starlight looked away in embarrassment.
“S-Sorry. It’s just that… he sounded so real.”
Celestia perfectly understood why the Unicorn would think that. Smiling in response. The others who listened in too smiled with her. With Luna taking a quick glance down at her left arm. Seeing that her own palm were wide open before closing her fingers.
Despite being the pony who was in control within the mind, she was moments away from doing what Starlight had done. Much to her surprise.
But in the events of the memory, Goku’s plea to Vegeta was rejected. Once more leaving the good hearted Saiyan at the mercy of Broly. Being relentlessly punched in the chest, the Legendary Super Saiyan was beating Goku straight through a mountain. The Super Saiyan screaming out in agony from blow after blow. Further being pressured through solid rock. The mountain cracking up and splitting open from the clash. Once again, the onlooking ponies wanted to look away from the torture that was unfolding. With some of the group puzzled as to how Goku’s body wasn’t breaking apart yet. Or how he was not mashed into a bloody pulp.
Then after a mighty punch to the gut, Goku exploded out of the back of a mountain before crashing into another. His back embedded in the rock. But Broly continued to be persistent in his rampage. Flying towards the Super Saiyan before delivering another punch. Forming a crater around Goku’s beaten body.
Goku could only stare at Broly, his body too weakened to fight back. Seeing that his blond-haired foe was helpless and unable to retaliate anymore, Broly grinned in satisfaction. He then spoke as he backed away.
“You lasted longer than I expected. But your final hour has arrived.”
The group suddenly felt tense, after a long torturous battle, Broly had finally decided to put an end to it all. Broly could feel it. With Goku unable to move or fight, revenge was finally within reach. He could finally end the life of his most hated foe. To free himself of his burdens. All he needed to do was to use one final attack.
As for Goku, the onlooking group felt bad for him. They knew that in Goku’s mind, he had no idea why Broly was trying to kill him so badly. And he only fought back to defeat the Legendary Super Saiyan. But when that didn’t work, it turned into a battle of survival. There were even moments when the ponies actually wanted to root for him. Wanting him to make it out in one piece. He was in their eyes, a good guy.
As they watched Goku lay there, embedded in rock, they could hear him. The desperate Saiyan calling out to Vegeta once more.
“V-Vegeta. What are you waiting for? Y-You’re our last…hope.”
Then, in total desperation, he screamed out.
“Give me your… POWWEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEERRRR!!!!!”
Goku’s echoing cry sent chills through the group. He truly was in dire need for Vegeta’s aid. But the ponies and dragon were so transfixed at both Broly and Goku, they failed to hear Vegeta’s voice.
They saw Broly getting ready for the killing blow. Rearing his left fist back, he briefly hesitated. Wanting to savour the moment that he had been longing for. He was really about to do it. To finally put his suffering to bed. To finally make those cries in his memory to cease. To end it all.
Then as they turned to Goku, they once again saw the three faint energy waves entering his body. The energy of Piccolo, Gohan and Trunks. But that was when they saw it. The three waves were joined by a fourth. Quickly turning to follow the trail, to their amazement, Vegeta finally stepped up to help.
By the time Broly swung his fist at Goku, intending to kill him, the Super Saiyan began to flinch. His body jolting from the rush of the energy of three Super Saiyans and one Super Namekian flowing through him. Goku suddenly found the strength to raise his right hand and, to the shock of the onlooking ponies, blocked Broly’s fist. The two briefly struggled for a moment. Until Goku suddenly roared into life. His golden aura so intense that it began to split the rock he was embedded to.
Then for the first time since he transformed, Broly was surprised.
“What!?”
Astonished and unnerved by the sudden rise of power from Goku, Broly backed off.
“Where is he getting all this energy!?”
After lowering his arm down, Goku gave him a chilling response. Almost mirroring Broly’s own words as he began to advance.
“Your hour has arrived!”
Seeing such a startling change in Goku caused Broly to do something that caught the onlooking group off-guard. He backed away in fear. Stunned by how much the Super Saiyan had changed. Then as he leaped back to gain a large distance, he caught a glimpse of Vegeta at the corner of his eye. Looking over to him, Broly could see the prince with his arm stretched out to Goku. As he paid attention to him, Broly could sense the ki within the prince. It was dropping massively, just as Goku’s ki grew exponentially. The same for Piccolo, Gohan and Trunks. Broly could sense all of them lending their energy to Goku. Then just as the other four gave away the last of their energy, they fell unconscious. Seeing what the source of Goku’s strength was, and realising that the borrowed power would not last long, Broly’s shock gave way to laughter. Seeing that he would still get his revenge.
“No matter how much power you absorb from those idiots, it won’t be enough to kill me!” He declared before his aura erupted from his body. With Goku responding back.
“Hah! We’ll see about that! You’ll never really know for sure until I try!”
Then Broly was about to do something that gained the attention of the whole group. After grunting loudly, he suddenly roared out to the heavens as his body shinned brightly in his Legendary Super Saiyan light. Then as the light died down, the group all saw a slight change to him. Aside from the veins in some parts of his body pulsating just beneath his skin, the most noticeable difference was that his green hair was glowing much brighter. Illuminated by his surging energy that almost looked golden.
Twilight then made a guess of what Broly had done.
“I think… he’s using full power,” She uttered.
But just as the two Saiyans were about to square off, the whole world around them began to rumble violently. With entire sections of landmass either crumbling to pieces or rising out from their proper place. The surprised group first thought that it was due to the Saiyans. But as they looked up, they saw what truly caused the world to fall apart.
“The comet!” Cadence called out. She and the others surprised and disturbed at how quickly it was growing in size.
“It looks like it’s going to hit the planet at any minute!” Shining Armor uttered.
“Aren’t those two even at least a bit concerned about it!?” Rarity asked. Surprised to see that Goku and Broly would rather carry on fighting than try to escape the doomed planet.
As New Vegeta crumbled apart all around them, Broly and Goku refused to let their sights be hindered or broken. With their respective auras brightening up the shattered battlefield. Being the one to make the first move, fuelled by the fact that his revenge was still a single punch away, Broly grunted loudly before he took off the ground. Fuelled by the determination to put an end to the threat, Goku too took off the ground. Heading straight for Broly. But the two were moving at such high speeds at one another, Luna had to quickly use her magic to slow the events down. Just as her spell started to have an effect, she and the others were greeted with a truly awe-inspiring sight.
With their eyes locked onto each other, Broly and Goku were mere feet away from each other. The Super Saiyan glaring up in defiance as the Legendary Super Saiyan glared down in hatred. Both their hands clenched hard into fists as the two were ready to strike. With the blue light from the comet in the sky illuminating the world in the background.
Thanks to the memory being slowed down, the ponies would get to see the action that otherwise would be impossible for them to see.
It all began with Broly launching the first punch. His oversized left fist bearing down on Goku’s head. The group felt tense. Feeling that it would be a knockout blow. But to their shock. Broly missed. The knuckles on his fist just barely grazing Goku’s right cheek. Goku spoke as he was about to retaliate.
“Now the real fight begins.”
Then just as he began to move his own left fist, throwing it up in a form of an uppercut, the group all saw a golden light channelling from Goku’s body. Flowing through the arm to the tip of his fists. All of Goku’s energy, added by the energy of Vegeta, Gohan, Trunks and Piccolo, were all being used for the final blow.
As he threw a punch of his own, it connected. His fist almost burying into Broly’s muscle-filled stomach. A punch, to Broly’s disbelief, that actually hurt. It… really hurt. His eyes grew wide as the memory of his past came rushing back to the surface. The punch from his foe, was a foe that shared a room with him on their homeworld. The boy who cried. The day that was the worst day of his life. Where the misery of his life began. At that moment, all he could think of, was the name of the child.
Kakarot.
As Goku felt his punch connected, he spoke to Broly one last time.
“I am not going to let… you GET AWAY WITH THIS!!!”
As Goku pushed his energized fist even further, to the shock of the onlooking group, he managed to break through. Goku’s fist plunging into Broly’s body. Through the skin. Through the muscle. And bursting into his flesh. Green oozing blood bursting forth from the fresh wound. As Goku completed his uppercut, freeing his hand, the blow send Broly hurtling sky high. Blood spluttering from the gapping wound in his chest. But with his body being shattered, it caused his energy to go haywire. Cracks began to form and erupt from Broly’s body as he began to wail in confusion and agony. Beams of light escaping from the erupting cracks and holes in his body until, from how it looked, Broly’s body exploded from his out-of-control power.
As the group shield their eyes from the intense light, they saw that Goku was falling down to the crumbling planet. But to their surprise, the second he placed the fingers of his right hand on his forehead. He vanished from sight. Along with a strange noise.
With Goku seemingly gone from sight, the group then turned their attention back to the green light from the exploding Broly. Only to see that as it faded, Broly was nowhere to be found. Much to their confusion.
“Wha? What happened?” Applejack asked. With Rainbow Dash reminding the group of what happened.
“Did… did Broly just explode?”
Fluttershy then became concerned.
“Did… did he… die?”
But some of the group dismissed the yellow Pegasus’s question. Putting her fears to rest.
“But that can’t be. I mean, he’s alive and well with us in Equestria,” Twilight answered. With Luna joining in.
“And even if that were true, then the memory should’ve ended. But it’s still going.”
Pinkie Pie was the one to ask the question.
“So Broly is still alive somewhere?”
But before they could discuss further, the same strange noise from the vanishing Goku was heard again. Looking in the direction of the noise, the group were surprised at what they saw. The Super Saiyan was surrounded by the spooked forms of all the surviving alien slaves and the beaten forms of Gohan, Trunks, Piccolo and Vegeta. After giving a quick look around, Goku spoke up.
“Good, that’s all the survivors. Now to get out of here.”
The ponies and dragon then saw Goku placing the same two fingers back on his forehead. Then, again to their surprise, he and everyone else vanished entirely form sight. The group were confused as to how he was able to perform such acts. But with everything they had seen, it wasn’t the strangest thing. Seeing Master Roshi going buff was by far the strangest.
With Goku and the others gone from sight, the group had to look for Broly quickly. But with the planet falling apart around them, finding a ten-foot musclebound warrior was surprisingly more difficult than they thought.
“W-Where is he?” Twilight asked. Starting to become concerned.
“Maybe he really did explode and die,” Spike added.
But just as Luna was thinking of jumping to the next memory, Fluttershy spotted Broly.
“There he is!”
Looking to where the yellow mare was pointing, the group moved down to the fallen form of Broly. When they got down to the ground, most of the group were shaken at what they saw. It wasn’t the fact that he remained in his Legendary Super Saiyan form, it was the condition of his body. While facing down on the ground, the group could see a puddle of green bodily fluid around his chest area. The large Saiyan grunting loudly in pain and agony from the open wound. But it was also the detonation of his unstable power that also dealt him damage. His whole body was badly bruised and cut. And the red sash and white trousers he wore was terribly tattered and torn. Despite Broly being in his psychopathic green haired form, most of the group felt terrible at looking at his condition. Especially and surprisingly Fluttershy. Who wanted nothing more than to help him. The sight of the fallen giant also triggered memories of his earlier life within the group. Just like every part of his years growing up, Broly once more experienced unbearable pain.
But as the planet kept crumbling apart, metal clanking was heard. The sounds getting closer to Broly’s location. As well as Broly, the sounds gained the attention of the ponies. To their surprise, they saw another one of the Saiyan space pods. Falling from the ruins of the palace and crashed down a couple of meters in front of the fallen Saiyan.
“Well. That’s convenient,” Starlight commented. Surprised by the chances of the pod landing near Broly.
As for the Legendary Saiyan, he looked at the vessel in determination.
“P…pod. C…comet,” He weakly uttered before dragging his broken body towards the round object.
The group watched on in anticipation as they saw Broly fighting the pain as he struggled to the pod. Leaving behind a trail of his green blood. Most of them mentally urged him to hurry as the comet in the sky kept looming over their heads. The gravity of the giant object breaking the planet apart.
Broly managed to open the spaceship door. But just as he was about to climb inside, the ground below the pod gave way. Leaving both the pod and Broly to fall into the dark chasm. Much to the horror of most of the group. But after several moments, a white flash of energy erupted from the darkness. Then to the surprise of the ponies, the spaceship emerged. Launching itself from the darkness and into deep space at breakneck speed.
But to the surprise of the group, Luna’s emergency teleportation spell kicked in once more. But what made it more of a surprise was where they ended up.
“Hay! We’re in space again!” Rainbow Dash said. Stating the obvious.
As the group turned around, they saw both the red planet of New Vegeta and the blue projectile of Comet Camori. The sight of which made them all gasp in disbelief. One thing about it that made them gasp.
“That’s the comet!!?” Starlight asked. She and the others were completely blown away at the scale of the comet.
“I know they said that it was big, but that’s ridiculously big!” Pinkie Pie commented. Joined by the astonished Twilight.
“That has to be the biggest comet I’ve ever seen. It’s even bigger than the planet.”
As the group saw the planet edging closer to the comet, they spotted a white streak of light emerging from the planet. Getting closer and closer to them at shocking speeds. As it turned out, it was the escaping Broly. His pod had just left the doomed world just in time. Shooting straight past the ponies and dragon.
Then as they turned back to the spectacle, the red planet was already breaking up into massive chunks. Crumbling away due the massive gravitational pull of Comet Camori. Then, even before it touched the blue comet, the planet broke completely apart. Disintegrating into countless tiny pieces.
“W-Wow,” Rarity uttered in a disturbed tone. She and the others were spooked at how an entire world would just crumble away.
But the destruction of New Vegeta had sent a powerful interstellar shockwave that travelled alarmingly across space. Surprising the group with the speed as it travelled past them.
Curious if the shockwave might cause trouble for the evacuating Broly, the group quickly sped up to where the pod was flying. And were shocked to see that as the shockwave caught up with it, it caused the pod to violently tumble and shake. The pod was left hurtling through space at tremendous speeds. Some of the ponies held their breath as they watched the uncomfortable sight. No doubt Broly would hurt himself from the pod tumbling around.
“So, what happens now?” Cadence asked. A question which was easy for Luna to answer.
“Simple. We follow that pod.”
Since the memory was largely intact, the group felt as though they were going to be following the pod for a long while. But just after a couple of moments…
“Hay. What’s that?” Applejack asked.
The others looked at the Earth Pony in surprise. But after looking to where she was staring at, they saw it too. Just ahead of the speeding pod, they saw something. It wasn’t quite visible, but something was moving and twisting in the vacuum of space. But then to their surprise, it burst forth into a large purple light. Much to the amazement of Pinkie Pie.
“Ooooh! It’s a purple swirly thing in space!”
But Twilight was more suspicious. The way it just opened in the path of Broly’s pod was rather… odd. She then began to make a guess of what it truly was.
“Not just that, Pinkie. It looks like some sort of… subspace rift or wormhole.”
“Almost like… a portal,” Celestia added.
It was something that the group tried to figure out. But due to its sudden arrival with no reason of explanation, they couldn’t think of any answers. But it then done something that gained their full attention. Just as it looked like Broly’s pod was about to fly pass it, it suddenly altered course. The ship being pulled into the swirling purple.
“It’s pulling Broly in!” Spike said. Surprised and unsure what would happen to the Saiyan.
Then as the sight of the space pod vanished into the swirling vortex, Luna knew what to do.
“We’re going in.”
Without any hesitation, Luna moved herself and the group towards the purple light. Following the pod into it. Some of the mares felt almost frightened at entering the otherworldly light. Having absolutely no idea what it would be like.
As they entered the vortex, the group suddenly found themselves traversing through what looked like a multi-coloured swirling tunnel. The group astounded at the scary, yet beautiful sight. With the image of Broly’s pod appearing in front of them. They then saw a bright light at the end of the tunnel. As they watched Broly’s pod enter through the light, it emerged out into space once more. Then when the group exited the rift, they looked back at it. Further surprised at how it suddenly closed into nothingness. As if it were never there to begin with.
“That… was… awesome!” Rainbow Dash cheered. Finding the experience almost breath-taking.
But the group were silent once more afterwards. Again, they had no idea what the rift was. If it was a wormhole. Why it appeared before the space pod. And more importantly. If it were the work of someone else. The Alicorns did find it strange for it to appear and vanish with Broly present.
But when the group caught up with the pod. They were surprised at what they saw. The spaceship was still hurtling through space, but heading towards what appeared to be a lush green and blue planet.
“Wow! Look at that planet!” Rarity said in astonishment. Amazed by the planet’s beauty.
“It’s beautiful,” Fluttershy added.
The group could only gaze at the planet for so long. They started to notice that Broly’s space pod was starting to descend towards the planet. It being caught in the planet’s gravitational pull. Then as the pod was about to enter the atmosphere, Celestia turned to Luna.
“Sister. See if you can get us down to that planet.”
With a nod of compliance, Luna shifted the position of the memory. After a quick transition, the ponies and dragon were no longer in space. Instead, the group found themselves on the planet. But were surprised that they were surrounded by a land covered in snow in the middle of night.
“Woah. Didn’t think we would be over here,” Applejack said. Seeing that they must be quite north of one of the planet’s landmasses.
Luna then explained what was going on.
“This spot is the most likely area to which that ship would land. We just need to wait until it arrives.”
“It’s quite a beautiful night. Isn’t it?” Rarity added. Admiring the sight.
“It is. But… it looks familiar,” Cadence said.
But as Spike turned around, he froze from shock at what he was seeing. To which he began to question as he gained the attention of his friends.
“Uuuhhhh… guys? Is that what I think it is?”
Turning towards the startled dragon, the rest of the group all turned to see what Spike was looking at. Only for them to gasp in complete surprise. Standing in front of them was a grand sight. But a sight that was very familiar to them.
“The… The Crystal Empire!!?” Twilight shrieked out in surprise. With Shining Armor agreeing.
“But it can’t be! Unless…”
The stunned Princess Celestia was the one to piece together what was going on.
“Yes, Shining. The world we just saw from space, was our home. This is Equestria.”
The ponies all looked at each other in amazement. They really were back in Equestria. No wonder why they thought the planet looked beautiful. Some even just realized that it was their first time to see their homeworld from space. But Luna’s eyes widened in concern.
“But if this is Equestria, then… that means…”
The blue princess was silenced from the sound of a sonic boom. The sound of something high in the sky breaking the sound barrier. Quickly glancing up at the clouds above the crystal palace, they saw something red illuminating the clouds. Moving across the sky. Then as the group followed it to the clear part of the sky, they saw it. The round object hurtling across the sky like a shooting star. The sight sent a shiver up their spines. Knowing full well what the round thing was.
They followed its descent as it fell past the castle and towards the distant mountains. Disappearing behind one of the peaks. But a few seconds later, they all heard a loud boom. And saw a brief flash of light. The object had landed.
Using her magic, Luna instantly moved herself and the others across the snowy fields and towards the mountain. A peak of which for a strange reason, the royal couple don’t recognize. As they approached the base of the mountain, Luna slowed down. Then as they moved to the spot behind the peak, all they saw was a massive cloud of smoke. Then as it faded away, they saw a giant smouldering crater. The ground superheated from the falling object.
But as the group landed by the centre of the crater, they felt another wave of shiver up their backs. They all saw it. Sitting in the heart of the crater, with sparks of electricity surging around it, was the Saiyan pod. Alien technology had made a touch down on their homeworld for the first time.
Then with a burst of air, the pod door slowly began to open. Just before the door could open fully, the group all saw a large muscular hand gripping the side of the entry frame. And to their shock, the Saiyan Broly himself climbed out of the pod. Taking his first steps on their home.
As they watched the giant Saiyan staggering to stand up straight, the group were shocked from the fact that he remained in his Legendary Super Saiyan form. Marking the first ever time Broly was in the form on their planet. Luna especially felt frightened. But their shock only increased from getting a full view of his gaping wound. Oozing green blood dripping from it. The sight made the group very uncomfortable. But yet surprised that he hadn’t died from it yet.
But their concerns rose from the sight of the green haired Saiyan collapsing onto the melted ground. The muscular warrior no longer having the strength to stand. Instead, he began to drag his body away from the ship. Leaving behind a trail of his blood. But only after a few moments, he stopped and turned over onto his back. Breathing heavily from pain and exhaustion as he stared at the night sky of Equestria.
The shocked group kept their sights on the weakened Broly. Unable to even utter a word from what they were feeling. But as they looked at him, they briefly saw a look of hatred. To which Broly spoke up in a pain-filled tone.
“Ka…K…Kakarot!”
To the shock and surprise of the group, Broly was no longer able to maintain his Legendary Super Saiyan form. His body instantly reverted back to his Super Saiyan form. His green pupils returning as his hair changed back to the familiar blondish gold. Free from mind control magic. But what surprised the group was that his blood too changed colour. Turning from oozing green to the natural crimson red.
As Broly breathed heavily from the pain, the group began to notice that the heat from the crashed ship had melted the ice and snow in the area. A puddle of water beginning to form just beneath the wounded Saiyan. But as the cold winds of the Frozen North started to arrive, the water began to freeze. The ponies and dragon could plainly see that Broly was beginning to be buried in ice. But he was still alive and breathing. But by the time his body was half frozen over, Broly’s waking mind gave out. Dropping back to his normal state, the Legendary Saiyan fell unconscious. Closing his eyes as he fell into a deep sleep. But to the surprise of the group, ice and snow continued to bury the Saiyan warrior. Luna tried to speed up the memory. To see if Broly would get out of his icy tomb. But to her surprise, after an hour after the Saiyan’s arrival, the entire crash site was buried. Snowed over, as if it were never there to begin with.
As the group all stood there, unaffected by the winds and the snow, they were all completely silent. Until Rainbow Dash spoke up with a question that was on everyone’s mind.
“Did… that really just happen?”
“Yes. We all saw… Broly’s first day in Equestria,” Pinkie Pie added. But joined by the equally stunned Celestia.
“Not just that. But how Broly ended up in our world.”
She then began to think back to when she and Luna first met Broly all those years ago.
“When we first fought, I always knew that something was strange about him. How he was so powerful. But… I never would have guessed this.”
“That and the fact that Broly is an alien,” Applejack joined.
Luna however looked back to where the Crystal Empire stood. She could just about see the outskirts of the beautiful castle in the distance.
“He was right here this whole time. And we never even noticed it.”
Fluttershy then spoke up.
“But if Broly was frozen in ice, how did he break free?”
It was a question that the Alicorns were more than eager to figure out. Given Broly’s condition, it would be unlikely for him to free himself. Then the others saw Luna performing the same spell to fast-forward the memory. While doing so, the group all moved above the ground. Not wanting to be in a middle of Broly’s inevitable explosive awakening. But as they watched the covered-up crash site undisturbed, presumably for years, they grew more and more confused. The only thing that changed was that the ice tomb kept being buried deeper and deeper in snow. They honestly thought that he would break free or, as a stretch, some mad villain awoken him from his slumber. But no. There was no change whatsoever.
As Luna cancelled out her spell, Celestia turned to Luna with a question.
“How much time had passed, Luna?”
“We’ve jumped forward by twenty years, sister.”
The rest of the group all looked at the moon princess in surprise.
“What!? So Broly was down there for two decades!?” Twilight asked. Surprised that the Saiyan would live under all the ice and snow.
But to the surprise of the whole group, they suddenly heard a loud sound of an activated spell.
“W-What was that!?” Fluttershy asked.
As the ponies and dragon looked to Celestia and Luna, they were surprised at the look of shock on their faces. They then heard Luna speaking up in a shaken voice.
“That sound. That sounded like…” She uttered as she and her older sister turned towards the Crystal Empire.
As the group looked to where they’re facing, they were surprised to see a giant purple arcane ring appearing in the sky above the empire. But as soon as the ring faded, to the horror of the onlookers, the buildings began to fade from existence. The same could be said for the citizens who were fleeing.
“W-What’s going on!?” Cadence asked. Shocked from the sight of crystal ponies fading from reality.
Twilight then turned towards the Sun Princess with a look of worry.
“Celestia? Is this…?”
“Yes, Twilight. What we’re witnessing, is the fall of the Crystal Empire.”
The rest of the group all gasped in shock at what Celestia said. With the uncertain Rarity adding in.
“You mean, the time when you and Luna fought against King Sombra?”
Despite the Sun Princess not answering, it was quite clear that it was the case. But seeing the empire falling to ruin was causing Luna to feel uneasy. She was starting to remember the events of that very day. And what came next.
‘This… this is it. The day when me and sister met Broly! But… how did he escape?’
As the empire faded away, the onlooking group saw a small group of crystal ponies leaving the city and making way towards the mountain. Specifically, the one where they were. But as the group turned back to the empire, they were surprised to see a powerful blue magic beam rising out of the empire and into the sky. Celestia stared at the attack in surprise.
“Luna? Isn’t that one of your attack spells?”
The blue Alicorn gasped in realisation.
“It…it is! The one that Sombra deflected!”
But as the group watched the attack spell ascending high into the air, it suddenly curved over and fell back down towards the ground. But to their shock…
“It’s heading towards those crystal ponies!” Shining Armor cried out.
While the group felt tense, Luna felt frightened. She really hoped that her deflected attack wouldn’t hit any of the citizens. It was quite a strong spell. But fortunately, the families too noticed the incoming spell and ducked for cover. They were further in luck from the fact that the spell wasn’t aimed at them at all. Instead, it struck the base of the mountain.
But while the group breathed a sigh of relief, the sudden impact of Luna’s spell striking the mountain triggered a mini avalanche. The surprised group saw large patches of snow began to slide away from the mountain. Then to their shock, one such snow patch revealed an icy tomb beneath it. The ponies and dragon all quietly gasped from seeing the frozen body of Broly beneath the ice.
“Well… we can see him now,” Pinkie Pie commented.
But the group then began to hear a noise. Looking back to the escaping families, they could see a mare holding a young child. The noise being the crying from the infant.
“Wow. You can hear that cry all the way here?” Rainbow Dash asked. Surprised at how far away they were from the child yet could hear the cries.
Twilight however looked away for a moment. For some unknown reason, she suddenly felt a very bad feeling. She looked down at the frozen form of Broly, while hearing the constant loud cries of the infant. At first, nothing changed. But as the cries continued to linger, the Saiyan’s face twitched.
It was more then enough for Twilight to let out a surprised gasp. Gaining the attention of her friends and family.
“What is it, Twilight?” Spike asked. To which the purple Alicorn gave her answer.
“Broly moved!”
“What!?” The others shouted as they too looked down at the icy tomb. Only to see that she was right.
Broly’s expression had changed. He looked more aggravated than before. Then they saw him move. His closed eyes began to squint as he started to grit his teeth. They could even hear his concealed grunts in anger.
At first, the group were puzzled as to why Broly was acting up. But Twilight realised what was the cause. Looking back to the crying infant far away.
“So that’s it.”
As the others looked to her in confusion, Twilight began to explain.
“That child’s crying, it’s reminding Broly of what happened. He’s remembering Goku!”
The ponies and dragon stared at the Princess of Friendship in realisation. Hearing the child’s cries was making Broly remember. To the events of what happened on Planet Vegeta. Back when he and Goku were infants. And how much the latter cried. What was happening was that the crying triggered memories of his horrific life. Being cast out and nearly killed by his own race. Witnessing his planet being destroyed. All the hellish events that happened on his path to adulthood. Only to cross paths with the very same Saiyan on New Vegeta.
All the trauma of his past and his defeat, plus the damage done by the mind control crown, was causing Broly to react aggressively. Upon realising the facts, the group all turned back to the frozen Saiyan. Despite being buried in ice, his expression showed complete and utter hate. His grunting becoming louder and louder. Much to the uneasiness of the watching ponies. They then hurt him speak. His grunting turning into words.
“Ka…K…Ka…karot!”
Those words sent shivers up the spines of the group. The voice full of rage and hate.
But his rage was the key. Upon feeling the primal power surging within his body, to the shock of the group, Broly transformed into a Super Saiyan. The rapid increase in power caused his icy prison to crack open.
The group began to retreat from the sudden change. But out of the whole group, it was Luna that kept her sights on Broly. From remembering the events of her past, and the events unfolding in front of her, she could foresee that the two events were starting to come together. His rage. His tone of voice. Him uttering the name of his most hated enemy. It was a spitting image of the Broly she first met. Causing her fear of him to resurface once more.
With his sanity shaken from his past, he suddenly opened his eyes. Showing the group, the orbs of greenish-blue full of malice and vengeance.
“KAKAROT!!!”
Upon his outburst, the entire tomb began to shine in blinding green light. As his power suddenly grew, the ground began to tremble as storm clouds began to gather the peak of the mountain. Lightning bolts striking the base of the mountain near Broly. As if Equestria itself was trying to contain Broly in his icy tomb. As if it was frightened at what would happen if he was set free. Then to the surprise of the group, the same shade of green began to change the colour of the white snow. Everything around the mountain transformed from white to green. Along with a powerful high-pitched sound that they always hear when Broly gets active.
“Hay guys?” Starlight uttered, unsure of what to make of the situation.
Then to their surprise, the green colour in the snow began to condense back to the mountain. Converging towards the awakened Super Saiyan.
Fearing of a large explosion, Luna quickly teleported herself and the group away from the area. Reappearing closer to the evacuating crystal ponies.
She was right to be cautious. Because as soon as the colour green vanished from sight, a powerful blast of green ki erupted from the mountain. The entire area vaporized in a column of destructive energy. But as quick as it came, the light faded away. To the shock of the group, all that was left was a massive patch of smoke and steam. The mountain had become a giant crater. Which explained why Cadence and Shining Armor had never seen the peak before.
Moving closer to the crater, the curious group wanted to see what happened to Broly. But as soon as they got close to the newly formed hole in the ground, they all saw golden light emanating from the smoke. Then as the cloud parted away, they then saw a surging golden aura. And the Super Saiyan rising out of the crater. His face both neutral and violent.
As the startled group saw the golden haired warrior floating in the air, he was the spitting image of the Broly they all knew. His tattered and torn clothes and to their surprise, the wound on his stomach. Which to their confusion, had somehow healed itself while covered in ice. Forming a hideous red scar.
Fluttershy gasped from finally realising where the scar came from. It was from the supposedly fatal punch he received from Goku. As for the others, despite seeing Super Saiyan Broly in Equestria already, seeing him emerging from his frozen slumber was very unsettling. As for Luna, she felt horrified. His release form his frozen prison was caused by a series of chain reactions. It was her spell that struck the ground. It was her spell that uncovered the Saiyan and caused the child to cry. Which lead to Broly being woken up.
Celestia looked over to Luna. Surprised at the look of horror on her face as she stared at the hovering Broly.
“Luna?” She asked.
“It was me.”
The white Alicorn flinched in surprise at what Luna had whispered. To which she carried on. Her voice filled with guilt.
“That was my spell. It was that what freed him. I…I released Broly!”
Celestia was about to comfort Luna. But the sight of Broly condensing his Super Saiyan aura and turning to look down at the crystal ponies had gained her attention. She and the rest of the group could see that he had locked his gaze at the frightened citizens below.
But what sent a wave of fear to the onlooking group was the sight of Broly raising his arm and pointing his open palm at the crystal ponies. They had seen the Saiyan performing such actions before. Which meant they knew what came next.
Luckily, ironically enough, it never came to pass. Because the confused and panicking crystal ponies began to fade away along with the Crystal Empire. Spared of their deaths, but instead being imprisoned by Sombra’s curse.
Their sights turned back to Broly, who after lowering his arm, suddenly turned his attention to the fading empire. As he watched the distant battle raging on, Broly caught a glimpse of the two energy beams from the past Sombra and Luna. But it was seeing the blue beam that gained Broly’s full attention. Something that the group had noticed as they watched him.
“Kakarot!” Broly shouted as he snarled in hate.
To the surprise of the onlooking ponies, Broly began to make his journey from the ruins of a mountain and towards the fading empire. With Luna using her magic to follow the Super Saiyan, Twilight spoke up to her.
“Hay, Luna! Back when you and Celestia spoke about the moment you two met Broly for the first time. Is this it? Is this… that moment?”
As she kept her sights on the Saiyan, Luna hesitantly replied.
“Y-Yes. That moment… has arrived.”
The whole group felt uneasy. From remembering the tales, they were told by the Royal Sisters, the upcoming events would not be pleasant.
As they followed Broly through the snowy landscape, some of them felt rather in awe. They didn’t know why but seeing the Super Saiyan flying through the air of their homeworld was quite a sight. As he sped along, the powerful draft he created caused the snow beneath him to erupt and disperse. As if the ground itself was afraid to go near him.
Broly began to slow his speed as he entered the misty remains of the fading empire. His posture was upright as he moved through the disappearing streets. To the surprise of the group, he was even ignoring the panicking crystal ponies as they saw him. As if he was dead set on taking part in an upcoming battle. One mare was even paralyzed in fear as she watched the Super Saiyan flying over her head before vanishing with the empire.
The group then saw that his open hands were slightly raised to his sides. Then the whole world suddenly turned green as they heard his energy being used. Once again demonstrating his colour-warping abilities with his ki. It was that very act that triggered a memory in Celestia and Luna. They certainly remembered the world going green as they fought their own battles. Then the green world began to condense towards Broly. Not only forming a transparent green barrier around his body, but also firing a volley of green ki spheres that flew through the mist. After a short while after vanishing, a series of large green explosions were seen through the fog. At one moment, Luna could just about see the silhouettes of Sombra and herself.
Then as Broly continued further, the mist gave way. The ponies and dragon stunned at the sight of the younger Luna and Sombra. The two staring at Broly in wonder and curiosity. Wondering who and what he was.
The rest of the group felt uneasy at the sight. It was how Broly first came into contact with one of the Alicorns.
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The events of what happened afterwards went exactly how Celestia and Luna described it as.
Both the confused Sombra and Luna attempted to talk to the Super Saiyan. Only to receive nothing but a wave of fear from his piercing gaze. But as Sombra turned towards the past Luna to continue their fight, the group all noticed something. Something that answered the question of why Broly attacked Sombra first. They all saw that just as the Unicorn King faced the blue Alicorn, his black mane very briefly took on a shape very similar to the hair of Goku. Though the image was incredibly short, it was more than enough to evoke the wrath of Broly. Leading to his blind rampage. Which then lead to a clash between the Saiyan and the Unicorn. The group were amazed that they would get to see Broly wrecking Sombra. But at the same time, they actually felt bad for him. The dark Unicorn had nothing to offer the Saiyan in terms of a challenge. No matter what he could do, none of his attacks could hurt Broly. Even a scythe to the face did nothing. The blade shattering into pieces. And despite wearing magically enhanced armour, a single punch from the Super Saiyan was all that was needed to fall the Unicorn. Then after defeating Sombra, Broly fired a ki blast that vaporized his body. But his shadow ended up being caught in his own curse. Then as the Crystal Empire faded completely, he was imprisoned along with it.
But the worries and the fear in the group came about when Broly suddenly turned towards the past Luna. And with Broly’s shaken sanity, attacked her too. Like Sombra before her, Luna too had nothing to combat the Saiyan. Then came the moment when he held her in a death grip. Luna herself had to look away from the sight as her ears tilted down. Not wanting to hear her own futile struggles. That particular event was one that she was very hesitant on showing, let alone witnessing for herself. The group however were horrified at what they saw. The past Luna was desperate. Pleading for Broly to let her go. But the rageful Saiyan only increased his grip. Causing her to cry out for help. Which gave the answer to the group as to why Luna was so afraid of him. The tensions eased off when Celestia entered the fray. Saving Luna’s life and attempting to hold Broly off until she recovered. But once again, Broly’s might proved to be too strong.
Then came the moment when both Celestia and Luna fought together. Using every ounce of magic power, they had against the Super Saiyan. Despite the scenes appearing to be spectacular, it was betrayed by the facts. Back then, Celestia and Luna honestly thought that they were holding their own against Broly. But after witnessing Broly’s past, all the strengths he had achieved, and seeing just what he could truly do, it made their battle with him almost seemed pointless. The battle was over the second Broly landed in Equestria. The two Alicorns were among the best defence Equestria had ever known. But they were fodder to Broly. His playthings. Entertainment. Given the extent of his strength, he might be too much for them even in his normal form. Though him becoming a Super Saiyan was triggered by his burning hatred for Goku, to use such power against the Royal Sisters was virtually overkill. The two were very fortunate that Broly was just toying around with them. But what made the situation even more severe was Broly’s mindset. Firstly, he was driven mad by his defeat. And what’s more according to him, despite being frozen for twenty years, he was fresh from his battles on New Vegeta. His mind clouded with the destructive thoughts of revenge. Which further proved to make him even more dangerous than ever.
Then came the moment when Broly revealed to them just how powerful he was. His energy glowing bright as he ascended to the air. Yet, even with the power he was displaying, the Alicorn’s knew that he was still holding back much of his power. And that was not even including the fact he had his second transformation. But what disheartened the onlooking group was the sight of Luna’s breakdown. At that moment, she had truly lost all hope. That she, her sister, all of Equestria would fall to Broly’s power. And given what they had learnt from his memories, she wasn’t even wrong.
As the past Celestia and Luna gathered the recovered Elements of Harmony, the group looked up at Broly in the sky. In his raised hand was a small ki blast. But as the princesses gathered their magic to activate the elements, Broly’s attack exploded in size. Something that the present Celestia and Luna were surprised to see. But then came the words Broly uttered. He said something that sent a wave of fear to the whole group.
“DIE!!! WITH THIS PATHETIC PLANET!!!”
They had never seen the Saiyan say that way about their home. It was horrific. Much like what any other cruel Saiyan would say and do. The thought that at that moment, Broly was intent of destroying them all. His attack would utterly reduce their planet to nothing but rubble. Similar to what happened to his own homeworld. But with the Elements of Harmony, Celestia and Luna countered Broly’s attack. But just like them, the stunned group were shocked that the power of the elements only held back Broly’s blast. But with the Saiyan giving the giant ball more of his ki, it began to push the magic back. Forcing the Alicorns to resort to use the full power of their elements.
But rather than fuelling his attack with more ki, which he could very easily do, Broly performed something else. The group watched him in confusion. Only for their uncertainty to turn into pure horror. As Broly roared out at the sky, the same eerie green aura enveloped his body. Storm clouds covered the sky as thunder rained down around him. The world beneath him trembling from the rise in power.
The group all stared on in horror at Broly. And remembering what Celestia said earlier. They’re the signs they took note. Signs that Broly was about to unleash what he could truly do. They heard it in words but couldn’t believe that they were witnessing it for real. Their fears were further enhanced from the sight of his muscles briefly bulking up. His pupils slowly fading. And his spikey hair changing from gold to green. It was true. At that moment, Broly was preparing to transform. Becoming the Legendary Super Saiyan.
But the worst thing was the reason for his decision. It wasn’t because Celestia and Luna were worthy opponents, he was doing it only to scare them. To show that they truly had no hope against him. The thought of such an idea was purely horrific.
But hope had arrived in the nick of time. After gathering the magic of the elements to the fullest, the past Celestia and Luna fired a second more powerful beam. The sight of it shattering through Broly’s attack was a sight to behold. But rather than continuing with his transformation, Broly halted it from the sight of the rainbow beam heading directly towards him. He tried to counter it with a few ki blasts. But when that failed, he was just moments away from forming a barrier to shield himself. But just before the shield could fully form, the beam struck him. Everything then suddenly fell silent. The silence was then broken from a deafening explosion that followed. Lightning up the world as the blast of magic dispersed the clouds.
As the past Celestia and Luna collapsed on the snowy ground, the onlooking group all looked up in the air. In Broly’s place, was a bright ball of rainbow energy. To which it then came crashing down back to the ground. Followed by Broly’s war cry. But as the light faded away for the group to see, the saw Broly standing back up on his feet. But even with his Super Saiyan form, his body was unable to repel the effects of the Elements of Harmony. His body gradually turning to stone. Then with one final outburst, screaming at the heavens above, a bright flash consumed his body. Then as it faded, the spell was complete.
Broly had been turned to stone. His rageful posture mirroring to what he looked like when the others saw him for the first time in the Canterlot vaults. Then as soon as he was frozen in enchanted stone, the memory finally came to an end. After knowing full well what came next, they didn’t need to continue looking into his memories. For the next eventful thing that happened, they were already there.