//------------------------------// // Boast Busters // Story: What makes a Hero? // by Quillion9000 //------------------------------// Field outside of Ponyville, Sunrise… Bardock appeared in the field with his arms crossed when he felt his pegasus student arriving at the field. He could also sense that griffin Goten had met, and now saw them approach. “Good to see you’re going to start taking this seriously considering the last few times you were late.” Rainbow chuckled nervously. “Those last two sessions were all I needed to drill being on time into my head, Master Bardock.” Gilda looked from her to Bardock. “What does he make you do?” “I took her well beyond her limits to the point that she could barely make it home.” Bardock crossed his arms. “I do not tolerate tardiness. Even Goten can attest to this. Anyways, I’m aware of who you are Gilda the Griffon, but what are you doing here?” “Oh, I brought Gilda because she wants to beat Goten like me.” Rainbow stated. “If we trained together, maybe we could achieve that.” “It would give you a better chance.” Bardock nodded. “I may even know a way you two could get a win sooner rather than latter; however, you have a long road ahead of you before we get to that point. Especially with how hard Goten pushes himself.” “How hard could he really push himself?” Gilda questioned cockily causing Rainbow to try and dissuade her. “The kid is fast, but that’s exactly the problem. There’s no we he can push himself that hard. I bet, with a little training, Rainbow and I can beat him.” “Really now?” Bardock smirked. “Let’s see how you feel after training. Rainbow, you have the training committed to memory, right?” “Uh, yes sir.” Rainbow answered. “Good.” Bardock stated. “I’ll be watching to make sure you do each segment; however, my focus will be mainly on you Gilda.” “I understand sir.” Rainbow leaned over to Gilda. “You pushed the wrong button G.” “First, this training is something I observed from a wise man named Roshi. It is known as the Turtle Hermit’s signature training and is the same training Goten’s father undertook as his first step to strength. Now, you and Rainbow shall travel down that same road.” “Alright, so what’s first?” Gilda asked. “We’re going to start with a brief run.” Bardock started running. “Try to keep up. If you end up flying, I’ll have Goten introduce you to a place where the two of us can spar.” “Come on G.” Rainbow ran after him. “Trust me when I say you don’t want to fight Master Bardock.” Forest: Morning… After hours of running, Bardock stopped them within a dense forest. It was much like the Everfree Forest just without the danger. Gilda hated to collapse, but she couldn’t help it since the warrior hadn’t let up. There was a box full of dragon ball sized rocks as well as a map up nearby. “Come now Gilda. We just started, so it’s not break time yet.” Bardock nodded to the box and map. “Study this map and put a rock wherever there’s an x. Once you’re done, the two of you will bring the rocks back to this box.” “He has to be kidding.” Gilda looked at the map. “I’m no expert at maps, but those X’s look miles apart!” “G, I would hurry and study the map; otherwise, Master Bardock will take you on another run.” Rainbow warned. That got Gilda, and once the griffon had it, the pair got moving. Tilling Field: Midday… After finishing that segment, Bardock brought the pair to a huge field with two plows. Gilda collapsed and observed Rainbow hook up to a plow before starting to till the land. “Is Rainbow tiling a field?” Gilda questioned. “That she is.” Bardock nodded. “Eventually, she’ll be doing it by hoof as will you. Considering you aren’t hardy enough to break through the ground with your hoofs or claws yet, I got Goten to supply me with some plows. I’d get cracking if I were you.” Training Field: Lunch… Once the tilling was done, Rainbow finished first and left. After Gilda finished, Bardock led her back to the first field where Rainbow was waiting for them with gathered fruits and vegetables. “Okay, what’s this?” Gilda asked. “Rainbow, explain.” Bardock ordered. “Bardock can’t supply us with food himself, so after training, it is the student’s job to gather food for a big lunch.” Rainbow explained. “Training takes energy which food provides. For today, I provide lunch for both of us, but after today, it’s our job.” “Dig in you two.” Bardock stated. After Lunch… Bardock brought his students to a couple of hammocks and had them lay down. “Finally, nap time.” Rainbow stated gratefully. Gilda was confused. “Not that I’m complaining, but what it the point of napping?” “Work hard, study well, and eat and sleep plenty.” Bardock stated. “That is the Turtle Hermit way. Again, it worked for my son, so I see no reason to break what isn’t broken. After your nap, it’ll be time to study.” Construction Site: After Studying… Bardock took the pair to a sight where some stallions were working the land to get it ready for building. This was where they began putting their energy to good use helping to lighten the load. A beige coated stallion in construction equipment approached him. “Well pal, I wasn’t originally sure how to take you trying to set up this training but watching those two is something else. Thanks for bringing them around.” Bardock nodded. “Just ensure Goten or I hear about all future projects since they need balance and muscle development.” “You got it pal.” The worker stated. Lake Once they were done working, Bardock brought the pair to the lake where they met Goten in a pair of green swim trunks with orange lines down the side. “Goten?” Gilda asked. “What’s he doing here?” “It’s the next segment of your training which will cool you two off and give you more training.” Bardock nodded. “What you’re going to do is swim while Goten chases you. If he catches you, he’ll toss you out of the lake hard. As for you Goten, give it ten percent speed.” “Got it.” Goten smiled. “This is going to be fun!” “G, get in the water now!” Rainbow yelled. Rainbow dived in while Gilda was confused. “Master Bardock didn’t…” Goten was in front of the griffon, picked her up, and threw her away from the lake. She slammed into the ground and felt the pain reverberate through her body. “… say go.” She finished from her place on the ground. “Your enemy won’t tell you when the fight starts.” Bardock stated. “Now, get in the water.” “Yes sir.” Gilda complied. Forest Once they were done with the lake, Goten dressed in his attire and followed the group back to the training field. As they moved, The Half-Saiyan collected rocks along the way. Bardock soon stopped the group and motioned for Goten to tie his friends to trees. “This exercise is meant to help you improve your reflexes and dodging speed.” Gilda was looking at the rope. “Okay, but why are our wings bound? Follow up question, why are we tied to trees?” “It’s simple.” Bardock crossed his arms. “There will be times when an opponent backs you against the wall and you’ll only have limited space to work with.” He walked away from them. “Good luck you two. Goten, increase your speed as you deem necessary.” Goten began throwing rocks and moving around the clearing to catch them before throwing them again. He ended up hitting his friends even as they desperately tried to dodge. By the time the segment ended, the two friends had several welts all over their bodies. Night… Goten had gone back to the library while Bardock stood before his exhausted students with his arms crossed. “Rainbow, remember that you never have the right to slack off. The road to strength won’t allow it. Gilda, I hope you learned a valuable lesson today.” “Yeah, I’m sorry.” It was much easier for Gilda to swallow her pride when she was exhausted. “Lesson learned. Goten’s strong because he trains hard.” “As I said, this is the training his father did. Goten trained differently, but this is what you need to even begin approaching his level. The fact is that my son was far ahead where you are. Regardless, my goal is that you finish this in eight months before we move onto the next step. To achieve such a feat, you two will kick your training into high gear. Starting tomorrow, I’ll be factoring your jobs into the equation. I’ll still expect you to wrap up you’re training around this time. Many days, I won’t be here to oversee you, but you’d be wise not to slack off. Good night.” He vanished to the relief of the griffon and pegasus. Golden Oak Library, Day… Goten was currently reading through a book Twilight gave him on Equestria. Just because he was getting more into training didn’t mean he wouldn’t balance it with knowledge. Sometimes this meant seeking it out himself or Twilight teaching him. Speaking of the unicorn, she was practicing her magic with Spike as her willing assistant. "Come on Twilight! You can do this!" “Alright, here it goes!" Twilight stated. Her horn started to glow before she shot a magic blast at Spike giving him a gentlemen's mustache. "Way to go Twilight!” Spike cheered. “Growing magic is a success making 25!" He marked it on a board of magic spells Twilight had casted perfectly before looking in the mirror. "Beyond that, it makes me a total charmer.” "It may make you quite the charmer, but the mustache is for practice purposes only.” Her horn glowed again. “That means it must go.” "Wait!” Spike exclaimed, but the mustache vanished. “Rats!" "Before we all head out, I’d like to try one more spell.” Twilight turned to the Half-Saiyan. “I’d feel safest trying it out on you if you don’t mind Goten.” “Sure thing.” Goten put the book down. “I’m happy to help.” “Great!” Twilight smiled. “Take Spike’s place and drop your power as low as possible.” Goten did as he was instructed. “This spell is meant to transfer energy and power up a being more than they could themselves.” “Sounds like Rainbow might be all over that spell if it gave her a chance to fight me on a more even playing field.” Goten commented. “Anyways, I’m ready.” "Here it goes." Twilight stated. She gathered magic to her horn, and once it was fully charged, the unicorn shot it at Goten. Immediately, he could feel his Ki rising as his aura appeared around him. “Oh, I can notice the increase.” Goten got an idea and immediately began charging his own Ki into the mix. “Let’s see what is does when I power up myself!” “Given what I know about you, I’m not going to tell you to stop; however, I will pose a question.” Bardock’s voice spoke before the Saiyan himself appeared with his arms crossed. “Is this really how you want to reach the next stage, or would you rather achieve it yourself?” This frustrated Goten as he entered Super Saiyan. He could feel it deep within. If he kept pushing, with this power Twilight gave him, he could reach Super Saiyan 2. He also knew that ultimately the power to reach this was within him like it was in his brother and father. “You’re right Bardock.” Goten relented and powered down to his base. “If I achieved Super Saiyan 2 that way, I wouldn’t feel as though I earned it.” Bardock gave a small smile at the answer Goten arrived at before vanishing. “Wait, there are higher levels of that blond form you use?” Spike asked. “Yeah.” Goten nodded. “I actually know of two true next stages higher than Super Saiyan, but I’ll reach them under my own power.” He looked at Twilight. “Still, that power transfer spell is a success.” He was glad for her. “That makes twenty-six successful spells.” “Well, you may not have had a success yourself Goten, but I do thank you for the help.” Twilight walked towards the door. “Come on, let’s go get something to eat. My treat.” “Alright!” Spike and Goten cheered. Ponyville Streets, Later… After grabbing lunch, Twilight, Spike and Goten decided to take a walk around town. "26 spells and we’re still counting Twilight!" Spike stated. Goten nodded. “It seems like that number increases by the day.” "Oh, it’s nothing really.” Twilight stated. “I’m sure there are others in Ponyville that are just as if not better than me. Take you for instance Goten. I can’t measure up to your skill in combat.” “Maybe you could, but that’s beside the point.” Goten smiled. “Back home, my father had people that were good at things he wasn’t. I think that’s what I like about making friends. Both back home and here. It’s what they can bring to the table that I can’t.” The group’s attention was drawn to a light show ahead followed by a mare’s voice. "Come one and all to witness the amazing magic of The Great and Powerful Trixie!" A unicorn mare, Trixie, appeared from a smoke bomb. She had a light blue coat, white hair, and purple eyes. She was dressed in a purple mage attire with a matching hat. This sparked amazement from the crowd of ponies. "Now watch in awe as I, The Great and Powerful Trixie, show everypony here my most amazing acts of magic never before seen!" "Oh my, such boasting.” Rarity commented. "There’s nothing wrong with being talented, is there?” Twilight asked concerned. "There’s nothing wrong with it at all except when somepony goes around showing it off ta everypony like a school filly with new fancy ribbons." Applejack chimed in. "Especially when you got me around being better than the rest of us.” Rainbow added. Gilda spoke up. “Not to mention. I’m slightly better than Dash.” “G, you’re supposed to have my back.” Rainbow complained. “That’s not how this goes, and you know it.” Gilda retorted. Everyone gave the two of them a dead pan stare causing the old friends to share a look. "We mean… magic is magic! Booo!!!" “I don’t get it.” Goten contemplated. “My mom told me about the magic shows grandpa Ox had put on at their old home. She said magicians naturally spoke like that about their abilities.” "Well, well.” Trixie stated. “Looks like we have some neigh sayers in the audience! who is so ignorant to think they have the power to challenge the magic abilities of the Great and Powerful Trixie? Do they not know they are in the presence of the most powerful equine in Equestria?" “Okay, now it may be a bit out of line.” Goten stepped forward. “Excuse me Trixie, but don’t you think you’re taking this a little far? I heard from my mom that magic is supposed to be about fun for the audience.” "Who said that?” Trixie questioned. “Who dares speak out against the Great and Powerful Trixie!?" Trixie investigated the crowd of ponies only to gasp upon seeing Goten. “What are you!?" She pointed at him causing everypony to look at him. "Ugh! hideous!" "Well, that wasn’t very nice.” Goten commented. “I’m just trying to be nice.” "Just who and what are you?" Trixie asked. “His name is Goten darling, and he is a Half-Saiyan.” Rarity spoke up. “I ask that you not insult him again.” "Yeah!” Gilda agreed. “Who do you think you are to insult a kid like that?” “Also, what makes you think you are awesome anyways "Great and Powerful" Trixie?" Rainbow Dash added mockingly. "Why I’m glad you asked.” It was clear that Trixie was ignoring Gilda. “The Great and Powerful Trixie has the magic to vanquish an Ursa Major! When all hope was lost, the ponies of Hoofington had no one to turn to. Then, I stepped in vanquishing the dreaded Ursa Major with my awesome magic sending it howling in pain to its cave in the Everfree Forest!" Two colts stepped forward clearly in awe over what they heard. One was rotund with a light blue coat, orange mane, and horn while the other was skinner with a light orange coat and cyan blue hair. "That settles it!” The yellow colt, Snails, declared. “Trixie is the most awesome unicorn in all of Ponyville!" "No, in all of Equestria!" The blue colt, Snips, added. Trixie laughed. "It is true my enthusiastic, little admirers. Trixie is most certainly the best.” She noticed that the audience was silent. “Oh, do you not believe me? Well, how about a challenge Ponyvillians? Anything you can do; I can do better! So how about it? Anypony? Hmm?” "Hold on, didn’t I read up on Ursa Majors?” Goten questioned. “Yeah, I think I did.” He looked at Trixie. “No offense ma’am, but there’s no way stage magic could overcome an Ursa Minor let alone a Major.” Trixie was bewildered. “Why do you doubt The Great and Powerful Trixie?” "Ursa Majors are big and powerful by pony standards.” Goten replied. “Honestly, they sound a lot like the dinosaurs I used to play with when I was smaller. Perhaps it’d be fun for me to play with one, but I wouldn’t recommend a pony go near them casually.” "Uh…But…Trixie…Uh." Trixie was struck speechless as she didn’t quite know what to make of this creature’s words. “What even is a dinosaur?” "Standing around and talkin’ isn’t getting us anyways.” Applejack spoke up. This was something Trixie could handle and allowed her to get back on track. “Oh, little hay seed.” She smirked. “In that case, why don’t you come up here and see if you can do something I cannot.” “I will.” Applejack came onto the stage with a length of rope. “Hey Trixie, can your fancy magic do this?" She began doing all kinds of tricks and moves with her rope like twirling it around and jumping through it. She then used her rope to pick out an apple from a nearby tree and chomped it down. "Foal's play." Trixie retorted. The magician used her magic to manipulate the rope and put Applejack in a trance before tying her up. The unicorn then placed an apple in AJ's mouth, and the country mare was forced to leave the stage like that causing the audience to laugh. “Just like always, The Great and Powerful Trixie prevails." Trixie stated. Goten was used to Trunks bragging, but this Trixie took it to a whole other level. Granted, his friends seemed to be stooping to her level, but this mare just took it to a new low by humiliating her opponents. For what? Doing what she did? Before he could speak up, Rainbow decided to chime in. "There's no need to go strutting and showing off like that!" "Oh?" Trixie asked. "That's my job!" Rainbow Dash declared. “You tell her Dash!” Gilda cheered. “I’d rather have you show off than this blow hard any day. Show her what you can do.” “You got it G!” Rainbow declared before taking off. She twirled around a nearby windmill at a high rate of speed before flying off it with her velocity throwing her through a few clouds. She took their water, flew down on stage, and let the water hit her to create a rainbow. “They don't call me ‘Rainbow’ and ‘Dash’ for nothing." Rainbow stated to the crowd who cheered. "When Trixie is through, the only thing they’ll call you is Loser!" Trixie declared. She used her magic to take control of the rainbow and made it spin Rainbow Dash fast. "Whaa! Whoaaaa!! Whaaaaaa!!” When she was finally stopped on her head, Rainbow was glad. “I think I'm gonna be sick.” "I'd say anypony with a ‘Dash’ of good sense would think twice before tussling with Trixie." She stated. As Applejack was helping her up, Trixie created a little storm cloud which struck the pegasus in her hind quarters. It was clear that Gilda was rather angry by this action, but Goten put a hand on her back. “Make sure Rainbow is alright.” Goten stepped up. “I’ll handle this.” Gilda nodded before moving over to her friend. "Anypony else?" Trixie asked before Goten jumped onto the stage. "So, the hairless monkey finally wishes to act?” “No, I wish to say something.” Goten stated. “You’re not a nice pony. From my perspective, my friends accepted your challenge willingly. Had you just beat them, I wouldn’t have much of a problem, but you took it a step further by humiliating them. For what? To make yourself look better. That shows the lack of respect you have for your peers. I have a friend in the audience who has better magic than anything you’ve shown, yet you don’t see her lording it over others.” “You know what I hear?” Trixie smirked. “The sounds of somepony unimpressive. That’s all you’d be if not for your appearance.” She waved her hoof. “If you’re not here to accept my challenge, I ask that you step off the stage.” “I tried to be amicable, but you did humiliate two of my friends.” Goten sighed. “I do have something you can’t top.” He stepped off the stage and made sure he was in a place where no property would be broken. “Tell me Trixie, can you crack the ground with only your power?” “Are you kidding?” Trixie smirked. “The Great and Powerful Trixie can, but can you?” “We’ll see about that.” Goten stated. Goten clenched his fist and decided to let his power flow. First, he used his Ki to erect barriers that would keep his damage to the bear minimum. Then, the Half-Saiyan began to power up with a yell. His Ki soon cracked the ground beneath him and shattered the barrier. Trixie was shocked as she hadn’t thought the kid was serious, but she quickly recovered. “Hm, I can crack the ground just fine with my power.” She shot a magic blast at the Half-Saiyan’s clothing making them heavy, but with his Ki risen to the level it was, Goten barely noticed it. “First, this is nowhere near ten times earth gravity.” Goten crossed his arms. “Secondly, having me fall to crack the ground wouldn’t be the same as cracking it with your power. Thirdly, you just proved my point by trying to humiliate your opponent for a third time.” “I guess you win.” Trixie grit her teeth before trying to save face. "In the end, you aren’t a pony, so this doesn't count.” “This really isn’t any fun like I initially thought an Equestrian magic show would be.” Goten frowned. “I’m starting to see why the adults back home took offense to Mr. Satan.” He shook his head. “You can discredit this all you want, but I originally tried to solve things amicable. Hey, whatever you need to tell yourself.” He started to walk away. “Just remember, there’s someone in this village who could easily beat you. Even if, by some miracle, they couldn’t, I believe the princesses are far more magically inclined than you.” “Er, you get back here!” Trixie did not like being talked down to. “We are not done.” Goten ignored her as he took to the air and flew off. In the end, his words reached a good number of ponies as they left to. Trixie’s Wagon: Later… Trixie was brushing her hair while seething at how that naked ape embarrassed her. “Who does that ‘Half-Saiyan’ think he is saying what he did?” “Snails and I couldn’t agree more.” Snips held up a smoothie for her. “We believe you are great and powerful.” Snails added. “At least some ponies understand.” Trixie took the smoothie with her magic before noticing that the pair hadn’t left. “Can I help you?” “Tell us another story Great and Powerful Trixie.” Snips stated. Snails smiled. “Yeah, tell us how you vanquished the Ursa Major.” “Ah, Trixie is far too exhausted from dealing with the hairless ape.” Trixie stated. “Begone with you two until tomorrow.” They graciously left her presence only to stop when Spike spoke to them with his arms crossed. “What are you two doing?” “We were just bringing the Great and Powerful Trixie a smoothie.” Snips replied. “Seriously?” Spike asked exasperated. “How can you two still fall for her lameness even after Goten proved it?” “The Great and Powerful Trixie vanquished an Ursa Major.” Snips declared. “Can your Goten claim that?” “In case you forgot, he practically beat Nightmare Moon singlehandedly with the girls came into help him seal the deal.” Spike declared. “Unlike Trixie, that’s something two princesses and six mares can vouch for. Does Trixie have any sort of backing to her story?” “Well… uh… no.” Snips stated. “There you go.” Spike stated. “Unless Trixie can find ponies to collaborate her story, or an Ursa Major comes waltzing up the street for her to vanquish, I’m not going to believe what she says. Neither should you.” Little did Spike know, he just put an idea in their heads. Golden Oak Library Twilight was reading a book while Goten was lounging nearby. “I’m telling you Twilight; you’re making this out to be worse than it is. I mean, I showed off my power, and no one, except Trixie, was bothered by it. Quite frankly, I could care less what bothers her.” “It’s different with you Goten.” Twilight stated. “You don’t use magic. Maybe… Maybe our friends just don’t like a unicorn who’ll show off their magic.” “I think you should reconsider.” Goten stated. “If our friends are really that shallow, then they wouldn’t be good friends to begin with. Either way, I’m your friend, and I think all your magic is cool and/or fun.” “Thank you, Goten. I really needed to hear that.” Twilight smiled sincerely. “I promise, I’ll think on it… As well as what else you’ve said today.” Goten picked up the book he was reading earlier. “I hope you do Twilight.” Night… Spike had returned and tried to convince Twilight to do something about Trixie. When she declared she was thinking on it, and would not change her mind, the young dragon decided to take a walk. He eventually returned bursting through the door scared out of his mind. "Twilight and Goten!” Spike shouted frantically. “You got to come quick!" "Spike, for the last time, I'm undecided about showing off!” Twilight shouted annoyed. "It's not that! Its…" Spike was cut off by a loud roar that seemed to shake the entire town. Twilight was shocked. “That’s not what I think it is, right?” "I think it’s a distinct possibility." Goten replied. The three of them rushed outside to find that an Ursa Minor had charged into town and everypony was running for cover. "Hey, is that Trixie over there?" Twilight asked. She had created her little storm cloud to shock the Ursa, but it only made the big guy angrier. “I’ll give it to her that she at least tried.” Goten noticed that her, Snips, and Snails were going to be hit by the paw of the Ursa, so he flew in managing to grab them well before they were hit. “I got you three!” Trixie looked up as him. "The Great and Powerful Trixie thanks you for getting us out of there!" "Save it for later.” Goten stated. “Right now, there’s an Ursa Minor to deal with.” “You mean an Ursa Major, right?” Snips asked. “No, I mean an Ursa Minor.” Goten put the three of them on the road as he intended to do something. “Now, I…” He stopped and stared with everypony while Twilight stepped towards the Ursa with her horn glowing. She made the winds around her sound like mystical music calming the big guy. She then took Ponyville's water tower, emptied the water, and filled it with milk. Twilight recovered it to act like a bottle for the Ursa before giving it to him. She then levitated the now tired Ursa back towards his home within the Everfree Forest. Twilight’s accomplishment had everypony cheering. "Heavens to Betsy!” Applejack shouted cheerfully. “We knew you had magic abilities but not to that degree!" “I think my respect for ponies just went up after seeing that.” Gilda added. "I'm so sorry.” Twilight stated fearfully. “Please don't hate me." "Whatever do you mean darling?" Rarity asked confused. "I thought if I showed off my powers, you wouldn't like me anymore." Twilight replied. "What?! pfft! No. Trixie is a showoff while you are awesome!” Rainbow exclaimed. “After whooping that Ursa Major's butt, I think that makes you even more awesome!” "Magic is a part of who you are Sugarcube, and we like you no matter what.” Applejack assured. “We're proud to have such a powerful unicorn friend.” “Speaking of power…” Spike spoke up. “How did you know to do all that stuff with the Ursa Major?” "I was intrigued by the spells Trixie used, so I read up on them.” Twilight explained. “It’s thanks to my research that I picked up a few others along the way.” "So, it is possible to vanquish an Ursa Major by yourself?" Spike asked. “Perhaps for a high-level unicorn and most likely for Goten; however, that wasn’t an Ursa Major we were dealing with.” Twilight began. Suddenly, the whole town could feel vibrations through the ground and heard roaring in the distance. A purple beast the size of a hill stood on its hind legs for all to see. This caused most of the village to panic. Twilight gulped. “That’s an Ursa Major!” A light was shining from the Ursa’s mouth. “Goten, you need to either block or stop the attack! Knock her out and take her to her child. She shouldn’t come back then.” “I’m on it.” Goten declared. He rocketed off towards the beast. “Twilight, what’s going on?” Rainbow asked. “The reason we call an Ursa Major by that name goes beyond how it looks.” Twilight explained. “They can shoot a beam of light from their mouth that looks like a shooting star. As you can imagine, that’s not good for a small village like ours.” Goten flew up and slammed a fist into the Ursa Major with a great deal of strength. More than enough to stop the attack and knock the creature out. This naturally shocked everypony, even his friends as they didn’t think he could do that, while also causing them to cheer. Goten picked the beast up and flew her back to the cave to be with her young before flying back to the village. “Just as I thought.” He landed. “She might have been big, but one good hit was enough to knock her out. Just like the dinosaurs back home when they get rowdy.” Everypony cheered for their heroes in Twilight and Goten. Trixie approached them and was still her arrogant self despite what she witnessed. “Hm, well you two may have vanquished an Ursa Minor and Major respectively, but you’ll never have the amazing, show stopping abilities of The Great and Powerful Trrrixie!" The magician threw a smoke bomb before running away still clearly seen by all. "Why you little...." Rainbow Dash was about to chase her. “Just let her go.” Twilight spoke up stopping her. “Maybe one day she’ll learn her lesson.” "Perhaps." Goten crossed his arms. “People like her have done good things anyways.” He had naturally heard how Mr. Satan had been involved in the defeats of Perfect Cell and Kid Buu. If someone like him could help his brother achieve Super Saiyan 2 and help acquire energy for a Spirit Bomb, maybe Trixie would help do something similar. Snips and Snails were trying to sneak away, but Twilight caught them. "Now, about you two.” "We deserve whatever punishment you give us." Snips and Snails both said. "For starters, you can clean up this disaster of a mess.” Twilight then looked to Spike. “Then… what do you think Spike? Shall I give them number 25?" "Definitely.” Spike nodded. “You can do me as well." Twilight gave the three of them moustaches. "Sweet!" Snips, Snails, and Spike declared.