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// Chapter 24: Lesson Number Three / Honesty is the Best Policy 
// Story: The Legend of Broly 
// by I-C-U-P 
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After leaving Rarity and Broly, the white Unicorn’s younger sister, Sweetie Belle, rushed off to find her two best friends. Applebloom and Scootaloo. For the first part, the Unicorn filly teen couldn’t find them. But eventually found one of them at their Cutiemark Crusader clubhouse. Applebloom was busy tidying up the treehouse after the scare from the alien invaders. The young Earth Pony was surprised to see Sweetie Belle being in such a good mood. But the Unicorn decided to wait for their Pegasus friend before telling them. Eventually, Scootaloo arrived too.

With the three anthro fillies reunited under the same roof, Sweetie Belle revealed to the two what brought her in such high spirits. Much to the surprise of Scootaloo and Applebloom.

“Now hold on just ah minute! You said that ya met the alien!?” Applebloom asked.

“Yeah. The same one that stopped all the bad ones yesterday,” Sweetie Belle answered. Which got the awe from Scootaloo.

“And he really is in Ponyville right now!? Augh! I wish I was with you when we got the day off school!”

Despite Scootaloo’s enthusiasm however, Applebloom was the more cautious one.

“Now hold on there. Those bad aliens were said to be very strong. And this guy is supposed to be stronger.”

Sweetie Belle understood why Applebloom felt uncertain, but quickly reassured them.

“It’s perfectly fine, Applebloom. Broly is actually really nice. He has been to me and Rarity. Trust me, you two will love him!”

The Earth Pony teen left relieved after hearing her friend out. Scootaloo meanwhile blinked in surprise from hearing what she guessed was the alien’s name.

“Bro…ly? Huh. That’s a strange name.”

With a question forming in her mind, Applebloom spoke up.

“So… what does he look like?”

Hearing the question caused a surge of excitement within Scootaloo. Her mind flowing with imaginative thoughts of what Broly looked like. She then moved closer to Sweetie Belle. Her eyes wide in excitement.

“Yes, Sweetie Belle! Does he have two heads!? Four arms!? Pincers!? Tentacles!? Big meaty claws!?”

Startled at first by the excited Scootaloo, Sweetie Belle recomposed herself before answering.

“No. Believe it or not, he actually looks more like us.”

“Huh?” Scootaloo and Applebloom asked. Leaving Sweetie Belle to explain to the confused pair.

“Well… he mostly looks like a stallion. But way taller. And he doesn’t have a snout.”

Due to the vague description, the two found it difficult to picture what the Saiyan looked like.

“Ah… can’t see that,” Applebloom said. Joined by Scootaloo.

“Yeah. I mean… no snout? What does that even look like?”

But Sweetie Belle reassured her two best friends.

“Trust me, you’ll get what I mean when you see him.”

Excited by the prospect of meeting the alien, the two were very keen on his whereabouts.

“Do ya know where he is now?” Applebloom asked.

Sweetie Belle took a moment to think before answering. Remembering what her older sister said to her.

“All I know is that he’s spending time with Rarity and her friends to help him learn more about friendship. I was with Rarity. So he must be with one of the others right now.”

The other two put their head together to think of who Broly was with.

“Well, it ain’t Applejack. I saw her at the farm earlier.” Applebloom said.

“So he’s probably with either Fluttershy, Rainbow Dash, Pinkie Pie or Twilight, right?” Scootaloo asked.

With the positive feeling of meeting Broly again, Sweetie Belle grew excited.

“Well, what are we waiting for!? Let’s go and find him!”

With one big upbeat cheer, the three crusaders rushed out of their treehouse. Then as they got to the bottom of their makeshift stairs, a pair of shadows quickly loomed over their heads. Surprising the three at how quickly they passed over.

“Whoa, what was that just now!?” Scootaloo asked. She and the other two quickly eyeing the skies.

“Somthin’ just flew over our heads!”

While not as sharp-eyed as her idol, Rainbow Dash, Scootaloo was the first to spot what flew over. Surprised to see that it was the familiar pink haired Pegasus. But even more surprised that she wasn’t alone.

“Hay, it’s Fluttershy. And someone’s with her.”

Surprised at what Scootaloo said, the other two quickly followed her line of sight. They too could see Fluttershy flying with someone. Despite being a little far away to see clearly, Sweetie Belle gasped in excitement. Knowing full well who it was.

“It’s him! It’s Broly! He’s here!”

Without hesitation, the young Unicorn ran past her friends and towards where the new arrivals were landing. The location of where they’re landing caused a little concern to rise in Applebloom.

“Wait. He’s arrivin’ at my home!?”
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Down by the front entrance of Sweet Apple Acres, Fluttershy and Broly made their landing. With the Pegasus explaining to the Saiyan where they were.

“Here we are, Broly. This is Sweet Apple Acres. Our friend Applejack lives here.”

As he calmly inspected the area, Broly was surprised at how large the land was.

“This place is big.”

“Well, that’s because this is an apple farm. Applejack and her family grow apples and sell them to customers,” Fluttershy explained.

The two spotted Applejack emerging from the side of the house. The orange anthro mare carrying an empty crate outside before placing it on the ground. Wiping the sweat off her head as she exhaled.

“Hay, Applejack,” Fluttershy called out. Addressing her Earth Pony friend.

Briefly surprised by her name being suddenly called out, Applejack turned to see that it was Fluttershy. But then startled to see Broly by her side.

“Oh, hey y’all. What brings you here?” She said as she approached the two. 

Despite asking the question, Applejack had a suspicion of the reason for the visit. Since Broly was also present. To which Fluttershy revealed.

“I finished my lessons with Broly. So I thought that you could be the next pony to help him.”

Applejack looked at Fluttershy in surprise.

“Ya mean ya finished already? That didn’t take ya long.”

Fluttershy giggled before answering back.

“I’m still a little surprised myself. Rarity was right. Broly really was a fast learner. I taught him all I know about kindness, and he even help me with feeding the animals.”

Fluttershy looked over to Broly. Proudly smiling at him for learning the values of kindness so fast. Then Broly spoke up. Looking at Applejack.

“She says that I can learn a lot from you too.”

Applejack felt surprised. While she felt honoured that she was thought highly of, the mare still felt a little out of place from how quickly the Saiyan was learning. While she knew that she would have to help Broly eventually, she didn’t count on being next so soon.

“Well… if helping ya is what I gotta do, then I guess I gotta do my best.” She replied. Trying to give words of encouragement.

Then the three were interrupted by a loud outburst.

“Hay!! Broly!!”

Surprised by the voice, Applejack, Fluttershy and Broly turned in its direction. Added to their surprise was the sight of Sweetie Belle rushing towards them with the look of excitement in her eyes. The young Unicorn kicking up a large cloud of dust as she ran towards them in a comedic fashion.

“You’re here!” She added as she rushed up to Broly. Giving the legs of the giant Saiyan a welcoming hug.

Fluttershy and Applejack looked at the sight in complete surprise. While Rarity did explain to them that Sweetie Belle helped with teaching Broly generosity, she failed to tell them about the young Unicorn’s newfound affection towards the Saiyan. Treating him like a big cuddly playmate. While initially shocked, Fluttershy was the first to see the wholesomeness of the sight. Smiling while finding the scene adorable. Almost letting out a small, excited squeal. Applejack meanwhile was speechless. Shocked that someone like Sweetie Belle was being very friendly to the Saiyan. As for Broly, he wasn’t as shocked as he were before. Thanks to what Fluttershy told him about the meaning of hugs, he understood that the Unicorn teen was simply expressing happiness at meeting him again. Sweetie Belle being one of a few creatures who showed no fear of him whatsoever.

“H-Hello,” He said. A little startled from the fact that the young girl appeared form out of nowhere.

Sweetie Belle released her hold as she backed off. Looking over to Fluttershy before turning back to Broly.

“You came here with Fluttershy. Does that mean she taught you lessons too?”

Already feeling pride in her accomplishment, Fluttershy answered the question.

“Yes I did, Sweetie Belle. I helped Broly understand why kindness is very important,” She said. Joined by Applejack.

“And it looks like it’s my turn.”

Sweetie Belle felt overjoyed from hearing the news.

“That’s great! Because my friends want to meet you!”

While Broly was mildly surprised, seeing that more anthro ponies wanted to meet him, Fluttershy and Applejack suddenly felt uneasy. The orange Earth Pony being the one who felt the most unsure.

“Ya mean, Scootaloo and Applebloom?” Applejack asked.

“Who else?” Sweetie Belle replied with a smile. Confirming that it was the pair.

Turning back towards where she came from, the young Unicorn called out to her two best friends.

“Come on you two! Over here!”

With Sweetie Belle waving to show that it was ok, Applebloom and Scootaloo emerged from a nearby bush. The two briefly paused from the sight of the towering Saiyan looking in their direction. But then slowly made their way towards the group. As they got closer, the two girls eyed up the alien warrior in awe. They began to see what Sweetie Belle was trying to tell them about. A tall creature that surprisingly looked like their own kind. As well as finally seeing what he looked like without a snout. Applejack was beginning to feel nervous. Possibly understanding how Rarity felt when she introduced her little sister to Broly.

Finally reaching the group, Scootaloo and Applebloom kept their sights on the tall Saiyan. Broly likewise looked back at them. Sweetie Belle then broke the silence.

“Well guys. What do you think of Broly?”

Applebloom cautiously glanced over to the young Unicorn as she gave her reply.

“Ya said he was tall. But ya never said that he’s a bit buff.”

Scootaloo gave Applebloom a questionable look.

“A bit? This guy's huge.”

Fluttershy and Applejack held their breath. Hoping that the two wouldn’t say or do anything that could offend Broly. Believing that the Saiyan couldn’t understand them, Scootaloo and Applebloom began to speak slower and clearer.

“Hello… big guy. We…are… friends.” Scootaloo said. Joined by Applebloom.

“Yes. We… uhh… we come in peace.”

Broly however blinked in confusion at how the two young girls were acting. Then looked over to Sweetie Belle.

“They talk strange.”

Applebloom and Scootaloo blinked in surprise. Not expecting Broly to speak the same language as them.

“Wait? Ya can understand us?” Applebloom asked. But the answer was obviously clear.

With the misunderstanding cleared up, Sweetie Belle rushed over to her two friends and introduced them to Broly.

“Broly. These are my best friends. Scootaloo and Applebloom.”

Out of the two, Scootaloo was clearly the one who was the most in awe at the tall alien.

“Woah, so you really are an alien? So cool,” She said as she got in close to circle around Broly. Since she was no bigger than her two friends, she too was only up to Broly’s waist in height.

Applejack noticed that Applebloom was being very quiet and very still. She walked up to her to see if there was something wrong.

“What’s the matter, sugercube?”

After a little pause, Applebloom spoke up.

“It’s just that… he really is an alien. From outer space. And he’s right here.”

Applejack understood what her little sister was implying. And tried to reassure her.

“Ah know it’s all strange. Ah mean, ah couldn’t believe it myself when I first heard about real aliens. But ya don’t have anything to worry about. Broly here is the one who saved Equestria after all.”

“Ah know that. But it’s still strange.”

Seeing that Broly was watching them, Applejack gave him some clarity.

“Don’t mind my sister. She’s just shy.”

“Sister?” He asked as he looked down at the nervous Applebloom.

“Y-Yes sir. I’m her little sister,” Applebloom responded. Trying to muster up some courage to talk to the admittingly imposing being.

Feeling that Applejack has the situation all under control, Fluttershy was preparing to take her leave.

“I’d love to stay and help, but I’ve got to get back to the animals.”

She continued as she turned towards the Saiyan.

“Applejack will take over from me here. Remember to do what she says, Broly.”

“I will.”

With a reassuring smile, Fluttershy waved goodbye to Broly and the group before taking flight. Flying back towards her cottage. Once the Pegasus mare was out of sight, Broly looked over at Applejack.

“You have something to teach me too?”

In response to his question, Applejack stuttered in uncertainty as she rubbed the back of her head. Clearly a sign that something wasn’t right. To which she explained.

“Uhh, to be honest, big fella. I wasn’t expecting to be picked next to help ya so soon. I haven’t got any lessons planned or anythin’ like that.”

“Really? So what are we going to do?” Sweetie Belle asked. Surprised at what she heard.

After a brief silent thought, Applebloom had an idea. Something that her older sibling would be more than happy to take on.

“Oh, I’ve got an idea! How about having him help with the chores around the farm?”

Applejack paused from hearing out her little sister’s suggestion. And began to see that Broly’s help would be very beneficial to her. Seeing the possibilities of the amount of work done simply by having the Saiyan helping out. Eventually being eager to go along with the proposal.

“Ya know somthin’, that ain’t a bad idea. I could very well use the help around here since Granny Smith and Big Mac ain’t here.”

Seeing that Broly had a puzzled expression on his face, Applebloom explained who the ones that were mentioned were. Slowly building up more confidence in being around the tall alien.

“Umm, Granny Smith is our… well… granny. She’s out of town to check up on her old folks.”

Applejack joined in on the conversation. But her voice took on a sadder tone.

“And Big Mac is our big brother. But he got himself hurt when those bad aliens attacked Equestria.”

“I hope he gets well soon,” Sweetie Belle said. Giving the Apple family her moral support. 

Then Applejack got back to the subject at hand.

“That pretty much left only me and Applebloom to get work done around here. And were already behind thanks to those invaders scaring us. Ugh… that is if ya don’t mind working while I think of somthin’ to help ya.”

Broly looked at Applejack in thought. While he was curious of what the orange Earth Pony would think of, he didn’t mind passing the time by helping out. He didn’t really have much to do otherwise since he was still new to Equestria. What’s more, helping a friend out does qualify an act of kindness. The very lesson he learnt from Fluttershy.

“Alright. I’ll help you.”

Surprised by his cooperation, Applejack breathed a sigh of relief.

“That’s what ah like to hear. The work I got today is already too much for me to handle. Ya being here would really help me out.”

Then Sweetie Belle had an idea.

“Oh! Oh! Can we help too!?”

“Please? Please? Please?” Scootaloo joined. Practically begging.

Applejack looked at the eager youngsters. She figured that the real reason why they wanted to stay was to see Broly in action. But still, with the workload she had, she could use some extra pairs of hands. 

“Well… alright. As long as you’ll behave yourselves.”

“YAY!!!” The three girls cheered.

Without a second to loose in the afternoon, Applejack and Applebloom lead Broly, Sweetie Belle and Scootaloo to the back of the farm. The five were surrounded by large apple trees as far as the eye could see. Many of them still growing red fruit among the green foliage. As the Saiyan looked at his surroundings, he turned his attention to the orange mare.

“What do we do here?”

Applejack pointed up at the fruit in the trees.

“Our job here is to get them apples from the trees. We need to gather them and take them back to the barn.”

“Apples?” Broly asked. The name of the fruit new to him.

Something of which Applebloom caught on. Much to her surprise.

“Wait! Ya never tried an apple before!?”

Not wasting a single moment, Applebloom ran towards the nearest tree with the lowest branches. Made the biggest jump she could muster and managed to snag a single apple from the tree. Almost falling over upon landing. Rushing back, the Earth Pony teen presented the Saiyan the red fruit.

“Here. It’s very good.”

Accepting the gift, Broly picked up the apple and inspected it. Confusing some of the ponies by smelling the apple first. Then as he took his first bite, his eyes widened in surprise from how good the fruit tasted. Feeling and tasting the juices as he chewed before swallowing.

“This is good,” He said as he took another bite. Bigger than the last one.

As Broly ate his first apple, Sweetie Belle nudged Applebloom while giving her a smug grin.

“See. Told you he’s nice.” She said. Joined by Applejack.

“Seems you’re starting to get along with him now, sugercube.”

“Yeah. I guess I was worried over nothin’.”

Applejack made a nervous chuckle. Remembering Broly’s past, and what the Saiyan could truly do.

‘Probably shouldn’t tell them about that.’
 
Turning back to Broly, the Saiyan had just finished the apple. Including the core and all.

“Uhh… ya don’t have to eat the middle bit.”

Despite Applebloom’s suggestion, Broly didn’t mind. To him, the entire apple was edible. After swallowing his snack, he looked back at the trees. Seeing that most of the were covered in apples.

“We have to collect all of them?” He asked.

“Yep. Kinda like this,” Applejack said as she walked over to the first tree. Placing baskets around it.

Broly silently watched as Applejack placed the third and last basket close to the trunk of the tree. Then after taking a step back, surprised the Saiyan by spinning around to deliver a strong back kick to the tree. Shaking it to the point where all the apples fell. Falling down in the awaiting baskets. The Earth Pony letting out a huff of satisfaction before turning towards Broly.

“And that’s how ya do it. Just hit the tree and the apples fall down ready for collecting.”

After placing baskets down around another tree, she turned towards the Saiyan.

“Right. Whenever ya ready.”

Broly inspected the tree after taking several steps towards it. Then following Applejack’s example, decided to clench his fist and punched the tree. Intending to knock all the apples from it.

Broly heavily underestimated the situation.

Rather than knocking the apples off the tree, the single punch from Broly ripped the tree from the very ground it rooted too. Launched across the field. And then crashed into several other trees. Even toppling some of them over.

Applejack and the Cutiemark Crusaders all stared at the sight in silence. For the three teens, they were blown away from the amount of strength that was displayed. As for the orange mare, she couldn’t believe that she had forgotten about Broly’s Saiyan strength. She should’ve known to give him proper instructions. And it ended with unwanted destruction caused. The four ponies looked over at Broly who still had his fist out. Blinking in surprise.

“Oops.”
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All the while trying not to aggravate him, Applejack gave Broly a little scolding. Even though some of the blame of the mishap was on her. After advising the Saiyan to hit the tree more gently, Broly made his second attempt. The ponies held their breath. Unsure if the tree would fly off its roots again. But rather than give the tree a punch or a kick, all what Broly gave it was a knock. A single knock with his index finger. To the surprise of the witnesses, it was all that was needed to knock all the apples from the tree. It was a sight the mares couldn’t believe. And it was also a sight that Applejack almost envied. She loved her job. But doing it continuously kicking trees would get exhausting for the body. Especially on a hot long day. But Broly made it look so easy. So effortless. That he could do massive amounts of work in a fraction of the time.

But it was all wishful thinking. Broly belonged to a powerful warrior race. Applejack would never have the kind of strength Broly had. But rather sulking about it, she decided to make the best of it. With the help of Applebloom, Sweetie Belle and Scootaloo, the time of moving the baskets was cut dramatically. They could do work in a much quicker pace. However, not even the four of them could keep up with Broly’s progress. So much so that even he had to help with carrying the full baskets back to the barn. The three younger mares could carry one or even two baskets. Applejack managed to carry five at once. Six for a limited time. But the four were overshadowed by the sight of Broly balancing twenty at one time. Another sight of the Saiyan displaying his strength.

Sometime later, the five were back in the orchard gathering more apples. Applejack looked back to where they started. Surprised at the amount of progress they’ve made thanks to Broly’s involvement.

“Wow. We did all that work in such short time?” She asked herself.

With such a great amount of work done in record time, Applejack felt that it would mean spare time was guaranteed. Deciding to make use of it, she glanced over to Broly and the three girls at work.

“Alright y’all. I think it’s high time we got a break.”

While Broly relaxed himself, the other three all sat down on the ground. Puffing in exhaustion.

“Whoo, I’m puffed out,” Scootaloo exclaimed. Wiping the sweat off her head.

After checking on the three fellow ponies, Applejack turned towards the Saiyan.

“Hay listen. I’m gonna head back to the barn for a minute. Ya can rest here and help ya’self to some of them apples,” She said while pointing at a stray box full of apples. No doubt the ones Applejack left aside for Broly to eat.

After receiving a nod in acknowledgement from Broly, Applejack began her walk back to her home. All the while in deep thought.

‘Now with time on my hands, I can think of what lessons I can use to help Broly with. But what?’
 
Left alone, Broly began to eat the apples that was left for him. No question that all the work had left him quite an appetite. Chomping down on the delicious fruit. With Sweetie Belle and Scootaloo watching him in fascination.

“Woah, look at him go,” The Pegasus uttered in surprise. Joined by her Unicorn friend.

“I don’t remember Rarity telling me that he could eat so much.”

Then Scootaloo noticed that their party was missing one member.

“Wait? Where’s Applebloom?”

Noticing the absence of the Earth Pony, Sweetie Belle too was curious as to where she had gotten to.

“Applebloom!”

The two then heard a reply. The voice belonging to Applebloom.

“Hay! Over here!”

Following her voice, Scootaloo and Sweetie Belle ran towards Applebloom’s location further in the orchard. With Broly taking a pause of his eating to notice the girls moving away.

Moving through the trees, the two reunited with Applebloom. The latter standing beside a large, uprooted tree.

“What are you doing out here?” Sweetie Belle asked. Wondering why Applebloom went off on her own. To which she revealed.

“I need ya help with this tree.”

“Isn’t that one of the trees that Broly knocked over?” Scootaloo asked. Remembering the mishap that happened at the beginning of the job.

But Applebloom revealed the reason behind for her concern.

“But this one’s not that bad as the others. Ah figured that if we replant it, it could grow like new again.”

“But how? We can never move this thing by ourselves.” Sweetie Belle said after inspecting the size of the fallen tree.

Fortunately, their answer lied with the approaching footsteps. Turning around, Scootaloo and Sweetie Belle saw that Broly was following them. To which gave the Pegasus an idea.

“Hay, Broly. Can you give us a hand with placing this tree back in the ground?”

In response to Scootaloo’s request, Broly approached them. While Sweetie Belle and Applebloom took a step aside, Scootaloo positioned herself on one side of the fallen tree.

“Yeah. And we can help you,” She said as she prepared to lift the tree.

At first, Scootaloo had great difficulty in even making the tree budge. The large tree simply being too heavy for someone like her. But then to her surprise, the entire fallen tree suddenly rose from the ground. The teen stepping back from seeing the large branches swinging overhead. It turned out that Broly didn’t need any help at all. To the amazement of the three Cutiemark Crusaders, the single alien being was lifting the large tree with little to no effort. His face showing no signs of struggle. Then as he moved in position, Broly slammed the fallen tree back in its proper place. Standing tall once more.

The sight left the three young mares in awe at the display of strength from the Saiyan.

“W-Wow. How are you so strong?” Applebloom asked. Showing genuine curiosity.

Broly turned towards the three with a very simple answer. But an answer that just summed up the Saiyan as a whole.

“It’s just who I am.”

The three fell silent. For whatever reason, the simple answer was really all they needed. He was not of their world after all. Then out of the three, it was Scootaloo who wanted to see more of it.

“Oh really?”

After a quick look around, she spotted a large boulder that emerged when the tree was overturned earlier. Rushing over to it, she gave Broly a little test of strength.

“Alright, Broly. See how far you can throw this boulder.”

Broly looked at Scootaloo with a blank expression. While replanting the tree had a meaningful purpose, throwing a rock had none he could think of. All he could gather was that it was just to simply show off his strength. Deciding to go along with it, Broly walked up to the boulder and lifted it off the ground. Seemingly with even less effort than with the tree. Then after balancing it with one hand, Broly spun around and threw the boulder with such velocity it created a sonic boom the second it left his hand. Within a span of a second, the rock shot high through the air and straight through a cloud. Causing it to disperse and leaving behind a hole.

The three shocked teens didn’t really have to wait. The rock was never coming back. 

While Sweetie Belle and Applebloom were shocked at the display of strength, Scootaloo’s eyes were beaming with excitement.

“That was so cool!”

Her two friends were taken back by the sudden outburst. It would seem that Rainbow Dash wasn’t the only one that Scootaloo became a fan of. It showed as she ran up to Broly.

“What other things can you do!?” She asked. Very eager to see if the Saiyan had other tricks.

Broly too was surprised at how upbeat the young Pegasus was being. Keen on seeing if he could do other things that only he could do. He then thought of something. Without saying a word, Broly began to use his ki to levitate. The hulking form slowly floating off the ground. The three girls gawked in surprise. With Scootaloo being the most expressive of them.

“Y-You can fly!?”

Broly demonstrated more of his flight by floating higher and faster. Circling the immediate vicinity either slowly or quickly before coming for a landing. The Saiyan was perplexed. He was doing what was basically second nature to him. Yet the three were acting as if it was the biggest thing they had ever seen.

“I never knew you can do that!” Sweetie Belle uttered.

“Ya can fly as well as being super strong!? Now that’s crazy!” Applebloom added.

Scootaloo was the most ecstatic of the three. While showing a little envy.

“That’s so cool. I bet that feels amazing.”

Sensing the hint of negativity in Scootaloo’s words, Broly looked at her in confusion.

“You can’t fly? Even with wings?”

The Pegasus looked back at her little wing as she answered back.

“I’m afraid not. My wings aren’t there yet. But it feels like it’s taking forever.”

Applebloom and Sweetie Belle felt sympathy for Scootaloo. Flying was one of the things she always wanted to do. But her wings weren’t suited yet. Which made it more infuriating since some younger Pegasi were able to. The Sweetie Belle surprised her with a gasp.

“I have an idea!” She said before glancing at Broly.

It didn’t take long for Sweetie Belle to reveal the idea she had. The same short length of time it took to drastically improve Scootaloo’s mood. High above the apple farm, screams of joy were heard through the air. Broly was seen soaring through the sky at great speed, with Scootaloo riding on his back. Yelling and cheering in pure ecstasy.

“THIS IS SO AWESOME!!!” She shouted as she held on for dear life by crossing her arms around Broly’s neck.

Despite Scootaloo’s excitement, for Broly the speed was only casual. For the safety of his passenger, he was nowhere near his top speed. Yet, there was something about the laughter he was hearing. The joy that Scootaloo was expressing. All because of his actions. While Broly’s recent actions had gained praise and admiration from the citizens of Equestria, but never laughter. For the first time, as far as he could remember, he was making someone happy. 

Just like numerous times before, the moment caused Broly to feel good about himself. And a small smile crept on his face.

After five minutes of flying, Broly descended back to where Applebloom and Sweetie Belle were. Scootaloo’s legs felt like jelly as she let go her hold on the Saiyan. Wobbling as she tried to stand up straight. Her hair all messed up from the winds.

“Uhh, Scootaloo? Are ya alright?” Applebloom asked.

After several heavy breathing from the excitement, Scootaloo spoke up. Her voice matching her feelings.

“That was so much fun!”

Not before long, Applejack arrived back on the scene. A perplexed look remained on her face as she spoke to the three younger anthro ponies.

“Right ya’ll. Time to get back to work. Ya three can start ahead. I need to speak with Broly about somthin’.”

Confused as to what Applejack had in mind, Applebloom nevertheless obliged. Along with her two friends.

“Alright Applejack.”

As he watched the three crusaders walk away back to where they were working, Broly glanced over to Applejack. Wondering what she had to say to him.

“Say, Broly. When Rarity and Fluttershy were teaching ya, was it something about generosity and kindness?” Applejack asked.

Broly briefly blinked in confusion at the question. But then answered back.

“They did.”

Applejack took a moment to think back to her thoughts back at the barn. She had guessed that the lessons Rarity and Fluttershy taught Broly revolved around their respective Elements of Harmony. Rarity with teaching the Saiyan generosity. And Fluttershy with kindness.

‘So, ah was right about that,’ She thought to herself.

Broly could see that the Earth Pony mare was struggling to speak about something Looking distracted and unfocused. But eventually managed to speak her thoughts.

“Well since that’s the pattern, then ah guess the lesson ya be learning from me would be honesty.”

But Applejack paused, struggling to admit something.

“But to tell you the truth, there isn’t really much ah could think of right now. All I could do really is give ya some advice. If it helps.”

Despite the level of honesty Applejack was showing, she couldn’t help but feel guilty. She was making it sound as though she didn’t want to put in any effort in the slightest. Especially compared to the massive achievements Rarity and Fluttershy had gained. It made her feel like she was letting Twilight and Celestia down. 

To her surprise however, Broly didn’t see that. He did remember Applejack saying that she wasn’t expecting to be teaching him so soon. In his mind, it wasn’t really her fault at all for being ill prepared. Including the fact that she had a backlog of work that needed to be done around the apple farm.

“It’s fine. What is this advice?” He asked.

Applejack looked at Broly in surprise. She thought that the Saiyan would be disappointed about her lack of teachings. But it seemed Broly didn’t mind it in the slightest. If anything, even the advice was more than enough in his eyes. Seemingly given the all clear, Applejack said her piece.

“Well, all ah could say is… be honest. Uhh… such as, if ya do somthin’ bad and lie about it, it would only make ya feel guilty. Ya would be hurtin’ yourself and would only wind-up getting into further trouble. Now I know that from experience.”

Applejack took a moment to pause as she remembered back to her childhood. Back before she was the Element of Honesty, she was one of the biggest liars in the Apple family. Something that she wasn’t very proud of. But she had learnt a very important lesson that day. And she was passing it onto Broly.

“Well… something like that. I guess what I’m tryin’ to say is… be honest with ya friends. Because lying to them would only hurt them in the end. Do…ya know what I’m trying to say to ya?” Applejack asked. Unsure if what she said carried any deep meaning.

Despite the little information received, it did made Broly think. Thinking back to the things Rarity and Fluttershy taught him. Though he never admitted it out loud, but he did somewhat enjoy spending time with them. Doing things that made them happy and proud of him rather than have them running for their lives. He was new to the experience of bring nice, and he was liking it. Which was what Celestia wanted for him to experience. So in his mind, if Applejack’s words hold true, then it would mean being dishonest would run the risk of losing friends. Something that the Sun Princess certainly didn’t want. What he didn’t want.

Despite the simple advice from Applejack, it caused Broly to learn a lot in his mind all on his own. Already figuring what dishonesty and lying would lead to. He then looked back at the orange mare with a look of acknowledgement. 

“I do.”

Applejack blinked in surprise at what Broly just said.

“Y-Ya do!?” She asked in disbelief.

Broly nodded before continuing to talk.

“I also learnt a few things about this farm. To be more careful with my strength.”

Applejack couldn’t believe it. All the doubts about herself she had earlier had been thrown out the window by Broly. As short as her advice about honesty was, it apparently was more than enough for the Saiyan to understand. She wasn’t sure if he had learned it instantly or had known about it beforehand. Either way, she was relieved that she had played an important part in Broly’s progress of rehabilitation. 

“Well… I’m glad that we understand each other,” She said with a smile. Happy that Broly didn’t think less of her.

With the short lecture done, Applejack and Broly got back to finish off the work with Applebloom, Sweetie Belle and Scootaloo. To the astonishment of the Apple sisters, thanks to Broly’s involvement, they were able to do five days of work in just a single afternoon. When evening drew to a close, the five were met by a visitor in a form of Twilight Sparkle.

“Howdy there, Twilight,” Applejack greeted. With the lavender Alicorn responding in kind.

“Hi there, Applejack.”

Looking over the Earth Pony’s shoulder, Twilight could see Broly helping the Cutiemark Crusaders with stacking large crates full of freshly fallen apples.

“So this is where Broly went to after Fluttershy’s place.”

“Yep. Turned out that he was a very big help on the farm.”

Twilight looked at Applejack in surprise.

“He helped around the farm? That’s incredible. And did you teach him any lessons you had in mind?”

Applejack nervously chuckled in response to the question. Not wanting to tell Twilight what exactly happened.

“Well, you could say that. But he is a good learner for sure.”

Satisfied with the answer, Twilight approached Broly in an upbeat mood.

“Hay, Broly. How’s working on the farm like?”

Surprised to see Twilight, Broly turned to face her as he answered.

“It was good. I got to help a lot.”

“And we helped too!” Applebloom declared as she, Sweetie Belle and Scootaloo gathered around beside Broly. Much to the surprise of Twilight.

“Wow. So you three have become friends with him?”

“Yeah. Good friends,” Scootaloo said as she reached her arm up to pat Broly on the back.

“So what brings you here?” Sweetie Belle asked. To which the Alicorn answered.

“I’m here to collect Broly.”

She continued as she turned towards the towering Saiyan.

“It’s getting late. And you do need a place to sleep for the night.”

“You want me to stay around your place?” Broly asked for confirmation.

“Yes. I live in a castle right here in Ponyville. There’s plenty of rooms for you to choose from,” Twilight explained.

While a place to stay was good for Broly, the new development caused the Cutiemark Crusaders to moan in disappointment.

“Does that mean you’re leaving right now?” Scootaloo asked. She and her friends had clearly taken a great liking to Broly.

Though finding the situation rather adorable, Twilight spoke up. Hoping to cheer the young teens up.

“Don’t worry. You’ll all see him again tomorrow. We still got work to do.”

Twilight’s reasoning had indeed lifted spirits up. The three crusaders giggling in excitement. Feeling that it was close to bid farewells, Applejack gave her gratitude.

“Well see ya later, Broly. Better get some shuteye after all the hard work you’re doin’.”

“See you soon!” Applebloom, Sweetie Belle and Scootaloo said as they rushed up to Broly. All three of them giving him a farewell hug. Wrapping their arms around his waist.

Both Twilight and Applejack were surprised to witness the sight. Three of their friends or families who had just passed fillyhood, were hugging an alien warrior with the power to blow up entire worlds. In fact, it was a sight to behold. As for Broly, he had gotten used to all the hugs he had been receiving lately. Starting to associate it with it being normal. But he still welcomed the loving gesture. Again, liking the feeling of not being feared for once.

After being released, Broly followed Twilight out of the barn and on the dirt path out of the Apple residence. Applejack, Applebloom, Scootaloo and Sweetie Belle all waved their hands as they said their goodbyes. As Twilight waved back, she looked over to Broly. Smiling at him at how much he was changing. As the two walked along the path, Twilight broke the silence.

“I’m surprised at you, Broly.”

The confused Saiyan looked at her in response.

“What do you mean?”

“At how quickly you’re learning. Normally this thing would take days to process. But you’re getting the hang of it in just one.”

“So, it’s good?” Broly asked.

“Good? It’s fantastic! Though we still got some work to do, we are in fact making tremendous progress. Celestia will be thrilled to hear about this.”

Because Twilight was too distracted by her own hype, she didn’t notice that Broly was showing a little smile. Feeling good about himself, he believed that he was doing far more in Equestria then he ever had in his fragmented past. Though they weren’t his kind, him being a Saiyan and them a race of anthropomorphic ponies, they’ve done far more for him in a single day than his father Paragus ever did throughout his whole life.

Then… a stray thought crossed his mind.

‘Maybe this planet… isn’t so bad after all.’
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Back at Sweet Apple Acres, Applejack was greeted with the return of not just Granny Smith. But her big brother, Big Mac.

“You came back!” Applebloom cheered as she rushed over to Granny Smith first. With the concerned Applejack approaching her bigger brother.

“Are ya sure you’re ok to come out of the hospital so soon?”

“Yep,” Big Mac answered.

“But ain’t that going to be a problem?” Applejack asked as she pointed Big Mac’s arm covered in bandages.

“Nope.”

As Granny Smith walked over to the two, she noticed that a lot of the apple trees in the orchard had their apples removed.

“Oh my. Somepony has been working overtime,” She said. Surprised at how much work had been done in a single day.

As much as she liked getting praised, there was something that Applejack had to tell.

“Well… I didn’t do it on my own. As well as Applebloom and her friends, he had help from someone else.”

Feeling that her big sister was going to take forever to tell, Applebloom spoke up instead.

“We even had help from, Broly. He’s the alien that saved Equestria from being destroyed by the evil invaders.”

Both Granny Smith and Big Mac stood motionless. Stunned at what they had just heard.

“Say what now?” Granny Smith asked.