//------------------------------// // Volume II: The owl's way // Story: Lynx; The Saiyan Warrior of Equestria // by AlienXtreme //------------------------------// Lynx's screams are heard across the entire labyrinth. Twilight runs towards the royal at top speed, passing walls of leaves and sticks, some of them sticking to her mane. She eventually finds him, but she wishes she hasn't. The Saiyan prince is on his knees and he looks grayer than usual, literally. She slowly approaches him and one look at his face says everything. Lynx is scared, terrified some might say. He is even shaking in fear. "Hey, are you ok?" "H-He is here. H-He is going to...he's going to...destroy us all." Twilight is stunned by the sight of this. She's never seen her friend, like this. It doesn't make any sense. What did Discord do to him? "No, not you too." Just as she was about to observe him further, the lord of Chaos pops out of nowhere, scaring the mare. "My my...looks like you've found him too." The unicorn gets into position and grits her teeth, trying to use her magic, despite her lack of horn. "What have you done to them?" She points at all of her corrupted friends. "Me? I didn't do anything. They were the ones, who couldn't overcome their own weakness." The embodiment of Magic can't believe what she sees, her friends' personalities. They've been completely switched. Rainbow Dash has completely abandoned them for her wings, Applejack just can't stop lying, Fluttershy acts like a jerk, Pinkie Pie is, what she would call, a Party Pooper, Rarity has become greedy and Lynx is scared of his own shadow. The Saiyan Prince raises himself to the sky and flies at his home at top speed. Upon entering, he immediately shuts all the windows, locks the front door and lowers his power level, so nobody could sense him. Even though, no one besides him can sense Chi in Equestria. He lays on his bed, covering his body with a blanket. 'Ok. I need to think of a plan to counter-attack Discord.' Suddenly sweat starts dropping. 'B-But what if he b-brings him again.' His shuddering starts returning. 'Perhaps he was right. Bee should have been the legendary Super Saiyan, not me.' The young Saiyan tries to get up from the bed, but he can't. His legs just wouldn't obey him. 'Damn it, I'm a failure. A fucking failure!' Seconds, minutes, hours pass and the royal continues to fall deeper and deeper into his thoughts. Suddenly a zap is heard right next to Lynx, that made him jump out of the bed. He looks up and sees all six of his friends right in from of him. The ponies walk towards the scared warrior, their hoof-steps echoing through out the entire building. They are trying to get close, but when they take one step forward, he takes two back, his fingers still shuddering. "Wha-What are you doing here?" A whisper is heard from the blue maned unicorn. "It will all be okay." Suddenly his trembling starts to slow down as Twilight walks towards him. He closes his eyes. A cast of spell is heard. Memories start flashing through his now open eyes. And in a brilliant flash of light, the Prince of all Saiyan returns He gets back on his feet, his color is back to normal and on his mouth is drawn one heck of a grin. "Now we're talking!" All of the ponies rush at him, going for a hug, but due to the height difference they end up hugging his knees. The Saiyan flinched at this and immediately breaks the embrace. "Alright, what happened?" Says Lynx, with a serious glare on his face. Twilight's ears drop as she rubs her mane. "Well..." "We tried to use the sparkly amulets that contain the elements, but we couldn't bring their super-duper mega powers to the fold, because Discord had turned us into really big meanies, but then Twilight used the shiny spell, so now we're back are normal selves, but..." Suddenly Applejack covers Pinkie's mouth. "He gets the idea." Lynx can't help but chuckle. "Alright then, let's go!" Before he could leave, Twilight blocks his path. "Wait Lynx, maybe we should make a plan this time!" "Okay? How 'bout this? I fight Discord, while you go and grab the rest of the elements of Harmony?" He points at the crown on Twilight's head. Everypony is left quite dumbfounded. "What?" Says the prince, while raising an eyebrow. "Y-You're going to act as distraction?" Rarity's eye starts twitching. Lynx realizes what he had just said and his face starts to look like a tomato. "I-I didn't say that! It's just that...that I don't want you to interrupt my fight!" The mane 6 start to chuckle at this sight. It's the first time they've seen their Saiyan friend like this. Without a moment to waste, the royal shrugs this off and changes the subject. "A-Anyways, how do you defeat an opponent that can warp reality with a snap of his fingers?" He puts a hand on his chin. "Maybe if you beat him into oblivion?" "As much as I would like to Rainbow, that didn't work the first time, so it's not going to a second one." "Well, what if you use an even greater power than that ancient story?" Rarity gives him one of his backup battle armors. "There isn't a greater power than the Legendary Super Saiyan." "You have a teacher, right? Maybe you can ask him for advice." Says Pinkie. "Yeah, I used to do that all the time with Princess Celestia." Twilight supports her. Suddenly she notices Spike, giving her quite the glare. "And sometimes I still do." The purple unicorn blushes. All of a sudden, an idea pops on the warrior's head. "That's it! Pinkie Pie, you're a genius!" Everypony is left puzzled by this. What the hell is he planning now? "Give me three hours!" With that he enters the gravity room. Inside the room, there is only one thing left to do. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Equestria has most definitely seen better days. Once upon a time, this was a land of peace and Harmony, but now it's a complete and utter mess. Rabbits running around with the legs of a horse, chocolate rain coming from cotton candy clouds and more. And there's only one person who is fit to rule a land like this. The lord of Chaos himself, Discord, who has decided to place his throne in Ponyville. Suddenly he hears a zap, echoing through the field. "My, my...you seven are more stubborn than I thought." He turns to the group. "Well, I guess when you have individuals like Rainbow Dash and Lynx in the group it makes sense." Rainbow starts to feel anger fueling over her, so much so that she is about to rush towards the chaos spirit. Then the confident flier feels somepony pull her tail back. She turns around expecting to see Applejack, but to her surprise it's Lynx who is pulling her back. "Don't play his game, Rainbow. That's what got you in this mess in the first place." Lynx starts hearing laughter coming out of the Draconequus."Ooh...Looks like somesaiyan has learned his lesson, but unfortunately for you Prince Lynx; It's too late!" The royal lets go of the cyan pegasus and closes his eyes. An alicorn-sized yellow tornado surrounds him, milliseconds later the tornado turns into a golden aura, along with his hair which turns golden and his eyes into an emerald green color. The embodiment of bravery is now a Super Saiyan, however he doesn't appear angry at all, quite the opposite in fact. "What do you say, Discord? How about a rematch?" The Lord of Chaos can't help but chuckle at the young Saiyan's determination. "So what's the plan?" Says Discord, as the alien walks right in front of him. The prince of all Saiyans simply chuckles at this, as he crosses his arms. "That's the thing: There's no plan." Their small talk is interrupted by a freaked out Twilight. "What?! Are you crazy?!" Lynx looks back at the mare and raises an eyebrow. "Hey. You were the ones who suggested that I take a page from my Master's book. Well this is how he rolled." Twilight's eye starts to twitch. "Well, what in Celestia's name were you doing inside that room for the last three hours?" "Mastering the Super Saiyan form? What else?" He turns back to his opponent. "Just go and get the rest of the elements, I'll deal with this pest." The young Saiyan notices a smirk on the monster's face. "You think that you can just come here and do whatever you want?" The spirit of Disharmony chuckles a little. "This is Equestria, you space barbarian. We live in a society!" His chuckle turns into a full on insane laughter. Unfortunately it doesn't last for very long, as he is quickly interrupted by an uppercut in the jaw. "You know..." The prince spits blood on his opponent's face. "...I was never really a fan of hypocrites." Immediately Discord snaps his fingers and out appears the same figure that put a stop to Lynx before. The royal closes his eyes and starts to feel a sensation on his back. 'It's okay Lynx. He is not the real one, just an illusion of a trickster.' He walks right past the figure and reopens his eyes, facing said trickster. "Hmm interesting. It seems that you are trying to overcome your fear." A menacing smile forms on the Draconequus' mouth. "Well then, how about...?" Before he could finish his sentence, he was hit on his cheek by a punch from behind. "Careful Discord. You're starting to talk like me." The chaos spirit tries to knock the young Saiyan with his tail. However, Lynx quickly flies to the other side and kicks his opponent's arm. As the lord of chaos regains his balance, he notices the Saiyan flying circles around him, faster than ever before. "What's wrong, Discord? Can't catch me? Can't catch me? Can't catch me?" Says Lynx in an annoying tone. Before the trickster could snap the finger of his left arm, the royal grabs them and crushes them with relative ease. By now Discord has grown frustrated with the alien outsmarting him. So he decides to go for plan b and snaps the fingers of his other hand. Meanwhile, the warrior flies towards him, but suddenly he stops flying, in contrast he is sliding on the ground. He is completely surprised by this turn of events, however he quickly adapts to the situation and uses the momentum he's gained by the sliding to knock the spirit off balance. A small Chi blast is fired from him, however it doesn't go anywhere. It just sits there, doing nothing. Seconds later Lynx puts two fingers on his forehead...'So you take away my ability to fly, pathetic!'...he teleports right above Discord and slams him down to the ground. "Hey, moron. You wanna know why monsters like you only rule over the night?" All that the prince received was a low growl. "It's because I terrorize the day!" He punches him with all his might, a huge grin is drawn on his mouth. A gigantic hole is made in the ground. The Lord of Chaos can't believe what is happening right now, just a few hours ago the prince couldn't do as much as lay a finger on him. But now he was the one who was on the defensive. But that didn't make any sense. He's Discord. The creature who can warp reality with a snap of his fingers. He shouldn't be bested by a barbaric creature like Lynx. "This cannot happen." His teeth grit. "You can't be this strong!" The spirit starts to smash his fists to the ground. "None of this makes sense!" The embodiment of bravery bursts into laughter. It seems that this time Lynx is the one who dominates the fight. "Makes sense? What fun is there at making sense?" At this point he has made the chaos spirit break a new record of frustration. Not only has he broken his body but his spirit as well. "Heh...It's like I've told you Discord!" Just then he notices his friends have come back and with the elements attached on them. "You may be all about chaos..." The royal cups his hands and places them at the side. "...but I am all about ego!" He bursts his aura. The six ponies gasp by this, they've seen this stance. A blue light appears between his hands. "Ka..." Their eyes open wide, while Discord raises an eyebrow at this. "H-He can't be serious." The cyan pegasus whispers. "...me..." "Has he...Has he gone mad?" The generous mare's jaw drops. "...ha..." Fluttershy walks near the lavender unicorn. "Um...Twilight, maybe you should make a shield." However, Twilight is focused on the floating ki blast near the two fighters. Why would Lynx do that? But she soon snaps out of it and creates a barrier around the six of them. "...me..." The blue light grows even bigger. Discord creates a portal in front of him, ready to absorb the blast. Suddenly Lynx turns around..."...HA!" ...and fires down at the ground. The blue beam raises him up to the sky, so much so that at one point the Saiyan isn't able to be seen. He jumps from his self-made launcher, the force of his dive mimics that of a meteorite. Inches before his boot touches the portal, he teleports right behind the lord of Chaos, which catches everyone off guard. With one swift kick, the prince of all Saiyans throws the lord's head into the portal. In less than a second Discord's head appears from a portal above his body. Before he could even process what has happened, he is met by an open palm. "Game over Discord!" In less than a second, he charges a yellow energy sphere and fires it in the form of a large blast of energy against the opponent, inflicting a great amount of damage. The Draconequus' is split into multiple parts, spreading across the field. Immediately Lynx teleports right next to the mane 6. "Go for it girls!" The ponies look among each other. "Alright, ladies, let's show him what the magic of friendship can do!" The prince couldn't help but cringe at Twilight's words, however he soon shrugs it off. The six ponies start to charge their rainbow attack. Discord's body goes back to normal once again. Meanwhile, Lynx bursts his golden aura, releasing even more Chi than before and throws both arms open, hands held vertically and fingers wide. In less than a second, he straightens his arms to the front, forming a sphere of energy in the space between the palms of each hand. Lighting starts to spread from the energy sphere to the entire town of Ponyville. Applejack notices this and cracks a brow. 'What in the hay is he up to?' Their rainbow attack is fired, aimed directly at chaos spirit. Then suddenly... "Final Flash!" The multi-colored blast starts to become a part of the royal's beam, making it look like a harmony beam. Discord sees this, but he doesn't really care for it. Thinking this will fail like the last time. However as soon as it makes contact with him, he realizes he has made a grave mistake and in a span of a few seconds, he is turned to stone once more. Then the beam erupts into a Sonic Rainboom, which returns everything back to normal. Lynx sighed as he turned off his aura, however still in Super Saiyan. At the same time he and the girls land back to the ground. Discord's statue does the same as well. The Saiyan walked towards it and held out his hand. "Say goodbye Discord!" Joy starts to fill his mind, as he is about to kill the trickster. However he can't. It's like a part of his conscience won't allow him to do it. One look at his friends says it all. With a lot of hesitation, he puts his hand down. A sigh escaped his mouth. "Fine, as you wish." About a minute passes and..."3...2...1"...the floating Chi blast disappears. As soon as that happens, Lynx raises himself up into the sky. A chuckle escapes his mouth. "It worked!" Twilight raises an eyebrow at this but decides not to ask now, since they have bigger things to attend to. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ After the defeat of Discord, the seven of them head over at Canterlot with Lynx carrying the statue. Once the statue was placed back at the garden they were summoned at the throne room, where a huge crowd of ponies greeted them. Princess Celestia and one more Alicorn were there as well, something that surprised him. "We are gathered here today once again to honor the heroism of these seven friends who stood up against Discord and saved Equestria from eternal chaos." Celestia uses her magic to reveal a new stained glass. This one represents the ponies and the Saiyan turning Discord into stone. Everypony stare quite confused by the Saiyan being at the painting, but it only lasts for a few moments before they begin cheering. The mane six were so happy that they couldn't help but start singing. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ The prince of all Saiyans has moved away from the party, wanting some time to think. He ends up sitting in the balcony of the castle, where he rests at the very end of it. Staring in the distance is something he has been always doing for years now, in order to clear his mind. He doesn't really understand why it works, but truth be told he doesn't really care. However it is also an escape from the ponies' praise. It's not that he doesn't appreciate their respect, especially he went through all that trouble to gain it, but it's like he said before; He is the destined ruler of the Saiyans, not them. The prince really wants to just enjoy the peaceful gathering. However his warrior instincts won't let him do such a thing. He still doesn't really understand why he didn't just kill Discord when he had the chance. His thoughts are interrupted by the sense of three special ponies approaching him. "So, you've finally stopped singing?" Says the royal, still staring at the distance. The three ponies can't help but chuckle at his comment. Applejack is the first one to approach him. "I've been meaning to ask ya. How come ya combine your attack with our spell?" This time it's the Saiyan who chuckles and turns around. "Well I am the bearer of the element of bravery, so it's only fair for me to join ya on that, isn't it?" He receives several nods from his comrades. All of a sudden Pinkie Pie dashes in front of him, with lightning speed. Lynx's eyes open wide. 'How does she do that?' "So Linki, why don't you turn off your Shiny Form, isn't it like super draining?" 'Linki?' His surprise quickly turns into frustration. "It's called Super Saiyan!" He sighs. "And also, thanks to my training after the Gala, this enhanced state is as draining as my normal one. So in a fight I can use it for as long as I want." Fluttershy approaches him and puts a hoof on his knee. With one gentle smile, she says. "Well, you are not in a fight now. We are just here to relax." A sigh escapes his mouth once, as he goes back to base form. "Now tell us, what's bothering you?" The young Saiyan decides to kneel down at their level. "Well it's just...I really wanted to kill Discord, but right when I was about to, something inside of me stopped me. But I don't know what that was?" "Perhaps you have learned a thing or two about friendship as well." Everypony is left gasped as they notice two Alicorns approaching them. Lynx however simply chuckles. "Yeah, I guess so." Seconds later he switches his focus to another Princess. "You must be Princess Luna, Celi's sister. I've heard a lot about you." A painful and remorseful face is drawn on the dark blue pony's face. 'I guess she still hasn't gotten over it.' Noticing how awkward this subject is for her younger sister, Celestia steps in. "I've been meaning to give you this as a thank you for saving us at the gala." With a use of her magic, she brings a sword from the castle. The Saiyan Prince picks the weapon and immediately he is a little surprised by the craftsmanship of just its case alone. "A blade, huh? Well I'm not a sword guy, but I'll take it." The second he takes the sword out of the case, his jaw drops. If the case's craftmanship was surprising, the weapon itself is downright impressive. Its pommel has a cyan diamond at the center and a golden ring around the gem, which looks like it's the same material as Celestia's amulet. The same gold can also be found on the cross-guard. Then there is the grip, which it looks like it's actually a whip curled up. And finally the actual blade. Just a look at it and it's clear that it's made of titanium. Something that he'd never expect to find on Equestria. 'How can the ponies be able to make a sword like that?' "Also, Twilight wanted to talk with you inside." Celestia receives a nod from the royal. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ When Lynx walks towards the female unicorn, he notices her saying goodbye to a white stallion with a blue mane. What really catches him by surprise is the stallion's cutie mark. It has a similar purple star on his cutie mark that Twilight has on hers. "Hey Twilight, who's that?" The embodiment of bravery nearly scares the embodiment of magic to death. She immediately turns at him and answers the question. "O-Oh...T-that's my brother Shining Armor, he is a warrior just like you." 'So, she has a brother.' "A warrior, huh?" He puts his hand on his chin. "Interesting." "A-Anyways I've been to ask you, what was that floating blast about before?" Before he could even notice it, Twilight had already gotten a paper and a feather. 'Now that's fast.' "Oh right, I guess I should explain this." Lynx scratches the back of his head. "Well I figured out that I am too powerful for Discord to do a permanent change on me. So I used a Chi blast as a clock, this one had a 5 minute countdown for example." The lavender mare is writing every single word the Saiyan just said. She didn't know that her friend can be so smart when it comes to battle. She really needs to get more information on this side of him. However one question couldn't help but escape her mouth. "And you've actually counted how much a blast lasts before it disappears?" A smug grin is drawn royal's face. "When you have a friend like Twilight Sparkle, you kind of have to, to keep up." A chuckle escapes from the mouth of lavender mare.