“What? There's no way, you have to be pulling my leg.” Rainbow scoffed at Goku.
“I'm telling you the truth, and I'm not pulling anything.” Goku replied to the mare with genuine confusion in his voice.
Goku had just finished explaining that he was training when Rainbow knocked into him. When he explained the details of his training regiment, Rainbow naturally didn't believe him.
“Come on Goku, stop lying to me. I tried to move that thing myself and it wouldn't even budge! No offence, but If I can't lift it, you wouldn't even have a chance.” The rainbow maned Pegasus flaunted.
She took to the air and puffed out her chest. Her wings spread in display as a fire blazed in her eyes.
“I'm the fastest, most athletic and all around most awesome pony in all of Equestria! Their aren't that many mares or stallions that can keep up with me!” Rainbow declared with an overwhelming sense of pride.
Rainbow continued to rant, but Goku just tuned it out; He had already heard what he needed to hear. He looked at the Pegasus with awe; his grin almost outstretching his own face.
'Wow! Rainbow must be really strong! I don't know what an Equestria is, but she said she's really fast!' As the thought entered Goku's mind, he was overwhelmed with joy.
If Rainbow Dash was as good as she said she was, she would provide quite the challenge for Goku. He had been itching for a fight for quite some time; he hadn't really gotten a challenge out of a fight since he defeated king Piccolo almost a year and a half ago. Still, he aught to test her first; she could be all bark and no bite. While Rainbow continued to feed her own ego, Goku unsheathed his power pole and planted it into the ground. He steadily took aim at the distracted pegasus as he smiled deviously.
'This is going to be good!' He thought silently to himself.
“Power Pole extend...” Goku nearly whispered to his magical staff.
The pole shot out towards Rainbow at blinding speeds. Rainbow's prior expression of pride turned into one of shock and fear. She dashed to the left as swiftly as she could; just barely dodging the power pole. The cyan coat of the Pegasus slowly turned red as a look of pure, unadulterated rage overtook her; steam practically shot out of her ears. Rainbow was livid.
“Wow, you are fast! Not many people can dodge the Power Pole at this range!” Goku chuckled.
“WHAT WAS THAT FOR?!” Rainbow roared. Goku was now confused.
She darted towards Goku and held him by the collar, lifting him several feet into the air. Goku didn't know what he did wrong; he was just testing her speed and reflexes. Sweat began to trickle down Goku's neck as Rainbow stared him down.
“W...What did I do? I was just...” Goku was interrupted.
“You attacked me! Where do you....” That's when the realization hit Rainbow like a ton of bricks.
Rainbow dropped the monkey boy; he hit the ground with a soft thud. The Pegasus' pupils shrunk to the size of pin-needles as her mouth gaped open. Goku rubbed the back of his head and groaned.
“Why are you so mad?” Goku asked. He was more than a little annoyed at this point.
“H...How. How did you do that?” Dash questioned him, stuttering over her own words.
Goku looked up to her confused.
“How did I do what? You're acting really weird.” Goku responded as he returned to his feet.
Rainbow hovered a few feet in front of Goku, her face now uncomfortably close to his.
“What do you mean?!” She practically yelled in his face. “You made that staff of yours shoot out at me! How did you do that? Are you magic? I don't see a horn anywhere...”
Rainbow flew circles around Goku as he stood there confused. Rainbow's rage had been replaced with her curiosity. Her eyes were drawn to that tail of his, it seemed... Out of place for some reason. She couldn't put her hoof on it, but it definitely looked different from the rest of his body. That's it! That must be where he gets his magical powers from! Rainbow was about to reach for it when Goku spun around to face her. He tucked his tail behind his back as best he could; he seemed a bit nervous. Rainbow wondered why he was so protective over his tail, but she let the thought slip by when he began to speak.
“Well, it's my power pole.” Goku said flatly.
Rainbow's expression went blank.
“Excuse me, your what?” She asked Goku.
Goku didn't know what she was playing at, but he decided to indulge her.
“My power pole.” Goku repeated himself.
Tears began to form in Rainbows magenta eyes while she tried her best to suppress a grin. Eventually, she couldn't hold it back any longer; She rolled around on the ground, bursting out in an uncontrollable laughter. Goku didn't know what to make of this.
“I don't get it, whats so funny?” Goku asked the Rainbow Maned Pegasus.
Rainbow continued to laugh for some time before she could bring herself to speak.
“Th...That's the stupidest name I've ever heard!” She tried hard to catch her breath between fits of laughter.
Goku just stood there and stared at the Pegasus. She was a strange one, Goku didn't remember Fluttershy ever acting like this. Dash picked herself off the ground and approached Goku. She gave him a playful slap on the back.
“You're a riot Goku!” She said while wiping a tear from her face. “How does this...” She snickers. “Power Pole, work?” She asked.
Goku smiled and planted his magical staff into the dirt. He jumped up and balanced on the tip of the staff.
“I just tell it what to do and it does it.” Goku explains.
Rainbow looks on in curiosity.
“Power Pole Extend!” Goku shouts.
In an instant, the power pole shot up into the sky with Goku on top of it. Rainbow barely had time to react to what was going on.
“Whoa!”
Rainbow blasted off into the air after the power pole. It was going fast, Dash was having a tough time catching up to Goku at the top. It just kept going and going until eventually blew past the clouds. Rainbow Dash lagged behind for only a split second. She looked down, then focused back on Goku. She hadn’t realized how high off the ground they actually were.
“That... Was... AWESOME!” Rainbow Dash was quite entertained by this trick.
Goku just laughed at her excitement. This got the cyan daredevil thinking; maybe he was telling the truth about lifting the boulder. Heck, if he's capable of magically extending his bo-staff, who knows what else he could do? Rainbow closed the distance between herself and Goku in an instant, once again being way too close for comfort.
“What else can you do?!” Rainbow questioned Goku with excitement in her voice.
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Hours had passed since the two knuckleheads collided with each other. Rainbow had been daring Goku to try various things, most of which involved smashing large objects. She was curious as to what Goku was capable of, plus she found it entertaining to watch him smash things.
“I bet you can't break that one!” Dash pointed to yet another large stone. She smiled deviously as she egged him on.
Goku entered a combat position as he eyed the large rock. Goku's trademark grin made it's way onto his face.
“Not a problem.” Goku said with determination.
In a flash, the young boy darted forward and delivered a powerful kick to the boulder. In a single blow, the stone shattered into several pieces. Rainbow Dash leapt into the air.
“That was so cool!”
Goku brushed himself off and started to chuckle at Rainbow's reaction. The Pegasus started flying all around him.
“You were so fast, I hardly even saw you!”
Goku wasn't used to being praised like this, but he didn't really mind. He found it kind of funny that Rainbow was getting so worked up about him breaking that stone; he found it kind of easy.
“I had good training.” Goku stated.
“Wow, I need to get me some of that training! I could really kick some flank!” Rainbow took up her best combat position and began punching the air playfully.
Goku burst out in a fit of laughter at Rainbow's display.
“You're silly Rainbow!” He continued to laugh.
“Heh, you're fun too kid.” She chuckled with him.
Then, Rainbow let out a loud gasp. Goku looked concerned.
“What's wrong?” He asked.
“I'm such a featherbrain! I have to go!” She hastily replied to him. She began to fly away when Goku spoke.
“Rainbow, whats wrong?!”
Rainbow halted herself only for a moment.
“I must have lost track of time! I'm on weather duty in Cloudsdale today, I'm totally late!”
Goku had no idea what she was talking about.
“What's a Cloudsdale?” He asked curiously.
Rainbow's expression went blank.
“Seriously?...” Rainbow sighed. “Anyways, it's been fun. Now I gotta fly before my supervisor notices I'm not there!”
Rainbow Dash starts to fly off in a hurry.
“WE GOTTA HANG OUT AGAIN SOMETIME!” Rainbow Dash shouted out as she disappeared into the distance.
Goku was left there alone and confused.
“She sure was strange...” Goku said to himself.
Goku really didn't know what to make of Rainbow. She was pretty well the opposite of Fluttershy, but he had to admit he had fun with her. With his new found friend now gone, Goku gathered his things and continued his long journey to find his friends.
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Goku trudged along the grassy fields for nearly forty minutes before something wonderful caught his eye. Something that brought Goku to his knees. Goku's eyes began to water as he took a moment to let it fully sink in.
Apple trees. Apple trees as far as the eye could see. An entire orchard ripe for the picking. Goku began to drool in anticipation for his upcoming feast. He hadn't eaten since last night, so a meal was more than overdue at this point.
Goku sprung into the nearest tree and began to devour. Entire apples would be finished in a mere two bites, as a consistent stream of apple cores fell to the ground. Before he even knew it, he had consumed every single apple in the tree.
From tree to tree he jumped, eating every single piece of fruit. The ground around him became littered with apple cores and branches that stood between Goku and his meal. These were some of the best apples Goku had ever tasted, they were crunchy, juicy and perfectly round. To put it bluntly; Goku was in heaven.
That's when he heard a soft whistling closing in. It reminded him of Fluttershy when he first met her. He peered out of the tree to see the source of the whistling, and what do you know? It was another horse creature. This one seemed different than Fluttershy or Rainbow Dash; it was a lot smaller. It lacked wings, and it seemed to be wearing a large bow in it's hair. The little horse seemed... Confused by the sight in front of it.
“What in tarnation?” The little filly asked no one in particular.
It began to scan the area; it obviously wasn't expecting to see all of these apple cores all over the ground.
'Hmmm, maybe it's looking for the apples!' Goku thought to himself.
Goku reached up and grabbed a nice juicy apple. He wrapped his tail around a low handing branch and swung upside down; he was now face to face with the filly. He was about to offer it the apple he picked when he felt something rumble in his stomach.
“BWWWWAAAAAAPPPPPPPP!” Goku let out a massive belch into the creatures face.
It was silent for a few moments after that. The horse creature simply sat there staring at Goku. It began to shake, as it's pupils shrunk. That's when it happened.
“AAAAAHHHHHHHHH!” It screamed as it ran off in fear.
“Wait!” Goku tried to get it's attention, but it already ran deep into the orchard.
That didn't go very well.
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A tree shakes as an orange hoof slams into it's trunk. Several apples drop from the branches and land into strategically placed baskets. Applejack wiped the sweat forming around her brow and sighed. She had been working the orchard since the sun cracked over the horizon; another hard days work on the farm.
Her routine was suddenly halted when she heard a scream in the distance.
“That sounded like...” Applejack couldn't finish her sentence before her little sister quite nearly slammed into her.
“Applebloom...” She finished her sentence.
Something was up, Applebloom looked pretty freaked out. Applejack was about to ask her what was wrong, but her younger sister beat her to the punch.
“Applejack! There's ah'... ah... Monkey thing! No hair! Belch in my face!” Applebloom struggled to find her words.
Applejack and Big Macintoch stared blankly at her.
“Follow me!” She shouted as she darted back the way she came.
The brother and sister stand there awkwardly for a moment.
“D'you have any idea what in tarnation she's gone on about?” Applejack asked her brother.
“Nnnope.”