The Devil Fruits of Equestria

by Golden Flare

Three is a Crowd, Six is a Party

Upon leaving Dodge Junction, we headed west to Appleloosa for more supplies, originally I didn't think this was a good idea since most of Applejack's extended family was living there, not to mention the buffalo tribes, but Khaine insisted, saying that the more good deeds we do for the other ponies, the more allies we'll have. Naturally, I agreed with this, not just for the allies, but something my mom told me once, "What goes around, comes around", so of course I stuck to my morals...well, most of them, and went in the direction of Equestria's apple growing town. But after several hours of walking in the desert heat...

"We passed that coyote skeleton already." I said, pointing to the dead animal.

"Um, I don't think that was a coyote, I think that was a bull." Khaine replied, noticing the horns on the skeleton's head.

"Face it, we're lost."

Cozma looked far ahead of us and said, "Hey, I think I see a town!"

"Finally! This heat's actually getting unbearable for me." I say, happily.

"Race you guys there!" Khaine started to run.

"Wait!" I try to reach a hand out to him, but he was already on the move, "C'mon, Cozma, let's play 'catch-up'!"

She nods and we run after him, heading straight for Appleloosa, and it looks like Khaine won the race since he was jumping in victory, but the town looks deserted.

"Hey...where is everypony?" Cozma asked us.

"You noticed too?" I asked, then said, "I hope we didn't scare them into their houses."

"Nope, look at this." Khaine said, pointing towards a sign.

"Uhh...?" I moan out.

"You think...?" Cozma began.

"Yup, more Devil Fruit users," Khaine answered, "but I think these guys might be friendly. Let's head for the Dining Hall."

After quite a bit of looking around, we finally found the Appleloosa Dining Hall and we were shocked at what we saw; all the ponies and buffalo talking, eating, having a good time, but that wasn't what shocked us, it was the people they were talking to: a tanned young man that looked to be in his 20s with short red hair and blue eyes, wearing a plaid shirt, blue jeans, and blue sneakers was chatting amongst the mares and stallions, a slim, Goth-like 19-year-old woman with light skin, blue eyes, long black hair, wearing a black shirt with a skull on the front, jean jacket on top, black pants, and black shoes was entertaining the colts and fillies with a living puppet show, slightly smiling despite her dark and brooding nature and making me wonder which Devil Fruit she ate to do that, and the last person was an adult male in his 30s, has big, strong muscles, tanned skin, brown eyes, spiky blonde hair, and a small beard, wearing red shirt with Hawaiian flowers, blue shorts, and yellow sandals, talking to the buffalo as he was chopping random objects with a knife and turning them into actual food.

The Cook-Cook Fruit... I thought as I figured out at least one of their Devil Fruits.

Suddenly, all conversations stopped once everyone's eyes landed on us, putting us in a bad spot, I tried to break the silence and the ice, figuratively.

"Umm...hi?" Smooth, dumbass.

The new Devil Fruit users immediately took action as the young man trapped us a spherical field of energy and approached us with the other two following behind him.

I had a bad feeling about what Devil Fruit this guy ate and tried to defuse the situation, "Whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa! It's okay! Friendlies, FRIENDLIES!"

The new Devil Fruit group kept their guards up regardless of my words.

"If I tell you what Devil Fruits we ate and have with us, will you PLEASE deactivate your power?!"

They looked at one another as the young man spoke, "We'll see. Shoot."

"I ate the Ice-Ice Fruit, my...adopted daughter, Cozma, who has amnesia, ate the Dark-Dark Fruit, Khaine here, who's a blacksmith, ate the Gol-Gol Fruit, and I have the Bomb-Bomb Fruit in my pocket."

The young man seemed to be debating if I was either telling the truth or if we were trustworthy enough to let go.

"I have no reason to fight any of you! And neither do these two!"

"...And YOUR name?"

"Finn Jackson, just a guy trying to get by, especially in this new world."

He seemed to be struggling to make a decision until the goth woman put a hand on his shoulder.

"You gave us a chance, Nathan. Why not do the same for them?"

The young man, now named Nathan, spoke up, "Alright." he released his energy hold on us, "Don't make me regret this."

"Wouldn't dream of it."

"New human friends!!" one of the Appleloosa ponies cheered before they all went, "HOORAY!!!" and went back to their celebration.

I decided to try and make conversation, "So, let me guess, your Devil Fruit is the--"

"Op-Op Fruit? Yes."

"Kinda figured. And big man over there--"

"Akamai."

"--Akamai, he has the Cook-Cook Fruit, right?"

"Hit the nail on the head, kid." Akamai winked while pointing at me.

"And lastly, your lady friend--"

"My name is Sasha." she says in a monotone voice.

"Thank you much...umm...I honestly have no clue what your Devil Fruit is, sorry."

"I'll give you a hint: I took fragments of my own soul to make a puppet show for those kids."

My jaw dropped, "...The Soul-Soul Fruit?"

"Wow. Got it on the second try."

"You seem to know a lot about the Devil Fruits." Nathan said.

I smiled a bit, "Thank late night binge-watching, I watched as much of the One Piece anime as I could."

"Not the 4kids dub?"

"Nah, too weak."

"Sweet."

"So, how you guys get here, anyway?" Khaine asked.

"We've been traveling since we wound up in a forest and met up with each other," Akamai began to explain, "before long, we came to Appleloosa and saved it from a band of pirates calling themselves the Wild Whiplashers, been hailed as heroes and friends ever since."

"But we think they may be back at some point..." Sasha adds.

"Well, try not to get used to your new fame," I started, "ever since I came here, I ate the Ice-Ice Fruit in front of the Princess and the Element Bearers after explaining what it was, and now they're after my scrawny ass, and more than likely anyone else who wields a Devil Fruit."

"Well, that's not good." Nathan comments.

"Let's try to not focus on the negative now," Khaine interjected, "it's a party, let's live a little, okay?"

We all agreed and joined in the festivities with the other Devil Fruit users, the ponies, and the buffalo. But still...

Why do I got a bad feeling about tomorrow?

I woke up really late at night, this happens to me on a weekly basis back on Earth, but this time I couldn't find the will to go back to sleep, so I get up, stretch my body, and scratch myself as I wander into a nearby kitchen of the home that we temporarily rented for a midnight snack, and as I did so, I failed to notice someone sneak up on me until I turned around.

"GAH!!" I yelped, subconsciously freezing my knuckles as I got ready to punch, only to see Sasha.

"Geez, are you really that jumpy?" she asks.

"Hoo!" I huff out in relief, "PLEASE don't scare me like that."

"No promises. Nathan and Akamai had to deal with the same from me. You'll get used to it."

"Yeeeah, sure."

"So, couldn't sleep either, huh?"

"That obvious? It happens at least a couple times a week for me. And you?"

"Just hungry is all. May I...?"

"Oh! Sorry." I step away from the fridge to allow her access.

It was silent between us as Sasha got her food and we began to chow down.

I stop for a moment to speak, "...You really think those pirates will be back?"

"Their captain, 'Wild Whippin' Willy' isn't known for giving up without a fight."

"Oh boy...Wait...'Wild Whippin' Willy'? THAT'S his name?"

"Bastard carries a really long whip."

"Yikes. Maybe he has a weird fetish or something?"

Sasha looked like she was struggling to contain her laughter at my crack by maintaining her brooding nature, "Good one."

"Uh, thanks...I guess."

We finished our food and we headed back to bed.

"Thanks for the talk," Sasha said, "I guess I needed it more than I thought."

"You're welcome. Have a good night."

"Same to you."

As my head hit the pillow, I immediately passed out...

BOOM!!!

The sound of exploding cannon fire woke me right up, Khaine barged into my rented room with a panicked look on his face.

"Finn! We're under attack! It's those Wild Whiplasher pirates!"

I threw the sheets off of me and ran out the door with Khaine as Cozma met up with us, we all ran to the center of Appleloosa, where Nathan and his team were chained up by the pirates, but those chains felt different than normal. Why though?

"Nopony ruins Wild Whippin' Willy's vacation!" a stallion with light grey skin, blue mane, and sky blue eyes, wearing a stereotypical pirate captain's outfit declared, "So we returned, with the power of the sea! We heard that ponies, or people, like you three are weak to the sea, so we fashioned these here chains from underwater stones!"

"Oh no..." I utter, "Sea Prism Stone chains...the only material substance that can block a Devil Fruit user's power...!"

"And now..." Willy reaches into his coat, "To celebrate..." he pulls out...a Devil Fruit?! "I'm gonna eat this here fruit, and gain a power similar to yours, kiddies!"

He leans his head in and his arm closer to bite into it...

"I don't think so!"

I place my hand on the ground, conjure a trail of ice over to him, and an ice spike shoots out of the ground from behind him at breakneck speeds, severing his hand and dropping the Devil Fruit as I pick it up and stuff it into my own pocket. It took him several seconds to realize what just happened, but then finally screams in pure agony as he grips his handless arm, inhumane amounts of blood seeping out of his wound.

"Get the point, asshole?" I joke.

Willy stared at his lost appendage, then glared at me, and roared in anger, "KILL THAT SON OF A BITCH!!"

Two of his crew members each readied a musket, but I was faster, creating ice walls that separated us from them, even keeping Nathan and his friends safe from them. The sun was hot this morning, so my ice was melting pretty quick, not good.

"Ponies of Appleloosa!" I shout, gaining the townsfolks' attention, "Get those chains off Nathan and his companions! They're blocking their powers, and I can't keep the pirates at bay for long! HURRY!!"

They hurried up and used their Earth Pony strength to smash the chains, freeing our new comrades. The ice had finally melted and the pirates made their move, aiming their muskets and flintlock pistols at us.

"What are you idiots doing?! KILL THEM!!" Willy screeched out.

Nathan then sprung into action by using his Op-Op powers to change the pieces of the guns so that they fire backwards, and once they shot, that's what they did; bullets in the arms, legs, or sides, making them fall to the ground, clutching their wounded areas.

Willy groaned in frustration, "If you want something done right, you gotta do it...YOURSELF!!!" he pulled out his whip with right, and only, hand and cracked it at me, only for me to catch it and wrap it around my forearm, "I'll make you regret the day you messed with Wild Whippin' Willy Whipper!"

There was an awkward silence, everybody and everypony trying to process what they just heard.

"Is...Is that your full name?" I asked.

"Uh...no. But don't tell anypony or I'll sue you."

"Whatever you say, gay boy."

"Now DIE!"

Another one of his men readied a pistol, but Cozma reached him before anyone could notice, conjured a black claw, and sliced the gun in two, making all of the pirates who were still standing run away in fear, some even pissed their pants.

"Get back here you cowards!"

I took this opportunity to freeze his whip around my arm and all the way down the length to begin freezing him.

"W-What is this?!"

"The power...of the Ice-Ice Fruit." I say.

"A-A-AHHHHH--" he failed to finish screaming out before his entire body was frozen stiff.

I raise my free arm and smash the frozen whip, breaking it off of my other arm and letting myself loose, "Well...that's that."

Not quite, my friend.

"Huh?! Who said that?!"

I soon got my answer as strange being appeared in a brief flash of light; an amalgamation of multiple animal body parts with a superior look in its eyes and a devious smirk, it was clear that this was Discord, Spirit of Chaos.

"Discord..."

"Finn Jackson," Discord began, his smirk never wavering, "wielder of the Ice-Ice Fruit, most wanted by the Royal Guard and the Princess herself, and caretaker of a filly with amnesia...blech."

"How do you know me?"

"I know a great many things, my dear Finn, I know that Devil Fruits are growing all over Equestria, and not just in the hands of you humans, I also know who the filly you call 'Cozma' really is."

"W-What...?" Cozma muttered, fearfully.

"To quote something from a video game from Finn's world: 'Our most precious memories lie deep within our hearts that they're out of reach'."

Cozma seemed to be deep in thought about this.

Discord raised his talon-hand towards Cozma, "Would you like me to give you...a hint?"

I walked over to Cozma, "Normally I would say 'don't trust him', but these are your memories, Cozma, it's your call. Besides, like my mom told me a few times, 'there's a method to one's madness'. Discord must have a reason for doing this."

"At least somepony, or somebody, gets it..."

Cozma thought for a moment, "Umm..." Discord raised an eyebrow, "I'm gonna figure it out for myself." Cozma created dark claws, ready for a fight, "And if you're in my way..."

"Yeah!" Khaine agreed, "Spirit of Chaos or not, I'll coat you in gold!"

Discord smirked even bigger, "Hmph, good answer. Just what I expected from Finn's little girl." he then looked serious, "But be forewarned: when your lost memories resurface...you might no longer be who you are now. Always remember those close to you, never forsake those beloved memories." Discord turned to me, "Oh, one last thing..." he pull the Devil Fruit out of nowhere and tossed it to me, "That's for you."

I caught it and got a good look at it, it was the... "Cat-Cat Fruit, Model: Saber-Toothed Tiger...? Why give me this?"

"One, I don't need Devil Fruits, I have far more power than all of them combined. Two, you might need them for what is to come. And three, I need you alive for when I am chosen to be reformed."

"So you know about that then?"

"As do you, I see. One more message for all of you: Beware of the man with the crooked smile."

With that, he snapped his talon claws and returned to Ponyville, ready to be turned to stone once more. We all looked at one another, wondering what Discord could've meant, "the man with the crooked smile". The sound of cheering from the ponies brought us out of our thoughts, one even declared a celebration as the sheriff grabbed Willy's frozen body and dragged it to ye olde hoosegow, AKA the Appleloosa jailhouse.

Eh, one more party wouldn't hurt. Discord's riddle/warning can wait.

After the festivities, I went to look at the Devil Fruit Willy dropped when I sliced his hand off, sure enough, it was the Rumble-Rumble Fruit. Had he eaten this, something real bad would've happened if he didn't learn how to control its power. Speaking of bad things happening, we heard the next train was coming into the station at noon, and it will be full of Royal Guards to place wanted posters of me all over the town...again.

So we managed to gather as many provisions as we could, even a couple cloaks for Khaine and Cozma just in case, and head for the station to slip into the train after the Guards exit it. But before we could make it, we were stopped by Nathan, Sasha, and Akamai and they're all wearing their own cloaks...?

"If the Royal Guard are showing up, we gotta bail, too. You don't mind us tagging along for a while, do you?" Nathan asked.

"The more, the merrier! Right, guys?" I ask my comrades.

"It'll be great to have more friends along for the ride!" Cozma agreed.

Khaine smirked, "Heh, guess our merry, little band of Devil Fruit users has grown bigger."

"'Merry'? Speak for yourself." Sasha argued.

"Well, most of us are, anyway."

The train finally pulled into the Appeloosa Station and, as expected, the Royal Guard came marching out, even saying "Hup" with step they make like in the cartoons. We took this opportunity to sneak onto the train as it began pulling out of the station, with us breathing a sigh of relief once we knew we were in the clear. But one thing still bugged me; what Discord said, "Beware the man with the crooked smile", could he be human?

Whoever this man was, I knew things were about to get tough, real soon.

I continued my little trek through the desert as I looked for potential victims to my new power. It's been a few weeks since I was forced here from my wretched little locked up room in that prison for loony-brains they call a psychiatric ward, and I've had quite a bit of fun thus far, minus the taste of the fruit I've eaten, utterly disgusting, but it was worth it. I smile as I remember the faces of the people, or ponies as they're called, who I recently killed, I had almost forgotten how much fun this was, and it's even better now that I have this power!

I remember it like it was mere minutes ago...

I kept on brooding at my predicament ever since I was thrown in here since my childhood years; these bastards just couldn't let me have my goddamn fun, slaughtering innocents, drinking their blood, even killing shitty parents, THAT'S what really gave me a kick...and the reason why I started my little genocidal march. But no, they just couldn't let me do it! Before I knew what was happening, I felt my body forcibly ripped out of the room and found myself in a creepy forest that almost felt like home to me. I noticed off to my side a little box with a note addressed to me, naturally I read it...

Dear Nerxco (or Nexco),
I have heard of your little predicament and decided to...intervene, as they say. Let's just say, I'm conducting a little experiment of sorts and I require your assistance. Inside this package is a powerful object called a "Devil Fruit", specifically the String-String Fruit, it will grant you a great power and it will be become even greater once you master it and awaken its true power. All you have to do is eat it, swallow it, no matter how bad it tastes, and the power is all yours.

Consider this a fresh start, enjoy.

Signed,
Lobos Excaliburn

I don't know what "experiment" this Lobos guy was talking about, but quite frankly, I don't give a two shits nor two squirts of piss, all I care about is having my fun. But I heard that more humans have arrived here, now normally that would be great news for me, more blood to spill, after all...if they all didn't have Devil Fruits! One of them being a Devil Fruit type more powerful than my type: a Logia, the Ice-Ice Fruit!

I take a breath to compose myself, no sense in losing my cool before I can find something to slaughter. If I'm going to defeat these random Devil Fruit users, I need an army of sorts to oppose them. But where do I...?

"Are we far enough away by now?!"

"I don't know or care! Just keep running!"

I turn to see a small band of stereotypical pirates running in my general direction.

I grin devilishly. Hello army of sorts.

This power...I simply willed it, and...an entire forest below the mountain that Canterlot sits on catches fire...no, it's more than that...

It's magma...boiling hot magma, even around my body...

My cyan green eyes narrow as I smirk and I let out a maniacal laughter at this turn of events, my red and yellow hair flowing in the wind. Celestia can't stop me now.

Nothing can.