//------------------------------// // Chapter 2: New Friends // Story: My Little Gohan // by SuperGokuVegetaPony8000 //------------------------------// My Little Gohan Chapter 2: New Friends To say that Fluttershy was nervous would be a understatement. Just a few short hours ago she went from having a good time with her friends at a party, to finding a injured pony in the Everfree forest. But who was this pony and why did no one seem to know him. Even Princess Celestia had no idea who or where this pony had come from. The one thing that they did know was that the poor boy had numerous scars that looked old so whatever happened to him was not caused by the falling meteorite. Princess Celestia had been kind enough to allow them to stay at her castle until the matter had been resolved. Looking at the room she and her friends were staying in, Fluttershy could tell everyone was fast asleep as the sound of soft snores filled the air. It had been a strange day for them so it wasn't hard to believe that they would be tired. Something pulled at the back of her mind though. Something was telling her to get out of her bed and visit the mysterious pony in the hospital ward of the castle. Slowly getting out of her bed as quietly as she could so she wouldn't disturb her friends she walked over to the door and exited the room. Walking through the various hallways of the castle she soon found herself at the destination she was looking for. Walking in she noticed that it was dark all except for a small candle against the window. Seeing as no one was in the room she slowly moved closer to the bed with the room's lone occupant. Lying in the small white bed was the injured pony. Fluttershy noticed that all of his wounds had been dressed by the hospital staff and she could also see a lot of ointment had been rubbed into his skin to keep the areas from being infected. "Oh you poor little thing, who did this to you?" she asked once again as tears started to from in her eyes. She felt like embracing him into the tightest hug she could possibly give and never letting him go. She could see that his sleep was not a peaceful one due to the pained look on his face and knew that in the night air her must have been freezing. Looking over to the table beside the bed she noticed that there was a blanket laying neatly folded right on top of it. Reaching up with her hooves she picked up the blanket and softly laid it on the sleeping pony. She could tell that it helped because almost at once his shivering stopped and his face softened up a bit. "There you go little one, I hope you get better soon." she softly said to him and leaned down to kiss his forehead. As soon as her lips made contact she heard a creak behind her and drew back fast to observe who had just entered. Standing in her own majestic light was the Princess herself. "Have you come to check on the guest Fluttershy?" Princess Celestia asked with a small smile on her face. "Um..he looked cold so I put a blanket on him to warm him up." Fluttershy tried to explain looking down with a small blush getting redder on her face. The princess gave a small chuckle and wrapped the smaller pony into a embrace "It's okay Fluttershy, it is only natural to care for those who are unable to help themselves." Celestia glanced over at the bed and remembered the horrible scars the covered the young pony's body. Anger welled up inside her as she thought about the monsters that would dare harm such a young pony. "Princess...do you think that he will be okay?" Fluttershy asked trying to wipe the remaining tears that were threatening to run down her face. "Only time will tell Fluttershy, the only thing we can do now is allow him to rest and pray that he soon awakens." Princess Celestia then stared out the window. "I'm worried though, scars like those would not have been made easy and not only is there physical scars but I can guarantee the mental scars he carries are far greater." she finished and lowered her head. Fluttershy face darkened thinking of the pain that poor pony must have gone through. "Princess I would like to stay at the castle until he wakes up." Fluttershy said while staring at their new guest. Princess Celestia turned from her spot at the window confused. "You mean you want to stay and take care of him for as long as it takes for him to awaken, what about all of your animals back home who will take care of them?" "Spike could take care of them while I am here, that would let me keep and eye on him and let you know if he wakes up!" Fluttershy spoke sounding exited to be the one taking care of the injured pony. Princess Celestia thought about it for a minute. Knowing her busy schedule she would not be able to keep checking to see how he was doing, and Fluttershy was the best pony qualified for taking care of animals but how would she do against another pony? "Alright Fluttershy I will make it your personal job to watch over our guest, but know now this will not be like one of you small animal friends taking care of another pony is serious business." Celestia spoke almost grinning at how eager Fluttershy was to take care if him. "Oh thank you princess, I promise you I won't fail!" Fluttershy said saluting a hoof to her head. The princess laughed at the young pony's antics and left to prepare to welcome the day, leaving Fluttershy alone in the room. Letting out a small yawn, she finally decided that it was time to return to her room for a few well deserved hours of rest. Looking over at the sleeping pony she walked over and kissed his forehead yet again. "Alright I will be back soon to take care of you so wait for me to come back." she whispered as if expecting a reply from him. As she walked back into her room and climbed back into bed,sleep came easily for her...the same could not be said for the injured pony. (Location: Gohan's mind) The landscape of Gohan's mind was filled with many tall but destroyed building. He was using one of the many buildings to hide himself from the things that pursued him. Alone he sat in the dark catching his breath. Suddenly before he could blink the roof was ripped off and the loud laughter of his greatest foe...the bio-android Cell rang out through the air. Cell had manifested himself as a giant which only served to cause Gohan to cower in fear. "Did you really think you could ever defeat me you half-saiyan whelp?" taunted cell smashing his hand into the rest of the building in which Gohan barely managed to fly away from. Gohan quickly flew away from the psycho android as he tried to find yet another place to hide from him. Before he could even find a place the ground below him exploded and a large gloved hand snatch him from the air and tightly squeezed him. Gasping for air Gohan could only stare in horror as the face of the saiyan prince Vegeta rose from the gigantic crater in the ground and sneered at him. "Running away from your enemies are you brat?" His voice rang in disgust "You are nothing but a disgrace to all saiyans everywhere!" Gohan could feel the air leave his lungs as the hand tightened even more causing blood to shoot out of his mouth. Both Cell and Vegeta continued to taunt him as he could feel his life slowly slipping away. He could no longer hear their words, which could only mean that his end was soon coming and decided to give in and not fight back any longer. At least the pain would stop. But to his surprise everything went silent and the tightness he felt around his bodies eased away. Opening his eyes he could see the brightest light shine through the air. It continued to move close to him until it was only a few feet in front of him. Inside of the light was a beautiful angel with the most lovely wings he had ever seen. The light that covered this angel slowly warmed his cold body. He was just about to ask her name, but she had spoke to him before he could even begin to find the right words. "Oh you poor little thing, who did this to you?" the angel asked in a soft voice. Just the voice alone made him feel safe. He tried to stand but his body ached from exhaustion and he fell right back down to the ground giving a grunt of pain. The angel embraced him and softly stroked his hair. "There you go little one, I hope you get better soon." she whispered to him placing a loving kiss to his forehead. After a few minutes of her loving embrace Gohan felt his eyes drop as he fell fast asleep in her arms. The angel smiled as she layed him down softly on the ground "Alright I will be back soon to take care of you so wait for me to come back." Spreading her wings and flew away leaving Gohan in a relaxed slumber, the first he has had in days. (Exit Gohan's mind) Just like everyday Princess Celestia had raised the sun to welcome the day and had relieved her sister from duty. It was now time to see Twilight Sparkle and her friends off for the trip back home. Walking into the room that had been reserved for them she noticed that all of the beds were empty, but all of their things remained in their place. "That's strange, now where could they be?" she asked but had a hunch she knew where they were located. Sure enough she could hear all of their voices coming from the hospital wing and chuckled softly. Inside the wing all the ponies were conversing about the new pony and Fluttershy's new job. "So you are really gonna stay here until he wakes up?" asked Twilight with a confused look on her face. Fluttershy smiled while wiping the pony's face with a cool washcloth "Oh yes the princess is way to busy to keep an eye on him so I decided that I would use my skill for caring for animals to nurse him back to health." Applejack looked at her very seriously "Surgarcube are you sure that you can handle this, I mean this isn't one of your little critters this is a full grown pony like you and me." Fluttershy was about to answer when Celestia once again stepped inside. "I'm sure she will do just fine Applejack, she seems to be doing a splendid job already." said the princess noticing the blush on Fluttershy's face. "The Princess offered to let me stay here for as long as it takes to make him better." Fluttershy nervously said getting red as a tomato. Pinkie Pie started bouncing around the room excitedly "Oh my gosh Fluttershy you are so lucky to be able to stay at the castle does this mean you get royal meals, royal baths, royal candy, and royal treatment?" Fluttershy giggled as her pink friend started imagining all kinds of special treatment that she could have. But she wasn't looking for any special treatment, all she cared about was helping others. "Fluttershy will be entitled to special guest treatment while she remains here" Celestia spoke hoping to answer all of Pinky Pie's questions. The princess turned to the small dragon who had been staring out of the tall window that overlooked the ground outside. "Now Spike can I count on you to take care of Fluttershy's animals while she is here?" Spike turned away from the window and gave Celestia the thumbs up sign and responded "Don't worry Fluttershy you animals will be safe will me." Fluttershy thanked him and prepared to see her friends off at the front gates. They all exchanged hugs and boarded the chariot bound for Ponyville. Just has the Pegasus ponies were about to take off Rarity let out a loud scream. " Ouch Rarity what is your damage?" yelled Rainbow Dash rubbing he ears with her hooves. Rarity couldn't even bring herself to speak as she pointed her hoof at the familiar window at the top of the castle. They all looked up and could see the reason for her scream. The pony that they had found had somehow fallen out of the window and was plummeting towards the ground! "Oh my Gosh Fluttershy let's go!" Rainbow Dash yelled as she sped off towards the falling pony. (Gohan's POV) I found myself waking up in a place I didn't recognize, my skin was burning up as I slowly stood up out of the bed and landed on the floor. As soon as I hit the floor I noticed something was way off. My body felt way smaller than it used to be and I could feel a strange heaviness on my back. I tried crawling over to the mirror on the wall near the window as my eyes had not adjusted enough for me to walk on my own two feet. Again a uneasy feeling washed over my as my hands and feet felt strangely stiff and clumped together as if they had swollen together. I was feeling sick to my stomach as I haven't eaten or drank anything in at least a day and a half. Finally I had managed to get pulled myself over to the mirror and waited for my eyes to adjust to the lighting of the room. As soon as I could see well enough to get a decent view of myself my breath caught itself in my throat. Staring back at me from the mirror wasn't me like I was expecting but a pony with a purple coat and a black mane. Backing up I watched as the mirror pony mimicked my movements. Looking down I realized that it wasn't a illusion I had somehow turned into a four legged pony. Was this what Shenron meant by I would take a different form in this dimension? My head was spinning as the heat in my body became unbearable. The only thing I could think of at the moment was to find fresh air as I walked toward the window and pushed it open with my newly acquired hoof. I tried to breath deeply as the heat kept getting worse and I started to feel light headed. The hotness of my body was more than I could bear as I collapsed over the window and started falling with great speed to the ground. The last thing I could hear before blacking out again was the yell of a female and the sound of wings flapping rapidly towards me. (Normal POV) Fluttershy and Rainbow Dash flew with great speed to recover the falling pony. They had managed to grab hold of his hooves only inches away from the ground and softly placed him on the ground right next to a fountain. Fluttershy noticed that his skin felt like a oven and ran to the fountain to obtain some water to cool him down. Rainbow Dash could tell he was in pain by the moans that were slowly coming from his throat and felt bad for him. Seconds later Fluttershy returned with a big bucket of water and sprinkled some over his face to cool him down. Celestia had seen the incident and came galloping over to them. "Girls what happened?" she asked shock and concern spread over her face. Fluttershy looked up and said "Somehow he must have gotten out of bed and opened the window". She rubbed some water over his forehead and used her wings to block the sun from beating down on him. Celestia thought long and hard before calling Twilight sparkle over to her. "Twilight do you think you could cast a spell that would cool him down?" she asked not looking away from Fluttershy. Twilight Sparkle nodded and began to concentrate her horn glowing showing that she was casting a spell. A blue aura covered the burning pony and soon his body had become cool and his moans of pain had stopped as well. "There that should keep him cool for awhile" said Twilight exhausted from her heavy concentration. Fluttershy continued to rub water on his forehead to calm him down relieved that his temperature had started returning to normal. The other ponies started to gather around Fluttershy to observe how things were progressing. None of them said a word as Fluttershy continued her treatment. When she was out of water she sat and watched him for awhile waiting for something...anything to happen. Her prayers were soon answered as he started to stir and lifted his head up with heavy eyes. "Can you hear me little guy?" Fluttershy quietly asked not wanting to spook him. He stayed quiet for a few minutes and Fluttershy was worried that he didn't want to speak to her. Sitting up from the spot he was in Gohan slowly looked her in the eye. "Um...Yes I can hear you" he whispered feeling a bit shy with so many people watching him. Fluttershy became happy as she had finally gotten through to him. Princess Celestia decided to try and talk to him as well. "Can you please tell us what your name is, young sir?" she asked just as quietly as Fluttershy. Gohan looked at her for a minute and blushed lightly " Um... my name is Go...Gohan" The Princess looked pleased as Gohan stared at his hooves waiting for another question. It was AppleJack's turn for a question as she shuffled up to Gohan slowly but friendly. "So can you tell us what happened to ya and why you look so banged up." Gohan didn't know how to answer that question. How could he tell them everything that happened to him, and how he magically became a pony. But he couldn't just tell them nothing so he decided to give them a extremely short version of his story. "I was chased away from home by evil monsters." he said his voice cracking and small tears forming in his eyes. They could all tell that there was more to his story but was also very painful for him to explain to them so they didn't press him on the issue. Wiping his face with his hoof Gohan tried to stand on his legs but a flash of pain sent him crashing face first into the ground. Fluttershy quickly moved to his side and tried to help him stand. Princess Celestia knew that he would not be able to move on his own so she called for her guards to bring a stretcher to help carry Gohan back into the hospital room. The guards quickly loaded him up and carried him with great speed to his destination. "That poor pony looked so pitiful." said Applejack a frown showing on her face. The rest of the ponies sadly agreed and looked to the princess for advice. Celestia was troubled by the response Gohan had given them but knew she had to keep a level head for all of their sakes. She turned to the other and gave a forced smile "Alright everyone I know there is a lot going on right now but we need to get you on your way." The other ponies groaned in complaint but knew that she was right and they all had their own business to attend to. "Alright Fluttershy are you sure that you can take care of him without any help?" Twilight asked concerned about both of their well-being. Fluttershy was nervous but at the same time determined. She had finally learned something about her new friend and was eager to speak to him more. "Don't worry about me Twilight, I can't wait to learn more about him!" she said giving her friends her widest smile. Rainbow Dash couldn't help but laugh at her "Look out everyone Fluttershy has a crush!" Fluttershy stop smiling and started chasing after Rainbow Dash blushing furiously "I DO NOT!" The only ponies could only laugh as they continued their antics. Eventually it was time to go so Fluttershy said goodbye to her friends as their made their journey back home. Princess Celestia and Fluttershy now stood alone at the gates both thinking about Gohan. "Well Fluttershy I think it's about time for you to perform your duties and checkup on our newly awakened friend." said Celestia still holding her graceful smile. "Oh yes princess I will be on my way now thank you for allowing me to stay" squeaked Fluttershy as she galloped away. As the princess watched her young friend retreat into the castle she couldn't help but think to herself. "Don't worry Fluttershy you are not the only one who has a crush." she grinned and followed her into the castle. (With Gohan) Gohan had found himself back into the bed in which he woke up from, his body felt loads better than earlier that day. His fever had left him, he only had slight aches, and he at least knew that the people that surrounded him were at least friendly. His thoughts were interrupted as the door creaked open and in walked the pony that was brushing his head with water. "I just came to check on you again, Gohan." she said and walked next to his bed. He looked her over for the first time and blushed. She was really cute for a pony with her pink mane, and yellow coat. He realized that he didn't even know her name and knew that when you tell someone your name than you should at least learn theirs in return. "Could you please tell me your name so I can thank you properly?" he said with a soft smile on his face. Seeing him smile made her happy inside as it was way better than the painful look that was on his face before. "I'm Fluttershy, and you don't have to thank me, I couldn't just leave you there." Gohan could see how shy she was so he tried to change the subject. "If you don't mind me asking but can you tell me where I am?" he asked as he had no idea where this room was. "You are in Equestria in Princess Celestia's castle." Fluttershy answered and gave him a shy smile. He was surprised someone of noble blood was willing to keep him in a royal hospital. "The Princess has allowed me to take special care of you until you are well enough to take care of yourself." she continued a look of pride on her face saying that she has taken her job seriously. Gohan was grateful, he had almost forgotten how kind someone could be and from a talking pony no less. He silently thanked Shenron for taking him to such a kind place. "Could you please thank the Princess for me, I don't want to seem rude to my saviors?" he asked hoping to make a good impression. Before Fluttershy could give him an answer Princess Celestia answered for her walking in room. "Think nothing of it my new little friend." she spoke warmly to him. Gohan tried to get up to bow to her but was stopped by her hoof gently pressing him back down to the bed. "Please don't stress yourself Gohan, you still are not well enough to be out of bed." she warned "you gave us quiet the scare today with your little window stunt." Gohan frowned and stared at the ground "I'm really sorry your highness I didn't mean to worry anybody." Princess Celestia felt bad for him, she could tell that he didn't try to cause them trouble. "It's alright young one, no one is here to blame or accuse you of wrongdoing." she told him placing her hoof against his mane and softly rubbed it. Gohan felt his face get warm has both Fluttershy and Princess Celestia gathered around his bed. They were both concerned with him and wanted to make sure he was comfortable enough. Their conversation was interrupted by a loud rumbling sound piercing the air around them. Fluttershy looked all around confused and startled at such a loud sound. "What in the world was that?" she asked wide-eyed. Gohan looked embarrased and started rubbing the back of his head with his hoof "Sorry I haven't eaten in a few days so my stomach is empty." Both Fluttershy and Celestia were speechless as the had never hear such a sound before. All three of them stayed silent for a few minutes until a new sound started filling the air. Looking over at the two female ponies Gohan could see that the princess was doubled over laughing. Fluttershy was worried as she had never seen the princess so filled with giggles. Both Fluttershy and Gohan could only stare as the princess continued to laugh until after a few minutes her laughs shortened down into giggles. "I'm sorry Gohan...I didn't mean to laugh...but that was just so funny." she help her hoof to her mouth and tried to quiet down her giggles. Calling out for her guards she instructed them to send an order to the chef's to send a cart of food up to the room. In no less than ten minutes a large cart of different apple based foods filled it to the top. "Well Gohan I think this will be sufficient to fill the void in your belly." grinned Celestia grabbing a cupcake of the cart and lightly snack on it. Gohan looked at the cart with wonder as the smell of apples filled his nose making his mouth water. Not giving it a second thought he started devouring the stack cart, easily emptying it in a few short minutes. Both Celestia smiled as she could tell that he enjoyed his meal, while Fluttershy could only stare wide-eyed as the cart that would have taken four ponies to eat was easily devoured by her new friend. "Well it looks like the chefs will have to do a lot more shopping if we are to keep our new friends happy." Princess Celestia said while sipping on her tea. Gohan only sat there and grinned. End of Chapter 2. Power Levels: *Son Gohan (Pony, Half Recovery) 750,000,000 *Twilight Sparkle 4,000 *Spike 1.5 *Applejack 168 *Rainbow Dash 160 *Pinkie Pie 120 *Rarity 60 *Fluttershy (Timid) 25 *Guards of Celestia 4,800 *Princess Celestia 100,000,000 *(The Power level of Gohan, Mane 6, and Celestia and Luna and other characteres will be the same until something else happens in the FIC